Lexmark 350d - Manual

Understanding the control panel 8 Learning about the printer Understanding the control panel The control panel consists of these items: • A 2-line liquid crystal display (LCD) that show s t ext • Six buttons: Stop , Menu (with Left Menu , Select , and Right Menu ), Back , and Go • An indicator ligh ...

Understanding print media guidelines 10 2 Understanding print media guidelines Print media is paper, card stock, transparencies, labels, and envelopes. The last four are sometimes referred to as specialty media. The printer provides high-quality printing on a variety of media. A number of things mus...

Selecting print media 11 Understanding print media guidelines Selecting print media Selecting the appropriate print media for the printer helps you avoid printing problems. The following sections contain guidelines for choosing the correct print media for the printer : • Paper • Transparencies • Env...

Selecting print media 12 Understanding print media guidelines Smoothness The degree of smoothness of paper directly affects print quality. If the paper is too rough, the toner does not fuse to the paper properly, resulting in poor print quality. If the paper is too smooth, it can cause paper feeding...

Selecting print media 13 Understanding print media guidelines Selecting paper Proper paper loading helps prevent jams and ensures trouble-free printing. To help avoid jams or poor print quality: • Always use new, undamaged paper. • Flex the paper stack back and forth. Do not fold or crease the paper...

Storing print media 16 Understanding print media guidelines • Do not use label sheets that have adhesive to the edge of the sheet. Zone coating of the adhesive at least 1 mm (0.04 in.) away from edges is recommended. Adhesive material contaminates the printer and could void the warranty. • If zone c...

Avoiding jams 17 Understanding print media guidelines Avoiding jams Use appropriate print media (paper, transparencies, labels, and card stock) to help ensure trouble-free printing. For more information, see What types of print media can be loaded? on page10. Note: Try a limited sample of any print ...

Printing 1 8 3 Printing This chapter covers information about loading print media, sending a job to print, printing confidential jobs, canceling a print job, printing a menu settings page, and printing a font list. For tips on paper jam prevention and print media storage, see Avoiding jams on page17...

Loading the 250-sheet tray 2 1 Printing 7 Extend the paper support on the output bin. Extending the tray for legal-size or folio-size paper To load legal -size or folio -size paper, extend the paper tray. You may also attach a dust cover (if available) on the back of the printer to protect the tray ...

Loading the manual feeder 2 3 Printing Loading the manual feeder The manual feeder is located at the front of the printer and can only feed one sheet of print media at a time. For information on acceptable print media to use in the manual feeder, see What types of print media can be loaded? on page1...

Linking trays 2 4 Printing Linking trays Tray linking enables the automatic linking feature for trays when you load the same size and type of print media in multiple sources. The printer automatically links the trays; when one tray is empty, print media feeds from the next linked tray. For example, ...

C anceling a print job 2 5 Printing Canceling a print job There are several methods for canceling a print job. • Canceling a job from the printer control panel • Canceling a job from a computer running Windows – Canceling a job from the taskbar – Canceling a job from the desktop • Canceling a job fr...

Printing the menu settings page 2 6 Printing Canceling a job from a Macintosh computer Canceling a job from a Macintosh computer running Mac OS 9.x When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop. 1 Double-click the printer icon on your desktop. A list...

Printing a network setup page 2 7 Printing Printing a network setup pag e If the printer is attached to a network, print a network setup page on the printer to verify the network connection. This page also provides important information that helps in configuring for network printing. 1 Make sure the...

Installing options 2 8 4 Installing options Accessing the system board 1 Remove the 250-sheet paper tray. CAUTION: To install memory, you must access the printer system board. Turn the printer off, and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before continuing.

Adding a memory card 3 1 Installing options Adding a memory card The system board has one connector for an optional memory card. Note: Memory options designed for other Lexmark printers may not work with your printer. 1 Access the system board (see Accessing the system board on page28 ). 2 Push open...

Adding a flash memory card 3 2 Installing options Adding a flash memory card Note: Flash memory card options designed for other Lexmark printers may not work with your printer. 1 Access the system board (see Accessing the system board on page28 ). 2 Unpack the flash memory card. Note: There are two ...

Installing an optional 250-sheet drawer or 550-sheet drawer 3 3 Installing options Installing an optional 250-sheet drawer or 550-sheet drawe r Place the printer unit directly on top of the 250-sheet drawer or 550-sheet drawer. CAUTION: Turn the printer off, and unplug the power cord from the wall o...

Recognizing installed options 3 4 Installing options Recognizing installed options The printer driver should automatically recognize the newly-installed option when the printer is turned on. If it does not, you can add the appropriate option manually. Note: If you have not installed your printer dri...

Maintaining the printer 3 5 5 Maintaining the printer Periodically, you need to complete certain tasks to maintain optimum print quality. These tasks are covered in this chapter. If several people are using the printer, you may want to designate a key operator to do the setup and maintenance of your...

