Lexmark E312 manual

OPTRA E310[...]

First Edition (Ja nuary 1999) The following paragraph does n ot apply to an y country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNA TIONAL, INC. PROVIDES THIS PUBLICA TION “AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPL IE D, IN CLU DING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT A BILITY OR [...]

iii Table o f contents Ta b l e o f contents 1 About your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv Table o f contents Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 6 Supplies . . . . . . .[...]

v About y our printer The Optra E310 printer c ombines the quality of a laser printer with a conveniently small footprint for a perfect fit. W ith its easy setup, you ’ l l be printing in no time. Use this book f or information on : • ins tal li ng p ri n ter me m or y op ti on s • ins talli ng p rin ter dri ver s • loading paper • solvin[...]

vi P erf ormanc e The Optra E310 printer prints up to 8 pages per m inute for quick job turnar ound. It comes wit h 2MB of memo ry , exp and ab le to 66M B to prin t co mp le x jo bs quickly . Y ou can also install a n optional flas h memory card t o store forms, macr os and downloaded fonts. PostScript Level 2 a nd PCL 6 emulation datas trea ms gi[...]

vii Pri nt er Feat ures Use the: When you wa nt to : 1 A utom atic pape r f eeder Load pap er/other media (up to 150 sheets o f paper or 10 shee ts of o ther medi a). 2 P aper support Stack media i n the a utomatic paper f eeder . 3 P aper guides Adjust the width o f the pape r in the aut omati c paper f eeder . 4 Man ual shee t f eeder Load a sing[...]

viii Use the: When you wa nt to : 10 Printer cable conn ecto r Connect y our computer to the printer ’ s parallel po r t with a paral lel in terf ace cab le. 11 USB con nector Connect y our computer to the printer ’ s USB port with a Un ive rsal Se rial Bus cab le. 12 P ower cord c onnector Connect y our printer to a p roperly grou nded w all o[...]

ix Operat or panel l ights The operator panel has 6 lights a nd 1 button. Dif ferent light sequences pr ovide stat us, attendance and service info rma tion . Depending on the light s equence, briefl y (app roxim a te l y on e se c ond ) pus hin g the Op e rat or Panel button activate s diff er ent printer functions, such as r estarting the printer [...]

x Other inf ormation sources In addition to t his User ’ s Guide, Lexmark offers other sour ces of information about your printer or about Lexmark pr oducts and services. On-line doc uments The CD t hat was shipped with your printer cont ains several on- line documents. Ref er to the booklet t hat came wit h th e C D fo r l aunch in g in struct i[...]

1 What’s in the box 1 The basics What’ s in the bo x 1 Remove the pr inter and al l accessor ies from the packaging ca rton. Save the car ton and pa cking materi als in case you need to r epack the p rinter for ser vice or stora ge. 2 Make sure you have t he items li sted below: – User ’ s Guide and printer r egistration card – printer ?[...]

2 Chap ter 1: The basics Installing th e print cartridg e 1 Use the fing er tab to pul l down the print er cover . 2 Unpack the pri nt cart ridge. 3 Holdi ng th e car trid ge le vel, p ull o ut t h e seal ing tape .[...]

3 Install ing the pr int cartri dge 4 Gently shake t he cartri dge to distr ibute the toner evenly . 5 Inse rt the pri n t ca rt rid ge: a Slide the print cartridge down between the print cartridge slots. b Gently push down on the cartridge until it dr ops into place.[...]

4 Chap ter 1: The basics 6 Close the pr inter cover . Conne cting the print er to y our computer T o print fr om software loaded on your comp uter , your printer needs to be connected to your computer with either a parallel interface cable or a USB cable. Using a parallel interface c able Y our printer requir es an IEEE- 1284 compliant parallel cab[...]

5 Conne cting the prin ter to yo ur co mputer 1 Make sure yo ur printer i s turned of f. 2 Plug the par allel int erface cabl e into the connector on the back of the printe r . 3 Push the me tal clips toward the plug until they snap in the notches on the plug. 4 Atta ch the othe r end o f the pa ralle l ca ble to your computer . 5 T urn on the prin[...]

