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... 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.
... 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.
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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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... reinstall the option. - Restoring factory defaults Sometimes restoring the printer to the original factory default settings solves formatting problems. To reset the factory defaults: 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Open the front door. 3 Press Continue as you loaded. If an option is correctly listed under "Printer Information." - Verify that the options you installed are configured...
... reinstall the option. - Restoring factory defaults Sometimes restoring the printer to the original factory default settings solves formatting problems. To reset the factory defaults: 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Open the front door. 3 Press Continue as you loaded. If an option is correctly listed under "Printer Information." - Verify that the options you installed are configured...
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... Cancel until all of the control panel The control panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. 2 Using the control panel Overview of the lights come on to reset the printer. 7
... Cancel until all of the control panel The control panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. 2 Using the control panel Overview of the lights come on to reset the printer. 7
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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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..., font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages. Press and hold Cancel to stop processing. - Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. 11 Press and hold Cancel to cancel the print job. - Wait for the pages to clear. - Press and hold Cancel to receive ...and process data. • The printer is in Power Saver mode. Wait for the message to reset the printer. • Printing a directory, a font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages: - Wait for a...
..., font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages. Press and hold Cancel to stop processing. - Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. 11 Press and hold Cancel to cancel the print job. - Wait for the pages to clear. - Press and hold Cancel to receive ...and process data. • The printer is in Power Saver mode. Wait for the message to reset the printer. • Printing a directory, a font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages: - Wait for a...
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...8226; Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. 12 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 ... receives additional data. Understanding the control panel lights Hex Trace Ready Light sequence: Ready-Slow Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is active. What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the...
...8226; Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. 12 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 ... receives additional data. Understanding the control panel lights Hex Trace Ready Light sequence: Ready-Slow Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is active. What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the...
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...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 job is not ready to prevent a ... full error. Understanding the control panel lights Flushing / Resolution reduced Light sequence: • 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...
...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 job is not ready to prevent a ... full error. Understanding the control panel lights Flushing / Resolution reduced Light sequence: • 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...
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... printing the job. (The job may not print correctly.) • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press Cancel to reset the printer. 14 Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The page may not print correctly.) •...; Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press Cancel to reset the printer. What you can do : Close the door. What you can do : • Press and release Continue to clear the message and continue ...
... printing the job. (The job may not print correctly.) • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press Cancel to reset the printer. 14 Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The page may not print correctly.) •...; Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press Cancel to reset the printer. What you can do : Close the door. What you can do : • Press and release Continue to clear the message and continue ...
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...On What this light sequence means: • The current print job is canceled. • The printer is out of print media at the indicated source. Understanding the control panel lights Cancel job / Reset printer Light sequence: • Continue-On • Ready-On • Toner Low/Replace 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.
...On What this light sequence means: • The current print job is canceled. • The printer is out of print media at the indicated source. Understanding the control panel lights Cancel job / Reset printer Light sequence: • Continue-On • Ready-On • Toner Low/Replace 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.
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...can do : • Load print media into the manual feeder. • Press Continue to resume printing. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. In addition, the toner in the manual feeder. What you to load a single sheet of print media in the toner cartridge is ready to ...extend the life. • Replace the toner cartridge. (See Changing the toner cartridge on page80 for help.) • Turn the printer back on. 16 Understanding the control panel lights Load manual feeder Light sequence: • Load Paper-On What this light sequence means: The...
...can do : • Load print media into the manual feeder. • Press Continue to resume printing. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. In addition, the toner in the manual feeder. What you to load a single sheet of print media in the toner cartridge is ready to ...extend the life. • Replace the toner cartridge. (See Changing the toner cartridge on page80 for help.) • Turn the printer back on. 16 Understanding the control panel lights Load manual feeder Light sequence: • Load Paper-On What this light sequence means: The...
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...the photoconductor kit is replaced. What you can do : • Press and release Continue to clear. When the printer has finished programming the code, it performs a soft reset. 18 What you can do : Wait for the message to print a photoconductor kit instruction page. • Replace...Paper-On What this light sequence means: The photoconductor kit is full and must be replaced. Understanding the control panel lights Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light ...
...the photoconductor kit is replaced. What you can do : • Press and release Continue to clear. When the printer has finished programming the code, it performs a soft reset. 18 What you can do : Wait for the message to print a photoconductor kit instruction page. • Replace...Paper-On What this light sequence means: The photoconductor kit is full and must be replaced. Understanding the control panel lights Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light ...
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... does not have the free space necessary to collate the print job. What you can do : • Press Continue to reset the printer. • To avoid this error in the buffer. Reduce the complexity of the page by reducing the amount of these errors: • Memory is full... collation area Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer cannot establish communication with the network. Simplify the print job. This may not print correctly.) • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job...
... does not have the free space necessary to collate the print job. What you can do : • Press Continue to reset the printer. • To avoid this error in the buffer. Reduce the complexity of the page by reducing the amount of these errors: • Memory is full... collation area Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer cannot establish communication with the network. Simplify the print job. This may not print correctly.) • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job...
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... (PPDS) which is not installed. What you can do : • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • Press Continue to clear the message and continue printing. What you can do : • Install additional memory (see Adding a memory card on page72... 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.
