DELL 3330dn User Manual
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Menu itemDescription Custom Home Message Off IP Address Hostname Contact Name Location Zero Configuration Name Custom Text 1Sets a pre-configured or customized message to appear on the display beside Ready Notes: Off is the factory default setting. IP address and Hostname are pre-configured messages. Contact Name, Location, Zero Configuration Name, and Custom Text 1 are messages that can be customized by a system support person. Setup menu Menu itemDescription Printer Language PCL Emulation PS EmulationSets the default printer language Notes: PCL emulation uses a PCL interpreter for processing print jobs. PostScript emulation uses a PS interpreter for processing print jobs. PCL is the factory default printer language. Setting a printer language as the default does not prevent a software program from sending print jobs that use another printer language. Print Area Normal Whole PageSets the logical and physical printable area Notes: This menu does not appear if Edge to Edge is enabled in the printer Setup menu. Normal is the factory default setting. When attempting to print data in the non-printable area defined by the Normal setting, the printer clips the image at the boundary. The Whole Page setting allows the image to be moved into the non-printable area defined by the Normal setting, but the printer will clip the image at the Normal setting boundary. The Whole Page setting affects only pages printed using a PCL 5e interpreter. This setting has no effect on pages printed using the PCL XL or PostScript interpreter. Download Target RAM FlashSets the storage location for downloads Notes: RAM is the factory default setting. Storing downloads in flash memory places them in permanent storage. Downloads remain in flash memory even when the printer is turned off. Storing downloads in RAM is temporary. This menu appears only if optional flash memory is installed. Understanding printer menus 101
Menu itemDescription Resource Save On OffSpecifies how the printer handles temporary downloads, such as fonts and macros stored in RAM, when the printer receives a job that requires more memory than is available Notes: Off is the factory default setting. Off sets the printer to retain the downloads only until memory is needed. Downloads are deleted in order to process print jobs. The On setting retains the downloads during language changes and printer resets. If the printer runs out of memory, 38 Memory full appears, and downloads are not deleted. Print All Order Alphabetically Newest First Oldest FirstSpecifies the order in which held and confidential jobs are printed when Print All is selected Notes: Alphabetically is the factory default setting. Print jobs always appear in alphabetical order on the printer control panel. Finishing menu Menu itemDescription Sides (Duplex) 2 sided 1 sidedSpecifies whether duplex (2-sided) printing is set as the default for all print jobs Notes: 1 sided is the factory default setting. To set 2-sided printing from the software program: for Windows users, click File Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup; for Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the Print dialog and pop-up menus. Duplex Binding Long Edge Short EdgeDefines the way duplexed pages are bound and how the printing on the back of the page is oriented in relation to the printing on the front of the page Notes: Long Edge is the factory default setting. Long Edge specifies that binding be placed on the left edge of portrait pages and the top edge of landscape pages. Short Edge specifies that binding be placed on the top edge of portrait pages and the left edge of landscape pages. Copies 1–999Specifies a default number of copies for each print job Note: 1 is the factory default setting. Blank Pages Do Not Print PrintSpecifies whether blank pages are inserted in a print job Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting. Understanding printer menus 102
Menu itemDescription Collate Off (1,1,1,2,2,2) On (1,2,1,2,1,2)Stacks the pages of a print job in sequence when printing multiple copies Notes: Off is the factory default setting. No pages will be collated. The On setting stacks the print job sequentially. Both settings print the entire job the number of times specified by the Copies menu setting. Separator Sheets None Between Copies Between Jobs Between PagesSpecifies whether blank separator sheets are inserted Notes: None is the factory default setting. Between Copies inserts a blank sheet between each copy of a print job if Collation is set to On. If Collation is set to Off, a blank page is inserted between each set of printed pages, such as after all page 1s and after all page 2s. Between Jobs inserts a blank sheet between print jobs. Between Pages inserts a blank sheet between each page of the print job. This setting is useful when printing transparencies or inserting blank pages in a document for notes. Separator Source Tray Multi-Purpose FeederSpecifies the paper source for separator sheets Notes: Tray 1 (standard tray) is the factory default setting. From the Paper menu, Configure MP must be set to Cassette in order for Multi-Purpose Feeder to appear as a menu setting. N-up (pages-side) Off 2-Up 3-Up 4-Up 6-Up 9-Up 12-Up 16-UpSpecifies that multiple-page images be printed on one side of a sheet of paper Notes: Off is the factory default setting. The number selected is the number of page images that will print per side. N-up Ordering Horizontal Reverse Horizontal Reverse Vertical VerticalSpecifies the positioning of multiple-page images when using N-up (pages-sides) Notes: Horizontal is the factory default setting. Positioning depends on the number of images and whether the images are in portrait or landscape orientation. Orientation Auto Landscape PortraitSpecifies the orientation of a multiple-page sheet Notes: Auto is the factory default setting. The printer chooses between portrait and landscape. Landscape uses Long Edge. Portrait uses Short Edge. Understanding printer menus 103
