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Customizing the home screen, Activating the home screen applications
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Customizing the home screen 1 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field. Note: View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123. 2 Do one or more of the following: • Show or hide the icons of basic printer functions. a Click Settings > General Settings > Home screen customization. b Select the check boxes to specify which icons appear on the home screen. Note: If you clear a check box beside an icon, then the icon does not appear on the home screen. c Click Submit. • Customize the icon for an application. For more information, see "Finding information about the home screen applications" on page 3 or see the documentation that came with the application. Activating the home screen applications Finding information about the home screen applications Your printer comes with preinstalled home screen applications. Before you can use these applications, you must first activate and set up these applications using the Embedded Web Server. For more information on accessing the Embedded Web Server, see "Accessing the Embedded Web Server" on page 2. For detailed information on configuring and using the home screen applications, contact the place where you purchased the printer. Finding the IP address of the computer Note: Make sure that you know how your printer and computer are connected to the network (Ethernet or wireless). The computer IP address is required when setting up home screen applications, such as: • Forms and Favorites • Multi Send • Scan to Network For Windows users 1 Open the command window. In Windows 8 From the Search charm, type run, and then navigate to: Apps list > Run > type cmd > OK In Windows 7 or earlier a Click or click Start, and then click Run. b In the Start Search or Run dialog, type cmd. c Press Enter, or click OK. 2 Type ipconfig, and then click Go or press Enter. Note: Type ipconfig /all to see additional useful information. 3 Look for IP Address. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123. For Macintosh users Note: This is applicable only in Mac OS X version 10.5 or later. 1 From the Apple menu, navigate to: System Preferences > Network 2 Click Ethernet, Wi‑Fi, or AirPort. 3 Click Advanced > TCP/IP. 4 Look for IPv4 Address. Setting up Forms and Favorites Use To Streamline work processes by letting you quickly find and print frequently used online forms directly from the printer home screen. Note: The printer must have permission to access the network folder, FTP site, or Web site where the bookmark is stored. From the computer where the bookmark is stored, use sharing, security, and firewall settings to allow the printer at least a read access. For help, see the documentation that came with your operating system. 1 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field. 3 Note: View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123. 2 Click Settings > Apps > Apps Management > Forms and Favorites. 3 Click Add, and then customize the settings. Notes: • See the mouse-over help beside each field for a description of the setting. • To make sure the location settings of the bookmark are correct, type the correct IP address of the host computer where the bookmark is located. For more information on obtaining the IP address of the host computer, see "Finding the IP address of the computer" on page 3. • Make sure the printer has access rights to the folder where the bookmark is located. 4 Click Apply. To use the application, touch Forms and Favorites on the printer home screen, and then navigate through form categories, or search for forms based on a form number, name, or description. Setting up Card Copy Use To Quickly and easily copy insurance, identification, and other wallet‑size cards. You can scan and print both sides of a card on a single page, saving paper and showing the information on the card in a more convenient manner. 1 Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field. Note: View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123. 2 Click Settings > Apps > Apps Management > Card Copy. 3 Change the default scanning options, if necessary. • Default tray-Select the default tray to be used for printing scan images. • Default number of copies-Specify the number of copies that should automatically print when the application is used. • Default contrast setting-Specify a setting to increase or decrease the level of contrast when a copy of the scanned card