Lexmark Z65n, User Manual

Page 1: ...www lexmark com User s Guide December 2001 Z65n Color Jetprinter User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...nstalled 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 unplugging the equipment and then plugging it back in the user is encouraged to try to co...

Page 3: ...work printer 8 Installing additional listed printers 10 Adding a remote network printer 10 Connecting other network computers to the printer 12 Viewing network printer settings 13 Finding unlisted printers 13 Configuring a network printer Macintosh 14 Installing additional listed printers 17 Manually configuring a single unconfigured printer 17 Manually configuring multiple printers 18 Adding a re...

Page 4: ...ter To set up your printer for Windows operating systems Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 or Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 follow the steps on the setup sheet that came with your printer To set up your printer for another operating system such as Linux refer to the readme file that came with your printer software Your printer has a built in network connection For help setting up your printer on a network see P...

Page 5: ...s Paper tray 1 has a paper type sensor that automatically detects the following paper types plain coated photo glossy and transparencies Paper exit tray Extend to hold paper as it exits the printer Front cover Open to install cartridges or clear a paper jam Power button Press to turn the printer on or off Paper tray 2 rear Open to load A4 or letter size paper Paper tray buttons Press once to selec...

Page 6: ...ta at 100Mbps If this light is off your network transmits data at 10Mbps Network link light If this light is on solid your network is properly connected If this light is flashing your network is transmitting data I Want To menu This online easy to use projects menu helps you print photos banners envelopes posters and much more With your document open click File Print Properties or Preferences Prin...

Page 7: ...ft choose Paper Type Quality or Quality Media 3 Select a print quality setting 4 Select a paper type setting Print quality Paper recommendation Quick Print Plain inkjet multi purpose office or xerographic Normal Plain or premium inkjet multi purpose office or xerographic iron on transfer or transparency Better Premium inkjet transparency coated glossy or photo Best Transparency coated glossy or ph...

Page 8: ...g system Windows Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 From your desktop double click the Lexmark Z65 Solution Center icon or Click Start Programs or All Programs Lexmark Z65 Lexmark Z65 Solution Center Click Help on any tab to view the printer software Help From the Apple menu choose Control Panels Lexmark Z65 Control Panel Click the to view the printer software Help From the Lexmark ...

Page 9: ...install the printer software and configure your network printer Network printing checklist Make sure all the cable connections are secure Make sure your printer is on and connected to your network with a RJ 45 Ethernet cable For help refer to the setup sheet that came with your printer Make sure the computers on your network are on and connected to the network Make sure the network link light is o...

Page 10: ...network visit the Lexmark Web site at www lexmark com publications Look for Lexmark Z65n printer information Finding the MAC address of your printer You may need the media access control MAC address of your printer to complete network printer configuration Note Printing this page does not require your printer to be connected to your computer or to the network 1 Make sure your printer is turned off...

Page 11: ...prompting you to align the cartridges The printer software automatically found and configured your printer on your network Go to step 4 on page 8 to continue the printer software installation More than one Lexmark Z65n listed on the Printer Installation screen The printer software found more than one Lexmark Z65n printer on your network 1 Select your printer port from the list You will need to kno...

Page 12: ...nter Setup is Complete screen click Test Page to print a test page on the network printer 6 Click Finished to complete the printer software installation Manually configuring the network printer 1 From the Search Results No Printer Attached screen click Select 2 From the Printer Installation screen click Configure Network Printer ...

Page 13: ...your printer is not listed and you do not know why see Finding unlisted printers on page 13 a Click Configure b From the Configure Network Printers screen enter the IP address you want to assign to your network printer c Click OK Note To configure multiple unconfigured printers before continuing select the next unconfigured printer in the list Repeat step a through step c d From the Lexmark Networ...

Page 14: ...ers Complete the following process for each additional listed printer you want to install 1 Insert the printer software CD into the CD ROM drive of the same network computer 2 From the list on the Printer Installation screen select the next printer port you want to install and then click Next 3 From the Printer Setup is Complete screen click Test Page to print a test page on the network printer 4 ...

