Dell P513w manual

Dell P513w User's Guide May 20 09 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Ma chi n e type (s ): 4443 Model (s): 7dw, 3dw[...]

Contents Saf et y i nfo rma ti on.. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .5 Ab out y o u r p ri n te r... .. .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. 6 Thank you fo r choos ing this printe r!.......... ............ ........[...]

Working with photos......... ................. ................ ................. .................. ................. .............. ... ................ ...........................29 Printing from a Bluetoo th-enabled device......... ................ .............. ................. ................ ............... . ............... ..........34 [...]

Mai nta in ing the print er.. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .. .. . ... .. .... .. .7 1 Maintaining i nk cartridges. ......... ......... ....... .................. ........ ......... ........ ......... ......... ........ ...... .. ................. ......... ......... .....71 Cleaning the exterior of the pr in[...]

S afety information Con nect the pow er co rd to a n elect r ica l outl et tha t is near th e pr o d uct and e asil y acces sible. Do no t pl a ce or use th is pro du ct nea r water or wet lo catio ns. Use only the power suppl y and power cord provi ded with this prod uct or the manuf acturer 's auth orized replacem ents. Th is prod u ct is d [...]

About your printer Thank you for choosing t his printer! We've worked hard to make s ure it will meet your needs. To sta rt usi ng you r new pri nter righ t a wa y, us e the setu p mat erials that ca me wi th the prin ter, and th en skim th e Use r’s G ui de to lea rn how to per form basi c task s. To get the most out of yo ur print er, re a[...]

Cons erving i nk • Use Quick P rint or Draft Mo de. Th ese modes can be u sed to print doc uments usin g les s in k than n ormal a nd are i deal for p rinting do cum ents that a re mostly t ex t. • Us e High Y ield cart ridges. In k s in H ig h-Y ield c art ri dges al low you t o p rin t m ore pag es w it h few er c art ri dges . • Cl ean the[...]

What are you l ooki ng fo r? Find it here Help us in g the pri n ter softwa re Wind ow s Help Open a prin ter sof tware progra m or application, a nd then click Hel p . Cli ck to vi ew context-sensitive i nformation. Notes: • The Help in s talls a utomatically wi th the p r inter so ft w are . • The pr inter softwa re is located in the prin ter[...]

Understa nding the parts of the printe r 1 2 4 5 10 9 8 7 6 3 Use th e To 1 Paper support L oa d pa per . 2 Wi-F i indi cator Ch eck wi reless status. 3 Card reader ligh t Check card reader status. The light b links to indicate tha t a memory c ard is bein g acces s ed. 4 Mem o r y ca rd s lot Inse rt a mem ory card . 5 Pic tBridge an d US B port C[...]

2 7 8 4 6 3 5 1 Use th e To 1 Sca nn er li d Acce ss the scan ner gl ass. 2 Scanne r glas s Scan and copy photos and do cuments. 3 Sec ur i t y s l ot Instal l an anti- thef t cable on your printer. 4 Power s upply with port Connect th e printer to a power source . 5 Duplex unit • Print on both s id es of a sheet of paper. • Remove paper jams. [...]

Ordering and replacing supplie s Order ing ink car tridges Page yiel ds avail abl e at ww w. dell .c om /s upp l ies . F or best r esu lt s, us e o nly Dell i nk car tr id ge s. Item Licensed cart ri dge 1 Regular cartridge Bl ack ca rt ridge Series 21 Ser ies 21R Bl ack cart ridge, h igh y ield 2 Serie s 22 Ser ies 22R Color c artridge Series 21 S[...]

3 Press the release tab, and then remove the used ink cartri dge or cartridges. 2 1 4 Use two hands to install each cartridge. 1 2 Not e: Instal l the new ink cartridges i mmediate ly after removing th e protect ive cap to avoi d expos ing the in k to air. 5 Clo se the printer. Recycl ing Dell produc ts To ret urn Dell prod uct s to Del l for re cy[...]

Using the printer control pa nel buttons and menus Using the pr inter cont rol panel The foll owing di ag rams exp lain the s ecti ons o f the prin ter control panel : 1 COLOR BLACK 2-Sided Eco-Mode ON Setup STAR T 2 3 4 6 9 10 12 5 11 13 78 Use To 1 Power • Turn the prin ter on and of f. • Sw itch to P ower S aver mod e. Note: When th e printe[...]

Use To 8 2-Sided/Eco-Mode Activ ate 2-Sided to: • Print on both sides of the paper (duplex ). Activa te Eco-Mode to: • Print on both sides of the paper (duplex ). • Chang e to Power Sav er m o de aft er the printer is left idle f or 10 min utes. • Set sc ree n brig htne ss to l ow. 9 Cancel • Cancel a prin t, copy, or sc a n job in progre[...]

Saving paper a nd energy with Eco-Mode The Eco-Mode featu re signific antly cuts paper usage, reduces paper waste, optimi zes energy efficien cy, and saves money. Not e: If you a re u sing E co-Mode, th en the E co- Mode se ttings overr ide a ny change s you may make to in divi dual sett ings that are par t of Eco-Mode. When Eco-M ode is e nab led,[...]

