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Printing187 14 Printing This chapter covers tips for printing, how to print certain lists of information from your printer, and how to cancel a job. Tips for Successful Printing Tips on Storing Print Media Store your print media properly. For more information, see Storing Print Media on page 262. Avoiding Paper Jams NOTE: It is recommended that you try a limited sample of any print media you are considering using with the printer before purchasing large quantities. By selecting appropriate print media an d loading it properly, you can avoid paper jams. See the following instructions on loading print media: • Loading Print Media in the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF) on page 166 • Loading Print Media in the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) on page 173 • Avoiding Jams on page 277 If you experience a jam, see Jam on page 304 for instructions. Sending a Job to Print To support all of the printer features, use the printer driver. When you choose Print from a software program, a window representing the printer driver opens. Select the appropriate settings for the specific job you are sending to print. Print settings selected from the driver have precedence over the default menu settings selected from the operator panel or Tool Box. You may need to click Preferences from the initial Print box to see all of the available system settings you can change. If you are not familiar with a feature in the printer driver window, open th e online Help for more information. To print a job from a typical Windows ® application:
188Printing 1Open the file you want to print. 2From the File menu, select Print. 3Verify that the correct printer is selected in the dialog box. Modify the system settings as needed (such as the pages you want to print or the number of copies). 4Click Preferences to adjust system settings not available from the first screen, and then click OK. 5Click OK or Print to send the job to the selected printer. Canceling a Print Job There are several methods for canceling a print job. Canceling From the Operator Panel To cancel a job after it has started printing: 1 Press the (Cancel) button. NOTE: Printing is canceled only for the curr ent job. All the following jobs will continue to print. Canceling a Job From the Computer Running Windows Canceling a Job From the Taskbar When you send a job to print, a small pr inter icon appears in the right corner of the taskbar. 1 Double-click the printer icon. A list of print jobs appears in the printer window. 2Select the job you want to cancel. 3Press Delete on the keyboard. Canceling a Job From the Desktop 1Minimize all programs to reveal the desktop. Click StartPrinters and Faxes (for Windows XP).
Printing189 Click Start Devices and Printers (f or Wind ow s 7 an d Win dows Server® 2008 R2). Click Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers (for Wind ows Vis ta®). Click Start Control Panel Printers (for Windows Server 2008). A list of available printers appears. 2Double-click the printer you selected when you sent the job. A list of print jobs appears in the printer window. 3Select the job you want to cancel. 4Press Delete on the keyboard. Printing a Report Page By using the Report/List menu, you can print a va rious of settings for your printer including printer settings. This section describes two examples of printing from the Report/List menu. Printing a Printer Settings Page To verify detailed printer settings, print a printer settings page. See Understanding the Printer Menus on page 215 or Understanding the Tool Box Menus on page 197 to identify the display and operator panel buttons if you need help. The Operator Panel 1Press the (Menu) button. 2Ensure that Report/List appears, and then press the button. 3Ensure that Printer Setting appears, and then press the button. The printer settings page is printed. The Tool Box NOTE:
190Printing 1Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 1350cnw 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 Dell 1350cnw Color Printer listed in Printer Name, and then click OK. The Tool Box opens. 2Click the Printer Settings Report tab. 3Select Reports from the list at the left side of the page. The Reports page is displayed. 4Click the Printer Settings button. The printer settings page is printed. Printer Settings Using the Operator Panel to Change Printer Settings You can select menu items and correspond ing values from the operator panel. When you first enter the menus from the operator panel, you see an asterisk (*) next to a value in the menus. This asterisk indicates the factory default menu setting. These settings are the original printer settings. NOTE: Factory defaults may vary for different countries. When you select a new setting from the operator panel, an asterisk appears next to the setting to identify it as the current user default menu setting. These settings are active until new ones are selected or the factory defaults are restored. To select a new value as a setting: 1 Press the (Menu) button. 2Press the or button until the desired menu appears, and then press the button. 3Press the or button until the desired menu or menu item appears, and then press the button. • If the selection is a menu, the me nu is opened and the first system setting in the menu appears.
Printing191 • If the selection is a menu item, the default menu setting for the menu item appears. Each menu item has a list of values for the menu item. A value can be: • A phrase or word to describe a setting • A numerical value that can be changed • An On or Off setting • Press the or button at the sa me time. This will restore the factory default menu settings. Pr ess the button to return the settings to the factory default menu settings. 4Press the or button to scroll until the desired value appears. 5Press the button. This enables the setting value, which is indicated by an asterisk (*) next to the setting value. 6Press the (Cancel) or button to return to the previous menu. To continue setting other items, select the desired menu. To quit setting new values, press the (Cancel) button. Driver settings may have precedence ov er changes previously made. In such case, change the defaults of the operator panel. Using the Tool Box to C hange the Printer Settings You can select menu items and corres ponding values from the Tool Box. NOTE: NOTE: Factory defaults may vary for different countries. These settings are active until new ones are selected or t he factory defaults are restored. To select a new value as a setting: 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 1350cnw 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 Dell 1350cnw Color Printer listed in Printer Name, and then click OK. The Tool Box opens.
192Printing 2Click the Printer Maintenance tab. 3Select the desired menu item. Each menu item has a list of values for the menu item. A value can be: • A phrase or word to describe a setting • A numerical value that can be changed • An On or Off setting 4Select the desired value, and then click the associated button with each menu item. Driver settings may have precedence over changes previously made. In such case, change the defaults of the Tool Box. Adjusting the Language To display a different langua ge on the operator panel: The Operator Panel 1Press the (Menu) button. 2Press the until Panel Language appears, and then press the button. 3Press the until the desired langua ge appears, and then press the button. The Tool Box NOTE: 1 Click Start All Programs Dell Printers Dell 1350cnw 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 Dell 1350cnw Color Printer listed in Printer Name, and then click OK. The Tool Box opens. 2Click the Printer Maintenance tab. 3Select System Settings from the list at the left side of the page. The System Settings page is displayed.
Printing193 4Select the desired language from Pa n e l L a n g u a g e, and then press the Apply New Settings button.