Page 15: ...ter the IP address of the remote network printer that you have already configured This adds just one printer to the list Select Multiple new printers and then enter the IP address of the remote subnet All available printers are added to the list including unconfigured printers 4 Click OK 5 From the Lexmark Network Configuration screen click Refresh ...

Page 16: ...inter Windows on page 7 on the first network computer 2 Complete the following set of steps for each network computer you want to print to the network printer a Insert the printer software CD into the CD ROM drive of another network computer b When the Lexmark printer software installation screen appears click Install Now Since your printer is already configured for the network software installati...

Page 17: ...inters on the Lexmark Network Configuration screen because You may have a printer problem Perform the following hardware checks and then click Refresh Refer to the setup sheet for help Make sure all cables connected to the network computer printer networking hub or network wall connection are secure Make sure the power supplies are properly connected and that all hardware is turned on You may be t...

Page 18: ... CD contents are displayed 3 When the Lexmark printer software installation screen appears click Install and Agree 169 254 0 0 through 169 254 255 255 10 0 0 0 through 10 255 255 255 192 168 0 0 through 192 168 255 255 172 16 0 0 through 172 31 255 255 If you see This happened Now When adding a single printer Cartridges Changed screen Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 or Printer Selection screen Mac OS X The prin...

Page 19: ...are installation 3 Go to step 4 on page 16 to continue the printer software installation To install other listed printers see Installing additional listed printers on page 17 If your printer is listed as unconfigured see Manually configuring multiple printers on page 18 Your printer is not listed on the Printer Selection screen Your printer may be located on a remote subnet See Adding a remote net...

Page 20: ... the screen to install and align the cartridges 1 From the Printer Selection screen click Open Print Center The Printer List appears 2 If your printer is listed continue with step 3 If your printer is not listed click Add Printer and then select Lexmark Inkjet Networking from the pop up menu Select your printer from the list and then click Add 3 From the Printer List screen click the red close but...

Page 21: ... From the Finder click Computer and then double click the OS X disk icon Library folder Printers folder Lexmark folder Lexmark Z65 Utility The Printer Selection screen appears 2 Select the next printer in the list you want to install and then click Select 3 From the Printer Selection screen click Open Print Center The Printer List appears 4 If your printer is listed continue with step 5 If your pr...

Page 22: ...to install and align the cartridges 4 From the Printer Setup is Complete screen click Test Page to print a test page on the network printer 5 Click Finished to complete the printer software installation Manually configuring multiple printers 1 From the Printer Selection screen select the first unconfigured printer from the list and then click Configure You may need to know the MAC address of your ...

Page 23: ...Test Page to print a test page on the network printer 8 Click Finished to complete the printer software installation Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 When the printer software prompts you follow the directions on the screen to install and align the cartridges 1 From the Printer Selection screen click Open Print Center The Printer List appears 2 If your printer is listed continue w...

Page 24: ... the same subnet as the remote printer configure your printer following the steps on page 14 b Continue with step 2 2 From the Printer Selection screen click Add Remote 3 From the Add Remote Printers screen do one of the following Select Add Single Printer enter the IP address of the remote network printer and then click OK This adds just one configured printer to the list Select Search Subnet ent...

Page 25: ...s for each network computer you want to print to your printer a Insert the printer software CD into the CD ROM drive of one of the network computers If you are using Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 double click the installer icon when the CD contents are displayed Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 When the printer software prompts you follow the directions on the screen to install ...

Page 26: ...e IP address and MAC address Change IP address information Check printer status information such as ink levels For help see Using the software to meet your printing needs on page 4 Finding unlisted printers Your printer may not appear in the list of available printers on the Printer Selection screen because You may have a printer hardware problem Perform the following hardware checks Refer to the ...

