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Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 3 Content s 1 Features Parts of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 4 IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Enabling IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Se[...]

Contents Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 5 Using Color Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Selecting Color Correction in a Supported Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Making Color Adjustments in a Supp[...]

Contents Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 6 5 T roubleshooting General Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Printer Does Not Turn On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Print[...]

1 Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 7 Features This chapter includes: • Parts of the Printer on page 8 • Printer Configurations on p age 10 • Control Panel on p age 12 • More Information on p age 14[...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 8 Part s of the Printer This section includes: • Front View on p age 8 • Rear View on p age 9 • Internal Component s on page 9 Front V iew 1. T op output tray 2. Power switch 3. Control panel 4. Front door 5. T ray 2 6. T ray 3, 4, & 5 (option) 7. Door A 8. Door B 9. T ray 1 (MP[...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 9 Rear V iew Internal Component s 1. Configuration card 3. Ethernet connectio n 2. USB connec tion 4. Power cord connector 1. Imaging unit cover leve r 5. Imagi ng unit cover 2. T oner cartridges 6. Imagin g unit s 3. Belt cleaner 7. T ransfer roller 4. W aste cartridge 8. Fuser 7130-026 [...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 10 Printer Configurations • S tandard Feature s on page 10 • Available Configurations on page 10 • Options on p age 1 1 S t andard Features The Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Printer h as many features to meet your printing ne eds: • Maximum print speed of 35 p ages per minute (p[...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 11 Options The following options are ava ilable for the Dell 7130cdn printer: • 500-Sheet Feeder : Provides T ray 3 for extra paper input capacity . • 1500-Sheet Feeder : Provides T ray 3, 4, and 5 for extra input ca pacity . • Productivity kit : Includes an internal hard drive and [...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 12 Control Panel This section includes: • Control Panel Layout on p age 12 • Information Pages o n page 13 Control Panel Layout 1. Indicator Light Blinks when the printer is receiving and printing a job. 2. Graphic disp lay Indicates status messages and menus. 3. Cancel button Cancels[...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 13 Information Pages Y our printer has a set of printa ble informatio n pages. The information pages provide reference information about your printer and it s current configuration. T o print an information p age: 1. On the control p anel, press the Down Arrow button to select Information[...]

Features Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 14 More Information The following links provide more informa ti on about your printer and its capab ilities. Information Source Installation Guide Packaged with printer Quick Use Guide Packaged with printer User Guide (PDF) Pac kaged with printer Software and Documentation CD Product Info[...]

2 Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 15 Network Basics This chapter includes: • Overview of Network Setu p and Configuration on page 16 • Choosing a Connection Method o n page 17 • Configuring the Network Address on p age 19 • Printer Management Sof tware on p age 23 • Available Printer Drivers on page 24 • Windows 2000[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 16 Overview of Network Setup and Configuration T o set up and co nfigure the network: 1. Connect the printer to the networ k using the recommended hardware and cables. 2. T urn on the printer and the computer . 3. Print the Configuration p age and keep it for referencing network set[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 17 Choosing a Connection Method Connect the printer via Ethernet or USB. A USB con nection is a direct conne ction and is not used for networking. An Ethernet conn ection is used for networking. Hardware and cabling requirements vary for the different connection me thods. Cabling an[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 18 Connecting via USB If you are connecting to one computer , a USB connection of fers fast data speeds. However , a USB connection is not as fast a s an Ethernet connection. T o use USB, PC users must have Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 or newer . Macintosh users must use Mac OS X, ve[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 19 Configuring the Network Address This section includes: • TCP/IP and IP Addresses on page 19 • Automatically Setting the Printer’s IP Address on p age 20 • Dynamic Methods of Setting the Printer’s IP Address on p age 20 • Manually Setting the Printer ’s IP Address on[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 20 Automatically Setting the Printer ’ s IP Address If the printer is connect ed to a small established TCP/IP network without a DHCP server , use the installer on the Sof tware and Documenta tion CD to detect or assign an IP address to your printer . For further instructions, ins[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 21 Using Host Names with the Do main Name Service (DNS) The printer support s DNS through an embedded DNS resolver . The DNS resolver protocol communicates with one or more DNS servers to resolve the IP address for a given h ost name or the host name for a given IP address. T o use [...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 22 Using the Control Panel T o manually set the IP address: 1. On the control p anel, select Printer Setup > Connection Setup > Network Setup > TCP/IPv4 Setup , then press the OK bu tton. 2. Select DHCP/BOOTP , then press the OK button to select Off . 3. Select IPv4 Address[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 23 Printer Management Sof tware Embedded Web Server The Embedded W eb Server (EWS) provides access to the printer ’s embedded W eb server . It enables you to easily manage, configu re, and moni tor network printers using a W eb browser on a network computer . EWS gives administrat[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 24 A vailable Printer Drivers T o access special printing opti ons, use a Dell printer driver . Dell provides drivers for a variety of p age description language s and operating systems. The following printer drivers are available: * Go to the Sof tware and Documentation CD for the [...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 25 Windows 2000 or Later This section includes: • Preliminary S teps on page 25 • Quick CD Install S teps on p age 25 • Other Methods of Inst allation on page 26 • Windows 64-Bit Server to 32-Bit Client Inst allation on page 28 • Windows 2000 or Later T roubleshooting on p[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 26 Other Methods of Installation Y our printer can also be inst alled on a network using one of these methods: • Microsof t TCP/IP Protocol • Microsoft IPP Port Y ou can monitor or configure your printer with the Embedded W eb Server and a W eb browser if your printer is connect[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 27 Configuring the Printer T o configure the printer: 1. Insert the Sof tware and Documentation CD into the computer’s CD drive and click Have Disk . 2. Click the Browse button, and then select the directory which cont ains the Windows 2000 or Windows XP drivers. 3. Select the *.I[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 28 4. Select the Protocols folder on the left navigation panel. 5. Select IPP . The Network Path field on the IPP Settings p age displays the printer’s URL. Creating an IPP Printer T o create an IPP printer: 1. On the desktop, click Star t > Settings > Printers . 2. Double-c[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 29 4. Select File , then select Serv er Properties from the drop-down list. 5. On the Drivers tab, click the Add button. 6. Click Next , select Have Disk , then click OK . 7. Browse to the 32-bit driver on the Sof tware and Documentation CD , and ope n the Windows folder . 8. Open t[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 30 5. Click Star t > Settings > Printers . 6. Right-click the printer icon, the n click Properties . 7. Select the Advanced t ab. V erify that the correct printer driver is installed. 8. Select the Port s tab. V erify that the IP Address in the Print to the Following Port s li[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 31 Macintosh OS X, V ersion 10.3 and Higher This section includes: • Macintosh OS X, V ersion 10.3 on page 31 • Macintosh OS X, V ersion 10.4 and Higher on page 32 • Macintosh T roubleshooting (Mac OS X, V ersion 10.3 and Higher) on pa ge 33 Macintosh OS X, V ersion 10.3 Set u[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 32 USB Connection T o install the printer driver from the Sof tware and Documentation CD : 1. Insert the CD into the CD drive. • Open the Printer Setup Utility . Note: T o locate utilities on the Macintosh hard drive, open the Applications folder , and then open the Utilities fold[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 33 Macintosh T roubleshooting (Mac OS X, V ersion 10.3 and Higher) The following procedure eliminat es cabling, communication, and con nection problems. Once you complete these step s, print a test page fro m your software applica tion. Mac OS X, V ersion 10.3 and Higher T roublesho[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 34 UNIX (Linux) Y our printer supports co nnection to a variety of UNIX platforms throug h the network interface. The workstations currently supported by EWS for UNIX/Linux to a network-connected printer are: • Sun Solaris • IBM AIX • Hewlett-Packard HP-UX • Linux (i386) The[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 35 8. Click the Star t button to begin downloading. 9. In your browser , click the Inst allation Guide link, and then follow the inst allation instructions. Note: If print-quality problems exist, o r your job did not print, access Onlin e Diagnostics T echnical Support through the E[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 36 IPv6 This section includes: • Enabling IPv6 on page 36 • Setting the Interface ID on p age 37 • Automatic Address Assignment on page 38 • DHCPv6 on page 38 • Manual Address Assignment on p age 39 • Address Precedence on p age 40 Enabling IPv6 IPv6 can be enabled or di[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 37 Resetting the TCP/IP Configuration Use the following procedure at the con trol panel to reset the TCP/IP configuration to the default settings: Select Printer Setup > Connection Setup > Reset Connection Setup , then pre ss the OK button. Setting the Interface ID Y our IPv6-[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 38 Automatic Address Assignment Addresses can be assigned automatica lly when a router is found that offers one or more prefixes. Automatically assigned addresse s are routeable. Each router-su pplied prefix is combined with the Interface ID to create an a ddress. The use of router-[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 39 T o enable/disable automatic address assignm ent, use on e of the following options: • The printer ’s control p anel • Embedded Web Server Setting DHCPv6 Options with the Control Panel T o change DHCPv6 options using the control panel: 1. Select Printer Setup > Connectio[...]

