Dell 948 User manual

Dell All-In-One Printer 948 User's Guide
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Dell™ All-In-One Printer 948 User's Guide
To order ink or supplies from Dell:
1. Double-click the icon on your desktop.
2. Visit Dell's website, or order Dell printer supplies by phone.
www.dell.com/supplies
For the best service, make sure you have the Dell printer Service Tag available.
Finding Information Understanding the Software
About Your Printer Wireless Networking
Understanding the Operator Panel Menus Peer-to-Peer Networking
Loading Paper and Originals Maintenance
Printing Troubleshooting
Printing From a Memory Card or USB Key Specifications
Copying Appendix
Scanning Licensing Notice
Faxing
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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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.

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Model 948
July 2007 SRV UY127 Rev. A00

Finding Information
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Finding Information
What are you
looking for? Find it here
Drivers for my
printer
My User's
Guide
Drivers and Utilities CD
If you purchased your Dell computer and printer at the same time, documentation and drivers for your
printer are already installed on your computer. You can use the CD to uninstall/reinstall drivers or
access your documentation. Readme files may be included on your CD to provide last-minute updates
about technical changes to your printer or advanced technical reference material for experienced users
or technicians.
How to set up my
printer Setting Up Your Printer poster
Safety
information
How to set up
and use my
printer
Warranty
information
Owner's Manual
Express Service
Code and Service
Tag number
Express Service Code and Service Tag number

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For more information, see Express Service Code.
Latest drivers
for my printer
Answers to
technical
service and
support
questions
Documentation
for my printer
Dell Support Website: support.dell.com
The Dell Support website provides several online tools, including:
Solutions—Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from technicians, and online courses
Upgrades—Upgrade information for components, such as memory
Customer Care—Contact information, order status, warranty, and repair information
Downloads—Drivers
Reference—Printer documentation and product specifications
How to use
Windows
Vista™
Documentation
for my printer
Windows Vista Help and Support Center
1. Click ®Help and Support.
2. Type a word or phrase that best describes your problem, and then click the arrow icon.
3. Click the topic that describes your problem.
4. Follow the instructions shown on the screen.
How to use
Windows®XP
Documentation
for my printer
Windows XP Help and Support Center
1. Click Start®Help and Support.
2. Type a word or phrase that best describes your problem, and then click the arrow icon.
3. Click the topic that describes your problem.
4. Follow the instructions shown on the screen.

Understanding the Software
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Understanding the Software
Using the Dell All-In-One Center
Using the Dell Fax Solutions Software
Using Printing Preferences
Using Memory Card Manager
Dell Ink Management System
Removing and Reinstalling Software
The printer software includes:
Dell All-In-One Center– Allows you to perform various scan, copy, fax, and print operations with newly scanned and
previously saved documents and images.
Dell Fax Solutions Software– Allows you to fax electronic or scanned documents.
Printing Preferences– Allows you to adjust printer settings.
Memory Card Manager– Allows you to display, manage, edit, print, and scan photos from your memory card or USB
memory key to your computer.
Dell Ink Management System™– Warns you when your printer is running low on ink.
Using the Dell All-In-One Center
The Dell All-In-One Center allows you to:
Scan, copy, fax, and use productivity tools.
Select where you want to send the scanned image.
Select the quantity and color of your copies.

