Lexmark Z55 manual

www.lexma rk.com User’ s Guide December 2001 Z55 Color Jetprinter ™ User’s G uide[...]

Edition: Dec ember 2001 The f ollo wing pa ragrap h does no t apply to an y country wher e such p rovisio ns are inconsis tent with local l aw: LEXMARK INTERNA TIONAL, INC., PRO VIDES THIS PUBLICA T ION “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EX PRESS OR IMP LIED , INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY[...]

iii Contents Learning about your printer ...................... ......... .............. . 1 Understand ing the printer pa rts ............... ............. ............. ............ 1 Using th e software to s elect your printer settings ........ ............. ..... 2 Using th e software to meet yo ur printin g needs ................ ............ [...]

iv Thank y ou fo r buyi ng a Lexmark Z55 printer! • T o set up your pr inter for Wind ows operating s ystems, Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2, or Ma c OS X v ersio n 10.0.3 to 1 0.1, follow the steps o n the s etup sheet t hat came w ith your pr inter . • T o set up your pri nter for another operating s ystem su ch as Linux , refer to the rea dme file th at [...]

1 Learni ng about y our printer Understanding the printer part s Pri nting is easier tha n ev e r before. Y our prin ter can automatic ally align your car tridges and d etect th e type of p aper you hav e load ed. F or infor mation about connecti ng your printe r to your network with a Lexmar k adapter , refer to the docum entatio n that cam e with[...]

2 Using the software to select y our printer settings Use the following table to s elect a pr int quali ty or pap er type s etting : Wind ows Macintosh 1 With y our docume nt open, clic k File Print Properties or Pref erenc es. 2 F rom the Qual ity/Cop ies tab , select a print quality setting. 3 F rom the P aper Setup tab , selec t a paper type set[...]

3 The following table lis ts pape r reco mmenda tions for each p rint quali ty: Using the software to meet y our printing needs Print quality Pa per recommendation Quic k Print Plain inkjet, m ulti-purpose, office , or x erogr aphic Normal Plain or p remium i nkjet, iro n-on tr ansf er , or tr ansparenc y Better Premium ink jet, tra nsparenc y , co[...]

4 Finding the printer software Help F or he lp solv ing pr int ing problems, se e “ T ro ublesho oti ng che cklis t ” on page 11 and “ Setup tr oubleshootin g ” on pa ge 13. For additio nal he lp , see the table to access the pri nter software Hel p for y our ope rating syste m. Wind ows Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 Mac OS X vers ion 10.0.3 to 10.1 F [...]

5 Printing made ea sy T o pr int a basic docum ent on plai n pape r : 1 Load up to 1 00 she ets of pap er , wit h the pr int sid e f acing y ou, against the r ight side of the pape r suppor t. Notes: – T o av o id a paper ja m, use only on e paper size at a tim e. – Make sure you do n ot push the paper too far into the pr inter . F or example, [...]

6 2 Squeeze and s lide the paper gui de to the l eft edge of the pape r . 3 F rom the File menu of your soft ware applic ation, cl ick Print. 4 Click OK or Pr in t.[...]

7 Printing for fun T o l ear n how to pr int a pho to card usi ng Windows operating systems, see page 8. F or infor mation ab out pr intin g other projects, se e page 10. Note: The pr inte r software for your operating s ystem may not suppor t all of the se features. Po s t er Booklet Iron-on transf er Greeting card Banner Env elope Print many page[...]

8 Printing a di gital photo on a photo card (Windows) 1 Load up t o 10 p hoto c ards ver tic ally ag ainst the r ight s ide of th e pape r suppor t. When you load photo car ds, make sure: – Y ou caref ully read the instr ucti ons that c ame with your ca rds. – The pr int si de is f acing you. – Y ou do not pu sh the ca rds too f a r into the [...]

9 3 Open your digi tal photo i n your photo appl ication. 4 When you are read y to pr int your photo, click File Pr int P roper ti es or Preference s. 5 F rom the I Want T o m enu, click Pr int a phot ograph. I W ant T o menu[...]

10 The Pr int a P hotograph scr een appear s. 6 F rom S tep 1 o n the scree n, selec t a pr int qua lity . 7 F ro m Step 2 o n the s creen, sel ect a pape r size, and then click OK. 8 F rom P rin t Proper ties, click OK. 9 F rom the Pr int s creen, cli ck OK or Pr int. 10 T o pr e vent smudging, r emov e each ph oto as it e xits t he pr inter and l[...]

