Dell S2500 - Manuals

5 CAUTION: Safety instructions • Your product uses a laser. CA U T IO N : U s e o f c o n t r o l s o r a d j us t m e n ts o r p e r f o r m a n c e o f p r o c e d u r e s o t h e r t han t ho se s pec if i e d her e i n may r e s ul t i n haz a rd ou s r a di at io n ex pos ur e . • Your product ...

C o n t e n t s 7 C o n t e n t s Accessing your User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CAUTION: Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 U n p a c k t h e p r i n t e r 2 I n s t a l l t h e o p t i o n a l d r a w e r 3 Pr e p a r e t h e p r in t e r Positioni...

1 0 C o n t e n t s 12 A p p e n d i x Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Limited Warranties and Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (U.S. Only) 105 "Total Satisfaction" Return Policy (U.S. Only...

1 2 U n p a c k t h e p r i n t e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m N OT I C E: Allow at least 7.62 cm (3 in.) clearance on the right side of the printer for the cooling fan to function properly. Select a well ventilated location for your printer that provides roo...

2 S E C T I O N 2 I n s t a l l t h e o p t i o n a l d r a w e r

1 4 I n s t a l l t h e o p t i o n a l d r a w e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m CA U T IO N : I f y o u a r e a d d in g a n o p ti o n a l d r a w e r s om e t i m e a f t e r s e t t i n g u p t h e pr i nt e r, b e su r e t o t ur n t he p ri nt e r o f f, ...

3 S E C T I O N 3 P r e p a r e t h e p r i n t e r Positioning the printer Raising the paper rest Attaching an operator panel overlay

1 6 P r e p a r e t h e p r i n t e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Positioning the printer Once you have selected a location and positioned an optional drawer (if you have one), you are ready to position the printer. N OT E : If you have optional memory to inst...

P r e p a r e t h e p r i n t e r 1 7 Raising the paper rest The paper rest holds printed jobs at an angle to keep them from sliding out of the output bin. Pull the paper rest forward to raise it.

1 8 P r e p a r e t h e p r i n t e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Attaching an operator panel overlay If English is not your preferred language and your printer shipped with an operator panel overlay, attach the overlay that has the appropriately translated li...

4 S E C T I O N 4 I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s Removing the side cover Removing the shield Installing a memory card Reattaching the shield Reattaching the side cover

2 0 I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m CA U T IO N : I f y o u a r e in st a ll in g m e m o r y c a r ds s o m e ti m e a f t e r se t t i ng u p t h e pr i nt e r, t u rn t h e p r in t e r o f f a nd u np lu g t ...

I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s 2 1 3 Slide the side cover off of the back of the printer as you swing it out to remove it. 4 Set the cover aside. Tab Tab

2 2 I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Removing the shield 1 Loosen the six screws. Do not remove them completely. 2 Slide the shield to the left until the screws fit into the keyholes on the cover. 3 Pull the shiel...

I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s 2 3 Installing a memory card Follow the instructions in this section to install either a printer memory card or a flash memory card. Memory cards must have 100-pin connectors. N OT I C E: Memory cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch...

2 4 I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Reattaching the shield After installing your memory cards, you must reattach the shield. 1 Align the six keyholes on the shield with the six screws on the system board. 2 Press...

I n s t a l l o p t i o n a l m e m o r y c a r d s 2 5 Reattaching the side cover 1 Align the three rear tabs on the side cover with the corresponding slots on the printer. 2 Guide the tabs on the top, bottom, and front of the cover into their corresponding slots. The top and front tabs snap into p...

5 S E C T I O N 5 I n s t a l l p r i n t e r s u p p l i e s Removing the packaging Installing the print cartridge

2 8 I n s t a l l p r i n t e r s u p p l i e s w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Removing the packaging 1 Open the upper front door. 2 Grasp the print cartridge by the handle. Lift the cartridge out of the printer. Finger grips Handle

I n s t a l l p r i n t e r s u p p l i e s 2 9 3 Remove the packaging material from the cartridge. Retain the packaging material. N OT I C E: Do not touch the photoconductor drum on the bottom of the print cartridge.

3 0 I n s t a l l p r i n t e r s u p p l i e s w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Installing the print cartridge 1 Hold the print cartridge by the handle and gently shake it to distribute the toner. 2 Install the print cartridge: a Grasp the print cartridge by the h...

6 S E C T I O N 6 L o a d p a p e r Loading the trays Loading the multipurpose feeder

L o a d p a p e r 3 3 Loading the trays Follow these instructions to load the standard tray and any optional tray. 1 Remove the tray. N OT E : The length guide on an optional 500-sheet tray is shaped differently than the length guide on the other trays, but the function is the same. 2 If you are loa...

