Lexmark 3100 manual

www.lexmark.com 3100 Series All-In-One User’ s Guide • Learning about the All-In-One • Understanding the software • W orking with digital photos • Printing, Scanning, Copying and F axing • Maintenance • T r oubleshooting[...]

ii Edition: Jul y 2003 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNA TIONAL, IN C., PR O VIDES THIS PUBLICA TION “AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND , EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED T O , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNES[...]

iii Contents Getting started ................................................................... 1 Finding informatio n .................. ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... ............. .... ... . 2 Creating you r first proj ect ................ ............. ................ ............. .... 3 Learning about the All-In-One ................[...]

iv Editing photos ............. ... .... ... ............. ... ... .... ............ .... ... ... ... ...... 29 Sharing phot os ............ ... .... ............. ... ... ............. ... ... .... ............. .. 29 Adding text captions un der your p hotos ....... ................ ............. .. 30 Printing, Scanning, Copying and Faxing ......[...]

1 Getting star ted Use this guide f or the Lexmark 3100 Serie s.[...]

2 Finding inf ormation Congr atul at ions o n t he pu rcha se of t he Le xmark™ 3100 Series All-In-One. Refer to When y ou need help with Setup poster This document contains comple te setup information. Drivers and Utilities CD The Dr ivers and Utilities CD contains drivers f or y our AIO printer, the Le xmark Al l-In-One Center , the Lexmark Sol[...]

3 Creating y o ur first pr oject Y ou can print photos from y our digital camer a memory card after saving them to your computer. 1 Load paper . F or additional help , see page 8. 2 Adjust the paper guide . 3 Inser t your digital camera mem or y card into the All-In-O ne (see page 11) or access your photos from a comput er (see page 24) and then co[...]

4 5 Click OK . The All-In-One Sa ved Images page ap pears. 6 Select a paper siz e from the Create a pag e from sa v ed photos section to popu late the page la you ts. 7 Select a pa ge lay o ut from the Create a p age from sav ed photos section . 8 Drag the ima ges y ou w ant to print. 9 Click Print Now . Congratulations! Y ou hav e successfully co [...]

5 Learning about the All-In-One Setting up the All-In-One If yo u ha v e not already don e so , follo w the steps on the setup documentatio n to complete the hardware and software installation. If prob lems occur during the setup process , see “Setup troublesho oting” on page 46. Understanding the parts of the All-In-One # Use the To 1 P a per [...]

6 4 Scanner unit Access the print car tridges. 5 P aper exit tra y Hold paper as it exits the AIO . The AIO pa per e xit tra y can hold: • 25 sheets of plain paper • 10 sheets of labels • 10 env e lopes • 10 cards • 1 transpa r en cy • 1 photo page Note: T o av oid smear ing ink, remove each transparency or photo from the paper e xit tr[...]

7 Using the contr ol panel The AIO ha s a control panel that lets y ou scan and cop y wit h the press of a button. Note: Both the compute r an d th e AIO must be tur ned on to mak e copies . Black Copy Press to make a b lack and white copy . Pow e r Press to turn on and off. Scan Press to star t the scanning process and open the All-In-One Center .[...]

8 Loading paper T o load most types of paper : 1 Place the pape r ag ainst the right side of the paper sup port with the print side f acing y o u and the t op of the paper f eeding into the pape r support. 2 Squeez e and slide t he paper guide to t he left ed ge of th e paper . Note: Do not force paper into th e AIO . or Letter/A4 Cards or[...]

9 Bef ore you begin printing, scannin g, cop ying, or faxing docum ents, see page 6 to determine how m uch the paper e xit tra y can hold. F o llow these guidelines when loading plain and specialty paper in the paper support. Note: Mak e sure y ou select the appropriate paper siz e for y our document. Load up t o Make sure 100 sheets of plain paper[...]

10 Load up t o Make sure 50 transparencies • The rough side faces you. • The transparencies are desi gned for use with inkjet prin te rs. Note: Since transparencies require more dr ying time, w e recommend that y ou remov e each transpar ency as it e xits and allow it to dry to av oid ink smear ing. 100 sheets of custom size paper Y o ur paper [...]

