DELL V305w User Manual

							Dell™ V305 Printer Users Guide
To order  ink or supplies from  Dell:1.  Double -click  the icon on your  desktop.
2 .  Visit the Dell website,  or order  Dell printer supplies by phone.
www.dell.com/supplies
For  the best service, ensure that  you have  the Dell printer Service  Tag  available.
Finding InformationUnderstanding the Software
About  Your  PrinterWireless Networking
Understanding the Operator Panel MenusPeer-to -Peer Networking
Loading Paper and OriginalsMaintenance
PrintingTroubleshooting
Printing From a  Memory Card  or USB KeySpecifications
CopyingAppendix
ScanningLicensing Notice
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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							Finding Information
What are you looking for ?Find it here
How  to  set  up  my printer Setting  Up  Your  Printer poster
How  to  load  printable  media into my printer
How  to  print
How  to  care for and  maintain my printer
How  to  contact  Dell™ Owners Manual
Safety information  for preparing to  operate  my
printer
Regulatory  information
Warranty information
Product Information  Guide
Supported paper type and  sizes
How  to  select and  store print  media
How  to  load  printable  media into my printer
How  to  configure printer settings
How  to  view  and  print  documents and  photos
from  memory cards  and  USB  keys
How  to  set  up  and  use printer software
How  to  care for and  maintain my printer
How  to  troubleshoot and  solve  problemsUsers Guide
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support.dell.com.
Software and  Drivers—Certified  drivers for your
printer and  installers  for Dell printer software
Readme files—Last  minute  technical  changes, or
advanced technical  reference material for
experienced users  or technicians
Drivers  and  Utilities
 CD
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							same  time,  documentation and  drivers for your  printer are
already installed  on your  computer.
How  to  identify your  printer when  you use
support.dell.com or contact  support
How  to  find the Express Service  Code  to  direct
your  call  when  contacting supportService  Tag  and  Express Code  Stickers
These labels are located  on your  printer. For  more  information
about  their location,  see Understanding the Printer  Parts.
Solutions—Troubleshooting  hints and  tips,
frequently asked  questions, documentation,
driver  downloads,  and  product upgrades
Upgrades—Upgrade information  for components,
such as memory,  the network cards, and  optional
equipment
Customer  Care—Contact  information, service  call
and  order  status,  warranty,  and  repair
informationDell Support Website—
support.dell.com
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Supplies for my printer
Accessories for my printer
Replacement  ink and  parts for my printer
Dell Printer  Supplies Website—
www.dell.com/supplies
You  can  purchase printer supplies online, by phone, or in select
retail stores.
 
						

							Understanding the Software
Using the Dell Imaging Toolbox
Using Printing  Preferences
Using the Dell Service  Center
Dell Ink Management System
Using Memory Card  Manager
Removing and  Reinstalling Software
Installing the Adobe® Photoshop® Album  Manually
Installing the Optional  XPS Driver
The  printer software includes:
Dell  Imaging Toolbox– Allows  you to  perform  various scan, copy, and  print  operations with newly scanned and
previously saved  documents and  images.
Printing Preferences – Allows  you to  adjust  printer settings.
Dell  Service  Center– Provides step-by-step troubleshooting  help, maintenance tasks, and  customer  support.
Dell  Ink  Management System™ – Warns  you when  your  printer is running  low  on ink.
Adobe® Photoshop® Album  Starter  Edition– Allows  you to  view, manage, and  edit photos stored  on your
computer.
Using the Dell Imaging Toolbox
The   Dell  Imaging Toolbox  allows  you to:
Scan, copy, and  use a  variety of tools for your  printing needs.
Select the quantity and  quality of your  copies.
 
