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User's Guide
First Edition (November 1998) The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in later editions. Improvements or changes in the products or the programs described may be made at any time. © Copyright 1998 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and in applicable FAR provisions: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY 40550.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting the Parallel Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting the Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Changing the Serial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Verifying Serial Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Printing the Demonstration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the Language of the Operator Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing Your Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PPDS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Epson Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 What to do Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Contents
Chapter 2 - Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front View of Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Rear View of Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 3 - Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . 27
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Function Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Overview of Function Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setting the Printer Online or Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Stopping the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Advancing the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using Tear-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Auto Tear-off Set to On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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One Second Tear-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Manual Tear-off (Auto Tear-off Set to Off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Setting Auto Tear-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Setting AutoGap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 AutoGap Set to On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Manual AutoGap (AutoGap Set to Off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 AutoGap Set to Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Selecting or Locking a Font or Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Setting and Using a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Disabling/Enabling the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 4 - Selecting and Loading Paper . . . . . . . 49
Paper Types and Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Multiple Part Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Single Continuous Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Multiple Part Continuous Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Multiple Part Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Loading a Single Sheet or Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Loading a Single Sheet or Envelope into the Manual Feed . . . 52 Setting Auto Cut Sheet Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Loading a Single Sheet or Envelope With Continuous Forms Already Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Loading Continuous Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Aligning the Left Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Top-Of-Form (TOF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting TOF for Continuous Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting TOF for Single Sheets and Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Setting TOF in a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tearoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Changing Tearoff position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Adjusting Bidirectional Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Chapter 5 - Printer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Auto Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Installing the Auto Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Loading Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Tractor 2 Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Installing the Tractor 2 Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Loading Paper in the Tractor 2 Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Parking Continuous Forms and Changing Tractor Feeders. . . 97 Removing the Tractor 2 Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 6 - Solving Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . 101
Testing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Problem Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Problems Indicated by Error Codes or Messages . . . . . . . . . . 103 Paper Feed Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Printing and Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Alarm and Abnormal Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Operator Panel Button Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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Chapter 7 - Maintaining Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . 113
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Cleaning the Auto Sheet Feeder Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Removing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Appendix A - Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Appendix B - Statement of Limited Warranty . . .123 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
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Getting Started
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Unpacking
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Remove the printer from the carton. Caution: Do not lift the printer by yourself; it weighs 21 kilograms (46 pounds).
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Acoustic Cover Reference Card
Printer Registration Card
Power Cord Ribbon Cartridge
If any items are missing or damaged, contact your point of purchase. If you need to purchase a parallel printer cable, we recommend
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Lexmark part number 1329605 (3.05 m or 10 ft.) or 1427498 (6.1 m or 20 ft.). If you need to purchase an RS-232 serial cable, we recommend Lexmark part number 1038693 (15.3 m or 50 ft.).
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Place the printer so the front of the printer aligns with the edge of the desk or table. Note: If you want to print more than 100 forms, make sure they stack up below the printer (on the floor) when they are finished printing to prevent jams.
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Remove all packing tape from the printer. Pull up the left and right latches on the top cover and lift the top cover to remove it.
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Left Latch
Top Cover
Right Latch
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Remove the protective cardboard.
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Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
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Make sure the printer is Off. Make sure the top cover is removed. If you need help, see step 4 on page 2.
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Manually move the printhead to the side of the printer as shown.
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Rotate the ribbon advance knob counterclockwise to ensure the ribbon feeds smoothly. If necessary, untwist the ribbon.
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Manually move the ribbon guide to the side of the cartridge, as shown, then rotate the ribbon advance knob to take up any slack in the ribbon.
Ribbon Guide
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Insert the ribbon guide over the metal pins on each side of the printhead.
Pins
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Manually move the printhead to the center position. Align and insert the left and right side tabs of the ribbon cartridge into the slots in the side frames.
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Press down firmly on the ribbon cartridge to snap it into place.
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Make sure the ribbon feeds smoothly by rotating the ribbon advance knob counterclockwise.
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Replace the top cover.
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Attach the acoustic cover.
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Align the notches on the acoustic cover with the slots on the top cover.
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Snap the acoustic cover into place.
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Close the acoustic cover.
Connecting the Parallel Cable
You will need to connect either a parallel cable or a serial cable to the printer. If you are installing a serial cable, see "Connecting the Serial Cable" on page 10 for help.
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Make sure your computer and the printer is Off. Unplug your computer and printer.
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Connect the parallel cable. This cable is not supplied with your printer. An IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable such as Lexmark part number 1329605 (3.05 m or 10 ft.) or 1427498 (6.1 m or 20 ft.) is recommended.
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Note: You do not need to attach a grounding wire to the computer.
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Fasten the clip wires to the parallel cable. You will hear a click.
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Connect the other end of the parallel cable to your computer. Continue with "Connecting the Power Cord" on page 11.
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Connecting the Serial Cable
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Make sure both the printer and your computer are turned off and unplugged. Connect the serial cable. The cable is not supplied with your printer. We recommend Lexmark's null modem RS-232 (DB 25 Female to DB 2 ...
