DELL 2150cdn User Manual

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Printing
This chapter covers tips for printing, how to print certain information from your 
printer, and how to cancel a job.
 NOTE: The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of 
Dell™ 2150cn Color Printer.
Tips for Successful Printing
Tips on Storing Print Media
Store your print media properly. For more information, see Storing Print 
Media.

Avoiding Paper Jams
 NOTICE: Before buying large quantities of any print media, it is recommended 
that you try a sample...

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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 that 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 
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Canceling a Job From a Computer Running Windows
Canceling a Job From the Taskbar
When you send a job to print, a small printer icon appears in the bottom right 
corner of the taskbar.
1
Double-click the printer icon. 
A list of print jobs appears in the printer window.
2Select the job you want to cancel.
3Press Delete on the keyboard.
Canceling a Job From the Desktop
1Click StartPrinters and Faxes.
For Windows XP
®: Click start Printers and Faxes.
For Windows Vista
®: Click Start Control...

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For Windows XP: Click start Printers and Faxes.
For Windows Vista: Click 
Star t Control Panel Hardware and 
Sound
 Printers.
For Windows Server 2008: Click 
Star t Control Panel Printers.
For Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click 
Start Devices and 
Printers
.
2Right-click the printer and select Printing Preferences.
The 
Paper/Output tab appears.
3Select Paper Source from Tray 1, Tr a y  2, and Auto.
4From Duplex, select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge.
 NOTE: For details...

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3From Paper Source, select Tr a y  1 or Tray 2.
4From Duplex, select Flip on Long Edge or Flip on Short Edge.
 NOTE: For details on the Flip on Long Edge and Flip on Short Edge 
options, see 
Flip on Long Edge and Flip on Short Edge.
5Click OK.
A window that shows the instructions for manual duplex printing appears. 
The even-numbered pages are printed from the printer.
Clicking the 
OK button on your printer driver will first print the even-
numbered pages of your document. If your document...

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Using Booklet Print (Dell 2150cn and 2150cdn Models)
To use the booklet print feature, select Booklet Creation in the 
Booklet/Poster/Mixed Document dialog box displayed by clicking the 
Booklet/Poster/Mixed Document button. Flip on Long Edge binding position 
is selected by default. If you want to change the position, select Flip on Short 
Edge from the Duplex menu in the printer properties dialog box.
 NOTE: For Dell 2150cdn Color Printer, select Paper Source or Auto to use the 
booklet...

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Using the Stored Print Function
When you send a job to the printer, you can specify in the driver that you want 
the printer to store the job in the memory. When you are ready to print the job, 
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 for Secure Print, Private 
MailBox Print, Public MailBox Print, and Proof Print.
 NOTE: Stored Print function is available when:
• The optional memory module is...

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• Public MailBox Print
• Proof Print
Secure Print
You can store print jobs temporarily in printer memory and print them later from 
the operator panel. This feature can be used to print confidential documents. A 
stored print job will be deleted after you print it or at a designated time.
 NOTE: Secure Print is available when using the PCL driver.
Private MailBox Print
You can store print jobs temporarily in printer memory and print them at a more 
convenient time from the operator panel....

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Storing Print Jobs
When you select a job type other than Normal Print in the Paper/Output tab of 
the printer driver, the job will be stored in temporary memory until you request 
to print it from the operator panel or turn off the printer.
 NOTE: Secure Print and Private MailBox Print require specifying a password for 
confidentiality.
Printing the Stored Jobs
Once jobs are stored, you can use the operator panel to specify printing. Select 
the job type you are using from Secure Print,...

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If you enter an invalid password, the message Wrong Password appears. Wait 
three seconds, or press the   (Set) or   (Cancel) button to return to the 
screen for user selection.
When you enter a valid password, you have access to all print jobs matching the 
user name and password you entered. The print jobs matching the password you 
entered appear on the screen. You can then choose to print or delete jobs 
matching the password you entered. (See 
Printing the Stored Jobs for more...