Page 27: ...detects the paper type and automatically adjusts the Paper Type setting in the printer software for you To print a document from this tray 1 Load the paper with the print side facing you against the right side of the paper tray 2 Squeeze and slide the paper guide to the left edge of the paper Notes To avoid a paper jam load only one size of paper at a time into the paper tray Width 76 2 to 215 9 m...

Page 28: ...detected automatically or to the paper type for your document 5 Click OK 6 Click OK or Print 1 With your document open click File Print 2 Make sure Paper Source is set to Printer Setting or Tray 1 Front Note Some software applications may override your paper tray selection 3 From the pop up menu choose Paper Type Quality 4 Select a print quality 5 Make sure the Paper Type is set to Automatic if yo...

Page 29: ...d the paper with the print side facing you against the right side of the paper tray 2 Squeeze and slide the paper guide to the left edge of the paper Notes To avoid a paper jam load only one size of paper at a time into the paper tray Make sure you do not push the paper too far into the printer For example A4 and letter size paper should extend beyond the top of paper tray 2 3 Make sure the paper ...

Page 30: ...oftware applications may override your paper tray selection 5 Click OK 6 Click OK or Print 1 With your document open click File Print 2 Make sure Paper Source is set to Printer Setting or Tray 2 Rear Note Some software applications may override your paper tray selection 3 From the pop up menu choose Paper Type Quality 4 Select a print quality and a paper type 5 Click Print 1 With your document ope...

Page 31: ...8 For information about printing other projects see page 30 Note The printer software for your operating system may not support all of these features Poster Booklet Iron on transfer Greeting card Banner Envelope Print many pages on the same sheet Print on both sides of a sheet of paper Transparency ...

Page 32: ...load photo cards make sure You carefully read the instructions that came with your cards The print side is facing you You do not push the cards too far into the printer All the cards have the same dimensions 2 Squeeze and slide the paper guide to the left edge of the cards 3 Make sure the paper tray 1 button is selected Paper tray 1 button ...

Page 33: ...9 4 Open your digital photo in your photo application 5 When you are ready to print your photo click File Print Properties or Preferences 6 From the I Want To menu click Print a photograph I Want To menu ...

Page 34: ...s click OK 11 From the Print screen click OK or Print 12 To prevent smudging remove each photo as it exits the printer and let it dry completely before stacking More fun printing ideas To learn how to print special projects follow the steps for your operating system Windows Macintosh 1 Refer to the Lexmark Z65 Solution Center see page 4 2 Click the Printing Ideas tab 1 Refer to the Online User s G...

Page 35: ...he left carrier and the color cartridge P N 83 or 88 in the right carrier Is the paper loaded correctly Make sure you do not push the paper too far into the printer For help see page 23 Did you install the printer software correctly Windows Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 From your desktop click Start Programs or All Programs If Lexmark Z65 does not appear in your list of program...

Page 36: ...a test page If the test page prints the problem may be with your external devices not your printer Check the documentation that came with your external devices for help If the test page does not print refer to the printer software Help see page 4 for further troubleshooting information For additional help solving printing problems see Setup troubleshooting on page 33 Windows Macintosh 1 Open the L...

Page 37: ... for Windows The New Network Printer Found or Printer Selection screen appeared 34 for Macintosh The power light did not come on 35 for Windows and Macintosh The alignment page did not print 35 for Windows and Macintosh When I inserted the printer software CD nothing happened 36 for Windows 37 for Macintosh My document did not print 38 for Windows 39 for Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 40 for Mac OS X A paper t...

Page 38: ...ame with your printer If the screen reappears and you are connecting your printer to a network see Manually configuring the network printer on page 8 The Search Results No Printer Attached screen appeared Windows only Note Your screen may appear slightly different from the one shown depending on your operating system a See if checking the items on page 31 solves the problem b See Manually configur...

