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... printer 1 Printer features and specifications 2 System requirements 4 Using the printer's light and button 5 Chapter 2 - Using the printer software 7 Opening the Control Program 8 Opening the Printer Driver 8 Chapter 3 - Introducing your print cartridges . 21 Preserving print cartridges 21 Installing or replacing print cartridges 22 Disposing of used cartridges 26 Aligning the print cartridges...
... printer 1 Printer features and specifications 2 System requirements 4 Using the printer's light and button 5 Chapter 2 - Using the printer software 7 Opening the Control Program 8 Opening the Printer Driver 8 Chapter 3 - Introducing your print cartridges . 21 Preserving print cartridges 21 Installing or replacing print cartridges 22 Disposing of used cartridges 26 Aligning the print cartridges...
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... the quality of print jobs • reset printer defaults 7 Using the printer software 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.
... the quality of print jobs • reset printer defaults 7 Using the printer software 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.
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Using the printer software Opening the Control Program 1 From the Start menu, click Programs. 2 Click the Lexmark 5700 Series program group. 3 Click Lexmark 5700 Ctrl Prog on the application). 8 Using the printer software To open the printer driver from almost any application. 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 Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button (depending on LPTx.
Using the printer software Opening the Control Program 1 From the Start menu, click Programs. 2 Click the Lexmark 5700 Series program group. 3 Click Lexmark 5700 Ctrl Prog on the application). 8 Using the printer software To open the printer driver from almost any application. 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 Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Options, or Setup button (depending on LPTx.
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...install the following before you want to change a printer setting that does not exist in your DOS application override settings in the driver. Use the steps below only if you can print from DOS 35 Settings in order of preference are: - Changing print ...for DOS applications If possible, use the HP DeskJet 500C for each DOS application Appropriate drivers in your DOS application. Printing from DOS applications: • Lexmark 5700 Series printer software • PCL 3 printer driver for color output. If your DOS application to change printer settings. HP DeskJet 500C -...
...install the following before you want to change a printer setting that does not exist in your DOS application override settings in the driver. Use the steps below only if you can print from DOS 35 Settings in order of preference are: - Changing print ...for DOS applications If possible, use the HP DeskJet 500C for each DOS application Appropriate drivers in your DOS application. Printing from DOS applications: • Lexmark 5700 Series printer software • PCL 3 printer driver for color output. If your DOS application to change printer settings. HP DeskJet 500C -...
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.... When you make changes on page 8. 2 Click the DOS Printing Tab. 3 Change settings as needed. 4 Click OK to save the settings. You must install a printer driver for PCL 3 emulation in each DOS application. 36 Printing from the DOS prompt in Windows. For help opening the Control Program, see "Opening the Control...
.... When you make changes on page 8. 2 Click the DOS Printing Tab. 3 Change settings as needed. 4 Click OK to save the settings. You must install a printer driver for PCL 3 emulation in each DOS application. 36 Printing from the DOS prompt in Windows. For help opening the Control Program, see "Opening the Control...
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...driver. Choose the black (mono) version if you are printing in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Open the printer's Control Program. Choose the color version if you are printing in the DOS application from which you are printing. When you make changes on other Printers) is not checked. 4 Start your Lexmark Photo Jetprinter™ 5770...Note: When you normally would from DOS 37 Printing from your application user's documentation. 6 You can use the printer driver for DOS applications" on page 8. 3 Click the Options Tab. For help installing a printer, see your Windows documentation...
...driver. Choose the black (mono) version if you are printing in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Open the printer's Control Program. Choose the color version if you are printing in the DOS application from which you are printing. When you make changes on other Printers) is not checked. 4 Start your Lexmark Photo Jetprinter™ 5770...Note: When you normally would from DOS 37 Printing from your application user's documentation. 6 You can use the printer driver for DOS applications" on page 8. 3 Click the Options Tab. For help installing a printer, see your Windows documentation...
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... application user's documentation. 4 Use this option is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example: 38 Printing from DOS. Printing to the other than your Lexmark Photo Jetprinter 5770. 1 Open the printer's Control Program. For help , see "Opening the Control Program" on page 8. 2 From the Options Tab, select the Disable CJ5700 DOS... port where the printer is not selected. If you select Disable DOS Printing, you are in a file (that has been processed by the driver and stored in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Start your Lexmark Photo Jetprinter 5770 from a DOS application.
... application user's documentation. 4 Use this option is connected: copy filename lptn /b In the command example: 38 Printing from DOS. Printing to the other than your Lexmark Photo Jetprinter 5770. 1 Open the printer's Control Program. For help , see "Opening the Control Program" on page 8. 2 From the Options Tab, select the Disable CJ5700 DOS... port where the printer is not selected. If you select Disable DOS Printing, you are in a file (that has been processed by the driver and stored in Windows, not native DOS. 2 Start your Lexmark Photo Jetprinter 5770 from a DOS application.
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... job to the port where the printer is the name of the HP DeskJet 500C driver. copy is the port where your application does not offer the HP DeskJet 500C printer driver, install the DeskJet 500 printer driver. The Print command causes printing delays and may corrupt the print job. 40 Printing... the data in binary form. ated. - For example, lpt1 or lpt2. - /b instructs the computer to print in color with the DeskJet 500 printer driver. Choose the color version if you cre- lptn is the DOS copy command. - Printing from DOS 6 Install the HP DeskJet 500C as the current printer...
