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Lexmark T640 Connection Manual

Lexmark T640 Connection Manual

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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 drivers 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 drivers 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 electrical outlet that is near the printer and easily accessible.
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 publications 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 publications CD that shipped with the printer.
Local printing with Mac or UNIX/Linux
For detailed instructions, see the User's Guide on the publications CD that shipped with the printer.
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  • Page 1 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 electrical outlet that is near the printer and easily accessible.
  • Page 2 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: Information Guide

    Lexmark Web site Copies of the User’s Guide, Setup sheet, Menus and Messages Guide, and Help menu pages are available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Drivers CD The drivers CD which was shipped with the printer contains the necessary printer drivers to get the printer up and running.

  • Page 4: Media Guide

    Media guide The printer supports the following media sizes. Select custom sizes up to the maximum specified for the Universal setting. Legend: — supported Media size Dimensions 210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.7 in.) 148 x 210 mm (5.83 x 8.27 in.)

  • Page 5: Storing Media

    • Make sure the guides in the trays are properly positioned for the size of media loaded. Make sure the guides are not placed too tightly against the stack of media. • Make sure all cables that connect to the printer are correctly attached. See the Setup sheet for more information.

  • Page 6: Understanding The Operator Panel

    Menu map A number of menus are available on the operator panel to make it easy to change printer settings. The menu map below shows the menus and menu items available. For more information about menu items, see the Menus and Messages Guide on the publications CD.

  • Page 7: Moving The Printer

    • Keep the printer in an upright position. • Any cart used to move the printer must have a surface able to support the full bottom surface of the printer. Any cart used to move the options must have a surface able to support the dimensions of the options.

  • Page 8: Sending A Job To Print

    You may need to click Properties or Setup from the initial Print box to see all of the available printer settings you can change. If you are not familiar with a feature in the printer driver window, open the online Help for more information.

  • Page 9: Canceling A Print Job

    6 Press the Delete key on the keyboard. Canceling a job from a Macintosh computer running Mac OS 9.x When you send a job to print, the printer icon for your selected printer appears on the desktop. 1 Double-click the printer icon on your desktop.

  • Page 10: Printing A Network Setup Page

    When sending a job to the printer, you can specify in the driver that you want the printer to hold the job in memory. Once your job is stored in printer memory, go to the printer and use the printer operator panel to specify what you want to do with your print job.
  • Page 11 PIN number. Verify Print If you send a Verify Print job, the printer prints one copy and holds the remaining copies you requested in printer memory. Use Verify Print to examine the first copy to see if it is satisfactory before printing the remaining copies.

  • Page 12: Printing On Specialty Media

    4 Select the type of held job you want, and then send your job to the printer. Go to the printer when you are ready to retrieve your confidential print job, and follow the “At the printer” steps on page 5.

  • Page 13: Loading Media

    Do not remove trays while a job prints or while Busy blinks on the operator panel. Doing so may cause a jam. 1 Remove the tray from the printer, and place it on a flat, level surface. 2 Squeeze the side guide tab, and slide the guide...
  • Page 14 Page 7 of 8 Without an optional finisher Simplex Duplex 6 Squeeze the side guide tab, and slide the guide toward the inside of the tray until it lightly rests against the edge of the media. 7 Insert the tray into the printer.

  • Page 15: Setting The Paper Type And Paper Size

    12 Press This saves this setting as the new user default size or type setting. The message Submitting Selection appears. The printer returns to the Ready state. For more information, see: • The Media Guide available in the Help Menu.
  • Page 16 Many print quality problems can be solved 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. See the User’s Guide for information about other ways to identify consumables that need to be replaced.
  • Page 17 Toner is on the transfer roll. To help prevent this, do not load print media that is smaller than of the printed page. the page size of the job to be printed. Open and close the printer top front cover to run the printer setup cycle and clean the transfer roll. Toner fog or background •...
  • Page 18 1200 dpi, or 2400 Image Q. See the Menus and Messages Guide on the publications CD for more settings information. • If you are using downloaded fonts, verify the fonts are supported by the printer, the host computer, and the software application.
  • Page 19 Print is skewed or inappropriately slanted. Transparency print quality • Use only transparencies recommended by the printer manufacturer. is poor. • Make sure the Paper Type setting in the Paper Menu is set to Transparency. Print quality and troubleshooting...

  • Page 20: Print Quality Troubleshooting

    The Print Quality Test Pages contain four pages printed in English text only. The first page contains general printer information. The second page is gray with two black squares, and the third page is solid black. The fourth page is blank so you can see if there is streaked or smeared toner appearing on the page.
  • Page 21 Print 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. For example, the distance between these two marks represents a repeating defect that occurs every 28.3 mm (1.11 in.), which means the charge rollers need to be replaced.

  • Page 22: Ordering A Print Cartridge

    Designed for use only in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Designed for use only in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Supplies guide Page 1 of 1 Average cartridge yield T640 T642 6,000 standard pages 21,000 standard pages 32,000 standard pages...

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