Lexmark Z54 Bedienungsanleitung

Pr in te r over vi ew Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Z54 Color Jetprinter™ Online User’ s Guide f or Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2[...]

2 Using this Guide Pr in te r over vi ew Lexma rk Z54 www .le xmark.c om Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Navigating • Clic k the categories in the left pane to na vigate the pages . • Clic k the blue tex t to link to other par ts of this Onli ne User’ s Guide . • Clic k the arro ws at the bott[...]

3 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om • Understanding the printer software • Understanding the printer parts[...]

4 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Under s tanding the printer soft ware Y our printer soft ware i ncludes t he: • P age Setup dial og bo x • Print dialog bo x • Control Pane l T o customiz e the settings[...]

5 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om P age Setup d ialog bo x While the document y ou w ant to print is open, use the P age Setup dialog bo x to select settings such as paper si ze . T o customi ze the settings i[...]

6 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 2 Change the settings as needed. F o r more inf or mation about these settings , click Help . When you are fini shed, clic k Done. 3 Clic k OK to apply the settings and close [...]

7 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Print dial og bo x While you r document is open, you can use the Print dialog bo x t o select settings that aff ect the appear ance of y our document. T o cus tomize the sett [...]

8 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 2 Change the settings as needed. From the pop-up menu in the upper left, choose: Select: When you wa nt to: General Copies Specify the number of copies to pri nt (from 1 to 99[...]

9 Printer over view Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om P aper T ype/ Quality Print Quality Select Qu ick Print, Nor mal, B etter, or B est. Nor mal pr in t quality is recom mended f or most doc uments. Higher pri nt quality settin[...]

10 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Colo r ColorSy nc Color Matching Select a pri nter pro file to ma tch the color on th e scree n to the colo r in the d ocume nt. Bu ilt-In Color Matching Let the prin ter soft[...]

11 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 3 If you want more inf ormation about the settings in th e Pr int dialog bo x, clic k Help to vie w the printer softw are Help . W hen y ou are finished, cl i ck Done . 4 T o [...]

12 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Control P anel Use the Contr ol P anel to monit or y our printer and printer supplies . Y ou can: • Install car tridge s • Pri nt a test pa ge • Align ca r trid ges • [...]

13 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Using the Contro l P anel 1 F rom the Apple menu, choose Control P anels Le xmar k Z54 Control P anel.[...]

14 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Click the: Select : When you wa nt to: Car tridges tab Inst all/Change Car tridge Sp ecify c ar tr idge se ttings i n the pr inter soft ware when ins talling o r changing a ca[...]

15 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 2 T o learn more about wh at y ou can do wi th y our printer , cl ic k the ? to view t he p rin ter softwar e Help . When you are fini she d, clic k Done . 3 Clic k the Close [...]

16 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Under s tanding the printer p ar ts The tab le on t he ne xt page describes each par t. P aper support Fr ont cov er Pa p e r ex i t t ray P ower b utton and P ower light Pa p[...]

17 Printer overview Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Use this: When y ou want to: Fr o n t c o ve r • Insta ll or chan ge pr int ca r tr idges. • Clear a paper ja m. P aper exi t tra y Stack paper aft er pr inting. P aper fe[...]

18 Basic printi ng Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Basic printing is as ea sy as : Step 1: Load the paper Step 2: Customize the pri nter setti ngs Step 3: Print y our document Not e: F or help printing on speci alty pape r (suc[...]

19 Basic printi ng Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 1: Load the paper Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of paper , depending on the thick ness and weight of y our paper . 1 Mak e sure the paper suppor t is upright. 2 Place the[...]

20 Basic printi ng Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Cu stomize t he printer s ettings If y ou are usi ng plain A4 or letter si ze pap er and y ou w an t normal print quality , y ou onl y need to adjust the paper siz e pr[...]

21 Basic printi ng Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y our document After y ou load the paper and customiz e the pr inter sett ings (if necessary), y ou are ready to print: 1 F rom the software appli cation File men[...]

22 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om • Printing p hotos • Print i ng on premiu m (coated) paper • Print ing on both s i des of a sheet of paper • Printing car ds • Printing en velopes • Printing col[...]

