Lexmark Z600 Series Recovering when your computer stops responding, Printer prints very slowly

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Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print

Make sure:

•You remove the sticker and transparent tape from the backs and bottoms of the print cartridges. For help, see “Install the cartridges” on page 45.

•Your cartridge does not have clogged nozzles. Try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the steps in “Improving print quality” on page 48.

Printer prints very slowly

•Close any software programs not in use.

•Check the document you are printing. Photos and graphics may take longer to print than regular text. Documents that are large or that contain background images may also take longer to print.

•Check the printer to see if another document is printing. Print jobs are printed in the order the printer receives them.

•Decrease the print quality setting to Normal or Quick Print.

Note: Higher print quality settings result in better quality documents, but may take longer to print.

Recovering when your computer stops responding

If your computer locks up while your document is printing, turn off the printer and the computer. When you turn them back on, the printer may attempt to start printing your job again. This could cause your system to lock up again.

One way to recover:

1Disconnect the printer cable from your computer.

2Restart your computer.

3Delete the print job:

a From your desktop, double-click the Z600 Series printer icon.

The Z600 Series dialog box appears, listing all pending or stalled print jobs. b Choose Printing Stop Print Queue.

4Plug the printer cable back into the computer.

Another way to recover:

1Turn the printer and the computer off.

2Press and hold the Shift key and turn the computer on.

Recovering when your computer stops responding

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Contents Caring for your cartridges and ordering supplies Checklist to find solutions to common setup problemsHow to print several projects on various types of paper Learn about the printer parts and the printer softwareEdition January Contents Setup troubleshooting Printer overview Understanding the printer partsUnderstanding the printer software Understanding the printer softwareSetup dialog box Click Quick Print, Normal, Better, or Best Print dialog boxUnderstanding the printer software Control Panel Using the Control PanelUnderstanding the printer software Printing ideas Printing on plain paperLoad the paper Load the photo paper Customize the print settingsPrinting photos Print your documentClick Built-In Color Matching Printing on premium paper Printing on premium paperPrint your photos Load the premium paperPrint your document Printing on both sides of the paper Printing on both sides of the paperClick Print on Both Sides Printing cards Printing cardsLoad the cards Customize the print settings Printing envelopes Printing envelopesPrint your cards Load the envelopesCustomize the print settings Printing color images in black and white Printing color images in black and whitePrint your envelopes Printing a booklet Printing a bookletLoad the paper Page Printing labels Printing labelsBuild your booklet Load the labelsCustomize the print settings Printing handouts Printing handoutsPrint your labels Customize the print settings Print your handouts Printing iron-on transfers Printing iron-on transfersLoad the iron-on transfers Print your iron-on transfers Printing transparencies Printing transparenciesLoad the transparencies Print your transparencies Printing your document in reverse order Printing your document in reverse orderPrinting a banner Printing a bannerLoad the banner paper Customize the print settings Printing a poster Printing a posterPrint your banner Load the paper Assemble your poster Print your posterPrinting on custom size paper Printing on custom size paperLoad the custom size paper Customize the print settings Remove the used cartridges MaintenanceReplacing the print cartridges Replacing the print cartridges Install the cartridgesReplacing the print cartridges Aligning the print cartridges Specify cartridge settings in the printer softwareSpecify cartridge settings in the printer software Improving print quality Improving print qualityPreserving the print cartridges Preserving the print cartridgesOrdering supplies Ordering suppliesSetup troubleshooting Troubleshooting checklistWhen I insert the printer software CD, nothing happens When I insert the printer software CD, nothing happensSolving printer software installation problems Solving printer software installation problems Uninstalling the printer softwareInstalling the printer software Using the World Wide Web Entering an IP address General troubleshootingPaper Jam message Understanding error messages and flashing lightsTroubleshooting your network printer Understanding error messages and flashing lightsResolving unsuccessful or slow printing Resolving unsuccessful or slow printingInk Low message Button is blinking Printer is plugged in, but does not printAlignment page does not print Printing a testTest page does not print Printer prints very slowly Recovering when your computer stops respondingRecovering when your computer stops responding Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to printClearing paper misfeeds or jams Clearing paper misfeeds or jamsPaper misfeeds or multiple sheets feed Printer does not feed specialty mediaPrint is too dark or smudged Solving print quality problemsSolving print quality problems Printer has a paper jamPrint smears on Vertical straight lines are not smoothColors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen Print quality is poor at the edgesPrinted characters are improperly formed or misaligned Solving specialty media problems Solving specialty media problems Electronic emission notices Japanese Vcci notice Glossary Network adapter. See Lexmark adapter Printer port. See USB port Software application. See program Index See print in reverse order print on both sides of the paper