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...Chapter 7: Using the operator panel 52 Overview 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 ... 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...
...Chapter 7: Using the operator panel 52 Overview 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 ... 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...
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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. 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
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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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...printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop. 1 Double-click the printer icon on the operator panel while the job is being canceled. From a Windows computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Double-click the printer...panel or from a computer running Mac OS X When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears in the printer... Center or Printer Setup. 2 Double-click the printer you are printing to. 3 In the printer window, select... A print job can button. From the printer operator panel Press and release Cancel to cancel. 4 Press...
...printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop. 1 Double-click the printer icon on the operator panel while the job is being canceled. From a Windows computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Double-click the printer...panel or from a computer running Mac OS X When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears in the printer... Center or Printer Setup. 2 Double-click the printer you are printing to. 3 In the printer window, select... A print job can button. From the printer operator panel Press and release Cancel to cancel. 4 Press...
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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 reset the printer. 52 7 Using the operator panel Overview of the lights come on 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. 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 reset the printer. 52 7 Using the operator panel Overview of the lights come on 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. Note: The Continue button also functions as a light.
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Understanding the operator panel lights Understanding the operator panel lights The operator panel lights mean different things, depending on , and/or blinking indicate printer conditions such as printer status, intervention, or service. 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...
Understanding the operator panel lights Understanding the operator panel lights The operator panel lights mean different things, depending on , and/or blinking indicate printer conditions such as printer status, intervention, or service. 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...
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... Load 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...
... Load 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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... 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... PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error * Paper jams at the input sensor can be either after the paper leaves the tray and enters the printer or in the manual feeder. 56
... 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... PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error * Paper jams at the input sensor can be either after the paper leaves the tray and enters the printer or in the manual feeder. 56
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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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..., it 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 reset the printer. Operator panel codes Primary codes Ready / Power Saver Light sequence: • Ready-On What this light sequence means: • The printer is ready to receive and process data...
..., it 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 reset the printer. Operator panel codes Primary codes Ready / Power Saver Light sequence: • Ready-On What this light sequence means: • The printer is ready to receive and process data...
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... Test Pages. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • Printing a directory, a font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages: - Operator panel codes Busy Light sequence: • Ready-Blink What this light sequence means: The printer is in the Ready mode, and Hex Trace is... active. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. 59 Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Wait for the message...
... Test Pages. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • Printing a directory, a font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages: - Operator panel codes Busy Light sequence: • Ready-Blink What this light sequence means: The printer is in the Ready mode, and Hex Trace is... active. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. 59 Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Wait for the message...
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... error code. If the lights are still blinking, contact Lexmark Customer Support. Printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. What you can do : Turn the printer off and back on page... 70 for more information. • Press Continue to clear the secondary message. 68 See Secondary error codes on . Operator panel codes Service error Light sequence: • Continue-Blink • Ready-Blink ...
... error code. If the lights are still blinking, contact Lexmark Customer Support. Printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. What you can do : Turn the printer off and back on page... 70 for more information. • Press Continue to clear the secondary message. 68 See Secondary error codes on . Operator panel codes Service error Light sequence: • Continue-Blink • Ready-Blink ...
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See Secondary error codes on page 70 for more information. • Press Continue to see the secondary error code. What you can do: • Press Continue twice quickly to resume printing once all the jammed pages are cleared from the paper path. 69 Operator panel codes Paper jam printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Paper Jam-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a paper jam.
See Secondary error codes on page 70 for more information. • Press Continue to see the secondary error code. What you can do: • Press Continue twice quickly to resume printing once all the jammed pages are cleared from the paper path. 69 Operator panel codes Paper jam printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Paper Jam-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a paper jam.
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...future: - Set Page Protect to On in the buffer. Install additional printer memory (see How to add a memory card on the page and deleting unnecessary downloaded fonts or macros. - Operator panel codes Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Ready-On • Error-...On What this light sequence means: The page may be lost). • To avoid this light sequence means: The printer does not have enough memory to save...
...future: - Set Page Protect to On in the buffer. Install additional printer memory (see How to add a memory card on the page and deleting unnecessary downloaded fonts or macros. - Operator panel codes Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Ready-On • Error-...On What this light sequence means: The page may be lost). • To avoid this light sequence means: The printer does not have enough memory to save...
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...: Continue Toner low 63 Photoconductor kit life warning 64 Replace photoconductor 64 Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop)* 65 Ready Toner Low/ Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error * If the operator panel lights display this sequence, the printer will not print any more jobs until the photoconductor kit is low or when it...
