Lexmark X6100 manual

www.lexmark.com User’ s Guide fo r Windows X6100 Series • “Lear ning about your All-In-One ” on page 9 Inf ormation about the printer parts and software . • “Networking” on page 75 How to use y our All-I n-One in a netwo rk envir onment. • “Maintain ing your All-In-O ne” on pag e 76 Caring f or your print cartr idges and orderin[...]

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i Contents Contents ............. .................. ........................ .................. ..... i Finding more information ............. .... ................... ..... .... .... 1 Setting up your Al l-In-One ............ .................. .................. 3 Set up the All-In -One . ............. .................... ............. ........[...]

ii Scan usin g the A ll-In-One s oftware an d the s canner gla ss ........ 42 Scan usin g the c ontrol pa nel and th e ADF .............. ............. ...... 44 Scan usin g the A ll-In-One s oftware an d the ADF .... ............. ...... 45 Scan mu ltiple imag es ..................... ............. ............. ................... 46 E-mail a sca[...]

iii Align th e print car tridges ... ............. ............. ................... ............. 81 Improve pr int qual ity .......... ............. ................... ............. ............. 82 Preserve t he print car tridges .......... ................... ............. ............. 85 Clean the scanner gl ass ... ............. ...........[...]

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1 Finding more inf ormation Y our All-In-On e comes with many helpful resourc es. Resour ce De scription Bo x contents These i tems are in t he bo x with y our All-In-One: • P ow er su pply • Line c ord • Setup sh eet • Install ation softw are CD • User’ s Gu i de • Blac k print car tridge • Color print cartridge Setup she et The se[...]

2 Readme fi le Af ter you ins tall your s oftware, you can ac cess th e Readme file from the Lexmark 6 100 Series All-In-O ne fold er. The Readm e file contai ns late-bre aking inf ormation t hat does no t appear i n the User ’ s Guide o r the Help . T o access th e Readme file: Click Star t Progra ms Lexm ark X 6 100 Series Readm e . Le xmark W [...]

3 Setting up y our All-In-One Set up the Al l-In-One Multiple method s of setup are p ossible with the All-In- One you have purchased . The Setup s hee t that came with y our Al l-In-One p rovides basic setup ins tru ctions. Howe ver , you c an also con nect your Al l-In-One with equipment , such as a telepho ne, an answering machine, or a compute [...]

4 Note: The ph one co rd must be connec ted into t he cor rect position. • All-In-One • telephon e • ans wering ma chine • three p hone cord s Receiv e both in coming vo ice messages and faxes. “ Connectin g to an ans w ering machine ” on page 7 • All-In-One • telephon e • comp uter m odem • three p hone cord s Incr ease t he nu[...]

5 Connecting directly to a telephone wall jack Connect a phone cor d from th e wall jack por t on the Al l-In-One to the telephone wall jack. Connecting to a telephone If your All-In-O ne does not h av e a hand set, you can co nnect a teleph one to your All-In-One to use th e fax line as a n or mal telep hone l ine. 1 Remov e the protecti ve plug f[...]

6 3 Connect a p hone cor d from the wall jack por t on the Al l-In-One to the telepho ne wall ja ck. Note: Speci al setup option shown on pa ge 56 for manual recei v e modes.[...]

7 Connecting to an answering mac hine 1 Connect a p hone cor d from the telephone to the a nsw e rin g machine. 2 Remov e the protecti ve plug from th e tele phone/answering machine por t on the back of the A ll-In-On e. 3 Connect a p hone cor d from the answ ering machi ne to the telephone/ answering mac hine por t on the All-In -One. 4 Connect a [...]

8 Connecting to a computer modem 1 Connect a p hone cor d from the telephone to the com puter modem. 2 Remov e the protecti ve plug from th e tele phone/answering machine por t on the back of the A ll-In-On e. 3 Connect a p hone cor d from the computer modem to the telepho ne/ ans werin g machin e por t on the All-In -One. 4 Connect a p hone cor d [...]

9 Learning about y our All-In-One T o set u p your All- In-One , f o llow the i nstr uctio ns on t he Lexmark X6100 Ser ies Setu p sheet to i nstall the hardware and so ftware. F or setup troubleshooti ng, se e page 87. Understand the All-In-One par ts The Lexmar k ™ X6100 Se r ies All- In-One is a color scanner, color pri nter , color c opier , [...]

10 A Lexmark X6100 Seri es with a n ADF: A Lexmark X6100 Seri es withou t an AD F: Control panel P aper suppor t A utomatic Document F eed er (ADF) Displa y T op cov er P aper e xit tray ADF input tray ADF e xit tra y P aper suppor t T op cover Control panel Displa y P aper exit tra y[...]

11 Scanner suppor t Scanner unit Scanner lock P ower supply connector USB cable por t T elephone/answ er ing machine por t W all jack port[...]

12 Use the: When y ou want to: A utomati c Document Fe eder (ADF) Cop y or f ax multiple pag es . ADF e xit tra y Pick up your origin al document aft er it has gone through th e ADF . ADF inpu t tra y Load orig inal docu ments in the All -In-One. Displa y Chec k the status of t he All-In-One or v iew settings . Control pan el Opera te your All-In -[...]

13 Use the control panel The con trol pane l buttons he lp you scan, co p y , fax, and cus tomize documents. W hen Po w e r is lit, the All- In-One is on. Y ou can selec t a mod e from the Mode area , select or change settings using sev eral of the buttons , and initi ate a sca n, copy , or fax from the Star t buttons on th e far right. The displ a[...]

14 Scan Enter scan mo de (possib le when the All-In-One is attache d to a computer). Note: This butt on is lit when the All- In-One is in scan mode. F ax Ente r fax mo de. Th e Al l-In -One ca n rec eive a fax whil e in any mode. Note: This butt on is lit when the All- In-One is in fax mode. Quality • Select from the fo llowing cop y qual ities: [...]

15 Enter text on the contr ol panel If you want to creat e a speed d ial list u sing the c ontrol p anel, you n eed to enter text using the ke ypa d buttons. T o enter te xt: 1 Find the number button that cor responds to the lett er you want to enter and press i t repeate dly u ntil the c orrect letter ap pears. 2 Press the righ t arrow button to m[...]

16 3 Repeat the ab ov e steps un til you are fi nished e nter ing text. 4 Press Select . Use the All-In-One software The All- In-One sof tware includes the: • F ax Setu p Utility (page 16) • Lexmark Al l-In-One Center ( page 19 ) • Pri nt Proper ties ( page 1 9) • Lexmark Ph oto Editor (page 21) • Lexmark X6 100 Se ries S olution Ce nter [...]

17 • F rom the Le xmark All-In-O n e Center , clic k the Maintain/ T roub l eshoot tab and then click Display the Fax Setup Utilit y .[...]

18 The following table contains the F ax Setup Utility t abs. On this tab: Y ou can: Send • Enter your name and fax num ber . • Select a maximum s end speed and a pr int qua lity f or outgo ing fax e s. • Choose w hether to scan the entire document b ef ore dial i ng t he num ber . • Choose w hether to use error correct ion. • Select w he[...]

19 Using the Lexmark All-In-One Center T o acc ess the L e x mar k Al l-In-One Center , the so ftware dr iver f or your Lexmark X 6100 Se rie s: • Double-click the Lexmark X 6100 Ser ies All-In -One Cent er desktop i con. • Click St art Programs Lexmark X6100 Se ries Le xmar k All-In-One Center . Y ou can use th e Lexmark All -In-One C enter to[...]

20 1 With your docum ent ope n, click File Print . 2 In the Pr int dialog box, click Properties , Preferen ces , Options , o r Setup ( dependin g on your pro gram or operating system) . The Pr int Prop er ti es scree n appea rs.[...]

21 The I Want T o menu hel ps you select t he All -In-One s ettings needed to p r int a variety of thin gs such as pho tos, banners, an d env elop es. Use the tab s (Qua lity/Copi es, P a per Setup, and Pr int Lay out) along the left side of th e Pr int Prop er ti es dial og box to select your All-In-O ne pr int setti ngs. Using the Lexmark X6100 S[...]

22 Using the Lexmark Solution Center The Lexmar k Soluti on Cent er (LSC ) provides A ll-In- One help and informati on about pr inte r status, pap er type d etected, a nd ink levels. There are two wa ys to op en the LSC: • Click St art Programs Lexmark X6 100 Serie s Lexmark Solution Center . • F rom th e All-In- One Center , click the Maintain[...]

23 Using Optica l Character Rec o gnition Y ou can use Opti cal Chara cter Recogn ition (OCR) to edit d ocumen t text. 1 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6100 Se ries All-In-One Center ic on. The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 2 F rom th e Produc tivity T ool s list, selec t Edit text f ound in a scan ned do cument (OCR) . 3 F ol[...]

24 Loading p aper an d originals The bas ic funct ions of your Al l-In-O ne are th e copy , sc an, pr int, a nd fax functions. Firs t, lear n how to load pap er into your Al l-In-One with the f o llowing i nstr uctions. Then, read on to le ar n how to co p y , s can, p rint , and fa x . Load plain p aper into the paper suppor t 1 Place th e paper a[...]

25 Note: The t op of letter s ize paper should be s lightly above the pape r suppor t. Load banne r pape r into th e paper s uppor t 1 Place a stack of ba nner pape r (20 s heets or less) on the top c over , and feed in the fir st sheet. 2 Place th e paper ag ainst the r ight sid e of the pap er suppo r t. 3 Squeeze and s lide the paper gui de to t[...]

26 Note: Once the Al l-In-One begins pr inti ng, wait until you can see the leadi ng edge of t he bann er exiting the All-In- One, an d then carefully unfold the p aper down to the floo r in fro nt of the All-In -One.[...]

27 F ol low these guidelin es when lo ading paper in the pap er suppo r t. Load up to: Make sur e: 100 shee ts of plain pa per • The pape r is loa ded v er tically against t he right s ide of the paper suppo rt. • The paper guide is aga inst t he left edge of the pape r. Note: T o load letterhea d, make su re the front of the letterhead f aces [...]

28 Note: The pa per exit tra y c an hold up to 50 she ets of p aper . Load an original document into the ADF Y ou c an load up to 5 0 sheets of your orig inal do cumen t (te xt side up) in the ADF (av ailable on s ome m odels) for scans, copi es, and fax es. 100 shee ts of cust om siz e paper • The print sid e of the paper f aces y ou. • Y our [...]

29 Note: Y o u can lo ad A4, Letter , or leg al size pa per into the ADF te xt side up . Note: Y o u cannot l oad sm all ima ges in the ADF . Place small images on the scanner gl ass. Note: Make sure you select p aper t ype and pa per size i n Pr int Prope r tie s. For help , see “ Us ing Pr int Pr oper ties ” on page 19.[...]

30 Load an origi nal document o n the scanner glass 1 Make sure your compute r and your All-In-One a re on. 2 Open the t op cover . 3 Place th e ori ginal docum ent face down on the s canner glass i n the upper le ft cor ner . 4 Close the top cove r . Note: Make sure you select p aper t ype and pa per size i n Pr int Prope r tie s. For help , see ?[...]

31 Cop ying Y ou c an use your Al l-In-O ne to copy in s e veral ways. Copy using the c o ntrol panel and the scanner glass 1 Make sure your All- In-One is on. 2 Open the t op cover .[...]

32 3 Place th e item you want to copy f ace d own on the s canner g lass in the upper left cor ner . Make sure t he top o f the docum ent faces left . 4 Close the top cover , and then l oad paper in the paper supp or t. 5 F rom the Mode area on the cont rol panel , press Copy to enter co p y mode.[...]

33 6 If you want to make more than o ne co p y , press the number s on the k e ypad th at cor res pond wi th th e number of copie s you w ant to make . 7 F rom th e Star t area o n the cont rol panel , press Color to create a color c opy of a colo r image o r pres s Blac k to create a black and white copy . Copying appears on the dis pl ay . Copy u[...]

34 5 F rom th e Star t area o n the cont rol panel , press Color to create a color c opy of a colo r image o r pres s Blac k to create a black and white copy . Copying appears on the dis pl ay . Copy using the All-In-One softwar e and scanner glass 1 Make sure blank p aper is loade d in the pa per supp or t. 2 Make sure your compute r and your All-[...]

35 4 Place th e item you want to copy f ace d own on the s canner g lass in the upper left cor ner. 5 Close the top cove r . 6 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6 100 Se ries All-In-One Center icon . The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 7 Click See More C opy Settings .[...]

36 8 Select a quanti ty and color for y ou r co pies. Note: T o ch oose a paper s ize or fur ther cus tomize your co p y job , clic k Display Ad vanced Copy Settings . 9 Click C opy N ow . Copy using the All-In-One software and ADF 1 Make sure your com puter and All-In-O ne are o n and pa per is loaded in the pap er su ppor t . 2 Load up to 5 0 she[...]

37 Note: T o ch oose a paper s ize or fur ther cus tomize your co p y job , clic k Display Ad vanced Copy Settings . 6 Click C opy N ow . Control panel men us When you pre ss the Options button repea tedly , the f o llowing me nu headings appear . Copy mode Fr om this s ub menu: Y ou can: BLANK PA PER S IZE Spe cify t he siz e of the pap er loaded [...]

38 REPEAT I MAGE Specify h ow man y copies of on e image y ou want on one pa ge: • 1 x per page • 4 x per page • 9 x per page • 16 x per page COLOR Adjus t the color inten sity of the cop y . ORIGINAL SIZE Specify t he size of the d ocument on the glass . A uto dete ct is the def ault. Note: Specify a n or iginal size other t han Au to Dete[...]

39 Note: The op tion c urrently selected is n oted wit h an aster isk (*) on th e dis pla y . SET DEFA ULTS Set your def ault setting s to: • Use Fact ory • Use Curr ent LANGUAGE Sel ect a langua ge f or all displ ay te xt. Fr om this s ub menu: Y ou can:[...]

40 Scan ning Y ou ca n use your Al l-In-One to scan i n sev e ral wa y s. Scan using the contr ol panel and the scanner glass 1 Make sure your All- In-One is on and connecte d to your compute r . 2 Open the t op cover .[...]

41 3 Place th e item you want to scan face down on the s cann er glass i n the upper left cor ner. 4 Close the top cove r . 5 F rom th e Mode area on th e contro l panel, p ress S can to pu t the All-In-O ne in sc an mod e. 6 Press the righ t arrow button to scrol l through the list of possi b le programs to w hich you can sc an.[...]

42 7 Press Select when the program to which you want to scan ap pears. 8 F rom th e Star t area o n the cont rol panel , press Bla ck to begin a blac k and white s can or Color to begin a color s can. Scan using the All-In-One software and the scanner glass 1 Make sure your com puter and All-In- One are o n. 2 Open the t op cover .[...]

43 3 Place th e item you want to scan face down on the s cann er glass i n the upper left cor ner. 4 Close the top cove r . 5 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6100 Se ries All-In-One Center ic on. The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs.[...]

