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... Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter 1 Printer features and specifications 2 System requirements 3 Using the printer's light and button 4 Chapter 2 - Caring for your print cartridges . 19 Preserving print cartridges 19 Installing or replacing print cartridges 20 Disposing of used cartridges 25 Contents iii Contents Contents Chapter 1 - Using the printer software 5 Opening the Control Program 6 Opening the Printer Driver...
... Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter 1 Printer features and specifications 2 System requirements 3 Using the printer's light and button 4 Chapter 2 - Caring for your print cartridges . 19 Preserving print cartridges 19 Installing or replacing print cartridges 20 Disposing of used cartridges 25 Contents iii Contents Contents Chapter 1 - Using the printer software 5 Opening the Control Program 6 Opening the Printer Driver...
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The following table describes these applications: Use this software: Control Program Printer Driver When you installed the software for your printer, several small applications were installed on your computer. Using the printer software Using the printer software Chapter ...
The following table describes these applications: Use this software: Control Program Printer Driver When you installed the software for your printer, several small applications were installed on your computer. Using the printer software Using the printer software Chapter ...
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..., click the Properties, Options, or Setup button (depending on the application). 7 Using the printer software To open the printer driver from almost any application. Using the printer software Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 From the Lexmark 5000 Series program group, doubleclick the Control Program icon. Windows NT 4.0 1 From the Start menu, click Settings. 2 Click Printers...
..., click the Properties, Options, or Setup button (depending on the application). 7 Using the printer software To open the printer driver from almost any application. Using the printer software Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 From the Lexmark 5000 Series program group, doubleclick the Control Program icon. Windows NT 4.0 1 From the Start menu, click Settings. 2 Click Printers...
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Printing from DOS applications: • Lexmark 5000 Series printer software • ESC/P24-J84 compatible printer driver in each DOS application If your application does not include ESC/P24-J84 compatible drivers, contact the software manufacturer for DOS applications If possible, use options in your DOS application. Use the steps below only if you print... from DOS Printing from DOS Chapter Five You must install the following before you want to change a printer setting that does not exist in the driver. Changing print settings for a compatible...
Printing from DOS applications: • Lexmark 5000 Series printer software • ESC/P24-J84 compatible printer driver in each DOS application If your application does not include ESC/P24-J84 compatible drivers, contact the software manufacturer for DOS applications If possible, use options in your DOS application. Use the steps below only if you print... from DOS Printing from DOS Chapter Five You must install the following before you want to change a printer setting that does not exist in the driver. Changing print settings for a compatible...
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...to another application while your printer uses the ESC/P printer language. For help installing a printer driver, see "Opening the Control Program" on page 6. 3 Follow the steps for your Lexmark printer for ESC/P24 J84 printing in the DOS application from the Windows DOS prompt: 1 Make...avoid switching from DOS 35 c Click OK. 4 Start your application from a DOS application, your job is Enabled. You must install a printer driver for more information. b Make sure DOS Printing is printing. Printing from DOS Printing from a DOS application When you print from DOS. For help...
...to another application while your printer uses the ESC/P printer language. For help installing a printer driver, see "Opening the Control Program" on page 6. 3 Follow the steps for your Lexmark printer for ESC/P24 J84 printing in the DOS application from the Windows DOS prompt: 1 Make...avoid switching from DOS 35 c Click OK. 4 Start your application from a DOS application, your job is Enabled. You must install a printer driver for more information. b Make sure DOS Printing is printing. Printing from DOS Printing from a DOS application When you print from DOS. For help...
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... your application. For help , see "Opening the Control Program" on DOS Print- Note: When you normally would from DOS 6 You can use the printer driver for your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter to a printer other tabs, they apply to all print jobs. Printing from DOS Printing from your application. b Under DOS Printing, click on page 6. 2 Follow...
... your application. For help , see "Opening the Control Program" on DOS Print- Note: When you normally would from DOS 6 You can use the printer driver for your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter to a printer other tabs, they apply to all print jobs. Printing from DOS Printing from your application. b Under DOS Printing, click on page 6. 2 Follow...
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...driver and stored in a file (that is, printed to file): 1 Make sure you are in binary form. copy is the name of your application. For example, lpt1 or lpt2. - /b instructs the computer to send the data in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Start your application from DOS. To print to your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter...print job to your printer is the port where your Lexmark printer. ated. - Printing from a DOS application. Printing from DOS If you select Disable DOS Printing, you cannot print to your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter from DOS 37 The Print command causes printing delays....
...driver and stored in a file (that is, printed to file): 1 Make sure you are in binary form. copy is the name of your application. For example, lpt1 or lpt2. - /b instructs the computer to send the data in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Start your application from DOS. To print to your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter...print job to your printer is the port where your Lexmark printer. ated. - Printing from a DOS application. Printing from DOS If you select Disable DOS Printing, you cannot print to your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter from DOS 37 The Print command causes printing delays....
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...command to copy the print file to the port where the printer is not checked. 4 Exit Windows. 5 Start your application. For help installing a printer driver, see your application user's documentation. 8 Exit the DOS application. 9 Start Windows. 10 Double-click the MS-DOS icon in the Main group of ...your DOS application. 6 Install an ESC/P24 J84 compatible driver as the current printer in Windows. Note: This section does not apply to other Printers) is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example...
...command to copy the print file to the port where the printer is not checked. 4 Exit Windows. 5 Start your application. For help installing a printer driver, see your application user's documentation. 8 Exit the DOS application. 9 Start Windows. 10 Double-click the MS-DOS icon in the Main group of ...your DOS application. 6 Install an ESC/P24 J84 compatible driver as the current printer in Windows. Note: This section does not apply to other Printers) is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example...
