Dell All-in-One Wireless Printer V515w manual

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    Dell V515w User's Guide April 2009 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Ma chi n e type (s ): 4443 Model (s): 2dw, 6dw[...]

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    Tradem arks Informat ion in t his do cument is subjec t to ch ange witho ut notic e. Rep ro duct io n i n any m an ne r wh at so ev er w i th out the writ ten permi ssion of Dell In c. i s stric t ly forb idd en. T radem arks used in t hi s te x t : Dell and t he DELL logo are trademarks of D el l Inc.; Microso ft and Windows are registered tra dem[...]

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    Contents Saf et y i nfo rma ti on.. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .7 Ab out y ou r pri nte r... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... ..... .... ..8 Thank you fo r choos ing this printe r!.......... ............ .......... ...............[...]

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    Printing basi c documents. ................ .............. ................ .............. ................ .......................... ... .............. ................ .........31 Printing specia lty documents.... ........ .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......... .................. ......... .... ..... .................. ...[...]

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    Faxing FA Q.................. ............. .............. ............. .............. ............. ............. ................... ........ .............. ............. ............. ........73 Net wor ki ng... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .80 Installing[...]

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    S afety information Connec t the power cord to a properly groun ded electric al outlet that is near the product and easil y accessibl e. Do no t pl a c e or use th is pr odu ct near wa ter or wet lo cati ons. Use only the power suppl y and power cord provi ded with this prod uct or the manuf acturer 's auth orized replacem ents. Th is prod u c[...]

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    About your printer Thank you for choosing t his printer! We've worked hard to make s ure it will m eet your needs. To sta rt usi ng your new pri nter ri ght aw ay, us e the se tup mat erials tha t came with th e pr inte r, and the n skim the Use r’s G ui de to lea rn how to p er form ba sic task s. To ge t the mo st out of yo ur print er, re[...]

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    • Cl ean the pr inthead . Befo re repl acin g and recy clin g your ink cartr idg es, try using the “Clean Pri nthe ad” an d “Deep Clean Prin thea d” feat ures. Th ese featur es clea n the prin thead no zzles to impro ve the qual ity of your prints . Recyc ling • Retur n empty i nk cartridges fo r reuse o r recycl ing thro ugh the Dell C[...]

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    What are you l ooki ng fo r? Find it here Help us in g the pri nter software Wind ow s Hel p Open a prin ter sof tware program or appli cation, and then click Hel p . Cli ck to vi ew context-sensitive i nformation. Notes: • The Help in s talls a u tomatica lly with th e printer so ft w are . • The pr in ter softwa re is located in the prin ter [...]

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    Understa nding the parts of the printe r 5 8 9 13 12 10 11 1 2 3 4 6 7 Use th e To 1 Paper support Load paper . 2 Wi-F i indicator Check wir eless status. 3 Mem o r y ca rd s lo t s Insert a memory card . 4 Pic tBridge an d USB port Connect a PictB ridge-enabled d ig ital camera, USB Blu etooth adapt er, or a flas h drive to t he print er. 5 Card r[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Use th e To 1 Top c o v er Acce ss the scanne r glass. 2 Scanne r glas s Scan and copy photos and do cuments. 3 Sec ur i t y s l ot Instal l an anti- thef t cable on your printer. 4 Power s upply with port Connect th e printer to a power sourc e. 5 EXT Po r t EXT Connect additi onal devices (telephone or answ ering machine) to the[...]

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    Ordering and replacing supplie s Replacing ink c artridge s Mak e sur e y ou h ave a new in k cart ridg e or c artri d ges bef or e you b eg in. You m u st in st all new cart ri dge s im me diat ely after removi ng the old ones, or the i nk remain ing in the printhead nozzles may dry out. 1 Tu rn on y our pr in ter. 2 Open the print er. Not e: The [...]

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    4 Remove the n ew c artridges f rom t he foil, an d then rem ove th e prot ective c ap f rom eac h of the ink c artr idges. Insta ll the b lack in k c artridge and t hen the color i nk car tridge. U se t wo ha nds t o ins tall each c artridge. 1 2 Not e: In stall the ink cartridges immediatel y after removi ng the prot ective cap to avoid expos ing[...]

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    Recycl ing Dell produc ts To ret urn Dell prod uct s to Del l for re cy clin g: 1 Clic k or Start . 2 Clic k Al l Pr o gra ms or Program s , and t h en s e lec t the prin ter progra m folder from the list. 3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 5 Clic k Or d e r s up plie s in t he Ma in tena nce t[...]

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    Using the printer control pa nel buttons and menus Using the pr inter cont rol panel The foll owing di ag rams exp lain the s ecti ons o f the prin ter control panel : 6 7 8 9 10 1 5 2 3 4 Use th e: To 1 Power button • Turn the prin ter on and off. • Swit ch to Pow e r Sa ver mode. Note: When the printer is on, pr es s to switch to Pow er S a v[...]

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    Use th e: To 6 Display No t e: The display is turned off in P ower Saver mode. Vi ew: • Pr int er s tat us • Mess a ges • Menu s 7 Arro w bu ttons Choose a menu or submenu item that appears on the displ ay. 8 Select b u tton • Select men u options. • Sav e sett ings. • Feed or eject paper. Press and hold for 3 seconds to feed or eject p[...]

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    Use th e: To 3 Dialto ne Dial the tel ephone number manually using the keyp a d before sending the fax. 4 Co l or / B la ck Switch to c olor mode or bla ck-and-white mod e. 5 Sta rt button Start a print, scan, f ax, or cop y job, dependin g on which mode i s selected. 6 Can cel button • Can c el a pri n t, copy, scan, or f ax job in progress. •[...]

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    Pho to men u Eas y Pho t o • Prin t – Last Ph oto – All Photos – Date R ange – Photo Number • Paper Size • Photo Size Print Photos • Pr int – Last Ph oto – All Photos – Date Range – Photo Number – Pri nt DPO F 1 • Lighter /Darker • Photo Eff ects – Non e – Aut o Enhanc e – Sepi a – Antique Grey – Antiq ue Bro[...]

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    Changing tempora ry sett ings into new default settings The f ol lowin g menus r ever t to def aul t sett ings afte r two mi nutes of inac tivity or after the p rint er is tu rned off: Copy menu • Cop ie s • Quality • Lighter /Darker • Resi ze • Origin al Size • Pages per Sheet • Copies per Sheet • Con ten t Typ e Sca n m en u • Q[...]

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    4 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Neve r , a nd th en press . 5 Pre ss unt il you exit Setup, or press anoth er mode button . Changing the Power S aver tim eout The P ower Sa ver time out is the ti me it tak es for th e pr i nte r to swi tch to Pow e r Sa v er mode wh en the pri nter i s left idle. Th e Power Saver featur e o ptimi[...]

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    Saving energy with Eco-Mode The Ec o-Mode feature optimizes energy efficien cy an d saves money . When Eco-M ode is e nab led, th e prin ter au to matica lly sw itches t o th e fol lowing setti ngs: • The printer display is dimmed. • Th e p rin te r ch ang es t o P owe r S av e r mod e af te r te n mi nu tes . Not es: • If you are u sin g Eco[...]

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    Using the printer software Minimum system requirements The pr inter softw are requi res up t o 50 0 MB of fr ee dis k s pace. Suppor te d o pera ting s ys tems • Mi cros oft Win dows 7 (W eb on ly) • Mi cros of t Win dow s Vis ta • Mi cros of t Win dow s XP • Micr o so ft Wind o ws 2000 (S P4 or gre ate r) • Linu x Ubunt u 8.04 LTS an d 8[...]

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    Use th e To Ado b e TM Phot o Album S tarter Edition View , manage, a nd edit ph otos. Dell Toolbar (referred to as Toolbar) Print, scan, o r convert loca l files from Windows. Del l Ink M ana geme nt S yste m Order ink. Dell Fax Solutions (referred to as Fax Solutions) • Send a fax. • Receive a fax in three-in -on e printers . • Add, edit, o[...]

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    Updating the printe r soft ware (Windows only) Che cking for sof twar e upda t es 1 Clic k or Start . 2 Clic k Al l Pr o gra ms or Program s , and t h en s e lec t the prin ter progra m folder from the list. 3 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 4 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 5 From the S upp ort t ab, selec t Chec k fo r updat[...]

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    Loading p a per and original documents Loading paper 1 Fan the paper. 2 Cen ter the paper on t he pap er s upp ort. 3 Adjust the p aper g uides so t hey rest aga inst t he edg es of t he paper . Not e: Do n ot for ce pap er i nto th e print er. Th e pap er sho uld be f lat again st the pa per suppor t, an d the edges shoul d be fl ush a gainst bot [...]

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    Loa d up to: Make sure that : 25 sheets of heavyweight matte paper • The pri n t side o f the paper is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the paper . • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Pho to pr int quality. Note: Draf t mode is av ailable but is n ot recommended for use with expensive paper suc h as heavyweight matte,[...]

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    Loa d up to: Make sure that : 25 greeti ng card s, inde x cards, postc a r ds, o r photo ca rds • The pri n t side of the car d is faceup. • The paper guides rest against the edges of the ca rds. • You s elect Au to mati c , Normal , or Pho to pr int quality. Note: Draf t mode is av ailable but is n ot recommended for use with expensive paper[...]

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    • If you want to set the defau lt phot o pr int si ze: a Pre ss th e ar row butto ns to scr oll to De fa ults , and then press . b Pr ess to select Ph oto Pr in t Si ze . c Pre ss the ar row butto ns to se lect th e def ault phot o prin t siz e for the print er, an d the n pre ss . 3 Pre ss unt il you exit Setup, or press anoth er mode button . L[...]

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    3 The docu ment f eeds in to the ADF. Lo ad ing pape r and o ri gin al do cu me nt s 30[...]

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    Printing Tips for print ing • Use the a ppropria te pape r for you r prin t job. • Sele ct a hig her pr int quali ty for bett er pr ints . • Mak e sure ther e is en oug h in k in th e in k car tridg es. • Remove eac h sh eet as it i s print ed w hen pr inti ng ph otos or w hen w orkin g wi th s pecial ty media. • Sele ct th e bor derless [...]

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    4 Clic k OK to clos e a ny p rint er s oft war e di alog s. 5 Clic k OK or Pr in t . Print i ng pag e s in reverse ord er By def au lt , the fi rs t pag e is pri n ted firs t. If yo u wa n t to rev ers e th e ord er in wh ich pag es pr in t to m ak e docu me n t s rea dy to r e ad wi th the fi rst pag e on to p, then do the foll owi ng: 1 With a do[...]

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    3 Sel ect and pri nt the documen t: If t he p rint er is u si ng a U SB c onn ec tion a Pr e ss the ar row butt ons to se lect th e fil e na me of th e docu ment tha t you w ant to print o r the fol der wh ere the do cument is saved in the memo r y device. b Pre ss , a nd then press to st art prin ting th e docume nt. If th e prin ter is usin g a W[...]

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    Printi ng l ab els 1 Load the la be l shee ts in th e prin ter. 2 Send th e pr int job: a With a doc u me nt ope n, clic k Fil e  Print . b Cl ic k Pro perti es , Pr efer enc es , Optio ns , or Setup . c Fro m th e Pa pe r Si ze lis t o f th e P ri nt Se t up tab , cho o se a p ape r si ze th at m at che s th e s iz e o f t he l abel sh ee t . I[...]

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    4 From t he 2- Sided Print i ng sect i on, s elect Manual . Not e: The P ri nt I ns truc tion P age t o As si st in R el oadin g item is sel ected autom atic al ly. 5 Clic k OK . The pri nter prin ts th e odd-nu mbered pag es and the ins truction sheet. 6 Fl ip an d re loa d th e p a pe r, fo ll owi ng t he d ire ct ion s o n t he in st ruct io n s[...]

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    Workin g with photos Using a memory card or flash d rive w ith the prin ter Memory car ds and f las h drives are storage devices frequently use d with cameras and computers. You can remov e the memory car d from the c amer a o r the flash driv e fro m the com puter an d in sert it dir ectl y in to t he pri nter. 1 Ins ert a mem ory ca rd int o the [...]

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    Su pporte d me mory c ards and fil e type s Memory Card File T ype • Secure Dig ital (SD) • Micro Se cure Di g ital (w ith adapter) (M icro SD) • Min i S ec u re D i g it al ( wi t h a d ap t er) ( M i ni S D ) • Mu ltiMedia Card (MMC) • Redu ced S ize MultiMedia Card (w ith adapter ) (RS-MM C) • Mu ltiMedia Card mobile (with ada pter) [...]

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    7 Press the Co lor/ Bl ack b utt on to set a col or o r black- and-whi te pri nt. When you select color o r black -only p rintin g , the lig ht near your ch oice come s on. 8 Pre ss . Not e: For be st res ult s , al low the p ri nts to d ry at lea st 24 h our s bef ore st ack in g, d isp lay in g, or s to rin g. Printi ng ph otos fro m a m emo ry d[...]

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    Printi ng ph otos from a Pic tBr idge-e nable d digi tal c amera Pict Bridge is a techn o lo gy avai lable in mo st digi tal c ameras that le ts yo u pr int direct ly fr om your digi tal camera w ith ou t u si ng a com p ut er. 1 Insert o ne end o f the US B cable i nto the camer a. Not e: Use on ly t he U SB cable that c ame with t he c amera. 2 I[...]

