Dell 1720 Printer Driver and Manual | Troubleshooting Paper Jams

Cartridge

202 Paper Jam — Open Rear

Door

231 Duplex Paper Jam —

Open Rear Door

232 Duplex Paper Jam —

Remove Tray 1

233 Duplex Paper Jam —

Remove Tray 1

234 Paper Jam — Check

Duplex

235 Duplex Paper Jam —

Unsupported Size

241 Paper Jam — Check Tray

1

242 Paper Jam — Check Tray

2

251 Paper Jam — Check

Manual Feeder

*Paper jams at the input sensor can be either after the paper leaves the tray and enters the printer or in the manual feeder.

Printer Status

Ready/Power Saver

The printer is ready to receive and process data.

The printer is in Power Saver mode.

NOTE: If you want to change the Power Saver setting, it can only be set from the Local Printer Settings Utility.

Busy

The printer is busy receiving and processing data, or is printing.

The printer is defragmenting the flash memory to reclaim storage space occupied by deleted resources.

The printer is formatting the flash memory.

The printer is storing resources, such as fonts or macros, in flash memory.

The printer is printing a directory, font list, menu settings pages, or Print Quality Test Pages.

Hex Trace Ready

The printer is in the Ready mode, and Hex Trace is active. You can use Hex Trace to troubleshoot printer problems.

Waiting

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Dell 1720/1720DN specifications Printer Status, Ready/Power Saver, Busy, Hex Trace Ready, Waiting

Contents

Dell Laser Printer 1720/1720dn Users Guide United States Government Restricted Rights November 2006 SRV PY972 Rev. A00 Finding Information What are you Find it here Looking for? Click Start Help and Support Click → Help and Support Printing Status Window Software OverviewDell Toner Management System Dell Printer Supplies Reorder Application Dell Local Printer Settings Utility Status Monitor Center Quality Menu Set IP Address Utility Dell Printer Software Uninstall UtilityDriver Profiler Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Dell Printer Alert Utility About Your Printer Understanding Your Printer Printing the Printer Settings Configuration Sheet Understanding the Operator Panel Choosing the Right Cable Connection Cable certification Printing Manually Feeding a Print Job Printing on Both Sides of the Paper Dell Laser Printer 1720dn Automatic Duplex Printing Multiple Page Images on One Page N-Up PrintingDell Laser Printer 1720 Manual Duplex Select either 2-sided long edge or 2-sided short edge Printing a Poster Printing a BookletClick More Page Layout Options Printing on Letterhead From the Printer Operator Panel Canceling a Print JobFrom Your Computer For Windows Vista default Start menu Network Menu Factory default settingOperator Panel Menus From this You can Menu From You can This Menu Setup MenuParallel Menu From this You can Menu Ppds Emulation USB Menu Utilities Menu To exit Hex Trace, turn off the printer Ordering Supplies Maintaining Your PrinterStoring Supplies Replacing the Toner Cartridge Storing the Toner CartridgePage Replacing the Imaging Drum Page Cleaning the Printhead Lens Page Common Light Sequences Operator Panel LightsOff Slow blink Fast Blink When the Error and Continue Secondary Error Light SequencesPaper Jam Secondary Light Sequences Busy Ready/Power SaverPrinter Status Hex Trace Ready Flushing/Resolution Reduced Not Ready Troubleshooting Basic Problems You cannot close the front cover Print Quality Problems Print is too light Streaked vertical lines appear on Print density is uneven Load Manual type size Error RecoveryLoad input source type size Output Bin Full Remove Paper Unsupported Print Cartridge Invalid Refilled CartridgeMissing or Defective Cartridge Paper Too Short Insufficient Defrag Memory Standard Network Software ErrorStandard Parallel/USB Port Disabled Memory Full Toner Low Imaging Drum Life WarningReplace Imaging Drum Paper Jam Remove Cartridge Paper Jam Remove Cartridge Paper Jam Open Rear Door Duplex Paper Jam Open Rear Door Duplex Paper Jam Remove Tray Paper Jam Check Duplex Duplex Paper Jam Unsupported Size Paper Jam Check Tray Paper Jam Check Manual Feeder Calling for Service Installing the 550-Sheet Optional Drawer Installing Optional HardwareConfiguring the Paper Trays Click Actions Apply Settings Operating System Available Options list, click 550-sheet tray Installing an Optional Memory CardDell Laser Printer 1720dn Attached to a Network Select Paper SizePage Click the Install Options tab Overview SpecificationsEnvironmental Specifications Noise Emissions Levels Operating System Support Emulation, Compatibility, and ConnectivityMIB Compatibility PostScript support limited to Macintosh only Print Media Guidelines Cables Media Types and SizesCertifications Loading Paper Loading the 250-Sheet and 550-Sheet Paper TraysPage Loading the Manual Feeder Using the Rear Exit Dell Technical Support Policy AppendixContacting Dell Warranty and Return Policy Installing Additional Printer Drivers Setting up for Local PrintingInstalling the Printer Drivers Windows Select Have Disk Installing Additional Printer SoftwareAdd Printer Wizard opens Operating System Software Path Click Install on the Easy Install screen Macintosh Linux USB Printer Selection section, click Change Licensing Notice BSD License and Warranty statementsGNU License Preamble Page GNU Lesser General Public License Page Page Page Page Supported Printer Drivers Setting up for Network PrintingPrint and Check the Network Setup Supported Network Printer Ports Direct Attachment With a Network Cable No Print Server Direct Attachment With a Network Cable Using a Print ServerClick Print Test Remotely Installing Network Printer Drivers Shared Printing Share the Printer Install the Shared Printer on Client Computers Point and Print Click Properties Click Print Test Peer-to-PeerClick Network Print Server Macintosh If you want to print using IP Printing Open TextEdit in /Applications LPR Printer Selection section, click Change AppleTalk Printer Selection section, click Change Linux