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www.lexma rk.com January 2003 Z700 Series Color Jetprinter™ P700 Series Photo Jetprinter™ • Set up t roublesh ooting A checklist to find solutions to common setup problems. • Print er overvie w Learn about th e prin ter p art s and the printe r softwa re.
2 Edition: January 2003 The following paragraph does not apply t o any country whe re such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTE RNA TI ONAL, INC.
Conten ts 3 Content s Chapter 1: Printer overview .................................... ...................... 5 Understandi ng the pri nter parts ....... .. ......... ........ .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. .. ....... .. .... 5 Using m em ory ca r ds (L e x m a rk P 7 00 Se ri es on ly ) .
Conten ts 4 Impr oving prin t qual ity .... .... ....... ....... .... ....... .... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... ....... ... 5 4 Preserving t he print cartridges .............. ....... ......... ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 57 Ordering suppl ies .
Printer overview 5 1 Printer overview Unders tandi ng the pr inter parts Lexmark™ Z700 Series Color Jet pri nter™ Paper exit tray Fron t cover Paper gui de and rele ase ta b Power butto n Pap er F.
Under sta nding the pri nter p arts 6 Lexmark P700 Series Photo Jetprinter™ Use this: When you want to: Front cover • Install or change pr int car tridges. • Clear paper jams. Memory ca rd slot s Access your ph otos. Paper e xit tray S tack paper af ter prin ting.
Using mem ory cards (Lexma rk P700 Seri es only) 7 Using memory c ards (Lexmark P700 Series on ly) Most digi tal camer as use a memory card to store photos. Y ou can insert the memory card i nto your printer and prin t your phot os or save them on your computer .
Using mem ory cards (Lexma rk P700 Seri es only) 8 The USB card reader on your print er has four slot s to accommodate these media. This illustr ation shows you wher e to insert ea ch of the supported memory cards.
Using the printer s oftware 9 When you ins ert your memory card into the USB card reader , an icon repres enting a ne w drive appears on your desktop. Once t hat new drive appears , you can work with the files in the s ame way as you woul d with any removable media like a f loppy disk.
Using the printer s oftware 10 Page Setup dialog bo x While the document you want to pri nt is open, use the Page Set up dia log box to s elec t settings such as pa per size. T o cus tomize the set tings in the Page Setup d i alog box: 1 From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Pag e Se tu p .
Using the printer s oftware 11 Print dialog box While your document is open, you can use the Pri nt dialog box to select setti ngs that aff e ct the appearance of your document . T o customize the setti ngs in the Print dialog box: 1 From the s oftware pr ogram, choose File Pri nt .
Using the printer s oftware 12 Note: If you want more infor mation about the setti ngs in the Print dialog box, cli ck Help. 3 T o save y ou r se tt ings fo r fu tu r e pri n t jo b s , cl ick Save Settings . 4 T o change your setti ngs back to the original fa ctory settings, click Revert to Defaul t s.
Using the printer s oftware 13 Control Panel Use the Cont rol Panel to monit or your pr inter and printer sup plies. Y ou can: Using th e Control Pan el 1 From the App le menu, choo se Control Pan els Z700-P700 Seri es Control Panel .
Usin g the p aper type sens or 14 2 T o learn more about w hat you can do wi th your printer , click ? . 3 Click t he button in the up per left corner to clos e the Contr ol Panel.
Usin g the p aper type sens or 15 5 Click Print . Note: Altho ugh the printer can detect the type of p aper you are usi ng, it cannot detect the paper si ze. Make sure you select the appr opr iate paper size in the “Page Setup dialog box” on p age 10.
Printing ide as 16 2 Printing ideas Prin ting on plai n pap er Y ou can print up to 100 sheets of paper at a t ime, dependi ng on the th ickness of the pape r . Step 1: L oad the pa per • Load the paper vertically agai nst the right side of the p aper support.
Prin ting ph otos 17 S tep 2: Customize the print settings If you are using A4 or Lett er size paper a nd you want t o print with Normal pr int qual ity , you do not need to ad just the settings. If you are using special ty media, customize the setti ngs by fol lowing the step s for your p aper type.
