Dell 2130cn User Guide
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The printer sets the amount of space between each line (vertical line spacing) based on the Form Line and Orientation menu items. Select the correct Form Line and Orientation before changing Form Line . See also: Orientation Quantity Purpose: To set the default print quantity. (Set the number of copies required for a specific job from the printer driver. Values selected from the printer driver always override values selected from the operator panel.) Values: Image Enhance Purpose: To specify whether to perform the image enhancement feature. Image enhancement is a feature that makes the boundary line between black and white smoother to decrease jagged edges and enhance the visual appearance. Values: Hex Dump Purpose: To help isolate the source of a print job problem. With Hex Dump selected, all data sent to the printer is printed in hexadecimal and character representation. Control codes are not executed. Values: Draft Mode Purpose: To save toner by printing in the draft mode. The print quality is reduced when printing in the draft mode. Values: LineTermination Purpose: To add the line termination commands. Values: 60* 1 Specify the value in increments of 1. 5 - 128 * 1 Denotes country - specific factory default values. 1* Specify the value in increments of 1. 1 - 999 On* Enables the Image Enhancement feature. Off Disables the Image Enhancement feature. Disable* Disables the Hex Dump feature. Enable Enables the Hex Dump feature. Disable* Does not print in the draft mode. Enable Prints in the draft mode. Off* The line termination command is not added. CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF
Default Color Purpose: To specify the color mode to Color or Black . This setting is used for a print job which does not specify a print mode. Value: Panel Settings Use the Panel Settings menu to set a password to limit access to the menus. This prevents items from being changed accidentally. See also: Setting Panel Lock Panel Lock Purpose: To limit access to the menus. Values: Change Password Purpose: To set a password to limit access to the menus. Values: Tray Settings Use the Tray Settings menu to define the print media loaded in the standard 250 - sheet tray or optional 250 - sheet feeder. Display Popup Purpose: To specify whether or not to display a popup menu when paper is loaded in the standard 250 - sheet tray or optional 250 - sheet feeder. Values: Add - LF The LF command is added. CR=CR - LF, LF=LF, FF=FF Add - CR The CR command is added. CR=CR, LF=CR - LF, FF=CR - FF CR - XX The CR and LF commands are added. CR=CR - LF, LF=CR - LF, FF=CR - FF Black* Prints in the black and white mode. Color Prints in the color mode. NOTE: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default menu settings. Disable* Does not limit access to the menus. Enable Limits access to the menus. 0000* Sets or changes the password required to access Admin Menu . 0000 - 9999 NOTE: This item is only displayed when Panel Lock is set to Enable . NOTE: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default menu settings.
Use this menu item to: l Optimize print quality for the specified paper. l Select paper source through your software program by selecting type and size. l Automatically link the standard 250 - sheet tray and optional 250 - sheet feeder. The printer automatically links these trays containing the same type and size of paper, if you have set the Paper Type to the correct values. Tray 1 Purpose: To specify the paper loaded in the standard 250 - sheet tray. Values: Tray 2 Purpose: To specify the paper loaded in the optional 250 - sheet feeder. Values: Paper Tray On Specifies the size and type of paper loaded in the standard 250 - sheet tray or optional 250 - sheet feeder. Off* Size and type of paper loaded in the standard 250 - sheet tray or optional 250 - sheet feeder. Paper Type Plain* Plain Thick Covers Covers Thick Label Envelope Recycled Plain S2* 1 Plain Thick S2* 1 Recycled S2* 1 Paper Size A4* 2 A5 B5 Letter* 2 8.5x13 Legal Executive Monarch Monarch LEF DL DL LEF C5 Envelope #10 Custom Size * 1 S2 means the print side 2 of the paper. * 2 Denotes country - specific factory default values. Paper Type Plain* Plain Thick Recycled Plain S2* 1 Recycled S2* 1 Plain Thick S2* 1 A4* 2
Stored Print This Stored Print menu provides applicable printing services such as Secure Print and Proof Print . Secure Print Purpose: To print confidential jobs. The printer can hold the job in memory until you arrive at the printer and type the password on the operator panel. Values: Proof Print Purpose: To print only one copy and check the print result before printing all of the copies. This prevents a large number of misprinted copies from being printed at one time. Values: Setting Panel Lock This feature prevents unauthorized personnel from changing settings made by the administrator. For regular printing, items can be selected from the menu and printer settings remain unchanged. For regular printing, items can be configured using the printer driver. 1. Press Menu button. 2. Press button until Admin Menu appears, and then press (Set) button. 3. Press button until Panel Settings appears, and then press (Set) button. 4. Panel Lock is displayed. Press (Set) button. 5. Press button until Enable appears, and then press (Set) button. 6. Press button. Paper Size A5 B5 Letter* 2 8.5x13 Legal Executive * 1 S2 means the print side 2 of the paper. * 2 Denotes country - specific factory default values. NOTE: The Stored Print menu is displayed only when the optional 512 MB or more memory is installed on the printer and RAM Disk under System Settings is enabled. Del after Print Prints the job, and then deletes it from print memory. Print and Save Prints the job, and then saves it in print memory. Delete Deletes the job from print memory. Del after Print Prints the job, and then deletes it from print memory. Print and Save Prints the job, and then saves it in print memory. Delete Deletes the job from print memory. NOTE: Disabling the operator panel menus does not prevent access to the Stored Print and Tray Settings menus.
7. Press button until Change Password appears, and then press (Set) button. 8. Enter the old password (when you enter it for the first time after doing the settings, enter 0000 ), and then press (Set) button. 9. Enter the new password, and then press (Set) button. 10. Reenter the password to confirm the password that you entered, and then press (Set) button. The password has been changed. See also: Change Password Disabling Panel Lock 1. Press Menu button. 2. Press button until Admin Menu appears, and then press (Set) button. 3. Enter the password, and then press (Set) button. 4. Press button until Panel Settings appears, and then press (Set) button. 5. Panel Lock is displayed. Press (Set) button. 6. Press button until Disable appears, and then press (Set) button. Back to Contents Page NOTE: If you forget your password, turn off the printer. Then, while holding Menu button, turn on the printer. Continue to hold Menu button until the display indicates Init Password Are you sure? Release Menu button and press (Set) button. Press button to select Yes , then press (Set) button. The display will briefly indicate the password has been initialized. This will recover the factory default panel password. NOTE: If Panel Lock is Enable , the factory - default panel password is 0000.
Back to Contents Page Understanding Your Printer Software Printer Settings Utility Use the Drivers and Utilities CD that shipped with your printer to install a combination of software programs, depending on your operating system. Printer Status Window The Printer Status window alerts you when there is a warning or when an error occurs, for example, when a paper jam occurs or toner is running low. By default, the Printer Status window launches only when an error occurs. When an error occurs, the error message appears on the Printer Status window. You can set the Printer Status window to always launch when printing in Printing Status Window Properties . You can also check toner level, quantity of paper remaining or the configuration of options for the local printer. Status Monitor Console Use the Status Monitor Console to manage multiple instances of the Status Window for a particular printer. Select a printer from the list view (or Printer Selection ) by clicking its name to open a Status Window for a particular printer. You can launch the Dell Supplies Management System dialog box from the All Programs menu or the desktop icon. You can order consumables by phone or from the web. 1. Click start ® All Programs ® Dell Printers ® Additional Color Laser Software ® Dell Supplies Management System . The Dell Supplies Management System window appears. 2. Select your printer from the Select Printer Model list. 3. If you are ordering from the Web: a. When you cannot get information from the printer automatically by two - way communication, a window that prompts you to type the Service Tag number appears. Type your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided. Your Service Tag number is located inside the side cover of your printer. b. Select a URL from the Select Reorder URL list. c. Click Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site . 4. If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the Order by Phone heading. User Setup Disk Creating Tool The User Setup Disk Creating Tool program located in the MakeDisk folder of the Utilities folder on the Drivers and Utilities CD and the printer drivers located on the Drivers and Utilities CD are used to create driver installation packages that contain custom driver settings. A driver installation package can contain a group of saved printer driver settings and other data for things such as: l Print orientation and Multiple Up (document settings) l Watermarks l Font references If you want to install the printer driver with the same settings to multiple computers running the same operating system, create a setup disk in a floppy disk or in a server on the network. Using the setup disk that you have created will reduce the amount of work required when installing the printer driver. l Install in advance the Dell™ 2130cn Color Laser Printer printer driver in the computer on which the setup disk is to be created. l The setup disk can only be used on the computers running the same operating system on which the disk was created. Create a separate setup disk for different types of operating systems. Software Update The firmware and/or driver updates can be downloaded from the Dell Support website located at support.dell.com .
