Lexmark Optra Color 45 User Guide

Optra Color 45

User’s Guide

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First Edition (May 1998)

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Getting Started

Setting Up Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Unpacking Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing the Input Tray and Output Bin Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Loading the Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Attaching the Parallel Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Plugging the Printer In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing the Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Aligning the Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the Operator Panel Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing the Menu Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the Printer Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Bidirectional Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

MarkVision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

MarkVision Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MarkVision Support in Various Environments . . . . . . . . . . 34

MarkVision Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Network Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Getting Updated Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Automated FAX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Your Printer

Using the Operator Panel and Menus . . . . . . . 49

Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Printer Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Operator Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Operator Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Printing the Menu Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Changing Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Disabling the Operator Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Overview of Printer Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Supplies Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Color Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Paper Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Finishing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Tests Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

PCL Emul Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

PostScript Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Parallel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Serial Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Infrared Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

LocalTalk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Using Print Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Print Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Print Material Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Paper Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Envelope Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Label Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Card Stock Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Transparency Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Paper Handling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Envelope Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Paper Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Loading the Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Loading Paper in the Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Loading Envelopes in the Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Loading Envelopes in the Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Printing on Large-size Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Printing on Letterhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Tray Linking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Caring for Your Printer

Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . 145

Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Line 1 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Line 2 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Attendance Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Solving Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Option Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Network Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Other Problems and Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Clearing Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Possible Paper Jam Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

200 Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Accessing Paper Jam Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Maintaining Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Replacing Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Removing Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Installing Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Aligning the Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Cleaning Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Cleaning the Printheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Wiping the Printheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Cleaning the Print Cartridge Carrier Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 198

Storing Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Disposing of Used Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

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Ordering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Print Cartridge Storage Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Parallel Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Serial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Coated Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Glossy Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Photo Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Iron-on Transfers for T-shirts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Greeting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Installing Options

Memory and Option Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Printer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Accessing the Printer System Board

under the Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Installing a Printer Memory Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Removing the Printer Memory Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Closing the Printer System Board

under the Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Accessing the Printer System Board

on the Back of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Installing a Flash Memory Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Removing a Flash Memory Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Closing the Printer System Board

on the Back of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

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Option Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Hard Disk Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

INA (Internal Network Adapter) Option Card . . . . . . . . . 233

Tri-Port Interface Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Parallel 1284-C Adapter Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Accessing the Printer System Board

on the Right Side of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Installing an Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Removing an Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Closing the Printer System Board

on the Right Side of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Infrared Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Connecting the Cable and Using the Infrared Adapter . . 245

Verifying the Installation of Options . . . . . . 249

Printing the Menu Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

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Appendix

Understanding Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Typefaces and Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Weight and Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Pitch and Point Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Bitmapped and Scalable Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Resident Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Printing a Font Sample List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

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Reference

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

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Introduction

This User’s Guide contains information about the Optra Color 45

inkjet printer. This information includes printer menus and

settings, printer messages, paper handling features, and print

material specifications. Keep this book in a handy place and use it

as a reference when you have a question about printer function or

if you encounter a printing problem.

The User’s Guide is divided into the following sections:

Getting Started

This section begins with detailed steps for setting up your printer.

Introduction

Using Your Printer

This section helps you understand printer functions and explains

the operation of your printer.

Caring for Your Printer

This section explains how to solve printer problems, clear paper

jams, and replace supplies.

Introduction

Installing Options

This section provides step-by-step instructions to install options

available for your printer.

If you need information about the optional tray 2, refer to the

documentation that comes with the tray 2 option or contact

Lexmark.

Appendix

This section provides information on fonts.

Reference

This section contains notices, safety information, the warranty, the

glossary, and the index.

If you need more technical information about printer languages

and commands, interface specification, or managing printer

memory, contact Lexmark for technical information.

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Trademarks

Lexmark, FontVision, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are

trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United

States and/or other countries.

The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of

these companies.

Albertus The Monotype Corporation plc.

Antique Olive Monsieur Marcel OLIVE

Arial The Monotype Corporation plc.

CG Omega A product of Bayer Corporation

CG Times Based on Times New Roman under

license from The Monotype Corporation plc, is a product of Bayer Corporation

Helvetica Linotype-Hell AG and/or its

subsidiaries Intellifont Bayer Corporation ITC Bookman International Typeface Corporation ITC Zapf Chancery International Typeface Corporation Marigold AlphaOmega Typography, Inc. Palatino Linotype-Hell AG and/or its

subsidiaries Times New Roman The Monotype Corporation plc.

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Univers Linotype-Hell AG and/or its

subsidiaries Wingdings Microsoft Corporation AppleTalk, LocalTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple

Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company.

PCL PCL 5 is Hewlett-Packard Company’s designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its printer products. This printer is designed to be compatible with the PCL 5 language. This means the printer recognizes PCL 5 commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands.