6 Chap ter 1: The basics Using a USB cable If you ar e connecting your printer to a PC with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable, follow the instructions belo w . 1 Make sure your computer and prin ter are turne d off . 2 Connect the USB cable t o the port on the bac k of your computer . 3 Connect the other end of the cabl e to the USB port on the b [...]

7 Conne cting the prin ter to yo ur co mputer 10 T o select the USB port, choose Set tings, then choose Print ers from the Start menu. 11 From the P rinte rs f o lder , high ligh t the Optr a E310 icon. 12 Open the File menu and click Pr operties. 13 Sele ct the Deta i ls ta b. 14 In th e Prin t to t he f o llow ing p ort b ox, s elec t USB port US[...]

8 Chap ter 1: The basics If you are c onnecting your printer to a Macintosh with a USB cable, fol low the instr uctions below . 1 Connect the USB cable t o the port on the bac k of your computer . 2 Connect the other end of the cabl e to the USB port on the b ack of your pri nter . 3 Launch th e CD to insta ll the pri nter drive rs and utili ties ([...]

9 Loading paper 11 Quit t he Desktop Print er Util ity applic ation. 12 Select the new des ktop pri nter icon. A Pri nting menu appears. 13 If yo u wa n t to us e this pr in ter as yo u r def ault prin ter , selec t Se t D efa ult Pri n ter f r om th e Printing menu. Loading paper Y ou can load paper in the automa tic paper feeder , which holds up [...]

10 Chap ter 1: The basics 3 If the paper has a preferre d print si de, insert the pape r wi th the prin t sid e fac i ng yo u. If you a re loading lette rhead pap er , insert lette rhead with the t op of the p age pointi ng down. 4 Slide the paper guide s against th e edges of the paper . 5 Extend the pa per support on t he paper output bin. 6 Sele[...]

11 Print ing a test page Printing a test page T o check that your printer is working c orrect ly , print a test page. T o print a tes t page, the print cartrid ge must be install ed (see page 2). T roublesho otin g Tips Problem: What to do: T oner smudges ap pear on the front or bac k of the p age . • Mak e sure the paper i s strai ght an d unwri[...]

12 Chap ter 1: The basics 1 T urn the printer off. 2 Plug one end of the power cor d into the power cord connect or on the back of the pri nter and the other e nd into a proper ly grounded wall outlet . 3 T urn on the printer . As the print er powers up, each oper ator panel light turns o n and of f, s tarting wi th Press Button and ending with t h[...]

13 Install ing memo ry Installing m emor y T o in stal l a m em ory ca rd or a flas h m emo ry c ard, g o o n to the next secti on. Otherwise, you ar e ready to set up your application software an d install th e appr opriate printer driver . Refer to the booklet that c ame with the CD for insta llation instr uctions. T urn to Chapter 2 for mor e in[...]

14 Chap ter 1: The basics Note: Exposing the photocond uctor to light may damage the pr int c ar tr idge. After you remov e the car tridge from the p r inte r , cov er it or st ore it in a clean, da r k place. 4 W ith th e pri nter facin g yo u, pl a ce it o n it s l eft side . 5 T urn the printer around so the bot tom of the prin ter is fac in g y[...]

15 Install ing memo ry 7 Grasp the corner of the shi el d and gently pul l it out, th en d own. 8 Pull the sh i eld a way fr om the prin ter .[...]

16 Chap ter 1: The basics Installing a pr inter memory car d T o install an opti onal printer memo ry car d, follow the ins truct ions be low . 1 Remove the print er memory card from its packaging. A void touchi ng the connect ion poin ts along the edge of the c ard. 2 Locate the printer memor y connecto r . 3 Hold the o ption car d wit h the co nn[...]

