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Dell V525w User's Guide Janua ry 2012 www .dell.co m | support .dell. com Machine t ype(s): 4448 Mod el (s) : 4d1, 4dE.
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Safety informat ion Connec t the pow er cord to a pro perly grounde d e lectrical outlet t hat is near the pro duct and eas ily access ible. Do not pl ace or use this pro duct nea r water or wet loca tions. CAUTION— POTENTIA L INJ URY: The lit hium bat tery in this prod uct is not int ended to be rep laced.
About yo ur printer Tha nk you f or ch oos ing th is p r inte r! We've worked hard to make sure it will meet your needs . To st art usi ng your new prin ter right aw ay, use the setup m a teria ls that came with the p rint er, and then skim the User ’s Guid e to learn how to perf orm basic ta sks .
Conser ving in k • Use Q uic k Pri nt or Dr aft M ode. These mode s can be used to p rint do cuments usi ng le ss ink th an normal a nd are idea l for pri nting documen ts that are mo stly text . • Use fon t types and fo nt settin gs that require le ss ink.
Wh at are yo u looki n g for? F ind it her e Help using the printer software Wind ows Help Open a printer softwar e program or applic ation, and the n c lick He lp . Cl ick to vi ew context ‑ sens it iv e i n for ma ti on . Note s: • The Hel p installs automatically with the printer soft war e.
Unde rsta ndin g the par ts of the pri nter Use t he To 1 Automati c Document Feeder (A DF ) Sca n, copy, o r fax mu ltiple ‑ page letter ‑ , legal ‑ , a nd A4 ‑ size do cuments. 2 Paper feed guard Prevent items from falling into the paper s lot.
Use t he To 13 ADF paper gu ide Keep paper s traight when feed ing it into the A DF. Note : Adjust the paper guide on th e ADF tray to the width of the ori ginal docume nt. Use t he To 14 Sc anner cover Access the s canner glass. 15 Scanner g las s Scan or copy p hotos and documents.
Use t he To 22 Jam clearance cover Access and clear paper jams. 23 Ink c artridge acces s a rea Install, r epl ace, o r r em ove i nk car tr idges. 24 Scanner unit • Access the ink c a rtridges and pr i nthead.
Ordering and r eplacing supplies Order ing i nk cart ridg es Page yields are available at www.dell.c om/supplies . F or best results, use only Dell ink c artridg es.
Rep lacing ink c artr idge s Make sur e you ha ve a new i nk cartridg e o r cartrid ges befo re you begin. Y ou must i nstall new cartri dges immediat ely after removing the old ones, or the ink remaining in the prin thead nozzl e s may dry out. Removing in k cartridges 1 Turn o n your pri nt er.
If your ink cart ridge comes w ith a twis t cap, then remo ve the cap. 2 Insert each ink car tridge. Slide your finger along the ink cartridge until th e cartridge cl icks into plac e. Note s: • Inser t the c ol or cart ri dges fi rst , and then the bla ck c artrid ge.
6 Click . 7 Follow the instructions o n t h e computer screen. Ordering an d replacin g suppli es 17.
Using the printer control pan el buttons and menus Replacing the langu age sheet A lang uage sheet is used t o label but tons on the pri nter c ontrol pane l. Langua ge she ets can be replac ed anytime, depend ing on whic h lan guage you w ant to use.
6 Insert the preferred language sheet into the langu age sheet holder, and then attach the language sheet ho ld er to the pr inter c ontro l panel . 7 Raise th e printer cont rol panel until it clic ks into place. 8 Close the printer , and then f ully extend the p aper exit tray.
Us ing t h e pr in ter cont rol p an el Use To 1 Pow er • T urn the printer on and off. • Swi tc h t o Sl ee p mo de. Note : When the pr i nter is on , press to s witch to Sleep m ode. Press and hol d for three seconds to turn off the pr inter. 2 Di sp lay Note : T he di sp lay is turned o ff in Sleep mode .
Use To 8 Red i al Display the last number d ialed. Pr ess the le ft or right arrow b utton to vie w the last five numbers dialed. 9 Pau s e Insert a three-second pause in a fax num ber to wait for an outsi de line or get through an automated answering system.
Use To 17 Eco ‑ Mo de • C ha nge to Sleep mo de afte r the pr inter is le ft idle fo r 10 minu tes. • Reduce th e screen br ightness. Changin g the Sleep timeou t The Sleep timeout is the tim e it takes for the printer to switch to Sleep mo de when the printer is left idle.
3 Press the l eft or r ight arrow bu tton to scrol l to Yes , and then pres s . The printer resta rts automatic a lly a fter res etting to facto ry default se ttings. 4 Whe n prompte d to set the init ial setting s of your pri nte r, mak e your s election s usi ng the printe r co ntrol panel butto n s.
Using th e printer soft ware Mini mum sys tem req uiremen ts The print er software requir es up to 50 0MB of free disk spac e. Supp orted op erating s yste ms • Mic rosoft W indows 7 (SP1 ) • Mi c.
If you did not install these addi tional progr ams duri ng initial insta llation, then reinser t the ins tallat ion sof tware C D, run the ins tallation s oftware, and t hen click Ad va n ced O p ti ons > Install A dditional Sof tware .
Use t he To Printing Prefe r ences When you click File > Print > Pr ope rt ies with a doc u ment open, a Printing Preferences dial og appears. T he dialog l ets you select options f or the print job, such as the follo wing: • Select the number of copies to print.
• To take advantag e of the full f eatures of your printe r, select the c ustom install o ption during ins tallat ion, and then select all pac kages listed . Find ing a nd inst allin g optiona l softwar e For Wind ow s use rs 1 Click or Start . 2 Click Al l P rograms or Pr og ram s , and t hen select the pr inter pr ogram fo lder from the list .
