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Multi Functional Printer User’s GuideDell 2145cn 136 PS3 fonts features of your new laser printerSPECIAL FEATURES Zoran IPS Emulation compatible with PostScriptFEATURES BY MODEL ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDEFeatures of your new laser printer 4 Features of your new laser printer FINDING MORE INFORMATIONIMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS safety information6 Safety information GETTING STARTED contentsINTRODUCTION LOADING ORIGINALS AND PRINT MEDIAFAXING COPYINGSCANNING BASIC PRINTINGUSING USB FLASH MEMORY MAINTENANCEcontents SPECIFICATIONS TROUBLESHOOTINGORDERING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES INSTALLING ACCESSORIESAPPENDIX GLOSSARYINDEX contentsFront view introductionPRINTER OVERVIEW These are the main components of your printerIntroduction CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEWUNDERSTANDING THE STATUS LED ACKNOWLEDGING THE STATUS OF THE TONER CARTRIDGE14 Introduction Stamp RCV Name MENU OVERVIEWPostScript driver PRINTER DRIVER FEATURESSUPPLIED SOFTWARE Printer driverPRINTING A DEMO PAGE SETTING UP THE HARDWARESETTING UP THE NETWORK getting startedMicrosoft Windows Configuring network protocol via the printerUsing the SetIP program SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSLinux INSTALLING THE SOFTWAREChanging the clock mode PRINTERS BASIC SETTINGSAltitude adjustment Setting the date and timeSpeaker, ringer, key sound, and alarm sound Setting soundsEntering characters using the number keypad Using the save modesScan power save mode Setting print job timeoutChanging the font setting Auto continueIn the DADF loading originals and print mediaLOADING ORIGINALS On the scanner glass24 Loading originals and print media SELECTING PRINT MEDIALabels Specifications on print mediaPlain paper EnvelopeMedia sizes supported in each mode Guidelines for special print media26 Loading originals and print media CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE PAPER IN THE PAPER TRAY LOADING PAPERLoading paper in the tray 1 or optional tray Tips on using the multi-purpose tray Loading paper in the multi-purpose trayADJUSTING THE OUTPUT SUPPORT For Letter-sized paperFor A4- or Legal-sized paper 30 Loading originals and print media SETTING THE PAPER SIZE AND TYPECOPYING CHANGING THE SETTINGS FOR EACH COPYcopying SELECTING THE PAPER TRAYID CARD COPYING CHANGING THE SCAN SIZE SETTINGSCHANGING THE DEFAULT COPY SETTINGS USING SPECIAL COPY FEATURESBook copying Adjusting background imagesPoster copying Clone copyingGray enhance copying PRINTING ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPERMargin shift Edge eraseSETTING COPY TIMEOUT SCANNING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL Setting scan information in Dell Scan Managerscanning SCANNING BASICSRegistering local authorized users SCANNING BY A NETWORK CONNECTIONPreparing for network scanning Network user authenticated by KerberosSetting up an SMB server Scanning to EmailSetting up an e-mail account Setting up an FTP serverPRINTING SCAN CONFIRMATION REPORT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING THE SETTINGS FOR EACH SCAN JOBCHANGING THE DEFAULT SCAN SETTINGS SETTING UP ADDRESS BOOKSearching address book for an entry Configuring group email numbersUsing address book entries Retrieving global email addresses from the LDAP server1. Press Duplex X Y SCAN ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPERThis chapter explains common printing tasks CANCELING A PRINT JOBbasic printing PRINTING A DOCUMENTSENDING A FAX Setting the fax headerAdjusting the document settings faxingConfirming a transmission RECEIVING A FAXSending a fax automatically Sending a fax manuallyReceiving automatically in Ans/Fax mode Receiving automatically in Fax modeReceiving manually in Tel mode Receiving manually using an extension telephoneOTHER WAYS TO FAX Receiving in secure receiving modeActivating secure receiving mode Sending a delayed faxCanceling a delayed fax Sending a priority faxForwarding faxes Adding pages to a delayed faxChanging the fax setup options FAX SETUPRegistering after pressing a speed button Changing the default document settingsSetting up address book Printing sent fax report automaticallyRegistering a speed dial number Using speed buttonsUsing speed dial numbers Using group dial numbersDeleting a Address Book entry Printing Address BookFaxing SCANNING TO A USB MEMORY DEVICE using USB flash memoryABOUT USB MEMORY PLUGGING IN A USB MEMORY DEVICETo print a document from a USB memory device PRINTING FROM A USB MEMORY DEVICEBACKING UP DATA Customizing scan to USBViewing the USB memory status MANAGING USB MEMORYDeleting an image file Formatting a USB memory devicePrinting a report maintenanceADJUSTING THE COLOR CONTRAST PRINTING REPORTSCleaning the inside USING TONER LOW ALERTCLEANING YOUR PRINTER Cleaning the outside8. Plug in the power cord and turn the printer on Expected cartridge life Cleaning the scan unitMAINTAINING THE CARTRIDGE Toner cartridge storageREPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE 60 Maintenance Clearing the Toner Empty messageREPLACING THE PAPER TRANSFER BELT CHECKING THE PRINTER’S SERIAL NUMBER MAINTENANCE PARTSTo access Embedded Web Service MANAGING YOUR PRINTER FROM THE WEBSITEInput misfeed troubleshootingTIPS FOR AVOIDING PAPER JAMS CLEARING DOCUMENT JAMSCLEARING PAPER JAMS Exit misfeedRoller misfeed Troubleshooting In the paper feed area66 Troubleshooting In the multi-purpose trayIn the fuser unit area 68 Troubleshooting In the paper exit areaTroubleshooting In the optional tray70 Troubleshooting UNDERSTANDING DISPLAY MESSAGESUse a speed dial number Troubleshooting72 Troubleshooting Paper feeding SOLVING OTHER PROBLEMSPrinting problems 74 TroubleshootingSee the Software section AaBbCc AaBbCcAaBbCc AaBbCcAaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Copying problemsAaBbCc AaBbCc78 Troubleshooting Scanning problemsDell Scan Manager problems Fax problemsCommon PostScript problems Common Windows problemsSoftware section 80 Troubleshooting Common Linux problemsscanners list TroubleshootingThe printer does not appear on the82 Troubleshooting Common Macintosh problemsSUPPLIES ordering supplies and accessoriesACCESSORIES HOW TO PURCHASEInstalling a memory module installing accessoriesPRECAUTIONS TO TAKE WHEN INSTALLING ACCESSORIES ACTIVATING THE ADDED ACCESSORIES IN PRINTER PROPERTIESInstalling the hard disk USING THE HARD DISKDeleting a stored job Printing with the optional hard diskStoring a job Printing a stored jobTo promote a file from the queue File policyDeleting residual image data Printing using the form filesGENERAL SPECIFICATIONS specificationsSpecifications PRINTER SPECIFICATIONSSCANNER SPECIFICATIONS COPIER SPECIFICATIONS90 Specifications FACSIMILE SPECIFICATIONSCONTACTING DELL WARRANTY AND RETURN POLICYappendix DELL TECHNICAL SUPPORT POLICYglossary Glossary 94 Glossary Subnet Mask index Page PostScript 3 is a trademark of Adobe System, Inc 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reservedDell and Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc PCL and PCL 6 are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard CompanySoftware section CONTENTS SOFTWARE SECTIONChapter 2 BASIC PRINTING Chapter 3 ADVANCED PRINTINGChapter 5 SHARING THE PRINTER LOCALLY Chapter 4 USING WINDOWS POSTSCRIPT DRIVERChapter 7 USING OTHER SOFTWARE Chapter 8 USING YOUR PRINTER IN LINUXChapter 9 USING YOUR PRINTER WITH A MACINTOSH Typical Installation 1 Installing Printer Software in WindowsInstalling Printer Software Installing Software for Local PrintingCustom Installation Typical Installation Installing Software for Network Printing4 Select Typical installation for a network printer. Click Next Custom Installation4 Select Custom installation. Click Next Installing Printer Software in WindowsRemoving Printer Software Reinstalling Printer SoftwarePrinting a Document Printing to a file PRN Printer Settings 2 Basic PrintingPrinting a Document Printing to a file PRN2. Select Printers and Faxes 3. Select your printer driver icon Printer SettingsLayout Tab Paper OrientationCopies Paper TabSource Scaling PrintingQuality Graphics TabColor Mode This feature is available only when you use the PCL 6 printer driverThis feature is available only when you use the PCL 6 printer driver Other Options TabAbout Tab Printer TabUsing a Favorite Setting Using Help9 Basic Printing Using Overlays 3 Advanced PrintingPrinting Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up Printing Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Using WatermarksPrinting Booklets Printing PostersLong Edge, which is the conventional layout used in book binding Printing on Both Sides of PaperPrinting a Reduced or Enlarged Document Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper SizeEditing a Watermark Using WatermarksUsing an Existing Watermark Creating a WatermarkCreating a New Page Overlay Using OverlaysWhat is an Overlay? Using a Page OverlayUsing Help 4 Using Windows PostScript DriverAdvanced Printer Settings2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes Setting Up a Host ComputerSetting Up a Client Computer 5 Sharing the Printer LocallyStarting SmarThru Office Using SmarThru Office6 Scanning Smarthru OfficeSend to Email 2 Scan Setting window openssetting SettingsWindows Vista Scanning Process with TWAIN- enabled SoftwareScanning Using the WIA Driver Windows XPPrinter Status Monitor 7 Using other softwareUsing the Dell Toner Management System Printer Settings UtilityThe Firmware Update Utility window opens Fireware Update UtilityDell Toner Re-order application You can printer Firmware Update UtilityGetting Started 8 Using Your Printer in LinuxInstalling the Unified Linux Driver Installing the Unified Linux Driver3 Click Uninstall Uninstalling the Unified Linux DriverUsing the Unified Driver Configurator Opening the Unified Driver Configurator1 Double-click Unified Driver Configurator on the desktop Classes Tab Printers ConfigurationScanners Configuration Printers TabConfiguring Printer Properties Ports ConfigurationSharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners Printing from Applications Printing FilesPrinting a Document 4 Click Properties Scanning a DocumentFunction Using the Image ManagerAdding Job Type Settings ToolsInstalling Software Uninstalling software Setting Up the Printer 9 Using Your Printer with a MacintoshInstalling Software Uninstalling softwareNOTE Some printers do not support a network interface Setting Up the PrinterFor a Network-connected Macintosh For a USB-connectedLayout Changing Printer SettingsPrinting Printing a DocumentPrinting Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper GraphicsPaper NOTE If No Image Capture device connected message ScanningScanning with USB Start Applications and click Image CaptureSOFTWARE SECTION INDEXsystem requirements Macintosh 30 uninstall Macintosh WIA driver 19 scanning from Macintosh 34 settingadvanced option 7 color mode 7 darkness 7 favorites 9 resolution Windows 7 software install Macintosh 30