17 Install ing memo ry 5 Gently push t he card all t he way in. 6 Push the car d back with your thumbs until it snaps into place. Installing a f lash memory car d T o install an opti onal flash mem ory car d: 1 Remove the print er memory card from its packaging. A void touchi ng the connect ion poin ts along the edge of the c ard. 2 Locate the opti[...]

18 Chap ter 1: The basics 3 Hold the o ption car d wit h the co nne cti on po ints facing towar d the system boa rd and the notch pointing down an d to the left . 4 Insert t he card into t he opti on card connect or at a 45 degree a ngle. 5 Gently push t he card all t he way in. 6 Push the car d back with your thumbs until it snaps into place.[...]

19 Install ing memo ry When you have finished installi ng the option car d(s): 1 Fit the m etal shie ld into the slots a nd reattach the screws. 2 Put the pri nter bac k to its or iginal upright position. 3 Re-instal l the print cart ridge. 4 Reconnect t he computer cable and latch the metal clips . 5 Plug the power cord into the printer . 6 T urn [...]

20 Chap ter 1: The basics[...]

19 Printer drive rs 2 Printer driver s Included with your printer is a compa ct disc (CD) containing printer dri vers and utilities for W indows 95, W indows 98, W indows NT 4.0, W indows 3.1x, Macintosh, OS/2 and DOS operating sy stems. Refer to the CD booklet for information about launching the CD pr ogram for your operating system. When the CD p[...]

20 Chap ter 2: Prin te r driv ers • DOS application s: – W or dPefect 5.1, 6 .0 – Lotus 1-2-3 2. x, 3.x Additional printer d rivers may have been devel oped since this book was printed . Refer to the CD README for a com plet e l ist o f all t he d riv ers incl ude d on the CD. A utomated fax system In the U.S. and Canada, you c an get a list [...]

21 MarkVis ion MarkVision W ith its easy-to- use tabs, MarkV ision pr ovides a quick and easy way to view and change pri nter settings right from your computer . Y ou can: • select the status tab to view up-t o-the-minute printer status • use Quick Setup to save your printer settings and set up one or mor e printers with your printer con figu r[...]

22 Chap ter 2: Prin te r driv ers[...]

23 Paper ha ndlin g 3 P aper handling Y ou r printer has two standar d paper sourc es: an automatic paper feeder , wh ich holds up to 150 sheets of plain paper and a single sheet man ual feeder . Use the automatic paper fe eder for the print jobs you do most often. Use the manual sheet feed er to feed a single page, transpar ency , envelope, label [...]

24 Chapter 3 : Paper ha ndlin g P ap er types and sizes Selecting the right paper type r educes printing pr oblems. For best prin t quality , use 20 lb (7 5 g/m2) xer ographic paper . If the paper has a pr eferr ed print side, load it with the print side faci ng you. Media S ize W eight Capacit y P aper A4, A5, B5, l etter , legal, ex ecuti ve 16 -[...]

25 Paper types and s izes Pa p e r Load A4, A5, B5, letter head, legal and executiv e-size paper one at a time f rom the manual feeder or load up to 150 sheets in the automa tic paper feeder . Prepri nted papers such as letter head must be able to withstand temperatur es up to 190 ° C (374 ° F) without melting or r eleasing hazar dous emissions. [...]

26 Chapter 3 : Paper ha ndlin g Load envelopes in the center of the manual feeder or automatic paper fe eder and slide the paper guides snugly against the sides of the e nvelopes. When printing on e nvelopes: • T ry a sampl e of any envelopes you are considering using with the printer bef ore buying large quanti ties. • Use envelopes made f rom[...]

27 Paper types and s izes • Load envelopes vertic ally , flap side down so the stamp ar ea is in the top l eft corner . • Adjust the left and rig ht paper guides to fit the width of the envelopes. Labels For occasional la bel printing, use paper labels desig ned for lase r printer s. Y ou can fe ed la bels one at a time fr om the manual feeder [...]

28 Chapter 3 : Paper ha ndlin g For best re sults, open the single-sheet front output door so the car d stock exits out the fr ont. Loading paper , other media in the automatic feeder Use the automati c paper feeder , which is behind the manual fee der , to feed paper and speci al media such as transpar encies, envel opes, labels and card stock . T[...]

