Lexmark Z43 User Guide

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Color Jetprinter

Steps to basic printing

tells you ho w to load paper and adjust your printer software for printing.

Home page

Beyond the basics

tells you how to print booklets , handouts, and two-sided docum en ts .

Maintaining your printer

tells you how to install, replace, and align the print cartridges.

Troubleshooting

provides inf ormation to help y ou solve printing problems.

Appendix

provides power sup ply and safety information.

Index

allows you to link directly to the information you need.

Lexmark Z 42 Color Jetprinte r™ Lexmark Z 43 Color Jetprinte r User’s Guide for Macintosh

Use this guide when you have questions about your printer or when you encounter a prob le m .

Tips for using th is guide

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Use the buttons on the left side of the screen to navigate through the pages of this guide.

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Click the

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Click the left or right arrows to move forward or back through the pages. Click the h ouse to return to the Home page.

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Click information.

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To print this guide:

1 From the Acrobat Reader File menu, choose Page Setup....

2 Select the Landscape orientation button. 3 Click OK. 4 From the Acrobat Reader File menu, choose Print. 5 Select the pages you want to print, and then cli ck Print.

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Steps to basic printing

Basic printing is as easy as:

Step One: Load the paper

Beyond the basics

Maintaining your printer

Troubleshooting

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Step Two: Customize your printing options Step Three: Print your document

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Step One: Load the paper

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

1 Place the paper a gainst the right side of the sheet f eeder with the

print side facing you.

Note:

when you load it. F or e xample , letter or A4 size paper shou ld extend above the top of the paper support.

Make sure y o u do not force the paper into the sheet feeder

Paper support

Sheet feeder

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2 Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and slide

the paper guide to the edge of the paper.

Paper guide

Release tab

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Loading specialty papers

Follo w thes e guide lines when loa ding sp ec ialty papers:

Load up to: Make sure the...

10 envelopes. • print side is facing you.

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

• stamp location is in the upper left corner.

• paper guide is against the side of the envelopes.

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

• print side is facing you.

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

• paper guide is against the side of the cards.

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Load up to: Make sure the...

25 sheets of photo

• glossy or coated side is facing y ou.

paper, glossy paper, or coated paper.

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

Note:

Remove each photo as it exits the printer

and allow it to dry before stacking.

25 iron-on transfers.

• print side is facing you and you follow the instructions included in the iron-on transfer packaging.

• paper guide is against the side of the iron-on transfers.

Note:

Many software applications accept iron-on transfers differently . We recommend printing your design on plain paper before printing the iron-on transfer.

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Load up to: Make sure the...

100 sheets of

• the print side is facing you.

custom-sized paper.

• paper size fits within these dimensions:

- Width dimensions: mm: 76 - 216 inches: 3.0 - 8.5

- Length dimensions: mm: 127 - 432 inches: 5.0 - 17.0

• paper guide is against the side of the paper.

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Load up to: Make sure the...

20 sheets of banner paper.

• print side is facing you, and then place the banner paper behind the printer. Next, bring the unattached edge of the first page over the top of the printer and into the sheet feeder.

• paper guide is against the side of the paper.

Note:

Select the Paper Size in the Lexmark Z42-Z43 Page Setup dialog box.

Banner (Letter)

Banner (A4)

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Load up to: Make sure the...

10 transparencies. • rough sides of the transparencies are f acing y ou

(smooth side down). If your transparency has a removable stripe, make sure it is away from you and pointing down.

• paper guide is against the side of the

transparencies.

Note:

Remove each transparency as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking.

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Step Two: Customize your printing options

The printer software for your printer lets you perform printing tasks with superior printing results.

The Page Setup dialog box comes with your operating system. It includes options such as paper size, orientation, and watermarks.

Click Help to access the printer driver Help.

Click this popup menu to select a paper size.

Click one of these to select the page orientation.

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The Print dialog box comes with your printer software. It includes options such as number of copies, pages to print, paper source, p rint quality, booklet printing, pages per sheet (handouts), print last page first, print on both sides, color matching, backgro und printing, and print time.

