Lexmark C544dn manual

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Cont ents Safe ty inf orm ation. ........... ..... ........... ..... ...... ........... ..... ........... ..... ........... ..... 5 Learn ing about th e printe r....... ........ ............... ........ ............... ....... ............... 7 Than k you fo r ch oosing t his p rin ter!... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ...... ..[...]

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Safety inform ation CA UTION—POTENTIAL I NJURY: See the enclosed Safety Sheet before maki ng any cable o r electric al connectio n. Connec t the power cord to a prop erly gro unded elec trical o utlet that is near the pro duct and eas ily acces sible. Do not pl ace or use th is prod uct near wa ter or wet loca tions. CA UTION—POTENTIAL I NJURY:[...]

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Safet y i nfor mat ion 6[...]

Learning about the printer Than k y ou for c ho os ing t h is p rin ter ! We've worked hard to make sure it will meet your needs. To star t using your new printer r ight away, u se the setu p mater ials that c ame with the pri nter, and t hen skim th e Us er’ s Guid e to learn how to perform basic tasks . To get the mo st out of your printer[...]

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1 2 3 4 5 1 102 m m (4 i n.) 2 508 m m (20 i n.) 3 152 m m (6 i n.) 4 76 mm (3 in.) 5 254 m m (10 i n.) Pr inte r conf ig ur ati o ns Basi c model Note: Your pri nter mod el may hav e com e with a 65 0-shee t duo drawer. Learning a bout the pr inter 9[...]

1 2 3 4 1 Standar d exit bin 2 Standar d 250-sh eet tr ay (Tray 1 ) 3 Manual feeder 4 Pr i n te r con trol pane l Fully con fig ured model The f ollowin g ill ustration sh ows a f ully c onfigured prin ter m odel with a 650- sheet du o draw er and an o ptional 5 50-sheet tray : Note: Some p rinter m odels may not s uppor t th e optiona l 55 0-she e[...]

1 2 3 1 Standar d 250-sh eet tr ay (Tray 1 ) 2 650- she et duo dra wer with integ rated m ultipur pose feeder ( Tray 2) 3 Optional 550-sh eet tra y Learning a bout the pr inter 11[...]

Unde rsta ndin g th e prin ter co ntrol panel Menus Back Stop 12 3 4 5 6 7 Item De scri ptio n 1 Di s p la y Shows mess ages that c ommunicate the status of the pri nter 2 Se lect Press to ini tiate action on a m enu item. 3 Indic ator light Indicates the pri nter status: • Off —The pr inter is off. • Blin king green —The pr inter i s warmi[...]

Add i t iona l pr in ter s etup Ins talling inte rnal optio ns CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continuing. If you ha ve any othe r[...]

Acce ssing th e syst em boa rd to instal l interna l option s CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continuing. If you ha ve any othe r [...]

b Gently pull the cover away f rom the printer, and t hen remove i t. 2 U se the illust ration below to loc ate the app ropriat e connect or. Warning—P otent ial Damage: System board electrical c omponents are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch somethi ng met al on the print er be fore t ouching an y syst em bo ard el ectronic compon ent[...]

1 2 1 Flas h m emory card connect or 2 Memo ry card co nnecto r Addit ional pr inte r se tup 16[...]

Installing a memory card The system board has one connecto r fo r an optional memory card. CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continu[...]

2 O pen both l atches on the connect or complete ly. 3 U npack t he me mory card . Note: Av oid touching the c onnection point s along the edg e of t he card. 4 Alig n the not ches o n the me mory c ard wit h the r idges on th e connec tor. 5 Push the memo ry car d str aight into the c onn ector until it s naps i nt o place. Make s ure each latch f[...]

6 Rein stall the sys tem boar d access cover. In st al ling a fl as h me mo ry c a rd CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continuing. [...]

2 U npack t he me mory card . Note: Av oid touching the c onnection point s along the edg e of t he card. 3 H olding the c ard by its sides, ali gn the pla stic pi ns on the card with t he holes on th e system board. This en sures the metal pins l ine up cor rectly as w ell. 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Plastic pins 2 Metal pi ns 4 Push the card firmly into pla c[...]

5 Rein stall the sys tem boar d cover. Ins talli ng h ardwa re opt ions In stal ling an op ti on al t ray o r d rawe r The print er s upports two add itional in put sour ces: an o ptional 5 50 -sheet t ray and a 650 -she et duo drawe r (Tray 2) with an integrated multipurpose feeder. Note: Some p rinter m odels may not s uppor t th e optiona l 55 0[...]

3 Align a 6 50-sheet d uo drawer with the optional 550-sheet tray, and then lower it into place. 4 Alig n the pr inte r with th e 650 -shee t duo dr awer, and then low er the print er in to place . 5 Install the du st covers. Note: Onc e the printer softwa re a nd any options are installed, it may be necessary to manually add the options in the pri[...]

Att a ch ing cab le s Connec t the print er to the c omputer using a US B cable or an E thernet cable. A USB port r equire s a USB cable. Be sure to mat ch the USB sym bol on the ca ble with th e USB symb ol on the prin ter. Match th e approp riate Ethernet cab le to the Ethern et port. 1 2 1 Ethernet por t 2 US B p or t Verify ing pri nter set up [...]

Printing a network set up pa ge If the pri nter is attac hed to a netw ork, print a network set up page to ver i fy th e networ k connection. T his page a l so provide s impor tant informa tion t hat aids network pr inting conf iguration . 1 Make sure t he pri nter is o n and Ready a ppears . 2 F rom the printe r control pa nel, pr ess . 3 Press th[...]

Updat ing ava ilable opt ions in t he prin ter driver Once t he printer soft ware an d any o ptions ar e instal led, it m ay be nec es sary to manu ally ad d the options i n the printer drive r to make them availa ble fo r print jobs. For Wi ndow s us er s 1 O pen the Pr inters folder: a Click , or click Start and then c lick Run . b In the St art [...]

Se tt ing up wi reles s pr int in g Note: A Ser vice Set Iden tif ier (SSID) is a na me as sign ed to a w ireles s net work. Wir eless E ncrypt io n Protoc ol (W EP) and Wi -Fi Prot ected A ccess (WPA ) are types of se curit y used on a networ k. Info rmation y ou will need t o set up t he printer on a wirel ess network Note: Do not c onnect t he i[...]

1 Conne ct the po wer cable t o the printe r and then to a prope rly grounde d electri cal outl et, and then turn th e printer on. 1 2 Make sure t he print er and computer are f ully o n and ready. Do not connec t t he USB cable unt il instruc ted to do so on the screen. 2 In sert the Soft ware and Do cumen tatio n CD. 3 Clic k Install P rinter an [...]

8 F ollow the inst ructio ns on th e computer s cr een to complete the software installation. Note: Basi c is t he rec ommended p ath to choos e. Cho ose Ad vanc ed only if you want to customiz e your install ation. 9 T o allow other comput ers o n the wire less netwo rk to use the wireless pri nt er, follow steps 2 t hrough 6 a nd step 8 f or ea c[...]

