Lexmark X850E Connection Manual

Lexmark x850e: connection guide
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Connection Guide
Note: For local printing, you must install the printer software (drivers) before connecting the USB cable.
Installing printer and software for local printing using Windows
1 Launch the Software and Documentation CD that shipped with the printer.
2 Click Install Printer and Software.
Note: Some Windows operating systems require that you have administrative access to install printer
software (drivers) on the computer.
3 Click Agree to accept the license agreement.
4 Select Suggested, and then click Next.
The Suggested option is the default installation for local setup. If you need to install utilities, change
settings, or customize device drivers, select Custom. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
5 Select Local Attach, and then click Finish.
Note: It may take a few minutes for the drivers to completely load.
6 Close the Software and Documentation CD installer application.
7 Connect the USB cable. Be sure to match the USB symbol on the cable to the USB symbol on the printer.
Note: Only Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
operating systems support USB connections. Some UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh computers also
support USB connections. See the computer operating system documentation to see if your system
supports USB.
8 Plug one end of the printer power cord into the socket at the back of the printer and the other end into a
properly grounded outlet.
9 Turn on the printer.
Plugging in the USB cable and turning on the printer prompts the Windows operating system to run the plug
and play screens to install the printer as a new hardware device. The installation of printer software (drivers)
done in step 1 should satisfy the plug and play requirements. When plug and play is finished, a printer
object will appear in your Printers folder.
Note: After the printer completes its internal tests, the Ready message indicates that the printer is ready
to receive jobs. If you see a message other than Ready on the display, see the Software and
Documentation CD for instructions on clearing the message.
10 Send a test page to print.
Using a parallel or serial cable
For detailed instructions, see the User's Guide on the Software and Documentation CD that shipped with the
printer.
Local printing with Mac or UNIX/Linux
For detailed instructions, see the User's Guide on the Software and Documentation CD that shipped with the
printer.
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  • Page 1 Connection Guide Note: For local printing, you must install the printer software (drivers) before connecting the USB cable. Installing printer and software for local printing using Windows 1 Launch the Software and Documentation CD that shipped with the printer. 2 Click Install Printer and Software. Note: Some Windows operating systems require that you have administrative access to install printer software (drivers) on the computer.
  • Page 2 Installing printer and software for network printing using Windows 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and unplugged from the wall outlet. 2 Connect the printer to a LAN drop or hub using an ethernet cable that is compatible with your network. 3 Plug one end of the printer power cord into the socket at the back of the printer and the other end into a properly grounded outlet.
  • Page 3 Color quality guide This Color Quality guide helps users understand how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust and customize color output. Quality Menu Use this menu selection to change settings that affect print quality and save toner. Menu selection Purpose To determine whether...
  • Page 4 Menu selection Purpose RGB Brightness To assist in making brightness, contrast, and saturation adjustments to color output. These functions do not affect RGB Contrast files where CMYK color specifications are being used. See Frequently asked RGB Saturation questions (FAQ) about color printing in the User’s Guide on the publications CD for more information on color...
  • Page 5 Menu selection Purpose To let users customize the Manual Color RGB or CMYK color conversions applied to each object on the printed page. Color conversion of the data specified using RGB combinations can be customized based on object type (text, graphics, or image) through the printer operator panel.
  • Page 6: Solving Color Quality Problems

    Menu selection Purpose A selection to enable a print Enhance Fine mode preferable for certain Lines files containing fine line detail, such as architectural drawings, maps, electronic circuit diagrams, and flow charts. Enhance Fine Lines is not a menu item. This setting is only available on the PCL emulation driver, PostScript driver, or on the printer...
  • Page 7 Should I use the PostScript or PCL emulation driver for the best color? What driver settings should I use for the best color? The PostScript driver is strongly recommended for best color quality. The default settings in the PostScript driver provide preferred color quality for the majority of printouts.
  • Page 8 computer operating system adjusts the colors specified in the application through color management. How can I match a particular color (such as a color in a corporate logo)? Occasionally, users have a need for the printed color of a particular object to closely match a specific color. A typical example of this is when a user is trying to match the color of a corporate logo.
  • Page 9 Color Classification of specification of object being object being printed printed CMYK Text Graphic Image Note: The Color Samples pages are not useful if the software application does not specify colors with RGB or CMYK combinations. Additionally, certain situations exist where the software application or the computer operating system adjusts the RGB or CMYK combinations specified in the application through color management.
  • Page 10: Information Guide