Network Basics Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 40 Setting the IPv6 Address Usin g the Embedded Web Server T o manually set the IPv6 address using the Embedded W eb Server: 1. Launch your W eb browser . 2. Enter your printer’s IP address in the browser ’s Address field. 3. Click Properties . 4. Select the Protocols folder on [...]

3 Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 41 Printing This chapter includes: • Printing Overview on page 4 2 • Supported Media on page 43 • Loading Media on p age 45 • Printing on S pecial Media on page 58 • Selecting Printing Options on p age 64 • Printing on Both Sides of the Pa per on page 67 • Selecting Paper T ype to [...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 42 Printing Overview 1. Select appropriate media. 2. Load media in the tray , then specify the size and type on the printer ’ s control panel. 3. Access the print settings in your sof twa re application (CTRL +P in Windows, CMD+P on a Macintosh for most software ap plications). 4. Selec[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 43 Supported Media This section includes: • General Media Loading Guidelines on p age 43 • Media That Can Damage Y our Printer on page 44 • Paper S torage Guidelines on page 44 Y our printer is designed to be used with a variety of media typ es. Follow the guidelines in t his secti[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 44 Media That Can Damage Y our Printer Y our printer is designed to use a variety of p aper and media types for print and copy jobs. However , some media can cause poor output quality , increased p aper jams, or damage to your printer . Do not use the following: • Rough or porous media [...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 45 Loading Media This section includes: • Loading Paper in T ray 1 (MP T) on page 45 • Loading Paper in T rays 2–5 on page 50 Most paper sizes ca n be loaded in the trays either long-edge feed or short-edg e feed, however , printing long-edge feed is recommend ed to optimize the li[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 46 Long-Edge Feed Use long-edge feed for faste r printing when the p aper fits that way . Note: Use long-edge feed for printing all envelopes except C4. T o load paper or other media in T ray 1 (MP T ): 1. Open T ray 1 (MPT). 2. Load the pa per or other media with the long edge entering t[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 47 • For automatic 2-sided printing, place side one faceup , with the top of the page towards the rear of the printer . Prepunched holes should enter the printer last . Caution: Do not load paper or media above the fill li ne indicat ed on the tray . Overloading the tray may cause jams[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 48 4. When the control p anel prompts you to confirm the type and size of p aper in the tray , press the OK button to use the current tray setup. If you loaded a n ew size or type of p aper in the tray , do the following: a. Select Change setup , then press the OK button. b. Select the ap[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 49 • For automatic 2-sided printing, place side one faceup , with the top of the page entering the printer last . Place prepun ched paper with the holes toward the front of the printer . Caution: Do not load paper or media above the fill li ne indicat ed on the tray . Overloading the t[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 50 4. When the control p anel prompts you to confirm the type and size of p aper in the tray , press the OK button to use the current tray setup. If you loaded a n ew size or type of p aper in the tray , do the following: a. Select Change setup , then press the OK button. b. Select the ap[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 51 • Thin Glossy Paper • Glossy Paper • Thick Glossy Paper • Preprinted paper • Prepunched p aper • Recycled paper • S pecialty media Note: T ransparencies cannot b e printed from T ray 3, 4, or 5. Long-Edge Feed Use long-edge feed for faster printing when the paper fit s t[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 52 3. Load the pa per with the long edge towards the lef t side of the tray . • For single-sided printing, insert side one faceup , with the top of the pape r at the rear of the tray . Prepunched holes should be on the lef t side of the tray . • For automatic 2-sided printing, insert [...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 53 4. Adjust the guides to fit the p aper . 5. Push the tray completely into the printer . 6. When the control p anel prompts you to confirm the type and size of p aper in the tray , press the OK button to use the current tray setup. If you loaded a n ew type of paper in the tray or load[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 54 Note: If you loaded custom size p aper , select it if it is already defined. If not, select New Custom Size for the paper size and follow the pro m pts; see Using Custom Size Paper on page 62 for more information. If you loaded st andard-size paper , select Auto Select for the paper si[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 55 3. Load the pa per with the long edge of the paper facin g the front of the tray . • For single-sided printing, in sert side one faceup , with the top of th e paper towards the lef t of the tray . Prepunched holes should be at the front of the tray . • For automatic 2-sided printi[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 56 Caution: Do not load paper or media above the fill li ne indicat ed on the tray . Overloading the tray may cause jams. 4. Adjust the guides to fit the p aper . 5. Push the tray completely into the printer . 71 30 - 059 MAX 7130-021 7130-056[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 57 6. When the control p anel prompts you to confirm the type and size of p aper in the tray , press the OK button to use the current tray setup. If you loaded a n ew type of paper in the tray or loaded a custom size, do the following: a. Select Change setup , then press the OK button. b[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 58 Printing on S pecial Media This section includes: • Printing on T ransparencies on p age 58 • Printing on Envelopes on pa ge 59 • Printing on Labels on page 59 • Printing on Glossy Paper on page 60 • Using Custom Paper T ypes on page 61 • Using Custom Size Paper on p age 62[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 59 Printing on Envelopes Envelopes can be printed from T ray 1 (MPT) only . Guidelines • Successful envelope printing is highly depende nt on the quality and construction of the envelopes. Use envelopes made specif ically for laser printers. • It is recommended that you maint ain con[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 60 Printing on Glossy Paper Glossy paper can be printe d from any tr ay within the following weight range : • Thin Glossy Paper: 106–169 g/m 2 • Glossy Paper: 170–220 g/m 2 • Thick Glossy Paper: 221–256 g/m 2 Note: Glossy paper should be p rinted on one side only . T o order p[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 61 Using Custom Paper T ypes Use this feature to create your own custom p aper type with specific settings that you can reuse for routine print jobs, fo r example, monthly report s. Custom paper t ypes are created in the Embedded Web Server and appear in the printer driver , control pane[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 62 Mac OS X version 10.5 1. Go to the Print menu. 2. In the print drop-down list, select Dell Features . The Paper/Output drop-down appears. 3. In the Paper drop-down list, select Other T ype . 