5 U nder Collections , select Bo nj o u r or Rendez vous , an d then dou ble-clic k the pr inter na me. Note: The appli cation is referr ed to as Rendez vous in Mac OS X version 10.3, but is now call ed Bonj our by A pple Compute r. 6 F rom t he main page of the Em bedded W eb Ser ve r, navigate to the pa ge w here the w irel ess se tting s infor m[...]

2 Add the printer : a For IP printing: In Mac OS X ve rsion 10.5 or later 1 From the Apple m enu, choose System Prefer ences . 2 Cli ck Print & Fax . 3 Cli ck + . 4 Select the printer from the lis t. 5 Cli ck Add . In Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier 1 From t he Fin der des kto p, choos e Go > Applic ations . 2 Doub le-click the Utilities f[...]

Befo re y ou i nstall the pr int er on a w ired n etw ork, make s ure tha t: • You ha ve complete d the initia l setup o f the print er. • The pri nter is c onn ected to yo ur netw ork with the approp riat e type of cable . For Wi ndows us ers 1 In sert the Soft ware and Do cumen tatio n CD. Wait for the Welcome screen to appear. If the CD does[...]

8 Type the us er pas sword, a nd then clic k OK . All the necessary software is install ed on the computer. 9 Cli ck Restart when instal lation i s compl ete. b Add the printer : • For IP pri nt ing: In Mac OS X ver sion 10.5 or later 1 Fr om the A pple m enu, c hoos e Syste m Pref eren ces . 2 Clic k Pr int & Fa x . 3 Clic k + . 4 Clic k IP [...]

9 Se lec t t he pr int er f ro m t h e li s t. 10 Click Add . Note: If the pr inter does n't s how up in t he li st, you ma y need to add it usin g the IP addre ss. C ontact your system suppo rt pers on f or assista nce. Addit ional pr inte r se tup 33[...]

Minimizing your printer's enviro nmental impact Lexmark is comm itted to environment al susta inabil ity and is con tinually i mpro ving its pr inters to reduce t heir impac t on the environment. We design with the enviro nment in mind, engineer our packaging to reduce materials, and provide collect ion and rec ycling programs. For more inform[...]

life c ycl e asses sments and f ound t hat pap er w as i dentified as the primary co ntributor (up to 8 0%) o f car bon em issions caused thr oughout the entir e life o f a devi ce (fro m des ign to end- of-lif e). This is due to the energy-i ntensive man ufacturin g processes requi re d to make pa per. Thus, L exmar k seeks to e ducate custom ers [...]

Check your fi rst draft for a ccuracy Before pr inting or m aking mu ltiple c opies of a docume nt: • Use t he previe w feature , whic h you can selec t fro m the Print dialo g or t he Lexma rk Toolbar , to see how the doc ument will lo ok before yo u print it. • Pri nt one c opy of the doc ument t o chec k its content a nd forma t for accur ac[...]

Choose To On Reduce printer noise. • You may noti ce a re duction i n processing sp eed. • Pri nter eng ine motors do not start until a job is r eady to print. You m ay notice a short delay before the first pag e is pr int ed . • Fans run at a reduc ed speed or are turned of f. • If you r printer has faxi ng capabi lity, fax sounds ar e red[...]

Recy cl ing Lexmark pro vides c ollect ion progr ams a nd envir onmen tally pr o g r e s s i v e a p p r o a c h e s t o r e c y c l i n g . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , see: • The Notic es chapter • The E nviron mental Su st ainabilit y sectio n of th e Lexma rk Web sit e at www.lexmark.c om/envi ronment • Th e Lex ma rk recyc lin g[...]

Loading paper and specialty media This section explains how to us e the 250-sheet tray, the m anual feeder, an optional 550-sheet tray and the 650-sheet duo draw er wit h an int egrated mult ipurpos e feeder . It al so inc ludes informa tion abo ut pape r orien tatio n, sett ing the Paper S ize a nd Paper T ype, and linki ng and unl inking t ray s.[...]

7 Press . 8 Press the ar row butto ns unt il Cu st om Typ e <x> or an othe r custom name ap pe ars, and t hen p ress . Subm itt ing ch ang es appears , followed by Pa per M en u . 9 Press , and then pr ess to return to the Rea dy stat e. Setti ng the p aper size and ty pe 1 Make s ure that the printer is on and Rea dy ap pears. 2 F rom the pr[...]

6 Pres s the arrow buttons unt il the co rrect unit of m easure appears , and t hen press . Subm itt ing ch ang es appears , followed by the Un iv ersa l S et up menu. 7 Press , and then pr ess to return to the Re ady state. Spe cify the pa per he ight and w idth Defining a sp ecific he ight and w idth meas urem ent for the Unive rsal pa per si ze [...]

2 S queez e the length guide tab inwar d as shown, and slide th e guide to the correc t position f or the paper size being loaded. Note: Use the siz e indi cators on the botto m of the tray t o help position the gu ide. 3 If the paper is longer than A4 or letter size, push the gr een tab at the back of the tray to extend it. 4 F lex the sheets back[...]

6 Make s ure th e paper guides are secure against the ed ges of the paper. Note: Make sure that side g u ides are placed t i ghtly against t he edges of the pap er so that th e image is registered prope rly on the pag e. 7 Insert the tra y. 8 If a different type or si ze of paper wa s loaded than the type or size previously loaded in the tray, chan[...]

Using th e multip urpose feeder 1 Push the feeder release latch to the left to o pen the multipurpose feeder. 2 Gr asp the ext ensio n, and pull it strai ght out until it i s fully e xtended. 3 Prepare the paper for loading. • Fle x sheets o f paper back and for th to loose n them, and the n fan them . Do not fold or c rease t he paper . Straight[...]

1 2 3 4 1 Tab 2 Stack height l imiter 3 Width guides 4 Size indicator s 5 Load t he pa per, and then adjust the wid th guide t o li ghtly touch the edg e of th e paper stack. • Load paper, car d stoc k, and transpa rencies w ith the re com mended print si de fa cedown a nd the top e dge en te r i ng f i rs t . • Load envelopes with the f lap s [...]

Using the manual feeder The st andard 250-sh eet tray ha s an integ rated manua l feeder that can be use d to print on diff erent t ypes of pap er one sheet at a tim e. 1 Load one sheet of paper facedown into the center of the manual feeder. Note s: • Lo ad letterh ead faceup, with the top of the sh eet entering first. • Load envelopes with the[...]

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Paper and specialty media guidelines Additional info rma tion for pr inting on spe ciality me dias may be foun d in the Cardstoc k and La bel Gui de available at htt p://sup port.le xmark.c om . Pa per gu ide l ine s Paper characteristics The fo llowing paper charact eristics a ffect pr int quali ty and reli ability. C ons ider these cha racteristi[...]

Fib er cont en t Most hig h-quali ty xerog raphic paper is made from 10 0% c hemically tr eated pulped wood. T his content prov ides the paper with a high degr ee of s tability resulting in fewer paper feeding problems and better print quality. P aper containing fibers suc h as cott on posses ses c haracteri st ics that can neg atively af fect pape[...]

