Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Z600 Series del fabbricante Lexmark
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www.lexma rk.com January 2003 Z600 Series Color Jetprinter™ • Set up troubleshooting A chec klist to find solut ions to common setup prob lems . • Pri nter over view Learn about t he printer p ar ts and the prin ter softw ar e. • Printing ide as Ho w to print se v e ral projects on v arious types of p aper .
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Contents 3 Contents Chapter 1: Printer overview ............ ........................ ...................... 5 Understandi ng the pri nter parts ....... .. ........ . ........ ....... ....... .. ....... ........ .. ....... .... 5 Understandi ng the pri nt er software .
Contents 4 Preservin g the pri nt cartri dges . ......... ......... .......... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........ 49 Ordering suppl ies ..... ..... .. ..... .. ........ ..... .. ..... .. ........ ..... .. ....... ...... . ........ ..... .. .
Printer ov er view 5 1 Printer o vervie w Unde rs tand ing the print er parts P ape r suppo r t Fr o n t c o ve r Pa p e r ex i t t r ay Button Pa p e r g u i d e USB cab le conn ector P ower suppl y .
Understanding th e printer software 6 Understanding the printer so ftware Y our printer integr ates with the P ag e Setup dialog bo x and Print dialog bo x that come wit h Mac OS 9. The CD that comes with y our printer also includes the Contr ol P anel.
Understanding th e printer software 7 P age Setup dialog bo x While the document y ou w ant to print is open, use the P age Setup dialog bo x to select setti ngs such as paper size . T o customiz e the s ettings i n the P age Setup di alog bo x: 1 F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Pag e S e t u p .
Understanding th e printer software 8 Print dialog bo x While y our document is open, y ou can use the Print dialog bo x to select settings that aff ect the appearanc e of y our document. T o cu stomize t he setti ngs in th e Print dialog bo x: 1 F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose Fil e Prin t .
Understanding th e printer software 9 Note: If you want mor e inf ormation about the setti ngs in the Print dia log bo x, cli ck Hel p. 3 T o s av e your se tting s for fut ure pri nt j obs, c lick Save Sett ings . 4 T o change your settings bac k to the original f ac tory settings , clic k Re ver t to Defaults.
Understanding th e printer software 10 Contr ol P anel Use the Control P anel to monitor y o u r printer and printer supplies . Y ou can: Using th e Contr ol P anel 1 F r om the Apple men u, choose Contr ol P anel s Z600 Series Cont rol P anel .
Understanding th e printer software 11 2 T o learn m ore about what y ou can do with y our printer , click ? . 3 Clic k the bu tton in the upper left corner to close the Control P anel. Car tr idges tab Clean Pr int Nozzles Improve print quali ty by cleaning c logged pr int nozzles.
Pr in ting ide as 12 2 Printing ideas Prin ting on plai n pap er Y ou can print up to 100 sheets of paper at a time, depending on the thic kness of the paper . Step 1: Load the paper • Load the paper v er tically agai nst the right side of the paper suppor t.
Printing p hotos 13 Step 2: Customize the print settings If y ou are using A4 or letter siz e paper and y ou w ant to print with Normal print quality , y ou do not need to ad just the settings . If y ou are using specialty medi a, f ollow the steps f or your paper type .
Printing p hotos 14 • Do not f orce the paper int o the printer . • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t side of the paper . Note: If y ou are using Letter siz e paper , adjusting the paper guide ma y not be necessary .
Printing on prem i um pape r 15 Step 3: Print y our photos Clic k Print . Note: T o pre v ent smearing, remo v e each photo as it e x it s the printer , and then let it dr y bef ore stac king. Y ou c an also set e xtra time bet ween pages as the y exi t the printer .
Printing on prem i um pape r 16 • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the paper . Note: If y ou are using Letter siz e paper , adjusting the paper guide ma y not be necessary . Step 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a paper siz e and orientat ion: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Pa ge Setup .
Printing on both sides of the pape r 17 Prin ting on bot h sid es of th e pap er Conser v e paper b y printing on both sides. Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of paper at a time, dependin g on the thi ckness of the paper . For t he best print qual i ty , use thic k paper .
Printing on both sides of the pape r 18 Step 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a paper siz e and orientat ion: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Pa ge Setup . b F r om the P aper Size pop-up men u, choos e the paper size fo r your document .
Printing cards 19 Step 3: Print y our document 1 Clic k Print . The odd-numbered pages print, and then your printer software pr omp ts y ou to reload t he paper .
Printing cards 20 • Load the cards v ert ically against the right side of the paper support. • Make sur e your cards are not used or damaged. • Make sur e the print side is f acing y ou. • Do not f orce the cards in to the printer . • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the cards.
Printing en v elopes 21 2 Choose a paper type and print quality: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Print . b F r om the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose P aper T ype/Q uality . c F rom the P aper T ype pop-up menu, choose Glossy/Photo P a per f or photo cards and Plain f or other types of cards .
Printing en v elopes 22 • Make sur e the stamp location is in the upper left corner . • Do not f orce the en v elopes int o the printer . • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the en v elopes .
Prin ting color imag es in b lack and white 23 Step 3: Print y our en velopes Clic k Print . Note: The paper e xit tr a y holds up to 10 env elopes. T o pr int more than 10 env elopes, remov e the first 1 0 env elopes, and then cont inue printing . Printing color imag es in blac k and white Y ou can print color images in b lack ink.
Printing a bookl et 24 • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the paper . Note: If y ou are using Letter siz e paper , adjusting the paper guide ma y not be necessary . Step 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a color setting.
Printing a bookl et 25 Step 1: Load the paper • Load the paper v er tically agai nst the right side of the paper suppor t. • Make sur e the print side is f acing y ou. • Do not f orce the paper int o the printer . • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the paper .
Printing a bookl et 26 2 Choose a paper type , print quality , and lay out: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose Fil e Prin t . b F r om the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose P aper T ype/Q uality . c Fr o m P r i n t Quality , select y our pref erred print quality .
Printing labe ls 27 Step 4: Build y our booklet After y our document prints, stac k and bi nd y our booklet . T o bui ld your booklet: 1 Remov e the first bundl e from the paper e xit tr a y , fol d it in half , and then set it aside. 2 Remov e the ne xt bundle, f old it in half , and then st ack it on top of the firs t b undl e.
Printing labe ls 28 • Do not print within 1 mm (0.04 in.) of the edge of a label. • Make sure there are no mis sing or curled labels . • Make sur e the print side is f acing y ou. • Do not f orce the label sh eets into the printer . • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the sheet of labels .
Printing hando uts 29 Step 3: Print y our labels Clic k Print . Note: The paper e xit tr a y holds up to 10 sheets of labels. T o pr int more t han 10 sheet s, remov e the first 1 0 sheets , and then con tinue printi ng. Prin ting hando uts Y ou can conserve paper b y printing han douts.
Printing hando uts 30 • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the paper . Note: If y ou are using Letter siz e paper , adjusting the paper guide ma y not be necessary . Step 2: Customize the print settings Y ou can print your handouts on one sid e or on both sides of the paper .
Printing hando uts 31 3 If y ou are printing your handouts on one side of the paper , continue with “Ste p 3: Pr int y our handouts”. T o print y our han douts on bot h sides of t he paper: a Clic k Print on Both Sides . b Clic k the gr aphic f or the binding edge (top fl ip or si de flip).
Pri ntin g iron-o n transfers 32 Printing iron-on transfers Y ou can load up to 100 iron-on tr ansf ers, dependi ng on their thic kness . Y ou may w ant to print your image on plain paper bef ore printing it o n an iro n-on transf er . This ensur es y ou do not w aste iron-on trans f ers perf ecting the image you w ant to p rint.
Pri ntin g iron-o n transfers 33 • Squeez e and sli de the paper guid e to the lef t edge of the iron-on tr ansf ers . Note: If y ou are using Letter siz e paper , adjusting the paper guide ma y not be necessary . Step 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a paper siz e: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Pa ge Setup .
Pr in ting transpa renci es 34 Printing transparencies Y ou can load up to 50 transpar enci es, dependi ng on the thi ckne ss of the transp arencies . Step 1: Load the transparencies • Use transpa rencies designed f or inkjet printers.
Pr in ting transpa renci es 35 Step 2: Customize the print settings 1 Choose a paper siz e and orientat ion: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Pa ge Setup . b F r om the P aper Size po p-up menu, choose A4 or U .S. Letter . c F r om Orientation, click the portrait or landscape icon.
Printing y ou r document in re v erse order 36 Printing y our docum ent in re verse or der Step 1: Load the paper • Load the paper v er tically agai nst the right side of the paper suppor t. • Make sur e the print side is f acing y ou. • Do not f orce the paper int o the printer .
Printing a banner 37 2 Choose a l ay o ut f or the d ocument: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose Fil e Prin t . b F r om the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose Lay out . c Make su re th at th e Print Last Pa ge Fir st chec k bo x is select ed.
Printing a banner 38 3 Load the unattached l eading edge of the first page int o the printer with the right side agains t the paper suppor t. Note: F orci ng the paper too f ar into the printer ma y cause a paper jam. For hel p , see “Printer has a paper jam” on page 61.
