Lexmark Z53 Document prints with mistakes or poor quality, Vertical straight lines are not smooth

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2Pull 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.

3Close the front cover.

4Press the Power button to turn the printer On.

5Resend your document to print.

Document prints with mistakes or poor quality

Vertical straight lines are not smooth

To improve the print quality of vertical straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs:

•Select a higher Print Quality setting.

•Test the cartridge alignment. For help, see page 24.

•Clean the print nozzles. For help, see page 25.

Characters are missing or unexpected

•Make sure your Lexmark printer driver is selected as the default printer.

•Your printer may have two-way communication problems. For help, see page 28.

Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print (intermittent printing)

•Make sure Enable Buffer Mode is selected on the Options tab of the Control Program.

•Select High (1200 x 1200 dpi) or Maximum (2400 x1200 dpi) Print Quality on the Document/Quality tab of Printer Properties.

•Your printer may have two-way communications problems. For help, see page 28.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

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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 Open the application’s File menu Change settings as neededStep Two Customize the Printer Properties Opening the Printer PropertiesClick Choosing printer settings for specialty papers Size paper Step Three Print your documentHandouts see Booklets see Posters see Printing beyond the basicsPrinting on both sides of a sheet of paper You can use your printer to printSelect 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 Paper Jam message Error messages and flashing lightsPower light is On and the Paper Feed light is blinking Power light blinks twicePrinting 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