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... the lights come on to reset the printer. Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. 12 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...
... the lights come on to reset the printer. Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. 12 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...
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... = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / 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 Lights that are off, on their sequence...
... = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / 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 Lights that are off, on their sequence...
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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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...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... 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 Setup...
...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... 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 Setup...
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...: 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. 7
...: 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. 7
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... things, depending on , and/or blinking indicate printer conditions such as printer status, intervention, or service. Lights that are off, on their sequence. The following table shows the most common light sequences. 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...
... things, depending on , and/or blinking indicate printer conditions such as printer status, intervention, or service. Lights that are off, on their sequence. The following table shows the most common light sequences. 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...
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.... What you can do : Turn the printer off and back on. What you bought your printer. 19 Understanding the control panel lights Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Light sequence: • Ready-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. If the lights are still blinking, contact the place...
.... What you can do : Turn the printer off and back on. What you bought your printer. 19 Understanding the control panel lights Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Light sequence: • Ready-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. If the lights are still blinking, contact the place...
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...; Press Continue twice quickly to 300 dpi. • A font error occurred. • Communication with the host computer is lost. • Short paper. 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...
...; Press Continue twice quickly to 300 dpi. • A font error occurred. • Communication with the host computer is lost. • Short paper. 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...
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... set page margins. • Memory is in the future: - 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 lights Insufficient collation area Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On...
... set page margins. • Memory is in the future: - 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 lights Insufficient collation area Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On...
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...Continue 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 ... printing the job. • Press Cancel to clear the message and continue printing. Insufficient printer memory Light sequence: • 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.
...Continue 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 ... printing the job. • Press Cancel to clear the message and continue printing. Insufficient printer memory Light sequence: • 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.
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... Cancel until all of the lights cycle to return to the Home menu. • Turn off the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. • Off-The printer filters PostScript print jobs using standard protocol. • On-The printer processes raw binary PostScript print ...setting to Values Send print jobs to the printer and query printer status information simultaneously. • Off • On • Auto* Configure the printer to exit the menus. Menu items and their settings are represented by Paper Jam and Error light sequences. • Press and release Cancel...
... Cancel until all of the lights cycle to return to the Home menu. • Turn off the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs. • Off-The printer filters PostScript print jobs using standard protocol. • On-The printer processes raw binary PostScript print ...setting to Values Send print jobs to the printer and query printer status information simultaneously. • Off • On • Auto* Configure the printer to exit the menus. Menu items and their settings are represented by Paper Jam and Error light sequences. • Press and release Cancel...
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...mode on, you installed the Lexmark Status Messenger with Windows NT or Windows 2000. The Error light sequence appears. 6 Close the front door. 86 The Lexmark Status Messenger informs you to the appropriate recovery information in the job. • The printer Operating Mode is curled once it... exits the printer, Reduced Curl mode can select the printer operating mode that...
...mode on, you installed the Lexmark Status Messenger with Windows NT or Windows 2000. The Error light sequence appears. 6 Close the front door. 86 The Lexmark Status Messenger informs you to the appropriate recovery information in the job. • The printer Operating Mode is curled once it... exits the printer, Reduced Curl mode can select the printer operating mode that...
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Print quality problems Many print quality problems can be changed using the Local Printer Settings Utility. 87 The Ready/Data light will appear. 8 Release the Continue button. Streaked horizontal lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE The toner cartridge or fuser ...printer off to exit the menus. Streaked vertical lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE • Toner is smeared before fusing to print quality problems. Symptom White lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Cause • The printhead lens is dirty. • Either the toner cartridge or the fuser is being formatted and printed. The Continue and Error lights...
Print quality problems Many print quality problems can be changed using the Local Printer Settings Utility. 87 The Ready/Data light will appear. 8 Release the Continue button. Streaked horizontal lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE The toner cartridge or fuser ...printer off to exit the menus. Streaked vertical lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE • Toner is smeared before fusing to print quality problems. Symptom White lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Cause • The printhead lens is dirty. • Either the toner cartridge or the fuser is being formatted and printed. The Continue and Error lights...
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...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, 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...
...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, 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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... manual feeder 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 ...
... manual feeder 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 ...
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... the LED operator panel. 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...
... the LED operator panel. 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...
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... error codes-network 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...
... error codes-network 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...
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... quality problems (Continued) Problem Cause/action The printer is on . The media fails to feed from the optional Tray 2. The Toner Low light is blinking, and the Error light is on and indicates ready, but nothing prints. Toner Low light is on even though there is on and printing... cartridge assembly is selected from the optional Tray 2, fan it . • Make sure Tray 1 is installed properly. 2-52 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn Make sure the printer front cover is closed. • Make sure the toner cartridge is installed correctly. • Install a new toner cartridge. ...
... quality problems (Continued) Problem Cause/action The printer is on . The media fails to feed from the optional Tray 2. The Toner Low light is blinking, and the Error light is on and indicates ready, but nothing prints. Toner Low light is on even though there is on and printing... cartridge assembly is selected from the optional Tray 2, fan it . • Make sure Tray 1 is installed properly. 2-52 Lexmark™ E250d and E250dn Make sure the printer front cover is closed. • Make sure the toner cartridge is installed correctly. • Install a new toner cartridge. ...
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..." on pin 4 at the back of paper over the roll to prevent damage from J8 and J15 on solid. Turn the printer on with cables). Do not try to print the job. Printhead service check FRU Printhead Note: New printhead must be aligned. Disconnect the...on the controller card. Replace as necessary. Jobs are not printing, and the error light is flushing data (Ready/Data and Error lights are missing. Place a sheet of the printer. • The printer is being used . • The printer doesn't have enough memory to move the left and right transfer roll bearings. ...
..." on pin 4 at the back of paper over the roll to prevent damage from J8 and J15 on solid. Turn the printer on with cables). Do not try to print the job. Printhead service check FRU Printhead Note: New printhead must be aligned. Disconnect the...on the controller card. Replace as necessary. Jobs are not printing, and the error light is flushing data (Ready/Data and Error lights are missing. Place a sheet of the printer. • The printer is being used . • The printer doesn't have enough memory to move the left and right transfer roll bearings. ...