Lexmark Z12 manual

Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprint er TM User’ s Guide for Windows 95 and Win dows 98[...]

Edition: January 2000 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with loca l law: LEXMARK INTERNA TIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS P UBLICA TION “AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRE SS OR IMPL IED, INCLUDI NG, BUT NO T LIMITED TO, TH E IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS [...]

Contents • • • • • iii Contents Contents Printing 1 Step 1: Insert the appropriate print cartridge 1 Step 2: Load th e print m edia 2 Step 3: Customize the printer settings 4 Step 4: Print your document 6 Mai nt ain in g y ou r pr int er 7 Using the Control Program 7 Improving print quality 8 Preserving pri nt cartridge s 12 Troublesho ot[...]

• • • • • Contents iv Energy St ar 25 Power supply 25 Safety i nformati on 25 Printer par ts 26 Index 27[...]

Printing Pr int in g • • • • • 1 1 Printing F or information about setti ng up your printer , refer to th e setup sheet. Se e page 26 for a diagram of the printer parts . Printi ng with your printer is as easy as: 1 Insert the appr opriate pri nt cartridge (see next section). 2 Load the pr int med ia (see pag e 2). 3 Customize the prin te[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 2 Step 2: Lo ad the print me dia Note: See page 3 for i nstruc tions on loa ding ba nner pape r . 1 Place the m edia agai nst the ri ght side of the sh eet feeder . F ollo w the se g uidel ine s w he n l oa din g p rin t m ed ia: 2 Squeeze the tab on the pa per guide and sli de the paper guide to the left edge o f the [...]

Printing • • • • • Pr int in g 3 Loading banner paper Use banner paper recommended for inkjet s only . We do not recommend using continuous form paper for dot matrix pri nte rs . Although the paper support hold s up to 20 sheets of banner paper , load only the number of shee ts needed to mak e your banner . F or example , if your banner i[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 4 Step 3: C ustomize the print er s ettings Y our printer software includes several applicati ons that l et you perform printi ng tasks . One of these applications is called the Printer Properties . Opening the Pr inter Propert ies from an application T his lets you change print er settings ONL Y for the documents you [...]

Printing • • • • • Pr int in g 5 T he Pr inter Proper ties applicati on includes two tabs: Pa p e r and Document/Quality . Each tab contains se ttings for operating your printer and its s oftware . Click th e ... Pa p e r tab to: • Select a paper size . • Select a page o rientation. • Set the number o f copies to pr int. • Reverse[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 6 Customizing printer setting s for specialty papers T he Pr inter Proper ties sett ings were initi ally set to the default settings . Use the default settings for pri nting on plain paper . T o change your printer setti ngs for printi ng on specialty papers, use the following tabl e . Step 4: Print your document 1 F r[...]

Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer • • • • • 7 2 Maintaining your printer Using the Contr ol Program T he Control Program lets you monitor your printer and instal l or replace print cart ridges . T o ope n the Control Program, from the Start menu click: 1 Programs . 2 Lexma rk Z12 Se ries . 3 Lexmar k Z12 Contr ol Pr ogr am[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 8 Improving pri nt qu alit y Instal li ng or replacing your pri nt cartr idge 1 Mak e sure the P ower light is On . 2 Ra ise the f ron t co ver . T he prin t ca rtrid ge carr ier m ov es to th e loading posi tion unle ss th e pri nter i s busy . 3 Remove the old print cartri dge . Store it in t he print cart ridge stor[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 9 4 Install t he replacement cart ridge: 5 Close the front cove r . 6 F r om the Control Program’ s Cartridge tab , sel ect Inst all/C hang e Ca rtridg e . F or help , see page 7. 7 Select the type of cartri dge you installed and click OK . 8 If you installe d a new cartridge ,[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 10 Align ing th e print ca rtrid ge 1 Load plain paper in the pri nter . 2 F r om the Control Program’ s Cartridge tab , sel ect Align Cartridge . F or help , s ee page 7. Y our printer prints an alignment te st page and a dialog box displays . T he t est page that pr ints has a group of ali gnment patterns . Each pa[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 11 If you have a color cart ridge installe d in your printer , the printer prints a nozzle test pat tern simi lar to the one shown: 3 Compare the diagonal l ine above the pri nted bars to the diagonal line bel ow the printed bars . Look for a break in the diagonal line above the [...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 12 Preserving p rint ca rtri dges T o ens ure the longest lif e from your pri nt cartri dge and optimum performance from your print er: • K eep a new pri nt cart ridge in it s packaging until you ar e ready to install it. • Do not r emove a print cartri dge fr om the printer except to replace , clean, or store it ([...]

