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• Click Edition Page to view edition information.

• Select File Print Properties to print this guide. Make sure Landscape is selected.

Select the pages you want to print, and then click OK.

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Congratulations on the purchase of your Lexmark™ X73 Scan/Print/Copy. You can scan, print, and copy documents using the printer operator panel and the printer software.

• Using the operator panel

• Using the Scan & Copy Control Pr ogram

• Using the Print Control Program

• Loading the paper

• Replacing the cartridges

• Aligning the cartridges

• Preserving the cartridges

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The printer operator panel consists of eight buttons that let you scan, print, copy and customize your documents.

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# Press this button: When you want to:

1 Setup Adjust your copy and scan settings using the Scan & Copy Control

Program on your computer. 2 E-mail Scan the image or document and attach it to a new e-mail message. 3 Scan Scan the image or document and send to a software application. 4 Paper Feed Load or eject a sheet of paper from the printer. 5 Color Copy an image in color. 6 Black Copy an image in black and white. 7 Fax Scan an image or document and send as a fax. 8 Power Turn your printer on or off.

The operator panel also has two lights. The Status light indicates errors. The Power light indicates the power is on.

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When the software is installed on your computer, you can use the Scan & Copy Control Program to customiz e sc an, print, and copy jobs. To open the Scan & Copy Control Pr og ram:

1 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan & Copy Control Program.

Select: To:

The keypad Set the number of copies to print, from 1 to 99. Reduce/Enlarge Scroll and select the size of your output. Fit to page Scroll and select the size of your output. Auto Crop Crop the image during scanning. Rotate Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise during scanning. The brightness bar Adjust how dark or light you want the copy to be. Color Make a color scan or copy of a color original. Gray Make a black and white scan or copy of a color original. B/W Make a black and white scan or copy of a black and white original

document.

Text/(OCR) Scan a document into an application to let you edit the text.

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Select: To:

Copy Make a copy of the original document. Fax Scan the image or document and send it to a fax machine. Email Scan the image or document and attach it to a new e-mail message.

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Send to Application Scan the image or document into the selected image editor or word

processor applica tion .

Scan to File Scan the image or document and save it as an image or text file.

To make additional changes to your documents before copying, printing, or scanning,

2 Click File S e tu p.

Select this tab: When you want to:

Image Adjust the properties of the scanned image. Scan Change how or where images are scanned. Page Set the scan frame position and size. Copy/Fax Set Printer Properties or choose your fax driver. Email Change settings related to e-mail operations.

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Select this tab: When you want to:

Application Choose and configure any application on your computer for the Send to

Application button.

OCR Select the language you want the Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

to use.

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Descreen/Sharpen • Remove a halftone pattern in the background of a scanned image.

• Enable and set the sharpen level.

Using the Print Control Program

The Print Control Program lets you monitor your printer and install or replace cartridges. To open the Print Control Program click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Print Control Program.

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Click the: When you want to:

Status tab • Monitor the status of your print job.

• Cancel your print job.

Options tab Enable or disable various software functions, such as Sound Effects

and Buffer Mode.

Cartridges tab • View your ink levels.

• Install or replace cartridges.

• Align cartridges for best quality.

• Cle an the noz zl es.

• Print a test page.

• View cartridge part numbers and order supplies directly from the

Lexmark Web site.

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Click the: When you want to:

Status tab • Monitor the status of your print job.

• Cancel your print job.

Cartridges tab • View your ink levels.

• Install or replace cartridges.

• Align cartridges for best quality.

• Cle an the noz zl es.

• Print a test page.

• View cartridge part numbers and order supplies directly from the

Lexmark Web site.

Options tab • Control how and when the Print Control Program displays.

• Disable the printer shortcut.

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1 Place the paper against the right side of the paper support with the print side facing

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Note: Do not force the paper into the printer.

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2 Squeeze the release tab and sli de the paper gui de to the right unti l it re sts against t he

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Loading specialty paper

Follow these guidelines when loading specialty paper:

Load up to: And make sure:

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100 sheets of inkjet paper (depending on thickness)

10 envelopes • The print side is facing you.

10 greeting cards, index cards, postcar ds, or photo cards

• The print side is facing you.

• The paper rests against the right side of the paper support.

• T he envelopes are loaded ver ti c all y agains t

the right side of the paper support.

• The stamp location is in the upper left corner.

• The paper guide rests against the edge of

the envelopes.

• The print side is facing you.

• The cards are loaded vertically against the right side of the paper

support.

• The paper guide rests against the edge of the cards.

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Load up to: And make sure:

25 sheets of photo paper • The glossy or coated side is facing you.

• The paper guide rests against the edge of the photo paper.

10 transparencies • The rough sides of the transparencies are facing you.

• The paper guide rests against the edge of the transparencies.

100 sheets of custom size paper

• The print side is facing you.

• Your paper size fits within these dimensions: – Width:

– 76 mm to 216 mm – 3.0 in. to 8.5 in.

– Length:

– 127 mm to 432 mm – 5.0 in. to 17.0 in.

• The paper guide rests against the edge of the paper.

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25 iron-on transfers • You follow the loading instructions on the iron-on packaging.

• The print side (blank side) is facing you.

• The paper guide rests against the edge of the iron-on transfers.

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The Lexmark X73 uses the foll owing cartridges:

12A1970 Black 15M0120 Color 12A1975 High Yield Black 15M0125 High Yield Color

1 Make sure the pr i n te r is on. 2 Open the cartridge door.

The cartridge carrier moves to the loading position, unless the printer is busy.

