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Lexmark Z53 Color Jetprinter User Manual

Lexmark Z53 Color Jetprinter User Manual

User's guide for windows nt and windows 2000 (4.0 mb)
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First Edition: February 2001
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  • Page 1: Edition Notice

    Lexmark, Lexmark with diamond design, and ColorFine are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. Color Jetprinter is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Home Page

    -tells you how to load paper and adjust Home page your printer software for printing. Beyond the basics Lexmark Z53 Color Jetprinter User’s Guide for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 -tells you how to print photographs and two-sided documents.

  • Page 3: Steps To Basic Printing

    Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Basic printing is as easy as: Step One: Load the paper Beyond the basics Step Two: Customize the printer driver Step Three: Print your document Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index...
  • Page 4 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Step One: Load the paper You can load up to 100 sheets of paper (depending on thickness). Place the paper against the right side of the sheet feeder, with the print side facing you. Beyond the basics Paper alignment marks...
  • Page 5 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and slide the paper guide to the edge of the paper. Paper guide Beyond the basics Release tab Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index...

  • Page 6: Loading Specialty Media

    Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Loading specialty media When loading specialty media, follow these guidelines: Load up to: Make sure: 10 envelopes • the print side is Beyond the basics facing you. • the stamp location is in the upper left corner.
  • Page 7 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Load up to: Make sure: 25 sheets of photo • the glossy or coated side is facing you. paper or photo • the paper guide is against the side of the cards photo paper.
  • Page 8 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Load up to: Make sure: 20 sheets of banner • you place the banner paper paper behind the printer. Then bring the Note: Select Beyond the basics unattached edge of the Banner or Banner first page over the A4 paper size in the printer and into the...
  • Page 9 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Step Two: Customize the printer driver The software for your printer includes several applications that let you perform printing tasks with superior printing results. One of these applications is the printer driver. If you are using: Beyond the basics •...
  • Page 10 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Opening the printer driver from Windows When you open the printer driver from Windows, the settings apply to ALL documents, unless you change them from the application. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Beyond the basics Printers.
  • Page 11 • Choose the default settings • Adjust the brightness • View the current printer settings and contrast settings Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine Properties • Choose to print in color or black and white Page Setup Color Features • View the current printer...
  • Page 12 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Selecting settings for specialty media When your printer software was installed, the printer driver was set to the default settings. Use the default settings for printing most documents on plain paper. However, you may need to change your printer settings for printing on specialty media.
  • Page 13 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing When you are printing on From the Page Setup tab, make these this specialty media: selections: Sheets of custom-sized Click the Custom Paper Size button, and paper then enter the dimensions for your custom paper size.
  • Page 14 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing When you are printing on From the Page Setup tab, make these this specialty media: selections: Iron-on transfers From the Media Type drop-down menu, select Iron-On Transfer. Note: Many software Beyond the basics applications accept iron- on transfers differently.
  • Page 15 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Step Three: Print your document From your application’s File menu, click Print. From the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the application). Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index...

  • Page 16: Beyond The Basics

    Beyond the basics Steps to basic printing You can use your printer for: Printing photos Beyond the basics Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Printing photos You can print quality photos with the black and color cartridge Maintaining your printer combination that came with your printer.
  • Page 17 Step Two: Customize the printer software for printing photos Open the printer driver. For help, see page Adjust the Document Color settings: Beyond the basics Click the Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine Properties Color tab. Page Setup Color Features Document Color Shading (Halftone)
  • Page 18 Beyond the basics Steps to basic printing Customize the settings for printing photos: Click the Page Setup Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine Properties tab. Page Setup Color Features Paper Size Beyond the basics Hot Spot Help Select the Letter (8.5 x 11 in.) Click this to select the type of print Paper Size.

  • Page 19: Printing On Both Sides Of A Sheet Of Paper

    Maintaining your printer Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Your Lexmark printer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Besides saving paper, this feature is helpful when you want to print tablets.
  • Page 20 Beyond the basics Steps to basic printing Step Two: Customize the printer software for your two- sided print job For help opening the printer driver, see page Select the paper size and orientation: Beyond the basics Click the Page Setup tab. Select a Paper Size.
  • Page 21 Beyond the basics Steps to basic printing Select a binding edge option: Click the Features tab. Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine Properties From the Two- Page Setup Color Features Sided Printing Hot Spot Help Print Options area, select Beyond the basics...
  • Page 22 Beyond the basics Steps to basic printing Step Three: Print your two-sided document From your application’s File menu, select Print. From the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on the application). The odd-numbered pages print first. When the odd-numbered pages finish printing, your printer Beyond the basics software prompts you to reload the paper.

  • Page 23: Maintaining Your Printer

    Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing This section describes how to install, replace, and care for your print cartridges. You can use the Control Program, one of your printer’s software programs, to help you with these tasks. Beyond the basics Using the Control Program Installing or replacing a print cartridge Improving print quality...

  • Page 24: Using The Control Program

    The Control Program lets you monitor your printer, and install or replace print cartridges. To open the Control Program from Windows: Beyond the basics From the Start menu, click Programs. Click Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine. Click Lexmark Z53 Control Program. Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix...
  • Page 25 Status tab to: and copyright information • Monitor the status of your print job • Cancel your print job Control Program - Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine Beyond the basics StatusCartridge OptionAbout Cartridge tab to: • Install or replace a print cartridge...

  • Page 26: Installing Or Replacing A Print Cartridge

    Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Installing or replacing a print cartridge Make sure the Power light is On. Paper Feed Power light light Beyond the basics Raise the front cover. The print cartridge carrier moves to the loading position unless the printer is busy. Front cover Maintaining your printer...
  • Page 27 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Remove the old print cartridge. Store or dispose of the old cartridge. Beyond the basics Open the Control Program. For help, see page Click the Cartridge tab. Maintaining your printer Click Install/Change Cartridges. Troubleshooting Appendix Index...
  • Page 28 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing The Change Cartridges dialog box displays. Follow the steps on your screen to install the cartridges. Change Cartridges To control the speed of the animation on your screen, click Stop. After Pictures Beyond the basics you click Stop, the Next and Previous buttons become active.
  • Page 29 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing The Choose Cartridges window displays: Choose Cartridges Select the cartridge(s) From the list boxes below, choose which cartridges you have just you installed in your installed. printer. LEFT Cartridge: RIGHT Cartridge: COLOR p/n BLACK p/n 12A1970 If you installed a new Beyond the basics...

  • Page 30: Improving Print Quality

    Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Improving print quality If print quality is not what you expect, align your print cartridges or clean your print nozzles. Beyond the basics Aligning the print cartridges Normally, you only align the print cartridges after installing a new print cartridge.
  • Page 31 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Click Align Cartridges. Your printer prints an alignment test page and the Align Cartridge dialog box displays. The test page looks similar to the one shown: Depending on Beyond the basics the cartridge combination you installed, an 15 16...
  • Page 32 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the pattern numbers from the printed test page that come closest to forming a straight line. Align Cartridges 1) The printer is printing an alignment page. When it is Beyond the basics finished, find the number in each category that comes closest to forming a straight line.

  • Page 33: Cleaning The Print Nozzles

    Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle test helps you pinpoint any clogged nozzles. The nozzle test also cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles. A test line prints so you can see if the cleaning process was successful.
  • Page 34 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Click Clean Print Nozzles. The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pat- tern, similar to the one shown: Beyond the basics If any of these colors are missing on Broken lines at the your printed top of the page...
  • Page 35 Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Compare the diagonal lines above the printed bars to the diagonal lines below the printed bars. Look for a break in the diagonal lines. A broken line indicates clogged nozzles. If the bottom line still has breaks, run the test two more times. •...

  • Page 36: Wiping Print Nozzles And Contacts

    Maintaining your printer Steps to basic printing Wiping print nozzles and contacts If print quality does not improve after cleaning the print nozzles (see page 33), there may be dried ink on the print nozzles or contacts. Remove the print cartridges from the printer. For help, see Beyond the basics page Dampen a clean, lint-free cloth with water.