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Access troubleshooting and maintenance information.
Preview images you want to print or copy.
Manage photos (copy them to folders, print them, perform creative copying).
To access the Dell All-In-One Center:
1. In Windows Vista™:
a. Click ®Programs.
b. Click Dell Printers.
c. Click Dell AIO Printer 948.
In Windows®XP and Windows 2000:
Click Start®Programs or All Programs®Dell Printers®Dell AIO Printer 948.
2. Select Dell All-In-One Center.
The Dell All-In-One Center includes four main sections:
In this section: You can:
Preview Now Select a portion of the preview image to scan or copy.
View an image of what will be printed or copied.
Scan and Fax Select the program where you want to send the scanned image.
Select the type of image being scanned.
Select a quality setting for your scan.
Select Scan Now to scan your document or photo.
Select Fax Now to scan, and then fax a copy of your document or photo.
NOTE: Click See More Scan Settings to view all settings.
Copy Select the quality and color of your copies.
Select a quality setting for your copies.
Specify the blank paper size.
Specify the size of the original document being copied.
Lighten or darken your copies (this can also be accomplished using the operator panel).
Resize your copies.
Select Copy Now to create copies.
NOTE: Click See More Copy Settings to view all settings.
Productivity Tools Fax an image or document.
Access the Dell Fax Setup Utility.
E-mail an image or document.
Repeat an image several times on one page.
Resize an image.
Print an image as a multi-page poster.
Print more than one page on a sheet of paper.
Save an image on your computer.
Save multiple photos.
Scan and save to PDF.
Edit text found in a scanned document (Optical Character Recognition).
Modify an image with a photo editor.

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For more information, click Help in the Dell All-In-One Center.
Using the Dell Fax Solutions Software
The Dell Fax Solutions Software allows you to:
Send fax.
Click Send a new fax, and then follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Adjust other fax settings.
Click Adjust speed dial list and other fax settings to customize various fax settings.
View and manage your phonebook.
Click View phonebook to open the Phone book. You can add, edit, or delete contact and group information. You can
also add a contact or group to your speed dial list.
View and customize cover page.
Click View cover pages to open the Cover Pages dialog. You can customize, add logos to, or choose from a variety of
different ready-made cover pages for your fax.
View fax history.
Click View full activity log to see or print a detailed list of all fax activity.
Create a fax report.
Click Print activity report to see a detailed report of all fax activity. Click the Print icon to print your activity report.
To access the Dell Fax Solutions Software:
1. In Windows Vista:
a. Click ®Programs.
b. Click Dell Printers.
c. Click Dell AIO Printer 948.
In Windows XP and 2000:
Click Start®Programs or All Programs®Dell Printers®Dell AIO Printer 948.
2. Click Dell Fax Solutions.

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The Dell Fax Solutions Software dialog box opens.
Using Printing Preferences
You can change your printer settings in Printing Preferences depending on the type of project you want to create.
To access Printing Preferences when a document is open:
1. Click File®Print.
The Print dialog box opens.
2. Click Preferences, Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the program or operating system).
The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.
To access Printing Preferences when a document is not open:
1. In Windows Vista:
a. Click ®Control Panel.
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
In Windows XP, click Start®Settings®Control Panel®Printers and Other Hardware®Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start®Settings®Printers.
2. Right-click the Dell 948 icon.
3. Click Printing Preferences.
The Printing Preferences dialog box has three sections:
NOTE: Changes made to the printer settings from the Printers folder become the default settings for most
programs.
Tab Options

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Using Memory Card Manager
Print Setup Quality/Speed — Select Automatic, Draft, Normal, or Photo depending on your desired output quality.
Draft is the fastest option but should not be selected if you have a photo cartridge installed.
Media Type — Allows you to set the paper type manually, or have the printer detect the paper type
automatically.
Paper Size — Select the size of your paper.
Print in black and white — Print your color images in black and white to save the ink in your color cartridge.
NOTE: You cannot select this setting if you have selected Use Color Cartridge for all Black Printing.
Borderless — Select the check box if you want to print borderless photos.
Orientation — Select how the document is arranged on the printed page. You can print using portrait or
landscape orientation.
Envelope — Select the check box if you want to print an envelope. The Paper Size area lists the envelope
sizes available for printing.
Copies — Customize how the printer prints several copies of a single print job: Collated, Normal, or Print
Last Page First.
Advanced 2-sided printing — Select this to print on both sides of the paper. Select from Automatic, Manual, or Print
Duplex.
Extend dry time — Select this option if you notice ink is smeared on the bottom of the pages of your duplex
print jobs. This allows the ink on the paper to dry before the duplex unit feeds it back into the printer, and
prints on the other side.
NOTE: You will need to wait a few seconds longer for your duplex jobs to finish if your turn this feature on.
Layout — Select Normal, Banner, Mirror, N-up, Poster, Booklet, or Borderless.
Automatic Image Sharpening — Automatically select the best image-sharpening level based on image content.
Dell Customer Experience Improvement Program — Allows you to access information about, and change your
status in, the Dell Customer Experience Improvement Program.
More Options — Allows you to specify Appearance Mode and Complete-A-Print settings. You can also view
the paper type that the printer detects.
Maintenance Install Ink Cartridges
Clean Ink Cartridges
Align Ink Cartridges
Print a Test Page
Network Support

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Memory Card Manager allows you to display, manage, edit, print, and save photos from your memory card or USB memory
key to your computer.
To launch Memory Card Manager:
1. Insert a memory card into the memory card slot or a USB key into the PictBridge port on the front of the printer.
2. In Windows Vista:
a. Click ®Programs.
b. Click Dell Printers.
c. Click Dell AIO Printer 948.
In Windows XP and 2000:
Click Start®Programs or All Programs®Dell Printers®Dell AIO Printer 948.
3. Select Activate Memory Card Manager.
Dell Ink Management System
Each time you print a job, a printing progress screen appears, which shows the progress of the print job as well as the
amount of ink remaining and the approximate number of pages remaining in the cartridge. The page counter is hidden during
the first 50 pages of cartridge use, until printing habits are learned and a more accurate count can be given. The number of
pages remaining changes as a result of the type of print jobs the printer completes.
When your ink cartridge levels are low, a Low Ink Warning appears on your screen when you try to print. This warning is
displayed every time you print until you install a new ink cartridge. For more information, see Replacing Ink Cartridges.
When one or both of your ink cartridges are empty, the Reserve Tank window appears on your screen when you try to print.
If you continue printing, the print job may not print as you expect.
If your black ink cartridge is out of ink, you can choose to print black from the color ink cartridge (Process Black) by selecting
Complete-A-Print before clicking the Continue Printing button. If you select Complete-A-Print and click Continue
NOTICE: Do not remove the memory card or USB key, or touch the printer near the area of the memory card or
USB key while actively reading, writing, or printing from these devices. Data corruption can occur.

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Printing, Process Black is used for all black printing until the black cartridge is replaced, or the option is cleared from More
Options, located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences. The Reserve Tank dialog does not display again until
after the low ink cartridge has been replaced. The Complete-A-Print check box is automatically reset when a new or
different cartridge is installed.
If your color ink cartridge is out of ink, you can choose to print color documents in grayscale by selecting Complete-A-Print
before clicking the Continue Printing button. If you select Complete-A-Print, and click Continue Printing, all color
documents will print in black and white until the color cartridge is replaced or the option is cleared from More Options,
located on the Advanced tab of the Printing Preferences. The Reserve Tank dialog does not display again until after the
low ink cartridge has been replaced. The Complete-A-Print check box is automatically reset when a new or different
cartridge is installed.
Removing and Reinstalling Software
If your printer does not function properly, or communication error messages appear when using your printer, you can remove
and reinstall the printer software.
1. In Windows Vista:
a. Click ®Programs.
b. Click Dell Printers.
c. Click Dell AIO Printer 948.
In Windows XP and WIndows 2000:
Click Start®Programs or All Programs®Dell Printers®Dell AIO Printer 948.
2. Click Uninstall Dell AIO Printer 948.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
If the installation screen does not appear:
a. In Windows Vista, click ®Computer.
In Windows XP, click Start®My Computer.
In Windows 2000, double-click My Computer from your desktop.

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b. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then double-click setup.exe.
c. When the printer software installation screen appears, click Using a USB cable or Using a wireless network.
d. Follow the instructions on your screen to complete the installation.

