DESCRIPTION

Packed with 1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution, speed rated up to 8 pages per minute (ppm) black and 3.5 ppm color, Lexmark's Accu-Feed paper handling, and optional photo printing, the Lexmark Z31 offers great features and modest performance in one economical printer. To set up the Z31, we followed the getting started guide: we unpacked the printer, connected the parallel cable to our computer, connected the external AC power supply, installed the ink cartridges, loaded the paper into the paper tray, and installed the software. Next, the Z31 driver guided us through aligning the print heads. Finally, the Lexmark Instant Calendar application started automatically and printed a sample calendar page. The entire setup process was straightforward and took about 20 minutes. In our tests of the Z31, we printed a variety of fonts and font sizes using each of the printer's three modes: Quick Print (600 dpi), Normal (600 dpi), and High (1,200 dpi). For black text, we printed three Quick Print pages in 45 seconds (4 ppm),