Sensor Tests; Output Bin Tests; Feed Tests - Lexmark MX81 series Service Manual

To run the Feed test:
1
From the Diagnostics menu, navigate to:
Input Tray Tests > Feed Tests
2
Choose the input source. All installed sources appear.
3
Choose any of the following:
•
Single—Feeds a single page.
•
Continuous—Continuously feeds pages until X is pressed.

Sensor Tests

Use this test to determine if the input tray sensors are working correctly.
1
From the Diagnostics menu, navigate to:
INPUT TRAY TESTS > Sensor Tests
2
Select the input source. All installed sources appear.
Not all sensors appear for all trays. The following table indicates which tray sensors are available for each input
source:
Input source
Tray 1
Tray 2
Tray 4
Tray 5
Multi‑purpose feeder
Envelope feeder
3
Manually actuate each sensor. The tray empty sensor can be actuated by hand; however, a sheet of paper can be
used to cover the pass through sensor.
4
Press X to exit the test.

OUTPUT BIN TESTS

Feed Tests

This test verifies that media can be fed to a specific output bin. No information is printed on the media.
To run the feed tests:
1
From the Diagnostics menu, navigate to:
OUTPUT BIN TESTS > Feed Tests
2
Select the output bin into which you want the paper to exit. All installed output bins appear.
Empty
(Input tray empty
sensor)
Service menus
236
Low
(Input tray paper low
sensor)
Pass through sensor
7463