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C54x Series Use r's Gu ide www.lex mark.com Machine ty pe(s): 5025 Mod el (s ): 210, 2 30, 410, 4 30, 43W , 439, n01, n 02, dnw, x d1, xd2, dn1, dn2, gd1, gd 2, dw1, dw2, dt1, dt2, gt1, gt2.
Cont ents Safe ty inf orm ation. ........... ..... ........... ..... ...... ........... ..... ........... ..... ........... ..... 5 Learn ing about th e printe r....... ........ ............... ........ ............... ....... ............... 7 Than k you fo r ch oosing t his p rin ter!.
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Safety inform ation CA UTION—POTENTIAL I NJURY: See the enclosed Safety Sheet before maki ng any cable o r electric al connectio n. Connec t the power cord to a prop erly gro unded elec trical o utlet that is near the pro duct and eas ily acces sible.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Safet y i nfor mat ion 6.
Learning about the printer Than k y ou for c ho os ing t h is p rin ter ! We've worked hard to make sure it will meet your needs. To star t using your new printer r ight away, u se the setu p mater ials that c ame with the pri nter, and t hen skim th e Us er’ s Guid e to learn how to perform basic tasks .
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1 2 3 4 5 1 102 m m (4 i n.) 2 508 m m (20 i n.) 3 152 m m (6 i n.) 4 76 mm (3 in.) 5 254 m m (10 i n.) Pr inte r conf ig ur ati o ns Basi c model Note: Your pri nter mod el may hav e com e with a 65 0-shee t duo drawer.
1 2 3 4 1 Standard exit bin 2 Standard 2 50-sheet tr ay (Tray 1 ) 3 Manual f eeder 4 Pri n te r con trol pan el Fully con fig ured model The f ollowin g ill ustration sh ows a f ully c onfigured prin .
1 2 3 1 Standard 2 50-sheet tr ay (Tray 1 ) 2 650-s heet duo dra wer with integ rated m ultipur pos e feeder (T ray 2) 3 Optional 5 50-sheet tra y Learning a bout the pr inter 11.
Unde rsta ndin g th e prin ter co ntrol panel Menus Back Stop 12 3 4 5 6 7 Item Desc rip tion 1 Di sp la y Shows me ssages that c ommunicate the s tatus of the pr inter 2 Select Press to ini tiate action on a m enu item. 3 Indicator light Indicates the pri nter status: • Off —The pr inter is off.
Add i t iona l pr in ter s etup Ins talling inte rnal optio ns CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continuing.
Acce ssing th e syst em boa rd to instal l interna l option s CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continuing.
b Gently pull the cover away f rom the printer, and t hen remove i t. 2 Use the illu stration below to locat e the app ropriate c onnector. Warning—P otent ial Damage: System board electrical c omponents are easily damaged by static electricity.
1 2 1 Flas h m emory card connect or 2 Memo ry card co nnecto r Addit ional pr inte r se tup 16.
Installing a memory card The system board has one connecto r fo r an optional memory card. CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me .
2 Ope n both l atches on the c onnector co mpletely. 3 Unpac k t he memo ry c ard . Note: Av oid touching the c onnection point s along the edg e of t he card. 4 Align t he notc hes o n the memor y c ard with t he r idges on the co nnecto r. 5 Push the memory c ard st raig ht into the c onnector until it s naps into pl ace.
6 Reinst all the system board ac cess cover. In st al ling a fl as h me mo ry c a rd CAUTION—SHOC K HAZARD : If you a re acces sing t he system boar d or installi ng optiona l har dware or me mory devi ces so metime afte r setti ng up the printer, t hen turn the print er off, and unpl ug the po wer cord from th e wall out let before continuing.
2 Unpac k t he memo ry c ard . Note: Av oid touching the c onnection point s along the edg e of t he card. 3 Holdi ng the card by its sides, ali gn the plast ic pins on t he card with the h oles on the system board. This ensures the metal pins l ine up cor rectly as w ell.
5 Reinst all the system board c over. Ins talli ng h ardwa re opt ions In stal ling an op ti on al t ray o r d rawe r The print er s upports two add itional in put sour ces: an o ptional 5 50 -sheet t ray and a 650 -she et duo drawe r (Tray 2) with an integrated multipurpose feeder.
3 Align a 650-sheet duo drawer with the op tio nal 550-sheet tray, and then lo wer it into place. 4 Alig n the pr inter wi th the 650-s heet duo drawer , and then low er the pr inte r into place.
Att a ch ing cab le s Connec t the print er to the c omputer using a US B cable or an E thernet cable. A USB port r equire s a USB cable. Be sure to mat ch the USB sym bol on the ca ble with th e USB symb ol on the prin ter. Match th e approp riate Ethernet cab le to the Ethern et port.
Printing a network set up pa ge If the pri nter is attac hed to a netw ork, print a network set up page to ver i fy th e networ k connection. T his page a l so provide s impor tant informa tion t hat aids network pr inting conf iguration . 1 Make s ure the pri nter is o n and Rea dy a ppears .
Updat ing ava ilable opt ions in t he prin ter driver Once t he printer soft ware an d any o ptions ar e instal led, it m ay be nec es sary to manu ally ad d the options i n the printer drive r to make them availa ble fo r print jobs. For Wi ndow s us er s 1 Open the Printers folder: a Click , or click Start and then c lick Run .
Se tt ing up wi reles s pr int in g Note: A Ser vice Set Iden tif ier (SSID) is a na me as sign ed to a w ireles s net work. Wir eless E ncrypt io n Protoc ol (W EP) and Wi -Fi Prot ected A ccess (WPA ) are types of se curit y used on a networ k.
1 Connec t the po wer cable to th e printer and t hen to a properly grou nded e lectrical outlet, and the n turn the print er on. 1 2 Make sure t he print er and computer are f ully o n and ready. Do not connec t t he USB cable unt il instruc ted to do so on the screen.
8 Follow the instr uctions on the co mputer scr een to complete th e software installation. Note: Basi c is t he rec ommended p ath to choos e. Cho ose Ad vanc ed only if you want to customiz e your install ation.
5 Under C ollections , select Bo n jo u r or Rende zvous , an d t hen dou ble-click t he print er na me. Note: The appli cation is referr ed to as Rendez vous in Mac OS X version 10.
2 Add the prin ter: a For IP printing: In Mac OS X ve rsion 10.5 or later 1 From the Apple m enu, choose System Prefer ences . 2 Cli ck Pri nt & Fax . 3 Cli ck + . 4 Select the printer from the lis t. 5 Cli ck Add . In Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier 1 From t he Fin der des kto p, choos e Go > Applic ations .
Befo re y ou i nstall the pr int er on a w ired n etw ork, make s ure tha t: • You ha ve complete d the initia l setup o f the print er. • The pri nter is c onn ected to yo ur netw ork with the approp riat e type of cable . For Wi ndows us ers 1 Insert t he Sof twar e and Do cumen tatio n CD.
8 Type the us er passw ord, and t hen click OK . All the necessary software is install ed on the computer. 9 Cli ck Restart when installat ion is c omple te. b Add the printer : • For IP print ing: In Mac OS X ver sion 10.5 or later 1 From t he A pple m enu, choos e Syste m Prefer ence s .
9 S ele c t t he pr in t er f ro m t h e li s t. 10 Click Add . Note: If the pr inter does n't s how up in t he li st, you ma y need to add it usin g the IP addre ss.
Minimizing your printer's enviro nmental impact Lexmark is comm itted to environment al susta inabil ity and is con tinually i mpro ving its pr inters to reduce t heir impac t on the environment. We design with the enviro nment in mind, engineer our packaging to reduce materials, and provide collect ion and rec ycling programs.
life c ycl e asses sments and f ound t hat pap er w as i dentified as the primary co ntributor (up to 8 0%) o f car bon em issions caused thr oughout the entir e life o f a devi ce (fro m des ign to end- of-lif e). This is due to the energy-i ntensive man ufacturin g processes requi re d to make pa per.
Check your fi rst draft for a ccuracy Before pr inting or m aking mu ltiple c opies of a docume nt: • Use t he previe w feature , whic h you can selec t fro m the Print dialo g or t he Lexma rk Toolbar , to see how the doc ument will lo ok before yo u print it.
Choose To On Reduce printer noise. • You may notice a r eduction i n processing speed. • Printer eng ine motors do not start until a jo b is r eady to print. You m ay notice a short delay before the first pag e is pr int ed . • Fans run at a re duced speed or are tur ned off.
Recy cl ing Lexmark pro vides c ollect ion progr ams a nd envir onmen tally pr o g r e s s i v e a p p r o a c h e s t o r e c y c l i n g . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , see: • The Notic es chapter • The E nviron mental Su st ainabilit y sectio n of th e Lexma rk Web sit e at www.
Loading paper and specialty media This section explains how to us e the 250-sheet tray, the m anual feeder, an optional 550-sheet tray and the 650-sheet duo draw er wit h an int egrated mult ipurpos e feeder . It al so inc ludes informa tion abo ut pape r orien tatio n, sett ing the Paper S ize a nd Paper T ype, and linki ng and unl inking t ray s.
7 Press . 8 Press the a rrow bu ttons unt i l Cu st om Typ e < x> or an other c ustom name ap pears , and t hen p ress . Subm itt ing ch ang es appears , followed by Pa per M en u . 9 Press , and t hen pr ess to return to the Rea dy stat e. Setti ng the p aper size and ty pe 1 Make sure that the printer is o n and Rea dy ap pears.
6 Pres s the arr ow but tons until th e correc t unit o f m easure appears , and then press . Subm itt ing ch ang es appears , followed by the Un iv ersa l S et up menu.
2 Squeeze the length guid e tab inward as s h own , and slide the guide t o th e correct position f or the paper s i ze being loaded. Note: Use the siz e indi cators on the botto m of the tray t o help position the gu ide. 3 If the paper is longer than A4 or letter size, push the green tab at the back of the tray to extend it.
