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Printing a Document
Your printer prints documents using the Printer Control Language (PCL) or PostScript (PS) 
printer driver. When you install the Dell software, your printer automatically installs the PCL 
printer driver. Installing the PS printer driver is optional. See 
Installing Dell Software for 
Local Printing. 
The drivers provided with your printer allow a wide variety of options. Use the chart below to 
determine which print driver is best suited for the job.
The features provided by each printer driver are as follows:
The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various 
Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the 
application program you are using. Refer to your software application’s User’s Guide for the 
exact printing procedure. 
1Open the document you want to print.
2Select Print from the File menu. 
The Print window displays. It may look slightly different depending on your application. 
The basic print settings are selected within the Print window. These settings include the 
number of copies and print range.
FeaturePrinter Driver
PCL PS
Print quality option Y Y
Po s t e r Y Y
Reduce/Enlarge Y Y
Multiple Pages per Side Y Y
Fit to Page Y Y
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3Select the printer driver that you want to use from the Print window.
4To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer, click Preferences or 
Properties, depending on the program or operating system in the above window and go to 
step 5. 
If you see 
Setup, Printer or Options, click that button instead. Then click Properties on 
the next screen.
5Click OK to close the printer properties window. 
6To start the print job, click Print or OK, depending on the program or operating system 
in the Print window.
Ensure that your printer is 
selected.
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Canceling a Print Job
There are two ways to cancel a print job:
To stop a print job from the operator panel:
Press Cancel ().
Your printer finishes printing the page in progress and deletes the rest of the print job. Pressing 
the button cancels only the current job. If more than one print job is in the printer’s memory, 
you need to press the button once for each job.
To stop a print job from the Printers folder:
 NOTE: You can access this window simply by double-clicking the printer icon at the bottom right 
corner of the Windows desktop.
1
From the Windows Start button.
2For Windows 2000, click Settings and point to Printers.
For Windows XP/Server 2003, click 
Printers and Faxes.
For Windows Vista/Server 2008, click 
Control Panel   Hardware and Sound   
Printers
.
For Windows 7, click 
Control Panel   Hardware and Sound   Devices and Printers.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, click 
Control Panel   Hardware   Devices and 
Printers.
3For Windows 2000, XP, 2003, 2008 and Vista, double-click your machine. 
For Windows 7, right click your printer icon 
 See what’ s printing.
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Printer Settings
You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to access all of the printer options 
you may need when using your printer. When the printer properties are displayed, you can 
review and change any settings needed for your print job. 
The printer properties window may differ, depending on the printer driver you select and your 
operating system. For details about selecting a printer driver, see 
Printing a Document. The 
User’s Guide shows the Printing Preferences window of the PCL printer driver on Windows XP.
 NOTE: Most Windows applications override settings you specified in the printer driver. Change all 
of the print settings available in the software application first, and change any remaining settings 
using the printer driver. 
 
NOTE: The settings you change remain in effect only while you are using the current program. To 
make your changes permanent, make them in the Printers folder. Follow these steps:
a
Click the Windows Start button.
bFor Windows 2000, click Settings and point to Printers.
For Windows XP/Server 2003, click 
Printers and Faxes.
For Windows Vista/Server 2008, click 
Control Panel   Hardware and Sound   
Printers
.
For Windows 7, click 
Control Panel   Hardware and Sound   Devices and 
Printers
.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, click 
Control Panel   Hardware   Devices and 
Printers.
cPoint to the Dell 2355dn Laser MFP printer.
dRight-click on the printer icon and click Print Setup or click Properties.
eChange the settings on each tab and click OK.
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Basic Ta b
The Basic tab provides options for you to adjust how the document appears on the printed 
page. The 
Layout Options section includes advanced printing options, such as Multiple Pages 
Per Side
 and Po s t e r  Pr i nt i n g.
Property Description
OrientationOrientation allows you to select the direction in which information is 
printed on a page.
•Portrait prints across the width of the page, letter style. 
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Landscape prints across the length of the page, spreadsheet style.
If you want to rotate the page 180-degrees, check Rotate 180 Degrees.
Mirror Image specifies mirrored output. Check to print a mirror image of 
the document by reversing the horizontal coordinates. This feature is 
available only when using the PostScript (PS) driver.
The preview image 
shows the sample page 
with the settings you 
currently specified.
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Paper Tab
Use the following options to set the paper handling needs when you access the printer 
properties. Click the 
Pa p e r tab to access the paper properties.