To cha ng e the t emp orar y s etting s int o new de fault se tt ings 1 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 2 Pres s the u p or down a rrow butto n to scroll to Defa ults , and t hen press . 3 Pres s the u p or down a rrow butto n to scroll to S et De fa ul ts , and t hen press . Use Cur re nt ap pears on th e dis pla y. 4 Pre ss ag ain to se[...]

3 When pr ompt ed t o se t th e init ia l s ettin gs of y our prin ter , mak e your sel ec tions u sing t he pri nt er con trol pan el button s. Init ial Setu p C ompl ete app ears o n the di spl ay. Usin g th e pr in te r c on tr ol pane l bu tton s and me n us 17[...]

Using the printer software Minimum system requirements The pr inter softw are requi res up t o 50 0 MB of fr ee dis k s pace. Suppor te d o pera ting s ys tems • Mi cr oso ft Win dow s 7 (We b on ly) 1 • Mi cr oso ft Wi n dow s Vi st a ( SP 1) • Mi cr oso ft Wi n dow s XP ( S P3) • Micr o so ft Window s 2000 (S P4 or gr eater) • Linu x Ub[...]

Use th e To Dell Fast P ics (referred to as Fast Pics) Man age, edit, tr ansfer , and print phot os and docum ents. Ado b e TM Phot o Album S tarter Edition View, ma nage, a nd edit ph otos. Dell Toolbar (referred to as Toolbar) Print, scan, o r convert loca l files f rom Windows. Del l Ink M ana geme nt S yste m Order ink. Dell Fax Solutions (refe[...]

Updating the printe r soft ware (Windows only) Che cking for sof twar e upda t es 1 Clic k or Start . 2 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra m s or Progra ms , an d then select the print er progra m folder from the list. 3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 5 From the S upp ort t ab, selec t Chec k fo r update [...]

Loading p aper and original documents Loading paper 1 Fan the paper. 2 Cen ter the paper on t he pap er s upp ort. 3 Adjust the p aper g uides so t hey rest aga inst t he edg es of t he paper . Not e: Do n ot for ce pap er i nto th e print er. Th e pap er sho uld be f lat again st the pa per suppor t, an d the edges shoul d be fl ush a gainst bot h[...]

Loa d up to : Make sure that: 25 sheets of heavyweight matte paper • The pri nt side of the paper is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the paper . • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Ph oto print qu ality. Note: Draf t mode is av ailable but is not recommended for use with expensive paper suc h as heavyweight matte, la[...]

Loa d up to : Make sure that: 25 greeti n g ca rd s, i ndex c ards, postcar ds, or ph oto card s 1 2 • The pri nt side of the card is f aceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the car ds . • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Ph oto print qu ality. Note: Draf t mode is av ailable but is not recommended for use with expensive p[...]

• If you w a nt to set th e defa ult ph oto prin t size : a Press t he up or do wn ar row bu tton to s croll to De fa ul ts , a nd then press . b Pr ess to sele ct Photo Pr in t Si ze . c Pre ss the up or down a rrow b utto n to sel ect the defau lt pho to pr i nt si ze for the p rint er, a nd then pre ss . Loading original docum ents on the scan[...]

Printing Tips for print ing • Use the a ppropria te pape r for you r prin t job. • Sele ct a hig her pr int quali ty for bett er pr ints . • Mak e sure ther e is en oug h in k in th e in k car tridg es. • Remove eac h sh eet as it i s print ed w hen pr inti ng ph otos or w hen w orkin g wi th s pecial ty media. • Sele ct th e bor derless [...]

4 Clic k OK to clos e a ny p rin ter s of twar e di alog s. 5 Clic k OK or Pr in t . Print i ng pag es in reverse ord er By def au lt , the fi rs t pag e is pri n ted firs t. If yo u wan t to re ve rs e th e or de r in wh ic h page s pri n t to m ak e doc u men t s rea dy to r ead wi th the f irs t page on top , the n do the fo llowi ng: 1 With a d[...]

1 Ins ert a memo ry c ard or fl as h driv e. When the printer detects the memory device, Mem ory Ca rd Det ec te d or St ora ge De vi ce Dete cted app ea rs on the di sp lay. 2 If onl y docum ent files are stored on the memory devic e, then th e print er automa tically s witches to File Print mode. If doc ument files an d i mage f iles are s tored [...]

Not es: • Most envelop es use landsca pe orienta tion. • Make sur e the sa me orient atio n is als o sel ect ed in the sof t ware appli c ati on. Printi ng l ab els 1 Load the lab el she ets in th e pri nte r. 2 Send th e pr int jo b: a With a doc u me nt ope n, clic k Fil e  Print . b Cl ic k Pro perti es , Pr ef eren ces , Option s , o r S[...]

Workin g with photos Using a memory card or flash drive wi t h the prin ter Memory car ds and f las h drives are storage devices frequently use d with cameras and computers. You ca n remove the memory car d from the c amer a o r the flash driv e fro m the com puter an d in sert it dir ectl y in to t he pri nter. 1 Ins ert a mem ory ca rd int o the [...]