23 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing photos Y ou can l oad up to 25 sheets of coated, photo , or glossy paper , depending on the thic kness of the paper . Y ou ma y want to print your photos on plain p[...]

24 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size and orientati on: a F rom the software appli cation File [...]

25 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om e Sel e ct Built- In Co lo r M a tc h i n g . f F rom the Document Color pop-up menu, choose Natur al Color . g F rom the Halftone pop-up menu, select Air brush. Step 3: Pri[...]

26 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printi ng on premium (coated) pape r Y ou can load up t o 100 pages of premium (coat ed) paper , d epending on the t hic kness of the paper . Step 1: Load the premium (coate[...]

27 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size and orientati on: a F rom the software appli cation File [...]

28 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y o ur document Click Pr int . Not e: The paper e xit tra y holds up to 50 sheets of premium paper . T o pr int more than 50 pages, remo ve the fir st 50 sheet[...]

29 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing on both sides o f a sheet of paper Conser v e paper by printing on both sides . Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of paper at a time, depending on the thic kness of th[...]

30 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 5 F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e Pr int. 6 F rom the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose La yout. 7 Select Print on Both Sides. 8 Select the g[...]

31 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y o ur document 1 Clic k Print. The odd-nu mbered pages print, and then your print er sof tware prompt s you to rel oad the paper . 2 Remov e the stac k of pap[...]

32 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printi ng cards Y ou can load up to 10 greet ing cards, inde x cards , photo cards, or post cards into the paper suppor t, depending on the thic kness of the cards . Step 1:[...]

33 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size and orientati on: a F rom the software appli cation File [...]

34 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Not e: Higher print qual it y settings resu lt in better quali ty documents , bu t ma y take longer t o print. Step 3: Print y our cards Click Pr int . Not e: Y o u can use [...]

35 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printin g en velope s Y ou can load up to 10 env elopes, dependi ng on the thicknes s of the env elopes. Step 1: Load the en velopes Not e: Do not u se env elopes with holes[...]

36 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose an env elope size and orientat i on: a F rom the software appli cation[...]

37 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om d Choose Plain f or the paper ty pe . Step 3: Print y our en velopes Click Pr int . Not e: The paper e xit tra y holds up to 10 en velopes . T o print more than 10 en v elop[...]

38 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing color images in blac k and white Y ou can print color images in b lack ink. Step 1: Load the paper • Mak e sure y our pape r is not used or dama ged. • Mak e su[...]

39 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e Pr int. 2 F rom the pop-u[...]

40 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printin g a boo kl et Y ou can print and b undl e y our docu ment to mak e a booklet. Y ou can load up to 100 she ets of paper in t he paper sup por t, depending on the thic[...]

41 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size and orientati on: a F rom the software appli cation File [...]

42 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om f Select Booklet. g F rom the Booklet pop-up menu, sel ect the appropriate n u mbe r of sheets to bundl e (2, 4, 8, 16, or 32). Not e: A b undle is the gr oup of pages that [...]

43 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y o ur booklet 1 Clic k Print. After th e f irst half of y our booklet prints , y our printer soft ware pr ompts y ou to reload t he paper . 2 Remov e the stac[...]

44 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 4: Build your booklet After y our document prints , stac k and bind your booklet. 1 Remov e the first bund le from the paper e xit tra y , f o ld it in half , and then [...]

45 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing labels Y ou can load up t o 25 sheets of labels , depending on the thickness o f the sheet s. Step 1: Load the labels • Use only labels desi gned f or inkjet prin[...]

46 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size and orientati on: a F rom the software appli cation File [...]

47 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y our labels Click Pr int . Not e: The paper e xit tra y holds up to 10 sheets of labels . T o print more than 10 sheets, remov e the firs t 10 s heets from th[...]

48 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printi ng on cus tom si z e pape r Y ou can load up to 100 sheets o f custom siz e paper at a time, dep ending on the thic kness of the paper . Step 1: Load the c ustom size[...]

49 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Create a cus tom paper si ze: a F rom the software appli cation File men u, c[...]

50 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y o ur document 1 F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e Pr int. 2 Clic k Print.[...]

