Lexmark 3200 User Manual

User’s Guide

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Chapter 1 - Understanding your printer . . . . . . . . . 1

Using the parts of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Using the printer's buttons and lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 - Using the printer software . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Spool Manager in Windows 3.1 or 3.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 3 - Printing on plain paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Contents

Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Checking printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 4 - Printing everything else . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printing on special print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Printing transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing on customized paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Printing iron-on transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 5 - Caring for your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Contents

Installing or replacing print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Aligning print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Cleaning print nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Wiping print nozzles and contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Cleaning print cartridge carrier contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Preserving print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Bidirectional communications problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Error lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

General printing problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Paper feed problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Poor print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Printer software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Glossary Index

Contents

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing the printer software . . . . . . . . . 59

Ordering supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Printing from Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . 63

Printing from DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Notices and safety information. . . . . . . . . 69

Statement of limited warranty. . . . . . . . . . 73

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Understanding your printer

Your printer is a general purpose color inkjet printer that provides high quality text and graphics. This printer can print on single sheet paper, envelopes, labels, index cards, postcards, coated paper, glossy film, photo paper, transparencies, greeting cards, banners, and iron-on transfers.

Understanding your printer

Chapter 1

Understanding your printer

Using the parts of the printer

This illustration shows the front parts of the printer.

Understanding your printer

Use the: When you want to:

(A) Media guide Align the sheet feeder to the correct paper

(B) Paper support Keep paper and specialty media straight in

size.

the sheet feeder.

Understanding your printer

Use the: When you want to:

(D) Media selector Select paper or envelope loading positions.

Move the media selector to the:

• Paper position

when you want to print:

– Paper – Coated paper – Banner paper

• Envelope position

when you want to print:

– Envelopes – Photo paper – Glossy film – Transparencies – Iron-on transfers –Labels – Greeting cards – Index cards – Postcards – Hagaki (Japanese postcards)

Understanding your printer

(E) Buttons and lights • See the printer status.

• Turn the printer on or off.

• Eject paper from the printer.

For information, see “Using the printer's buttons and lights” on page 5.

(F) Front cover • Install or change print cartridges.

• Clear paper jams.

(G) Paper exit tray Keep paper together after printing.

Understanding your printer

The following illustration shows the back parts of the printer.

Understanding your printer

Use the: When you want to:

(G) Banner paper holder Print on banner or continuous form paper.

(

Banner paper support

(inside the banner paper holder)

Keep banner paper straight in the banner paper holder (maximum 10 sheets).

Understanding your printer

Using the printer's buttons and lights

Your printer has two groups of buttons and lights:

Use this group: When you:

Turn the printer on or off.

Power button and light

• Want to eject paper from the printer.

• Have loaded sheet feeder with paper

after running out.

• Want to continue printing.

Paper feed light and button

Understanding your printer

Reading the printer lights

The printer has a Power light and a Paper feed light.

If your printer lights look like this:

Understanding your printer

Both lights are Off

Power light is On Paper feed light is Off

Both lights are On

Then the printer:

is Off.

is On and ready to print.

is printing.

may be out of paper. For help, see “Error lights” on page 51.

Power light is On Paper feed light is blinking

may have a stalled cartridge carrier or other error. For help, see “Error lights” on page 51.

Both lights are blinking

Understanding your printer

Using the printer software

When you installed the software for your printer, several applications were installed on your computer. The printer software applications allow you to perform printing tasks with the best printing results. You can also use the printer software to care for your printer.

Using the printer software

Chapter 2

For information about using this application:

Control Program Windows 95, 98, 3.1, 3.11 8 Printer Properties Windows 95, 98, 3.1, 3.11 9 Spool Manager Windows 3.1 or 3.11 11

For information about using the printer software in Windows NT 4.0, see “Printing from Windows NT 4.0” on page 63.

On this operating system:

See page:

Using the printer software

Using the Control Program

Using the printer software

Lexmark 3200 Series Control Program LPT1

Status

Options

Cartridges

DOS Printing

Ink Levels

Job Progress

About

Full

Low

Printing

Alert

Status

Cancel Print

None

Idle

Print Test Page

Page

Copy

Time

Help

The Control Program appears (or runs minimized) each time you send a print job. Use the Control Program when you want to:

• Align print cartridges

• Change DOS settings

• Control when and how the Control Program appears

• Install or replace print cartridges

• Monitor print jobs and print cartridge ink levels

• Print a test page

Opening the Control Program in Windows 95 or 98

1 From the Start menu, click Programs.

2 Click the Lexmark 3200 program group. 3 Click Lexmark 3200 Control Program on LPTx .

Using the printer software

Opening the Control Program in Windows 3.1, 3.11

From the Lexmark 3200 program group, double-click the Control

Program icon.

