Lexmark Z12 User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB) - Page 39

Test does not print, Printer ejects a blank after appearing to print

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Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Warning: Do not touch the gold contact area of the print cartridge. Troubleshooting Test page does not print Make sure: • The print cartridge is properly installed. For help, see page 21. • If you are using a parallel cable, the cable is IEEE 1284-compliant and supports bidirectional printing. Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print Make sure: • Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer. • You have removed the sticker and transparent tape from the bottom of the print cartridge. For help, see page 21. Printer prints very slowly • Close any open applications not in use. • Decrease your Print Quality setting. • Check the document you are printing. Photos and graphics may take longer to print than regular text. • Check your computer's resources, and consider increasing the virtual memory for your computer 39

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Troubleshooting
Maintaining your printer
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Index
Steps to basic printing
Test page does not print
Make sure:
The print cartridge is properly installed. For help, see
page 21
.
If you are using a parallel cable, the cable is IEEE 1284-compliant
and supports bidirectional printing.
Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print
Make sure:
Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer.
You have removed the sticker and transparent tape from the
bottom of the print cartridge. For help, see
page 21
.
Printer prints very slowly
Close any open applications not in use.
Decrease your Print Quality setting.
Check the document you are printing. Photos and graphics may
take longer to print than regular text.
Check your computer’s resources, and consider increasing the
virtual memory for your computer
Warning:
Do
not
touch the
gold
contact
area of the
print
cartridge.