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Dell V715w User's Guide May 20 09 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Ma chi n e type (s ): 4444 Model (s): 5dw, 1dw.
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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 ce or use th is pro du ct nea r water or wet lo catio ns. 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 meet your needs. To sta rt usi ng you r new pri nter righ t a wa y, us e the setu p mat erials that ca me wi th the prin ter, and th en skim th e Use r’s G ui de to lea rn how to per form basi c task s.
Cons erving i nk • Use Quick P rint or Draft Mo de. Th ese modes can be u sed to print doc uments usin g les s in k than n ormal a nd are i deal for p rinting do cum ents that a re mostly t ex t. • Us e High Y ield cart ridges. In k s in H ig h-Y ield c art ri dges al low you t o p rin t m ore pag es w it h few er c art ri dges .
What are you l ooki ng fo r? Find it here Help us in g the pri n ter softwa re Wind ow s Help Open a prin ter sof tware progra m or application, a nd then click Hel p . Cli ck to vi ew context-sensitive i nformation. Notes: • The Help in s talls a utomatically wi th the p r inter so ft w are .
Understa nding the parts of the printe r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Use th e To 1 Sca nn er li d Acce s s the sc anner g lass. 2 Scanne r glas s Scan, copy, or fax photos and documents. 3 Automatic Document F eed er (ADF) Scan, copy, or fa x multiple-pag e letter-, legal-, and A4- size documents.
1 2 3 4 6 5 8 7 9 Use th e To 1 Sca nn er u n i t • Access the in k cartridges and printhead. • Remove paper jams. 2 Prin thead Install, replace, o r rem ove th e ink c a rtrid ges. 3 Eth ernet port Connect the printer to a computer, a local n etwork, an external DSL, or a cable mod em.
Ordering and replacing supplie s Order ing ink car tridges Page yiel ds avail abl e at ww w. dell .c om /s upp l ies . F or best r esu lt s, us e o nly Dell i nk car tr id ge s.
3 Press the release tab, and then remove the used ink cartri dge or cartridges. 1 2 4 Use two hands to install each cartridge. 1 2 Not e: Instal l the new ink cartridges i mmediate ly after removing th e protect ive cap to avoi d expos ing the in k to air.
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 : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Use To 1 Power • Turn the printer on and off. • Swit ch to Pow e r Sa ver mo de.
Use To 7 Sel ec t • S elect menu options. • Sav e sett i ngs. • Feed or eject paper. Press and hold the button f or 3 seconds to feed or eject paper from the print er. 8 Arro w bu ttons Navigate to menu or submenu items that appea r on the displ ay.
Use To 6 2-Sided/Eco Mode Activate 2-Sid ed to: • Pri nt on both sides of the paper (duplex ). Activa te Eco-Mode to: • Pri nt on both sides of the paper (duplex ). • Cha nge to Power S av er mode af ter the pr inter is left idle f or ten minu tes.
To enab le Ec o-Mo de, pr ess the 2- Sid ed/ Ec o-M ode bu tt on un t i l th e l ig ht n ear “E c o- Mo d e” c om es on. Changing tempora ry sett ings into new default settings The f ol l owi ng m.
To dis able t he se tt ings t ime out fea ture You can d isa ble the set tings timeou t f ea ture if you d o not want the p ri nter t o re vert to t he d e f aul t se ttings after two minu tes of i nacti vi ty or after th e printe r is turne d of f. 1 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press .
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 cr oso ft Win dow s 7 (We b on ly.
Use th e To Dell Fast P ics (referred to as Fast Pics) Man age, edit, tr ansfer , and print phot os and docum ents. Ado b e TM Phot o Album S tarter Edition View, ma nage, a nd edit ph otos. Dell Toolbar (referred to as Toolbar) Print, scan, o r convert loca l files f rom Windows.
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 ms or Progra ms , and then select the print er program 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 aper and original documents Loading the paper tray Make sur e: • You us e p aper desi gned fo r inkj et pri nters. • The paper is not used or damaged. • If you are us ing s pec ia lty paper , you f ol low t he inst ru ctio ns that cam e w ith i t.
3 If y ou are loa ding A4- or legal-s ize paper , then sq ueeze th e tab an d pull to ex tend t he t ray. Not e: When you p ull the exten sio n out, the fir st stop acc ommodat es A4- size paper. When the ext ension is fully ou t, i t a ccommodate s lega l-size p a per .
