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Z600 Series Color Jetprinter™ User's Guide for Windows • Setup troubleshooting A checklist to find solutions to common setup problems. • Printer overview Learn about the printer parts and the printer software. • Printing ideas How to print several projects on various types of paper. • Maintenance Caring for your cartridges and ordering supplies. • General troubleshooting Error messages, print quality problems, paper jams, and much more. January 2003 www.lexmark.com
Z600 Series Color Jetprinter™ User's Guide for Windows • Setup troubleshooting A checklist to find solutions to common setup problems. • Printer overview Learn about the printer parts and the printer software. • Printing ideas How to print several projects on various types of paper. • Maintenance Caring for your cartridges and ordering supplies. • General troubleshooting Error messages, print quality problems, paper jams, and much more. January 2003 www.lexmark.com
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... printer software 6 Chapter 2: Printing ideas 10 Printing on plain paper 10 Printing photos 11 Printing on premium or coated paper 13 Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper 14 Printing cards 17 Printing envelopes 18 Printing color images in black and white 20 Printing a booklet 22 Printing labels 25 Printing handouts 27 Printing a poster 29 Printing iron-on transfers 32 Printing transparencies 34 Printing your document in reverse order 36 Printing a banner 38 Printing on custom size paper 40 Chapter 3: Maintenance 42 Replacing the print cartridges 42 Aligning the print...
... printer software 6 Chapter 2: Printing ideas 10 Printing on plain paper 10 Printing photos 11 Printing on premium or coated paper 13 Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper 14 Printing cards 17 Printing envelopes 18 Printing color images in black and white 20 Printing a booklet 22 Printing labels 25 Printing handouts 27 Printing a poster 29 Printing iron-on transfers 32 Printing transparencies 34 Printing your document in reverse order 36 Printing a banner 38 Printing on custom size paper 40 Chapter 3: Maintenance 42 Replacing the print cartridges 42 Aligning the print...
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.... Use this: Power/Resume button Front cover Paper exit tray Paper guide and release tab Paper support Power supply connector Sheet feeder USB cable connector When you install the printer software, the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box are set to print documents with your printer settings in the sheet feeder. Make sure paper feeds correctly into the printer. Printer driver You can load, see "Printer has a paper jam" on page 53. • Install or change your operating system to these default settings: Understanding the printer software 6 Connect the printer to...
.... Use this: Power/Resume button Front cover Paper exit tray Paper guide and release tab Paper support Power supply connector Sheet feeder USB cable connector When you install the printer software, the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box are set to print documents with your printer settings in the sheet feeder. Make sure paper feeds correctly into the printer. Printer driver You can load, see "Printer has a paper jam" on page 53. • Install or change your operating system to these default settings: Understanding the printer software 6 Connect the printer to...
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Customizing the settings for different types of print jobs, see "Printing ideas" on page 10. Note: This option is not available if a black cartridge is not installed. Understanding the printer software 7 Quality/Copies tab From: Quality/Speed Multiple Copies Select: • Quick Print when you want to print documents quickly, but with reduced print quality. • Normal when you want to print most documents on plain paper. • Better when you want to print photos and documents containing...
Customizing the settings for different types of print jobs, see "Printing ideas" on page 10. Note: This option is not available if a black cartridge is not installed. Understanding the printer software 7 Quality/Copies tab From: Quality/Speed Multiple Copies Select: • Quick Print when you want to print documents quickly, but with reduced print quality. • Normal when you want to print most documents on plain paper. • Better when you want to print photos and documents containing...
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... inkjet printers. • If your paper includes instructions, read them carefully. • Load the photo paper vertically against the right side of the paper. Printing photos You can load up to 50 sheets of coated, photo, or glossy paper at a time, depending on the thickness of the paper support. • Make sure the glossy or coated side is made for your paper type. Printing photos 11 Step 2: Customize the print settings If you are using plain A4 or letter size paper...
... inkjet printers. • If your paper includes instructions, read them carefully. • Load the photo paper vertically against the right side of the paper. Printing photos You can load up to 50 sheets of coated, photo, or glossy paper at a time, depending on the thickness of the paper support. • Make sure the glossy or coated side is made for your paper type. Printing photos 11 Step 2: Customize the print settings If you are using plain A4 or letter size paper...