Su pporte d me mory c ards and fil e type s Memory Card File T ype • Secure Dig i tal (S D) • Secur e D igi tal High Ca pac it y (S DHC ) • Micro Se cure Di g ital (w ith ada pter) (M icro SD ) • Min i S ec u re D i g it al ( wi t h a d ap t er) ( M i ni S D ) • Mu ltiMedi a Card (MMC) • Redu ced S ize MultiMedia C ard (w ith adapter ) [...]

Edit ing p hoto s using th e prin ter cont rol pane l 1 Loa d photo pa per. 2 Ins ert a memo ry c ard or fl as h driv e. If doc ument files an d image files a re st ored on the memory dev ice, t hen press to sel ect Ph otos . 3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press to sel ect Se lect a nd Pr int . 4 Pre ss the left or right ar row butt on to se l[...]

If t he p rint er is u si ng a U SB c onn ec tion • Fa st Pi cs laun ches auto matical l y when you ins ert the me mory device . Fol low th e in structi ons on th e compute r scre en to tr a ns fe r th e ph ot os to the c om put e r or to prin t. If th e prin ter is using a Wire less c o nn e cti on (se lected models only) a Pr ess t he up o r do[...]

War nin g— P oten ti a l D ama ge: Do not touch any c a bl es, any network a dap ter, any con nector, the memory d evice, or the printer in the areas shown while acti vely printin g, rea ding, or writing from the memory card. A los s of data ca n occur. 3 If the Pict Bridge con nection is succ essful, then th e following message appea rs on the d[...]

8 Loa d the proof sheet facedown on the scan ner glass. Sca n Pr oo f Sh ee t app ea rs on the disp lay. Not e: If th is opti on does not app e ar o n the di spl ay, then pre ss the u p or do wn ar row butt on u ntil i t ap pe ars on th e di spl ay . 9 Pre ss . 10 Pre ss . The pr inter s cans t he proof s heet. 11 Loa d photo pa per. Not e: Make su[...]

Set ting up a conn ection be tw een your prin te r an d a Bluet ooth-e nable d devi ce Not e: The printer d oes not supp ort prin ting files from you r comp uter usi ng a Bluet oot h connec tion. You need t o s et up a con nect ion bet ween a Bl uetoot h-en abled de vice an d your print er if you are sendi ng a pr int j ob fr om t he B lue too th d[...]

5 Make sur e Di scove ry is set to On. If ne cessa ry, pres s the up or d own ar row butt o n to scroll to On , and then p ress . The prin ter is now rea dy to accept a connec tion from a Bl uetoot h-en able d device. 6 Con figure the Bluet ooth- enable d device to set up a connection to the printer . For more informat ion, see the doc ume nt ation[...]

1 Insert a USB Bluetooth adap ter into the USB port. Bluetooth R Blue too th Do ng le Co nnec ted appea rs on the d isp lay . War nin g— P oten ti a l D ama ge: Do not touch any c a bl es, any network a dap ter, any con nector, the USB Blue tooth adapter , or the printer in the areas s h own whil e actively printin g, reading, or writ in g from a[...]

3 Clic k the Advanced tab. 4 From t he 2-Si ded Printing sect i on, s el ect On from t he d rop -down menu . Not e: To u se th e se tting s defi ned in t he pri nter, sele ct Use P rinter Settings . 5 Sele ct either the Sideflip or Topf li p opt ion. S idefli p is th e s ettin g m ost often used. 6 Selec t Ex te nd Dr y T i me , a nd t h en se l ec[...]

Managing print jobs Set ting your printe r as the def ault prin te r Y o u r p r i n t e r s h o u l d b e s e l e c t e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y f r o m t h e P r i n t d i a l o g w h e n y o u s e n d a p r i n t j o b . I f y o u h a v e t o m a n u a l l y sel ect your p rin ter, th en i t is no t the de fault p rint er. To se t the defa ul[...]

Resum ing print jobs 1 Clic k , or c lick St art and t he n cl ic k Ru n . 2 In t he Sta rt Search or R un bo x , type co ntr ol pr in ters . 3 Pre ss Ente r , or cli ck OK . The p rinter fold er open s. 4 Right -click the p rin ter , and the n se lect Open . 5 Resu me th e prin t job : • If you wa nt t o resu me a partic ular pri nt job, then ri[...]

Copying Automatic Docu me nt Feeder (ADF) Sc anne r glass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selected models. If you pu rchased a printer wi th out an ADF, th en load original documents or photos on the scanner glass. Use th e scann er gl ass f or s ingle p ages, small items (such a s p ostca rds or pho[...]

Copying photos 1 Loa d photo pa per. 2 Plac e a ph ot o fa cedo wn on t he sc a nner gl ass. 3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pres s the u p or down a rrow butto n to scroll to P ho to Re pr int . 5 Pre ss the lef t o r righ t ar row butto n to sele ct the desir ed pho to s ize . 6 Pre ss . Not e: For b e st re sults , a llo w th e p r[...]

Enlarging or r educing images 1 Load paper. 2 Loa d an or ig ina l do cum ent fac eu p in to t he ADF or fac edow n on t he scan n er g lass . 3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pres s the u p or down a rrow butto n to scroll to Resi ze . 5 Pre s s t he le ft o r righ t ar row b utt on to sele ct the sett ing th at you want. Not es: • [...]

