Lexmark X215 MFP Bedienungsanleitung

www.lexma rk.com User’ s Guide April 2003 X215 MFP[...]

2 Editio n: April 2 003 The follo wing paragraph does not apply to any country where such pr ovisions are inconsistent with l ocal law: LEXMAR K INTERNA TIONAL, INC ., PR O VID ES THIS PUBLICA TION “AS IS” WIT HOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND , EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING, B U T NO T LIMITED T O , THE IMPLIE D W A RRA NTIES OF MERCHANT ABIL[...]

Contents 3 Contents Chapter 1: Getting started ........................... ........................ .......... 7 Understandi ng the part s ...... . ........ .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. .. ....... .. ........ 8 Fron t v ie w ... .. .. .... ..... .... ... .... .... ..... .. .... ..... .... .. ..... .... ..... .. .... ...[...]

Contents 4 Rear o ut p ut sl o t ......... .. ..... .... .. ..... .... ..... .... .. ..... .... .... ... .... ..... .... .... ... .... .... 30 Chapter 4: Printing ....................................... ........................ ........ 31 Prin ting a do cum en t .. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ....... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ....[...]

Contents 5 Chapter 7: Faxing ......................................... ........................ ........ 51 Sending a fax automatical ly ............ .. .. ......... .. ......... ......... ......... .. ......... ........ 51 Using the scannin g bed ........... ....... .. ....... .. .. ....... .. ....... .. .. ....... .. ....... .. .. ... 51 Usin g t[...]

Contents 6 Manual bypass area ( BYPASS JAM ) .. ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... ...... ..... .... .. 78 Clearing displ ay messages ............. .......... . ........... .......... . ......... ........... ........ 79 Solv ing p rob lems ..... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ....... ..... .... .... ....[...]

Getting sta r ted 7 1 Getting star ted The Le xmark X215™ MFP is a multifunct ion printer . Y ou can use it to cop y , f ax, print, and scan. Bef ore unpacking y our machine, select a le v el, stab le surf ace on which to set it. Allo w adequate space f or air circulatio n and opening co v ers and tra ys. The area should be we ll-v entilated and [...]

Unde rstandi ng the pa r ts 8 Unde r stand ing th e parts Fr ont view Rear vie w Document guide Docume nt input tr a y A utomati c docum ent fe eder (ADF) Document ou tput tr ay Docume nt cover Man ual b ypass P aper tra y F ront outp ut tr a y Oper ator panel Fr o n t c o v e r P aper output ex ten si on Scanning bed ADF rele ase knob Rear cov er [...]

Unpacking 9 Unpacking 1 Remov e the machine and all accessories from the bo x. Make sure you ha ve the f ollowing item s: Note: The Drivers and Documentatio n CD contains t he dr iv er softw are, the User’ s Gui de and the Adob e Acrobat Reader progr am. 2 Remov e all tape from the machine . A C power cord T elephone l ine cord To n e r c a r t r[...]

Unpacking 10 3 Apply the appropriate language o v erla ys , if your la nguage is not already dis p la yed on the operat or panel. 4 Pull the p aper tra y open and remo v e any p acking material.[...]

Ins t alli ng the tone r c ar tr i dg e 11 Installing th e toner car tridge 1 Open the f ront co v er . 2 Remov e the toner car tridge. CAUTION: Do not touch the phot oconductor drum locate d on the bottom of the t oner car tridge.[...]

Ins t alli ng the tone r c ar tr i dg e 12 3 Gently shak e the car tridge to distribute the to ner . Note: Thoroughly shaki ng the car tridge will assure the maxi mum copies per car tridge. 4 Inser t the toner c ar tridge until it l ocks into pl ace. 5 Close the front co v er .[...]

Connecti ng the cabl es 13 Connecting the cables 1 Connect the sup pli ed telephone cord to the line jac k and the other end to the w all jac k. 2 Connect either a par allel (IEEE-1284 compl iant ) or USB c able to the p rinter por t and the other end to y our co mputer . Note: If an y new hardw are screens appear on your computer a s a resul t of [...]

