Lexmark Optra S 1250 Manual
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Table of Contentsiii Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ............................. xi Trademarks .............................xiii Getting Started SettingUpYourPrinter ....................1 IdentifyingYourPrinter,Features,andOptions ................1 OptraS1255andOptraS1625 .........................2 OptraS1855 .........................................3 OptraS2455 .........................................4 UnpackingthePrinter ......................................5 DeterminingWhattoInstallNext ............................7 InstallingtheDual500-SheetDrawer .........................7 AttachingtheDecals .......................................11 RemovingthePrintCartridgePackaging .....................12 Removingthe250-SheetInputTray..........................16 Adding Names to the Paper Tray Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loadingthe250-SheetInputTray ...........................20 InstallingtheOperatorPanelOverlay ........................25 AttachingaParallelCable ..................................26 PluggingthePrinterIn .....................................28 TurningthePrinterPowerOn ..............................28 PrintingaTestPage .......................................29 InstallingPrinterDriversandUtilities .......................30 UsingthePrinterUtilities .................31 Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Installing Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 PrinterDrivers ......................................34 BidirectionalCommunication ...............................35 MarkVision ..............................................36 MarkVisionWindows ...............................37
Table of Contentsiv Table of Contents MarkVision Support in Various Environments . . . . . . . . . . 37 MarkVisionOnlineHelp .............................46 Toolkit ...................................................46 NetworkPrinterUtility ....................................47 Getting Updated Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 OnlineServices .....................................47 AutomatedFAXSystem .............................48 Using Your Printer Using the Operator Panel and Menus . . . . . . . 51 PowerIndicatorLight .....................................52 OperatorPanelButtons ....................................53 PrinterMessages ..........................................54 UsingtheOperatorPaneltoChangePrinterSettings ...........55 ExampleofPrintingtheMenuSettings .......................57 OperatorPanelMenus .....................................58 OverviewofPrinterMenus .................................60 PaperMenu ..............................................61 FinishingMenu ...........................................71 TestsMenu ...............................................78 JobMenu ................................................82 QualityMenu.............................................85 SetupMenu ..............................................87 PCLEmulMenu ..........................................95 PostScriptMenu .........................................100 ParallelMenu............................................101 SerialMenu .............................................105 NetworkMenu ..........................................110 InfraredMenu ...........................................113 LocalTalkMenu..........................................116 FaxMenu ...............................................119 DisablingtheOperatorPanelMenus ........................121
vTable of Contents Table of Contents UsingPrintMaterials ....................123 PrintMaterials ...........................................124 PrintMaterialCharacteristics ........................126 PaperGuidelines ...................................128 EnvelopeGuidelines................................130 LabelGuidelines ...................................131 CardStockGuidelines ..............................138 TransparencyGuidelines ............................139 PaperSources............................................140 StandardTrays ....................................140 MultipurposeFeeder ...............................141 OptionalDrawers ..................................141 OptionalEnvelopeFeeder ...........................142 PaperSourceSpecifications ..........................143 PaperSizeSpecifications ............................144 EnvelopeSizeSpecifications .........................145 TrayLinking ............................................145 PaperLoading ...........................................146 LoadingaPaperTray .....................................146 Duplexing(Two-SidedPrinting) ...........................152 PaperExits(OutputBins) .................................153 TipsforAvoidingPaperJams ..............................155 Multipurpose Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 MultipurposeFeederGuidelines ...........................158 OpeningtheMultipurposeFeeder ..........................159 LoadingtheMultipurposeFeeder ..........................161 UsingtheMultipurposeFeeder ............................169 ClosingtheMultipurposeFeeder ...........................170 Receive-onlyFax ........................171 HardwareNeeded .......................................171 Receive-onlyFaxSetup ...................................172 DisablingReceive-onlyFax ................................173
Table of Contentsvi Table of Contents Caring for Your Printer Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . 177 StatusMessages ..........................................177 Line1Messages....................................178 Line2Messages....................................182 AttendanceMessages .....................................184 SolvingPrinterProblems .................199 DisplayProblems ........................................200 PrintingProblems ........................................200 PrintQualityProblems....................................201 OptionProblems .........................................204 NetworkPrintingProblems ...............................207 OtherProblemsandQuestions .............................208 ClearingJams ...........................209 PossiblePaperJamAreas..................................209 AccessingPaperJamAreas ................................211 200and201PaperJam-RemoveCartridge ............212 202PaperJam-OpenRearDoor .....................214 230PaperJam-CheckDuplex .......................218 24xPaperJam-CheckTrayx ........................224 250PaperJam-CheckMPFeeder ....................234 260PaperJam-CheckEnvFeeder ....................234 27xPaperJam-CheckBinx .........................238 MaintainingYourPrinter .................247 OrderingaPrintCartridge ................................248 OrderingaLabelFuserCleaner ............................248 StoringthePrintCartridge ................................249 ReplacingthePrintCartridge ..............................249 OrderingaChargeRollKit ................................250
viiTable of Contents Table of Contents Installing Options Adding Options to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 OptionalDrawers .......................255 InstallinganOptionalDrawer .............................256 EnvelopeFeederOption ..................261 InstallingtheEnvelopeFeeder .............................262 EnvelopeFeederGuidelines ...............................265 LoadingtheEnvelopeFeeder ..............................265 UsingtheEnvelopeFeeder ................................270 RemovingtheEnvelopeFeeder ............................271 DuplexOption ..........................273 InstallingtheDuplexOption...............................273 ChangingDuplexSettings .................................278 Duplex ...........................................278 DuplexBind .......................................278 SelectingPaper ..........................................280 OutputExpanders .......................281 InstallinganOptionalOutputExpander.....................282 RemovinganOutputExpanderTray .......................289 ChangingOutputBinSettings .............................291 OutputBinLinking.......................................291 MemoryandOptionCards ...............293 AccessingthePrinterSystemBoard.........................293 ClosingthePrinterSystemBoard...........................297 PrinterMemoryOption ...................................299 Installing a Printer Memory Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 RemovingaMemoryOption ........................303 FlashMemoryOption ....................................304 Installing a Flash Memory Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Table of Contentsviii Table of Contents RemovingaFlashMemoryOption ...................307 OptionCards ............................................308 InternalNetworkAdapter(INA)OptionCard .........309 Tri-PortInterfaceOptionCard .......................310 Parallel1284-CAdapterOptionCard .................311 HardDiskwithAdapterOptionCard.................312 Installing an Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 RemovinganOptionCard ..........................319 Infrared Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Connecting the Cable and Using the Infrared Adapter . . 321 Verifying the Installation of Options . . . . . . 325 Appendixes Understanding Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 TypefacesandFonts ......................................329 WeightandStyle ...................................330 PitchandPointSize ................................331 SymbolSets .......................................332 BitmappedandScalableFonts .......................333 ResidentFonts ...........................................334 PrintingaFontSampleList ................................339 EnhancingPrintQuality ..................341 Definitions ..............................................341 PrintQualityOverview ...................................343 PrintQualitySettings .....................................344 PrintResolution....................................345 1200ImageQuality .................................345 PrintDarkness .....................................345 TonerSaver .......................................346 PQET .............................................346
ixTable of Contents Table of Contents PictureGrade ......................................347 Summary .........................................347 PrinterSpecifications ....................349 Dimensions .............................................349 DutyCycle ..............................................349 Supplies ................................................349 Reference Notices .................................353 Safety ..................................365 Warranty ...............................379 Glossary ................................383 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395