Lexmark E320/E322 - Manual

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5 1 Printer overview About your printer Three printer models are available: the Lexmark E320, Lexmark E322, and Lexmark E322n. The differences between these three models are listed in the following table. Note: Some sections of this CD may not apply to all printer models. The operator panel has 6 li...

7 2 Using the operator panel The operator panel has 6 lights and 1 operator panel button. When the: The printer: Ready/Data light is on is ready to receive and process data. Ready/Data light is blinking is busy receiving or processing data. Toner Low light is on alerts you the toner is getting low. ...

9 3 Canceling a print job From the printer operator panel If the job you want to cancel is printing and the Ready/Data light is blinking, do a long button press (approximately 3 seconds) to reset the printer, which cancels the job. From a Windows computer 1 Minimize all programs to display the deskt...

10 4 Setting up a print job Once your printer is set up and your drivers are installed, you are ready to print. Do you want to print a letter, add a Do Not Copy watermark to a presentation, adjust the print darkness setting? Just choose the printer setting in your printer driver and print your job. ...

11 Now print the envelope: 1 Load an envelope vertically, flap side down, with the stamp area in the top left corner in the manual feed. 2 From the File menu, select Print (or Printer) Setup to open your printer driver. 3 In the Print Setup box, click Proper ties, Options or Setup (depending on the ...

13 5 Choosing the right print media Selecting the right paper or other media reduces printing problems. For best print quality, try a sample of the paper or other media you are considering before buying large quantities. • Use 20 lb (75 g/m2) xerographic paper. • Use transparencies designed for lase...

15 6 Printer media sources Your printer has two standard paper sources: an automatic paper feeder, which holds up to 150 sheets of plain paper, and a single-sheet manual feed. Use tray 1 for most print jobs. Use the manual feed for a single piece of paper, transparency, envelope, label, or index car...

17 7 Loading paper In tray 1 1 Extend the rear paper support until you hear a click. 2 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them.

19 5 Extend the front paper support on the paper output bin until you hear a click. If you are printing on legal-sized paper, completely extend the front paper support. 6 Select the paper size and type from your software application. 7 Start your print job. In the manual feed Use the manual feed to ...

21 In the optional tray 2 1 Grasp the tabs on either side of the tray and pull it completely out of the printer. 2 Before loading paper, push down on the metal plate until it locks into place. 3 If loading A4 or legal sized paper, extend the paper support.

24 8 Loading transparencies When printing on transparencies, use transparencies designed for laser printers. We recommend Lexmark Laser Printer Transparencies: for letter size transparencies, part number 70X7240; for A4 size transparencies, part number 12A5010. In tray 1 1 Extend the rear paper supp...

28 9 Loading envelopes Load up to 10 envelopes in tray 1 or load envelopes one at a time in the manual feed. In tray 1 1 Extend the rear paper support until you hear a click. 2 Open the front output door for a straight-through paper path.

31 10 Loading labels For occasional label printing, use paper labels designed for laser printers. You can load labels one at a time from the manual feed, or you can load up to 10 sheets of labels in tray 1. For more information on label printing, refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide on the Lexm...

35 11 Loading card stock For occasional printing on index Bristol or tag card stock, load up to 10 sheets of card stock or index cards in tray 1. Load one sheet of card stock or one index card at a time in the manual feeder. For more information on card stock printing, refer to the Card Stock & ...

38 12 Printing on both sides of the paper Printing on both sides of the paper reduces printing costs. Select Duplex from your printer driver to format your job to print every other page of the document first. Once the first side of your job prints, the Load Paper light comes on and the Press Button ...

40 13 Conserving supplies Conserving supplies lowers printing costs. • When printing drafts, conserve toner by changing the Print Darkness setting in your printer driver. The settings range from Very Light to Very Dark. Selecting the Light setting conserves toner. • Reduce paper consumption by using...

41 14 Replacing the print cartridge Removing the old print cartridge The Toner Low light comes on when the print car tridge is getting low on toner. Note: On the Lexmark E320, the Toner Low light does not come on if the standard 1,500- page print cartridge is installed. Removing the print cartridge ...

42 2 Grasp the cartridge handle and pull the print cartridge straight up (it may be warm). 3 Set the print cartridge aside. W ARNING : Lexmark does not recommend refilling used printer cartridges or purchasing refilled cartridges from a third party. Print quality and printer reliability cannot be gu...

44 15 Recycling the print cartridge Lexmark’s Operation ReSource SM program lets you participate in a worldwide recycling effort at no cost to you. Simply package your used print cartridge in the shipping box your new cartridge came in. Follow the instructions on the outside of the box to send the u...

45 16 Ordering supplies Within the United States or Canada, you can order Lexmark supplies from any authorized Lexmark supplies dealer. To locate the dealer nearest you, just call 1-800-438-2468. In other countries, contact the place where you bought your printer. You can also visit the Lexmark onli...

46 17 Clearing jams If print media jams in the printer, the Paper Jam light prompts you to clear the paper path. If media has just star ted to feed from tray 1 when the jam occurs: 1 Pull the media straight up out of tray 1. 2 Press the operator panel button or open and close the printer cover to re...

72 19 Solving print quality problems Use the following tables to find solutions for printing problems you have encountered. If you cannot fix the problem, contact the place where you bought your printer. You may have a printer part that requires cleaning or replacement by a service technician. Probl...

78 5 When the Error light and Press Button light blink, close the cover. The special function menu is activated. Restoring factory defaults Sometimes resetting the printer to the original factory default settings solves formatting problems. 1 Enter the special function menu . 2 Press and release the...

