Dell 1230c manual

Dell 1230c Color Laser Printer User’s Guide www.de ll. com | support .del l.com[...]

2 | Feat ures of your new laser p rinter features of your new laser printer Your new print er is equip ped with a numb er of special feature s that impr ove the qualit y of the docum ents you print. With the printe r, you can: Print with e xcellent qua lity and speed • You ca n print in a fu ll range of colors us ing cyan , mage nta, yello w, an [...]

Features of your n ew laser pri nter | 3 ABOUT THIS USER’S G UIDE This us er’s guide provi des inform ation ab out bas ic under standi ng of the p rinter a s well as det ailed exp lanati on on eac h step du ring the ac tual usa ge. Both novice users an d profe ssional users ca n refer to this gui de for i nstallin g and usi ng the printer. Some[...]

4 | Feat ures of your new laser p rinter FINDING MORE INFORM ATION You can fi nd inf ormation f or setting up and using y our printer f rom the following resources , either a s a print-o ut or on screen. Quick Ins tall Guide Provi des informa tion on setting u p you r printer and this requires th at you fol low the instructi ons in th e guide to pr[...]

Safety i nformatio n | 5 safety information IMPORTANT SAFETY SY MBOLS AND PREC AUTIONS What the icons and signs in this user’ s guide mean: These wa rning signs are he re to prevent in jury to you and othe rs. Follow them explici tly. After reading this section, k eep it i n a s afe place for futu re reference . WARNING Hazard s or unsaf e practi[...]

6 | Safety info rmation 13. Unpl ug the pri nter fro m the tel ephone ja ck, com puter and AC wal l outlet and ref er servicin g to qu alified s ervice personnel unde r the followi ng condit ions: • When any part of the power cord, p lug or connecti ng cab le is da maged or fray ed. • If liquid h as been spill ed into the printe r. • If the p[...]

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8 | Contents contents 2 Features of yo ur new l aser printe r 5 Safety information INTRODUCTION 10 10 Printer overvi ew 10 Fron t vi ew 10 Rear vie w 11 Control panel ov erview 12 Understandi ng the control p anel 12 LED s 12 Stop button 13 Supplied software 13 Printer driver features 13 Pri nter driver GETTING STARTED 14 14 Setting up the h ardwar[...]

Content s | 9 contents TROUBLESHOOTING 31 31 Tips for avoidi ng paper j ams 31 Clearing pa per jams 33 Solving other prob lems 33 Pape r fe edi ng 33 33 Prin ti ng pro ble ms 34 Prin ting qua lit y prob lem s 37 C ommon W indows proble ms 37 C ommon M acintos h probl ems ORDERING SUPPLIES A ND ACCESSORIES 38 38 Supplies 38 How to purchase SP ECIFI [...]

10 | Introd uction introduction These are the main compon ents of your printer: This chapte r include s: • Pr int er ov erv iew • Control pan el overvi ew • Underst anding the contro l panel • Sup pli ed sof twar e • Pri nt er d river fe atu res PRINTER OVERVIEW Front view Rear vie w 1 Top cove r 2 Output tray (fac e down) 3 Control panel[...]

Introductio n | 11 CONTROL PANEL OVE RVIEW 1 status LED Shows t he status of your printer. (Se e "Under standi ng the co ntrol pa nel" on p age 12 .) 2 stop button Stops an o perati on at an y time a nd also p erforms other functions . (See "Un dersta nding the contro l panel" on page 12.) 3 toner colors LED Show the status o f [...]

12 | Introd uction UNDERSTANDING THE C ONTROL PANEL The colo r of the status an d tone r colors L ED indic ates t he prin ter's cur rent sta tus. LEDs Stop bu tton STATUS TONER COLORS LED DESCRIPTION lig hts gree n all LEDs of f The prin ter is ready to p rint. slowly bl inks gree n all LEDs of f The prin ter is rec eiving d ata from the com p[...]

