User manual LEXMARK E238

[. . . ] E238 User's Guide June 2005 Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc. , registered in the United States and/or other countries. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 Notices Edition notice Edition: June 2005 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. , PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. [. . . ] For information on acceptable print media to use in the manual feeder, see What types of print media can be loaded?Using only the specified print media helps prevent paper jams and print quality problems. Note: We recommend that you send your print job to the printer prior to loading the manual feeder. To load the manual feeder: 1 Place a sheet of the selected print media, print side facing up, at the center of the manual feeder, but only to the point where its leading edge can contact the paper guides. Otherwise, the printer will engage the print media too soon and likely skew the print job. Hold both sides of the print media close to the manual feeder, and push it into the printer until it automatically engages. There is a brief pause between the time the printer engages the print media and when it feeds into the printer. Forcing the media causes jams. 2 3 · · · · Insert envelopes with the flap side down and with the stamp area as shown. If you experience problems with paper feed, turn the paper over. How to use the rear exit The single-sheet rear exit provides a straight-through paper path to help reduce curling and potential jams. This is especially useful for specialty media, such as transparencies, envelopes, labels, card stock, or index cards. 26 How to use the rear exit To use the rear exit, open the rear exit door. When the rear exit door is open, all print media comes out the rear exit. When closed, all media is sent to the output bin on top of the printer. 27 How to clear paper jams How to clear paper jams When a paper jam occurs, the printer stops and the operator panel Paper Jam and Continue lights come on. Press and release Continue twice quickly to display the specific secondary error paper jam light sequence. We recommend that you clear the entire paper path when a paper jam occurs. To clear a paper jam: 1 If you are feeding paper from a tray, remove the tray, and then remove any jams. 28 How to clear paper jams 2 Open the front cover, and remove the print cartridge assembly. Warning: Do not leave the print cartridge assembly exposed to direct light for an extended period of time. Extended light exposure can cause print quality problems. 3 Remove any jams in the area behind the print cartridge assembly. Warning: Fuser or area may be hot. 29 How to clear paper jams 4 Lift the flap at the front of the printer, and remove any jams beneath the flap. 5 Open the rear exit, and remove any jams. Warning: Fuser or area may be hot. 6 After you have cleared the jams, reinstall the print cartridge assembly, make sure all printer covers and trays are closed, and then press Continue to resume printing. When jam recovery is set to Auto, the memory that holds the image of a page may be re-used after the page is printed but before it has successfully exited the printer if that memory is needed for another use. Therefore, a jammed page may or may not be reprinted, depending on the printer's overall memory usage. 30 4 Printing tasks How to manually feed a print job The manual feeder is located at the front of the printer and can only feed one sheet of print media at a time. For information on acceptable print media to use in the manual feeder, see What types of print media can be loaded?When using the manual feeder, send the print job to the printer before loading the print media. When the printer is ready, it will display the Load Manual Feeder light sequence, at which point you should load the media. To manually feed a print job: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 From the computer software application, select File Print. Click Properties (or Options, Printer, or Setup, depending on the application) to view the printer driver settings. [. . . ] · The Form Type setting in the printer driver is set to something other than transparency. · The Paper Texture setting is wrong for the type of paper or specialty media you are using. · The Paper Weight setting is wrong for the type of paper or specialty media you are using. · The toner cartridge is defective. Transparency print quality is poor (Print has inappropriate light or dark spots, toner is smeared, or horizontal or vertical light bands appear. ) Toner specks Toner rubs off the paper easily when you handle the sheets Gray background ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE *To This replace the fuser, call a service technician. [. . . ]