Lexmark Z53 User's Guide
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1. Maintaining your printer Oo Troubleshooting Print Test Page Appendix Standard Color Standard Black P N 15M0120 P N 1241970 Clean Print Nozzles 28 J N af A Index Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Maintaining your printer i Installing or replacing print cartridges 1 Make sure the Power light is on Power light Paper Feed x fy light 2 Raise the front cover The print cartridge carrier moves to the loading position unless the printer is busy Print cartridge carrier in the loading position 29 Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Warning Do Not touch the gold contact area on the print cartridge Maintaining your printer a J 3 Remove the old print cartridge Store or dispose of the old cartridge 4 Install the replacement cartridge in the printer If you are installing a new Insert the Push back firmly on cartridge remove only the replacement the cartridge until it sticker and transparent tape print cartridge snaps securely into from the bottom of the print into the print place cartridge cartridge carrier 5 From the Lexmark Z53 Control Panel select the Cartridges tab 30 d N af A Oo Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Oo Troubleshooting Appendix2. Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Maintaining your printer a J 3 From the Cartridges tab select Clean Print Nozzles The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pat tern similar to the one shown Broken lines at the top of the page indicate These cyan magenta clogged nozzles yellow and black purge lines print when ink is forced through the nozzles to unclog them If any of these colors are missing on your printed test page your cartridge may be out of that color of ink Unbroken lines at the bottom of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned 38 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics c Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix vA Index 4 e gt Maintaining your printer Compare the diagonal lines above the printed bars to the diagonal lines below the printed bars Look for a break in the diagonal lines A broken line indicates clogged nozzles If the bottom line still has breaks run the test two more times e Ifthe print quality is satisfactory the print nozzles are clean You do not need to complete the remaining steps e f the print quality of both sets of lines is not satisfactory continue with the next step Remove and reinstall the print cartridge Repeat the nozzle test If the lines are still broken see the next section Wiping print nozzles and contacts Wipin
3. Index Maintaining your printer a 6 Select the appropriate button for your cartridge A I J Click the Cartridges tab Click the button for DONNI cartridge you want to install 31 Lexmark Z53 Control Panel Ink Levels Standard Color P N 15M0120 Standard Black P N 1241970 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Oo Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer a Se I J 7 Follow the steps on your screen to install the cartridges Install Black Cartridge Open the printer front cover and replace the black cartridge then click below to indicate the type of cartridge installed New 12A1970 Cartridge Installed New 12A1975 Cartridge Installed Old Black Cartridge Installed 32 d N af 7 Oo Maintaining your printer J 8 Select Yes to align the cartridges Follow the instructions on the screen to complete cartridge alignment For additional l help see page 34 9 To see how the cartridges print select Print Test Page Beyond the basics Lexmark 259 Control Panel Steps to basic printing Cartridges lek Lewels l rerba Eila k C hr digi Select Print Test Page Maintaining your printer Clean Brink Hogzias Standard Color Stendard Black Troubleshooting PYM 150120 PAN 1241970 33 J N af 7 Maintaining your printe
4. Double click the Lexmark Z53 printer icon on your desktop 2 Make sure the Pause button is not depressed J 44 SES gt Q Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Troubleshooting Lo Print a test page If the test page prints the printer is functioning properly Check your application Test page does not print e Make sure the print cartridges are installed correctly For help see page 29 Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print e Make sure your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer e Make sure you have removed the sticker and transparent tape on the bottom of the print cartridges For help see page 29 Printer prints very slowly e Close any open applications not in use e Decrease your print quality setting e Check the document you are printing Photos and graphics may take longer to print than regular text e Check your computer s resources Consider purchasing more memory or increasing the virtual memory for your computer J N af A Steps to basic printing Troubleshooting Lo Paper misfeeds or jams Paper misfeeds or pulls multiple sheets while moving through Make sure Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting a the printer The printer is on a flat level surface The paper is a recommended paper for inkjet printer