29 Loading p aper, oth er media in the automatic feeder 3 If loa di ng: • A4, A5, B5, legal or exec utive-size paper , insert the paper with the prin t side facing you • letter head paper , insert letter head with the top of the page pointing down, facing you • transpar encies with a r emovable stripe, insert them so the stripe is pointi ng a[...]

30 Chapter 3 : Paper ha ndlin g 5 Extend the pa per support on t he paper output bin or open t he front o utput door if you ’ re printing o n special media . 6 Select t he automatic pa per feeder fr om your softw a re ap pl ica tio n . 7 Star t you r p rint job .[...]

31 Loading p aper, othe r media in the manual fee der Loading paper , other media in the manual feeder Use the manual feeder to f eed paper or specia l media, one sheet at a time, i nto your printer . If you experience pr oblems feedi ng envelopes or index cards in the automatic paper feed er , try printing them one at a time fr om the manual feede[...]

32 Chapter 3 : Paper ha ndlin g Cle arin g pape r jams If you get a paper jam, the Paper Jam i ndicator light pr ompts you to clear the paper path. If the paper has just s tarted to feed fr om the paper feeder when the jam occurs: 1 Pull the pa per straigh t up out of the paper feeder . 2 Open and close t he printer cover to resume printing. If the[...]

33 Clearing paper jams 5 Grasp the paper on both sides and pull the paper toward yo u. 6 Make sure ther e is no more paper in the print er . 7 Re-i nser t the p rint cartr idge . 8 Close the pr inter cover to resume print ing. Note: If the paper jam is in the fuser , tr y open ing and closin g the cover . Each ti me you open and close t he cover , [...]

34 Chapter 3 : Paper ha ndlin g T roublesho otin g Tips Problem: What to do: P aper sticks to geth er/p r in ter feed s multi ple sh eets o f paper . P aper skews or buckles. • Mak e sure y ou are using rec ommende d pape r/other med ia (see “ P aper type s and si zes ” on page 24). Env elopes f ail t o f eed co rrectly . • Mak e sure the e[...]

35 Troubles hooting 4 T r oub leshooting For help solvi ng printing pr oblems, r efer to the following table s. If you cannot fix the pr oblem, contact your point of purc hase for assistance. Y ou may have a printer part that r equir es cleaning or r eplacement by a service technician. Pri nt qual ity pr oblems Problem: What to do: Light or b lurre[...]

36 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting T oner smears or rubs off the pa ge . • Run Engi ne Clean C ycle to remov e any ton er that ma y ha ve accum ulated (s ee ” E ngi ne cle an cy cl e ” on p age 56). • Select a d iff eren t Media T ype or F or m T ype setting f rom y our Le xmark printer drive r . • T r y a diff erent kind of x erog raphic bo[...]

37 Indicato r lig hts Indicator lig hts The next section explains the vari ous light sequences with a corr esponding ill ustration. The indicator lights mea n differ ent things, depending on their sequence. They indicate that t he printer is Ready to print (printer status i nformation); the printe r needs attention (printer attendance in formation)[...]

38 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting Printer status inf ormation If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: is Ready to re ceiv e an d process data. • Print a test pa ge b y pus hing the o pera tor panel b utton with a brief bu tton press , or • reset the printer b y push ing th e operat or pane l but ton w ith a long b ut ton pres [...]

39 Indicato r lig hts If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: is Busy re ceiving data, p rocessi ng data , the print eng ine is runnin g, or proces sing /printing a tes t page . • If y ou w ant to rese t the printer , push the oper ator panel butto n with a long b utton press .[...]

40 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: is Waiting until a Print Timeou t occurs or until addition al data is receiv ed. • Print data sto red in the printer b uffer by p ushing th e opera tor panel b utton with a brief b utton press or • reset the printer b y push ing th e operat or pane l but[...]

