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... 2 Paper Jam 6 Cancel button 3 Load Paper 7 Continue button 4 Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Following a common error light sequence: • 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...
... 2 Paper Jam 6 Cancel button 3 Load Paper 7 Continue button 4 Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Following a common error light sequence: • 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...
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... / Power Saver Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy Hex Trace Ready Waiting Flushing / Resolution reduced Not ready (printer is offline) Close door Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Understanding the control panel lights 3 Understanding the control panel lights The control panel lights mean different things, depending on , and...
... / Power Saver Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy Hex Trace Ready Waiting Flushing / Resolution reduced Not ready (printer is offline) Close door Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Understanding the control panel lights 3 Understanding the control panel lights The control panel lights mean different things, depending on , and...
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Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer Load print media Load manual feeder Toner low Toner cartridge region mismatch Photoconductor kit life warning Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Programming engine code/ Programming system code Understanding the control panel lights 4
Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer Load print media Load manual feeder Toner low Toner cartridge region mismatch Photoconductor kit life warning Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Programming engine code/ Programming system code Understanding the control panel lights 4
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Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Network interface errors / Host interface disabled Service error Printer error Paper jam printer error Short paper Output bin full Understanding the control panel lights 5
Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Network interface errors / Host interface disabled Service error Printer error Paper jam printer error Short paper Output bin full Understanding the control panel lights 5
User's Guide
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Contents Chapter 1: Printer overview 5 Chapter 2: Using the control panel 7 Overview of the control panel ...7 Understanding the control panel lights ...8 Primary codes ...11 Secondary errors ...22 Chapter 3: Understanding the printer configuration menus 37 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 37 Configuration menus overview ...38 Network menu ...38 Parallel menu ...39 ...
Contents Chapter 1: Printer overview 5 Chapter 2: Using the control panel 7 Overview of the control panel ...7 Understanding the control panel lights ...8 Primary codes ...11 Secondary errors ...22 Chapter 3: Understanding the printer configuration menus 37 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 37 Configuration menus overview ...38 Network menu ...38 Parallel menu ...39 ...
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... Jam 3 Load Paper 4 Toner Low / Replace PC Kit 5 Ready 6 Cancel button 7 Continue button Following a common error light sequence: • 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...
... Jam 3 Load Paper 4 Toner Low / Replace PC Kit 5 Ready 6 Cancel button 7 Continue button Following a common error light sequence: • 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...
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Click the indicated page for more information on their sequence. Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / Power Saver Page Continue 11 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy 11 Hex Trace Ready 12 Waiting 12 Flushing / Resolution 13 reduced Not ready 13...
Click the indicated page for more information on their sequence. Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / Power Saver Page Continue 11 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy 11 Hex Trace Ready 12 Waiting 12 Flushing / Resolution 13 reduced Not ready 13...
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...print server. What you can do: Turn the printer off and back on. Network interface errors / Host interface disabled Light sequence: • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The engine code and/or the network code has not been programmed or has... can do : Download valid engine code to clear the message and continue printing. (The current print job may not print correctly.) Service error Light sequence: • Continue-Blinking • Ready-Blinking • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Load Paper-Blinking • Paper Jam-Blinking...
...print server. What you can do: Turn the printer off and back on. Network interface errors / Host interface disabled Light sequence: • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The engine code and/or the network code has not been programmed or has... can do : Download valid engine code to clear the message and continue printing. (The current print job may not print correctly.) Service error Light sequence: • Continue-Blinking • Ready-Blinking • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Load Paper-Blinking • Paper Jam-Blinking...
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.... 20 What you can do : • Press Continue twice quickly to clear the secondary message. Understanding the control panel lights Printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a paper jam. See Secondary error codes on page25 for more information. • Press Continue to see the secondary...
.... 20 What you can do : • Press Continue twice quickly to clear the secondary message. Understanding the control panel lights Printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a paper jam. See Secondary error codes on page25 for more information. • Press Continue to see the secondary...