4. From the drop-down list, select the custom paper typ e you want to use. 5. Click the Print b[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 63 5. At the Long Edge menu: a. Press the OK button if the correct long edge size is displayed as the current setup. b. Select Change , then press the OK button and use the arrow buttons to enter a new long edge size. Press the OK button when you are finished. 6. If the paper can b e loa[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 64 Selecting Printing Options Printing options, also referred to as pr inter driver options, are specified as Printing Prefe r ences in Windows, and Dell Features in Macinto sh. Printing Options include 2-sided printing, page layout, and print quality . Printing Options for Windows The fo[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 65 Note: For more information about Windows printer driver options, click the Help button in the lower left-hand co rner of the screen. Setting Default Printing Options for Windows When you print from any sof tware application, the printer uses the print job settings specified in the Pri[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 66 Printing Options for Macintosh See the following t able for specific printing opti ons in the Macintosh PostScript printer driver . Selecting Options for an I ndividual Job for Macintosh T o select print settings for a particular job, change the driver settings before sending the job t[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 67 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper • 2-Sided Printing Guidelines on page 67 • Printing a 2-Sided Document on page 68 • Page Layout Options on p age 69 2-Sided Printing Guidelines T o use the printer ’s automatic 2-sided printing feature: • The paper’s leading edge must ha[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 68 Printing a 2-Sided Document T o perform automatic 2-sided printing: 1. Load paper into th e tray: T ray 1 (MPT) • Long-Edge Feed : Insert side one face up , with the top of the p age towards the rear of the printer . Prepunched holes should enter the printer last . • Short-Edge Fee[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 69 Page Layout Options When you select 2-Sided Printing on the Paper/Output t ab, you can specify the p age layout which determines how the pag es turn. Windows and Macintosh 1. Select the Layout/W atermark tab (Windo ws) or the Layout section (Macintosh). 2. Select Portrait , Landscape [...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 70 Selecting Paper T ype to Use When you send your print job to the printer , you can choose to let the prin ter automatically select which paper to use based on your document size and the p aper type you select, or you can force the printer to use p aper from a specific tray . Selecting [...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 71 Printing Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet (N-Up) When printing a multiple-p age document, you can print more than one page on a single sh eet of paper . Print one, two, four , six, nine, or 16 pag es per side. Printing N-Up Using a supported Driver Windows 2000 or newer 1. Select the [...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 72 Printing Booklet s With 2-sided printing, you can print a docu ment in the form of a small book. Create boo klets for any paper size that is supported for 2-sided ( duplex) printing. The driver automatically reduces each page image and prints four pag es per sheet of p aper (two on eac[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 73 Mac OS X 10.5 1. In the Print dialog box, select Dell Features , then the Bookle t/Watermark drop-down list. 2. Select Enable for Booklet Printing from the drop-down list. 3. If desired, specify the creep and gutte r with the Booklet Options button. 4. If desired, specify the p aper s[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 74 Using Color Corrections This section includes: • Selecting Color Correction in a Supported Driver on p age 74 • Making Color Adjustments in a Supported Driver on p age 74 • Making Custom Color Adjustments on page 76 The Color Correction options provide simu lations of differe n t[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 75 5. Make the desired adjustment s in the Custom Color Adjustment s dialog box. 6. Click the OK button to save your changes. If you need to make additional colo r adjustments for your job, move the following sliders in a supported driver: • Lightness : Move the slider to the right to [...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 76 Making Custom Color Adjustment s The Automatic color correction selection is designed to app ly the best color correction to each element such as text, graphics, or images. If needed, you can select the colo r table being used for these element s in your jobs. Y ou can make adjustments[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 77 Printing in Black and White Printing Black and White Using a Supported Driver Windows 2000 or newer and PostScript driver 1. Select the Color Options tab. 2. Select the Black and White option. Mac OS X 10.5 1. In the Print dialog box, select Dell Features , and then the Color Options [...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 78 Printing Sep arators A separator (a divider p age or slipsheet) can be inserted af ter a print job, between copies of a print job, or between individual p ages of a print job. S pecify the tray to use as the source for the insert pages. Printing Insert Pages in a Supported Driver Windo[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 79 Printing Cover Pages A cover page is the first o r last page of a documen t. Y ou can choose a dif ferent paper source for the cover page than for the body of a document. For instance, use your comp any letterhead for the first page of a document, or use heavyweight p aper for the fir[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 80 Printing Cover Pages in a Supported Driver Windows 2000 or newer 1. Select the Paper/Output t ab. 2. Click the button to the right of the Paper summary and select Covers . 3. Select the desired options and press t he OK button. Mac OS X 10.3 and and higher 1. In the Print dialog box, s[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 81 Printing W atermarks A watermark is additional text that can be print ed across one or more pages. For exa mple, terms like Draft and Co nfidential, which you might st amp on a page before distribution, can be inserted with a watermark. Some Windows Print Drivers allow you to: • Cre[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 82 Printing Mirror Images Y ou can print pages as a mirror image (flip s images horizontally on p ages when printed). Selecting Mirror Image in a Supported Driver Windows 2000 or newer and PostScript driver 1. Select the Advanced t ab. 2. Select Ye s for Mirrored Output under Image Option[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 83 Printing S pecial Job T ypes Y ou can select one of the follow ing special job types from the Paper/Output tab: • Sending Personal, Personal Saved, Secure, Proof, or Saved Print Jobs on p age 83 • Sending Print With Jobs on p age 84 • Printing or Deleting Secure Print Jobs on pa[...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 84 Sending Print With Jobs T o select jobs to send with your current job in a supported driver: Note: Print With jobs are not available for AppleT alk or USB connected printers. Printing or Deleting Secure Print Jobs T o print or delete a secure print job, specify the four-digit p assword[...]

