Dell 946 User manual

Dell™ All-In-One Printer 946 User's Guide

Click the links to the left for information on the features and operation of your printer. For information on

other documentation included with your printer, see Finding Information.

To order ink or supplies from Dell:

Double-click the icon on your desktop.1.

Visit Dell's website: www.dell.com/supplies.2.

Order Dell printer supplies by phone. Refer to the Owner's Manual for the correct phone number for

your country.

For the best service, make sure you have the Dell printer Service Tag available. See Express Service

Code and Service Tag number.

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your printer.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how

to avoid the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Model 946

June 2006 SRV KJ941 Rev. A00

Finding Information

What are you looking for?

Find it here

Drivers for my printer

My User's Guide

Drivers and Utilities CD

If you purchased your Dell computer and printer at the same time,

documentation and drivers for your printer are already installed on your

computer. You can use the CD to uninstall/reinstall drivers or access your

documentation.

Readme files may be included on your CD to provide last-minute updates

about technical changes to your printer or advanced technical reference

material for experienced users or technicians.

How to set up my printer

Setting Up Your Printer poster

Safety information

How to set up and use

my printer

Warranty information

Owner's Manual

Express Service Code and

Service Tag number

Express Service Code and Service Tag number

This label is located under the printer unit. For more information, see

Express Service Code.

Latest drivers for my

printer

Answers to technical

service and support

questions

Documentation for my

printer

Dell Support Website

The Dell Support website provides several online tools, including:

Solutions - Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from technicians,

and online courses

Upgrades - Upgrade information for components, such as memory

Customer Care - Contact information, order status, warranty, and

repair information

Downloads - Drivers

Reference - Printer documentation and product specifications

How to use Windows XP

Documentation for my

printer

Windows XP Help and Support Center

Click Start Help and Support.1. Type a word or phrase that describes your problem, and then click

the arrow icon.

Click the topic that describes your problem.3. Follow the instructions shown on the screen.4.

About Your Printer

Understanding the Printer Parts

Setting Up Your Printer

Understanding the Operator Panel

You can use your printer to do a variety of things. A few important things to note:

If your printer is connected to a computer, you can use either the printer operator panel or the printer

software to produce quality documents quickly.

You do not need to connect your printer to a computer to make photocopies, send faxes, or print from

a PictBridge-enabled camera.

NOTE: The printer (whether it is connected to a computer or not) must be connected to a telephone

line before you can send a fax.

NOTE: If you use a DSL modem for your computer, you must install a DSL filter on the telephone line

attached to your printer.

Understanding the Printer Parts

Number:

Part:

Description:

Automatic Document

Feeder (ADF)

Scan, copy, or fax multiple page documents and/or legal sized

documents.

Printer unit

Unit you lift to gain access to the ink cartridges.

Operator panel

Panel on the printer you use to control copying, scanning, faxing, and

printing. For more information, see Using the Operator Panel.

Paper input tray

Where you load paper into the printer.

Paper exit tray

Tray that holds the paper as it exits the printer.

NOTE: Pull the paper exit tray stop straight out to extend it.

PictBridge connector

The connector you use to connect your PictBridge-compatible digital

camera to your printer.

Top cover with

integrated ADF exit

tray

Top of printer that holds your document or photo flat while you scan it.

You can also pick up your original document after it has gone through

the ADF here.

ADF input tray

Load original documents in the printer. Recommended for scanning,

copying, or faxing multiple-page documents.

Number:

Part:

Description:

Supplies Reorder

Label

To order ink cartridges or paper, visit www.dell.com/supplies.

Express Service

Code

Identify your printer when you use support.dell.com or contact

technical support.

Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting

technical support.

NOTE: The Express Code is not available in all countries.

Number:

Part:

Description:

USB connector

Connects your printer to a computer using a USB cable (sold separately).

Rear access door

Open to remove paper jams.

Power supply

Supplies power to the printer.

NOTE: The power supply is removable. When the power supply is removed

from the printer, but remains plugged into a wall outlet, an LED is

illuminated to notify you that power is present.

NOTE: If the power is off when you unplug your machine, the power will be

off when you plug it back in.

Power cord

connector

Connects printer power supply to power outlet using the supplied country-

specific power cord.

PHONE jack

connector (

- right side

connector)

Remove the blue plug to connect additional devices, such as a data/fax

modem, telephone, or answering machine to your printer.

NOTE: If the phone communication is serial in your country (such as

Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Italy, France, and

Switzerland), you must remove the blue plug from the PHONE jack

connector ( - right side connector), and insert the supplied yellow

terminator for your fax to work correctly. You will not be able to use this

port for additional devices in these countries.

FAX connector (

- left side

connector)

Connects your printer to an active telephone line to send and receive faxes.

NOTE: Do not connect additional devices to the FAX connector ( - left

side connector) and do not connect a DSL (digital subscriber line) or ISDN

(integrated services digital network) without using a digital line filter to the

printer.

Setting Up Your Printer

NOTE: Your printer supports Microsoft®Windows®2000, Windows XP, and Windows XP Professional

X64 Edition.

To set up your printer, follow the steps on your Setting Up Your Printer poster. If you encounter problems

during setup, see Troubleshooting.

NOTE: Your printer modem is an analog device that only works when directly connected to a wall jack.

Other devices such as a telephone or answering machine can be attached to the PHONE jack connector

( - right side connector) to pass through the printer as described in the setup steps. If you have a

digital connection such as ISDN, DSL, or ADSL, a digital line filter is required. Contact your Internet

Service Provider for details.

Initial Setup Menu

The printer automatically cycles through initial setup the first time you power on the printer. Initial setup

consists of specifying the language, country, date, time, fax number, and fax name.

If necessary, you can change the settings for language, country, date, time, fax number, and fax name by

accessing the Setup menu. For more information, see Setup Mode.

Understanding the Operator Panel

Using the Operator Panel

The operator panel buttons allow you to copy documents and photos, fax documents, and print photos from

a PictBridge-enabled camera without connecting to a computer. The printer is on when Power is illuminated.

You can change settings using the Select button , and left and right Arrow buttons ; and initiate

a scan, copy, or fax using the Start button .

The display features:

Printer status

Messages

Menus

Number

Part:

Purpose:

Power

To turn your printer on or off.

Error message

light

To alert you of errors such as paper out or a paper jam.

Back

To move back a menu level while navigating through the available

menus on the display.

Left arrow

Decrease a number on the display.

Scroll through a list on the display.

Cancel

Cancel a scan, print, or copy job in progress.

Exit a menu.

Clear a fax number, or end a fax transmission and return the

display to the fax default.

Clear current settings and return to default settings.

Select

To choose the option that appears on the display.

Right arrow

Increase a number on the display.

Scroll through a list on the display.

Pause

Insert a three-second pause in the number to be dialed to wait for an

outside line or get through an automated answering system.

NOTE: Enter a pause only when you have already begun entering the

number.

A keypad number

or symbol

In fax mode:

Enter fax numbers.

Select letters when creating a speed dial list.

Type numbers to enter or edit the date and time shown on

the printer display.

In copy mode, select the number of copies you want to make.

Start

Start a scan, copy, or fax job.

NOTE: If you initiate a copy without specifying color or black and

white, color is used by default.

LCD (Liquid

Crystal Display)

To show options available to you.

Operator Panel Menus

Copy Mode

Scan Mode

Fax Mode

Setup Mode

Maintenance Mode

PictBridge Mode

There are five modes available from the main menu on your printer: Copy, Scan, Fax, Setup, and

Maintenance.

A sixth mode, PictBridge mode, is also available on the printer. This mode is only available when you plug a

PictBridge-enabled camera into your printer. For more information, see PictBridge Mode.

Copy Mode

Main menu

Mode Main

Copy

Copy Color

Copies

Quality

Dark

Paper Size

Paper Type

Zoom

Repeat Image

Collate

N-Up

Original Size

Original Type

Scan

Fax

Setup

Maintenance

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