Dell E515dw User manual

Dell Multifunction Printer | E515dw
Dell Multifunction Printer | E515dn
Dell Multifunction Printer | E514dw
User’s Guide
Regulatory Model: Dell E515dw / E515dn / E514dw

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Contents
Before You Use Your Dell Machine .......................................23
Applicable Models ................................................................ 23
Definitions of Notes ............................................................... 23
Important Note ................................................................... 24
1 Introduction to Your Dell Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Control Panel Overview ............................................................ 27
Dell E515dn/Dell E515dw ..................................................................................27
Dell E514dw ............................................................................................ 30
Dell Printer Hub (Windows® Only) ................................................... 32
2 Paper Handling ...................................................... 35
Load Paper ....................................................................... 35
Load and Print using the Paper Tray ........................................................................35
Load and Print Paper in the Manual Feed Slot .............................................................. 38
Load and Print Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper and Bond Paper in the Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Load and Print on Thick Paper and Labels in the Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Load and Print on Envelopes in the Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Paper Settings .................................................................... 44
Change the Paper Size ....................................................................................45
Change the Paper Type ...................................................................................45
Set the Check Size .......................................................................................45
Unscannable and Unprintable Areas ................................................. 46
Using Special Paper ............................................................... 46
Load Documents .................................................................. 47
Load Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Load Documents on the Scanner Glass .................................................................... 48
3 Print ...............................................................53

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Before Printing ................................................................... 53
Print from Your Computer (Windows®) ............................................... 53
Basic Printing Methods (Windows®) ...................................................................... 53
Print a Document (Windows®) ......................................................................... 54
Print Preview (Windows®) .............................................................................55
Change the Paper Size (Windows®) .....................................................................55
Change the Orientation of Your Print (Portrait or Landscape) (Windows®) ................................. 56
Print Multiple Copies of the Same Document (Windows®) .................................................57
Change the Media Type (Windows®) ....................................................................57
Change the Resolution (Windows®) .....................................................................58
Change the Print Settings (Windows®) ..................................................................58
Improve Gray Printing (Windows®) .....................................................................59
Improve Pattern Printing (Windows®) .................................................................. 60
Improve Thin Line (Windows®) ........................................................................ 60
Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Windows®) ................................ 60
Print as a Poster (Windows®) ..........................................................................61
Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Windows®) ............................................................62
Print as a Booklet (Windows®) ........................................................................ 64
Change the Paper Source (Windows®) ..................................................................67
Advanced Printing Methods (Windows®). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Print in Toner Save Mode (Windows®) ..................................................................68
Scaled Print (Windows®) ..............................................................................69
Reverse Print (Windows®) .............................................................................69
Add a Watermark to the Printed Document (Windows®) ..................................................70
Print the Date, Time and PC Login User Name on the Document (Header-Footer Print) (Windows®) ...........71
Use a Macro from Your Computer (Windows®) ...........................................................71
Adjust the Print Density (Windows®) ....................................................................72
Reduce Paper Curl (Windows®) ........................................................................73
Improve Toner Fixing (Windows®) ......................................................................73
Skip Blank Page (Windows®) ...........................................................................74