6 Make sure the paper guides are secure against the edges of the pa per. Note: Make sure that side g u ides are placed t i ghtly against t he edges of the pap er so that th e image is registered prope rly on the pag e.
Using th e multip urpose feeder 1 Push the feeder release la tch to th e l eft to o p en the mu l tipurp ose feeder. 2 Gr asp the exte nsion, and pu ll it st raigh t out unt il it i s fully ext ended. 3 Prepare the paper for loading. • Flex sheet s of paper back an d f orth to lo osen them, and t hen fa n them .
1 2 3 4 1 Tab 2 Stack height l imiter 3 Width guides 4 Size indicator s 5 Load the pa per, and th en adjust th e width guide to li ghtly to uch th e edge of the paper stack. • Load paper, c ard st ock, and transpa rencies w ith the recom mended print si de fa cedown a nd the t op ed ge en te r i ng f i rs t .
Using the manual feeder The st andard 250-sh eet tray ha s an integ rated manua l feeder that can be use d to print on diff erent t ypes of pap er one sheet at a tim e. 1 Load one sheet of paper facedown into th e center of the manual feeder. Note s: • Load letterhead faceup, with the top of the sheet en tering first.
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Paper and specialty media guidelines Additional info rma tion for pr inting on spe ciality me dias may be foun d in the Cardstoc k and La bel Gui de available at htt p://sup port.le xmark.c om . Pa per gu ide l ine s Paper characteristics The fo llowing paper charact eristics a ffect pr int quali ty and reli ability.
Fib er cont en t Most hig h-quali ty xerog raphic paper is made from 10 0% c hemically tr eated pulped wood. T his content prov ides the paper with a high degr ee of s tability resulting in fewer paper feeding problems and better print quality.
Sup p orte d pap er s i zes , type s, an d w e ight s The fol lowing tables pr ovide inf ormat ion on stand ard an d optio nal input sources and the sizes, types , and we ights of print media t h ey support. Note: For an unlist ed paper s ize, se lect the c lose st larger list ed si ze.
Paper s ize Dimen sions 250-s heet tray Opti onal 5 50- she e t tr ay Mult ip urp ose feeder Manu a l feeder Univ ersa l * 148 x 210 mm (5 .8 x 8.3 i n. ) up to 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in .) 76 x 1 27 m m (3 x 5 in. ) up to 216 x 3 56 mm (8.5 x 14 in .
Paper ty pe Stan dard 250-sh eet tra y Opt iona l 550- she et tra y Mult ipur pos e fe eder Manual feed er Paper Card st ock Tra ns p ar e nc i es * X Enve lop es X X Paper labe l s * Lexmark trans parency part numbers 12 A8240 and 12 A8241 are supported from the s tandard tr ay, the manual feeder, and the multipurp ose feeder .
Paper ty pe 25 0-s heet t ray Opt iona l 550- she et tra y Multip urp ose feeder Manual feed er G loss y pa pers Book —88 to 176 g/m 2 grain l ong ( 60 to 120 lb book) Cove r —162 to 176 g /m 2 gr.
Paper capaciti e s In put capa ci ties Notes: • Your prin ter mod el may have a 650 -shee t duo dr awer, which con sists o f a 550-s heet tr ay and an int egrated 100-sheet multipurpose feeder. The 550-sheet tray part of the 650-sheet duo drawer supports the same paper as the opti onal 550 -sheet t ray.
Printing Pr inti ng a d ocu m ent Printing a docum ent 1 Load p aper into a tray o r feeder. 2 From the p rinter con trol pan el Pa per men u, set t he Paper Siz e/Type to m atch the loade d pape r. 3 Se nd the pr int jo b: F or Wi nd ows use rs a With a do cument open, c lick File Print .
Pr inti ng s pe cia lt y d ocu men t s Additional info rma tion for pr inting on spe ciality me dias may be foun d in the Cardstoc k and La bel Gui de available on htt p://sup port.le xmark.c om . Tips on using letterhea d Page ori e ntation is i mpor tant when pr inting on let terhead.
S our ce o r pro cess P rint s ide an d pa pe r o ri ent atio n Manual feeder (simplex printing) Multipurpose feeder Preprinted letter head design is placed f ace down. The top edge of the sheet with the logo should enter the manual feeder first. Manual feeder (dupl ex printing) Multipurpose feeder Preprinted letterhead desig n is placed fa ce up.
Tips on us ing e nvelo pes Print s amples on t he envelopes being considered for use b efore buying larg e quantities. When printi ng on env elope s: • Feed envelopes from the manual feeder or optional multipurpose feeder. • Set the P aper Type t o Envelo pe, and s elect the enve lope siz e.
• Do not use l abels wit h expo sed ad hesive. • Do not pr int within 1 m m (0.04 in.) of the ed ge of the label , of the per forations, or b etween die- cuts of th e l abel. • Be s ure adhes ive backing does not reac h to the sh eet edge . Zone coat ing o f the adh esive at le ast 1 mm (0 .