Print ing Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 85 Note: If you enter less than four digits in the driver’s Password field, enter zer os before your password so that there a re four digits displa yed on the control p anel. For example, if your password is 222, ente r 0222 in the driver and on the con trol panel. Use the Back button [...]

Printing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 86 6. Select your job name, then press the OK button. 7. Select Print and Save or Delete , then press the OK button. 8. If you are printing, scroll to the d e sired number of copies, then press the OK button to print the job.[...]

4 Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 87 Maintenance This chapter includes: • Maintenance and Cleaning on p age 88 • Ordering Supplies on page 93 • Moving the Printer on page 9 5 • Printer Symbols on page 96[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 88 Maintenance and Cleaning This section includes: • General Precautions on p age 88 • Locating the Serial Number and the Service T ag on page 88 • Printing Meters on page 89 • Cleaning the Printer on pa ge 90 • Moving the Printer on page 9 5 General Precautions Wa r n i n g [...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 89 The serial number and service t ag can also be found using the printer’s control pan el. On the printer ’s co ntrol panel, press Information > Printer Identification . The serial number and service t ag are displayed. Or you can print the S tartup p age. On the printer ’s c[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 90 Cleaning the Printer • Cleaning the Exterior on p age 90 • Cleaning the LEDs on p age 90 Cleaning the Exterior T o remove stains, clean the out side of the printer using a soft, damp cloth moistened with a mild neutral detergent. Do not spra y detergent directly onto the printer[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 91 2. Rotate the le ver on the front lef t side to unlock it. 3. Open the imaging unit cover . 4. Pull the cleaning rod from the lower right corner o f the imaging unit slot. 5. Pull out the cleaning rod until it stop s, then move it all the way in and out two or three times to clean t[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 92 6. Close the imaging unit cover . 7. Rotate the le ver to the right to lock it. 8. Close the front door . 7130-078 7130-083 7130-082[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 93 Ordering Supplies This section includes: • Consumables on page 93 • Routine Maintenance Items on page 93 • Customer Replaceable Part s on page 94 • When to Order Supplies on p age 94 • Recycling Supplies on page 9 4 Certain con sumables and routine maintenance items need t[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 94 Customer Replaceable Part s Customer rep laceable part s are long life items that may occasionally break and req uire replacement. • T ransfer Roller • Productivity Kit • Configuration Card • Image Processor Board • Hard Drive • Paper T rays • Paper Drawer Feed Roller [...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 95 Moving the Printer • Always turn the printer of f and wait for the printer to shut down. • Disconnect the powe r cord from the back of the pr inter . • Always use three people to lif t the printer . • When lifting the prin ter , grasp the areas as shown in the figure. • Ke[...]