For Macintos h users 1 Close a ll open applications . 2 From th e Finder, naviga te to: Applica t io ns > select your print er folder 3 Double ‑ cli ck Uninstalle r .
Loading paper an d original documents Lo adin g paper 1 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them. Do not fold or crease the paper. Straighten the edges o f the stack on a level surface. 2 Open the paper feed gu ar d. 3 Place the paper at the center of the paper s uppor t.
5 Close the paper feed guar d. 6 From t he printer control pa nel, sele ct or confir m your pape r set tings. Paper and specialty media guidelines Lo ad up t o Make su re that 100 sh eets of pl ain pa per • The paper g uides rest agains t the edges of the paper.
Lo ad up t o Make su re that 10 envelo pes • The printable s ide of the envelope is faceup and the fl ap is o n the left. • The paper g uides rest against the edg es of the envelopes . • You load the envelo pe in the center of the paper s upport.
Lo ad up t o Make su re that 25 sheets of photo/ glossy paper • The printable or glossy side of the paper is l oa ded faceup. If you a re not sure which side i s pr intable, then see the instructions that came wi th the paper. • The paper g uides rest agains t the edges of the paper.
Lo ad in g orig inal docum ents on t he sca nner g lass 1 Ope n the scanne r lid and place the doc ument fa cedow n on the s canner g lass. 2 Close the scanner lid. Lo ad ing or igin al docu me nts in to the A DF You c an load up to 3 5 shee ts of an o riginal documen t int o the ADF for scannin g, copying, and f axing.
Prin ting Tip s for pr inting • Use the appr opri ate paper for your print j ob. • Sel ect a hi gher pri nt quality f or bett er print s. • Make sure there is enough ink in the ink cartridges. • Remove each sheet as it is printed when p rinti ng photo s or whe n wor king with s peci alty med ia.
Colla ted Not co llate d Notes: • The collate opt ion is availabl e only wh en you are print ing mul tiple c opies. • To prevent smudgi ng when printing p hotos, r emove eac h ph oto as i t ex its the printe r, and t hen le t it dry before stacking .
5 Click OK to cl ose any pri nter soft ware dialo gs. 6 Click OK or Prin t . For Macintos h users 1 Wi th a docume nt o pen, ch oose File > Pag e Se tu p . 2 From t he Page Setup dialog, s et the print er, p aper s ize, and ori enta tion. 3 Click OK .
8 Adjust other settin gs as needed. 9 Click Pri nt . Pr inti ng on sp eci alt y med ia Printing en velo pes For Windows u sers 1 With a document o pen, clic k File > Prin t .
Printing on labels Notes: • Make sure the top of the label sheet f eed s into th e printer first. • Make sure the adhesive on the labels does not extend to within 1 mm of the edge of the lab el sheet. • Make sure the paper guide or paper guid es rest against the edges of the label sheet.
Print ing on c ustom ‑ size paper For Windows u sers 1 With a document o pen, clic k File > Prin t . 2 Click Pro pe rti es , Pr eferen ces , Options , o r Setup . 3 Nav iga te t o: Pap er/Finish ing ta b > Man ag e Cu s to m Siz e s > New 4 Type a nam e and adj ust the s ettings as needed to create a custo m size, and then click OK .
Usin g a flash dri ve with the print er Make sur e the flas h dri ve conta ins files t hat are supporte d by the p rinter. For mor e informat ion, se e “Suppo rted f ile types” on page 3 9. 1 Insert a f lash d rive into the USB por t. Note s: • The flash drive uses the same por t that is used for a PictBridge camera cable.
4 To adjus t the print setti ngs, press the up or do wn ar row but ton to scro ll to the opti on you want to set, and then press the le f t or righ t arrow b utt on to scroll to the setting you want. If necessa r y, press to make a s election. 5 Press .
4 If you w ant to chang e the def ault pri nt set tings: a Pr ess to access th e Pict Bridge men u. b Pr ess the ar row but tons to selec t the paper sour ce, pape r setup, photo s ize, numbe r of ph otos per page and print qualit y. You can als o enhance t he qu ality of graphic s.
5 From t he Pr inte r pop ‑ up menu, choo se your pri nter. 6 From t he p rint op tions po p ‑ up menu, choo se Quality & Me di a . 7 From t he Pape r Typ e pop ‑ up men u, ch oose a support ed pape r type. 8 From t he p rint op tions po p ‑ up menu, choo se Layo ut .
3 Nav iga te t o: Layo ut tab > Print on Both Sides (Duplex ) ar ea > selec t a dry time s etting No te: Un der condi tions o f high humidi ty, or if the norm al drying time does not allo w the ink to dry com pletely, sel ec t Ex ten ded . 4 Click OK .
Cre atin g a pri nt qu e ue For Window s users 1 From t he Print er Tasks a rea, click Add a P rinter . 2 Follow the instructions o n t h e computer screen. For more information, see the documentation that came w ith your operating system. For M acinto sh users 1 From t he Pr int & Fax a rea, click + .
Chan ging the d efault printi ng mo de To conserve ink, you can chang e the def ault printing mode for all print jobs to Draf t or Quick Print. It uses less ink and is reco mmended for pr inting t ext-onl y document s.
Resumin g print jo bs For Windows u sers 1 Click , or click Start and then cli ck Run . 2 In th e Start Search or Run box, ty pe cont rol prin ter s . 3 Press Ente r , o r click OK . The printers folder opens. 4 Right ‑ c lick the p rinter, and then select Open or See what' s printing .
For Macintos h users 1 Clic k the printer ic on on th e Dock. The pri nt que ue di alog appear s. 2 Choos e the jo b you want t o cancel, and t hen cli ck Dele t e .
