Lexmark X9575 User Manual

							5Press  to select a photo.
6Press .
7Press  to select Edit Photo.
From hereYou can
BrightnessAdjust the brightness of a photo.
RotateRotate a photo in 90-degree increments clockwise or counterclockwise.
CropCrop a photo.
Auto EnhanceEnhance a photo automatically.
Remove Red EyeReduce the red-eye effect caused by light reflection.
Colorized EffectSelect whether to print a photo in black and white, sepia, antique brown, or
antique gray. These effects can make photos appear old or antique.
FramesSelect a frame for the photo.
Cropping a photo
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click Crop Photo on the Quick Fixes tab.
3Click and drag with your mouse to select the section of the image that you want to crop. You can adjust the
cropped area by using your mouse and dragging the lines to increase or decrease the cropped area.
4Click Crop Now.
5The cropped portion of the original image displays in the Preview pane. You can save the cropped image.
Rotating a photo
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click the Quick Fixes tab.
3Click Rotate Left or Rotate Right to rotate the image 90 degrees in either direction.
The thumbnail of the photo is updated.
Changing the Resolution / Size of a photo
Resolution refers to dpi (dots per inch).
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With the image open, click the Advanced tab.
3Click Image Resolution / Size.
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							4Select Photo Size to select from a list of defined photo sizes, or click Custom Size to enter a different photo size.
Note: If you selected Photo Size, you can click Rotate to rotate your photo 90 degrees clockwise.
5If you selected Custom Size, enter the width and height for your custom-size photo.
Note: Maintain Aspect Ratio is selected by default. This ensures that your image will remain proportional.
Applying One-Click Auto Fixes to a photo
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With the image open, click One-Click Auto Fix to let the software automatically adjust both the brightness and
contrast of your image.
Note: If you would like to adjust only the brightness, click Automatic Brightness.
3Click Automatic Red-Eye Reduction to let the software automatically reduce the appearance of red-eye effect
in your image.
Note: If you are not satisfied with the results after applying any of the One-Click Auto Fixes, you can click
Undo to remove them.
4To save the photo, click Save.
5To print the photo, click Photo Prints.
Reducing the red-eye effect in a photo
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click the Quick Fixes tab.
3Click Automatic Red-Eye Reduction to let the software reduce the red-eye effect automatically. If you are not
satisfied with the results, continue with the steps below.
4Click Manual Red-Eye Reduction.
5Move the cursor across the photo, and place it over an affected eye.
6Click to reduce the red-eye effect.
Blurring/Sharpening a photo
Increasing the amount of blur will soften your image. Increasing the sharpness will make your image seem more
focused.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click the Enhancements tab.
3Click Blur / Sharpen.
4Use the slider to blur or sharpen the image. You can preview the changes to the image by comparing the
Before and After preview panes at the top of the window.
5Click OK to accept your changes, or click Cancel to reject them.
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							Enhancing a photo
The Enhance feature lets you make subtle adjustments to the brightness, contrast, and sharpness of an image.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click the Enhancements tab.
3Click Enhance.
4Use the slider to adjust the Enhance setting. You can preview the changes to your image by comparing the
Before and After preview panes at the top of the window.
Note: Click Automatic to let the software automatically enhance your photo.
5Click OK to accept your changes, or click Cancel to reject them.
Enhancing photo print quality using Printing Preferences
The Image Enhancements tab lets you adjust the contrast, flash fill, and sharpness of a photo. You can choose
automatic or manual settings to make the changes you want. The preview window shows the results of the selected
image enhancements on your photo.
1With a photo open, click File ΠPrint.
2Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
3Click the Image Enhancement tab.
4From the Contrast Enhancements area of the screen, select Automatic if you want the printer to apply an optimum
amount of contrast, or On if you want to manually control the amount of contrast with the slider. Move the slider
to control how much contrast is applied. Select Off to apply no contrast.
5From the Flash Fill area of the screen, select Automatic if you want the printer to lighten the darker areas of a
photo, or On if you want to manually control the amount of flash fill with the slider. Move the slider to control
how much flash fill is applied. Select Off to apply no flash fill.
6From the Image Sharpening area of the screen, select None to apply no image sharpening or softening. Select
Automatically Sharpen Images if you want the printer to sharpen a photo, or Automatically Soften Images if
you want the printer to blur or soften a photo.
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							7From the Preview area of the screen, you can see the image as it will look with the Image Enhancement settings
you have chosen. You can apply more or less contrast, flash fill, or sharpness to further alter the image. If you do
not like the results with the automatic settings, try selecting the manual settings. If you want to return to the
original image without enhancements, click Cancel.
8ClickOK to print.
