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NOTE: To assure compliance with FCC regulations on electromagnetic interference for a Class B computing device, use a properly shielded and grounded cable such as the Lexmark part number 1329605 for a parallel attach or 43H5856 for a USB attach. Use of a substitute cable not properly shielded and grounded may result in a violation of FCC regulations.
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Connecting the Printer Cable ... 2-4 Connecting the Power Cord ... 2-7 Loading Paper into the Input Tray ... 2-8 Installing the Print Cartridges ... 2-10 Testing the Printer ... 2-16 Installing the Printer Software ... 2-17 Uninstalling the Lexmark Software ... 2-25 Introduction...
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Using the Control Panel Chapter Overview ... 3-1 Control Panel Buttons ... 3-2 Control Panel Display ... 3-4 Chapter Print Media Overview ... 4-1 Media Size ... 4-2 Print Media Characteristics ... 4-3 Paper Guideline ... 4-4 Using the Manual Feed Slot ... 4-5 Chapter Printing Tasks Overview ...
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Making a Copy Chapter Overview ... 6-1 Making a Single Copy ... 6-2 Making Multiple Copies ... 6-3 Changing Copy Setup ... 6-4 Collated Copying ... 6-6 Making a Clone Copy ... 6-7 Printing Posters ... 6-9 Changing Printer Setting Chapter Overview ...
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Maintaining Your Printer Chapter Overview ... 8-1 Replacing the Print Cartridges ... 8-2 Aligning the Print Cartridges ...8-3 Cleaning Your Printer ... 8-4 Printing the Help List ... 8-6 Restoring the Menu to the Default Settings ... 8-7 Adjust Shading ... 8-7 Troubleshooting Chapter Overview ...
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Appendix Specifications ... A-1 Index ... A-4 Introduction...
Chapter Introduction Overview Congratulations on the purchase of your Lexmark Z82 Scan/Print/Copy! bout This Guide ain Features rinter Components Introduction...
This guide will show you how to get started and perform the most common tasks with your printer. Conventions used Throughout this guide, the following specific conventions are used to help you quickly identify information: This label identifies significant information. This label identifies information you should know before you continue.
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Your Lexmark Z82 Scan/Print/Copy supports the following features: High-quality printing at a maximum resolution of 1200 dpi. you can easily copy, or scan documents and photographs into your computer, and maintain them as electronic documents. You can also use SmarThru to quickly transmit scanned documents by fax or electronic mail, or to print a copy on your printer.
Scanner Bed Ink Cartridge and Carrier (inside) Display Paper Input Tray Introduction Front View The following illustration shows the front view of your printer and indicates the various main elements. Top Cover Scanner bed Cartridge Compartment Cover Control Panel (Not Available) (Not Available) Handle Paper Out Tray...
Rear View The following illustration shows the rear view of your printer and indicates the various main elements. Power Connector Rear Cover Parallel Interface Connector Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port Manual Feeder Introduction...
Chapter Setting Up Your Printer Overview This chapter provides step-by-step information on setting up your printer. npacking Your Printer onnecting the Printer Cable onnecting the Power Cord oading Paper into the Input Tray nstalling the Print Cartridge esting the Printer nstalling the Printer Software Setting Up Your Printer...
npacking Your Printer hen you start unpacking, you will find the following items in addition to your printer. Power Cord User’s Guide SmarThru 2 Guide If you find that any of the above items are missing or damaged, contact your local dealer. Setting Up Your Printer The shape of power cord may differ, depending on your country.
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uring the storage and transport of your printer, adhesive tape is used to protect some of the elements that may move or open unexpectedly and consequently be damaged. Remove all the adhesive tapes, as illustrated below. Slide the Input Tray out of the printer. Remove the packaging material from the tray.
Printer Cable The Lexmark Z82 printer has two interfaces for wide connectivity; parallel and USB. If you are running Windows 98 or higher and your computer is equipped with a USB port, see page 2-6 for connection. Parallel cable connection To prevent malfunction, it is strongly recommend that you use an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable with the printer.
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Push the metal clips down to fit inside the notches on the cable plug. Plug the other end of the cable into the appropriate parallel connector on your computer and fasten it tight. Setting Up Your Printer...
Continued Connecting the Printer Cable To use a USB cable for printing, your computer should be running Windows 98 or higher and have a USB port. USB cable connection The USB and parallel printer cables cannot be connected simultaneously. You should decide which connection to use and the best connection to fit your requirement.
