Lexmark W812 manual

www.lexmark .com User’ s Reference J uly 2002 Le xmark W812[...]

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iii T ab l e of contents Chapter 1: Printer overv iew ............ .............. .............. .......... ............ 7 Chapter 2: Sending a job to print ............. .............. .............. .......... 10 Chapter 3: Canceling a print job .............. .............. ......... .............. . 11 Cancelin g a jo b from the printer ope rat[...]

iv Chapter 8: Loading the trays ...... .............. .............. .............. .......... 21 Loading 2 50-shee t trays .... .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ... 21 Loading 5 00-shee t trays .... .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ... 26 Chapter 9:[...]

v Chapter 24: Replacing the fuser ......... .............. .............. .............. . 61 Removing the old fu ser ............ ............. ................... ............. ............. ................ 6 1 Installing a new fus er ........ ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. .......... 63 Chapter 25: U[...]

vi Chapter 38: Job Menu ............ ......... .............. .............. .............. .... 133 Chapter 39: Quality Menu ............... .............. .............. .............. .... 136 Chapter 40: Paper Menu ................. .............. .............. .............. .... 138 Chapter 41: PCL Emul Menu ...... .............. ...........[...]

7 1 Printer o ver view The following illu strations show the v iews of your Lexmark W 812 pr inter . Output bin Opera tor pan el On/Off s wit ch P ape r size di al Stamdard 250- she et tra y Multipurpose f ee der P aper s upp or t[...]

8 Fuser Print cartr idge Rele ase but ton Duple x connect or P ow er cord co nnect or P arall el port co nnect or Netw ork card connec tor[...]

9 T o increase paper cap acity , you can p urchase additi onal 25 0-sheet a nd 500-sh eet t ra ys. The f ollowing illustra tion shows the pri nter con figured w ith one option al 500-shee t tray and one option al 250 -sheet tra y that is extended for A3 size paper . The following illu stration s hows the pr inter c onfigur ed with two optional 5 00[...]

10 2 Sending a job to print T o print a j ob from a t ypical Windows appl ication : 1 Open the file you want to pr int . 2 F rom the Fi le menu, se lect P rin t. 3 V er ify t hat the c orrect pr inte r is s elected i n the di alog box. 4 Modify th e pri nter se ttings as appropr iate (such a s the page s you want to pr int or th e number of copies)[...]

11 3 Canceling a print job Cance lin g a job f r om th e print er operator panel T o cancel a job after it h as st ar ted pr inti ng, pres s Men u until you s ee Cancel Job, and then pre ss Select . Canceling a job from the Windo ws taskbar When you sen d a job to p rint , a sma ll pr inter ico n appea rs in the r ight cor ner of t he tas kbar . 1 [...]

12 4 Conser ving supplies Sev eral settings i n your applicat ion so ftware or on t he displ a y let you cons er ve toner and paper : Supply Setti ng What the se tting does For more inf ormation, see... T on er T on er Darkness in the Qu alit y Menu Lets y ou adju st the am ount of ton er released on a shee t of p aper . The val ues rang e from 1 ([...]

13 5 Holding a job in the printer When sendi ng a job to the pr inter , y ou can specify in the driver that you want the printer to hold the job in memo r y . When you are rea dy to pr int the job, y ou must g o to the pr inter and use the op erator panel menus to ide ntify whi ch held job you want to pri nt. Note: Pri nt and Hold function s requir[...]

14 Accessing he ld jobs from the operato r panel 1 T o acc ess held j obs from the ope rator panel: – If the pr inter is Busy , press Me nu. Th e Job M enu appears. – If the pr inter is Ready , continue to ste p 2. 2 Press Menu until you see Hel d Jobs o r Confide ntial Job on the operator panel disp lay , depending on the type o f job you want[...]

15 Repeating prin t jobs If you send a Re peat Pr int job, the pr inter pr ints all reques ted copi es of the j ob and stores the job in memor y s o you can pr in t addition al cop ies late r . Y ou can pr int ad dition al copie s as long as th e job remain s store d in memory . Note: Repeat Pr int j obs ar e automati cally del eted from pri nter m[...]

16 Printing conf idential jobs When you sen d a job to th e pr inter , you can ent er a per sonal id entifica tion number (PIN) from the dri v er . The PIN must b e four digits using the number s 1–6. The job is then he ld in pr in ter memor y until you enter the same four-digit PIN from the print er operator panel and choose to pr int or del ete[...]

17 6 P aper and specialty media specifications The following table lis ts suppor ted p aper and special ty med ia sizes a nd weights for the s tandard an d option al tra ys, as well as for the multipur p ose feeder . W e re commend t hat you tr y a limited sampl e of any paper or s pecialt y medi a you are co nsider ing using wi th the p rint er be[...]

18 The following papers are no t recomm ended for use wit h your prin ter : • P aper wit h a rough or heavily textured sur f ace • Coated pape rs, such as e rasable bond • Prepr inted p apers m anuf acture d with che micals that may contaminate the pr inter • Multip le-pa r t f orms • Syntheti c pape rs • Ther mal p apers • Recycled p[...]

19 Labels Y our pri nter can pri nt on ma ny labels de signe d f or use with las er pr inters. The se lab els are su pplie d in letter si ze and A4 size sheets. Labe l adhes ives, face sheet (pr inta ble stock), and topcoa ts must be able to withsta nd temp eratures of 205°C (4 01°F) witho ut melt ing or r eleasin g hazard ous emis sions and pres[...]

20 7 Linking tra ys • If you load the same size a nd type of paper or media in more than on e tra y , the pr in ter automa tically li nks the tra ys. This m eans t hat when one tray is emp ty , it feeds from t he next linked tray . F or e x ample, if you ha v e the same size and type of pape r or media loaded in tray 2 and tra y 3, the pr inter f[...]

21 8 Loading the tra ys Loading 250-sheet trays F ollow the in str uctions in thi s se ction to load paper a nd sp ecialty medi a into a ny of the 250-sh eet trays. T o load paper lo nger t han A4 or letter s ize, go to pag e 24 . Note: Do not exceed the r ecom mended c apacity or med ia weights ( see “P aper and specialty me dia sp ecifications [...]

22 5 Flex the sheets b ack and f or th to loos en them, an d then fan them. Do not fold or creas e the pape r . Straighten the edge s of th e stack on a lev el surface. 6 Place th e paper o r speci alty med ia agains t the back of th e tra y . If loading letterhe ad, inser t the lette rhead f ace up, with the top o f the page facing the rig ht side[...]

23 9 Replace t he tra y cover . 10 Inser t the tray . 11 Adjust t he pape r size dial to match the size of t he pape r loaded in the tray . If the dial is not s et correc tly , you may get a paper j am or 34 Wrong P aper S ize message. 12 Select t he pape r type an d paper s ource f rom your so ftware applic ation. Note: If you install ed an o ptio[...]

24 A3, JIS B4 , le gal , 8.5x 13, or 11 x17 s i ze pap er Extend th e paper tray to load pa per long er than A 4 or lette r size. 1 Remov e the tra y , and then s et it on a flat s urf ace. 2 Remov e the tra y cov er . 3 Slide th e locking mecha nism s on the l eft and r ight sides of the tray inward to unlock the ext e n s i o n .[...]

25 4 Pull the extension out until it stops. 5 Slide th e locking mec hanism s outward t o lock the extension in place. 6 F ollow steps 3 throug h 10 be ginnin g on page 21 to finish l oadin g the tray . 7 Adjust t he pape r size dial to match the size of t he pape r loaded in the tray . If the dial is not s et correc tly , you may get a paper j am [...]

26 Loading 500-sheet trays F ollow these instr uction s to load paper into a 500- sheet tray . Note: Do not exceed the r ecom mended c apacity or med ia weights ( see “P aper and specialty me dia sp ecifications ” ). 1 Remov e the tra y , and then s et it on a flat s urf ace. 2 Remov e the tra y cov er . 3 Flex the sheets b ack and f or th to l[...]

27 5 Make sure the pa per fits easily under the two cor ner bucklers. 6 Replace t he tra y cover . 7 Inser t the tray . Note: Do not exceed the m aximum sta ck height ind icate d on the tray . If you ha ve frequent paper jams, tr y loadi ng the paper to the lower stack height line. 8 Select t he pape r type an d paper sou rce fro m both t he operat[...]

