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
DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 9/13/10 - FOR PROOF ONLY
Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers 93
10
Installing Printer Drivers on the
Windows Computers
Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status
Before installing the printer driver on your computer, check the IP address of
your printer by performing one of the following procedures.
NOTE: The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of
Dell™ 2150cn Color Printer.
• When Using the Operator Panel
• When Using the Tool Box
When Using the Operator Panel
1
Press the (
Menu)
button.
2
Ensure that
Report/List
is displayed, and then press the
(Set)
button.
3
Ensure that
Printer Setting
is displayed, and then press the
(Set)
button.
The printer settings report is printed.
4
Look under the
TCP/IP
heading on the printer setting report.
If the IP address shows
0.0.0.0
(the factory default), an IP address has not
been assigned. To assign one for your printer, see "Assigning an IP Address."
When Using the Tool Box
NOTE:
1
Click
Start
All Programs
Dell Printers
Dell 2150 Color Printer
Tool Box
.
NOTE: The Select Printer window appears in this step when multiple
printer drivers are installed on your computer. In this case, click the name of
this printer listed in Printer Name, and then click OK.