5 Adju st t he p ape r gui des to res t gen tly aga inst the l eft, right, and bo ttom edges of the paper . 6 Inse rt the tr ay. Not e: If you e xte nded the tray to accommod ate A4- or le g al-s iz e pap er, the n the tray sti cks ou t from th e front of the pr i nte r whe n ins erted .
Loading envelopes or photo paper 1 Pull tray compl etely o ut o f the printer . 2 Move the p aper gu ides t o th e sides of tra y. Lo ad ing pape r and o ri gin al do cu me nt s 24.
3 Use the en velope ic on an d the ph oto pap er ou tlin e on the bot tom of t he tray to hel p you po sitio n envelo pes or phot o paper. Not e: Do not mix paper types in the tray. You can load either envelop es or photo paper, but not both. 4 Loa d envelopes or photo pape r.
5 Adjust the pa per gu ides to rest gently ag ains t the l eft, r ight, a nd bottom e dges of t he env elopes or photo pape r. 2 3 1 2 3 1 6 Inse rt the tr ay.
Loading various paper types Loa d up to Make sure 150 sheets of plain paper • The paper is d es igned for use with i nkjet printers. • The paper g uides rest a gainst the left, r ig ht, a nd bottom edges of th e paper.
Loa d up to Make sure 25 sheet s of lab els • You use full lab el sheets. Partial sheets (wi th areas exposed by missing labels) may cause labels to peel off durin g printin g, resulti ng in a paper jam. • You load letter- or A4-size label sheets.
Loa d up to Make sure 20 sheets of banner paper • The pri n t side of the banner f aces down. • The leading ed ge of the b anner paper fee ds i nto the printer f i rst. • If you r prin ter has more th an one pa per tray, then loa d bann er paper in Tray 1 .
c Pre ss the up or down a rrow b utto n to sel ect the defau lt pho to pr i nt si ze for the p rint er, a nd then pre ss . Loading original docum ents on the scanner gla ss 1 Open the scanner lid an d plac e the documen t fac edown on the sca nner gl ass.
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 rin ter s of twar e di alog s. 5 Clic k OK or Pr in t . Print i ng pag es in reverse ord er By def au lt , the fi rs t pag e is pri n ted firs t.
1 Ins ert a memo ry c ard or fl as h driv e. When the printer detects the memory device, Mem ory Ca rd Det ec te d or St ora ge De vi ce Dete cted app ea rs on the di sp lay. 2 If onl y docum ent files are stored on the memory devic e, then th e print er automa tically s witches to File Print mode.
Not es: • Most envelop es use landsca pe orienta tion. • Make sur e the sa me orient atio n is als o sel ect ed in the sof t ware appli c ati on. Printi ng l ab els 1 Load the lab el she ets in th e pri nte r. 2 Send th e pr int jo b: a With a doc u me nt ope n, cl ick Fil e Print .
Workin g with photos Using a memory card or flash drive wi t h the prin ter Memory car ds and f las h drives are storage devices frequently use d with cameras and computers. You ca n remove 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.
Not es: • If the pr inter does not recogni ze the memory devic e, then remove and reinser t it. • If a flas h d ri ve or a dig it al c amer a se t to m as s stor ag e mo de is in ser ted int o th .
8 Press the Co lor/ Bla ck bu tt on to set a colo r or b lack- and- whit e prin t. When you select color or bla ck-o nly pri nting, the lig h t near your choice comes on. 9 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 fro m a m emo ry de vice u sing t he printe r sof twar e 1 Loa d photo pa per. 2 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 3 Ins ert a memo ry c ard or fl as h driv e.
Not es: • Mak e su r e that the digital camera is s et to the cor rect U SB mode. I f th e camer a U SB selecti o n is incorrect , then t he ca mera is detected a s a flash drive, o r an err or mess age is di splayed on th e prin ter c ontrol panel.
7 Foll ow the instr uct ions on the proof sheet to selec t which photos to print , the nu mber of co pies per photo, re d-ey e reduc tion , page layou t, pri nt o ptions, a nd paper s ize. Not e: When maki n g selecti ons, make sure to fill in the circl es completely.
