Dell E525w manual

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    Dell Color Multifun ction Prin ter | E52 5w User's Guide Regulatory Model: Dell E525w[...]

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    Conten ts 3 Contents Before Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 A Notes, Cautions, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 1 Dell™ Color Multifunction Printer | E525w User's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Conventio[...]

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    4 Cont ents Wirel ess Co nnec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Reconfigurin g the Wireless S etting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Connec ting t he T e lephon e Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 T ur ning on the Pri nte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Conten ts 5 Enabli ng Sha red Prin ting Fr om the Co mpute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Check ing the S har ed Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 10 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running M acintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Instal[...]

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    6 Cont ents Using Y o ur Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 12 Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Using the Operat or Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Stat us of Wi- Fi | WPS Butto n Back ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Conten ts 7 14 Understanding the Printer Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Defaults Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Copy De faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Scan Def aul ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 F[...]

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    8 Cont ents 15 Print Media Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Rec ommended Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Unacce pta ble Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Conten ts 9 Cancel ing From the Op erator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Cance ling a Jo b From the Compu ter Run ning Windows ® . . . . . . . . . . 178 Using the Secure Print Feat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Proced ures for S ecure Pr int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17[...]

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    10 Cont ents Lighter/Darker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Sha rpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Auto Ex posure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Multip le-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1[...]

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    Conten ts 11 Chang ing t he Cl ock M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Sett ing So unds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Speak er Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    12 Cont ents Chan ging Fax Defaul ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Know Y our Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 2 21 Understanding Y our Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Dell Pr inter Hub (Windows ® Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 22 Usi[...]

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    Conten ts 13 Print Specif ications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Copy Spe cifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Scann er Spec ific ation s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Facsimile Speci fications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    14 Cont ents Clear ing Pa per Jam s From the Out put T ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 8 27 T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Basic Printer Prob lems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Conten ts 15 Other Prob lems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Contacti ng Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 8 B Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    16 Before Beginning Notes, Cautions, and W arnings ......... ........... ....... .......... ....... ......... 17 1 Dell™ Color Multifunction Prin ter | E525w User's Guide ..... 18 2 Finding Information ....... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....... .......... ......... 19 3 Product Features ........ ....... .......... ....... ......[...]

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    Not es, Caut ions, an d Warning s 17 Notes, Cautions, and W arnings NOTE: A NOTE indicat es impor tant inform ation tha t hel ps you mak e bette r use of your printer . CAUTION: A CAUTION indicat es either potentia l damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WAR N I N G : A WARN ING indica tes a pote ntial for prope[...]

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    18 Dell™ Co lor Multif unction P rinter | E 525w User's Guide 1 Dell™ Color Multifunction Printer | E525w User's Guide Click the links to the left for information on the featur es and op erat ion of your Del l Color Mu ltifu ncti on P rint er | E525w. F or information on other documentation included with your Dell Color Multifunction [...]

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    Finding Informa tion 19 2 Finding Information What are you look ing for? Find i t here • D rivers for my printer •M y User 's Gui de Software and Documentation disc The Software and Documentation disc contai ns setup v ideo, docume ntation , and dri vers for you r printer . Y ou ca n use the d isc to in stall/re-ins tall driv ers or acce s[...]

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    20 Prod uct Featur es 3 Product Fea tures Scanning to USB Memory (Sc an to USB Me mory) Scan to USB Memory fe ature allows you to save the scanne d documents directly to the USB memory that is connected to the prin ter's USB por t. F or more inf ormati on, s ee "Sc anning to U SB M emory" on page 21 5. Printin g Multiple Page s on a [...]

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    Prod uct Featur es 21 Dell Do cument Hub Easily access and share documents, images and digital conte nt with th e Dell Document Hub App. This innovative cloud collaboration soluti on connec ts you r p rinter and devices to popular cloud servic es, provid ing a flexible an d secu re w ay to collab orat e from virtual ly anywhe re. U sing your comput[...]

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    22 About the Printer 4 About the Printer Front V iew 1 Operator P anel 2 Automatic Docume nt F eeder ( ADF) 3 Document F eeder T ray 4 Document Output T ray 5 T oner Acce ss Cove r 6 P ri nt Head C leaning R od 7 Po w e r S w i t c h 8 Stan dar d 150 Sh eet T ray 9 F ront USB P ort 1 7 8 6 5 23 4 9[...]

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    About the Printer 23 Rear View 1 ADF Cover 2 Ethernet P ort 3 USB P ort 4 Wa l l J a c k C o n n e c t o r 5 Phone Connector 6 P ower Co nnector 7 Rear Cover 8 T ransfer R oller 9 Pa p e r C h u t e 10 Pa p e r Fe e d R o l l e r 11 Tr a n s f e r B e l t 12 Le ve rs 13 Security Slot 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 6 4 5 13[...]

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    24 About the Printer Space Re quireme nts Place the printer at a locati on that has ade quate space to access the printer tra y and covers. 611 mm/24. 05 inch es 262. 5 mm/10.33 i nches 398 mm/15 .67 inch es 670 mm/26.3 8 inches 338 mm/13. 30 inches 410 mm/16. 14 inches 132 mm/5. 20 inches 100 mm/ 3.94 i nches[...]

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    About the Printer 25 Automatic Do cument Feeder (ADF) Operat or Pa nel F or mor e information on the operator panel, see "Operator P anel" on page 70. 1 ADF Cover 2 Document Guides 3 Document Glass 4 Document F eeder T ray 1 23 4[...]

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    26 About the Printer Securing the Printer T o protec t your pri nter from th eft, you c an use th e optiona l Kensington lock . Connect the Kensington lock to the security slot on your printer . F or de tail s, see the doc ument atio n tha t ship ped wi th the Kensing ton loc k. Orderin g Supplie s Y ou can order consumab les from Dell online when [...]

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    27 Printer Setup 5 Connecting Y our Printer ... .......... ........... ....... ........... ....... .......... .. 28 6 Setting Up Y our Printer ............ ....... ........... ....... .......... ........... ..... 38 7 Setting the IP Address ............ .......... ........ .......... ........... ....... ..... 43 8 Loading Paper ......... ....... ..[...]

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    28 Connec ting Y our Printer 5 Connectin g Y our Printer Y our D ell™ Color Multifunction P rinter | E525w interco nnection cable must meet the following requir ements: Conne ction type Connec tion spec ificat ions W ireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB USB 2. 0 compatib le Ethe rnet 10 Bas e- T/1 00 Bas e- T X comp atible Wa l l j a c k c o n n e c t o [...]

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    Conn ecting Y our Pr inter 29 Connecting Printe r to Computer or Network USB Connectio n T o connect the printer to a computer: 1 Ensure that the printer , computer , and any other con nected devices are turned off and unplug ged from the power sour ce/ outl et. 2 Connect the smaller US B connector into the USB port at the ba ck of the printer . 3 [...]

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    30 Connec ting Y our Printer NOTE: Connec t the Etherne t cabl e only when y ou nee d to set up a w ired co nnectio n. Wireless Connection F ollowing are the specifications for a wir eless setup: Y ou ca n select a metho d to configur e a wire less setting from t he following: NOTE: Conne cting to the n etwor k via Ethe rnet cable disabl es w irele[...]

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    Conn ecting Y our Pr inter 31 WPS-PBC (Wi-Fi | WPS Button) Y ou can start WPS-PBC (W i-F i Protected Setup-P ush Button Configuration) by pressing the ( Wi-Fi | WP S ) button. NOTE: WPS-PBC is available on ly when the wirele ss LAN access poin t (Registrar) or rou ter supports WPS-PBC. NOTE: Before s tarting WP S-PBC with the ( Wi-Fi | WP S ) but t[...]

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    32 Connec ting Y our Printer WPS-PIN The PIN code of WPS-PIN can only be configured from the operator panel. NOTE: WPS- PIN is ava ila ble only wh en the wirele ss LAN acc ess poi nt (Regi strar ) or route r supp orts W PS-PIN . NOTE: A passwor d is requi red to ente r Admin Menu when Panel Lock Set is set to Enable . In this case, enter th e passw[...]

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    Conn ecting Y our Pr inter 33 Manual SSID Setup NOTE: A passwor d is requi red to ente r Admin Menu when Panel Lock Set is set to Enable . In this case, enter th e passwo rd you speci fied, and press the (S et) b utton. 1 P ress t he (Menu) butt on. 2 P ress the button until System is h ighlighte d, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 3 P ress the bu[...]

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    34 Connec ting Y our Printer Reconfiguring th e Wirel ess Setting T o change the wireles s setting through an Ethernet or wireless connection from your computer , pe rform the following. NOTE: T o ch ange t he wirele ss se tting t hrough wirel ess con nection , ensu re that the wir eless connec tion s etting i s compl eted in "Wirel ess C onne[...]

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    Conn ecting Y our Pr inter 35 Connecting the T elephone Line NOTE: Do not connec t your printer d irect ly to a Di gital Subscrib er Line (DSL). This ma y damage the pr inter . T o u se a D SL, you will need to use an approp riate DSL filter . Contact your s ervice pr ovider for th e DSL fi lter . 1 Plug one end of a telephone lin e cord to the wal[...]

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    36 Connec ting Y our Printer If the phone commun ication is serial in your country (such as German y , Sweden, D enmark, Austria, Belgium, It aly , F ranc e and Swit zerland), and you ar e sup plied with a yell ow termin ator , insert the yellow te rminator into the phone connector ( ). T urning on the Printer WAR N I N G : Do not use exte nsion co[...]

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    Conn ecting Y our Pr inter 37 3 Tu r n o n t h e p r i n t e r . NOTE: When yo u turn on the pri nter for the fir st time, follo w the on- screen instru ctions on the operator panel t o confi gure th e initi al sett ings. Fo r detai ls, see " Confi gurin g Initia l Set tings on the Opera tor Pa nel" on page 38.[...]

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    38 Setting Up Y our Printe r 6 Setting Up Y o ur Printer Configuring Initial Settings on the Operator Panel Y ou need to set the language, country , time zone, date and time when you turn on printer for the first time. NOTE: When you turn on the printer fo r the first time, t he setup wizard app ears on the LCD panel. If you do n ot proceed with th[...]

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    Settin g Up Y our Printe r 39 Ameri cas (UT C -10: 00) Ada k (UT C -09: 00) Ala ska (UT C -0 8:00) P acif ic T ime (U S & C anada) (UT C -08: 00) T ijuana (UT C -07: 00) Ar izona, D awson Cre ek, Son ora (UT C -07: 00) Ch ihuahu a, Mazat lan (UT C -07: 00) Mo untai n Tim e (US & Canad a) (UT C -06:00) Ca ncun, Mexico Ci ty , Monterrey (UT C[...]

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    40 Setting Up Y our Printe r Asia (UTC +02: 00) Amma n (UTC +02: 00) Beir ut (UTC +02: 00) Da masc us (UTC +02: 00) Je rusale m (UTC +02: 00) Nico sia (UTC +02: 00) P alesti ne (UTC + 03:00) Aden, Baghdad, Qatar , Riyadh (UTC +03: 30) T ehr an (UTC +04: 00) Ba ku (UTC +04: 00) Du bai, M usc at, Tbilis i (UTC +04: 00) Y ereva n (UTC +04: 30) Kabu l [...]

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    Settin g Up Y our Printe r 41 Austral ia (UTC +08: 00) P erth (UTC +08: 45) Eucl a (UTC +09: 30) Adel aide (UTC +09: 30) Da rwin (UTC +10:00 ) Bris bane, Li ndema n (UTC +10: 00) Ho bart, M elbour ne, Sy dney (UTC +10: 30) L o rd Howe Islan d Europe (UTC) Dublin, Edinburg h, Lisbon, Lo ndon (UTC +01:00) Amster dam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, V ienna [...]

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    42 Setting Up Y our Printe r 5 Ensure tha t Please Enter Date appears. Specify t he current date, and then press the (Set) button. 6 Ensure tha t Please Enter Time appears. Specify t he current time, and then press t he (Set) button. 7 P ress t he (Set) button for specifyin g fax sett ings. If you want to skip th e steps for sp ecifying fax setting[...]

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    Setting the IP Addre ss 43 7 Setting the IP Address Assign ing an IP Addre ss An IP addr ess is a unique number that consists of four sect io ns that ar e delimited by a p eriod and can include up to three digits in each section, for exa mple, 192.0.2.1 . Y ou can select the IP mode from Dual Stack and IPv4 Mode . If yo ur netwo rk suppo rts bot h [...]

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    44 Setting the IP Addre ss 16 Enter the value of the subnet m ask using the nu meric keypad. 17 P ress t he button. The next thr ee digits are highlighted. 18 Repeat step 16 and step 17 to set subnet mask, and then press t he (Set) button. 19 P ress t he button an d ensure that Subnet Mask is highlighted. 20 P ress the button until Gateway Address [...]

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    Setting the IP Addre ss 45 V e rifying the IP Address Y ou can c onfirm the IP ad dress of th e printer b y using th e operator panel or printi ng the sy stem se ttings . T o verify that the address is active on the network, you can use the PING command from your computer . NOTE: A passwor d is requi red to ente r Admin Menu when Panel Lock Set is [...]

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    46 Loadin g Pape r 8 Loadin g Paper NOTE: T o avoi d pape r jams, do not remo ve the standar d 150 she et tray whi le pri nting . NOTE: Use o nly lase r prin t me dia. D o n ot use ink j et paper in yo ur pr inter . NOTE: For pr inting en velo pes, se e "Loadi ng Print Media" on page 16 8. 1 Hold th e tray wi th both hand s, and r emove i[...]

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    Loadin g Pap er 47 NOTE: When lo adin g lega l size or use r -sp ecif ied print media , slide t he ext endable part o f the tra y while pinch ing the le ver . 3 Before loading the print media , flex the sheets and fan them. S traighten the edges of t he stack on a le vel surface. 4 Lo ad th e prin t m edia in to th e tray with the reco mme nded pri[...]

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    48 Loadin g Pape r 6 After confirming th at the guides are adjusted and secured, close the dust cover and insert the tray into the printer . Inserting back the tray displays t he message on the LCD pane l prompting you t o specify the pap er size in the tray . 7 P ress the button until the a ppropriate paper size is h ighlighted, and then press the[...]

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    Inst alling Printer Driver s on Com puters Running Windows ® 49 9 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Wind ows ® Identifying Printer Driv er Pre-install Status Before installi ng the printer driver on yo ur computer , check the IP address of your printer by performing one of the procedures in "V erifying the IP Address" on p[...]

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    50 Install ing Printer Drivers on Computers Ru nning Windows ® 5 Select USB Cable Connection , and t hen click Next . The Plug an d Play inst allati on starts and the r equire d driver an d softwar e are automatica lly instal led. 6 Click Fi n i s h to e xit the wizar d when the Rea dy t o Pri nt ! screen appears. Instal ling XML Paper Speci ficat[...]

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    Inst alling Printer Driver s on Com puters Running Windows ® 51 10 T o change the printer nam e, enter th e printer name in the Pr i n t e r n a m e te xt box, and then cl ick Next . T o use th is prin ter as the de faul t print er , selec t the Set as the def ault pr inte r check box, and th en click Next . Instal lation star ts. 11 If you do not[...]

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    52 Install ing Printer Drivers on Computers Ru nning Windows ® 11 T o change the printer nam e, enter th e printer name in the Pr i n t e r n a m e te xt box, and then cl ick Next . Instal lation star ts. 12 If you do not shar e your print er , sele ct Do not sha re this printer . If you share your printer , select Share this printer so that other[...]

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    Inst alling Printer Driver s on Com puters Running Windows ® 53 Instal ling XML Paper Speci fication (XPS ) Printer Dr iver NOTE: The XM L Pape r Speci fication (XPS) d river is supp orted on the fo llowing operati ng syst ems: Win dows V ista ® , Wind ows Vis t a ® 64-bi t Edit ion, W indows ® 7, Window s ® 7 64-bit Edition, Wi ndows ® 8, Wi[...]

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    54 Install ing Printer Drivers on Computers Ru nning Windows ® 8 Click Have Disk to display the Install Fr om Disk dial og box. 9 Click Browse , then select the e xtracted folder in step 1, and t hen click OK . 10 Sel ect your p rinter name and c lick Next . 11 T o change the printer nam e, enter th e printer name in the Pr i n t e r n a m e te xt[...]

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    Inst alling Printer Driver s on Com puters Running Windows ® 55 4 Select your printer or click The pr inter tha t I want i sn't li sted . When you selec t your printer , go to s tep 7. When y ou clic k The printer that I want isn' t listed , go t o step 5. 5 Select Add a p rinter using a TCP/IP address or hos tname , and t hen cl ick Nex[...]

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    56 Install ing Printer Drivers on Computers Ru nning Windows ® For W indow s Se rver ® 2008 R2 1 Click Start  Administrative T ools   Server Manager . 2 Select Add R oles from the Action menu. 3 Select the P rint and Document Services check box on the Server Ro les w i n d o w i n t h e Add R oles Wiza rd , and then click Next .[...]

  • Page 57

    Inst alling Printer Driver s on Com puters Running Windows ® 57 3 Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer . 4 In the list of available printers, select the one you want to use, and then click Next . Select the print er whose a ddress is displayed in the form of http://IP address/ws/ . NOTE: If no p rinter is d isplayed in the lis t, fo[...]

  • Page 58

    58 Install ing Printer Drivers on Computers Ru nning Windows ® 4 Click Cont i nue . 5 Select the Share this printer check box, and then enter a name in the Share name te xt box. 6 Click Additiona l Drivers and select the ope rating syst ems of all n etwork clie nts usin g this prin ter . 7 Click OK . For W indow s Se rver ® 2008 or Windows Server[...]

  • Page 59

    Inst alling Printer Driver s on Com puters Running Windows ® 59 Checking th e Shared Printer T o che ck that t he prin ter is sh ared: • Ens ure that the printer object in the Pr i n t e r s , Pr i n t e r s a n d Fa x e s , o r D e v i c e s a n d Pr i n t e r s folder is shared. The share icon is shown under th e printer icon. • F rom a n et[...]

  • Page 60

    60 Inst alling Prin ter Driv ers on Compu ters Ru nning Maci ntosh 10 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Macintosh Installing the Dr ivers and Software 1 R un the Softw are and D ocum ent ation disc on the Macintosh computer . 2 Double-clic k the Dell Color MFP E525w Installer icon. 3 Click Cont i nue on the Introd ucti on screen. 4 Cl[...]

  • Page 61

    Inst alling Pri nter Drive rs on Comp uters R unni ng Mac intosh 61 When Using IP Pri nting 1 Tu r n o n t h e p r i n t e r . 2 Ensure tha t you r Ma cinto sh com put er is connected to the n etwork. If you use wired connection, conn ect the Ethernet cable between the printer and the n etwork. If you use wireless connection, ensure t hat wireless [...]

  • Page 62

    62 Install ing Printer Dri vers on Linux Comp uters (CUPS) 11 Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS) This section provides informati on for in stalling or setting up the printer driver with CUPS (Com mon UNIX P rinting System) o n Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux ® 6.1 Desktop , SUSE ® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 , and Ubuntu ® 12.04. O[...]

  • Page 63

    Insta lling Print er Drivers on Linux Computers (CUP S) 63 7 Sel ect your pr inter na me from the Model menu, a nd click Add P rinte r . The setup is complete. Printing From the Applications When you have finished setting up the queue, you can print jobs from the applications. Start the print job from t he application, and s pecify the queue in the[...]

  • Page 64

    64 Install ing Printer Dri vers on Linux Comp uters (CUPS) 4 Enter th e following com mand in the term inal window . The printer driver is unin stalled. Operation on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Setup Ov erview 1 Install the printe r dri ver . 2 Set up the print qu eue. 3 Specify the default queu e. 4 Specify the p rinting option s. Instal ling[...]

  • Page 65

    Insta lling Print er Drivers on Linux Computers (CUP S) 65 e Select Dell in the Select the printer manufacturer : drop-dow n menu. f Click OK . The Add New P rinter Configuratio n dialog box appears. g Sel ect your pr inter na me from the Ass ign Dr ive r lis t. NOTE: Y ou can spec ify the print er name in Set Name: . h Confirm the set tings, and c[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Install ing Printer Dri vers on Linux Comp uters (CUPS) 5 Specify the required settin gs, and click Set Printer Option s . 6 Enter root as the user n ame, ente r the administrat or password, and click OK . NOTE: Set th e password for a uthor ity as the p rinte r ad minist rator before set ting the pri nter queue. If you have not set it , go t o [...]

  • Page 67

    Insta lling Print er Drivers on Linux Computers (CUP S) 67 Operation on Ub untu 12.04 L TS Setup Ov erview 1 Install the printe r dri ver . 2 Set up the print qu eue. 3 Specify the default queu e. 4 Specify the p rinting option s. Instal ling the Pri nter Drive r 1 Select Applications  System T ools  Te r m i n a l . 2 Enter th e following co[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Install ing Printer Dri vers on Linux Comp uters (CUPS) Printing From the Applications When you have finished setting up the queue, you can print jobs from the applications. Start the print job from t he application, and s pecify the queue in the print dia log box. However , sometimes you can print only from the default queue depending on the ap[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Using Y our Printer 12 Operator Panel ........... .......... ....... ........... ........... ....... .......... ....... .. 70 13 Dell™ Printer C onfiguration W eb T ool ........... .......... ........... ..... 75 14 Understanding the Printer Menus ....... ........... ....... .......... ....... 117 15 Print Media Guidelines ........ ....... ...[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Oper ator Pan el 12 Operator Panel Using the Oper ator Panel Buttons 1 One T ouch Dia l button • Calls up the stor ed fax number register ed in the Phone Book. The first four fax numbers in the Phone Book are assigned to the butt ons in row or der , st arting fr om the top corne r . 2 (Copy) button • Displays the Copy men u. 3 (F ax) button [...]

  • Page 71

    Oper ator Panel 71 12 B&W / Co lor LED • Lights up to ind icate w hic h c olor mod e is selected. 13 (Color Mode) button • Swit ches betwe en color mode and black and whi te mode. 14 (Start ) button •S t a r t s t h e j o b . 15 (ID Copy) button • Shortcuts to the ID Card Copy screen. 16 (Phone Book) button • Displays stor ed teleph o[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Oper ator Pan el Status of Wi-Fi | WPS Button Backligh t This sectio n describes when the ba cklight of the ( Wi- Fi | W P S ) button lights up or b links. F or more information , see "W ir eless P ro blems" on page 306. * 1 Y o u can ena ble/disable th e Wi-Fi settings. For more information, see "Wi-Fi" on page 142 . Wi-Fi |[...]

  • Page 73

    Oper ator Panel 73 Using the Numeric Keypa d to Enter Characters As you perform various tasks, you m ay need to enter names and numbers. F or example, when you set up your printer , you enter your name or your company name and telephone number . When you store speed dial or group dial numbers, you may also need to enter the corr esponding names. ?[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Oper ator Pan el Printing a Panel Settings Page Y ou can c heck the c urrent sett ings of t he printe r men us. F or det ails ab out how to p rint a panel settings report, see "Understanding the P rinter Menus" on page 117. Changi ng the Language T o display a differ ent language on the operator panel: Operator Panel 1 P ress t he (Men[...]

  • Page 75

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 75 13 Dell™ Printer Con figura tion W eb T ool Overvi ew NOTE: This web tool is availa ble only when th e pri nter is con nect ed to a n etwo rk. One o f th e feat ure s of t he Dell P rinte r Configurati on W eb T ool is th e E-ma il A lert setup, which sends an e-mail to you or the key operator when [...]

  • Page 76

    76 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool For I nternet Explore r ® Setting Up the Disp lay Language 1 Select Internet Options from T ools on the menu bar . 2 Select Langua ges in the General tab. 3 Specify the display la nguage in order of preference in the Language lis t. Fo r e x a m p l e : • Italian (Italy) [ it-IT] • Spanish (T rad[...]

  • Page 77

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 77 Overvie w of the Menu Items Use the Dell P rinter Co nfiguration W eb T ool for: Printer Status Use this menu to get feedback on the printer status. When a toner cartridge is running low , click the order supplies link on the first scr een to order an additional toner car tridge. Printer Jobs Use this[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Order Supplies at: www .d ell.com/supplies Contact Dell Support at: www .del l.com /sup port Page Display Format The layout of the page is divided into thr ee sections. To p F r a m e The top frame is located on the top of all pages. When the Dell P rinter Configurat ion W eb T ool is activa ted, the [...]

  • Page 79

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 79 Left Fram e The left frame is located on the left si de of all pages. The menu titles displayed in the left frame are linked to corresponding menus and p ages. Y ou can go to the corresponding page by clicking their char acters. The following menus are disp layed in the left frame. 1 Pri n t e r S t a[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Right Fr ame The right frame is located on the right side of all pages . The contents of the right frame corr espond to the menu that you select in the left frame. F or details on th e items displa yed in the right frame, see "Details of the Menu Items " on page 81. Butto ns in the Righ t Fr[...]

  • Page 81

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 81 Changing the Settings of the Menu Item s Some menus allow you to change the printer settings t hrough the Dell P rinter Configuratio n W eb T ool . When you access these menus, the authenticat ion window appears on the screen. Enter a user name a nd password of the administrator by following the promp[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool "P rint Serve r Settings " "P rint Server Reports" "P rint Server Setup P age" "E-mail Al ert Setup P age" "P rint Server Settin gs" "Basic Information" "P ort Sett ings" "Wir eles s LAN" *1 "W i-F i Dir ect" &qu[...]

  • Page 83

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 83 Printer Status Use this menu to check the stat us of consumables, har dware, and specificatio n s of the printe r . Printer Status Purp os e : T o check the status o f the consumables and tr ays. Va l u e s : Printer Events Purp os e : T o check the det ails of all alerts or indications of faults disp[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Printer Jobs This menu contains information on t he Job Lis t and Completed Jobs pages. These pages show the details of the status regarding each proto col or the print jobs . Job Lis t Purp os e : T o confirm the print jobs that are being processed. Click Re f r es h to u pdate the screen. Va l u e s[...]

