Lexmark X3550 User Manual

							10Press Start Color or Start Black.
The print settings used on the print job are displayed one at a time on the second line of the display.
11Press Start Color or Start Black again.
Printing photos by date range
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.) For more information, see “Loading paper” on page 34.
2Insert a memory card or flash drive that contains the images you want to print. For more information, see
“Inserting a memory card” on page 44 or “Inserting a flash drive” on page 45.
3Press  or  repeatedly until Print Photos appears.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Date Range appears.
6Press .
Dates are displayed by month and year starting with the most recent month.
7Press  or  to select the month you want.
8Press .
9Press Start Color or Start Black.
The print settings to be used on the print job are displayed sequentially on the second line of the display.
10Press Start Color or Start Black again.
Printing photos using color effects
You can use the control panel to apply color effects to your photos.
Note: You can also print photos with color effects using a proof sheet. For more information, see “Printing photos
stored on a memory device using the proof sheet” on page 49.
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.) For more information, see “Loading paper” on page 34.
2Insert a memory card or flash drive that contains the images you want to print. For more information, see
“Inserting a memory card” on page 44 or “Inserting a flash drive” on page 45.
3Press  or  repeatedly until Photo Effects appears.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until the color effect you want appears.
Note: Color effect selections include Sepia, Antique Grey, and Antique Brown.
6Press .
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							Printing photos from a digital camera using DPOF
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) is a feature available on some digital cameras. If your camera supports DPOF,
you can specify which photos to print, how many of each, and print settings while the memory card is still in the
camera. The printer recognizes these settings when you insert the memory card into the printer.
Note: Make sure the photo print settings you select match your current printer settings. For information on changing
printer photo settings, see “Using the Photo Card menu” on page 21.
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.) For more information, see “Loading paper” on page 34.
2Insert a memory card. For more information, see “Inserting a memory card” on page 44.
3Press  or  repeatedly until Print Photos appears.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Print DPOF appears.
6Press Start Color or Start Black.
Using a PictBridge-enabled digital camera to control printing photos
You can connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera to the printer, and use the buttons on the camera to select and
print photos.
1Insert one end of the USB cable into the camera.
Note: Use only the USB cable that came with the digital camera.
2Insert the other end of the cable into the PictBridge port on the front of the printer.
Warning: Do not touch the USB cable, any network adapter, or the printer in the area shown while actively
printing from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera. A loss of data can occur. Also, do not remove the USB cable
or network adapter while actively printing from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera.
 
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							Notes:
Make sure the PictBridge-enabled digital camera is set to the correct USB mode. For more information, see
the camera documentation.
The printer recognizes one active media device at a time. If you insert more than one media device, a
message appears on the display prompting you to designate the device you want the printer to recognize.
If you have a memory card inserted when you connect a PictBridge-enabled camera, an error message will
be displayed telling the you to remove one of the devices.
If the PictBridge connection is successful, the following appears on the printer display: PictBridge
camera detected. Press 
 to change settings. If any other message appears, see “Error
messages” on page 94.
Values selected within the menu items are the settings used for Pictbridge printing if no explicit selection is
made from the camera.
3Follow the instructions in the camera documentation to select and print photos.
Note: If the printer is turned off while the camera is connected, you must disconnect and then reconnect the camera.
Printing photos using the computer
Note: To print photos or images from a Web page, see “Printing photos or images from a Web page” on page 40.
Viewing / Printing photos from the Photo Library
1From the desktop, double-click the Lexmark Imaging Studio icon.
2Click View / Print Photo Library.
3Click to select the photo(s) you want to print.
4From the Imaging Studio taskbar located at the bottom of the screen, click Photo Prints.
5From the Quality drop-down list, select a copy quality.
6From the Paper Size in Printer drop-down list, select the paper size.
7To select multiple prints of a photo, or to select photo sizes other than 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), select the options
you want in the table. Use the drop-down list in the last column to view and select other sizes.
8Click Print Now in the bottom right corner of the screen.
 