79 Using Hex Trace mode When unexpected characters print or characters are missing, use Hex Trace to help you determine if there is a problem with the language interpreter or the cable. Hex Trace isolates printing problems by telling you what information your printer is receiving. 1 Enter the specia...

80 Using print quality test pages To help isolate print quality problems, like streaking, print test pages using the print quality test pages setting: 1 Enter the special function menu . 2 Press and release the operator panel button twice quickly (double-button press) four times until the Ready/Data...

81 20 Advanced troubleshooting If you contact the Lexmark Customer Support Center to help you resolve a printing problem, they may guide you through an advanced troubleshooting mode to change a default setting (for example, turning on the PPDS Activated setting if your job application uses the PPDS ...

89 21 Calling for service Before calling for service, check the following: • Is the power cord plugged into the printer? • Is the power cord plugged directly into a properly grounded wall outlet? • Is your printer properly connected to your computer? • Are all other devices attached to your printer ...

90 22 Setting up the network printer Print servers connect printers to networks. This lets many users access printers from their own workstations, a very cost effective way to share powerful and expensive printers. It is not necessary to buy an extra personal computer to attach each printer to the n...

91 Configure and print TCP/IP Step 1: Set the IP address, netmask and gateway You must assign an IP address, netmask and gateway to the print server in order for other network devices to find it on the network. • If you have DHCP, the proper addresses are automatically assigned. To verify the assign...

92 Installation 1 Launch the drivers CD. 2 Click Install Software, Printer Software. 3 Click Custom Install when you see this option. 4 Select Network Support, and then click Next. 5 On the Network tab, select Print Server TCP/IP Setup Utility, and then Finish Installation. Static ARP entry and teln...

93 3 Establish an FTP session with the print server. Expect the print server to return its current firmware level (such as 2.5.15). ftp 157.184.8.231 4 Using the FTP “put” command, print a file. This file can be PCL or PostScript emulations, PDF, HTML, or any other printer language the printer under...

96 6 When the list of software components is offered, select all the options you want to install. You need to at least select the following: – Printer Drivers (to obtain a custom driver for your printer) – Network Support (TCP/IP) 7 When the list of printer choices is offered, select the model of th...

97 7 Press the operator panel with a brief button press to print a test page verifying printer installation. If the Printer Properties window is still open, click Print Test Page on the General tab. If you have closed the Printer Properties, do the following: a Click Start Settings Printers. b Click...

98 11 On the Network Support tab, select TCP/IP. Note: If a shaded check mark is beside an option, suppor t for that environment is already installed and will be updated with this installation. 12 Click Finish Installation. When prompted for a reboot, answer Yes. Exit the CD if necessary. Files are ...

102 Novell NetWare Queue-based printing Set up the printer using the Network Printer Utility The easiest way to configure the print server for NetWare jobs in non-NDPS and non-NEPS environments is to use the Network Printer Utility for NetWare. The Network Printer Utility automatically creates all t...

103 Choosing NPRINTER/RPRINTER or PSERVER When configuring your print server, you’ll have to set it up in either NPRINTER/RPRINTER or in PSERVER. How NPRINTER/RPRINTER works A MarkNet print server configured in NPRINTER/RPRINTER acts as a remote printer. This remote printer receives print jobs from ...

104 PSERVER in IntraNetWare NDS Advantages of using PSERVER in NDS: • Does not require that PSERVER.NLM be installed on the NetWare server • Increases performance. Although overall print job throughput is affected by many factors, file transfer time on the network may be faster using PSERVER because...

105 PSERVER in NetWare 3.x Advantages of using PSERVER in NetWare 3.x: • Does not require that PSERVER.NLM be installed on the NetWare server. • Does not require you to unload PSERVER.NLM or restart your computer after installation. • Performance. Although overall print job throughput is affected by...

106 5 Try printing from some other application. If the job prints from the second application, you’ve narrowed the problem to the first application. Make sure you are using the current version of the driver for the problem application. 6 Place a job in the queue using a Novell utility such as PCONSO...

108 LaserWriter 8 environment (LaserWriter 8.4.1 and later): 1 Select the desktop printer object to be updated. 2 Select the Printing menu, and then select Change Setup. 3 Select Auto Setup to automatically reconfigure the printer options. (Or, you can manually reconfigure the printer options if you...

109 Print server light patterns The four indicator lights on the print server indicate activity, status, and errors, depending on the light pattern. Normal conditions In the following illustration, each binary number corresponds to an error light sequence: Indicator lights Ready Processing Testing U...

110 Error conditions What shows on the four indicator lights Description Cause and solution binary 12 (for 0.25 sec), binary 3 (for 0.25 sec), repeat continuously. Serious failure. The print server is unable to recover. Unrecoverable software error. Call Customer Support. binary 15 (for 0.25 sec), b...

111 23 Notices • Edition notice • Trademarks • Safety information • Cautions and warnings • Electronic emission notices • German acoustics statement • Energy Star • Laser notice Edition notice April 2001 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent wit...

112 References in this publication to products, programs, or services do not imply that the manufacturer intends to make these available in all countries in which it operates. Any reference to a product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that product, program, or servic...

113 • Your product uses a laser, exercise 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 ...

114 Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement The Lexmark E320, E322 and E322n have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following tw...

115 Avis de conformité aux normes d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. European Community (EC) directives conformity This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EC Council direc...

117 Index A A4 19 loading 19 manual feed 19tray 1 17tray 2 21 A5 19 loading 19 manual feed 19tray 1 17tray 2 21 advanced troubleshooting mode 81, 88 menu items 81 auto CRLF/LFCR 88Parallel Mode 1 85Parallel Mode 2 85Parallel Protocol 84Parallel Strobe Adjust 86PPDS Activated 87USB NPA Mode 87USB Por...