Lexmark Z65p User Guide

Z65p Photo Jetprinter™

Photo Guide

October 2002

www.lexmark.com

Edition: October 2002

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Safety information

• Use only the power supply provided with this product or the manufacturer’s authorized replacement power supply.

• Connect the power cord to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible.

• Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the user documentation, to a professional service person.

Learning about your printer ..............................................1

Understanding the printer parts .................................................... 1

Understanding memory cards ....................................................... 3

Using the software to select your printer settings .........................6

Using the software to meet your printing needs ............................7

Printing from paper tray 1 .................................................8

Printing from paper tray 2 ...............................................11

Printing photos ................................................................14

Printing a digital photo on a photo card ...................................... 14

Designing pages for a photo album ............................................ 19

Creating a custom template ........................................................21

Printing multiple images on one sheet ........................................22

Cropping photos .......................................................................... 23

Personalizing fabric with pictures ................................................24

Troubleshooting checklist ..............................................26

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Learning about your printer

Understanding the printer parts

Printing is easier than ever before. Your printer can automatically align your cartridges and detect the type of paper you have loaded into paper tray 1.

Paper tray 1 (front)

• Load custom size paper, plain inkjet paper, or specialty paper for special projects.

• Paper tray 1 has a paper type sensor that automatically detects the following paper types: plain, coated, photo/glossy, and transparencies.

Paper release lever

Press when removing paper. Each paper tray has a paper release lever.

Paper guide

Slide next to paper for proper feeding. Each paper tray has a paper guide.

Memory card slots

Insert a memor y card into one of these four slots to access your photos.

Front cover

Open to install cartridges or clear a paper jam.

Paper exit tray

Extend to hold paper as it exits.

Paper tray 2 (rear)

Load A4 or letter size paper.

Power button

Press to tur n the printer on or off.

Paper tray buttons

•Press once to select paper tray 1 (front) or paper tray 2 (rear).

• If this button is flashing, press it once to clear a paper jam.

USB cable connector

Power supp ly connector

Understanding memory cards

Most digital cameras use a memory card to store photos. You can insert the memory card into your printer and print your photos or save them on your computer.

Inserting a m emory card

Your printer supports the following digital media:

• CompactFlash I and II

• IBM Microdrive

• Secure Digital

• MultiMedia Card

• Memory Stick

• Smartmedia

The USB Card Reader on your printer has four slots to accommodate these media. This illustration shows you where to insert each of the suppor ted mem ory cards.

CompactFlash I and II, IBM Microdrive

Memory Stick

Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card

Smartmedia

Before you insert your memory card, consider the following information:

• If your memory card has a gold contact area, make sure the contact

area faces the side of your printer.

• If you are inserting a CompactFlash card, make sure the name label

faces away from your printer.

• Your printer recognizes one source for photos at a time. Insert only

one memory card at a time.

When you insert your memory card into the USB Card Reader, the following message appears:

Select this option to save your photos in a folder on your computer.

Select this option to save your settings.

Select this option to launch FotoSlate.

Click Next to continue.

Make the selections based on your preferences. If you select Copy images to hard drive, and then click Next, another dialog box appears.

Browse to select a folder where you want to store your photos, and then create a new subfolder for your photos. The default folder is My Pictures, and the default subfolder name is the current date. When you have completed your selections, click Next.

When a memory card is being written to or read from, the USB Card Reader light comes on:

Removing your memory card

Remove your memory card in the following way to prevent data loss:

1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 2 Right-click the icon for the removable disk drive supporting your

memory card. The icon looks similar to the one shown.

3 Select Eject from the drop-down menu. 4 Click OK on the Eject dialog box.

5 Remove your memory card from the USB Card Reader. For help,

Formatting your memory cards

Formatting removes any damaged or lost data from the memory card so that it does not take up valuable memory space on the card.

Warning: When you format a memory card, all images are deleted

from it. If you are storing photos on your memory card, copy them to another location before you format it.

To format your memory cards:

1 Insert the memory card that you want to format into the USB Card

Reader.

2 Click Start Programs USB Card Reader Digital Media

Formatter.

3 Follow the instructions on your screen to format your memory card.

Using the software to select your printer settings

Print Properties

Use the Quality/ Copies, Paper Setup, and Print Style tabs to select your printer settings.

With your document open, click File Print Properties or Preferences.

I Want To menu

This online, easy-to-use projects menu helps you print photos, banners, envelopes, posters, and m uch more.

Print quality and paper type

To select a print quality or paper type setting:

1 With your document open, click File Print Properties or

Preferences.

From the Quality/Copies tab, select a print quality setting.

3 From the Paper Setup tab, select a paper type setting.

The following table lists paper recommendations for each print quality:

Print quality Paper recommendation

Quick Print Plain inkjet, multipurpose, office, or xerographic Normal Plain or premium inkjet , multipurpose, office, xerographic,

Better Premium inkjet, transparency, coated, glossy, or photo Best Transparency, coated, glossy, or photo

iron-on transfer, or transparency

Using the software to meet your printing needs

Use the Lexmark Z65 Solution Center for:

• Aligning and maintaining cartridges

• Viewing printer status information, such as the paper type detected

in paper tray 1 and ink levels

• Troubleshooting

• Printing a test page

To open the Lexmark Solution Center:

• From your desktop, double-click the Lexmark Z65 Solution Center

icon. or

• Click Start Programs or All Programs Lexmark Z65

Lexmark Z65 Solution Center. Click Help on any tab to view the printer software Help.

Printing from paper tray 1

From paper tray 1, you can print on any supported paper type, such as plain, coated, photo, or glossy paper, transparencies, envelopes, labels, iron-on transfers, or banner paper. Your paper must be within these dimensions:

Width: 76.2 to 215.9 mm (3.0 to 8.5 in.) Length: 127 to 432 mm (5.0 to 17.0 in.)

Note: Banner paper may be longer.

If you load transparencies or plain, coated, photo, or glossy paper into paper tray 1, your printer detects the paper type and automatically adjusts the Paper Type setting in the printer software for you.

To print a document from this tray:

1 Load the paper, with the print side facing you, against the right side

of the paper tray.

+ 24 hidden pages