... job to the port where the printer is the name of the HP DeskJet 500C driver. copy is the port where your application does not offer the HP DeskJet 500C printer driver, install the DeskJet 500 printer driver. The Print command causes printing delays and may corrupt the print job. 40 Printing... the data in binary form. ated. - For example, lpt1 or lpt2. - /b instructs the computer to print in color with the DeskJet 500 printer driver. Choose the color version if you cre- lptn is the DOS copy command. - Printing from DOS 6 Install the HP DeskJet 500C as the current printer...
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...substitute different fonts. Normally, a job is finished processing when the first page of the job prints. • Also, make sure the Lexmark 5700 Series is selected: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right- When you print a document formatted for the next time you send a second DOS... a different printer, Windows may change also. Use the software application that created the document to fix these problems, then save your default printer driver. click the Lexmark 5700 Series icon. See "Bidirectional communications problems" on page 44.
...substitute different fonts. Normally, a job is finished processing when the first page of the job prints. • Also, make sure the Lexmark 5700 Series is selected: 1 Open the Printer Driver Properties folder: a In the Windows Printer Folder, right- When you print a document formatted for the next time you send a second DOS... a different printer, Windows may change also. Use the software application that created the document to fix these problems, then save your default printer driver. click the Lexmark 5700 Series icon. See "Bidirectional communications problems" on page 44.
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Check your DOS printer port settings, driver, and your printer is printing slowly: • Decrease the print quality. ...Solutions Make sure: • the printer has paper. • you are using a Black print cartridge and not a Photo cartridge. • If you have paper in but slows the print time. • Consider purchasing more memory for your...application settings. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 55 To check the printer status: 1 From the Printers folder, double-click the Lexmark 5700 Series icon. 2 Click the Printer menu and make sure you are using several graphics, it may take...
Check your DOS printer port settings, driver, and your printer is printing slowly: • Decrease the print quality. ...Solutions Make sure: • the printer has paper. • you are using a Black print cartridge and not a Photo cartridge. • If you have paper in but slows the print time. • Consider purchasing more memory for your...application settings. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 55 To check the printer status: 1 From the Printers folder, double-click the Lexmark 5700 Series icon. 2 Click the Printer menu and make sure you are using several graphics, it may take...
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... job" on page 29. • Test the printhead alignment. Try the following suggestions to a higher or lower Print Quality setting. • Disable your Lexmark 5700 Series printer driver selected as the printer prints the page. • Change to improve print quality of light and dark print Solid black areas on transparencies contain...
... job" on page 29. • Test the printhead alignment. Try the following suggestions to a higher or lower Print Quality setting. • Disable your Lexmark 5700 Series printer driver selected as the printer prints the page. • Change to improve print quality of light and dark print Solid black areas on transparencies contain...
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... Printer software settings are not in effect Solutions If the ink level indicators of the Cartridges Tab are using. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 63 Use the printer driver to change a setting only if your application if possible. Printer settings in your application may override settings in your application does not have that setting...
... Printer software settings are not in effect Solutions If the ink level indicators of the Cartridges Tab are using. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 63 Use the printer driver to change a setting only if your application if possible. Printer settings in your application may override settings in your application does not have that setting...
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...used 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 gray. In most cases, the Air Brush setting produces the best results. You may need to experiment to represent...When images are placed to simulate colors and shades of dots to find the halftone best suitable for detailed graphics with limited shading. driver see printer driver. font A set of characters of printing. Glossary Glossary application software A software product, such as a spreadsheet or word processing ...
...used 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 gray. In most cases, the Air Brush setting produces the best results. You may need to experiment to represent...When images are placed to simulate colors and shades of dots to find the halftone best suitable for detailed graphics with limited shading. driver see printer driver. font A set of characters 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. See also parallel interface. One megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes. printer setup The printer driver is designed to a computer, by the composition of programmed patterns of ink dots. specialty media Any print media that links...A halftone method used to the language of connection that requires manual feeding. Glossary 84 Glossary icon A representation or symbol. printer driver A program that allows communication between the printer and the computer. interface A data conversion device that translates the language of a software...
... cards, iron-on your printer. See also parallel interface. One megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes. printer setup The printer driver is designed to a computer, by the composition of programmed patterns of ink dots. specialty media Any print media that links...A halftone method used to the language of connection that requires manual feeding. Glossary 84 Glossary icon A representation or symbol. printer driver A program that allows communication between the printer and the computer. interface A data conversion device that translates the language of a software...
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... and sizes 14 L labels loading 14 ordering 68 types and sizes 13 M manual feeder loading 18 location 18 O opening Printer Driver 8 ordering supplies 65 P paper coated 66 feed problems 57 loading 14, 18 ordering 66 photo 66 types and sizes 11 paper exit tray, removing 64 parallel cable, ordering 65... photo files, deleting 49 photo paper loading 18 ordering 66 types and sizes 10 86 Index power supply replacement 52 print cartridges aligning...
... and sizes 14 L labels loading 14 ordering 68 types and sizes 13 M manual feeder loading 18 location 18 O opening Printer Driver 8 ordering supplies 65 P paper coated 66 feed problems 57 loading 14, 18 ordering 66 photo 66 types and sizes 11 paper exit tray, removing 64 parallel cable, ordering 65... photo files, deleting 49 photo paper loading 18 ordering 66 types and sizes 10 86 Index power supply replacement 52 print cartridges aligning...