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Users Guide
Contents
Printing
Administrative support 145
Understanding printer menus
Maintaining the printer 130
Troubleshooting
Clearing jams
Index
Safety information
Safety information
Safety information
Thank you for choosing this printer
Learning about the printer
Finding information about the printer
Learning about the printer
Selecting a location for the printer
152.4 mm 6.0 101.6 mm 4.0 609.6 mm 24.0 304.8 mm 12.0
Configured models
Printer configurations
Basic model
Multipurpose feeder
Learning about the printer
Understanding the printer control panel
Using the security lock feature
A backspace
Installing internal options
Additional printer setup
Additional printer setup
Available internal options
Accessing the system board to install internal options
Dust cover
Installing a memory card
Ridge
Notch
Installing a flash memory or firmware card
Metal pins
Plastic pins
Installing an Internal Solutions Port
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Installing a printer hard disk
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Reattaching the system board cover
Additional printer setup Reattach the system board cover
Installing optional trays
Installing hardware options
Optional 550 ‑sheet specialty media drawer
Attaching cables
Verifying printer setup
Printing a menu settings
Ethernet port
Setting up the printer software
Printing a network setup
Installing printer software
Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
Updating available options in the printer driver
Click Print & Fax
Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier
Installing the printer on a wireless network Windows
Setting up wireless printing
Click Wireless Network Attach
Click Install Printer and Software
Prepare to configure the printer
Installing the printer on a wireless network Macintosh
Access the AirPort options
Enter the printer information
Configure the printer for wireless access
Configure your computer to use the printer wirelessly
Mac OS X version
Click AppleTalk
Installing the printer on a wired network
Choose the Default Browser tab Click More Printers
From the Printer List, choose Add
Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
Double‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center
Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier
Mac OS X version
From the Printer List, click Add
Click Configure Port
Click Properties
Click OK, and then click Close
From the Go menu, choose Applications Double‑click Utilities
Setting up serial printing
Click Properties
Minimizing your printers environmental impact
Using recycled paper and other office papers
Saving paper and toner
Conserving supplies
Saving energy
Using Eco‑Mode
Adjusting Power Saver
Use Quiet Mode to reduce printer noise
Reducing printer noise
Using the Embedded Web Server
Using the printer control panel
Click Timeouts
Recycling Lexmark products
Recycling
Recycling Lexmark packaging
Returning Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling
Loading paper and specialty media
Setting the paper size and type
Loading the paper tray
Loading paper and specialty media
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Loading the multipurpose feeder
Width guide Width guide release tab
Loading paper and specialty media
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Linking and unlinking trays
Click Settings Click Paper Menu Click Custom Name
Linking trays
Unlinking trays
Assigning a custom paper type name to a tray
Loading paper and specialty media Click Submit
Click Custom Types
Paper and specialty media guidelines
Paper characteristics
Paper guidelines
Paper and specialty media guidelines
Unacceptable paper
Selecting paper
Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead
Supported paper sizes, types, and weights
Storing paper
Paper sizes supported by the printer
Paper and specialty media guidelines
Paper types and weights supported by the printer
Paper and specialty media guidelines
Printing a document
Printing
Printing a document
Printing
Tips on using transparencies
Tips on using letterhead
Tips on using envelopes
Printing specialty documents
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Tips on using card stock
Printing confidential and other held jobs
Holding jobs in the printer
With a document open, click File Print
Printing confidential and other held jobs
Printing from a flash drive
Printing photos from a PictBridge‑enabled digital camera
Printing information pages
Printing a font sample list
Canceling a print job from the printer control panel
Canceling a print job
Printing a directory list
Printing the print quality test pages
Canceling a print job from the computer
Using Max Speed and Max Yield
Click Settings Click Print Settings Click Setup Menu
Printing in black and white
Understanding printer menus
Supplies Paper Menu Reports Settings
Menus list
Understanding printer menus
Supplies menu
