Lexmark S300 manual

Lexmark Impact S300 Series Quick Refere nce Guide April 2009 www.lexmark.com[...]

Impor tant Mess age A bout Cartri dge Recycl ing! Please Re ad Before Opening Your Ink jet Cartridge Box At Lex mark, we take ou r commitment to t he envir onmen t seriousl y, and w e enc ourage o ur customer s to pa rticipat e in our ea sy, no- co st method for re turn ing em pty Lex mark c artrid ges t o Lexmar k for pr oper recy cling . We wi ll[...]

Contents Imp or tant saf ety i nfo rmati on. .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... 2 Ab out y our pri nter. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... ..... .... ..5 Finding inform ation about the p rinter.................... ............................... ................ ........[...]

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About your printer Finding infor mation about t he printer The Qu ic k Refe ren ce Gui de cont a in s basi c instru ctions o n h o w to acco mpli sh common printe r ta sks lik e pr i n ting , copy ing, an d s cannin g. It also inc ludes in forma tio n on trou bleshoo ting c ommon prin ter s etup p robl ems. For a dd iti onal i nf orma tion abo ut t[...]

Cons erving en erg y • Eco -Mo de. This f eat u r e sets the sc ree n br ightn ess to lo w and se ts the p rint er to cha nge to Power Saver mode aft er the print er is left idle f or 10 minu tes. Eco- Mo de is enabl ed by defa ult in y our printe r. • Sel ec t the l owes t Po we r Sav er tim eout . Th e Power S aver feat ure puts t he pr inter[...]

Pr inte r fe ature s Your prin ter c omes with full f eatu res t hat w ill h elp you mana ge an d acc ompl ish print ing and im agin g task s: • Wi r e less. Pr int and scan fr om vi rtu all y a ny where in you r hom e or of fi ce ov er a s ecur e w ire less ne twor k, as wel l as s hare th e prin ter amo ng mul tiple c omputers . • Print. Prin[...]

Use the To 9 Top c ov er Access the scanner g lass. 10 Paper feed g uard Prevent items from fallin g into the paper slot. 11 Paper gui des Keep paper straight wh en feeding. Use the To 1 Scanne r glass Scan and copy photos and document s. 2 Power s upply with port Connect the printer to a p ower source . 3 USB port Connect the printer to a computer[...]

Use the : To 1 Power button • Turn the pr inter on and of f. • Sw itch to Po wer Saver m ode . Note: When th e printer is on, press to switc h to Powe r Sa ver mod e. Pre ss a nd hold for three seconds to turn off th e printer. 2 Copy button Acce ss th e copy menu and ma ke copi es. 3 Scan button Acces s the s can menu and scan docu ments. 4 Ph[...]

Use the : To 9 Select b u tton • Select menu options. • Sa ve se tt ing s. • Feed or eject paper. Press and hold for 3 seconds to feed or eject paper from the pr inter. 10 Arro w bu ttons • Choo se a menu or submenu i tem that appe ars on the dis p lay . 11 Back button • Return to th e previous screen. • Exit from one menu level to a hi[...]

War nin g—Po ten tial D ama ge: Do no t touch any ca b les , any networ k adapter, any connector, the memory device, or the p rinter in the ar eas shown while actively prin ting, readin g, or w riting from th e memory device. A loss of d ata can occur . 2 Look for Me mor y Car d Dete ct ed or S torag e Dev ic e Dete ct ed on the display . Not es:[...]

Installing t he printhead without the CD 1 Open the print er, an d then remove the packag ed printh ead from the printer. 2 Rai se the pr inter con trol pan el, and then remo ve the in k car tridges f rom the pap er exit tray . 3 Conn ect the power co r d, an d then tur n o n the pr inter . Warning—Potentia l Damage: Read t he s afety inform atio[...]

4 Open the p rinter , an d then remo ve a ny tap e fro m the lat ch. 5 Lift the latch. 6 Remove the p rinthead from the disposabl e con tainer. 7 Inse rt the pri nthea d, an d then clo se the la tch unti l i t cli cks. 8 Clo se t he prin ter. 9 Ins ta ll the in k cart ridge s. For m ore in format ion , see “R epl acin g ink cart ridg es” on p a[...]

Ordering and r eplac ing ink cartridges Order ing ink cartridge s Page yields a vailabl e at www. lexmar k.co m/ pagey ields . For be st resu lt s, use on ly Lexm ark ink cart ridg es. Lex mark S300 Se ries models (ex cept Lexma rk S308 ) Item Return Program Cartridge 1 Reg ular cartridge 2 Bl ack cart ridge 100 100A Hig h yield bla ck cart ridge 1[...]

