Lexmark J110 User’s Guide July 2000 www.lexmark.
Edition notice Edition: July 2000 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Trademarks Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design, MarkNet, and MarkVision are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. PerfectFinish is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc. PCL® is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. PCL is Hewlett-Packard Company’s designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its printer products. This printer is intended to be compatible with the PCL language.
Table of contents Chapter 1: Overview .......................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Printing from Windows .................................................. 2 Chapter 3: Printing from a Macintosh computer ............................ 4 Chapter 4: Using the printer operator panel ................................... 7 Operator panel buttons ..................................................................................... 7 Printer messages .......................
Chapter 10: Choosing the right media .......................................... 18 Chapter 11: Loading media ............................................................ 19 Loading tray 1 or tray 2 .................................................................................. 22 Loading the manual feeder ............................................................................. 26 Loading the multipurpose feeder ...................................................................
Chapter 21: Clearing paper jams ................................................... 52 Chapter 22: Printer messages ........................................................ 58 Ink Cartridges ............................................................................................ 59 Paper ......................................................................................................... 59 PerfectFinish .............................................................................................
Hex Trace .................................................................................................. 77 Job Menu ........................................................................................................ 78 Setup Menu .................................................................................................... 79 Print Timeout ............................................................................................. 79 Auto Continue ...........................................
Set the IP address using the printer operator panel .................................. 93 Create a Desktop printer ........................................................................... 93 Change the zone and printer name ........................................................... 93 Install MarkVision ...................................................................................... 93 Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................
1 Overview Your Lexmark™ J110 printer is a compact color and monochrome printer with a PerfectFinish™ cartridge for printing great looking documents fast. Base printer Paper exit tray Holds up to 250 printed pages. Tray 1 Holds up to 250 sheets of media. Manual feeder Feeds a single sheet of media. Operator panel Displays printer settings, messages. Base printer with options MarkNet™ Pro external print server option Connects your printer to a network.
2 Printing from Windows Your printer is set up, your Lexmark driver is installed — you are ready to print. Want to print transparencies, add a Do Not Copy watermark, make the colors on a chart more vibrant? It’s easy to change printer settings for any job you print. -FOR EXAMPLELet’s say your printer has plain paper loaded in tray 1, but you want to print a letter from tray 1 and an envelope from the manual feeder (or multipurpose feeder if installed).
The following table shows what printer settings are available from your driver: Choose this tab: To: Setup Change print quality settings, adjust the color, select the number of copies, paper type, paper size, paper source, increase the dry time, or change orientation. Print Style Print a booklet, print a duplexed document, print multiple pages on a single page, or print a poster. Watermark Print a watermark.
3 Printing from a Macintosh computer You installed your Lexmark driver — you’re ready to print. Whether you are printing everyday documents, presentations or letters and envelopes, it’s easy to change printer settings for any job you print. -FOR EXAMPLEYour printer has plain paper loaded in tray 1, but you want to print a letter on executive-size paper from tray 1 and an envelope from the manual feeder (or multipurpose feeder if installed).
Now print the envelope: 1 From the File Menu, select Page Setup. 2 From Paper Size select the size envelope you want. 3 Change Orientation to Landscape. 4 Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 5 Go back to the File Menu and select Print. 6 From the pop-up menu, select Paper Handling. 7 From Paper Type/Quality select Envelope. 8 Click Print.
The following tables show what printer settings are available from your driver: Choose this option from the Page Setup dialog box: To: General Change page size, orientation or scaling. Watermark Print a watermark. Choose this option from the Print dialog box: To: General Change the number of copies. Paper Handling Change the paper source, dry time delay or printing order. Paper Type/Quality Change the paper type, turn PerfectFinish off or change a print quality setting.
4 Using the printer operator panel The operator panel has five buttons and one light.
Press Return: • To go back to the previous menu item or menu level Printer messages The operator panel displays three kinds of messages: status, attendance and service. For a complete list of messages, see PRINTER MESSAGES. Status messages Status messages tell you the current state of the printer. When Ready appears, the printer is ready to receive a job. When Busy appears, the printer is processing or printing a job or indicating a printer error.
Service messages A service error indicates a printer failure and may require a service call.
5 Changing operator panel settings Changing settings from the operator panel affects everyone who uses the printer. Changing settings from your software application or printer driver override everything except the Paper Size and Paper Type settings on the operator panel, but the new settings only apply to the job you are sending to the printer. If your print job requires reconfiguring the printer (i.e.
Remember that the printer is now configured for photo paper in the multipurpose feeder until you change it back to transparencies. To restore the printer to the default settings: 1 Press Menu> until Utilities Menu appears. 2 Press Select. 3 Press Menu> until Factory Defaults appears. 4 Press Select. =Restore appears. 5 Press Select. For a complete list of operator panel menus, see PRINTER MENUS.
