Lexmark Color Jetprinter Z42, Color Jetprinter Z43 User Manual

Lexmark Z42, Z43

User’s Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98

Color Jetprinter

TM

Edition: February 2001
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Contents

Contents

ContentsContents

Steps to basic printing 1

Steps to basic printing 1

Steps to basic printing 1Steps to basic printing 1

Step 1: Load the paper 2
Step 2: Customize the printer settings 5
Step 3: Print your document 8

Printing beyond the basics 9

Printing beyond the basics 9

Printing beyond the basics 9Printing beyond the basics 9

Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper 9

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Printing handouts 12
Printing booklets 15
Printing posters 18

Maintaining your printer 21

Maintaining your printer 21

Maintaining your printer 21Maintaining your printer 21

Using the Control Program 21
Installing or replacing print cartridges 22
Improving print quality 24
Preserving print cartridges 26

Troubleshooting 27

Troubleshooting 27

Troubleshooting 27Troubleshooting 27

Printer prints slowly or doesn’t print 28
Paper misfeeds or jams 31
Document prints with mistakes or poor quality 32
Problems with transparencies, photos, or envelopes 35
Error messages and flashing lights 36

Appendix 37

Appendix 37

Appendix 37Appendix 37

Printing from DOS 37

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Index 41

Index 41Index 41

Statement of Limited Warranty 37
Electronic emission notices 39
Energy star 40
Power supply 40
Safety information 40

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Steps to basic printing

Steps to basic printing

Steps to basic printingSteps to basic printing

This book describes how to use your printer with
Windows 95 and Windows 98.

If you are using your printer with Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows 2000, refer to the User’s Guide button on the
printer software CD for Windows.

Basic printing is as easy as:

1111 Load the paper (see page 2).
2222 Customize the printer settings (see page 5).

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3333 Print your document (see page 8).

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Step 1: Load the paper

Step 1: Load the paperStep 1: Load the paper

You can load up to 100 sheets of paper (depending on
thickness).

1111 Place the paper ag ainst the righ t side of the sheet fee der, with

the print side facing you.

Note: Make sure you do not force the paper into the sheet
feeder when you load it. For example, letter or A4 size paper
should extend above the top of the paper support.

Paper support

Sheet feeder

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slide the paper guide to the edge of the paper.

Paper guide

Release tab

Loading spe c ialty paper s

Loading spe c ialty paper s

Loading spe c ialty paper sLoading spe c ialty paper s

Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers:

Load up to:

Load up to: Make sure:

Load up to:Load up to:

10 envelopes •••• the print side is facing you.

Make sure:

Make sure:Make sure:

•••• the envelopes are loaded
vertically against the right
side of the sheet feeder.

•••• the stamp location is in the
upper left corner.

•••• the paper guide is against the edge of the
envelopes.

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10 greeting cards,
index cards,
postcards, or
photo cards

25 sheets of photo
paper

20 sheets of banner
paper

•••• the print side is facing you.

•••• the cards are loaded vertically against the right
side of the sheet feeder.

•••• the p ape r gu i de is a gai n s t the edge of the cards.

•••• the glossy or coated side is facing you.

•••• the p aper gu ide is agai nst the edge o f the photo
paper.

•••• you place the paper
behind the printer,
and then bring the
unattached edge of
the first page over the
top of the printer, and
into the sheet feeder.

•••• the paper guide is against the edge of the
paper.

Note: Make sure you select Banner or Banner A4
paper siz e in th e Pr in te r Properties.

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Load up to: Make sure:

Load up to:Load up to:

Make sure:

Make sure:Make sure:

10 transparencies •••• the ro ug h si d es of t he t r a n sp a ren ci es are fa cing

you (smooth side down).

•••• the paper guide is against the edge of the
transparencies.

100 sheets of
custom size paper

•••• the print side is facing you.

•••• your paper size fits within these dimensions:

----Width:

76 mm to 216 mm

3.0 in. to 8.5 in.

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127 mm to 432 mm

5.0 in. to 17.0 in.

•••• the paper guide is against the side of the paper.

25 iron-on transfers •••• you follow the instructions on the packaging to

load the iron-on transfers.

•••• the paper guide is against the side of the iron­on transfers.

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Step 2: Customize the printer settings

Step 2: Customize the printer settingsStep 2: Customize the printer settings

Your printer software includes several applications that let
you perform printing tasks. One of these applications is
called Printer Properties

The Printer Properties has four tabs: Job Finishing
Document/Quality

Document/Quality, and Advanced

Document/QualityDocument/Quality
for operating your printer and its software.

Opening the Printer Properties from an application

Opening the Printer Properties from an application

Opening the Printer Properties from an applicationOpening the Printer Properties from an application

You can open the Printer Properties from almost every
applicatio n. This lets you change printe r settings O NLY for
the documents you are currently creating in the
application.

Printer Properties.

Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties

Job Finishing, Paper

Job FinishingJob Finishing

Advanced. Each tab has settings

AdvancedAdvanced

Paper,

PaperPaper

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1111 Open the application’s File
2222 Choose Print
3333 In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties

Option

Option, or Setup

OptionOption

Opening the Printer Properties from Windows

Opening the Printer Properties from Windows

Opening the Printer Properties from WindowsOpening the Printer Properties from Windows

When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the
settings apply to ALL documents, unless you change them
from the application.

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Printers

Printers.

PrintersPrinters

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your printer.

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Print (or Printer

PrintPrint

Setup button (depending on the application).

SetupSetup

Start menu, select Settings

StartStart

Properties from the sidebar menu.

PropertiesProperties

Printer) Setup

PrinterPrinter

File menu.

FileFile

Setup.

SetupSetup

Properties,

PropertiesProperties

Settings, and then select

SettingsSettings

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Paper

Paper tab to:

PaperPaper

Document/Quality

Document/Quality tab to select:

Document/QualityDocument/Quality

•••• Select a paper size and orientation

•••• Set the number of copies to print

•••• Reverse the printing order of your
document pages. The first page of
your document will be on top of
the stack in the paper exit tray.

•••• Collate your document

Job Finishing

Job Finishing

Job FinishingJob Finishing
tab to print:

•••• Handouts

••••Posters

•••• Booklets

••••Two-sided

•••• Color settings for the type of
document you are pri nting

•••• The type of paper you are using

•••• A print quality se tting

•••• Web Smoothing when you print
from the internet

••••Allow Pages to Dry

•••• The default settings

Advanced

Advanced tab

AdvancedAdvanced
to adjust:

••••Halftone
settings

••••Image
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Help

Help button on any tab in the

HelpHelp
Printer Proper ties to access
the printer driver Help.

Customizing printer settings for specialty papers

Customizing printer settings for specialty papers

Customizing printer settings for specialty papersCustomizing printer settings for specialty papers

When your printer software was installed, the Printer
Properties settings were set to the default settings. Use
the default settings for printing most documents on plain
paper. To change your printer settings for printing on
specialty papers, use the following table.

When you are

When you are

When you are When you are
printing on:

printing on:

printing on:printing on:

Envelopes Paper From the Paper Size area, scroll to select

Click this Printer

Click this Printer

Click this Printer Click this Printer
Properties tab:

Properties tab:

Properties tab:Properties tab:

To make these selections:

To make these selections:

To make these selections:To make these selections:

the appropriate envelope size.

Note: Your application may override the
envelope settings in Printer Properties.

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Greeting cards,
index cards,
postcards, or
photo cards

Photo papers Document/Quality From the Paper Type area, select

Paper
Document/Quality

Select the appropriate Paper Size setting.
From the Pape r Type area, sel e ct Greet ing

Card Stock

Card Stock.

Card StockCard Stock

Glossy/Photo Paper

Glossy/Photo Paper.

Glossy/Photo PaperGlossy/Photo Paper

Notes:

• You can print quality photos with the
black and color cartridge combination
that came with your printer. However,
for the best possible print quality,
replace the black cartridge with a
photo cartridge, Lexmark part number
12A1990. For help, see page 22.

• When printing photos, remove each
photo as it ex its fr o m th e pr in te r an d
allow it to dry before stacking.

Greeting

Greeting Greeting

Banner paper Paper From the list of Paper Sizes, select Banner

or Banner A4

Banner A4.

