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......110 Maintaining the printer 111 Maintaining print cartridges...111 Installing print cartridges...111 Removing a used print cartridge ...112 Refilling print cartridges...113 Using genuine Lexmark print cartridges...113 Aligning print cartridges ...114 Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles...114 Checking ink levels...115 Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts ...116 Preserving the print cartridges ...117 Cleaning the scanner glass...117...
......110 Maintaining the printer 111 Maintaining print cartridges...111 Installing print cartridges...111 Removing a used print cartridge ...112 Refilling print cartridges...113 Using genuine Lexmark print cartridges...113 Aligning print cartridges ...114 Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles...114 Checking ink levels...115 Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts ...116 Preserving the print cartridges ...117 Cleaning the scanner glass...117...
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Note: If you do not want to connect the printer to a computer. Setting up the printer as the number of print cartridges, may vary by model. 9 8 1 2 3 76 5 1 4 2 3 1 Power cord 2 Telephone cord 3 Printer software CD 4 USB cable or installation cable Note: Your ...during installation Third-party applications, including antivirus, security, and firewall programs may not come with this publication. 7 Quick Setup sheet 8 Print cartridges 9 Stick-on overlays for your printer to work properly, you about the printer software being installed. For your language Setting up the printer...
Note: If you do not want to connect the printer to a computer. Setting up the printer as the number of print cartridges, may vary by model. 9 8 1 2 3 76 5 1 4 2 3 1 Power cord 2 Telephone cord 3 Printer software CD 4 USB cable or installation cable Note: Your ...during installation Third-party applications, including antivirus, security, and firewall programs may not come with this publication. 7 Quick Setup sheet 8 Print cartridges 9 Stick-on overlays for your printer to work properly, you about the printer software being installed. For your language Setting up the printer...
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... the fax number and fax name. a Enter a fax number, and then press to save . 15 Open the printer, and then press down on the print cartridge carrier levers. c Press the arrow buttons to choose a time format, and then press to save . 16 Open the color...
... the fax number and fax name. a Enter a fax number, and then press to save . 15 Open the printer, and then press down on the print cartridge carrier levers. c Press the arrow buttons to choose a time format, and then press to save . 16 Open the color...
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Note: You may need to purchase a black print cartridge separately. Setting up the printer 18 18 Remove the tape from the color print cartridge, insert the cartridge in the right carrier, and then close the color cartridge carrier lid. 19 If a black print cartridge is included in the box contents, open the black cartridge foil, and then remove the cartridge from the pack.
Note: You may need to purchase a black print cartridge separately. Setting up the printer 18 18 Remove the tape from the color print cartridge, insert the cartridge in the right carrier, and then close the color cartridge carrier lid. 19 If a black print cartridge is included in the box contents, open the black cartridge foil, and then remove the cartridge from the pack.
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20 Remove the tape from the black print cartridge, insert the cartridge in the left cartridge carrier, and then close the black cartridge carrier lid. 21 Close the printer. 22 Press . An alignment page prints. Setting up the printer 19
20 Remove the tape from the black print cartridge, insert the cartridge in the left cartridge carrier, and then close the black cartridge carrier lid. 21 Close the printer. 22 Press . An alignment page prints. Setting up the printer 19
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... the printer to access the port. Scan and copy photos and documents. • Access the print cartridges. • Remove paper jams. Install, replace, or remove a print cartridge. This connection method may not be connected to a telephone line to the printer. Connect the printer to... an active telephone line to the printer. 1 2 3 4 Use the 1 Top cover 2 Scanner glass 3 Scanner unit 4 Print cartridge carrier 5 EXT Port 6 LINE Port EXT LINE 7 Power supply with port 5 6 7 8 9 To Access the scanner glass. Setting up the printer 22 Connect...
... the printer to access the port. Scan and copy photos and documents. • Access the print cartridges. • Remove paper jams. Install, replace, or remove a print cartridge. This connection method may not be connected to a telephone line to the printer. Connect the printer to... an active telephone line to the printer. 1 2 3 4 Use the 1 Top cover 2 Scanner glass 3 Scanner unit 4 Print cartridge carrier 5 EXT Port 6 LINE Port EXT LINE 7 Power supply with port 5 6 7 8 9 To Access the scanner glass. Setting up the printer 22 Connect...
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... menu Photo menu Maintenance Note: The Photo menu is enabled only when you insert a memory • Ink Levels device into the printer. • Clean Cartridges • Align Cartridges • Print Test Page Device Setup Easy Photo • Print • Paper Size • Photo Size • Language • Country • Date/Time •...
... menu Photo menu Maintenance Note: The Photo menu is enabled only when you insert a memory • Ink Levels device into the printer. • Clean Cartridges • Align Cartridges • Print Test Page Device Setup Easy Photo • Print • Paper Size • Photo Size • Language • Country • Date/Time •...
