February
Users Guide
Contents
Minimizing your printers environmental impact
Printing
Copying 105
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116
123
Faxing 123
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Understanding printer menus
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228
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Troubleshooting
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Safety information
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Finding information about the printer
Learning about the printer
Thank you for choosing this printer
Printer configurations
Basic model
Selecting a location for the printer
Basic functions of the scanner
Understanding the ADF and scanner glass
Using the ADF
Using the scanner glass
Description
Understanding the printer control panel
Understanding the home screen
Other buttons may appear on the home screen, such as
Using the touch-screen buttons
Function
Sample touch screen
Other touch-screen buttons
Features
Available internal options
Additional printer setup
Installing internal options
Accessing the system board to install internal options
Additional printer setup
Installing a memory card
Notches Ridges
Installing a flash memory or firmware card
Plastic pins Metal pins
Installing an Internal Solutions Port
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Installing a printer hard disk
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Installing a fax card
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Installing a 250- or 550-sheet drawer
Installing hardware options
Attaching cables
Touch Menu Settings
Verifying printer setup
Printing a menu settings
Installing printer software
Setting up the printer software
Printing a network setup
Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier
Updating available options in the printer driver
Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
Follow these steps to set up your printer
Setting up wireless printing
Installing the printer on a wireless network Windows
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Click Wireless Network Attach
Click Install Printer and Software
Prepare to configure the printer
Installing the printer on a wireless network Macintosh
Enter the printer information
Configure your computer to use the printer wirelessly
Configure the printer for wireless access
Choose the Default Browser tab Click More Printers
Double-clickPrint Center or Printer Setup Utility
Mac OS X version
Click AppleTalk
For Macintosh users
Installing the printer on a wired network
For Windows users
Mac OS X version
Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier
Click Control Panel
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Click Properties
Click Configure Port
Windows
Touch Network/Ports
Setting up serial printing
Windows
Windows Vista
Windows XP
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Minimizing your printers environmental impact
Using recycled paper
Saving paper and toner
Conserving supplies
Saving energy
Using Eco-Mode
Choose scanning
Check your first draft for accuracy
Using the printer control panel
Adjusting Power Saver
Using the Embedded Web Server
Click Output Lighting
Adjusting the brightness of the display
Setting the standard exit bin light
Recycling Lexmark products
Recycling
Recycling Lexmark packaging
Touch Output Lighting
Returning Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling
Touch Settings Touch General Settings Touch Quiet Mode
Reducing printer noise
Submitting changes appears
Configuring Universal paper settings
Setting the Paper Size and Paper Type
Loading paper and specialty media
Specify the Universal Paper Size measurement
Loading trays
Avoiding jams
Paper tray recommendations
Paper recommendations
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Maximum fill line
Opening the multipurpose feeder
Using the multipurpose feeder
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Loading the multipurpose feeder
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Unlinking trays
Linking and unlinking trays
Linking trays
Assigning a custom paper type name
Click Settings
Changing a Custom Type x name
Click Custom Names
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Paper guidelines
Paper characteristics
Paper and specialty media guidelines
Using recycled paper and other office papers
Storing paper
Selecting preprinted forms and letterhead
Paper sizes supported by the printer
Supported paper sizes, types, and weights
Paper type
Paper types and weights supported by the printer
Load up to
Paper capacities
Printing
Touch Print Settings Touch Finishing Menu
Printing a document
Printing on both sides of the paper duplexing
Tips on using transparencies
Tips on using letterhead
Tips on using envelopes
Printing on specialty media
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Holding jobs in the printer
Printing confidential and other held jobs
Touch Confidential Jobs
Printing confidential and other held jobs from Windows
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Printing from a flash drive
Printing a font sample list
Printing information pages
Printing a directory list
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Canceling a print job from the printer control panel
Canceling a print job
Canceling a print job from the computer
Printing the print quality test pages
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Making a quick copy
Making copies
Copying photos
Copying using the scanner glass
Copying on specialty media
Making transparencies
Making copies using paper from a selected tray
Customizing copy settings
Copying to letterhead
Copying from one size to another
Copying on both sides of the paper duplexing
Adjusting copy quality
Reducing or enlarging copies
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Placing separator sheets between copies
Collating copies
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Touch Separator Sheets
Creating a custom job job build
Copying multiple pages onto a single sheet
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Between Copies Between Jobs Between Pages
Placing information on copies
Pausing the current print job to make copies
Placing the date and time at the top of each
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Canceling a copy job while the document is in the ADF
Canceling a copy job
Canceling a copy job while the pages are being printed
Placing an overlay message on each
Understanding the copy screens and options
Options
Sides Duplex
Collate
Improving copy quality
Enabling the e-mail function
Getting ready to e-mail
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Touch Continue
Configuring the e-mail settings
Setting up the e-mail function
Creating an e-mail shortcut using the Embedded Web Server
Creating an e-mail shortcut
Sending an e-mail using the touch screen
Creating an e-mail shortcut using the touch screen
Sending an e-mail using a shortcut number
Mailing a document
Sending an e-mail using the address book
Customizing e-mail settings
Adding e-mail subject and message information
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Understanding e-mail options
Canceling an e-mail
Changing the output file type
Original Size
Orientation
Resolution
Binding
Mail Subject
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Advanced Options
Faxing
Setting up the printer to fax
Getting the printer ready to fax
Choosing a fax connection
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Connecting to an analog telephone line
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Connecting to a DSL service
Connecting to a PBX or Isdn system
Touch Settings Touch Fax Settings Touch Analog Fax Settings
Connecting to a distinctive ring service
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Touch Distinctive Rings
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Connecting to an adapter for your country or region
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Connecting to a telephone wall jack in Germany
Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
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Connecting to a computer with a modem
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Enabling the fax function
Setting the date and time
Using the Embedded Web Server for fax setup
Turning daylight saving time on or off
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Sending a fax using the computer
Sending a fax using the printer control panel
Sending a fax
For Mac OS X version 10.5 or later users
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Creating shortcuts
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Changing the fax resolution
Customizing fax settings
Making a fax lighter or darker
Sending a fax at a scheduled time
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Viewing a fax log
Blocking junk faxes
Understanding fax options
Canceling an outgoing fax
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Click the Block No Name Fax option
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Holding and forwarding faxes
Improving fax quality
Holding faxes
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Forwarding a fax
Print Print and Forward
Fax Mail
Scanning to an FTP address using a shortcut number
Scanning to an FTP address using the keypad
Scanning to an FTP address
Scanning to an FTP address
Creating an FTP shortcut using the Embedded Web Server
Scanning to an FTP address using the address book
Creating an FTP shortcut using the touch screen
Click FTP Shortcut Setup
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Understanding FTP options
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Improving FTP quality
Scanning to a computer
Scanning to a computer or flash drive
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Click Scan Profile Click Create Scan Profile
Default Content
Quick Setup
Understanding scan profile options
Format Type
Duplex
Color
Jpeg Quality
Advanced Imaging
Touch Scan to USB drive
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Understanding printer menus
Menus list
Paper menu
Default Source menu
Paper Size/Type menu
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Tray x Type
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Multipurpose Tray Type
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Configure MP menu
Substitute Size menu
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Paper Texture menu
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Paper Weight menu
Paper Loading menu
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Custom Names menu
Custom Types menu
Custom Scan Sizes menu
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Universal Setup menu
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Reports menu
Active NIC menu
Network/Ports menu
Standard Network or Network x menus
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Smtp Setup menu
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Network Reports menu
Network Card menu
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TCP/IP menu
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Wireless menu
IPv6 menu
AppleTalk menu
Network/Ports Network x Net x Setup Wireless
NetWare menu
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LexLink menu
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Standard USB menu
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Parallel x menu
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Serial x menu
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Miscellaneous menu
Security menu
Confidential Print menu
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Disk Wiping menu
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Security Audit Log menu
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Set Date/Time menu
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Settings menu
General Settings menu
Keyboard
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Displayed Information
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Home screen customization
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Copy Settings menu
Original Size
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Darkness Number of Copies Header/Footer
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Color Dropout
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Fax Mode Analog Fax Setup menu
Fax Settings menu
General Fax Settings
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Fax Cover
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Fax Send Settings
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Fax Receive Settings
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Fax Log Settings
Speaker Settings
Fax Mode Fax Server Setup menu
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Distinctive Rings
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Fax Server Setup
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Mail Settings menu
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FTP Settings menu
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Scan Settings
Flash Drive menu
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Print Settings
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Print Settings
Setup menu
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Finishing menu
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Quality menu
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Utilities menu
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PostScript menu
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PCL Emul menu
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Html menu
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Image menu
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Help menu
XPS menu
Cleaning the scanner glass
Cleaning the exterior of the printer
Maintaining the printer
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Cleaning the ADF separator rollers
Touch Scanner Manual Registration
Adjusting scanner registration
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Storing supplies
Touch Exit Configuration
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Touch Copy Quick Test
Checking the status of supplies from a network computer
Checking the status of supplies
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Touch View supplies
Ordering toner cartridges
Ordering supplies
Ordering a photoconductor kit
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Ordering ADF replacement parts
Moving the printer to another location
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Shipping the printer
Setting up e-mail alerts
Administrative support
Checking the device status
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Restoring the factory default settings
Viewing reports
Clearing jams
Clearing jams
Understanding jam messages and locations
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Jam message numbers and how to access each jam
201 paper jams
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Paper jam
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Paper jams
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Clearing jams under the ADF cover
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Clearing ADF jams by lifting the scanner cover
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Clearing ADF duplex jams
Solving basic printer problems
Troubleshooting
Indicator light blinks red
Understanding printer messages
Change src to
Clock battery
Check tray x connection
Close front door
Fax partition inoperative. Contact system administrator
Disk Full Scan Job Canceled
Fax Station Name not set up
Connect xbps
Install Tray
Fax Station Number not set up
Insert Tray
Invalid PIN
Memory full, cannot print faxes
No analog phone line connected to modem, fax is disabled
Network/Network
No answer
Smtp server not set up. Contact system administrator
Restore Held Jobs?
