Lexmark 5770 Printer is plugged, But nothing prints, There is no action, From the printer, Slowly

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	Problems	Solutions

	Printer is plugged in	Make sure:
	but nothing prints	• the printer has paper.
	(There is no action	• the printer has paper.
	(There is no action	• you have paper in the correct feeder.
	from the printer)	• the printer parallel cable is completely
		plugged into the printer.
		• the printer is not being held or paused. To
		check the printer status:
		1 From the Printers folder, double-click the
		Lexmark 5700 Series icon.
		2 Click the Printer menu and make sure no
		checkmark appears next to the Pause
		Printing option.
		• Print a printer test page. If the test page prints,
		the printer is functioning properly. Check your
		application.
		• If you are trying to print from a DOS-based
		application, the problem could be with your
		DOS settings. Check your DOS printer port
		settings, driver, and your application settings.

	Printer prints very	Try the following if your printer is printing slowly:
	slowly	• Decrease the print quality.
		• Decrease the print quality.
		• If you are printing a text document, make sure
		you are using a Black print cartridge and not a
		Photo cartridge.
		• If you are printing a text-only document,
		change the Halftone method from Air Brush to
		Fine Dither Pattern or Line Art Pattern. The
		Air Brush setting improves the appearance of
		graphics but slows the print time.
		• Consider purchasing more memory for your
		personal computer.
		• Check the document you are printing. If you
		are using several graphics, it may take longer
		to print than regular text.

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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 Temperature and humidity Printer dimensionsSystem requirements Paper Status light Using the printers light and buttonPaper Feed button Chapter Two Using the printer softwareOpening the Printer Driver Opening the Control ProgramRecommended paper types Loading paper and other mediaChapter Three Photo paper types and sizes Plain paper Coated paper types and sizesTransparency types and sizes Envelope types and sizesLabel types and sizes Greeting card types and sizes Loading the automatic feederIron-on transfer types and sizes Paper, transparencies, glossy film, and labelsLoading 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 Preserving print cartridges Caring for your 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 Printing from Changing print settings for DOS applicationsChapter 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 DOS print job does Interface problemsNot print Intermittent printingPaper Status light is Blinking and an errorMessage appears on Your screenBut nothing prints Printer is pluggedThere is no action From the printerPrinting but no Printer seems to beCharacters appear Test page does notPaper fails to feed Paper feed problemsPaper skews or BucklesTransparencies Paper sticks togetherGlossy film, or photo Papers stick togetherPoor print quality General print quality ProblemsImproperly formed Or misalignedPrint is too dark or Edge of envelopeSmudged Photo is too dark orContain white streaks Print smears onPrinted pages have Alternating bands Light and dark print Solid black areas onPrinter software problems Removing the exit tray Print cartridges Ordering SuppliesParallel cable Chapter SevenCoated 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