51 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing handouts Y ou can conser ve paper b y printing handouts . Handouts are multipl e page images on a single shee t of paper . Y ou can load up t o 100 sheets of paper [...]

52 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . Y ou can pr int your handouts on one side or on both sides of th e paper . 1 Ch[...]

53 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om g F rom the P ages per Sheet pop-up men u , sel ect the number of pages y ou want to print on one sheet. The displa yed gr aphic sho ws y ou ho w the printed page will look.[...]

54 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y o ur handou ts 1 Clic k Print. If y ou f or m atted yo ur handouts to print on one side of each page , y ou are f inished. If you formatted y our handouts to[...]

55 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printi ng iron-on tr ansfers Y ou can load up to 25 iron-on transf ers , depending on the thic kness of the iron-on tr ansfers . Y ou may w a nt t o print y our image on pl [...]

56 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size: a F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e P [...]

57 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y our iron-on transf er s Click Pr int . Not e: T o pre vent smudgin g, remo v e each iron-on tran sf er as it e xits the pr inter and let it dr y bef ore stac[...]

58 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing transpare ncies Y ou can load up to 10 tr ansparencie s, dep ending on t he thic kness of t he tra nsparencies. Step 1: Load the transparencies • Use tra nsparenc[...]

59 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size: a F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e P [...]

60 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y our transparencies Click Pr int . Not e: T o pre v ent smudgi ng, remo ve each t r ansparenc y as it e xits the printer and let it dry before sta cking. Y ou[...]

61 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printi ng your doc ument in r ever s e order Step 1: Load the paper • Mak e sure the print side is f acing y ou. • Load the paper v er tical ly against the right si de o[...]

62 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om d Click OK. 2 Choose a pa per type and print quality : a F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e Pr int. b F rom the pop-up menu in the upper left, choo se P ape[...]

63 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printing a banner Not e: Some softw are applications and some oper ating syst ems do not su ppor t banner printing. Step 1: Load the banner paper Mak e su re y our banner pa[...]

64 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 2: Customize the print settings F o r help , see Understanding the pri n t er software . 1 Choose a paper size and orientati on: a F rom the software appli cation File [...]

65 Prin ti ng ide a s Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Step 3: Print y o ur banner 1 Clic k Print. 2 When the ba nner is fi nished printi ng: a Press the p aper f eed but ton to f eed an y e xtr a paper through the printer . b T[...]

66 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om • Replacing the print cartridge • Aligning the print car tridges • Cleaning the print car tridge nozzles • Wiping the print car tridg e nozzles and contacts • Preserving [...]

67 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Replacing the print cartridg e Bef ore you install a ne w or replacement print cartridge, remo ve t he used one. Remo ving the used cartridg e 1 Mak e sure the power light i s on. [...]

68 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Installing a cartridge Fo r best results , use Le xmar k supplies . Refi lling print car tr idges can aff ect print quali ty and cause damage to the printer . * Y ou can purchase a[...]

69 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 2 Open the front co ver . Not e: The cartr idge carrier mov es to the loading posit ion. 3 Inser t the color ca r tridge in the l eft carrier . I nsert the b lack ca r tridge in th[...]

70 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Specifying cartrid ge settings in the printer software Bef ore y ou specify the print car tridge settings i n the print er softw are , install the c ar tridges. F o r help , see In[...]

71 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Alignin g the print cartridges T ypically , you onl y a l ign print cartr idges aft er installi ng or repl aci ng a car tridge. Ho we v er , you ma y al so need to align car tridge[...]

72 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om a If you chose to manuall y align the car tridges, fi nd the number under the dark est arrow f or each ali gnment grou p . b Use the arrows i n the Ali gn Car tr idges dialog box t[...]

73 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles T o impro v e print qual it y , you ma y need to clean t he print cartr idge nozzl es . Cl ean the nozzl es when: T o clean the no zzles: 1 Loa[...]

74 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Wiping the print car tridg e nozzles and contacts If the print quality does not i mprov e after Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles , there ma y be dried ink on the nozzles or con[...]

75 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 5 If the print quality has not i mprov ed, tr y Cleaning the pr int cartridge nozzles up to two more ti mes. 6 If print q uality i s still unsatisf actor y , replace your print car[...]

