DELL 2355dn User Manual

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dTest the fax line. See Testing Fax line connection.
5Your printer returns to the Standby mode.
Dell 2355dn Laser MFP Menu Functions
The control panel provides access to various menus to set up the machine or use the machines 
functions. These menus can be accessed by pressing touching them on the display screen.
 NOTE: Some menus may not appear in the display depending on options or setup.
Refer to the following table:
Copy Scan Fax
Manual Copy
ECO Copy
Book Copy
Collate Copy
Auto Fit Copy
Clone Copy
Po s t e r  C o p y
ID Copy
N -Up CopyLocal PC
Network PC
Send Email
SMB
FTP
Custom Email
Fax  S er ve r
USBManual Send
Speed Dial Send
Group Dial Send
Delayed Send
Priority Send
Auto Send
On Hook Dial
Redial
Setup
Job Status
Machine Setup Default Setting
Pa p e r  S e t u p
Tr a y  B e h a v i o r
Email/Fax List
Reports
Fa x S e t up
Email Setup
Network Setup
Initial Setup
Restore Options
Job Management
Maintenance Clear Drum
Fa x L ine  Te st
Troubleshooting
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Printing the Printer setting and Op-panel Menu setting
 NOTE: This will be helpful for the users to maneuver through the op-panel setting and tree in 
changing the defaults.
Printing the Printer setting
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Reports.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Printer Settings.
The Printer Settings page prints out.
Printing the Op-panel Menu setting
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Reports.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Op-panel Menu Tree.
The Op-panel menu page prints out.
Setting the Machine ID
You can set the machine ID and fax number which will be printed at the top of each page. If 
you have installed the fax multi-line kit, you need to select a line first, follow these steps:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Machine ID.
5Enter Fax and ID using the keyboard on the display. See Understanding the Keyboard for 
more information about using the keyboard.
6
Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 
						

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Changing the Display Language
To change the displayed language that the operator panel displays, follow these steps:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to Language.
5Press the left/right arrows to select the language you want.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Selecting Country
To change the country that appears on the operator panel, follow these steps:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Select Country.
5Press the up/down arrows to select the country you want.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Power Save Mode
The Power Save mode enables your printer to reduce power consumption when it is not in 
actual use. You can enable this mode by selecting the duration for which the printer waits after 
a job is printed before it switches to a reduced power state.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Print Power Save.
5Press the left/right arrows to select the time settings you want.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 NOTE: Available setting range is from 5 min. to 120 min. (factory default : 30 min.) and you can also 
access this mode from the EWS (Printer Settings  Print Settings  Setup Menu and select 
Print Power Save).
 
						

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Setting the Time and Date
The time and date are printed on all faxes.
 NOTE: It may be necessary to reset the correct time and date if loss of power to the printer occurs.
To set the time and date:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Date & Time.
5Enter the date and time each using the up/down arrows.
Day= 01 ~ 31
Month= 01 ~ 12
Year= 2000 ~ 2099
Hour= 01 ~ 12 (12-hour mode)
00 ~ 23 (24-hour mode)
Minute= 00 ~ 59
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Setting the Clock Mode
To set the clock mode:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Clock Mode.
5Press the left/right arrows to select the appropriate option you want.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 
						

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Setting the Sound/Volume
You can set the volume for button sounds, notice alarms, and the sound that occurs during a 
fax job. 
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
1Press the Next ( ) button.
2Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Sound & Volume.
4Press the up/down arrows to select the appropriate option you want.
•
Speaker: Turns On or Off the sounds from the telephone line through the speaker, 
such as a dial tone or a fax tone. With this option set to 
Comm. the speaker is on 
until the remote machine answers.
•
Ringer: Adjusts the ringer volume. For the ringer volume, you can select Off, Low, 
Med, and High.
•
Dial Tone: Adjusts the dial tone volume. For the dial tone volume, you can select 
1-7.
•
Fault: Adjusts the ‘error occurs’ volume. For the error volume, you can select Off, 
Low, Med, and High.
•
Conflict: Adjusts the conflict volume. For the error volume, you can select Off, Low, 
Med, and High.
•
Selection: You can set the selection volume for when pressing the button; you can 
select 
Off, Low, Med, and High.
5Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Setting Daylight Savings Time (Only for USA)
If your country switches to Daylight Savings Time each year, use this procedure to 
automatically switch to Daylight Savings Time and to Standard time.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Day Light Saving.
5Press the left/right arrows to select Manual.
6Enter the Start Date and End Date each using the up/down arrows.
7Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 
						

