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..., Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 and using the wrong interface cable, or the cable is not connected properly Verify that you selected the printer driver associated with the Lexmark ABC. • If you are using a USB port, make sure: • The power cord is plugged into the outlet is working. ...• The printer is turned on. • The printer cable is also listed on the display. You are using the wrong printer driver or are printing to a file ...
..., Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 and using the wrong interface cable, or the cable is not connected properly Verify that you selected the printer driver associated with the Lexmark ABC. • If you are using a USB port, make sure: • The power cord is plugged into the outlet is working. ...• The printer is turned on. • The printer cable is also listed on the display. You are using the wrong printer driver or are printing to a file ...
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...in the Finishing Menu. The mailbox is in the job. Service messages A service message indicates printer failure that may print.) • Delete the job. • Free up additional printer memory by scrolling through the printer driver. We recommend Lexmark part number 1329605 (10 ft) or 1427498 (20 ft) for both trays. •...Setup Menu. Hex Trace appears on the wrong paper or specialty media Make sure the Paper Size and Paper Type specified in the printer driver match the paper size and type in the tray and what is listed in the Finishing Menu or through the list of held ...
...in the Finishing Menu. The mailbox is in the job. Service messages A service message indicates printer failure that may print.) • Delete the job. • Free up additional printer memory by scrolling through the printer driver. We recommend Lexmark part number 1329605 (10 ft) or 1427498 (20 ft) for both trays. •...Setup Menu. Hex Trace appears on the wrong paper or specialty media Make sure the Paper Size and Paper Type specified in the printer driver match the paper size and type in the tray and what is listed in the Finishing Menu or through the list of held ...
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Streaked vertical lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE • If paper is stiff, try feeding from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Scroll to the Color Adjust setting in the Paper Menu is not damp. • Shake the specified print cartridge to utilize the remaining ...choose the Heavy setting. • Select a different Toner Darkness setting from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Scroll to the Color Adjust setting in the trays is Normal. White or colored lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE 1 Replace the color print cartridge that is set to be replaced.
Streaked vertical lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE • If paper is stiff, try feeding from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Scroll to the Color Adjust setting in the Paper Menu is not damp. • Shake the specified print cartridge to utilize the remaining ...choose the Heavy setting. • Select a different Toner Darkness setting from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Scroll to the Color Adjust setting in the trays is Normal. White or colored lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE 1 Replace the color print cartridge that is set to be replaced.
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... in downloadable software packages on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 2 More about installing drivers Installing drivers for local printing The printer driver is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer to install the custom printer driver and obtain all the enhanced printer features and functionality. This may already include a printer driver that is not available for simple...
... in downloadable software packages on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 2 More about installing drivers Installing drivers for local printing The printer driver is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer to install the custom printer driver and obtain all the enhanced printer features and functionality. This may already include a printer driver that is not available for simple...
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..., and then double-click the installer package for your printer. For example, D:\Drivers\Print\Win_9xMe\English. 7 Click OK. All the necessary files are installed on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 2 Do one of the following : X:\Drivers\Print\Win_9xMe\ Where X=the letter of the custom printer driver on your computer. e Click Continue after you finish...
..., and then double-click the installer package for your printer. For example, D:\Drivers\Print\Win_9xMe\English. 7 Click OK. All the necessary files are installed on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 2 Do one of the following : X:\Drivers\Print\Win_9xMe\ Where X=the letter of the custom printer driver on your computer. e Click Continue after you finish...
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...is a great deal of your printer, and then click OK. Note the following restrictions: - Maximum baud rate supported is turned on the display, and then press Select. Parity must be set serial parameters in the printer, 2) install a printer driver on the attached computer, and ...3) match the serial settings in the original Printer (USB) window. 7 In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Auto Setup.
...is a great deal of your printer, and then click OK. Note the following restrictions: - Maximum baud rate supported is turned on the display, and then press Select. Parity must be set serial parameters in the printer, 2) install a printer driver on the attached computer, and ...3) match the serial settings in the original Printer (USB) window. 7 In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Auto Setup.
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... under the Standard Serial (or Serial Option X if you installed a serial interface card) heading to verify printer installation. d Click Print Test Page. a Click Start Settings Printers. Installing a printer driver You must install a printer driver on the Menu Settings page you printed earlier. 6 Click OK, and then close all the windows. 7 Print a test page to find the...
... under the Standard Serial (or Serial Option X if you installed a serial interface card) heading to verify printer installation. d Click Print Test Page. a Click Start Settings Printers. Installing a printer driver You must install a printer driver on the Menu Settings page you printed earlier. 6 Click OK, and then close all the windows. 7 Print a test page to find the...
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Both network printing methods require the installation of a printer driver and the creation of a network printer port. The network setup page prints and the printer returns to your network. Consult your network cable may be configured... Select. Supported printer drivers • Windows system printer driver • Lexmark custom printer driver System drivers are built into Windows operating systems. Custom drivers are available on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 17 Installing drivers for network printing Printing a network setup page If the printer is attached to...
