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Quick Reference Printer Overview 7 6 5 4 1 1 150-sheet output bin 2 250-sheet tray 3 550-sheet drawer (optional) 4 Manual feeder 5 Front door 6 Control panel 7 Paper support 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Rear exit 2 Power button 3 Power cord connect 4 Dust cover (not available for some models) 5 USB connect 6 Parallel connect 7 Ethernet connect Quick Reference 1
Quick Reference Printer Overview 7 6 5 4 1 1 150-sheet output bin 2 250-sheet tray 3 550-sheet drawer (optional) 4 Manual feeder 5 Front door 6 Control panel 7 Paper support 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Rear exit 2 Power button 3 Power cord connect 4 Dust cover (not available for some models) 5 USB connect 6 Parallel connect 7 Ethernet connect Quick Reference 1
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... 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. Overview of the lights come on to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the control panel 2 Overview of...
... 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. Overview of the lights come on to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the control panel 2 Overview of...
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... 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 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 / ...
... 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 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 / ...
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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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... Cancel. 7 Press Continue until the control panel cycles through all the lights. Verify the amount of paper you turn off the printer. 2 Open the front door. 3 Press Continue as you loaded. If an option is correctly listed under Installed Features, turn the... and reinstall the option. - Printing the menu settings and network setup pages 6 button from your computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Select your printer. 3 Click File Æ Properties. 4 Click Print Test Page. Verify that the options you installed are configured for the sizes and types of ...
... Cancel. 7 Press Continue until the control panel cycles through all the lights. Verify the amount of paper you turn off the printer. 2 Open the front door. 3 Press Continue as you loaded. If an option is correctly listed under Installed Features, turn the... and reinstall the option. - Printing the menu settings and network setup pages 6 button from your computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Select your printer. 3 Click File Æ Properties. 4 Click Print Test Page. Verify that the options you installed are configured for the sizes and types of ...
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...Printer Settings Utility from your printer driver (for example, activating Alarm Control if you want the printer to your drivers CD, you must go back to sound an alarm when it needs attention). Using the Local Printer Settings Utility The Local Printer... Settings Utility lets you change the following settings using the Local Printer...using the Local Printer Settings Utility: Finishing... • Alarm Control • Printer Language • Power Saver •...Printer Settings Utility 7 You can change printer settings not available from the computer software application...
...Printer Settings Utility from your printer driver (for example, activating Alarm Control if you want the printer to your drivers CD, you must go back to sound an alarm when it needs attention). Using the Local Printer Settings Utility The Local Printer... Settings Utility lets you change the following settings using the Local Printer...using the Local Printer Settings Utility: Finishing... • Alarm Control • Printer Language • Power Saver •...Printer Settings Utility 7 You can change printer settings not available from the computer software application...
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Get the most from your printer by properly loading the trays. Never mix media types within a tray. Manual feeder: 76-216 x 127-356 mm (3.0-8.5 x 5.0-14.0 in.) (includes 3 x 5 in . What types of ...
Get the most from your printer by properly loading the trays. Never mix media types within a tray. Manual feeder: 76-216 x 127-356 mm (3.0-8.5 x 5.0-14.0 in.) (includes 3 x 5 in . What types of ...
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... 250-sheet tray for legal- maximum paper fill indicator maximum paper fill indicator Note: To load legal- Where can print media be loaded in the printer? You can increase paper capacity by purchasing an optional 550-sheet drawer. or folio-size paper, extend the length of the... paper in the 250-sheet tray. 1 Remove the 250-sheet tray. Where can print media be loaded in the printer? 9 For more information, see "Extending the tray for most print jobs. Your printer has two standard paper sources: a 250-sheet tray and a single-sheet manual feeder. or folio-size paper" on top...
... 250-sheet tray for legal- maximum paper fill indicator maximum paper fill indicator Note: To load legal- Where can print media be loaded in the printer? You can increase paper capacity by purchasing an optional 550-sheet drawer. or folio-size paper, extend the length of the... paper in the 250-sheet tray. 1 Remove the 250-sheet tray. Where can print media be loaded in the printer? 9 For more information, see "Extending the tray for most print jobs. Your printer has two standard paper sources: a 250-sheet tray and a single-sheet manual feeder. or folio-size paper" on top...
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It also keeps the tray from the environment. Note: This feature may also attach a dust cover (if available on your printer model) on the back of the printer to the holes on the latch at the back of position while it is extended. You may not be available for legal- Extending the tray... expand the tray until the extender locks into place. or folio-size paper To load legal- Attach the dust cover to the back of the printer by aligning the tabs on the cover to protect the tray while it is extended. 1 Press down on the...
It also keeps the tray from the environment. Note: This feature may also attach a dust cover (if available on your printer model) on the back of the printer to the holes on the latch at the back of position while it is extended. You may not be available for legal- Extending the tray... expand the tray until the extender locks into place. or folio-size paper To load legal- Attach the dust cover to the back of the printer by aligning the tabs on the cover to protect the tray while it is extended. 1 Press down on the...
