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...sided document...50 Enlarging or reducing images...50 Adjusting copy quality...51 Making a copy lighter or darker...51 Collating copies using the printer control panel...51 Repeating an image on one page...52 Copying multiple pages on one sheet ...52 Making a duplex copy...52 ... application...55 Scanning documents into an editing application 56 Scanning directly to e-mail using the printer software 57 Scanning to a PDF...58 Scanning FAQ...59 Canceling scan jobs...59 Networking 60 Installing the printer on a wireless network...60 Advanced wireless setup...65 Networking FAQ...71 Contents 3
...sided document...50 Enlarging or reducing images...50 Adjusting copy quality...51 Making a copy lighter or darker...51 Collating copies using the printer control panel...51 Repeating an image on one page...52 Copying multiple pages on one sheet ...52 Making a duplex copy...52 ... application...55 Scanning documents into an editing application 56 Scanning directly to e-mail using the printer software 57 Scanning to a PDF...58 Scanning FAQ...59 Canceling scan jobs...59 Networking 60 Installing the printer on a wireless network...60 Advanced wireless setup...65 Networking FAQ...71 Contents 3
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Maintaining the printer 83 Maintaining ink cartridges...83 Cleaning the exterior of the printer...85 Cleaning the scanner glass...85 Troubleshooting 86 Before you troubleshoot...86 Using the Service Center to solve printer problems 86 If Troubleshooting does not solve your problem...86 Setup troubleshooting...86 Jams and misfeeds troubleshooting...93 Print troubleshooting...95 Copy and scan troubleshooting...97 Memory card troubleshooting...99 Wireless troubleshooting...101 Notices 119 Product information...119 Edition notice...119 Power consumption...121 Index 130 Contents 4
Maintaining the printer 83 Maintaining ink cartridges...83 Cleaning the exterior of the printer...85 Cleaning the scanner glass...85 Troubleshooting 86 Before you troubleshoot...86 Using the Service Center to solve printer problems 86 If Troubleshooting does not solve your problem...86 Setup troubleshooting...86 Jams and misfeeds troubleshooting...93 Print troubleshooting...95 Copy and scan troubleshooting...97 Memory card troubleshooting...99 Wireless troubleshooting...101 Notices 119 Product information...119 Edition notice...119 Power consumption...121 Index 130 Contents 4
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...; Preview print jobs before printing. On selected printer models, this printer! Use the preview features found in a minimum-power standby mode after the printer is left idle for 10 minutes. • Select the lowest Power Saver timeout. About your printer 6 Wireless/network printers allow you to share a single printer among multiple computers, thus conserving energy and other...
...; Preview print jobs before printing. On selected printer models, this printer! Use the preview features found in a minimum-power standby mode after the printer is left idle for 10 minutes. • Select the lowest Power Saver timeout. About your printer 6 Wireless/network printers allow you to share a single printer among multiple computers, thus conserving energy and other...
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... and USB port Connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera, a USB Bluetooth adapter, or a flash drive to the printer. 6 Paper exit tray Hold paper as it exits. 7 Printer control panel Operate the printer. 8 Scanner lid Access the scanner glass. 9 Paper feed guard Prevent items from falling into the paper slot.... 10 Paper guides Keep paper straight when feeding. Understanding the parts of the printer Use the To 1 Paper support Load paper. 2 Wi-Fi indicator Check wireless status. 3 Card reader light Check card reader status. About your...
... and USB port Connect a PictBridge-enabled digital camera, a USB Bluetooth adapter, or a flash drive to the printer. 6 Paper exit tray Hold paper as it exits. 7 Printer control panel Operate the printer. 8 Scanner lid Access the scanner glass. 9 Paper feed guard Prevent items from falling into the paper slot.... 10 Paper guides Keep paper straight when feeding. Understanding the parts of the printer Use the To 1 Paper support Load paper. 2 Wi-Fi indicator Check wireless status. 3 Card reader light Check card reader status. About your...
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... Dial numbers, set Ringing and Answering, and print fax history and status reports. Dell Fax Solutions (referred to as Wireless Setup Utility) • Set up the wireless printer on your printer model. Notes: • This program is installed automatically with a word-processing program. Dell Wireless Setup Utility (referred to as Fax Solutions) • Send a fax. • Receive...
... Dial numbers, set Ringing and Answering, and print fax history and status reports. Dell Fax Solutions (referred to as Wireless Setup Utility) • Set up the wireless printer on your printer model. Notes: • This program is installed automatically with a word-processing program. Dell Wireless Setup Utility (referred to as Fax Solutions) • Send a fax. • Receive...
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...; Transfer photos and PDF documents from the list. 3 Navigate to the computer over a network. Dell Wireless Setup Assistant Set up the printer on a wireless network. (referred to as Wireless Setup Assistant) Note: Your printer may not come with cartridge installation. • Print a test page. • Print an alignment page. • Clean the printhead nozzles. • Order...
...; Transfer photos and PDF documents from the list. 3 Navigate to the computer over a network. Dell Wireless Setup Assistant Set up the printer on a wireless network. (referred to as Wireless Setup Assistant) Note: Your printer may not come with cartridge installation. • Print a test page. • Print an alignment page. • Clean the printhead nozzles. • Order...
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... on. • The memory card or flash drive must contain applications that you want to start printing the document. b Press to print. If the printer is using a Wireless connection (selected models only) a Press the up or down arrow button to select the file name of the network computer, and then press to...
... on. • The memory card or flash drive must contain applications that you want to start printing the document. b Press to print. If the printer is using a Wireless connection (selected models only) a Press the up or down arrow button to select the file name of the network computer, and then press to...
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... near your selections. b Press the arrow buttons to make your choice comes on Network, and then press . Printing 39 If the printer is established. Follow the instructions on the computer screen to transfer the photos to the computer or to print. b Press the up or...: a Press again. Printing photos from a memory device using the printer software 1 Load photo paper. 2 From the printer control panel, press . 3 Insert a memory card or flash drive. 4 Transfer or print the photos: If the printer is using a Wireless connection (selected models only) a Press the up or down arrow ...
... near your selections. b Press the arrow buttons to make your choice comes on Network, and then press . Printing 39 If the printer is established. Follow the instructions on the computer screen to transfer the photos to the computer or to print. b Press the up or...: a Press again. Printing photos from a memory device using the printer software 1 Load photo paper. 2 From the printer control panel, press . 3 Insert a memory card or flash drive. 4 Transfer or print the photos: If the printer is using a Wireless connection (selected models only) a Press the up or down arrow ...
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.... A valid WEP key has: • Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. ASCII characters are Wi-Fi certified. Networking 60 Supported network security options The printer supports three wireless security options: no security at all on both ad hoc and infrastructure networks. No Security It is compatible with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n routers that...
.... A valid WEP key has: • Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. ASCII characters are Wi-Fi certified. Networking 60 Supported network security options The printer supports three wireless security options: no security at all on both ad hoc and infrastructure networks. No Security It is compatible with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n routers that...
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ASCII characters in a WPA passphrase are letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols found on a wireless network To set up the printer for wireless printing, you are prompted to secure your network • The security key (either a WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase) ...to select Print Setup Page. WPA security is also known as an option. If your access point (wireless router) settings and check the security information. Information you will need to set up the printer on a keyboard. or • Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. Hexadecimal characters are case-sensitive. ...
ASCII characters in a WPA passphrase are letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols found on a wireless network To set up the printer for wireless printing, you are prompted to secure your network • The security key (either a WEP key or WPA/WPA2 passphrase) ...to select Print Setup Page. WPA security is also known as an option. If your access point (wireless router) settings and check the security information. Information you will need to set up the printer on a keyboard. or • Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. Hexadecimal characters are case-sensitive. ...
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...the computer screen. For Windows users 1 Close all open applications. 2 Download the latest installer from the printer Web site. 3 Launch the printer installation software, and then follow the instructions on a wireless network, make sure that your system support person. c Press Enter, or click OK. 3 Follow the...install the driver. If you will access it can be accessed wirelessly by any other computer on other computers Once the printer is connected to, then launch the wireless utility of the network that : • Your wireless network is set up and working properly. • The ...
...the computer screen. For Windows users 1 Close all open applications. 2 Download the latest installer from the printer Web site. 3 Launch the printer installation software, and then follow the instructions on a wireless network, make sure that your system support person. c Press Enter, or click OK. 3 Follow the...install the driver. If you will access it can be accessed wirelessly by any other computer on other computers Once the printer is connected to, then launch the wireless utility of the network that : • Your wireless network is set up and working properly. • The ...
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...is trying to communicate with another ad hoc device. • Blinking orange means one of your box is turned on a wireless network. The printer is trying to establish communications with your box. • Make sure your box, then press it is not currently communicating with... North America who are prompted to work wirelessly, see the documentation that the printer is configured for wireless networking using a wireless broadband box. The printer has not yet been configured for use. The printer is turned off and back on, and the printer is on the back of the following...
...is trying to communicate with another ad hoc device. • Blinking orange means one of your box is turned on a wireless network. The printer is trying to establish communications with your box. • Make sure your box, then press it is not currently communicating with... North America who are prompted to work wirelessly, see the documentation that the printer is configured for wireless networking using a wireless broadband box. The printer has not yet been configured for use. The printer is turned off and back on, and the printer is on the back of the following...
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... or WPA2 key may be assigned an IP address automatically through DHCP on most wireless networks. 1 Complete the wireless setup, allowing the printer to receive a DHCP address from the list. 3 Navigate to another wireless network. Press Enter. Networking 64 If you have already changed the key for... your network, and then click Continue. For Macintosh users Select Other Wireless Network from the box Web page. Changing wireless settings after installation To change wireless settings on the printer, such as the configured network and the security key, do the following: For ...
