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... cannot be guaranteed if you use Dell supplies. NOTE: Dell does not recommend that you do. For best results, use toner cartridges from a third-party refiller. For information on the features and operation of your printer, see Finding information. 1 Rear paper support 2 Tray 1 3 Front paper... 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. Dell™ Laser Printer P1500 User's Guide Click the links to the left for information on other documentation included with your...
... cannot be guaranteed if you use Dell supplies. NOTE: Dell does not recommend that you do. For best results, use toner cartridges from a third-party refiller. For information on the features and operation of your printer, see Finding information. 1 Rear paper support 2 Tray 1 3 Front paper... 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. Dell™ Laser Printer P1500 User's Guide Click the links to the left for information on other documentation included with your...
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... is running low. Printing Status window The Printing Status window displays the status of the printer (Printer Ready, Printer Offline, and Error Check Printer) and the name of toner so you can: Monitor the toner level for more information...printer and only appears on the computer screen when an error or warning occurs. Status Monitor The Status Monitor alerts you send a job to install these software applications. Operating System Microsoft® Windows 98 Status Monitor Y Printing Status Window N Toner Reorder Application N Desktop icon to order replacement toner cartridges...
... is running low. Printing Status window The Printing Status window displays the status of the printer (Printer Ready, Printer Offline, and Error Check Printer) and the name of toner so you can: Monitor the toner level for more information...printer and only appears on the computer screen when an error or warning occurs. Status Monitor The Status Monitor alerts you send a job to install these software applications. Operating System Microsoft® Windows 98 Status Monitor Y Printing Status Window N Toner Reorder Application N Desktop icon to order replacement toner cartridges...
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If ordering from the drop-down list on your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided. Choose your printer model from the Web: a. Your Service Tag number is located on the screen. Enter your printer. 1. Click Start Programs Dell Printers Dell Laser Printer P1500 Dell Toner Re-Order Application. b. c. Click Visit Dell's cartridge ordering web site. 3. If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the By Telephone heading. The Order Toner Cartridges window appears. 2.
If ordering from the drop-down list on your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided. Choose your printer model from the Web: a. Your Service Tag number is located on the screen. Enter your printer. 1. Click Start Programs Dell Printers Dell Laser Printer P1500 Dell Toner Re-Order Application. b. c. Click Visit Dell's cartridge ordering web site. 3. If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the By Telephone heading. The Order Toner Cartridges window appears. 2.
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.... When printing drafts, conserve toner by printing 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. Ordering replacement toner cartridges To order replacement toner cartridges, contact Dell at www.dell.com/supplies. The settings range from Very Light to the...
.... When printing drafts, conserve toner by printing 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. Ordering replacement toner cartridges To order replacement toner cartridges, contact Dell at www.dell.com/supplies. The settings range from Very Light to the...
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When the print fades or no longer prints satisfactorily, replace the toner cartridge. Print quality and printer reliability cannot be guaranteed if you use toner cartridges from a third-party refiller. Use the finger tab to pull down the printer cover. 2. NOTE: Dell does not recommend that you do. For best results, use the remaining toner, remove the toner cartridge, shake it gently back and forth, and reinsert it. Replacing the toner cartridge Removing the old toner cartridge 1. To use Dell supplies.
When the print fades or no longer prints satisfactorily, replace the toner cartridge. Print quality and printer reliability cannot be guaranteed if you use toner cartridges from a third-party refiller. Use the finger tab to pull down the printer cover. 2. NOTE: Dell does not recommend that you do. For best results, use the remaining toner, remove the toner cartridge, shake it gently back and forth, and reinsert it. Replacing the toner cartridge Removing the old toner cartridge 1. To use Dell supplies.
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... the bag. 2. NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. NOTE: Dell cannot guarantee print quality or printer reliability if you use refilled cartridges from a third party. Set the toner cartridge aside. Grasp the cartridge handle and pull the toner cartridge straight up (it may be warm). Installing the new toner...
... the bag. 2. NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. NOTE: Dell cannot guarantee print quality or printer reliability if you use refilled cartridges from a third party. Set the toner cartridge aside. Grasp the cartridge handle and pull the toner cartridge straight up (it may be warm). Installing the new toner...