5. UL LISTED Direct Plug In Power Unit marked Class 2 and rated 30 Vdc at 1A Maintaining your printer Safety Information e If your product is NOT marked with this symbol O it MUST be connected to an electrical outlet that is properly grounded Troubleshooting e The power cord must be connected to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible e Refer service or repairs other than those described in the operating instructions to a professional service person 58 Nab A aligning print cartridges 34 B back to front printing 23 loading paper 23 background printing op tions 11 banding 49 banner paper loading 8 bidirectional communica tions problems indicators 43 blinking lights Paper Feed 54 Power 54 booklets building 20 customizing print set tings 18 loading paper 17 ABCDEFGHI J KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ printing 17 both sides of the paper customizing print set tings 24 loading paper 24 printing 24 building a booklet 20 Built In color matching 51 C cards loading 6 cartridges print aligning 34 installing 29 preserving 41 removing 30 replacing 29 characters misformed 50 characters missing 52 color options 11 colors missing 52 59 Index ColorSync color matching 51 contacts print wiping 39 Control Panel opening 27 tabs 28 using 27 customizing page setup 11 customizing print settings booklets 18 both sides o
6. Use of a substitute cable not properly shielded and grounded may result in a violation of FCC regulations Any questions regarding this compliance information statement should be directed to J N a 7 Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Director of Lab Operations Lexmark International Inc 740 West New Circle Road Lexington KY 40550 859 232 3000 Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Avis de conformit aux normes d Industrie Canada Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada European Community EC Directives Conformity This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EC Council directives 89 336 EEC and 73 23 EEC on the approximation and harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and safety of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits A declaration of conformity with the requirements of the Directive has been signed by the Director of Manufacturing and Technical Support Lexmark International S A Boigny France This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN 55022 and safety requirements of EN 60950 The United Kingdom Telecommunica
7. d N af A Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Maintaining your printer a A I J 5 Inthe Align Cartridges dialog box enter the pattern numbers from the printed test page that come closest to forming a perfectly straight line Align CMYK Cartridges To obtain the highest quality from your printer the cartridges must be aligned Using the printed test page select the number for the pattern that is aligned correctly 6 After you have entered a number for each of the patterns select OK J 36 A D Maintaining your printer a Se I J Steps to basic printi i i eps to basic printing Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle test cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles to clear any clogged nozzles A test line prints so you can see if the cleaning process was successful Note Run the nozzle test when Characters are not printing completely e White dashes appear in graphics or printed characters Print is too dark or smudged Maintaining your printer e Colors do not print correctly To run the nozzle test 1 Load plain paper in the printer 2 Open the Control Panel For help see page 27 Troubleshooting Appendix YA J Index NAI 8 pA 37 Oo Steps to basic printing C4 Beyond the basics
8. of the printer Close the front cover Press the Power button to turn your printer on Resend your document to print J 7 N af 7 Troubleshooting Lo S b z inti H Ea ane BIO Document prints with mistakes or poor quality Print is too dark or smudged Make sure the paper is straight and unwrinkled e Let the ink dry before handling the paper Make sure the Paper Type or Paper Size setting in the printer software matches the type of paper loaded in the printer ig Change the print quality setting to Quick Print Clean the print nozzles For help see page 37 Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Vertical straight lines are not smooth To improve the print quality of vertical straight lines in tables borders and graphs Troubleshooting e Select a higher print quality Align the print cartridges For help see page 34 Clean the print nozzles For help see page 37 Appendix 4 1 J Index NA pA Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics E A Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Troubleshooting Lo Print smears on the page The next page exiting the printer may be smearing the ink Remove the pages as they exit the printer and allow them to dry before stacking The print nozzles may need cleaning For help see page 37 Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print in
9. provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 56 Appendix e Consult your point of purchase or service representative for additional suggestions The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Note To assure compliance with FCC regulations on electromagnetic interference for a Class B computing device use a properly shielded and grounded cable such as Lexmark part number 43H5856 for USB attach