Maintenance Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 96 Printer Symbols Symbol Description W arning or Caution: Ignoring this warning could cause serious injury o r even death. Ignoring this caution could ca use injury or damage to the property . Hot surface on or in the printer . Use caution to avoid personal injury . Caution: Electrost[...]

5 Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 97 T roubleshooting This chapter includes: • General T roubleshooting on pag e 98 • Paper Feed Problems on p age 101 • Print-Quality Problems on p age 121 • Getting Help on page 1 31 • Control Panel Messages on page 131[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 98 General T roubleshooting This section cont ains procedures to help you locate and resolve problems. Some problems can be resolved by simply rest arting the printer . T o restart the printer: 1. Locate the power switch to t he right side of the control pa nel. 2. T urn the swi[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 99 Printing T akes T oo Long Printer Reset s or T urns Off Frequently Probable Causes Solutions The printer is set to a slower printing mode (for example, heavyweight sto ck or transparency). It takes more time to print with special media. Make sure that the media type is set prop[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 100 Printer Is Making Unusual Noises The Date and T ime Are Incorrect Duplex Problems Front Door Will Not Close Probable Causes Solutions The printer is not level. Place the printer on a flat , hard, level surface. The tray is not installed correctly . Open and close the tray yo[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 101 Paper Feed Problems This section includes: • Clearing Paper Jams on page 101 • Minimizing Paper Jams on p age 1 18 • T roubleshooting Paper Feed Problems on p age 1 19 Clearing Paper Jams This section includes: • Jam at T ray 1 (MPT) on page 102 • Jam at Tray 2 on pa[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 102 Jam at T ray 1 (MPT) Follow these step s to clear the jam. 1. Remove jammed pap er and the rest of the p aper from T ray 1 (MPT). Confirm that all p aper fragments are removed. 2. If you did not find jammed p aper in S tep 1, push up the latch on the left side of the printer[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 103 3. Remove the jammed p aper . Confirm that all paper fragment s are removed. 4. Close Left Doo r A. 5. Replace the pape r in the tray . Note: Do not load p aper above the fill line. 7130-010 7130-003 7130-011 MAX[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 104 Jam at T ray 2 Follow these step s to clear the jam. 1. Open Left Do or A. 2. Remove the jammed p aper . Confirm that all paper fragment s are removed. 3. Close Left Doo r A. 7130-001 2 1 7130-010 7130-003[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 105 4. Pull T ray 2 out of the printer . 5. Remove any crumpled pa per from the tray . 6. V erify that the paper is loaded correctly in the tray and th at the guides are pressed firmly against the pap er . 7130-012 7130-013 7130-014[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 106 7. Push T ray 2 completely back into the printer . Jam at T ray 3, 4, or 5 Follow these step s to clear the jam. 1. Open Left Do or C. 7130-056 7130-015[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 107 2. Remove the jammed p aper . Confirm that all paper fragment s are removed. 3. Close Left Door C. 4. Pull out the tray specified on the cont rol panel. 7130-016 7130-017 7130-018[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 108 5. Remove crumpled pa per from the tray . 6. V erify that the paper is loaded correctly in the tray and th at the guides are pressed firmly against the pap er . 7. Push the tray completely into the printer . 7130-019 7130-021 7130-022[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 109 Jam at Lef t Door A Follow these step s to clear the jam. 1. Open Left Do or A. 2. Remove the jammed p aper . Confirm that all paper fragment s are removed. 3. Close the lef t door . 7130-001 2 1 7130-002 7130-003[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 11 0 Jam at the Duplex Unit at Door B There is a jam at the duplex unit at Door B. Follow these steps to clear the ja m. 1. Open T ray 1 (MPT). 2. Open Left Do or B. 3. Remove the jammed p aper . 7130-087 7130-088[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 111 4. Close Left Doo r B. Jam at the Duplex Un it at Door A and B There is a jam at the duplex unit at doors A an d B. Follow these steps to clear the jam. 1. Open Left Do or A. Wa r n i n g : Use caution, some components behind the lef t door may be hot. 7130-089 7130-001 2 1[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 11 2 2. Remove the jammed p aper . 3. Close Left Doo r A. 4. Open Left Do or B. 7130-002 7130-003 7130-087[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 11 3 5. Remove the jammed p aper . 6. Close Left Doo r B. Paper Size Jam There is a paper size jam in Tray 1 (MPT ). Follow these steps to clear the jam. 1. Open Left Do or A. Wa r n i n g : Use caution, some components behind the lef t door may be hot. 7130-088 7130-089 7130-001 [...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 11 4 2. Remove the jammed p aper . 