Dell 1355cn User Guide

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12To return to the previous screen, press the   (Back) button.
Changing the Clock Mode
You can set the current time using either the 12-hour or the 24-hour format.
1
Press the  (Menu) button.
2Press the   button until System is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
3Press the   button until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
4Press the   button until System Settings is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
5Press the   button until Date & Time is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
6Press the   button until Date Format is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
7Press the   button until the desired format is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
8To return to the previous screen, press the   (Back) button.
Setting Sounds
Speaker Volume
1Press the  (Menu) button.
2Press the   button until System is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
3Press the   button until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
4Press the   button until Fax Settings is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
5Press the   button until Line Monitor is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
6Press the   button until the desired volume is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
 
						

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7Reboot the printer by turning the power switch off and then on.
Ringer Volume
1Press the  (Menu) button.
2Press the   button until System is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
3Press the   button until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
4Press the   button until Fax Settings is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
5Press the   button until Ring Tone Volume is highlighted, and 
then press the   button.
6Press the  button until the desired volume is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
7Reboot the printer by turning the power switch off and then on.
Specifying the Fax Settings
Changing the Fax Settings Options
1Press the  (Menu) button.
2Press the   button until System is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
3Press the   button until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
4Press the   button until Fax Settings is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
5Press the   button until the desired menu item is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
6Press the   or   button until the desired setting is highlighted or enter 
the value using the numeric keypad.
7Press the   button to save the selection. 
 
						

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8If necessary, repeat steps 5 to 7.
9To return to the previous screen, press the   (Back) button.
Available Fax Settings Options
You can use the following settings options for configuring the fax system:
Option Description
Receive Mode TEL ModeAutomatic fax reception is turned off. You can receive 
a fax by picking up the handset of the external 
telephone, pressing the remote receive code, and then 
pressing .
FA X  
Mode*Automatically receives faxes.
TEL/FAX 
ModeWhen the printer receives an incoming fax, the 
external telephone rings for the time specified in Auto 
Rec TEL/FAX, and then the printer automatically 
receives a fax. If an incoming call is not a fax, the 
printer beeps from the internal speaker indicating that 
the call is a telephone call.
Ans/FAX 
ModeThe printer can share a telephone line with an 
answering machine. In this mode, the printer will 
monitor the fax signal and pick up the line if there are 
fax tones. If the phone communication is using serial 
transmission in your country (such as Germany, 
Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Italy, France and 
Switzerland), this mode is not supported. 
DRPD 
ModeBefore using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection 
(DRPD) option, a distinctive ring service must be 
installed on your telephone line by the telephone 
company. After the telephone company has provided a 
separate number for faxing with a distinctive ring 
pattern, configure the fax setup to monitor for that 
specific ring pattern.
Auto Rec FaxSets the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode 
after receiving an incoming call. 
Auto Rec 
TEL/FAXSets the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode 
after the external telephone receives an incoming call.
 
						

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Auto Rec 
Ans/FAXSets the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode 
after the external answering machine receives an incoming call.
Line MonitorSets the volume of the line monitor, which audibly monitors a 
transmission through the internal speaker until a connection is 
made.
Ring Tone 
Vo l u m eSets the volume of the ring tone, which indicates that an incoming 
call is a telephone call through the internal speaker when Receive 
Mode is set to Telephone/Fax.
Line TypeSets the line type.
To n e / P u l s eSets the dialing type.
Resend DelaySpecifies the interval between transmission attempts. 
Redial 
AttemptsSpecifies the number of redial attempts to make when the 
destination fax number is busy. If you enter 0, the printer will not 
redial.
Redial DelaySpecifies the interval between redial attempts.
Junk Fax SetupSets whether to reject faxes sent from unwanted numbers by 
accepting faxes only from the fax numbers registered in the Phone 
Book.
Remote ReceiveSets whether to receive a fax by pressing a remote receive code on 
the external telephone.
Remote Rcv 
To n eSpecifies the remote receive code in two digits to start Remote 
Receive.
Fax  He ad e rSets whether to print the information of sender on the header of 
faxes.
Company 
NameSets the name of sender to be printed on the header of faxes. Up to 
30 alphanumeric characters can be entered.
Fax  N umbe rSets the fax number of the printer to be printed on the header of 
faxes.
Fax Cover PageSets whether to attach a cover page to faxes.
DRPD PatternSets the DRPD setting from Pattern 1 to Pattern 7. DRPD is a 
service provided by some telephone companies.
Forward 
SettingsSets whether to forward incoming faxes to a specified destination. Option Description
 
						

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Prefix Dial
 NOTE: Prefix Dial only supports the environment where you send a fax to the 
external line number. To use Prefix Dial, you must do the following from the operator 
panel. 
1Press the  (Menu) button.
2Press the   button until System is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
3Press the   button until Admin Menu is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
Fax  F wd  
NumberSpecifies the fax number of the destination to which incoming 
faxes will be forwarded.
Prefix DialSpecifies whether to set a prefix dial number.
Prefix Dial 
NumSets a prefix dial number of up to five digits. This number dials 
before any auto dial number is started. It is useful for accessing the 
Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX).
Discard SizeSets whether to discard text or images at the bottom of a fax page 
when the entire page does not fit onto the output paper. Selecting 
Auto Reduction automatically reduces the fax page to fit it onto 
the output paper, and does not discard any images or text at the 
bottom of the page.
ECMSets whether to enable the ECM. To use the ECM, the remote 
machines must also support the ECM.
Modem SpeedSpecifies the fax modem speed when a fax transmission or 
reception error occurs.
Fax  A c tiv it ySets whether to automatically print a fax activity report after every 
50 incoming and outgoing fax communications.
Fax  Tra nsmitSets whether to print a transmission report after every fax 
transmission or only when an error occurs.
Fax BroadcastSets whether to print a transmission report after every fax 
transmission to multiple destinations or only when an error occurs.
Protocol 
MonitorSets whether to print a protocol monitor report after every fax 
transmission or only when an error occurs.
CountrySets the country where the printer is used. Option Description
 
						

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4Press the   button until Fax Settings is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
5Press the   button until Line Type is highlighted, and then press the 
 button.
6Press the   button until PBX is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
7Press the   (Back) button to return to the previous menu.
8Press the   button until Prefix Dial is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
9Press the   button until On is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
10Press the   (Back) button to return to the previous menu.
11Press the   button until Prefix Dial Num is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
12Enter an up-to-five-digit prefix number from 0–9, *, and #.
13Press the   button when the prefix dial number on the display is correct.
14Reboot the printer by turning the power switch off and then on.
Advanced Fax Settings
 NOTE: The advanced fax settings are only meant for advanced users. Incorrect 
settings on this printer may damage the device.
If you are experiencing fax send or receive errors, there is an advanced fax 
settings menu which you can access and change the settings accordingly.
To enter the Diagnostic Menu (Customer Mode), follow the instructions.
1
Turn off the printer.
2Disconnect all network, phone line, and USB cables from the device.
3Turn on the printer while holding down the   and   buttons. 
The 
Customer Mode menu appears.
4After all the advanced fax settings have been made, you will need to turn 
off and on the printer for the new settings to be effective.
 
						

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Fax Data Encoding Method
Some of the legacy fax devices do not support the Joint Bi-level Image 
Experts Group (JBIG) data encoding method. You may experience fax send or 
receive errors due to this data encoding method. You can disable the JBIG and 
select the Modified Huffman (MH), Modified Read (MR), or Modified 
Modified Read (MMR) encoding with the following instructions.
You can change the modem transmission encoding with the following 
instructions.
1
When the printer is in Customer Mode, select Fax/Scanner Diag 
and press the   button.
2Press the   button until Parameter is highlighted, and then press the 
 button.
3Press the   button until FAX Parameter is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
4Press the   button until G3M TX Coding is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
5Press the   button until MMR is highlighted, and then press the   
button to enable MMR encoding, select 
MR to enable MR encoding, or 
select 
MH to enable MH encoding.
You can change the modem receive encoding with the following instructions.
1
When the printer is in Customer Mode, select Fax/Scanner Diag 
and press the   button.
2Press the   button until Parameter is highlighted, and then press the 
 button.
3Press the   button until FAX Parameter is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
4Press the   button until G3M RX Coding is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
5Press the   button until MMR is highlighted, and then press the   
button to enable MMR encoding, select 
MR to enable MR encoding, or 
select 
MH to enable MH encoding.
 
						

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Sending a Fax
You can fax data from your printer. You can also directly fax data transferred 
from the computer running a Microsoft® Windo ws® operating system.
Loading an Original Document on the ADF
 NOTICE: Do not load more than 35 sheets into the ADF or allow more than 35 
sheets to be fed to the ADF output tray. The ADF output tray should be emptied 
before it exceeds 35 sheets or your original documents may be damaged.
 
NOTE: To get the best scan quality, especially for gray scale images, use the 
document glass instead of the ADF.
1Place the document(s) face up on the ADF with the top edge of the 
documents in first. Then adjust the document guides to the correct 
document size.
2Adjust the document resolution, referring to Resolution on page 298.
Loading an Original Document on the Document Glass
1Open the document cover.
 
						

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2Place the document face down on the document glass and align it with the 
registration guide on the top left corner of the glass.
3Adjust the document resolution, referring to Resolution on page 298.
4Close the document cover.
 NOTE: Ensure that no document is in the ADF. If any document is detected in the 
ADF, it takes priority over the document on the document glass. 
 
NOTE: If you are faxing a page from a book or magazine, lift the document cover 
until its hinges are caught by the stopper and then close the cover. If the book or 
magazine is thicker than 30 mm, start faxing with the cover open.
 
						

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Resolution
To specify the resolution level to be used for fax transmission:
1
Press the  (Fax) button.
2Press the   button until Resolution is highlighted, and then press 
the  button.
3Press the   button until the desired menu item is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
 NOTE: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default menu settings.
 
NOTE: Faxes scanned in the Super Fine mode transmit at the highest 
resolution supported by the receiving device. 
Document Type
To select the default document type for the current fax job:
1
Press the (Fax) button.
2Press the   button until Document Type is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
3Press the   button to select the desired setting, and then press the   
button.
Standard*Suitable for documents with normal sized characters.
FineSuitable for documents containing small characters or thin 
lines or documents printed using a dot-matrix printer.
Super FineSuitable for documents containing extremely fine detail. 
The super fine mode is enabled only if the remote machine 
also supports the super fine resolution.
Ultra FineSuitable for documents containing photographic images.
Te x tSuitable for documents with text.
PhotoSuitable for documents with photos.