Lexmark Z42 manual

Lexmark Z42 Color Je tprinter 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 AR RANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRE SS OR IMPLIE D, INCLUDIN G, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IM PLIED W ARRAN TIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNES[...]

Contents iii • • • • • Contents Contents Steps to basic printing 1 Step 1: Lo ad the paper 2 Step 2: Cust omize the printer setti ngs 5 Step 3: Pr int your document 8 Pri nting be yond the basi cs 9 Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper 9 Printing handouts 1 2 Printing boo klets 15 Printing pos ters 18 Maintaining your printer 21 Usi[...]

• • • • • iv Appendi x 37 Installing pri nter software 37 Uninstalling printer software 38 Printing from DOS 38 Statement of Limited Warranty 38 Electronic emission notices 40 Energy star 41 Power supply 41 Safe ty info rma tion 4 1 Index 43[...]

Steps to basic printing Steps to basic pri nting • • • • • 1 1 Steps to basic pr inting T his book describes ho w to use your printer with Windows 95 and Win dows 98. If you are using you r printer with Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, refer to the User’ s Guide button on the printer soft w are CD for Wi ndows . Basic printing is as easy[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 2 Step 1: Lo ad the pap er Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of paper (depending on thickn ess). 1 Place the paper against the right side of the shee t feeder , with the print si de facing y ou. Note: Make sure you do not force the paper into the shee t feeder when you l oad i t. For example , l etter or A 4 si ze p aper [...]

Steps to basic printing • • • • • Steps to basic printing 3 Loading s pecialty pape rs F o llow t hese gui delin es when l oading spe cialt y papers: Load u p to: Make sure: 10 envelopes • the pr int si de is facing y ou. • the env elope s are loa ded vertically against the r ight side of t he sheet feed er . • the stamp location is[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 4 10 tr ansparencies • the rough sides of the transparencies are facing you (sm ooth si de down). • the pape r guide is ag ainst the ed ge of the tr ansparencies. 100 sheets of custom size paper • the pr int si de is facing y ou. • your paper size f its within these dimensions: - Width: 76 mm to 216 mm 3.0 in. [...]

Steps to basic printing • • • • • Steps to basic printing 5 Step 2: C ustomize the print er set tings Y our pr inter software includ es se veral applicat ions tha t let you perfor m printi ng tasks . One of the se applica tions is called Printer Properties . T he Printer Propertie s has four tabs : J ob Finishin g , Pa p e r , Document/Qu[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 6 Click th e ... J ob Finishing tab to pr int: • Hand outs • Po s t e r s • Bookl ets • T wo-si ded documen ts Pa p e r tab to: • Select a pa per size and orie ntation • Set the number of copies to print • Reverse the pr inting or der of your document pages. T he f irst page of your doc ument wi ll be on [...]

Steps to basic printing • • • • • Steps to basic printing 7 Customizing printer setting s for specialty papers When your printer sof twa re w as installed, the Pri nter Proper tie s sett ings w ere set to the d efau lt se tti ngs. U se the default setti ngs for p rinting mo st documents on plain paper. T o change your printe r settings fo[...]

• • • • • Chapter 1 8 Step 3: Print your document 1 F r om your appl ication’ s File me nu, click Print . 2 F r om the Pr int dialo g box, click OK or Print (dependi ng on the applicati on). Sheets o f custom size pape r Pa p e r • F ro m the list of Paper Sizes , scroll to select Cu stom . • Enter the dime nsions for your cu stom p[...]

Printing beyond the basics Printing beyond the basics • • • • • 9 2 Printing beyond the basics Y ou can use your pr inter to print: • on bot h sides of a sh eet of paper (s ee the f ollowi ng section) • handouts (see p age 12) • bookle ts (see page 15) • posters (see pag e 18) Prin ting o n bot h sid es of a shee t of pape r Y our[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 10 Step 2: Customize the printer settings for your two-si ded print job 1 Open th e Printer Pro perties . F or h elp , see page 5. 2 Select th e page orie ntation and si ze: a Click the Pa p e r tab . b Select the a ppropri ate P aper Size . c Select P ortrait or Landscape orie ntati on. 3 Customize t he Printer Proper[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 11 Step 3 : Pri nt your t wo-si ded do cumen t 1 F r om your appl ication’ s File me nu, select Print . T he odd- numbered page s print first. 2 When the o dd-numbe red pages of yo ur two-side d document are fini shed printi ng, your printer software prompts you to reload t[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 12 Print ing ha ndouts Y ou can conserve pape r by printing hando uts or multiple page images o n a single sh eet of pa per . Step 1: Lo ad the pap er Load up to 100 sheets of pa per against the right side of the sheet fe eder . F or help , see p age 2. Step 2: Customize the printer settings for handou ts Y ou can prin[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 13 4 Customize t he settings in Printe r Properties for printing handou ts . Note: The scree n graph ic chan ges as y ou make sele cti ons, show ing ho w the printe d pag e will look . 5 T o p rint your handout on one side of the paper , click OK . T o print your hando ut on [...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 14 Step 3: P rint your ha ndouts 1 F r om your appl ication’ s File me nu, select Print . 2 F r om the Pr int dialo g box, click OK or Print (depending o n the applicati on). • If you formatte d your handou ts to print on o ne sid e of each page , go to step 5. • If you formatted yo ur handou ts for two-sided pri[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 15 Printing booklets Y ou can print an d bundle you r document togeth er to mak e a book let. Step 1: Lo ad the pap er Load up to 100 sheets of pa per (depending on thickness) against the right side of the shee t feeder . F or hel p , see page 2. Step 2: C ustomize your Prin [...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 16 Step 3: Print your booklet 1 F r om your appl ication’ s File me nu, select Print . 2 F r om the Pr int dialo g box, click OK or Print (depending o n the applicati on). 3 When the first side of your booklet is finish ed printing, your printer softw are pr ompt s you to reload the paper . 4 Click OK . T he second s[...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 17 Step 4: B uild yo ur booklet Once your document prints , stack the bundles together and b ind your book let. 1 T ak e the first bundle from the pa per exit tray , fo ld it in half , and set it a side . 2 T ak e the next bundle , fold it in hal f , and sta ck it on top of t[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 18 Print ing po sters T he poster finishi ng option is d esigned to pri nt a single- page as a 4, 9, or 16-page poster . F or example , you can enlarge a photograph to poster size . Step 1: Lo ad the pap er Load up to 100 sheets of pa per against the right side of the sheet feeder an d slide th e pape r guide n ext to [...]

