Dell V305 All In One Inkjet Printer Dell V305 Printer User's Guide - Page 60

Error Messages, Printer Problems

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2. Check for multiple objects for your printer. 3. Print a job to each of these print objects to see which printer is active. 4. Set that print object as the default printer: a. Right-click the Dell V305 icon. b. Click Set as Default Printer. 5. Delete the other copies of the print object by right-clicking the printer name and selecting Delete. To prevent multiple instances of the printer in your Printers folder, ensure you always plug the USB cable back into the same USB port that was originally used for the printer. Also, do not install printer drivers multiple times from the Drivers and Utilities CD. Printer Problems Ensure the printer power cable is firmly connected to the printer and the electrical outlet. Determine if the printer has been held or paused. 1. In Windows Vista: a. Click ® Control Panel. b. Click Hardware and Sound. c. Click Printers. In Windows XP, click Start® Control Panel® Printers and Other Hardware® Printers and Faxes. In Windows 2000, click Start® Settings® Printers. 2. Right-click the Dell V305 icon. 3. Make sure Pause Printing is not selected. If Pause Printing is selected, click it to clear the option. Check for blinking lights on the printer. For more information, see Error Messages. Ensure you installed the ink cartridges correctly and removed the sticker and tape from each cartridge. Make sure you loaded the paper correctly. For more information, see Loading Paper into the Paper Support. Make sure the printer is not connected to a PictBridge-enabled camera. For more information, see Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera. Error Messages For more help and to check the latest information on troubleshooting your printer, please visit http://support.dell.com/support.

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2. Check for multiple objects for your printer.
3. Print a job to each of these print objects to see which printer is active.
4. Set that print object as the default printer:
a. Right-click the
Dell V305
icon.
b. Click
Set as Default Printer
.
5. Delete the other copies of the print object by right-clicking the printer name and selecting
Delete
.
To prevent multiple instances of the printer in your
Printers
folder, ensure you always plug the USB cable back into
the same USB port that was originally used for the printer. Also, do not install printer drivers multiple times from
the
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
Printer Problems
Ensure the printer power cable is firmly connected to the printer and the electrical outlet.
Determine if the printer has been held or paused.
1.
In Windows Vista
:
a. Click
®
Control Panel
.
b. Click
Hardware and Sound
.
c. Click
Printers
.
In Windows XP
, click
Start
®
Control Panel
®
Printers and Other Hardware
®
Printers and Faxes
.
In Windows 2000
, click
Start
®
Settings
®
Printers
.
2. Right-click the
Dell V305
icon.
3. Make sure
Pause Printing
is not selected. If
Pause Printing
is selected, click it to clear the option.
Check for blinking lights on the printer.
For more information, see
Error Messages
.
Ensure you installed the ink cartridges correctly and removed the sticker and tape from each
cartridge.
Make sure you loaded the paper correctly.
For more information, see
Loading Paper into the Paper Support
.
Make sure the printer is not connected to a PictBridge-enabled camera.
For more information, see
Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera
.
Error Messages
For more help and to check the latest information on troubleshooting your printer, please visit
.