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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. 2 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 .................................................................................................................................... 22 Chapter 3: Understanding the printer configuration menus ........................................ 37 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet ........................................................................................... 37 Configuration menus overview ...................................................................................................................... 38 Network menu ........................................................................................................................................ 38 Parallel menu .......................................................................................................................................... 39 Setup menu ............................................................................................................................................ 39 USB menu .............................................................................................................................................. 40 Utilities menu .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Chapter 4: Print media tasks and tips ............................................................................. 41 What types 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 preventing jams ................................................................................................................................. 48 Loading the 250-sheet tray ............................................................................................................................ 49 Extending the tray for legal- or folio-size paper ...................................................................................... 52 Loading the manual feeder ............................................................................................................................ 54 Using the rear exit .......................................................................................................................................... 55 Clearing jams ................................................................................................................................................. 56 Chapter 5: Printing tasks ................................................................................................. 60 Manually feeding a print job ........................................................................................................................... 60 Printing on both sides of the paper (duplex printing) ..................................................................................... 62 Printing multiple page images on one page (N-upprinting) ........................................................................... 64 Printing a booklet ........................................................................................................................................... 65 Printing on letterhead ..................................................................................................................................... 66 3 Contents Printing using an overlay or a watermark ....................................................................................................... 66 Using an overlay ..................................................................................................................................... 66 Using a watermark .................................................................................................................................. 67 Canceling a print job ...................................................................................................................................... 67 From the printer control panel ................................................................................................................ 67 From a Windows computer ..................................................................................................................... 67 Canceling a job from a Macintosh computer .......................................................................................... 68 Chapter 6: Installing options ........................................................................................... 69 Accessing the system board .......................................................................................................................... 69 Adding a memory card ................................................................................................................................... 72 Installing an optional 250-sheet drawer or 550-sheet drawer ........................................................................ 73 Recognizing installed options ........................................................................................................................ 73 Chapter 7: Software tasks ................................................................................................ 74 Printing the menu settings and network setup pages .................................................................................... 74 Printing a test page from the computer .......................................................................................................... 74 Using the Local Printer Settings Utility ........................................................................................................... 75 Chapter 8: Supplies information ..................................................................................... 76 What supplies do I need and how do I order them? ...................................................................................... 76 Storing supplies ...................................................................................................................................... 77 Conserving supplies ............................................................................................................................... 77 Knowing when you need new supplies .......................................................................................................... 78 Checking the toner and photoconductor levels ...................................................................................... 78 O ...