Lexmark C910 Quick Reference Guide

Lexmark™ C910 Quick Reference

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Printer menu o verview 1 Using the operator panel 2 Understanding printer messages 6 Loading paper 8 Locating and clearing paper jams 17

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Edition: October 2001

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Printer menu overview

Finishing Menu

Duplex Duplex Bind Copies Blank Pages Collation Separator Sheets Separator Source Multipage Print Multipage Order Multipage View Multipage Border

Netwo rk Menu

PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch MAC Binary PS NPA Mode Network Buffer Job Buffering Network <x> Setup Std Net Setup

PCL Emul Menu

Font Source Font Name Poi nt S ize Pitch Symbol Set Orientation Lines per Page A4 Width Auto CR after LF Auto LF after CR Tray Renumber

Serial Menu

PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch NPA Mode Serial Buffer Job Buffering RS-232/RS-422 RS-422 Polarity Serial Protocol Robust XON Baud Data Bits Parity Honor DSR

PostScript Menu

Print PS Error Font Priority Image Smoothing

Job Menu

Reset Printer Cancel Fax Confidential Job Held Jobs

LocalTalk Menu

LocalT alk Port PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch NPA Mode LocalTalk Buffer Job Buffering NPA Hosts LocalT alk Name LocalT alk Addr LocalT alk Zone

Parallel Menu

PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch MAC Binary PS NPA Mode Parallel Buffer Job Buffering Advanced Status Protocol Honor Init Parallel Mode 1 Parallel Mode 2

Setup Menu

Printer Language Printer Usage Power Saver Resource Save Download Target Print Timeout Auto Continue Wait Timeout Jam Recovery Page Protect Display Language Alarm Control Job Accounting Job Acct Limit

Color Menu

Color Correction Manual Color Print Mode Toner Darkness

Paper Menu

Paper Source Paper Size Paper Type Custom Types Output Bin Configure Bins Overflow Bin Assign Type/Bin Substitute Size Configure MP Paper Weight Paper Loading Universal Setup

Infrared Menu

Infrared Port PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch NPA Mode Infrared Buffer Job Buffering Window Size Transmit Delay Max Baud Rate

USB Menu

PCL SmartSwitch PS SmartSwitch MAC Binary PS NPA Mode USB Buffer Job Buffering

Utilities Menu

Color Samples Print Demo Print Menus Print Net <x> Setup Print Fonts Print Directory Factory Defaults Format Flash Defragment Flash Format Disk Job Acct Stat Hex Trace

Supplies Menu

Black Photo Dev Color Photo Dev <color> Toner Supplies Life

Using the operator panel

Press Menu to:

• Enter the menus from the

Ready state.

• Scroll through menus or

Select

Return

Stop

values.

• Increase or decrease a

numerical value.

• Display the Jo b Menu or

the Supplies Menu while the printer is busy.

Press Select to:

• Select the item on the

second line of the display.

• Save the selection as a

new default setting.

Press Return to back up to the previous menu level.

Press Stop to temporarily stop all print activity without losing data.

Press Go to:

• Exit the menus and

return to the Ready state.

• Clear messages.

Canceling a print job

To cancel a p rint job aft e r it ha s started printing:

1 Press Menu until you see

2 Press Menu unti l y o u see

Printing a menu settings page

To verify Paper Size and Paper Type settings, and check installed options and memory, print a menu settings page:

1 Press Menu until you see

2 Press Menu until you see

Job Menu, and then

Select.

press

Cancel Job, and then

Select.

press

Utilities Menu, and then

Select.

press

Print Menus, and then

Select. The menu

press settings page prints.

Printing confidential jobs

If you want to print a job that is personal or confidential, and you do not want anyone else to see it, the printer can hold your job in memory until you arrive at the printer.

To a print confidential job:

Note: Confidential printing only works with Lexmark C910 custom printe r dr ivers. These driv ers ar e lo ca t e d on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer and on the Web at www.lexmark.com.

Note: If you send a large file to a shared network printer, it remains in the printer memory until you print it. This could prevent others from printing. Retrieve your print jobs as soon as possible. To check the amount of memory in your printer, see “Printing a menu settings page” on page 3.

1 In your word processor,

spreadsheet, browser, or other application, select

Print.

File

2 Click Properties (or

Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the

application) to view the printer driver settings.

3 Click Help and refer to

the topic confidential print or print and hold.

Follow the instructions.

4 Go to the printer and use

the operator panel to retrieve your confidential print job:

a Press Menu until you

see Confidential Job, and then press

Select.

b Press Menu until you

see your user name, and then press

Select.

c Enter your four-digit

personal identification number (PIN) using the numb ered butt ons on the operator panel. As you enter your PIN, asterisks appear on the display.

d Press Menu until you

see Print A Job, and then press

Select.

(Print All Jobs sends all jobs with the same user name and PIN immediately to the printer.)

e Press Menu until you

see the job you want to print, and then

Select.

press

f Press Go to send the

job to the printer.

