LEXMARK P315 User Manual

310 Series

User’s Guide

Edition: June 2004

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Safety information

• Use only the power supply provided with this product or the manufacturer's authorized replacement power supply.

• Connect the power supply cord to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible.

• Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the user documentation, to a professional service person.

CAUTION: Do not set up this product or make any electrical or

cabling connections, such as the power supply cord or telephone, during a lightning storm.

Conventions

Note: A note identifies something that could help you.

CAUTION: A caution identifies something that could cause you

harm.

Warning: A warning identifies something that could damage your

product hardware or software.

Contents

Understanding your printer ..............................................7

Printer parts .................................................................................. 7

Control panel ................................................................................. 8

Loading paper ..................................................................10

Supported photo paper types ...................................................... 10

Loading the photo paper ............................................................. 10

Inserting memory cards ..................................................11

Supported memory cards ............................................................ 11

Inserting memory cards .............................................................. 12

Printing from a memory card .......................................... 13

Step 1: Load photo paper ........................................................... 13

Step 2: Insert a memory card ...................................................... 13

Step 3: View your photos ............................................................ 13

Step 4: Select a photo to print ..................................................... 13

Step 5: Customize the photo ....................................................... 14

Step 6: To select another photo, repeat steps 4 and 5. .............. 14

Step 7: Print photo(s) .................................................................. 14

Step 8: Remove the memory card .............................................. 14

Printing from a digital camera ........................................15

Customizing your photo prints .......................................16

Printing an index page ................................................................ 16

Printing all photos ....................................................................... 16

Printing a photo in black and white ............................................. 17

Cropping a photo ........................................................................ 18

Adjusting the brightness .............................................................. 19

Adjusting the number of prints .................................................... 20

Viewing slide show ...................................................................... 21

Printing DPOF selection .............................................................. 21

Customizing your printer settings .................................22

Changing the blank paper size ................................................... 22

Changing the blank paper type ................................................... 22

Changing the print quality ........................................................... 23

Adjusting preview before print ..................................................... 23

Changing the control panel display language ............................. 23

Changing the power save ........................................................... 24

Clearing photo settings ............................................................... 24

Restoring factory defaults ........................................................... 25

Traveling with your printer ..............................................26

Before you travel ......................................................................... 26

Packing the printer ...................................................................... 26

Unpacking the printer .................................................................. 28

Maintaining your print cartridge ..................................... 30

Checking the ink level status ...................................................... 30

Refilling the print cartridge .......................................................... 30

Ordering supplies ........................................................................ 30

Replacing the print cartridge ....................................................... 31

Aligning the print cartridge .......................................................... 34

Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles ............................................ 34

Printing a test page ..................................................................... 35

Troubleshooting ............................................................... 36

Setup troubleshooting ................................................................. 37

Print troubleshooting ................................................................... 38

Improving print quality ................................................................. 40

Jams and misfeeds troubleshooting ........................................... 43

Memory card and PictBridge troubleshooting ............................. 44

Error messages troubleshooting ................................................. 45

Finding more information ............................................... 47

Notices ..............................................................................48

Index ..................................................................................51

Understanding your printer

Printer parts

# Part Purpose

1 Paper support Load paper into the printer.

2 Carry handle Transporting the printer.

3 Access cover Install or replace print cartridge.

4 PictBridge port Connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera to the

5 Memory card slots Insert memory cards.

6 Paper exit Allows paper to exit after printing is complete.

7 Control panel

display

printer. Use the controls on the camera to select and print your photos.

Preview photos on your memory card and check the status of the printer.

The display has 4 positions: flat, 25°, 50°, and 90°.

8 Control panel Operate the printer. For more details, see “Control

panel” on page 8

# Part Purpose

1 Power supply cord port Install the provided power supply cord.

Control panel

# Button Purpose

1Menu • Display the Photo menu.

2 Stop/Clear • Deselect the displayed photo for printing.

• Stop the print job.

# Button Purpose

3 Start Begin printing the selected photos.

4 Power Turn the printer on and off.

5 Up arrow • Scroll through menu options.

• Change the selected area when cropping an image.

• Skip forward through the pictures on the memory card 10 at a time.

Down arrow • Scroll through menu options.

• Change the selected area when cropping an image.

• Skip backward through the pictures on the memory card 10 at a time.

Right arrow (+) • Increase the number of prints.

• Change the selected area when cropping an image.

• Increase the value of a menu item.

• Display the next picture on a memory card.

Left arrow (-) • Decrease the number of prints.

• Change the selected area when cropping an

image.

• Decrease the value of a menu item.

• Display the previous picture on a memory

card.

6 Number of Prints • Change the number of photos you want to

7 Rotate Rotate the image on the control panel display

8 Select • Choose a menu option.

print.

• Change the size of the green crop box when cropping an image.

90° counterclockwise for easier viewing.

• Choose a displayed photo for printing.

