Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprinter User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 M - Page 19

Printer Offline message, Printer ejects a blank after appearing to print

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Troubleshooting Printer prints very slowly • Close any open applications not in use. • Select a lower Print Quality setting in the Printer Properties. For help, see page 4. • Consider purchasing more memory or increasing the virtual memory for your computer. Note: Photos or documents containing graphics may take longer to print than regular text. Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print Make sure: • You have removed the sticker and transparent tape on the bottom of the print cartridge. For help, see page 9. • Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer. Printer is plugged in but doesn't print, or you get a Printer Offline message Make sure: • The printer is turned On, and the paper is loaded correctly. • The parallel or USB cable is completely plugged into the printer. • Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer. • The printer is not being held or paused. To check the printer status: 1 From the Printers folder, double-click the Lexmark Z12 icon. 2 Click the Printer menu and make sure no check mark appears next to the Pause Printing option. Print a test page. If the test page prints, the printer is functioning properly. Check your software application. • Troubleshooting • • • 15 •

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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
15
Printer prints very slowly
Close any open applications not in use.
Select a lower Print Quality setting in the Printer Properties.
For help, see page 4.
Consider purchasing more memory or increasing the
virtual memory for your computer.
Note:
Photos or documents containing graphics may take
longer to print than regular text.
Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print
Make sure:
You have removed the sticker and transparent tape on the
bottom of the print cartridge. For help, see page 9.
Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer.
Printer is plugged in but doesn’t print, or you get a
Printer Offline message
Make sure:
The printer is turned
On
, and the paper is loaded correctly.
The parallel or USB cable is completely plugged into the
printer
.
Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer.
The printer is not being held or paused. To check the
printer status:
1
From the Printers folder, double-click the
Lexmark Z12
icon.
2
Click the
Printer
menu and make sure no check mark
appears next to the
Pause Printing
option.
Print a test page. If the test page prints, the printer is
functioning properly. Check your software application.