Lexmark 4600 - Manual

Setting up the printer Bypassing security warnings during software installation Third-party applications, including antivirus, security, and firewall programs may alert you about the printer softwarebeing installed. For your printer to work properly, allow the printer software to be installed on you...

Understanding the parts of the printer W F I I P R IN T IN G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Use the To 1 Paper support Load paper. 2 Printer control panel Operate the printer. 3 Wi-Fi indicator Note: Your printer model may not have wireless capability and may not have this indicator. Check wireless status:...

Using the printer control panel buttons and menus Using the printer control panel The printer control panel contains: • Power on/off button • Two-line display that shows the printer status, messages, and menus • 11 buttons OK COPY SCAN PHOTO START ON 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 11 2 10 Press To 1 • Return to...

Press To 9 • Cancel a print, copy, or scan job in progress. • Exit from a menu level of the Copy, Scan, Photo, and File Print menus to the top level of a menu. • Exit from a menu level of the Setup menu to the top level of the previous mode. • Clear current settings or error messages, and return to ...

Menus List Setup menu Photo menu Maintenance • Ink Levels • Clean Cartridges • Align Cartridges • Print Test Page Device Setup • Language • Country • Power Saver • Clear Settings Timeout Network Setup (appears only if the printer isconnected to a network) • Print Setup Page • Wireless Information • ...

Copy menu Scan menu PictBridge menu Copies Quality Lighter/Darker Resize Original Size Photo Reprint Collate Pages per Sheet Copies per Sheet Content Type Scan to • Computer • Network (appears only if theprinter is connected to a network) • USB Flash Drive • Memory Card Quality Original Size Note: T...

Using the Scan menu To access the Scan menu, press on the printer control panel. From here You can Scan to Choose the destination of the scanned image. Select: • Computer • Network (appears only in printers connected to a network) • USB Flash Drive • Memory Card Notes: • If you choose a computer as ...

From here You can Device Setup Select: • Language to change the language setting. • Country to set the default blank paper size and date format being used in your location. • Power Saver to set the time that it takes for the printer to switch to Power Saver mode when left idle. • Clear Settings Time...

8 Press the arrow buttons to select the default photo print size for the printer, and then press . 9 Press until you exit Setup, or press another mode button. Changing temporary settings into new default settings The printer has default temporary settings for the menus. The printer reverts to these ...

3 Press the arrow buttons until Clear Settings Timeout appears, and then press . 4 Press the arrow buttons until Never appears, and then press . 5 Press until you exit Setup, or press another mode button. Changing the Power Saver timeout You can customize the Power Saver timeout of the printer. The ...

3 Choose the printer and the printer driver for your operating system. 4 Follow the instructions on the screens to download the driver and install the printer software. Installing the optional XPS driver (Windows Vista users only) The XML Paper Specification (XPS) driver is an optional printer drive...

Using the Windows printer software When you set up the printer using the printer software CD, all the necessary software was installed. You may havechosen to install some additional programs. The following table provides an overview of various software programsand what they can help you do. Note: Yo...

Use the To Printing Preferences When you select File  Print with a document open and then click Properties , a Printing Preferences dialog appears. The dialog lets you select options for the print job such as the following: • Select the number of copies to be printed. • Print two-sided copies. • Se...

Use the To Lexmark Printer Utility • Get help with cartridge installation. • Print a test page. • Print an alignment page. • Clean the print cartridge nozzles. • Order ink or supplies. • Register the printer. • Contact customer support. Lexmark Wireless Setup Assistant Set up the printer on a wirele...

Installing the printer on a wireless network (selected models only) Wireless network compatibility Your printer contains an IEEE 802.11g wireless print server. Your printer is compatible with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n routersthat are Wi-Fi certified. If you are having issues with an n router, verify with yo...

Installing the printer on a wireless network Before you install the printer on a wireless network, make sure that: • You have completed the initial setup of the printer. • Your wireless network is set up and working properly. • The computer you are using is connected to the same wireless network whe...

• Blinking orange may indicate that: – The printer is out of the range of the wireless access point (wireless router). – The printer is trying to communicate with the wireless access point (wireless router), but the wireless accesspoint (wireless router) may be turned off or not working properly. – ...

Using the Network Setup menu The Network Setup menu is available only if your printer model has an internal wireless print server, and if the printeris connected to a network. Use this menu to view the wireless settings of the printer, print a network setup page, andreset the internal wireless print...

