Dell 2145cn User Guide

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SCAN ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPER
By using the Duplex () button on your printer, you can set the printer to 
scan on both sides of paper.
1.Press Duplex ().
2.Press the left/right arrow until the binding option you want appears.
• Off:Scans in Normal mode.
•2 Side:Scans both sides of the original.
• 2 ->1Side ROT2:
Scans both sides of the original and prints each one on 
a separate sheet, but the information on the back side of the printout is 
rotated 180°.
3.Press OK to save your selection.
If...

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basic printing
This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
• Printing a document • Canceling a print job
PRINTING A DOCUMENT
Your printer allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh, or Linux 
applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending 
on the application you use.
For details about printing, see the Software section.
CANCELING A PRINT JOB
If the print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler, such as the printer...

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faxing
This chapter gives you information about using your printer as a fax printer. 
This chapter includes:
• Sending a fax
• Receiving a fax• Other ways to fax
• Fax setup
SENDING A FAX
Setting the fax header
In some countries, you are required by law to indicate your fax number on 
any fax you send. The printer ID, containing your telephone number and 
name or company name, will be printed at the top of each page sent from 
your printer.
1.Press Menu () until System Setup appears on the...

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Sending a fax automatically
1.Press Fax.
2.Load originals face up into the DADF, or place a single original face 
down on the scanner glass. 
For details about loading an original. See Loading originals on 
page 23.
Ready to Fax appears on the top line of the display.
3.Adjust the resolution and the darkness to suit your fax needs.
4.Enter the receiving fax printer’s number. 
You can use speed buttons, speed dial numbers, or group dial numbers. 
For details about storing and searching for a...

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immediately goes into the fax reception mode. 
•In Tel mode, you can receive a fax by pressing On Hook Dial () 
and then Color Start () or Black Start () . You can also pick up 
the handset of the extension phone and then press the remote 
receive code. See Receiving manually using an extension 
telephone on page 45. 
•In Ans/Fax mode, an answering printer attached to your printer 
answers an incoming call, and the caller can leave a message on the 
answering printer. If the fax printer...

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Receiving in secure receiving mode
You may need to prevent your received faxes from being accessed by 
unauthorized people. You can turn on secure receiving mode to restrict 
printing of received faxes when the printer is unattended. In secure 
receiving mode, all incoming faxes go into memory. When the mode is 
deactivated, any stored faxes are printed.
Activating secure receiving mode
1.Press Fax.
2.Press Menu () and then press 
OK when Fax Feature appears on the 
bottom line of the...

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7.Press OK to confirm the number. The display asks you to enter another 
fax number to which to send the document.
8.To enter more fax numbers, press OK when Yes appears and repeat 
steps 6 and 7. You can add up to 10 destinations.
9.When you have finished entering fax numbers, press
 the left/right arrow 
to select No at the Another No.? prompt and press OK.
10.Enter the job name you want and press OK.
For details on how to enter alphanumeric characters. See Entering 
characters using the...

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1.Press Fax.
2.Press Menu () until Fax Feature appears on the bottom line of the 
display and press OK.
3.Press the left/right arrow until Forward appears and press OK.
4.Press OK when Fax appears.
5.Press the left/right arrow until Rcv. Forward appears and press OK.
6.Press the left/right arrow until Forward appears and press OK.
To set the printer to print out a fax when fax forwarding has been 
completed, select Forward&Print.
7.Enter the number of the fax printer to which faxes are to be...

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Changing the default document settings
The fax options, including resolution and darkness, can be set to the most 
frequently used modes. When you send a fax, the default settings are used 
if they are not changed by using the corresponding button and menu.1.Press Fax.
2.Press Menu () until Fax Setup appears on the bottom line of the 
display and press OK.
3.Press the left/right arrow until Change Default appears and press OK.
4.Press OK when Resolution appears.
5.Press the left/right arrow...

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For details on how to enter alphanumeric characters. See Entering 
characters using the number keypad on page 21.
6.Press OK to confirm the number.
Using speed buttons
When you are prompted to enter a fax number while sending a fax:
• To retrieve a number from speed buttons 1 to 15, press the 
corresponding speed button and press OK.
• To retrieve a number from speed buttons 16 to 30, press Shift and 
then the corresponding speed button, and press OK.
Speed dial numbers
You can store up to...