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Print Text in Black (Windows®) .........................................................................74
Save an Archive File of the Print Data (Windows®) .......................................................75
Select a Print Profile (Windows®) .........................................................................75
Add a Print Profile .....................................................................................76
Delete a Print Profile ..................................................................................76
Change the Default Print Settings (Windows®) .............................................................77
Print a Document Using the Dell Emulate PS Printer Driver (PostScript® 3™ Language Emulation) (Windows®) . . .77
Print from Your Computer (Macintosh) ............................................... 78
Print a Document (Macintosh) .............................................................................78
Set Print Options (Macintosh) .............................................................................79
Print in Toner Save Mode (Macintosh). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Print Multiple Copies of the Same Document (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Print on Both Sides of the Paper (Macintosh) ............................................................81
Change the Paper Size (Macintosh) .....................................................................82
Change the Orientation of Your Print (Portrait or Landscape) (Macintosh). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Print More Than One Page on a Single Sheet of Paper (N in 1) (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Reverse Print (Macintosh) ............................................................................ 84
Flip Horizontally (Macintosh) .......................................................................... 84
Scaled Print (Macintosh) ..............................................................................85
Change the Media Type (Macintosh) ....................................................................85
Change the Resolution (Macintosh) .....................................................................86
Reduce or Enlarge Document Layout (Macintosh) ........................................................86
Change the Paper Source (Macintosh) ..................................................................86
Reduce Paper Curl (Macintosh) .........................................................................88
Improve Toner Fixing (Macintosh) ......................................................................88
Adjust the Print Density (Macintosh) ....................................................................89
Skip Blank Page (Macintosh) ...........................................................................89
Print a Document Using the Dell Emulate PS Printer Driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) (Macintosh) . . . .89
Monitor the Status of the Machine from Your Computer (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adjust Print Settings from the Machine’s Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Cancel a Print Job .......................................................................................91
Change the Printer Emulation Mode .......................................................................91
Change 2-Sided Print Settings ............................................................................92
Auto Continue ...........................................................................................92
Restore Printer Factory Settings ..........................................................................92
Print the Internal Font List ............................................................................... 93
Print a List of Printer Settings ............................................................................ 93
Test Print .............................................................................................. 93
4 Scan ............................................................... 97
Before Scanning .................................................................. 97
Configure Network Scanning for Windows® ...............................................................97
Configure Network Scanning for Macintosh ................................................................99
Scan Using the Scan Button on Your Dell Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Scan Photos and Graphics .............................................................................. 100
Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File ...............................................................101
Web Services for Scanning on Your Network (Windows Vista® SP2 or greater, Windows® 7 and Windows® 8) . . .101
Scan Using Web Services from the Dell Machine (Windows Vista® SP2 or greater, Windows® 7 and Windows®
8) ...................................................................................................102
Configure Scan Settings for Web Services .............................................................102
Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Scan from Your Computer (Windows®) ............................................. 106
Scan from Your Computer (Macintosh) .............................................. 106
Scan Using ControlCenter (Macintosh) ................................................................... 106
Scan Documents and Photos Using ControlCenter (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Save Scanned Data to a Folder as a PDF File Using ControlCenter (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Scan Both Sides of an ID Card Using ControlCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Scan to E-mail Attachment Using ControlCenter (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Scan to an Editable Text File (OCR) Using ControlCenter (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Scan Using TWAIN-Compliant Applications (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
TWAIN Driver Settings (Macintosh) ...................................................................113

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ICA Driver Settings ...................................................................................117
5 Copy .............................................................. 121
Copy a Document ................................................................ 121
Copy Option ..................................................................... 122
Enlarge or Reduce Copied Images .................................................. 124
Adjust the Copy Contrast .......................................................... 124
Adjust the Copy Density (Brightness) ............................................... 125
Make N in 1 Copies Using the Page Layout Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sort Copies ...................................................................... 127
Copy Both Sides of an ID Card onto One Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Copy on Both Sides of the Paper (2-sided Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
6 Fax ............................................................... 137
Send a Fax ...................................................................... 137
Send a Fax ............................................................................................ 138
Select or Change Settings for Sending a Fax .............................................................. 140
Change the Fax Resolution .............................................................................. 140
Change the Fax Contrast .................................................................................141
Send a Fax Manually ....................................................................................141
Set Glass Scan Size for Faxing ...........................................................................142
Send a Fax at the End of a Conversation ...................................................................142
Use Dual Access to Dial, Scan, Send, and Receive Faxes Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Send the Same Fax to More than One Recipient (Broadcasting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Cancel a Broadcast in Progress ...................................................................... 143
Send a Fax in Real Time ................................................................................ 143
Send a Fax Overseas ................................................................................... 144
Send a Fax at a Specified Time (Delayed Fax) ............................................................. 145
Add a Cover Page to Your Fax ........................................................................... 145
Compose Your Own Comments ....................................................................... 146
Turn Off the Destination Information Display .............................................................. 146

