Lexmark X74 manual

User ’ s Guide X74-X75 All-In-One[...]

User ’ s Guide Safety info rmation Use only the Le xmark pow er supply provided with this product. Connect the pow er cord to an electrical outlet that is near the product and ea sily accessible . Ref er ser vice or repairs, other than those described in the manual, to a professional service person.[...]

iii Contents Learning about your All-In-One ........ .......... ......... ..... ........ 1 Setting u p your A ll-In-One ....... ............. .................... ............. ........ 1 Underst anding the parts of your Al l-In-One ............. ............. ........ 1 Using the Operat or Panel ....... .................... ............. .........[...]

iv Index . ......... .......... .... .......... .... .......... ......... ..... ......... ..... ...... 28 Thank y ou f or pur chasing a Le xmark X74-X75 All-In-One! Congratulation s on your new purcha se. The L e xmar k X74-X75 All-In -One combi nes the fu nctional ity of an inkje t pri nter , a sca nner , a copi er , and a f ax mac hine al l into [...]

1 Learn ing about y our All-In-One Se tting up y our All -In-O ne If you hav e no t already do ne so , follow the ste ps on the setup s heet that came with your All-In- One to comp lete the hardware an d software insta llation. I f problems oc cur dur ing the set up proce ss, see Set up T roubleshooting o n page 19. Understa nding the pa rts o f y [...]

2 Using the Operator P a n el Y our All -In-One i s equipp ed with an o perator pan el that le ts you scan a nd cop y with the p ress o f a button. USB cable connector P ower supp ly Sil ver , meta l contacts are on the top of t he power supply . USB cable P ower light Indicates whether or not the All-In-One is powered on. P ower but ton T urns you[...]

3 Understanding y our sof tware Y our All -In-One s oftware cons ists of t hree mai n compone nts: • Pri nt Proper ties (pr inti ng) • The Le xmark X7 4-X75 A ll-In -One Ce nter (s canni ng, cop yi ng, a nd f axi ng) • The L e xmar k X 74-X75 Solut ion Cen ter (trouble shooting, mainte nance, and ca r tr idge o rder ing i nf or mat ion) Whil [...]

4 Once y ou open P rin t Pro per t ies, the Qua lity/ Copies tab displays alo ng with the I want to ... menu. The I want to. .. menu The I want to ... menu automa tically appea rs when you open Pri nt Prop er ties. It c ontain s a v a rie ty of ta sk wiza rds to he lp you selec t the correc t pr inter s ettings for y our pr inting project. Cl ose t[...]

5 Print Pr oper ties tabs All of your pr int er setting s are on the th ree ma in tabs of the Pr int Prope r tie s software: the Quali ty/Copies tab , P ap er Setup tab , and Print L a yout tab . Note: For addition al inform ation a bout the se setti ngs, ri ght-cl ick a setting on the screen, and the n select What ’ s This? Sa ve Settings men u [...]

6 dialo g bo x. T he Opti ons menu also provides you with d irect link s to diff e rent par ts of the Lexmar k Solut ion Cen ter (see pa ge 9) as well as software version inf o rm ation. Using the Lexm ark All-I n-One Center The Lexmar k Al l-In-One Center is the s oftware that le ts you scan, c op y , and f a x doc uments. Y ou can open t he All -[...]

7 The All-In-One Main P a g e The All -In-One M ain P a ge consi sts of four main sect ions: Sc an, Copy , Creative T asks, and P re view are a. Note: For more in f or mati on about th is pa ge, click the Help button locate d in th e top , r ight cor ner of t he scre en. Fr om this sect ion: Y o u can do the follo wing: Scan... • Cho ose a prog r[...]

8 View Saved Im ages page The View Sav ed Images pa ge let s y o u perf or m tasks wi th images that a re sav ed o n your compu ter . The Vi e w Sav ed Im ages p age co nsists of three sect ion s. Note: For more in f or mati on about th is pa ge, click the Help button locate d in th e top , r ight cor ner of t he scre en. Maintain/T roub leshoot pa[...]

