Lexmark Z42
Color Jetprinter TM
User’s Guide for Windows 95 and Windows
Edition January
Copyright 2000 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
Contents
Contents
Power supply Safety information
Appendix
Index
1 Steps to basic printing
Steps to basic printing
Step 1 Load the paper
You can load up to 100 sheets of paper depending on thickness
Loading specialty papers
Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers
Steps to basic printing
Load up to
your paper size fits within these dimensions
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Load up to
Make sure
Step 2 Customize the printer settings
Opening the Printer Properties from an application
Opening the Printer Properties from Windows
2 Choose Print or Printer Setup
Click the
Document/Quality tab to select
Customizing printer settings for specialty papers
When you are
Steps to basic printing
Click this
Step 3 Print your document
When you are
Note When printing transparencies
Click this
2 Printing beyond the basics
Printing beyond the basics
Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper
Step 1 Load the paper
Step 2 Customize the printer settings for your two-sided print job
between these binding edge options
Step 3 Print your two-sided document
Printing beyond the basics
Step 2 Customize the printer settings for handouts
Printing handouts
Step 1 Load the paper
b From the Orientation area, select Portrait or Landscape
Printing beyond the basics
c Click Long Edge Binding or Short Edge Binding. d Click OK
Step 3 Print your handouts
b Flip the stack of paper c Insert the stack of paper
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Printing booklets
Step 2 Customize your Printer Properties
Printing beyond the basics
Step 1 Load the paper
Step 3 Print your booklet
Step 4 Build your booklet
Printing beyond the basics
Step 2 Customize the printer settings for your poster
Printing posters
Note For the best print quality, use a heavy-weight paper
Step 1 Load the paper
Step 3 Print and assemble your poster
Note If you need to reprint a specific pages of your poster, see page
Printing beyond the basics
Selecting specific pages to print
Note In the example shown, only one page tile 1 is selected to print
Using the Control Program
printer
Maintaining your printer
Maintaining your
Installing or replacing print cartridges
1 Make sure the Power light is On
Maintaining your printer
Improving print quality
Aligning print cartridges
Cleaning print nozzles
Maintaining your printer
Wiping print nozzles
Preserving print cartridges
4 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Printer prints slowly or doesn’t print
Troubleshooting
Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print
Test page does not print
Printer prints very slowly
Select Normal 600 x 600 dpi or Draft 300
Paper misfeeds or jams
Paper misfeeds or multiple sheets feed
Printer does not feed envelopes
Troubleshooting
Document prints with mistakes or poor quality
Printer has a paper jam
Vertical straight lines are not smooth
Characters are missing or unexpected
Print is too dark or smudged
Troubleshooting
The print nozzles are clean. For help, see page
Make sure You let the ink dry before handling the paper
Print quality is poor at the left, right, top or bottom edge of page
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Problems with transparencies, photos, or envelopes
Colors on the printout are faded
Transparencies or photos contain white lines
Troubleshooting
Error messages and flashing lights
The Power light blinks twice
Paper Jam message
Ink Low message
Appendix
Using the CD-ROM
Using the World Wide
Using diskettes
Warranty
2 Select Lexmark Z42 Series 3 Select Lexmark Z42 Series Uninstall
Lexmark Z42 Color Jetprinter
Ordering Diskettes
Warranty Service
Extent of Warranty
PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NO
Limitation of Liability
Electronic emission notices
40 Appendix
Additional Rights
Federal Communications Commission FCC Compliance Information
Appendix
Power supply
Safety information
Energy star
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Index
Index
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Index
uninstalling printer soft- ware
warranty statement 38 Web Smoothing