Power Cord The Lexmark Z82 printer has a power range of 110-240V AC. Plug one end of the power cable supplied to the connector on the rear of the printer. Plug the other end into a suitable power point.
oading Paper into the Input Tray Your printer has the Input Tray that can hold up to 150 sheets of paper. Pull the tray completely out of the printer. Slide the paper width and length guides to their outermost positions. Place the paper against the back edge and the right side of the tray with the recommended print side face down.
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Squeeze the Width Guide and slide it to fit the edge of the paper. Slide the Length Guide in to fit the bottom edge of the paper. Push the input tray back towards the printer until it stops. Setting Up Your Printer...
nstalling the Print Cartridges When you unpack the printer, the Print Cartridge Carrier is hidden on the right side of the printer. The carrier slides horizontally across a track inside the printer. It must move into the installation position on the far left side of the printer to install the print cartridges.
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Complete the following steps to move the Print Cartridge Carrier into the installation position. a) Press Setup until CARTRIDGE appears in the display. ➛¤or ❿¤ until CHANGE CAR. appears in the second row of b) Press the display. c) Press Enter/Select. The Print Cartridge Carrier moves to the far left side of the printer.
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Continued Installing the Print Cartridge Push back on the cartridge until it snaps securely into place. You should hear a clicking sound. Close the Cartridge Compartment Cover. Close the Printer Top Cover. Press ➛¤or ❿¤until BOTH appears in the second row of the display.
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Press Enter/Select. LEFT CARTRIDGE? appears in the display. Press ➛¤or ❿ to select the color cartridge type that you installed. The cartridge types you can select are: NEW STD COLOR for a new standard color cartridge. NEW HIGH COLOR for a new high-yield color cartridge. OLD COLOR for a used color cartridge.
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Continued Installing the Print Cartridge The following illustrations are examples of the alignment test patterns. Each pattern has a letter above it (A, B, C, D, E, and F for black/color, A, B, C and D for color/photo cartridge). Once the cartridge alignment test page has printed, the display looks like this: 2-14...
These print cartridges have been specifically designed to work with your printer to produce results that are always clear and sharp. If you want to purchase a new print cartridge, either contact your point of purchase or any Lexmark authorized supplies dealer. Cartridge type Standard...
esting the Printer Each time you install a new print cartridge, run the Self Test to check if the print cartridge is installed properly. Press Setup until MAINTENANCE appears in the display. Press ➛¤or ❿¤until PRINT SELF TEST appears in the second row of the display.
nstalling the Printer Software The printer software (printer driver) and the SmarThru 2 program are provided on CD-ROM. To use your new machine as a printer, the printer software must be installed. In addition, it is recommended to install SmarThru 2 program for more features than the stand-alone printer.
Continued Installing the Printer Software Hardware Requirements To install and run the Printer Software you must have the following hardware configuration: 28MB of available Hard disk space 486 DX2 100MHz or better 16MB of RAM or more Software Requirements To install and run the Printer Software you must have the following software configuration.
Installing the printer software Make sure the printer is plugged in and connected to your computer. Start Windows. When the New Hardware Found message appears, click the Cancel button. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The Model Selection window should appear automatically.
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If there is no Internet Explorer 4.0 or above version on your PC, the Setup program will install Internet Explorer version 5.0 on your PC first. After installing it, to continue Lexmark Z82 software setup, run ‘Autorun.exe’ from the CD or reinsert the CD in the drive.
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Choose the Setup type and click the Next button. Select the program folder that you want to create the program icons for, and click the Next button. After the installation is completed, click on Finish. The Windows will restart. Typical (recommended) This option allows you to install the printer driver, SmarThru software and OCR software.
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Continued Installing the Printer Software After Windows is restarted, now you will be asked to add Fax Modem. Adding a New Fax Modem Click the Next button when SmarThru Add New Fax Modem window appears. Select the modem that is installed in your system and then click the Next button.
Setting up your Internet Connection Set up your Internet connection if you have an e-mail account from your company or a service provider. Select the way you are connected to the Internet and then click the Next button. If ‘Connection to internet over LAN’ is selected in step1, the following screen appears.
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Continued Installing the Printer Software Type the password that you use to access your Internet mail server and then click the Next button. Click the Next button. To complete the configuration of your Internet e-mail service, click Finish. 2-24 Setting Up Your Printer Congratulations! You have finished setting up your printer.
Lexmark Software The Uninstall utility is supplied with the Lexmark Software to enable you to remove the software and all associated files from your hard disk. To uninstall the printer driver, proceed as follows: Close any programs that are running first.