Cop ying ADF Sca nner glas s Use the ADF for m ultiple ‑ page document s. Note : The ADF is ava ilab le only i n sele c t pri nte r mo dels. If you purchased a printe r wi thou t an ADF, then load original documents or photos on the scanner glass.
6 Sel ect the copy mo de: • Pr ess to sw itch to color mode. • Pr ess to switch to black ‑ an d ‑ wh ite mo d e. When you s elect colo r or blac k ‑ only pri nting, th e light t hat corresp onds to your ch oice co mes on.
3 From the pri nter cont rol panel, na vigate to: > Cop y > > Quality 4 Press the l eft or r ight arro w button to set t h e copy qual ity. 5 Press . Maki ng a copy li ghter or dar k er 1 Loa d paper . 2 Load the original docume nt fac eup into the ADF o r facedo wn on the sc anner g lass.
3 From the pri nter cont rol panel, na vigate to: > Cop y > > Separat or She et s No te: Collate mu s t be set to O n for th e separato r sheets to be placed betwe en copies. If Collate is set to Off, then the separator sheet s are ad ded at th e end of the pr int job.
Maki ng a two-si ded (du plex) copy Making a two ‑ side d (dupl ex) cop y automa ti cally The aut omatic dupl ex unit sup ports A4 ‑ and lette r ‑ size paper. If you need to m ake two ‑ sided copie s using o ther paper sizes, then see th e i nstructions for making a two ‑ sided copy manually.
8 Load the next page of the do cument . • If you are copying a one ‑ s ided docum ent, th en load th e next page faceup i nto the AD F or facedow n on the scan ner glas s. • If you are copying a two ‑ sided do cument , then flip t he orig inal docum ent, and then reload it faceup in to th e ADF o r faced own on the sc anner g lass.
Scanning ADF Sca nner glas s Use the ADF for m ultiple ‑ page document s. Note : The ADF is ava ilab le only i n sele c t pri nte r mo dels. If you purchased a printe r wi thou t an ADF, then load original documents or photos on the scanner glass.
3 Pres s the up o r down ar row butt on to sc roll to the sca n option you want t o set, and then press the le ft or rig ht arrow button to scroll to the se tting you w ant. Set the colo r, qualit y, origin al image si ze, and other s can opt ions. If neces sary, press each tim e you make a sel ection.
4 Pres s the up o r down ar row butt on to sc roll to the sca n option you want t o set, and then press the le ft or rig ht arrow button to scroll to the se tting you w ant. Set the colo r, qualit y, origin al image si ze, and other s can opt ions. If neces sary, press each tim e you make a sel ection.
Sca nning docum ents for editin g An Op tical Characte r Recognitio n (OCR) applic ation allows you to edit an original te xt docum ent t hat ha s been sc anned .
Sca nning directl y to e ‑ ma il u sin g the pr in ter soft ware Ma ke s ur e yo u ha ve set up you r e ‑ mail set tings before proc eeding. For mo re informatio n, see the section on e ‑ mailing in the Use r’s Gui de . For Wind ow s use rs 1 Load a n ori ginal docum ent fac eup into the ADF or f acedow n on the s canne r glass .
4 Nav iga te t o: Pr int e r Home > select your printer > Scan > PDF Scann ing starts and the sc an prog ress dial og appears . 5 Sa ve the doc ument as a PDF. For Mac intos h us ers 1 Load a n ori ginal docum ent fac eup into the ADF or f acedow n on the s canne r glass .
Canceling scan jobs Do one or mor e of the follo wing: • From t he printer control pa nel, press , and the n press . Scann ing st ops and t he print er re turns to the pre vious me nu. • If you ar e sendi ng th e scan jo b using the p rinter sof tware, then cancel the sca n job from t he so ftware dial og.
E-mailing Before you can send an e -mail, you m ust first configu re the net work connec tion and e-mail s ettings of your pr inter. Se tt ing up the pr int er t o e- ma il Settin g up the e-ma il func tion For Windows u sers 1 Click or Start . 2 Click Al l P rograms or Pr og ram s , and t hen select the pr inter pr ogram fo lder from the list .
3 Nav iga te t o: Co ntact s tab > Individ uals tab 4 Click to open th e A ddress Book. No te: To add c ontacts, you need t o import c ontact s from the Addre ss Book on your Mac intos h computer. If the contact i s not in th e Mac Ad dr ess Book, then first add the co ntact to the address bo o k and then impo rt it.
• Do not load postc ards, phot os, small it ems, tran sparencies , photo pap er, or thin me dia (suc h as magazine clippings) into the ADF. Place these items on the sc anner glass. • To send an e ‑ mail, se e “Scanning dire ctly to e ‑ ma il usin g the printer s oftware” on page 59.
Faxi ng CAUTION— POTENTIA L INJURY: To redu ce risk of fi re, use only t he teleco mmu nications ( RJ ‑ 11 ) cord p rov ide d with t his produc t or a UL List ed 26 AWG o r larger replacem ent when connecting t his pro duct to the public switc hed telepho ne netwo rk.
Setup 2: Printer is sharing the line with an answer ing machine Con nect ed to th e same t elep hone wa ll jac k To con n ect: 1 Conne ct the cabl e from the wal l jack to th e port of the pr inter. 2 Remo ve the prot ective plug fr om the port of the printer, and th en connect the answering machine to the p ort.
To con n ect: Conne ct the cabl e from the wal l jack to th e port of the pr inter. Ti ps fo r t h is s etu p : • If you have only o ne telephone number on you r line, then yo u need to s et the pr inter to recei ve faxes au tomatically (A ut o An swe r On ).