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    5 Pres s the arrow button s to selec t the paper size , paper type, photo size, and lay out of the photos that you want to pr int. Press each time yo u make a sele ction. 6 See the d ocum entati on for you r came ra to b eg in prin ting . Not e: If you ins ert the ca mera wh ile the p rin te r is perf orm in g anoth e r job , th en wa it for the jo[...]

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    Printi ng ph otos fro m a digi ta l c amera using DPOF If your came ra supp orts Di gital Print Or der Fo rmat (DP OF), th en you can s pecify which ph oto s to p rint , ho w many of each , and the prin t settin gs while the mem ory card is still in the camera. The pr inter recognizes th ese settin gs when you inse rt the memory card i nto the prin[...]

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    • The Bl uetoot h-en abled devic e you ar e usin g requ ires u sers t o set up a Blu etooth con nectio n on ever y pr int job . For m ore info rm at ion, se e th e d oc umen t ation f or y our Bl uet oot h devic e. • The name of the Bluet ooth device you are using is automatical ly deleted from the Bluetooth device lis t. Whe n the Bluet o ot h[...]

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    Setti ng t he Blu etoot h securit y l evel 1 Ins e rt a Bl u eto o th U S B ada p ter i n to t he US B p ort . Blue too th Do ngle Conn ect ed appea rs on the disp lay . Not e: A Bl uet o ot h ad apter is no t inc lude d wit h the p rint er. 2 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Blue toot h S[...]

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    1 Insert a USB Bluetooth adap ter into the USB port. Blue too th Do ngle Conn ect ed appea rs on the disp lay . Warning—Potentia l D amage: Do not touch cables , any netw ork adapt er, an y connect or, the USB Bluetoot h adapter, or the p rinte r i n th e areas show n while act ively pri ntin g, rea ding , or wr iting from a Blueto ot h-ena b led[...]

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    3 Pre ss Ente r , or c li ck OK . The p rinter fold er open s. 4 Right -click the p rinter , and then sele ct Set as Defau lt Pr inter . Ch ang ing the pr int ing m ode T o c o n se r v e i n k , y o u c a n c h a ng e t he de f au lt p r i n t in g m o de fo r a l l p r i n t j ob s t o Q u ic k P r i nt . I t us e s l e s s in k a n d i s i d e a[...]

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    5 Resu me th e prin t job: • If you wa nt t o resu me a partic ular pri nt job, then right -clic k the doc u ment n ame, a nd then se lect Res ume . • If you want to r esum e al l prin t jo bs in t he q ueue, t hen c l ick Pr i nt e r , and t hen c lear the s electio n for Pau se Pri ntin g. Cance ling pr int jobs To c ancel a pr in t job f rom[...]

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    Copying ADF Sc anne r gl ass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selec ted models. If you purcha sed a printe r wi thout an A DF, then load origi nal documents or photos on the scanner glass. Us e the sca nner gl as s for s ingle pages, s mall items (such as postcard s or ph otos), transparencies, ph oto[...]

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    3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pre ss un t il Ph oto Re pr in t appears. 5 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Yes , and t h en press . 6 Press the arrow buttons to select the desired paper size, and t hen press . 7 Pre ss . Not e: To p reve nt smud ging or scr atchi ng, av oid tou chin g the pr i nte d surf a ce with yo[...]

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    Making a copy lighte r or darke r 1 Load paper. 2 Loa d an or ig ina l do cum ent fac eu p in to t he ADF or fac edow n on t he scan n er g lass . 3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pre ss un t il Li gh te r/ Da rker ap pears . 5 Press the arrow buttons to adjust t he slider, and then press to sa v e you r setti ng. Not e: Pre ssing the [...]

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    Repeating an im age on one page You can print the same p age im age mul tip le times on one sh eet of pa per. Th is opt ion is h elpful when creatin g it ems suc h as labe ls, d ecals , f l ye rs, and h and out s. 1 Load paper. 2 Loa d an or ig inal d o cum ent f aced ow n on t he sc an ne r gl ass . 3 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 4 Pr[...]

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    4 Press t he left or right arr ow button to select the number of copies, and then pr ess the Col or /Bla c k button to set a co lor or bl ac k-an d-w hi te co py . When you select color o r black -only p rintin g , the lig ht near your ch oice come s on. 5 Pre ss . 6 Loa d the next page of the document . • If you ar e copy ing a o ne-si ded docum[...]

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    Scanning ADF Sc anne r gl ass Use th e ADF for multiple-p a ge documents. Note: The A DF is avai lable only on selec ted models. If you purcha sed a printe r wi thout an A DF, then load origi nal documents or photos on the scanner glass. Us e the sca nner gl as s for s ingle pages, s mall items (such as postcard s or ph otos), transparencies, ph ot[...]

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    7 Pres s the ar row butt ons to se lect the r esolut ion qual ity and th e origi nal imag e size. Pr ess each time yo u make a sel ecti on. 8 Pre ss to star t scan ning . The scan i s compl ete wh en th e ap plicatio n you selec ted in step 6 op ens on the des tina tion comput er, a nd the scan app ears wit hin t h e app licat io n as a n ew fil e.[...]

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    The scan is c omple te whe n the photo editing a ppli cation you se lected in st ep 6 open s on the des tina tion compu te r, and the scan appear s wit hin th e applicat io n as a new file . Usi ng the p rin ter so ftw are 1 Loa d a photo or photos facedow n on the scanne r gla ss. 2 Clic k or Start . 3 Clic k Al l Pr o gra ms or Program s , and t [...]

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    3 Clic k Al l Pr o gra ms or Program s , and t h en s e lec t the prin ter progra m folder from the list. 4 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 5 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 6 Clic k Em ai l , an d then se lect Photo , Do cu me n t or PDF . Scan ni ng s tart s a nd t he s c an pro gr ess dia log a ppear s. 7 When the scan is f[...]

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    To learn how PINs get assigned to network com puters , see the Hel p for the printer software assoc iated with your operat ing sys tem. What is a n appl ica tion lis t, a nd h ow do I update it? When you s can a fil e, you can c hoos e whic h appl icat ion to us e to open it on yo ur co mput er. The pr inter downloa ds this appli catio n list from [...]

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    Faxi ng CA UTION—SHO CK HAZARD : Do not use the fa x fe atur e dur ing a li ghtni ng s torm . D o no t s et u p thi s pr oduct or m ake a ny e lectric al or c abling c o nnecti ons, s uch as th e power s upply cor d or teleph one, du ring a ligh tning st orm . Setting up the printer t o fa x Sce nario 1: S tandar d t eleph one li ne Che ck the sc[...]

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    Setu p 2: Pr in te r is sh ar in g th e line wit h an ans wer in g mac hi ne Con nected to the same te lep hone w all jack E X T L I N E EXT LINE P H O N E L I N E Connecte d to different wal l jacks E X T L I N E P H O N E L IN E E X T L IN E Ti ps fo r th is set up: • If yo u have on ly on e teleph on e numb er on your line, or if yo u do not s[...]

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    • If y ou subscri be to a dis tinct ive ring ser vice prov ided by your t elephon e comp any, th en m ake su re th at you s et the corr ect rin g pat tern for the print er. Ot herwis e, the pr inter will not rece ive faxes ev en if y ou h ave set i t to recei ve fa xes au tomati call y. Set up 3: P rinter is sha r i ng t h e l ine wi th a te leph[...]

  • Page 60

    Sce nario 2: D igita l Su bscr iber Line ( DSL) Foll ow th is set up if yo u h ave a Digit al Subs c ribe r Li ne (D SL). E X T L I N E EXT LINE A Digit al S ubs crib er L in e s pli ts your r eg ula r t el epho ne lin e int o tw o chan ne ls: vo ic e an d In ter net . T eleph on e an d fa x sig nals tra ve l throu gh the voice chan nel, and I nter[...]

  • Page 61

    Sce nario 3: V oIP t elephone serv ice Foll ow this setup if you h ave teleph on e se rvice fro m a Voi ce ov er I n ternet Pro toco l ( VoIP ) pro vid er. Tip s fo r th i s se tu p: • Conn ect the pri nter t o th e po rt l abel ed Pho n e L i n e 1 or Ph o ne P or t on th e V oIP ad apte r. T he port l abe le d Ph o ne Line 2 or Fa x Po rt is no[...]

  • Page 62

    Sce nario 4: D igita l tele ph one s ervice thr ough a cable provid er Setu p 1: Pr in te r is co nne ct ed d irec tl y t o a ca ble m ode m Fol l ow this s etup if yo u nor mall y connec t your te lephon e to a cable modem. Ti ps fo r th is set up: • Conn ect th e pr inte r t o the por t lab eled Pho ne Line 1 or Phone Port on t h e cable modem.[...]

  • Page 63

    Setu p 2: Pr in ter is con nec te d to a wall jack ; ca bl e mod em is ins tall e d elsew h er e in th e ho use Fol l ow this s etup if your cable pro vide r act ivated th e wall jac ks in your ho u se so tha t you do not ha v e to pl ug yo u r device s into t he cabl e modem. Y our cable teleph one s ervice c omes from the wal l jack s. Scenar io [...]

  • Page 64

    Co nne ctin g th e pr in te r to a non -R J- 11 w al l jac k To se t up the pr inte r f or fa xing, conne ct the pri nter to the RJ- 11 adapt er th at comes w ith th e pri nter, and the n plu g the adapter in to the wall jack. You can also connec t an additional device (teleph one or answering machin e) to the same tel ephone lin e. If the add i ti[...]

  • Page 65

    If th e a dditiona l dev ice (tel ephone or answ ering mach ine) h as an R J-11 conn ecto r, th en you ca n remov e t he wrap plug a nd plug th e dev ice into the port of the printer. E X T L I N E EXT LINE Co nnect in g th e pr in ter i n co unt ri es tha t us e s eri a l conn ec ti on I n s o m e c o u n t r i e s o r r e g i o n s , y o u n e e [...]

  • Page 66

    E X T L I N E EXT LINE Co nne ctin g the pr in te r to a wa ll jac k i n Ge rma ny The G erman w all j ack has tw o kin ds o f ports . The N por ts ar e for fax m ach ines, modems, an d an swering mach ines. The F port is for t e leph ones. NF N Faxi ng 66[...]

  • Page 67

    Con nect th e pr inte r to an y of the N ports . E X T L IN E P H O N E LIN E NFN E X T L I N E Ent ering yo u r use r inform at ion Yo ur us er inf orm ati on inc lude s you r na me or you r co mpa ny na me, yo ur fax num ber (yo ur fa x numb er is y our telephone number, unless you have a dedicated fax telephone line), and th e time and date on y[...]

  • Page 68

    4 Pre ss ag ain to sel ec t On . 5 Dur ing the i nitia l setu p of yo ur printe r, yo u wer e pr omp ted to en ter the date a nd time. If you ha ve not ente red this inf o rma tion, th en do the follo win g: a Pre ss twice. b Pr ess t he ar row butt ons to scro ll to Devi ce Set up , an d t hen p ress . c Pr ess t he ar row butt ons to scro ll to D[...]

  • Page 69

    3 Con fig ure th e fax sett ing s usin g t he sel ec tions i n the m enu: From here You ca n Addr ess B ook Set up, view , or print the Ad d ress Book. Rep or t s • Print activ ity logs. Activity log s let you vi ew the sent and received fax history of your printer. • Print confirma tion p a ges or tr ansm issi on re ports. These r eports let y[...]

  • Page 70

    Creating a contact list You can create a c onta ct list us ing t he Addre ss Book i n th e prin ter c ontrol p ane l or t he pho ne b ook in the fax sof tware . If you crea te a conta ct list i n the prin ter contr o l pan el, then the fax softwa re automa tical l y sav es those co ntact s as Spee d Dial entri es. Li kew ise, wh en you ad d con tac[...]

  • Page 71

    5 To add a fax group: a Pre ss to sel ect Add . b Using th e key pad, ent er any n umber fro m 90 to 9 9, an d then pr ess . c Enter a fax number in the Enter Number field, and then press . d If you want to add ano the r conta ct to the gr oup, p ress th e arr ow but tons to sc rol l to Yes , and then press . e Repeat s tep 5d as neces sary. You ca[...]

  • Page 72

    3 If y ou want t o s end a fax t o a single reci pien t, th en pr ess . If you wa nt to sen d a fax to a grou p of nu mbers (bro adcast fax ), press the ar row butt ons to scr oll to Ye s , and then p ress . 4 Press the Co lor/ Bl ack b utt on to sel e c t a color or bl ack-an d-white fax. 5 Pre ss to star t the fax job. Warning—P otential Dama g[...]

  • Page 73

    When th e numbe r of rin gs y ou set i s dete cted , the prin ter automa ticall y receiv es the incomi ng fax . Warning—P otential Dama ge: Do no t touch th e cab le s or the and po rt s while act ivel y rece i vin g a fax. Ti ps: • If t he printe r is shari ng the line w ith ot her a nalog devi ces (t elephon e, a nswering machine) , t hen s e[...]

  • Page 74

    To se t up the fax : 1 Conn ect th e pr inte r t o the tele phon e lin e. For mo re info rmat ion, s ee “S e tti ng up the print er to fa x” on pag e 5 7. 2 Con figure the f ax s ettin gs usi ng th e fax s oftware . To acc ess t he f ax so ftware: a Cl ic k or Start . b Cl ic k All Progr ams or Programs , and th en sel ect th e pr i nte r prog [...]

  • Page 75

    If th e p rinter i s con nected t o th e same t elep hone l ine w ith a n ans werin g mac hine, then y ou must set Au to An swer to O n so th at yo u c an rec eiv e bot h your vo ic e c al ls an d y our fax e s. Ma ke su re th at t he an sw erin g mac h ine is s et to pic k up on few e r rin gs tha n th e rin gs set in the prin te r . Th is lets th[...]

  • Page 76

    Make sur e th e pr inter is co n ne cted p rope rly t o the t e lep hone line 1 Whil e the p rinte r is c onnect ed to a tel ephone l ine thro ug h the por t on the b ac k of t he pri nter, pl ug an ana log tel ephone into the por t of the printe r. 2 Listen f o r a dial to n e. If you hear a dia l tone, th en the t e le phone line is wor king and [...]

  • Page 77

    If you do n ot ha ve dis tinc tive rin g servic e, th en s et the pr inte r to rec eive fa xes m anu all y (Aut o An sw er O ff ). Th is set t ing lets you receive both voice calls and fax calls, but works best if you use voice mail more of ten. You need to turn off voic e mail when ever y ou are ex pecti ng a fax . How d o I change t he re sol uti[...]

  • Page 78

    3 When prompt ed, enter the fax number of t he recipi ent, and then press . How do I kno w that the fax w as sent successful ly? You can se t the prin ter to pri nt a confi rmati on page , or tran smissi on repo rt, eve ry time you send a fa x. This r eport inc ludes the dat e and time that the fax was s ent. If the fax job is unsucc essful , then [...]

  • Page 79

    When you enable this option , all the faxes that you receive are autom aticall y forwarded unti l you disable it. To disable fax forwarding, return to the Fax Forward menu, and then select Of f . Can I bloc k f axes? You ca n blo ck faxe s from s pe cific n umbers . You can al s o block junk fa x es a n d faxe s from u nide n tified s enders (s end[...]

  • Page 80

    Networking Installing t he printe r on a wireless network Wireless n etwor k co mpat ibili ty You r print er cont ain s an IE EE 802. 11g wi rele ss pri nt se rver. Your pri nter i s compati ble wit h IEEE 80 2.11 b/ g/n rou ters tha t are Wi-Fi cer tifi ed. If you are havin g is su es with an n r out er, ver ify with y ou r rou ter man ufac tur er[...]

  • Page 81

    Ever y device o n the wireless network must use the same WPA passphra se. WPA security is an option only on infr astr uctu re net works wit h wire less ac cess poi nts and netw o rk ca rds tha t suppo rt WPA. Most ne wer wire less netw ork equ ipmen t also of fers WP A2 secu rity as a n opt ion. Not e: If yo ur netwo rk uses WP A or W PA2 se curi t[...]

  • Page 82

    Inst alling the pr int er on a wire less netw ork Bef or e y ou in stall t he pr int er on a wi rel e ss ne tw ork, make su re th at : • Yo ur wi rel ess netw ork i s set up a nd wo rk ing p rope rly . • The compu ter you are using is connec ted to the same wireless network where you want to set up th e printer. 1 Clo se all open software prog [...]

  • Page 83

    Spec ial w irele ss insta llation inst ructio ns Th e following instr uct ions apply to c ustomer s outsid e of Nort h America who are us ing a wireles s broa dban d box. Some ex ample s of th ese box es in clude LiveBox , Alic eBox, N9 UF Bo x, FreeBox, and C lub In ternet. Befo re y ou be gi n • Mak e sur e you r box is wire le ss- enab led and[...]

  • Page 84

    7 Typ e t he IP addr ess you wa nt to assi gn t o th e pr i nte r in the IP Ad d re ss field. 8 Clic k the Submit bu tton. The Subm itting Sel ection mess age appe a rs . To co nfirm t hat th e addre ss was suc cessful ly assi gned, type the s tati c IP a ddress i n the W eb b rowser addr ess fiel d and t hen press Ente r . The p rinte r Web p age [...]

  • Page 85

    6 Foll ow the i ns truct ions i n the “ Set up a wirel ess a d h oc n etwork” wizard. As par t of t he s etu p: a Cre ate a ne twor k name or SSI D for the ne twork be tween the compute r and you r pr inter . b Wr ite dow n the nam e of yo u r ne two rk. Be su re to use the exac t spelli ng and ca pit a li zation . c Go to th e S ec ur i t y T [...]

  • Page 86

    13 In the Networ k Name (SSI D) box, type th e name you w ant to give your wire less netwo rk. 14 Wri te down th e netw ork name yo u c hose so you can r efer to it w hen run ning the wire less setu p . Be su re to us e the exa ct sp el lin g an d ca p ita liz a ti o n. 15 If Ne twork Au thenti catio n appe ars in the li st, sele ct Op e n . 16 In [...]

  • Page 87

    Conf igur ing the printer wirele ssly using W PS (Wi-Fi Prot ecte d Set up) Wi- Fi Pro tected S etup ( WP S) i s a meth od of con fig uri ng c omput ers an d pri nters on a s ecure wir eles s ne twor k. WPS i s faster an d elimi nates typi ng errors when new devices ar e added t o a wireles s network. Th e SSID and WP A passph rase are au to mati c[...]

  • Page 88

    3 Pr ess Ente r , o r cl ic k OK . The printer folder opens. b R ight -click the na me of your printe r. c Cl ic k Sharin g . d Fro m th e S h ari ng ta b, se le ct Sh are this p r inter or S hared as , and then as sign a distinc tiv e name. e Cl ic k OK . 3 Lo ca te th e pr in ter fro m t he rem ot e com pu ter: Not e: The re mote comp uter is th [...]

  • Page 89

    Look f or a ny o f t hese id e ntifier mar ks t o chec k if your devic e is WP S ce rtif ied: You ca n fin d these W PS lo gos on the side, back, o r top o f yo ur access p oint o r rout e r. Wher e do I find my WEP key or WPA passphrase ? To find the WEP key or WPA passphr ase for the wireless netwo rk, view the securit y settings on t h e access [...]

  • Page 90

    How d o I find out wha t ty pe o f secu rity my n etwor k is usin g? You m ust kn ow th e WE P ke y or WPA p ass phr as e an d th e typ e o f sec ur ity ( WEP, W PA, o r WPA 2) us ed on t he w ir eles s ne twork . To obt ai n th is in form ation , s ee th e doc ume nt ation t ha t c ame wit h your wi rel ess ac ces s p oin t (w ire less rout er), s[...]

  • Page 91

    Sce na ri o 2: Wire le ss net w or k wit h Int e rn et ac ce ss • All compu ters and pr inter s connec t to the ne twork usi ng a wi rele ss acc ess po int or wi rele ss ro uter. • The w ireless acces s point connec ts th e n etwork t o th e Inte rnet t hroug h a DSL or c ab le mo dem. Internet Sce na ri o 3: Wi re less n et wor k w ith no In t[...]

  • Page 92

    The in stal lation cab le con ne cts to a r ecta ngular USB po rt on the i nstalling compu ter an d the squa re USB por t on the print er. How d o I atta ch the insta llati on c able ? The in stal lation cable atta ches t o a USB port o n the c ompu ter and t o the squ are conn ector o n th e back o f th e prin ter. This con nectio n al lows you to[...]

  • Page 93

    In i nfrastru cture mode, all devices on a wirel ess networ k communica te with each other th ro ugh a wire l ess rou ter (wireles s access point). Devic es on the w ireles s network must have valid IP addresses for the current netwo rk and shar e the same SSI D and chan nel as th e wireles s acce ss point. In ad hoc mo de, a co mput er wi th a w i[...]

  • Page 94

    How c an I i mprove w ire les s signa l stre ng th? A comm on re ason wire less pri nte rs f ail t o com muni cate ove r a n etwor k is poor w ire less s igna l quali ty. If th e sig na l is t oo weak, t oo dis torte d, or blo cked b y an obj ect , it c a nnot car ry in for mati on bet ween t h e acc ess poin t an d t he print er . To d eter min e [...]

  • Page 95

    How can I make sur e my computer and printer are c o nnec t ed to the same w ireless ne twork? If the pr int er is not on th e sam e wire less ne twork as the com p ute r, you will no t be able to pri nt wire lessl y. The SSID of th e pr inter mus t match t he SSI D of the co mp uter, if t he c omput er is al rea dy c onnecte d t o the wirel ess n [...]

  • Page 96

    Whi l e i t i s pos s ib le to cha nge the MAC addres s of a n e two rk d e vice , it i s n ot comm on pr a ct ice to do so. F or thi s re a so n , MAC addresses are consid ered permanent. IP addresses ar e easily changed, so MAC addresses are a m ore reliabl e met hod of iden t ifying a spec ific dev ice o n a n et work. Rou ters with s ecuri ty c[...]

  • Page 97

    What is TCP/IP? Netwo rks are a ble to func tion because c ompu ters, printers , and o ther devices ar e able to send da ta t o eac h othe r, eit he r thro ug h cab le s or by us in g wire le ss sig n als . This tr ansf er of d at a is mad e pos si ble b y set s of d at a trans m ission ru les cal le d p rotocols . A p ro t ocol can be th oug ht of[...]

  • Page 98

    Maintaini ng the printer Maintaining ink cart ridges Chec king in k levels Usi ng th e pr inte r c ont rol pa nel 1 From the prin ter contr ol panel, press . 2 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Main tena nce , and then press . 3 Pre ss ag ain to sel ec t Ink Le ve ls . 4 Pres s the ar row bu tton s to check th e ink le vel in each ca[...]

  • Page 99

    4 Selec t Pr in te r H ome . 5 Cho ose your print er from th e prin ter dr op-d own list. 6 Fro m the Mainte nance tab, clic k Align ca rtridges . 7 Foll ow the i nstr uction s o n the c ompu ter s creen. If you a lig ned t he ca rtrid ges t o impr ove pri nt q ua lity , then p rin t y our doc umen t again . If p rin t qual it y h as no t improved,[...]

  • Page 100

    4 Wipe only t he outs ide of th e prin ter , mak ing sure to rem ove any i nk resi due tha t has acc umulat ed on the pa p er exit tra y. Warning—Potentia l D amage: Using a damp clo th to clean the inter i or may cause d a mag e to your pri nter. 5 Make sure the paper s u ppor t and paper exit tray are dry be fore beginnin g a new print job. Cle[...]

  • Page 101

    Troubles hooting Before you t roubleshoot Use this check list to s olv e mos t printer problem s: • Mak e sure t he power cord is pl ugged int o the print er and into a properly groun ded electr ical outl et. • Make su re the pr inter is n ot plugg ed into any sur ge protec tors, unin terrupt ed power supp lies, or extensi on cords. • Ma ke s[...]

  • Page 102

    • “Pr inter is pr inti ng bl ank page s” o n pag e 10 5 • “Pr in ter is b u sy o r d oes n ot r esp o nd” on p age 105 • “C a nn ot del e te d oc um ent s from th e pr in t q ueu e” on p ag e 10 6 • “C a nn ot pr in t th rou gh U S B” o n p ag e 1 0 6 Incorr e ct la nguage appe ars on t he dis pla y If the "Before you t[...]

  • Page 103

    2 Re m ove th e pr in th ea d. 3 Wipe t he pri nthead c ontacts us ing a c le an, lint -free c loth. 4 Rein ser t the print head. Not e: I f re movin g and re inse rting th e prin thea d do es not re solve the e rro r, the n conta ct techni cal supp ort. Soft w are di d not install If you en coun ter ed pro b lems while install in g, o r if you r p[...]

  • Page 104

    C HECK THE US B CONN ECT IO N 1 Check t he USB cab le for a ny ob viou s damage . If the cable is damag ed, th en us e a new o ne. 2 Firmly plug th e square end of t he USB cable into the back of the prin ter. 3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo [...]

  • Page 105

    3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo l. R EM OVE AN D REINSTAL L THE PRIN TER SO FTWARE Printe r is pr inting b la nk pa ges Blank pa ges may be c aused by impr oper ly ins talled ink cartridges . R EINSTALL TH E IN K CARTRIDGES AND DEEP CLEAN AND[...]

  • Page 106

    Cannot de lete d ocume nts fr om th e prin t qu e ue If you hav e job s stu ck in the pri nt q ueue a nd can not del ete the m to get o the r jobs to pri nt, then the compute r and pri nte r may not be com mun icat ing . R ESTART THE CO MPUT E R AND TRY AGAIN Cannot pr int thr ough USB If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does n[...]

  • Page 107

    1 Pre ss to t urn o ff th e p ri n te r. 2 Chec k the pa p er tr ay or li ft the s canne r unit to check for jam med pap er. 3 Firml y gras p the paper, a nd th en gently pu ll it o ut. Not e: Be car e f ul no t to tear the paper whil e removi ng it. 4 Pre ss to tur n the prin ter back o n. Paper ja m in t he paper s uppo rt Not e: Th e parts insid[...]

  • Page 108

    2 Firml y grasp the paper, and gently pull it out. 3 Clos e the ADF door . 4 Pre ss . Paper or s p ecialty me dia m isf eed s These a re poss ible so lution s if pape r or s pecial ty media misfeeds or skew s, o r if mu ltipl e sheets fee d or st ick toget he r. Try one or more of the follow ing: C HECK PAPER CONDIT ION U se on ly ne w, un wri nkle[...]

  • Page 109

    S EL ECT THE B OR DE RLESS PRINT FE ATU RE 1 With a docum en t or p hoto open , cli ck File  Print . 2 Cli ck Pr oper ties , Prefer enc es , Op tions , or Setup . 3 Fro m the Pape r Op tions secti on of the Pr int Setu p ta b , sel ect Bord e rle ss . Streaks o r lines o n print ed imag e If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t [...]