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... Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • To avoid this error in the buffer. Network interface errors Light sequence: • Continue-On • Paper Jam-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer cannot establish communication with the network. Understanding the control panel...
... Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • To avoid this error in the buffer. Network interface errors Light sequence: • Continue-On • Paper Jam-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer cannot establish communication with the network. Understanding the control panel...
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...: • Continue-On • Load Paper-Blinking • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has received a request for a font (PPDS) which is not installed. What you can do : • Press and release Cancel to cancel ... to continue printing the job. • Press Cancel to cancel the print job. 31 Understanding the control panel lights Font error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer does not have enough memory to save the data in the buffer.
...: • Continue-On • Load Paper-Blinking • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has received a request for a font (PPDS) which is not installed. What you can do : • Press and release Cancel to cancel ... to continue printing the job. • Press Cancel to cancel the print job. 31 Understanding the control panel lights Font error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer does not have enough memory to save the data in the buffer.
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Menu items and their settings are represented by Paper Jam and Error light sequences. • Press and release Cancel to advance through a network port. This setting often causes Windows print jobs to fail. • Auto*-The printer processes ... Continue to advance to the setting you need. • Press and hold Continue until all of the lights cycle to perform a function or to save a setting. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the lights cycle to return to the Home menu. • Turn off the printer to exit the menus...
Menu items and their settings are represented by Paper Jam and Error light sequences. • Press and release Cancel to advance through a network port. This setting often causes Windows print jobs to fail. • Auto*-The printer processes ... Continue to advance to the setting you need. • Press and hold Continue until all of the lights cycle to perform a function or to save a setting. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the lights cycle to return to the Home menu. • Turn off the printer to exit the menus...
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...front door. 3 Press and hold Continue. 4 Turn the printer on. 5 Release the Continue button once the lights cycle on to help alleviate the problem. The Error light sequence appears. 6 Close the front door. 86 Note: Quiet mode and Eco-mode can select the printer operating...needs. The printer minimizes waste (toner, paper, energy) while maintaining acceptable print quality. When a printer error occurs, a message appears on at a slower speed. The Lexmark Status Messenger informs you installed the Lexmark Status Messenger with Windows NT or Windows 2000. For more information, see...
...front door. 3 Press and hold Continue. 4 Turn the printer on. 5 Release the Continue button once the lights cycle on to help alleviate the problem. The Error light sequence appears. 6 Close the front door. 86 Note: Quiet mode and Eco-mode can select the printer operating...needs. The printer minimizes waste (toner, paper, energy) while maintaining acceptable print quality. When a printer error occurs, a message appears on at a slower speed. The Lexmark Status Messenger informs you installed the Lexmark Status Messenger with Windows NT or Windows 2000. For more information, see...
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The Continue and Error lights appear. 9 Follow the instructions on page91.) 2 Replace the toner cartridge. 3 Replace the fuser*. Print quality problems Many print quality problems can be solved by replacing a ... the paper. • The toner cartridge is defective. • If paper is defective. Print quality problems 7 Press and hold the Continue button until all the lights cycle. Solution Try the following table to find solutions to print quality problems. Symptom White lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Cause • The printhead lens is...
The Continue and Error lights appear. 9 Follow the instructions on page91.) 2 Replace the toner cartridge. 3 Replace the fuser*. Print quality problems Many print quality problems can be solved by replacing a ... the paper. • The toner cartridge is defective. • If paper is defective. Print quality problems 7 Press and hold the Continue button until all the lights cycle. Solution Try the following table to find solutions to print quality problems. Symptom White lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Cause • The printhead lens is...
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...Replace photoconductor kit 18 Resetting printer 15 Restoring factory defaults 15 secondary error codes 25 Service error 19 Toner low 16, 35, 36 Waiting 12 lights 8 D duplex 62 dust cover (optional) 53 E electronic emission statement 93 emission statement 93 envelopes 46 Error light 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21..., 25, 26, 27, 28, 34 secondary error codes 25 See also control panel, secondary error codes extending trays 52 F FCC statement 93 folio 52 G guidelines paper ...
