Lexmark 120 manual

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3 Contents Chapter 1: Overview ...... .. .. ........... .. ........... .. . ........... ........... .. ........... .. .. ........... .. ........... . ...... 5 Chapter 2: Using the operator panels ...... .. ....... .. ......... ......... ....... .. .. ....... .. .. ....... .. .. ....... .. .. 8 Overview o f the Lexm ark E120 oper ator panel ...... .[...]

4 Conten ts Chapter 5: Supplies informati on .......... .. ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... 65 Supply i tems needed ...................... ................. ................. ................. ................. ................ . ........... ........... .... 66 Assess ing supply needs .................[...]

Ov er vie w 5 1 Over view The print er is av ailable in two m odels: Le xmark E120 (base m odel) with 600 dpi (d ots per inch) to 1200 IQ (image qual ity) resoluti on, 8 MB o f standard memory , and a USB po r t; and Le xmark E120n netw ork model) w ith 600 d pi to 1200 IQ resoluti on,16 MB o f standard memory , a USB por t, and an i ntegra ted Eth[...]

Ov er vie w 6 Over view The po wer b utton an d the po wer cord por t are lo cated at the re ar of the p rinter , on the left. T he USB por t and a cabl e loc k acces s point ca n also b e f o und at th e rear of t he printer , on the right. T he netw ork mode l (Le xmark E12 0n) has an Ethernet port located just below t he USB port. Not e: All fut[...]

Ov er vie w 7 Over view The netw ork model (L ex mark E120n) ha s six l ights and tw o buttons . Not e: The Co ntinue button also functi ons as a li ght on the E120n mod el. • Pres s and r eleas e Continue to r esume printi ng. • Pres s the Continue bu tton from t he Ready s tate to print m enu and network set up pages . • Pres s and r eleas [...]

