Dell 964 User Manual 2

Dell™ Photo All-In-One Printer 964

Owner’s Manual

Look Inside For:

• Ordering Supplies

• About Your Printer

• Using the Printer

• Understanding the Printer Software

• Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Photo 964

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Ordering Supplies

Your Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 includes software installed to detect the ink levels in the printer. During a print job, a screen appears on your computer to warn you of low ink levels. You can order ink online at www.dell.com/supplies or by phone.

US 877-INK-2-YOU Korea 080-999-0240 Australia 1300 303 290 Luxembourg 02.713 1590 Austria 0820-24053035 Malaysia 1800880553 Belgium 02.713 1590 Mexico 001 866 851 1754 Canada 877-501-4803 Netherlands 020 - 674 4881 Chile 1230-020-3947

800-202874

Colombia 01800-9-155676 PRC 800-858-2425 Czech +420 225 372 711 Poland 022 579 59 65 Denmark 3287 5215 Puerto Rico 866-851-1760 Finland 09 2533 1411 Singapore 1800 394 7245 France 825387247 South Africa 0860 102 591 Germany 0800 2873355 Spain 902120385 Ireland 1850 707 407 Sweden 08 587 705 81 Italy 800602705 Switzerland 0848 335 599 Japan 044-556-3551 UK 0870 907 4574

Norway 231622 64 Portugal 21 4220710

NOTE: If your country is not listed, contact your Dell distributor to order supplies.

Your printer has been designed to print using the following ink cartridges.

Supply Item Part number

Standard Capacity black ink cartridge J5566 Standard Capacity color ink cartridge J5567 High Capacity black ink cartridge M4640 High Capacity color ink cartridge M4646 Photo ink cartridge J4844

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your printer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how

to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or

death.

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Contents

1 About Your Printer

Understanding the Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting Up Your Printer

Initial Setup Menu

Understanding the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Operator Panel

Operator Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Load Plain Paper Into the Paper Support

Load an Original Document Into the ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Placing Your Original Document on the Scanner Glass

Print Media Guidelines

Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support Paper Guidelines for the ADF

2 Printing

Printing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Printing Borderless Photos

Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera

Printing Photos From a Memory Card

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Viewing or Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Saving Photos to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Viewing a Slide Show

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Printing All Photos on Media Card or USB Key . . . . . . . . 34

Printing Collated Copies of Your Document . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Printing Last Page First

Printing More Than One Page on a Sheet of Paper . . . . . . . . 36

Printing an Image as a Multi-page Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printing a Banner

3 Copying

Copying Documents Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . 39

Copying Documents Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Copying Photos Using the Operator Panel

Copying Photos Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Collating Copies Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing Copy Settings

4 Scanning

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Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Scanning Photos

Scanning to Your Computer Over a Network

Scanning Multiple Pages or Images

Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

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Editing Scanned Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Saving an Image on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

E-mailing a Scanned Image or Document

Enlarging or Reducing Images or Documents . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5 Faxing

Setting Up the Printer With Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Faxing Using the Printer Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Sending a Fax From the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Connecting directly to a telephone wall jack

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Connecting to a telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting to an answering machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Connecting to a computer modem

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What if I Have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)? . . . . . . . . 54

Send a Fax

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Send a Broadcast Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Receive a Fax Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Receive a Fax Manually

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Receive a Fax With an Answering Machine Connected to the Printer 58

Connecting Cables

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What if I Have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)? . . . . . . . . 59

Faxing Through the Printer Modem

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Printer Setup Utility Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Faxing Through the Computer Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Create a Speed Dial List From the Computer Create a Group Dial List From the Operator Panel Use a Speed or Group Dial List

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Manually Dialing a Fax While Listening to a Telephone Line (On Hook Dial)

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Send a Delayed Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Blocking Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Create a Blocked Fax List

Turning Fax Blocking On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Blocking Faxes Without Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Changing the Pickup Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using Auto Fax Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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6 Understanding the Software

Using the Dell All-In-One Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using Printing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using Dell Picture Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using the Memory Card Manager

Dell Ink Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Removing and Reinstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

7 Ink Cartridge Maintenance

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Aligning Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

8 Troubleshooting

Setup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Computer Problems Printer Problems

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General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Fax Problems

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Paper Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Network Problems

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Error Messages and Lights

Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

9 Contacting Dell

Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Automated Order-Status Service

Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

10 Appendix

U.S. Terms and Conditions of Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Limited Warranties and Return Policy

Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (U.S. Only) 124

Total Satisfaction Return Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . 127

Dell™ Printer Consumables Limited Warranties . . . . . . . . . 128

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Export Regulations

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Dell™ Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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CAUTION: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your product and working environment from potential damage.