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3 Pull the old cartridge toward you, and then lift it out. Sto re it in an air-ti ght container or

dispose of it.

4 Install the new or replacement cartridge in the printer .

a If you are installing a new cartridge, remove only the sticker and transparent tape

on the bottom of the cartridge.

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b Insert the cartridge into the carrier.

c Push back firmly on the cartridge until it snaps securely into place.

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Warning: Do not touch the gold contact area of the cartridge.

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5 Close the cartridge door. 6 From the Cartridges tab of the Print Control Prog ram, select I nstall/Change Cartridge.

For help, see page 8.

7 Select the cartridge type you installed and click OK. 8 If you installed a ne w cartridge, the Alignment dialog box displays. Fol low the

instructions on the Alignment screen to complete the cartridge installation. For help, see the next section.

9 Make sure paper is loaded. An alignment page prints. You are prompted to enter

numbers related to the patterns that print. For help, see the next section.

Aligning the cartridges

To improve the print quality, you may need to al ign the cartridges.

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1 Select Print Control Program Cartridges Align Cartridges. For help, see page 8.

An alignment page prints and the Align Cartridges dialog box displa ys on the screen. A number appears under each pattern. The test page that prints is similar to the one shown.

2 For each alignment group on the test page, find the number that comes closest to

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3 In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the numbers you selected on the test page. 4 After you have entered a number for all of the patterns, click OK.

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To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer:

• Keep a new print cartridge in its packaging until you are ready to install it.

• Do not remove a print cartridge from the printer e xcept to replace, clean, or store it in

an air-tight container. The print cartridge does not print correctly if removed fr o m th e printer and left exposed for an extended period of time.

• If a print cartridge runs out of ink, lea ve the empty cartridge in the printer until y ou ar e

ready to replace it. Printing with only one of the print cartridges in the printer may cause printer problems.

Lexmark’s printer warranty does not cover repa ir of failures or damage caused by a refilled cartridge. Lexmark does not recommend use of refilled cartridges. Refilling cartridges can affect print qualit y and cause damage to the printer. For best results, use Lexmark supplies.

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The followi ng section includes inf ormation about:

• Copying instructions

• Customizing copy settings

• Using special copy features

• Creating projects

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Using the operator panel: Using the computer:

1 Make sure the printer and

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2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the document face

down on the scanner bed in the bottom, right corner.

4 Close the top cover. 5 Press the Color or the Black button.

1 Make sure the printer and the computer are

turned on.

2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the document face down on the

scanner bed in the bottom, right corner.

4 Close the top cover. 5 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73

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6 Select the number of copies. 7 Click the option button that matches the

desired color of your copy.

8 Click the Copy button.

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You can make additional changes to your document before copying.

1 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan & Copy Control Program. 2 Click File S e tu p. 3 Select the Copy/Fax tab. 4 Customize the settings. 5 Select OK to copy.

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1 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan & Copy Control Program. 2 From the Fit to Page area, scroll and select Poste r, Clone, or Autofit. 3 Click the Paper Type/Print Quality button and select the Paper tab to choose the

collate feature.

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Poster

Prints an image on multiple pages.

Clone

Prints several copies of one image on the same page.

Original 2 x 2 3 x 3 4 x 4

2 images 3 images 4 images 8 images

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Autofit

Enlarges an image to fit a full page.

Collate Prints multiple copies of a multi-page

Original Fit to page

document so pages 1 through 3 of copy one print, pages 1 through 3 of copy two print, and so on.

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Printing posters (Windows 98/Me)

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1 Make sure the printer and the computer

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2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the document face down on the

scanner bed in the bottom, right corner.

4 Close the top cover. 5 Press Setup.The setup screen appears. 6 Close the setup screen. The Scan &

Copy Control Program appears.

7 Select Poster from the Fit to Page area. 8 Select the size you want your poster to

be (2 x 2, 3 x 3, or 4 x 4.)

9 Click OK. 10Click Copy.

1 Make sure the printer and the computer are

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2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the document face down on the scanner

bed in the bottom, right corner.

4 Close the top cover. 5 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan

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6 Select Poster from the Fit to Page area. 7 Select the size you want your poster to be

(2x2, 3x3, or 4x4.)

8 Click OK. 9 Click Copy.

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Assembling posters

1 On each printed page, trim the white edges from two adjacent sides.

For ex ample, trim the white edges from the top and left sides of each page.

2 Arrange the pages so that every trimmed edge overlaps an untrimmed edge (the

white edge).

3 Tape the back of the pages together. 4 To complete your poster, trim any remaining white edges.

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Copying receipts

1 Make sure the printer and the computer are turned on. 2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the receipt face down on the scanner bed in the bottom,

right corner.

4 Close the top cover. 5 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan & Copy Control Program. 6 Click Copy.

Note: If you have lightly printed receipts, you can use the lighter/darker option of

the Scan & Copy Control Program.

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1 Make sure the printer and the computer are turned on. 2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the seed packet face down on the scanner bed in the

bottom, right corner.

4 Close the top cover.

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5 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan & Copy Control Program. 6 From the Fit to Page area, select Clone. 7 Select 2, 3, 4 or 8 images. 8 Select the Color, Gray, or B/W button.

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9 Click the Copy button.

Note: If you would lik e to use the images outdoors, you may want to laminate

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Enlarging patterns

1 Make sure the printer and the computer are turned on. 2 Open the top cover. 3 Place the pattern face down on the scanner bed in the

bottom, right corner.

4 Close the top cover. 5 Click Start Programs Lexmark X73 Scan & Copy Control Program. 6 From the Reduce/ Enlarge area, select the desired percentage or custom.

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