Prin ting ph otos 18 • Make sure the glossy or coat ed side is facing you. • Do not f orce the p aper into t he printer . • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left si de of the paper . Note: If you are using Let ter size photo paper , adjusting th e p aper guide may not be necessary .
Prin ting on pr em i um p ap er 19 c From Print Qualit y , clic k Better or Best . Note: Higher print quali ty setting s result in better quali ty document s, but may take l onger to pri nt. d From the pop-up menu in the upper lef t corner , choose Color .
Prin ting on pr em i um p ap er 20 • Load the paper vertically agai nst the right side of the p aper support. • Make sure your pape r is not used or damaged. • Make sure t he print side is facing y ou. • Do not f orce the p aper into t he printer .
Printing on both sides of the p aper 21 d Click OK . 2 Choose a pape r type and print qualit y: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose File Pri nt . b From the pop-up menu in the upper lef t corner , choose Paper T ype/Quality . Note: If Automati c is not ch osen in t he Paper T ype po p-up menu, choose Coat ed as the paper type.
Printing on both sides of the p aper 22 • Make sure t he print side is facing y ou. • Do not f orce the p aper into t he printer . • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the paper . Note: If you are usi ng Letter size pap er , adjus ting the paper gui de may not be necessary .
Printing card s 23 f Click t he icon f or the bindi ng edge (t op flip or side fl ip) for your document . If you se lect top fl ip, the p ages of your document tur n like the p ages of a legal pad. If you select si de flip, the pages of your document turn like the pages of a magazine.
Printing card s 24 • Load the cards vertical ly against the rig ht side of the paper suppor t. • Make sure your cards are not used or damaged. • Make sure t he print side is facing y ou. • Do not force the cards i nto the printer . • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the cards .
Prin ti ng env el op es 25 c From Orient ation, clic k the port rait or l andscape ico n. d Click OK . 2 Choose a pape r type and print qualit y: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Pri nt . b From the pop-up menu in the upper lef t corner , choose Paper T ype/Quality .
Prin ti ng env el op es 26 S tep 1: Load the envelopes Note: Do not use envelopes with hol es, windows, deep embossing, metal clasps, str ing ties, or met al folding bars. • Load the e nvelopes vertically against the right side of t he p aper support.
Print i ng color im ages in bla ck and wh ite 27 S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose an envelope size and orient ation: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup . b From the Paper Size pop-up menu, choos e an envelope size. T o us e a custom envel ope size, see “Print ing on cust om size p aper” on pa ge 48.
Print i ng color im ages in bla ck and wh ite 28 Step 1: L oad the pa per • Load the paper vertically agai nst the right side of the p aper support. • Make sure your pape r is not used or damaged. • Make sure t he print side is facing y ou. • Do not f orce the p aper into t he printer .
Prin ti ng a boo k le t 29 d From the Doc ument Color pop-up menu, ch oose Black Only . 2 Continue custo mizing your document foll owing the steps for your paper type. S tep 3: Print your document Click Print . Note: The p aper exit tray holds up to 50 sheets of p aper .
Prin ti ng a boo k le t 30 • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the paper . Note: If you are usi ng Letter size pap er , adjus ting the paper gui de may not be necessary . S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a p aper size and or ient ation: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup .
Prin ti ng a boo k le t 31 f From the Bookl et pop-up menu, cho ose a number of sheet s to bundle ( 1 , 2, 4, 8, 16 , or 32 sheet s/bundle ). Note: A bundle is the group of p ages that are folded in hal f and st acked before binding. When printing with thi ck paper , choose a smaller number of sheet s to bundle for easier b inding.
Printing lab els 32 3 Continue to st ack the bundles on top of each other until your booklet is compl ete. 4 Bind the bundles to comple te your booklet. Printing labels Y ou can load up to 25 sheet s of labels, depending on the thickn ess of the sheets .