44 6 F rom t he Send s canned i mage to : drop-d own box, select your scan destinati on. 7 Click See More S can Setting s . 8 Answer the other qu estions on your scree n to fur ther customi ze your scan job . 9 Click Scan No w . Scan using the control panel and t h e ADF 1 Make sure your com puter and All-In- One are o n. 2 Load up to 5 0 shee ts o[...]

45 6 F rom th e Star t area o n the cont rol panel , press Bla ck to begin a blac k and white s can or Color to be gin a col or scan. Scan using the All-In-One software and the ADF Note: Some pr ograms do not s uppor t mul tiple p age scann ing. 1 Make sure your com puter and All-In- One are o n. 2 Load up to 5 0 shee ts of the o rigi nal do cument[...]

46 Scan m ultiple images Y ou can scan multiple i mages at o nce to sav e time: 1 Put the first shee t on the scanner glass. 2 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6 100 Se ries All-In-One Center ic on. The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 3 F rom t he Send s canned i mage to : drop-d own box, select your scan destinati on. 4 Click See[...]

47 5 Click Previe w Now . 6 F rom th e Produc tivity T ools area, click E-mail an image or doc um ent . 7 F rom th e What is being scanned ? menu, s elect Photo . 8 F ol low the instr ucti ons on the screen to prepa re the photograph for e-mail. 9 Click Attach Now . 10 Wri te a not e to acco mpany the a ttached ph oto , and t hen send i t. Save an [...]

48 2 Open the t op cover . 3 Place th e docu ment or pa tter n you want to enl arge or r educe f a ce down on the sc anner gla ss. 4 Close the top cove r . 5 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6100 Se ries All-In-One Center ic on. The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 6 Click Previe w Now . 7 F rom th e Produc tivity T ools area, se l[...]

49 Note: The op tion c urrently selected is n oted wit h an aster isk (*) on th e dis pla y . CLEAR SE TTING S Select when yo u want y our All-In-One to return to the default sett i ngs : • After tw o min utes • Never SET DEFA ULTS Set your def ault setting s to: • Use Fact ory • Use Curr ent LANGUAGE Sel ect a langua ge f or all displ ay t[...]

50 Print ing Print a document 1 Make sure your compute r and your All-In-One a re on. 2 With your docum ent ope n, click File Print . 3 T o chan ge the All-I n-One sett ings, click Pr opertie s, Opt ions, Setup, or P referen ces (depe nding on th e program or op erating system), a nd then make changes to the set tings. 4 Click OK . 5 F rom th e Pr [...]

51 2 Press Copy . 3 Press Options repeat edly u ntil Collate - B lack appears. 4 Press the r ight arrow to sc roll to the amount of page s you want to coll ate. 5 Press Select . Print more than one page on a sheet of paper 1 Make sure pap er is l oaded. 2 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6 100 Se ries All-In-One Center icon . The Al[...]

52 The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 3 Click See Mor e Copy Settings . 4 Select th e Print Last Page Fir st che ck box. 5 Click C opy N ow . Prin t re pe a t ing imag e s Y ou can pri nt the same image multiple ti mes, as fe w as two per page and as many as eig ht per pag e, on one sheet of pape r : 1 Load A4 or letter si ze paper in the pape r[...]

53 Print a banner 1 Place a stack of ba nner pape r (20 s heets or less) on the top c over , and feed in the fir st sheet. 2 With your docum ent ope n, click File Print . 3 Click Properties . 4 F rom th e I W ant T o m enu, click Print a banner . 5 F ol low the instr ucti ons on your sc reen. 6 Click OK . 7 Click OK . 8 Click OK .[...]

54 Note: Once the Al l-In-One begins pr inti ng, wait until you can see the leadi ng edge of t he bann er exiting the All-In- One, an d then carefully unfold the p aper down to the floo r in fro nt of the All-In -One.[...]

55 F axing Y ou can use your Al l-In-One to send c olor or black and white f axes. Y ou can send and rec eive (see pag e 55) A4, legal , and l etter size do cuments. Receive a fax Y ou can choos e to rec eive a f ax automa tically , manually , or t hrough an ans wering m achin e. If y ou want to... In this way ... See this topic: Rece ive a fax The[...]

56 Note: For y our All- In-One to recei v e a color f a x, the machine from wh ich you ar e recei ving mu st also suppor t co lor faxe s. A utomatica lly Recommended f or a dedicated fax line. Y our A ll-In-On e will au tomatical ly accept incom ing fax es. If you change your settings a nd want to res et to aut omatic an sw er ing mode: 1 F rom th [...]

57 The All- In-One recei v es y o ur fax. Note: T o su cces sfully accept a n incomi ng fax, you must use the teleph one that is directly att ached to the All-In-O ne. Answering machine Recommended f or a shared fax and telephone line. T o rec eive a f ax if you are conne cted t hrough an answering mac hine: 1 F rom th e contro l pane l, press Fa x[...]

