Users Guide
March
Contents
Understanding printer menus
Administrative support 145
Printing
Maintaining the printer 130
Troubleshooting
Clearing jams
Index
Safety information
Safety information
Safety information
Finding information about the printer
Learning about the printer
Thank you for choosing this 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
Basic model
Printer configurations
Configured models
Multipurpose feeder
Learning about the printer
Using the security lock feature
Understanding the printer control panel
A backspace
Additional printer setup
Additional printer setup
Installing internal options
Available internal options
Accessing the system board to install internal options
Installing a memory card
Dust cover
Notch
Ridge
Installing a flash memory or firmware card
Plastic pins
Metal pins
Installing an Internal Solutions Port
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Installing a printer hard disk
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Additional printer setup Reattach the system board cover
Reattaching the system board cover
Installing hardware options
Installing optional trays
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
Click Print & Fax
Updating available options in the printer driver
Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier
Setting up wireless printing
Installing the printer on a wireless network Windows
Click Install Printer and Software
Click Wireless Network Attach
Access the AirPort options
Installing the printer on a wireless network Macintosh
Prepare to configure the printer
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 10.4 and earlier
Double‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center
Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
Mac OS X version
From the Printer List, click Add
Click Configure Port
Click Properties
Click OK, and then click Close
Setting up serial printing
From the Go menu, choose Applications Double‑click Utilities
Click Properties
Saving paper and toner
Using recycled paper and other office papers
Minimizing your printers environmental impact
Conserving supplies
Using Eco‑Mode
Saving energy
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 packaging
Recycling
Recycling Lexmark products
Returning Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling
Loading the paper tray
Setting the paper size and type
Loading paper and specialty media
Loading paper and specialty media
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Loading the multipurpose feeder
Loading paper and specialty media
Width guide Width guide release tab
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Linking trays
Click Settings Click Paper Menu Click Custom Name
Linking and unlinking trays
Unlinking trays
Assigning a custom paper type name to a tray
Loading paper and specialty media Click Submit
Click Custom Types
Paper guidelines
Paper characteristics
Paper and specialty media 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 envelopes
Tips on using letterhead
Tips on using transparencies
Printing specialty documents
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Tips on using card stock
Printing confidential and other held jobs
Holding jobs in the printer
Printing confidential and other held jobs
With a document open, click File Print
Printing from a flash drive
Printing photos from a PictBridge‑enabled digital camera
Printing information pages
Printing a font sample list
Printing a directory list
Canceling a print job
Canceling a print job from the printer control panel
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
Menus list
Supplies Paper Menu Reports Settings
Understanding printer menus
Understanding printer menus
Supplies menu
Supplies menu
Paper menu
Default Source menu
Default Source
Paper Size/Type menu
Tray x Type
MP Feeder Size
MP Feeder Type
Manual Paper Size
Manual Paper Type
Configure MP menu
Configure MP
Manual Env Size
Substitute Size menu
Paper Texture menu
Envelope Texture
Vinyl Labels Texture
Bond Texture
Rough Envelope Texture
Paper Weight menu
Rough Envelope Weight
Bond Weight
Envelope Weight
Letterhead Weight
Paper Loading menu
Universal Setup menu
Custom Types menu
Reports menu
Reports menu
Network/Ports menu
Active NIC menu
NPA Mode
PCL SmartSwitch
PS SmartSwitch
Standard Network or Network x menus
Network Reports menu
This menu is available from the Network/Ports menu
Network Card menu
TCP/IP menu
Enable Bootp
Enable Dhcp
Enable Rarp
Enable Auto IP
Wireless menu
Network/Ports Network x Net x Setup Wireless
IPv6 menu
AppleTalk menu
NetWare menu
LexLink menu
Standard USB menus
USB Buffer
ENA Netmask
Parallel x menu
ENA Address
ENA Gateway
Parallel Protocol
Parallel Buffer
Advanced Status
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
Confidential Print menu
Security menu
Miscellaneous menu
Understanding printer menus 104
Understanding printer menus 105
Wiping Mode
Disk Wiping menu
Manual Wiping
Security Audit Log menu
Understanding printer menus 106
Set Date/Time menu
Understanding printer menus 107
Understanding printer menus 108
Settings menu
General Settings menu
Display Language
Alarms
Quiet Mode
Run Initial Setup
Understanding printer menus 109
Timeouts
Print Recovery
Understanding printer menus 110
Factory Defaults
Understanding printer menus 111
Custom Home Message
Setup menu
Understanding printer menus 112
Resource Save
Understanding printer menus 113
Job Accounting
Print All Order
Finishing menu
Understanding printer menus 114
Quality menu
Understanding printer menus 115
Understanding printer menus 116
RGB Saturation
Understanding printer menus 117
RGB Contrast
Color Balance
Color Adjust
Understanding printer menus 118
Manual Color
Utilities menu
Understanding printer menus 119
XPS menu
PostScript menu
Understanding printer menus 120
PCL Emul menu
Understanding printer menus 121
Symbol Set
PCL Emulation Settings
Understanding printer menus 122
Understanding printer menus 123
Tray Renumber
Font Size
Html menu
Understanding printer menus 124
Scale
Image menu
Understanding printer menus 125
PictBridge menu
Flash Drive menu
