For warranty returns, call 1-800-395-4039. This patented printer is licensed for, and designed to work with, only genuine Lexmark inkjet cartridges for the life of the patented printer. You agree to: (1) use only genuine Lexmark inkjet cartridges with this...
Contents Contents Copying..................25 Tips for copying........................25 Important safety information............2 Making copies........................25 About your printer................5 Making a two‑sided (duplex) copy automatically...............25 Canceling copy jobs......................26 Finding information about the printer.................5 Minimizing your printer's environmental impact..............5 Scanning..................27 Printer models........................6 Tips for scanning.........................27 Printer features........................6 Scanning to a local computer.....................27 Setting up the printer......................6 Scanning to a flash drive or memory card................27...
Recycling support • Return ink cartridges for reuse or recycling through the Lexmark Cartridge Collection Program. To Available on the installation software CD. return an ink cartridge, go to www.lexmark.com/recycle, and then follow the instructions to request Available on the installation software CD and on the Lexmark Support Web site at a postage‑paid bag.
About your printer To read the Lexmark Environmental Sustainability Report, visit www.lexmark.com/environment. Setting up the printer Note: Your printer may not come with some of these programs or some of the functions of these Unpack the printer. programs, depending on the features of the printer that you purchased.
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Remove the language sheet holder from the printer control panel. driver. With a CD or DVD drive (Windows/Macintosh) Without a CD or DVD drive or for Linux Download the printer driver from www.lexmark.com. xxxx xx xxxxxxxx xxxx xx xxxxx xxxxxxxx...
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About your printer Move the paper guides to the sides. Load paper and adjust the paper guides. Note: Make sure the paper is below the maximum fill line located on the edge of the paper tray. Overloading the tray can cause paper jams. Insert the paper tray.
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About your printer Make sure the printer is on. Set the country or region, and then press Country/Region Country/Region United States Albania Algeria Please choose a country or region and press OK Set the date, and then press Set Date Set Date 2011 Set the language on the printer control panel, and then press...
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Get my printer ready to scan directly to my computer Do you want to set up fax now? Configure Lexmark SmartSolutions and standalone email Get my printer ready to send and receive faxes Later What will I be missing if I don’t do this now?
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About your printer Open the printer. Insert each ink cartridge. Slide your finger along the ink cartridge until the cartridge clicks into place. Unpack the ink cartridges. Notes: • Install the color ink cartridges first. Then, use two hands to install the black cartridge. •...
About your printer Extend and flip out the paper stop. Understanding the parts of the printer From the printer control panel, press to print an alignment page. Use the Scanner cover Access the scanner glass. Notes: Scanner glass Scan, copy or fax photos and documents. •...
About your printer Use the Printhead access area Install the printhead. Note: The carrier moves to the printhead access area when no printhead is installed in the printer. Jam clearance cover Remove jammed pages. Using the printer control panel Use the Scanner unit Access the ink cartridges.
About your printer Dial tone Dial the telephone number manually using the keypad before sending the fax. Keypad In Copy mode or Photo mode: Enter the number of copies or prints you want to make. In Fax mode: Address Book Access fax numbers from a saved list of numbers.
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About your printer Images: • .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe (Joint Photographic Experts Group) • .tiff, .tif (Tagged Image File Format) Using a flash drive with the printer Make sure the flash drive contains files that are supported by the printer. For more information, see “Supported file types”...
Turn on your printer. High‑yield magenta color cartridge 150XL 150XLA Licensed for a single use only. After use, return this cartridge to Lexmark for remanufacturing, refilling, or recycling. Available only on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Lexmark Pro719 model...
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Ordering and replacing supplies If your ink cartridge comes with a twist cap, then remove the cap. Open the printer. Insert each ink cartridge. Slide your finger along the ink cartridge until the cartridge clicks into place. Note: The printhead moves to the cartridge installation position. Press the release tab, and then remove the used ink cartridge or cartridges.
Ordering and replacing supplies 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 Sleep mode or will temporarily turn on if it is turned off.
PCLinux OS 2010 Using the Windows printer software The printer driver for this operating system is available only at http://support.lexmark.com. Software installed during printer installation When you set up the printer using the installation software CD, all the necessary software was installed.
Abbyy Sprint OCR Scan a document and produce text that you can edit with a Using the Macintosh printer software word‑processing program. Lexmark Wireless Setup Utility • Set up the wireless printer on a wireless network. Launching the Print dialog (referred to as Wireless Setup •...