... or WPA2 key may be assigned an IP address automatically through DHCP on most wireless networks. 1 Complete the wireless setup, allowing the printer to receive a DHCP address from the list. 3 Navigate to another wireless network. Press Enter. Networking 64 If you have already changed the key for... your network, and then click Continue. For Macintosh users Select Other Wireless Network from the box Web page. Changing wireless settings after installation To change wireless settings on the printer, such as the configured network and the security key, do the following: For ...
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... network if you copy it from working . • The recommended way to set up a wireless ad hoc network. ASCII characters are A-F, a-f, and 0-9. Advanced wireless setup Creating an ad hoc wireless network You can create direct connections to your wireless printer. This network setup is called infrastructure network. • If your computer has MyWi-Fi or...
... network if you copy it from working . • The recommended way to set up a wireless ad hoc network. ASCII characters are A-F, a-f, and 0-9. Advanced wireless setup Creating an ad hoc wireless network You can create direct connections to your wireless printer. This network setup is called infrastructure network. • If your computer has MyWi-Fi or...
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... the more of interference and/or move wireless devices closer to the wireless access point (wireless router). One factor is interference from the access point, then it is too weak, too distorted, or blocked by such objects. A common reason wireless printers fail to have a much shorter range than... infrastructure networks. The farther two wireless devices are using an ad hoc network, then adjust the computer when the solution suggests adjusting ...
... the more of interference and/or move wireless devices closer to the wireless access point (wireless router). One factor is interference from the access point, then it is too weak, too distorted, or blocked by such objects. A common reason wireless printers fail to have a much shorter range than... infrastructure networks. The farther two wireless devices are using an ad hoc network, then adjust the computer when the solution suggests adjusting ...
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... have unique and valid IP addresses. An IP address is a group of data is made possible by devices (such as a wireless printer, computer, or wireless access point) on the network. This transfer of four numbers separated by periods, such as a language, and like a language, it has rules allowing participants to ...
... have unique and valid IP addresses. An IP address is a group of data is made possible by devices (such as a wireless printer, computer, or wireless access point) on the network. This transfer of four numbers separated by periods, such as a language, and like a language, it has rules allowing participants to ...
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... when connected to Virtual Private Network (VPN)" on page 116 • "Resolving intermittent wireless communications issues" on page 116 Wireless troubleshooting checklist Before beginning to troubleshoot the wireless printer, verify the following : MAKE SURE THAT BOTH THE PRINTER AND THE DESTINATION COMPUTER ARE TURNED ON AND READY SELECT THE CORRECT COMPUTER NAME FROM THE LIST...
... when connected to Virtual Private Network (VPN)" on page 116 • "Resolving intermittent wireless communications issues" on page 116 Wireless troubleshooting checklist Before beginning to troubleshoot the wireless printer, verify the following : MAKE SURE THAT BOTH THE PRINTER AND THE DESTINATION COMPUTER ARE TURNED ON AND READY SELECT THE CORRECT COMPUTER NAME FROM THE LIST...
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... and turned on. • Make sure the printer is plugged into a working outlet. • If the printer is plugged into a power strip, make sure you allow those programs to run. • Temporarily disable the firewall and install the wireless printer on and working. Refer to the documentation that... came with wireless printing. If the light is not on, check the following : • Update the firewall using the most...
... and turned on. • Make sure the printer is plugged into a working outlet. • If the printer is plugged into a power strip, make sure you allow those programs to run. • Temporarily disable the firewall and install the wireless printer on and working. Refer to the documentation that... came with wireless printing. If the light is not on, check the following : • Update the firewall using the most...
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... click Run. 2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers. 3 Press Enter, or click OK. SELECT THE WIRELESS PRINTER You may need to select the wireless printer from the menu, select Use Printer Online. 5 Close the Printers or Printers and Faxes window and try printing again. SELECT THE WIRELESS PORT If you have completed the configuration for...
... click Run. 2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers. 3 Press Enter, or click OK. SELECT THE WIRELESS PRINTER You may need to select the wireless printer from the menu, select Use Printer Online. 5 Close the Printers or Printers and Faxes window and try printing again. SELECT THE WIRELESS PORT If you have completed the configuration for...
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...If the Description area of the following: DISCONNECT FROM ALL VPNS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE WIRELESS NETWORK Most Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) allow computers to communicate with Printer Port in the Printer area to make sure you do not have the ability to connect to your local network ...when connected to print again. Check the printer model in the Description area. To check if the computer is not already checked. 7 Click Apply > OK, and then try to a wireless printer on your VPN connections. Be aware that it is currently connected to ...
...If the Description area of the following: DISCONNECT FROM ALL VPNS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE WIRELESS NETWORK Most Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) allow computers to communicate with Printer Port in the Printer area to make sure you do not have the ability to connect to your local network ...when connected to print again. Check the printer model in the Description area. To check if the computer is not already checked. 7 Click Apply > OK, and then try to a wireless printer on your VPN connections. Be aware that it is currently connected to ...