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... 3 4 5 7 6 1 Error 5 Ready 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 ...
... 3 4 5 7 6 1 Error 5 Ready 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 ...
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... 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/or blinking indicate...
... 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/or blinking indicate...
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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
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...Factory defaults have been reset. The Load Paper, Toner Low / Replace PC Kit, Ready and Continue lights appear. 8 Release the Continue button. 9 Turn the printer off and back on . 4 Keep pressing Continue until the lights cycle, then release the Continue button. 5 Close the front door. 6 Press Cancel. 7 Press...until the control panel cycles through all the lights. Printing the menu settings and network setup pages To print the menu settings page and network setup page, press the Continue Ready state. If an option is correctly listed under "Printer Information." - Verify the amount of paper ...
...Factory defaults have been reset. The Load Paper, Toner Low / Replace PC Kit, Ready and Continue lights appear. 8 Release the Continue button. 9 Turn the printer off and back on . 4 Keep pressing Continue until the lights cycle, then release the Continue button. 5 Close the front door. 6 Press Cancel. 7 Press...until the control panel cycles through all the lights. Printing the menu settings and network setup pages To print the menu settings page and network setup page, press the Continue Ready state. If an option is correctly listed under "Printer Information." - Verify the amount of paper ...
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Loading the 250-sheet tray 11 5 Adjust the side paper guides to fit lightly against the paper stack. 6 Insert the 250-sheet tray. 7 Extend the paper support on the output bin.
Loading the 250-sheet tray 11 5 Adjust the side paper guides to fit lightly against the paper stack. 6 Insert the 250-sheet tray. 7 Extend the paper support on the output bin.
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... rear exit door open , all media is open , the print speed may slow down. From a Windows computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Double-click the printer you want to stop printing, and then click Cancel. When the rear exit door is sent to the output bin on the control panel..., open the rear exit door. Canceling a print job A print job can be canceled from the control panel or from your computer. The Cancel job light sequence is displayed on top of print jobs appears. 3 Right-click the document you are using to cancel the job currently printing. When closed, all...
... rear exit door open , all media is open , the print speed may slow down. From a Windows computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Double-click the printer you want to stop printing, and then click Cancel. When the rear exit door is sent to the output bin on the control panel..., open the rear exit door. Canceling a print job A print job can be canceled from the control panel or from your computer. The Cancel job light sequence is displayed on top of print jobs appears. 3 Right-click the document you are using to cancel the job currently printing. When closed, all...
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For more information, see the Software and Documentation CD that came with your printer. We recommend clearing the entire paper path when a paper jam occurs. 1 Remove all paper from the 150-sheet output bin. 2 If you are feeding paper from the 250-sheet tray, remove the tray. 3 Remove the jammed pages. Clearing jams 16 Clearing jams When a paper jam occurs, the printer stops and the control panel Paper Jam and Continue lights come on.
For more information, see the Software and Documentation CD that came with your printer. We recommend clearing the entire paper path when a paper jam occurs. 1 Remove all paper from the 150-sheet output bin. 2 If you are feeding paper from the 250-sheet tray, remove the tray. 3 Remove the jammed pages. Clearing jams 16 Clearing jams When a paper jam occurs, the printer stops and the control panel Paper Jam and Continue lights come on.
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...job ...60 Printing on both sides of print media can be loaded? ...41 Where can print media be loaded in the printer 42 Selecting print media ...43 Paper ...43 Preprinted forms and letterhead ...45 Transparencies ...46 Envelopes ...46 Labels ...46 Card stock...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 ...
...job ...60 Printing on both sides of print media can be loaded? ...41 Where can print media be loaded in the printer 42 Selecting print media ...43 Paper ...43 Preprinted forms and letterhead ...45 Transparencies ...46 Envelopes ...46 Labels ...46 Card stock...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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... and photoconductor levels 78 Ordering a maintenance kit ...78 Recognizing the control panel light sequences 79 Changing the toner cartridge ...80 Changing the photoconductor kit ...82 Recycling Lexmark products ...84 Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 85 General problems ...85 Lexmark Status Messenger Utility ...86 Selecting printer operating mode ...86 Turning on Reduced Curl mode ...86 Print quality problems...
... and photoconductor levels 78 Ordering a maintenance kit ...78 Recognizing the control panel light sequences 79 Changing the toner cartridge ...80 Changing the photoconductor kit ...82 Recycling Lexmark products ...84 Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 85 General problems ...85 Lexmark Status Messenger Utility ...86 Selecting printer operating mode ...86 Turning on Reduced Curl mode ...86 Print quality problems...
