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Notices 2 Notices Edition not i ce Edition: Ju ne 2005 The follow ing paragraph does not apply to an y country where such pr ovisions are inconsistent with local la w: LEXMAR K INTE RNA T IONA L, IN C., PRO VIDE S THI S PU B LICA TION “AS IS” WITHO UT W ARRAN T Y O F ANY KIND , EITHER EX PR E SS O R IMPLIED , INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O, TH[...]

Safety informa tion 3 Noti ces The Lexmark modified third-par t y software covered b y these third- par ty licenses is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter ms of the licenses ref erenced above . These licenses do not provide you any rights to the Lexmark copyrighted software in t his pr in ter. Since the third-par t[...]

Pr inter en erg y con sumption 4 Noti ces Use of a substitute cable not properly shielded and grounded may result in a violation of FCC regulations. Any questions regarding this compliance inf ormation statement should be directed to: Director of Lexmark T ec hnology & Serv ices Lexmark International, Inc. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, KY[...]

Statement o f Limited W arranty 5 Noti ces Po w e r S a v e r This printer is designed with an energy-saving mode called P ower Sav er . The Po wer Sav er Mode is equiv alent to the EP A Sleep Mode. The P o wer Sav er Mode saves energ y by lowering power consumption during extended periods of inactivity . The Po wer Sav er Mode is automatically eng[...]

Statement o f Limited W arranty 6 Noti ces T O THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LA W , NEITHER LEXMARK NOR ITS T HIRD P ARTY SUPPLIERS OR REMARKETERS MAKE ANY O THER W ARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , WITH RESPECT T O THIS PR ODUCT , AND SPECIFICALL Y DISCLAIM THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR C ONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILIT[...]

7 Contents Notices .................... ........................ .................................... ........................ .... 2 Edit ion no tice ...... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ..... 2 Trademarks . ........... ............. ........... ..........[...]

Contents 8 Conten ts UNIX /Linu x ... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .. .2 2 NetW are . ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... ....... .... ....... .... ....... . .. 22 Chapter 4: Print[...]

Contents 9 Conten ts Chapter 6: How to install options ............ ........................ .......................... 48 How to access the system board ............ ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ..... 48 How to add a memory card .......... .. . .......... . .......... . .......... . .......... . ...[...]

Contents 10 Conten ts How t o co nfigu re f or TC P/IP ....... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ...... 9 0 Assigning a pri nte r IP address .......... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ......... ........ .. ..... 90 Veri fying the I P se tting s . ..... ....... .... .[...]

Pr i nte r over vi ew 11 1 Printer o verview 250-shee t tra y P aper supp or t 150-shee t output bi n Operat or panel Manua l f eeder Fr o n t c o ve r Optional 550-shee t dra wer Rear paper e xit Pow e r b u t t o n Dust co ver[...]

Pr i nte r over vi ew 12 Printe r overview The printer oper a tor pa nel has a 2-li ne b y 1 6-charac te r l iqu id crystal dis pla y (LCD), fiv e butto ns, and o ne indi ca tor light tha t flashes when the p rinter is proc essing a job indi cated b y the Busy mess age . LCD Light[...]

Install ing software for local pr inti ng 13 2 Installing software f or local printing Bef ore installing p rinter soft ware A local printer is a printe r attached to a comp uter usin g a USB or par allel c able . Y ou must in stall so me necess ary printer softw are on the c omputer b ef ore conne cting the U SB cab le. Windows The driv ers CD can[...]

Macinto sh 14 Installing softw are for local printing Installing optional printer software If y ou w ant to use any of the othe r softw are appl ications av ailable o n the driv ers CD , now is a goo d time to set them u p . Local Printer S ettings Utility The Loc al Print er Se ttin gs U til ity , a printer c on figu r ati on utility , gives y ou [...]

UNIX/Linux 15 Installing softw are for local printing 4 Do one of the f ol lo wing: • If the USB-att ached printer appears in the Printer List, q uit Print Center o r Printer Setup Util ity . A queue has been cre ated f or the printer . • If the U SB-attached prin ter does not a ppear in t he Printer List, mak e sure the USB c able is properly [...]

Installi ng software for networ k pr inting 16 3 Install ing so ftware f or netw or k printi ng Windows In Windo ws envi ronments , netwo rk printers can b e configu red f or direct printing or shared printi ng. Both net work printing methods require th e installati on of printer s oftware a nd the cre ation of a network printer p or t. F ollow the[...]

Windows 17 Installing software for network printing Setting up shared printing Setting u p shared p rinting require s se ver al st eps and should be do ne in t he f ollo wing order: 1 Install the softw are on the compute r attached to the prin ter . 2 Share the printer on the n etwork. 3 Connect o ther netw ork computers to the printer . Installing[...]

Windows 18 Installing software for network printing 7 Repea t steps 1– 6 on e very network co mputer y ou want to enabl e to print t o the shar ed printer . Using th e po int-and-p rint m ethod Not e: P oint and print ma y not be s upported in some 64 bit en v ironme nts. R ef er to the Le x mark W eb site at www.lexmark. com for the latest inf o[...]