Sup p orte d pap er s i zes , type s, an d w e ight s The fol lowing tables pr ovide inf ormat ion on stand ard an d optio nal input sources and the sizes, types , and we ights of print media t h ey support. Note: For an unlist ed paper s ize, se lect the c lose st larger list ed si ze. Paper sizes s upported by the pri nter Notes: • Your prin te[...]

Paper s ize Dimen sions 250-sh eet tra y Opti ona l 5 50- she e t tr ay Mult ip urp ose feeder Manu a l feeder Univ ersa l * 148 x 210 mm (5 .8 x 8.3 i n. ) up to 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in .) 76 x 1 27 m m (3 x 5 in. ) up to 216 x 3 56 mm (8.5 x 14 in .) X X 7 3/ 4 Enve lop e (Monarch) 98 x 19 1 m m (3 .9 x 7.5 i n. ) X X 9 Enve lop e 98 x 22 5 m m[...]

Paper ty pe Stan dard 250-sh eet tra y Opt iona l 550- she et tra y Mult ipur pos e fe eder Manual feed er Paper Card st ock Tra ns p ar e nc i es * X Enve lop es X X Paper labe l s * Lexmark trans parency part numbers 12 A8240 and 12 A8241 are supported from the s tandard tr ay, the manual feeder, and the multipurp ose feeder . Paper typ es and we[...]

Paper ty pe 25 0-s heet t ray O ptiona l 5 50-she et tra y Multip urp ose feeder Manual feed er G loss y pa pers Book — 88 to 176 g/m 2 grain l ong ( 60 to 120 lb book) Cove r —162 to 176 g /m 2 grain long ( 60 to 65 lb cover) Book — 88 to 176 g/m 2 grain l ong (60 to 120 lb book) Cove r —162 to 176 g /m 2 grai n long (60 to 65 lb cover) Bo[...]

Paper capaciti e s In put capa ci ties Notes: • Your prin ter mod el may have a 650 -sheet d uo drawer , which con sists o f a 550 -s heet tray and an int egrated 100-sheet multipurpose feeder. The 550-sheet tray part of the 650-sheet duo drawer supports the same paper as the opti onal 550 -sheet t ray. The int egrate d multipu rpose f eeder su p[...]

Printing Pr inti ng a d ocu m ent Printing a docum ent 1 Load p aper into a t ray or feeder. 2 F rom the p rinter c ontr ol pane l Paper men u, set the Pa per Size/Type t o mat ch the loaded paper. 3 S end the pr int jo b: F or Wi nd ows use rs a With a do cument open, c lick File  Pri nt . b Click Pro perti es, P re ferenc es, O ptio ns, or Set[...]

Pr inti ng s pe cia lt y d ocu men t s Additional info rma tion for pr inting on spe ciality me dias may be foun d in the Cardstoc k and La bel Gui de available on htt p://sup port.le xmark.c om . Tips on using letterhea d Page ori e ntation is i mpor tant when pr inting on let terhead. U se the fo llowing table t o de termine which d irecti on to [...]

S our ce o r pro cess P rint s ide an d pa pe r o ri ent atio n Manual feeder (simplex printing) Multipurpose feeder Preprinted letter head design is placed f ace down. The top edge of the sheet with the logo should enter the manual feeder first. Manual feeder (dupl ex printing) Multipurpose feeder Preprinted letterhead desig n is placed fa ce up. [...]

Tips on us ing e nvelo pes Print s amples on t he envelopes being considered for use b efore buying larg e quantities. When printi ng on env elope s: • Feed envelopes from the manual feeder or optional multipurpose feeder. • Set the P aper Type t o Envelo pe, and s elect the enve lope siz e. • Use envelopes designed spec i fically for laser p[...]

• Do not use l abels wit h expo sed ad hesive. • Do not pr int within 1 m m (0.04 in.) of the ed ge of the label , of the per forations, or b etween die- cuts of th e l abel. • Be s ure adhes ive backing does not reac h to the sh eet edge . Zone coat ing o f the adh esive at le ast 1 mm (0 .04 in.) away f rom edges is rec ommended. Adhes ive [...]

Prin ting fro m a fl ash drive A USB po rt is lo cated o n the prin ter co ntrol p anel of some models. Ins ert a f lash d rive to p rint su pporte d file t ypes. Support ed file types i nclude: .pdf, .g if, .jpeg, .j pg, .bmp , .png, .tif f, .tif , .pcx, and .dcx. Many flash drives are tested and approved for use with the p rinter. For more inform[...]

Pr inti ng p hot os fr om a P ic tB rid g e-e na bl ed di git al c a me ra 1 In sert on e end of the USB cable into the camera. Note: Use only the USB cable that came with your camera. 2 In sert the o ther end of the USB cable in to the USB port on the front of the printer. Note s: • Make sure the Pic tBr idge- enab led digital ca mera is se t to[...]

Printing a direct ory list A direc tory li st show s the r esour ces stored in fl ash m emor y. 1 Make sure t he pri nter is o n and Ready a ppears . 2 F rom the printe r control pa nel, pr ess . 3 Press the ar row butto ns unt il Re po rt s appears , and then press . 4 Press the ar row butto ns unt il Pri nt Di rect ory appears, and t hen pre ss .[...]

3 Select the job to cancel. 4 F rom the keyboar d, pre ss Delete . From t he W indows t as kbar: When you send a job to pri nt, a small prin ter icon app ears i n the rig ht cor ner o f the taskb ar. 1 Do uble-cli ck the printer icon. A list of pri nt job s appea rs in t he pri nter wi ndow. 2 S elect a job to c ancel. 3 F rom the keyboar d, pre ss[...]

Understanding pr inter menus Me nu s li st Su ppli es Me nu Pap e r Menu Repor ts N etwo rk/ Port s Sett ings Cyan Ca rt rid ge Magenta C artridge Ye llow C artridg e Blac k C artri dge Ima ging Ki t Was te T one r B ox Defa ult Sourc e Size/T ype Paper Texture Paper Wei ght Pape r L oa ding Cus tom Ty pes Univ ersal Set up Menu Settings Page De vi[...]

Pa per menu Defaul t Sou rce menu Men u it e m Desc r iptio n De fa ult So urc e Tra y <x > MP Feeder Manual Pa p er Manual Env Sets a defaul t paper source for all pr int jobs No t es: • Tray 1 (standar d tray) i s the fac tory default sett ing. • The 650-sheet duo drawer m ust be installe d in order for MP Feeder or T ray 2 to appear as[...]

Men u it e m Desc ripti on Tray <x > Type Plain Paper Glo ss y P ape r Car d S tock Transparency Re cycled Letterhead Colo red Pap er Lab el s Bon d Preprinted Lig h t P ap e r Heavy Paper Rough/Cotton Custo m T yp e < x> Specifies the type of paper loaded in each tray Note s: • Plain Paper is the fac tory default setting for Tray 1. [...]

Men u it e m Desc ripti on MP Fe e der Ty p e Plain Paper Glo ss y P ape r Car d S tock Transparency Re cycled Letterhead Colo red Pap er Lab el s Bon d Enve l ope Preprinted Lig h t P ap e r Heavy Paper Rough/Cotton Custo m T yp e < x> Specifies the type of paper loaded i n the multipurpose feeder Note s: • The 65 0 -sheet duo drawer must [...]

Men u it e m Desc ripti on Manu a l E nv el op e Si ze 7 3/ 4 Env elo pe 9 Env elope 10 Env el ope DL E nv elo pe B5 En vel o pe C5 Enve lo pe Other Envelope Specifies the size of the envelope being manually loaded Note : 10 Envelope is the US factory default s etting. DL E nvelope is the internati onal factory def ault setting. M anual Enve lope T[...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Bond T ext ur e Rou g h Smooth Normal Specifies the relative texture of the paper l oaded Note : Rough is the factor y default s etting. Env elo pe T ext ure Normal Smooth Rou g h Specifies the relative texture of the envelopes loaded Note : Normal i s the factory def au lt setting. Let te rhe ad T ext ur e Normal Smooth[...]

Pa per We i ght me nu Menu items Def ini tion Pl ain Weig ht, Gl os sy Weig ht, B ond We ig ht, Le tt erhe ad W ei ght , Preprinted Weight, or Colored Weight Normal Lig h t Heavy Identifies the relative weight of the pa per loaded Note : Norm a l i s the factory defa ult setting. Tra ns p ar e nc y W ei gh t Normal Lig h t Heavy Identifies the rel [...]

Menu items Def ini tion R oug h/C ot to n Pa per W eig ht Normal Identifies the rel ative wei ght of the rough/cotton paper loaded Note s: • Normal is the fact ory default se t ting. • Setti ngs ap pear only i f rough/co tton paper is supported. Custom <x> Normal Lig h t Heavy Identifies the relative weight of the custo m paper type loade[...]

Men u it e m Descr i ptio n Heav y Pa pe r L oad ing Off Dup lex Determines the paper loading direction for all jobs that s pecify H eavy Paper as th e paper type Note : Off is the factory defa ult set t in g. Roug h /C ott on L oad i ng Off Dup lex Determines the p aper loading direction for all jobs that sp ecify Rough/Cotton as the paper type No[...]

Un iversal Setup menu Men u it e m De sc ri ptio n Units of M easu re Inc he s M illime ter s Identifies the units of measure No te s: • Inches is the US fac tory default setting . • Mil limet ers is the intern ation al fact ory def a ul t settin g. Portra it Width 3–14.17 inc hes 76–360 mm Sets the portr ait width No te s: • If the width[...]

Device Statistics menu Men u it e m Desc ript ion De vice Stat isti cs Prints a r eport contai ning pr inter s tatistics s uch as s upply i nformation and details about pr inted pag es Note : The page prints when this item is selected. Netwo rk Setup Pa ge me nu Men u it e m Desc ript ion N etwor k Se tup Pa ge P rints a report containing informati[...]

Netw ork /Port s Act ive N I C me nu Men u it e m Descr i ptio n Activ e NI C Auto <list of availa ble network cards> Shows the print s erver Note s : • Auto is the factory default setting. • Thi s menu it em app ears only if an opt iona l netw ork c ard is ins ta lled. Net work m enu Men u it e m Desc r iptio n PCL Sm ar tS w itc h On Of[...]

Men u it e m Desc r iptio n Mac B ina r y PS Auto On Off Sets the printer to process Macintosh bi na ry P ostScript print jobs No te s: • Auto i s the factor y default setting . • The Off s etting filters pri nt jobs using the s tandard protocol. • The On s etting pro cesses raw binary PostScript pr int jobs. N etwor k Se tup Rep o rt s Netwo[...]

Men u it e m Desc ript ion Bann er P age Off On Allows the printer to pr int a banner page Note : Off is the fac to ry def ault setting. TC P/IP m enu Note: This menu is availab le only for n etwork model s or printers at tached to pr int server s. This men u is avai lable from the Network/Por ts menu : Network/P orts  Netwo rk Men u  TCP/IP [...]

IPv 6 me nu Note: The Inter net Protocol v ers ion 6 (IP v6) me nu i s availab le onl y for net work mo dels o r print ers a ttached to print ser vers. This men u is avai lable from the Network/Por ts menu : Network/P orts  Netwo rk Men u  IPv6 Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Enab le IPv 6 On Off Enab l es IP v 6 in t he prin ter Note : On is the[...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n View Sign al Qual ity Lets you view the quali ty of the wireless connection Vi ew Se cu r it y Mo d e Lets you view the encryption method for the wi reless connection Ap pleTal k menu This men u is avai lable from the Network/Por ts menu : Network/P orts  Netwo rk Men u  AppleT alk Men u it e m Desc ript ion Acti v[...]

Men u it e m Desc r iptio n NP A Mode Auto Off Sets the printer to perform the special processing r equired for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol No te s: • Auto i s the factor y default setting . • Changing this setting from the printer control panel and then exiting the menus causes the printer [...]

Set ting s Ge neral Settings men u Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Disp la y Lang uag e Eng lis h Fran cais Deu t s c h It alian o Espanol Dan sk Norsk Nederlands Svenska Portugues Suomi Rus s i an Pol sk i Ma gy ar Tur kce Cesky Si mplified Chin ese Tra dit ional C hin es e Kor e an Japanese Sets the lang uage of the text appearing on the display No t[...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n R un Ini tia l Se tu p Yes No Instructs th e printer t o run the setup wi zard No t es: • Yes is the factory default setti ng. • After compl eting the setup wizard b y selecting Done at the Country s elect screen, the def ault settin g becomes No. Alar ms Cart ridg e Al arm Sets an al arm to s ound when the pr inter [...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Prin t Reco ver y Jam Re co ver y Aut o On Off Specifies whether the pr inter reprints jammed pages No t es: • Auto is the f a ctory def au lt setting. T he printer reprints jammed pages unl ess the memory r equired to hol d the pages is needed for ot her prin ter ta sks. • On sets the pri nter to always reprint ja m[...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Downl oa d Ta rget RA M Flash Sets the storage location for downloads Note s : • RAM is the factory default s etting. • Storing downloads in flash memory places them i n perm anent storage. Downloads remain in flash memory even when the printer is turned off. • Sto ring do wnloa ds in RA M i s tempor ary. • This [...]

Men u it e m De scri ptio n Blan k P age s Do N ot Pr i nt Pri n t Sp ecif ies whet her bla nk pag es are in sert ed in a pr int job Note : Do Not Print is the factory default s etting. Collate O ff (1 ,1, 1,2,2 ,2) On (1,2, 1, 2,1 ,2) Stacks the p ages of a print job in sequence when printing multipl e copies Note s: • Off i s the factor y defau[...]

Men u it e m De scri ptio n Orien tat ion Auto Landscape Po rtrai t Sp ecif ies the o rienta tion of a mu ltiple -page shee t Note : Auto is the fac t ory def ault setting. The printer choos es between portrait and landscape. N-u p Bo rd er None Solid Prints a border around each page ima ge when using N-up (pages-sides) Note : None is the factory d[...]

Men u it e m De scri ptio n Color Saver Off On Reduces the amount of toner used for graphics and images. Th e amount of toner used for text is not reduced. Note s: • Off is the factory d efault setti ng. • On o verr id es T on er Dar kn ess set ti ngs. RGB Br i ght ne ss -6 – 6 Adjusts br ightness in col or outputs Note s: • 0 i s the facto[...]