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3. b. Push down and guide it is firmly in the printer. a. Holding the handle, tilt the cartridge down on either side of the toner cartridge with the corresponding arrows in place. 5. Close the printer cover. it may be hot! 1 Fuser c. Gently shake the cartridge to distribute the toner evenly. 4. Insert the toner cartridge. CAUTION: Avoid touching the fuser; Align the colored arrows on the cartridge until it between the toner cartridge grooves.
3. b. Push down and guide it is firmly in the printer. a. Holding the handle, tilt the cartridge down on either side of the toner cartridge with the corresponding arrows in place. 5. Close the printer cover. it may be hot! 1 Fuser c. Gently shake the cartridge to distribute the toner evenly. 4. Insert the toner cartridge. CAUTION: Avoid touching the fuser; Align the colored arrows on the cartridge until it between the toner cartridge grooves.
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Do not remove the toner cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to clear a paper jam. 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 replace it or to install it.
Do not remove the toner cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to clear a paper jam. 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 replace it or to install it.
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Error light is on Cover is open or the toner cartridge is on Prompts you to load media in tray 1, manual feed, or the optional 250-sheet tray (if...light and Press Continue light Alerts you that the toner is on Detects a jam. are both on Setting up and your printer is blinking Is busy receiving or processing data. Load letterhead with the top of the page pointing down facing you in tray ... error occurred. Press Continue light is on Is ready to receive and process data. When the: The printer: Ready/Data light is on Prompts you to press Continue to resume printing.
Error light is on Cover is open or the toner cartridge is on Prompts you to load media in tray 1, manual feed, or the optional 250-sheet tray (if...light and Press Continue light Alerts you that the toner is on Detects a jam. are both on Setting up and your printer is blinking Is busy receiving or processing data. Load letterhead with the top of the page pointing down facing you in tray ... error occurred. Press Continue light is on Is ready to receive and process data. When the: The printer: Ready/Data light is on Prompts you to press Continue to resume printing.
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... lights mean different things, depending on what it means and what you can do. Not ready (printer is offline) The printer is ready to receive and process data. Click the links in the toner cartridge is ready to receive and process data. Ready and toner low Power saver and toner low The... printer is not ready to receive or process data, or the printer Not ready and toner low The printer is not ready to receive or process data,...
... lights mean different things, depending on what it means and what you can do. Not ready (printer is offline) The printer is ready to receive and process data. Click the links in the toner cartridge is ready to receive and process data. Ready and toner low Power saver and toner low The... printer is not ready to receive or process data, or the printer Not ready and toner low The printer is not ready to receive or process data,...
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... or printing a test page. Busy and toner low The printer is flushing corrupted print data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is flushing corrupted print data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until it... data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. Waiting The printer is Busy Defragmenting flash Formatting flash Programming flash Printing a directory Printing menu settings page(s) Printing Print Quality Test Pages The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until...
... or printing a test page. Busy and toner low The printer is flushing corrupted print data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is flushing corrupted print data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until it... data. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. Waiting The printer is Busy Defragmenting flash Formatting flash Programming flash Printing a directory Printing menu settings page(s) Printing Print Quality Test Pages The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until...
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... the optional 250-sheet tray getting low. Hex Trace Ready The printer is in the manual feed. The printer is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. Print side two of your printer. Toner cartridge error Toner cartridge is not installed The toner cartridge is out of media, or the media did not feed properly. The...
... the optional 250-sheet tray getting low. Hex Trace Ready The printer is in the manual feed. The printer is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. Print side two of your printer. Toner cartridge error Toner cartridge is not installed The toner cartridge is out of media, or the media did not feed properly. The...
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... pages for a list of the cartridge. The printer is getting low. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it can do : Send a print job. NOTE: If you can only be set from the Local Printer Setup Utility (see Using the Local Printer Setup Utility). Press and hold Cancel... to reset the printer. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Replace the toner cartridge. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is in Power Saver mode. Jam ...
... pages for a list of the cartridge. The printer is getting low. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it can do : Send a print job. NOTE: If you can only be set from the Local Printer Setup Utility (see Using the Local Printer Setup Utility). Press and hold Cancel... to reset the printer. Press and hold Cancel to reset the printer. Replace the toner cartridge. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is in Power Saver mode. Jam ...