Printing beyond the basics • • • • • Printing beyond the basics 19 Step 3: Print and as semble you r pos ter 1 F r om your appl ication’ s File me nu, select Print . 2 F r om the Pr int dialo g box, click OK or Print (depending on your software application.) Note: If yo u need to repr int a spe cific page( s) of your poster , s ee pa ge[...]

• • • • • Chapter 2 20 Selecting specific pag es to print Y ou can reprint speci fic pages of your poster wi thout having to reprint all of the pages of your pos ter . T o select specific pages to print: 1 Fr o m t h e Job F inishing tab , click Select P ages to P rint . 2 F r om the Select P ages to Prin t scree n, do one o f the followi[...]

Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer • • • • • 21 3 Maintaining your printer Using the Contr ol Program T he Control Program lets you mo nito r your printe r and insta ll or rep lace p rint ca rtridg es . T o open the Control Program, doub le-click the Lexmark Z42 Series printer icon on your desk top or from the Start me nu, [...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 22 Installing or replacing print cartridges 1 Mak e sure the P ower light is On . 2 Raise the front cover . T h e print cartridge carrier moves to the loading po sition un less the printer is busy . 3 Remove the old prin t cartridge . Store i t in an air -tight container or dispose of it. Po w e r light On P a per F ee[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 23 4 Install the repl acement car tridge in the prin ter: 5 Close th e front co ver . 6 F r om the Contro l Pro gram’ s C artridges tab , select Install/Chang e Cartridg e . F or help , s ee page 21. 7 Select the cartridge type you installed and click OK . 8 If you instal led a[...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 24 Improving pri nt qual ity If the print quali ty is not satisfactory , you may need to align your cartridges or clean the print nozzles . Alignin g print cart ridg es 1 Load plain p aper in the prin ter . 2 F r om the Contro l Pro gram’ s C artridges tab , select Align Cartridges . F or help , see page 21. Y our pr[...]

Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 25 5 After you have entered a number fo r all of the pa tterns , click OK . Cleani ng pr int nozzl es 1 Load plain p aper in the prin ter . 2 F rom the Co ntrol Prog ram’ s Cartridges tab , select Clean Print Nozzles . F or help , see page 21. T he printer fee ds a sheet of pa [...]

• • • • • Chapter 3 26 W iping print no zzl es If print q uality doe s not im prove after cle aning the pri nt nozzles (see page 25), you may need to wipe the print nozzles . Refer to the “T rou bleshooting: Print Quality” section of the print er driver Help . F or help acces sing the p rinter d river Hel p , see page 6. Preserving p [...]

