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Dell V515w User's Guide April 2009 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Ma chi n e type (s ): 4443 Model (s): 2dw, 6dw.
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S afety information Connec t the power cord to a properly groun ded electric al outlet that is near the product and easil y accessibl e. Do no t pl a c e or use th is pr odu ct near wa ter or wet lo cati ons. Use only the power suppl y and power cord provi ded with this prod uct or the manuf acturer 's auth orized replacem ents.
About your printer Thank you for choosing t his printer! We've worked hard to make s ure it will m eet your needs. To sta rt usi ng your new pri nter ri ght aw ay, us e the se tup mat erials tha t came with th e pr inte r, and the n skim the Use r’s G ui de to lea rn how to p er form ba sic task s.
• Cl ean the pr inthead . Befo re repl acin g and recy clin g your ink cartr idg es, try using the “Clean Pri nthe ad” an d “Deep Clean Prin thea d” feat ures. Th ese featur es clea n the prin thead no zzles to impro ve the qual ity of your prints .
What are you l ooki ng fo r? Find it here Help us in g the pri nter software Wind ow s Hel p Open a prin ter sof tware program or appli cation, and then click Hel p . Cli ck to vi ew context-sensitive i nformation. Notes: • The Help in s talls a u tomatica lly with th e printer so ft w are .
Understa nding the parts of the printe r 5 8 9 13 12 10 11 1 2 3 4 6 7 Use th e To 1 Paper support Load paper . 2 Wi-F i indicator Check wir eless status. 3 Mem o r y ca rd s lot s Insert a memory card . 4 Pic tBridge an d USB port Connect a PictB ridge-enabled d ig ital camera, USB Blu etooth adapt er, or a flas h drive to t he print er.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Use th e To 1 Top c o v er Acce ss the scanne r glass. 2 Scanne r glas s Scan and copy photos and do cuments. 3 Sec ur i t y s l ot Instal l an anti- thef t cable on your printer. 4 Power s upply with port Connect th e printer to a power sourc e.
Ordering and replacing supplie s Replacing ink c artridge s Mak e sur e y ou h ave a new in k cart ridg e or c artri d ges bef or e you b eg in. You m u st in st all new cart ri dge s im me diat ely after removi ng the old ones, or the i nk remain ing in the printhead nozzles may dry out.
4 Remove the n ew c artridges f rom t he foil, an d then rem ove th e prot ective c ap f rom eac h of the ink c artr idges. Insta ll the b lack in k c artridge and t hen the color i nk car tridge.
Recycl ing Dell produc ts To ret urn Dell prod uct s to Del l for re cy clin g: 1 Clic k or Start . 2 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra m s or Progra ms , and then select the print er prog ram folder from the list. 3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list.
Using the printer control pa nel buttons and menus Using the pr inter cont rol panel The foll owing di ag rams exp lain the s ecti ons o f the prin ter control panel : 6 7 8 9 10 1 5 2 3 4 Use th e: To 1 Power button • Turn the prin ter on and off. • Swit ch to Pow e r Sa ver mode.
Use th e: To 6 Display No t e: The display is turned off in P ower Saver mode. Vi ew: • Pr int er s tat us • Mess a ges • Menu s 7 Arro w bu ttons Choose a menu or submenu item that appears on the displ ay. 8 Select b u tton • Select men u options.
Use th e: To 3 Dialto ne Dial the tel ephone number manually using the keyp a d before sending the fax. 4 Co l or / B la c k Switch to c olor mode or black-and-wh ite mode. 5 Sta rt button Start a print, scan, f ax, or cop y job, dependin g on which mode i s selected.
Pho to men u Eas y Pho t o • Prin t – Last Ph oto – All Photos – Date R ange – Photo Number • Paper Size • Photo Size Print Photos • Pr int – Last Ph oto – All Photos – Date Rang.
Changing tempora ry sett ings into new default settings The f ol lowin g menus r ever t to def aul t sett ings afte r two mi nutes of inac tivity or after the p rint er is tu rned off: Copy menu • C.
4 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Neve r , a nd th en press . 5 Pre ss unt il you exit Setup, or press anoth er mode button . Changing the Power S aver tim eout The P ower Sa ver time out is the ti me it tak es for th e pr i nte r to swi tch to Pow e r Sa v er mode wh en the pri nter i s left idle.
Saving energy with Eco-Mode The Ec o-Mode feature optimizes energy efficien cy an d saves money . When Eco-M ode is e nab led, th e prin ter au to matica lly sw itches t o th e fol lowing setti ngs: • The printer display is dimmed. • Th e p rin te r ch ang es t o P owe r S av e r mod e af te r te n mi nu tes .
Using the printer software Minimum system requirements The pr inter softw are requi res up t o 50 0 MB of fr ee dis k s pace. Suppor te d o pera ting s ys tems • Mi cros oft Win dows 7 (W eb on ly) • Mi cros of t Win dow s Vis ta • Mi cros of t Win dow s XP • Micr o so ft Wind o ws 2000 (S P4 or gre ate r) • Linu x Ubunt u 8.
