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