Setup Guide
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Installing an optional flash memory or firmware card 25 Reinstalling the system board 27 Step 7: Load paper 28 Loading the trays 29 Step 8: Attach cables 32 Attaching a local cable 32 Attaching a network cable 34 Turning your printer on 35 Step 9: Install drivers for local printing 36 Windows 37 Macintosh 41 UNIX/Linux 42 Step 10: Verify printer setup 44 Printing a menu settings page 44 Printing a network setup page 45 Printing Quick Reference information 45 Step 11: Configure for TCP/IP 47 Assigning a printer IP address 47...
Installing an optional flash memory or firmware card 25 Reinstalling the system board 27 Step 7: Load paper 28 Loading the trays 29 Step 8: Attach cables 32 Attaching a local cable 32 Attaching a network cable 34 Turning your printer on 35 Step 9: Install drivers for local printing 36 Windows 37 Macintosh 41 UNIX/Linux 42 Step 10: Verify printer setup 44 Printing a menu settings page 44 Printing a network setup page 45 Printing Quick Reference information 45 Step 11: Configure for TCP/IP 47 Assigning a printer IP address 47...
Setup Guide
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... following driver installation instructions, you may need to install the custom printer driver using the drivers CD that installation will not replace the system driver. This may already have administrative access to the location of Windows software may mean that shipped with USB or parallel cable Note: Business versions of Windows. Using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with the printer. If the CD auto launches, exit the CD. Click Next. 2 Browse to install printer drivers on your Windows software...
... following driver installation instructions, you may need to install the custom printer driver using the drivers CD that installation will not replace the system driver. This may already have administrative access to the location of Windows software may mean that shipped with USB or parallel cable Note: Business versions of Windows. Using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with the printer. If the CD auto launches, exit the CD. Click Next. 2 Browse to install printer drivers on your Windows software...
Setup Guide
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.... 3 Press Menu until you see Print Menus, and then press Select to print the page. If a feature or an option is also a good time to the publications CD. Printing a menu settings page Note: For more information about using the printer operator panel and changing menu settings, refer to print Quick Reference and Clearing Jams information. See "Printing Quick Reference information" on the display. 4 Verify that printer options are installed correctly. 1 Make sure the printer is needed...
.... 3 Press Menu until you see Print Menus, and then press Select to print the page. If a feature or an option is also a good time to the publications CD. Printing a menu settings page Note: For more information about using the printer operator panel and changing menu settings, refer to print Quick Reference and Clearing Jams information. See "Printing Quick Reference information" on the display. 4 Verify that printer options are installed correctly. 1 Make sure the printer is needed...
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... listed, turn the printer off, unplug the power cord, and reinstall the option. If Status is on. 2 Press Menu until you see UTILITIES MENU, and then press Select. 3 Press Menu until you see Print Net1 Setup (or Print Net2 Setup). Verify printer setup 45 Note: When you add or remove these options: 530-sheet tray, duplex unit, printer or flash memory, or firmware card, remember to update the printer configuration through your network. Printing a network setup page Note: If an optional MarkNet™ print server is "Connected." Consult your printer...
... listed, turn the printer off, unplug the power cord, and reinstall the option. If Status is on. 2 Press Menu until you see UTILITIES MENU, and then press Select. 3 Press Menu until you see Print Net1 Setup (or Print Net2 Setup). Verify printer setup 45 Note: When you add or remove these options: 530-sheet tray, duplex unit, printer or flash memory, or firmware card, remember to update the printer configuration through your network. Printing a network setup page Note: If an optional MarkNet™ print server is "Connected." Consult your printer...
Setup Guide
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... the printer in Print Center (Mac OS X). If no system driver is fully installed on each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file and either create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 8.6-9.x) or create a print queue in the text box. The client computer handles the print job processing. 1 Click Start Settings Printers. 2 Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard. 3 Click Network Print Server. 4 Select the network printer from the Shared printers list...
... the printer in Print Center (Mac OS X). If no system driver is fully installed on each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file and either create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 8.6-9.x) or create a print queue in the text box. The client computer handles the print job processing. 1 Click Start Settings Printers. 2 Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard. 3 Click Network Print Server. 4 Select the network printer from the Shared printers list...
Quick Reference
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... media. • Press Select to print the contents of the buffer. • Cancel the current job. One-sided printing (any tray) Two-sided printing (any of the standard or optional trays. Operator panel menus Supplies Menu Toner Waste Bottle Photodev Cart Fuser Supplies Life Replace Supplies Color Menu Print Mode Color Correction Toner Darkness Color Saver Color Balance Color Samples Manual Color Paper Menu Paper Source Paper Size Paper Type Custom Types Universal Setup Substitute Size Paper Weight Paper Loading Finishing Menu Duplex Duplex Bind Copies Blank Pages Collation...