Supplies menu
Default Source
Default Source menu
Paper menu
Paper Size/Type menu
MP Feeder Size
Tray x Type
Manual Paper Size
MP Feeder Type
Configure MP
Configure MP menu
Manual Paper Type
Manual Env Size
Paper Texture menu
Substitute Size menu
Bond Texture
Vinyl Labels Texture
Envelope Texture
Rough Envelope Texture
Paper Weight menu
Envelope Weight
Bond Weight
Rough Envelope Weight
Letterhead Weight
Paper Loading menu
Custom Types menu
Universal Setup menu
Reports menu
Reports menu
Active NIC menu
Network/Ports menu
PS SmartSwitch
PCL SmartSwitch
NPA Mode
Standard Network or Network x menus
This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu
Network Reports menu
TCP/IP menu
Network Card menu
Enable Rarp
Enable Dhcp
Enable Bootp
Enable Auto IP
Wireless menu
Network/Ports Network x Net x Setup Wireless
IPv6 menu
NetWare menu
AppleTalk menu
Standard USB menus
LexLink menu
USB Buffer
ENA Address
Parallel x menu
ENA Netmask
ENA Gateway
Advanced Status
Parallel Buffer
Parallel Protocol
Honor Init
Parallel Mode
Serial x menu
Understanding printer menus 100
Understanding printer menus 101
Serial Buffer
Serial Protocol
Smtp Setup menu
Use the following menu to configure the Smtp server
Understanding printer menus 102
Understanding printer menus 103
Miscellaneous menu
Security menu
Confidential Print menu
Understanding printer menus 104
Disk Wiping menu
Wiping Mode
Understanding printer menus 105
Manual Wiping
Understanding printer menus 106
Security Audit Log menu
Understanding printer menus 107
Set Date/Time menu
General Settings menu
Settings menu
Understanding printer menus 108
Display Language
Run Initial Setup
Quiet Mode
Alarms
Understanding printer menus 109
Timeouts
Print Recovery
Understanding printer menus 110
Factory Defaults
Understanding printer menus 111
Custom Home Message
Understanding printer menus 112
Setup menu
Job Accounting
Understanding printer menus 113
Resource Save
Print All Order
Understanding printer menus 114
Finishing menu
Understanding printer menus 115
Quality menu
Understanding printer menus 116
RGB Contrast
Understanding printer menus 117
RGB Saturation
Color Balance
Color Adjust
Understanding printer menus 118
Manual Color
Understanding printer menus 119
Utilities menu
XPS menu
PostScript menu
Understanding printer menus 120
Understanding printer menus 121
PCL Emul menu
Symbol Set
PCL Emulation Settings
Understanding printer menus 122
Tray Renumber
Understanding printer menus 123
Understanding printer menus 124
Html menu
Font Size
Scale
Understanding printer menus 125
Image menu
PictBridge menu
Flash Drive menu
Understanding printer menus 126
Color
Understanding printer menus 127
Understanding printer menus 128
Help menu
Understanding printer menus 129
Cleaning the printhead lenses
Cleaning the exterior of the printer
Maintaining the printer
Maintaining the printer 130
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Storing supplies
Checking the status of supplies
Maintaining the printer 132 Close the front door
Checking the status of supplies from a network computer
Ordering supplies
Ordering toner cartridges
Ordering photoconductors
Ordering a waste toner box
Replacing supplies
Replacing a toner cartridge
Maintaining the printer 134
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Replacing a photoconductor
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Yes appears Press Press until Ready appears
Replacing the waste toner box
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Moving the printer
Setting the printer up in a new location
Before moving the printer
Moving the printer to another location
Maintaining the printer 144
Shipping the printer
Finding advanced networking and administrator information
Administrative support
Using the Embedded Web Server
Checking the virtual display
Restoring the factory default settings
Setting up e‑mail alerts
Administrative support 146
Click Settings
Administrative support 147
Copying printer settings to other printers
Click Copy Printer Settings
Click Printer Settings
Clearing jams
Accessing jam areas
Avoiding jams
Clearing jams 148
Clearing jams 149
Paper jams
Paper jam
Paper jam under the fuser unit
Paper jam behind the fuser unit
Clearing jams 151
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Clearing jams 153
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Paper jammed in Tray
24x paper jam
Paper jammed in front of Tray
Clearing jams 155
Clearing jams 156 Press
Paper jammed in one of the optional trays
Understanding printer messages
Troubleshooting
Change src to custom type name
Change src to custom string
Change src to type size
Close top access cover and front door
Close front door
Disk Corrupted
Load src with type size
Load src with custom string
Load src with size
Load Manual Feeder with custom type name
Load Manual Feeder with custom string
Load Manual Feeder with type size
Load Manual Feeder with size
Some held jobs were not restored
Restore Held Jobs?
