Lexmark Z43 User's Guide for Macintosh
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, programs, or services, except those expressly designated by the manufacturer, are the user's responsibility. Lexmark, Lexmark with diamond design, and ColorFine are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. Color Jetprinter is a trademark - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 2
how to load paper and adjust your printer software for printing. Home page Beyond the basics Lexmark Z42 Color Jetprinter™ tells you how to print booklets, Lexmark Z43 Color Jetprinter handouts, and two-sided documents. User's Guide for Macintosh Maintaining your printer Use this guide when - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 3
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Basic printing is as easy as: Step One: Load the paper Step Two: Customize your printing options Step Three: Print your document 3 - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 4
the paper against the right side of the sheet feeder with the print side facing you. Note: Make sure you do not force the paper into the sheet feeder when you load it. For example, letter or A4 size paper should extend above the top of the paper support. Paper support Sheet feeder Troubleshooting - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 5
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing 2 Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and slide the paper guide to the edge of the paper. Paper guide Release tab 5 - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 6
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Loading specialty papers Follow these guidelines when loading specialty papers: Load up to: Make sure the... 10 envelopes. • print side is facing you. • envelopes are - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 7
printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Load up to: 25 sheets of photo paper, glossy paper, or coated paper. 25 iron-on transfers. Make sure the... • glossy or coated side is facing you. • paper guide is against the side of the - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 8
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Load up to: 100 sheets of custom-sized paper. Make sure the... • the print side is facing you. • paper size fits within these dimensions: - Width dimensions: mm: 76 - 216 - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 9
then place the banner paper behind the printer. Next, bring the unattached edge of the first page over the top of the printer and into the sheet feeder. • paper guide is against the side of the paper. Note: Select the Banner (Letter) or Banner (A4) Paper Size in the Lexmark Z42-Z43 Page Setup dialog - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 10
your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Load up to: 10 transparencies. Make sure the... • rough sides of the transparencies are facing you (smooth side down). If your transparency has a removable stripe, make sure it is away from you and pointing down. • paper guide - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 11
printing options The printer software for your printer lets you perform printing tasks with superior printing results. The Page Setup dialog box comes with your operating system. It includes options such as paper size, orientation, and watermarks. Click Help to access the printer driver Help. Click - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 12
your printer Troubleshooting Click this pop-up menu to select print settings. See the following table for a description of these options. Steps to basic printing The Print dialog box comes with your printer software. It includes options such as number of copies, pages to print, paper source - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 13
printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Steps to basic printing From the pop-up menu, choose: When you want to select: General the number of copies, the pages to print, and wait for pages to dry. Paper Type/Quality paper type and print quality. Layout - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 14
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Changing your print settings from an application To change your print settings from an application (for example, word processing, - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 15
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing Changing your print settings for specialty paper When you installed your printer software, the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box were set to the default settings. - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 16
basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Steps to basic printing When you are printing on: Coated paper Open this dialog box: Print Transparencies Print And make these selections: From the Paper Type/Quality pop-up menu, select Coated Paper Type. From the Paper Type/Quality pop - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 17
printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Steps to basic printing When you are printing on: Glossy/Photo Paper Open this dialog box: Print And make these selections: • From the Paper Type/Quality pop-up menu, select Glossy Paper Type and High (1200 dpi - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 18
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Steps to basic printing Going back to the defaults You may want to change your settings back to the default settings. 1 Open the File menu. 2 - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 19
printer Troubleshooting Appendix Beyond the basics You can customize your printer software for: Printing booklets Printing handouts Printing last page first Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Printing booklets You can print and bundle your document together to make a booklet. Step One: Load - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 20
to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Beyond the basics Step Two: Customize the Print dialog box for booklets 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box. For help, see page 13. 2 Select the appropriate paper size. 3 Select the appropriate page orientation - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 21
binding considerations. 7 Select Print. When the first half of your booklet is finished printing, your printer software prompts you to reload the paper. 8 Insert the stack of paper and paper reloading instruction page with the printed side facing away from you and the arrows pointing down. Note: The - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 22
printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Beyond the basics Building a booklet Once your document prints, you need to stack the bundles together and bind your booklet. To build a booklet: 1 Take the first bundle from the paper exit tray, fold it in half - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 23
printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Beyond the basics Printing handouts You can conserve paper by printing handouts, or multiple page images, on a single sheet of paper. Step One: Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 24
basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Beyond the basics 5 From the print a border around each page image. 8 To print your handout on both sides of the paper, select Print on Both Sides. 9 Select the appropriate graphic for the binding edge you want - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 25
to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Beyond the basics 11 When the first half of your handouts is finished printing, your printer software prompts you to reload the paper. Insert the paper and instruction page with the printed side facing away from - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 26
Print. Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper Your Lexmark printer lets you print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Besides saving paper, this feature is helpful when you want to print tablets. Step One: Load the paper Load up to 100 sheets of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 27
Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Beyond the basics Step Two: Customize the Print dialog box to print on both sides of the paper 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box. For help, see page 13. 2 Select the appropriate paper size. 3 Select the appropriate page - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 28
Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Beyond the basics 9 Insert the stack of paper and instruction page with the printed side facing away from you and the arrows pointing down. Note: The direction of the arrows on your instruction page may be different than - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 29
basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer This chapter describes how to install, replace, and care for your print cartridges. You can use the Control Panel, one of your printer's software programs, to help you with these tasks - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 30
the basics Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer Using the Control Panel The Control Panel includes two tabs: Cartridges and About. Opening the Control Panel 1 Open the Apple menu. 2 Choose Control Panels. 3 Choose Lexmark Z42-Z43 Control Panel. Troubleshooting Appendix 30 Index - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 31
Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Maintaining your printer Select the About tab to find printer software version and copyright information. Select Help to access the printer driver Help. Select the Cartridges tab to maintain your print cartridges. Appendix 31 Index - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 32
basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Maintaining your printer Installing or replacing print cartridges 1 Make sure the Power light is on. Power light Paper Feed light 2 Raise the front cover. The print cartridge carrier moves to the loading position unless the printer is busy - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 33
displays on your screen. Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting 4 Install the replacement cartridge in the printer: Warning: Do NOT touch the gold contact area on the print cartridge! a If you are installing a new cartridge, remove only the sticker and transparent tape from - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 34
printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer 7 Verify the settings on the Cartridge Setup dialog box. a Select the cartridge(s) you installed. Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting b Specify whether the cartridge is a New Cartridge or an Old Cartridge (one that has been used before - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 35
you installed a New Cartridge, select Yes to align the cartridges. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the cartridge alignment. For additional help, see Aligning the print cartridges. 9 To see how the cartridges print, select Print Test Page. Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 36
The black portions of a graphic or text do not align properly with the color portions. • Characters are not aligned correctly at left margin. • Vertical lines appear "wavy." To align your print cartridges: 1 Load plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the Control Panel. For help, see page 30. 36 Index - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 37
your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer 3 From the Cartridges tab, select Align Cartridges. Your printer prints an alignment test page with several alignment patterns. The test page looks similar to the one shown: Depending on the cartridge combination you installed - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 38
Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer 5 In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the pattern numbers from the printed test page that come closest to forming a straight line. 6 After you have entered a number for - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 39
printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle test cleans the print cartridges by forcing ink dark or smudged. • Colors do not print correctly. To run the nozzle test: 1 Load plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the Control Panel - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 40
Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer 3 From the Cartridges tab, select Clean Print Nozzles. The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown: These cyan, magenta, yellow, and black purge lines print when ink is forced through the - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 41
basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer 4 Compare the diagonal lines above , continue with the next step. 5 Remove and reinstall the print cartridge. 6 Repeat the nozzle test. 7 If the lines are still broken, see the - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 42
your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Wiping print nozzles and contacts If print quality does not improve after cleaning the print nozzles (see page 39), there may be dried ink on the nozzles or contacts. 1 Remove the print cartridges from the printer (see page 32). 2 Dampen a clean, lint-free - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 43
for an extended period of time. • If a print cartridge runs out of ink, leave the empty cartridge in the printer until you are ready to replace it. Printing with only one print cartridge installed may cause printer problems. Lexmark's printer warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 44
for the solution to your problem. General printing problems Printer prints slowly or doesn't print Paper misfeeds or jams Document prints with mistakes or poor quality Problems with envelopes, transparencies, or photos Error messages and flashing lights Macintosh computer locks up while printing - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 45
