Lexmark launches Home Photo Center

Lexmark launches Home Photo Center

Company release, June 23,2005

New Delhi

The Lexmark P6250 Home Photo Center All-in-One is the perfect answer to a consumers need for printing instant photographs in the comfort of their own homes. P6250, the result of an exhaustive research, on focus groups and user testing every aspect from innovative industrial design and enhanced performance to unique, value-added bonus features simplifies the digital photo printing process for busy families.

The Lexmark P6250 enables a consumer to print, scan, fax and get instant photograph prints, all at the click of a button. It is available at an inaugural price of Rs 7999/- *. This printer is available at all Lexmark authorized retail outlets.

The P6250 delivers great results with Evercolor inks. Evercolor is a unique six-color hybrid ink system that combines the broad color gamut of dyes with the permanence of pigment inks. Consumers can print brilliant photos that last longer without fading than traditional photos under display conditions and more than 200 years storage in photo albums. *

The hub of the photo printer is located at the front and center at the LCD display, offering unconventional help to make users life easier. The 2.5-inch color LCD features, count down timer, busy consumers can multi task while printing their

photos, as a timer counts down how long it will take to generate output.

Print preview is used when using this printer in standalone mode, the color LCD previews how the printed image will appear. Built-in video instructions, a video demonstration visually walks the user through the steps of replacing cartridges, while he/she is actually changing the cartridge.

Additional features make the printing experience easier include: Smart software designed to work in perfect harmony with Lexmark technology, the exclusive Imaging Studio Software helps novice users effortlessly execute photo editing features such as red-eye reduction, cropping and re-sizing, when in PC attached mode.

Photo Scan Guide , The P6250 offers blue LED lights that serve as a reminder of where the top left corner of your document should be placed when scanning a document, for quick document placement -- every time.

The P6250 offers on-board camera card readers, supports Pict -Bridge technology and features six-color output with border-less capabilities. Images can be produced with resolution of up to 4800 x 1200 dots per inch with inks that last for decades under display conditions.

The Accu-Feed paper handling system allows for easy switching of media,

while sensing technology detects the loaded media type and adjusts the driver for the best possible output.

An embedded storage compartment within the P6250 accommodates a replacement cartridge, so the user can always have an extra one close-at-hand.

About Lexmark

Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) makes it easier for businesses and

consumers to move information between the digital and paper worlds. Since

its inception in 1991, Lexmark has become a leading developer, manufacturer

and supplier of printing and imaging solutions for customers in more than

150 countries. Lexmark reported $5.3 billion in revenue in 2004, and can be

found on the Internet at www.lexmark.com.

For more information contact

Priya Ranjan Vaid

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, New Delhi

E-mail: ranjan.vaid@ogilvy.com

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