Dell 2230d User Guide

							Universal Setup menu
These menu items are used to specify the height, width, and feed direction of the Universal Paper Size. The Universal
Paper Size is a user-defined paper size. It is listed with the other paper size settings and includes similar options, such
as support for duplex printing and printing multiple pages on one sheet.
Menu itemDescription
Units of Measure
Inches
MillimetersIdentifies the units of measure
Notes:
Inches is the US factory default setting.
Millimeters is the international factory default setting.
Portrait Width
3–14.17 inches
76–360 mmSets the portrait width
Notes:
If the width exceeds the maximum, then the printer uses the
maximum width allowed.
8.5 inches is the US factory default setting. Inches can be increased
in 0.01-inch increments.
216 mm is the international factory default setting. Millimeters can
be increased in 1-mm increments.
Portrait Height
3–14.17 inches
76–360 mmSets the portrait height
Notes:
If the height exceeds the maximum, then the printer uses the
maximum height allowed.
14 inches is the US factory default setting. Inches can be increased in
0.01-inch increments.
356 mm is the international factory default setting. Millimeters can
be increased in 1-mm increments.
Feed Direction
Short Edge
Long EdgeSpecifies the feed direction
Notes:
Short Edge is the factory default setting.
Long Edge appears only if the longest edge is shorter than the
maximum length supported in the tray.
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							USB menu
Menu itemDescription
PCL SmartSwitch
On
OffSets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received
through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PostScript emulation if the PS
Smartswitch setting is On. It uses the default printer language specified in the
Setup menu if the PS SmartSwitch setting is Off.
PS SmartSwitch
On
OffSets the printer to automatically switch to PostScript emulation when a print job
received through a USB port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PCL emulation if the PCL
Smartswitch setting is On. It uses the default printer language specified in the
Setup menu if the PCL SmartSwitch setting is Off.
NPA Mode
On
Off
AutoSets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional
communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
USB Buffer
Disabled
Auto
3K to Sets the size of the USB input buffer
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting.
The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered are
printed before normal processing is resumed.
The USB buffer size value can be changed in 1 K increments.
The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer,
the size of the other link buffers, and whether the Resource Save setting is On
or Off.
To increase the maximum size range for the USB Buffer, disable or reduce the
size of the parallel buffer.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Mac Binary PS
On
Off
AutoSets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting.
The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
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							Parallel menu
Menu itemDescription
PCL SmartSwitch
On
OffSets the printer to automatically switch to PCL emulation when a print job received
through a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PostScript emulation if PS
SmartSwitch is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the
Setup menu if PS SmartSwitch is set to Off.
PS SmartSwitch
On
OffSets the printer to automatically switch to PostScript emulation when a print job
received through a parallel port requires it, regardless of the default printer language
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
When the Off setting is used, the printer does not examine incoming data.
When the Off setting is used, the printer uses PCL emulation if PCL SmartSwitch
is set to On. It uses the default printer language specified in the Setup menu if
PCL SmartSwitch is set to Off.
NPA Mode
Off
AutoSets the printer to perform the special processing required for bidirectional
communication following the conventions defined by the NPA protocol
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Parallel Buffer
Disabled
Auto
3K to Sets the size of the parallel input buffer
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting.
The Disabled setting turns off job buffering. Any jobs already buffered on the
disk are printed before normal processing is resumed.
The parallel buffer size setting can be changed in 1 K increments.
The maximum size allowed depends on the amount of memory in the printer,
the size of the other link buffers, and whether Resource Save is set to On or Off.
To increase the maximum size range for the Parallel Buffer, disable or reduce
the size of the USB buffer.
Changing this setting automatically resets the printer.
Advanced Status
Off
OnEnables bidirectional communication through the parallel port
Notes:
On is the factory default setting.
The Off setting disables parallel port negotiation.
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							Menu itemDescription
Protocol
Standard
FastbytesSpecifies the parallel port protocol
Notes:
Fastbytes is the factory default setting. It provides compatibility with most
existing parallel ports and is the recommended setting.
The Standard setting tries to resolve parallel port communication problems.
Honor Init
On
OffDetermines whether the printer honors printer hardware initialization requests from
the computer
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
The computer requests initialization by activating the INIT signal from the
parallel port. Many personal computers activate the INIT signal each time the
computer is turned on and off.
Parallel Mode 2
On
OffDetermines whether the parallel port data is sampled on the leading (on) or trailing
(off) edge of the strobe.
Note: On is the factory default setting.
Mac Binary PS
On
Off
AutoSets the printer to process Macintosh binary PostScript print jobs
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting.
The Off setting filters print jobs using the standard protocol.
The On setting processes raw binary PostScript print jobs.
