Lexmark X203n and X204n Series User's Guide February 2011 Machine type(s): 7011 Model(s): 200, 215, 300, 315 www.lexmark.com Contents Safety information.......................................................................................9 Learning about the printer.........................................................................10 Thank you for choosing this printer!.......................................................................................................10 Finding information about the printer....................................................................................................10 Selecting a location for the printer..........................................................................................................11 Printer configurations.............................................................................................................................12 Basic functions of the scanner.................................................................................................................14 Understanding the ADF and scanner glass..............................................................................................15 Understanding the printer control panel................................................................................................16 Additional printer setup.............................................................................20 Attaching cables......................................................................................................................................20 Installing printer software.......................................................................................................................20 Verifying printer setup............................................................................................................................21 Printing a menu settings page ..........................................................................................................................21 Printing a network setup page..........................................................................................................................21 Installing the printer on a wired network...............................................................................................22 Minimizing your printer's environmental impact........................................24 Saving paper and toner...........................................................................................................................24 Using recycled paper ........................................................................................................................................24 Conserving supplies ..........................................................................................................................................24 Saving energy..........................................................................................................................................25 Using Eco-Mode................................................................................................................................................25 Adjusting Power Saver ......................................................................................................................................26 Recycling..................................................................................................................................................26 Recycling Lexmark products .............................................................................................................................26 Recycling Lexmark packaging............................................................................................................................26 Returning Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling........................................................................................27 Reducing printer noise............................................................................................................................27 Loading paper and specialty media............................................................29 Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type....................................................................................................29 Configuring Universal paper settings......................................................................................................29 Loading the paper tray............................................................................................................................31 Using the manual feeder.........................................................................................................................34 Contents 2 Paper capacities......................................................................................................................................36 Paper and specialty media guidelines.........................................................37 Paper guidelines......................................................................................................................................37 Paper characteristics.........................................................................................................................................37 Unacceptable paper..........................................................................................................................................38 Selecting paper .................................................................................................................................................38 Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead ......................................................................................................38 Using recycled paper and other office papers ..................................................................................................39 Storing paper...........................................................................................................................................39 Supported paper sizes, types, and weights.............................................................................................40 Paper types and weights supported by the printer ..........................................................................................40 Paper sizes supported by the printer................................................................................................................41 Printing......................................................................................................42 Printing a document................................................................................................................................42 Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing)......................................................................................42 Printing specialty documents..................................................................................................................43 Tips on using letterhead ...................................................................................................................................43 Tips on using transparencies ............................................................................................................................43 Tips on using envelopes....................................................................................................................................44 Tips on using labels ...........................................................................................................................................44 Tips on using card stock....................................................................................................................................45 Printing information pages......................................................................................................................46 Printing a font sample list .................................................................................................................................46 Canceling a print job................................................................................................................................46 Canceling a print job from the printer control panel........................................................................................46 Canceling a print job from the computer .........................................................................................................46 Copying......................................................................................................48 Making copies.........................................................................................................................................48 Making a quick copy .........................................................................................................................................48 Copying using the ADF ......................................................................................................................................48 Copying using the scanner glass .......................................................................................................................49 Copying on both sides of the paper (duplexing)...............................................................................................49 Copying photos........................................................................................................................................50 Copying on specialty media.....................................................................................................................51 Copying to transparencies ................................................................................................................................51 Copying to letterhead .......................................................................................................................................51 Customizing copy settings.......................................................................................................................52 Copying from one size to another ....................................................................................................................52 Contents 3 Reducing or enlarging copies............................................................................................................................52 Making a copy lighter or darker........................................................................................................................53 Adjusting copy quality ......................................................................................................................................53 Collating copies.................................................................................................................................................54 Copying multiple pages onto a single sheet .....................................................................................................54 Pausing the current print job to make copies.........................................................................................55 Canceling a copy job................................................................................................................................56 Improving copy quality............................................................................................................................56 E-mailing....................................................................................................57 Getting ready to e-mail...........................................................................................................................57 Setting up the e-mail function ..........................................................................................................................57 Setting up the address book .............................................................................................................................57 Creating an e-mail shortcut using the Embedded Web Server...............................................................58 E-mailing a document..............................................................................................................................58 Sending an e-mail using the keypad .................................................................................................................58 Sending an e-mail using a shortcut number .....................................................................................................59 Sending an e-mail using the address book ................................................................................................ ...