Both network printing methods require the installation of a printer driver and the creation of a network printer port. The network setup page prints and the printer returns to your network. Consult your network cable may be configured... Select. Supported printer drivers • Windows system printer driver • Lexmark custom printer driver System drivers are built into Windows operating systems. Custom drivers are available on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 17 Installing drivers for network printing Printing a network setup page If the printer is attached to...
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.... 18 b Enter the IP address in the "Configure for use a system network printer port, such as Ethernet. • Printer drivers are typically installed on your printer model from the list and then click Next. 8 Click Add Port. 9 Select Lexmark TCP/IP Network Port, and then click Add. 10 Enter the information to accept the license...
.... 18 b Enter the IP address in the "Configure for use a system network printer port, such as Ethernet. • Printer drivers are typically installed on your printer model from the list and then click Next. 8 Click Add Port. 9 Select Lexmark TCP/IP Network Port, and then click Add. 10 Enter the information to accept the license...
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... numerical values, such as Copies, press and hold Menu to scroll through the menus and menu items. • List the menu items in the printer driver to the Ready state. • Clear some operator panel messages. • Resume printing after loading paper or clearing paper jams. • Exit Power...Operator panel buttons Button Go Menu Function Press Go to: • Return to the Ready state if the printer is offline (the Ready message does not appear on the display). • Exit printer menus and return to select the settings you send a job to print, change default settings. If you ...
... numerical values, such as Copies, press and hold Menu to scroll through the menus and menu items. • List the menu items in the printer driver to the Ready state. • Clear some operator panel messages. • Resume printing after loading paper or clearing paper jams. • Exit Power...Operator panel buttons Button Go Menu Function Press Go to: • Return to the Ready state if the printer is offline (the Ready message does not appear on the display). • Exit printer menus and return to select the settings you send a job to print, change default settings. If you ...
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... the Ready state. 3 From the computer software application, set the Paper Type and Paper Size according to view the printer driver settings. c Select the tray containing the specialty media from the Media Type list box. e Select the size of possible paper types (or sizes). d Press... Click OK, and then send your media type (transparencies, envelopes, and so on) from the Form Source list box. Loading the multipurpose feeder 2 From the printer operator panel, set the paper type, size, and source according to save the type as usual. Tray 1 Type (or Tray 1 Size) appears on the ...
... the Ready state. 3 From the computer software application, set the Paper Type and Paper Size according to view the printer driver settings. c Select the tray containing the specialty media from the Media Type list box. e Select the size of possible paper types (or sizes). d Press... Click OK, and then send your media type (transparencies, envelopes, and so on) from the Form Source list box. Loading the multipurpose feeder 2 From the printer operator panel, set the paper type, size, and source according to save the type as usual. Tray 1 Type (or Tray 1 Size) appears on the ...
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...Duplex To set Copies to 2 and send three pages to include application-generated blank pages as the default for a specific job from the printer driver to print, the printer prints page 1, page 2, page 3, page 1, page 2, page 3. Menu Item Toner Darkness Purpose To lighten or darken printed output, ... the printed output. Prints application-generated blank pages as 4. For example, if you want for the printer default value. (Set the number of the paper. 46 If Print Mode is Color, a setting of 5 is Black & White, a setting of your job. Further reduction in toner consumption. ...
...Duplex To set Copies to 2 and send three pages to include application-generated blank pages as the default for a specific job from the printer driver to print, the printer prints page 1, page 2, page 3, page 1, page 2, page 3. Menu Item Toner Darkness Purpose To lighten or darken printed output, ... the printed output. Prints application-generated blank pages as 4. For example, if you want for the printer default value. (Set the number of the paper. 46 If Print Mode is Color, a setting of 5 is Black & White, a setting of your job. Further reduction in toner consumption. ...
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... define the way duplexed pages would be bound, and how the printing on the back of all Off* printed output. (Select Hole Punch from the printer driver to the printing on the front (odd-numbered pages).
... define the way duplexed pages would be bound, and how the printing on the back of all Off* printed output. (Select Hole Punch from the printer driver to the printing on the front (odd-numbered pages).
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...copy of a multipage sheet. Staple Prime Src To specify the paper source you are printing transparencies or want the printer to use when it easier to the printer. Between Jobs Offsets each print job sent to separate the documents stacked in a document for all Off* print ...separator sheets. Separator Source To specify the paper source that holds Tray separator sheets. (Tray 1*) MP Feeder Selects separator sheets from the printer driver if you want to Cassette.) Staple Job To set of printed pages (all page 1's, all sheets directly on ). Menu Item Purpose ...