Printing fr om a Blue tooth-enabl ed device • Th is print er is compli ant with Bluet oo th Spec ifica tio n 2.0 . It suppo rt s the fol lowin g prof iles : Objec t Pu sh Profil e (OPP) and Serial Po rt Profile (SPP ).
5 Make sur e Di scove ry is set to On. If ne cessa ry, pres s the up or d own ar row butt o n to scroll to On , and then p ress . The prin ter is now rea dy to accept a connec tion from a Bl uetoot h-en able d device. 6 Con figure the Bluet ooth- enable d device to set up a connection to the printer .
1 Insert a USB Bluetooth adap ter into the USB port. Blue too th Do ng le Co nnec ted appea rs on the d isp lay . Warn ing—P otent ial D ama ge: Do not t ouch an y cables , any net work adap ter, an.
4 From t he 2-Si ded Printing sect i on, s el ect On from t he d rop -down menu . Not e: To u se th e se tting s defi ned in t he pri nter, sele ct Use P rinter Settings . 5 Sele ct either the Sideflip or Topf li p opt ion. S idefli p is th e s ettin g m ost often used.
3 Pre ss Ente r , or cli ck OK . The p rinter fold er open s. 4 Right -click the p rin ter , and the n se lect Set as Default P rin ter . Ch ang ing the p rin ti ng mo de 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 availa ble only on selec t ed 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 Pres s the u p or down a rrow butto n to scroll to P ho to Re pr int . 5 Pre ss the lef t o r righ t ar row butto n to sele ct the desir ed pho to s ize .
5 Pre s s t he le ft o r righ t ar row b utt on to sele ct the sett ing th at you want. Not es: • If you sel ect Cus tom % , the n pres s , and the n pres s the lef t or r ight arr ow but ton to se lec t the desire d custom p ercen t value. P ress to sa ve the setti ng.
Collating copie s usi ng the printe r control pa nel If you pr int multip le copies of a docum e nt, th en you can choo s e to p rint each co py as a set (co llate d) or to pri nt the copi es as gr oups of pages (not col lated) . Co ll ate d No t co llat ed 1 Load paper.
5 P r e s s t h e l e f t o r r i g h t a r r o w b u tt o n t o s e le c t t he n u m b e r o f p a g e s th a t y o u wa n t t o c o p y o n a s h e e t o f p a p e r .
7 Remove the p aper from the pa per exit tra y, an d then r eloa d the paper t o p rint the other side of the do cum ent. 8 Pre ss . Canceling copy jobs To ca ncel a c o py job, p ress . Scan ning sto ps and th e pr inte r re turn s to the p revi ous menu.
Scanning ADF Sc anne r gl ass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is availa ble only on selec t ed models. If you purcha sed a printe r wi thout an A DF, then load origi nal documents or photos on the scanner glass.
6 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. 7 Pre ss to star t scanni ng. The scan i s compl ete wh en th e ap plicatio n you selec ted in step 5 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 5 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 pri nte r soft wa re 1 Loa d a photo or photos facedow n on the scanne r gla ss.
Scanning dir ectly to e-mail usi ng the printe r softwa re 1 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 . 2 Clic k or Start . 3 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra ms or Progra ms , and then select the print er program folder from the list.
How do I scan in black and white? Col or is th e d efau lt fo r all scans. To sc a n in black a nd whi t e, pr ess the Color /Bl ack butto n on the prin ter contro l pa nel to sw itch fr om c olo r to b lack a nd whit e.
Faxi ng CA UTION—SHO CK HAZARD : Do not use the fax fea ture dur ing a l ight ning s torm . Do not s et up this produ ct 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 P H O N E L I N E To connect: 1 Conn ect the cable fr om the wall jack to the port of the printer.
To connect: Conn ect the cable fr om the wall jack to the port of the printer. Ti ps fo r th is set up: • If you ha ve only on e tele phone nu mbe r on your line , then yo u need to set the print er to re ceive fa xes auto mati cally (Au to Ans wer On) .
Ti ps fo r th is set up: • This setup works bes t if you subsc ribe to a distin ctiv e ring serv ic e. If y ou h ave dis tinc t ive ring s ervi ce, th en mak e sur e that y ou set the cor rect ring pa ttern for t he printer. Oth erwise, the pri nter will not receiv e faxe s even if you hav e s et it to recei ve f ax es au toma tica lly.
