HOW TO USE THE DELL PRINTER/ SCANNER/ COPIER

The Dell inkjet printer / scanner / copier is a compact user friendly product suitable for office / domestic purposes. Being able to perform all three tasks using the same machine, saves you both space and money. As an additional advantage persons with very basic computer skills and minimal computer experience can operate it with ease.

Equipment and supplies

To get started with the Dell inkjet printer/scanner/copier you will need:

§  Few sheets of paper, A4 size

§  A paper document, e.g. a certificate or a page from a newspaper/magazine

§  A few transparencies

§  Photo paper

Using the printer

In order to take printouts of documents/photos, you need to learn the following steps:

Loading Paper

To load the sheets of paper:

1. Place the paper against the right side of the paper support with the print side facing you, and the top of the paper feeding into the paper support.

2. Squeeze and slide the paper guide to the left edge of the paper.

Warning: Do not force paper into the printer

To load transparencies:

Place the transparency against the right side of the paper support with the rough side facing you.

To load photo paper:

  1. Load the paper vertically against the right side of the paper support.
  2. The glossy side faces you.

Warning: To avoid smearing ink, remove each transparency or photo from the paper exit tray before the next one exits the printer. Transparencies and photos may require up to fifteen minutes to dry.

Note: Before you begin copying, scanning, printing, refer to the information below about how much paper the printer exit tray can hold.

The printer paper tray can hold:

25 sheets of paper

10 sheets of labels

1 transparency

10 envelops

10 cards

1 sheet of coated, photo, or glossy paper

Print Documents

1.  Load paper

2.  With document open, click File àPrint.

The Print dialog box appears.

3. To change the printer settings, in the Print dialog box, click Setup (depending on your program or operating system).

The Print Properties dialog box displays.

4. On the three tabs along the left side (Quality/Copies, Paper Setup, and Print Layout) of the Print Properties screen click trhe drop down boxes to confirm the selections.

5. Click OK or Print, depending on the program or operating system.

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