Macinto sh 19 Installing software for network printing 5 Press Menu unti l yo u see Set IP Address , and th en press Sel ect . 6 Chang e the addre ss by pressing Menu to increa se or dec rease eac h number . Press Select to mo v e to the ne xt segmen t. Press Select when y ou are fin ished. Th e messag e Saved appea rs briefly . 7 Press Menu unti l[...]

Macinto sh 20 Installing software for network printing Mac OS X Step 1: Ins tall a custom PP D file 1 Install a P ostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on t he computer . a Insert the drive rs CD. b Doub le-clic k the installe r pac kage f or the printer . c Click Contin ue on the W elcome scre en and ag ain after v iewin g the Re adme file . d [...]

Macinto sh 21 Installing software for network printing 7 Select th e ne w printer from the list, and clic k Add . 8 V erify printer installa tion: a Open Fi nder , click Applications , and clic k Te x t E d i t . b Choose Print from the “File ” menu. c Choose Summary from the “C opies & P ages” pop-u p menu. d Do one of the f ol lo wing[...]

UNIX/Linux 22 Installing software for network printing UNIX/Linux The print er supports many UNIX and Lin ux platf or ms, such as Sun Solaris and Red Hat. Vis it the Le xmark Web site at www.lexmark. com for a complete list of supp or ted UNIX and Lin ux platf orms. Not e: The Sun Solaris an d Linu x pack ages are av aila ble on the driv ers CD and[...]

Pr int me dia task s and tips 23 4 Print media tasks an d tips What types of print media can be loaded? Get the most out of yo ur printer b y properly load ing the tr a ys. Ne ver mi x media types within a tra y . Sour ce Sizes Ty p e s We i g h t Capa cit y * (s heets) Tr a y 1 (250-shee t tra y ) A4, A5, JIS B5, lette r , lega l, executive, folio[...]

Where can pri nt media b e loaded i n the pr inter? 24 Print media tasks and tips Where can print media be load ed in the printer? Y our printer has tw o standar d paper so urces: an automatic 2 50-sheet p aper f eeder (T ra y 1) and a si ngle-she et manu al f eeder . Use T ra y 1 f or most print j obs. Use the ma nual f eeder f or a si ngle piece [...]

Tips o n choo sing t he righ t print m edia 25 Print media tasks and tips Tips on choosing the right prin t media Selectin g the right pa per or other m edi a redu ce s prin tin g prob lems. F or best prin t q ual ity , try a sampl e o f the pa pe r or o ther media y ou are consi dering bef ore buying large quan tities . See the C ard Stoc k & [...]

Tips o n choo sing t he righ t print m edia 26 Print media tasks and tips – Ha ve any ex posed ad hesiv e when th e flap is in the se aled pos ition • Use e nv elopes t hat ca n withstand temper atures of 170°C (338 °F) withou t: – sealin g – e xce ssive cur li ng – wrinkling – releasi ng haz ard ous emis si on s If y ou ha ve any d o[...]

Tips on st or ing pr int med ia and su pplies 27 Print media tasks and tips Card stoc k • Preprintin g, perf oration, and creasin g can signif icantly aff ect the print quality and cause media ha ndling or jammi ng prob lems . • A void us ing card stoc k that ma y releas e hazardo us emissi ons whe n heated. • Do not use preprinte d card sto [...]

Tips on prev enting jams 28 Print media tasks and tips Tips on preventing jams Y ou ca n a void most paper jams b y correctly lo ading pap er and special ty media in the printer . The f ollo wi ng hin t s can help y ou av oid paper jams: • Do not load wrinkled , creased , or damp p aper . • Nev er m ix medi a type s wit hin a t ra y . • Fle x[...]

How to load th e 250-sh eet and 550-sheet trays 29 Print media tasks and tips Ho w to load the 250-sheet and 550-sheet tra ys F ollow these i nstructions to load pa per in the 250-sheet tra y and 5 50-sheet t ra y . 1 Remo v e the tray . Not e: If yo u are going to l oad legal or f olio size pap er , you ha v e to e xt end the le ng th of th e pap [...]

How to load th e 250-sh eet and 550-sheet trays 30 Print media tasks and tips 3 Load the paper in t he tr ay with the print s ide f acing do wn. Not e: Load le tterhead pa per with the desig n side f acing down . The top e dge of the sheet with the logo shoul d be plac ed at th e fron t of t he t ray . Mak e sure th e paper is belo w the ma x fill [...]

How to load th e 250-sh eet and 550-sheet trays 31 Print media tasks and tips 5 Insert the tra y . 6 Extend th e paper supp or t on the o utput bin.[...]

