Lexmark S400 manual

Lexmark Interpret S400 Series Quick Refere nce Guide April 2009 www.lexmark.com[...]

Impor tant Mess age About Cartri dge Recycl ing! Please Re ad Before Openin g Your Inkjet Cartri dge Box At Lex mark, we tak e our com mitment t o the e nvir onmen t seri ously, a nd w e encour age o ur custom ers t o partic ipate in our easy , 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[...]

Contents Imp orta nt s af et y i nf orm ati on. .... ..... .. .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... 2 Ab o u t y ou r pri nte r. .. .. .... ..... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... ..... .... ..5 Finding inform ation about the p rinter.................... ............................... ..............[...]

Sc anning. .... .. ..... .. .... ..... .. .... .. .... ..... .. .... ..... .. .... .. ..... .... .. .... ... .... .... .. ..... .29 Tips for scanning............................ ............. ............................. ............... ......................... . .............. ............................. ........29 Scanning to a l ocal or netw[...]

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 in s tr ucti ons on h ow to a ccomp li sh co mmon printer tasks lik e printi n g , 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 inf orma tion abo ut th[...]

Cons ervi ng ener gy • Eco -Mo d e . Th is f eat ure sets the sc reen b r ightn ess to lo w and sets the pri nt er to cha nge to Powe r Saver mod e aft er the print er is left idle f or 10 minu tes. Eco- Mo de is enabl ed by defa ult in your printer . • 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 inte[...]

Pr inte r fe at ure 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 eless. Pr int and scan fr om v ir tual ly a nywh ere in y our h o me or o ffi ce o ve r a s ec ur e w ire le ss n etw or k, as we ll as s hare th e prin ter amo ng mul tiple c omputers . • Print.[...]

Use the To 6 Card reader light Check card reader status. T h e li ght blink s to indica te that a memory card i s being acc essed. 7 Paper exit tra y Hold paper a s it ex its . 8 Prin ter contr ol pane l Operate the prin ter. 9 Automatic Document F eeder (ADF) paper guide Keep paper straigh t when feedin g it into th e ADF. Note: Adjus t the paper [...]

Use the To 4 EXT Por t Connect additi onal devices (telephone or answ ering machine) to the printer and the telephone lin e. Us e this por t if you do n ot hav e a ded icated fax li n e for th e prin ter, and if this conn ec tion method is supported in your c ou ntr y or region . Note: R emove the plug to acces s the por t. 5 LIN E P or t Connect t[...]

Use the : To 1 Power button • Turn the prin ter on and off. • Swit ch to Pow e r Save r mode. Note: When the printer i s on, press to switch to Power Save r mod e. Press and ho ld for thr e e seconds to turn off the prin ter. 2 Copy button Acc ess the copy men u and make copies . 3 Scan button Acc ess th e s can m enu and sc an do cume nts. 4 F[...]

Use the : To 9 Back button • Return to the p revious screen. • Exit from one menu level to a h igher one. 10 Setu p button Access the s etup men u and ch ange printer s ettings. Note: The C opy, S can, Fax, and Photo b u tton lights ar e off when this button is selected . Use the : To 1 Address Bo ok Access fax num bers f r om a sav ed list o f[...]

Use the : To 7 Key pa d In Copy mod e or Photo mode: en ter th e number of copies o r prints you want to make. In Fax mode : • En te r fa x num be rs. • Navi gate an automated a nswering sys tem. • Select letter s when creating a Speed Dial list. • Type n umbers to enter or edit th e date and ti me shown on the di splay. Using me mory cards[...]

Warn ing—P otent ial D amage : Do not tou ch any ca bles, any n etwork a dapter, any connector, the memor y device, or the pr inter in the areas s hown while actively printing, reading, or writing from the memory d evice. A loss of data can occur. 2 Look for Me mor y Car d D etect ed or S torag e Dev ic e Dete ct ed on the display . Not es: • I[...]

Installing t he printhead without the CD 1 Open the printer, and 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 t he pap er exit tray . 3 Conn ect the power co r d, and the n turn o n the prin ter. Warning—Potentia l Damage: Read t he s afety inform ation i[...]

4 Open the p r inte r, an d then remo ve any tape f rom the l a t 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 u nt il it 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[...]

Ordering and r eplac ing ink cartridg es 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 S40 0 Series model s (exce pt Lexma rk S408 ) Item Return Program Cartridge 1 Reg ular cartridge 2 Bl ack ca rt ridge 100 100A Hig h yield black cart ridge[...]

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 or the ink rema ining in the print head 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 la[...]

Maintaining ink cart ridges In a dditio n t o the f oll owi n g tas ks that you can pe rform, y our pr inte r p erfo rms a n automa tic ma inte nan ce cycle e v er y week if it is plugg ed into a n elect rical o ut let. It will bri efly come out of Power Saver mode or wi ll tempo rarily power on if it is t urned off. Ali gning the pri nthead If the[...]

