Lexmark Z11 User Guide
User’s Guide
First Edition (February 1999)
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Contents
Chapter 1 - Understanding your printer. . . . . . 1
Using the parts of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Understanding the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2 - Using the printer software. . . . . . . 5
Using the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Using the Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Chapter 3 - Printing your documents. . . . . . . 11
Loading your print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Printing transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards . . . . . .14
Printing on customized paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Printing greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Printing iron-on transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Printing banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 4 - Caring for your print cartridges . 21
Installing or replacing a print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Improving print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Storing an extra print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Preserving print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Contents
iii
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printing from Windows 3.1 or 3.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printing from DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Statement of Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power supply replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Contents
Understanding your printer
Chapter 1
Quick Fix
Printer has missing
or damaged parts
Contact your point of
purchase.
Note
For information about
setting up your printer,
refer to the Getting Started
booklet.
Using the parts of the printer
Paper support
Paper guide
Use the: When you want to:
Paper support Keep paper and specialty media straight
in the sheet feeder.
Also supports banner printing (when
tilted back).
Paper guide Make sure the paper feeds correctly into
the printer.
Sheet feeder Load paper and specialty media.
Buttons and lights
•
See the printer status.
•
Turn the printer on or off.
•
Eject paper from the printer.
For more information, see “Using the
buttons” on page 2.
Sheet feeder
Front cover
Buttons and lights
Paper exit tray
Front cover
Paper exit tray Keep paper together after printing.
•
Install or change print cartridges.
•
Clear paper jams.
Understanding your printer
1
Print cartridge
Quick Fix
storage unit
Parallel cabl e
connector
Power su pply
connector
Use the: When you want to:
Print cartridge storage unit Store an extra used print cartridge. For
more information, see “Storing an extra
print cartridge” on page 31.
Parallel cable connector Connect the parallel cable to the printer.
(Cable not included).
Note: If you want your printer to
communicate with your computer, make
sure you have a bidirectional cable
(IEEE 1284-compatible, such as
Lexmark part number 1329605.)
Power supply connector Supply power to the printer.
Using the buttons
Printer to PC
communication
problems occur
If you see communication
errors or if intermittent
printing occurs, you may
not be using the correct
cable. For more
information, see “Printer to
PC communication
problems” in the Printer
Properties Help. To open
Help from inside an
application, click:
File.
1
Print, Print Setup, or
2
Printer Setup.
Properties, Options, or
3
Setup button.
The Help button.
4
Troubleshooting.
5
Printer Software Over-
6
view.
PC to Printer Communi-
7
cation Problems.
Use the: When you want to:
Turn the printer on or off.
Power button
• Eject paper from the
printer.
• Reload the sheet feeder
with paper after running
Paper Feed
button
Chapter 1
2
out.
• Continue printing.
Glossary
Parallel cable
interface
A data conversion device
that allows communication
between the printer and the
computer.
Understanding the lights
If your printer lights
look like this:
Both lights are Off
Power light is On
Paper feed light is Off
Both lights are On
Power light is On
Paper Feed light is blinking
Then the printer:
Is Off.
Is On and ready to print.
Is printing.
May be out of paper or have a paper
jam.
If the printer is out of paper:
1
Load paper.
2
Press the Paper Feed button.
If there is a paper jam:
1
Press the Power button to turn
the power off.
2
Pull firmly on the paper to
remove it. If the paper is too far
into the printer, open the front
cover and pull the paper out
from the front of the printer.
3
Close the front cover.
4
Press the Power button to turn
your printer on.
Understanding your printer
3
If your printer lights
look like this:
Then the printer:
Note
Power light is blinking
Paper Feed light blinks twice
Both lights are On, but the
printer is not printing
May have a stalled cartridge carrier
or paper jam.
If the print cartridge carrier has
stalled:
1
Turn the printer off.
2
Wait a few seconds and turn
the printer back on.
If there is a paper jam:
1
Press the Power button to turn
the power off.
2
Pull firmly on the paper to
remove it. If the paper is too far
into the printer, open the front
cover and pull the paper out
from the front of the printer.
3
Close the front cover.
4
Press the Power button to turn
your printer on.
Cable connections may not be
secure. To make sure cable
connections are secure:
1
Unplug the power supply from
the electrical outlet.
2
Make sure all cable
connections are secure.
3
Plug the power supply back in.
The Power light is on
and the Paper Feed
light is blinking
The printer may be out of
paper or have a paper jam.
Check your screen for any
error messages.
If the printer is out of
•
paper:
Load paper.
1
Press the Paper Feed
2
button.
If the printer has a paper
•
jam, try removing the
paper from the sheet
feeder. If the paper is
lodged too far into the
printer and can’t be
removed, see “Paper
jams” on page 12.
If the problem continues,
you may be using a wrong
or damaged cable. For more
information, see “Printer to
PC communications
problems” in the Printer
Properties Help. To open
Help from inside an
application, click:
File.
1
Print, Print Setup, or
2
Printer Setup.
The Properties, Options,
3
or Setup button.
The Help button.
4
Printer Software Over-
5
view.
Troubleshooting.
6
PC to Printer Communi-
7
cation Problems.
4
Chapter 1
Using the printer software
Chapter 2
Glossary
Software application
Any program loaded on
your computer used to perform a specific task; for
example, a word processing
or spreadsheet program.
When you installed the software for your printer, several applications
were installed on your computer. Use the printer software to obtain the
best printing results. You can also use the printer software to care for
your printer.
For information about using this application: See page:
Printer Properties 6
Using the Paper tab 6
Using the Color/Quality tab 7
Opening the Printer Properties from your application 9
Opening the Printer Properties from Windows 10
Control Program 10
Using the printer software
5
Using the Printer Properties
Use the Printer Properties to obtain the best results for your print job.
The Printer Properties contain two tabs, Paper and Color/Quality. For
help opening the Printer Properties, see the tip in the shaded margin.
Using the Paper tab
Use the Paper tab to:
Choose your paper
size.
Move the slide bar to the left or
right to view more paper sizes.
Tip
To open Printer
Properties from your
application, click:
File.
1
Print, Print Setup, or
2
Printer Setup.
The Properties, Options,
3
or Setup button.
Choose
Choose
your paper
your paper
or media
or media
type.
type.
Choose the
Choose the
Choose the
number of
number of
number of
copies.
copies.
copies.
Choose to
collate
copies, or
reverse the
page order.
This graphic
changes to
reflect the
type of media
you select.
Choose a
page
orientation.
To learn more
about these
settings, click
Help
.
Glossary
Orientation
Portrait and landscape orientations define the way an
image is printed on paper.
For most paper types portrait is tall:
Portrait
and landscape is wide:
Landscape
Portrait orientation is generally used for correspondence and reports.
Landscape orientation is
often used for spreadsheets,
transparencies, and enve lopes.
Reverse Page Order
Click Reverse Page Order
to begin printing with the
last page of the document.
The first page of your
document will be on top of
the stack in the output tray
when your print job is
complete.
6
Chapter 2
Quick Fix
Printer software
settings not in effect
If the printer settings you
chose in the printer software
are not in effect, check the
settings in the software
application you are using.
Tip
Using the Color/Quality tab
You can use the Color/Quality tab to:
Choose Automatic or Color Sort printing. For
more information, see “Selecting the color
mode for your document.”
Adjust print
quality and
speed.
Find out
which version
of the
software you
are using.
To open Printer
Properties from your
application, click:
File.
1
Print, Print Setup, or
2
Printer Setup.
The Properties, Options,
3
or Setup button.
Glossary
Collate
Use this option when you
are printing multiple copies
and want all the pages of
one copy printed before the
next copy begins printing.
To learn
more about
Reset
document
defaults.
these
settings, click
Help
.
