Lexmark Z52 User Guide

Lexmark Z52

Color Jetprinter

User’s Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98

Edition: December 1999 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law:

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Steps to basic printing 1

Step One: Load the paper 2 Step Two: Customize the Printer Properties 5 Step Three: Print your document 8

Printing beyond the basics 9

Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper 9 Printing handouts 12 Printing booklets 15 Printing posters 18

Maintaining your printer 21

Contents

Using the Control Program 21 Installing or replacing print cartridges 22 Improving print quality 23

Troubleshooting 27

Printer prints slowly or doesn’t print 28 Paper misfeeds or jams 30 Document prints with mistakes or poor quality 31 Problems with transparencies, photos, envelopes... 33 Error messages and flashing lights 34

Appendix 35

Installing printer software 35 Uninstalling printer software 36 Printing from DOS 36

Contents

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Statement of limited warranty 36 Electronic emission notices 38 Energy star 39 Safety information 39

Index 41

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Steps to basic printing

This book describes how to use your printer on Windows 95 and Windows 98. For help using your printer with:

Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, refer to the User’s

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Guide button on the Printer Software CD for Windows. Macintosh OS 8.6 or higher, refer to the User’s Guide icon

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found in the desktop Lexmark Z52 folder.

Basic printing is as easy as:

1 Load the paper (see the next section) 2 Customize the Printer Properties (see page 5) 3 Print your document (see page 8)

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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 against the right side of the sheet feeder, with

the print side facing you.

2 Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and

slide the paper guide to the edge of the paper.

Paper alignment marks

Sheet feeder

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Paper guide

Release tab

Loading specialty papers

Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers:

Load up to: Make sure:

10 envelopes • the print side is facing you.

• the envelopes are loaded vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder and the paper guide is against the edge of the envelopes.

• The stamp location is in the upper left corner.

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

25 sheets of photo paper • the print side is facing you.

20 sheets of banner paper • you place the paper behind

10 transparencies • the rough side of the transparency is facing you (smooth

• the print side is facing you.

• the cards are loaded vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder and the paper guide is against the edge of the cards.

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

the printer. Bring the unattached edge of the first page over the printer, and into the sheet feeder.

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

: Select Banner or Banner A4 paper size in the

Note

Printer Properties.

side down).

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

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Load up to: Make sure:

up to 100 sheets of customsized paper

25 iron-on transfers • you load the iron-on transfers following the instructions on

• the print side is facing you and the paper guide is against the side of the paper.

• your paper size fits within these dimensions:

Width dimensions: 76 mm to 216 mm

3.0” to 8.5”

Length dimensions: 127 mm to 432 mm

5.0” to 17.0”

the package.

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

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Step Two: Customize the Printer Properties

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

The Printer Properties application include four tabs: Job Finishing, Paper, Document/Quality, and Advanced. Each tab contains settings relating to the operation of your printer and its software.

Opening the Printer Properties

You can open the Printer Properties from almost every application. This lets you change printer settings ONLY for the document(s) you are currently creating in the application. To open the Printer Properties from an application:

Steps to basic printing

1 Open the application’s

File

menu.

2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties,

Option, 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 documents, unless you change them from the application. To open the Printer Properties from Windows:

1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select

Printers.

2 From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for

your printer.

3 Select Properties from the sidebar menu.

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Click the...

Pap er

tab to:

• 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

Document/Quality tab to select:

• Color settings for the document type you are printing

• The paper type you are using

• A print quality setting

• Web Smoothing when you are printing from the internet

• Allow Pages to Dry

• The default settings

Job Finishing tab to print:

• Handouts

•Posters

• Booklets

•Two-sided documents

Advanced tab to adjust:

• Halftone settings

•Image settings

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Choosing printer settings for specialty papers

When your printer software was first 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:

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When you are printing on this specialty paper:

Envelopes Paper From the Paper Size area, scroll to select

Greeting cards, index cards, or postcards

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

Click this Printer Properties tab:

Document/Quality

Paper

To make these selections:

the appropriate envelope size.

: Many applications are

Note

designed to override the envelope settings in Printer Properties.

From the Paper Type area, select Greeting Card Stock.

Select the appropriate Paper Size setting.

Glossy/Photo Paper.

: You can print quality photos

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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. For help, see page 22.

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

ner or Banner A4.

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When you are printing on this specialty paper:

Click this Printer Properties tab:

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 Trans-

Paper From the list of Paper Sizes, scroll to

select Custom. Enter the dimensions for your custom paper size. For help, see “Loading specialty papers” on page 3.

Tra ns fe r.

parency. Select Normal (600 x 600 dpi), High (1200 x 1200 dpi), or Maximum (2400 x 1200 dpi) Print Quality.

: When printing transparencies,

Note

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

Step Three: Print your document

1 From your application’s File menu, click Print. 2 From the Print dialog box, click OK or Print (depending on

the application).

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Printing beyond the basics

You can use your printer to print:

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

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handouts (see page 12)

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booklets (see page 15)

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posters (see page 18)

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Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper

Your Lexmark printer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Besides saving paper, this feature is helpful when you want to print booklets or tablets.

Step One: Load the paper

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

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a Click the Job

Finishing tab.

Step Two: Customize the Printer Properties for your two-sided print job

1 Open the Printer Properties. For help, see page 5. 2 Select the page orientation and size:

a Click the Paper tab. b Select the appropriate Paper Size. c Select Portrait or Landscape orientation.

3 Customize the Printer Properties for two-sided printing:

b Select Two-sided

printing.

c Select a binding

edge. When you select Portrait orientation,

choose between these binding edge options.

Note: When you select Landscape orientation, choose between these binding edge options:

Long Edge Binding

d To receive

paper reloading instructions, select Print

reloading instructions after the first side prints.

e Click OK.

Short Edge Binding

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Step Three: Print your two-sided document

1 From your application’s File menu, select Print. The odd-

numbered pages print first.

2 When the first side of all your two-sided document is

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

a When the entire stack

is finished printing, remove the stack.

b Flip the stack of paper.

c Insert the stack of

paper and instruction page with the printed side facing away from you and the arrows pointing down.

3 Click OK. The even-numbered pages print on the other

side.

4 To return to single-sided printing:

a From the Printer Properties, click the Job Finishing

tab.

b Make sure Two-sided printing is not selected. c Click OK.

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