Dell Laser Printer 2230d manual

Dell 22 30d Lase r Print er User's Guide Novembe r 2008 www.dell.com | support.dell.com[...]

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Contents Saf et y info rma ti on.. .... ... .. ... .... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .. .9 Lear ning ab out the print er.. ... ..... .. .. ..... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .... .. ... .... .. ... ..... .. .10 Printer configurations... ...................... ............ ........... .......... ...............[...]

Under standing t he se condary error li ght se quences ... ....... ...... ....... .............. ....... ....... ....... .............. ...... . ....... .............. .... 46 Under standing t he se condary paper j am light sequen ces ................... ....... ....... ....... ............. ....... ....... ....... ....... ............ 50 Lo adi ng[...]

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Admini str ati ve su ppor t... .. .... .... . .... .... .... . .... .... .. ... .... .. ... .... .. .... ... .... .96 Adjusting Power Saver....... ......... ........ ................ ........ ........ ................ ........ ........ ......... ......... ...... ........ ......... ................ .....96 Restoring the factory d efault se ttings...[...]

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S afety information Connec t the power supp ly cord to a properl y grounded electri cal outlet that is near the produc t and easily acces sible. CA UTION—SHO CK HAZARD: Do not s et up thi s pr oduc t or mak e any el ectr ica l or cabli ng conn ecti ons , suc h as t he pow er su pply cor d or t elep hone, du rin g a li ghtnin g st orm . Refer ser [...]

Learning abo ut the printer Printer configuratio ns Basic m odel The f ol lowi ng il lus tr ation sho ws the pri nte r fron t with its bas ic fea ture s or par ts: 1 Front d oor releas e button 2 Paper sto p 3 Sta n dar d exi t bin 4 Prin ter cont rol panel 5 Sys t em b oa rd do o r 6 Sta n dard 25 0- sh eet tr ay (Tr ay 1) 7 Manual feeder door 8 F[...]

1 Rear door 2 USB port 3 Para llel po rt 4 Pri nter power c ord socket 5 Power button (On/Off switch) 6 L ocking device Conf igured models The foll owing i llust ration shows th e printer con figured with an o ptiona l 250 -sheet dr awer: Lear n ing a bou t th e pri nt er 11[...]

1 Front d oor releas e button 2 Paper sto p 3 Sta n dar d exi t bin 4 Prin ter cont rol panel 5 Sys t em b oa rd do o r 6 Sta n dard 25 0- sh eet tr ay (Tr ay 1) 7 O ptio nal 25 0-s heet d ra wer (T ra y 2) 8 Manual feeder door 9 Front d o or The foll owing i llust ration shows th e printer con figured with an o ptiona l 550 -sheet dr awer: Lear n [...]

1 Front d oor releas e button 2 Paper sto p 3 Sta n dar d exi t bin 4 Prin ter cont rol panel 5 Sys t em b oa rd do o r 6 Sta n dard 25 0- sh eet tr ay (Tr ay 1) 7 O ptio nal 55 0-s heet d ra wer (T ra y 2) 8 Manual feeder door 9 Front d o or Understa nding the pr inter contr ol panel The p rin ter co ntro l pa nel fea tures six ligh ts and tw o bu[...]

Item 1 Erro r lig ht 2 Jam l igh t 3 Lo ad paper li ght 4 Ton e r l i g ht 5 Read y lig ht 6 Contin ue button 7 Stop button Attachi ng cables 1 Conn ect th e pr inter to a com put er usin g USB or p ara lle l cabl e. 2 Conn ect th e po wer cord to the p rin ter fi rst a nd th en to a wa ll ou tle t. Lear n ing a bou t th e pri nt er 14[...]

1 USB port 2 Para llel po rt 3 Pri nter power c ord socket Lear n ing a bou t th e pri nt er 15[...]

Understa nding the printer menus A nu mber o f menu s are avai lab le to ma ke it ea sy f or you to c hange th e pr inter setti ngs. You ma y print a menu s list by pr inting t he m enu se ttings pa ge. From a print er conn ected by USB or para llel ca ble, ac cess t he m enus by usin g the L ocal Pr inte r Set ting s Util ity f or Micr oso ft ® W[...]

Men u it em Des c ri p ti o n Set Siz e menu for Ma nual Paper A4 A5 Ex ecu ti ve Foli o JIS B5 Leg a l Letter Ofic io (Mexico) Statement Universal Lets you specify the size of the paper being loaded in the manual f eeder Note: Letter is the US factory default setting. A4 is the inter national factory default setting. Set Size menu f or Manual Enve[...]

Men u it em Des c ri p ti o n Set Type menu f or M anual Paper Plain Pa per Card St ock Transpar ency Bon d Letterh ead Preprinted Color ed Pa per Lig ht P ap e r Heavy Pa per Rough/ Cotton Cust om T ype < x> Lets you specify the type of paper being ma nually loaded Note: Plain P aper is th e factory d efault se tting. Set Type menu for M anu[...]

Men u it em Des c ri p ti o n Sele ct T ext ure Smooth Nor ma l Roug h After you select a setting for S elect Typ e, the Select Textur e feature lets y ou set the texture for th at type of media. Notes: • Normal i s the fac tor y default s ettin g for mos t items . • Rough is the factory default settin g fo r Bond. • When Rough Texture is the[...]

Paper L oading m enu Men u it em Descri ption Sele ct T ype Rec ycl ed Lo ad in g Bon d L o ad i ng Letterh ead loading Preprinted Loading Color ed Load ing Lig ht L o adi n g Heavy Load ing Cust om L oa ding Specif ies the paper type No te : After you select the type of paper , the Set Loadin g menu appears. Set Loa ding • Duplex • Of f Specif[...]

Univ ersal Se tup m enu These men u items are used to specif y the heig ht, width, and feed direct ion of the Univer sal Pape r S i ze. The Un iversal Paper Size is a user- defined p aper size. It is listed with the other paper size settin gs and includes simila r options, such as s upport for duple x prin ting an d pr inting mu ltiple pag es on on[...]

USB me nu Men u it em Des c ri p ti o n PC L S martS wi tch On Of f Sets the printer to au tomatically s witch to PCL emulation wh en a print j ob received through a U SB port req u i res it, rega rdless of the defa ult pri nter language Notes: • On is the factory def ault s etting. • When the Off setting is used, the pr inter does not examine [...]

Paral lel menu Men u it em Des c ri p ti o n PC L S martS wi tch On Of f Sets the printer to au tomatically s witch to PCL emulation wh en a print j ob received through a para llel port requi res it, regardles s of the default prin ter language Notes: • On is the factory def ault s etting. • When the Off setting is used, the pr inter does not e[...]

Men u it em Des c ri p ti o n Protocol Sta n dar d Fast bytes Specifies the parallel por t protocol Notes: • Fastbytes is the factory default setti ng. It pr ovides compatibili ty wi th most existi ng parallel por ts and is the recommen ded setting . • The Stan dard setti ng tries to res olve parallel por t communica tion problems. Honor Init O[...]

Men u it em Desc ription Al arm Cartrid ge Al arm Off Single The display shows a message wh en the toner is low. Notes: • Off is the fact ory defaul t set ting. T he Toner is low messag e will appear as a w arning. • Sin g le me an s t he Tone r is low mes s age wi ll ap pear and the indi cator light will b link red. Timeouts Power Save r Disab[...]

Men u it em Desc ription Pr int Rec ove ry Page Prote ct On Off Lets the printer successfully print a page that may n ot have printed otherwise Notes: • Off is the factor y default settin g. Off prints a parti a l page wh en there i s not enough memory to print the wh ole page. • On sets the prin ter to process the wh ole page so that t he enti[...]

Men u it em Desc ription Resource Save On Of f Specifies h ow the pri nter handles tempora ry downloads, such as fonts and macros stored in RA M, when the printer receives a job that requir e s more memor y than is av ailable Notes: • Off is the factor y default setti ng. Off sets the printer to retain the download s only until memory is needed .[...]

Men u it em Descri ption Co llate O ff (1 ,1,1, 2 ,2,2 ) O n (1,2 ,1,2, 1,2) Stacks th e pages of a prin t job i n sequence when printing multiple copies Notes: • On is the fa ctory default setting, so the pa ges wil l be printed seq uentially. • Both setting s print the entir e job the same nu mber of times. Separator Sheets None Between Copie[...]

Men u it em Descri ption N-up Bor der None Sol id Prints a border around each page image wh en using N-up (pages-sides) Note: None is the factory d efault settin g. Quality menu Men u it em Descri ption Print Resolution 300 d p i 600 d p i 12 00 dp i 1200 I Q 2400 I Q Specif ies the prin ted output resolution Note: 600 dpi is the f actory default s[...]

Post Script menu Men u it em Desc ription Pr int PS Er ror On Of f Prints a page contai ning the P ostScrip t error Note: Off i s the factory d efault setting. Font Priority Res i dent Flas h/Dis k Es tablis hes t he font s earc h order Notes: • Resid ent is the factory def ault setting. • A f ormatted flash memor y opti on card must be insta l[...]

Men u it em Descri ption PCL E mulation Settings Pitch 0.08– 100 Spe cifies the font p itc h for scal able m onos paced fonts Notes: • 10 is the factory d efaul t setting. • Pitc h refers to the n umber of fix ed-space ch aracters per in ch (cpi ). • Pitc h can be increased or decr ea sed in 0 . 01-cpi inc rements. • For no nscal able mon[...]

Men u it em Descri ption Tray Ren umb er Assign MP F eeder Off Non e 0–1 99 Assi g n T r ay <x > Off Non e 0–1 99 Assi g n M an ual P ap er Off Non e 0–1 99 Assi g n M an En v Off Non e 0–1 99 Configu res the printer to wor k with printer s oftware or pr ograms that us e different source assignments for trays, drawers, and feeders Not[...]

Additional printer setup Installing int ernal optio ns Acce ssing t he s ystem bo ard to ins ta ll inte rnal opt ions CA UTION—SHO CK HAZARD: When acc essing th e sys tem board, turn th e prin ter off, an d then unplu g the pow er cord from the wal l outl et befor e conti nuing. I f you have o ther devices att ached to the printer, then turn them[...]

Insta lling a me mory card CAUTI ON—SHOCK H AZAR D: If you are acces sing the system bo ard or insta lling optiona l hardwa re or memory de v ice s some ti me a fter s e ttin g up th e pr in ter , t he n t ur n th e pr i nte r o ff, an d un plu g t he pow er c o rd fr om t he wall outlet befor e conti nuing. I f you ha ve any ot her dev ices atta[...]

6 Push the memory car d into the conn ecto r unt il the l a t ches sna p int o pl ace . It ma y req u ire so me f orce to f ul ly s eat the c ar d. 7 Ensur e tha t each latch fits over the notc h o n each end of the card. 8 Close t he syst em boa rd door. 9 Turn th e pri nter back on. 10 In Windo ws V ista ® : a Cl ic k  Co nt ro l Pan el . b C[...]

In Wind ows ® XP and 2000 : a Cl ic k Start  Contro l Pane l . b Doub le-c lick Printers and Ot her Hardwa re . c Doub le-c lick Printers and Faxe s . 11 Right -cli ck the D ell 2230 d La ser P rint er icon. 12 Clic k Prop er ti e s . 13 Clic k Install O ptions . Not e: Mem or y cards desi gne d fo r o the r pri nters may not wor k with your pr[...]

5 Inse rt the tr ay in to the su ppo rt unit. 6 Place the dr awer i n the l ocation chosen for t he pri nter. 7 Ali gn the hole s in the pri nte r wit h the po siti oni ng po sts o n the draw er, and low er the pri nter i nto p lace . 8 Turn th e pri nter back on. 9 In Windo ws V ista ® : a Cl ic k  Co nt ro l Pan el . b Cl ic k Hard ware an d [...]

Printing the printer settings configura tion sheet The pri nte r se tting s confi gur at ion she et sho ws the cu rre nt con figur ati on se ttin gs. I t al so p rov ides inst ruc tio ns on how to na vigat e thr oug h t he co nfig urat ion men us to sel ec t an d sa ve n ew se tt ings . To pr int t he pr in ter s ett ing s con figu ratio n sh eet: [...]

Interpreting the printer control panel li ghts Understa nding the printe r cont rol panel light sequences Unde rstan ding the p rimary li ght s equence s Printe r control panel Li ghts a n d butt ons 1 Erro r 2 Ja m 3 L oa d pa pe r 4 Toner 5 Rea dy 6 Conti nu e 7 St op The printer control panel featur es six lights and two butto ns. The lights can[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do Rep lac e P C K it - Blink ing - Blinki ng - On Replace the photocon ductor kit. For m ore i nf o rma ti on , s ee “Replacing th e photoconductor k it” o n p age 91. Read y - On (green) Send a job to pri nt. Power S av er - On (yellow) Send a job to pri nt. I nterp ret ing the pr int er cont rol pan el lig ht [...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do Hex Trac e Ready - Slowl y Blinking Use Hex Trace to troubles hoot pr in t in g pr o bl e ms . Bu sy - Blinki ng Wai t or pre s s . Flushi ng B uff er - Blink ing - Blinki ng Wait u ntil the printer retur n s to the Ready state. I nterp ret ing the pr int er cont rol pan el lig ht s 41[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do Waitin g - On - On Wait f or the light seq u ence t o clear. Canceli ng jo b - On - On - On - On - On - On Wait f or the light seq u ence t o clear. Inv alid Engin e Code - On - On Press and release . To avoid this light seq uence in th e future, ensure that you us e a valid code when pr ogramming the printer. I n[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do Not re ad y - On Press and release either or l to retu rn to the Read y state. Ca rtridg e regi on mi smatch - On - On Repla ce the to ner cart ridge with one suitable for your region. For more in formation, see “Replacing the ton er cartrid ge” on pag e 89. F ro nt d o or is op e n - On Close the f ront door.[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do No pa per in T ray 1 or Tray 2 - On - On Lo ad paper i n Tray 1 or Tray 2 . No paper i n manual f eeder - On Load paper i n the manual feeder. Remov e paper from the st andard ex it bin - Blin king Remov e printed pa ges from the standard exit b in, and then press and releas e to clear the lig ht se quence a nd co[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do Cartrid ge is low - On - On • Press and release to clear the li ght sequence and continue pr ocessing the print job. • With th e printer tu rned off, remov e the toner ca rtridge and shake it to ex tend it s life. • Replace the toner car tridge, and then turn the pri n ter on. For m ore i nfo rmat i on , s e[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you c an do Paper jam - On - On Press twice quickly to see the sec o nd a r y pa pe r ja m co d e . F or m o re infor matio n, see “U nder standing the sec on da ry p ap er j a m l igh t s e qu en ce s” o n pa ge 5 0. Unde rst anding the s eco ndary er ror ligh t se qu ences When t he an d lights are on sim u ltan eous ly[...]

Ligh t se que nce s What yo u can do Complex pa ge, some da ta may not have printed - On - On - On • Simplif y the pag e by reducin g the amount of text, graphics, fonts, or macros. • Set Pag e Pr otec t to On. • Print the page th at may not have prin ted. For mor e informati o n, se e “P rint R ec o ve ry” on page 26. • Instal l additi[...]

Ligh t se que nce s What yo u can do Host interface disabled - On - Blinki ng - Blin king - On Pres s to c lear the code. The print er di scards a ny print jo bs previously s en t. Mem or y fu ll - On - On - On - On • Pres s to clear the message and contin ue the pri n t job. • Press an d releas e to can cel the pr int job. • Pres s and hol d[...]

Ligh t se que nce s What yo u can do Inv alid e ngi ne code - On - On - On Download valid en gine cod e to the interna l print server. Ca rtridg e regi on mi smatch - On - Blin king - On Replace the ton er cartridge with one tha t is suitable f or your regi on . For m ore i nformati o n, s ee “Replacing the toner c artridge” on page 89. Inv ali[...]

Ligh t se que nce s What yo u can do Replace mis sing or defective cartridge - On - Blin king - On Replace the toner cartr idge. For more information, s ee “Replacing the toner ca rtridge” on page 89. Cartr idge part number n ot supported by device - On - On - On Rem ove the tone r car tridge an d r epl a ce i t wit h a su ppo r t ed to ne r ca[...]

Sec on dary pape r jam seq uence s o n th e pri nter co nt rol pane l Ligh t se que nce What you can do to acces s the jam 20 0.y y P ap er j am - On - On - On Try one or mor e of the following: • Rem ove T r ay 1. • Remove the photoconductor k it an d toner ca rt ri dg e uni t . 20 1.y y P ap er j am - On - On - On Remove the photocondu ctor k[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you can do to acces s the jam 23 1.y y P ap er j am - On - Blin king - On Open the front door , and then open the rear door. 23 3.y y P ap er j am - On - Blin king - Blinki ng - On Try one or mor e of the following: • Rem ove T r ay 1. • Open the front door, and then open the rear door. 23 4.y y P ap er j am - On - Blinki[...]

Ligh t se que nce What you can do to acces s the jam 23 5.y y P ap er j am - On - Blin king - Blinki ng - On Try one or mor e of the following: • Clear the jam at the standard exit bin . • Load paper sup ported by th e duplex fun ction. F or more in form ation, se e “Pa per sizes su pported by the pr in ter” on page 68. 24x. yy Pa pe r j a [...]

Ligh t se que nce What you can do to acces s the jam 25 1.y y P ap er j am - On - On - On - On Clear the paper jam from the manu a l feeder. Not e: For m ore inf or mat ion, s ee “ C learin g jams ” on pa ge 9 7. I nterp ret ing the pr int er cont rol pan el lig ht s 54[...]

Loading p aper and s pecialty m edia This sect ion explains how to load the 250- and 550-s heet trays, an d the m a nual feeder. It also inclu des informat ion about s e tting the paper size and paper type. Setting the pape r size and paper ty pe Ensu re tha t the setti ngs f or th e tr ays r eflect the siz e and typ e of p aper loa ded in th e tra[...]

Proper paper loading preven ts jams and facilitates trou ble-free printin g. 1 Pull the tra y com plete ly out. Do n ot remo ve tra ys whil e a j ob prin ts or when t he Bus y ligh t sequ ence appea rs on t he pri nter contr ol pan el. Doing so ma y ca u se a ja m. Busy - Blink ing 2 Squeeze the w idth guide t abs, an d then s lide t hem to the sid[...]

If yo u are loa ding a longer s ize of pap er like A4 or legal, squeeze t he lengt h guide tab s and slide th e length gu ide back war ds to th e posi tio n for th e le ng th of pa per yo u are l oading . Th e tra y exte nd s bac kwar ds. If you are lo ad ing A6-s ize p aper: a Squeeze the length guide tabs toget her as shown, and sl ide th e lengt[...]

1 Maximum f ill line Not e: When lo ad ing lett erhead, plac e the to p edg e of th e shee t towa rd t he fron t of th e tray . Load the le tter hea d wi th the des ign pla ced face down . 6 Squeeze t he width guide tabs on the r ight guide, and slide the width guides to lightly touch the side of the stack. Load ing paper and spe cia lty me dia 58[...]

7 Inse rt the tr ay. 8 If a di ffer ent ty pe of pap er was lo a ded than the typ e pre vio usl y loa ded in the tra y, cha n g e the Pa per Typ e sett ing. Fo r m ore in form at ion, se e “Set ti ng t h e pap er siz e a nd p a per t ype ” on pag e 55 . Not e: The differen ce betw een the s tandard 250-sh eet tray and th e optio nal 250- and 5 [...]

3 Inse rt the tr ay. Usi ng t h e m an ual f ee der The manu al feeder is loc ated inside th e manual feeder door of the printer a nd can feed onl y one she et of paper at a time. You can use t he manua l feeder t o quickly pr int o n paper types or sizes tha t are not currentl y loaded in t he tray. 1 Open the m anu al feeder door. Load ing paper [...]

2 When t he light is lit, load the paper f a ceup into the cent er of the manual feeder. Not es: • Load letterhea d faceup, with the top of the sheet enter ing first. • Load en vel opes w ith t he f lap si de d own and with the st amp area as s hown . 3 Feed pa per int o the m anua l feeder on ly to the po in t w here its leadin g edg e can c o[...]

To open the paper stop, pull it s o it flips f orwar d. Not es: • Do not leave the paper stop in the open position if yo u are printing on tran sparen cies. Doing so may caus e creases in the tr anspar encies. • When mov in g the pr in ter t o anot her l ocat ion, m ake sure t he pa per stop is closed . Linking and unlinking tra ys Linking tray[...]

To unlin k tray s from a locally conn ecte d printer, do one of the fol lowin g: • On a Wind ows compu ter, acces s the Pape r menu thr ough the Lo cal Pri nter Sett i ngs Utility. The n, cha nge the Pap er Ty pe an d Pa per Si ze sett i ngs of th e tra y so that they do no t mat ch th e setti ng s of any oth er tr ay. • On a Macint o sh comp u[...]

Paper a nd specialty m edia guide Paper guidelines Pape r capaci tie s The capa cities o f the tr ays and t he man ual feeder are ba sed on 75 g/m 2 (20 lb) pa per. Loa d up to Notes Tray 1 250 s he et s of pa pe r 150 sheets of A6-size paper 50 paper labels 50 tran sparenc ies Vinyl, p harma cy, or dual- sided la bels are not suppor ted. Us e pape[...]

Cu rl Cur l is the tend ency for pap er to cu rl at its ed ges. Exce ssive cu rl can cause p aper feedi ng probl ems. Cu rl can occur after the pa per passes t hroug h the pr inter , whe re it is ex pose d to h igh tempe ratures. Stor ing paper u nwrapp ed in hot , humi d, c o ld , o r d ry co nditi ons , ev en in t he t rays , ca n co ntri bu te t[...]

Select ing pa per Using app ropriate pa per prev ents jams and hel ps en sure tro uble-fre e prin ting. To help avoid jams an d po or print qua lity : • Always use n ew , und amage d p aper. • Befor e l oadin g pape r, k now th e rec omm ended prin t s ide o f the paper. This in form atio n is us ual ly in dicat ed o n the pap er pac kage. • [...]

Storing pa per Use these paper stor age guidelin es to help avoid jams and uneven prin t qualit y: • For best resu lts, st ore pape r where t he t emperatur e is 21°C ( 70°F) a nd the r elative h umidity i s 40%. Most label ma nu fac t ur ers re co mm en d pr in tin g in a te mp e rat ur e r a nge o f 1 8 to 2 4°C ( 65 to 7 5°F ) wi th r ela [...]

Pape r s izes s up porte d by t he pr inter Paper size Dim ens io n s St and a rd 250-sh eet tray Option al 2 50- or 550 -sheet tr a y Manual f eeder Duplex path A4 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in. ) A5 148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8. 3 in.) X A6 1 105 x 148 mm (4.1 x 5. 8 in.) X X Exec ut ive 18 4 x 26 7 mm (7.3 x 10.5 in. ) X Folio 216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13 in .[...]

Paper size Dim ens io n s St and a rd 250-sh eet tray Option al 2 50- or 550 -sheet tr a y Manual f eeder Duplex path 10 Envel ope 105 x 241 mm (4.1 x 9. 5 in.) X X X Other Enve lope 229 x 356 mm (9 x 14 in.) X X X 1 A6 i s supported on ly for grain long pa pers. 2 Thi s siz e s et ti ng for ma ts t h e p age fo r 21 6 x 35 6 mm (8 . 5 x 14 in.) un[...]

Setting up for local printing Windows ® Some Windo ws operat ing s yst ems may alread y incl ude a prin ter d river t hat i s c ompat ible wi th th e pr inter . Not e: Inst allin g custom driver s do not replace t he syst em driver. A se parate prin ter obj ect is creat ed and appear s in the Prin ters folder . Operating System: Use this typ e of [...]

c Doub le-c lick Printers and Faxe s . In Win dows XP (Classic S tart menu) : Cl ic k Start  Settings  Printers and Faxes . In Win dows Vista (Classic Start menu) and all other Win dows versions : Clic k Sta rt  Settings  Pr in te rs . 3 Dou ble- click Add Printer . The Add Printer Wiz ard ope n s. 4 Clic k Next . 5 Selec t Loc al print[...]

Macintosh ® Maci ntosh OS 9 or later is requ ired f or US B pr inti ng . In ord er to print to a U SB pri nter, c reate a Des ktop Pr inte r ico n (Ma c OS 9), or add th e pr inter in P r int Ce nter or Pr inter Se tup U tili ty ( M ac O S X). Mac O S X: Add ing t he Pri nte r in Print C ent er or Printe r S etup Uti lity 1 Inst all sup port f or [...]

5 Sel ect the prin ter, and the n click OK . The pr inter appears in the Printer (U SB) windo w. 6 In t he PostScr ipt Printer De scrip tion (PPD) File s ectio n, click Auto Set up . Ensu re that t he pri nte r PPD ma tches th e prin ter model . 7 Clic k Create . 8 Clic k Sa ve . 9 En te r a na me f or th e pr in te r, an d t h en c lic k OK . Th e[...]

S oftware Ove rview Use the Drivers and Utilit ies CD tha t ca me with you r p rinte r t o inst all a c ombin at ion of sof twa re appl icat ions, depen ding on your operatin g system. Not e: I f yo u pu rc has ed y our pr in ter and co mp ut er s epar ate l y, y ou m us t u se t he Drivers and Utilities CD to inst all th ese sof tware app licat io[...]

• Pos tScri p t • Par allel • USB Paper Finish ing Qu al i ty Set up • Paper Sour ce • Paper Size • Paper Ty pe • Cust om T ype s • Substitute Size • Paper T ext ure • Paper Wei ght • Duplex B inding • Copi es • Bla n k Pa ge s • Collation • Se parator S h eets • Se parator S o urce • Multipage (pages/side) • Mul[...]

• Font ref ere nc es • For m ass oci atio ns Dell Pr inter Ale rt Utilit y Not e: This appli cat ion is not ava ilable wit h Wi ndow s 2000. The Dell Printer Aler t Utilit y informs you when there are errors requ iring your inter ventio n on your printer . When ther e is an error, a bubble ap pears tell ing you what th e erro r is, and p oin ts[...]

3 Fro m the Add Printer dial og box , ch oos e one of t he foll owi ng: • If you ar e us ing a U SB c onnect ion, make s ure t he USB c able i s co nnected to t he com puter and pr inter, and then do t he f ollowing : a Cl ick Add a lo cal printe r . b Fro m t he Use an e xisting por t: drop-dow n menu, selec t Vi rtual print er port f or USB , a[...]

Cl ic k Start  Pro grams or All Programs  Dell Print ers  D e ll 22 30d L aser Print er . 2 Cl ic k Dell Print er Supplies Reo rder Applic ation . Th e Ord e r Su pp l ie s dial og box opens . 3 If M ultiple Printe rs Found launch es, sele ct th e prin ter you ar e ordering the suppli es for. 4 Follow the inst ruction s on the screen. • [...]

Printing Th is chap ter cove rs prin t ing, prin te r r epor ts , and job c anc el atio n. Sel ect io n and ha nd ling of pap e r and spec i alt y med ia ca n affec t ho w rel iab ly doc umen ts prin t . For m ore i nfor matio n, see “ Avoi ding jams” on pag e 9 7 and “St ori ng pap er” on pa ge 67. Printing a document 1 Loa d pape r into a[...]

b Customize t he sett ings as needed i n the P rint dialog: 1 With a docu ment o pen, c hoose File > Prin t . 2 Select a P aper Sou rce op tio n, an d then cho ose the tray l oaded w ith the appr opriat e pa per. 3 Cl ick Print . Printing on bot h sides of the paper If y ou wan t to pri nt two -sided pa ges for ever y pr int job, or for m ost pr[...]

Printing spec ialty documents Ti ps on using letter head Page orientat ion is impor tant when print ing on l etterhead. Use th e followi ng table to determi ne which dir ectio n to loa d the l etter head: Sou rc e o r pr oce s s Pr int si de and p aper orie nta tion • Sta n dar d 25 0- sh ee t t ra y • O ptio nal 25 0-shee t tr ay • O ptio na[...]

Sou rc e o r pr oce s s Pr int si de and p aper orie nta tion Manual feeder (duplex printing ) Preprinted letterhead d esig n is placed facedown. The top edge of the s heet with the logo should enter the manual feeder last. Note: Ch eck with the manufa cturer or vendor to d etermine whether the ch osen preprinted letterh ead is acceptable for las e[...]

– Have a ny expos ed adhesi ve when the flap is in t he s eale d or c losed p ositio n – Ha ve be nt co r ne r s – Have rough, cockl e, or laid fini shes • Adjust the width guides to fit the width of the e nvelopes. Not e: A combin ation of high humidit y (over 6 0%) and the h igh pr inting temperat ure m ay wrin kle or seal envelopes . Ti [...]

Printi ng a book let 1 Clic k the Page La yout ta b. 2 Clic k More P age L ayou t Opti on s . 3 Clic k Bo okle t . 4 Clic k OK . Not es: • The book let feat ure au tomati cally ena bles 2 -sided printing with s hort-edg e con trol, so any 2-sided printing option s must be se t before select ing t he booklet functi on. After Book le t is select ed[...]

- On - On - On - On 5 Pres s and rel ease until you se e the l i g ht seq uence for pr int qu ality tes t pag es, as in dicate d on the pr inte r sett ing s conf igur ation page. 6 Pre ss an d ho ld unti l all the l ights c ycle . Af te r a few min ut es, the pri nt q ual i ty te st pa ges pr in t. Th e pag e s in clu de : • An inf orm ation page[...]

From t he W indow s t askbar: When you send a j o b to prin t, a sm all printer icon appear s in the right corn er of the taskbar. 1 Dou ble- click the pr inte r ic on . A list of print jobs appea rs in the printer window . 2 Selec t a job to cance l. 3 From the k eyboa rd, p res s De lete . For Macint osh user s In Ma c O S X ver sion 10. 5: 1 Fro[...]

Maintaini ng the printer Pe riodi call y, ce rtain tas ks are re qui red to m ain tain optim um pri nt qu alit y. Order ing supplies Printe r a ttac hed loc ally to a co mputer 1 In Win dows Vista® (default Start m enu): a Cl ic k  Pro grams . b Cl ic k Dell Pr inters . c Cl ic k D ell 2230 d La ser P rint er . In Wind ows ® X P and 2000 : Cli[...]

• High hu midi ty ab ove 80% • Salty a ir • Corr osive gase s • Heavy dust Conserving supplies Conse rvin g supp lies us ing the p rinte r menu s There are some settings you can chan ge in the printer menus that will help you conser ve toner and paper. If th e prin ter is c onnected t o the compu ter by a USB or par allel cable, open th e L[...]

3 Rein se rt the cart ridg e, and cont in ue pri ntin g. Not e: Repeat thi s procedur e mul tiple times unt il the print r emain s faded, an d th en replac e th e cartridg e. Replacing su pplies Repla cing t he t oner ca rtridg e Ligh t sequ en ce Toner is low - On - On When the “Toner is low” light sequ ence appears or when you experienc e fad[...]

2 Pres s th e button on the base of th e phot ocon ducto r kit, a nd t hen pull t he toner c artr idge ou t using the h and le. 3 Unpa ck the new to ner cart rid ge. Warning—Potentia l Damag e: When replacin g a ton er ca rtridge, do n ot l eave the new cartridge exposed to direct l ight for an ex tended per iod of time. E xtend ed light expos ur[...]

Replac ing t he ph oto cond uctor ki t The prin ter notifi es you when th e p hotocon ductor k it reaches a pag e maximu m. The printer does thi s by displaying the “Photocon duct or life warning” light sequence or the “Repla ce photocondu ctor” light sequ ence. Ligh t se quenc es Photo condu ctor life war ning - Blin king - On Replac e pho[...]

To replace the photoco nductor kit: 1 Open t he fron t do or by pre ssing t he bu tton on the left si de of th e p rint er and low eri ng the fron t d oor. 2 Pull the phot o con ducto r kit a nd ton er cart rid ge to get her as a unit out o f the pri nter by pull ing o n the ton e r ca rtri dge ha ndl e. Not e: The phot ocon duct or kit and toner c[...]

5 Inse rt th e tone r car tridg e into the ph oto condu ctor ki t by a l ig nin g the roller s on the t oner ca rtridg e with the tra ck s. Push the toner cartri dge in un til it cli cks int o plac e. 6 Ins tall t he uni t int o th e prin ter by a lign ing the ar rows on the g uid es of t he un it with the a rrows in t he pr inter . Push the u nit [...]

Moving the printer Befo re m oving the prin te r C AUT ION —P OTE NT IAL IN JU RY : Foll ow thes e guidel ines to av oid p ersonal i njury or pr inter damage: • Turn the printer o ff us ing th e pow er swit ch, a nd then unplug the po wer cord from the wal l out let. • Disconnect all cords a nd cables from the print er before movi ng it. • [...]

S ett in g th e pr inte r up i n a new loc ati on When the print er is set up , al low cl eara nce arou nd it as show n. 1 300 m m ( 1 2.0 i n. ) 2 300 m m ( 1 2.0 i n. ) 3 20 0 mm ( 8. 0 in.) 4 12.7 mm (0 .5 in .) 5 300 m m ( 1 2.0 i n. ) Shippin g t he pr inter When shipp ing th e pr inter, us e the ori ginal p acka ging or cal l the p lace of pu[...]

Administrative su pport Adjusting Power Sa ver Increa se or d e crease the number of minutes before the printer enter s Power Saver mode. If y our pr inter i s co nnected to a comp uter b y a USB o r para llel ca ble, use th e Loca l Pr inter Se ttin gs Util ity fo r Wi ndows or Prin t er S et ting s for M aci ntos h. 1 Clic k Se tu p . 2 Ensur e t[...]

Clearing jams Avoiding jams The f ol lowi ng hi nts ca n hel p you av oid ja ms: • Use only recommen ded paper or specialty media. For more info rmation , see “Pa per and specialty media guide” on p age 64. • Do n ot load t oo much paper . Make sure th e stack h eigh t does not exceed the i ndicated maximu m height . • Do n ot load w rink[...]

Accessing jam areas Op en doors an d r em ove tr ays to ac cess j am area s. T he foll owi ng i llu st ra tio n sh ows p oss ibl e j am a reas : Access point Descri ption 1 Push button to open the front door. Inside thi s door is the unit hou sing the toner ca rtridge and photoconductor kit. 2 Standa rd ex it bin 3 Front door 4 Manual feeder door 5[...]

Try one of the follow ing: • Remov e Tray 1. • Open t he fron t do or, an d th en re mo ve the photo condu ctor kit and ton er cart ridge uni t. 201. yy Pap er jam - On - On - On Open the front do or, and t hen remove the photoconductor kit and t oner cartridge unit. 202. yy Pap er jam - On - On - On Open the fr ont door, a nd then open t he r [...]

- On - Blin k in g - On Open the fr ont door, a nd then open t he r ear door. 233. yy Pap er jam - On - Blin k in g - Blin king - On Try one of the follow ing: • Remov e Tray 1. • Open the f ron t door, and then open the rear door . 234. yy Pap er jam - On - Blin king - On Try one of the follow ing: • Open the f ron t door, and then open the [...]

235. yy Pap er jam - On - Blin k in g - Blin king - On Remov e the jam from th e standard ex it bin. 24x. yy Pap er jam - On - On - On - On Try one of the follow ing: • Remov e Tray 1. • Open t he fron t do or, an d th en re mo ve the photo condu ctor kit and ton er cart ridge uni t. • Remov e Tray 2. Cle ar ing jam s 101[...]

251. yy Pap er jam - On - On - On - On Remove the jam from th e manual feeder. Clearing jams be hind the phot oconductor kit and toner ca rtridge 1 Pus h the r elease bu tton, a nd th en lower the fr ont door. Cle ar ing jam s 102[...]

2 Lif t and pul l th e unit conta ini ng the ph o to conducto r kit and t he tone r car tri dge ou t of the print er. Set the unit asid e on a flat, clean su rfac e. Warning—Potentia l Damag e: D o not touch the ph otocondu ctor o n the u nder side of th e ph otocon duc tor kit . Use the cartridge handle whenever y ou are holding the cartri dge. [...]

Clearing ja ms from the standard exit bin A p ape r si ze t hat i s n ot s up po rte d fo r d upl ex p rin ti ng c a n ja m the st an dard e xit b in. To re mov e th e jam , gen t ly pu ll th e she et st rai gh t ou t of the stan dar d exi t bi n. Clearing ja ms from Tray 1 To see whether paper is jammed i n or beh ind Tray 1, the standa rd tra y: [...]

2 Remove t he ja mmed paper. 3 If n ecessary, dep ress t he lev er to f ree t he paper and r emove the jam. 4 Inse rt the tr ay. 5 Pre ss t o co nti nue pr inti ng. Cle ar ing jam s 105[...]

Clearing ja ms from Tray 2 To see whether paper is jammed in or behind Tray 2 : 1 Remov e Tray 2. 2 Remove t he ja mmed paper. Cle ar ing jam s 106[...]

3 Inse rt the tr ay. 4 Pre ss t o co nti nue pr inti ng. Clearing ja ms in the ma nual feeder Paper jamme d in the manual feeder can usually be grasped and pulled straight out. If the jam cannot be removed th is wa y, che ck for jamme d pape r behi nd the ph otoc ond uc tor kit and ton e r c artr idge unit . Fo r more in form atio n, see “Cleari [...]

Clearing jams be hind the re ar door If t he pape r is e xit ing th e pr inter , pu ll the pape r ou t. If th e paper i s no t exi ting th e prin ter: 1 Pus h the r elease bu tton, a nd th en lower the fr ont door. 2 Pul l op en the r ear door . The pa per ma y be jammed w ith one en d caugh t in the standard exit b in. CAUT ION— HOT S URFACE : T[...]

3 Remove t he ja mmed paper. 4 Clos e bot h the fr ont a nd rea r doo r s . 5 Pre ss t o co nti nue pr inti ng. Cle ar ing jam s 109[...]

Troubles hooting Solving ba sic printer pr oblems If there are basic prin ter proble ms, or the printer is un respon sive, ensure the fo llowing : • The po wer cord is plugged i nto the pr inter and a proper ly grou nded elect rica l outlet. • The el ectric al out let i s not t urned off by any swit ch o r breaker . • The Groun d Fault Circui[...]

Multiple -langu age PDFs do not prin t The d ocu ment s conta in una vail abl e fon ts. 1 Open th e docu men t you wan t to pri nt in Ado be Acro b at . 2 Clic k the print er icon . The Prin t di alog app ea rs. 3 Selec t Print as image . 4 Clic k OK . Job ta kes longer than expec t ed to print The job is too complex. Reduce th e complexity of you [...]

Make sure the prin ter is not in Hex Trace mode. If the “Hex Tr ace mode” light sequen ce ap pear s, you m ust ex it H ex Trace m ode befo re you can prin t your job. To exit Hex Tr ace mode, turn t he pr inter off and bac k on. Tra y linking does no t work M ake su re to do a ll of th e f ol low in g: • Load both Tray 1 and Tray 2 with the s[...]

C HECK TO SEE IF THE OP TION IS C ONN ECTED TO THE PRINTE R 1 Tur n th e p r in ter o ff . 2 Unplug the printe r. 3 Check t he c onnection between t he opt ion a nd the pr inter . M AKE SU RE TH E OPTION IS IN STALLED Print a men u settin gs p age an d check t o see if t he opt ion is list ed in the Ins tall ed Opti ons lis t. If the o ption is n o[...]

F LE X , FAN , AND STRAIGHTEN THE PAPER BE FO RE LO ADING IT IN THE TRAY E NSURE THAT TH ERE IS NOT TOO MU CH PAPER IN THE TRAY The stac k of pa per y ou load mu st n ot exceed the ma ximum stack heig ht indicat ed in t he tray . C HECK THE GUIDES Move the guides in t he tray to th e cor rect pos itions for the paper size l oaded. T HE PAPER MAY HA[...]

4 Clo se the fro nt door . The l ight s equence t hat represents t he H ome menu appe ars. - On - On - On - On 5 Pres s and rel ease until you se e the l i g ht seq uence for pr int qu ality tes t pag es, as in dicate d on the pr inte r sett ing s config ur ation sheet. 6 Pre ss an d ho ld un til a ll li ghts cycle . Af te r a few min ut es, the pr[...]

Char acters h ave jagg ed or unev en edges If y ou are u sing dow nloaded fo nts, veri fy that the fonts are s upported by th e printe r, the host compu ter, a nd the sof tware p rog ram. Clipp ed images Try one or more of th e follow ing: C HECK THE PAPER GUIDES Move the guides in t he tray to th e cor rect pos itions for the paper size l oaded. C[...]

T HE P HOTOC ONDU CTO R KIT MAY BE D EFECT I VE Replac e th e phot ocon ducto r kit. For mor e inf ormati on, see “ Replac ing the photocon duct or kit” on p age 9 1. C HECK THE PAPER SIZE AND PAPER TYPE SETTINGS If th e printer is connect ed to a com puter by a USB or p arallel cab le, open the Local Prin ter Se ttings Util ity f or Wi ndow s [...]

Print is to o da rk Try one or more of th e follow ing: C HECK THE DARKNESS , BRIGHTNESS , AND C ONTRAST SETTINGS The Tone r Dark ness sett ing is to o dark, the Brig htn ess settin g is too da rk, or the Con tras t sett ing is too hig h. • Fro m Pr int Pr ope rtie s, chan ge these setti ngs. Not e: T his so lut ion ap pli es to Wind ows u sers o[...]

C HECK THE DARKNESS , BRIGHTNESS , AND C ONTRAST SETTINGS Th e Ton e r Da rk nes s set ting is t oo lig ht, the Bri ght nes s sett ing i s too light, or th e Con tras t set ting is to o lo w. • Fro m Pr int Pr ope rtie s, chan ge these setti ngs. Not e: T his so lut ion ap pli es to Wind ows u sers o nly . • Fro m the Qua lit y menu, cha n ge t[...]

To ner r ubs o ff Try one or more of th e follow ing: C HECK THE P APER T YPE SETTING E nsur e t hat the P aper Typ e s etti ng m atche s t he p aper lo aded in the tra y. C HECK THE P APER T EX TU RE SET TING Ensure that t he Pap er Text ure sett ing ma tches the pa per loa ded in t he t ray. To ner spe c ks Try one or more of th e follow ing: T H[...]

Streake d ho rizontal lines Try one or more of th e follow ing: T HE TO NER MAY SM EA R WHEN PAPER IS FED FROM A SPECIFIC SOUR CE From P rint Propert ies, t he pri nt dialog , or the print er cont rol pa nel, s elect an othe r tray or feeder to f eed the paper for the job. T HE TO NER CARTRIDGE MAY BE DEFE CTI VE Replace the toner cartri dge. For m[...]

T HE TO NER CARTRIDGE IS D EFE CTIVE Replace the toner cartri dge. For more informat ion, see “Replaci ng the toner cartridge” on page 89. E NSURE THAT TH E PAPE R PATH IS CLEAR Paper coul d be caught between t he photoc onductor kit and the fus er. Check th e paper pat h around the fuser ar ea. Warning—P otential Dama ge: Do n ot t ouch the [...]

T HE TO NER CARTRIDGE MAY BE DEFE CTI VE OR LOW ON TON ER Replace the u sed toner cartridge with a new o ne. Fo r more i nformat ion, s ee “R eplacing t he toner cartr idge” on pa ge 89. Trou ble sh ooti ng 123[...]

Appendix Dell Te chnical Sup port Pol icy Tec hnicia n- assis te d techn ical sup port requir es the coo pera tio n and part icip ation of the cust omer in t he trou bleshooti ng process and provi des for restorat ion of the Operat ing System, appl icat ion softwar e and har dware dri vers t o the ori ginal defaul t co nfigur at ion as shipp ed f r[...]

Warrant y and Return Polic y De ll Inc. (“Del l”) man ufac ture s its ha rdw are prod uct s from par ts and c ompon en ts that ar e new or eq uivale nt to new in ac co rda nce w it h in dus try -s tand ar d pra cti ces . Fo r in form ation abo ut th e Del l wa rra nty for y our prin ter, re fer t o th e Produc t Information G uide . Appe ndix 1[...]

Index Numer ics 202 p ap er jams , cl eari ng be hind th e rea r door 108 235 p ap er jams , cl eari ng from standa rd exi t bin 104 250-sh eet drawer inst al ling 36 251 p ap er jams , cl eari ng from manual feeder 1 07 2-sided printing 80 550-sh eet drawer inst al ling 36 A ad di tion al pri nter so ftwa re inst al ling in Wind o ws 7 1 atta chin[...]

M manual feeder lo adin g 6 0 memor y card inst al ling 34 trou blesho oting 113 menu set t ings page prin ting 8 4 menus Cust om Ty pes 20 Def aul t S our ce 16 Fin i s hing 27 Gen eral se ttings 24 Pap er Lo ad ing 20 Pap er Tex ture 1 8 Pap er W eight 19 paral lel 2 3 PCL Emu l 30 Pos tScr ip t 30 Qua lit y 29 Setu p 26 Size/ Type 16 Univ er sal[...]

op tion not wor king 112 print er pr oblems , solv ing basic 1 10 pri nte r se ttin gs confi gurat ion she et prin ting 3 8 printer s upplies reorder app licatio n 77 print ing bookl et 84 duplex (2-sided) 80 fro m Ma ci nt os h 79 from W indows 7 9 menu set tings page 84 on bo th s ides of t he pape r 80 prin t qu ality t est pages 84, 114 pr inti[...]