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Lexmark CX517

Lexmark CX517

General Settings menu

UseTo

    Display Language

  • English
  • Francais
  • Deutsch
  • Italiano
  • Espanol
  • Dansk
  • Norsk
  • Nederlands
  • Svenska
  • Portuguese
  • Suomi
  • Russian
  • Polski
  • Greek
  • Magyar
  • Turkce
  • Cesky
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean
  • Japanese

Set the language of the text that appears on the display.

Note:  Not all languages are available for all models. You may need to install special hardware for some languages.

    Show Supply Estimates

  • Show estimates
  • Do not show estimates

View supply estimates on the control panel, Embedded Web Server, menu settings, and device statistics reports.

Note:  Show estimates is the factory default setting.

    Eco-Mode

  • Off
  • Energy
  • Energy/Paper
  • Paper

Minimize the use of energy, paper, or specialty media.

Notes:

  • Off is the factory default setting. This setting resets the printer to its factory default settings.
  • Setting Eco-Mode to Energy or Paper may affect printer performance, but not print quality.

    ADF Loaded Beep

  • Enabled
  • Disabled

Enable an ADF beep sound when loading paper.

Note:  Enabled is the factory default setting.

    Quiet Mode

  • Off
  • On

Reduce printer noise.

Note:  Off is the factory default setting.

    Run Initial setup

  • Yes
  • No

Run the setup wizard.

    Keyboard

  • Keyboard Type
    • English
    • Francais
    • Francais Canadien
    • Deutsch
    • Italiano
    • Espanol
    • Greek
    • Dansk
    • Norsk
    • Nederlands
    • Svenska
    • Suomi
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Polski
    • Swiss German
    • Swiss French
    • Korean
    • Magyar
    • Turkce
    • Cesky
    • Simplified Chinese
    • Traditional Chinese
    • Japanese
  • Custom Key  [x]

Specify a language and custom key information for the keyboard on the display.

    Paper Sizes

  • US
  • Metric

Specify the unit of measurement for paper sizes.

Notes:

  • US is the factory default setting.
  • The country or region selected in the initial setup wizard determines the initial paper size setting.

    Scan to PC Port Range

  • [port range]

Specify a valid port range for printers behind a port blocking firewall.

Note:  9751:12000 is the factory default setting.

    Displayed Information

  • Left side
  • Right side

Specify the display information in the upper corners of the home screen.

    Select from the following options:

  • None
  • IP Address
  • Hostname
  • Contact Name
  • Location
  • Date/Time
  • mDNS/DDNS Service Name
  • Zero Configuration Name
  • Custom Text  [x]
  • Model Name

Notes:

  • IP Address is the factory default setting for Left side.
  • Date/Time is the factory default setting for Right side.

    Displayed Information (continued)

  • Custom Text  [x]

Customize the text to display in the upper corners of the home screen.

Note:  You can type up to 32 characters.

    Displayed Information (continued)

  • Black Toner
  • Cyan Toner
  • Magenta Toner
  • Yellow Toner
  • Fuser
  • Transfer Module

Specify the display information for supplies.

    Select from the following options:

  • When to display
    • Do not display
    • Display
  • Message to display
    • Default
    • Alternate
  • Default
    • [text entry]
  • Alternate
    • [text entry]

Notes:

  • Do not display is the factory default setting for When to display.
  • Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.

    Displayed Information (continued)

  • Waste Toner Bottle
  • Paper Jam
  • Load Paper
  • Service Errors

Customize the displayed information for certain menus.

    Select from the following options:

  • Display
    • Yes
    • No
  • Message to display
    • Default
    • Alternate
  • Default
    • [text entry]
  • Alternate
    • [text entry]

Notes:

  • No is the factory default setting for Display.
  • Default is the factory default setting for Message to display.

    Home screen customization

  • Change Language
  • Copy
  • Copy Shortcuts
  • Fax
  • Fax Shortcuts
  • E‑mail
  • E‑mail Shortcuts
  • FTP
  • FTP Shortcuts
  • Search Held Jobs
  • Held Jobs
  • USB Drive
  • Profiles and Apps
  • Bookmarks
  • Jobs by User
  • Forms and Favorites
  • Card Copy
  • Scan to Network
  • MyShortcut
  • Multi Send

Change the icons that appear on the home screen.

    Select from the following options:

  • Display
  • Do not display

    Date Format

  • MM‑DD‑YYYY
  • DD‑MM‑YYYY
  • YYYY‑MM‑DD

Format the printer date.

Note:  MM‑DD‑YYYY is the U.S. factory default setting. DD-MM-YYYY is the international factory default setting.

    Time Format

  • 12 hour A.M./P.M.
  • 24 hour clock

Format the time.

Note:  12 hour A.M./P.M. is the factory default setting.

    Screen Brightness

  • 20–100

Specify the brightness of the display.

Note:  100 is the factory default setting.

    One Page Copy

  • Off
  • On

Set copies from the scanner glass to only one page at a time.

Note:  Off is the factory default setting.

    Audio Feedback

  • Button Feedback
    • On
    • Off
  • Volume
    • 1–10

Set the button volume and feedback.

Notes:

  • On is the factory default setting for Button Feedback.
  • 5 is the factory default setting for Volume.

    Show Bookmarks

  • Yes
  • No

Specify whether to display bookmarks from the Held Jobs area.

Note:  Yes is the factory default setting.

    Allow Background Removal

  • On
  • Off

Specify whether to allow image background removal.

Note:  On is the factory default setting.