Prin ting fro m a fl ash drive A USB po rt is lo cated o n the prin ter co ntrol p anel of some models. Ins ert a f lash d rive to p rint su pporte d file t ypes. Support ed file types i nclude: .pdf, .g if, .jpeg, .j pg, .bmp , .png, .tif f, .tif , .
Pr inti ng p hot os fr om a P ic tB rid g e-e na bl ed di git al c a me ra 1 Insert one end of the USB cable into the c a mera. Note: Use only the USB cable that came with your camera. 2 Insert the other en d of th e USB cable into the USB port on the front of the printer.
Printing a direct ory list A direc tory li st show s the r esour ces stored in fl ash m emor y. 1 Make s ure the pri nter is o n and Rea dy a ppears . 2 From the printer control pa nel, press . 3 Press the a rrow bu ttons unt i l Re po rts appears , and t hen press .
3 Select the jo b to can cel. 4 From the keyboar d, pres s Delete . From t he W indows t as kbar: When you send a job to pri nt, a small prin ter icon app ears i n the rig ht cor ner o f the taskb ar. 1 Double -cli ck the print er icon. A list of pri nt job s appea rs in t he pri nter wi ndow.
Understanding pr inter menus Me nu s li st Su ppli es Me nu Pap e r Menu Repor ts N etwo rk/ Port s Sett ings Cyan Ca rt rid ge Magenta C artridge Ye llow C artridg e Blac k C artri dge Ima ging Ki t .
Pa per menu Defaul t Sou rce menu Men u it e m Desc r iptio n De fa ult So urc e Tra y <x > MP Feeder Manual Pa p er Manual Env Sets a defaul t paper source for all pr int jobs No t es: • Tray 1 (standar d tray) i s the fac tory default sett ing.
Men u it e m Desc ripti on Tray <x > Type Plain Paper Glo ss y P ape r Car d S tock Transparency Re cycled Letterhead Colo red Pap er Lab el s Bon d Preprinted Lig h t P ap e r Heavy Paper Rough/Cotton Custo m T yp e < x> Specifies the type of paper loaded in each tray Note s: • Plain Paper is the fac tory default setting for Tray 1.
Men u it e m Desc ripti on MP Fe e der Ty p e Plain Paper Glo ss y P ape r Car d S tock Transparency Re cycled Letterhead Colo red Pap er Lab el s Bon d Enve l ope Preprinted Lig h t P ap e r Heavy Pa.
Men u it e m Desc ripti on Manu a l E nv el op e Si ze 7 3/ 4 Env elo pe 9 Env elope 10 Env el ope DL E nv elo pe B5 En vel o pe C5 Enve lo pe Other Envelope Specifies the size of the envelope being manually loaded Note : 10 Envelope is the US factory default s etting.
Men u it e m Desc ripti on Bond T ext ur e Rou g h Smooth Normal Specifies the relative texture of the paper l oaded Note : Rough is the factor y default s etting. Env elo pe T ext ure Normal Smooth Rou g h Specifies the relative texture of the envelopes loaded Note : Normal i s the factory def au lt setting.
Pa per We i ght me nu Menu items Def ini tion Pl ain Weig ht, Gl os sy Weig ht, B ond We ig ht, Le tt erhe ad W ei ght , Preprinted Weight, or Colored Weight Normal Lig h t Heavy Identifies the relative weight of the pa per loaded Note : Norm a l i s the factory defa ult setting.
Menu items Def ini tion R oug h/C ot to n Pa per W eig ht Normal Identifies the rel ative wei ght of the rough/cotton paper loaded Note s: • Norm al is the facto ry default se tting.
Men u it e m Descr i ptio n Heav y Pa pe r L oad ing Off Dup lex Determines the paper loading direction for all jobs that s pecify H eavy Paper as th e paper type Note : Off is the factory defa ult set t in g.
Un iversal Setup menu Men u it e m Desc r iptio n Units of M easu re Inc he s M illime ter s Identifies the units of measure No te s: • Inches is the US fac tory default setting . • Mil limet ers is the intern ation al fact ory def a ul t settin g.
Device Statistics menu Men u it e m Desc ript ion De vice Stat isti cs Prints a r eport contai ning pr inter s tatistics s uch as s upply i nformation and details about pr inted pag es Note : The page prints when this item is selected.
Netw ork /Port s Act ive N I C me nu Men u it e m Descr i ptio n Activ e NI C Auto <list of availa ble network cards> Shows the print s erver Note s : • Auto is the factory default setting. • Thi s menu it em app ears only if an opt iona l netw ork c ard is ins ta lled.
Men u it e m Desc r iptio n Mac B ina r y PS Auto On Off Sets the printer to process Macintosh bi na ry P ostScript print jobs No te s: • Auto i s the factor y default setting . • The Off s etting filters pri nt jobs using the s tandard protocol. • The On s etting pro cesses raw binary PostScript pr int jobs.
Men u it e m Desc ript ion Bann er P age Off On Allows the printer to pr int a banner page Note : Off is the fac to ry def ault setting. TC P/IP m enu Note: This menu is availab le only for n etwork model s or printers at tached to pr int server s.