Using Windows 1 Insert the installation software CD. 2 Wait for the Welcome screen to appear. If the Welcome screen does not appear after a minute, do one of the following: In Windows Vista a Click . b In the Start Search box, type D:\setup.exe , where D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive. In Win...

5 In the Connect to a Network dialog, click Set up a wireless ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) network , and then click Next . 6 Follow the instructions in the “Set up a wireless ad hoc network” wizard. As part of the setup: a Create a network name or SSID for the network between the computer and your ...

23 It may take a few minutes for your computer to recognize the new settings. To check on the status of your network: a Right-click the Wireless Network Connections icon. b Select View Available Wireless Networks . • If the network is listed but the computer is not connected, select the ad hoc netwo...

4 If this is the first time you will be setting up the printer for use on a wireless network, insert the installation softwareCD, double-click the installer icon for your printer on the Finder desktop, and then follow the instructions on theWelcome screen. Otherwise, from the Finder desktop, double-...

There are different ways a network can be set up. Five common examples appear below. Note: The printers in the following diagrams represent printers with internal print servers built in to them so that they can communicate over a network. Wired network example • A desktop computer, a laptop, and a p...

Scenario 4: Laptop connected wirelessly to printer without Internet • A laptop is directly connected wirelessly to a printer without going through a wireless router. • The network has no connection to the Internet. • This configuration is referred to as an ad hoc network. Why do I need an installati...

2 Attach the small, square connector to the printer. 3 Continue following the on-screen instructions. What is the difference between infrastructure and ad hoc networks? Wireless networks can operate in one of two modes: infrastructure or ad hoc. In infrastructure mode, all devices on a wireless netw...

Infrastructure Ad hoc Same channel Yes, including the wireless accesspoint (wireless router) Yes Lexmark recommends setting up a network in infrastructure mode using the installation CD that came with theprinter. Infrastructure mode is the recommended setup method because it has: • Increased network...

What is an SSID? A Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name that identifies a wireless network. All devices on the network must know the SSID of the wireless network or they will not be able to communicate with each other. Usually, the wireless networkbroadcasts the SSID to allow wireless devices i...

How do I find the MAC address? Most network equipment has a unique hardware identification number to distinguish it from other devices on thenetwork. This is called the Media Access Control (MAC) address. The MAC address is a series of letters and numbers located on the back of your printer. UAA: XX...

How do I locate IP addresses? How to locate a computer IP address using Windows 1 Do one of the following: In Windows Vista a Click . b Click All Programs  Accessories . c Click Command Prompt . In Windows XP and earlier a Click Start . b Click All Programs or Programs  Accessories  Command Promp...

Loading paper Loading paper 1 Make sure: • You use paper designed for inkjet printers. • If you are using photo, glossy, or heavyweight matte paper, you load it with the glossy or printable side facingyou. (If you are not sure which side is the printable side, see the instructions that came with the...

• The paper guides rest against the edges of the paper. Note: Photos require more drying time. Remove each photo as it exits, and then allow it to dry to avoid ink smudging. Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes. 1 Make sure: • The print side of the envelopes faces you. • The stamp location is i...

Width: – 76.2–215.9 mm – 3.0–8.5 inches Length: – 127.0–355.6 mm – 5.0–17.0 inches • The paper is loaded in the center of the paper support. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the paper. Banner paper You can load up to 20 sheets. W F I I P RINT ING Make sure: • You remove all the paper fro...

Loading original documents on the scanner glass You can scan and then print photos, text documents, magazine articles, newspapers, and other publications. Youcan scan a document for faxing. Note: The maximum scan area for the scanner glass is 216 x 297 mm (8.5 x 11.7 in.). 1 Open the top cover. W F ...

3 Close the top cover to avoid dark edges on the scanned image. W F I I P R IN T IN G Using the automatic paper type sensor The printer is equipped with an automatic paper type sensing device. The Paper Type Sensor automatically detectsthe type of paper that has been loaded into the printer and adju...

Printing For instructions on additional printing tasks, see the Help associated with the printer software. Printing basic documents Printing a document 1 Load the paper. 2 Do one of the following to print: Using Windows a With a document open in a Windows program , click File  Print . b Click Prope...

1 Load paper. 2 Open a Web page using a supported browser. 3 Select a print option to print the page. You can also adjust settings or preview the page before printing. Printing multiple copies of a document Using Windows 1 With a document open, click File  Print . 2 Click Properties , Preferences ,...