10. the printer and a properly grounded electrical outlet e The printer is turned on Printer prints slowly or doesn t print If your printer does not print your printer and your computer may not be able to communicate properly Maintaining your printer The following events also indicate two way communications problems e A message displays on your computer screen indicating an error Troubleshooting has occurred while printing a document and suggests you try printing again e Print cartridge ink level indicators on the Cartridges tab of the printer s Control Panel are shaded Error messages such as Paper Out and job progress information do not display on your computer screen 43 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Lo Before proceeding verify that e The USB cable is securely attached to both the printer and the computer e The printer is plugged in and turned on If you have a hub or peripheral such as a scanner or fax you may need to disconnect your printer from those devices and connect the printer directly to your computer Printer is plugged in but doesn t print Make sure e The printer is turned on e Paper is loaded correctly e The USB cable is completely plugged into the printer The printer is not being held or paused in the print queue To check the printer status 1
11. 2 Index error messages 54 poor quality 48 specialty papers 53 Q Quick Print 48 R release tab locating 5 using 5 replacing print cartridges 29 returning to defaults 16 reverse order printing 23 loading paper 23 S safety information 58 saving settings 16 settings J N af 7 poor print quality 48 specialty print jobs 53 et feeder two sided printing 24 locating 4 loading paper 24 using 4 two way communications software problems applications indicators 43 Control Panel 27 specialty papers U loading 6 settings 13 unexpected characters 52 United Kingdom Telecom T munications Act 1984 57 test page alignment 35 cleaning nozzles 38 does not print 43 45 printing 33 transparencies loading 8 troubleshooting error messages 54 flashing lights 54 63
12. LEXMARK 253 Color Jetprinter M Edition First Edition January 2001 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL INC PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in later editions Improvements or changes in the products or the programs described may be made at any time References in this publication to products programs or services do not imply that the manufacturer intends to make these available in all countries in which it operates Any reference to a product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any existing intellectual property right may be used instead Evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other products programs or services except those expressly designated by the manufacturer are the user s responsibi
13. N af 7 Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Saving your settings You may want to save your settings and use them the next time you print To save your settings 1 Open the File menu Beyond ihe bests 2 Choose Print The Print dialog box appears 3 Change settings as needed i 4 Select Save Settings x Maintaining your printer Going back to the defaults You may want to change your settings back to the default settings 1 Open the File menu 2 Choose Print The Print dialog box appears Troubleshooting 3 Select Revert to Defaults Step Three Print your document 1 Open the File menu Appendix 2 Choose Print The Print dialog box appears 3 Select Print YA J Index NAIN pA 16 yond the basics You can customize your printer software for Printing booklets Printing handouts Printing last page first Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Printing booklets You can print and bundle your document together to make a booklet Step One Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder For help loading paper see page 4 17 Q Beyond the basics ob Cae ee Step Two Customize the Print dialog box for booklets A 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box 2 Select the appropriate paper size 3 Select the appropriate page orientation Beyond the basics 4 Open the Print dialog box Sel
14. ct the Rendering Intent you want For Built In color matching select Natural Color as the Document Color 1 From the File menu choose Print 2 From the General pop up menu select Color 3 Select Built In Color Matching 4 From Document Color select Natural Color A print cartridge may be out of ink or low on ink For help changing the print cartridge see page 29 Try using a different brand of paper Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with slight color variations Disconnect your printer from any extra peripherals and connect the printer directly to your computer 51 d N af A Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Troubleshooting Lo Colors on the printout are faded Try the suggestions listed in the previous section Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen If the colors still seem faded run the nozzle test For help see page 37 Characters are missing or unexpected e Make sure your Lexmark Z53 printer driver is selected as the default printer e Your printer may have two way communication problems For help see page 43 52 N af 7 Troubleshooting Lo St to basi inti a Problems with transparencies photos or envelopes 4 Glossy photo papers or transparencies stick together l Use a photo paper or transparency designed for an inkjet printer ee ee e Remove each page as