5 Press the left or right arrow button to adjust the slider, and then press t o sav e y our se ttin g. Not e: Pre ssi ng th e le ft a rr o w b utton makes the c opy li ghter, and p r es sing th e righ t arro w but ton mak e s th e cop y darker. 6 Pre ss . Collating copie s usi ng the printe r control pa nel If you pr int multip le copies of a docum[...]

Copying multipl e pages on one sheet The P ages per S hee t sett ing lets you copy m u ltiple pages on o ne sheet by print ing sm aller ima ges of each pa ge. Fo r exam ple, you can co nden se a 20- pag e documen t int o five p age s if you u se thi s settin g to pr int four pag e imag es per sheet. 1 Load paper. 2 Loa d an or ig ina l do cum ent f[...]

4 Press t he left or right arr ow button to select the number of copies, and then pr ess the Col or /Bla c k button to set a co lor or bl ack -an d-w hite cop y. When you select color or bla ck-o nly pri nting, the lig h t near your choice comes on. 5 Pre ss t o pr int on one si de of the p aper . 6 Loa d the next page of the document : • If you [...]

Scanning Automatic Docu me nt Feeder (ADF) Sc anne r glass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selected models. If you pu rchased a printer wi th out an ADF, th en load original documents or photos on the scanner glass. Use th e scann er gl ass f or s ingle p ages, small items (such a s p ostca rds or ph[...]

6 Pres s the ar row butt ons to se lect the r esolut ion qual ity and th e origi nal imag e size. Pr ess each time yo u make a sel ecti on. 7 Pre ss to star t scanni ng. The scan i s compl ete wh en th e ap plicatio n you selec ted in step 5 op ens on the des tina tion comput er, a nd the scan app ears wit hin t h e app licat io n as a n ew fil e. [...]

The scan is c omple te whe n the photo editing a ppli cation you se lected in st ep 5 open s on the des tina tion compu te r, and the scan appear s wit hin th e applicat io n as a new file . Usi ng the pri nte r soft wa re 1 Loa d a photo or photos facedow n on the scanne r gla ss. 2 Clic k or Start . 3 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra m s or Progra ms , an d[...]

Scanning dir ectly to e-mail usi ng the printe r softwa re 1 Loa d an or ig ina l do cum ent fac eu p in to t he ADF or fac edow n on t he scan n er g lass . 2 Clic k or Start . 3 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra m s or Progra ms , an d then select the print er progra m folder from the list. 4 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 5 Cho ose your print er from th e prin [...]

How do I scan in black and white? Col or is th e d efau lt fo r all scans. To sc a n in black a nd whi t e, pr ess the Color /Bl ack butto n on the prin ter contro l pa nel to sw itch fr om c olo r to b lack a nd whit e. Why am I b eing ask ed for a PI N? PINs are a securit y measu re use d to rest rict the scann ed inf orm ation from go ing into c[...]

Networking Installing t he printe r on a wireless network Wireless n etwor k co mpat ibili ty You r print er co nta i ns a n IEEE 80 2.11g wirel ess print ser v er. Your pri nter i s comp ati ble wit h IEEE 80 2.11 b /g/ n ro uters tha t are Wi-Fi cer tifi ed. If you are havin g is su es with an n r out er, ver ify with y ou r rou ter man ufac tur [...]

Ever y device on the wireless network must use the same WPA passphra se. WPA security is an option only on infr astru cture n etwor ks with wi rele ss ac cess po ints and netw ork cards tha t sup port W PA. Mo st newe r wir eless netw ork equ ipmen t also of fers WP A2 secu rity as an opt ion. Not e: If yo ur netwo rk uses WP A or W PA2 s ecuri ty,[...]

Inst alling the pr int er on a wire less netw ork Bef or e y ou in stall t he pr int er on a wi rel e ss ne tw ork, make su re th at : • Yo ur wi rele ss netw ork i s set u p and wo rki ng pro perl y. • The compu ter you are using is connec ted to the same wireless network where you want to set up th e printer. 1 Clo se all open software prog r[...]

Spec ial w irele ss insta llation inst ructio ns Th e following instr uct ions apply to c ustomer s outsid e of Nort h America who are us ing a wireles s broa dban d box. Some ex ample s of th ese box es in clude LiveBox , Alic eBox, N9 UF Bo x, FreeBox, and C lub In ternet. Befo re y ou be gi n • Mak e sur e you r box is wire le ss- enab led and[...]

7 Typ e t h e IP add ress yo u wa nt to a ssign to th e pr inte r i n the IP A dd r es s field. 8 Clic k the Submit bu tton. The Subm itting Sel ection messa ge appe ars. To co nfirm t hat th e addre ss was suc cessful ly assi gned, type the s tati c IP a ddress i n the W eb b rowser addr ess fiel d and t hen press Ente r . The p rint er Web p age [...]

