Solving printing problems

Jobs do not print

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

Make sure the printer is ready to print

Make sure Ready or Power Saver appears on the display before sending a job to print.


Check to see if the standard exit bin is full

Remove the stack of paper from the standard exit bin.


Check to see if the paper tray is empty

Load paper in the tray.


Make sure the correct printer software is installed


Make sure the internal print server is installed properly and working

Copies of the printer software are also available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.


Make sure you are using a recommended printer cable

For more information, visit the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.


Make sure printer cables are securely connected

Check the cable connections to the printer and print server to make sure they are secure.

For more information, see the setup documentation that came with the printer.

Confidential and other held jobs do not print

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

Partial job, no job, or blank pages print

The print job may contain a formatting error or invalid data.


Make sure the printer has sufficient memory

Free up additional printer memory by scrolling through the list of held jobs and deleting some of them.

Multiple-language PDFs do not print

The documents contain unavailable fonts.

  1. Open the document you want to print in Adobe Acrobat.

  2. Click the printer icon.

    The Print dialog appears.

  3. Select Print as image.

  4. Click OK.

Job takes longer than expected to print

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

Reduce the complexity of the print job

Eliminate the number and size of fonts, the number and complexity of images, and the number of pages in the job.


Change the Page Protect setting to Off

  1. From the printer control panel, press menu button.

  2. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkSettings appears, and then press Select button.

  3. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkGeneral Settings appears, and then press select button.

  4. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkPrint Recovery appears, and then press Select button.

  5. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkPage Protect appears, and then press Select button.

  6. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkOff appears, and then press Select button.

Job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong paper

Check the Paper Type setting

Make sure the Paper Type setting matches the paper loaded in the tray.

Incorrect characters print

Make sure the printer is not in Hex Trace mode. If Ready Hex appears on the display, you must exit Hex Trace mode before you can print your job. Turn the printer off and back on to exit Hex Trace mode.

Tray linking does not work

Load the same size and type of paper in each tray

  1. Load the same size and type of paper in each tray.

  2. Move the paper guides to the correct positions for the paper size loaded in each tray.


Make sure the Paper Size and Paper Type settings are the same for each tray

  1. Print a menu settings page and compare the settings for each tray.

  2. If necessary, adjust the settings from the Paper Size/Type menu.

  3. Note: None of the paper sources, trays, or feeders automatically sense the paper size. You must set the size from the Paper Size/Type menu on the printer control panel or from the Embedded Web Server.

Large jobs do not collate

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

Make sure Collate is set to On

From Print Properties or the printer control panel Finishing menu, set Collate to On.

Note: Setting Collate to Off in the software overrides the setting in the Finishing menu.

Reduce the complexity of the print job

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


Make sure the printer has enough memory

Add printer memory.

Unexpected page breaks occur

Increase the Print Timeout value:

  1. From the printer control panel, press menu button.

  2. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkSettings appears, and then press select button.

  3. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkGeneral Settings appears, and then press graphic of checkmark button.

  4. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkTimeouts appears, and then press Select button.

  5. Press the up or down arrow button until checkmarkPrint Timeout appears, and then press Select button.

  6. Press the up or down arrow button until the value you want appears, and then press Select button.

Envelope seals when printing

Due to humidity and heat, some envelopes become sealed during the printing process. If this happens, open the rear door of the printer to allow envelopes to exit there.