Dell 5210n Mono Laser Printer User manual

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5210n / 5310n Quick Reference Guide
CAUTION: Before you set up and operate your Dell printer, read and follow the safety instructions in
your
Owner’s Manual .
Operator Panel
1 Indicator light Off — Power is off.
Solid green — Printer is on, but idle.
Blinking green — Printer is warming up, processing data, or printing a job.
Solid amber — Operator intervention is required.
2Menu button Opens the menu index.
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1 Output expander
2 Operator panel
3 Tray 1 (standard tray)
4 Duplex unit
5 Envelope feeder
6 Tray 2 (250 or 500 sheets)
7 Tray 3 (250 or 500 sheets)
8 Tray 4 (250 or 500 sheets)
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Loading a Tray
1 Remove the tray from the printer, and place it on a flat, level surface.
2 Squeeze the rear and side guide tabs, and slide the guides to the outer edge of the tray.
3 Load print media into the tray. Do not load print media above the load line.
3 Printer model number 5210n or 5310n
4 Navigation buttons Move up and down lists.
Move within a screen such as moving from one menu index item to another.
5Select button Initiates action on a selection.
6Back button Returns to the last screen you viewed.
7Cancel button Stops the mechanical operation of the printer.
8 Display View messages and graphics describing the current state of the printer and indicating
possible printer problems you must resolve.

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4 Slide the guides toward the inside of the tray until they rest against the edge of the print media.
5 Insert the tray into the printer.
Loading the Multipurpose Feeder
1 Pull on the notch on the front of the printer to lower the multipurpose feeder.
2 Pull the tray extension out.
3 Slide the width guide to the far right.
4 Load print media in the tray.
5 Slide the side guide toward the inside of the tray until it lightly rests against the edge of the media.
6 Set the Paper Size and Paper Type for the multipurpose feeder (MP Feeder Size and MP Feeder Type) to the
correct value for the print media you loaded.

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Loading Letterhead
Letterhead must be loaded differently depending on whether you are duplexing and whether you are using the
multipurpose feeder or a tray.
Canceling a Print Job
If the job is formatting or already printing, and Cancel a Job appears on the first line of the display:
1PresstheSelect button on the operator panel.
A list of jobs appears.
2PresstheDown arrow button until appears next to the job requiring cancelation, and then press the
Select button .
The message Canceling <filename> appears.
NOTE: Once a print job is sent, to easily cancel the job, press the Cancel button . The Stopped screen appears. Press the
Down arrow button until appears next to Cancel a job, and then press the Select button .
Printing a Menu Settings Page
You can print a menu settings page to review the default printer settings and to verify the printer options are installed
correctly.
1 Make sure the printer is on.
2PresstheMenu button on the operator panel.
3PresstheDown arrow button until appears next to Reports, and then press the Select button .
4PresstheDown arrow button until appears next to Menu Settings Page, and then press the Select
button .
The printer returns to Ready after the page prints.
In a Tray In the Multipurpose Feeder
Single-sided (simplex) printing
Double-sided (duplex) printing

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Printing a Network Setup Page
You can print a network setup page to review the default printer settings and to verify the printer options are installed
correctly.
1 Make sure the printer is on.
2PresstheMenu button on the operator panel.
3PresstheDown arrow button until appears next to Reports, and then press the Select button .
4PresstheDown arrow button until appears next to Network Setup Page or Network <x> Setup
Page, and then press the Select button .
The printer returns to Ready.
Common Printer Messages
Message Action
38 Memory Full •PresstheSelect button to clear the message and continue printing.
The job may not print correctly.
• Cancel the current job.
• Install additional printer memory. For more information, see the User’s Guide.
80 Scheduled maintenance
advised •PresstheSelect button to clear the message, and continue printing.
• Replace the maintenance items and if necessary, reset the printer maintenance
counter. For more information, see the User’s Guide.
88 Toner is low • Replace the toner cartridge. For more information, see the User’s Guide.
•PresstheSelect button to clear the message and continue printing.
Close Door or
Insert Cartridge
• Close the upper front door.
• Install the toner cartridge.
Enter PIN Enter the PIN you identified in the driver when you sent the confidential job to the
printer.
Insert Tray <x> Insert the specified tray into the printer.
Power Saver • Send a job to print.
•PresstheSelect button to warm the printer to normal operating temperature
and display the Ready message.
Tray <x> Empty Load paper in the tray to clear the message.
Tray <x> Low Add paper to the tray to clear the message.

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Accessing Jam Areas
Operator Panel Menus
Message What to do*
27x Paper Jam Check Bin x Open the output bin rear doors, and then remove the jam.
202 Paper Jam Open Rear Door Open the rear door on the printer, and then remove the jam.
201 Paper Jam Remove Cartridge Open the top front cover, remove the print cartridge, and then remove the jam.
200 Paper Jam Remove Cartridge Open the top front cover, remove the print cartridge, and then remove the jam.
23x Paper Jam Open Duplex Rear
Door Open the rear duplex door, and then remove the jam.
260 Paper Jam Check Env Feeder Lift the envelope weight, remove all envelopes, flex and stack the envelopes, reload the
envelope feeder, and adjust the guide.
250 Paper Jam Check MP Feeder Remove all media from the multipurpose feeder, flex and stack the media, reload the
multipurpose feeder, and adjust the guide.
23x Paper Jam Check Duplex Remove the duplex tray from the duplex unit, raise the duplex deflector, and remove the
jam. Open the rear duplex door, and remove the jam.
24x Paper Jam Check Tray x Open each tray, and then remove any jammed media.
* After clearing the jam, press the Select button to resume printing.
Paper menu
Default Source
Paper Size/Type
Configure MP
Substitute Size
Paper Texture
Paper Weight
Paper Loading
Custom Types
Universal Setup
Bin Setup
Settings
Setup Menu
Finishing Menu
Quality Menu
Utilities Menu
PostScript Menu
PCL Emul Menu
Network/Ports
TCP/IP
Standard Network
Network <x>
Standard USB
USB <x>
Parallel
Parallel <x>
NetWare
AppleTalk
Reports
Menu Settings Page
Device Statistics
Network Setup Page
Network <x> Setup
Page
NetWare Setup Page
Print Fonts
Security
Job Expiration
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7x Paper Jam
202 Paper Jam
23x Paper Jam
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Paper Jam
201 Paper Jam
260 Paper Jam
250 Paper Jam
23x Paper Jam
24x Paper Jam

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For more information...
Setting Up Your Printer poster
The Setting Up Your Printer poster contains information on how to set up your printer.
Owner’s Manual
The Owner’s Manual contains safety information, warranty information, and information on how to set up and use
your printer
User’s Guide
To access your User’s Guide, click Start→Programs or All Programs→Dell Printers→Dell Laser Printer 5210n /
5310n→User’s Guide.
If the User’s Guide is not installed on your computer:
1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
2ClickStart→Run.
3TypeD:\ (where Dis the letter of your CD drive), and then click OK.
4BrowsetoPubs/<your language folder>/5210_UG.chm.
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