After the job prints, it is deleted from printer memory and the printer returns to the Ready state.

Understanding printer messages

The following table lists some typical operator panel messages you may encounter and the action you can take to clear them. For more information on these or other printer messages, refer to the Lexmark C910 Publications CD.

Message Action

37 Insufficient Memory

The printer memory isn’t sufficient and cannot continue processing print jobs.

38 Memory Full

The printer is processing data, but the memo ry used to store pages is full.

39 Complex Page

The page may not print correctly because the print information on the page is too complex.

80 Fuser Exhausted

It is time for you to replace the fuser.

• Press Go to clear the message. The printer deletes held jobs until there is enough printer memory to process the current job.

• Press Stop to clear the message without deleting any held jobs. The current job may not print correctly.

• Press Menu to open the Job Menu, and then press Select to cancel the current job.

Note: The messages 37 Insufficient Memory and Held Jobs may be lost alternate on the

display.

• Press Go to clear the message and continue printing the job. The job may not print c orrectly.

• Press Menu to open the Job Menu, and then press Select to cancel the current job.

• Press Go to clear the message and continue printing the job. The job may not print c orrectly.

• Press Menu to open the Job Menu, and then press Select to cancel the current job.

• Press Go to clear the message.

• Install a new fuser.

Note: If the front door is opened and closed, the message Did you replace fuser? appears. If a new fuser has not been installed, press Stop. If a ne w fuse r has be en insta lled, press Go.

Message Action

81 Transfer Belt Exhausted

It is time to replace the transfer belt.

84 <color> PC Life Warning

It is time to replace one or more specified photodevelopers.

85 Coating Roll Life Warning

It is time to replace the oil coating roll.

88 <color> Toner Low

It is time to replace one or more toner cartridges.

• Press Go to clear the message.

• Install a new transfer belt.

Note: If the front door is opened and closed, the message Did you replace transfer belt? appears. If a new transfer belt h as not been installed, press Stop. If a new transfer belt has been installed, press Go.

• Press Go to clear the message.

• Install a new <color>

photodeveloper.

• Press Go to clear the message.

• Install a new oil coating roll

Note: When the life of the coating roll has expired, 85 Coating Roll Exhausted appears. You must re place the coating roll to continue printing.

• Press Go to clear the message.

• Install a ne w < color> toner ca rtridge.

Note: When the life of the toner cartridge has expired, the display alternates between the 88 <color>

Toner Empty and Open Cover Replace <color> messages. You

must replace the toner cartridge to continue printing.

900-999 Service Message

Messages 900–999 relate to printer problems that may require service.

Turn the printer off and check all cable connections. Turn the printer back on. If the service message recurs, call for service and report the message number and descript ion of the prob lem .

Loading paper

Paper source Page

Loading a 550-sheet tray 9 Loading the multipurpose feeder 11 Loading the high capacity feeder 13

Your printer supports a wide variety of paper types, sizes, and weights. The standard tray (tray 1) and optional trays 2, 3, and 4 are marked with stack height letters A, B, C. The optional heavy media tray is marked with stack height letters D, E, and F.

The following table lists recommended media, weights, and the stack height guide to use when loading the paper trays..

Stack height letter Recommended media

A Lexmark Glossy Paper

Letter (P/N 12A5950), A4 (P/N 12A5951)

B 11x17, Legal, B4, A3 (90–105 g/m2, 24–28 lb bond) C • Letter, A4 (60–105 g/m2, 16–28 lb bond)

• 11x17, Legal, B4, A3 (60 - 90 g/m2, 16 - 24 lb bond)

D Lexmark Transparency

Letter (P/N 12A5940), A4 (P/N 12A5941)

Lexmark Glossy Paper is 120 g/m2, 80 lb. book, 32 lb bond.

Lexmark Transparency weight is 120 g/m2.

Stack height letter Recommended media

E • Lexmark Glossy Paper

F Letter, A4 (105 - 128 g/m

Lexmark Glossy Paper is 120 g/m2, 80 lb. book, 32 lb bond.

Lexmark Transparency weight is 120 g/m2.

Letter (P/N 12A5950), A4 (P/N 12A5951)

• Cardstock: Letter, A4 (128–163 g/m2, 90 lb. index)

• Paper Labels: Letter, A4 (up to 180 g/m

, 28–34 lb. bond)

, 48 lb. bond)

Loading a 550-sheet tray

Note: If you are loading an optional heavy media paper tray, make sure the paper size and type are set for print media you are loading. Refer to your Setup Guide or the

Lexmark C910 Publications CD for

instructions on setting the paper size or paper type.

1 Pull the paper tray out

until it stops.

2 Press the metal plate

down until it locks.

3 Squeeze the left guide

and slide it to the position for the size paper you are loading.

The position of the left paper guide tells the printer the size of the paper in the tray.

4 Release the paper guide.

5 Flex the sheets back and

forth to loosen them, and then fan them.

6 Place the paper in the

tray, print side down.

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