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... has finished processing, neither job will print. click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. c Choose the Details Tab. 2 Click the Port Settings button. 3 Make sure Spool MS-DOS print jobs is selected: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right-... b In the sidebar menu, click Properties. b In the sidebar menu, click Properties. click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. Normally, a job is finished processing when the ...
... has finished processing, neither job will print. click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. c Choose the Details Tab. 2 Click the Port Settings button. 3 Make sure Spool MS-DOS print jobs is selected: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right-... b In the sidebar menu, click Properties. b In the sidebar menu, click Properties. click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. Normally, a job is finished processing when the ...
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... 52 Troubleshooting To check the printer status, follow the steps for your operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0: 1 From the Printers folder, double-click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. 2 Click the Printer menu and make sure no checkmark appears next to the Hold option. • Print a printer test page. Check your application. •... not being held or paused. Make sure: • the printer has paper. • you are trying to Windows NT 4.0. Check your DOS printer port settings, driver, and your DOS settings.
... 52 Troubleshooting To check the printer status, follow the steps for your operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0: 1 From the Printers folder, double-click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. 2 Click the Printer menu and make sure no checkmark appears next to the Hold option. • Print a printer test page. Check your application. •... not being held or paused. Make sure: • the printer has paper. • you are trying to Windows NT 4.0. Check your DOS printer port settings, driver, and your DOS settings.
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The ink may have bidirectional communications problems. See "Bidirectional communications problems" on page 42. Make sure you have your Lexmark Color Jetprinter's printer driver selected as the printer prints the page. • Change to dry before stacking. See your Windows documentation. • Page is smeared by the next page ...
The ink may have bidirectional communications problems. See "Bidirectional communications problems" on page 42. Make sure you have your Lexmark Color Jetprinter's printer driver selected as the printer prints the page. • Change to dry before stacking. See your Windows documentation. • Page is smeared by the next page ...
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... Make all printer setting changes in your application may override settings in your application if possible. Printer settings in the printer software. Use the printer driver to something other than Quick Print 600. See "Aligning the print cartridges" on page 27. • Test the printhead alignment. See "Cleaning the print nozzles...
... Make all printer setting changes in your application may override settings in your application if possible. Printer settings in the printer software. Use the printer driver to something other than Quick Print 600. See "Aligning the print cartridges" on page 27. • Test the printhead alignment. See "Cleaning the print nozzles...
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...suitable for a particular picture. halftone An array in which dots are printed using the dithering selections from the halftoning area, the printer driver uses a matrix of a given size and style. hard drive A stand-alone hardware unit that is a name for a modified ... sometimes called hard disk or fixed disk drive. Also called the diffusion or scatter style of gray. driver see printer driver. You may need to experiment to simulate colors and shades of printing. Glossary Glossary application software A software product, such as a spreadsheet or word processing...
...suitable for a particular picture. halftone An array in which dots are printed using the dithering selections from the halftoning area, the printer driver uses a matrix of a given size and style. hard drive A stand-alone hardware unit that is a name for a modified ... sometimes called hard disk or fixed disk drive. Also called the diffusion or scatter style of gray. driver see printer driver. You may need to experiment to simulate colors and shades of printing. Glossary Glossary application software A software product, such as a spreadsheet or word processing...
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... cards, iron-on your printer. software application Any program loaded on transfers, and index cards. One megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes. printer driver A program that requires manual feeding. specialty media Any print media that translates the language of a software application to perform a specific task; ...your computer used for simple line art and computer graphics. Glossary 74 Glossary printer setup The printer driver is designed to a computer, by the composition of programmed patterns of measure for example, a word processing or spreadsheet program.
... cards, iron-on your printer. software application Any program loaded on transfers, and index cards. One megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes. printer driver A program that requires manual feeding. specialty media Any print media that translates the language of a software application to perform a specific task; ...your computer used for simple line art and computer graphics. Glossary 74 Glossary printer setup The printer driver is designed to a computer, by the composition of programmed patterns of measure for example, a word processing or spreadsheet program.
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... 12 L labels loading 13 ordering 64 types and sizes 12 M manual feeder loading 16 location 16 O Online Guide, opening 8 opening Control Program 6 Online Guide 8 Printer Driver 7 ordering supplies 61 76 Index P paper coated 62 feed problems 54 loading 13, 16 ordering 62 photo 63 types and sizes 9 parallel cable, ordering 61...
... 12 L labels loading 13 ordering 64 types and sizes 12 M manual feeder loading 16 location 16 O Online Guide, opening 8 opening Control Program 6 Online Guide 8 Printer Driver 7 ordering supplies 61 76 Index P paper coated 62 feed problems 54 loading 13, 16 ordering 62 photo 63 types and sizes 9 parallel cable, ordering 61...
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Printer Driver, opening 7 printing problems 49 R requirements, system 3 S software description 5 problems 60 supplies, ordering 61 system requirements 3 T transparencies loading 13, 16 ordering 63 types and sizes 11 troubleshooting 41 U United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984 68 W warranty information 69 Index 77 Index
Printer Driver, opening 7 printing problems 49 R requirements, system 3 S software description 5 problems 60 supplies, ordering 61 system requirements 3 T transparencies loading 13, 16 ordering 63 types and sizes 11 troubleshooting 41 U United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984 68 W warranty information 69 Index 77 Index