How to load th e 250-sh eet and 550-sheet trays 32 Print media tasks and tips Extending the tray for legal or f olio size pape r T o load legal or f ol io siz e pape r , you nee d to e xten d the paper tr a y . Y ou should al so att ach the du st co v er on the ba c k of the printer to pro tect the tr a y while it is ex tended. 1 Press do wn on the[...]

How to load the manual feeder 33 Print media tasks and tips Ho w to load the ma nual f eeder The man ual f eeder is lo cated at th e front of y our printer and c an only fee d one sh eet of print me dia at a ti me. Y ou can us e the man ual f eeder to mak e quic k runs of pa per types or siz es that are n ot currentl y loaded in the pap er tra y . [...]

How to use the rea r e xit 34 Print media tasks and tips T o use the rear e x it, o pen the rear ex it door . When the rear e xit door is open, a ll print med ia comes o ut the rea r e xit. When closed , all media is sent t o the outpu t bin on to p of the printe r .[...]

How to clear paper j ams 35 Print media tasks and tips Ho w t o c lear pape r jams By caref ully sel ecting print m edia and loading it properly , you sho uld be ab le to av oid most ja ms. Not e: T o clear t he Paper Jam error mes sage , you m ust remo v e all jammed print media fro m the entire paper path, and then p ress Go . T o clear a p aper [...]

How to clear paper j ams 36 Print media tasks and tips 2 Open th e front co ver , and remo v e the print car tridge assem bly . Warning: Do not lea v e the print ca r tridge assem bly expo sed to di rect light f or an e xtended period of time. Extended light e xposure can cause print q uality pro blem s. 3 Remo v e any ja ms in th e area b ehind th[...]

How to clear paper j ams 37 Print media tasks and tips 4 Lift the flap at the front of the printer , and remo v e any jams benea th the f lap . 5 Open th e rear e xit, and remov e any jam s. Warning: Fuse r or area ma y be hot . 6 After y ou ha v e cleared the jams , reinst all the print car tr idge as semb ly , mak e sure all printer co ve rs and [...]

Pr intin g tasks 38 5 Printing tasks Ho w to ma nuall y feed a p rint job The man ual f e eder is l ocated at the fr ont of the printer and can only f e ed o ne sheet of pri nt media at a ti me . F o r inf ormation on acc eptab le print medi a to use i n the manu al f eede r , see What ty pes of pri nt media can be loaded? on page 23 . When us ing [...]

How to manually feed a pr in t job 39 Printing tasks 10 Hold b oth sides o f the print med ia close to the ma nual f eeder , and push i t into the p rinter until it autom atically engages . There is a brief pau se betwe en the tim e the printer e ngages th e print me dia and whe n it f eeds i nto the printer . Warning: Do not f orce the print media[...]

How to pri nt on both sides of the paper (manual du ple x) 40 Printing tasks Ho w to prin t on both sides of the p aper (manual duplex) Printing on b oth sides of the pa per reduce s printing costs. Although y ou can us e T ra y 1 or t he 55 0-s hee t tra y t o print t he first side o f t he du ple x job , only use T ray 1 to p rint t he se con d s[...]

How to pri nt on both sides of the paper (manual du ple x) 41 Printing tasks 8 Click OK . 9 Click OK on th e Pr in t window. The print er prints e very other p age of the documen t first. O nce the fi rst side o f your j ob prints , the Load P aper messa ge app ears . 10 Load the pap er back into the printer with the alre ady-printed side up and th[...]

How to prin t multiple p age im ages o n one page (N-up printi ng) 42 Printing tasks Ho w to print multiple page imag es on one pag e (N-up printing) The Mul tipage Printing (N-up) se ttin g is used to print mult iple p age imag es on a sing le page . For e xample, 2-Up mea ns tw o page im ages are printed on one page , 4-up m eans f our page image[...]

How to print a booklet 43 Printing tasks Ho w to print a b ooklet The Book let settin g lets y ou print multipl e pages i n bookle t fo r m witho ut ha ving to re -fo rmat your do cument s o the pag es print in the proper o rder . The pages print so that the finish ed colla ted documen t ma y be f olded alon g the cent er of each page to f orm a bo[...]

How to print a poster 44 Printing tasks Ho w to print a poster The P oster setting l ets you print a singl e image across s ev eral pages . Once printed, y ou can combin e the page s to crea te one larg e image . 1 F rom the com puter softw are appl ication, select Fi le Æ Print . 2 Click Properties (or Opti ons , Printer , o r Setu p , dependi ng[...]

How to print on letterhead 45 Printing tasks Ho w to print o n letterhead T o print on lette rhead, ma ke sure the paper i s loaded with the pro per orientation . 1 Mak e sure th e letterhe ad is properly lo aded acc ording to the paper s ource y ou are using: •T r a y 1 o r 2 —Load the let terhead pap er with t he design side f acing d own . T[...]

How to pri nt using an overlay or a water mar k 46 Printing tasks Using a watermark 1 F rom the com puter softw are appl ication, select Fi le Æ Print . 2 Click Properties (or Opti ons , Printer , o r Setu p , dependi ng on the applicat ion) to vie w the printer driv er setti ngs. 3 Click the Ot her O ptio ns tab. 4 Click Wat e r m a r k . 5 Selec[...]