41 Indicato r lig hts If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: is Resettin g settings to their p ow er-on def ault settings or sa ving settings change d in Con figur ation Mod e.[...]

42 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: is Flushi ng corrupted print d ata.[...]

43 Indicato r lig hts Printer att endance inf ormation If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: detect s a Paper Jam . • Open th e printer co ve r , clear all paper from the pape r path a nd close t he co v er to resu me printin g.[...]

44 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: is pr ompting y ou to load media f or manual f eed. The printer stops and displ a ys this light seque nc e f or each piece of media y ou want to print. • Load me dia, wit h the s ide to be printed f acin g the fr ont of the printer , into the man ual f eed[...]

45 Indicato r lig hts If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: top co v er is o pen or the print cartr idge is not in stalled. • Close th e cov er t o displa y the ligh t sequenc e that ap peared be fore the co v er wa s open ed. • Install the print c ar tridge. If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: flas[...]

46 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this : Then y our printer: • memo ry is full , or • receiv ed a page that i s too complex to print, or • reduces the re solution of a f ormatted page to 300 dpi bef ore printing, or • has a PPDS font error , or • doesn ’ t ha ve enough m emory to sa ve what is in the b uff[...]

47 Indicato r lig hts Secondary Er ro r Codes If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: memor y is fu ll ( Memory Full ). • Reduce th e comple xity of the job and/o r the resol ution, or • press th e operat or pane l but ton with a brief b utton pre ss to resume printing , or ?[...]

48 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: has rece iv ed a page that is too c omple x to print ( Complex Page ). • Switch the printing m ode to a d iff erent p rinting mode v ia the Le xmark driv er f or Window s, or • press th e operat or pane l[...]

49 Indicato r lig hts If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: is out of mem ory while f or matting a page an d is f orced to reduce the resoluti on to 300 dpi be fore printing it ( Resolution Reducti on Warning ). • Push the oper ator pan el b u tto n to resume printing, or •[...]

50 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: has rece iv ed a req uest f or a PPDS f ont whic h is not instal led ( Fo nt Error ). • Reset the front pa nel b y pushi ng the operator panel b utton with a long b utton press .[...]

51 Indicato r lig hts If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: doesn ’ t ha ve enough m emory to sa ve what is in the b uffer ( Resource Sav e Off ). • Install additi onal mem ory or • push the oper ator pa nel b utton t o resume printing, o r • reset the front pa nel b y [...]

52 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: has in suf ficie nt m emor y to f ree up unus ed spac e in flas h mem or y ( Insufficien t Defrag Memory ). • Delete fo nts , macros and other data in RAM, or i nstall a ddition al printer memo ry , then is[...]

53 Indicato r lig hts If your printer lights look like this when y ou double-c lick the operator panel b utton: Then y our printer: has an e rror comm unicat ing with the host compu ter ( Hos t In terface Error ). This erro r is disp la y ed if: • you hav e an e xternal network ad apter (ENA) c onnected to y our printer , but y our p rinter can ?[...]

54 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting[...]

55 Indicato r lig hts Printer service inf ormation Reset user defau lts When formatting problems oc cur or unexpected characters print, try r esetting the printer default settings to your user de faults. Pres s and hold the operator panel button until all indicator lights ar e on. Once the defa ult settings ar e reset, the Ready li ght come s on . [...]

56 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting En g i ne cl e a n c y cl e For print quality pr oblems, such as stray toner marks appearing on the paper , select t he Engine Clean Cycle setting to r emove any toner that may have accumulated. 1 T urn off th e pr inter . 2 Open the top cov er . 3 T urn the printer back on. 4 Load paper int o the paper fe eder . 5 W[...]

57 Indicato r lig hts Print quality t est pag es T o help isolate pri nt quality pr oblems, l ike str eaking, select the Print Quality T est Pages setting. 1 T urn off th e pr inter . 2 Open the top cov er . 3 T urn the printer back on. 4 Load paper int o the paper fe eder . 5 When th e Er ror li ght co me s on, in dica ting the top cover i s open,[...]