Using the Printer Properties

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine Properties

General Details

Paper Size: Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in)

Paper

Color/Quality

Advanced

Using the printer software

Letter

Paper Type

Plain Paper Coated Paper

Glossy/Photo Paper Transparency Iron-On Transfer

Greeting Card Stock

Copies

OK Cancel

A4 Legal B5

Orientation

Collate Reverse Page Order

Apply

Executive

Portrait Landscape

Help

Use the Printer Properties when you want to:

• Adjust color usage

• Adjust the quality of print jobs

• Choose different sizes and types of media

• Choose page orientation

• Reset document defaults

Using the printer software

Opening the Printer Properties from your application

Using the printer software

Opening the Printer Properties from Windows

You can open the Printer Properties from almost any application. This allows you to change printer settings for each document you print. To open the Printer Properties:

1 Open the application's File menu. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or

Setup button (depending on the application).

4 Change settings as needed.

When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the settings apply to all print jobs, unless you change them from the application.

Windows 95 or 98

1 From the Start menu, choose Settings, then choose Printers.

2 From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for your 3 Choose Properties from the sidebar menu.

Windows 3.1 or 3.11

1 2 Click the Windows Printing tab. 3

Using the printer software

Lexmark Color Jetprinter

Open the Lexmark 3200 Control Program.

Click the Windows Driver Setup button.

™

Using the Spool Manager in Windows

3.1 or 3.11

Lexmark ColorFine (TM) Spool Manager

Printer Document Name

DocumentQueue View

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine on LPT1:

In Windows 3.1or 3.11, use the Spool Manager when you want to:

• Pause or cancel print jobs

Options

Help

Idle

Using the printer software

• Requeue a print job

• V iew the print jobs in your queue

Opening the Spool Manager

1 From the Lexmark 3200 program group, double-click the Control

Program icon.

2 Click the Windo ws Printing tab. 3 Click the Spool Manager button.

Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT 4.0 come with their own version of Spool Manager.

Learning more about your printer software

To learn more about the printer setting options, click the Help button at the bottom of each tab in the printer software.

Using the printer software

Printing on plain paper

Loading paper

You can load up to 100 sheets of paper into the printer. To load the paper:

Make sure the media selector is in the paper position .

Paper position

Printing on plain paper

Chapter 3

Media selector

Printing on plain paper

2 Place the paper against the right side of the sheet feeder, with the

print side facing you.

Media guide

Printing on plain paper

3 Slide the media guide to the edge of the paper.

Checking printer settings

If you are using plain, letter-sized paper, and you want normal print quality and speed, just send the file to print.

To check your printer settings each time you print:

Tip:

Printing on plain paper

1 Open your application's File menu. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or

Setup button (depending on the application).

When you change the printer settings from your application, the settings apply only to that print job. To make your changes apply to all print jobs, see “Using the printer software” on page 7.

Printing everything else

Follow the steps in this chapter to print everything from transparencies to photos.

Printing everything else

Chapter 4

The following table lists the typical printing needs described in this chapter:

For information about: See page:

Printing on special print media 16 Printing transparencies 17 Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards 19 Printing on customized paper sizes 20 Printing greeting cards 22 Printing iron-on transfers 23 Printing banners 25 Printing photos 28

Printing everything else

Printing on special print media

Whenever you print on special print media, make sure:

• You customize your printer settings to ensure the best printing

results.

• The media selector is in the correct position.

Printing everything else

Use the paper position when you select the following paper types:

• Plain Paper

• Coated paper

• Banner

Use the envelope position when you select the following paper types:

• Envelopes

• Photo paper

• Glossy film

• Transparencies

• Greeting cards

• Labels

• Iron-on transfers

• Index cards

• Postcards

• Hagaki (Japanese

postcards)

Printing transparencies

1 Load one transparency against the right side of the sheet feeder.

Printing everything else

Use the envelope position

Insert one transparency with the removable stripe away from you and pointing down

Adjust media guide

2 Customize the printer settings for printing transparencies. For help

opening the Printer Properties, see “Using the Printer Properties” on page 9.