15. e General pop up menu select Layout Select Print Last Page First Select Print 23 d N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper oar WON Beyond the basics Your Lexmark printer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper Besides saving paper this feature is helpful when you want to print tablets Step One Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder For help loading paper see page 4 Step Two Customize the Print dialog box to print on both sides of the paper Open the Page Setup dialog box Select the appropriate paper size Select the appropriate page orientation Open the Print dialog box From the General pop up menu select Layout Select Print on Both Sides J s N af 7 Oo Beyond the basics Steps to basic printing 7 Select the appropriate graphic for the binding edge you want You can either bind on the left edge or on the top edge of the paper 8 Select Print The odd numbered pages print first When the odd numbered pages finish printing your printer software prompts you to reload the paper 9 Insert the stack of paper and instruction page with the printed side Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer facing away from you and the arrows Va po
16. e ready to install it Do not remove a print cartridge from the printer except to replace clean or store it in an air tight container The print cartridge does not print correctly if removed from the printer and left exposed for an extended period of time If a print cartridge runs out of ink leave the empty cartridge in the printer until you are ready to replace it Printing with one of the print cartridge carriers empty may cause printer problems Lexmark s printer warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage caused by a refilled cartridge Lexmark does not recommend use of refilled cartridges Refilling cartridges can affect print quality and cause damage to the printer For best results use Lexmark supplies 41 N af 7 oubleshooting This section lists printer problems that can occur and what you can do to solve them From the list of printing problems below select a category that describes your printing problem Then search for the solution to your problem General printing problems Printer prints slowly or doesn t print Paper misfeeds or jams Document prints with mistakes or poor quality Problems with transparencies photos or envelopes Error messages and flashing lights Macintosh locks up while printing 42 Troubleshooting Lo E teas att eps to basic printing General printing problems When there is a problem first make sure that e The power supply is plugged into
17. e to the edge of the paper Paper guide Release tab N J N a No N N N b gt Y l A Q Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing e Loading specialty papers Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers Load up to 10 envelopes Make sure the print side is facing you paper guide is against the side of the mT envelopes stamp location is in aa the upper left corner 10 greeting cards index cards or postcards print side is facing you cards are loaded vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder paper guide is against the side of the cards J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing e 25 sheets of photo paper or photo cards Make sure the Load up to glossy or coated side is facing you paper guide is against the side of the photo paper 25 iron on transfers print side is facing you and follow the instructions included in the iron on transfer packaging paper guide is against the side of the iron on transfers 100 sheets of custom sized paper paper size fits within these dimensions Width dimensions mm 76 2 215 9 inches 3 0 8 5 e Length dimensions mm 127 0 431 8 i
18. ect Lexmark 253 Print Layout Layout Select the Maintaining your printer ae Haley at Booklet Printing sheets to bundle Pages per Sheet fo sisi Print Borders O Print Last Page First Troubleshooting O Print on Both Sides eal Binding cancer r 5 From the General pop up menu select Layout 18 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix io Index 6 From the Booklet Printing pop up menu select the Beyond the basics appropriate number of sheets to bundle Notes A bundle is any number of sheets of paper folded together For help see the next section Building a booklet When printing with a heavier paper stock select a smaller number of sheets to bundle to allow for binding considerations Select Print When the first half of your booklet is finished printing your printer software prompts you to reload the paper Insert the stack of paper and paper reloading instruction page with the printed side facing away from you and the arrows pointing down 5 Select Print 19 N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix A Index Five bundles stacked to form a booklet Beyond the basics Building a booklet Once your document print
19. eeting cards 6 Energy Star 57 loading paper 21 index cards 6 European Community printing 21 iron on transfers 7 Directives Conformity paper paper 4 57 loading 4 photo paper 7 Industry Canada Compli misfeeds 46 postcards 6 specialty papers 6 transparencies 8 Macintosh locks up 55 margins minimum settings 50 media ance Statement 57 Japanese VCCI Notice 57 safety information 58 The United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984 57 nozzle test 37 nozzles print cleaning 37 61 specialty papers 13 Paper Feed 54 Paper Feed light locating 29 paper guide locating 5 using 5 paper type quality 11 photo paper loading 7 J N af 7 popup menus background printing op tions 11 color options 11 general option 11 layout option 11 paper type quality op tion 11 postcards loading 6 Power light 54 power supply 58 preserving print cartridges 41 print cartridge contacts wiping 39 print cartridges aligning 34 installing 29 preserving 41 removing 30 replacing 29 print nozzles cleaning 37 ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ wiping 39 print quality improving 34 troubleshooting 48 print settings introduction 10 printer software introduction 9 printing booklets 17 documents 16 from an application 16 handouts 21 last page first 23 Macintosh locks up 55 on both sides of the pa per 24 pages per sheet 21 printing on both sides of the paper loading paper 24 printing options customizing 9 printing problems 6