Chapter Using the Control Panel Overview This chapter contains information about using the printer control panel, changing printer settings, and understanding control panel menus. This chapter provides the following information: ontrol Panel Buttons ontrol Panel Display Using Control Panel...
ontrol Panel Buttons The Control Panel has many buttons which are used to change printer settings, make copies, scan documents and maintain the printer. Look for the following buttons and their functions. Button Setup Using Control Panel Function Press Setup to change printer settings. The setup menu includes the following items: CARTRIDGE PAPER SIZE...
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Button Press Resolution to change the resolution setting when copying documents. NORMAL BEST DRAFT Press Contrast to change the contrast setting when copying documents. NORMAL LIGHTEN DARKEN Press Zoom Rate to reduce or enlarge the size of a copied image from 25% to 400%. Press Copy Page to determine the number of copies (1 to 99) printed for each page.
ontrol Panel Display There are two kinds of messages and they show the information that you have to take care and what you need to do. Status messages provide information about the current state of the printer. Attendance messages indicate printer errors that you must resolve.
Chapter Print Media Overview This chapter provides specifications and guidelines for each type of print media that can be used with your printer. edia Size rint Media Characteristics aper Guideline sing the Manual Feed Slot Print Media...
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edia Size The following table lists the types and dimensions of print media that you can use with your printer. Media Letter Legal Executive A6 Card Label Envelope #7 3/4 Envelope #9 Envelope #10 Envelope B5 Post Card 4x6 Custom Print Media Dimension 216 mm x 279 mm...
rint Media Characteristics Print media characteristics affect print quality and reliability. When you choose print media, consider the following: Weight The printer automatically feeds paper weights from 20 lbs to 24 Ibs. Surface Smoothness The degree of smoothness of the paper affects print quality. If the paper is too rough, the ink may not adhere to the paper properly, resulting in poor print quality.
aper Guideline When choosing any paper type, consider the weight, surface smoothness and color of the paper. For best print quality, use inkjet paper. Use only undamaged paper Not supported paper types - Multiple-sheet forms or documents - Preprinted papers with chemicals that may contaminate the printer.
sing the Manual Feed Slot Your Printer has a Manual Feeder that lets you feed the papers which cannot be fed through the Input Tray. The OHP, thick paper, envelopes, and unformatted paper should be fed manually through the Manual Feeder. This feeder allows only one sheet at one time. Manual Feeder Slot Insert the media against the right side of the slot until the printer picks it up.
Chapter Printing Tasks Overview This chapter shows how to print a file in Windows and each property you can change. electing the Printer rinting a Document sing Features in the Printer Driver Printing Tasks...
Printer After installation, Lexmark Z82 printer is automatically selected as the default printer. To set the Lexmark Z82 printer as the default printer, follow the procedures as described below: Setting Your Default Printer Select Start ➝ Settings ➝ Printers from the Windows task bar.
rinting a Document The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Start your application you are using to create the document, and open the document you want to print.
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Continued Printing a Document About Printer Control Program Window When the Lexmark Z82 Control Program on LPT1 window appears, click the appropriate tab for the options. Starting the Lexmark Z82 Control Program Select Start Program from the Windows task bar.
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Using the Options Tab This tab allows you to specify the Control Program setup options. Check this option if your printer pauses frequently during a print job, and prints pages with alternating bands of light and dark print. Check this option to prevent the Control Program from appearing on your computer screen each time you send a job to print.
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Click to install or replace the print cartridge. Click to clean the print nozzles. Click to align printheads. Click this button to order supplies from Lexmark’s Web site. Printing Tasks Using the Cartridges Tab This tab allows you to choose cartridge options.
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Select Start ➝ Settings ➝ Printers from the Windows task bar. Double-click the Lexmark Z82 icon. Select Printer ➝ Properties. The Properties dialog box allows you to access all the information you will need when using your printer.
Continued Using Features in the Printer Driver Paper Tab This tab allows you to specify paper size, number of copies, page collation and page orientation. Paper Source The paper source setting identifies the default paper tray. Copies Sets the number of copies you want to print.
Document/Quality Tab This tab allows you to specify the document type, paper type and print quality. Paper Types Select the paper type you are feeding. Print Quality You can set the resolution for the graphics images. Document Types Automatic: Automatically produces quality printing.
Continued Using Features in the Printer Driver Advanced Tab This tab allows you to specify the halftone type, and adjust the image brightness, shadow and color. Halftone Use the Halftone settings to improve the appearance of pictures and graphics. Line Art: Generally the best choice for printed text or pen-and-ink drawings.