P ow ering on the machine 14 P ower ing on the ma c hine 1 Plug one end of the supplie d three-prong ed electric al cord int o the A C sock et on the machine and the ot her end i nto a prope rly grounded electrical outlet. 2 T ur n on the po wer s witch. The message Warming Up Please Wait appears on the displa y .[...]

Under sta ndi n g the op er ator panel 15 Unde rs tand ing th e oper ator p anel Content Selects the out put type for the c urrent copy job. Select fro m T ext, Mixed, or Photo quality . Dark ness Adjust s the br ightn ess o f the cur rent copy job to the sele cted value. Number Selects the numbe r of copies that you want to m ake. Scale Adjusts th[...]

Setting the date and t ime 16 Setting the d ate and t ime When you turn your machine on, the displa y prompts y ou to enter the correct date and time . T o set the date and time: 1 Use the numeric k eypad to ent er the two-di git month and da y , and the f our-digit ye ar . For e xample, 01-23 -2003 . 2 Enter th e curr ent time . The def ault cl oc[...]

Sett ing the country 17 Setting the co untr y It i s impor tant to select your country or , if y our country is not li sted, t he country closest to y ou. This inf or mation ensures t hat the f ax modem on your machine can w ork at the optimal sett ing f or the regional telephone system. T o set your count r y: 1 Press Me nu . 2 Press a scroll butt[...]

Setting the P owe r Sav er mode 18 Setting the P ower Saver mode P ow er Sa v er mode r educes po wer consumption when the machine is not i n use . T o select the amount of time that the machine w a it s after each job bef ore it s witches to P ower Sav er mode: 1 Press Me nu . 2 Press a s croll b utton ( ) unti l MACHINE SETUP appears on the top l[...]

Installing softw are 19 2 Installing software After s etting up your machine and connecting i t to y our computer , y ou must ins tall the d rivers . The driv ers ar e av ailabl e on the CD pac kaged with y our machine . The CD contains the f ollo wing: • Drive rs f or pr inting, scanni ng (TW AIN), and USB suppor t • User’ s Guide • Adobe [...]

Removing th e dr ivers 20 Remo ving the drivers Y ou shoul d remo v e the driv ers if y ou are upgr adi ng the s oft wa re or if y our driv e r inst allat ion f ails. Y ou can remo v e the softwar e using the CD or the Windo ws unIn stallShie ld. Note: Bef ore removin g, close all prog r ams. Y ou must restart your computer aft er removi ng the dri[...]

Loadin g pap er an d chan ging pape r s ize 21 3 Loading paper and c hanging paper siz e Selecting print m ate rials Select print materials that are an appr opriate siz e fo r y our input source (pa per tr a y or manual bypa ss) . Using print materials t hat are not reco mmended ma y cause paper jams or poor print quali ty . Size, input sources and[...]

Sele cting print m ateria ls 22 Guidelin es f or paper and specialty medi a When selecti ng or l oading paper , en velope s, t ransparen cies, or other specialt y media, k eep these guidelines in mind : • Attempting to print on damp , curled, wr inkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality . • Use only high quali ty , copie[...]

Sele cting print m ateria ls 23 • T o av oid f ading, do not expos e the printed transparenci es to prolonged sunlight . • Store un used mate ri als at temper atures bet ween 59 o F and 86 o F (15 o C to 30 o C). The relati ve humi dity should be betw een 10% and 70%. • The laser printing process heats paper to high temper atures of 180° C ([...]

Loadin g the pa per tray 24 Loading th e paper tray The paper tr a y can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of 20 lb plain paper . For copyi ng or f axing, use A4, letter , or legal siz e pa per onl y . F or printing, use an y su pported paper siz e . The paper tr a y is preset t o use let ter siz e paper . T o load a la rger siz e paper , you must adjus[...]

Loadin g the pa per tray 25 Holding the tr ay on a stab le surf ace, pres s the gui de lock and slide the rear guide unti l it loc ks at the paper len gth y ou want. 2 Prepare a stac k of paper f or loading by fle xing or f anning it bac k and f or th. Str aighten t he edges on a le vel surf ace.[...]

Loadin g the pa per tray 26 3 Load the paper with the print side f acing do wn and the shor t edges of the paper pl aced at the front and rear of t he tr a y . Note: Load lett erhead paper with the design si de facing do wn. The top, shor t edge of the sheet with the l ogo should be placed at the front of the t r a y . 4 Make sure t he paper i s be[...]

Loadin g the pa per tray 27 5 Squeezing the paper gui des as show n, mov e the guides unti l the y li ghtly to uch the side of t he stac k of paper . Note: Do not pu sh the paper gui des f ar enough to c ause the materials to warp . Incorr ect adjustments may cause paper jams. 6 Close the paper tra y . Note: The paper le v el indicator , on the f r[...]

Load ing th e manua l bypass 28 Loading th e manual b ypass The manual b ypass is locat ed at the front of y o ur m achine . Use the manual b ypass to print trans parenc ies , labels, en v elopes or postcards. Mak e sure that the specialt y media is flat and free of an y curls. Y ou m a y also use the manual bypass to ma ke quic k r uns of paper ty[...]

Sett ing the paper t ype an d siz e 29 Setting the p a per type and si ze After loading paper in the paper tra y or manual bypa ss, set th e paper type and size using the operat or panel b uttons. The sett ings apply when copying o nly . When printing , select the paper type and siz e in the prog ram you ar e using . Usi ng th e pap er t ra y T o s[...]

Selec ting an out put l ocati on 30 Selecting an ou tput locatio n The machine has two output locations; the front output tr a y and the rear output slot . Fr ont output tray The front output tr a y should be used to output plain paper only . Y ou should use the rear output slot f or env elopes , labels , small custom-siz ed paper , postcards , and[...]

Pr inting 31 4 Printing Prin ting a docum ent T o pr int a job from a typical Windo ws progr am: 1 Open the document y ou want t o print. 2 Clic k File Print . The Print window appears . 3 V erify the correct printer (Le xmark X215) is selecte d in the Print window . 4 Modify the print setti ngs as appropriate (f or ex ample , the pages you want to[...]

Accessing Print Properties 32 Accessing Print Proper ties The print proper ties are where you speci fy print settings . Some of the set ti ngs you might w ant to adjust f or a print job include: • Orientation - The direction i nf or mation is printed on a page . (See page 34.) • 2-UP or 4-UP - Multiple pages printed on one sheet. (See page 35.)[...]

Accessing Print Properties 33 Understanding the print settings All of the print setti ngs are on the f our main tabs of Print Proper ties: the La y out t ab , Paper tab , Graphic s tab , and Extras tab . Sav ing fav orite print setti ngs Y ou can sa ve y our f av or ite print se ttings us ing the Favori t e s option, which is located on each Proper[...]

Accessing Print Properties 34 Changing the di rection information is printed on a pag e Y ou can select to rotate the inf or mation 180 degr ees , or print the inf or mation in a por trait or landscape orientat io n. P or trait prints across the width of the page , and landscape prints across the length of the page . 1 Access Print Proper ties eith[...]

Accessing Print Properties 35 Printing multiple pages o n one sheet of pa per Y ou can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper . T o print more than one page per sheet , the pages will appear decreased in siz e and a rranged o n the sheet . Y ou can print up to 4 pages on one sheet. 1 Access Print Proper ties either fr om y o[...]

Accessing Print Properties 36 Fitting y our document to a selected paper size Y ou can scale your print job to an y sel ected paper siz e regardless of the digital document siz e. This can be useful when y ou want to chec k fine details on a small document. 1 Access Print Proper ties either fr om y our prog r am or from the Printers f older . F or [...]

Accessing Print Properties 37 Creating a watermar k 1 Access Print Proper ties either fr om y our prog r am or from the Printers f older . F or help, see page 32. 2 F rom the Extras tab , clic k Edit in the W at ermar k section. The Edit W ater mar ks window appear s . 3 Enter y our te xt message in the W atermar k Message bo x. 4 Select the w ater[...]