20. em back on When you turn them back on the print driver s spooler may attempt to start printing the job that was in the queue before the computer locked up This could cause your system to lock up again To recover from this problem Turn off the printer and the computer Hold down the Shift key and turn on the Macintosh Press and hold this key until you see the Mac OS screen with the words Extensions Off Release the Shift key Locate the Lexmark Z53 printer icon on your desktop The inactive printer spooler will have an X over it Double click the icon to open a folder titled Lexmark Z53 Drag your print jobs to the trash can Restart the Macintosh to enable extensions again 55 d N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index In this section you can find information about e Notices Safety information Electronic Emission Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC Compliance Information Statement The Lexmark Z53 Color Jetprinter has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The FCC Class B limits are designed to
21. f the paper 24 duplex printing 24 handouts 21 last page first 23 pages per sheet 21 two sided printing 24 custom sized paper loading 7 D dark or smudged print 48 J N a default settings 13 duplex printing loading paper 24 duplexing 24 E Electronic Emission Notic es 56 Energy Star 57 envelopes loading 6 error messages Ink Low 54 Paper Jam 54 European Community Di rectives Conformity 57 F faded colors 52 Federal Communications Commision FCC State ment 56 ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ flashing lights Paper Feed 54 Power 54 foils loading 8 G general option 11 general printing problems 43 glossy paper 15 greeting cards loading 6 H handouts customizing print set tings 21 loading paper 21 printing 21 60 Index l improving print quality 34 index cards loading 6 Industry Canada Compli ance Statement 57 Ink Low message 54 installing print cartridges 29 intermittent printing 49 iron on transfers loading 7 J Japanese VCCI Notice 57 L last page first loading paper 23 printing 23 layout 11 lights J Nas ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ index flashing 54 printing 13 wiping 39 locating 54 messages error patterns 54 Ink Low 54 P loading Paper Jam 54 banner paper 8 missing characters 52 page settings changing 11 cards 6 Page Setup 9 custom sized paper 7 N pages per sheet envelopes 6 customizing print set foils 8 notices 56 tings 21 gr
22. g print nozzles and contacts If print quality does not improve after cleaning the print nozzles see page 37 there may be dried ink on the print cartridge nozzles or contacts Remove the print cartridges from the printer For help see page 29 39 d N af A Maintaining your printer a q Pare Ae R 2 Dampen a clean lint free cloth with water Gently wipe the nozzles and contacts in one direction Warning Do not wipe the nozzles and Beyond the basics contacts with the same section of cloth PARRET a our printer a Hold the damp cloth against b Use another clean section of cloth to TOR the nozzles for about three gently wipe the contacts Hold the seconds Gently blot and damp lint free cloth against the wipe dry contacts for about three seconds Gently blot and wipe dry 3 Reinstall the print cartridges and repeat the nozzle test For Troubleshooting help see page 37 If the print quality has not improved after this cleaning process replace your print cartridge If print quality still does not improve your printer may require service 40 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Maintaining your printer a J Preserving print cartridges To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer e Keep a new print cartridge in its packaging until you ar
23. ingle sheet The graphic changes to show you how the printed page will look Select Print Borders if you want the borders to print To print your handout on both sides of the paper select Print on Both Sides Select the appropriate graphic for the binding edge you want L ge you ET f Select Print If you formatted your handouts to print on one side of each page you are finished If you formatted your handouts to print on both sides of each page continue with printing the second side of our handouts When the first half of your handouts is finished printing your printer software Fr prompts you to reload the paper Insert the paper and instruction page with the DA printed side facing away from you and the arrows pointing down Select Print 22 i N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Printing last page first NO of OD Beyond the basics You can print your pages in reverse order The last page prints first and the first page page prints last Step One Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder For help loading paper see page 4 Step Two Customize the Print dialog box to print the last page first Open the Page Setup dialog box Select the appropriate paper size Select the appropriate page orientation Open the Print dialog box From th