Printer Settings Utility Using the Quick Launch Utility window, you can open Status Window , Tool Box , Updater and Troubleshooting . When you install the Dell software, the Quick Launch Utility is automatically installed. For information about installing the software, see Setting Up for Shared Printing . To open the Quick Launch Utility window: 1. Click start ® All Programs ® Dell Printers ® Additional Color Laser Software ® Quick Launch Utility. The Quick Launch Utility dialog box opens. 2. The Quick Launch Utility window provides four buttons; Status Window , Tool Box , Updater , and Troubleshooting. To exit, click the X button at the top - right of the window. For details, click the Help button of each application. Status Window The Status Window button opens the Printing Status Window. See Printer Status Window . Tool Box You can use the Tool Box to specify various settings for the printer. See Understanding the Tool Box Menus . Updater The Updater button updates the settings for the printer driver. Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting button opens the Troubleshooting Guide, which allows you to recover problems by yourself. Back to Contents Page
Back to Contents Page Printing Tips for Successful Printing Sending a Job to Print Canceling a Print Job Printing a Report Page Using the Print and Hold Function This chapter covers tips for printing, how to print certain lists of information from your printer, and how to cancel a job. Tips for Successful Printing Tips on Storing Print Media Store your print media properly. For more information, see Storing Print Media . Avoiding Paper Jams By selecting appropriate print media and loading it properly, you can avoid paper jams. See the following instructions on loading print media: l Loading Print Media in the Standard 250 - Sheet Tray and Optional 250 - Sheet Feeder l Loading the Single Sheet Feeder l Avoiding Jams If you experience a jam, see Troubleshooting Guide for instructions. Sending a Job to Print To support all of the printer features, use the printer driver. When you choose Print from a software program, a window representing the printer driver opens. Select the appropriate settings for the specific job you are sending to print. Print settings selected from the driver override the default menu settings selected from the operator panel or Tool Box. You may need to click Preferences from the initial Print box to see all of the available system settings you can change. If you are not familiar with a feature in the printer driver window, open the online Help for more information. To print a job from a typical Windows ® application: 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. From the File menu, select Print . 3. Verify that the correct printer is selected in the dialog box. Modify the system settings as needed (such as the pages you want to print or the number of copies). 4. Click Preferences to adjust system settings not available from the first screen, and then click OK . 5. Click OK or Print to send the job to the selected printer. Canceling a Print Job There are several methods for canceling a print job. Canceling From the Operator Panel To cancel a job after it has started printing: NOTE: It is recommended that you try a limited sample of any print media you are considering using with the printer before purchasing large quantities.
1. Press Cancel . Canceling a Job From the Computer Running Windows Canceling a Job From the Taskbar When you send a job to print, a small printer icon appears in the right corner of the taskbar. 1. Double - click the printer icon. A list of print jobs appears in the printer window. 2. Select the job you want to cancel. 3. Press Delete on the keyboard. Canceling a Job From the Desktop 1. Minimize all programs to reveal the desktop. Click start ® Printers and Faxes. Click Start ® Control Panel ® Hardware and Sound ® Printers (for Windows Vista ® ). Click Start ® Control Panel ® Printers (for Windows Server ® 2008). Click Start ® Settings ® Printers (for Windows 2000). A list of available printers appears. 2. Double - click the printer you selected when you sent the job. A list of print jobs appears in the printer window. 3. Select the job you want to cancel. 4. Press Delete on the keyboard. Printing a Report Page By using the Report/List menu, you can print a various of settings for your printer including printer settings, panel setting, and font list. The following describes two examples of printing from the Report/List menu. Printing a Printer Settings Page To verify detailed printer settings, print a printer settings page. A printed printer settings page also allows you to verify whether or not options have been installed properly. See Understanding the Printer Menus or Understanding the Tool Box Menus to identify the display and operator panel buttons if you need help. When Using the Operator Panel 1. Press Menu button. 2. Press button until Report/List appears, and then press (Set) button. 3. Printer Setting is displayed, and then press (Set) button. The printer settings page is printed. NOTE: Printing is canceled only for the current job. All the following jobs will continue to print.
When Using the Tool Box 1. Click start ® All Programs ® Dell Printers ® Dell 2130cn Color Laser Printer ® Tool Box . The Select Printer dialog box opens. 2. Click the name of this printer listed in Printer Name , and then click OK . The Tool Box opens. 3. Click the Printer Settings Report tab. 4. Select Reports from the list at the left side of the page. The Reports page is displayed. 5. Click the Printer Settings button. The printer settings page is printed. The message Printer Settings Printing appears while the page prints. The printer returns to the standby mode after the printer settings page prints. If any other message appears when you print this page, see the online Help for more information. Printing a Font Sample List To print samples of all the fonts currently available for your printer: When Using the Operator Panel 1. Press Menu button. 2. Press button until Report/List appears, and then press (Set) button. 3. Press button until PCL Fonts List appears. 4. Press (Set) button. The PCL fonts list is printed. Using the Print and Hold Function When you send a job to the printer, you can specify in the driver that you want the printer to hold the job in memory. When you are ready to print the job, you must go to the printer and use the operator panel menus to identify which job in the memory you want to print. You can use this function to print a confidential job (Secure Print), or verify one copy before printing additional copies (Proof Print). Printing and Deleting Held Jobs Once held jobs are stored in print memory, you can use the operator panel to specify what you want to do with one or more of the jobs. You can select either Secure Print or Proof Print from Stored Print . Then, you select your user name from a list. If you select Secure Print , you must type the password you specified in the driver when you sent the job. See Secure Print for more information. From either the Secure Print or Proof Print menu items, you have three choices: l Print and Save NOTE: The printer holds the job until you delete it by using the operator panel or you turn off the printer. The data on memory is cleared when the printer is turned off. NOTE: Print and Hold functions require a minimum of 768 MB available printer memory. Also, you need to configure the RAM disk settings on the operator panel and the printer driver. NOTE: Depending on the documents, its job may be too big for the available memory. If a print job is too big for the available memory, an error occurs. NOTE: If a document name is not assigned to your print job in the printer driver, the jobs name will be identified using the PCs time and date of submission to distinguish it from other jobs you have stored under your name.