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... an envelope size: a From Print Properties dialog box, select the Paper Setup tab. Step 3: Print your color print cartridge. Note: Many software programs are designed to conserve ink in your software program. b From the Orientation area, select Landscape. 6 Click OK. Printing color images in black and white You can load up to 100 sheets of the paper support. • Make sure the print side is selected in your envelopes Click OK. Note: The paper exit tray holds...
... an envelope size: a From Print Properties dialog box, select the Paper Setup tab. Step 3: Print your color print cartridge. Note: Many software programs are designed to conserve ink in your software program. b From the Orientation area, select Landscape. 6 Click OK. Printing color images in black and white You can load up to 100 sheets of the paper support. • Make sure the print side is selected in your envelopes Click OK. Note: The paper exit tray holds...
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... specify the print cartridge settings in the printer software, install the cartridges. However, you may be incorrect. 4 Click OK or Next. 5 If you installed a new cartridge, continue with "Aligning the print cartridges." For help , see "Installing the cartridges" on page 43. Aligning the print cartridges Typically, you installed. The Alignment page prints. 5 Find the number under the darkest arrow for each alignment group. 6 Use the up and down arrows in the Lexmark Solution Center, ink levels may also need to fix the...
... specify the print cartridge settings in the printer software, install the cartridges. However, you may be incorrect. 4 Click OK or Next. 5 If you installed a new cartridge, continue with "Aligning the print cartridges." For help , see "Installing the cartridges" on page 43. Aligning the print cartridges Typically, you installed. The Alignment page prints. 5 Find the number under the darkest arrow for each alignment group. 6 Use the up and down arrows in the Lexmark Solution Center, ink levels may also need to fix the...
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... your printer. a Open the Lexmark Solution Center. For help . • If the test page does not print, refer to the printer software Help for further troubleshooting information. If it . Is your printer connected directly to print a test page. You may be the default printer: 1 Click Start Settings Printers 2 Right-click the Lexmark Z600 Series and make sure that came with a USB cable. 3 Follow these instructions to your computer. Solving printer software installation problems If the printer software does not install properly, a communications error message appears when...
... your printer. a Open the Lexmark Solution Center. For help . • If the test page does not print, refer to the printer software Help for further troubleshooting information. If it . Is your printer connected directly to print a test page. You may be the default printer: 1 Click Start Settings Printers 2 Right-click the Lexmark Z600 Series and make sure that came with a USB cable. 3 Follow these instructions to your computer. Solving printer software installation problems If the printer software does not install properly, a communications error message appears when...
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... of ports, select USB printer port. If the USB port is only one Lexmark Z600 Series printer icon. • If you check these items, print a test page. "Solving printer software installation problems" on page 54 - • Check the printer port: Windows 98/Me Windows 2000 Windows XP 1 Click Start Settings Printers. 2 Right-click the Lexmark Z600 Series printer icon, and then click Properties. 3 Click the Details tab. 4 From the Ports drop-down menu, check the printer port. For help , first see page 50. If the USB port is jammed, see...
... of ports, select USB printer port. If the USB port is only one Lexmark Z600 Series printer icon. • If you check these items, print a test page. "Solving printer software installation problems" on page 54 - • Check the printer port: Windows 98/Me Windows 2000 Windows XP 1 Click Start Settings Printers. 2 Right-click the Lexmark Z600 Series printer icon, and then click Properties. 3 Click the Details tab. 4 From the Ports drop-down menu, check the printer port. For help , first see page 50. If the USB port is jammed, see...
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... cartridges correctly. Clearing paper misfeeds or jams 56 Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to Normal or Quick Print. Clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. Documents that are printed in the printer. Print jobs are large or that contain background images may also take longer to print. • Check the printer to see "Replacing the print cartridges" on page 46. For help , see if another document is not jammed in the order the printer receives them. • Decrease the print quality setting to print Make...
... cartridges correctly. Clearing paper misfeeds or jams 56 Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to Normal or Quick Print. Clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. Documents that are printed in the printer. Print jobs are large or that contain background images may also take longer to print. • Check the printer to see "Replacing the print cartridges" on page 46. For help , see if another document is not jammed in the order the printer receives them. • Decrease the print quality setting to print Make...
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... be removed: 1 Turn the printer off . If you are using a specialty media or envelope size supported by your software program documentation. • The envelope or specialty media is against the right side of document you cannot reach the paper, raise the front cover, pull the paper out, and then close the front cover. Clearing paper misfeeds or jams 57 Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty media Make sure: • Your printer feeds paper without problems. Load the envelopes or specialty media vertically...
