Dell 2150 Color Laser User Manual Download

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Understanding the Tool Box Menus

275

Tray 1 Custom Size
- Y

127

–

355 mm

(5.0-14.0 inch)

Sets the length of custom size paper
loaded in the standard 250-sheet tray.

297 mm

(11.7 inch)

Tray 1 Custom Size
- X

–

215 mm

(3.0

–

8.5 inch)

Sets the width of custom size paper
loaded in the standard 250-sheet tray.

210 mm

(8.3 inch)

Tray 1 Display
Popup

Displays a popup message that prompts
the user to set

Paper Type

and

Paper

Size

when the paper is loaded in the

standard 250-sheet tray.

Tray 2 Paper
Type

Plain

Sets the type of paper loaded in the
optional 250-sheet feeder.

Plain Thick

Recycled

Letterhead

Preprinted

Prepunched

Color

Plain - Side 2

Plain Thick - Side 2

Recycled - Side 2

Color - Side 2

Tray 2 Paper Size

Sets the size of paper loaded in the
optional 250-sheet feeder.

Letter

Folio

Legal

Executive

Tray 2 Display
Popup

Displays a popup message that prompts
the user to set

Paper Type

and

Paper

Size

when the paper is loaded in the

optional 250-sheet feeder.

Summary of Contents for 2150 Color Laser

Page 1: ...www dell com support dell com Dell 2150cn 2150cdn Color Printer User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...ser s Guide 1 Before Beginning 17 A Notes Notices and Cautions 19 1 Dell 2150cn 2150cdn Color Printer User s Guide 21 2 Finding Information 23 3 Product Features 27 4 About the Printer 29 Front and Rear View 29 Front View 29 Rear View 30 Space Requirements 30 Operator Panel 31 Securing the Printer 31 Ordering Supplies 32 Setting up the Printer Printer Setup 35 ...

Page 4: ...ing Printer Settings Report 49 Updating Your Driver to Detect 250 Sheet Feeder 50 Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter 51 Verifying the Contents of the Box 52 Installing the Wireless Adapter Using Video Instructions Recommended 52 Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter 53 Printing Printer Settings Report 54 Determining the Wireless Network Settings 55 Configuring the Optional Wireless Adapte...

Page 5: ... the IP Settings 86 Verifying the Settings Using Printer Settings Report 86 Verifying the Settings Using Ping Command 87 9 Loading Paper 89 10 Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers 93 Identifying Printer Driver Pre install Status 93 When Using the Operator Panel 93 When Using the Tool Box 93 Disabling Firewall Before Installing Printer Software 94 Inserting the Drivers and Utility CD...

Page 6: ...nfiguring Settings 126 12 Installing Printer Drivers on the Linux Computers CUPS 127 Operation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS 5 Client 127 Setup Overview 127 Installing the Printer Driver 127 Setting Up the Queue 128 Setting the Default Queue 129 Specifying the Printing Options 129 Uninstalling the Printer Driver 129 Operation on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 130 Setup Overview 130 Installing...

Page 7: ...nistrator 137 Uninstalling the Printer Driver 137 Using Your Printer 139 13 Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 141 Overview 141 When Using the Operator Panel 142 When Using the Tool Box 142 Using the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 143 Printer Status 143 Printer Jobs 143 Printer Settings 143 Print Server Settings 144 Copy Printer Settings 144 Print Volume 144 Printer Information 144 Tray Sett...

Page 8: ...Details of the Menu Items 152 Printer Status 154 Printer Jobs 156 Printer Settings 158 Print Server Settings 175 Copy Printer Settings 204 Print Volume 204 Tray Settings 207 14 Print Media Guidelines 209 Paper 209 Paper Characteristics 209 Recommended Paper 210 Unacceptable Paper 211 Selecting Paper 211 Selecting Pre Printed Media and Letterheads 212 Selecting Pre Punched Paper 212 Printing on a L...

Page 9: ...221 Loading Print Media in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder 221 Loading Envelopes in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and Optional 250 Sheet Feeder 224 Loading Letterhead Pre Printed and Pre Punched Paper 226 Loading Print Media in the SSF 228 Loading an Envelope in the SSF 229 Using the SSF 231 Linking Trays 232 16 Operator Panel 233 Using the Operator Panel Buttons 233 Pr...

Page 10: ...ith Duplexer Dell 2150cdn Color Printer Only 241 Duplex Printing Without Duplexer Dell 2150cn Color Printer Only 242 Using Booklet Print Dell 2150cn and 2150cdn Models 244 Using the Stored Print Function 245 Secure Print 246 Private MailBox Print 246 Public MailBox Print 246 Proof Print 246 Storing Print Jobs 247 Printing the Stored Jobs 247 Specifying Your Password on the Operator Panel Secure Pr...

Page 11: ...257 18 Understanding the Tool Box Menus 259 Printer Settings Report 259 Printer Information 259 Menu Settings 260 Reports 263 TCP IP Settings 264 Printer Maintenance 264 System Settings 265 Date Time 269 Paper Density 270 Color Registration Adjustment 270 Adjust Altitude 272 Reset Defaults 272 Non Dell Toner 272 Initialize Print Meter 273 Tray Settings 273 TCP IP Settings 276 Network Settings 277 ...

Page 12: ...port List 283 Printer Setting 283 Panel Settings 283 PCL Fonts List 283 PCL Macro List 283 Job History 284 Error History 284 Print Meter 284 Color Test Page 284 Stored Documents 284 Admin Menu 284 Print Language 284 Network 293 USB Settings 301 System Settings 301 Maintenance 310 Secure Settings 317 Tray Settings 318 Panel Language 322 Print Menu 322 Secure Print 322 Private Mail Box 323 Public Ma...

Page 13: ...dget for Macintosh 332 Status Monitor Widget Feature 332 Before Installing the Status Monitor Widget 332 Installing the Status Monitor Widget 333 Opening and Closing the Status Monitor Widget 333 Printer Status Window 334 Order Window 336 Preferences 337 Status Monitor Console for Linux 338 Status Monitor Console Feature 338 Before Installing the Status Monitor Console 338 Installing the Status Mo...

Page 14: ... Resident Fonts 351 Symbol Sets 352 Symbol Sets for PCL 5 PCL 6 352 22 Understanding Printer Messages 355 23 Printing With Web Services on Devices WSD 361 Adding Roles of Printer Services 361 Printer Setup 362 Installing a Printer Driver Using the Add Printer Wizard 362 24 Specifications 365 Operating System Compatibility 365 Power Supply 365 Dimensions 365 Memory 365 Page Description Language PDL...

Page 15: ...the Status of Supplies 371 Conserving Supplies 371 Ordering Supplies 372 Storing Print Media 372 Storing Consumables 373 Replacing the Toner Cartridges 373 Removing the Toner Cartridge 374 Installing a Toner Cartridge 375 Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit 377 Removing the PHD Unit 377 Installing a PHD Unit 379 Replacing the Retard Roller 384 Removing the Retard Roller in the Standard 250 Sh...

Page 16: ...emoving the Optional Memory Module 403 Removing the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder 406 Removing the Optional Wireless Adapter 408 27 Clearing Jams 411 Avoiding Jams 411 Identifying the Location of Paper Jams 412 Clearing Paper Jams From the SSF 413 Clearing Paper Jams From the Standard 250 Sheet Tray 416 Clearing Paper Jams From the Fuser 420 Clearing Paper Jams From the Duplexer 423 Clearing Paper Jam...

Page 17: ... 444 Vertical blanks 445 Ghosting 446 Light induced fatigue 448 Fog 449 Bead Carry Out BCO 449 Jagged characters 450 Banding 451 Auger mark 452 Wrinkled Stained paper 453 Damage on the leading edge of paper 455 Jam Alignment Problems 455 The top and side margins are incorrect 456 Color registration is out of alignment 456 Images are skewed 458 Standard 250 Sheet Tray Misfeed Jam 458 SSF Misfeed Ja...

Page 18: ...oga SFP UGTOC fm 16 Contents Noise 465 Problems With Installed Optional Accessories 467 Other Problems 467 Contacting Service 470 Appendix 475 B Appendix 477 Dell Technical Support Policy 477 Online Services 477 Warranty and Return Policy 478 Recycling Information 478 Contacting Dell 478 ...

Page 19: ...DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 17 Before Beginning ...

Page 20: ...18 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM sectionnote fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 21: ...ncorporated in the United States and or other countries Wi Fi is a registered trademarks of the Wi Fi Alliance Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the U S and other countries SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries XML Paper Specification XPS This product may incorporate intellectual property owned by Micros...

Page 22: ... installed on this printer ____________________ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS This software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 and in applicable FAR provisions Dell Inc One D...

Page 23: ...cannot find the icon on your desktop follow the procedure below a Click DLRMM EXE under x abc Dell Printers Additional Color Laser Software Reorder where x abc is the location where the printer software is installed b Click File on the toolbar and click Create Shortcut on the drop down menu c Right click the shortcut icon d Choose Send To from the drop down menu and then click Desktop create short...

Page 24: ...ktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section01 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY To ensure that you get the best service have your Dell printer Service Tag ready For information regarding locating your Service Tag number see Express Service Code and Service Tag ...

Page 25: ...t are you looking for Find it here Drivers for my printer My User s Guide Drivers and Utilities CD The Drivers and Utilities CD contains setup video documentation and drivers for your printer You can use the CD to install drivers or access your setup video and documentation Readme files may be included on your CD to provide last minute updates about technical changes to your printer or advanced te...

Page 26: ... CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY How to use my printer Quick Reference Guide Safety information Warranty information Product Information Guide CAUTION Read and follow all safety instructions in your Product Information Guide prior to setting up and operating your printer What are you looking for Find it here ...

Page 27: ...TIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY How to set up my printer Setup diagram Express Service Code and Service Tag The Express Service Code and Service Tag are located inside the toner access cover of your printer Latest drivers for my printer Documentation for my printer Go to support dell com What are you looking for Find it here ...

Page 28: ...including Solutions Troubleshooting hints and tips articles from technicians and online courses Upgrades Upgrade information for components such as the printer drivers Customer Care Contact information order status warranty and repair information Downloads Drivers Manuals Printer documentation and product specifications Go to support dell com Select your region and fill in the requested details to...

Page 29: ...paper For models with the duplexer 2150cdn Color Printer automatic duplex printing is available Manual duplex printing is available for models without the duplexer 2150cn Color Printer Using the Stored Print Function Stored Print The Stored Print feature allows you to temporarily store your print data in the printer memory and output it later You can effectively manage your time when you print con...

Page 30: ...nt The Multiple Up feature enables you to print documents as reduced size documents containing 2 4 8 16 or 32 pages on a single sheet of paper by setting from the printer driver This feature helps save paper Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter Wireless Print With wireless LAN in the printer you can install the printer wherever you like and print without connecting the printer to your computer...

Page 31: ...s manual Dell 2150cn Color Printer is referred to as the printer NOTE The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer Front and Rear View Front View 1 Operator Panel 6 Duplexer 2150cdn only 2 Side Button 7 Optional 250 Sheet Feeder 3 Toner Access Cover toner cartridges inside 8 Standard 250 Sheet Tray 4 Fuser 9 Single Sheet Feeder SSF ...

Page 32: ...lacing the printer in direct sunlight with the single sheet feeder opened Rear View Space Requirements Provide enough room to open the printer trays covers and optional accessories and for proper ventilation 5 Belt Unit 10 Front Cover NOTE You can open the front cover by pushing the side button 2 1 Power Switch 6 Wireless Adapter Socket 2 Power Connector 7 Memory Slot 3 Tray Rear Cover 8 Control B...

Page 33: ...04 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY Operator Panel For more information on the operator panel see Using the Operator Panel Buttons Securing the Printer To protect your printer from theft you can use the optional Kensington lock Attach the Kensington lock to the security slot on your printer ...

Page 34: ...ion Web Tool and click the web address under Order Supplies at to order toner or supplies for your printer You can also order replacement toner cartridges or supplies from Dell NOTE For Macintosh start the Status Monitor Widget and then select Order Supplies button to open Order window 1 Double click the icon on your desktop If you cannot find the icon on your desktop a Click DLRMM EXE under x abc...

Page 35: ...ment System window appears You can also launch the Dell Supplies Management System by clicking Start All Programs Dell Printers Additional Color Laser Software Dell Supplies Management System 2 Click the Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site link www dell com supplies or order Dell printer supplies by phone To ensure that you get the best service have your Dell printer s Service Tag ready ...

Page 36: ...34 About the Printer FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section04 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 37: ...DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 35 Setting up the Printer Printer Setup ...

Page 38: ...36 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section05 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 39: ...DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 5 Preparing Printer Hardware Removing Tape 1 Remove tapes and packaging material from the printer 2 Pull the protective sheet out of the printer CAUTION Before performing any of the following procedures read and follow the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide ...

Page 40: ...UG_FM section05 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY Removing the Print Head Device PHD Ribbons 1 Open the toner access cover 2 Completely pull out the eight yellow ribbons Installing the Toner Cartridges 1 Press and slide the blue latches of the four toner cartridges to the locked position ...

Page 41: ...aring Printer Hardware 39 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section05 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 2 Close the toner access cover ...

Page 42: ...40 Preparing Printer Hardware FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section05 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 43: ... used and procedures described in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer Installing the Optional Memory Module NOTE Your printer supports additional 512 MB memory module 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off 2 Turn the screw on the control board cover counterclockwise and open the cover 3 Remove the control board cover NOTE Remove the control board cover by pulling it upward until th...

Page 44: ...42 Installing Optional Accessories 4 Align the connector of the memory module with the slot and insert the memory module into the slot 5 Push the memory module firmly into the slot ...

Page 45: ...and does not move easily 6 Install the control board cover NOTE Insert the upper hinge of the control board cover into the upper slit on the printer Next insert the lower hinge of the control board cover into the lower slit of the printer 7 Close the control board cover and turn the screw clockwise ...

Page 46: ...Printer Setting is displayed and then press the Set button The printer settings report is printed When Using the Tool Box NOTE a Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer Tool Box NOTE The Select Printer dialog box opens in this step when multiple printer drivers are installed on your computer In this case click the name of this printer listed in Printer Names and then click O...

Page 47: ...er is on a network update the driver for each client Updating Your Driver to Detect Memory Module Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 1 Click Start Devices and Printers 2 Right click the printer icon of the Dell 2150cn Color Printer and select Printer properties 3 Click the Options tab and then select Get Information from Printer 4 Click Apply and then click OK 5 Close the...

Page 48: ...arting this task 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off and then disconnect all cables from the back of the printer 2 Remove all packaging from the optional 250 sheet feeder 3 Place the optional 250 sheet feeder in the location that the printer is located Windows Server 2008 Server 2008 x64 1 Click Start Control Panel Printers 2 Right click the printer icon of the Dell 2150cn Color Printer and se...

Page 49: ...emove it from the printer 5 Lift the printer and align the five guide pins of the optional 250 sheet feeder with the holes at the bottom of the printer Gently lower the printer onto the optional 250 sheet feeder CAUTION Two people are required to lift the printer The printer should be lifted holding the front and back Never lift the printer from its sides ...

Page 50: ... a coin or similar object NOTE The screw hole is located in 216 mm recess from the front of the printer 7 Insert the standard 250 sheet tray into the printer and push until it stops 8 Re connect all cables into the back of the printer and turn on the printer NOTE The printer will automatically detect the attached tray but will not detect the paper type 9 Print the printer settings report to confir...

Page 51: ...ase click the name of this printer listed in Printer Names and then click OK The Tool Box opens b Ensure that the Printer Settings Report tab is open c Select Reports from the list at the left side of the page The Reports page appears d Click the Printer Settings button The printer settings report is printed 10 Confirm Tray 2 250 Sheet Feeder is listed in the printer settings report under Printer ...

Page 52: ...rver 2008 R2 x64 1 Click Start Devices and Printers 2 Right click the printer icon of the Dell 2150cn Color Printer and select Printer properties 3 Click the Options tab and then select Get Information from Printer 4 Click Apply and then click OK 5 Close the Devices and Printers dialog box Windows Vista Vista x64 1 Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 2 Right click the printer ico...

Page 53: ...pecifications of the wireless adapter are described below Windows XP XP x64 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 1 Click start Printers and Faxes 2 Right click the printer icon of the Dell 2150cn Color Printer and select Properties 3 Click the Options tab and then select Get Information from Printer 4 Click Apply and then click OK 5 Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box Item Specification...

Page 54: ...at comes with your printer which can also be downloaded from support dell com Installing the Wireless Adapter Using Video Instructions Recommended To install the Dell wireless adapter perform the following method 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD in your computer The Easy Setup Navigator file launches automatically 2 Select Optional Accessories Setup on the Easy Setup Navigator window Wi Fi Pr...

Page 55: ... screen instructions to configure wireless settings Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter NOTE You can also install the Dell wireless adapter by following the instructions described in Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter provided with the wireless adapter 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off ...

Page 56: ...ngs Report When Using the Operator panel a Press the Menu button b Ensure that Report List is displayed and then press the Set button c Ensure that Printer Settings is displayed and then press the Set button The printer settings report is printed When Using the Tool Box NOTE a Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer Tool Box NOTE The Select Printer dialog box opens in this s...

Page 57: ...nter Settings button The printer settings report is printed 5 Confirm that the Network Wireless section exists NOTE For more information on configuring the wireless adapter see Configuring the Optional Wireless Adapter Determining the Wireless Network Settings You need to know the settings for the wireless network to set up the wireless printer For details of the settings contact your network admi...

Page 58: ...anumeric characters Network Type Specifies the network type from Ad hoc or Infrastructure Security Settings Security Selects the security method from No security WEP WPA PSK TKIP and WPA2 PSK AES WPA PSK AES Transmit Key Specifies the transmit key from the list WEP Key Specifies the WEP key set used through the wireless network only when WEP is selected for Security Pass Phrase Specifies the pass ...

Page 59: ...ell Printer Configuration Web Tool 1 WPS PIN Wi Fi Protected setup Personal Identification Number is a method to authenticate and register devices required for wireless configuration by entering PIN assignments in the printer and computer This setting performed through access point is available only when the access points of your wireless router sup ports WPS 2 WPS PBC Wi Fi Protected Setup Push B...

Page 60: ...58 Installing Optional Accessories 3 Click Connect Your Printer 4 Select Wireless Connection and then click the Next button ...

Page 61: ...ions to configure wireless settings Using Advanced Setup to Configure a Wireless Adapter You can configure the wireless adapter with the following connection methods Network Cable WPS PIN WPS PBC Operator Panel Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD provided with the printer in your computer The Easy Setup Navigator file launches automatically ...

Page 62: ...60 Installing Optional Accessories 2 Click Guided Setup 3 Click Connect Your Printer ...

Page 63: ...ction window appears For Network follow the on screen instructions to configure wireless settings 1 Select Network Cable and then click the Next button The instruction video starts Follow the on screen instructions to configure wireless settings and then click the Next button The Advanced Configuration Tool starts ...

Page 64: ...on For WPS PIN WPS PBC Operator Panel and Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool follow the on screen instructions to configure wireless settings To configure wireless settings without using the video instructions follow the following instructions WPS PIN The PIN code of WPS PIN can only be configured from the operator panel NOTE WPS PIN Wi Fi Protected setup Personal Identification Number is a metho...

Page 65: ... WPS operation is successful and the printer is rebooted wireless LAN connection setting is completed WPS PBC You can start Push Button Control only from the operator panel NOTE WPS PBC Wi Fi Protected Setup Push Button Configuration is a method to authenticate and register devices required for wireless configuration by pressing the button provided on the access point via wireless routers and then...

Page 66: ... button 3 Press button until Network appears and then press the Set button 4 Press button until Wireless Setup appears and then press the Set button 5 Ensure that Manual Setup is displayed and then press the Set button 6 Enter the SSID and then press the Set button 7 Select the network mode from Infrastructure and Ad hoc depending on your environment When you select Infrastructure proceed to step ...

Page 67: ...Select the transmit key from WEP Key 1 to WEP Key 4 10 When the operation is successful and the printer is rebooted wireless LAN connection setting is completed Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 1 Launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool by entering the IP address of the printer in your web browser 2 Click Print Server Settings 3 Click Print Server Settings tab 4 Click Wireless LAN and the...

Page 68: ...ver 2003 a Select Network Connections from Control Panel b Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties c Select the Wireless Networks tab d Ensure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked NOTE Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in step e and step g so that you can restore them later e Click the Advanced button f ...

Page 69: ... d Select Connect to a network e Select dell_device from the network items listed in Connect to a network f Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area g Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success For Windows Server 2008 a Open Control Panel b Select Network and Sharing Center c Select Connect to a network d Select d...

Page 70: ...k e Select dell_device from the network items listed in the available network list and click Connect 2 Check the IP address assigned by AutoIP on the printer a Press the Menu button b Press button until Admin Menu appears and then press the Set button c Press button until Network appears and then press the Set button d Press button until TCP IP appears and then press the Set button e Press button ...

Page 71: ...ssories 69 4 Open Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool using the WEB browser 5 Create wireless setting of the printer on Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 6 Reboot the printer 7 Restore the wireless settings on your computer ...

Page 72: ...e is set to the printer Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box When wireless infrastructure mode is set to the printer Select Access point Infrastructure networks only and close the Advanced dialog box g Click Add to display Wireless network properties h Enter the setting that you will send to the printer and click OK i Click Move up to move the setting ...

Page 73: ...Panel b Select Network and Internet c Select Network and Sharing Center d Select Connect to a network e Select the setting you send to the printer from the network items listed in the available network list and click Connect f Enter the Security key and click OK if necessary For Fixed IP networks 1 Setting up your computer for wireless connectivity NOTE If your computer provides a wireless adapter...

Page 74: ...o Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box g Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties h Under the Association tab enter the following information and click OK Network name SSID dell_device Network Authentication Open Data encryption Disabled Ad hoc network checked i Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list j Click OK to ...

Page 75: ...t Network and Sharing Center c Select Connect to a network d Select dell_device from the network items listed in Connect to a network e Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area f Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success For Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 a Open Control Panel b Select Network and Internet c...

Page 76: ... and then press the Set button e Press button until IPv4 appears and then press the Set button f Ensure that Get IP Address is displayed and then press the Set button g Press button until Panel appears and then press the Set button h Press button until IP Address appears and then press the Set button i Manually enter the IP address using and buttons on the operator panel and then press the Set but...

Page 77: ...s settings using this tool Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided with the operating system See the instructions below a For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 b Select Network Connections from Control Panel c Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties d Select Wireless Network tab e Ensure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network s...

Page 78: ...log box For Windows Vista a Open Control Panel b Select Network and Internet c Select Network and Sharing Center d Select Connect to a network e Select the setting you send to the printer from the network items listed in Connect to a network f Select Connect Anyway in the warning dialog box indicating you are entering an unsecured area g Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connectio...

Page 79: ...ws Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 a Open Control Panel b Select Network and Internet c Select Network and Sharing Center d Select Connect to a network e Select the setting you send to the printer from the network items listed in the available network list and click Connect f Enter the Security key and click OK if necessary ...

Page 80: ...78 Installing Optional Accessories ...

Page 81: ... the following requirements NOTE The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer Connection type Connection specifications USB USB 2 0 Ethernet 10 Base T 100 Base TX 1000 Base T Wireless optional IEEE 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n 1 USB port 2 Ethernet port 3 Wireless adapter socket ...

Page 82: ... support USB connection Microsoft Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit Edition Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit Edition Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit Edition Mac OS X 10 3 9 10 4 11 10 5 10 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS 5 Client x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop...

Page 83: ... to the USB symbol on the printer 2 Connect the other end of the cable into a USB port of the computer NOTICE Do not connect the printer USB cable to the USB port available on the keyboard Network Connection To connect the printer to a network 1 Connect the network cable 1 USB port ...

Page 84: ...ss connection see Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter NOTE To use the wireless adapter be sure to disconnect the network cable Turning on the Printer CAUTION Do not use extension cords or power strips CAUTION The printer should not be plugged into a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply system 1 Connect the power cable to the power connector on the rear of the printer and then to a power source 2 ...

Page 85: ...v4 and IPv6 If your network supports both IPv4 and IPv6 select Dual Stack Select the IP mode of your environment and then set IP address subnet mask for IPv4 only and gateway address NOTICE Assigning an IP address that is already in use can cause network performance issues NOTE Assigning an IP address is considered as an advanced function and is normally done by a system administrator When Using t...

Page 86: ...inter 2 Press the Menu button 3 Press button until Admin Menu appears and then press the Set button 4 Press button until Network appears and then press the Set button 5 Press button until TCP IP appears and then press the Set button 6 Press button until IPv4 appears and then press the Set button 7 Ensure that Get IP Address is displayed and then press the Set button 8 Press button until Panel appe...

Page 87: ...tons until Gateway Address appears and then press the Set button 15 Repeat steps 10 and 11 to set the Gateway Address and then press the Set button 16 Turn off the printer and then turn it on again When Using the Tool Box NOTE 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer Tool Box NOTE The Select Printer window appears in this step when multiple printer drivers are installed on ...

Page 88: ...ings Using Printer Settings Report 1 Print the printer settings report When Using the Operator Panel a Press the Menu button b Ensure that Report List is displayed and then press the Set button c Ensure that Printer Settings is displayed and then press the Set button The printer settings report is printed When Using the Tool Box NOTE a Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer...

Page 89: ...t IP address subnet mask and gateway address are listed in the printer settings report under Network Wired Verifying the Settings Using Ping Command Ping the printer and verify that it responds For example at a command prompt on a network computer type ping followed by the new IP address for example 192 168 0 11 ping 192 168 0 11 If the printer is active on the network you will receive a reply ...

Page 90: ...88 Setting the IP Address FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section08 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 91: ... NOTE To avoid paper jams do not remove the tray while printing is in progress NOTE Use only laser print media Do not use ink jet paper in your printer 1 Pull the tray out of the printer about 200 mm Hold the tray with both hands and remove it from the printer 2 Adjust the paper guides ...

Page 92: ...ide of the tray when you load Legal size paper 3 Before loading the print media flex the sheets and fan them Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface 4 Load the print media into the tray with the recommended print side facing up NOTE Do not exceed the maximum fill line in the tray Overfilling the tray may cause paper jams 5 Align the width guides against the edges of the paper ...

Page 93: ... user specified print media adjust the width guides and slide the extendable part of the tray by pinching the length guide and sliding it until it rests lightly against the edge of the paper 6 After confirming that the guides are securely adjusted insert the tray into the printer NOTE Select the paper type from the operator panel if the loaded print media is not standard plain paper ...

Page 94: ...92 Loading Paper FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section09 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 95: ...or Panel 1 Press the Menu button 2 Ensure that Report List is displayed and then press the Set button 3 Ensure that Printer Setting is displayed and then press the Set button The printer settings report is printed 4 Look under the TCP IP heading on the printer setting report If the IP address shows 0 0 0 0 the factory default an IP address has not been assigned To assign one for your printer see A...

Page 96: ...ter s when you run the Dell printer installation software To prevent this situation disable this firewall before you install the Dell printer software To disable or enable your Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 firewall perform the following steps 1 Click Start and click Help and Support NOTE For Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 if you use Online ...

Page 97: ...ion software proceeds to the next page automatically NOTE If the installation software does not automatically proceed to the next page click Install 5 Select either Typical Installation or Custom Installation from the installation wizard and then click Install If you select Custom Installation you can select the specific software you want to install 6 Click Finish to exit the wizard when the Congr...

Page 98: ...r name enter the printer name in the Printer name box and then click Next To use this printer as the default printer select the check box displayed under the Printer name and then click Next Installation starts If the User Account Control dialog box appears click Continue NOTE If you are an administrator on the computer click Continue otherwise contact your administrator to continue the desired ac...

Page 99: ... others on your network can find and use it 12 Click Next Installation starts 13 As the driver installation is completed click Print a test page to print a test page 14 Click Finish Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit Edition or Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Extract the following zip file to your desired location D Drivers XPS Win_7Vista XPS_2150 zip where D is the CD drive letter 2 Click Start Devices and Prin...

Page 100: ...Click Next Installation starts 13 As the driver installation is completed click Print a test page to print a test page 14 Click Finish Network Connection Setup NOTE To use this printer in a Linux environment you need to install a Linux driver For more information on how to install and use these see Installing Printer Drivers on the Linux Computers CUPS NOTE When using a CD drive in a Linux environ...

Page 101: ... Unblock Allow access for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 and then continue the procedure 6 Specify the printer settings and then click Next a Enter the printer name b If you want other users on the network to access the printer select Share this printer with other computers on the network and then enter a share name that users can identify c If you want to set the printer as the default prin...

Page 102: ...ress for Hostname or IP address and then click Next If the User Account Control dialog box appears click Continue NOTE If you are an administrator on the computer click Continue otherwise contact your administrator to continue the desired action 8 Click Have Disk to display the Install From Disk dialog box 9 Click Browse and then select the extracted folder in step 1 10 Click OK 11 Select your pri...

Page 103: ...name or IP address and then click Next If the User Account Control dialog box appears click Continue NOTE If you are an administrator on the computer click Continue otherwise contact your administrator to continue the desired action 8 Click Have Disk to display the Install From Disk dialog box 9 Click Browse and then select the extracted folder in step 1 10 Click OK 11 Select your printer name and...

Page 104: ...ntinue NOTE If you are an administrator on the computer click Continue otherwise contact your administrator to continue the desired action 6 Click Have Disk to display the Install From Disk dialog box 7 Click Browse and then select the extracted folder in step 1 8 Click OK 9 Select your printer name and click Next 10 To change the printer name enter the printer name in the Printer name box and the...

Page 105: ...Hostname or IP address and then click Next If the User Account Control dialog box appears click Yes NOTE If you are an administrator on the computer click Yes otherwise contact your administrator to continue the desired action 8 Click Have Disk to display the Install From Disk dialog box 9 Click Browse and then select the extracted folder in step 1 10 Click OK 11 Select your printer name and click...

Page 106: ...er Configuration Web Tool to send you an e mail when the printer needs supplies or intervention To set up e mail alerts 1 Launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 2 Click E Mail Alert link 3 Under E Mail Server Settings enter the Primary SMTP Gateway Reply Address and your or key operator s e mail address in the e mail list box 4 Click Apply New Settings NOTE Connection pending until printer...

Page 107: ... and Windows 7 1 Open the Run dialog box For Windows Server 2008 R2 click Start Run For Windows 7 click Start All Programs Accessories Run 2 Type gpedit msc and then click OK 3 Click Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Printers 4 Right click Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections and select Edit 5 Select Enabled and then click OK 6 Restart the computer Share the Firewall File...

Page 108: ...and Printer Sharing check box and then click OK For Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Select System and Security 3 Click Windows Firewall 4 Click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall 5 If the check boxes under Allowed programs and features are dimmed click Change settings 6 Check the File and Printer Sharing check box Home Work Private or Public chec...

Page 109: ...e to virus attacks NOTE This procedure is required for Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 and Windows 7 64 bit Edition For Windows Vista 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Select User Accounts and Family Safety 3 Click User Accounts 4 Click Turn User Account Control on or off 5 Click Continue 6 Clear the Use...

Page 110: ...trol dialog box 7 Restart the computer Enable Network Discovery and File Sharing for all Public Networks NOTE This procedure is required when you use Windows Vista Windows Vista 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 and Windows 7 64 bit Edition for the server computer 1 Click Start Network Start your user name Network for Windows 7 2...

Page 111: ...bit Edition Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit Edition and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Edition 1 In the Easy Setup Navigator window click Software Installation to launch the installation software 2 Select Network Installation and then click Next 3 Select the model name of your printer and then click Next 4 Select Remote Installation and then...

Page 112: ...tall If you want to change the installation destination click Input and specify new location 8 Click Finish to exit the wizard when the Congratulations screen appears Use the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool to monitor the status of your network printer without leaving your desk You can view and or change the printer settings monitor toner level and acknowledge the timing of ordering replacemen...

Page 113: ...want to use the printer on a network share the printer and install its drivers on all the computers on the network NOTE You need to purchase an Ethernet cable for shared printing Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition 1 Click start Printers and Faxes 2 Right click the printer icon and select Properties 3 On the Sharing tab select the Share this ...

Page 114: ...ll network clients that print to the printer 6 Click OK Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit Edition or Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Click Start Devices and Printers 2 Right click the printer icon and select Printer properties 3 On the Sharing tab click Change Sharing Options if exists Check the Share this printer check box and then type a name in the Share name text box 4 Click Additional Drivers and select th...

Page 115: ...r driver Windows XP Windows XP 64 bit Edition Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition 1 On the Windows desktop of the client computer double click My Network Places 2 Locate the host name of the server computer and then double click the host name 3 Right click the shared printer name and then click Connect 4 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to th...

Page 116: ...n click Connect 4 Click Install driver 5 Click Continue in the User Account Control dialog box 6 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer and for a new printer object to be added to the Printers folder The time this takes varies based on network traffic and other factors 7 Print a test page to verify installation a Click Start Control Panel Hardw...

Page 117: ... of the client computer click Start your user name Network Start Network for Windows Server 2008 R2 2 Locate the host name of the server computer and then double click the host name 3 Right click the shared printer name and then click Connect 4 Click Install driver 5 Wait for the driver information to be copied from the server computer to the client computer and for a new printer object to be adde...

Page 118: ...ath to the printer in the text box The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network The shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process 5 Click Browse for a printer and then click Next If this is a new printer you may be prompted to install a printer driver If no system driver is available you need to specify the path to avai...

Page 119: ...type in the path of the printer in the Select a shared printer by name text box and click Next The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it on the network The shared printer name is the name assigned during the server installation process If this is a new printer you may be prompted to install a printer driver If no system driver is available you need to specify the p...

Page 120: ...rompted to install a printer driver If no system driver is available then you will need to provide a path to available drivers 4 Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer and then click Next 5 Click Print a test page if you want to verify installation 6 Click Finish When a test page prints successfully installation is complete Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit Edition or Window...

Page 121: ...rinter you may be prompted to install a printer driver If no system driver is available then you will need to provide the path to the available driver 4 Confirm the printer name and then click Next 5 Select Yes if you want this printer to be set as the default printer and then click Next 6 Click Print a test page if you want to verify installation 7 Click Finish When a test page prints successfull...

Page 122: ...0 Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section10 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 123: ...k Continue 4 Click Continue on the Welcome screen 5 After reading the Software License Agreement click Continue 6 If you agree to the terms of the Software License Agreement click Agree to continue the installation process 7 Click Install to perform the standard installation If you want to select a custom installation click Customize to select items that you want to install Dell 2150 Color Printer...

Page 124: ...nter Daemon LPD for Protocol 6 Type the IP address for the printer in the Address area 7 Select Dell 2150cn Color Printer for Print Using NOTE When printing is set up using IP printing the queue name is displayed as blank You do not need to specify it 8 Click Add 9 Specify the options that have been installed on the printer and then click Continue 10 Confirm that the printer is displayed in the Pr...

Page 125: ...Printer Setup Utility NOTE You can find Printer Setup Utility in the Utilities folder in Applications 4 Click Add 5 Click Default Browser in the Printer Browser dialog box 6 Select the printer connected via USB from the Printer list 7 Name and Print Using are automatically entered 8 Click Add When Using IP Printing 1 Turn on the printer 2 Ensure that Macintosh computer and the printer are connecte...

Page 126: ...If you use wired connection connect the LAN cable between the printer and the network If you use wireless connection ensure that wireless connection is configured properly on your Macintosh computer and the printer 3 Start the Printer Setup Utility NOTE You can find Printer Setup Utility in the Utilities folder in Applications 4 Click Add 5 Click Default Browser in the Printer Browser dialog box 6...

Page 127: ...AN cable between the printer and the network If you use wireless connection ensure that wireless connection is configured properly on your Macintosh computer and the printer 3 Start Printer Setup Utility NOTE You can find Printer Setup Utility in the Utilities folder in Applications 4 Click Add in the Printer List dialog box 5 Select IP Printing from the menu 6 Select LPD LPR for Printer Type 7 Ty...

Page 128: ...ions 4 Click Add in the Printer List dialog box 5 Select Rendezvous from the menu 6 Select Dell for Printer Model and select Dell 2150cn Color Printer 7 Click Add Configuring Settings All the optional accessories are verified as installed Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 1 Open the System Preferences and click Print Fax 2 Select the printer in the Printer Name list and click Options Supplies 3 Select Driver ...

Page 129: ...rprise Linux 4 WS 5 Client Setup Overview Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS 5 Client 1 Install the printer driver 2 Set up the print queue 3 Specify the default queue 4 Specify the printing options Installing the Printer Driver NOTICE Before you install the printer driver on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 confirm that Update 5 or higher is applied to your operating system Consult your Linux distributor fo...

Page 130: ...network connections a Select LPD LPR Host or Printer from the Device menu and click Continue b Type the IP address of the printer in Device URI c Format lpd xxx xxx xxx xxx the IP address of the printer For USB connections with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS a Select USB Printer 1 from the Device menu For USB connections with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Client a Select Dell 2150cn Color Laser USB 1 ...

Page 131: ...l 2 Type the following command in the terminal window Specifying the Printing Options You can specify the printing options such as color mode or double sided printing 1 Open the URL http localhost 631 using a web browser 2 Click Manage Printers 3 Click Configure Printer of the queue for which you want to specify the printing options 4 Type root as the user name and type the administrator password ...

Page 132: ...terprise Desktop 10 Setup Overview SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 1 Install the printer driver 2 Set up the print queue 3 Specify the default queue 4 Specify the printing options Installing the Printer Driver 1 Double click Dell 2150 Color Printer x x x i686 rpm in the Drivers and Utilities CD 2 Type the administrator password and click Install Installation starts When the installation is comple...

Page 133: ...ers as Printer Type and click Next c Select the Print via LPD Style Network Server as Printer Type and click Next d Type the IP address of the printer in Host name of the printer server e Type the name of the printer queue in Name of the remote queue and click Next f Type the printer name in Name for printing NOTE The Description of Printer and Location of Printer do not have to be specified g Sel...

Page 134: ... setup Autodetected printers do the following a Select Computer More Applications and select YaST on the Application Browser b Type the administrator password YaST Control Center is activated c Select Hardware on YaST Control Center and select Printer 2 Select the printer you want to set to default on the Printer Configuration and select Set default in Other button menu 3 Click Finish Specifying t...

Page 135: ...ications and select Konsole on the Application Browser 2 Type the following command in the terminal window Uninstalling the Printer Driver 1 Select Computer More Applications and select Konsole on the Application Browser 2 Type the following command in the terminal window to delete the print queue 3 Repeat the command above for all queues for the same model 4 Type the following command in the term...

Page 136: ...ng the Printer Driver 1 Double click Dell 2150 Color Printer x x x i686 rpm in the Drivers and Utilities CD 2 Type the administrator password and click Continue Installation starts When the installation is complete the window is automatically closed Setting Up the Queue To execute printing you must set up the print queue on your workstation 1 Select Computer More Applications and select YaST on th...

Page 137: ...down menu f Click OK The Add New Printer Configuration dialog box opens g Select Dell 2150cn Color Printer vx x Dell Dell_2150cn_Color_Printer ppd gz from the Search for Drivers list NOTE You can specify the printer name in Set Name h Confirm the settings and click OK For USB connections a Click Add The Add New Printer Configuration dialog box opens The printer name is displayed in the Determine C...

Page 138: ...nter is activated 3 Select Hardware on YaST Control Center and select Printer The Printer Configurations dialog box opens 4 Click Edit A dialog box to modify the specified print queue opens 5 Confirm that the printer you want to set is selected in the Connection list 6 Select the Default Printer check box 7 Confirm the settings and click OK Specifying the Printing Options You can specify the print...

Page 139: ...s and select GNOME Terminal on the Application Browser 2 Type the following command in the terminal window Uninstalling the Printer Driver 1 Select Computer More Applications and select GNOME Terminal on the Application Browser 2 Type the following command in the terminal window to delete the print queue 3 Repeat the command above for all queues for the same model 4 Type the following command in t...

Page 140: ...CUPS FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section12 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY The printer driver is uninstalled su Type the administrator password rpm e Dell 2150cn Color Printer ...

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Page 143: ...ected to a network using a network cable or the wireless printer adapter NOTE The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer One of the features of the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool is E Mail Alert Setup which sends e mail to you or the key operator when the printer needs supplies or intervention ...

Page 144: ...r settings report or display the TCP IP Settings page which lists the IP address When Using the Operator Panel 1 Press the Menu button 2 Ensure that Report List is displayed and then press the Set button 3 Ensure that Printer Setting is displayed and then press the Set button The printer settings report is printed If the IP address shows 0 0 0 0 the factory default an IP address has not been assig...

Page 145: ...n Tray Settings E Mail Alert Set Password Online Help Order Supplies at Contact Dell Support at Printer Status Use the Printer Status menu to get immediate feedback on the printer supply status When a toner cartridge is running low click the order supplies link on the first screen to order a new toner cartridge Printer Jobs Use the Printer Jobs menu to contain information on the Job List page and ...

Page 146: ...the color mode and the maximum number of pages they can print Printer Information Use the Printer Information menu to get information on service calls inventory reports or the status of current memory and engine code levels Tray Settings Use the Tray Settings menu to get information about the paper type and size for each tray E Mail Alert Use the E Mail Alert menu to receive e mail when the printe...

Page 147: ...ll Printer Configuration Web Tool pages may be displayed unreadable if the pages were configured by the language different from the language of your web browser Setting Up From Web Browser It is recommended that you configure both the environment settings of your web browser and the operator panel before using the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool For Internet Explorer 6 0 Internet Explorer 7 0 ...

Page 148: ...fy the IP address of the printer in the Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with field under Exceptions After setting the language and proxy type http nnn nnn nnn nnn the IP address of the printer in the URL entry field of the browser to activate the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool For Firefox 2 0 or Later Setting Up the Display Language 1 Select Options from the Tools menu 2 Click...

Page 149: ...rinter in the No Proxy for edit box Select the Automatic proxy configuration URL check box If you are using Firefox 3 0 do one of the following Select the No Proxy check box if you do not want to use a proxy Select the Auto detect proxy settings for this network check box Select the Manual proxy configuration check box and then enter a hostname and a port number if you have a list of one or more p...

Page 150: ...ter Configuration Web Tool For more information see Understanding the Printer Menus Page Display Format The layout of the page is divided into three sections listed below Top Frame Left Frame Right Frame Top Frame The top frame is located at the top of all pages When the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool is activated the current status and specifications of the printer are displayed in the top f...

Page 151: ...hanged in the Basic Information section on the Print Server Settings page 4 Contact Person Displays the name of the printer administrator The name can be changed in the Basic Information section on the Print Server Settings page 5 Event Panel Displays the indicator for the condition of the printer 6 Machine image Shows the bitmap image of the printer The Printer Status menu appears in the right fr...

Page 152: ...wing menus are displayed in the left frame 1 Printer Status Links to the Printer Status menu 2 Printer Jobs Links to the Printer Jobs menu 3 Printer Settings Links to the Printer Settings Report menu 4 Print Server Settings Links to the Print Server Reports menu 5 Copy Printer Settings Links to the Copy Printer Settings menu 6 Print Volume Links to the Print Volume menu 7 Printer Information Links...

Page 153: ...ame For details on the items displayed in the right frame see Details of the Menu Items Buttons in the Right Frame 9 E Mail Alert Links to the Print Server Settings menu 10 Set Password Links to the Security menu 11 Online Help Links to the Dell Support website 12 Order Supplies at Links to the Dell web page 13 Contact Dell Support at Links to the Dell support page web address http support dell co...

Page 154: ... Password page in the Security menu The user name cannot be changed See Set Password for more information Details of the Menu Items 1 Refresh Button Receives the current printer configuration and updates the latest information in the right frame 2 Apply New Settings Button Submits new settings made on the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool to the printer The new settings replace the old settings ...

Page 155: ...ttings System Settings USB Settings PCL Settings Secure Settings Printer Maintenance Paper Density Adjust BTR Adjust Fuser Auto Registration Adjustment Color Registration Adjustments Clean Developer Reset Defaults Initialize PrintMeter Storage 1 Non Dell Toner Adjust Altitude Clock Settings Web Link Customization ...

Page 156: ...n Port Settings TCP IP SMB E Mail Alert Bonjour mDNS SNMP LLTD Wireless LAN 2 Reset Print Server Security Set Password SSL TLS IPsec 802 1x 3 IP Filter IPv4 Copy Printer Settings Copy Printer Settings Copy Printer Settings Copy Printer Settings Report Print Volume Print Volume Print Volume Dell ColorTrack Tray Settings Tray Settings 1 This item is available only when RAM disk is enabled 2 This ite...

Page 157: ...e replaced soon Replace Now Indicates that the PHD unit needs to be replaced now Paper Trays Status OK Indicates that there is some paper in the tray but the quantity is unknown Add Paper Indicates that there is no paper in the tray Paper Low Indicates that paper is running low in the tray Capacity Displays the maximum capacity of the paper tray Size Displays the size of paper in the tray Output T...

Page 158: ...ed Jobs pages These pages show the details of the status regarding each protocol or the print jobs Printing Speed Displays the printing speed Location Displays the location where a fault occurred Details Displays the details of the fault Dell Service Tag Number Displays Dell service tag number Express Service Code Displays Dell express service code Asset Tag Number Displays the asset tag number of...

Page 159: ...e name of the host computer Job Status Displays the status of the job being printed Host I F Displays the status of the host interface Job Submitted Time Displays the date when the print job was submitted ID Displays the job ID Job Name Displays the file name of the job Owner Displays the name of job owner Host Name Displays the name of the host computer Output Result Displays the status of the jo...

Page 160: ...ob Power Saver Time Deep Sleep Displays the time taken by the printer to enter Deep Sleep mode after it has entered Sleep mode Auto Reset Displays the amount of time before the printer automatically resets the settings on the operator panel to the defaults when no additional settings are made Fault Time Out Displays the amount of time the printer waits before canceling a job that stops abnormally ...

Page 161: ...ne Displays the volume of the tone that is emitted when the toner is low Off indicates that the tone is disabled Auto Clear Alert Tone Displays the volume of the tone that is emitted 5 seconds before the printer performs auto clear Off indicates that the tone is disabled All Tones Displays the volume of all the alert tones Off indicates that all the tones are disabled mm inch Displays the measurem...

Page 162: ...f paper of another size has to be used when the paper that is loaded in the specified tray does not match the paper size setting for the current job Letterhead Duplex Mode 3 Displays whether to print both sides on letterhead Low Toner Alert Msg Displays whether to show the alert message when the toner is low Panel Language Displays the language used on the operator panel screen USB Settings USB Po...

Page 163: ...ntity Displays the number of copies to print Image Enhancement Displays whether to enable the Image Enhancement feature Hex Dump Displays whether to enable the Hex Dump feature Draft Mode Displays whether to print in the draft mode Line Termination Displays whether to set the line termination Default Color Displays the color mode setting Secure Settings Panel Lock Set Displays whether to lock Admi...

Page 164: ...ng of the transfer roller 6 to 6 for cover paper Covers Thick Displays the voltage setting of the transfer roller 6 to 6 for thick cover paper Label Displays the voltage setting of the transfer roller 6 to 6 for labels Coated Displays the voltage setting of the transfer roller 6 to 6 for coated paper Coated Thick Displays the voltage setting of the transfer roller 6 to 6 for thick coated paper Env...

Page 165: ...d Thick Displays the temperature setting of the fuser 2 to 2 for thick coated paper Envelope Displays the temperature setting of the fuser 2 to 2 for envelopes Recycled Displays the temperature setting of the fuser 2 to 2 for recycled paper Auto Registration Adjustment Displays whether to automatically perform color registration adjustment Adjust Altitude Displays the altitude of the location wher...

Page 166: ...gs Tray 1 Paper Size Displays the paper size setting of the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 1 Paper Type Displays the paper type setting of the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 1 Custom Size Y Displays the length of custom size paper loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 1 Custom Size X Displays the width of custom size paper loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 1 Display Popup Displays whethe...

Page 167: ...nly when the optional 250 sheet feeder is installed Printer Settings Click the Start button to print the Printer Settings page Panel Settings Click the Start button to print the Panel Settings page PCL Fonts List Click the Start button to print the PCL Hewlett Packard Printer Control Language Fonts List PCL Macro List Click the Start button to print the PCL Macro List Job History Click the Start b...

Page 168: ...ts the volume of the tone that is emitted when the operator panel input is incorrect or disables the tone Machine Ready Tone Sets the volume of the tone that is emitted when the printer becomes ready or disables the tone Job Completed Tone Sets the volume of the tone that is emitted when a job is complete or disables the tone Fault Tone Sets the volume of the tone that is emitted when a job ends a...

Page 169: ...t Banner Sheet Specify Tray 1 Sets from which tray a banner sheet is fed RAM Disk 2 Sets whether to allocate RAM for the file system for the Secure Print and Store Print features Substitute Tray Sets whether to use another size paper when the paper that is loaded in the specified tray does not match the paper size settings for the current job Letterhead Duplex Mode 3 Sets whether to print on both ...

Page 170: ...egistered fonts Symbol Set Sets a symbol set for the specified font Font Size Sets the font size for scalable typographic fonts Font Pitch Sets the font pitch for scalable mono spaced fonts Form Line Sets the number of lines in a page Quantity Sets the number of copies to print Image Enhancement Sets whether to enable the Image Enhancement feature Hex Dump Sets whether to help isolate the source o...

Page 171: ...e Purpose To specify the time to enable the secure setting for the Print service Values Panel Lock Set Enables Disables password protection for the Admin Menu New Password Sets a password that is required to access the Admin Menu Re enter Password Confirms the set password Login Attempts Displays how many times an administrator can attempt to log in to Panel Lock Set Available Time Allows you to s...

Page 172: ...rintMeter Storage Non Dell Toner Adjust Altitude Clock Settings and Web Link Customization pages Paper Density Purpose To specify the paper density Values Expiration Mode Allows you to set the date to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the optional 512 MB memory module Expiration Time Sets the time to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the optional 512 MB memory module Recurrence S...

Page 173: ...fer roller for thick cover paper within the range of 6 to 6 Label Sets the reference voltage setting for the transfer roller for labels within the range of 6 to 6 Coated Sets the reference voltage setting for the transfer roller for coated paper within the range of 6 to 6 Coated Thick Sets the reference voltage setting for the transfer roller for thick coated paper within the range of 6 to 6 Envel...

Page 174: ...tings for the fuser for cover paper within the range of 2 to 2 Covers Thick Sets the temperature settings for the fuser for thick cover paper within the range of 2 to 2 Label Sets the temperature settings for the fuser for labels within the range of 2 to 2 Coated Sets the temperature settings for the fuser for coated paper within the range of 2 to 2 Coated Thick Sets the temperature settings for t...

Page 175: ...he value for the this line is 0 color registration adjustment is not required If the value for this line is any value other than 0 specify the adjustment values under Color Registration Adjustments Color Registration Adjustments Sets lateral perpendicular to paper feed direction and process paper feed direction color adjustment values individually for Yellow Magenta and Cyan within the range of 9 ...

Page 176: ...y does not cover damages caused by using non Dell toner cartridges Adjust Altitude Purpose To specify the altitude of the location where the printer is installed The discharge phenomenon for charging the photo conductor varies with barometric pressure Adjustments are performed by specifying the altitude of the location where the printer is being used Clear Storage All Clear Click the Start button ...

Page 177: ... displayed in the top of the right frame Print Server Reports The Print Server Reports tab includes the Print Server Setup Page and the E Mail Alert Setup Page Date Format Sets the date format yy mm dd mm dd yy or dd mm yy Time Format Sets the time format 24H or 12H Time Zone Sets the time zone Set Date Sets the current date Set Time Sets the current time Select Reorder URL Sets a URL to be linked...

Page 178: ...Displays the current settings of Ethernet transmission rate and the duplex settings Current Ethernet Settings Displays the current Ethernet settings MAC Address Displays the Media Access Control Address MAC address of the printer Wireless Settings 2 SSID Displays the MAC address of the printer Network Type Displays the name that identifies the network MAC Address Displays the network type from eit...

Page 179: ... Address Displays the gateway address IPv6 4 Enable Stateless Address Displays whether to enable the stateless address Use Manual Address Displays whether to set the IP address manually Manual Address 5 Displays the IP address StatelessAddress 1 3 6 Displays the stateless addresses Link Local Address 6 Displays the link local address ManualGateway Address 5 Displays the gateway address Auto Config...

Page 180: ...r address Priority to IPv6 DNS Name Resolution 7 Displays whether to use the DNS Name Resolution feature WINS WINS Mode Displays whether to automatically set the primary and secondary WINS server addresses via DHCP WINS Primary Server Displays the primary WINS server address WINS Secondary Server Displays the secondary WINS server address LPD Port Status Displays the port status of the Line Printe...

Page 181: ...ays the WSD port status Port Number Displays the WSD port number Receive Time Out Displays the receive time out period Notification Time Out Displays the notification time out period Maximum Number of TTL Displays the maximum number of TTLs Maximum Number of Notification Displays the maximum number of notifications HTTP Port Status Displays the port status Port Number Displays the port number Simu...

Page 182: ... time out period Connection Time Out Displays the connection time out period Bonjour mDNS Port Status Displays the port status Host Name Displays the host name Printer Name Displays the printer name Telnet Port Status Displays the port status Connection Time Out Displays the connection time out period SNMP Port Status Displays the port status Enable SNMP v1 v2c Protocol Displays the status of the ...

Page 183: ... 1x Authentication Method Displays the setting of authentication method for IEEE 802 1x IP Filter IPv4 8 Access List Displays the list of IP addresses that are permitted or denied access to the printer 1 This item is available only when the printer is connected using LAN cable 2 This item is available only when the printer is connected using the wireless network 3 This item is displayed when IPv4 ...

Page 184: ...s of the SMTP server connection E Mail Alert Settings E Mail List 1 Displays the acceptable e mail addresses for the E Mail Alert feature specified in E Mail List 1 Select Alerts for List 1 Supplies Alerts Displays the e mail alert receive status for consumables Paper Handling Alerts Displays the e mail alert receive status for paper handling Service Call Displays the e mail alert receive status f...

Page 185: ...le or disable printing ports and management protocol features Values System Settings Printer Name Sets the name of the printer Location Sets the location of the printer Contact Person Sets the contact name number and other information of the printer administrator and service center Administrator E Mail Address Sets the contact address of the printer administrator and service center Asset Tag Numbe...

Page 186: ... the default value 100BASE TX Full Duplex Selects 100Base TX Full Duplex as the default value 1000BASE T Full Duplex Selects 1000Base T Full Duplex as the default value Current Ethernet Settings Displays the current settings of the Ethernet MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the printer Port Status LPD Sets whether to enable LPD Port9100 Sets whether to enable Port9100 IPP Sets whether to ena...

Page 187: ...254 127 and any value in the range of 224 to 254 cannot be specified for the first octet of a gateway address ManualSubnet Mask When an IP address is being set manually the subnet mask is specified using the format nnn nnn nnn nnn Each octet that makes up nnn nnn nnn nnn is a value in the range of 0 to 255 255 255 255 255 cannot be specified as the subnet mask Manual Gateway Address When an IP add...

Page 188: ...S DNS Domain Name Sets the DNS domain name IPv4 Get DNS Server Address from DHCP Allows you to enable or disable the automatic setting of the DNS server address via DHCP Manual DNS Server Address Manually sets the DNS server address in xxx xxx xxx xxx format when Get DNS Server Address from DHCP is not selected IPv6 Get DNS Server Address from DHCPv6 lite Select the check box to get the DNS server...

Page 189: ...0 to 9 999 Connection Time Out Sets the connection time out period between 1 and 1 000 seconds IP Filter IPv4 Click IP Filter IPv4 to set the IP filter settings on the IP Filter IPv4 page IPP Printer URI Displays the printer URI Connection Time Out Sets the connection time out period from 1 to 1 000 seconds Port Number Displays the port number for receiving requests from the client Maximum Session...

Page 190: ...column of the Access List row 1 2 Enter 192 168 100 10 in the Address field and 255 255 255 255 in the Address Mask field 3 Select Permit 4 Click Apply New Settings Disabling Printing From a Specified User The following describes the procedure to disable printing only from the 192 168 100 10 IP address 1 Click the first column of the Access List row 1 2 Enter 192 168 100 10 in the Address field an...

Page 191: ...address 1 Click the first column of the Access List row 1 2 Enter 192 168 200 10 in the Address field and 255 255 255 255 in the Address Mask field 3 Select Permit 4 Click the first column of the Access List row 2 5 Enter 192 168 200 0 in the Address field and 255 255 255 0 in the Address Mask field 6 Select Reject 7 Click the first column of the Access List row 3 8 Enter 192 168 0 0 in the Addres...

Page 192: ...s the maximum number of sessions Unicode Support Sets whether to notify the host name and workgroup name in Unicode characters during SMB transmission Auto Master Mode Sets whether to enable the Auto Master Mode Encrypt Password Sets whether to encrypt the password Job Time Out Sets the job time out period between 60 and 3 600 seconds Connection Time Out Sets the connection time out period between...

Page 193: ...gin Password Confirms the set SMTP account password POP3 Server Address 1 Sets the POP3 server address in IP address format of aaa bbb ccc ddd or as a DNS host name using up to 63 characters POP3 Port Number 1 Sets the POP3 server port number This must be 110 or between 5 000 and 65 535 POP User Name 1 Sets the POP3 account user name Up to 63 alphanumeric characters periods hyphens underscores and...

Page 194: ...eive an E Mail Alert for Service Calls E Mail List 2 Sets acceptable e mail addresses for the E Mail Alert feature using up to 255 alphanumeric characters Select Alerts for List 2 Supplies Alerts Select the check box to receive an E Mail Alert for consumables Paper Handling Alerts Select the check box to receive an E Mail Alert for paper handling Service Call Select the check box to receive an E M...

Page 195: ...Edit SNMP v1 v2c Properties Click to display SNMP v1 v2c page and to edit the setting of SNMP v1 v2c protocol from the page Enable SNMP v3 Protocol Select the check box to enable the SNMP v3 protocol Edit SNMP v3 Properties Click to display SNMP v3 page and to edit the setting of SNMP v3 protocol from the page You can click this item only when SSL communication is enabled Community Name Community ...

Page 196: ...settings will not be displayed on the screen The default Read Write Community is private Re enter Community Name Read Write 1 Enters the community name to access read and write data again to confirm it Community Name Trap 1 Sets the community name used for trap up to 31 alphanumeric characters The original setting will remain valid if no input is made Characters entered for Community Name Trap in ...

Page 197: ...n the nnn nnn nnn nnn mmmmm format Each section of nnn is a variable value between 0 and 255 Note that values 127 and 224 254 are not valid for the first three digits only IP socket mmmmm is a variable value between 0 and 65 535 IPv6 Specify the IP address and IP socket in the xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx mmm mm format Each section of xxxx is a hexadecimal variable value between 0 and f...

Page 198: ... administrator account Authentication Password Sets the authentication password of the administrator account using 8 to 32 alphanumeric characters Re enter Authentication Password Confirms the set password Privacy Password Sets the privacy password of the administrator account using 8 to 32 alphanumeric characters Re enter Privacy Password Confirms the set password Print Drivers Remote Client Acco...

Page 199: ...ress of the wireless adapter for the printer Link Channel Displays the channel number of the wireless connection for the printer Link Quality Displays the quality of the wireless network connection for the printer Security Settings Encryption Select the security method from the list No Security Sets No Security to configure the wireless setting without specifying a security method from WEP WPA PSK...

Page 200: ...ption Re enter WEP Key 2 Enters the WEP key 2 again to confirm it WEP Key 3 Sets the WEP key set used through the wireless network only when WEP 128bit or WEP 64bit is selected for Encryption Re enter WEP Key 3 Enters the WEP key 3 again to confirm it WEP Key 4 Sets the WEP key set used through the wireless network only when WEP 128bit or WEP 64bit is selected for Encryption Re enter WEP Key 4 Ent...

Page 201: ...Left Frame NOTE To restore the password to the default NULL initialize the non volatile memory NVM Values Initialize NIC NVRAM Memory and restart printer Click the Start button to initialize NVRAM revert network settings to the factory default settings and reboot the network capability Restart Printer Click the Start button to reboot the printer Administrator Password Sets the password using up to...

Page 202: ...ay the Generate Self Signed Certificate page Certificate Details 3 Click this button to display the Certificate Details page for the contents of the certificate or to delete the certificate 1 This item is enabled only when you generate the self signed certificate on the Gen erate Self Signed Certificate page 2 This button is grayed out after you generate the self signed certificate on the Gener at...

Page 203: ... to certificate Issuer Displays the issuer of the self signed certificate Serial Number Displays the serial number of the device Size of Public Key Display the size of public key Valid From Displays the time the certificate is valid Valid Until Displays the time the certificate is invalid Status Displays whether the certificate is valid or not Certificate Purpose Displays the purpose of certificat...

Page 204: ...ey Pre Shared Key Sets a shared key Up to 255 alphanumeric characters periods and hyphens can be used Re enter Pre Shared Key Enters the shared key again to confirm it IKE SA Lifetime Sets the lifetime for IKE SA from 5 to 28 800 minutes IPsec SA Lifetime Sets the lifetime for IPsec SA from 5 to 2 880 minutes DH Group Sets the DH group PFS Select the check box to enable the PFS setting Remote peer...

Page 205: ... using up to 128 alphanumeric characters Password Sets the login password for IEEE 802 1x authentication using up to 128 alphanumeric characters Re enter Password Confirms the set login password Access List Address Sets the IP addresses that are permitted or denied access to the printer Enter a numeric value between 0 and 255 in each field Address Mask Sets the subnet mask that are permitted or de...

Page 206: ... copied to this page And you need to check the Copy the settings to the Host in the above list and reboot the printer menu of the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool in the destination printer to verify if the settings were actually copied or not If the settings can be copied but the printer configuration is different the settings of only the same items are copied Printer settings are simultaneous...

Page 207: ... printing No Account User Print Sets whether to permit the printing of data without authentication information To permit the printing for non account user set to On ColorTrack Error Report Sets whether to automatically print error related information if printing with ColorTrack results in an error User Registration 1 Click Edit User Registration to edit print user registrations 1 This item is avai...

Page 208: ...it the entry for the selected user registration number Create Displays a dialog box where you can create a new entry under the selected user registration number User Registration No Displays the selected user registration number Delete User 1 Click this button to display the Print User Settings Delete page to delete the user from registration User Name Allows you to view or edit the name of the us...

Page 209: ... print Cumulative Monochrome Page Count Displays the total number of monochrome pages printed to date Apply New Settings Click this button to apply the new settings Restore Settings Click this button to restore the previous settings Back Click this button to return to the Edit Print User Registration List page 1 This item is available only when you click the Confirm Change button User Registration...

Page 210: ...isplay a popup message that prompts the user to set the paper size and type when the paper is loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 2 Paper Size 1 Sets the size of paper loaded in the optional 250 sheet feeder Tray 2 Paper Type 1 Sets the type of paper loaded in the optional 250 sheet feeder Tray 2 Display Popup 1 Sets whether to display a popup message that prompts the user to set the paper ...

Page 211: ...rint side on the paper package and load the paper accordingly See Loading Print Media in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder and Loading Print Media in the SSF for detailed loading instructions Paper Characteristics The following paper characteristics affect print quality and reliability It is recommended that you follow these guidelines when evaluating new paper stock We...

Page 212: ...ng until you are ready to use it This limits the exposure of the paper to moisture changes that can degrade its performance Grain Direction Grain refers to the alignment of the paper fibers in a sheet of paper Grain is either grain long running the length of the paper or grain short running the width of the paper For 60 g m2 to 135 g m2 16 lb to 36 lb bond paper grain long fibers are recommended F...

Page 213: ...location on the page greater than 0 09 inches such as optical character recognition OCR forms In some cases you can adjust registration with your software program to successfully print on these forms Coated paper erasable bond synthetic paper and thermal paper Rough edged rough or heavily textured surface paper or curled paper Recycled paper containing more than 25 post consumer waste that does no...

Page 214: ...es not bleed Avoid paper with rough or heavily textured surfaces Use paper printed with heat resistant inks designed for use in xerographic copiers The ink must withstand temperatures of 225 C 437 F without melting or releasing hazardous emissions Use inks that are not affected by the resin in the toner or the silicone in the fuser Inks that are oxidation set or oil based should meet these require...

Page 215: ...guidelines for pre punched paper are the same as non punched paper Printing on a Letterhead Pre Printed and Pre Punched Paper Check with the manufacturer or vendor to determine whether the pre printed letterhead that you have selected is acceptable for laser printers Page orientation is important when printing on pre printed paper such as letterhead and pre punched paper The following table shows ...

Page 216: ...rd 250 sheet tray and Optional 250 sheet feeder Dell 2150cn Color Printer Face up Letterhead enters the printer last Dell 2150cdn Color Printer Face down NOTE Set LetterH Dup Mode Letterhead Duplex Mode to Enable and Paper Type to Letterhead Preprinted or Prepunched from the operator panel or the printer driver even when you print on a single side of letterhead pre printed or pre punched paper Let...

Page 217: ...ters Set the print media source to the single sheet feeder or the standard 250 sheet tray Set the paper type to Envelope and select the correct size of envelope from the printer driver Use envelopes made from 75 g m2 20 lb bond paper You can use up to 105 g m2 28 lb bond weight for the envelope feeder as long as the cotton content is 25 or less Envelopes with 100 cotton content must not exceed 90 ...

Page 218: ...h printing temperatures may seal the envelopes For best performance do not use envelopes that Have excessive curl or twist Are stuck together or damaged in any way Contain windows holes perforations cutouts or embossing Use metal clasps string ties or metal folding bars Have an interlocking design Have postage stamps attached Have any exposed adhesive when the flap is in the sealed or closed posit...

Page 219: ...abel through the printer more than once Portrait orientation is preferred especially when printing bar codes Do not use labels that have exposed adhesive Use full label sheets Partial sheets may cause labels to peel off during printing resulting in a jam Do not use label sheets that have adhesive to the edge of the sheet It is recommended that zone coating of the adhesive is done at least 1 mm 0 0...

Page 220: ...upported Paper Sizes Paper size Single sheet feeder Standard 250 sheet tray Optional 250 sheet feeder Duplexer Side 1 Side 2 Side 1 Side 2 Side 1 Side 2 A4 210 x 297 mm Y Y Y Y Y Y Y B5 182 x 257 mm Y Y Y Y Y Y N A5 148 x 210 mm Y Y Y Y Y Y N Letter 8 5 x 11 in Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Folio 8 5 x 13 in Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Legal 8 5 x 14 in Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Executive 7 25 x 10 5 in Y Y Y Y Y Y N Envelope 10 4 125 x 9...

Page 221: ...nsity settings the printer uses the settings for Plain and Label paper Paper Type Specifications Paper type Single sheet feeder Standard 250 sheet tray Optional 250 sheet feeder Duplexer Side 1 Side 2 Side 1 Side 2 Side 1 Side 2 Side 1 Side 2 Plain Light Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Normal Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Thick Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Covers Normal Y Y N N Thick Y Y N N Coated Normal Y N N N Thick Y N N N Label Normal...

Page 222: ...ELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY Labels Inkjet printer paper cannot be used Covers 106 163 Covers Thick 164 216 Envelope Coated 106 163 Inkjet printer paper cannot be used Coated Thick 164 216 Inkjet printer paper cannot be used Letterhead Preprinted 64 Prepunched 64 Color 64 Paper type Weight g m2 Remarks ...

Page 223: ...aper The SSF can hold 1 sheet of the standard paper Print Media Dimensions The maximum dimensions of print media that the standard 250 sheet tray optional 250 sheet feeder and SSF can handle are Width 76 2 mm 3 00 inches to 215 9 mm 8 5 inches Length 127 mm 5 00 inches to 355 6 mm 14 00 inches Loading Print Media in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder NOTE To avoid paper ...

Page 224: ... Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section15 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 2 Adjust the paper guides NOTE Extend the rear side of the tray when you load Legal size paper 3 Before loading the print media flex the sheets and fan them Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface ...

Page 225: ...up NOTE Do not exceed the maximum fill line in the tray Overfilling the tray may cause paper jams 5 Align the width guides against the edges of the paper NOTE When loading user specified print media adjust the width guides and slide the extendable part of the tray by pinching the length guide and sliding it until it rests lightly against the edge of the paper 6 After confirming that the guides are...

Page 226: ...til the desired paper type appears and then press the Set button Loading Envelopes in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and Optional 250 Sheet Feeder Use the following guidelines when loading envelopes in the standard 250 sheet tray and optional 250 sheet feeder NOTE If you do not load envelopes in the standard 250 sheet tray and optional 250 sheet feeder right after they have been removed from the pack...

Page 227: ...p Ensure that the flaps come at the right when you face towards the printer Monarch or DL The Monarch or DL envelopes can be loaded in one of the following ways Load the envelopes short edge feed with the flaps closed and the print side up Ensure that the flaps come at the right when you face towards the printer OR Load the envelopes long edge feed with the flaps open and the print side up Ensure ...

Page 228: ...or Printer As for Dell 2150cdn Color Printer the pre printed paper such as letterhead and pre punched paper enter the printer with the print side facing down as shown below NOTE For Dell 2150cdn Color Printer set LetterH Dup Mode Letterhead Duplex Mode to Enable and Paper Type to Letterhead Preprinted or Prepunched from the operator panel or the printer driver even when you print on a single side ...

Page 229: ... 250 sheet tray and optional 250 sheet feeder Dell 2150cn Color Printer Face up Letterhead enters the printer last Dell 2150cdn Color Printer Face down NOTE Set LetterH Dup Mode Letterhead Duplex Mode to Enable and Paper Type to Letterhead Preprinted or Prepunched from the operator panel or the printer driver even when you print on a single side of letterhead pre printed or pre punched paper Lette...

Page 230: ...F ONLY Loading Print Media in the SSF 1 Adjust the width guides to the print media s width 2 Hold both sides of the print media facing down close to the single sheet feeder and push it 8 cm to 9 cm 4 inches into the printer until it automatically feeds Single sheet feeder SSF Face down Letterhead enters the printer first Print media source Print side Page orientation ...

Page 231: ...heet feeder NOTE Load letterhead face down with the top of the sheet entering the printer first NOTE If you experience problems with paper feed turn the paper around Loading an Envelope in the SSF Envelope 10 Monarch or DL To load an envelope into the single sheet feeder insert the envelope short edge feed with the flap closed and the print side down Ensure that the flap comes at the right when yo...

Page 232: ... adhesives These lead to paper jams and can cause damage to the printer NOTE Ensure that you load an envelope with the flap completely closed NOTE Insert an envelope with the flap side face up and with the stamp area on the top right side C5 To load an envelope into the single sheet feeder insert the envelope short edge feed with the flap open and the print side down Ensure that the flap comes at ...

Page 233: ... side Using the SSF Load only one size and type of print media during a single print job To achieve the best possible print quality use only high quality print media that is designed for use in laser printer For more guidelines on print media see Print Media Guidelines Do not add or remove print media when the printer is printing from the SSF This may result in a paper jam Print media should be lo...

Page 234: ... be used NOTE The print media should be the same size and type in each tray The SSF cannot be linked to any of the tray sources After loading the selected trays with the same size and type of print media select the Paper Type setting in the Tray Settings component for each source tray To disable tray linking change the Paper type in one of the sources trays to a unique value NOTE If different type...

Page 235: ...rror occurs NOTE The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer 1 LCD panel Displays various settings instructions and error messages 2 button In the Menu mode scrolls through menus or items To enter numbers or passwords for secure print jobs press these buttons 3 button In the Menu mode selects submenus or setting values 4 Menu button In the Print m...

Page 236: ...ious level NOTE Moving to a different menu or returning to a previous screen cancels the current entry or setting Make sure to press the Set button to save the current entry or setting Printing a Panel Settings Page The panel settings page shows current settings for the operator panel menus When Using the Operator Panel 1 Press the Menu button 2 Ensure that Report List is displayed and then press ...

Page 237: ...UG_FM section16 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY The Tool Box opens 2 Ensure that the Printer Settings Reports tab is open 3 Select Reports from the list at the left side of the page The Reports page appears 4 Click the Panel Settings button The panel settings page is printed ...

Page 238: ...236 Operator Panel FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section16 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

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Page 241: ... print media properly For more information see Storing Print Media Avoiding Paper Jams NOTICE Before buying large quantities of any print media it is recommended that you try a sample first By selecting appropriate print media and loading it properly you can avoid paper jams See the following instructions on loading print media Loading Print Media in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and the Optional 25...

Page 242: ...n To print a job from a typical Microsoft Windows application 1 Open the file you want to print 2 From the File menu select Print 3 Verify that the correct printer is selected in the dialog box Modify the system settings as appropriate such as the pages you want to print or the number of copies 4 Click Preferences to adjust system settings that are not available from the first screen and then clic...

Page 243: ...rt Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers For Windows Server 2008 Click Start Control Panel Printers For Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Click Start Devices and Printers A list of available printers appears 2 Double click the printer that you selected when you sent the job for print A list of print jobs appears in the printer window 3 Select the job you want to cancel 4 Press Delete on the key...

Page 244: ...k OK Duplex Printing Without Duplexer Dell 2150cn Color Printer Only Manual duplex printing or two sided printing allows you to manually print on both sides of the paper For information on the paper sizes that support manual duplex printing see Supported Paper Sizes NOTE You can use the manual duplex feature using PCL 6 printer driver NOTE To use the manual duplex feature select Paper Source other...

Page 245: ...en numbered pages of your document If your document consists of six pages its even numbered pages are printed in the order of page 6 4 and then 2 After the even numbered pages are printed a message Insert Output to Tray 1 Tray 2 071 920 or 072 920 appears on the operator panel 6 Remove the stack of output from the output tray Load the stack back into the tray without turning it over with the blank...

Page 246: ...Edge from the Duplex menu in the printer properties dialog box NOTE For Dell 2150cdn Color Printer select Paper Source or Auto to use the booklet printing feature For Dell 2150cn Color Printer select Paper Source You cannot select Auto or SSF for booklet printing NOTE When XPS driver is used booklet print is not available Flip on Long Edge Assumes binding along the long edge of the page left edge ...

Page 247: ...nt and Proof Print NOTE Stored Print function is available when The optional memory module is installed The RAM disk is enabled in the operator panel menu RAM Disk is set to Available in the printer driver NOTE The data in memory is cleared when the printer is turned off The stored print function includes the following job types Secure Print Private MailBox Print Flip on Short Edge Assumes binding...

Page 248: ...bs temporarily in printer memory and print them at a more convenient time from the operator panel or turn off the printer A print job is stored until you delete it from printer memory on the printer operator panel You cannot use the password function with this feature This function does not require a password to print a stored job NOTE Public MailBox Print is available when using the PCL driver Pr...

Page 249: ...m a list Secure Print and Private MailBox Print require the password you specified in the driver when you sent the job To print the stored documents use the procedure below 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press button until Print Menu appears and then press the Set button 3 Press button until the desired job type appears and then press the Set button The stored document will be printed Specifying Your P...

Page 250: ...ning off the printer For other jobs these jobs remain stored until you delete them on the operator panel or turn off the printer Printing a Report Page By using the Reports menu you can print a variety of settings for your printer including system settings panel setting and font list The following sections describe two examples of printing from the Reports menu Printing Printer Settings Report Pri...

Page 251: ...orts from the list at the left side of the page The Reports page appears 4 Click the Printer Settings button The printer settings report is printed The message Send Printer Information appears while the page prints The printer returns to the standby mode after printing the printer settings report If any other message appears when you print this page see the online Help for more information Printin...

Page 252: ...most of the system settings from your software program If your printer is attached to the network you can change settings from the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool To launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool type the printer s IP address in your web browser To find your printer s IP address see Printing Printer Settings Report Settings from the software program update the default system s...

Page 253: ...ns 2 Ensure that the Printer Settings Report tab is open 3 Select Reports from the list at the left side of the page The Reports page appears 4 Click the Printer Settings button The printer settings report is printed Using the Operator Panel to Change the Printer Settings You can select menu items and corresponding values from the operator panel When you first browse through the menus from the ope...

Page 254: ...of values for the menu item A value can be A phrase or word to describe a setting A numerical value that can be changed An On or Off setting 4 Press or button until the desired value appears and then press the Set button 5 Press the Cancel or button to return to the previous menu To continue setting other items select the desired menu To quit setting new values press the Cancel button Driver setti...

Page 255: ...he printer settings report or display the TCP IP settings When Using the Operator Panel 1 Press the Menu button 2 Ensure that Report List is displayed and then press the Set button 3 Ensure that Printer Settings is displayed and then press the Set button The printer settings report is printed When Using the Tool Box NOTE 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer Tool Box NOT...

Page 256: ...nel 5 Press the Set button NOTE To cancel resetting defaults press the Cancel button The printer is turned off automatically to apply the settings When Using the Tool Box NOTE 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer Tool Box NOTE The Select Printer dialog box opens in this step when multiple printer drivers are installed on your computer In this case click the name of this...

Page 257: ... Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color Printer Tool Box NOTE The Select Printer dialog box opens in this step when multiple printer drivers are installed on your computer In this case click the name of this printer listed in Printer Names and then click OK The Tool Box opens 2 Click the Printer Maintenance tab 3 Select System Settings from the list at the left side of the page The...

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Page 261: ... in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer Printer Settings Report The Printer Settings Report tab includes the Printer Information Menu Settings Reports TCP IP Settings Printer Information Purpose To display the system information of the printer Values Dell Service Tag Number Displays the service tag number of your printer Express Service Code Displays the express service code number ...

Page 262: ...rinter finishes a job Power Saver Timer Deep Sleep Displays the amount of transition time between the Sleep mode and the Deep Sleep mode Auto Reset Displays the amount of time before the printer automatically resets the settings on the operator panel to the defaults when no additional settings are made Control Panel Tone Displays the volume of the tone that is emitted when the operator panel input...

Page 263: ...that is emitted when the toner is low Off indicates that the tone is disabled Auto Clear Alert Tone Displays the volume of the tone that is emitted 5 seconds before the printer performs auto clear Off indicates that the tone is disabled Fault Time out Displays the amount of time the printer waits before canceling a job that stops abnormally Job Time out Displays the amount of time the printer wait...

Page 264: ... print paper size ColorTrack Error Report Displays whether to print the error report on the ColorTrack Letterhead Duplex Mode 3 Displays whether to print both sides of a sheet of letterhead paper Low Toner Alert Msg Displays the volume of the tone that is emitted when the toner is low Off indicates that the tone is disabled Date Time Date Format Displays the selected date format Time Format Displa...

Page 265: ...custom size paper loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 1 Custom Size X Displays the width of custom size paper loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 1 Display Popup Displays a popup menu that prompts to set the paper size and type when paper is loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 2 Paper Type 2 Displays the paper type setting of the optional 250 sheet feeder Tray 2 Paper Size 2 D...

Page 266: ...t of the panel settings PCL Fonts List Click this button to print a list of the PCL Hewlett Packard Printer Control Language Fonts PCL Macro List Click this button to print a list of the PCL Macro Job History Click this button to print the Completed Jobs history of the printer Error History Click this button to print the error history of the printer Print Meter Click this button to print the repor...

Page 267: ... operator panel language settings Values Power Saver Timer Sleep 1 1 30 minutes Sets the amount of transition time to the Sleep mode after the printer finishes a job 3 minutes Deep Sleep 1 5 60 minutes Sets the amount of transition time between the Sleep mode and the Deep Sleep mode 10 minutes Auto Reset 45 seconds Sets the amount of time before the printer automatically resets the settings on the...

Page 268: ...y On Emits a tone at the specified volume when the printer becomes ready Job Completed Off Does not emit a tone when any other job except copying is complete On Emits a tone at the specified volume when any other job except copying is complete Fault Tone Off Does not emit a tone when a job ends abnormally On Emits a tone at the specified volume when a job ends abnormally Alert Tone Off Does not em...

Page 269: ...ling a job when the job stops abnormally 3 300 seconds 60 seconds Job Time out 0 Sets the amount of time the printer waits for additional data from the computer before it cancels the job 5 300 seconds 30 seconds Auto Log Print Off Does not automatically print a job history report after every 20 jobs On Automatically prints a job history report after every 20 jobs Print ID Off Does not print the us...

Page 270: ...d Larger Size Substitutes paper of next largest size When there is no larger paper size the printer substitutes paper of nearest size Nearest Size Substitutes paper of nearest size mm inch Millimeters mm Selects millimeter or inch as the default measurement unit Inches Default Print Paper Size A4 Sets the default print paper size Letter ColorTrack Error Report Off Does not automatically print erro...

Page 271: ... time for the printer Enter 3 if your printer shares an electrical circuit with room lighting and you notice lights flickering Select a high value if your printer is in constant use Under most circumstances this keeps the printer ready to operate with minimum warm up time Select a value between 1 and 30 minutes for the power saver timer mode if you want a balance between energy consumption and a s...

Page 272: ...o a different location Date Format Sets the date format Time Format Sets the time format in 24H or 12H Time Zone Sets the time zone Set Date Sets the date Set Time Sets the time You can select AM or PM when Time Format is set to 12H Apply New Settings After you change the settings click this button to apply the changes Restart printer to apply new settings Click this button to restart the printer ...

Page 273: ...gistration chart Registration Adjustments PY Process Yellow 9 to 9 Sets lateral perpendicular to paper feed direction and process paper feed direction color adjustment values that are found in the color registration chart individually for Yellow Magenta and Cyan 0 PM Process Magenta 9 to 9 0 PC Process Cyan 9 to 9 0 LY Left Yellow 9 to 9 0 LM Left Magenta 9 to 9 0 LC Left Cyan 9 to 9 0 RY Right Ye...

Page 274: ...lues Values Non Dell Toner NOTICE Using a non Dell toner cartridge may severely damage your printer The warranty does not cover damages caused by using non Dell toner cartridges Restart printer to apply new settings Click this button to restart the printer and apply the changes 1 This item is available only when Auto Registration Adjustment is set to Off Adjust Altitude 0 meter Sets the altitude o...

Page 275: ...and sizes for the standard 250 sheet tray and the optional 250 sheet feeder respectively Values Non Dell Toner Off Disables the use toner cartridge of another manufacturer On Enables the use toner cartridge of another manufacturer Apply New Settings After you change the settings click this button to apply the changes Restart printer to apply new settings Click this button to restart the printer an...

Page 276: ...ck Covers Covers Thick Label Envelope Recycled Letterhead Preprinted Prepunched Color Plain Side 2 Plain Thick Side 2 Recycled Side 2 Color Side 2 Tray 1 Paper Size A4 Sets the size of paper loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray A5 B5 Letter Folio Legal Executive Envelope 10 Monarch Monarch Landscape DL DL Landscape C5 Custom Size ...

Page 277: ...o set Paper Type and Paper Size when the paper is loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 2 Paper Type 1 Plain Sets the type of paper loaded in the optional 250 sheet feeder Plain Thick Recycled Letterhead Preprinted Prepunched Color Plain Side 2 Plain Thick Side 2 Recycled Side 2 Color Side 2 Tray 2 Paper Size 1 A4 Sets the size of paper loaded in the optional 250 sheet feeder A5 B5 Letter Fol...

Page 278: ...as the IP address The subnet mask is set as 255 255 0 0 BOOTP Sets the IP address using BOOTP RARP Sets the IP address using RARP DHCP Sets the IP address using DHCP Panel Manually sets the IP address IP Address Manually sets the IP address allocated to the printer It is allocated to the printer using the format nnn nnn nnn nnn Each octet that makes up nnn nnn nnn nnn is a value in the range of 0 ...

Page 279: ...annot be specified for the first octet of a gateway address Apply New Settings After you change the settings click this button to apply the changes Restart printer to apply new settings Click this button to restart the printer and apply the changes Print Server Settings 1 Display Click to display the Print Server Setup page on the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Display of EWS Off Does not dis...

Page 280: ...for yellow magenta cyan and black Also prints pages to check the pitch A total of five pages are output Ghost Configuration Chart Prints a chart to check for ghost printing One page is printed 4 Colors Configuration Chart Bands of yellow magenta cyan and black are printed with varying density One page is printed MQ Chart Prints charts to check for the binding in A4 or Letter Alignment Chart Prints...

Page 281: ...otor sound Feed Roll Operation Check 1 Click Start to operate the feed roll Confirm the motor sound REGI CLUTCH Operation Check Click Start to operate the REGI CLUTCH Confirm that you can hear the clutch clicking Dispense Motor Check Yellow Click Start to operate the dispense motor for each toner cartridge Confirm the motor sound Dispense Motor Check Magenta Dispense Motor Check Cyan Dispense Moto...

Page 282: ...e Plain Sets the type of paper to be used by the Paper Wrinkle Check Mode Plain Thick Covers Covers Thick Label Recycled Envelope Letterhead Preprinted Prepunched Color Rear side Off Does not use the print side 2 of the paper On Uses the print side 2 of the paper Color Mode Color Prints in color mode Black White Prints in monochrome mode Start Click this button to print in the specified paper size...

Page 283: ...ng Defaults After executing this function and rebooting the printer all the menu parameters except the parameters for the network are reset to their default values When Using the Tool Box NOTE Get Environment Sensor Info Click this button to confirm the internal environment sensor information of the printer such as temperature and humidity Clean Developer Click Start to stir the toner Toner Refres...

Page 284: ...ter drivers are installed on your computer In this case click the name of this printer listed in Printer Names and then click OK The Tool Box opens 2 Ensure that the Printer Maintenance tab is open 3 Select Reset Defaults from the list at the left side of the page The Reset Defaults page appears 4 Click System Section button The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings ...

Page 285: ...or individual print jobs NOTE The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of Dell 2150cn Color Printer Report List Use the Report List menu to print various types of reports and lists Printer Setting Purpose To print a list of the current user default values the installed options the amount of installed print memory and the status of printer supplies Panel Settings Purpose To...

Page 286: ...e reports for the total number of pages printed Color Test Page Purpose To print a page for testing colors Stored Documents NOTE Stored Documents feature is available only when the optional 512 MB memory module is installed on the printer and RAM Disk under System Settings is enabled Purpose To print a list of all files stored for Secure Print Private Mail Box Print Public Mail Box Print and Proof...

Page 287: ... printer language NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings Paper Tray Purpose To specify the default paper tray Values Paper Size Purpose To specify the default paper size Values mm series Auto Tray 1 Tray 2 1 SSF 1 This item is available only when the optional 250 sheet feeder is installed A4 1 A5 B5 Letter Folio Legal Executive ...

Page 288: ...ustom length and width Orientation Purpose To specify how text and graphics are oriented on the page Values Envelope 10 Monarch DL C5 Custom Size 1 Denotes country specific factory default value Letter 1 Folio Legal A4 A5 B5 Executive Envelope 10 Monarch DL C5 Custom Size 1 Denotes country specific factory default value ...

Page 289: ...xt and graphics parallel to the short edge of the paper Landscape Prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the paper 2 Sided Print Off Does not print on both sides of a sheet of paper On Prints on both sides of a sheet of paper Binding Edge Flip Long Edge Prints on both sides of a sheet of paper to be bound by long edge Flip Short Edge Prints on both sides of a sheet of paper to be bo...

Page 290: ...t Univers MdCdIt Arial It ITCBookman Lt Univers BdCd Arial Bd ITCBookman LtIt Univers BdCdIt Arial BdIt ITCBookmanDm AntiqueOlv Times New ITCBookmanDm It AntiqueOlv It Times New It HelveticaNr AntiqueOlv Bd Times New Bd HelveticaNr Ob CG Omega Times New BdIt HelveticaNr Bd CG Omega It Symbol HelveticaNrBdOb CG Omega Bd Wingdings N C Schbk Roman CG Omega BdIt Line Printer N C Schbk It GaramondAntiq...

Page 291: ...ls approximately 1 72 of an inch NOTE The Font Size menu is only displayed for typographic fonts See also Courier BdIt Helvetica BdOb ZapfDingbats DESKTOP ISO L5 PC 8 TK DNGBTSMS ISO L6 PI FONT ISO 11 LEGAL PS MATH ISO 15 MATH 8 PS TEXT ISO 17 MC TEXT ROMAN 8 ISO 21 MS PUB SYMBOL ISO 4 PC 1004 WIN 3 0 ISO 6 PC 775 WINBALT ISO 60 PC 8 WINGDINGS ISO 69 PC 850 WIN L1 ISO L1 PC 852 WIN L2 ISO L2 PC 8 ...

Page 292: ...ch is displayed but cannot be changed NOTE The Font Pitch menu is only displayed for fixed or mono spaced fonts See also Pitch and Point Size Form Line Purpose To set the number of lines in a page Values mm series inch series 10 00 Sets the value in increments of 0 01 6 00 24 00 64 1 Sets the value in increments of 1 5 128 1 Denotes country specific factory default values 60 1 Sets the value in in...

Page 293: ... override values selected from the operator panel Values Image Enhance Purpose To specify whether to enable the Image Enhance feature which makes the boundary line between black and white smoother to decrease jagged edges and enhance the visual appearance Values Hex Dump Purpose To help isolate the source of a print job problem With Hex Dump selected all data sent to the printer is printed in hexa...

Page 294: ... to Color or Black This setting is used for a print job that does not specify a print mode Values Enable Enables the Hex Dump feature Disable Does not print in the draft mode Enable Prints in the draft mode Off The line termination command is not added CR CR LF LF FF FF Add LF The LF command is added CR CR LF LF LF FF FF Add CR The CR command is added CR CR LF CR LF FF CR FF CR XX The CR and LF co...

Page 295: ...the printer is turned off and then on again Values Wireless Status NOTE Wireless Status feature is available only when the printer is connected using the wireless network Purpose To confirm the wireless communication status Values Color Prints in the color mode Auto Detects the Ethernet settings automatically 10BASE T Half Uses 10BASE T Half duplex 10BASE T Full Uses 10BASE T Full duplex 100BASE T...

Page 296: ...94 Understanding the Printer Menus Wireless Setup NOTE Wireless Setup is available only when the printer is connected using the wireless network Purpose To configure the wireless network interface Values ...

Page 297: ... Key Specifies the transmit key from WEP Key 1 WEP Key 2 WEP Key 3 and WEP Key 4 WEP 128Bit Specifies the WEP 128 bit key to use through the wireless network Up to 26 hexadecimal characters can be entered Transmit Key Specifies the transmit key from WEP Key 1 WEP Key 2 WEP Key 3 and WEP Key 4 WPA PSK TKIP Select to configure the wireless setting with the security method of WPA PSK TKIP PassPhrase ...

Page 298: ...eless network Up to 10 hexadecimal characters can be entered Transmit Key Specifies the transmit key from WEP Key 1 WEP Key 2 WEP Key 3 and WEP Key 4 WEP 128Bit Specifies the WEP 128 bit key to use through the wireless network Up to 26 hexadecimal characters can be entered Transmit Key Specifies the transmit key from WEP Key 1 WEP Key 2 WEP Key 3 and WEP Key 4 WPS PushBtn Ctrl PBC Start Cancel Dis...

Page 299: ... Printer Menus 297 TCP IP Purpose To configure TCP IP settings Values IP Mode Dual Stack Uses both IPv4 and IPv6 to set the IP address IPv4 Mode Uses IPv4 to set the IP address IPv6 Mode Uses IPv6 to set the IP address ...

Page 300: ...et manually the IP is allocated to the printer using the format nnn nnn nnn nnn Each octet that makes up nnn nnn nnn nnn is a value in the range of 0 to 254 127 and any value in the range of 224 to 254 cannot be specified for the first octet of a gateway address Subnet Mask When an IP address is being set manually the subnet mask is specified using the format nnn nnn nnn nnn Each octet that makes ...

Page 301: ...port Enable Enables the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP UDP port E Mail Alert Disable Disables the E Mail Alert feature Enable Enables the E Mail Alert feature EWS Disable Disables an access to Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool embedded in the printer Enable Enables an access to Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool embedded in the printer Bonjour mDNS Disable Disables Bonjour mDNS Enable ...

Page 302: ...EE 802 1x authentication The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on again Values Reset LAN Purpose To initialize wired network data stored in non volatile memory NVM After executing this function and rebooting the printer all wired network settings are reset to their default values Values No n Address n is 1 5 Sets the IP address for Filter n No n Mask n is 1 5 Sets t...

Page 303: ...actory default menu settings Power Saver Timer Purpose To specify the time for transition to power saver mode Values Enter 3 to put the printer in power saver mode 3 minutes after it finishes a job This uses much less energy but requires more warm up time for the printer Enter 3 if your printer shares an electrical circuit with room lighting and you notice lights flickering Disable Disables the US...

Page 304: ... button on the operator panel Auto Reset Purpose To automatically reset the settings to the default settings and return to the standby mode after you do not specify any settings for the specified time Values Fault Time out Purpose To specify the amount of time the printer waits before canceling a job that stops abnormally The print job is cancelled if the time out time is exceeded Values Job Time ...

Page 305: ... zone Set Date Sets the date Set Time Sets the time Date Format Sets the date format Time Format 12H Sets the time in the 12 hour format 24H Sets the time in the 24 hour format Control Panel Off Does not emit a tone when the operator panel input is correct On Emits a tone when the operator panel input is correct Invalid Key Off Does not emit a tone when the operator panel input is incorrect On Emi...

Page 306: ...a job ends abnormally Alert Tone Off Does not emit a tone when a problem occurs On Emits a tone when a problem occurs Out of Paper Off Does not emit a tone when the printer runs out of paper On Emits a tone when the printer runs out of paper Low Toner Alert Off Does not emit a tone when a toner is low On Emits a tone when a toner is low AutoClear Alert Off Does not emit a tone 5 seconds before the...

Page 307: ... 1 Letter 1 Denotes country specific factory default values A4 Letter 1 1 Denotes country specific factory default values Off Does not automatically print a job history report On Automatically prints a job history report Off Does not print the user ID Top Left Prints the user ID on the top left of the page Top Right Prints the user ID on the top right of the page Bottom Left Prints the user ID on ...

Page 308: ...he position of banner sheet and also specify the tray in which the banner sheet is loaded Values RAM Disk NOTE RAM Disk feature is available only when the optional 512 MB memory module is installed on the printer Off Does not print the received data On Prints the received data as text data Insert Position Off Does not print the banner sheet Front Inserted before the first page of every job Back In...

Page 309: ... not match the paper size settings for the current job Values Set Avail Time Purpose Sets the available time for the Print service Values Disable Does not allocate memory to the RAM disk file system Secure Print and Proof Print jobs will abort and be recorded to the job log Enable 300MB Sets the allocation of memory to the RAM disk file system in increments of 50 MB 50 500MB Off No tray size subst...

Page 310: ...et the date and time to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the RAM disk On Sets the date and time to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the RAM disk Expiration Time Sets the time to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the RAM disk Recurrence Daily Sets the recurrence to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the RAN disk daily Weekly Sets the recurrence to delete the fil...

Page 311: ...Mode feature is available only for Dell 2150cdn Color Printer Purpose Monthly Setting 1 Day Sets the day of the month to delete the files stored as Secure Print in the RAM disk 2 28 Day Off Does not limit access to color printing On Limits access to color printing Off Does not permit non account user to print the data On 1 Permits non account user to print the data 1 Set No Account User Password u...

Page 312: ... paper quality adjustment settings and configure the security settings NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings F W Version Purpose To confirm the current F W version Service Tag Purpose To confirm the service tag Express Code Purpose To confirm the express service code Disable Does not print on both sides of letterhead Enable Prints on both sides of letterhead Off D...

Page 313: ...o specify paper density settings Values Adjust BTR NOTE The print quality changes depending on the setting values you select for this item Purpose To specify the transfer roller voltage adjustment for each paper type Values Plain Light Normal Label Light Normal ...

Page 314: ...n 0 Sets the transfer roller voltage in increments of 1 The default settings may not give the best output on all paper types If you see mottles on the print output try to increase the voltage If you see white spots on the print output try to decrease the voltage 6 to 6 Plain Thick 0 6 to 6 Covers 0 6 to 6 Covers Thick 0 6 to 6 Label 0 6 to 6 Coated 0 6 to 6 Coated Thick 0 6 to 6 Envelope 0 6 to 6 ...

Page 315: ...settings may not give the best output on all paper types When the printed paper has curled try to lower the temperature When the toner does not fuse on the paper properly try to increase the temperature 6 to 6 Plain Thick 0 6 to 6 Covers 0 6 to 6 Covers Thick 0 6 to 6 Label 0 6 to 6 Coated 0 6 to 6 Coated Thick 0 6 to 6 Envelope 0 6 to 6 Recycled 0 6 to 6 Off Does not automatically perform color r...

Page 316: ... registration chart prints a lattice pattern of yellow magenta and cyan lines On the chart find the values on the right side that are next to the line that is perfectly straight for each of the three colors If the value for the this line is 0 color registration adjustment is not required If the value for this line is any value other than 0 specify the adjustment values Enter Number Enter LY LM LC ...

Page 317: ...rintMeter Purpose To initialize the print meter of the printer When the print meter is initialized the meter count is reset to zero Values Clear Storage NOTE Clear Storage feature is available only when the optional 512 MB memory module is installed Yellow Magenta Cyan Black Are You Sure Press the Set button to clean the toner in the selected toner cartridge Are You Sure Press the Set button to cl...

Page 318: ...varies with barometric pressure Adjustments are performed by specifying the altitude of the location where the printer is being used NOTE An incorrect altitude adjustment setting leads to poor printing quality incorrect indication of remaining toner etc Values All Clear Are You Sure Press the Set button to delete all files stored as Secure Print Mailbox Print and Proof Print in the RAM disk Secure...

Page 319: ...ogin Error NOTE Login Error feature is available only when Panel Lock Set is set to Enable Purpose To specify the number of error entry attempts allowed when you log in as an administrator in the Admin Menu and Report List menu Values 0m Sets the altitude of the location where the printer is installed 1000m 2000m 3000m Panel Lock Set Disable Disables password protection for Admin Menu Enable Enabl...

Page 320: ...the optional 250 sheet feeder NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings Tray 1 Purpose To specify the paper loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray Values Off Does not allow an administrator to log in after one error entry attempt On 5 Sets the number of error entry attempts allowed when an administrator logs in 1 10 ...

Page 321: ...s 319 Paper Size mm series A4 1 A5 B5 Letter Folio Legal Executive Envelope 10 Monarch Monarch LEF DL DL LEF C5 Custom Size inch series Letter 1 Folio Legal A4 A5 B5 Executive Envelope 10 Monarch Monarch LEF DL DL LEF C5 Custom Size ...

Page 322: ...per Type Plain Plain Thick Covers Covers Thick Label Envelope Recycled Letterhead Preprinted Prepunched Color Plain S2 Plain Thick S2 Recycled S2 Color S2 Display Popup Off Does not display a popup message that prompts to set Paper Type and Paper Size when paper is loaded in the standard 250 sheet tray On Displays a popup message that prompts to set Paper Type and Paper Size when paper is loaded i...

Page 323: ...lues Paper Size mm series A4 1 A5 B5 Letter Folio Legal Executive inch series Letter 1 Folio Legal A4 A5 B5 Executive Paper Type Plain Plain Thick Recycled Letterhead Preprinted Prepunched Color Plain S2 Plain Thick S2 Recycled S2 Color S2 ...

Page 324: ...ult menu settings Secure Print NOTE Secure Print feature is available only when RAM disk is set to Enable Purpose Display Popup Off Does not display a popup message that prompts to set Paper Type and Paper Size when paper is loaded in the standard 250 sheet feeder On Displays a popup message that prompts to set Paper Type and Paper Size when paper is loaded in the standard 250 sheet feeder 1 Denot...

Page 325: ...te Mail Box Values Select User ID Enter the password you specified on the printer driver All Documents 1 Print and Del Deletes all documents from print memory after printing them Delete Deletes all documents from print memory document n 2 Print and Del Deletes the specified document from print memory after printing it Delete Deletes the specified document from print memory 1 This item is available...

Page 326: ...ocuments from print memory after printing them Print Prints all documents and saves them in memory Delete Deletes all documents from print memory document n 2 Print and Del Deletes the specified document from print memory after printing it Print Prints the specified document and saves it in memory Delete Deletes the specified document from print memory 1 This item is available only when the multip...

Page 327: ... Deletes all documents from print memory after printing them Print Prints all documents and saves them in memory Delete Deletes all documents from print memory document n 2 Print and Del Deletes the specified document from print memory after printing it Print Prints the specified document and saves it in memory Delete Deletes the specified document from print memory 1 This item is available only w...

Page 328: ...ngs appears and then press the Set button 4 Ensure that Panel Lock is displayed and then press the Set button 5 Ensure that Panel Lock Set is displayed and then press the Set button Select User ID All Documents 1 Print and Del Deletes all documents from print memory after printing them Print Prints all documents and save them in memory Delete Deletes all documents from print memory document n 2 Pr...

Page 329: ...8 above to change the password This will change the password Disabling the Panel Lock 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press button until Admin Menu appears and then press the Set button 3 Press button until Secure Settings appears and then press the Set button 4 Ensure that Panel Lock is displayed and then press the Set button 5 Ensure that Panel Lock Set is displayed and then press the Set button 6 Ens...

Page 330: ...button until Maintenance appears and then press the Set button 4 Press button until Reset Defaults appears and then press the Set button 5 Ensure that Are You Sure is displayed and then press the Set button The printer is restarted automatically ...

Page 331: ...printing in Printing Status Window Properties You can also check toner level quantity of paper remaining or the configuration of options for the local printer Status Monitor Console Use the Status Monitor Console to manage multiple instances of the Status Window for a particular printer Select a printer from the list view or Printer Selection by clicking its name to open a Status Window for a part...

Page 332: ...ted on the Drivers and Utilities CD are used to create driver installation packages that contain custom driver settings A driver installation package can contain a group of saved printer driver settings and other data for things such as Print orientation and Multiple Up document settings Watermarks Font references If you want to install the printer driver with the same settings on multiple compute...

Page 333: ...ing the software see Setting Up for Shared Printing To open the Quick Launch Utility window 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Additional Color Laser Software Quick Launch Utility The Quick Launch Utility window provides four buttons Status Window Tool Box Updater and Troubleshooting To exit the Quick Launch Utility window 1 Click the X button at the top right of the window For details click...

Page 334: ...acintosh Status Monitor Widget is a printer utility that promotes efficient use of the printer through the exchange of information between the Macintosh and the printer Status Monitor Widget Feature Monitoring Dell Printers Allows you to check the status of Dell printers currently connected to your Macintosh Receiving Alerts Alerts you to problems such as paper jams or low toner Ordering Supplies ...

Page 335: ...on in the Finder window 2 Follow the on screen instructions When the Install Succeeded screen appears the installation is complete NOTE Entering the administrative login name and password are required during the installation process Opening and Closing the Status Monitor Widget Opening the Status Monitor Widget 1 Click the Dashboard icon in the Dock to launch Dashboard 2 Click the Plus sign to dis...

Page 336: ...ow When the Status Monitor Widget is activated the Printer Status window appears on Dashboard Printer Status Message Area Displays a message of the current printer status NOTE The Status Monitor Widget automatically obtains the printer information at the updated interval that can be specified in Preferences Also the printer status is refreshed when Dashboard is launched or Preferences is closed NO...

Page 337: ...vel image Displays the estimated toner level of each color if the printer is functioning properly NOTE If the utility does not receive a response from the printer the Unknown toner image is displayed Printer error image Displays an indication image when an error occurs An error has occurred and the printer requires your attention to correct a problem An error has occurred and the printer cannot be...

Page 338: ...w provides you with the information for ordering printer supplies by telephone or from the web site To open the Order window 1 Click the Order Supplies in the Printer Status window The Order window appears NOTE The Order window appears when low toner is detected Order Online Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site hyperlink Click the Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site hyperlink to...

Page 339: ...ppears on the lower right corner of the window when the cursor is over the Printer Status window The info i button is a standard used across all widgets Printer Displays a list of available printer names in the pull down menu The first printer displayed in this list is set as default Status Update Interval You can specify the update interval of the printer status By default it is set to obtain the...

Page 340: ...Linux and the printer Status Monitor Console Feature Monitoring Dell Printers Allows you to check the status of Dell printers currently connected to your Linux Receiving Alerts Alerts you to problems such as paper jams or low toner Ordering Supplies Allows you to access the web site to order supplies Before Installing the Status Monitor Console NOTE The Status Monitor Console requires the followin...

Page 341: ...rminal and log in as a super user 2 Type the following rpm command in the terminal window Starting the Status Monitor Console 1 Click Dell Printers Status Monitor Console The Printer Selection window appears For more information on Printer Selection window see Printer Selection Window 2 Select your printer The Printer Status window appears For more information on Printer Status window see Printer ...

Page 342: ...Ready Unknown Offline Toner Low Paper Low Door Open Paper Jam No Toner Out Of Paper Settings button Click this button to open the Settings window Details button Click this button to open the Printer Status window If a non supported printer is selected it opens the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool For details on the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool see Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Refr...

Page 343: ...ally obtains the printer information at the updated interval that can be specified in the Settings window Also the printer status is refreshed when the Refresh is clicked NOTE If the Status Monitor Console receives no response from the printer the message Cannot get printer information is displayed Printer Status Image Area Current Toner Status icons Displays icons of the current status of each to...

Page 344: ...e for ordering Dell printer supplies This button appears when the amount of toners becomes less than 30 Refresh button Click this button to update the status of the printer Close button Click this button to close the Printer Status window Dell Supplies Management System Window This window provides you with the information for ordering printer supplies by telephone or from the web site To open the ...

Page 345: ...lect Reorder URL Click this button to open the Service Tag window When the Premier URL is selected in the Select Reorder URL Click this button to open the procurement and support web site Select Reorder URL Displays a list of available URLs where you can order Dell printer supplies Select a URL address to use when the Order Supplies Online button is clicked Regular URL http Accessories us dell com...

Page 346: ...er from the list and call the displayed telephone number to order supplies Close button Click this button to close the Dell Supplies Management System window Service Tag Window 1 Enter the Dell printer service tag NOTE For information on the service tag see Express Service Code and Service Tag Settings Window To open the Settings window 1 Click the Settings button in the Printer Selection window T...

Page 347: ...box Select the check box to enable disable the Printer Status to be updated by the specified interval Update interval text box Specify the update interval of the printer status Port Number Settings Port Number Specify the port number in the Port Number text box to open the setting page of your printer in a web browser Protocol Settings SNMP Community Name Enter the Community name of SNMP in the Co...

Page 348: ...Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section20 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY The selected URL address is set as default web site for the Select Reorder URL in the Dell Supplies Management System window ...

Page 349: ...and styles are designed to complement the original typeface Weight refers to the thickness of the lines that form the characters Thicker lines result in darker characters Some words commonly used to describe the weight of a typeface are bold medium light black and heavy Style refers to other typeface modifications such as tilt or character width Italic and oblique are styles where the characters a...

Page 350: ...er of characters that will print in one horizontal inch of type For example all 10 pitch fonts print 10 characters per inch cpi and all 12 pitch fonts print 12 cpi In proportional or typographic fonts every character can have a different width Since proportional fonts have characters with different widths the font size is specified in point size not pitch Point size refers to the height of the cha...

Page 351: ...int size may appear quite different in size This is because there are other font parameters that affect how the font looks However the point size of a font is an excellent specification of the relative size of a font The following examples illustrate two very different proportional fonts at 14 point Bitmapped and Scalable Fonts The printer uses both bitmapped and scalable fonts Bitmapped fonts are...

Page 352: ...acters at the point size you choose and saves it temporarily in print memory These temporary bitmapped fonts are deleted when you turn off or reset the printer Scalable fonts provide the flexibility of printing in many different point sizes Your printer uses different scalable font formats for downloading fonts to the printer PCL 5 PCL 6 uses Intellifont and TrueType scalable fonts There are thous...

Page 353: ...ctions on how to print samples of the fonts You can select the resident fonts from your software program or from the operator panel Resident bitmapped and scalable fonts PCL 5 PCL 6 CG Times CG Omega BdIt Coronet CG Times It CG Times Bd Garamond Antiqua Marigold CG Times BdIt Garamond Krsv Garamond Hlb Arial Univers Md Garamond KrsvHlb Arial It Univers MdIt Arial Bd Univers Bd Courier Arial BdIt U...

Page 354: ... point Some applications require different characters at some code points To support multiple applications and languages your printer has 36 symbol sets for the resident PCL 5 PCL 6 fonts Symbol Sets for PCL 5 PCL 6 Not all font names support all of the symbol sets listed Times Roman Palatino Roman N C Schbk Roman Times It Palatino It N C Schbk It Times Bd Palatino Bd N C Schbk Bd Times BdIt Palat...

Page 355: ... 5 ISO 8859 10 Latin 6 PC 8 PC 8 DN PC 775 Baltic PC 850 Multilingual PC 852 Latin 2 PC 1004 OS 2 PC Turkish Windows 3 1 Latin 1 Windows 3 1 Latin 2 Windows 3 1 Latin 5 DeskTop PS Text MC Text Microsoft Publishing Math 8 PS Math Pi Font Legal ISO 4 United Kingdom ISO 6 ASCII ISO 11 Swedish names ISO 15 Italian ISO 17 Spanish ISO 21 German ISO 60 Norwegian v1 ISO 69 French Windows 3 0 Latin 1 Windo...

Page 356: ...354 Understanding Fonts FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section21 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 357: ...data remaining on the printer and the information accumulated in the memory of the printer are not secure NOTE An error code is listed in an error message NOTE For error messages that are not listed in this chapter refer to instructions in each error message 1 LCD panel 1 2 button 3 button 4 Menu button 5 Ready Error LED 2 6 Set button 7 Cancel button 1 Displays an error message when an error occu...

Page 358: ...rtridge is correctly installed and turn on the printer Contact customer support if this failure is repeated 009 363 Turn off the printer Confirm the black cartridge is correctly installed and turn on the printer Contact customer support if this failure is repeated 010 317 Turn off the printer and wait for 30 minutes Open the front cover and make sure that the fuser is fully installed 010 377 Turn ...

Page 359: ... to recover 016 753 016 755 016 756 Contact your system administrator 016 757 The account is not registered Contact your system administrator 016 758 The function cannot be used Contact your system administrator 016 759 Printable page limit is exceeded Contact your system administrator 016 786 Press the Set button or wait for 30 seconds for the printer to recover Check if the network cable is conn...

Page 360: ...ter cools down 071 100 Remove the standard 250 sheet tray and jammed paper Open and close the front cover 071 920 Set side 2 of the sheet to the standard 250 sheet tray 071 921 Press the Set button 072 100 Remove the optional 250 sheet feeder and jammed paper Open and close the front cover 072 921 Press the Set button 072 920 Set side 2 of the sheet to the optional 250 sheet feeder 072 101 Remove ...

Page 361: ...failure is repeated 093 930 Open the toner access cover Remove the used yellow cartridge and install a new cartridge 093 931 Open the toner access cover Remove the used magenta cartridge and install a new cartridge 093 932 Open the toner access cover Remove the used cyan cartridge and install a new cartridge 093 933 Open the toner access cover Remove the used black cartridge and install a new cart...

Page 362: ...nstall a supported cartridge 093 965 Open the front cover Remove the unsupported PHD unit and install a supported unit 093 970 Open the toner access cover and make sure that the yellow cartridge is fully installed 093 971 Open the toner access cover and make sure that the magenta cartridge is fully installed 093 972 Open the toner access cover and make sure that the cyan cartridge is fully install...

Page 363: ...indows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 client For Windows Server 2008 1 Click Start Administrative Tools Server Manager 2 Select Add Roles from the Action menu 3 Check the Print Services check box on the Server Roles window in the Add Roles Wizard and then click Next 4 Check the Print Server check box and then click Next 5 Click Install For Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Click Start Administrative...

Page 364: ...no WSD printer is displayed in the list enter the printer s IP address manually to create a WSD printer To enter the printer s IP address manually follow the instructions below For Windows Server 2008 R2 to create a WSD printer you must be a member of Administrators group 1 Click The printer that I want isn t listed 2 Select Add a printer using a TCP IP address or hostname and click Next 3 Select ...

Page 365: ...t Devices and Printers for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 b Right click the printer you just created and then click Properties Printer properties for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 For PCL driver On the Options tab set each setting item and then click Apply For PS driver On the Device Settings tab set each setting item and then click Apply c On the General tab click Print Test Page Whe...

Page 366: ...364 Printing With Web Services on Devices WSD FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section23 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 367: ...s Vista 64 bit Edition Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit Edition Mac OS X 10 3 9 10 4 11 10 5 10 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS 5 Client x86 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 11 x86 Power Supply Dimensions Height 413 mm 16 26 inches Width 400 mm 15 75 inches Depth 406 mm 15 98 inches Weight not including cartridge and PHD unit 15 0 kg 32 47 lb Memory Rated Voltage 220 VAC 240 VAC 110 VAC 127 VAC Freq...

Page 368: ...stry MIB specifications allowing the printer to be recognized and managed by various printer and network management software systems Environment Operation Print Quality Guarantee PDL Emulations PCL 6 PCL5e HBPL XPS Host Based Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP XP x64 Server 2003 Server 2003 x64 Server 2008 Server 2008 x64 Server 2008 R2 x64 Vista Vista x64 7 7 XPS Mac OS X 10 3 9 10 4 11 10 5 ...

Page 369: ...de Cables Your interconnection cable must meet the following requirements Temperature range 20 C to 40 C 0 F to 104 F Storage humidity range 5 85 RH no condensation Operating Up to 3 100 m 10 000 feet Storage 70 9275 Kpa Connection type Connection specifications and symbols 1 USB USB 2 0 2 Ethernet 10Base T 100Base TX 1000Base T 3 Wireless adapter socket IEEE 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n ...

Page 370: ...368 Specifications FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section24 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 371: ...369 Maintaining Your Printer ...

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Page 373: ...t Setup feature that notifies you when the printer requires new supplies type the desired e mail address in the e mail list box On the operator panel you can also confirm the following Any supply or maintenance items that require attention replacing However the printer can only display information about one item at a time Amount of toner remaining in each toner cartridge Conserving Supplies You ca...

Page 374: ...ly by two way communication a window that prompts you to type the Service Tag appears Type your Dell printer Service Tag in the field provided Your Service Tag number is located inside the toner access cover of your printer b Select a URL from the Select Reorder URL list c Click Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site 4 If ordering by phone call the number that appears under the Order by Pho...

Page 375: ...hanges in humidity or temperature Direct sunlight Dusty places A car for a long period of time An environment where corrosive gases are present A humid environment Replacing the Toner Cartridges CAUTION Before performing any of the following procedures read and follow the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide Dell toner cartridges are available only through Dell You can order cartr...

Page 376: ... Removing the Toner Cartridge 1 Open the toner access cover 2 Push the latch es backwards to pop open the toner cartridge s that you want to replace 3 Pull the cartridge holder until it clicks and then pull out the toner cartridge ...

Page 377: ...g a Toner Cartridge 1 Ensure that the color of the new toner cartridge matches that on the handle before replacing it Shake the new toner cartridge five or six times to distribute the toner evenly 2 Insert the toner cartridge into the associated cartridge holder and then slide the latch of the toner cartridge ...

Page 378: ...376 Maintaining Your Printer 3 Close the toner access cover ...

Page 379: ...s open for more than three minutes print quality may deteriorate NOTICE Ensure nothing touches or scratches the surface black colored film of the belt unit Scratches dirt or oil from your hands on the film of the belt unit may reduce print quality Removing the PHD Unit 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off 2 Pull the standard 250 sheet tray out of the printer about 200 mm Hold the standard 250 s...

Page 380: ...378 Maintaining Your Printer 4 Open the belt unit 5 Turn the four PHD lock levers 90 degrees counterclockwise ...

Page 381: ...Maintaining Your Printer 379 6 Hold the gray tabs and then pull the PHD unit out of the printer Installing a PHD Unit 1 Open the PHD packaging ...

Page 382: ...380 Maintaining Your Printer 2 Take out the PHD unit from the packaging 3 Completely pull out the eight yellow ribbons from the PHD unit ...

Page 383: ...Printer 381 4 Remove the rear protective cover from the PHD unit NOTE Do not remove the front protective cover at this moment 5 Insert the PHD unit until the line on the handle aligns with the white line on the printer ...

Page 384: ...rinter 6 Turn the four PHD lock levers 90 degrees clockwise to lock the PHD unit 7 Remove the front protective cover from the PHD unit NOTICE Ensure that you do not hit the belt unit when removing the front protective cover ...

Page 385: ...Maintaining Your Printer 383 8 Close the belt unit and push at the top of the unit until it clicks 9 Close the front cover ...

Page 386: ...s recommended to clean the retard roller at regular intervals CAUTION To prevent electric shock always turn off the printer and disconnect the power cable from the grounded outlet before performing maintenance CAUTION Before performing any of the following procedures read and follow the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide Dell retard rollers are available only through Dell To ord...

Page 387: ...emoving the Retard Roller in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray 1 Pull the standard 250 sheet tray out of the printer about 200 mm Hold the standard 250 sheet tray with both hands and remove it from the printer NOTE Ensure that you remove all the paper from the standard 250 sheet tray before removing the retard roller 2 Holding the retard roller tabs with your fingers pull the retard roller out of the gr...

Page 388: ...oller in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray 1 Align the new retard roller with the groove on the axle 2 Insert the retard roller into the axle until it snaps The protrusions fit completely into the slots and the roller hook reseats into the groove on the axle ...

Page 389: ...l it stops Cleaning Inside the Printer Cleaning the Feed Roller Clean the feed roller inside the printer if print media does not feed correctly 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off 2 Pull the standard 250 sheet tray out of the printer about 200 mm Hold the standard 250 sheet tray with both hands and remove it from the printer ...

Page 390: ...388 Maintaining Your Printer 3 Push the side button to open the front cover 4 Open the belt unit ...

Page 391: ...Maintaining Your Printer 389 5 Turn the four PHD lock levers 90 degrees counterclockwise 6 Hold the gray tabs and then pull out the PHD unit ...

Page 392: ...taining Your Printer NOTE Keep the PHD unit in a dark place If the front cover remains open for more than three minutes print quality may deteriorate 7 Clean the feed roller inside the printer with a dry cloth ...

Page 393: ...nter 391 8 Insert the PHD unit until it stops and then turn the four PHD lock levers 90 degrees clockwise to lock the PHD unit 9 Close the belt unit and push at the top of the unit until it clicks 10 Close the front cover ...

Page 394: ...TD Sensor Clean the Color Toner Density CTD sensor only when an alert for the CTD sensor is shown on the Status Monitor or operator panel 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off 2 Pull the standard 250 sheet tray out of the printer about 200 mm Hold the standard 250 sheet tray with both hands and remove it from the printer ...

Page 395: ...Maintaining Your Printer 393 3 Push the side button to open the front cover 4 Open the belt unit ...

Page 396: ...394 Maintaining Your Printer 5 Clean the CTD sensor inside the printer with a clean dry cotton swab 6 Close the belt unit and push at the top of the unit until it clicks ...

Page 397: ...Maintaining Your Printer 395 7 Close the front cover 8 Insert the standard 250 sheet tray into the printer and push until it stops ...

Page 398: ...then press the Set button 4 Press button until Color Reg Adj appears and then press the Set button 5 Press button until ColorReg Chart appears and then press the Set button The Are you sure message appears on the operator panel 6 Press the Set button NOTE To cancel printing the color registration chart press the Cancel button The color registration chart is printed When Using the Tool Box NOTE 1 C...

Page 399: ...eed direction The Chart 2 is used to adjust the color registration for the slow scan direction which is horizontal to paper feed direction The following sections explain how to determine the adjustment values for the fast scan and the slow scan using Chart 1 and Chart 2 Fast Scan On the Chart 1 of the color registration chart find the straightest lines where the two black lines and the colored lin...

Page 400: ...f white area for each color pattern Y M and C If you find the medium line make a note of the value 9 9 indicated by the medium line for each color When the value is 0 for each color you do not need to adjust the color registration for the slow scan When the value is not 0 enter the value using the procedure in Entering Values ...

Page 401: ...button 2 Press button until Admin Menu appears and then press the Set button 3 Press button until Maintenance appears and then press the Set button 4 Press button until Color Reg Adj appears and then press the Set button 5 Press button until Enter Number appears and then press the Set button 6 Ensure that the cursor is displayed at the value under LY and press or button to specify the values ...

Page 402: ...n chart with the new values is printed If the straightest line is not at the value of 0 adjust the values again Checking the charts before and after the adjustments will help you to determine the values to enter When Using the Tool Box NOTE Using the Tool Box enter the values that you found in the color registration chart to make adjustments 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 2150 Color...

Page 403: ... color registration chart is printed with the new values 6 Adjust till all straight lines are at the value of 0 Show image of before and after adjustment will help After printing the color registration chart do not turn off the printer until the printer motor has stopped running NOTE If 0 is not next to the straightest lines determine the values and adjust the printer again ...

Page 404: ...402 Maintaining Your Printer ...

Page 405: ...ing the Optional Memory Module CAUTION When you remove the optional memory module be sure to turn off the printer unplug the power cable and disconnect all cables from the back of the printer before starting these tasks 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off and unplug all the cables including the power cable from the back of the printer 2 Turn the screw on the control board cover counterclockwis...

Page 406: ... admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section26 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 4 Push the clips on both sides of the slot outward to raise the memory module up 5 Hold the memory module and pull it straight out ...

Page 407: ... CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Install the control board cover NOTE Insert the upper hinge of the control board cover into the upper slit on the printer Next insert the lower hinge of the control board cover into the lower slit of the printer 7 Close the control board cover and turn the screw clockwise ...

Page 408: ...re to turn off the printer unplug the power cable and disconnect all cables from the back of the printer before starting these tasks 1 Turn off the printer and unplug the power cable Then disconnect all cables from the back of the printer 2 Pull the standard 250 sheet tray out of the printer about 200 mm Hold the tray with both hands and remove it from the printer 3 Remove the two screws joining t...

Page 409: ...E The screw hole is located in 216 mm recess from the front of the printer 4 Gently lift the printer off the tray module and place it on a level surface CAUTION Two people are required to lift the printer The printer should be lifted holding the front and back Never lift the printer from its sides 5 Insert the standard 250 sheet tray into the printer and push until it stops ...

Page 410: ...econnect all cables including the power cable into the back of the printer and turn on the printer Removing the Optional Wireless Adapter CAUTION When you remove the optional wireless adapter be sure to turn off the printer unplug the power cable and disconnect all cables from the back of the printer before starting these tasks 1 Ensure that the printer is turned off 2 Turn the screw on the contro...

Page 411: ...ower hinge is out of the slit and then pull the cover towards you and remove it 4 Remove the wireless adapter from the printer by releasing the adapter s hook while pushing the wireless adapter towards the front of the printer 5 Install the control board cover NOTE Insert the upper hinge of the control board cover into the upper slit on the printer Next insert the lower hinge of the control board ...

Page 412: ...LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section26 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Close the control board cover and turn the screw clockwise 7 Turn on the printer ...

Page 413: ...ndicated by the load line labels in the tray Do not load wrinkled creased damp or curled print media Flex fan and straighten print media before you load it If a jam occurs with print media try feeding one sheet at a time through the single sheet feeder Do not use print media that you have cut or trimmed yourself Do not mix print media sizes weights or types in the same print media source Ensure th...

Page 414: ...der with a cloth that is slightly dampened with water if jams caused by misfeeding paper occur frequently Identifying the Location of Paper Jams CAUTION Do not attempt to clear any jams using tools or instruments This may permanently damage the printer The following illustration shows where paper jams may occur along the print media path 1 Duplexer 2150cdn only 2 Fuser 3 Single Sheet Feeder SSF 4 ...

Page 415: ...resolve the error displayed on the operator panel you must clear all print media from the print media path 1 Pull the jammed paper out of the single sheet feeder If no jammed paper can be found or you are unable to remove the paper go to the next step to remove the jammed paper from the inside of the printer 2 Remove the standard 250 sheet tray from the printer and then pull out the jammed paper r...

Page 416: ...a_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 3 Push the side button to open the front cover 4 Open the belt unit until it stops and remove the jammed paper Confirm that there are no scraps of paper remaining inside the printer ...

Page 417: ... Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 5 Close the belt unit and push at the top of the unit until it clicks 6 Close the front cover 7 Insert the standard 250 sheet tray into the printer and push until it stops ...

Page 418: ...aring Paper Jams From the Standard 250 Sheet Tray NOTICE Protect the drums of the Print Head Device PHD against bright light If the front cover remains open for more than three minutes print quality may deteriorate NOTE To resolve the error displayed on the operator panel you must clear all print media from the print media path 1 Pull the standard 250 sheet tray out of the printer carefully Hold t...

Page 419: ...ENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 2 Remove all the jammed and or creased paper from the tray 3 Pull the jammed paper out carefully to avoid tearing it If you are still unable to remove the paper go to the next step to remove the jammed paper from the inside of the printer 4 Push the side button to open the front cover ...

Page 420: ... Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 5 Open the belt unit until it stops and remove the jammed paper Confirm that there are no scraps of paper remaining inside the printer 6 Close the belt unit and push at the top of the unit until it clicks ...

Page 421: ...Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 7 Close the front cover 8 Insert the standard 250 sheet tray into the printer and push until it stops ...

Page 422: ...scratches the surface black colored film of the belt unit Scratches dirt or oil from your hands on the film of the belt unit may reduce print quality NOTICE Protect the drums of the Print Head Device PHD against bright light If the front cover remains open for more than three minutes print quality may deteriorate NOTE To resolve the error displayed on the operator panel you must clear all print me...

Page 423: ...m DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 4 Lift the levers at both ends of the fuser and remove the jammed paper If you are still unable to remove the paper go to the next step CAUTION The fuser is hot Do not touch it doing so may cause burns 5 Open the cover of the fuser and remove the jammed paper ...

Page 424: ..._SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Close the cover of the fuser and press down the levers at both ends of the fuser 7 Confirm that there are no scraps of paper remaining inside the printer and then close the belt unit ...

Page 425: ..._UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 8 Close the front cover Clearing Paper Jams From the Duplexer NOTE To resolve the error displayed on the operator panel you must clear all print media from the print media path 1 Push the side button to open the front cover ...

Page 426: ...min Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 2 Open the cover of the duplexer 3 Remove the jammed paper from the duplexer 4 Close the cover of the duplexer 5 Close the front cover ...

Page 427: ...edia path 1 Pull the optional 250 sheet feeder out of the printer carefully Hold the feeder with both hands and remove it from the printer NOTE Paper in the optional 250 sheet feeder feeds to the printer from the front of the standard 250 sheet tray therefore paper jammed in the standard 250 sheet tray can block the optional 250 sheet feeder in the printer preventing you from opening it Look for t...

Page 428: ...NLY 3 Pull the jammed paper out carefully to avoid tearing it If you are still unable to remove the paper go to the next step to remove the jammed paper from the inside of the printer 4 Push the side button to open the front cover 5 Open the belt unit until it stops and remove the jammed paper Confirm that there are no scraps of paper remaining inside the printer ...

Page 429: ...N C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section27 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Close the belt unit and push at the top of the unit until it clicks 7 Close the front cover ...

Page 430: ...NLY NOTE If the paper jam message is not cleared after closing the front cover pull out the standard 250 sheet tray and check if there is a jammed paper in the opening of the tray 8 Insert the optional 250 sheet feeder into the printer and push until it stops NOTICE Do not use excessive force on the tray Doing so could damage the tray or the inside of the printer ...

Page 431: ...DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 429 Troubleshooting ...

Page 432: ...430 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section28 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 433: ...into the outlet are working Optional memory is properly installed If you have checked all of the above and still have a problem turn off the printer wait for 10 seconds and then turn on the printer This often fixes the problem Display Problems Problem Action After the printer is turned on the display on the operator panel is blank keeps showing Please wait or the back light is not lit Turn off the...

Page 434: ... the print media is loaded in the printer Press the Menu button to return to the top menu Verify that the printer is using the correct page description language PDL Verify that you are using the correct printer driver Ensure that the correct USB or Ethernet cable is securely connected to the printer Verify that the correct print media size is selected If you are using a print spooler verify that t...

Page 435: ...en you load it otherwise it may skew or buckle Ensure that the print media is not curled Face the recommended print side up or down appropriately for the type of print media you are using See Loading Print Media in the Standard 250 Sheet Tray and the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder for more information Turn the print media over or around and try printing again to see if feeding improves Do not mix print...

Page 436: ...pots Blurred images The entire output is blank Streaks appear on the output Part or the entire output is black Pitched color dots Vertical blanks Ghosting Light induced fatigue Fog Bead Carry Out BCO Jagged characters Banding Page breaks in unexpected places Increase the value for Time Out on the operator panel the Tool Box or Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Print media does not stack neatly i...

Page 437: ...in the Status tab in the Status Monitor b Replace the toner cartridges as necessary Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 If you are using non Dell brand toner cartridges disable the Non Dell Toner option a Launch the Tool Box and click Non Dell Toner on the Printer Maintenance tab b Ensure that the On check box is not selected Does this solve your problem The task is ...

Page 438: ...not use the print media recommended for the printer Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 6 6 Ensure that the eight yellow ribbons are correctly removed from the Print Head Device PHD unit See Removing the Print Head Device PHD Ribbons and Installing a PHD Unit If not remove the ribbons Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 7 7 Ensure that the deve...

Page 439: ...d c to perform Dispense Motor Check for the rest of the toner cartridges NOTE You can perform Dispense Motor Check for CMYK in any order you desire Does the dispense motor function properly Go to action 9 Contact Dell 9 If printing many low density images execute the Toner Refresh Mode a Launch the Tool Box and click Refresh Mode on the Diagnosis tab b Click the Yellow button under Toner Refresh M...

Page 440: ...he 4 Colors Configuration Chart button The 4 Colors Configuration Chart is printed Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell Action Yes No 1 The print media surface may be uneven Try changing the Paper Type setting in the printer driver For example change the plain paper to thick a On the Paper Output tab change the Paper Type setting Does this solve your problem The task is c...

Page 441: ...nd Installing a PHD Unit b After you replace the PHD unit test print your document again Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell Action Yes No 1 Ensure that the toner cartridges are installed correctly See Installing a Toner Cartridge Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 Ensure that the PHD unit is installed correctly See Replacing the Print Hea...

Page 442: ...guration Chart is printed Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell Action Yes No 1 The toner cartridges may be low or need to be replaced Confirm the amount of toner left in each toner cartridge a Check the toner level in the Status tab in the Status Monitor b Replace the toner cartridges as necessary Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 If you a...

Page 443: ...task is complete Go to action 5 5 Verify that the correct print media is being used See Supported Paper Types If not use the print media recommended for the printer Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 6 6 Ensure that eight yellow ribbons are correctly removed from the PHD unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit If not remove the ribbon...

Page 444: ...d click the Start button c Click the Play of Sound button to check the motor sound d Repeat steps b and c to perform Dispense Motor Check for the rest of the toner cartridges NOTE You can perform Dispense Motor Check for CMYK in any order you desire Does the dispense motor function properly Go to action 9 Contact Dell 9 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Repla...

Page 445: ...he task is complete Go to action 2 2 If you are using non Dell brand toner cartridges disable the Non Dell Toner option a Launch the Tool Box and click Non Dell Toner on the Printer Maintenance tab b Ensure that the On check box is not selected Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3 3 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the P...

Page 446: ...cs tab ensure that the Output Color is set to Color Auto Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit b After you replace the PHD unit click Chart Print on the Diagnosis tab c Click the 4 Colors Configuration Chart button The 4 Colors Con...

Page 447: ...ts on your output with that on the Pitch Configuration Chart and locate the cause of the problem Is the cause of the problem located Proceed to the action corresponding to the location of the problem PHD unit 2 Fuser Contact Dell and replace the fuser Main unit of the printer Contact Dell Contact Dell 2 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the Print He...

Page 448: ... unit See Installing a PHD Unit d Launch the Tool Box and click Chart Print on the Diagnosis tab e Click the Pitch Configuration Chart button The Pitch Configuration Chart is printed Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit b After yo...

Page 449: ...Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit b After you replace the PHD unit click Chart Print on the Diagnosis tab c Click the Ghost Configuration Chart button The Ghost Configuration Chart is printed Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell 2b If you are using non recommended print media use the print media recommended for the printer Does this solve ...

Page 450: ...inted Does the pattern on the output match with that on the Pitch Configuration Chart Go to action 2 Contact Dell 2 Execute the PHD Refresh Mode a Launch the Tool Box and click Refresh Mode on the Diagnosis tab b After you start the Drum Refresh Mode click Chart Print on the Diagnosis tab c Click the 4 Colors Configuration Chart button The 4 Colors Configuration Chart is printed Does this solve yo...

Page 451: ...Chart Print on the Diagnosis tab c Click the 4 Colors Configuration Chart button The 4 Colors Configuration Chart is printed Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit b After you replace the PHD unit click Chart Print on the Diagnosis ...

Page 452: ...e location set the altitude of the location a Launch the Tool Box and click Adjust Altitude on the Printer Maintenance tab b Select the value close to the altitude of the location where the printer is installed Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit Does ...

Page 453: ...lect High Quality from Print Mode Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3 3 Enable Bitmap Smoothing in the printer driver a On the Advanced tab set Bitmap Smoothing under Items to On Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 4 4 Enable Bitmap Text Smoothing in the printer driver a On the Advanced tab set Bitmap Text Smoothing under Items to On Does thi...

Page 454: ...figuration Chart is printed Is the cause of the problem located Proceed to the action corresponding to the location of the problem PHD unit 2 Fuser Contact Dell and replace the fuser Main unit of the printer Contact Dell Contact Dell 2 Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit b After you replace the ...

Page 455: ... printed Does the output match with the pattern for auger mark Go to action 2 Contact Dell 2 Execute the Clean Developer a Launch the Tool Box and click Clean Developer on the Diagnosis tab b Click the Start button c After you execute the Clean Developer click Chart Print on the Diagnosis tab d Click the Pitch Configuration Chart button The Pitch Configuration Chart is printed Does this solve your...

Page 456: ...velope is 220 mm or longer C5 or Envelope 10 go to action 3a If the envelope is shorter than 220 mm Monarch or DL go to action 3a or 3b 2b Execute the Paper Wrinkle Check Mode a Launch the Tool Box and click Paper Wrinkle Check Mode on the Diagnosis tab b Click the Start button Is the paper wrinkled Contact Dell Contact Dell to replace fuser 3a Load the envelopes in the standard 250 sheet tray in ...

Page 457: ...Box Menus and Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool The top and side margins are incorrect Color registration is out of alignment Images are skewed Standard 250 Sheet Tray Misfeed Jam SSF Misfeed Jam Optional 250 Sheet Feeder Misfeed Jam Action Yes No 1 When you use the SSF reverse the paper and then try again When you use any of the trays change the paper and then try again Does this solve your pro...

Page 458: ...NLY Regi Jam Exit Sensor On JAM Exit Jam Exit Sensor Off JAM Standard 250 Sheet Tray Optional 250 Sheet Feeder Multi feed Jam SSF Multi feed Jam The top and side margins are incorrect Color registration is out of alignment Action Yes No 1 Ensure that the margins are set correctly on the application being used Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell ...

Page 459: ...stment on the Printer Maintenance tab b Click the Start button under Auto Correct Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 2 2 Do you have a spare PHD unit Go to action 3a Go to action 3b 3a Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit a Replace the PHD unit See Replacing the Print Head Device PHD Unit and Installing a PHD Unit b Launch the Tool Box and click Color Registrat...

Page 460: ... Click the Start button under Print Color Regi Chart The Color Regi Configuration Chart is printed c Identify the offset values from the chart and enter them in Color Registration Adjustment Process and Color Registration Adjustment Left See Adjusting Color Registration for details d Click the Apply New Settings button e Click the Start button under Print Color Regi Chart to print the Color Regi C...

Page 461: ...ion 2e If using paper other than the above or if not performing manual duplex printing go to action 2f 2a Use thick paper that is 216 g m2 or less Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 2b Use thin paper that is 60 g m2 or more Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 2c Load coated paper one sheet at a time Does this solve your problem The task ...

Page 462: ...lete Go to action 3b 3b Wipe the retard roller in the standard 250 sheet tray with a cloth moistened with water Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 4b 3c If the envelope is deformed correct it or use another envelope Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 3d Turn over the print media Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to actio...

Page 463: ...n the above or if not performing manual duplex printing go to action 2f 2a Use thick paper that is 216 g m2 or less Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 2b Use thin paper that is 60 g m2 or more Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 2c Load coated paper one sheet at a time Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3b 2d ...

Page 464: ...other envelope Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 3d Turn over the print media Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 4a 4a Use print media that is not damp Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 3a 4b Replace the PHD unit if you have a spare unit Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell Action Yes...

Page 465: ...edia Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 4b 4b Wipe the retard roller in the optional 250 sheet feeder with a cloth moistened with water Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell 4c Turn over the print media Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 4a 5 Use print media that is not damp Does this solve your problem The task is co...

Page 466: ...Go to action 4 4 Fan the print media Does this solve your problem The task is complete Go to action 5 5 Wipe the retard roller in the tray where the multi feed occurred with a cloth moistened with water Does this solve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell 1 Ensure the media type you are using If using coated paper go to action 2 If using other type of print media go to action 3 2 Load co...

Page 467: ...ve your problem The task is complete Contact Dell 3 Replace the toner cartridge K See Replacing the Toner Cartridges The task is complete The toner cartridge K you are using has been damaged Replace it with a new one Go to action 4 4 Replace the toner cartridge Y See Replacing the Toner Cartridges The task is complete The toner cartridge Y you are using has been damaged Replace it with a new one G...

Page 468: ... Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section28 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Replace the toner cartridge C See Replacing the Toner Cartridges The task is complete The toner cartridge C you are using has been damaged Replace it with a new one Contact Dell ...

Page 469: ...ion for related problem If the suggested corrective action does not correct the problem call customer service Other Problems Problem Action 250 sheet feeder Ensure the 250 sheet feeder is correctly installed on the printer Re install the feeder See Removing the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder and Installing the Optional 250 Sheet Feeder Ensure the print media is loaded correctly See Loading Print Media ...

Page 470: ... Authentication error has occurred The account is not registered Please contact the system administrator 016 757 is displayed on the Status Monitor Contact your system administrator Function unavailable It is a function that cannot be used Please contact the system administrator 016 758 is displayed on the Status Monitor Contact your system administrator Printable page limit reached Printable page...

Page 471: ...failure is repeated 093 920 is displayed on the Status Monitor Replace the toner cartridge of the color displayed on the operator panel Replace the PHD unit Contact Customer Support Multifunction printer error Check the PHD unit and the Toner Cartridge Contact customer support if this failure is repeated 093 921 is displayed on the Status Monitor Replace the toner cartridge of the color displayed ...

Page 472: ... for printer service be prepared to describe the problem you are experiencing or the error message that appears You need to know the model type and service tag of your printer See the label located inside the side door of your printer An internal temperature of the printer became a high temperature 042 700 is displayed on the Status Monitor Please wait for a while until falling in temperature Prob...

Page 473: ...Troubleshooting Guide 471 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section28 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 474: ...472 Troubleshooting Guide FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section28 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 475: ...Troubleshooting Guide 473 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section28 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 476: ...474 Troubleshooting Guide FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM section28 fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 477: ...DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY 475 Appendix ...

Page 478: ...476 FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM sectionAP fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 479: ...e at Dell Support Additional technical support options may be available for purchase Dell provides limited technical support for the printer and any Dell installed software and peripherals Support for third party software and peripherals is provided by the original manufacturer including those purchased and or installed through Software Peripherals DellWare ReadyWare and Custom Factory Integration...

Page 480: ... manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry standard practices For information about the Dell warranty for your printer see support dell com Recycling Information It is recommended that customers dispose of their used computer hardware monitors printers and other peripherals in an environmentally sound manner Potential...

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Page 482: ...480 Appendix FILE LOCATION C Users fxstdpc admin Desktop 0630_UG Mioga_SFP_UG_FM Mioga_SFP_UG_FM sectionAP fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY 9 13 10 FOR PROOF ONLY ...

Page 483: ... Ad Hoc 197 Adjust Altitude 163 174 263 272 Adjust BTR 162 171 311 Adjust Fuser 163 171 312 Adjusting color registration 396 Adjusting the Language 255 Admin Menu 284 Administrator Account 196 Alert Tone 159 166 261 266 304 Alignment Chart 278 All Tones 159 166 304 Altitude 367 Appendix 477 Apply New Settings 152 Asset Tag Number 142 156 Assigning IP address 83 Audio Tone 266 Authenticate Error Tr...

Page 484: ...From your computer 241 Carbonless copy paper 211 CCP 211 Change printer settings 252 Changing the settings of menu item 152 Clean Developer 173 281 Clearing jam 411 From duplexer 423 From fuser 420 From optional 250 sheet feeder 425 From SSF 413 From standard 250 sheet tray 416 Clock Settings 163 Coated 162 163 171 172 312 313 Coated Thick 162 163 171 172 312 313 Color Mode 280 Color Mode Limitati...

Page 485: ... Printer Settings Report 204 Cover 155 Covers 162 163 171 172 312 313 Covers Thick 162 163 171 172 312 313 Cumulative Color Page Count 206 Cumulative Monochrome Page Count 207 Custom Size X 161 168 Custom Size Y 161 168 D Date Time 262 269 Date Format 163 262 270 Deep Sleep 265 Default Color 161 168 292 Default Paper Size 159 167 Default Print Paper Size 262 268 Dell ColorTrack 164 205 Dell Printe...

Page 486: ...lexer 29 412 E Edit Print User Registration 205 E Mail Alert 144 151 184 190 299 E Mail Alert Settings 182 192 E Mail Alert Setup 141 E mail Alert Setup Page 181 E Mail Server Settings 182 191 Emulations 366 Encryption 197 198 End Time 161 Enter Number 314 Entering Values 399 Envelope 162 163 171 172 215 312 Envelope 10 218 Environment 366 environment settings of your web browser 145 Error History...

Page 487: ...68 290 Front cover 30 Fuser 412 Fuser Motor Operation Check 279 G Gateway Address 186 264 277 298 Get Environment Sensor Info 281 Ghost Configuration Chart 278 H Hex Dump 161 168 291 Host I F 157 Host Name 157 192 How to install option 41 How to remove option 403 How to replace retard roller 384 How to set up 25 How to use printer 24 HTTP 179 188 HTTP SSL TLS 299 HTTP SSL TLS Communication 200 I I...

Page 488: ... filter setup 188 IPP 184 299 IPsec 201 298 IPv4 195 202 298 IPv6 178 186 195 202 J Job Completed 266 304 Job Completed Tone 159 166 261 Job History 165 264 284 Job List 143 157 Job Name 157 Job Status 157 Job Submitted Time 157 Job Time Out 158 166 261 267 L Label 162 163 171 172 216 262 270 312 313 Landscape 287 LCD panel 233 Left frame 150 Legal 218 Letter 218 Letterhead Duplex Mode 160 167 262...

Page 489: ...279 Maintenance 371 Manual Registration Adjustments 271 Maximum memory 365 Memory 365 Memory Capacity 156 Memory connector 365 Memory module 403 Memory slot 30 Memory speed 365 Menu item 152 Menu Settings 158 MIB compatibility 366 mm inch 159 167 262 268 Monarch 218 MQ Chart 278 Multiple Up 372 N NCR 211 Network 81 Network connection setup 98 Network Firmware Version 156 Network Type 197 No carbon...

Page 490: ...et 161 317 Panel Settings 165 264 283 Panel settings page 165 234 Paper 209 Characteristics 209 Curl 209 Fiber content 210 Grain direction 210 Moisture content 210 Smoothness 210 Weight 209 Paper Density 162 170 262 311 Paper jam location 412 Paper Size 161 168 280 285 Paper Tray 161 168 285 Paper Type 219 280 Paper Used 205 Parts name 29 Password 188 196 199 203 PCL 285 Font 288 PCL 5 PCL 6 351 P...

Page 491: ...Server Reports 175 Print Server Settings 144 150 175 183 277 Print Server Setup Page 176 Print side 214 227 Print Text 159 167 261 267 306 Print User Settings 206 Print Volume 144 150 204 Printer Bitmap 149 Printer Driver 127 129 Printer Events 156 Printer Information 144 150 156 Printer Jobs 143 150 156 Printer Maintenance 170 Printer Page Count 205 Printer paper 209 Printer Revision Levels 156 P...

Page 492: ...65 Refresh 152 REGI CLUTCH Operation Check 279 Regular 164 Relative humidity 366 Removing a optional memory module 403 Removing optional 250 sheet feeder 406 Removing options 403 Removing paper jam 411 From duplexer 423 From fuser 420 From optional 250 sheet feeder 425 From single sheet feeder 413 From tray 416 Removing retard roller in tray 385 Removing toner cartridge 374 Removing wireless adapt...

Page 493: ...ime 163 262 270 Setting 371 Shared printing 111 Side button 29 Single Sheet Feeder SSF 29 412 Sleep 265 slow scan 397 398 SMB 184 SMB NetBEUI 299 SMB TCP IP 299 SNMP 180 184 SNMP UDP 299 Software update 330 SSID 197 SSL TLS 200 Standard 250 sheet tray 29 412 Start Time 161 Status Monitor Console 329 Status Monitor Console for Linux 338 Status Monitor Widget for Macintosh 332 Status of printer supp...

Page 494: ...fresh Mode 281 Tool Box 331 Top frame 148 Trap Notification 195 Tray 1 Custom Size X 164 263 275 Tray 1 Custom Size Y 164 263 275 Tray 1 Display Popup 164 263 275 Tray 1 Paper Size 164 263 274 Tray 1 Paper Type 164 263 274 Tray 2 Display Popup 164 263 275 Tray 2 Paper Size 164 263 275 Tray 2 Paper Type 164 263 275 Tray rear cover 30 Tray Settings 144 150 164 207 263 318 Troubleshooting 332 431 Typ...

Page 495: ...rifying IP settings 86 W Warranty 478 Warranty information 24 Web Link Customization 164 175 Web Services on Devices 361 WEP 197 198 Width guide 90 223 WINS 178 187 Wired Network Ethernet 293 IP Filter 300 Protocol 298 Reset LAN 300 TCP IP 297 Wireless Adapter 51 Wireless adapter socket 30 Wireless Settings 176 197 WPA PSK 198 WSD 184 299 361 X XPS printer driver 95 99 ...

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