Banner A4Banner A4

Banner

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When you are

When you are When you are
printing on:

printing on:

printing on:printing on:

Click this Printer

Click this Printer

Click this Printer Click this Printer
Properties tab:

Properties tab:

Properties tab:Properties tab:

To make these selections:

To make these selections:

To make these selections:To make these selections:

Sheets of custom
size paper

Iron-on transfers Document/Quality From the Paper Type area, select Iron-On

Transparencies Document/Quality •••• From the Paper Type area, select

Paper •••• From the list of Paper Sizes, scroll to

select Custom

•••• Enter the dimensions for your custom
paper size. For help, see page 4.

Transfer

Transfer.

TransferTransfer

Note: Many software applications accept
iron-on transfers differently. We recom­mend printing your document on plain
paper before printing it on an iron-on
transfer.

Transparency

Transparency.

TransparencyTransparency

•••• Select Normal (600 x 600 dpi)
(1200 x 1200 dpi)

(1200 x 1200 dpi), or Maximum (2400

(1200 x 1200 dpi)(1200 x 1200 dpi)
x 1200 dpi)

x 1200 dpi) Print Quality.

x 1200 dpi) x 1200dpi)

Custom.

CustomCustom

Iron-On

Iron-On Iron-On

Normal (600 x 600 dpi), High

Normal (600 x 600 dpi)Normal (600 x 600 dpi)

Maximum (2400

Maximum (2400 Maximum (2400

High

High High

Step 3: Print your document

Step 3: Print your document

Step 3: Print your documentStep 3: Print your document

1111 From your application’s File
2222 F ro m t he Pri n t dia log bo x, cli c k OK

application).

Note: When printing transparencies,
remove each transparency as it exits from
the printer and allow it to dry before
stacking.

File menu, click Print

File File

OK or Print

OKOK

Print.

PrintPrint

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Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper

Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper

Printing on both sides of a sheet of paperPrinting on both sides of a sheet of paper

Printing beyond the basics

Printing beyond the basics

Printing beyond the basicsPrinting beyond the basics

You can use your printer to print:

•••• on both sides of a sheet of paper (see the following
section)

•••• handouts (see page 12)

•••• booklets (see page 15)

•••• posters (see page 18)

Your Lexmark printer lets you print on both sides of a

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sheet of paper. Besides saving paper, this feature is
helpful when you want to print booklets or tablets.

Step 1: Load the paper

Step 1: Load the paper

Step 1: Load the paperStep 1: Load the paper

Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of
the sheet feeder and slide the paper guide to the edge of
the paper. For help, see page 2.

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Step 2: Custom ize the printer settings for your tw o-

Step 2: Custom ize the printer settings for your tw o-Step 2: Custom ize the printer settings for your two ­sided print job

sided print job

sided print jobsided print job

1111 Open the Printer Properties. For help, see page 5.
2222 Select the page orientation and size:

3333 Customize the Printer Properties for two-sided printing:

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Finishing

Finishing tab.

FinishingFinishing

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printing

printing.

printingprinting

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edge

edge. When you

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orientation, choose
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binding edge
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Job

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Two-sided

Two-sided Two-sided

binding

binding binding

Portrait

PortraitPortrait

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Paper tab.

PaperPaper

Paper Size.

Paper SizePaper Size

Portrait or Landscape

PortraitPortrait

Landscape orientation.

LandscapeLandscape

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paper
reloading
instructions,
select Pr in t
reloading

reloading

reloading reloading
instructions

instructions

instructions instructions
after th e first

after th e first

after th e first after the first
side prints

side prints.

side printsside prints

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Print

Print Print

OK.

OKOK

Note: When you select Landscape orientation, choose
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Step 3: Print your two-sided document

Step 3: Print your two-sided document

Step 3: Print your two-sided documentStep 3: Print your two-sided document

1111 From your application’s File

File menu, select Print

FileFile

Print. The odd-

PrintPrint

numbered pages print first.

2222 When the odd-numbered pages of your two-sided

document are finished printing, your printer software
prompts you to reload the paper.

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is finished printing,

remove the stack.
bbbb Flip the stack of paper.
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paper and instruction

page with the printed

side facing away

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pointing down

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Note: The direction o f the
arrows on your instruction
page may be different
than the instruction page
shown. Always insert the
stack of paper and
instruction page with the
arrows pointing down.

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OK. The even-numbered pages print on the other

OKOK

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bbbb Make sure Two-sided printing
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OK.

OK OK

Two-sided printing is not

Two-sided printingTwo-sided printing

Job Finishing tab.

Job Finishing Job Finishing

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