Dell 2145cn Multifunction Color Laser Printer User's Guide - Page 20

by clicking the Browse button. If you are not sure of the IP address, contact your network administrator or print network information (see "Printing reports" on page 55). 7. Click Finish. • If your printer does not work properly after the installation, try to reinstall the printer driver. See the Software section. • During the printer driver installation process, the driver installer detects the location information for your operating system and sets the default paper size for your printer. If you use a different Windows location, you must change the paper size to match the paper you usually use. Go to printer properties to change the paper size after installation is complete. PRINTER'S BASIC SETTINGS After installation is complete, you may want to set the printer's default settings. Refer to the next section if you would like to set or change values. Altitude adjustment The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined by the height of the printer above sea level. The following information will guide you on how to set your printer to the best print quality or best quality of print. Before you set the altitude value, find the altitude where you are using the printer. 1 Normal 2 High 1 3 High 2 4 High 3 0 1. Ensure that you have installed the printer driver with the provided Drivers and Utiltiies CD. 2. Click Start → All Programs → DELL → DELL Printers → Dell 2145cn Color Laser MFP → Printer Setting Utility. You can also click Printer Setting Utility on the status bar in Mac OS X (or Notification Area in Linux). 3. Click Setting → Altitude Adjustment. Select the appropriate value from the dropdown list, and then click Apply. If your printer is connected to a network, Embedded Web Service screen appears automatically. Click Machine Settings → Setup (or Machine Setup) → Altitude adj.. Select the appropriate altitude value, and then click Apply. Changing the display language To change the display language in the control panel: 20 | Getting started 1. Press Menu ( ) until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK. 2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears. 3. Press the left/right arrow until Language appears and press OK. 4. Press the left/right arrow until the language you want appears and press OK. 5. Press Stop/Clear ( ) to return to Ready mode. Setting the date and time The current date and time are shown on the display when your printer is on and ready to work. 1. Press Menu ( ) until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK. 2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears. 3. Press the left/right arrow until Date & Time appears and press OK. 4. Enter the correct time and date using the number keypad. Month = 01 to 12 Day = 01 to 31 Year = requires four digits Hour = 01 to 12 (12-hour mode) 00 to 23 (24-hour mode) Minute = 00 to 59 The date format may differ from country to country You can also use the left/right arrow to move the cursor under the digit you want to correct and enter a new number. 5. To select AM or PM for 12-hour format, press the *or # button or any number button. When the cursor is not under the AM or PM indicator, pressing the *or # button immediately moves the cursor to the indicator. You can change the clock mode to 24-hour format (e.g. 01:00 PM as 13:00). For details, see the next section. 6. Press OK to save the time and date. When you enter a wrong number, Out of Range appears and the printer does not proceed to the next step. If this happens, simply reenter the correct number. 7. Press Stop/Clear ( ) to return to Ready mode. Changing the clock mode You can set your printer to display the current time using either a 12-hour or 24-hour format. 1. Press Menu ( ) until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK. 2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears. 3. Press the left/right arrow until Clock Mode appears and press OK. 4. Press the left/right arrow to select the other mode and press OK. 5. Press Stop/Clear ( ) to return to Ready mode. Changing the default mode Your printer is preset to Fax mode. You can switch this default mode between Fax mode and Copy mode.