This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the USB connected machine and software.
This section shows the steps to set up the hardware, as is explained in the Quick Install Guide. Make sure you read the Quick Install Guide first and follow the steps below:
Select a stable location.
Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation. Allow extra space to open covers and trays.
The area should be well ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat, cold, and humidity. Do not set the machine close to the edge of your desk or table.
Printing is suitable for altitudes under 1,000 m (3,281 ft). Refer to the altitude setting to optimize your printing. (See Altitude adjustment.)
Place the machine on a flat, stable surface so that there is no incline greater than 2 mm (0.08 inch). Otherwise, printing quality may be affected.
Unpack the machine and check all the enclosed items.
Remove tape holding the machine.
Install the toner cartridge.
Load paper. (See Loading paper in the tray.)
Make sure that all cables are connected to the machine.
Turn the machine on. (See Turning on the machine.)
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This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails. |
Print a demo page to make sure that the machine is operating correctly.
To print a demo page:
In ready mode, press and hold the (cancel
button) for about 2 seconds.
After you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer, you must install the printer software using the supplied CD. The software CD provides you with the following software.
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Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Your machine supports the following Windows operating systems.
OPERATING SYSTEM |
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CPU |
RAM |
free HDD space |
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Windows 2000 |
Intel® Pentium® II 400 MHz (Pentium III 933 MHz) |
64 MB (128 MB) |
600 MB |
Windows XP |
Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz) |
128 MB (256 MB) |
1.5 GB |
Windows Server® 2003 |
Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz) |
128 MB (512 MB) |
1.25 GB to 2 GB |
Windows Server 2008 |
Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (Pentium IV 2 GHz) |
512 MB (2048 MB) |
10 GB |
Windows Vista® |
Intel® Pentium® IV 3 GHz |
512 MB (1024 MB) |
15 GB |
Windows 7 |
Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher |
1 GB (2 GB) |
16 GB |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (x86) or 1.4 GHz (x64) processors (2 GHz or faster) |
512 MB (2048 MB) |
10 GB |
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OPERATING SYSTEM |
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RAM |
free HDD space |
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Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.4 |
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1 GB |
Mac OS X 10.5 |
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512 MB (1 GB) |
1 GB |
Mac OS X 10.6 |
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1 GB (2 GB) |
1 GB |
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Operating system |
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit) Fedora Core 2~10 (32/64 bit) SuSE Linux 9.1 (32 bit) OpenSuSE 9.2, 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1 (32/64 bit) Mandrake 10.0, 10.1 (32/64 bit) Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (32/64 bit) Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 (32/64 bit) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/64 bit) Debian 3.1, 4.0, 5.0 (32/64 bit) |
CPU |
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz (Intel Core™2) |
RAM |
512 MB (1024 MB) |
Free HDD space |
1 GB (2 GB) |
A locally connected machine is a machine directly attached to your computer using the USB cable. If your machine is attached to a network, skip the following steps below and go on to installing network connected machine’s driver. (See Installing network connected machine’s driver.)
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Only use an USB cable shorter than 3 m (118 in. ). |
You can install the machine software using the typical or custom method.
The following steps below are recommended for most users who use a machine directly connected to your computer. All components necessary for machine operations will be installed.
Make sure that the machine is connected to the computer and powered on.
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If the “ ” window appears during the installation procedure, click in close the window. |
Insert the supplied software CD into your CD/DVD drive.
The software CD should automatically run and an installation window should appear.
If the installation window does not appear, click
and then . Type X:\ , replacing “X” with the letter which represents your CD/DVD drive. Click .If you use Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2 click
> > > .Type X:\
replacing “X” with the letter which represents your CD/DVD drive and click .If the
window appears in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2, click in field, and click or in the windows.Click
.If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.
Select
installation for a local printer. Then, click .
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The Custom allows you to select the machine’s connection and choose individual component to install. Follow the on-screen instructions. |
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If your machine is not connected to the computer, the following window will appear. ![]()
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After the installation is finished, a window asking you to print a test page appears. If you choose to print a test page, select the checkbox and click
. Otherwise, just click and skip to step 7.If the test page prints out correctly, click
.If not, click
to reprint it.Click
.The software CD that came with your machine provides you with the PPD file that allows you to use the CUPS driver or Apple LaserWriter driver (only available when you use a machine which supports the PostScript driver) for printing on a Macintosh computer.
Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.
Insert the supplied software CD into your CD/DVD drive.
Double-click the CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.
Double-click the
folder.Double-click the
icon.Enter the password and click
.The Dell Installer window opens. Click .
Select
and click . is recommended for most users. All components necessary for machine operations will be installed.If you select
, you can choose individual components to install.When the message which warns that all applications will close on your computer appears, click
.After the installation is finished, click
.Open the
folder > > .For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, open the
folder > and click .Click
on the .For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, click the “
” icon; a display window will pop up.For Mac OS X 10.3, select the
tab.For Mac OS X10.4, click
and find the USB connection.For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, click
and find the USB connection.For Mac OS X 10.3, if Auto Select does not work properly, select
in and your machine name in .For Mac OS X 10.4, if Auto Select does not work properly, select
in and your machine name in .For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, if Auto Select does not work properly, select
and your machine name in .Your machine appears on the
, and is set as the default machine.Click
.
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If the printer driver does not work properly, uninstall the driver and reinstall it. Follow steps below to uninstall the driver for Macintosh.
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Follow the steps below to install the driver for Linux. While installing the driver, the Unified Linux Driver package will automatically be installed as well.
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The supplied software CD provides you with the Unified Linux Driver package for using your machine with a Linux computer easily in UI based management tool. (See Using the Unified Linux Driver Configurator.) |
Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.
When the
window appears, type in root in the field and enter the system password.
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You must log in as a super user (root) to install the machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator. |
Insert the supplied software CD into your CD/DVD drive.
The software CD will run automatically.
If the software CD does not run automatically, click
the icon
at the bottom of the desktop. When the Terminal screen
appears, type in the following:
If the software CD is secondary master and the location to mount is /mnt/cdrom,
[root@localhost root]#mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
[root@localhost root]#cd /mnt/cdrom/Linux
[root@localhost Linux]#./install.sh
If you still failed to run the software CD type the followings in sequence:
[root@localhost root]#umount /dev/hdc
[root@localhost root]#mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
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The installation program runs automatically if you have an autorun software package installed and configured. |
When the welcome screen appears, click
.When the installation is complete, click
.The installation program has added the Unified Driver Configurator desktop icon and the Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience. If you have any difficulties, consult the on screen help that is available through your system menu or can otherwise be called from the driver package Windows applications, such as
or .
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Installing the driver in the text mode:
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If the printer driver does not work properly, uninstall the driver and reinstall it. Follow the steps below steps to uninstall the driver for Linux.
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Follow the steps below to set up the computers to share your machine locally.
If the Host computer is directly connected to the machine with USB cable and is also connected to the local network environment, the client computer connected to the local network can use the shared machine through the host computer to print.
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Host computer |
A computer which is directly connected to the machine by USB cable. |
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Client computers |
Computers which use the machine shared through the host computer. |
Install your printer driver. (See Installing USB connected machine’s driver, Installing network connected machine’s driver.)
Click the Windows
menu.For Windows 2000, select
> .For Windows XP/Server 2003, select
.For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select
> > .For Windows 7, select
> > .For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
> > .Right click your printer icon.
For Windows XP/Server 2003/ Server 2008/Vista, press
.For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select the
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If item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer. |
Select the
tab.Check the
.Check the
.Fill in the
field. Click .Install your printer driver. (See Installing USB connected machine’s driver, Installing network connected machine’s driver.)
Click the Windows
menu.Select
> > .Enter the IP address of the host computer in the address bar and press Enter in your keyboard.
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In case host computer requires and , fill in User ID and password of the host computer account. |
Right click the printer icon you want to share and select
.If a set up complete message appears, click
.Open the file you want to print and start printing.
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The following steps are for Mac OS X 10.5~10.6. Refer to Mac Help for other OS versions. |
Install your printer driver. (See Macintosh.)
Open the
folder > and click .Select the printer to share in the
.Select
.Install your printer driver. (See Macintosh.)
Open the
folder > and click .Click the “
” icon.A display window showing the name of your shared printer appears.
Select your machine and click
.