How to cancel a p rint job 47 Printing tasks Ho w to cancel a print jo b A print jo b can be can celed from th e oper ator pane l or from y our com puter . From the printer operator panel If the job yo u wan t to canc el is printin g, and Busy ap pears on t he displ ay: 1 Press Menu until y ou see Job Menu , and then pre ss Select . 2 Press Menu un[...]

How to install optio ns 48 6 Ho w to install options Ho w to access the system board T o install a memory or flash c ard, y ou must access the printer sy stem boar d. CAUTION: T ur n the printer off , and unplug the p ow er cord bef ore continui ng. 1 Open th e front co ver by pressin g the b utton on the left s ide of the prin ter and lo wering th[...]

How to access the system board 49 How to ins tal l opt ion s 2 Open the re ar e xit. 3 Open th e side co v er by pres sing the two dete nts on the front right side o f the machin e and s winging the cov er back.[...]

How to add a memor y card 50 How to ins tal l opt ion s Ho w to add a memory car d The sys tem board has one connecto r fo r an optio nal memo ry card. The Le xmark E340 and the Le xmark E342n can support up to 128M B of additi onal memory (f or a tota l of 160M B). CAUTION: If y ou are ins talling a memory card after s etting up the printer , turn[...]

How to add a fla sh ca rd 51 How to ins tal l opt ion s Ho w to add a flash car d The sys tem board has one connecto r fo r an optio nal flash card. The printer can su ppor t 16MB and 32MB f lash c ard s. CAUTION: If y ou a re inst all ing a fl as h c ard a fter set t in g up the printer , tur n the printer off , and unplu g th e po wer cord bef or[...]

How to install a 550-she et draw er 52 How to ins tal l opt ion s 7 Clos e the f ront cover . 8 See Recogni zing install ed options . Ho w to install a 55 0-sheet drawer Y our printer supports one opt ional dr aw er that le ts y ou load u p to 550 shee ts of pape r . CAUTION: If yo u are instal ling a 550-s heet dra wer after setting up the printer[...]

Recogniz ing in stalled option s 53 How to ins tal l opt ion s Recognizin g installed op tions After the printer is tur ned on, the printer driv er should au tomatica lly recogniz e an option y ou insta lled. If it does not , you can add it manual ly . Not e: If yo u hav e not installed y our printer driver y et, foll ow the app ropriate instructio[...]

Understandi ng the operator panel 54 7 Understanding th e operator panel Y ou ca n change most print er settings f rom y our so ftware ap plicatio n or printer driv er . Settings you change fro m the applic ation or pri nter driv er apply only to th e job y ou are p reparing to se nd to the p rinter . Chang es made to printer setti ngs from a s oft[...]

Usi ng the operat or panel 55 Understanding the operator panel Buttons Use th e five oper ator panel butto ns to open a menu, s croll thro ugh a lis t of v alues , chan ge printer setti ngs, and respond t o printer mes sages. Not e: Buttons a ct on the inf ormation displ ay ed on th e second line of th e opera tor panel. The f ollowing inf ormation[...]

Using the operator pa nel to cha nge pr inter setti ngs 56 Understanding the operator panel Using the op erator panel to change p rin ter settings F rom the operat or panel, you ca n select me nu items and associa ted v alues to print y our jobs successf ully . Y ou ca n also use the pane l t o alter the se tup and oper ating en viron ment o f the [...]

Menus Disabled 57 Understanding the operator panel change a printer def ault that ha s been se t by the perso n managin g the printer . Y ou can still use Print and Hold f eatures , clear me ssage s, and sel ect item s from th e Job Me nu whe n printin g a job , but y o u canno t chang e other printer s ettings . Y ou can, ho wev er , use y our pri[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 58 Understanding the operator panel Using the prin ter menus Sele ct a menu or menu item f or mo re det ail s. Pa p e r M e n u P aper Source P aper Size P aper T ype Cust om T y pes Univ ersal Setup Substit ute Size P aper T extu re P aper We ight Po s t S c r i p t M e n u Print PS Error F ont Priority USB Menu PCL Smar [...]