28 9 Loading the m ultipurpose f eeder Use the multi pur pos e feeder f or pa per , s pecialt y medi a (tran sparenc ies and label sheets) , envelopes, and Ha gaki card s. Note: Do not exceed the r ecom mended c apacity or med ia weights ( see “P aper and specialty me dia sp ecifications ” ). 1 Open the multipur pos e feeder . 2 Slide th e side[...]

29 3 Flex the sheets b ack and f or th to loos en them, an d then fan them. Do not fold or creas e the pape r . Straighten the edge s of th e stack on a lev el surface. 4 Inser t the pape r or sp ecialty media , pri nt side u p , into the multipur pose feeder . Note: T o avoid jams w hen pr intin g transpar encies, we reco mmend you re mov e e ach [...]

30 Printing en velop es 1 Inser t the envelopes pr int side up, flap down, into the multi pur pose feeder . 2 Slide th e side gu ides t o fit the wi dth of the envelopes. 3 Select t he pape r size, paper typ e, and paper sour ce fro m both the o perator pan el and your software appl ication . 4 Press Go to star t your pr in t job .[...]

31 10 Tips f or successful printing Storing paper Use the following guid eline s to av oid pap er feeding problems and unev en pr int qua lity . • Store pa per in an environment where the temperature is appr ox imat ely 21°C (70 °F) an d the relative humi dity is 40%. • Store c ar to ns of paper on a pallet or shelf rather than d irectly on t[...]

32 The following hints c an help you a void paper j ams: • Use only rec ommend ed paper . Refer to the Car d Stock & Label Guide av ail ab le o n Le xmark’ s W eb si te at www . lexmark.com f or mor e informa tion ab out which paper provide s optimum result s fo r yo ur printing en vironment . • If you need detai led infor mation before p[...]

33 11 Using the optional duple x unit Duplexing your pr int job s co nser ves suppl ies a nd redu ces co sts. T o prin t a dupl ex job , selec t Dupl e x from your pr inter d river . Note: T o avoid paper jams when d uplexing universal size jobs, ma ke sure the paper si ze is between 148 mm–2 97 mm (5.8 i n.–11.7 in.) wide and 148 mm –508 mm [...]

34 12 Chec king an unresponsive printer Sometime s pr inter problems ar e ver y easy t o solve. If your print er is no t respon ding, f irst make su re: • The power cord i s plugg ed into the prin ter and a prope rly grou nded elec tric al outle t. • The ele ctrica l outlet is not tur ned off by any s witch o r breaker . • Other e lectri cal [...]

35 13 Solving print quality pr oblems Y ou can s olve many pri nt qual ity pr oblems by replaci ng a sup ply o r mainte nance item that has reached the end of i ts in tended life. Check the operato r panel for a mess age abo ut a pr inter cons umable. See Determining the status of supplies f or informat ion abo ut other ways to ident ify cons umabl[...]

36 Print too light • The T oner Da rkness set ting is too li ght. • Y ou are u sing pape r that does not meet t he printer specifi cation s. • The print cartridge is low on toner . • The print cartridge is def ectiv e or has be en installe d in more than one printer . • Select a diff erent T oner Darkness se tting from the printer driv er[...]

37 Print irregularities • P aper h as absorb ed moisture due to hi gh humidity . • Y ou are u sing pape r that does not meet t he printer specifi cation s. • The fuser is worn or def ectiv e. • Load pape r from a fre sh pack age in th e paper tra y . F or inf or mation on sto ring paper , see Storing paper . • Use rec ommended p aper and [...]

38 Streaked vertical lines T oner is sme a red be fore fusing to the paper . If paper is stiff , tr y fe eding from an other tra y . T oner spec ks • The print cartridge is def ectiv e. • The fuser is worn or def ectiv e. • T oner is in the p aper path. • Replac e the print ca r tridge. See Replacing the print cartridge . • Replac e the f[...]

39 Incorrect mar g ins • Guides in the se lected tr a y are set f or a diff erent s ize paper than what is loaded in the tr a y . • A uto siz e sen sing is set to Off , b ut y ou loade d a diff erent size p aper in a tr ay . Fo r e xampl e , y ou inserted A4 siz e paper i nto the sel ected tray b ut did not set the P aper Size to A4. • Mov e [...]

40 14 Solving paper feed pr ob lems Symptom Cause So lution P aper frequent ly jams. Y ou are u sing pape r that does no t meet the printer specific ations . Use re commen ded paper a nd spec ialty media . Ref er to the Card Sto ck & Label G uide av ailab le on Le xmark’ s Web site at www .lexmark.co m f or detail ed specif ications . See Cle[...]

41 P aper frequent ly jams (contin ued). The paper frequen tly jams in the optio nal 500-shee t tra y . Load the paper to the stac k height indica ted with an A. P aper jam s when duple xing Univ ersal size paper . The Uni vers al paper size selected is outside the rang e f or dupl ex ed jobs . Use pap er between 14 8 mm–29 7 mm (5.8 in.–11.7 i[...]

42 15 Solving printing pr oblems Symptom Cause Solution The operator p anel disp lay is blan k or displa ys onl y diamonds. The printer self te st f ailed. T ur n the print er off , w ait about 10 seco nds, and turn the printer back on . Performing Self Test appears on the dis pl a y . When the te st is complet ed, the Ready m essage is displa yed.[...]

43 Jobs do not print (con tinu ed). Y ou are using the wrong printer dri ver or a r e pr int ing to a fi le. • V er ify that you s elected the printer driv er associa ted with you r Le xmark W812 printer . • If yo u are usin g a USB po r t, make sure y ou are ru nni ng Win dows 98, Wi ndows Me, or Windo ws 2000, an d using a Windo ws 98, Wind o[...]

44 T ray linkin g does not wor k. T ray linking is not co nfigured prop erly . T o configure the lin k ed trays: • Mak e sure the T ra y x T ype val ue in the Pap e r Ty p e menu i tem in the Paper Me nu is the same f or all li nked tra ys. • Make su re the T ray x Size value in the Pa p e r S i z e menu i tem in the Pap e r M e nu is the sa me[...]

45 16 Solving other option pr oblems Symptom Cause Solut ion The option do es not operate correctly after it is ins talled, or it stops w orking. The o pti on is no t in st al led c orre ctly . Remove the opti on, and th en rein sta l l it . Cable s conn ecting the option to the printer are not attach ed corr ect ly . Chec k the c able connect ions[...]

46 17 Calling f or service When you cal l f or p rinte r ser vi ce, descr ibe th e problem you are exper iencing , the me ssage on the display , and the t roubleshooti ng steps you hav e alrea dy taken to find a soluti on. Y ou need to k now your print er model type a nd seri al number . Refer to the labe l on th e back of the pri nter near th e po[...]

47 18 Under standing jam messages P aper jam messages Mes sage Area where jam occur s See... 200 Paper Jam Open Top Cover 200 Paper Jam Check Trays In or beh ind an y of th e paper tr a ys or the mult ipurpose f eeder Clearing 200/20 1 jams fr om the paper tra y Clearing 2 00/201 ja ms fr om the m u ltipurpose feed er 201 Paper Jam Open Top Cover 2[...]

48 19 Clearing jams When a jam occ urs, the pr inter displays a 2xx Paper Jam message and stop s pr i nting. On ce you clear t he jam, open and c lose the top cover to clea r the m essage a nd resu me pr inting . Click any of the mes sages be low f or ins truc tions on clear ing the jam. A 200 Pap er Jam ma y occur whe n the pri nter is tur ned off[...]

49 Clearing 200/201 jams fr om the paper tra y P aper may get jamme d in th e tra y or lo dged be hind the tray . T o c lear the jam: 1 Pull out the tray the pr inter is using for the cur rent job, and then remove the tray cov er. 2 If the paper jammed in the tra y , remove it. 3 Check inside th e tray area f or any jam med pap er and r emov e it. [...]

50 Clearing 200/201 jams fr om the m ultipurpos e feeder 1 Open the multipur pos e feeder and remove any paper from the tra y . 2 If paper i s jamme d inside the multi pur pose feeder , remove it. 3 Open and close th e top cover to clear the mess age. Clearing 203 jams fr om the fuser A 203 Paper Ja m occurs when paper jams in the fuser. T o clear [...]

51 2 Press the rele ase button on the left side of the prin ter to ope n the top cover . CAUTION: The fus er may be hot. Let it cool b ef ore continuing. 3 Raise the fuser pa per guid e and rem ov e any jamme d paper. 4 Lower the fuser pa per guide. 5 Clos e th e top c ov er to c lear th e me ss age .[...]

