Dell 946 Setting Up Your Printer, Understanding the Operator Panel

Setting Up Your Printer

NOTE: Your printer supports Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows XP, and Windows XP Professional

X64 Edition.

To set up your printer, follow the steps on your Setting Up Your Printer poster. If you encounter problems

during setup, see Troubleshooting.

NOTE: Your printer modem is an analog device that only works when directly connected to a wall jack.

Other devices such as a telephone or answering machine can be attached to the PHONE jack connector

( - right side connector) to pass through the printer as described in the setup steps. If you have a

digital connection such as ISDN, DSL, or ADSL, a digital line filter is required. Contact your Internet

Service Provider for details.

Initial Setup Menu

The printer automatically cycles through initial setup the first time you power on the printer. Initial setup

consists of specifying the language, country, date, time, fax number, and fax name.

If necessary, you can change the settings for language, country, date, time, fax number, and fax name by

accessing the Setup menu. For more information, see Setup Mode.

Understanding the Operator Panel

Using the Operator Panel

The operator panel buttons allow you to copy documents and photos, fax documents, and print photos from

a PictBridge-enabled camera without connecting to a computer. The printer is on when Power is illuminated.

You can change settings using the Select button , and left and right Arrow buttons ; and initiate

a scan, copy, or fax using the Start button .

The display features:

Printer status

Messages

Menus

Contents

Main Dell All-In-One Printer 946 User's Guide Notes, Notices, and Cautions Finding Information Page About Your Printer Understanding the Printer Parts Page Page Setting Up Your Printer Initial Setup Menu Understanding the Operator Panel Page Page Operator Panel Menus Copy Mode Copy Mode Menu Page Scan Mode Scan Mode Menu Fax Mode Fax Mode Main Menu Fax Setup Menu Fax Setup Menu Additional Fax Options Additional Fax Options Menu Page Page Setup Mode Setup Mode Main Menu Additional Setup Options Additional Setup Options Menu Page Maintenance Mode Maintenance Mode Menu PictBridge Mode PictBridge Mode Menu Page Page Page Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Input Tray Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor Page Loading Original Documents Into the ADF Paper Guidelines for the ADF Onto the Scanner Glass Page Printing Printing a Document Printing Photos Printing Envelopes Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera Page Copying Copying Documents Copying Photos Collating Copies Changing Copy Settings Page Scanning Scanning Single-Page Documents and Single Photos Scanning Multiple-Page Documents Using the ADF Page Scanning Multiple-Page Documents or Multiple Images Using Your Computer Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Editing Scanned Images Saving an Image on Your Computer E-mailing a Scanned Image or Document Enlarging or Reducing Images or Documents Faxing Setting Up the Printer With Equipment Connecting to an answering machine Connecting to a computer modem What if I Have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)? Faxing Using the Printer Operator Panel Sending a Fax Sending a Broadcast Fax Receiving a Fax Automatically Receiving a Fax Manually Sending a Fax From the Computer Connecting Cables What if I Have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)? Faxing Through the Printer Modem Sending a Fax Using the Dell All-In-One Center Sending Fax Using Dell Printer Fax Tools Receiving a Fax Faxing Through the Computer Modem Installing Fax Console in Windows XP Configuring Fax Console (Windows XP) or Fax Service Management (Windows 2000) Sending a Hardcopy Fax Using the Dell All-In-One Center Page Viewing the Status of a Fax Using Fax Console or Fax Service Management Changing the Fax Setup Using the Printer Setup Utility Printer Setup Utility Tabs Speed Dial Creating a Speed Dial List From the Operator Panel Creating a Group Dial List From the Operator Panel Creating a Speed or Group Dial List From the Computer Using a Speed or Group Dial List Manually Dialing a Fax While Listening to a Telephone Line (On Hook Dial) Send a Delayed Fax Page Blocking Faxes Creating a Blocked Fax List Turning Fax Blocking On Blocking Faxes Without Caller ID Page Understanding the Software Using the Dell All-In-One Center Page Using Printing Preferences Printing Preferences Tabs Using Dell Picture Studio Dell Ink Management System Removing and Reinstalling Software Ink Cartridge Maintenance Replacing Ink Cartridges Page Page Aligning Ink Cartridges Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles Page Troubleshooting Setup Problems Computer Problems Printer Problems General Problems Fax Problems Paper Problems Page Page Network Problems Error Messages Improving Print Quality Page Printer Specifications Overview Power Consumption and Requirements Environmental Specifications Temperature/Relative Humidity Fax Mode Capabilities Print and Scan Mode Capabilities Operating System Support Memory Specifications and Requirements Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Input Tray Cables Appendix Dell Technical Support Policy Contacting Dell Page Licensing Notice