User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 MB)
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...Cancel your print job. • Print a test page. • View your desktop. About tab to access the printer driver Help. Help button on your ink level. Status tab to : • Install or replace a print cartridge. • Align the print cartridge for.... 2 Lexmark Z12 Series. 3 Lexmark Z12 Control Program. Click the... Note: You can also access the Control Program by doubleclicking the Lexmark Z12 Series printer icon on any tab in the Control Program to view printer software version and copyright information. 2 Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer Using the...
...Cancel your print job. • Print a test page. • View your desktop. About tab to access the printer driver Help. Help button on your ink level. Status tab to : • Install or replace a print cartridge. • Align the print cartridge for.... 2 Lexmark Z12 Series. 3 Lexmark Z12 Control Program. Click the... Note: You can also access the Control Program by doubleclicking the Lexmark Z12 Series printer icon on any tab in the Control Program to view printer software version and copyright information. 2 Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer Using the...
User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 MB)
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... prints with slight color variations. • Your print cartridge may be removed: 1 Press the Power button to turn the printer On. 5 Resend your printer's Control Program. Check the ink level graphic on the Cartridge tab of your document to the parallel port. • Clean the print nozzles. For help ... remove it is lodged too far into the printer, raise the front cover and pull the paper out. 3 Close the front cover. 4 Press the Power button to turn the printer Off. 2 Pull firmly on ink. Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with mistakes or poor quality ...
... prints with slight color variations. • Your print cartridge may be removed: 1 Press the Power button to turn the printer On. 5 Resend your printer's Control Program. Check the ink level graphic on the Cartridge tab of your document to the parallel port. • Clean the print nozzles. For help ... remove it is lodged too far into the printer, raise the front cover and pull the paper out. 3 Close the front cover. 4 Press the Power button to turn the printer Off. 2 Pull firmly on ink. Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with mistakes or poor quality ...
User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 MB)
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...10. • 18 • • • Chapter 3 • Print smears on regular paper, select the Normal 600dpi Print Quality setting in the Printer Properties. If you are clean. For help, see page 7. • Select High 1200dpi Print Quality on the Options tab of light and dark print (...is appropriate for the paper type. Print is too dark or smudged Make sure: • You let the ink dry before stacking. • Select a higher Print Quality setting in the printer. • The paper is straight and unwrinkled. • The Print Quality setting is selected on the ...
...10. • 18 • • • Chapter 3 • Print smears on regular paper, select the Normal 600dpi Print Quality setting in the Printer Properties. If you are clean. For help, see page 7. • Select High 1200dpi Print Quality on the Options tab of light and dark print (...is appropriate for the paper type. Print is too dark or smudged Make sure: • You let the ink dry before stacking. • Select a higher Print Quality setting in the printer. • The paper is straight and unwrinkled. • The Print Quality setting is selected on the ...
User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 MB)
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... light is On and the Paper Feed light is blinking • If the printer is out of ink. Check your print cartridge, see page 17 for any error messages. 1 Turn the printer Off. 2 Wait a few seconds, and then turn the printer back On. • 20 • • • Chapter 3 ...8226; If the printer has a paper jam, see page 8. Ink Low message The print cartridge is not printing 1 Press the Power...
... light is On and the Paper Feed light is blinking • If the printer is out of ink. Check your print cartridge, see page 17 for any error messages. 1 Turn the printer Off. 2 Wait a few seconds, and then turn the printer back On. • 20 • • • Chapter 3 ...8226; If the printer has a paper jam, see page 8. Ink Low message The print cartridge is not printing 1 Press the Power...
User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 MB)
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...; 27 •• erties 3 setting recommenda- Index A aligning print cartridge 10 B banding 18 banners loading 2, 3 printing 3 recommended paper 3 selecting in Printer Prop- tions 6 error messages Ink Low 20 Paper Jam 17 Printer Offline 15 European Community Directives Conformity notice 24 F Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Compliance Information Statement 24 flashing lights troubleshooting 20 foils...
...; 27 •• erties 3 setting recommenda- Index A aligning print cartridge 10 B banding 18 banners loading 2, 3 printing 3 recommended paper 3 selecting in Printer Prop- tions 6 error messages Ink Low 20 Paper Jam 17 Printer Offline 15 European Community Directives Conformity notice 24 F Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Compliance Information Statement 24 flashing lights troubleshooting 20 foils...