6 Clic k Set up a w ir eless ad-h o c (com pute r-to-co mpu te r) net work , wh en you are prompt ed to choose a co nnec ti on op t ion, and t he n cl ick Nex t . 7 Foll ow the i ns truct ions i n the “ Set up a wirel ess a d h oc n etwork” wizard. As par t of t he s etu p: a Cre ate a netw ork name o r SSID for the netw ork betwe en the com pu[...]

11 Under Preferred Networks, delete any existing n etworks. a S elect the netwo rk to be r emo ved. b Cl ic k Remo ve to delet e th e ne t wor k f rom th e li s t. 12 Clic k Ad d to crea te an ad hoc ne two r k. 13 In the Ne twor k Name (SSI D) box, typ e th e name yo u wan t to giv e yo ur wi rel ess netwo rk. 14 Wri te down th e netwo rk name you[...]

3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Clic k the Settings ta b. 5 Clic k Wireless setup utility link . 6 Foll ow the i nstr uction s o n the c ompu ter s creen. Not e: Wind ow s V is t a c o mp u ter s ma y ne ed to be rec on ne ct e d t o th e a d ho c n etw or k a fte r r est ar ti n g. Conf igur ing the printer wirele ssly using W PS (Wi-Fi Prot ecte d[...]

Sh aring a prin te r i n a W ind ows e nvir onme nt 1 Prepa re the computers to share the printer: a Ma ke all comp ute rs p rinti ng to the pri nte r access ib le thr ough Ne twork Ne i ghb orho od by ena b li ng File and Print Sh ari ng. See t he Wi ndow s d ocume ntat io n fo r inst ruct ion s on en abli ng F il e an d P ri nt S harin g . b Ins [...]

Networ king FAQ What is W i-Fi Pr otec te d Set up? Wi-F i P rotec te d Se tup ( WP S) i s a p roduct c erti fic ati on t hat prov id es si mple and sec ure con fig ur ation . WP S assi st s use rs in es tabl is hing wir ele ss home netwo rks and ena bling ne twor k secur ity wi thout re qu iri ng pri o r kno wled g e of Wi- F i techno logy . WPS c[...]

If you are unable to locate your S SID using either of th ese methods , contact yo ur system supp ort person. What is a networ k? A netw ork is a collecti on of devices such as compu ters, pr inter s , Et hernet hub s , wirel ess acc e ss poin ts, and router s con ne ct ed tog eth er f or co m muni ca ti on th ro ug h ca ble s or thr oug h a wir el[...]

• The networ k is con necte d to the I nterne t throu gh a D SL or cable modem. Internet Sce na ri o 2: Wire le ss net w or k wit h Int e rn et ac ce ss • All compu t ers and pr i nte rs conn e c t to the netw ork usi ng a wire le ss acc ess po i nt or wirel ess rou ter. • The w ireless acces s point connec ts th e n etwork t o th e Inte rnet[...]

Sce na ri o 4: Co mp uter co nne c ted w i rele ss ly t o a pr i nt er wi th out Int ern et a cce ss • A co mpu ter is di rectl y conn e c ted to a p ri nter withou t go ing th rough a wire le ss r oute r . • Thi s conf igur ati on is ref erre d to as an ad hoc network . • The ne twork ha s no conne ct ion t o t he I nte rn et. Not e: M ost c[...]

2 Atta ch t he sma ll, squar e co nnecto r t o the pri nter . 3 Co nt in ue f ol low ing the on- scr een in stru ctio ns. How are inf rastruct u re and ad hoc net w orks dif ferent ? Wirel ess ne twork s c an oper at e in one of two mod es: inf rast ruct ure or a d hoc . In i nfrastructure mode, all devices on a wirel ess ne twork co mmunicate wi t[...]

Infra structur e mode is t he recomm ended setup method bec ause it provides: • Inc r ea se d ne tw ork sec ur it y • In crea sed reli abil ity • Fast er pe rfor ma nce • Easi er set up Findi ng t he s ignal str en gth Wirel ess d evices h ave buil t-in a ntenn as that tr ans mit an d r eceive rad io sig nal s. The si gnal str eng th lis te[...]

R EM OVE SOURCES OF IN TERF ER EN CE Other ty pes of rad io frequen cies can caus e p robl ems with the wireles s sign al on y our n et work . Th ese sou rces of inter ferenc e can cau se pri ntin g issues tha t seem to com e and g o. Turn o ff pot entia l sour ce s of in t erferenc e whe re possibl e. Av oid u sing micr owa ves an d c ordl ess ph [...]

Can I us e my printer on a USB an d a n etw ork co nnect ion at the sa me ti me? Yes, the printer supports a s imultan eous USB and n etwork conn ection. The printe r can be configu red in the follow ing way s: • Locall y attached (connect ed to a compute r using a USB cable ) • Wir ele s s n etw ork • Wir eles s ne twork and loc all y att ac[...]

The M AC addres s of th e int ernal print s erv er is a se ries of l etters a nd nu mbers. O ther devices s ometimes use a type of MAC address c alled Uni versally Admin istered Ad dress (UAA) . MA C: XX XX XX XX XX XX U AA: XX XX XX XX XX XX Not e: A li st of MAC add re sses can b e se t on a n ac cess p oin t (rou ter) so tha t on ly devi ces wit[...]

