Lexmark ms810, ms811, ms812, ms817, ms818 Quick Setup Guide

Quick Reference

Using the 2.4-inch display printer model

Learning about the printer

Using the printer control panel

Use the To

5 Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.

Do the following to wake the printer from Sleep mode:

• Press any hard button.

• Pull out Tray 1 or load paper in the

multipurpose feeder.

• Open a door or cover.

• Send a print job from the computer.

• Perform a power‑on reset with the main

power switch.

• Attach a device to the USB port on the

printer.

6 Stop or

Cancel button

7 Back button Return to the previous screen.

8 Home button Go to the home screen.

9 Indicator light Check the status of the printer.

10 USB port Connect a flash drive to the printer.

Stop all printer activity.

Note: Only the front USB port supports flash drives.

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 supported Universal size is

70 x 127 mm (2.76 x 5 inches) for one‑sided printing and 105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.83 inches) for two‑sided (duplex) printing.

• The largest supported Universal size is 216 x

356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) for one‑sided and two‑sided printing.

• When printing on paper less than 210 mm (8.3 inches) wide, the

printer may print at a reduced speed after a period of time to ensure the best print performance.

From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Settings > > Paper Menu > > Universal

Setup >

measure >

> Units of Measure > > select unit of

Adjusting toner darkness

Use the To

1 Display

2 Select button Submit changes made in the printer settings.

3 Arrow

buttons

4 Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols.

• View the printer status.

• Set up and operate the printer.

Scroll up and down or left and right.

Setting the paper size and type

1 From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Settings > > Paper Menu > > Paper

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

Size/Type >

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

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

then press

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

load the Web page correctly.

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

3 Adjust the toner darkness, and then click Submit.

then press

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

then press

to change the settings.

Using the printer control panel

From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Settings > > Print Settings > > Quality

Menu >

> Toner Darkness

2 Adjust the toner darkness, and then press .

Supported flash drives and file types

Notes:

• High‑speed USB flash drives must support the full‑speed

standard. Low-speed USB devices are not supported.

• USB flash drives must support the File Allocation Table (FAT)

system. Devices formatted with New Technology File System (NTFS) or any other file system are not supported.

Recommended flash drives 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.

Documents:

• .pdf

• .xps

Images:

• .dcx

• .gif

• .jpeg

or .jpg

• .bmp

• .pcx

• .tiff or .tif

• .png

• .fls

Printing from a flash drive

Notes:

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

enter 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 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 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, 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.

Canceling a print job from the printer control panel

1 From the printer control panel, press .

2 When a list of print jobs appears, select the job to cancel, and then

press

3 Press to go back to the home screen.

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 correctly.

2 Click Settings > Paper Menu.

3 Change the paper size and type settings f or 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

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. Printing issues may occur if settings are not properly configured.

“Setting the paper

Using the 4.3-inch touch-screen 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 Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.

4 Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols.

• View the printer status.

• Set up and operate the printer.

Do the following to wake the printer from Sleep Mode:

• Press any hard button.

• Pull out Tray 1 or load paper in the

multipurpose feeder.

• Open a door or cover.

• Send a print job from the computer.

• Perform a power‑on reset with the main

power switch.

• Attach a device to the USB port on the

printer.

Use the To

5 Stop or

Cancel button

6 Indicator

light

7 USB port Connect a flash drive to the printer.

Stop all printer activity.

Check the status of the printer.

Note: Only the front USB port supports flash drives.

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

1 Change Language Change the pri mary language of the printer.

2 Bookmarks Create, organize, and save a set of

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

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

3 Held Jobs Display all current held jobs.

4 USB View, select, or print p hotos and documents

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 the status of printer supplies.

• 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.

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. You can use the IP address when accessing the Embedded Web Server to view and remotely configure printer settings.

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

Return to the 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 Size/Type > select a tray > select the paper

These may also appear on the home screen:

Touch To

Search Held Jobs Search current held jobs.

Jobs by user Access print jobs saved by user.

Profiles and Apps Access profiles and applications.

Features

Feature Description

Attendance message alert

If an attendance message affects a function, then this icon appears and the red indicator light 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.

5 Cancel button

• Cancel an action or a selection.

• Return to the previous screen.

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 supported Universal size is

70 x 127 mm (2.76 x 5 inches) for one‑sided printing and 105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.83 inches) for two‑sided (duplex) printing.

• The largest supported Universal size is 216 x

356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) for one‑sided and two‑sided printing.

• When printing on paper less than 210 mm (8.3 inches) wide, the

printer may print at a reduced speed after a period of time to ensure the best print performance.

1 From the home screen, 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 .

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 correctly.

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 .

Supported flash drives and file types

Notes:

• High‑speed USB flash drives must support the full‑speed

standard. Low-speed USB devices are not supported.

• USB flash drives must support the File Allocation Table (FAT)

system. Devices formatted with New Technology File System (NTFS) or any other file system are not supported.

Recommended flash drives 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.

