Lexmark E250dn User Manual

							61Manually feeding a print job
9Adjust the paper guides to the print media width.
10Hold both sides of the print media close to the manual feeder, and push it into the printer until it automatically 
engages.
There is a brief pause between the time the printer engages the print media and when it feeds into the printer.
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							62Printing on both sides of the paper (duplex printing)
Printing on both sides of the paper (duplex printing)
Printing on both sides of the paper reduces printing costs. 
You can use the 250-sheet tray or the optional drawer to print a duplex job. 
Note:The duplex unit only supports certain sizes and types of print media. Only A4, letter, legal and folio 
size paper can be used for duplex printing. The printer does not support duplex printing on any other 
type of print media.
Page orientation is important when printing on letterhead. Use the following table for help when loading letterhead in the 
media sources for duplex printing.
You can choose how you want your job duplexed: Long Edge or Short Edge.
•Long Edge means pages are bound along the long edge of the page (left edge for portrait, top edge for 
landscape).Media source or processPrint sideTop of page
Duplex (two-sided) printing from 
traysPrinted letterhead face upThe top edge of the sheet with the logo is 
placed at the front of the tray
Duplex (two-sided) printing from 
Manual feederPrinted letterhead face downThe top edge of the sheet with the logo enters 
the printer first.Front of 
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							63Printing on both sides of the paper (duplex printing)
•Short Edge means pages are bound along the short edge of the page.
To duplex a print job:
1From the computer software application, select Fileà Print.
2Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings.
3From the Page Layout tab, select 2-sided printing.
4Select either Long Edge or Short Edge.
5Select 2-sided printing.
6Click the Paper tab.
7Select the appropriate Input options for your print job.
8Click OK.Back of sheet
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							64Printing multiple page images on one page (N-upprinting)
Printing multiple page images on one page (N-upprinting)
The Multipage Printing (N-up) setting is used to print multiple page images on a single page. For example, 2-Up means two 
page images are printed on one page, 4-up means four page images are printed on one page, and so on.
The printer uses the Multipage Order, Multipage View, and Multipage Border settings to determine the order and orientation 
of the page images, and whether a border is printed around each page image.
1From the computer software application, select Fileà Print.
2Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings.
3From the Page Layout tab, select the number of images per sheet (from the Multipage printing section) and the 
orientation you would like the paper to have.
The positioning depends on the number of images and whether the images are portrait or landscape in 
orientation.
For example, if you select 4-Up multipage printing and portrait orientation, the results differ depending on the 
Multipage Order value you select:
4To print a visible border around each page image, select Print page borders.
5Click OK.
6Click OK on the Print window to send the job to print.AcrossDown2 1
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							65Printing a booklet
Printing a booklet
The Booklet setting lets you print multiple pages in booklet form without having to reformat your document so the pages 
print in the proper order. The pages print so that the finished, collated document may be folded along the center of each 
page to form a booklet.
If the document contains many pages, a booklet may have too many pages to fold easily. If you are printing a fairly large 
booklet, you might want to use the Sheets per Bundle option to specify how many physical pages are put into one bundle. 
The printer will print the necessary number of bundles, which you can then bind into one booklet. Printing in bundles helps 
the outside edge of the pages line up more evenly.
You must specify whether or not you want to print using any Duplex printing options before you select to print using the 
booklet function. Once you choose Print Using Booklet, the controls for the Duplex options are unavailable and remain at 
the last setting used.
1From the computer software application, select Fileà Print.
2Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings.
3From the Page Layout tab, click More Page Layout Options.
4Click Booklet.
If your print job is large, you may want to use the Sheets per Bundle option.
5Select the appropriate binding edge for your print job.
6To print a visible fold mark on the pages, select Print fold mark.
7Click OK twice.
8Click OK on the Print window to send the job to print.
Note:Booklet printing is not available on a Macintosh computer.2
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							66Printing on letterhead
Printing on letterhead
Page orientation is important when printing on letterhead. Use the following table for help when loading letterhead in the 
print media sources.
Note:If you are using the manual feeder, first send the job to print, then load the letterhead when the printer 
displays the Load Manual Feeder light sequence (see Manually feeding a print job on page60).
1From the computer software application, select Fileà Print.
2Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings.
3Click the Paper tab.
4Select Letterhead from the Paper type drop-down list.
5Select the appropriate paper size and tray.
6Click OK.
7Click OK on the Print window to send the job to print.
Printing using an overlay or a watermark
Overlays and watermarks are templates that can be defined and then printed as a background on a form before the data 
from the current job is printed. Typical examples of overlays include company logos or letterheads, decorative borders, and 
simulated “preprinted” forms. Overlays can include text, graphics, or images. Watermarks are simple text. You can create 
overlays and watermarks and then download them directly to the printer, or you can create an overlay or watermark file on 
your system and then download it to the printer.
Note:To create and download overlays, you must have flash memory installed.
For information about how to create, save, or download an overlay or watermark, see the printer driver Help.
Using an overlay
1From the computer software application, select Fileà Print.
2Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings.
3Click the Other Options tab.
4Click Overlay.
5Select which pages receive the overlay.Media source or processPrint sideTop of page
250-sheet tray
250-sheet drawer (optional)
550-sheet drawer (optional)Printed letterhead facedownThe top edge of the sheet with the logo is 
placed at the front of the tray / drawer.
Duplex (two-sided) printing from 
traysPrinted letterhead faceupThe top edge of the sheet with the logo is 
placed at the front of the tray / drawer.
Manual feederPrinted letterhead faceupThe top edge of the sheet with the logo enters 
the printer first.
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							67Canceling a print job
6Select the overlay to use.
7Select whether to place the overlay on top of or underneath the page image in the Overlay placement area.
8Click OK.
Using a watermark
1From the computer software application, select Fileà Print.
2Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings.
3Click the Other Options tab.
4Click Watermark.
5Select which pages receive the watermark.
6Select the watermark to use.
7Select whether to place the watermark on top of or underneath the page image in the Watermark placement area.
8Click OK.
Canceling a print job
A print job can be canceled from the control panel or from your computer. The Cancel job light sequence is displayed on the 
control panel while the job is being canceled.
From the printer control panel
Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing.
From a Windows computer
1Click Startà Settingsà Printers.
2Double-click the printer you are using to print the job.
A list of print jobs appears.
3Right-click the document you want to stop printing, and then click Cancel.Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							68Canceling a print job
Canceling a job from a Macintosh computer
Canceling a print job from a computer running Mac OS 9
When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop.
1Double-click the printer icon on your desktop.
A list of print jobs appears in the printer window.
2Select the print job you want to cancel.
3Click the trash can button.
Canceling a job from a computer running Mac OS X
When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears in the dock.
1Open Applicationsà Utilities, and then double-click Print Center or Printer Setup.
2Double-click the printer you are printing to.
3In the printer window, select the print job you want to cancel.
4Press Delete.Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

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Installing options
Accessing the system board
To install memory, you must access the printer system board.
1Remove the 250-sheet tray.CAUTION:Turn the printer off, and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before continuing.Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							70Accessing the system board
2Press the button on the left side of the printer to release and lower the front door.
3Open the rear exit door.Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals