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Dell 2145cn manual Software Section, Basic Printing, Advanced Printing, Contents

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SOFTWARE SECTION

Chapter 2: BASIC PRINTING

Printing a Document	4
Printing to a file (PRN)	4
Printer Settings	5
Layout Tab	5
Paper Tab	6
Graphics Tab	7
Other Options Tab	8
About Tab	8
Printer Tab	8
Using a Favorite Setting	9
Using Help	9

Chapter 3: ADVANCED PRINTING

Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing)	10
Printing Posters	11
Printing Booklets	11
Printing on Both Sides of Paper	12
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document	12
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size	12
Using Watermarks	13
Using an Existing Watermark	13
Creating a Watermark	13
Editing a Watermark	13
Deleting a Watermark	13
Using Overlays	14
What is an Overlay?	14
Creating a New Page Overlay	14
Using a Page Overlay	14
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User’s Guide Multi Functional PrinterDell 2145cn features of your new laser printer SPECIAL FEATURESZoran IPS Emulation compatible with PostScript 136 PS3 fontsABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE FEATURES BY MODELFeatures of your new laser printer FINDING MORE INFORMATION 4 Features of your new laser printersafety information IMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS6 Safety information contents INTRODUCTIONLOADING ORIGINALS AND PRINT MEDIA GETTING STARTEDCOPYING SCANNINGBASIC PRINTING FAXINGMAINTENANCE USING USB FLASH MEMORYcontents TROUBLESHOOTING ORDERING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIESINSTALLING ACCESSORIES SPECIFICATIONSGLOSSARY INDEXcontents APPENDIXintroduction PRINTER OVERVIEWThese are the main components of your printer Front viewCONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW IntroductionACKNOWLEDGING THE STATUS OF THE TONER CARTRIDGE UNDERSTANDING THE STATUS LED14 Introduction MENU OVERVIEW Stamp RCV NamePRINTER DRIVER FEATURES SUPPLIED SOFTWAREPrinter driver PostScript driverSETTING UP THE HARDWARE SETTING UP THE NETWORKgetting started PRINTING A DEMO PAGEConfiguring network protocol via the printer Using the SetIP programSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Microsoft WindowsINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE LinuxPRINTERS BASIC SETTINGS Altitude adjustmentSetting the date and time Changing the default modeSetting sounds Entering characters using the number keypadUsing the save modes Speaker, ringer, key sound, and alarm soundSetting print job timeout Changing the font settingAuto continue Scan power save modeloading originals and print media LOADING ORIGINALSOn the scanner glass In the DADFSELECTING PRINT MEDIA 24 Loading originals and print mediaSpecifications on print media Plain paperEnvelope LabelsGuidelines for special print media Media sizes supported in each mode26 Loading originals and print media LOADING PAPER CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE PAPER IN THE PAPER TRAYLoading paper in the tray 1 or optional tray Loading paper in the multi-purpose tray Tips on using the multi-purpose trayFor Letter-sized paper ADJUSTING THE OUTPUT SUPPORTFor A4- or Legal-sized paper SETTING THE PAPER SIZE AND TYPE 30 Loading originals and print mediaCHANGING THE SETTINGS FOR EACH COPY copyingSELECTING THE PAPER TRAY COPYINGCHANGING THE SCAN SIZE SETTINGS CHANGING THE DEFAULT COPY SETTINGSUSING SPECIAL COPY FEATURES ID CARD COPYINGAdjusting background images Poster copyingClone copying Book copyingPRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPER Margin shiftEdge erase Gray enhance copyingSETTING COPY TIMEOUT Setting scan information in Dell Scan Manager scanningSCANNING BASICS SCANNING FROM THE CONTROL PANELSCANNING BY A NETWORK CONNECTION Preparing for network scanningNetwork user authenticated by Kerberos Registering local authorized usersScanning to Email Setting up an e-mail accountSetting up an FTP server Setting up an SMB serverCHANGING THE SETTINGS FOR EACH SCAN JOB CHANGING THE DEFAULT SCAN SETTINGSSETTING UP ADDRESS BOOK PRINTING SCAN CONFIRMATION REPORT AUTOMATICALLYConfiguring group email numbers Using address book entriesRetrieving global email addresses from the LDAP server Searching address book for an entrySCAN ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPER 1. Press Duplex X YCANCELING A PRINT JOB basic printingPRINTING A DOCUMENT This chapter explains common printing tasksSetting the fax header Adjusting the document settingsfaxing SENDING A FAXRECEIVING A FAX Sending a fax automaticallySending a fax manually Confirming a transmissionReceiving manually using an extension telephone Receiving faxes using DRPD modeReceiving automatically in Fax mode Receiving manually in Tel modeOTHER WAYS TO FAX Receiving in secure receiving modeActivating secure receiving mode Receiving faxes in memorySending a priority fax Forwarding faxesCanceling a delayed fax Adding pages to a delayed faxFAX SETUP Changing the fax setup optionsChanging the default document settings Setting up address bookPrinting sent fax report automatically Registering after pressing a speed buttonUsing speed buttons Using speed dial numbersUsing group dial numbers Registering a speed dial numberPrinting Address Book Deleting a Address Book entryFaxing using USB flash memory ABOUT USB MEMORYPLUGGING IN A USB MEMORY DEVICE SCANNING TO A USB MEMORY DEVICEPRINTING FROM A USB MEMORY DEVICE BACKING UP DATACustomizing scan to USB To print a document from a USB memory deviceMANAGING USB MEMORY Deleting an image fileFormatting a USB memory device Viewing the USB memory statusmaintenance ADJUSTING THE COLOR CONTRASTPRINTING REPORTS Printing a reportUSING TONER LOW ALERT CLEANING YOUR PRINTERCleaning the outside Cleaning the inside8. Plug in the power cord and turn the printer on Cleaning the scan unit MAINTAINING THE CARTRIDGEToner cartridge storage Expected cartridge lifeREPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE Clearing the Toner Empty message 60 MaintenanceREPLACING THE PAPER TRANSFER BELT MAINTENANCE PARTS To access Embedded Web ServiceMANAGING YOUR PRINTER FROM THE WEBSITE CHECKING THE PRINTER’S SERIAL NUMBERtroubleshooting TIPS FOR AVOIDING PAPER JAMSCLEARING DOCUMENT JAMS Input misfeedExit misfeed CLEARING PAPER JAMSRoller misfeed In the paper feed area TroubleshootingIn the multi-purpose tray 66 TroubleshootingIn the fuser unit area In the paper exit area 68 TroubleshootingIn the optional tray TroubleshootingUNDERSTANDING DISPLAY MESSAGES 70 TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Use a speed dial number72 Troubleshooting SOLVING OTHER PROBLEMS Paper feeding74 Troubleshooting Printing problemsSee the Software section AaBbCc AaBbCcAaBbCc AaBbCcAaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Copying problems AaBbCcAaBbCc AaBbCcScanning problems Dell Scan Manager problemsFax problems 78 TroubleshootingCommon Windows problems Common PostScript problemsSoftware section Common Linux problems 80 TroubleshootingTroubleshooting The printer does notappear on the scanners listCommon Macintosh problems 82 Troubleshootingordering supplies and accessories ACCESSORIESHOW TO PURCHASE SUPPLIESinstalling accessories PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE WHEN INSTALLING ACCESSORIESACTIVATING THE ADDED ACCESSORIES IN PRINTER PROPERTIES Installing a memory moduleUSING THE HARD DISK Installing the hard diskPrinting with the optional hard disk Storing a jobPrinting a stored job Deleting a stored jobFile policy Deleting residual image dataPrinting using the form files To promote a file from the queuespecifications GENERAL SPECIFICATIONSPRINTER SPECIFICATIONS SCANNER SPECIFICATIONSCOPIER SPECIFICATIONS SpecificationsFACSIMILE SPECIFICATIONS 90 SpecificationsWARRANTY AND RETURN POLICY appendixDELL TECHNICAL SUPPORT POLICY CONTACTING DELLglossary Glossary 94 Glossary Subnet Mask index Page 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved Dell and Dell logo are trademarks of Dell IncPCL and PCL 6 are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company PostScript 3 is a trademark of Adobe System, IncSoftware section SOFTWARE SECTION Chapter 2 BASIC PRINTINGChapter 3 ADVANCED PRINTING CONTENTSChapter 4 USING WINDOWS POSTSCRIPT DRIVER Chapter 7 USING OTHER SOFTWAREChapter 8 USING YOUR PRINTER IN LINUX Chapter 5 SHARING THE PRINTER LOCALLYChapter 9 USING YOUR PRINTER WITH A MACINTOSH 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows Installing Printer SoftwareInstalling Software for Local Printing Typical InstallationCustom Installation Installing Software for Network Printing Typical InstallationCustom Installation 4 Select Typical installation for a network printer. Click NextInstalling Printer Software in Windows 4 Select Custom installation. Click NextReinstalling Printer Software Removing Printer Software2 Basic Printing Printing a DocumentPrinting to a file PRN Printing a Document Printing to a file PRN Printer SettingsPrinter Settings Layout TabPaper Orientation 2. Select Printers and Faxes 3. Select your printer driver iconPaper Tab SourceScaling Printing CopiesGraphics Tab This feature is available only when you use the PCL 6 printer driverQuality Color ModeOther Options Tab About TabPrinter Tab This feature is available only when you use the PCL 6 printer driverUsing Help Using a Favorite Setting9 Basic Printing 3 Advanced Printing Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up PrintingFitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Using Watermarks Using OverlaysPrinting Posters Printing BookletsPrinting on Both Sides of Paper Printing a Reduced or Enlarged DocumentFitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Long Edge, which is the conventional layout used in book bindingUsing Watermarks Using an Existing WatermarkCreating a Watermark Editing a WatermarkUsing Overlays What is an Overlay?Using a Page Overlay Creating a New Page Overlay4 Using Windows PostScript Driver AdvancedPrinter Settings Using HelpSetting Up a Host Computer Setting Up a Client Computer5 Sharing the Printer Locally 2 From the Start menu select Printers and FaxesUsing SmarThru Office 6 ScanningSmarthru Office Starting SmarThru Office2 Scan Setting window opens settingSettings Send to EmailScanning Process with TWAIN- enabled Software Scanning Using the WIA DriverWindows XP Windows Vista7 Using other software Using the Dell Toner Management SystemPrinter Settings Utility Printer Status MonitorFireware Update Utility Dell Toner Re-order applicationYou can printer Firmware Update Utility The Firmware Update Utility window opens8 Using Your Printer in Linux Installing the Unified Linux DriverInstalling the Unified Linux Driver Getting StartedUninstalling the Unified Linux Driver 3 Click UninstallOpening the Unified Driver Configurator Using the Unified Driver Configurator1 Double-click Unified Driver Configurator on the desktop Printers Configuration Scanners ConfigurationPrinters Tab Classes TabPorts Configuration Configuring Printer PropertiesSharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners Printing Files Printing from ApplicationsPrinting a Document Scanning a Document 4 Click PropertiesUsing the Image Manager Adding Job Type SettingsTools Function9 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Installing SoftwareUninstalling software Installing Software Uninstalling software Setting Up the PrinterSetting Up the Printer For a Network-connected MacintoshFor a USB-connected NOTE Some printers do not support a network interfaceChanging Printer Settings PrintingPrinting a Document LayoutGraphics Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of PaperPaper Scanning Scanning with USBStart Applications and click Image Capture NOTE If No Image Capture device connected messageINDEX SOFTWARE SECTIONWIA driver 19 scanning from Macintosh 34 setting advanced option 7 color mode 7 darkness 7 favorites 9 resolutionWindows 7 software install Macintosh 30 system requirements Macintosh 30 uninstall Macintosh