11 T r oub leshoo ting chec klist Is the power sup ply fir ml y attache d to your pr inter and an ele ctr ical outlet? Are both your print er and comput er on? Is your pr inter ca ble securely a ttached at both en ds? Are you using e ither a U SB ca b le (r ecommen ded) or a p arallel cable (Windows 95, 98 , Me, and NT 4. 0 only) , not both at the [...]

12 Are you experienci ng slow pr inting w hile u sing a pa rallel ca b le? F or f ast er pr inting: 1 Disconne ct the parallel cable fr om your pr inter and compu ter . 2 Uninstall th e pr inter sof tware follo wing the s teps on p age 21. 3 Connect your pr inter to your computer wi th a USB c able. 4 Reinstall th e pr inter sof tware follo wing th[...]

13 Setup tr oubleshoo ting Refer to the Lexmar k Solu tion C enter ( see page 3) or the Onli ne User ’ s Guide (see pa ge 3) f or help solvi ng problems you may hav e after se tting u p your printe r , such as: • Slow pri nt speed o r poor p rin t qualit y • P ape r misfeeds or jams • Error me ssage s or fla shing li ghts Use this chap ter [...]

14 a See if checking t he items on page 11 solv es the problem. b Click Continue or Ne xt. c If the screen reappears, make sure your printer c able is securely attached at both ends and is not damaged. If you are using a parallel cable, make sure it is an IEEE-128 4 compliant cable t hat suppor ts bidirectional printing. If necessary , replace your[...]

15 Mak e su re: • Y ou com p letely removed the stic ker and tr ansparent tape from the back and bot tom of both pr int car tridges. • Y ou inst alled the blac k car tridge (P/N 82) in the left carrier and the color cartr i dge (P/N 83 or 88) in the right carrier . • Y ou loaded plain A4 or letter size paper int o the paper suppor t (see page[...]

16 First, see if checking t he items on page 11 solves the problem. Then: a Close all open sof tware applications. b Restar t your co mputer . c Re in s er t the pr inte r so ft ware C D . When you insert the printer software CD , you should see one of the f ollowing Le xmark printer so ftware installation screens: or When I inserted the printer so[...]

17 First, see if checking t he items on page 11 solves the problem. Then: a Close all open sof tware applications. b Re in s er t the pr inte r so ft ware C D . When you insert the printer software CD , you should see one of the f ollowing Le xmark printer so ftware installation screens: Mac OS 8 .6 to 9. 2 Mac OS X v ersio n 10.0.3 to 1 0.1 When I[...]

18 First, see if checking the list on page 11 solves the problem. If your document did not pr int, print a t est page: a F rom your desktop , doubl e-click the Lexmark Z55 Solution Center icon. b F rom the T roubleshooting t ab, click Print a test page. – If the test pa ge prints, your printer is working properly . Check your software application[...]

19 Make sure y our printer is selected in Chooser: a F r om the Apple menu, choose Chooser . b In the left window , highlight the Le xmark Z55 pr inter icon. If your printer is not listed, install the printer sof tware (see page 22). c In the Connect to: box, highl ight the Le xmar k Z55 pr inter icon. If your printer is not listed, check your prin[...]

20 First, see if checking t he list on page 11 solv es the problem. Check the printer status: a F rom the Dock, clic k the Finde r icon. b F rom the Finder window , clic k the Applications icon in the t oolbar . c Double-clic k the Utilities f o lder . d Double-clic k the Print Center icon. e Select your printer in the printer list. If your printer[...]

21 If the sug gestions in this chapter did not solve your pri nting p roblem, unin stall and then r einstal l the pr inter so ftware. Install the printer software a Inser t the printer software CD . b When the Lexmark printer software installation screen appears, click I nstall No w . If the installation screen does not appear , see page 16. c Fol [...]

22 Uninstall the printer software a Insert the printer software CD . b When the Lexmark printer software installation screen appears, click Uninstall. c Follo w the instructions on y our screen to uninstall the printer software. d Restar t your computer bef ore reinst alling the printer software. Install the printer software a Inser t the p r inte [...]

Statem ent of Lim ited W arranty Lexma rk Internatio nal, Inc. Lexi ngton, KY This limited warranty applies to the United States. F or customers outside the U .S., refe r to the country-specific warr anty inf ormation that came with y our product. This lim ited w a rr anty app lies to th is pr oduct only if it was originally purchased fo r your use[...]

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