Dell 1720dn 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ,...

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...

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...

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.