9 Using the Lexm ar k Solution Center The Lexmar k Sol ution Cent er is a v alu ab l e informat ion r esourc e . T o o pen the Le x mark S olution Cent er , click Start Programs Lexmark X74-X75 Lexmar k X74-X75 So l ution Cent e r . O nce you open the Lexmark Solut ion Cen ter , the Pr inter Status tab appears. The Lexmar k Sol ution Cent er co nsi[...]

10 Note: For more in f or mati on, cl ic k the Help b utton lo cated in the b ottom, r ight cor ner of the sc reen. Mai nten ance • I nst all a n ew pri nt c ar t r idge. • Vie w shoppi ng options f or n ew cartri dges. • Print a tes t page . • Clean p r int nozzles to fix ho r iz ontal stre aks. • Align the print car tridges to fix bl ur[...]

11 Using y o ur All-In-One The follo w ing se ction s give y o u e ver ythi ng you need t o know f or basic pri nting, s canning, cop yin g, and faxing. Y ou ’ ll be c reating fun projec ts in no time a t all. Prin ting Pri nting is the most bas ic func tion o f y o ur All -In-One. The P rin t Proper ties I want to ... menu (see pa ge 4) pr ov i [...]

12 2 Squeeze a nd slide the paper guide to th e left e dge of the p aper . 3 Make sure your All -In-One i s tur ned on and r eceiving p ower . 4 F rom your software p rogram ’ s File m enu, click Pri nt . 5 In the P rint dialo g bo x, click the Pr operties , Pref ere nces , Options , or Se tup button ( dependin g on the program). Pr int P roper t[...]

13 8 Go to t he P aper S etup tab an d selec t your paper typ e, paper size, and or ientat ion. Ri ght-click a setti ng on th e screen, an d then sel ect What ’ s This? to se e details about a s etting. 9 Go to t he Pr int Lay ou t tab and s elect the lay ou t and du ple xin g settin gs f o r the typ e of doc ument you are pri nting. Righ t-click[...]

14 Scanning Do you hav e photograph s , p ostc ards , or other items tha t y ou would li k e to reprodu ce elec tronica lly f or use on your c omputer? The f ollo wi ng ste ps show you how to use t he scann er to sc an and sa v e image s f or use with your f av or ite com puter pr ograms. 1 Open t he top cover of y o ur All- In-One. 2 Place the i t[...]

15 8 F rom the S end Scan ned Ima ge T o : drop-d own menu, sel ect a program to se nd the s canned i mage t o , or click the Cre ative T a sks secti on to d ispla y a list o f proj ects. 9 If you are sen ding your sc anned image to a software program, cl ic k Scan Now to c omplete the scan . If y o u are using th e Creative T a sks menu, f ol lo w[...]

16 2 Place the item you want to copy f ace down on the glas s . Make sure the uppe r left c or ner of the front of th e item aligns wi th the ar ro w . 3 Close the top cov er . 4 Open t he Lexmark All-In- One Cent er (see page 6 ). The All -In-One Main P a ge appear s . Note: It is possi b l e to make copies directl y from t he operator pane l with[...]

17 6 Once y ou are sati sfied wit h your pre v iew image and c op y settings, click Copy Now . Note: Y ou may want to reduc e or enl arge your image. If th e doc ument you want to copy is l arger tha n the paper size you are co p yi ng to , you ca n reduce the im age to fit th e pape r . Like wi se, if the d ocument you want to c op y is e x tremel[...]

18 T r oubleshoo ting This s ectio n help s y o u sol v e pr oblems you may be e x peri encing wi th your All-In- One. Ad ditional troubleshooti ng inform atio n is av ai lab l e in the Le xm ark Solu tion Cen ter . See page 9 to le ar n how to ac cess the Le x mark Solut ion Cen ter . T r oubleshootin g chec klist Bef o re you tr y to s olv e the [...]