Ti ps fo r t h is s etu p : • This s etup wo rks best if you subs cribe to a dis tinctive r ing ser vice. If you have distinctiv e ri ng service , then m ake sure that you set th e correct ring pattern for the printer. Otherwise, the printer will not r eceive faxes even if you have set it to receive faxes automa tically.
3 To c ontinue using a comp uter fo r Intern et access , conne ct the com puter to t he DSL H PN port on the DS L filter. 4 To c onnect a t elepho ne to the printe r, remov e the pr otec tive plug from the port of the pr inter an d the n connec t the teleph o ne to the p or t .
Scenar io 4: Digit al telep hone servi ce through a ca ble provide r Setu p 1 : Pr inter is co nn ecte d dir ectly to a cabl e mod em Follow this set up if you normally c onnect your te lephone to a cable mod em. To con n ect: 1 Connec t one end of a telephone cabl e to th e port o f the print er.
Setup 2: Printer is conn ected to a wall jack; cable mode m is installed elsewhere in t he house Follow this setup if your c able provider activated the wall j a cks in yo ur house s o that you do not hav e to pl ug your devic es into the cabl e modem .
Con nec tin g th e pr inter to a non ‑ RJ ‑ 1 1 w all jack To con n ect: 1 Connec t one end of a telephone cabl e to th e port o f the print er. 2 Connect the other en d of the cable t o the RJ ‑ 11 ada p ter, an d then c onnect th e ad apter to the wall jack.
If the addi tional dev ice (te lephon e or answerin g machi ne) has an RJ-11 connector , then you can remove t he wrap plug and co nnect the devic e to the port of the p rinter.
To con n ect: Conne ct the cabl e from the wal l jack to th e port of the pr inter. Con nec ting the p rin ter to a wa ll jac k in G erm any The Ger man wall jack has t wo kinds of ports. T he N port s are for fax ma chine s, modems, and ans weri ng machine s.
Connec t the printer to any of the N po rts. To con n ect: 1 Connec t one end of a telephone cabl e to th e port o f the print er. 2 Connect the other en d of the cable t o the RJ ‑ 11 adap ter, and then connect the ad apter to an N po rt.
Setting the fax footer From the pri nter cont rol panel, na vigate to: > Setup > > Fa x Se tup > > Ringin g and Ans we r ing > > Fax F oote r > > On > Setting the da te a.
Fro m her e You c a n 2 ‑ Sided Faxes • Set the printer to print incoming faxes on both sides of the paper. Dialing and Sending • Set your fax name and fax number. • Adjust the dialing volum e. • Set the di al me thod, redial ti me, number of redial attempts, dialin g pr efi x, and fax sending speed.
Cre a ting a c onta ct l is t You can crea te a contac t list using the Addres s Book in the pri nter co ntrol pane l or the phone bo ok in the fax sof tware . If you cr eate a contact li st in th e printer control panel, then the fax softwa re autom atical ly saves tho s e contac ts as Speed Dial entr ies.
5 From t he Pho nebook fiel d, cho ose a phone b ook. 6 Sel ect the contac t that you w ant to add, an d then c lick Add t o or change list to import the con t act . No te: To add c ontacts, you need t o import c ontacts f rom the phone books on your computer that are supported by the fax softw are.
Tips for send ing f axes • Make s ure th e printer is o n and connec ted to a w orking tel e phone , DSL, or VoIP line. Th e line is working if you hear a dial t one. • Make su re the paper exit t ray is fully e xtended and the tray ext ension is f lipped out.
7 Sel ect Includ e Cover P age with Fax , a nd ent er the a ppro priate i nformat ion if yo u want to include a co ver page w ith the fax. 8 Click OK . For Macintos h users 1 Wi th a docume nt o pen, ch oose File > Pri n t . 2 From t he Pr inte r pop ‑ up menu, sel ect the f ax versio n of your printe r.
Tips: • If the printer is sharing the line with other analog devices (telephone, answering machine), then set the pr i nter to pick up c alls two rings af ter the answering mac hine. For exampl e, if the answer ing machine pic ks up calls aft er four ring s, then set t he print er to p ick up afte r six ri ngs.
For Mac intosh users a From the Appl ications f older in t he Finder, o r from the Finder desktop, d ouble- click th e printer folder. b Double- click Pri nter Setti ng s , and the n config ure the f ax setti ngs.
How m an y r i ng s shoul d I set ? If t he print er i s sharing a line wit h an ans weri ng machin e, t hen s et th e pri nter to pick up afte r a g reater number of r ings than the answer ing machine. For example, if the answering machine picks up calls after four rings, then set the printer to pick up after s ix rin gs.
How d o I a djust the spe aker vol ume on the pri nter ? Listen to the dial tone to chec k i f the telephone line is working and to check if the cables and devices are connected properly in your telephone n etwor k.
Qualit y Blac k reso luti on Color resolution Standar d 200 x 100 200 x 200 Fine 200 x 200 200 x 200 Super fine 300 x 300 200 x 200 Ultrafin e 300 x 300 (half ‑ toned) 200 x 200 When sending a f ax, after enter ing the fax number , press the arrow but tons to select a fax qual ity, and then pr ess .
How d o I prin t th e fa x hist ory of th e print er? You c an print report s of sent or re ceived fa xes, or both. 1 From the pri nter cont rol panel, na vigate to: > Setup > > Fa x Se tup &.
d Use the keypad to enter the fax number, and then pres s . e Rep eat ste ps 2b throug h 2d until you have added all t he nu mbers that you want t o block. You can bloc k up to 50 num ber s. 3 Block unidentified faxes (faxes without a Call er ID number).
Networking Inst allin g the pr inter on a wire les s netw ork Wireles s network compa tibilit y Your pr inter may c ontain an IE EE 802.1 1b, IEEE 802.11g , or IEEE 802.11 n wirel ess pri nt server. Y our print er is compa ti ble with IEEE 802.11 b/g/n rou ters that ar e Wi-Fi certified .
A valid WE P key has: • Exactl y 10 or 26 hexadecima l charact ers. Hexad ecimal chara cters are A–F, a–f , and 0–9. or • Exac tly 5 or 13 ASCII c haracters. AS CII charac ters ar e letters, num bers, punct uation, and symbols found on a keyboard.
If your w irel ess netw ork is not using se curity, t hen you wil l not have a s ecurit y key. Note: If you do no t know the S SID of the network that your c omputer is c onnected t o, then launch the w ireles s utility of the computer network adapt er and l ook f or the network name.
Encr yption Check the encryption method used on your networ k. No te: Some auth enticatio n typ es may be availa ble only in select pr inter m odels or operat ing systems .
3 Double-click the software in staller package, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen. No te: Selec t Wi r eless co nn ect i on whe n prompted t o sele ct a connect ion typ e.
In dica tor l ig ht Pr inte r sta tu s Off • The pr inter is turned of f or is powering up. • The printer is not connected to an Ethernet or a wireless network and is i n Sleep mode. • The pr inter has not been c onfigured for an Ethernet or a wirel ess network.
b Enter the d etai ls a bout your wireless network. Note: Your W EP, WPA, or W PA2 key may be ob tained fr o m the bo ttom of the box, the do cumentation that came w ith the box, o r from the b ox Web page. If yo u have already c hanged the key for yo ur wireles s network, then u se the key you created .
Advan c ed wir eless setup Adding a printer to an e xisting ad hoc wirele ss network Before you begi n, make sure : • Your wireless n etwork adapt er is pro perly at tached t o your c ompute r and is worki ng. • The ad ho c wirele ss network tha t the printe r will conn ect to is availab le.
Configuri ng Wi ‑ F i Protect ed Setup m anually Note: Make sure your ac cess po int (w ireles s ro uter) i s Wi ‑ Fi Protec ted Set up (WPS) certif ied.
• CA certif icate EAP ‑ TL S • RADIUS user name • CA certif icate • Sign ed certificat e EAP ‑ TTLS • Appro priate inne r a uthent icatio n • RADIUS user name • RADIUS passw ord • CA certif icate Conf iguri ng 802. 1X Aut henticat ion The info rma tion to c omplete i s dependent on t he 802.
If the printer is c urrent ly set up lo cally (us ing USB conne ction) 1 Click or Start . 2 Click Al l P rograms or Pr og ram s , and t hen select the pr inter pr ogram fo lder from the list .
If th e prin te r is cu rrentl y set u p f or wir eless 1 Plug an Ethern et cabl e into the printer and int o an available port on a swi tch or wa ll jack. 2 Wait one minute fo r the Et hernet network adapter to become active and ac quire an IP address from the n etwork.
3 Double ‑ cli ck Dell Extras > Dell Se tup As s is tant . 4 Follow the instructions o n t h e computer screen. Note: Ther e is no need to remove the USB cable connec ting the printer to the computer during wireless conf iguratio n. If th e prin te r is cu rrently set u p for Eth ernet 1 Unplug the E thernet c able from the p rinter.
3 Add the printe r. See “Adding the printe r” on pa ge 102 . 4 A sec ond print que ue will be creat ed. Remo ve the wirel ess queu e if you do no t want to s witch back to acce ssing the printer o ve r a wir eless netw ork.
3 Locate t he printer from the remote c o mputer : No te: T he re mo te c om p ut e r is th e one t ha t i s n o t at tac h ed to th e pri nt e r. a Open the printers folder: 1 Cli ck , or click Start and then clic k Run . 2 In the Star t Searc h or Run bo x, type cont rol prin ter s .
The print er suppo rts t he follo win g methods i n conne cting to a wire less network: • Pers onal Identi fi cation Nu mber (PIN)—A PIN on t he pr inter is ente red into the wireless s ettings of the ac cess point.
An SS ID can conta in up t o 32 alphanu meric character s. Alp hanumer ic char acters are a com binatio n of al phabetic (le tters A to Z) and nume ric (n umber s 0 to 9) c haracters . Where do I f ind m y SSID? • View the settings on the access point (wireless router).
– If you ar e using a pr oxy serve r, then tem porarily di sable it t o load the We b page correctly. 2 Ent er the us er na me and pa ssword for the acces s point when p romp ted. Note: The WEP key or WPA/W PA2 preshar ed key/pas sphrase i s not the same as t he passwo rd for the acces s poin t.
Sce nario 2 : Wir eless n etwo rk wi th Inte rnet acces s • All c omputers and printer s connect t o the network us ing a wireless access point or wi reless router . • The w ireless access point c onnects t he netw ork to the Int ernet t hroug h a DSL or cable mo dem.
What is a USB cable ? A Univ ers al Serial Bus (USB) cable is pri maril y use d to connect a USB dev ice to a host. Commo n hosts inc lude comput ers and vi deo game c onsole s.
3 Firmly plug the rect angular end o f the USB cable into the U SB port of the compu ter. 4 Follow the instructions o n t h e computer screen. How are inf rastru cture and ad hoc network s differen t? Wi reless n etwork s can ope rat e in on e of tw o mode s: inf rastructur e or ad hoc.
Finding the s ignal stre ngth The sig nal stre ngth te lls you how strongly t he com puter or printer is recei ving th e wireless s ignal fr om the w irel ess network.
M OVE TH E PRINTE R CLOSER TO THE ACCES S POINT If the printe r is too f ar away from the ac cess po int, then it w ill not be a ble to comm unicate with o ther devices on the net work. Fo r most indoor wi reless ne tworks, the maxim um distan ce betw een the ac cess poi nt and the printe r is approxim ately 10 0 feet (30 m eters).
4 Type ipco nfig , a nd then pre ss En ter . Check the Wireles s Netwo rk Connect ion se ction: • The “Default Gatew ay” entry is typically the acc es s point . • The IP addres s appears a s fo ur sets o f numbe rs separ ated by pe riods, such as 1 92.
3 In th e Wireles s set tings se ction, look f or the S SID. 4 Writ e down t he SSID, se curity t ype, an d the WE P key/WP A passphr ase ( if shown). Note s: • Make sure you copy t he netw ork informat ion dow n exact ly, includin g any capit al letters.
When ins talling the pri nter on a n etwork, make su r e you selec t the printer wi th the cor rect MAC add r ess. The MAC addres s of th e internal print s erve r is a seri es of letter s and numbe rs.
Every dev ice on a netw ork that uses TCP/IP must have an IP address . IP addr esses are ess entially uni que compu ter name s in a num eric f ormat , use d to t ransfer da ta ar ound a net work. IP add resses a llow TCP/IP to confirm r equests fo r, and re ceipt of, data by v arious de vi ces on the network.
What is th e dif ference betwe en Gui ded and Ad vance d setup? Use Guided setup if: • The pri nte r and th e compute r communic ate on t he same wireless net work. • You want the Wire less Setup Ut ility to autom atically det ect the n etwork for you.
Maintaining the printer Ma inta in ing in k cartr id ges In additio n to the following tasks that yo u can perf o rm, your printer perf o rms auto matic m aintenance cyc les if i t is plugged in to a pro perly grounded, working elec trical ou tlet. It will briefl y come out of Sleep m ode or will tempor arily turn on if it is turned off.
Clea ning the pri nthead noz zles If you have not been using the printer fo r a long period, then you may need to clea n the printhead noz zles to improv e the qual ity of you r prints. K eep your pr inter pl ugged to a prope rly grounded, working electric al outle t to allow it to perfo rm automati c main tenance cycl es.
Cleaning the scanner glass Clea n the scanne r g lass and ot her related pa rts w hen vert ical s treaks app ear o n your printed p ages or when you see mark s or smu dges on such parts. 1 Dampen a clean, lint ‑ free cloth with water . 2 Gently w ipe c lean the sc anner glass and other related p arts.
Pres s the latc h under th e prin ter control p anel t o release it, and then push the p anel bac k to its s hipping positio n. • Keep the printe r in an upr ight posi tion t o preve nt the ink fr om le aking. • Av oid s evere jarri ng m oveme nts.
Troubleshooting Before you t r o ubleshoot Use this checklist to so lve most printer problems: • Make su re the power cor d is pl ugged int o the pr inter and into a pr operly grounde d, workin g electri cal outle t. • Make sure th e printer is tur ned o n .
3 To conf irm the setti ng, press th e lef t or right arr ow button to s croll to Ye s , and t hen press . Softwa re did not i nstal l If you encounter ed problems while inst alling , or if your print.
S ELECT YO UR PR INTER FROM THE P RI NT DIALOG BEFORE SE NDI NG THE PRINT JOB Note: This solut ion appl ies to M acintosh users only. 1 With a d ocument op en, choose File > Pri nt . 2 From t he print er pop-up menu, cho ose you r printe r, and th en click Pr int .
Printer is printing bl ank pages Blank pages may be caused by im prop erly installe d ink car tridges. R EINSTALL THE INK CARTRIDGES AN D DEEP CLEAN AND ALI GN TH E PRINT HEAD 1 Rein stall th e ink c artri dges , see “Rep lac ing i nk ca rtri dges ” on pa ge 15 fo r more inf orma tion.
Ca nno t d ele te do cu me nts f ro m th e pr in t queu e If you have jobs stuck in t he print queue an d cannot delet e them to g et other jobs t o print, then the c omputer and print er ma y not be commu nicati ng.
Unde rstand ing pr inter mess a g es Al ignment Prob lem Try any of the following: • Check the ink cartridges. 1 Open the printer, and then remove and reinstall the ink cartridges.
Fax Me mory F ull Reduce the res olution or the nu mber of pa ges of the f ax. Touc h OK or press OK , dependi ng on yo ur print er model, t o clear the message. Note: This dele tes the f ax job from the p r inter m em ory. Ink Cartridge Error The printer is unable to authen ticate one or more of the installed ink car t ridges.
Ink Low You may need to replace the specified ink cartridge soon. Try one or more of the following: • Press or to clear the messag e and continue pr inting. No te: Depend ing on yo ur print er se ttings, you may n ot be allo wed to cont inue pri nting until you replace t he spe cif ied ca rtri dg e.
Printhea d Cannot Move Try one or mo re of the followi ng : • Open the printer to remove any o bstructions to the printhead, and then close the pr i nter.
4 Reins ert the print head, and t hen close t he latch unt il it clicks into pl ace. 5 Close the printer . Note: If removing and reinserting the pr i nthead does not resolve the er ror, then turn off the printer, and then tu rn it back on . If the pr oblem persist s, then cont act c ustomer support .
Printhea d Unsuppo rted Try one or mo re of the followi ng : • Turn t he print er off, and the n tu rn it back on . • Insta ll a suppor ted printhea d. 1 Open the printer. 2 Press the release tab, and then r emove the cartridges . 3 Lift the ca r rier l atc h.
5 I nsert the su ppor ted print head , and then close t he latc h until i t clicks into plac e. Note: Make sure to i nstall the ink cartridges i nto the printhea d. For mo re information, s ee “Replacing in k cart rid ges ” in the User’s Gu ide .
Sho rt Pap er Try one or mo re of the followi ng : • Touc h OK or press , depe nding on your pri nter mo del. • Make su re the pape r siz e is corr ectly se t.
Che c k t h e jam clea rance a r ea 1 Lift the s canner un it. 2 Remove the jam clearance cover. Note s: • Squeeze the snap to lift the jam clearance cover. • Make sure that the p rinthead is mo ved to t he side a nd away from t he jamm ed paper. 3 Firmly g rasp t he pape r on bot h sides, and t hen gently pull it ou t.
4 Reattach the jam clearance cover until it cli cks into place. 5 Close the printer . 6 Touc h OK or press , depe nding on your pri nter mo del. Pap er jam i n the e xit tray 1 Firmly g rasp t he pape r, and th en gently pull i t out. No te: Make sur e all pap er f ragments a re rem oved.
1 Remo ve th e paper support . 2 Firmly g rasp t he pape r, and th en gently pull i t out. No te: Make sur e all pap er f ragments a re rem oved. 3 Reatt ach the paper supp ort un til it clicks into pl ace. 4 Touc h OK or press , depe nding on your pri nter mo del.
1 Push down the dupl ex lat ch, and then r emove t he duple x unit. 2 Firmly g rasp t he pape r, and th en gently pull i t out. No te: Be care ful no t to tear the paper while re movi ng it. 3 Reins ert the duplex unit until i t clic ks into p lace to clear the messa ge.
Ch ec k th e AD F 1 Press the A DF button, and then open the A DF cover. Scenari o 1 Scenario 2 2 Firmly g rasp t he pape r on bot h sides, and t hen gently pull it ou t.
3 Close the ADF cover. 4 Touc h OK or press , depe nding on your pri nter mo del. Ch ec k unde r the AD F tra y 1 Re mo v e th e A DF tr a y. 2 Firmly g rasp t he pape r on bot h sides, and t hen gently pull it ou t. No te: Make sur e all pap er f ragments a re rem oved.
3 Reattach th e ADF tray unt il it snaps int o place. 4 Touc h OK or press , depe nding on your pri nter mo del. Paper or speci alty medi a misf e eds These are possible soluti ons if paper or specialty me dia m isf ee d s or s kews , or if multiple sheets feed or s tick together.
C HECK MI NI M U M PRIN T SETT ING S Unless you are using th e borderless feature, use these minimum print margin se ttings: • Left and r ight m argins : – 6.3 5 mm (0. 25 i n.) f or le tte r ‑ si ze paper – 3.3 7 mm (0. 133 in. ) for al l pa pe r si ze s exc ep t let ter • Top mar gin: 1.
M AKE SU RE THE IN K CART RID GE S ARE PROPER LY INSTA LLED A LI GN TH E PRINTHEAD C LEAN OR D EEP C LEA N THE PR INTHEAD NOZZ LES Note: If thes e s oluti ons do n ot remove the st r eaks or li n es on th e printed image, then c ontact techn ical s upport.
C HECK YO UR COMPUTER PER FORMANCE You may need t o chan ge how yo ur com puter ma nages res ources a nd pr ocesses. For more in format ion on imp roving c omput er perform anc e, see the documen tation t hat came with your oper ating syste m.
M AKE SU RE THE DOCUME NT OR PH OTO IS LOADE D FACED O WN ON TH E SC ANNE R GLASS AND IN THE CORRECT CORNER Partia l copies or s cans of documents or ph otos If the "Before you trou bleshoot".
M AKE SU RE THE PR I NTER SOF TWAR E IS IN STA LLE D ON THE DES TINAT ION COMPUTER Fax troubl e s hooti ng • “Fax tro ublesho oting che cklist” on page 1 45 • “Cann ot send faxes” on pag e.
Cann ot send fax es If the “Fax troubleshooting checklist” does not solve th e problem, then try one or more of the following: M AKE SU RE THAT YOU HAV E REGISTERED YOUR USE R IN FORM AT ION IN THE PRINTER If you did no t enter your user informat ion dur ing initial set up, then enter yo ur f ax name and f ax num ber.
Make sur e that the dial prefix en tered in the printer is co r rect fo r your netw ork. 1 From t he print er cont rol panel, navig ate to: > Se tu p > > Fax Setup > > Dialing an d Sending > > Dial Pre fix > 2 Press t he arrow buttons to create or mo dify the prefix.
M AKE SU RE THAT YOU HAV E THE CORRECT MA NUAL AN SWE R CODE If you set the pr inter to receive faxes manually (Auto Ans wer Off), then you need to pr ess the correct code when a fax comes in so that th e printer ca n receive it.
Erro r Message: What it indicates: Pos sib le so lutio ns: Unsupported Compre ssion The fax modem of the receivi ng fax machine does not s upport data comp ress ion. Fa x mo d e ms c om press data to speed up trans mission, but the receiving fax modem needs to have the sam e comp ress ion c ode.
Erro r Message: What it indicates: Pos sib le so lutio ns: No Answer Auto Answer may ha ve been turned off on t he receiv ing fax ma chine. • Verify the number, and then resend the fax.
Notes: • Your port m ay be working fine, but certain conflic ts can oc cur wit h multi ple USB de vices. T ry disconn ecting on e of yo ur other US B devices . • If th e USB port on the com puter is not wo rking, then try using the o ther US B ports on the comput er.
4 Watch t he Devic e Manager wind ow while c onnecting a USB cabl e or anoth er device to the USB por t. The window refreshes whe n the Device Manager recognizes the USB conn ection. • If there is activity on the Device Manager but none of the previous solutions worked, then call customer su pport.
