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Unformatted flash
Invalid engine code
Light sequence:
Continue—On
Toner Low/Replace PC Kit—On
Paper Jam—On
Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The printer detects unformatted flash memory.
What you can do:
Press Continue to clear the message and continue 
printing. The job may not print correctly.
Reformat the flash memory. Refer to the Technical Reference 
on Lexmark’s Web site for more information about 
reformatting flash.
If the error message remains, the flash memory may be 
defective and should be replaced.
Light sequence:
Ready—On
Load Paper—On
Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The code in an internal print server has not been programmed, or the 
programmed code is not valid.
What you can do:
Download valid engine code to the internal print server.
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Invalid network code
Light sequence:
Ready—On
Load Paper—Blink
Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The code in an internal print server has not been programmed, or the 
programmed code is not valid.
What you can do:
Download valid network code to the internal print server.
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Contents
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Contents
Notices ............................................................................................. 6
Edition notice ..................................................................................................  6
Trademarks ....................................................................................................  6
Licensing notice..............................................................................................  7
Safety information ..........................................................................................  7
Laser notice ....................................................................................................  7
The United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984 .....................................  7
Conventions ...................................................................................................  7
Electronic emission notices ............................................................................  7
Printer energy consumption ...........................................................................  9
Statement of Limited Warranty .......................................................................  9
Chapter 1: Printer overview ........................................................ 11
Chapter 2: Print media tasks and tips ........................................ 13
What types of print media can be loaded? ...................................................  14
Where can print media be loaded in the printer? .........................................  15
Tips on choosing the right print media .........................................................  16
Paper ...................................................................................................... 16
Preprinted forms and letterhead  ............................................................. 16
Transparencies ....................................................................................... 16
Envelopes ............................................................................................... 17
Labels ..................................................................................................... 17
Card stock  .............................................................................................. 18
Tips on storing print media and supplies ......................................................  18
Storing paper  .......................................................................................... 18
Storing supplies  ...................................................................................... 18
Tips on preventing jams ...............................................................................  19
How to load the 250-sheet and 550-sheet trays...........................................  20
Extending the tray for legal or folio size paper  ....................................... 23
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Notices
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Notices
Edition notice
Edition: November 2003
The following paragraph does not apply to any country where 
such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK 
INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION “AS IS” 
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR 
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED 
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of 
express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this 
statement may not apply to you.
This publication could include technical inaccuracies or 
typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the 
information herein; these changes will be incorporated in later 
editions. Improvements or changes in the products or the programs 
described may be made at any time.
Comments about this publication may be addressed to Lexmark 
International, Inc., Department F95/032-2, 740 West New Circle 
Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40550, U.S.A. In the United Kingdom 
and Eire, send to Lexmark International Ltd., Marketing and 
Services Department, Westhorpe House, Westhorpe, Marlow 
Bucks SL7 3RQ. Lexmark may use or distribute any of the 
information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without 
incurring any obligation to you. You can purchase additional copies of publications related to this product by calling 1-800-553-9727. In 
the United Kingdom and Eire, call +44 (0)8704 440 044. In other 
countries, contact your point of purchase.
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 service may be used. Any functionally 
equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any 
existing intellectual property right may be used instead. Evaluation 
and verification of operation in conjunction with other products, 
programs, or services, except those expressly designated by the 
manufacturer, are the user’s responsibility.
© 2003 Lexmark International, Inc.
All rights reserved.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
This software and any accompanying documentation provided 
under this agreement are commercial computer software and 
documentation developed exclusively at private expense.
Trademarks
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of 
Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or 
other countries. 
PictureGrade is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc.
PCL
® is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. 
PCL is Hewlett-Packard Company’s designation of a set of printer 
commands (language) and functions included in its printer 
products. This printer is intended to be compatible with the PCL 
language. This means the printer recognizes PCL commands used 
in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the 
functions corresponding to the commands. 
