Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print

Make sure:

You remove the sticker and transparent tape from the backs and bottoms of the print cartridges. For help, see “Install the cartridges” on page 45.

Your cartridge does not have clogged nozzles. Try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the steps in “Improving print quality” on page 48.

Printer prints very slowly

Close any software programs not in use.

Check the document you are printing. Photos and graphics may take longer to print than regular text. Documents that are large or that contain background images may also take longer to print.

Check the printer to see if another document is printing. Print jobs are printed in the order the printer receives them.

Decrease the print quality setting to Normal or Quick Print.

Note: Higher print quality settings result in better quality documents, but may take longer to print.

Recovering when your computer stops responding

If your computer locks up while your document is printing, turn off the printer and the computer. When you turn them back on, the printer may attempt to start printing your job again. This could cause your system to lock up again.

One way to recover:

1Disconnect the printer cable from your computer.

2Restart your computer.

3Delete the print job:

a From your desktop, double-click the Z600 Series printer icon.

The Z600 Series dialog box appears, listing all pending or stalled print jobs. b Choose Printing Stop Print Queue.

4Plug the printer cable back into the computer.

Another way to recover:

1Turn the printer and the computer off.

2Press and hold the Shift key and turn the computer on.

Recovering when your computer stops responding

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Lexmark Z600 Series Recovering when your computer stops responding, Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print