Getting Started
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Introducing the printer menus • Language • Color Intensity • Maintenance • Reduce/Enlarge Timeout • Copy Source Type • Set Defaults • Power Saver Timeout • Copy Source Size • Factory Defaults • Copy Count Timeout • Mono Collate • Poster • Ink Levels • Clone Selecting... then press Select. Special menu features You can create special copy jobs with the operator panel menus of your printer without using your display, and then press Select. 4 Press or until you see the language you want , and then press Select...
Introducing the printer menus • Language • Color Intensity • Maintenance • Reduce/Enlarge Timeout • Copy Source Type • Set Defaults • Power Saver Timeout • Copy Source Size • Factory Defaults • Copy Count Timeout • Mono Collate • Poster • Ink Levels • Clone Selecting... then press Select. Special menu features You can create special copy jobs with the operator panel menus of your printer without using your display, and then press Select. 4 Press or until you see the language you want , and then press Select...
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Basics Copying Printing Scanning Troubleshooting Appendix Index Click this tab: Cartridges Options Basics 12 When you want to: • View your ink levels. • Align cartridges for best quality. • Clean the nozzles. • Print a test page. • View cartridge part numbers and order supplies directly from the Lexmark Web site. • Control how and when the Control Program displays. • Disable the printer shortcut. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83
Basics Copying Printing Scanning Troubleshooting Appendix Index Click this tab: Cartridges Options Basics 12 When you want to: • View your ink levels. • Align cartridges for best quality. • Clean the nozzles. • Print a test page. • View cartridge part numbers and order supplies directly from the Lexmark Web site. • Control how and when the Control Program displays. • Disable the printer shortcut. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83
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...lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For best results, use of refilled cartridges. Printing with only one of the print cartridges in an air-tight container. Basics Copying Printing Scanning Troubleshooting Appendix Index Basics 22 Preserving the cartridges To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer...of time. • If a print cartridge runs out of ink, leave the empty cartridge in the printer until you are ready to replace it in the printer may cause printer problems. Lexmark's printer warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage caused by...
...lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For best results, use of refilled cartridges. Printing with only one of the print cartridges in an air-tight container. Basics Copying Printing Scanning Troubleshooting Appendix Index Basics 22 Preserving the cartridges To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer...of time. • If a print cartridge runs out of ink, leave the empty cartridge in the printer until you are ready to replace it in the printer may cause printer problems. Lexmark's printer warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage caused by...
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Note: Make sure all ink or corrective fluid on the glass scanner bed. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 Basics Copying Printing Scanning Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting 72 Document prints poorly Vertical, straight lines are missing or unexpected Make sure the ... the print quality of vertical, straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs: • Select Photo or Max Photo Quality from the Document/Quality tab of Printer Properties, Printing Preferences, or the Scan & Copy Control Program. For help , see page 36. • Test the cartridge alignment. For help, see page...
Note: Make sure all ink or corrective fluid on the glass scanner bed. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 Basics Copying Printing Scanning Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting 72 Document prints poorly Vertical, straight lines are missing or unexpected Make sure the ... the print quality of vertical, straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs: • Select Photo or Max Photo Quality from the Document/Quality tab of Printer Properties, Printing Preferences, or the Scan & Copy Control Program. For help , see page 36. • Test the cartridge alignment. For help, see page...
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...You let the ink dry before handling the paper. • You select the correct paper type and size in Printer Properties, Printing Preferences, or in the Scan & Copy Control Program. • The paper is selected on the Options tab of the Control Program. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For help , ...see page 36. • The nozzles are printing on regular paper, select the Quick setting from the Scan & Copy Control Program. If you are clean. For help , see page 75. Printed pages have alternating bands of Printer Properties, Printing ...
...You let the ink dry before handling the paper. • You select the correct paper type and size in Printer Properties, Printing Preferences, or in the Scan & Copy Control Program. • The paper is selected on the Options tab of the Control Program. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For help , ...see page 36. • The nozzles are printing on regular paper, select the Quick setting from the Scan & Copy Control Program. If you are clean. For help , see page 75. Printed pages have alternating bands of Printer Properties, Printing ...
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Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with slight color variations. An ink cartridge may be out of or low on the Cartridges tab of the Printing Control Program. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For help, see page 10. • Use a different color setting. • Select Printer Properties or Printing Preferences Document/Quality Natural Color For help, see page...
Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with slight color variations. An ink cartridge may be out of or low on the Cartridges tab of the Printing Control Program. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For help, see page 10. • Use a different color setting. • Select Printer Properties or Printing Preferences Document/Quality Natural Color For help, see page...
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...breaks, run the test up to two more times looking for unbroken lines. Warning: Wipe the nozzles in one direction so the colors do not mix. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For help , see the next section. If the quality of both lines is not satisfactory after cleaning the nozzles, there may ...be dried ink on the cartridge nozzles or the cartridge contacts. For help , see page 18. 2 Dampen a clean, lint-free cloth with water and gently wipe the gold nozzle area. To wipe the cartridge nozzles and contacts: 1 Remove the cartridge from the printer. Wiping nozzles If quality ...
...breaks, run the test up to two more times looking for unbroken lines. Warning: Wipe the nozzles in one direction so the colors do not mix. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 For help , see the next section. If the quality of both lines is not satisfactory after cleaning the nozzles, there may ...be dried ink on the cartridge nozzles or the cartridge contacts. For help , see page 18. 2 Dampen a clean, lint-free cloth with water and gently wipe the gold nozzle area. To wipe the cartridge nozzles and contacts: 1 Remove the cartridge from the printer. Wiping nozzles If quality ...
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... blot and wipe dry. 4 Dampen another section of cloth. 5 To dissolve dried ink, hold the damp cloth against the nozzles for about three seconds. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 Let the gold-colored areas dry before you reinsert the cartridge into the printer. Gently blot and wipe dry. Warning: Do not wipe the nozzles and contacts...
... blot and wipe dry. 4 Dampen another section of cloth. 5 To dissolve dried ink, hold the damp cloth against the nozzles for about three seconds. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 Let the gold-colored areas dry before you reinsert the cartridge into the printer. Gently blot and wipe dry. Warning: Do not wipe the nozzles and contacts...
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... to turn the printer off. 2 Pull firmly on , and then send your document to remove it is running out of ink. Purchase a new cartridge. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 If the paper is lodged too far into the printer a Open the cartridge door and pull the paper out. Ink Low message The ...cartridge is too far into the printer and cannot be removed: 1 Press the ...
... to turn the printer off. 2 Pull firmly on , and then send your document to remove it is running out of ink. Purchase a new cartridge. www.lexmark.com Lexmark X83 If the paper is lodged too far into the printer a Open the cartridge door and pull the paper out. Ink Low message The ...cartridge is too far into the printer and cannot be removed: 1 Press the ...