Using the pr in ter menus 59 Understanding the operator panel Pa p e r M e n u Use th e P aper Me nu to de fine the p r int media lo aded in each tra y a nd the def ault source a nd output bin. Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. Menu item Purpose Va l u e s Custom T ypes T o specify the kind of pa per as[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 60 Understanding the operator panel P aper Sour ce T o identify the def ault paper source. Tr a y < x > (T ray 1 *) If yo u loaded the same size and type of paper in tw o paper sources (and the P ape r Size an d Paper T y pe menu item s are co rre ctly se t), t he trays are automati cally li nked. Wh en one pa per so[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 61 Understanding the operator panel P aper T ype T o identify the type o f paper ins talled in each pap er source . Use this menu it em to: • Optimiz e print qu ality f or the specifi ed paper . • Selec t paper sou rces throu gh y our softw are ap plicatio n by selectin g type an d size . • A utomati cally link paper[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 62 Understanding the operator panel P aper W eight T o identi fy the rela tiv e weight of the paper loaded in a spec ific sou rce and en sure that the toner adheres p roperly to the printed pa ge. 1 Sele ct a pa per t ype. Note: If a user-de fined nam e is available, it is disp layed instea d of Custom <x> Weight . T[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 63 Understanding the operator panel Finishing Menu Use the F inishing Menu t o define h ow the p rinter deli vers th e printed outp ut. Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. Menu item Purpose Va l u e s Blank Pages T o specify whether t o includ e applica tion-ge nerat ed bl ank pa[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 64 Understanding the operator panel Multipag e Print T o print multi ple page images o n one side of a sheet of paper . Also ca lled n-up or P aper Sa ver . Off* Prints 1 pa ge image per side . 2 Up Prints 2 pa ge images p er side . 3 Up Prints 3 pa ge images p er side . 4 Up Prints 4 pa ge images p er side . 6 Up Prints 6[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 65 Understanding the operator panel Utilities Menu Use th e Utilities Menu to p rint a v ariety of lis tings rel ating to a vailab le printer resources , pr inter se ttings , and print jo bs . Other m enu ite ms let y ou set up printe r hardw are and tr ouble shoot printer probl ems. Job Menu The Job Menu i s only a vailab[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 66 Understanding the operator panel Print Buff er T o print any data stored in the print b uffe r . Note: Print Buff er is onl y av ailable w hen y ou enter t he Job Men u while Waiting is displa yed. T he W a iting st ate occu rs if an inc ompl ete job is sent to the printer or an ASCII jo b , su ch as a print sc reen com[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 67 Understanding the operator panel Quality Menu Use th e Quality M enu to change p rinter settings aff ecting t he quality of printed c haracte rs and im ages. Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. Menu item Purpose Va l u e s PictureG rade T o impro v e the qua lity o f gra yscal[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 68 Understanding the operator panel Setup Menu Use the Se tup Men u to conf igure a v ar iety of printer f eatures . Menu item Purpose Va l u e s Aut o Continue T o def ine the am ount of ti me (in seconds ) the printer w aits afte r displa ying an o perator i nter vention error messag e bef ore it resum es printing. Disab[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 69 Understanding the operator panel P age Protect T o su ccessfully print a pa ge that ma y otherwise gen erate Complex Page errors. If , after s electing On, y ou still c annot print the page , you ma y also ha v e to reduce th e size a nd number of fon ts on the page , or inc rease the installe d printer memo r y . F or [...]

Using the pr in ter menus 70 Understanding the operator panel Print Timeout T o specify the amoun t of time (in seconds ) the printer w aits bef ore printing the las t page of a pri nt job tha t does not end with a command to print the page . The pri nt timeout co unter does not start until Waiting appears on the di spla y . Disab led The printer d[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 71 Understanding the operator panel PCL Emul Menu Use the PC L Emu l Menu to c hange printe r settings tha t only aff ect jobs us ing the PCL emulat ion printer lan guage . Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. Menu item Purpose Va l u e s A4 Width T o select th e width of the logi[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 72 Understanding the operator panel Pitc h T o specify the fo nt pitch f or scalab le mono spaced f onts. 0.08...100 (in increm ents of 0.01 cpi ) Pitch ref ers to the nu mber of fi xed- space c haracte rs in a ho rizontal i nch of type . Y ou can select a pitch f rom 0.08 to 100 char acters per inc h (cpi) in incremen ts [...]

Using the pr in ter menus 73 Understanding the operator panel Po s t S c r i p t M e n u Use th e P ostScript Menu t o change printer sett ings that only aff ect jobs us ing the P ostScript emulati on printer lang uage. Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. PPDS Menu Use the PPD S Men u to chang e printer s[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 74 Understanding the operator panel Characte r Set T o determine whi ch code p age to us e to print PPDS jobs . 1 The stand ard co de pag es are use d. 2* The address es from V alue 1 ch ange to represent char acters and s ymbols used in n on-US Eng lish lang uages . Lines per Inch T o determine the n umber of lines tha t [...]

Using the pr in ter menus 75 Understanding the operator panel P arallel Menu Use the P arallel Me n u to change printer s etti ng s af f ect in g jo bs se nt to t he p rinter thro ugh a pa rallel p ort (either Std P aralle l or Paralle l Opt <x>) . Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. Menu item Purpo[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 76 Understanding the operator panel Network Menu Use the N etwork Men u to change printer s ettings a ffec ting jobs s ent to the printer through a network po r t (either Stan dard Network or Netw ork Opt <x>). Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. P arallel Mode 2 T o determ[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 77 Understanding the operator panel Network Buffer T o config ure the si ze of the netwo rk input b uff er . Note: Changing th e Netwo rk Buff er menu i tem a utomatica lly rese ts the printer . Au to * Printer automat ically cal culates the Network Buff er size (recommende d setting). 3K to ma ximum size allo wed User s p[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 78 Understanding the operator panel USB Menu Use the U SB Menu to change p rinter settings a ffe cting a U niver sal Serial Bus (USB) port (USB Option <x>). Not e: V alues mark ed by an asterisk (* ) are the f actory def ault setti ngs. Menu item Purpose Va l u e s Mac Bina ry PS T o configure the printer to p rocess[...]