3. Close Left Doo r A. 4. Replace the pape r in the tray specified on t he control p anel with the specified size and type. 7130-002 7130-003[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 11 5 Paper T ype Jam Follow these step s to clear the jam. 1. Open Left Do or A. Wa r n i n g : Use caution, some components behind the lef t door may be hot. 2. Remove the jammed p aper . 7130-001 2 1 7130-002[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 11 6 3. Close Left Doo r A. 4. Replace the pape r in the tray specified on t he control p anel with the specified size and type. 7130-003[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 11 7 Misfeed at T ray 1 (M PT) 1. Remove paper in cluding jammed p aper from Tray 1 (MPT). 2. Make sure that the p aper is clean and not stuck together . 3. Insert paper in T ray 1 (MPT). See the foll owing illustrations for proper p aper orientation. Long-Edge Feed (L EF) Single-[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 11 8 4. Slide the width guides to match the size of y our p aper and verify that the guides are pressed firmly against the pape r . Note: Confirm that the arrow on the right wid th guides is in the correct position for the pa per size you are loading. Minimizing Paper Jams This [...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 11 9 A void the following : • Media that is specially designed fo r ink-jet printers with polyester coating. • Media that is folded, wrinkled, or excessively curled. • Fanning transpa rencies since this causes static. • Loading more than one type/size /weight of media in a[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 120 Media Misfeeds Probable Causes Solutions The media is not correctly position ed in the tr ay . Remove the misfed media and repo sition the media properly in the tr ay . Ensure that the media guides in the tray are set corre ctly . The number of sheet s in the tray exceeds th[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 121 Print-Quality Problems This section includes: • Using Built-in T roubleshooting T ools on page 121 • T roubleshooting Print-Quality Problems on page 123 Y our Dell 7130cdn printer is designed to produce consistently high q uality prints. If you o bserve print-quality probl[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 122 Calibrating the Paper T ype 1. Press the Down Arrow button. 2. Select T roubleshooting > Print Quality Problems > Calibrate for Paper . 3. Press the OK button to print. Adjusting the Print Margins 1. Press the Down Arrow button. 2. Select T roubleshooting > Print Qu[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 123 T roubleshooting Print-Quality Problems • Nothing Prints or Black S pots Print on Page on page 123 • Image Prints T oo Light on page 124 • Image Prints T oo Dark on page 125 • Print Density is Uneven on p age 125 • Print is Irregular or Mottled on pag e 126 • Ink R[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 124 Image Print s T oo Light Probable Causes Solutions The density is too lig ht. Select a darker copy density . The pape r is moist from humidity . Remove the pap er and try a fresh ream. Media type is set incorrectly . When pr in ting envelopes, labels, heavyweight stock, or t[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 125 Image Print s T oo Dark Print Density is Uneven Probable Causes Solutions The printer needs to be calibrated. Perform the color calibr ation procedure. For more information see Setting Color Calibration on page 12 1. Probable Causes Solutions One or more of the imaging unit s [...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 126 Print is Irregular or Mottled Ink Rubs Off Af ter Printing Probable Causes Solutions The media is moist from humidity . Remove t he moist media and re place it with new , dry media. Unsupported media (wro ng size, thickne ss, type, etc.) is bein g used. Use Dell-approved med[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 127 T oner Smudges and Residual Images Print T oner Smudges Appear on the Back of the Page Probable Causes Solutions Unsupported media (wro ng size, thickne ss, type, etc.) is bein g used. Use Dell approved media. See Supported Media on page 43. Media type is set incorrectly . Whe[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 128 White or Black Areas Print in Reg ular Pattern Image Print s wit h Defect s Probable Causes Solutions Foreign material in the paper p ath. Inspect the paper p ath and remove any foreign material. One or more of the imaging unit s may be defective. Remove the imaging unit s o[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 129 Lateral Lines or Bands Print on Image Colors Look W rong Colors Do Not Register Properly Colors do not register correctly or colors are mixed with page-to-p age variations. Probable Causes Solutions The printer is not level. Place the printer on a flat , hard, level surface. T[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 130 Colors Reproduce Poorly The colors do not reproduce as expect ed or they have poor color density . Probable Causes Solutions Incorrect color matching settings. Check the Color Matching settin gs in the printer driver or your application. Calibrate the colors if needed.[...]