...: Continue Toner low 63 Photoconductor kit life warning 64 Replace photoconductor 64 Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop)* 65 Ready Toner Low/ Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error * If the operator panel lights display this sequence, the printer will not print any more jobs until the photoconductor kit is low or when it...
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Solution / Answer See Understanding the operator panel lights on page 53 for Paper Type, Paper Texture, and Paper Weight, use the Local Printer Setup Utility on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer. If you see voids (missing characters) when printing envelopes, check your computer under Program Files (unless you ... from the Paper Type menu. Sometimes toner does not adhere well to its default settings for information about clearing jams. 99 From your printer and port, and make sure you made. 14 Click File Æ Exit to save the changes you selected Envelope from the Paper...
Solution / Answer See Understanding the operator panel lights on page 53 for Paper Type, Paper Texture, and Paper Weight, use the Local Printer Setup Utility on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer. If you see voids (missing characters) when printing envelopes, check your computer under Program Files (unless you ... from the Paper Type menu. Sometimes toner does not adhere well to its default settings for information about clearing jams. 99 From your printer and port, and make sure you made. 14 Click File Æ Exit to save the changes you selected Envelope from the Paper...
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...MAC Binary PS Network menu 82 Parallel menu 83 USB menu 83 Macintosh 14 to print to a network printer 19 USB printing 14 maintaining the printer cleaning the printhead lens 105 manual duplex light sequence 63 printing 39 manual feeder 32, 62 memory card 49 menu settings page 85 menus navigating advancing... 81 returning to Home menu 81 scrolling through 81 Network 82 Parallel 82 saving settings 81 Setup 83 USB 83 Utilities 84 messages See operator panel light sequences Mode 2 (Parallel menu) 83 multiple page printing 41 N NetWare 21 Network menu 82 network setup page 19, 85 NPA Mode Network menu...
...MAC Binary PS Network menu 82 Parallel menu 83 USB menu 83 Macintosh 14 to print to a network printer 19 USB printing 14 maintaining the printer cleaning the printhead lens 105 manual duplex light sequence 63 printing 39 manual feeder 32, 62 memory card 49 menu settings page 85 menus navigating advancing... 81 returning to Home menu 81 scrolling through 81 Network 82 Parallel 82 saving settings 81 Setup 83 USB 83 Utilities 84 messages See operator panel light sequences Mode 2 (Parallel menu) 83 multiple page printing 41 N NetWare 21 Network menu 82 network setup page 19, 85 NPA Mode Network menu...
Quick Reference
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... jam in Tray 1 Paper jam in the manual feeder Paper jam under the toner cartridge Paper jam as printer status, intervention, or service. Common operator panel light sequences Paper jam secondary error codes* Continue Cancel Printer Condition Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press and release Continue Continue twice...
... jam in Tray 1 Paper jam in the manual feeder Paper jam under the toner cartridge Paper jam as printer status, intervention, or service. Common operator panel light sequences Paper jam secondary error codes* Continue Cancel Printer Condition Ready Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press and release Continue Continue twice...
Service Manual
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... there is a problem in the printer such as a paper jam, the panel lights indicate the problem. 4511-xxx Diagnostics-E238, E240, and E240n 2 Power-On Self Test (POST) sequence When you turn the printer on and off sequentially. 3. Lights then flash on , it performs a POST. After the lights quit flashing, the light flashes until the fuser comes up...
... there is a problem in the printer such as a paper jam, the panel lights indicate the problem. 4511-xxx Diagnostics-E238, E240, and E240n 2 Power-On Self Test (POST) sequence When you turn the printer on and off sequentially. 3. Lights then flash on , it performs a POST. After the lights quit flashing, the light flashes until the fuser comes up...
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...See "Hot fuser service check" on page 2-103. See "Paper feed service checks" on page 2-82. See "Operator panel service check (models E238, E240, and E240n)" on page 2-92, "Operator panel service check (models E340 and E342n)" on page 2-93, or "Controller card service check" on page 2-94. See "... moving. See "Cover interlock switch service check" on back of page" on page 2-100. See "Blank page" on page 2-99. Operator panel lights are off or very dim. Heavy background. 4511-xxx Symptom Fuser parts melted. Printer not communicating with host. Front access cover will not close.
...See "Hot fuser service check" on page 2-103. See "Paper feed service checks" on page 2-82. See "Operator panel service check (models E238, E240, and E240n)" on page 2-92, "Operator panel service check (models E340 and E342n)" on page 2-93, or "Controller card service check" on page 2-94. See "... moving. See "Cover interlock switch service check" on back of page" on page 2-100. See "Blank page" on page 2-99. Operator panel lights are off or very dim. Heavy background. 4511-xxx Symptom Fuser parts melted. Printer not communicating with host. Front access cover will not close.