Dell 1720dn User Guide
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Call for service. Toner rubs off the paper easily when you handle the sheets. The Paper Texture setting is wrong for the type of paper or specialty media you are using. The Paper Weight setting is wrong for the type of paper or specialty media you are using. The fuser is worn or defective. Try the following: Change the Paper Texture1 from Smooth or Rough. Change the Paper Weight1 from Plain to CardStock (or other appropriate weight). Replace the fuser.2 Print density is uneven. The toner cartridge is defective. Replace the toner cartridge. Ghost images appear on the page. The Paper Type setting in the printer software is set incorrectly. The toner level is low in the toner cartridge. Try the following: Ensure that the printer software Paper Type setting is correct for the paper or specialty media you are using. Replace the toner cartridge. Print only appears on one side of the page. The toner cartridge is not properly installed. Remove and reinsert the toner cartridge. Margins are incorrect. The Paper Size setting in the printer software is set incorrectly. Ensure that the printer software Paper Size setting is correct for the paper or specialty media you are using. Print is skewed (inappropriately slanted). The guides in the selected tray are not in the correct position for the paper size loaded in the tray. The manual feeders guides are not in the correct position for the paper size loaded in the feeder. Try the following: Move the guides in the tray so they rest against the edges of the paper. Move the manual feeders guides so they rest against the edges of the paper.
Printed pages are blank. The toner cartridge is empty or defective. Replace the toner cartridge. Printed pages are solid black. The toner cartridge is defective. Your printer requires servicing. Try the following: Replace the toner cartridge. Call for service. Paper curls badly once it prints and exits to the bin. The Paper Texture1 setting is wrong for the type of paper or specialty media you are using. Change the Paper Texture 1 from Rough to Normal or Smooth. 1 This setting can be changed using the Local Printer Settings Utility. 2 Call a service technician to replace the fuser. Error Recovery Load Load the specified paper input tray with the designated paper type and size. Load Manual Load the manual feeder with the designated paper type and size. Output Bin Full — Remove Paper Remove any paper from the output bin, and then press the Continue button . Insert Duplex Pages in Tray 1, Then Press Continue 1. Remove the printed pages from the output bin. 2 . Remove Tray 1. 3 . Load the tray with the already printed side facing up, and the top of the page toward the front of the tray. NOTE:
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. 4 . Replace Tray 1. 5 . Press the Continue button . 30 Invalid Refilled Cartridge The cartridge in your printer has been refilled. Install a new toner cartridge. 31 Missing or Defective Cartridge If the toner cartridge is not installed, install it. If the toner cartridge is installed, remove it and install a new toner cartridge. 32 Unsupported Print Cartridge Install the correct toner cartridge for your printer. 34 Paper Too Short Make sure the paper you loaded is large enough. Check for a paper jam. To clear the message and continue printing the job, press the Continue button . The remaining pages of the print job may not print correctly. 35 Insufficient Memory for Resource Save To clear the message, press the Continue button . To cancel the print job, press the Cancel button . To prevent this error in the future, install additional memory. 37 Insufficient Memory to Collate To clear the message and continue printing, press the Continue button . The remaining pages of the job may not print correctly.
To cancel the print job, press the Cancel button . To prevent this error in the future: Install additional memory. Simplify the job. Reduce the complexity of the page by reducing the amount of text or graphics on the page and deleting unnecessary fonts or macros. 37 Insufficient Defrag Memory To clear the message, press the Continue button . To cancel the print job, press the Cancel button . To prevent this error in the future, install additional memory. 38 Memory Full To clear the message and continue printing, press the Continue button . The remainder of the print job may not print correctly. To cancel the print job, press the Cancel button . To prevent this error in the future: Simplify the job. Reduce the complexity of the page by reducing the amount of text or graphics on the page and deleting unnecessary fonts or macros. Install additional memory. 54 Standard Network Software Error To clear the message and disable all communication between the printer and the network, press the Continue button . To ignore the message, press the Cancel button . 56 Standard Parallel/USB Port Disabled To clear the message, press the Continue button . The printer discards any previously sent print jobs. Enable the parallel or USB port by selecting a value other than Disabled for the Parallel Buffer or USB Buffer item in the Local Printer Settings Utility. 58 Too Many Flash Options Remove the memory from your printer. Your printer supports up to 128 MB additional flash memory. 81 Engine Code CRC Failure Press the Continue button to clear the message.
84 Imaging Drum Life Warning To continue printing, press the Continue button . Print a Printer Settings Configuration Sheet to determine the imaging drum level. Replace the imaging drum, and reset the counter. 84 Replace Imaging Drum Your printer will not print any more pages until the imaging drum has been replaced. Replace the imaging drum, and reset the counter. 88 Toner Low Remove the toner cartridge, and firmly shake it to redistribute the toner within the cartridge. Replace the toner cartridge. 200 Paper Jam — Remove Cartridge There is a paper jam at the printer input sensor. 1. Open the front cover by pressing the button on the left side of the printer and lowering the cover. 2 . Press the button on the toner cartridge assembly, and then pull the toner cartridge up and out using the handle. 3 . Remove the jammed paper. 4 . Reinstall the toner cartridge by aligning the white rollers on the toner cartridge with the white arrows on the tracks of the imaging drum and pushing the toner cartridge in as far as it will go. The cartridge clicks into place when NOTE: You only receive the imaging drum life warning if you have the Toner Alarm set to on.
correctly installed. 5 . Close the front cover. 6 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 201 Paper Jam — Remove Cartridge There is a paper jam between the printer input and paper exit sensors. 1. Open the front cover by pressing the button on the left side of the printer and lowering the cover. 2 . Press the button on the toner cartridge assembly, and then pull the toner cartridge up and out using the handle. 3 . Remove the jammed paper. 4 . Reinstall the toner cartridge by aligning the white rollers on the toner cartridge with the white arrows on the tracks of the imaging drum and pushing the toner cartridge in as far as it will go. The cartridge clicks into place when correctly installed.
5. Close the front cover. 6 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 202 Paper Jam — Open Rear Door There is a paper jam at the printer exit sensor. 1. Open the rear exit. 2 . Remove the jammed paper. 3 . Close the rear exit. 4 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 231 Duplex Paper Jam — Open Rear Door There is a paper jam in the rear of the duplex paper path. 1. Open the rear exit. 2 . Remove the jammed paper. NOTE: This message appears only if the printer has an automatic duplex unit.
3. Close the rear exit. 4 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 232 Duplex Paper Jam — Remove Tray 1 There is a paper jam in the duplex unit. 1. Remove Tray 1. 2 . Press down the lever on the automatic duplex unit. 3 . Remove the jammed paper. 4 . Replace Tray 1. 5 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 233 Duplex Paper Jam — Remove Tray 1 There is a paper jam in the front of the duplex unit. 1. Remove Tray 1. 2 . Press down the lever on the automatic duplex unit. 3 . Remove the jammed paper. 4 . Replace Tray 1. NOTE: This message appears only if the printer has an automatic duplex unit. NOTE: This message appears only if the printer has an automatic duplex unit.
5. Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 234 Paper Jam — Check Duplex There is a paper jam in the duplex unit, but the printer cannot identify the location. 1. Remove Tray 1. 2 . Press down the lever on the automatic duplex unit. 3 . Remove any jammed paper. 4 . Replace Tray 1. 5 . Open the rear exit. 6 . Remove any jammed paper. 7 . Close the rear exit. 8 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 235 Duplex Paper Jam — Unsupported Size There is a paper jam at the output bin because the paper used was too narrow for the duplex unit. 1. Open the rear exit. NOTE: This message appears only if the printer has an automatic duplex unit. NOTE: This message appears only if the printer has an automatic duplex unit.
2. Remove the jammed paper. 3 . Close the rear exit. 4 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 5 . Replace the narrow paper in Tray 1 with a wider paper. 6 . Send your print job to the printer again. 241 Paper Jam — Check Tray 1 There is a paper jam in Tray 1. 1. Remove Tray 1. 2 . Remove the jammed paper. 3 . Replace Tray 1. 4 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 242 Paper Jam — Check Tray 2 There is a paper jam in Tray 2. 1. Remove Tray 2. 2 . Remove the jammed paper. 3 . If you did not see any jammed paper when you removed Tray 2, remove Tray 1 and then remove any jammed paper. 4 . Replace both paper trays. 5 . Press the Continue button . NOTE: The printer reprints the pages that caused the paper jam. 251 Paper Jam — Check Manual Feeder There is a paper jam at the manual feeder. 1. Remove the jammed paper from the manual feeder.