• If your product includes a modem, the cable used with the modem should be manufactured with a minimum wire size of 26 American wire gauge (AWG) and an FCC-compliant RJ-11 modular plug.

• To help protect your product from sudden, transient increases and decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply cord (UPS).

• Do not use your printer in a wet environment, for example, near a bath tub, sink, or swimming pool or in a wet basement.

• Ensure that nothing rests on your product’s cables and that the cables are not located where they can be stepped on or tripped over.

• Use only the power cable provided with this product or the manufacturer’s authorized replacement power cable.

CAUTION: If your product is not marked with this symbol , it must be connected

to an electrical outlet that is properly grounded.

• Connect the power cable to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible.

• To completely turn off the product, the power cable must be removed from the power source.

• Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the user documentation, to a professional service person.

• Do not use the fax feature during an electrical storm. Do not set up this product or make any electrical or cabling connections, such as the power cable or telephone, during an electrical storm.

• This product is designed to meet safety standards with the use of specific Dell-authorized components. The safety features of some parts may not always be obvious. Dell disclaims liability associated with the use of non-Dell-authorized components.

• See "Troubleshooting" on page 89 for instructions on the proper way to clear paper jams.

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About Your Printer

You can use the Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 to do a variety of things. A few important things to note:

• If your printer is connected to a computer, you can use either the printer operator panel or the printer software to produce quality documents quickly.

•You do need to connect your printer to a computer to print, scan, or use the Save Photos to my Computer function.

•You do not need to connect your printer to a computer to make photocopies, send faxes, or print from memory cards or a PictBridge-enabled camera.

NOTE: The printer (whether it is connected to a computer or not) must be connected to a telephone

line before you can send a fax.

NOTE: If you use a DSL modem for your computer, you must install a DSL filter on the telephone

line attached to your printer.

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Understanding the Printer Parts

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Number: Part: Description:

1 Automatic Document

Feeder (ADF)

Scan, copy, or fax multiple page documents and/or legal

sized documents. 2 Printer unit Unit you lift to gain access to the ink cartridges. 3 Operator panel Panel on the printer you use to control copying, scanning,

faxing, and printing. For more information, see "Using the

Operator Panel" on page 18. 4 Paper input tray Where you load paper into the printer. 5 Paper exit tray Tray that holds the paper as it exits the printer.

NOTE: Pull the paper exit tray stop straight out to extend

it.

6 PictBridge connector The connector you use to connect your

PictBridge-compatible digital camera to your printer.

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Number: Part: Description:

7 Media card slots Slot into which you insert a media card containing digital

pictures.

NOTE: The LCD only displays JPG files found on the media card. To view other image types stored on the media card, open the Memory Card Manager. For more information, see "Using the Memory Card Manager" on page 78.

8 Top cover with

integrated ADF exit tray

9 ADF input tray Load original documents in the printer. Recommended for

Top of printer that holds your document or photo flat while you scan it. You can also pick up your original document after it has gone through the ADF here.

scanning, copying, or faxing multiple-page documents.

10 Supplies Reorder Label To order ink cartridges or paper, visit www.dell.com/supplies. 11 Express Service Code • Identify your printer when you use support.dell.com or

contact technical support.

• Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical support.

NOTE: The Express Code is not available in all countries.

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FAX connector ( —

left side connector)

13 PHONE jack connector

( — right side connector)

14 USB connector Connects your printer to a computer. 15 Rear access door Open to remove paper jams.

Connects your printer to an active telephone line to send and receive faxes.

NOTE: Do not connect additional devices to the FAX connector ( — left side connector) and do not connect a DSL (digital subscriber line) or ISDN (integrated services digital network) without using a digital line filter to the

printer.