T roubleshooting T roubleshooting • • • • • 13 3 T r oubleshooting F rom the list of prin ti ng p ro ble ms in th e l eft ma rgin , se lec t a category that de scribes your printing problem, and then read the category for the solutio n. Note: See page 26 for an explanation of printer parts, in cluding the buttons, ligh ts, and locations o[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 14 • If you are using a parallel cable , mak e sure that two-way communications is enabled in your print er software: 1 F r om the printer ’ s Control Program, click the Options tab . 2 Mak e su re Disabl e Printer to PC Communic ations is not selec ted. Printer prints slowly or do esn’t print Y our printer and y[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 15 Printer prints very slowly • Close any open applica tions not in us e . • Select a l ower Print Qual ity sett ing in t he Printer Properties . F or he lp, see pa ge 4. • Consider purchasing more memory or increas ing the virtual memory for your computer . Note: Photos or doc uments cont[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 16 T est page does not print Mak e su re : • Y our print cart ridge is ins talled properly. F or help , see page 8. • Y ou are using the correc t cable , and it is not damaged. If you are using a parallel c able , mak e s ure i t is an IEEE 1284- compliant parallel cable t hat supports bidir ectional printing. • [...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 17 Printe r ha s a pa per j am Remove the paper from the sheet f eeder . If the paper is l odged too far into the print er and can’t be removed: 1 Press the P ower button to turn the print er Off . 2 Pull firmly on the paper to remove it. If you can’ t reach the paper because it is too far i[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 18 Printed pages have alternatin g bands of ligh t and dark print (interm ittent print ing) • Mak e s ur e Enabl e Buff er Mode is se lec ted on t he Optio ns tab of the Control Program . F or help , see page 7. • Select High 1200dpi Print Quality on the Document/Quali ty tab i n the Print er Properti es . F or hel[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 19 Char acter s a re missing or unexpect ed • Mak e sure y our Lexmark printer is sel ected as the default printer . • Y our printer may have two-way communication problems . F or he lp, see pa ge 14 . The printer se ttings I selected change d • When you change printer settings f rom your [...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 20 Error messages and flashi ng lights P aper J am messag e F or he lp, see pa ge 17 . Ink Low messag e T he pr int cartri dge is running out of ink. Purchase a new print cartridge . F or help replacing your print cartridge , see page 8. The P ower light is On and the P ap er F eed light is blinking • If the printer [...]

Appendix 21 • • • • • Appendix Appendix In this section, y ou can find infor mat ion ab out: • Install ing printer s oftw are • Uninstall ing printer sof twa re • Prin ting from D OS • W arr anty • Notices • Safety • Printe r parts Installing printer softw are You can obta in the pr inter software usi ng: • the c omp ac t [...]

• • • • • Appendix 22 b In the c ommand-line text box, ty pe the letter of your CD-R OM d riv e , foll ow ed by :set up (f or exam ple, d:setup ), and then click OK . 2 When the Lexmark Z12 softw are instal lation screen appears , select T ools . 3 Select Crea te D isk ettes . 4 F ollo w t he in stru ct ions on the screen. To install th[...]

Appendix 23 • • • • • Appendix present th e feature or o ption with the product. • If you tr ansfe r this produc t to anothe r user , warranty service und er the ter ms of this stat eme nt is av ailab le to tha t use r for the re ma inde r of the wa rran ty period. Y ou should tr ansfer proof of origina l purchase and t his statement to[...]

• • • • • Appendix 24 damages. Thi s is true even i f you advise Lexm ark or a R emarketer of the possibilit y of such damages. Lexm ark is not liable fo r any claim by you b ased on a thir d party claim. This limi tation of remedi es also applies t o any dev eloper of mate ri als sup pli ed to L exm ark . Lexm ark’ s and the de velo pe[...]

Appendix 25 • • • • • Appendix safety of ele ctrical equip ment designed f or use wit hin certai n volta ge li mits . A declara tion of co nformity wi th the req uir em ent s o f the Di re ctive has been signe d by the Direc tor of Manufa cturing and T echnic al Support, Le xmark Interna tional, S.A., Boigny, France. This product sa tisfi[...]

• • • • • Appendix 26 Printer parts P aper suppo rt Holds pape r upright in the sheet feed er . Sheet feed er Load pa per here. Pa p e r g u i d e Position next to paper for proper feeding . Fron t cover Open t o insta ll a print cartridg e or clear pape r jams. Lights See page 20 for more ex plan atio n. Po w e r button Press to turn the[...]

Index • • • • • 27 Index Index A aligni ng print cartri dge 10 B band ing 18 banner s loadi ng 2, 3 print in g 3 recomme nded paper 3 select ing in Printe r Prop- erties 3 setting recomme nda- tions 6 bidirec tiona l communi ca- tions disa bling 14 probl ems 14 blinki ng lights 20 buttons 26 C cards loadi ng 2 setting recomme nda- tions 6[...]

• • • • • Index 28 ink cartri dge See print cartridge Ink Low messag e 20 inst all ing print cartridge 8 printer soft ware 21 intermittent pri nting 18 internet pri nting Web Sm oothin g 5 iron-on transfe rs loadi ng 2 setting re commenda- tions 6 J Japane se VCCI notic e 25 L light s locating 26 Paper Feed 2 0 patterns 20 Power 20 loadi [...]

Index • • • • • • 29 Index ope ning from an a ppl icat ion 4 from Wind ows 4 setting reco mmenda- tions 6 tabs 5 printer soft ware Control Program 7 instal ling 2 1 order ing diske ttes 22 Printer Prop erties 4 unins ta lli ng 22 prin tin g ban ners 3, 6 custom size paper 6 envel opes 6 from DOS 22 from the inte rnet 5 greeting cards 6 [...]

• • • • • Index 30 W warra nty s tat ement 22 Web Sm oothin g 5[...]