Lexmark E260, E260d, and E260dn Series User's Guide May 2008 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2008 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 Contents Safety information.............................................................................7 Learning about the printer...............................................................8 Finding information about the printer...........................................................................................................................8 Printer configurations..........................................................................................................................................................9 Understanding the printer control panel...................................................................................................................12 Additional printer setup..................................................................14 Selecting a location for the printer...............................................................................................................................14 Installing internal options................................................................................................................................................15 Accessing the system board to install internal options.................................................................................................... 15 Installing a memory card ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Installing hardware options.............................................................................................................................................17 Installing a 250- or 550-sheet drawer...................................................................................................................................... 17 Attaching cables..................................................................................................................................................................18 Installing printer software................................................................................................................................................19 Interpreting the printer control panel lights.............................21 Understanding the printer control panel light sequences...................................................................................21 Understanding the primary light sequences........................................................................................................................ 21 Understanding the secondary error light sequences........................................................................................................ 28 Understanding the secondary paper jam light sequences ............................................................................................. 34 Understanding the printer configuration menus....................................................................................................38 Printing the printer settings configuration sheet ............................................................................................................... 38 Loading paper and specialty media.............................................40 Setting the paper size and paper type.........................................................................................................................40 Configuring Universal paper settings..........................................................................................................................40 Loading the standard 250-sheet tray...........................................................................................................................41 Loading the optional 250- or 550-sheet tray.............................................................................................................45 Using the manual feeder..................................................................................................................................................46 Using the standard exit bin and paper stop..............................................................................................................47 Paper capacities...................................................................................................................................................................47 Linking and unlinking trays.............................................................................................................................................48 Linking trays...................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Unlinking trays................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 Assigning a Custom Type name....................................................................................................................................... 49 Contents 2 Changing a Custom Type name ....................................................................................................................................... 50 Paper and specialty media guide..................................................51 Paper guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................51 Paper characteristics...................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Unacceptable paper ...................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Selecting paper................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead........................................................................................................................... 52 Using recycled paper and other office papers ..................................................................................................................... 53 Storing paper........................................................................................................................................................................53 Supported paper sizes, types, and weights...............................................................................................................54 Paper types and weights supported by the printer ........................................................................................................... 54 Paper sizes supported by the printer ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Printing...............................................................................................57 Printing a document..........................................................................................................................................................57 Printing on both sides of the paper..............................................................................................................................58 Printer models and printing on both sides of the paper.................................................................................................. 58 Printing on both sides of the paper automatically............................................................................................................. 58 Printing on both sides of the paper manually...................................................................................................................... 59 Printing specialty documents.........................................................................................................................................60 Tips on using letterhead............................................................................................................................................................... 60 Tips on using transparencies ...................................................................................................................................................... 61 Tips on using envelopes............................................................................................................................................................... 61 Tips on using labels........................................................................................................................................................................ 62 Tips on using card stock............................................................................................................................................................... 63 Printing a booklet ........................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Printing information pages..............................................................................................................................................63 Printing the menu settings and network setup pages ..................................................................................................... 63 Printing the print quality test pages ........................................................................................................................................ 64 Setting Jam Recovery.........................................................................................................................................................65 Canceling a print job..........................................................................................................................................................65 Understanding printer menus.......................................................67 Menus on the Embedded Web Server.........................................................................................................................67 Using the Embedded Web Server.................................................................................................................................68 Installing the Local Printer Settings Utility.................................................................................................................69 Using the Local Printer Settings Utility........................................................................................................................69 Using the Finishing menu................................................................................................................................................70 Paper menu...........................................................................................................................................................................71 Default Source menu..................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Contents 3 Size/Type menu............................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Paper Texture menu ...................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Paper Weight menu ....................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Paper Loading menu ..................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Custom Types menu...................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Universal Setup menu.................................................................................. ...