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Lexmark C752 Help Manual

Lexmark c752: reference guide
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Other Quick Reference pages available include:
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Color quality guide
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Printing guide
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Connection guide
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Print media guide
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Clearing jams guide

Setup Guide

The Setup Guide provides information about setting up the printer and its options.
Publications CD / User's Reference
The publications CD contains a User's Reference, which provides information about loading paper, clearing error
messages, ordering and replacing supplies, installing maintenance kits, and troubleshooting. It also provides
general information for administrators.
The information on the publications CD is also available on Lexmark's Web site at
www.lexmark.com/publications.
Drivers CD
The drivers CD contains the necessary printer drivers to get your printer up and running.
It may also contain printer utilities, screen fonts, and additional documentation.
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Help guide
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Print quality guide
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Repetitive defects guide
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Supplies guide
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Moving guide

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  • Page 1: Help Guide

    The publications CD contains a User’s Reference, which provides information about loading paper, clearing error messages, ordering and replacing supplies, installing maintenance kits, and troubleshooting. It also provides general information for administrators. The information on the publications CD is also available on Lexmark’s Web site at www.lexmark.com/publications. Drivers CD The drivers CD contains the necessary printer drivers to get your printer up and running.

  • Page 2: Connection Guide

    Be sure to match the USB symbol on the cable to the USB symbol on the printer. 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: Attaching A Network Cable

    1284 A-C parallel cable. Connect the printer to the computer using a 1284 A-C parallel cable. 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 4: Install Drivers For Local Printing

    USB only UNIX/Linux USB or Parallel * If you attach a USB printer cable while your printer and computer are turned on, the Windows hardware wizard launches immediately. Find the instructions for your operating system and use them to answer the plug and play screens.
  • Page 5 Select Search for a suitable driver, and then click Next. Select only Specify a location, and then click Next. Browse to the location of the printer driver on the drivers CD: D:\Drivers\Win_2000\ Click Open, and then click OK. Click Next to install the driver that is displayed. It is okay to disregard the message that the driver is not digitally signed.
  • Page 6 Click Next. Select Search for the best driver (Recommended), and then click Next. Select Specify a location. Browse to the location of the printer driver on the drivers CD: D:\Drivers\WIN_9X\<language> Click OK. After the printer driver is found, click Next.
  • Page 7 If no compatible system driver is found on your operating system, click Other Locations. Note: USB support is not available for Windows 95 operating systems. Browse to the location of the printer driver on the drivers CD: D:\drivers\win_9x\english Click OK.
  • Page 8 PPD now matches your printer. Click Create, and then Save. Specify a printer name, and then click Save Your printer is now saved as a desktop printer. Creating a queue in Print Center (Macintosh OS X) Install a printer PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on your computer.

  • Page 9: Verify Printer Setup

    Connection guide Page 8 of 14 Printing a network setup page If the printer is attached to a network, print a network setup page to verify the network connection. This page also provides important information that helps you configure for network printing.

  • Page 10: Configure For Tcp/Ip

    “ping” followed by the new printer IP address (for example, 192.168.0.11): ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx If the printer is active on the network, you should receive a reply. Select Connection guide Page 9 of 14...

  • Page 11: Install Drivers For Network Printing

    Install drivers for network printing After you have assigned and verified the TCP/IP settings, you are ready to install the printer drivers on each network computer. Operating System Windows Macintosh UNIX/Linux NetWare Windows In Windows environments, network printers can be configured for direct printing or shared printing.
  • Page 12 Direct printing using Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 To install a custom printer driver and network port: Launch the drivers CD. Click Install Printer and Software. Click Printer. Click Agree to accept the license agreement.
  • Page 13 Print a test page to verify printer installation. Connection guide Page 12 of 14 Using the peer-to-peer method With this method, the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer. Network clients retain control of driver modifications. The client computer handles the print job processing.
  • Page 14 UNIX or Macintosh computers. To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file and either create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x) or create a print queue in Print...
  • Page 15 UNIX/Linux Your printer supports both UNIX and Linux network environments. For the latest information about installing a network printer in a UNIX or Linux environment, click View Documentation on the drivers CD. NetWare Your printer supports both Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) and regular queue-based NetWare environments.
  • Page 16 Printing guide Get the most out of your printer by properly loading the trays and setting the types and sizes. Never mix media types within a tray. Load paper or other print media To help prevent jams: • Flex all stacks of print media back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them before loading.
  • Page 17 Load the print media as specified for the tray you are using. See page 1 for help. From the printer’s operator panel, set the Paper Type and Paper Size according to the print media you loaded. See Set Paper Type and Paper Size From the computer’s software application, set the paper type, size, and source according to the media you...
  • Page 18 Print media guide The printer supports the following standard print media sizes. The Universal setting lets you select custom sizes up to the maximum specified. Print media Source 1, 2 Plain paper Grain long: 2000 60–74.9 g/m (16–19.9 lb bond) Grain long: 75–176 g/m...