Ordering supplies 3 7 Maintaining the printer Ordering a toner cartridge When the 88 Toner low message appears, you should order a new to ner cartridge. You can print a few hundred pages after the 88 Toner low message appears. You need t o have a new toner cartridge available when the current one no...

Photoconductor kit end-of-life 3 9 Maintaining the printer 6 Install the new toner cartridge by aligning the white rollers on the toner cartridge with the white arrows on the tracks of the photoconductor and pushing the toner cartridge in as far as it will go. The toner cartridge clicks into place w...

Maintenance kit 4 2 Maintaining the printer Maintenance kit 80 Scheduled maintenance appears on the display after 120,000 pages have printed to let you know it is time to replace printer maintenance items. Order a maintenance kit when 80 Scheduled maintenance first appears on the display. The mainte...

Clearing jams 4 3 6 Clearing jams By carefully selecting print media and loading it properly, you should be able to avoid most paper jams. For more information on avoiding paper jams, see Avoiding jams on page17. If jams do occur, follow the steps outlined in this section. To resolve the paper jam m...

Clearing a j a m 4 4 Clearing jams Clearing a jam We recommend clearing the entire paper path when a paper jam occurs. 1 Open the 250-sheet tray. If necessary, remove the tray from the printer. 2 Remove the jammed media.

Troubleshooting 5 0 7 Troubleshooting Online customer support Customer support is available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com . Calling for service When you call for printer service, describe the problem you are experiencing, the message on the display, and the troubleshooting steps you hav...

Printing multiple-language PDFs 5 1 Troubleshooting Printing multiple-language PDFs Solving printing problems Symptom Cause Solution Some documents do not print. The documents contain unavailable fonts. 1 Open the document you want to print in Adobe Reader.2 Click the printer icon. The Print dialog ...

Turning on Reduced Curl mode 5 2 Troubleshooting Turning on Reduced Curl mode If the print media is curled once it exits the printer, Reduced Curl mode can be turned on to help reduce the problem. However, before turning this mode on, you should try the possible solutions offered in Troubleshooting....

Solving option problems 5 3 Troubleshooting 6 Press to save. The control panel returns to Config Menu / Reduced Curl . 7 Press until Exit Config Menu appears, and then press . Activating Menu Changes appears. Reduced Curl mode is turned on. Resetting the Printer appears briefly followed by Performin...

Solving service message issues 5 4 Troubleshooting Solving service message issues Solving paper feed problems Problem Solution Service messages A service message indicates printer failure that may require service. Turn the printer off, wait about 10 seconds, and then turn the printer on. If the erro...

Solving print quality problems 5 5 Troubleshooting Solving print quality problems The information in the following table may help you solve print quality problems. If these suggestions do not correct the problem, call for service. You may have a printer part that requires adjustment or replacement. ...

Cleaning the printhead lens 5 9 Troubleshooting Cleaning the printhead lens Some print quality problems can be solved by cleaning the printhead lens. 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Press the button on the left side of the printer to release and lower the front door. 3 Remove the print cartridge assembly ...

Administrative support 6 1 8 Administrative support Disabling control panel menus Since many people could be using the printer, an administrator may choose to lock the control panel menus to keep others from changing menu settings from the control panel. Note: Disabling the control panel menus does ...

Restoring factory default settings 6 2 Administrative support Restoring factory default settings When you first enter the printer menus from the control panel, you may notice an asterisk (*) to the left of a value in the menus. This asterisk indicates the factory default setting. These settings are ...

Notices 6 5 Notices Conventions Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement The Lexmark E350d and E352dn (4512-420 and 4512-430) have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ...

Electronic emission notices 6 6 Notices European Community (EC) directives conformity This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EC Council directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC on the approxim ation and harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic ...

Noise emission levels 6 7 Notices Noise emission levels The following measurements were made in accordance with ISO 7779 and reported in conformance with ISO 9296. Product energy consumption The following table documents the power consumption characteristics of the product The power consumption leve...

Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive 6 8 Notices Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive The WEEE logo signifies specific recycling programs and procedures for electronic products in countries of the European Union. W e encourage the recycling of ou...

Statement of Limited Warranty for Lexmark E350d and E352dn 6 9 Notices If this product does not function as warranted during the warranty period, contact a Remarketer or Lexmark for repair or replace ment (at Lexmark's option). If this product is a feature or option, this statement applies only when...

Statement of Limited Warranty for Lexmark E350d and E352dn 7 0 Notices Additional rights Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations or exclusions contained above ma...

7 1 Index Numerics 150-sheet output bin 5250-sheet tray 5, 14550-sheet drawer 5, 14, 33 installing 33 A adjusting paper tray 19 automatic tray linking 24 C canceling jobs from a computer running Windows 25from a Macintosh computer 26 card stock 16 guidelines 10 cleaning the printhead lens 59control ...