3 4 L o a d p a p e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 3 Press the metal plate down. N OT E : For any tray but the optional 500-sheet tray, the length guide extends beyond the end of the tray molding. 4 Squeeze the width guide tab and the width guide together, and ...

L o a d p a p e r 3 5 6 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Do not fold or crease the print media. Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface. N OT E : When you load the tray, do not exceed the maximum stack height indicated by the stack height indicator. Over...

3 6 L o a d p a p e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 9 Squeeze the width guide tab and the width guide together, and then slide the guide to the edge of the print media. 10 Squeeze the length guide tab and the length guide together, and then slide the guide to th...

L o a d p a p e r 3 7 Loading the multipurpose feeder The multipurpose feeder can be used in two ways: • You can load a single type and size of print media such as letterhead in the multipurpose feeder and then use it like any standard paper tray. • You can use it when you need to print a small quan...

3 8 L o a d p a p e r w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 3 Unfold the extension. 4 Slide the width guide all the way to the right. 5 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Do not fold or crease the print media. Straighten the edges of the s...

L o a d p a p e r 3 9 6 Place the print media against the left side of the multipurpose feeder, with the print side up and facing into the multipurpose feeder. 7 Push the print media forward, but do not force it. 8 Slide the width guide until it lightly touches the stack of print media. Refer to the...

7 S E C T I O N 7 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g Turning on the printer Sof tware overview Installing printer drivers

4 2 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB or parallel cable. If your printer is attached to a network instead of your computer, skip this step and go on ...

S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g 4 3 Turning on the printer 1 Plug one end of the printer power cord into the socket at the back of the printer and the other end into a properly grounded outlet. 2 Turn on the computer and the printer. All the operator panel lights cycle while the pr...

4 4 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m N OT E : If you purchased your printer and computer separately, you must use the Drivers and Utilities CD to install these software applications. Status Monitor The Status Monito...

S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g 4 5 b Enter your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided.Your Service Tag number is located on your printer. c Click Visit Dell’s cartridge ordering web site. 3 If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the By Telephone h...

4 6 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Driver Profiler Use the Driver Profiler to create driver profiles that contain custom driver settings. A driver profile can contain a group of saved printer driver settings and o...

S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g 4 7 You need to complete Microsoft’s Plug and Play before installing the custom driver from your Drivers and Utilities CD. Using Windows XP with a USB or parallel cable N OT E : Windows XP Professional requires that you have administrative access to ...

4 8 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Using Windows 2000 with a USB or parallel cable When you attached the cable and turned on the printer and computer, the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appeared on your computer...

S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g 4 9 Using Windows Me with a USB or parallel cable N OT E : Depending on the software and printers already installed on your computer, your screens may vary from those in the instructions. If you attached a USB cable, you must install both a USB port ...

5 0 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 5 Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer S2500) or type a unique name for your printer, and then click Next. 6 A test page will print automatically. Click ...

S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g 5 1 Using Windows 98 with a USB or parallel cable N OT E : Depending on the software and printers already installed on your computer, your screens may vary from those in the instructions. If you attached a USB cable, you must install both a USB port ...

5 2 S e t t i n g u p f o r l o c a l p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 9 Highlight the driver, and then select to install the updated driver (recommended). 10 Click Next. 11 Click Next to complete installation. 12 Use the default printer name (for e...

8 S E C T I O N 8 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g Sof tware overview Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool Connecting the printer to the network

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 5 7 Printing Status window The Printing Status window displays the status of the printer (Printer Ready, Printer Offline, and Error-Check Printer) and the name of the job when you send a job to print. The Printing Status window also displays the ...

5 8 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Print Server TCP/IP Setup Utility The Print Server TCP/IP Setup Utility lets you set up an IP address and other important IP parameters. See "Assign an IP address" on...

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 5 9 Driver Profiler Use the Driver Profiler to create driver profiles that contain custom driver settings. A driver profile can contain a group of saved printer driver settings and other data for things such as: • Print orientation and N-Up (docu...

6 0 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Attaching directly to the network (no queue) If you are sharing your network printer in a small workgroup environment and are not using a server, use this method to attach yo...

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 6 1 3 Plug one end of the printer power cord into the socket at the back of the printer and the other end into a properly grounded outlet. 4 Turn on the printer. After the printer completes its internal tests, the Ready/Data light comes on. If th...

6 2 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Assign an IP address Recommended method If the printer is connected to a network which automatically supplies IP addresses (DHCP), you do not need to use the Print Server TCP...

6 4 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 2 Configure the BOOTP server. Edit the BOOTP configuration file (normally /etc/bootptab). This file is a collection of entries for each BOOTP client served by this server. An...

6 6 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Verify the IP settings 1 Press and release the Continue button on the operator panel to print another network setup page. 2 Look under the “ TCP/IP” heading on the network se...

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 6 7 14 Click Finish to exit. Now all of the clients connected to this printer can select this printer to print their jobs. Attaching locally to a server If you are connecting the printer with a USB cable or a parallel cable and want to share it w...

6 8 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m • A USB port requires a USB cable. Be sure to match the USB symbol on the cable to the USB symbol on the printer. Plug the other end of the cable into a USB port on the back ...

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 7 1 5 Click Next to install the printer driver. 6 Click Next to complete installation. 7 Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer S2500) or type a unique name for your printer, and then click Next. 8 Click Finish to complete ...

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 7 3 9 Highlight the driver, and then select to install the updated driver (recommended). 10 Click Next. 11 Click Next to complete installation. 12 Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer S2500) or type a unique name for your...

7 4 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m 3 Highlight the appropriate driver, and then click Finish. The Add Printer Wizard screen appears. 4 Use the default printer name (for example, Dell Laser Printer S2500), or t...

S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g 7 5 6 Click Next. 7 Make sure “Choose an existing port for the printer connection” is selected. 8 Select the port that corresponds to the hardware port you used when you connected the printer to the server (or other computer). For example, LPT1 r...

7 6 S e t t i n g u p f o r n e t w o r k p r i n t i n g w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Attaching directly to the network (queue) If you are using a Microsoft or Novell server and want to control who prints to the network printer, attach the printer through a pr...

9 S E C T I O N 9 S e t t i n g u p f o r s h a r e d p r i n t i n g Point and print Peer-to-peer

10 S E C T I O N 1 0 C o n f i g u r e p a p e r t r a y s Dell Workgroup Laser Printer S2500 Dell Workgroup Laser Printer S2500n

8 6 C o n f i g u r e p a p e r t r a y s w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Dell Workgroup Laser Printer S2500 1 Launch the Dell Local Printer Setup Utility (Start → Programs → Dell Printers → Dell Laser Printer S2500 → Dell Local Printer Setup Utility). 2 Select yo...

C o n f i g u r e p a p e r t r a y s 8 7 b Click Add. c Click OK, and then close the Printers folder. If Update Now is unavailable, follow these steps: a In the Options list, find 250-sheet tray or 500-sheet tray. b Change the setting from Not Installed to Installed. c Click OK, and then close the ...

11 S E C T I O N 1 1 V e r i f y p r i n t e r s e t u p Printing a menu settings page

9 0 V e r i f y p r i n t e r s e t u p w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Printing a menu settings page Print a menu settings page for a list of current printer settings. 1 When the Ready/Data light is on solid, press and release Continue to print the page. 2 On the...

V e r i f y p r i n t e r s e t u p 9 1 3 Update your driver by following the instructions in the table. If the printer is on the network, update the driver for each client. If Update is unavailable, follow these steps: a In the Available Options list, click 250-sheet tray or 500-sheet tray. b Click...

9 2 V e r i f y p r i n t e r s e t u p w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Restoring factory defaults You can make changes to printer settings or values by using the menus available through the Printer Settings Configuration sheet, PJL commands, or the Local Printer ...

12 S E C T I O N 1 2 A p p e n d i x Contacting Dell Limited Warranties and Return Policy Dell Computer Corporation Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranties Dell Sof tware License Agreement

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A p p e n d i x 1 0 5 Limited Warranties and Return Policy Dell-branded hardware products purchased in the U.S. or Canada come with either a 90-day, one-year, two-year, three-year, or four-year limited warranty. To determine which warranty came with your hardware product(s), see your packing slip or...

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A p p e n d i x 1 1 7 Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranty (Latin America Only) Dell Computer Corporation warrants to the original purchaser of genuine Dell-branded toner cartridges that the cartridges will be free from defects resulting from material or manufacturing process for the life of th...

1 1 8 A p p e n d i x w w w . d e ll. co m/ su p p l i e s | su p p o r t . d e l l.c o m Dell Software License Agreement This is a legal agreement between you, the user, and Dell Products, L.P ("Dell"). This agreement covers all software that is distributed with the Dell product, for which ...

A p p e n d i x 1 1 9 Limited Warranty Dell warrants that the Software disks will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date you receive them. This warranty is limited to you and is not transferable. Any implied warranties are limited to nin...

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I n d e x 1 2 1 I n d e x A a tt a c h i n g an ov erl a y, 18 a tt a chi ng the pr in te r directly to the network (no queue), 6 0 directly to the network (queue), 7 6 locally, 6 7 C con nect th e p ri nt er Ethernet cable, 6 0 , 7 6parallel cable, 42 , 6 7power cable, 4 3 , 6 8USB cable, 4 2 , 6 7...