  • Page 85

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 85 Printer Settings Use this menu to dis play t he P rin ter Settings Report an d to conf igure the printer s etting s. The following tabbed pages are displayed at the top of the right frame. Printer Settings Report This tab contains the Men u Setting s and Rep o rt s page s. Menu Settin gs Disp lays th [...]

  • Page 86

    86 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool USB Set tings Purp os e : T o chan ge USB sett ings on y our pr inte r . Va l u e s : PCL Setti ngs Purp os e : To c h a n g e t h e P C L s e t t i n g s . Va l u e s : Pa n e l A l e r t To n e Sets the vo lume of t he tone that is emit ted whe n the op erato r panel i nput i s incorrec t, or di sab[...]

  • Page 87

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 87 Post Scri pt Set tings Purp os e : T o change printer s ettin gs that only affect jobs using the P ostScript 3 Compatibl e emulation printer language. Va l u e s : PDF Se ttings Purp os e : T o cha nge t he PD F se ttings . Va l u e s : Secu re Set tin gs Pa n e l L o c k Purp os e : T o r estrict acc[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Fu n c t i o n E n a b l e d Purp os e : T o ena ble th e fun ctions by pa sswo rd, and al low t he us er to c han ge it. NOTE: This menu sets a pa sswo rd t o li mit the Co py, Scan , Fax, and USB -Prin t s ervic es. W hen you chan ge the pas swor d fo r the Dell Printer Con figuration W eb T ool , c[...]

  • Page 89

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 89 Copy Color Balance Purp os e : T o specify the default color balance level. Va l u e s : Copy Settin gs Purp os e : T o configure t he copy se ttings. NOTE: V alues marked by a n asterisk (*) are the factory default menu se ttings. Va l u e s : Scan De fault s Purp os e : T o creat e your own default [...]

  • Page 90

    90 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Print from USB Defa ults Purp os e : T o cr eate your own default settings for USB Dir ect P rint. Output Color Pur po se : T o specify whether to print in bl ack and whit e or print in color . Va l u e s : Pages Per Side Pur po se : T o print tw o or four pages pe r sheet. Va l u e s : Auto Fit Pur p[...]

  • Page 91

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 91 Va l u e s : Fax Set tings Purp os e : T o configur e the basic fax settings. NOTE: V alues marked by a n asterisk (*) are the factory default menu se ttings. Va l u e s : Reso lution Standar d* Suitable for document s with normal sized characters. Fi n e Suitable for documents con taining small chara[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Red ia l At te m pt s Speci fies th e number of redial attempts to make when the desti nation fa x number i s busy . If you enter 0, the prin ter will not redial. Red ia l De la y Sp ecifi es the inter val be tween redi al atte mpts . Junk F ax Se tup Sets whet her to reject faxes sent from unwan ted [...]

  • Page 93

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 93 Printer Maintenance This tab contains the Pa p e r D e n s i t y , Adjust T ransfer Roller , Adjust Fusing Unit, A uto Registration Adjustment , Color Registration Adjustment , Clean D eveloper , Adjust Al titude , Reset Defau lts , Non-Dell T oner , Clock Settings , and W eb Link Customization page s[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Va l u e s : Adjust Fu sing Unit Purp os e : T o specify the optimum t emperature settings for printing for the fusing unit. T o decr ease the temp erature, set negative values . T o increase the tempera ture, set positive v alues. The def ault s etting s may no t give the best outpu t on all paper t [...]

  • Page 95

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 95 Va l u e s : Clea n Develo per Purp os e : T o rotate the developer motor and stir the toner in the toner cartridge, to use up a toner cartridge when you need to re place it before the end of its life, or to stir the toner in a new toner cartridge. Va l u e s : Adjust Alt itude Purp os e : T o specify[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Non-D ell T o ner Purp os e : T o use toner cartridge of another manufactur er . NOTE: Using no n-Dell- brand ton er cartrid ges may mak e some prin ter featu res unusa ble, reduc e print qua lity and de crease the reliab ility of y our printe r . De ll recomme nds only new Dell -brand toner c artridg[...]

  • Page 97

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 97 E-ma il Aler t Setu p Page Displays the current settings of the e-mail server . Print Server Settings This tab contains the Basic Information , Po r t S e t t i n g s , Wir el e ss LA N , Wi -Fi D ir e ct , TCP/IP , SNMP , SNTP , Bonjour (mDNS) , E- mail Ale rt , Scan to PC , Google Clou d Print , Pr [...]

  • Page 98

    98 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Va l u e s : Wireless LA N Purp os e : T o configur e wireless network settings. T o connect the printer to a wir eless network, be sur e to disconnect the Ethernet cable. NOTE: Once wi reless LAN is acti vated, wired LA N protoc ol will be disab led. NOTE: V alues marked by a n asterisk (*) are the f[...]

  • Page 99

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 99 Va l u e s : Wireless Settings Wireless LAN Speci fies w hether to enable wireless connect ion. SSID S pecifi es the name th at identi fies th e wirel ess networ k using up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Network T ype Sp ecifie s the netw ork type fro m either Ad-Hoc or Infrastructu re . MA C Address [...]

  • Page 100

    100 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Wi-Fi Direct Purp os e : T o configure the detailed setting of the W i-F i Direct connection. Va l u e s : TCP/IP Purp os e : T o configur e the IP address, subnet mas k, and gateway address of t he printer . Va l u e s : Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct Sets whet her t o ena ble th e Wi-F i Direct c onnect[...]

  • Page 101

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 101 IPv6 Obtain addre ss from DHCP Allows you to enable or disable the autom atic s etting o f the IP addr ess via DHCP . Use Manu al Address T o set the IP addre ss manuall y . Manual Address Manual ly sets the IP add ress. T o spec ify a n IPv6 addr ess, ente r the addr ess followed by a s lash (/) and[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool SNMP Purp os e : T o conf igure the deta iled se ttings of SNMP . Va l u e s : SNMP v1/v2c Purp os e : T o edit the de ta iled set ting s of SNM P v1/ v2 pr oto col. T o enter thi s page, click Edit SNMP v1/v2 Properties in the SNMP page. Va l u e s : WSD P ort Number Se ts the port numb er . This mu[...]

  • Page 103

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 103 SNMP v 3 Purp os e : T o edit the d eta iled set ti ngs of SN MP v 3 pr oto col . T o enter thi s page, click Edit SNMP v3 P roper ties in t he SNM P page. Va l u e s : Comm unity Na me (T rap) Sets the commun ity nam e used for trap up to 31 alphanume ric characters. The ori gina l settin g will rem[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool SNTP Purp os e : T o configur e the SNTP server settings in order to per form time synchronization through SNTP . Va l u e s : Bonjo ur ( mDNS) Pur po se : T o configure t he detailed settings for Bonjour . Va l u e s : E-mai l Alert Purp os e : T o configure set tings for E- mail Alert . This page c[...]

  • Page 105

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 105 Scan to P C Purp os e : T o specify the client when scanning data. Va l u e s : Googl e Clou d Print Purp os e : T o register the pri nter to G oogle Cloud Print. Va l u e s : Reply Address Desi gnates the reply e-mai l address for sent e-mails . SMTP Se r ver Connect ion Display s the statu s of the[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Prox y Server Purp os e : T o configure the proxy server settings. Va l u e s : AirPrint Purp os e : T o configur e the detailed setting of AirP rint. Va l u e s : Rese t P rin t Ser ver Purp os e : T o initiali ze NVM (non-volatile memory) for the networ k feat ure and r eboot the printer . Y ou can[...]

  • Page 107

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 107 Va l u e s : Security This tab contains the Set P assword , Authentication System , K erberos Ser ver , LDAP Server , LD AP A uthenti cat ion , LD AP User Mapping , SSL/TLS , IP sec , Display Netw ork Settings , and IP F ilter (IP v4) pages. Set Passwo rd Purp os e : T o set or change t he passw ord [...]

  • Page 108

    108 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool LDAP S erver Purp os e : T o specify the settings of the LDAP server . Va l u e s : LDAP Au thenticati on Purp os e : T o specify the LDAP server authentication method. Va l u e s : LDAP Use r Mapping Purp os e : T o specify the settings of the LDAP user mapping. Va l u e s : Server Inf ormat ion (fo[...]

  • Page 109

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 109 SSL/ TLS Purp os e : T o specify the settings for the SSL encryption comm unication to the printer , and set/delete the certificate used for the communication between the printer and other devices such as an LD AP server . Va l u e s : SSL/T LS Server Commu nica tion* 1 Select the chec k box to enabl[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool IPsec Purp os e : T o speci fy the Secur ity Archi tecture se ttings fo r Intern et P ro tocol (I P sec) for encry pted com munic ation to the printe r . Va l u e s : NOTE: If IPsec is enabled w ith incorr ect sett ings, you m ust disabl e it using the IPsec me nu o n t he ope rator pa nel. Certifica[...]

  • Page 111

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 111 Display Net work Settings Pur po se : T o show or hide network information in the mess age field of the top menu screen. Va l u e s : IP Filter ( IPv4) Pur po se : T o specify the IP address and subnet mask to be permitted or denied access to t he printer . Va l u e s : Print V olume Use this menu to[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Addre ss Book - T op Pa ge Purp os e : T o view the Address Book entries registered on the Address Book page. Va l u e s : Addre ss Book ( Confi rm/Ch ange, Cr eate) Purp os e : T o view or edit the Address Book entries o n the Address Book page, or create a new entry . The following items are in the[...]

  • Page 113

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 113 FA X Grou p - T op Page Purp os e : T o view the fax group entries registered on the FA X G r o u p page. Va l u e s : FAX Gro up ( Conf irm/C hang e, C reat e) Purp os e : T o view or edit the fax number grou p entries on the FA X G r o u p page, or create a new entry . The following items are in th[...]

  • Page 114

    114 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool E-mai l Grou p - T o p Page Purp os e : T o view the e-mail address entries register ed on the E-mail Group pa ge. Va l u e s : E-mai l Grou p (Conf irm/C hang e, Cre ate) Purp os e : T o view or edit the e-mail address group entries on the E-mail Group page, or create a new entry . The following ite[...]

  • Page 115

    Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfigur atio n Web T ool 115 E-mail De fault Setup Purp os e : T o set the default e-ma il subject and messa ge. Va l u e s : Serv er Addr ess Serv er Addr ess - T op Page Purp os e : T o view the server address entries register ed on the Ser ver Add ress page. Va l u e s : Serve r Add ress (Con firm/ Cha nge, C rea te) Purp os [...]

  • Page 116

    116 Dell ™ Prin ter Co nfig urat ion Web T ool Serv er Addr ess ( Delet e) Purp os e : T o delete the server address entries registered on the Server Address page . The following items are in the dialog box that ap pears when you click Delete on the Server Addre ss top page. Va l u e s : T ray Setti ngs Use thi s menu to s et the pa per size a nd[...]

  • Page 117

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 117 14 Understandin g the Printer Menus When your print er is configur ed as a network pri nter available to a number of users, the access to the administrator menu should be limited. This prevents unauthorized users from using the operator panel to inadvertently change the default menu settings that have been set [...]

  • Page 118

    118 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Va l u e s : mm series inch ser ies NOTE: Y ou can also us e the num eric key pad to in put the desired z oom ratio from 25 % to 400%, or pr ess to enlarge the zoom ratio or press to reduc e the zoom ratio in 1% inter vals. NOTE: This item is avai lable on ly wh en Multiple-Up is set to Off or Manual . Docum[...]

  • Page 119

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 119 Original T ype Pur po se : T o select the copy image quality . Va l u e s : Lighter/Da rker Pur po se : T o set the default copy de nsity lev el. Va l u e s : Shar pness Pur po se : T o set the default sharpness level. Va l u e s : Auto Expo sure Pur po se : T o suppres s the background of the original to enhan[...]

  • Page 120

    120 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Color Balance R Pur po se : T o specify the default color balance level of red within the range of -2 to +2. Color Balance G Pur po se : T o specify th e default c olor balan ce level of green within the range of -2 to +2. Color Balance B Pur po se : T o specify the default color balance level of blue within[...]

  • Page 121

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 121 Margin Middle Pur po se : T o specify the value of t he middle ma rgin. Va l u e s : Scan Default s Use this menu to configur e a variety of scanner featur es. NOTE: V alues marked by a n asterisk (*) are the factory default menu se ttings. File Format Pur po se : T o specify the file format to save the scanned[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Va l u e s : Documen t Size Pur po se : T o specify the default document size. Va l u e s : Lighter/Da rker Pur po se : T o set the default scan dens ity level . Va l u e s : Shar pness Pur po se : T o set the default sharpness level. Va l u e s : 200 x 200 dpi* 300 x 300 dpi 400 x 400 dpi 600 x 600 dpi A4 ([...]

