Lexmark M1145 User manual

Lexmark M1145 Quick
Reference
Contents
Learning about the printer
Using the printer control panel
Use the To
1Display •View the printer status and messages.
•Set up and operate the printer.
2Left arrow
button
Scroll to the left.
3Select button •Select menu options.
•Save settings.
4Up arrow
button
Scroll up.
5Right arrow
button
Scroll to the right.
6Keypad Enter numbers, letters, or symbols.
7Sleep button Enable Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.
The following actions wake the printer
from Sleep mode:
•Pressing any hard button
•Opening a tray or the front door
•Sending a print job from the computer
•Performing a power‑on reset using the
main power switch
•Attaching a device to the USB port
Use the To
8USB port Connect a flash drive to the printer.
Notes:
•Only the front USB port supports
flash drives.
•This feature is available only in
select printer models.
9Stop or cancel
button
Stop all printer activity.
10 Back button Return to the previous screen.
11 Down arrow
button
Scroll down.
12 Home button Go to the home screen.
13 Indicator light Check the status of the printer.
Understanding the colors of the Sleep
button and indicator lights
The colors of the Sleep button and indicator lights on the printer
control panel signify a certain printer status or condition.
Indicator light Printer status
Off The printer is off or in Hibernate mode.
Blinking green The printer is warming up, processing
data, or printing.
Solid green The printer is on, but idle.
Blinking red The printer requires user intervention.
Sleep button light Printer status
Off The printer is off, idle or in Ready state.
Solid amber The printer is in Sleep mode.
Blinking amber The printer is entering or waking from
Hibernate mode.
Blinking amber for 0.1
second, then goes
completely off for 1.9
seconds in a slow,
pulsing pattern
The printer is in Hibernate mode.
Contents
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Learning about the printer...................
Loading paper and specialty media....
Printing ...................................................
Clearing jams .........................................
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Setting the paper size and type
1From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Settings > > Paper Menu > > Paper
Size/Type >
2Press the up or down arrow button to select the tray or feeder,
and then press .
3Press the up or down arrow button to select the paper size,
and then press .
4Press the up or down arrow button to select the paper type,
and then press to change the settings.
Configuring Universal paper settings
The Universal paper size is a user‑defined setting that lets you
print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer menus.
Notes:
•The smallest Universal paper size is 6 x 127 mm (3 x 5
inches), and is supported only from the multipurpose feeder.
•The largest Universal paper size is 216 x 355.6 mm (8.5
x 14 inches), and is supported from all paper sources.
1From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Settings > > Paper Menu > > Universal
Setup > > Units of Measure > > select a unit of
measure >
2Select Portrait Width or Portrait Height, and then press
.
3Press the left or right arrow button to change the setting, and
then press .
Adjusting toner darkness
Using the Embedded Web Server
1Open a Web browser, and then type the IP address of the
printer in the address field.
Notes:
•View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the
Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four
sets of numbers separated by periods, such as
123.123.123.123.
•If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable
it to load the Web page correctly.
2Click Settings > Print Settings > Quality Menu > Toner
Darkness.
3Adjust the toner darkness, and then click Submit.
Using the printer control panel
1From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Settings > > Print Settings > > Quality
Menu > > Toner Darkness
2Adjust the toner darkness, and then press .
Printing from a flash drive
Notes:
•Before printing an encrypted PDF file, you will be prompted
to enter the file password from the printer control panel.
•You cannot print files for which you do not have printing
permissions.
1Insert a flash drive into the USB port.
Notes:
•A flash drive icon appears on the printer control panel
and in the held jobs icon when a flash drive is installed.
•If you insert the flash drive when the printer requires
attention, such as when a jam has occurred, then the
printer ignores the flash drive.
•If you insert the flash drive while the printer is processing
other print jobs, then Busy appears. After these print
jobs are processed, you may need to view the held jobs
list to print documents from the flash drive.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the printer or the
flash drive in the area shown while actively printing, reading,
or writing from the memory device. Loss of data can occur.
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2From the printer control panel, select the document you want
to print.
3Press the left or right arrow button to specify the number of
copies for printing, and then press .
Notes:
•Do not remove the flash drive from the USB port until the
document has finished printing.
•If you leave the flash drive in the printer after leaving the
initial USB menu screen, then access held jobs from the
printer control panel to print files from the flash drive.
Supported flash drives and file types
Flash drive File type
•Lexar JumpDrive 2.0 Pro (256MB, 512MB, or 1GB
sizes)
•SanDisk Cruzer Mini (256MB, 512MB, or 1GB
sizes)
Notes:
•Hi‑speed USB flash drives must support the
full‑speed standard. Low-speed USB devices
are not supported.
•USB flash drives must support the File
Allocation Table (FAT) system. Devices
formatted with New Technology File System
(NTFS) or any other file system are not
supported.
