Lexmark 2050 Color Jetprinter Setup Manual

Brand: Lexmark

Model: 2050 Color Jetprinter

Category: Print & Scan

Type: Setup Manual

Lexmark

2050 Series

Color Jetprinter

Unpack your printer

Remove all tape from the Lexmark 2050

Series Color Jetprinter™.

Your printer may come with additional items

(optional).

Do not install the print cartridges until

step 7!

Attach paper exit tray

Make sure the printer is on a level surface.

Line up the paper exit tray with the tray

slot underneath the printer.

Hold the printer in place and slide the tray

firmly into the tray slot. The tray clicks

into place.

When the tray is properly installed, it slides

easily in the tray slot but cannot be pulled all

the way out of the printer.

Attach paper support

Turn the printer so the back faces you.

Hook the bottom of the paper support

under the lip on the back of the printer.

Push firmly until it snaps into place.

Connect your printer

Connect the parallel cable* to the com-

puter and printer. Fasten the metal clips on

the printer to the parallel cable.

Connect the power cord to the printer.

Plug the power cord into a properly

grounded electrical outlet.

Press the power button.

The green power light comes on.

* Use a parallel cable that supports bidirectional

communication (IEEE 1284-compatible), such as

Lexmark P/N 1329605.

Paper

support

Power

cord

Paper exit

tray

Print cartridge

storage unit

cartridges

Setup diskettes

Lexmark Technical Support Center

See the printer registration card for the number appropriate

for your country.

P/N 13A1263 E.C. 3A0572

Please have the following information available so we may

serve you faster. (Located on the back of the printer)

Machine Type number ___________________________

Serial number __________________________________

Date purchased _________________________________

Store where purchased ___________________________

Paper exit tray

Tra y slo t

Serial number

Machine type

number

Power button

Power cord

Parallel cable

Load paper

The sheet feeder can hold approximately 150

sheets of paper.

Open the paper load door.

Extend the paper exit tray.

Insert paper.

For different size paper, squeeze the left

paper guide release lever and move to the

correct paper size.

Close the paper load door.

For information about loading other types of

paper into the sheet feeder, or using the

manual feeder, see the Online Guide.

Windows 3.1 or

Windows for Workgroups

Make sure the printer power is on.

Start Windows.

If you are using DOS/V, insert Disk 1 for

DOS/V into drive x (where x is the letter

of your floppy drive).

From the Windows Program Manager

menu bar, choose File, and choose Run.

In the command-line dialog box, type

x:setup, and then click OK.

When prompted, continue with step 7,

“Install print cartridges”.

Windows 95

If Windows 95 prompted you to install the

printer software and you have already

installed it, continue with step 7.

Make sure the printer power is on.

Start Windows.

If you are using DOS/V, insert Disk 1 for

DOS/V into drive x (where x is the letter

of your floppy drive).

If you are using PC98, insert Disk 1 for

PC98 into drive x (where x is the letter of

your floppy drive).

From the Start menu choose Settings, then

choose Printers.

From the Printers folder, double-click Add

Printer.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

• When you are prompted to select the

printer’s manufacturer and model, click

Have Disk.

• In the “Install From Disk” dialog box,

type x:, and then click OK.

When prompted by the printer software,

continue with step 7, “Install print

cartridges”.

Install print cartridges

You can install two print cartridges at a time:

• the black and the color cartridge, or

• a PHOTO cartridge (optional) and the

color cartridge

Open the printer

front cover.

Remove

the tape

from the

cartridges.

Insert the cartridges.

Push back on the cartridges until they

snap into place.

When prompted by the printer software,

make sure you align the printheads.

When installation is complete, remove the

Setup diskette.

6.1

6.2 7

Do not touch

the copper area!