24. inting down O 10 Click OK DA J The even numbered pages print on the Troubleshooting other side Appendix io Index NAN pA 25 faintaining your printer This chapter describes how to install replace and care for your print cartridges You can use the Control Panel one of your printer s software programs to help you with these tasks Using the Control Panel Installing or replacing print cartridges Improving print quality Aligning the print cartridges Wiping print nozzles and contacts Preserving print cartridges 26 Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer i Using the Control Panel The Control Panel includes two tabs Cartridge and About Opening the Control Panel To open the Control Panel 1 Open the Apple menu 2 Choose Control Panels 3 Choose Lexmark Z53 Control Panel J N af 7 Oo Maintaining your printer a the About tab to find printer softward version and copyright information Lexmark Z53 Control Panel Steps to basic printing Select Beyond the basics the Cartridge tab to Ink Levels Install or replace a Install Black Cartridge print cartridge Align the cartridges Install Color Cartridge Clean the print Install Photo Cartridge nozzles Print a test page Align Cartridges
25. it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking J Transparencies or photos contain white lines Maintaining your printer e Select a higher print quality e Your print nozzles may need cleaning For help see page 37 Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty papers For help see page 46 Troubleshooting Appendix YA J Index NAI pA 53 Steps to basic printing a 0 4 E Beyond the basics Power Paper light Feed light Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Troubleshooting Lo Error messages and flashing lights Paper Jam message For help see page 47 Ink Low message A print cartridge is running out of ink Purchase a new print cartridge The Power light is on and the Paper Feed light is blinking e Ifthe printer is out of paper 1 Load paper 2 Press the Paper Feed button e Ifthe printer has a paper jam see page 47 The Power light blinks twice The print cartridge carrier has stalled Check your screen for any error messages Turn the printer off After waiting a few seconds turn the printer back on J 54 lt a D Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics re Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Lo Macintosh locks up while printing If your Macintosh locks up or freezes while printing you may need to turn off the printer and computer and then turn th
26. lity Lexmark Lexmark with diamond design and ColorFine are trademarks of Lexmark International Inc registered in the United States and or other countries Color Jetprinter is a trademark of Lexmark International Inc AppleTalk iMac Mac OS and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2001 Lexmark International Inc All rights reserved UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 and in applicable FAR provisions Lexmark International Inc Lexington KY 40550 J 42 Lp Ly 599686 Steps to basic printing tells you how to load paper and adjust H O me page your printer software for printing Printing beyond the basics Lexmark Z53 Color Jetprinter User s Guide for tells you how to print booklets and two Macintosh sided documents Use this guide when you have questions about your printer or when you encounter a problem Maintaining your printer tells you how to install replace and align the print cartridges be for using this guide Use the buttons on the left side of the screen to navigate through the
27. nches 5 0 17 0 paper guide is against the side of the paper J N af 7 Steps to basic printing D Steps to basic printing Load up to Make sure the 20 sheets of e print side is facing you and banner paper then place the banner paper f behind the printer Next bring the unattached edge of the first page over the top of the printer and into the sheet feeder EE your printer paper guide is against the side of the paper NOTE Select the Banner Letter or Banner A4 Paper Size in the Lexmark 253 Page Setup dialog box 10 e rough sides of the transparencies are facing Foaeshpotmg transparencies you smooth side down e paper guide is against the side of the transparencies 8 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Steps to basic printing e Step Two Customize your printing options The printer software for your printer allows you to perform printing tasks with superior printing results The Page Setup dialog box comes with your operating system It includes options such as paper size orientation and watermarks Click this pop up menu to selecta Lexmark 53 Page setup General paper size Click one of Direna SS by ii these to select the page orientation Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printi a P E ala The Print dialog box comes with your printer software I
