Lexmark E321 Setup Manual
Lexmark international setup guide printer e321, e323
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- Page 1 E321, E323 Printer Setup Guide October 2002 www.lexmark.com...
- Page 2 Lexmark International, Inc. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, KY 40550 (859) 232-3000 Refer to the Lexmark E321, E323 Publications CD for more details. Safety information • If your product is NOT marked with this symbol connected to an electrical outlet that is properly grounded.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Introduction ........vi About the printer ........vi Other sources of information . - Page 4 Step 8: Verify printer setup ......35 Turning on the printer .......35 Printing setup pages .
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Page 5: Introduction
Ships with print cartridge yield at approximately 5% coverage Your printer is available in three models: the Lexmark™ E321, the Lexmark E323, and the Lexmark E323n. The differences between these three models are listed in the following table. Lexmark E321... - Page 6 Paper guides Adjust the width of the media in tray 1 and the manual feed. Operator panel lights Check the status of your printer. Top output bin Stack printed documents face down. Front output door Print on special media, for example, labels or card stock.
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Page 7: Other Sources Of Information
Power switch When you want to: Connect your computer to theLexmark E321 or Lexmark E323 parallel port with a parallel cable. Connect your computer to your printer USB port with a USB cable. Connect your computer to the Lexmark E323n network port with an Ethernet cable. -
Page 8: Quick Reference Card
The information on the Publications CD is also available on Lexmark’s Web site at www.lexmark.com/publications. The printer Quick Reference card provides easy access to information about loading paper, clearing jams, and understanding common operator panel light messages. -
Page 9: Step 1: Unpack The Printer
Step 1: Unpack the printer Power cord Setup Guide and Publications CD Note: The Lexmark E321 comes with a 1,500-page starter print cartridge. Overlay Drivers CD Quick Reference card Unpack the printer Select a location for your printer. • Leave enough room to open the printer cover, output door, and optional 250-sheet tray. -
Page 10: Attaching An Operator Panel Overlay
If any items are missing or damaged, refer to the Publications CD for the designated Lexmark support phone number for your country. Save the carton and packing material in case you need to repack the printer. Attaching an operator panel overlay... -
Page 11: Step 2: Install The Optional 250-Sheet Drawer
Support unit Tray Install the optional 250-sheet drawer You can increase paper capacity with the optional 250-sheet drawer, which attaches underneath the printer. A drawer consists of a tray and a support unit. Remove the tray from the support unit. - Page 12 Note: If you install the optional 250-sheet drawer at a later time, be sure to turn off the printer before installing it. Install the optional 250-sheet drawer Align the printer with the front of the support unit and place it on top of the support unit.
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Page 13: Step 3: Install Printer Supplies
Step 3: Install printer supplies Installing the print cartridge Removing print cartridge packaging Cartridge handle Use the finger tab to pull down the printer cover. Grasp the cartridge handle and pull the print cartridge straight up. Remove the protective foam packaging from the print cartridge. - Page 14 Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the print cartridge. Pull off the plastic piece attached to the ends of the print cartridge. Discard the plastic piece, foam and paper. Shake the cartridge to distribute the toner evenly. Install printer supplies...
- Page 15 Holding the cartridge by the handle, tilt the cartridge down and guide it between the print cartridge grooves. Push down on the cartridge until it is firmly in place. Close the printer cover. Go to page…...
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Page 16: Step 4: Install Memory Cards
Step 4: Install memory cards CAUTION: If you are installing memory cards sometime after setting up the printer, turn the printer off and unplug the power cord before continuing. Removing the printer side cover You can customize your printer memory capacity and connectivity by adding optional cards. - Page 17 Firmly push in the two oval tabs as you pull open the side cover. Gently pull off the cover and set it aside. Install memory cards...
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Page 18: Removing The System Board Shield
Follow the instructions in this section to install either a printer memory card or, if you have a Lexmark E323 or Lexmark E323n, a flash memory card. The system board has two connectors for optional memory cards.You can install a card in either connector. - Page 19 Warning: Memory cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal on the printer before you touch a memory card. Notches Latch Connection points Latch Install memory cards Complete the steps in “Removing the system board shield” on page 10.
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Page 20: Reinstalling The System Board Shield
Reinstalling the system board shield Align the metal shield between the top and bottom grooves and slide it all the way back. Tighten the bottom three screws and reattach the top screw to keep the shield in place. Install memory cards... -
Page 21: Reattaching The Printer Side Cover
Reattaching the printer side cover Align the top and bottom tabs with the corresponding slots. As you close the printer side cover, push the oval tabs firmly into the slots. Close the printer front cover. Install memory cards... -
Page 22: Step 5: Load Paper
You can increase your printer paper capacity with the optional 250-sheet tray. An output bin on top of the printer holds up to 100 sheets. The single-sheet front output door provides a straight-through paper path for special media, reducing curling and potential paper jams. -
Page 23: Loading Tray 1
Loading tray 1 Use tray 1, which is behind the manual feed, to feed paper and special media. Tray 1 holds up to 150 sheets of paper, 10 sheets of transparencies or labels,10 envelopes,10 sheets of card stock. Extend the rear paper support until you hear a click. - Page 24 If loading: • letterhead paper, insert letterhead with the top of the page pointing down, facing you • envelopes, insert them vertically, flap side down with the stamp area in the top left corner To reduce paper jams, do not use envelopes that: –...
- Page 25 Select the paper size and type from your software application. Select the number of copies from your software application or printer driver if you are printing multiple copies. Start your print job. Load paper...
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Page 26: Loading The Optional 250-Sheet Tray
Make sure the metal plate is pressed down before inserting the tray into the printer. After the tray is inserted, the metal plate springs back up so the paper can feed into the printer. Load paper... - Page 27 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, fan the sheets on all four sides, and flex them again. If loading letterhead paper, insert letterhead face down with the top of the page entering the printer first. Load paper...
- Page 28 Note: When you load the tray, do not exceed the maximum stack height indicated by the label in the tray. Overfilling the tray may cause paper jams. Corner bucklers Load paper Make sure the paper is under both corner bucklers and lying flat in the tray.
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Page 29: Loading The Manual Feed
Start your print job. Use the manual feed to feed media, one sheet at a time, into your printer. If you experience problems feeding envelopes or card stock in tray 1, try printing them one at a time from the manual feed. - Page 30 • envelopes, insert one envelope vertically, flap side down with the stamp area in the top left corner To reduce paper jams, do not use envelopes that: – Have excessive curl – Are stuck together – Are damaged in any way –...
- Page 31 Ready/Data Toner Low Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press Continue Continue Cancel Load paper When the Load Paper light and the Press Continue light come on, place another piece of media in the manual feed. Press and release Continue to print another page.
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Page 32: Step 6: Attach Cables
Connect the printer to the computer using a USB or parallel cable. A USB port requires a USB cable such as Lexmark part number 12A2405 (2 m [6.5 ft]). Be sure to match the USB symbol on the cable to the USB symbol on the printer. -
Page 33: Parallel Cable
Go “Install drivers for local printing” on page 27. A parallel port requires an IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable such as Lexmark part number 1329605 (3 m [10 ft]) or 1427498 (6 m [20 ft]). You can attach your Lexmark E323n printer to a network using standard network cables. - Page 34 Ready on the display, refer to the publications CD for instructions on clearing the message. Look for information about understanding printer messages. Turn on your computer and any other peripherals. Continue with “Verify printer setup” on page 35. Attach cables...
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Page 35: Step 7: Install Drivers For Local Printing
A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB or parallel cable. If your printer is attached to a network instead of your computer, skip this step and go to Step 8: “Verify printer setup” on page 35. -
Page 36: Windows
System drivers work well for simple print jobs, but they contain less functionality than our enhanced custom driver. To obtain all the features of the custom driver, install the custom printer driver using the driver CD that shipped with the printer. -
Page 37: Parallel Cable
Next. Select Search for a suitable driver, and click Next. Select only Specify a location, and 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. Disregard the message that the driver is not digitally signed. -
Page 38: Using Windows 98 With A Usb Or Parallel Cable
Select your printer and driver from the list, and then click OK. Make sure you select the driver in the correct language you want to use. D:\Drivers\WIN_9X\<LANGUAGE>... -
Page 39: Using Windows Nt With A Parallel Cable
Next. Click Yes to print a test page. Click Finish. A test page is sent to the printer once the driver files are copied to your computer. You are now ready to print. Install drivers for local printing... -
Page 40: Macintosh
, and then click Printer (USB) In the USB Printer Selection section, click If your printer does not appear in the USB Printer Selection list, make sure the USB cable is properly connected and the printer is turned on. Select the name of your printer, and then click appears in the original Printer (USB) window. -
Page 41: Unix/Linux
Your printer supports local printing on many UNIX and Linux platforms, such as Sun Solaris and Red Hat. The Sun Solaris and Linux packages are available on the drivers CD and on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. The User’s Guide Install drivers for local printing Your printer is now Save. - Page 42 All the printer driver packages support local printing using a parallel connection. The driver package for Sun Solaris supports USB connections to Sun Ray appliances and Sun workstations. Visit the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com for a complete list of supported UNIX and Linux platforms. Install drivers for local printing...