  • Page 123

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 123 Auto Expo sure Pur po se : T o suppre ss the background of the original to enhance text on the scanned image. Va l u e s : Margin T op/Bottom Pur po se : T o specify the value of the top and bottom margins. Va l u e s : Margin Left/Right Pur po se : T o specify the value of the left and right m argins. Va l u e[...]

  • Page 124

    124 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Ima ge Compres sion Pur po se : T o specify the image compression level. Va l u e s : Max E-mai l Size Pur po se : T o spec ify the maximum size of e-mail th at can be sent, wit hin the range of 50 K b ytes to 16384 K bytes. The def ault is 2048 K bytes. File Naming Mo de Pur po se : T o specify the details [...]

  • Page 125

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 125 Resolution Pur po se : T o specify the resolution level to be used for fax transm ission. Va l u e s : NOTE: Faxes scan ned in t he Super Fine mode tra nsmit at the hig hest re solut ion supp orte d by the re ceivin g devic e. Original T ype Pur po se : T o select the defa ult doc umen t type . Va l u e s : Lig[...]

  • Page 126

    126 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Print fr om USB Defaults Output Color Pur po se : T o specify whether to print in bl ack and whit e or print in color . Va l u e s : Pages Per Side Pur po se : T o print tw o or four pages pe r sheet. Va l u e s : Auto Fit Pur po se : T o proportionally enlarge or r educe images when you print y our document[...]

  • Page 127

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 127 MPF Pur po se : T o specify the paper loaded in the standard 150 sheet tr ay . Va l u e s : NOTE: For more i nform ation on s upporte d pa per si zes, se e " Support ed Pap er S izes" o n pa ge 166. P aper Size A4 (210 x 297 mm) *1 A5 (148 x 210 mm) B5 (182 x 257 mm) Letter (8.5 x 11") *1 F olio [...]

  • Page 128

    128 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Report/List Use this m en u to pr int var ious ty pe s of repo rt s and list s. NOTE: A passwo rd is required to ente r Report / List when Panel Lock Set is set to Enable . In th is c ase , enter th e passwo rd you spe cifie d, and pr ess the (Set) button. System Se ttings Pur po se : T o print a list of the[...]

  • Page 129

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 129 Stored Docume nts List NOTE: Store d Docu ment s featur e is av ailabl e onl y when RAM Disk under System Settings is enab led. Pur po se : T o print a list of all files stored for Secur e P rint in the R AM disk. Printi ng a Report/Li st Using the Opera tor Panel 1 P ress t he (Menu) button. 2 P ress the butto[...]

  • Page 130

    130 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Group Dial Pur po se : T o cr eate a group of fax destinations a nd register it under a two-digit dial code. Up to 6 group dial codes can be reg is t e re d. See also: "Setti ng Gro up Di al" on p age 23 7. PCL S ettings Use this menu to conf igur e the PC L print setting s. Paper Size Pur po se : [...]

  • Page 131

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 131 inch ser ies Orientation Pur po se : T o specify how te xt and graphics are oriented on the page. Va l u e s : Le tter (8.5 x 11 ") *1 F olio (8.5 x 13") Le gal (8.5 x 14") A4 (210 x 297mm) A5 (148 x 210mm) B5 (182 x 257mm) Executive (7.25 x 10.5") Enve lope #10 (4.1 x9 .5") Monarch En [...]

  • Page 132

    132 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Font Pur po se : T o spec ify the de faul t font f rom the f onts l ist in stal led in the prin ter . Va l u e s : Cour ier* Albe rtusMd ITCBook manDb CGT imes AlbertusXb ITCBookmanLtIt CGT imesBd Arial ITCBook manDbI t CGT imesIt ArialBd Nw CentSchlb kRmn CGT imesBdIt ArialIt NwC en tSchl bk Bd CGOm ega Ari[...]

  • Page 133

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 133 Symbol Set Pur po se : T o specify a sy mbol set for a specifi ed font. Va l u e s : Font Size Pur po se : T o specify the font size for sca lable typographical fonts, wi thin the rang e of 4.00 t o 50.00. The default is 1 2.00. F ont size refers to the height of the characters and one point equals app roximate[...]

  • Page 134

    134 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us The printer sets the amount of space betw een each line (vertical line spacing) based on the P aper Size and Orientation menu items. Select the correct paper si ze and orientation before c h anging F orm Line. See also: " Paper Size " on pag e 130 and " Orientation " on page 131. Quantity[...]

  • Page 135

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 135 PS Settings Use this menu to chang e printe r sett ings that only af fect jobs using the P ostScript 3 Compa tible printer language. PS Error Report Pur po se : T o specify whether to print the co ntents of P ostScript 3 Compatible errors. The change becomes effective after the printer is turned off and then on[...]

  • Page 136

    136 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us PDF Sett ings Use this menu to chang e printe r sett ings that only af fect the PDF jobs. Quantity Pur po se : T o specify the number of copies to print. Va l u e s : Print Mode Pur po se : T o specify the print mode. Va l u e s : PDF Password Pur po se : T o specify the password to print a secure PDF file. [...]

  • Page 137

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 137 Output Color Pur po se : T o specify the color mode to color or black and wh ite. Va l u e s : Network Use thi s men u to ch ang e the print er sett ing s affec ting jobs s ent to the printe r thro ugh th e wired or wireles s netw ork. NOTE: V alues marked by a n asterisk (*) are the factory default menu se tti[...]

  • Page 138

    138 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Wireless Setup Pur po se : T o config ure the wireless n etwork i nterfac e. The printer automat ically searches av ailable access points . Se lect one of the access points , and enter a pa ssphrase or WEP key to com plete the wir eless setup. Y ou can also configur e the wireless network manually . Va l u e[...]

  • Page 139

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 139 NOTE: This i tem is display ed whe n the E thernet cable is dis connecte d and Wi-Fi is set to On . WPS Setup Pur po se : T o con figu re the wireless ne twork us ing Wi-F i Protected Setu p™ (WPS ). Va l u e s : NOTE: WPS-PBC stands for Wi -Fi Prot ected S etup-Pus h Butto n Confi guratio n. NOTE: WPS 2. 0 c[...]

  • Page 140

    140 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Reset Wireless Pur po se : T o initiali ze wireless network set tings. After ex ecuting this function and rebooting the printer , all wir eless network settin gs are reset to their de fault va lues. NOTE: This item is av aila ble on ly when the Ethe rne t cable is disconn ect ed and Wi-Fi is set to On . TCP/[...]

  • Page 141

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 141 Prot ocol Pur po se : T o enable or disable each protocol. The change takes effect after the printer is turned off and then on. Va l u e s : IP Filter Pur po se : T o block data r eceived from certain IP addresses through the wir ed or wireless network. Y ou can set up to five IP addr esses . The chan ge tak es[...]

  • Page 142

    142 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Va l u e s : NOTE: This item is only ava ilable for LPD or Port9100 . Initialize NVM Pur po se : T o initialize network data stored in NVM (non-volatile memory). Afte r e xecuting this function and rebooting the printe r , all netw ork sett ings are reset to their defaul t values . Va l u e s : PS Data Forma[...]

  • Page 143

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 143 Rece ive Mode Pur po se : T o selec t the de faul t fax receiv ing m ode. Va l u e s : Auto Rec Fax Pur po se : T o set the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode after receiving an incoming call. The interval can be specified within the range of 0 to 255 seconds. The default is 0 seconds.[...]

  • Page 144

    144 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Ring T o ne Volum e Pur po se : T o set the vol ume of th e ring tone, which indic ates t hat an inco ming c all is a tele phon e call thr oug h the inte rnal speaker when Receive Mode is set to Teleph one/Fax . Va l u e s : Line T ype Pur po se : T o select the line type. Va l u e s : T one/P ulse Pur po se[...]

  • Page 145

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 145 Redial Delay Pur po se : T o specify the interval between redial attempts within the range of 1 to 15 minute s. The default is 1 minu te. Junk F ax Set up Pur po se : T o accept faxe s only from the numbers registered in the Phone Book. This feature is useful for blocking any unwanted faxes. Va l u e s : NOTE: [...]

  • Page 146

    146 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Fax Cover Page Pur po se : T o set whether to attach a c over page to f axes. Va l u e s : DRPD Pattern Pur po se : T o provide a sep arate number for faxing with a distinctive ri ng pattern. Va l u e s : Off* Does not attach a cover page to fax es. On Attac hes a cove r page to faxes. Pa t t e r n 1 - 7 DRP[...]

  • Page 147

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 147 Forward Settings Pur po se : T o set whether to forward incoming faxes to a specified destination. Va l u e s : Fax Fw d Number Pur po se : T o enter the fax number of t he destination to which incoming faxes will be forwarded. Up to 50 digits can be entered. Prefix Dial Pur po se : T o select whether to set a [...]

  • Page 148

    148 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us ECM Pur po se : T o set whether to enable the Error Correction Mode (ECM). T o use the ECM, the remote machines must also suppo rt th e ECM. Va l u e s : Modem Speed Pur po se : T o specify the fax modem speed when a fax transmission or reception error occurs. Va l u e s : Fax Activity Pur po se : T o set wh[...]

  • Page 149

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 149 Va l u e s : Prot ocol M onitor Pu rp o s e: T o set whether to print a prot ocol monitor repor t, which hel ps you ident ify the caus e of a communic ation proble m. Va l u e s : Country Pur po se : T o select the country where the printer is used. System Se ttings Use this menu to configure a va riety of prin[...]

  • Page 150

    150 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Auto Reset Pur po se : T o automatica lly r eset the settings on the oper ator panel to the defaul ts and r eturn to the standby mode after you d o not spe cify any settin gs fo r the sp ecifi ed tim e. Va l u e s : Fault T ime-Out Pur po se : T o specify the time taken by the printer be fore it cancels jo b[...]

  • Page 151

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 151 Date & T ime Pur po se : T o set the d ate and ti me, an d regional tim e zone of the prin ter . Va l u e s : Alert T one Pur po se : T o configur e settings for tones emitted by the printer during operation or when a warning message ap pears. Va l u e s : Set Da te Specif ies the cur rent date. Set T ime S[...]

  • Page 152

    152 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us mm / inch Pur po se : T o specify the measurement unit displayed after the numeric value on the operator panel. Va l u e s : NOTE: The d efau lt va ries dependi ng o n coun try- specif ic fa ctory defau lt. Auto Log Print Pur po se : T o automatical ly print a job his tory r eport a fter ev ery 20 jobs . Va [...]

  • Page 153

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 153 RAM Disk Pur po se : T o alloc ate me mory to the RAM disk f ile sy stem for the Se cure Print feature. Th e chan ge ta kes effect a fter the printe r is turned of f and then on. Va l u e s : Fax Serv er Addr ess Book Pur po se : T o specify whether to search the phone numb ers from the LDAP server . Va l u e s[...]

  • Page 154

    154 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Service T ag Pur po se : T o displa y the se rvice tag of the pri nter . Expr ess C ode Pur po se : T o display the expr ess service code of t he printer . Pape r Densit y Pur po se : T o specify the paper density . Va l u e s : Adjust T ransfer Roller Pur po se : T o specify the optimum voltage settings for[...]

  • Page 155

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 155 Adjust Fusing Unit Pur po se : T o specify the optimum temperature settings for printing. T o decrease the temperature, set nega tive values. T o increase the temperature, set positive values. The de fault settin gs m ay not give th e best outpu t qu ality on all paper t ypes . When the printed pape r has curle[...]

  • Page 156

    156 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Clean De velop er Pur po se : T o rotate the developer motor and stir the toner in t he toner cartridge. Va l u e s : T oner Refresh Pur po se : T o use up a toner cartridge when you need to r eplace it before the end of its life, or to stir the toner in a new toner cartridge. Va l u e s : T ransfer Roller R[...]

  • Page 157

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 157 Non-Dell T oner Pur po se : T o use toner cartridge of another manufactur er . NOTE: Using no n-Dell- brand ton er cartrid ges may mak e some prin ter featu res unusa ble, reduc e print qua lity and de crease the reliab ility of y our printe r . De ll recomme nds only new Dell -brand toner c artridges for your [...]

  • Page 158

    158 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us Functi on Enab led Pur po se : T o specify whether to enable each of the p rinter services or to re quire a password to use the services, and to set or change the password. NOTE: Y ou can acce ss to the it ems unde r Function Enabled only wh en Panel Lock Set is set to Enable . Va l u e s : Secure Receive Pu[...]

  • Page 159

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 159 Software Download Pur po se : T o enable or disable download of firmwar e updates. Va l u e s : Display Network Information Pur po se : T o show or hide network information in the mess age field of the top menu screen. Va l u e s : Scan to E-mai l Use this menu to edit the tran smission sourc e. NOTE: V alues m[...]

  • Page 160

    160 Under sta nding t he Prin ter Men us PS Data Format Pur po se : T o specify the P ostScrip t 3 Com patible communication protocol. Y ou can configure the PS Data F ormat settings for the wired network . Va l u e s : Panel Lang uage Pur po se : T o specify the language to be used on t he operator panel. Va l u e s : Panel Lock Function This feat[...]

  • Page 161

    Unde rstand ing the Printer Menus 161 9 Enter the password, and then press the (Se t) button. NOTE: The fact ory-defaul t password is 0000 . NOTE: If you ever lose or forge t the pas sword which you ha ve set , turn off an d the n turn on th e printe r whil e pressi ng the (Men u) button to reset the pass word. Disabli ng the Panel Lock 1 P ress t [...]

  • Page 162

    162 Print Me dia Guide lines 15 Print Media Guidelines Print medi a can be pape r , label s, envel opes , and c oated p aper a mong o thers . Y our print er prov ides high -qua lity printing on a va riety of print media. Selecting the a ppr opriate print media for your printe r helps avoid printing troubles. This section descr ibes select ing print[...]

  • Page 163

    Prin t Media Guid elines 163 Selecti ng Paper P roper paper sele ction hel ps pr event j ams and ens ures t rouble-f ree pri nting. T o help avoid jams or poor print quality : • Always use new , dry , and undamag ed paper . • Before loading the paper , identify the recommended print si de of the p aper . This informa tion is usual ly indicate d[...]

  • Page 164

    164 Print Me dia Guide lines Loading Let terhead Load the l etter head in the prin ter wi th the pr int sid e facing up. En sure that the title o n the l etter head en ters t he printer first. Selecti ng Pre-punched Paper P re-punched paper brands can differ i n the number and placement of holes and in manufacturing techniques. Howeve r , it may no[...]

  • Page 165

    Prin t Media Guid elines 165 • T o load envelope in stan dard 150 sheet tray , the print side must be facing up. • See "L oadi ng En vel opes " on page 171 for instructions on loading an envelope. • Use one envelope size during a p rint job. • Ensure that the humidit y is low because high h umidity (more than 60%) and the hi gh pr[...]

  • Page 166

    166 Print Me dia Guide lines Storing Print Media F or proper print media storage, th e following guidelin es help avo id media feeding problems and uneve n print quality . • F or best results, store print media in an environment whe re the temperature is approximately 21°C (70°F) and th e relative humidit y is 40%. • Store cart ons of print m[...]

  • Page 167

    Prin t Media Guid elines 167 Supported Paper T ypes •P l a i n * •P l a i n S i d e 2 • Pla in Thick • Pla in Thick Side 2 •R e c y c l e d • Recycle d Side 2 •L a b e l •C o v e r s •C o v e r s S i d e 2 •E n v e l o p e •C o a t e d •C o a t e d S i d e 2 * V alues mark ed by an ast erisk (*) a re the fact ory def aul t m[...]

  • Page 168

    168 Loadin g Prin t Media 16 Loading Print Media Loa ding print media properly helps prevent jams and ensures trouble-free printing. Befor e loading print media , identify th e r ecommended print si de of th e prin t media. This information is usually indicated on the print media package. NOTE: After loadin g pape r in the s tandard 150 sheet tray,[...]

  • Page 169

    Load ing Print Medi a 169 2 Open the du st cover , and adjust th e paper guid es. NOTE: When lo adin g lega l size or use r -sp ecif ied print media , slide t he ext endable part o f the tra y while pinch ing the le ver . 3 Before loading the print media , flex the sheets and fan them. S traighten the edges of t he stack on a le vel surface. 4 Lo a[...]

  • Page 170

    170 Loadin g Prin t Media 5 Align the width gu ides and len gth guide against the ed ges of the print med ia. 6 After confirming th at the guides are adjusted and secured, close the dust cover and insert the tray into the printer . Inserting back the tray displays t he message on the LCD pane l prompting you t o specify the pap er size in the tray [...]

  • Page 171

    Load ing Print Medi a 171 Loading Env elopes NOTE: When yo u print on envelo pes, be sure to s pecify the envel ope sett ing on t he prin ter dri ver . If not speci fied, th e print image wil l be rotated 180 de grees. NOTE: If you do not loa d envelo pes in the stand ard 150 she et tra y right af ter the y have be en rem oved from the pack agin g,[...]

  • Page 172

    172 Loadin g Prin t Media T o prevent DL and Monarch from being wrinkled, they are r ecommended to be loade d with the flaps opened. Place the prin t side f acin g up, and the flaps come a t the bot tom when you fac e towards the printer . When L oadi ng C 5 Load enve lopes with the flaps opene d. Place the print side facing up, and the flaps come [...]

  • Page 173

    Load ing Print Medi a 173 NOTE: If env elopes a re stil l not fe d correct ly, add some ben ding to the fla p of the enve lopes as shown i n the fol lowi ng illus tration. The am ount of th e bending sh all be 5 mm (0. 20 inch es) or less. NOTE: T o conf irm th e correc t orien tation of each print m edia such as envel opes, see the inst ruct ion o[...]

  • Page 174

    174 Loadin g Prin t Media Loading Pr int Media When Man ual Duplex Printing NOTE: When p rintin g on curl ed pap er , straig hten th e paper and the n load it in th e standa rd 150 sheet tray . NOTE: Y ou can spec ify the settings r equir ed for manual duplex pr inti ng on the pri nter driver . NOTE: PS pr inter driver do es not support manua l dup[...]

  • Page 175

    Load ing Print Medi a 175 Using the Ou tput T ray Extension The outpu t tray extens ion is designed to prevent pri nt me dia from fal ling fr om the pr inter af ter the pri nt job is complete. Before printing a document, ensure that t he output tray extension is f ully extended. NOTE: When yo u pull out envel opes or small si ze print medi a, lift [...]

  • Page 176

    176 Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing 17 Printing ....... ....... ........... .......... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....... .......... 1 77 18 Copying ...... ....... ....... ....... ........... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........... ....... ... 189 19 Scanning ........ ....... .......... ....... ........... ........... .....[...]

  • Page 177

    Printin g 177 17 Printing This chapter cove rs tips for printing, how to p rint certain lists of information from your printer , and how to cancel a job. T ips fo r Su ccessful Printin g T ips on Storing Print Media Store your print media properly . F or more information, see "Storing P rint Media" on page 166. Avoiding Paper Ja ms NOTE: [...]

  • Page 178

    178 Printing Canceling a Print Job There ar e several metho ds for canceling a print job. Cancelin g From the Operator Pane l T o cancel a job after it has started printing: 1 P ress t he (Cancel) butt on. NOTE: Printi ng is canceled only f or the current job. All the f ollowin g jobs w ill co ntinue to print. Cancelin g a Job From the Computer Run[...]

  • Page 179

    Printin g 179 Using the Secure Print Feature Y ou can s tore print job s secured with a passw ord in the mem ory . Users w ith the p assword can p rint them from th e operator panel. This featur e can be used to print confidential documents. NOTE: The Secur e Pr int f eatur e is avai labl e on ly wh en RAM Disk under System Settings is enable d. NO[...]

  • Page 180

    180 Printing 7 P ress th e butt on until Print is highlighted, and th en press the ( Set ) button. NOTE: When yo u dele te the do cumen t in the me mory, press the butt on un til Delete is high lighted , and then press the ( Set ) but ton. NOTE: Y ou can set the number of copi es for pri nting in the pr int driv er . Deleti ng Stor ed Job s A job t[...]

  • Page 181

    Printin g 181 Y ou can a lso print a file by the followin g steps. a P ress t he (Menu) butt on. b Ensure tha t Print From USB Memory is highl ighted, and then pr ess the ( Set ) button. 3 P ress th e butto n until the desired file is high lighte d, and th en press the (Set) button. 4 Select printi ng op tions as required . 5 Ensure tha t Start Pri[...]

  • Page 182

    182 Printing NOTE: T o set up the wir eless ne twork us ing WP S: a P ress th e butt on until WPS Method is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. b Select Push Button Configuration for WPS-PBC or PIN Code for WP S-PIN . 8 P ress th e butt on until Group Role is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 9 P ress th e butt on until Grou[...]

  • Page 183

    Printin g 183 F or Wind ows Vista ® a Click Start  Connect T o . b Click the prin ter SS ID. c Enter the passp hrase, and then click Connect . The mobile device will connect to th e printer . Fo r i O S a Ta p Settings  Wi-Fi . b T ap the prin ter SSID. c Enter t he passphr ase, and the n tap Join . The mobile device will connect to th e pri[...]

  • Page 184

    184 Printing 8 Select Disconnect , and then press the (Set) butt on. The selected device is successfull y disconnected . Resetti ng the Passphrase 1 P ress t he (Menu) butt on. 2 P ress th e butt on until System is highlighted, and then press the (Set) button. 3 P ress th e butt on until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. [...]

  • Page 185

    Printin g 185 Mobile Printing The printer suppor ts printing from a variety of mobile devi ces. Android OS Download the Dell Document Hub app for fr ee from Google Play . Easy to use and navigate, the Dell Do cument Hub app enables d irec t printi ng of phot os, documents web cont ent and mo re, to suppor ted Dell p rinters on a W i-F i, W i-F i Di[...]

  • Page 186

    186 Printing 3 In the navigatio n panel, scroll dow n to P rint Server Settings and cli ck AirP rint . 4 Click T urn On AirPrint in the Enable AirP rint field. The printer is ready for AirPrint. NOTE: If th e Enable AirPrint c heck bo x is not ac tive, i t means that bot h Bonjour (mDNS) and IPP are al ready s et to Enable on t he ope rator p anel [...]

  • Page 187

    Printin g 187 When using the Dell Printer Configuration We b T o ol 1 Launc h the Dell P rinter Configuration W eb T ool by entering IP a ddress of the printer in your w eb browser . F or more information, see "Setting Up the Dell P rinter Co n figuration W eb T ool" on page 75 and "Starting t he Dell P rinter Con figuration W eb T o[...]

  • Page 188

    188 Printing Printing From Google Chrome The following procedure uses the Google Chrome browser on a W indows ® PC as an exam ple . 1 Open the Google Chrome browser . 2 Open the we b page or e -mail th at you want to print. 3 Click or (varies depending on the version of the Google Ch rome browser) in the top right corner and then click Pr i n t . [...]

  • Page 189

    Copyi ng 189 18 Copying NOTE: If the Fu nction Enabl ed sett ing for COPY is set to On(Password) , you need t o enter the fou r digit pa ssword t o use the copy functio n. If the Function Enabled setti ng for COPY is se t to Off , th e copy funct ion is disabl ed. For detai ls, se e "Funct ion Enab led " on pag e 158. Loading Pa per for C[...]

  • Page 190

    190 Copyin g T o mak e a copy from the document glass: 1 Open the docum ent cover . 2 Place the docu men t face down on th e do cum ent gl ass and ali gn it with the regis tratio n gu ide o n the top le ft corn er of the glass. 3 Close the document cover . NOTE: Leav ing the docume nt cov er open wh ile co pying m ay affe ct the copy q uali ty and [...]

  • Page 191

    Copyi ng 191 Making Cop ies From the ADF CAUTION: Do not load more than 15 sheets i nto the ADF o r allow more th an 15 sheets t o be fed t o the ADF ou tput tray . The AD F output tray shou ld be emp tied b efore it exceeds 15 shee ts or your origina l docum ents may be damage d. NOTE: T o get the best scan qual ity, especia lly for gra yscal e im[...]

  • Page 192

    192 Copyin g Color T o select mode for color or black and white copyi ng: 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma king Copies F rom the ADF"[...]

  • Page 193

    Copyi ng 193 Reduce/Enl arge T o reduce or enlar ge the size of a copied image, from 25 per cen t to 400 p ercent w hen yo u copy orig inal do cumen ts from the document glass or ADF : NOTE: When yo u make a r educed co py, black lin es may app ear at the bottom of your co py . NOTE: This item is avai lable on ly wh en Multiple-Up is set to Off or [...]

  • Page 194

    194 Copyin g Document Siz e T o specify the default document size: 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma king Copies F rom the ADF" on pa[...]

  • Page 195

    Copyi ng 195 Lighter /Darker T o adjust th e contrast to make the copy lighter or darker than the original: 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "[...]

  • Page 196

    196 Copyin g Auto Exposur e T o suppres s the background of the original to enhance text on the copy : 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma k[...]

  • Page 197

    Copyi ng 197 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma king Copies F rom the ADF" on page 191 or "Making Copies F rom the Document Glass[...]

  • Page 198

    198 Copyin g Marg in Lef t/Ri ght T o speci fy the left and right m argins of the copy: 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma king Copies F ro[...]

  • Page 199

    Copyi ng 199 Copying an ID Card Y ou can copy both sides of ID card on one side of a sheet of paper in its original size by selecting Start ID Copy . To m a k e a c o p y : 1 Place an ID card facing down on th e document glas s, and close the document cove r . F or details about loadin g a document, see "Making Copies F rom the Document Gl ass[...]

  • Page 200

    200 Scanni ng 19 Scanning Scanni ng Overview NOTE: If the Fu nction Enabl ed sett ing for SCAN is set to On(Password) , you need t o enter the fou r digit pa ssword t o use the scan functio n. If the Function Enabled setti ng for SCAN is se t to Off , the scan functi on is disa bled . For deta ils, see "Funct ion Enab led " on pag e 158. [...]