6 Printing on special media Besides printing great looking documents on a wide range of plain paper, you can also create posters, photo images for t-shirts, and photo cards.
7 Printing a poster When you print a poster, the information is magnified to print on 4, 9, or 16 adjacent pages that you will assemble. 1 Open the File Menu from your software application. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup to open your Windows printer driver. 3 In the Print Setup dialog box, click Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the application). 4 Select the Print Style tab. 5 Select poster and poster size.
8 Printing iron-on transfers From Windows Once you create your t-shirt design from Lexmark Shop Deluxe or other iron-on software package: 1 Load one iron-on transfer with the blank side facing up into the manual feeder (or multipurpose feeder). 2 Open the File Menu from your software application. 3 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup to open your printer driver. 4 In the Print Setup dialog box, click Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the application). 5 From Paper Type, select Iron On.
From a Macintosh computer Once you create your t-shirt design from Lexmark Shop Deluxe or other iron-on software package: 1 Load one iron-on transfer with the blank side facing up into the manual feeder (or multipurpose feeder). 2 Open the File Menu from your software application. 3 Select Page Setup. 4 From Paper Size, select Letter or A4. 5 Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 6 Go back to the File Menu and select Print. 7 From the pop-up menu, select Paper Handling.
9 Printing photo cards Create great looking photo cards using scanned images or ones you’ve created yourself. From Windows Once you create the image you want to print: 1 Load one card into the manual feeder (or up to 50 if you are using the multipurpose feeder). 2 Open the File Menu from your software application. 3 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup to open your printer driver. 4 In the Print Setup dialog box, click Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the application).
From a Macintosh computer 1 Load one card into the manual feeder (or up to 50 if you are using the multipurpose feeder). 2 Open the File Menu from your software application. 3 Select Page Setup. 4 From Paper Size, select Edit Custom Paper Size. 5 Select New and and give your job a name, for example, Photo Card. 6 Select Card from the Kind tab. 7 Select the units, inches or millimeters. 8 Select the width, for example 4 in (102 mm). 9 Select the height, for example 6 in (152 mm). 10 Select Save.
10 Choosing the right media Your printer’s unique PerfectFinish cartridge gives you high-quality printing on a wide range of plain paper. To print envelopes, index cards, and iron-on transfers, always print from the manual feeder or multipurpose feeder. To ensure you get the best print quality and to reduce potential paper jams, we recommend you: • • • • • • • • • • Try out a small amount of media before buying large quantities. Use new, undamaged paper. Do not load wrinkled or curled paper.
11 Loading media The following tables describe what kind of media, how much you can load, and which way it should face in the tray or feeder.
If you are loading: Source: Load up to: Make sure the: Trays 1 and 2 250 sheets of plain paper (20 lb, 75 g/m2) Recommended print side is face down. 250 sheets of letterhead (20 lb, 75 g/m2) Logo is face down facing the back of the tray. 250 sheets of coated paper (20 lb, 75 g/m2) Glossy side is face down. 225 transparencies Rough side is face down with the removable strip facing the back of the tray. Remove each transparency as it exits the printer.
Source: Load up to: Make sure the: Multipurpose Feeder 85 sheets of paper (20 lb, 75 g/m2) Recommended print side is face up. 85 sheets of letterhead (20 lb, 75 g/m2) Logo is inserted first, face up. 85 sheets of coated paper (20 lb, 75 g/m2) Glossy side is face up. 50 transparencies Removable strip is inserted first with the rough side face up. Remove transparencies as they exit the printer. 50 label sheets Print side is face up.
Loading tray 1 or tray 2 If you print on media that is different from what is loaded in tray 1 or tray 2, be sure to change the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in your printer driver and the operator panel before printing your job. Both tray 1 and the optional tray are loaded the same way. Do not load envelopes in either tray; always load them in the manual feeder or multipurpose feeder. 1 Hold the tray tab and pull the tray completely out of the printer.
4 Before loading media, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Straighten the edges on a level surface. 5 Place the paper in the tray, print side down. Do not exceed the paper stack height indicator on the right side of the tray. 6 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the right until it is lightly touching the edge of the paper stack. 7 Reinstall the paper tray.
If you load non-standard size paper: 1 Place the paper, print side down, into the tray. 2 Press the length guide button to slide the guide against the bottom edge of the paper stack. The paper should lie flat (1) in the tray. If the length guide is pushed too tightly against the paper, the paper bends (2) against the paper supports, causing a jam as it is pulled into the printer.
3 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the right until it is lightly touching the edge of the paper stack. 4 Reinstall the paper tray. 5 Fully extend the paper stop. Otherwise, paper may back up into the printer and cause a paper jam. 6 Send your job to print.