Accessing Print Properties 38 Using o verla ys An ov er la y is te xt or images in a special fi le f o r mat that can be printed on any document . Overla ys are oft en used to take the place of preprinted f orms and letterhead. Instead of using pr eprinted letterhead, you can create an o v erlay containing the same inf or mation that is currentl y [...]

Accessing Print Properties 39 Using an o verlay After y ou create an o v er la y , you can use it to print with y our document. T o print an ov erlay with a document: 1 Create or open the do cument y ou w ant to p rint. 2 Access Print Proper ties either fr om y our prog r am or from the Printers f older . F or help, see page 32. 3 F rom the Extras [...]

Accessing Print Properties 40 Printing on both sides of the paper Y ou can pr int on both sides of the paper usi ng the manual b ypass to feed pre viously printed pages back into y our machine . 1 Open the document y ou want t o print. 2 Clic k File Print . 3 V erify the correct printer (Le xmark X215) is selecte d in the Print window . 4 Clic k Pr[...]

Accessin g the print er driv er Help 41 Accessing the printe r driver Help The printer driver Help giv es detailed inf or mation about v ar ious printing f eatures . T o access the Help: 1 Open the document y ou want t o print. 2 Clic k File Print . The Print window appears . 3 V erify the correct printer (Le xmark X215) is selecte d in the Print w[...]

Cop ying 42 5 Cop ying Using the scan ning bed 1 Make sure pape r is i n the tra y . If y ou need to load paper , see “Loading the paper tra y” on page 24. 2 Open the document co v er . Note: If you are copyi ng a page from a book or magazine , lift the cov er until i ts hinges are caught b y the stopper .[...]

Using th e scanni ng bed 43 3 Place the document f acedown on the glass and ali gn it with the regis trati on guide on the lef t top corner . Note: Mak e sure that no other document s are in t he automatic document f eeder (ADF). If a doc um ent is detected in the ADF , th at document is copied befo r e the document on the glass . 4 Close the docum[...]

Using the ADF 44 Using the ADF Y ou can copy up to 30 documents (20 lb , 75 g/m 2 ) us ing the ADF . When y ou use the ADF: • Do not load documents smalle r tha n 142 x 148 mm (5.5 x 5.83 in.) or larger than 216 x 356 mm (8 .5 x 14 in .). • Do not at tempt to f eed the f ollowi ng types of documents: – Carbon-paper or carbon- bac ked paper ?[...]

Customizing settings 45 3 Press Start to begin cop ying. Note: • Press Stop/ Clear to cancel a cop y job in prog ress. • Clean the document glass regularly . Dust on t he document gl ass ma y aff ect print quali ty . Custom izing s ettings Y ou can temporarily modify all the cop y options (darkness, cont ent, number , scale, and adv anced) usin[...]

Customizing settings 46 the bac kground color in y our copy , load t he document about 5 mm a wa y from the edges of the scanning bed, or change the darkness setting. Number T o select the number of copi es from 1 to 99: 1 Press Number . 2 Enter th e number of copies y ou want to print using the n umeric ke ypad, and then pr ess Select . The select[...]

Customizing settings 47 Ad vanced Using the adv anced option, you can cop y images onto a page in a variety of la youts . The adv anced settings a vailab l e when a document is loaded in the ADF include: • Off: T urns off the advan ced cop y f eatures . • Collation: Controls t he sequence in whic h mult iple page document s are printed (f or e [...]

Custom izin g d efault settings 48 Customizi ng de fault set tings The def ault settings f or the basic cop y opt ions (darkness, content, number , scale) are set using the operat or panel men u. When y ou cop y a documen t, these def ault se ttings are used unle ss y ou change them u sing the o perator panel b uttons (see page 45). T o customize t[...]

Creating two -sided copi es 49 Creating two-sided copies Y ou can create two- sided c opi es b y using t he man ual b ypass to f ee d pr e v ious ly copi ed o utput page s back into y our machine . Using the ADF 1 Cop y the first si de of y our original document nor mally . Note: Mak e sure to maintain a consist ent orientati on when loading docume[...]