Printing a poster 39 2 Choose a paper type , print quality , and lay out: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose Fil e Prin t . b F r om the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose P aper T ype/Q uality . c F rom the P aper T ype pop-up menu, choose Plain .
Printing a poster 40 Step 1: Load the paper • Load the paper v er tically agai nst the right side of the paper suppor t. • Make sur e your paper i s not used or damaged. • Do not f orce the paper int o the printer . • Squeeze and sli de the paper guide to the lef t edge of the paper .
Printing a poster 41 d Clic k OK . 2 Choose a paper type and print quality: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose Fil e Prin t . b F r om the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose P aper T ype/Q uality . c F rom the P aper T ype pop-up menu, choose Plain .
Pr in ting on cus t om si ze paper 42 3 T ape the ba cks of the pages toget her . 4 T o complete y our poster , trim any remaining white edges. Prin ting on cust om si ze paper Y ou can load up to 100 sheets of custom siz e paper at a time, dependi ng on the thickness of the paper .
Pr in ting on cus t om si ze paper 43 Step 2: Customize the print settings 1 Create a custom paper siz e: a F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose File Pa ge Setup . b F rom t he P aper Size pop-up men u, choose Edit Custom P aper Sizes , and the n clic k New .
Mainte nance 44 3 Maintenance Replacing the print car tridg es The Z600 Series uses the f ol lowing cartr idges: Note: Y ou can use the printer with just a color car tr idge or just a b lac k car tridge. F or inf or m ation about ord ering supplies , see page 50.
Replac ing t he print cartridges 45 3 Lift the cartr idge carrier lids . 4 Remov e the used car tr idges . Store them in an air tight contai ner or dispose of them properly . Install the cartridges 1 If y ou are install ing ne w car tridges, remo v e the s tick er and transp arent tape from the b acks and bottoms of the c ar tr idges.
Replac ing t he print cartridges 46 2 Inser t the color cartr idge in the left carrier . Inser t the b l ack cartr idge in the right carrier . Note: T o e xtend th e lif e of y our color cartr idge and impro v e printing speed, inst all a bl ack car tridge along wi th the co lor cartr idge .
Spec if y ca r t r idg e sett ings in the pr in te r soft ware 47 Specify car tridg e settings in the printer software Bef ore y ou specify the print cartr idge settings in the printer so ft ware , install the car tridges. F or help , see “Ins tall the c ar tr idges” on page 45.
Impro ving print q uality 48 6 On the scr een, use t he arro ws in t he Align Cartr idge dialog bo x to select t he number t hat matches the darke st arrow on the printed page f or each ali gnment group . 7 Clic k OK . If the alignment page does not pr int, see “Alig nment page does not print” on page 58.
Pre s er v ing t he pr int ca r tr idges 49 3 Wipe the p rint car tr idge nozzles and contact s. If th e print quali ty does not impro v e after cleaning t he print cartr idge nozzles , there ma y be dried ink on the nozzles or contact s. a Remov e the print car tridges.
Orde r i ng suppli es 50 Ordering supplies T o order supplies o r loc ate a dealer near y ou, contact the Le xmar k Web si te at www .lexma rk.com . Item: Par t n um b er : Color car tr idge 26 or 2 7.
Setup t roub lesho oting 51 4 Setup tr oubleshooting T roub leshooting checklist Is the po wer suppl y firmly attached to y our printer and a properly grounded elect rical outlet? Are both y our print.
When I inser t the printer softw are CD , nothing ha ppens 52 When I inser t the p rinter software CD , noth ing happens 1 Close all open softw are progr ams. 2 Remov e the pr inter softw are CD . 3 Restar t your computer . 4 When your desk top appears, inser t the printer softwar e CD .
Solving printer softw are installa tion pr ob lems 53 Uni n s t al li ng th e pri n t e r so ftw are There are two w a ys to uninst all the printer softw are . One w a y to uninst all it is as f oll ows: 1 F r om you r desktop , double- clic k the Le xmark Z600 Series CD icon.
Solving printer softw are installa tion pr ob lems 54 6 Choose the countr y or region c losest to y ou, and then click Contin ue . Note: If th e Pr inte r Selection or the Ne w Network Printer F ound dialog bo x appears , f o ll ow the in structi ons displ a yed.
Gener a l tr oub leshooting 55 5 General tr oubleshooting Solving network printing problems, if the printer is connected to a netw ork adapter F or help , first s ee “Solvi ng printer sof tware install ation prob lems” on page 52.
Unders tand ing er ror mes s ages and fla shi ng ligh ts 56 3 F r om the dial og bo x: The IP address of y our netw ork printer is set. 4 Close the Control P anel. T r oubleshooting your network printer T r y these solut ions when y ou ca nnot print t o your netw ork printer : 1 Make sur e your printer is connected to a working network connection.
