Lexmark Optra Color 1200 Setup Guide
Optra Color 1200
Setup Guide
First Edition (March 1998)
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Table of
contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Step 1: Unpack the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Step 2: Set up optional drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 3: Position the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 4: Install print units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Step 5: Load paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Step 6: Install memory and network options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Step 7: Attach cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Step 8: Verify setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Step 9: Load MarkVision and drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Table of contents
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iv
Table of contents
Preface
About this book
Note:
mation and notices in the back
of the
ting up your printer.
Refer to the safety infor-
User’s Guide
before set-
Conventions
This Setup Guide contains all the information you need to
set up your new Optra Color 1200 printer. It complements
the wordless setup poster, which provides a quick overview of the steps necessary for basic printer setup. This
manual, by contrast, provides detailed instructions for
installing the four colored print units, installing options,
loading paper in the standard or optional trays, loading
media in the multipurpose feeder, and launching the CD
to install printer drivers and utilities.
The easy step-by-step format of the manual lets you concentrate on printer setup without burdening you with
details about printer features or functions. When you have
completed setup and find you need more information
about your printer, refer to the User’s Guide. It provides
information about printer settings, color functions, media
specifications, printer supplies, memory requirements,
and solving printer problems.
It may help you to recognize the conventions we have
used in this book:
• Operator panel buttons are printed in a boldface
type:
Press
Go
after changing a menu setting.
Preface
v
• Messages that appear on the operator panel display
are also printed in a boldface type:
Black Toner Empty
If
panel display, you must install a new black toner
cartridge before you can resume printing.
• Notes, warnings, and cautions appear in the left column for easy reference.
appears on the operator
Note:
iary information you may find
useful.
Warning!
something that might damage
your printer hardware or software.
Caution!
something that might cause you
harm.
A note provides auxil-
A warning identifies
A caution identifies
• Optional steps you may want to skip are identified
in a colored arrow at the bottom of selected pages:
Colored arrows, like this one, identify optional steps you may want to skip.
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Preface
Step 1: Unpack the printer
1 Make sure you have all of the items listed below.
Quick Reference
CD
Pow er cord
and printer manuals
Print units
(in box)
Rear output bin
If any items are missing or damaged, refer to the
registration card for the designated Lexmark phone
number for your country.
Save the carton and packing materials in case you
need to repack the printer.
– Setup Guide, User’s Guide, and Quick Reference
– Box containing print units
– Rear output bin
– CD
– Power cord
– Extended paper support and hooks
– Printer
Hooks
Extended
paper
support
Printer
Unpack the printer
1
Toner
cartridge
Photoconductor
The print unit box includes:
• 4 color-coded toner cartridges
• 4 color-coded photoconductors
2
Unpack the printer
2
Remove any visible tape or other packing material
from the printer.
If you purchased an optional drawer, continue with Step 2: “Set up optional drawers” on
page 4. Otherwise, skip to Step 3: “Position
the printer” on page 13.
Unpack the printer
3
Step 2: Set up optional drawers
Your printer supports up to two optional 250-sheet drawers. If you are installing only one optional drawer, go to
“Connecting the printer to the drawer” on page 8. If you
are installing two drawers, complete the steps in the following section.
two drawers
Lock switch (unlocked)
Connecting
To attach one optional drawer to another:
1 Remove the drawers from the packing materials.
2
Place one drawer on a level surface.
3 Make sure the lock switch on the left side of the
drawer is unlocked.
4
Set up optional drawers
4
Remove the connector cover from the back of the
other drawer.
5
Set this drawer directly on top of the first, as
shown.
Set up optional drawers
5
6
Plug the option cable from the lower drawer into
the connector on the upper drawer.
7 Reattach the connector cover on the upper drawer.
6
Set up optional drawers
8
Locate the lock switch on the left side of the lower
drawer.
9
Push the lock switch toward the back of the
drawer to lock the options together.
