Lexmark ColorFine Printer Driver for Microsoft Windows NT ---------------------------------------------------------- Tips: 1) After installing your Lexmark Color Jetprinter software, a program group for your printer appears under Start/Programs. 2) Many printing problems can be eliminated by setting Virtual Memory Initial Size to at least 48 MB. Hint: Click Start/Settings/Control Panel; double-click on System and go to the Performance tab; in the Virtual Memory section, select the Change button; change the Initial Size of the Paging File Size for Selected Drive; then press the Set button. 3) To more quickly return to the application from printing a job, uncheck "Always spool RAW datatype". Hint: Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click your Lexmark ColorFine printer icon, then click Properties. Click the Print Processor button. Note: For additional explanation on this subject, use context-sensitive help by clicking on the ? button, then clicking on "Always spool RAW datatype". 4) If you experience the problem of DOS jobs failing to print: This problem can occur when more than one printer driver is installed on a PC. To correct the problem, attach all other printer drivers to FILE: as follows: 1. Click Start/Settings/Printers. 2. Right-click on the printer and select Properties. 3. Go to the Ports tab and select FILE: from the list of ports. 4. Click on OK. 5. Repeat steps 2-4 for all printers except your Lexmark ColorFine printer. 5) If you are unable to select 1200 Dots Per Inch (DPI) from within applications, you may select 1200 DPI mode from the driver. To get 1200 DPI mode from the driver for all documents: Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click on the your Lexmark printer icon; click Document Defaults; go to the Advanced tab; select Print Quality of High Quality; then click OK. To get 1200 DPI mode for a particular application: Select <Print> from the application's file menu. Select <Properties> or <Setup>. In the <Advanced> tab of the user interface, open <Print Quality> and select <High Quality>. 6) There are four different print quality modes in the driver ranging from a "draft" mode to a 1200 DPI mode. The differences between these modes are in the dots per inch addressed, and the number of passes of the print head used to apply ink to the print medium. The greater the number of passes, the higher the print quality. Quick Print: This is a 600 DPI high-speed "draft" mode. All printing is done with one pass. Normal: This is a 600 DPI mode. It is the default for the driver. Printing is done in either one or two passes, depending on the print media used. Enhanced: This is a 600 DPI mode. All printing is done in four passes. High Quality: This is the 1200 DPI mode. All printing is done in four passes. 7) If your job fails to print, uncheck "Always spool RAW datatype". Hint: Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click your Lexmark printer icon, then click Properties. 8) Microsoft Word Users Only: If you want to print more than one copy of your document, you must set the number of copies in the printer software before you open Word. To set the number of copies in the printer software: 1. Click Start/Settings/Printers. 2. Right-click on your Lexmark ColorFine printer icon. 3. Choose Document Defaults from the sidebar menu. 4. On the Page Setup tab in the printer software, set the number of copies. 5. Open your Word document and print. 9) If you experience horizontal lines in your printed output resulting from pauses during printing of large, complicated pages; you can minimize this problem by selecting the following options: Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click your Lexmark ColorFine printer icon, then click Properties. Click the Print Processor button. Click on "Always spool RAW datatype". Click OK. On the Scheduling tab, select "Start printing after last page is spooled". 10) Printing with a single black ink cartridge is possible. To do this, perform the installation steps for a color cartridge without actually installing one in the printer. Then change the Color Appearance setting in the user interface to Black. All black text jobs will appear normally. Any color jobs will have a grayscale representation of the colors. 11) System Administrators: All printer functions are available for Windows NT User accounts which are members of either the "Administrators" or the "Power Users" group. Users holding accounts which are members of the "Users" group will have limited function of the driver. These users will not be able to change the default settings for the printer, but they will be able to change settings from within an application. They will not be able to install or align print cartridges. They will not be able to change settings for DOS printing. Ink levels displayed on the Cartridges tab of the user interface and in the status window will be invalid. We recommend that all accounts which use this driver be members of at least the "Power Users" group. 12) This printer is not compatible with the following Parallel port I/O card: Manufacturer: FarPoint Communications Product Name: F/PortPlus (BOM 440-0006 REV) We do not recommend connecting the printer to this card.Download Driver Pack
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
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Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
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From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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