IPv 6 me nu Note: The Inter net Protocol v ers ion 6 (IP v6) me nu i s availab le onl y for net work mo dels o r print ers a ttached to print ser vers.
Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n View Sign al Qual ity Lets you view the quali ty of the wireless connection Vi ew Se cu r it y Mo d e Lets you view the encryption method for the wi reless connection Ap pl.
Men u it e m Desc r iptio n NP A Mode Auto Off Sets the printer to perform the special processing r equired for bidirectional communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol No te s: • Auto i s the factor y default setting .
Set ting s Ge neral Settings men u Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Disp la y Lang uag e Eng lis h Fran cais Deu t s c h It alian o Espanol Dan sk Norsk Nederlands Svenska Portugues Suomi Rus s i an Pol sk.
Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n R un Ini tia l Se tu p Yes No Instructs th e printer t o run the setup wi zard No t es: • Yes is the factory default setti ng. • After compl eting the setup wizard b y selecting Done at the Country s elect screen, the def ault settin g becomes No.
Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Prin t Reco ver y Jam Re co ver y Aut o On Off Specifies whether the pr inter reprints jammed pages No t es: • Auto is the f a ctory def au lt setting. T he printer reprints jammed pages unl ess the memory r equired to hol d the pages is needed for ot her prin ter ta sks.
Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Downl oa d Ta rget RA M Flash Sets the storage location for downloads Note s : • RAM is the factory default s etting. • Storing downloads in flash memory places them i n perm anent storage. Downloads remain in flash memory even when the printer is turned off.
Men u it e m De scri ptio n Blan k P age s Do N ot Pr i nt Pri n t Sp ecif ies whet her bla nk pag es are in sert ed in a pr int job Note : Do Not Print is the factory default s etting.
Men u it e m De scri ptio n Orien tat ion Auto Landscape Po rtrai t Sp ecif ies the o rienta tion of a mu ltiple -page shee t Note : Auto is the fac t ory def ault setting.
Men u it e m De scri ptio n Color Saver Off On Reduces the amount of toner used for graphics and images. Th e amount of toner used for text is not reduced. Note s: • Off is the factory d efault setti ng. • On o verr id es T on er Dar kn ess set ti ngs.
Men u it e m De scri ptio n Manu a l C ol or RG B I mag e RG B Te x t RGB Graphics Custom izes the RGB color conver sions Available selections for each setting are: Vivid sRG B Dis pla y Display—T r ue Blac k sRG B Vivi d Off Note s: • sRGB Di splay is the factory default setting for RGB Im age.
Utili ties menu Men u it e m De scri ptio n Format Fl ash No Yes Formats the f lash memory. F lash memory re fers to the memory added by insta lling an optional flash memory card in the printer. Wa rn in g—P ote nt ial Da ma ge: Do not turn off the pri nter while the f lash memory is formatting.
Men u it e m Desc ript ion Anno ta ti on s Do N ot Pr i nt Pri n t Prints annotati ons in a P DF Note : Do N ot Print i s the factory def au lt s etting . PostScript menu Men u it e m Desc ript ion Prin t PS Err or Off On Prints a page c ontaining the P ostScript erro r Note : Off is the fac to ry def ault setting.
Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n Font Name Cour ier Identifi es a specific font and the option where it is stored Note s : • Courier is t he factor y default setting. • Courier shows the font name, font ID, and storage location in the printer. The font s ource abbr eviation is R for Resident, F f or Flash, and D for Downloa d.
Men u it e m Desc ri ptio n PCL E mu latio n Sett ing s A4 Wid th 198 mm 203 mm Sets the pri nter to print on A4-size paper Note s : • 198 mm is the factory def a ult setting. • The 203-mm sett ing sets the width of the page to allow the printing of eighty 10- pitch cha racter s.
Ima ge me nu Men u it e m De scri ptio n Auto Fi t On Off Sele ct s the opt ima l paper size, s caling , and or ient atio n Note s: • On is the fac tory default setting. • The On setting over rides scaling and ori entation se ttings for some i mages.
Men u it e m De scri ptio n Lay ou t Auto Off 2 Up 3 Up 4 Up 6 Up 9 Up 12 Up 16 Up Index P ri nt Determines th e maximum num ber of i mages that can be pri nted on one s ide of the paper Note s: • Auto i s the factory default s etting.
Maintaining the prin ter Perio dically, cert ain tasks are requir ed to ma intain op timum p rint qu ality. Stor in g suppl ies Choose a c ool , clean stor age area fo r the pr inter supp lies. St ore supplie s rig ht side up in th eir ori ginal pac king until you are ready to us e them.
Orderi ng supplies To ord er supplies in the U.S., cont act Lexm ark at 1 -800-539- 6275 for inform ation ab out Lex mark authori zed supplies dealers in your ar ea. In other countries or r egions, visit t he Lexmar k Web Site at www.lexmark. com or contact the place where you purchased the printer.
Part na me Part n umber C540 a nd C 543 C544 C546 Black Extr a High Y ield Ret ur n Pr og ra m T on er Cart ridg e C544 X1 KG X X Cyan Extra Hi gh Y ield Ret ur n Pr og ra m T on er Cart ridg e C544X .
