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P700 Series Photo Jetprinter™ Photo Guide March 2003 www.lexmark.com...
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Using layouts ... 22 E-mailing photos to a friend ... 24 Using the printer software ... 26 Using the software to select your printer settings ... 27 Using the software to meet your printing needs ... 28 Troubleshooting checklist ... 30...
Using your photo printer You can use the Lexmark™ P700 Series Photo Jetprinter™ to print everything from high-quality black and white text to color photos. Before you get started, follow the instructions in your setup documentation to install the printer hardware and software.
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Access your photos from a memory card. Paper exit tray Hold paper as it exits the printer. Note: Depending on the product you purchased, your printer may not have a USB card reader or memory card slots. • Install or change print cartridges.
Most digital cameras use a memory card to store photos. Insert the memory card into your printer to access photos stored on the card. Then, print them or save them to your computer. Inserting a memory card Your printer supports the following digital media: •...
The photo software included with your printer. • A photo cartridge. For more information on cartridges, refer to the Lexmark P700 Series Photo Jetprinter User’s Guide. • Photo paper. Note: You may want to print on plain paper before loading your photo paper and changing your settings.
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If you want to print a borderless photo using another software program, you may need to manually adjust settings such as: • Paper size • Page margins • Image size Refer to your other software program’s documentation for more information.
Load up to 25 sheets of coated, photo, or glossy paper vertically against the right side of the paper tray. • If your paper includes instructions, read them carefully. • Make sure the glossy or coated side is facing you. • Do not force the paper into the printer.
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Note: If you are using letter size paper, adjusting the paper guide may not be necessary. Access your photos From a computer To access photos saved on a computer: Click Start Programs Photo Center. The Lexmark Photo Center opens with the Page tab selected. Lexmark Photo Software Lexmark...
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Click the Explore tab. In the directory in the right pane, select the folder where your photos are stored. Your photos appear in the left pane.
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From a memory card Note: Depending on the product you purchased, your printer may not have memory card slots. If it does not, see “From a computer” on page 10. Insert your memory card into the corresponding memory card slot.
Select Automatically save all the photos in a My Pictures folder with today’s date. Make sure these check boxes are selected: • Display the Lexmark Photo Center to view or print the photos. • Show this message each time a card is inserted. Click OK.
Click View all printer settings to change the printer settings, and then click OK. Click OK. To prevent smudging, remove each photo as it exits the printer, and let it dry completely before stacking. Click the X on the page layout to close or delete the current page.
Click and drag your photo into the layout. Print your photo. For help, see “Print your photos” on page 14. To prevent smudging, remove each photo as it exits the printer, and let it dry completely before stacking.
Working with your photos In this chapter, learn how to use the Photo Center to meet all of your photo printing needs. To learn how to: Organize photos Edit photos Use layouts E-mail photos See page:...
Organizing photos To access photos stored in a different folder: Open the Photo Center: click Start Software Lexmark Photo Center. Click Explore. From the directory structure in the right pane, find and select your folder. The photos stored in the folder appear in the left pane.
Lexmark Photo Center. Double-click a photo from the thumbnails pane of the Photo Center. The Lexmark Photo Editor dialog box opens. The photo you selected is displayed in the dialog box. Note: You can edit only one photo at a time. To edit another photo, repeat these same steps to open the photo in another Lexmark Photo Editor dialog box.
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Using the Photo Editor tool sets Edit your photo using the tool sets described in the table. Click this option... And then click... Quick Fixes One of these options: • Rotate Right • Rotate Left • Flip Horizontal • Flip Vertical Crop Red-Eye Removal One Click Level Fix...
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Click this option... And then click... Drawing tools Text Fill Pencil Line Eraser Paintbrush Color Picker To save your changes: Click File Save As. Note: If you click File overwrite your original photo. Enter a file name and a file type, and then click Save. To perform this action...
Cropping photos Double-click a photo thumbnail. The photo opens in the Photo Editor. Click Image Size, and then click Crop. An editing window appears over the photo. Resize the crop area. • Move your cursor to the frame of the editing window, and then click and drag the frame to resize it.
Click the Page tab of the Photo Center. From the Page layout: drop-down menu, select Create Your Own Page Layout. The Lexmark Layout Editor dialog box opens. Make sure Create a new Layout is selected. Select the Paper size and Orientation.
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Click Page Layout and scroll to your new layout. Modifying an existing layout Click the Page tab. Select Create Your Own Page Layout from the Page Layout: drop-down menu. The Lexmark Layout Editor dialog box opens. Select Open an Existing Layout. Graphic placeholder Layout page...
Select the layout you want to modify. From the Paper size: drop-down menu, select the paper size. From the Layout listed: drop-down menu, select the layout style. Scroll through the page layout thumbnails to select the layout. Click OK. Your existing layout opens in the Layout editor ready for you to edit. E-mailing photos to a friend Access your photos.
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Click Attach Now. Your computer launches your e-mail program and opens a new message. Then, it attaches your photos to the message. E-mail your photos to a friend.
To learn about using your printer with a Macintosh, or for more information on using your printer with Windows, refer to the User’s Guide for your operating system. To access the guides: Insert CD. Wait for the Lexmark Installation dialog box to appear, and then click View User’s Guide. Windows Macintosh...
With your document open, click File Use this: Quality/Copies, Paper Setup, and Print Layout tabs I Want To menu The paper type sensor Your printer has a paper type sensor that detects these paper types: • Plain paper • Transparencies •...
From the Print Properties dialog box, select the Quality/Copies tab. From the Paper Type area, select Use my choice. If you want to turn the paper type sensor on so that the printer selects your paper type: With your document open, click File The Print dialog box appears.
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From your desktop double-click the Lexmark Photo Center icon. • Click Start Programs or All Programs Software Lexmark Photo Center. To learn more about photo printing with the Lexmark Photo Center, see “Photo printing made easy” on page 9. Lexmark Z700–P700 Lexmark Photo...
Left cartridge carrier: Color cartridges only Note: You can use the printer with just a color cartridge or just a black cartridge. You must have a color cartridge installed when you print with a photo cartridge.
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Is the paper loaded correctly? Make sure you do not force the paper into the printer. For help, refer to the Lexmark P700 Series Photo Jetprinter User’s Guide. Did you install the printer software correctly? From your desktop, click Start If Lexmark Z700–P700 Series does not appear in your list of...
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