58 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting Enter He x T race mode When unexpected characters print or charac ters ar e missing, use Hex T race to help you determine if ther e is a pr oblem with the language interpr eter or the cable. Hex T ra ce i s ola tes prin ti n g pro ble ms b y te ll in g you what information your printer is r eceivin g. To e n t e r H [...]

59 Indicato r lig hts Restore factory defa ults If changing the printer user default sett ings do not solve formatting problems, r eset the printer to the original factory default settings. 1 T urn off th e pr inter . 2 Open the top cov er . 3 T urn the printer back on. 4 Load paper int o the paper fe eder . 5 When th e Er ror li ght co me s on, in[...]

60 Chapter 4 : Troubles hooting Before y ou call for service If you can ’ t solve your print er pr oblems, it ’ s time to call for service. Befor e you call, however , check the following: • Is the power cor d plugged into the printer? • Is the power cord plugged dir ectly into a properly gr ounded wall outlet? • Is your printer properly [...]

57 Print c artridg e maintena nce 5 Supplies W ithin the U.S. or Canada, you can or der Lexmark supplies fr om any Lexmark Authorized Suppli es Dealer . T o loca te the dealer near est you, call the number on the printer r egistration car d that came with your printer . In other countries, contact the place wher e you bo ught yo ur pr in ter . Prin[...]

58 Chap te r 5: S uppl ies[...]

59 Print c artridg e maintena nce Recyc ling used supplies Lexmark ’ s Operation ReSour ce SM program l ets you participate in worldwide r ecycling at no cost to you. Some shipping cart ons have printed instruct ions for participatin g in Operation ReSour ce. Other supplies come packaged with a pr epaid shipping l abel that you may use in the spe[...]

60 Chap te r 5: S uppl ies[...]

59 Appendi x A: Prin ter specif ic ati ons A Printer specifications Printer features • Prints up to 8 pages per minute • 600 and 300 dpi print r esolutions • 1200 Image Quali ty • PostScript Leve l 2 emulation s tandard • PCL 6 and PCL 5e emula tions standar d • 45 LaserJet-c ompatible scal able f onts • 39 Optra-compati ble scalabl e[...]

60 Appen dix A: P rinter specifi catio ns Printer dime nsio ns Height: 8.8 ” (224mm ) Wi d t h : 1 3 . 6 ” (345mm) Depth: 14.4 ” (365 mm) W eight: 16.5 lbs ( 7.5kg) with print cartridge[...]

61 Append ix B: Advanced t roubl eshootin g B Ad v anced tr oub leshooting If you contact the Lexmark T echnical Support Center to help you r esolve a print ing problem, they may guide you thr ough configuration mode to change a default setting (i.e., turning on the PPDS Activated setting if your job applica tion uses the PPDS datastr eam). Use the[...]

62 Appendix B: Adv anced tr oublesho oting T o enter configuration m ode you m ust be in the Spec ial Function Menu: 1 T urn off th e pr inter . 2 Open the top cov er . 3 T urn the printer back on. 4 When th e Er ror li ght co me s on, in dica ting the top cover i s open, do a double button pre ss. 5 When the Err or light and Press Button l ight bl[...]

63 Append ix B: Advanced t roubl eshootin g If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default P aral lel P or t Enab led sett ing is se t to A uto , the f actor y def ault. If yo ur printer en counters a memory shortage when trying to print a job and y ou are not using th e paralle l port, tur n off P[...]

64 Appendix B: Adv anced tr oublesho oting If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default P aral lel Protoco l setting is se t to F astbyt es , the f acto ry def ault. When the p rotocol is set to F astb ytes , the p rinter receiv es inf or mation at a much f aster tr ansmissi on rate, provided the[...]

65 Append ix B: Advanced t roubl eshootin g If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default PPDS Ac ti vated s ett ing is off, th e factor y defaul t. T ur n PPDS Activ a ted on when w orking in ap plicatio ns usi n g th e PPDS data stre am. There ar e two set tings f or PPDS Activ ated: O n and Off[...]