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Cancel a Fax in Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Receive a Fax .................................................................... 147
Receive Mode Settings ..................................................................................147
Receive Modes ..................................................................................... 148
Choose the Correct Receive Mode .................................................................... 149
Set the Number of Rings Before the Machine Answers (Ring Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Set the F/T Ring Time (Pseudo/Double-ring) ............................................................150
Set the Easy Receive .................................................................................151
Additional Receiving Operations .........................................................................151
Shrink Page Size of an Oversized Incoming Fax .........................................................152
Set the 2-sided Printing for Received Faxes .............................................................152
Set the Fax Receive Stamp ............................................................................152
Receive a Fax at the End of a Telephone Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Avoid Incoming Fax from Specific Numbers .............................................................153
Memory Receive (Remote Fax) Options ...................................................................154
Forward Incoming Faxes to Another Machine ...........................................................155
Store Incoming Faxes in the Machine’s Memory ........................................................155
Change Memory Receive (Remote Fax) Options .........................................................155
Turn off Memory Receive (Remote Fax) Options .........................................................156
Print a Fax Stored in the Machine’s Memory ............................................................156
Remote Retrieval .......................................................................................156
Set a Remote Access Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Use Your Remote Access Code ........................................................................157
Remote Retrieval Commands ..........................................................................157
Forward Faxes Remotely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Change the Fax Forwarding Number ...................................................................159
Receive Faxes into Memory When the Paper Tray is Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Dial and Store Fax Numbers ....................................................... 159
How to Dial .............................................................................................159
Dial Manually ....................................................................................... 160

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Dial a Number Using One Touch Dial .................................................................. 160
Dial a Number Using Speed Dial ...................................................................... 160
Redial a Fax Number .................................................................................161
Voice Operations .......................................................................................161
Send Tone Signals ....................................................................................161
Pick up a Voice Call in Fax/Tel Receive Mode ...........................................................161
Special Line Considerations ...........................................................................162
Additional Dialing Operations ........................................................................... 164
Dial Access Codes and Credit Card Numbers .......................................................... 164
How to Store Numbers ..................................................................................165
Store Numbers ......................................................................................165
Set up Groups for Broadcasting .......................................................................167
Telephone Services and External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Voice Mail ..............................................................................................169
Distinctive Ring .........................................................................................170
Register the Distinctive Ring Pattern ...................................................................171
Turn Off Distinctive Ring ..............................................................................172
Caller ID ...............................................................................................172
External TAD (Telephone Answering Device) ..............................................................173
Connect an External TAD .............................................................................174
Record an Outgoing Message (OGM) on the External TAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Multi-line Connections (PBX) .........................................................................174
External and Extension Telephones .......................................................................175
Connect an External or Extension Telephone ...........................................................175
Operation from External and Extension Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Use a Non-Dell Cordless External Handset .............................................................176
Use the Remote Codes ................................................................................176
Fax Reports ..................................................................... 177
Print a Transmission Verification Report ..................................................................177
Print a Fax Journal ......................................................................................178

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PC-FAX ......................................................................... 178
PC-FAX for Windows® ..................................................................................178
PC-FAX Overview (Windows®) ........................................................................179
PC-FAX for Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
PC-FAX Overview (Macintosh) ....................................................................... 190
Send Faxes from Your Application (Macintosh) ......................................................... 190
7 Network ........................................................... 195
Get Started ...................................................................... 195
Supported Basic Network Features .......................................................................195
Select Your Network Connection Type .............................................. 196
Wired Network Connection Examples ................................................................... 196
Peer-to-Peer Printing Using TCP/IP ................................................................... 196
Network Shared Printing .............................................................................197
Wireless Network Connection Examples ..................................................................197
Connected to a Computer with a Wireless LAN Access Point Router in the Network (Infrastructure Mode) . . .198
Connected to a Wireless Computer without a Wireless LAN Access Point Router in the Network (Ad-Hoc
Mode) ...............................................................................................198
Learn to Use Network Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Learn about Network Management Utlilities ...............................................................199
What is Web Based Management? ....................................................................199
Access Network Management Software and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Access Web Based Management ......................................................................199
Locate the Machine’s Network Settings ............................................ 201
Locate Network Settings When Using the Dell Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Locate Network Settings When Using Web Based Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Additional Methods of Configuring Your Dell Machine for a Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . 202
Before Configuring Your Dell Machine for a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the One Push Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) or
AOSS™ ............................................................................................... 202
How to Configure Your Wireless Network Using the One Push Method of WPS or AOSS™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203