11 Loading your document on the scanner glass Note: Make sure the up per left c or ner of th e front of the item aligns with the arro w at the front corner of the scanner glass. Inser ting the digital camera memory car d Some Le xmar k 3100 Series models suppor t the f ollowing di git al media: 1 Open the top cover . 2 Place the item you want to co[...]

12 The card reader (if a va ilab le on y our AIO) has f our slots to accommo date these media and a small light t hat blinks indicating the card is being r ead or is transmitting data . Note: Do not remo ve the digital ca mera memo r y card while the light is on or blin king. This illustration shows y o u where to inser t each of the suppor ted dig[...]

13 Under standing the software The AIO softw are consists of fiv e main components: • The Le xmar k 3100 Series All-In-One Center (scanning, cop ying, f axing, and printing digital ph otos) • Print Proper ties (printing) • The Le xmar k 3100 Series Solution Center (troub leshooting, maintenance , and cartr idge ordering inf or mation) • The[...]

14 The All-In-One Main P age displa ys. The All-In-One Main P age The All-In-One Main P age consists of f our main sections: Scan, Cop y , Creativ e T asks, and Pre view . From this sectio n Yo u c a n Scan • Select a program to send the sca nned image to. • Select a blank paper size. • Choose what type of image is being scanned. • Choose h[...]

15 Note: F or more inf or mation about the All-I n- One Main P age, click the Help link near the top of th e screen. Saved Images page Use the Sa ve d Images page to perf orm tasks with images that are sav ed on the computer . The Sav ed Images page consists of f our main sections. Creative T asks Choose from a variety of creativ e ideas: • Enlar[...]

16 Note: F or more inf or mation about this page , clic k the Help link near the to p of the screen. Maintain/T roubleshoot dialog bo x T o access the Maintain/T roubleshoot dialog bo x: 1 Open the All-In-On e Cent er (see page 13). 2 Click the Maintain/T roubleshoot link at the top of the All-In-On e Main P age. The Maintain/T roublesh oot page pr[...]

17 Using Print Pr operties Print Prop er ties is the software that contro ls the AIO pr inting fu nc tion . Y ou can change the settings in Print Properties based on the type of project yo u want to cre ate. Y ou can ope n Print Proper ties from almost any program: 1 With your document open, click Print . 2 In the Print dialog bo x, clic k the Prop[...]

18 Print Properties tabs All of the print settings are on the thr ee main tabs of the Print Properties softwar e: Quality/ Copies, P aper Setup , and Print La yout. Note: F or additiona l inf or mation about these settings , right-click a setting on the screen , and then select t he What’ s This? item. Save Settings men u F rom the Sav e Settings[...]

19 The Options men u also pro vides you with di rect links to diff erent par ts of the Le xmar k Solution Center (see page 19), as w ell as softw are v ersion inf orm ation. Using the Le xmark Solution Cent er The Le xmark 3100 Series Solution Center is a v aluable inf or mation resource. T o open the Le xmark Solution Center , click Start Pro gram[...]

20 Note: F or more inf or mation, click the Help b utton in the lo wer right corner of the screen. Maintenance • Install a new prin t car tr idge. • View shopping options for ne w car tridges. • Print a test p age. • Clean to fix hor izontal streaks. • T rouble sh oo t ot he r in k pro b lems. • Align to fix blurr y edges. • Remov e J[...]

21 Using the Lexmark Photo Editor Use the Le xmar k Photo Editor softw are to edit g raphics . T o open the Le xmar k Photo Editor , click Start Programs Le xmark 3100 Series Lexmark Photo Editor . The Le xmark Photo Editor displa ys. Use the touch- up tools to ed it y our gr aphic. Note: Mov e your pointer over the tool f or a description. • Rem[...]

22 Accessing the Memory Card Mana ger The Le xmark Memory Card Manager (a v ailab le on some models) giv es yo u se v e ral option s f or transf e rring photos from y our digital ca mer a memor y card to your computer’ s hard disk. There are thre e wa ys to access the Le xmark Memor y Card Manager : • Insert a digital camer a memor y card. • [...]

23 W orking with digital photos Most digital c ameras use a m emor y c ard to store p hotos. Inser t the digital camera memory card into yo ur AIO to access photos stor ed on the card. Then, sa v e them to your co mputer using the so ftwa re. Y ou can now print yo ur photo s. Using the Lexmark Memory Card Manager The Le xmark Memory Card Manager (a[...]

24 Finding y our photos Fr om a computer 1 Open the Le xmark All-In-One Center ( see page 13). 2 Click the Sa ved Images tab . 3 Click Sho w Folders . 4 In the directory in the right panel, select the f older where you r photos are stor ed. Fr om a digital camera memory car d (av ailable on some models) 1 Insert you r digital camer a memor y card i[...]

25 2 Click Select st orage locati on and images to sa ve . 3 Click OK . 4 T ype a name for y our new sub- f older . 5 Select y our Sav e Options. Note: Do not select After saving, erase the sa ved images fr om th e memory car d unless you wan t to delete th e photos from the memory card permanently . 6 Click OK . 7 T ype a name f or your pho to , i[...]

26 Printing digital photos 1 Choose a la yout f or your phot os a Open the All-In- One Center (s ee page 13). b Click the Sa ved Images tab . c F rom the Creative T asks section, select Print an albu m page with v arious photo sizes. 2 Select a paper size for y ou r ph ot os. 3 Select a pa ge lay o ut from the Create a p age from sav ed photos sect[...]

27 Printing bor derless photos 1 F or best results, load phot o pa p er into th e pa pe r supp o r t (see page 8). 2 Open the All-In-On e Cent er (see page 13). 3 Click the Sa ved Images tab . 4 F rom the Creative T as ks section, select Print an alb u m pa g e with various ph oto sizes . 5 Click Change the catego ry of la youts lis ted abo ve . 6 [...]

28 Cr opping photos 1 Doub le-clic k one of the photo thumbnails in the Pre view sectio n of the Sav ed Images tab . The photo opens in the Le xmark Photo Editor . 2 Use the arro w pointer , and dra w a rectangle ar ound the area you want to keep . Mov e your cursor to the fra me of the editin g window , and then clic k and drag th e fr ame to resi[...]

29 Editing photos 1 Doub le-clic k one of the photo thumbnails in the Pre view sectio n of the Sav ed Images tab . 2 The photo opens in the Le xmark Photo Editor . Note: Y ou can edit only one ph oto at a time . 3 Edit y our photo with the tools a v ailab le. 4 Sav e yo ur cha nges . a Click File Sa ve As . Note: If you click File Sa ve , the chang[...]

30 Adding te xt captions under y our photos 1 Open the Le xmark All-In-One Center ( see page 13). 2 Click the Sa ved Images tab . 3 F rom the Creative T as ks section, select Print an alb u m pa g e with various ph oto sizes . 4 Click Change the catego ry of la youts lis ted abo ve . 5 Select Only Scrapbook P ages from the Selected La youts dialog [...]

31 Printing, Scanning, Cop ying and Fa x i n g Printing The Print Proper ties I W ant T o menu (see page 17 ) provides you with printing wizards to help you complete tasks such as print ing banners, photographs, or posters. Note: Use a bla ck print cartr idge f or printing b lack and white te xt documents to conserve y our photo print car tridge. 1[...]

32 7 F rom the Quality/Copies tab , select the quality , speed, paper typ e, and number of copie s. T o see details about a setti ng , right-clic k a setting on the scr een, and then select the Wh at’ s This? item. 8 F rom the P aper Setup tab , select the paper siz e and or ientation. T o see details about a setti ng , right-clic k a setting on [...]

33 9 F rom the Print Lay out tab , select the la yout and dup le xing settings f or the type of document y ou are pr inting. T o see details about a setti ng , right-clic k a setting on the scr een, and then select the Wh at’ s This? item. 10 Once you hav e applied a ll the settings you want in Print Proper ties, click OK at the bottom of the scr[...]

34 Scanning The f ollowing steps sho w y ou how to scan and sa ve images . 1 Load y our document on the scanner gla ss (see page 11). 2 Open the Le xmark All-In-One Center ( see page 13). The All-In-One Main P age displa ys. 3 Click Pre view No w in the upper right corner of the All-In-One Main Pa g e . An image of the scanned item displa ys in the[...]

35 8 If y ou are sending the scan ned image to a so ftwa re prog ram, clic k Scan No w to complete the scan. If you are using t he Creative T asks section, f ollow the instructions on the computer scr een. F or a list of the Creativ e T asks av ailab le from the All-In-One Main P a ge, see page 15. Copy ing T o make a qu ic k cop y , press Black or[...]

