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Lexmark Impact S300 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 � “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 9 Top cover Access the scanner glass. 10 Paper feed guard Prevent items from falling into the paper slot. 11 Paper guides Keep paper straight when feeding. Use the To 1 Scanner glass Scan and copy photos and documents. 2 Power supply with port Connect the printer to a power source. 3 USB port Connect the printer to a computer using a USB cable. Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the USB port except when plugging in or removing a USB cable or installation cable. 4 Printhead access
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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 Photo button Access the photo menu and print photos. 5 Color/Black Switch to color mode or black-and-white mode. 6 Start button Start a print, scan, or copy job, depending on w
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Use the: To 9 Select button � Select menu options. � Save settings. � Feed or eject paper. Press and hold for 3 seconds to feed or eject paper from the printer. Arrow buttons 10 � Choose a menu or submenu item that appears on the display. 11 Back button � Return to the previous screen. � Exit from one menu level to a higher one. 12 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. Using memory
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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 12
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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 15. About your printer 13
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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 S300 Series models (except Lexmark S308) 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