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... panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. 1 Error 2 Paper 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 reset the printer...
... panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. 1 Error 2 Paper 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 reset the printer...
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Click the indicated page for more information 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 Page Continue 11 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy 11 Hex Trace Ready 12...
Click the indicated page for more information 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 Page Continue 11 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy 11 Hex Trace Ready 12...
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Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Page Continue 14 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer 15 Load print media 15 Load manual feeder 16 Toner low 16 Toner cartridge region 17 mismatch Photoconductor kit life 17 warning Replace photoconductor 18 (printer hard stop) Programming engine 18 code/ Programming system code Invalid engine code / 19 Invalid network code 9
Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Page Continue 14 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer 15 Load print media 15 Load manual feeder 16 Toner low 16 Toner cartridge region 17 mismatch Photoconductor kit life 17 warning Replace photoconductor 18 (printer hard stop) Programming engine 18 code/ Programming system code Invalid engine code / 19 Invalid network code 9
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Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Page Network interface errors 19 / Host interface disabled Continue Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Service error 19 Printer error* 20 Paper jam printer error* 20 Short paper 21 Output bin full 21 *See Secondary error codes on page25 for more information. Following are explanations of what the primary light sequences or codes mean and what you can do to clear them. 10
Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Page Network interface errors 19 / Host interface disabled Continue Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Service error 19 Printer error* 20 Paper jam printer error* 20 Short paper 21 Output bin full 21 *See Secondary error codes on page25 for more information. Following are explanations of what the primary light sequences or codes mean and what you can do to clear them. 10
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... release Cancel to receive and process data. • The printer is in Power Saver mode. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • Receiving/processing data from a host interface: - The Ready light is displayed as the pages print. Press and hold Cancel ...is on when printing stops. - Understanding the control panel lights Primary codes Ready / Power Saver Light sequence: • Ready-On 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...
... release Cancel to receive and process data. • The printer is in Power Saver mode. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • Receiving/processing data from a host interface: - The Ready light is displayed as the pages print. Press and hold Cancel ...is on when printing stops. - Understanding the control panel lights Primary codes Ready / Power Saver Light sequence: • Ready-On 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...
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Understanding the control panel lights Hex Trace Ready Light sequence: Ready-Slow Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is active. Waiting Light sequence: • Continue-On • Ready-On What this light sequence means: The printer is in the Ready mode, and Hex Trace is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until... the print buffer. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. 12 What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the...
Understanding the control panel lights Hex Trace Ready Light sequence: Ready-Slow Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is active. Waiting Light sequence: • Continue-On • Ready-On What this light sequence means: The printer is in the Ready mode, and Hex Trace is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until... the print buffer. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. 12 What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the...
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...: • Ready-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline. What you can do : • Press and release Continue state. • Press... and release Cancel state. Not ready Light sequence: Continue-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 a page in the current print ...
...: • Ready-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline. What you can do : • Press and release Continue state. • Press... and release Cancel state. Not ready Light sequence: Continue-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 a page in the current print ...
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...cancel the print job. • Press Cancel to collate the print job. The printer will automatically reset. Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The page may not print correctly.) • Press and release Cancel...(that is, too large for the printer memory). Understanding the control panel lights Close door Light sequence: • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer front door is too full to reset the printer. Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Light sequence: • Continue-On •...
...cancel the print job. • Press Cancel to collate the print job. The printer will automatically reset. Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The page may not print correctly.) • Press and release Cancel...(that is, too large for the printer memory). Understanding the control panel lights Close door Light sequence: • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer front door is too full to reset the printer. Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Light sequence: • Continue-On •...
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... PC Kit-On • Load Paper-On • Paper Jam-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer is resetting to the user default settings. Load print media Light sequence: • Continue-On • Load Paper-On What this light sequence means: • The current print job is canceled. • The...
... PC Kit-On • Load Paper-On • Paper Jam-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer is resetting to the user default settings. Load print media Light sequence: • Continue-On • Load Paper-On What this light sequence means: • The current print job is canceled. • The...
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.... (See Changing the toner cartridge on page80 for help.) • Turn the printer back on. 16 Toner low Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On What this light sequence means: The printer prompts you can do : • Press and release Continue to clear the... light sequence and continue processing the print job. • Turn the printer off. • Remove the toner cartridge, and shake it ...
.... (See Changing the toner cartridge on page80 for help.) • Turn the printer back on. 16 Toner low Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On What this light sequence means: The printer prompts you can do : • Press and release Continue to clear the... light sequence and continue processing the print job. • Turn the printer off. • Remove the toner cartridge, and shake it ...