Orderin g a waste t oner bottle Wh en 82 Re plac e Wast e Tone r appe ars, or der a r eplace ment wa ste t oner b ox. The w aste t oner b ox must be replaced when 82 Re plac e Wast e To ner appears.
1 Unpack the replacement waste to ner box. 2 Gr asp the front door at t he si des, and then pull it to ward you. CAUTION—H OT SURFACE: The inside o f the pri nte r might be ho t. To reduce the ris k of injury f rom a hot comp onent, all ow the surf ace to co ol before to uching .
5 Press the green levers on each side of the waste to ner box, and then remove it. 6 Place the waste toner box in the enclosed packaging. For m ore information, s ee “Recyc ling Lexmark p roducts” on page 38. 7 Inse rt the new was te toner bo x. 8 Replace the right side cover.
9 Close t he top door. 10 Close the fro nt door. Rep laci ng a black and c olor im agi ng k i t Replace the blac k and co lor imaging kit when 31 .y y D efe ctiv e I ma gin g Kit appe ars. 1 Gr asp the front door at t he si des, and then pull it to ward you.
2 Ope n the top do or by slidin g the button fo rward. 3 Rem ove the tone r cartr idges by lif ting th e handles , and then gent ly pul ling them aw ay from the imagin g kit.
5 Press the green levers on each side of the waste to ner box, and then remove it. 6 Lift the bl ue levers on the ima ging kit, and then pull it towa rd you. 7 Pres s down on the blue levers , grasp the g reen handle s on t he si des, and then pull the imaging ki t out.
8 Rem ove the yellow , cya n, magenta, an d black de velo per un its. 9 Unpac k the repla cemen t blac k and color imagin g kit, a nd leave t he p ackaging on the dev elo per un its. 10 Gently sh ake t he yellow, cya n, magent a, and black develop er uni ts side to side.
14 Align and insert the im aging kit. 15 Gently, but firm ly push the b lue le vers down until t he im aging kit dr ops i nto plac e. 16 Replace the waste toner box.
17 Replace the right side cover. 18 Repl ace the to ner c artr idges. 19 Close t he top door. Maintain ing t he printe r 106.
20 Close the fro nt door. Replacing a toner cartridge Replace the spec ified t oner cartridge (ye llow, cyan, magenta, or black) w hen 88 Re pla ce <c olor > Cart ridg e appear s. The print er will not continue p rinting un til the specifi ed ca rtrid ge is repl aced .
4 Remove the toner cartr idge by liftin g the handle, and th en gently pulling i t away from t he imaging kit. Y C M K Y C M K 5 Align t he new toner cart ridg e, and the n press d own until it c licks i nto place .
6 Close t he top door. Y C M K Y C M K Repla cing a dev elope r unit Replace a develo per un it when a pri nt quality de fect o ccurs . Note: When a d eveloper u nit is replac ed, you mu st manual ly calibra te the color. F or more informatio n, see “Col or misreg istratio n” on page 1 48.
3 Rem ove the tone r cartr idges by lif ting th e handles and then gent ly pul ling them aw ay from the imagin g kit. 4 Remove the righ t side cover. 5 Press the green levers on each side of the waste to ner bottle, and then remove it.
6 Lift the bl ue levers on the ima ging kit, and then pull it towa rd you. 7 Pres s down on the blue levers , grasp the handle s on t he sides , and then pull the imag ing kit ou t. Warning—P otent ial Damage : Do not touch the underside o f the ima ging k it.
12 Rem ove t he red sh ipping c over from the develo per un it. 13 Inse rt the develo per un it. 14 Align and insert the im aging kit. Maintain ing t he printe r 112.
15 Gently, but firm ly push the b lue le vers down until t he im aging kit dr ops i nto plac e. 16 Replace the waste toner box. 17 Replace the right side cover.
18 Repl ace the to ner c artr idges. 19 Close t he top door. 20 Close the fro nt door. Clea ning the exte ri or of the pri nte r 1 Make s ure that the pri nter is t urne d off an d unplu gged fro m the w all outl et.
4 Wipe only the outside of the pri nter, making sure to include the s tandard exit t ray. Warning—P otent ial Damage : Using a dam p c loth to c lean the int erior m ay c ause da mage to your pri nter. 5 Make s ure the st anda rd exit tray i s dr y before be ginnin g a new print j ob.
Administrative support Restor ing t he fact ory defa ult set ting s Menu s ettings mark ed with an asterisk (*) indicate th e active settin gs. You ca n res tore the orig i nal p rinter se ttings, ofte n referred to as the fact ory d efaul t setti ngs .
Setting up e-mail alert s You c an have the print er send yo u an e- mail when the suppli es are getting lo w or when the paper ne ed s to be c hanged, added , or unjammed. To set up e-mail alerts: 1 Type the prin ter IP addres s into the addre ss f ield of your Web b rowser.
5 Enter the IP a ddresses of the sou rce and target printer s. Note: To add a dditi onal ta rget printers , clic k the Add Tar get IP bu t ton. 6 Click Copy P rinter Se ttings .