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...intermittent printing 18 internet printing Web Smoothing 5 iron-on transfers 2 postcards 2 transparencies 2 location of printer parts 26 M messages, error Ink Low 20 Paper Jam 17 Printer Offline 15 N notices electronic emission 24 Energy Star 25 European Community Directives Conformity 24 FCC 24 Industry ... tions 6 Power button 26 Power light 20 power supply connection problems 13 replacement 25 power supply connector 26 print cartridge aligning 10 Ink Low message 20 installing 8 part numbers 1 replacing 8 storing 12 wiping nozzles 11 print cartridge carrier 8 print cartridge storage unit ...
...intermittent printing 18 internet printing Web Smoothing 5 iron-on transfers 2 postcards 2 transparencies 2 location of printer parts 26 M messages, error Ink Low 20 Paper Jam 17 Printer Offline 15 N notices electronic emission 24 Energy Star 25 European Community Directives Conformity 24 FCC 24 Industry ... tions 6 Power button 26 Power light 20 power supply connection problems 13 replacement 25 power supply connector 26 print cartridge aligning 10 Ink Low message 20 installing 8 part numbers 1 replacing 8 storing 12 wiping nozzles 11 print cartridge carrier 8 print cartridge storage unit ...
User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 MB)
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...banding 18 blank pages 15 blinking lights 20 color quality 17 envelopes don't print 16 error messages 20 faded colors 17 flashing lights 20 Ink Low message 20 intermittent printing 18 missing characters 19 missing colors 17 multiple sheets feeding 16 pages stick together 19 paper feed problems 16 ...message 20 paper misfeeds 16 print is smudged 18 print is too dark 18 print quality 17 print smears 18 printer not printing 14, 20 Printer Offline message 15 printer settings 19 printer software installing 21 uninstalling 22 slow printing 14, 15 specialty papers 19 test page does not print 16 two-way...
...banding 18 blank pages 15 blinking lights 20 color quality 17 envelopes don't print 16 error messages 20 faded colors 17 flashing lights 20 Ink Low message 20 intermittent printing 18 missing characters 19 missing colors 17 multiple sheets feeding 16 pages stick together 19 paper feed problems 16 ...message 20 paper misfeeds 16 print is smudged 18 print is too dark 18 print quality 17 print smears 18 printer not printing 14, 20 Printer Offline message 15 printer settings 19 printer software installing 21 uninstalling 22 slow printing 14, 15 specialty papers 19 test page does not print 16 two-way...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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... you installed in your print cartridge. OK 9 The Automatic Alignment window appears: If you should align your cartridge. Align... Automatic Alignment You changed your printer. For best print quality, you installed a new print cartridge, click Align to align the print cartridges for the best print quality. b If you ...installed a new cartridge, click the box to reset the ink level to full. { COLOR p/n 17G0060 If you wish to full. c Click OK. For help, see page 25. Do you installed a new cartridge, ...
... you installed in your print cartridge. OK 9 The Automatic Alignment window appears: If you should align your cartridge. Align... Automatic Alignment You changed your printer. For best print quality, you installed a new print cartridge, click Align to align the print cartridges for the best print quality. b If you ...installed a new cartridge, click the box to reset the ink level to full. { COLOR p/n 17G0060 If you wish to full. c Click OK. For help, see page 25. Do you installed a new cartridge, ...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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The nozzle test also cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles. To run the nozzle test: 1 Load plain paper in graphics or printed text. • Print is smudged or too dark. • Colors .... Run the nozzle test when: • Characters are not printing completely. • White dashes appear in the printer. 2 Open the Control Program. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle test helps you can see page 19. 3 Click the Cartridge...
The nozzle test also cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles. To run the nozzle test: 1 Load plain paper in graphics or printed text. • Print is smudged or too dark. • Colors .... Run the nozzle test when: • Characters are not printing completely. • White dashes appear in the printer. 2 Open the Control Program. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle test helps you can see page 19. 3 Click the Cartridge...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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Steps to unclog them. The printer feeds a sheet of the page indicate clogged nozzles. These purge lines print: 1 purge line 3 purge lines Broken lines at the bottom of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned. Troubleshooting Appendix Index When you install a: Black cartridge Color cartridge 29 Unbroken lines at the top of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown: Purge lines print when ink is forced through the nozzles to basic printing Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer 4 Click Clean Print Nozzles.
Steps to unclog them. The printer feeds a sheet of the page indicate clogged nozzles. These purge lines print: 1 purge line 3 purge lines Broken lines at the bottom of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned. Troubleshooting Appendix Index When you install a: Black cartridge Color cartridge 29 Unbroken lines at the top of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown: Purge lines print when ink is forced through the nozzles to basic printing Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer 4 Click Clean Print Nozzles.
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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... next section, Wiping print nozzles and contacts. For help, see page 28), there may be dried ink on the print nozzles or contacts. 1 Remove the print cartridge from the printer. Look for a break in the lines. Wiping print nozzles and contacts If print quality does not ...improve after running the test three times, go to the diagonal lines below the printed bars. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer 5 Compare the diagonal lines above the printed bars to step 6. 6 Remove and reinstall the print cartridge. 7 Repeat the ...
... next section, Wiping print nozzles and contacts. For help, see page 28), there may be dried ink on the print nozzles or contacts. 1 Remove the print cartridge from the printer. Look for a break in the lines. Wiping print nozzles and contacts If print quality does not ...improve after running the test three times, go to the diagonal lines below the printed bars. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer 5 Compare the diagonal lines above the printed bars to step 6. 6 Remove and reinstall the print cartridge. 7 Repeat the ...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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... plugged in and turned on your computer screen. Before proceeding, verify that your printer cannot establish bidirectional communications with your computer. • Print cartridge ink level indicators on the Cartridge tab of the printer's Control Program are shaded. • Error messages (such as Paper Out) and job progress information do not appear on...
... plugged in and turned on your computer screen. Before proceeding, verify that your printer cannot establish bidirectional communications with your computer. • Print cartridge ink level indicators on the Cartridge tab of the printer's Control Program are shaded. • Error messages (such as Paper Out) and job progress information do not appear on...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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...is straight and unwrinkled. • Let the ink dry before handling the paper. • Make sure the Media Type setting in the printer software matches the type of the printer. 5 Close the front cover. 6 Press the Power button to turn the printer Off. 4 Pull firmly on the paper to... the Power button to turn the printer Off. 2 Press the Power button to turn the printer back On. 3 If the printer does not eject the page, turn the printer On. 7 Resend your document to print. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Troubleshooting Printer has a paper jam If the ...
...is straight and unwrinkled. • Let the ink dry before handling the paper. • Make sure the Media Type setting in the printer software matches the type of the printer. 5 Close the front cover. 6 Press the Power button to turn the printer Off. 4 Pull firmly on the paper to... the Power button to turn the printer Off. 2 Press the Power button to turn the printer back On. 3 If the printer does not eject the page, turn the printer On. 7 Resend your document to print. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Troubleshooting Printer has a paper jam If the ...
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... help , see page 28. 43 For help , see page 25. • Clean the print nozzles. Remove the pages as they exit the printer, and allow them to High Speed. For help , see page 28. Vertical straight lines are not smooth To improve the print quality of vertical straight... graphs: • Select a higher print quality. • Align the print cartridge. For help, see page 28. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting • Change the Print Quality setting to dry before stacking. • The print nozzles may be smearing the...
... help , see page 28. 43 For help , see page 25. • Clean the print nozzles. Remove the pages as they exit the printer, and allow them to High Speed. For help , see page 28. Vertical straight lines are not smooth To improve the print quality of vertical straight... graphs: • Select a higher print quality. • Align the print cartridge. For help, see page 28. Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting • Change the Print Quality setting to dry before stacking. • The print nozzles may be smearing the...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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... to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Printed characters are faded Try the suggestions listed in the previous section, Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen • A print cartridge may be out of paper. Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with slight color...
... to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Printed characters are faded Try the suggestions listed in the previous section, Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen • A print cartridge may be out of paper. Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with slight color...
