5600-6600 Series User's Guide 2008 www.lexmark.com Contents Safety information.............................................................................9 Introduction......................................................................................10 Finding information about the printer........................................................................................................................10 Setting up the printer......................................................................13 Granting access to the software during installation...............................................................................................13 Setting up the printer as a copier only or fax only..................................................................................................13 Understanding the parts of the printer.......................................................................................................................20 Using the printer control panel buttons and menus..............................................................................................23 Using the printer control panel ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Using the printer menus .............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Saving settings................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Using the printer software...............................................................................................................................................30 Installing printer software ........................................................................................................................................................... 30 Installing the optional XPS driver (Windows Vista users only)....................................................................................... 31 Using the Windows printer software....................................................................................................................................... 32 Using the Macintosh printer software..................................................................................................................................... 33 Switching between the rear USB port and the Quick Connect laptop port (selected models only).....................................................................................................................................................................................34 Getting the printer ready to fax......................................................................................................................................35 Using an RJ11 adapter .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Choosing a fax connection.......................................................................................................................................................... 38 Connecting to an answering machine.................................................................................................................................... 39 Connecting directly to a telephone wall jack ....................................................................................................................... 40 Connecting directly to a telephone wall jack in Germany............................................................................................... 41 Connecting to a computer with a modem............................................................................................................................ 42 Connecting to a telephone ......................................................................................................................................................... 43 Using a digital phone service ..................................................................................................................................................... 44 Installing the printer on a wireless network (selected models only)......................................................................................45 Wireless network compatibility......................................................................................................................................45 Information you will need to set up the printer on a wireless network..........................................................45 Installing the printer on a wireless network..............................................................................................................45 Installing the printer on other computers..................................................................................................................46 Interpreting the colors of the Wi-Fi indicator light.................................................................................................47 Special wireless installation instructions....................................................................................................................47 Contents 3 Assigning a static IP address............................................................................................................................................48 Changing wireless settings after installation............................................................................................................48 Switching between USB and wireless connections (Windows only)................................................................49 Switching between USB and wireless connections (Macintosh only)..............................................................50 Advanced wireless setup..................................................................................................................................................51 Creating an ad hoc wireless network ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Adding a printer to an existing ad hoc wireless network ................................................................................................ 53 Using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup).......................................................................................................................................... 54 Frequently asked questions.............................................................................................................................................54 Where do I find my WEP key or WPA passphrase?.............................................................................................................. 54 What is an SSID? .............................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Where do I find my SSID?............................................................................................................................................................. 55 What is a network? ......................................................................................................................................................................... 55 What types of wireless network security are available? ................................................................................................... 55 How do I find out what type of security my network is using?...................................................................................... 56 How are home networks configured?..................................................................................................................................... 56 Why do I need an installation cable? ....................................................................................................................................... 58 How do I attach the installation cable?................................................................................................................................... 59 How are infrastructure and ad hoc networks different?................................................................................................... 59 Finding the signal strength......................................................................................................................................................... 60 How can I improve wireless signal strength? ....................................................................................................................... 61 Can I use my printer on a USB and a network connection at the same time?.......................................................... 62 What is a MAC address?................................................................................................................................................................ 62 How do I find the MAC address? ............................................................................................................................................... 62 What is an IP address?................................................................................................................................................................... 63 What is TCP/IP? ................................................................................................................................................................................ 63 How do I locate IP addresses? .................................................................................................................................................... 63 How are IP addresses assigned?................................................................................................................................................ 64 What is a key index?....................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Loading paper...................................................................................66 Loading paper.......................................................................................................................................................................66 Loading various paper types...........................................................................................................................................66 Loading original documents on the scanner glass.................................................................................................70 Loading original documents into the Automatic Document Feeder...............................................................71 Using the automatic paper type sensor......................................................................................................................73 Printing...............................................................................................74 Printing basic documents.................................................................................................................................................74 Printing a document...................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Printing Web pages........................................................................................................................................................................ 74 Printing multiple copies of a document................................................................................................................................. 75 Contents 4 Collating printed copies............................................................................................................................................................... 75 Printing the last page first (reverse page order).................................................................................................................. 76 Printing multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up)....................................................................................................................... 76 Printing documents from a memory card or flash drive .................................................................................................. 77 Printing specialty documents.........................................................................................................................................78 Choosing compatibl ...