Lexmark Z52 manual

Lexmark Z52 Color Jetprinter User’ s Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98[...]

Edition: December 1999 The follo wing paragraph does not apply to any country where such pr ovisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERN A TIONAL, INC., PR O VIDES THIS PUBLICA TION “ AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNES[...]

Contents Contents iii • • • • • Contents Steps to basic printing 1 Step One: Load the paper 2 Step Two: Customize the Printer Properties 5 Step Three: Print your document 8 Printing beyond the basics 9 Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper 9 Printing handouts 12 Printing booklets 15 Printing posters 18 Maintaining your printer 21 Usi[...]

• • • • • iv Statement of limited warranty 36 Electronic emission notices 38 Energy star 39 Safety information 39 Index 41[...]

Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing • • • • • 1 1 Steps to basic printing T his book describes how to use your printer on Windows 95 and Windows 98. F or help using your printer with: • Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, refer to the User’ s Guide button on the Printer Softw are CD for Windows . • Macintosh OS 8.6 or higher[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 2 Step One: Load the paper Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of paper (depending on thickness). 1 Place the paper against the right side of the sheet feeder , with the print side facing you. 2 Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and slide the paper guide to the edge of the paper. Sheet feeder P aper align[...]

Steps to basic printing • • • • • Steps to basic printing 3 Loading specialty papers F ollow these guidelines when loading specialty papers: Load up to: Make sure: 10 envelopes • the print side is facing you. • the envelopes are loaded vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder and the paper guide is against the edge of the[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 4 up to 100 sheets of custom- sized paper • the print side is facing you and the paper guide is against the side of the paper . • your paper size fits within these dimensions: - Width dimensions: 76 mm to 216 mm 3.0” to 8.5” - Length dimensions: 127 mm to 432 mm 5.0” to 17.0” 25 iron-on transfers • you lo[...]

Steps to basic printing • • • • • Steps to basic printing 5 Step T w o: Customize the Printer Properties Y our printer software includes sever al applications that let you easily perform printing tasks . One of these applications is called Printer Properties . T he Printer Properties application include four tabs: Job Finishing, P aper , [...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 6 Click the ... Job Fi ni sh in g tab to print: • Handouts •P o s t e r s • Booklets •T w o - s i d e d documents Pa p e r tab to: • Select a paper size and orientation • Set the number of copies to print • Re verse the printing order of y our document pages. The first page of your document will be on top[...]

Steps to basic printing • • • • • Steps to basic printing 7 Choosing printer settings for specialty papers When your printer softw are was first installed, the Printer Properties settings were set to the default settings. Use the default settings for printing most documents on plain paper. T o change your printer settings for printing on [...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 8 Step Three: Print your document 1 F rom your application’ s File menu, click Print . 2 F rom the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the application). Sheets of custom size paper P aper F rom the list of P aper Sizes , scroll to select Custom. Enter the dimensions for your custom paper size . F or hel[...]