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About Your Printer
Understanding the Printer Parts
Understanding the Operator Panel
You can use your printer to do a variety of things. A few important things to note:
If the printer is connected to a computer, you can use either the printer operator panel or the printer software to
produce quality documents.
You do need to connect your printer to a computer to print, scan, or use the Save Photos to Computer function or
the Office File mode.
You do not need to connect your printer to a computer to make photocopies, send faxes, or print from memory cards
or a PictBridge-enabled camera.
Understanding the Printer Parts
NOTE: The printer (whether it is connected to a computer or not) must be connected to a telephone line before you can
send a fax.
NOTE: If you use a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem for your computer, you must install a DSL filter on the
telephone line attached to your computer. For information about DSL filters, contact your DSL Service Provider.
Number: Part: Description:
1Automatic Document
Feeder (ADF) Part that feeds original documents into the printer.
2Printer unit Unit you lift to gain access to the ink cartridges.
3Operator panel Panel on the printer that you use to control copying, scanning, faxing, and printing. For
more information, see Understanding the Operator Panel.
4Paper exit tray Tray that holds the paper as it exits the printer.
NOTE: Pull the paper exit tray stop straight out to extend it.
5PictBridge port The port you use to connect your PictBridge-enabled digital camera or a USB key to your

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printer.
6Memory card slots Slots into which you insert a memory card containing digital photos.
7Top cover with
integrated ADF exit
tray
Top of printer that holds your document or photo flat while you scan it. You can also pick
up your original document after it has gone through the ADF here.
8ADF input tray Tray that holds original documents. Use it to scan, copy, or fax multiple-page
documents.
9Foreign object guard Part that prevents small foreign objects from falling into the paper path.
10 Paper support Part that supports loaded paper.
11 Paper guides Guides that help the paper feed into the printer properly.
Number: Part: Description:
12 Supplies Reorder
Label To order ink cartridges or paper, visit www.dell.com/supplies
13 Ink cartridge carrier Part that holds two ink cartridges, one color ink and the other black or photo.
14 Express Service Code Identify your printer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support.
Enter the Express Service Code to direct your call when contacting technical
support.
NOTE: The Express Service Code is not available in all countries.
15 Scanner glass Surface on which you place your document or photo face down to copy, scan, or fax it.

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Number: Part: Description:
16 USB
connector Slot into which you plug the USB cable (sold separately). The other end of the USB cable plugs into your computer.
17 PHONE
jack
connector
(—
middle
connector)
Slot on your printer into which you plug additional devices, such as a data/fax modem, telephone, or
answering machine. Remove the blue plug before use.
NOTE: If the phone communication is serial in your country (such as Germany, Sweden, Denmark,
Austria, Belgium, Italy, France, and Switzerland), you must remove the blue plug from the PHONE
jack connector ( — upper connector), and then insert the supplied yellow terminator for faxing to
work correctly. You will not be able to use this port for additional devices in these countries.
18 Fax
connector
(lower
connector)
Slot into which you plug an active telephone line to send and receive faxes.
NOTE: Do not connect additional devices to the FAX connector ( — lower connector), and do not
connect a DSL (digital subscriber line) or ISDN (integrated services digital network) to the printer
without using a digital line filter.
19 Back cover Cover that you have to remove to install the Dell Internal Wireless Adapter 1000.
20 Optional
Dell
Internal
Wireless
Adapter
1000
A networking device that you can purchase separately to set up your printer on a wireless network.
21 Duplex
unit cover Part that covers the duplex unit.
The duplex unit allows you to print on both sides of the paper automatically.
22 Power
cord Connects printer power supply to the power outlet in your home or office.
23 Power
supply Supplies power to the printer.
NOTE: The power supply is removable. When the power supply is removed from the printer, but
remains plugged into a power outlet, an LED lights up notifying you that power is still present on the

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Understanding the Operator Panel
power supply.
NOTE: If the power is off when you unplug your printer, the power will be off when you plug it back
in.
Number Use the: To:
1 Display View scanning, copying, faxing, and printing options as well as status and error messages.
2 Back
button Return to the previous menu.
3Left arrow
button Decrease a numeric value option.
Scroll through a list on the display.
4 Cancel
button Cancel a scan, print, or copy job in progress.
Exit a menu without saving changes to the menu settings.
5 Select
button Access the currently displayed menu.
Select a menu option.
Initiate a paper feed or paper eject by holding the button for three seconds.
6 Right
arrow
button Increase a numeric value option.
Scroll through a list on the display.
7 Start
button Initiate a copy, scan, or fax.
8 Pause
button Insert a three-second pause in the number to be dialed to wait for an outside line or get
through an automated answering system.
NOTE: Enter a pause only when you have already begun entering the number.
9 Keypad Enter numerical data or text.
10 Power
button Turn your printer on or off.
NOTE: Press the Power button for more than three seconds to turn the printer off. Pressing it
for less than three seconds switches the printer to Power Saver mode.
NOTE: Pressing the Power button does not turn off your printer if a PictBridge camera with an
active session is inserted into the PictBridge port.
11 Error LED Check if there is an error.

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Wireless Networking
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Wireless Networking
Minimum Requirements for Setup
Wireless Network Settings
Wireless Encryption
Installing and Setting Up the Dell Wireless Adapter 1000
Configuring the Adapter Using the Wireless Setup Utility
Minimum Requirements for Setup
The Dell Internal Wireless Adapter 1000
The Dell All-In-One Printer
An existing wireless network
The Drivers and Utilities CD that shipped with your printer
A computer running one of the following operating systems:
Windows Vista™
Microsoft®Windows®XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Wireless Network Settings
Some wireless network settings may be needed to configure the adapter that has been installed in the printer. Here are some
of the settings that you may need:
Network Name, also known as SSID (Service Set ID)
BSS (Basic Service Set) Type (the type of wireless network you use—Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure)
Wireless Channel Number
Network Authentication and encryption type
Security Key(s)
Wireless Encryption
NOTE: The Dell™ Internal Wireless Adapter 1000 may not be available in all regions. Check with your local Dell Sales
Representative to determine availability.

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The following security types are supported:
No security
WEP with either 64-bit or 128-bit key
WPA with either 128-bit TKIP encryption engine, or 128-bit AES-CCMP encryption engine
A WPA (WiFi Protected Access) pre-shared key is like a password and must meet the following criteria:
If you are using Hex characters, valid keys are 64 characters long.
If you are using ASCII, valid keys are at least 8 characters long.
The wireless network may use anywhere from one to four WEP keys. A WEP key is like a password and must meet the
following criteria:
If you are using Hex characters, valid keys are either 10 or 26 characters long.
If you are using ASCII, valid keys are either 5 or 13 characters long.
Installing and Setting Up the Dell Wireless Adapter 1000
Installing the Wireless Adapter
1. Turn off your printer, and then unplug the power cable from the wall outlet.
2. Remove the back cover.
CAUTION: Failure to unplug the printer can cause damage to your printer and adapter.
CAUTION: Wireless cards are easily damaged by static electricity. Touch a metal object before you
touch the adapter.

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3. Remove the Dell Wireless Adapter 1000 from the packaging.
4. Attach the MAC address label to the back of your printer.
5. Insert the adapter into the back of the printer until it clicks into place.
You are now ready to configure your adapter to work on your wireless network.
Configuring the Wireless Adapter
1. Plug the printer power cable into the wall outlet.
2. Press the Power button.
The Wireless Adapter detected message appears on the operator panel for three seconds.
3. If you are using your printer with a new Dell computer: Go to step 8.
If you are using your printer with an existing computer: Go to the next step.
4. Make sure your computer is on, and then insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
5. Select Using a wireless network, and then click Next.
Callout Item
1Dell Wireless Adapter 1000
2USB cable
3MAC address label
4Dell Wireless Adapter 1000 Installation Guide