3 To contin ue using a computer f or Internet access, connect the c om puter to the DSL HPN port on the DSL filter. 4 To c onnect a t elepho ne to the p rin ter, r emove the p rotec tive p lug f rom the port o f the print er and then conn e ct the tele pho ne to the port .
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 etu p if you no rma lly conn e ct yo ur tele phone to a cable mo dem. To connect: 1 Con nect on e end of a t elep hone ca ble to the port of t he pr inter .
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 yo ur cabl e pr ovid er activ ate d th e wa ll jac ks in your ho u se so tha t you do not ha ve to plu g your 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 E X T L I N E To connect: 1 Con nect on e end of a t elep hone ca ble to the port of t he pr inter . 2 Conn ect the othe r end o f the cab le to th e RJ-11 a dapter , an d then con nect the ada pter to the wa ll j ack.
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 and c onnect the device to the por t of t h e printe r.
E X T L I N E To connect: Conn ect the cable fr om the wall jack to the port of the printer. 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 pri nter to an y of the N ports . P H O N E LIN E NFN E X T L I N E To connect: 1 Con nect on e end of a t elep hone ca ble to the port of t he pr inter . 2 Conn ect the othe r end o f the cable to th e RJ-1 1 adapt e r, and the n c onnec t the a dap ter to an N por t.
6 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Your Fax Numb er , a nd then press . 7 En ter your fax num ber or your teleph one number, an d then p ress . Sett i ng t he fax f oot er 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 F ax Pr in ti ng , and t hen press .
Conf iguring f a x set tings usin g t he pr inter con trol 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 Fax S etup , and then press . 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 dress Book.
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 pri nte r con trol pan el, the n the fax so ftware automa tical l y sav es those co ntacts as P hon eb oo k e nt ri es.
c Pre ss the a rr ow butto ns to se lect whet her yo u wa nt t o a dd a c on tac t manu all y or impo rt a c ontac t. P res s whe n you make a select ion . • If you w ant to add a contac t m anually , the n use the keypad to enter th e fax nu mber, and then pr ess .
If you wan t t o s end a f ax to a g rou p o f nu mb ers (b ro adc ast f a x): a Pre ss th e rig h t arr o w but t on. b Ente r a not h er n um ber , an d the n pre s s . Repe at st eps a th rou gh b to add more nu mbers . 4 Press the Co lor/ Bla ck bu tto n to se lec t a colo r or bla ck-an d-white fax.
When th e numbe r of r i ngs you se t is de tect e d, th e prin ter auto mati call y receiv es the i ncoming fax. Warning—P otential Dama ge: Do no t tou ch the cabl es or th e and p o rts wh ile ac t ivel y recei v ing a fa x.
To se t up the fax : 1 Conn ect th e prin ter to th e te lephon e line . Fo r more i nf orm ation , see “S e tti ng up the pri nt er to fa x” on p age 58. 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 sure the pr inter is conn ected p rope rly to t he t e l eph one 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 o f the pri nter, pl ug an ana log tel ephone into the port of t he pri nter. 2 Listen f o r a dial tone.
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 the recipient, and then press . How do I know that the fax w as sent successf ully? You can se t the p rin ter to prin t a confir mation pa ge, o r transmi ssi on repo rt, eve ry time you send a fa x. This r epor t inc ludes the dat e and time that the fax was s ent.
How do I fo rwar d a fax? 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 Fax S etup , and then press . 3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o R in gi ng an d An swer in g , and th en pre ss .
If an in coming fa x or a n ou tg oin g fa x fai ls due t o powe r los s, t hen the p r in ter au toma tica lly pr i nts a n e r ro r repor t the next time it is turned on. For incomi ng faxes, the error repor t lets you know who sent the fax and how many pag es wer e no t pri nted .
Networking Installing t he printe r on a wireless network Wireless n etwor k co mpat ibili ty You r print er co nta i ns a n IEEE 80 2.11n wirel ess print se rver. Your pri nter i s comp ati ble wit h IEEE 80 2.11 b /g/ n ro uters th at a r e W i-F i ce rtif ied .
