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Lexmark Intuition S500 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.............................................................................................27 Tips for scanning..................................................................................................................................................................27 Scanning to a local or network computer..................................................................................................................27 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 Additional setup and instructions for using the Compr
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� Share your printer. Wireless/network printers allow you to share a single printer among multiple computers, thus conserving energy and other resources. Conserving paper � Activate Eco-Mode. On selected printer models, this feature sets the printer to automatically print on both sides of the paper (duplex) for copy and fax jobs and for printing in Windows. � Print more than one page image on one side of the paper. The “Pages per sheet” feature allows you to print multiple pages on one sheet. Yo
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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. Built-in two-sided printing lets you save money and the environment. � Copy. Copy documents
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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 Wi-Fi indicator Check wireless status. 8 Paper exit tray Hold paper as it exits. 9 Printer control panel Operate the printer. Top cover Access the scanner glass. 10 11 Paper feed guard Prevent items from falling into the paper slot. Use the To Top cover Access the scanner glass. 1 2 Scanner glass Scan and copy photos and documents. 3 USB port Connect the printer to a comp
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Using the printer control panel The following diagrams explain the sections of the printer control panel: 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 Photo button Access the photo menu and print photos. 5 Back button � R
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Use the: To 9 Cancel button � Cancel a print, copy, scan, or fax job in progress. � Exit from a menu level of the Copy, Scan, Fax, Photo, or File Print menu to the top level of a menu. � Exit from a menu level of the Setup menu to the top level of the previous mode. � Clear current settings or error messages, and return to default settings. 10 Arrow buttons � Choose a menu or submenu item that appears on the display. 11 Select button � Select menu options. � Save settings. � Feed or eject paper.
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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 the memory card from the camera or the flash drive from the computer and insert it directly into the printer. 1 Insert a memory card into the card slot or a flash drive into the USB port. Inserting a memory card Inserting a flash drive Notes: Notes: � Insert the card with the brand name label facing ri
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Supported memory cards and file types Memory Card File Type Documents: � Secure Digital (SD) � .doc (Microsoft Word) � Micro Secure Digital (with adapter) (Micro SD) � .xls (Microsoft Excel) � Mini Secure Digital (with adapter) (Mini SD) � .ppt (Microsoft PowerPoint) � MultiMedia Card (MMC) � .pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format) � Reduced Size MultiMedia Card (with adapter) (RS-MMC) � .rtf (Rich Text Format) � MultiMedia Card mobile (with adapter) (MMCmobile) � .docx (Microsoft Word Open Docume
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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 S500 Series models (except Lexmark S508) 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
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Using the World Wide Web 1 Go to the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 2 From the Drivers & Downloads menu, click Driver Finder. 3 Select your printer, and then select your operating system. 4 Download the driver and install the printer software. Using the Windows printer software Software installed during printer installation When you set up the printer using the installation software CD, all the necessary software was installed. You may have chosen to install some additional programs. The f
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Use the To Lexmark Fax Solutions � Send a fax. (referred to as Fax Solutions) � Receive a fax in three-in-one printers. � Add, edit, or delete contacts in the built-in phone book. � Access the Lexmark Fax Setup Utility in four-in-one printers. Use the Fax Setup Utility to set the Speed Dial and Group Dial numbers, set Ringing and Answering, and print fax history and status reports. Abbyy Sprint OCR Scan a document and produce text that you can edit with a word-processing program. Lexmark Wireles
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Using the Macintosh printer software Software installed during printer installation Software resident in the Macintosh OS Use the To Print dialog Adjust the print settings and schedule print jobs. Printer Services dialog (not available in Mac OS X v10.5 � Access the printer utility. or later) � Troubleshoot. � Order ink or supplies. � Contact Lexmark. � Check the printer software version installed on the computer. Printer software Applications are installed along with the printer software during