Black

PHOTO

cartridge

Color

cartridge

Use the printer software

You can use the Lexmark 2050 Series printer

software to:

•

change printer settings

•

install and align print cartridges

•

monitor print jobs and print cartridge ink

levels

•

control jobs in the print queue

•

choose different sizes and types of paper

•

print from Windows or DOS applications

•

reset printer defaults

Open the Online Guide

In the Online Guide, you can find

information about:

•

using the printer software

•

loading different types of print media

•

ordering supplies

•

using the manual feeder

•

who to call if you need help

•

VCCI notice

Windows 3.1 or

Windows for Workgroups

From the Lexmark 2050 program group,

double-click the Online Guide icon:

Windows 95

From the Start menu, click Programs.

Click the Lexmark 2050 program group.

Click Online Guide.

Loading other print media

To load Hagaki, envelopes, greeting cards, or

index cards in the sheet feeder, follow these

steps:

Open the paper load door and remove any

paper in the sheet feeder.

Turn both left and right envelope guides

inward to the envelope load position.

Press on the envelope symbol area to

rotate the guides inward until they snap

into position.

Place the Hagaki, envelopes, greeting

cards, or index cards in the sheet feeder

behind the envelope guides.

Place the preferred print side facing you.

Squeeze and hold the left paper guide

release lever and slide the paper guide

against the left side of the media.

Note:

Return the envelope guides to their

original position when not printing

Hagaki, envelopes or other special media.

Close the paper load door.

Before sending a job to print, make sure

you choose the appropriate paper size and

paper type in the Lexmark 2050 printer

software.

For more information, see “How to choose

a media type” and “How to choose a paper

size” in the Online Guide.

Loading the manual feeder

You can print from the manual feeder

without removing paper or envelopes from

the sheet feeder.

The manual feeder allows you to print one

sheet at a time.

Before loading the manual feeder, make sure

Manual Feeder is selected as the paper

source in the Lexmark 2050 printer software.

See “How to choose the Manual or

Automatic feeder” in the Online Guide for

more information.

To feed paper, transparencies, Hagaki,

envelopes, or other media

one at a time:

Locate the manual feeder.

Send the job to print.

When prompted by the printer software,

insert the print media into the manual

feeder until the printer automatically loads

it.

• Place the preferred print side facing

you.

• Insert the paper or other media against

the right edge of the manual feeder slot.

• Insert Hagaki so the top of the card

enters the printer first.

• Insert letterhead with the top of the page

pointed down.

• When loading transparencies with a

paper backing, load with the glued edge

pointing down.

• Remove each transparency or glossy

paper from the paper exit tray before the

next one is printed to avoid ink

smearing.

Top o f

Hagaki card

Address

added to

show correct

orientation

Manual feeder

Print media

Using the print cartridge

storage unit

You can use the print

cartridge storage unit for

open cartridges not currently

installed in the printer.

Insert the extra cartridge into

the storage unit until it snaps

into place.

To remove the print

cartridge, firmly pull it

out of the storage unit

while slightly pulling

back on the latch.

Removing the paper exit

tray

If you need to repack the printer in its origi-

nal box, you must remove the paper exit tray.

Place the printer near the table edge.

Pull the paper exit tray as far out of the

printer as possible. The tray should extend

beyond the table edge.

Press down firmly in the center of the tray

at the point where the tray enters the

printer.

Pull the paper exit tray all the way out of

the printer.

Storing the setup sheet

Store this setup sheet in the bookholder

behind the printer’s paper load door.

Press down firmly here

•

This product is designed, tested, and approved to meet strict global safety standards with the use of specific

Lexmark components. The safety features of some parts may not always be obvious. Lexmark is not responsible for

the use of other replacement parts.

Lexmark is a tradem ark of Lexmark International, Inc., r egistered in the United

States and/or other countries.

Color Jetprinter is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc.

Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Lexmark 2050 Color Jetprinter Setup Manual

Lexmark 2050 Color Jetprinter Setup Manual

Lexmark 2050 Color Jetprinter Setup Manual

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