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Double‑click the Web link that you want to visit. Customer Support Contact customer support. Lexmark Software Updates Download and install the latest printer software. Lexmark Online Visit the Lexmark Web site. Order Supplies Online Order ink or supplies. Printer Registration Register your printer. Visit Lexmark SmartSolutions •...
Printing Navigate to: Printing Layout tab > Print on Both Sides (Duplex) area > Print on both sides • Click Long edge for print jobs with pages that are bound along the long edge of the page. • Click Short edge for print jobs with pages that are bound along the short edge of the page. Printing a document Click the Paper/Finishing tab, and then select a supported paper type.
Printing When the printer detects the memory device, Storage Device Detected appears on the • For Short‑Edge binding, pages are bound along the short edge of the page (top edge for portrait, display. left edge for landscape). If document files are stored on the memory device, then the printer automatically switches to File Portrait Landscape Print mode.
• For other Lexmark printers, your mobile device can send print jobs to your printer as long as the printer software and LexPrint Listener are installed on the computer where the printer is connected. Note: The application referred to as Rendezvous in Mac OS X version 10.2 is now called Bonjour by...
Copying Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass. Copying From the printer control panel, navigate to: > Copy > > Copies Scanner glass Press the left or right arrow button to select the number of copies. From the Copy menu screen, press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the option you want to set, and then press the left or right arrow button to scroll to the setting you want.
Copying • For short-edged binding, pages are bound along the short edge of the page (top edge for portrait orientation and left edge for landscape orientation). Press , and then follow the instructions on the display. Canceling copy jobs To cancel a copy job, press , and then press Scanning stops and the printer returns to the previous menu.
Scanning From the printer control panel, navigate to: Scanning > Scan > > Computer > USB‑Connected Computer > The USB‑connected computer will receive the scan by default. Scanner glass Note: Make sure the scan software is installed on the destination computer. Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the scan option you want to set, and then press the left or right arrow button to scroll to the setting you want.
Scanning Scanning starts and the scan progress dialog appears. Click or Start. Save the document as a PDF. Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list. For Macintosh users Navigate to: Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass. Printer Home >...
E-mailing Applications > select your printer folder > Printer Settings > Email E-mailing Follow the instructions on the computer screen, and then click Save Settings. Canceling an e‑mail Sending e-mail Do one or more of the following: Tips for e‑mailing •...
Setting up the printer to fax To connect: Setting up the printer to fax Connect the cable from the wall jack to the port of the printer. CAUTION—POTENTIAL INJURY: To reduce risk of fire, use only the telecommunications (RJ‑11) Tips for this setup: cord provided with this product or a UL Listed 26 AWG or larger replacement when connecting •...
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Setting up the printer to fax Connected to different wall jacks Setup 3: Printer is sharing the line with a telephone subscribed to voice mail service LINE LINE PHONE LINE To connect: Connect the cable from the wall jack to the port of the printer.
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Setting up the printer to fax When you answer the telephone and you hear fax tones, press *9* or the manual answer code on the To install a filter for the printer: telephone to receive the fax. Connect the line port of the DSL filter to the wall jack. •...
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Setting up the printer to fax Connect the other end of the cable to the port labeled Phone Line 1 or Phone Port on the VoIP adapter. Scenario 4: Digital telephone service through a cable provider The port labeled Phone Line 2 or Fax Port is not always active. You may need to pay extra to your VoIP provider if you want to activate the second phone port.
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Setting up the printer to fax Scenario 5: Country‑ or region‑specific setup • If you need two phone ports for your devices but do not want to pay extra, then do not plug the printer into the second phone port. You can use a phone splitter. Plug the phone splitter into the Phone Line Different countries or regions have different types of telephone wall jacks.
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Setting up the printer to fax Notes: Connecting the printer to a non‑RJ‑11 wall jack • Do not remove the wrap plug from the port of the printer. • The printer may not come with an RJ-11 adapter in your country or region. If the additional device (telephone or answering machine) has an RJ-11 connector, then you can remove the wrap plug and connect the device to the port of the printer.
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Setting up the printer to fax Connecting the printer to a wall jack in Germany France Netherlands Switzerland The German wall jack has two kinds of ports. The N ports are for fax machines, modems, and answering Finland Norway United Kingdom machines.
Setting up the printer to fax Connect the printer to any of the N ports. If you hear a dial tone, then the telephone line and the wall jack are working. Make sure the printer is properly connected to the telephone line While the printer is connected to a telephone line through the port on the back of the printer, plug an analog telephone into the...
Setting up the printer to fax Note: In some models, entries 1–89 are for individual contacts and entries 90–99 are for fax groups. Step 5: Set the number of rings Enter the entry number before entering the contact name and fax number of the contact. If you set Auto Answer to On in Step 4, then do the following.
