Lexmark X952, X950, X954 Reference Guide

Quick Reference

Learning about the printer

Understanding the printer control panel

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Item Description

1 Display Shows the status of the printer, and allows

2 Indicator

light

printer setup and operation

• Off—The printer is off.

• Blinking green—The printer is warming up,

processing data, or printing.

• Solid green—The printer is on, but idle.

• Blinking red—The printer requires operator

intervention is needed.

Item Description

123.123.123.123

3 Sleep Enables Sleep Mode or Hibernate Mode

The following are the statuses of the indicator light and the Sleep button:

• Entering or waking from Sleep Mode—The

indicator light is illuminated solid green, Sleep button is unilluminated.

• Operating in Sleep Mode—The indicator

light is illuminated solid green, Sleep button is illuminated solid amber.

• Entering or waking from Hibernate Mode—

The indicator light is illuminated solid green, Sleep button is illuminated blinking amber.

• Operating in Hibernate Mode—The

indicator light is unilluminated, Sleep button is blinking amber for 1/10 of a second, then go completely unillu minated for 1.9 seconds in pulsing pattern.

The following actions wake the printer from Sleep Mode:

• Touching the screen or any hard button

presses.

• Opening an input tray, cover, or door.

Touch To

Copy Access the Copy menus and make copies.

E-mail Access the E-mail menus and send e‑mails.

Fax Access the Fax menus and send fax.

Access the printer menus.

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

• Sending a print job from the computer.

• Performing a Power On R eset (POR) with the

main power switch.

4 Keypad Lets you enter numbers, letter, or symbols

5 Submit Lets you submit changes made in the printer

settings

6 Stop/Cancel Stops all printer activity

Note: A list of option is displayed once

Stopped appears on the display.

7 Home Lets you navigate back to the home screen

FTP Access the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) menus and

scan documents directly to an FTP server.

Status message bar

• Show the current printer status such as Ready

or Busy.

• Show printer conditions such as Toner Low

or Cartridge Low.

• Show intervention message s so the printer can

continue processing.

Status/Supplies

• Display a warning or error message whenever

the printer requires intervention to continue processing.

• Access the messages screen for more

Understanding the home screen

When the printer is turned on, the display shows a basic screen, referred to as the home screen. Touch the home screen buttons and icons to initiate an action such as copying, faxing, or scanning; to open the menu screen; or to respond to messages.

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

USB or USB Thumbdrive

information on the message, and how to clear it.

View, select, print, scan, or e‑mail photos and documents from a flash drive.

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

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

Touch To

Bookmarks Create, organize, and save a set of bookmarks

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

Note: The tree view supports only bookmarks created from this function, and not from any other application.

Held Jobs Display all current held jobs.

Other buttons that may appear on the home screen:

Touch To

Search held jobs Search on any of the following items:

• User name for held or confidential

print jobs

• Job names for held jobs, excluding

confidential print jobs

• Profile names

• Bookmark container or print job

names

• USB container or print job names for

supported file types

Release Held Fax Access the list of held faxes.

Note: This button appears only when there are held faxes with a scheduled hold time previously set.

Lock Device Open a passw ord entry screen. Enter the

correct password to lock the printer control panel.

Note: This button appears only when the printer is unlocked and password has been set.

Unlock Device Open a passw ord entry screen. Enter the

correct password to unlock the printer control panel.

Note: This button appears only when the printer is locked. The printer control panel buttons and shortcuts cannot be used while this appears.

Touch To

Cancel Jobs Open the Cancel Jobs screen. The Ca ncel

Jobs screen shows three headings: Print, Fax, and Network.

The following options are available under the Print, Fax, and Network headings:

• Print job

• Copy job

• Fax profile

• FTP

• E-mail send

Each heading has a list of jobs shown in a column under it which can show only three jobs per screen. If more than th ree jobs exist in a column, then an arrow appears enabling you to scroll through the jobs.

Change Language Launch the Change Language pop‑up

window that lets you change the primary language of the printer.

Features

Feature Description

Menu trail line

Menus >

Sample: Settings > Copy Settings > Number of Copies

Attendance message alert

A menu trail line is located at the top of each menu screen. This feature shows the path taken to arrive at the current menu.

Touch any of the underlined words to return to that menu.

Number of Copies is not underlined since this is the current screen. If you touch an underlined w or d o n t h e N um b er of C op ie s sc re e n b ef o re th e Number of Copies is set and saved, then the selection is not saved, and it does not become the default setting.

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

Feature Description

Warning

Printer IP address

Sample:

123.123.123.12 3

If an error condition occurs, then this icon appears.

The IP address of y our network 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 so you can view and remotely configure printer settings even when you are not physically near the printer.

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.

Sample touch screen

Touch To

Submit Submit changes made in the printer settings.

Sample Copy Print a sample copy.

Right arrow

Scroll to the right.

Touch To

Left arrow

Home

Right increase

Left decrease

Exit

Scroll to the left.

Return to the home screen.

Select a higher value.

Select a lower value.

Exit from the current screen.

Touch To

Cancel

Reset

• Cancel an action or a selection.