Using t he operator panels 8 2 Using th e opera tor pan els Section Pag e Over view of the L exmar k E120 oper ator pan el 9 Under standing the Le xmark E120 op erator panel lig hts 10 Oper ator p ane l cod es for th e Lexmar k E1 20 12 Over view of the L exmar k E120 n ope rato r pa nel 25 Under standing the Le xmark E120n o perator pan el lights [...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 9 Using the operator panels Over view of the Le xmark E120 op erator panel The print er operat or panel ha s two b uttons and tw o lights . Lights indicate the status of the printer . Butto ns are used to contin ue or ca ncel the c urrent print jo b . When the printer is turned o n, b oth lig hts cy c l[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 10 Using the operator panels Understanding the Lexmark E120 operator panel lig hts Opera tor panel lights m ean diff erent things, d epending on the se quence . Lights tha t are off , on, and/or b linking indic ate printer cond itions s uch as printer st atus, interventio n, or service. Use th e light s[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 11 Using the operator panels Load media (R eady / Data light b links once) Print side tw o of a d uplex job (Rea dy / Data ligh t bli nks once) Memory full (Rea dy / Data li ght b links th ree times) Host interface disa b led (Read y / Data lig ht bl inks fiv e times) Jam in the p rinter paper path (Rea[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 12 Using the operator panels Operator panel codes for the Lexmark E120 F ollow ing are e xplanat ions of the p rimary and secondary light sequenc es, an d what can be done to clear the m. Primary Codes Ready / P ower Save r Light s equen ce: Ready / Data—On Mess age : • Printer is read y to recei ve[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 13 Using the operator panels Busy W aiting Light s equen ce: Ready / Data—Blinking Mess age : Printer is b usy rec eiving and processi ng data o r printing. Solutio n: • Busy: – W ait f or message to cle ar . – Press and release to cancel job . – Press and hold to reset printe r . • Printing[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 14 Using the operator panels Cancel job / Reset printer Flushing buffer Inv alid engine code Light s equen ce: • Ready / Data—On • Error—On Mess age : • Current j ob is canc eled. • Printer is resett ing to the user de f ault s ettings . All ac tiv e print jo bs are c ancel ed. A user d efa [...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 15 Using the operator panels Not ready Printing f ont list or menu settings page Pr ogramming engine code or system code Light s equen ce: Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data—Blinks once Mess age : Printer is not ready to r[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 16 Using the operator panels Restoring factory default s C artridge region mismatch Light s equen ce: • Ready / Data—On • Error—On Mess age : Printer is r esetting to th e original f actory defa ult settin gs. Solutio n: Press and hold to reset printe r . Light s equen ce: Error—On Second ary [...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 17 Using the operator panels Missing cartridge / Defecti ve cartridge detected Open door Light s equen ce: Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data —Blinks th ree times Mess age : Either the t oner cartridge is miss ing, the l o[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 18 Using the operator panels Complex page ENA connection lost Light s equen ce: Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data —Blinks th ree times Mess age : The page ma y not prin t correctly b ecause th e print inf or mation on the[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 19 Using the operator panels Insufficient c ollation are a Load media Light s equen ce: Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data —Blinks th ree times Mess age : Printer memory does not ha ve the free space n ecessary to collate [...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 20 Using the operator panels Print side tw o of a duplex job Memory full Light s equen ce: Error—Blinki ng Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data—Blinks once Mess age : Print the ot her side of c urrent dupl ex print j ob . Solutio n: [...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 21 Using the operator panels Host int erfac e disabl ed Jam in the printer paper path Not e: All jam s sho w the same primar y code . T o determine the jam location , vie w the seco ndary light sequ ence . Light s equen ce: Error—Blinki ng Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e [...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 22 Using the operator panels Jam in T ray 1 / priority feeder Not e: All jam s sho w the same primar y code . T o determine the jam location , vie w the seco ndary light sequ ence . Light s equen ce: Error—Blinki ng Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y lig ht seque[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 23 Using the operator panels Short paper T oner lo w Light s equen ce: Error—Blinki ng Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data —Blinks th ree times Mess age : P aper leng th is too shor t to print t he f or matted data. This occurs when[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 24 Using the operator panels Replace long-life photoconductor kit Ser vic e e rror Light s equen ce: Error—Blinki ng Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. Ready / Data—Blinks once Mess age : Long-lif e photoco nductor k it should be replaced soon.[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 25 Using the operator panels Over vie w of the Le xmark E120n o perator panel The print er operat or panel ha s two b uttons and six lights (Co ntinue b utton is both a light an d butt on). Lig hts indicat e the status of the printer . Buttons are u sed to conti nue or c ancel the current print j ob.[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 26 Using the operator panels Understanding the Lexmark E120n operator panel li ghts The oper ator p anel lights mean diff erent thin gs, depen ding on t heir seque nce. Lights that a re off , on, and/or b linkin g indica te printer cond itions suc h as printer statu s, int er ven tion, or s er v ice [...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 27 Using the operator panels Missin g cartridge / Def ective ca r tridge detected Open door Complex page ENA connec tion lost Insufficient c ollation area Load media Print side tw o of a d uplex job Memory ful l Netwo rk interface error s Host interface disa b led Jam at the input sen sor Jam between[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 28 Using the operator panels Operator panel codes for the Lexmark E120n F ollow ing are e xplanat ions of the p rimary and secondary light sequenc es, an d what can be done to clear the m. Primary Codes Ready / P ower Save r Unsupported toner c ar tridge Service err or Light s equen ce: Ready / Data?[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 29 Using the operator panels Busy Resolution reduced Light s equen ce: Ready / Data—Blinking Mess age : Printer is b usy rec eiving and processi ng data o r printing. Solutio n: • Busy: – W ait f or message to cle ar . – Press and release to cancel job . – Press and hold to reset printe r .[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 30 Using the operator panels W aiting Cancel job / Reset printer Flushing buffer Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Ready / Data—On Mess age : The printer is waitin g until a p rint timeout o ccurs, o r until add itional d ata is receiv ed. Solutio n: • Press to print co ntents of the p ri[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 31 Using the operator panels Inv alid engine code Not ready Printing f ont list or menu settings page Light s equen ce: • Ready / Data—On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. • Ready / Data—On • Load / R emov e Pa per—On[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 32 Using the operator panels Pr ogramming engine code or system code Restoring factory default s C artridge region mismatch Light s equen ce: • Ready / Data—On • Error—On Mess age : Ne w code is being prog rammed into th e engine or firmware . Solutio n: W ait f or message to c lear . When pr[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 33 Using the operator panels Change cartridge Open door Light s equen ce: • T oner Low/R eplac e PC K it—O n • Error—Blinki ng Mess age : Printer has de tected a re filled Retu r n Progr am toner c ar tridge has b een install ed. Solutio n: Remov e current tone r car tr idge, and inst all a n[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 34 Using the operator panels Complex page Missing ca r tridg e / Defectiv e car tri dg e dete ct ed Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • Ready / Data—On • Error—On [...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 35 Using the operator panels ENA connection lost Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • P ape r Jam—Bli nki ng • Error—On Mess age : During po wer-on c ycle, th e pri[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 36 Using the operator panels Insufficient c ollation are a Load media Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • T oner Low/R eplac e PC K it—O n • Error—On Mess age : Pr[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 37 Using the operator panels Print side tw o of a duplex job Memory full Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— Blin kin g • Load / R emov e Pa per—On Mess age : Print the ot her side of c urrent dupl ex print j ob . Solutio n: • Insert print job into priority fe eder using i nstructions in the dri[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 38 Using the operator panels Network interf ace e r ror s Host int erfac e disabl ed Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • Pa p e r J a m — O n • Error—On Mess age :[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 39 Using the operator panels Jam at the input sensor Jam between the input and exit sensor s Note: All jam s show th e sa me pr imar y code . T o determine the ja m locati on, vie w the se condary light s equence . Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Pa p e r J a m — O n Second ary ligh t seq[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 40 Using the operator panels Jam at printer e xit sensor Jam in T ray 1 / priority feeder Note: All jam s show th e sa me pr imar y code . T o determine the ja m locati on, vie w the se condary light s equence . Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Pa p e r J a m — O n Second ary ligh t seque [...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 41 Using the operator panels Resour ce sa ve off Short paper Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice qu ickly to see th e second ar y light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • Ready / Data—Blinking • Error—On Mess age : T oo much memory has b[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 42 Using the operator panels T oner lo w Long-life photoconductor kit lif e warning Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • T oner Low/R eplac e PC K it—O n Mess age : The printer is ready to r eceiv e and p rocess data . In additi on, the ton er in the toner c ar tridge is getti ng low . Solutio[...]

