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
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Understanding the Printer Menus 301
USB Settings
Use the USB Settings menu to change printer settings affecting a USB port.
USB Port
Purpose:
To specify whether to enable the USB port. The change becomes effective after
the printer is turned off and then on again.
Val u e s:
System Settings
Use System Settings to configure the power saving mode, warning tones,
time-out duration, device display language, and job log auto print settings.
NOTE: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default menu settings.
Power Saver Timer
Purpose:
To specify the time for transition to power saver mode.
Val u e s:
Enter 3 to put the printer in power saver mode 3 minutes after it finishes a job.
This uses much less energy, but requires more warm-up time for the printer.
Enter 3 if your printer shares an electrical circuit with room lighting and you
notice lights flickering.
Disable Disables the USB interface.
Enable
*
Enables the USB interface.
Sleep 3min.
*
Specifies the time taken by the printer to enter Sleep mode
after it finishes a job.
1–30 min.
Deep Sleep 10min.
*
Specifies the time taken by the printer to enter Deep Sleep
mode after it has entered Sleep mode.
5–60 min.