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Lexmark E460dn and E460dw
User's Guide
August 2008 www.lexmark.com
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Lexington, Kentucky 40550
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Contents Safety information.............................................................................9 Learning about the printer.............................................................11 Finding information about the printer........................................................................................................................11 Printer configurations..........................................................................................................................
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Assigning a Custom Type name....................................................................................................................................... 50 Changing a Custom Type name....................................................................................................................................... 51 Paper and specialty media guidelines.........................................52 Paper guidelines...............................................................
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202 paper jam.......................................................................................................................................................................73 231 paper jam.......................................................................................................................................................................74 233 paper jam.........................................................................................................................
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General Settings menu ...............................................................................................................................................................105 Setup menu ....................................................................................................................................................................................108 Finishing menu..........................................................................................................
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Modifying confidential print settings........................................................................................................................144 Adjusting Power Saver....................................................................................................................................................145 Setting up e-mail alerts..............................................................................................................................................
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Toner specks...................................................................................................................................................................................160 Transparency print quality is poor..........................................................................................................................................160 Streaked horizontal lines........................................................................................................
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Safety information Connect the power supply cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible. CAUTION—SHOCK HAZARD: Do not set up this product or make any electrical or cabling connections, such as the power supply cord or telephone, during a lightning storm. Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the user documentation, to a professional service person. This product is designed, tested, and approved to meet strict global safety standa
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� Lift the printer off of the optional drawer and set it aside instead of trying to lift the drawer and printer at the same time. Note: Use the handholds located on both sides of the printer to lift it off the optional drawer. Safety information 10
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Learning about the printer Finding information about the printer Setup information Description Where to find The Setup information gives you instructions for setting You can find the Setup information on the side of the printer box up the printer. Follow the set of instructions for local, or on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. network, or wireless, depending on what you need. Help Description Where to find The Help gives you instructions for using the software. While in any Lexmark softw
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Printer configurations Basic model The following illustration shows the printer front with its basic features or parts: Front door release button 1 2 Paper stop 3 Standard exit bin 4 Printer control panel 5 System board door Standard 250-sheet tray (Tray 1) 6 7 Multipurpose feeder door Front door 8 Learning about the printer 12
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The following illustration shows the printer back with its basic features or parts: 1 Rear door 2 Ethernet port USB port 3 4 Parallel port Note: If your printer is a wireless model, the wireless antenna is attached here. The wireless antenna replaces the parallel port for the wireless printer model. 5 Power cord socket 6 Power switch 7 Locking device Learning about the printer 13
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Configured models The following illustration shows the printer configured with an optional 250-sheet drawer: 1 Front door release button 2 Paper stop 3 Standard exit bin 4 Printer control panel 5 System board door Standard 250-sheet tray (Tray 1) 6 7 Optional 250-sheet drawer (Tray 2) 8 Multipurpose feeder door 9 Front door Learning about the printer 14
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The following illustration shows the printer configured with an optional 550-sheet drawer: 1 Front door release button 2 Paper stop Standard exit bin 3 4 Printer control panel 5 System board door 6 Standard 250-sheet tray (Tray 1) 7 Optional 550-sheet drawer (Tray 2) Multipurpose feeder door 8 9 Front door Understanding the printer control panel The following diagram shows the printer control panel: Learning about the printer 15
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The following diagrams and tables provide more information about the printer control panel items: Item Description Opens the menus 1 Menus button ( ) Note: The menus are available only when the printer is in the Ready state. 2 Returns the display to the previous screen Back button ( ) 3 Stops all printer activity Stop button ( ) When printing, pressing causes Stopping to appear momentarily. Then the Stopped screen appears offering a list of settings that you may select. 4 Indicator light Indica
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Item Description 1 Display Shows messages that communicate the status of the printer or that indicate possible printer problems that must be resolved. The display is also capable of showing pictures of Show Me instructions, which show you how to perform a task like clearing a jam. 2 Select button ( ) � Opens a menu and displays the first item in the menu (called a menu item) � Opens a menu item and displays the available values or settings. The current user default setting is indicated by an ast
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Item Description 1 Keypad Enter numbers or symbols if the display screen has a field that accepts these entries. Using the standard exit bin and paper stop The standard exit bin holds up to 150 sheets of 20 lb paper. It collects print jobs facedown. The standard exit bin includes a paper stop that keeps paper from sliding out the front of the bin as it stacks. The paper stop also aids in neater stacking of the paper. To open the paper stop, pull it so it flips forward. Learning about the printer
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Notes: � Do not leave the paper stop in the open position if you are printing on transparencies. Doing so may cause creases in the transparencies. � When moving the printer to another location, make sure the paper stop is closed. Learning about the printer 19
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Additional printer setup After completing any additional printer setup, print a menu settings page to verify that all printer options are installed correctly. See “Printing a menu settings page” on page 36 for more information. The option names appear on this page if they are installed correctly. Since you have not made any setting changes yet, if you print the page now it lists all the factory default settings. Once you select and save other settings from the menus, when you print this page, th
