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CAUTION: Do not set up this product or make any electrical or cabling connections, such as the power cord or telephone, during a lightning storm. The power cord must be connected to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible. Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the operating instructions, to a professional service person. This product is designed, tested, and approved to meet strict global safety standards with the use of specific Lexmark components. The safety features of some parts may not always be obvious. Lexmark is not responsible for the use of other replacement parts. Your product uses a laser. CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Your product uses a printing process that heats the print media, and the heat may cause the media to release emissions. You must understand the section in your operating instructions that discusses the guidelines for selecting print media to avoid the possibility of harmful emissions. · · · · · Conventions Note: A note identifies something that could help you. CAUTION: A caution identifies something that could cause you harm. Warning: A warning identifies something that could damage your product hardware or software. 2 Contents Chapter 1: Printer overview .........................................................................7 Chapter 2: Print media ..................................................................................9 Print media sources and specifications .......................................................................... 10 Choosing the right print media ....................................................................................... 13 Paper ........................................................................................................................ 13 Preprinted forms and letterhead ............................................................................... 14 Transparencies ........................................................................................................ 15 Envelopes ................................................................................................................ 16 Labels ....................................................................................................................... 17 Card stock ................................................................................................................ 18 Storing print media ......................................................................................................... 18 Preventing jams ............................................................................................................. 19 Loading trays ................................................................................................................. 20 Loading the standard tray and the optional 250-sheet tray ...................................... 20 Loading the optional 500-sheet tray ......................................................................... 26 Loading and using the multipurpose feeder ................................................................... 31 Opening the multipurpose feeder ............................................................................. 32 Loading the multipurpose feeder .............................................................................. 34 Using the standard output bin ........................................................................................ 39 Raising the paper rest .............................................................................................. 39 Using the rear output bin ................................................................................................ 40 Clearing jams ................................................................................................................. 43 200 / 201 Paper Jam, Remove Cartridge ................................................................. 44 202 Paper Jam, Open Rear Door ............................................................................ 46 23x Paper Jam (duplex jams) .................................................................................. 49 24x Paper Jam, Check Tray .............................................................................. 53 250 Paper Jam, Check MP Feeder .......................................................................... 55 Chapter 3: Printing tasks ...........................................................................56 Sending a print job ......................................................................................................... 56 Printing from a Windows environment ..................................................................... 56 Printing from a Macintosh computer ........................................................................ 56 3 Contents Duplexing a print job (two-sided printing) ....................................................................... 57 Duplex printing on letterhead ................................................................................... 57 Using Duplex Bind .................................................................................................... 58 Canceling a print job ...................................................................................................... 59 From the printer operator panel ............................................................................... 59 From a Windows computer ...................................................................................... 59 From a Macintosh computer .................................................................................... 59 Linking trays ................................................................................................................... 60 Disabling tray linking ................................................................................................ 60 Chapter 4: Understanding fonts ................................................................61 Printing a font sample list ............................................................................................... 61 Scalable fonts ................................................................................................................ 62 PCL bitmapped fonts ..................................................................................................... 65 PCL symbol sets ............................................................................................................ 65 Chapter 5: Understanding the operator panel ..........................................67 Using the operator panel ................................................................................................ 68 Indicator light ............................................................................................................ 68 Buttons ..................................................................................................................... 68 Using the operator panel to change printer settings ...................................................... 70 Menus Disabled ............................................................................................................. 71 Using the printer menus ................................................................................................. 72 Paper Menu .............................................................................................................. 73 Finishing Menu ......................................................................................................... 79 Utilities Menu ............................................................................................................ 81 Job Menu ................................................................................................................. 83 Quality Menu ............................................................................................................ 85 Setup Menu .............................................................................................................. 86 PCL Emul Menu ....................................................................................................... 90 PostScript Menu ....................................................................................................... 93 PPDS Menu ............................................................................................................. 94 Parallel Menu ........................................................................................................... 96 Network Menu .......................................................................................................... 98 USB Menu .............................................................................................................. 100 Help Menu .............................................................................................................. 101 4 Contents Chapter 6: Understanding the printer messages ...................................102 Chapter 7: Software and network tasks ..................................................112 Printing the menu settings and network setup pages .................................................. 113 Printing the Print Quality Test Pages ........................................................................... 114 Printing PDF documents .............................................................................................. 114 Printing a directory list .................................................................................................. 115 Printing a confidential job ............................................................................................. 115 Entering a personal identification number (PIN) .................................................... 116 Using MarkVision to manage the printer ...................................................................... 117 Using Hex Trace mode .......................................... ...