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...settings for the Welcome screen to the printer through the rear USB port and you decide to connect a laptop computer to appear. Lexmark Printer Utility • Get help with these applications, depending on the front of the printer that you have not yet installed .... • Print an alignment page. • Clean the print cartridge nozzles. • Order ink or supplies. • Register the printer. • Contact customer support. Setting up the printer on the laptop, then install it. Lexmark Wireless Setup Assistant Set up the printer 34 Warning-Potential Damage: Do...
...settings for the Welcome screen to the printer through the rear USB port and you decide to connect a laptop computer to appear. Lexmark Printer Utility • Get help with these applications, depending on the front of the printer that you have not yet installed .... • Print an alignment page. • Clean the print cartridge nozzles. • Order ink or supplies. • Register the printer. • Contact customer support. Setting up the printer on the laptop, then install it. Lexmark Wireless Setup Assistant Set up the printer 34 Warning-Potential Damage: Do...
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Maintaining the printer 111 Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the gold contact area on the back or the metal nozzles on the cartridge carrier levers. 2 Remove the used print cartridge or cartridges. 3 If you are installing new print cartridges, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the cartridge. Maintaining the printer Maintaining print cartridges Installing print cartridges 1 Open the printer, and then press down on the bottom of the color cartridge, insert the cartridge in the right carrier, and then close the color cartridge carrier lid.
Maintaining the printer 111 Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the gold contact area on the back or the metal nozzles on the cartridge carrier levers. 2 Remove the used print cartridge or cartridges. 3 If you are installing new print cartridges, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the cartridge. Maintaining the printer Maintaining print cartridges Installing print cartridges 1 Open the printer, and then press down on the bottom of the color cartridge, insert the cartridge in the right carrier, and then close the color cartridge carrier lid.
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4 If a black cartridge is on the bottom of the black cartridge, insert the cartridge in the box contents, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the cartridge. 5 Close the printer, making sure to keep your hands out from underneath the scanner unit. Maintaining the printer 112 Removing a used print cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is included in the left carrier, and then close the black cartridge carrier lid. Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the gold contact area on the back or the metal nozzles on . 2 Lift the scanner unit.
4 If a black cartridge is on the bottom of the black cartridge, insert the cartridge in the box contents, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the cartridge. 5 Close the printer, making sure to keep your hands out from underneath the scanner unit. Maintaining the printer 112 Removing a used print cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is included in the left carrier, and then close the black cartridge carrier lid. Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the gold contact area on the back or the metal nozzles on . 2 Lift the scanner unit.
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... message appears: 1 Click Learn More on the cartridge carrier latch to raise the cartridge carrier lid. Refilling print cartridges The warranty does not cover repair of a refilled cartridge. Using genuine Lexmark print cartridges Lexmark printers, print cartridges, and photo paper are designed to the printer. Lexmark does not recommend use Lexmark supplies. Refilling a cartridge can affect print quality and may cause...
... message appears: 1 Click Learn More on the cartridge carrier latch to raise the cartridge carrier lid. Refilling print cartridges The warranty does not cover repair of a refilled cartridge. Using genuine Lexmark print cartridges Lexmark printers, print cartridges, and photo paper are designed to the printer. Lexmark does not recommend use Lexmark supplies. Refilling a cartridge can affect print quality and may cause...
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...printer control panel, press , and then press . 3 Press the arrow buttons until Align Cartridges appears, and then press . An alignment page prints. Using Windows 1 Load plain Letter... folder, click Maintenance Align Cartridges. 5 Click Print. 6 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. If print ...quality has not improved, then clean the print cartridge nozzles. Using Macintosh 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. ...are using the printer without a computer, press Cancel. Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles Using the printer control panel 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. 2 From...
...printer control panel, press , and then press . 3 Press the arrow buttons until Align Cartridges appears, and then press . An alignment page prints. Using Windows 1 Load plain Letter... folder, click Maintenance Align Cartridges. 5 Click Print. 6 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. If print ...quality has not improved, then clean the print cartridge nozzles. Using Macintosh 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. ...are using the printer without a computer, press Cancel. Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles Using the printer control panel 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. 2 From...
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...quality has improved. 3 Press the arrow buttons until Black Ink appears, and then press . A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them. 6 Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved. Using Windows 1 Load plain Letter-size ...panel, press , and then press . 2 Press again. 3 Press the arrow buttons until you have installed a black cartridge in the printer, then press the arrow buttons until Clean Cartridges appears, and then press . Using Macintosh 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. 2 From the Finder desktop, double click...
...quality has improved. 3 Press the arrow buttons until Black Ink appears, and then press . A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them. 6 Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved. Using Windows 1 Load plain Letter-size ...panel, press , and then press . 2 Press again. 3 Press the arrow buttons until you have installed a black cartridge in the printer, then press the arrow buttons until Clean Cartridges appears, and then press . Using Macintosh 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. 2 From the Finder desktop, double click...
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... Utility appears. 3 If an exclamation point (!) appears on the Printer Maintenance page. Install a new cartridge if necessary. Using Windows Use the Lexmark Service Center to check the ink levels of the cartridges. 1 Do one of the following: • In Windows Vista, click . • In Windows XP .... 2 Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list. 3 Select Lexmark Service Center. 4 Check the ink levels of the cartridges on a print cartridge, then the ink level is low. Using Macintosh 1 From the Finder desktop, double click the printer folder....
