# VxMark Setup
## Hardware Overview
**VxMark** is in a self-contained black case and the HP printer is inside a gray rolling case.
## VxMark Setup
The **VxMark** should be set up on a different table than the **VxScan**, in a place that provides a voter using the device privacy to vote and print a ballot.\
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**VxMark** can be set up through the following steps:
1. **Unbox and setup printer**:
* [ ] remove the printer and power cord from the case
* [ ] place the printer on the side of the table closest to the **VxScan**'s location
* [ ] plug the power cord into the back of the printer
* [ ] plug the power cord into an outlet
* [ ] press the power button to turn the printer on
* [ ] load paper into the paper tray
  
2\. **Setup VxMark:**
* [ ] open the case by lifting the latches on the sides and front
* [ ] prepare the components:
* [ ] pull the **accessible controller** (a) out from the front-left compartment and set it to the left of the case
* [ ] remove the **headphones** (b) from the travel pouch on top of the screen and plug them into the accessible controller (a)
* [ ] pull the **power** **cord** (c) out from the back-left compartment and plug it into an outlet
* [ ] pull the **printer cable** (d) from the mid-right compartment and connect it to the back of the printer
* [ ] do **not** remove the **card reader** (e) from the front-right compartment, no action is required
 
* [ ] turn the VxMark on: the power button is located to the middle-right of the screen, next to the printer cord. Run your finger along the side of the screen and press the power button firmly for 1 second and then release. The card reader and accessible controller will light up within 3-5 seconds.
* [ ] remove the privacy screen from the case top (behind the foam)
* [ ] set up the privacy screen
* [ ] store the empty headphone pouch behind the privacy screen
  
VxMark hardware setup is complete.
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