... media. • Press Select to print the contents of the buffer. • Cancel the current job. One-sided printing (any tray) Two-sided printing (any of the standard or optional trays. Operator panel menus Supplies Menu Toner Waste Bottle Photodev Cart Fuser Supplies Life Replace Supplies Color Menu Print Mode Color Correction Toner Darkness Color Saver Color Balance Color Samples Manual Color Paper Menu Paper Source Paper Size Paper Type Custom Types Universal Setup Substitute Size Paper Weight Paper Loading Finishing Menu Duplex Duplex Bind Copies Blank Pages Collation...
User's Reference
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... Black. See Changing the toner cartridge yield for instructions. Press Select. 6 Press Menu until you see the type of the counter in showing the remaining toner. Changing the toner cartridge yield Change the yield setting before installing the toner cartridge. Once you have replaced a toner cartridge, a fuser, or a photodeveloper cartridge, complete the following instructions. Maintenance Setting the operator panel when a supply is replaced If you plan to replace a toner cartridge and the toner cartridge you are replacing has a different part number, you see Replace Supplies...
... Black. See Changing the toner cartridge yield for instructions. Press Select. 6 Press Menu until you see the type of the counter in showing the remaining toner. Changing the toner cartridge yield Change the yield setting before installing the toner cartridge. Once you have replaced a toner cartridge, a fuser, or a photodeveloper cartridge, complete the following instructions. Maintenance Setting the operator panel when a supply is replaced If you plan to replace a toner cartridge and the toner cartridge you are replacing has a different part number, you see Replace Supplies...
User's Reference
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...). RGB Manual Manual Color RGB Text Setting Auto sRGB Vivid Off Off - CMYK Manual Manual Color CMYK Graphics Setting Auto US CMYK Off Off - The resulting printed color may not be an exact match of object being printed RGB Text Graphic CMYK Image Text Graphic Image Printer Color Correction setting Color Samples pages to print and use : Color specification of object being printed Classification of the Color Samples pages. RGB Manual Manual Color RGB Graphics Setting Auto sRGB Display Off Off - Solving color quality problems 91
...). RGB Manual Manual Color RGB Text Setting Auto sRGB Vivid Off Off - CMYK Manual Manual Color CMYK Graphics Setting Auto US CMYK Off Off - The resulting printed color may not be an exact match of object being printed RGB Text Graphic CMYK Image Text Graphic Image Printer Color Correction setting Color Samples pages to print and use : Color specification of object being printed Classification of the Color Samples pages. RGB Manual Manual Color RGB Graphics Setting Auto sRGB Display Off Off - Solving color quality problems 91
User's Reference
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... printer escape codes. Action Refer to the Setup Guide. Calling for service When you call for this information. Action Verify that the printer is also listed on the display. The serial number is set up correctly in the capture statement. Troubleshooting Solving network printing problems Problem Job did not print or incorrect characters printed. Verify that the Lexmark internal print server or external print server is set up properly and the network cable is configured with your printer model type and serial number...
... printer escape codes. Action Refer to the Setup Guide. Calling for service When you call for this information. Action Verify that the printer is also listed on the display. The serial number is set up correctly in the capture statement. Troubleshooting Solving network printing problems Problem Job did not print or incorrect characters printed. Verify that the Lexmark internal print server or external print server is set up properly and the network cable is configured with your printer model type and serial number...
User's Reference
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... select. To support multiple applications and languages, your media. Administration Readability disclaimer Many factors can significantly affect the readability of bar codes and optical character recognition (OCR) characters, including printer settings, such as Print Resolution, Toner Darkness, and Print Darkness. In PCL 6 emulation, a symbol set is also located on the keyboard (or more information, refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide available on the Lexmark Web site at...
... select. To support multiple applications and languages, your media. Administration Readability disclaimer Many factors can significantly affect the readability of bar codes and optical character recognition (OCR) characters, including printer settings, such as Print Resolution, Toner Darkness, and Print Darkness. In PCL 6 emulation, a symbol set is also located on the keyboard (or more information, refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide available on the Lexmark Web site at...
User's Reference
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... Error Font Priority Image Smoothing PDF Menu Paper Menu Paper Source Paper Size Paper Type Custom Types Universal Setup Substitute Size Paper Weight Paper Loading Parallel Menu PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch NPA Mode Parallel Buffer Job Buffering Advanced Status Protocol Honor Init Parallel Mode 1 Parallel Mode 2 MAC Binary PS Config Menu Auto Size Sense Prt Quality Pgs Tray Insert Msg Panel Menus Download Emuls Factory Defaults Energy Conserve Font Sharpening Cartridge Yield Exit Config Menu Help Menu Print All Help Guide Printing Guide Supplies Guide Print Quality Color Quality Media Guide...
