Lexmark T430 User's Guide - Page 114

Software and network tasks Printing the Print Quality Test Pages To help isolate print quality problems, print the Print Quality Test Pages: Note: The test pages must be printed on letter, legal, or A4 paper. 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Press and hold Select and Return as you turn on the printer. Release the buttons once Performing Self Test displays. 3 Select Prt Quality Pgs. The printer posts the Printing Quality Test Pages message as the pages print. The pages include: • An information page containing printer information, cartridge information, current margin settings, and a graphic to use to evaluate the print quality • Two pages with graphics to use to evaluate how well the printer is capable of printing various types of graphics 4 Examine the pages to determine the quality of printing. If there are problems, see Solving print quality problems. To exit these menus, turn the printer off and then back on. Printing PDF documents The Lexmark T430 can print Portable Document Format (PDF) files without using Adobe Acrobat or a printer driver. The Lexmark Drag 'N' Print Utility (version 3.5 or later) can send a PDF file to the printer directly, simply by dragging and dropping the file onto the printer icon. To learn more about PDF printing and to download this utility, visit the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Printing the Print Quality Test Pages 114