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Scanner Lamp Power Save Mode
The scan lamp under the document glass automatically turns off when it is not in actual use 
after a preset period to reduce power consumption and extend the lamp life. The lamp 
automatically turns on and the warm-up cycle begins whenever any key is pressed or the DADF 
cover is opened or a document is detected in the DADF.
You can set the duration for which the scan lamp waits after a scan job is completed before it 
switches to the Power Save mode. 
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Scan Power Save.
5Press the left/right arrows to select the timeout value you want.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Changing the Default Mode
You can set the default values for copy, fax, scan, and home window.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Default Mode.
5Press the left/right arrows to the function you want to change, and change its settings.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Setting the Time Out Option
You can set the time the printer waits before it restores the default copy or fax settings if you 
do not start copying or faxing after changing the settings on the operator panel.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
1Press the Next ( ) button.
2Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Timeout.
4Press the left/right arrows to select the timeout value you want.
5Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 
						

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Setting the Job Management
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select the job management and press Job Management.
4Set each option as you want.
•
Stored Jobs: Print jobs currently stored in the RAM disk. 
•
Job Expiration: Limits the amount of time a confidential job stays in the printer 
before it is deleted. 
•
Clear Stored Job: You can delete jobs currently stored in the RAM disk. If you select 
the 
ALL, all Secure Job and Stored Print are deleted.
5Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Setting the Toner Save Mode
Toner save mode allows your machine to use less toner on each page. Activating this mode 
extends the life of the toner cartridge beyond what one would experience in the normal mode, 
but it reduces print quality.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select To n e r  S a v e.
5Press the left/right arrows to select On.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Setting the Timing of Toner Low Alert
You can customize the level to alert toner low or toner empty. If the current toner amount 
drops below the setting level, the printer will display a warning message on the operator panel. 
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select To n e r  S t a t u s  A l e r t.
5Press the option you want.
6Press the left/right arrows to select the option in Wa r n i n g  L e v e l and Alert On Panel.
7Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 
						

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Ignoring Blank Pages
The printer detects the printing data from computer whether a page is empty or includes any 
data. To skip the blank pages at printing document, follow these steps:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Print Blank Pages.
5Press the left/right arrows to select Off.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Ignoring the Toner Low Message (Only for Fax)
When the toner cartridge has almost reached its estimated cartridge life, the printer shows the 
toner empty message and continues printing except incoming faxes. In this case, incoming 
faxes are saved in memory. However, you can set the machine to print incoming faxes, even 
though print quality is not optimal.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Allow Toner Low.
5Press the left/right arrows to select Off.
6Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
 
						

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Software Overview
After setting up your printer and connecting it to your computer, you must install the drivers 
and utilities from the Installing Software in Microsoft® Windows® Operating System CD 
included with your printer. If you purchased a Dell
TM computer and your printer at the same 
time, the drivers and utilities are automatically installed. You don’t need to install them. The 
Installing Software in Microsoft® Windows® Operating System CD contains the following:
• Dell Printer PCL driver- allows your computer to communicate with your printer. To use 
your printer as a printer in Windows, you must install the printer driver(s). For 
information about installing the printer drivers in Windows, see Installing Software in 
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System.
• Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool- enables you to monitor the status of your network 
printer without leaving your desk.
• Printer Settings Utility- allows you to set up fax phonebook and the printers other 
options from your computer desktop. 
•Dell
 Toner Management System- displays the status of the printer and the name of the 
job when you send a job to print. The Dell Toner Management System window also 
displays the level of toner remaining and allows you to order replacement toner 
cartridges. 
• SmarThru Office- this program is the accompanying software for your machine. You can 
use this program to scan images or documents. This feature can be used via the local 
connection or the network connection. 
• Scan Driver- TWAIN or Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers are available for 
scanning documents on your printer.
• User’s Guide- PDF documentation provides detailed information about using your 
printer.
• Set IP- Use this program to set your printers TCP/IP addresses. 
• PS driver- PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. You can use the PostScript driver to 
print documents.
• Dell Scan Manager- enables you to scan a document on your printer and save it to a 
network-connected computer.
• Linux driver- enables you to print and scan in a Linux environment.
• Macintosh printer driver- enables you to use your printer with a Macintosh computer.
• Firmware Update Utility- use this program to update your machine’s firmware. See 
Minimum Requirements
.
• Status Monitor- This program allows you to monitor the printer’s status and alerts you 
when an error occurs during printing.
• LDAP- enables you to store e-mail addresses in the (LDAP) server. Also, 
supports a method 
of securing LDAP communication via SSL.
 In the Embedded Web Service, you can set the 
LDAP server attributes.
 
						

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Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool
The Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool, also known as the printer Embedded Web Service, 
lets you monitor the status of your network printer without leaving your desk. You can also 
view and/or change the printer configuration settings, monitor the toner level, and order 
replacement toner cartridges by clicking on the 
Dell supplies link right from your Web 
browser.
 NOTE: The Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool is only available when the multi-function printer is 
connected to a (or the) network. See page Minimum Requirements
.
To launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool, just type your network printers IP 
address in your Web browser. 
If you do not know what your printers IP address is, print a network configuration page, which 
lists the IP address:
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrow to select Reports.
4Press the up/down arrow to select Network Settings. 
If an IP address has not been assigned, assign one for your printer. See Minimum 
Requirements.