Lexmark Optra Optra T Service manual

1Administrator’s Guide
Administrator’s Guide
Use this document when you have questions about the Lexmark
Optra™ T printer or encounter a problem when using it. This document
contains information on operator panel menus, printer messages, trou-
bleshooting, maintenance, and removing printer options.
You may choose to restrict access to the Administrator’s Guide by
placing all of the CD documents, except the Administrator’s Guide, on
a network.
The online User’s Guide on this CD is a complement to this Administra-
tor’s Guide.
Click the document name to open it:
User’s Guide
Roadmap
Setup Guide
2000-Sheet Drawer User’s Guide
High-Capacity Output Stacker
Installation Instructions
Home
TIPS
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of contents on your screen to navigate and use this
document.
•Click the blue text to link to another part of this
document or to another document.
•You can print all or specific pages of this document.

2Administrator’s Guide
Other sources of information
Drivers, MarkVision and
Utilities CD
In addition to printer drivers and utilities, the Drivers, MarkVision and
Utilities CD includes information about Lexmark printers. After launch-
ing the CD, click View Documentation and then click:
•Printer Commands to open the Technical Reference and get
details about printer languages and commands, interface speci-
fications, and memory management.
•Special Media to open the Card Stock & Label Guide and get
information about choosing the correct print material.
•MarkVision™Printer Utility to open documents providing details
about the MarkVision printer management software.
•MarkNet™Print Servers to open documents containing infor-
mation about configuring MarkNet print servers.
Lexmark Web site Access our site on the World Wide Web for updated printer drivers, util-
ities, and documentation:
www.lexmark.com

3Trademarks
Trademarks
Lexmark, MarkNet, MarkVision, and Optra are trademarks of Lexmark
International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other coun-
tries.
PictureGrade is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc.
Operation ReSource is a service mark of Lexmark International, Inc.
PCL®is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company.
PCL 6 is Hewlett-Packard Company’s designation of a set of printer
commands (language) and functions included in its printer products.
This printer is intended to be compatible with the PCL 6 language. This
means the printer recognizes PCL 6 commands used in various appli-
cation programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corre-
sponding to the commands.
PostScript®is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
PostScript 3 is Adobe Systems’designation of a set of printer com-
mands (language) and functions included in its software products. This
printer is intended to be compatible with the PostScript 3 language.
This means the printer recognizes PostScript 3 commands used in var-
ious application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions
corresponding to the commands.
Details relating to compatibility are included in the Technical
Reference.

4Trademarks
The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of these
companies:
Albertus The Monotype Corporation
Antique Olive Monsieur Marcel OLIVE
Apple Chancery Apple Computer, Inc.
Arial The Monotype Corporation
Candid Agfa Corporation
CG Omega Agfa Corporation
CG Times Based on Times New Roman under license from The Monotype
Corporation, is a product of Agfa Corporation
Chicago Apple Computer, Inc.
Clarendon Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
Eurostile Nebiolo
Geneva Apple Computer, Inc.
GillSans The Monotype Corporation
Helvetica Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
Hoefler Text Hoefler Type Foundry
Intellifont Agfa Corporation
ITC Avant Garde International Typeface Corporation
ITC Bookman International Typeface Corporation
ITC Zapf Chancery International Typeface Corporation
Joanna MT The Monotype Corporation
Lubalin Graph International Typeface Corporation
Marigold AlphaOmega Typography

5Trademarks
Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Monaco Apple Computer, Inc.
Mona Lisa International Typeface Corporation
NewYork Apple Computer, Inc.
Oxford AlphaOmega Typography
Palatino Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
Pantone Pantone, Inc.
Stempel Garamond Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
Taffy Agfa Corporation
Times New Roman The Monotype Corporation
TrueType Apple Computer, Inc.
Univers Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
Wingdings Microsoft Corporation

6Using the Operator Panel and Menus
Using the Operator Panel and Menus
This section contains information about using the operator panel,
changing printer settings, and understanding operator panel menus.
If you are familiar with using an operator panel similar to this, you may
want to skip to “Overview of printer menus”on page 13. Otherwise, if
you need information see:
NOTE:Changes made to printer settings from a
software application override changes made from
the printer operator panel. Refer to the User’s
Guide for more details.
“Using the operator panel”on page 7.
“Printing the menu settings page”on page 9.
“Changing menu settings”on page 10.
“Disabling operator panel menus”on page 12.

