Dell 922 - Photo All-in-One Printer 922 User manual

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Dell™ Photo All-In-One Printer 922
Owner’s Manual
Look Inside For:
• Ordering Supplies
• Getting Started
• Using Your Printer
• Understanding the Software
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Ordering Ink Cartridges and Supplies
Your Dell™ Photo All-In-One Printer 922 includes software installed to detect the ink levels in the
printer. During a print job, a screen appears on your computer to warn you of low ink levels. You can
order ink online at www.dell.com/supplies or by phone.
Your printer has been designed to print using the following ink cartridges.
US 877-INK-2-YOU Italy 800602705
Australia 1300 303 290 Japan 044-556-3551
Austria 08 20 - 24 05 30 35 Luxembourg 02.713 1590
Belgium 02.713 1590 Mexico 001 866 851 1754
Canada 1-877-501-4803 Netherlands 020 - 674 4881
Chile 1230-020-3947
800-202874
Norway 231622 64
Portugal 21 4220710
Colombia 01800-9-155676 PRC 800-858-0888
Denmark 3287 5215 Puerto Rico 866 851 1760
Finland 09 2533 1411 Spain 902120385
France 825387247 Sweden 08 587 705 81
Germany 0800 2873355 Switzerland 0848 801 888
Ireland 1850 707 407 UK 0870 907 4574
Item: Part number:
Black ink cartridge M4640
Color ink cartridge M4646
Photo ink cartridge J4844
Standard yield black ink cartridge J5566
Standard yield color ink cartridge J5567

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your printer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you
how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
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Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
This software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the
Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and in applicable FAR provisions: Dell Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock,
Texas, 78682, USA.

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Contents
1Getting Started
Understanding the Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessing Your
User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting Up Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operator Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor . . . . . . . . . 17
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support . . . . . . . . . . 19
Placing Your Document on the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . 21
2Using Your Printer
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing Borderless Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Printing Other Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Copying Documents Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . 26
Copying Documents Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Copying Photos Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Copying Photos Without a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Changing Copy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Scanning Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Scanning Multiple Pages or Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) 31
Saving an Image on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E-mailing a Scanned Image or Document . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Enlarging or Reducing Images or Documents . . . . . . . . . . 33
Faxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sending a Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing Microsoft Fax in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Microsoft Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing the Fax Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3Understanding the Software
Understanding the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Dell Printer Solution Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Dell All-In-One Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using Print Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using Dell Picture Studio v2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4Ink Cartridge Maintenance
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Aligning Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Error Messages and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6Contacting Dell
Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7Appendix
Limited Warranties and Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products
(U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . 86
Limited Warranty Terms for Dell-Branded Hardware Products
(Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . 92
Dell Software and Peripherals (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . 93
1-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee (Latin America
and the Caribbean Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Dell Inc. Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranties . . . . . . 97
Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranty (U.S. and
Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranty (Latin America
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Dell Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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CAUTION: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help
protect your computer and working environment from potential damage.
• Use only the power cable provided with this product or the manufacturer’s
authorized replacement power cable.
• Connect the power cable to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily
accessible.
• Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the user documentation, to
a professional service person.
CAUTION: Do not use the fax feature during a lightning storm. Do not set up this
product or make any electrical or cabling connections, such as the power cable
or telephone, during a lightning storm.

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