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

Using the printer software 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 Win dow s 7 (We b on ly) • Mi cr oso ft Wi n dow s Vi s ta • Mi cr oso ft Wi n dow s XP • Micr o s oft Wi ndows 2000 (S P4 or gre ate r) • Maci ntos h Pow erPC OS X v1 0[...]

Using t he W orld W ide Web 1 Go to the Le xmark W eb site at www.l e xma rk.c om . 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 p rinters. • Add, edit, or d elete conta cts in the built-in ph one 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 Rin g[...]

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 th e Mac into sh OS Use the To Print dial og Adj ust the pr int sett ing s and sc hed ule print job s. Pr in te r Se rv ice s di al og (no t a va il abl e i n Ma c O S X v1 0. 5 or later) • Access the printer u tility. • Troubles[...]

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 , Optio ns , or Setup . c Select the print qual ity, the number of copies to print, the type of paper to use, and how the pages shoul d print . d Cl ick[...]

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 ode ls on ly) a Pr e s s t he ar row butt o n s to select the f ile n ame of th e docu ment t hat yo u wa nt to prin t. b Pre ss , a n d th en wai t for the printe r to conn ect to the net wor k compute r o r to fi nish se ar ching the net work fo r a v ai la bl e c o mp u te rs . c Wh[...]

Copying ADF Scan ner g lass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge doc uments. Note: The A DF i s available only on selected model s. If you purcha sed a printer without an A DF, then l oad ori ginal documents or photos on the scanner glass. Use t he sc anner g lass for single p age s, smal l it ems (suc h a s postcards or photos), transparencies, photo [...]

3 From the prin ter control panel, pres s . 4 Pre ss un til Phot o R epri nt appears. 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 des ir ed ph oto si ze, a nd th en pr ess . 7 Pre ss . Not e: For b est re sults , a llow t h e pr ints to d ry at l eas t 24 ho urs bef ore sta[...]

Scanning ADF Scan ner g lass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge doc uments. Note: The A DF i s available only on selected model s. If you purcha sed a printer without an A DF, then l oad ori ginal documents or photos on the scanner glass. Use t he sc anner g lass for single p age s, smal l it ems (suc h a s postcards or photos), transparencies, photo[...]

7 Pres s the ar row bu ttons to select t he res olution qualit y an d th e origin al im age size. P ress e ach time you make a sel ecti on. 8 Pre ss to star t sca nn ing. The scan is com plete wh en the ap plicatio n you selecte d in step 6 op ens on the dest ination computer, a nd the 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 s ure the power cord is plugged into the print er and into a properly groun ded elec trical outl et. • Make su re the printer is n ot plugged into an y surge protec tors, unint errupted power supp lies, or extensi on cords. • Ma ke sure th e[...]

• “Prin t job does not print or is m iss ing pag es” on page 35 • “Pr inter is prin ting blan k pag es” on page 3 6 • “Pr inter is busy or d oes n ot respo nd” on p age 36 • “C ann ot de le te do cum ent s from th e prin t q ueue” on p age 37 • “C ann ot pr int th rou gh U SB ” o n p age 3 7 Incorr ect language appea r[...]

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-free c loth. 4 Rein sert the prin thead. Not e: I f re mov i n g a n d re ins ertin g th e prin thead do es not r eso lve the e rro r, the n conta ct tech nica l suppo rt. Trou b[...]

Soft ware di d not 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 all th e so ftware, do t h e follo wing: M AKE SU RE TH AT YO UR [...]

R ECON NECT THE PRINTER PO WER 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 the w all outl et, and the n tu rn on the pri nter . R EM OVE AN D RECO NNE CT THE USB CABL E CO NNECTE D TO YO UR PRINTER [...]

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 pow er cord i nto the wa ll ou tlet, and the n turn o n the print er. If this pr o bl em persi s ts, th en check our We b si te for u p d a t es f or yo ur pr inte r s[...]

Networ k Troubleshooting I f you are h av ing tr oub le se tt in g up you r p ri nte r on a ne two rk, pr int a ne two rk s etu p p age , an d th en s ee the com plet e netw ork tro ubl eshootin g in format ion i n th e Networ k Getting Star ted Guide or the compreh ensive User 's G uid e av ailable on the inst allat ion sof tware C D. 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 IN TERN ATIO NAL, IN C., PROVI DES TH IS P UBLICA TIO N “AS IS ” WI THOU T WARR A NT Y OF A NY K I ND, EITHER EXP RESS OR IM PLIED, INCLU DING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WA[...]

Feder al C ommuni c atio ns Comm iss ion (FCC ) c omp liance infor mati on stat ement This pro duct c o m p l ie s wi th the limits for a C las s B di gital devi ce, pu r suan t to Part 1 5 of the F CC Ru les . O perati on i s s ubje ct to the f o llowi ng two c ondi ti ons : 1 this dev ice may n ot caus e harm ful inter fer e nce , and 2 this devi[...]