Clea ring jams Jam error messages appear on the printer control panel display and in clude the area of the printer where the jam occurred. When th ere is more than one jam, the number of jammed pages is displayed.
Unde rsta ndin g ja m number s and l oca tions When a jam occurs, a mes sage ind icating the jam lo catio n appears. O pen doors and covers, an d remove trays to acc ess jam loc ati ons. Jam number Acce s s p o int To access th e jam 200 250-sh eet tr ay (T ray 1) and manual feeder 1 Open the front door, a nd then rem ov e a ny jams .
200–2 02 an d 230 pa per j am s 1 If the jam is in the paper tray: a Grasp the ha ndle, and p ull the st and ard 250 -shee t tray (T ray 1) an d manu al feede r out. b Remove the jam . Note: Make sure a ll paper fr agment s are remo ved. c Inse rt the tray.
b If the jam is visible, remove th e jammed paper. Note: Make sure a ll paper fr agment s are remo ved. c If the jam is in the fu se r area, grasp th e green lever, and then pull the fuser cover towar d you d Hold th e fuser co ver dow n, an d then rem ove t he j ammed paper.
Note: Make sure a ll paper fr agment s are remo ved. e Clo se the front do or. f Press . 23 1 and 2 35 p ape r ja ms 1 Gr asp the front door at t he sid e handholds, a nd t hen pull it toward yo u to op en it. 2 Re mov e t he j am. 3 Load th e tray with the correct paper size .
24x pa per ja m 1 Gr asp the hand le, and pu ll the op tional 5 50-sh eet tr ay out. Note: The opt ional 55 0-sheet t ray is not availab le on al l printer mo dels. 2 Re mo ve t h e j amme d pap er . Note: Make su re all pape r fragme nts are r emoved.
Troubleshoo ting Unde rstand ing pri nter mes sages Calibrat ing The printer is adjusting the color. Wait for the message to cl ear. Close door Close the u pper an d low er do ors . Insert Tr ay <x> Inse rt the specified tr ay into the pr inter.
Load <i nput src > with <ty pe> <size> Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Load the pape r tray o r other sourc e with the cor rect pape r type and si ze.
Remo ve paper f rom standard outpu t bin Remo ve the s tack of pap er fr om the standard exit bin. Remo ve pa ckaging mat eria l Che ck for and rem ov e any pa ckag in g mat erial s fr om t he tone r cart ri dges. Unsup porte d USB devi ce, plea se remove Remove the unrecognized USB device.
32.yy Repla ce Unsuppo rted < colo r> Cartridg e Replace the un suppo rted t oner cartridg e wi th a su pported one. 34 Shor t pap er The paper i n the selecte d tray is too short for the current pr int job. Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Load the appro priat e pa per in the tray.
• Inst all additional printer memo ry. 39 Complex pag e, some data may not have print ed Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Press the arro w buttons until Co ntin ue appe ars, and then press to cle ar th e mes sage a nd c ontin ue pr inting. • Cancel the current print job .
Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: • Press to clear t he mes sage and con tinue pri nting . • Turn th e power off and th en back on to res et the printer .
82 Re place waste t oner bo x Replace the waste t oner bottle, and then press to clear the mess a ge. 82 Waste t oner bo x miss ing Replace the waste t oner bottle, and then press to clear the mess a ge. 82 Waste t oner box nea rly full Press to clear the message.
If Re ad y do es not ap pear, t urn t he pri nter of f and c ontac t Custom er S upport. Error messa ge about readin g USB drive appea rs Make sur e the USB drive is supp orte d.
Job ta kes lo nger than e xpect ed to print These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: R EDUCE THE COMPLEXITY OF TH E PRINT JOB Eliminate the num ber an d size of fonts, the number an d comple xity o f imag es, and the n umber of pag es in the job.
U SE TH E SAM E P APE R S IZ E AND P APER T YPE SETTI NGS • Prin t a menu setti ngs pa ge and compare the s ettings fo r each tray. • If neces sary, adjust t he s ettings from the P aper Siz e/Type menu. Note: The multipurpose feeder does not automat ically sense the paper si ze.
So lving option pr oblems Setti ngs chos en fr om the so ftware pro gram o r app licati on can chang e o r override se ttings cho sen from the printer control panel. If an opt ion is not func tionin g, then make sure it is selec ted in the sof tware as we ll as the printer cont rol panel .
M AKE SU RE THE PAPER TRA Y IS INST ALLED CO RRECTLY If the paper tray is listed on the menu setting s page, but paper jams when it enters or exit s the tray, then it ma y not be pro perly inst alled.
Solv ing paper feed prob lems Paper frequent ly jam s These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: C HECK THE PAPER Use recomm ende d paper and spe cialty medi a. For more informatio n, see “Paper and specialt y media guideline s” on page 48 .
So lving print qu ality p r o blem s Isol ating pri nt qua lity prob lems To help is olate pr int quality pr oblem s, print t he print qualit y test pag es: 1 Tur n t he p rin ter off. 2 From the p rinter con trol pa nel, pres s and hold and the r ight arrow butto n while t urning the prin ter on.