User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB)
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.... 47 Purchase a new print cartridge. The Power light and Paper Feed light are blinking The print cartridge carrier has stalled. Check your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Error messages and flashing lights Paper Jam message For help, see page 42. The Power light is On and the... Paper Feed light is blinking • If the printer is running out of paper: 1 Load paper. 2 Press the Paper Feed button. • If the printer has a paper jam, see page 42. Power Paper light Feed light Ink Low message A print cartridge is out of...
.... 47 Purchase a new print cartridge. The Power light and Paper Feed light are blinking The print cartridge carrier has stalled. Check your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Error messages and flashing lights Paper Jam message For help, see page 42. The Power light is On and the... Paper Feed light is blinking • If the printer is running out of paper: 1 Load paper. 2 Press the Paper Feed button. • If the printer has a paper jam, see page 42. Power Paper light Feed light Ink Low message A print cartridge is out of...
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..., 20 opening 19 tabs 20 using 19 custom size paper loading 8 settings 16 D dark or smudged print 42 default settings 14 diskettes, creating 48 downloaded printer driver, installing 48 E envelopes loading 6 settings 14, 29 error messages Ink Low 47 Paper Jam 47 Printer Not Ready 38 Printer Offline 38 50
..., 20 opening 19 tabs 20 using 19 custom size paper loading 8 settings 16 D dark or smudged print 42 default settings 14 diskettes, creating 48 downloaded printer driver, installing 48 E envelopes loading 6 settings 14, 29 error messages Ink Low 47 Paper Jam 47 Printer Not Ready 38 Printer Offline 38 50
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... H high yield black cartridge 22 high yield color cartridge 22 I improving print quality 25 index cards loading 7 settings 14 Ink Low message 47 installing cartridges 21 printer software 48 intermittent printing 44 iron-on transfers loading 7 settings 17 L lights locating 47 Paper Feed 47 patterns 47 Power... 47 loading paper 5 loading paper 6 M margins, minimum settings 44 messages, error Ink Low 47 Paper Jam 47 Printer Not Ready 38 Printer Offline 38 N notices safety information 49 nozzle test 28 nozzles, print cleaning 28 wiping 30 O Options tab 20 ordering ...
... H high yield black cartridge 22 high yield color cartridge 22 I improving print quality 25 index cards loading 7 settings 14 Ink Low message 47 installing cartridges 21 printer software 48 intermittent printing 44 iron-on transfers loading 7 settings 17 L lights locating 47 Paper Feed 47 patterns 47 Power... 47 loading paper 5 loading paper 6 M margins, minimum settings 44 messages, error Ink Low 47 Paper Jam 47 Printer Not Ready 38 Printer Offline 38 N notices safety information 49 nozzle test 28 nozzles, print cleaning 28 wiping 30 O Options tab 20 ordering ...
User's Guide for Macintosh (2.5 MB)
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Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles to clear any clogged nozzles. For help, see if the cleaning process was successful. To run the nozzle test: 1 ...• Colors do not print correctly. Run the nozzle test when: • Characters are not printing completely. • White dashes appear in the printer. 2 Open the Control Panel. A test line prints so you can see page 27. 3 Click the Cartridge tab. 37
Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles to clear any clogged nozzles. For help, see if the cleaning process was successful. To run the nozzle test: 1 ...• Colors do not print correctly. Run the nozzle test when: • Characters are not printing completely. • White dashes appear in the printer. 2 Open the Control Panel. A test line prints so you can see page 27. 3 Click the Cartridge tab. 37
User's Guide for Macintosh (2.5 MB)
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These purge lines print: 1 purge line 3 purge lines Troubleshooting Appendix Index When you install a: Black cartridge Color cartridge 38 Unbroken lines at the top of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned. Broken lines at the bottom of the page indicate clogged nozzles. The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern similar to the one shown: Purge lines print when ink is forced through the nozzles to basic printing Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer 4 Click Clean Print Nozzles. Steps to unclog them.
These purge lines print: 1 purge line 3 purge lines Troubleshooting Appendix Index When you install a: Black cartridge Color cartridge 38 Unbroken lines at the top of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned. Broken lines at the bottom of the page indicate clogged nozzles. The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern similar to the one shown: Purge lines print when ink is forced through the nozzles to basic printing Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer 4 Click Clean Print Nozzles. Steps to unclog them.