X46x Series User's Guide February 2009 Machine type(s): 7014, 4569, 4570 Model(s): 431, 636, 63W, n01, n02, g01, g02, n11, n12, g11, g12, hn1, hn2, wh1, wh2 www.lexmark.com Contents Safety information...........................................................................15 Learning about the printer.............................................................17 Thank you for choosing this printer!............................................................................................................................17 Finding information about the printer........................................................................................................................17 Printer configurations........................................................................................................................................................18 Selecting a location for the printer...............................................................................................................................20 Basic functions of the scanner........................................................................................................................................21 Understanding the ADF and scanner glass................................................................................................................22 Understanding the printer control panel...................................................................................................................23 Understanding the home screen...................................................................................................................................24 Using the touch-screen buttons....................................................................................................................................25 Additional printer setup..................................................................29 Installing internal options................................................................................................................................................29 Available internal options............................................................................................................................................................ 29 Accessing the system board to install internal options.................................................................................................... 30 Installing a memory card ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Installing a flash memory or firmware card........................................................................................................................... 34 Installing an Internal Solutions Port......................................................................................................................................... 36 Installing a printer hard disk ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 Installing a fax card ........................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Installing hardware options.............................................................................................................................................50 Installing a 250- or 550-sheet drawer...................................................................................................................................... 50 Attaching cables..................................................................................................................................................................51 Verifying printer setup.......................................................................................................................................................52 Printing a menu settings page................................................................................................................................................... 52 Printing a network setup page .................................................................................................................................................. 53 Setting up the printer software......................................................................................................................................53 Installing printer software ........................................................................................................................................................... 53 Updating available options in the printer driver................................................................................................................. 54 Setting up wireless printing.............................................................................................................................................55 Follow these steps to set up your printer .............................................................................................................................. 55 Information you will need to set up the printer on a wireless network...................................................................... 55 Installing the printer on a wireless network (Windows) ................................................................................................... 56 Installing the printer on a wireless network (Macintosh)................................................................................................. 59 Installing the printer on a wired network...................................................................................................................63 Contents 2 Changing port settings after installing a new network Internal Solutions Port...........................................65 Setting up serial printing..................................................................................................................................................67 Minimizing your printer's environmental impact.....................70 Saving paper and toner.....................................................................................................................................................70 Using recycled paper..................................................................................................................................................................... 70 Conserving supplies....................................................................................................................................................................... 70 Saving energy.......................................................................................................................................................................71 Using Eco-Mode .............................................................................................................................................................................. 71 Adjusting Power Saver.................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Adjusting the brightness of the display ................................................................................................................................. 73 Setting the standard exit bin light............................................................................................................................................ 73 Recycling.................................................................................................................................................................................74 Recycling Lexmark products....................................................................................................................................................... 74 Recycling Lexmark packaging.................................................................................................................................................... 74 Returning Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling......................................................................................................... 75 Reducing printer noise......................................................................................................................................................75 Loading paper and specialty media.............................................77 Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type........................................................................................................................77 Configuring Universal paper settings..........................................................................................................................77 Avoiding jams.......................................................................................................................................................................78 Loading trays.........................................................................................................................................................................78 Using the multipurpose feeder......................................................................................................................................82 Linking and unlinking trays.............................................................................................................................................87 Linking trays...................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 Unlinking trays................................................................................................................................................................................. 87 Assigning a custom paper type name..................................................................................................................................... 88 Changing a Custom Type name ....................................................................................................................................... 88 Paper and specialty media guidelines.........................................90 Paper guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................90 Paper characteristics...................................................................................................................................................................... 90 Unacceptable paper ...................................................................................................................................................................... 91 Selecting paper................................................................................................................................................................................ 91 Using recycled paper and other office papers ..................................................................................................................... 91 Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead........................................................................................................................... 92 Storing paper.................................................................................................................................................................................... 92 Supported paper sizes, types, and weights...............................................................................................................93 Paper sizes supported by the printer ...................................................................................................................................... 93 Paper types and weights supported by the printer ........................................................................................................... 94 Contents 3 Paper capacities............................................................................................................................................................................... 95 Printing...............................................................................................96 Printing a document..........................................................................................................................................................96 Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing)..................................................................................................... ...