Documents:

• .pdf

• .xps

Images:

• .dcx

• .gif

• .jpeg

or .jpg

• .bmp

• .pcx

• .tiff or .tif

• .png

• .fls

Printing from a flash drive

Notes:

• Before printing 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.

Canceling a print job from the printer control panel

1 From the home screen, touch Cancel Jobs, or press on the

keypad.

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

3 Press on the keypad to return to the home screen.

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 correctly.

2 Click Settings > Paper Menu.

3 Change the paper size and type settings f or 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

size and type” on page 4.

“Setting the paper

Using the 7-inch touch-screen 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 Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.

4 Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols on the

• View the status of the printer.

• Set up and operate the printer.

Do the following to wake the printer from Sleep mode:

• Press and release the Sleep button.

• Touch the screen or press any hard button.

• Open a tray, cover, or door.

• Send a print job from the computer.

• Perform a power‑on reset with the main

power switch.

• Attach a device to a USB port.

printer.

Use the To

5 Stop or

Cancel button

6 Indicator

light

7 USB port Connect a USB Bluetooth adapter or a flash drive

Stop all printer activity.

Check the status of the printer.

to the printer.

Note: Only the front USB port supports flash drives.

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

1 Search Held Jobs Search current held jobs.

2 Held Jobs Display all current held jobs.

3 Forms and

Favorites

Access frequently used online forms.

Touch To

4 Eco‑Settings Adjust energy consumption, noise, toner

5 Menus Access printer menus.

6 Status message bar

and paper usage.

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

• Show the current printer status such

as Ready or Busy.

• Show printer conditions such as

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 Open a context‑sensitive Help information

on the printer control panel.

Using the touch-screen buttons

Note: Your home screen, icons, and buttons may vary, depending on

your home screen customization settings, administrative setup, and active embedded solutions.

Touch To

4 Down arrow

5 Submit Submit changes made in the printer settings.

6Back Return to the previous screen.

7 Home

8 Tips

Scroll down.

Return to the home screen.

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

Other touch-screen buttons

Features

Feature Description

Attendance message alert

Warning

Printer IP address

Example:

123.123.123.12 3

If an attendance message affects a function, then this icon appears and the red indicator light blinks.

If an error condition occurs, then this icon appears.

The IP address of your network printer is locat ed 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 so you can view and remotely configure printer settings even when you are not physically near the printer.

Touch To

1 Left arrow

2 Right arrow

3 Up arrow

Scroll to the left.

Scroll to the right.

Scroll up.

Touch To

Cancel

Increase

Save settings.

• Cancel an action or a selection.

• Leave a screen and return to the previous

screen without saving changes.

Select a higher value.

Touch To

Decrease

Exit

Warning

Select a lower value.

Leave the current screen.

Search current held jobs.

View a warning or error message.

Setting the paper size and type

From the home screen navigate to:

> Paper Menu > Paper Size/Type > select a tray > select a paper

size or type > Submit

Notes:

• The paper size is automatically set according to the position of

the paper guides in each tray except the multipurpose feeder.

• The paper size for the multipurpose feeder must be set manually

from the Paper Size menu.

• The paper type must be set manually for all trays that do not

contain plain paper.

Notes:

• The smallest supported Universal size is

70 x 127 mm (2.76 x 5 inches) for one‑sided printing and 105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.83 inches) for two‑sided (duplex) printing.

• The largest supported Universal size is 216 x

356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) for one‑sided and two‑sided printing.

• When printing on paper less than 210 mm (8.3 inches) wide, the

printer may print at a reduced speed after a period of time to ensure the best print performance.

1 From the home screen, 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 Submit.

Adjusting toner darkness

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 correctly.

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 home screen, navigate to:

> Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu > Toner Darkness

2 Adjust the setting, and then touch Submit.

• USB flash drives must support the File Allocation Table (FAT)

system. Devices formatted with New Technology File System (NTFS) or any other file system are not supported.

Recommended flash drives 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.

Documents:

• .pdf

• .xps

Images:

• .dcx

• .gif

• .jpeg

or .jpg

• .bmp

• .pcx

• .tiff or .tif

• .png

• .fls

Printing from a flash drive

Notes:

• Before printing 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.

Configuring Universal paper settings

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

Supported flash drives and file types

Notes:

• High‑speed USB flash drives must support the full‑speed

standard. Low-speed USB devices are not supported.

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 USB cable, any wireless network adapter, any connector, the memory device, or the printer in the areas 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.

Canceling a print job from the printer control panel

1 From the printer control panel, touch Cancel Job or press on

the keypad.

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

Selected Jobs.

Note: If you press

return to the home screen.

on the keypad, then touch Resume to

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 correctly.

2 Click Settings > Paper Menu.

3 Change the paper size and type setting s 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

size and type” on page 8.

“Setting the paper

Setting up and using the home screen applications

Note: This chapter is applicable only to 4.3- and 7-inch touch screen

printer models.

Finding the IP address of the printer

Note: Make sure your printer is connected to a network or to a print

server.

You can find the printer IP address:

• From the top left corner of the printer 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.

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