Scan ning 50 6 Scanning Scanning a do cument or image Scanning with thi s machi ne requires the use of TW AIN-complian t softwar e, such as Scansof t P aper P or t or Adobe Photoshop . The first time y ou use the scanni ng functi on, select y our machine as your TW AIN source in the progr am y ou want to use. T o scan a document or image: 1 Place t[...]

Fa x i n g 51 7 F axing There are two w ays y ou can send or receiv e a f ax: • A utom atic • Manual Y ou m ight selec t the A uto m atic mode when you kno w the receivin g fa x machine and your f ax machine are connected to a dedicated phone line (that i s, the phone line is used only f or f axing). If the phone line is shared between a teleph[...]

Send ing a fax manually 52 Using the ADF 1 Place y our document into the ADF . 2 Customiz e any f ax settings y ou w ant to change. F or help , see page 54. 3 Using the numeric k eypad, enter the number of the f ax machine to which you want to send your document. Note: Y ou may ent er a n umber using shor tcuts or gro ups. F or help , see page 58. [...]

Receiving a fax automatically 53 Using the ADF 1 Place y our document into the ADF . 2 Customiz e any f ax settings y ou w ant to change. F or help , see page 54. 3 Press the telephone i con b utton to get a dial tone . 4 Using the numeric k eypad, enter the number of the f ax machine to which you want to send your document. Note: Y ou may ent er a[...]

Customizing settings 54 Custom izing s ettings Y ou can m odify all the f ax options using the operator panel men u. (See the f ollowing tab le for the av ailab le options .)The Resolution option can be modified fr om either the operat or panel menu or b y pressing the Resolut ion b utton . Settings select ed usi ng the o perator pa nel menu bec om[...]

Customizing settings 55 Dar kness Y ou can select the de f ault Darkn ess setting to make the document you are f axing lighte r or dar ker . Se lect one of the following set tings: • Light - works well w ith dar k pr int. • Nor mal - wor ks well wi th sta ndard ty ped or pr inted docum ents. • Dark -wor ks well with ligh t pr int or f aint pe[...]

Using special features 56 Using special features The f ax function i ncludes some special f eatures (phon ebook, broadcas t, and del a y send) des igned to make f axing a document f aster and easier . Y ou can access these special f eatures on the machine operat or panel or through the oper ator panel menus . Phonebook The phoneb ook is a directory[...]

Using special features 57 Editing a s hortcut 1 Press Phonebook until EDIT appears on t he bottom l ine of t he displa y , and then pre ss Select . 2 Press a s croll b utton ( ) unti l SHORTCUT appears on the bottom line of the displa y , and then press Select . 3 Enter the locat ion of the shor tcut that y ou want to edit . 4 Press the scrol l b u[...]

Using special features 58 4 Using the k eypad , enter the locati on of the group that y ou want to edi t. 5 Enter th e locati on of the shor tcut that you want t o edit and press Select , or press Return to edit t he group ID . 6 Press Select . 7 T o return to the Read y prompt, press Stop/Clear . Using sho r tcuts and g ro ups 1 Place y our docume[...]

Using special features 59 4 Press a s croll b utton until DELAY SEND appears on the bottom line of the displa y , and then press Sele ct . 5 Enter th e f ax number to which y ou w ant to send, and t hen press Select . The operator panel prompts you f or another number . 6 Using the numeric k e ypad, press 1 (f or Y es) if y ou ha v e another number[...]

Clearing displa y messages 60 Clearing display messages Dis pla y Me aning Solutions Cancel? The memor y i s full an d unable to store a ll the pag es of the docu ment. T o cancel the f ax job , pres s 1 (f or Ye s ) . If you want to send the page s that were stored, press 2 (for No ). Note: Y ou should s end th e remain ing pa ges later when memo [...]

Repor ts 61 8 Repor ts Y our machine can pr int repor ts containing a wide r ange of impor tant inf or mation. Here are some e xamples of the diff erent typ es of repor ts: T o pr int a repor t: 1 Press Me nu . 2 Press a s croll b utton ( ) unti l REPORT MENU appears on the top line of the displ ay , and then press Select . 3 Press a s croll b utto[...]