58 3 Put the f irst page of your doc ument face down on the sc anner gla ss in the upper left cor ner. 4 Close the top cove r . 5 On the co ntrol pan el, pres s Fa x . 6 Using the numbers on the ke ypad, en ter the fax number . 7 Press Black or Color .[...]

59 8 Do you hav e an other page ? • If not, pres s 2 to an s wer No . • If yes, press 1, then f o llow these steps: 1 When your ma chine pr ompts you for another pa ge, place the second p age of your doc ument f a ce down on the scann er glas s. 2 Press Select . 3 Repeat t hese step s until you have scanned the last page of y our document. Then[...]

60 Use the contro l panel and ADF 1 Make sure your All- In-One is on. 2 Load up to 5 0 shee ts of your or iginal document f ac e up in th e ADF . 3 On the co ntrol pan el, pres s Fa x . 4 Use t he ke ypad t o: • Enter the fax number , and t hen pr ess B lack or Color . • Press Speed Dial , an d then: – Use the arr ow k eys to scroll thro ugh [...]

61 Use the All-In-On e Cente r 1 Make sure your All- In-One is attach ed to a com puter . 2 Load up to 5 0 shee ts of your or iginal docum ent face-up in the ADF . 3 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6 100 Se ries All-In-One Center ic on. The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 4 Under Pr oduct ivity T ools, cl ick Fax an ima ge or doc[...]

62 Customize a fax job There are se veral f ax features on your Le xmark X6100 Ser ies that m ake sending f a xes more effici ent. Setting Up Speed Dial Using the com puter (recommended) 1 Click St art Programs Lexmark X6 100 Serie s Lexmark All-In-One Center Fax Setup Utility . 2 Click the S p eed Dial tab . 3 F ol low the instr ucti ons on the Sp[...]

63 Using Speed Dial T o make send ing fax es e asier , you c an enter u p to 100 speed di al numbers. Y ou can en ter 80 in dividual fax numbers and 2 0 groups tha t can hold up to 5 phone numbers ea ch. 1 Press Fax . 2 Press Speed Dial . 3 The first speed dial number in the li st appear s. 4 Scroll thr ough the l ist usi ng the lef t and r ight a [...]

64 4 Enter the time you want your fax to send. 5 Press Select . 6 If your All-In- One is in 24 hou r mode, the screen wil l retur n t o the default display . If t he machin e is se t to 12 h our mode, press 1 fo r AM or 2 fo r P M . 7 Using the ke y pad, enter the fax number . 8 Press Black or Color to send your f ax to this number or pr ess Select[...]

65 7 Press Speed Dial and then: • Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the spee d dial lis t to find the desir ed fax number , and t hen pr ess B lack or Color . OR • Press the ke y pad buttons to e nter a two-d igit number ( view a ble in the upp er le ft cor ner o f the disp lay), and then pr ess Black or Color . Manuall y dialing a fax wh[...]

66 3 Press Options repeat edly unti l Advanced Fax appea rs. Press Select . 4 Press Options repeat edly unti l Distinctive ring appears. 5 Select a disti nctive ring: • Any (de fault ; This se tting an swers an y type of ring.) • Single rin g • Double rin g • Triple rin g[...]

67 T o customize your settings Use the Fax Setup Uti lity Y ou can adjus t the fax settings i n the F ax Setup Utility . The se se ttings apply to the fax es you send or recei ve. 1 Click Star t P rograms Lexmark X6100 S eries Fax Setup Utility . 2 Click each ta b and chan ge the set tings as desi red. 3 Press Save Set tings afte r you finish your [...]

68 ANSWER F AX WH EN S elect how a fax is r ec eived. • A utomaticall y: After 1 ring After 2 rings After 3 rings (d efault) After 5 rings • Manual ly: Pres s # on exter nal ph one conne cte d to th e All-In-One. • F ax tone heard: When an answ er ing machi ne is connecte d to the e xternal phone jac k on the All -In-One. Note: F or more inf [...]

69 EDIT SPEED DIAL Do the se thin gs to y our sp eed dial lis t: • Add to it • Remove a numb er from it • Modify it • Print it Note: F or more inf or mation, see p age 62. EDIT TIME/ DATE Edit th e time and date . Note: Make sure you e nte r a numb er int o each of the a vail able spaces. F or e xample, 01:00 f or 1:00. PERSONAL IZE F AX E [...]

70 Adv anced Fax options MAINTENA NCE • Chec k ink lev els. • Chan ge car tr idg es. • Alig n car tr idg es. • Clea n car tr idg es. • Print a test p age. Note: Some li nks w i ll n ot wor k wh ile a j ob is in progre ss. CLEAR SE TTING S Select whe n you wa nt your All-In -One to return to the def ault se ttings: • After t wo min utes [...]

71 Fax conf irmat ion • Of f (no status page is printed) • Print f or al l (prints a status repor t after each f ax y ou send inc luding jobs tha t hav e errors). • Print f or er rors (pri nt s a stat us r e por t only af ter jobs that did not send). (de f ault) Activity repo rt generati on • On request (you can ask f or the repor t to prin[...]