...Replace photoconductor kit 18 Resetting printer 15 Restoring factory defaults 15 secondary error codes 25 Service error 19 Toner low 16, 35, 36 Waiting 12 lights 8 D duplex 62 dust cover (optional) 53 E electronic emission statement 93 emission statement 93 envelopes 46 Error light 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21..., 25, 26, 27, 28, 34 secondary error codes 25 See also control panel, secondary error codes extending trays 52 F FCC statement 93 folio 52 G guidelines paper ...
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... 26 Paper jams as a printed job exits the tray 26 Paper jams as it exits the tray into the printer 26 PPDS font error 31 Short paper 33 service error lights 19 Setup menu 39 storing paper 47 supplies 47, 77 supplies conserving 77 ordering 76 recycling 84 storing 47, 77 system board... accessing 69 T test page 74 toner cartridge changing 80 light sequences 79 ordering 76 recycling 84 toner level 78 Toner Low light 16, 35, 36 ...
... 26 Paper jams as a printed job exits the tray 26 Paper jams as it exits the tray into the printer 26 PPDS font error 31 Short paper 33 service error lights 19 Setup menu 39 storing paper 47 supplies 47, 77 supplies conserving 77 ordering 76 recycling 84 storing 47, 77 system board... accessing 69 T test page 74 toner cartridge changing 80 light sequences 79 ordering 76 recycling 84 toner level 78 Toner Low light 16, 35, 36 ...
Service Manual
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Following a common error light sequence: • Press and release Continue to resume printing after correcting error, such as a paper jam. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code following an error. • Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. 1-2 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn The operator panel has five lights and two buttons. 4512...
Following a common error light sequence: • Press and release Continue to resume printing after correcting error, such as a paper jam. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code following an error. • Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. 1-2 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn The operator panel has five lights and two buttons. 4512...
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... error Lights Service secondary codes-97x ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ Service tertiary codes-network error 975-Unrecognizable network port ✷ ✷ ✷ 976-Unrecoverable software error in network port ✷ ✷ ✷ 978-Bad checksum while programming port ✷ ✷ 979-Flash parts failed while programming port ✷ ✷ ✷ 2-28 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn...
... error Lights Service secondary codes-97x ✷ ✷ ✷ ✷ Service tertiary codes-network error 975-Unrecognizable network port ✷ ✷ ✷ 976-Unrecoverable software error in network port ✷ ✷ ✷ 978-Bad checksum while programming port ✷ ✷ 979-Flash parts failed while programming port ✷ ✷ ✷ 2-28 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn...
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... printer. • Make sure the toner cartridge assembly is installed properly. • Press and release to print a menu settings page. - The Error light alone is replaced. The media fails to feed from Tray 1. If a menu settings page cannot be printed, the problem is selected from the printer...force. • Remove the media from Tray 1, and fan it with the printer on. The Toner Low light is blinking, and the Error light is installed properly. 2-52 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn The media fails to feed from the optional Tray 2. Make sure the printer front cover is closed. •...
... printer. • Make sure the toner cartridge assembly is installed properly. • Press and release to print a menu settings page. - The Error light alone is replaced. The media fails to feed from Tray 1. If a menu settings page cannot be printed, the problem is selected from the printer...force. • Remove the media from Tray 1, and fan it with the printer on. The Toner Low light is blinking, and the Error light is installed properly. 2-52 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn The media fails to feed from the optional Tray 2. Make sure the printer front cover is closed. •...
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... the printer front cover is firmly plugged in the left spring. While in PostScript 3 emulation, the printer is flushing data (Ready/Data and Error lights are not printing, and the error light is being used. • Select hex trace mode to determine what the problem is. • Restore factory defaults. • Make sure the...
... the printer front cover is firmly plugged in the left spring. While in PostScript 3 emulation, the printer is flushing data (Ready/Data and Error lights are not printing, and the error light is being used. • Select hex trace mode to determine what the problem is. • Restore factory defaults. • Make sure the...