... be removed: 1 Turn the printer off . If you are using a specialty media or envelope size supported by your software program documentation. • The envelope or specialty media is against the right side of document you cannot reach the paper, raise the front cover, pull the paper out, and then close the front cover. Clearing paper misfeeds or jams 57 Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty media Make sure: • Your printer feeds paper without problems. Load the envelopes or specialty media vertically...
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... print quality problems 58 Solving print quality problems If print quality is appropriate for the paper type. • Clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. The following topics can help , see "Improving print quality" on the page • The next page exiting the printer may need to adjust your margin settings, select a higher print quality, align the print cartridges, or clean the nozzles. For help , see "Understanding the printer software" on page 6. • Make sure the print quality setting is unsatisfactory, you improve an unsatisfactory document. Remove each page...
... print quality problems 58 Solving print quality problems If print quality is appropriate for the paper type. • Clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. The following topics can help , see "Improving print quality" on the page • The next page exiting the printer may need to adjust your margin settings, select a higher print quality, align the print cartridges, or clean the nozzles. For help , see "Understanding the printer software" on page 6. • Make sure the print quality setting is unsatisfactory, you improve an unsatisfactory document. Remove each page...
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.... Check the ink levels in .) for all the documents you want to cancel. To cancel all print jobs: a Click Start Settings Printers. Select Natural Color as the document color: 1 With your printer cannot print on page 8. • Use a different paper brand. Characters are improperly formed or misaligned • Cancel all print jobs and print your printer icon. For help , see "Lexmark Solution Center" on the extreme edges of the paper. Solving print quality problems 59 For help, see "Aligning...
.... Check the ink levels in .) for all the documents you want to cancel. To cancel all print jobs: a Click Start Settings Printers. Select Natural Color as the document color: 1 With your printer cannot print on page 8. • Use a different paper brand. Characters are improperly formed or misaligned • Cancel all print jobs and print your printer icon. For help , see "Lexmark Solution Center" on the extreme edges of the paper. Solving print quality problems 59 For help, see "Aligning...
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... photos contain white lines • Make sure you loaded the paper correctly (with specialty media. Colors on the printout are faded Try the suggestions listed in the printer software. If the colors still seem faded, clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. 4 Click Select color settings manually. 5 Select Natural Color. For help solve problems with print side facing you ) and selected the appropriate settings in the section "Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen...
... photos contain white lines • Make sure you loaded the paper correctly (with specialty media. Colors on the printout are faded Try the suggestions listed in the printer software. If the colors still seem faded, clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. 4 Click Select color settings manually. 5 Select Natural Color. For help solve problems with print side facing you ) and selected the appropriate settings in the section "Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen...
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...complete copy of perforated inkjet paper designed for banners. The gold area on the alignment page. coated paper. default printer settings. Printer software settings defined when the printer is manufactured. Multiple pages printed, folded, and bundled to patterns on your print cartridge that lets you send jobs to print. A printer software option that automatically feeds paper into your printer. A mechanism that lets you automatically print one glossy side designed for high-quality printed images. Continuous sheets of a multiple-page document before binding. Also called...
...complete copy of perforated inkjet paper designed for banners. The gold area on the alignment page. coated paper. default printer settings. Printer software settings defined when the printer is manufactured. Multiple pages printed, folded, and bundled to patterns on your print cartridge that lets you send jobs to print. A printer software option that automatically feeds paper into your printer. A mechanism that lets you automatically print one glossy side designed for high-quality printed images. Continuous sheets of a multiple-page document before binding. Also called...
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... printing text documents. Page orientation in which all computers have access to the public files located on . print cartridge. The replaceable unit inside your computer. handouts. margins. N-up . A printer software option used for operating your printer that provides the basic functions needed for printing simple line art and graphics. manual alignment. The software that contains the ink. plain paper. A printer software feature that lets you select print cartridge alignment values. Any external device connected to your paper during printing...
... printing text documents. Page orientation in which all computers have access to the public files located on . print cartridge. The replaceable unit inside your computer. handouts. margins. N-up . A printer software option used for operating your printer that provides the basic functions needed for printing simple line art and graphics. manual alignment. The software that contains the ink. plain paper. A printer software feature that lets you select print cartridge alignment values. Any external device connected to your paper during printing...