4 Click OK to close any printer software dialogs. 5 Click OK or Print . Note: The collate option is available only when you are printing multiple copies. Using Macintosh 1 With a document open, click File  Print . 2 In the Copies field, enter the number of copies that you want to print, and then se...

Printing multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up) Using Windows 1 With a document open, click File  Print . 2 Click Properties , Preferences , Options , or Setup . 3 From the Advanced tab, select N-Up under the Layout drop-down menu. 4 Select the number of page images to print on each page. If you want e...

When the printer detects the memory device, the message Memory Card Detected or Storage Device Detected appears on the printer control panel display. 2 If only document files are stored on the memory device, then the printer automatically switches to File Print mode. If document files and image file...

• Transparency —A clear, plastic media primarily used for overhead projectors. • Card stock —A very thick paper used for printing sturdier items, such as greeting cards. • Iron-On transfer —A type of media that has a reverse image printed on it that can be ironed onto fabric. Printing envelopes 1 Lo...

Printing labels 1 Load the label sheets in the printer. 2 Do one of the following: Using Windows a With a document open, click File  Print . b Click Properties , Preferences , Options , or Setup . c From the Paper Size drop-down menu of the Print Setup tab, choose a paper size that matches the size...

Printing on custom-size paper Before beginning these instructions, load the custom-size paper in the printer. For more information, see the “LoadingPaper” chapter. Using Windows 1 With a document open, click File  Print . 2 Click Properties , Preferences , Options , or Setup . The Print Setup tab a...

5 Select an empty location for your setting, and then assign a name. Note: The first location contains Factory Default Settings, which cannot be changed or deleted. 6 Click Save . 7 Close all open software dialogs. Notes: • To retrieve your print settings, click Profiles  Restore a Profile , and th...

In Windows 2000 a Click Start . b Click Settings  Printers . 2 Right-click the printer, and then select Pause Printing . Using the taskbar in Windows 1 Double-click the printer icon in the taskbar. 2 Right-click the document name, and then select Pause . Using Macintosh 1 While the document is prin...

Using the taskbar in Windows 1 Double-click the printer icon in the taskbar. 2 Right-click the document name, and then select Resume . Using Mac OS X version 10.5 1 From the menu bar, click  System Preferences  Print & Fax . 2 Click Open Print Queue . The print queue dialog appears. • If you w...

Working with photos You can also use the programs that are installed with the printer software to customize and print photos. For moreinformation, see the Help associated with these programs. Inserting a memory card 1 Insert a memory card. • Insert the card with the brand name label facing up. • If ...

2 Wait for the light located near the top memory card slot on the printer to come on. The light blinks to indicatethe memory card is being read or is transmitting data. Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch cables, any network adapter, any connector, the memory card, or the printer in the area show...

Note: The printer recognizes one active media device at a time. If you insert more than one media device, a message appears on the display prompting you to designate the device you want the printer to recognize. Retrieving and managing photos Transferring photos from a memory device to the computer ...

Transferring photos from a memory card to a flash drive 1 Insert a memory card into the printer. 2 After the memory card is detected, press the arrow buttons until Save Photos appears. 3 Insert the flash drive into the printer, and then press the arrow buttons until USB Flash Drive appears. 4 Use th...

6 Do one of the following: • If you are in the Easy Photo menu, use the arrow buttons to select the paper size and photo size. Press each time you make a selection. • If you are in the Print Photos menu, use the arrow buttons to select the photo size, paper size, paper type, layout, and quality of t...

3 From the print options pop-up menu, choose Quality & Media . • From the Paper Type pop-up menu, choose a paper type. • From the Print Quality menu, choose Automatic or Photo . 4 Click Print . Note: Manually choosing a paper type, even if you have a paper type sensor, turns off the sensor for t...

If the printer is connected to the computer through a network, then the Lexmark Network Card Readerlaunches on the computer. Transfer the photos to the computer using the application, and then use the applications installed on thecomputer to print the photos. For more information on transferring pho...

Printing photos from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera PictBridge is a technology available in most digital cameras that lets you print directly from your digital camerawithout using a computer. You can connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera to the printer, and use the camerato control printi...

Notes: • If you insert the camera while the printer is performing another job, wait for the job to finish before printing fromthe camera. • To use the camera to control printing photos, see the instructions in the camera documentation. Printing photos stored on a memory device using the proof sheet ...

