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... of the operator panel 52 Understanding the operator panel lights 53 Secondary errors ...55 Operator panel codes ...57 Primary codes ...58 Secondary error codes 70 Chapter 8: Understanding the printer configuration menus 80 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 80 Configuration menus overview 81 Network menu... test page 85 Windows ...85 How to configure for TCP/IP 86 Assigning a printer IP address 86 Verifying the IP settings 86 Using the printer resident Web page 87 Using the Local Printer Setup Utility 87 Chapter 10: Supplies information 88 What supplies do I need and ...
... of the operator panel 52 Understanding the operator panel lights 53 Secondary errors ...55 Operator panel codes ...57 Primary codes ...58 Secondary error codes 70 Chapter 8: Understanding the printer configuration menus 80 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 80 Configuration menus overview 81 Network menu... test page 85 Windows ...85 How to configure for TCP/IP 86 Assigning a printer IP address 86 Verifying the IP settings 86 Using the printer resident Web page 87 Using the Local Printer Setup Utility 87 Chapter 10: Supplies information 88 What supplies do I need and ...
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Contents Checking the toner and photoconductor levels 90 Recognizing the operator panel light sequences 91 How to change a toner cartridge 92 Recycling Lexmark products 95 How to change a photoconductor kit 96 Chapter 11: Troubleshooting 99 General problems ...99 Print quality problems 101 How to clean the printhead lens 105 Index ...108 10
Contents Checking the toner and photoconductor levels 90 Recognizing the operator panel light sequences 91 How to change a toner cartridge 92 Recycling Lexmark products 95 How to change a photoconductor kit 96 Chapter 11: Troubleshooting 99 General problems ...99 Print quality problems 101 How to clean the printhead lens 105 Index ...108 10
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Continue Cancel Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the lights come on to reset the printer. 12 Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. Printer overview The operator panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons.
Continue Cancel Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the lights come on to reset the printer. 12 Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. Printer overview The operator panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons.
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... position • Use only recommended paper. Have postage stamps attached - See the Card Stock & Label Guide available on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com for more information about which paper provides optimum results for a Load Paper page 62) before purchasing large quantities of customized paper... in the trays are positioned snug against the paper or specialty media. • Do not remove paper trays while a job is in the printer. light sequence (see Load media on preventing jams You can help you avoid paper jams: • Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper...
... position • Use only recommended paper. Have postage stamps attached - See the Card Stock & Label Guide available on our Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com for more information about which paper provides optimum results for a Load Paper page 62) before purchasing large quantities of customized paper... in the trays are positioned snug against the paper or specialty media. • Do not remove paper trays while a job is in the printer. light sequence (see Load media on preventing jams You can help you avoid paper jams: • Do not load wrinkled, creased, or damp paper...
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Press and release Continue twice quickly to clear paper jams When a paper jam occurs, the printer stops and the operator panel Paper Jam and Continue lights come on page 70 for more information. See Secondary error codes on . To clear a paper jam: 1 If you clear the entire paper path when a paper jam occurs. We recommend that you are feeding paper from a tray, remove the tray, and then remove any jams. 34 How to clear paper jams How to display the specific secondary error paper jam light sequence.
Press and release Continue twice quickly to clear paper jams When a paper jam occurs, the printer stops and the operator panel Paper Jam and Continue lights come on page 70 for more information. See Secondary error codes on . To clear a paper jam: 1 If you clear the entire paper path when a paper jam occurs. We recommend that you are feeding paper from a tray, remove the tray, and then remove any jams. 34 How to clear paper jams How to display the specific secondary error paper jam light sequence.
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Extended light exposure can cause print quality problems. 3 Remove any jams in the area behind the print cartridge assembly. Warning: Fuser or area may be hot. 35 How to direct light for an extended period of time. Warning: Do not leave the print cartridge assembly exposed to clear paper jams 2 Open the front cover, and remove the print cartridge assembly.
Extended light exposure can cause print quality problems. 3 Remove any jams in the area behind the print cartridge assembly. Warning: Fuser or area may be hot. 35 How to direct light for an extended period of time. Warning: Do not leave the print cartridge assembly exposed to clear paper jams 2 Open the front cover, and remove the print cartridge assembly.
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... the point where its leading edge can contact the paper guides. 37 The printer displays the Load Manual Feeder light sequence. 8 Place a sheet of the selected print media, print side facing... up, at the center of the manual feeder, but only to use in the manual feeder, see What types of print media can only feed one sheet of the printer...appropriate Paper size and type. 6 Click OK. 7 Click OK on page 22. When the printer is located at which point you should load the media. 5 Printing tasks How to print. ...