76 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Preser ving the print car tridg es T o ensure the longest lif e from your pri nt car tridges and optimum perf or mance from your printer : • K eep a new car tridge in its packag [...]

77 Maintenance Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Or dering supplies T o order su pplies or l ocate a deal er near y ou, contact t he Le xmark W eb site at www .lexmark.com . Item: Pa r t n u m b e r : Color c ar tr idge 15M0120 o[...]

78 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om • Solving general printing prob lems • Solving printer software install ation problems • Solving network printing pr oblems • Understanding error messages and flashing[...]

79 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Solving general printin g pr oblems When you ha ve a printing prob lem, fir st make sure: • The powe r supply is pl ugged into th e printer and a pro perly grounded el ectri[...]

80 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om • The printer is set as the def ault printer . T o set the printer to be the def ault printer: a F rom your desktop , highli ght the Le xm ark Z54 printer icon. b F rom the [...]

81 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Solving printer softw are installation pr oblems If the printer softw are doe s not instal l properly , a communicati ons error message appears when yo u tr y to print. Y ou m[...]

82 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Installing the printer softwar e Y ou can install the printer sof tw are using the CD that came wit h your printer , or y ou can download it fr om the Le xmar k We b site at w[...]

83 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 6 F ollo w the i nstructions on your screen to complet e printer sof tw are install ation. An alignment page prints. – If the alignment pag e does not print, make sure y ou [...]

84 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Using the W orld Wide W eb 1 Mak e sure Stuf fit Expander is loaded on your sys tem. 2 F rom the Le xmar k W eb site, ww w .lexmark.com , selec t the appropriate driver f or y[...]

85 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Solving ne tw ork printing pr oblems F o r help , first see Solving general pri nting pr oblems . If one or more of the f ollo wing conditions appl ies to your network pr inte[...]

86 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 3 F rom the dialog box: The IP addres s of y our network printer i s set. 4 Clic k the Close bo x in the upper left to close the Cont rol P anel. Click: To : A pr inter fro m [...]

87 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om T r o ubleshooting y our netw o rk printer T r y these solutions when y ou cannot print to your net work printer : 1 Mak e sure y our printer is connected t o a w orking netwo[...]

88 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Understanding err or messages and flashing lights Use this sec tion to un derstand printer sof tw are error messages on your computer s creen and bli nking lights on y our pri[...]

89 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om P a per feed l ight is blin king If the printer is out of paper: 1 Load paper . F or help , see Load t he paper . 2 Press the p aper f eed but ton. If the printer has a paper [...]

90 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Resolving unsuccessful or slo w printing F o r help , first see Solving general pri nting pr oblems . If there is stil l a probl em, cl ick the topic that best describes it: ?[...]

91 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printer is pl ugged i n, but does not prin t Mak e sure: • The printer i s on and th e printer cabl e is secur ely att ached at both ends . I f y our printe r is connecte d [...]

92 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om T est page does not prin t F o r help , first see Solving general pri nting pr oblems , t hen: • If the paper is jammed, see Cle aring paper mi sfeeds or j ams . • Mak e s[...]

93 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printer prints very slo wly • Close any soft war e appli cations not in use . • Check the document y ou are printing. Photos and g raphi cs ma y tak e longer to print than[...]

94 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Recovering when y our computer stops responding If y our c omputer loc ks up while y our do cument is printing, y ou ma y need to turn off th e printer and the computer . When[...]

95 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 3 Continue to hold t he Shift k ey unt il y ou see t he Mac OS screen and the w ords Extensio ns Off . 4 Release the Shift k ey . 5 Locate the Le xmark Z54 pr inter icon on y [...]

96 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Clearing pape r misfeeds or jams Clic k the topic that best describes y our prob lem: • P aper mi sfeeds or multipl e sheets feed • Printer has a paper jam • Printer doe[...]

97 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om P aper misf eeds or m ultiple sheets f ee d Mak e sure: • The edges of your paper are not curled. • Y our paper is recommended f or inkjet printers . • A piece of paper [...]

98 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printer does not feed en velopes or special ty paper Mak e sure: • Y our printer f eeds paper without prob lems. Load the en vel opes or specialty paper vertically against t[...]