  • Page 37: Preserving Print Cartridges

    Printing with one of the print cartridge carriers empty may cause printer problems. Lexmark’s printer warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage caused by a refilled cartridge. Lexmark does not Troubleshooting recommend use of refilled cartridges.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing This section lists printer problems that can occur, and what you can do to solve them. From the list of printing problems below, select a category that describes your printing problem. Then read the Beyond the basics category for the solution to your problem.

  • Page 39: Printer Prints Slowly Or Doesn't Print

    Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing • Bidirectional support is enabled in your printer software. From the printer’s Control Program, click the Options tab. Make sure Enable Bidirectional Support is checked. For additional help, refer to the Troubleshooting section of your Beyond the basics printer software Help files.
  • Page 40 Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Before proceeding, verify that: • The parallel or USB cable is securely attached to both the printer and the computer. • The printer is plugged in and turned On. Beyond the basics • Your printer port is set to an LPTn port if you are using a parallel cable or to a USB port if you are using a USB cable.
  • Page 41 • If you are using a parallel cable, make sure it is an IEEE 1284- compliant parallel cable that supports bidirectional printing. Troubleshooting Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print Make sure: • Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer. Appendix Index...

  • Page 42: Paper Misfeeds Or Jams

    Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing • You have removed the sticker and transparent tape covering the bottom of the print cartridges. For help, see page Printer prints very slowly • Close any open applications not in use. Beyond the basics •...
  • Page 43 Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing • The printer is on a flat, level surface. • The left paper guide is against the side of the paper. • You do not load too much paper in the sheet feeder. Depending on the thickness of your paper, the sheet feeder can hold up to 100 sheets of paper.

  • Page 44: Document Prints With Mistakes Or Poor Quality

    Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Printer has a paper jam If the paper is lodged too far into the printer and can’t be removed: Press the Power button to turn the printer Off. Pull firmly on the paper to remove it. If you cannot reach the Beyond the basics paper because it is too far into the printer, raise the front cover and pull the paper out from the front of the printer.
  • Page 45 Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Vertical straight lines are not smooth To improve the print quality of vertical straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs, try the following: • Select a higher Print Quality setting. Beyond the basics • Align the print cartridges. For help, see page •...
  • Page 46 Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Print quality is poor at the left, right, top or bottom edge of page Like other printers, your printer cannot print in the extreme left, right, top or bottom edges of a page. Use these minimum settings: Beyond the basics •...
  • Page 47 Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen • Select Natural Color as the Document Color: From the printer driver, click the Color tab. Make sure Natural Color is selected. Beyond the basics •...

  • Page 48: Problems With Transparencies, Photos, Or Envelopes

    Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Characters are missing or unexpected • Make sure your Lexmark Z53 printer driver is selected as the default printer. • Your printer may have two-way communication problems. For help page Beyond the basics Problems with transparencies, photos, or envelopes Glossy photo papers or transparencies stick together •...

  • Page 49: Error Messages And Flashing Lights

    Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Error messages and flashing lights Paper Jam message For help, see page Power Paper Beyond the basics Ink Low message light Feed light A print cartridge is running out of ink. Purchase a new print cartridge.

  • Page 50: Electronic Emission Notices

    Maintaining your printer Note: To assure compliance with equipment off and on, the user is The Lexmark Z53 Color Jetprinter encouraged to try to correct the FCC regulations on has been tested and found to...

  • Page 51: Energy Star

    European Community (EC) Telecommunications Act feature will cut the energy used by Directives Conformity up to 50 percent. Lexmark is proud 1984 to be a participant in this program. This product is in conformity with This apparatus is approved under...

  • Page 52: Power Supply

    Power supply Safety Information • If your product is NOT marked If your power supply fails, replace it with the Lexmark replacemnet part with this symbol , it MUST be or other UL LISTED Direct Plug-In connected to an electrical outlet Power Unit marked “Class 2”...
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