Printing photos from a digital camera using DPOF Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) is a feature available on some digital cameras. If your camera supports DPOF, thenyou can specify which photos to print, how many of each, and the print settings while the memory card is still in thecamera. The printe...

Copying Making copies 1 Load paper. 2 Load the original document facedown on the scanner glass. 3 From the printer control panel, press . 4 Press the arrow buttons to select the number of copies, and then press or to set a color or black-and-white copy. Note: The light is on when the printer is in c...

5 Press the arrow buttons until the setting that you want appears. Notes: • If you select Custom Resize, press to enter the next menu, and then press the arrow buttons until the setting that you want appears. Press to save the setting that you selected. • If you select Borderless, then the printer w...

Collating copies using the printer control panel If you print multiple copies of a document, then you can choose to print each copy as a set (collated) or to print thecopies as groups of pages (not collated). Collated Not collated 1 Load paper. 2 Load an original document facedown on the scanner gla...

Copying multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up) The N-Up setting lets you copy multiple pages on one sheet by printing smaller images of each page. For example,you can condense a 20-page document into 5 pages if you use the N-Up setting to print 4 page images per sheet. 1 Load paper. 2 Load an original d...

Scanning For more options on scanning and customizing scanned images, see the Help associated with the programs installedwith the printer software. Scanning original documents You can scan and then print photos, text documents, magazine articles, newspapers, and other publications. Youcan also scan ...

Scanning color or black-and-white original documents 1 Open the top cover, and then load an original document facedown on the scanner glass. 2 Close the top cover to avoid dark edges on the scanned image. 3 From the printer control panel, press . 4 Press the arrow buttons to choose where to send the...

4 Press the arrow buttons until Network appears, and then press . 5 If prompted, press the arrow buttons to select the computer name of the network computer where you want tosend the scanned image, and then press . Notes: • You may be prompted to enter a PIN if the computer requires it. To assign a ...

Faxing Before you send a fax, make sure: • The printer is connected to a computer with an active fax modem, the computer is configured to fax, a phoneline is connected to the computer, and both the printer and computer are on. • The Lexmark Fax Solutions and Lexmark Productivity Studio software are ...

Using Macintosh 1 Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass. 2 From the Finder desktop, double-click the printer folder. 3 Double-click XXXX Series Center , where XXXX is the printer series. 4 From the “What is being scanned?” menu, choose the type of document to be scanned. 5 From the...

9 To set the number of telephone rings before the printer automatically receives faxes, select a setting from the“Pick-up on the” drop-down list in the “Answering on your phone line type” area. 10 Click OK to save the settings. Using Macintosh In Mac OS X version 10.5 1 From the menu bar, click  Sy...

Maintaining the printer Maintaining print cartridges Installing print cartridges 1 Open the printer, and then press down on the cartridge carrier levers. 2 Remove the used print cartridge or cartridges. 3 If you are installing new print cartridges, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the col...

4 If a black cartridge is included in the box contents, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the blackcartridge, insert the cartridge in the left carrier, and then close the black cartridge carrier lid. Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the gold contact area on the back or the metal nozz...

The print cartridge carrier moves and stops at the loading position, unless the printer is busy. 3 Press down on the cartridge carrier latch to raise the cartridge carrier lid. W F I I P R IN T IN G 4 Remove the used print cartridge. Note: If you are removing both cartridges, repeat step 3 and step ...

• If you are using the printer without a computer, press Cancel . Lexmark's warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Lexmark ink or print cartridges. Aligning print cartridges Using the printer control panel 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. 2 From the printer control panel, press , and then press...

3 Press the arrow buttons until Clean Cartridges appears, and then press . A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them. 4 Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved. Using Windows 1 Load plain Letter-size paper. 2 Do one of the following: ...

Using Windows Use the Lexmark Service Center to check the ink levels of the cartridges. 1 Do one of the following: • In Windows Vista, click . • In Windows XP and earlier, click Start . 2 Click All Programs or Programs , and then select the printer program folder from the list. 3 Select Lexmark Serv...

4 Using another clean section of the cloth, gently hold the cloth against the contacts for about three seconds, andthen wipe in the direction shown. 5 With another clean section of the cloth, repeat step 3 and step 4, and then let the nozzles and contacts drycompletely. 6 Reinsert the print cartridg...

