Lexmark Z51 Color Jetprinter Manual de usuario

Lexmark

Z51

Color Jetprinter

User’s Guide for Windows 95, 98, 3.1, and 3.11

First Edition (October 1998)

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recognizes PCL 3 commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions

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Contents

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Contents

Chapter 1 - Understanding your printer . 1

Using the parts of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Using the printer's buttons and lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2 - Using the printer software . . 7

Using the Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Spool Manager in Windows 3.1 or 3.11 . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 3 - Printing on plain paper. . . . 17

Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Checking printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 4 - Printing on specialty media 19

Printing transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing on customized paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printing iron-on transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printing banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Printing specialty media from the manual feeder . . . . . . . . . . 34

Contents

Chapter 5 - Printing beyond the basics. 35

Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printing handouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing booklets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 6 - Caring for your printer . . . . 53

Installing or replacing print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Improving print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Installing the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using a USB cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Printing from DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Understanding your printer

Understanding

your printer

This book describes how to use your printer on Windows 95, 98, 3.1,

or 3.11 operating systems. For help using your printer on Windows

NT 4.0 or OS/2, refer to the View Documentation button on the CD-

ROM.

Your printer is a general purpose color inkjet printer that provides

high quality text and graphics.

Using the parts of the printer 2

Using the printer's buttons and lights 4

Using the buttons 4

Understanding the lights 5

Inkjet

A non-impact printing

technology that creates

characters and graphics

by the composition of

programmed patterns of

ink dots.

Quick Fix

Printerhasmissing

or damaged parts

Contactyourpointofpur-

chase.

Glossary

For information about: See page:

Chapter 1

Understanding your printer

Using the parts of the printer

This illustration shows the front parts of the printer.

(A) Media guide Align the automatic feeder to the correct

paper size.

(B) Media support Keep paper and specialty media straight in

the automatic feeder.

media. The automatic feeder holds up to:

•100 sheets of paper.

•25 sheets of photo paper or glossy

film.

•25 iron-on transfers.

•25 sheets of labels.

•10 transparencies.

•10 envelopes, greeting cards,

postcards, or index cards.

(D) Manual feeder Manually load paper and specialty media

one sheet at a time. You can also use the

manual feeder when paper feeds incor-

rectly from the automatic feeder.

Use the: When you want to:

Understanding your printer

The following illustration shows the back parts of the printer:

(E) Buttons and lights •Check the printer status.

•Turn the printer on or off.

•Eject paper from the printer.

For more information, see “Using the

printer's buttons and lights” on page 4.

(F) Front cover •Install or change print cartridges.

•Clear paper jams.

(G) Paper exit tray Stack paper after printing.

(H)Bannerpaper support

(located inside the

banner paper holder)

Feed the banner paper correctly

(maximum 10 sheets).

(I)Banner paper holder Print on banner or continuous form paper.

(J)Power supply Supply power to the printer.

(K)Parallel cable

(not supplied) Connect the printer to the computer for

bidirectional communication.

(L)USB port Connect your USB (Universal Serial Bus)

cable (not supplied) to the printer. (For

Windows 98 only). For help, see “Using a

USB cable” on page 67.

Glossary

Interface

A data conversion device

(such as a parallel cable)

that allows communica-

tion between the printer

and the computer.

Parallelcableinter-

face problems

occur

For help, see “Bidirec-

tional Communications

problems” in the Printer

PropertiesHelp. Toopen

Help from inside an

application, see the

instructions below:

Intermittent print-

ing occurs

For help, see “Bidirec-

tional Communications

problems” in the Printer

PropertiesHelp. Toopen

Help from inside an

application, click:

1File.

2Print (or Printer)

Setup.

3The Properties,

Options, or Setup but-

ton.

4The Help button.

Quick Fixes

Use the: When you want to:

Chapter 1

Understanding your printer

Using the printer's buttons

and lights

Your printer has two groups of buttons and lights.

Using the buttons

Your printer has a Power button and a Paper Feed button.

Turn the printer on or off.

•Eject paper from the printer.

•Load the automatic or manual sheet

feeder with paper after running out.

•Continue printing.

Quick Fix

The Power light is

on and the Paper

Feed light is blink-

ing

The printer may be out of

paper or have a paper

jam. Check your screen

for any error messages.

•If the printer is out of

paper:

1Load paper.

2Press the Paper Feed

button.

•If the printer has a

paper jam, try

removing the paper

from the automatic

feeder. If the paper is

lodged too far into the

printer and can’t be

removed, see “Paper

jams” on page 18.

If the problem contin-

ues, you may be using a

wrong or damaged cable.

For help, see “Bidirec-

tional Communications

problems” in the Printer

Properties Help. To

open Help from inside an

application, click:

1File.

2Print (or Printer) Setup.

3The Properties,

Options, or Setup but-

ton.

4The Help button.

Use the: When you want to:

Power button

Paper Feed button

Understanding your printer

Understanding the lights

Your printer has a Power light and a Paper Feed light.

Both lights are Off

Is Off.

Power light is On

Paper Feed light is Off

Is On and ready to print.

Both lights are On

Is printing.

Power light is On

Paper Feed light is blinking

May be out of paper or have a paper

jam. For help, see the “Quick Fix”

topics on page 5.

Power light is blinking

Paper Feed light blinks twice

Has an error. For help, see the “Quick

Fix” topics on this page.

The Power light is

blinking and the

Paper Feed light

blinks twice

The print cartridge car-

rier has stalled or you

have a paper jam. Check

your screen for any error

messages.

•If the print cartridge

carrier has stalled:

1Turn the printer off.

2After waiting a few

seconds, turn the

printer back on.

•If the printer has a

paper jam, try

removing the paper

from the automatic

feeder. If the paper is

lodged too far into the

printer and can’t be

removed, see “Paper

jams” on page 18.

Both lights are on,

but the printer is

not printing

Your paper is loaded, but

your cable connections

may not be secure.

1Unplug the power sup-

ply from the electrical

outlet.

2Make sure all cable

connections are con-

nected.

3Plug the power supply

back in.

Quick Fixes

If your printer lights look

like this: Then the printer:

Chapter 1

Understanding your printer

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