How are I P addres ses assigned? An IP ad dres s m ay b e a ssi gned au toma tic a lly by t he ne twor k u sing DH CP. O nce the p r inter is s et u p on a comp u ter, the compute r se nds all print jo bs acros s the ne twor k to the print er usi ng this addr ess . If the I P addr ess is n o t au toma tical ly as signe d, yo u wi ll be asked du rin[...]

Maintaini ng the printer Maintaining ink cart ridges In a dditio n to th e foll owi ng t asks th a t yo u can perf orm, y our pr inter perf or ms an a utoma tic ma i nte nan ce cycle e v ery week if it is plugg ed int o an elect rical out let. It wi ll bri efly come out o f Power Saver mode or wi ll temp o rarily pow er on if it is t urned of f. Ch[...]

4 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 5 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 6 Fro m the Mai ntena nce tab , cli ck Align cartri dges . 7 Foll ow the i nstr uction s o n the c ompu ter s creen. If you a lig ned t he ca rtrid ges t o impr ove pri nt q ua lity , then p rin t y our doc umen t again . If p rin t qual it y h as no t improve[...]

3 Damp en a clean, lint- free cloth with water. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do not use h ouseh old clean ers or deterg ents, as they m ay dama ge th e finish of th e p ri n te r. 4 Wipe o nly the outs ide of th e prin ter, makin g sure to rem ove any i nk resi du e tha t has a cc umul a te d on the pa p er exit tra y. Warning—Potentia l D amage[...]

Troubles hooting Before you t roubleshoot Use this check list to s olv e most printer problem s: • Mak e s ure the p ower cor d is pl ug ged into t he prin t er and in to a wor ki ng e lect rical ou tlet. • Make su re the pr inter is n ot plugg ed into any sur ge protec tors, unin terrupt ed power supp lies, or extensi on cords. • Ma ke su re[...]

• “Pr inter is pr inti ng bl ank page s” o n pag e 79 • “Pr in ter is b u sy o r d oes n ot r esp o nd” on p age 79 • “C a nn ot del e te d oc um ent s from th e pr in t q ueu e” on p ag e 79 • “C a nn ot pr in t th rou gh U S B ” o n pag e 80 Incorr e ct la nguage appe ars on t he dis pla y If the "Before you troub les[...]

R EM OVE AN D REINSERT THE PR I N T HE A D 1 Op en th e pr in te r an d l i ft th e l at ch. 2 Re m ove th e pr in th ea d. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do no t tou c h th e pr in th ead noz zle s. 3 Wipe t he pri nthead c ontacts us ing a c le an, lint -free c loth. Trou ble sh oo ti ng 76[...]

4 Rein sert the printh ead, and then close the latch unt il it clicks. 5 Clo se the pri n ter. Not e: I f re mov ing an d reins ertin g the prin thead do es not r eso lve the e rro r, then con tact tech nical suppo rt. Soft ware di d not install If you en coun ter ed pro b lems while inst all ing, o r if y ou r prin te r does not appear in th e li [...]

Print job d oe s not print or i s miss ing page s If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: M AKE SU RE TH E INK CARTR IDGES ARE INSERTED CORR ECTL Y 1 Turn the pr inter on , a nd then open the printer. 2 Make su re th e ca rtridges ar e inse rted c orrect ly. Th e [...]

Printe r is pr inting b la nk pa ges Blank pa ges may be c aused by impr oper ly ins talled ink cartridges . R EINSTALL TH E IN K CARTRIDGES AND DEEP CLE AN AND ALIGN THE PRIN T HE A D 1 Rei nsta ll th e ink c artri dg es, see “Re placi ng in k car tri dges” on page 11 for mo re inf orm at ion . If the c artridg es do n ot see m to fit , make s[...]

Cannot pr int thr ough USB If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: C HECK THE US B CONN ECT IO N 1 Check t he USB cab le for a ny ob viou s damage . If the cable is damag ed, th en us e a new o ne. 2 Firmly plug th e square end of the USB cable into the back of th[...]

1 Pre ss to t urn o ff th e p ri n te r. 2 Chec k the pa per tr ay or li ft the scan ner uni t to che ck for jam med pap er. 3 Firml y gras p the paper, a nd th en gently pu ll it o ut. Not e: Be car e ful not to tear the p aper whil e remo v ing it. 4 Pre ss to tur n the prin ter back on. Paper ja m in t he paper s uppo rt Not e: The parts inside [...]

2 Firml y grasp the paper, and gently pull it out. 3 Push do wn the duple x latch and rein sert the du plex unit. 4 Pre ss . 5 From yo ur com puter, res ume th e print job. Paper or s p ecialty me dia m isf eed s These a re poss ible so lution s if pape r or s pecial ty media misfeeds or skew s, o r if mu ltipl e sheets fee d or st ick toget he r. [...]

Print trouble shooting • “Po or quality at the edges of the page” on page 83 • “S treaks or lin es on printe d imag e” on page 83 • “Pr in t spe ed is sl ow” on p age 84 • “Comp uter slow s down wh en pri ntin g” on pag e 84 Poor qu al ity a t the e dges o f t he page If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t [...]