3 Dampen a clean, lint-free cloth with water. Warning—Potential Damage: Do not use household cleaners or detergents, as they may damage the finish of the printer. 4 Wipe only the outside of the printer, making sure to remove any ink residue that has accumulated on the paperexit tray. Warning—Potenti...

Ordering paper and other supplies To purchase supplies or to locate a dealer near you, visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com . For best results when printing photos or other high-quality images, use Lexmark Photo Paper or Lexmark PerfectFinishPhoto Paper and Lexmark print cartridges. Item Descriptio...

Troubleshooting Using the printer troubleshooting software (Windows only) The Lexmark Service Center provides step-by-step troubleshooting help and contains links to printer maintenancetasks and customer support. To open the Lexmark Service Center, use one of these methods: Method 1 Method 2 If it a...

Power button is not lit These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: P RESS POWER BUTTON Make sure the printer is on by pressing . D ISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE POWER CORD 1 Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet, and then from the printer. 2 Plug the cord all the way into...

R ECONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY 1 Press to turn the printer off. 2 Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. 3 Gently remove the power supply from the printer. 4 Reconnect the power supply to the printer. 5 Plug the power cord into the wall outlet. 6 Press to turn the printer on. T EMPORARILY DISA...

If the install screen does not appear automatically after you restart your computer, do one of the following: In Windows Vista a Click . b In the Start Search box, type D:\setup.exe , where D is the letter of your CD or DVD drive. In Windows XP and earlier a Click Start . b Click Run . c Type D:\set...

c From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager . In Windows 2000 a Click Start . b Click Settings  Control Panel  System . c From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager . 2 Click the plus sign (+) beside Universal Serial Bus Controller . If USB Host Controller and USB Root Hub are listed, then the ...

• The printer driver is installed on the computer from which you are performing a task. • The correct printer port is selected. • The computer and printer are both connected to the same wireless network. Printing a network setup page A network setup page lists the configuration settings of the print...

2 Attach the small, square connector to the printer. Cannot print over wireless network If you encountered problems while installing, or if your printer does not appear in the printers folder or as a printeroption when sending a print job, you can try uninstalling and reinstalling the software. Thes...

If you do not know the IP address of the wireless access point: a Do one of the following: In Windows Vista 1 Click . 2 Click All Programs  Accessories . 3 Click Command Prompt . In Windows XP and earlier 1 Click Start . 2 Click All Programs or Programs  Accessories  Command Prompt . b Type ipcon...

Using Macintosh with a wireless access point (wireless router) 1 Type the IP address of the wireless access point (wireless router) in the Web address field of your browser andcontinue to Step 2. If you do not know the IP address of the wireless access point (wireless router), then do the following:...

WPA or WPA2 passphrase Must meet one of the following criteria: • From 8 to 63 ASCII characters. ASCII characters in a WPA passphrase are case-sensitive. or • Exactly 64 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A-F, a-f, and 0-9. Note: If you do not know this information, see the documenta...

T RY ADJUSTING EXTERNAL ANTENNAS Antennas usually work best if they are pointing straight up. You may find that reception improves if you experimentwith different angles for the printer and/or wireless access point antennas. M OVE YOUR PRINTER Move the printer closer to the access point. Although th...

R UN THE WIRELESS SETUP AGAIN If your wireless settings have changed, you must run the printer wireless setup again. Some reasons your settingsmay have changed include your having manually changed your WEP or WPA keys, channel, or other networksettings; or the access point having been reset to facto...

e Click TCP/IP . • The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 192.168.0.100. • The "Router" entry is typically the wireless access point. In Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier a Click  System Preferences . b Click Network . c If necessary, select Network Sta...

Wireless print server not installed You may see a message during installation indicating that the printer does not have a wireless print server installed.If you are sure the printer is capable of wireless printing, try the following: C HECK POWER Make sure the light is on. “Communication not availab...

Notices Product information Product name: Lexmark 3600 Series Machine type: 4438 Model(s): 001, 002 Product name: Lexmark 4600 Series Machine type: 4438 Model number 2: W02, W03, WE2, WE3 Edition notice November 2008 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inc...

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Mode Description Power consumption (Watts) Printing The product is generating hard-copy output fromelectronic inputs. Lexmark 3600 Series: 22.1; Lexmark 3600es Series:11.47; Lexmark 4600 Series: 24.3 Copying The product is generating hard-copy output fromhard-copy original documents. Lexmark 3600 Se...