Dell 2150cn User Guide

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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 first.
By selecting appropriate print media and loading it properly, you can avoid 
paper jams. See the following instructions on loading print media:
• Loading Print Media in the Standard 250-Sheet Tray and the Optional 250-
Sheet Feeder
• Loading Print Media in the SSF
• Avoiding Jams
If you encounter a paper jam, see Clearing Jams.
 
						

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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 
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 
Microsoft® Windows® application:
1
Open the file you want to print.
2From the File menu, select Print.
3Verify that the correct printer is selected in the dialog box. Modify the system 
settings as appropriate (such as the pages you want to print or the number of 
copies).
4Click Preferences to adjust system settings that are not available from the 
first screen, and then click 
OK. 
5Click OK or Print to send the job to the selected printer.
Canceling a Print Job
There are several methods for canceling a job.
• Canceling a Job From the Operator Panel
• Canceling a Job From a Computer Running Windows
Canceling a Job From the Operator Panel
To cancel a job after it has started printing:
1
Press the   (Cancel) button.
Printing is canceled only for the current job. All the following jobs will 
continue to print.
 
						

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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 Panel Hardware and 
Sound
 Printers.
For Windows Server
® 2008: Click Start Control Panel Printers. 
For Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows 7: Click 
Start Devices and 
Printers
.
A list of available printers appears. 
2Double-click the printer that you selected when you sent the job for print.
A list of print jobs appears in the printer window.
3Select the job you want to cancel.
4Press Delete on the keyboard.
Duplex Printing
Duplex printing (or two-sided printing) allows you to print on both sides of a 
sheet of paper. For sizes that are acceptable for duplex printing, see 
Supported 
Paper Sizes.

Duplex Printing With Duplexer (Dell 2150cdn Color Printer Only)
1Click StartPrinters and Faxes.
 
						

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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 on the Flip on Long Edge and Flip on Short Edge 
options, see 
Flip on Long Edge and Flip on Short Edge.
5Click OK.
Duplex Printing Without Duplexer (Dell 2150cn Color Printer Only)
Manual duplex printing (or two-sided printing) allows you to manually print on 
both sides of the paper. For information on the paper sizes that support manual 
duplex printing, see 
Supported Paper Sizes.
 NOTE: You can use the manual duplex feature using PCL 6 printer driver.
 
NOTE: To use the manual duplex feature, select Paper Source other than Auto or 
SSF.
1Click Star tPrinters and Faxes.
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.
 
						

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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 consists of six pages, 
its even-numbered pages are printed in the order of page 6, 4, and then 2. 
After the even-numbered pages are printed, a message
 Insert Output 
to Tray 1 
(Tray 2) (071-920 or 072-920) appears on the operator 
panel
.
6
Remove the stack of output from the output tray. Load the stack back into the 
tray without turning it over (with the blank side face up).
7A message Press   to continue printing (071-921 or 
072-921) appears on the operator panel. Press the   (Set) button.
The odd-numbered pages are printed in the order of page 1, 3, and then 5.
 NOTE: You cannot duplex print mix-sized documents.
 
						

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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 printing feature. For Dell 2150cn Color Printer, select Paper Source. You 
cannot select Auto or SSF for booklet printing.
 
NOTE: When XPS driver is used, booklet print is not available.
Flip on Long Edge Assumes binding along the long edge of the page (left edge for 
portrait orientation and top edge for landscape orientation). The 
following illustration shows long-edge binding for portrait and 
landscape pages:
 
						

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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 installed.
• The RAM disk is enabled in the operator panel menu.
•RAM Disk is set to Available in the printer driver.
 
NOTE: The data in memory is cleared when the printer is turned off.
The stored print function includes the following job types:
• Secure Print
• Private MailBox Print
Flip on Short Edge  Assumes binding along the short edge of the page (top edge for 
portrait orientation and left edge for landscape orientation). The 
following illustration shows short-edge binding for portrait and 
landscape pages:
 
						

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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. This feature can be used to print 
confidential documents. The stored jobs remain in printer memory until you 
delete them on the operator panel or turn off the printer.
 NOTE: Private MailBox Print is available when using the PCL driver.
Public MailBox Print
You can store print jobs temporarily in printer memory and print them at a more 
convenient time from the operator panel or turn off the printer. A print job is 
stored until you delete it from printer memory on the printer operator panel. You 
cannot use the password function with this feature. This function does not 
require a password to print a stored job.
 NOTE: Public MailBox Print is available when using the PCL driver.
Proof Print
When you specify multiple copies for a collated job, this feature allows you to 
print only the first set for checking, before proceeding to print the remaining 
copies at the printer.
 NOTE: If a print job is too large for the memory available, the printer may display 
error messages.
 
NOTE: If a document name is not assigned to your print job in the printer driver, 
the jobs name will be identified using the printers time and date of submission to 
distinguish it from other jobs you have stored under your name.
 
NOTE: Proof Print is available when using the PCL driver.
 
						

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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, Private MailBox Print, Public 
MailBox Print, and Proof Print. Then, select your user name from a list. Secure 
Print and Private MailBox Print require the password you specified in the driver 
when you sent the job. 
To print the stored documents, use the procedure below.
1
Press the   (Menu) button.
2Press  button until Print Menu appears, and then press the   (Set) 
button.
3Press   button until the desired job type appears, and then press the   
(Set) button.
The stored document will be printed.
Specifying Your Password on the Operator Panel (Secure Print/Private 
MailBox Print)
When you select Secure Print or Private MailBox Print from the 
Print Menu after selecting your user name, the following prompt appears:
Use the buttons on the operator panel to enter the numeric password you 
specified in the printer driver. The password you entered will be displayed as 
asterisks (*******) to ensure confidentiality.
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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 
information.)
Deleting Stored Jobs
With Secure Print, a job that has been stored will be deleted after printing or 
deleted at a designated time if entered on the operator panel or at turning off the 
printer.
For other jobs, these jobs remain stored until you delete them on the operator 
panel or turn off the printer.
Printing a Report Page
By using the Reports menu, you can print a variety of settings for your printer 
including system settings, panel setting, and font list. The following sections 
describe two examples of printing from the 
Reports menu.
• Printing Printer Settings Report
• Printing Font Sample List
Printing Printer Settings Report
To verify detailed printer settings, print a printer settings report. A printed 
printer settings report also allows you to verify whether or not options have been 
installed properly. 
See 
Understanding the Printer Menus to identify the display and operator 
panel buttons if you need help.
When Using the Operator Panel
1Press the   (Menu) button.
2Ensure that Report/List is displayed, and then press the   (Set) 
button.