Loading the manual feeder Use the manual feeder for loading single sheets of media. Do not use the manual feeder to print PerfectFinish jobs. 1 Place one sheet or envelope, with the print side facing you, against the right edge of the manual feeder. 2 Be sure to select the Paper Size and Paper Type settings in your printer driver before printing your job. If you are printing an envelope, change the Orientation to Landscape. 3 Print your job.
To remove media from the multipurpose feeder: 1 Push the paper release lever toward the media and hold it. 2 Pull the media straight up.
12 Manual duplex Printing on both sides of the paper reduces printing costs. When you select Duplex, your job is formatted to print every other page of the document first. Once those pages print, reinsert the document to print the corresponding back side to each page. Use tray 1 or tray 2 for duplex jobs. You can also choose how you want your job duplexed: Long Edge or Short Edge. Long Edge means pages are bound along the long edge of the page (left edge for portrait, top edge for landscape).
From Windows 1 Open the File Menu from your software application. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup to open your printer driver. 3 In the Print Setup dialog box, click Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the application). 4 From Paper Source, select Tray 1 or Tray 2. 5 From Paper Size, select Letter. 6 From the Print Style tab, select 2-sided Printing. 7 Select Print Duplexing Instructions to print a diagram showing how to reinsert your partially completed print job.
From a Macintosh computer 1 Open the File Menu from your software application. 2 Select Page Setup. 3 From Paper Size, select Letter. 4 Click OK to exit Page Setup. 5 Go back to the File Menu and select Print. 6 From the pop-up menu, select Paper Handling. 7 From Paper Source, select Tray 1 or Tray 2. 8 From the pop-up menu, select Paper Type/Quality. 9 From Paper Type, select Plain Paper. 10 From the pop-up menu, select Layout. 11 From Advanced Layout, select Duplex Long Edge or Duplex Short Edge.
13 N-Up printing Printing multiple page images on one sheet reduces printing costs. For example, if you choose 4 Up, the page images print on the page in this order: Horizontal Page 4 Page 4 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Landscape Page 1 Page 4 Page 2 Page 4 Page 3 Page 1 Page 3 Page 2 Portrait Page 2 Page 1 Landscape Page 1 Portrait Vertical From Windows 1 Open the File Menu from your software application. 2 Choose Print (or Printer Setup) to open your printer driver.
From a Macintosh computer 1 Open the File Menu from your software application. 2 Select Page Setup. 3 From Paper Size, select the paper size you are using. 4 Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 5 Go back to the File Menu and select Print. 6 From the pop-up menu, select Paper Handling. 7 From Paper Source, select Tray 1 or Tray 2. 8 From the pop-up menu, select Paper Type/Quality. 9 From Paper Type, select Plain Paper. 10 From the pop-up menu, select Layout.
14 When to replace supplies You have several ways to keep tabs on printer supplies: • Operator panel message • Audible alarm • Windows driver status window • MarkVision status window • Web page Operator panel Your printer displays a message on the operator panel when supplies are low, empty, or at end of life.
MarkVision status window If you have a MarkNet external printer server attached to your printer, you can use MarkVision’s remote operator panel, which mirrors the printer operator panel, to monitor when supplies need to be replaced. Web page If your printer is connected to a network, you can view the menu settings page from your computer. From your Web browser, type your printer’s IP address in the Address box and press Enter. This takes you to a Web page where you can view the status of printer supplies.
15 Replacing an ink cartridge Your printer alerts you with a beep and a 88 Cartridge Low message (C-Cyan, Y-Yellow, M-Magenta, K-Black) on the operator panel display when the indicated ink cartridge is getting low on ink. If the ink low alarm setting is turned off, you still see the operator panel message. If you are using the status window or MarkVision, you can monitor the ink levels for each ink cartridge from your computer screen. The status window alerts you when an ink cartridge is getting low.
3 Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging and pull off the tape. 4 Insert the ink cartridge into the corresponding printhead slot and push down on the cartridge until it is securely in place. Avoid touching the release tab on the cartridge or it will pop out of the printhead. 5 Close the front cover.
To read more about ink cartridge messages, just click the message: MESSAGE: 31 DEFECTIVE INK CARTRIDGE MESSAGE: 31 MISSING CARTRIDGE XXXX MESSAGE: 32 UNSUPPORTED CARTRIDGE MESSAGE: 88 CARTRIDGE LOW MESSAGE: 89 CARTRIDGE EMPTY MESSAGE: CARTRIDGE LIFE EXPIRED MESSAGE: CARTRIDGE LIFE WARNING 37
16 Replacing PerfectFinish Your printer alerts you with a 87 PerfectFinish Empty message on the operator panel display (or, if you are using the status window or MarkVision, the message appears on your computer screen). The printer stops printing until you replace the PerfectFinish cartridge. 1 Remove the manual feeder (or multipurpose feeder if it is installed).