Ever y device on the wireless network must use the same WPA passphra se. WPA security is an option only on infr astru cture n etwor ks with wi rele ss ac cess po ints and netw ork cards tha t sup port W PA. Mo st newe r wir eless netw ork equ ipmen t also of fers WP A2 secu rity as an 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 rele ss netw ork i s set u p and wo rki ng pro perl y. • 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 h e IP add ress yo u wa nt to a ssign to th e pr inte r i n the IP A dd r es s field. 8 Clic k the Submit bu tton. The Subm itting Sel ection messa ge appe ars. 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 Clic k Set up a w ir eless ad-h o c (com pute r-to-co mpu te r) net work , wh en you are prompt ed to choose a co nnec ti on op t ion, and t he n cl ick Nex t . 7 Foll ow the i ns truct ions i n the “ Set up a wirel ess a d h oc n etwork” wizard.
11 Under Preferred Networks, delete any existing n etworks. a S elect the netwo rk to be r emo ved. b Cl ic k Remo ve to delet e th e ne t wor k f rom th e li s t. 12 Clic k Ad d to crea te an ad hoc ne two r k. 13 In the Ne twor k Name (SSI D) box, typ e th e name yo u wan t to giv e yo ur wi rel ess netwo rk.
3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Clic k the Settings ta b. 5 Clic k Wireless setup utility link . 6 Foll ow the i nstr uction s o n the c ompu ter s creen. Not e: Wind ow s V is t a c o mp u ter s ma y ne ed to be rec on ne ct e d t o th e a d ho c n etw or k a fter r e st ar tin g .
5 Clic k the Wirel ess se tup utilit y li nk . 6 Foll ow the i nstr uction s o n the c ompu ter s creen to s et up t he pri nter wirele ssly. Not e: There i s no need t o remove the U SB cabl e con necting the printer to the c omp uter du ring wirele ss confi guration .
If th e pr int e r is cu rren tl y set up loc al ly (u si ng US B con ne cti on ) 1 Plu g an Eth ernet cable into the p rin ter a nd int o an avai lab le port o n a s witch or wall jac k. 2 Inse rt the s oftwa re and insta lla tion CD into the co mput er you want to use to co nfigur e the printe r.
b R ight -clic k the name o f your printe r. c Cl ic k Pro perti es . d Cl ic k th e Por t s tab, an d then click Add Port . e Sel e c t Lo c al Por t , an d then click New P ort .
If the Welcome scre en does not appear after a minute, do one of t h e followin g: a Cl ic k , or cl ick Start and t he n cl ick Run . b In the St a r t Sea rch or R un box , ty pe D: set up.
An SSID c an c ontain u p t o 32 al phanu m eric char ac ters. Where do I f ind my SSID? You can find the SSID for the wireles s network by viewin g the setti ngs on the access point or wireless rou ter. Most access p oint s have a bui lt-i n Web se rver that can be acce ssed using a We b browser .
Wire d net w ork ex am ple • A desk top compu ter, a lap top, an d a print er are conn ected by Ether net cab les t o a hub, router , or s witch . • The networ k is con necte d to the I nterne t throu gh a D SL or cable modem.
Sce na ri o 2: Wire le ss net w or k wit h Int e rn et ac ce ss • All compu t ers and pr i nte rs conn e c t to the netw ork usi ng a wire le ss acc ess po i nt or wirel ess rou ter. • 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.
The following table compares the charact eristic s and requirements of the two types of wireless netwo rks. Inf ras tru ctu re Ad hoc Cha ra ct eri sti c s Communication Th rough wire less access poin.
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 printe r are c onnecte d to th e same w ireless netwo rk? If the pr int er is no t on the s a m e wir eles s net work as the com p ute r, you will not be ab le to pri nt wir ele ssl y.
Every device capa b le o f commu nicati n g on a n etw ork ha s a MAC a ddress . Netw o rk pr inters, co mpu ters, a n d router s, wh eth er Eth erne t or wi rel ess , al l have MAC ad dr esse s. Whi le i t i s pos sible to ch ange the MAC a ddres s of a net wor k d evice , it is n ot comm o n p racti ce to do so .
What is an IP address? An IP ad dres s is a un iqu e nu mb er us ed by dev ic es ( such as a wir eles s pr in ter, com put er, or wire les s acc es s poi nt) on an IP netw o rk to locat e and commu nicate wit h each othe r. Devi ces on an IP netwo r k can commu nicate with each other only if they have unique and valid IP addresses.
Selec t the sa me key in dex on yo ur pri nter as you are usin g on your wireless acce ss poin t . Netw or ki ng 103.
