Lexmark Z32 manual

Lexmark Z22/Z32 Color Jetprinter ™ User’ s Guide for Windows 95 and 98, and Mac OS 8.6 and 9 ™[...]

Editio n: Apr il 200 0 The f ollowi ng par agr aph does n ot appl y to any c ountr y wher e s uch pr ovi sions a re inco nsis tent w ith local l aw: LE XM ARK IN TE RN A TION A L, IN C., PR OVID ES T HI S PU BL ICATION “ AS IS ” WIT HOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, E ITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING , B UT NO T LIMITED T O , THE IMPLIED WARRANTIE[...]

Contents iii • • • • • Contents Basic printing for Windows 1 Step 1: Load the paper 1 Step 2: Customize the pri nting opti ons 3 Step 3: Print your document 6 Basi c prin ting fo r Macinto sh 7 Step 1: Load the paper 7 Step 2: Customize the pri nting opti ons 9 Step 3: Print your document 14 Maintaining yo ur printer 15 Using the Control [...]

• • • • • iv Appendi x 31 Installi ng printer software 31 Uninstalling pri nter soft ware for Windows 33 Uninstalling pri nter soft ware for Macintosh 33 Printing fr om DOS 3 3 Electr onic emissi on notices 33 Energy St ar 3 4 Power supply information 34 Safety i nformation 34 Statement of l imited warrant y 35 Index 37[...]

Basic printing for Windows Basic printing for Wi ndows • • • • • 1 Basic pr inting for W indows T his chapte r describes how to use your printer with Windows 95 and Windows 98. F or help using your printer with Mac OS 8.6 or Mac OS 9, see page 7. For help using your printer with Wi ndo ws NT 4.0 or Wi nd ows 2 000 , re fer to the User’ [...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 2 Loading s pecialty pape r Load up to : Make sure: 10 envelopes • T he print side is facing you. • T he stamp location is in the up per left corner . • T he envelope s are loaded vertic ally against the right side of the sheet feeder . • T he paper guide is against t he side of the envelopes . 10 greeting card[...]

Basic printing for Windows • • • • • Basic printing for Windows 3 Step 2: C ustomize the print ing o ptions Y our printer software works with your operating system to help you print documents with superior r esults. T o customize the printi ng options , you will need to use the Pr inter Properti es dialog box. Click the Pa p e r tab to: ?[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 4 Changi ng th e Printer Propert ies f rom an application Y ou can open the Printer Proper ties from almost any applic ation. T his let s you change printer sett ings ONL Y for the document you are currently cr eating in the applicati on. T o open the Print er Properti es from an application: 1 Open the applic ation ?[...]

Basic printing for Windows • • • • • Basic printing for Windows 5 Changi ng the pr intin g option s for specialt y paper Y ou can use the Printer Propert ies defaul t setti ngs for printing most documents on plain paper . T o change the se settings for specialty paper , use the followi ng table: When you ar e printing on: Click this tab: [...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 6 Step 3: Print your document 1 F rom you r applicat ion ’ s File menu, click Print . 2 F rom the Print di alog box, click OK or Print (depe nding on the applicati on). Note: The Lex mark Z2 2 shi ps wit h a Hi gh Res olut ion Colo r cartridge o nly . Y ou can instan tly improve print spe ed and print qua lity by sim[...]

Basic printing for Macintosh Basic printing for Macintosh • • • • • 7 Basic pr inting for Macintosh T h is chapter descri bes how to use your printer with Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9. F or help using your pri nter with Windows 95 or Windows 98, see page 1. F or help using your printe r with Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, refer to the User ?[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 8 Loading s pecialty pape r Load up to : Make sure: 10 envelopes • T he print side is facing you. • T he stamp location is in the up per left corner . • T he envelope s are loaded vertic ally against the right side of the sheet feeder . • T he paper guide is against t he side of the envelopes . 10 greeting card[...]

Basic printing for Macintosh • • • • • Basic printing for Macintosh 9 Step 2: C ustomize the print ing o ptions Y our printer software works with your operating system to help you print documents with superior r esults. T o customize your printing opti ons , you will need to use the P age Se tup dialog box and the Print dialog box. P ag e[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 10 Print Click this pop-up menu to selec t pri nt settings . T h is area display s a summar y of the current setting s . Click the Hel p button to a ccess the printe r driver help . { From the pop-up menu, choose: Sel ect: When y ou want to: Gener al Copies Pa g e s Print Last P age First W ait for pages to d ry type i[...]

