Dell 1720 User Guide

							About Your Printer
  Understanding Your  Printer
  Understanding the Operator Panel
  Printing  the Printer  Settings Configuration  Sheet
  Choosing  the Right Cable
Understanding Your Printer
1 Front exit Part  from  which the paper exits the printer.
2 Output bin  extender Support for the paper as it  exits the printer.
3 Front cover Door you open to  gain access  to  the toner cartridge and  photoconductor.
4 Manual  feeder Part  for which you manually load  various paper types such as envelopes.
5 Manual  feeder  paper guides Guides  you adjust  to  the size of the paper you are manually loading to  prevent  paper
jams.
6 Optional  550-sheet drawer
(Tray  2) Tray that  you can  purchase separately to  increase  the amount  of blank paper that
your  printer can  hold.
7 Tray 1 Standard  paper tray  that  can  hold 250 sheets  of paper.
8 Operator panel Panel on the printer you use to  control print  jobs.
9USB  port Slot into which you plug the USB  cable  (sold separately). The  other end  of the USB  cable
plugs  into your  computer.
10 Parallel port Slot into which you plug the parallel  cable  (sold separately). The  other end  of the parallel
cable  plugs  into your  computer.
 
						

							Understanding the Operator Panel
The  operator  panel has  six lights and  two buttons.
Press  the Continue button  to  resume printing.
Press  the Continue button  twice  quickly  to  display  an error code.
Press  the Cancel button  to  cancel the job currently printing.
Press  and  hold the  Cancel button  until all of the lights come  on to  reset the printer.
Printing the Printer Settings Configuration Sheet
To help resolve  printing problems or to  change  printer configuration settings, advanced users  can  print  the Printer
Settings Configuration  sheet for instructions on advancing  through the configuration menus  to  select and  save new
settings.
1.  Turn off the printer.
2 .  Open the front cover.
3 .  Press  and  hold the  Continue button 
 as you turn  on the printer.
All the lights cycle.
11 Network  port
(1720dn  only) Slot into which you plug the Ethernet cable  (sold separately). The  other end  of the Ethernet
cable  plugs  into the network port.
12 On/Off  switch Switch you use to  turn  the printer on or off.
13 Power cord
connector Connects  the printer to  the power outlet using  the supplied  country-specific  power cord.
14 Rear exit Door you open to  allow print  jobs  to  exit  the printer flat, such as those  printed on
transparencies or cardstock.
 
						

							4.  Release the  Continue button .
5 .  Close  the front cover.
The  light  sequence representing  the Home  menu  is displayed.
6 .  Press  the  Continue button 
 until all the lights cycle.
The  Printer  Settings Configuration  sheet prints.
Choosing the Right Cable
Your  printer interconnection cable  must  meet the following requirements:
NOTE:  The  sheet prints only  when  the Home  menu  is displayed.
Connection Cable  certification
USB USB  2.0
Parallel IEEE-1284
10/100BaseT Ethernet CAT-5E
 
						

							Printing
  Manually Feeding  a  Print Job
  Printing  on Both Sides  of the Paper
  Printing  Multiple Page  Images on One  Page  (N-Up  Printing)
  Printing  a  Booklet
  Printing  a  Poster
  Printing  on Letterhead
  Canceling  a  Print Job
Manually Feeding a Print Job
The  manual feeder  is located  at the front of your  printer and  can  only  feed one  sheet of print  media at a  time.
When  using  the manual feeder, send the print  job to  the printer before loading the print  media.  When  the printer is ready,
it  displays  the  Load  Manual Feeder  light  sequence, at which point  you should load  the media.
1.  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
2 .  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
3 .  Click  the  Paper tab.
4 .  Select  Manual paper  from  the Paper  Tray  drop -down  list.
5 .  Make any necessary  changes for your  document.
6 .  Click   OK.
 
						

							7.  Click   OK on the Print window  to  send the job to  print.
The  printer displays  the  Load  Manual Feeder light  sequence.
8 .  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 edge  can  contact  the paper guides.
Insert envelopes with the flap  side  facing  down  and  with the stamp  area as shown.
Hold  transparencies by the edges and  avoid  touching the print  side. Oil  from  your  fingers  that  is deposited
on the transparency can  affect print  quality.
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.
9 .  Adjust  the paper guides  to  the print  medias  width.
10 . Hold  both  sides of the print  media close  to  the manual feeder, and  push it  into the printer until it  automatically
engages.
There is a  brief  pause between  the time the printer engages  the print  media and  when  it  feeds  into the printer.
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper
Printing  on both  sides of the paper reduces printing costs.
You  can  choose how you want  your  job duplexed:  long edge  or short edge.
Long  edge  means pages are bound along the long edge  of the page  (left edge  for portrait,  top edge  for landscape).
Short edge  means pages are bound along the short edge  of the page  (top edge  for portrait,  left  edge  for
landscape).
NOTICE:  Do not force  the print  media into the feeder. Forcing the media causes jams.
 
						

							Dell Laser Printer 1720  — Manual Duplex
1.  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
2 .  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
3 .  Select either   2-sided long  edge  or 2-sided short  edge .
4 .  Click  the  Paper tab.
5 .  Select the appropriate  Input Options for your  print  job.
6 .  Click   OK.
7 .  Click   OK on the Print window  to  send the job to  print.
The  printer prints every other page  of the document first. Once the first side  of your  job prints, the  Duplex light
sequence is displayed.
8 .  Load the paper back  into Tray 1 with the already-printed side  facing  up  and  the top of the page  toward the front of
the tray.
NOTE:  Although you can  use Tray 1 or Tray 2 to  print  the first side  of the duplex  job,  only  use Tray 1 to  print
the second  side.
Dell Laser Printer 1720dn — Automatic Duplex
1 .  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
2 .  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system.
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
3 .  Click  the  Page  Layout  tab.
4 .  Under   2-sided printing ,  select 2-sided long  edge  or 2-sided short  edge  (depending  on your  printing needs).
5 .  Click   OK.
6 .  Click   OK.
Printing Multiple Page Images on One Page (N-Up Printing)
NOTE:
 
						

							The  Multipage  Printing  (N-up) setting  is used to  print  multiple page  images  on a  single  page. For  example, 2-up  means
two page  images  are printed on one  page.
The  printer uses  the Multipage  Order, Multipage  View, and  Multipage  Border  settings to  determine  the order  and
orientation  of the page  images, and  whether  a  border is printed around  each  page  image.1.  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
2 .  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
3 .  In the  Multipage  printing (N-up)  section, specify the number of pages you want  printed on a  sheet by typing a
number or using  the arrows in the combo box.
4 .  Click   OK.
5 .  Click   OK on the Print window  to  send the job to  print.
Printing a Booklet
The   Booklet  setting  lets you print  multiple pages in booklet  form  without  having  to  re -format  your  document so the
pages print  in the proper order. The  pages print  so the finished collated document may be folded along the center of each
page  to  form  a  booklet.
If  the document contains  many pages, a  booklet  may have  too  many pages to  fold  easily. If  you are printing a  fairly  large
booklet, you might want  to  use the  Sheets per  Bundle option to  specify how many physical pages are put into one
bundle. The  printer prints the necessary  number of bundles,  which you can  then  bind into one  booklet. Printing  in bundles
helps the outside edge  of the pages line  up  more  evenly.
You  must  specify whether  or not you want  to  print  using  any duplex  printing options before you select to  print  using  the
booklet  function. Once you choose  Print Using Booklet,  the controls for the duplex  options become inactive and  remain
at the last setting  used.
1.  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
2 .  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
3 .  Click   More Page  Layout Options .
4 .  Click   Booklet .
5 .  Click   OK twice.
6 .  Click   OK on the Print window  to  send the job to  print.
Printing a Poster
 
						

							The  Poster setting  lets you print  a  single  image across  several  pages. Once printed,  you can  combine the pages to  create
one  large  image.
1.  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
2 .  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
3 .  Click   More Page  Layout Options .
4 .  Click   Poster .
5 .  Select the poster  size you want  by choosing  the number of pages to  use in the poster.
6 .  To print  crop  marks  on the page, select  Print crop marks.
7 .  Select the amount  of overlap you want  each  page  to  have.
8 .  Click   OK twice.
9 .  Click   OK on the Print window  to  send the job to  print.
Printing on Letterhead
1.  Ensure  that  the letterhead is properly  loaded according to  the paper source you are using:
Tray 1 or  2 —Load the letterhead with the print  side  facing  down. The  top edge  of the sheet with the logo
should be placed at the front of the tray.
Manual feeder —Load the letterhead with the print  side  facing  up  and  the top of the sheet entering  the
printer first.
2 .  With your  document open, click   File® Print .
NOTE:
 
						

							3.  Click   Properties  (or Options , Printer ,  or Setup ,  depending on the application  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
4 .  Click  the  Paper tab.
5 .  Select  Letterhead  from  the Paper  Type  drop -down  list.
6 .  Select the appropriate paper size and  tray.
7 .  Click   OK.
8 .  Click   OK on the Print window  to  send the job to  print.
Canceling a Print Job
A  print  job can  be canceled  from  the operator  panel or from  your  computer. The   Cancel  Job light  sequence is displayed
on the operator  panel while  the job is being canceled.
From the Printer Operator Panel
Press  and  release  the  Cancel button  to  cancel the current print  job.
From Your  Computer
1.  For  Windows® XP (default  Start menu):
a .  Click   Start ® Control  Panel .
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 .
2 .  Double -click  the printer you are using  to  print  the job.
A  list of print  jobs  appears.
3 .  Right-click  the document you want  to  stop printing, and  then  click   Cancel.