Lexmark X83 Getting Started Guide

X83 Scan /P rin t/Copy

Getting Star ted

March 2001

www.lexmark.com

Edition: March 2001
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Statement of
Limited Warranty

Lexmark International, Inc.,
Lexington, KY

This warranty applies to the United
States and Canada. For customers
outside the U.S. and Canada, refer
to the country-specific warranty
information that came with your
printer.

Lexmark™X83 Scan/Print/Copy

This Statement of Limited
Warranty applies to this product if it
was originally purchased for your
use, and not for resale, from
Lexmark or a Lexmark remarketer,
referred to in this statement as
“Remarketer.”

Warranty

Lexmark warrants that this
product:

•Is manufactured from new
parts, or new and serviceable
used parts, which perform like
new parts

•Is free from defects in material
and workmanship

•Conforms to Lexmark’s official
published specifications

•Is in good working order

If this product does not function as
warranted during the warranty
period, contact a Remarketer or
Lexmark for repair or replacement
(at Lexmark’s option) without
charge.

If this product is a feature or option,
this statement applies only when
that feature or option is used with
the product for which it was
designed. To obtain warranty
service, you may be required to
present the feature or option with
the product.

If you transfer this product to
another user, warranty service
under the terms of this statement
is available to that user for the
remainder of the warranty period.
You should transfer proof of
original purchase and this
statement to that user.

Warranty service

The warranty period is 12 months
and starts on the date of original
purchase as shown on the
purchase receipt.

To obtain warranty service you
may be required to present proof of
original purchase. Warranty
service will be provided at a
Remarketer or a Lexmark
designated location. You may be
required to deliver your product to

the Remarketer or Lexmark, or
ship it prepaid and suitably
packaged to a Lexmark designated
location. You are responsible for
loss of, or damage to, a product in
transit to the Remarketer or the
designated location.

When warranty service involves
the exchange of a product or part,
the item replaced becomes the
property of the Remarketer or
Lexmark. The replacement may be
a new or repaired item. The
replacement item assumes the
remaining warranty period of the
original product.

Replacement is not available to
you if the product you present for
exchange is defaced, altered, in
need of a repair not included in
warranty service, or damaged
beyond repair. Also, such product
must be free of any legal
obligations and restrictions.

Before you present this product for
warranty service, remove all
programs, data, and removable
storage media.

For further explanation of your
warranty alternatives and the
nearest Lexmark authorized
servicer in your area, please
contact Lexmark at 1-800-539­6275, or on the World Wide Web at
www.lexmark.com.

Free remote technical support is
provided for this product
throughout its warranty period. For
products no longer covered by a
Lexmark warranty, technical
support may only be available for a
fee.

Extent of warranty

We do not warrant uninterrupted or
error-free operation of a product.

Warranty service does not include
repair of failures caused by:

•Modification or attachments

•Accidents or misuse

•Unsuitable physical or

operating environment

•Maintenance by anyone other
than Lexmark or a Lexmark
authorized servicer

•Operation of a product beyond
the limit of its duty cycle

•Failure to have installed a
maintenance kit as specified
(if applicable)

•Use of printing media outside
of Lexmark specifications

•Use of other than Lexmark
supplies (such as toner
cartridges, inkjet cartridges,
and ribbons)

•Use of other than Lexmark
product or component

ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN
DURATION TO THE WARRANTY
PERIOD. NO WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WILL
APPLY AFTER THIS PERIOD.

Limitation of liability

Your sole remedy under this
Statement of Limited Warranty is
set forth in this section. For any
claim concerning performance or
nonperformance of Lexmark or a
Remarketer for this product under
this Statement of Limited Warranty,
you may recover actual damages
up to the limit set forth in the
following paragraph.

Lexmark's liability for actual
damages from any cause
whatsoever will be limited to the
greater of 1) $5,000 or 2) the
amount you paid for the product
that caused the damages. This
limitation of liability will not apply to
claims by you for bodily injury or
damage to real property or tangible
personal property for which
Lexmark is legally liable. In no
event will Lexmark be liable for any
lost profits, lost savings, incidental
damage, or other economic
consequential damages. This is
true even if you advise Lexmark or
a Remarketer of the possibility of
such damages. Lexmark is not
liable for any claim by you based
on a third party claim.

This limitation of remedies also
applies to any developer of
materials supplied to Lexmark.
Lexmark’s and the developer’s
limitations of remedies are not
cumulative. Such developer is an
intended beneficiary of this
limitation.

Additional rights

Some states do not allow
limitations on how long an implied
warranty lasts, or do not allow the
exclusion or limitation of incidental
or consequential damages, so the
limitations or exclusions contained
above may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specific
legal rights. You may also have
other rights which vary from state
to state.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance information statement

This product complies with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Refer to the online
User’s Guide for additional compliance information.

Safety information

–Use only the Lexmark power supply provided with this product or an authorized Lexmark replacement power supply.
–Connect the power cord to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible.
–Refer service or repairs, other than those described in this manual, to a professional service person.

–ENERGY STAR

The EPA ENERGY STAR Computers program is a partnership effort with computer manufacturers to promote the
introduction of energy-efficient products and to reduce air pollution caused by power generation. Companies participating in
this program introduce personal computers, printers, monitors, or fax machines that power down when they are not being
used. This feature will cut the energy used by up to 50 percent. Lexmark is proud to be a participant of this program. As an
ENERGY STAR Partner, Lexmark International, Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines
for energy efficiency.

Copyright advisory

Lexmark’s scanners and printers represent the state-of-the-art in affordable imaging technology, but just because they
make it technically possible for you to create exact copies of documents, pictures, and the like does not mean you should.
Many works are protected from unauthorized copying by U.S. and international copyright law as well as other laws and
regulations. It may be illegal to copy certain materials without permission or license, including such things as documents,
pictures, and other images, currency, traveler’s checks, money orders, negotiable instruments, postage stamps, passports,
immigration papers, social security cards, food stamps, selective service documents, birth certificates, and/or checks drawn
on governmental accounts. If you are unsure about whether you have permission, seek legal advice.

Contents

Setting up your printer ....................................................2

Using the operator panel ................................................9

Copying ..........................................................................13

Scanning .........................................................................14

Printing ........................................................................... 15

Creating projects ........................................................... 16

Troubleshooting ............................................................ 18

For more information

This book provides basic information about copying, scanning, printing,
troubleshooting, and creating fun projects. The online User’s Guide
provides detailed information about these tasks.

Insert CD 1 into your CD-ROM drive to access the online User’s Guide.

1

Setting up your printer

1

Unpack the prin ter.

Your power supply ma y be different than
the one shown.

Connect the power supply.

3

You are prompted to connect a USB
cabl e during software installation.

Unlock the scanner bed.

2

Wait for text to appear on

4

the display indicating the
printer is on.

To view your display te xt in
anoth er la ng ua ge, se e

page 9.

1

3

2

2

Raise the paper support.

Load the paper.

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Do not push the paper down into the
printer.

Squeeze and slide the paper

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guide to the left edge of the
paper.

Extend the paper exit tray.

8

3

9

Open the cartridge door.

The cartridge ca rr i er moves to the
load po sition.

10

Remove the sticker a nd
transparent tape from the
cartridges.

Warning: Do not touch the gold
contacts.

11

Place the cartridges into the carrier. Push back on the
cartridges until they snap into place.

SNAP

SNAP

4

Close the cartridge door.

Press the arrow buttons and

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the Select button to choose
Standard or High Y ield
cartridges.

Your printer shipped with Standard
cartridges.

Wait for the alignment page to

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print.

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5

Follow the instructions on the
display to enter alignment
values.

Congratulations! You can now use your printer to
copy without using a computer. To scan, print, and
copy using a computer, continue with the following
installation steps:

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3

Insert CD 1 into your
CD- RO M drive.

Follow t he inst ruction s on y our com puter screen t o compl ete sof tw are
installation.

To install additional software, click the button on the Lexmark printer screen.

Click Install Now for Windows
installation.

Click Install and Agree for
Macintosh installation.

Note: To copy, scan, and print with the printer
software, see the online User’s Guide. For help, see
page 1.

6

Using the operator panel

Your printer has buttons that let you copy, scan, print, and customize your
documents, a liquid crystal display (LCD) that displa ys messages and menus,
and three Quality lights.

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2

3
4

5
6

7

8

9

10

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7

Using t he operator panel buttons

# Press… When you want to…

1 Number

of Copies

2 Reduce/

Enlarge
3 Scroll left or right through items on the display.
4 Menu Change settings us ing the printer menus.
5 Color

6 Quality Adjust the copy quality.
7 Scan To Scroll through a li st of scan destinations on th e display.
8 Cancel Cancel a scan or copy job, or return a menu item to its default

9 Lighter/

10 Paper

11 Select Choose the displayed selection.
12 Black

13 Scan Initiate a scan to your currently selected scan destination.

or

Copy

Darker

Type

Copy

Select the number of copies.