Settings menu
General Settings menu
Menu itemDescription
Eco-Mode
Off
Energy
Paper
Energy/PaperNote: Off is the factory default setting.
Quiet Mode
Off
OnNote: Off is the factory default setting.
Run Initial Setup
Yes
NoBefore running the Setup wizard, the default setting is Yes, but
after running the wizard, the default setting is No.
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							Menu itemDescription
Alarm
Cartridge Alarm
Off
SingleThe display shows a message when the toner is low.
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. The Toner is low
message will appear as a warning.
Single means the Toner is low message will appear and
the indicator light will blink red.
Timeouts
Power Saver
Disabled
1–240Sets the amount of time in minutes the printer waits after a job is
printed before it goes into a reduced power state
Notes:
60 minutes is the factory default setting.
Disabled does not appear unless Energy Conserve is Off.
Timeouts
Print Timeout
Disabled
1–255Sets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits to receive an
end-of-job message before canceling the remainder of the print
job
Notes:
90 seconds is the factory default setting.
When the timer expires, any partially printed page still in the
printer is printed, and then the printer checks to see if any new
print jobs are waiting.
Print Timeout is available only when using PCL. This setting
has no effect on PostScript emulation print jobs.
Timeouts
Wait Timeout
Disabled
15–65535Sets the amount of time in seconds the printer waits for additional
data before canceling a print job
Notes:
40 seconds is the factory default setting.
Wait Timeout is available only when the printer is using
PostScript emulation. This setting has no effect on PCL
emulation print jobs.
Print Recovery
Auto Continue
Disabled
5–255Lets the printer automatically continue printing from certain
offline situations when not resolved within the specified time
period
Notes:
Disabled is the factory default setting.
5–255 is a range of time in seconds.
Print Recovery
Jam Recovery
On
Off
AutoSpecifies whether the printer reprints jammed pages
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting. The printer reprints jammed
pages unless the memory required to hold the pages is
needed for other printer tasks.
On sets the printer to always reprint jammed pages.
Off sets the printer to never reprint jammed pages.
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							Menu itemDescription
Print Recovery
Page Protect
On
OffLets the printer successfully print a page that may not have printed
otherwise
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. Off prints a partial page when
there is not enough memory to print the whole page.
On sets the printer to process the whole page so that the entire
page prints.
Factory Defaults
Do Not Restore
Restore NowReturns the printer settings to the factory default settings
Notes:
Do Not Restore is the factory default setting. Do Not Restore
keeps the user-defined settings.
Restore Now returns all printer settings to the factory default
settings except those in the USB and parallel menu. All
downloads stored in RAM are deleted.
Setup menu
Menu itemDescription
Printer Language
PS Emulation
PCL EmulationSets the default printer language
Notes:
PostScript emulation uses a PS interpreter for processing print
jobs. PCL emulation uses a PCL interpreter for processing print
jobs.
The factory default printer language is PCL Emulation.
Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent a
software program from sending print jobs that use another
printer language.
Print Area
Normal
Whole PageSets the logical and physical printable area
Notes:
Normal is the factory default setting. When attempting to
print data in the non-printable area defined by the Normal
setting, the printer clips the image at the boundary.
The Whole Page setting allows the image to be moved into
the non-printable area defined by the Normal setting, but the
printer will clip the image at the Normal setting boundary.
The Whole Page setting affects only pages printed using a
PCL 5e interpreter. This setting has no effect on pages printed
using the PCL XL or PostScript interpreter.
Download Target
RAMSets the storage location for downloads
Notes:
RAM is the factory default setting.
Storing downloads in RAM is temporary.
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							Menu itemDescription
Resource Save
On
OffSpecifies how the printer handles temporary downloads, such as
fonts and macros stored in RAM, when the printer receives a job
that requires more memory than is available
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting. Off sets the printer to retain
the downloads only until memory is needed. Downloads are
deleted to process print jobs.
The On setting retains the downloads during language
changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory,
then downloads are not deleted.
Print All Order
Alphabetically
Newest First
Oldest FirstSets the order in which the print jobs are printed.
Note: Alphabetically is the factory default setting.
Finishing menu
Menu itemDescription
Sides (Duplex)
2-sided
1-sidedSpecifies whether duplex (2-sided) printing is set as the default for all print jobs
Notes:
1-sided is the factory default setting.
To set 2-sided printing from the software program, for Windows users, click
File ΠPrint, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup. For
Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the
print dialog and pop-up menus.
Duplex Binding
Long Edge
Short EdgeDefines the way duplexed pages are bound and how the printing on the back of
the page is oriented in relation to the printing on the front of the page
Notes:
Long Edge is the factory default setting.
Long Edge specifies that binding be placed on the left edge of portrait pages
and the top edge of landscape pages.