Faxing Sending faxes using the computer Faxing For Windows users CAUTION—SHOCK HAZARD: Do not use the fax feature during a lightning storm. Do not set up With a document open, click File > Print. this product or make any electrical or cabling connections, such as the fax feature, power cord, or telephone, during a lightning storm.
Faxing Receiving faxes automatically • Make sure that the telephone is plugged into the port on the back of the printer and that the printer is connected to the wall jack through the port. Make sure that Auto Answer is on: From the printer control panel, navigate to: >...
Wireless networking For Windows users Wireless networking Close all open software programs. Insert the installation software CD. Information you will need to set up the printer on a If the installation dialog does not appear after a minute, then launch the CD manually: wireless network Click , or click Start and then click Run.
Wireless networking You can find these WPS logos on the side, back, or top of your access point. For more information on accessing the wireless settings and determining the WPS capability of your access point, see the documentation that came with the access point or contact your system support person. Configuring Wi‑Fi Protected Setup manually Note: Make sure your access point (wireless router) is Wi‑Fi Protected Setup (WPS) certified.
If Troubleshooting does not solve your problem Click , or click Start and then click Run. Visit our Web site at http://support.lexmark.com to find the following: In the Start Search or Run box, type D:\setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD or DVD •...
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Troubleshooting If your printer does not appear in the list, then try either of the following: HECK THE CONNECTION • For a USB-connected printer, remove and then reconnect the USB cable. Check the USB cable for any obvious damage. If the cable is damaged, then use a new one. •...
Troubleshooting If the cartridges do not seem to fit, then make sure the printhead is properly seated, and then try Cannot delete documents from the print queue installing the cartridges again. If you have jobs stuck in the print queue and cannot delete them to get other jobs to print, then the Load plain, unmarked paper.
Troubleshooting • “Cannot receive faxes” on page 47 ECREASE THE TRANSMISSION SPEED OF THE FAX MODEM • “Cannot run the fax software” on page 47 The modem of the printer can transmit data at 33,600 bps. This is the maximum speed at which the printer can send and receive faxes.
Troubleshooting AKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE CORRECT MANUAL ANSWER CODE If the prefix is not correct, enter the correct prefix, and then press If you set the printer to receive faxes manually (Auto Answer Off), then you need to press the correct code when a fax comes in so that the printer can receive it.
Troubleshooting Print a network setup page to verify the SSID the printer is using. For Macintosh users If you are not sure if your SSID is correct, then run the wireless setup again. From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac. •...
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Troubleshooting • From 8 to 63 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a AKE SURE THAT YOUR COMPUTER AND PRINTER ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME WIRELESS keyboard. ASCII characters in a WPA passphrase are case‑sensitive. NETWORK Note: If you do not know this information, then see the documentation that came with the access If the printer is not on the same wireless network as the computer, then you will not be able to print...
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Troubleshooting In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier If you see this message again after you have waited long enough for the printer and the laptop to attach to the network, then there may be a problem with your wireless network. From the Finder, navigate to: Make sure that the laptop and printer have both received IP addresses: Applications >...
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Troubleshooting • Make sure your DHCP server, which may also be your wireless router, is working and is configured to assign IP addresses. If you are not sure how to do this, then refer to the manual that came with your wireless router.
For information on supplies and downloads, visit www.lexmark.com. This product complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. See the product online documentation for additional compliance information. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can contact Lexmark by mail: Lexmark International, Inc. Bldg 004-2/CSC...
Index Communication not available e‑mailing Index message 50 scanned documents 27 incorrect language appears on display 43 configuring Wi‑Fi Protected Setup setting up e‑mail function 29 information PBC, Push Button Configuration method 42 tips 29 finding 5 PIN, Personal Identification Number method 42 information needed for setting up printer on Address Book 38 conserving energy, ink, and paper 5...
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Index networking printer models 6 documents for e‑mailing 27 contacting technical support 43 finding IP address of computer 48 printer parts tips 27 fax checklist 46 finding IP address of computer (Mac) 48 diagram 12 to a flash drive 27 solving basic printer problems 43 finding IP address of printer 48 printer printing blank pages 44...
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Index Printing Preferences 19 Product Update 19 Status Messenger 19 Status Monitor Center 19 Tools for Office 19 Wireless Setup Utility 19 wireless network information needed for setting up wireless printing 41 installing printer on (Macintosh) 41 installing printer on (Windows) 41 troubleshooting 47 wireless setup information needed for 41...
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