52 Clearing 202 jams fr om the print cartridg e A 20 2 Paper Ja m occurs afte r paper ha s left the paper tray but has not reac hed the fuse r . T o clear the jam: 1 Remov e any paper in the output tray . 2 Press the rele ase button on the left side of the prin ter to ope n the top cover . 3 Remov e the prin t car tr idge, and then s et it aside.[...]

53 4 Open the prin t car tridge paper gui de lever and remov e any jam med pa per . 5 Close the pri nt car tridge paper gu ide lever . 6 R e in se rt t h e p ri n t c a rt r i d g e . 7 Clos e th e top c ov er to c lear th e me ss age . Clearing 230/231/232 jams from the duplex unit A 230 P aper Jam occurs when paper jams at t he top of the fuser b[...]

54 3 Check f or any jam med pap er and r emov e it. 4 Close the duplex unit upper cover . 5 Open the duplex unit lower cover . 6 Check f or any jam med pap er and r emov e it. 7 Clos e the d uple x unit lo we r co ve r . 8 Remov e the pr int car tridge an d remove any jammed pap er . (See Clearin g 202 jams from the print cartridge fo r h e l p.) 9[...]

55 20 Or dering supplies In the U.S ., co ntact Lexmark at 1-800- 539-6275 for inf or mati on about Lexmar k Authorized S uppli es Dealers in your area. In other c ountr ies/region s, visit the Lexmark Web site at w ww .lexmar k.com or contact t he pla ce where you bought your pr inter . Y ou can al so vis it the Lexmar k online store a t www .lexm[...]

56 21 Determining the st atus of supplies T o de ter mine t he status of all of the cons umables insta lled in your prin ter , print th e menu se ttings pag e. See Printing a menu settings page f or detail ed ins tru ctions. One or two pages prin t depend ing on the number o f menu se ttings you have . Look for “Con sumable Status” on the page [...]

57 22 Rec yc ling used supplies Lexmark’ s Operatio n ReSourc e SM program lets you par tici pate in a worldwi de recycl ing effor t at no cost to you. P ack your used pr int car tr idge in the new print c ar tr idge ship ping box. F oll ow the instr uct ions i n the box to send th e used car tridge back to Lexmark. Y ou can al so recy cle the fu[...]

58 23 Replacing the print car tridg e When the To ner Low mess age ap pears o n the dis play , ch eck that you hav e a n ew print c ar tr idge, P/ N 14K0050, on hand . T o use the re maining to ner , r emov e the pri nt car tr idge, sh ake it gently back and f or th, and rein ser t it. When the pr int fades or no l onger pr ints satisfactori ly , r[...]

59 2 Pull out the pr int c ar tr idge and set i t asid e. W ARNING : Le x mark does n ot recomm end refil ling use d pri nt car tridge s or p urchasing refille d car tridges from a t hird par ty . Pr int qua lity and pr inter r eliabil ity cann ot be guaranteed if you do . For best res ults, use genuin e Lexmark suppl ies. Installing th e new print[...]

60 2 Shake the car tridg e in all d irecti ons to dis tri bute the toner . 3 Place th e car tr idge on a fl at surface and rem ov e the tone r seal. 4 Align th e car tridge with the groov es in th e pri nter , and ins er t it into the pr inter . 5 Clos e th e top c o ve r . 6 F ollow the in stru ction s on the pr int c ar t ridg e box to recycle th[...]

61 24 Replacing the fuser Replace t he fuse r when an 80 Sche duled Ma intena nce message appears. Remo ving the old fuser 1 T ur n th e pr inter off. 2 Press the rele ase button on the left side of the prin ter and op en the t op cover .[...]

62 3 Pull out the pr int c ar tr idge. 4 Pull up the fus er latch es on each end t o releas e the fu ser .[...]

63 5 Grasping the handles on each e nd of the fuser , pull the fuser toward you, and the n up out of the pr inter . 6 Set the fus er asi de. Installing a new fuser 1 Unwrap the new fuser . F ollow the recy cling i nstruc tions i n the box to dispo se of the o ld fuser . 2 Inser t the new fuser .[...]

64 3 Push down the fuser la tches to lock the fuser i nto posi tion. 4 Align th e pri nt car tridg e with t he groov es in the pr inter and rei nser t it into t he pr inter . 5 Clos e th e co v er . 6 Reset the f user pag e counter ba ck to zero: a Press and hold Sel ect and Re turn while tur ning the pr inter on . b When Perfor ming S elf Test app[...]

65 25 Under standing the printer operator panel The operat or panel h as five buttons, a display , and a li ght that flash es when the pr inter is proces sing a job. Operator pan el buttons Button Function Go Press Go to: • Return to the Rea dy state if the printer i s offline (the Ready messa ge doe s not app ear on the di spla y). • Exit prin[...]

66 Select Press Sel ect to: • Open the menu show n on the sec ond line of the d ispla y . • Sa ve the displ ay ed men u ite m as the ne w user def ault s etting. • Clear c er tain mes sages f rom the di spla y . • Contin ue printing after the Change <x> me ssage ap pears. See Change <x> for m o re inf ormation. Return Press Ret [...]

67 26 Configuring printer aler ts Y ou can confi gure the pr inter s e ver al wa y s to let you kn ow when it r equires at tention . Using the Setup Menu Select ing A uto Continue ma y affect how the pri nter ale r ts ex ecute. This setting d efines how lo ng the pri nter waits afte r displ aying a mess age before it r esumes pr inting . Using Mark[...]

68 27 Remo ving memory and option cards Use these inst ruct ions to guid e you as you remove memor y or option cards. Use the following illustra tion to locate the conne ctor for the ca rd you want to remove. Remo ving the printe r system bo ar d access pan el 1 T ur n th e pr inter off. 2 Unpl ug th e printe r pow er co rd. 3 Disconn ect all cable[...]

69 4 Press the rele ase button on the left side of the prin ter , and then o pen the top cover . 5 Push the side release button as you slid e the r ight cover tow ard the rear of t he pr inter . 6 Remov e the righ t cov er and set it aside.[...]

70 7 Loosen th e screws on t he access panel and remove it. Remo ving memo ry cards Complete th e following steps to remove printer mem or y or fl ash memo r y cards. W ARNING : Printer memor y an d flash me mor y car ds are easily dam aged by stat ic electr ici ty . T ouch s ometh ing metal on the p rint er before you touch a memor y c ard. 1 Remo[...]

71 4 Pull the card s traight out o f the co nnecto r . 5 Place th e card i n its or igin al packaging , or wrap the ca rd in paper an d store i t in a box. 6 Reinstal l the acc ess pan el (see Reinstallin g the syst em board access p anel ). Remo ving an op tion car d Complete th e following steps to remove an inter nal pr int ser ver , USB /P aral[...]

72 3 Locate the option card you want to rem ov e. 4 Gently pul l the o ption card out of th e connec tor slot on the sy stem board. 5 Place th e card i n its or igin al packaging , or wrap the ca rd in paper an d store i t in a box. 6 If you do not pl an to in ser t another ca rd, reatt ach the metal pl ate that cov ers the conne ctor slot. 7 Secur[...]

73 Remo ving a firmware card Comple te the following steps to r emove a firmware c ard. If an opt ion card h as been installe d, you must remove it bef ore removing th e fir mware car d. Se e Removi ng an option card . W ARNING : Optional fir mwa re card s are ea sily dama ged by stati c ele ctr icity . T ouch s omethi ng metal on t he pr int er be[...]

74 Reinstalling the system b oar d access pan el 1 Inser t the meta l tab o n the acc ess cover behind the pr inter frame, and then secure the cover with the two s crews . 2 Inser t the two tabs at the fro nt end o f the r ight cover behind th e pri nter frame, and then alig n the cover with the relea se button. 3 Slide th e r ight cover f orward u[...]

75 28 Disab ling the operator panel menus A networ k a dminist rator can l ock the pr in ter menus to keep othe rs fro m chang ing d efault menu setting s from the o perator pa nel. T o dis able the menus: 1 T ur n th e pr inter off. 2 Press and hold t he Select and Return buttons, and th en tur n th e pri nter on. 3 Release t he buttons when Perfo[...]

76 29 Disab ling P o wer Saver Disabling Pow e r S av e r in the Setup Me nu helps k eep your printe r ready to pr int withou t delays. 1 Press Menu until you see Setup Menu, a nd then press Select . 2 Press Menu until you see P ower Saver , and the n press Select. 3 Press Menu unti l you see Dis abled, and then press Select . If the Disa bled v al[...]