36 Fax in g The f ollowing section giv es y ou basic f axing information. Note: DSL (digital subscriber line), ISDN (integ r ate d services digital netw ork) and cable modems ar e not f ax modems and are not supported. Sending a fax The f ollowing steps lead you t hrough sending a f ax using the computer modem. 1 Load y our document on the scanner [...]

37 Creating fun pr ojects Y ou can create other fun pr ojects , such as photos , cards, env elopes, transpar encies , iron-on transf ers, a nd more . 1 Open the Le xmark Solution Center (see page 19). 2 Click How T o . 3 Select a project fr om the list. 4 F ollow the instructions on the comp uter screen.[...]

38 Maintenance Replacing print car tridges The Le xmark 3100 Series uses the f ollowing car tridges: Note: In order to print, tw o car tridges must be installed. Eith er a bl ac k or photo car tridge may be used with t he color car tridge. F or information about ordering supplies , see Maintena nce on page 20. Removing the used cartridges 1 Make su[...]

39 Installing the cartridg es 1 If you are installing ne w car tridges, remov e the storage unit (photo car t ridg e only), sticker and transpare nt tape fro m the botto m of the car tr idges. Warning: Do not touch or remo ve the gold co ntact areas on the bac k and bottom of t he car tridges. 2 Inser t the color cartr idge in the left carrier . In[...]

40 Specifying car tridge settings in the printer software Bef ore you specify the print car tr idge settings in the printer software, install the car tridges. F or help , see “Installing the cartr idges” on page 39. 1 Open the Le xmark Solution Center (see page 19). 2 F rom the Ma in te na nc e ta b, clic k Install a new print car t ridg e . 3 [...]

41 Cleaning the print ca r tridge nozzles T o improv e print quality , you ma y need to clean the print car tr idge nozzles. Clean the nozzles when: • Characters are no t pr inting com p let ely . • White dashes appear in g raphics or printed te xt. • Print is smudged or to o dark. • V er tical, straight lines are not smoot h. • Colors on[...]

42 3 Hold the damp cloth ag ainst the gold nozzle area f or about three seconds . Gently blot and wipe dr y in one direction (this pre vent s the colors in th e color car tridg e from mixin g). 4 Hold a clean, damp section of clot h against the contacts f or about three second s. Gent ly blo t and wipe dry in one direction. 5 Allow the no zzles and[...]

43 Preserving the print car tridg es T o ensure the longest lif e from your print car tridges and optimum perf or mance from y our All-In-One: • K eep a new print car tridge in its packaging until y ou are ready to install it. • K eep your photo cartridge in the print car tridge storage unit when not in use. A print car tridge storage unit is i[...]

44 T r oubleshooting This section helps you solve problems y ou may hav e with the AIO. Additional trou ble sh ooting inf or mation is av ailable in the Le xmark Solution Center . F or help accessing the Le xmar k Solution Center , see page 19. T roub leshooting checklist Befo re you try to solve the problem, check the f ollowing: Is the pow er sup[...]

45 If you are still e xper iencing problems , see the f ollowing tab le to select a topic. Problem Go to page P ower light does not come on 46 Alignment page or test pag e does not print 46 When I inser t the AIO software CD , nothin g happens 46 AIO is not communicating with the computer 47 Installation appears incomplete 47 A blank page prints 48[...]

46 Setup tr oub leshooting Use this section to solv e prob lems y o u ma y have during setup . P ower light does not come on 1 Make sure the pow er supply is correctly inser ted into the AIO (see page 6). 2 Chec k the pow er supply connections. 3 Press Po w e r on the control panel. Alignment page or test page does not print 1 Make sure you remove [...]

47 AIO is not communicating with the computer 1 Disconnec t and re co nn e c t bo th ends of th e USB cable. F o r he lp, ref er to the setup documen tation. 2 Unplug the AIO from t he electrical wall outl et, and then re co nnect the pow er supply . Press Po w e r if you r AIO did not pow er on. For help , refer t o t he setup documentation . 3 Re[...]