Changing the Hue / Saturation of a photo
Adjusting hue lets you control the color of an image. Adjusting its saturation lets you control the intensity of the
color.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click the Enhancements tab.
3Click Hue / Saturation.
4Use the slider to adjust the hue or saturation of your photo. You can preview the changes to the image by
comparing the Before and After preview panes at the top of the window.
5Click OK to accept your changes, or click Cancel to reject them.
Changing the Gamma Value of a photo or image
Adjusting the gamma value helps you to control the overall brightness of an image—particularly those intended to
be viewed on a computer monitor. When images are not properly gamma-corrected, they will look either too light
or too dark.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click Advanced.
3Type a value in the text box, or use the up or down arrows to select a higher or lower gamma value.
Note: You can enter gamma values from -10–10. If you are not satisfied with your changes, return the gamma
value back to 0.
4Click Save to keep your changes.
Despeckling a photo
Despeckling lets you remove specks that appear in a photo.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With the image open, select Despeckle from the list under the Quick Fixes tab.
3Using the slider, adjust the Despeckle setting. You can preview the changes to the image by comparing the Before
and After preview panes at the top of the window.
4Click OK. The thumbnail is updated.
Changing the Brightness / Contrast settings of a photo
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click Enhancements.
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							3Click Brightness/Contrast.
4Adjust the brightness and contrast settings. You can preview the changes to the image by comparing the
Before and After preview panes at the top of the window.
5Click OK to accept your changes, or click Cancel to reject them.
Note: You can let the software automatically adjust only the brightness of the image by clicking Automatic
Brightness on the Quick Fixes tab.
Applying a color effect to a photo
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click the Enhancements tab.
3Click Color Effects.
4Apply a color effect.
You can select sepia, antique brown, black and white, or antique grey.
5Click OK.
Changing the Exposure setting of a photo
Changing the Exposure setting lets you correct lighting irregularities in your photo.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2With an image open, click Enhancements.
3Click Exposure.
4Using the slider, adjust the amount of exposure to correct uneven lighting in your image. You can preview the
changes to your image by comparing the Before and After preview panes at the top of the window.
5Click OK to accept your changes, or click Cancel to reject them.
Removing wavy patterns from scanned photos, magazines, or
newspapers
Descreening helps to remove wavy (moire) patterns from images scanned from magazines or newspapers.
1From the Productivity Studio Welcome Screen, click File ΠOpen to select the image you want to edit.
2Click the Advanced tab.
3Click Image Patterns.
4To remove the image patterns caused by scanning from magazines or newspapers, click Remove Patterns.
5From the drop-down list, select the patterns to be removed.
6To reduce stray marks on color photos, click the check box, and then move the slider to the desired value.
7Click OK. The thumbnail is updated.
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							Printing photos
Printing a photo or selected photos
1Load photo paper in Tray 1 or in the small media feeder.
Note: Load the photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing down. (If you are not sure which side is the
printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Insert a memory card or flash drive.
3From the control panel, press .
4Press  to select Browse and Print Photos.
5Press  or  to navigate through the photos.
6Press  to select a photo for printing.
7If you want to edit the photo, view the photo in full screen mode, change the print settings, or see a print preview
of the photo:
aPress .
bMake your selections using the control panel buttons.
cPress  to save your changes.
dPress  to go back to the photo.
8Press  or  to select the number of copies to print.
9You can select more photos for printing and editing by repeating step 5 through step 8.
10Press  to go to the print preview screen.
11If you want to adjust the print settings after seeing the preview:
aPress .
bMake your selections.
cPress  to save your selections, and then go back to the print preview screen.
12Press  to print.
Note: To prevent smudging or scratching, avoid touching the printed surface with your fingers or sharp objects.
For best results, remove each printed sheet individually from the paper exit tray, and allow the prints to dry at
least 24 hours before stacking, displaying, or storing.
Printing all photos from a memory device
1Load photo paper in Tray 1 or in the small media feeder.
Note: Load the photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing down. (If you are not sure which side is the
printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Insert a memory card or flash drive.
3From the control panel, press .
4Press  or  repeatedly until Print All Photos is highlighted.
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							5Press .
6Press  or  to select the number of photos to be printed on a page.
7Press .
8If you want to adjust the print settings:
aPress .
bMake your selections using the control panel buttons.
cPress  to save your selections.
9Press  to print.
Note: To prevent smudging or scratching, avoid touching the printed surface with your fingers or sharp objects.
For best results, remove each printed sheet individually from the paper exit tray, and allow the prints to dry at
least 24 hours before stacking, displaying, or storing.
Printing photos stored on a memory device using the proof sheet
1Load plain letter- or A4-size paper.
2Insert a memory card or flash drive.
3From the control panel, press .
4Press  or  repeatedly until Photo Proof Sheet is highlighted.