Page 39: ...er You loaded plain A4 or letter size paper into paper tray 1 see page 23 You loaded the paper correctly and did not push it too far into paper tray 1 see page 23 The paper tray 1 button on your printer is selected see page 1 For more information follow the instructions for your operating system Windows Macintosh If there is an error message on your screen follow the instructions on it For additio...

Page 40: ...ws If you do not see either of the printer software installation screens above a Make sure you click Cancel on any screens similar to this one b Eject and reinsert the Lexmark printer software CD If the Lexmark printer software installation screen does not appear 1 From your desktop double click My Computer 2 Double click the CD ROM drive icon If necessary double click setup exe 3 When the Lexmark...

Page 41: ...n screens Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 When I inserted the printer software CD nothing happened Macintosh If you do not see either of the printer software installation screens above a From your desktop double click the Lexmark Z65 printer CD icon b Double click the Install icon c When the Lexmark Z65 Installation screen appears click Install and Agree d Follow the instructions...

Page 42: ...C address For help identifying the MAC address of your printer see page 6 To check the printer port and change it if necessary follow the steps for your operating system Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 Windows XP a Click Start Settings Printers b Right click the Lexmark Z65 printer icon and then click Properties c Click the Details tab d From the Ports drop down menu select the printer port If the corr...

Page 43: ... document to print If your document did not print check your printer status a From your desktop highlight the Lexmark Z65 printer icon b From the menu bar choose Printing c Make sure Set Default Printer is selected d Choose Start Print Queue if available e Send your document to print If your document did not print print a test page a From the Apple menu choose Control Panels Lexmark Z65 Control Pa...

Page 44: ...e h From the Queue menu choose Start Queue if available i From the list of print jobs in the queue select your print job j Click Resume or Retry if available to print your document If your document did not print print a test page a From the Finder click Computer and then double click the OS X disk icon Library folder Printers folder Lexmark folder b Double click the Lexmark Z65 Utility icon c From...

Page 45: ...king the list on page 31 solves the problem For more help See Configuring a network printer Windows on page 7 or Configuring a network printer Macintosh on page 14 Refer to the printer software Help see page 4 My network printer is not working Send your document to print If there is still a problem a DIsconnect your printer from your network b Connect your printer directly to your computer with a ...

Page 46: ...rify printer software installation a Click Start Programs or All Programs Lexmark Z65 Lexmark Z65 Solution Center b From the Troubleshooting tab click Print a test page If the test page prints your printer is working properly If the test page does not print refer to the printer software Help see page 4 Uninstall the printer software a From your desktop click Start Programs or All Programs Lexmark ...

Page 47: ...lete printer software installation Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X 10 0 3 to 10 1 Verify printer software installation Follow the instructions for your operating system to print a test page If the test page prints your printer is working properly If the test page does not print refer to the printer software Help see page 4 Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Mac OS X version 10 0 3 to 10 1 a From the Apple menu choose C...

Page 48: ... installing printer software Macintosh 14 43 Windows 7 42 L loading paper 23 25 photo cards 28 M MAC address identifying 6 Macintosh Add Remote Printers screen 20 Configure Network Printer screen 18 Control Panel Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 4 New Network Printer Found screen 17 34 Online Guide 4 Page Setup dialog box 3 Print dialog box 3 Printer Selection screen 18 34 Utility Mac OS X 4 manually configuring...

Page 49: ...ware troubleshooting Macintosh 43 Windows 42 printing projects 27 30 test page 32 R recommendations paper 3 S safety information ii selecting a paper tray 24 25 sensor paper type 1 23 T test page printing 32 troubleshooting alignment page 35 cartridges 31 checklist 31 communications error message 41 installing software Macintosh 43 Windows 42 network printer 41 paper tray light 41 power light 35 p...

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Page 51: ...oduct throughout its warranty period For products no longer covered by a Lexmark warranty technical support may not be available or only be available for a fee Extent of limited warranty We do not warrant uninterrupted or error free operation of any product Warranty service does not include repair of failures caused by Modification or attachments Accidents or misuse Unsuitable physical or operatin...

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