  • Page 201

    Scanni ng 201 Scanni ng From the Operator Panel - Usin g We b Services on Devices (WSD) If the printer is connected to a computer vi a network us ing W eb Services on Devices (WSD) protocol, you can use the protocol to send scanned images to a computer . NOTE: Y ou need to con nect th e print er and your compu ter via the pro tocol before scanning [...]

  • Page 202

    202 Scanni ng Scannin g Using the TWAIN Driver Y our printer support s the TW AIN driver for scanning images. TW AIN is one of the standard components provided by W in dows Vista ® , W indows ® 7, W indows ® 8, W indows ® 8.1, W indo ws Se rver ® 2003, W indows Server ® 2008, Wi n d o w s S e r v e r ® 2008 R2, Wi ndows Server ® 2012, W ind[...]

  • Page 203

    Scanni ng 203 Scanning Using the Windows Im age Acquisition (WIA) Driver Y our printer also supports the WIA driver for sca nning images. WIA is one of the standar d components provided by Wi n d o w s ® operating systems and works with digital ca meras and scanners. Unlik e the TW AIN driver , the WIA driver all ows you to scan a n image and easi[...]

  • Page 204

    204 Scanni ng Scanning to a Computer or Server via SMB/FTP Overview The Scan to Network F older feature a llows you to scan documents and send the scanned document to a network computer via the FTP or SMB protocol. Y ou can select the kind of server and specify a destination to stor e the scanned document with the Dell P rinte r Configurat ion W eb[...]

  • Page 205

    Scanni ng 205 •U s i n g F T P T o transfer data via FTP , one of t he following FT P servers and an account to the FTP server (login n ame and password) ar e requir ed. •W i n d o w s V i s t a ® , W in dows ® 7, W ind ows Server ® 2003, W ind ows Server ® 2008, and W ind ows Se rver ® 2008 R2 FTP service of Microsoft ® Internet Inform a[...]

  • Page 206

    206 Scanni ng Confirmi ng a Login Name and Password When U sing SMB The Scan to Network F older feature r equires a user login a ccount with a valid and non-empty password for authentication. Confirm a login us er name and password. If you do not use a pass word for your user login, you need to cr eate a passwor d for your user login account with t[...]

  • Page 207

    Scanni ng 207 For Windows Serve r ® 2008 R 2 1 Click Start  Control P anel . 2 Select User Accounts . 3 Click User Accounts . 4 Click Create a p assword for your a ccount and add i n a passwor d for you r user log in account. For Ma c OS X 1 0.6, O S X 10.7 , OS X 10.8 , OS X 10 .9, an d OS X 1 0.10 1 Click System P references  U[...]

  • Page 208

    208 Scanni ng 3 Click the Sharing tab, an d then click Advanced Sha ring . 4 Select the Share this folder check box. 5 Enter a shar ed name in the Share name box. NOTE: Not e down the sh ared na me as you ne ed to use this na me in th e next set ting pro cedu re. 6 Click Pe r m i s s i o n s to give write permissi on for this folder . 7 Click Add .[...]

  • Page 209

    Scanni ng 209 11 Click OK . NOTE: T o add su b-fol ders, cr eate ne w folder s in the sh ared fo lder yo u have cre ated. Exampl e: Fold er name: MyShare , Sec ond-l evel fold er nam e: MyPic , Third-le vel folder nam e: John Y ou shou ld now see MyShareMyPicJohn in your dir ector y . After you created a folder , go to "Registering Destinati[...]

  • Page 210

    210 Scanni ng From the De ll Printer Configura tion Web T ool 1 Open a w eb browser . 2 Enter t he IP addr ess of t he printer in the ad dress bar and cli ck Go . The printer's web page appea rs. NOTE: For de tails on how to ch eck the I P addres s of the pr inter , see "Verifyi ng the I P Address" on pag e 45. 3 Click Address B ook [...]

  • Page 211

    Scanni ng 211 The Server Address page appears. T o fill in the fi elds, ente r the information as follows: 1 Name Ente r a fri endly n ame that you want to disp lay on the Addr ess B ook. 2 Serv er T ype Select SMB if you st ore th e docume nt in a shar ed fold er of your compute r . Select FTP if you use a FTP serv er . 3 Ser ver Ad dress Enter a [...]

  • Page 212

    212 Scanni ng After you configur ed settings, go to "Sending the Scanned F ile to a Computer or Server" on page 215. From t he Address Book Edit or 1 Click Start  All P rogra ms   Dell P rinters  Dell P rinter Hub . Dell Printer Hub opens . 2 Select Dell Color MFP E525w print driv er at My P rinte rs . 3 Click o[...]

  • Page 213

    Scanni ng 213 6 Click T ool  New (Device Address B ook)  Server . The Server Address dialog bo x app ears . T o fill in the fi elds, ente r the information as follows: 1 Name Ente r a fri endly n ame that you want to disp lay on the Addr ess B ook. 2 Serv er T ype Select Computer if you store the d ocument in a shared folder of yo[...]

  • Page 214

    214 Scanni ng After you configur ed settings, go to "Sending the Scanned F ile to a Computer or Server" on page 215. 4 Sever Name / IP Address Enter a serve r name or IP add ress of your co mputer or th e FTP server that you h ave shared out . IPv4 and IPv6 are both supported. The foll owing a re ex amp les: •F o r Computer : Ser ver na[...]

  • Page 215

    Scanni ng 215 Sending the Scanned File to a Compute r or Server 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma king Copies F rom the ADF" on page [...]

  • Page 216

    216 Scanni ng 2 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove r . F or detail s about load ing a docu ment, see "Ma king Copies F rom the ADF" on page 191 or "Making Copies F rom the Document Glas[...]

  • Page 217

    Scanni ng 217 3 Click Address B ook . The login dialo g box ap pear s. 4 Enter the correct user name and password. NOTE: The de fault user n ame is admin, a nd the defaul t passw ord is left bl ank (N ULL). 5 Click Cre ate .[...]

  • Page 218

    218 Scanni ng 6 Enter a name and e- mail addr ess i n the Name and E-mail Address fields. 7 Click Apply Ne w Set tin gs . Sending an E- mail With the Scanned Fi le 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document cove[...]

  • Page 219

    Scanni ng 219 b P ress the b utto n to m ove the c urso r to t he de sired destina tion . Y ou can also directly find the destination by its ID number on th e Address Book. Enter the number using the numeric keypad, and th en press the (Set) button. T o check the deta iled informa tion of the destin ation, press the # b utton. c P ress the button r[...]

  • Page 220

    220 Scanni ng 7 Specify the sender add r ess of the e-mail using the nu meric keypad or the Address Book. The specified a ddress is notified to the recipient when the e-m ail is sent. If no e-m ail address is specified here, the addr ess in Reply Address is notified as a sender information in st ea d. F or details, see "E -mail Alert" on [...]

  • Page 221

    Fax ing 221 20 Faxing NOTE: If the Fu nction Enabl ed settin g for FAX is set to On(Password) , you need to ente r the four digit passwo rd to use th e fax func tion. If the Function Enabl ed setting for FAX is set to Off , the fax f uncti on is di sabled. For det ails, se e "Fun ction Enable d" o n page 158. NOTE: A passwor d is requi re[...]

  • Page 222

    222 Faxing Y ou can enter al phanumeric characters using the nu meric keypad, includin g special symbols by pr essing the 1 , *, and # bu tto ns. F or details on h ow to u se the numeric keypad to enter alphanum eric characters, see "Using the Nu meric Keypad to Enter Characters" on pa ge 73. 10 P ress t he (Set) button when the name on t[...]

  • Page 223

    Fax ing 223 Setting Sounds Speaker V o lume 1 P ress t he (Menu) button. 2 P ress the button until System is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 3 P ress the button until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 4 P ress the button until Fax Settings is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 5 P ress the butto[...]

  • Page 224

    224 Faxing A vailable Fax Settings Options Y ou can use the following settings options for configuring the fax system: Option Des cription Rec ei v e M od e T el e ph on e Automatic fax reception is turned off. Y o u can receive a fax by picking up the hand set of th e e xterna l teleph one, and then pressi ng th e remo te r eceive code. Fa x Autom[...]

  • Page 225

    Fax ing 225 Prefi x Dial NOTE: Prefi x Dia l only supports the envi ronmen t where you send a fax to th e exter nal lin e number . T o use P refix Dial, yo u mus t do the fo llow ing from the oper ator panel. 1 P ress t he (Menu) button. 2 P ress the button until System is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 3 P ress the button until Adm[...]

  • Page 226

    226 Faxing 8 P ress the button until Prefix Dial is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 9 P ress the button until On is highlighted, and then press the (Se t) button. 10 P ress t he (Back) butt on to return to th e previou s me nu. 11 P ress the button until Prefix Dial Num is highlighted, a nd then press the (Set) button. 12 Enter an up[...]

  • Page 227

    Fax ing 227 5 Configure the fax settin gs as necessary . Setti ngs such as r esolut ion and contra st are av ailable . F o r detai ls about sett ing items, see "Setting F ax Options" on page 227. 6 P ress the button until On is highlighted, and then press the (Se t) button. 7 Enter the fax n umber of the remote fax machine u sing the nume[...]

  • Page 228

    228 Faxing 5 P ress the button to select the desired setting, and then press the (Set) button. NOTE: V alues marked by a n asterisk (*) are the factory default menu se ttings. Lighter/Da rker T o adjus t the con trast to ma ke the fax lig hter or dar ker than the origi nal: 1 P ress t he (F ax) button. 2 Specify a fax n umber . F or d etails , s ee[...]

  • Page 229

    Fax ing 229 Sending a Delayed Fax Y ou can save scanned do cuments for transmiss ion at a spec ified time in order to take a dvantage of lower long dist ance ra tes. 1 Load the document (s) face up in to the ADF with the top e dge of the docume nt(s) in f irst. OR Place a single docume nt face down on the document gla ss, and close th e document co[...]

  • Page 230

    230 Faxing For W ind ows ® NOTE: The nam es of th e window s and the button s may be di ffer ent from t hose gi ven in th e follo wing pro cedu re depen ding on the appl icati on you ar e usin g. NOTE: T o use t his fe ature, you mu st insta ll the fax driv er . 1 Open th e file you wa nt to send by fax. 2 Open th e print dia log box from th e app[...]

  • Page 231

    Fax ing 231 7 Specify the de stination for the recipient in one of the foll owing way s: • Enter a name a nd phone number directly . • Select a recipient from the Phone Book saved on your computer . • Select a recipient from a database other than the P hone Book. F or more information on how to specify th e destinat ion, click Help of the dri[...]

  • Page 232

    232 Faxing 1 Open the file y ou wa nt to send by fax. 2 Open th e print dia log box from th e application , and then s elect Dell Color MFP E525w F ax . 3 Specify the fa x setting s. NOTE: The set tings done here are only appl ied to a sing le fax job. 4 Click Pr i n t . The Set/Check Fa x T ransmis sion dialog box appears. 5 Specify the de stinati[...]

  • Page 233

    Fax ing 233 Receiving a Fax About Receiv ing Modes There ar e five receiving modes: Telephone , Fax , Telephone/Fax , Ans Machine/Fax , and DRPD . NOTE: T o use the Telephone/Fax mode or Ans Machine/Fax mode , attach an ex ternal teleph one or answer ing mach ine to the pho ne conn ector () on the bac k of your print er . Loading Pape r for Receivi[...]

  • Page 234

    234 Faxing P ress the buttons slowly in sequen ce. If you still hear the fax tone from the remote machine, try pressing the two- digit k eys once again. The re mote receive code is set to Off at the factory . Y ou can change the two-digit number to whatever you choose. F or details on changing the code, see "A vailable F a x Settings Options&q[...]

  • Page 235

    Fax ing 235 Automatic Dialing Speed Dial Y ou can store up to 99 frequently dialed numbers i n speed dial locations (01– 99 ). When the speed dial job specified in the delayed fax or redial e xists, you cannot change the speed dial number from the operator panel or Dell P rinter Config uration W eb T ool . Setting Speed Di al 1 P ress t he (Menu)[...]

  • Page 236

    236 Faxing b Enter the speed d ial number (01 to 99 ) using the num eric keypad, and then press the (Set) button. Ente ring th e ast erisk (*) e nabl es y ou to s earch and disp lay m ultiple des tinatio ns at a tim e. F o r exampl e, if yo u enter "0*," the speed dial numbers beginnin g with 0 are called up. In this case, all the destina[...]

  • Page 237

    Fax ing 237 When you are using the document glass, the display p rompts you for an other page. Pr ess the button t o select Yes to add mor e document s or to select No to send the fa x immediately , and then press the (Set) button. Group Dial If you fr equently send the same document to several dest inations, you can create a g roup of these destin[...]