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... or Busy state. What this light sequence means: The printer is not ready to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is formatting the flash memory. What this light sequence means: The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing. Press and...
... or Busy state. What this light sequence means: The printer is not ready to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is formatting the flash memory. What this light sequence means: The printer is busy receiving and processing data or printing. Press and...
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...In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. Replace the toner cartridge. Press and release Continue to extend the life of the print buffer. Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. What this light sequence means: The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs... it receives additional data. What this light sequence means: The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until it to print the contents of the cartridge. What you can do : Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it receives additional data. Press and hold Cancel...
...In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is getting low. Replace the toner cartridge. Press and release Continue to extend the life of the print buffer. Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. What this light sequence means: The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs... it receives additional data. What this light sequence means: The printer is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until it to print the contents of the cartridge. What you can do : Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it receives additional data. Press and hold Cancel...
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... and release Continue to cancel the print job. What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to print other jobs. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until the operator panel returns to Ready... Press and release Cancel to print the contents of a page in order to reset the printer. Press and hold Cancel to cancel the print job. The printer is getting low. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is flushing corrupted print data. Press and release Cancel to reset the...
... and release Continue to cancel the print job. What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to print other jobs. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is waiting until a print timeout occurs, or until the operator panel returns to Ready... Press and release Cancel to print the contents of a page in order to reset the printer. Press and hold Cancel to cancel the print job. The printer is getting low. In addition, the toner in the toner cartridge is flushing corrupted print data. Press and release Cancel to reset the...
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...media did not feed properly. What this light sequence means: The printer prompts you can do : Wait until the operator panel returns to Ready/Data to be printed facing the front of media in the toner cartridge is out of the cartridge. What you can do : Load media, with the side ...to print other jobs. In addition, the toner in the manual feed. What you to load a single sheet of the printer, into the manual feed. Replace the toner cartridge. What this light sequence...
...media did not feed properly. What this light sequence means: The printer prompts you can do : Wait until the operator panel returns to Ready/Data to be printed facing the front of media in the toner cartridge is out of the cartridge. What you can do : Load media, with the side ...to print other jobs. In addition, the toner in the manual feed. What you to load a single sheet of the printer, into the manual feed. Replace the toner cartridge. What this light sequence...
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What you can do : Close the cover to display the light sequence that appeared before the cover was not designed for your printer. The printer top cover is installed, remove it . What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge you can do : If the toner cartridge is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge is not installed, install it and install a new toner cartridge (see Replacing a toner cartridge). What you are using was opened. If the toner cartridge is open.
What you can do : Close the cover to display the light sequence that appeared before the cover was not designed for your printer. The printer top cover is installed, remove it . What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge you can do : If the toner cartridge is not installed, or the printer detects a toner cartridge error. What this light sequence means: The toner cartridge is not installed, install it and install a new toner cartridge (see Replacing a toner cartridge). What you are using was opened. If the toner cartridge is open.
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What this light sequence means: The printer is in the toner cartridge is active. What you can do: Advanced users can do: Install a toner cartridge made for your printer (see Ordering replacement toner cartridges). The toner cartridge you are using was not designed for your printer. 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. 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 you can do: Advanced users can do: Install a toner cartridge made for your printer (see Ordering replacement toner cartridges). The toner cartridge you are using was not designed for your printer. 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. What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to exit Hex Trace.
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... for the message to exit Hex Trace. What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to clear. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it or until you change it to the user default settings. The... printer is getting low. Any active print jobs are canceled. Replace the toner cartridge. The printer is in the Ready mode, Hex Trace is active, and the toner in effect until you restore the factory default settings. What this...
... for the message to exit Hex Trace. What you can use Hex Trace to help troubleshoot printing problems. After resolving the problem, turn off the printer to clear. Remove the toner cartridge and gently shake it or until you change it to the user default settings. The... printer is getting low. Any active print jobs are canceled. Replace the toner cartridge. The printer is in the Ready mode, Hex Trace is active, and the toner in effect until you restore the factory default settings. What this...