Preserving Print Cartridges - Lexmark Z51 User Manual

3
Use a clean, dry cloth to clean the cartridge carrier contacts inside the printer.
4
Replace the print cartridges.
5
Close the front cover.
6
Plug the printer power supply into an electrical outlet.
If the print quality has not improved after this cleaning process, replace your print cartridge. If print
quality still does not improve, your printer may require service.

Preserving print cartridges

To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer:
• Keep a print cartridge in its packaging until you are ready to install it.
• Do not remove a print cartridge from the printer except to replace, clean, or store it in a print
cartridge storage unit. The print cartridge will not print correctly if removed from the printer
and left exposed for an extended period of time.
• If a print cartridge runs out of ink, leave the empty cartridge in the printer until you are ready
to replace it. Printing with one of the print cartridge carriers empty may cause printer
problems.
• Do not refill print cartridges. Refilling empty print cartridges invalidates your warranty.
Incompatible inks can cause damage to the printhead or to the printer. For best results, use
Lexmark supplies with the printer.
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Chapter 5
Carrier contacts
Quick Fix
Print smears on the
page
• If the page is smeared by
the next page exiting the
printer, the ink may still
be damp when a page
finishes printing.
Remove the pages as
they exit the printer and
allow them to dry before
stacking.
• Select a higher print
quality setting from the
Page Setup tab in the
Printer Properties.
• Select the Natural Color
setting from the Color
tab in the Printer
Properties.