Basic printing for Macintosh • • • • • Basic printing for Macintosh 11 Changi ng th e page settin gs T o change the paper si ze , orientation, scaling, and w aterm ark se tti ngs : 1 F rom the File menu, choose P age Setup . T he P age Setup dialog box opens . 2 Change the settings a s needed. 3 Select OK. Changi ng th e prin t set tings [...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 12 2 Choose Print.... T he Print dial og box opens . 3 Change the settings a s needed. 4 Select Save Settings . Changi ng th e prin t set tings from the d eskto p T o change the print s ettings from the desk top: 1 F rom the desktop , open the File menu. 2 Choose Print.... T he Print dial og box opens . 3 Change the se[...]

Basic printing for Macintosh • • • • • Basic printing for Macintosh 13 Sheets of cus tom size pa per P age Set up F rom the Paper Size p op-up menu , selec t Edi t Custom P a per Sizes and enter th e dimensions for your c usto m paper s ize . Iron-O n tr ans fers Print On the P aper T ype/Quali ty pane , sele ct I ron- On T ransfer fo r t[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 14 Step 3: Print your document 1 Open the File menu . 2 Choose Print.... T he Print dial og box opens . 3 Select Pr int. Note: The Lex mark Z2 2 shi ps wit h a Hi gh Res olut ion Colo r cartridge o nly . Y ou can instan tly improve print spe ed and print qua lity by simp ly adding an opt ional Waterp roof Blac k Cartri[...]

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• • • • • Chapter 3 16 Using the Control P anel in Macintosh T he Control Panel lets you perform printer maintenance and install or replace pri nt cartridge s . T o open the Control P anel , choose: 1A p p l e 2 Control P anels 3 Lexmark Z22/Z32 Control P anel Click the ... Note: Y ou can also acce ss the Cont rol Panel fro m the Lexmar k[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 17 Installing or replacing print cartridges 1 Mak e sure the P ower light is On. 2 Raise the front cover . T he print cartridge carrier moves to the lo adi ng po sition unle ss t he pr inte r is bu sy . 3 Remove the old pri nt cartri dge . Store i t in an air -tight container or [...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 18 Notes: If y ou ins talled a Lexmar k Z32 pr inter drive r , both cartridges m ust be installed be fore you can print. If you i nstall ed a c ombine d Lexmark Z22/ Z32 pri nter d river , you c an print w i th eithe r the b lack or co lor cartridg e. It is n ot necessa ry to i nstall tw o cartridges for printing. For [...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 19 Y our printer pr ints an align ment test page and the Alig n Cartridge dia log box displays . T he test p age that prints has alignm ent pattern(s), depe nding on the cartridge combinatio n install ed. Each pattern h as a number u nder it. T h e test p age that print s is simi[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 20 2 Open the Control Pro gr am for Wi ndows or the Control P anel for Macintosh. 3 Fr o m t h e Cartridges tab , select Clea n Print Nozzles . F or help , see page 15 or 16. T he printer feeds a sheet o f paper and prin ts a nozzle te st pattern simi lar to the one shown: 4 Comp are the di agonal line a bove th e prin[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 21 If the bottom l ine still has breaks , run the test up to t wo more time s . • If the print qual ity is sat isfact ory after running the te st three times, the print nozzles are clean. Y ou do not need to complete the remaining st eps . • If the print quali ty of both line[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 22 • Do not remove a print cartri dge from the printer except to replace , clean, or stor e it in an air -tight container . T he print cartridge will not print correctl y if removed from the printer and left exposed for an extended period of time . Lexmark ’ s pri nte r w arr an ty do es no t co ver re pai r of fai[...]

T roubleshooting T roubleshooting • • • • • 23 T r oubleshooting F rom th e list of pr int ing pr ob lem s in th e l eft m arg in , se le ct a category that des cribes your pri nting problems , and then read the category for the solutio n. When your printer has a problem, first mak e sure that: • T he power supply is plugged into the pr[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 24 • Error messages (such as Print er Offline) and job progre ss information do not display on your computer screen. Before proceeding, veri fy that: • T he pr inter software has been install ed correctl y . See page 31. • T he parallel or USB cable is securely attached to both the printer and the c omputer . •[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 25 • Note: If you are pr intin g photos or you r docum ent contai ns grap hics, it may t ake longe r to pri nt tha n regular tex t. Printer is plug ged in b ut doesn ’ t print, or y ou get a Printer Offline messa ge Mak e su re : • T he pr inter is turned On and the paper is l oaded correc[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 26 • Y ou are using the correc t cable . If you are using a parallel cable , make sure it is an I EEE 1284-compliant parallel cable that supports bidire ctional print ing. P ape r misfee ds or jams P aper misfeeds or m ultiple sheets f eed thr ough the printer Mak e su re : • Y ou are using a paper recommended for [...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 27 Printer does not f eed en velopes or specialty paper If regular paper f eeds without problems , mak e sure: • Y ou are loading the envelopes corr ectly . F or help , see "Loading specialty paper"on page 2. • Y ou are using an envelope siz e supported by your printer , and it is [...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 28 • T e st the cartridge al ignment. F or help , se e page 18. • Clean the print nozzles. F or help , see page 19. Print is too dark or sm udg ed Mak e su re : • Y ou let the ink dry bef ore handling the paper . • T he P aper T ype sett ing matches the paper type loaded in the printer . • T he paper is s tra[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 29 Color s on the printout diffe r fr om the color s on the screen • An ink cartridge may be out of ink or l ow on ink. Check the ink level gr aphic on the Cartri dges tab of your printer ’ s Control Program or Control P anel . • Use a different brand of paper . Every paper brand accepts i[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 30 • Use a transparency or photo paper designed for an inkj et printer . T ransparencies or photos c ontain white lines • Select the High Qu ality 1200dpi setting. • Y our print nozzles may need cleani ng. F or help , se e page 19. Error messages and flashi ng lights P aper Jam message F o r he l p , se e pa ge 2[...]

Appendix 31 • • • • • Appendix Appendix In this section, you can fi nd infor mat ion ab out: • Inst alli ng pr inte r sof tware • Uninsta lling pri nter soft ware • Print ing from DOS • Notices • Safety • W arr anty Installing printe r softw are You can obta in the pr inter softw ar e usi ng: • the compact disc (CD-R OM) tha[...]

• • • • • 32 Note for Macintosh users If your M acintosh com puter locks up or freezes while printi ng, you may nee d to t urn off the p rin ter and computer, and then turn them ba ck on. When you turn them back on, the pri nter driv er ’ s spooler may attempt to st art printi ng the job tha t was in the qu eue b efore t he computer loc[...]

Appendix Appendix 33 • • • • • Note: No diskettes are availa ble for use wit h Macintos h. Uninstalling printer softwar e for Windows If your printe r software doe s not instal l proper ly, or your pr inter is not install ed to the corre ct port, you may nee d to uninsta ll, a nd then rei nstall the sof tware. To un in stall t he p rin te[...]

• • • • • 34 cables or by unautho rized cha nges or modifica tions to this equipment. Unauthoriz ed changes or modifi cations cou ld void the user's authori ty to operat e this equipm ent. Note: To assure compliance with FCC regulation s on electroma gnetic inter ference f or a Cla ss B com puting device, use a proper ly shie lded an[...]

Appendix Appendix 35 • • • • • Statement of limited warranty Lexmark Inte rnation al, Inc. , Lexing ton, KY This warra nty appl ies to the United States and Canada. For customers outside the U.S. an d Canada, r efer t o the count ry- spec ific w arr anty i nfo rmatio n tha t cam e w ith your prin te r. Lexmar k Z22 Co lor Jetprinte r ™ [...]

• • • • • 36 • Mainten ance by any one other than Lexm ark o r a L exmar k autho riz ed se rvic er • Oper ation of a produc t beyond the limit of its duty cycle • F ailure t o ha ve ins talle d a maintenance ki t as specified ( if applic able) • Use of p rinti ng media o utside of Lexm ark sp ecif icat ions • Use of o ther than [...]

Index Index • • • • • 37 Index A alignin g prin t cartri dges 18 B Backgro und Pri nting options 11 banding 28 banner pa per Macintosh loading 8 settings 13 Windows loading 2 settings 5 bidirectiona l communi - cations 23 blin king light s Paper Feed 30 Powe r 30 C cards Macintosh loading 8 settings 12 Windows loading 2 settings 5 cartrid[...]

• • • • • 38 F Federa l Com munic a- tions C ommissi on com- pliance inform ation statem ent 33 flashing li ghts 30 foils Macintosh load ing 8 settings 13 Window s load ing 2 settings 6 G General opt ions 9 , 10 glossy pa per Macintosh load ing 8 settings 13 Window s load ing 2 settings 5 greetin g cards Macintosh load ing 8 settings 12 W[...]

Index Index • • • • • • 39 part numb ers black car tridge 17 color cartri dge 17 high yield b lack car- tridge 17 high yield co lor car- tridge 17 parallel cabl e 34 photo cartrid ge 17 USB cable 34 pho to c ard s Macintosh load ing 8 settings 12 Window s load ing 2 settings 5 photo pa per Macintosh load ing 8 settings 13 problems 29 Wi[...]

• • • • • 40 envelope s 12 glossy pa per 13 greetin g cards 12 index cards 12 iron-on tra nsfers 13 pho to c ard s 12 photo pa per 13 postcar ds 12 transp arencie s 13 Window s banner pa per 5 coated p aper 5 custom size paper 6 envelope s 5 glossy pa per 5 greetin g cards 5 index cards 5 iron-on tra nsfers 6 pho to c ard s 5 photo pa per[...]