DELL 2355dn User Manual

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Using an Answering machine
You can connect a telephone answering device (TAD) directly to the back of your printer as 
shown in Figure 1.
Set your printer to 
Ans/Fax mode and set the Ring to Answer to a digit greater than the Rings 
to Answer setting for the TAD. 
• When the TAD picks up the call, the printer monitors and takes the line if fax tones are 
received and then starts receiving the fax. 
• If the answering device is off, the printer automatically goes into Fax mode after a 
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Using a Computer Modem
If you want to use your computer modem for faxing or for a dial-up internet connection, 
connect the computer modem directly to the back of your printer with the TAD as shown here 
in Figure 2. 
• Set your printer to 
Ans/Fax mode and set the Ring to Answer to a digit greater than the 
rings to answer setting for the TAD. 
• Turn off the computer modems fax-receive feature.
• Do not use the computer modem if your printer is sending or receiving a fax.
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Macintosh
Installing Software for Macintosh
Setting Up the Printer
Printing
Scanning
 

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Your printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface or 10/100 Base-TX 
network interface card. When you print a file from a Macintosh computer, you can use the 
PostScript driver by installing the PPD file. 
Installing Software for Macintosh
The Software and Documentation CD that came with your printer provides you with the PPD 
file that allows you to use the PostScript driver, for printing on a Macintosh computer. 
Verify the following before you install the printer software:...

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UnInstall the printer driver
1Insert the Software and Documentation CD which came with your printer into the 
CD-ROM drive.
2Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.
3Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.
4Double-click the MAC_Printer folder.
5Double-click the Printer Driver Uninstaller icon.
6Enter the password and click OK.
7Click Continue.
8Click Uninstall and then click Uninstall.
9After the uninstallation is finished, click Quit.
Install the Scan driver
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7Click Continue.
8Click Uninstall and then click Uninstall.
9After the uninstallation is finished, click Restart.
Setting Up the Printer 
Set up for your printer will be different depending on which cable you use to connect the 
printer to your computer—the network cable or the USB cable.
For a Network-connected Macintosh
1Follow the instructions on Installing Software for Macintosh to install the PPD and 
Filter files on your computer.
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For a USB-connected Macintosh
1Follow the instructions on Installing Software for Macintosh to install the PPD and 
Filter files on your computer.
2Open the Applications folder  Utilities, and Print Setup Utility.
For MAC OS 10.5 ~ 10.6, open 
System Preferences from the Applications folder, and 
click 
Print & Fax.
3Click Add on the Printer List.
For MAC OS 10.5 ~ 10.6, press the “
+” icon then a display window will pop up. 
4For MAC OS 10.3, select the USB tab. 
For MAC OS 10.4, click 
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Printing
Printing a Document
When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software setting in each 
application you use. Follow these steps to print from a Macintosh.
1Open a Macintosh application and select the file you want to print.
2Open the File menu and click Pa g e  S e t u p (Document Setup in some applications).
3Choose your paper size, orientation, scaling, and other options and click OK.
4Open the File menu and click Print.
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Layout Setting
The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document appears on the printed page. You 
can print multiple pages on one sheet of paper.
Select 
Layout from the Presets drop-down list to access the following features. For details, see 

Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of the Paper and Duplex Printing.
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper
You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature provides a 
cost-effective way to print draft pages.
1From...