Lexmark W840n User Manual

Installing an option card
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Installing options
6Align the connection points on the card with the connector on the system board, and push the card firmly into the 
system board connector.
7Insert the screws saved from the cover plate (or the extra screws shipped with the card).
8Tighten the screws to secure the card.
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Installing a hard disk
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Installing options
Installing a hard disk
Note:You need a small Phillips screwdriver to attach the hard disk to the mounting plate.
1Remove the system board access panel. (See Accessing the printer system board.)
2Remove the mounting plate, hard disk, ribbon cable, and attachment screws from the package.
3Align the ribbon cable connector with the connector pins on the hard disk.
4Attach the ribbon cable to the hard disk.
5Align the screw holes on the mounting plate with the...

Installing a hard disk
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Installing options
7Press the ribbon cable connector into the connector on the system board.
8Press the three posts on the mounting plate into the holes on the system board. The hard disk snaps into place.
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Replacing the access panel
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Installing options
Replacing the access panel
After you have installed options on the printer system board, follow these steps to reattach the access panel.
1Align the tabs on the right side of the access panel with the slots on the printer.
2Slide the panel to the right and towards the printer.
3Tighten the screws. 
4Plug the printer power cord back into a properly grounded electrical outlet and turn on the printer.
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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
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Understanding paper and specialty media 
guidelines
Print media is paper, card stock, transparencies, labels, and envelopes. The last four are sometimes referred to as specialty 
media. The printer provides high quality printing on a variety of media. A number of things must be considered concerning 
media before printing. This chapter provides information on making media selections and caring for media.
Supported print media
Selecting print...

Supported print media
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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Print media sizes

 — indicates support
500-sheet trays
(standard and option)Multipurpose feeder2000-sheet dual input
trays (option)2000-sheet high
capacity feeder
(option)Duplex unit
(option)500-sheet standard
output bin300-sheet second exit
output bin
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Print media 
size
Dimensions
A3297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 in.)

 



A4210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.7 in.)







A5
1148 x 210 mm (5.83 x 8.27 in.)

 



JIS B4257 x 364 mm (10.1 x...

Supported print media
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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Media sizes supported in the finisher
Size
Bin 1Bin 2
Standard*OffsetStaplePunchStandard*OffsetStaplePunch
A3
 
 



A4
 
 



A5

JIS B4
 
 



JIS B5
 
 



Letter
 
 



Legal
 
 



Executive
 
 



Folio
 
 



Statement

Ta b l o i d
 
 



Universal
7 ¾ Envelope
10 Envelope
DL Envelope
C5 Envelope
Other Envelope
* Paper passes to the finisher bin without being stapled or offset.
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Supported print media
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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Feed characteristics by print media size
Print media sizeFeed orientation1Print media orientation2Size supports duplex
A3Portrait Short-edge

A4Por t ra i t or Landscape Short-edge or Long-edge

A5Portrait Short-edge

JIS B4Portrait Short-edge

JIS B5Landscape Long-edge

LetterPor t ra i t or Landscape Short-edge or Long-edge

LegalPortrait Short-edge

ExecutiveLandscape Long-edge

FolioPortrait Short-edge

StatementPortrait...

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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Print media types
Print media500-sheet traysMultipurpose feeder2000-sheet dual input 
trays2000-sheet high 
capacity feederDuplex unitStandard output binSecond exit output bin
Finisher
StandardOffsetStapledHole Punch
Paper











Card stock

 




Transparencies

 


Paper labels

 


Bond











Envelope



Letterhead











Preprinted











Colored paper











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Understanding paper and specialty media guidelines
Print media weights
Print mediaTy p e
Print media weight
500-sheet traysMultipurpose 
feeder2000-sheet dual
input trays2000-sheet high 
capacity feederDuplex unit
PaperXerographic or 
business paperTr a y  1: 64 to 105 g/m2 
grain long (17 to 28 lb 
bond)
Other 500-sheet trays: 
64 to 216 g/m
2 grain long 
(17 to 58 lb bond)64 to 216 g/m
2 grain 
long (17 to 58 lb 
bond)64 to 105 g/m2 grain long
(17 to 28 lb bond)
Card stock—...