77 30 Siz e Se nsing When si ze sensing is set to A uto , the default, the pr inter recogni zes the size p aper curr ently lo aded i n the 250-s heet or 5 00-shee t tra ys. When you switch to a diff ere nt size paper , set the pap er size dial to match the new size paper you loade d. Do not f orget to select the pape r type from bo th the op erator[...]

78 31 Printing a men u settings page Pri nt the menu sett ings page to revie w the pr inte r setting s and to v er ify that prin ter option s are instal led corr ectl y . Note: See Understanding the printer oper ator panel to identify the di splay and operator p anel buttons if you need help. 1 Make sure the pr inte r is on and the Re ady messag e [...]

79 32 Restoring factory default settings 1 Make sure the pr inte r is on and the Re ady messag e appea rs. 2 Press Menu until you see Utilitie s Menu, a nd then pr ess Select . 3 Press Menu until you see F ac tor y De f aults, and th en press Select . 4 When Res tore appea rs, press Select . The mes sage Restoring Fa ctory Defaults appears, followe[...]

80 33 Changing men u settings Y ou can use th e operat or panel to change prin ter me nu settings and cus tomize your printe r to m eet your specific needs. Note: Changes to specifi c pr int jobs ma de fro m a software a pplicati on ov err ide the settings made f rom the op erator pan el. See th e menu map for a list of the menus and th eir menu it[...]

81 34 Under standing f onts Resident fonts Y our pri nter is equipped with r esident fonts sto red per m anently in pr inter m emor y . D iff erent fonts are av ailable in PCL 6 , P o stScr ipt 3, a nd PP DS emulation s. Some of the most p opular type f aces, l ike Cour ier and T imes New Roman , are availabl e for all pr inter langua ges. The font[...]

82 ITC Bookma n Demi Bookman -Demi Bookma n-Demi ITC Book man Demi Italic Bookman -DemiIta lic Bookma n-DemiItali c Clarend on Co nd ens ed Bold Coronet Coro net-Regular CourierPS Courier Courier CourierPS Ob li qu e Courier-Ob lique Courier-Ob liqu e Cour ie rPS Bol d Cour ie r-B old Cour ier -Bo ld Cour ie rPS Bol d Obli que Cour ie r-B oldO bliq[...]

83 Courier Italic Intl-Courier- Obliqu e Courier Bold Intl-Courier- Bold Courier Bold Courier Bold Ital ic Intl-Cou rier-BoldOb lique Letter Gothi c LetterGo thic Letter Gothi c Italic LetterGo thic -Sla nte d Letter Gothi c Bold LetterGo thic -Bol d LetterGo thic-BoldSlante d Ma rigo ld Ma rig old Century School book Ro man NewCentu rySchlbk-Roma [...]

84 Univ ers Con densed Bo ld Italic Univ ers-Con densedBol dOb lique Wingding s Wingding s-Regul ar ITC Zapf Chance r y Medium Italic ZapfChancery-MediumIta lic ZapfC hancery-Mediu mItalic ITC Zapf Dingbat s ZapfDingbats ZapfDingb ats Univ ers-Exten ded Univ ers-Ex tendedOb l Univers- Bold Ext Univers- Bold ExtObl Univ ers-Li ght Univ ers-Li ghtOb [...]

85 CooperBlac k-Italic Copperplate-Thi r tyT woBC Copperplate-Thi r tyThreeBC Eurostile Eurostile -Bold Eurostile -ExtendedT wo Eurost ile-BoldExt endedT wo GillSan s GillSan s-Italic GillS ans -Bol d GillSan s-BoldItalic GillSan s-Condense d GillSan s-BoldConde nsed GillSan s-Light GillSan s-LightIta lic GillSan s-ExtraBold Goudy Goudy-I talic Gou[...]

86 Resident bitm apped fonts Symbol sets A symbol set is an encoded c ollection of alph abetic an d numer ic charac ters, punctuat ion, an d specia l characters av ailable in the font you select. S ymbol s ets supp or t t he requi rements f or different langu ages or spe cific a pplic ations, such as math symbols used for scientific text. The symbo[...]

87 Y ou can downloa d scala ble f onts in PostScri pt 3 emulat ion and ei ther sc alable or bi tmapped f onts in PCL 6 em ul ati on. F onts ca n be d own loa ded t o printe r mem ory , or to a fl as h me mory opti on or hard disk op tion. Fonts downloade d to flash memor y o r hard d isk remai n in m emor y ev en afte r the pr inter language change[...]

88 35 Printing sample f onts Y o ur p rint er ha s re si de n t f onts st or ed pe rmane nt ly i n m e mo ry . Dif f erent f onts ma y be a v ailab le in PCL, P os tScri pt, and PPDS emula tions. T o pr int samples of all the f onts currentl y availabl e f or your pr inter in PCL emula tion o r P ostScr ipt 3 emulatio n: 1 Make sure the pr inte r i[...]

89 9 Press Menu unti l you see Util ities Me nu, and the n press Select . 10 Press Menu unti l you see Pr int Fonts, and th en press Select . – Select P PDS Fonts to pri nt a list ing of t he fonts av ailable in P PDS emulation. 11 Press Select . The mes sage Printing Fon t Lis t remains on the display until all pages pri nt. The p rinte r retur [...]

90 36 Under standing printer messag es The pr inter operator p anel dis plays messages d escr ibing t he curr ent st ate of the pr inte r and indicate s possible pr inter p roblems you must reso lve. This topic pr ovides a li st of all pri nter mes sages, explains what they mean, a nd tell s you how to clear t he messa ges. Ready 1 Menu 2 Select 3 [...]

91 Activating De mo Mode What this message means: The pr inter is activating file s stored in the pri nter that d emonstrate the pr inter features. In th is mode, regula r pr int jo bs are i gnored a nd only d emons tration file s liste d on the operator p anel can b e pri nted. What you can do: Scroll th rough the list of demo nstration file s and[...]

92 Busy What this message means: The pr inter is busy rece ivin g, proces sing, or pr inting data. What you can do: • W ait for the messag e to cl ear . • Press Menu to open the Job M enu and c ancel the current j ob . Canceling Job What this message means: The printer is pr oces sing a reques t to ca nce l the cu rren t prin t job . What you c[...]

93 Check <device > Connection What this message means: The spe cified d e vice is eithe r not full y co nnected to the pr inter or is exper iencing a hardware fa i l u r e . What you can do: • Reestablish c ommunicati on by removing the spe cified d e vice and r eattachin g it to t he pr inte r . • In the cas e of a har dware f ail ure, t[...]

94 Deactivati ng Dem o Mode What this message means: The pr inter is rea dy to p rint jobs. What you can do: Send p rin t jobs to t he pr int er . See also: Activating Demo Mode Deactivati ng PPDS What this message means: The pr inter is deac tivating the PP DS emulat ion pr inter l anguage. What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . Jobs [...]

95 Delete All Jobs What this message means: The pr inter is req uesting c onfir ma tion to delete all held jobs. What you can do: • Press Go to continue. The p rint er delete s all he ld job s. • Press Stop to cancel the ope ration. Deleting J obs What this message means: The pr inter is de leting on e or m ore held jobs. What you can do: W ait[...]

96 Disk Corru pted. Reformat? What this message means: The pr inter has a ttempted a d isk re cov ery p rocess an d cann ot repair the dis k. What you can do: T ur n o ff the pr inter and remove the disk. See also: Disk Recovery x/ 5 yyy% Disk Recov ery x/5 yyy% What this message means: The prin ter is attempt ing to recover the hard disk. Disk rec[...]

97 Enter PIN: =___ What this message means: The pr inter is waiting for you to enter y our f our-di git pers onal iden tificati on number ( PIN). What you can do: Use the op erator pane l buttons to ente r the PIN you identified in the driver when you sent the confiden tial job t o the pr inte r . See also: Holding a job in the printer Flushing B u[...]

98 Formatting Di sk yyy% What this message means: The pr inter is forma tting th e hard di sk. Whe n formattin g takes lo nger than usual, the second line of th e display shows the percent complete. What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . W ARNING : Do not tur n the pr inte r off whil e this me ssage is displayed. Formatting Fl ash What[...]

99 Held Jobs may be lost What this message means: The pr inter memor y i s too ful l to conti nue proces sing pr int jobs. What you can do: • Press Go to clear the mes sage and co ntinue pr inting . The pri nter frees me mor y by delet ing the oldest he ld jo b and cont inues deleti ng hel d jobs u ntil ther e is enou gh pr inter me mor y to proc[...]

