Lexmark 5770 manual Caring for your print cartridges, Preserving print cartridges, Chapter Four

Page 27

Caring for your print cartridges

Chapter Four

This chapter describes print cartridge maintenance procedures to help you get the best performance from your print cartridge and your printer.

Preserving print cartridges

To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer:

•Keep a print cartridge in its packaging until you are ready to install it.

•Do not remove a print cartridge from the printer except to replace, clean, or store it in a print cartridge storage unit. The print cartridge will 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.

•Do not refill print cartridges. Refilling empty print cartridges invalidates your warranty. Incompatible inks can cause damage to the printhead or to the printer. For best results, use Lexmark supplies with the printer.

Caring for your print cartridges

Caring for your print cartridges

21

Image 27

Contents Lexmark Photo Jetprinter User Guide United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Printing from DOS Appendix a Notices Appendix B Statement of Limited Warranty Vi Contents Chapter One Introducing your printerThis illustration shows the parts of the printer Printer features and specificationsIntroducing your printer Printer dimensions Temperature and humiditySystem requirements Paper Status light Using the printers light and buttonPaper Feed button Chapter Two Using the printer softwareOpening the Printer Driver Opening the Control ProgramLoading paper and other media Recommended paper typesChapter Three Photo paper types and sizes Plain paper Coated paper types and sizesTransparency types and sizes Envelope types and sizesLabel types and sizes Paper, transparencies, glossy film, and labels Loading the automatic feederGreeting card types and sizes Iron-on transfer types and sizesLoading paper and other media Loading envelopes or other print media Paper guide Release Tab Loading paper or other print media Loading the manual feederLoading paper and other media Loading paper and other media Caring for your print cartridges Preserving print cartridgesChapter Four Removing a print cartridge Installing or replacing print cartridgesCartridge type Cartridge carrier slot Installing or changing a print cartridge Caring for your print cartridges Disposing of used cartridges If you Click InstalledAligning the print cartridges Caring for your print cartridges Click the Clean Print Nozzles button Cleaning the print nozzlesCaring for your print cartridges Nozzles Contacts Cleaning print cartridge carrier contacts Caring for your print cartridges Caring for your print cartridges Changing print settings for DOS applications Printing fromChapter Five DOS applications in Windows Printing from DOS applicationsPrinting from DOS Printing from a DOS application to another printer Printing from non-Windows DOS applications Printing from DOS Enabling DOS printing to your printer Enabling DOS printing to other printersPrinting from DOS Chapter Six TroubleshootingBidirectional communications problems Replacing the parallel cable Solving bidirectional communications problemsDisabling bidirectional communications Printhead failure Did the message reappear? Replacing the print cartridge Deleting photo filesError messages on your computer Error messages on the printer operator panel General printing problems Intermittent printing Interface problemsDOS print job does Not printYour screen Blinking and an errorPaper Status light is Message appears onFrom the printer Printer is pluggedBut nothing prints There is no actionTest page does not Printer seems to bePrinting but no Characters appearBuckles Paper feed problemsPaper fails to feed Paper skews orPapers stick together Paper sticks togetherTransparencies Glossy film, or photoPoor print quality Or misaligned ProblemsGeneral print quality Improperly formedPhoto is too dark or Edge of envelopePrint is too dark or SmudgedAlternating bands Light and dark print Solid black areas on Print smears onContain white streaks Printed pages havePrinter software problems Removing the exit tray Chapter Seven Ordering SuppliesPrint cartridges Parallel cableCoated paper Photo paperTransparencies Glossy filmLabels Greeting cards with envelopesIron-on transfers for T-shirts Ordering Supplies Appendix a Energy StarElectronic Emission Safety information Consignes de sécurité Pautas de Seguridad Sikkerhetsinformasjon Informações de Segurança Page Appendix B Statement of Limited WarrantyExtent of Warranty Limitation of Liability Statement of Limited Warranty Air Brush GlossaryIcon Index Index Index Index Reader’s Business Reply Mail