Resolving unsuccessf ul or slo w printing 57 Ink Lo w messa ge A print car tri dge is running out of ink. T o order a new car tridge or locate a dealer near y ou, see “Ordering supplies” on page 50, or contact the Le xmark W eb si te at www .lexmark.
Resolving unsuccessf ul or slo w printing 58 • The printer is set as the def ault pr inter . T o set the printer as the def ault: 1 F r om you r desktop , double- clic k the Z6 00 Series printer ic on. 2 F rom t he Printing men u, choose Select Default Pri nter .
Reco ve ring when y our co mputer stops respon ding 59 Printer ej ects a blank page after appearing to print Make su re: • Y ou remov e the stic k er and tra nsparent tape from the bac ks and bottoms of the print car tridges. F or help , see “I nstall the car tridges” on page 45.
Clea r i ng pape r mi sfeeds or j ams 60 3 Contin ue to hold the Shift k e y unti l y ou see the Mac OS screen an d the wor ds Extensions Off . 4 Release the Shift key . 5 Locate the Z600 Series printer icon on y our desktop and doub le-c lic k it. 6 Drag y our print job s to the tr ash can.
Solving pr int qual ity problems 61 • Y our soft ware pr ogram is designed to print yo ur special ty media. F or help , chec k you r softw are prog ram document ation. • The special ty media is not j ammed. F or hel p , see “Printer has a paper jam” in the f ollowing section.
Solving pr int qual ity problems 62 • T r y cleaning the print car tridge nozzles . F ollo w t he steps i n “Imp rovin g print quali ty” on page 48. V ertical straight lines are not smooth T o improv e the pr int quality of vertical straight li nes in tab les, border s, and gr aphs: • Select a higher print quali ty .
Solving pr int qual ity problems 63 Print quality is poor at the edg es Lik e ot her printers , y our printer can not print on the e xtreme edges of a page . Mak e s ure mar gins are set within the f ollo wing setti ngs. Printed c haracter s ar e impr operl y f ormed or mi saligned • Cancel all print jobs and print y our jo b again.
Solvin g speci alt y me dia pr ob lems 64 • F or b uilt- in color matc hing, choose Natur al Color as the document color: 1 F r om the softw are p rogr am, choose Fil e Prin t . 2 F r om the pop-up menu in the upper left corner , choose Color . 3 Clic k Buil t-In C olor Mat ching .
Solvin g speci alt y me dia pr ob lems 65 • Select a higher print quali ty , such as Bett er or Best . • T r y cleaning the print car tridge nozzles .
66 Notices Electronic emissio n notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) compliance information statement The Lexmark Z600 Ser ies Color Jetprinter , type 4126-001, has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules .
67 Japanese VCCI notice.
68 Glossar y alignment pa ge. A page with printed ali gnment patterns that ej ects fr om your printer during car tridge alignment. alignment v al ues. Numbers correspondi ng to pat terns on the ali gnment page . applicati on. See progr am. automatic al ignment.
69 driver . See printer softwa re . duplex . A pr inter sof tware opti on that lets y ou print on both sides of a sheet of paper . glossy paper . P aper with one glossy side designed f or phot og raphs . handout. Multip le-page docume nt printed on a single sheet of paper .
70 netwo rk printer . A pr inter made av ail ab le on a netw ork, not conne cted directly to y our computer . netw ork-capab le print er . A printer that y ou can connect to a net work. Some netw ork-capab le printers ma y require an e xter nal network adapter .
71 remote subnet. A separate network that is conn ected to you r local area netw ork. rever se or der printing. A pr inter soft w are opti on that lets y ou print the last page of y our document first s o y our pages are in seq uential order on the e xit tra y .
72 Inde x A aligning pr int car tridges 47 B banding 62 banner paper 37 black cart ridge part number 50 bookle t building 27 printing 24 C cable, part numbers USB 50 cards 1 9 cartri dges, pri nt alig.
73 L labels 27 last p age fi rst, pr in ti ng 36 loading banner paper 37 booklet 25 cards 19 coated paper 13 custom size paper 42 duplex See printing on both sides of the p aper envelopes 21 glossy pa.
74 printi ng probl ems blank pages 59 computer stops respon ding 59 error messages 56 flashing light s 56 general 55 network 55 paper feeding 60 paper jams 61 print qual ity 61 soft ware 5 2 specialty.
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In una situazione in cui hai già il Lexmark Z600 Series, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Lexmark Z600 Series.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Lexmark Z600 Series. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Lexmark Z600 Series insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
