Quick Reference Printer Overview 7 1 6 5 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 4 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quick Reference 1 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
Overview of the control panel The control panel has 5 lights and 2 buttons. Note: The Continue button also functions as a light. 1 3 2 4 7 5 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.
Understanding the control panel lights The control panel lights mean different things, depending on their sequence. Lights that are off, on, and/or blinking indicate printer conditions such as printer status, intervention, or service.
Common light sequences (continued) = On Printer Condition = Blinking Continue Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit = Slow blink Load Paper Complex page 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 Paper Jam Empty = Off Ready
Common light sequences (continued) = On Printer Condition = Blinking Continue Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit = Slow blink Load Paper Invalid engine code / Invalid network code 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 Paper Jam Empty = Off Ready
Printing the menu settings and network setup pages To print the menu settings page and network setup page, press the Continue Ready state. button from the On the menu settings page: – Verify that the options you installed are correctly listed under “Installed Features.” If an option is not listed under Installed Features, turn off the printer, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, and reinstall the option. – – Verify the amount of memory installed is correctly listed under “Printer Information.
Using the Local Printer Settings Utility The Local Printer Settings Utility lets you change printer settings not available from your printer driver (for example, activating Alarm Control if you want the printer to sound an alarm when it needs attention). To access the Local Printer Settings Utility from the computer software application, select Start Æ All Programs Æ Lexmark Æ Local Printer Settings Utility.
What types of print media can be loaded? Get the most from your printer by properly loading the trays. Never mix media types within a tray.
Where can print media be loaded in the printer? Your printer has two standard paper sources: a 250-sheet tray and a single-sheet manual feeder. Use the 250-sheet tray for most print jobs. Use the manual feeder for a single piece of paper, transparency, envelope, paper label, card stock, or index card. You can increase paper capacity by purchasing an optional 550-sheet drawer. The output bin on top of the printer holds up to 150 sheets.
2 Prepare a paper stack for loading by flexing and fanning it back and forth. Straighten the edges on a level surface. 3 Adjust the rear paper guide for the print media size you will be loading. Note: There should be a slight gap between the rear paper guide and the paper stack. 4 Insert the paper stack with the print side facing down. Note: Make sure the paper stack is laying flat in the tray and is not above the maximum paper fill indicators. Improper loading may cause jams.
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.
Extending the tray for legal- or folio-size paper To load legal- or folio-size paper, extend the tray. You may also attach a dust cover (if available on your printer model) on the back of the printer to protect the tray while it is extended. 1 Press down on the latch at the back of the tray, and expand the tray until the extender locks into place. Attaching the dust cover The dust cover helps protect the tray from the environment.
Loading the manual feeder The manual feeder is located at the front of the printer and can only feed one sheet of print media at a time. You can use the manual feeder to make quick runs of paper types or sizes that are not currently loaded in the tray. You must set the paper size before using the manual feeder. For more information, see your driver CD, or see “Using the Local Printer Settings Utility” on page 7.
Using the rear exit The single-sheet rear exit provides a straight-through paper path to help reduce curling and potential jams. This is especially useful for specialty media, such as transparencies, labels, card stock, or index cards. To use the rear exit, open the rear exit door. When the rear exit door is open, all print media comes out the rear exit. When closed, all media is sent to the output bin on top of the printer.
From a Macintosh computer Canceling a print job from a computer running Mac OS 9 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 desktop. A list of print jobs appears in the printer window. 2 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 in the dock.
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.
4 With the tray removed, press down on the green duplex flap to remove the jammed pages from the duplex area. 5 Install the 250-sheet tray. 6 Open the front door, and remove the print cartridge assembly.
7 Lift the green flap at the front of the printer, and remove the jammed pages from behind the flap. CAUTION:The fuser or fuser area may be hot. 8 Open the rear 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 resume printing. Note: Jam recovery is set to Auto by default.