  • Page 110

    Comput er s lows down w he n print ing These are possib le solution s. Try one of the followi ng: I F YOU ARE USING A USB CONNE CTI O N , THE N TRY A DI FF ERE NT USB CA BLE I F YOU ARE ON A NETWOR K , THEN RESET TH E POW ER OF THE ACCESS POINT ( RO U TE R ) 1 Unplug the powe r cord fro m the a ccess poi nt. 2 Wa it te n se co n ds, and the n in se[...]

  • Page 111

    U SE A CL EARE R VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL DO CUM EN T OR IMAGE M AKE SU RE THE DO CU MEN T OR PHOTO IS LOAD ED FA CEDO WN ON THE SCANNE R GLA S S AND IN THE CO R RECT CORNE R Part ial c opies or s cans o f d ocume nt s or phot os If the "Before you troub leshoo t" ch ecklis t does not solve the problem, then try one or more of t he follow [...]

  • Page 112

    M AKE SU RE THE PRINTER SOFTWARE IS I NSTALLED ON THE DEST INATION CO MP UTER Fax trouble shooting • “Fa x tro ublesh ootin g ch ecklis t” o n page 1 12 • “Can not sen d f axe s” on page 113 • “Ca nnot re cei ve faxe s” o n p age 115 • “Cannot run the fax soft ware” on page 116 • “Fa x e rro r m es sages on t he pri nte [...]

  • Page 113

    Cannot se nd f axes If th e “Fa x tr oublesh ootin g c hecklist ” does n ot s olve t he problem, th en t ry o ne or more of t he f ollow ing: M AKE SU RE THAT YO U HAVE REGISTERED YOUR USER INFORMATION IN THE PRINTER If you did not enter you r user informat ion during i nitia l se tup, then enter your fax name an d fax numb er. In som e count r[...]

  • Page 114

    To make sure that error corr ection is enabled: 1 From the printer contro l panel, pres s . 2 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Fa x Setu p , an d t hen p res s . 3 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Dia lin g a nd Sen di ng , an d t hen p res s . 4 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Err or Co rre ctio n , an d then press .[...]

  • Page 115

    Ca nnot re ceiv e f axe s If th e “Fa x tr oublesh ootin g c hecklist ” does n ot s olve t he problem, th en t ry o ne or more of t he f ollow ing: M AKE SU RE THAT YO U HAVE CO NFI GU RED THE CO R RECT SETTIN GS FOR YOUR SETUP Th e fax se ttings d epend on wh ether the pri nter i s conne cted to it s own fax line or sha res the lin e with o th[...]

  • Page 116

    To retrieve the correct code: 1 From the printer contro l panel, pres s . 2 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Fa x Setu p , an d t hen p res s . 3 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Rin gin g a nd Ans we ri ng , a nd then press . 4 Pre ss the a r ro w butto ns to scr oll to Man ual Pi ckup C od e , and th en press . 5 Copy the manu[...]

  • Page 117

    Error Message: Wh at it ind i cate s: Possi ble so lutio ns: Unsupported Comp ressio n The fax modem of the receiving fax machin e does not sup port data compression. Fa x modems compress data to speed up transmission, but th e receiving fa x modem n eeds to ha v e the same compr essio n cod e. • Lower the transmission speed of the fax modem, and[...]

  • Page 118

    Error Message: Wh at it ind i cate s: Possi ble so lutio ns: No Answer Auto Answer may have been turned off on the rec eivin g fa x machine. • Verify the number, and then resend the fax. • Set the pr inter to redial. Note: Depending on yo ur country or region, there may be a limit on the number of redi a l attempts, regardless of the redial s e[...]

  • Page 119

    3 Firmly plug t he re ctang ular end of the US B cable in to t he USB port of the comput er. Th e U SB port i s mark ed w it h a USB sym bo l. C HECK THE NE TWORK CONN ECT ION If the pr inter an d comput er ar e con nected ov er a network, t hen make sure that t he c orrect host and de vice a re communi cati ng. Sel ect t he pr in ter f rom the com[...]

  • Page 120

    • “The Co ntin ue button i s u navail abl e” on pag e 123 • “C annot prin t and there is a fi rew all on the computer” on page 124 • “W i -F i in d ic at or li gh t is n o t li t” on p age 1 24 • “W i -F i in d ic at or li gh t is g re en bu t th e p r in ter d oe s not p r in t (W in do ws on ly ) ” on pa ge 1 2 5 • “Wi[...]

  • Page 121

    3 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o R es et Ne tw ork Adap te r De fa ul ts , an d then pr ess . 4 Pr es s th e ar ro w b u tt on s to sc r oll t o Yes , and t h en press . Th e p r in ter w i rel ess s e tt in g s a re re se t t o f act o ry d ef aul t se t ti ngs . To v eri f y, pr i nt a netw o r k set up p ag e. Cannot pr int ove[...]

  • Page 122

    d On t he main pag e, click Wirele ss or any other s elec tion where set tings are store d. The SSID will be d isplay ed. e Write do wn t he S SID. Not e: M a ke sure you cop y it exactly , inclu di ng any ca pital lett ers. 2 Pr in t th e p r in ter n e t wor k se tu p pa g e. In t h e W ire l ess s ec tio n, loo k for SS ID . 3 Compa re the S SID[...]

  • Page 123

    The Contin ue button is u na vailabl e Tr y the foll owing solu tions in the order they appea r u ntil the Co ntinu e bu tton b ecomes activ e and can b e clic ked: C HECK IF THE US B CA BLE IS SECURELY PL UGGED INTO THE USB PO R T S ON BO TH THE CO MPUT ER AND TH E PRINTER USB ports are marked with the sym bol . M AKE SU RE THAT THE PRI N T ER IS [...]

  • Page 124

    Not es : • W hen y ou get to t h e Softwa re Alre a dy Insta ll ed screen , ma ke su re yo u selec t Instal l a printe r . • If you have a lready se t up your printe r, select Ad ditional Computer whe n you get to the Setting up a new prin ter? scr ee n to ski p the hard ware set up wi zard. C HECK THAT YOUR COMP UTE R IS ABLE TO ACKNOWLE DG E [...]

  • Page 125

    Wi-Fi in dica t or l ight is gr een but the prin ter does no t p rint (Wi ndows only) If you ha ve compl ete d the co nfigur ation for wirel ess p ri n t ing an d all o f the sett ings ap pear to be co rrect, b ut th e pri nte r does no t prin t, the n try one or mo re of the follow ing: A LLOW TH E WIRELE SS INSTALLATION TO CO MPL ETE Do not at te[...]

  • Page 126

    5 Cli ck the Po r ts tab . 6 Locate the selecte d port. The s el ected port has a c hec k beside it in the Port column. 7 If the De scrip tion co lumn of th e se lecte d port i ndicate s that it is a USB por t, sc rol l thro ugh the list a nd sele ct the por t with Prin ter Por t in the De scri ption col umn. Ch eck the prin ter mod el in the Pri n[...]