Po st Sc r i p t
® is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems 
Incorporated. PostScript 3 is Adobe Systems’ designation of a set 
of printer commands (language) and functions included in its 
software products. This printer is intended to be compatible with the 
PostScript 3 language. This means the printer recognizes 
PostScript 3 commands used in various application programs, and 
that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the 
commands.
Details relating to compatibility are included in the Technical 
Reference.
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Edition notice 6
Trademarks 6
Licensing notice 7
Safety information 7
Laser notice 7
The United Kingdom 
Telecommunications Act 19847
Conventions 7
Electronic emission notices 7
Printer energy consumption 9
Statement of Limited Warranty 9
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Printer overview
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Printer overview
250-sheet trayPaper support 150-sheet output bin
Operator panel
Manual feederFront cover
Optional 550-sheet drawer
Rear paper exit
Power button
Dust cover
(some models)
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Print media tasks and tips
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Print media tasks and tips
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What types of print media can be loaded? 14
Where can print media be loaded in the printer? 15
Tips on choosing the right print media 16
Tips on storing print media and supplies 18
Tips on preventing jams 19
How to load the 250-sheet and 550-sheet trays 20
How to load the manual feeder 24
How to use the rear exit 25
How to clear paper jams 26
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Printing tasks
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Printing tasks
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How to manually feed a print job 30
How to print on both sides of the paper (manual duplex) 32
How to print multiple page images on one page (N-up printing) 34
How to print a booklet 35
How to print a poster 36
How to print on letterhead 37
How to print using an overlay or a watermark 37
How to cancel a print job 39
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How to install options
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How to install options
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How to access the system board 41
How to add a memory card 45
How to add a flash card 46
How to install a 550-sheet drawer 48
How to get the printer driver to recognize installed options 49
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Using the operator panel
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Overview of the operator panel 51
Understanding the operator panel lights 52
Operator panel codes 57
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Understanding the printer configuration menus
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Understanding the printer configuration 
menus
Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet
To help resolve printing problems or to change printer configuration settings, advanced users can 
print the Printer Settings Configuration sheet for instructions on advancing through the configuration 
menus to select and save new settings.
To print the Printer Settings Configuration sheet:
1Turn off the printer.
2Open the front cover.
3Press and hold Continue as you turn the printer back on.
All the lights cycle.
4Close the cover. The light sequence that represents the Home menu is displayed.
5To print the Printer Settings Configuration sheet, press and hold Continue until the 
lights cycle. The sheet prints.
Note:The sheet only prints when the Home menu is displayed.
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Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 83
Configuration menus overview 84
Network menu 85
Parallel menu86
Setup menu86
USB menu87
Utilities menu 87
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Software and network tasks
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Software and network tasks
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How to install drivers for local printing 89
How to print the menu settings and network setup pages 94
How to print a test page 94
How to configure for TCP/IP 95
How to set up the printer for network printing 96
Using the printer resident Web page 102
Using the Local Printer Setup Utility 103
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Supplies information
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Supplies information
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What supplies do I need and how do I order them? 105
How to conserve supplies 105
How to know when you need new supplies 106
How to change a toner cartridge 108
Lexmark Return Program 111
Recycling Lexmark products 111
How to change a photoconductor kit 112
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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
