Lexmark Z51 Color Jetprinter Manuale utente

Lexmark

Color Jetprinter

User’s Guide for OS/2

First Edition (October 1998)

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designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its printer products. This printer

is intended to be compatible with the PCL 3 language. This means the printer recognizes PCL 3 commands

used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 - Using the printer software . . . . 7

Using the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Job Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the print object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

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

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

Special printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 4 - Printing on specialty media . . 23

Printing transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing envelopes, index cards, or postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printing on customized paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printing greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Printing iron-on transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Printing specialty media from the manual feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Contents

Chapter 5 - Caring for your printer . . . . . . 37

Installing or replacing print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Improving print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Installing the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Printing from DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Safety information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Energy Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Understanding your printer

Understanding

your printer

This book describes how to use your printer on an OS/2 operating

system.

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 5

Using the buttons 5

Understanding the lights 6

Inkjet

A non-impact printing

technology that creates

characters and graphics

by the composition of

programmed patterns of

ink dots.

Quick Fix

Printer has

missing or

damaged parts

Contact your point of

purchase.

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

•10 transparencies or glossy film

•25 sheets of photo paper

•25 iron-on transfers

•25 sheets of labels

•10 envelopes, greeting cards,

postcards, or index cards

Use the: When you want to:

Understanding your printer

(D) Manual feeder Manually load paper and specialty media

one sheet at a time. You can also use the

manual feeder when:

•You have one type of media already

loaded in the automatic feeder, and

you want to print one sheet of a

different size or type.

For example, you may have plain

paper loaded in the automatic feeder,

but you need to print an envelope or

transparency.

•Paper feeds incorrectly from the

automatic feeder.

(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 5.

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

•Clear paper jams.

(G) Paper exit tray Stack paper after printing.

Chapter 1

Understanding your printer

The following illustration shows the back parts of the printer.

(H) Banner paper support

(located inside the

banner paper holder)

Keep banner paper straight in the banner

paper holder (maximum 10 sheets).

Note: Printing banners is not supported by

OS/2 applications.

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

Note: Printing banners is not supported by

OS/2 applications.

(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.

Note: Not supported in OS/2.

Parallel cable

interface problems

occur

For help, see

“Bidirectional

Communications

problems” in the Printer

Driver Help. To open the

Printer Driver Help, click:

Intermittent

printing occurs

For help, see

“Bidirectional

Communications

problems” in the Printer

Driver Help. To open the

Printer Driver Help from

your application, click:

1File.

2Print (or Printer)

Setup.

3The Properties,

Options, or Setup push

button.

4The Help push button.

Interface

A data conversion

device, such as the

parallel cable, that

allows communication

between the printer and

the computer.

1File.

2Print (or Printer)

Setup.

3The Properties,

Options, or Setup push

button.

4The Help push button.

Glossary

Quick Fix

Use the: When you want to:

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.

Use the: When you want to:

Power button

Paper Feed button

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:

1Load paper.

2Press the Paper Feed

button.

If the printer has a paper

jam, remove the paper

from the automatic

feeder. If the paper is

lodged too far into the

printer:

1Raise the front cover.

2Remove the paper.

3Press the Paper Feed

button.

For help, see “Paper

jams” on page 18.

If the problem persists,

you may be using a

wrong or damaged cable.

For help, see

“Bidirectional

Communications

problems” in the Printer

Driver Help.

Quick Fix

Chapter 1

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 4.

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

carrier 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 you have a paper jam:

1Raise the front cover.

2Remove the paper.

3Press the Paper Feed

button.

For help, 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.

1Disconnect the power

supply from the

printer.

2Check all cable

connections.

3Reconnect the power

supply to the printer.

Quick Fix

If your printer lights look

like this: Then the printer:

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