Remove all color supplies
Remove paper from standard output bin
Insufficient memory to support Resource Save feature
Unsupported mode, unplug and change mode
Unsupported USB hub, please remove
Unsupported USB device, please remove
Insufficient memory to collate job
Insufficient memory, some held jobs will not be restored
Insufficient memory, some held jobs were deleted
Memory full
Standard network software error
Network x software error
Parallel port x disabled
Not enough free space in flash memory for resources
Standard USB port disabled
Serial port x disabled
Configuration change, held jobs were not restored
Too many disks installed
Incompatible tray
Too many trays attached
Remove defective hard disk
Disk full
Xx Replace fuser
Xx Fuser life warning
Xx Fuser missing
Yy Replace waste toner box
Xx Transfer module missing
Xx Replace transfer module
Xx color photoconductor low
Xx color photoconductor nearly low
Solving basic printer problems
Solving basic problems
88.2x Replace color cartridge
Embedded Web Server does not open
Solving printing problems
Error message about reading USB drive appears
Jobs do not print
Job takes longer than expected to print
Confidential and other held jobs do not print
Partial JOB, no JOB, or Blank page Prints
Make Sure the Printer has Sufficient Memory
Job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong paper
Incorrect characters print
Tray linking does not work
Solving option problems
Large jobs do not collate
Unexpected page breaks occur
Paper trays
Internal Solutions Port
Solving 2,000-sheet drawer problems
Memory card
Flash memory card
Internal print server
Solving paper feed problems
USB/parallel interface card
Paper frequently jams
Isolating print quality problems
Solving print quality problems
Paper jam message remains after jam is cleared
That jammed does not reprint after you clear the jam
Characters have jagged or uneven edges
Blank pages
Packing Material MAY be on the Toner Cartridge
Toner MAY be LOW
Adjusting the color alignment
Troubleshooting 179
Color misregistration
Clipped images
Fine horizontal lines appear on color pages
Ghost images
Check the Toner Darkness Setting
Troubleshooting 181
Gray background
Incorrect margins
Paper curl
Light colored line, white line, or incorrectly colored line
Print irregularities
Print is too dark
Recalibrate the Printer
Troubleshooting 184
Check the DARKNESS, BRIGHTNESS, and Contrast Settings
Print is too light
Troubleshooting 185
Repeating defects
Color Saver MAY be SET to on
Skewed print
Photoconductor MAY be Defective or Installed Incorrectly
Solid color pages
Streaked horizontal lines
Toner fog or background shading appears on
Streaked vertical lines
Toner rubs off
Toner specks
Troubleshooting 189
Transparency print quality is poor
Check the Transparencies
FAQ about color printing
Solving color quality problems
What is RGB color?
Uneven print density
Troubleshooting 191
Printed page appears tinted. Can I adjust the color?
What is manual color correction?
Troubleshooting 192
What are detailed Color Samples and how do I access them?
Manual Color menu
Contacting Customer Support
Click Configuration Click Color Samples
Edition notice
Product information
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March
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Trademarks
Modular component notice
Noise emission levels
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Static sensitivity notice
Temperature information
Laser notice
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Product power consumption
Power consumption
Power Saver
Laser advisory label
Industry Canada compliance statement
Regulatory notices for wireless products
Avis de conformité aux normes de l’industrie du Canada
European Community EC directives conformity
Industry Canada Canada
Exposure to radio frequency radiation
Industry Canada Canada
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ΤΗΣ Οδηγιασ 1999/5/ΕΚ
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Statement of Limited Warranty
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY
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Limited warranty service
Limited warranty
Extent of limited warranty
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Limitation of liability
Additional rights
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Adobe Systems Incorporated Notice
Index
Numerics
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