Lexmark™ X342
Quick Reference
Loading paper and
specialty media
Loading paper in the paper tray
1 Remove the paper tray.
2 Holding the tray on a stable surface, press the
guide lock, and slide the rear guide until it locks
at the paper length you want.
3 Prepare a stack of paper for loading by flexing
or fanning it back and forth. Straighten the
edges on a level surface.
4 Load the paper with the print side facing down.
5 Make sure the paper is below the maximum fill
lines on the left inside wall of the tray.
6 Squeeze and adjust the paper guides until they
lightly touch the side of the stack of paper.
7 Close the paper tray.
Loading paper in the manual
feeder
1 Make sure:
• You use paper designed for laser printers.
• The paper is not used or damaged.
• If you are using specialty paper, you follow the
instructions that came with it.
• You do not force paper into the MFP.
• Set the correct paper type and size in the
control panel, or using the computer.
2 Place a single sheet of paper face-up with the
leading edge first into the center of the manual
feeder, and adjust the paper guides to the paper
width.
The MFP automatically engages the print
media.
Copying
Making a copy
1 Load the original document face-up into the
ADF or face-down on the scanner glass.
2 From the control panel, press Copy.
3 Enter the number of copies you want to print.
4 Press Start.
Copying multiple pages onto a
single sheet (Paper Saver)
The Paper Saver feature lets you copy consecutive
pages of a multiple-page document on a single sheet
of paper.
1 Load paper.
2 Load the original document face-up into the
ADF or face-down on the scanner glass.
3 From the control panel, make sure Copy mode
is selected.
4 Under Copy, press Options.
5 Press or repeatedly until Paper Saver
is selected, and then press .