48 Printing tr oubleshooting A blank page prints 1 Make sure you remove the stick er and transpar ent tape fr om both print car tridges. Fo r help installing print car tridges, see page 39. 2 Make sure the print car tr idges are properly installed (see page 39). 3 Make sure you loaded the paper corre ctly and did not f orce the paper into the AIO ([...]

49 V ertical lines are jagged or edges are not smooth 1 Adjust the Quality/Speed set ting in Print Proper ties (see page 18). F or best pr in t qu alit y , select Better or Best . 2 Align the print car tridges. T o align the print car tridges: a Open the Le xmark Solution Center (see page 19). b F rom the Maintenance tab , click Align to fix blurr [...]

50 Scanning, cop ying, and faxing tr oubleshooting Scanning or using a scanned image with a software program takes a long time or freezes the computer Low er the scannin g resolution. Scann ing resolution is m uch diff erent than printing resolution and is genera lly set much lower . T o change the scanning resolution: 1 Open the Le xmark All-In-On[...]

51 Edge of the copy does not print Make sure: • The or ig in al is prope r ly or iented on the gla ss (se e page 11). • The area y ou want to cop y is not larger than the printable ar ea of the page . Apply the Fit-to-pag e f eature. T o apply the Fit-to-pag e f eature: 1 Open the L e x mar k All-In-One Center (see page 1 3). 2 F rom the Cop y [...]

52 Fax function does not w ork If yo u are ha ving trouble sending or rece iving f axes , mak e sure: • The computer and the AIO are on. • The computer is connected t o a phone line . A phone connection is required f or fa xing to func tio n. • Y ou hav e a working f ax modem installed on y our computer . • Y ou hav e installed the f ax sof[...]

53 Remo ving and reinstalling the software If the AIO software is not fu nctioning pr oper ly or a com munications e rror message dis plays when you try to use the AI O , you may need to remove and then rein stall the AIO software. 1 F rom the desktop, click Start Programs Lexmark 310 0 Series Uninstal l Lexmar k 3100 Series . 2 F ollow th e instru[...]

54 Setting the AIO as the default printer Windows 9 8 and Windo ws Me user s: 1 Click Start Settings Printers . 2 Right-click the Lexmar k 3100 Series printer icon. 3 Make sure: • Set as Default is selected. • Pa u s e P r in ti ng is not selected. Windows 2000 users: 1 Click Start Settings Printers fol d e r. 2 Right-click the Le xmark 3100 Se[...]

55 Other help sources If the precedin g solutions do not solv e the problem with y our All-In-One: • Refer to the Le xmark Solution Cent er software for more troubleshooting in f orm ation: 1 Click St art Programs Lexmark 3100 Series Lexmark 3100 Series Solution Center . 2 Click the T roubleshoot ing tab on the left side of th e screen. • Visit[...]

56 Notices Emissions notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement The Lexmark 3100 Series 4477-001/4478-001 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) this device may not caus[...]

The United Kingdom T elecommunications Act 1984 This apparatus is approved under the approv al number NS/G/1234/ J/100003 for the indirect connections to the public telecommunications systems in the United Kingdom. Japanese VCCI notice ENERGY ST AR The EP A ENERGY ST AR Office Equipment program is a par tnership effort with office equipment manuf a[...]

58 Index A accessing photos from a computer 24 from a memory card 24 adding text to page layout 26 adding text to photos 30 Advanced tab 20 AIO software 13 album page 26 aligning print cartridges 40 All-In-One Center, see Lexmark All-In-One Center 13 All-In-One Main Page Copy section 14 Creative Tasks section 15 Preview section 15 Scan section 14 A[...]

59 change speed settings 17 print a banner 17 print a photo 17 print a poster 17 print an envelope 17 print on both sides of the paper 17 see more printing ideas 17 I Want To menu 17 ink cartridges viewing ink levels of 19 ink levels viewing 19 installing print cartridges 39 iron-on transfers loading 10 printing 17 L layout selecting 18 Lexmark All[...]

60 preserving print cartridges 43 Preview Now button 34 Preview section Preview Now button 34 Print/Copy preview 15 Scan preview 15 print cartridges aligning 40 cleaning nozzles 41 installing 39 part numbers 38 preserving 43 removing 38 replacing 38 viewing ink levels of 19 wiping nozzles 41 Print Layout tab 18 print nozzles cleaning 41 print nozzl[...]

www.lexmark.com[...]