Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2300 Series Lexmark
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2 Edition: May 2005 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such pro visions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNA TIONAL, INC.
3 Contents Finding more informati on ................. ........... ..................... 7 Unpacking the All-I n-One ............. ............................ ......... 8 Understanding the All-In-One ........ .............. ..................... 9 All-In-One p arts .
4 Scanning .............. ................. ................................ ............ 37 Scanning a n item .. ............. ................ ................ ............. ............ 37 Customizing a scan job ...... ................ ............
5 Error messag es troubles hooting .............. ............. ................ ...... 71 Notices ............. ........................................................ ......... 72 Index ................. ............................................
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7 Finding more inf ormation The Le xmark™ 2300 Series All-In-One comes with helpf ul resources . Resource Description Setup sheet Instru ctions on how to set up the hardware and software and informa.
8 T o set up the All-In-One, f ollow the instructions on the Lexmark 2300 Se ries Setup sheet. If pro blems occu r , see “Setup troub leshooting” on page 62. Opening the bo x These items are in the bo x with the All-In-One: Note: A USB cab le ma y or ma y not be included.
9 Under standing the All-In-One All-In-One par ts Use this To 1 P aper suppor t Load paper . 2 Control panel Operate the All-In-One . 3 P aper exit tra y Hold paper as it ex its. 4 T op cover Lift to place or remove an item on the scanner glass. 5 P aper guide Make sure paper f eeds correctly .
10 Use this To 1 Scanner suppor t Hold up the scanner lid. 2 Print car tridge ca rrier Install, replace, or remov e a print car tr idge. 3 Scanner unit Raise to access the pri nt car tr idge carrier.
11 Using the contr ol panel Use this button To 1 Mak e a color cop y . 2 Open the All-In -One Center to preview the scan on the computer screen. 3 • T ur n the All-In-One on or off.
12 Under standing the All-In-One software The All-In-One softw are includes these components: • Le xmark Imaging Studio (f or quic k access to each task) • Lexmark All-In-One Center (for man aging.
13 Lexmark Ima ging St udio task b uttons These b uttons can be u sed to go directly to the Le xmark All-In-One Center . Click To Details Browse & Print Photos Opens th e Le xmark All-In-One Center to t he Sav ed Images tab so y ou can locate and select photos to re organize or print.
14 Cop y O pens the Le xmark All-In-One Cent er to the Scanning & Copying tab where y ou can make a cop y of your photos or documents. For more inf or mation, see “Making a cop y” on page 43. F ax Opens a small dialog that lets you select whether you wa nt to scan and send a fax, or receiv e a fax or vie w settings/histor y .
15 Using the Lexmark All-In-One Center There are se v eral w a ys to open the Le xmark All-In-One Center: • Through the Le xmar k Imaging Studio . For more inf or mation, see “Using the Le xmark Imaging Studio” on page 12. • Click Start Æ Programs Æ Le xmark 2300 Seri es Æ All-In-One Center .
16 Scanning & Copying tab Use the Scanning & Cop ying tab to p erf orm tasks with images y ou scan or cop y . Note: F or more inf ormation about the Scanning & Cop ying tab , click Help at the to p of the screen. From this sectio n Yo u c a n Pre view Now Click Prev iew No w to view an image of what will be printed or copied .
17 Saved Images tab Use the Sav ed Images tab to perf orm tasks with images that are sa ved on the computer. Note: Y ou m ust select an image bef o re making selections on the Sa v ed Images tab . Clic k Show Folder s to br owse to the f older where y our photos are stored, and clic k Hide Folders to continue .
18 Maintain/T roub leshoot link The Maintain/T roub leshoot link pr ovides y ou with direct access to the Le xmark Solution C enter . Clicking Ma intain/T roubleshoot lets you choose from these topi c.
19 Using Lexmark F ast Pics to print photos 1 Open Le xmark F ast Pics. F or more inf or mation, see “Using Le xmark F ast Pics” on page 1 8. 2 If necessar y , click Change Folder to browse to the f older where your photos are stor ed. 3 Click to place a check ma rk next to each photo yo u want to print.
20 9 Select a P aper size in printer . 10 Select the Number of copies . 11 Click the Print No w butt on to print the photos . Using the Lexmark Photo Editor T o open the Le xmar k Photo Editor , click Start Æ Programs Æ Lex mark 2300 Series Æ Lexma rk Photo Editor .
21 Lexmark Photo Editor task men us From Yo u c a n Quick Fix es • Remov e red ey e caused by light reflection. • Fix the photo with one cl ick. • Crop th e image. • Rotate th e image . • Flip the im age. Image Adjust • Adjust the color depth.
22 Using Print Pr operties Print Pr oper ties is the sof tware that controls the pr inting funct ion. Y ou can change the settin gs in Print Proper ties based on the type of project y ou want to create. Y ou can open Print Proper ties from almost an y progr am: 1 F rom the program “File” m enu, click Print .