2 Grip the PerfectFinish cartridge and firmly pull it out of the printer. 3 Remove the new PerfectFinish cartridge from its packaging. 4 Remove the tape covering the valve.
5 Hold the PerfectFinish cartridge so that the valve is on the left side. Valve 6 Align the cartridge with the latches inside the printer.
7 Lower the cartridge until the latches snap over the cartridge as shown. 8 Reinstall the manual feeder (or multipurpose feeder). The printer requires several minutes to warm up. After it completes its internal tests, the Ready message appears on the operator panel. If you do not replace the PerfectFinish cartridge, you must press Go each time you print a job. Remember, you lose the print quality of coated paper until you replace the PerfectFinish cartridge.
17 Replacing the printheads Your printer alerts you with a Cartridge Life Warning message on the operator panel display when the indicated printhead needs to be replaced. If you are using the status window or MarkVision, you can monitor printhead life from your computer screen. The status window alerts you when the printhead needs replacing. 1 Make sure the printer is turned on. 2 Press Menu> until you see the Utilities Menu. 3 Press Select. 4 Press Menu> until you see Change Printhead. 5 Press Select.
7 Lift the carrier handle to unlatch the printhead from the carrier. 8 Grip the the printhead and pull it up and out. 9 Discard both the printhead and the ink cartridge(s). Do not reuse the ink cartridges, even if they are only partially used. Your new printhead comes with fresh ink cartridges already installed. 10 Remove the new printhead from its packaging.
11 Remove the plastic cushioning from the printhead. 12 Pull out the tape between the ink cartridge and the printhead. 13 Gently remove the plastic cap from the bottom of the printhead.
14 Hold the printhead as shown. 15 Insert the printhead tab under the small arrow on the carrier slot. 16 Rotate the printhead toward the back of the printer until it snaps into position.
17 Pull the carrier handle back down to lock in the printheads. 18 Close the front cover.
18 Aligning the printheads Whenever you install a printhead, the printer automatically prints a test page of alignment patterns. There are eight patterns: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. Once the alignment page prints, the operator panel displays the current alignment value for each pattern. 1 From the Test A alignment group on the test page, select the number under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line. 2 Press Menu> to scroll to the correct alignment value. 3 Press Select.
19 Cleaning the printheads If streaking or print quality problems occur, first check that the printheads are positioned correctly in the carrier: 1 Press Menu> until you see the Utilities Menu. 2 Press Select. 3 Press Menu> until you see Change Printhead. 4 Press Select. 5 Open the printer cover. The carrier moves to the load position at the center of the printer. 6 Raise the carrier handle up and back down to reseat the printheads. 7 Close the cover.
7 Once the Long Clean finishes, a test page prints four color bars with a corresponding number below each color. A Clean [1]?=Go/Stop message appears on the operator panel display for each color bar. 8 For each color bar, press the Stop button if the quality is satisfactory or the Go button if the quality is not improved. If you pressed Go for any of the color bars, the printer does another Long Clean. A Cleaning Printheads message appears on the display.
11 Reinsert the printhead. 12 Close the cover. 13 Print your job. If the print quality is still not improved, your printer may require service. Contact Lexmark for more information.
20 Adding hardware options If you add or remove the optional multipurpose feeder or paper tray 2, you need to update the printer’s configuration through your printer driver. From Windows 1 Open the File Menu. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Print Setup dialog box, click the Properties button. 4 Click the Printer Configuration tab.
21 Clearing paper jams Selecting the right media for your printer and loading it correctly eliminates most paper jams. Paper jams occur for a variety of reasons: removing a tray to add paper while the printer is still printing, pushing the paper length guide too tightly against the paper or overfilling the tray. When a jam occurs, the printer stops and alerts you with a message on the operator panel display. After removing the paper, press Go to clear the message and continue printing.
A 200, 201 or 209 Check Tray 1 message indicates the paper jammed from tray 1. 1 Remove tray 1 and look inside the opening for the paper jam. 2 Pull the jammed paper toward you and discard it. 3 Reinstall the tray and press Go to resume printing.
A 203, 204, 205 or 207 Open Cover/Move Media message indicates the paper is jammed inside the printer. 1 Open the cover. 2 Press Menu> continuously to advance the paper incrementally until you can reach the paper to pull it out. 3 If the paper does not advance, remove the source tray, pull out the jammed paper and discard it. 4 Reinsert the source tray. 5 Close the cover and press Go.
