Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S300 Lexmark
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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 .
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.
Sc anning. .... .. ..... .. .... ..... .. .... .. .... ..... .. .... ..... .. .... .. ..... .... .. .... ... .... .... .. ..... .27 Tips for scanning............................ ............. ............................. ............... .............
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
• “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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
An important point after buying a device Lexmark S300 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Lexmark S300 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Lexmark S300 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Lexmark S300 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Lexmark S300 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Lexmark S300, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Lexmark S300.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Lexmark S300. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Lexmark S300 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