10
Continue with “Connecting the printer to the
drawer” on page 8.
Set up optional drawers
7
Connecting the
printer to the
Lock switch (unlocked)
drawer
Complete the following steps to attach the printer to one
or more optional drawers:
1 Remove the drawer from the packing materials.
2
Place the drawer (or the two drawers you already
connected) in the location you have chosen for
your printer.
See page 14 for more information about the appropriate environment for the printer.
3 Make sure the lock switch on the left side of the
drawer is unlocked.
4 Remove the connector cover from the back of the
printer.
5 If you’re installing the optional drawer sometime
after initial printer setup, turn the printer off and
disconnect the printer cables and the power cord.
8
Set up optional drawers
Caution!
43 kg (95 lb) and requires at
least two people to lift.
This printer weighs
6
Have someone help you lift the printer.
Use the handholds under the printer.
Set up optional drawers
9
7
Carefully place the printer on top of the drawer(s),
as shown.
8 Plug the option cable from the drawer into the
connector on the back of the printer.
10
Set up optional drawers
9
Reattach the connector cover on the back of the
printer.
10 Locate the lock switch on the left side of the
drawer.
11 Push the lock switch toward the back of the
drawer to lock the drawer to the printer.
Set up optional drawers
11
12
Attach the appropriate label to the front of each
tray.
The standard tray is tray 1. The optional trays are
tray 2 and tray 3, consecutively.
Instructions for loading paper in the trays begin on
page 23.
Skip to Step 4: “Install print units” on
page 15.
12
Set up optional drawers
Step 3: Position the printer
Caution!
43 kg (95 Ib) and requires at
least two people to lift.
This printer weighs
1 Have someone help you lift the printer.
Use the handholds under the printer.
Position the printer
13
2
m
Place the printer on a flat, stable surface in a well–
ventilated area.
305 mm
(12 in.)
381 mm
(15 in.)
508 mm
(20 in.)
381 m
(15 in.)
Leave enough space in front of the printer to allow
for easy paper loading. If you plan to install the rear
output bin, leave room behind the printer as well.
Do not place the printer:
– In direct sunlight
– Near heat sources or air conditioners
– In dusty or dirty environments
3
Find a convenient location for the Quick Reference:
a
Locate a visible spot in the vicinity of the
printer or on the printer itself for the Quick
Reference.
b
Remove the protective paper from the back of
the plastic sleeve.
14
Position the printer
Quick Reference
c
Firmly attach the adhesive-backed sleeve to the
designated area.
Step 4: Install print units
Assembling the
print units
Your printer ships with four color-coded toner cartridges
and four photoconductors. Together, the toner cartridge and
photoconductor create a color-specific print unit.
Complete the following steps to install each of the photoconductors into the appropriate toner cartridge:
1
Open the box containing the toner cartridges and
photoconductors.
2 Remove a toner cartridge from the packing mate-
rial.
3 Gently shake the toner cartridge to distribute the
toner evenly.
4 Place the toner cartridge on a flat surface.
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Drum
Handle
5
Remove the photoconductor with the same color
label as the toner cartridge from the packing mate-
rial.
To avoid damaging the photoconductor, do not
touch the glossy green surface of the drum.
Do not expose the photoconductor to light for more
than 10 minutes. If you need more time to assemble
and install the print units, cover the print units to
protect them from direct light.
6
Hold the photoconductor by the color-coded handle and position it above the toner cartridge, as
shown.
16
Install print units
7
Slide the metal post on the right side of the photoconductor into the hole in the toner cartridge.
8
Insert the post on the opposite end of the photoconductor into the slot on the left side of the toner
cartridge.
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17
9
Rotate the green clip on the left end of the toner
cartridge, as shown, to lock the photoconductor in
place.
If the clip does not lock easily, make sure the photoconductor is properly positioned, and then try
again.
10 Repeat steps 1–9 for the remaining three
print units.
18
Install print units
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