Lexmark 840 UNIX/Linux, NetWare

UNIX/Linux

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Installing drivers for network printing

Step 2: Create a desktop printer

1In the Chooser, select the LaserWriter 8 driver.

2For a routed network, select the default zone from the list. For the zone to select, look on the Network Setup page

under AppleTalk for Zone.

3Select the new printer from the list.

4For printer to select, look on the Network Setup page under the “AppleT alk ” heading t o find the def ault na me of the

printer.

5Click Create.

6Make sure there is an icon next to the printer name in the Chooser.

7Close the Chooser window.

8Verify printer installation.

aClick the desktop printer icon just added.

bChoose Printing Æ Change Setup.

–If the PPD file displayed in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file portion of the menu is correct for the

printer, printer setup is complete.

–If the PPD file displayed in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file portion of the menu is not correct for

the printer, repeat Step 1: Install a custom PPD file.

UNIX/Linux

The printer supports many UNIX and Linux platforms, such as Sun Solaris and Red Hat. Visit the Lexmark Web site at

www.lexmark.com for a complete list of supported UNIX and Linux platforms.

Note: The Sun Solaris and Linux packages are ava ilab le on the drive rsCD and on the Lexmark Web site at

www.lexmark.com.

We provide a printer driver package for each supported UNIX and Linux pl atform. The User’s Guide in each package g ives

detailed instructions for installing and using Lexmark printers in UNIX and Linux environments.

These packages are available for download from the Lexmark Web site. The driver package needed is also on the drivers

CD.

NetWare

The printer supports Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS/iPrint). For the latest information about installing a network

printer in a NetWare environment, launch the driversCD, and click View Documentation.

Contents

Main W840 Edition: March 2005 Trademarks Safety information Contents Chapter 5: Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines ...............................35 Contents Page Learning about the printer 1 Conventions used in this book Printer overview Basic model Printer overview Configured model Printer overview Menu Paper Menu Reports Settings Understanding the printer operator panel Understanding the printer operator panel Understanding the printer operator panel Installing drivers for local printing 2 Windows Using Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, or Windows NT 1 Using Windows 95 and Windows 98 (first edition) Serial printing Setting parameters in the printer Installing a printer driver Setting parameters in the communications (COM) port Macintosh Macintosh Creating a queue in Print Center / Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X) 1 2 3 4 UNIX/Linux 3 Printing a network setup page Assigning a printer IP address Verifying the IP settings Windows Supported printer drivers Supported network printer ports Windows 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Windows Shared printing using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 1 2 Install the printer driver (or subset) on network clients Using the point and print method Configuring DragNPrint Macintosh Mac OS X Step 1: Install a custom PPD file Step 2: Create a print queue in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility Using AppleTalk Printing Mac OS 9.x Step 1: Install a custom PPD file Step 2: Create a desktop printer UNIX/Linux NetWare Installing options 4 Accessing the printer system board Page Installing a printer memory card Installing a flash memory or firmware card Installing an option card Page Installing a hard disk Page Replacing the access panel 5 Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines guidelines Supported print media Print media sizes Media sizes supported in the finisher Feed characteristics by print media size Print media types Print media weights Media weights supported in the finisher Selecting print media Paper Paper characteristics Weight Curl Unacceptable paper Selecting paper Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead Printing on letterhead Transparencies Selecting transparencies Envelopes Labels 1 2 3 Storing print media Card stock Storing print media Avoiding jams Avoiding jams 6 Loading standard or optional 500-sheet trays Page Page Loading the multipurpose feeder Loading the multipurpose feeder 1 Page Page Loading the 2000-sheet dual input trays Loading the 2000-sheet high capacity feeder Page Loading Letter or A4 size print media in the short-edge feed orientation Setting up trays with different orientations Changing the Custom Type Name Linking trays Identifying and linking output bins Identifying and linking output bins Linking output bins 1 2 Sending a job to print Printing from a USB flash memory device Printing from a USB flash memory device 1 2 Canceling a print job Canceling a job from the printer operator panel Canceling a job from a computer running Windows Canceling a job from the taskbar USB drive Printing the menu settings page Printing a network setup page Printing a font sample list Printing a directory list Printing confidential and held jobs Printing a confidential job Windows Macintosh At the printer Printing confidential and held jobs Entering a personal identification number (PIN) * 1 2 Printing and deleting held jobs Verif y Pri nt Macintosh At the printer Printing A5/Statement or JIS-B5/Executive sizes 7 Storing supplies Determining the status of supplies Ready. Tray 1 Low, Tray 2 LowStatus / Supplies View Supplies Photoconductor kit end-of-life Conserving supplies Ordering supplies Ordering a toner cartridge Ordering a photoconductor kit Recycling Lexmark products 8 Identifying jams Access doors and trays Access doors and trays Understanding jam messages Clearing printer jams 250 Paper Jam Check MP Feeder 24x Paper Jam Check Tray <x> Page Page 200, 201, and 202 Paper Jam Check Door A 203 Paper Jam Check <Areas A/E> Page 230 Paper Jam Check Door <A, E, D> Page 231 Paper Jam Check <A, D> Clearing Area B Page Page Page Page 28x Paper Jam Check Finisher Clearing Area G Clearing Area H Clearing staple jams Page Troubleshooting 9 Online customer support Calling for service Checking an unresponsive printer Printing multiple-language PDFs Printing multiple-language PDFs Solving printing problems Solving printing problems Solving option problems Solving option problems Solving option problems Solving 2000-sheet drawer problems Solving paper feed problems Solving paper feed problems Solving print quality problems ABC DEF ABC DEF ABC DEF ABC DEF ABC DEF ABC DEF Page 10 Adjusting operator panel brightness and contrast Disabling operator panel menus Enabling operator panel menus Restoring factory default settings Adjusting Power Saver Disabling Power Saver Encrypting the disk Setting security using the Embedded Web Server (EWS) Setting the system password Using the secure Embedded Web Server Supporting SNMPv3 (Simple Network Management Protocol version 3) Supporting IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) Using Secure mode Using 802.1x Authenticating Locking the operator panel menus Printing Lockout Confidential Print Setup Notices Licensing notice Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement Industry Canada compliance statement The United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984 Noise emission levels ENERGY STAR Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive Laser notice LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Radio frequency statements Exposure to radio frequency radiation India emissions notice Statement of Limited Warranty for Lexmark W840 Lexmark International, Inc. Lexington, KY Limited warranty Limited warranty service Extent of limited warranty Limitation of liability Additional rights Index A B C D N O P R S