Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
C760, C762
User's Guide
June 2004
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Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. © 2004 Lexmark International, Inc. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Notices .............................................................................5
Edition notice ........................................................................................................ 5 Trademarks .......................................................................................................... 5 Licensing notice .................................................................................................... 7 Safety information ................................................................................................. 7 Cautions and warnings ......................................................................................... 8 Electronic emission notices .................................................................................. 8 Noise emission levels .........................................................................................12 ENERGY STAR .................................................................................................. 12 Laser notice ........................................................................................................ 12
Chapter 2: More about installing drivers .......................................13
Installing drivers for local printing ....................................................................... 13 Installing drivers for network printing .................................................................. 17
Chapter 3: Printing ..........................................................................21
Understanding the printer operator panel ........................................................... 21 Sending a job to print .......................................................................................... 22 Canceling a print job ........................................................................................... 23 Loading the trays ................................................................................................ 24 Loading the multipurpose feeder ........................................................................ 28 Printing on specialty media (transparencies, labels, other) ................................ 30 Linking trays ....................................................................................................... 31 Linking output bins .............................................................................................. 32 Holding a job in the printer ..................................................................................32 Tips for successful printing ................................................................................. 36
Chapter 4: Paper and specialty media specifications ..................38
Selecting print media .......................................................................................... 40 Avoiding paper jams ........................................................................................... 41
Chapter 5: Using printer menus .....................................................42
Color Menu ......................................................................................................... 43
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Finishing Menu ................................................................................................... 46 Help Menu .......................................................................................................... 49 Job Menu ........................................................................................................... 49 Network Menu .................................................................................................... 51 Parallel Menu ..................................................................................................... 53 PCL Emul Menu ................................................................................................. 55 Paper Menu ........................................................................................................ 57 PostScript Menu ................................................................................................. 64 Serial Menu ........................................................................................................ 65 Setup Menu ........................................................................................................ 67 Supplies Menu ................................................................................................... 72 USB Menu .......................................................................................................... 72 Utilities Menu ...................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 6: Understanding printer messages ............................... 76 Chapter 7: Clearing paper jams ..................................................... 91
Understanding jam messages ............................................................................ 91 Access doors and trays ...................................................................................... 92 Clearing the entire paper path ............................................................................ 93 Clearing mailbox or output expander jams (Area M) .......................................... 98 Clearing fuser jams ............................................................................................ 98 Clearing image transfer unit jams .................................................................... 100 Clearing finisher jams (Areas 1Â6) ................................................................... 106 If you still need help ......................................................................................... 106
Chapter 8: Maintenance ................................................................ 107
Determining the status of supplies ................................................................... 107 Conserving supplies ......................................................................................... 107 Ordering supplies and maintenance items ....................................................... 108 Recycling Lexmark products ............................................................................ 109 Removing memory and option cards ............................................................... 110
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting ......................................................... 116
User Guide resources ...................................................................................... 116 Online Technical Support ................................................................................. 116 Calling for service ............................................................................................. 116 Checking an unresponsive printer .................................................................... 116 Printing a menu settings page .......................................................................... 117
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Changing menu settings .................................................................................. 117 Disabling Power Saver ..................................................................................... 118 Disabling the operator panel menus ................................................................ 119 Enabling the menus ......................................................................................... 119 Printing multi-language PDFs .......................................................................... 120 Solving printing problems ................................................................................. 121 Solving mailbox problems ................................................................................ 122 Solving option problems ................................................................................... 123 Solving paper feed problems ........................................................................... 123 Solving print quality problems .......................................................................... 124 Solving color quality problems ......................................................................... 128 Restoring factory default settings ..................................................................... 132 Aligning the image transfer unit ........................................................................ 133 Using the Coverage Estimator ......................................................................... 134 Configuring printer alerts .................................................................................. 135 Size sensing ..................................................................................................... 136
Index ............................................................................................... 137
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Notices
Edition notice
Edition: June 2004
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. Comments about this publication may be addressed to Lexmark International, Inc., Department F95/032-2, 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40550, U.S.A. In the United Kingdom and Eire, send to Lexmark International Ltd., Marketing and Services Department, Westhorpe House, Westhorpe, Marlow Bucks SL7 3RQ. Lexmark may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. You can purchase additional copies of publications related to this product by calling 1-800-553-9727. In the United Kingdom and Eire, call +44 (0)8704 440 044. In other countries, contact your point of purchase. References in this publication to products, programs, or services do not imply that the manufacturer intends to make these available in all countries in which it operates. Any reference to a product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any existing intellectual property right may be used instead. Evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other products, programs, or services, except those expressly designated by the manufacturer, are the user's responsibility. © 2004 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This software and any accompanying documentation provided under this agreement are commercial computer software and documentation developed exclusively at private expense.
Trademarks
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design, FontVision, MarkNet, and MarkVision are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. OptraImage is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc.
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PCL® is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. PCL is Hewlett-Packard Company's designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its printer products. This printer is intended to be compatible with the PCL language. This means the printer recognizes PCL commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands. PostScript® is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript 3 is Adobe Systems' designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its software products. This printer is intended to be compatible with the PostScript 3 language. This means the printer recognizes PostScript 3 commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands. Details relating to compatibility are included in the Technical Reference. The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of these companies:
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