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General problems116
Print quality problems 118
How to clean the printhead lens 122
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Index
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Index
Numerics
550-sheet drawer 48
A
Auto CR after LF (Setup 
menu) 86
Auto LF after CR (Setup 
menu) 86
B
booklets 35
Busy light 58
buttons 51
C
canceling a print job 39
card stock 18
cleaning the printhead 
lens 122
clearing paper jams 26
configuration menus
Network
MAC Binary PS 85
NPA Mode 85
Set Card Speed 85
Parallel
MAC Binary PS 86
Mode 2 86
NPA Mode 86
Protocol 86
printing the Printer Settings 
Configuration sheet 83
Setup
Auto CR after LF 86
Auto LF after CR 86
USB
MAC Binary PS 87NPA Mode 87
Utilities
Hex Trace 87
Print Quality Test 
Pages 87
Reset Factory 
Defaults 87
Reset Photoconductor 
Counter 87
D
duplex 32, 62
dust cover 23
E
electronic emission 
statement 7
emission statement 7
envelopes 17
Error light 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 
67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 81, 82
secondary error codes 69
See also operator panel, 
secondary error codes
extending trays 23
F
FCC statement 7
flash card 46
folio 23
H
Hex Trace (Utilities menu) 87
I
interfaces
network 85parallel 86
USB 87
IP address
setting 95
verifying 95
J
jams 26
L
labels 17
legal 23
letterhead 16, 37
Lexmark Cartridge Collection 
Program 111
Lexmark Return Program 111
lights 51, 52
Linux 93, 102
Load Paper light
manual feeder 62
Tray 1 or 550-sheet tray 61
loading
250-sheet tray (Tray 1) 20
550-sheet tray 20
letterhead 37
manual feeder 24
Local Printer Setup Utility 103
M
MAC Binary PS
Network menu 85
Parallel menu 86
USB menu 87
Macintosh 91, 100
maintaining the printer
cleaning the printhead 
lens 122
manual duplex
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Configuration menus overview
Menus are represented by Ready, Toner Low/Replace PC Kit, Load Paper, and 
Paper Jam light sequences. Menu items and their settings are indicated by Error and 
Continue light sequences.
Press and release Cancel to advance through menus and menu items.
Press and release Continue to advance to the setting you need.
Press and hold Continue until all of the lights cycle to save a setting.
Press and hold Cancel until all of the lights cycle to return to the Home menu.
Turn off the printer to exit the menus.
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Network menu
Use the Network menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a network port (either 
Standard Network or Network Opt ).
SettingUse this setting to:Va l u e s
NPA ModeSend print jobs to the printer and query 
printer status information 
simultaneously.Off
Auto*
MAC Binary PSConfigure the printer to process 
Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs 
using standard protocol.
On—The printer processes raw binary 
PostScript print jobs from computers using 
the Macintosh operating system. This setting 
often causes Windows print jobs to fail.
Auto*—The printer processes print jobs 
from computers using either Windows or 
Macintosh operating systems.
Set Card SpeedAutomatically detect the connection 
speed of your network. You can disable 
this setting to set the speed manually.Auto*—The printer detects current network 
speed.
10Mbps
†, Half Duplex—Forces the printer 
to try to connect to the network only at 
10Mbps, Half Duplex.
10Mbps, Full Duplex—Forces the printer to 
try to connect to the network only at 10Mbps, 
Full Duplex.
100Mbps, Half Duplex—Forces the printer 
to try to connect to the network only at 
100Mbps, Half Duplex.
100Mbps, Full Duplex—Forces the printer 
to try to connect to the network only at 
100Mbps, Full Duplex.
* Factory default
† Megabits per second
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Parallel menu
Use the Parallel menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a parallel port.
Setup menu
Use the Setup menu to configure how the printer formats the end of a line depending on the 
computer system being used.
SettingUse this setting to:Va l u e s
NPA ModeSend print jobs to the printer and 
query printer status information 
simultaneously.Off
On
Auto*
ProtocolReceive information at a much 
higher transmission rate if your 
printer is set to Fastbytes (if your 
computer supports Fastbytes) or 
receive information at a normal 
transmission rate if your printer is 
set to Standard.Standard
Fastbytes*
Parallel Mode 2Determine whether the parallel 
port data is sampled on the 
leading (On) or trailing (Off) edge 
of strobe.Off
On*
MAC Binary PSConfigure the printer to process 
Macintosh binary PostScript print 
jobs.Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs 
using standard protocol.
On—The printer processes raw binary 
PostScript print jobs from computers using the 
Macintosh operating system. This setting often 
causes Windows print jobs to fail.
Auto*—The printer processes print jobs from 
computers using either Windows or Macintosh 
operating systems.