Remove the blue plug to connect additional devices, such as a data/fax modem, telephone, or answering machine to your printer.

NOTE: If the phone communication is serial in your country (such as Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Italy, France, and Switzerland), you must remove the blue

plug from the right connector ( ), and insert the supplied yellow terminator for your fax to work correctly. You will not be able to use this port for additional devices in these countries.

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16 Power supply Supplies power to the printer.

NOTE: The power supply is removable. When the power supply is removed from the printer, but remains plugged into a wall outlet, an LED is illuminated to notify you that power is present.

NOTE: If the power is off when you unplug your machine, the power will be off when you plug it back in.

17 Power cord connector Connects printer power supply to power outlet using the

supplied country-specific power cord.

Setting Up Your Printer

NOTE: The Dell Photo All-In-One Printer 964 supports Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows XP,

and Windows XP Professional X64 Edition.

To set up your printer, follow the steps on your Setting Up Your Printer poster. If you encounter problems during setup, see "Troubleshooting" on page 89.

NOTE: The Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 is an analog device that only works when directly connected

to a wall jack. Other devices such as a telephone or answering machine can be attached to the PHONE jack connector ( — right side connector)

setup steps. If you have a digital connection such as ISDN, DSL, or ADSL, a digital line filter is required. Contact your Internet Service Provider for details.

to pass through the printer as described in the

Initial Setup Menu

The printer automatically displays the Initial Setup menu when you power on the printer for the first time.

Menu item: Settings:

Language

Country

Set Date and Time

Updating Settings

Use the left and right Arrow buttons options. When your language is highlighted, press Select .

Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll through the country options. When your country is highlighted, press Select .

Press Select to enter the Set Date and Time menu.

You can update the time, date, language, and country settings after initial setup by accessing the Setup menu.

to scroll through the language

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Understanding the Operator Panel

Using the Operator Panel

The operator panel buttons allow you to copy documents and photos, fax documents, and print photos from a memory card or PictBridge-enabled camera without connecting to a computer.

The printer is on when Power is illuminated. You can change settings using the Menu , Select , and Arrow buttons; and initiate a scan, copy, or fax using the Start button .

The display features:

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• Printer status

•Messages

• Menus

• Photos stored on memory cards

Photo 964

Number Part: Purpose:

1 LCD (Liquid

Crystal Display)

2 Back To move back a menu level while navigating

12 11 10 9 8

To show options available to you.

through the available menus on the display.

3 Left arrow • Decrease a number on the display.

4 Up arrow Scroll through the available options on the menu.

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• Scroll through a list on the display.

Number Part: Purpose:

5 Menu Scroll through the available menus.

6 Right arrow • Increase a number on the display.

• Scroll through a list on the display.

7A keypad

number or symbol

8 Pause Insert a three-second pause in the number to be

9 Start • Start a scan, copy, or fax job.

10 Cancel • Cancel a scan, print, or copy job in progress.

11 Down arrow Scroll through the available options on the menu.

• In fax mode: – Enter fax numbers. – Select letters when creating a speed dial list. – Type numbers to enter or edit the date and

time shown on the printer display.

• In copy mode, select the number of copies you want to make.

dialed to wait for an outside line or get through an automated answering system.

NOTE: Enter a pause only when you have already begun entering the number.

• In photo mode, print photos.

NOTE: If you initiate a copy without specifying color or black and white, color is used by default.

• Exit a menu.

• Clear a fax number, or end a fax transmission and return the display to the fax default.

• Clear current settings and return to default settings.

12 Select To choose the option that appears on the display.

13 Power To turn your printer on or off.

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Operator Panel Menus

From the main menu menu, you can navigate to the Copy, Photo, Fax, Scan, Setup, or Maintenance modes available on your printer.

You can also view photos, send a fax, or perform quick copy or quick scan directly from the main menu.

For more information about the operator panel menus, please see your User’s Guide.

Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor

Your printer has an automatic paper type sensor that detects the following paper types:

•Plain

• Transparency

• Glossy/photo

If you load one of these paper types, the printer detects the paper type and automatically adjusts the Quality/Speed settings.

