Lexmark MS610dn Quick Reference Guide

Quick Reference

Using the 2.4-inch display printer model

Learning about the printer

Using the printer control panel

Use the To

1 Display View the printer status and messages.

2 Left arrow

button

3 Select button Select menu options.

4 Up arrow

button

5 Right arrow

button

6 Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols.

Set up and operate the printer.

Scroll to the left.

Save settings.

Scroll up.

Scroll to the right.

Use the To

7 Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.

The following actions wake the printer from Sleep mode:

• Pressing any hard button

• Opening a tray or the front door

• Sending a print job from the computer

• Performing a power ‑on reset using the

main power switch

• Attaching a device in the USB port

8 USB port Connect a flash drive to the print er.

Notes:

• Only the front USB port supports flash

9 Stop or cancel

button

10 Back button Return to the previous screen.

11 Down arrow

button

12 Home button Go to the home screen.

13 Indicator light Check the status of the printer.

drives.

• This feature is available only in select

printer models.

Stop all printer activities.

Scroll down.

Understanding the colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights

The colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights on the printer control panel signify a certain printer status or condition.

Sleep button light color and its corresponding printer status

Sleep button light Printer status

Off The printer is off, idle or in Ready state.

Solid amber The printer is in Sleep mode.

Blinking amber The printer is entering or waking from

Blinking amber for 0.1 second, then goes completely off for 1.9 seconds in a slow, p ulsing pattern

Hibernate mode.

The printer is in Hibernate mode.

Setting the paper size and type

1 From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Settings > > Paper Menu > > Paper

Size/Type >

2 Press the up or down arrow button to select the tray or feeder, and

then press

3 Press the up or down arrow button to select the paper size, and

then press

4 Press the up or down arrow button to select the paper type, and

then press

to change the settings.

Configuring Universal paper settings

Indicator light color and its corresponding printer status

Indicator light Printer status

Off The printer is off or in Hibernate mode.

Blinking green The printer is warming up, processing data,

or printing.

Solid green The printer is on, but idle.

Blinking red The printer requires user intervention.

The Universal paper size is a user‑defined setting that lets you print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer menus.

Notes:

• The smallest Universal paper size is 6 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches),

and is supported only from the multipurpose feeder.

• The largest Universal paper size is 216 x 355.6 mm (8.5

x 14 inches), and is supported from all paper sources.

1 From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Settings > > Paper Menu > > Universal

Setup >

measure >

> Units of Measure > > select a unit of

2 Select Portrait Width or Portrait Height, and then press .

3 Press the left or right arrow button to change the setting, and then

• You cannot print files for which you do not have printing

permissions.

1 Insert a flash drive into the USB port.

press

Adjusting toner darkness

Using the Embedded Web Server

Open a Web browser, and then type the IP address of the printer in the address field.

Notes:

• View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the

Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

• If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to

load the Web page correct ly.

2 Click Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu > Toner Darkness.

3 Adjust the toner darkness, and then click Submit.

Using the printer control panel

From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Settings > > Print Settings > > Quality

Menu >

2 Adjust the toner darkness, and then press .

> Toner Darkness

Notes:

• A flash drive icon appears on the printer control panel and in

the held jobs icon when a flash drive is installed.

• If you insert the flash drive when the printer requires

attention, such as when a jam has occurred, then the printer ignores the flash drive.

• If you insert the flash drive while the printer is processing

other print jobs, then Busy appears. After these print jobs are processed, you may need to view the held jobs list to print document s from the flash drive.

Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the printer or the flash drive in the area shown while actively printing, reading, or writing from the memory device. Loss of data can occur.

2 From the printer control panel, select the document you want to

print.

3 Press the left or right arrow button to specify the number of copies

for printing, and then press

Notes:

• Do not remove the flash drive from the USB port until the

document has finished printing.

• If you leave the flash drive in the printer after leaving the

initial USB menu screen, then access held jobs from the printer control panel to print files from the flash drive.

Printing from a flash drive

Notes:

• Before prin ting an encrypted PDF file, you will be prompted to

enter the file password from the printer control panel.

Supported flash drives and file types

Flash drive File type

Many flash drives are tested and approved for use with the printer. For more information, contact the place where you purchased the printer.

Notes:

• Hi‑speed USB flash drives must support the

full‑speed standard. Low-speed USB devices are not supported.

• USB flash driv es must support the File Allocation

Table (FAT) system. Devices formatted with New Technol ogy File System (NTFS) or any other file system are not supported.