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							Printing photos from a media device using the computer
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.) For more information, see “Loading paper” on page 34.
2Insert a CD or media device into the computer.
aIf you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista, a “What do you want Windows to do?” screen appears.
Click Transfer Photos to your computer using the Lexmark Imaging Studio.
bIf you are using Windows 2000:
1From the desktop, double-click the Lexmark Imaging Studio icon.
2Click Transfer Photos.
3Click Select photos to print.
4To print all photos, click Print.
5To print selected photos, click Deselect All.
6Click to select the photo(s) you want to print.
7Click Print.
8From the Quality drop-down list, select a copy quality.
9From the Paper Size in Printer drop-down list, select the paper size.
10To select multiple prints of a photo, or to select photo sizes other than 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), select the options
you want in the table. Use the drop-down list in the last column to view and select other sizes.
11Click Print Now in the bottom right corner of the screen.
12Remove the CD or media device.
Printing Photo Packages
1From the desktop, double-click the Lexmark Imaging Studio icon.
2Click Photo Packages.
3Click to select the photos you want to include in your photo package.
4Click Next.
5From the Quality drop-down list, select a copy quality.
6From the Paper Size in Printer drop-down list, select the paper size.
7To select multiple prints of a photo, or to select photo sizes other than 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), select the options
you want in the table. Use the drop-down list in the last column to view and select other sizes.
8Click Print Now in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Creating photo projects
Creating Photo Greeting Cards
1From the desktop, double-click the Lexmark Imaging Studio icon.
2Click Photo Greeting Cards.
 
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							3From the Style tab, click to select a style for your greeting card.
4From the Photo tab, select and drag a photo into the preview pane on the right side of the screen.
5Click the text area to be able to add text to your photo greeting card.
6When you have finished editing your text, click OK.
7If you want to create another photo greeting card using a different style and/or photo, click Add New Card, and
repeat step 3 on page 55 through step 6 on page 55.
8If you want to print your photo greeting card, select Print your Photo Greeting Card from the Share tab.
9Select the number of copies from the Copies drop-down list.
10Select the copy quality from the Quality drop-down list.
11Select the paper size from the Paper Size in Printer drop-down list.
Paper sizes supportedDimensions
A4210 x 297 millimeters
Letter8.5 x 11 inches
Greeting cards4 x 8  inches (10.16 x 20.32 centimeters)
12Click Print Now.
13If you want to e-mail your photo greeting card, click E-mail your Photo Greeting Card from the Share tab.
14From the Send Quality and Speed area of the screen, select the image size.
15Click Create E-mail to create an e-mail message with your photo greeting card(s) attached.
Creating a Photo Slideshow
1From the desktop, double-click the Lexmark Imaging Studio icon.
2Click Slideshow.
3Click and drag your selected photos to the preview pane at the right side of the screen.
4If you want to scan another photo to put into your slideshow:
aPlace the photo facedown on the scanner glass.
bClick File ΠAdd Photo from Scanner.
cRepeat this step until all your photos have been scanned.
5From the Settings tab, select the number of seconds to view each photo in the Time to display each photo
drop-down list.
6If you want to loop (replay) the slideshow, click Yes.
7Click View Show at the bottom of the right pane. The slideshow is displayed. Click Exit Slideshow on the
Slideshow viewer to close the slideshow.
8From the Share tab, click Save your slideshow if you want to save the slideshow to the “My Pictures” directory.
9Enter a name in the File Name area of the dialog.
10Click Save.
 