  • Page 238

    238 Faxing T o change the speed dial numbe r: a P ress the button until Speed Dial No is highlighted, an d then press the (Set) button. b P ress the button to mov e the cursor to the speed dial number you want to edit, press the (Set) button to select or deselect the number , and th en press the button. c P ress the button until Apply Settings is h[...]

  • Page 239

    Fax ing 239 4 Configure the fax settin gs as necessary . Setti ngs such as r esoluti on and contras t are av ailable . T o configure these settings, pr ess the b utton until Preferences is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. F or details a bout set ting items, see "Sett ing F ax Option s" on page 227. 5 Ensure tha t Start Fax i[...]

  • Page 240

    240 Faxing To p r i n t r e c e i v e d d o c u m e n t s : 1 P ress t he (Menu) butt on. 2 P ress the button until Job Status is highlighted, and then pr ess the (Set) button. 3 P ress the button until Secure Receive is highlighted, an d then press the (Set) button. 4 Enter the password, and then press the (Se t) button. The faxes stor ed in me mo[...]

  • Page 241

    Fax ing 241 • Se t you r print er to the Ans Machine/Fax mode and s et Auto Rec Ans/FAX to specif y the time for th e TA D . • T urn off the compu ter modem' s fax-receive feature. • Do not use th e computer m odem if y our prin ter is sendi ng or receiving a fax. • F ollo w the instruct ions provid ed with your compu ter modem and fax[...]

  • Page 242

    242 Know Y our Printer 21 Understanding Y our Pr inter Software ........... ....... .......... ....... 243 22 Us ing Digital Certificates .... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....... .......... 244 23 Understanding Printer Messages ........... ....... .......... ....... ....... 248 24 Specifications .. ........... ....... .......... .......[...]

  • Page 243

    Unde rstand ing Y our Pri nte r Softwa re 243 21 Understandin g Y our Printer Software Use the Softwar e and Documentation disc that shipped wit h your printer to install a combination of software programs, depending on your operating system. F or details on how to use your software , click FA Q or Help of each softwa re. Dell Prin ter Hub (Windows[...]

  • Page 244

    244 Using Digita l Certificate s 22 Using Digital Certificates The authentication feature using digital certificates upgrades security when sending print data or setting data . T o use digi tal cer tifica tes, se t the dig ital cert ifica te on the pr inter , and then e nable va rious SSL/TLS commu nicati on. NOTE: For i nforma tion ab out the digi[...]

  • Page 245

    Using D igital Cert ificates 245 Exporti ng a Certificat e Signing Request (C SR) NOTE: T o exp ort a CS R from the printer , SSL /TLS Serv er Commun icati on mu st be en abled w ith a sel f-sig ned ce rtif icate . For detai ls, see "Pr epari ng to Use HTTP S Com muni cation " on page 244. NOTE: If you are usin g a PKC S #12 digi tal ce r[...]

  • Page 246

    246 Using Digita l Certificate s Managing the Dig ital Certificate Y ou can confirm or delete a digital certifica te set on the printer . Confirmi ng the Settings of a Digital Certi ficate 1 Launc h the Dell P rinter Configuration W eb T ool by entering t he IP address of the printer in your w eb browser . F or more information, see"Del l™ P[...]

  • Page 247

    Using D igital Cert ificates 247 Setting the SSL/TL S Communication Feature Enabling the SSL/TLS Communi cation Between the Pri nter and Client Computers Setting the server certificate in the printer enables the encrypte d communication for when client computers access the prin ter to view or cha nge its se ttings th rough the D ell P rin ter C on [...]

  • Page 248

    248 Under stand ing Pr inte r Message s 23 Understandin g Printer Messages The printer o perator panel display s messages describing the current state of the printer and indicates po ssible printer problems you must resolv e. This chapter describ es messages, their mea nings, and how to clear th e messages. CAUTION: When a st atus c ode is di splay[...]

  • Page 249

    Under standin g Printer Mess ages 249 016-7 00 P ress the (Set) button to ca ncel the current print job. 016-7 01 016-7 20 016-7 44 P ress the (Set) button. Contact Dell if this message appears repeatedly . See "Contacting Dell " on page 310. 016-7 45 016-7 49 P ress the (Set) button to ca ncel the current print job. 016-7 53 PDL em ulat [...]

  • Page 250

    250 Under stand ing Pr inte r Message s 026-7 20 P ress the (Set) button to cl ear the mes sage. 026-7 21 026-7 22 026-7 23 026-7 50 026-7 51 026-7 52 027-44 6 Cha nge th e IP address of th e printe r to avoid d uplicat ion. T urn off the pr inter , and turn it on again. 027-4 52 031-5 21 P ress the (Set) button. Confi rm login-able comput er with [...]

  • Page 251

    Under standin g Printer Mess ages 251 031-5 88 P ress the (Set) button. Ch eck if the FT P server e ncount ers any write-pr otecti on or disk pro blem. 031-5 89 P ress the (Set) button to cl ear the mes sage. Ch eck if the st orage lo cation ha s free space. 031-5 94 P ress the (Set) button. Execute th e operatio n again a ccording to the o peratio[...]

  • Page 252

    252 Under stand ing Pr inte r Message s 034-7 15 P ress the (Set) button to cl ear the mes sage. If t he error conti nues to a ppear after the redial for the specif ied nu mber of ti mes, tr y the fol lowi ng: •S e t Number of Redial to t he larger va lue. •S e t Resend Delay or Redial Delay longer . •L o w e r Modem Speed . 034-7 16 Pr ess t[...]

  • Page 253

    Under standin g Printer Mess ages 253 034-7 63 P ress the (Set) button to cl ear the mes sage. L ower Modem Speed . 034-7 64 034-7 65 034-7 66 034-7 67 P ress the (Set) button to cl ear the mes sage. Check if th e phone li ne is con nected pro perly . See "Connect ing the T ele phone Line" on page 35. 034-7 68 P ress the (Set) button to c[...]

  • Page 254

    254 Under stand ing Pr inte r Message s 093-96 0 Repl ace the s pecified to ner cartrid ge with th e supported o ne. Order a new co nsumable fr om www .d ell.com/supplies . See "Repl acing T on er Cart ridg es" on page 262. 093-9 61 093-9 62 093-9 63 093-970 Re-instal l the specifie d toner cartridge. See "Installing a T oner Cartrid[...]

  • Page 255

    Specifi cations 255 24 Speci fications Operating S ystem Compatibility Y our Dell™ Color Multifunction P rinter | E 525w is compa tible with Mi crosoft ® Wi n d o w s V i s t a ® , W in dow s Vista ® 64-b it Ed itio n, Windo ws ® 7, W indows ® 7 64-b it E dit io n, Windo ws ® 8, W indows ® 8 64-b it E dit io n, Windo ws ® 8.1, Wi n d o w [...]

  • Page 256

    256 Specifi cations Page Desc ription Language (PDL )/Emulation, Operating System, and Interface MIB Compatibility A Management Information Base (MIB) i s a database co ntaining information about network devices (such as adapters, br idges, routers, or comput ers). This inform ation helps network administrators manage the network (analyze performan[...]

  • Page 257

    Specifi cations 257 Altitude NOTE: For m ore infor mat ion on adj ust ing the al titu de, se e "Ad just Al titu de" on pag e 95. Cables Y our interconnection cable must meet the following requirements: Print Specifications Opera ting Up to 3 ,100 m (10,00 0 feet) Stor age 70.9 275 Kpa Connec tion t ype Conne ction specif icatio ns and sym[...]

  • Page 258

    258 Specifi cations Copy Specifications Scanner Specifications Item Description Copy resolu tion Do cument glass: 60 0 x 600 dots/2 5.4 mm (1 in ch) ADF : 600 x 300 dots/2 5.4mm ( 1 inch) (Same for Color/Bl ack&White) Copy speed Color 18 cpm or more, Black&White 18 cpm or more (When using the document glass to make sequential c opies of a d[...]

  • Page 259

    Specifi cations 259 Facsimile Specifications Item Description Compatibilit y ITU- T Gr oup 3 Applicable lin e P ublic Switched T elephone Ne twork (PSTN), Pri vate Branch Ex change (PBX) Data co ding Black& White: 1 bit, JBIG, MMR, MR, MH enc oding Color: Not support ed Max mo dem spe ed 33.6 Kbps T ransmission speed Approx . 3 second s/page * [...]

  • Page 260

    260 Maintaining Y our Printer 25 Maintaining Y our Printer .. .......... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....... ... 261 26 Clearing Jams .. ....... ........... ....... .......... ........ .......... ........... ....... ... 276[...]

  • Page 261

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 261 25 Maintaining Y our Printer P eriodica lly , your printer requir es you to complete certain tasks to maint ain optimum print qualit y . If s everal people are using the printer , you may want to designate a k ey operat or to maintain your printer . Refer printing problems and maint enanc e tasks to this key oper ator[...]

  • Page 262

    262 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter Storing Con sumables Store consumables i n their original packaging until you need to use them. Do not stor e consumables in: • T em pera tures g reater than 40° C (104 °F) . • An env ironment with extreme changes in hu midity or temp erature. • Direct sunlight. •D u s t y p l a c e s . • A car for a long[...]

  • Page 263

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 263 3 Pinch the cartridg e firmly a s shown in t he illustra tion. WAR N I N G : Always pull the cartridge o ut slowly so y ou do not spill any toner . 4 Pull the toner cartridge out.[...]

  • Page 264

    264 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter Instal ling a T oner Cart ridge 1 Unpack a new ton er cartridge of the desired color and shake it five to six times to distribute the toner even ly . NOTE: Ensure that the colo r of th e new to ner ca rtridge matche s that o n the ha ndle b efore re placing it. NOTE: Handl e the to ner c artr idge c are fully to av o[...]

  • Page 265

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 265 4 Close the toner access cover . 5 Tu r n o n t h e p r i n t e r . Cleaning Insid e the Printer WAR N I N G : T o prev ent elect ric sho ck, alw ays turn off the pr inter an d dis connect the powe r cable from th e ground ed outl et befor e perfor ming mainte nance. 1 Confirm that t he printer is not in oper ation, a[...]

  • Page 266

    266 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter 2 Pinch the cartridg e firmly a s shown in t he illustra tion. 3 Pull the toner cartridge out. 4 Pu ll th e other three cartridges out as well. 5 Pu ll the clea ning rod out.[...]

  • Page 267

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 267 6 Insert the c lean ing ro d fully into the hole beside the arro w on the printe r un til its t ip reache s the interi or of the printer as illustra ted be low , and th en pull it out. 7 Repeat the same proced ure for the other three holes. 8 Insert the cleanin g rod back to its original location. 9 Replace the bla ck[...]

  • Page 268

    268 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter 10 Replace the other th ree cartridges as well. 11 Close the toner access cover . Cleaning th e Color T oner Dens ity (CTD) Sensor Clean the CTD sensor only when an alert for the CTD sensor is shown on the operat or panel. 1 Ensure that the printe r is turned off. 2 Pu sh the rear cover release handle and open the re[...]

  • Page 269

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 269 3 Clean the CT D sensor inside t he printer with a clean dry cotton swab. 4 Close the rear cover . 5 Tu r n o n t h e p r i n t e r . Adjusting Color Registration This sectio n describes how to adjust the colo r registr ation when you first inst all th e printer or after mov ing i t to a new location. NOTE: A passwor [...]

  • Page 270

    270 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter 7 Ensure tha t Are You Sure? is displayed, press the button to select Yes , and th en press t he (Set) button. Auto adjust is performe d. T ool Box 1 Click Start  All P rograms  Dell P rinters  Dell P rinter Hub . Dell Printer Hub opens . 2 Select Dell Color MFP E525w print driv er at My P rinte rs . 3 Click[...]

  • Page 271

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 271 When the value is not 0, ente r the value according to the procedure in "Entering V alues " on page 271 . Enterin g V alues T ool Box Using the To o l B o x , enter the va lues tha t you fo und in t he col or registra tion cha rt to m ake adjustm ents . 1 Click Start  All P rograms  Dell P [...]

  • Page 272

    272 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter 6 Clear the On check box for Auto Registration Ad justme nt . 7 Select the value wit h the straight line, and then click Apply New Sett ings . 8 Click Start ne xt to P rint Color Regi Chart . The c olor regis tration chart is prin ted w ith the new value s. 9 Adjust the values for every color until the lines at 0 are[...]

  • Page 273

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 273 3 W ipe t he surface of the document gla ss and ADF glass until it is c lean and dry . 4 W ipe the undersid e of the whit e document cov er and white sh eet until they are clean and d ry . 1 White Sheet 2 White Document Cover 3 Document Glass 4 ADF Gl ass 1 3 4 2[...]

  • Page 274

    274 Mainta ining Y our Pri nter 5 Close the document cover . Cleaning th e ADF Feed Roller Keeping t he AD F feed roller clean helps ensur e the best possible copies. It is rec omm ended to clean the ADF feed roller at regular intervals. 1 Open the AD F cover .[...]

