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Lexmark T522
Setup Guide
May 2001
www.lexmark.com
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Edition: May 2001 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you
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Getting started 1 Select a well-ventilated place to set up your printer. Allow at least as much space as 137.16 cm shown in the illustration. Make sure you (4.5 ft) have a sturdy, low table or the optional printer stand on which to set the printer. 304.8 mm 304.8 mm (12 in.) (12 in.) 304.8 mm 508 mm (12 in.) (20 in.) 2 Remove all items from the box except the printer. If any items are missing, contact the CDs place where you bought the printer. Printer Save the carton and packing mat
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Load print material See page 17 Setup 3 Install paper options and printer Printer 1 page 6 Print cartridge page 6 Attach cables Envelope feeder page 9 See page 18 4 Duplex unit page 5 Network printing - page 18 Local printing - page 19 250-Sheet drawer page 4 Verify setup * 500-Sheet drawer See page 21 5 page 4 2000-Sheet drawer page 3 Configure for TCP/IP See page 23 6 * Option install order may be reversed. Install memory and option cards Printer/flash memory page 12 Install printer drivers
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Step 1: Install paper options and printer The table illustrates various combinations of paper options supported by your printer. Lexmark T522(n) Attach up to: Four optional drawers. 250-Sheet drawer Envelope feeder 500-Sheet drawer 500-Sheet Duplex unit 2000-Sheet drawer Installing the 2000-sheet drawer Your printer supports one 2000-sheet drawer. It gives your printer added capacity by letting you load up to four reams (approximately 2,000 sheets) of 20 lb. paper. The 2000-sheet drawer i
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Installing a 250-sheet or Paper drawers attach under the printer and optional duplex unit. The printer automatically recognizes any 500-sheet drawer drawer that has been installed. A drawer consists of a paper tray and a support unit. The 250-sheet drawer and the 500-sheet drawer are installed the same way. Tray labels Lexmark T522 label (colored triangle) 1 Remove the tray from the support unit. Remove all packing material and tape from both the support unit and the tray. Support unit P
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Installing a duplex unit The duplex unit attaches under the printer, below the stan- dard input tray and above any paper drawers. Refer to the Lexmark T522 online information, on the Lex- Back cover mark T522 Publications CD, for details about using the duplex unit. Lexmark T522 label (colored triangle) 1 Place the duplex unit on top of any installed paper drawers, or the table or printer cabinet where you 500 Sheet Duplex plan to use the printer. The tab, round peg, and square holes on to
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Setting up the printer In order to ensure adequate clearance when installing sys- tem board options, see “Install memory and option cards” starting on page 10 before you position the printer if: You plan to install memory or option cards and You will have less than 605.6 mm (24 in.) clear- ance on the left side of the printer. CAUTION! Make sure your fingers are not under the printer when you set it down. 1 Ask someone to help you lift the printer by the hand- holds and lower it onto the d
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c Pull on each end of the plastic, V-shaped piece and then pull the packaging material straight out. Discard all packaging material. d Align the slides on the print cartridge with the slots on the print cartridge cradle. Use the col- ored arrows inside the printer for placement. e Guide the print cartridge down as it drops and snaps into place. f Close the upper front door. 3 Attach decals to any optional paper trays. Decals showing the number “1” are on your printer and the standard input
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4 Attach the operator panel overlay. If English is not your preferred language, attach the Operator panel overlay with the appropriately translated names for overlay the operator panel. a Peel the protective backing off the overlay. b Align the holes in the overlay with the buttons on the operator panel and press it into place. c Rub the overlay firmly to make sure it adheres securely to the operator panel. d Peel the protective covering away from the over- lay. 5 Attach the paper bail. a
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Installing the envelope feeder The envelope feeder attaches to the front of your printer behind the lower front door. It can be removed when you are not using it, making the printer more compact. Lexmark T522 label (colored triangle) Refer to the Lexmark T522 online information for details about using the envelope feeder. 1 Push the release latch and open the printer lower front door. Release latch 2 Lift open the envelope feeder connector door. Envelope feeder con- nector door 3 Align th
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Step 2: Install memory and option cards You can customize your printer memory capacity and con- nectivity by adding optional cards. The instructions in this section help you install any of the following options: Printer memory Flash memory Tri-Port Adapter USB/Parallel 1284-C Interface Card Parallel 1284-C Interface Card MarkNet™ internal print servers (also called internal network adapters or INAs) Hard disk Optional firmware card Accessing the printer system You must access t
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3 Press down on the side door latches and open the side door. 4 Loosen, but do not remove, the six screws on the shield. You need a small Phillips screwdriver to loosen these screws. Note: Screws are used to give added protection against memory theft. Screws 5 Use the tabs to slide the shield up until the top three screws fit into the three keyholes on the shield. Keyhole 6 Hold the shield by the tabs and lift it off. Tab Tab 11
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Installing printer memory Note: Some memory and firmware options for other Lex- mark printers cannot be used with your printer. or flash memory Refer to the Lexmark T522 Publications CD for specifications. 1 Follow the steps in “Accessing the printer system Memory connector 1 board” on page 10. Memory connector 2 Warning! Electronic components can be damaged by static electricity. Touch something metal on the printer before you touch the mem- ory option. 2 Unpack the memory option. Avoid t
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Installing an optional Follow the instructions in this section to install an optional firmware card. The system board has one location where firmware card a firmware card can be installed. Warning! Optional firmware cards are easily dam- 1 Access the system board. (See page 10 for instruc- aged by static electricity. Touch something tions.) metal on the printer before you touch a card. 2 Unpack the firmware card. Resting posts Avoid touching the metal contacts on the connector. Save the pac
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Installing an option card Your printer has two connectors that support the following option cards: Hard disk with adapter card MarkNet internal print server USB/Parallel 1284-C Interface Card Install a MarkNet internal print Install a MarkNet N2501e or server to add an Ethernet or N2401e internal print server if Parallel 1284-C Interface Card Token-Ring port for connecting you received either of these your printer to a network. cards as part of a multifunction Coax/Twinax Adapter f
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3 Remove and save the two screws on the back of the printer that attach the metal plate to the slot. Remove and discard the plate. 4 Unpack the card. Save the packaging materials. 5 Align the connection points on the card with the connector on the system board and push the card firmly into the system board connector. 6 Insert the two screws saved from the metal plate (or the extra screws shipped with the card) into the holes. 7 Tighten the screws to secure the card. 15
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Reattaching the shield and After you have installed option cards on the printer system board, follow these steps to reattach the shield and close closing the doors the doors. 1 Grasp the shield by the tabs and align the three key- holes on the shield with the top three screws. Hold- ing the shield by the tabs, slide it down onto the screws. Tighten all six screws. Tabs 2 Close the side door. 3 Close the upper and lower front doors. Note: If you have not completed the section “Setting up
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Step 3: Load print material Complete these instructions to load print material into any of the standard or optional trays. All paper Width guide trays are loaded in the same way. tab 1 Remove the paper tray. Length guide 2 Pull the width guide tab and slide the width guide to the far right side of the tray. 3 Squeeze the length guide lever and slide the Length guide length guide to the correct position for the lever Width guide size paper you are loading. Paper size indicators . 4 Place t
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Step 4: Attach cables You can attach your printer to a network or locally (directly to a computer). Network printing You can attach your printer to a network using standard network cables. A 10BaseT/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet port is standard on the Lexmark T522 printer. You can add a Token-Ring or 10Base2 Ethernet port by installing an optional MarkNet internal print server. To attach the printer to a network: 1 Make sure the printer, computer, and any other attached devices are turned off a
