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3100 Series
All-In-One
User’s Guide
Learning about the All-In-One
Understanding the software
Working with digital photos
Printing, Scanning, Copying and Faxing
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
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Contents Getting started ................................................................... 1 Finding information ....................................................................... 2 Creating your first project .............................................................. 3 Learning about the All-In-One .......................................... 5 Setting up the All-In-One ............................................................... 5 Understanding the parts of the All-In-One .........
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Editing photos ............................................................................. 29 Sharing photos ............................................................................ 29 Adding text captions under your photos ...................................... 30 Printing, Scanning, Copying and Faxing ....................... 31 Printing ........................................................................................ 31 Scanning ....................................................
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Getting started Use this guide for the Lexmark 3100 Series. 1
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Finding information Congratulations on the purchase of the Lexmark™ 3100 Series All-In-One. Refer to When you need help with Setup poster This document contains complete setup information. Drivers and Utilities The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers for your AIO CD printer, the Lexmark All-In-One Center, the Lexmark Solution Center, the Lexmark Photo Editor, the Lexmark Memory Card Manager, fax software, and Optical Character Recognition software. User’s Guide This document contains i
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Creating your first project You can print photos from your digital camera memory card after saving them to your computer. 1 Load paper. For additional help, see page 8. Letter/A4 Cards or 2 Adjust the paper guide. or 3 Insert your digital camera memory card into the All-In-One (see page 11) or access your photos from a computer (see page 24) and then continue with step 6. 4 Select Automatically save all the images in a My Pictures folder with today’s date on the computer screen. 3
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5 Click OK. The All-In-One Saved Images page appears. 6 Select a paper size from the Create a page from saved photos section to populate the page layouts. 7 Select a page layout from the Create a page from saved photos section. 8 Drag the images you want to print. 9 Click Print Now. Congratulations! You have successfully completed your first project using the Lexmark 3100 Series All-In-One. For more projects, see scanning, copying, printing, and faxing information on page 31. For help worki
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Learning about the All-In-One Setting up the All-In-One If you have not already done so, follow the steps on the setup documentation to complete the hardware and software installation. If problems occur during the setup process, see “Setup troubleshooting” on page 46. Understanding the parts of the All-In-One 7 2 1 6 4 5 3 (available on some models) # Use the To 1 Paper support Load paper into the All-In-One (AIO). 2 Control panel Operate the AIO (see page 7 for details about each of the but
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# Use the To 4 Scanner unit Access the print cartridges. 5 Paper exit tray Hold paper as it exits the AIO. The AIO paper exit tray can hold: 25 sheets of plain paper 10 sheets of labels 10 envelopes 10 cards 1 transparency 1 photo page Note: To avoid smearing ink, remove each transparency or photo from the paper exit tray before the next one exits the AIO. Photos and transparencies may require up to 15 minutes to dry. 6 Top cover Hold the item on the scanner glass for scanning. 7
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Using the control panel The AIO has a control panel that lets you scan and copy with the press of a button. Power Press to turn on and off. Scan Paper Feed Press to start the scanning Press to feed paper. process and open the All-In-One Center. Black Copy Photo/Color Copy Press to make a black and Press to make a color or white copy. photo copy. Note: Both the computer and the AIO must be turned on to make copies. 7
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Loading paper To load most types of paper: 1 Place the paper against the right side of the paper support with the print side facing you and the top of the paper feeding into the paper support. Letter/A4 Cards or 2 Squeeze and slide the paper guide to the left edge of the paper. or Note: Do not force paper into the AIO. 8
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Before you begin printing, scanning, copying, or faxing documents, see page 6 to determine how much the paper exit tray can hold. Follow these guidelines when loading plain and specialty paper in the paper support. Load up to Make sure 100 sheets of plain paper The paper is designed for use with inkjet printers. 10 envelopes The envelopes are loaded vertically against the right side of the paper support. The stamp location is in the upper left corner. The envelopes are designed for use
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Load up to Make sure 50 transparencies The rough side faces you. The transparencies are designed for use with inkjet printers. Note: Since transparencies require more drying time, we recommend that you remove each transparency as it exits and allow it to dry to avoid ink smearing. 100 sheets of custom Your paper size fits within these dimensions. size paper Width Length 76 to 216 mm 127 to 432 mm 3.0 to 8.5 in. 5.0 to 17.0 in. 100 iron-on transfers You follow the loading instructions
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Loading your document on the scanner glass 1 Open the top cover. 2 Place the item you 3 Close the top cover to want to copy face avoid dark edges. down on the scanner glass. Note: Make sure the upper left corner of the front of the item aligns with the arrow at the front corner of the scanner glass. Inserting the digital camera memory card Some Lexmark 3100 Series models support the following digital media: CompactFlash Type I and Type II MultiMedia Card IBM Microdrive Memory Stick
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The card reader (if available on your AIO) has four slots to accommodate these media and a small light that blinks indicating the card is being read or is transmitting data. Note: Do not remove the digital camera memory card while the light is on or blinking. This illustration shows you where to insert each of the supported digital camera memory cards. Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card CompactFlash Type I and Type II, IBM Microdrive Memory Stick SmartMedia Before you insert your memory card,
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Understanding the software The AIO software consists of five main components: The Lexmark 3100 Series All-In-One Center (scanning, copying, faxing, and printing digital photos) Print Properties (printing) The Lexmark 3100 Series Solution Center (troubleshooting, maintenance, and cartridge ordering information) The Lexmark Photo Editor (editing photos and graphics) The Lexmark Memory Card Manager (transferring digital photos on some models) Using the Lexmark All-In-One Center Use the
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The All-In-One Main Page displays. Scan section Preview section Copy section Creative Tasks section The All-In-One Main Page The All-In-One Main Page consists of four main sections: Scan, Copy, Creative Tasks, and Preview. From this section You can Scan Select a program to send the scanned image to. Select a blank paper size. Choose what type of image is being scanned. Choose how the scan will be used. Note: Click See More Scan Settings to view all settings. Copy Select a blank pape
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From this section You can Creative Tasks Choose from a variety of creative ideas: Enlarge or reduce an image. Repeat an image several times on one page. Print an image as a multi-page poster. E-mail an image to a friend. Fax using PC modem. Save an image on your computer. Edit text found in a scanned document (OCR). Modify an image with a photo editor. Preview section Select a region of the preview image to scan. View an image of what will be printed, scanned, or copied. Not
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From this section You can Print a Copy... Choose the quantity and whether to print in color. Select a blank paper size. Select a quality setting for your copies. Lighten or darken your copies. Enlarge or reduce your copies. Note: Click See More Copy Settings to view all settings. Creative Tasks Print an album page with various photo sizes. Note: You can also add text to photos (see page 26). Choose an existing layout for your photos (see page 26). Perform the same creative task