... Error Font Priority Image Smoothing PDF Menu Paper Menu Paper Source Paper Size Paper Type Custom Types Universal Setup Substitute Size Paper Weight Paper Loading Parallel Menu PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch NPA Mode Parallel Buffer Job Buffering Advanced Status Protocol Honor Init Parallel Mode 1 Parallel Mode 2 MAC Binary PS Config Menu Auto Size Sense Prt Quality Pgs Tray Insert Msg Panel Menus Download Emuls Factory Defaults Energy Conserve Font Sharpening Cartridge Yield Exit Config Menu Help Menu Print All Help Guide Printing Guide Supplies Guide Print Quality Color Quality Media Guide...
User's Reference
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... Factory Defaults message is displayed once one Downloaded Emulator is selected. This applies only to the menu item selections. Factory Defaults Lets you set to their factory default values. Disable Enable* Download Emuls This menu item is only displayed if Disable at least one of the values is installed. For example, if the value is only listed on printers with an integrated network adapter. This value is set the threshold for switching between font...
... Factory Defaults message is displayed once one Downloaded Emulator is selected. This applies only to the menu item selections. Factory Defaults Lets you set to their factory default values. Disable Enable* Download Emuls This menu item is only displayed if Disable at least one of the values is installed. For example, if the value is only listed on printers with an integrated network adapter. This value is set the threshold for switching between font...
User's Reference
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... job the number of times specified by the Copies menu item. Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings. your job. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Standard Yield* High Yield Changes to print, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. You should change the setting for the Cartridge Yield menu item before you set Copies to 2 and send three pages to the yield do not take effect until you exit the Config Menu. Menu Item Purpose Values Blank Pages...
... job the number of times specified by the Copies menu item. Note: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default settings. your job. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Standard Yield* High Yield Changes to print, the printer prints page 1, page 1, page 2, page 2, page 3, page 3. You should change the setting for the Cartridge Yield menu item before you set Copies to 2 and send three pages to the yield do not take effect until you exit the Config Menu. Menu Item Purpose Values Blank Pages...
User's Reference
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Values selected from the printer driver always override values selected from the operator panel.) 1...999 (1*) Duplex To set the number of copies you want for the printer default value. (Set the number of copies required for a specific job from the printer driver to the printing on both sides of the paper. sided printing. Note: This menu item is displayed only when the optional duplex unit is installed. Assumes binding along the long end of the page (top edge for...
Values selected from the printer driver always override values selected from the operator panel.) 1...999 (1*) Duplex To set the number of copies you want for the printer default value. (Set the number of copies required for a specific job from the printer driver to the printing on both sides of the paper. sided printing. Note: This menu item is displayed only when the optional duplex unit is installed. Assumes binding along the long end of the page (top edge for...
User's Reference
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Inserts a blank sheet between each set the paper size and type. Selects separator sheets from the specified tray. Help Menu Use the Help Menu to find additional information available about how to pack the printer before moving it. Menu Item Print All Help Guide Printing Guide Supplies Guide Print Quality Color Quality Media Guide Connection Guide Moving Guide Print Defects Jam Clearance Purpose Prints all page 2's, and so on specialty media, and how to get online help. Provides part numbers for solving repetitive print defects. Provides helpful information...
Inserts a blank sheet between each set the paper size and type. Selects separator sheets from the specified tray. Help Menu Use the Help Menu to find additional information available about how to pack the printer before moving it. Menu Item Print All Help Guide Printing Guide Supplies Guide Print Quality Color Quality Media Guide Connection Guide Moving Guide Print Defects Jam Clearance Purpose Prints all page 2's, and so on specialty media, and how to get online help. Provides part numbers for solving repetitive print defects. Provides helpful information...
User's Reference
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... status of the toner waste bottle. When this timeout expires, the print job is replaced. The toner waste bottle is full or is missing from the buffer and then stop until the bottle is canceled. Note: Once the toner waste bottle reaches Full, the printer will print up to reaching its end of the color toner cartridges where represents yellow, magenta, cyan, or black. Low To view the status of the fuser...
... status of the toner waste bottle. When this timeout expires, the print job is replaced. The toner waste bottle is full or is missing from the buffer and then stop until the bottle is canceled. Note: Once the toner waste bottle reaches Full, the printer will print up to reaching its end of the color toner cartridges where represents yellow, magenta, cyan, or black. Low To view the status of the fuser...
