Lexmark E120 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 mode ls: Le xmark E120 (b ase mod el) with 600 dpi (dots per inch) to 1 200 IQ (imag e quality ) resoluti on, 8 MB o f standard memory , and a USB po r t; and Le xmark E120n netw ork model) wit h 600 dpi to 1200 IQ resoluti on,16 MB o f standard memory , a USB por t, and an i ntegra ted Et[...]

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. The USB por t and a cabl e lock acces s point can al so be f ound at th e rear of the p r inte r , on the right. T he network mode l (Le xmark E120n) has an Ethernet port located just below t he USB port. Not e: All future [...]

Ov er vie w 7 Over view The netw ork model (L ex mark E120n) ha s six l ights and tw o b uttons . Not e: The Co ntinue button al so functi ons as a li ght on the E120n mod el. • Pres s and r eleas e Continue to resu me printing. • 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 pa nels 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 two lights . Lights indicate the status of the printer . Buttons are used to contin ue or ca ncel the c urrent print jo b . When the printer is turned o n, both lig hts cycle a s[...]

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 indicate printer cond itions s uch as printer st atus, interventio n, or service. Use th e light se[...]

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 bled (Ready / Data light b links fiv e times) Jam in the p rinter paper path (Read y[...]

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 xplanation s of the p r imary and sec ondary light se quences , and wh at can be done to c lear them. Primary Codes Ready / P ower Save r Light s equen ce: Ready / Data—On Mess age : • Printer is read y to recei[...]

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 o r messa ge to clear . – Press and release to cancel job . – Press and hold to reset printe r . • Printin[...]

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 us er def ault settings . All activ e pr int jobs are cancel ed. A user d efa ult[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. Ready / Data—Blinks once Mess age : Printer is not ready to re [...]

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 car tridge detected Open door Light s equen ce: Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. Ready / Data —Blinks th ree times Mess age : Either the t oner cartridge is miss ing, the l on[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary 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 p[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. Ready / Data —Blinks th ree times Mess age : Printer memory does not ha ve the free space n ecessary to collate pr[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary 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 quic kly to see the s[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 22 Using the operator panels Jam in T ray 1 / priority f eeder 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 quic kly to see the s econdary light s equen[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary 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 t[...]

Overv iew of the Lexmark E120 opera tor panel 24 Using the operator panels Replace long-life photoconductor kit Ser vic e error Light s equen ce: Error—Blinki ng Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. Ready / Data—Blinks once Mess age : Long-lif e photocondu ctor kit s hould be repl aced so on. [...]

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 li ghts (Co ntinue b utton is both a li ght and b utton). Lights in dicate th e 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 things , depen ding on t heir sequenc e. Lig hts that a re off , on, and /or bl inking indica te printer cond itions suc h as printer statu s, int er ven tion, or s er vice [...]

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 bled 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 xplanation s of the p r imary and sec ondary light se quences , and wh at can be done to c lear them. Primary Codes Ready / P ower Save r Unsupported toner c ar tridge Service err or Light s equen ce: Ready / Da[...]

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 o r messa ge to clear . – 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 conten ts 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 quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. • Ready / Data—On • Load / R emov e P aper—O n [...]

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 ramm ed into th e engine or fi rmware . Solutio n: W ait f or message to cle ar . When [...]

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 tridge, an d install a ne[...]

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 dge dete cted Light s equen ce: • Cont inue— On • Error—On Second ary ligh t seque nce: Press twice quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • Ready / Data—On • Error—On Mess[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary 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 print[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • T oner Low/R eplac e PC K it—O n • Error—On Mess age : Prin[...]

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 P aper—O n 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 dr[...]

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

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: Al l jam s show th e same pri mar y code . T o det ermine the ja m location , 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 se[...]

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 f eeder Note: Al l jam s show th e same pri mar y code . T o det ermine the ja m location , 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 sequ[...]

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 quic kly to see the s econdary light sequ ence. • Cont inue— On • Ready / Data—Blinking • Error—On Mess age : T oo much me mory has be[...]

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 page 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 photo conduct or kit should be replac e[...]