 NOTE: When you select an option in properties, you may see an exclamation ( ) mark or ( ) 
mark. An exclamation mark means you can select that certain option but it is no recommended, and 
( ) mark means you cannot select that option due to the printer’s setting or environment. QualityYou can select the printing resolution by choosing from 
Best or Normal. The 
higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics. 
Higher settings may increase the time it takes to print a document.
Layout OptionsLayout Options allows you to select advanced printing options. For details, 
see 
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of the Paper, Printing Posters 
and 
Printing Booklets.
Double-Sided 
PrintingDouble-Sided Printing allows you to print on both sides of paper. For 
details, see 
Printing on Both Sides of Paper.
Property Description
CopiesCopies allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed. You can 
enter up to 999. Property Description
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 SizeThe Size option allows you to choose the size of paper loaded in the paper 
tray. 
If the required size is not listed in the Size box, click Edit.... When the 
Custom Paper Size Setting window appears, set the paper size and click 
OK. The setting appears on the list so that you can select it.
SourceEnsure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray.
If the paper source is set to Auto Selection, the printer automatically picks 
up print materials from the MPF first and then the paper tray.
Ty p eEnsure that Ty p e is set to Printer Default. If you load a different type of 
print material, select the corresponding paper type. For more information 
about print materials, refer to 
Print Media Guidelines.
AdvancedThis property allows you to print the first page using a different paper type 
from the rest of the document. You can select the paper source for the first 
page. This feature is not available when using the PostScript (PS) driver.
If you click Reset, settings in the options returns to the default setting.
Scaling OptionsScaling Options allows you to select advanced printing options.
For details, see 
Change Percentage of Your Document and Fitting Your 
Document to a Selected Paper Size. Property Description
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Enter the custom name 
you want to use. 
Enter the paper size. 
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Graphic Tab
Use the following graphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs. 
Click the 
Graphic tab to display the properties shown below.
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Property Description
Fo n t  /   Tex tAll Text Black
When the All Text Black option is checked, all text in your document is 
allowed to print solid black, regardless of the color it appears on the screen. 
When it is not checked, colored text is allowed to print in shades of gray.
Advanced
True Type Options determines what the driver tells the printer about how to 
image the text in your document. Select the appropriate setting according to 
the status of your document.
•Download as Outline: When this option is selected, the driver will download 
any TrueType fonts that are used in your documents, which is not stored 
(resident) on your printer. If, after printing a document, you find that the 
fonts did not print correctly, choose Download as bit image and resubmit 
your print job. The Download as bit image setting is often useful when 
printing Adobe.
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Download as Bit Image: When this option is selected, the driver downloads 
the font data as bitmap images. Documents with complicated fonts, such as 
Korean or Chinese, print faster in this setting. 
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Print as Graphics: When this option is selected, the driver downloads any 
fonts as graphics. When printing documents with high graphic content and 
relatively few TrueType fonts, printing performance (speed) may be 
enhanced in this setting.
Use Printer Fonts
When Use Printer Fonts is checked, the printer uses the fonts that are stored 
in its memory (resident fonts) to print your document, rather than 
downloading the fonts that have been used in your document. Because 
downloading fonts takes time, selecting this option can speed up your 
printing time. When using Printer fonts, the printer will try to match the 
fonts used in your document to those stored in its memory. If, however, you 
use fonts in your document that are very different from those resident in the 
printer, your printed output will appear very different from what it looks like 
on the screen. 
If you click Reset, settings in the options returns to the default setting.
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Toner SaveSelecting this option extends the life of your toner cartridge and reduces your 
cost per page without a significant reduction in print quality.
NOTE: You also change Toner Save in the Printer Settings Utility.
Graphic 
ControllerThis feature is available only when using the PostScript (PS) driver.
Negative Effect: allows users to print a negative of image by reversing the 
values for black and white. 
PostScript OptionsThis feature is available only when using the PostScript (PS) driver.
Output Option: This option allows you to select the output format for 
PostScript files.
•Optimize for Speed: General format for PostScript files.
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Optimize for Portability: Creates a file that conforms to the Adobe 
Document Structuring Conventions (ADSC). This is a useful format to use 
when you want to create a PostScript file and print it on a different machine.
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Encapsulated PostScript (EPS): Creates a file as a image. This is a useful 
format to use if you want include the file as an image in another document 
that will be printed from a different program.
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Archive Format: Creates a PostScript file you can use it later.
Pos t S c r i p t  L a ng u a g e: This option allows you to choose the PostScript 
language level.
Send PostScript Error Handler: If this option is checked, the machine prints 
an error page when an error occurs during printing.
NOTE: If you click Reset, settings in the options returns to the default 
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