72 Max send spee d A bps spee d: • 33,600 (def ault) • 31,200 • 28,800 • 26,400 • 24,000 • 21,600 • 19,200 • 16,800 • 14,400 • 12,000 • 9,600 • 7,200 • 4,800 • 2,400 Error co rrect ion • On (def ault) • Off Note: T ypically , error co rrection should be on. Ho we ver , you can tu r n error corr ection of f if you hav[...]

73 Country co de • Argenti na • Austral ia • Austria • Belgium • Brazil • Bulgari a • Canada • Chile • Columbi a • Croatia • Czech R epubl ic • Denmark • Ecuador • Egypt • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Guam • Hong Ko ng • Hungary • India • Indones ia • Ireland • Israel • Italy [...]

74 Note: The op tion c urrently selected is n oted wit h an aster isk (*) on th e dis pla y . Country co de (contin ued) • Peoples Re publi c of Chi na • Peru • Philipp ines • Poland • Portuga l • Puerto Ric o • Romania • Russia • Saudi A rabia • Singapo re • Sloveni a • South A frica • Spain • Sweden • Switzer land ?[...]

75 Netw orking A networ k is a gr oup of d e vices con nected to e ach ot her for the pur pose o f shar ing i nformation . Y ou ca n purcha se a n etwork adapter from Lexmark separately . Here is a q uick look a t what you ca n do if you are consid erin g usi ng y our Al l-In -One across a ne tw or k: • Pri nt from multi ple com puters if your A [...]

76 Maintaining y our All-In-One Replace the print car tridges The Lexmar k X6100 Seri es uses the following car t r idges: Note: For inf o r mation about o rder ing supp lies, see pa ge 86. 1 Make sure the All-In -One is on . 2 Lift the scanner un it unti l the sc anner s uppor t keeps it ope n. The pr int ca r tr idge c arri er moves and stops at [...]

77 3 Squeeze the ta bs on the car t r idge lids, and th en lif t the lids. 4 Remov e the old car trid ges. Store th em in a n air-tigh t conta iner or dispose of them . 5 If you are instal ling new ca r tr idges, remove the foam, sticker , and transparent ta pe from th e bottom of the car tr idges. Warning: Do no t touch the gold c ontact ar ea on [...]

78 6 Inser t the black car tr idge in the left carr ier a nd the col or car tr idge in the ri ght carr ier . 7 Snap the lids clos ed.[...]

79 8 Lift the scanne r unit, a nd then pus h the scanner s uppor t to t he righ t while lower ing the sc anner u nit unti l it is complete ly cl osed.[...]

80 9 Load paper into the p aper suppor t. 10 Use the button s on the c ontrol p anel to answer the qu estions that appear on the di splay: a If the col or car tr idge you instal led is new (i t has n e ver been used), p ress Sele ct. If it is o ld (it ha s been us ed), pr ess the r ight arrow button once, and then pr ess Se lect. b If the par t num[...]

81 The par t number tha t appea rs should be the num ber of the car trid ge you are us ing. d Press Select to choose the par t number th at appear s. e If you install ed new car trid ges, cont inue with “ Ali gn the pr int car trid ges ” to e nsure p roper inst allation . Align the print car tridg es The re are tw o inst ance s w hen y ou alig [...]

82 4 Press the r igh t arrow until Align C artridges appe ars, and then press Select . An align ment pag e pr ints. Once t his pa ge pr ints, your automa tic alignment is co mplete. Impro ve print quality If you are not sati sfied wi th the pr int quality o f your document, make sure you: • Use the app ropr iate pape r for the docume nt. For e xa[...]

83 2 Clean the p r int nozz les: Using the contr ol panel a Load paper in the A ll-In-On e. F or help , s ee pag e 24. b Press Copy . c Press Options until Mai ntenan ce appears on the d isplay . d Press the righ t arrow until Clean Cartrid ges appears on t he display . e Press Select . A nozzl e page p rint s, f or cing in k thr ough the nozzles t[...]

84 c Gently hol d the clo th against the noz zles for about thr ee seco nds, and then wi pe in the direc tion shown. d Using ano ther cle an secti on of th e cloth, g ently hol d the clo th against t he con tacts for about th ree second s, and then wipe in the direction shown. e With anothe r clean sec tion of the clo th, repeat ste ps c through d.[...]

85 j If the pr int qual ity d oes not i mprove , r epeat step 3 up to two more times. k If pr int qu ality i s st ill not satis factory , replac e the pri nt car t r idges. F or informa tion, s ee page 76. Preserve the print cartridg es T o ensu re the longest l ife from your pri nt car t ri dges and optimum performanc e from your All-I n-One: • [...]

86 Or der s upplie s T o orde r All- In-One su pplie s or to l ocate a de aler near you, con tact the Le xmark W eb site at w w w .l exma r k.com. Item: Par t n u mb e r : Blac k car tridge 82 Color cartridge 83 or 88 USB cab le 12A2405[...]

87 T r oubleshoo ting Setup troubleshooting If you e xp erie nce pro blems while setti ng up your All- In-One , make sure: • Y ou un lock the scanner bed by pushing the scanner lock down. F or help locati ng the sc anner lock, see the pi cture of t he All-In- One on page 11. • Y ou o nly have one Le x mar k X61 00 Ser ies atta ched to your comp[...]