Quality/Speed settings

Paper type Black and Color Cartridges Installed Photo and Color Cartridges

Installed

Plain Normal Photo Transparency Normal Photo Glossy/photo Photo Photo

NOTE: Your printer cannot detect the paper size.

To choose paper size:

1 With your document open, click File→Print. 2 From the Print dialog box, click Preferences or Properties (depending on your program or

operating system). The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

3 On the Print Setup tab, select the paper size. 4 Click OK.

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Unless you turn off the automatic paper type sensor, it always remains on. To turn off the automatic paper type sensor for a specific print job:

1 With your document open, click File→Print. 2 From the Print dialog box, click Preferences or Properties (depending on your program or

operating system). The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

3 Click the Print Setup tab. 4 Select the paper type from the Media Type drop-down menu. 5 Click OK.

To turn off the automatic paper type sensor for all print jobs:

1 In Windows XP, click Start→Control Panel→Printers and Other Hardware→Printers and

Faxes. In Windows 2000, click Start→Settings→ Printers.

2 Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 icon. 3 Click Printing Preferences. 4 Click the Print Setup tab. 5 Select the paper type from the Media Type drop-down menu. 6 Click OK.

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Loading Paper

Load Plain Paper Into the Paper Support

1 Lift the paper exit tray, and extend the paper support.

2 Insert paper into the paper input tray.

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3 Squeeze and slide the paper guides to rest against the left and right edges and bottom of

the paper.

NOTE: Do not force the paper into the printer.

Lower the paper exit tray.

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5 Extend the paper exit tray stop to catch paper as it exits the printer.

NOTE: The paper exit tray can hold up to 50 sheets of paper.

For information on print media guidelines, see "Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support" on page 26.

Load an Original Document Into the ADF

You can load up to 50 sheets of your original document (text side up) into the ADF for scanning, copying, and faxing. The ADF is recommended for loading multiple-page documents. For more information, see "Paper Guidelines for the ADF" on page 28.

NOTE: Do not load postcards, photo cards, photo paper, or small images in the ADF. Place these

items on the scanner glass.

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Placing Your Original Document on the Scanner Glass

1 Open the top cover. 2 Place the original document face down on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.

To get a copy with portrait (vertical) orientation:

To get a copy with landscape (horizontal) orientation:

3 Close the top cover.

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Print Media Guidelines

Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support

Load up to: Make sure:

100 sheets of plain paper

20 sheets of banner paper

15 envelopes • The print side of the envelopes faces down.

35 greeting cards, index cards, postcards, or photo cards

• The paper is centered in the paper support.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the paper.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

•You select Draft (select Photo if a photo cartridge is installed), Normal, or Photo print quality.

NOTE: Load letterhead paper with the front of the letterhead face down and the top of the letterhead going into the printer first.

• You remove any paper from the paper support before inserting banner paper.

• You place a stack of banner paper (20 sheets or less) in front of the printer, and feed in the first sheet.

• You load the leading edge of the banner paper into the printer against the right side of the paper support.

• You squeeze and slide the paper guide to the left edge of the banner paper.

• You use banner paper designed for inkjet printers.

NOTE: You must select A4 Banner or Letter Banner paper size in Print Properties. Failure to do so will cause a paper jam. See "Paper Problems" on

page 93.

• The envelopes are centered in the paper support.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the envelopes.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

• You print the envelopes with Landscape orientation.

• You select the correct envelope size. Select the next biggest size if the exact envelope size is not listed, and set the left and right margins so that your envelope text will be correctly positioned on the envelope.

• The print side of the cards faces down.

• The cards are centered in the paper support.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the cards.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

•You select Normal or Photo print quality.

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Load up to: Make sure:

75 sheets of photo, coated, or glossy paper

25 iron-on transfers

75 transparencies

35 sheets of labels

100 sheets of custom size paper

100 sheets of letterhead paper

• The glossy or coated side of the paper faces down.

• The paper is centered in the paper support.

•You select Normal or Photo print quality.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the paper.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

• You follow the loading instructions on the iron-on transfer packaging.

• The print side of the transfer faces down.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the paper.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

• The transfers are centered in the paper support.

•You select Normal or Photo print quality.

