Lexmark C782n XL User Manual

							Installing an output expander
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Installing an output expander
Your printer supports an optional output expander that lets you stack up to 650 sheets of paper in one bin.
Note:After you unpack the output expander, install it immediately. Otherwise, the edges of the mounting 
brackets could damage tabletops or fabrics.
1Unpack the output expander and remove any packing material. 
2Remove the printer top cover.
Warning:The output expander tray is designed to hold the weight of print material only. Do not use it as a shelf; 
excess weight may cause it to disengage from the output expander.
3Align the mounting brackets on the bottom of the output expander with the slots in the top of the printer, and then 
lower the output expander into place.
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4Attach the printer top cover to the output expander.
5Attach the output expander paper bail to the top cover.
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							Installing a 5-bin mailbox
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Installing a 5-bin mailbox
Your printer supports a 5-bin mailbox that lets you collate and stack up to 500 sheets of paper.
Note:After you unpack the mailbox, install it immediately. Otherwise, the edges of the mounting brackets 
could damage tabletops or fabrics.
1Unpack the mailbox and remove any packing material.
2Remove the printer top cover.
Warning:The mailbox is designed to hold the weight of print material only. Do not use it as a shelf; excess 
weight may damage it.
3Align the mounting brackets on the bottom of the mailbox with the slots in the top of the printer, and then lower the 
mailbox into place.
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4Attach the printer top cover to the mailbox.
5Attach the mailbox paper bail to the top cover.
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							Installing a StapleSmart finisher
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Installing a StapleSmart finisher
Your printer supports a StapleSmart finisher. See the information sheet included with the finisher for detailed installation 
instructions. 
Installing memory and option cards
CAUTION:If you are installing memory or option cards sometime after setting up the printer, turn the printer off 
and unplug the power cord before continuing. If you have any other devices connected to the printer, 
turn them off as well and unplug any cables going to the printer.
Removing the system board access cover
1Locate the access cover on the back of the printer.
2Remove the four access cover screws (two at top, two at bottom).
3Remove the access cover.
4Use the illustration to locate the connector for the card you want to install.
Option card 
connector
Firmware and 
flash memory 
card connectors
Hard disk 
connector
Memory card 
connector
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							Installing memory and option cards
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Installing a memory card
Follow the instructions in this section to install a printer memory card. Memory cards must have 100-pin connectors.
Note:Memory cards designed for other Lexmark printers may not work with your printer.
1 Remove the system board access cover. For more information, see Removing the system board access cover.
Warning:Memory cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal on the printer before 
you touch a card.
2Unpack the memory card.
Avoid touching the connection points along the edge of the card. Save the packaging.
3Push open the latches on both ends of the memory connector.
4Align the notches on the bottom of the card with the notches on the connector.
5Push the memory card firmly into the connector until the latches on either end of the connector snap into place.
It may require some force to fully seat the card.
6Make sure each latch fits over the notch on the end of the card.
Latch
Notch
Connection 
points
Memory card 
connector
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							Installing memory and option cards
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Installing an “option-added” firmware card
Follow the instructions in this section to install an optional “option-added” firmware or flash memory card.
Note:“Option-added” firmware and flash memory cards offered for other Lexmark printers cannot be used 
with your printer.
“Option-added” fiOnly one of each type of card is supported.
Warning:“Option-added” firmware and flash memory cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch 
something metal on the printer before you touch a card.
1Remove the system board access cover. For more information, see Removing the system board access cover.
2Unpack the card.
Avoid touching the metal pins on the bottom of the card. Save the packaging.
3Holding the card by its sides, align the pins on the card with the holes on the system board.
4Push the card firmly into place.
The entire length of the connector on the card must touch the system board. 
Be careful not to damage the card connectors.
Pins
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							Installing memory and option cards
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Installing a hard disk
Follow the instructions in this section to install an optional hard disk. You need a small flathead screwdriver to attach the 
hard disk to the mounting plate.
Warning:Hard disks are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal on the printer before you 
touch a disk.
If an option card has been installed, you may need to remove it before installing the hard disk.
1Remove the system board access cover. For more information, see Removing the system board access cover.
2Remove the mounting plate, hard disk, ribbon cable, and attachment screws from the package.
3Align the ribbon cable connector with the connector pins on the hard disk.
4Attach the ribbon cable to the hard disk.
5Align the screw holes on the mounting plate with the holes in the hard disk.
6Secure the mounting plate to the hard disk with the screws.
Ribbon cableHard disk
Mounting plate
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7Press the ribbon cable connector into the connector on the system board.
8Flip the hard disk over, and then press the three posts on the mounting plate into the holes on the system board. 
The hard disk snaps into place.
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							Installing memory and option cards
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Installing an option card
Your printer has one expansion card slot that supports a number of option cards. The following table describes their 
function.
Note:The network models ship with an integrated Ethernet print server already installed.
Note:You need a small Phillips screwdriver to install these options.
1Remove the system board access cover. For more information, see Removing the system board access cover.
2Remove the screw from the metal plate that covers the connector slot, and then lift the plate off.
Save the screw.
Warning:Option cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal on the printer before 
you touch an option card.
3Unpack the option card. 
Save the packing materials.
4Align the connector on the option card with the connector on the system board.
The cable connectors on the side of the option card must fit through the connector slot.
5Push the option card firmly into the option card connector.
CardFunction
MarkNet internal print server Adds an Ethernet or Token-Ring port so you can connect your printer to a network
Parallel 1284-B Interface Card Adds a parallel port
Serial Interface Card Adds a serial port
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