Make a copy smaller or larger than the original.

Make a color copy.

setting.
Make the cop y lighter or darker than the original.

Select a paper type.

Make a black and white copy.

14 Power Turn your printer on or off.

8

Introducing the printer menus

• Language

• Color Intensity

• Maintenance

• Reduce/Enlarge Timeout

• Copy Source Type

• Set Defaults

• Power Saver Timeout

• Copy Source Size

• Factory Defaults

• Copy Count Timeout

• Mono Collate

• Poster

• Ink Lev e ls

• Clone

Selecting a language for the display

1 Apply an overlay to the operator panel, if desired.
2 Press Menu.
3 Press until you see the Language on your display, and then

press Select.

4 Press until you see the language you want, and then press

Select.

or

or

Selecting other menu items

1 Press Menu.
2 Press until you see the menu you want, and then press Select.
3 Press until you see the menu item you want, and then press

Select.

or
or

Special menu features

You can create special copy jobs with the operator panel menus of your
printer without using your computer.

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Use the Poster menu to create a poster size copy of an image.

Original 2 x 2 3 x 3 4 x 4

Use the Clone menu to create multiple copies of one image on a single page.

Original 4 images 9 images 16 images

Use the Copy Source Size menu and select Autofit to enlarge a small image
to cover an entire page.

Original Autofit

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Copying

Use these instructions to copy without using a computer. You can also copy
with a computer. For help, see page 6.

1 Make sure your printer is turned on.
2 Open the top cover.
3 Place your document face down on the scanner bed in the bottom,

right corner.

4 Close the top cover.
5 Press Quality to customize your copy quality (Photo, Normal, or

Quick).

6 Press Color Copy or Black Copy.

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Scanning

1 Make sure you have installed the printer software for Windows or

Macintosh. For help, see page 6.

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

right corner.

5 Close the top cover.
6 Press Scan To until the scan destination you want appears on the

display.

7 Press Select.
8 Press Sc a n.

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Printing

Windows

1 Make sure you have installed the printer software for Windows. For

help, see page 6.

2 From your software application File menu, select Print.
3 To customize print settings, click Properties or Printer Preferences.
4 From the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the software

application).

Macintosh

1 Make sure you have installed the printer software for Macintosh. For

help, see page 6.

2 From your software application, open the File menu.
3 Choose Print….
4 Change settings as needed, and then choose Save Settings.
5 Selec t Prin t.

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Creating projects

You can create projects using the scan, print, and copy features of your
printer. Use the instructions on this page to create a wedding program. See
page 15 for more creative ideas.

Create a wedding program

1 Place a fresh flower or another object on the scanner bed and cover it

with a sheet of paper.

2 Scan the flower or object into an image editing program.
3 Personalize your wedding program with text.
4 Print your wedding program.

To print your wedding program as a booklet or as a two–sided
document, see the online User’s Guide.

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More fu n projects…

• Create a scrapbook page.

• Print canning labels.

• Restore old photographs.

• Scan a photograph and e-mail it to a friend.

• Create personalized recipe cards.

• Enlarge or reduce needlepoint or woodworking patterns.

• Print refrigerator magnets.

Refer to the online User’s Guide instructions to create these projects and
much, much more.

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Troubleshooting

When your printer has a problem, first make sure:

• The power supply is plugged into your printer and an electrical outlet.

• Your printer is turned on.

• The sticker and transparent tape covering the bottom of the cartridges

are removed.

• The USB cable is securely attached to your computer and your printer.

• Your computer is turned on.

If your printer is still experiencing a problem, refer to the online User’s Guide
for detailed troubleshooting information. To access the online User’s Guide,
see page 1.

If the printer has a paper jam:

Remove the paper from the printer. If the paper is lodged too far into the
printer and cannot be removed:

1 Press the P ower butto n to turn the printer of f.
2 Pull firmly on the paper to remove it.

If you cannot reach the paper because it is too far into the printer:

a Open the cartridge door and pull the paper out.
b Cl ose the cartridge door.

3 Press the Power button to turn the printer on, and then send your

document to print.

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