100 Insert Print Cartridge What this message means: The pr int c ar tr idge is either n ot ins talled or not ins talled correctl y . What you can do: Correctly instal l the pr int car tr idge to clear t he messa ge. Insert Tra y <x> What this message means: The speci fied tray is either mi ssing or n ot full y inser ted into the pr inter . Wh[...]

101 Load Manua l What this message means: A reques t for a manual feed job has been s ent to th e pri nter . The p rinte r is r eady for inser tion of a sing le sheet i nto the ma nual feed slot. What you can do: • Load a s heet of the pap er specifi ed in the second line of the dis pla y in the m anual feed tra y or multipur pos e feeder . • P[...]

102 Menus Disable d What this message means: The pr inter menus are dis abled. Y ou cann ot change the pr inter s ettings from the op erator panel. What you can do: Y ou can sti ll open the Job Me nu to cancel a job tha t is pr inti ng or to se lect a confid ential jo b or a held job th at you want to print. If you need access to the pr inter menus[...]

103 No Jobs Fo und. Retry? What this message means: The four-digit pe rsonal ide ntificat ion numbe r (PIN) you enter ed is not a ssociated with any confiden tial p rint job . What you can do: • Press Go to enter another PIN. • Press Stop to clear the PIN entr y prompt. See also: Holding a job in the printer Not Ready What this message means: T[...]

104 Power Saver What this message means: The pr inter is re ady to rece ive and process data. It is redu cing it s electr icit y consump tion whi le idle. If the pri nter rem ains ina ctive f or the period of time specifi ed in the P ow er Sav e r menu item (20 minutes is the factor y default), the Power Sav er mess age repl aces the Read y message[...]

105 Printing Directory Lis t What this message means: The pri nter is p rocessin g or pr inting a di rector y of all file s stored in flash me mor y or on a hard disk. What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . See also: Print D irecto ry Printing Font List What this message means: The pr inter is pro cessin g or pr inting a list of all av[...]

106 Printing M enu Settings What this message means: The pr inter is pro cessing or pr inting the menu sett ings page. What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . See also: Print Menus ; Printing a me nu settings pa ge Printing Q uality Test Pages What this message means: The pr inter is pro cessing or pr inting thr ee pag es of text and gr[...]

107 Program Fl ash What this message means: The pr inter is stor ing resour ces, such a s fonts or macr os, in flas h memor y . What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . W ARNING : Do not tur n the pr inte r off whil e this me ssage is displayed. Programmin g Disk What this message means: The pr inter is stor ing resour ces, such a s font[...]

108 Queuing an d Deleting J obs What this message means: The pr inter is dele ting on e or mor e held jobs and sendi ng one or more jo bs to p rint . What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . See also: Printing and deleting held jobs Queuing Jo bs What this message means: The pr inter is send ing on e or mor e held jobs to p rint . What y[...]

109 Ready Hex What this message means: The pr inter is in Hex T race m ode and is read y to r eceive and proc ess pr in t jobs. What you can do: • Send a job to pr int. A ll data s ent to t he pr inter is pr inted i n hexadecimal a nd cha racter represent ation. C ontrol str ings are pr inted, n ot ex e cuted. • T ur n th e pr inter off a nd th[...]

110 Resetting Maint Cnt Value What this message means: The pr inter is resett ing the co unter that tracks wear on the fus er . What you can do: W ait for the messag e to cl ear . Resetting the Printer What this message means: The pr inter is resett ing to t he curr ent default setting s. Any active prin t jobs are can celed. What you can do: W ait[...]

111 Restoring Fac tory Defaults What this message means: The pr inter is res tori ng the factor y default print er se ttings. When f acto r y default sett ings ar e restor ed: • All download ed resou rces ( fonts, macros, symbol s ets) in the pr inter m emor y are dele ted. • All menu s ettings r etur n to the f acto r y default set ting ex c e[...]

112 Std Bin Fu ll What this message means: The sta ndard bin is fu ll. What you can do: Remov e the stack of paper in the bi n to clea r the mes sage. Toner Low What this message means: The pr int c ar tr idge is low on toner . What you can do: • Replace t he pr int ca r tr idge. • Press Go to clear th e messa ge and con tinue pr intin g. Note:[...]

113 Tray <x> L ow What this message means: The speci fied tray is low on paper . What you can do: Add paper to the tra y to clear the mess age. See also: Loading the tra ys Tray <x> M issing What this message means: The speci fied tray is either mi ssing or n ot full y inser ted into the pr inter . What you can do: Inser t the tray comp[...]

114 Waiting What this message means: The pr inter has rec eived a page of data to p rin t but is waiting for an End of J ob co mmand, a F or m Feed comman d, or additi onal data. What you can do: • Press Go to prin t the conte nts of the buff er . • Press Menu to open the Job M enu and c ancel the current j ob . See also: Canceling a print job [...]

115 31 Defective Pri nt Cartrid ge What this message means: A defective prin t car trid ge is in stalled. What you can do: Remov e the specifi ed pr int c ar tr idge and insta ll a new one. See also: Replacing the print cartridge 34 Wrong P aper Size in Tr ay <x> What t his mess age m eans: The pri nter was e xpecting to pi ck a diff erent si[...]

116 35 Res Save Off Deficient Mem ory What this message means: The pr inter lacks the me mor y need ed to en able Resourc e Sav e. This me ssage usually indicat es too much mem or y is a llocated for one or mo re of the p rint er li nk buff ers. What you can do: • Press Go to disable Resource Sav e and c ontinue pr inting. • T o en able Resourc[...]

117 37 Insufficie nt Memory What this message means: The pr inter memor y is full and c annot con tinue proc essing curren t pri nt jobs. What you can do: • Press Go to clear the me ssag e and continue the current print job . The pri nter frees me mor y by deleting the old est held job and continues del eting held jobs un til the re is en ough pr[...]

118 39 Complex Page What this message means: The page may not pri nt correc tly beca use the pri nt informa tion on the page i s too com plex. What you can do: • Press Go to clear th e messa ge and con tinue pr intin g the jo b . The jo b may not pri nt corr ectly . • Press Menu to open the Job M enu and c ancel the current j ob . • T o av oi[...]

119 50 PPDS Font Error What this message means: The pr inter cannot fi nd a sele cted P PDS font and the Best Fit sett ing is tu rn ed off. What you can do: • Press Go to cl ear th e mess age and cont inue proc essing the j ob . • Press Menu and sele ct Cancel Job f rom the Job M enu. • Press Menu and sele ct Reset P rin ter from the Job Me n[...]

120 53 Unformatte d Flash What this message means: The pr inter detects unforma tted flash memor y . What you can do: • Press Go to clear th e messa ge and con tinue pr intin g. Y ou must f or mat t he flash m emor y before you can store any res ources on it. • If the error messag e remain s, the flash m emor y may be def ective and re quire re[...]

121 What this message means: The pr inter has los t the con nectio n to an exter nal pr int ser v er (also call ed an e xtern al networ k adapter o r ENA). What you can do: • Make sure the cable connecti ng the ENA an d the pri nter is se curely attached. T ur n the pr inter off and then on to reset the prin ter. • Press Go to clear the m essa [...]

122 What this message means: Data has b een se nt to the pr inter through a USB por t, but the USB p or t is disabled. What you can do: • Press Go to clear the m essage. The pri nter dis cards any dat a received throu gh the USB por t . • Make sure the US B Buffer menu item i n the USB Menu is not set to D isabled. See also: USB Buffer 57 Confi[...]

123 58 Too Many Disks Install ed What this message means: T oo m any hard disk s are i nstalled on the prin ter . The pr inter on ly supp or ts one ha rd disk at a time. What you can do: T ur n o ff and unpl ug the p rint er . Rem ov e the excess hard d isks from the pr inter . Plug i n the pri nter and tu r n it on. See also: Removing me mory and [...]

124 61 Defective Dis k What this message means: The pr inter detect s a defective hard di sk. What you can do: • Press Go to clear the mess age an d continue p rinting . • Install a different hard dis k before you perf or m any op erations that r equire one. See also: Setup Guide 62 Disk Fu ll What this message means: There is not eno ugh memor[...]

125 64 Unsupporte d Disk Format What this message means: The pr inter detects an uns uppor ted disk for mat. What you can do: • Press Go to clear the me ssage. • F or mat th e disk. Note: Disk op erations are not allowed un til the di sk is form atted. 80 Scheduled Maintenanc e What this message means: The pr inter requires replac ement of r ou[...]

126 900–999 Se rvice <mes sage> What these messa ges mean: Message s 900– 999 rela te to pr inter p roblems that m ay require se r vic e. What you can do: T ur n th e pr inter off and che ck all cable co nnections. T ur n the p rin ter back on. If the se r vice message recurs, call for ser vice and repor t the mes sage numbe r and des cri[...]

127 37 Finishing Menu Use the Fin ishing M enu to define how the pr inter delivers the pr inted output. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Blank P ages Purpose: T o spec ify w hether to include applic ation-g enerated blank p ages a s par t of your prin ted outp ut. V[...]

128 Collation Purpose: T o keep the pa ges of a pr int job stacked in seque nce when p rint ing multi ple copies of the job. V alues: Copies Purpose: T o set t he number of copie s you want for the pri nter default value. (Set the numbe r of copi es requ ired f or a s pecific job from the pr inter d r iver . V alu es sele cted from the pr inter dr [...]

129 Duplex Bind Purpose: T o de fine the way duplex ed pages wil l be b ound, and h ow the pri nting on th e back of the s heet (ev en- numbered pa ges) is or ien ted in rel ation to th e pr inting on the fro nt (odd- numbered pa ges). V alues: See also: Duplex , Using the optional duple x unit Multip age Bor der Purpose: T o pr int a border ar oun[...]

130 Multip a ge Or der Purpose: T o de ter mine the posit ioning of multiple page i mages whe n usin g Mult ipage Pr in t. The po sitio ning depends o n the numb er of ima ges and wh ether the i mages ar e por trait or lands cape in o rien tation. F or example, if you select 4 U p multipag e pri nting and p or trait or ient ation, th e resul ts dif[...]

131 Multip a ge Print Purpose: T o pr int multiple pag e images on one side of a sheet of paper . Also c alled n-u p or P aper S av er . V alues: See also: Multipage Border ; Multipage Order ; Multipage View Multip a ge View Purpose: T o de ter mine the or ientation of a multi page she et. V alues: See also: Multipage Pr int Off* Pr ints 1 page im [...]

132 Sepa rator S heets Purpose: T o ins er t blank se parator s heets between jobs, between multiple c opies of a job, or between each page of a j ob . V alues: See also: Separator Sour ce ; Collation Sepa rator Sour ce Purpose: T o spec ify t he pape r source that hol ds sepa rator shee ts. V alues: See also: Sepa rator She ets ; Configure MP None[...]

133 38 Job Menu The Job Menu is available when the pr int er is id le, when the prin ter is busy proc essing or pr inting a job, when a pr in ter mess age is d isplay ed, or w hen the prin ter is in Hex T race m ode. Press Menu to open the Job M enu. Select a menu item for more detail s: Abor t Restore Purpose: T o ab or t t he resto ration of hel [...]

134 Confidential Job Purpose: T o pr int confi dentia l jobs st ored in pr inter me mor y . (Wh en the co nfidentia l job pr ints, it i s automatic ally deleted fr om pr inter memo r y .) First se lect your user name and enter the pers onal iden tificati on number ( PIN) assoc iated wit h your confiden tial j ob: Then se lect a value: Held Jobs Pur[...]

135 Print Buff er Purpose: T o pr int any data stored in the p rin t buff er . Note: Pri nt Buffer is only av ailable when you en ter the Jo b Menu while Waiting is displayed. The W aiting sta te occu rs if an incomp lete job is sent t o the pri nter or an ASCII job, such as a pr int screen command, is pr inti ng. Reset Print er Purpose: T o res et[...]

136 39 Quality Menu Use the Quality Me nu to change pr inter se ttings affecting the quality of pr in ted characters and images. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. PictureGrade Purpose: T o impr ov e the qu ality of gra yscale pr inti ng at 300 an d 600 d ots per i nc[...]

137 T one r Dark ne ss Purpose: T o ligh ten or dar ken text images, or cons er ve toner . V alues: Select a lower v alue for finer line wid th, hig her defin ition in graphics, and li ghter grayscale imag es. Select a highe r value f or bol der line wid ths or d ar ker gr ayscale ima ges. Select 10 for very bo ld text. Select a value less than 7 t[...]

138 40 P aper Menu Use the Paper Menu to defi ne the p aper loaded in eac h paper t ra y and the de f ault paper s ource and output bin . Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Configure MP Purpose: T o de ter mine when the pr inter select s paper loaded in the multi pur [...]

139 Custom T yp es Purpose: T o spec ify the k ind of paper ass ociated w ith each o f the Cus tom T ypes av ailable in th e P aper T ype menu item. V alues for Cust om T ype <x>, where <x> r epresents 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6 ( paper or transparenci es): Note: If a user -defined name is av a ilable, it is dis pla yed inste ad of Cus tom T ype[...]

140 Pa p e r S i z e Purpose: T o iden tify th e default paper s ize for each paper source. For tra ys with autom atic size sens ing, on ly the v alue detected by the hardware is d isplay ed. V alues: First se lect a paper s ource : Then se lect a value (*denot es co untr y/re gion- specifi c factor y default values): Tr a y < x > S i z e Man[...]

141 P a per Source Purpose: T o iden tify th e default paper s ource. V alues: If you loaded th e same s ize and type of paper in two p aper sou rces (and the Paper Size and P aper T ype me nu items are corr ectly set) , the trays are autom atical ly linked. Whe n one pape r sourc e is empty , pape r auto matical ly feeds from the ne xt linked s ou[...]

142 P aper T ype Purpose: T o iden tify th e type of p aper ins talled i n each paper sour ce. V alues: First se lect a paper s ource: Then se lect a value: The Paper T ype default for each envelope sou rce is Envelope. The Paper T ype d efault f or each paper tra y is as follows : Note: If a user -defined name is av a ilable, it is dis pla yed ins[...]

143 Substitute Size Purpose: T o have the pri nter sub stitute th e specif ied pa per size if the reque sted size i s not loa ded. V alues: Univer sal Setup Purpose: T o de ter mine the default size when the P aper Si ze setting f or a tra y or feeder is Universa l. V alues: First se lect a unit o f measur e (* deno tes a cou ntr y/reg ion-spe cifi[...]

144 41 PCL Em ul Menu Use the P CL Emul Menu to c hange pr inter setting s that onl y affect jobs using the PC L emulation pri nter languag e. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. A4 Width Purpose: T o sel ect the width of the logic al page for A4 s ize paper . V alues:[...]

145 A u to CR after LF Purpose: T o spec ify w hether the pr inter a utomatica lly p erforms a carr iage r etur n a fter a li ne feed control comma nd. V alues: A u to LF after CR Purpose: T o spec ify wheth er the pr inter autom atically p erf or ms a line feed after a c arr iage retu r n contro l comma nd. V alues: Font Name Purpose: T o choo se [...]

146 Font Sour ce Purpose: T o de ter mine the set of f onts di splay ed in the Font Name menu ite m. V alues: See also: Font Name Lines per P age Purpose: T o de ter mine the number o f lines th at pr int on each p age. V alues: The pr inter sets the amou nt of spac e between ea ch li ne (ver tica l line s pacing) based on the Line s per P age, P a[...]

147 Orienta tion Purpose: T o de ter mine how text and graphics are or ient ed on the pa ge. V alues: Pitc h Purpose: T o spec ify t he font pitch for scalable monos paced fonts. V alues: Pitch refers to the number o f fixed-space ch aracters in a hor izontal inch of type. Y ou c an selec t a pitch from 0.08 to 100 cha racters per inch ( cpi) in i [...]

148 Symbol Set Purpose: T o choo se a s ymbol s et for a specifi ed font name. V alues: A symbo l set is a set of alphabe tic an d numer ic characte rs, punctuati on, and s pecia l symbo ls used when pr inting with a sel ected font. Symbol sets supp or t th e different requir ements for language s or specifi c appli cation s, such as math sym bols [...]

149 42 PPDS Menu Use the P PDS Menu to c hange pr inter settings that only affect jobs usi ng the PP DS emulation pri nter langu age. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. A u to CR after LF Purpose: T o spec ify w hether the pr inter a utomatica lly p erforms a carr iag[...]

