Lexmark 70D0000 - Z11 Color Jet Printer User manual

User’s Guide

First Edition (February 1999)

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Contents

iii

Contents

Chapter 1 - Understanding your printer. . . . . . 1

Using the parts of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Understanding the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Chapter 2 - Using the printer software. . . . . . . 5

Using the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Using the Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3 - Printing your documents. . . . . . . 11

Loading your print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Printing transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards . . . . . .14

Printing on customized paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Printing greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Printing iron-on transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Chapter 4 - Caring for your print cartridges . 21

Installing or replacing a print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Improving print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Storing an extra print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Preserving print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Contents

iv

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Printing from Windows 3.1 or 3.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Printing from DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Statement of Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Power supply replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Understanding your printer

1

Quick Fix

Printer has missing

or damaged parts

Contact your point of

purchase.

Note

For information about

setting up your printer,

refer to the Getting Started

booklet.

Understanding

your printer

Using the parts of the printer

Use the: When you want to:

Paper support Keep paper and specialty media straight

in the sheet feeder.

Also supports banner printing (when

tilted back).

Paper guide Make sure the paper feeds correctly into

the printer.

Sheet feeder Load paper and specialty media.

Buttons and lights

•

See the printer status.

•

Turn the printer on or off.

•

Eject paper from the printer.

For more information, see “Using the

buttons” on page 2.

Front cover

•

Install or change print cartridges.

•

Clear paper jams.

Paper exit tray Keep paper together after printing.

Paper support

Sheet feeder

Buttons and lights

Paper guide

Front cover

Paper exit tray

Chapter 1

2

Using the buttons

Use the: When you want to:

Print cartridge storage unit Store an extra used print cartridge. For

more information, see “Storing an extra

print cartridge” on page 31.

Parallel cable connector Connect the parallel cable to the printer.

(Cable not included).

Note: If you want your printer to

communicate with your computer, make

sure you have a bidirectional cable

(IEEE 1284-compatible, such as

Lexmark part number 1329605.)

Power supply connector Supply power to the printer.

Use the: When you want to:

Turn the printer on or off.

• Eject paper from the

printer.

• Reload the sheet feeder

with paper after running

out.

• Continue printing.

Print cartridge

storage unit

Parallel cable

connector

Power supply

connector

Power button

Paper Feed

button

Quick Fix

Printer to PC

communication

problems occur

If you see communication

errors or if intermittent

printing occurs, you may

not be using the correct

cable. For more

information, see “Printer to

PC communication

problems” in the Printer

Properties Help. To open

Help from inside an

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

Properties, Options, or

Setup button.

4

The Help button.

5

Troubleshooting.

6

Printer Software Over-

view.

7

PC to Printer Communi-

cation Problems.

Glossary

Parallel cable

interface

A data conversion device

that allows communication

between the printer and the

computer.

Understanding your printer

3

Understanding the lights

If your printer lights

look like this:

Then the printer:

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.

If the printer is out of paper:

1

Load paper.

2

Press the Paper Feed button.

If there is a paper jam:

1

Press the Power button to turn

the power off.

2

Pull firmly on the paper to

remove it. If the paper is too far

into the printer, open the front

cover and pull the paper out

from the front of the printer.

3

Close the front cover.

4

Press the Power button to turn

your printer on.

Chapter 1

4

Power light is blinking

Paper Feed light blinks twice

May have a stalled cartridge carrier

or paper jam.

If the print cartridge carrier has

stalled:

1

Turn the printer off.

2

Wait a few seconds and turn

the printer back on.

If there is a paper jam:

1

Press the Power button to turn

the power off.

2

Pull firmly on the paper to

remove it. If the paper is too far

into the printer, open the front

cover and pull the paper out

from the front of the printer.

3

Close the front cover.

4

Press the Power button to turn

your printer on.

Both lights are On, but the

printer is not printing

Cable connections may not be

secure. To make sure cable

connections are secure:

1

Unplug the power supply from

the electrical outlet.

2

Make sure all cable

connections are secure.

3

Plug the power supply back in.

If your printer lights

look like this:

Then the printer:

Note

The Power light is on

and the Paper Feed

light is blinking

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:

1

Load paper.

2

Press the Paper Feed

button.

