Dell 1720 User Guide

Loading Paper
  Loading  the 250-Sheet and  550-Sheet Paper  Trays
  Loading  the Manual  Feeder
  Using the Rear Exit
Loading the 250-Sheet and 550-Sheet Paper Trays
Follow these instructions to  load  paper in the 250-sheet and  550-sheet paper trays.
1.  Remove the tray.
2 .  If  you are loading legal or folio  size paper, you must  adjust  the paper tray  to  accommodate  the larger  paper.
a.  Press  down  on the latch  at the back  of the tray.
b .  Expand the tray  until the extender locks  into...

3.  Flex a  stack of paper back  and  forth.  Straighten  the edges on a  level surface.
4 .  Load the paper in the tray  with the print  side  facing  down.
Ensure  that  the paper is below  the max fill  line  on the side  paper guides. Overloading may cause paper jams.
5 .  Slide the two side  guides  and  the rear guide until they rest  against the edges of the paper.
6 .  Replace the tray.
 

7.  Extend the paper support on the output bin.
Loading the Manual Feeder
The  manual feeder  is located  at the front of your  printer and  can  only  feed one  sheet of print  media at a  time.  You  can
use the manual feeder  to  make  quick runs of paper types or sizes  that  are not currently loaded in the paper tray.
To load  the manual feeder:
1.  Place  a  sheet of the selected print  media,  print  side  facing  up, at the center of the manual feeder, but only  to  the
point  where its  leading...

Load letterhead facing  up, with the top of the sheet entering  the printer first.
If  you experience problems with paper feed,  turn  the paper around.
Using the Rear Exit
The  single -sheet rear exit  provides  a  straight-through paper path  to  help reduce curling and  potential jams. This is
especially useful  for specialty media,  such as transparencies, envelopes, labels,  card  stock, or index cards.
To use the rear exit, open the rear exit  door. When  the rear exit  door  is open, all print...

Appendix
  Dell Technical  Support Policy
  Contacting Dell
  Warranty and  Return Policy
Dell Technical Support Policy
Technician-assisted technical  support requires  the cooperation and  participation of the customer  in the troubleshooting
process and  provides  for restoration of the Operating System, application  software and  hardware drivers to  the original
default configuration as shipped from  Dell,  as well as the verification of appropriate functionality  of the printer and  all Dell-...

Warranty and Return Policy
Dell Inc.  (“Dell”) manufactures its  hardware products  from  parts and  components  that  are new or equivalent to  new in
accordance with industry -standard  practices.  For  information  about  the Dell warranty for your  printer, refer to  the Owners
Manual .
 

Setting up for Local Printing
  Windows®
  Macintosh
  Linux
Windows®
Some  Windows operating  systems may already include a  printer driver  that  is compatible with the printer.
Installing the Printer Drivers
1.  Insert the  Drivers  and  Utilities  CD.
The   Drivers  and  Utilities  CD launches the installation software automatically.
2 .  When  the  Drivers  and  Utilities  CD screen appears,  click   Personal Installation  - Install the printer for  use on
this  computer  only ,  and  then  click...

b.  Double -click   Printers and Other  Hardware .
c .  Double -click   Printers and Faxes .
For  Windows XP (Classic  Start menu):  Click  Start® Settings ® Printers and Faxes .
For  Windows Vista (Classic  Start menu) and  all other Windows versions:  Click  Start® Settings ® Printers .
For  Windows Vista (default  Start menu):
a.  Click  
® Control  Panel .
b .  Click   Hardware  and Sound .
c .  Click   Printers .
3 .  Double -click   Add  Printer.
The   Add  Printer Wizard  opens.
4 .  Click...

2.  Select  Additional Software  Installation  - Install the printer support  software ,  and  then  click  Next.
3 .  Select the check  boxes  next to  the printer software you want  to  install,  and  then  click   Install.
The  software is installed  on your  computer.
Macintosh
Macintosh  OS 9 or later is required  for USB  printing. In order  to  print  to  a  USB  printer, create a  Desktop  Printer  icon (Mac
OS 9), or add  the printer in Print Center  or Printer  Setup  Utility  (Mac  OS X).
Mac...

The  software is installed  on the computer.
g .  Quit  the installer when  it  is finished.
2 .  Open  Desktop  Printer Utility ,  usually  located  in Applications:Utilities .
3 .  Select  Printer (USB) ,  and  then  click   OK.
4 .  In the  USB Printer Selection  section, click  Change.
If  the printer does  not appear in the  USB Printer Selection list, ensure that  the USB  cable  is properly  connected
between  the printer and  the computer, and  that  the printer is turned on.
5 .  Select the...