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Lexmark Z51 User Manual

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Lexmark Z51
Color Jetprinter
User's Guide for Windows NT 4.0

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  • Page 1 Lexmark Z51 Color Jetprinter User’s Guide for Windows NT 4.0...
  • Page 2 Improvements or changes in the products or the programs described may be made at any time. Lexmark, Lexmark with diamond design, and ColorFine are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 - Understanding your printer ..1 Using the parts of the printer ......... 2 Using the printer's buttons and lights .
  • Page 4 Printing specialty media from the manual feeder ......34 Chapter 5 - Caring for your printer ... . . 35 Installing or replacing a print cartridge .

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Understanding Your Printer

    Understanding your printer Chapter 1 Your printer is a general purpose color inkjet printer that provides high quality text and graphics. This User’s Guide describes how to use your new printer with Windows NT 4.0. Glossary Inkjet See page: For information about: A non-impact printing technology that creates characters and graphics by the...

  • Page 6: Using The Parts Of The Printer

    Using the parts of the printer This illustration shows the front parts of the printer: Use the: When you want to: A Media guide Align the automatic feeder to the correct paper size. B Media support Keep paper and specialty media straight in the automatic feeder.
  • Page 7 C Automatic feeder Automatically load paper and specialty media. The automatic feeder holds up to: • 100 sheets of paper • 25 sheets of photo paper • 25 iron-on transfers • 25 sheets of labels • 10 transparencies or glossy film •...
  • Page 8 (not supplied) Start. L USB (Universal Serial Connect your USB cable (not supplied) to Programs. Bus) port the printer. Lexmark Z51 Series Color- (Windows 98 only) fine. Control Program. The Help button. The Control Program bar. Troubleshooting. Chapter 1...

  • Page 9: Using The Printer's Buttons And Lights

    For help, Paper Feed button refer to “Bidirectional Communications problems” in the Control Program Help. To view this topic, click: Start. Programs. Lexmark Z51 Series Color- fine. Control Program. The Help button. The Control Program bar. Troubleshooting. Understanding your printer...

  • Page 10: Understanding The Lights

    Understanding the lights Quick Fixes Your printer has a Power light and a Paper Feed light. The Power light is blinking and the If your printer lights look Then the printer: Paper Feed light like this: blinks twice The print cartridge carrier Is Off.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 - Using The Printer Software

    Using the printer software Chapter 2 This chapter describes how to use the printer software with Windows NT 4.0. Glossary The software you installed for your printer includes several applications that enable you to perform printing tasks with superior printing results. Software application Any program loaded on your computer used to perform a...

  • Page 12: Using The Control Program

    Print a test page gram. • Control when and how the Control Program appears Click the Options tab. • Perform cartridge maintenance Select Run Minimized. • Disable bidirectional communications • Order supplies directly from Lexmark’s World Wide Web site Chapter 2...

  • Page 13: Opening The Control Program

    Opening the Control Program From the Start menu, click Programs. Click Lexmark Z51 Series ColorFine. Click Control Program. Using the printer software to order supplies With Internet access: Click the About tab. Click Lexmark On The Web. The Lexmark Worldwide supplies page appears.
  • Page 14 Without Internet access: Insert the Lexmark Z51 Color JetPrinter CD into your CD-ROM drive. If nothing appears on the screen after a few moments, follow these instructions: From the Start menu, choose Run. In the Open: text box, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive, followed by...

  • Page 15: Using The Printer Properties

    Using the Printer Properties Glossary The Printer Properties includes 3 tabs. You can use the Page Setup, Color, and Features tabs to change Reverse Order your printer settings. Printing When you rest your cursor on an item, “Hot Spot Help” appears here to describe the item. Select Reverse Order Printing to begin printing with the last page of the document.
  • Page 16 • Print on both sides of your paper • Choose reverse order printing Note • Choose to collate copies Some software • Choose number of copies applications may override the Paper Source, Paper Size, and Orientation settings in your printer Opening the Printer Properties from your application software.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 - Printing On Plain Paper

    Printing on plain paper Quick Fixes Paper feeds multiple sheets at a time • Make sure the paper is aligned against the right side of the automatic feeder. • Make sure the media guide is against the edge of the Chapter 3 paper.