A 206, 208, 220, or 222 Check Tray 2 indicates the paper jammed from tray 2. 1 Remove tray 2 and look inside the opening for the paper jam. 2 Grasp the paper between your hands and gently pull the paper toward you. 3 Reinstall the tray and press Go to resume printing. A 221 Check Tray 2/Move Media message indicates the paper jammed from tray 2. 1 Open the cover. 2 Press Menu> continuously to advance the paper incrementally until you can reach the paper to pull it out.
If that does not clear the jam: 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Remove the printer from the 250-sheet drawer. 3 Removed the jammed paper and discard it. 4 Reinstall the printer on the 250-sheet drawer. 5 Turn on the printer. 6 Resend your print job.
A 250 Paper Jam indicates a jam in the multipurpose feeder. 1 Push the paper release lever toward the media and hold it. 2 Pull the media straight up. If that does not clear the jam: 1 Remove the multipurpose feeder. 2 Pull out the jammed paper. 3 Reinstall the multipurpose feeder and press Go to resume printing.
22 Printer messages When your printer needs attention, you are alerted by a message on the printer operator panel or, if you installed the Windows driver status window, a message appears on your computer screen. For an explanation of a message and how to clear it, just click the message.
Ink Cartridges An ink cartridge message indicates a color ink cartridge (C=Cyan, M=Magenta or Y=Yellow) or a black ink cartridge (K=Black) needs attention. Message:88 Cartridge Low An ink cartridge is almost empty. Check that you have a replacement cartridge and press Go to clear the message. Message:89 Cartridge Empty An ink cartridge is empty and must be replaced. Message:31 Missing Cartridge XXXX An ink cartridge is not detected. Insert the ink cartridge that is missing.
Message:Check MPF Connection Either the multipurpose feeder has been removed from the printer, or it is attached but not completely connected. If you are not using the multipurpose feeder, press Go to clear the message. If you are using the multipurpose feeder, reattach it. Message:Insert Duplex Pages & Press Go The front side of the manual duplex job is printed. Remove the pages and reinsert them face up in tray 1 to print the other side. Message:Insert The tray is not in the printer.
Printheads A printhead message indicates a color printhead (C=Cyan, M=Magenta or Y=Yellow) or a black printhead (K=Black) needs attention. Message:31 Missing Printhead A printhead is not detected. Install the printhead. If the printhead is already installed, check that it is positioned correctly in the printer. If that does not clear the message, try cleaning the copper contact area on the printhead. Message:32 Unsupported Printhead The printhead is not designed for your printer.
23 Solving printer problems Some printer problems are easy to fix. If your printer is not responding, first make sure: • • • • The printer is turned on The power cord is plugged in Other electrical equipment plugged into the outlet works The printer cable is securely attached to the computer and the printer If all else fails, turn the printer off and back on from the on/off switch (never a power strip).
Printing problems Solutions to printing problems you may encounter are listed below. Cause Solution Your job prints, but the margins are incorrect. Check the Paper Size setting in your printer driver and your software application. Your job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong media. Check the Paper Type and Paper Source settings in your printer driver. You printed an envelope but the words run off the side.
Poor print quality Some print quality problems are solved simply by replacing an ink cartridge, printhead, or a PerfectFinish cartridge. Solutions to other problems are listed below. Cause Solution Colors are streaked or uneven. 1 Check that the printheads are positioned correctly in the carrier. 2 Do a Short Clean to remove any ink plugs or clogs in the printheads. 3 If this does not solve the problem, do a Long Clean.
Paper feeding To reduce paper jams, see CHOOSING THE RIGHT MEDIA. To solve paper jams, see CLEARING PAPER JAMS. Solutions to other paper feeding problems are listed below. Cause Solution You cannot see or reach the paper jam. Press Menu> continuously to advance the paper incrementally until you can reach the paper and pull it out. You get a jam when you remove a tray to add paper while the printer is printing. Refill the tray, reinsert it and press Go. The paper jams in tray 1 or tray 2.
24 Printer menus Your printer has eleven menu categories with printer settings grouped together under each menu. For example, settings for printer status are under the Supplies Menu; settings for paper handling are grouped under the Paper Menu. The menu map shows the printer settings for each menu. Click on any setting for a description of what it is and when to use it.
Performance versus print quality Change the print quality setting to Ink Saver for fast, bidirectional printing. Remember that the faster speed may degrade print quality. Change the print quality setting to Best to get the best print quality, but print speed is slower.
