Pro5500 Series Quick Reference Guide

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Contents

October Pro5500 Series Quick Reference Guide Important safety information Contents Sending faxes Receiving faxes What are SmartSolutions? Finding information about the printer About your printerMinimizing your printers environmental impact Printer models Setting up the printer Printer features About your printer Page Page Page Page Use Understanding the parts of the printer Cable modem Line port Access the phone line to send and receive faxes EXT portOr region Using the printer control panel Touch Understanding the home screen Using memory cards and flash drives Navigating menus using the touch screenUsing a memory card or flash drive with the printer Touch Paper Setup Paper Type Inserting a memory card Supported memory cards and file typesInsert the card with the brand name label facing For a PictBridge camera cable Ordering ink cartridges Ordering and replacing suppliesReplacing ink cartridges Ordering and replacing supplies Touch Clean Printhead or Deep Clean Printhead Cleaning the printhead nozzlesMaintaining ink cartridges Aligning the printhead Installing the printer software Using the printer softwareSupported operating systems Using the Macintosh printer software Using the Windows printer softwareSoftware installed during printer installation Printer software Web Links Printing Size Recommended paper Weight Set paper type toRecommended paper brands For colorful and high‑coverage documents Printing a document Printing using advanced color optionsPrinting on both sides of the paper duplexing automatically For Windows users Printing documents from a memory card or flash drive Printing photos using the printer control panelTips Portrait What is LexPrint? Canceling print jobsPrinting from a mobile device Supported printers Copying Copying a two‑sided duplex document using the ADFMaking copies Making a duplex two‑sided copy automatically Canceling copy jobs Copying a two‑sided duplex document using the scanner glassTouch Scan the Next Scanning Scanning directly to e‑mail using the printer softwareScanning to a local computer Scanning to a flash drive or memory card Windows Windows 7 or earlier Scanning to a network folderScanning From the computer, do the following Adding a network folder shortcut Canceling scan jobsEnter the necessary information, and then click Add Sending e-mail Canceling an e‑mailTips for e‑mailing Scanning a document or photo to e-mail Setup 1 Printer is connected to a dedicated fax line Setting up the printer to faxConnect the printer to the telephone line Scenario 1 Standard telephone line Connected to different wall jacks To connect Scenario 2 Digital Subscriber Line DSL Scenario 3 VoIP telephone serviceTo connect Tips for this setup Setup 1 Printer is connected directly to a cable modem Scenario 5 Country‑ or region‑specific setup Belgium Ireland Spain Denmark Italy Connecting the printer to a non‑RJ‑11 wall jack Connecting the printer to a wall jack in Germany Set your fax name and fax number Check the dial toneSet the printer to receive faxes automatically or manually Make sure the telephone line and the wall jack are working Set the number of rings Using the fax softwareCreate a contact list Sending faxes FaxingReceiving faxes Receiving faxes automatically Fax Setup Ringing and Answering Auto Answer On AcceptReceiving faxes manually Touch Pick up on Information you will need during wireless setup Wireless networkingInstalling the printer on a wireless network Using the Wireless Setup Utility Windows only Configuring Wi‑Fi Protected Setup manually What is Wi‑Fi Protected Setup?Using the Wireless Setup Assistant Macintosh only USE the Personal Identification Number PIN Method Accessing the Embedded Web Server Using the Embedded Web ServerCustomizing printer settings Understanding the home Transfer Protocol Secure Https connection Setup Used What are SmartSolutions? Using SmartSolutionsCreating and customizing printer solutions Using SmartSolutions If Troubleshooting does not solve your problem TroubleshootingSetup troubleshooting Before you troubleshoot Recovering the security PIN of the printer Software did not installReconnect the Printer Power Supply Print job does not print or is missing pages Printer is busy or does not respond Printer is printing blank pagesCannot delete documents from the print queue Cannot print through USB Fax troubleshooting checklist Fax troubleshootingConnection checklist Cannot send faxes Wireless troubleshooting checklist Network troubleshootingCannot receive faxes Cannot run the fax software Cannot print over wireless network Printing a network setupLocating IP addresses Locating the printer IP address Check the Wireless Signal Quality Move Your Access Point Away from Other Electronic DevicesCheck Your Advanced Security Settings Make Sure Your Computer is Connected to Your Access Point For Macintosh users with an AirPort base station For Macintosh users with an access point Troubleshooting Router entry is typically the access point Ethernet network troubleshootingMake Sure the Wireless Port is Selected Make Sure Bidirectional Communication is Enabled Cannot print to the network printer Trademarks Edition noticeOctober Lexmark International, Inc All rights reserved Index IndexBin extender location

Pro5500 Series Quick Reference Guide

October 2012