... the point where its leading edge can contact the paper guides. 37 The printer displays the Load Manual Feeder light sequence. 8 Place a sheet of the selected print media, print side facing... up, at the center of the manual feeder, but only to use in the manual feeder, see What types of print media can only feed one sheet of the printer...appropriate Paper size and type. 6 Click OK. 7 Click OK on page 22. When the printer is located at which point you should load the media. 5 Printing tasks How to print. ...
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How to print on both sides of the paper (manual duplex) 8 Click OK. 9 Click OK on a Macintosh computer. 40 Note: Manual duplex is not available on the Print window. Once the first side of your job prints, the Load Paper light comes on, and the Continue light blinks. 10 Load the paper back into the printer with the already-printed side up and the top of the page toward the front of the document first. The printer prints every other page of the tray.
How to print on both sides of the paper (manual duplex) 8 Click OK. 9 Click OK on a Macintosh computer. 40 Note: Manual duplex is not available on the Print window. Once the first side of your job prints, the Load Paper light comes on, and the Continue light blinks. 10 Load the paper back into the printer with the already-printed side up and the top of the page toward the front of the document first. The printer prints every other page of the tray.
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Watermarks are using the manual feeder, first send the job to print, then load the letterhead when the printer displays the Load Manual Feeder light sequence (see the printer driver Help. Note: To create and download overlays, you are using an overlay or a watermark Overlays and watermarks are templates that can include ... down lists. 6 Select the appropriate paper size and tray. 7 Click OK. 8 Click OK on the Print window to send the job to the printer. How to place the overlay on top of the sheet with the logo should be defined and then printed as a background on a form before the...
Watermarks are using the manual feeder, first send the job to print, then load the letterhead when the printer displays the Load Manual Feeder light sequence (see the printer driver Help. Note: To create and download overlays, you are using an overlay or a watermark Overlays and watermarks are templates that can include ... down lists. 6 Select the appropriate paper size and tray. 7 Click OK. 8 Click OK on the Print window to send the job to the printer. How to place the overlay on top of the sheet with the logo should be defined and then printed as a background on a form before the...
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... send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears in the dock. 1 Open Applications Æ Utilities, and then double-click Print Center or Printer Setup. 2 Double-click the printer you are using to print the job. The Cancel job light sequence is being canceled. A list ...of print jobs appears. 3 Right-click the document you are printing to. 3 In the printer window, select the print job you...
... send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears in the dock. 1 Open Applications Æ Utilities, and then double-click Print Center or Printer Setup. 2 Double-click the printer you are using to print the job. The Cancel job light sequence is being canceled. A list ...of print jobs appears. 3 Right-click the document you are printing to. 3 In the printer window, select the print job you...
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Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. Continue Cancel Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the operator panel The operator panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. 7 Using the operator panel Overview of the lights come on to reset the printer. 52
Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. Continue Cancel Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the operator panel The operator panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. 7 Using the operator panel Overview of the lights come on to reset the printer. 52
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... page for more information on their sequence. The following tables show the most common light sequences. Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer condition Ready / Power Saver Busy Hex Trace Ready Waiting Flushing / Resolution reduced Not ready (printer is offline) Close door Load media Load manual feeder Print side two of...
... page for more information on their sequence. The following tables show the most common light sequences. Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer condition Ready / Power Saver Busy Hex Trace Ready Waiting Flushing / Resolution reduced Not ready (printer is offline) Close door Load media Load manual feeder Print side two of...
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... Paper Paper Jam Error * See Secondary errors on page 55 for more information. 64 Understanding the operator panel lights 64 65 = Blinking 65 54 Printer condition photoconductor kit life warning Replace photoconductor Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Unsupported print cartridge Change cartridge invalid refill Cartridge region mismatch Programming engine code / Programming system code...
... Paper Paper Jam Error * See Secondary errors on page 55 for more information. 64 Understanding the operator panel lights 64 65 = Blinking 65 54 Printer condition photoconductor kit life warning Replace photoconductor Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Unsupported print cartridge Change cartridge invalid refill Cartridge region mismatch Programming engine code / Programming system code...
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Understanding the operator panel lights Secondary errors • When the Error and Continue lights are both on, a secondary error has occurred. • When the Paper Jam and Continue lights are both on, a paper jam secondary error has occurred. Press and release Continue twice quickly to go for help. 55 The following table shows what these light sequences mean and where to display the secondary error code light sequence.
