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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guide

This section consists of the following instructions.

Configuration of your printer instructions

User Settings

Menu Map

Setup printing Letter Plain 1 from Multipurpose Feeder

Setup printing Letter Plain 1 from Tray1

Setup printing Letter Plain 1 from Tray2

Setup printing Transparency from Multipurpose Feeder

Setup printing Envelope from Multipurpose Feeder

Setup Paper Size

Setup Paper Type

Configuration

Parallel Printing

USB Printing

Setup Network

Setup Security

Troubleshooting Instructions

Diagnostic Menu Map (Customer Mode)

Testing "Print Quality"

Testing "Toner Pallet Check" or "Contamination Chk"

Summary of Contents for 3110 Color Laser

Page 1: ...cn User s Guide Notes Notices and Cautions Click the links to the left for information on the features options and operation of your printer For information on other documentation included with your printer see Finding Information ...

Page 2: ...rator panel 9 Power switch 10 Control board 11 Control board cover To order replacement print cartridges or supplies from Dell Double click the icon on your desktop 1 Visit Dell s website or order Dell printer supplies by phone 2 www dell com supplies For best service have your Dell printer Service Tag available For help locating your Service Tag number see Express Service Code and Service Tag num...

Page 3: ...stem CUPS and the CUPS logo are the trademarks of Easy Software Products PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard in the United States ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the U S Environmental Protection Agency As an ENERGY STAR Partner Dell Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency As for libtiff Copyright 1988 1997 Sam Leffler Copyri...

Page 4: ... 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 Dell Way Round Rock Texas 78682 USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules August 2007 Rev A02 ...

Page 5: ...e last minute updates about technical changes to your printer or advanced technical reference material for experienced users or technicians Safety information How to use my printer Warranty information Owner s Manual CAUTION Read and follow all safety instructions in your Owner s Manual prior to setting up and operating your printer How to set up my printer Setup diagram Troubleshooting Guide Trou...

Page 6: ...s several online tools including Solutions Troubleshooting hints and tips articles from technicians and online courses Upgrades Upgrade information for components such as memory Customer Care Contact information order status warranty and repair information Downloads Drivers Reference Printer documentation and product specifications You can access Dell Support at support dell com Select your region...

Page 7: ...eb Tool Just type the IP address of each printer on the network to display the asset tag number The Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool feature also lets you change printer settings and keep track of printing trends If you are a network administrator you can easily copy the printer s settings to one or all printers on the network right from your Web browser To launch the Dell Printer Configuration...

Page 8: ...tatus regarding each protocol or the print jobs Printer Settings Change printer settings and view the operator panel remotely Print Server Settings Use the Print Server Settings menu to set the type of printer interface and necessary conditions for communications Copy Printer Settings Quickly copy the printer s settings to another printer or printers on the network just by typing each printer s IP...

Page 9: ... Click Online Help to visit the Dell web page and see the User s Guide on that page to verify configured settings Order Supplies at www dell com supplies Contact Dell Support at support dell com Using the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Environment Settings for Web Browsers Dell recommends configuring the environment settings for your Web browsers before using the Dell Printer Configuration We...

Page 10: ... printer s IP address in the Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with field under Exceptions 3 When you have finished setting the language and proxy type http nnn nnn nnn nnn the printer s IP address in the URL entry field of the browser to activate the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool For Netscape Communicator 7 1 Setting Up the Display Language Select Preferences from Edit on the ...

Page 11: ... in the Language in order of preference list 4 For example English en or English United States en gb Italian it Spanish es German de French fr Setting the Printer s IP Address to Non proxy Select Options from Tools on the menu bar 1 Click General on the Options dialog box 2 Click Connection Settings 3 Do one of the following Select the Direct connection to the Internet check box Select the Auto de...

Page 12: ...printer s administrator s name The name can be changed in the Basic Information on the Print Server Settings page Printer Console Displays the status of the printer operator panel display and indicators This is automatically refreshed at the set interval The interval can be changed in the Basic Information on Print Server Settings page Help Links to the Dell web page See the User s Guide on that p...

Page 13: ...Right Frame Located at the right side of all pages is the Right Frame The contents of the Right Frame correspond to the menu that you select in the Left Frame For details on the items displayed in the Right Frame see Details of Menu Items Buttons on the Right Frame Refresh Button Receives the current printer configuration and updates the latest information in the Right Frame Apply New Settings But...

Page 14: ...in the Set Password page in the Print Server Settings menu The user name cannot be changed See Set Password for more information Details of Menu Items Printer Status Printer Status Printer Events Printer Information Printer Jobs Job List Completed Jobs Printer Settings Printer Settings Report Menu Settings Reports Printer Settings System Settings Parallel Settings Network Settings 4 USB Settings 4...

Page 15: ...tings Basic Information Port Settings Wireless LAN 3 TCP IP NetWare 2 SMB 2 AppleTalk 3 E Mail Alert Bonjour mDNS 4 SNMP Other Features Set Password Security IPsec 2 Reset Print Server Copy Printer Settings Copy Printer Settings Copy Printer Settings Report Print Volume Print Volume Dell ColorTrack Tray Settings Tray 1 Paper Type Tray 1 Paper Size Tray 1 Custom Size Y Tray 1 Custom Size X ...

Page 16: ...talled 3 This item is only available when the optional wireless printer adapter is installed 4 This item is only available with the printer using the postscript driver 5 This item is only available when the optional 550 sheet feeder is installed Printer Status Use the Printer Status menu to check the status of consumables hardware and specifications of the printer The following pages are displayed...

Page 17: ... that the tray is available Full Indicates that the tray is not available Capacity Displays the maximum capacity of the paper tray Cover Status Closed Indicates that the cover is closed Open Indicates that the cover is open Printer Type Displays the type of printing for the printer Color Laser is displayed normally Printing Speed Displays the printing speed for the printer Printer Events Purpose W...

Page 18: ...d Jobs pages These pages show the details of the status regarding each protocol or the print jobs Job List Purpose To confirm the print jobs that are being processed Click the Refresh button to update the screen Values ID Displays the job id Job Name Displays the file name of the job being printed Owner Displays the job owner s name Host Name Displays the name of the host computer Job Status Displ...

Page 19: ...gs Report The Printer Settings Report tab includes the Menu Settings and Reports pages Menu Settings Purpose To display the current settings of the operator panel menus Values System Settings Power Saver Timer Mode 1 1 Displays the amount of time before the printer enters the power saver timer mode 1 after it finishes a print job Power Saver Timer Mode 2 1 Displays the amount of time before the pr...

Page 20: ...n protocol for each interface Network Settings Adobe Protocol Displays PostScript communication protocol for each interface USB Settings Adobe Protocol Displays PostScript communication protocol for each interface PCL Settings Paper Tray Displays the input tray Paper Size Displays the default paper size Custom Size Y Displays the length of paper Custom Size X Displays the width of paper Orientatio...

Page 21: ...s the voltage settings of the transfer roller for thick plain paper Transparency Displays the voltage settings of the transfer roller for transparencies Covers Displays the voltage settings of the transfer roller for cover paper Covers Thick Displays the voltage settings of the transfer roller for thick cover paper Label Displays the voltage settings of the transfer roller for labels Coated Displa...

Page 22: ...r for Japanese coated paper JPN Postcard Displays the temperature settings of the fuser for Japanese postcards Auto Registration Adjustment Auto Registration Adjustment Displays whether to adjust the color registration automatically Non Dell Toner Non Dell Toner Displays whether to use a refilled print cartridge Web Link Customization Select Reorder URL Displays the URL that Order Supplies at link...

Page 23: ...ges made on the Printer Settings Copy Printer Settings Dell ColorTrack and Tray Settings menus on the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool are discarded if they are made while the printer in power saver mode Exit the mode to change the settings Reports Purpose To print various types of reports and lists Values Printer Settings Click the Start button to print the printer settings page Panel Settings...

Page 24: ... of data from the computer When this timeout expires the print job is canceled Panel Language Determine the language of the text on the operator panel screen Auto Log Print Specifies whether the printer outputs logs automatically Print ID Specifies a location where the user ID is printed Print Text Specifies whether the printer outputs PDL data which is not supported by the printer as text when th...

Page 25: ...To Specify the PostScript communication protocol for this printer Values Adobe Protocol Specifies PostScript communication protocol for each interface USB Settings Purpose To change printer settings affecting a USB port Values Adobe Protocol Specifies PostScript communication protocol for each interface PCL Settings Purpose To change printer settings that only affect jobs using the PCL emulation p...

Page 26: ...tity Sets the number of copies you want for the printer default value Image Enhancement Specifies whether to perform the image enhancement feature Hex Dump Specifies whether to help isolate the source of a print job problem With Hex Dump selected all data sent to the printer is printed in hexadecimal and character representation Control codes are not executed Draft Mode Specifies whether to print ...

Page 27: ...ord to lock the operator panel When changing the password for the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool click Set Password on the left frame and set the password Printer Maintenance The Printer Maintenance tab includes Paper Density Adjust BTR Adjust Fuser Auto Registration Adjustment Color Registration Adjustments Adjust Altitude Reset Defaults Clear Storage Non Dell Toner Initialize PrintMeter and...

Page 28: ...e settings of the transfer roller for Japanese coated paper JPN Postcard Sets the reference voltage settings of the transfer roller for Japanese postcards Adjust Fuser Purpose To specify the temperature settings value for the fuser Values Plain Sets the temperature settings for the fuser for plain paper Plain Thick Sets the temperature settings for the fuser for thick plain paper Transparency Sets...

Page 29: ...Click Start to adjust color registration automatically Color Regi Chart Click Start to print the color registration chart Enter Number Yellow Specifies the values that are found in the color registration chart Magenta Cyan Adjust Altitude Purpose To adjust the height of the installation location of the printer Values 0 meter Select the value close to the height of the installation location of the ...

Page 30: ...companies Values Non Dell Toner Overrides factory print cartridge setting Non Dell brand print cartridges may disable some printer features reduce print quality and reduce the reliability of your printer Dell recommends only new Dell brand print cartridges for your printer Dell does not provide warranty coverage for problems caused by using accessories parts or components not supplied by Dell Init...

Page 31: ...s If you want to change the settings go to the pages in the Print Server Settings tab Values Ethernet 1 Ethernet Settings Displays the current settings of Ethernet transmission rate and the duplex settings Current Ethernet Settings Displays the current Ethernet settings MAC Address Displays the printer s MAC address Wireless Settings 2 SSID Displays the name that identifies the network Network Typ...

Page 32: ...s whether to automatically get a DNS server address from the DHCPv6 lite server Current DNS Server Address Displays the DNS server address DNS Dynamic Update IPv4 2 Displays the status of the DNS Dynamic Update feature DNS Dynamic Update IPv6 2 Displays the status of the DNS Dynamic Update feature Auto Generate Search List Displays whether to automatically generate a search list Search Domain Name...

Page 33: ...d 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 Simultaneous Connections Displays the number of connections received simultaneously by the client Connection Time Out Displays the connection timeout period FTP Port Status Displays the...

Page 34: ...e and IP address Authenticate Error Trap Displays the status of the Authenticate Error Trap IPsec Settings Protocol Displays the protocol status IKE Displays to use a preshared key for IKE authentication IKE SA Lifetime Displays the lifetime for IKE SA IPsec SA Lifetime Displays the lifetime for IPsec SA DH Group Displays the DH group PFS Displays the PFS status Remote peers IPv4 address Displays ...

Page 35: ...splays the printer name Active Mode Displays the current mode for Active Mode Tree Name Displays the tree name Context Name Displays the context name of the Print Server Object File Server Name Displays the file server name Polling Interval Displays the time interval NCP Packet Burst Displays the status and whether to use NCP packet burst Status Information Displays messages according to the condi...

Page 36: ...nd whether to receive an E Mail Alert for consumables Paper Handling Alerts Displays the status and whether to receive an E Mail Alert for paper handling Service Call Displays the status and whether to receive an E Mail Alert for Service Calls E Mail List 2 Displays the acceptable e mail addresses for the E Mail Alert feature specified in E mail List 2 Select Alerts for List 2 Supplies Alerts Disp...

Page 37: ... contents of the status display pages automatically from 15 to 600 seconds NOTE The auto refresh feature is effective for the contents of the Top Frame Printer Status page Job List page and Completed Jobs page Port Settings Purpose To specify whether to enable or disable printing ports and management protocol features Values Ethernet 1 Ethernet Settings Auto Detects Ethernet transmission rate and ...

Page 38: ...eck box to enable the Bonjour mDNS feature E Mail Alert Select the check box to enable the E Mail Alert feature SNMP Agent Select the check box to enable the SNMP You can also configure the transport protocol to be used UDP and IPX can be selected simultaneously as the transport protocol IPX is only available when the multi protocol card is installed 1 The Ethernet settings are not displayed when ...

Page 39: ...network only when WEP 128bit or WEP 64bit is selected for Encryption Transmit Key Index Specifies the transmit key from the list Pass Phrase Password Specifies the pass phrase from 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters only when WPA PSK AES or WPA PSK TKIP is selected for Encryption NOTE To set WPA2 PSK select WPA PSK AES NOTE An optional wireless printer adapter is required to display the Wireless page...

Page 40: ...ic updates to DNS Auto Generate Search List 1 Select the check box to automatically generate the search list Search Domain Name 1 Specifies the search domain name Up to 255 alphanumeric characters periods and hyphens can be used If you need to specify more than one domain name separate them using a comma or semicolon Time out 1 Specifies the time out period between 1 and 60 seconds Priority to IPv...

Page 41: ...s Notification Time Out Sets the notification timeout period from 1 to 60 seconds Maximum Number of TTL Sets the maximum number of TTL from 1 to 10 Maximum Number of Notification Sets the maximum number of notifications from 10 to 20 HTTP Port Number Sets the port number to 80 or from 8000 to 9999 Simultaneous Connections Displays the maximum number of connections received simultaneously by the cl...

Page 42: ...s SNAP frame type Current Frame Type Displays the current frame type Network Address Displays the IPX network address NetWare Device Name 1 Specifies the printer name up to 47 alphanumeric characters For PServer Mode set the Print Server Name Print Server Object Name The original setting remains valid if no input is made Active Mode Directory PServer Mode Selects this option when using in Director...

Page 43: ...umeric characters Configure this item only when Binary PServer Mode or Directory PServer Mode is selected Confirm Password Enter the password again Status Information Displays the status of NetWare SLP Active Discovery Select the check box to enable Active Discovery 1 The following are illegal characters semicolon colon asterisk question mark period comma yen mark back slash double quotation compa...

Page 44: ...nfigured administrator password by re entering the same password Maximum Sessions Displays the maximum sessions Unicode Support On Notifies the host name and workgroup name in Unicode characters Off Does not notify the host name and workgroup name in Unicode characters Auto Master Mode On Enable the Auto Master Mode Off Disable the Auto Master Mode Encrypt Password On Encrypts the password Off Doe...

Page 45: ... Send Authentication Specifies the authentication method for outgoing e mail SMTP Login User Specifies the SMTP login user Up to 63 alphanumeric characters periods hyphens under bars and at symbols can be used If specifying more than one address separate them using commas SMTP Login Password Specifies the SMTP account password up to 31 alphanumeric characters POP3 Server Address 1 Specifies the PO...

Page 46: ...rts 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 Mail Alert for Service Calls 1 Available when POP before SMTP for E Mail Send Authentication is selected Bonjour mDNS Purpose To configure the detailed settings for Bonjour Values Bonjour mDNS ...

Page 47: ...e In this case specify the IP address and IP socket in the following format IPv4 Specify the IP address and IP socket in 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 65535 IPv6 Specify the IP address and IP socket in the xxxx...

Page 48: ...up to a maximum of five items and the first item takes priority Enter the shortest address first before proceeding to the next longer address when setting multiple filters The following section explains how the IP Filter operates IP Filter Procedure Enabling Printing From a Specified User The following describes the procedure to enable printing only from the 192 168 100 10 IP address Procedures Cl...

Page 49: ...ss List row 2 4 Enter 192 168 200 0 in the Address field and 255 255 255 0 in the Address Mask field 5 Select Reject 6 Click the first column of the Access List row 3 7 Enter 192 168 0 0 in the Address field and 255 255 0 0 in the Address Mask field 8 Select Permit 9 Click Apply New Settings 10 Other Features The Other Features tab includes Set Password Security IPsec and Reset Print Server pages ...

Page 50: ...e page IPsec Purpose To specify the Security Architecture settings for Internet Protocol IPsec for encrypted communication to the printer Values Protocol Select the check box to enable the protocol IKE Use a preshared key for IKE authentication Pre Shared Key Specifies a shared key Re enter Pre Shared Key Enter the shared key again to confirm it IKE SA Lifetime Sets the lifetime for IKE SA from 5 ...