Clipp ed images Try one o r more of t he fo llowi ng: C HECK THE GU ID ES Move the w idth and le ngth guid es in the tray to the correc t positions f or the paper size l oaded.
The imaging kit may be defect ive. If Bla ck and colo r imag in g ki t li fe w arnin g or Bl ack imagi ng k it lif e wa rni ng appears, replace the imaging kit.
Light colo red lin e, white line, o r incorrectl y colored line These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: A TON ER CARTRIDGE MAY BE DEFECTIVE Replace the def ective toner cart ridge. T HE IM AGIN G KI T MAY BE DEFE CTI V E Replace the imaging kit.
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: T HE PAPE R MAY HAV E ABSO RBED MOISTURE DUE TO HIGH HU MIDI TY • Load pap er fr om a fr esh packag e.
3 Press the arr ow but tons until Qu ali ty me nu appe ars, and the n press . 4 Press the arr ow but tons until Co lor Ad ju st appe ars, and the n press .
Print is too light These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: C ALIBRA TE THE COL OR The printer a utomatically calibrates the c ol ors whenever a n ew imaging kit is detected. If a cartridge is r eplaced, then you can calibr ate t he colors man ually: 1 From t he pr inter c ontro l panel , press .
C HECK THE PAPER TYP E SET TING Make su re the paper type settin g matches th e paper loaded in the tra y. 1 From t he pr inter c ontro l panel Paper me nu, ch eck the Pape r Type sett ing. 2 Before s ending t he job to pr int, specif y the correct t yp e sett ing: • For Windows users, s p ecify the type f rom Print Properties.
Notes: • The pri nter has tw o types of ima ging kits: a black and c olor im aging kit , and a black imaging kit. The black and colo r imagi ng kit con tains cyan, ma genta, yell ow, a nd black. T he black im aging kit contains black onl y. • The P rint Def ects m enu print s a dia gnostic list of proble ms.
Toner rubs of f These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: C HECK THE PAPER TYP E SET TING Make su re the paper type setti ng matches the paper l oaded in the tray: 1 From t he pr inter c ontro l panel, chec k the P aper Type s etting f rom t he Pape r me nu.
Transpa rency prin t qualit y is poo r C HECK THE TR AN S PAR ENCI ES Use o nly tran sparen cies re comm ended by th e printer manu facture r. C HECK THE PAPER TYP E SET TING Make su re the paper type setti ng matches the paper l oaded in the tray: 1 From t he pr inter c ontro l panel, chec k the P aper Type s etting f rom t he Pape r me nu.
R EMOVE AND REI NSTAL L TH E TON ER CARTRIDGES Remove the to ner cartridges, and then reinstall them. C ALIBRA TE THE COL OR The printer will automatic ally calibrate the colors whenever a new imag ing kit is detected . If a car tridge is replac ed, then you can c alibrate t he color s manually: 1 From t he pr inter c ontro l panel , press .
Why does n't t h e printed colo r mat ch the c olor I see on the com put er scree n? The color conversion tables used in Auto Color Correct ion m ode generally app roxi mate the c olors of a stand ard comp uter mo nitor.
Manual C olor menu Obje ct t ype C ol or c o nve rs io n tabl e s RGB Im age RGB Text RGB Gr aphics • Vivid —Produces brighter, m ore saturated colors and may be ap plied to a l l in com i n g c o lo r for m at s. • sRGB D ispl ay —Produces an output that approximates the c olors displayed on a computer mo nitor .
To ac cess a det ailed Color S amples set fro m the E mbedded Web S erver: 1 Ope n a Web bro ws er. 2 I n the addr ess ba r, type the net work p rinter I P addres s. 3 Click Configu ration . 4 Click Color Samples . 5 Click De ta il ed Op tio ns to na rr o w th e s et to o ne c o lo r ra n g e .
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Index Nume ri cs 250- shee t tra y ( standar d) loading 41 30.y y <c olor> Tone r Cart Missi ng 127 31.yy Defective Im aging Kit 127 31.yy Replace blac k and c olor im agi ng k it 127 34 Sho rt .
G General Set ting s menu 81 green set tings Quiet Mo de 3 6 guidelines car d stoc k 59 envelopes 58 letterh ead 56 I Ima ge menu 93 imagi ng kit rep lac ing 10 1 imagi ng kits ordering 97 inform atio.
preprint ed f orms 4 9 recy cled 34 selecting 49 selecting w eight 70 sett ing siz e 40 setting typ e 40 stor ing 49 unacce ptable 3 4 Un iversal Pa per Si ze 73 Un iversal size settin g 40 paper fee .
Load single sheet feeder with <custom string> 126 Load single sheet feeder with <custom type name> 126 Load single sheet feeder with <size> 126 Load single sheet feeder with <type.
print irr egularities 141 print is too d ark 142 print is too light 1 44 print quality test pages 138 rep eati ng defec ts 14 5 skewed print 146 solid c olor pag es 146 toner fog or ba ckgr ound sha d.
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