  • Page 127

    M OVE YOUR PRINTER Move the printer clos er t o the wireles s access point (wi reless router) . Although the possible distan ce between dev ices in 802 .11b or 80 2.11g ne tworks is 300 fe et, the maximum ra nge for op timal perf ormance is gen era lly 100- 150 fe et. You can find the stre ngth of the ne twork s ignal o n the pri nter ne two rk set[...]

  • Page 128

    If yo u are usin g WPA secu rity A valid WPA passp hrase is : • Fro m 8 to 63 ASCI I chara cters. ASCI I charac ters in a WPA pa ssphr ase ar e cas e-sen sitiv e. or • Exact ly 64 he xadec i mal c hara c ter s. H exade cima l c h ara cter s are A–F, a–f, and 0– 9. If your wire le ss ne twork is no t u sin g secu rity , th en yo u wi ll no[...]

  • Page 129

    d Select the approp riate connecti on from the ones shown. e R ight -click the connecti on, and then click Repair . M AKE SU RE YOUR COMPUTE R CAN COMM UNIC AT E WITH THE PRINTER 1 Ob ta in th e prin te r IP ad dr es s by p ri nt in g a ne tw o rk setu p page . 2 Cli ck , or click St art and then cli ck Run . 3 In the Start Sea r c h or Run box , t[...]

  • Page 130

    Wireless p rint serve r not i nstalle d You may see a me ssag e durin g inst al latio n in dic ating that the prin ter does not hav e a wirele ss prin t ser ver inst al led. If y ou a re sur e th e pr inter is c ap able of w ir eless print ing, try the foll owing: C HECK POWER Ma ke sur e th e ligh t is on . “Commun icatio n no t av ailable ” m[...]

  • Page 131

    • Tem porari ly turn off an y unnec es sary wirele ss dev ice s on your networ k and pau se any net work -i nten siv e act ivitie s, l ike l arg e fi le trans f ers or n et work gam es. If the n et wor k is too bus y, it is p oss ibl e tha t the p rin ter i s not rec eiv ing the IP add ress wit h in the all owed ti me . • Make sur e y our DH CP[...]

  • Page 132

    Comm unic ation wit h p rinte r lo st w hen co nne cte d to Vir tual P riva te Networ k ( VPN ) You will lose you r conn ectio n to a wi re less print er o n y our lo cal ne twork when conn ecte d to mos t Virtual P rivate Networks ( VPN s). Mo st VPN s all ow user s to commu nicate w ith on ly the V PN an d no o the r netw o rk a t the s ame ti me[...]

  • Page 133

    C HANGE THE CHANN EL THE WIRE LESS ROUTE R USE S You can somet imes elimi nate inter feren ce from un known sou rces by chang ing the channel yo ur wirele ss rout er uses to broa dcast. Th ere are three dis tinct cha nnels on a router . Ch eck the docu ment ation tha t c ame wit h yo ur router t o determi ne whic h three appl y. Ot her chan nels ar[...]

  • Page 134

    C HECK FO R KN OWN ISSUES WITH THE WIRELESS ROUTE R S o me w ire le ss ro ute rs ha ve do cume nted de fec ts tha t were iden tified and resolved by the manufact ure rs. Visit the compan y Web site of the ro uter manufactur er. Chec k f o r firmwa re updates and other advice from the manufac ture r. Check the man ual that c ame wi th your wireles s[...]

  • Page 135

    Index A ad hoc SSID 84 WEP 8 4 ad hoc n et work 92 ad hoc wir ele s s net w ork adding a printer 8 6 crea ting u sin g Wi nd ow s 8 4 additional compu ters inst al lin g wi rel ess pr in ter 82 Address Book set ting up 70 Address Boo k, fax set ting 68 adju sting di aling a n d ring er vo lume 76 ad just in g spe aker v olum e 76 AliceBox 83 ali gn[...]

  • Page 136

    part ial documen t or photo sc ans 111 poor s can ned i m age q ualit y 1 10 sc an n ot succe ssfu l 111 sc a nni ng tak es to o lo ng or freez es the comp uter 111 copy job cancel ing 51 copy qu ali ty , a dju st ing 4 8 copy t roubl eshoot in g sca nner unit does not clos e 1 10 copy ing 47 adjus ti ng q u ali ty 48 colla t ing copi es 49 enlar g[...]

  • Page 137

    re ceivin g au toma ti cally 72 re ceivin g man ual ly 73 rin gs 75 sc heduli ng 77 send ing a broa dc ast f ax immedi ately 71 se ndin g us in g th e con t rol panel 71 set up 73 tips , re ceivin g 7 2 tip s , sen ding 71 usin g the com pu te r 72 usi ng the contr ol pa nel 71 faxing tips re ceivin g fax es aut omat ic al ly 72 re ceivin g faxe s [...]

  • Page 138

    fin din g IP ad dr ess of prin t er 97 IP addresses 97 no wi rele ss ne twork 84 not hing h a pp ens when m emor y car d is inser te d 1 18 O on-h ook f a xing 7 7 P page does not prin t 1 04 Pages p er Sh eet copi es 50 pap er co nse rving 8 paper a nd media bann er paper 27 envelo pes 27 hea vywei ght matte paper 27 ind ex c ards 2 8 iro n-o n tr[...]

  • Page 139

    la st p a ge firs t 3 2 mul tiple pag es on one sheet 32 network set up page 81 on bo th s ides of t he pape r 34 phot os from d igi tal c a mera usi ng DPOF 41 phot os from me mor y de vice us ing print er so ftw are 3 8 phot os using p rinte r c ont rol panel 37 phot os us ing t h e proof shee t 40 re vers e p age or der 3 2 tip s 31 two-sided 34[...]

  • Page 140

    swi tchin g fr om U SB to wi rele ss 87 swi tch ing f rom wi re less to USB 87 T TCP/IP 97 tech n ica l suppo r t 101 tempo rary sett ings ch a ng in g in to d ef au l t 2 0 tip s for copy ing 47 prin ting 31 re ceivin g fax es 7 2 sc a nni ng 52 sen ding fa xes 71 top co v er 12 tran sm i ssi on rep o rt, fa x 78 tran sp aren cies 28 trou blesho o[...]

  • Page 141

    cre a ti ng an a d ho c n etw ork u si ng Wi ndow s 84 inf orma tio n n eeded f or s ett in g up wi rel ess pr in tin g 81 inst al lin g pr int er on (W ind ows ) 82 int erf ere nce 94 reso l ving communica tion problems 132 secu rit y 8 0 sec ur ity in fo rmat ion 90 sign al st rength 93 SSID 89 trou blesho oting 120 ty pe s of w ire l ess n et wo[...]