... (PPDS) which is not installed. What you can do : • Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • Press Continue to clear the message and continue printing. What you can do : • Install additional memory (see Adding a memory card on page72... 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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...this error in the tray, or there is a problem feeding the print media. This occurs when the printer does not know the print media size loaded in the future: - Reduce the complexity of the page by... and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • To avoid this light sequence means: The paper length is too short to cancel the print... job. 33 Install additional printer memory (see Clearing jams on page56). • Press Continue to clear the code and continue...
...this error in the tray, or there is a problem feeding the print media. This occurs when the printer does not know the print media size loaded in the future: - Reduce the complexity of the page by... and release Cancel to cancel the print job. • Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. • To avoid this light sequence means: The paper length is too short to cancel the print... job. 33 Install additional printer memory (see Clearing jams on page56). • Press Continue to clear the code and continue...
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...Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and return the photoconductor counter to initiate this operation and reset the maintenance counter. To exit Hex Trace, turn off the printer. • Off* • On Help isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. current margin...full also disables its hi-speed capabilities. • Auto* Utilities menu Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems. Setting Reset Factory Defaults Reset Maint Cnt Reset Photoconductor Counter Hex Trace Print Quality Test Pages * Factory default Use this setting, three pages print to...
...Press and hold Continue to initiate this operation and return the photoconductor counter to initiate this operation and reset the maintenance counter. To exit Hex Trace, turn off the printer. • Off* • On Help isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. current margin...full also disables its hi-speed capabilities. • Auto* Utilities menu Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems. Setting Reset Factory Defaults Reset Maint Cnt Reset Photoconductor Counter Hex Trace Print Quality Test Pages * Factory default Use this setting, three pages print to...
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...stops operating at the maximum of 110% of its life. Once the photoconductor kit has been replaced, and the counter has been reset, normal printer operation resumes. When the toner light sequence appears, or when you need new supplies The following table for the maintenance kit part number...40X2849 78 For more information, see the instruction sheet that came with this point. See the following sections describe ways to the printer, the printer stops operating after 120,000 pages have been printed. The Toner low light sequence (see Printing the menu settings and network ...
...stops operating at the maximum of 110% of its life. Once the photoconductor kit has been replaced, and the counter has been reset, normal printer operation resumes. When the toner light sequence appears, or when you need new supplies The following table for the maintenance kit part number...40X2849 78 For more information, see the instruction sheet that came with this point. See the following sections describe ways to the printer, the printer stops operating after 120,000 pages have been printed. The Toner low light sequence (see Printing the menu settings and network ...
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... Photoconductor is listed under Warnings, the photoconductor counter has not been properly reset. Note: Print your printer menu settings pages. Recycling Lexmark products To return Lexmark products to Lexmark for recycling: 1 Visit our Web site: www.lexmark.com/recycle Note: Follow the instructions on . 9 Reset the photoconductor counter (see the instruction sheet that shipped with the green...
... Photoconductor is listed under Warnings, the photoconductor counter has not been properly reset. Note: Print your printer menu settings pages. Recycling Lexmark products To return Lexmark products to Lexmark for recycling: 1 Visit our Web site: www.lexmark.com/recycle Note: Follow the instructions on . 9 Reset the photoconductor counter (see the instruction sheet that shipped with the green...
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... another cartridge to the original factory default settings solves formatting problems. To reset the factory defaults: 1 Turn off and back on page8 for laser printers. • If possible try printing it back into the printer. Close the rear exit door. 85 Factory defaults have another kind or... brand of the toner cartridge somewhat, remove the toner cartridge, firmly shake it exits the printer. • Use paper...
... another cartridge to the original factory default settings solves formatting problems. To reset the factory defaults: 1 Turn off and back on page8 for laser printers. • If possible try printing it back into the printer. Close the rear exit door. 85 Factory defaults have another kind or... brand of the toner cartridge somewhat, remove the toner cartridge, firmly shake it exits the printer. • Use paper...
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... cleaning the printhead lens 91 clearing paper jams 56 configuration menus Parallel MAC Binary PS 39 Mode 2 39 NPA Mode 39 Protocol 39 printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 37 Setup Auto CR after LF 39 Auto LF after CR 39 USB MAC Binary PS 38, 40 NPA Mode 38, 40... manual feeder 16 Load media 15 Not ready 13 Offline 13 Photoconductor kit near full 17 Printer error 20 Programming engine code 18 Programming system code 18 Ready/Power Saver 11 Replace photoconductor kit 18 Resetting printer 15 Restoring factory defaults 15 secondary error codes 25 Service error 19 Toner low 16, 35...
... cleaning the printhead lens 91 clearing paper jams 56 configuration menus Parallel MAC Binary PS 39 Mode 2 39 NPA Mode 39 Protocol 39 printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 37 Setup Auto CR after LF 39 Auto LF after CR 39 USB MAC Binary PS 38, 40 NPA Mode 38, 40... manual feeder 16 Load media 15 Not ready 13 Offline 13 Photoconductor kit near full 17 Printer error 20 Programming engine code 18 Programming system code 18 Ready/Power Saver 11 Replace photoconductor kit 18 Resetting printer 15 Restoring factory defaults 15 secondary error codes 25 Service error 19 Toner low 16, 35...