Replacing ink c artridges Mak e sur e you h ave a new in k ca rtrid ge or cart rid ges bef ore you beg in. You mu st in stall new cart ridg es im mediat ely after removi ng the old ones o r t he ink remain ing in the printhea d nozzles may dry out. 1 Tu rn on your prin ter . 2 Open the printer. Not e: The prin thead moves to t he car tridge instal [...]

Maintaining ink cart ridges In a dditio n to th e foll owin g tasks that yo u ca n p erf o r m, y o u r p rin ter p erfor ms a n a uto matic maintena nce cycle every week if it is plugg ed into a n elect rical o utlet. It wi ll brief ly com e out of Po wer Saver mode or wi ll tempo rar ily power on if it is t urned off. Ali gning the pri nthead If [...]

Cleani ng th e printhead nozzles Poor prin t quality is sometimes due to c logged printhead no zz les. Clea n the printhead nozzl es t o improv e the quality of your pri nts. Not es: • Cleaning the printh ead nozzles us es ink, so clean them only when necessa ry. • Deep clean ing uses mor e ink, s o try the Clea n Pr inthead o ption first t o s[...]

Using the printer s oftware Minimum system requirements The pr inter so ftware requi res up to 50 0 MB of free dis k s pace. Suppor ted o pera ting sy stems • Mi cr oso ft Wi nd ows 7 (W eb o nly) • Mi cr oso ft Win dow s Vis ta • Mi cr oso ft Win dow s XP • Micr o s oft Wi ndows 2000 (S P4 or gre ater) • Maci ntos h Pow erPC OS X v1 0.3.[...]

Using t he W orld W ide Web 1 Go to the Le xmar k Web site at www .lex ma rk. com . 2 From the D rivers & Down loads menu, c lick Driver F inder . 3 Sele ct you r print er, and then s elect y our op eratin g system. 4 Down lo ad the driver and install the print er softw are. Using the Windows print er software Softw are inst alle d during print[...]

Use the To Lex m ar k Fa x S ol uti on s (referred to as Fax Solutions) • Send a fax. • Receive a fax in three-in-one prin ters. • Add, edit, or d elete conta cts in th e built-in phon e book. • Access the Lexmark Fax Setup Utili t y in four-in-on e printers. Use the Fax Setup Utility to set the Speed Dial and Group Dia l numbers , set Ring[...]

Using the Macintosh prin ter softwa re Softw are inst alle d during print er in s ta llation Sof twar e resi dent in the Mac into sh OS Use the To Print dial og Adj ust the p rint setting s and sc h ed ule print jobs . Pr in te r Se rv ice s d ial og (no t a va il ab le in Ma c O S X v 1 0.5 or later) • Access the printer u tility. • Troublesho[...]

Printing Printing a document 1 Loa d the paper in the pr inter . 2 Send th e pr int job: For Windo ws user s a With a doc ume nt ope n, click File  Print . b Cl ick Pro perti es , Pre fer ence s , Opti ons , o r Setup . c Select the print qual ity, the number of copies to print, the type of paper to use, an d how the pages shoul d print . d Cl i[...]

5 P ress th e ar row bu tton s to sel ect a ph ot o p rin ting o pti on, an d th en pre ss . Not e: You can choos e to pr int the mos t recen t pho to, pri nt a ll th e photos , print phot os t hat f all w ithin a date rang e, print phot os by selec ting the ph oto nu mbers on a proof sheet, or pr int pre -select ed photos f rom a digital c amer a [...]

If t he pr inter is using a Wi reless conn ection ( selec ted m o dels on ly) a Pr e s s t he ar row butt ons to se le ct th e f ile n ame o f the docu ment t hat yo u wan t to p rin t. b Pre ss , a nd then wa it for the print er to co nnec t to the net work co mputer o r to fini sh sear ching t he net wor k fo r a v ai la bl e c o mp u te rs . c W[...]

Copying ADF Scanner g lass Use th e ADF for multiple-p age documents. Note: The A DF i s available only on selected models. If y ou purcha sed a prin ter without an ADF, th en load original documents or photos on the scanner glas s. Us e the sca nn er gl ass f or single pages , sm all it ems (such a s po stc ards or photos), tr ansparencies, photo [...]

3 From the prin ter control panel, pres s . 4 Pre ss un til Phot o Rep rint appear s. 5 Pr ess th e ar row bu tton s to sc r oll t o Yes , and t h en press . 6 P res s the ar row b utt on s to sel ec t the d es ir ed ph oto s iz e, and the n pr ess . 7 Pre ss . Not e: For b est re sults , a llow t he pr ints to d ry at l eas t 24 ho urs bef ore sta[...]

