Lexmark Z42 manual Improving print quality, Aligning print cartridges

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Improving print quality

If the print quality is not satisfactory, you may need to align your cartridges or clean the print nozzles.

Aligning print cartridges

1 Load plain paper in the printer.

2 From the Control Program’s Cartridges tab, select Align

Cartridges. For help, see page 21.

Your printer prints an alignment test page and the Align Cartridge dialog box displays. The test page that prints has several alignment patterns, depending on the cartridge combination installed. Each pattern has a number under it. The test page that prints is similar to the one shown:

In this example, in alignment group A,

16 comes closest to forming a straight line.

3From each alignment group on the test page, find the number under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line.

4In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the pattern numbers from the printed test page that come closest to forming a straight line.

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Contents Lexmark Z42 United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Appendix IndexSteps to basic printing Steps to basic printingPaper support Sheet feeder Load the paperRelease tab Paper guide Chapter Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers Loading specialty papersTransparencies Customize the printer settings Choose Print or Printer SetupOpening the Printer Properties from an application Opening the Printer Properties from WindowsClick Customizing printer settings for specialty papers Greeting Card StockGlossy/Photo Paper Or Banner A4Print your document Printing beyond the basics Printing on both sides of a sheet of paperCustomize the printer settings for your two-sided print job Print your two-sided document Flip the stack of paperPrinting handouts Customize the printer settings for handoutsFrom the Orientation area, select Portrait or Landscape Click Long Edge Binding or Short Edge Binding. d Click OK Print your handouts Flip the stack of paper Insert the stack of paperPrinting booklets Customize your Printer PropertiesPrint your booklet Build your booklet Customize the printer settings for your poster Printing postersPrint and assemble your poster Printed pagesWith the white Edge trimmed From two Adjacent sides To complete your poster, trim any remaining white edgesSelecting specific pages to print Using the Control Program Cancel your print job Print a testPrinter Programs Lexmark Z42 Series Lexmark Z42 Control ProgramInstalling or replacing print cartridges PowerMaintaining your printer Improving print quality Aligning print cartridgesCleaning print nozzles CyanWiping print nozzles Preserving print cartridgesDoesn’t print Read the category for the solution See Printer printsSlowly or Properly grounded electrical outletPrinter prints slowly or doesn’t print Troubleshooting Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to printPrinter prints very slowly Test page does not printSelect Normal 600 x 600 dpi or Draft 300 You are using a paper recommended for inkjet printers Paper misfeeds or jamsPaper misfeeds or multiple sheets feed Printer does not feed envelopesDocument prints with mistakes or poor quality Printer has a paper jamVertical straight lines are not smooth Characters are missing or unexpectedPrint is too dark or smudged Paper is straight and unwrinkledPrint quality is poor at the left, right, top or bottom edge Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screenProblems with transparencies, photos, or envelopes Colors on the printout are fadedError messages and flashing lights Power light blinks twicePaper Jam message Ink Low messageSoftware Installing printerAppendix Uninstalling printer software Statement of Limited WarrantyWarranty Printing from DOSExtent of Warranty Warranty ServiceLimitation of Liability Electronic emission notices Additional RightsPower supply Safety informationAppendix Energy starAppendix Index IndexImproving print quality 24 index cards Loading Tions 7 tabs 5, 6 printer software Uninstalling printer soft- ware