Replace x if restarting job
Scan Document Too Long
System busy, preparing resources for job
Some held jobs were not restored
Unsupported disk
Unsupported USB device, please remove
Insufficient memory, some held jobs will not be restored
Insufficient memory to support Resource Save feature
Insufficient memory to collate job
Insufficient memory, some Held Jobs were deleted
Network x software error
Ppds font error
Serial option x error
Defective flash detected
Parallel port x disabled
Standard network software error
Serial port x disabled
Standard parallel port disabled
USB port x disabled
Standard USB port disabled
Configuration change, held jobs were not restored
Too many flash options installed
Incompatible tray
Routine maintenance needed
Remove defective disk
Disk full
Yy Replace cartridge
Yy Cartridge nearly low
Yy paper jam
Yy scanner jam
Scanner Service Error
Scanner Disabled
Service message
Emulation error, load emulation option
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Solving printing problems
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Confidential and other held jobs do not print
Job takes longer than expected to print
Incorrect characters print
Job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong paper
Tray linking does not work
Large jobs do not collate
Unexpected page breaks occur
Solving copy problems
Copier does not respond
Scanner unit does not close
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Poor copy quality
Partial document or photo copies
Solving scanner problems
Checking an unresponsive scanner
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Scanning takes too long or freezes the computer
Scan was not successful
Poor scanned image quality
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Partial document or photo scans
Solving fax problems
Cannot scan from a computer
Caller ID is not shown
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Cannot send or receive a fax
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Can send but not receive faxes
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Can receive but not send faxes
Received fax has poor print quality
Reset the Printer
Solving option problems
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Make Sure the FAX Transmission Speed is not SET TOO High
Drawers
Internal Solutions Port
Flash memory card
Hard disk with adapter
Paper frequently jams
Solving paper feed problems
Paper trays
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Isolating print quality problems
Solving print quality problems
Paper jam message remains after jam is cleared
That jammed does not reprint after you clear the jam
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Blank pages
Characters have jagged or uneven edges
Ghost images
Clipped images
Gray background
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Incorrect margins
Check the Toner Darkness Setting
Paper curl
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Skewed print
Print irregularities
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Fuser MAY be Worn or Defective
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Solid black or white streaks
Print is too light
Print is too dark
Check the Darkness Settings
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Toner is LOW
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Streaked vertical lines
Toner is Smeared
Toner Cartridge is Defective
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Toner fog or background shading appears on
Toner rubs off
Toner specks
Embedded Web Server does not open
Transparency print quality is poor
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Contacting Customer Support
Edition notice
Product information
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Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved
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Trademarks
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Noise emission levels
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Product power consumption
Power consumption
Laser notice
Laser advisory label
Off mode
Power Saver
European Community EC directives conformity
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Avis de conformité aux normes de l’industrie du Canada
Industry Canada compliance statement
Regulatory notices for telecommunication terminal equipment
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South Africa telecommunications notice
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Using this product in Switzerland
Utilisation de ce produit en Suisse
Verwendung dieses Produkts in der Schweiz
Regulatory notices for wireless products
Uso del prodotto in Svizzera
Exposure to radio frequency radiation
Taiwan NCC RF notice statement
Industry Canada Canada
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Industry Canada Canada
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Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY
Statement of Limited Warranty
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Limited warranty service
Limited warranty
Extent of limited warranty
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Additional rights
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Limitation of liability
Device License Agreement Lexmark Software License Agreement
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Microsoft Corporation Notices
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Index
Numerics
Duplexing copy jobs Fax jobs, incoming 139 print jobs
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Quality 276 faxing
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Partial document or photo scans
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Computer Creating shortcuts using the touch screen
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