Lexmark W840 User Manual

							Loading standard or optional 500-sheet trays
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6Squeeze the side guide tab, and slide the guide until it lightly rests against the edge of the media.
7Insert the tray.
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							Loading the multipurpose feeder
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Loading the multipurpose feeder
The multipurpose feeder can hold several sizes and types of print media, such as transparencies, postcards, note cards, 
and envelopes. It can be used for single-page or manual printing or as an additional tray.
The multipurpose feeder can hold approximately:
100 sheets of 75 g/m
2 (20 lb) paper
10 envelopes
75 transparencies
The multipurpose feeder accepts print media within the following dimensions:
Width—89 mm (3.5 in.) to 297 mm (11.7 in.) 
Length—98 mm (3.9 in.) to 432 mm (17.0 in.)
The icons on the multipurpose feeder show you how to load the multipurpose feeder with paper, how to turn an envelope for 
printing, and how to load letterhead paper for simplex and duplex printing.
To load print media:
Note:Do not add or remove print media when the printer is printing from the multipurpose feeder or when 
the operator panel indicator light is blinking. Doing so may cause a jam.
1Lower the multipurpose feeder.
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2Pull the tray extension out.
Note:Do not place objects on the multipurpose feeder. Also, avoid pressing down or applying excessive 
force on it.
3Slide the width guides to the outside of the feeder.
4Flex the sheets or envelopes back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Do not fold or crease the print media. 
Straighten the edges on a level surface.
5Load the media in the feeder.
Note:Make sure the print media is below the max fill line. Overloading may cause jams.
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							Loading the multipurpose feeder
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6Slide the width guides until they lightly rest against the edge of the media.
7Set the Paper Size and Paper Type for the multipurpose feeder (MP Feeder Size and MP Feeder Type) to the 
correct value for the print media you loaded. 
aPress   on the operator panel.
bPress  until  Paper Menu appears, and then press  .
cPress  until  Paper Size/Type appears, and then press  .
dPress  until  MP Feeder Size/Type appears, and then press  .
ePress   until the   appears next to the media size you loaded, and then press  .
fPress   until the media type you loaded appears, and then press  .
gPress   repeatedly to return to the Ready state.
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							Loading the 2000-sheet dual input trays
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Loading the 2000-sheet dual input trays
The 2000-sheet dual input drawer includes two trays: an 850-sheet tray and an 1150-sheet tray. Although the trays are 
different in appearance, they both load the same way.
1Pull out the tray.
2Squeeze the front guide tab, and slide the guide to the correct position for the size media you are loading.
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							Loading the 2000-sheet high capacity feeder
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3Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Do not fold or crease the print media. Straighten the 
edges on a level surface.
4Load print media in the tray with the print side up.
Note:Make sure the print media is below the max fill line on the rear guide. Overloading may cause jams.
5Insert the tray into the printer.
Loading the 2000-sheet high capacity feeder
The high capacity feeder can hold 2000 sheets of Letter, A4, Executive, and JIS B5 paper (75 g/m2 [20 lb]).
1Pull out the tray.
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							Loading the 2000-sheet high capacity feeder
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2If loading print media with a different width or length, adjust the width and length guides.
3Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Do not fold or crease the print media. Straighten the 
edges on a level surface.
4Load print media in the tray with the print side down.
Place pre-punched paper with the holes toward the left side of the tray.
Place letterhead (or the top of the page) toward the front of the tray.
5Insert the tray into the high capacity feeder.
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							Loading Letter or A4 size print media in the short-edge feed orientation
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Loading Letter or A4 size print media in the short-edge feed 
orientation
In order for the printer to recognize letter or A4 size print media loaded in the short-edge feed orientation, Short-edge 
Printing must be enabled.
1Make sure the printer is off.
2Press and hold the   and   buttons while you turn the printer on.
3Release both buttons when Performing Self Test appears on the display.
The printer performs its power-on sequence, and then Config Menu appears on the first line of the display.
4Press  until  Short-edge Printing appears, and then press  .
Disabled appears on the second line of the display.
5Press   or   to change the setting to Enabled, and then press  .