Men u it e m De scri ptio n Manu a l C ol or RG B I mag e RG B Te x t RGB Graphics Custom izes the RGB color conver sions Available selections for each setting are: Vivid sRG B Dis pla y Display—T r ue Blac k sRG B Vivi d Off Note s: • sRGB Di splay is the factory default setting for RGB Im age. This a pplies a col or conversion table to an out[...]

Utili ties menu Men u it e m De scri ptio n Format Fl ash No Yes Formats the f lash memory. F lash memory re fers to the memory added by insta lling an optional flash memory card in the printer. Wa rn in g—P ote nt ial Da ma ge: Do not turn off the pri nter while the f lash memory is formatting. Note s: • An op tional flash memory c ard must be[...]

Men u it e m Desc ript ion Anno ta ti on s Do N ot Pr i nt Pri n t Prints annotati ons in a P DF Note : Do N ot Print i s the factory def au lt s etting . PostScript menu Men u it e m Desc ript ion Prin t PS Err or Off On Prints a page c ontaining the P ostScript erro r Note : Off is the fac to ry def ault setting. Font Pri orit y Resident Flash Es[...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Font Name Cour ier Identifi es a specific font and the option where it is stored Note s : • Courier is t he factor y default setting. • Courier shows the font name, font ID, and storage location in the printer. The font s ource abbr eviation is R for Resident, F f or Flash, and D for Downloa d. Sym b o l Se t 10U PC-[...]

Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n PCL E mu latio n Sett ing s A4 Wid th 198 mm 203 mm Sets the pri nter to print on A4-size paper Note s : • 198 mm is the factory def a ult setting. • The 203-mm sett ing sets the width of the page to allow the printing of eighty 10- pitch cha racter s. PCL E mu latio n Sett ing s Auto CR after LF Off On Specifies whe[...]

Ima ge me nu Men u it e m De scri ptio n Auto Fi t On Off Sele ct s the opt ima l paper size, s caling , and or ient atio n Note s: • On is the fac tory default setting. • The On setting over rides scaling and ori entation se ttings for some i mages. Invert Off On Inverts bi-tonal monochrome i mages Note s: • Off is the factory d efault setti[...]

Men u it e m De scri ptio n Lay ou t Auto Off 2 Up 3 Up 4 Up 6 Up 9 Up 12 Up 16 Up Index P ri nt Determines th e maximum num ber of i mages that can be pri nted on one s ide of the paper Note s: • Auto i s the factory default s etting. • If bot h the printer and the PictBridge-enabled digital camera have a value for thi s se tti ng , t he ca me[...]

Maintaining the prin ter Perio dically, cert ain tasks are requir ed to ma intain op timum p rint qu ality. Stor in g suppl ies Choose a c ool , clean stor age area fo r the pr inter supp lies. St ore supplie s rig ht side up in th eir ori ginal pac king until you are ready to us e them. Do not expose suppli es to: • Di rect sunlight • Temperat[...]

Orderi ng supplies To ord er supplies in the U.S., cont act Lexm ark at 1 -800-539- 6275 for inform ation ab out Lex mark authori zed supplies dealers in your ar ea. In other countries or r egions, visit t he Lexmar k Web Site at www.lexmark. com or contact the place where you purchased the printer. Note: All li fe estim ates fo r pri nter supp lie[...]

Part na me Part n umber C540 a nd C 543 C544 C546 Black Extr a High Y ield Ret ur n Pr og ra m T on er Cart ridg e C544 X1 KG X X Cyan Extra Hi gh Y ield Ret ur n Pr og ra m T on er Cart ridg e C544X 1C G X Magenta Extra High Yie ld R etu rn Pro gra m To ner C artrid ge C544X 1MG X Yel low Ex t ra Hig h Yi eld Ret ur n Pr og ra m T on er Cart ridg [...]

Orderin g a waste t oner bottle Wh en 82 Re plac e Wast e Tone r appe ars, or der a r eplace ment wa ste t oner b ox. The w aste t oner b ox must be replaced when 82 Re plac e Wast e To ner appears. Part na me Part n umber Waste toner bottle C540X 75 G Re pl ac in g s u pp l ies Replac ing the wa ste ton er box Replace th e wast e toner bo x when 8[...]

1 Unpack the replacement waste toner box. 2 Gr asp the fr ont doo r at the si des, and then pull it toward you. CAUTION—H OT SURFACE: The inside o f the pri nte r might be ho t. To reduce the ris k of injury f rom a hot comp onent, all ow the surf ace to co ol before to uching . 3 O pen the t op door by slidin g the butto n forw ard. 4 Remove the[...]

5 Press the green levers on each side of the waste ton er box , and then remo ve i t. 6 Place the waste toner box in the enclosed packaging. For m ore information, s ee “Recyc ling Lexmark p roducts” on page 38. 7 In sert t he new waste toner bo x. 8 Replace the right side cover. Maintain ing t he printe r 100[...]

9 Close the t o p d oor. 10 C lose the front door. Rep laci ng a black and c olor im agi ng k i t Replace the blac k and co lor imaging kit when 31 .y y D efe ctiv e I ma gin g Kit appe ars. 1 Gr asp the fr ont doo r at the si des, and then pull it toward you. CAUTION—H OT SURFACE: The inside o f the pri nte r might be ho t. To reduce the ris k o[...]

2 O pen the t op door by slidin g the butto n forw ard. 3 Rem ove the toner cart ridg es by lifting the handles , and then g ently pul ling t hem away f rom the imagin g kit. 4 Remove the right s ide cover. Maintain ing t he printe r 102[...]

5 Press the green levers on each side of the waste ton er box , and then remo ve i t. 6 Lift the blue levers on the imagin g kit, and then pu ll it toward you. 7 Pres s down on the b lue levers , grasp the green h andles o n the si des, and then pull the imaging ki t out. Warning—P otent ial Damage : Do not touch the underside o f the ima ging k [...]

8 Rem ove the yellow, cya n, magent a, and blac k develo per un its. 9 U npack the repla cement b lack and c olor imagin g ki t, and leave the p ackagi ng on the develo per un its. 10 G ently sh ake the ye llow, cya n, magenta, and blac k develop er uni ts side t o side. 11 Rem ove the pack aging f rom the developer units. 12 In sert the yellow , c[...]

14 A lign and insert the im aging kit. 15 G ently, but f irm ly push the b lue lev ers down until t he imag ing kit dr ops i nto place . 16 Repl ace the waste ton er box. Maintain ing t he printe r 105[...]

17 Repl ace the right side cover. 18 R epl ace the to ner cart r idges. 19 C lose t he top door. Maintain ing t he printe r 106[...]

20 C lose the front door. Replacing a toner cartridge Replace the spec ified t oner cartridge (ye llow, cyan, magenta, or black) w hen 88 Re pla ce <c olor > Cart ridg e appear s. The print er will not continue p rinting un til the specifi ed ca rtrid ge is repl aced . Warning—P otential Damage : Damage cause d by use of a non -Lexmar k ton[...]

