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Lexmark™ X85x
Troubleshooting 
Guide

Online technical support

Technical support is available on our Lexmark Web 
site at 

www.lexmark.com

.

Checking an unresponsive 
printer

If the printer is not responding, first make sure:

The power cord is plugged into the printer and 
a properly grounded electrical outlet.

The electrical outlet is not turned off by any 
switch or breaker.

The printer is not plugged into any surge 
protectors, uninterrupted power supplies, or 
extension cords.

Other electrical equipment plugged into the 
outlet is working.

The printer is turned on.

The printer cable is securely attached to the 
printer and the host computer, print server, 
option, or other network device.

Once you have checked each of these possibilities, 
turn the printer off and back on. This often fixes the 
problem.

Printing multi-language 
PDFs

1

Open the document you want to print in Adobe 
Acrobat.

2

Click the printer icon.

3

Check the 

Print as image

 box.

4

Click 

OK

.

Solving printing problems

The operator panel display is blank

Turn the printer off, wait about 10 seconds, and turn 
the printer back on.

If the 

Ready 

message does not appear, turn the 

printer off and call for service.

The message 

USB device 

unsupported

 appears when using 

a USB device

For information regarding tested and approved USB 
flash memory devices, see our Lexmark Web site at 

http://support.lexmark.com

 and click on 

KnowledgeBase

 to search for Direct USB printing.

Jobs do not print

The printer is not ready to receive data

Make sure

 

Ready

 

or

 

Power Saver 

appears on the 

display before sending a job to print.

The specified output bin is full

Remove the stack of paper from the output bin.

The specified tray is empty

Load paper in the tray.

You are using the wrong printer driver or 
are printing to a file

Verify you are using the printer driver 
associated with the printer.

If you are using a USB port, make sure you are 
running Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, 
Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 and 
using a Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000, 
Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 
compatible printer driver.

Your MarkNet N8000 series internal print 
server is not set up properly or is not 
connected properly

Verify that you have properly configured the printer 
for network printing.

See the drivers CD

 

or the Lexmark Web site for 

information.

You are using the wrong interface cable, 
or the cable is not securely connected

Make sure you are using a recommended interface 
cable.

Make sure the connection is secure.

Held jobs do not print

A formatting error has occurred

Print the job. (Only part of the job may print.)

Delete the job.

Free up additional printer memory by scrolling 
through the list of held jobs and deleting others 
you have sent to the printer.

The printer has insufficient memory

Print the job. (Only part of the job may print.)

Delete the job.

Free up additional printer memory by scrolling 
through the list of held jobs and deleting others 
you have sent to the printer.

The printer has received invalid data

Delete the job.

Job takes longer than expected to 
print

The job is too complex

Reduce the complexity of your print job by 
eliminating the number and size of fonts, the number 
and complexity of images, and the number of pages 
in the job.

Summary of Contents for 850e - X VE4 B/W Laser

Page 1: ...or Power Saver appears on the display before sending a job to print The specified output bin is full Remove the stack of paper from the output bin The specified tray is empty Load paper in the tray You are using the wrong printer driver or are printing to a file Verify you are using the printer driver associated with the printer If you are using a USB port make sure you are running Windows 98 Me W...

Page 2: ...option does not operate correctly after it is installed or if it quits working Turn the printer off wait for about 10 seconds and turn the printer on If this does not fix the problem unplug the printer and check the connection between the option and printer Print the menu settings page and check to see if the option is listed in the Installed Options list If the option is not listed reinstall it S...

Page 3: ... that may require service Turn the printer off wait about 10 seconds and then turn the printer on If the error recurs write down the error number the problem and a detailed description Call for service Solving paper feed problems Paper frequently jams You are using paper that does not meet the printer specifications Use recommended paper and other specialty media See the Card Stock Label Guide ava...

Page 4: ... print media is being used Verify you are using the correct printer drivers Verify the environment is Class B Toner smears or print comes off the page If you are printing on an uneven print surface change the Paper Weight and Paper Texture settings in the Paper menu Verify the print media is within the printer specifications See the User s Guide for more details Toner appears on the back of the pr...

Page 5: ... fonts are supported by the printer the host computer and the software application Verify the print media type and print tray type settings match Verify you are using the correct printer drivers Verify the environment is Class B Part or all of the page is printed in black Check the print cartridge to see if it is installed correctly The job prints but the top and side margins are incorrect Make su...

Page 6: ... Touch Options then under Content change the Color option to black and white Touch Options then under Content change the setting to Text Text characters do not look sharp when I scan a document to the network Touch Options then under Resolution increase the output resolution Touch Options then under Content change the setting to Text Black text is too light or disappearing Adjust the Darkness sett...

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