•

If the printer has a paper

jam, try removing the

paper from the sheet

feeder. If the paper is

lodged too far into the

printer and can’t be

removed, see “Paper

jams” on page 12.

If the problem continues,

you may be using a wrong

or damaged cable. For more

information, see “Printer to

PC communications

problems” in the Printer

Properties Help. To open

Help from inside an

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

4

The Help button.

5

Printer Software Over-

view.

6

Troubleshooting.

7

PC to Printer Communi-

cation Problems.

Using the printer software

5

Glossary

Software application

Any program loaded on

your computer used to per-

form a specific task; for

example, a word processing

or spreadsheet program.

Using the printer

software

When you installed the software for your printer, several applications

were installed on your computer. Use the printer software to obtain the

best printing results. You can also use the printer software to care for

your printer.

For information about using this application: See page:

Printer Properties 6

Using the Paper tab 6

Using the Color/Quality tab 7

Opening the Printer Properties from your application 9

Opening the Printer Properties from Windows 10

Control Program 10

Chapter 2

6

Using the Printer Properties

Use the Printer Properties to obtain the best results for your print job.

The Printer Properties contain two tabs, Paper and Color/Quality. For

help opening the Printer Properties, see the tip in the shaded margin.

Using the Paper tab

Use the Paper tab to:

Choose your paper

size.

Choose

your paper

or media

type.

Choose to

collate

copies, or

reverse the

page order.

Choose the

number of

copies.

To learn more

about these

settings, click

Help

.

Move the slide bar to the left or

right to view more paper sizes.

This graphic

changes to

reflect the

type of media

you select.

Choose a

page

orientation.

Choose the

number of

copies.

Choose

your paper

or media

type.

Choose the

number of

copies.

Tip

To open Printer

Properties from your

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

Glossary

Orientation

Portrait and landscape ori-

entations define the way an

image is printed on paper.

For most paper types por-

trait is tall:

Portrait

and landscape is wide:

Landscape

Portrait orientation is gener-

ally used for correspon-

dence and reports.

Landscape orientation is

often used for spreadsheets,

transparencies, and enve-

lopes.

Reverse Page Order

Click Reverse Page Order

to begin printing with the

last page of the document.

The first page of your

document will be on top of

the stack in the output tray

when your print job is

complete.

Using the printer software

7

Using the Color/Quality tab

You can use the Color/Quality tab to:

Selecting the color mode for your document

Your printer uses one cartridge at a time, but some documents may

require using both cartridges. Your printer software contains two color

modes that allow you to choose how you want your document to be

printed. Use the table below to determine the best color mode for the

type of document you are printing:

If you want your

document to

print:

Use this cartridge: Select this color

mode:

Black pages Black

Automatic

. For help, see

“Using the Automatic

color mode” on page 8.

Color pages Color

Black pages and

color pages

Black or color until

prompted to change

Color Sort

. For help, see

“Using the Color Sort

mode” on page 9.

Choose Automatic or Color Sort printing. For

more information, see “Selecting the color

mode for your document.”

Reset

document

defaults.

Adjust print

quality and

speed.

To learn

more about

these

settings, click

Help

.

Find out

which version

of the

software you

are using.

Quick Fix

Printer software

settings not in effect

If the printer settings you

chose in the printer software

are not in effect, check the

settings in the software

application you are using.

Tip

To open Printer

Properties from your

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

Glossary

Collate

Use this option when you

are printing multiple copies

and want all the pages of

one copy printed before the

next copy begins printing.

Chapter 2

8

Using the Automatic color mode

The Automatic color mode is the default setting.

A

utomatic color

mode prints the entire document using the cartridge you have installed

in the printer

.

For example, if your

document has both

color and black pages,

like the one shown

below:

And you

have this

cartridge

installed:

Your document prints

like this:

Black

Color

Using the printer software

9

Using the Color Sort mode

If your document has both black and color pages, select Color Sort to

print the color pages using the color cartridge and the black pages

using the black cartridge. The printer software sorts your document so

you only have to change your cartridges one time. For example:

Opening the Printer Properties from

your application

You can open the Printer Properties from almost any application. This

allows you to change printer settings for each document you print. To

open the Printer Properties from your application:

1

Open the application's File menu.

2

Choose Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup.

3

In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Options,

or Setup button (depending on the application).