Introductio n | 13 SUPPLIED SOFTWARE You must install the prin ter sof tware usi ng the supplie d CD af ter you ha ve set up your printer and con nected i t to y our com puter. The CD provides you with the fo llowing software. PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES Your printer d rivers support th e foll owing stan dard fea tures: • Pap er or ien tati on, si ze[...]

14 | Getti ng started getting started This chapter gives you step-by-step in structions for setting up the printer. This chapte r include s: • Setting up the har dware • Printin g a demo p age • System re quirement s • Inst alling th e softwa re • printer' s basic setti ngs SETTING UP THE HARD WARE This secti on shows the ste ps to s[...]

Getting s tarted | 15 Macintosh INSTALLING THE SOFT WARE You have to ins tall the p rinter s oftware for pri nting. The software incl udes drivers, applic ations, a nd other u ser frie ndly prog rams. The follo wing pro cedure is base d on Windo ws XP. If y ou use M acintos h operat ing syst em, see t he So ftwar e sect io n . 1. Ensure tha t the p[...]

16 | Getti ng started PRINTER'S BASIC SETTIN GS After insta llatio n is compl ete, yo u may want to set the printer's default settings . Refer to the ne xt secti on if y ou woul d like to set or change v alues. Altitud e adjustment The print qualit y is affec ted by atmosp heric p ressure, w hich i s dete rmined by the he ight o f the pri[...]

Selec ting a nd loadin g pri nt media | 17 selecting and loading print media This chapter intr oduces yo u how to lo ad origi nals and print m edia into your printer . This chapte r include s: • Select ing print m edia • Changi ng the siz e of the p aper in the paper tray • Printin g on spec ial print materia ls • Adj ust ing th e ou tpu t [...]

18 | Se lecting a nd loa ding pr int medi a Specificat ions on print media TYPE SIZE DIMENSIONS WEIGH T A CAPACITY B Plain paper Letter 216 x 2 79 mm (8 .5 x 11 inches) • 60 to 10 5 g/m 2 (16 to 2 8 lb bo nd) • 60 to 16 3 g/m 2 (16 to 4 3 lb bo nd) • 150 sh eets o f 75 g/m 2 (20 lb b ond) pa per for the tray • 1 shee t for ma nual fe eding [...]

Selec ting a nd loadin g pri nt media | 19 Guidelines f or special pri nt media MEDIA TYPE GUIDELINES Envelopes • Suc cess ful printin g on en velop es depen ds upo n the quality of t he envelope s. When selec ting enve lopes , cons ider the f oll owin g fa ctor s: - Weight: Th e weigh t of the envel ope paper shoul d not exce ed 90 g/m 2 or jamm[...]

20 | Se lecting a nd loa ding pr int medi a CHANGING THE SIZE O F THE PAPER IN THE PAPER TRAY To load d ifferen t size s of pape r, such as Legal -sized p aper, y ou need to adjust th e pape r guides to extend the pap er tray. To chang e the tra y size to othe r size , you mus t adjust the pap er length guide pro perly. 1. Pull the tra y out of th [...]

Selec ting a nd loadin g pri nt media | 21 manua lly. Adjust th e pape r length g uide a nd paper w idth gui de. 5. Close the paper cov er. 6. Slide the tray ba ck into th e prin ter unti l it clic ks. 7. After loadi ng pap er, set the paper type and size for the tray . See "S etting the paper size and type" on page 22. The tray is preset[...]

22 | Se lecting a nd loa ding pr int medi a PRINTING ON SPECIA L PRINT MATERIALS The printe r can hold specia l sizes and ty pes of pri nt materia l, such a s postcard s, no te cards, and envelope s. Esp ecially , it i s useful for sing le pa ge printing o n letterhe ad or c olored pap er. Feeding the print materi al manually • Load only on e siz[...]

Basic p rinti ng | 23 basic printing This chapter explain s common printing tasks. This chapte r include s: • Printin g a document • Canc eling a print job PRINTING A DOCUMENT Your printe r allows you t o print from various Windows, o r Maci ntosh applica tions. The exac t step s for printi ng a d ocument m ay vary dependin g on th e app lic at[...]

24 | Mai ntenance maintenance This chapter pr ovides i nformation for m aintaining you r printer and th e toner cart ridge. This chapte r include s: • Printing rep orts • Cleani ng your pri nter • Maintain ing the c artridge • Replacing the to ner cart ridge • Repla cing the Ima ging Unit • Repla cing the wast e toner contai ner • Mai[...]

Maintena nce | 25 5. Pull the i maging un it out of the p rinter usi ng the groove on the fron t of the imag ing un it. 6. With a dry lint-fre e cloth, wi pe away any dus t and spi lled to ner from th e toner cartri dges area and th eir ca vities. 7. Hold ing t he gro ove on the f ron t of th e imag ing uni t, push imag ing unit in to th e pri nte [...]

26 | Mai ntenance MAINTAINING THE CARTRIDGE Toner cartridge storage To get the most from th e toner ca rtridge, keep t he follow ing guid eline s in mind: • Do not re move the toner cartr idge from its pa ckage un til read y for use . • Do not re fill the to ner cartrid ge. The printer w arranty do es not co ver damage c aused by using a refill[...]

Maintena nce | 27 REPLACING THE TONE R CARTRIDGE The pr inter use s four c olors and has a dif ferent tone r cartri dge for e ach o ne: yellow (Y), magenta (M), c yan (C), and bl ack (K). When the toner colors LED , on the c ontrol p anel, ind icati ng each i ndividua l toner cart ridge acc ording to i ts color, lights, and the status LED lights re[...]

28 | Mai ntenance REPLACING THE IMAG ING UNIT When the life span of the imaging unit has expired , the Dell Toner Man agem ent Sy stem™ program wi ndow app ears o n the com puter, indicati ng the imaging unit need s to be replaced . Otherw ise your printer stops pri nting. 1. Turn the pri nter off , then wa it a few minutes for the p rinter t o c[...]

Maintena nce | 29 8. Insert the waste tone r conta iner into p osition a nd the n push it to ensure that it is firmly s eated in place. 9. Slide the toner c artridge ba ck into th e print er. 10. Close the fron t cover firml y. 11. Turn th e printer on . REPLACING THE W ASTE TONER CONT AINER When the life s pan of th e wast e tone r contain er has [...]

30 | Mai ntenance 6. Insert the new containe r into posi tion and then pus h it to ensure tha t it is firmly s eated in p lace. 7. Close the front cove r firmly. 8. Turn the pri nter on. MAINTENANCE PART S To avoid p rint qu ality and paper feed probl ems resu lting f rom worn parts, and to mai ntain your printer i n top work ing cond ition t he fo[...]

Troubles hootin g | 31 troubleshooting This chapter gives he lpful inform ation for what to do if you encounter an error. This chapte r include s: • Tips f or avoidi ng paper j ams • Clearin g pape r jams • Solving other p roblems TIPS FOR AVOIDING P APER JAMS By selec ting th e correct media types, m ost pape r jams can be a voide d. • See[...]

32 | T roubleshoo ting 4. Push th e fuse r leve rs upwar ds. 5. Open the top co ver and i nner co ver. 6. Holdin g the inner cov er open, care fully ta ke the jamm ed paper out of the printer . The inner cover will the n close automati cally. 7. Close th e top c over. Ensu re that it is secure ly cl osed. 8. Push the fuser levers do wnwards. 9. Ope[...]

Troubles hootin g | 33 SOLVING OTHER PRO BLEMS The follo wing ch art lists some conditio ns tha t may oc cur and th e recomme nded solu tions . Follow th e suggest ed solutions unti l the pro blem is corrected . If the problem p ersists, call f or servic e. Paper feeding Printing problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS Paper is jam med during printi[...]

34 | T roubleshoo ting Printing quality problems If the insi de of t he prin ter is dirty o r paper h as been l oaded improperl y, you may notic e a reduc tion i n print qua lity. See the table belo w to cl ear the problem. The printer selects pr int material s from the wrong p aper source. The pap er source select ion i n the printer p roperti es [...]

Troubles hootin g | 35 Ton er specks • The paper may not mee t specifi cation s; for example , the pa per is too moist or too rough. See " Selec ting print m edia" on page 17. • The paper path may need clea ning. See "Cleani ng the inside" on page 24. Dro pouts If faded a reas, g enerally rounded, o ccur randoml y on th e pa[...]

36 | T roubleshoo ting Misfor med charac ters • If characters are improp erly form ed and producing hollo w imag es, the pa per sto ck may be to o slick . Try a dif ferent p aper. See "Selectin g print media " on page 17. Page sk ew • Ensure that the paper is loaded properly. • Check the paper type and q uality. See "Selectin g[...]

Troubles hootin g | 37 Common Windows problems Common Macintosh problems An unk nown i mage repet i tiv ely ap pear s on a ne xt f ew shee ts o r loos e tone r, light p rint, or con tamin ation occu rs. Your pr inter is pr obably be ing us ed at an altitude of 1,00 0 m (3,281 ft) or ab ove. The high altitu de ma y affect th e print quali ty such as[...]

38 | Or dering suppl ies and ac cessor ies ordering supplies and accessories This chapter pr ovides i nformation on p urchasing ca rt ridges and accessor ies available for y our printer. This chapte r include s: • Suppli es • How t o pu rchas e SUPPLIES When the tone r runs out, you ca n order the following typ e of toner cartrid ge for your pr[...]

Spec ificatio ns _3 9 specifications This chapter gui des you about this printer’ s specific ations such as vario us features. This chapte r include : • General spe cificati ons • Printe r specifica tions GENERAL SPECIFICAT IONS The sym bol * opti onal fe ature d epending on prin ters. ITEM DESCRIPTION Pape r i npu t capacity Tra y: 150 sheet[...]

40 | Specif icati ons PRINTER SPECIFICATI ONS ITEM DESCRIPTION Printing method Color laser bea m printing Printing sp eed a a. It w ill be a ffec ted by op erat ing syst em us ed, co mput ing p erfo rma nce, applica tion s oftware, connecti ng met hod, medi a type, m edia siz e and job com plexi ty. • Black an d white : Up t o 16 ppm ( A4), 17 pp[...]

Glossary _4 1 glossary ADF An Automati c Docu ment Feed er (ADF) is a mechanis m that wil l automati cally fee d an o riginal sheet of paper s o that the machine can scan so me am ount of the paper at once. AppleTalk AppleTalk is a proprietary suite of protocols devel oped b y Apple, I nc for compute r netw orking. It was inc luded in the ori ginal[...]

42 | Glossary An emulat or dupl icates th e functio ns of one syste m with a d ifferent system , so th at the sec ond sys tem behav es li ke the fi rst sy stem. Emulation focus es on ex act reprod uction of extern al behavi or, whic h is in contra st to s imulatio n, whic h concern s an abs tract mode l of th e system being simulat ed, often consid[...]

Glossar y | 43 LED A Light-Emi tting Di ode (LED) i s a semic onductor d evice th at indica tes the st atus of a m achine. MAC address Media Ac cess C ontrol (MAC) add ress is a unique i dentifi er assoc iated with a net work adapter. MAC addre ss is a uni que 48-b it identifi er usually written a s 12 hex adecima l chara cters grou ped in pa irs ([...]

44 | Glossary Subnet Mask The subn et mask i s used i n conjun ction with the network address t o determine which part of the addres s is the network address a nd which part is th e host address. TCP/IP The Trans mission Con trol Protoc ol (TCP) a nd the In ternet Pro tocol (IP); the set of communicati ons prot ocols th at imp lement th e proto col[...]