    Allow Custom Job Scans

  • On
  • Off

Scan multiple jobs to one file.

Note:  On is the factory default setting.

    Scanner Jam Recovery

  • Job level
  • Page level

Specify how a scanned job should be reloaded if a paper jam occurs in the ADF.

Notes:

  • Job level is the factory default setting. If Job level is selected, then rescan the entire job.
  • If Page level is selected, then rescan from the jammed page forward.

    Web Page Refresh Rate

  • 30–300

Specify the number of seconds between Embedded Web Server refreshes.

Note:  120 is the factory default setting.

    Contact Name

Specify a contact name for the printer.

Note:  The contact name is stored on the Embedded Web Server.

    Location

Specify the printer location.

Note:  The location is stored on the Embedded Web Server.

    Alarms

  • Alarm Control
  • Cartridge Alarm

Set an alarm when the printer requires user intervention.

    For each alarm type, select from the following options:

  • Off
  • Single
  • Continuous

Note:  Single is the factory default setting for Alarm Control and Cartridge Alarm.

    Timeouts

  • Standby Mode
    • Disabled
    • 1–240

Set the time before the printer enters a lower power state.

Note:  15 minutes is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Sleep Mode
    • Disabled
    • 1–120

Set the idle time before the printer begins operating in Sleep Mode.

Notes:

  • 20 minutes is the factory default setting.
  • Disabled appears only when Energy Conserve is set to Off.
  • Lower settings conserve more energy, but may require longer warm‑up times.

    Timeouts

  • Print with Display Off
    • Allow printing with display off
    • Display on when printing

Print a job with the display turned off.

Note:  Display on when printing is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Hibernate Timeout
    • Disabled
    • 20 minutes
    • 1 hour
    • 2 hours
    • 3 hours
    • 6 hours
    • 1 day
    • 2 days
    • 3 days
    • 1 week
    • 2 weeks
    • 1 month

Set the time before the printer enters Hibernate mode.

Note:  3 days is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Hibernate Timeout on Connection
    • Hibernate
    • Do Not Hibernate

Set the printer to Hibernate mode even if there is an active Ethernet connection.

Note:  Do Not Hibernate is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Screen Timeout
    • 15–300

Set the idle time before the display automatically returns to Ready state.

Note:  30 seconds is the factory default setting.

    Timeouts

  • Print Timeout
    • Disabled
    • 1–255

Set the printer to end a print job after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.

Notes:

  • 90 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the printer is printed.
  • Print Timeout is available only when using PCL emulation.

    Timeouts

  • Wait Timeout
    • Disabled
    • 15–65535

Set the time the printer waits to receive more data from the host.

Notes:

  • 40 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using PostScript emulation.

    Timeouts

  • Job Hold Timeout
    • 5–255

Set the time the printer waits for user intervention before it holds jobs that require unavailable resources.

Notes:

  • 30 seconds is the factory default setting.
  • This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.

    Error Recovery

  • Auto Reboot
    • Reboot when idle
    • Reboot always
    • Reboot never

Set the printer to restart when an error occurs.

Note:  Reboot always is the factory default setting.

    Error Recovery

  • Max Auto Reboots
    • 1–20

Determine the number of automatic reboots that the printer can perform.

Note:  2 is the factory default setting.

    Print Recovery

    Auto Continue

  • Disabled
  • 5–255

Let the printer automatically continue printing from certain offline situations when these are not resolved within the specified time period.

Note:  Disabled is the factory default setting.

    Print Recovery

  • Jam Recovery
    • On
    • Off
    • Auto

Specify whether the printer reprints jammed pages.

Note:  Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints jammed pages unless other printer tasks need the memory required to hold the pages.

    Print Recovery

  • Page Protect
    • Off
    • On

Set the printer to print the correct output for a page.

Note:  Off is the factory default setting.

    Accessibility Settings

  • Prolong Screen Timeout
    • On
    • Off

Remain in the same location and reset the Screen Timeout timer instead of returning to the home screen.

Note:  Off is the factory default setting.

    Accessibility Settings

  • Speech Rate
    • Very Slow
    • Slow
    • Normal
    • Fast
    • Faster
    • Very Fast
    • Rapid
    • Very Rapid
    • Fastest

Adjust the Voice Guidance speaking rate.

Note:  Normal is the factory default setting.

    Accessibility Settings

  • Headphone Volume
    • 1–10

Set the headphones volume.

Note:  5 is the factory default setting.

    Information Sent to Lexmark

  • Supplies and Page Usage (Anonymous)
    • On
    • Off

Send anonymous device usage information to Lexmark.

Note:  The default value depends on what you selected during the initial setup.

    Press Sleep Button

  • Do Nothing
  • Sleep
  • Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a short press of the Sleep button.

Note:  Sleep is the factory default setting.

    Press and Hold Sleep Button

  • Do Nothing
  • Sleep
  • Hibernate

Determine how the printer, while in idle state, reacts to a long press of the Sleep button.

Note:  Do Nothing is the factory default setting.

    Factory Defaults

  • Do Not Restore
  • Restore Now

Restore the printer factory default settings.

Notes:

  • Do Not Restore is the factory default setting.
  • Restore Now returns all printer settings to the factory default settings except Network/Ports menu settings. All downloads stored in the RAM are deleted. Downloads stored in the flash memory or in a hard disk are not affected.

    Export Configuration File

  • Export

Export configuration files to a flash drive.

    Export Compressed Logs File

  • Export

Export the printer compressed logs file to a flash drive.

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