Printing lab els 33 • Make sure there are no missing or curled l abels. • Make sure t he print side is facing y ou. • Do not force the label sheet s into the printer . • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the sheet of labels.
Prin ting hando uts 34 S tep 3: P rint y our l abels Click Print . Note: The p aper exit tray holds up to 10 she ets of label s. T o pr int mo re than 10 sheets, remove the first 10 sheet s, and t hen continue printing. Prin ting hando uts Y ou can conserve p aper by printi ng handouts.
Prin ting hando uts 35 • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the paper . Note: If you are usi ng Letter size pap er , adjus ting the paper gui de may not be necessary . S tep 2: Customize the print settings Y ou can print your handout s on one side or on both si des of the paper .
Prin ting hando uts 36 3 If you are printi ng your handouts on one sid e of the paper , continue with S tep 3: Print your handout s. T o print your handou ts on both sides of the paper: a Click Print o n Bo th S id e s . b Click t he graphic for the binding e dge (top flip or side flip).
Prin ting ir o n -on transfer s 37 Printing iron-on t ransfers Y ou can load up to 100 iron-on transfers, depending on their thickness . Y ou may want to print your image on plai n p aper before printing it on an ir on-on transfer . This ensures you do not wast e iron-on transfer s p erfecting the i ma ge you want to print.
Prin ting ir o n -on transfer s 38 • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the iron-on transfers. Note: If you are usin g Letter size iron- on transfers, adjusti ng the paper guide may not be necessary . S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a paper si ze: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup .
Prin ting tr ansp arencie s 39 Step 3: Pri nt yo ur i ron -on tran sfe rs Click Print . Note: T o preven t smudging, remove each ir on-on transfer as i t exits the pr inter , and then let it dry befor e stackin g. Y ou can also set ext ra ti me between pages as they exi t the pri nter .
Prin ting tr ansp arencie s 40 • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the tra nsp arencies. Note: If y ou are using Lett er siz e transp arency p aper , adjusting the p aper gui de may not be necessary .
Printin g your docum ent in r everse orde r 41 S tep 3: Print your trans pa renci es Click Print . Note: T o preve nt smudging, remove each transp arency as it exit s the printe r , and then le t it dry before st acking. Y ou can also set extra time between p ages as they exit the printer .
Printing a banne r 42 S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a p aper size and or ient ation: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup . b From the Pap er Size pop-up menu, choos e a pape r size. c From Orient ation, clic k the port rait or l andscape ico n.
Printing a banne r 43 S tep 1: Load the b anner paper Make sure your banner p aper is not used or damaged. 1 Remove any pape r fr om the paper support . 2 Place behind the print er a stack of banner p aper with only t he number of sheets you need t o print your banner .
Printing a banne r 44 4 Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the banner p aper . S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a p aper size and or ient ation: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup . b From the Pap er Size pop-up menu, choose Banner (A4) or Ba n n e r (L e t te r ) .
Prin ti ng a p oster 45 S tep 3: Pr int yo ur ba nner 1 Click Print . 2 When the banner is finished pr inting, pre ss the Paper Feed butt on to feed any extra banner p aper th rough the printer . Printing a poster Y ou can enlarge a single p age image to print on mult iple pa ges and create a post er .
Prin ti ng a p oster 46 • Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the paper . Note: If you are usi ng Letter size pap er , adjus ting the paper gui de may not be necessary . S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a p aper size and or ient ation: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup .
Prin ti ng a p oster 47 3 Choose a l ayout: a From the Print dialog box, choose Layout from the pop-up menu in the upper left corn er . b Click Poster . c Select a poster size. Options are 2x2 (f our p ages) , 3x3 ( nine p ages), and 4x4 (16 p ages). S tep 3: Print your poster Click Print .
Printing on custom size pape r 48 Prin ting on cust om si ze pape r Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of custom size pa per at a time, depending on the thickness of the paper . Step 1: L oad the c ust om size p ap er • Load the paper vertically agai nst the right side of the p aper support.
