X560n User's Guide May 2008 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2008 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 Contents Safety information...........................................................................11 Learning about the printer.............................................................12 Checking the box contents..............................................................................................................................................12 Printer configurations........................................................................................................................................................13 Understanding the printer control panel...................................................................................................................16 Getting the printer ready to fax......................................................................................................................................18 Choosing a fax connection.......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Using an RJ11 adapter .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Connecting directly to a telephone wall jack ....................................................................................................................... 23 Connecting to a telephone ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Connecting to an answering machine.................................................................................................................................... 25 Connecting to a computer with a modem............................................................................................................................ 26 Setting the outgoing fax name and number........................................................................................................................ 27 Setting the country code ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Setting the date............................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Setting the time............................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Understanding the fax and scan software..................................................................................................................31 Understanding Address Book Editor ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Understanding Express Scan Manager ................................................................................................................................... 31 Installing options..............................................................................32 Installing a 550-sheet drawer..........................................................................................................................................32 Securing the 550-sheet drawer to the printer..........................................................................................................33 Installing a multi-protocol network card....................................................................................................................35 Installing a memory card..................................................................................................................................................37 Attaching cables..................................................................................................................................................................40 Loading paper and specialty media.............................................42 Loading Tray 1 (MPT)..........................................................................................................................................................42 Loading Tray 2 and Tray 3................................................................................................................................................44 Setting the Paper Type......................................................................................................................................................46 Linking trays..........................................................................................................................................................................46 Paper and specialty media guide..................................................48 Paper guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................48 Paper characteristics...................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Contents 3 Unacceptable paper ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Selecting paper................................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead........................................................................................................................... 49 Using recycled paper..................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Using letterhead..................................................................................................................................................................50 Using transparencies..........................................................................................................................................................50 Using envelopes...................................................................................................................................................................51 Using labels............................................................................................................................................................................52 Using card stock...................................................................................................................................................................53 Storing paper........................................................................................................................................................................53 Supported paper sizes, types, and weights...............................................................................................................54 Supported paper sizes .................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Supported paper types................................................................................................................................................................. 55 Supported paper weights............................................................................................................................................................ 56 Paper capacities............................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Printing...............................................................................................58 Installing printer software................................................................................................................................................58 Printing a document from Windows............................................................................................................................58 Printing a document from a Macintosh computer..................................................................................................58 Printing the configuration page....................................................................................................................................58 Printing the demo page....................................................................................................................................................59 Using Secure printing........................................................................................................................................................59 Understanding Secure Print........................................................................................................................................................ 59 Printing Secure Print jobs from the printer control panel ............................................................................................... 59 Using Proof printing...........................................................................................................................................................60 Understanding Proof Print .......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Printing Proof Print jobs from the printer control panel .................................................................................................. 60 Canceling a print job..........................................................................................................................................................60 Canceling a print job from the printer control panel ........................................................................................................ 60 Canceling a print job from the Windows taskbar ............................................................................................................... 61 Canceling a print job from the Windows desktop.............................................................................................................. 61 Canceling a print job from Mac OS X....................................................................................................................................... 61 Copying...............................................................................................62 Making a copy.......................................................................................................................................................................62 Customizing copy settings...............................................................................................................................................63 Selecting a paper tray for copies............................................................................................................................................... 63 Collating copies............................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Reducing or enlarging copies .................................................................................................................................................... 64 Selecting the type of document being copied .................................................................................................................... 64 Contents 4 Adjusting copy quality.................................................................................................................................................................. 65 Making a copy lighter or darker ................................................................................................................................................ 65 Adjusting the sharpness of a copy .......................................................................................................................................... ...