Using the pr in ter menus 79 Understanding the operator panel USB Buffer T o configure the size of the U SB input buf fe r . Note: Changing th e USB Buff er menu item aut omati call y rese ts t h e pr int er . Disab led Job b uff ering is disab led. An y jobs already b uffe red on the d isk are printed be fore normal proces sing of incomin g jobs r[...]

Underst anding the pr inter m essages 80 8 Understanding th e printer m essages The print er operat or panel di spla ys messages describing the current state of th e printer a nd indica tes possib le printer prob le ms y ou m ust resolv e . Th is topi c pro vides a list o f all prin ter messag es , e x plain s what the y mean, an d tells y ou ho w [...]

Underst anding the pr inter m essages 81 Understanding the printer messages Defragmenting DO NO T PO WER OFF The printer is defragm enting th e flash memory to reclai m stor age spac e occupi ed by delet ed re sourc es. W ait f or the message to clear . W arning: Do no t turn the printer off while this mes sage is di spla y ed. Dis abli ng M e nu s[...]

Underst anding the pr inter m essages 82 Understanding the printer messages Not Ready The printer is not ready to receiv e or process da ta. Someone pressed Stop to take the printer off line. Press Go to mak e the printe r ready to receiv e jobs. P erformi ng Self T est The p r inte r is r u nnin g the ser ies of s tar t-u p tests it perf orms afte[...]

Underst anding the pr inter m essages 83 Understanding the printer messages Resetting the Printer The printer is resett ing to the current def ault set tings. Any ac tive p rint jobs are cancele d. W ait f or the message to clear . See also: Using the opera tor panel to change printe r settings Restoring Fa ctory Defaults The printer is restoring t[...]

Underst anding the pr inter m essages 84 Understanding the printer messages 35 Res Save Off D eficient Memor y The printer la cks the memory needed to enab le Resourc e Sav e. This m essage usually indicate s too m uch memory is allocate d f or one or m ore of the p rinter link buf fer s. •P r e s s Go to disab le Res ou rce Sa ve and contin ue p[...]

Underst anding the pr inter m essages 85 Understanding the printer messages 52 Flash Full There i s no t en oug h fre e s pac e in the fla sh memory to store the data y ou are trying to dow nload. •P r e s s Go to cle ar the messa ge and contin ue printing. Do wnload ed fo nts and macros n ot pre viously stored in flash mem or y are del eted. •[...]

Understa nding the p rint er confi guration me nus 86 9 Understanding th e printer co nfiguratio n menus Network menu Use the Network men u to cha nge printer se ttin gs on jobs se nt throug h a netw ork port (eith er Standa rd Netw ork or Netw ork Opt <x >). Setting Purpose Val u e s NP A Mode Send print jobs t o the printer and q uery print[...]

Understa nding the p rint er confi guration me nus 87 Understanding the printer configuration menus P arallel menu Use th e P arall el men u to chang e printer setti ngs on jo bs sent through a p arallel por t. Setup menu Use t he Setup m enu to configure ho w the printer f or mats th e end of a line , depending on the compute r system b eing use d[...]

Understa nding the p rint er confi guration me nus 88 Understanding the printer configuration menus USB menu Use the U SB menu to change p rinter settings on jobs se nt through a Univ ersal Se rial Bus (USB) port. Utilities menu Use the U tilities m enu to t roubl eshoot printe r probl ems. Setting Purpose Val u e s NP A Mode Send print job s to th[...]

Software and n etwor k tasks 89 10 Software and n etw ork tasks Printing the menu settings an d network setup pages The men u setti ngs page sh ows current se ttings (user d ef ault setti ngs) f or the men us, a list of installe d options , and av ailab le printer memory . Y ou c an use th is page to ve rify that all p rinter options are properly i[...]

Pr inting the Pri nt Quali ty T est Pages 90 Software and network tasks Printing the Print Quality T est P ages T o help is olate print quality p roble ms, p rint the Print Qual ity T est P ages: Not e: The t est pages must be p rinted on l etter , legal, o r A4 paper . 1 T urn off the printer . 2 Press an d hold Select and Retu rn a s you t urn on[...]

Using the pri nter resident Web page 91 Software and network tasks 2 Ping the printe r , and v erify th at it respo nds . F or e xamp le, at a comm and prompt on a netw ork com puter , type ping f ollow ed b y the ne w printer IP address (fo r ex ample , 192.168.0.11 ): If the prin ter is activ e on the netw or k, y ou will rec eiv e a conf ir mati[...]