						

							Preview images  you want  to  print, scan, or copy.
Manage photos in a  digital photo  album.
E-mail scanned documents and  photos.
Check ink levels.
Order  supplies online.
To access  the  Dell  Imaging Toolbox :
1 .  In Windows Vista™:
a.  Click  
® Programs .
b .  Click   Dell  Printers .
c .  Click   Dell  V305 .
In Windows
® XP and  Windows 2000:
Click   Start ® Programs  or All Programs ® Dell  Printers ® Dell  V305 .
2 .  Select  Dell  Imaging Toolbox .
The   Dell  Imaging Toolbox  dialog  box opens.
The  Dell Imaging Toolbox  Home  screen has  the following sections:
From this
section: Click
To
Your  Scanner Scan
Initiate  a  scan  job.
Select the program  where you want  to  send the scanned image.
Select the type of image being scanned.
Select a  quality setting  for your  scan.
Copy
Create copies
Select the quality and  color  of your  copies.
Select a  quality setting  for your  copies.
Specify the blank paper size.
Specify the size of the original document being copied.
Lighten or darken your  copies (this  can  also  be accomplished  using  the operator
panel).
Resize your  copies.
Photos My  Photo  Album
Manage saved  photos in a  photo  album.
Print saved  photos.
Create photo  greeting cards.
Create posters  from  saved  photos.
Attach a  saved  photo  to  e -mail messages.
Convert  saved  photos to  PDF.
Activities
Resize an image.
Edit  pictures.
Scan  multiple photos.
Convert  a  scanned document to  text using  OCR.
Scan  multiple images  into a  single  file.
Print an image as a  multi-page  poster.
Print borderless photos.
Scan  MultipleScan  several  photos at one  time,  and  save them  as individual files.
 
						

							For  more  information, click  the Help icon in the  Dell  Imaging Toolbox .
Using Printing Preferences
You  can  change  your  printer settings in Printing  Preferences depending on the type of project  you want  to  create.
To access  Printing  Preferences when  a  document is open:
1.  Click   File® Print .
The   Print  dialog  box opens.
2 .  Click   Preferences , Properties , Options ,  or Setup  (depending  on the program  or operating  system).
The   Printing Preferences  dialog  box opens.
To access  Printing  Preferences when  a  document is not open:
1.  In Windows Vista :
a .  Click  
® Control  Panel .
b .  Click   Hardware  and Sound .
c .  Click   Printers .
In Windows XP ,  click  Start® Settings ® Control  Panel ® Printers and Other  Hardware ® Printers and Faxes .
In Windows 2000 ,  click  Start® Settings ® Printers .
2 .  Right-click  the  Dell  V305 icon.
3 .  Click   Printing Preferences .
Photos
Print Borderless
PhotosPrint photos without  borders.
Settings Print Settings Adjust  printer settings such as the quality,  number of copies,  paper source,  and
orientation  of your  scan  and  copy  jobs.
Toolbox
Settings Adjust  toolbox settings for scanning, file transfer, e -mail, Library,  and  others.
 
						

