Lexmark E250d User Manual

31Understanding the control panel lights
Font error
Insufficient printer memoryLight sequence:
•Continue—On
•Toner Low/Replace PC Kit—Blinking
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The printer has received a request for a font (PPDS) which is not 
installed.
What you can do:
•Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job.
•Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer.
•Press Continue to clear the message and continue 
printing.
Light sequence:
•Continue—On
•Load Paper—Blinking
•Error—On
What this...

32Understanding the control panel lights
ENA connection lost
Host interface disabledLight sequence:
•Continue—On
•Paper Jam—Blinking
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The printer cannot establish communication with the network.
What you can do:
•Press Continue to clear the code and continue 
printing. (The previous print job may not print correctly.)
Light sequence:
•Continue—On
•Load Paper—Blinking
•Paper Jam—Blinking
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The printer USB or parallel port has...

33Understanding the control panel lights
Memory full
Short paperLight sequence:
•Continue—On
•Ready—On
•Toner Low/Replace PC Kit—On
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The printer is processing data, but the memory used to store 
pages is full.
What you can do:
•Press Continue to clear the message and continue 
printing the job (the job may not print correctly).
•Press and release Cancel to cancel the print job.
•Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer.
•To avoid this error in the future:...

34Understanding the control panel lights
Invalid engine code
Invalid network code
Toner cartridge region mismatchLight sequence:
•Ready—On
•Load Paper—On
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The engine code has not been programmed, or the programmed 
code is not valid.
What you can do:
Download valid engine code to the internal print server.
Light sequence:
•Ready—On
•Load Paper—Blinking
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The code in an internal print server has not been programmed, or 
the...

35Understanding the control panel lights
Change toner cartridge/invalid refill
Missing / Defective toner cartridgeLight sequence:
•Toner Low/Replace PC Kit—On
•Paper Jam—Blinking
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The toner in the toner cartridge is getting low, or an invalid refill 
toner has been installed.
What you can do:
•Press and release Continue to clear the light 
sequence and continue processing the print job.
•Turn the printer off.
•Remove the toner cartridge, and shake it to extend the...

36Understanding the control panel lights
Unsupported toner cartridge
Light sequence:
•Toner Low/Replace PC Kit—On
•Load Paper—On
•Error—On
What this light sequence means:
The toner cartridge is not supported by your printer.
What you can do:
•Press and release Continue to clear the light 
sequence and continue processing the print job.
•Turn the printer off.
•Remove the toner cartridge, and replace it with a 
supported toner cartridge. (See What supplies do I 
need and how do I order them? on page76 and...

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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 door.
3Press and hold Continue as you turn the printer back on.
4Release...

38Configuration menus overview
Configuration menus overview
Menus are represented by Continue, Ready, Toner Low/Replace PC Kit , and Load Paperlight 
sequences. Menu items and their settings are indicated by Paper Jam and Error 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 perform a function or to save a setting.
•Press and hold Cancel until all...

39Configuration menus overview
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 toValues
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...

40Configuration menus overview
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 toValues
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...