    Information guide There are numerous publications available to help in understanding the printer and its functions. Help menu pages There are Help menu reference pages resident in the printer. They are available by printing them from the Help menu. Select to print each individually, or select Print All to print all of them.
  • Page 11 Moving guide Follow these guidelines to move the printer to another location. CAUTION: The printer weighs 48–82 kg (105–181 lb). It requires at least three (3) people to lift it safely. Use the printer handholds to lift it, do not lift by the front of the printer, and make sure your fingers are not under the printer when you set it down.
  • Page 12: Menu Map

    Menu map A number of menus are available to make it easy to change printer settings. This menu map shows the menus and menu items available. Some menu items may not be available based on the printer model or options installed. For more information about menu items, see the Menus and Messages Guide on the Software and Documentation CD.
  • Page 13: Printer Operator Panel

    Printer operator panel Use the operator panel to change printer settings, cancel print jobs, print reports, and check the status of supplies. The operator panel displays troubleshooting information when appropriate. Display panel Back Menu Stop Indicator light Navigation buttons For more information on the operator panel, see the User’s Guide on the Software and Documentation CD. Menu map Page 2 of 2 Numeric pad...
  • Page 14: Media Guide

    Media guide The printer supports the following media sizes. Select custom sizes up to the maximum specified for the Universal setting. ✓ — supported with Legend size sensing Media size Dimensions 500- Dimensions sheet trays 297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 in.) 210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.7 in.) 148 x 210 mm...
  • Page 15: Storing Media

    ✓ — supported with Legend size sensing Media size Dimensions 500- Dimensions sheet trays 7 3/4 98.4 x 190.5 Envelope (Monarch) (3.875 x 7.5 in.) 9 Envelope 98.4 x 225.4 (3.875 x 8.9 in.) 10 Envelope 104.8 x 241.3 (4.12 x 9.5 in.) DL Envelope 110 x 220 mm (4.33 x 8.66 in.)
  • Page 16 • Do not load wrinkled, creased, damp, or curled media. • Flex, fan, and straighten media before you load it. • Do not use media that has been cut or trimmed by hand. • Do not mix media sizes, weights, or types in the same media source. •...
  • Page 17: Loading Paper

    Printing guide Get the most out of your printer by properly loading the trays and setting the types and sizes. Never mix paper types within a tray. Note: Paper Size does not need to be adjusted when auto size sensing is enabled. Auto size sensing is enabled by default for printer trays, but is not available for the multipurpose feeder.
  • Page 18 Loading the multipurpose feeder You can use the multipurpose feeder one of two ways: • Paper tray—As a paper tray, you can load paper or specialty media in the feeder with the intention of leaving the media in the feeder. •...
  • Page 19 Printing on specialty media (transparencies, labels, and so on) Follow these instructions when you want to print on media such as transparencies, card stock, glossy paper, labels, or envelopes. 1 Load the print media as specified for the tray you are using. See “Loading paper” on page 1 for help. 2 From the printer operator panel, set the Paper Type and Paper Size according to the print media you loaded.
  • Page 20: Print Cartridges

    The following tables list the part numbers for ordering new print cartridges, toner waste containers, fusers, or image transfer units (ITU). Print cartridges Visit the lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com for print cartridge ordering information. The following is a list of cartridges you can order. C780 / C782 •...
  • Page 21 Print quality guide You can solve many print quality problems by replacing a supply or maintenance item that has reached the end of its intended life. Check the operator panel for a message about a printer consumable. Use the following table to find solutions to print quality problems. Symptom Repeating defects Color...
  • Page 22 Symptom Streaked horizontal lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Streaked vertical lines ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Print irregularities ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE Print too light Print too dark Cause The print cartridges, the transfer roller, image transfer unit, or fuser may be defective, empty, or worn. •...
  • Page 23 Symptom Transparency print quality is poor (Print has inappropriate light or dark spots, toner is smeared, horizontal or vertical light bands appear, or color does not project.) Toner specks Toner rubs off the paper easily when you handle the sheets Gray background ABCDE...
  • Page 24 Symptom Clipped images (Some of the print is cut off on the sides, top, or bottom of the paper.) Incorrect margins Skewed print (Print is inappropriately slanted.) Blank pages Solid color pages The paper curls badly once it prints and exits to a bin Cause Guides in the selected tray are set for a different size paper than what is loaded...
  • Page 25 Repetitive defects guide Match a set of repeating defects on a print job to the marks on one of the vertical lines. The line that best matches the defects on the print job indicates which particular part is causing the defect. Change cartridge 46 mm (1.8 in.)

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