Overvi ew of the Lexmar k E1 20n operator pa nel 43 Using the operator panels Replace long-life photoconductor kit Unsuppor ted toner car tridge Ser vic e error Using the printer residen t W eb p age Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • T oner Low/R eplac e PC K it—B li nkin g Mess age : The long- lif e photoconduct or kit sho uld be rep lac[...]

Pri nting the menu setting s and networ k se tup page 44 Using the operator panels The Le xmark E120n (n etwork model ), has a re sident W eb page, wh ich can be accesse d from the bro w ser . T o access t he residen t W eb page , type the printer’ s IP address in the U RL address fie ld of the b rowser (f or e xample , http:/ / 192.168 .236.24) [...]

Pr int me dia task s and tip s 45 3 Print media tasks an d tips Section Pag e T ypes of print medi a 46 Choosing app ropriate p rint media 46 Storing print med ia 48 Loading print media into T ray 1 48 Loading print media into the priority f eeder 51 Preventin g jams 52 Clearing jams 53[...]

T ypes of pr int me dia 46 Print media tasks and tips Types of prin t media Recei ve opt imal use from the p rinter by properly load ing tra ys. Ne ver mi x media types with in a tra y . Choosing appropriate print media T o reduce printing prob lems and recei v e the best print qual ity , tr y a sam ple of the me dia y ou a r e co ns ide ring bef o[...]

Choosing appropr iate prin t media 47 Print media tasks and tips Preprinted forms and letterhead • Use o nly fo rms and let terhead printed using an offset lithog raphic or e ngra ved printi ng process . • Choose f or ms and letterh ead types th at absorb ink, b ut do not blee d. • A v oid rough or hea vily te xtured surf aces. Use medi a pri[...]

Stor ing pr int med ia 48 Print media tasks and tips Card stoc k • Use card stoc k with a maximu m weig ht of 43 l b (163 g/m 2 ) bond an d a minim um si ze of 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inch). • Preprintin g, perf orati on, and cr easing c an signific antly aff ect print qual ity and caus e media handling or jamming problem s. • A void us ing card s[...]

Loading p rint media into T ray 1 49 Print media tasks and tips F ollow the ste ps belo w to load print media i nto T ray 1: 1 Open p aper co ver b y lifting up until the cov er clic ks into a full y open st ate. 2 Adjust th e slide and attach ed back stop to th e length o f the sel ected print m edia. Not e: The slid e with attache d bac ks top is[...]

Loading p rint media into T ray 1 50 Print media tasks and tips Prepare a stac k of print med ia f or loadi ng by fl ex ing or f anning it ba ck and fo r th. Straig hten the e dges on a le vel s urfa ce. 3 Place the pre pare d s tac k of print media into the tr a y and push the a ttached ba c k stop lig htly agai ns t the end of th e loaded sta ck.[...]