SUPPLIES MENU Black Cartridge Cyan Cartridge Magenta Cartridge Yellow Cartridge Black Printhead Color Printhead PerfectFinish Tray 1 Tray 2 UTILITIES MENU Print Menus Align Printheads Clean Printheads Change Ink Cartridge Change Printhead Factory Defaults Hex Trace PARALLEL MENU NPA Mode Parallel Buffer Advanced Status Protocol Honor Init Parallel Mode 1 Parallel Mode 2 COLOR MENU Print Quality JOB MENU Reset Printer USB MENU NPA Mode USB Buffer PAPER MENU Paper Source Paper Size Paper Type Configure
Supplies Menu Only supplies that are low or empty appear on the operator panel display. BLACK CARTRIDGE/CYAN CARTRIDGE/MAGENTA CARTRIDGE/YELLOW CARTRIDGE BLACK PRINTHEAD/COLOR PRINTHEAD PERFECTFINISH CARTRIDGE TRAY 1/TRAY 2 Black Cartridge/Cyan Cartridge/Magenta Cartridge/Yellow Cartridge A Low, Empty or Refilled message indicates a color ink cartridge—C (Cyan), M (Magenta), Y (Yellow) or a black ink cartridge—K (Black)—needs attention. See REPLACING AN INK CARTRIDGE.
PerfectFinish Cartridge An Empty message indicates that the PerfectFinish cartridge needs to be replaced. See REPLACING PERFECTFINISH. PerfectFinish =Empty Tray 1/Tray 2 An Empty message indicates that the tray is out of paper or the tray is not inserted correctly. To add paper, see LOADING TRAY 1 OR TRAY 2. If there is already paper in the tray, remove and reinsert the tray.
Color Menu Use the Color Menu print quality settings to select the amount of ink used in your print jobs. This lets you reduce printing costs, increase the speed of your print jobs or print at the highest quality resolution. Ink Saver Use this setting to conserve ink when printing drafts. Normal Use this setting for most print jobs. Best Use this setting for presentations and charts.
Paper Menu Use this menu to specify what tray (or feeder) you want your job to print from and the size and type of media you want to print on. Only installed sources display. • PAPER SOURCE – if you use any source other than tray 1, be sure to specify the correct source from the operator panel or your printer driver before printing your job.
Paper source Paper size Paper type MP Feeder • • • • • • • • Letter* (US) 7 3/4 Envelope 9 envelope 10 Envelope* (US) DL Envelope C5 Envelope B5 Envelope Other Envelope • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plain Paper* Coated Paper Glossy Paper Photo Paper Card Stock Transparency Labels Iron On Bond Envelope Letterhead Preprinted Colored Paper Manual Pap • • • • • • • A4 A5 JIS B5 Letter* (US) Legal Executive Universal • • • • • • • • • • • • Plain Paper* Coated Paper Glossy Paper Photo Paper Card Stock Tr
Substitute Size The printer automatically prints letter-size jobs on A4-size paper and A4-size jobs on letter-size paper if the requested size is not loaded in the tray. Turn off this setting if you do not want to substitute the page size. Menu item Value Substitute Size • Off • Letter/A4* PerfectFinish The default for PerfectFinish is on. To divert the job from the PerfectFinish paper path, you can turn this setting off.
Finishing Menu Use this menu if you want your print jobs to be separated with a blank page. • BLANK PAGES • SEPARATOR SHEETS • SEPARATOR SOURCE Blank Pages If your print jobs requires an even-number of pages, change this setting to Print. Menu item Value Blank Pages =Do Not Print* =Print *Factory default Separator Sheets If you are sharing your printer with other people in the area, you can separate your jobs with a blank page inserted between jobs.
Utilities Menu Use this menu when installing new ink cartridges or printheads or to troubleshoot printing problems. • PRINT MENUS • ALIGN PRINTHEADS • CLEAN PRINTHEADS • CHANGE INK CARTRIDGE • CHANGE PRINTHEAD • FACTORY DEFAULTS • HEX TRACE Print Menus Use this menu to print a menu settings page listing your current printer settings and installed options. Menu item Value Print Menus Press Select to print a menu page.
Change Ink Cartridge To replace an ink cartridge, you can either open the cover or select Change Ink Cartridge from the Utilities Menu. Menu item Value Change Ink Cartridge Press Select. You are prompted to open the cover. Change Printhead To move the carrier to the load position, select Change Printhead from the Utilities Menu. Menu item Value Change Printhead Press Select. You are prompted to open the cover.
Job Menu Use this menu to reset the printer to the settings you defined. Make sure there are no other jobs waiting to print before pressing Reset Printer or you risk losing some or all of the jobs. Menu item Value Reset Printer Press Select to reset the printer settings.
Setup Menu Use this menu to change printer warm-up time, how long the printer waits when it detects an error, what language you want displayed on the operator panel, whether you want to be alerted when the printer needs attention, and how long the printer waits before printing the next page.
Display Language Use this setting to choose the language you want displayed on the operator panel. Menu item Value Display Language =English =French =German =Italian =Spanish =Danish =Norwegian =Dutch =Swedish =Portuguese =Finnish =Japanese Alarm Control Use the alarm to alert you when the printer needs intervention. Menu item Alarm Control Value =Off =On* *Default setting Ink Low Alarm Use the alarm to alert you when ink cartridges are running low.