66 Appendix B: Adv anced tr oublesho oting If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default CRLF/LFCR A uto CRLF/ LFCR s etting is off , the f actory def ault. How th e printer f ormats the end of a l ine depen ds on the comput er syste m being use d. Use this setti ng to selec t whether o r not the [...]

67 Append ix B: Advanced t roubl eshootin g This illustra tion re prese nts the operator panel sett ings in configuration mod e when an indicator light is blinking. The fol lowing tables describe the f unction of each setting. If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default P a rallel Mo de 1 setti [...]

68 Appendix B: Adv anced tr oublesho oting If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default P a rallel Mo de 2 setti ng is on , the f acto ry def ault. This sett ing de termines if the p aral lel port data is sampled on the leading o r trai ling edge of stro be. If P ar allel Mo de 2 is set O n, the [...]

69 Append ix B: Advanced t roubl eshootin g If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default P aral lel Strobe Ad just sett ing is of f (0), the fa ctory defa ult. This sett ing lets y ou increase the am ount of tim e strobe i s sampled to dete rm ine that v ali d data is av ailabl e on the paral lel[...]

70 Appendix B: Adv anced tr oublesho oting If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default USB P or t Enable d setting is set to Aut o , the f actory def ault. The Univ ersal Serial Bus (USB) lets y ou con nect a v ariety of de vices , i.e., a p rinter , to y our comp uter with a single cable. • D[...]

71 Append ix B: Advanced t roubl eshootin g If your printer lights look like this in configuration mode: Then y our pr inter: Factory Default USB NP A Mode setting i s set to A uto , the f actory def ault. When USB NP A Mode i s enab le d, y our comp ute r can se nd print jobs t o the printer a nd query printer stat us inf or mation simul taneou sl[...]

72 Appendix B: Adv anced tr oublesho oting[...]

73 Append ix C: Sa fety infor matio n C Saf ety inf ormation • If your pr oduct is NOT marked w ith this symbol , it MUST be connected to an electrical outl et that is pro perly gro unded. • The power cord must be connec ted to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible. • Refer service or repairs, other than those de[...]

74 Appen dix C: Sa fety inform ation Sicher heitshinw eise • Falls der Druck er nicht mit diesem Symbol markiert is t, mu ß er an eine ordnungsgem äß geerd ete Steckdos e angeschl ossen we rden. • Das Netzkabel mu ß an eine Steckdose angeschlos sen wer den, die sic h in de r N ä he des Ger ä ts befindet und leicht zug ä nglich ist. • W[...]

75 Append ix C: Sa fety infor matio n • Ledni ngen m å v æ re koblet til en stik kontakt n æ r produktet. Stikkontakten m å v æ r e lett tilgjengelig. • La bare kvalifisert personale ta seg av service og re parasjon som ikke er dir ekte beskreve t i bruksanvisningen. • Dette produktet er utviklet, testet og godkjent i over ensstemmelse m[...]

76 Appen dix C: Sa fety inform ation Inform a çõ es de Seguran ç a • Se o pr oduto N Ã O estiver ma rcado com este s í mbolo, , ele DEVE SER conectado a uma tomada el é trica com liga çã o à terra. • O cabo de alimenta çã o deve ser conectado a uma tomada el é trica localizada perto do produto e de f á cil acesso. • Para todos os[...]

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79 Appendi x D: No tices D Notices Ener g y Star The EP A ENERGY ST AR Computers program is a partnership effort with computer manufactur ers to pr omote the intr od uction of energy-e fficient products and to reduce air pollution caused by power generation. Companies participating in this program introduce personal computers, printers, monitors, o[...]

80 Appendix D: Notic es T o assure c ompliance with FCC r egulations on electr omagnetic interfer- ence for a Class B computing device, use a properly shielded an d grounded cable such as Lexm ark part number 1 329605. Use of a substi- tute cable not pr operly shielded and grounded may result in a violation of FCC r egulations. Any questions r egar[...]