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Page 43: Step 8: Verify Printer Setup
Print a Menu Settings page for a list of current printer settings. If you have a Lexmark E323n, your printer prints both a Menu Settings page and a Network Setup page, listing the IP address and other network settings. - Page 44 What do I do next? Task Configure for TCP/IP Distribute information to users Verify printer setup Go to page…...
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Page 45: Step 9: Configure For Tcp/Ip
Network Printer Install. Look for information about using the Print Server TCP/IP Setup Utility. To use this utility, you need to know the printer 12-digit physical address or Universally Administered Address (UAA). Look for the UAA entry on the Network Setup page you printed earlier. You can use either the MSB or canonical form of the UAA. -
Page 46: Verifying The Ip Settings
See “Printing setup pages” on page 35 if you need help. Ping the printer and verify that it responds. For example, at a command prompt on a network computer, type “ping” followed by the new printer IP address (for example, 192.168.0.11): ping xxx.xxx.x.xx... -
Page 47: Step 10: Install Drivers For Network Printing
• A shared printer is connected locally to one of the computers on the network using a local printer cable such as USB. The printer is installed on the network computer attached to the printer. -
Page 48: Macintosh
System drivers are built into Windows operating systems. Custom drivers are available on the drivers CD. Updated system and custom drivers are available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. In order to print to a network printer, each Macintosh network user must perform both of the following tasks on his computer: •... -
Page 49: Netware
Lexmark printers in UNIX and Linux environments. You can download these packages from Lexmark’s Web site. You may also find the driver package you need on the drivers CD. You printer supports NetWare network environments. -
Page 50: Step 11: Distribute Information To Users
The information provided on the Publications CD includes: • Tips for successful printing • Ways to improve print quality • Information about using the printer operator panel • Instructions for replacing supplies • Solutions to common printing problems • Methods for clearing paper jams •... -
Page 51: Distributing The Information
For printing instructions, launch the CD and then click Navigation. You are now ready to use your new printer. Save this book if you anticipate purchasing printer options in the future. Distribute information to users... -
Page 52: Understanding The Operator Panel Lights
Continue Cancel The operator panel lights mean different things, depending on their sequence. They indicate that the printer is ready to print, the printer needs intervention, or the printer needs servicing. Some of the more common light sequences are shown in the next section. - Page 53 Light is blinking Light is blinking slowly Press Continue • Press Continue (approximately one second) to restart the printer. • Press and release quickly to display an error code. Press Cancel • Press and release cancel the job currently printing.
- Page 54 The printer is ready to receive and process data. Ready/Data Toner Low Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press Continue Continue Cancel The printer is busy receiving or processing data. Ready/Data Toner Low Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press Continue Continue Cancel...
- Page 55 The printer is waiting until additional data is received. Ready/Data Toner Low Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press Continue Continue Cancel Tray 1 or the optional 250-sheet tray is out of media or the media did Ready/Data not feed properly.
- Page 56 The printer prompts you to load another sheet of media in the manual Ready/Data feed. Toner Low Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press Continue Continue Cancel The printer detects a jam. Press and release Continue twice quickly to Ready/Data display the secondary paper jam light sequence.
- Page 57 When the print fades or no longer prints satisfactorily, Toner Low replace the print cartridge. Load Paper (On the Lexmark E321, the Toner Low light does not come on if the Paper Jam 1,500-page starter print cartridge is installed.) Error...
- Page 58 The printer has a service error. Turn the printer off and back on. If the Ready/Data lights are still blinking, contact your point of purchase. Toner Low Load Paper Paper Jam Error Press Continue Continue Cancel Understanding the operator panel lights...
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Page 59: Troubleshooting Tips
Troubleshooting tips Problem: Installing a print cartridge Characters appear light or blurred. The printer seems to be printing, but pages are blank. The printer is on, but nothing prints. Jobs are not printing and the Error light is on solid. - Page 60 The paper fails to feed from the optional 250-sheet tray. What to do: • Make sure tray 1 is selected from the printer driver. • Remove the paper from tray 1 and fan the paper. • Make sure optional 250-sheet tray is selected from the printer driver.
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Page 61: Statement Of Limited Warranty
Lexmark E321, E323 This Statement of Limited Warranty applies to this product if it was originally purchased for your use, and not for resale, from Lexmark or a Lexmark remarketer, referred to in this statement as “Remarketer.” Warranty Lexmark warrants that this product: •... - Page 62 Lexmark is legally liable. In no event will Lexmark be liable for any lost profits, lost savings, incidental damage, or other economic consequential damages. This is true even if you advise Lexmark or a Remarketer of the possibility of such damages.
- Page 63 P/N 21S0260 E.C. 1SP004 Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. © 2002 Lexmark International, Inc. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 www.lexmark.com...
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