Printing on custom size pape r 49 S tep 2: Customize the print settings 1 Create a custom pa per size: a From the s oftware pr ogram, choose Fil e Page Setup . b From the Pap er Size pop-up menu, choose Edit Custom Paper Sizes , and then cl ic k New .
Mainte nance 50 3 Maintenance Replacing the print cartridges The Z700-P700 Series uses the following cartri dges: Note: Y ou can use the printer with jus t a color cartri dge or just a black cartridg e. Y ou must have a col or cartr idge inst alled whe n you print with a photo cartri dge.
Replaci ng the p rint cartri dges 51 3 Pull the cartri dges towards you until you hear a snap . 4 Remove the used cart ri dges. S tore them in an airtight cont ainer or dispose of them properly . When removing the photo cart ri dge to exchange it with a black cart ridge, store the phot o cartri dge in th e storage unit pr ovided.
Replaci ng the p rint cartri dges 52 Install the cart ridges 1 If you are inst alling new cartridges, remove the sticker and transp arent tape fro m the back and bottom of each print cartridge. Warning: Do not touc h or remove the gol d contact area on the back and bott om of each print cartri dge.
Specify cart ridge sett ings in the p rinter software 53 3 Snap the cartri dges i nto place. 4 Close the front cover . Note: The front cover must be closed to star t a print job. Specify cartridge set tin gs in the print er software Before you specif y the print cart ridge settings in the printer soft ware, ins t all the car tr idges.
Alignin g the pr int cartr idges 54 5 Select Y es, it is old if the cartridge ha s been used before, or No, it is new if t he cartridge has not been u sed before. Note: If an old cartridge is incorrect ly identified as new cartridge, i nk levels in the Cont rol Panel may be incorrect.
Improv ing print q uality 55 • Select a higher print qualit y: 1 From the s oftware pr ogram, choose File P rin t . 2 From the pop-up menu in the upper lef t corner , choose Paper T ype/Quality . 3 Select Better or Be st . If your document st il l does not have the print quali ty you want, follow these steps : 1 Reinsert th e print cartr idges.
Improv ing print q uality 56 c Gently hold the cloth against the nozzles f or about three seconds, and then wipe in the directi on shown. d Using another cl ean sect ion of the cloth, gen tl y hold the cloth again st the contac ts for about three seconds , and then wipe in the direct ion shown.
Pres erving the prin t cartr idges 57 Preserving the print cartridges T o ensure the longest life from your print ca rt ridges and optimum perf ormance fr om your printer: • Keep a new print cartridge in its p ackaging unti l you are ready to inst all it.
Setup trou blesh oot ing 58 4 Setup troubleshooting T roublesh ooting check list Is the power supply f irmly att ached to your pri nter and a properly grounded electri cal outlet ? Are both your print.
When I i nsert th e printer so ftware CD, no thing happ ens 59 When I insert the printer software CD, n othing happens 1 Close all open softwar e programs. 2 Remove the pr inter so ftware CD. 3 Restar t your computer . 4 When your desk top appears, insert t he printer s oftware CD.
Solvi ng printe r softwar e installat i on problem s 60 Removing the prin ter software There are two ways to remo ve the pri n t er software. One way to remove it is as fol l ows: 1 From your desktop, double- click t he Lexmark Z700-P700 Series CD icon.
Solvi ng printe r softwar e installat i on problem s 61 6 Choose the country or r egio n closest to you, and then cl ick Continue . Note: If th e Pri nter Selection or the New Network Printe r Found dialog box appears, follow the instru ctions displayed.
Gener al troubl eshooti ng 62 5 General troubleshooting Solv ing net work print ing pr oble ms If you are connecte d to a network with a Lexmark adapter , see the adapter documentati on for troubles hooting infor mation.
Und erstand ing er ror mes s ages and fl a shi ng ligh ts 63 Paper Feed light i s blinking If the prin ter is out of p aper: 1 Load p aper . 2 Press the Paper Feed button. If th e printer has a p aper jam, see “ Printer has a p aper jam” on p age 67.