Suppl ies infor mat ion 92 11 Supplies inf ormation What supplies d o I need and how do I or der th em? There are only tw o suppl y item s that ha v e to b e repla ced on a regul ar basi s: the ton er cartr idge and the photocon ducto r kit, which together c omprise the print car tridge asse mb ly . The photo conducto r kit typi cally la sts up to [...]

How to conser ve supplies 93 Supplies information Storing supplies Choos e a c ool , c le an sto r age area f or y our printer supplies . Store supp lie s righ t s ide up in th eir original pac kaging until y ou are ready to use th em. Do not ex pose su pplies to : • Dire ct sunli ght • T emperatu res abo v e 35°C (95° F) • High humid ity ([...]

How to know when you need new supplies 94 Supplies information Ho w to know when y ou ne ed new supplies The f ollowing sections describe w a ys to determine whe n new s upplies are neede d. Checking the toner and photoconductor levels Y ou ca n determine app rox imately how m uch ton er is left in your cartri dge and ho w full t he photoc onductor[...]

How to change a toner car tr idge 95 Supplies information Ho w to change a to ner car tridg e 1 Open th e front co ver by pressin g the b utton on the left s ide of the prin ter and lo wering the co ver .[...]

How to change a toner car tr idge 96 Supplies information 2 Remo v e the toner car tr idge : a Press the butt on on the b ase of the print c ar tridge assem bly . b Pull the toner cartridge up and ou t using th e handle . 3 Unpac k the ne w toner cartridge. Not e: Y ou can use t he pa cking material from the new c ar tridge t o ship the old cartrid[...]

How to change a toner car tr idge 97 Supplies information 5 Install the ne w toner ca r tridge by aligning the white ro llers on the toner cartridge with the white arro ws on the tra cks of the photoc onductor kit and pu shing th e toner cartridge in as f ar as it will g o . The cartridge clic ks into place w hen cor rectly installe d. 6 Clos e the[...]

Rec ycli ng Lexmar k produ ct s 98 Supplies information Recyc lin g Lexmark products T o return Le xmark produc ts to Le xmark for recycling: 1 Visit ou r We b site: www.lexmark. com/ recycle 2 F ollo w the ins tructions on the co mputer sc reen.[...]

How to change a photocon ductor kit 99 Supplies information Ho w t o change a ph otocondu ctor kit Warning: When rep lacing a ph otoc on duc tor kit, d o n ot l ea ve the to ner cartr idge or th e ne w photoc on duc tor ki t e xposed to d irect light f or an e xtended p eriod of time . Extended li ght ex posure can cause print qual ity problem s. 1[...]

How to change a photocon ductor kit 100 Supplies information 2 Pull the print cartr idge as semb ly out of the printer by pull ing on the toner cartridge hand le. Not e: Do not press the butto n on the p rint car tridge assem bly . Place th e print cartridge assemb ly on a flat, clean surf ace. 3 Remo v e the toner car tr idge : a Press the butt on[...]

How to change a photocon ductor kit 101 Supplies information 5 I nstall the toner cartr idge into the ne w print cartridge assem bly by aligning the white rollers o n the tone r car tridge with the whi te arro ws on the trac ks of the photo co ndu cto r kit an d pus hi ng the tone r cartridge in as fa r as it wil l go . The cartridge clic ks int o [...]

Admini stration 102 12 Administration The f ollowing sections are f or a netw ork admini strator i n charge o f the printer . Disabling the operator panel menus Since m any pe ople cou ld be using th e printer , an admin istra tor ma y cho ose to loc k the m enus to keep others from changin g menu s et ting s from the op erato r pan el. T o disab l[...]

Restor ing f actor y default settin gs 103 Administration Restoring factory d efault se ttings When y ou fi rst enter the printe r men us from the oper ator pan el, y ou m a y no tice an asterisk (*) ne xt to a va lue in th e men us . This a sterisk i ndica tes th e f acto r y default se ttin g . Th ese s etting s are the original printer s ettings[...]

T roublesh ooting 104 13 T roub lesho oting General problems Pro b lem / Question S olut ion / Answer Wh y am I missing char acters whe n I print on env elopes? If yo u see v oids (m issing c haract ers) when printi ng en vel opes, check you r printer driv er settings to mak e sure you selected Env elope fro m the P aper T ype me nu. If Env elope i[...]