Page 51: ...o another printer specify the IP address and password of the printer to which the settings are copied in the IP Address text box and Password text box Then click the Copy the settings to the Host in the above list button Copying the settings is complete The connection time out period is 60 seconds After that you can check whether settings were copied or not on this page And you need to check the C...

Page 52: ... print volume per user Values Print User Limitation Select the check box to restrict users from using the printer Permit printing without specifying user Select the check box to use the printer without user limitations User Registration Displayed when Print User Limitation is enabled To register a user click Edit User Registration to open the Edit Print User Registration page and then specify User...

Page 53: ...onal 550 sheet feeder Tray 2 Custom Size Y Sets the length of paper loaded in the optional 550 sheet feeder Tray 2 Custom Size X Sets the width of paper loaded in the optional 550 sheet feeder MPF Mode Sets the paper size and type when paper is loaded in the multipurpose feeder Display Popup Sets the paper size and type when paper is loaded in the multipurpose feeder MPF Paper Type Sets the type o...

Page 54: ...About Your Printer The following illustrations show the standard Dell Color Laser Printer 3110cn with an optional 550 sheet feeder and duplexer ...

Page 55: ...der 2 Multipurpose feeder 8 Optional duplexer 3 Side button 4 Belt unit 5 Operator panel 6 Front cover NOTE When you use the printer with the multipurpose feeder opened do not locate the printer in direct sunlight Doing so may cause a malfunction or unnatural screen image Leave enough room to open the printer trays covers and options It is also important to allow space around the printer for prope...

Page 56: ... light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 minutes print quality may deteriorate NOTICE Make sure 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 Installing the Print Cartridges Push the side button and open the front cover 1 Pu...

Page 57: ... tag to remove the seal from the fuser 3 NOTE Make sure to lock both levers at ends of the fuser after removing the seal Hold one print cartridge firmly and shake it 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner evenly 4 5 ...

Page 58: ... is inserted into its slot in the printer Completely remove the seal from the print cartridge by pulling the tab on the end of the print cartridge 6 NOTE Pull the seal out straight Pulling the seal diagonally may tear it Grasp both handles of the print cartridge with the label facing up and slide the cartridge into the same color slot Make sure the cartridge is fully inserted 7 ...

Page 59: ...steps 4 5 6 and 7 to install the other print cartridges 8 Remove the orange protective covers of the each of the installed print cartridges 9 After installing all of the print cartridges close the front cover 10 ...

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Page 61: ...cting the Printer to the Network Choosing the Right Cable Your Dell Color Laser Printer 3110cn interconnection cable must meet the following requirements Connection type Connection specifications Parallel IEEE 1284 USB USB 2 0 Ethernet 10 Base T 100 Base TX Wireless IEEE802 11b 802 11g ...

Page 62: ...cting the Printer to the Network Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 XP x64 Server 2003 x64 Vista and Mac OS X or later operating systems support USB connections Some UNIX and Linux computers also support USB connections See your computer operating system documentation to see if your system supports USB To attach the printer to a computer Make sure the printer computer and any other attached dev...

Page 63: ... the USB parallel symbol on the printer Plug the other end of the cable into a USB or parallel port on the back of the computer For a USB cable do not plug it into the USB keyboard Turn On the Printer Plug one end of the printer power cable into the socket at the back of the printer and the other end into a properly grounded outlet 1 ...

Page 64: ...the Network To attach the printer to a network Make sure the printer computer and any other attached devices are turned off and unplugged 1 Connect the printer to the network using an Ethernet cable or the wireless printer adapter To use a wireless printer adapter you must install the Multi Protocol Card first To install the card see Installing the Dell Multi Protocol Card 2 ...

Page 65: ...inter and the other end into a LAN drop or hub For a wireless connection insert the wireless printer adapter into the wireless printer socket on the back of the printer Turn On the Printer Plug one end of the printer power cable into the socket at the back of the printer and the other end into a properly grounded outlet 1 CAUTION Do not use extension cords or power strips 2 ...

Page 66: ... 0 0 the factory default or 169 254 xx xx the printer has an IP address assigned and stored Go to Verify the IP Settings 4 Assign an IP Address NOTE When you assign an IP address manually in IPv6 Mode use the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool To open the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool use the link local address To check a link local address see Print and Check the Printer Settings Page An I...

Page 67: ...nd then press 15 Turn off the printer and then turn it on again 16 The IP address is assigned to your printer To verify the setting open the web browser on any computer connected to the network and enter the IP address into the address bar on the browser If the IP address is set up correctly the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool displays in your browser You can also assign the IP address to the ...

Page 68: ...ify that it responds For example at a command prompt on a network computer type ping followed by the new printer 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 69: ...are available on your Drivers and Utilities CD IBM Tivoli NetView CA Unicenter HP OpenView To use the modules go to the following directory on your CD and run each exe file or chm file IBM Tivoli Utilities SnapIns IBM Tivoli CA Unicenter Utilities SnapIns CA Unicenter HP OpenView Utilities SnapIns HP OpenView ...

Page 70: ... optional 550 sheet feeder after setting up the printer be sure to turn off the printer unplug the power cable and disconnect all cables from the back of the printer before completing these tasks Place the optional 550 sheet feeder in the location that the printer is located 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off 2 Lift the printer and align the four guide pins of the 550 sheet feeder with the...

Page 71: ...onal 550 sheet feeder Pull the tray out of the printer until it stops Hold the tray with both hands lift the front slightly and remove it from the printer 4 Join the 550 sheet feeder and the printer by tightening the two screws provided with the feeder with a coin or similar object 5 ...

Page 72: ...will not detect the paper type Print a printer settings page to verify that the optional 550 sheet feeder is installed correctly Press Menu a Press until Report List appears and then press b Printer Setting is displayed Press The printer settings page is printed c Verify 550 Sheet Feeder is listed in the printer settings under Printer Options d 8 ...

Page 73: ...talled the optional 550 sheet feeder after installing the printer driver update your driver by following the instructions for each operating system If the printer is on a network update the driver for each client 10 When Using PCL Driver Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 1 Right click this printer icon and select Properties 2 Click the Options tab and then select ...

Page 74: ...4 When Using PS Driver Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 1 Right click the printer that is using the PS driver and then select Properties from the displayed list 2 Click the Device Settings tab and then select 2 Tray Module for the Paper Tray Configuration item under Installable Options 3 Click Apply and then click OK 4 Close the Printers dialog box 5 Windows XP X...

Page 75: ...enu bar and select Show Info 2 Select Installable Options and select the options that have been installed on the printer and then click Apply Changes 3 Installing a Duplexer NOTICE To protect the drums of the print cartridges against bright light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 minutes print quality may deteriorate NOTICE Make sure nothing tou...

Page 76: ...Pull up on the belt release levers and rotate the belt unit up as shown in the illustration 4 Remove the connector cap 5 ...

Page 77: ...NOTE The connector cap in your printer may look different from illustration With the connector of the duplexer toward the slot push the duplexer into the slot 6 ...

Page 78: ...NOTE Make sure that the duplexer is correctly connected to the printer with connectors and cannot be moved easily Close the belt unit by pulling it down 7 Close the front cover 8 ...

Page 79: ...f the printer unplug the power cable and reinstall the optional duplexer If you installed the optional duplexer after installing the printer driver update your driver by following the instructions for each operating system If the printer is on a network update the driver for each client 11 When Using PCL Driver Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 1 Right click this ...

Page 80: ...alog box 5 If the printer information is not updated automatically after clicking Get Information from Printer follow these steps Click the Options tab and then select Duplexer in the Items list box 1 Select Available for the duplexer setting 2 Click Apply and then click OK 3 Close the Printers and Faxes or Printers dialog box 4 When Using PS Driver Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware...

Page 81: ...ick the Device Settings tab and then select Available for the Duplexer item under Installable Options 3 Click OK 4 Close the Printers dialog box 5 Mac OS X Select the printer from the Printer List screen in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility 1 Click Printers on the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility menu bar and select Show Info 2 Select Installable Options and select the options that have b...

Page 82: ...With the connector of the memory card toward the slot insert the memory card at an angle into the slot 3 Push the memory card into the slot firmly 4 ...

Page 83: ... the memory card downward until it clicks into place 5 NOTE Make sure that the memory card is firmly fixed in the slot and cannot be moved easily Close the control board cover and turn the screw clockwise 6 ...

Page 84: ...able and reinstall the memory card If you installed the additional print memory after installing the printer driver update your driver by following the instructions for the operating system you are using If the printer is on a network update the driver for each client 9 When Using PCL Driver Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 1 Right click this printer icon and sel...

Page 85: ...s Click the Options tab and then select Memory Capacity on the Items list box 1 Select the total amount of the installed print memory for the memory capacity setting 2 Click Apply and then click OK 3 Close the Printers and Faxes or Printers dialog box 4 When Using PS Driver Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 1 Right click the printer that is using the PS driver and...

Page 86: ...he displayed list 2 Click the Device Settings tab and then select the total amount of the installed print memory for the Memory Capacity item under Installable Options 3 Click OK 4 Close the Printers dialog box 5 Mac OS X Select the printer from the Printer List screen in Print Center or Printer Setup Utility 1 Click Printers on the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility menu bar and select Show In...

Page 87: ...c OS X 10 2 8 10 3 9 10 4 3 IPv6 Windows Vista Only compatible with Support Pack 1 1 or later Make sure that the printer is turned off and unplug all cables including the power cord from the rear of the printer 1 Turn the screw on the control board cover in counterclockwise direction and open the cover 2 With the connector of the multi protocol card aligned over the mating connector on the control...

Page 88: ...tor 4 NOTE Avoid pressing down on the multi protocol card s connector NOTE Make sure that the multi protocol card is firmly fixed in the connector and cannot be moved easily Insert the two screws through the control board case and into the Multi Protocol Card as shown and tighten the screws 5 ...

Page 89: ...alled correctly Press Menu a Press until Report List appears and then press b Printer Setting is displayed Press The printer settings page is printed c Verify Multi Protocol Card is listed in the printer settings under Printer Options d 1 If it is not listed turn off the printer unplug the power cable and reinstall the optional multi protocol card Installing the Dell Wireless Printer Adapter 3310 ...

Page 90: ...must install the multi protocol card first To install the card see Installing the Dell Multi Protocol Card Make sure that the printer is turned off and unplug all cables including the power cord from the rear of the printer 1 NOTE Make sure that the multi protocol card is installed Remove the single thumbscrew from the top of the plate covering the wireless printer adapter socket and then remove t...

Page 91: ...reless network settings 5 Wireless Installation using USB connection NOTE The optional multi protocol card with the Wireless Printer Adapter attached must be installed on the printer Scene 1 Install a printer to the already operating wireless network When wireless setting is already set to your computer Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into your computer 1 The Drivers and Utilities CD should la...

Page 92: ...ecified on the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen is sent to the printer 8 On the Wireless configuration is now complete screen click Next Since wireless setting is already made to your computer no operation is necessary on this screen 9 On the Setting Ready Printer screen verify that the correct IP address is assigned to the printer to which the wireless setting is set and then click Install ...

Page 93: ...e wireless setting specified on the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen is sent to the printer 9 On the Wireless configuration is now complete screen create the wireless setting sent to the printer on your computer following the steps below and then click Next 10 NOTE If your computer provides a wireless LAN adapter tool change the wireless settings using this tool Or you can change the wireles...

Page 94: ...The Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool is not available when the printer is locally attached to a computer or a print server Wireless Installation using wireless connection Scene 1 Install a printer to the already operating wireless network When wireless setting is already set to your computer Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into your computer to launch the installation software 1 NOTE If the...

Page 95: ...ck the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list i Click OK to close the Property dialog box j On the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen set each wireless setting item and then click Next 6 When you select the Fixed IP option button for IP address assignment click Settings and enter the IP address and subnet mask on the screen 7 NOTE When you enter a fixed IP address a...

Page 96: ...ect IP address is assigned to the printer to which the wireless setting is set and then click Install 11 If you select the I am setting up this printer on server check box on the Select Printer screen and also select the PostScript Driver check box on the Enter Printer Settings screen the Adobe Systems Inc License Agreement screen appears Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement opti...

Page 97: ...s to configure my wireless network settings is checked d NOTE Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps d and f so that you can restore them later Click the Advanced button e Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box f Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties g Under the Association tab enter the following info...

Page 98: ...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 Click Add to display Wireless network properties g Enter the setting that you send to printer and click OK h Click Move up to move the setting to the top of th...

Page 99: ...s tool Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system See the instructions below Select Network Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select the Wireless Networks tab c Make sure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked d NOTE Be sure to write down the curre...

Page 100: ...eless LAN adapter tool change the wireless settings using this tool Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system See the instructions below Select Network Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select Wireless Network tab c Click Advanced d Do either of the following e When wireless ad hoc mode is ...

Page 101: ...ows to configure my wireless network settings is checked d NOTE Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps d and f so that you can restore them later Click the Advanced button e Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box f Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties g Under the Association tab enter the following in...

Page 102: ...ss Network tab c Click Advanced d Do either of the following e When wireless ad hoc mode 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 Select the setting that you send to the printer in the list in Pref...

Page 103: ... later Click the Advanced button e Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box f Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties g Under the Association tab enter the following information and click OK h Network name SSID dell_device Network Authentication Open Data encryption Disabled Ad hoc network checked Click the Move up button to move the ne...

Page 104: ...s is checked d Click Advanced e Do either of the following f When wireless ad hoc mode 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 Click Add to display Wireless network properties g Enter the setting ...

Page 105: ... e Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box f Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties g Under the Association tab enter the following information and click OK h Network name SSID dell_device Network Authentication Open Data encryption Disabled Ad hoc network checked Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the...

Page 106: ... the following f When wireless ad hoc mode 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 Click Add to display Wireless network properties g Enter the setting that you send to printer and click OK h Clic...

Page 107: ...g box f Click the Add button to display Wireless network properties g Under the Association tab enter the following information and click OK h Network name SSID dell_device Network Authentication Open Data encryption Disabled Ad hoc network checked Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list i Click OK to close the Property dialog box j NOTE When your operating sys...

Page 108: ...uration Web Tool d i Click Print server setting on the left navigational bar ii Click the Print server setting tab iii Click the TCP IP sub tab iv Select DHCP v Click the Apply new setting button without restarting the printer Ignore the screen instructions to restart the printer vi Click the Wireless LAN sub tab vii Change the SSID setting according to your Access point SSID and changeNetwork typ...

Page 109: ...ame IP range Match the subnet mask and gateway addresses of your computer to the access point settings 1 Create new wireless settings of your computer by following the steps below 2 NOTE If your computer provides a wireless LAN adapter tool change the wireless settings using this tool Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system See the instructions below...

Page 110: ... control panel to be in the same range as that of your computer Match the subnet mask and gateway addresses of the printer to your computer settings Press Menu button a Scroll to Admin menu b Select Wireless Net c Select TCP IP d Select Get IP Address e Select Panel f Scroll back to IP Address g Manually enter the IP address using the directional buttons on the control panel and press enter button...

Page 111: ... by the operating system See the instructions below Select Network Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select Wireless Network tab c Click Advanced d Do either of the following e When wireless ad hoc mode is set to the printer Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks only and close the Advanced dialog box When wireless infrastructure ...

Page 112: ...led correctly Press Menu a Press until Report List appears and then press b Printer Setting is displayed Press The printer settings page is printed c Verify Wireless LAN Adapter is listed in the printer settings under Printer Options d 1 If it is not listed turn off the printer unplug the power cable and reinstall the optional wireless printer adapter ...

Page 113: ...print side on the paper package and load the paper accordingly See Loading Print Media in Standard and Optional Trays and Loading the Multipurpose Feeder for detailed loading instructions Paper Characteristics The following paper characteristics affect print quality and reliability Dell recommends that you follow these guidelines when evaluating new paper stock Weight The tray automatically feeds ...

Page 114: ... long fibers are recommended For papers heavier than 135 g m2 36 lb bond grain short is preferred Fiber Content Most high quality xerographic paper is made from 100 chemically pulped wood Paper containing fibers such as cotton possess characteristics that can result in degraded paper handling Recommended Paper To ensure the best print quality and feed reliability use 75 g m2 20 lb xerographic pape...

Page 115: ...rate blank spaces or blotches may appear in the text when printing on talc or acid paper Selecting Paper Proper paper selection helps prevent jams and ensures trouble free printing To help avoid jams or poor print quality Always use new undamaged paper Before loading the paper identify the recommended print side of the paper This information is usually indicated on the paper package Do not use pap...

Page 116: ...ers 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 toner or the silicone in the fuser Inks that are oxidation set or oil based should meet these requirements latex inks might not If you are in doubt contact your paper supplier Printing on Letterhead Check with the manufacturer or vendor to determine...

Page 117: ...holes on the paper To select and use pre punched paper Test paper from several manufacturers before ordering and using large quantities of pre punched paper Paper should be punched at the paper manufacturer and not drilled into paper already packaged in a ream Drilled paper can cause jams when multiple sheets feed through the printer This may result in a paper jam Pre punched paper can include mor...

Page 118: ...formation about this setting Check with the manufacturer or vendor to determine whether your transparencies are compatible with laser printers that reach temperatures as high as 205 C 401 F Only use transparencies that are able to withstand these temperatures without melting discoloring offsetting or releasing hazardous emissions Envelopes You can load a stack of envelopes up to 15 mm 0 59 in in h...

Page 119: ...the width of the envelopes To load envelope in the multipurpose feeder insert the envelopes with the flaps closed and the short edge of the envelopes facing into the printer The print side must be facing down See Loading the Multipurpose Feeder for instructions on loading an envelope Use one envelope size during a print job Make sure the humidity is low because high humidity more than 60 and the h...

Page 120: ... not possible a 3 mm 0 125 in strip should be removed on the leading and driver edge and a non oozing adhesive should be used Remove a 3 mm 0 125 in strip from the leading edge to prevent labels from peeling inside the printer Portrait orientation is preferred especially when printing bar codes Do not use labels that have exposed adhesive Storing Print Media For proper print media storage the foll...

Page 121: ...hokei size3 Y N N N Chokei size3 Y N N N Japanese Post Card Y N N N User specified print size Y 1 Y 2 Y 2 Y 3 1 The tray supports user specified print media that are 76 2 mm 3 00 in to 220 mm 8 66 in wide and 98 4 mm 3 87 in to 355 6 mm 14 00 in long 2 The tray supports user specified print media that are 148 5 mm 5 85 in to 215 9 mm 8 50 in wide and 210 mm 8 27 in to 355 6 mm 14 00 in long 3 The ...

Page 122: ... gsm Y N N N Covers 106 163 gsm Y Y Y Y Covers Side2 106 163 gsm Y N N N Covers Thick 164 216 gsm Y Y Y N Covers Thick Side2 164 216 gsm Y N N N Transparency Y N N N Label Y Y Y N Coated 106 163 gsm Y Y Y Y Coated Side2 106 163 gsm Y N N N Coated Thick 164 216 gsm Y Y Y N Coated Thick Side2 164 216 gsm Y N N N JPN Coated S2 95 105 gsm Y N N N Envelope Y N N N Japanese Post Card Y N N N Recycled Y ...

Page 123: ...63 Covers Thick 164 216 JPN Coated 95 105 Inkjet Printer paper cannot be used Coated 106 163 Inkjet Printer paper cannot be used Coated Thick 164 216 Inkjet Printer paper cannot be used Transparency Inkjet Printer paper cannot be used Label Inkjet Printer paper cannot be used Envelopes ...

Page 124: ...urpose Feeder Linking Trays Using the Duplex Function Using the Center Output Tray Using the Output Tray Extension NOTE After loading paper in the tray specify the same paper type on the operator panel Loading Print Media in Standard and Optional Trays NOTE To avoid paper jams do not remove trays while a job prints NOTE Use only laser print media Do not use ink jet paper in the printer All trays a...

Page 125: ...th guides to the edge of the tray The width guides should be fully extended 2 NOTE For Letter paper push the lever to the 8 5 position Slide the tray to the size of the paper to be loaded by using the length guide 3 ...

Page 126: ...int media into the tray with the recommended print side face up 5 NOTE Do not exceed the maximum fill line in the tray Overfilling the tray may cause paper jams Adjust the width guides until they rest lightly against the edges of the stack of paper 6 NOTE When loading user specified print media adjust the width guides and slide the extendable part of the tray by squeezing the length guide and slid...

Page 127: ...ndard tray or the optional feeder with the print side facing up However the letterhead must be inserted top edge first with the print side facing down when loading paper into the multipurpose feeder Print media source Print side Page orientation Standard 250 sheet tray Optional 550 sheet feeder Face up Letterhead enters the printer last Multipurpose feeder Face down Letterhead enters the printer f...

Page 128: ...8 4 mm 3 87 in to 355 6 mm 14 00 in Loading the Multipurpose Feeder In addition to plain paper the multipurpose feeder can use various other sizes and types of print media such as envelopes and transparencies Gently pull open the multipurpose feeder cover 1 Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray The width guides should be fully extended 2 3 ...

Page 129: ...eful not to bend the print media Make sure the type setting for the multipurpose feeder is set to the correct value for the print media you have loaded 5 Select print media source size and type in your software program and select the print media size and type on the printer operator panel 6 Loading Envelopes To load envelopes in the multipurpose feeder insert the envelopes with the flaps closed an...

Page 130: ... in laser printers For more guidelines on print media see Print Media Guidelines Do not add or remove print media when there is still print media in the multipurpose feeder or when the printer is printing from the multipurpose feeder This may result in a paper jam Print media should be loaded with the recommended print side down and the top of the print media going into the multipurpose feeder fir...

Page 131: ...g paper type Using the Duplex Function Duplex printing or two sided printing allows you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper For sizes that are acceptable for duplex printing see Print Media Sizes and Support Duplex printing is only available when the optional duplexer is installed on the printer For information on how to install the duplexer see Installing a Duplexer Using Booklet Print To ...

Page 132: ...g edge binding for portrait and landscape pages Flip on Short Edge Assumes binding along the short edge of the page top edge for portrait orientation and left edge for landscape orientation The following illustration shows short edge binding for portrait and landscape pages Using the Center Output Tray The center output tray holds up to 250 sheets 20 lb 75 g m2 of plain paper ...

Page 133: ...Tray Extension The output tray extension is designed to prevent print media from falling from the printer after the print job is complete Before printing a document make sure the output tray extension is fully extended ...

Page 134: ...ator Lights green when the printer is ready or sleeping and blinks when data is being received 2 buttons In the Menu mode scrolls through menus or items To enter numbers or passwords for secure print jobs press these buttons 3 Menu button Switches to the Menu mode 4 buttons In the Menu mode selects submenus or setting values 5 Error indicator Lights orange when an error occurs and blinks when an u...

Page 135: ...rint mode prints data that is in the printer 8 Printing a Panel Settings Page The Panel Settings page shows current settings for the operator panel menus Press Menu 1 Press until Report List appears and then press 2 Press until Panel Settings appears and then press The panel settings page is printed 3 ...

Page 136: ...inter operator panel or from the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool makes that setting the user default Printing a Printer Settings Page The printer settings page lists all the options you purchased or installed If a feature or an option is not listed you need to check your installation Press Menu 1 Press until Report List appears and then press 2 Printer Setting is displayed Press The printer se...

Page 137: ...s a list 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 Press and at the same time This will recover the factory default menu settings Press to return the settings to the factory default menu settings Press or to scroll until the desired value appears 4 Press This enables the setting value which is indica...

Page 138: ...ied on the printer settings page To print a printer settings page Press Menu 1 Press until Report List appears and then press 2 Printer Setting is displayed Press The printer settings page is printed 3 Resetting 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 Press Menu 1 Press until Ad...

Page 139: ...Press until Wired Network or Wireless Net appears and then press 3 Press until Reset LAN or Reset MPC appears and then press 4 The Are you sure message appears on the operator panel Press 5 Turn off the printer and then on again to apply the settings 6 ...

Page 140: ...ur printer driver to override printer user defaults and select settings for individual print jobs To complete print jobs you may also need to modify tray settings Using the Printer Menus Setting of Panel Lock Using the Printer Menus 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 install...

Page 141: ...so Understanding Fonts Printing a Font Sample List Job History Purpose To print a detailed list of the processed print jobs This list contains the latest 20 print jobs Error History Purpose To print a detailed list of paper jam and fatal errors Print Meter Purpose To print the reports for the total number of pages printed When printed using either the printer control panel or Dell Printer Configur...

Page 142: ...alled on the printer Admin Menu Use the Admin Menu menu to configure a variety of printer features Wired Network Use the Wired Network menu to change printer settings affecting jobs sent to the printer through the wired network NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings Ethernet Purpose To specify the communication speed and the duplex settings of Ethernet The change b...

Page 143: ...nd then on again Values IP Mode 1 Dual Stack Uses both IPv4 and IPv6 to set the IP address IPv4 Mode Uses IPv4 to set the IP address IPv6 Mode 3 Uses IPv6 to set the IP address IPv4 Get IP Address AutoIP Automatically sets the IP address BOOTP Uses BOOTP to set the IP address RARP Uses RARP to set the IP address DHCP Uses DHCP to set the IP address Panel Enables the IP address entered on the opera...

Page 144: ...eb Tool The Get Information from Printer function on the Options tab of the printer driver is not available when using this mode Protocol Purpose To enable or disable each item The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on again Values LPD Enable Enables the LPD port Disable Disables the LPD port Port9100 Enable Enables the Port9100 port Disable Disables the Port9100 por...

Page 145: ...le Disables the UDP SNMP IPX 1 Enable Enables the IPX Disable Disables the IPX E Mail Alert Enable Enables the E Mail Alert feature Disable Disables the E Mail Alert feature EWS Enable Enables an access to Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool embedded in the printer Disable Disables an access to Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool embedded in the printer AppleTalk 1 Enable Enables the AppleTalk por...

Page 146: ...matically sets the frame type Ethernet II Uses the Ethernet II frame type Ethernet 802 3 Uses the IEEE802 3 frame type Ethernet 802 2 Uses the IEEE802 2 frame type Ethernet SNAP Use the SNAP frame type NOTE The IPX SPX menu is only displayed when an optional multi protocol card is installed on the printer and the optional wireless printer adapter is not installed on the card IP Filter IPv4 Purpose...

Page 147: ...network settings are reset to their default values Adobe Protocol Purpose To specify PostScript communication protocol for each interface You can configure the Adobe Protocol settings for the wired network The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on again Values Auto Used when auto detecting the PostScript communication protocol Standard Used when the communication pro...

Page 148: ...ess signal strength Any change cannot be made on the operator panel to improve the status of the wireless connection Values Good Indicates good signal strength Acceptable Indicates marginal signal strength Low Indicates insufficient signal strength No Reception Indicates that no signal is received Reset Wireless Purpose To initialize wireless network settings After executing this function and rebo...

Page 149: ...sk Sets the subnet mask Gateway Address Sets the gateway address Reset IPsec 2 Disables IPsec 1 Only displayed when an optional multi protocol card is installed on the printer 2 Only displayed when IPsec is enabled 3 This mode is available only when firmware version 200705311601 or later and network MPC firmware version 16 03 or later are installed Since you cannot set IPsec in Windows Vista in th...

Page 150: ...or SMB Disable Does not use TCP IP for SMB SMB NetBEUI Enable Uses NetBEUI for SMB Disable Does not use Net BEUI for SMB FTP Enable Enables the FTP port Disable Disables the FTP port NetWare NetWare IP Enable Uses IP for NetWare Disable Does not use IP for NetWare NetWare IPX Enable Uses IPX for NetWare Disable Does not use IPX for NetWare WSD Enable Enables the WSD port Disable Disables the WSD p...

Page 151: ... access to Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool embedded in the printer AppleTalk Enable Enables the AppleTalk port Disable Disables the AppleTalk port Bonjour mDNS Enable Enables the Bonjour mDNS port Disable Disables the Bonjour mDNS port HTTP SSL TLS Enable Enables the HTTP SSL TLS port Disable Disables the HTTP SSL TLS port IPX SPX Purpose To configure the IPX SPX settings for the wireless netw...

Page 152: ...n set up to 5 IP addresses The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on again Values IP Filter 1 No n Address n is 1 to 5 Sets the IP address for Filter n No n Mask n is 1 to 5 Sets the mask for Filter n No n Mode n is 1 to 5 Off Disable the IP Filter feature for Filter n Accept Accepts an access from specified IP address Reject Rejects an access from specified IP addre...

Page 153: ...ormat TBCP Used when the communication protocol supports both ASCII and binary data to switch between them according to the specified control code Binary Used when no special processing is required Parallel The Parallel menu can be adjusted to configure the parallel interface NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings ECP Purpose To specify the ECP communication mode o...

Page 154: ...s in binary format TBCP Used when the communication protocol supports both ASCII and binary data to switch between them according to the specified control code Binary Used when no special processing is required USB Settings Use the USB Settings menu to change printer settings affecting a USB port NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings Adobe Protocol Purpose To spec...

Page 155: ...tory default menu settings PowerSaver Time Purpose To specify the amount of time the printer waits after a job is printed before it goes into the power saver mode Values Mode1 5 60 min Specifies the amount of time before the printer enters power saver mode after it finishes a print job 5 min Mode2 1 6 min 6 min Enter 5 to put the printer in power saver mode five minutes after it finishes a print j...

Page 156: ...ounds an alarm when an error occurs Values Off Does not sound an alarm when an error occurs On Sounds an alarm when an error occurs Time Out Purpose To specify the amount of time the printer waits to receive additional bytes of data from the computer When this timeout expires the print job is canceled Values Off Disables the job timeout 5 300 sec Specifies the amount of time the printer waits for ...

Page 157: ... printer outputs logs automatically Values Off Does not print the logs On Prints the logs Print logs can also be printed using the Report List menu See also USB Settings Print ID Purpose To specify a location where the user ID is printed This feature is available for the PCL driver and unavailable for the PS driver Values ...

Page 158: ...ser ID may not be printed correctly Print Text Purpose To specify whether the printer outputs PDL data which is not supported by the printer as text when the printer receives it Text data is printed on A4 or Letter size paper Values Off Does not print the received data On Prints the received data as text data Banner Sheet Purpose To specify the position of banner sheet and also specify the tray in...

Page 159: ...e Print and Proof Print features The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on again 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 Allocates memory to the RAM disk file system automatically NOTE The RAM Disk menu is only displayed when 256 MB or more of additional pri...

Page 160: ... the default measurement unit displayed after the numeric value on the operator panel Values millimeter mm Selects millimeter as the default measurement unit inch Selects inch as the default measurement unit Maintenance Use the Maintenance menu to initialize the NV non volatile memory configure the plain paper quality adjustment settings and configure the security settings NOTE Values marked by an...

Page 161: ...NOTICE The print quality changes depending on the setting values you select for this item Purpose To specify the reference voltage settings for the transfer roller Values Plain 3 3 0 Plain Thick 3 3 0 Transparency 3 3 0 Covers 3 3 0 Covers Thick 3 3 0 ...

Page 162: ... 0 Envelope 3 3 0 Recycled 3 3 0 JPN Coated 3 3 0 JPN Postcard 3 3 0 Adjust Fuser NOTICE The print quality changes depending on the setting values you select for this item Purpose To specify the temperature settings value for the fuser Values ...

Page 163: ...Plain 2 2 0 Plain Thick 2 2 0 Transparency 2 2 0 Covers 2 2 0 Covers Thick 2 2 0 Label 2 2 0 Coated 2 2 0 Coated Thick 2 2 0 Envelope 2 2 0 Recycled 2 2 0 ...

Page 164: ...olor registration by using the chart This function is required after the printer is set up or moved Values Auto Correct Adjusts color registration automatically ColorRegi Chart Prints the color registration chart Enter Number Y 9 9 Specifies the values that are found in the color registration chart for Yellow M 9 9 Specifies the values that are found in the color registration chart for Magenta C 9...

Page 165: ...at are stored as Secure Store and Proof Print in the RAM disk NOTE The Clear Storage menu is only displayed when 256 MB or more of additional print memory is installed on the printer and then the RAM Disk menu is set to Enable Non Dell Toner NOTICE When Non Dell toner is used the printer may be severely damaged and may not be covered by your warranty Purpose To specify whether to use the refilled ...

Page 166: ...ut tray Values Auto Automatically selects a tray according to the paper size and type settings of the printing job Tray 1 The paper is fed from the standard 250 sheet tray Tray 2 1 The paper is fed from the optional 550 sheet feeder MPF The paper is fed from the multipurpose feeder 1 Only displayed when an optional 550 sheet feeder is installed on the printer Paper Size Purpose To specify the defa...

Page 167: ...custom size for the paper size prompts you to enter a custom length and width Orientation Purpose To specify how text and graphics are oriented on the page Values Portrait Prints text 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 Purpose To set duplexing as the default for all print jobs Select Duplex from the...

Page 168: ...e for portrait orientation and top edge for landscape orientation Flip Short Edge Assumes binding along the short edge of the page Top edge for portrait orientation and left edge for landscape orientation Font Purpose To specify the default font from the registered fonts in the printer Values CG Times CG Times It CG Times Bd CG Times BdIt Univers Md Univers MdIt Univers Bd Univers BdIt Univers MdC...

Page 169: ... Line Printer Times Roman Times It Times Bd Times BdIt Helvetica Helvetica Ob Helvetica Bd Helvetica BdOb CourierPS CourierPS Ob CourierPS Bd CourierPS BdOb SymbolPS Palatino Roman Palatino It Palatino Bd Palatino BdIt ITCBookman Lt ITCBookman LtIt ITCBookmanDm ITCBookmanDm It HelveticaNr HelveticaNr Ob HelveticaNr Bd HelveticaNrBdOb N C Schbk Roman N C Schbk It N C Schbk Bd N C Schbk BdIt ITC A G...

Page 170: ... PC 8 PC 8 DN PC 775 PC 850 PC 852 PC 1004 PC 8 TK WIN L1 WIN L2 WIN L5 DESKTOP PS TEXT MC TEXT MS PUB MATH 8 PS MATH PI FONT LEGAL ISO 4 ISO 6 ISO 11 ISO 15 ISO 17 ISO 21 ISO 60 ISO 69 WIN 3 0 WINBALT SYMBOL WINGDINGS DNGBTSMS Font Size Purpose To specify the font size for scalable typographic fonts Values ...

Page 171: ...Font Pitch Purpose To specify the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts Values 6 00 24 00 The values are in steps of 0 01 10 00 Font pitch refers to the number of fixed space characters in a horizontal inch of type For nonscalable monospaced fonts the pitch is displayed but cannot be changed NOTE The Font Pitch menu is only displayed for fixed or monospaced fonts See also Pitch and Point Size F...

Page 172: ...o Quantity Purpose To set the number of copies you want for the printer default value Set the number of copies required for a specific job from the printer driver Values selected from the printer driver always override values selected from the operator panel Values 1 999 The values are in steps of 1 1 Image Enhance Purpose To specify whether to perform the image enhancement feature Image enhanceme...

Page 173: ...nted in hexadecimal and character representation Control codes are not executed Values Disable Disables the Hex Dump feature Enable Enables the Hex Dump feature Draft Mode Purpose To save toner by printing in the draft mode The print quality is reduced when printing in the draft mode Values Disable Does not print in the draft mode Enable Prints in the draft mode LineTermination Purpose To add the ...

Page 174: ...ng mode setting is not specified for the print job that is sent to the printer Value Black Prints in the black and white mode Color Prints in the color mode PostScript Use the PostScript menu to change printer settings that only affect jobs using the PostScript emulation printer language NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings PS Error Report Purpose To specify whet...

Page 175: ...b timeout does not occur 1 900min A PostScript error occurs if processing is not completed after the specified time PaperSelectMode Purpose To specify the way to select the tray for PostScript mode The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on again Value Auto The tray is selected as the same setting as in the PCL mode Select FromTray The tray is selected in a method com...

Page 176: ...he menus Values Disable Does not limit access to the menus Enable Limits access to the menus Change Password Purpose To set a password to limit access to the menus Values 0000 9999 0000 Tray Settings Use the Tray Settings menu to define the print media loaded in each tray NOTE Values marked by an asterisk are the factory default menu settings ...

Page 177: ...Values Paper Type Plain Plain Thick Transparency Covers Covers Thick Label Coated Coated Thick Envelope Recycled JPN Coated JPN Postcard Plain S2 Plain Thick S2 Covers S2 Covers Thick S2 Coated S2 Coated Thick S2 Recycled S2 JPN Coated S2 JPN Postcard S2 Paper Size A4 ...

Page 178: ... not match the paper configured for the MFP from the operation panel Display Popup On Specifies the size and type of paper loaded in the multipurpose feeder This item is available only when Panel Specified is selected for MFP Mode Off Size and type of paper loaded in the multipurpose feeder is not specified This item is available only when Panel Specified is selected for MFP Mode NOTE For the stan...

Page 179: ...nks any trays containing the same type and size of paper if you have set the Paper Type to the correct values Tray 1 Purpose To specify the paper loaded in the 250 sheet tray Values Paper Type Plain Plain Thick Covers Covers Thick Label Coated Coated Thick Recycled JPN Coated Paper Size Auto Custom Size Tray 2 Purpose To specify the paper loaded in the 550 sheet feeder Values ...

Page 180: ...red Print menu is only displayed when 256 MB or more of optional memory card is installed on the printer Secure Print Purpose To print confidential jobs The printer can hold the job in memory until you arrive at the printer and type the password on the operator panel Values Del after Print Prints the job and then deletes it from print memory Print and Save Prints the job and then saves it in print...

Page 181: ...trator For regular printing items can be selected from the menu and printer settings remain unchanged For regular printing items can be configured using the printer driver NOTE Disabling the operator panel menus does not prevent access to the Stored Print and Tray Settings menus Press Menu 1 Press until Admin Menu appears and then press 2 Press until Panel Settings appears and then press 3 Panel L...

Page 182: ...elease Menu and press Press to select Yes then press The display will briefly indicate Password has been initialized This will recover the factory default panel password NOTE If panel lock is Enable the factory default panel password is 0000 See also Change Password Disabling Panel Lock Press Menu 1 Press until Admin Menu appears and then press 2 Press until Panel Settings appears and then press 3...

Page 183: ...Window Status Window On the Status Window you can check how much toner and paper are remaining or the configuration of options for the local printer Status Monitor Console Use the Status Monitor Console to manage multiple Status Window Select a printer from the list view or Printer Selection by clicking its name to open a Status Window or Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool for a particular printe...

Page 184: ...he MakeDisk folder of the Utilities folder on the Drivers and Utilities CD and the printer drivers located 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 Watermar...

Page 185: ...Software Update The firmware and or driver updates can be downloaded from http support dell com ...

Page 186: ...y print media you are considering using with the printer before purchasing large quantities By selecting appropriate print media and loading it properly you are able to avoid most jams See the following for instructions on loading print media Loading Print Media in Standard and Optional Trays which includes the standard 250 sheet tray and the optional 550 sheet feeder Loading the Multipurpose Feed...

Page 187: ...lected in the dialog box Modify the printer settings as appropriate such as the pages you want to print or the number of copies 3 Click Properties or Setup to adjust printer settings not available from the first screen and then click OK 4 Click OK or Print to send the job to the selected printer 5 Canceling a Print Job There are several methods for canceling a print job Canceling From the Printer ...

Page 188: ...r settings page also allows you to verify whether or not options have been installed properly See Understanding Printer Menus to identify the display and operator panel buttons if you need help Press Menu 1 Press until Report List appears and then press 2 Printer Setting is displayed and then press The printer settings page is printed 3 The message Printer Settings Printing appears while the page ...

Page 189: ...til you delete it by using the operator panel or you turn off the printer The data on memory is cleared when the printer is turned off NOTE Print and Hold functions require a minimum of 384 MB available print memory Also you need to configure the RAM disk settings on both the operator panel and the printer driver NOTE Depending on the documents its job may be too big for the available memory In th...

Page 190: ...e computer select Use PC Settings and then press When you select a document in step 6 the number of copies that is specified in the printer driver appears 8 Accessing the Proof Print Jobs Press Menu 1 Press until Stored Print appears and then press 2 Press until Proof Print appears and then press 3 Press until your user name appears and then press 4 Press until the job you want to print appears an...

Page 191: ... job to the printer you can specify a password from the driver The password must be between 1 and 12 digits using numbers 0 through 9 The job is then held in print memory until you enter the same numeric password from the printer operator panel and choose to print or delete the job This function is called Store Print This ensures that the job does not print until you are there to retrieve it and n...

Page 192: ...ob until you delete it by using the operator panel or you turn off the printer The data on memory is cleared when the printer is turned off NOTE When you select Del after Print the held job is automatically deleted after printing ...

Page 193: ...tab check the Shared this printer Shared for Windows 2000 check box and then type a name in the Shared name Share as for Windows 2000 text box 3 Click Additional Drivers and select the operating systems of all network clients printing to this printer 4 Click OK If you are missing files you are prompted to insert the server operating system CD 5 For Windows Vista Click Start Control Panel Hardware ...

Page 194: ...print job processing This lets network clients return to their programs much faster If you use the point and print method a subset of driver information is copied from the server to the client computer This is just enough information to send a print job to the printer On the Windows desktop of the client computer double click My Network Places Network Neighborhood for Windows 2000 1 Locate the hos...

Page 195: ...thod the printer driver is fully installed on each client computer Network clients retain control of driver modifications The client computer handles the print job processing Click Start Settings Printers and Faxes Printers for Windows 2000 1 Click Add Printer to launch the Add Printer wizard 2 Click Next Network Print Server for Windows 2000 3 Select A network printer or a printer attached to ano...

Page 196: ...is listed select the printer and click Next or select The printer that I want isn t listed and type in the path of the printer in the Select a shared printer by name text box and click Next 3 For example server host name shared printer name The server host name is the name of the server computer that identifies it to the network The shared printer name is the name assigned to the printer during th...

Page 197: ...nd 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 ar...

Page 198: ...t pitch Point size refers to the height of the characters in the font A point is defined as 1 72 inch The characters in a font printed at 24 point will be twice as large as the characters in the same font printed at 12 point The following illustration shows samples of a font printed in different point sizes The point size of a font is defined as the distance from the top of the tallest character i...

Page 199: ...utlines of the characters in the font Each time you print characters from a scalable font the printer creates a bitmap of the characters 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 s...

Page 200: ...your printer See Printing a Font Sample List for instructions on how to print samples of the fonts You can select the resident fonts from your software program You can also select the fonts from the operator panel if you are using PCL 5 Resident scalable fonts PCL 5 PCL 6 PostScript 3 CG Times Albertus CG Times It Albertus Italic CG Times Bd Albertus Light CG Times BdIt Antique Olive Roman Univers...

Page 201: ...alic Garamond Hlb ITC Bookman Demi Garamond KrsvHlb ITC Bookman Demi Italic Carta Courier Chicago Courier It Clarendon Roman Courier Bd Clarendon Bold Courier BdIt Clarendon Light Cooper Black LetterGothic Cooper Black Italic LetterGothic It Cooper Gothic 32BC LetterGothic Bd Cooper Gothic 33BC Coronet Albertus Md Courier Albertus XBd Courier Oblique Courier Bold Clarendon Cd Courier Bold Oblique ...

Page 202: ...ondensed Bold Goudy Oldstyle Symbol Goudy Oldstyle Italic Goudy Bold Wingdings Goudy Bold Italic Goudy Extra Bold Line Printer Helvetica Helvetica Oblique Times Roman Helvetica Bold Times It Helvetica Bold Oblique Times Bd Helvetica Narrow Times BdIt Helvetica Narrow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Bold Helvetica Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique Helvetica Ob Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Bd Helvetica Conden...

Page 203: ...okman Lt Letter Gothic Bold Slanted ITCBookman LtIt ITC Lubalin Graph Book ITCBookmanDm ITC Lubalin Graph Book Oblique ITCBookmanDm It ITC Lubalin Graph Demi ITC Lubalin Graph Demi Oblique HelveticaNr Marigold HelveticaNr Ob Monaco HelveticaNr Bd ITC Mona Lisa Recut HelveticaNr BdOb New Century Schoolbook Roman New Century Schoolbook Italic N C Schbk Roman New Century Schoolbook Bold N C Schbk It ...

Page 204: ... Garamond Italic Stempel Garamond Bold Stempel Garamond Bold Italic Symbol Tekton Regular Times Roman Times Italic Times Bold Times Bold Italic Times New Roman Times New Roman Italic Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Bold Italic Univers 45 Light Univers 45 Light Oblique Univers 55 Univers 55 Oblique Univers 65 Bold Univers 65 Bold Oblique Univers 57 Condensed Univers 57 Condensed Oblique ...

Page 205: ...the font you select Symbol sets support the requirements for different languages or specific applications such as math symbols used for scientific text In PCL 5 PCL 6 a symbol set also defines which character will print for each key on the keyboard or more specifically for each code point Some applications require different characters at some code points To support multiple applications and langua...

Page 206: ... 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 Windows Baltic Symbol Wingdings ITC ZapfDingbats MS ...

Page 207: ...t IfMessageReturns Error NNN NNN relates to printer problems Turn off the printer and then on If this does not solve the problem contact Dell See Contacting Dell in the Owner s Manual NNN NNN Restart Printer Reseat Fuser Contact Support The outer levers on both sides of the fuser unit are not securely locked Error NNN NNN relates to printer problems Confirm that the outer levers on both sides of t...

Page 208: ...to the slot on the controller card Unauthorized USB devices are not used If this does not solve the problem contact Dell See Contacting Dell in the Owner s Manual NNN NNN Restart Printer Reseat XXX Contact Support XXX is not fully inserted Error NNN NNN relates to printer problems Confirm that the unit is securely inserted If this does not solve the problem contact Dell See Contacting Dell in the ...

Page 209: ... does not solve the problem contact Dell See Replacing Print Cartridges See Contact Dell in the Owner s Manual Close FrontCover 077 300 Front Cover Is Open Printer cover is open Close the specified cover Load XXX NNN NNN Load YYY yyy Incorrect paper size is loaded in the specified tray XXX indicates the number of the tray or multipurpose feeder YYY indicates a paper size yyy indicates paper qualit...

Page 210: ...ess Cancel to cancel the print job Invalid Job 016 799 Data Violation Press When the configuration of the printer on the printer driver does not conform to the printer you are using this message appears Press Cancel to cancel the print job Press to clear the message cancel the current print job and conduct the next print job if any Make sure that the printer configuration on the printer driver con...

Page 211: ...eight does not exceed the maximum height indicated by the load line labels in the trays 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 multipurpose feeder Do not use print media that you have cut or trimmed yourself Do not mix print media sizes weights or typ...

Page 212: ...lowing illustration shows where paper jams may occur along the print media path CAUTION Do not attempt to clear any jams using tools or instruments This may permanently damage the printer 1 Standard 250 sheet tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder 3 Multipurpose feeder 4 Optional duplexer 5 Fuser 6 Front cover ...

Page 213: ...jammed paper out of the multipurpose feeder If no jammed paper can be found or it is hard to remove the paper close the multipurpose feeder and go to the next step to remove the jammed paper from the inside of the printer 1 Remove the 250 sheet tray from the printer and then pull out the jammed paper remaining inside the printer If no jammed paper can be found or it is hard to remove the paper go ...

Page 214: ...rums of the print cartridges against bright light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 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 Pull the tray out of the printer until it stops Hold the tray with both hands lift the front slightly and remo...

Page 215: ...ammed and or creased paper from the tray 2 Pull the jammed paper out carefully to avoid tearing it If it is still hard to remove the paper go to the next step to remove the jammed paper from the inside of the printer 3 4 ...

Page 216: ...ver by pushing the side button and remove the jammed paper Then confirm that there are no scraps of paper remaining inside the printer 4 Close the front cover 5 Insert the tray into the printer and push until it stops 6 ...

Page 217: ...ICE To protect the drums of the print cartridges against bright light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 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 Turn off the printer and wait for 30 minutes 1 Push the side button and open the front cov...

Page 218: ...AUTION The fuser is hot Do not touch it doing so may cause burns Open the cover of the fuser and remove the jammed paper 4 Close the cover of the fuser and press down the levers at both ends of the fuser 5 ...

Page 219: ...atches dirt or oil from your hands on the film of the belt unit may reduce print quality NOTICE To protect the drums of the print cartridges against bright light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 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 pat...

Page 220: ...paper from the duplexer If jammed paper cannot be found go to the next step 2 Pull up on the belt release levers and rotate the belt unit up as shown in the illustration 3 Remove the jammed paper and close the belt unit 4 ...

Page 221: ...e operator panel you must clear all print media from the print media path Pull the tray out of the printer until it stops Hold the tray with both hands lift the front slightly and remove it from the printer 1 NOTE Paper in the 550 sheet feeder feeds to the printer from the front of the 250 sheet tray therefore paper jammed in the 250 sheet tray can block the optional tray module in the printer pre...

Page 222: ...ed and or creased paper from the tray 2 Pull the jammed paper out carefully to avoid tearing it If it is still hard to remove the paper go to the next step to remove the jammed paper from the inside of the printer 3 4 ...

Page 223: ...Open the front cover by pushing the side button and remove the jammed paper Then confirm that there are no scraps of paper remaining inside the printer 4 Close the front cover 5 ...

Page 224: ... the front cover pull out the 250 sheet tray from the printer and remove the jammed paper Insert the tray back into the printer and push until it stops 6 CAUTION Do not use excessive force on the tray Doing so could damage the tray or the inside of the printer ...

Page 225: ...g Letter Plain 1 from Tray1 Setup printing Letter Plain 1 from Tray2 Setup printing Transparency from Multipurpose Feeder Setup printing Envelope from Multipurpose Feeder Setup Paper Size Setup Paper Type Configuration Parallel Printing USB Printing Setup Network Setup Security Troubleshooting Instructions Diagnostic Menu Map Customer Mode Testing Print Quality Testing Toner Pallet Check or Contam...

Page 226: ...olve If a problem occurs with your printer check each the following If a message displays on the operator panel see Understanding Printer Messages The printer power cable is plugged into the printer and a properly grounded electrical outlet The printer power is on The electrical outlet is not turned off at any switch or breaker Other electrical equipment plugged into the outlet is working All opti...

Page 227: ...sing the correct page description language PDL Verify that you are using the correct printer driver Make sure you are using the correct Ethernet USB IEEE cable or wireless printer adapter and that it is securely connected to the printer Verify that the correct print media size is selected If using a print spooler verify that the spooler has not stalled Check the printer interface from the Admin Me...

Page 228: ...he wrong source or on the wrong print media Check the Paper Type in the Tray Settings menu on the printer operator panel and in the printer driver Print media does not stack neatly in the output bin Turn the print media stack over in the tray or multipurpose feeder Printer does not duplex pages Make sure 2 Sided is selected in both the PCL Printer Control Language menu on the printer operator pane...

Page 229: ...print cartridges to make sure they are installed correctly Change the print cartridges See Replacing Print Cartridges Entire page is white Make sure the packaging material is removed from the print cartridges Check the print cartridges to make sure they are installed correctly The print cartridges may be low or need to be replaced Confirm the amount of toner in each print cartridge and replace it ...

Page 230: ...elect On for Bitmap Text Smoothing in the Advanced tab in the printer properties dialog box If you are using downloaded fonts verify that the fonts are supported by the printer the host computer and the software program Part or all of the page prints in black Check the print cartridges to make sure they are installed correctly The job prints but the top and side margins are incorrect Make sure the...

Page 231: ...he humidity or relocate the printer to an appropriate environment Color registration is out of alignment Print the color registration chart and adjust the color registration from the operator panel by using the chart See Color Reg Adj for more details Colored dots are printed at regular intervals Replace the print cartridge that prints the dots with a new one ...

Page 232: ...event condensation from forming In this case you can reduce power consumption by using the energy saving mode If the problems still occur contact Dell See Contacting Dell in the Owner s Manual This occurs when you print on talc paper or acid paper Use neutralized paper Vertical blanks A print cartridge is damaged Replace the print cartridge with a new one Option Problems If an option does not oper...

Page 233: ...or more information Duplexer Make sure the duplexer is correctly installed Reinstall the duplexer See Removing the Optional Duplexer and Installing a Duplexer Memory card Make sure the memory card is securely connected to the printer system board Multi protocol card Make sure the card is securely inserted to the correct slot Make sure you are using the correct card Wireless printer adapter Make su...

Page 234: ...Troubleshooting Guide Configuration of your printer instructions User Settings Menu Map ...

Page 235: ...p printing Letter Plain 1 from Multipurpose Feeder On the printer operator panel press MENU 1 Press to get to Tray Settings 2 Press to select Tray Settings 3 Press to get to Paper Size ONLY ON 3x00cn 4 5 6 ...

Page 236: ...played on the lower line 17 Now we have the MPF Type set to Plain 1 18 Now press MENU to get back to Ready to Print 19 Now insert the Letter sized stack of paper into the MPF 20 On the screen MPF Letter will appear ONLY ON 3x00cn 21 Press SELECT to confirm this ONLY ON 3x00cn 22 Now on the screen MPF Plain 1 will appear 23 Press SELECT to confirm this 24 We now have all the hardware settings on th...

Page 237: ... in the body of the document and click Print 44 Setup printing Letter Plain 1 from Tray1 On the printer operator panel press MENU 1 Press to get to Tray Settings 2 Press to select Tray Settings 3 Press to get to Paper Size ONLY ON 3x00cn 4 Press to select Paper Size ONLY ON 3x00cn 5 Press to get to Tray 1 ONLY ON 3x00cn 6 Press to select Tray 1 ONLY ON 3x00cn 7 Using and select the appropriate pap...

Page 238: ...ill appear 23 Press SELECT to confirm this 24 We now have all the hardware settings on the printer correct 25 Now all software settings screen shots are from WORD this was done in Word 2003 However if in any application you go File Print and then click the Properties button you will get this same driver properties window Open up Word and create a new document 26 Go to File Print 27 Select the Dell...

Page 239: ... ON 3x00cn 5 Press to get to Tray 2 ONLY ON 3x00cn 6 Press to select Tray 2 ONLY ON 3x00cn 7 Using and select the appropriate paper size Letter ONLY ON 3x00cn 8 Press the middle button SELECT once Letter is displayed on the lower line this puts a by it ONLY ON 3x00cn 9 Now we have the Tray 2 Size set to Letter ONLY ON 3x00cn 10 Now press MENU to get back to Tray Settings Paper Size 11 Press to get...

Page 240: ... driver properties window Open up Word and create a new document 26 Go to File Print 27 Select the Dell Color Laser Printer from the printers list 28 Click the Properties button to the right 29 This brings up Driver Properties 30 Click on the Paper Tray Tab 31 Change the Paper Source to Tray 2 32 Click the Paper Tab 33 Select in paper size Letter 34 Select for Output Size Same as Paper Size 35 Cli...

Page 241: ...U to get back to Tray Settings Paper Size 11 Press to get to Paper Type 12 Press to select Paper Type 13 Press to get to MPF 14 Press to select MPF 15 Using and select the appropriate paper type Transparency 16 Press SELECT once Transparency is displayed on the lower line 17 Now we have the MPF Type set to Transparency 18 Now press MENU to get back to Ready to Print 19 Now insert the Transparency ...

Page 242: ... 34 Select for Output Size Same as Paper Size 35 Click OK 36 Click Close 37 Now the printer driver is setup correctly 38 Now go to File Page Setup 39 Click the Paper Tab 40 Change Paper Size to Legal 41 Change the Paper source settings BOTH to DEFAULT TRAY AS PER PRINTER 42 Click OK 43 Type in some gibberish in the body of the document and click Print 44 Setup printing Envelope from Multipurpose F...

Page 243: ...ow press MENU to get back to Ready to Print 19 Now insert the Envelope sized stack of paper into the MPF 20 On the screen MPF Envelope will appear ONLY ON 3x00cn 21 Press SELECT to confirm this ONLY ON 3x00cn 22 Now on the screen MPF Envelope will appear 23 Press SELECT to confirm this 24 We now have all the hardware settings on the printer correct 25 Now all software settings screen shots are fro...

Page 244: ...e gibberish in the body of the document and click Print 44 Setup Paper Size Start Here 1 On the printer press MENU 2 Press to get to Tray Settings 3 Press to select Tray Settings 4 Press to get to Paper Size 5 Press to select Paper Size 6 Press to get to MPF 7 Press to select MPF 8 Using and select the appropriate paper size Letter 9 Press the middle button SELECT once Letter is displayed on the l...

Page 245: ... printer correct 26 Now all software settings screen shots are from WORD this was done in Word 2003 However if in any application you go File Print and then click the Properties button you will get this same driver properties window Open up Word and create a new document 27 Go to File Print 28 Select the Dell Color Laser Printer from the printers list 29 Click the Properties button to the right 30...

Page 246: ...annot be used Envelopes Configuration Parallel Printing A local printer is a printer attached to your computer or a print server using a USB or parallel cable If your printer is attached to a network and not your computer see Setting Up Network Printing in the Owner s Manual Installing Printer Drivers Microsoft Windows Vista Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into your computer 1 NOTE Click Conti...

Page 247: ...exe where D is the drive letter of your CD and then click OK Select Personal Installation and then click Next 4 Click Install 5 When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears follow the on screen instructions to install the printer driver on your computer 6 When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears click Finish 7 Select either Typical Installation or Custom Instal...

Page 248: ... Firewall Before Printer Software Installation NOTE This step may not be necessary if you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed If your multifunction printer is connected directly to a network and the built in operating system firewall is enabled you cannot view your networked printer s when you run the Dell printer installation software To prevent this situation disable the built in operating ...

Page 249: ...en type D setup exe where D is the drive letter of your CD and then click OK NOTE For Windows Vista click Continue when the User Account Control dialog box appears Select Network Installation and then click Next 2 Select Configure New Wired Printer or Install Driver and Software for existing network printer and then click Next 3 For local installation select Local Installation and then click Next ...

Page 250: ... and you want to install it select the PostScript Driver check box e 6 Select the software and documentation you want to install and then click Next You can specify folders in which to install the Dell software and documentation To change the folders click Browser 7 If the Adobe license agreement screen appears click to accept the agreement and then click Install 8 Click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 251: ...he security method from No security WEP WPA PSK TKIP and WPA PSK AES Transmit Key Specifies the transmit key from the list WEP Key Specified the WEP key set used through the wireless network only when WEP is selected for Security Pass Phrase Specifies the pass phrase of alphanumeric characters from 8 to 63 bytes long only when WPA PSK is selected for Encryption NOTE To set WPA2 PSK as security sel...

Page 252: ...gs screen is sent to the printer 8 On the Wireless configuration is now complete screen click Next Since wireless setting is already made to your computer no operation is necessary on this screen 9 On the Setting Ready Printer screen verify that the correct IP address is assigned to the printer to which the wireless setting is set and then click Install 10 NOTE If your system has any of the follow...

Page 253: ... screen 7 Set each item on the Enter Printer Settings screen and then click Next 8 On the Printer Software screen specify the software that you want to install and installation path and then click Next At this point the wireless setting specified on the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen is sent to the printer 9 On the Wireless configuration is now complete screen create the wireless setting s...

Page 254: ...d to the printer to which the wireless setting is set and then click Install 11 NOTE If your system has any of the following operating systems Windows XP x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Vista x64 Windows Vista x86 skip step 12 and go to step 13 If you select the I am setting up this printer on a server check box on the Select Printer screen and also select the PostScript Driver check box on th...

Page 255: ...Next 3 Reset the wireless setting of the printer following the steps on the Reset Wireless Setting screen 4 Create the wireless setting of your computer following the steps shown on the Enable Communication with Printer screen and then click Next 5 NOTE If your computer provides a wireless LAN adapter tool change the wireless settings using this tool Or you can change the wireless settings using t...

Page 256: ...f Click Close in the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success g On the Enter Wireless Network Settings screen set each wireless setting item and then click Next 6 When you select the Fixed IP option button for IP Address assignment click Change and enter the IP address and subnet mask on the screen 7 NOTE When you enter a fixed IP address avoid the 169 254 xxx xxx address used by Au...

Page 257: ... 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 Select the setting that you send to the printer in the list in Preferred Network group f Click Move up to move the setting to the top of the list g Click OK to close the Property dialog box h For Windows Vista Open Control Panel a Selec...

Page 258: ...cally launch click Start Run and then type D setup exe where D is the drive letter of your CD and then click OK NOTE For Windows Vista click Continue when the User Account Control dialog box appears Select the Network Installation option button and then click Next 2 Select the Configure Wireless Printer using a wireless connection Advanced option button and then click Next 3 Reset the wireless set...

Page 259: ...dialog box j For Windows Vista Open Control Panel a Select Network and Internet b Select 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 g On t...

Page 260: ...etwork Connection and select Properties b Select the Wireless Network tab c Make sure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked d Click Advanced e Do either of the following f When wireless ad hoc mode 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 prin...

Page 261: ...en click Finish to complete the installation A test page will be printed with the installed printer by clicking the Print Test Page button 13 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 configuration settings monitor toner level and when it is time to order replacement consumables just cl...

Page 262: ...ng information and click OK h Network name SSID dell_device Network Authentication Open Data encryption Disabled Ad hoc network checked Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list i Click OK to close the Property dialog box j NOTE When your operating system is earlier than Windows 2000 create settings according to the manual of the wireless setting tool provided by...

Page 263: ...t Network Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select Wireless Network tab c Click Advanced d Do either of the following e When wireless ad hoc mode 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 Infrastruc...

Page 264: ... Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select the Wireless Networks tab c Make sure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked d NOTE Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps d and f so that you can restore them later Click the Advanced button e Select Computer to Computer ad hoc networks...

Page 265: ...the dialog box after confirming the connection is a success g Check the IP address on your computer 2 e g 1 2 3 4 Set the IP address on the printer 3 e g 1 2 3 5 Open Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool using WEB browser 4 e g http 1 2 3 5 Change the wireless setting of the printer on Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool 5 Reboot the printer 6 Restore the wireless setting on your computer 7 NOTE If...

Page 266: ...tings according to the manual of the wireless setting tool provided by your wireless device manufacturer For Windows Vista Open Control Panel a Select Network and Internet b Select Network and Sharing Center c Select Connect to a network d Select the original setting from the network items listed in Connect to a network and then click Connect e Scene 2 Construct new wireless network environment fo...

Page 267: ...SSID dell_device Network Authentication Open Data encryption Disabled Ad hoc network checked Click the Move up button to move the newly added SSID to the top of the list i Click OK to close the Property dialog box j NOTE When your operating system is earlier than Windows 2000 create settings according to the manual of the wireless setting tool provided by your wireless device manufacturer For Wind...

Page 268: ...dows XP and Windows Server 2003 Select Network Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select Wireless Network tab c Make sure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked d Click Advanced e Do either of the following f When wireless ad hoc mode is set to the printer Select Computer to Computer ad hoc ne...

Page 269: ...P network Create wireless setting of your computer following the steps below 1 NOTE If your computer provides a wireless LAN adapter tool change the wireless settings using this tool Or you can change the wireless settings using the tool provided by the operating system See the instructions below For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Select Network Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wir...

Page 270: ...l provided by your wireless device manufacturer For Windows Vista Open Control Panel a Select Network and Internet b Select 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...

Page 271: ...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 Click Add to display Wireless network properties g Enter the setting that you send to printer and click OK h Click Move up to move the setting to the top of the list i Cl...

Page 272: ...rk Connections from Control Panel a Right click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties b Select the Wireless Networks tab c Make sure the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked d NOTE Be sure to write down the current wireless computer settings in steps d and g so that you can restore them later Click the Advanced button e Select Computer to Compu...

Page 273: ...ccess g Set up the printer wireless adapter IP address Reset the settings for the wireless adapter to the default a 2 i Press Menu on printer control panel ii Scroll down and selectAdmin Menu iii Scroll down and select Wireless net iv Scroll down and select Reset MPC v Restart the printer Retrieve the wireless adapter IP address on the printer b i Press Menu on the printer control panel ii Scroll ...

Page 274: ... new settings button Once printer wireless adapter is properly configured you may use the typical network printer installation method to complete driver installation 4 To communicate with printer you need to restore the previous wireless settings on your computer 5 Restore the previous wireless settings for your computer 6 NOTE If your computer provides a wireless LAN adapter tool change the wirel...

Page 275: ... that the addresses of your computer and access point is in the same IP range Match the subnet mask and gateway addresses of your computer to the access point settings 1 Create new wireless settings of your computer by following the steps below 2 NOTE If your computer provides a wireless LAN adapter tool change the wireless settings using this tool Or you can change the wireless settings using the...

Page 276: ...provided by your wireless device manufacturer For Windows Vista Open Control Panel a Select Network and Internet b Select 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 t...

Page 277: ...gateway address using the directional buttons on the control panel and press the Enter button l Restart the printer m Open Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool using the WEB browser 5 e g http 192 168 1 2 Change wireless settings of the printer from Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Click Print server setting on the left navigational bar a Click Print server setting tab b Click Wireless LAN sub t...

Page 278: ...int Infrastructure networks only and close the Advanced dialog box Select the setting that you send to the printer in the list in Preferred Network group f Click Move up to move the setting to the top of the list g For Windows Vista Open Control Panel a Select Network and Internet b Select Network and Sharing Center c Select Connect to a network d Select the setting you send to the printer from th...

Page 279: ...Values Panel Lock Specifies whether to limit access to the menus Change Password Sets a password to limit access to the menus Re enter Password Type the new password again to confirm NOTE This menu sets a password to lock the operator panel When changing the password for the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool click Set Password on the left frame and set the password Troubleshooting Instructions U...

Page 280: ...and press 1 Cyan20 Outputs cyan toner at 20 density on the whole area of the paper Magenta20 Outputs magenta toner at 20 density on the whole area of the paper Yellow20 Outputs yellow toner at 20 density on the whole area of the paper Black20 Outputs black toner at 20 density on the whole area of the paper After you output the test results contact Dell ...

Page 281: ...zing NVRAM Press Menu 1 Press until Configure appears and then press 2 Press until Maintenance appears and then press 3 Press until Reset Defaults appears and then press 4 The Are you sure message appears on the operator panel Press 5 Turn off the printer and then on again Others How to replace Print cartridges CAUTION Before performing any of the following procedures read and follow the safety in...

Page 282: ... and injuries CAUTION Since the used print cartridge may spill some toner do not shake it Removing the Used Print Cartridge Push the side button and open the front cover 1 Grasp the handles at both ends of the print cartridge that you want to replace and pull it out 2 CAUTION Since the used print cartridge may spill some toner do not shake it Installing a New Print Cartridge Select the new print c...

Page 283: ...rom its packaging 2 NOTE To protect the drum against bright light do not remove the orange protective cover of the print cartridge before the cartridge is inserted into its slot in the printer Completely remove the seal from the print cartridge by pulling the tab on the end of the print cartridge 3 4 ...

Page 284: ... it Grasp both handles of the print cartridge with the label facing up and slide the cartridge into the same color slot Make sure the cartridge is fully inserted 4 Remove the orange protective cover of the installed print cartridge and discard 5 Close the front cover 6 ...

Page 285: ...ity may deteriorate NOTE Remove any print jobs from the center output tray and close the multipurpose feeder before opening the front cover Dell fuser are available only through Dell To order by phone see your Owner s Manual Dell recommends Dell fuser for your printer Dell does not provide warranty coverage for problems caused by using accessories parts or components not supplied by Dell Removing ...

Page 286: ...Lift the chute gate to its upright position 3 Release the levers at both ends of the fuser 4 ...

Page 287: ... the printer to release the connection on the right side then lift upward to remove 5 Installing a New Fuser Unpack a new fuser and hold both sides of the fuser with both hands 1 With the connector of the fuser toward the slot push the connector into the slot firmly 2 ...

Page 288: ...NOTE Make sure that the fuser connector is firmly seated Lock both levers at the ends of the fuser 3 Lower the chute gate to its horizontal position 4 ...

Page 289: ...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 Owner s Manual Dell separator rollers are available only through Dell To order by phone see your Owner s Manual Dell recommends Dell separator rollers for your printer Dell d...

Page 290: ...til it stops Hold the tray with both hands lift the front slightly and remove it from the printer 1 NOTE Remove all paper from the tray before opening the separator roller cover Push back the handles on each side of the separator roller cover as shown in the following illustration and open the cover 2 Turn the separator roller until the roller hook can be seen 3 ...

Page 291: ... separator roller hook out of the groove in the axle and then slide the separator roller to the right 4 Installing the New Separator Roller in the Tray Align the hole of the new separator roller with the axle 1 ...

Page 292: ...xle so the protrusions fit completely into the slots and the roller hook re seats into the groove on the axle 2 Close the separator roller cover until both sides click into place 3 Load paper into the tray and replace it into the printer 4 ...

Page 293: ...ator Roller Inside the Printer Pull the tray out of the printer until it stops Hold the tray with both hands lift the front slightly and remove it from the printer 1 Turn the separator roller until the roller hook can be seen 2 ...

Page 294: ...he machine as measured from the face of the paper tray opening Pull the separator roller hook out of the groove on the axle and then slide the separator roller to the left 3 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove the other separator roller from the inside of the printer 4 ...

Page 295: ...ler Inside the Printer Align the hole of the new separator roller with the axle 1 Slide the separator roller along the axle so the protrusions fit completely into the slots and the roller hook re seats into the groove on the axle 2 3 ...

Page 296: ...light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 minutes print quality may deteriorate Dell belt units are available only through Dell To order by phone see your Owner s Manual Dell recommends Dell belt units for your printer Dell does not provide warranty coverage for problems caused by using accessories parts or components not supplied by Dell Removing...

Page 297: ...e printer Some parts may be hot Allow time for the printer to cool before attempting to remove parts in this area Hold both sides of the belt unit with both hands and pull up the left side of the unit until the peg on the left side comes out of the groove Then shift the belt unit to the right and remove the unit from the printer 4 ...

Page 298: ...unit 1 Insert the left peg into the corresponding left side belt unit hole then align the right peg with the groove and then push down on the right side of the belt unit to seat into place 2 Close the belt unit by pulling it down until it clicks 3 ...

Page 299: ...Remove the film cover from the installed belt unit and discard 4 Close the front cover 5 ...

Page 300: ...he Add Printer wizard 2 Select Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer 3 In the list of available printers select the one you want to use and then click Next If your computer is connected to a network only printers listed in Active Directory for your domain are displayed in the list 4 If prompted install the printer driver on your computer If you are prompted for an administrator password or c...

Page 301: ...plies If your printer is connected to the network the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool can provide instant feedback on remaining toner levels Type the printer IP address in your Web browser to view this information To use the E Mail Alert Setup feature that notifies you when the printer requires new supplies type your name or the name of the key operator in the e mail list box On the operator p...

Page 302: ...rked printer Type the IP address of your printer in your Web browser launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool and click the Order Supplies at to order toner for your printer You can also order print cartridges by the following method Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Additional Color Laser Software Dell Supplies Management System 1 The Dell Supplies Management System window appears Sele...

Page 303: ...perature Direct sunlight Dusty places A car for a long period of time An environment where corrosive gases are present An environment with salty air Replacing Print Cartridges CAUTION Before performing any of the following procedures read and follow the safety instructions in your Owner s Manual NOTICE To protect the drums of the print cartridges against bright light close the front cover within 5...

Page 304: ...handles at both ends of the print cartridge that you want to replace and pull it out 2 CAUTION Since the used print cartridge may spill some toner do not shake it Installing a New Print Cartridge Select the new print cartridge which color matches the color of the handles on the printer cartridge to be replaced and shake it 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner evenly 1 ...

Page 305: ... is inserted into its slot in the printer Completely remove the seal from the print cartridge by pulling the tab on the end of the print cartridge 3 NOTE Pull the seal out straight Pulling the seal diagonally may tear it Grasp both handles of the print cartridge with the label facing up and slide the cartridge into the same color slot Make sure the cartridge is fully inserted 4 ...

Page 306: ...4 Remove the orange protective cover of the installed print cartridge and discard 5 Close the front cover 6 ...

Page 307: ...Remove any print jobs from the center output tray and close the multipurpose feeder before opening the front cover Dell fuser are available only through Dell To order by phone see your Owner s Manual Dell recommends Dell fuser for your printer Dell does not provide warranty coverage for problems caused by using accessories parts or components not supplied by Dell Removing the Used Fuser CAUTION To...

Page 308: ...Release the levers at both ends of the fuser 4 Hold both sides of the installed fuser pull it towards the front of the printer to release the connection on the right side then lift upward to remove 5 ...

Page 309: ... and hold both sides of the fuser with both hands 1 With the connector of the fuser toward the slot push the connector into the slot firmly 2 NOTE Make sure that the fuser connector is firmly seated Lock both levers at the ends of the fuser 3 ...

Page 310: ...Lower the chute gate to its horizontal position 4 Close the front cover 5 ...

Page 311: ...rming any of the following procedures read and follow the safety instructions in your Owner s Manual Dell separator rollers are available only through Dell To order by phone see your Owner s Manual Dell recommends Dell separator rollers for your printer Dell does not provide warranty coverage for problems caused by using accessories parts or components not supplied by Dell Removing the Used Separa...

Page 312: ...tray before opening the separator roller cover Push back the handles on each side of the separator roller cover as shown in the following illustration and open the cover 2 Turn the separator roller until the roller hook can be seen 3 ...

Page 313: ... separator roller hook out of the groove in the axle and then slide the separator roller to the right 4 Installing the New Separator Roller in the Tray Align the hole of the new separator roller with the axle 1 ...

Page 314: ...xle so the protrusions fit completely into the slots and the roller hook re seats into the groove on the axle 2 Close the separator roller cover until both sides click into place 3 Load paper into the tray and replace it into the printer 4 ...

Page 315: ...ator Roller Inside the Printer Pull the tray out of the printer until it stops Hold the tray with both hands lift the front slightly and remove it from the printer 1 Turn the separator roller until the roller hook can be seen 2 ...

Page 316: ...he machine as measured from the face of the paper tray opening Pull the separator roller hook out of the groove on the axle and then slide the separator roller to the left 3 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove the other separator roller from the inside of the printer 4 ...

Page 317: ...ler Inside the Printer Align the hole of the new separator roller with the axle 1 Slide the separator roller along the axle so the protrusions fit completely into the slots and the roller hook re seats into the groove on the axle 2 3 ...

Page 318: ...light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 minutes print quality may deteriorate Dell belt units are available only through Dell To order by phone see your Owner s Manual Dell recommends Dell belt units for your printer Dell does not provide warranty coverage for problems caused by using accessories parts or components not supplied by Dell Removing...

Page 319: ...e printer Some parts may be hot Allow time for the printer to cool before attempting to remove parts in this area Hold both sides of the belt unit with both hands and pull up the left side of the unit until the peg on the left side comes out of the groove Then shift the belt unit to the right and remove the unit from the printer 4 ...

Page 320: ...unit 1 Insert the left peg into the corresponding left side belt unit hole then align the right peg with the groove and then push down on the right side of the belt unit to seat into place 2 Close the belt unit by pulling it down until it clicks 3 ...

Page 321: ...Remove the film cover from the installed belt unit and discard 4 Close the front cover 5 Adjusting Color Registration ...

Page 322: ...ress until Color Reg Adj appears and then press 4 Press until ColorRegi Chart appears and then press 5 The color registration chart is printed Determining Values From the lines to the right of the Y Yellow M Magenta and C Cyan pattern find the values of the straightest lines NOTE You can also use the densest colors of the lattice pattern to find the straightest lines The colors printed at the high...

Page 323: ...nter Number 5 Press or until you reach the value for example 3 displayed on the chart 6 Press once and move the cursor to the next value 7 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter all of the digits of the Enter Number and then press 8 Press until ColorRegi Chart appears and then press The color registration chart is printed with the new values 9 Color registration adjustment is complete when the straightest ...

Page 324: ...NOTE If 0 is not next to the straightest lines determine the values and adjust the printer again ...

Page 325: ...e Optional Multi Protocol Card Removing the Wireless Printer Adapter Removing the Optional 550 Sheet Feeder NOTE If you are removing the optional 550 sheet feeder be sure to turn off the printer unplug the power cable and disconnect all cables from the back of the printer before completing these tasks Turn off the printer and unplug the printer power cable 1 Pull the tray out of the printer until ...

Page 326: ...a level surface 4 CAUTION To lift the printer safely remove the print cartridges and lift it with two people facing the front and back Never try to lift the printer while facing its right and left sides Insert the tray into the printer and push until it stops 5 ...

Page 327: ... protect the drums of the print cartridges against bright light close the front cover within 5 minutes If the front cover remains open for more than 5 minutes print quality may deteriorate Make sure that the printer is turned off and unplug the power cord from the rear of the printer 1 Push the side button and open the front cover 2 Pull up on the belt release levers and rotate the belt unit up as...

Page 328: ...Hold the latch of the duplexer as shown in the following illustration and pull out the duplexer from the printer 4 Close the belt unit by pulling it down 5 6 ...

Page 329: ...ptional Memory Card Make sure that the printer is turned off and unplug all cables including the power cord from the rear of the printer 1 Turn the screw on the control board cover gently in a counterclockwise direction and open the cover 2 ...

Page 330: ...Pull the latches on both edges of the socket outward at the same time to raise the memory card up 3 Hold the memory card and pull it out 4 ...

Page 331: ...OTE If the optional wireless printer adapter is also installed it must be removed first Make sure that the printer is turned off and unplug all cables including the power cord from the rear of the printer 1 Turn the screw on the control board cover gently in counterclockwise direction and open the cover 2 ...

Page 332: ...he two screws from the multipurpose card on the back side of the control board 3 Hold the multi protocol card and remove it from the control board 4 Close the control board cover and turn the screw clockwise 5 ...

Page 333: ...r Make sure that the printer is turned off 1 Turn the screw on the control board cover gently in a counterclockwise direction and open the cover 2 Remove the wireless printer adapter cap from the control board by releasing the cap s hooks 3 ...

Page 334: ...Remove the wireless printer adapter from the printer 4 Attach the plate by tightening the screw on the back side of the printer to cover the wireless printer adapter socket 5 ...

Page 335: ...Close the control board cover and turn the screw clockwise 6 ...

Page 336: ...r c us cs 555 l en s biz for more details The customer will have to purchase technical support from the manufacturer of the operating system in order to get technical assistance beyond 30 days 2 If the customer has other operating systems such as Novell or Linux and has purchased Gold Technical Support for more information on Gold Technical Support see http www1 us dell com content topics global a...

Page 337: ...oLinux 10 Desktop TurboLinux 10 Desktop Mac OS X 10 2 8 10 3 9 10 4 x Interfaces Standard local Standard network Optional network USB IEEE 1284 10Base T 100Base TX Ethernet IEEE802 11b 802 11g Wireless MIB Compatibility A Management Information Base MIB is a database containing information about network devices such as adapters bridges routers or computers This information helps network administra...

Page 338: ... RH to 85 RH no condensation Temperature should be 28 C or below at 85 RH Storage Temperature range 20 C to 40 C 0 F to 104 F Storage humidity range 5 RH to 95 RH no condensation Altitude Operating Up to 3 100 m 10 000 feet Storage 70 9275 Kpa Chemical Emission Concentration of ozone 0 019 mg m3 Cables Your interconnection cable must meet the following requirements ...

Page 339: ...Connection type Connection specifications and symbols 1 Parallel IEEE 1284 2 USB USB2 0 3 Ethernet 10 Base T 100 Base TX 4 Wireless IEEE802 11b 802 11g ...

Page 340: ...ris only TIFF image files and XWD image files into the PostScript language program Also it makes use of the printer features to output in the following manner Input paper selection Double sided printing Output paper selection NOTICE Depending on the configurations of the printers some may not be able to use the UX filter Operating Environment Text files SunRaster image files for Solaris only TIFF ...

Page 341: ...rt is working or not when using the network environment If the lpd port is not working set LPD to On on the operator panel Mandatory See Protocol for more information 1 When a parallel or USB port is to be used make sure these are working Mandatory Set up IP address and subnet mask when the printer is used in the network environment Mandatory 2 Make TBCPFilter function available if TBCPFilter func...

Page 342: ...stallation The following files will be added when the UX filter is installed Solaris Directory File name Contents usr local dellbin3110 txt2ps2 Text conversion utility sunras2ps2 SunRaster conversion utility tiff2ps2 TIFF conversion utility xwd2ps2 XWD conversion utility dellpsif Input filter usr lib lp postscript dellposttxt3110cn Symbolic link file to call txt2ps2 dellpostps3110cn Symbolic link ...

Page 343: ...10cn 1 Manual page file for dellpsif NOTE The directories listed are default directories Linux Directory File name Contents usr local dellbin3110 txt2ps2 Text conversion utility tiff2ps2 TIFF conversion utility xwd2ps2 XWD conversion utility printcap sample Printcap file sample dellpsif Input Filter dellpsdefault3110 Default command option file usr share man man1 txt2ps23110cn 1 Manual page file f...

Page 344: ...r tiff2ps2 xwd2ps23110cn 1 Manual page file for xwd2ps2 NOTE The directories listed are default directories Installation Procedure Overview This section provides information on the installation of the UX filter using the UNIX workstation Linux Setup the printer and network 1 Insert the drivers and utilities CD into the local workstation 2 Run the installer and begin the installation 3 Edit etc pri...

Page 345: ...ot privilege contact your system administrator mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom cd tmp cp mnt cdrom UXFILTER tar tmp tar xvf UXFILTER tar NOTE CD ROM is sometimes mounted automatically Type install sh and run the installer install sh 3 Select the printer model to install Printer Model 1 Dell Color Laser Printer 3110cn 2 Exit Enter Process No 1 2 1 4 It asks whether you want to install the filter Type y I...

Page 346: ...rHostName rp ps if usr local dellbin3110cn dellpsif NOTICE The directory to spool can be created in the partition with sufficient disk space If there is no spooling directory it is not possible to print large files NOTICE The account files or logging files can be created with the file name specified in the directory path specified Operation on Solaris Installation Printer Setting Insert the driver...

Page 347: ...0cn Type Printer 1 Set Local Printer 2 Set Remote Printer Enter Process No 1 2 1 5 Type the device name of the connection port Enter port device name dev ecpp0 dev bpp0 6 NOTICE Specify the device file in the communication port available When Set Remote Printer is selected type the host name of the server or the host name of the printer Enter server hostname server server hostname is server y n y ...

Page 348: ...cal dellbin3110 y n n y 11 If the server input at step 5 the printer connected by the network type y If the server and the printer are connected locally type n dell3110cn is network printer y n y y 12 The software installation is complete NOTICE When the printing settings are modified or changed by the Administration Tool admintool after the installation printing may not work Operation on HP UX In...

Page 349: ... n y 5 Type the name of the output printer Type delllp3110cn Type the printer name to be registered with the system Enter output printer name delllp3110cn output printer name is delllp3110cn y n y y 6 NOTE The registered printer name can be verified by executing lpstat v Type the logical printer name Register dell3110cn Type a printer name that has not already been registered with the system Enter...

Page 350: ...bin3110 The above directories are standard directories created during the installation If you had specified other directories for the installation delete those directories 4 Solaris Delete the printer that was registered with the system Use the printer name created during the installation and the lpadmin command lpadmin x printername 1 Delete the filters registered with the system Delete the filte...

Page 351: ...xt3110cn fd 6 HP UX Delete the printer that was registered with the system Use the sam command to delete the printer set up during the installation sam 1 Delete all the directories that contain the UX filters and the files in these directories created during the installation The following directories must be deleted usr local dellbin3110 directory specified during the installation 2 Printing and U...

Page 352: ...e file for system default settings when using various utilities via etc printcap Hereinafter it is referred to as the default command option setting file Method To define a printer named a4d which prints on A4 with the long edge binding feature turned on follow the following steps Procedure Register the printer a4d with etc printcap 1 Linux LPRng etc printcap local or etc printcap a4d bk bkf lpd_b...

Page 353: ... correctly enabled available using the lpstat command lpstat p all For details on the options of the lp command and the lpstat command or how to make use of them see the related manuals of Solaris Printing From Solaris To print to the default printer If the printer is registered as the default printer the name of the printer can be shortened and specified as shown in the following example lp filen...

Page 354: ... command y double Sets printing to 2 column printing y landscape Rotates the image by 90 and uses the paper in the landscape orientation y size n Sets the font size to n point y outcolumn n This option converts text to single byte text and sets printing to start from the nth column y outline n Sets printing to start from the nth line y font font Sets the font for printing single byte alphanumeric ...

Page 355: ...es can be bound y tray input The paper tray related parameters that can be specified by the lp command are as follows tray1 Feed paper from tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray tray2 Feed paper from tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder a4 Feed paper from the tray loaded with A4 210 x 297 mm a5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with A5 148 x 210 mm b5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with B5 182 x 257 mm letter...

Page 356: ...esult will be fainter than that of normal printing y nc n Specifies the number of output copies the value of copies must be a positive integer If this option is not specified 1 will be selected y cl Specifies that printing be collated If the copies option is not specified this option will be ignored y ps The input file will be processed as the PostScript file If the file does not begin with will b...

Page 357: ...Paper Labels C2 Coated Coated 2 Coated Paper 2 C2B Coated Back Coated 2 Coated Paper 2 Side 2 C3 Coated Thick Coated 3 Coated Paper 3 C3B Coated Thick Back Coated 3 Coated Paper 3 Side 2 E Envelope If this option is not specified multipurpose feeder Paper Type for the printer can be used y mfo mode Specifies orientation for multipurpose feeder Available orientations for multipurpose feeder are as ...

Page 358: ...r size Adjust to fit 5 Use nearest size No zoom 6 Use larger size No zoom y st mode Specifies feed separators from Available feed separators from the following auto AutoTray Auto 1 1stTray Tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray 2 2ndTray Tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder off Off y sp Specifies printed separators y sb Specifies Skip Blank Pages y cm mode Specifies output color Available output colors are as...

Page 359: ... Super fine y cc mode Specifies image types Available image types are as follows 0 Off 1 Photo 2 sRGB 3 Standard Normal 4 Presentation This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data y gc mode Specifies RGB gamma correction Available RGB gamma corrections are as follows 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 8 ...

Page 360: ...ness 1 Gradation 2 Auto 3 For Transparency y gg mode Specifies gray guaranteed Available gray guaranteed modes are as follows on On off Off This option is available only for color printing y ct Specifies color transformation This option is available only for color printing y br mode Specifies brightness adjustment Available brightness adjustment option value are as follows 5 ...

Page 361: ... mode Specifies RGB color correction Available RGB color corrections are as follows 10 Perceptual 11 Saturation 12 RelativeC 13 AbsoluteC This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data y rgbpr mode Specifies RGB input profile Available RGB input profile option value are as follows ...

Page 362: ...an middle cyan high magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Specifies adjustment value for color balance of each color density Available adjustment values are as follows 3 Dark 3 2 Dark 2 1 Dark 1 0 Normal 1 Light 1 2 Light 2 3 Light 3 Cb Option value must be specified in the following order Cyan low density Cyan medium density...

Page 363: ...int PrintType store Secure Print Store Print proof Proof Print UserID Up to eight single byte characters from 0x20 to 0x7E except 0x20 blank and 0x3A colon Password Up to 12 single byte characters from 0x30 to 0x39 numeric characters DocumentName Up to 12 single byte characters from 0x20 to 0x7E except 0x20 blank and 0x3A colon Secure Print y hld store UserID Password DocumentName y hld store User...

Page 364: ...ic characters and symbols except for space and colon NOTE Up to 32 characters are acceptable for job owner name When an unacceptable character is specified for password or when a specified password is not within the range of the allowable character length the authentication password is treated as not specified NOTE Only numbers are acceptable for password NOTE Acceptable password length is between...

Page 365: ...ps2 Depending on installed options the available paper trays are different lp d dell3110cn o r o ILT filename To print using file format To print text files lp d dell3110cn filename To print XWD files lp d dell3110cn o XWD filename To print TIFF format files lp d dell3110cn o TIF filename To print PostScript files lp d dell3110cn filename To print PostScript files as text files lp d dell3110cn o T...

Page 366: ...ter is specified for password or when a specified password is not within the range of the allowable character length the extra characters are ignored NOTE If you specify the filter option when authentication printing is already specified the filter option has the higher priority over authentication printing NOTE If you only specify the password without specifying the user name in the environment v...

Page 367: ... prevail txt2ps2 outputs the PostScript language program that adjusts the line column according to the paper size For this reason the user need not be aware of the paper size If there is an option to specify the line column automatic line feed according to the paper size will not be executed Printing will be output according to the line column specified txt2ps2 interprets the following control cod...

Page 368: ...ith paper of the specified size will be found and selected automatically The parameters for selecting a paper tray are as follows 1 Feed paper from tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray 2 Feed paper from tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder A4 Feed paper from the tray loaded with A4 210 x 297 mm A5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with A5 148 x 210 mm B5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with B5 182 x 257 mm LT...

Page 369: ...loaded with Youkei 3 98 x 148 mm Y4 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youkei 4 105 x 235 mm YT3 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youchoukei 3 120 x 235 mm T3 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Choukei 3 120 x 235 mm MxNmm Feed paper from the tray loaded with MxNmm defined by users Possible range specified Width 76 2 to 220 0 mm Length 98 0 to 355 6 mm MxNin Feed paper from the tray loaded...

Page 370: ... Specifies the number of lines per page wcolumns Specifies the number of columns per line ooutcolumns Converts print data to single byte text and sets printing to start from outcolumns Loutlines Prints text from the outline columns en Expands horizontal tabs to n columns space The default is 8 ssize Specifies the font size as point size The default is 10 E This function turns on the image enhancem...

Page 371: ...t left Specifies the margin of a page in inches The upper margin bottom margin right margin and left margin are positive real numbers up to two decimal points The default is 0 mg 0 0 0 3 Sets the left margin to 3 inches mg 3 3 0 5 Sets the upper margin to 3 inches bottom margin 3 inches and left margin 5 inches If the margin is 0 it can be omitted mg 3 Sets the left margin to 3 inches Hd position ...

Page 372: ...ame Host name all page output are default Hd ur Hd ur uh Hd ur uh a In the case that convert PostScript file output the host name following the date and time on the lower left corner of the paper output all pages a option value is necessary because output the top page only is default when PostScript file is converted Hd dl th a NOTICE If the paper size is not specified it outputs the header and fo...

Page 373: ...er is ignored MSI Specifies multipurpose feeder M type Specifies multipurpose feeder Paper Type Available multipurpose feeder Paper Types are as follows B FinePaper Bond Plain Paper 2 BB FinePaperBack Bond Plain Paper 2 Side 2 P Stationary Plain Plain Paper 1 PB StationaryBack Plain Plain Paper 1 Side 2 R Recycled Paper RB RecycledPaperBack Recycled Paper Side 2 H1 ThickPaper Heavyweight 1 Covers ...

Page 374: ... Coated Japanese Coated Paper JCB JapaneseCoatingPaperBack Japanese Coated Japanese Coated Paper Side 2 PC JapanesePostcard Japanese Postcard PCB JapanesePostcardBack Japanese Postcard Japanese Postcard Side 2 E Envelope If this option is not specified multipurpose feeder Paper Type of the printer can be used Mfo mode Specifies orientation for multipurpose feeder Available orientations for multipu...

Page 375: ...rinter settings 1 Display message 2 Feed from multipurpose feeder 3 Use nearest size Adjust to fit 4 Use larger size Adjust to fit 5 Use nearest size No zoom 6 Use larger size No zoom St mode Specifies feed separators from Available feed separators froms are as follows auto AutoTray Auto 1 1stTray Tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray ...

Page 376: ...ators is specified Sb Specifies Skip Blank Pages Cm mode Specifies output color Available output colors are as follows c Color CMYK k Black Pr mode Specifies print mode Available print modes are as follows hs High Speed hq High Quality Cc mode Specifies RGB Color Correction Available RGB Color Corrections are as follows 0 Off 1 ...

Page 377: ...entry data is RGB data Gc mode Specifies RGB gamma correction Available RGB gamma corrections are as follows 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 8 1 8 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 off Off This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Sc mode Specifies screen Available screens are as follows 0 Fineness ...

Page 378: ... as follows on On off Off This option is available only for color printing Ct Specifies color transformation This option is available only for color printing Br mode Specifies brightness adjustment Available brightness adjustment option value are as follows 5 Bright 5 4 Bright 4 3 Bright 3 2 Bright 2 1 ...

Page 379: ...lor correction Available RGB color corrections are as follows 10 Perceptual 11 Saturation 12 RelativeC 13 AbsoluteC This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data RGBPr mode Specifies RGB input profile Available RGB input profile option value are as follows ...

Page 380: ...5000K 6000 6000K 9300 9300K This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Cb cyan low cyan middle cyan high magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Specifies adjustment value for color balance of each color density Available adjustment values are as follows 3 Dark 3 2 Dark 2 1 Dark 1 0 Normal ...

Page 381: ...2 for Cyan medium density Dark 3 for Yellow high density and Dark 2 for Black low density it can be specified using either of the following Cb 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Cb 2 3 2 Hld PrintType UserID Password DocumentName Secure Print PrintType store Secure Print Store Print proof Proof Print UserID Up to eight single byte characters from 0x20 to 0x7E except 0x20 blank and 0x3A colon Password Up to 1...

Page 382: ...s authentication password When neither of job owner name nor password is specified Jown login user name is used as job owner name and authentication password is treated as not specified When a job owner name exceeds allowable character length the extra characters are ignored When an unacceptable character is specified for job owner name Unknown User is used as job owner name NOTE Characters accept...

Page 383: ...iable To output in the 2 up mode 8 points and the landscape orientation type as follows setenv TXT2PS2OPTION 2 s8 r To use the same options as those of the dellpsif filter specified by printcap type as follows setenv TXT2PS2OPTION dellpsif File usr local dellbin3110 dellpsdefault3110 This is the default command option setting file for individual users Important When the same option is specified tw...

Page 384: ...t files as text files specify the TX option With this option PostScript files will be processed as text files sunras2ps2 Solaris Format usr local dellbin3110 sunras2ps2 d D Itray input t r n l left bottom s width height S width E Nc copies Cl Hd position format Hffont MSI M type Mfo mode Pon St mode Sp Sb Cm mode Pr mode Cc mode Gc mode Sc mode Gg mode Ct Br mode RGBc mode RGBPr mode RGBTp mode Cb...

Page 385: ...tly specifying a tray or by specifying a paper size When a paper size is specified the tray loaded with paper of the specified size will be found and selected automatically The parameters for selecting a paper tray are as follows 1 Feed paper from tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray 2 Feed paper from tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder A4 Feed paper from the tray loaded with A4 210 x 297 mm A5 Feed paper ...

Page 386: ...h DL 110 x 220 mm C5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with C5 162 x 229 mm PC Feed paper from the tray loaded with Japanese Postcard 100 x 148 mm Y2 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youkei 2 114 x 162 mm Y3 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youkei 3 98 x 148 mm Y4 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youkei 4 105 x 235 mm YT3 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youchoukei 3 120 x 235 mm T3 ...

Page 387: ...ddition of the showpage It is used when files converted to the PostScript language program are merged with files created with other applications l left bottom Specifies the print position Printing will be executed from the left and bottom of the page The default is 0 25 inches for both left and bottom s width height Specifies the output size Printing will be executed with the width and height in i...

Page 388: ...this option is omitted uh is specified as the default value u User name h Host name t Date and time If the output contents are specified as tuh it is output as follows Date and Time User username Host hostname Specify these options as follows In the case that convert text file output the host name following the user name on the upper right corner of the paper output all pages User name Host name a...

Page 389: ...perBack Bond Plain Paper 2 Side 2 P Stationary Plain Plain Paper 1 PB StationaryBack Plain Plain Paper 1 Side 2 R Recycled Paper RB RecycledPaperBack Recycled Paper Side 2 H1 ThickPaper Heavyweight 1 Covers 1 H1B ThickPaperBack Heavyweight 1 Covers 1 Side 2 H2 ThickPaper2 Heavyweight 2 Covers 2 H2B ThickPaper2Back Heavyweight 2 Covers 2 Side 2 OHP Transparency L LabelPaper Labels ...

Page 390: ...apaneseCoatingPaperBack Japanese Coated Japanese Coated Paper Side 2 PC JapanesePostcard Japanese Postcard PCB JapanesePostcardBack Japanese Postcard Japanese Postcard Side 2 E Envelope If this option is not specified multipurpose feeder Paper Type of the printer can be used Mfo mode Specifies orientation for multipurpose feeder Available orientations for multipurpose feeder are as follows le Land...

Page 391: ...from multipurpose feeder 3 Use nearest size Adjust to fit 4 Use larger size Adjust to fit 5 Use nearest size No zoom 6 Use larger size No zoom St mode Specifies feed separators from Available feed separators from the following auto AutoTray Auto 1 1stTray Tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray 2 2ndTray Tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder off Off ...

Page 392: ...fies Skip Blank Pages Cm mode Specifies output color Available output colors are as follows c Color CMYK k Black Pr mode Specifies print mode Available print modes are as follows hs High speed hq High quality sf Super fine Cc mode Specifies image types Available image types are as follows 0 Off 1 Photo 2 ...

Page 393: ... is RGB data Gc mode Specifies RGB gamma correction Available RGB gamma corrections are as follows 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 8 1 8 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 off Off This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Sc mode Specifies screen Available screens are as follows 0 Fineness 1 Gradation ...

Page 394: ...lows on On off Off This option is available only for color printing Ct Specifies color transformation This option is available only for color printing Br mode Specifies brightness adjustment Available brightness adjustment option value are as follows 5 Bright 5 4 Bright 4 3 Bright 3 2 Bright 2 1 Bright 1 ...

Page 395: ...orrection Available RGB color corrections are as follows 10 Perceptual 11 Saturation 12 RelativeC 13 AbsoluteC This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data RGBPr mode Specifies RGB input profile Available RGB input profile option value are as follows 0 ...

Page 396: ...00K 6000 6000K 9300 9300K This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Cb cyan low cyan middle cyan high magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Specifies adjustment value for color balance of each color density Available adjustment values are as follows 3 Dark 3 2 Dark 2 1 Dark 1 0 Normal 1 ...

Page 397: ...ium density Dark 3 for Yellow high density and Dark 2 for Black low density it can be specified using either of the following Cb 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Cb 2 3 2 Hld PrintType UserID Password DocumentName Secure Print PrintType store Secure Print Store Print proof Proof Print UserID Up to eight single byte characters from 0x20 to 0x7E except 0x20 blank and 0x3A colon Password Up to 12 single byte ...

Page 398: ...ion password When neither of job owner name nor password is specified Jown login user name is used as job owner name and authentication password is treated as not specified When a job owner name exceeds allowable character length the extra characters are ignored When an unacceptable character is specified for job owner name Unknown User is used as job owner name NOTE Characters acceptable for job ...

Page 399: ...pies Cl Hd position format Hffont MSI M type Mfo mode Pon St mode Sp Sb Cm mode Pr mode Cc mode Gc mode Sc mode Gg mode Ct Br mode RGBc mode RGBPr mode RGBTp mode Cb cyan low cyan middle cyanhigh magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Hld PrintType UserID Password DocumentName Jown jobownername password filename Function Reads...

Page 400: ...s of the paper printed so that the longer edge of the pages can be bound This option is available only when the optional duplexer is installed on the printer Itray input Specifies the paper tray A paper tray can be selected by directly specifying a tray or by specifying a paper size When a paper size is specified the tray loaded with paper of the specified size will be found and selected automatic...

Page 401: ...eed paper from the tray loaded with Monarch 3 875 x 7 5 inches COM10 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Envelope 10 4 125 x 9 5 inches DL Feed paper from the tray loaded with DL 110 x 220 mm C5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with C5 162 x 229 mm PC Feed paper from the tray loaded with Japanese Postcard 100 x 148 mm Y2 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Youkei 2 114 x 162 mm Y3 Feed paper from...

Page 402: ...esult will be fainter than that of normal printing In some cases this option will be ignored r Rotates the image by 90 and uses the paper in the landscape orientation n Disables the addition of the showpage It is used when files converted to the PostScript language program are merged with files created with other applications l left bottom Specifies the print position Printing will be executed fro...

Page 403: ... the upper left corner of the paper ur Output on the upper right corner of the paper dl Output on the lower left corner of the paper dr Output on the lower right corner of the paper format specifies the contents and the order to output This option is omissible If this option is omitted uh is specified as the default value u User name h Host name t Date and time If the output contents are specified...

Page 404: ...nored MSI Specifies multipurpose feeder M type Specifies multipurpose feeder Paper Type Available multipurpose feeder Paper Types are as follows B FinePaper Bond Plain Paper 2 BB FinePaperBack Bond Plain Paper 2 Side 2 P Stationary Plain Plain Paper 1 PB StationaryBack Plain Plain Paper 1 Side 2 R Recycled Paper RB RecycledPaperBack Recycled Paper Side 2 H1 ThickPaper Heavyweight 1 Covers 1 H1B Th...

Page 405: ... Coated Japanese Coated Paper JCB JapaneseCoatingPaperBack Japanese Coated Japanese Coated Paper Side 2 PC JapanesePostcard Japanese Postcard PCB JapanesePostcardBack Japanese Postcard Japanese Postcard Side 2 E Envelope If this option is not specified multipurpose feeder Paper Type of the printer can be used Mfo mode Specifies orientation for multipurpose feeder Available orientations for multipu...

Page 406: ...rinter settings 1 Display message 2 Feed from multipurpose feeder 3 Use nearest size Adjust to fit 4 Use larger size Adjust to fit 5 Use nearest size No zoom 6 Use larger size No zoom St mode Specifies feed separators from Available feed separators from the following auto AutoTray Auto 1 1stTray Tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray ...

Page 407: ...separators is specified Sb Specifies Skip Blank Pages Cm mode Specifies output color Available output colors are as follows c Color CMYK k Black Pr mode Specifies print mode Available print modes are as follows hs High speed hq High quality sf Super fine Cc mode Specifies image types Available image types are as follows 0 ...

Page 408: ...nd when entry data is RGB data Gc mode Specifies RGB gamma correction Available RGB gamma corrections are as follows 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 8 1 8 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 off Off This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Sc mode Specifies screen Available screens are as follows ...

Page 409: ...eed options are as follows on On off Off This option is available only for color printing Ct Specifies color transformation This option is available only for color printing Br mode Specifies brightness adjustment Available brightness adjustment option value are as follows 5 Bright 5 4 Bright 4 3 Bright 3 2 ...

Page 410: ... 3 4 Dark 4 5 Dark 5 RGBc mode Specifies RGB color correction Available RGB color corrections are as follows 10 Perceptual 11 Saturation 12 RelativeC 13 AbsoluteC This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data RGBPr mode ...

Page 411: ...r temperature option value are as follows 5000 5000K 6000 6000K 9300 9300K This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Cb cyan low cyan middle cyan high magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Specifies adjustment value for color balance of each color density Available adjustment values are ...

Page 412: ...e if you want to specify Light 2 for Cyan medium density Dark 3 for Yellow high density and Dark 2 for Black low density it can be specified using either of the following Cb 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Cb 2 3 2 Hld PrintType UserID Password DocumentName Secure Print PrintType store Secure Print Store Print proof Proof Print UserID Up to eight single byte characters from 0x20 to 0x7E except 0x20 blank ...

Page 413: ...ot specified When only password is specified Jown password no job owner name specified login user name is used as job owner name Entered password is used as authentication password When neither of job owner name nor password is specified Jown login user name is used as job owner name and authentication password is treated as not specified When a job owner name exceeds allowable character length th...

Page 414: ... printable area of the printer data beyond the printable area will not be printed xwd2ps2 Linux Solaris HP UX Format usr local dellbin3110 xwd2ps2 d D Itray input t r n l left bottom s width height S width E Nc copies Cl Hd position format Hffont MSI M type Mfo mode Pon St mode Sp Sb Cm mode Pr mode Cc mode Gc mode Sc mode Gg mode Ct Br mode RGBc mode RGBPr mode RGBTp mode Cb cyan low cyan middle ...

Page 415: ... optional duplexer is installed on the printer D Enables the long edge binding feature When it is specified the printing direction or position will be adjusted and both sides of the paper printed so that the longer edge of the pages can be bound This option is available only when the optional duplexer is installed on the printer Itray input Specifies the paper tray A paper tray can be selected by ...

Page 416: ...r from the tray loaded with Executive 7 25 x 10 5 inches MO Feed paper from the tray loaded with Monarch 3 875 x 7 5 inches COM10 Feed paper from the tray loaded with Envelope 10 4 125 x 9 5 inches DL Feed paper from the tray loaded with DL 110 x 220 mm C5 Feed paper from the tray loaded with C5 162 x 229 mm PC Feed paper from the tray loaded with Japanese Postcard 100 x 148 mm Y2 Feed paper from ...

Page 417: ...toner mode for printing The print result will be fainter than that of normal printing In some cases this option will be ignored r Rotates the image by 90 and uses the paper in the landscape orientation n Disables the addition of the showpage It is used when files converted to the PostScript language program are merged with files created with other applications l left bottom Specifies the print pos...

Page 418: ...for converting text files ul Output on the upper left corner of the paper ur Output on the upper right corner of the paper dl Output on the lower left corner of the paper dr Output on the lower right corner of the paper format specifies the contents and the order to output This option is omissible If this option is omitted uh is specified as the default value u User name h Host name t Date and tim...

Page 419: ...Available multipurpose feeder Paper Types are as follows B FinePaper Bond Plain Paper 2 BB FinePaperBack Bond Plain Paper 2 Side 2 P Stationary Plain Plain Paper 1 PB StationaryBack Plain Plain Paper 1 Side 2 R Recycled Paper RB RecycledPaperBack Recycled Paper Side 2 H1 ThickPaper Heavyweight 1 Covers 1 H1B ThickPaperBack Heavyweight 1 Covers 1 Side 2 H2 ThickPaper2 Heavyweight 2 Covers 2 H2B Thi...

Page 420: ...ated Paper JCB JapaneseCoatingPaperBack Japanese Coated Japanese Coated Paper Side 2 PC JapanesePostcard Japanese Postcard PCB JapanesePostcardBack Japanese Postcard Japanese Postcard Side 2 E Envelope If this option is not specified multipurpose feeder Paper Type of the printer can be used Mfo mode Specifies orientation for multipurpose feeder Available orientations for multipurpose feeder are as...

Page 421: ...ge 2 Feed from multipurpose feeder 3 Use nearest size Adjust to fit 4 Use larger size Adjust to fit 5 Use nearest size No zoom 6 Use larger size No zoom St mode Specifies feed separators from Available feed separators from the following auto AutoTray Auto 1 1stTray Tray 1 Standard 250 sheet tray 2 2ndTray Tray 2 Optional 550 sheet feeder ...

Page 422: ...Sb Specifies Skip Blank Pages Cm mode Specifies output color Available output colors are as follows c Color CMYK k Black Pr mode Specifies print mode Available print modes are as follows hs High speed hq High quality sf Super fine Cc mode Specifies image types Available image types are as follows 0 Off 1 ...

Page 423: ...entry data is RGB data Gc mode Specifies RGB gamma correction Available RGB gamma corrections are as follows 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 8 1 8 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 off Off This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Sc mode Specifies screen Available screens are as follows 0 Fineness ...

Page 424: ... are as follows on On off Off This option is available only for color printing Ct Specifies color transformation This option is available only for color printing Br mode Specifies brightness adjustment Available brightness adjustment option value are as follows 5 Bright 5 4 Bright 4 3 Bright 3 2 Bright 2 1 ...

Page 425: ...lor correction Available RGB color corrections are as follows 10 Perceptual 11 Saturation 12 RelativeC 13 AbsoluteC This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data RGBPr mode Specifies RGB input profile Available RGB input profile option value are as follows ...

Page 426: ...5000K 6000 6000K 9300 9300K This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Cb cyan low cyan middle cyan high magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Specifies adjustment value for color balance of each color density Available adjustment values are as follows 3 Dark 3 2 Dark 2 1 Dark 1 0 Normal ...

Page 427: ...2 for Cyan medium density Dark 3 for Yellow high density and Dark 2 for Black low density it can be specified using either of the following Cb 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Cb 2 3 2 Hld PrintType UserID Password DocumentName Secure Print PrintType store Secure Print Store Print proof Proof Print UserID Up to eight single byte characters from 0x20 to 0x7E except 0x20 blank and 0x3A colon Password Up to 1...

Page 428: ...s authentication password When neither of job owner name nor password is specified Jown login user name is used as job owner name and authentication password is treated as not specified When a job owner name exceeds allowable character length the extra characters are ignored When an unacceptable character is specified for job owner name Unknown User is used as job owner name NOTE Characters accept...

Page 429: ...l of the printer If the print position option lleft bottom specifies a point beyond the printable area of the printer data beyond the printable area will not be printed dellpsif Linux Format usr local dellbin3110 dellpsif w width l length i indent n login h host accountfile Function If the first two characters of the input data are not the dellpsif filter will convert it to the PostScript language...

Page 430: ...d both sides of the paper printed so that the shorter edge of the pages can be bound This option is available only when the optional duplexer is installed on the printer D Enables the long edge binding feature When it is specified the printing direction or position will be adjusted and both sides of the paper printed so that the longer edge of the pages can be bound This option is available only w...

Page 431: ...ll be ignored MSI Specifies multipurpose feeder M type Specifies multipurpose feeder Paper Type If this option is not specified multipurpose feeder Paper Type of the printer can be used Mfo mode Specifies orientation for multipurpose feeder Pon Specifies alternate tray St mode Specifies feed separators from Sp Specifies printed separators Sb Specifies Skip Blank Pages Cm mode Specifies output colo...

Page 432: ...ta RGBPr mode Specifies RGB input profile This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data RGBTp mode Specifies RGB color temperature This option is available only for color printing and when entry data is RGB data Cb cyan low cyan middle cyan high magenta low magenta middle magenta high yellow low yellow middle yellow high black low black middle black high Specifie...

Page 433: ...nction correctly Precautions and Limitations During Installation Pay attention to the following points during the installation Solaris Use lpadmin command to register the default printer lpadmin d PrinterName To inhibit the banner sheets output change the value of nobanner no to nobanner yes that includes in the file corresponding to the printer name in etc lp interfaces The printer registered by ...

Page 434: ...ions of tab may be off due to automatic line feed If this happens specify l or w option In text printing the number of columns specified by the w option does not reflect the number of characters actually printed The actual number of single byte characters to be printed is derived by deducting the output column position out columns specified by the o option from the number of columns specified by t...

Page 435: ... the dellpsif filter by TXT2PS2OPTION set the user s home directory in the environmental variable HOME If the environmental variable HOME is not set up the same options as those of the dellpsif filter cannot be used Linux Using sunras2ps2 tiff2ps2 xwd2ps2 sunras2ps2 apply to Solaris only If the same option is specified or if s S are both specified the one specified later will prevail If the size o...

Page 436: ...stScript file Output it using the lp command after the conversion xwd2ps2 file xwd lp The double sided printing Linux Solaris HP UX The printer without an optional duplexer is unable to do double sided printing Header footer Option Hd position format page Hfheaderfont txt2ps2 sunras2ps2 tiff2ps2 xwd2ps2 If the paper size is not specified when using options it outputs the header footer at the posit...

Page 437: ...ailability of the TBCPFilter As for libtiff Copyright 1988 1997 Sam Leffler Copyright 1991 1997 Silicon Graphics Inc THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAGHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRE...

Page 438: ... options 4 Installing the Printer Driver Double click Dell Color Laser 3110cn x x x noarch rpm in the Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Type the administrator s password 2 Click Continue in the Completed System Preparation window Installation starts When the installation is complete the window is automatically closed 3 Setting Up the Queue To execute printing you must set up the print queue on your works...

Page 439: ...default queue depending on the software program for example Mozilla In these cases before you start printing set queue you want to print to as the default queue For information on specifying the default queue see Setting the Default Queue Setting the Default Queue Select Main Menu System Tools Terminal 1 Type the following command in the terminal window su Type the administrator s password lpadmin...

Page 440: ...Install package with YaST 2 Type the administrator s password Installation starts When the installation is complete the window is automatically closed 3 Setting Up the Queue To execute printing you must set up the print queue on your workstation Select Start Applications System YaST 1 Type the administrator s password YaST Control Center is activated 2 Select Hardware from Printer 3 Printer setup ...

Page 441: ...twork Server as Printer Type and then click Next b Type the printer s IP address in Host name of the printer server And type the name of the printer queue in Name of the remote queue and then click Next c Set the name of the printer queue in Queue name and type the queue name for printing in Name for printing The Description of Printer and Location of Printer do not have to be specified d Select t...

Page 442: ...nting Options You can specify the printing options such as color mode or double sided printing Select Start Applications Internet Web Browser The browser is activated 1 Type http localhost 631 admin in Location and then press the Enter key 2 Type root as the user name and type the administrator s password The CUPS window appears 3 NOTE Set the password for authority as the printer administrator be...

Page 443: ... lppasswd g sys a root Type the password for authority as the printer administrator after the Enter password prompt Retype the password for authority as the printer administrator after the Enter password again prompt 2 Uninstalling the Printer Driver Select Start Applications System Terminal Konsole 1 Type the following command on the terminal window su Type the administrator s password rpm e Dell...

Page 444: ...rovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause h...

Page 445: ...d Rock Texas 78682 USA 512 338 4400 Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Avis de Conformité aux Normes de l industrie du Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada European Community EC Directives Conformi...

Page 446: ... Section 3 Limitation of Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker in Low Voltage Supply Systems for Equipment With Rated Current Up to and Including 16 A EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment NOTE EN 55022 emissions requirements provide for two classifications Class B is for typical domestic areas This Dell device is classified for use in a typical Class B domestic environment A Declaration ...

Page 447: ...ell Inc One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 Importador Dell Computer de México S A de C V Paseo de la Reforma 2620 11 Piso Col Lomas Altas 11950 México D F Enviar a Dell Computer de México S A de C V al Cuidado de Kuehne Nagel de México S de R L Avenida Soles No 55 Col Peñon de los Baños 15520 México D F Número del modelo Dell Laser Printer 5100cn Tensión de alimentación 110 127 VAC Frecuencia 50 60 ...

Page 448: ...ter are designed so there is never any human access to laser radiation above a Class I level during normal operation user maintenance or prescribed service condition Energy Star ENERGY STAR Compliance Certain configurations of Dell printers comply with the requirements set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA for energy efficient printers If the front panel of your printer bears the EN...

Page 449: ...ge can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide the gas primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect and sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides the primary causes of acid rain You can also help reduce electricity usage and its side effects by turning off your computer when it is not in use for extended periods of time particularly at night and on weekends MSDS Materials for Dell Printer All MSDS material...

Page 450: ...d 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 CFI DellPlus Contacting Dell You can access Dell Support at http www support dell com Select your region on the top page and fill in the requested details to access help tools and information You can cont...

Page 451: ...icy Dell Computer Corporation Dell 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 the Owner s Manual ...

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