Loading prin t media i nto the p rior ity feeder 51 Print media tasks and tips 5 Close the paper cov er . Loading p rint media into the priority feeder The priority f eeder is loc ate d at the fr ont of the printer , just abov e T ra y 1. U se th e priority f eeder to make qu ic k runs of pr int media t ypes or siz es that are not c urrently l oade[...]

Prev e nting jams 52 Print media tasks and tips Preventing jams A void m ost jams by c orrectly loading p rint media . • Do not load wrinkled , creased , or damp p rint media. • Nev er m ix medi a ty pes wi t hin a t ra y . • Fle x, f an, and str aighten pape r bef ore loadi ng. • Do not ex ceed ma ximum stac k heigh t. • Mak e sure g uid[...]

Clea ring ja ms 53 Print media tasks and tips Clearing jams When a ja m occurs , the printer st op s , and the Er ror li ght on the op erato r pa nel b l in ks . T o determine the loc ati on o f the jam , vie w the sec ondary light seq uences (s ee Opera tor p anel codes for the L exmar k E120 on p ag e 12 or Operato r pane l code s for the Lexma r[...]

Clea ring ja ms 54 Print media tasks and tips 3 Open th e top door , and rem ov e any lodge d print media from the pape r path. CAUTION: The fuse r ma y be ho t. T o a voi d persona l injury , use cautio n when open ing the to p door to re mov e a jam from the fuser are a. 4 Open th e front doo r by sli ding the r elease b utton to the l eft.[...]

Clea ring ja ms 55 Print media tasks and tips 5 Pull the front door u p until it clic ks into a n open pos ition , and r emove any lo dg ed p rin t medi a. 6 T o remov e print media be hind the t oner cartridge, it ma y be nec essary to remov e the tone r car tridge b y gr asping the plas tic hand le and pul ling str aight ou t.[...]

Clea ring ja ms 56 Print media tasks and tips 7 Place th e toner ca r tridge on a flat, c lean surf ace. 8 Repla ce the toner c ar tridge b y placing i t into the guides a nd pushing i t into t he printer .[...]

Clea ring ja ms 57 Print media tasks and tips 9 Close front door b y press ing firmly in the center of t he front door with y our thum b until th e door clic ks shut. 10 Mak e sure a ll other do ors are clos ed secure ly and pr ess Contin ue to resume printing. Not e: The page which ca used the j am will re print.[...]

Pr intin g tasks 58 4 Printing tasks Section Pag e Printing fr om the prio rity feeder 59 Printing on both sides of the paper (man ual duple x) 61 Printing m ultiple pa ge images on one page (N-up printing) 62 Printing on lette rhead 63 Canceling a print job 64[...]

Pri nting from th e pri ori ty feeder 59 Printing tasks Printing fr om the priority feeder The m ultiple-s heet priority f eeder is locate d at the fro nt of the printer ju st abo ve T ray 1. It has an adjustab le guide on each side , and use s the T ra y 1 paper co v e r as a print media path. Use t he priority f eeder to mak e quic k runs of prin[...]

Pri nting from th e pri ori ty feeder 60 Printing tasks 10 Hold both sides o f the print med ia close to the priority f eeder an d push in to the printer u ntil the med ia stops . Not e: Do not fo rce the print m edia into fe eder . Fo rcing med ia causes jams . 11 Pres s the f las hi ng Continue b utton to print th e job . From a Macintosh compute[...]

Pr inting o n both s ides of t he pape r (manual dup lex) 61 Printing tasks Prin ting on both s ides o f the paper (m an ual dup lex ) Printing on b oth sides of the pa per reduce s total printing c osts and is env ironmenta lly friendly . Macint osh doe s not sup port manual dupl e x prin ting. F o llo w the d irectio ns belo w to print on b oth s[...]

Pr inting multi ple page i mages on one pag e (N-up pr intin g) 62 Printing tasks T o manua lly duple x a print job fro m a Windo ws co mputer: 1 Click File Æ Pri nt . 2 Click Preferences (or Options , Print er , or Setup , dependi ng on the applicati on) to vie w printer drive r settings . 3 F rom the P a ge La yout tab , select 2-s ide d pr inti[...]