Dry Time Delay If the media you are using is slow drying, you can increase the number of seconds the printer waits before printing the next page, either from your printer driver or from the operator panel. Menu item Value Dry Time Delay =Disabled* =Auto =1..
PCL Emul Menu Use this menu to change settings for jobs printed in PCL emulation printer language. • FONT NAME • POINT SIZE • PITCH • SYMBOL SET • ORIENTATION • LINES PER PAGE • AUTO CR AFTER LF • AUTO LF AFTER CR Font Name Select the font you want to use from this menu. Menu item Value Font Name Select the font Point Size If you choose a scalable typographic font, you can select the point size (height of the font characters). One point equals approximately 1/72 of an inch.
Symbol Set Choose a symbol set, which contains alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols, for different printing requirements, such as math symbols for scientific text. Menu item Value Symbol Set Select the symbol set Orientation Choose the direction you want your job printed on the page. Menu item Value Orientation =Portrait* =Landscape *Factory default Lines Per Page Change the number of lines printed on a page.
Auto LF After CR Like the setting above, this setting determines how the printer formats the end of a line. Select whether the printer automatically performs a line feed (LF) after a carriage return (CR) control command.
Parallel Menu Use this menu to change settings for jobs sent to the printer through the parallel interface connection. • NPA MODE • PARALLEL BUFFER • ADVANCED STATUS • PROTOCOL • HONOR INIT • PARALLEL MODE 1 • PARALLEL MODE 2 NPA Mode When NPA Mode is enabled, your computer can send print jobs to the printer and query printer status information simultaneously.
Advanced Status With Advanced Status set to on, bidirectional communication is enabled through the parallel interface. Menu item Value Advanced Status =Off =On* *Factory default Protocol When the protocol is set to Fastbytes, the printer receives information at a much faster transmission rate, provided the host computer supports Fastbytes. When the protocol is set to Standard, the printer receives information at a normal transmission rate.
Parallel Mode 2 If this setting is set to On, the parallel port data is sampled on the leading edge of strobe. If set to Off, the parallel port data is sampled on the trailing edge of strobe. This setting appears only if the Parallel Port supports this feature.
USB Menu Use this menu to change settings for jobs sent to the printer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface port. • NPA MODE • USB BUFFER NPA Mode When NPA Mode is enabled, your computer can send print jobs to the printer and query printer status information simultaneously. Menu item Value NPA Mode =On =Off =Auto* *Factory default USB Buffer You can configure the size of the USB input buffer to meet your system’s requirements.
Configuration Menu Use this menu to lock the operator panel or to restore all printer settings to the factory defaults. • PANEL MENUS • FACTORY DEFAULTS • EXIT CONFIG MENU Panel Menus If you do not want others changing the printer default settings, you can disable the operator panel menus.
25 Printer requirements Windows system requirements To use your printer with a PC, your system should have: • An IBM-compatible PC with 166 MHz required (400 MHz recommended) • 32MB RAM (128MB recommended) • 200MB free hard disk space (500MB recommended) • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.
26 AppleTalk and MarkNet print server Why you need to change the AppleTalk type The J110 printer requires that you change the AppleTalk type in order for you to print AppleTalk network print jobs. Before you change the setting Verify your printer hardware setup is complete. Refer to the printer setup guide for detailed instructions. Change the AppleTalk type If you have TCP/IP available on your network, we recommend you assign an IP address to the MarkNet print server.
Method 1 -- TCP/IP 1 Assign an IP address to the print server. – – If you are running DHCP, your IP address is automatically assigned. Push the test button on MarkNet print server to print a network setup page. You can find the address under the TCP/IP heading. If you are not running DHCP, you can manually assign an IP address using the printer operator panel (see SET THE IP ADDRESS USING THE PRINTER OPERATOR PANEL). 2 Type the IP address in the address bar of your browser (for example, http://156.192.
Set the IP address using the printer operator panel A simple way to set the IP address, netmask and gateway inside the print server is to use the printer operator panel. You need to be standing at the printer to use this method. 1 On the printer operator panel, choose Parallel Menu, STD Parallel, Network 0 Setup, TCP/IP, Set IP Address. Press Menu> until you see the correct menu item, and then press Select. 2 When the current IP address is displayed, use the buttons to change the address.
3 Click Lexmark Installer. 4 Click Install the version of software on the CD. 5 Accept the license agreement. 6 Click Easy Install. 7 Click Install and then follow the on-screen instructions. Troubleshooting If you need additional help setting up the MarkNet print server to work with AppleTalk, try the following resolutions. Common solutions to network problems 1 Make sure the AppleTalk protocol is turned on (activated) in the print server. To find out, print a network setup page and look under AppleTalk.