28. oose Page Setup Change options as needed 11 N 42 a Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing e Changing your print settings from an application To change your print settings from an application for example word processing spreadsheet graphics etc open the Print dialog box Open the application s File menu Choose Print Change options as needed Changing your print settings from your desktop To change your print settings from your desktop open the Print dialog box From your desktop open the File menu Choose Print Change options as needed 12 d N af 7 Q Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing e Changing your print settings for specialty paper When you installed your printer software the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box were set to the default settings Use the default settings for printing most documents on plain paper However you may need to change your printer options for printing on specialty papers When you are Open this And make these selections printing on this dialog box specialty media Envelopes Page Setup From the Paper Size pop up menu select the appropriate envelope size Cards Page Setup From the Paper Size pop up menu select the appropriate ca
29. pages of this guide Click the blue text to link to another part of this guide Troubleshooting Click the left or right arrows to dae i l move forward or back through A o poe aan the pages Click the house to N ab 7 return to the Home page Click Edition notice to view edition and trademark Appendix information provides notices e To print this guide 1 From the Acrobat Reader File menu select Print Index 2 Click Setup and make sure Landscape is selected allows you to link directly to the information you need 3 Select the pages you want to print and click OK Steps to basic printing Basic printing is as easy as Step One Load the paper Step Two Customize your printing options Step Three Print your document Q Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Steps to basic printing Step One Load the paper You can load up to 100 sheets of paper depending on thickness into the printer 1 Place the paper against the right side of the sheet feeder with the print side facing you m Paper alignment N marks Sheet feeder Q Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Steps to basic printing e 2 Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and slide the paper guid
30. r a Se I q Q Steps to basic printi i i i eps to basic printing Improving print quality If print quality is not satisfactory you may need to align your print cartridges or clean your print nozzles Beyond the basics Aligning the print cartridges Normally you only align the print cartridges after installing a new print O cartridge However you may also need n to align the print cartridges when Maintaining your printer The black portions of a graphic or text do not align properly with the color portions e Characters are not aligned correctly at left margin e Vertical lines appear wavy Troubleshooting To align your print cartridges 1 Load plain paper in the printer 2 Open the Control Panel For help see page 27 34 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics fig Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix vA Index Maintaining your printer a T 3 From the Cartridges tab select Align Cartridges Your printer prints an alignment test page with several alignment patterns The test page looks similar to the one shown ESER 7 8 9 10 4 From each alignment group on the test page find the number under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a perfectly straight line For example in sample group A the arrow points to the pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line 35
31. rd size Banners Page Setup From the Paper Size pop up menu select Banner Letter or Banner A4 13 d N af 7 Steps to basic printing amp Steps to basic printing When you are Open this And make these selections printing on this dialog box specialty media Transparencies Print From the Paper Type Quality pop up Beyond the basics menu select Transparency Paper Type and Normal 600 dpi Print Quality NOTE When printing transparencies remove each transparency as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking Maintaining your printer Iron On Print From the Paper Type Quality pop up Transfers menu select lron On Transfer Paper Troubleshooting Type Coated Print From the Paper Type Quality pop up menu select Coated Paper Type N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing oo When you are printing on this specialty media Glossy Photo Paper Open this dialog box Print 15 And make these selections From the Paper Type Quality pop up menu select Glossy Paper Type and High 1200 dpi Print Quality From the Color pop up menu select Built In Color Matching From the Document Color pop up menu select Natural Color NOTE When printing photos remove each photo as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking
32. s You do not force the paper down into the printer when you load it You do not load too much paper in the sheet feeder Depending on the thickness of your paper the sheet feeder can hold up to 100 sheets of paper The left paper guide does not cause the paper to bow in the sheet feeder The left paper guide is against the side of the paper Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty papers Make sure your printer will feed regular paper For help loading paper see page 4 J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting A Oo Troubleshooting Lo e f regular paper feeds without problems load the envelopes vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder Make sure the paper guide is against the side of the envelopes e Make sure envelopes or the appropriate specialty papers are selected in the Page Setup dialog box or the Print dialog box e Make sure you are using a paper or envelope size supported by your printer e Your application may not be designed to print envelopes For help check your application s documentation Printer has a paper jam If the paper is lodged too far into the printer and can t be removed Press the Power button to turn the printer off Pull firmly on the paper to remove it If you cannot reach the paper because it is too far into the printer raise the front cover and pull the paper out from the front