  • Page 275

    Maintain ing Y our Printer 275 2 W ipe the ADF f eed roller with a dry soft lint-free cloth or pape r towel until it is clean. If the ADF feed roller gets soiled with ink stains, paper from the ADF may also be soiled. In th is case, sligh tly dampen a soft lint-free cloth or p aper towel with a n eutral detergent or water , and then remove the cont[...]

  • Page 276

    276 Clea ring Jams 26 Clearing Ja ms Care ful selection of ap propriate print media a nd proper loading allow you to avoid most jams. See "P rint Media Guidelines" on page 162 for more information. NOTE: Befo re buyi ng larg e quanti ties of any prin t media, it is recomm ended th at you try a sample f irst . Avoiding Jams • Use only r [...]

  • Page 277

    Clea rin g Jams 277 Identifying the Loca tion of Paper Jams WAR N I N G : Do not attempt to clear any jams u sing tools or instru ments. This may permanently damage the print er . The fo llowing illustr ation shows whe re paper jams may occ ur alon g the p rint medi a path. 1 Scanne r Unit 2 Fu s i n g U n i t 3 Le ver s 4 Rear Cover 5 ADF C over 6[...]

  • Page 278

    278 Clea ring Jams Clearing Paper Jams Fr om the ADF When a document jams while it passes thro ugh the Automatic Document F eeder (ADF), remove jams in the following procedure. WAR N I N G : Before performing any of the following procedu res, read and follow the safety instructions in the Impor tant Information . WAR N I N G : T o prev ent elect ri[...]

  • Page 279

    Clea rin g Jams 279 3 If you find it difficult to p ull the d ocumen t, open the d ocumen t feeder tray . 4 Remove the jammed docu ment from t he document outp ut tray . 5 Close the document feed er tray .[...]

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    280 Clea ring Jams 6 Close the ADF cover , and then load the documents b ack into the ADF . NOTE: Ensur e that yo u adjust the docu ment guides bef ore pri nting a legal- size docu ment. 7 If you ca nnot r emove the jammed document fr om the document output tray or cannot fi nd any jammed document there, open the document output tray .[...]

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    Clea rin g Jams 281 8 Remove the document from the ADF feed roller or the feed ar ea by carefully pulling the document in the direction of the a rrow show n in the follow ing illu stration .[...]

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    282 Clea ring Jams Clearing Paper Jams Fr om the Front of the Printer WAR N I N G : Before performing any of the following procedu res, read and follow the safety instructions in the Impor tant Information . NOTE: T o res olve the error di spla yed on the operat or pane l, you must clea r all pri nt medi a from the prin t media pa th. 1 Lift up the[...]

  • Page 283

    Clea rin g Jams 283 2 Lift up t he levers. 3 Remove a ny jam med pape r from the b ack of the prin ter . 4 Low er the levers to th eir original position.[...]

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    284 Clea ring Jams 5 Close the rear cover . Clearing Paper Jams Fr om the Output T ray WAR N I N G : Before performing any of the following procedu res, read and follow the safety instructions in the Impor tant Information . WAR N I N G : T o prev ent elect ric sho ck, alw ays turn off the pr inter an d dis connect the powe r cable from th e ground[...]

  • Page 285

    Clea rin g Jams 285 2 Lift up t he levers. 3 Remove a ny jam med pape r from the b ack of the prin ter . If no pape r is found in the paper p ath, face the front of the pr inte r and che ck the outp ut tr ay . 4 Lift an d open the s canne r unit .[...]

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    286 Clea ring Jams 5 Remove any jammed paper from th e output tr ay . 6 Lower and close the scanne r unit. 7 Low er the levers to th eir original position.[...]

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    Clea rin g Jams 287 8 Close the rear cover .[...]

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    288 T roubleshooting 27 T roubleshooting ...... ........... ....... .......... ........... ....... ........... ....... ... 289[...]

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    T r oublesh ooting 289 27 T r oubles hooting Basic Printer Pr oblems Some printer problems ca n be easy to res olve. If a proble m occurs with your printer , check each of the following: • The pow er cable is connected to the printer , and t o a properly ground ed electrical outlet. • Th e printer is turned on . • The electrical outlet is not[...]

  • Page 290

    290 T r oublesh ooting Print media misfeeds or multiple feeds occur . Ensure that the prin t medi a you are using meets the spec ificati ons for your pri nter . See "Supported P aper Sizes" on page 166 for more informati on. F an the prin t media bef ore loading it. Ensure that th e print med ia is loa ded co rrectly . Ensure that th e wi[...]

  • Page 291

    T r oublesh ooting 291 Print Quality Problems NOTE: In this secti on, some pr ocedur es that use the To o l B o x can also be perform ed us ing the opera tor pa nel or Dell Printer Con figuration W eb T ool . F or info rmati on on ho w to u se the o perat or pane l and Dell Pr inter Co nfiguratio n W eb T oo l , see "Und ers tandin g the Pr in[...]

  • Page 292

    292 T r oublesh ooting T oner Smea rs or Print Comes Off /Stain on Back Side Action Y es No 1 The print media surface may be uneven. T ry changing t he P ape r T ype setting in the printer d river . F or example, change the pl ain paper to thick . a On t he Gene r a l or Pa p e r / O u t p u t tab in Printing P referen ces of the printe r drive r ,[...]

  • Page 293

    T r oublesh ooting 293 Random Spots/ Blurred Images The Entir e Output Is Blan k If thi s issue appears , contact Del l. Streaks Appear on the Output If thi s issue appears , contact Del l. Action Y es No 1 Ensur e th at the ton er cart ridges are ins talle d corre ctly . See "Insta lli ng a T oner Cartridge" on pa ge 264 . Is th e p rob [...]

  • Page 294

    294 T r oublesh ooting Pitched Col or Dots If thi s issue appears , contact Del l. V erti cal Blanks Mott le Action Y es No 1 Clean inside th e printer an d perfor ming test print. a Clean i nside t he pri nter by us ing the c leani ng rod. See "Clea ning Inside the P rinter" on page 26 5. b Cl ick Pr i n t T e s t P a g e in Pr i n t e r[...]

  • Page 295

    T r oublesh ooting 295 Ghosting Action Y es No 1 Adjus t the tran sfer bias . a Launch t he To o l B o x , and click R egist ration Adjustment on the P ri nter Maint enance tab. b Cl ick Chart Print . c Cl ick Ghost C onfiguration Chart . The g host co nfigu ration chart is p rinted . d Cl ick Adjust T ransfer Roller . e Select the T ransfer Ro l l[...]

  • Page 296

    296 T r oublesh ooting Fog Bead-C arry-Out (BCO) Action Y es No 1 Is the whole pag e printed light? Conta ct Dell . Go to action 2 . 2 Start Cl ean Develope r . a Launch t he To o l B o x , and click Cl ea n Devel ope r on th e Pr i n t e r Mainte nance tab. b Cl ick Star t . Is th e p rob le m re co ve red? The tas k is compl ete. Go to ac tion 3.[...]

  • Page 297

    T r oublesh ooting 297 Auger Mark Wrinkl ed/Staine d Paper Action Y es No 1 The toner cartrid ges may be low or need to be r eplaced. a Check if the LCD panel on the op erator panel shows the message prompting you to replace a toner cartridg e. b Replace the toner cartridges as ne cessary . Is th e p rob le m re co ve red? The tas k is compl ete. G[...]

  • Page 298

    298 T r oublesh ooting The T op Margi ns Are Incorrect 3 Che ck the c rease . Is the cr ease w ithin 30 mm of the four edges o f the env elope? This type of crease i s cons ider ed nor mal. Yo u r p r i n t e r i s n o t a t fault. If the en velope is 220 mm or longer (C5 or Envelope #10), go to actio n 4a. If th e envelope is shor ter th an 220 mm[...]

  • Page 299

    T r oublesh ooting 299 Colo r Re gist rati on Is Ou t of Ali gnm ent Action Y es No 1 Execute auto col or registration adju stment. a Launch t he To o l B o x , and click R egist ration Adjustment on the P ri nter Maint enance tab. b Clear t he On che ck box for Au to Registr ation Adjustment . c Cl ick Star t next to Aut o Co r r e c t . Is th e p[...]

  • Page 300

    300 T r oublesh ooting Protrud ent/Bumpy Paper Jam Misfeed Jam Action Y es No 1 Clea n up the fusi ng unit . a L oad one sheet of pa per in the st andard 150 sheet tra y , and then print a solid image all over paper . b Load th e printe d sheet w ith the side to b e printe d on fa cing do wn, and then print a bl ank sheet of paper . Is th e p rob l[...]

  • Page 301

    T r oublesh ooting 301 Mult i-fee d Jam A document jam occurs in t he Automatic Document F eeder (ADF) if scanning of multiple-sheet document is canceled while scanning is in progre ss. 2d Ens ur e that the p rint med ia is not cu rled. Is th e p rob le m re co vere d? The tas k is compl ete. Go to act ion 3a . 2e Is the print m edia d amp? Go to a[...]

  • Page 302

    302 T r oublesh ooting Copy Problem Fax Probl ems Problem Action A docu ment load ed in the ADF canno t be copi ed. Ensure that th e ADF cover is firmly clos ed. V ertical lines appear on the outputs when you cop y usin g the A DF . Clean th e ADF glass. See "Cl eanin g the Scann er" on page 272. Problem Action The p rinter is not workin [...]

  • Page 303

    T r oublesh ooting 303 Scanning Proble ms Documents are not stor ed in the memory . There may not be enough memory to store the document. If the displa y shows a Memory Full messag e, dele te an y docume nts y ou no lo nger nee d from th e memory and th en rest ore the d ocument, or wait for the job in progr ess (e.g ., a fax transmission or recept[...]

  • Page 304

    304 T r oublesh ooting A smea r appe ars at th e sam e loca tion on th e outpu t when sca nned us ing th e documen t glas s. Clean the d ocument glass. See " Cleanin g the Scan ner" on pag e 272. Imag es are s kewed. Ensure tha t the d ocument is lo aded straigh t in the ADF o r on t he docu ment g lass. Diagonal lines appear jagged when [...]

  • Page 305

    T r oublesh ooting 305 Digital Certificate Pr oblems Cannot scan using TW AIN or WIA on a Wi n d o w s S e r v e r ® 2012 or W indows Se rver ® 2012 R 2 comp uter . Install th e Deskto p Experience feature on the co mputer . T o install D esktop Ex perien ce: 1 Cli ck Ser ver Manager from the Start scr een. The Ser ver Manager scre en appears. 2 [...]

  • Page 306

    306 T r oublesh ooting Wi-Fi Direct Problems Scanner Driver/Printer Utilit y Problems Wireless Problems Problem Action The d evic e cann ot di scover the printer . The prin ter may be conn ected to ano ther dev ice via Wi-F i Direct. Disco nnect th e print er and th e devi ce. See "Disc onnecti ng Wi-F i Direct Networ k" on pag e 183. The[...]

  • Page 307

    T r oublesh ooting 307 Other Pr oblems Contacti ng Serv ice When you call for printer service, be prepared to describe the problem you a re e xperiencing or the error message on the displa y . Y ou need to know the model type and Service T ag numbe r of your printer . See the label located inside the s ide door of your pr inter a nd write d own the[...]

  • Page 308

    308 Appendix Appendix . .......... ........... ....... .......... ....... ........... ....... ........... .......... 309[...]

  • Page 309

    Append ix 309 Appendix Dell T echnical Support Policy T e chnician-assis ted technical support r equires the cooperation and part icipation of the customer in the troubleshooting proces s and provides for restoration of the operating system, software program and hardwar e drivers to the orig inal default configurat ion as shipped from De ll, as wel[...]

  • Page 310

    310 Append ix W arranty and Return Polic y Dell Inc. ("Dell") manufact ures its hard ware products from parts and components that ar e new or e quivalent to new in accordance wit h industry-standar d practices. F or information about the Dell warrant y for your printer , see www .dell.com/support . Recyclin g Informati on It is reco mmend[...]

  • Page 311

    Append ix 311 New Zealand PTC200 Warnings Gene ral Warnin g The grant of a T elepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicate s only that T elecom has accepted that the item complies with minimum conditions for connection to it s network . It indi cates no endorsem ent of the produc t by T elecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty . Abo[...]

  • Page 312

    312 Append ix USA/Canad a Wi-Fi W arnings Class B: FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION INTERF ERENCE ST A TEMENT This eq uipmen t has b een tested and fo und to comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pu rsuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reasonable protection a gainst harmful interference in a re[...]

  • Page 313

    Append ix 313 Radio F requency ( RF) Exposur e Infor mation The radiated output power of the W ir eless Device is below the Indust ry Canada (IC) radio fr equency e xposure limits. The W ireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the potential for human conta ct during normal operation is minimized. This device has also been evaluated[...]

  • Page 314

    314 Append ix Av i s : • L e prése nt matériel e st conforme aux spécificat ions te chniqu es d'Industrie Cana da applicables au matériel terminal. C ette conformité est confirm ée par le n uméro d'enregistrement. Le sigle IC, placé deva nt le num éro d'enregistrement, signifie q ue l'enregistrement s'est eff e c[...]