4 Rem ove the toner cartridge by lif ting the handle, and then gently pulling i t away from the ima ging kit. Y C M K Y C M K 5 Alig n the new toner c artr idge, and t hen pre ss down until it c licks i nto plac e. Y C M K Y C M K Maintain ing t he printe r 108[...]

6 Close the t o p d oor. Y C M K Y C M K Repla cing a dev elope r unit Replace a develo per un it when a pri nt quality de fect o ccurs . Note: When a d eveloper u nit is replac ed, you mu st manual ly calibra te the color. F or more informatio n, see “Col or misreg istratio n” on page 1 48. 1 Gr asp the fr ont doo r at the si des, and then pul[...]

3 Rem ove the toner cart ridg es by lifting the handles and then g ently pul ling t hem away f rom the imagin g kit. 4 Remove the right s ide cover. 5 Press the green levers on each side of the waste toner bo ttle, and then remove it. Maintain ing t he printe r 110[...]

6 Lift the blue levers on the imagin g kit, and then pu ll it toward you. 7 Pres s down on the b lue levers , grasp t he ha ndles on the sides , and the n pull t he i maging kit out. Warning—P otent ial Damage : Do not touch the underside o f the ima ging k it. This co uld damag e the im aging kit. 8 Rem ove t he used d eve loper unit. 9 Place th[...]

12 R em ove the red sh ipping cove r from the de velo per un it. 13 In sert the de velo per un it. 14 A lign and insert the im aging kit. Maintain ing t he printe r 112[...]

15 G ently, but f irm ly push the b lue lev ers down until t he imag ing kit dr ops i nto place . 16 Repl ace the waste ton er box. 17 Repl ace the right side cover. Maintain ing t he printe r 113[...]

18 R epl ace the to ner cart r idges. 19 C lose t he top door. 20 C lose the front door. Clea ning the exte ri or of the pri nte r 1 Make s ure t hat the printer is turn ed of f and unplu gged fro m the w all ou tlet. CAUTION—SH OC K HA Z ARD: To avoid the risk of electric sho ck when cleaning the exterior of the printer, unpl ug the power cord f[...]

4 W ipe onl y the out side of t he pri nter, maki ng sure to inc lude the s tandard exit tray. Warning—P otent ial Damage : Using a dam p c loth to c lean the int erior m ay c ause da mage to your pri nter. 5 Make s ure t he standa rd exit t ray is dr y befor e beginnin g a ne w print j ob. Movi ng the pr inter Before movi ng t he printer CAUTION[...]

Administrative support Restor ing t he fact ory defa ult set ting s Menu s ettings mark ed with an asterisk (*) indicate th e active settin gs. You ca n res tore the orig i nal p rinter se ttings, ofte n referred to as the fact ory d efaul t setti ngs . If yo u want to retain a list of the current menu sett ings for referenc e, then pr int a menu s[...]

Setting up e-mail alert s You c an have the print er send yo u an e- mail when the suppli es are getting lo w or when the paper ne ed s to be c hanged, added , or unjammed. To set up e-mail alerts: 1 T ype the prin ter IP addres s into the addres s fie ld of your Web b rowser. Note: If you do no t know the IP addre ss of the printer, then pr int a [...]

5 Enter the IP ad d ress es of the source and tar get printers . Note: To add a dditi onal ta rget printers , clic k the Add Tar get IP bu t ton. 6 Clic k Copy Prin t er Settings . Admin ist rative support 118[...]

Clea ring jams Jam error messages appear on the printer control panel display and in clude the area of the printer where the jam occurred. When th ere is more than one jam, the number of jammed pages is displayed. Avoi ding jams The fol low ing hints c an help you avo id jams: Paper tray recommenda tions • Make sure th e paper lies flat in the tr[...]

Unde rsta ndin g ja m number s and l oca tions When a jam occurs, a mes sage ind icating the jam lo catio n appears. O pen doors and covers, an d remove trays to acc ess jam loc ati ons. Jam number Acce s s p o int To access th e jam 200 250-sh eet tr ay (T ray 1) and manual feeder 1 Open the front door, a nd then rem ov e a ny jams . 2 Open the f [...]

200–2 02 an d 230 pa per j am s 1 If t he jam is in the paper tray: a Grasp the ha ndle, and p ull the st and ard 250 -shee t tray (T ray 1) an d manu al feede r out. b Remove the jam . Note: Make sure a ll paper fr agment s are remo ved. c Inse rt the tray. d Press . 2 If t he jam is in side the print er: a Grasp the f ront do or at the si de ha[...]

b If the jam is visible, remove th e jammed paper. Note: Make sure a ll paper fr agment s are remo ved. c If the jam is in the fu se r area, grasp th e green lever, and then pull the fuser cover towar d you d Hold th e fuser co ver dow n, an d then rem ove t he j ammed paper. The f user c over closes w hen releas ed . Clea r ing j ams 122[...]

Note: Make sure a ll paper fr agment s are remo ved. e Close the fron t door. f Press . 23 1 and 2 35 p ape r ja ms 1 Gr asp the fr ont doo r at the sid e handho lds, a nd then pul l it tow ard you t o open it . 2 Remo ve t he j am. 3 Load the tr ay with th e correct paper size. 4 Insert the tra y. 5 C lose the fro nt door. 6 Press . Clea r ing j a[...]

24x pa per ja m 1 Gr asp the hand le, and pu ll the op tio nal 550 -sheet tr ay out. Note: The opt ional 55 0-sheet t ray is not availab le on al l printer mo dels. 2 Re mov e t he j amm ed pa per . Note: Make su re all pape r fragme nts are r emoved. 3 Insert the tra y. 4 Press . 25 0 paper jam 1 Push the lever in the multipurpose feeder down to a[...]

Troubleshoo ting Unde rstand ing pri nter mes sages Calibrat ing The printer is adjusting the color. Wait for the message to cl ear. Close door Close the u pper an d low er do ors . Insert Tr ay <x> Inse rt the specified tr ay into the pr inter. Reload prin ted p ages in Tray < x> • Press to cl ear t he mes sage and c ontinue proce ss[...]

Load <i nput src > with <ty pe> <size> Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Load the pape r tray o r other sourc e with the cor rect pape r type and si ze. • Press , and the n press to cancel the p rint job. Load s ingle sheet feede r w ith <cus tom type nam e> Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Load the manual[...]

Remo ve paper f rom standard outpu t bin Remo ve the s tack of pap er fr om the standard exit bin. Remo ve pa ckaging mat eria l Che ck for and rem ov e any pa ckag in g mat erial s fr om t he tone r cart ri dges. Unsup porte d USB devi ce, plea se remove Remove the unrecognized USB device. Unsup porte d USB hub, pl ease rem ove Remo ve the unrecog[...]

32.yy Repla ce Unsuppo rted < colo r> Cartridg e Replace the un suppo rted t oner cartridg e wi th a su pported one. 34 Shor t pap er The paper i n the selecte d tray is too short for the current pr int job. Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Load the appro priat e pa per in the tray. • Press the arro w buttons until Co ntin ue appe [...]

• Inst all additional printer memo ry. 39 Complex pag e, some data may not have print ed Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Press the arro w buttons until Co ntin ue appe ars, and then press t o clear the mes sage a nd cont inue print ing. • Cancel the current print job . • Inst all additional printer memo ry. 5 1 De f ec tiv e f la s [...]

Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Press to cl ear t he mes sage and conti nue pri nting. • Turn th e power off and th en back on to res et the printer . • Upgrade (fl ash) the ne twork fir mware in the prin ter or print serv er. 56 Sta ndard USB port dis abled Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • The pr inter di sca rds any dat a r[...]

82 Re place waste t oner bo x Replace the waste t oner bottle, and then press to clear the message. 82 Waste t oner bo x miss ing Replace the waste t oner bottle, and then press to clear the message. 82 Waste t oner box nea rly full Press to clear the mes sage. 88 Cartridge is low Press to clear the mes sage. 88 Replace <col or> cartridge The[...]

If Re ad y do es not ap pear, t urn t he pri nter of f and c ontac t Custom er S upport. Error messa ge about readin g USB drive appea rs Make sur e the USB drive is supp orte d. Jobs do not print These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: M AKE SU RE THE PR INTER IS RE AD Y TO PRINT Make s ure Rea dy or Po we r Sa ve r appe ar[...]

Job ta kes lo nger than e xpect ed to print These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: R EDUCE THE COMPLEXITY OF TH E PRINT JOB Eliminate the num ber an d size of fonts, the number an d comple xity o f imag es, and the n umber of pag es in the job. C HANGE THE P AGE P RO TECT SE TTIN G TO O FF 1 Fr om the pr inte r contro l pan[...]

U SE TH E SAM E P APER S IZE AND P APER T YPE SET TI NGS • Print a menu s ettings p age and comp are the settin gs for each tray. • If neces sary, adjust t he se ttings fr om the Pape r Siz e/Type menu. Note: The multipurpose feeder does not automat ically sense the paper si ze. Y ou must set the s ize from the Paper Size/Typ e menu. Large j ob[...]

So lving option pr oblems Setti ngs chos en fr om the so ftware pro gram o r app licati on can chang e o r override se ttings cho sen from the printer control panel. If an opt ion is not func tionin g, then make sure it is selec ted in the sof tware as we ll as the printer cont rol panel . Opti on doe s not operate corre ctly or qu its a fter it i [...]

M AKE SU RE THE PAPER TRA Y IS INST ALL ED CORRECTLY If the paper tray is listed on the menu setting s page, but paper jams when it enters or exit s the tray, then it ma y not be pro perly inst alled. Rei nst all the pa per tra y. For mor e inform at ion, see the hardw are setup doc um entation t hat came w ith the paper tray, or go to http:/ /supp[...]

Solv ing paper feed prob lems Paper frequent ly jam s These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: C HECK THE PAPER Use recomm ende d paper and spe cialty medi a. For more informatio n, see “Paper and specialt y media guideline s” on page 48 . M AKE SU RE THER E IS NOT TOO MUCH PAPER IN THE PAPER TR AY Make sure t he sta ck o[...]

So lving print qu ality p r o blem s Isol ating pri nt qua lity prob lems To help is olate pr int quality pr oblem s, print t he print qualit y test pag es: 1 Tur n t he p ri nt er off . 2 F rom the p rinter c ontr ol pane l, pres s and hold and the r ig ht arr ow butto n while t urning the prin ter on. 3 Releas e both b uttons w hen the clock anim[...]

Clipp ed images Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: C HECK THE GUI DES Move the w idth and le ngth guid es in the tray to the correc t positions f or the paper size l oaded. C HECK THE PAPER SI ZE SETTI NG Make sure t he p aper si ze sett ing matc hes the pa per lo aded in the tray: 1 Fr om the pr inter c ontro l panel Pape r menu , check t he Pa[...]

The imaging kit may be defect ive. If Bla ck and colo r imag in g ki t li fe w arnin g or Bl ack imagi ng k it lif e wa rni ng appears, replace the imaging kit. Gray b ackground ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE C HECK THE T ON ER D ARK N ESS S ETTI N G Select a lighte r Toner Darkn ess sett ing: • Fr om the print er cont rol pane l Qu ality menu, cha nge the se[...]

Light colo red lin e, white line, o r incorrectl y colored line These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: A TON ER CARTRIDGE MAY BE DEFECTIVE Replace the def ective toner cart ridge. T HE IMAG ING KIT MAY BE DE FE CT IVE Replace the imaging kit. Note: T h e print er has two type s of i maging ki ts: a blac k and color imag ing[...]

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: T HE PAPE R MAY HAV E ABSO RBED MOIST URE DUE TO HI GH HU MIDI TY • L oad pap er from a fr esh packag e. • St ore paper i n its or iginal w rapper unt il you use it. C HECK THE PAPER TY PE SET TIN G Make su re the paper type setti ng matches the paper l oaded in the tray: 1 Fr om t[...]

3 Press the arrow b uttons unt il Quali ty me nu appear s, and th en pres s . 4 Press the arrow b uttons unt il Color Ad ju st appear s, and th en pres s . Cali br at in g appear s. C HECK THE DARKN ESS , BRI GHTNE SS , AN D CONTRA ST S ETTI NGS The To ner Dark ness settin g is too dar k, the RGB B rightn ess setting i s too dar k, or the RG B Cont[...]

Print is too light These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: C ALI BRA TE THE COLOR The printer a utomatically calibrates the c ol ors whenever a n ew imaging kit is detected. If a cartridge is r eplaced, then you can calibr ate t he colors man ually: 1 Fr om the pr inte r contro l panel , pre ss . 2 Fr om the Admin me nu , pr[...]

C HECK THE PAPER TY PE SET TIN G Make su re the paper type settin g matches th e paper loaded in the tra y. 1 Fr om the pr inter c ontro l panel Pape r men u, check the Pap er T ype set ting. 2 Before s ending t he job to print, s pecify th e correct t ype setting: • For Windows users, s p ecify the type f rom Print Properties. • For Macintosh [...]

Notes: • The pri nter has tw o types of ima ging kits: a black and c olor im aging kit , and a black imaging kit. The black and colo r imagi ng kit con tains cyan, ma genta, yell ow, a nd black. T he black im aging kit contains black onl y. • The P rint Def ects m enu print s a dia gnostic list of proble ms. For mor e informa ti on, see “ Men[...]

Toner rubs of f These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: C HECK THE PAPER TY PE SET TIN G Make su re the paper type setti ng matches the paper l oaded in the tray: 1 Fr om the pr inter c ontro l panel, c heck t he Paper Type s etting f rom the P aper menu. 2 Before s ending t he job to print, s pecify th e correct t ype setti[...]

Transpa rency prin t qualit y is poo r C HECK THE TR AN S PAR E NCI ES Use o nly tran sparen cies re comm ended by th e printer manu facture r. C HECK THE PAPER TY PE SET TIN G Make su re the paper type setti ng matches the paper l oaded in the tray: 1 Fr om the pr inter c ontro l panel, c heck t he Paper Type s etting f rom the P aper menu. 2 Befo[...]