Understanding printer menus 126
Understanding printer menus 127
Color
Help menu
Understanding printer menus 128
Understanding printer menus 129
Maintaining the printer
Cleaning the exterior of the printer
Cleaning the printhead lenses
Maintaining the printer 130
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Storing supplies
Checking the status of supplies
Maintaining the printer 132 Close the front door
Ordering toner cartridges
Ordering supplies
Checking the status of supplies from a network computer
Ordering photoconductors
Replacing a toner cartridge
Replacing supplies
Ordering a waste toner box
Maintaining the printer 134
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Replacing a photoconductor
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Replacing the waste toner box
Yes appears Press Press until Ready appears
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Before moving the printer
Setting the printer up in a new location
Moving the printer
Moving the printer to another location
Shipping the printer
Maintaining the printer 144
Using the Embedded Web Server
Administrative support
Finding advanced networking and administrator information
Checking the virtual display
Administrative support 146
Setting up e‑mail alerts
Restoring the factory default settings
Click Settings
Click Copy Printer Settings
Copying printer settings to other printers
Administrative support 147
Click Printer Settings
Avoiding jams
Accessing jam areas
Clearing jams
Clearing jams 148
Paper jams
Clearing jams 149
Paper jam
Paper jam under the fuser unit
Paper jam behind the fuser unit
Clearing jams 151
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230 paper jams
Clearing jams 153
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Paper jammed in front of Tray
24x paper jam
Paper jammed in Tray
Clearing jams 155
Paper jammed in one of the optional trays
Clearing jams 156 Press
Change src to custom type name
Troubleshooting
Understanding printer messages
Change src to custom string
Close front door
Close top access cover and front door
Change src to type size
Disk Corrupted
Load src with size
Load src with custom string
Load src with type 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
Remove all color supplies
Restore Held Jobs?
Some held jobs were not restored
Remove paper from standard output bin
Unsupported USB hub, please remove
Unsupported mode, unplug and change mode
Insufficient memory to support Resource Save feature
Unsupported USB device, please remove
Insufficient memory, some held jobs were deleted
Insufficient memory, some held jobs will not be restored
Insufficient memory to collate job
Memory full
Parallel port x disabled
Network x software error
Standard network software error
Not enough free space in flash memory for resources
Configuration change, held jobs were not restored
Serial port x disabled
Standard USB port disabled
Too many disks installed
Remove defective hard disk
Too many trays attached
Incompatible tray
Disk full
Xx Fuser missing
Xx Fuser life warning
Xx Replace fuser
Yy Replace waste toner box
Xx color photoconductor low
Xx Replace transfer module
Xx Transfer module missing
Xx color photoconductor nearly low
88.2x Replace color cartridge
Solving basic problems
Solving basic printer problems
Embedded Web Server does not open
Solving printing problems
Error message about reading USB drive appears
Jobs do not print
Partial JOB, no JOB, or Blank page Prints
Confidential and other held jobs do not print
Job takes longer than expected to print
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
Memory card
Solving 2,000-sheet drawer problems
Internal Solutions Port
Flash memory card
USB/parallel interface card
Solving paper feed problems
Internal print server
Paper frequently jams
Paper jam message remains after jam is cleared
Solving print quality problems
Isolating print quality problems
That jammed does not reprint after you clear the jam
Packing Material MAY be on the Toner Cartridge
Blank pages
Characters have jagged or uneven edges
Toner MAY be LOW
Adjusting the color alignment
Troubleshooting 179
Color misregistration
Clipped images
Fine horizontal lines appear on color pages
Ghost images
Gray background
Troubleshooting 181
Check the Toner Darkness Setting
Incorrect margins
Light colored line, white line, or incorrectly colored line
Paper curl
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
Solid color pages
Photoconductor MAY be Defective or Installed Incorrectly
Skewed print
Streaked horizontal lines
Streaked vertical lines
Toner fog or background shading appears on
Toner rubs off
Transparency print quality is poor
Troubleshooting 189
Toner specks
Check the Transparencies
What is RGB color?
Solving color quality problems
FAQ about color printing
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
Click Configuration Click Color Samples
Contacting Customer Support
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Product information
Edition notice
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Trademarks
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Modular component notice
Noise emission levels
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Laser notice
Temperature information
Static sensitivity notice
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Power Saver
Power consumption
Product power consumption
Laser advisory label
Avis de conformité aux normes de l’industrie du Canada
Regulatory notices for wireless products
Industry Canada compliance statement
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
Statement of Limited Warranty
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY
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Extent of limited warranty
Limited warranty
Limited warranty service
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Limitation of liability
Additional rights
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Adobe Systems Incorporated Notice
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Index
Numerics
Index 208
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