Printing beyond the basics Printing beyond the basics • • • • • 9 2 Printing beyond the basics Y ou can use your printer to print: • on both sides of a sheet of paper (see the next section) • handouts (see page 12) • booklets (see page 15) • posters (see page 18) Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Y our Lexmark printer let[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 10 Step T wo: Customize the Printer Properties for your two-sided print job 1 Open the Printer Properties . F or help , see page 5. 2 Select the page orientation and size: a Click the Pa p e r tab . b Select the appropriate Pa p e r S i z e . c Select P ortrait or Landscape orientation. 3 Customize the Printer Properti[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 11 Step Three: Print your two-sided document 1 F rom your application’ s File menu, select Print . T he odd- numbered pages print first. 2 When the first side of all your two-sided document is finished printing, your printer softw are prompts you to reload the paper . 3 Cli[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 12 Printing handouts Y ou can conserve paper by printing handouts or multiple page images on a single sheet of paper . Step One: Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder . F or help , see page 2. Step T wo: Customize the Printer Properties for handouts Y ou can print your[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 13 4 Customize the Printer Properties for printing handouts: T he screen graphic changes as you mak e selections , showing how the printed page will look. 5 T o print your handout on one side of the paper , click OK . T o print your handout on both sides of the paper: a Selec[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 14 Step Three: Print your handouts 1 F rom your application’ s File menu, select Print . 2 F rom the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the application). • If you formatted your handouts to print on one side of each page , go to step 5. • If you formatted your handouts for two-sided printing, conti[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 15 Printing booklets Y ou can print and bundle your document together to mak e a booklet. Step One: Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder . F or help , see page 2. Step T wo: Customize your Printer Properties 1 Select the cor[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 16 Step Three: Print your booklet 1 F rom your application’ s File menu, select Print . 2 F rom the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the application). 3 When the first side of your booklet is finished printing, your printer software prompts you to reload the paper . 4 Click OK . T he even-numbered pa[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 17 Building a booklet Once your document prints , stack the bundles together and bind your booklet. 1 T ak e the first bundle from the paper exit tray , fold it in half and set it aside . 2 T ak e the next bundle , fold it in half , and stack it on top of the first bundle . 3[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 18 Printing posters Y ou can use the printer software to enlarge the size of your printout. F or example , you can enlarge a photograph to poster size . Note : The poster finishing option is designed to print a single-page as a 4, 9, or 16-page poster . Step One: Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against th[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 19 Step Three: Print and assemble your poster 1 F rom your application’ s File menu, select Print . 2 F rom the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the application). Note : If you need to reprint a specific page(s) of your poster , skip to the next section. 3 [...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 20 Selecting specific pages to print Y ou can reprint specific pages of your poster without having to reprint all of the pages of your poster . T o select specific pages to print: 1 Fr o m t h e Jo b Fi n is hi n g tab , click Select P ag es to Print . 2 F rom the Select P ages to Print screen: 3 Print your poster page[...]

Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer • • • • • 21 3 Maintaining your printer Using the Control Pr ogram T he Control Program lets you monitor your printer , and install or replace print cartridges . T o open the Control Program from the Start menu, click: 1P r o g r a m s . 2 Lexmark Z52 Series . 3 Lexmark Z52 Control Pr ogra[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 22 Installing or replacing print cartridg es 1 Mak e sure the P ower light is On. 2 Raise the front cover . T he print cartridge carrier moves to the loading position unless the printer is busy . 3 Remove the old print cartridge . Store or dispose of the old cartridge . 4 Install the replacement cartridge in the printe[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 23 5 F rom the Control Program’ s Cartridges tab , select Install/Change Cartridg e . F or help , see page 21. Select the cartridge type you installed and click OK . 6 If you installed a new cartridge , the Alignment dialog box displays . F ollow the instructions on the Alignme[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 24 Aligning print cartridges 1 Load plain paper in the printer . 2 F rom the Control Program’ s Cartridges tab , select Align Cartridges . F or help , see page 21. Y our printer prints an alignment test page and the Align Cartridge dialog box displays . T he test page that prints has several alignment patterns , depe[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 25 Cleaning print nozzles 1 Load plain paper in the printer . 2 F rom the Control Program’ s Cartridg es tab , select Clean Print Nozzles . F or help , see page 21. T he printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown: 3 Compare the dia[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 26 5 Repeat the nozzle test. 6 If the lines are still brok en, wipe the print cartridge nozzles . F or help , see the next section. W iping print nozzles If print quality does not improve after cleaning the print nozzles (see page 25), there may be dried ink on the print cartridge nozzles. F or help on wiping the print[...]

