DELL 1720 User Manual

Dell™ Laser Printer 1720/1720dn Users Guide
To order  toner cartridges  and  supplies from  Dell:1.  Double -click  the icon on your  desktop.
2 .  Visit Dells website,  or order  Dell printer supplies by phone.
www.dell.com/supplies
For  the best service, ensure that  you have  the Dell printer Service  Tag  available. For  more  information  about  your
service  tag, see  Express Service  Code  and  Service  Tag  number
.
Finding InformationSoftware  Overview
About  Your  PrinterPrinting
Operator Panel...

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Finding Information
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looking for ?Find it here
Drivers  for my
printer
My  
Users
Guide Drivers  and  Utilities
 CD
If  you purchased  your  Dell computer  and  printer at the same  time,  documentation and  drivers for
your  printer are already installed  on your  computer. You  can  use the  Drivers  and  Utilities CD to
uninstall/reinstall  drivers or access  your  documentation.  Readme files  may be included  on your  CD
to  provide last-minute  updates about  technical  changes to  your...

Latest drivers
for my printer
Answers to
technical
service  and
support
questions
Documentation
for my printerDell Support website:  
support.dell.com
The  Dell Support website provides  several  online  tools,  including:
Solutions—Troubleshooting  hints and  tips,  articles  from  technicians, and  online  courses.
Upgrades—Upgrade information  for components, such as memory
Customer  Care—Contact  information, order  status,  warranty,  and  repair  information
Downloads—Drivers
Reference—Printer...

Software Overview
  Dell Toner Management System™
  Status Monitor Center
  Dell Local Printer  Settings Utility
  Set  IP  Address Utility
  Dell Printer  Software Uninstall  Utility
  Driver  Profiler
  Dell Printer  Configuration  Web Tool
  Dell Printer  Alert Utility
Use  the  Drivers  and  Utilities  CD that  came  with your  printer to  install a  combination of software applications, depending
on your  operating  system.
Dell Toner Management System™
Printing Status Window
Use  the Status Monitor...

a.  Click  ® Programs .
b .  Click   Dell  Printers .
c .  Click   Dell  Laser Printer 1720 .
2 .  Click   Printer Supplies  Reorder Application .
The   Ordering Supplies  dialog  box opens.
If  ordering from  the Web, click   Visit Dells  cartridge  ordering web  site .
If  ordering by phone, call  the number that  appears under the  By Telephone heading.
Status Monitor Center
Use  the Status Monitor Center  to  manage  multiple Status Monitors.
Double -click  a  printer name to  open its  Status...

Paper  Type1
Custom Types2
Substitute Size
Paper  Texture3
Paper  Weight3
FINISHING  MENUDuplex
Duplex Bind
Copies
Blank Pages
Collation
Separator Sheets
Separator Source
Multipage  Print
Multipage  Order
Multipage  View
Multipage  Border
QUALITY MENU
Print Resolution
Toner Darkness
Small Font Enh
SETUP MENU
Eco -Mode
Quiet  Mode
Printer  Language
Power Saver
Resource  Save
Download  Target
Print Timeout
Wait  Timeout
Auto Continue
Jam  Recovery
Page  Protect
Print Area
Display Language
Toner Alarm
PCL...

Set IP Address Utility
Use  the Status Monitor Center  to  manage  multiple Status Monitors.
The  Set  IP  Address Utility  lets you set  up  an IP  address and  other important  IP  parameters. To set  the IP  address
manually:1.  Launch the Dell Printer  Configuration  Web Tool  by typing your  network printers IP  address in your  web browser.
2 .  Click   Printer Settings .
3 .  Under   Printer Server  Settings ,  click  TCP/IP .
4 .  Enter  the  IP  Address  and  the Netmask  and  Gateway...

Installation status of an output tray  (printer options)
User -defined  paper sizes  (custom  papers)
Simple  text and  watermarks
Overlay references
Font references
Form associations
Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool
Have you ever sent a  print  job to  the network printer down  the hall, only  to  find it  didnt print  because  of a  paper jam  or
an empty  paper tray ? One  of the features of the Dell Printer  Configuration  Web Tool  is the E-mail Alert Setup, which
sends you,  or the key...

Printing Statistics—Keep  track of printing trends, such as paper usage and  types of jobs  being printed.
Printer Information —Get  the information  you need  for service  calls, inventory reports, or the status of current
memory and  engine  code  levels.
E -mail Alert Setup —Receive an e -mail when  the printer needs supplies or intervention. Type  your  name or the
key  operators name in the e -mail list box to  be notified.
Set Password —Lock  the operator  panel with a  password so that  other...