150 A u to LF after CR Purpose: T o spec ify wheth er the pr inter autom atically p erf or ms a line feed after a c arr iage retu r n contro l comma nd. V alues: Best Fit Purpose: T o sp ecify whe ther the pr inter substit utes the closest matc hing font when a reque sted font is not found. V alues: Character Set Purpose: T o spec ify wh ich set of[...]

151 Lines per Inch Purpose: T o de ter mine the number o f lines th at pr int. V alues: The pr inter sets the amou nt of spac e between ea ch li ne (ver tica l line s pacing) based on the Line s per P age, P a per Size, and Or ientati on menu i tems. Select the corre ct P aper Si ze and Ori entation b efore chang ing Lines per Page. See also: Orien[...]

152 Orienta tion Purpose: T o de ter mine how text and graphics are or ient ed on the pa ge. V alues: P age Fo r mat Purpose: T o de ter mine wher e the prin ter posi tions the text on the page usin g the marg ins set from soft ware applica tion s. V alues: T ray 1 Renu mber Purpose: T o conf igure your print er to wor k with pr inte r dr ivers or [...]

153 43 Serial Menu Use the S eria l Menu to cha nge pr inter s etting s affecting jobs sent to th e pri nter thr ough a serial por t (Serial Opt <x>). Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues mar ked with a n aster isk (*) are th e factory de f ault se ttings. •B a u d • Data Bits • Ho nor DSR • J ob Buffering •N P A M o [...]

154 Baud Purpose: T o spec ify t he rate at whi ch data c an be recei ved through the ser ial por t. V alues: See also: T echni cal Re f erenc e Data Bits Purpose: T o spec ify t he number of data bits that are s ent in each transmi ssion fra me. V alues: See also: T echni cal Re f erenc e 1200 5760 0 2400 1152 00 4800 9600* 19200 38400 7 8*[...]

155 Ho n or DS R Purpose: T o de ter mine whet her the pr inte r uses the Data Set Ready (DSR) s ignal. DSR is one o f the handshak ing sig nals for most s eria l interface cables. V alues: The ser ial int erf ace uses DSR to dist inguish da ta sent by the computer from data creat ed by electri cal noise i n the ser ial cable. This elec tri cal noi[...]

156 Pa r i t y Purpose: T o sel ect the par ity f or se rial input and output data frames. V alues: See also: T echni cal Re f erenc e PCL SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter s o it autom atica lly switches to PCL emul ation when a pr int job received through t he ser ial por t requir es it, re gardless of the de f ault pr inter l angu[...]

157 PS SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter s o it autom atica lly switches to P o stScr ipt emula tion wh en a pr int job r eceived through t he ser ial por t requir es it, re gardless of the de f ault pr inter l anguag e. V alues: See also: PCL Smar tSwitch ; Printer Language Rob u st XON Purpose: T o de ter mine whet her th e pri nte[...]

158 Serial Buffer Purpose: T o conf igure the size of t he ser ial in put buff er . V alues: Note: Changing t he Ser ial Bu ff er menu i tem auto matical ly res ets the pr inter. See also: Reso ur ce S ave Serial Pr otocol Purpose: T o sel ect the hardware and software han dshakin g values f or the ser ial in terface. V alues: See also: T echni cal[...]

159 44 Network Menu Use the Net work Me nu to chan ge pr inter s ettings af f ecting jobs sent to the pr inter th rough a n etwork por t (either S tandard Ne twork or Networ k Opt <x> ). Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Job Buffering Purpose: T o te mporar ily[...]

160 MA C Binary PS Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter to proces s Macin tosh bina r y P ostScr ipt prin t jobs. V alues: Netw ork Buffer Purpose: T o con fig ur e th e siz e of the ne tw ork in put b uf f er . V alues: Note: Changing t he Netwo rk B uffer menu item a utomati cally rese ts the p rin ter . See also: Reso ur ce S ave Netw ork <x&[...]

161 NPA Mode Purpose: T o spec ify w hether the pri nter p erf or ms the speci al proc essing required for bidi rectio nal communica tion, following the conv entions defined in the Network Pri nting Al liance (N P A) P rotocol . V alues: Note: Changing t his m enu item a utomati cally r eset s the pr int er . PCL SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure[...]

162 PS SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter s o it autom atica lly switches to P o stScr ipt emula tion wh en a pr int job r eceived through t he networ k por t requi res it, reg ardles s of the de f ault prin ter lang uage. V alues: See also: PCL Smar tSwitch ; Printer Language Std Net Setup Purpose: T o conf igure an inter nal print s[...]

163 45 P arallel Men u Use the Parallel Menu to c hange p rinte r settin gs affecting jobs sent to t he pr inter through a parallel por t (either Std Parallel or P ar all el Opt <x> ). Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Advance d Status Purpose: T o en able bidi[...]

164 Honor Init Purpose: T o de ter mine whet her th e printe r hono rs hardware i nitiali zation r equests from th e compute r . Th e comput er reques ts initi alizatio n by activating the INIT signal on the paralle l interface. Many persona l computers activate the INIT s ignal ea ch time th e compute r is tur ned on and off. V alues: Job Bufferin[...]

165 NPA Mode Purpose: T o spec ify w hether the pri nter p erf or ms the speci al proc essing required for bidi rectio nal communica tion, following the conv entions defined in the Network Pri nting Al liance (N P A) P rotocol . V alues: Note: Changing t his m enu item a utomati cally r eset s the pr int er . P arallel Buffe r Purpose: T o conf igu[...]

166 P arallel Mode 2 Purpose: T o de ter mine whet her th e parallel por t dat a is sample d on the leading or traili ng edge of s trobe. V alues: PCL SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter so i t autom aticall y s witc hes to PC L emulation w hen a pr int job received through t he parallel por t requires i t, regard less of the default p[...]

167 PS SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter s o it autom atica lly switches to P o stScr ipt emula tion wh en a pr int job r eceived through t he parallel por t r equires it, rega rdless of the default pr inter langua ge. V alues: See also: PCL Smar tSwitch ; Printer Language On* Printer e xamin es data on the par allel inte rfa ce and [...]

168 46 Setup Men u Use the S etup Menu t o configure a variety of p rin ter features. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Alarm Control Purpose: T o esta blish whether the pr inter s ounds an alar m whe n the pr inte r requir es operator i nter vention. V alues: •A l[...]

169 A u to Continue Purpose: T o de fine th e amount of time ( in seco nds) the pr inter waits after di splaying an opera tor inter v entio n error mes sage before it res umes pr inting. V alues: Displa y Language Purpose: T o de ter mine the langua ge of th e text on the operator pa nel disp lay . V alues: Note: All values m a y not b e av ailable[...]

170 Jam Rec overy Purpose: T o esta blish whether the pr inter r epri nts jamm ed pages. V alues: Job Accounting Purpose: T o st ore stati stical i nformat ion abou t your most recent prin t jobs on the hard dis k. The s tatistic s include whether th e job pr int ed with or withou t errors, the pr int time, the job s ize (in bytes), t he requested [...]

171 P ower Sa ver Purpose: T o spec ify the a mount o f time (i n minutes) the pr inter waits afte r a job i s pr inted before it g oes into a reduced power state. V alues: The factor y default P ower Sa ver setting depend s on your pr inter mo del. P rin t the menu set tings page to dete rm ine the current Po wer Sav e r sett ing. When the pr inte[...]

172 Print Timeout Purpose: T o spec ify t he amount o f time (i n second s) the pr inte r waits before pri nting the l ast p age of a pr int j ob that doe s not end with a c ommand to pr int the pa ge. The pr int time out co unter doe s not star t unt il Waiting is displ ay ed. V alues: Printer Lang uage Purpose: T o esta blish the default pri nter[...]

173 T oner Alar m Purpose: T o spec ify how the pr inte r resp onds when i t is low on to ner . V alues: W ait Tim eout Purpose: T o spe cify th e amou nt of time (i n secon ds) the pr inter waits to receive addi tional bytes of data from the comput er . W hen thi s timeou t expires, the pri nt job is cancele d. V alues: Note: W ait T imeout is on [...]

174 47 P ostScript Menu Use the P ostSc ript Menu to ch ange pr inter settin gs that onl y affect jobs using the P ostScr ipt emulatio n pri nter languag e. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Font Priority Purpose: T o esta blish the font sear ch orde r . V alues: Not[...]

175 48 USB Men u Use the US B Menu to change pr inte r set tings affecting a Universal Se rial B us (U SB) por t. Select a menu item for more detail s: Note: V alues marked by an ast eris k (*) are th e factor y default setti ngs. Job Buffering Purpose: T o te mporar ily sto re jobs on the prin ter hard disk be f ore pr inti ng. V alues: Note: Chan[...]

176 MA C Binary PS Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter to proces s Macin tosh bina r y P ostScr ipt prin t jobs. V alues: NPA Mode Purpose: T o spec ify w hether the pri nter p erf or ms the speci al proc essing required for bidi rectio nal communica tion, following the conv entions defined in the Network Pri nting Al liance (N P A) P rotocol . V [...]

177 PS SmartSwitch Purpose: T o conf igure the pr inter s o it autom atica lly switches to P o stScr ipt emula tion wh en a pr int job r eceived through t he USB por t requi res it, re gardless of the de f ault pr inter languag e. V alues: See also: PCL Smar tSwitch ; Printer Language USB Buffer Purpose: T o conf igure the size of t he USB in put b[...]

178 49 Utilities Men u Use the Uti lities M enu to pr int a v ariety of listing s relat ing to available printer resou rces, pri nter settings, and pri nt jobs. Othe r menu item s let y ou s et up pr inte r hardware and troubleshoot pri nter problems. Select a menu item for more detail s: Def r ag m en t Fl ash Purpose: T o retr iev e sto rage area[...]

179 F ac tory Defaul ts Purpose: T o retu rn your pr inter setti ngs to the f acto r y default values. V alues: Format Disk Purpose: T o forma t the pr inter h ard disk. V alues: W ARNING : Do not tur n off the pri nter while th e hard di sk is form atting. Format Flash Purpose: T o forma t the flash memor y . V alues: W ARNING : Do not tur n off t[...]

180 Hex T race Purpose: T o help is olate the source of a pr int job pro blem. With He x T race selec ted, all data se nt to the pr inter is pri nted in hexadecimal and charac ter repr esentatio n. Contr ol codes are not e xecuted. T o exit Hex T race, tur n the pr inter o ff or reset the pr inter fr om the Job Menu. Job Acct Stat Purpose: T o pr i[...]

181 Prin t Fon ts Purpose: T o pr int a sample of all the f onts a vailable for the select ed pr inter language. V alues: Print Men us Purpose: T o pr int a li sting of the cu rrent us er default v alue s, the installed opti ons, the amoun t of insta lled pri nter memor y , an d the st atus of pr inte r supplies. Print Net <x> Setup Purpose: [...]

182 Remo ve Held Jobs Purpose: T o rem ov e co nfidential and he ld jo bs from t he pr inter har d disk . Note: Remov e Held Jobs is onl y av ailable when c onfid ential j obs or held jo bs are stored on an ins talle d hard di sk. V alues: W ARNING : Remov ed jobs a re no longer a vailable in the list of job s when you s elect He ld Jo bs or Confid[...]

183 50 Notices • Edit ion no ti ce • T radema rks • Licensi ng notice • Safety inf ormation • Cautions and warnings • Electronic em ission notices • Noise emission le vels • Energ y Star • Laser notice Edition not i ce Edition: Jul y 2002 The f ollowing para graph does not appl y to an y country where such pr ovisions are inconsis[...]

184 Comments about th is publication m ay be address ed to Lexmark In ter nation al, Inc., D epar tment F95 / 032-2, 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40550, U .S.A. In the United Kingdo m and Eire, send to Lexmar k I nter natio nal Ltd., M arketing and Ser vices Depar tment, Westhor pe Ho use, W esthor pe, Marl ow Bucks SL7 3RQ. L e xm[...]

185 Other tradem ark s are the proper ty of thei r respec tive o wners. Candid Agf a Cor poration CG Omeg a Product of Agfa Corporation CG Times Based on Tim es Ne w Roman under lic ense from The Monotyp e Corporation plc, i s a produc t of Agf a Cor p orat ion Chicag o Apple Co mp ute r , Inc. Clarend on Linoty pe-Hell AG and/or it s subsi diaries[...]

186 Licensing no tice The pr inter resident s oftware conta ins: • Software dev eloped a nd copyrig hted by Le xmar k • Lexmark modi fied s oftware lice nsed unde r the p rovisions of the GNU G eneral Public Li cense v ersi on 2 and the GNU Le sser G eneral Pu blic License version 2.1 • Software licen sed un der the B SD license and warranty [...]

187 Caut ions an d warni ngs CAUTION: A cau tion iden tifies s omethi ng that mig ht cau se you har m. W ARNING : A w ar nin g identifi es some thing that m ight d amage your pr inter h ardware or software. Electr onic emission notices Printe rs with a network cabl e atta ch ed Federal Comm unications Commission (FCC) compliance in formation statem[...]

188 A decla ration of co nformity with the requireme nts of the direc tives has been s igned by the Di rector of Manufacturing and T ec hnica l Suppor t, Le xmar k Inter nati ona l, S.A., Boigny , F rance. This p roduct sati sfies the Clas s A lim its of EN 5 5022 a nd safety requirem ents o f EN 609 50. Wa r n in g When a pr int se r v er is insta[...]

189 Any questio ns rega rding thi s co mpliance infor mation sta tement shoul d be dire cted to : Industry Canada compliance statement This Clas s B d igital ap paratus mee ts all r equirem ents o f the Can adian Inter ference-Caus ing Equipmen t Regul ations. A vis de conformité aux normes d’Industrie Canada Cet appar eil numér iqu e de la cla[...]

190 Noise emiss ion levels The following meas urements were made i n accordan ce wit h ISO 777 9 and r epor ted in co nforman ce with ISO 9296. Energ y Star The EP A ENERGY ST AR Office E quipment p rogram is a par tnership effor t with off ice equi pment manufacturers to promo te the i ntroduct ion of e nergy-efficient p roducts an d to reduc e ai[...]

191 Index A A4 Width (PCL Emul Me nu) 144 Abort Re store (Job Menu) 133 aborting restoratio n of he ld jobs 133 Advance d Status (Pa rallel Me nu) 163 Alarm Cont rol (Setup M enu) 168 alar ms error mess ages 16 9 sett ing 168 tone r 17 3 Auto Conti nue (Setup M enu) 169 Auto CR after LF (PCL Emul Menu) 145 Auto CR after LF (PPDS Menu) 149 Auto LF a[...]

192 G Go butt on 65 H Haga ki car ds, pr inti ng 28 hard di sk formatting 179 printing d ownloaded resources 180 setting a s download target 16 9 Held jobs 13 Held Job s (Job Menu ) 134 Hex Tr ace (Utiliti es Menu ) 180 Honor DSR (Serial Menu) 155 Honor Init (Parallel M enu) 164 I inter faces network 15 9 parallel 163 serial 153 USB 175 J Jam Reco [...]

193 Enabling M enus 96 Enter PIN =___ 97 Flus hin g Bu f fer 97 Formatting Disk 97 Formatting Disk yy y% 98 Formatting Flash 98 Held Jo bs may be lost 9 9 Held Jobs May Not Be Resto red 99 Insert Print Cartridge 100 Insert Tray <x> 100 Invalid Ne twork <x> C ode 100 Invalid Stan da rd Netw ork Code 100 Load Man ual 101 Load Tr ay <x&[...]

194 PS SmartSwitch 167 Parallel Mode 1 (Pa rallel Menu) 165 Parallel Mode 2 (Pa rallel Menu) 166 parallel port configuri ng bidirec tional commun ication 163 buffe r size 165 data sam pli ng 166 hardware i nitializ ation 164 NPA mo de 16 5 PCL Sma rtSwitch 166 prot oco l 166 PS SmartSw itch 167 enabling resi stors 165 Parity (Seri al Menu) 15 6 PCL[...]

195 duple xed jobs 33 envelope s 30 font sam ples 88 Hagaki cards 28 label sheets 2 8 menu set tin gs pag e 78 special ty media 28 transparen cies 28 probl em solv ing clearing operator pa nel error mess ages 65 stopping printer 66 probl ems calling for serv ic e 46 incorrect characte rs print 43 job didn’ t print 42 job p rin ts 43 from wrong tr[...]

196 T taking prin ter offl ine 66 with Me nu button 65 with Stop bu tton 66 test printin g Hex Trace m ode 180 menus pa ge 181 timeout print 172 wait 173 toner alarm 17 3 Toner Ala rm (Setup M enu) 173 Toner D arkness (Qu ality Me nu) 137 transpare ncies guidelin es 18 prin ti ng 28 Tray 1 Renumber (PPDS Menu) 152 tray linki ng 20 Tray Ren umber (P[...]

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