Mainte nance 62 9 Maintenance Cleaning the machine T o maintain print quality , f o ll ow th ese clea ning procedures each ti me the toner car tridge is replaced or if print quali ty prob lems occur . Warning: • Do not put water directly ont o an y par t of the machine. • Do not use ammonia-based cleaner s or v olatile solv ents , such as thinn[...]

Cle aning the machine 63 Cleaning the inside of the machine During the printing pr ocess, paper , toner , and dust par ticles can accumulate inside the machin e. Thi s bu i ldup can cause print quality prob lems, such as toner spec ks or smearing. Cleaning the inside of the machine eli minat es or reduces these prob lems. 1 T ur n the machine of f [...]

Maintainin g the ton er ca r t r idge 64 5 Reinser t the toner car tridge and close the cov er . 6 Plug in the po wer cord and turn the machine on. Cleaning the scan unit K eepi ng the scan unit clean helps ensure the best poss ibl e copies . Y ou should clea n the scan u nit as needed. T o clean the scan unit: 1 Slightl y dampen a soft, lint-f ree[...]

Maintainin g the ton er ca r t r idge 65 Redistrib uting toner When the toner cartridge is near the end of its li f e, whi t e streaks or light print occ urs . The T oner Low indicato r li ghts up and the LCD displa ys the message TO NER LOW . T o temporarily reestab lish pr int quality b y redistributing the re m aining toner in the cartr idge: 1 [...]

Maintainin g the ton er ca r t r idge 66 Replacing the toner cartri dg e If the toner runs out, the message TONER EMPTY appears on the displ a y and blank pages print. Note: Incomi ng f axes will not print if this message ap pears. T o replace the toner cartr idge: 1 Open the f ront co v er . 2 Pull the t oner car tr idge out. Note: Return the empt[...]

Maintainin g the ton er ca r t r idge 67 3 Unpack the toner car tridge and gently shake i t horizon tally f our or fiv e times to distrib ute the toner e ve nly . Note: Sa v e the pac kaging, and use it to r eturn your empty cartri dge to Le xmar k. F or more inf or mation, see page 68. 4 Slide t he toner c ar tr idge in unt il it loc ks int o plac[...]

Maintainin g the ton er ca r t r idge 68 Returning the empty ton er cartridge Using the Le xmar k Car tr idge Return Progr a m is a free and easy wa y to retur n car tridges directly to Le xmark fo r appropriate en vi ronmental handling. Place the empty cartr idge into the bo x from the ne w replacement car tridge. Reseal the bo x with clear pack i[...]

T roublesh ootin g 69 10 T r oub leshooting Preventing documen t and p a per jams F ollow these tips to help pre v ent document and paper ja ms . • Use only recommended print materials . • Do not mix paper typ es in the paper tra y . • Do not use creased, damp , or curled paper . • Fle x, fan, and str aighten the paper bef ore loading. • [...]

Clea r i ng doc umen t jams 70 Clearing docum ent jams The message DOCUMENT J AM appears on the displa y if a document jams while f eeding through th e ADF . ADF misf eed 1 Open the ADF top cov er CAUTION: K eep hair and personal ar ticles a wa y from moving parts to av oid getting them caught i n the rol ler .[...]

Clea r i ng doc umen t jams 71 2 If more than one inch of y our document has passed beneath the ADF roller , close the ADF top cov er , and then proceed with the instructions fo r clearing a jam in “Roller misf eed” on page 72. If an inch or l ess is engaged in t he ADF , gently pu ll the document out. 3 Close the ADF top cov er , and then load[...]

Clea r i ng doc umen t jams 72 Output misfeed 1 Open the document co v er and turn the release knob to remo v e the misf ed documents from the e xit area. 2 Close the document co v er , and then load the documents bac k into the ADF . Roller misf eed 1 Open the document co v er and turn the release knob t o so that y ou can easily access the misf e[...]