Pri nting the menu setting s and networ k se tup page 44 Using the operator panels The Le xma rk E120n (netw ork model), h as a resi dent W eb pag e, whic h can be a ccessed from the bro wser . T o acces s the residen t W eb page , type the printer’ s IP address in the URL ad dress fie ld of the b rowser (f or ex ample, ht tp:// 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 y pes 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 v er mix m edia types within a tr a y . Choosing appropriate print media T o redu ce printing probl ems and recei ve th e best print qual ity , try a sample of the media y ou are co nsidering bef ore b[...]

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 eng ra ved printing pr ocess. • Choose f or ms and letterhead types that a bsorb ink, but do not b leed. • A v oid rough or hea vily te xtured surf aces . Use medi a print[...]

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 min imum size of 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inch). • Preprintin g, perf orati on, and cr easing c an signific antly aff ect print quality and caus e media han dling or j amming problem s. • A v oid usin g card [...]

Loading p rint media into T ra y 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 lift ing up unt il the co ver clic ks into a fully o pen state . 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 kstop [...]

Loading p rint media into T ra y 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 annin g it bac k and f or th. Straighte n the edge s on a le vel surf ace. 3 Place the prepared s tack of p rint media into the tra y and pus h the attac hed bac kstop lig htly agains t the end of th e loaded sta ck. 4 P[...]

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 ated at the front of the printer , just abov e T ra y 1. Use the priority f eeder to m ake quic k runs of pr int media t ypes or siz es tha t are not c urrently load ed i[...]

Prev enting jams 52 Print media tasks and tips Preventing jams A v oid most jams b y correctly loading p rint media. • Do not load wrinkled , creased , or damp p rint media. • Nev er m ix medi a ty pes wi thin a tray . • Fle x, f an, an d straig hten pape r bef ore loading. • Do not ex ceed ma ximum stac k heigh t. • Mak e sure g uides an[...]

Clea ring ja ms 53 Print media tasks and tips Clearing jams When a ja m occurs , the printer st ops, and the Error light on the oper ator pa nel bl inks. T o determine the loc ation of 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 age 12 or Operator pane l code s for the Lexma rk E1 20n on p[...]

Clea ring ja ms 54 Print media tasks and tips 3 Open th e top door , and rem ov e any lodged p r int me dia from th e paper path. CAUTION: The fuser ma y be hot. T o av oid pers onal injury , use cau tion when o pening th e top door t o remo ve a jam from the fuser are a. 4 Open th e front doo r by sli ding the r elease b utton t o the left.[...]

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 dged p rin t medi a. 6 T o rem ov e print me dia behin d the tone r cartr idge , it ma y be necessa r y to remo v e the tone r cartr idge 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 Make sure all other doors are closed securely and press Continue 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 i s located a t the front o f the printer ju st abo ve T ra y 1. It h as an adj ustable guide on each side , and uses the T ra y 1 paper co ve r as a print media path. Use the priority fee der to mak e quick runs of print[...]

Pri nting from th e pri ori ty feeder 60 Printing tasks 10 Hold both si des of the print media cl ose to the priority fe eder and p ush into the printer unti l the media stops . Not e: Do not fo rce the print m edia into fe eder . F orcing media causes jams. 11 Pr ess th e fla shing Continue button to print the job . From a Macintosh computer 1 Cli[...]

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 does no t support manual dupl ex printing. F ollo w the directio ns belo w to print on both side s [...]

Pr inting multi ple page i mages on one pag e (N-up pr intin g) 62 Printing tasks T o m anuall y duple x a prin t job from a Wi ndow s comp uter : 1 Click File Æ Print . 2 Click Preferences (or Options , Print er , or Setup , depending on the app lication ) to vie w printer driv er se ttings. 3 F rom the P age Lay out tab , select 2-s ide d pr int[...]

Pr intin g on letter head 63 Printing tasks 4 T o pri nt a visib le border aroun d each page image , select Pr int pag e bo rders . 5 Click OK . 6 Click OK on the Print window to send the job to print. From a Macintosh computer 1 F rom the comput er softwa re applic ation, se lect File Æ Print . 2 F rom the Copies & P ages pop-u p , se lect L [...]

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 lig ht seque nce appea rs on the 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 o rmation 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 Retur[...]