T roubleshooting Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 131 Getting Help This section includes: • Control Panel Messages on page 131 • Online Diagnostics T echnical Support on page 132 • Helpful We bsites on page 13 2 Control Panel Messages Dell provides several automatic diagnostic tools to help you produce and maint ain print q[...]

T ro ubleshoot ing Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 132 Online Diagnostics T echnical Support Online Diagnostics T echnical Support is an automat ed, internet-based support syste m that uses your default Web browser to send diagnostic informatio n from your printer to the Dell website for analysis. Online Diagnostics T echnical S[...]

A Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 133 Printer S pecifications This chapter includes: • Physical S pecifications on page 134 • Environmental S pecifications on page 135 • Electrical S pecifications on page 136 • Performance S pecifications on page 137 • Controller S pecifications on page 138 For media specifications and[...]

Printer S pecifications Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 134 Physical S pecifications Base Unit • Width: 640 mm (25.2 in.) • Depth: 665 mm (26.2 in.) • Height: 399 mm (15.7 in.) • Weigh t: 66 kg (145.2 lb.) Optional T rays 3, 4, and 5 • Width: 559 mm (22.0 in.) • Depth: 665 mm (26.2 in.) • Height: 371 mm (14.6 in.) [...]

Printer S pecifications Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 135 Environment al S pecifications T emperature • S torage: -20° to 48° C / -4° to 1 18.4° F • Operating: 10° to 32° C / 50° t o 90° F Relative Humidity • S torage: 10% to 85% (non-condensin g) • Operating: 10% to 85% (non-con densing) • Optimal Operating:[...]

Printer S pecifications Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 136 Electrical S pecifications • 1 10-127 V AC, 50-60 Hz +/-3% • 220-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz +/-3% E NERGY ST AR qualified printer: Default time to Power Saver: 30 minutes[...]

Printer S pecifications Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 137 Performance S pecifications Resolution Maximum Resolution: 1200 x 1200 d pi Print S peed Color: 35 ppm (2-sided: 28 ppm) Monochrome: 35 ppm (2-sided: 28 ppm)[...]

Printer S pecifications Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 138 Controller S pecifications RISC CPU (1 GHz) processor Memory Optional up to 2 GB (SDRAM) Interfaces Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-TX Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0)[...]

Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 139 Index Numerics 1500-sheet feeder ,1 1 500-sheet feeder printer option ,1 1 64-bit to 32-bit installation Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 ,2 8 A accessing online manuals using Embedded Web Server ,2 3 adding the printer Windows 2000 or later ,2 6 AutoIP manually setting the printer’s IP ad[...]

Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 140 DHCP enabled by default on Dell printers ,2 0 enabling on the control panel ,2 0 enabling with Embedded Web Serve r ,2 0 manually setting the printer’s IP address ,2 1 setting the printer’s IP address dynamically ,2 0 DNS local domain name space database ,2 1 resolver protocol ,2 1 servers[...]

Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 141 L labels printing ,5 9 LEDs cleaning ,9 0 lifting the printer ,9 5 loading media ,4 5 paper tray 1 ,4 5 paper tray 2, 3, 4, or 5 ,5 0 Local Area Network (LAN) ,1 9 M Macintosh networking troubleshooting ,3 3 Mac OS X, version 10.3 and higher ,3 3 Macintosh OS X version 10.3 Bonjour connection [...]

Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 142 printer adding Windows 2000 or later ,2 6 advanced features ,1 0 available configurations ,1 0 changing or modifying the IP address using Embedded Web Server ,2 2 cleaning ,9 0 configurations ,1 0 configuring from the desktop ,2 3 Windows 2000 or later ,2 7 connection ,1 0 control panel featur[...]

Dell 7130cdn Profession al Color Printer User Guide 143 productivity kit ,1 1 proof print jobs deleting ,8 5 printing ,8 5 sending ,8 3 Q quick CD install steps Windows 2000 or later ,2 5 R replacement parts ,9 3 resources information ,1 4 routine maintenance items ,9 3 S saved print jobs deleting ,8 5 printing ,8 5 sending ,8 3 secure print jobs d[...]

Dell 7130cdn Professional Color Pr inter User Guide 144 W watermarks ,8 1 web links information ,1 4 Windows install printer drivers for Windows 200 0 or later ,2 5 Windows networking adding the printer Windows 2000 or later ,2 6 configuring the printer Windows 2000 or later ,2 8 creating an IPP printer Windows 2000 or later ,2 8 Microsoft IPP Port[...]