Printing From A Flash Drive; Printing Forms And A Document; Adjusting Toner Darkness - Lexmark MX6500 Quick Reference

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Assigning a custom paper type name
Assign a custom paper type name to a tray when linking or unlinking
trays.
1
Open a Web browser, and then type the scanner IP address in the
address field.
Notes:
View the scanner IP address on the scanner home screen.
The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by
periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to
load the Web page correctly.
2
Click Settings > Paper Menu > Custom Names.
3
Type a name for the paper type, and then click Submit.
4
Select a custom type, and then verify that the correct paper type
is associated with the custom name.
Note: Plain Paper is the factory default paper type for all
user‑defined custom names.
Printing

Printing forms and a document

Printing forms
Use Forms and Favorites to quickly and easily access frequently used
forms or other information that is regularly printed. Before you can use
this application, first set it up on the printer. For more information, see
"Setting up Forms and Favorites" on page
4.
1
From the home screen, navigate to:
Forms and Favorites > select the form from the list > enter the
number of copies > adjust other settings
2
Apply the changes.
Printing a document
1
From the scanner control panel Paper menu, set Paper Type and
Paper Size to match the loaded paper.
2
Send the print job:
For Windows users
a
With a document open, click File > Print.
b
Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
c
Adjust settings as needed.
d
Click OK > Print.
For Macintosh users
a
Customize the settings as needed in the Page Setup dialog:
1
With a document open, choose File > Page Setup.
2
Choose a paper size or create a custom size to match the
loaded paper.
3
Click OK.
b
Customize the settings as needed in the Print dialog:
1
With a document open, choose File > Print.
If necessary, click the disclosure triangle to see more
options.
2
From the Print dialog and pop‑up menus, adjust the settings
as needed.
Note: To print on a specific paper type, adjust the
paper type setting to match the loaded paper, or select
the appropriate tray or feeder.
3
Click Print.

Adjusting toner darkness

1
Open a Web browser, and then type the scanner IP address in the
address field.
Notes:
View the scanner IP address on the scanner home screen.
The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by
periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to
load the Web page correctly.
2
Click Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu.
3
Adjust the toner darkness setting, and then click Submit.
Using the scanner control panel
1
From the scanner home screen, navigate to:
> Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu
2
Adjust the toner darkness setting, and then touch Submit.
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Printing from a flash drive

Printing from a flash drive
Notes:
Before printing an encrypted PDF file, you will be prompted to
type the file password from the scanner control panel.
You cannot print files for which you do not have printing
permissions.
1
Insert a flash drive into the scanner USB port.
Notes:
A flash drive icon appears on the home screen when a flash
drive is inserted.
If you insert the flash drive when the scanner requires
attention, such as when a jam has occurred, then the
scanner ignores the flash drive.
If you insert the flash drive while the scanner is processing
other print jobs, then Busy appears on the scanner display.
After these print jobs are processed, you may need to view
the held jobs list to print documents from the flash drive.

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