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Using the printer software 5 Opening the Control Program 6 Opening the Printer Driver 7 Opening the Online Guide 8 Chapter 3 - Contents Contents Chapter 1 - Caring for your print cartridges . 19 Preserving print cartridges 19 Installing or replacing print cartridges ...25 Contents iii Loading paper and other media . . 9 Recommended paper types 9 Loading the automatic feeder 13 Loading the manual feeder 16 Chapter 4 - Introducing the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter 1 Printer features and specifications 2 System requirements 3 Using the printer's light and button 4 Chapter 2 -
Using the printer software 5 Opening the Control Program 6 Opening the Printer Driver 7 Opening the Online Guide 8 Chapter 3 - Contents Contents Chapter 1 - Caring for your print cartridges . 19 Preserving print cartridges 19 Installing or replacing print cartridges ...25 Contents iii Loading paper and other media . . 9 Recommended paper types 9 Loading the automatic feeder 13 Loading the manual feeder 16 Chapter 4 - Introducing the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter 1 Printer features and specifications 2 System requirements 3 Using the printer's light and button 4 Chapter 2 -
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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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... Start menu, click Settings. 2 Click Printers. The Printers folder appears. 3 Right-click the Lexmark 5000 Series printer icon. To open the printer driver from almost any application. A sidebar menu appears. 4 Click Properties. Opening the Printer Driver You can open the printer driver: 1 Open the application's File menu. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Printer...
... Start menu, click Settings. 2 Click Printers. The Printers folder appears. 3 Right-click the Lexmark 5000 Series printer icon. To open the printer driver from almost any application. A sidebar menu appears. 4 Click Properties. Opening the Printer Driver You can open the printer driver: 1 Open the application's File menu. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Printer...
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... not exist in your DOS application to change printer settings. Printing from DOS applications: • Lexmark 5000 Series printer software • ESC/P24-J84 compatible printer driver in each DOS application If your DOS application override settings in your DOS application. Settings in your... application does not include ESC/P24-J84 compatible drivers, contact the software manufacturer for DOS applications If possible, use options in the driver. Changing print settings for a compatible driver replacement. Use the steps below only if you print from DOS ...
... not exist in your DOS application to change printer settings. Printing from DOS applications: • Lexmark 5000 Series printer software • ESC/P24-J84 compatible printer driver in each DOS application If your DOS application override settings in your DOS application. Settings in your... application does not include ESC/P24-J84 compatible drivers, contact the software manufacturer for DOS applications If possible, use options in the driver. Changing print settings for a compatible driver replacement. Use the steps below only if you print from DOS ...
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...you are printing. In Windows 3.1, avoid switching from your DOS application to other Printers) is not checked. For help installing a printer driver, see your printer uses the ESC/P printer language. For help opening the Control Program, see your Windows documentation. 5 Install an ESC/...from which you are in each DOS application. c Click OK. 4 Start your Lexmark printer for ESC/P24 J84 printing in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Open the printer's Control Program. You must install a printer driver for more information. For help, see "Opening the Control Program" on page ...
...you are printing. In Windows 3.1, avoid switching from your DOS application to other Printers) is not checked. For help installing a printer driver, see your printer uses the ESC/P printer language. For help opening the Control Program, see your Windows documentation. 5 Install an ESC/...from which you are in each DOS application. c Click OK. 4 Start your Lexmark printer for ESC/P24 J84 printing in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Open the printer's Control Program. You must install a printer driver for more information. For help, see "Opening the Control Program" on page ...
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... apply to all print jobs. Windows NT 4.0: a Click the Device Settings Tab. Printing from DOS 6 You can use the printer driver for your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter to change printer settings that are not in your Lexmark Color Jetprinter. 1 Open the printer's Control Program. When you make changes on page 6. 2 Follow the steps for your application. For help...
... apply to all print jobs. Windows NT 4.0: a Click the Device Settings Tab. Printing from DOS 6 You can use the printer driver for your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter to change printer settings that are not in your Lexmark Color Jetprinter. 1 Open the printer's Control Program. When you make changes on page 6. 2 Follow the steps for your application. For help...
