Dell 1230 Color Laser- User Manual

Safety information | 5 safety information IMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS What the icons and signs in this user’s guide mean: These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others. Follow them explicitly. After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference. W...

8 | Contents contents 2 Features of your new laser printer5 Safety information INTRODUCTION 10 10 Printer overview 10 Front view 10 Rear view 11 Control panel overview 12 Understanding the control panel 12 LEDs 12 Stop button 13 Supplied software 13 Printer driver features 13 Printer driver GETTING ...

10 | Introduction introduction These are the main components of your printer: This chapter includes: • Printer overview • Control panel overview • Understanding the control panel • Supplied software • Printer driver features PRINTER OVERVIEW Front view Rear view 1 Top cover 2 Output tray (face down)...

Introduction | 11 CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW 1 status LED Shows the status of your printer. (See "Understanding the control panel" on page 12.) 2 stop button Stops an operation at any time and also performs other functions. (See "Understanding the control panel" on page 12.) 3 toner colo...

12 | Introduction UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL PANEL The color of the status and toner colors LED indicates the printer's current status. LEDs Stop button STATUS TONER COLORS LED DESCRIPTION lights green all LEDs off The printer is ready to print. slowly blinks green all LEDs off The printer is receivi...

Introduction | 13 SUPPLIED SOFTWARE You must install the printer software using the supplied CD after you have set up your printer and connected it to your computer. The CD provides you with the following software. PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES Your printer drivers support the following standard features:...

14 | Getting started getting started This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the printer. This chapter includes: • Setting up the hardware • Printing a demo page • System requirements • Installing the software • printer's basic settings SETTING UP THE HARDWARE This section sh...

Getting started | 15 Macintosh INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE You have to install the printer software for printing. The software includes drivers, applications, and other user friendly programs. The following procedure is based on Windows XP. If you use Macintosh operating system, see the Software section...

16 | Getting started PRINTER'S BASIC SETTINGS After installation is complete, you may want to set the printer's default settings. Refer to the next section if you would like to set or change values. Altitude adjustment The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined by the...

Selecting and loading print media | 17 selecting and loading print media This chapter introduces you how to load originals and print media into your printer. This chapter includes: • Selecting print media • Changing the size of the paper in the paper tray • Printing on special print materials • Adju...

18 | Selecting and loading print media Specifications on print media TYPE SIZE DIMENSIONS WEIGHT A CAPACITY B Plain paper Letter 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches) • 60 to 105 g/m 2 (16 to 28 lb bond) • 60 to 163 g/m 2 (16 to 43 lb bond) • 150 sheets of 75 g/m 2 (20 lb bond) paper for the tray • 1 sheet...

Selecting and loading print media | 19 Guidelines for special print media MEDIA TYPE GUIDELINES Envelopes • Successful printing on envelopes depends upon the quality of the envelopes. When selecting envelopes, consider the following factors:- Weight: The weight of the envelope paper should not excee...

20 | Selecting and loading print media CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE PAPER IN THE PAPER TRAY To load different sizes of paper, such as Legal-sized paper, you need to adjust the paper guides to extend the paper tray. To change the tray size to other size, you must adjust the paper length guide properly. 1...

22 | Selecting and loading print media PRINTING ON SPECIAL PRINT MATERIALS The printer can hold special sizes and types of print material, such as postcards, note cards, and envelopes. Especially, it is useful for single page printing on letterhead or colored paper. Feeding the print material manual...

Basic printing | 23 basic printing This chapter explains common printing tasks. This chapter includes: • Printing a document • Canceling a print job PRINTING A DOCUMENT Your printer allows you to print from various Windows, or Macintosh applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary ...

24 | Maintenance maintenance This chapter provides information for maintaining your printer and the toner cartridge. This chapter includes: • Printing reports • Cleaning your printer • Maintaining the cartridge • Replacing the toner cartridge • Replacing the Imaging Unit • Replacing the waste toner ...

26 | Maintenance MAINTAINING THE CARTRIDGE Toner cartridge storage To get the most from the toner cartridge, keep the following guidelines in mind:• Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until ready for use. • Do not refill the toner cartridge. The printer warranty does not cover damage...

Maintenance | 27 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The printer uses four colors and has a different toner cartridge for each one: yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K). When the toner colors LED, on the control panel, indicating each individual toner cartridge according to its color, lights, ...

28 | Maintenance REPLACING THE IMAGING UNIT When the life span of the imaging unit has expired, the Dell Toner Management System™ program window appears on the computer, indicating the imaging unit needs to be replaced. Otherwise your printer stops printing. 1. Turn the printer off, then wait a few ...

Maintenance | 29 8. Insert the waste toner container into position and then push it to ensure that it is firmly seated in place. 9. Slide the toner cartridge back into the printer. 10. Close the front cover firmly. 11. Turn the printer on. REPLACING THE WASTE TONER CONTAINER When the life span of th...

30 | Maintenance 6. Insert the new container into position and then push it to ensure that it is firmly seated in place. 7. Close the front cover firmly. 8. Turn the printer on. MAINTENANCE PARTS To avoid print quality and paper feed problems resulting from worn parts, and to maintain your printer i...

Troubleshooting | 31 troubleshooting This chapter gives helpful information for what to do if you encounter an error. This chapter includes: • Tips for avoiding paper jams • Clearing paper jams • Solving other problems TIPS FOR AVOIDING PAPER JAMS By selecting the correct media types, most paper jam...

Troubleshooting | 33 SOLVING OTHER PROBLEMS The following chart lists some conditions that may occur and the recommended solutions. Follow the suggested solutions until the problem is corrected. If the problem persists, call for service. Paper feeding Printing problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS ...

34 | Troubleshooting Printing quality problems If the inside of the printer is dirty or paper has been loaded improperly, you may notice a reduction in print quality. See the table below to clear the problem. The printer selects print materials from the wrong paper source. The paper source selection...

Troubleshooting | 35 Toner specks • The paper may not meet specifications; for example, the paper is too moist or too rough. See "Selecting print media" on page 17. • The paper path may need cleaning. See "Cleaning the inside" on page 24. Dropouts If faded areas, generally rounded, o...

36 | Troubleshooting Misformed characters • If characters are improperly formed and producing hollow images, the paper stock may be too slick. Try a different paper. See "Selecting print media" on page 17. Page skew • Ensure that the paper is loaded properly. • Check the paper type and quali...

38 | Ordering supplies and accessories ordering supplies and accessories This chapter provides information on purchasing cartridges and accessories available for your printer. This chapter includes: • Supplies • How to purchase SUPPLIES When the toner runs out, you can order the following type of to...

Specifications _ 39 specifications This chapter guides you about this printer’s specifications such as various features. This chapter include: • General specifications • Printer specifications GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS The symbol * optional feature depending on printers. ITEM DESCRIPTION Paper input ca...

40 | Specifications PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION Printing method Color laser beam printing Printing speed a a. It will be affected by operating system used, computing performance, application software, connecting method, media type, media size and job complexity. • Black and white: Up to ...

Glossary _ 41 glossary ADF An Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a mechanism that will automatically feed an original sheet of paper so that the machine can scan some amount of the paper at once. AppleTalk AppleTalk is a proprietary suite of protocols developed by Apple, Inc for computer networking....

Index | 45 index A adjustment altitude 16 C cleaning inside 24 outside 24 control panel 11 D demo page, print 14 driver installation 15 J jam tips for avoiding paper jams 31 L LED Status 12 M Maintenance maintenance parts 30toner cartridge 26 P paper changing the size 20 clearing jam 31 printing spe...

1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NSTALLING P RINTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software ........................................................................................................ 3 Installing Software for Local Printing .............................................

Installing Printer Software in Windows 3 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This chapter includes: • Installing Printer Software• Reinstalling Printer Software• Removing Printer Software N OTE : The following procedure is based on Windows XP, for other operating systems, refer to the correspon...

Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your printer is not already connected to the computer, the following window will appear. • After connecting the printer, click Next . • If you don’t want to connect the printer at this time, click Next , and No on the following screen. Then the ins...

Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 Removing Printer Software 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs → Dell → Dell Printers → your printer driver name → Maintenance . 3 Select Remove and click Next . You will see a component list so that you can remove any item i...

Basic Printing 7 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks in Windows. This chapter includes: • Printing a Document• Printing to a file (PRN)• Printer Settings - Layout Tab- Paper Tab- Graphics Tab- Extras Tab- About Tab- Printer Tab- Using a Favorite Sett...

Basic Printing 8 Printing to a file (PRN) You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file for your purpose. To create a file: 1 Check the Print to file box at the Print window. 2 Select the folder and assign a name of the file and then click OK. Printer Settings You can use the printer prop...

Basic Printing 9 Layout Tab The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document appears on the printed page. The Layout Options includes Multiple Pages per Side , Poster Printing and Booklet Printing . See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information on accessing printer properties. P...

Basic Printing 10 Source Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray. Use Manual Feeder when printing on special materials like envelopes and transparencies. Type Set Type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print. This will let you get the best qual...

Basic Printing 11 Advanced Options You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced Options button. • Print All Text To Black : When the Print All Text To Black option is checked, all text in your document prints solid black, regardless of the color it appears on the screen. • Print All Text T...

Basic Printing 12 About Tab Use the About tab to display the copyright notice and the version number of the driver. If you have an Internet browser, you can connect to the Internet by clicking on the web site icon. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information about accessing printer prop...

Advanced Printing 13 3 Advanced Printing This chapter explains printing options and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Your printer driver Properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the printer properties window is simil...

Advanced Printing 14 Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one poster-size document. N OTE : The poster printing option is available when 600 dpi is selected in the resolution ...

Advanced Printing 15 Printing on Both Sides of Paper You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Before printing, decide how you want your document oriented.The options are: • None • Long Edge , which is the conventional layout used in book binding. • Short Edge , which is the type often used w...

Advanced Printing 16 Using Watermarks The Watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray letters reading “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document. There are several predefined wate...

Advanced Printing 17 Using Overlays What is an Overlay? An overlay is text and/or images stored in the computer hard disk drive (HDD) as a special file format that can be printed on any document. Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper. Rather than using pr...

Sharing the Printer Locally 18 4 Sharing the Printer Locally You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, which is called “host computer,” on the network. The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online help. ...

Using other software 19 5 Using other software Using the Dell™ Toner Management System The printer status monitor displays the status of the printer (printer ready, printer offline, and error-check printer) and the toner level (100%, 50%, Toner Low) for your printer. Printer Status Monitor The print...

Using other software 20 Dell Toner Re-order application To order replacement toner cartridges or supplies from Dell : 1 Double-click the Dell Toner Reorder Program icon on your desktop. OR Click Start Programs DELL DELL Printers your printer driver name Toner Reorder . 2 The Toner Reorder window ope...

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 21 6 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Your printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface. When you print a file from a Macintosh computer, you can use the CUPS driver by installing the PPD file. This chapter includes: • Installing Software• S...

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 22 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh printer’s properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the printer properties window is similar. • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD...

25 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 13 B booklet printing 14 D document, print Macintosh 22 Windows 7 double-sided printing 15 E Extras properties, set 11 F favorites settings, use 12 G Graphics properties, set 10 H help, use 12 I install printer driver Macintosh 21 Windows 3 L Layo...