Index | 45 index A adju stment al titu de 16 C cleaning insi de 24 outs ide 24 contro l panel 11 D demo page, pri nt 14 driver installa tion 15 J jam tips for av oiding p aper ja ms 31 L LED Status 12 M Maintena nce maint enance pa rts 30 toner cartri dge 26 P paper chang ing the s ize 20 clearing jam 31 printing s pecial m ateria ls 22 paper type [...]

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1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NST AL LIN G P RI NTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software .............. ................... ............... ......... .......... .............. ......... ......... ..... 3 Installing Softwar e for Local Pri nting .......... .......... ......... ............... ......... .......... .........[...]

2 Creating a Watermark .. ......... .......... .............. .......... ......... .............. ................... ............ 16 Editing a Watermar k ............. .......... .............. ................... .............. .......... ......... .......... .. 1 6 Deleting a Watermar k ........... .............. .......... .......... ..........[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 3 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This ch a pte r in clu de s: • Installing P rinter Software • Reinstalling Printer Software • Removing Prin ter Soft ware N OTE : The fol lowing pr ocedure i s based on Windows XP , for other operating systems, refer to the corresponding Windows user's gui [...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already connect ed to the comput er , the fol lowi ng wi ndow wil l a ppear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you do n’t want to connect the printer at this time , click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een. T hen the i nstal lat ion will st art a [...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already connect ed to the comput er , the fol lowi ng wi ndow wil l a ppear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you do n’t want to connect the printer at this time , click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een. T hen the i nstal lat ion will st art a [...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 Removing Printer Software 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Pro grams → Dell → Dell Pr inters → yo ur p rin ter dr ive r na me → Main ten anc e . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou will see a component list so that you can remov e any ite m in di vid ually . 4 Select th[...]

Basic Printing 7 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp lains the printing options and comm on printing tasks in Windows. This ch a pte r in clu de s: • Printing a Docu ment • Printing to a file (PRN) • Printer Settings - Lay out Ta b - Pa pe r Tab - Gr ap hic s T ab - Ex tra s Tab - Ab ou t Tab - Pr inte r Tab - Using a Favorite Setti ng - Us ing[...]

Basic Printing 8 Printing to a f ile (PRN) Y ou will sometim es need to save the print data as a file for yo ur purpose. T o create a file: 1 Check the Print to file box at the Print wind ow. 2 Select the fo lder and assi gn a nam e of the file a nd then click OK. Printer Settings Y ou can use t he print er pr opertie s window, which allows you to [...]

Basic Printing 9 Layout T ab The Lay out tab provide s option s to adjust how the docu men t appear s on th e printed page . The Layout O ptions includes Multiple Pages per Side , Poster Printin g and Booklet Printing . See “Print ing a Document” on page 7 for more information on accessing printer properties. Paper Orientation Paper Orientation[...]

Basic Printing 10 Source Make sure that Source is set to the corr esponding paper tray . Use Manual Feed er whe n prin ting on specia l mat eria ls lik e envelopes and t ransparencies . Type Set Type to correspond to th e paper loaded in the tray from whic h yo u w ant to pr int . Thi s w ill let yo u ge t the b es t qu alit y printout. If not, pri[...]

Basic Printing 11 Advanced O ptions Y ou can set adva nced settings by clicking the Advanced Options button. • Print All Text To Black : When the Print All T ext To Blac k option is checked, all text in your document prints solid black, regar dless of the color it appears on the screen. • Print All Text To Darken : When the Print All Text To Da[...]

Basic Printing 12 About Tab Use the About tab to display the copyr ight notice and the version number of the dri ver . If you have an Internet browser , you can connect to the I nternet by clicking on the web si te icon. See “Print ing a Document” o n page 7 for more i nformation about accessing printer properties. Prin te r Ta b If you access [...]