5Press .
6Press  or  to specify which category of photos you want to print.
You can print a proof sheet:
For all photos on the memory card
For the 20 most recent photos, if there are 20 or more photos on the card
By date, if the photos on the card were taken on different dates. If you choose this option, use the arrow
buttons on the control panel to choose the date range, then press 
 to save your selections.
7Press .
8Press  again.
One or more proof sheets print.
9Follow the instructions on the proof sheet to select which photos to print, the number of copies per photo, red-eye
reduction, page layout, print options, and paper size.
Note: When making selections, be sure to fill in the circles completely.
10Load the proof sheet facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.
11From the control panel, press  to select Scan Proof Sheet.
12Press .
The printer scans the proof sheet.
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							13Load photo paper in Tray 1 or in the small media feeder.
Note: Load the photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing down. (If you are not sure which side is the
printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
14Press  to print your photos.
Note: To prevent smudging or scratching, avoid touching the printed surface with your fingers or sharp objects.
For best results, remove each printed sheet individually from the paper exit tray, and allow the prints to dry at
least 24 hours before stacking, displaying, or storing.
Printing photos from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera
PictBridge is a technology available in most digital cameras that lets you print directly from your digital camera
without using a computer. You can connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera to the printer, and use the camera
to control printing photos.
1Insert one end of the USB cable into the camera.
Note: Use only the USB cable that came with the camera.
2Insert the other end of the cable into the PictBridge port on the front of the printer.
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							Notes:
Make sure the PictBridge-enabled digital camera is set to the correct USB mode. If the camera USB selection
is incorrect, the camera will be detected as a USB storage device, or an error message will be displayed on
the control panel of the printer. For more information, see the camera documentation.
The printer reads only one media device at a time.
Warning—Potential Damage: 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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3If the PictBridge connection is successful, the following message appears on the display: Camera Connected.
Refer to Camera display or Camera owners manual for further information.
After a few seconds, the following message appears: Use Camera to choose and print photos.
Press 
 to select printer default settings.
4To use the camera to control printing photos, see the instructions in the camera documentation.
Press 
 on the control panel to specify the PictBridge default print settings, which are used if no selections are
made on the camera.
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: If you specified a photo size while the memory card was still in the camera, make sure the size of the paper
loaded in the printer is not smaller than the size you specified in the DPOF selection.
1Load photo paper in Tray 1 or in the small media feeder.
Note: Load the photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing down. (If you are not sure which side is the
printable side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Insert a memory card.
3From the control panel, press .
4Press  or  repeatedly until Print Camera Selections is highlighted.
5Press .
6Press  again.
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							7Press  or  to preview the photos.
8Press  to print.
Note: To prevent smudging or scratching, avoid touching the printed surface with your fingers or sharp objects.
For best results, remove each printed sheet individually from the paper exit tray, and allow the prints to dry at
least 24 hours before stacking, displaying, or storing.
Printing photos from a CD or removable storage device using the
computer
1Load photo paper with the glossy or printable side facing down. (If you are not sure which side is the printable
side, see the instructions that came with the paper.)
2Insert a CD or any removable storage device (such as a flash drive, memory card, or digital camera) into the
computer.
If you are using Windows Vista, an “AutoPlay” screen appears. Click Transfer Photos to your computer using
the Productivity Studio.
If you are using Windows XP, a “What do you want Windows to do?” screen appears. Click Transfer Photos
to your computer using the Productivity Studio.
If you are using Windows 2000:
aFrom the desktop, double-click the Productivity Studio icon.
bClick Transfer Photos.
3Click Select photos to print.
4To print all photos, click Print.
5To print selected photos, click Deselect All and select only the photo(s) you want to print.
6Click Print.
7From the Quality drop-down list, select a print quality.
8From the Paper Size in Printer drop-down list, select the paper size.
9To select multiple prints of a photo, or to select photo sizes other than 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.), select the options
you want in the table. Use the drop-down list in the last column to view and select other sizes.
Note: If you want to edit your photo or photos before printing, click Edit Photo above the Print Preview pane.
Select One-Click Auto Fix, Automatic Red-Eye Reduction, or Automatic Brightness Fix to let the software
edit your photos automatically. Click More Retouch Tools to go to the photo-editing window. When you've
completed your edits, click Return with edits in the bottom right corner to return to the print window.
10Click Print Now in the bottom right corner of the window.
11Remove the CD or storage device.
Viewing / Printing photos from the Productivity Studio
1From the desktop, double-click the Productivity Studio icon.
2Click Work with Documents and Photos.
3Click to select the photo(s) you want to print.
4From the Productivity Studio taskbar located at the bottom of the screen, click Photo Prints.
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