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...function of the print file you cre- The Print command causes printing delays. Printing to a file To print a document that has been processed by the driver and stored in a file (that is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example: - lptn is the port where your printer is not ...DOS application. For help printing to a file, see your Windows documentation. 3 Create a print file using the DOS Print command to send a job to your Lexmark printer. Printing from DOS If you select Disable DOS Printing, you cannot print to your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter from DOS 37
...function of the print file you cre- The Print command causes printing delays. Printing to a file To print a document that has been processed by the driver and stored in a file (that is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example: - lptn is the port where your printer is not ...DOS application. For help printing to a file, see your Windows documentation. 3 Create a print file using the DOS Print command to send a job to your Lexmark printer. Printing from DOS If you select Disable DOS Printing, you cannot print to your Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter from DOS 37
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For help installing a printer driver, see your application user's documentation. 7 Create a print file using the "Print To File" function of Windows. 11 Use this DOS command to copy the print ... in the DOS application from which you are printing. For help opening the Control Program, see your DOS application. 6 Install an ESC/P24 J84 compatible driver as the current printer in the Main group of your application runs from the native DOS prompt, but does not run from the DOS prompt...
For help installing a printer driver, see your application user's documentation. 7 Create a print file using the "Print To File" function of Windows. 11 Use this DOS command to copy the print ... in the DOS application from which you are printing. For help opening the Control Program, see your DOS application. 6 Install an ESC/P24 J84 compatible driver as the current printer in the Main group of your application runs from the native DOS prompt, but does not run from the DOS prompt...
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... as your operating system to make sure Spool MS-DOS print jobs is selected: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right- click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. Windows NT 4.0: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right- c Choose the Device Settings Tab. 2 From DOS Printing, click...
... as your operating system to make sure Spool MS-DOS print jobs is selected: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right- click the Lexmark 5000 Color Jetprinter icon. Windows NT 4.0: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right- c Choose the Device Settings Tab. 2 From DOS Printing, click...
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... 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 Pause Printing option. Check your DOS printer port settings, driver, and your application settings. Troubleshooting 52 Troubleshooting Make sure: • the printer has paper...
... 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 Pause Printing option. Check your DOS printer port settings, driver, and your application settings. Troubleshooting 52 Troubleshooting Make sure: • the printer has paper...
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... Solid black areas on transparencies contain white streaks Unexpected or missing characters Solutions Print smearing may still be damp when a page finishes printing. See your Lexmark Color Jetprinter's printer driver selected as they exit the printer and allow them to a higher or lower Print Quality setting. • Disable your application software. Your printer may...
... Solid black areas on transparencies contain white streaks Unexpected or missing characters Solutions Print smearing may still be damp when a page finishes printing. See your Lexmark Color Jetprinter's printer driver selected as they exit the printer and allow them to a higher or lower Print Quality setting. • Disable your application software. Your printer may...
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See "Cleaning the print nozzles" on page 25. • Change Print Quality to something other than Quick Print 600. Use the printer driver to change a setting only if your application may override settings in the printer software. Troubleshooting 60 Troubleshooting Printer software problems Problems Portions of printer's Control ...
See "Cleaning the print nozzles" on page 25. • Change Print Quality to something other than Quick Print 600. Use the printer driver to change a setting only if your application may override settings in the printer software. Troubleshooting 60 Troubleshooting Printer software problems Problems Portions of printer's Control ...
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... for a particular picture. Air Brush Air Brush is designed for detailed graphics with limited shading. You may need to experiment to simulate colors and shades of a given size and style. halftone An array in which dots are printed using the dithering selections from the halftoning area..., the printer driver uses a matrix of printing. In most cases, the Air Brush setting produces the best results. dithering When images are placed to find...
... for a particular picture. Air Brush Air Brush is designed for detailed graphics with limited shading. You may need to experiment to simulate colors and shades of a given size and style. halftone An array in which dots are printed using the dithering selections from the halftoning area..., the printer driver uses a matrix of printing. In most cases, the Air Brush setting produces the best results. dithering When images are placed to find...
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...A unit of ink dots. This includes greeting cards, iron-on your printer. interface A data conversion device that requires manual feeding. printer driver A program that translates the language of a software application to a computer, by the composition of programmed patterns of measure for example, ...storage capacity. print cartridge The ink reservoir and printhead unit. One megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes. printer setup The printer driver is designed to provide the best print output default setting for your computer used for simple line art and computer graphics. ...
...A unit of ink dots. This includes greeting cards, iron-on your printer. interface A data conversion device that requires manual feeding. printer driver A program that translates the language of a software application to a computer, by the composition of programmed patterns of measure for example, ...storage capacity. print cartridge The ink reservoir and printhead unit. One megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes. printer setup The printer driver is designed to provide the best print output default setting for your computer used for simple line art and computer graphics. ...
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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