User’s Guide
 Basic
 Introduction
 Environmentally friendly
Key benefits
 Key benefits
 IPv6 Google Cloud Print Eco printing Double-sided printing
Features by models
Features B1260dn Hi-Speed USB
Operating System B1260dn Windows Macintosh Linux Unix
 Status LED flashes or remains constantly on
Useful to know
 Icon Text Description
About this user’s guide
General icons
Conventions
 Important safety symbols
Safety information
Operating environment
 Operating method
 Installation / Moving
 Maintenance / Checking
 Supply usage
 Machine overview
Accessories
 Rear view
Front view
 Control panel overview
 Turning on the machine
 Windows
Installing the driver locally
 Select Connect to the computer using USB Cable. Click Next
Installing the driver locally
 Reinstalling the driver
 Learning the Basic Usage
 To print a test
Printing a test
 Tray overview
Media and tray
 Paper type available for duplex printing
Power voltage Available paper
 Loading paper in the tray
 Loading in manual feeder
Tips on using the manual feeder
 Media and tray
 Printing on special media
Envelope
Printing the special media Face up
 Acceptable
 Labels
Transparency
 Preprinted paper
Card stock/ Custom-sized paper
 Using the output support
Setting the paper size and type
 Basic printing
Canceling a print job
Printing
 Opening printing preferences
Using a favorite setting
Click Properties or Preferences
 Eco printing
Using help
 Setting eco mode on the driver
Setting eco mode on the control panel
 Maintenance
 Ordering supplies and accessories
 High yield toner cartridge
Available supplies
 Handling instructions
Storing the toner cartridge
Toner cartridge usage
 Estimated cartridge life
 Redistributing toner
 Replacing the toner cartridge
 Cleaning the outside
Cleaning the machine
Cleaning the inside
 Cleaning the machine
 Cleaning the pickup roller
 Tips for moving & storing your machine
 Troubleshooting
 Tips for avoiding paper jams
 Tray
Clearing paper jams
 Manual feeder
 Inside the machine
 Exit area
 Duplex area
 Status LED
Understanding the status LED
 Eco button Green Printing on Off Eco mode is off
Toner LED/ Power LED
 Appendix
 General specifications
Specifications
 Print media specifications
 Folio, A4, JIS B5, ISO
Thin paper Refer to the Plain
Paper section Transparency Letter, A4
Labels c Letter, Legal, US
 Windows Server
Operating system Requirement recommended
Free HDD space Windows
Windows XP
 Mac OS X
Macintosh
Operating system Requirements Recommended
Free HDD space
 Operating system
Linux
Unix
Items Requirements
 Network protocols
Items Specifications Network interface
Network environment
Network operating system
 Dell technical support policy
 Ftp.dell.com
Contacting Dell
Mobilesupport@us.dell.com Support@us.dell.com
 Warranty and return policy
 REV
Copyright
 Advanced
 Advanced
 Software installation
 Click Continue on the User Options Pane
Installation
Open the Applications folder Utilities Print Setup Utility
Click Continue
 Print Setup Utility Or Print & Fax
Reinstallation for Macintosh
 Installing the Unified Linux Driver
Installation for Linux
 Click Uninstall
Reinstallation for Linux
 Using a network- connected machine
 SetIP
Embedded Web Service
 Setting IP address
Wired network setup
IPv4 configuration using SetIP Windows
Printing a network configuration report
 Wired network setup
 Open /opt/Dell/mfp/share/utils
IPv4 configuration using SetIP Linux
Preferences or Administrator
Report
 Select Connect a network printer to the computer. Click Next
Installing driver over the network
 Macintosh
 Linux
Install the Linux driver and add network printer
Select HP Jetdirect Socket in Protocol
 Add a network printer
Installing the Unix printer driver package
 Accept printername enable printername
Uninstalling the printer driver package
It will open the Uninstall Printer Wizard
 Setting up the printer
 From the Embedded Web Service
IPv6 configuration
From the control panel
 Settings
Using Embedded Web Service
 Click Raw TCP/IP, LPR, IPP or mDNS
Network Settings
AirPrint
Printing via AirPrint
 Registering your Google account to the printer
Google Cloud Print
Click Register
 Click Manage your printers
Printing from an application on mobile device
Printing with Google Cloud Print
Click Finish printer registration
 Select Print with Google Cloud Print
Printing from the Chrome browser
 Useful management tools
 Click Update Firmware
Using Firmware Update Utility
 Dell Supplies Ordering Utility window opens
Using Dell Supplies Ordering Utility
 Embedded Web Service overview
Using Embedded Web Service
Logging into Embedded Web Service
Accessing Embedded Web Service
 Maintenance tab
Settings tab
Security tab
 Understanding Dell Printer Manager
Using Dell Printer Manager
 Alert Settings Windows only
Device Settings
Advanced settings user interface overview
 Toner Level
Using Dell Printer Status
Dell Printer Status overview
Icon Mean Description
 Close
Changing the Dell Printer Status Program Settings
Option
User’s Guide
 Opening Unified Driver Configurator
Using the Linux Unified Driver Configurator
 Switches to Printers configuration
Printers configuration
Printers tab
 Classes tab
 Switches to Ports configuration
Ports configuration
 Special features
 Altitude adjustment
 For Windows 7, select Control Panel Devices and Printers
Changing the default print settings
Preferences
 Setting your machine as a default machine
 Understanding special printer features
Using advanced print features
Printing to a file PRN
 Poster Printing
Multiple Pages per Side
Booklet Printinga Description
 Paper Options
Reverse Double-Sided Printing Check this
 Editing a watermark
Watermark
Creating a watermark
Message box
 List
Overlaya
Overlay
Creating a new Printing Preferences
 Overlay List box
Using a page overlay
Click Yes
 Printing multiple pages on one sheet
Changing printer settings
Macintosh printing
Printing a document
 Printing on both sides of the paper
 Printing from applications
Linux printing
 Open the Unified Driver Configurator
Configuring Printer Properties
Printing files
 Proceeding the print job
Changing the machine settings
Unix printing
General tab
 Margins tab
Printer-Specific Settings tab
Image tab
Text tab
 Troubleshooting
 Paper feeding problems
 Power and cable connecting problems
 Print
Printing problems
 Slow Half the page is blank
Machine selects print
Paper source
Print job is extremely
 Machine emits vapor near
Blank
Photos is not good
Images are not clear Before printing,
 Printing quality problems
 White Spots
Condition Suggested Solutions Dropouts
 Toner smear
Condition Suggested Solutions Black background
Vertical repetitive defects
 Misformed characters
Characters or pictures
 Curl or wave
Condition Suggested Solutions Skew
Wrinkles or creases
 Loose toner
 Light print or contamination occurs
Horizontal stripes
Curl
Appears on a few sheets
 Common Windows problems
Operating system problems
 Condition Suggested solutions
Common Macintosh problems
Print incorrectly
 Common Linux problems
 AppleTalk
Access point
802.11
802.11b/g/n
 Control Panel
Default
Coverage
Collation
 Dot Matrix Printer
Duplex
Duty Cycle
 Fuser Unit
Emulation
Ethernet
EtherTalk
 IP address
Halftone
Ieee
Intranet
 IPX/SPX
ITU-T No chart
 Modem
MAC address
NetWare
 Print Media
Originals
PostScript
Printer Driver
 PRN file
Resolution
Protocol
 Toner Cartridge
Subnet Mask
UNC Path
 Watermark
USB
 Index
 Manual feeder/multi-purpose tray
 Unix