• Exit a screen and return to the previous

screen without saving changes.

Reset values on the screen.

Setting up and using the home screen applications

Notes:

• Your home screen, icons, and buttons may vary depending on

your home screen customization settings, administrative setup, and active embedded applications. Some applications are supported only on select printer models.

• There may be additional solutions and applications available for

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

Showing or hiding icons on 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 control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Click Settings > General Settings > Home screen customization.

A list of basic printer functions appears.

3 Select the check boxes to specify which icons appear on the printer

home screen.

Note: Cleared check box items are hidden.

4 Click Submit.

Activating the home screen applications

Your printer comes with preinstalled home screen applications. Before you can use these applications, first activate and set up these applications using the Embedded Web Server. For more information about accessing the Embedded Web Server, see

Embedded Web Server” on page 3.

For detailed information about configuring and using the home screen applications, contact the place where you bought the printer.

“Accessing the

Tips

Open a context-sensitive Help dialog on the touch screen.

Other touch-screen buttons

Touch To

Save a setting.

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.

The Embedded Web Server page appears.

Setting up Forms and Favorites

Icon Description

The application helps you simplify and streamline work processes by letting you quickly find and print frequently used online forms directly from the home screen.

Note: The printer must have permission to access the network folder, FTP site, or Web site where the bookmark is stored. From the computer where the bookmark is stored, use sharing, security, and firewall settings to allow the printer at least a read access. For help, see the documentation that came with your operating system.

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 control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Click Settings > Device Solutions > Solutions (eSF) > Forms and

Favorites.

3 Define the bookmarks, and then customize the settings.

4 Click Apply.

To use the application, touch Forms and Favorites on the printer home screen, and then navigate through form categories, or search for forms based on a form number, name, or description.

Setting up Scan to Network

Icon Description

The application lets you capture a digital image of a hard‑copy document and route it to a shared network folder. You can define up to 30 unique folder destinations.

Notes:

• The printer must have permission to

write to the destinations. From the computer where the destination is specified, use sharing, security, and firewall settings to allow the printer at least a write access. For help, see the documentation that came with your operating system.

• The Scan to Network icon appears only

when one or more destinations are defined.

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 control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Click Settings > Device Solutions > Solutions (eSF) > Scan to

Network.

3 Specify the destinations, and then customize the settings.

4 Click Apply.

To use the application, touch Scan to Network on the printer home screen, and then follow the instructions on the printer display.

Setting up My MFP

Icon Description

The application lets you customize your touch‑screen settings and store those preferences in a flash drive. Each time you want to copy, fax, or scan, insert the flash drive into the USB port of the printer. All your personal preferences are automatically uploaded, including job settings, home screen preferences, and address book.

Note: The icon appears only when a flash drive with My MFP settings is inserted into the USB port of the printer.

To set up My MFP, insert a flash drive into the USB port of the printer, and then follow the instructions on the printer display to run the setup wizard.

To use My MFP, insert the flash drive into the USB port of the printer when you want to copy, fax, or scan.

Understanding WS‑Scan

Icon Description

The Web Services‑Scan application lets you scan documents at the network printer, and then send the scanned image to your computer. WS‑Scan is a Microsoft application that is similar to Scan to Network, but has the capability of sending the scanned image to a Windows‑based application. To learn more about WS‑Scan, see the Microsoft documentation.

Note: The icon appears on the printer home screen only when there is a computer registered with the network printer. The computer must have either Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista operating system installed.

Setting up Remote Operator Panel

This application shows the printer control panel on your computer screen and lets you interact with the printer control panel, even when you are not physically near the network printer. From your computer screen, you can view the printer status, release held print jobs, create bookmarks, and do other print-related tasks you might normally do while standing at the network printer.

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 control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Click Settings > Device Solutions > Solutions (eSF) > Remote

Operator Panel.

3 Select the Enabled check box, and then customize the settings.

4 Click Apply.

To use the application, from the Embedded Web Server, click

Applications > Remote Operator Panel > Launch VNC Applet.

Exporting and importing a configuration

You can export configuration settings into a text file, and then import it to apply the settings to other printers.

Exporting a configuration to a file

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 control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Click Settings or Configuration.

3 Click Device Solutions > Solutions (eSF), or click Embedded

Solutions.

4 From Installed Solutions, click the name of the application you want

to configure.

5 Click Configure > Export.

6 Follow the instructions on the computer screen to save the

configuration file, and then type a unique file name or use the default name.

Note: If a JVM Out of Memory error occurs, then repeat the export process until the configuration file is saved.

Importing a configuration from a file

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 control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.

2 Click Settings or Configuration.

3 Click Device Solutions > Solutions (eSF), or click Embedded

Solutions.

4 From Installed Solut ions, click the name of the application you want

to configure.

5 Click Configure > Import.

6 Browse to the saved configuration file that was exported from a

previously configured printer, and then load or preview it.

Note: If a timeout occurs and a blank screen appears, then refresh the Web browser, and then click Apply.