Maintaini ng the printer Maintaining ink cart ridges In a dditio n to th e foll owi ng t asks th a t yo u can perf orm, y our pr inter perf or ms an a utoma tic ma i nte nan ce cycle e v ery week if it is plugg ed int o an elect rical out let. It wi ll bri efly come out o f Power Saver mode or wi ll temp o rarily pow er on if it is t urned of f.
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 Mai ntena nce tab , cli ck Align cartri dges . 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 .
3 Damp en a clean, lint- free cloth with water. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do not use h ouseh old clean ers or deterg ents, as they m ay dama ge th e finish of th e p ri n te r. 4 Wipe o nly the outs ide of th e prin ter, makin g sure to rem ove any i nk resi du e tha t has a cc umul a te d on the pa p er exit tra y.
Troubles hooting Before you t roubleshoot Use this check list to s olv e most printer problem s: • Mak e sure t he power cord is plugged into 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 11 2 • “Pr in ter is b u sy o r d oes n ot r esp o nd” on p age 112 • “C a nn ot del e te d oc um ent s from th e pr in t q ueu e” .
R EM OVE AN D REINSERT THE PR I N T HE A D 1 Op en th e pr in te r an d l i ft th e l at ch. 2 Re m ove th e pr in th ea d. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do no t tou c h th e pr in th ead noz zle s. 3 Wipe t he pri nthead c ontacts us ing a c le an, lint -free c loth.
4 Rein sert the printh ead, and then close the latch unt il it clicks. 5 Clo se the pri n ter. Not e: I f re mov ing an d reins ertin g the prin thead do es not r eso lve the e rro r, then con tact tech nical suppo rt.
Print job d oe s not print or i s miss ing page s If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: M AKE SU RE TH E INK CARTR IDGES ARE INSERTED CORR ECTL Y 1 Turn the pr inter on , a nd then open the printer.
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 . R EINSTALL TH E IN K CARTRIDGES AND DEEP CLEAN AND ALIGN THE PRI N T HE A D 1 Rei nsta ll th e ink c artri dg es, see “Re placi ng in k car tri dges” on page 11 for mo re inf orm at ion .
Cannot pr int thr ough USB If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: 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.
1 Pre ss to turn o ff th e p ri n te r. 2 Chec k the pa per tr ay or li ft the scan ner uni t to che ck 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 ful not to tear the p aper whil e remo v ing it. 4 Pre ss to tur n the pr i nte r ba ck on.
2 Firml y gras p the paper, a nd th en gently pu ll it o ut. Not e: Be car e ful not to tear the p aper whil e remo v ing it. 3 Re ins ert th e du pl ex un it . 4 Touch DON E or pr ess , depen ding on your pr inter model. 5 From yo ur com puter, res ume th e print job.
1 Ope n th e AD F d oo r , and the n gent ly pu ll out the ja mm ed p aper. Not e: Be car e ful not to tear the p aper whil e remo v ing it. 2 Clos e the ADF door . 3 Touch DON E or pr ess , depen ding on your pr inter model. 4 From yo ur com puter, res ume th e print job.
• “Pr in t spe ed is sl ow” on p age 118 • “Comp uter slow s down wh en pri ntin g” on pag e 118 Poor qu al ity a t the e dges o f t he page If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch.
Print spe ed is slow If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: M AXIMIZE COMP UTE R PROCESSING SPEED • Cl ose a ll ap pl icat ions not in us e. • Minimize t he numb er and size of grap hics an d ima ges in the do cument.
Copier or s canner doe s no t r esp ond If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: S ET YOUR PRIN TE R AS THE DEFA ULT PRINTER R EM OVE AN D REINSTALL THE PRIN TE R SOFTWARE Sca nner u nit doe s no t c los e 1 Lift the scanner unit .
Scan was not succ essful If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: 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.
Fax tr oubles hootin g chec klis t If you encoun ter proble ms sending and receiving faxes, then chec k the connec tion first : 1 Chec k for a dia l tone on th e te lephon e li ne by plug ging an an alo g tel ephone into the wa ll jack, DS L fi lte r, Vo IP devic e, or cable modem where you connected the printer .
3 Pre ss the a rro w butto ns to scr oll to Dia lin g a nd Sen di ng , an d the n p ress . 4 Pre ss the a rro w butto ns to scr oll to Max Se nd Spe ed , and then press .