Loading paper

Supported photo paper types

Type Size Usage

Photo/Glossy cards

Card stock Index card: 4 x 6 inches

Note: Do not load more than 25 sheets into the paper support.

Loading the photo paper

1 Lift the paper support. 2 Load the photo paper into the paper support with the print side

facing you.

Photo paper: 4 x 6 inches (102 x 152 mm)

Hagaki card: 3.9 x 5.8 inches (100 x 148 mm)

A6 card: 4.1 x 5.8 inches (105 x 148 mm)

(102 x 152 mm)

Print photos

Print test pages and cartridge maintenance pages

Note: Do not force the photo paper into the printer.

Inserting memory cards

Supported memory cards

Note: Your card manufacturer may differ from the ones

pictured.

Microdrive

SmartMedia

CompactFlash Type I and Type II

Secure Digital (SD)

MultiMedia Card

Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick Duo (with adapter) Memory Stick PRO Duo (with adapter)

xD Picture Card (up to 512MB)

Inserting memory cards

The memory card reader has two slots to accommodate different size memory cards. A small light turns on when a memory card is inserted. The light blinks to indicate the memory card is being read or is transmitting data.

Warning: Do not remove the memory card while the light is

blinking.

Slot Memory card Installation

Left slot • Secure Digital

• SmartMedia

• MultiMedia

• Memory Stick

• Memory Stick PRO

• Memory Stick Duo

(with adapter)

• Memory Stick PRO Duo (with adapter)

• xD Picture Card.

Right slot • CompactFlash Type I

and Type II

• Microdrive

• Insert card with brand name

label face up.

Note: If you are using SmartMedia cards, make sure the gold contact area faces up.

Note: If you are using a Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo card, be sure to connect it to the adapter that came with the card before inserting it in the slot.

• If you have an arrow on your card, make sure it points toward the printer.

• The name label faces up.

• If you have an arrow on your

card, make sure it points toward the printer.

Note: Your printer recognizes only one digital media source for

photos at a time.

Printing from a memory card

Step 1: Load photo paper

Note: For help loading photo paper and a list of supported

paper types, see page 10.

Step 2: Insert a memory card

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears.

Step 3: View your photos

1 Press the down arrow to highlight Slide Show. 2 Press Select.

Each photo will appear on the display for five seconds. To skip ahead, press the right arrow button. To go back, press the left arrow button.

3 Press Stop/Clear when you are ready to select the photos you want

to print.

Step 4: Select a photo to print

1 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll to the photo you want

to print.

Note: For easier viewing, press

the display 90° counterclockwise.

2 Press Select.

Rotate to rotate the image on

Step 5: Customize the photo

You can adjust the photo settings before you print. If you want to:

• Crop the photo, see page 18.

• Adjust the brightness, see page 19.

• Change the number of prints, press Number Of Prints.

• Change the print quality, see page 23.

• Change the blank paper size, see page 22.

Step 6: To select another photo, repeat steps 4 and 5.

When you are finished selecting your photo(s), continue with step 7.

Step 7: Print photo(s)

Press Start.

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start again to print the photo.

If Preview before Print is off, the photo prints immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Step 8: Remove the memory card

Warning: Do not remove the memory card while the light is

blinking. The light blinks to indicate the memory card is being read or is transmitting data.

Printing from a digital camera

You can connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera to your printer and use the buttons on the camera to select and print your photos:

1 Insert one end of the USB cable into the camera.

Note: Use only the USB cable that came with your camera.

2 Insert the other end of the cable into the PictBridge port on the front

of the printer.

3 Refer to the instructions included with your camera for PictBridge

connection and usage information.

Note: Make sure the PictBridge-enabled digital camera is set

to the correct USB mode. Refer to the camera documentation for more information.

Customizing your photo prints

Printing an index page

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears.

3 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

4 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Print Index

Page.

5 Press Select.

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start to print the index page.

If Preview before Print is off, the index page prints immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Printing all photos

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears.

3 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Print All

Photos.

4 Press Select.

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

If Preview before Print is off, the photos print immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Start to print the photos.

Printing a photo in black and white

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears with View Photos or Print highlighted.

3 Press Select. 4 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll to the photo you want

to adjust.

5 Press Select. 6 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

7 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Print Color. 8 Press the right arrow button until you highlight Black & White. 9 Press Select.

To adjust other photos, repeat steps 4–8.

10 Press Start to print the photo(s).

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start again to print the photo.

If Preview before Print is off, the photo prints immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Cropping a photo

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears with View Photos or Print highlighted.

3 Press Select. 4 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll to the photo you want

to adjust.

5 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

6 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Crop. 7 Press Select. 8 Adjust the green crop box over the photo.

Press the arrow buttons to move the crop box.

Press

Number Of Prints to change the size of the crop box.

9 Press Select to accept your changes.

To adjust other photos, repeat steps 4–9.

10 Press Start to print the photo(s).

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start again to print the photo.