4

Change settings as needed.

Your document

When the

Black

cartridge is installed

the black page(s) print first.

When the

Color

cartridge is installed

the color page(s) print first.

Then your computer prompts you to

replace the black cartridge with the

color cartridge.

Then your computer prompts you to

replace the color cartridge with the

black cartridge.

Finally, the color page(s) print.

Finally, the black page(s) print.

Note

Change the Printer

Properties from your

application whenever you

want to

customize

your

print settings for that

particular print job.

Chapter 2

10

Opening the Printer Properties from

Windows

When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the settings

apply to all print jobs, unless you change them from the application.

1

From the Start menu, choose Settings, then choose Printers.

2

From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for your

Lexmark Z11 Series Color Jetprinter

™

.

3

Choose Properties from the sidebar menu.

Using the Control Program

The Control Program appears (or runs minimized) each time you send

a print job. For help opening the Control Program, see the tip in the

shaded margin.

To learn more

about these

settings, click

Help

.

Use this tab to

monitor print

jobs and ink

levels, print a

test page, or

cancel a print

job.

Use this tab to view

Control Program

options.

Use this tab when you

want to print from a

DOS application.

Use this tab when you

want to install, replace,

clean, or align your

print cartridges.

Use this tab

to view

copyright

and version

information.

Note

Change the Printer

Properties from Windows to

use the same printer settings

each time you print. This

way, you never need to

change them from your

application.

Glossary

Run Minimized

Prevents the Control Pro-

gram from appearing on

your computer screen each

time you send a job to print.

To set the Control Program

to run minimized:

1

Open the Control Pro-

gram.

2

Click the Options tab.

3

Select Run Minimized.

Tip

To open the Control

Program, click:

1

Start.

2

Programs.

3

Lexmark Z11 Series.

4

Lexmark Z11 Series Con-

trol Program on LPTx.

Printing your documents

11

Quick Fix

Paper feeds multiple

sheets at a time

• Make sure the paper is

aligned against the right

side of the sheet feeder.

• Make sure the paper

guide is against the edge

of the paper.

• Make sure the top of the

paper aligns with the

appropriate mark at the

top of the paper support.

Paper fails to feed

1 Align the paper against

the right side of the

sheet feeder.

2 Make sure no more than

100 sheets of plain

paper are loaded.

3 Slide the paper guide

against the edge of the

paper.

4

Raise the front cover.

5

Remove any obstruc-

tions inside the printer.

6 Close the front cover.

7 Press the Paper Feed

button.

Printing your

documents

Follow the steps in this chapter to print everything from transparencies

to banners.

For information about: See page:

Loading your print media 12

Checking printer settings 12

Printing transparencies 13

Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards 14

Printing on customized paper sizes 15

Printing greeting cards 16

Printing iron-on transfers 17

Printing banners 18

Chapter 3

12

Loading your print media

You can load up to 100 sheets of paper into the printer. To load the

paper:

1

Place the paper against the right side of the sheet feeder, with

the print side facing you.

2

Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and slide

the paper guide to the edge of the paper.

Checking printer settings

If you are using plain, letter-sized paper, and you want normal print

quality and speed, no adjustment to the printer settings is necessary.

The printer software is already set for this type of document. To print

on specialty media, such as transparencies or iron-on transfers, you

will need to optimize the printer settings for maximum performance.

To check your printer settings each time you print:

1

Open your application's File menu.

2

Choose Print, Print Setup, or Printer Setup.

3

In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Options,

or Setup button (depending on the application).

Release tab

Paper guide

Quick Fix

Paper jams

1

Press the Power button

to turn the printer off.

2

Pull firmly on the paper

to remove it. If the paper

is too far into the printer,

raise the front cover and

pull the paper out from

the front of the printer.

3

Press the Power button

to turn your printer on.

Tip

Printer settings

•

When you change the

printer settings from your

application, the settings

apply only to that

document. To make your

changes apply to all

documents, see “Opening

the Printer Properties

from Windows” on page

10.

•

To adjust print quality or

print speed, click the

Color/Quality tab and

then select High 1200dpi

for the best print quality

or Quick Print 600dpi for

best print speed.

Printing your documents

13

Printing transparencies

1

Load transparencies against the right side of the sheet feeder.

2

Customize the Printer Properties for printing transparencies.