99 Troubleshootin g Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printer has a paper jam If the paper is lodge d too f ar into the printer and cannot be remov ed: 1 T ur n the printer off . 2 T ur n the printer bac k on. 3 If the printer do[...]

100 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Impr o ving pri nt quality If print quality i s unsatisf actory , you ma y need t o adjust y our margi n settings , choose a higher print quality , align the print car tridges[...]

101 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Print is too dark or smudged • Mak e su re the paper is straight and not wrinkled. • Let the i nk dry completely b ef ore handli ng the paper . Y ou might w ant to t r y t[...]

102 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Print smear s o n the page • T r y the W ait for pa ges to dr y funct ion. • The nex t page e x iting the printer ma y be smearing the ink. Remov e each page as it e xits [...]

103 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Print qualit y is poor at the edges Lik e other printers , your pr inter cannot print on the e xtr eme edges of a page. Mar gin: Minim um setting: Left and r igh t • 6.3 5 m[...]

104 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Printed chara cter s are improper ly f ormed or misaligned • Cancel all print jobs and print y our job agai n. T o cancel all p rint jobs: a F rom your desktop , doub le-cli[...]

105 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om 4 Select a p rinter profil e and a ren dering intent. Select Natur al Color as the document col or : 1 F rom the software appli cation File men u, choos e Pr int. 2 F rom the [...]

106 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Photos do not print as e xpected T o impro ve the quali ty of p rinted photos: • Select a higher print qual it y . • Select photo paper as the paper type .[...]

107 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Solving specialty pap er pro blems Use this section to help sol v e problems wit h speci alty paper . Glossy or photo papers or transparencies stic k together • Use a photo [...]

108 Troubleshooting Lexma rk Z54 Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Alignm ent pa ge does not print Mak e sure: • Y ou completely remo v ed the t ra nsparent tape and stic k er from the bac k and bottom of the print car tr idges. • Y ou in[...]

109 Notices Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om This secti on contains i nf orm ation regardi ng legal noti ces. • Editio n n otice • T rademar ks • Wa r n i n g[...]

110 Notices Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Edition notice Edition: J anuary 2002 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such pro v isions are inconsistent with local law: LEXM ARK INT ERN A TIO NAL , INC.,[...]

111 Notices Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om this product b y cal ling 1-800-553-97 27. In the Unit ed Kingdom and Eire , cal l 0628-481500. In other countries , contact y our point of purchase. Ref erences i n this pub lication[...]

112 Notices Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om T radema rks Le xmar k and Lex mark with diamond desi gn are tr ademar ks of Le xmark Inter national, Inc ., registere d in the United States and/or othe r countries. Color Jetprinter[...]

113 Notices Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om Wa r n i n g W arning: A warning identif ies something that might damage y our printer hardwar e or s oft ware.[...]

114 Index Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om A alignin g print c artrid ges 71 automatic cartrid ge alignme nt 71 B banding 102 banner p aper 63 black cartri dge part n umber 77 blinki ng li ghts 89 booklet s buildin g 44 printing[...]

115 Index Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om dialog b oxes Page Setup 5 Print 7 downloade d printe r driver , insta lling 8 4 duple x print ing See Printing on both s ides of a shee t of pap er E edition noti ce 110 enve lopes 35 [...]

116 Index Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om N navigat ing Us er ’ s Guide 2 network, s etting up p rinter 8 5 notices edition noti ce 110 tradema rks 112 warning 113 nozzle s, print wipi ng 74 n-up pr inting See handouts O orde[...]

117 Index Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om printer s oftware Cont rol Pane l 12 default s ettings 4 insta lling 8 2 overview 4 Page Se tup dia log box 5 Print dia log box 7 unders tandin g 4 uninsta lling 81 printer s tatus 91 p[...]

118 Index Pr in te r over vi ew Basic printing Printing idea s Mainte nance T rou b les hoot ing Notices Inde x Lexma rk Z54 Using this Guide ... www .le xmark.c om index car ds 33 iron-on t ransfer s 56 labels 46 last pag e first 61 n-up See hand outs photo ca rds 3 3 photo paper 24 postcar ds 33 premiu m paper 27 print c olor im ages in b lack an[...]