Wireless t roubleshooting ch ecklist Before be ginni ng to troubl eshoo t the wir eless pr inter, ver ify the f ollowin g: • The printer, the computer, and the access point (wireless router) are all p lugg ed in and tu rned o n. • The wireless network is w orking pro perly.
M AK E SU RE D EMO M ODE IS TUR NED OFF Select printer featur es are not availabl e when Demo Mode is tur ned on. From t he pri nter cont rol pane l, navi gate to : > Setup > > Demo Mode >.
C HECK YO UR AD V ANCED SE CUR ITY SET TI NG S • If you are usi ng MAC ( Media Access Co ntrol) address f ilt eri ng to li mit acces s to your wi reless ne twork , then you must a dd the pri nter M AC address t o the l ist of a ddress es al lowed to co nnect to the access point.
Wireless print server not installed You may see a mes sage during inst allat ion indicating that the pri nter does not have a wirel ess print ser ver installed . If you are sur e the printer is capabl e of wir eless print ing, try the following : C HECK POWE R Ma ke su re th e light is on .
• Tempora rily tur n off any unnecessar y wi reless devices on you r netw ork a nd pause any network ‑ intensive activit i es, like l a rge fil e transf er s or netw o rk gam es. If the n etwork is too b usy, then it is p ossible th at the pr i nter is not receiv ing the IP address w ithin the all owed time.
To check if the computer i s current ly conne cted to a VP N, open your VPN Client software and check your VPN connectio ns. If you do not ha ve a VPN C lient soft ware install ed, then check the connectio ns m anually using the Windows VPN Client.
A SS IGN STATI C IP AD DR ES SES TO AL L DE VIC ES IN TH E NET WORK Most wir eless networks use a DHC P server (Dynam ic Host Configura tion Pro tocol ) built in to the w ireless router to assign IP addresses to clients on the wireless network.
Notices Product i nformation Prod uct na me: Dell V525 w Machi ne type : 4448 Mode l(s) : 4d 1, 4d E Edition noti ce Janu ary 2 012 Th e f oll o wi ng p a rag ra p h do es n o t a ppl y t o an y co un.
harmfu l interf erence t o radio or te levision recept ion, which c an be dete rmined by turning the eq uipment o ff and on , the user is encou raged to try to correct the interference by one or more of t h e following measures: • Reorient or relocat e the receiving ant enna .
Waste from Electrical and E lectronic Equ ipment (WEEE) directive The WE EE logo sig ni fies speci fic rec ycling progr ams and pr oced ures for elec tronic pr oduct s in coun tries o f the E uropea n Union. W e e ncourage t he recy cling of our products.
Pow er con s umpt ion Pro du ct po wer con s umpt io n The fol low ing table doc umen ts the power c onsumpt ion ch aract eristics o f the pr oduct . Note: Some mode s may not appl y t o your prod uct. Mode De sc ript io n Po wer c ons umpt ion (Watts) Printing The product i s generating hard ‑ copy output from electronic inpu ts.
Avis de confo rmité a ux norm es de l ’industri e du C anada Cet ap pareil numérique de clas se B est c onforme a ux exigenc es de la n orme can adienne relative aux é quipe ments pouvant causer des interférences NMB-0 03.
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agréé de type NRT L (Nationally R ecognized Tes ti ng Laborato ry) ou un organi sme de certif icatio n a gréé dans votre ré gion ou pays. C eci prévient t out endo mmagem ent de l’équipe ment causé par les or ages et aut res surt ens ions éle ctriques.
Verwendung dies es Produkts in der Schweiz Für diese s Produkt muss e in sc hweizeris cher Bill ing Ton e Filte r zur Zählz eiche nübertra gung f ür jede L eitung installi ert werden, über die in der Schweiz Zeitsteuertakte übertragen werden.
This device has been des igned to operate only with the an tenna provided. Use of any other antenna is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industr y Canada. To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is in ten ded to be operated indoors and away from window s to prov ide maxim um shiel ding.
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Index Nume rics 2 ‑ sided, fax settin g 76 802. 1X authe ntica tion 9 8 A ad hoc n etwork 10 9 ad hoc w irele ss network addi ng a pri nter 96 addi tional com puters instal ling wireless printer 93 .
contac t list setting up 78 contac t list, e ‑ mail crea ting 62 setting up 62 Continue bu tton unavai lable 150 copier or s canner do es not res pond 143 cop ies mak ing 49 copy and scan trou blesh.
Unsuppor ted C ompr ession 14 9 Unsuppor ted R esol ution 149 fa x foo ter settin g 76 fa x for war ding 87 fa x he ader settin g 76 fax heade r and f ooter settin g 75 Fax Mem ory Full 127 fax number.
K key index 115 L labels 31 pri nting 38 langua ge chan ging 121 langua ge sheet repl aci ng 18 LE AP 97, 98 line filter 6 8 LINE port 12 Live Box 9 4 Load [Siz e] Paper 128 Loa d [Ty pe] [S ize ] Pap.
print troubles hooting cannot de lete d ocume nts from pri nt queue 1 25 compu ter slow s down when pri nting 14 2 poor qua lity at th e edges of page 1 40 slow pr int spee d 142 streak s or lines o n.
to a n etwork 56 to a netw ork com puter 56 usi ng t h e printer contr ol pa nel 56 us i ng th e to u ch sc re e n 5 5 scanni ng ta kes too lo ng or f reezes the comput er 144 schedul ed fax sendi ng .
incor rect lang uage appear s on display 12 1 page does not pr int 12 2 pri nter do es not re spond 124 pri nter pr inting blan k pages 12 4 pri nthead e rror 12 9 soft ware did n ot install 122 trou .
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