4 Pre ss the a rro w butto ns to scr oll to Aut o Fa x Co nv er t , an d t hen press . 5 Che ck to se e if auto mati c fax co nve rsion is set to O n. If it is not set to O n, press the a rrow butto ns to sele ct On , an d t he n pres s .
M AKE SU RE TH AT THE PRI N TER MEMOR Y IS NO T FU LL Th e prin ter save s an incom i ng f ax to the prin ter memor y before it prin ts the fax . If the p ri nter runs out o f ink or runs out o f paper whil e r ece iving the fax, th en t he print er sav es th e fax so y ou can p rin t it l ater.
Fa x error m ess age s on t he pr inte r con tro l pa nel Error Message: Wh at it in di cate s: Possi ble so lutio ns: Remote Fax Error The receivin g fax mach ine cannot receive the fax. Th e error on the receiving end could be due to several fac tors .
Error Message: Wh at it in di cate s: Possi ble so lutio ns: Failed to Connect Phone Line Error Phone Line Not Connected The printer cannot detect a dial ton e. See the “Fax troubleshooting checklis t.” Phone Line Busy Your telep h one line or the telephone line of th e receiving fax machine i s busy.
Mem ory c a rd tro uble shoo ting che ckl ist Before you troubl eshoot , use the following checklist to solve most memor y card problems: • Mak e s ure th at t he mem ory ca rd you ar e us in g can be use d in the p r inter . • M ak e s ur e th e me mo ry c ar d is no t d am a g ed .
Pho tos d o not tr ans fer fro m a me mory car d acr os s a wi rele ss netw or k If th e "Mem ory ca rd t roublesh oot ing ch ecklis t" do es not s olv e the problem , then t ry o ne or more.
Wi rele ss Net wor ki ng Make sur e: • The SS ID is cor rect. Pri nt a ne twor k setup p age from the pri nter to check the ne twork s etti ngs. • You r WE P key or WPA pas sph ra se is corr e ct (i f yo ur netw or k is secu re ). Log i n to the w ireles s ac cess poi nt ( wirele ss ro uter) and c heck the s ecur ity sett ings .
M AKE SU RE TH AT YO U ARE USING THE COR RECT CD FO R YOUR PRI N T ER M ODEL Compare th e pri nter mo del on the CD to the print er mo del on the pr inter. The number s should ei ther matc h exact ly or be wi thin the sa me se rie s. If y ou h ave a ny d ou bts , l ook fo r a n up dat ed ver sio n o f th e pr inte r soft wa re o n ou r W eb site .
Cannot pr int and th er e is a f irewa ll on t he co mpute r Third-par ty ( non-Micr osoft) fi rewall s can in terfere w ith wirel ess pri nting. If the printe r and comput er are c onfigu red cor r ect ly, a n d the w ire les s n etwor k is w ork ing, bu t th e pr i nte r w ill no t pri nt wi rele ssl y, the n a f irewa ll could be th e problem.
Canno t pr i nt ov er wir eles s n etw o rk If you enco unt ered p roblem s while in st all ing, or if you r print er d oes no t appear in the p rint ers folder or as a prin ter op tion when send in g a prin t job , then yo u can try uni nstall ing and re ins talli ng the so ftware .
M OVE YOUR ACCES S PO I N T AWA Y FR O M OT H E R ELECTRONI C DEV ICES There may b e temp orary in terf erence from elec tron ic devi ces such as mic rowa ve o vens or other app liances, cor dless pho ne s, baby moni tors, and secu rit y system ca meras.
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 s ure yo u co py i t e xact ly, 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.
S EL ECT THE WIRELESS PORT If yo u hav e pr eviou sly se t up y our pr i nte r a s a l ocally attach e d pri nte r, then you may need t o se lect th e wire less pr inter to use the pri nt er wi rele ssl y. 1 Cli ck , or click St art and then cli ck Run .
C HECK SECURITY KEYS If you are using WEP security A valid W EP key is: • Exact ly 1 0 or 2 6 hexad ecim al c h aract ers . Hex ade cimal c hara ct ers a re A– F, a–f , and 0– 9. or • Exact ly 5 o r 13 AS CII char act ers . ASC II c ha ract ers are l et ters, nu mb ers, an d s y mbols fou nd on a keyboa rd .