Pattern 0 binary 1 binary 2 binary 3 binary 4 binary 5 binary 6 binary 7 binary 8 binary 9 binary 10 binary 11 binary 12 binary 13 binary 14 binary 15 binary Four indicator lights 95
Error conditions What shows on the four indicator lights Description Cause and solution binary 12 (for 0.25 sec), Serious failure. binary 3 (for 0.25 sec), The print server is unable to recover. Flawed firmware in print server or power interruption during flash operation. repeat continuously. Call Customer Support. binary 15 (for 0.25 sec), POST error binary x (for 0.25 sec), Power-on self test error. During start-up, a hardware failure was detected on the print server. repeat continuously.
Lexmark customer support World Wide Web www.lexmark.com CompuServe Go Lexmark Internet ftp.lexmark.com U.S. and Canada, technical support and any other customer needs 1-800-LEXMARK Lexmark phone numbers (worldwide) On the Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities CD, click Contact Lexmark, Customer Support.
27 Using printer software and utilities MarkVision printer management software MarkVision for Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Macintosh is shipped with your printer on the Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities CD. The MarkVision graphical user interface provides advanced, real-time, centralized management capabilities for Lexmark printers connected locally or attached directly to a network.
MarkVision Professional MarkVision Professional is a Web-based printer management utility shipped on the Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities CD that: • Lets you monitor and manage devices using a Web browser from any PC with intranet access. • Enables print management over your existing intranet infrastructure using TCP/IP. • Offers a cross-platform solution for Windows and UNIX users. • Lets you manage multivendor printers.
MarkVision Messenger MarkVision Messenger lets you create Actions that execute commands whenever a status event occurs across a set of devices. Device status events are conditions signaled by messages like Paper Tray Missing or Ink Low. Actions can be set up to occur automatically, as well as conditionally or repeatedly. Lexmark MarkTrack MarkTrackTM is a network printer reporting software package that helps administrators manage printing environments more efficiently.
• Provides huge productivity gains when rolling out large numbers of network printers. • Supports a wide range of printer installation options for IT administrators, from fully automatic installation to prompted confirmations. • Lets you customize network printer installation in Windows NT environments running TCP/IP. • Automates the setup of Lexmark network printers, eliminating more than a dozen steps in the process. • Distribution of drivers with custom settings to users.
28 Moving the printer If you move the printer to another location, we recommend you pack it in the box it came in. If the box is unavailable, find the closest equivalent. 1 If you are shipping the printer, remove the printheads and ink cartridges. For short moves, leave them in the printer. 2 Remove the multipurpose feeder and/or tray 2 if attached. 3 Unplug the power cord. 4 Unplug all cables. 5 if you are shipping the printer, remove the PerfectFinish cartridge and seal it in a ziploc bag .
Index Numerics adding options 51 Advanced Status, Parallel Menu 86 Alarm Control, Setup Menu 80 Align Printheads, Utilities Menu 76 aligning the printheads 47 alignment test page, printing 47 AppleTalk change the type 91 set the type 92 attendance messages 8 Auto Continue, Setup Menu 79 Auto CR After LF, PCL Emul Menu 83 Auto LF After CR, PCL Emul Menu 84 from tray 2 55 coated paper, loading manual feeder 20 multipurpose feeder 21 trays 1 and 2 20 Color Menu Best 71 Ink Saver 71 Normal 71 Color Printhead,
multipurpose feeder 21 trays 1 and 2 20 letterhead manual feeder 20 multipurpose feeder 21 trays 1 and 2 20 non-standard size 24 plain paper manual feeder 20, 26 multipurpose feeder 21, 26 trays 1 and 2 20, 22 transparencies manual feeder 20 multipurpose feeder 21 trays 1 and 2 20 long clean 48 long edge 28 M Magenta Cartridge, Supplies Menu 69 manual duplex, using 28 manual feeder loading paper 26 MarkNet print server 91 MarkTrack 100 MarkVision MarkVision for Unix networks 99 MarkVision Messenger 100 Mar
from a Macintosh computer 4 from Windows 2 iron-on transfers 14 photo cards 16 printing problems, solving 63 Protocol, Parallel Menu 86 R Ready, printer state 8 removing options 51 Reset Printer, Job Menu 78 Return button 8 S Select button 7 Separator Sheets, Finishing Menu 75 Separator Source, Finishing Menu 75 service messages 9 setting the IP address 93 Setup Menu Alarm Control 80 Auto Continue 79 Display Language 80 Dry Time Delay 81 Ink Low Alarm 80 Print Timeout 79 short clean 48 short edge 28 solvi
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