Lexmark P450 User Manual

4Close the access cover.
Do you want to align the cartridge?  appears.
5 Press 
 to accept  Yes.
Aligning the print cartridge
Align the print cartridge when you: • Have installed a new cartridge
• Want to improve print quality
1 Press 
 or  until  Setup  appears.
2 Press 
.
3 Press 
 or  until  Align Cartridge  appears.
4 Press 
.
5 Press 
 to accept  Align.
6 Press 
 to accept  Done.
7 Press 
 to return to the previous menu.
If you aligned the cartridge to improve print quality, print your photo again....

•Notice blank or faint areas in the printing
• Want to improve print quality
1 Press 
 or  until  Setup  appears.
2 Press 
.
3 Press 
 or  until  Clean Cartridge  appears.
4 Press 
.
5 Press 
 to accept  Clean.
6 Press 
 to accept  Done.
7 Print your photo again.
If print quality has not improved, continue with the following procedure.
Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts
Wipe the print cartridge nozzles and contacts when you: • Notice blank or faint areas in the printing
• Want to improve...

If you believe you purchased a genuine Lexmark print cartridge, but a non-Lexmark
print cartridge message appears:
• Contact us at our Web site:  www.lexmark.com/recycle , or
• Call the Customer Support Center for your country or region.
Lexmark’s warranty does not cover damage caused by non-Lexmark print cartridges.
Refilling the print cartridge
The warranty does not cover repair of failures or damage caused by a refilled
cartridge. Lexmark does not recommend use of a refilled cartridge. Refilling a...

Troubleshooting
General troubleshooting• “Power button is not lit” on page 43
• “Incorrect language appears on the display” on page 44
• “Page does not print or printer does not respond” on page 44
• “Poor photo quality” on page 45
• “Poor quality at the edges of the page” on page 46
• “Paper jam” on page 46
• “Paper misfeeds” on page 46
• “Printer does not feed paper” on page 46
Power button is not lit
1 Disconnect the power supply cord from the wall outlet and then from the printer.
2 Plug the cord all...

3Plug the cord into an electrical outlet that other electrical devices have been
using.
4 If the power button light is not on, press .
Incorrect language appears on the display
Note:   You choose the language the first time you turn on the printer, but you can
change it at any time.
1 Press 
 to turn the printer off.
2 Press 
 to turn the printer on.
3 From the control panel, press 
 twice.
4 Press 
.
5 Press 
 ten times.
6 Press 
.
7 Press 
 or  until the language you want appears.
8 Press 
.
Page does...

Make sure a cartridge is in the printer.
Remove and then load paper.
Check the ink level, and install a new print cartridge if necessary.
1Remove the print cartridge. For more information, see “Removing a used print
cartridge” on page 37.
2 Make sure the sticker and tape have been removed.
3Reinsert the print cartridge. For more information, see “Installing a print
cartridge” on page 38.
1 Press  to turn the printer off.
2 Disconnect the power supply cord from the wall outlet.
3 Gently remove the power...

•Skewed lines
• Smudges
• Streaks
• White lines in print
Check the ink level, and install a new print cartridge if necessary.
Use a different brand of paper. Each paper brand accepts ink differently and prints
with color variations.
Use only new, unwrinkled paper.
Poor quality at the edges of the page
Be sure the paper size you are using is the same as the paper size you have selected
from the control panel. For more information, see “Selecting the paper size” on
page 16.
Paper jam
1 Press  to turn off...

Try loading one sheet at a time.
Photo storage device troubleshooting • “Memory card cannot be inserted” on page 47
• “Nothing happens when a memory card is inserted” on page 47
• “Error messages on display” on page 47
• “PictBridge-enabled device not recognized” on page 47
• “Cannot print from PictBridge-enabled devices” on page 48
Memory card cannot be inserted
Make sure that the type of memory card you are using can be used in the printer.
For more information, see “Inserting a memory card” on page...

Cannot print from PictBridge-enabled devices
Enable PictBridge printing on the device by selecting the correct USB mode. For
more information, see the documentation that came with the device.
1 Disconnect the device.
2 Connect a PictBridge-enabled device to the PictBridge port. See the
documentation that came with your device to determine whether it is PictBridge-
enabled.
Use only the USB cable that came with the camera.
Remove the memory card from the printer.
Error messages • “Start errors” on page...