							The  Printing  Preferences dialog  box has  three sections:
Using the Dell Service Center
NOTE: Changes made to  the printer settings from  the Printers folder become the default settings for most
programs.
Tab Options
Print Setup Quality/Speed — Select  Draft, Normal ,  or Photo  depending on your  desired output quality.  Draft is the
fastest option but should not be selected if you have  a  photo  cartridge installed.
Media  Type  — Allows  you to  set  the paper type manually,  or have  the printer detect the paper type
automatically.
Paper  Size — Select the size of your  paper.
Print in black  and  white — Print your  color  images  in black  and  white to  save the ink in your  color
cartridge.
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							The  Dell  Service  Center  is a  diagnostic tool that  provides  step-by-step troubleshooting  help with problems encountered
while  using  the printer. It also  contains  links to  printer maintenance tasks and  customer  support.
To access  the  Dell  Service  Center ,  you can  use either  of these methods.
From an error message  dialog box:
Click  the For  additional  assistance, use the Dell  Service  Center  link.
From the Start Menu:
1.  In Windows Vista:
a.  Click  
® Programs .
b .  Click   Dell  Printers .
c .  Click   Dell  V305 .
In Windows XP and  Windows 2000:
Click   Start ® Programs  or All Programs ® Dell  Printers ® Dell  V305 .
2 .  Click   Dell  Service  Center .
The   Dell  Service  Center  dialog  box opens.
Dell Ink Management System
Each time you print  a  job,  a  printing progress  screen appears,  which shows  the progress  of the print  job as well as the
amount  of ink remaining and  the approximate number of pages remaining in the cartridge.  The  page  counter is hidden
during the first 50  pages of cartridge use,  until printing habits are learned and  a  more  accurate count can  be given. The
number of pages remaining changes as a  result  of the type of print  jobs  the printer completes.
When  your  ink cartridge levels  are low, a   Low Ink  Warning appears on your  screen when  you try to  print. This warning
is displayed every time you print  until you install a  new ink cartridge.  For  more  information, see 
Replacing  Ink Cartridges.
When  one  or both  of your  ink cartridges  are empty, the  Reserve  Tank window  appears on your  screen when  you try to
print. If  you continue printing, the print  job may not print  as you expect.
If  your  black  ink cartridge is out of ink,  you can  choose to  print  black  from  the color  ink cartridge (Process Black) by
selecting   Complete-A -Print  before clicking the  Continue  Printing button. If  you select  Complete-A -Print and  click
Continue  Printing ,  Process Black  is used for all black  printing until the black  cartridge is replaced, or the option is
cleared from   More Options ,  located  on the  Advanced tab of the  Printing Preferences .  The  Reserve  Tank  dialog  does
not display  again until after the low  ink cartridge has  been  replaced. The   Complete-A -Print check  box is automatically
reset when  a  new or different cartridge is installed.
If  your  color  ink cartridge is out of ink,  you can  choose to  print  color  documents in grayscale  by selecting   Complete-A -
Print before clicking the Continue  Printing button. If  you select Complete-A -Print,  and  click  Continue  Printing,  all
 
						

							color  documents will print  in black  and  white until the color  cartridge is replaced  or the option is cleared from  More
Options,  located  on the  Advanced tab of the  Printing Preferences .  The  Reserve  Tank  dialog  does  not display  after
the low  ink cartridge has  been  replaced. The   Complete-A -Print check  box is automatically reset when  a  new or different
cartridge is installed.
To adjust  Complete -A -Print settings:
1.  Click  the  Advanced  tab.
2 .  Click   More Options .
3 .  In the Complete -A -Print section, select either   Use color cartridge  for  all  black printing,  or Use black
cartridge  to print in black and white  to  turn  these features on or off.
4 .  Click   OK.
Using Memory Card Manager
Memory Card  Manager allows  you to  display, manage, edit,  print, and  save photos from  your  memory card  or USB
memory key  to  your  computer.
To launch Memory Card  Manager:
 
						

							1.  Insert a  memory card  into the memory card  slot or a  USB  key  into the PictBridge  port on the front of the printer.
2 .  In Windows Vista:
a.  Click  
® Programs .
b .  Click   Dell  Printers .
c .  Click   Dell  V305 .
In Windows XP and  2000:
Click   Start ® Programs  or All Programs ® Dell  Printers ® Dell  V305 .
3 .  Select  Activate  Memory  Card  Manager .
Removing and Reinstalling Software
If  your  printer does  not function properly, or communication error messages appear when  using  your  printer, you can
remove and  reinstall the printer software.
1.  In Windows Vista:
a.  Click  
® Programs .
b .  Click   Dell  Printers .
c .  Click   Dell  V305 .
In Windows XP and  WIndows  2000:
Click   Start ® Programs  or All Programs ® Dell  Printers ® Dell  V305 .
2 .  Click   Uninstall Dell  V305 .
3 .  Follow the instructions on the screen.
4 .  Restart your  computer.
5 .  Insert the  Drivers  and  Utilities  CD, and  then  follow  the instructions on the screen.
If  the installation screen does  not appear:
a.  In Windows Vista ,  click  
® Computer .
In Windows XP ,  click  Start® My  Computer .
In Windows 2000 ,  double -click  My  Computer  from  your  desktop.
b .  Double -click  the  CD-ROM drive icon, and  then  double -click   setup.exe.
c .  When  the printer software installation screen appears,  click   Using a  USB cable or Using a  wireless
network .
d .  Follow the instructions on your  screen to  complete  the installation.
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