Print spe ed is slow If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: M AXIMIZE COMP UTE R PROCESSING SPEED • Cl ose a ll ap pl icat ions not in us e. • Minimize t he numb er and size of grap hics an d ima ges in the do cument. • Re mo ve a s m any unus ed f ont s as[...]

Copier or s canner doe s no t r esp ond If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: S ET YOUR PRIN T ER AS THE DEFA ULT PRINTER R EM OVE AN D REINSTALL THE PRIN T ER SOFTWARE Sca nner u nit doe s no t c los e 1 Lift the scanner unit . 2 Remove any obstr uct ion keepin[...]

Scan was not succ essful If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow ing: C HECK THE US B CONN ECT IO N 1 Check t he USB cab le for a ny ob viou s damage . If the cable is damag ed, th en us e a new o ne. 2 Firmly plug th e square end of the USB cable into the back of the [...]

• Ma ke s ure mem ory ca rd con t ain s sup port ed fi le ty pes . Noth ing happ ens whe n a memory ca rd is in serted If th e "Mem ory ca rd t roublesh oot ing ch ecklis t" do es not s olv e the problem , then t ry o ne or more of t he f ollow ing: R EIN SER T THE ME MORY CA RD The me m ory card may h ave been inserte d too slowly. R e[...]

Pho tos d o not tr ans fer fro m a me mory car d acr os s a wi rele ss netw or k If th e "Mem ory ca rd t roublesh oot ing ch ecklis t" do es not s olv e the problem , then t ry o ne or more of t he f ollow ing: M AKE SU RE TH AT BO T H TH E PRINTER AND TH E DES TINA TIO N CO MPU T ER ARE TURNED ON AND READY S EL ECT THE CORRE C T CO MP U[...]

• You r WE P key or WPA pas sph ra se is corr e ct (i f yo ur netw or k is secu re ). Log i nto t he w irel ess acc ess poin t (w ireles s rout er) and check the se curity s ettin gs. A sec ur ity k ey is lik e a p ass wor d . Al l d evic es on the sa me w irel e ss n e twor k us ing WE P, WP A, o r WPA 2 s har e t h e sam e se curi t y key . If [...]

M AKE SU RE D EMO M OD E IS TURNED OFF Check to s ee if you r printer has a De mo M ode. Sel ected printer featu res ar e not a vailabl e when Dem o Mode i s tu rn ed on . Fro m the pri nter con trol p a ne l, nav i g ate to De mo Mo de : > De mo M od e . Se le c t Off , a nd th en sa ve t he sett ing. C HECK YOUR WEP KE Y OR WPA PASSPHRASE I f [...]

C HECK YOUR A D VAN CED SECURITY SETTINGS • If yo u are u sing M AC addres s filt ering t o limit ac cess to your wir eless net work , then y ou mus t add the pr in ter MAC address to the list o f addresses a llowed to connec t t o the w ireless a ccess point . • If you set th e wire less acce ss po int to iss ue a li mited number of IP add re [...]

The Contin ue button is u na vailabl e Tr y the foll owing so lutio ns i n the or der t hey a p pea r u ntil the Co nti nue bu tt on be comes a ctive and can b e cli cked: C HECK IF THE US B CA BLE IS SE CURELY PLUGG ED INTO TH E US B PO R T S ON BO T H TH E CO MPUT ER AND TH E PRINTER USB ports are marked with the sym bol . M AKE SU RE TH AT THE P[...]

Not es : • W hen y ou ge t to t he Software Al ready Ins tal led scree n, make su re you se lec t Instal l a pr inte r . • If you have already se t up your printe r, se lect Additi onal Computer when you ge t to the Se tt ing up a new prin ter? scr een to ski p t he ha rdwa re set up wiza rd. C HECK THAT YOUR COMP UTE R IS ABLE TO ACKNOWLE DG E[...]

Wi-Fi in dica t or l ight is gr een but the prin ter does no t p rint (Wi ndows only) If you ha ve comp leted the co nfi gur a ti on f or wi rel ess pri nting an d al l of the sett ings app ear to be co rrect, but th e pri nte r does no t prin t, th en try one o r more of the fol lowi ng: A LLOW TH E WIRELE SS INSTALLATION TO CO MPL ETE Do not at t[...]

5 Cli ck the Po r ts tab. 6 Locate the selecte d port. The s elected port has a chec k beside it in the Port column. 7 If the De sc rip tio n column of the sele c ted port i ndica tes th at it is a USB por t, sc roll th rough th e list a nd sel ect the port wi th Prin ter Port i n the Descr iption co lu mn. Check th e printe r model in the Pri n te[...]

M OVE THE COM PUTE R AN D / OR PRINTER CLOS ER TO THE WIRE LESS ACCESS PO IN T ( WIR ELES S ROUT ER ) Th e p oss ible dista nce betwe en de vices in 8 02.1 1b or 802.11 g netw orks is 3 00 f ee t, while the wire le ss ne twork ra nge po tent ial ly do ub les in 80 2.11n ne twork s. The ra nge of your wi rel ess net work d epen ds on ma ny facto rs,[...]