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							11From the Share tab, click Print your slideshow if you want to print your slideshow.
12From the Quality drop-down list, select a copy quality.
13From the Paper Size in Printer drop-down list, select the paper size.
14To select multiple prints of a photo, or to select photo sizes other than 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm), select the options
you want in the table. Use the drop-down list in the last column to view and select other sizes.
15Click Print Now.
Printing an image as a multiple-page poster
1Load paper.
2From the desktop, double-click the Lexmark Imaging Studio icon.
3From the Printing Creative Tasks area of the Welcome screen, click Poster.
4If you are scanning a photo:
aPlace the photo facedown on the scanner glass.
bClick File ΠAdd Photo from Scanner.
5If you are not scanning a new item, open the folder that contains your photo.
6Drag the photo to the Print a Multi-Page Poster preview area of the screen.
7Click Next Step at the bottom of the left pane.
8From the “Paper size to print poster on” drop-down list, select a paper size.
9From the “Print Quality for poster” drop-down list, select the print quality.
10From the Poster Size drop-down list, select the poster size.
11If you want to rotate the poster so that it fits better on the printed pages, click Rotate 90 degrees.
12Click Print Now in the bottom right corner of the screen.
 
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							Copying
Note: If you want to customize copy settings, see “Using the Copy menu” on page 19.
Making a copy
1Load paper.
2Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass.
3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press Start Color or Start Black.
Adjusting copy quality
Quality specifies the resolution used for the copy job. Resolution involves a dots-per-inch (dpi) count; the higher the
dpi count, the higher the resolution and copy quality.
1Load paper.
2Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass.
3If necessary, press Copy Mode.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Quality appears.
6Press .
7Press  or  repeatedly until the quality you want appears.
8Press .
9Press Start Color or Start Black.
 
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							Copying photos
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Place a photo facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner. For more information, see “Loading original
documents on the scanner glass” on page 37.
3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Quality appears.
6Press .
7Press  or  repeatedly until Photo appears.
8Press .
9Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Setup appears.
10Press .
11Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Size appears.
12Press .
13Press  or  repeatedly until the size you want appears.
14Press .
15Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Type appears.
16Press .
17Press  or  repeatedly until the type of paper loaded into the printer appears.
18Press .
19Press Start Color or Start Black.
Making borderless copies using the control panel
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Place a photo facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner. For more information, see “Loading original
documents on the scanner glass” on page 37.
3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Resize appears.
6Press .
7Press  or  repeatedly until Borderless appears.
 
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							8Press .
9Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Setup appears.
10Press .
11Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Size appears.
12Press .
13Press  or  repeatedly until the size you want appears.
14Press .
15Press  or  repeatedly until Paper Type appears.
16Press .
17Press  or  repeatedly until either Automatic or Photo appears.
18Press .
19Press Start Color or Start Black.
Making a copy lighter or darker
If you want to adjust the look of a copy or photo, you can adjust it to make it lighter or darker.
1Load paper.
Note: If you are copying photos, use photo or heavyweight matte paper, with the glossy or printable side facing
you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass.
3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press Lighter/Darker.
5Press  or  repeatedly to adjust the slider.
6Press .
7Press Start Color or Start Black.
Collating copies using the control panel
If you print multiple copies of a document, you can choose to print each copy as a set (collated) or to print the copies
as groups of pages (not collated).
Collated Not collated
1Load paper.
2Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass.
 
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							3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Collate appears.
6Press .
7Press  or  repeatedly until On appears.
Note: You can collate copies only if you did not make any changes in the Resize menu.
8Press Start Color or Start Black.
Note: If you are using the scanner glass, a message appears prompting you for additional pages.
9Press  to continue copying more pages.
10After the last page, press  or  repeatedly until No appears.
11Press .
Repeating an image on one page
You can print the same image multiple times on one sheet of paper. This option is helpful in creating labels, decals,
flyers, and handouts.
1Load paper.
Note:  If you are copying photos, use photo or heavyweight matte paper, with the glossy or printable side facing
you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Load an original document facedown on the scanner glass.
3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Repeat Image appears.
6Press .
7Press  or  repeatedly until the number of images you want to print on one page appears.
8Press Start Color or Start Black.
Enlarging or reducing an image
1Load paper.
Note:  If you are copying photos, use photo or heavyweight matte paper, with the glossy or printable side facing
you. (If you are not sure which side is the printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Load an original document or photo facedown on the scanner glass.
3From the control panel, press Copy Mode.
4Press .
5Press  or  repeatedly until Resize appears.
 
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