Dell V310 manual

Dell V310 Series User's Guide April 2009 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Ma chi n e type (s ): 4443 Model (s): 1d1, 1dw, 5 dw[...]

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Contents Saf et y i nfo rma ti on.. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .7 Ab out y ou r pri nte r... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... ..... .... ..8 Thank you fo r choos ing this printe r!.......... ............ .......... ...............[...]

Printing specia lty documents.... ........ .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......... .................. ......... .... ..... .................. ......... ......32 Printing on both sides o f the p aper (du plexing) manual ly............ ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... . ...........33 Working with[...]

Cleaning the exterior of the pr inter............ .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .................... ......... . ........ ........... .......... ......74 Cleaning the scanner gla ss.. ........ ................ ........ ....... ........ ........ ......... ........ ....... ........ ........ .... .... ........ ........ ........[...]

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S afety information Con nect the pow er cord to an elect rica l ou tlet tha t is ne ar th e pr o d uct and e asil y acces sible . Do no t pl a c e or use th is pr odu ct near wa ter or wet lo cati ons. 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 m eet your needs. To sta rt usi ng your new pri nter ri ght aw ay, us e the se tup mat erials tha t came with th e pr inte r, and the n skim the Use r’s G ui de to lea rn how to p er form ba sic task s. To ge t the mo st out of yo ur print er, re[...]

• Cl ean the pr inthead . Befo re repl acin g and recy clin g your ink cartr idg es, try using the “Clean Pri nthe ad” an d “Deep Clean Prin thea d” feat ures. Th ese featur es clea n the prin thead no zzles to impro ve the qual ity of your prints . Recyc ling • Retur n empty i nk cartridges fo r reuse o r recycl ing thro ugh the Dell C[...]

What are you l ooki ng fo r? Find it here Help us in g the pri nter software Wind ow s Hel p Open a prin ter sof tware program or appli cation, and then click Hel p . Cli ck to vi ew context-sensitive i nformation. Notes: • The Help in s talls a u tomatica lly with th e printer so ft w are . • The pr in ter 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 indicator Ch eck wire less sta tus. Note: This f eature is av ailable in selec ted models only. 3 Card reader li ght Check card reader status. The light blinks to in dicate th at a memory c a rd is being acces sed. 4 Mem o r y ca rd s [...]

1 3 4 5 6 2 Use th e To 1 Scanne r glas s Scan and copy photos and do cuments. 2 Sec ur i t y s l ot Instal l an anti- thef t cable on your printer. 3 Power s upply with port Connect th e prin ter to a p ower source. 4 USB port Connect the printer to a computer using a USB cable. Warnin g—Pote nti al Damag e: Do not touch the USB p o rt except wh[...]

Ordering and replacing supplie s Replacing ink c artridge s Mak e sur e y ou h ave a new in k cart ridg e or c artri d ges bef or e you b eg in. You m u st in st all new cart ri dge s im me diat ely after removi ng the old ones, or the i nk remain ing in the printhead nozzles may dry out. 1 Tu rn on y our pr in ter. 2 Open the print er. Not e: The [...]

4 Remove the n ew c artridges f rom t he foil, an d then rem ove th e prot ective c ap f rom eac h of the ink c artr idges. Insta ll the b lack in k c artridge and t hen the color i nk car tridge. U se t wo ha nds t o ins tall each c artridge. 1 2 Not e: In stall the ink cartridges immediatel y after removi ng the prot ective cap to avoid expos ing[...]

Recycl ing Dell produc ts To ret urn Dell prod uct s to Del l for re cy clin g: 1 Clic k or Start . 2 Clic k Al l Pr o g ra ms or Progra ms , and then select the print er program 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 Clic k Or d e r s up pli e s in the Ma in ten ance t ab. [...]

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 : 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ON ST ART Color Black Cancel Use th e: To 1 Power button • Turn the pr inter on and of f . • Sw itch to P ower S a ver mod e. Note: When th e printer is[...]

Use th e: To 7 Can cel button • Canc el a print, copy, or scan job in prog ress. • Exit from a menu level of th e Copy, Scan, Photo, or File Print menu to th e top level of a menu. • Exit from a menu level of the Set u p menu to th e top level of the prev ious mode. • Clea r current settin gs or error me ssag es, an d return to default s et[...]

Using the pr inter menus Copy menu Scan m enu Pic tBri d ge men u 1 Copi es Quality Li ghter/D arker Res i ze Origi n al Size Photo Rep r int Collate Pages per S heet Copies per Sheet Content Ty pe ID Card Copy Scan to • Comp uter – Appl ication – Quality – Origina l S ize • Netwo rk – Quality – Fil e Ty p e – Origina l S ize • US[...]

Set up me n u Paper Setup • Paper Size • Paper Ty pe Maint enance • Ink Levels • Clean Printhead • Deep Clean Prin thead • Ali gn Pr in t e r • Prin t Te st Pag e • Replace Printh ead Device Setup • Langua g e • Cou ntry /R egion • Pow er Sa ver • Auto Screen Dim • Eco-M ode • Clear Setting s Timeout Network Setup 1 • [...]

Photo menu The following Photo options will not time out after two minutes of inactivity o r after yo u turn off the pr inter, but they will return to the f a ctory d efault settin g s when a memory card or flash drive is removed. • Photo Effects • Photo Size • Layout • Quality To cha ng e the t emp orar y s etting s int o new de fault se t[...]

Resett ing to fa cto ry settings Res etting to fact ory de fault se tting s will delete all the p r int er sett ings y o u ha ve previ ously se lecte d. Using t he printe r con tr ol pane l men us 1 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 2 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Defa ults , and then press . 3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt[...]

3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Eco- Mode . 4 Sel e ct the Eco-Mo de se ttin g, and the n pr ess . 5 Pre ss unt il you exit Setup, or press anoth er mode button . Usin g th e pr in te r c on tr ol pane l bu tton s and me n us 22[...]

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 cros oft Win dows 7 (W eb on ly) • Mi cros of t Win dow s Vis ta • Mi cros of t Win dow s XP • Micr o so ft Wind o ws 2000 (S P4 or gre ate r) • Linu x Ubunt u 8.04 LTS an d 8[...]

Use th e To Ado b e TM Phot o Album S tarter Edition View , manage, a nd edit ph otos. Dell Toolbar (referred to as Toolbar) Print, scan, o r convert loca l files from Windows. Del l Ink M ana geme nt S yste m Order ink. Dell Fax Solutions (referred to as Fax Solutions) • Send a fax. • Receive a fax in three-in -on e printers . • Add, edit, o[...]

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 ms or Progra ms , and then select the print er program 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 s .[...]

Loading p a per 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 [...]

Loa d up to : Make sure that : 25 sheets of heavyweight matte paper • The pri n t side o f the paper is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the paper . • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Pho to pr int quality. Note: Draf t mode is av ailable but is n ot recommended for use with expensive paper suc h as heavyweight matte[...]

Loa d up to : Make sure that : 25 greeti ng card s, inde x cards, postc a r ds, o r photo ca rds 1 2 • The pri n t side of the car d is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the ca rds. • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Pho to pr int quality. Note: Draf t mode is av ailable but is n ot recommended for use with expensive [...]

• If you want to set the defau lt phot o pr int si ze: a Pre ss th e ar row butto ns to scr oll to De fa ults , and then press . b Pr ess to select Ph oto Pr in t Si ze . c Pre ss the ar row butto ns to se lect th e def ault phot o prin t siz e for the print er, an d the n pre ss . 3 Pre ss unt il you exit Setup, or press anoth er mode button . L[...]

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 rint er s oft war e di alog s. 5 Clic k OK or Pr in t . Print i ng pag e s 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 e ad wi th the fi rst pag e on to p, then do the foll owi ng: 1 With a [...]

3 Sel ect and pri nt the documen t: If t he p rint er is u si ng a U SB c onn ec tion a Pr e ss the ar row butt ons to se lect th e fil e na me of th e docu ment tha t you w ant to print o r the fol der wh ere the do cument is saved in the memo r y device. b Pre ss , a nd then press to st art prin ting th e docume nt. If th e prin ter is usin g a W[...]

Printi ng l ab els 1 Load the la be l shee ts in th e prin ter. 2 Send th e pr int job: a With a doc u me nt ope n, clic k Fil e  Print . b Cl ic k Pro perti es , Pr efer enc es , Optio ns , or Setup . c Fro m th e Pa pe r Si ze li s t o f th e P rin t Set up tab , cho o se a p ape r si z e th at m at che s th e s iz e o f t he l abe l sh eet . [...]

4 From t he 2- Sided Print i ng sect i on, s elect Manual . Not e: The P ri nt I ns truc tion P age t o As si st in R el oadin g item is sel ected autom atic al ly. 5 Clic k OK . The pri nter prin ts th e odd-nu mbered pag es and the ins truction sheet. 6 Fl ip an d re loa d th e p a pe r, fo ll owi ng t he d ire ct ion s o n t he in st ruct io n s[...]

Workin g with photos Using a memory card or flash d rive w ith the prin ter Memory car ds and f las h drives are storage devices frequently use d with cameras and computers. You can remov e 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 ital (SD) • Micro Se cure Di g ital (w ith adapter) (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 ltiMedia Card (MMC) • Redu ced S ize MultiMedia Card (w ith adapter ) (RS-MM C) • Mu ltiMedia Card mobile (with ada pter) [...]

7 Press the Co lor/ Bl ack b utt on to set a col or o r black- and-whi te pri nt. When you select color o r black -only p rintin g , the lig ht near your ch oice come s on. 8 Pre ss . Not e: For be st res ult s , al low the p ri nts to d ry at lea st 24 h our s bef ore st ack in g, d isp lay in g, or s to rin g. Printi ng ph otos fro m a m emo ry d[...]

Printi ng ph otos from a Pic tBr idge-e nable d digi tal c amera Pict Bridge is a techn o lo gy avai lable in mo st digi tal c ameras that le ts yo u pr int direct ly fr om your digi tal camera w ith ou t u si ng a com p ut er. 1 Insert o ne end o f the US B cable i nto the camer a. Not e: Use on ly t he U SB cable that c ame with t he c amera. 2 I[...]

Printi ng ph otos fro m a m emo ry de vice u sing t he pr oof she et 1 Loa d lett er- or A4- size plain pape r. 2 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 3 Ins ert a memo ry c ard or fl as h driv e. 4 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Proo f She et , and then press . 5 P res s th e a r row bu tt on s to sel ec t an op t io n to p r[...]

Printi ng ph otos fro m a digi ta l c amera using DPOF If your came ra supp orts Di gital Print Or der Fo rmat (DP OF), th en you can s pecify which ph oto s to p rint , ho w many of each , and the prin t settin gs while the mem ory card is still in the camera. The pr inter recognizes th ese settin gs when you inse rt the memory card i nto the prin[...]

• The Bl uetoot h-en abled devic e you ar e usin g requ ires u sers t o set up a Blu etooth con nectio n on ever y pr int job . For m ore info rm at ion, se e th e d oc umen t ation f or y our Bl uet oot h devic e. • The name of the Bluet ooth device you are using is automatical ly deleted from the Bluetooth device lis t. Whe n the Bluet o ot h[...]

Setti ng t he Blu etoot h securit y l evel 1 Ins e rt a Bl u eto o th U S B ada p ter i n to t he US B p ort . Bluetooth R Blue too th Do ngle Conn ect ed appea rs on the disp lay . Not e: A Bl uet o ot h ad apter is no t inc lude d wit h the p rint er. 2 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o B[...]

Blue too th Do ngle Conn ect ed appea rs on the disp lay . Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do not touch cables , any netw ork adapt er, an y connect or, the USB Bluetoot h adapter, or the p rinte r i n th e areas show n while act ively pri ntin g, rea ding , or wr iting from a Blueto ot h-ena b led devi ce. A l o ss o f data ca n o ccur. Not es: • [...]

Ch angin g th e pr in ting mo de for a si ngl e p rint jo b 1 With a docu ment open, click File  Pri nt . 2 Clic k Pr op er t ie s , P ref eren ce s , Optio ns , or Setup . 3 Selec t Automatic , Quick Print , Nor mal , or Best . Not e: Pri nt ing in Draft mode uses less ink an d is ide al for prin t ing tex t doc ume nts . Pausin g pr int jobs 1[...]

Copying Automatic Docu me nt Feeder (ADF) Scan ne r g lass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selected models. If you purchased a printer wi thout an ADF, th en load original documents or photos on the scanner glass. Use th e scann er glass f or single pages, small ite ms (such as po stcards or photos),[...]

Copying photos 1 Loa d photo pap er with the g loss y or printabl e side fac eu p. (If you a re not sur e whi ch s ide is the print able si de, then see the i nstr u ctio ns th at came w ith the p a 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 Pre ss un t il Ph oto Re pr in t appears. [...]

5 Pre ss the a rro w butto ns to set the copy qua lit y to Aut o mat ic, Dra ft, No rma l, or P h oto , and th en pres s to save yo ur s ett ing. 6 Pre ss . Making a copy lighte r or darke r 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 [...]

Repeating an im age on one page You can print the same p age im age mul tip le times on one sh eet of pa per. Th is opt ion is h elpful when creatin g it ems suc h as labe ls, d ecals , f l ye rs, and h and out s. 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 con[...]

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 ac k-an d-w hi te co py . When you select color o r black -only p rintin g , the lig ht near your ch oice come s on. 5 Pre ss . 6 Loa d the next page of the document . • If you ar e copy ing a o ne-si ded docum[...]

Scanning Automatic Docu me nt Feeder (ADF) Scan ne r g lass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selected models. If you purchased a printer wi thout an ADF, th en load original documents or photos on the scanner glass. Use th e scann er glass f or single pages, small ite ms (such as po stcards or photos)[...]

6 P res s th e ar row butt o n s to sele ct a n app l ica t ion , a nd th e n press . 7 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. 8 Pre ss to star t scan ning . The scan i s compl ete wh en th e ap plicatio n you selec ted in step 6 op ens on the des tin[...]

11 Repea t steps 9 an d 10 until all the phot os that you want to s c an are saved to the pri nter m emory . 12 Whe n asked if you wa nt to sca n ano the r page, pre s s the arro w bu ttons to scrol l to No , and then press . The scan is c omple te whe n the photo editing a ppli cation you se lected in st ep 6 open s on the des tina tion compu te r[...]

Scanning dir ectly to e-mail 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 ms or Progra ms , and then select the print er program folder from the list. 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 Clic k Em[...]

Why am I b eing asked for a P IN? PINs are a securit y measu re use d to rest rict the scann ed inf orm ation from go ing into c ert ain loc ation s, or to keep what i s b eing sc an ned from bei ng se en or us ed by ot h ers . You m ay b e pr ompt ed t o en t er a P IN if t h e ne twor k comput er you are scanning to requires one. To learn how PIN[...]

Networking Installing t he printe r on a wireless network Wireless n etwor k co mpat ibili ty You r print er cont ain s an IE EE 802. 11g wi rele ss pri nt se rver. Your pri nter i s compati ble wit h IEEE 80 2.11 b/ g/n rou ters 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 er[...]

Ever y device o n the wireless network must use the same WPA passphra se. WPA security is an option only on infr astr uctu re net works wit h wire less ac cess poi nts and netw o rk ca rds tha t suppo rt WPA. Most ne wer wire less netw ork equ ipmen t also of fers WP A2 secu rity as a n opt ion. Not e: If yo ur netwo rk uses WP A or W PA2 se curi t[...]

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 rel ess netw ork i s set up a nd wo rk ing p rope rly . • 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 [...]

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 he IP addr ess you wa nt to assi gn t o th e pr i nte r in the IP Ad d re ss field. 8 Clic k the Submit bu tton. The Subm itting Sel ection mess age appe a rs . 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 rinte r Web p age [...]

6 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 ne twor k name or SSI D for the ne twork be tween the compute r and you r pr inter . b Wr ite dow n the nam e of yo u r ne two rk. Be su re to use the exac t spelli ng and ca pit a li zation . c Go to th e S ec ur i t y T [...]

13 In the Networ k Name (SSI D) box, type th e name you w ant to give your wire less netwo rk. 14 Wri te down th e netw ork name yo u c hose so you can r efer to it w hen run ning the wire less setu p . Be su re to us e the exa c t spe l lin g an d c ap i ta liz a ti on. 15 If Ne twork Au thenti catio n appe ars in the li st, sele ct Op e n . 16 In[...]

Conf igur ing the printer wirele ssly using W PS (Wi-Fi Prot ecte d Set up) Wi- Fi Pro tected S etup ( WP S) i s a meth od of con fig uri ng c omput ers an d pri nters on a s ecure wir eles s ne twor k. WPS i s faster an d elimi nates typi ng errors when new devices ar e added t o a wireles s network. Th e SSID and WP A passph rase are au to mati c[...]

3 Pr ess Ente r , o r cl ic k OK . The printer folder opens. b R ight -click the na me of your printe r. c Cl ic k Sharin g . d Fro m th e S h ari ng ta b, se le ct Sh are this p r inter or S hared as , and then as sign a distinc tiv e name. e Cl ic k OK . 3 Lo ca te th e pr in ter fro m t he rem ot e com pu ter : Not e: The re mote comp uter is th[...]

Look f or a ny o f t hese id e ntifier mar ks t o chec k if your devic e is WP S ce rtif ied: You ca n fin d these W PS lo gos on the side, back, o r top o f yo ur access p oint o r rout e r. Wher e do I find my WEP key or WPA passphrase ? To find the WEP key or WPA passphr ase for the wireless netwo rk, view the securit y settings on t h e access [...]

How d o I find out wha t ty pe o f secu rity my n etwor k is usin g? You m ust kn ow th e WE P ke y or WPA p ass phr as e an d th e typ e o f sec ur ity ( WEP, W PA, o r WPA 2) us ed on t he w ir eles s ne twork . To obt ai n th is in form ation , s ee th e doc ume nt ation t ha t c ame wit h your wi rel ess ac ces s p oin t (w ire less rout er), s[...]

Sce na ri o 2: Wire le ss net w or k wit h Int e rn et ac ce ss • All compu ters and pr inter s connec t to the ne twork usi ng a wi rele ss acc ess po int or wi rele ss ro uter. • The w ireless acces s point connec ts th e n etwork t o th e Inte rnet t hroug h a DSL or c ab le mo dem. Internet Sce na ri o 3: Wi re less n etw or k wit h no In t[...]

The in stal lation cab le con ne cts to a r ecta ngular USB po rt on the i nstalling compu ter an d the squa re USB por t on the print er. How d o I atta ch the insta llati on c able ? The in stal lation cable atta ches t o a USB port o n the c ompu ter and t o the squ are conn ector o n th e back o f th e prin ter. This con nectio n al lows you to[...]

The following table compares the charact eristic s and requirements of the two types of wireless netwo rks. Inf ras tru ctu re Ad hoc Cha ra ct eri sti c s Communication Th rough w ireless access poin t Dire ctly between devices Sec ur i t y More security options WEP or no se curi ty Ran ge Determined by range and number of wir eless access p oint [...]

How c an I i mprove w irele ss s ignal s treng th? A comm on re ason wire less pri nte rs f ail t o com muni cate ove r a n etwor k is poor w ire less s igna l quali ty. If th e sig na l is t oo weak, t oo dis torte d, or blo cked b y an objec t, it ca nn ot c arry inf orma tion between t he ac ces s point an d the print er . To d eter min e if the[...]

How can I make sur e my computer and printer are c o nnec t ed to the same w ireless ne twork? If the pr int er is not on th e sam e wire less ne twork as the com p ute r, you will no t be able to pri nt wire lessl y. The SSID of th e pr inter mus t match t he SSI D of the co mp uter, if t he c omput er is al rea dy c onnecte d t o the wirel ess n [...]

Whi l e i t i s pos s ib le to cha nge the MAC addres s of a n e two rk d e vice , it i s n ot comm on pr a ct ice to do so. F or thi s re a so n , MAC addresses are consid ered permanent. IP addresses ar e easily changed, so MAC addresses are a m ore reliabl e met hod of iden t ifying a spec ific dev ice o n a n et work. Rou ters with s ecuri ty c[...]

What is TCP/IP? Netwo rks are a ble to func tion because c ompu ters, printers , and o ther devices ar e able to send da ta t o eac h othe r, eit he r thro ug h cab le s or by us in g wire le ss sig n als . This tr ansf er of d at a is mad e pos si ble b y set s of d at a trans m ission ru les cal le d p rotocols . A p ro t ocol can be th oug ht of[...]

Maintaini ng the printer Maintaining ink cart ridges Chec king in k levels Usi ng th e pr inte r c ont rol pa nel 1 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 2 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Main tena nce , and then press . 3 Pre ss ag ain to sel ec t Ink Le ve ls . 4 Pres s the ar row bu tton s to check th e ink le vel in each ca[...]

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 Mainte nance tab, clic k Align ca rtridges . 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 improved,[...]

4 Wipe only t he outs ide of th e prin ter , mak ing sure to rem ove any i nk resi due tha t has acc umulat ed on the pa p er exit tra y. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Using a damp clo th to clean the inter i or may cause d a mag e to your pri nter. 5 Make sure the paper s u ppor t and paper exit tray are dry be fore beginnin g a new print job. Cle[...]

Troubles hooting Before you t roubleshoot Use this check list to s olv e mos t 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 r[...]

• “Pr inter is pr inti ng bl ank page s” o n pag e 80 • “Pr in ter is b u sy o r d oes n ot r esp o nd” on p age 80 • “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 81 • “C a nn ot pr in t th rou gh U S B ” o n pag e 81 Incorr e ct la nguage appe ars on t he dis pla y If the "Before you troub les[...]

2 Re m ove th e pr in th ea d. 3 Wipe t he pri nthead c ontacts us ing a c le an, lint -free c loth. 4 Rein ser t the print head. Not e: I f re movin g and re inse rting th e prin thea d do es not re solve the e rro r, the n conta ct techni cal supp ort. Soft w are di d not install If you en coun ter ed pro b lems while inst all ing, o r if y ou r [...]

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 t he USB cable into the back of the prin ter. 3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo [...]

3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo l. R EM OVE AN D REINSTAL L THE PRIN TE R SOFTWARE 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 CLEAN AND[...]

Cannot de lete d ocume nts fr om th e prin t qu e ue If you hav e job s stu ck in the pri nt q ueue a nd can not del ete the m to get o the r jobs to pri nt, then the compute r and pri nte r may not be com mun icat ing . R ESTART THE CO MPUT E R AND TRY AGAIN Cannot pr int thr ough USB If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does n[...]

1 Pre ss to t urn o ff th e p ri n te r. 2 Chec k the pa p er tr ay or li ft the s canne r unit to check 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 f ul no t to tear the paper whil e removi ng it. 4 Pre ss to tur n the prin ter back o n. Paper ja m in t he paper s uppo rt Not e: Th e parts insid[...]

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 when pri nting ” on p age 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 d[...]

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 ica tio ns no t 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 un used fon ts a[...]

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 REINSTAL L THE PRIN TE R SOFTWARE Sca nner u nit doe s no t c los e 1 Lift the scanner unit . 2 Remove any obstr uct ion keepi[...]

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 t he USB cable into the back of the[...]

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 MEMO RY CA RD The me mory card may hav e bee n i n sert ed too slowly. Remove a nd t h en r einsert the me mory c ard q u ickly. C HECK THE U[...]

S EL ECT THE CO RRECT CO MPU T ER NA ME FR OM THE SCAN DESTINATI ON LIST ON THE PRINTER M AKE SU RE YOUR WIRELESS NETWOR K IS CONN ECT ED AND ACTIVE If you r wireless conn ection is down, then use a USB cable to connec t your prin ter to you r comput er. Wireless troubles hooting • “Wi reless t roub leshoo ting c hec klist” on pa ge 88 • ?[...]

• The cor rect prin ter po rt is select ed. • The com puter an d pr inter ar e bo th con nected t o the same wireles s netw ork. • The pr inter is l oc ated aw ay fro m obs tac les or ele ctroni c device s t hat coul d in terfere with the wirel ess s ignal . Make sure the pr inter and wireles s access point are not separated by poles, w alls,[...]

1 Obta in th e SSID of t he n etwork t h at t he co mputer is connec ted t o. a Type the I P address of your wir eless access point ( wireless rout er) in to the address field of y our Web brow ser. If you do not k n ow the I P address of the wireless ac cess point: 1 Cl ic k , or cli ck Start and the n cl ic k Run . 2 In the St a r t Sea rc h or R[...]

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 the w irele ss access poin t to issue a limite d numb er of IP ad dr es[...]

4 Plug the power cord back into the power outlet. 5 Turn on the printer , and th en resume the instal lation on your comput er. T RY RUNNING THE INSTALLER AGAIN 1 Clo se the i nsta ller. 2 Remove the CD, and then restart the compu ter. 3 Ins ert the CD and then r un t he inst all er ag ain. Not es : • W hen y ou ge t to t he Software Al ready Ins[...]

Wi-Fi in dicat or l ight is not lit C HECK POWER If the W i-Fi in dictor light i s off, make s ure the li gh t is on . I f the ligh t is not o n , che ck the fol lowi ng: • Make su re the pr in ter is pl ugge d in an d t urned on . • Make su re the pr in ter i s p lug ged int o a w orkin g outlet . • If th e prin ter is pl ugged in to a pow e[...]

S EL ECT THE WIRELESS PO R T If yo u hav e pre v io usl y set up y our p rinter as a loca lly at tached prin ter, th en yo u ma y nee d to se lect th e wi rel ess pr inter to u se the pri nte r wir eles sly. 1 Cli ck , or click St art and then cli ck Run . 2 In the Start Sea r c h or Run box , type co ntro l p ri nte rs . 3 Pr ess Ente r , or clic [...]

If yo u are usin g WPA secu rity A valid WPA passp hrase is : • Fro m 8 to 63 ASCI I chara cters. ASCI I charac ters in a WPA pa ssphr ase ar e cas e-sen sitiv e. or • Exact ly 6 4 he xadec ima l ch ara c ters. He xadec imal ch ara cter s are A-F , a -f, an d 0 -9. If your wire le ss ne twork is no t u sin g secu rity , th en yo u wi ll no t h [...]

C HECK YOUR WEP KE Y OR WPA PASSPHRASE A WE P k ey or WP A pa ssp hra se is l ike a pas sw ord. A ll dev ice s o n a W EP -s ec ur ed w irel e ss ne tw or k m ust sha re th e same WE P key , and all devi c es on a WPA- se cu red wir eles s net wo rk must shar e the same WPA pass ph ras e. Not e: Make sure you copy it exact ly, in cludin g any capit[...]

d Type pi ng foll owed by a spa ce an d the IP a ddress o f the wireles s acc ess po int. For ex ample: ping 192. 168. 1.1 00 e Pre ss Ente r . 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[...]

Not es: • If you change netwo rk se ttin gs, cha n ge th em on all the ne twor k devic es befo re chan ging t hem for the a ccess point . • If you have alr eady cha n g ed the wire less netw ork setti ngs o n your acces s point, then you mus t change the settin gs on all the other netw ork devices before you ca n see them on the network . 1 Cli[...]

3 Pr ess Ente r , or clic k OK . The Command Pro mpt window opens. 4 Type ip conf ig , and then press Ent er . The IP a dd r es s appe ar s as four s ets o f nu mbers sep a ra ted by perio ds, s u ch a s 1 92.16 8.0.1 00. Ho w to loca te a prin ter IP ad dres s • You can l ocate the print er I P addr ess by v iewing the p rinte r n etwor k set up[...]

M AKE SU RE BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION IS EN ABLED 1 Cli ck , or click St art and then cli ck Run . 2 In the Start Sea r c h or Run box , type co ntro l p ri nte rs . 3 Pr ess Ente r , or clic k OK . The pr inter folde r opens. 4 Rig ht-cl ick the p rint er, and th en sele ct Pro pert ies fr om the menu. 5 Cli ck the Po r ts tab . 6 Cli ck the bo [...]

E LI MIN AT E NETWOR K CO NGESTI ON I f a wi rele ss ne two rk is to o busy , th e co mp ut er and pri nte r may hav e dif fi cult y co mmun ic atin g with ea ch o the r. Some ca uses of wirel ess netw ork cong estion can i nclude: • Tra ns fe rri ng l arg e f iles a cro ss t h e n et wor k • Network ed games • Peer- to-peer fil e swa pping a[...]

To as si gn a st at ic I P add res s to t he pri nt er, do th e f ol low in g: 1 Comp lete t he w irel ess setup , al low ing the pri nter t o rec eive a DH CP a ddre ss fr o m a D HCP se rv er on the n e two rk. 2 Pri nt a netwo rk s etup p age to se e w hat I P addr ess is c u rren tly a ssign ed t o th e pr inte r. 3 Open a Web br owser and th e[...]

Index A ad hoc SSID 59 WEP 5 9 ad hoc n et work 67 ad hoc wir ele s s net w ork adding a printer 6 1 crea ti ng u sin g Wi ndo ws 5 9 additional compu ters inst al lin g wi rel ess pr in ter 57 AliceBox 58 ali gni ng the pr i nth ead 73 app liances wir eles s netwo rk 69 app licat io n lis t downloa ding 54 up dati ng 54 as si gn in g IP a dd r es [...]

E Eco- Mode usin g 21 energy co nse rving 8 enlar ging a n imag e 46 envelo pes 27 lo adin g 32 prin ting 32 er ror usin g me mory c a rd 86 Ethe rnet 70 ex te r ior o f th e pr in ter cle a ni ng 7 4 e-m ailing scanned docu ments 53 F factor y defa ult sett ings res ett ing in ter nal wi rele ss p rint se rver 89 res ettin g to 21 file types suppo[...]

not hing h a pp ens when m emor y car d is inser te d 8 7 P page does not prin t 7 9 Pages p er Sh eet copi es 48 pap er co nse rving 8 paper a nd media bann er paper 27 envelo pes 27 hea vywei ght matte paper 27 ind ex c ards 2 8 iro n-o n tran sfer s 28 phot o car ds 28 phot o/glos sy p aper 2 8 plain pap er 26 po stcard s 28 tran sp aren cies 28[...]

re duc ing a n imag e 46 re peatin g an image 48 re placin g ink car tr idg es 13 re set ti ng int ern al wi re les s pri nt serv er to factor y default settings 89 rese tting to facto r y defa u lts 21 re sumin g prin t job 4 4 re vers e page or de r 31 S safety i nformation 7 savin g pape r defau lt s ettin gs 28 sc an blac k and whit e 5 3 impr [...]

Wi- Fi ind icat or lig ht is not li t 93 Wi- Fi in dic ato r ligh t is st ill orang e 94 U UK spe cial wi re les s setup inst ru c tio ns 58 unin st al lin g pri nter so ft w are 25 up da ti ng pr in ter s o ftw a r e 25 up dati ng t he appl icat ion list 54 US B 62, 70 cable 67 US B con nect ion wit h netwo rk connec tion 70 US B por t 12 V Vir tu[...]