Color Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ 2150cn/2150cdn Color Printer
- User's Guide
- Before Beginning
- Setting up the Printer (Printer Setup)
- Preparing Printer Hardware
- Installing Optional Accessories
- Connecting Your Printer
- Setting the IP Address
- Loading Paper
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Macintosh Computers
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Linux Computers (CUPS)
- Using Your Printer
- Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool
- Print Media Guidelines
- Loading Print Media
- Operator Panel
- Printing
- Know Your Printer
- Understanding the Tool Box Menus
- Understanding the Printer Menus
- Understanding Your Printer Software
- Understanding Fonts
- Understanding Printer Messages
- Printing With Web Services on Devices (WSD)
- Specifications
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Removing Options
- Clearing Jams
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Basic Printer Problems
- Display Problems
- Printing Problems
- Print Quality Problems
- The output is too light
- Toner smears or print comes off
- Random spots/Blurred images
- The entire output is blank
- Streaks appear on the output
- Part or the entire output is black
- Pitched color dots
- Vertical blanks
- Ghosting
- Light-induced fatigue
- Fog
- Bead-Carry-Out (BCO)
- Jagged characters
- Banding
- Auger mark
- Wrinkled/Stained paper
- Damage on the leading edge of paper
- Jam/Alignment Problems
- The top and side margins are incorrect
- Color registration is out of alignment
- Images are skewed
- Standard 250-Sheet Tray Misfeed Jam
- SSF Misfeed Jam
- Optional 250-Sheet Feeder Misfeed Jam
- Regi Jam (Exit Sensor On JAM)
- Exit Jam (Exit Sensor Off JAM)
- Standard 250-Sheet Tray/Optional 250-Sheet Feeder Multi-feed Jam
- SSF Multi-feed Jam
- Noise
- Problems With Installed Optional Accessories
- Other Problems
- Contacting Service
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Appendix
- Index
372 Maintaining Your Printer
Ordering Supplies
You can order consumables from Dell on the Internet when using a networked
printer. Type 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.
1
Click
Start
All Programs
Dell Printers
Additional Color Laser
Software
Dell Supplies Management System
.
The
Dell Supplies Management System
window appears.
2
Select your printer from the
Select Printer Model
list.
3
If ordering from the web:
a
When you cannot get information from the printer automatically by two-
way communication, a window that prompts you to type the Service Tag
appears. Type your Dell printer Service Tag in the field provided.
Your Service Tag number is located inside the toner access cover of your
printer.
b
Select a URL from the
Select Reorder URL
list.
c
Click
Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site
.
4
If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the
Order by
Phone
heading.
Storing Print Media
To avoid potential paper feeding problems and uneven print quality, there are
several things you can do.
Print
media
Multiple Up in the
Layout tab
The printer prints two or more pages on one side
of a sheet. Values for Multiple Up are 2 Up, 4
Up, 8 Up, 16 Up, or 32 Up. Combined with the
duplex setting, Multiple Up allows you to print
up to 64 pages on one sheet of paper. (32 images
on the front and 32 on the back)
Supply Setting Function