... Utility appears. 3 If an exclamation point (!) appears on the Printer Maintenance page. Install a new cartridge if necessary. Using Windows Use the Lexmark Service Center to check the ink levels of the cartridges. 1 Do one of the following: • In Windows Vista, click . • In Windows XP .... 2 Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list. 3 Select Lexmark Service Center. 4 Check the ink levels of the cartridges on a print cartridge, then the ink level is low. Using Macintosh 1 From the Finder desktop, double click the printer folder....
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...5 With another clean section of the cloth, repeat step 3 and step 4, and then let the nozzles and contacts dry completely. 6 Reinsert the print cartridge(s), and then print the document again. 7 If the print quality does not improve, clean the print nozzles, and then try printing the document again....up to two more times. 9 If print quality is dry before proceeding. 2 Remove paper from the wall outlet. Maintaining the printer 117 The cartridges do not print correctly if left exposed for about three seconds, and then wipe in an airtight container. 4 Using another clean section of the cloth...
...5 With another clean section of the cloth, repeat step 3 and step 4, and then let the nozzles and contacts dry completely. 6 Reinsert the print cartridge(s), and then print the document again. 7 If the print quality does not improve, clean the print nozzles, and then try printing the document again....up to two more times. 9 If print quality is dry before proceeding. 2 Remove paper from the wall outlet. Maintaining the printer 117 The cartridges do not print correctly if left exposed for about three seconds, and then wipe in an airtight container. 4 Using another clean section of the cloth...
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... yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. 2 Licensed Return Program Cartridge Lexmark 5690 and Lexmark 6690 models Item Part number Average cartridge standard page yield is up to1 Black cartridge 4A Black cartridge2 4 Color cartridge 5A Page yield values available at www.lexmark.com/pageyields. Color Cartridge2 5 Photo cartridge 31 Not applicable 1 Values obtained by continuous printing.
... yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. 2 Licensed Return Program Cartridge Lexmark 5690 and Lexmark 6690 models Item Part number Average cartridge standard page yield is up to1 Black cartridge 4A Black cartridge2 4 Color cartridge 5A Page yield values available at www.lexmark.com/pageyields. Color Cartridge2 5 Photo cartridge 31 Not applicable 1 Values obtained by continuous printing.
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...Resetting to factory settings Resetting all the printer settings you , visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com. Press and hold and , and then press to turn the printer on. Item Description Lexmark Photo Paper Lexmark PerfectFinish Photo Paper • Letter • A4 • 4 x 6 in. ...using the printer menus. Maintaining the printer 119 Ordering paper and other high-quality images, use Lexmark Photo Paper or Lexmark PerfectFinish Photo Paper and Lexmark print cartridges. For best results when printing photos or other supplies To purchase supplies or to locate a dealer...
...Resetting to factory settings Resetting all the printer settings you , visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com. Press and hold and , and then press to turn the printer on. Item Description Lexmark Photo Paper Lexmark PerfectFinish Photo Paper • Letter • A4 • 4 x 6 in. ...using the printer menus. Maintaining the printer 119 Ordering paper and other high-quality images, use Lexmark Photo Paper or Lexmark PerfectFinish Photo Paper and Lexmark print cartridges. For best results when printing photos or other supplies To purchase supplies or to locate a dealer...
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CHECK POWER If the light is not on . REMOVE AND THEN RELOAD PAPER CHECK INK Check the ink levels, and then install new print cartridges if necessary. Try one of the following : • In Windows Vista, click . • In Windows XP and earlier, click Start. 4 Click Computer or My Computer. 5 ...
CHECK POWER If the light is not on . REMOVE AND THEN RELOAD PAPER CHECK INK Check the ink levels, and then install new print cartridges if necessary. Try one of the following : • In Windows Vista, click . • In Windows XP and earlier, click Start. 4 Click Computer or My Computer. 5 ...
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... Set As Default Printer, then you must select the printer for each file that you want to print. c Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer. CHECK CARTRIDGES 1 Remove the print cartridges. 2 Make sure the sticker and tape have been removed. 1 2 1 2 3 Reinsert the...
... Set As Default Printer, then you must select the printer for each file that you want to print. c Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer. CHECK CARTRIDGES 1 Remove the print cartridges. 2 Make sure the sticker and tape have been removed. 1 2 1 2 3 Reinsert the...
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... then press . 3 Press the arrow buttons until Ringing and Answering appears, and then press . 4 Press again. CHECK INK Check the ink levels, and install a new cartridge if necessary. Can send but not receive faxes These are using a distinctive ring, see if Auto Answer is set for the printer. 1 From the printer...
... then press . 3 Press the arrow buttons until Ringing and Answering appears, and then press . 4 Press again. CHECK INK Check the ink levels, and install a new cartridge if necessary. Can send but not receive faxes These are using a distinctive ring, see if Auto Answer is set for the printer. 1 From the printer...