Documents:
•.pdf
•.xps
Images:
•.dcx
•.gif
•.JPEG
or .jpg
•.bmp
•.pcx
•.TIFF
or .tif
•.png
Canceling a print job from the printer
control panel
From the printer control panel, press > .
Linking and unlinking trays
1Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in
the address field.
Notes:
•View the printer IP address on the printer control panel
in the TCP/IP section under the Network/Ports menu.
The IP address appears as four sets of numbers
separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
•If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable
it to load the Web page correctly.
2Click Settings > Paper Menu.
3Change the paper size and type settings for the trays you are
linking.
•To link trays, make sure the paper size and type for the tray
match that of the other tray.
•To unlink trays, make sure the paper size or type for the
tray does not match that of the other tray.
4Click Submit.
Note: You can also change the paper size and type settings
using the printer control panel. For more information, see
“Setting the paper size and type” on page 2.
Warning—Potential Damage: Paper loaded in the tray should
match the paper type name assigned in the printer. The
temperature of the fuser varies according to the specified paper
type. Printing issues may occur if settings are not properly
configured.
Printing
Printing a document
1From the Paper menu on the printer control panel, set the
paper type and size to match the paper loaded.
2Send the print job:
For Windows users
aWith a document open, click File > Print.
bClick Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
cAdjust the settings, if necessary.
dClick OK > Print.
For Macintosh users
aCustomize the settings in the Page Setup dialog if
necessary:
1With a document open, choose File > Page Setup.
2Choose a paper size or create a custom size to match
the paper loaded.
3Click OK.
bCustomize the settings in the Page Setup dialog if
necessary:
1With a document open, choose File > Print.
If necessary, click the disclosure triangle to see more
options.
2From the Print dialog and pop‑up menus adjust the
settings if necessary.
Note: To print on a specific paper type, adjust the
paper type setting to match the paper loaded, or
select the appropriate tray or feeder.
3Click Print.
Printing
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Canceling a print job from the
computer
For Windows users
1Open the printers folder, and then select your printer.
2From the print queue, select the print job you want to cancel,
and then delete it.
For Macintosh users
1From System Preferences in the Apple menu, navigate to your
printer.
2From the print queue, select the print job you want to cancel,
and then delete it.
Loading paper and specialty
media
Loading trays
CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce the risk of
equipment instability, load each tray separately. Keep all
other trays closed until needed.
1Pull out the tray completely.
Note: Do not remove trays while a job prints or while Busy
appears on the printer display. Doing so may cause a jam.
2Squeeze and then slide the width guide tab to the correct
position for the size of the paper you are loading.
3Squeeze and then slide the length guide tab to the correct
position for the size of the paper you are loading.
Notes:
•For some paper sizes like letter, legal, and A4, squeeze
and slide the length guide tab backward to
accommodate their length.
•When loading legal‑size paper, the length guide extends
beyond the base leaving the paper exposed to dust. To
protect the paper from dust, you can purchase a dust
cover separately. For more information, contact
customer support.
•If you are loading A6-size paper in the standard tray,
then squeeze and then slide the length guide tab toward
the center of the tray to the A6‑size position.
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•Make sure the width and length guides are aligned with
the paper size indicators on the bottom of the tray.
4Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan
them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten the edges
on a level surface.
5Load the paper stack.
Notes:
•Load with the printable side facedown when using
recycled or preprinted paper.
•Load prepunched paper with the holes on the top edge
toward the front of the tray.
•Load letterhead facedown, with the top edge of the
sheet toward the front of the tray. For two‑sided printing,
load letterhead faceup with the bottom edge of the
sheet toward the front of the tray.
•Make sure the paper is below the maximum paper fill
indicator located on the side of the width guide.
6Insert the tray.
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7From the printer control panel, set the paper size and paper
type in the Paper menu to match the paper loaded in the tray.
Note: Set the correct paper size and paper type to avoid
paper jams and print quality problems.
Loading the multipurpose feeder
Use the multipurpose feeder when printing on different paper
sizes and types or specialty media, such as card stock,
transparencies, paper labels, and envelopes. You can also use it
for single‑page print jobs on letterhead.
1Open the multipurpose feeder.
aPull the multipurpose feeder extender.
bPull the extender gently so that the multipurpose feeder is
fully extended and open.
2Squeeze the tab on the left width guide, and then move the
guides for the paper you are loading.
3Prepare the paper or specialty media for loading.
•Flex sheets of paper back and forth to loosen them, and
then fan them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten
the edges on a level surface.
•Hold transparencies by the edges. Flex the stack of
transparencies back and forth to loosen them, and then fan
them. Straighten the edges on a level surface.
Note: Avoid touching the printable side of the
transparencies. Be careful not to scratch them.
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•Flex the stack of envelopes back and forth to loosen them,
and then fan them. Straighten the edges on a level surface.