23 Print Pr oper ties can also be accessed f rom the Pr inters folder without opening an y other prog ram: 1 Select Star t Æ Settings Æ Printers or Printers and Faxes . or Select Start Æ Cont rol P anel Æ Printer s and Other Har dware Æ Printer s and Fax es .
24 Print Properties tabs All of the print settings are on the three main tabs of the Print Proper ties softwar e: Quality/Copie s, P aper Setup , and Print La yout. Quality/Copies tab From Select Quality/Speed Quick Print , Normal , or Photo , depen ding on the q uality of output you want.
25 Using the Le xmark Solution Ce nter T o open the Le xmar k 2300 Series Solution Center (LSC): • Click Start Æ Programs Æ Le xmark 2300 Seri es Æ Lexmark Solution Center .
26 Lexmark Solution Center tabs Note: F or more inf ormation, click Help at the bottom o f the Le xmark Solution Center screen. From this tab Y ou can Printer Status (Ma in dialog) • View the status of the All-In-One. F or e xample, while pr inting, the status is Busy Printing .
27 Loading paper and original documents Loading paper into the paper support Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper , depending on th e thickness of the pap er . 1 Place the paper against the right side of the pap er suppor t. Note: Do not f orce the pa per into the All-In-On e.
28 Loading specialty media F ollow these guidelines when loading specialty media: Load Make sure Up to 100 sheets of inkjet paper (depending on the thickness) • The pr int side is facing you. • The paper guide rests against the edge of the paper .
29 Banner paper • Y ou remov e any paper from the paper suppor t before inserting ba nner paper . • Y ou select A4 or letter size Banner pa per in Print Proper ties. See “Changing pr int settings” on page 33. Note: F ailure to choose the correct paper size will cause a paper jam.
30 Up to 20 transparencies • The rough si des of the transparencies are f acing you . • The paper guide rests against the edge of the transpar encies . Note: Since transparencies require more dr ying time, we recommend th at y ou remov e each transpar ency as it e xits, and allow it to dry to av oid ink smudging.
31 Up to 10 envelopes • The pr int side is facing you. • The env elopes are loaded ver tically against the right side of the pape r suppor t. • The stamp location is in the upper le ft cor ner . • The paper guide rests against the edge of the env elopes.
32 Placing documents on the scanner glass 1 Open the top co v er of the All-In-One . 2 Place the item y ou w ant to scan or cop y f ace down on t he glass.
33 Printing Printing a document 1 Load paper . F or more inf ormation, see “Loading paper into the paper support” on page 27. 2 With the document open, clic k File Æ Print . If yo u want to cha nge print settings, see “Changing print settings” on page 33.
34 The Print Proper ties dialog appears . 3 Click on e of the tabs to change the print settings . Note: F or detailed descriptions of the Print Properties tabs, see “Print Proper ties tabs” on page 24. 4 After making th e changes in Print Proper ties, clic k OK at the bottom of the screen to retur n to the Pr int dialog.
35 Printing bor derless photos 1 Load photo paper with the print side fa cing you . F or more inf ormation, see “Loading specialty media” on page 28. 2 Open the All-In-One Cent er . For more inf or mation, see “Using the Le xmark All-In-One Center” on page 15 .
36 14 Click Print Now . Printing other pr ojects The “I W ant T o” menu pro vides wizards f or creating projects . Y ou can print a photo, print on an e nv elope, print a banner , make a poster , create a booklet, or print a greeting card. 1 With the document open, clic k File Æ Print .
37 Scanning Scanning an item 1 Open the top co v er of the All-In-One . 2 Place the item y ou w ant to scan on the scanne r glass. F or more inf ormation, see “Placing documents on the scan ner glass” on page 32. 3 Close the top cover . 4 Press the butt on on the All-In-One contr ol panel.
38 7 Customiz e the scan settings . F or more inf or mation, see “Customizing a scan jo b” on page 38 . 8 Click Scan No w to complete t he scan. Customizing a scan job 1 Open the All-In-One Cent er . For more inf or mation, see “Using the Le xmark All-In-One Center” on page 15 .
39 Adv anced Scan Settings Note: F or more inf ormation, click Help at the bottom o f the screen. Clic k this tab To Scan • Choose the col or depth and scan re solution. • Choose to scan using pure optical resolution. • Choose whether to auto-crop mo re or less of the scanned image.
40 Previe wing items bef ore scanning Finishing the scan 1 Select the scan destination fr om the drop-d own men u. Note: If the pro gram y ou want to use is not listed, se lect Searc h for more... in the drop-d own bo x. On the screen that f ollows, clic k Add to locate and add the prog ram to the list.
