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ARE THE CARTRIDGES LOW ON INK? 1 Do one of the following: • In Windows Vista, click . • In Windows XP and earlier, click Start. 2 Click Programs or All Programs ŒLexmark X5400 Series. 3 Click Solution Center. 4 If an exclamation point (!) appears on a cartridge, the ink level is low. Install a new cartridge. For more information, see "Replacing print cartridges" on page 78. For cartridge-ordering information, see "Ordering supplies" on page 84. Ink levels seem incorrect These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: ARE YOU PRINTING GRAPHICS OR PHOTOS? When you print documents with a large number of graphics, or with the Photo Quality/Speed setting, the printer uses more ink. The type of documents you print and the print quality you select affect the amount of ink the printer uses. ARE YOU PRINTING A LARGE FILE? The ink levels displayed in the printer software are not updated during a print job; they represent the ink level at the beginning of a print job. The ink levels may seem inconsistent in the Printing Status window when you are printing a large file. Ink levels seem to go down too quickly These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: ARE YOU PRINTING PHOTOS OR DOCUMENTS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF GRAPHICS? Because photos and graphics require more ink than text documents, ink usage increases when you print photos or graphics. ARE YOU PRINTING WITH THE BEST QUALITY/SPEED SETTING? To reduce ink usage, select Best only when you are printing on photo or heavyweight matte paper. All other paper types print best at a lower Quality/Speed setting. Use the Quick Print or Normal setting to print most text documents. A blank or incorrect page prints REMOVE THE STICKER AND TAPE FROM THE PRINT CARTRIDGES Lift the scanner unit, and remove the print cartridges from the print cartridge carrier. Make sure the sticker and tape are removed from the print nozzles located on the bottom of the cartridges. Troubleshooting 95

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A
RE
THE
CARTRIDGES
LOW
ON
INK
?
1
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click
.
In Windows XP and earlier, click
Start
.
2
Click
Programs
or
All Programs
Lexmark X5400 Series
.
3
Click
Solution Center
.
4
If an exclamation point (!) appears on a cartridge, the ink level is low. Install a new cartridge. For more
information, see “Replacing print cartridges” on page 78.
For cartridge-ordering information, see “Ordering supplies” on page 84.
Ink levels seem incorrect
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
A
RE
YOU
PRINTING
GRAPHICS
OR
PHOTOS
?
When you print documents with a large number of graphics, or with the Photo Quality/Speed setting, the printer
uses more ink. The type of documents you print and the print quality you select affect the amount of ink the printer
uses.
A
RE
YOU
PRINTING
A
LARGE
FILE
?
The ink levels displayed in the printer software are not updated during a print job; they represent the ink level at
the beginning of a print job. The ink levels may seem inconsistent in the Printing Status window when you are
printing a large file.
Ink levels seem to go down too quickly
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
A
RE
YOU
PRINTING
PHOTOS
OR
DOCUMENTS
WITH
A
LARGE
NUMBER
OF
GRAPHICS
?
Because photos and graphics require more ink than text documents, ink usage increases when you print photos
or graphics.
A
RE
YOU
PRINTING
WITH
THE
B
EST
Q
UALITY
/S
PEED
SETTING
?
To reduce ink usage, select
Best
only when you are printing on photo or heavyweight matte paper. All other paper
types print best at a lower Quality/Speed setting. Use the Quick Print or Normal setting to print most text
documents.
A blank or incorrect page prints
R
EMOVE
THE
STICKER
AND
TAPE
FROM
THE
PRINT
CARTRIDGES
Lift the scanner unit, and remove the print cartridges from the print cartridge carrier. Make sure the sticker and
tape are removed from the print nozzles located on the bottom of the cartridges.
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