R EMOV E AND REI NS TALL TH E TON ER CARTRIDGES Remove the to ner cartridges, and then reinstall them. C ALI BRA TE THE COLOR The printer will automatic ally calibrate the colors whenever a new imag ing kit is detected . If a car tridge is replac ed, then you can c alibrate t he color s manually: 1 Fr om the pr inte r contro l panel , pre ss . 2 Fr[...]

Why does n't t h e printed colo r mat ch the c olor I see on the com put er scree n? The color conversion tables used in Auto Color Correct ion m ode generally app roxi mate the c olors of a stand ard comp uter mo nitor. Howev er, b ecause of techno logy differ ences that e xist betwee n prin ter s and monit ors, t here are many co lors t hat [...]

Manual C olor menu Obje ct t ype C ol or c o nve rs io n tabl e s RGB Im age RGB Text RGB Gr aphics • Vivid —Produces brighter, m ore saturated colors and may be ap plied to a l l in com i n g c o lo r for m at s. • sRGB D ispl ay —Produces an output that approximates the c olors displayed on a computer mo nitor . Black toner usage is optim[...]

To ac cess a det ailed Color S amples set fro m the E mbedded Web S erver: 1 O pen a W eb bro wser. 2 I n the addr ess ba r, ty pe the ne twork p rinte r I P addres s. 3 Clic k Configurat ion . 4 Clic k Color Samples . 5 Clic k De ta ile d Op tio ns to na rr ow th e se t to o ne c ol o r ra n g e. 6 W hen the Detailed Options page appears, select a[...]

Notices Prod uc t inform ation Pro duct name: Le xmark C5 40n , C5 43d n, C5 44 n, C5 44 dn, C5 44 dw, C 54 6dtn Machi ne type: 5025 Mode l(s): 210, 230 , 41 0, 4 30, 4 3W , 43 9, n0 1, n0 2, dnw , xd1 , x d2, dn 1, dn2 , gd 1, gd2, dw1, dw 2, dt 1 , dt2, g t1, gt 2 Edition no tice Ju ne 20 11 The fo llowing para graph doe s not apply to any coun t[...]

UNITED STATES GOVE RNMENT RIGHTS This so ftwa re and any accompan ying document ation prov ided und er this agreement are commer cial c omputer softwar e and document ation develope d ex clusively at priv ate expense . Tr adem arks Lexmark , Lexm ark wit h diamond de sign , and MarkVisio n are trademar ks of Lexmar k Internatio nal, Inc., r egist e[...]

Modul ar com ponent notice Wi reless- equipp ed mo dels cont ain th e fol lowing mod ular co mpon ent(s): Le xmark re gula tor y type /m odel L EX- M04- 00 1; FC C ID :IY LLEX M0 400 1; IC :2 376A -M 04 001 Nois e emis si on leve ls The fol low ing measur ement s were ma de in acc ordance w ith ISO 77 79 and repo rted in c onfor mance with ISO 929 [...]

ENERGY ST AR Any Lexm ark produc t beari ng the EN ERGY STAR emblem on the produc t or on a s tart-up scree n is cer tified to comply with Environm enta l Protec tion Agenc y (EPA ) ENE RGY S TAR requir ements a s c onfigu red when sh ipped by Lexm ark. Temperat ure i n formation Ambient temperature 15.6- 32.2 °C ( 60-90° F) Shipping and s torage[...]

Power consumptio n Pro du ct po we r cons um pti on The fo llow ing table docum ents t he po wer con sumptio n charac teris tics of the prod uct. Note: Some m odes m ay not ap ply to you r produc t. Mode Desc ript ion Pow er co ns u mpt io n (Wat ts ) Pri n tin g The produc t is g enerating hard-copy output from el ectronic inputs. 48 0 W (C540, C5[...]

Industry Canada c ompl iance sta tement This C lass B digital ap parat us mee ts all requir ements o f the Canadi an Inte rferenc e-Causi ng Equipment Stan dard ICES-00 3. Avis de conf ormité au x nor mes de l’i ndust rie du Cana da Cet ap pareil numér ique de class e B est conforme aux e xigenc es de la norme canadienne relat ive au x équipem[...]

The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that t h e an tenna is lo cated or pointed su ch that it does not e mit RF fields in excess of Health Canada limits f or the gener al pop ulation; cons ult Saf ety Cod e 6, obt ainable fro m Health Canada' s Web site www.hc-sc .gc.ca/r pb. The ter m "IC :" before the certi fication/r [...]

Member States r elating to electromagnetic compa tibility, saf ety of electric al equi pment desi gned for us e within cer tain voltage limit s and o n radio e qui pment and tele communi catio ns term inal equ ipment . Compli ance is indi cated by t he CE marking . Operat ion is allow ed in all EU and E FTA cou ntries, but is restricted t o indoo r[...]

Nederlands Hier bij verklaart L ex mark Inter national, Inc. dat het toes tel dit product in overeenstemming is met de essentië le eisen en de ander e relevante bepaling en van richtlijn 1 9 99/5/EG. Norsk Lexmark I nternational, Inc. erkl ærer her ved at dette produktet er i samsvar med de grun nleggende krav og øvrige relev ant e k rav i direk[...]

To obtain w arra nty servic e you may be requir ed to present proof of origin al purchase . You may be requir ed to del iver your pr oduct to t he Remark eter or Lex mark, or ship it prep ai d and suitabl y pac kaged to a Lexm ark desig nated l ocation. You are responsible for loss of, or damage to, a product in transit to the Remarketer or the Lex[...]

Lexmark 's liabi lity fo r actual da mages f rom any c aus e whatsoever will b e limi ted to t he amount you paid for the product that c aused the damag es. This lim itat ion of liab ility wi ll not ap ply to claims b y you for bo dily injur y or damag e to r eal property or t angible personal proper ty for which Lexmark is legall y liable. IN[...]

This A greement i s to be rea d i n c onjunct ion with certain st atutor y pr ovisi ons, as t hat m ay be in fo rce from time to tim e, that i mply warr anties or conditions or im pose obligation s on Lexm ark that c annot be exclude d or mo difi ed. If an y such provi sions appl y, then t o t he extent L exma rk is ab le, L exmark her eby lim its [...]

time of download. Use of the Freeware by you sh a ll be governed entirely by the terms and conditions of such license. 6 TRANSFER . You may transfer the Software Program to another end-user. Any transfer must inc lude all software com ponents, media, prin ted mat erials, and this L icense Agre ement and yo u may not r etain c opies of the S oftw ar[...]

18 C APACITY AND AUTHOR ITY TO C ONT RACT . You represent that you are of the legal a ge of majority in the pla ce you sign this Licens e Agreement and , if appl icable, you ar e duly author ized by your employer or pri ncipal t o enter into this con tra ct. 19 ENTI RE A GREE MENT . This L icense A gree ment (includ ing an y add e ndum or amen dmen[...]

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G General Set ting s menu 81 green set tings Quiet Mo de 3 6 guidelines car d stoc k 59 envelopes 58 letterh ead 56 I Ima ge menu 93 imagi ng kit rep lac ing 10 1 imagi ng kits ordering 97 inform ation, f indin g 7 Insert Tray <x> 12 5 instal lation wire less net work 26, 28 instal ling optio ns in driver 25 pri nte r so ftwa re 2 4 instal li[...]

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