Resolvi ng uns uccessf ul or slow printi n g 64 Resolving un successful or slow prin ting The foll owing topics can help y ou correct unsuccessful or slow printing. Printer is plugged in, but does not pr int Make sure: • The print er is on and the pri nter cabl e is secur ely att ached at bot h ends.
Resolvi ng uns uccessf ul or slow printi n g 65 – “Solving printer software ins tall ation problems ” on p age 59. – “Solving network pr inting probl ems” on p age 62. Alignment p age does not print Make sure: • Y ou completely removed the transp arent t ape and sticker from the back and bottom of each print car tridge.
Recovering whe n your computer stops responding 66 Recovering wh en your comp uter stops respondi ng If your computer l ocks up whi le your d ocument is p rinting, t urn of f the printer and the comput er . When you turn them back on, the prin ter may attempt to st ar t printi ng your jo b again.
Solving print quality pro blems 67 Printer doe s not feed specialty media Make sure: • Y ou load the spe c ialty media ver tically agai nst the right side of the p aper support. Squeeze and slide the p aper guide to the left edge of the speci alty media.
Solving print quality pro blems 68 Print is to o dark or smu dged • Make sure the paper is st raight and not wrinkled . • Let the ink dry compl e tel y before handlin g the paper . Y ou can also set extra time between p ages as they exi t the printer .
Solving print quality pro blems 69 Print quality is poor at the edges • Make sure that the Lexmark print er is the default pri nter . • Clean the prin t cartridge nozzl es and contact s. Follow the step s in “Improving pr int quality” on page 5 4.
Solvin g speci alt y me di a prob lems 70 3 Click ColorSync Color Matchi ng . 4 Choose a printer pr ofi le and a rendering intent . • For built -in color matching, choose Natural Col or as the document color: 1 From the s oftware pr ogram, choose File Pri nt .
Solvin g speci alt y me di a prob lems 71 T r ansparencies or photos contain white lines • Make sure you loaded the p aper cor rectly (with pr int side facing you) and sel e cte d the appropriat e settings in the pri nter software. For hel p, see “Printing tra nsparenci e s” on page 39 or “Print ing photos” on pag e 17.
Notices 72 Notices Electroni c emiss ion notices Federal Communi cations Commission (F CC) compliance info rmation statement The Lexmark Z700 Series Color Jetprinter, type 4136-001, and Lex mark P700 .
Notices 73 Japan ese VCCI notice.
Glossary 74 Glossary alignment p age. A page with pri nted alignment patt erns that ejects from your pri nter during cartri dge alignment. alignment va lues. Numbers corr esponding t o patt erns on t he alignment page. applicati on. See program. automatic al ignment.
Glossary 75 driver . See pr inter soft ware. duplex. A print er sof tware option that let s you print on both sides of a sheet of paper . glossy p aper . Paper with one glossy side designed for photographs. handout. Multip le-p age document print ed on a si ngle sheet of p aper .
Glossary 76 plain p aper . Paper designed for printi ng text document s. portrait orient ation. Page orientat ion in which text run s parall el with the short edge of the p aper . poster . An image printed on multip le sheets of paper th at, when assembled, produc e an enlarge d version of th e original image.
Inde x 77 Index A aligning pr int car tridges 54 automatic cartr id ge alignment 54 B background pr inting 12 banding 68 banner 42 black car tridge part number 52, 57 blinking l ights 63 bookle t buil.
Inde x 78 Ink Low 62 Paper Jam 62 F FCC statement 72 flashing l ights 62 G glossy pap er 17 greeting car ds 23 H handouts 34 I improving pr int qualit y 54 index cards 23 Ink Low message 62 instal lin.
Inde x 79 print qual it y, troubles hooting 67 printer cable, troubleshootin g 58 printer driver install ing 60 removing 60 printer parts 5 printer setting s, customizing 9 printer software CD, troubl.
Inde x 80 printing 64 transfer s, iron-on 37 transparen cies 39, 42 troubles hooting alignment pa ge 65 blank pages 65 cartridges 58 computer stops respon ding 66 error messages 62 flashing li ght s 6.
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