19 Setup troubleshooting Use this secti on to sol v e problems you may e xpe rien ce dur ing setup. P ower light did not come on Alignment page did not print When I inser ted the All-In-O ne software CD , n othing happened Check the pow e r sup ply con nec tio ns. Pres s the Po w e r button on t he operator panel. Make sure you comp letely r emov e[...]

20 Soft ware install ation appear s incomple te 1 If you are usi ng Windows 9 8, Windows Me, or Windows 2000 cli c k Start Settings Contr ol Pa nel . If y ou are using Windows XP , click Star t Control P anel Pe r f ormance and Maintenance . 2 Double-click the Sy stem icon. 3 If you are usi ng Windows 9 8 or Win do ws Me , click the Device Manager [...]

21 All-In-One is not comm unicating with the computer Prin ting troub l esho oting All-In-One prints slo wl y Note: If you scan ned a ph otograph with your Al l-In-One, the fil e size could b e too la rge to pr int wi th a sele cted scann ing r esolutio n high er than 30 0 dpi. Discon nect an d reconnec t both e nds of the USB cable (refer to your [...]

22 All-In-One has a paper jam Print is too dark or smudged V er tical l ines are ja gged or edges are not smooth 1 Open t he Lexmark Solution Center (see pa ge 9 ). 2 F rom the M aintena nce ta b , click Align to fi x b lurr y edges . F o llow the inst r uctions on the s creen for clear ing th e paper jam. Make sure you ar e using p aper des igned [...]

23 White lines appear in graphics or solid blac k areas 1 Open t he Lexmark Solution Center (see pa ge 9 ). 2 F rom the M aintena nce ta b , click C lean to fix h orizon tal st reaks . Scanning, copying , and faxing troubleshooting Scanni ng or using a scanned ima ge with a software pr ogram takes a long time or freezes the computer 1 Open t he Lex[...]

24 Scanni ng was not suc cessful 1 If you are usi ng Windows 9 8, Windows Me, or Windows 2000 cli c k Start Settings Contr ol Pa nel . If y ou are using Windows XP , click Star t Control P anel Pe r f ormance and Maintenance . 2 Double-click the Sy stem icon. 3 If you are usi ng Windows 9 8 or Win do ws Me , click the Device Manager ta b . If you a[...]

25 Copy b utt on on the operator panel did not work F ax function did not w ork Uninstall ing and reinstal l ing the software If the A ll-In-On e software is not funct ionin g proper ly o r a communi cations error messag e appe ars when you tr y to use y ou r All- In-One, you may need to unin stall , and th en reins tall the pr inter s oftware . 1 [...]

26 Appendix Electr onic emission notices Fed er al Comm unications Commissio n (FCC) comp liance inf o rm ation statem ent The Lexmark X74-X75 All-In-One has been tested and f ound to com ply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) this de vic[...]

27 Japanes e VCCI notice The Uni ted Kingdom T elecomm unications Act 19 84 This apparatus is approved under the approv al number NS/G/1234/J/100003 for t he indirect connections to the publ i c te lecommunicat ions systems in the United Kingdom. ENERGY ST AR The EP A ENE RGY ST AR Office Equipment program is a par tnership effor t with office equi[...]

28 Inde x A Adva nced tab 10 All-In-On e Center, see Lexm ark All-In- O ne Center All-In -One status 9 appe ndix 26 B bann er paper 11 blac k and whi te, printin g in 5 Blac k Copy but ton 2, 16 bond paper 11 both sides, print ing on, see duple xing C card stock pape r 11 cartr idges viewin g ink lev els of 9 Color Copy button 2, 16 Contac t Inform[...]

29 Preview Area Preview Now button 14 Print/Co py prev ie w 7 Scan previe w 7 Preview No w button 14 print c artridge s viewi ng ink le vels of 9 Print Lay out tab 5 Print Prop erties 3 I want t o... menu 4 openi ng 3 Options menu 5 Paper Setup tab 5 Print L ayout tab 5 Quality /Copies ta b 5 Save Settings menu 5 tabs 5 pr inti ng 11 Printing Statu[...]

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