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Lexmark Interpret S400 Series Quick
Reference Guide
April 2009 www.lexmark.com
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Important Message About Cartridge Recycling! Please Read Before Opening Your Inkjet Cartridge Box At Lexmark, we take our commitment to the environment seriously, and we encourage our customers to participate in our easy, no-cost method for returning empty Lexmark cartridges to Lexmark for proper recycling. We will insure that cartridges are properly handled with zero waste to landfills. Go to www.lexmark.com/recycle. Follow instructions to request postage-paid bags. Bags usually arrive within 7
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Contents Important safety information.........................................................2 About your printer.............................................................................5 Finding information about the printer...........................................................................................................................5 Minimizing your printer's environmental impact...................................................................................................
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Scanning.............................................................................................29 Tips for scanning..................................................................................................................................................................29 Scanning to a local or network computer..................................................................................................................29 Scanning to a flash drive or memory card..................
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About your printer Finding information about the printer The Quick Reference Guide contains basic instructions on how to accomplish common printer tasks like printing, copying, and scanning. It also includes information on troubleshooting common printer setup problems. For additional information about the printer, see the following: What are you looking for? Find it here Initial setup instructions • Quick Setup Sheet 1 � Hardware Setup Wizard � “Installing the printhead without the CD” on page 1
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Conserving energy � Eco-Mode. This feature sets the screen brightness to low and sets the printer to change to Power Saver mode after the printer is left idle for 10 minutes. Eco-Mode is enabled by default in your printer. � Select the lowest Power Saver timeout. The Power Saver feature puts the printer in a minimum-power standby mode after the printer has been idle for a set amount of time (the Power Saver timeout). � Share your printer. Wireless/network printers allow you to share a single pri
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Printer features Your printer comes with full features that will help you manage and accomplish printing and imaging tasks: � Wireless. Print and scan from virtually anywhere in your home or office over a secure wireless network, as well as share the printer among multiple computers. � Print. Print high quality documents and PDFs faster from a computer, from a USB flash drive, or from a Bluetooth device. � Copy. Copy documents and photos with one-touch, computer-free black or color copying. � Sc
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Use the To 6 Card reader light Check card reader status. The light blinks to indicate that a memory card is being accessed. 7 Paper exit tray Hold paper as it exits. 8 Printer control panel Operate the printer. 9 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) paper guide Keep paper straight when feeding it into the ADF. Note: Adjust the paper guide on the ADF tray to the width of the original document. 10 ADF output tray Hold documents as they exit from the ADF. ADF tray Load original documents in the ADF. Rec
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Use the To 4 EXT Port Connect additional devices (telephone or answering machine) to the printer and the telephone line. Use this port if you do not have a dedicated fax line for the printer, and if this connection method is supported in your country or region. Note: Remove the plug to access the port. 5 LINE Port Connect the printer to an active telephone line (through a standard wall jack, DSL filter, or VoIP adapter) to send and receive faxes. 6 USB port Connect the printer to a computer usin
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Use the: To 1 Power button � Turn the printer on and off. � Switch to Power Saver mode. Note: When the printer is on, press to switch to Power Saver mode. Press and hold for three seconds to turn off the printer. 2 Copy button Access the copy menu and make copies. 3 Scan button Access the scan menu and scan documents. 4 Fax button Access the fax menu and send faxes. 5 Photo button Access the photo menu and print photos. Display View: 6 � Printer status Note: The display is turned off in Power
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Use the: To 9 Back button � Return to the previous screen. � Exit from one menu level to a higher one. 10 Setup button Access the setup menu and change printer settings. Note: The Copy, Scan, Fax, and Photo button lights are off when this button is selected. Use the: To 1 Address Book Access fax numbers from a saved list of numbers. 2 Redial/Pause In Fax mode: � Insert a three-second pause in a fax number to wait for an outside line or get through an automated answering system. Enter a pause onl
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Use the: To 7 Keypad In Copy mode or Photo mode: enter the number of copies or prints you want to make. In Fax mode: � Enter fax numbers. � Navigate an automated answering system. � Select letters when creating a Speed Dial list. � Type numbers to enter or edit the date and time shown on the display. Using memory cards and flash drives Using a memory card or flash drive with the printer Memory cards and flash drives are storage devices frequently used with cameras and computers. You can remove t
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Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch any cables, any network adapter, any connector, the memory device, or the printer in the areas shown while actively printing, reading, or writing from the memory device. A loss of data can occur. 2 Look for Memory Card Detected or Storage Device Detected on the display. Notes: � If the printer does not recognize the memory device, then remove and reinsert it. � If a flash drive or a digital camera set to mass storage mode is inserted into the USB port while
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Installing the printhead without the CD 1 Open the printer, and then remove the packaged printhead from the printer. 2 Raise the printer control panel, and then remove the ink cartridges from the paper exit tray. 3 Connect the power cord, and then turn on the printer. Warning—Potential Damage: Read the safety information included with this product before connecting power or making any cabling connections. About your printer 14
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4 Open the printer, and then remove any tape from the latch. 5 Lift the latch. 6 Remove the printhead from the disposable container. 7 Insert the printhead, and then close the latch until it clicks. 8 Close the printer. 9 Install the ink cartridges. For more information, see “Replacing ink cartridges” on page 17. About your printer 15
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Ordering and replacing ink cartridges Ordering ink cartridges Page yields available at www.lexmark.com/pageyields. For best results, use only Lexmark ink cartridges. Lexmark S400 Series models (except Lexmark S408) 1 2 Item Return Program Cartridge Regular cartridge Black cartridge 100 100A High yield black cartridge 100XL 100XLA Yellow color cartridge 100 100A High yield yellow color cartridge 100XL 100XLA Cyan color cartridge 100 100A High yield cyan color cartridge 100XL 100XLA Magenta color
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Replacing ink cartridges Make sure you have a new ink cartridge or cartridges before you begin. You must install new cartridges immediately after removing the old ones or the ink remaining in the printhead nozzles may dry out. 1 Turn on your printer. 2 Open the printer. Note: The printhead moves to the cartridge installation position. 3 Press the release tab, and then remove the used ink cartridge or cartridges. 4 Install each ink cartridge. Use two hands to install the black cartridge. Note: In
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Maintaining ink cartridges In addition to the following tasks that you can perform, your printer performs an automatic maintenance cycle every week if it is plugged into an electrical outlet. It will briefly come out of Power Saver mode or will temporarily power on if it is turned off. Aligning the printhead If the characters or lines on your printer image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead. Using the printer control panel 1 Load plain paper. 2 From the printer contr
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Cleaning the printhead nozzles Poor print quality is sometimes due to clogged printhead nozzles. Clean the printhead nozzles to improve the quality of your prints. Notes: � Cleaning the printhead nozzles uses ink, so clean them only when necessary. � Deep cleaning uses more ink, so try the Clean Printhead option first to save ink. � If the ink levels are too low, you must replace the ink cartridges before you can clean the printhead nozzles. Using the printer control panel 1 From the printer con
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Using the printer software Minimum system requirements The printer software requires up to 500 MB of free disk space. Supported operating systems � Microsoft Windows 7 (Web only) � Microsoft Windows Vista � Microsoft Windows XP � Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4 or greater) � Macintosh PowerPC OS X v10.3.9 or later � Macintosh Intel OS X v10.4.4 or later � Linux Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and 8.10 (Web only) � Linux OpenSUSE 11.0 and 11.1 (Web only) � Linux Fedora 10 (Web only) Installing the printer software N