41 E-mailing a scanned image or document 1 Open the Le xmark Imaging Studio . F or more inf ormation, see “Using the Le xmark Imaging Studio” on page 12. 2 Click the Share Phot os button . 3 Select Scan and e-mail a photo . 4 F ollow the instructions on the comput er screen to prepare the ite m f or e-mailing.
42 Editing scanned text using Op tical Character Recognition (OCR) 1 Place the image f ace down on the scanner glass . F or more inf ormation, see “Placing documents on the scan ner glass” on page 32. 2 Open the Le xmark Imaging Studio . F or more inf ormation, see “Using the Le xmark Imaging Studio” on page 12.
43 Cop ying Making a copy 1 Open the top co v er of the All-In-One . 2 Place the item y ou w ant to cop y on the scanne r glass. F or more inf ormation, see “Placing documents on the scan ner glass” on page 32. 3 Close the top cover . 4 Change cop y settings as need ed.
44 Changing copy settings 1 Open the Le xmark Imaging Studio . F or more inf ormation, see “Using the Le xmark Imaging Studio” on page 12. 2 Click the Cop y but to n. 3 Select a cop y quantity and color . 4 Click See More Cop y Settings to: • Choose a cop y quality .
45 Adv anced Cop y Settings Copy ing photos 1 Place the phot o fa ce down on t he scanner glass . F or more inf ormation, see “Placing documents on the scan ner glass” on page 32. 2 Load photo paper with the print side fa cing you . F or more inf ormation, see “Loading specialty media” on page 28.
46 3 Open the Le xmark All-In-One Center . Fo r more inf or mation, see “Using the Le xmark All-In-One Center” on page 15. 4 F rom the Scanning & Cop ying tab , clic k Previe w Now . 5 Adjust the dotted lines to f it around t he par t of the im age yo u want to print.
47 Fa x i n g Sending a fax 1 Place the docu ment f ace down on the scanner glass . F or more inf ormation, see “Placing documents on the scan ner glass” on page 32. 1 Open the Le xmark Imaging Studio . F or more inf ormation, see “Using the Le xmark Imaging Studio” on page 12.
48 Note: This is only a quick pre vie w . Y ou scan the image in a later step . 5 Click Next . 6 F ollow the instructions on the computer screen to complete the task. Receiving a fax T o set up y our compu ter to receiv e a fax: 1 Open the Le xmark Imaging Studio .
49 Netw orking the All-In-One Overview A network is a group of computers or computer syst ems linked t ogether f or the pur pos e of shar ing reso urces, such as pr inters, files, or an Inter net connection.
50 Setting up a netw ork printe r with the peer-to-peer method With this method, the pr inter dr iver is fully installed on each client computer . Networ k clients reta in control of driver modificat ions. The client computer handles t he print job processing.
51 Setting up a netw ork printer with the point-and-print method With this method , the pr inter dr iver is pa r tially installed on eac h of the client computers netw orked to the host comp uter . The host computer controls driver cha nges and handles p rint job processing.
52 Maintaining the All-In-One Replacing the print car tridge Y our All-In-One uses t he f ollo wing cartr idge: Remo ving a used cart ridge Note: Make sure the All-In-One is on. 1 Lift the scanner u nit. 2 Snap the scanner su ppor t into position to hold up the scanner unit .
53 3 Press down on the car tridge lev er to raise the car tridge lid. 4 Remov e the old car tr idge, an d dispose of it. F or more inf or mation, see “Recycling Le xmark products” on pag e 60.
54 Installing the print car tridge 1 If you are installing a ne w print car t ridge, remov e the stick er and transpare nt tape from the bac k and bottom of t he car tridge. Warning: Do not touch the gold con tact area on the ca r tr idges . 2 Unless it is alre ady open, pres s down on the car tridg e lev e r to raise the car tr idge lid.
55 4 Snap the lid closed. 5 While lifting the scanner unit, press t he scanner suppor t bac k until it slides into the slot, and close th e scanner unit.
56 Aligning the print cartridge F ollowing cartridge installation, y ou should align y our cartr idge. Ho we v er , yo u may also ne ed to align the car tridge when: • Charact ers are not p roperly f ormed or are not aligned at the left margin. • Lines that should be v ertical and straight are printed as wa vy .
57 Impr oving print quality If yo u are not satisfied with t he print quality of the document: • Use paper that is a h eavier w eight, is bright white , or is coated. • Select a higher pr int quality: 1 With a document open , click File Æ Prin t .
58 Wiping the print car tridge nozzles and contacts 1 Remov e the print car tridge. F or more inf or mation, see “Remo ving a used car tridge” on page 52. 2 Dampen a clean, lint-fr ee cloth with water . 3 Gently hold the cloth against the nozzles f or about three se conds, and then wipe in the dire ction sho wn.