Documents:

• .pdf

• .xps

Images:

• .dcx

• .gif

• .JPEG

or .jpg

• .bmp

• .pcx

• .TIFF

or .tif

• .png

Canceling a print job from the printer control panel

From the printer control panel, press > .

Linking and unlinking trays

1 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the

address field.

Notes:

• View the printer IP address on the printer control panel in

the TCP/IP section under the Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

• If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to

load the Web page correct ly.

2 Click Settings > Paper Menu.

3 Change the p aper size and type se ttings for the trays you are linking.

• To link trays, make sure the paper size and type for the tray

match that of the other tray.

• To unlink trays, make sure the paper size or type for the tray

does not match that of the other tray.

4 Click Submit.

Note: You can also change the paper size and type settings using the

printer control panel. For more information, see “Setting the paper size and type” on page 1.

Warning—Potential Damage: Paper loaded in the tray should match the paper type name assigned in the printer. The temperature of the fuser varies according to the specified paper type. Prin ting issues may occur if settings are not properly configured.

Using the 4.3-inch display printer model

Learning about the printer

Using the printer control panel

Use the To

1 Display

2 Home button Go to the home screen.

3 Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols.

• View the printer status and messages.

• Set up and operate the printer.

Use the To

4 Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.

The following actions wake the printer from Sleep mode:

• Touching the screen

• Pressing any hard button

• Opening a tray or the front door

• Sending a print job from the computer

• Performi ng a power‑on reset using the main

power sw itch

• Attaching a device to the USB port

5 Stop or cancel

button

6 Indicator light Check the status of the printer.

7 USB port Connect a flash drive to the printer.

Stop all printer activity.

Note: Only the front USB port supports flash drives.

Understanding the colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights

The colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights on the printer control panel signify a certain printer status or condition.

Indicator light color and its corresponding printer status

Indicator light Printer status

Off The printer is off or in Hibernate mode.

Blinking green The printer is warming up, processing data,

Solid green The printer is on, but idle.

Blinking red The printer requires user intervention.

Sleep button light color and its corresponding printer status

Sleep button light Printer status

Off The printer is off, idle or in Ready state.

Solid amber The printer is in Sleep mode.

Blinking amber The printer is entering or waking from

or printing.

Hibernate mode.

Sleep button light Printer status

Blinking amber for 0.1 second, then goes completely off for 1.9 seconds in a slow, p ulsing pattern

The printer is in Hibernate mode.

Understanding the home screen

When the printer is turned on, the display shows a basic screen, referred to as the home screen. Use the home screen buttons and icons to initiate an action.

Note: Your home screen may vary depending on your home screen customization settings, administrative setup, and active embedded solutions.

Touch To

4 USB View, sele ct, or print photos an d document s

5 Menus Access printer menus.

6 Status message

bar

from a flash drive.

Note: This icon appears only when you return to the home screen while a memory card or flash drive is connected to the printer.

Note: These menus are available only when the printer is in ready state.

• Show the current printer status such as

Ready or Busy.

• Show printe r conditions such a s

Imaging unit low or Cartridge Low.

• Show intervention messages and the

instructions on how to clear them.

7 Status/Supplies

• Show a printer warning or error

message whenever the printer requires intervention to continue processing.

• View more information on the printer

warning or message, and on how to clear it.

8 Tips View a context‑sensitive help information.

This may also appear on the home screen:

Feature Description

Warning

Printer IP address

Example:

123.123.123.12 3

If an error condition occurs, then this icon appears.

The IP address of your printer is located at the top left corner of the home screen and appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods. You can use the IP address when accessing the Embedded Web Server to view and remotely configure printer settings even when you are not physically near the printer.

Using the touch-screen buttons

Note: Your home screen may vary, depending on your home screen

customization settings, administrative setup, and active embedded solutions.

Touch To

1 Change Language Change the primary language of the printer.

2 Bookmarks Create, organize, and save a set of

3 Held Jobs Display all current held jobs.

bookmarks (URLs) into a tree view of folders and file li nks.

Note: The tree view does not include bookmarks created within Forms and Favorites, and the ones in the tree are not usable in Forms and Favorites.

Touch To

Search Held Jobs Search current held jobs.

Jobs by user Access print jobs saved by user.

Profiles and Solutions

Access profiles and s olutions.

Features

Feature Description

Attendance message alert

If an attendance message affects a function, then this icon ap pears and the red indicator ligh t blinks.

Touch the To

1 Radio button Select or clear an item.

2 Up arrow Scroll up.

3 Down arrow Scroll down.

4 Accept button Save a setting.

Touch the To

5 Cancel button

• Cancel an action or a selection.

• Return to the previous screen.

Other touch-screen buttons

Touch To

Return to th e home screen.