88 If your All-In- One is attached to a co mputer , ma ke sure: • Both your co mputer and your All-In- One are on . • The All- In-One is connecte d direc tly to your comp uter . • The All- In-One is set as your default pr inter . • The USB cable is secur ely atta ched to your comput er and to y our All-In-O ne. T o purcha se a USB cable, pa[...]

89 Document does not print • Make sure the car trid ges are prope rly in stall ed. For help, see page 76. • Use an undamaged USB cable. • Check your All-In-One status to make sure your docume nt is not being hel d or paus ed. T o chec k All- In-One sta tus : 1 Click Star t Settings Printers . 2 Doub le-cli c k the Lexmark X6100 Ser ies ic on,[...]

90 • Reduce the pr int qual ity res olutio n (Quick and N or mal pr int m ore quickly than Be tter and B est). Note: Phot os or do cumen ts contai ning graphic s may take longer to pr int th an regula r text. • Con sider purc hasing mor e Random Acc ess Memory (RAM) f or your compu ter . Document misfeeds or jams P aper misfeeds or mul ti ple s[...]

91 • Place th e All-In-O ne on a fl at, level surf ac e. • Select th e correc t paper ty pe and size. • If you are pr inting a bann er , make sur e you select L etter Banner o r A4 Banner in Pr int Pr oper ties. For help , see pag e 19. Pa p e r j a m s If a paper jam occ urs in the paper suppor t, remove the pape r from the All-In-O ne. If t[...]

92 b Lower the scanner unit to close it. 3 Press Pow e r to tur n the All -In-One o n, and then pri nt your document. Note: If you are pr inting a ba nner , make sur e you select Letter Banner or A4 B anner in Pri nt Prop er ties. For help, see “ Using P rin t Proper ties ” on page 19. If a p aper jam o ccurs in the AD F: 1 T u r n the A ll-In-[...]

93 2 Open the A DF . 3 Remov e the pape r jam. 4 Close the ADF . 5 T u r n the A ll-In-One on . 6 Pri nt any miss ing pag es. Document prints poorl y Document is too light or too dark Y ou can light en or dar ken your docume nt from the control pa nel. 1 On the co ntrol pan el, pres s Lighter/Darker . 2 Press the r ight arrow to dar ken your docum [...]

94 V ertical, strai ght lines are not smooth T o impr ov e the pr int qua lity of ver ti cal, stra ight line s in tables, borders, and graphs: • T e st the car tr idge ali gnment. F or help, see page 81. • Clean th e nozzl es. F or help, see page 83. Character s are missing or unexpected Make sure the s canner g lass is c lean. 1 Dampen a c lea[...]

95 Print quali ty is poor at the edges of the page Like other All- In-On es, the Lexmark X6100 Ser ies cann ot pr int in the ex tr eme left, righ t, top, or bottom edge s of a page. Us e these mi nimum settings : • Left and rig ht margin s: – 6.35 mm (0.25 in ches ) f or all pap er sizes e x cept A4 – 3.37 mm (0.133 i nches) for A4 si ze pape[...]

96 T o chan ge the date: a Press Select . b Use the keypad buttons to ente r the date you want y our All-In-O ne to d isplay . c Press Select . Note: If the date is entered incorrec tly , the da te shown wi ll be the default. T o chan ge the time : a Press the righ t arrow once, and the n press Select . b Use the keypad buttons to ente r the time y[...]

97 2 Click See More C opy Settings . 3 Click Disp lay Adv anced Copy Settings , and then the Scan tab . 4 F rom th e Color d epth drop -down menu, sel ect Gray . 5 Click OK . Document has a c hec kerboard pattern If you scan or copy from a pr inte d sourc e and see a check erboard patter n on your docu ment, follow the instr uctio ns below to elimi[...]

98 Scanned image is unsatisfactorily cr opped Y ou can tur n auto -cropp ing off or adjust h ow the image is cr opped. T o turn auto-cr opping off: 1 F rom your des ktop, doub le-cli ck the Lexmark X6100 Se ries All-In-One Center ic on. The All- In-One M ain P age appea rs. 2 Click See More S can Setting s . 3 Click Di splay Adv an ced Sca n Settin[...]

99 Edges of m y document are cr op ped If your document is cro pped on the edg es: 1 On the co ntrol pan el, pres s Copy or Fa x . 2 Press Options until Reduce/Enlarge appears on the di splay . 3 Press the r igh t arrow until Fit to Page appears. 4 Press Select . Scanner unit will not c lose T o clo se the sc anner un it after instal ling pr int ca[...]

100 2 Press Options u ntil ORIGINAL SIZE appears. Press Select to choos e Auto Detect (def ault). 3 On the co ntrol pan el, pres s Reduce/Enlarge and th en press th e righ t arrow until F it to Pa ge a ppears. 4 Press Color or Bla ck . The scanne r pre- scans your ori ginal doc ument to d eter mine its size, fits it onto th e specif ied pap er size[...]