Selecting the color mode for your document
Your printer uses one cartridge at a time, but some documents may
require using both cartridges. Your printer software contains two colo r
modes that allow you to choose how you want your document to be
printed. Use the table below to determine the best color mode for the
type of document you are printing:
If you want your
document to
print:
Black pages Black
Use this cartridge: Select this color
mode:
Automatic
. For help, see
“Using the Automatic
color mode” on page 8.
Color pages Color
Black pages and
color pages
Black or color until
prompted to change
Color Sort
. For help, see
“Using the Color Sort
mode” on page 9.
Using the printer software
7
Using the Automatic color mode
The Automatic color mode is the default setting. Automatic color
mode prints the entire document using the cartridge you have installed
in the printer
.
For example, if your
document has both
color and black pages,
like the one shown
below:
And you
have this
cartridge
installed:
Black
Color
Your document prints
like this:
8
Chapter 2
Using the Color Sort mode
If your document has both black and color pages, select Color Sort to
print the color pages using the color cartridge and the black pages
using the black cartridge. The printer software sorts your document so
you only have to change your cartridges one time. For example:
Your document
Note
Change the Printer
Properties from your
application whenever you
want to
customize
print settings for that
particular print job.
your
When the
the black page(s) print first.
Then your computer prompts you to
replace the black cartridge with the
color cartridge.
Finally, the color page(s) print.
Black
cartridge is installed
When the
the color page(s) print first.
Then your computer prom pts you to
replace the color cartridge with the
black cartridge.
Finally, the black page(s) print.
Color
cartridge is insta lle d
Opening the Printer Properties from
your application
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 from your application:
1
Open the application's File menu.
2
Choose Print, Print Setup, 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.
Using the printer software
9
Opening the Printer Properties from
Windows
Note
When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the settings
apply to all print jobs, unless you change them from the application.
1
From the Start menu, choose Settings, then choose Printers.
2
From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for your
Lexmark Z11 Series Color Jetprinter
3
Choose Properties from the sidebar menu.
™
.
Using the Control Program
The Control Program appears (or runs minimized) each time you send
a print job. For help opening the Control Program, see the tip in the
shaded margin.
Use this tab to view
Control Program
options.
Use this tab to
monitor print
jobs and ink
levels, print a
test page, or
cancel a print
job.
To learn more
about these
settings, click
Help
.
Use this tab when you
want to install, replace,
clean, or align your
print cartridges.
Use this tab when you
want to print from a
DOS application.
Use this tab
to view
copyright
and version
information.
Change the Printer
Properties from Windows to
use the same printer settings
each time you print. This
way, you never need to
change them from your
application.
Glossary
Run Minimized
Prevents the Control Program from appearing on
your computer screen each
time you send a job to print.
To set the Control Program
to run minimized:
Open the Control Pro-
1
gram.
Click the Options tab.
2
Select Run Minimized.
3
Tip
To open the Control
Program, click:
Start.
1
Programs.
2
Lexmark Z11 Series.
3
Lexmark Z11 Series Con-
4
trol Program on LPTx.
10
Chapter 2
Quick Fix
Paper feeds multiple
sheets at a time
• Make sure the paper is
aligned against the right
side of the sheet feeder.
• Make sure the paper
guide is against the edge
of the paper.
• Make sure the top of the
paper aligns with the
appropriate mark at the
top of the paper support.
Paper fails to feed
1 Align the paper against
the right side of the
sheet feeder.
2 Make sure no more than
100 sheets of plain
paper are loaded.
3 Slide the paper guide
against the edge of the
paper.
4
Raise the front cover.
5
Remove any obstructions inside the printer.
6 Close the front cover.
7 Press the Paper Feed
button.
Printing your documents
Chapter 3
Follow the steps in this chapter to print everything from transparencies
to banners.
For information about: See page:
Loading your print media 12
Checking printer settings 12
Printing transparencies 13
Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards 14
Printing on customized paper s izes 15
Printing greeting cards 16
Printing iron-on transfers 17
Printing banners 18
Printing your documents
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