4Load the paper or specialty media.
Notes:
•Do not force paper or specialty media into the
multipurpose feeder.
•Make sure the paper or specialty media is below the
maximum paper fill indicator located on the paper
guides. Overfilling may cause paper jams.
•Load paper, transparencies, and card stock with the
recommended printable side faceup and the top edge
entering the printer first. For more information on loading
transparencies, see the packaging that the transparencies
came in.
Note: When loading A6‑size paper, make sure the
multipurpose feeder extender rests lightly against the
edge of the paper so that the last few sheets of paper
remain in place.
•Load letterhead faceup with the top edge entering the
printer first. For two‑sided (duplex) printing, load letterhead
facedown with the bottom edge entering the printer first.
•Load envelopes with the flap on the left side facedown.
Warning—Potential Damage: Never use envelopes with
stamps, clasps, snaps, windows, coated linings, or
self‑stick adhesives. These envelopes may severely
damage the printer.
5From the printer control panel, set the paper size and paper
type in the Paper menu to match the paper or specialty media
loaded in the multipurpose feeder.
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Clearing jams
[x]‑page jam, open front door. [20y.xx]
CAUTION—HOT SURFACE: The inside of the printer
might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from a hot
component, allow the surface to cool before touching it.
1Press the button on the right side of the printer, and then open
the front door.
2Pull out the toner cartridge using the handle.
3Lift the green handle, and then pull out the imaging unit from
the printer.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the shiny blue
photoconductor drum under the imaging unit. Doing so may
affect the quality of future print jobs.
4Place the imaging unit aside on a flat, smooth surface.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not expose the imaging
unit to direct light for more than 10 minutes. Extended
exposure to light may cause print quality problems.
5Lift the green flap in front of the printer.
6Firmly grasp the jammed paper on each side, and then gently
pull it out.
Note: Make sure all paper fragments are removed.
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7Insert the imaging unit by aligning the arrows on the side rails
of the unit with the arrows on the side rails inside the printer,
and then insert the imaging unit into the printer.
8Insert the toner cartridge by aligning the side rails of the
cartridge with the arrows on the side rails inside the printer,
and then insert the cartridge into the printer.
9Close the front door.
10 From the printer control panel, touch to clear the
message and continue printing. For non‑touch‑screen printer
models, select Next > > Clear the jam, press OK >
.
[x]‑page jam, open rear door. [20y.xx]
1Open the front door.
2Gently pull down the rear door.
CAUTION—HOT SURFACE: The inside of the printer
might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from a hot
component, allow the surface to cool before touching
it.
3Firmly grasp the jammed paper on each side, and then gently
pull it out.
Note: Make sure all paper fragments are removed.
4Close the rear door.
5From the printer control panel, touch to clear the
message and continue printing. For non‑touch‑screen printer
models, select Next > > Clear the jam, press OK >
.
[x]‑page jam, clear standard
bin. [20y.xx]
1Firmly grasp the jammed paper on each side, and then gently
pull it out.
Note: Make sure all paper fragments are removed.
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2From the printer control panel, touch to clear the
message and continue printing. For non‑touch‑screen printer
models, select Next > > Clear the jam, press OK >
.
[x]‑page jam, remove tray 1 to clear
duplex. [23y.xx]
CAUTION—HOT SURFACE: The inside of the printer
might be hot. To reduce the risk of injury from a hot
component, allow the surface to cool before touching it.
1Pull the tray completely out of the printer.
2Locate the blue lever, and then pull it down to release the jam.
3Firmly grasp the jammed paper on each side, and then gently
pull it out.
Note: Make sure all paper fragments are removed.
4Insert the tray.
5From the printer control panel, touch to clear the
message and continue printing. For non‑touch‑screen printer
models, select Next > > Clear the jam, press OK >
.
[x]‑page jam, open tray [x]. [24y.xx]
1Pull the tray completely out of the printer.
Note: The message on the printer display indicates the tray
where the jammed paper is located.
2Firmly grasp the jammed paper on each side, and then gently
pull it out.
Note: Make sure all paper fragments are removed.
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3Insert the tray.
4From the printer control panel, touch to clear the
message and continue printing. For non‑touch‑screen printer
models, select Next > > Clear the jam, press OK >
.
[x]‑page jam, clear manual
feeder. [25y.xx]
1From the multipurpose feeder, firmly grasp the jammed paper
on each side, and then gently pull it out.
Note: Make sure all paper fragments are removed.
2Flex the sheets of paper back and forth to loosen them, and
then fan them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten the
edges on a level surface.
3Reload paper into the multipurpose feeder.
Note: Make sure the paper guide lightly rests against the
edge of the paper.
4From the printer control panel, touch to clear the
message and continue printing. For non‑touch‑screen printer
models, select Next > > Clear the jam, press OK >
.
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