User’s Reference July
Lexmark W812
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Table of contents
Chapter 8 Loading the trays
Chapter 24 Replacing the fuser
Chapter 38 Job Menu
250-sheet tray Paper size dial Multipurpose feeder
Printer overview
Output bin Paper support Operator panel On/Off switch Stamdard
Power cord connector Duplex connector
Release button Network card connector Parallel port connector
Fuser
Print cartridge
500-sheet trays
500-sheet tray 250-sheet tray
Sending a job to print
Canceling a job from the printer operator panel
Canceling a print job
Canceling a job from the Windows taskbar
Canceling a job from a Windows desktop
Setting
Conserving supplies
What the setting does
For more information
Printing and deleting held jobs
Holding a job in the printer
Recognizing when format errors occur
Accessing held jobs from the operator panel
Reserving print jobs
Repeating print jobs
Verifying print jobs
See Printing and deleting held jobs for information
Enter PIN =
Printing confidential jobs
Enter PIN =
1 Menu 2 Select 3 Return4 Go5 Stop
Paper
6 Paper and specialty media specifications
Printing on letterhead
Letterhead
Transparencies
Card stock
Labels
Linking trays
Letter, A4, A5, or JIS B5 size paper
Loading the trays
Loading 250-sheet trays
6 Place the paper or specialty media against the back of the tray
5 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them
Do not load bent or wrinkled paper
7 Slide the side guides until they lightly touch the stack of paper
13 Press Go to start your print job
9 Replace the tray cover 10 Insert the tray
Extend the paper tray to load paper longer than A4 or letter size
A3, JIS B4, legal, 8.5x13, or 11x17 size paper
1 Remove the tray, and then set it on a flat surface
2 Remove the tray cover
9 Press Go to start your print job
4 Pull the extension out until it stops
5 Slide the locking mechanisms outward to lock the extension in place
Loading 500-sheet trays
6 Replace the tray cover 7 Insert the tray
5 Make sure the paper fits easily under the two corner bucklers
Note Do not exceed the maximum stack height indicated on the tray
9 Press Go to start your print job
Loading the multipurpose feeder
6 Press Go to start your print job
3 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them
4 Press Go to start your print job
Printing envelopes
2 Slide the side guides to fit the width of the envelopes
Storing paper
10 Tips for successful printing
Storing supplies
Avoiding jams
Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper
The following hints can help you avoid paper jams
Flex, fan, and straighten paper before you load it
Push all trays firmly into the printer after loading them
11 Using the optional duplex unit
12 Checking an unresponsive printer
13 Solving print quality problems
Solution
Symptom
Cause
Replacing the print cartridge
Solution
Symptom
Cause
paper, see Storing paper
Solution
Symptom
Cause
Replacing the print cartridge
Solution
Symptom
Cause
Loading the trays for detailed
Symptom
14 Solving paper feed problems
Solution
service
Solution
Symptom
Cause
The Paper Jam
Symptom
15 Solving printing problems
Solution
Cause
Solution
Symptom
Set Page Protect to Off from the Setup Menu
Cause
Solution
Symptom
Cause
Set Collation to On in the Finishing Menu or
Symptom
16 Solving other option problems
Solution
correctly after it is installed, or it
17 Calling for service
Area where jam occurs
18 Understanding jam messages
Paper jam messages
Message
19 Clearing jams
Clearing 200/201 jams from the paper tray
Clearing 200/201 jams from the multipurpose feeder
A 203 Paper Jam occurs when paper jams in the fuser. To clear the jam
Clearing 203 jams from the fuser
1 Open the multipurpose feeder and remove any paper from the tray
3 Raise the fuser paper guide and remove any jammed paper
CAUTION The fuser may be hot. Let it cool before continuing
4 Lower the fuser paper guide
5 Close the top cover to clear the message
3 Remove the print cartridge, and then set it aside
Clearing 202 jams from the print cartridge
1 Remove any paper in the output tray
Clearing 230/231/232 jams from the duplex unit
4 Close the duplex unit upper cover
3 Check for any jammed paper and remove it
5 Open the duplex unit lower cover
6 Check for any jammed paper and remove it
Ordering a fuser
20 Ordering supplies
Ordering a print cartridge
21 Determining the status of supplies
22 Recycling used supplies
Removing the old print cartridge
23 Replacing the print cartridge
Installing the new print cartridge
5 Close the top cover
2 Shake the cartridge in all directions to distribute the toner
3 Place the cartridge on a flat surface and remove the toner seal
Removing the old fuser
24 Replacing the fuser
4 Pull up the fuser latches on each end to release the fuser
3 Pull out the print cartridge
6 Set the fuser aside
Installing a new fuser
1 Unwrap the new fuser
2 Insert the new fuser
Reset Maint Cnt =Reset appears. d Press Select
Operator panel buttons
25 Understandingpanelthe printer operator
Ready
Button
Function
Button
Select
Return
Using the Setup Menu
26 Configuring printer alerts
Using MarkVision Professional
Using MarkVision Messenger
27 Removing memory and option cards
Removing the printer system board access panel
6 Remove the right cover and set it aside
Removing memory cards
Removing an option card
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Removing a firmware card
Reinstalling the system board access panel
Enabling the menus
28 Disabling the operator panel menus
29 Disabling Power Saver
30 Size Sensing
31 Printing a menu settings page
The operator panel Display Language setting in the Setup Menu
32 Restoring factory default settings
33 Changing menu settings
Resident fonts
34 Understanding fonts
PPDS emulation
PCL 6 emulation
PostScript 3 emulation
PPDS emulation
PCL 6 emulation
PostScript 3 emulation
PPDS emulation
PCL 6 emulation
PostScript 3 emulation
PostScript 3 emulation
PCL 6 emulation
PPDS emulation
CooperBlack-Italic
Downloadable fonts
Symbol sets
Symbol sets for PCL 6 emulation
Resident bitmapped fonts
Hebrew and Arabic fonts
Euro support
FontVision
Windows 98 Latin 6 Baltic
35 Printing sample fonts
11 Press Select
9 Press Menu until you see Utilities Menu, and then press Select
10 Press Menu until you see Print Fonts, and then press Select
Ready
36 Understanding printer messages
What you can do
What this message means
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What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
What this message means
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What this message means
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What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
Disk Recovery x/5 yyy%
What you can do
See also
What you can do
What this message means
See also
What this message means
Formatting Flash
Formatting Disk yyy%
What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
Held Jobs may not be restored
What you can do
See also
What this message means
Standard
What you can do
What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
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What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
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What this message means
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What this message means
Remove Paper specified bin
What you can do
What this message means
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What this message means
What this message means
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34 Wrong Paper Size in Tray
What you can do
See also
37 Insufficient Defrag Memory
37 Insufficient Collation Area
What this message means
What you can do
What this message means
37 Insufficient Memory
What you can do
See also
What this message means
Setup Guide
What you can do
See also
What you can do
What this message means
See also
What this message means
Software Error
Serial Error
54 Std Network
What this message means
Lost
56 Standard Serial Disabled
56 Std Parallel
Serial Buffer
56 Standard USB
57 Configuration Change
What this message means
What you can do
What you can do
What this message means
See also
What this message means
What this message means
Setup Guide
What you can do
See also
What you can do
What this message means
What this message means
What you can do
Calling for service
900-999 Service message
What these messages mean
What you can do
Blank Pages
37 Finishing Menu
Separator Sheets
Separator Source
Copies
Collation
Duplex
Purpose
Multipage Border
Duplex Bind
Purpose
Values
Purpose
Multipage Order
Values
See also
Multipage View
Multipage Print
Purpose
Values
Separator Source
Separator Sheets
Purpose
Values
Cancel Job
Abort Restore
38 Job Menu
Reset Printer
Held Jobs
Confidential Job
Purpose
Purpose
Print Buffer
Reset Printer
Purpose
Purpose
39 Quality Menu
Print Resolution
PictureGrade
Purpose
Purpose
Toner Darkness
Values
See also
40 Paper Menu
Configure MP
Universal Setup
Purpose
Paper Loading
Custom Types
Purpose
Purpose
Purpose
Paper Size
Values
First select a paper source
Purpose
Paper Source
Values
See also
Purpose
Paper Type
Values
First select a paper source
Substitute Size
Universal Setup
Purpose
Values
A4 Width
41 PCL Emul Menu
Auto LF after CR
Auto CR after LF
Font Name
Purpose
Lines per Page
Font Source
Purpose
Values
Pitch
Orientation
Point Size
Purpose
Tray Renumber
Symbol Set
Purpose
Values
Auto CR after LF
42 PPDS Menu
Tray 1 Renumber
Purpose
Character Set
Best Fit
Auto LF after CR
Purpose
Lines per Page
Lines per Inch
Purpose
Values
Tray 1 Renumber
Page Format
Orientation
Purpose
43 Serial Menu
Data Bits
Baud
Purpose
Values
Honor DSR
NPA Mode
Job Buffering
Purpose
Parity
PCL SmartSwitch
Purpose
Values
Robust XON
PS SmartSwitch
RS-232
Purpose
Serial Protocol
Serial Buffer
Purpose
Values
PCL SmartSwitch
44 Network Menu
Job Buffering
Purpose
MAC Binary PS
Network x Setup
Network Buffer
Purpose
PCL SmartSwitch
NPA Mode
Purpose
Values
PS SmartSwitch
Std Net Setup
Purpose
Values
Advanced Status
45 Parallel Menu
Job Buffering
Honor Init
MAC Binary PS
Purpose
Parallel Buffer
Parallel Mode
NPA Mode
Purpose
Parallel Mode
Protocol
PCL SmartSwitch
Purpose
To configure the printer so it automatically switches to PostScript emulation when a print job received through the parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
PS SmartSwitch
Purpose
Values
Alarm Control
46 Setup Menu
Display Language
Auto Continue
Download Target
Purpose
Job Accounting
Jam Recovery
Page Protect
Purpose
Print Area
Power Saver
Purpose
Values
Printer Language
Print Timeout
Resource Save
Purpose
Wait Timeout
Toner Alarm
Purpose
Values
47 PostScript Menu
Print PS Error
Font Priority
Purpose
PCL SmartSwitch
48 USB Menu
Job Buffering
Purpose
PCL SmartSwitch
NPA Mode
MAC Binary PS
Purpose
PS SmartSwitch
USB Buffer
Purpose
Values
Defragment Flash
49 Utilities Menu
Format Disk
Factory Defaults
Format Flash
Purpose
Job Acct Stat
Hex Trace
Print Demo
Print Directory
Print Fonts
Print Net x Setup
Print Menus
Purpose
Values
Remove Held Jobs
Purpose
Edition July
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Safety information
Licensing notice
Electronic emission notices
Cautions and warnings
Printers with a network cable attached
Industry Canada compliance statement
Japanese VCCI notice
Printers without a network cable attached
Industry Canada compliance statement
The United Kingdom Telecommunications Act
Avis de conformité aux normes d’Industrie Canada
European Community EC directives conformity
Noise emission levels
Energy Star
Laser notice
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