Loading paper and specialty media

Setting the paper size and type

The Paper Size setting is auto matically sensed according to the position of the paper guides in each tray except the multipurpose feeder. The Paper Size setting for the multipurpose feeder must be set manually from the Paper Size menu. The Paper Type setting must be set manually for all trays that do not contain plain paper.

From the home screen navigate to:

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

size or type > Submit

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.

Loading the standard or optional 520‑sheet tray

The printer has one standard 520‑sheet tray (Tray 1), and may have one or more optional 520‑sheet trays. All 520‑sheet trays support the same paper sizes and types.

CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce the risk of equipment instability, load each paper drawer or tray separately. Keep all other drawers or trays closed until needed.

1 Pull the tray out.

Notice the size indicators at the bottom of the tray. Use these indicators to help position the length and width guides.

2 Squeeze and then slide the width guide to the correct position for

the paper size loaded.

Configuring Universal paper settings

The Universal Paper Size is a user‑defined setting that lets you print o n paper sizes that are not preset in the printer menus. Set paper size to Universal for the specified tray when the size you want is not available from the Paper Size menu. Then, specify all of the following Universal size settings for your paper:

• Units of Measure

• Portrait Width

• Portrait Height

Notes:

• The largest supported Universal size is 296.9 x 431.8 mm

(11.69 x 17 in.).

• The smallest supported Universal size is 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in.)

and is loaded only in the multipurpose feeder.

3 Squeeze and then slide the length guide to the correct position for

the paper size loaded.

Note: The length guide has a locking device. To unlock, slide the button on top of the length guide down. To lock, slide the button up when a length has been selected.

4 Flex the sheets back and f orth to loosen them. Do not fold or crease

the paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface.

Warning—Potential Damage: Overloading the tray can cause paper jams and possible printer damage.

6 Insert the tray.

CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce the risk of

equipment instability, load each paper drawer or tray separately. Keep all other drawers or trays closed until needed.

1 Pull the tray out.

2 Squeeze and then slide the length guide to the correct position for

the paper size you are loading.

5 Load the paper stack with the recommended print side faceup.

Notes:

• Place print side facedown for duplex printing.

• Place pre-punched paper with the holes toward the front of

the tray.

• Place letterheads with the header on the left side of the tray.

• Make sure the paper is below the maximum fill line located

on the edge of the paper tray.

7 From the printer control panel, verify the Paper Size and Paper Type

setting for the tray based on the paper you loaded.

Loading the optional 850‑ and 1,150‑sheet trays

The 850‑ and 1,150‑sheet trays support the same paper sizes and types, and require the same process for loading paper.

3 Flex the sheets back and f orth to loosen them. Do not fold or crease

the paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface.

4 Load the paper stack with the recommended print side faceup.

6 From the printer control panel, verify the Paper Size and Paper Type

setting for the tray based on the paper you loaded.

Loading the 2000‑sheet high‑capacity feeder

The high‑capacity feeder can hold up to 2,000 sheets of letter‑, A4‑, and legal‑size paper (80 g/m

1 Pull the tray out.

or 20 lb).

2 Adjust the width guide as necessary.

3 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them. Do not fold or crease

the paper. Straighten the edges on a level surface.

Notes:

• Place print side facedown for duplex printing.

• Place pre-punched paper with the holes toward the front of

the tray.

• Place letterheads faceup with the header on the left side of

the tray.

• Place letterheads facedown with the header on the right side

of the tray for duplex printing.

• Make sure the paper is below the maximum fill line located

on the edge of the paper tray.

Warning—Potential Damage: Overloading the tray can cause paper jams and possible printer damage.

5 Insert the tray.

4 Load paper into the tray with the print side faceup.

Note: Make sure the paper is below the maximum fill line

located on the edge of the paper tray. Overloading the tray can cause paper jams and possible printer damage.

Notes:

• Place pre-punched paper with the holes toward the front of

the tray.

• Place letterheads faceup with the header on the left side of

the tray.

• Place letterheads facedown with the header on the right side

of the tray for duplex printing.

5 Insert the tray.

Loading the multipurpose feeder

The multipurpose feeder can hold several sizes and types of print media, such as transparencies, labels, card stock, and envelopes. It can be used for single-page or manual printing, or as an additional tray.

The multipurpose feeder can hold approximately:

• 100 sheets of 75‑g/m

• 10 envelopes

• 75 transparencies

The multipurpose feeder accepts paper or specialty media within the following dimensions:

• Width—89 mm (3.5 in.) to 229 mm (9.02 in.)

• Length—127 mm (5 in.) to 1270 mm (50 in.)

Note: Maximum width and length can be applied only to short-edge feeding.

Note: Do not add or remove paper or specialty media when the printer is printing from the multipurpose feeder or when the printer control panel indicator light is blinking. Doing so may cause a jam.

1 Pull down the multipurpose feeder door.

(20‑lb) paper

2 For paper or specialty media that is longer than letter-size paper,

gently pull the extension until it is fully extended.

3 Flex the sheets of paper or specialty media back and forth to loosen

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

Paper

Envelopes

+ 16 hidden pages