Connecting The Printer To Your Computer - Lexmark Optra E312 User Manual

Troubleshooting Tips
Problem:
Characters appear light or blurred.
Printer seems to be printing, but
pages are blank.
Printer is on, but nothing prints.
Jobs are not printing and the Error
light is on solid.
Connecting the
printer to your
Using a parallel
interface cable
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Chapter 1: The basics
What to do:
• Make sure you removed the sealing tape from the print cartridge.
• Replace the print cartridge.
• The print cartridge may be out of toner. Replace the cartridge.
• The print cartridge may be defective. Replace the cartridge.
• Make sure you removed the sealing tape from the print cartridge.
• Make sure the print cartridge is installed.
To print from software loaded on your computer, your
printer needs to be connected to your computer with
either a parallel interface cable or a USB cable.
computer
Your printer requires an IEEE-1284 compliant parallel
cable. 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
use all of your printer's functions.
1 Make sure your printer is turned off.
2 Plug the parallel interface cable into the
connector on the back of the printer.
3 Push the metal clips toward the plug until they
snap in the notches on the plug.
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Attach the other end of the parallel cable to your
computer.
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Turn on the printer.