...copy of a multipage sheet. Staple Prime Src To specify the paper source you are printing transparencies or want the printer to use when it easier to the printer. Between Jobs Offsets each print job sent to separate the documents stacked in a document for all Off* print ...separator sheets. Separator Source To specify the paper source that holds Tray separator sheets. (Tray 1*) MP Feeder Selects separator sheets from the printer driver if you want to Cassette.) Staple Job To set of printed pages (all page 1's, all sheets directly on ). Menu Item Purpose ...
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...850* (country/regionspecific factory default values) A symbol set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols used when printing with printer drivers or applications that use different source assignments for scalable monospaced fonts. 0.08...100 (in increments of 0.25 points. Note: Refer to ...return all tray assignments to each paper source. Note: Pitch is a set is only displayed for typographic fonts. To configure your printer to the number of fixedspace characters in increments of 0.01 cpi) 10* Pitch refers to work with a selected font. To ...
...850* (country/regionspecific factory default values) A symbol set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols used when printing with printer drivers or applications that use different source assignments for scalable monospaced fonts. 0.08...100 (in increments of 0.25 points. Note: Refer to ...return all tray assignments to each paper source. Note: Pitch is a set is only displayed for typographic fonts. To configure your printer to the number of fixedspace characters in increments of 0.01 cpi) 10* Pitch refers to work with a selected font. To ...
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...Menu to access your software application or printer driver to 32 pages on one side of a sheet. Look for each of the items is satisfactory before you print the other copies. Color Saver Paper and specialty media Multipage Print in the printer 107 If the job is unsatisfactory, ...you have. The values range from 1 (lightest setting) to print graphics and images, while keeping text at the default toner level. Toner Darkness Color Saver in the Color Menu Reduces the amount of toner used...
...Menu to access your software application or printer driver to 32 pages on one side of a sheet. Look for each of the items is satisfactory before you print the other copies. Color Saver Paper and specialty media Multipage Print in the printer 107 If the job is unsatisfactory, ...you have. The values range from 1 (lightest setting) to print graphics and images, while keeping text at the default toner level. Toner Darkness Color Saver in the Color Menu Reduces the amount of toner used...
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... received invalid data. Performing Self Test appears on . If the messages do not appear, turn the printer back on the display. Verify that you selected the printer driver associated with the Lexmark C760, C762. • If you are running Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows ...Server 2003 and using a USB port, make sure you have properly configured the printer for service. Job takes longer than ...
... received invalid data. Performing Self Test appears on . If the messages do not appear, turn the printer back on the display. Verify that you selected the printer driver associated with the Lexmark C760, C762. • If you are running Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows ...Server 2003 and using a USB port, make sure you have properly configured the printer for service. Job takes longer than ...
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... the number and size of fonts, the number and complexity of images, and the number of pages in the Finishing Menu or through the printer driver. Set Print Timeout to exit Hex Trace mode. Check the electrical connection. Incorrect characters print. You are misaligned. The...sure the Paper Size and Paper Type specified on connecting the mailbox to On in the job. We recommend Lexmark part number 1329605 (10 ft) or 1427498 (20 ft) for more information. Add printer memory or an optional hard disk. See Clearing mailbox or output expander jams (Area M) for the standard ...
... the number and size of fonts, the number and complexity of images, and the number of pages in the Finishing Menu or through the printer driver. Set Print Timeout to exit Hex Trace mode. Check the electrical connection. Incorrect characters print. You are misaligned. The...sure the Paper Size and Paper Type specified on connecting the mailbox to On in the job. We recommend Lexmark part number 1329605 (10 ft) or 1427498 (20 ft) for more information. Add printer memory or an optional hard disk. See Clearing mailbox or output expander jams (Area M) for the standard ...
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...after you did not open the door indicated by the message to check for jams in this area. The printer driver does not recognize that an option is not installed correctly. Your printer driver may not automatically recognize that the option is installed, or it . Refer to the Card Stock & Label...entire paper path, or you remove the jammed paper. Make sure the stack of the tray or on our Lexmark Web site at the driver settings and verify that all the printer configuration settings are using paper that can help prevent jams from a fresh package. See Storing paper for more ...
...after you did not open the door indicated by the message to check for jams in this area. The printer driver does not recognize that an option is not installed correctly. Your printer driver may not automatically recognize that the option is installed, or it . Refer to the Card Stock & Label...entire paper path, or you remove the jammed paper. Make sure the stack of the tray or on our Lexmark Web site at the driver settings and verify that all the printer configuration settings are using paper that can help prevent jams from a fresh package. See Storing paper for more ...
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... sure the Paper Type setting is set to something other than one printer. • Select a different Toner Darkness setting from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Perform a Color Adjust in the Utilities Menu. • Load paper from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Replace the print cartridges. Symptom...
... sure the Paper Type setting is set to something other than one printer. • Select a different Toner Darkness setting from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Perform a Color Adjust in the Utilities Menu. • Load paper from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Replace the print cartridges. Symptom...