Dell 2135cn User Guide - Page 169
Maintaining Your Printer
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Back to Contents Page Maintaining Your Printer Determining the Status of Supplies Conserving Supplies Ordering Supplies Storing Print Media Storing Consumables Replacing Toner Cartridges Replacing the Print Head Device (PHD) Unit Replacing Retard Roller Cleaning the Feed Roller Inside the Printer Cleaning the CTD Sensor Inside the Printer Adjusting Color Registration Cleaning the Scanner Cleaning the ADF Feed Roller You need to complete certain tasks to maintain optimum print quality. If several people are using the printer, you may want to designate a key operator to maintain your printer. Refer printing problems and maintenance tasks to this key operator. Determining the Status of Supplies If your printer is connected to the network, the Dell™ Printer Configuration Web Tool can provide instant feedback on remaining toner levels. Type the printer's IP address in your web browser to view this information. To use the E-Mail Alert Setup feature that notifies you when the printer requires new supplies, type your name or the name of the key operator in the e-mail list box. On the operator panel, you can also confirm the following: l Any supply or maintenance items that require attention replacing (However, the printer can only display information about one item at a time.) l Amount of toner remaining in each toner cartridge Conserving Supplies You can change several settings in your printer driver to conserve toner cartridge and paper. Supply Setting Function Toner cartridge Toner Saving Mode in This check box allows the users to select a print mode that uses less toner. The image quality will be lower when this the Advanced tab feature is used. Multiple Up in the Print media Layout tab The printer prints two or more pages on one side of a sheet. Values for Multiple Up are 2 Up, 4 Up, 8 Up, 16 Up, or 32 Up. Combined with the duplex setting, Multiple Up allows you to print up to 64 pages on one sheet of paper. (32 images on the front and 32 on the back) Ordering Supplies You can order consumables from Dell on the Internet when using a networked printer. Type the IP address of your printer in your web browser, launch the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool, and click the Order Supplies at: to order toner for your printer. You can also order toner cartridges by the following method. 1. Click start® All Programs® Dell Printers® Additional Color Laser Software® Dell Supplies Management System. The Dell Supplies Management System window appears. 2. Select your printer from the Select Printer Model list. 3. If ordering from the web: a. When you cannot get information from the printer automatically by two-way communication, a window that prompts you to type the Service Tag number appears. Type your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided. Your Service Tag number is located inside the side cover of your printer. b. Select a URL from the Select Reorder URL list. c. Click Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site.