  • Page 18: Checking Printer Settings

    Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together and slide the media guide to the edge of the paper. Quick Fix Paper jams Media guide Release tab Press the Power button to turn the printer off. Pull firmly on the paper to remove it.

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

    Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Your Lexmark printer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper and format the binding edge for your print job. This feature is helpful when you want to print booklets, tablets, or to save paper.
  • Page 20 Short edge binding Short edge binding lets you bind (attach) all your sheets of paper along the short edge of the page (the top edge of a portrait-printed page and the left edge of a landscape-printed page). For example, the pages in your Getting Started booklet are landscape-printed using a short edge binding.
  • Page 21 To print on both sides of a page, follow the instructions as shown: Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the automatic feeder. Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together, Insert paper with the print Make sure the Print and slide the media guide to the edge of the paper.
  • Page 22 Print your two-sided document. When the first half of your two-sided document is finished printing, your printer software Note prompts you to reload the paper. An instruction sheet automatically prints, showing how to Long Edge Binding lets reload the paper into the printer. you bind (attach) all your sheets of paper along the Insert the entire stack of paper and instruction sheet with the printed side facing away from you...
  • Page 23 Returning to single-sided printing To return to single-sided printing when you have finished your two-sided printing: Select the Features tab. From the Two- Sided Printing area, select None. Click OK. Printing on plain paper...

  • Page 24: Chapter 4 - Printing On Specialty Media

    To Transparencies check the printer status: From the Printers folder, Envelopes, index cards, or postcards double-click the Lex- mark Z51 Color Series Customized paper sizes Jetprinter icon. Greeting cards Click the Printer menu and make sure no check...

  • Page 25: Printing Transparencies

    Printing transparencies Supplies Load up to 10 transparencies against the right side of the automatic feeder. Transparencies Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together, Insert transparencies with the print side facing up (the (50-pack) and slide the media guide to the edge of the removable stripe away from you and pointing down).
  • Page 26 Customize the Printer Properties for printing transparencies: Click the Page Setup tab. To open Printer Properties, click: File. From the Media Print (or Printer) Setup. Type pull-down menu, select Properties, Options, or Transparency. Setup button. Choose the appropriate Quick Fixes print quality speed.

  • Page 27: Printing Envelopes, Index Cards, Or Postcards

    Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards For best print quality Load up to 10 envelopes, index cards, or postcards vertically against the right side of the near envelope edges, use these minimum automatic feeder. margin settings in your application: Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together, and Insert the envelopes, index cards, or postcards with slide the media guide to the edge of the envelopes, index print side facing you and the stamp location in the...
  • Page 28 Customize the printer settings for printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards: Click the Page Setup tab. To open Printer Properties, click: File. From the Paper Print (or Printer) Setup. Size pull-down menu, select Properties, Options, or envelope, index Setup button. card, or postcard size.

  • Page 29: Printing On Customized Paper Sizes

    Printing on customized paper sizes Load up to 25 sheets of specialty media or up to 100 sheets of plain paper against the right side For best print quality of the automatic feeder. near paper edges, use these minimum Squeeze the release tab and the media guide Load the specialty media or plain paper margin settings in together, and slide the media guide to the edge of...
  • Page 30 Customize the Printer Properties for printing special paper sizes. Click the Page Setup tab. To open Printer Select the Properties, click: media type. File. Print (or Printer) Setup. Click Custom Properties, Options, or Paper Size. Setup button. Enter the dimensions for your paper size, Tips then click OK.

  • Page 31: Printing Greeting Cards

    Printing greeting cards Supplies Load up to 10 greeting cards against the right side of the automatic feeder. Greeting Cards with Insert greeting cards with the print side facing Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together, and Envelopes slide the media guide to the edge of the greeting cards.