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine Properties

Click the

Quality

Select

Color

Color/

tab

Vivid

General

Details

Document Types

Automatic

Paper

Vivid Color

Color/Quality

Natural Color

Advanced

Black Only

Select

1200dpi

High

Print Quality

Quick Print 600dpi

Normal 600dpi High 1200dpi

Defaults

OK Cancel

Dry Time Delay

About

Apply

Help

Printing everything else

Click the

Paper

tab

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine Properties

General Details

Paper Size: Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in)

Paper

Color/Quality

Advanced

Printing everything else

Select

Transparency

Click

Letter A4 Legal B5

Paper Type

Plain Paper Coated Paper

Glossy/Photo Paper Transparency Iron-On Transfer

Greeting Card Stock

Copies

Collate

Reverse Page Order

OK Cancel

Orientation

Apply

Executive

Portrait

Landscape

Help

3 Send the transparency to print.

Tips:

• Remove each transparency as it exits the printer and allow it to dry

before stacking.

• If you send more than one transparency to the printer, the printer

software prompts you to load each transparency separately.

Printing everything else

Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards

1 Load en velopes, index cards, or postcards against the right side of

the sheet feeder.

Printing everything else

Use the envelope position

Insert up to 10 envelopes, index cards, or postcards with print side facing y ou and stamp location in the lower right corner

Adjust media guide

2 Customize the printer settings for printing envelopes, index cards,

or postcards. For help opening the Printer Properties, see “Using the Printer Properties” on page 9.

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine Properties

Click the

Paper

tab

Select correct envelope, index card, or postcard size

General Details

Paper Size: Envelope No. 9 (3 7/8 x 8 7/8 in)

Postcard 6 3/4 #5 #10

Paper Type

Plain Paper Coated Paper

Glossy/Photo Paper Transparency Iron-On Transfer

Greeting Card Stock

Copies

Paper

Collate

Reverse Page Order

Color/Quality

Advanced

Orientation

Portrait Landscape

Click

Cancel

Apply

Printing everything else

Help

3 Send the envelopes, index cards, or postcards to print.

Printing on customized paper sizes

1 Use the correct position for the type of media you are printing.

Printing everything else

Use the envelope position for special print media

Use the paper position for plain paper

2 Load the media against the right side of the sheet feeder.

Load one sheet of special print media, or up to 100 sheets of plain paper

Adjust media guide

Printing everything else

3 Customize the printer settings for printing special paper sizes. For

help opening the Printer Properties, see “Using the Printer Properties” on page 9.

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine Properties

Click the tab

Paper

General Details

Paper Size: User Defined Size

Paper

Color/Quality

Advanced

Printing everything else

Custom

Select paper size

Select the paper type that best describes your print media

Enter the dimensions for the paper size you are using and click

Click

4 Send the print job.

B5 7 3/4 Baronial Hagaki

Paper Type

Plain Paper Coated Paper

Glossy/Photo Paper Transparency Iron-On Transfer

Greeting Card Stock

Copies

Reverse Page

OK Cancel

Collate

Custom Paper Size

Paper Width

Paper Height

Apply

Custom

inches

Cancel

Help

Printing everything else

Printing greeting cards

1 Load greeting card(s) against the right side of the sheet feeder.

Printing everything else

Use the envelope position

Insert up to 30 greeting cards with print side facing you

Adjust media guide

2 Customize the printer software to print greeting cards. For help

opening the Printer Properties, see “Using the Printer Properties” on page 9.

Click the

Paper

tab

Select the paper size

Lexmark 3200 Series ColorFine Properties

General Details

Paper Size: Letter (8 1/2 x 11 in)

Letter A4 Legal B5

Paper

Color/Quality

Advanced

Executive

Printing everything else

Select

Greeting Card Stock

Click

Paper Type

Plain Paper Coated Paper

Glossy/Photo Paper Transparency Iron-On Transfer

Greeting Card Stock

Copies

Collate Reverse Page Order

OK Cancel

Orientation

Apply

Portrait Landscape

Help

Note:

The settings in your greeting card application may override the printer software settings. Check the documentation that came with your application for more information.

Send the greeting card to print.

Printing iron-on transfers

1 Load one iron-on transfer against the right side of the sheet feeder .

Printing everything else

Use the envelope position

Load one iron-on transfer into the printer

Adjust media guide

Printing everything else

+ 60 hidden pages