T roubleshooting T roubleshooting • • • • • 27 4 T roublesh ooting F r om the list o f pri nting proble ms in the le ft ma rgin, se lect a cate gory that descri bes yo ur printing problem, and the n read the category fo r the solution. When your printer has a proble m, first mak e sure that: • T he power supply is pl ugged into the prin[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 28 3 If you need to change you r printer port to a USB port, uninstall and then reinsta ll the printer softw are . F ollow the instructions on page 38, making sure to click Next on any screens . If yo u need to cha nge yo ur prin ter po rt to an LT P n port, uninstall and then reinsta ll the printer softw are . F ollow[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 29 Before proceeding, verify that: • T he pa r allel or USB cable is securely attached to bo th the printer and the personal computer . • T he printer is p lugged in a nd turned On. • Y our printer port is set to a n LPTn port if you are using a parallel cabl e or to a USB por t if you are[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 30 • T he printer is not be ing held o r paused. T o check the pri nter status: 1 F rom the Printers folder , double-cli ck the Lexmark Z42 icon . 2 Click the Printer menu and m ak e sure no check ma rk appear s next to the P ause Printing option. Print a te st page . If the test page prints , the printer is function[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 31 P ape r misf eeds or ja ms P aper misfeeds or multiple sheets feed Mak e sure: • Y ou are usi ng a paper recomme nded for inkjet printers . • Y ou do not force the pape r down into the printe r when you load i t. • T he top edge o f the pape r extends a bove the to p of the paper suppor[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 32 Printe r ha s a pa per j am Remove th e paper fro m the she et feeder . If th e paper i s lodged too far into the printer and ca n’t be removed: 1 Press the P ower button to turn the printer Off . 2 Pull firmly o n the paper to remo ve it. If you cannot re ach the pa per b ecause it is too far in to the printer , [...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 33 Print is too dark or smudged Mak e sure: • Y ou let th e ink d ry before handling th e paper . • T he P ape r T ype setting in the Printer Pr operties matches th e pape r type loade d in the printer . • T he paper is straight and u nwrinkled. • T he Print Qual ity setti ng is app ropr[...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 34 Print quality is poor at the left, right, top or bottom edge of page Lik e other printers , your printer cannot print in the ex treme left, rig ht, top or bottom ed ges of a pag e . Use these mini mum settings: • Left and right margins: 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) each for all paper sizes except A4 F o r A4 size paper - 3.[...]

T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 35 Colors on the printout are faded • Y our print cartridge may be low on ink. Check the ink level graphics on the Cartridges tab o f your prin ter’ s Contro l Pro gr am. F or he lp , see p age 2 1. • Clean the print nozzles . F or help , see page 25. • If the colors stil l seem fade d, [...]

• • • • • Chapter 4 36 Error messages and flashi ng lights P aper J am messag e F o r help , see page 32. Ink Low messag e T he print cartrid ge is running out of ink. Purchase a new prin t cartridge . F or hel p replacing your print cartridge , see page 22. The P ower light is O n and the P aper F eed light is blinking • If the printer[...]

Appendix 37 • • • • • 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 Installing printer softw are You can obta in the pr inter software usi ng: • the c omp ac t disc (CD- RO M) tha[...]

• • • • • Appendix 38 Lexmar k dealer tha t has a CD-ROM drive. Y ou will need a t leas t thr ee bl ank 3. 5 inc h diskettes. To create diskettes of the p rinter software: 1 Insert t he softwa re CD into the CD-ROM drive . If the CD does n ot run automa tically: a Fro m t h e Start menu, select Run . b In the c ommand-line text box, ty pe[...]

Appendix 39 • • • • • Appendix If this p roduct does not function as warra nted during the war ran ty pe ri od, c ont ac t a Remarketer or Lex mark for repair without c harge. If this p roduct is a featur e or option, thi s statement appli es only when that fea ture or option is used wi th the produc t for which it was design ed. To obtai[...]

• • • • • Appendix 40 greater of 1) $5,000 or 2) th e amount you pa id for the product that caused the da mages. This limita tio n of li abil ity w ill no t app ly to cla ims by you f or bodily injury or damage to r eal prop erty or tangibl e personal property for which L exmark is legall y liabl e. In no event will Lexm ark be liable for[...]

Appendix 41 • • • • • Appendix Avis de conformit é aux normes d ’Indus trie Canada Cet apparei l numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règle ment sur le maté rie l br ouill eu r du C ana da. Europ ean Comm unity (EC) Di rect ives Conformit y This prod uct is in con form ity w ith the prot ection requir ements of [...]

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Index • • • • • 43 Index Index A aligni ng print cartri dges 24 B band ing 33 banner s loadi ng 3 setting recomme nda- tions 7 bidirec tiona l comm unica- tions disa bling 27 probl ems 28 bindin g optio ns long e dge 10 sele cting 13 short edge 10 blinki ng lights Pape r Feed 3 6 Power 36 bookle ts buildi ng 17 bundli ng 17 prin ting 15 b[...]

• • • • • 44 setting re commenda- tions 12 I image se tting s adjusti ng 6 impro vin g pr int qu ali ty 24 index cards loadi ng 3 setting re commenda- tions 7 Indus try Canada Compli- ance S tate ment 40 Ink Low messag e 36 inst allin g print cartridge 22 printer soft ware 37 intermittent pri nting 33 Internet pri nting Web Sm oothin g 6 [...]

Index • • • • • • 45 Index faded col ors 35 impro vin g 24 missing colors 25 , 34 smudg ed 33 too dark 33 troubles hooting 32 wavy li nes 32 printer d river downlo ading 37 instal ling 3 7 unins tal ling 38 printer d river H elp acces sin g 6, 21 Printer Prop erties custom izin g 5 for booklets 1 5 for poster 1 8 for two-sided prin t- i[...]

• • • • • 46 two-way co mmunicati ons disa bli ng 27 probl ems 28 U unins talling p rinter soft- ware 38 United Ki ngdom T elecom- munic atio ns A ct 1984 41 W warra nty s tatem ent 38 Web Sm oothin g 6[...]