Lexmark 5700 Color Jetprinter Quick Setup Guide - Page 1

QUICK SETUP Congratulations! Thank you for buying the Lexmark 5700 Series Color Jetprinter™. Follow the steps on this sheet to set up your printer and install the printer software. Included in the software for your printer is a complete Online Guide. The Online Guide contains information about: • How To... - install and maintain print cartridges - load paper, envelopes, or other print media in the automatic or manual feeder - change printer settings - print from Windows and DOS applications - print to other printers on the same port • Troubleshooting • Printer and Paper Specifications • Ordering Supplies • FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Emissions notice* Also! Be sure to keep this Quick Setup sheet after you have finished setting up your printer! 1 Unpack your printer Print cartridges Setup software Paper support Paper exit tray Power supply The Lexmark 5700 Series printer comes with the following items: • Paper support • Power supply • Paper exit tray • Setup software • Print cartridges Do not install the print cartridges until you are prompted to do so during the software installation. 2 Attach the paper exit tray Tray slot Paper exit tray 1 Make sure the printer is on a level surface. 2 Line up the paper exit tray with the tray slot underneath the printer. 3 Hold the printer in place and slide the tray firmly into the tray slot. The tray clicks into place. When the tray is properly installed, it slides easily in the tray slot but cannot be pulled all the way out of the printer. 4 Extend the paper exit tray. 3 Attach the paper support 1 Turn the printer so the back faces you. 2 Slide the bottom of the paper support down through the guides on the back of the automatic feeder. Machine type number Serial number Note: Use the space provided on the reverse side of this setup sheet to record your Machine type number and Serial number (required for warranty service). 4 Attach the parallel cable Parallel cable 1 Connect the parallel cable* to the printer. 2 Fasten the metal clips on the printer to the parallel cable. 3 Connect the other end of the parallel cable to the back of your computer. Tighten the screws on the parallel cable to the computer. 4 Check the parallel cable connections to make sure they are completely connected. * This product meets the FCC Class B limits for a digital device. Please refer to the Online Guide for further FCC information. 5 Plug in your printer Your printer does not have a power button. It has a Paper Status light and a Paper Feed button. Power supply 1 Connect the power supply to the printer. 2 Plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. You will hear some movement inside the printer when you first plug it in. The Paper Status light turns on and off briefly, and the printer enters a powersaver mode until you send a print job. Paper Status light Paper Feed button Paper Status light If the light is: Then the printer is: Off Ready to print On solid Printing or feeding media through the printer Blinking Out of paper, has a paper jam, or has an error Paper Feed button Use the Paper Feed button to feed paper into the printer when you run out of paper. Note: You do not need to press the Paper Feed button in order to get the printer to load the paper under normal conditions. 6 Load paper The automatic feeder can hold approximately 100 sheets of plain paper. Automatic feeder Manual feeder * To load paper: 1 Place paper against the right side of the automatic feeder. P/N 13A3490 E.C. 3A0209 * Use a parallel cable that supports bidirectional communication (IEEE 1284-compatible), such as Lexmark P/N 1329605. 2 Squeeze the release tab and the left paper guide together, and slide the left paper guide to the edge of the paper. Paper guide Release tab * For complete instructions on loading envelopes and other print media in the automatic feeder or the manual feeder, see the How To... section of the Online Guide. 7 Install the printer software Windows 95 1 Start Windows. 2 Insert Lexmark 5700 Series Color Jetprinter Setup Disk 1 into your disk drive. 3 From the Start menu, choose Settings, then choose Printers. Windows 3.1 or 3.11 1 Start Windows. 2 Insert Lexmark 5700 Series Color Jetprinter Setup Disk 1 into your disk drive. 3 From the Windows Program Manager menu bar, choose File, and then choose Run. 4 From the Printers folder, double-click Add Printer. 5 Click Next> until you are prompted by a screen listing printer manufacturers and models. 6 Click Have Disk. The Install From Disk dialog box appears. 7 In the "Install From Disk" dialog box, type the letter of your disk drive (for example, a:), and then click OK. 8 Click Next>. 9 Select the port you want to use with this printer (for example, LPT1) and then click Next>. 10 If you have other printers installed, click Yes to use the Lexmark 5700 Series as the default Windows printer. 11 Click Finish. 12 When prompted by the printer software, insert Setup Disk 2 into your disk drive and click OK. 13 When the Software License Agreement appears, read it and click Yes to continue installing the printer software. 14 When the Install New Cartridges dialog box appears, continue with Step 8, "Install the print cartridges." 4 In the command-line text box, type the letter of your disk drive, followed by setup (for example, a:setup), and then click OK. 5 Follow the instructions on the screen. 6 When prompted by the printer software, insert Setup Disk 2 into your disk drive and click OK. 7 When the Install New Cartridges Set dialog box appears, continue with Step 8, "Install the print cartridges." continue setup...