When there is a problem, first make sure that: • The power supply is plugged into the printer and a properly grounded electrical outlet. • The printer is turned on. • The printer is set as the default printer. To check the printer status: 1 Double-click the Lexmark Z42-Z43 printer icon on your - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 46
communication problems: • A message displays on your computer screen indicating an error has occurred while printing a document and suggests you try printing again. • Print cartridge ink level indicators on the Cartridges tab of the printer's Control Panel are shaded. • Error messages (such as Paper - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 47
on your desktop. 2 From the menu bar, choose Printing. 3 Make sure Set Default Printer is checked. • Paper is loaded correctly. • The print job is not paused. To check the print job status: 1 Double-click the Lexmark Z42-Z43 printer icon on your desktop. 2 Make sure the Pause button is not selected - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 48
Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Print a test page. If the test page prints, the printer is functioning properly. Check your application. Test page does not print Make sure the print cartridges are installed correctly. For help, see page - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 49
feed through the printer Make sure: • The printer is on a flat, level surface. • The paper is recommended for inkjet printers. • You do not force the paper down into the printer when you load it. For example, if you are loading letter or A4 size paper, the top edge of the paper should extend above - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 50
Troubleshooting Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty papers • Make sure your printer will feed regular paper. For help loading paper, see page 4. • If regular paper feeds without problems, load the envelopes vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder. Make sure the paper guide - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 51
Print is too dark or smudged • Make sure the paper is straight and unwrinkled. • Let the ink dry before handling the paper. • Make sure the Paper Type or Paper Size setting in the printer software matches the type of paper loaded in the printer. • Change the print quality setting to Quick Print - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 52
Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Vertical straight lines are not smooth To improve the print quality of vertical straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs: • Select a higher Print Quality. • Align the print cartridges. For help, see page - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 53
Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting • You may have two-way communication problems. For help, see page 46. Print quality is poor at the left, right, top, or bottom edge of page Like other printers, your printer cannot print in the extreme - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 54
your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned • Cancel all print jobs, if any, and resend your job to print. • Align the print cartridges. For help, see page 36. • Clean the print nozzles. For help, see page 39. Colors on - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 55
Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting • A print cartridge may be out of ink or low on ink. For help changing the print cartridge, see page 32. • Try using a different brand of paper. Every paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with slight color variations - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 56
your printer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problems with envelopes, transparencies, or photos Printer does not feed envelopes or specialty papers For help, see page 50. Transparencies or glossy photo papers stick together • Use a transparency or photo paper designed for an inkjet printer - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 57
printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Error messages and flashing lights Paper Jam message For help, see page 50. Power Paper light Feed light Ink Low message A print cartridge is running out of ink. Purchase a new print cartridge. The Power light is on and the Paper Feed light - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 58
recover from this problem: 1 Turn off the printer and the computer. 2 Hold down the Shift key and turn on the computer. 3 Continue to hold the Shift key until you see the Mac OS screen with the words: Extensions Off. 4 Release the Shift key. 5 Locate the Lexmark Z42-Z43 printer icon on your desktop - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 59
to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Appendix In this section, you can find information about: • Power supply • Safety information Power supply • If your power supply fails, replace it with the Lexmark replacement part or other UL LISTED Direct Plug - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 60
print cartridges 36 B back to front printing 25 loading paper 25 background printing options 13 banding 52 banner paper loading 9 bidirectional communications problems indicators 46 blinking lights Paper Feed 57 Power 57 booklets building 22 customizing print settings 20 loading paper 19 printing - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 61
26 E envelopes loading 6 error messages Ink Low 57 Paper Jam 57 F faded colors 55 flashing lights Paper Feed 57 Power 57 foils loading 10 G general option 13 general printing problems 45 glossy paper 17 loading 7 greeting cards loading 6 H handouts customizing print settings 23 loading paper 23 - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 62
32 paper guide locating 5 using 5 paper type/quality 13 photo paper loading 7 popup menus background printing options 13 color options 13 general option 13 layout option 13 paper type/quality option 13 postcards loading 6 Power light 57 power supply 59 preserving print cartridges 43 print cartridge - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 63
pages per sheet 23 specialty papers 15 printing on both sides of the paper loading paper 26 printing options customizing 11 printing problems error messages 57 poor quality 51 specialty papers 56 Q Quick Print 51 R release tab locating 5 using 5 replacing print cartridges 32 returning to defaults - Lexmark Z43 | User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 64
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z loading 10 troubleshooting error messages 57 flashing lights 57 poor print quality 51 specialty print jobs 56 two-sided printing 26 loading paper 26 two-way communications problems indicators 46 U unexpected characters 55 Index 64
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Edition: February 2001
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