* Factory default
SettingUse this setting to:Va l u e s
Auto CR after LFSpecify whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return 
after a line feed control command.Off*
On
Auto LF after CRSpecify whether the printer automatically performs a line feed after 
a carriage return control command.Off*
On
* Factory default
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USB menu
Use the USB menu to change printer settings on jobs sent through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 
port.
Utilities menu
Use the Utilities menu to troubleshoot printer problems.
SettingUse this setting to:Va l u e s
NPA ModeSend print jobs to the printer and query 
printer status information 
simultaneously.Off
On
Auto*
MAC Binary PSConfigure the printer to process 
Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs.Off—The printer filters PostScript print jobs 
using standard protocol.
On—The printer processes raw binary 
PostScript print jobs from computers using the 
Macintosh operating system. This setting often 
causes Windows print jobs to fail.
Auto*—The printer processes print jobs from 
computers using either Windows or Macintosh 
operating systems.
* Factory default
SettingUse this setting to:Va l u e s
Reset Factory 
DefaultsReturn your printer settings to the factory default values. Sometimes resetting the printer 
to the original settings solves formatting problems. All menu items are reset to the 
factory default values except:
 Display Language.
 All settings in the Parallel menu, Network menu, LocalTalk menu, and USB menu.
All downloaded resources (fonts, macros, and symbol sets) in printer memory (RAM) are 
deleted. Resources in flash memory are unaffected.
Reset 
Photoconductor 
CounterReturn the photoconductor counter to zero.
The replace photoconductor message should be cleared only when the photoconductor 
kit has been replaced.
Hex TraceHelp isolate printing problems when unexpected characters print or 
characters are missing. Hex Trace helps you determine if there is a 
problem with the language interpreter or the cable by telling you what 
information your printer is receiving. To exit Hex Trace, turn off the printer.Off*
On
Print Quality Test 
PagesHelp isolate print quality problems, such as streaking. When you select this setting, three 
pages print to help you evaluate print quality:
 A text page with printer information, cartridge information, current margin settings, 
and a graphic.
 Two pages with graphics.
* Factory default
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How to install drivers for local printing
A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB or parallel cable. The printer driver 
is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer.
The procedure to install drivers depends on the operating system you are using. Use the following 
table to find driver installation instructions for your particular operating system. If you need additional 
help, refer to the documentation that shipped with your computer and your software.
Windows
Some Windows operating systems may already include a printer driver that is compatible with your 
printer. This may mean that installation will seem automatic in later versions of Windows. System 
printer drivers work well for simple printing, but they contain less functionality than our enhanced 
custom printer driver.
Installing a custom driver does not replace the system driver. A separate printer object is created and 
appears in the Printers folder.
Use the drivers CD that shipped with your printer to install the custom printer driver and obtain all the 
enhanced printer features and functionality.
Drivers are also available in downloadable software packages on our Lexmark Web site at 
www.lexmark.com.
Using Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 98/Me
1Insert the drivers CD.
If the CD does not auto launch, click Start
Æ Run, and then type D:\Setup.exe in the Run 
dialog box.
2Click Install Software.
Note:Some Windows operating systems require that you have administrative access to 
install printer drivers on your computer.
3Click Printer and Software.
4Click Agree to accept the license agreement.
5Select Suggested, and then click Next.
6Select Local Attached, and then click Next.
Operating systemGo to page...
Windows 89
Macintosh 91
UNIX/Linux 93
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Follow the instructions on your screen to complete installing the drivers.
Using Windows 95, Windows NT
1Insert the drivers CD. 
Note:USB support is not available for Windows 95 or Windows NT operating systems.
If the CD does not auto launch, click Start
Æ Run, and then type D:\Setup.exe in the Run 
dialog box.
2Click Install Software.
3Click Printer and Software.
Note:You may need administrative access to install printer drivers on your computer.
4Click Agree to accept the license agreement.
5Select Custom, and then click Next.
6Follow the instructions on your screen to complete installing the drivers.
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