Pr intin g on letter head 63 Printing tasks 4 T o print a visi ble b order aroun d each pa ge image , select Pri nt page borde rs . 5 Click OK . 6 Click OK on the Print window to send the job to print. From a Macintosh computer 1 F rom the com puter softw are appl ication, select Fi le Æ Print . 2 F rom the Copies & P ages pop-up, sele c t L a[...]

Cancelin g a pr int jo b 64 Printing tasks Canceling a prin t job A print jo b can be can celed from th e oper ator pane l or from the c omputer . The Ca ncel job light seq uence ap pears on t he oper ator pane l when a jo b is cancel ed (see Cancel job / Reset pri nter on page 14 or 30 ). From printer operator panel Pres s and r eleas e Cancel to [...]

Suppl ies infor mat ion 65 5 Supplies inf ormation Section Pag e Supply i tems neede d 66 Orde ring supplies 66 Storing supplie s 67 Conserving s upplies 67 Assessing s upply n eeds 67 Check ing toner cartridge and long-life p hotoconductor kit le vels 67 Changing the toner cartridge 68 Changing the long-life ph otoconductor k it 71 Lexma rk Return[...]

Supply items ne eded 66 Supplies information Supply items needed There ar e two supply ite ms to replac e: the long-lif e ph otoconduc tor kit and the to ner car tridge. The lo ng-lif e pho toconductor kit typic ally lasts up to 25,000 page s (at appro x imately 5% co v era ge, on let ter/A4 plain pa per with int er mittent pri nting, in a n av era[...]

Assess ing suppl y needs 67 Supplies information Storing supplies Choos e a cool, clean st orage a rea f or suppli es. Sto re suppli es right side up in the origin al pac kaging until nee ded. Do not ex pose su pplies to : • Dire ct sunli ght • T emperatu res abo ve 35 °C (95°F) • High humid ity (a bove 80%) • Salty ai r • Corr osive ga[...]

Changing t he toner c ar tr idge 68 Supplies information Changin g the tone r car t ridg e 1 Remo ve all printed pa ges from t he output b in. 2 Open th e front co ver by sliding th e release butto n to the le ft and lift ing the door u ntil it cl ick s into an ope n positi on. 3 Remo ve the toner c ar tridge b y gra sping the ha ndle and p ulling [...]

Changing t he toner c ar tr idge 69 Supplies information 4 Unpac k the ne w toner cartridge. Not e: P acking m aterial from the new car tridge ma y be used to ship the old cartr idge back t o Le xmark f or recy cling. S ee Le xmark Retur n Program on p age 74 f or more inf ormation. 5 Remo ve the red, pla stic pac king from the car tr idge b y gr a[...]

Changing t he toner c ar tr idge 70 Supplies information 7 Install the new toner cartridge by a ligning th e sides of t he toner cartr idg e with the guid es in the printe r and pushin g the tone r cartr idge in a s f ar as it wi ll go . The cartr idge stops when correctly install ed. 8 Close the front co v er , and press Contin ue to resume printi[...]

Changing the lo ng-life photocon ductor kit 71 Supplies information Chan ging the lo ng-li fe photo condu ctor k it Warning: When replacin g the long -lif e photoco nductor k it, do not touch the b lue drum. T ouching the drum will contam inate the l ong-lif e photoconduc tor kit an d aff ect print qua lity . 1 Open th e rear cov er by sl iding the[...]

Changing the lo ng-life photocon ductor kit 72 Supplies information 3 Unpac k the ne w long-lif e photo conducto r kit, bein g careful not to touc h the b lue drum whe n remo ving the foa m cover in g. Ha ndl e the l ong -life pho toco nduc tor k it by th e tabs onl y . Warning: T ouching the b lue drum wi ll cause co ntaminat ion and af fec t prin[...]

Changing the lo ng-life photocon ductor kit 73 Supplies information 5 Push the tabs firmly with y our thumbs unti l the long-li fe photocond uctor kit cl ick s into pl ace. 6 Clos e th e r ear d oor. Warning: Do not lea ve the re ar door op en longe r than ne cessary . Ex tended l ight e x posure can damage t he b lue photoco nductor dru m and ca u[...]

Lexmark Retur n P rogram 74 Supplies information Lexmark Return Pr ogram The Le xmark Return Progra m is an envi ronmental progr am in w hich Le xmark sel ls ne w toner ca r tridges at a s pecial price with th e agree ment that t he cartridge will be re tur ned, at no cost, only to Le xmark f or recycl ing. Regul ar toner ca r tridges without this [...]

