Dell V305 AligningInkCartridges

10. Lower the scanner base unit until it is completely closed.

AligningInkCartridges

Your printer automatically prompts you to align the ink cartridges when they are installed or replaced.

You may also need to align ink cartridges when characters are not properly formed or are not aligned

at the left margin, or when vertical or straight lines appear wavy.

To align the ink cartridges from the operator panel:

1. Load plain paper. For more information, see Loading Paper into the Paper Support.

2. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to MAINTENANCE, and then press the Select

button .

3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Align Cartridges, and then press the

Select button .

An alignment page prints. The ink cartridges align when the page prints. You may discard the

alignment page when the alignment is complete.

To align the ink cartridges from the printer software:

1. Load plain paper.

2. In Windows Vista™:

Contents

Main Dell V305 Printer User's Guide Finding Information Page AboutYourPrinter UnderstandingthePrinterParts Page UnderstandingtheOperatorPanel Page UnderstandingtheOperatorPanelMenus CopyMode Page ScanMode Page PhotoMode Page PictBridgeMode OfficeFileMode BluetoothMode SetupMode MaintenanceMode Page LoadingPaperandOriginals LoadingPaperintothePaperSupport Page Page UnderstandingtheAutomaticPaperTypeSensor Transparency Photo/glossy Page LoadingOriginalDocumentsontheScannerGlass Printing PrintingDocuments PrintingPhotos Printing Photos Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera Printing Photos From the Computer Printing Borderless Photos Creating Photo Greeting Cards PrintingFromaBluetoothEnabledDevice Setting up a Connection Between Your Printer and a Bluetooth-Enabled Device Setting the Bluetooth Security Level Choose Low to allow Bluetooth devices to connect and send print jobs to your printer Choose High to require users to enter a four-digit numeric pass key on the Bluetooth Printing From a Bluetooth-Enabled Device PrintingEnvelopes PrintingMoreThanOnePageonaSheetofPaper PrintinganImageasaMultiPagePoster PrintingaBanner PrintingCollatedCopiesofYourDocument PrintingaBooklet Letter A4 AssemblingaBooklet DuplexingaPrintJob(TwoSidedPrinting) CancelingaPrintJob Sent From a Local Computer From the Printers folder: From the Printing Status window: From the Taskbar: Sent From a Computer Over a Wireless Network ChangingPrintingPreferencesDefaults From the Print Setup tab, you can: From the Advanced tab, you can: From the Maintenance tab: Printing From a Memory Card or USB Key PrintingPhotos Saving Photos to Your Computer Printing Photos From a CD or Flash Memory Device Printing All Photos Printing Photos From a Digital Camera Using DPOF Printing Photos Using a Proof Sheet Page PrintingOfficeFiles Copying CopyingDocuments Using the Operator Panel Using Your Computer CopyingPhotos Page Page Scanning Scanning Single-Page Documents and Single Photos Using the Operator Panel SettingtheComputerNameandPIN ScanningMultiplePhotosIntoaSingleFile ScanningDocumentsforEditing ScanningPhotosforEditing SavingPhotosonYourComputer ResizingImagesorDocuments EMailingDocumentsorPhotos Scanning Documents or Photos for E-Mailing Adding a File to an E-mail Message CreatingaPDF From a Scanned Item Select Add New Scan, and then select Photo, Several Photos, or Select Add Photo from Library to add a previously scanned image, and then From a Saved Item Select Add New Scan, and then select Photo, Several Photos, or Select Add Photo from Library, and then select or deselect images by CustomizingScanSettings ChangingtheScanSettingsPreferences Page Understanding the Software UsingtheDellImagingToolbox Page UsingPrintingPreferences Page UsingtheDellServiceCenter From an error message dialog box: From the Start Menu: DellInkManagementSystem UsingMemoryCardManager RemovingandReinstallingSoftware InstallingtheAdobePhotoshopAlbumManually InstallingtheOptionalXPSDriver Wireless Networking MinimumRequirementsforSetup WirelessNetworkSettings WirelessEncryption UsingUSBCabletoConfigurethePrinteronaWirelessNetwork (recommendedformostusers) Using the PIN Method Page Using the Push Button Method Page Page Using Windows Vista ChangingWirelessSettingsafterInstallation Page Peer-to-Peer Networking SharingthePrinterontheNetwork AddingtheSharedPrinteronOtherNetworkComputers Page Maintenance ReplacingInkCartridges Page AligningInkCartridges CleaningtheInkCartridgeNozzles CleaningtheExteriorofthePrinter ChangingtheDefaultOperatorPanelSettings RestoringFactoryDefaultSettings Page Troubleshooting SetupProblems Computer Problems Page Printer Problems Check for blinking lights on the printer. Make sure the printer is not connected to a PictBridge-enabled camera. ErrorMessages Page Page ClearingPaperJams Paper jam in the paper path Paper jam not visible AvoidingJamsandMisfeeds PaperProblems PrintingProblems CopyingProblems Check for blinking lights or error messages on the printer. Make sure the scanner glass is clean. Remove image patterns from magazines or newspapers. Reduce background noise on scanned documents. ScanningProblems Page Change the scan resolution to a higher value if the scanned image quality is poor. Remove image patterns from magazines or newspapers. Reduce background noise on scanned documents. NetworkingProblems MemoryCardProblems ImprovingPrintQuality GeneralGuidelinesforSelectingorLoadingPrintMedia Specifications Overview EnvironmentalSpecifications Temperature/Relative Humidity PowerConsumptionandRequirements PrintandScanModeCapabilities OperatingSystemSupport MemorySpecificationsandRequirements MediaTypesandSizes Cables Appendix DellTechnicalSupportPolicy ContactingDell WarrantyandReturnPolicy Wireless Interoperability Warranty and Return Policy Regulatory Information Radio Frequency Interference Requirements Interference Statement Licensing Notice BSDLicenseandWarrantystatements GNULicense