101 4 F ol low the ins truc tions on the disp lay to clear the mess age. F o r more hel p on clea r ing paper jams, se e page 91. P aper Out message If your All-In- One is out of pape r , Load paper then press Select appears on the display . 1 F ol low these ins truc tions to clear t he mes sage fro m the disp lay . 2 Pri nt your document. Note: If[...]

102 Cartridge Err or: 50C Y our pr int car tridg e has a s hor t . 1 Press Pow e r to tur n your All-In-On e off. 2 Unplug your All-In-One. 3 Plug in your Al l-In -One. 4 T u r n your All-In-O ne on. 5 Remov e and re insta ll the ca r tr idges. Note: If this does n ot resol v e the pr oblem, see “ More troubleshooti ng options ” on page 10 3 or[...]

103 P ower light b links twice The pr int ca r tr idge carr ier mi ght be st alled. C heck your comput er screen f o r erro r mess ages. 1 T u r n the A ll-In-One of f . 2 W ait a few seconds, and then tur n the A ll-In-One o n. Remo ve and reinstal l the software If the All -In-One i s not functio ning p roperl y or if a communic ations error mess[...]

104 F ax tr oubleshooting Find the problem below that best matc hes the pr oblem you are having: Symp tom: Problem: Sol ution: Cannot send f ax Is the AIO tur ned on? Press the Pow e r button . The pow er light com es on. Are the f ax numbe r, countr y code, and date/tim e set correctly ? Y o u must se t your fax number, yo ur country code, and you[...]

105 Cannot receiv e fax Is the paper loaded co rrec tly ? See “ Load plain paper into the paper su ppor t ” on page 24 or “ Load an or iginal d ocument into the ADF ” on page 28. Are the stic ker a nd tape remov ed from the pr int cartridges? Remo ve the sti cker , tr ansparent tape , and f oam from the bott om of the print c ar tridges. Fo[...]

106 Using an unsuppor t ed line The fax modem in your AIO is an analog device and cannot b e used on an ISDN, DS L, or PB X digital ph one se r vice. Howe ver , you can con nect cer tain devices to your AIO tha t let you use th e fax function in additi on to these dig ital p hone ser vices. T o connect without an unsupported line: Connect an act iv[...]

107 Notices Fed eral Comm unications Commission (FCC) complianc e information statement This equipment complies with P ar t 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by t he America ’ s Carriers T elecom munication Association (ACT A ). On the back of t h is equipmen t is a label that contains, among other inf or mation, a product identifi[...]

108 F AX machines, to send any message unless said message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bo ttom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission, the date and time it is sent and an identification of t he business or other entity , or other individual sending the message, and the telephone number of the sending machin[...]

109 computing device, use a properly shielded and grounded cable such as Lexmark par t number 1329605 for par allel attach or 12A2405 f or USB attach. Use of a substitute cable not properly shielded and grounded ma y result in a violation of FCC regulations. Any questions regarding this compliance information statement should be directed to: Direct[...]

110 connections, such as the power supply cord or telephone, during a lightning sto rm. Mercur y stat em en t This product contains mercur y in the lam p (<5mg Hg). Disposal of m ercury may be regulated due to environmental considerations. F or disposal or recycling information, contact your local authorit ies or the Electronic Industries Allian[...]

111 Inde x A ADF ex it tray 10 ali gn ing print car tri dges 81 All- In-O ne C enter 1 9 All- I n-O ne par ts 9 All-In-One s e tup 3 All-In-One s oftware 16 Automati c Document Feeder (ADF) 10 B banner p aper 28 banner p rinting 53 banner, l oading paper 25, 53 Black (St art) button 15 black print cartridge pa rt number 86 blinki ng lights 103 butt[...]

112 101 Hardware Error 502 102 Ink Lo w 100 Pape r Jam 100 Paper Out 101 Exit tray ADF, paper 10 F fax customiz e a fax 62, 67 receive 55 send 29 Fax ( Sel ect mode ) but ton 14 Fax menu 67 Fax Setup Ut ility 16, 67 Fax troubl eshooting 104 FCC st atement 108 Feeder, Automa tic Docu ment 10 G General tr oubleshooti ng 87 glos sy pa per loading 27 g[...]

113 enve lopes 27 loading 27 paper exit tray 12 Paper Jam m es sa ge 100 paper jam , clearing 100 Paper Out mes s age 101 paper siz e 19 paper supp ort 12 paper type 19 paper, load ing 24 part numbers black p rint cartridge 86 color p rint cartri dge 86 USB cable 86 parts 9 photo card s loading 27 Photo Editor, Lexmark 21 photo pape r loading 27 po[...]

114 glossy 27 greeting ca rds 27 index c ards 27 iron-on tra nsfers 28 loading 27 photo ca rds 27 photo pa per 27 postcar ds 27 tran spar enci es 27 Spe ed Di al bu tton 14 Stop/Clea r button 13 supplies , ordering 86 T top cover 12 transparen cies loading 27 troublesho oting All-In-On e is not commun icating with the c ompu ter 96 All-In-On e is s[...]

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