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Copier and printer seem very good; instructions are chaotic. I havent tried scanning photos yet. Heres the good, the bad and the ugly. The copier (fairly large...more like an office printer) came with a one page (front & back) photo/symbol instruction sheet with no verbiage. I discovered 2 slightly different user guides on the web...the major difference being the connector panel configuration in the rear. Using and de-cyphering the no language, symbols only sheet, I removed all the tape (way more than the four shown on the sheet) and removed the 2 cartridges, rotated them 3X and then reinserted. I was accustomed to pulling a plastic film/tab on other cartridges; Lexmark doesnt use them but they did have a complex plastic harness on one, for want of a better description. The single, non verbiage sheet then clearly shows NOT CONNECTING the MX317 to the computer....this is INCORRECT; I assume the sheet is referring to Lexmarks other model, which is wireless and more expensive. You will need to purchase a USB (a) to USB (b) cable (search Amazon "USB to printer cable") and connect the printer to the PC. The instructions show connecting the printer cable (to a router) which wont work since this is the (cheaper) printer connected to a PC model; then the sheet instructs you to turn the printer on (step 14) and lastly inserting the enclosed CD (step 15). I assumed the CD loaded the print driver; which it does,.....BUT...it also contains the step by step instructions (30+ pages or so) in English so....INSERT the disk FIRST and follow these CD instructions...which contradict the single page hieroglyphics sheet. The CD instructs the user to NOT connect the printer cable until the last step. So...to summarize...insert the disk into your PC and follow or print out the CDs instructions. ignore the single sheet hieroglyphics unless you cant read English ..unpack and set up the printer/copier....connect the printer to your PC using a USB to printer ("A" to "B" USB) cable which you must purchase, and follow the setup/programming instructions on the CD disk.... You will also have to program the copier/printer using its "console" buttons (select language, time zone, functionality....FTP = file transfer protocol which I dont recommend: if you choose FAX...youll need to input (and have connected) a land line telephone number. Hope this commentary helps. As the other reviewers have noted, this copier/printer is a bargain unless you are wanting a wireless printer...but even that will still require two cables.