If yo u are usin g WEP se curity A valid W EP key is: • Exact ly 1 0 or 2 6 hexad ecim al c h aract ers . Hex ade cimal c hara ct ers a re A– F, a–f , and 0– 9. or • Exact ly 5 o r 13 AS CII char act ers . ASC II c ha ract ers are l et ters, nu mb ers, an d s y mbols fou nd on a keyboa rd . If yo u are usin g WPA secu rity A valid WPA pas[...]

3 Check t o see w heth er th e acces s point respon ds: • If t he acc ess poi nt re sp on ds, y ou wil l see sev e ral l ine s a ppe ar tha t st ar t with “ Re ply fr om .” It i s pos si b le th at th e prin t e r did no t co nn e ct to th e wir e les s net wo rk. Tu rn off and th en re s ta rt the pri nte r to try to connec t a gain. • If [...]

1 Cli ck or St a r t . 2 Cli ck All Programs or Pr o g ra m s , and th e n se lect th e prin ter pro g ram fol der fr om the list. 3 Sel ect Pri nte r Home . 4 Cli ck the Setting s ta b. 5 Cli ck the Wirele ss set up utility lin k . Not e: Yo u may b e pr ompte d to con nect t he pri nter to the co mp uter a gain using th e i nstalla tion cable as [...]

If the p rin ter and/o r th e lapt op does no t have a n IP a ddress, o r if ei ther has a n addres s of 1 69.254.x .y (whe re x a nd y ar e any t wo numbers between 0 a nd 255 ): 1 Turn off t he device that does no t h ave a va lid IP a ddress (the laptop, the prin ter, or both). 2 Tu rn on the d e vi ce(s ). 3 Check t he IP a ddresses ag ain. If [...]

6 Cli ck the box n ext to Enabl e bid ir ecti o nal s upp or t if it is no t al read y ch ecke d. 7 Cli ck Apply . 8 Cli ck OK , a nd t h en tr y to p r in t ag ai n . Comm unic ation wit h p rinte r lo st w hen co nne cte d to Vir tual P riva te Networ k ( VPN ) You will lose you r co nnecti on to a wi reles s pri nter on you r l ocal netwo r k wh[...]

E LI MIN AT E SOURCES OF I N TE RFERE NCE C om mon ho useho ld it ems ca n pote nt ial ly disr upt wi rele ss netw ork co mmuni catio ns. Cor dles s phones (b ut not cellular phones ), micro wave oven s, baby moni tors, alm ost any kitch en applian ce, wir eless surve illance equi pment, ne arby wi rele ss ne twork s, and any appli anc e cont ainin[...]

7 Type th e IP a ddress you wa nt to a ssign to the p rin ter in the I P A ddres s field. 8 Cli ck the Submit bu tt on. The Submitt ing Selection mess age appear s. Confirm that t he IP addr ess is upda ted by typin g the s tatic IP address i n the bro wser address f ield and ch ecking t o see if t h e prin ter We b pa ge rel oads. C HECK FO R KN O[...]

Index A ad hoc SSID 56 WEP 5 6 ad hoc n et work 65 ad hoc wir ele s s net w ork adding a printer 5 8 crea ti ng u sin g Wi ndo ws 5 6 additional compu ters inst al lin g wi rel ess pr in ter 54 AliceBox 55 ali gni ng the pr inth ead 71 app liances wir eles s netwo rk 66 app licat io n lis t downloa ding 51 up dati ng 51 as si gn in g IP a dd r es s[...]

E Eco- Mode usin g 15 editin g phot os using p rinte r c ont rol panel 31 energy co nse rving 6 enlar ging a n imag e 43 envelo pes 22 lo adin g 27 prin ting 27 er ror usin g me mory c a rd 86 Ethe rnet 68 ex te r ior o f th e pr in ter cle a ni ng 7 2 e-m ailing scanned docu ments 50 F factor y default sett ings res ett ing in ter na l wir eles s [...]

fin din g IP ad dr ess of prin t er 69 IP addresses 69 no wi reles s netwo rk 56 not hing h appe ns when me mory car d is inser te d 8 7 P page does not prin t 78 Pages p er Sh eet copi es 45 pap er co nse rving 6 paper a nd media bann er paper 22 envelo pes 22 hea vywei ght matte pa per 22 ind ex c ards 2 3 iro n-on tr ansfe rs 23 phot o car ds 23[...]

proof sheet usin g 33 proto col 69 public atio ns finding 7 R re cyc li ng 6 De ll produ c ts 12 re duc ing a n imag e 43 re peatin g an image 44 re placin g ink car tr idg es 11 re set ti ng int ern al wi re les s pri nt serv er to factor y default sett ings 89 rese tting to f acto ry defa ults 16 re sumin g prin t job 4 0 re vers e page or de r 2[...]

pr in te r doe s n ot res p on d 79 prin ter pr intin g bla nk p age s 79 pr in th ead e rro r 75 softwar e did not i nstall 7 7 trou blesho oti ng, wireles s cann ot pri nt ov er wirel ess net work 89 chan ging wir eless set tings afte r ins tall ati on (Win dows ) 56 phot os do n ot pri nt f rom mem ory card acro ss wi rel e ss ne tw ork 8 8 reso[...]