Dell A960 Support Question
Dell A960 Support Question
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Question posted by aricha5890 on June 15th, 2011
I Recently Replaced The Black Ink When I Print In The Better Setting The Text Ar
when i print using the best setting the text area is shaded if i use the quick print setting vertical lines appear
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Related Dell A960 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... to detect the ink levels in the printer. Ordering Ink Cartridges and Supplies
Your Dell™ Personal All-In-One Printer A960 comes with software installed to print using the following ink cartridges:
Item: Black ink cartridge Color ink cartridge
Part number: 7Y743 7Y745 You can order ink online at www.dell.com/supplies or by phone. During a print job, a screen appears on your computer...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...permission of Dell Inc. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii...better use of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and DELL logo are trademarks of their products. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... Dell Picture Studio 62
4 Ink Cartridge Maintenance
Replacing Ink Cartridges 64 Aligning Ink Cartridges 65 Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles 67
5 Troubleshooting
Setup Problems 70 General Problems 70
Black and White Copy Quality Is Unsatisfactory 72 Fax Does Not Work 73 Printer Is Not Sending or Receiving Faxes 73 Default Country Was Not Set 74 Document Misfeeds or...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
You can use the Dell™ AIO Printer A960 to do not need to attach your printer to a computer to a computer or unattached). Getting Started 13
Setting up Your Printer
NOTE: The Dell Personal All-In-One Printer A960 supports the Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. Follow the instructions on your printer to a computer to install the hardware and...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
..., or fax).
2 Start area
Start a color or black and white scan, copy, or fax job.
3 Power
Turn your printer on . When Power is lit, the printer is in fax mode.
8 Number of Copies Specify a number (1-99) of the buttons, and initiate a scan, copy, or fax from the following copy qualities: Quick, Normal, Better, or Best. • Select a fax...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
...
18 Getting Started to adjust the color intensity, and then press Select.
www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
Copy Mode Menu Items
BLANK PAPER SIZE Letter Legal B5 A4 A5 A6 3x5 4x6 L 2L
CONTENT TYPE Text&Graphics Photo Text Only Line Drawing
COLLATE-BLACK Collate Off Collate-Black No of pages
BLANK PAPER TYPE...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
Fax Mode Menu Items (continued)
MAINTENANCE
Ink levels Change Align Clean Test
CLEAR SETTINGS After 2 min Never
SET DEFAULTS Use Factory Use Current
FAX CONFIRMATION
Off Print for all Print for errors
FIT FAX TO PAGE Try to fit Two pages
RING PATTERN Normal Distinctive Ring 1 (Double) Distinctive Ring 2 (Triple) Any
LANGUAGE
English French German ...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
... paper 10 transparencies
Make sure:
• The paper is loaded vertically against the right-hand side of the paper support.
• The paper guide is not listed, and set the left edge of the paper. NOTE: You can load a single transparency into the printer upside down with
Landscape orientation. • You select the...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
... for the ADF
Load up to dry thoroughly before use in the ADF.
• You do not use media printed with metallic ink particles in the ADF.
• You avoid embossed designs...loaded text side up . NOTE: Do not load heavy-weight paper, transparencies, postcards, photo cards, or photo paper into the ADF. Length • 279.4 mm - 355.6 mm • 11.0 in. - 14.0 in . Using the Printer 31
...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
...appears on , and the printer is connected to print. 6 From the Copy section, select Photo. 7 Select a copy quantity if making multiple photocopies. 8 To further customize your photo, click See More Copy Settings... to scan appears. 6 From the Start area on the operator panel, press Black to begin a black and white scan
or Color to scan using the printer operator panel or the printer software. For...
Owner's Manual - Page 37
... All-In-One Main Page appears on the scanner glass after the first one scans. Using the Printer 37 NOTE: You are prompted to put the next item on your computer screen.
3 From the Productivity Tools section, click Edit text found in the program you are finished customizing your settings, click Scan Now.
For help...
Owner's Manual - Page 42
....
1 Click Start → All Programs (or Programs). 2 Click Dell AIO Printer A960 → Fax Tools (or Classic PhoneTools). www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
Configure Dell Printer Fax Tools Fax Software NOTE: Fax service is set by default to automatically answer your phone line after two rings if you must press first
before getting...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
... color faxes.
Using the Printer 49 NOTE: For your printer to receive a color fax, the machine from which you are now ready to the external jack of rings that you selected the Enable Receive check box when configuring Fax Console. Receive Faxes Manually 1 From the operator panel, press Fax. 2 Press Options until Answer fax when appears...
Owner's Manual - Page 64
... gold contact area on page 4. b If the part number that appear on the cartridge lids, and then lift the lids. 4 Remove the old cartridges. If it has been used ), press Select. You can order more ink at the loading position unless the printer is busy. 3 Squeeze the tabs on the display: a If the color cartridge you...
Owner's Manual - Page 65
...Ink Cartridges to solve print quality problems.
Using the Operator Panel
1 Load plain paper. Aligning Ink Cartridges
Align your ink cartridges after installing new cartridges and to ensure proper installation. Using the Printer Software to Automatically Align Ink Cartridges
When automatically aligning your automatic alignment is complete. The part number that appears. e Continue with vertical...
Owner's Manual - Page 67
..., click Clean to verify that your User's Guide. Ink Cartridge Maintenance 67 Using the Printer Software 1 Load paper. Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
Clean the nozzles when: • Characters are not printing completely • White dashes appear in graphics or printed text. • Print is smudged or too dark. • Colors on print jobs are faded or they differ from the...
Owner's Manual - Page 72
... White Copy Quality Is Unsatisfactory
You might need to change an Advanced Copy Setting in the All-In-One Center. If You Are Copying In Black and White and Want To Improve the Quality:
1 Click Start → All Programs (or Programs) → Dell Printers → Dell AIO Printer A960 → Dell All-In-One Center.
Owner's Manual - Page 81
... is smudged or too dark. • Colors on print jobs are faded or they differ from the colors on the screen. • Vertical, straight lines are not printing completely • White dashes appear in graphics or printed text. • Print is not functioning properly or if a communications error message appears when you try to use your printer, you may need to remove the...
Owner's Manual - Page 117
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cartridges, ink aligning, 65 installing, 63 removing, 64
cartridges, print replacing, 63
Color (Start) button, 16
copies, 59
Copy (Select mode) button, 15
copy settings, 57
copying operator panel, 33 software, 33
custom size paper
loading, 27, 31
D
Dell All-In-One Center, 56 accessing, 56
Dell Picture Studio accessing, 62 using, 62
Dell Printer Solution Center...
Owner's Manual - Page 118
...settings, 59 change speed settings, 59 print a banner, 59 print a photo, 59 print a poster, 59 print an envelope, 59 print on both sides of the paper, 59 see more printing ideas, 59
index cards loading, 26
ink cartridges aligning, 65 installing, 63 removing, 64 replacing, 63
Ink Low message, 78 installing ink...
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operator panel, 17
copying with, 33 using, 17 Options button, 16 ordering supplies, 2...
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