Click this pop-up menu to select print settings. See the following table for a description of these options.

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From the pop-up menu, choose:

When you want to select:

General the number of copies, the pages to print, and wait f or pages to dry . Paper Ty pe/Quality paper type and print quality. Layout booklet printing, pages per sheet, print last page first, print on both

sides, and binding. Color ColorSync or Built-In color matching. Background Printing print in foreground, print in background, or print time.

Changing you r pa ge se ttings

To change your paper size, orientation, scaling, and watermarks, open the Pag e Setup d ialog box from your application.

1 Open the application’s File menu. 2 Choose Page Setup. 3 Change option s as needed. 4 Select OK.

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Changing your print settings from an application

To change y our print settings from an application (f or e xamp le, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics , and so on), open the P rint dialog box.

1 Open the application’s File menu.

2 Choose Print....

3 Change option s as needed. 4 Select Save Settings.

Changing your print settings from your desktop

T o chan ge your print settings from your deskto p, open the Print dialog box.

1 From your desktop, open the File menu.

2 Choose Print....

3 Change option s as needed. 4 Select Save Settings.

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Changing your print se ttin gs for specialty paper

When you installed y our p rinter software , the Page Setup dialog bo x and the Print dialog box were set to the def ault settings. Use the default settings f or printing most documents on plain paper. Ho wev er, you ma y need to change yo ur printer options for printing on specialty papers.

When you are printing on:

Envelopes Page Setup From the Paper Size pop-up menu, select the

Greeting cards, index cards, or postcards

Banner paper Page Setup From the Paper Siz e pop-up menu, select

Custom-sized paper

Open this dialog box:

And make these selections:

appropriate envelope size.

Page Setup From the Paper Size pop-up menu, select the

appropriate card size.

Banner

(Letter)

Page Setup From th e Paper Size pop-up menu, select

Paper Sizes

Banner (A4)

Edit Custom

and enter the dimensions for your custom

paper size.

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When you are printing on:

Open this dialog box:

And make these selections:

Coated paper Print From the Paper Type/Quality pop-up menu, select

Coated

Paper Type.

Transparencies Print From the Paper Type/Quality pop-up menu, select

Transparency

Paper Type and

Normal (600 dpi)

Quality.

Note:

Remove each transparency as it e xits the printer

and allow it to dry before stacking.

Iron-on transfers

Print From the P aper Type/Quality pop-up

menu, select

Iron-On Transfer

Paper Type.

Note:

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

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When you are printing on:

Glossy/Photo Paper

Open this dialog box:

And make these selections:

• From the Paper Type/Quality pop-up menu,

select Glossy Pap er Type and High (1200 dpi) or Maximum (2 40 0 dpi) Print Quality.

• From the Color pop - up menu, select Built-In

Color Matching.

• From the Document Color pop-up menu, select

Natural Color.

Note:

Remove each photo as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking.

Saving y our settings

To save your settings and use them the next time you print:

1 Open the File menu.

2 Choose Print....

The Print dialog box displays on your screen.

3 Change settings as needed. 4 Select Save Settings.

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Going back to the de faults

You may want to change your settings back to the default settings.

1 Open the File menu.

2 Choose Print....

The Print dialog box displays on your screen.

3 Select Revert to Defaults.

Step Three: Print your document

1 Open the File menu.

2 Choose Print....

The Print dialog box displays on your screen.

3 Select Print.

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Beyond the basics

You can customize your printer software f or:

Printing booklets

Beyond the basics

Maintaining your printer

Troubleshooting

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Printing handouts Printing last page fir s t Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper

Printing booklets

You can print and bundle yo ur docum ent together to m ak e a booklet.

Step One: Load the paper

Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder. For help loading paper, see

page 4

Bey ond the basics

Steps to basic printing

Beyond the basics

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Step T w o: Customize the Print dialog bo x f or booklets

1 Open the Page Setup dialog box. For help, see 2 Select the appropriate paper size. 3 Select the appropriate page orientation. 4 Open the Print dialog box. For help, see

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5 From the General pop-up menu, select Layout.

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Select Layout.

Select the number of sheets to bundle.

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