59 If the print quality does not impro v e, repe at “Wiping the print car tridge nozzles and contacts” up to two more time s. If print quality is still not satisfacto ry , replace the print car tridge. Fo r more inf ormation, see “Ordering supplies” on page 60.
60 Or dering supplies T o order All-In-One supplies or to locate a dealer near y ou, visit the Le xmark Web site at www .lexmark. com . The Le xmark 2300 Ser ies All-In-One is designed to print using .
61 T r oubleshooting Should the All-In- One hav e a prob lem, this sect ion helps you f ind the solution. F rom the f ollowing list, select the categ or y that be st descr ibes the type of prob lem y ou are ha ving. T urn to the page listed, and use the table to find solutio ns to specific sympto ms.
62 Setup tr oubleshooti ng Symptom Solution The P ower light is not lit 1 Disconnect the power supply cord from the w all outlet, and then from the Al l-In-One. 2 Plug the cord all the wa y into the pow er supply on the All-In-One. 3 Plug the cord into an electrical outlet that other electr ical devices ha v e been using.
63 Software will not install 1 Check the USB cab le f or any ob vious damage. 2 Fir mly plug the rectangular end o f the USB cable into the USB por t of the computer . The USB por t is mar ked with the USB symbol. 3 Fir mly plug the square end of the USB cable into the back of the All-In-One .
64 Removing and reinstalling the software If the All-In-One software is not funct ioning properly or a communications error message appe ars, y ou ma y need to remo v e and then reinstall t he All-In-One soft ware . Note: Bef ore reinstalling, shut do wn and restart the computer .
65 Jams and misfeeds troub leshooting T o pre v ent jams and misf eeds: • Place the All-In-On e on a flat, le vel surf ace. • Use paper recommended f or an inkjet All-In-One. • Do not f orce the pap er into the All-In-One. Symptom Solution P aper jam in the paper suppor t 1 Fir mly grasp the paper , and ge ntly pull it out.
66 Print troubleshooting Symptom Solution P oor te xt and gr aphic quality , including: • Blank page • Incorrect colors • Missing characters • F aded pr int • Dark pr int • Ske wed lines .
67 P oor quality at the edges of the page Select the Border less print feature. 1 F rom the software application, Click F ile Æ Print Æ Properties , Preferences , Options , or Setup . 2 Click Pri n t Layo u t . 3 Click Bor derless . Make sure that the paper size being used matches the printer setti ng.
68 Checking the All-In-One status Chec k the All-In-One status to mak e sure a document is not being he ld or paused and that the All-In-One is set as the def ault pr inter . T o check the status: 1 Click Start Æ Settings Æ Printers and Faxes or Printers .
69 Scan and copy troub leshooting Symptom Solution Scanner or copier does not respond If the button light is not on, see “The P o wer light is not lit” on page 62. Make sure the computer is on. 1 Check the USB cab le f or any obvious damage. 2 Fir mly plug the re ctangular end of the USB cable into the USB por t of the computer.
70 Scanning takes too long or freezes the computer Close all programs not being used. T o change the scanning resolution to a lower v alue: 1 Click Start Æ Programs Æ Lexmark 2300 Series Æ All-In-One Center . 2 F rom the Scan area, click See More Scan Settings .
71 Err or messages troubleshooting Erro r Message Solution Ink Low Check the ink car tridge level, and install a new car tridge if necessar y . T o check the ink car tridge lev el, open the Lexmark Solution Center . See “Using t he Le xmark Solution C enter” on page 25.
72 Notices Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) com pliance information statement The Lexmark 2300 Series All-In-One (4420-001) has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P art 15 of the F CC Rules.
73 A declaration of conf ormity w ith the require ments of the directives has been signed by the Director of Manuf acturing and T echnical Suppor t, Lexmark International, S.A., Boigny , Fr ance. This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN 55022 and safety requirements of EN 60950.
74 Printer energ y consumption The follo wing table documents the energ y power consumption characteristics of the printer . The power consumption le vels listed in t he pre vious table represent time-a ver aged measurements. Instantaneous power dr aws ma y be substantially higher than the av erage.
75 Index A Advanced tab 26 All-In-One Center 15 All-In-One Center tabs Saved Images 17 Scanning & Copying 16 All-In-One parts 9 All-In-One software 12 B banner paper 29 borderless printing 35 C ca.
76 Printer Status 26 Troubleshooting 26 Lexmark Web site 60 loading 4 x 6 cards 29 banner paper 29 documents on scanner glass 32 envelopes 31 glossy paper 28 greeting cards 29 photo cards 29 photo pap.
77 Center 15 Lexmark Fast Pics 18 Lexmark Imaging Studio 13 Lexmark Phot o Editor 20 Lexmark Solution Center 25 Print Properties 22 reinstalling 64 removing 64 understanding 12 uninstalling 64 special.
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