  • Page 32: Printing Iron-On Transfers

    Printing iron-on transfers Supplies Load up to 25 iron-on transfers against the right side of the automatic feeder. Iron-on transfers Insert iron-on transfers with the print side Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together, and slide (10-pack) facing you (blank side facing up). the media guide to the edge of the iron-on transfer.

  • Page 33: Printing Banners

    Printing banners Use banner paper recommended for inkjet Remove any paper from the automatic feeder. printers. We do not recommend using continuous Load up to 10 sheets of banner paper into the printer: form paper designed for dot matrix printers. It is Open the banner paper holder on the back of the Pull up on the banner paper support.
  • Page 34 Squeeze the release tab and the media guide together and slide the media guide to the edge of the banner. Customize the Printer Properties for printing banners: Click the Page Setup tab. To open Printer From the Properties, click: Paper Size File.

  • Page 35: Printing Photos

    To open the Control Program: From the Start menu, click Programs. Click Lexmark Z51 Series ColorFine. Click Control Program. To control the speed of the demonstration on your screen, click the Stop button. Click the Next button to advance the instructions or click the Previous button to repeat the instructions.
  • Page 36 Store the black print cartridge in the print cartridge storage unit. Remove each photo as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking. Quick Fixes Printer prints very slowly If your printer software prompts you to align the print cartridges, insert a sheet of plain paper •...
  • Page 37 Customize the Printer Properties for printing photos: Click the To open Printer Color tab. Properties, click: File. From the Print (or Printer) Setup. Document Color area, Properties, Options, or select Setup button. Natural Color. Quick Fixes Glossy/photo papers stick together •...

  • Page 38: Printing Specialty Media From The Manual Feeder

    Printing specialty media from the manual feeder We recommend using the automatic feeder for most types of specialty media. However, if your specialty media does not feed correctly from the automatic feeder, use the manual feeder.You can load only one sheet of specialty media into the manual feeder. To load specialty media: Place the specialty media against the right side of the manual feeder, with the print side facing you.

  • Page 39: Chapter 5 - Caring For Your Printer

    Caring for your printer Chapter 5 This chapter describes how to install, replace, and care for your print cartridges. Glossary For information about: See page: Print cartridge Installing or replacing a print cartridge The ink reservoir and printhead unit. Improving print quality Aligning print cartridges Cleaning print nozzles Wiping print nozzles and contacts...

  • Page 40: Installing Or Replacing A Print Cartridge

    Follow the steps on your screen to install the cartridges. Programs. To control the speed of the demonstration on your screen, click the Stop button. Click the Next Lexmark Z51 Series Col- orFine. button to advance the instructions or click the Previous button to repeat the instructions.

  • Page 41: Improving Print Quality

    The Choose Cartridges window appears. Tips Select the cartridge you installed in your printer. Align the print cartridges when: If you installed a new • Characters are not aligned cartridge(s), be sure to correctly at left margin. reset the ink levels to full. •...
  • Page 42 The following illustration shows sample results of aligned and misaligned print cartridges: To open the Control Program click: Start. Programs. Lexmark Z51 Series Col- orFine. Control Program. Align Misalign Make sure plain paper is loaded in the printer. Notes Use the Control Program to begin alignment:...
  • Page 43 The Align Cartridge dialog box appears on your screen. Depending on the cartridge combination you have installed in your printer, a test page with one or more alignment patterns is printed. Each pattern has a number under it. The test page looks similar to the one shown: From each alignment group on the test page, locate the number under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a perfectly straight line.
  • Page 44 In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the numbers from the printed test page of the appropriate alignment settings. Print is too dark or smudged • Increase the Brightness setting on the Color tab in the Printer Properties. • Make sure the Media Type setting in the printer soft- Click these scroll ware matches the paper...

  • Page 45: Cleaning Print Nozzles

    Use the Control Program to run the nozzle test: • Your print is too dark or smudged. Click the Cartridge tab. Note To open the Control Program, click: Start. Programs. Clean Print Click Lexmark Z51 Series Color- Nozzles. Fine. Control Program. Caring for your printer...
  • Page 46 The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown: Broken lines indicated clogged nozzles. Unbroken lines indicate cleaned nozzles. Examine the test pattern. Compare the diagonal lines above the printed bars to the diagonal lines below the printed bars. Look for a break in the diagonal lines.