Scanning ADF Scanner g lass Use th e ADF for multiple-p age documents. Note: The A DF i s available only on selected models. If y ou purcha sed a prin ter without an ADF, th en load original documents or photos on the scanner glas s. Us e the sca nn er gl ass f or single pages , sm all it ems (such a s po stc ards or photos), tr ansparencies, photo[...]

7 Pres s the ar row bu ttons to select t he res olution qualit y an d the orig inal im age s ize. Press e ach time you make a sel ecti on. 8 Pre ss to star t scan n ing. The scan is com plete wh en the ap plicatio n you selecte d in step 6 op ens on the dest ination comput er, and th e scan app ears w ithin t he app licat ion as a new file. Scannin[...]

For Macint osh users 1 Loa d an orig inal do cum ent f aceu p int o the ADF or fac edow n on the scan ner g lass . 2 From the Fin der de sktop, double- click t he prin ter prog ram folder. 3 Doubl e-click the p rinter Cen ter to op en the A ll-In- One C enter. 4 From the “Wh at is bei ng sca nned?” menu on the main s creen, s elect a documen t [...]

Troubles hooting Before you t roubleshoot Use this check list to solve most printer pro blems: • Mak e sure the p ower c ord is pl ugged into the printe r and in to a working elec trical outl et. • Make su re the printer i s not plugged into an y surge prot ectors, unint errupted power s upplies , or ex ten sion cords. • Ma ke sure th e prin [...]

• “Prin t job does not print or is m iss ing pag es” o n page 3 3 • “Pr inter is prin ting blan k pag es” on page 3 4 • “Pr inter is busy or d oes n ot respo nd” on p age 34 • “C ann ot de le te do cum ent s fro m th e pri nt q ueue ” on p ag e 3 5 • “C ann ot pr int th rou gh U SB ” o n p age 3 5 Incorr ect language a[...]

R EM OVE AN D REINSERT THE PR IN T HE AD 1 Op en the pr inte r a nd lif t th e l at ch. 2 Re mov e th e pri nth ead . 3 Wipe t he printhea d conta c ts using a clean, lint-fr ee cloth. 4 Rein sert the prin thead. Not e: I f re movin g and re inse rtin g the prin thead d oes no t reso lve the err or, th en contact tech nical supp ort. Trou bles hoo [...]

Soft ware did no t install If you enc ounter ed pro blems while ins tallin g, or if you r prin te r does not ap pear in the li st in the P rint ers folder or as a prin te r opt ion wh en se ndin g a p rint job, t hen try remo ving and re ins tall ing the s oftwar e. Before you reinst a ll the s oftware, do the foll owing: M AKE SU RE TH A T YOU R C[...]

R ECON NECT THE PRINTER PO WE R SUPPLY 1 Turn off the p rinter, a nd then unplug the power cord from the w all o utlet. 2 Gently remove the po wer supply from t he print er, and t hen reinsert it. 3 Plu g the powe r c ord in to th e w all o utl et, and the n turn on t he pri nter . R EM OVE AN D RECO NNE CT THE USB CABL E CO NNECT ED TO YO UR PRINT[...]

If t h e pr int er will no t come o ut of Po wer Sav er mo de , the n r ese t th e p ower : 1 Unplug the powe r cord from the w all ou tlet, and t hen wait 10 s econds. 2 Inse rt the po wer cord i nto the wa ll o utl et, and then tur n on the print er. If this pr obl em per sis ts, the n check ou r Web si te for u p d ates fo r your pri nter so ftw[...]

Networ k Troubleshooting I f you are h av ing tr oub le se tt in g up yo ur pr inte r o n a n etw ork, pr in t a ne two rk s etu p p ag e, an d th en s ee the com ple te netw ork tro ubl eshootin g in format ion i n th e Networ k Getting Started Guide or t he compr ehensive Use r' s Gui de av ailable on the in stall ation s oftwar e CD. Printi[...]

No tice s Edit ion noti ce Apri l 2 009 The fo llowing parag raph do es not app ly to an y country w here su ch prov isions are incon sistent wit h local law: LEXM ARK INTER NATIO NAL, IN C., PRO VIDES TH IS P UBLI CATION “A S IS ” WI THOUT WARR ANTY OF A NY K IN D, EITHER EXP RESS O R IMPLIED, INCLUDI NG, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE I MPLIED WARRA[...]

Feder al Com m u nicatio ns Co mmiss ion (FCC ) comp lia nce infor mation statem en t This pro duct c o m p l ies with the limits fo r a Clas s B di gital devi ce, pu rsuan t to Part 15 o f the FCC Ru les. Op erati on i s s ubje ct to the f o llowi ng two c ondi ti ons : 1 this dev ice may n ot ca us e har mful inter fer ence, an d 2 this devi ce m[...]