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Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprint er 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.
Contents • • • • • iii Contents Contents Printing 1 Step 1: Insert the appropriate print cartridge 1 Step 2: Load th e print m edia 2 Step 3: Customize the printer settings 4 Step 4: Print y.
• • • • • Contents iv Energy St ar 25 Power supply 25 Safety i nformati on 25 Printer par ts 26 Index 27.
Printing Pr int in g • • • • • 1 1 Printing F or information about setti ng up your printer , refer to th e setup sheet. Se e page 26 for a diagram of the printer parts . Printi ng with your printer is as easy as: 1 Insert the appr opriate pri nt cartridge (see next section).
• • • • • Chapter 1 2 Step 2: Lo ad the print me dia Note: See page 3 for i nstruc tions on loa ding ba nner pape r . 1 Place the m edia agai nst the ri ght side of the sh eet feeder .
Printing • • • • • Pr int in g 3 Loading banner paper Use banner paper recommended for inkjet s only . We do not recommend using continuous form paper for dot matrix pri nte rs . Although the paper support hold s up to 20 sheets of banner paper , load only the number of shee ts needed to mak e your banner .
• • • • • Chapter 1 4 Step 3: C ustomize the print er s ettings Y our printer software includes several applicati ons that l et you perform printi ng tasks .
Printing • • • • • Pr int in g 5 T he Pr inter Proper ties applicati on includes two tabs: Pa p e r and Document/Quality . Each tab contains se ttings for operating your printer and its s oftware . Click th e ... Pa p e r tab to: • Select a paper size .
• • • • • Chapter 1 6 Customizing printer setting s for specialty papers T he Pr inter Proper ties sett ings were initi ally set to the default settings . Use the default settings for pri nting on plain paper . T o change your printer setti ngs for printi ng on specialty papers, use the following tabl e .
Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer • • • • • 7 2 Maintaining your printer Using the Contr ol Program T he Control Program lets you monitor your printer and instal l or replace print cart ridges . T o ope n the Control Program, from the Start menu click: 1 Programs .
• • • • • Chapter 2 8 Improving pri nt qu alit y Instal li ng or replacing your pri nt cartr idge 1 Mak e sure the P ower light is On . 2 Ra ise the f ron t co ver . T he prin t ca rtrid ge carr ier m ov es to th e loading posi tion unle ss th e pri nter i s busy .
Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 9 4 Install t he replacement cart ridge: 5 Close the front cove r . 6 F r om the Control Program’ s Cartridge tab , sel ect Inst all/C hang e Ca rtridg e . F or help , see page 7.
• • • • • Chapter 2 10 Align ing th e print ca rtrid ge 1 Load plain paper in the pri nter . 2 F r om the Control Program’ s Cartridge tab , sel ect Align Cartridge . F or help , s ee page 7. Y our printer prints an alignment te st page and a dialog box displays .
Maintaining your printer • • • • • Maintaining your printer 11 If you have a color cart ridge installe d in your printer , the printer prints a nozzle test pat tern simi lar to the one shown: 3 Compare the diagonal l ine above the pri nted bars to the diagonal line bel ow the printed bars .
• • • • • Chapter 2 12 Preserving p rint ca rtri dges T o ens ure the longest lif e from your pri nt cartri dge and optimum performance from your print er: • K eep a new pri nt cart ridge in it s packaging until you ar e ready to install it.
T roubleshooting T roubleshooting • • • • • 13 3 T r oubleshooting F rom the list of prin ti ng p ro ble ms in th e l eft ma rgin , se lec t a category that de scribes your printing problem, and then read the category for the solutio n.
• • • • • Chapter 3 14 • If you are using a parallel cable , mak e sure that two-way communications is enabled in your print er software: 1 F r om the printer ’ s Control Program, click the Options tab . 2 Mak e su re Disabl e Printer to PC Communic ations is not selec ted.
T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 15 Printer prints very slowly • Close any open applica tions not in us e . • Select a l ower Print Qual ity sett ing in t he Printer Properties . F or he lp, see pa ge 4. • Consider purchasing more memory or increas ing the virtual memory for your computer .
• • • • • Chapter 3 16 T est page does not print Mak e su re : • Y our print cart ridge is ins talled properly. F or help , see page 8. • Y ou are using the correc t cable , and it is not damaged. If you are using a parallel c able , mak e s ure i t is an IEEE 1284- compliant parallel cable t hat supports bidir ectional printing.
T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 17 Printe r ha s a pa per j am Remove the paper from the sheet f eeder . If the paper is l odged too far into the print er and can’t be removed: 1 Press the P ower button to turn the print er Off .
• • • • • Chapter 3 18 Printed pages have alternatin g bands of ligh t and dark print (interm ittent print ing) • Mak e s ur e Enabl e Buff er Mode is se lec ted on t he Optio ns tab of the Control Program . F or help , see page 7. • Select High 1200dpi Print Quality on the Document/Quali ty tab i n the Print er Properti es .
T roubleshooting • • • • • T roubleshooting 19 Char acter s a re missing or unexpect ed • Mak e sure y our Lexmark printer is sel ected as the default printer . • Y our printer may have two-way communication problems . F or he lp, see pa ge 14 .
• • • • • Chapter 3 20 Error messages and flashi ng lights P aper J am messag e F or he lp, see pa ge 17 . Ink Low messag e T he pr int cartri dge is running out of ink. Purchase a new print cartridge . F or help replacing your print cartridge , see page 8.
Appendix 21 • • • • • 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 .
• • • • • Appendix 22 b In the c ommand-line text box, ty pe the letter of your CD-R OM d riv e , foll ow ed by :set up (f or exam ple, d:setup ), and then click OK . 2 When the Lexmark Z12 softw are instal lation screen appears , select T ools .
Appendix 23 • • • • • Appendix present th e feature or o ption with the product. • If you tr ansfe r this produc t to anothe r user , warranty service und er the ter ms of this stat eme nt is av ailab le to tha t use r for the re ma inde r of the wa rran ty period.
• • • • • Appendix 24 damages. Thi s is true even i f you advise Lexm ark or a R emarketer of the possibilit y of such damages. Lexm ark is not liable fo r any claim by you b ased on a thir d party claim. This limi tation of remedi es also applies t o any dev eloper of mate ri als sup pli ed to L exm ark .
Appendix 25 • • • • • Appendix safety of ele ctrical equip ment designed f or use wit hin certai n volta ge li mits . A declara tion of co nformity wi th the req uir em ent s o f the Di re ctive has been signe d by the Direc tor of Manufa cturing and T echnic al Support, Le xmark Interna tional, S.
• • • • • Appendix 26 Printer parts P aper suppo rt Holds pape r upright in the sheet feed er . Sheet feed er Load pa per here. Pa p e r g u i d e Position next to paper for proper feeding . Fron t cover Open t o insta ll a print cartridg e or clear pape r jams.
Index • • • • • 27 Index Index A aligni ng print cartri dge 10 B band ing 18 banner s loadi ng 2, 3 print in g 3 recomme nded paper 3 select ing in Printe r Prop- erties 3 setting recomme nd.
• • • • • Index 28 ink cartri dge See print cartridge Ink Low messag e 20 inst all ing print cartridge 8 printer soft ware 21 intermittent pri nting 18 internet pri nting Web Sm oothin g 5 i.
Index • • • • • • 29 Index ope ning from an a ppl icat ion 4 from Wind ows 4 setting reco mmenda- tions 6 tabs 5 printer soft ware Control Program 7 instal ling 2 1 order ing diske ttes 22.
• • • • • Index 30 W warra nty s tat ement 22 Web Sm oothin g 5.
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