7Using the Operator Panel and Menus
Using the operator panel Use the five operator panel buttons to open a menu, scroll through a
list of values, change printer settings, and respond to printer mes-
sages. The following table describes the functions of each button.
Buttons act upon the information that displays on the second line of the
operator panel.
Operator panel buttons
Button Function
Go Press Go to:
•Return to Ready if the printer is in an offline situation (Ready does not display on the operator panel).
•Exit printer menus and return to Ready .
•Clear operator panel error messages.
•Exit Power Saver mode and jump start the printer.
If you’ve changed printer settings, press Go before sending a job to print. Ready must display for jobs to print.
Menu> and <Menu Each end of the button has a function. Press Menu> or <Menu:
•When Ready displays, to take the printer offline (out of the Ready state) and enter the menus. Menu> takes you to the
first available menu. <Menu takes you to the last available menu.
•When Busy displays, to take the printer to the JOB MENU.
•When the printer is offline:
- Press
Menu> to go to the next item in the menus, or
- Press
<Menu to go to the previous item in the menus.
•For menu items that have numerical values, such as Copies, press and hold Menu> to scroll forward, or <Menu to
scroll backward. Release the button when the number you want displays.

8Using the Operator Panel and Menus
Select Press Select to:
•Select the menu displayed on the second line of the operator panel. Depending on the type of menu, this action:
- Opens the menu and displays the first item in the menu.
- Opens the menu item and displays the default setting.
•Save the displayed menu item as the new default setting. Saved displays and the printer returns to the menu item.
•Clear certain messages from the operator panel.
Return Press Return to return to the previous menu level or menu item.
Stop Press Stop while Ready, Busy, or Waiting displays to temporarily stop all activity and take the printer offline. The
operator panel status message changes to Not Ready.
Press Go to return to the Ready, Busy, or Waiting state.
Operator panel buttons (continued)
Button Function

9Using the Operator Panel and Menus
Printing the menu
settings page
The menu settings page shows current settings for the menus and a
list of installed options. You can use this page to verify that the printer
options are properly installed and the printer settings are set to what
you want.
NOTE:Before printing the menu settings page,
make sure the selected paper source holds
letter-, legal-, or A4-size paper and the PAPER
TYPE setting for the source is set to Plain Paper.
To print a menu settings page:
1Make sure the printer is on and Ready displays.
2Press Menu> or <Menu to enter the menus.
3Continue to press and release Menu> until UTILITIES MENU
displays.
4Press Select.
NOTE:If an error message displays, see
“Understanding Printer Messages”on page 93.
5Press Menu> until Print Menus displays.
6Press Select.
Printing Menu Settings displays until the page prints. The printer
returns to Ready after the menu settings page prints.
7If you installed options, verify that they are listed under “Installed
Features.”

10Using the Operator Panel and Menus
Changing menu settings Use the operator panel to change printer settings and customize your
printer to meet your specific needs.
To select a new value as the default setting:
1From Ready
, press Menu> or <Menu to enter the menus.
NOTE:Changes made from a software
application override the user default settings
made from the printer operator panel.
2Continue to press and release Menu> or <Menu until the menu
you need displays.
See “Overview of printer menus”on page 13 for a list of the
menus and their menu items.
3Press Select.
The menu opens and the first menu item in the menu displays.
4Press Menu> or <Menu until the menu item you need displays.
5Press Select.
An asterisk (*) appears beside the current user default setting
for that menu item.
Some menu items have submenus. For example, if you select
PAPER MENU, and then select the PAPER TYPE menu item, you
must select another menu (such as Tray 1 Type) before the avail-
able values display.