T roubleshooting T roubleshooting • • • • • 27 4 T r oubleshooting T his section lists printer problems , and what you can do to solve them. F rom the list of printing problems in the left margin, select a category that describes your printing problem. Read the category for help finding the solution. When your printer has a problem, first[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 28 Printer prints slowly or doesn’t print If your printer does not print, your printer and your computer may not be able to communicate properly . T he following events also indicate two-way communications problems: • A message displays on your computer screen indicating your printer cannot establish bidirectional [...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 29 Printer is plugged in b ut doesn’t print, or y ou get a Printer Offline message Mak e sure: • T he printer is turned On, and has paper loaded correctly . • T he parallel, or USB , cable is completely plugged into the printer . • T he printer is not being held or paused. T o check the [...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 30 P aper misfeeds or jams P aper misfeeds or pulls m ultiple sheets while mo ving thr ough the printer Mak e sure: • Y ou are using a paper recommended for inkjet printers . • Y ou do not force the paper down into the printer when you load it. Align the top of the paper with the paper alignment guides on the paper[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 31 2 Pull firmly on the paper to remove it. If you cannot reach the paper because it is too far into the printer , raise the front cover and pull the paper out. 3 Close the front cover . 4 Press the P ower button to turn the printer On. 5 Resend your document to print. Document prints with mista[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 32 Print is too dark or sm udged Mak e sure: • Y ou let the ink dry before handling the paper . • T he P aper T ype setting in the Printer Properties matches the paper type loaded in the printer . • T he paper is straight and unwrinkled. • T he Print Quality setting is appropriate for the paper type . If you ar[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 33 • Use a different br and of paper . Every paper br and accepts ink differently and prints with slight color v ariations . • Remove any extr a devices such as a scanner , and connect the printer to the parallel port. Colors on the printout are faded • Y our print cartridge may be low on [...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 34 Printer does not feed en velopes or specialty paper s F or help , see "Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty papers"on page 30. Error messag es and flashing lights P aper Jam message F or help , see "Printer has a paper jam"on page 30. Ink Lo w message T he print cartridge is running out o[...]

Appendix 35 • • • • • Appendix Appendix In this section, you can find information about: • Installing printer software • Uninstalling printer software • P rinting from DOS •W a r r a n t y •N o t i c e s • S afety information Installing printer software You can obtain the printer software using: • the compact disc (CD-ROM) ?[...]

• • • • • 36 5 F ollow the set of instructions on your screen. Using diskettes If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, you can create driver diskettes using a friend’s computer or a computer at your Lexmark dealer that has a CD-ROM drive. You will need three blank 3.5 inch diskettes. To create diskettes of the printer software: 1[...]

Appendix Appendix 37 • • • • • Warranty Lexmark warrants that this product: • Is manufactured from new parts , or new and serviceable used parts , which perform lik e new parts , • Is free from defects in material and workmanship , • Conforms to Lexmark’ s official published specifications , and • Is in good working order . If t[...]

• • • • • 38 Limitation of Liability Your sole remedy under this Statement of Limited Warranty is set forth in this section. For any claim concerning performance or nonperformance of Lexmark or a Remarketer for this product under this Statement of Limited Warranty, you may recover actual damages up to the limit set forth in the following [...]

Appendix Appendix 39 • • • • • Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Avis de conformité aux normes d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouil[...]

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Index Index • • • • • 41 Index A aligning print cartridges 24 B banding 31 banner paper loading 3 setting recommenda- tions 7 bidirectional communica- tions disabling 27 problems indicators 28 binding options long edge 10 short edge 10 blinking lights Paper Feed 34 Power 34 booklets building 17 bundling 17 printing 15 buttons Clean Print [...]

• • • • • 42 H halftone settings adjusting 6 handouts, printing 12 I image settings adjusting 6 improving print quality 23 index cards loading 3 setting recommenda- tions 7 Industry Canada Compli- ance Statement 38 Ink Low message 34 installing print cartridge 22 printer software 35 intermittent printing 31 Internet printing Web Smoothing[...]

Index Index • • • • • • 43 printer driver installing CD-ROM 36 diskettes 36 downloaded from the web 35 Printer Properties customizing 5 for booklets 15 for poster 18 for two-sided print- ing 10 opening from an application 5 from Windows 5 setting recommenda- tions 7 tabs 5 , 6 printer software installing CD-ROM 35 diskettes 35 downloade[...]

• • • • • 44 U uninstalling printer software 36 United Kingdom Telecom- munications Act 1984 39 W warranty statement 36 Web Smoothing 6 Windows 2000 1 Windows NT 4.0 1 World Wide Web installing printer soft- ware 35[...]