Adv anced Prin ting 13 3 Advance d Printing This chapter e xplains pri nting options and advanced print ing tasks. N OTE : • Y our pr inter driver Properties window that appears in this User ’s Guide may diffe r depend ing on the pr inter in use . Howev er the com p osition of the p rinter properties win dow is similar . • If you need to kno [...]

Adv anced Prin ting 14 Printing Posters This featur e allows you to pri nt a singl e-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheet s of paper , f or t he purpo se of p asti ng the sheets togethe r to form o ne poste r-siz e docum ent. N OTE : The poster pr inting option is available when 600 dpi is selected in the r esolution option on the Gr aphic tab . 1 [...]

Adv anced Prin ting 15 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou ca n pri nt on both s ides of a sheet of paper . Bef ore pr inti ng, decide how you want your document orie nted. The opt ions are : • None • Long Edge , whi ch is th e con ven tional lay o ut use d in book bi ndin g. • Short Edge , wh ich is the type of ten u sed with cal endar s. N[...]

Adv anced Prin ting 16 Using Watermar ks The W atermar k option allows you to print text ove r an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eadi ng “DRA FT” or “CONF IDENTIAL ” print ed d iagonall y acros s the f irst page or a ll pa ges of a d ocument. There are se ver al predefined w atermarks that come w [...]

Adv anced Prin ting 17 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/ or i mages stor ed in th e computer hard dis k dr iv e (H DD) a s a s pe cia l file for ma t th at can be p rinted on any do cume nt. Ov erlay s are often used to take the place o f preprinte d forms and lett erhead paper . Rather than using preprinte d letter head, [...]

Sha rin g th e Pr inte r Lo ca lly 18 4 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer , which is called “hos t com puter , ” on the ne twork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Windows OS, refer to the corr esponding Windows User's Guide or online help. N OTES : • Check t he[...]

Using other soft ware 19 5 Using other soft ware Using the Dell™ Toner Management System The print er status monitor disp lays the status of the printe r (print er ready , pri nter off line, and error-check print er) and the toner l evel (100%, 50%, T oner Low) for your print er . Printer Status Mo nitor The printer stat us monitor scree n launch[...]

Using other soft ware 20 Dell Toner Re-order ap plica tion T o order r eplac ement tone r cartr idg es or suppl ie s from Dell : 1 Do ub le- cli ck the Dell T o ner Reorder Program icon on your deskt op. OR Click Star t Programs DELL DELL Printers your printer dr iver name Toner Reorder . 2 The Toner Re order windo w opens . →→ → → →[...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 21 6 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y our printer support s Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface. Whe n you print a file from a M acintosh comput er , you can use the C UPS driv er by installing the PPD file. This ch a pte r in clu de s: • Installing Softwar e • Settin g Up the Print er •P[...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 22 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh pri nter ’s properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may diff er dependi ng on the p rinter in use . Howev er the com p osition of the p rinter properties win dow is similar . • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM. Printing a Do cument W[...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 23 Graphics The Graphics tab provid es options f or sel ecting Resolution(Quality) and Col or Mo de . Select Graphics form the Preset s ' drop-down list to access the graphic featu res. • Resolution(Quality) : Y ou can select the printing resolution. The h igher the setting, the sha rper the clarity of pr[...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 24 Printing Multiple Pa ges on One Sheet of Pa per Y ou can pri nt more than one page on a singl e sheet of paper . This feature pr ovides a co st-effecti ve w ay to p rint draft p ages. 1 From your Macintosh applicatio n, select Print from the File menu. 2 Select Layout . 3 Select the nu mbe r of pages y ou w a[...]

25 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 13 B booklet printing 14 D document, print Macintosh 22 Windows 7 double-sided printing 15 E Extras properti es, set 11 F favorites setti ngs, use 12 G Graphics prope rties, set 10 H help, use 12 I install printer driver Macintosh 21 Win dow s 3 L Layout properties, set Windows 9 M Macintosh driv[...]

26 Windows 6 W waterm ark create 16 delete 16 edit 16 print 16[...]

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