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