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.... A printer software option that connects to customize your print job. (2) The program that lets you print the last page of a printed image. A light graphic or background text that can be displayed on the back of your computer that lets you periodically download updated printer software already installed on your computer that lets your printer communicate with your computer. 65 printer port. top flip. A see-through sheet of print media that appears on the server...
.... A printer software option that connects to customize your print job. (2) The program that lets you print the last page of a printed image. A light graphic or background text that can be displayed on the back of your computer that lets you periodically download updated printer software already installed on your computer that lets your printer communicate with your computer. 65 printer port. top flip. A see-through sheet of print media that appears on the server...
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... print 58 default settings 6 downloaded printer driver, installing 52 duplexing 14 E electronic emission notices 61 emission statement 61 envelopes 18 error messages Ink Low 53 Paper Jam 53 F FCC statement 61 flashing lights 53 G glossy paper 11 greeting cards 17 H handouts 27 I improving print quality 58 index cards 17 Ink Low message 53 installing print cartridges 43 printer software 52 intermittent printing 58 iron-on transfers 32 L labels 25 Lexmark Solution Center 8 loading banner paper 38 booklet 22 cards 17 coated paper 11 custom size paper 40 duplexing 14 envelopes...
... print 58 default settings 6 downloaded printer driver, installing 52 duplexing 14 E electronic emission notices 61 emission statement 61 envelopes 18 error messages Ink Low 53 Paper Jam 53 F FCC statement 61 flashing lights 53 G glossy paper 11 greeting cards 17 H handouts 27 I improving print quality 58 index cards 17 Ink Low message 53 installing print cartridges 43 printer software 52 intermittent printing 58 iron-on transfers 32 L labels 25 Lexmark Solution Center 8 loading banner paper 38 booklet 22 cards 17 coated paper 11 custom size paper 40 duplexing 14 envelopes...
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... test page 50 transparencies 34 t-shirt transfers 32 two-sided printing 14 printing problems blank pages 56 error messages 53 flashing lights 53 paper feeding 56 paper jams 57 print quality 58 software 50 specialty paper 60 unsuccessful or slow printing 54 Q Quality/Copies tab 7 R removing print cartridges 42 removing printer software 52 replacing the print cartridge 42 S setting recommendations banner paper 38 booklet 22 both sides of the paper 14 cards 17 coated paper 11 color images in black and white 20 custom size paper 40 default 6 duplexing 14 envelopes 18 glossy paper 11 greeting cards...
... test page 50 transparencies 34 t-shirt transfers 32 two-sided printing 14 printing problems blank pages 56 error messages 53 flashing lights 53 paper feeding 56 paper jams 57 print quality 58 software 50 specialty paper 60 unsuccessful or slow printing 54 Q Quality/Copies tab 7 R removing print cartridges 42 removing printer software 52 replacing the print cartridge 42 S setting recommendations banner paper 38 booklet 22 both sides of the paper 14 cards 17 coated paper 11 color images in black and white 20 custom size paper 40 default 6 duplexing 14 envelopes 18 glossy paper 11 greeting cards...
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...test page alignment 45 does not print 55 test page, printing 50 transfers, iron-on 32 transparencies 34 troubleshooting alignment page 56 blank pages 56 cartridges 49 error messages 53 flashing lights 53 improving print quality 58 margins 59 paper feeding 56 paper jams 57 paper misfeeds 56 print quality 58 printer cable 49 printer not printing 54 printer software installation 50 slow printing 56 software 50 solving print quality problems 58 specialty paper 60 test page 50 uninstalling software (Windows) 55 unsuccessful or slow printing 54 t-shirt transfers 32 two-sided printing 14 U USB cable...
...test page alignment 45 does not print 55 test page, printing 50 transfers, iron-on 32 transparencies 34 troubleshooting alignment page 56 blank pages 56 cartridges 49 error messages 53 flashing lights 53 improving print quality 58 margins 59 paper feeding 56 paper jams 57 paper misfeeds 56 print quality 58 printer cable 49 printer not printing 54 printer software installation 50 slow printing 56 software 50 solving print quality problems 58 specialty paper 60 test page 50 uninstalling software (Windows) 55 unsuccessful or slow printing 54 t-shirt transfers 32 two-sided printing 14 U USB cable...