• The rough side of the transparencies faces down.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the transparencies.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

NOTE: You can load a single transparency into the paper support without removing plain paper.

•You select Normal or Photo print quality.

• The transparencies are centered in the paper support.

• The print side of the labels faces down into the paper support.

• The top of the labels feeds into the printer first.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the paper.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

• The print side of the paper faces down.

• Your paper fits within these dimensions: Width

• 76–216 mm

• 3.0–8.5 inches Length

• 127–432 mm

• 5.0–17.0 inches

• The paper is centered in the paper support.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the paper.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

• The front of the letterhead faces down.

• The top of the letterhead feeds into the printer first.

• The paper guides rest against the right and left edges of the paper.

• The paper guide rests against the bottom edge of the paper.

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Paper Guidelines for the ADF

Load up to: Make sure:

50 sheets of letter size paper

50 sheets of A4 size paper

50 sheets of legal size paper

50 sheets of two-, three-, or four-hole pre-punched media

50 sheets of edge-reinforced three-hole copier media

50 sheets of preprinted forms and letterhead media

50 sheets of custom size paper

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• Your paper size fits within the dimensions allowable.

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• Your paper size fits within the dimensions allowable.

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• Your paper size fits within the dimensions allowable.

• You choose a media that absorbs ink well.

• You allow the preprinted media to dry thoroughly before use in the ADF.

•You do not use media printed with metallic ink particles in the ADF.

• You avoid embossed designs.

• The document is loaded text side up.

• The paper guide is against the edge of the paper.

• Your paper size fits within these dimensions: Width

• 210.0 mm–215.9 mm

• 8.27 in.–8.5 in. Length

• 279.4 mm–355.6 mm

• 11.0 in.–14.0 in.

28 About Your Printer

Printing

Printing a Document

1 Turn on your computer and printer, and make sure they are connected. 2 Load paper with the print side facing down. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on

page 22.

3 With your document open, click File→Print. 4 Customize your print settings:

a Click Preferences, Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the program or

operating system). The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

b On the Print Setup tab, select the print quality/speed, paper size, black and white or

color printing, borderless printing, orientation, and number of copies.

c On the Advanced tab, you can specify a 2-sided printing option, a specialized layout

option, or if you want to use Automatic Image Sharpening.

d After making the changes in Printing Preferences, click OK at the bottom of the

screen to return to the Print dialog box.

5 Click OK or Print (depending on the program or operating system).

Printing Photos

1 Load the photo paper with the print (glossy) side facing down. For more information, see

"Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support" on page 26.

2 Make sure you have a color cartridge and a photo cartridge (sold separately) installed. For

more information, see "Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 83.

3 With your document open, click File→Print. 4 To customize your print settings, click Preferences, Properties, Options, or Setup

(depending on the program or operating system). The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

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5 On the Print Setup tab, select Photo, the dpi settings, the paper type, and paper size.

NOTE: Photo/glossy or coated paper is recommended for printing photos.

6 When you are finished customizing your print options, click OK. 7 Click OK or Print (depending on the program or operating system). 8 To prevent your photos from sticking together or smudging, remove each photo after it

exits the printer.

NOTE: Before placing your prints in a nonadhesive photo album or frame, allow sufficient time for

the prints to dry thoroughly (12 to 24 hours, depending on the ambient conditions). This maximizes the life of your prints.

Printing Borderless Photos

1 Load photo/glossy paper in the paper support, and make sure the print side is facing down.

For more information, see "Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support" on page 26.

2 Make sure you have a color cartridge and a photo cartridge (sold separately) installed. For

more information, see "Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 83.

3 With your document open, click File→Print. 4 To customize your print settings, click Preferences, Properties, Options, or Setup

(depending on the program or operating system).

5 On the Print Setup tab, select Photo, the dpi settings, the paper type, the paper size, and

6 When you are finished customizing your print options, click OK. 7 Click OK or Print (depending on the program or operating system).

30 Printing

The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

select the Borderless check box.

NOTE: In some programs, it may also be necessary to select a borderless paper size.

NOTE: Borderless printing is only performed if you are using photo/glossy paper. The printout on

non-photo paper contains a 2mm margin on all sides.

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