Use th e To Ado b e TM Phot o Album S tarter Edition View , manage, a nd edit ph otos. Dell Toolbar (referred to as Toolbar) Print, scan, o r convert loca l files from Windows. Del l Ink M ana geme nt S yste m Order ink. Dell Fax Solutions (referred to as Fax Solutions) • Send a fax.
Updating the printe r soft ware (Windows only) Che cking for sof twar e upda t es 1 Clic k or Start . 2 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra m s or Progra ms , and then select the print er prog ram folder from the list. 3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list.
Loading p a per and original documents Loading paper 1 Fan the paper. 2 Cen ter the paper on t he pap er s upp ort. 3 Adjust the p aper g uides so t hey rest aga inst t he edg es of t he paper .
Loa d up to : Make sure that : 25 sheets of heavyweight matte paper • The pri n t side o f the paper is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the paper .
Loa d up to : Make sure that : 25 greeti ng card s, inde x cards, postc a r ds, o r photo ca rds • The pri n t side of the car d is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the ca rds. • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Pho to pr int quality.
• If you want to set the defau lt phot o pr int si ze: a Pre ss th e ar row butto ns to scr oll to De fa ults , and then press . b Pr ess to select Ph oto Pr in t Si ze . c Pre ss the ar row butto ns to se lect th e def ault phot o prin t siz e for the print er, an d the n pre ss .
3 The docu ment f eeds in to the ADF. Lo ad ing pape r and o ri gin al do cu me nt s 30.
Printing Tips for print ing • Use the a ppropria te pape r for you r prin t job. • Sele ct a hig her pr int quali ty for bett er pr ints . • Mak e sure ther e is en oug h in k in th e in k car tridg es. • Remove eac h sh eet as it i s print ed w hen pr inti ng ph otos or w hen w orkin g wi th s pecial ty media.
4 Clic k OK to clos e a ny p rint er s oft war e di alog s. 5 Clic k OK or Pr in t . Print i ng pag e s in reverse ord er By def au lt , the fi rs t pag e is pri n ted firs t.
3 Sel ect and pri nt the documen t: If t he p rint er is u si ng a U SB c onn ec tion a Pr e ss the ar row butt ons to se lect th e fil e na me of th e docu ment tha t you w ant to print o r the fol der wh ere the do cument is saved in the memo r y device.
Printi ng l ab els 1 Load the la be l shee ts in th e prin ter. 2 Send th e pr int job: a With a doc u me nt ope n, cl ick Fil e Print . b Cl ic k Pro perti es , Pr efer enc es , Optio ns , or Setup . c Fro m th e Pa pe r Si ze li s t o f th e P rin t Set up tab , c hoo se a pa per si ze th a t m at c hes th e s ize of t he l ab el sh ee t .
4 From t he 2- Sided Print i ng sect i on, s elect Manual . Not e: The P ri nt I ns truc tion P age t o As si st in R el oadin g item is sel ected autom atic al ly. 5 Clic k OK . The pri nter prin ts th e odd-nu mbered pag es and the ins truction sheet.
Workin g with photos Using a memory card or flash d rive w ith the prin ter Memory car ds and f las h drives are storage devices frequently use d with cameras and computers. You can remov e the memory car d from the c amer a o r the flash driv e fro m the com puter an d in sert it dir ectl y in to t he pri nter.
Su pporte d me mory c ards and fil e type s Memory Card File T ype • Secure Dig ital (SD) • Micro Se cure Di g ital (w ith adapter) (M icro SD) • Min i S ec u re D i g it al ( wi t h a d ap t er.
7 Press the Co lor/ Bl ack b utt on to set a col or o r black- and-whi te pri nt. When you select color o r black -only p rintin g , the lig ht near your ch oice come s on. 8 Pre ss . Not e: For be st res ult s , al low the p ri nts to d ry at lea st 24 h our s bef ore st ack in g, d isp lay in g, or s to rin g.
Printi ng ph otos from a Pic tBr idge-e nable d digi tal c amera Pict Bridge is a techn o lo gy avai lable in mo st digi tal c ameras that le ts yo u pr int direct ly fr om your digi tal camera w ith ou t u si ng a com p ut er. 1 Insert o ne end o f the US B cable i nto the camer a.
5 Pres s the arrow button s to selec t the paper size , paper type, photo size, and lay out of the photos that you want to pr int. Press each time yo u make a sele ction.
Printi ng ph otos fro m a digi ta l c amera using DPOF If your came ra supp orts Di gital Print Or der Fo rmat (DP OF), th en you can s pecify which ph oto s to p rint , ho w many of each , and the prin t settin gs while the mem ory card is still in the camera.
• The Bl uetoot h-en abled devic e you ar e usin g requ ires u sers t o set up a Blu etooth con nectio n on ever y pr int job . For m ore info rm at ion, se e th e d oc umen t ation f or y our Bl uet oot h devic e. • The name of the Bluet ooth device you are using is automatical ly deleted from the Bluetooth device lis t.
Setti ng t he Blu etoot h securit y l evel 1 Ins e rt a Bl u eto o th U S B ada p ter i n to t he US B p ort . Blue too th Do ngle Conn ect ed appea rs on the disp lay . Not e: A Bl uet o ot h ad apter is no t inc lude d wit h the p rint er. 2 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press .
1 Insert a USB Bluetooth adap ter into the USB port. Blue too th Do ngle Conn ect ed appea rs on the disp lay . Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do not touch cables , any netw ork adapt er, an y connect .
3 Pre ss Ente r , or cli ck OK . The p rinter fold er open s. 4 Right -click the p rinter , and then sele ct Set as Defau lt Pr inter . Ch ang ing the pr int ing m ode T o c o n s e r ve in k , y o u c a n c h a ng e t h e d e f a u lt p r i nt i n g m o de f o r a l l p r in t j o b s t o Q u i c k P ri n t .
5 Resu me th e prin t job: • If you wa nt t o resu me a partic ular pri nt job, then right -clic k the doc u ment n ame, a nd then se lect Res ume . • If you want to r esum e al l prin t jo bs in t he q ueue, t hen c l ick Pr i nt e r , and t hen c lear the s electio n for Pau se Pri ntin g.
Copying ADF Sc anne r gl ass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selec ted models. If you purcha sed a printe r wi thout an A DF, then load origi nal documents or photos on the scanner glass.
3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pre ss un t il Ph oto Re pr in t appears. 5 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Yes , and t h en press . 6 Press the arrow buttons to select the desired paper size, and t hen press . 7 Pre ss .
Making a copy lighte r or darke r 1 Load paper. 2 Loa d an or ig ina l do cum ent fac eu p in to t he ADF or fac edow n on t he scan n er g lass . 3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pre ss un t il Li gh te r/ Da rker ap pears . 5 Press the arrow buttons to adjust t he slider, and then press to sa v e you r setti ng.
Repeating an im age on one page You can print the same p age im age mul tip le times on one sh eet of pa per. Th is opt ion is h elpful when creatin g it ems suc h as labe ls, d ecals , f l ye rs, and h and out s. 1 Load paper. 2 Loa d an or ig inal d o cum ent f aced ow n on t he sc an ne r gl ass .
4 Press t he left or right arr ow button to select the number of copies, and then pr ess the Col or /Bla c k button to set a co lor or bl ac k-an d-w hi te co py . When you select color o r black -only p rintin g , the lig ht near your ch oice come s on.
Scanning ADF Sc anne r gl ass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selec ted models. If you purcha sed a printe r wi thout an A DF, then load origi nal documents or photos on the scanner glass.
7 Pres s the ar row butt ons to se lect the r esolut ion qual ity and th e origi nal imag e size. Pr ess each time yo u make a sel ecti on. 8 Pre ss to star t scan ning . The scan i s compl ete wh en th e ap plicatio n you selec ted in step 6 op ens on the des tina tion comput er, a nd the scan app ears wit hin t h e app licat io n as a n ew fil e.
The scan is c omple te whe n the photo editing a ppli cation you se lected in st ep 6 open s on the des tina tion compu te r, and the scan appear s wit hin th e applicat io n as a new file . Usi ng the p rin ter so ftw are 1 Loa d a photo or photos facedow n on the scanne r gla ss.
3 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra m s or Progra ms , and then select the print er prog ram folder from the list. 4 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 5 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 6 Clic k Em ai l , an d then se lect Photo , Do cu m en t or PDF .
To learn how PINs get assigned to network com puters , see the Hel p for the printer software assoc iated with your operat ing sys tem. What is a n appl ica tion lis t, a nd h ow do I update it? When you s can a fil e, you can c hoos e whic h appl icat ion to us e to open it on yo ur co mput er.
Faxi ng CA UTION—SHO CK HAZARD : Do not use the fa x fe atur e dur ing a li ghtni ng s torm . D o no t s et u p thi s pr oduct or m ake a ny e lectric al or c abling c o nnecti ons, s uch as th e power s upply cor d or teleph one, du ring a ligh tning st orm .
Setu p 2: Pr in te r is sh ar in g th e line wit h an ans wer in g mac hi ne Con nected to the same te lep hone w all jack E X T L I N E EXT LINE P H O N E L I N E Connecte d to different wal l jacks .
• If y ou subscri be to a dis tinct ive ring ser vice prov ided by your t elephon e comp any, th en m ake su re th at you s et the corr ect rin g pat tern for the print er. Ot herwis e, the pr inter will not rece ive faxes ev en if y ou h ave set i t to recei ve fa xes au tomati call y.
Sce nario 2: D igita l Su bscr iber Line ( DSL) Foll ow th is set up if yo u h ave a Digit al Subs c ribe r Li ne (D SL). E X T L I N E EXT LINE A Digit al S ubs crib er L in e s pli ts y our re gula r t el ep ho ne lin e into tw o c hanne ls: vo ice an d In te rne t.
Sce nario 3: V oIP t elephone serv ice Foll ow this setup if you h ave teleph on e se rvice fro m a Voi ce ov er I n ternet Pro toco l ( VoIP ) pro vid er. Tip s fo r th i s se tu p: • Conn ect the pri nter t o th e po rt l abel ed Pho n e L i n e 1 or Ph o ne P or t on th e V oIP ad apte r.
Sce nario 4: D igita l tele ph one s ervice thr ough a cable provid er Setu p 1: Pr in te r is co nne ct ed d irec tl y t o a ca ble m ode m Fol l ow this s etup if yo u nor mall y connec t your te lephon e to a cable modem. Ti ps fo r th is set up: • Conn ect th e pr inte r t o the por t lab eled Pho ne Line 1 or Phone Port on t h e cable modem.
Setu p 2: Pr in ter is con nec te d to a wall jack ; ca bl e mod em is ins tall e d elsew h er e in th e ho use Fol l ow this s etup if your cable pro vide r act ivated th e wall jac ks in your ho u se so tha t you do not ha v e to pl ug yo u r device s into t he cabl e modem.
Co nne ctin g th e pr in te r to a non -R J- 11 w al l jac k To se t up the pr inte r f or fa xing, conne ct the pri nter to the RJ- 11 adapt er th at comes w ith th e pri nter, and the n plu g the adapter in to the wall jack. You can also connec t an additional device (teleph one or answering machin e) to the same tel ephone lin e.
If th e a dditiona l dev ice (tel ephone or answ ering mach ine) h as an R J-11 conn ecto r, th en you ca n remov e t he wrap plug a nd plug th e dev ice into the port of the printer.
E X T L I N E EXT LINE Co nne ctin g the pr in te r to a w al l jac k i n Ge rma ny The G erman w all j ack has tw o kin ds o f ports . The N por ts ar e for fax m ach ines, modems, an d an swering mach ines.
Con nect th e pr inte r to an y of the N ports . E X T L IN E P H O N E LIN E NFN E X T L I N E Ent ering yo u r use r inform at ion Yo ur us er inf orm ati on inc lude s you r na me or you r co mpa n.
4 Pre ss ag ain to sel ec t On . 5 Dur ing the i nitia l setu p of yo ur printe r, yo u wer e pr omp ted to en ter the date a nd time. If you ha ve not ente red this inf o rma tion, th en do the follo win g: a Pre ss twice. b Pr ess t he ar row butt ons to scro ll to Devi ce Set up , an d t hen p ress .
3 Con fig ure th e fax sett ing s usin g t he sel ec tions i n the m enu: From here You ca n Addr ess B ook Set up, view , or print the Ad d ress Book. Rep or t s • Print activ ity logs. Activity log s let you vi ew the sent and received fax history of your printer.
Creating a contact list You can create a c onta ct list us ing t he Addre ss Book i n th e prin ter c ontrol p ane l or t he pho ne b ook in the fax sof tware . If you crea te a conta ct list i n the prin ter contr o l pan el, then the fax softwa re automa tical l y sav es those co ntact s as Spee d Dial entri es.
5 To add a fax group: a Pre ss to sel ect Add . b Using th e key pad, ent er any n umber fro m 90 to 9 9, an d then pr ess . c Enter a fax number in the Enter Number field, and then press . d If you want to add ano the r conta ct to the gr oup, p ress th e arr ow but tons to sc rol l to Yes , and then press .
3 If y ou want t o s end a fax t o a single reci pien t, th en pr ess . If you wa nt to sen d a fax to a grou p of nu mbers (bro adcast fax ), press the ar row butt ons to scr oll to Ye s , and then p ress . 4 Press the Co lor/ Bl ack b utt on to sel e c t a color or bl ack-an d-white fax.
When th e numbe r of rin gs y ou set i s dete cted , the prin ter automa ticall y receiv es the incomi ng fax . Warning—P otential Dama ge: Do no t touch th e cab le s or the and po rt s while act ivel y rece i vin g a fax.
To se t up the fax : 1 Conn ect th e pr inte r t o the tele phon e lin e. For mo re info rmat ion, s ee “S e tti ng up the print er to fa x” on pag e 5 7. 2 Con figure the f ax s ettin gs usi ng th e fax s oftware . To acc ess t he f ax so ftware: a Cl ic k or Start .
If th e p rinter i s con nected t o th e same t elep hone l ine w ith a n ans werin g mac hine, then y ou must set Au to An swer to O n so th at yo u c an rec eiv e bot h your vo ic e c al ls an d y our fax e s. Ma ke su re th at t he an sw erin g mac h ine is s et to pic k up on few e r rin gs tha n th e rin gs set in the prin te r .
Make sur e th e pr inter is co n ne cted p rope rly t o the t e lep hone line 1 Whil e the p rinte r is c onnect ed to a tel ephone l ine thro ug h the por t on the b ac k of t he pri nter, pl ug an ana log tel ephone into the port of the printer. 2 Listen f o r a dial to n e.
If you do n ot ha ve dis tinc tive rin g servic e, th en s et the pr inte r to rec eive fa xes m anu all y (Aut o An sw er O ff ). Th is set t ing lets you receive both voice calls and fax calls, but works best if you use voice mail more of ten. You need to turn off voic e mail when ever y ou are ex pecti ng a fax .
3 When prompt ed, enter the fax number of t he recipi ent, and then press . How do I kno w that the fax w as sent successful ly? You can se t the prin ter to pri nt a confi rmati on page , or tran smissi on repo rt, eve ry time you send a fa x. This r eport inc ludes the dat e and time that the fax was s ent.
When you enable this option , all the faxes that you receive are autom aticall y forwarded unti l you disable it. To disable fax forwarding, return to the Fax Forward menu, and then select Of f . Can I bloc k f axes? You ca n blo ck faxe s from s pe cific n umbers .
Networking Installing t he printe r on a wireless network Wireless n etwor k co mpat ibili ty You r print er cont ain s an IE EE 802. 11g wi rele ss pri nt se rver. Your pri nter i s compati ble wit h IEEE 80 2.11 b/ g/n rou ters tha t are Wi-Fi cer tifi ed.
Ever y device o n the wireless network must use the same WPA passphra se. WPA security is an option only on infr astr uctu re net works wit h wire less ac cess poi nts and netw o rk ca rds tha t suppo rt WPA. Most ne wer wire less netw ork equ ipmen t also of fers WP A2 secu rity as a n opt ion.
Inst alling the pr int er on a wire less netw ork Bef or e y ou in stall t he pr int er on a wi rel e ss ne tw ork, make su re th at : • Yo ur wi rel ess netw ork i s set up a nd wo rk ing p rope rly . • The compu ter you are using is connec ted to the same wireless network where you want to set up th e printer.
Spec ial w irele ss insta llation inst ructio ns Th e following instr uct ions apply to c ustomer s outsid e of Nort h America who are us ing a wireles s broa dban d box. Some ex ample s of th ese box es in clude LiveBox , Alic eBox, N9 UF Bo x, FreeBox, and C lub In ternet.
7 Typ e t he IP addr ess you wa nt to assi gn t o th e pr i nte r in the IP Ad d re ss field. 8 Clic k the Submit bu tton. The Subm itting Sel ection mess age appe a rs . To co nfirm t hat th e addre ss was suc cessful ly assi gned, type the s tati c IP a ddress i n the W eb b rowser addr ess fiel d and t hen press Ente r .
6 Foll ow the i ns truct ions i n the “ Set up a wirel ess a d h oc n etwork” wizard. As par t of t he s etu p: a Cre ate a ne twor k name or SSI D for the ne twork be tween the compute r and you r pr inter . b Wr ite dow n the nam e of yo u r ne two rk.
13 In the Networ k Name (SSI D) box, type th e name you w ant to give your wire less netwo rk. 14 Wri te down th e netw ork name yo u c hose so you can r efer to it w hen run ning the wire less setu p . Be su re to us e the exa c t spel li n g a n d c ap ita liza ti o n.
Conf igur ing the printer wirele ssly using W PS (Wi-Fi Prot ecte d Set up) Wi- Fi Pro tected S etup ( WP S) i s a meth od of con fig uri ng c omput ers an d pri nters on a s ecure wir eles s ne twor k. WPS i s faster an d elimi nates typi ng errors when new devices ar e added t o a wireles s network.
3 Pr ess Ente r , o r cl ic k OK . The printer folder opens. b R ight -click the na me of your printe r. c Cl ic k Sharin g . d Fro m th e S h ari ng ta b, se le ct Sh are this p r inter or S hared as , and then as sign a distinc tiv e name. e Cl ic k OK .
Look f or a ny o f t hese id e ntifier mar ks t o chec k if your devic e is WP S ce rtif ied: You ca n fin d these W PS lo gos on the side, back, o r top o f yo ur access p oint o r rout e r.
How d o I find out wha t ty pe o f secu rity my n etwor k is usin g? You m ust kn ow th e WE P ke y or WPA p ass phr as e an d th e typ e o f sec ur ity ( WEP, W PA, o r WPA 2) us ed on t he w ir eles s ne twork .
Sce na ri o 2: Wire le ss net w or k wit h Int e rn et ac ce ss • All compu ters and pr inter s connec t to the ne twork usi ng a wi rele ss acc ess po int or wi rele ss ro uter. • The w ireless acces s point connec ts th e n etwork t o th e Inte rnet t hroug h a DSL or c ab le mo dem.
The in stal lation cab le con ne cts to a r ecta ngular USB po rt on the i nstalling compu ter an d the squa re USB por t on the print er. How d o I atta ch the insta llati on c able ? The in stal lation cable atta ches t o a USB port o n the c ompu ter and t o the squ are conn ector o n th e back o f th e prin ter.
In i nfrastru cture mode, all devices on a wirel ess networ k communica te with each other th ro ugh a wire l ess rou ter (wireles s access point). Devic es on the w ireles s network must have valid IP addresses for the current netwo rk and shar e the same SSI D and chan nel as th e wireles s acce ss point.
How c an I i mprove wi rele ss s ignal stre ng th? A comm on re ason wire less pri nte rs f ail t o com muni cate ove r a n etwor k is poor w ire less s igna l quali ty. If th e sig na l is t oo weak, t oo dis torte d, or blo cked b y an obj ect , it ca nnot car ry in for ma tion between th e acc es s poin t and the print er .
How can I make sur e my computer and printer are c o nnec t ed to the same w ireless ne twork? If the pr int er is not on th e sam e wire less ne twork as the com p ute r, you will no t be able to pri nt wire lessl y.
Whi l e i t i s pos s ib le to cha nge the MAC addres s of a n e two rk d e vice , it i s n ot comm on pr a ct ice to do so. F or thi s re a so n , MAC addresses are consid ered permanent. IP addresses ar e easily changed, so MAC addresses are a m ore reliabl e met hod of iden t ifying a spec ific dev ice o n a n et work.
What is TCP/IP? Netwo rks are a ble to func tion because c ompu ters, printers , and o ther devices ar e able to send da ta t o eac h othe r, eit he r thro ug h cab le s or by us in g wire le ss sig n als . This tr ansf er of d at a is mad e pos si ble b y set s of d at a trans m ission ru les cal le d p rotocols .
Maintaini ng the printer Maintaining ink cart ridges Chec king in k levels Usi ng th e pr inte r c ont rol pa nel 1 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 2 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Main tena nce , and then press . 3 Pre ss ag ain to sel ec t Ink Le ve ls .
4 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 5 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 6 Fro m the Mainte nance tab, clic k Align ca rtridges . 7 Foll ow the i nstr uction s o n the c ompu ter s creen. If you a lig ned t he ca rtrid ges t o impr ove pri nt q ua lity , then p rin t y our doc umen t again .
4 Wipe only t he outs ide of th e prin ter , mak ing sure to rem ove any i nk resi due tha t has acc umulat ed on the pa p er exit tra y. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Using a damp clo th to clean the inter i or may cause d a mag e to your pri nter. 5 Make sure the paper s u ppor t and paper exit tray are dry be fore beginnin g a new print job.
Troubles hooting Before you t roubleshoot Use this check list to s olv e mos t printer problem s: • Mak e sure t he power cord is pl ugged int o the print er and into a properly groun ded electr ical outl et. • Make su re the pr inter is n ot plugg ed into any sur ge protec tors, unin terrupt ed power supp lies, or extensi on cords.
• “Pr inter is pr inti ng bl ank page s” o n pag e 10 5 • “Pr in ter is b u sy o r d oes n ot r esp o nd” on p age 105 • “C a nn ot del e te d oc um ent s from th e pr in t q ueu e” .
2 Re m ove th e pr in th ea d. 3 Wipe t he pri nthead c ontacts us ing a c le an, lint -free c loth. 4 Rein ser t the print head. Not e: I f re movin g and re inse rting th e prin thea d do es not re solve the e rro r, the n conta ct techni cal supp ort.
C HECK THE US B CONN ECT IO N 1 Check t he USB cab le for a ny ob viou s damage . If the cable is damag ed, th en us e a new o ne. 2 Firmly plug th e square end of t he USB cable into the back of the prin ter. 3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er.
3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo l. R EM OVE AN D REINSTAL L THE PRIN TE R SOFTWARE Printe r is pr inting b la nk pa ges Blank pa ges may be c aused by impr oper ly ins talled ink cartridges .
Cannot de lete d ocume nts fr om th e prin t qu e ue If you hav e job s stu ck in the pri nt q ueue a nd can not del ete the m to get o the r jobs to pri nt, then the compute r and pri nte r may not be com mun icat ing .
1 Pre ss to t urn o ff th e p ri n te r. 2 Chec k the pa p er tr ay or li ft the s canne r unit to check for jam med pap er. 3 Firml y gras p the paper, a nd th en gently pu ll it o ut. Not e: Be car e f ul no t to tear the paper whil e removi ng it. 4 Pre ss to tur n the prin ter back o n.
2 Firml y grasp the paper, and gently pull it out. 3 Clos e the ADF door . 4 Pre ss . Paper or s p ecialty me dia m isf eed s These a re poss ible so lution s if pape r or s pecial ty media misfeeds or skew s, o r if mu ltipl e sheets fee d or st ick toget he r.
S EL ECT THE B OR DE RLESS PRINT FE ATU RE 1 With a docum en t or p hoto open , cli ck File Print . 2 Cli ck Pr oper ties , Prefer enc es , Op tions , or Setup . 3 Fro m the Pape r Op tions secti on of the Pr int Setu p ta b , sel ect Bord e rle ss .
Comput er s lows down w he n print ing These are possib le solution s. Try one of the followi ng: I F YOU ARE USING A USB CONNE CTI O N , THE N TRY A DI FF ERE NT USB CA BLE I F YOU ARE ON A NETWOR K , THEN RESET TH E POW ER OF THE ACCESS POINT ( RO U TE R ) 1 Unplug the powe r cord fro m the a ccess poi nt.
U SE A CL EARE R VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL DO CUM EN T OR IMAGE M AKE SU RE THE DO CU MEN T OR PHOTO IS LOAD ED FA CEDO WN ON THE SCANNE R GLA S S AND IN THE CO R RECT CORNE R Part ial c opies or s cans.
M AKE SU RE THE PRINTER SOFTWARE IS I NSTALLED ON THE DEST INATION CO MP UTER Fax trouble shooting • “Fa x tro ublesh ootin g ch ecklis t” o n page 1 12 • “Can not sen d f axe s” on page 1.
Cannot se nd f axes If th e “Fa x tr oublesh ootin g c hecklist ” does n ot s olve t he problem, th en t ry o ne or more of t he f ollow ing: M AKE SU RE THAT YO U HAVE REGISTERED YOUR USER INFORMATION IN THE PRINTER If you did not enter you r user informat ion during i nitia l se tup, then enter your fax name an d fax numb er.
To make sure that error corr ection is enabled: 1 From the printer contro l panel, pres s . 2 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Fa x Setu p , an d t hen p res s . 3 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Dia lin g a nd Sen di ng , an d t hen p res s .
Ca nnot re ceiv e f axe s If th e “Fa x tr oublesh ootin g c hecklist ” does n ot s olve t he problem, th en t ry o ne or more of t he f ollow ing: M AKE SU RE THAT YO U HAVE CO NFI GU RED THE CO .
To retrieve the correct code: 1 From the printer contro l panel, pres s . 2 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Fa x Setu p , an d t hen p res s . 3 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Rin gin g a nd Ans we ri ng , a nd then press . 4 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Man ual Pi ckup C od e , and th en press .
Error Message: Wh at it ind i cate s: Possi ble so lutio ns: Unsupported Comp ressio n The fax modem of the receiving fax machin e does not sup port data compression. Fa x modems compress data to speed up transmission, but th e receiving fa x modem n eeds to ha v e the same compr essio n cod e.
Error Message: Wh at it ind i cate s: Possi ble so lutio ns: No Answer Auto Answer may have been turned off on the rec eivin g fa x machine. • Verify the number, and then resend the fax.
3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo l. C HECK THE NE TWORK CONN ECT ION If the pr inter an d comput er ar e con nected ov er a network, t hen make sure that t he c orrect host and de vice a re communi cati ng.
• “The Co ntin ue button i s u navail abl e” on pag e 123 • “C annot prin t and there is a fi rew all on the computer” on page 124 • “W i -F i in d ic at or li gh t is n o t li t” o .
3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o R es et Ne tw ork Adap te r De fa ul ts , an d then pr ess . 4 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Yes , and t h en press . Th e p r in ter w i rel ess s e tt in g s a re re se t t o f act o ry d ef aul t se t ti ngs .
d On t he main pag e, click Wirele ss or any other s elec tion where set tings are store d. The SSID will be d isplay ed. e Write do wn t he S SID. Not e: M a ke sure you cop y it exactly , inclu di ng any ca pital lett ers. 2 Pr in t th e p r in ter n e t wor k se tu p pa g e.
The Contin ue button is u na vailabl e Tr y the foll owing solu tions in the order they appea r u ntil the Co ntinu e bu tton b ecomes activ e and can b e clic ked: C HECK IF THE US B CA BLE IS SECURELY PL UGGED INTO THE USB PO R T S ON BO TH THE CO MPUT ER AND TH E PRINTER USB ports are marked with the sym bol .
Not es : • W hen y ou ge t to t he Software Already Insta lled screen , ma ke su re yo u sele ct Instal l a prin te r . • If you have a lready se t up your printe r, select Ad ditional Computer whe n you get to the Setting up a new prin ter? scr ee n to ski p the hard ware set up wi zard.
Wi-Fi in dica t or l ight is gr een but the prin ter does no t p rint (Wi ndows only) If you ha ve compl ete d the co nfigur ation for wirel ess p ri n t ing an d all o f the sett ings ap pear to be c.
5 Cli ck the Po r ts tab . 6 Locate the selecte d port. The s el ected port has a c hec k beside it in the Port column. 7 If the De scrip tion co lumn of th e se lecte d port i ndicate s that it is a USB por t, sc rol l thro ugh the list a nd sele ct the por t with Prin ter Por t in the De scri ption col umn.
M OVE YOUR PRINTER Move the printer clos er t o the wireles s access point (wi reless router) . Although the possible distan ce between dev ices in 802 .11b or 80 2.11g ne tworks is 300 fe et, the maximum ra nge for op timal perf ormance is gen era lly 100- 150 fe et.
If yo u are usin g WPA secu rity A valid WPA passp hrase is : • Fro m 8 to 63 ASCI I chara cters. ASCI I charac ters in a WPA pa ssphr ase ar e cas e-sen sitiv e. or • Exact ly 64 he xadec i mal c hara c ter s. H exade cima l c h ara cter s are A–F, a–f, and 0– 9.
d Select the approp riate connecti on from the ones shown. e R ight -click the connecti on, and then click Repair . M AKE SU RE YOUR COMPUTE R CAN COMM UNIC AT E WITH THE PRINTER 1 Ob ta in th e prin te r IP ad dr es s by p ri nt in g a ne tw o rk setu p page .
Wireless p rint serve r not i nstalle d You may see a me ssag e durin g inst al latio n in dic ating that the prin ter does not hav e a wirele ss prin t ser ver inst al led. If y ou a re sur e th e pr inter is c ap able of w ir eless print ing, try the foll owing: C HECK POWER Ma ke sur e th e ligh t is on .
• Tem porari ly turn off an y unnec es sary wirele ss dev ice s on your networ k and pau se any net work -i nten siv e act ivitie s, l ike l arg e fi le trans f ers or n et work gam es. If the n et wor k is too bus y, it is p oss ibl e tha t the p rin ter i s not rec eiv ing the IP add ress wit h in the all owed ti me .
Comm unic ation wit h p rinte r lo st w hen co nne cte d to Vir tual P riva te Networ k ( VPN ) You will lose you r conn ectio n to a wi re less print er o n y our lo cal ne twork when conn ecte d to mos t Virtual P rivate Networks ( VPN s).
C HANGE THE CHANN EL THE WIRE LESS ROUTE R USE S You can somet imes elimi nate inter feren ce from un known sou rces by chang ing the channel yo ur wirele ss rout er uses to broa dcast. Th ere are three dis tinct cha nnels on a router . Ch eck the docu ment ation tha t c ame wit h yo ur router t o determi ne whic h three appl y.
C HECK FO R KN OWN ISSUES WITH THE WIRELESS ROUTER S o me w ire le ss ro ute rs ha ve do cume nted de fec ts tha t were iden tified and resolved by the manufact ure rs. Visit the compan y Web site of the ro uter manufactur er. Chec k f o r firmwa re updates and other advice from the manufac ture r.
Index A ad hoc SSID 84 WEP 8 4 ad hoc n et work 92 ad hoc wir ele s s net w ork adding a printer 8 6 crea ting u sin g Wi ndow s 8 4 additional compu ters inst al lin g wi rel ess pr in ter 82 Address.
part ial documen t or photo sc ans 111 poor s can ned i m age q ualit y 1 10 sc an n ot succe ssfu l 111 sc a nni ng tak es to o lo ng or freez es the comp uter 111 copy job cancel ing 51 copy qu ali .
re ceivin g au toma ti cally 72 re ceivin g man ual ly 73 rin gs 75 sc heduli ng 77 send ing a broa dc ast f ax immedi ately 71 se ndin g us in g th e con t rol panel 71 set up 73 tips , re ceivin g 7.
fin din g IP ad dr ess of prin t er 97 IP addresses 97 no wi rele ss ne twork 84 not hing h a pp ens when m emor y car d is inser te d 1 18 O on-h ook f a xing 7 7 P page does not prin t 1 04 Pages p .
la st p a ge firs t 3 2 mul tiple pag es on one sheet 32 network set up page 81 on bo th s ides of t he pape r 34 phot os from d igi tal c a mera usi ng DPOF 41 phot os from me mor y de vice us ing pr.
swi tchin g fr om U SB to wi rele ss 87 swi tch ing f rom wi re less to USB 87 T TCP/IP 97 tech n ica l suppo r t 101 tempo rary sett ings ch a ng in g in to d ef au l t 2 0 tip s for copy ing 47 prin.
cre a ti ng an a d ho c n etw ork u si ng Wi ndow s 84 inf orma tio n n eeded f or s ett in g up wi rel ess pr in tin g 81 inst al lin g pr int er on (W ind ows ) 82 int erf ere nce 94 reso l ving com.
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