User's Guide
Regulatory Model: Dell C1760nw/Dell C1660w
Before Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A Notes, Cautions, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1 Dell™ C1760nw/C1660w Color Printer User's Guide . . . . . 15
Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4About the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Securing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Ordering Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5 Connecting Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Connecting Printer to Computer or Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Wireless Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Ethernet Connection (Dell C1760nw Color Printer only) . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Reconfiguring the Wireless Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Contents 1
Turning On the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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6 Setting Up Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting Initial Settings on the Operator Panel |
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(Dell™ C1660w Color Printer Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Setup Using the Software and Documentation Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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7 Setting the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Assigning an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Tool Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Verifying the IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The System Settings Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Ping Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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8 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Print Media in the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Print Media in the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) |
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(Dell C1760nw Color Printer only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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9 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows®
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Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Changing the firewall settings before installing your printer . . . . . . . . . . |
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Direct Connection Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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For installing host-based printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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For installing XML Paper Specification (XPS) printer driver . . . . . . . . . . |
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Network Connection Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Network Printer Setup on a Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Network Printer Setup on a Remote Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting Up for Web Services on Devices (WSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adding Roles of Print Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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WSD Printer Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting Up for Shared Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Point and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Peer-to-Peer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Macintosh
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Installing the Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adding a Printer on Mac OS X 10.5 or Later Version(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adding a Printer on Mac OS X 10.4.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
11 Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using the Operator Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Status of Wi-Fi | WPS Button Backlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using the Operator Panel to Change Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing a Device Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Changing the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Tool Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting the PowerSaver Time Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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12 Dell™ Printer Configuration Web Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting Up the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting Up From Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Setting Up From Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Starting the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Overview of the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Page Display Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Top Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Left Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Right Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Changing the Settings of the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Details of the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Print Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Copy Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Print Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Understanding the Tool Box Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Starting the Tool Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using the Tool Box to Change the Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Settings Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Paper Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adjust BTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adjust Fusing Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Color Registration Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adjust Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Reset Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Non-Dell Toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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BTR Refresh Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Chart Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Machine Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Environment Sensor Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Developer Stir Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Refresh Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Resetting Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Understanding the Printer Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Report/List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Job History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Error History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Color Test Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing a Report/List Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing a Report/List Using the Tool Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Admin Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Secure Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Panel Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Panel Lock Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Enabling the Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Disabling the Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Resetting Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Print Media Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Paper Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Recommended Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Unacceptable Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Selecting Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Selecting Preprinted Media and Letterhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing on Letterhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Letterhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Selecting Pre-Punched Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Storing Print Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Identifying Print Media and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Supported Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Supported Paper Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Paper Type Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Print Media Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Print Media in the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Envelopes in the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF) . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Letterhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Print Media in the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) (Dell C1760nw Color Printer |
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only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading an Envelope in the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Letterhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Loading Print Media When Manual Duplex Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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When Using the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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When Using the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) (Dell C1760nw Color Printer only)
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Using the Output Tray Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
17 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Tips for Successful Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Tips on Storing Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Avoiding Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Sending a Job to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Canceling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Canceling From the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Canceling a Job From the Computer Running Windows . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing a Report Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Know Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
18 Understanding Your Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Windows® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printer Status Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Status Monitor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Dell Supplies Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Quick Launch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Status Monitor Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Operating System Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Page Description Language (PDL)/Emulation, Operating System, and Interface . |
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MIB Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Maintaining Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
21 Maintaining Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Determining the Status of Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Conserving Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Storing Print Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Storing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Replacing Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Removing the Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing a Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Cleaning Inside the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Cleaning the Color Toner Density (CTD) Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adjusting Color Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Performing Auto Correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing the Color Registration Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Determining Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Entering Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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22 Clearing Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Avoiding Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Identifying the Location of Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Clearing Paper Jams From the Front of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Clearing Paper Jams From the Back of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Clearing Paper Jams From the Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Basic Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The output is too light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Toner smears or print comes off/Stain on back side . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Random spots/Blurred images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The entire output is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Streaks appear on the output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Pitched color dots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Vertical blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Mottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Ghosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Bead-Carry-Out (BCO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Auger mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Wrinkled/Stained paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The top margins is incorrect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Color registration is out of alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Protrudent / Bumpy paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Misfeed jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Multi-feed jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Wireless Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Contacting Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
B Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Dell Technical Support Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Warranty and Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Recycling Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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About the Printer......................................................................... |
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NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your printer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Vista, and Internet Explorer are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi Protected Setup, WPA, and WPA2 are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
XML Paper Specification (XPS): This product may incorporate intellectual property owned by Microsoft Corporation. The terms and conditions upon which Microsoft is licensing such intellectual property may be found at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=52369; DES: This product includes software developed by Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au); AES: Copyright © 2003, Dr Brian Gladman, Worcester, UK. All rights reserved. This product uses published AES software provided by Dr Brian Gladman under BSD licensing terms; TIFF (libtiff): Copyright © 1988-1997 Sam Leffler and Copyright © 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.; ICC Profile (Little cms): Copyright © 1998-2004 Marti Maria.
Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
The printer software uses some of the codes defined by the Independent JPEG Group.
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This software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and in applicable FAR provisions: Dell Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, 78682, USA.
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14 Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Click the links to the left for information on the features, options, and operation of your Dell C1760nw/C1660w Color Printer. For information on other documentation included with your Dell C1760nw/C1660w Color Printer, see "Finding Information" on page 17.
NOTE: In this manual, Dell C1760nw/C1660w Color Printer is referred to as the "printer."
The following describe the meaning of the symbols and fonts used in this manual:
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16 Dell™ C1760nw/C1660w Color Printer User's Guide
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NOTE: The images used in this manual are those of the Dell™ C1760nw Color Printer unless otherwise mentioned.
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Software and Documentation disc |
• My User's Guide |
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WARNING: Read and follow all safety instructions in the Important Information prior to setting up and operating your printer.
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How to set up my printer |
Setup diagram |
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Troubleshooting |
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18 Finding Information
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This chapter describes the product features and indicates their links.
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Manual Duplex Print is to print two or more pages on the front and back side of a single sheet of paper manually. This feature allows you to reduce the paper consumption.
For more information, see "Loading Print Media When Manual Duplex Printing" on page 164.
Print media loaded on the PSI are given precedence over those loaded on the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF). Using the PSI allows you to use other types or sizes of print media preferentially over the regular print media loaded on the MPF. For more information, see "Loading Print Media in the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) (Dell C1760nw Color Printer only)" on page 159.
Printing through Wireless Connection (Wireless Print) |
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The Wireless LAN feature on your printer allows you to install the printer at any location, and enables printing without a wired connection to your computer.
For more information, see "Wireless Connection" on page 30.
Multiple Up Print allows you to print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper. This feature allows you to reduce the paper consumption.
For more information, see the printer driver's help.
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20 Product Features
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This chapter provides an overview of your Dell™ C1760nw/C1660w Color Printer.
NOTE: The images used in this manual are those of the Dell C1760nw Color Printer unless otherwise mentioned.
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22 About the Printer
Place the printer at a location such that there is adequate space for using the printer feeder and covers.
218 mm/8.6 inches
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CAUTION: To avoid irregular screen image or malfunctioning of your printer, avoid placing the printer in direct sunlight with the front cover opened.
For more information on the operator panel, see "Operator Panel" on page 77.
About the Printer |
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To protect your printer from theft, you can use the optional Kensington lock. Attach the Kensington lock to the security slot on your printer.
Security slot
For details, see the operating instructions supplied with the Kensington lock.
24 About the Printer
You can order consumables from Dell on the Internet when using a networked printer. Enter the IP address of your printer in your web browser, launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool, and click the Order Supplies at: to order toner for your printer.
You can also order toner cartridges by the following method:
1Click Start → All Programs → Dell Printers → Additional Color Laser Software → Dell Supplies Management System.
The Dell Supplies Management System window appears.
2Select your printer from the Select Printer Model list.
3If ordering from the web:
aSelect a web address from the Select Reorder URL list.
bClick the Visit Dell Printer supplies ordering web site.
The Dell C1760nw Color Printer/Dell C1660w Color Printer - Dell Supplies Management System screen appears.
cEnter the Service Tag, and then click OK.
The Service Tag is located inside the toner access cover of your printer. Dell supplies web site appears.
Service Tag |
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If you order by phone, call the number that appears in the Order by Phone section.
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