Understanding the operator panel lights Secondary errors • When the Error and Continue lights are both on, a secondary error has occurred. • When the Paper Jam and Continue lights are both on, a paper jam secondary error has occurred. Press and release Continue twice quickly to go for help. 55 The following table shows what these light sequences mean and where to display the secondary error code light sequence.
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Understanding the operator panel lights = On = Blinking Paper jam codes Empty = Off Printer condition Paper jam at the input sensor * Paper jam in the manual feeder Paper jams as it exits the tray into the printer Paper jams as a printed job exits the printer Paper jam in Tray 1 Paper jam in Tray 2 Complex ...page Insufficient printer memory Insufficient collation area Font error Page: 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 75 ...
Understanding the operator panel lights = On = Blinking Paper jam codes Empty = Off Printer condition Paper jam at the input sensor * Paper jam in the manual feeder Paper jams as it exits the tray into the printer Paper jams as a printed job exits the printer Paper jam in Tray 1 Paper jam in Tray 2 Complex ...page Insufficient printer memory Insufficient collation area Font error Page: 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 75 ...
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Operator panel codes Operator panel codes Secondary Error codes (continued) = On = Blinking Empty = Off Printer condition Network interface errors Error communicating with the host computer Host interface disabled Memory full Short paper Invalid engine code Invalid network code Page: 76 78 78 79 79 Continue Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error Below are explanations of what the primary light sequences, or codes, and secondary error codes mean and what you can do to clear them. 57
Operator panel codes Operator panel codes Secondary Error codes (continued) = On = Blinking Empty = Off Printer condition Network interface errors Error communicating with the host computer Host interface disabled Memory full Short paper Invalid engine code Invalid network code Page: 76 78 78 79 79 Continue Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error Below are explanations of what the primary light sequences, or codes, and secondary error codes mean and what you can do to clear them. 57
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Note: If you can only be set from the Local Printer Setup Utility (see Using the Local Printer Setup Utility on page 87). 58 What you want to change the Power Saver setting, it can do: • Send a print job. • Press Continue...print the menu settings pages for a list of current printer settings. • Press and hold Cancel to receive and process data. • The printer is ready to reset the printer. Operator panel codes Primary codes Ready / Power Saver Light sequence: • Ready-On What this light sequence means: • The printer is in Power Saver mode.
Note: If you can only be set from the Local Printer Setup Utility (see Using the Local Printer Setup Utility on page 87). 58 What you want to change the Power Saver setting, it can do: • Send a print job. • Press Continue...print the menu settings pages for a list of current printer settings. • Press and hold Cancel to receive and process data. • The printer is ready to reset the printer. Operator panel codes Primary codes Ready / Power Saver Light sequence: • Ready-On What this light sequence means: • The printer is in Power Saver mode.
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...; Receiving/processing data from a host interface: - Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Hex Trace Ready Light sequence: • Ready-Slow blink What this light sequence means: • The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing. • The printer is printing a directory, font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages...
...; Receiving/processing data from a host interface: - Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Hex Trace Ready Light sequence: • Ready-Slow blink What this light sequence means: • The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing. • The printer is printing a directory, font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages...
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...: • Continue-On • Ready-On What this light sequence means: • The printer is flushing corrupted print data. • The printer is processing data or printing pages, but the resolution of the print buffer. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print ... hold Cancel to prevent a memory full error. Flushing / Resolution reduced Light sequence: • Ready-Blink • Error-Blink What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to reset the printer. 60 What you can do : • Wait until it receives ...
...: • Continue-On • Ready-On What this light sequence means: • The printer is flushing corrupted print data. • The printer is processing data or printing pages, but the resolution of the print buffer. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print ... hold Cancel to prevent a memory full error. Flushing / Resolution reduced Light sequence: • Ready-Blink • Error-Blink What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to reset the printer. 60 What you can do : • Wait until it receives ...
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What you can do : Close the door. 61 Close door Light sequence: • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer is open. Operator panel codes Not ready Light sequence: • Continue-On What this light sequence means: The printer door is not ready to reset the printer. What you can do : • Press Continue to return to the Ready or Busy state. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline.
What you can do : Close the door. 61 Close door Light sequence: • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer is open. Operator panel codes Not ready Light sequence: • Continue-On What this light sequence means: The printer door is not ready to reset the printer. What you can do : • Press Continue to return to the Ready or Busy state. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline.