Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product P1500 Dell
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www .dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com Dell™ P ersonal L aser Pr inter P150 0 Owner ’s Manual L ook Inside F or: • Setting up Y our printer • Loading P aper • Unde rstanding th e Sof twar.
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www .dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com Dell™ P ersonal L aser Pr inter P1500 Use th is featur e: When yo u want to: T ray 1 Load up to 150 sheets of paper or 10 sheets of other media. P aper support Support media in tray 1 or the top out put bin.
Accessing your User ’s Guide T o access your User ’s Guide, click Start → Pr o g r a m s → Dell P rinters → Dell Laser Printer P1500 → User ’s Guid e . Use t his fe atur e: When yo u want to: P ara llel c able c onnector Connec t your computer t o your printer parallel port if you are using a parallel cable.
Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indic ates import ant inform ation that helps you make bette r use of you r printer . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data an d tells yo u how to avoid the p roble m. CAUTION : A CAUT ION in dicates a po tential f or prope rty dama ge, personal in jury , or death.
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7 CAUTION: Safety instructions • Y our product uses a laser . C AUTION: Use of control s or adjustments or per formance of procedur es othe r than t hose s pecifie d here in may re sult i n hazardous radiatio n exposure. • Y our product uses a printing process that heats the print media, and heat can cause certain media to release emiss i ons.
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Contents 9 Contents Accessing you r User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FCC emissions infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAUTION: Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Unpack the printer Atta ching an oper ator pane l overlay .
10 Contents 5 Load paper Load ing tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Loading the optional 250-sheet tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Load ing t he ma nual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 6 Connect your printer Atta ching a cabl e .
Contents 11 8 V erify printer setup Printing a menu setting s page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 9 Appendix Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dell So ftware Lice nse Agreem ent . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 SECTION 1 Unpack the printer Attachin g an operat or panel overlay.
14 Unpack the printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 1 Select a location for your printer . • L eave enough ro om to open the printer cover , outp ut door , and opti onal 250-sheet tray . It is also important to allow space around the printer for proper ventilation.
Unpack the pr inter 15 Attaching an operator panel overlay If you have a non-English operator panel ove rlay in your printer box and want to u se it, peel it off, align it w ith the operator panel, and pr ess it into place.
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2 SECTION 2 Install printer supplies Install ing the print cartri dge.
18 Install printer supplies www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Installing the print cartridge R emoving toner cartridge p ackaging 1 Use the finge r tab to pull do wn the pr inter c over . 2 Grasp the cartridge handle (behind the packaging tag in the illustration) and pull the toner cartridge straight up.
Install printer su ppl ies 19 4 P ull off the plastic piece att ached to the ends of the toner cartridge . Disca rd the plasti c piece , foam a nd pap er . NOTE: Do not touch the photoconductor dru m on the bottom of the toner cartridge. 5 Gently shake the cartridge to distribute the toner evenly .
20 Install printer supplies www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 6 Insert the toner cartridge: a Align the colored arrows on either side of the cartridge with the corresponding arrows in t he printer . b Holding the cartridge by the handle, tilt the cartridge down and guide it between the toner cartridge grooves.
3 SECTION 3 Install the optional 250-sheet drawer.
22 Install the optional 250-sheet drawer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m T o increase paper capacity , you can purchase the optional 250-sheet drawer , which consists of a bas e and a tray . NOTE: If you install the optional 25 0-she et drawer at a later time, be sure to turn off the printer bef ore installing it.
Install the optional 250-sheet drawer 23 4 Align the pri nter with the fr ont of the base a nd place it on to p of the base . Mak e sur e the base is firml y in place.
24 Install the optional 250-sheet drawer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 5 Insert t he tray . When you c omplete sett ing up the printer , print a menu setti ngs page to ve rify the 250-sheet drawer is listed under Ins talled F eatures (see page 6 6).
4 SECTION 4 Install optional memor y cards R emoving the pri nter sid e cover R emoving the system boa rd shield Install ing a memor y card R ein stalli ng the system boar d shiel d R eatta chin g the.
26 Install optional memor y cards www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Y ou can customize your printer memory capacity and connectivity by adding optional cards. C A UTION: If you are installing memory cards sometime after se tting up the printer , turn the printer off and unplug the power cord be fore continuing.
Install optional memory cards 27 2 F irmly push in the two oval t abs as you pull open t he side cover . 3 Gently pull off the cover a nd set it aside.
28 Install optional memor y cards www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m R emoving the system board shield Use a No . 2 Phillips sc rewdriver to r emove the system boar d shield. 1 Remove scr ew #1 and set it aside . 2 Loosen screws #2, #3, a nd #4, but do not remove t hem.
Install optional memory cards 29 3 Lift the sy stem board shiel d up over the screws, slide it towa rd the front of the p rinter , and set it aside. Installing a memor y card F ollow the instructions in t his secti on to install e ither a pr inter memory c ard or a flash memory card.
30 Install optional memor y cards www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 2 Unpac k the pri nter m emory card. A v oid touching the connection points along the edge of the card. Save the packaging. 3 Alig n the n otc hes o n the bottom of the car d with th e no tches on the co nnect or .
Install optional memory cards 31 R einstalling the system board shie ld 1 Align the shield over t he bottom scr ews, sli de it towar d the b ack of the print er , and low er it down o nto the sc r ews .
32 Install optional memor y cards www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 2 Tighten s crews #2 , #3, and #4, and r eattach screw #1 t o keep t he shield in pla ce. R eattaching the printer side cover 1 Align the top and bottom tabs with the corresponding slots.
5 SECTION 5 L oad paper Loading tr ay 1 Loading the optional 250- sheet tray Loading the manual feed.
34 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Y our printer has two standar d paper sources: tray 1, which holds up to 150 sheets of plain paper , and a single-sheet manual feed. Use tray 1 for most print jobs. Use the manual feed to feed a single page, t ranspar e ncy , envelope, label, or car d stock.
Load paper 35 The following table lists page numbers where you can find loading instructions for each tray . Sour ce Capa city (sheets) P a per sizes supported Paper types supported Go to page.
36 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m L oading tray 1 Use tray 1, which is behind the manual feed, to feed paper and specialty m edia. T ray 1 holds up to 150 s h eets of paper , 10 sheets of transpar encies or labels, 10 envelop e s, 10 shee ts of ca rd stock.
Load paper 37 3 If loading: • letterhead paper , insert l etterhead with the to p of the page poi nting down, fac ing you.
38 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m • e nvelopes, insert th em vertically , flap side dow n with the stamp ar ea in the top l e ft corner T o reduce paper jams, do not use en.
Load paper 39 4 Slide the pap er guides against the ed ges of the paper or envelope s. NOTE: Do not for get to sele ct the pape r type and paper size from your so f tware ap plicatio n. 5 Extend the front paper support on the top out put bin until you hear it click on ce.
40 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 7 Open the front output door for a straight-through paper path if you are printing on speci alty m edia . L oading the optional 250-sheet tray 1 Grasp the tabs on eit her side of th e tray and pull it completel y out of the printer .
Load paper 41 2 Make sure the m etal pla te is press ed do wn befo re inserti ng the tray in to the pr inter . After the tray is inserted, the metal plate springs back up so the pap er can feed into the printe r . 3 If loading A4 or legal size paper , extend the paper su pport on the front of the tray .
42 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 4 Flex the sheets back and forth t o loosen them, fan th e sheets on all four sides , and flex them again. 5 If loading l etterhead paper , ins ert letterhead face dow n with the top of the page entering the printer first.
Load paper 43 6 Mak e sure the paper is under both corner bucklers and lying flat in the tray . NOTE: When you load th e tray , d o not exceed the maximum stack hei ght indicated by the label in the tray .
44 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 7 Slide the pap er guides flush against the edges of the paper . 8 Reinstall the tray , making sure it is pushed all t he way in. NOTE: Do not for get to sele ct the pap er type and paper size from your sof t ware appl ication.
Load paper 45 L oading the manual feed Use the manual feed to feed media, one s heet at a time, into your printer . If you e xperience problems feeding envelopes or card s t ock in tray 1, t ry printi ng them one at a t ime f rom the manu al fe ed. 1 Extend the rear paper support until you hear it click twice.
46 Load paper www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m T o reduce paper jams, do not use envelopes that: – Have e xcessive curl – Ar e stuck to gether – Are damaged in a ny way – Contain .
6 SECTION 6 Connect your printer Attachin g a cable T ur ning o n the pr inter Sof tware ov er vi ew Install ing printer drive rs Shar ing y our prin ter.
48 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Attaching a cable NOTE: Before you con nect your printer to your com puter , you must first complete th e Microso f t® Windo ws® operatin g system setup. R e fer to the doc umentati on that came with your computer for instr u ctions.
Connect your pr inter 49 If you are using a paral lel cable, snap do wn the clips on th e printer t o secure the para llel ca ble. T urn ing on the printer 1 Plug one end of the printer cord into the power cord connecto r at the back of the printer and the other end into a properly grounded wall outlet.
50 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 2 T u rn on the printer . All operator p anel lights cycle (eac h light blinks, from to p to bottom, a nd then cycles again).
Connect your pr inter 51 Status Monitor The Status Monitor alerts you wh en an error or warning occurs, for example, when the top cover is open or toner is runn ing low . The Status Monitor launches when you send a print job to the printer and only appe ars on the computer screen when an error or warning occurs.
52 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Dell L ocal Prin ter Setup Utility Use the De ll L oca l Printer Setup Util ity to chang e and s ave p rint er se tting s not avail able from the printer driver .
Connect your pr inter 53 Fo r W i n d o w s X P: 1 Click Start → Α ll Pr o g r a m s → Dell P rinters → De ll Las er Printer P15 00 . 2 Select De ll Pri n t e r Softwar e Uninstal l . 3 Select th e components to uninstall, and then click Next .
54 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m If you pu rchased your Dell printer separately T o obtain all th e featur es described in the Softwa r e Overview , use the Drivers an d Util ities CD to install it. Use the following table to find the instructions you need for your ope rati ng syst em.
Connect your pr inter 55 7 When the Dell Dr ivers and Util itie s screen ap pears, click Install to install the additional software for your printer . When all of the files are installed on your computer , the Congratulations screen appear s. 8 Click Pr i n t a T e s t P a g e to verify printer setup.
56 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Using Windows Me wi th a USB or parallel c able NOTE: Depe nding o n the software an d printers alrea dy insta lled on your comp uter , your scr eens may vary from those in the instructions.
Connect your pr inter 57 7 Click Fi n i s h to complete the installatio n and close the wizard. Y ou ar e now ready to print. 8 Launch the D rivers a nd Uti lities CD : clic k Start → Ru n and b rowse your CD drive (for e xample, type D: where D is the drive letter of your CD).
58 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device ( recommended) , and then click Next . 3 Select CD-ROM drive only , and then click Next . 4 After the wizar d finds the USB port driver , click Next .
Connect your pr inter 59 17 Select SETUP .EXE, and then click OK to launch the Dell Drivers an d Utilit ies CD. 18 When the Dell Dr ivers and Util itie s screen ap pears, click Install to install the additional software for your printer . If you are prompted to restart your comput er , click Ye s .
60 Connect your printer www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m T o find out the computer name, browse Network Neighbo r hood. F ind the name of the computer and look for the shared name you assigned to the printer . When all the files are installed on your computer , the Congratulations screen appears.
7 SECTION 7 Configure paper trays T ype and size sett ings.
62 Configure paper trays www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m T ype and size settings Set the dr iver and Dell L ocal P rinter Setup Util ity to the typ e and size of pape r loaded in the paper t rays.
Configure paper trays 63 If Upd ate is unavailable, follow these steps: a In the Avai lable Options list, click 250-s heet tray or 50 0-sheet tra y . b Click Add . c Click OK, and then clos e the P ri nters folder . If Update Now is unavailable, follow these steps: a In the Options list , find 250-sheet tray or 50 0-sheet tray .
64 Configure paper trays www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m.
8 SECTION 8 V erify printer setup P rinting a menu settings page.
66 V e rif y pri nter set up www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Printing a menu settings page P rint a men u settin gs page for a list of curr ent printer settings. 1 When the Ready/Data light is on solid, pr ess and release Con tinue to print the pa ge.
V erify printer setu p 67 3 Update your driver by follow ing the instructions i n the table. If the printer i s on the network, update the driver for each client. If Upd ate is unavailable, follow these steps: a In the Avai lable Options list, click 250-s heet tray .
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9 SECTION 9 Appendix Contact ing Dell Limited W ar rant ies and R etur n P olicy Dell Compute r Corporation Ink and T o ner Cart ridges Limited W ar ranties Dell Sof tware Lic ense Agreement.
70 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Contacting Dell T o contact Dell electronically , you can access the following websites: • www .
Appendix 71 Canada (North Y ork, Ontario) Inte rnational Access C ode: 011 Online Or der Status: www .dell.ca/ostatus Au toT ech (autom ated tec hnical supp ort) toll- fr ee: 1-8 00-247-9 362 T e chF ax toll-free : 1-800-9 50-1329 Customer Car e (Home Sales/Small Bu siness) toll-free: 1 - 800-847-4096 Customer Car e (med.
72 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Fi n l a n d (H e l s i n k i ) Internat ional Acc ess Code : 990 Country Code: 358 City Code: 9 We b s i t e : support.eur o .d ell.com E-mail: fin_support@del l.com E-mail Support (servers): Nordic_support@dell .
Appendix 73 Ger many (Lan gen) Inte rnational Access C ode: 00 Country Code: 49 City Code: 6103 We b s i t e : support .euro.dell.com E-mai l: tech_ supp ort_c entral_eur ope@dell .
74 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Ireland (Cherrywood) Internat ional Acc ess Code : 16 Country Code: 353 City Code: 1 We b s i t e : support.eur o .d ell.com E-mail: dell_d ire ct_support @dell.com Ireland T echni cal Support 1850 543 5 43 U.
Appendix 75 Latin Amer ica Custome r T echni cal Suppo rt (Austin, T exas, U.S. A.) 512 7 28-4093 Custome r Service (Austin, T exas, U.S.A.) 512 728- 3619 F ax (T e chnical Sup port and Customer Se rvice ) (A ustin, T exa s, U.S.A .) 512 728- 3883 Sales ( Austin, T exas, U .
76 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Netherlands (Am sterdam) Internat ional Acc ess Code : 00 Country Code: 31 City Code: 20 We b s i t e : support.eur o .d ell.com E-mail (T ec hnical Support): (Enterprise): nl_server_support@d ell.
Appendix 77 Po l a n d ( W a r s a w ) Inte rnational Access C ode: 011 Country Code: 48 City Code: 22 We b s i t e : support .euro.dell.com E-mail: pl_suppor t@dell.
78 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Spain ( Madrid) Internat ional Acc ess Code : 00 Country Code: 34 City Code: 91 We b s i t e : support.
Appendix 79 Swit zer land (Gen eva ) Inte rnational Access C ode: 00 Country Code: 41 City Code: 22 We b s i t e : support .euro.dell.com E-mail: s wisst ech@dell .
80 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m U.S.A. (Aus tin, T exas) Internat ional Acc ess Code : 011 Country Code: 1 Automated Order -Stat us Service toll-free: 1-800-4 33-9014 AutoT e.
Appendix 81 Limited W arr anties and R etu rn P o licy Dell-br anded har dwar e products purchas ed in the U.S. or Canada c o me with either a 90-day , one-year , two-year , thr e e-year , or four -year li mited warr anty . T o determine w hich war ranty came with yo ur har dware produc t(s), s ee your pa cking sli p or invoi ce.
82 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m WE DO NO T ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REME DIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS LIMITE D W ARRANTY OR FOR CON SEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENT A L DAMA GES, INCLU.
Appendix 83 When you contact us, we w ill iss ue a Return Mate rial A uthorization Number fo r you to i nclude with your return. Y ou must r eturn the products to us i n their origina l or e quivalent packagi ng , pr epay shippi ng char ges, and insur e the shi p ment or accept the risk if the pro duct is lost or damaged in shipment.
84 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m What do I do if I am no t satisfied? W e pride ourselves o n our gr eat cust omer ser vice. If you a re not s a tisf ied with the service you receive under this limited w arranty , please let us know .
Appendix 85 • Recond itio ned or Ref urb ished Dell-B rand ed Ha rdwa re Produc ts and P arts — All reco ndi tioned or re furbished Dell- branded serv er an d storage products may be r e tur ned with in thirty d ays from the date on the pa cking sl i p or i nvoice.
86 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m THIS W ARRANTY GIVES YOU SPEC IFIC LEGAL RIG HTS, AND YOU MA Y ALSO HA VE OTHER RIGH TS WHICH V ARY FROM PROVINCE TO PR O VIN CE.
Appendix 87 What do I do if I nee d warranty service? Befor e the warra nty e xpires , pleas e call us at the r e leva nt number listed in th e following ta ble.
88 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m W e w ill pay to ship th e part to y ou if you use an add ress in Can ada. Oth erwi se, we w ill ship th e part freight col lect. W e will also in clude a prepai d shippi ng container with ea ch rep lacement part fo r your use in r eturning the r eplaced part to us.
Appendix 89 If you do not h ave Interne t access , call Dell at 1-800-847 -4096 (Ho me Consu mer custo mers) or 1-800-326- 9463 (Corpora te Commercial o r Gover nment cust omers).
90 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Dell-Branded P eripheral Products Dell d oes pr ovide a lim ited w arrant y for n ew De ll-bra nded p eriph eral p roduct s (pro ducts for w hich De ll is l isted as the manu facturer) such as monitor s, batteries , memory , docking s tations, and projecto rs).
Appendix 91 Making a Claim Claim s m ust b e made in L atin Amer ica or the C aribb ean b y co ntactin g t he De ll poi nt of sale w ithin the guara ntee period .
92 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Dell Computer Corpor ation Ink and T oner Cartr idges Limited W a rranties The fo llowin g sectio ns desc ribe the limi ted war ranty for ink an d toner cartridg es fo r the U.S. , Cana da, an d Latin America.
Appendix 93 Ink and T oner Ca rtridges L imited W arranty (Latin America Onl y) Dell Comput er Corporati on w arrant s to the origina l purcha ser of genuine Dell -branded toner cartri dges that the cartr idges w ill be f ree from d efect s result ing fro m mate rial or manuf acturin g pro cess f or the li fe of the cartr idge .
94 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m Dell Software License Agreement This is a legal agreement between yo u, the user , and Dell P roducts, L.
Appendix 95 Limit ed Warra nty Dell warrants that t he Softwar e disks will be free from defects in materia ls and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date you r eceive them. This warranty is limited to you and is not transferable.
96 Appendix www .dell. com/suppli es | support. dell.co m U.S. Government R estricted Rights The software and doc umentation are "commercial items" as t hat term is defined at 48 C.
Index 97 Inde x A A4, loading, 37, 41, 45 A5, loading, 37, 42, 45 attaching an overlay , 15 B B5, loading, 37, 42, 45 C cables, power , 49 card stock, loading, 37 D driver profiler , using, 53 drivers.
Index 98 printing status wind ow , using, 51 printing, menu set tings page , 66 R reinstalling, metal shield, 31 S safety information, 7 sharing the printer , 59 softwar e applications driv er p rof i.
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If you have not bought Dell P1500 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Dell P1500 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Dell P1500 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Dell P1500 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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