Lexmark E238 Quick Reference

Quick Reference

Loading paper or other print media

To help prevent jams:

•

Flex all stacks of print media back and forth to loosen them, and

then fan them before loading. Do not fold or crease the print

media. Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface.

•

Do not exceed the maximum stack height.

•

Never mix media types within a tray.

Loading the 250-sheet or 550-sheet tray

1

Remove the tray.

Note:

If you are going to load legal or folio size paper, you

have to extend the length of the paper tray. See

”Extending the tray for legal or folio size paper” for

instructions.

2

Prepare a stack of paper for loading by flexing or fanning it back

and forth. Straighten the edges on a level surface.

3

Load the paper in the tray with the print side facing down.

Note:

Load letterhead paper with the design side facing

down. The top edge of the sheet with the logo should

be placed at the front of the tray.

Make sure the paper is below the maximum fill lines on the side

guides. Overloading may cause jams.

4

Slide the two side guides and the back guide until they fit snugly

against the stack of paper.

5

Insert the tray.

Extending the tray for legal or folio size paper

1

Press down on the pressure point at the back of the tray.

2

Expand the tray until the extender locks into place.

Using the manual feeder

The manual feeder can only feed one sheet of print media at a time.

1

Send your print job to the printer (see to the

User’s Reference

on

the publications CD for help).

The printer Load Paper

light blinks when it is ready for the

print media to be loaded.

2

Place a sheet of the selected print media, print side facing up, at

the center of the manual feeder, but only to the point where its

leading edge can contact the paper guides.

3

Adjust the paper guides to the print media width.

4

Hold both sides of the print media close to the manual feeder and

push it into the printer until it automatically engages.

There is a brief pause between the time the printer engages the

print media and when it feeds into the printer.

Warning:

Do not force the print media into the feeder. Forcing the

media causes jams.

•

Insert envelopes with the flap side face down and with the stamp

area as shown.

•

Hold transparencies by the edges, and avoid touching the print

side. Oils from your fingers that are deposited on the

transparency can affect print quality.

•

Load letterhead face-up, with the top of the sheet first.

Using the rear exit

The single-sheet rear exit provides a straight-through paper path to

help reduce curling and potential jams. This is especially useful for

specialty media, such as transparencies, envelopes, labels, card

stock, or index cards.

When the rear exit door is open, all print media comes out the rear exit.

When closed, all media is sent to the output bin on top of the printer.

Printing on specialty media

Follow these instructions to print on media such as transparencies,

card stock, labels, or envelopes. The type of print media you want to

use determines which tray or feeder it should be fed from.

1

Load the print media as specified for the tray you are using. See

Loading paper or other print media

for help.

2

From the computer software application, set the paper type, size,

and source according to the media you loaded.

a

From the computer software application, select

File

ﾆ

Print

.

b

Click

Properties

(or

Options

,

Printer

, or

Setup

, depending on

the application) to view the printer driver settings.

c

Click the

Paper

tab.

d

Select your media type (transparencies, envelopes, and so

on) from the

Form Type

list box.

e

Select the tray or feeder containing the specialty media from

the

Form Source

list box.

f

Select the size of the specialty media from the

Form Size

list

box.

g

Click

OK

, and then send your print job as usual.

Canceling a print job

Press and release

Cancel

on the printer operator panel to cancel

the job currently printing. The Cancel job light sequence is displayed

on the operator panel while the job is being canceled.

Source

Sizes

Types

Capacity

1

(sheets)

Tray 1

(250-sheet tray)

A4, A5, JIS B5,

letter, legal,

executive, folio,

statement,

Universal

2

Plain paper,

paper labels,

transparencies

250 paper;

50 labels;

50 transparencies

Tray 2*

(550-sheet tray)

Plain paper,

paper labels,

transparencies

550 paper;

50 labels;

50 transparencies

Manual feeder

A4, A5, JIS B5,

letter, legal,

executive, folio,

statement,

Universal

2

Plain paper,

paper labels,

transparencies,

card stock

1

7¾, 9, 10, DL,

C5, B5, other

Envelopes

* Tray 2 not available on all models.

1

Capacity for 20 lb print media, unless otherwise noted.

2

Universal size ranges:

–

Tray 1

: 89–216 x 210–356 mm (3.5–8.5 x 8.27–14.0 in.)

–

Tray 2

: 148–216 x 210–356 mm (5.83–8.5 x 8.27–14.0 in.)

–

Manual feeder

: 76–216 x 127–356 mm (3.0–8.5 x 5.0–14.0 in.) (includes

3 x 5 in. cards)

© 2005 Lexmark International, Inc., All rights reserved.

P/N 28S1821

E.C. 28S014

*28S1821*

Printed in China

6/05

Lexmark E238 Quick Reference

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