T rouble shooting 75 6 T r oubleshootin g Section Pag e General pr oblems 76 Print quali ty prob lems 78[...]

General problems 76 Troubleshooting General problems Proble m Sol utio n / Answer Light s begin b linking . See Understan ding the Le xmark E120 ope rator panel lig hts on page 10 . Char acter s m issi ng w hen printing t o env elopes Chec k printer driv er se ttings to make s ure Env elope has b een sele cted from the P aper T ype menu . If Env el[...]

General problems 77 Troubleshooting T oner low l ight sequen ce come s on T o e xtend to ner cartr i dge lif e somewh at, remo v e the car tr idge . Gently sh ake the toner cartr idge from side to s ide and front to bac k se veral times to redistrib ute the ton er , and reinsert it. Repeat thi s procedure multip le times . If the print rem ains f a[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 78 Troubleshooting Print quality problems T o solve ma ny print quali t y pro b l em s , repla ce su pp ly or ma intena nce it ems tha t ha v e reached the end of inte nde d lif e. Use the f ollowi ng tab le f or solut ions. Symptom Cause Solut ion White li nes Either the t oner cartridge or the fu ser is def ectiv e. Repl[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 79 Troubleshooting Light print • The T oner Darkness sett ing is too light. • The paper being us ed does n ot meet printer specif ic ati ons . • The toner c ar tridge is lo w . • The toner c ar tridge is def ective . • Select a diff erent T oner D arkness sett ing from the p r inte r dr iver be fore sending the j[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 80 Troubleshooting Uneven print dens ity The toner c ar tridge is def ective . First, rem ove and rese t the toner car tr idg e. If pr oblem pe rsi sts, re pla ce the t oner car tr idge. Ghost Ima ges The For m T yp e sett ing i n th e p r in ter dr iver i s in cor rect ly s et. Mak e sure the Fo r m T ype setting is corre[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 81 Troubleshooting Streaks at the bot tom of the printe d page. The long-l if e photocondu ctor kit i s ex hausted . Replace th e long-li fe photoconduc tor kit. Une ven printin g (Print only ap pears on o ne side o f the page. ) The toner c ar tridge is not p roperly installe d. Remo ve an d then rei nser t the toner car [...]

Notices 82 Notices Licensing No tice The printer r esident software contains software dev eloped and copyrighted b y Le xmar k . In addition, the pr inter resident software may contain: • Lexmark modified soft ware licensed under the provisions of the GNU General Pub lic License version 2 and/or the GNU Lesser General Public License v ersion 2.1 [...]

Notices 83 Noti ces Eur ope an Comm unity (E C) di rectives conformity A declaration of conf ormi ty with the requirements of the directiv es has been signed b y the Director of Manuf acturing and T echnical Suppor t, Lexmark International, S.A., Boigny , F rance. This product sat isfies the Class B limit s of EN 55022 and safety requirements of EN[...]

Notices 84 Noti ces Laser notice The printer is cer tified in the U .S . to conf orm to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR Subchapter J f or Class I (1) laser products , and elsewhere is certified as a Class I laser product conf or ming to the requirements of IEC 60825-1. Class I laser products are not considered to be hazardous. The printer contains [...]

Notices 85 Noti ces this limited warrant y , y ou may recov er actual damages up to the limit set f or th in the foll owing par agraph. Lex mark's liability f or actual damag es from any cause whatsoev er will be limited to the amount you paid for the product t hat caused the damages. This limitation of liability will not apply to claims by yo[...]

86 Inde x B bus y 13, 29 buttons 6, 7, 25, 3 2 C Cable lock 6 cancel ing a prin t job from a Win dows com puter 64 from printe r operator p anel 64 card s tock 48 cartridg e region mis match 16, 32 change cartridge 17, 33 Choos ing appro priate prin t media 46 clear jam s 53 Compl ex page 18, 34 D defaults , restore 44 defecti ve ca rtrid ge 17, 34[...]

87 Index Busy 13, 29 Cance ling job 14, 30 cartridg e region mis match 16, 32 Close door 31 Error 14, 15, 16, 17, 2 1, 22, 24, 30, 31, 32 , 33, 39, 40, 43 Load me dia 36 Manual duplex 20, 37 Not r e ady 1 5, 31 Offline 15, 31 Open d oor 15, 17, 33 Print side two 20, 37 Prog r ammi n g engi ne co de 15, 32 Programm ing system code 15, 32 Ready/Pow e[...]