Lexmark X850e User Manual

							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
For the MFP to recognize Letter or A4 size print media loaded in the short-edge feed orientation, Short-edge Printing must 
be enabled.
1Make sure the MFP is off.
2Press and hold the keypad buttons 2 and 6 while you turn the MFP on.
3Release both buttons when Performing Self Test appears on the display.
The MFP performs its power-on sequence, and then the configuration menu appears on the display.
4Press  until Short-edge Printing appears, and then press the   to the right of Short-edge Printing.
5Press  until you see Enable, and then press Submit.
Submitting Change appears on the display.
6Press Back.
7Press Exit Config Menu.
Rebooting the Device appears on the display.
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:
Tray 1: Long-edge Fed; Paper Size=Letter; Paper Type=Plain
Tray 2: Short-edge Fed; Paper Size=Letter; Paper Type=Custom Type 1
By setting the MFP 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 MFP 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 MFP displays this 
name wherever it would normally display Custom Type [x].
To define a custom name using the Embedded Web Server:
1Open the MFP Embedded Web Server by typing its IP address in the address bar of a browser. For example:
http://192.168.0.11
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							Linking trays
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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 MFP 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 MFP selects print media from 
tray 2 until it becomes empty, and then the MFP automatically feeds print media from the next linked tray—tray 4.
By linking all trays (standard and optional), you effectively create a single source with a capacity of up to 4,100 sheets.
Make sure you load the same size and type of print media in each tray and then, using the Paper menu, set the same paper 
size and type for the trays to link.
Set the paper size and type for each tray. See Setting the Paper Type and Paper Size for more information.
To disable tray linking, set the Paper Type to a unique value for each tray.
If all the trays do not have the same type of print media loaded when linked, you could mistakenly print a job on the wrong 
paper.
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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 MFP 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.
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])
Note:
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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							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 MFP 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 media
 Storing print media
 Avoiding jams
For more details about the types of paper and specialty media your MFP supports, see the Card Stock & Label Guide 
available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.
We recommend that you try a limited sample of any paper or specialty media you are considering using with the MFP 
before purchasing large quantities.
Supported print media
The following tables provide information on standard and optional sources for both input and output trays and bins.
Print media sizes
 Media sizes supported in the finisher
 Feed characteristics by print media size
 Print media types
 Print media weights
 Media weights supported in the finisher
Note:If you use a print media size not listed, select the next larger size.
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
2
Print media 
size
Dimensions
A3297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 in.)

 



A4210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.7 in.)







A5148 x 210 mm (5.83 x 8.27 in.)

 



1 This size setting formats the page for 297.0 x 431.8 mm (11.7 x 17.0 in.) unless the size is specified by the software 
application.
2This output bin is only available when the finisher is installed.
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JIS B4257 x 364 mm (10.1 x 14.3 in.)

 



JIS B5182 x 257 mm (7.17 x 10.1 in.)







Letter215.9 x 279.4 mm (8.5 x 11 in.)







Legal215.9 x 355.6 mm (8.5 x 14 in.)

 



Executive184.2 x 266.7 mm (7.25 x 10.5 in.)







Folio216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13 in.)

 



Statement139.7 x 215.9 mm (5.5 x 8.5 in.)

 



Ta b l o i d279 x 432 mm (11.0 x 17.0 in.)

 



Universal
198.4 x 89.0 mm to 297.0 x 431.8 mm
(3.9 x 3.5 in. to 11.7 x 17.0 in.)

 



7 ¾ Envelope98.4 x 190.5 mm (3.875 x 7.5 in.)



10 Envelope104.8 x 241.3 mm (4.12 x 9.5 in.)



DL Envelope110 x 220 mm (4.33 x 8.66 in.)



C5 Envelope162 x 229 mm (6.38 x 9.01 in.)



Other 
Envelope98.4 x 89.0 mm to 297.0 x 431.8 mm
(3.9 x 3.5 in. to 11.7 x 17.0 in.)



Print media sizes(continued)

 — 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
2
Print media 
size
Dimensions
1 This size setting formats the page for 297.0 x 431.8 mm (11.7 x 17.0 in.) unless the size is specified by the software 
application.
2This output bin is only available when the finisher is installed.
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							Supported print media
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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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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 Short-edge

Ta b l o i dPortrait Short-edge

UniversalPo r t ra it
3Short-edge

7 ¾ EnvelopeLandscape Long-edge
10 EnvelopeLandscape Long-edge
DL EnvelopeLandscape Long-edge
C5 EnvelopeLandscape Long-edge
Other EnvelopePortrait Short-edge
1 Feed orientation indicates how the MFP will place the image on the page, not whether the physical page will be short-
edge or long-edge oriented.
2 Short-edge Printing must be enabled for the MFP to recognize letter or A4 size print media loaded in the short-edge 
orientation. For more information, see Loading Letter or A4 size print media in the short-edge feed orientation.
3 The feed orientation for Universal is actually variable.
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							Supported print media
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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
1

 


Bond











Envelope



Letterhead











Preprinted











Colored paper











1 This MFP is intended for occasional paper label printing only.
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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—
maximum
(grain long)
1
Index Bristol 163 g/m2 (90 lb) 120 g/m2 (67 lb)
Ta g 1 6 3  g / m
2 (100 lb) 120 g/m2 (74 lb)
Cover 176 g/m
2 (65 lb) 135 g/m2 (50 lb)
Card stock—
maximum
(grain short)
1
Index Bristol 199 g/m2 (110 lb) 163 g/m2 (90 lb)
Ta g 2 0 3  g / m
2 (125 lb) 163 g/m2 (100 lb)
Cover 216 g/m
2 (80 lb) 176 g/m2 (65 lb)
TransparenciesLaser printer 138 to 146 g/m
2
(37 to 39 lb bond)138 to 146 g/m
2
(37 to 39 lb bond)
Labels
4Paper 180 g/m2
(48 lb bond)163 g/m
2
(43 lb bond)
Integrated formsPressure- 
sensitive area 
(must enter the 
MFP first)135 to 140 g/m
2
(36 to 37 lb bond)135 to 140 g/m
2
(36 to 37 lb bond)
Paper base 
(grain long)75 to 135 g/m
2
(20 to 36 lb bond)75 to 135 g/m
2
(20 to 36 lb bond)
Envelopes
2Sulfite, wood-
free or up to 
100% cotton 
bonds60 to 105 g/m2
(16 to 28 lb bond)3
1 Grain short is preferred for papers over 135 g/m2.2 100% cotton content maximum weight—24 lb.3 28 lb bond envelopes are limited to 25% cotton content.4 This MFP is intended for occasional paper label printing only.
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