PostScript

is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript Level 2 is Adobe Systems’ designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its software products. This printer is intended by Lexmark International, Inc., to be compatible with the PostScript Level 2 language. This means the printer recognizes PostScript Level 2

Trademarks

commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands.

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Sun is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States or other countries.

Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Trademarks

Getting

Started

Setting Up Your Printer

Getting Started

Complete the following sections in this chapter to set up your Optra™ Color 45 inkjet printer.

Unpacking Your Printer

Remove the printer and all items from the packaging carton.

Note: Save the carton and packing materials in case you

need to repack the printer for service or storage.

Make sure you have the items shown.

If any items are missing or damaged, contact the place where you bought the printer.

Printer

Chapter

User’s Guide

Setting Up Your Printer

Input Tray and Output Bin Unit

Print Cartridges

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer

Power Cord

Getting Started

3 Place the printer on a flat, sturdy surface in a

well-ventilated area.

Allow at least 50 mm (2 in.) of clearance on all sides of the printer. Leave enough space in front of and above the printer to allow for easy paper access.

Use the following information to help determine where to place your printer.

Characteristic Dimension

Depth 277 mm (10.9 in.) Height 247 mm (9.7 in.) Weight 9.1 kg (20 lb) Width 563 mm (22.2 in.)

Do not place the printer:

In direct sunlight

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Near heat sources or air conditioners

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In dusty or dirty environments

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Setting Up Your Printer

4 Remove the tape from the printer top cover.

Printer Top Cover

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer

Installing the Input Tray and Output Bin Unit

The input tray and output bin are combined as one unit. The input tray is located on the bottom of the unit, and the output bin is located on the top.

The output bin is also a cover for the input tray. The input tray and output bin unit installs in the front of the printer underneath the printer top cover.

Output Bin

Getting Started

Setting Up Your Printer

Input Tray

To install the input tray and output bin unit:

1 Locate the finger grip on the left side of the printer.

Finger Grip

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer

Getting Started

2 Pull up on the finger grip to lift the printer top cover.

Top Cover

3 Align the unit at a 45° angle with the metal side rails

inside the front of the printer.

Setting Up Your Printer

Input Tray and Output Bin Unit

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer

Side Rail

Getting Started

4 Slide the slots on either side of the top of the unit into the

metal side rails. The hooks located underneath the slots fit over the corresponding pegs on the metal side rail.

Slot

Hooks

Side Rail

Pegs

5 Press down firmly on the end of the unit until it snaps

into place.

Setting Up Your Printer

When the unit is properly installed, it remains stationary in the slot.

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer

Getting Started

6 Close the printer top cover.

Top Cover

Setting Up Your Printer

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Printer

Loading the Input Tray

Your printer has one standard input tray that can hold up to 150 sheets of 20 lb letter-size paper. For information on other paper sizes that you can use with your printer, see “Using Print Materials” on page 107.

For information on loading envelopes and other print materials, see “Using Print Materials” on page 107.

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Note: The input tray is designated as

display.

To load paper:

1 Lift the output bin.

Output Bin

Tray 1

on the operator panel

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2 Squeeze the width guide lever and slide it to the far left

side of the tray.

Width Guide

3 Slide the length guide out toward you.

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4 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan

them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface.

Note: For this setup, load letter-size paper.

5 Place the paper against the right side of the input tray

with the recommended print side face down and the top edge going in first toward the back of the input tray as shown.

For information on how to load letterhead, see “Printing on Letterhead” on page 141.

Stack Height Indicator

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Note: Do not exceed the maximum stack height indicated

by the arrow on the right side of the input bin.

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6 Squeeze the width guide lever and slide it to the right

until it touches the edge of the paper.

Width Guide

Note: This example shows how to adjust for letter-size

paper (LTR). The paper size indicators, printed on the top surface of the bin, are paper size abbreviations used for placement of the length and width guides.

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7 Slide the length guide up until it touches the bottom edge

of the paper.

Length Guide

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8 Lower the output bin.

Output Bin

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Attaching the Parallel Cable

To print from your computer, you need to connect your printer to your computer with a parallel interface cable.

Your printer requires an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable that supports bidirectional communication. We recommend Lexmark part number 1329605 (10 ft) or 1427498 (20 ft). If you use something other than an IEEE-compliant cable, you may not be able to access all of your printer functions.

1 Align and plug the cable into the parallel connector as

shown.

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Parallel Connector

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2 Push the clips at each end of the connector down into the

notches on the plug as shown. The clips snap when pushed into the notches.

Clips

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3 Connect the other end of the parallel cable to the back of

your computer. Tighten the screws on the parallel cable to the computer.

4 Check the parallel cable connections to make sure they

are completely secured.

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