Short Edge specifies that binding be placed on the top edge of portrait pages
and the left edge of landscape pages.
Copies
1–999Specifies a default number of copies for each print job
Note: 1 is the factory default setting.
Blank Pages
Do Not Print
PrintSpecifies whether blank pages are inserted in a print job
Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting.
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							Menu itemDescription
Collate
Off (1,1,1,2,2,2)
On (1,2,1,2,1,2)Stacks the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies
Notes:
On is the factory default setting, so the pages will be printed sequentially.
Both settings print the entire job the same number of times.
Separator Sheets
None
Between Copies
Between Jobs
Between PagesSpecifies whether blank separator sheets are inserted
Notes:
None is the factory default setting.
Between Copies inserts a blank sheet between each copy of a print job if Collate
is On. If Collation is Off, a blank page is inserted between each set of printed
pages, such as after all page 1s and after all page 2s.
Between Jobs inserts a blank sheet between print jobs.
Between Pages inserts a blank sheet between each page of the print job. This
setting is useful when printing transparencies or inserting blank pages in a
document for notes.
Separator Source
Tray 
Multi-Purpose FeederSpecifies the paper source for separator sheets
Notes:
Tray 1 (standard tray) is the factory default setting.
Multi-Purpose Feeder appears as a value only if it is a supported option on the
printer and if Configure MP is set to Cassette.
N-up (pages-side)
Off
2-Up
3-Up
4-Up
6-Up
9-Up
12-Up
16-UpSpecifies that multiple-page images be printed on one side of a sheet of paper.
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
The number selected is the number of page images that will print per side.
N-up Ordering
Horizontal
Reverse Horizontal
Reverse Vertical
VerticalSpecifies the positioning of multiple-page images when using N-up (pages-sides)
Notes:
Horizontal is the factory default setting.
Positioning depends on the number of images and whether the images are in
portrait or landscape orientation.
Orientation
Auto
Landscape
PortraitSpecifies the orientation of a multiple-page sheet
Notes:
Auto is the factory default setting. The printer chooses between portrait and
landscape.
Landscape uses long edge.
Portrait uses short edge.
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							Menu itemDescription
N-up Border
None
SolidPrints a border around each page image when using N-up (pages-sides)
Note: None is the factory default setting.
Quality menu
Menu itemDescription
Print Resolution
300 dpi
600 dpi
1200 dpi
1200 IQ
2400 IQSpecifies the printed output resolution
Note: 600 dpi is the factory default setting.
Toner Darkness
1–10Lightens or darkens the printed output
Notes:
8 is the factory default setting.
Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner.
Enhance Fine Lines
On
OffEnables a print mode preferable for files such as architectural drawings, maps,
electrical circuit diagrams, and flow charts
Notes:
Off is the factory default setting.
To set Enhance Fine Lines, with a document open, click File ΠPrint, and then
click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup for Windows users. For
Macintosh users, choose File> Print, and then adjust the settings from the print
dialog and pop-up menus.
Gray Correction
Auto
OffChoose whether to apply Gray Correction on printed gray images. The Auto setting
automatically applies Gray Correction, and Off does not.
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Pixel Boost
Off
Fonts
Horizontally
Vertically
Both directionsChoose whether to make characters more distinct and definite. Pixel Boost may be
needed when using certain fonts.
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Brightness
-6–6Adjusts or darkens printed output and conserves toner
Note: 0 is the factory default setting.
Contrast
0–5Adjusts the contrast of printed objects
Note: 0 is the factory default setting.
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							PostScript menu
Menu itemDescription
Print PS Error
On
OffPrints a page containing the PostScript error
Note: Off is the factory default setting.
Font Priority
Resident
Flash/DiskEstablishes the font search order
Notes:
Resident is the factory default setting.
A formatted flash memory option card must be installed in the printer and
operating properly for this menu item to be available.
The flash memory option cannot be Read/Write, Write, or
password-protected.
Job Buffer Size must not be set to 100%.
PCL Emul menu
Menu itemDescription
Font Source
Resident
Download
Flash
AllSpecifies the set of fonts available
Notes:
Resident is the factory default setting. It shows the factory default set of
fonts downloaded into RAM.
Download appears only if downloaded fonts exist. It shows all the fonts
downloaded into RAM.
Flash appears only if a flash option containing fonts is installed.
A flash option must be properly formatted and cannot be Read/Write,
Write, or password protected.
All shows all fonts available to any option.
Font Name
Lets you view or change the setting from a selection list
Symbol Set
Lets you view or change the setting from a selection list
PCL Emulation Settings
Point Size
1.00–1008.00Changes the point size for scalable typographic fonts
Notes:
12 is the factory default setting.
Point Size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point equals
approximately 1/72 of an inch.
Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25-point increments.
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