Menu itemDescription N-up Border None SolidPrints a border around each page image when using N-up (pages-sides) Note: None is the factory default setting. Quality menu Menu itemDescription Print Resolution 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi 1200 IQ 2400 IQSpecifies the printed output resolution Note: 600 dpi is the factory default setting. Toner Darkness 1–10Lightens or darkens the printed output Notes: 8 is the factory default setting. Selecting a smaller number can help conserve toner. Enhance Fine Lines On OffEnables a print mode preferable for files such as architectural drawings, maps, electrical circuit diagrams, and flow charts Notes: Off is the factory default setting. To set Enhance Fine Lines from the software program: for Windows users, click File Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup, and change the settings from the Print Quality tab; for Macintosh users, choose File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the Print dialog and pop-up menus. To set Enhance Fine Lines using the Embedded Web Server, type the network printer IP address in a browser window, and from Print Settings, click Quality Menu. Gray Correction Auto OffAutomatically adjusts the contrast enhancement applied to images Note: Auto is the factory default setting. Pixel Boost Off Fonts Horizontally Vertically Both DirectionsEnables more pixels to print in clusters for clarity, in order to enhance pictures horizontally or vertically, or to enhance fonts Note: Off is the factory default setting. Brightness -6–6Adjusts the printed output either by lightening or darkening it. You can conserve toner by lightening the output. Note: 0 is the factory default setting. Contrast 0–5Adjusts the contrast of printed objects Note: 0 is the factory default setting. Understanding printer menus 104
Utilities menu Menu itemDescription Format Flash Yes NoFormats the flash memory. Flash memory refers to the memory added by installing an optional flash memory card in the printer. Warning—Potential Damage: Do not turn off the printer while the flash memory is formatting. Notes: An optional flash memory card must be installed in the printer and operating properly for this menu item to be available. The flash memory card must not be Read/Write or Write protected or defective. No cancels the format request. Selecting Yes deletes all data stored in flash memory. Defragment Flash No YesPrepares the flash memory to receive new data by retrieving lost storage space Warning—Potential Damage: Do not turn off the printer while the flash memory is defragmenting. Notes: A optional flash memory card must be installed in the printer and operating properly for this menu item to be available. The flash memory card must not be Read/Write or Write protected or defective. No cancels the defragment request. Selecting Yes reformats the flash memory after transferring all downloads to regular printer memory. When formatting is complete, the downloads are loaded back into flash memory. Hex Trace ActivateAssists in isolating the source of a print job problem Notes: When Activate is selected, all data sent to the printer is printed in hexadecimal and character representation and control codes are not executed. To exit Hex Trace, turn the printer off or reset the printer. Coverage Estimator Off OnProvides an estimate of the percentage coverage of black on a page. The estimate is printed on a separator page. Note: Off is the factory default setting. XPS menu Menu itemDescription Print Error Pages Off OnPrints a page containing information on errors, including XML markup errors Note: Off is the factory default setting. Understanding printer menus 105
PDF menu Menu itemDescription Scale to Fit Yes NoScales page content to fit the selected paper size Note: No is the factory default setting. Annotations Do Not Print PrintPrints annotations in a PDF Note: Do Not Print is the factory default setting. PostScript menu Menu itemDescription Print PS Error On OffPrints a page containing the PostScript error Note: Off is the factory default setting. Font Priority Resident FlashEstablishes the font search order Notes: Resident is the factory default setting. A formatted optional flash memory card must be installed in the printer and operating properly for this menu item to be available. The optional flash memory card cannot be Read/Write, Write, or password protected. Job Buffer Size must not be set to 100%. PCL Emul menu Menu itemDescription Font Source Resident Download Flash AllSpecifies the set of fonts available Notes: Resident is the factory default setting. It shows the factory default set of fonts downloaded into RAM. Download appears only if downloaded fonts exist. It shows all the fonts downloaded into RAM. Flash appears only if an optional flash memory card containing fonts is installed. An optional flash memory card must be properly formatted and cannot be Read/Write, Write, or password protected. All shows all fonts available to any option. Font Name Lets you view or change the setting from a selection list Symbol Set Lets you view or change the setting from a selection list Understanding printer menus 106
Menu itemDescription PCL Emulation Settings Point Size 1.00–1008.00Changes the point size for scalable typographic fonts Notes: 12 is the factory default setting. Point Size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point equals approximately 1/72 of an inch. Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25-point increments. PCL Emulation Settings Pitch 0.08–100Specifies the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts Notes: 10 is the factory default setting. Pitch refers to the number of fixed-space characters per inch (cpi). Pitch can be increased or decreased in 0.01-cpi increments. For nonscalable monospaced fonts, the pitch appears on the display but cannot be changed. PCL Emulation Settings Orientation Portrait LandscapeSpecifies the orientation of text and graphics on the page Notes: Portrait is the factory default setting. Portrait prints text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the page. Landscape prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the page. PCL Emulation Settings Lines per Page 1–255Specifies the number of lines that print on each page Notes: 60 is the US factory default setting. 64 is the international factory default setting. The printer sets the amount of space between each line based on the Lines per Page, Paper Size, and Orientation settings. Select the desired Paper Size and Orientation before setting Lines per Page. PCL Emulation Settings A4 Width 198 mm 203 mmSets the printer to print on A4-size paper Notes: 198 mm is the factory default setting. The 203-mm setting sets the width of the page to allow the printing of eighty 10-pitch characters. PCL Emulation Settings Auto CR after LF On OffSpecifies whether the printer automatically performs a carriage return (CR) after a line feed (LF) control command Note: Off is the factory default setting. PCL Emulation Settings Auto LF after CR On OffSpecifies whether the printer automatically performs a line feed (LF) after a carriage return (CR) control command Note: Off is the factory default setting. Understanding printer menus 107
Menu itemDescription Tray Renumber Assign MP Feeder Off None 0–199 Assign Tray Off None 0–199 Assign Manual Paper Off None 0–199 Assign Man Env Off None 0–199Configures the printer to work with printer software or programs that use different source assignments for trays, drawers, and feeders Notes: Off is the factory default setting. None is not an available selection. It is displayed only when it is selected by the PCL 5 interpreter. None ignores the Select Paper Feed command. 0–199 allows a custom setting to be assigned. Tray Renumber View Factory Def Multipurpose feeder default = 8 Tray 1 default = 1 Tray 2 default = 4 Tray 3 default = 5 Tray 4 default = 20 Tray 5 default = 21 Envelope default = 6 Manual paper default = 2 Manual envelope default = 3Lets you view the factory default setting assigned to each tray, drawer, or feeder Notes: The printer supports one standard 250-sheet tray and can have only one optional drawer installed, either the 250- or 550-sheet drawer. Therefore, only Tray 1 and Tray 2 of the Tray values apply to your printer The factory default settings appear even if the source is not installed. Tray Renumber Restore Defaults Yes NoReturns all tray, drawer, and feeder assignments to the factory default settings Understanding printer menus 108
HTML menu Menu itemDescription Font Name Albertus MT Antique Olive Apple Chancery Arial MT Avant Garde Bodoni Bookman Chicago Clarendon Cooper Black Copperplate Coronet Courier Eurostile Garamond Geneva Gill Sans Goudy Helvetica Hoefler TextIntl CG Times Intl Courier Intl Univers Joanna MT Letter Gothic Lubalin Gothic Marigold MonaLisa Recut Monaco New CenturySbk New York Optima Oxford Palatino StempelGaramond Taffy Times TimesNewRoman Univers Zapf ChancerySets the default font for HTML documents Note: The Times font will be used in HTML documents that do not specify a font. Menu itemDescription Font Size 1–255 ptSets the default font size for HTML documents Notes: 12 pt is the factory default setting. Font size can be increased in 1-point increments. Scale 1–400%Scales the default font for HTML documents Notes: 100% is the factory default setting. Scaling can be increased in 1% increments. Orientation Portrait LandscapeSets the page orientation for HTML documents Note: Portrait is the factory default setting. Margin Size 8–255 mmSets the page margin for HTML documents Notes: 19 mm is the factory default setting. Margin size can be increased in 1-mm increments. Understanding printer menus 109
Menu itemDescription Backgrounds Do Not Print PrintSpecifies whether to print backgrounds on HTML documents Note: Print is the factory default setting. Image menu Menu itemDescription Auto Fit On OffSelects the optimal paper size, scaling, and orientation Notes: On is the factory default setting. The On setting overrides scaling and orientation settings for some images. Invert On OffInverts bi-tonal monochrome images Notes: Off is the factory default setting. The font size can be increased in 1-point increments. This setting does not apply to GIF or JPEG images. Scaling Anchor Top Left Best Fit Anchor Center Fit Height/Width Fit Height Fit WidthScales the image to fit the selected paper size Notes: Best Fit is the factory default setting. When Auto Fit is set to On, Scaling is automatically set to Best Fit. Orientation Portrait Landscape Rev Portrait Rev LandscapeSets the image orientation Note: Portrait is the factory default setting. Understanding printer menus 110