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... Parallel Menu, Serial Menu, Network Menu, and USB Menu. • All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in flash memory or on the page. Cancels the request to format the hard disk and leaves current resources stored on a page. No Factory Defaults To return your printer settings to printer memory and then reformats the flash memory option. Warning: Do not turn off the printer while the flash is not printed. Printer transfers all resources stored in flash memory. Display Language. - Deletes any data stored on the page. Defragment Flash...
... Parallel Menu, Serial Menu, Network Menu, and USB Menu. • All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in flash memory or on the page. Cancels the request to format the hard disk and leaves current resources stored on a page. No Factory Defaults To return your printer settings to printer memory and then reformats the flash memory option. Warning: Do not turn off the printer while the flash is not printed. Printer transfers all resources stored in flash memory. Display Language. - Deletes any data stored on the page. Defragment Flash...
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... error messages 162 setting 161 toner 165 all print jobs, removing 171 Auto Continue (Setup Menu) 162 Auto CR after LF (PCL Emul Menu) 150 Auto LF after CR (PCL Emul Menu) 150 Auto Size Sense (Config Menu) 137 automatic size sensing 38, 154 automatic tray linking 38 avoiding jams, hints 49 avoiding media jams 20 B Baud (Serial Menu) 159 binding, duplex 39 bitmapped fonts 100 Black & White Lock (Setup Menu) 162 Blank Pages (Finishing Menu) 139 buffer sizes, adjusting network 146 parallel 149 serial 161 USB 169 C Cancel Job (Job Menu) 143 canceling, print job printer operator panel...
... error messages 162 setting 161 toner 165 all print jobs, removing 171 Auto Continue (Setup Menu) 162 Auto CR after LF (PCL Emul Menu) 150 Auto LF after CR (PCL Emul Menu) 150 Auto Size Sense (Config Menu) 137 automatic size sensing 38, 154 automatic tray linking 38 avoiding jams, hints 49 avoiding media jams 20 B Baud (Serial Menu) 159 binding, duplex 39 bitmapped fonts 100 Black & White Lock (Setup Menu) 162 Blank Pages (Finishing Menu) 139 buffer sizes, adjusting network 146 parallel 149 serial 161 USB 169 C Cancel Job (Job Menu) 143 canceling, print job printer operator panel...
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... trays optional 530-sheet tray 41 standard tray 41 M MAC Binary PS (Network Menu) 145 MAC Binary PS (Parallel Menu) 148 MAC Binary PS (USB Menu) 168 maintaining the printer 60 toner cartridges, storing 64 Manual Color (Color Menu) 136 media guidelines 26 letterhead 29 letterhead, printing 30 letterhead guidelines 29 loading instructions based on source 30 storing 33, 63 transparencies, guidelines 30 Media Guide (Help Menu) 142 media jams avoiding 20, 49 media specifications characteristics 26 sizes 34 types 36 weight 36 media stop, using 48 media support, using...
... trays optional 530-sheet tray 41 standard tray 41 M MAC Binary PS (Network Menu) 145 MAC Binary PS (Parallel Menu) 148 MAC Binary PS (USB Menu) 168 maintaining the printer 60 toner cartridges, storing 64 Manual Color (Color Menu) 136 media guidelines 26 letterhead 29 letterhead, printing 30 letterhead guidelines 29 loading instructions based on source 30 storing 33, 63 transparencies, guidelines 30 Media Guide (Help Menu) 142 media jams avoiding 20, 49 media specifications characteristics 26 sizes 34 types 36 weight 36 media stop, using 48 media support, using...
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... 162 Display Language 162 Download Target 162 Jam Recovery 163 Job Accounting 163 Page Protect 163 Power Saver 164 Print Timeout 165 Printer Language 165 Resource Save 165 Toner Alarm 165 using Alarm Control 97 Toner Alarm 97 Wait Timeout 166 statistics printing 171 storing 163 status of supplies, determining 60 Std Net Setup (Network Menu) 147 Stop button 130 storing media 33, 63 supplies 63 toner cartridges 64 Substitute Size (Paper Menu) 156 supplies changing the cartridge yield 77 conserving 61 fuser...
... 162 Display Language 162 Download Target 162 Jam Recovery 163 Job Accounting 163 Page Protect 163 Power Saver 164 Print Timeout 165 Printer Language 165 Resource Save 165 Toner Alarm 165 using Alarm Control 97 Toner Alarm 97 Wait Timeout 166 statistics printing 171 storing 163 status of supplies, determining 60 Std Net Setup (Network Menu) 147 Stop button 130 storing media 33, 63 supplies 63 toner cartridges 64 Substitute Size (Paper Menu) 156 supplies changing the cartridge yield 77 conserving 61 fuser...