Submitting Selection appears briefly on the display, and then is replaced by Config Menu on the first line and 
Short-edge Printing on the second line.
6Press and release   or   until   Exit Config Menu appears, and then press  .
Activating Menu Changes appears briefly, followed by Performing Self Test. The printer returns to Ready.
Setting up trays with different orientations
We recommend that you use the custom type settings to differentiate print media of the same size with different 
orientations. For example, if you want to have letter-size paper loaded into both standard trays, but one in the long-edge 
orientation and one in the short-edge orientation, you could set up the trays as follows:
Tr a y  1: Long-edge Fed; Paper Size=Letter; Paper Type=Plain
Tr a y  2: Short-edge Fed; Paper Size=Letter; Paper Type=Custom Type 1
By setting the printer menus like this, you can easily choose which orientation you want to use for a print job by selecting 
the appropriate tray.
Changing the Custom Type Name
You can use the printer Embedded Web Server or MarkVision to define a name other than Custom Type [x] for each of the 
custom media types that are loaded. When a custom name is defined for a Custom Type, then the printer displays this 
name wherever it would normally display Custom Type [x].
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							Linking trays
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To define a custom name using the Embedded Web Server:
1Open the printer Embedded Web Server by typing its IP address in the address bar of a browser. For example:
http://192.168.0.11
2Click Configuration.
3Click PAPER MENU.
4Click CUSTOM NAMES.
5Define one or more custom names.
For example, you could enter names such as “Short-edge Letter” or “Yellow Glossy.”
6Click Submit.
Linking trays
Tray linking enables the automatic linking feature for trays when you load the same size and type of print media in multiple 
sources. The printer automatically links the trays; when one tray is empty, print media feeds from the next linked tray.
For example, if you have the same size and type of print media loaded in tray 2 and tray 4, the printer selects print media 
from tray 2 until it becomes empty, and then the printer automatically feeds print media from the next linked tray—tray 4.
By linking all five trays, you effectively create a single source with a capacity of 4,000 sheets.
If you load the same size print media in each tray, make sure the print media is all the same type in order to link the trays. 
To set the paper type or size:
1Press   on the operator panel.
2Press  until  Paper Menu appears, and then press  .
3Press  until  Paper Size/Type appears, and then press  .
4Press  until  Tray  Size/Type appears, and then press  .
5Press   until the   appears next to the media size you loaded, and then press  .
6Press   until the media type you loaded appears, and then press  .
7Press   repeatedly to return to the Ready state.
Once the trays you selected are loaded with the same size and type of print media, select the same Paper Type setting in 
the Paper menu for these sources.
To disable tray linking, set the Paper Type to a unique value in each one of the trays. If all the trays do not have the same 
type of print media when they are linked, you could mistakenly print a job on the wrong paper type.
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							Identifying and linking output bins
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Identifying and linking output bins
There is one standard output bin on all printer models. If you need additional output capacity, the optional finisher provides 
up to 3500 sheets of additional output capacity.
The following table provides information on output bin capacities.
Linking output bins
If you have multiple output bins, linking them lets you create a single output source so the printer can automatically switch 
output to the next available bin. For more information on the values available to configure your output bins, see the Menus 
and Messages Guide.
Note:The bin sequence for linking always starts with the standard bin and proceeds from the bin nearest 
to the floor to the bin farthest from the floor.
To link output bins:
1Press   on the operator panel.
2Press  until  Paper Menu appears, and then press  .
Output binEach bin accommodatesIllustration of output bin
Standard bin  500 sheets
* (75 g/m2 [20 lb]) 
plain paper
 300 transparencies
 200 labels
 50 envelopes 
(75 g/m
2 [20 lb])
Finisher bin 1 500 sheets (75 g/m
2 [20 lb]) 
plain paper
Finisher bin 2 3000 sheets
† (75 g/m2 [20 lb]) 
plain paper
* Standard bin capacity with finisher installed: up to 300 sheets.† This capacity may decrease if mixed print media sizes are sent to this bin.
Standard bin
Bin 1
Bin 2
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