General problems 105 Troubleshooting P ape r sta cks poor l y in the output bin. Extend the paper support on the output bin. Dust is gat her in g on th e paper tr a y when it is ex tended. Attach the dust co ver t o the bac k of the printer . This pro tects the paper tra y from the env ironment a s well a s k eeping the tra y from being knock ed ou[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 106 Troubleshooting Print quality problems Y ou ca n solv e many print qu ality probl ems by replacin g a suppl y or main tenance i tem that h as reach ed the end of its intende d lif e . Use the f ollowin g tab le to f ind solut ions to p rint qualit y prob lems . Symptom Cause Solut ion White li nes • The printh ead le[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 107 Troubleshooting Print too light • The T oner Darkness setting is too light. • Y ou are u sing pape r that does not meet the printer speci fic ati ons . • The toner c ar tridge is lo w on toner . • The toner c ar tridge is def ectiv e. • Select a diff erent T oner Darkness † sett ing from the p r inte r dr i[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 108 Troubleshooting Ghost Ima ges • Th e For m T ype set ting in the pri nt er driv er is se t inco rrec tly . • T oner le v el is lo w in the toner car tr idg e. • Make su re th e Form T y pe set ting i s correct f or th e paper or spe cialty media y ou are usin g. • Replac e the tone r car tridge. Une ven printin[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 109 Troubleshooting How to c lean the printhead lens Y ou ca n solv e some print qua lity prob lems b y cleaning the printh ead lens . 1 T ur n the printer off . 2 Open th e front co ver by pressin g the b utton on the left s ide of the prin ter and lo wering the co ver .[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 110 Troubleshooting 3 Remo ve the print c ar tridge assemb ly out of the printer b y pulling on the to ner car tridge h andle. Not e: Do not press the butto n on the p rint car tridge assem bly . Place th e print cartridge assemb ly on a flat, clean surf ace. Warning: Do not lea v e the print ca r tridge assem bly expo sed[...]

Print qu alit y prob lems 111 Troubleshooting 4 Locate the glass printhead le ns, whi ch is loc ated withi n the rece ssed area in the top of the printer . 5 Gently wipe the p r inthead lens with a cle an, dry , lint-free cl oth. Warning: Not using a clean, dry , lint-free cloth ma y result in damage t o the printhead lens. 6 Install the print cart[...]

112 Inde x Numerics 550-shee t drawer 52 A A4 Width ( PCL Emul Menu) 71 Advanced Status (Par allel Menu) 75 alarms error messages 68 toner 70 Auto Continue (Setup Menu) 68 Auto CR after LF (PCL Emul Menu) 71, 73 Auto CR after LF (Setup menu) 87 Auto LF after CR (PCL Emul Menu) 71, 73 Auto LF af ter CR (Set up menu) 87 automatic size sensi ng 59 B B[...]

Index 113 Index factory def aults, restori ng 65 FCC statement 3 Finishing Menu 63 Blank Pages 63 Collat ion 63 Copies 63 Multip age Border 63 Multip age Order 63 Multip age Print 64 Multip age View 64 Separator Sheet s 64 Separator Sour ce 64 flas h ca r d 51 flash memory printing downloaded re sources 65 setting as download t arget 68 folio 32 Fo[...]

Index 114 Index Para llel 87 printing menu setti ngs page 89 selecting 55 menu items 55 numerical val ues 55 Setup 87 USB 88 Utili ties 8 8 messages 80 2<xx> Paper Jam 83 32 Unsupported Print Cartr idge 83 34 Short Paper 83 35 Res Save Off Defici ent Memory 84 37 Insuff icient Collati on Area 84 37 Insuff icient Defrag Memory 84 38 Memory Ful[...]

Index 115 Index O operator panel 19, 54 buttons 12, 54 disabling menus 102 enabling menus 102 LCD 12, 54 light 54 menus disabled 55 messages 80 using 54 options 550-sheet dr awer 52 flash card 51 mem ory c ard 5 0 verifying i nstallati on with menu set tings page 89 Orientat ion (PCL Emul Menu) 71, 74 overlays 4 5 P Page Protect (Setup Menu) 69 pap[...]

Index 116 Index symbol set 72 tray renumber 72, 74 PCL S ma rtSwitc h (N etw ork M enu) 77 PCL SmartSwitch ( Parallel Menu) 76 PCL SmartSwitch ( USB Menu) 78 PCL S martS witc h, s ettin g See also pr inter language network port 77 parallel por t 76 USB port 78 PDF Menu (Post Script Menu) 73 photocon duct or kit changing 99 level 94 ordering 92 recy[...]

Index 117 Index PictureGrade 6 7 Print Resolut ion 67 Toner Darkness 67 R rear exit 33 recycli ng supplies 98 Reset Factory Defa ults (Util i ties menu) 88 Reset Photoconduct or Counter (Utili ties menu) 88 Reset Printer (Job Menu) 66 rese tting p rinte r 66 Resource Save (Setup Menu) 70 Return button 55 S safe ty in forma tion 3 Select bu tton 55 [...]

Index 118 Index NPA mode 78 PCL SmartSwitch 78 PS SmartSwitch 78 Utilitie s Menu 65 Factory Default s 65 Hex Trace 65 Print Direct or y 65 Print Fonts 65 Print Menus 65 Print Net<x> Setup 65 Utilitie s menu 88 W Wait Timeout (Setup Menu) 70 wait timeout, conf i guring 70 watermarks 45 Windows 13, 16[...]