81 Appendi x D: No tices Pour les autres pays : cette imprimante r é pond aux no rmes IEC 825 rela- tives aux pro duits laser de Classe I. Les pr odui ts la ser de Clas se I sont consid é r é s comme d es pr oduits non dangereux. Cette imprimante est é quip é e d ’ un laser de Classe IIIb (3b ) (ars é niure de gallium d ’ une puiss ance n[...]

82 Appendix D: Notic es anv ä ndning, under h å ll som utf ö rs av anv ä ndaren eller annan f ö reskr iven servic e å tg ä rd. Las er -meld ing Skriveren er godkjent i USA etter kravene i DHHS 21 CFR, underkapittel J, for klasse I (1) laserprodukter , og er i andre land godkjent som et Klasse I-laserprodukt i samsvar med kravene i I EC 825. [...]

X-1 Glossar y Glossar y 1200 Image Quality . A print resolution setting that all ows the prin ter to var y the size of ea ch printed pixel, ther eby prod ucing a cont inuous tone ef fect. Thi s setting impr oves the print qual it y of g raphi c fills, im age s and h alfton e s. A A4. pape r measuring 2 10 x 297 mm. A5. Paper measur ing 148 x 210 mm[...]

X-2 Gl ossary configuratio n. (1) The arrangement o f a computer syst em, printer or network. (2) T he devices and programs that make up a system, subsyst e m or networ k. D data stream. Print data and printer c ontr ol information flowin g from the host sys tem (computer ) to the print er without i nterr uption. default . An attr ibute, value or s[...]

X-3 Glossar y leading edg e. The edge of the print er page that exits the pr inter fir st. legal. P aper meas ur in g 8. 5 x 14 i n. letter . Paper measuring 8.5 x 1 1 in. M macro. A collection of commands gr ouped toge ther and tem pora ril y or per man entl y sto red in pri nter mem o ry . manual feed. F eeding one sheet of media (paper , envel o[...]

X-4 Gl ossary R Ready . Sta te of the pri nter in whic h it can re ceive, pro cess and pr int data . reset. Clears t he printer buffer a nd all tempo r ary settin g s, and retur ns to t he init ial p ow er-o n state. resolution. A measure of the shar pness of a printed image, exp ressed in the numb er of dots per inch (dpi). S scalable font. A font[...]

X-5 Index Inde x A acoust ics 79 attachin g an overlay 12 B Busy l ight 39 C cable parallel 4 USB 6 cartridge. Se e pri nt ca rt ri dg e clearing paper j ams 32 Complex Page 48 configuration mode menu items 61 CRLF/LFCR 66 Parallel Mode 1 67 Parallel Mode 2 68 Parallel NPA Mode 63 Parall e l Protocol 64 Parallel Strobe Ad just 69 PPDS Activated 65 [...]

X-6 Index H Hex Trace mode 58 Host Interface Error 53 I indicator ligh ts Busy 39 Flash Mem ory F ull 45 Flushi ng 42 Load Paper 4 4 Paper Jam 43 Read y 38 Resetting 41 Service Error 5 5 Top Cover Open 45 Waiting 40 installin g 17 flash memo ry card o ption 17 print cartridge 2 printer drivers 19 printer memory card option 16 Insufficien t Defrag M[...]

X-7 Index Paralle l Protocol 64 power cord, connecting 12 PPDS Activated 65 PPDS font error 50 print cartridge installin g 2 maintai ning 57 problems 4 , 59 print qua lity 1200 I m age Quality vi toner saver vi printer attendance i nformation 4 3 features ix service informatio n 52 statu s in fo rma ti o n 38 unpackin g 1, 23 printer drivers, insta[...]

X-8 Index printing problems 9, 1 2, 34, 36, 59 reset user defaults 55 restore fac tory defaults 59 types envelopes 25 labels 27 paper 24 transparency 25 U unpacking the printer 1 USB 6, 69 , 70, 71 W Waiting lig ht 40[...]

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