User manual LEXMARK Z43

[. . . ] Lexmark Z42, Z43 User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Color Jetprinter TM Edition: February 2001 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. , PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in later editions. [. . . ] Your printer prints an alignment test page and the Align Cartridge dialog box displays. The test page that prints has several alignment patterns, depending on the cartridge combination installed. The test page that prints is similar to the one shown: In this example, in alignment group A, 16 comes closest to forming a straight line. 3 From each alignment group on the test page, find the number under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line. 4 In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the pattern numbers from the printed test page that come closest to forming a straight line. 24 · Chapter 3 · · · · 5 After you have entered a number for all of the patterns, click OK OK. Cleaning print nozzles 1 Load plain paper in the printer. 2 From the Control Program's Cartridges tab, select Clean Nozzles. The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test pattern, similar to the one shown: Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black purge lines (shown here in black and white) print when ink is forced through the print nozzles. If any of these colors do not print, you may need to replace your print cartridge. Broken lines at the top of the page indicate clogged nozzles. Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer Maintaining your printer Unbroken lines at the bottom of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned. 3 Compare the diagonal lines above the printed bars to the diagonal lines below the printed bars. Look for a break in the diagonal lines above the printed bars. · If the bottom lines have breaks, run the test up to two more times. If the print quality is satisfactory after running the test three times, the print nozzles are clean. · If the print quality of both lines is still not satisfactory, wipe the print cartridge nozzles. For help, see the next section. Maintaining your printer · · · 25 · · Wiping print nozzles If print quality does not improve after cleaning the print nozzles (see page 25), you may need to wipe the print nozzles. Refer to the "Troubleshooting: Print Quality" section of the printer driver Help. For help accessing the printer driver Help, see page 6. Preserving print cartridges To ensure the longest life from your print cartridge and optimum performance from your printer: · Keep a new print cartridge in its packaging until you are ready to install it. · Do not remove a print cartridge from the printer except to replace, clean, or store it in an air-tight container. The print cartridge does not print correctly if removed from the printer and left exposed 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 of the print cartridges in the printer may cause printer problems. Lexmark's printer warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage caused by a refilled cartridge. Lexmark does not recommend use of refilled cartridges. Refilling cartridges can affect print quality and cause damage to the printer. [. . . ] This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ]