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...guaranteed if you use Dell supplies. Notes, Notices, and Cautions Dell™ Laser Printer P1500 User's Guide Click the links to the left for information on other documentation included with your printer. For information on the features and operation of your printer, see Finding information.... 1 Rear paper support 2 Tray 1 3 Front paper support 4 Manual feed 5 Top output bin 6 Paper guide 7 Operator panel lights 8 Front output door 9 Optional 250-sheet tray To order replacement toner cartridges, contact Dell at www.dell.com/supplies. NOTE: Dell...
...guaranteed if you use Dell supplies. Notes, Notices, and Cautions Dell™ Laser Printer P1500 User's Guide Click the links to the left for information on other documentation included with your printer. For information on the features and operation of your printer, see Finding information.... 1 Rear paper support 2 Tray 1 3 Front paper support 4 Manual feed 5 Top output bin 6 Paper guide 7 Operator panel lights 8 Front output door 9 Optional 250-sheet tray To order replacement toner cartridges, contact Dell at www.dell.com/supplies. NOTE: Dell...
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... System Microsoft® Windows 98 Status Monitor Y Printing Status Window N Toner Reorder Application N Desktop icon to order replacement toner cartridges. See Toner Re-order window for your printer and computer separately, you purchased your printer. Click Order Toner to order supplies Y* Windows ME Windows NT® 4.0 N N N Y* Windows 2000 N Y Y Y Windows XP *Available in HTML...
... System Microsoft® Windows 98 Status Monitor Y Printing Status Window N Toner Reorder Application N Desktop icon to order replacement toner cartridges. See Toner Re-order window for your printer and computer separately, you purchased your printer. Click Order Toner to order supplies Y* Windows ME Windows NT® 4.0 N N N Y* Windows 2000 N Y Y Y Windows XP *Available in HTML...
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Enter your printer. Your Service Tag number is located on the screen. Click Visit Dell's cartridge ordering web site. 3. b. The Order Toner Cartridges window appears. 2. c. If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the By Telephone heading. Click Start Programs Dell Printers Dell Laser Printer P1500 Dell Toner Re-Order Application. Choose your printer model from the Web: a. If ordering from the drop-down list on your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided. 1.
Enter your printer. Your Service Tag number is located on the screen. Click Visit Dell's cartridge ordering web site. 3. b. The Order Toner Cartridges window appears. 2. c. If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the By Telephone heading. Click Start Programs Dell Printers Dell Laser Printer P1500 Dell Toner Re-Order Application. Choose your printer model from the Web: a. If ordering from the drop-down list on your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided. 1.
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... in this example, the light is on while the printer is displayed each time you send a job to print, the printer operator panel light sequences tell you have a new toner cartridge available. In addition to Very Dark. The settings range... from Very Light to the toner level indicator that is busy receiving data or printing), check that you about the status of the paper. Ordering replacement toner cartridges To order replacement toner cartridges, contact Dell...
... in this example, the light is on while the printer is displayed each time you send a job to print, the printer operator panel light sequences tell you have a new toner cartridge available. In addition to Very Dark. The settings range... from Very Light to the toner level indicator that is busy receiving data or printing), check that you about the status of the paper. Ordering replacement toner cartridges To order replacement toner cartridges, contact Dell...
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NOTE: Dell does not recommend that you do. Use the finger tab to pull down the printer cover. 2. When the print fades or no longer prints satisfactorily, replace the toner cartridge. Print quality and printer reliability cannot be guaranteed if you use Dell supplies. Replacing the toner cartridge Removing the old toner cartridge 1. For best results, use toner cartridges from a third-party refiller. To use the remaining toner, remove the toner cartridge, shake it gently back and forth, and reinsert it.
NOTE: Dell does not recommend that you do. Use the finger tab to pull down the printer cover. 2. When the print fades or no longer prints satisfactorily, replace the toner cartridge. Print quality and printer reliability cannot be guaranteed if you use Dell supplies. Replacing the toner cartridge Removing the old toner cartridge 1. For best results, use toner cartridges from a third-party refiller. To use the remaining toner, remove the toner cartridge, shake it gently back and forth, and reinsert it.
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...Dell cannot guarantee print quality or printer reliability if you use refilled cartridges from a third party. Installing the new toner cartridge 1. NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. 1 Photoconductor drum 3. NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. Set the toner cartridge aside. The printer... warranty does not cover damage caused by using refilled cartridges. Take the new toner cartridge out of the toner cartridge, and remove...
...Dell cannot guarantee print quality or printer reliability if you use refilled cartridges from a third party. Installing the new toner cartridge 1. NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. 1 Photoconductor drum 3. NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. Set the toner cartridge aside. The printer... warranty does not cover damage caused by using refilled cartridges. Take the new toner cartridge out of the toner cartridge, and remove...
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a. CAUTION: Avoid touching the fuser; Close the printer cover. Gently shake the cartridge to distribute the toner evenly. 4. b. Align the colored arrows on the cartridge until it between the toner cartridge grooves. Holding the handle, tilt the cartridge down on either side of the toner cartridge with the corresponding arrows in place. 5. Push down and guide it is firmly in the printer. it may be hot! 1 Fuser c. Insert the toner cartridge. 3.
a. CAUTION: Avoid touching the fuser; Close the printer cover. Gently shake the cartridge to distribute the toner evenly. 4. b. Align the colored arrows on the cartridge until it between the toner cartridge grooves. Holding the handle, tilt the cartridge down on either side of the toner cartridge with the corresponding arrows in place. 5. Push down and guide it is firmly in the printer. it may be hot! 1 Fuser c. Insert the toner cartridge. 3.
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Store toner cartridges in the same environment as the printer. To get the maximum benefit from your toner cartridge: Do not remove the toner cartridge from the printer except to clear a paper jam. Do not remove the toner cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to install it or to replace it .
Store toner cartridges in the same environment as the printer. To get the maximum benefit from your toner cartridge: Do not remove the toner cartridge from the printer except to clear a paper jam. Do not remove the toner cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to install it or to replace it .
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... to receive and process data. are both on letterhead paper and an envelope: 1. Paper Jam light is on Cover is open or the toner cartridge is not installed. Ready/Data light is on Is ready to print. Error light is on Detects a jam. Load letterhead with the top of...Prompts you to press Continue to load media in tray 1. 2. 3. Press Continue light is on Prompts you to resume printing. When the: The printer: Ready/Data light is on Alerts you that a secondary error occurred. Toner Low light is blinking Is busy receiving or processing data. Error light and...
... to receive and process data. are both on letterhead paper and an envelope: 1. Paper Jam light is on Cover is open or the toner cartridge is not installed. Ready/Data light is on Is ready to print. Error light is on Detects a jam. Load letterhead with the top of...Prompts you to press Continue to load media in tray 1. 2. 3. Press Continue light is on Prompts you to resume printing. When the: The printer: Ready/Data light is on Alerts you that a secondary error occurred. Toner Low light is blinking Is busy receiving or processing data. Error light and...
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... sequences: Ready/Data Toner Load Paper Error Low Paper Jam Press Printer condition: Continue Ready Power Saver Click here for more information: The printer is getting low. Ready and toner low Power saver and toner low The printer is ready to receive and process data. Key: Off On Slow... blink Fast blink The following table shows the most common light sequences. Click the links in the toner cartridge is ready to receive and process data. Understanding ...
... sequences: Ready/Data Toner Load Paper Error Low Paper Jam Press Printer condition: Continue Ready Power Saver Click here for more information: The printer is getting low. Ready and toner low Power saver and toner low The printer is ready to receive and process data. Key: Off On Slow... blink Fast blink The following table shows the most common light sequences. Click the links in the toner cartridge is ready to receive and process data. Understanding ...
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...receives additional data. Waiting and toner low The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until it receives additional data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. Flushing Resolution reduced The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing.... In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is Busy Defragmenting flash ...
...receives additional data. Waiting and toner low The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until it receives additional data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. Flushing Resolution reduced The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing.... In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is Busy Defragmenting flash ...
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...your Print the other duplex print job side of your printer. Toner cartridge error Toner cartridge is not installed The toner cartridge is open The printer top cover is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. Service error The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. Load ... mode and Hex Trace is canceled. Cancel job Reset printer Restore factory defaults The current print job is active. Hex Trace Ready The printer is in the manual feed. Change invalid toner cartridge The toner cartridge you to load a single sheet of media, or ...
...your Print the other duplex print job side of your printer. Toner cartridge error Toner cartridge is not installed The toner cartridge is open The printer top cover is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. Service error The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. Load ... mode and Hex Trace is canceled. Cancel job Reset printer Restore factory defaults The current print job is active. Hex Trace Ready The printer is in the manual feed. Change invalid toner cartridge The toner cartridge you to load a single sheet of media, or ...
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...bin jam tray What this light sequence means: The printer is ready to print the menu settings pages for a list of current printer settings. In addition, the toner in Power Saver mode. Replace the toner cartridge. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. NOTE: If you can do : Send a... print job. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it can do : Send a ...
...bin jam tray What this light sequence means: The printer is ready to print the menu settings pages for a list of current printer settings. In addition, the toner in Power Saver mode. Replace the toner cartridge. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. NOTE: If you can do : Send a... print job. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it can do : Send a ...
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...and release Cancel to cancel the print job. What you can do : Press and release Continue to return to the Ready or Busy state. The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing. What you can do : Press and release Continue to return to receive or process data, or ...the printer ports are offline. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. What this light sequence means: The printer is not ready to the Ready or Busy state.
...and release Cancel to cancel the print job. What you can do : Press and release Continue to return to the Ready or Busy state. The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing. What you can do : Press and release Continue to return to receive or process data, or ...the printer ports are offline. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. What this light sequence means: The printer is not ready to the Ready or Busy state.
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... means: The printer is getting low. The printer is getting low. What you can do : Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it receives additional data. Replace the toner cartridge. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. What you can... do : Press and release Cancel to print the contents of the cartridge. Press and release Continue to cancel the ...
... means: The printer is getting low. The printer is getting low. What you can do : Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it receives additional data. Replace the toner cartridge. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. What you can... do : Press and release Cancel to print the contents of the cartridge. Press and release Continue to cancel the ...
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...current print job is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi in the toner cartridge is getting low. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. In addition, the toner in order to prevent a memory full error. What ...you can do : Wait until it to extend the life of the print buffer. What you can do : Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it receives additional data. The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until the operator panel returns to Ready/Data to print other jobs. What this...
...current print job is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi in the toner cartridge is getting low. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. In addition, the toner in order to prevent a memory full error. What ...you can do : Wait until it to extend the life of the print buffer. What you can do : Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it receives additional data. The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until the operator panel returns to Ready/Data to print other jobs. What this...
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... you can do : Load media, with the side to extend the life of the printer, into the manual feed. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it to be printed facing the front of the cartridge. Press and release Continue to load a single sheet of media, or the media did not feed ...properly. What this light sequence means: The printer is out of media in the toner cartridge is flushing corrupted print data. What this light sequence means: The printer prompts you can do : Wait until the operator panel returns to Ready/Data to print other...
... you can do : Load media, with the side to extend the life of the printer, into the manual feed. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it to be printed facing the front of the cartridge. Press and release Continue to load a single sheet of media, or the media did not feed ...properly. What this light sequence means: The printer is out of media in the toner cartridge is flushing corrupted print data. What this light sequence means: The printer prompts you can do : Wait until the operator panel returns to Ready/Data to print other...
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If the toner cartridge is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. What you can do : If the toner cartridge is open. What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge is installed, remove it . What you are using was opened. The printer top cover is not installed, install it and install a new toner cartridge (see Replacing a toner cartridge). What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge you can do : Close the cover to display the light sequence that appeared before the cover was not designed for your printer.
If the toner cartridge is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. What you can do : If the toner cartridge is open. What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge is installed, remove it . What you are using was opened. The printer top cover is not installed, install it and install a new toner cartridge (see Replacing a toner cartridge). What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge you can do : Close the cover to display the light sequence that appeared before the cover was not designed for your printer.
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What you can do: Advanced users can do: Install a toner cartridge made for your printer (see Ordering replacement toner cartridges). What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to exit Hex Trace. What this light sequence means: The printer is in the toner cartridge is active. What this light sequence means: The printer is in the Ready mode, Hex Trace is active, and the toner in the Ready mode and Hex Trace is getting low. The toner cartridge you are using was not designed for your printer.
What you can do: Advanced users can do: Install a toner cartridge made for your printer (see Ordering replacement toner cartridges). What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to exit Hex Trace. What this light sequence means: The printer is in the toner cartridge is active. What this light sequence means: The printer is in the Ready mode, Hex Trace is active, and the toner in the Ready mode and Hex Trace is getting low. The toner cartridge you are using was not designed for your printer.
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...and printing has stopped. Any active print jobs are canceled. The printer is resetting to clear. What you restore the factory default settings. Replace the toner cartridge. A user default setting remains in the toner cartridge is canceled. The printer is in the Ready mode, Hex Trace is active, and the...in effect until you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to extend the life of the cartridge. What you change it to exit Hex Trace. What this light sequence means: The current print job is getting ...
...and printing has stopped. Any active print jobs are canceled. The printer is resetting to clear. What you restore the factory default settings. Replace the toner cartridge. A user default setting remains in the toner cartridge is canceled. The printer is in the Ready mode, Hex Trace is active, and the...in effect until you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to extend the life of the cartridge. What you change it to exit Hex Trace. What this light sequence means: The current print job is getting ...