Clea ring paper ja ms 73 Clearing paper jam s The message PAPER JAM appears on the displa y if paper loaded in the output tr ay jams during processing . Use the f ollo wing tab le to locate and clear the paper jam. Note: T o av oid tearing the paper , pull the paper out gent ly and slowl y . P aper feed area ( PAPER JAM 0 ) 1 Open and close the fro[...]

Clea ring paper ja ms 74 3 Remov e the jammed paper by gently pulling it strai ght out. If there is any resist ance when you pull the paper , or the paper is not seen in this area, contin ue with the instructions f or clearing a jam in the fuser and toner car tridge areas on page 77. 4 Inser t the paper tra y until it snaps into place.[...]

Clea ring paper ja ms 75 5 Open and close the front co v er to resume printing. P a pe r exit ar ea ( P APER J AM 1 ) 1 Open and close the front co v er . The jammed paper automatically e xits. If the paper does not e xit, contin ue with step 2. 2 Gently pul l the paper out of t he front output t ra y .[...]

Clea ring paper ja ms 76 3 If ther e is a ny resi stance when y ou pull the paper , or the paper is not seen in t he fr ont output tra y , open the rear cov er . 4 Remov e the jammed paper by gently pulling it strai ght out. 5 Close the rear co v er . 6 Open and close the front co v er to resume printing.[...]

Clea ring paper ja ms 77 Fuser and toner car tridge areas ( PAPER JAM 2 ) CAUTION: The fuser area is hot. A v oid contact wit h the fuse r area to pre vent b urns. 1 Open the front co v er and remov e the toner car tridge. 2 Remov e the jammed paper by gently pulling it strai ght out. 3 Reinstal l the t oner car tridge and close the front cov er . [...]

Clea ring paper ja ms 78 Manual b ypass a rea ( BYPASS JAM ) The message BYPASS JAM appears on the displa y if paper is loaded improperly in the manual by pa s s. T o clear a jam in the manual b ypass: 1 Remov e the jammed paper by gently pulling it stra i ght out. 2 Open and close the front co v er .[...]

Clearing displa y messages 79 Clearing display messages Solving prob lems The f ollo wing tab les list some prob lems you ma y experience and the suggested solut ions. If the prob lem persists af ter all suggested solu tions ha v e been e xhausted, call f or ser vice . (See page 89.) Dis pla y Me aning Solution BYPASS J AM No f eeding from t he man[...]

Solving p r o blems 80 P aper feeding prob lems Symptom P ossible cause and solution P a per jam. Clear t he paper j am. See p age 73. P a per sticks tog ether . • Ens ure that t here is not too much paper in the p aper tray . Depend ing on the thickness of your paper, the paper tray can hold up to 250 s heets of paper . • Make sure that you ar[...]

Solving p r o blems 81 Printing and co pying problems Problem P os sible cause Solution Mach ine do es not pri nt. Machine is not receiv ing power . • Che ck the power cord conne ction s. • Check the power switch and the power sour ce. Machine is busy sc anning . W ait until scan ning i s com plete b efore using the printe r . Machine is not se[...]

Solving p r o blems 82 Machin e pr ints, but the text is wrong, garbled, or incom plete . Pri nter cable is loose o r defectiv e. • Di sco nnect the p r inter cable, and then reco nnect it. • T r y a pr int job t hat you have already pr inted success fully . • If poss ible, attach the cable and th e machin e to another comp uter and tr y anot[...]

Solving p r o blems 83 Cop y image is ske wed. Ori ginal do cumen t not position ed corr ectly . • Ensur e the o rigi nal is p ositione d correc tly on docume nt glass or that A DF pap er guide s are aligne d. See p age 49. • Check that pa per is l oaded correctl y . Blank copie s. Origi nal do cumen t not position ed corr ectly . Ensur e that [...]

Solving p r o blems 84 Scanning problems Fax ing problems Prob lem P ossible cause and solut ion Scanne r does no t wor k. • Y our machine may be busy pri nting. Wait until pr intin g com pletes be f ore using the scann er. • Make sure that you place the docum ent to be scanned face down on the docume nt glass, or f ace up in the Automatic Doc [...]

Solving p r o blems 85 Inco ming fax has blank spac es or is re ceived with a poor quality . • F ax mach ine s ending you the fax may be f aulty . • F ax mach ine send ing you a fax may hav e a dir ty docu ment gl ass. Clea n the do cument glass. • Noisy phone l ine can cause line er rors. • Check yo ur ma chine by m aking a cop y . • T o[...]

Solving p r o blems 86 Print quality pr oblems Pr oble m Solu tion Light or f aded pr int If a vert ical whi te streak or faded area a ppears: • The toner supply is low . Y o u may be able to tempo raril y extend the toner car trid ge life. See page 64 . If this doe s not imp rove the print quali ty , instal l a new toner c ar tr idge. • The pa[...]

Solving p r o blems 87 Gray background If the amoun t of background sha ding b ecomes unac ceptable, the procedure s below may fix the pro blem. • Use li ghter weight pages. Se e page 2 1. • Check the mach ine’ s environment . V er y dr y (low humid ity) or hu mid (higher than 80 % RH) condi tions can in crease the amo unt of background shadi[...]

Solving p r o blems 88 P a ge skew • Check the paper type and quali ty . See pag e 21. • Ensure th at the paper or othe r mater ial is loa ded corr ectly an d the guid es are not too tight or too loo se aga inst the pape r stack. Se e page 2 1. Curl or wa ve • Check the paper type and quali ty . Both hi gh temp erature an d humid ity can caus[...]

Calling for ser vice 89 Calling for service When you call f or ser vice , describe t he prob lem you are e xper iencing, the message on the displ ay , and the t roub leshooting steps y ou hav e already tak en to fi nd a solut ion. Y ou need to kno w your printe r model type and serial nu mber . Ref er to the l abel on the b ac k of the machin e for[...]

Notices 90 Safety inf ormation • If y our product is not mar ked with thi s symbol , it must be connected t o an elect rical outlet that i s properly g rounded. CAUTION: Do not use the f ax f eature during a lightning sto rm . Do not set up this product or make an y electrical or cabli ng connect ions, such as the power cord or teleph one , durin[...]

Laser no tic es 91 Laser notices The f ollo wing laser noti ce l abel ma y be affix ed to this machine: Laser ad visory label Laser noti ce The machine is cer tified in the U .S . to conf or m to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR Subchapter J f or Class I (1) laser products , and elsewher e is cer tified as a Class I las e r prod uct conf or ming to [...]

Ele c tron ic em is sio n no tic e s 92 de vice ma y not cause harmful interf erence, and (2) this de vice must accept an y interf erence receiv ed, including interf erence that ma y cause undesired operati on. The FCC Class B limits are designed to provide reas onabl e protection against har mful interf erence in a r esidential i n st allation. Th[...]

Ele c tron ic em is sio n no tic e s 93 States rela ting to electr omagnet ic compatibil i ty and saf ety of elect rical equi pment designed f or use within cer tain vol tage li mits and o n radio equipment and telecommuni cations terminal equipment . A declar ation of conf ormity with the requir ements of the dir ectiv es has been signed b y the D[...]

T elecommunica tions notices 94 T elec ommunications notices Federal Comm unications Commission ( FCC) compliance inf ormation statement This equipment complies with P ar t 68 of the FCC r ules and the requirements adopted by the Administr ativ e Council f or T er minal Attachments (A CT A). On the back of this equi pment is a label that contains ,[...]

T elecommunica tions notices 95 The T elephone Consumer Prot ection Act o f 1991 mak es it unl aw ful f or any per son to use a computer or other electronic de vice , includi ng f ax machines , to send an y message unl ess said message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each tran smitted page or on the first page of the trans miss[...]

T elecommunica tions notices 96 the line , or can ha ve the m remov ed by calling the German network provider . Norm ally , metering pulses are not pro vided unless specificall y requested b y the subscriber at the time of i nst allation. Using the Le xmark X215 in Switzerland The Le xmark X215 r equires a Swiss bill ing tone filter ( Le xmark par [...]

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