Lexmark X 950 User Manual

6From the Wireless Configuration dialog, select Guided Setup (Recommended).
Note: Choose Advanced Setup only if you want to customize your installation.
7Temporarily connect a USB cable between the computer on the wireless network and the printer.
Note: After the printer is configured, the software will instruct you to disconnect the temporary USB cable
so you can print wirelessly.
8Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Note: For more information on allowing other computers on the network to use...

Enter the printer information
1
Access the AirPort options:
In Mac OS X version 10.5 or later
From the Apple menu, navigate to either of the following:
System Preferences > Network > Wi‑Fi
System Preferences > Network > AirPort
In Mac OS X version 10.4
From the Finder, navigate to:
Applications > Internet Connect > AirPort
2From the Network Name pop‑up menu, select print server [yyyyyy], where the y’s are the last six digits of
the MAC address located on the MAC address sheet.
3Open a Web browser.
4From...

Configure your computer to use the printer wirelessly
To print on a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom printer driver 
file and create a print
queue in the Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
1Install a printer driver file on the computer:
aObtain a copy of the software installer package.
From the Software and Documentation CD that came with your printer.
From our Web site:
Go to 
http://support.lexmark.com, and then navigate to:
SUPPORT & DOWNLOAD > select your printer > select...

In Mac OS X version 10.5
1From the Apple menu, navigate to:
System Preferences > Print & Fax
2Click +, and then navigate to:
AppleTalk > select the printer from the list > Add
In Mac OS X version 10.4
1From the Finder, navigate to:
Applications > Utilities
2Double‑click Printer Setup Utility or Print Center.
3From the Printer List, click Add.
4Click Default Browser tab > More Printers.
5From the first pop‑up menu, select AppleTalk.
6From the second pop‑up menu, select Local AppleTalk Zone.
7Select the...

Note: Serial printing reduces print speed.
1Set the parameters in the printer.
aFrom the control panel, navigate to the menu for the port settings.
bLocate the menu for the serial port settings, and then adjust the settings, if necessary.
cSave the settings.
2From your computer, open the printers folder, and then select your printer.
3Open the printer properties, and then select the COM port from the list.
4Set the COM port parameters in Device Manager.
Use the Run dialog box to open the command prompt,...

Minimizing your printer's environmental impact
Lexmark is committed to environmental sustainability and is continually improving its printers to reduce their
impact on the environment. We design with the environment in mind, engineer our packaging to reduce
materials, and provide collection and recycling programs. For more information, see:
The Notices chapter
The Environmental Sustainability section of the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com/environment
The Lexmark recycling program at...

Avoid paper jams
Correctly set the paper type and size to avoid paper jams. For more information, see “Avoiding jams” on
page 262.
Saving energy
Using Eco‑Mode
1Type the printer IP address into the address 
field of your Web browser.
If you do not know the IP address of the printer, you can:
View the IP address on the printer control panel in the TCP/IP section under the Networks/Ports menu.
Print a network setup page or the menu settings pages and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section.
2Click...

Choose To
Off
Note: Selecting Photo from the driver may disable
Quiet Mode and provide better print quality and full
speed printing.Use factory default settings. This setting supports the
performance specifications of your printer.
On Reduce printer noise.
Print jobs will process at a reduced speed.
Printer engine motors do not start until a document is
ready to print. There will be a short delay before the
first page is printed.
If your printer has faxing capability, fax sounds are
reduced or disabled,...

Using the printer control panel
1
From the home screen, navigate to:
 > Settings > General Settings > Press Sleep Button or Press and Hold Sleep Button > Hibernate
2To u c h  Submit.
Adjusting the brightness of the printer display
To save energy, or if you have trouble reading from the display, adjust the brightness of the display.
Using the Embedded Web Server
1
Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.
Notes:
The IP address is located on the upper portion of the home...

Note: Printer supplies and hardware not listed in the Lexmark collection program may be recycled through
your local recycling center. Contact your local recycling center to determine the items they accept.
Recycling Lexmark packaging
Lexmark continually strives to minimize packaging. Less packaging helps to ensure that Lexmark printers are
transported in the most efficient and environmentally sensitive manner and that there is less packaging to
dispose of. These efficiencies result in fewer greenhouse...