  • Page 19: Storing Paper

    These specialty media types should be sent to the standard bin. • If an optional finisher or mailbox is attached to your printer, make sure the printer and option are correctly aligned. Refer to the Setup Guide that came with your printer or option for alignment instructions.

  • Page 20: Color Menu

    Color quality guide This Color Quality guide is intended to help users understand how operations available on the printer can be used to adjust and customize color output. A brief description of the purpose and operation of the functions available that affect color output is provided.
  • Page 21 Users can print color Samples samples pages for each of the RGB and CMYK color conversion tables used in the printer. The color samples pages consist of a series of colored boxes along with the RGB or CMYK combination that creates the color observed for each particular box.

  • Page 22: Solving Color Quality Problems

    When a user prints a document, information describing the type and color of each object in the document is sent to the printer. The color information is passed through color conversion tables that translate the color into appropriate amounts of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner needed to produce the desired color. The object type information lets different color conversion tables be used for different types of objects.
  • Page 23 Color match can also be affected by monitor variations and lighting conditions. Please read the response to the question “How can I match a particular color (such as a color in a corporate logo)?”...
  • Page 24 A typical example of this situation is when a user is trying to match the color of a corporate logo. While instances can occur in which the printer cannot exactly reproduce the desired color, users should be able to identify adequate color matches for the majority of cases.
  • Page 25 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's operating system will adjust the RGB or CMYK combinations specified in the application through color management.
  • Page 26 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.
  • Page 27 • Load paper from a fresh package in the paper tray. • Avoid textured paper with rough finishes. • Make sure the printer’s paper type setting matches the type of paper you are using. • Replace the image transfer unit and transfer roller.
  • Page 28 CardStock (or other appropriate weight). • Replace the fuser. • Select a different Toner Darkness setting from the printer driver before sending the job to print. • Replace the print cartridges. • Replace the print cartridges. • Replace the transfer roller.
  • Page 29 • The transfer roller is defective. • The image transfer unit is defective. • The print cartridges are defective. • Your printer requires servicing. • The Texture setting is wrong for the type of paper or specialty media you are using.
  • Page 30 Repetitive defects guide Match a set of repeating defects on a print job to the marks on the 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 47.0 mm (1.85 in)

  • Page 31: Access Doors And Trays

    Clearing jams guide Access doors and trays The following illustrations show areas in the printer where jams can occur. Area A Multipurpose feeder 200 Paper Jam 250 Paper Jam Area B Left access door (beside Tray 1) 200 Paper Jam...

  • Page 32: Understanding Jam Messages

    2xx Paper Jam certain printer areas. After you have cleared the following areas, make sure all printer covers, doors, and trays are closed, and then press Go to resume printing. What to do… Follow the instructions for clearing...
  • Page 33 Area B Open the left access door. Pull down the lever until it stops. Remove the jam. Return the lever to its upright position. Close the door. Area C If you have one or more optional 500-sheet drawers: Open the 500-sheet drawer access door. Hold the door down while removing jams.
  • Page 34 Pull the duplex mechanism completely out. Look inside and remove any paper caught in the rollers. Also, look up inside, as some jams may be above the rollers. Reinstall the duplex mechanism in the printer. Clearing jams guide Page 4 of 6 Area T<x>...

  • Page 35: Clearing Mailbox Or Output Expander Jams (Area M)

    Area K Open the lower right access door. Remove any jams, and then close the door. Area L Open the upper right access door. Remove jams from the rollers and then close the door. Clearing jams guide Page 5 of 6 Clearing mailbox or output expander jams (Area M) Open the rear door of the 5-bin mailbox.

  • Page 36: Clearing Fuser Jams

    Pull down the latches. They slide toward the center to release the fuser. Pull the fuser out of the printer, and set it on a clean, flat surface. Unsnap the housing and set it aside. Clearing jams guide Page 6 of 6 Lift up the fuser roller cover and remove the jam.

  • Page 37: 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 Lexmark’s Web site at www.lexmark.com The following is a list of cartridges you can order: •...

  • Page 38: Moving The Printer Within The Office

    The printer must remain in an upright position. • Any cart used to move the printer should have a surface able to support the full footprint of the printer. • Severe jarring movements may cause damage to the printer and must be avoided.

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