Chapter Making a Copy Overview This chapter contains information about copying the original document, selecting the special copy, and changing the copy setup. aking a Single Copy aking Multiple Copies hanging Copy Setup ollated Copying aking a Clone Copy rinting Poster Making a Copy...
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aking a Single Copy Your printer can copy in black and white or full color. Place your original document face down on the Scanner Bed with the top left of the original towards the green mark ( Printer Top Cover. Start copying by doing one of the following: Press the Black button to make...
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aking Multiple Copies You can make copies up to 99 via the Control Panel. Place your original document face down on the Scanner Bed with the top left of the original towards the green mark ( and close the Printer Top Cover. Press the Copy Page button.
hanging Copy Setup Before making copies, you can change the contrast, resolution and scale. Any change will take effective to every copy you will make. To change Copy Contrast 1) Press the Contrast button. 2) Press ➛¤or ❿¤ until the desired setting appears in the display. You may choose NORMAL, LIGHTEN or DARKEN.
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To change Copy Size 1) Press the Zoom Rate button repeatedly until the desired setting appears in the display. ➛¤or ❿ to increase/decrease the Or press Zoom Rate, scale value. [ZOOM RATE] ❿NORMAL 100% Whenever you press Zoom Rate, following options display in order.
Copying The Lexmark Z82 printer has a collated copying function to sort copies. The copy will be produced as below when collated. This feature only allows you to print a document in black and white. You cannot select high quality printing.
aking a Clone Copy Use the CLONE setting to print multiple copies of the same image on a single page. For example, 4 IMAGES means four of the same images are printed on one page. Place your original document face down on the Scanner Bed with the top left of the original to the green mark ( Printer Top Cover.
rinting Posters This feature allows you to print a single page image on 4, 9 or 16 pages, which can be pasted together to form one poster size image. Place your original document face down on the Scanner Bed with the top left of the original to the green mark ), and close the Printer Top Cover.
Chapter Changing Printer Settings Overview This chapter provides the following information: electing the Paper Size electing the Paper Type Changing Printer Setting...
electing the Paper Size It is important to select the correct paper size from the setup when using the input tray. See tables beginning on page 4-2 for a list of the dimensions for each paper and envelope size. Press the Setup button repeatedly until PAPER SIZE appears.
electing the Paper Type The Paper Type Setting lets you specify the type of print media installed in the Paper Input Tray. Press the Setup button until PAPER TYPE appears. Press ➛¤or ❿¤until the desired paper type appears in the second row of the display.
Chapter Maintaining Your Printer Overview You will need to replace and clean print cartridges in your printer in order to maintain optimum print capabilities. This chapter provides information about maintaining your printer. Replacing Print Cartridge Aligning Print Cartridge Cleaning Your Printer Cleaning the Print Cartridge Contacts Printing the Help List Restoring the Menu to the Default Setting...
eplacing the Print Cartridges The following sections take you through the process of replacing the print cartridges. To remove the print cartridge 1) Lift the Scanner Bed and support it with the Cartridge Compartment Cover. 2) Complete the following steps to move the Print Cartridge Carrier into the installation position.
ligning the Print Cartridges For optimal printing you should align the print cartridges. If you replace print cartridges, your printer automatically prints an alignment test page. If you need to print an alignment test page, complete the following steps: Press the Setup button until CARTRIDGE appears in the display.
leaning Your Printer The following sections take you through the process of cleaning the print cartridge printheads. To clean the printheads Run CLEAN CAR. to clean the printheads. A test line prints so that you can see if the cleaning process was successful.
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To wipe the printheads 1) Remove the print cartridge from the printer. If you need help, see ‘To Remove the Print Cartridges’ on page 8-2. 2) Use a clean, damp cloth or cotton swab to gently wipe the entire copper contact area and the printheads as shown.
rinting the Help List The Help list contains the information about all of the functions currently available. Press the Setup button until MAINTENANCE appears in the display. Press the Enter/Select button when HELP LIST appears on the second line of the display. The printer prints the Help list.
estoring the Menu to the Default Setting To disable the menus so that changes cannot be made to the printer default setting: To restore factory defaults Press the Setup button until MAINTENANCE appears in the display. Press ➛¤or ❿¤until RESTORE DEFAULT appears in the second row of the display.
djust Shading The shading is adjusted at the factory. However, if you accidentally drop the machine, you may want to adjust shading for optimized lightness. Place your original document face down on the Scanner Bed with the top left of the original to the green mark ( Printer Top Cover.
