Lexmark X544 Manual

5Press the arrow buttons until Page Protect appears, and then press .
6Press the arrow buttons until Off appears, and then press .
Job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong paper
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HECK THE PAPER TYPE SETTING
Make sure the Paper Type setting matches the paper loaded in the tray.
Incorrect or strange characters print
The print job may not have terminated properly. Turn the printer off and back on.
Make sure the printer is not in Hex Trace mode. If Ready Hex appears on the display, you must exit Hex...

MAKE SURE THE PRINTER HAS ENOUGH MEMORY
Add printer memory.
Unexpected page breaks occur
Increase the Print Timeout value:
1From the printer control panel, press .
2Press the arrow buttons until Settings appears, and then press .
3Press the arrow buttons until General Settings appears, and then press .
4Press the arrow buttons until Timeouts appears, and then press .
5Press the arrow buttons until Print Timeout appears, and then press .
6Press the arrow buttons until the desired value appears, and then...

3Close the scanner cover.
Poor copy quality
These are some examples of poor copy quality:
Blank pages
Checkerboard pattern
Distorted graphics or pictures
Missing characters
Faded print
Dark print
Skewed lines
Smudges
Streaks
Unexpected characters
White lines in print
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
CHECK THE DISPLAY FOR ERROR MESSAGES
Clear any error messages.
THE TONER MAY BE LOW
When 88 Cartridge low appears or when the print becomes faded, replace the toner cartridge....

CHECK THE QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
Make sure the quality of the original document is satisfactory.
CHECK THE DOCUMENT PLACEMENT
Make sure the document or photo is loaded facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.
UNWANTED TONER IS IN THE BACKGROUND
Adjust the darkness to a lighter setting.
Change the Background Removal setting in the Copy Settings menu.
PATTERNS (MOIRÉ) APPEAR IN THE OUTPUT
From the printer control panel, press the Content button until the light comes on next to...

The power cord is plugged into the printer and a properly grounded electrical outlet.
The electrical outlet is not turned off by any switch or breaker.
The printer is not plugged into any surge protectors, uninterrupted power supplies, or extension cords.
Other electrical equipment plugged into the outlet is working.
Once you have checked each of these possibilities, turn the printer off and then back on. This often fixes the problem
with the scanner.
Scan was not successful
These are possible solutions....

CHECK THE QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
Make sure the quality of the original document is satisfactory.
CHECK THE DOCUMENT PLACEMENT
Make sure the document or photo is loaded facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.
Partial document or photo scans
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
CHECK THE DOCUMENT PLACEMENT
Make sure the document or photo is loaded facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.
CHECK THE PAPER SIZE SETTING
Make sure the paper...

If your region supports multiple caller ID patterns, you may have to change the default setting. There are two settings
available: FSK (pattern 1) and DTMF (pattern 2). The availability of these settings by way of the Fax menu depends on
whether your country or region supports multiple caller ID patterns. Contact your telecommunications company to
determine which pattern or switch setting to use.
Cannot send or receive a fax
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
CHECK THE...

CHECK FOR A DIAL TONE
Place a test call to the telephone number to which you want to send a fax to make sure that it is working correctly.
If the telephone line is being used by another device, then wait until the other device is finished before sending
a fax.
If you are using the On Hook Dial feature, then turn up the volume to verify a dial tone.
TEMPORARILY DISCONNECT OTHER EQUIPMENT
To ensure the printer is working correctly, connect it directly to the telephone line. Disconnect any answering...

3Click Fax Settings.
4Click Analog Fax Setup.
5In the Rings to Answer box, enter the number of times you want the phone to ring before answering.
6Click Submit.
THE TONER MAY BE LOW
88  toner low appears when the toner is low.
Can receive but not send faxes
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
MAKE SURE THE PRINTER IS IN FAX MODE
From the printer control panel, press the Fax button to put the printer in Fax mode.
MAKE SURE THE DOCUMENT IS LOADED PROPERLY
Load the original...

MAKE SURE THE FAX TRANSMISSION SPEED IS NOT SET TOO HIGH
Decrease the incoming fax transmission speed:
1Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.
Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP
address in the TCP/IP section.
2Click Configuration.
3Click Fax Settings.
4Click Analog Fax Setup.
5In the Max Speed box, click on one of the following:
2400
4800
9600
14400
33600
6Click Submit.
Blocking junk faxes
1Type the...