Lexmark Z53 manual Cleaning print nozzles, Load plain paper in the printer

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Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black purge lines (shown here in black and white) print when ink is forced through the print nozzles. If any of these colors do not print, you may need to replace your print cartridge.

Cleaning print nozzles

1Load plain paper in the printer.

2From the Control Program’s Cartridges tab, select Clean Print Nozzles. For help, see page 21.

The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown:

Broken lines at the top of the page indicate clogged nozzles.

Unbroken lines at the bottom of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned.

3Compare the diagonal line above the printed bars to the diagonal line below the printed bars.

Look for a break in the diagonal lines above the printed bars. A broken line indicates clogged nozzles.

If the bottom line still has breaks, run the test up to two more times.

If the print quality is satisfactory after running the test three times, the print nozzles are clean. You do not need to complete the remaining steps.

If the print quality of both lines is not satisfactory after running the test three times, continue with step 4.

4Remove and reinstall the print cartridges.

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Contents Lexmark Z53 United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Index Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printingStep One Load the paper Loading specialty papers Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papersPackage Step Two Customize the Printer Properties Change settings as neededOpening the Printer Properties Open the application’s File menuClick Choosing printer settings for specialty papers Size paper Step Three Print your documentPrinting on both sides of a sheet of paper Printing beyond the basicsYou can use your printer to print Handouts see Booklets see Posters seeSelect Landscape Click OK Step Three Print your two-sided documentFrom the Paper Size area, select a paper size Printing handoutsStep Two Customize the Printer Properties for handouts To receive paper reloading instructions, select Print Customize the Printer Properties for printing handoutsStep Three Print your handouts Select the number of Sheets Per Bundle Printing bookletsStep Three Print your booklet Building a booklet Step two Customize the Printer Properties for your poster Printing postersStep Three Print and assemble your poster From the Select Pages to Print screen Selecting specific pages to printMaintaining your printer Using the Control ProgramMake sure the Power light is On Installing or replacing print cartridgesImproving print quality Maintaining your printerAligning print cartridges Load plain paper in the printer Cleaning print nozzlesRemove and reinstall the print cartridges Preserving print cartridges Wiping print nozzlesWhen your printer has a problem, first make sure that TroubleshootingMake sure Printer prints slowly or doesn’t printBefore proceeding, verify that Printer prints very slowly Test page does not printPrinter has a paper jam Paper misfeeds or jamsPrinter does not feed envelopes or specialty papers Characters are missing or unexpected Document prints with mistakes or poor qualityVertical straight lines are not smooth Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen You may need to clean the print nozzles. For help, seePrint is too dark or smudged Glossy photo papers or transparencies stick together Problems with transparencies, photos, envelopesColors on the printout are faded Power light is On and the Paper Feed light is blinking Error messages and flashing lightsPower light blinks twice Paper Jam messagePrinting from DOS AppendixExtent of Warranty Appendix Energy star Index Error messages Ink Low 34 Paper Jam 30, 34 Printer OfflineImproving print quality 23 index cards Loading Index