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Z54
Printer overview
Color Jetprinter™
Basic printing
Online User’s Guide for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2
Printing ideas
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Notices
Index
Using this
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Using this Guide 2 Lexmark Z54 Navigating Printer overview Click the categories in the left pane to navigate the pages. Click the blue text to link to other parts of this Online User’s Guide. Basic printing Click the arrows at the bottom of the screen to move forward and backward through the pages. Printing ideas Searching 1 From the Acrobat Edit menu, choose Find. Maintenance 2 In the Find What: box, type the word or phrase you want to search for. Troubleshooting 3 Click Find. Printing N
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Printer overview 3 Lexmark Z54 Understanding the printer software Printer overview Understanding the printer parts Basic printing Printing ideas Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 4 Lexmark Z54 Understanding the printer software Printer overview Your printer software includes the: Basic printing Page Setup dialog box Print dialog box Printing ideas Control Panel To customize the settings for your document, use the Page Setup dialog box and the Print Maintenance dialog box. For more information on which settings to select for your document, see Printing ideas. When you installed the printer software, the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes were Trou
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Printer overview 5 Lexmark Z54 Page Setup dialog box Printer overview While the document you want to print is open, use the Page Setup dialog box to select settings such as paper size. To customize the settings in the Page Setup dialog box: Basic printing 1 From the File menu of your software application, choose Page Setup. Printing ideas Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 6 Lexmark Z54 2 Change the settings as needed. Printer overview From the pop-up menu in the upper Basic printing left, choose: Select: When you want to: General Paper Size Choose a paper size or create a custom paper size. Printing ideas Scaling Change the scaling value of the document. Valid values are between 25% and 400%. Maintenance Orientation Choose between portrait and landscape. Watermark Watermarks Choose a watermark design. Troubleshooting For more information abo
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Printer overview 7 Lexmark Z54 Print dialog box Printer overview While your document is open, you can use the Print dialog box to select settings that affect the appearance of your document. To customize the settings in the Print dialog box: Basic printing 1 From the software application File menu, choose Print. Printing ideas Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 8 Lexmark Z54 2 Change the settings as needed. Printer overview Basic printing From the pop-up menu in the upper left, Printing ideas choose: Select: When you want to: General Copies Specify the number of copies to print (from 1 to 999). Maintenance Collated Sort multiple copy jobs. Pages Print all of the pages in a document or print a range of pages. Troubleshooting Wait for Add more time between pages as they exit the printer. Select this pages to option when you want t
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Printer overview 9 Lexmark Z54 From the Printer overview pop-up menu in the upper left, choose: Select: When you want to: Basic printing Paper Type/ Print Quality Select Quick Print, Normal, Better, or Best. Quality Normal print quality is recommended for most documents. Higher Printing ideas print quality settings result in better quality documents, but take longer to print. Maintenance Paper Type Select Plain (the default), Coated, Transparency, Iron-On Transfer, or Glossy/Photo. Troubl
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Printer overview 10 Lexmark Z54 From the Printer overview pop-up menu in the upper left, choose: Select: When you want to: Basic printing Color ColorSync Select a printer profile to match the color on the screen to the Color color in the document. Printing ideas Matching Built-In Let the printer software match the color on the screen to the color Color in the document. Maintenance Matching Background Print in: Print when you have limited system resources. Troubleshooting Printing Foreg
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Printer overview 11 Lexmark Z54 3 If you want more information about the settings in the Print dialog box, click Help to Printer overview view the printer software Help. When you are finished, click Done. 4 To save your settings for future print jobs, click Save Settings. Basic printing 5 Click Print to apply your settings and print your document. Printing ideas Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 12 Lexmark Z54 Control Panel Printer overview Use the Control Panel to monitor your printer and printer supplies. You can: Basic printing Install cartridges Print a test page Align cartridges Obtain information on ordering supplies Printing ideas Clean print nozzles Obtain software version information Select a printer Configure a network printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 13 Lexmark Z54 Using the Control Panel Printer overview 1 From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels Lexmark Z54 Control Panel. Basic printing Printing ideas Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 14 Lexmark Z54 Printer overview Click the: Select: When you want to: Basic printing Cartridges tab Install/Change Specify cartridge settings in the printer software Cartridge when installing or changing a cartridge. For more information, see Replacing the print cartridge. Printing ideas Align Cartridges Align the cartridges. For more information, see Aligning the print cartridges. Maintenance Clean Print Improve print quality by cleaning clogged print Nozzles nozzles. For mo
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Printer overview 15 Lexmark Z54 Click the: Select: When you want to: Printer overview Advanced menu Select Printer Select a printer and make it the default printer. Find the IP address for the selected printer. Basic printing Add a printer located on a remote subnet. You can add a single printer or search the subnet for all available printers. Printing ideas View a list of all USB, USB print sharing, and network printers. Maintenance Network Printer Configure an unconfigured netwo
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Printer overview 16 Lexmark Z54 Understanding the printer parts Printer overview The table on the next page describes each part. Basic printing Power supply connector Printing ideas Paper support Maintenance Paper guide USB cable connector Troubleshooting Power button and Power light Notices Paper feed button and Paper feed light Index Front cover Paper exit tray Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Printer overview 17 Lexmark Z54 Printer overview Use this: When you want to: Basic printing Front cover Install or change print cartridges. Clear a paper jam. Paper exit tray Stack paper after printing. Printing ideas Paper feed button Eject paper from the printer. Maintenance Paper feed light Check the printer status. For more information, see Understanding error messages and flashing lights. Paper guide Make sure paper feeds correctly into the printer. Troubleshooting Paper support Kee
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Basic printing 18 Lexmark Z54 Basic printing is as easy as: Printer overview Step 1: Load the paper Basic printing Step 2: Customize the printer settings Printing ideas Step 3: Print your document Maintenance Note: For help printing on specialty paper (such as photo paper, banner paper, transparencies, or iron-on transfers), see Printing ideas. Troubleshooting Notices Index Using this Guide... www.lexmark.com
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Basic printing 19 Lexmark Z54 Step 1: Load the paper Printer overview You can load up to 100 sheets of paper, depending on the thickness and weight of your paper. Basic printing 1 Make sure the paper support is upright. Printing ideas 2 Place the paper against the right side of the paper support with the print side facing you. Maintenance Note: A4 and letter size paper should extend slightly beyond the top of the paper support. Do not force the Troubleshooting paper too far into the printer
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Basic printing 20 Lexmark Z54 Step 2: Customize the printer settings Printer overview If you are using plain A4 or letter size paper and you want normal print quality, you only need to adjust the paper size printer setting. Basic printing If you are using specialty paper, such as photo paper, card stock, envelopes, or banner paper, see Printing ideas to customize your printer settings. Printing ideas For more information about the different printer settings, see Understanding the printer soft
