Lexmark W840n User Manual

Windows
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Installing drivers for network printing
Install the printer driver (or subset) on network clients
Using the point and print method
Note:This method is usually the best use of system resources. The server handles driver modifications and 
the print job processing. This lets network clients return to applications much faster.
With this method, a subset of driver information is copied from the server to the client computer. This is just enough 
information to send a print job to the printer....

Macintosh
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Installing drivers for network printing
Macintosh
Note:A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a 
printer to UNIX or Macintosh computers.
To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file, and either 
create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 9.x) or create a print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X).
Mac OS X
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
1Install a PostScript...

Macintosh
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Installing drivers for network printing
If the PPD file displayed in the Summary window is correct for the printer, then printer setup is complete.
If the PPD file displayed in the Summary window is not correct for the printer, delete the printer from the 
printer list in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility, and repeat Step 1: Install a custom PPD file.
Using IP Printing
Follow these steps to create a print queue using IP Printing. To create an AppleTalk print queue, see Step 2: Create a...

UNIX/Linux
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Installing drivers for network printing
Step 2: Create a desktop printer
1In the Chooser, select the LaserWriter 8 driver.
2For a routed network, select the default zone from the list. For the zone to select, look on the Network Setup page 
under AppleTalk for Zone.
3Select the new printer from the list.
4For printer to select, look on the Network Setup page under the “AppleTalk” heading to find the default name of the 
printer.
5Click Create.
6Make sure there is an icon next to the printer...

Installing options
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4Installing options
CAUTION:If you are installing memory or option cards sometime after setting up the printer, turn the printer off 
and unplug the power cord before continuing.
You can customize the printer memory capacity and connectivity by adding optional cards. The instructions in this section 
help you install any of the following options:
Memory cards
–Printer memory
–Flash memory
Firmware cards
–Bar Code
–For ms
–IPDS and SCS/TNe
–PRESCRIBE
–PrintCryption™
Other options...

Accessing the printer system board
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Installing options
Accessing the printer system board
You must access the printer system board to install printer memory, flash memory, a hard disk, or an option card.
CAUTION:Turn the printer off, and unplug the power cord before continuing.
1Loosen the screws on the access panel located on the back side of the printer.
2Remove the panel from the printer, and set it aside.
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Accessing the printer system board
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Installing options
Use the illustration to locate the connector for the option you want to install.
Option card connector
Printer memory card connector
Flash memory or 
firmware card 
connectors Hard disk connector
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Installing a printer memory card
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Installing options
Installing a printer memory card
Complete the following instructions to install a printer memory card.
Note:Memory cards designed for other Lexmark printers may not work with your printer.
1Remove the system board access panel. (See Accessing the printer system board.)
2Push open the latches on both ends of the memory card connector.
3Unpack the memory card.
Warning:Printer memory cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal...

Installing a flash memory or firmware card
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Installing options
Installing a flash memory or firmware card
Note:Flash memory and firmware cards designed for other Lexmark printers may not work with your printer.
1Remove the system board access panel. (See Accessing the printer system board.)
2Unpack the flash memory or firmware card.
Warning:Flash memory and firmware cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal 
such as the printer frame before you touch a card.
3Holding the...

Installing an option card
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Installing options
Installing an option card
Warning:Option cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal such as the printer 
frame before you touch a memory card.
Note:You need a small Phillips screwdriver to attach the option card to the system board.
1Remove the system board access panel. (See Accessing the printer system board.)
2Open the system board door.
3Locate the card connector on the system board.
4Remove the screws and the cover plate, and...