M OVE THE COMP UTER AND / OR PRINTER CLOSER TO TH E WIR ELESS ACCES S PO I NT ( WIREL ESS ROUT ER ) Th e p oss ible dista nce betwe en de vices in 8 02.1 1b or 802.11 g netw orks is 3 00 f ee t, while the wire le ss ne twork ra nge po tent ial ly do ub les in 80 2.
2 Pin g the acce ss poi nt: a Clic k , or cli ck St art and then cl ick Run . b In t he Sta rt Se arch or Run b ox , ty p e cm d . c Pre ss Ente r , or click OK . The C omm and Pr ompt window o pens. d Type pi ng foll owed by a spa ce an d the IP a ddress o f the wireles s acc ess po int.
Runn in g th e w irel e ss se tu p ag ain can al so re s olve is sues d ue to m isco n fig ur ati ons t ha t o ccu rre d wh en c on fig uri ng the p rin te r fo r w ir ele s s ac ce ss . Not es: • If you change netw ork sett ings, ch ange the m on all the networ k devic es befo re chan ging t hem for the a ccess point .
3 Pr ess Ente r , or c lic k OK . The Command Pro mpt window opens. 4 Type ip config , and then press Ent er . The IP add res s a p pea rs as four sets of numbe rs s epara ted by pe rio ds, such a s 1 92.
M AKE SURE BIDI R EC T IO NA L COMMUNICATION IS ENABLE D 1 Cli ck , or click St art and then cli ck Run . 2 In the Star t Search o r Run box , typ e co nt ro l p ri nte rs . 3 Pr ess Ente r , or c lic k OK . The pr inter folde r opens. 4 Rig ht-cl ick the p rint er, and th en sele ct Pro pert ies fr om the menu.
E LI MI NATE SOURCES OF I NTERFER ENCE C om mon ho useho ld it ems ca n pote nt ial ly disr upt wi rele ss netw ork co mmuni catio ns. Cor dles s phones (b ut not cellular phones ), micro wave oven s,.
7 Type th e IP a ddress you wa nt to a ssign to the p rin ter in the I P A ddres s field. 8 Cli ck the Submit bu tt on. The Submitt ing Selection mess age appear s. Confirm that t he IP addr ess is upda ted by typin g the s tatic IP address i n the bro wser address f ield and ch ecking t o see if t h e prin ter We b pa ge rel oads.
Index A ad hoc SSID 86 WEP 8 6 ad hoc n et work 97 ad hoc wir ele s s net w ork adding a printer 8 8 crea ting u sin g Wi ndow s 8 6 additional compu ters inst al lin g wi rel ess pr in ter 84 Address.
copy job cancel ing 52 copy qu ali ty , a dju st ing 4 9 copy t roubl eshoot in g sca nner unit does not clos e 1 19 copy ing 47 adjus ti ng q u ali ty 49 colla ting copi es 50 enlar ging a n imag e 4.
Fax Setu p Wiza rd 69 fax trou blesho oting cannot re ceiv e faxes 12 3 ca nnot ru n fa x sof t ware 124 ca nn ot se nd fax es 121 err or mes sage s, p r in ter co nt rol pa nel 125 fax t roubles hoot.
prin ting phot os using t he proof sheet 39 sc anni ng to 54 suppor ted types 36 memor y card cannot be ins erted 127 memor y c ard sl ot lo cati on 9 memor y card troubles hooti ng cannot p ri nt fro.
print ing colla te 31 custo m-siz e pa per 3 4 documents 31 docume nts from memor y card or flash drive 32 envelo pes 33 fro m a Bl uet ooth -enabl ed device 4 2 from a Pi ctBridge-en abled camer a 38.
sof t war e up date s chec king 20 enabl ing 20 spe ak er vol ume adjus ti ng 77 Speed D ial set ting up 71 spl itte r, choos ing 75 SS ID ad hoc 86 finding 100 lo ca ti ng 94 wir eles s netwo rk 93 s.
lo ca ti ng 93 Wi ndow s inst al lin g print er on wi red netw ork (Et he rne t) 92 inst al lin g pr int er on w ir eles s net work 84 Wi ndow s sof t wa re Abbyy Sp r int OCR 18 Fas t Pics 18 Fax Se .
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