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... load the manual feeder: 1 Place a sheet of the sheet entering first. Loading the 250-sheet tray 13 There is located at the front of the printer and can only feed one sheet of print media at the center of the manual feeder, but only to make quick runs of print media... of paper types or sizes that are not currently loaded in the manual feeder, see "Using the Local Printer Settings Utility" on page 8. on page 7. Note: Do not force the print media into the printer. For more information, see your fingers can use in the tray. You can affect print quality. •...
... load the manual feeder: 1 Place a sheet of the sheet entering first. Loading the 250-sheet tray 13 There is located at the front of the printer and can only feed one sheet of print media at the center of the manual feeder, but only to make quick runs of print media... of paper types or sizes that are not currently loaded in the manual feeder, see "Using the Local Printer Settings Utility" on page 8. on page 7. Note: Do not force the print media into the printer. For more information, see your fingers can use in the tray. You can affect print quality. •...
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... use the rear exit, open , the print speed may slow down. From the printer control panel Press and release Cancel to print the job. A list of the printer. From a Windows computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Double-click the printer you are using to cancel the job currently printing. Using the rear exit...
... use the rear exit, open , the print speed may slow down. From the printer control panel Press and release Cancel to print the job. A list of the printer. From a Windows computer 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers. 2 Double-click the printer you are using to cancel the job currently printing. Using the rear exit...
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... print jobs appears in the dock. 1 Open Applications Æ Utilities, and then double-click Print Center or Printer Setup. 2 Double-click the printer you are printing to. 3 In the printer window, select the print job you want to cancel. 3 Click the trash can button. Canceling a job from... a computer running Mac OS X When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop. 1 Double-click the printer icon on your selected printer appears in the printer window. 2 Select the print job you want to cancel. 4 Press Delete.
... print jobs appears in the dock. 1 Open Applications Æ Utilities, and then double-click Print Center or Printer Setup. 2 Double-click the printer you are printing to. 3 In the printer window, select the print job you want to cancel. 3 Click the trash can button. Canceling a job from... a computer running Mac OS X When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop. 1 Double-click the printer icon on your selected printer appears in the printer window. 2 Select the print job you want to cancel. 4 Press Delete.
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For more information, see the Software and Documentation CD that came with your printer. Clearing jams 16 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 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. Clearing jams 16 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 When a paper jam occurs, the printer stops and the control panel Paper Jam and Continue lights come on.
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... exit door, and remove the jammed pages. 9 After you have cleared the jammed pages, reinstall the print cartridge assembly, and securely close all the printer doors. 10 Press Continue to Auto by default. Note: Jam recovery is set to resume printing. CAUTION:The fuser or fuser area may be reprinted..., depending on the overall memory usage of the printer, and remove the jammed pages from behind the flap. Clearing jams 18 When jam recovery is set to Auto, the memory that memory is needed...
... exit door, and remove the jammed pages. 9 After you have cleared the jammed pages, reinstall the print cartridge assembly, and securely close all the printer doors. 10 Press Continue to Auto by default. Note: Jam recovery is set to resume printing. CAUTION:The fuser or fuser area may be reprinted..., depending on the overall memory usage of the printer, and remove the jammed pages from behind the flap. Clearing jams 18 When jam recovery is set to Auto, the memory that memory is needed...
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... print 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 ......47 Tips on storing print media and supplies ...47 Storing paper ...47 Storing supplies ...47 Tips on letterhead ...66 3 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 ...
... print 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 ......47 Tips on storing print media and supplies ...47 Storing paper ...47 Storing supplies ...47 Tips on letterhead ...66 3 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 ...
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... printer operating mode ...86 Turning on Reduced Curl mode ...86 Print quality problems ...87 Cleaning the printhead lens ...91 Notices ...93 Conventions ...93 Electronic emission notices ...93 Noise emission levels ...95 Product energy consumption ...95 Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive 96 Laser notice ...96 Statement of Limited Warranty for Lexmark E250d...
... printer operating mode ...86 Turning on Reduced Curl mode ...86 Print quality problems ...87 Cleaning the printhead lens ...91 Notices ...93 Conventions ...93 Electronic emission notices ...93 Noise emission levels ...95 Product energy consumption ...95 Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive 96 Laser notice ...96 Statement of Limited Warranty for Lexmark E250d...
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1 Printer overview 1 150-sheet output bin 2 250-sheet tray 3 250-sheet drawer or 550-sheet drawer (optional) 4 Manual feeder 5 Front door 6 Control panel 7 Paper support 5
1 Printer overview 1 150-sheet output bin 2 250-sheet tray 3 250-sheet drawer or 550-sheet drawer (optional) 4 Manual feeder 5 Front door 6 Control panel 7 Paper support 5
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Printer overview 1 Rear exit 5 USB connect 2 Power button 6 Parallel connect 3 Power connect 7 Ethernet connect 4 Dust cover (not available for some models) 6
Printer overview 1 Rear exit 5 USB connect 2 Power button 6 Parallel connect 3 Power connect 7 Ethernet connect 4 Dust cover (not available for some models) 6
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... 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 2 Using the control panel Overview of the lights come on to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the...
... 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 2 Using the control panel Overview of the lights come on to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the...