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Troubleshooting
Maintaining your printer
Test page does not print
Make sure:
• The print cartridges are properly installed. For help, see
• You are using the correct cable. If you are using a parallel cable,
make sure it is an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable that
supports bidirectional printing.
Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print
Make sure:
• Your Lexmark printer is set as the default printer.
• You have removed the sticker and transparent tape from the
bottom of the print cartridges. For help, see
Printer prints very slowly
• Close any open applications not in use.
• Decrease your print quality setting.
• Check the document you are printing. Photos and graphics may
take longer to print than regular text.
Warning: Do
not
touch the
gold contact
area of the
print cartridge.