  • Page 47: Wiping Print Nozzles And Contacts

    Con- trol Program Help. To view this topic, click: Start. Programs. Lexmark Z51 Series Col- orfine. Control Program. Dampen a clean cloth with water and gently wipe the nozzles. When cleaning the color The Help button.
  • Page 48 Allow the area to dry. Warning Wipe the print cartridge contacts: Dampen another clean section of cloth with water and gently wipe the contacts. Do not wipe the nozzles and contacts with the same When cleaning the color print cartridge, wipe the contacts in one direction. section of cloth.

  • Page 49: Cleaning Print Cartridge Carrier Contacts

    Cleaning print cartridge carrier contacts Note Clean the print cartridge carrier contacts only if you have cleaned and wiped the print nozzles and print When you raise the front quality is still unsatisfactory. cover, the print cartridge carrier automatically moves to To clean the print cartridge carrier contacts: the loading position unless the printer is busy.

  • Page 50: Preserving Print Cartridges

    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. Chapter 5...

  • Page 51: Appendix

    • Energy Star Lexmark’s World Wide Web site. Follow the steps to enable DOS printing: From Lexmark’s web page, select the Installing the printer software From the Start menu, click Settings. Windows NT 4.0 driver. You can obtain the printer software from the CD- Click Printers.

  • Page 52: Changing Print Settings For Dos Applications

    Printing from non-Windows DOS You can use the printer driver for your Use this DOS command to copy the print Lexmark Z51 Color Jetprinter™ to change file to the port where the printer is applications printer settings that are not in your...

  • Page 53: Warranty

    You are responsible for loss of, or command causes printing delays and your use, and not for resale, from Lexmark or a damage to, a product in transit to the Remarketer may corrupt the print job.

  • Page 54: Notices

    740 New Circle Road NW tangible personal property for which Lexmark is reasonable protection against harmful Lexington, KY 40550 legally liable. In no event will Lexmark be liable interference in a residential installation. This (606) 232-3000 for any lost profits, lost savings, incidental...

  • Page 55: Safety Information

    Wartungsarbeiten und Reparaturen, mit Ausnahme der in der Betriebsanleitung näher beschriebenen, sollten Statement • If your power supply fails, replace it with the Lexmark Fachleuten überlassen werden. replacemnent part or other UL LISTED Direct Plug-In • Dieses Produkt und die zugehörigen Komponenten wur- This Class B digital apparatus meets all Power Unit marked “Class 2”...
  • Page 56 Lexmark. Os recursos de uppenbara. Lexmark frånsäger sig ansvaret om delar av segurança de alguns componentes podem não ser sem- ett annat fabrikat används. pre óbvios. A Lexmark não é responsável pelo uso de outros componentes de substituição. Informació de seguretat •...

  • Page 57: Energy Star

    This feature will cut the energy used by up to 50 percent. Lexmark is proud to be a participant in this program. As an Energy Star Partner, Lexmark International, Inc.

  • Page 58: Index

    Index index lights carrier contacts, cleaning messages accessories cartridges error lights see supplies see print cartridges aligning print cartridges Control Program automatic feeder opening customized paper sizes, printing FCC Statement 13, 14 feeding problems foils banner paper holder see transparencies banner paper support damaged printer parts front cover...
  • Page 59 using print cartridges index cards, printing ordering supplies aligning ink cartridges from the Internet cleaning see print cartridges greeting cards cleaning carrier contacts ink level photo cartridge improving print quality Ink Low message photo paper installing inkjet (glossary) transfers 31, 36 ordering installing a print cartridge transparencies...
  • Page 60 5, 6 printer lights blink general Quick Fix United Kingdom Telecommunications Act damaged printer 1984 see troubleshooting intermittent printing USB (Universal Serial Bus) parallel cable problems printer is plugged in but nothing prints replacing print cartridges warranty information printer prints unexpected or miss- white streaks ing characters photos...

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