Supply items ne eded 66 Supplies information Supply items needed There ar e two supply ite ms to replac e: the long-lif e photoconductor kit and the toner cartridge. The lo ng-lif e photoc onductor kit typic ally lasts up to 25,000 page s (at appro xim ately 5% co ver age, on letter/A4 plain paper wit h intermittent printing, in a n av erage Cla ss[...]

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 emp eratur es abov e 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 v er by s liding th e release b utton to the left a nd lifting the door u ntil it clic ks into an ope n position. 3 Remo ve the toner c ar tridge b y gra sping the ha ndle and p ulling o[...]

Changing t he toner c ar tr idge 69 Supplies information 4 Unpac k the ne w t oner cartr idge . Not e: P ac king mat erial from the new ca r tridge ma y be u sed to s hip the old c ar tridge bac k to Le xmark f or recy cling. S ee Le xmark Retur n Program on p age 74 f or mo re inf ormation. 5 Remo ve the red, pla stic pac kin g from the ca r tridg[...]

Changing t he toner c ar tr idge 70 Supplies information 7 Install the new toner cartridge by a ligning the si des of the to ner car tridge with the guides in the printer and pushing the tone r cartr idge in a s f ar as it wi ll go . The car tridge stops when correctly in stalled. 8 Close the front co v er , and press Continue t o resume printing .[...]

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 rep lacing the l ong-lif e phot oconduct or kit, do not touch the b lue drum. T ouching the drum will contam inate the l ong-lif e pho toconduc tor kit and af f ect print qua lity . 1 Open th e rear cov er by slid ing th[...]

Changing the lo ng-life photocon ductor kit 72 Supplies information 3 Unpac k the ne w long-l ife photocondu ctor ki t, being care ful not to t ouch the blue drum when remo ving the f oam cover ing. 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 print q[...]

Changing the lo ng-life photocon ductor kit 73 Supplies information 5 Push the tabs firmly with y our thu mbs until th e long-li fe photoconduc tor kit cl icks i nto place . 6 Clos e th e rear d oor. Warning: Do not l eav e the re ar door op en longe r than ne cessary . Extended l ight e xposure can damag e the b lue photoco nductor dru m and ca us[...]

Lexmark Retur n P rogram 74 Supplies information Lexmark Return Pr o gram The Le xmark Return Progra m is an envi ronmental progr am in whic h Le xmark sells new to ner cartridges 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 recycling . Regul ar toner ca r tridges without this ag[...]

T r oubleshoot ing 75 6 T r ou bleshooting 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 selecte d from the P aper T ype menu . If Env el[...]

General problems 77 Troubleshooting T oner l ow ligh t sequen ce come s on T o e xten d toner ca r tridge lif e some what, remo v e the cartr idge . Gently sh ake the toner cartr idge from side to s ide and front to bac k se v eral times to redi stribute the toner , and reinsert it. Repeat thi s procedure multip le times . If the print rem ains f a[...]

Print qu alit y prob lem s 78 Troubleshooting Print quality problems T o sol ve ma ny print quali ty probl ems, replace supply or ma intenanc e items that ha v e reached the end of intended lif e. Use the f ollowing t able fo r solution s. Symptom Cause Solution White li nes Either the t oner cartridge or the fu ser is def ective . Replace th e ton[...]

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

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

Print qu alit y prob lem s 81 Troubleshooting Streaks at the bot tom of the printed page. The long-l if e photoco nductor k it is ex hausted . Replace th e long-li fe photocond uctor kit. Une ven printing (Print only ap pears on o ne side o f the page. ) The toner c ar tridge is not p roperly installe d. Remov e and then rei nser t the t oner car t[...]

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 uni ty (EC ) dire ctives conformity A declaration of conf ormi ty with the requirements of the directives 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. t o conform 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 , you ma y recov er actual damages up to the limit set f or th in the follo wing paragr aph. Lex mar k's liability f or actual damag es from any cause whatso e ver 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 [...]

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 cartridge 17, 34 d[...]

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 eady 1 5, 3 1 Offline 15, 31 Open d oor 15, 17, 33 Print side two 20, 37 Prog rammi ng eng ine co de 15 , 32 Programm ing system code 15, 32 Ready/Pow er[...]