Open a context-sensitive Help dialog on the printer control panel.

Scroll to the left.

Scroll to the right.

Setting the paper size and type

From the home screen navigate to:

> Paper Menu > Paper Si ze/Typ e > select a tray > select the paper

size or type >

Configuring Universal paper settings

The Universal paper size is a user‑defined setting that lets you print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer menus.

Notes:

• The smallest Universal paper size is 6 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches),

and is su pported only from the multipurpose feeder.

• The largest Universal paper size is 216 x 355.6 mm

(8.5 x 14 inches), and is supported from all paper sources.

1 From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Paper Menu > Universal Setup > Units of Measure > select

a unit of measure >

2 Touch Portrait Width or Portrait Height.

3 Select the width or height, and then touch .

Printing from a flash drive

Notes:

• Before prin ting an encrypted PDF file, you will be prompted to

type the file password from the printer control panel.

• You cannot print files for which you do not have printing

permissions.

1 Insert a flash drive into the USB port.

Notes:

• A flash drive icon appears on the printer home screen when

a flash drive is inserted.

• If you insert the flash drive when the printer requires

attention, such as when a jam has occurred, then the printer ignores the flash drive.

• If you insert the flash drive while the printer is processing

other print jobs, then Busy appears. After these print jobs are processed, you may need to view the held jobs list to print documents from the flash drive.

Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the printer or the flash drive in the area shown while actively printing, reading, or writing from the memory device. Loss of data can occur.

2 From the printer control panel, touch the document you want to

print.

3 Touch the arrows to specify the number of copies for printing, and

then touch Print.

Notes:

• Do not remove the flash drive from the USB port until the

document has finished printing.

• If you leave the flash drive in the printer after leaving the

initial USB menu screen, then touch Held Jobs on the home screen to print files from the flash drive.

Supported flash drives and file types

Flash drive File type

Many flash drives are tested and approved for use with the printer. For more information, contact the place where you purchased the printer.

Notes:

• High‑speed USB flash drives must support the

fullspeed standard. L ow-speed USB devices are not supported.

• USB flash driv es must support the File Allocation

Table (FAT) system. Devices formatted with New Technol ogy File System (NTFS) or any other file system are not supported.

Documents:

• .pdf

• .xps

Images:

• .dcx

• .gif

• .jpeg

or .jpg

• .bmp

• .pcx

• .tiff or .tif

• .png

• .fls

Canceling a print job from the printer control panel

1 Touch Cancel Jobs on the touch screen, or press on the

keypad.

2 Touch the job you want to cancel, and then touch Delete Selected

Jobs.

Adjusting toner darkness

Using the Embedded Web Server

Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

Notes:

• View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The

IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

• If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to

load the Web page correct ly.

2 Click Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu > Toner Darkness.

3 Adjust the setting, and then click Submit.

Using the printer control panel

From the home screen, navigate to:

> Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu > Toner Darkness

2 Adjust the setting, and then touch .

Linking and unlinking trays

1 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the

address field.

Notes:

• View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The

IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

• If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to

load the Web page correct ly.

2 Click Settings > Paper Menu.

3 Change the p aper size and type se ttings for the trays you are linking.

• To link trays, make sure the paper size and type for the tray

match that of the other tray.

• To unlink trays, make sure the paper size or type for the tray

does not match that of the other tray.

4 Click Submit.

Note: You can also change the paper size and type settings using the

printer control panel. For more information, see “Setting the paper size and type” on page 5.

Setting up and using the home screen applications

Notes:

• Your home screen may vary depending on your home screen

customization settings, administrative setup, and active embedded applications. Some applications are supported only in select printer models.

• There may be additional solutions and applications available for

purchase. To learn more, inquire at your point of purchase.

Accessing the Embedded Web Server

The Embedded Web Server is the printer Web page that lets you view and remotely configure printer settings even when you are not physically near the printer.

1 Obtain the printer IP address:

• From the printer control panel home screen

• From the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu

• By printing a network setup page or menu settings page, and

then finding the TCP/IP section

Note: An IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the

address field.

3 Press Enter.

Note: If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it

to load the Web page correctly.

Customizing the home screen

1 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the

address field.

Note: View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Do one or more of the following:

• Show or hide the icons of basic printer functions.

a Click Settings > General Settings > Home screen

customization.

b Select the check boxes to specify which icons appear on the

home screen.

Note: If you clear a check box beside an icon, then the icon does not appear on the home screen.

c Click Submit.

• Customize the icon for an application. For more information,

see “Finding information about the home screen applications” on page 7 or see the documentation that came with the application.

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