Printing booklets | Lexmark Z53 guide

Printing booklets

You can print and bundle your document together to make a booklet.

Step One: Load the paper

Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder. For help, see page 2.

Step Two: Customize your Printer Properties

1Select the correct paper size in your software application.

You can select from these paper sizes when printing booklets:

•Statement

•Letter

•A4

•A5

2Open the Printer Properties. For help, see page 5.

3Click the Job Finishing tab.

4Select Booklet.

5To receive paper reloading instructions, click Print reloading instructions after the first side prints.

6Select the number of Sheets Per Bundle.

Notes: A bundle is any number of sheets of paper folded together. For help, see page 17.

When printing with a heavier paper stock, select a smaller number of Sheets Per Bundle to allow for binding considerations.

7Click OK.

Printing beyond the basics

Printing beyond the basics

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Lexmark Z53 manual Printing booklets, Select the number of Sheets Per Bundle

Contents

Lexmark Z53 United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Index Steps to basic printing Steps to basic printing Step One Load the paper Loading specialty papers Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers Package Open the application’s File menu Change settings as neededStep Two Customize the Printer Properties Opening the Printer Properties Click Choosing printer settings for specialty papers Size paper Step Three Print your document Handouts see Booklets see Posters see Printing beyond the basicsPrinting on both sides of a sheet of paper You can use your printer to print Select Landscape Click OK Step Three Print your two-sided document Step Two Customize the Printer Properties for handouts Printing handoutsFrom the Paper Size area, select a paper size To receive paper reloading instructions, select Print Customize the Printer Properties for printing handouts Step Three Print your handouts Select the number of Sheets Per Bundle Printing booklets Step Three Print your booklet Building a booklet Step two Customize the Printer Properties for your poster Printing posters Step Three Print and assemble your poster From the Select Pages to Print screen Selecting specific pages to print Maintaining your printer Using the Control Program Make sure the Power light is On Installing or replacing print cartridges Improving print quality Maintaining your printer Aligning print cartridges Remove and reinstall the print cartridges Cleaning print nozzlesLoad plain paper in the printer Preserving print cartridges Wiping print nozzles When your printer has a problem, first make sure that Troubleshooting Before proceeding, verify that Printer prints slowly or doesn’t printMake sure Printer prints very slowly Test page does not print Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty papers Paper misfeeds or jamsPrinter has a paper jam Vertical straight lines are not smooth Document prints with mistakes or poor qualityCharacters are missing or unexpected Print is too dark or smudged You may need to clean the print nozzles. For help, seeColors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen Colors on the printout are faded Problems with transparencies, photos, envelopesGlossy photo papers or transparencies stick together Paper Jam message Error messages and flashing lightsPower light is On and the Paper Feed light is blinking Power light blinks twice Printing from DOS Appendix Extent of Warranty Appendix Energy star Index Error messages Ink Low 34 Paper Jam 30, 34 Printer Offline Improving print quality 23 index cards Loading Index