Chapter Troubleshooting Overview Most printer problems can be easily solved by going through simple check lists and tests. The most frequent problems have been divided into several categories, as listed below. learing paper Jams rror Messages eneral Printing Problems oor Print Quality canning Problems CR Problems Troubleshooting...
learing Paper Jams By carefully selecting print media and loading them properly, you should be able to avoid most paper jams. Paper jams while the printer is feeding Pull the Input Tray completely out of the printer. Lift the Output Tray. Pull the paper up and toward you to remove it.
Paper jams while printing Open the Rear Cover by pushing the release tabs at each end of the cover. Pull the paper out gently and slowly. Close the Rear Cover until it snaps into place. Press the Stop/Restore button. The error message disappears. REMOVE PAPER JAM THEN PRESS STOP Troubleshooting...
Continued Cleaning Paper Jams Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams If jams occur frequently, make sure you are following these tips to avoid jams : Follow the procedures in 'Loading paper into the Input Tray' on page 2-8 to load paper properly. Do not overload the Input Tray.
rror Messages The following table explains the various messages that may appear on your printer display. Message CHECK PAPER THEN PRESS STOP REMOVE PAPER JAM THEN PRESS STOP DOCUMENT IS BIG SET SMALL CLONE CANCEL COLLATE ? Y:ENTER N:STOP RESUME POSTER ? Y:ENTER N:STOP MEMORY FULL...
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Continued Error Messages Message RIGHT CAR. EMPTY LEFT CAR. EMPTY CHECK CARTRIDGE PLEASE CHANGE PHOTO CARTRIDGE SYSTEM ERROR REMOVE PAPER JAM THEN PRESS STOP PRESS STOP TO CLEAR SYSTEM ERR SYSTEM INITIAL.. PLEASE WAIT Troubleshooting Meaning and Required Action The Black or Photo cartridge is not installed or improperly installed in the Print Cartridge Carrier.
To set the default printer, proceed as follows: 1) Select Start ➝ Settings ➝ Printers from the Windows task bar. 2) Double-click the Lexmark Z82 icon. 3) Select File ➝ Default Printer. Problem...
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Problem The paper does not feed into the printer The data does not print correctly Printing is too slow Troubleshooting Cause & Solution Make sure the print media is loaded correctly. Remove and re-insert paper correctly. There is too many sheets in the Input Tray. Remove some papers.
rint Quality Problems Problem Print is too light or blurred Characters print askew Characters print with White lines Incorrect character print Cause & Solution Make sure the Print Quality setting is set to Normal. See Print Quality on page 5-9 for more information.
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Problem Entire page is white Printed color does not match screen color Black and White is printing instead of color Color print quality is poor 9-10 Troubleshooting Cause & Solution The page layout is too complex. Simplify the page layout. Delete any unnecessary graphics.
canning Problems Problem The printer does not scan The printer scans very slowly ‘Scanner is busy receiving or printing data. When the current job is completed, try again’ message appears on the screen ‘The selected port is currently being used. Restart your computer and try again’...
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Problem ‘The scanner driver is not installed or an operation environment is not set up properly. Re-install the scanner driver and try again’ message appears on the screen ‘Port is disabled. Check if the port is properly connected, or power is on. Then restart your computer’...
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Continued Scanning Problems Problem ‘Scanning has failed. Restart your scanner and try again’ message appears on the screen After scanning, scan program is not closed Part of data is not automatically scanned 9-13 Cause & Solution Scan error occurs. Turn the printer off and back on.
CR Problems Problem The recognized page contains many unrecognized words The result of automatic segmentation is not correct The system does not load your image file Scanning is not achieved in AnyPage Lite. 9-14 Troubleshooting Cause & Solution The original document is scanned with improper brightness or too low resolution.
Appendix pecifications General Specifications Item Rated AC power input Average power consumption Machine Size Machine Weight Operating Condition Recommended Operating Condition Ink Cartridge specification...
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Printer Item Technology Engine Type Operating System Interface Emulation Draft Print Resolution Normal (H x V) Best Maximum Paper Size Effective Printing Width Output Tray Capacity Input Paper Capacity Maximum Printer Cable Length Scanner Item Compatibility Device Scanning Area Color Depth Optical Resolution Interpolation Resolution Pre-scan Mode...
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Copier specification Item Copy Mode Scanner Type Maximum Original Size Maximum Paper Size Optical Resolution Copy Quality Mono Copy Speed (A4) Color Copy Speed (A4) Effective Print-edge Margin Multicopy Reduction & Enlargement Contrast Control...
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