If Preview before Print is off, the photo prints immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Adjusting the brightness

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears with View Photos or Print highlighted.

3 Press Select. 4 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll to the photo you want

to adjust.

5 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

6 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Brightness. 7 Press Select. 8 Press the right or left arrow buttons to adjust the brightness of the

photo.

9 Press Select to accept your changes.

To adjust other photos, repeat steps 4–9.

10 Press Start to print the photo(s).

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start again to print the photo.

If Preview before Print is off, the photo prints immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Adjusting the number of prints

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears with View Photos or Print highlighted.

3 Press Select. 4 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll to the photo you want

to adjust.

5 Press Number Of Prints until you reach the desired quantity.

To adjust the number of prints of other photos, repeat steps 4 and 5.

6 Press Start to print the photo(s).

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start again to print the photo.

If Preview before Print is off, the photo prints immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Viewing slide show

1 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Slide Show. 3 Press Select. 4 Press Stop/Clear when you are ready to select the photos you want

to print.

Printing DPOF selection

The Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) is an option available on some digital cameras. If you take pictures with a camera that supports DPOF, you can specify which photos to print and the number of copies of each photo while the memory card is still in the camera.

1 Load photo paper. 2 Insert a memory card.

Note: If you are unsure of what type of memory card you have,

see page 11.

The I Want To... menu appears.

3 Use the down arrow button to highlight Print DPOF Selection. 4 Press Select.

If Preview before Print is on, a preview of the print job is first displayed. Press

Start to print the DPOF selections.

If Preview before Print is off, the DPOF selections print immediately.

Note: To adjust the Preview setting, see page 23.

Customizing your printer settings

Adjustments made to the settings in this section will remain in effect until you adjust the settings again or until you reset the factory default settings.

Changing the blank paper size

The factory default setting is 4x6.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Blank Paper

Size.

3 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the paper

sizes.

Your choices are 4x6, A6, and Hagaki.

4 Press Select to save your choice.

Changing the blank paper type

The factory default setting is Glossy.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Paper Type. 3 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the paper

types.

Your choices are Glossy, Plain, and Coated.

4 Press Select to save your choice.

Changing the print quality

The factory default setting is Automatic.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Print Quality. 3 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the print quality

settings.

Your choices are Draft, Normal, and Photo.

4 Press Select to save your choice.

Adjusting preview before print

The factory default setting is On.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Preview before

Print.

3 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the settings.

Your choices are On and Off.

4 Press Select to save your choice.

Changing the control panel display language

The factory default setting is English.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you have reached the last item.

3 Press the up arrow button twice. 4 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the languages. 5 Press Select to save your choice.

Changing the power save

The factory default setting is 20 Min.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Power Save. 3 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the settings.

Your choices are Immediately, 10 Min, 20 Min, and 30 Min.

4 Press Select to save your choice.

Clearing photo settings

This option lets you adjust when the current photo settings are cleared. The settings that are affected are Number of Copies and Brightness. The factory default setting is After 2 Minutes.

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Clear Settings

When.

3 Press the right or left arrow buttons to scroll through the settings.

Your choices are Never and After 2 Minutes.

4 Press Select to save your choice.

Restoring factory defaults

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Restore

Settings.

3 Press Select.

Traveling with your printer

Before you travel

When traveling with your printer, make sure you bring the following items:

• Photo paper.

• Extra print cartridge if you expect to do a lot of printing. For

compatible print cartridges, see “Ordering supplies” on page 30.

• A memory card for photos or a PictBridge-enabled camera with a

USB cable. For compatible memory cards, see “Supported memory cards” on page 11.

Packing the printer

1 Turn the printer off. 2 Remove all photo paper from the paper support. 3 Close the paper support.

4 Remove any memory cards from the memory card slots.

Disconnect the power cord.

6 Raise the carry handle.

Note: When traveling with your printer, it is not necessary to

remove the print cartridge.

Warning: Always travel with the printer in the upright position.

Unpacking the printer

1 Place the printer on a flat, level surface. 2 Lower the carrying handle.

3 Connect the power cord.

4 Press Power. Make sure the power light and display are on. 5 Lift the paper support.

6 Load photo paper.

The printer is now ready to print your photos. Insert a memory card containing photos or connect your PictBridge-enabled camera to the printer.

Maintaining your print cartridge

Checking the ink level status

1 Press Menu.

The Photo menu appears.

2 Press the down arrow button until you highlight Ink Levels. 3 Press Select.

Note: Press

If you need to order a new print cartridge, see “Ordering supplies” on page 30.

Stop/Clear to return to the previous menu.

Refilling the print cartridge

Lexmark’s warranty does not cover the repair of failures or damage caused by a refilled cartridge. We do not recommend use of a refilled cartridge. Refilling a cartridge can affect print quality and cause damage to the printer. Use Lexmark supplies for the best results. See “Ordering supplies” on page 30.

Ordering supplies

To order printer supplies or to locate a dealer near you, contact the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.

Color print cartridges

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