Lexmark Color Jetprinter Z13 User manual

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User’s Guide for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1
Use this User’s Guide when you have questions about your using printer.
Navigating
•Click the categories in the left pane to navigate through the pages.
•Click the blue text to link to other parts of this User’s Guide.
•Click the arrows at the bottom of the screen to move forward and backward through
the pages.
Searching
1From the Acrobat Edit menu, choose Find.
2In the Find What: box, type the word or phrase you want to search.
3Click Find.
Printing
From the Acrobat File menu:
1Choose Page Setup, select the Landscape orientation button, and then click OK.
2Choose Print, specify the pages you want to print, and then click Print.

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This section contains information about the printer software and hardware and how they work
together.
•Understanding the printer software
•Understanding the printer parts

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Understanding the printer software
Your printer software includes the:
•Page Setup dialog box
•Print dialog box
•Control Panel
When you installed the printer software, the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes were set to
the default settings. To print a typical document on plain paper, use these default settings:
•Print Quality: Normal
•Paper Type: Plain
•Paper Size: A4 or U.S. Letter
•Orientation: Portrait
To customize the settings for your document, use the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes. For
more information on which settings to select for your document, see Printing ideas.

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Page Setup dialog box
While your document is open, use the Page Setup dialog box to select settings such as paper
size and orientation.
To customize the settings in the Page Setup dialog box:
1From the File menu of your software application, choose Page Setup.

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2Change the settings as needed.
•Click OK to apply the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box.
•If you want more information about the settings in the Page Setup dialog box, click
Help to view the printer software Help. When you are finished, click Done.
From the pop-up
menu in the upper
left, choose: Select: When you want to:
General Paper Size Choose a paper size.
Scaling Change the scaling value of the document. Valid values
are between 25% and 400%.
Orientation Choose between portrait and landscape.
Watermark Watermarks Choose a watermark design.

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Print dialog box
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:
1From the File menu of your software application, choose Print.

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2Change the settings as needed.
From the pop-
up menu in the
upper left,
choose: Select: When you want to:
General Copies Specify the number of copies to print.
Pages Print all of the pages in a document or print a given range of
pages.
Print Last
Page First Print the pages in reverse order so the first page of your document is on top of the stack in the paper exit tray.
Wait for
pages to dry Add more time between pages as they exit the printer. Select this option when you want to keep documents from smearing.
Paper Type/
Quality Paper Type Specify the type of paper you’ve loaded into the printer. Select Plain, Coated, Transparency, Iron-On Transfer, or Glossy/Photo
Paper.
Print Quality Select Quick Print, Normal, Better, or Best.
Normal print quality is recommended for most documents.
Higher print quality settings result in better quality documents,
but take longer to print.

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Color ColorSync
Color
Matching
Select a printer profile to match the color on the screen to the
color in the document.
Built-inColor
Matching Let the printer software match the color on the screen to the color in the document.
Background
Printing Print in: Foreground Print when there are not enough system resources available otherwise.
Note: You will not be able to use your computer while
printing in foreground.
Print in:
Background •Print most documents. Background printing is recommended for all jobs unless a problem occurs.
•Select an exact date and time for the document to print.
•Mark a print job Urgent.
•Put a print job on hold.
Note: You can use your computer while printing in
background.
From the pop-
up menu in the
upper left,
choose: Select: When you want to:

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If you want more information about the settings in the Print dialog box, click Help to
view the printer software Help. When you are finished, click Done.
3Click Print to apply your settings and print your document.

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Control Panel
Use the Control Panel to:
•View ink levels.
•Install print cartridges.
•Align the print cartridges.
•Clean the print nozzles.
•Print a test page.
•Order supplies.
•View printer software version and copyright information.