For help opening the Printer Properties, see the tip in the

shaded margin.

3

Send your transparency to print.

Load up to 25 transparencies

with the print side facing up

(the removable stripe away

from you and pointing down).

Squeeze the release tab and the

paper guide together and slide the

paper guide to the edge of the

transparencies.

Click the

Paper

tab.

Select

Transparency

.

Click

OK

.

Click

letter

or

A4

.

Supplies

Transparencies

(50-pack)

•

A4 - P/N 12A0808

•

Letter - P/N 12A0807

For more information about

ordering Lexmark supplies,

insert the Lexmark Z11

Color Jetprinter CD into

your CD-ROM drive then

click:

1

Contact Lexmark

button.

2

Supplies Information.

Quick Fix

Transparencies stick

together

•

Use a transparency

designed for inkjet

printers.

•

Make sure print side faces

up.

•

Remove each

transparency as it exits

the printer and allow it to

dry before stacking.

Tip

To open the Printer

Properties from your

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

Chapter 3

14

Printing envelopes, index

cards, or postcards

1

Load envelopes, index cards, or postcards against the right side

of the sheet feeder.

2

Customize the Printer Properties for printing envelopes, index

cards, or postcards. For help opening the Printer Properties, see

the tip in the shaded margin.

3

Send your envelopes, index cards, or postcards to print.

Insert up to 10 envelopes, index

cards, or postcards with print side

facing you and stamp location in

the upper left corner.

Squeeze the release tab and the

paper guide together, and slide

the paper guide to the edge of

the envelopes, index cards, or

postcards.

Scroll to select

correct envelope,

index card, or

postcard size.

Click

OK

.

Click the

Paper

tab.

Click

Landscape

.

Tip

Envelope minimum

margin settings

Use the following minimum

margin settings in your

application:

•

Right margin for all

envelope sizes must be at

least 12.7 mm (0.5 in.)

•

Left margin must be at

least 1.7 mm (0.067 in.)

•

Top and bottom margins

must be at least 3.175 mm

(0.125 in.)

Tip

To open the Printer

Properties from your

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

Printing your documents

15

Printing on customized paper

sizes

1

Load the media against the right side of the sheet feeder.

2

Customize the Printer Properties for printing special paper

sizes. For help opening the Printer Properties, see the tip in the

shaded margin.

3

Send your customized document to print.

Squeeze the release tab and the

paper guide together, and slide

the paper guide to the edge of

the paper.

Load the specialty media

or plain paper with the

print side facing you.

Scroll to select

Custom

paper

size.

Select the paper

type that best

describes your

print media.

Click the

Paper

tab.

Enter the

dimensions for the

paper size you are

using and click

OK

.

Click

OK

.

Tip

Customized

minimum paper

margin settings

Use the following minimum

margin settings in your

application:

•

Left and right margins for

all paper sizes except A4

must be at least

6.35 mm (0.125 in.)

•

A4 left and right margins

must be at least 3.37 mm

(0.135 in.)

•

Top margin must be at

least 1.7 mm (0.067 in.)

•

Bottom margin for all

paper sizes:

Black printing

12.7 mm (0.5 in.)

Color printing

19.5 mm (0.75 in.)

You can use any paper size

that fits within these

dimensions:

Width

76.2 - 216 mm

(3.0” - 8.5”)

Height

127.0 - 432 mm

(5.0” - 17.0”)

Tip

To open the Printer

Properties from your

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

Chapter 3

16

Printing greeting cards

1

Load greeting card(s) against the right side of the sheet feeder.

2

Customize the Printer Properties to print greeting cards. For

help opening the Printer Properties, see the tip in the shaded

margin.

3

Send your greeting card to print.

Squeeze the release tab and the

paper guide together, and slide

the paper guide to the edge of the

greeting cards.

Insert up to 10 greeting cards

with print side facing you.

Scroll to select

the paper size.

Click the

Paper

tab.

Click

OK

.

Select

Greeting

Card Stock

.

Note

The settings in your

greeting card application

may override the Printer

Properties settings. Check

the documentation that

came with your application

for more information.

Tip

To open the Printer

Properties from your

application, click:

1

File.

2

Print, Print Setup, or

Printer Setup.

3

The Properties, Options,

or Setup button.

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