33. s you need to stack the bundles together and bind your booklet To build a booklet Take the first bundle from the paper exit tray fold it in half and set it aside Take the next bundle fold it in half and stack it on top of the first bundle Stack the rest of your bundles on top of each other until your booklet is complete Bind the bundles together to complete your booklet 20 d N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix YA Index Printing handouts Beyond the basics You can conserve paper by printing handouts or multiple page images on a single sheet of paper Step One Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder For help loading paper see page 4 Step Two Customize the Print dialog box for Pages per Sheet handouts You can print your handouts on one side of the paper or on both sides of the paper Open the Page Setup dialog box Select the appropriate paper size Select the appropriate page orientation Open the Print dialog box From the General pop up menu select Layout 21 d N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting 6 10 11 12 Beyond the basics From the Pages per Sheet pop up menu select the numbe of page images you want to print on a s
34. t includes options such as number of copies pages to print paper source print quality booklet printing pages per sheet handouts print last page first print on both sides color matching background printing and print time Beyond the basics Lexmark 253 Print See the table v General below Paper Type Quality Maintaining your printer Layout Color Background Printing Finder To O Wait for pages to dry Troubleshooting Print Quality Normal Paper Type Plain Print In Background Appendix 4 io Image Color ColorSync Off Watermark Off cancel Print J N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting e Appendix Index Steps to basic printing From the pop up menu When you want to select choose this option General the number of copies the pages to print and wait for pages to dry Paper Type Quality paper type and print quality Layout booklet printing pages per sheet print last page first print on both sides and binding Color ColorSync or Built In color matching Background Printing print in foreground print in background or print time Changing your page settings To change your paper size orientation scaling and watermarks open the Page Setup dialog box from your application Open the application s File menu Ch
35. termittent printing e Select the print quality setting High 1200 dpi e You may have two way communication problems For help see page 43 J 49 lt a D Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics e Maintaining your printer O Troubleshooting Appendix io Index Troubleshooting Lo Print quality is poor at the left right top or bottom edge of page Like other printers your printer cannot print in the extreme left right top or bottom edges of a page Use these minimum settings Left and Right minimum margins 6 35 mm 0 25 in each for all paper sizes except A4 For A4 size paper 3 37 mm 0 133 in each Top and Bottom minimum margins Top 1 7 mm 0 067 in Bottom 12 7 mm 0 5 in Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned Cancel all print jobs if any and resend your job to print e Align the print cartridges For help see page 34 Clean the print nozzles For help see page 37 J j N af 7 Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Lo Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen For ColorSync color matching select the profile and rendereing intent you want 1 From the File menu choose Print 2 From the General pop up menu select Color 3 Select ColorSync Color Matching 4 Select the Printer Profile you want 5 Sele
36. tions Act 1984 This apparatus is approved under the approval number NS G 1234 J 100003 for the indirect connections to the public telecommunications systems in the United Kingdom 57 Appendix Japanese VCCI Notice CORB HUBRESERES SERBS VCCI ORE CRIS 752 RMAARE CT CORB REMACOMT STE SAMELTOSTM CORBMNSVFOFLEY a RMI RL T EVERITT LAH ET ELORORWELTFER Energy Star oun The EPA ENERGY STAR Computers program is a partnership effort with computer manufacturers to promote the introduction of energy efficient products and to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Companies participating in this program introduce personal computers printers monitors or fax machines that power down when they are not being used This feature will cut the energy used by up to 50 percent Lexmark is proud to be a participant in this program J Naf Appendix A Steps to basic printing As an Energy Star Partner e This product is designed tested Lexmark International Inc has and approved to meet strict determined that this product meets global safety standards with the the Energy Star guidelines for use of specific Lexmark energy efficiency components The safety features of some parts may not Beyond the basics Power Supply always be obvious Lexmark is not responsible for the use of lf your power supply fails other replacement parts replace it with the Lexmark replacement part or other
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