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
1
Make sure the printer is on a level surface.
2
Line up the paper exit tray with the tray
slot underneath the printer.
3
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
1
Turn the printer so the back faces you.
2
Hook the bottom of the paper support
under the lip on the back of the printer.
3
Push firmly until it snaps into place.
Connect your printer
1
Connect the parallel cable* to the com-
puter and printer. Fasten the metal clips on
the printer to the parallel cable.
2
Connect the power cord to the printer.
3
Plug the power cord into a properly
grounded electrical outlet.
4
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.
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Paper
support
Power
cord
Paper exit
tray
Print cartridge
storage unit
Print
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 ___________________________
2
Paper exit tray
Tra y slo t
3
Serial number
Machine type
number
4
Power button
Power cord
Parallel cable
Load paper
The sheet feeder can hold approximately 150
sheets of paper.
1
Open the paper load door.
2
Extend the paper exit tray.
3
Insert paper.
4
For different size paper, squeeze the left
paper guide release lever and move to the
correct paper size.
5
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
1
Make sure the printer power is on.
2
Start Windows.
3
If you are using DOS/V, insert Disk 1 for
DOS/V into drive x (where x is the letter
of your floppy drive).
4
From the Windows Program Manager
menu bar, choose File, and choose Run.
5
In the command-line dialog box, type
x:setup, and then click OK.
6
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.
1
Make sure the printer power is on.
2
Start Windows.
3
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).
4
From the Start menu choose Settings, then
choose Printers.
5
From the Printers folder, double-click Add
Printer.
6
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.
7
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
1
Open the printer
front cover.
2
Remove
the tape
from the
cartridges.
3
Insert the cartridges.
4
Push back on the cartridges until they
snap into place.
5
When prompted by the printer software,
make sure you align the printheads.
6
When installation is complete, remove the
Setup diskette.
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6.1
6.2 7
Do not touch
the copper area!
Black
or
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
1
From the Start menu, click Programs.
2
Click the Lexmark 2050 program group.
3
Click Online Guide.
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Loading other print media
To load Hagaki, envelopes, greeting cards, or
index cards in the sheet feeder, follow these
steps:
1
Open the paper load door and remove any
paper in the sheet feeder.
2
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.
3
Place the Hagaki, envelopes, greeting
cards, or index cards in the sheet feeder
behind the envelope guides.
Place the preferred print side facing you.
4
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.
5
Close the paper load door.
6
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:
1
Locate the manual feeder.
2
Send the job to print.
3
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.
1
Place the printer near the table edge.
2
Pull the paper exit tray as far out of the
printer as possible. The tray should extend
beyond the table edge.
3
Press down firmly in the center of the tray
at the point where the tray enters the
printer.
4
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
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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.
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