Dell 1700 - Personal Laser Printer B/W User manual

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Dell™ Vostro™ 1700 Owner’s Manual
Model PP22X

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
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 PP22X
November 2007 P/N TT565 Rev. A01

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Contents
1 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 About Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Determining Your Computer’s Configuration . . . . . . 21
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3 Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . 36
Transferring Information to a New Computer . . . . . . 37
Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Microsoft Windows Vista™ . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Setting Up a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4Contents
Power Protection Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Uninterruptible Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . 44
4 Using the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adjusting Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching the Video Image From Your Computer
Display to a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting Display Resolution and Refresh Rate . . . . . . 45
Microsoft®Windows XP®. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows Vista®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5 Using the Keyboard and Touch
Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Display Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Microsoft®Windows®Logo Key Functions . . . . 48
Dell™ QuickSet Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Customizing the Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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6 Using a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Battery Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Checking the Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dell™ QuickSet Battery Meter . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Microsoft®Windows®Battery Meter . . . . . . . 53
Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Low-Battery Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Conserving Battery Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring Power Management Settings . . . . . 54
Using the Sleep Power State . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7 Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Playing Media Using Dell Travel Remote . . . . . . . . 61
Copying CD and DVD Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
How to Copy a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using Blank CD or DVD Media . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adjusting the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Using Dell MediaDirect™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

6Contents
Connecting Your Computer to a TV or
Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
S-Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio. . . . . . . . . . 70
Composite Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . 72
Composite Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . . 74
Component Video and Standard Audio . . . . . . . 76
Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio . . . . 79
Enabling the Display Settings for a TV . . . . . . . 82
8 Using ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
ExpressCard Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installing an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removing an ExpressCard or Blank . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9 Using the Memory Card Reader . . . . . . 89
Memory Card Blanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Removing a Memory Card or Blank . . . . . . . . . . . 90
10 Setting Up and Using Networks . . . . . . 91
Connecting a Network or Broadband
Modem Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Setting Up a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Wireless Local Area Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
What You Need to Establish a WLAN
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Checking Your Wireless Network Card. . . . . . . 93
Setting Up a New WLAN Using a Wireless
Router and a Broadband Modem. . . . . . . . . . 94
Connecting to a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mobile Broadband (or Wireless Wide Area
Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
What You Need to Establish a Mobile
Broadband Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . 97
Checking Your Dell™ Mobile Broadband Card . . . 97
Connecting to a Mobile Broadband Network . . . 98
Enabling/Disabling the Dell Mobile
Broadband Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Dell Wi-Fi Catcher™ Network Locator . . . . . . . . . 99
11 Securing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Security Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
12 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dell Technical Update Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dell Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Dell Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Dell PC TuneUp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

8Contents
Dell PC Checkup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dell Network Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
DellConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Optical drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Hard drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . . . . 115
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
ExpressCard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
IEEE 1394 Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
External Keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Unexpected characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lockups and Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 125
The computer does not start . . . . . . . . . . . 125
The computer stops responding . . . . . . . . . 125
A program stops responding or crashes
repeatedly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
A program is designed for an earlier
Microsoft®Windows®operating system . . . . 126
A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dell MediaDirect problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area
Network [WWAN]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
No sound from integrated speakers . . . . . . . . 133
No sound from external speakers . . . . . . . . . 133
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Remote Control Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Video and Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
If the display is difficult to read. . . . . . . . . . . 136
If only part of the display is readable. . . . . . . . 137
Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 138
Troubleshooting Software and Hardware
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Restoring your Microsoft Windows Operating
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Restoring Windows Vista®. . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Restoring Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

10 Contents
13 Adding and Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . 153
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Turning Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Before Working Inside Your Computer . . . . . . 154
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Returning a Hard Drive to Dell . . . . . . . . . . 158
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Removing the Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Replacing the Hinge Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Removing the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Replacing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Removing the DIMM A Memory Module . . . . . 164
Replacing the DIMM A Memory Module . . . . . 165
Removing the DIMM B Memory Module . . . . . 166
Replacing the DIMM B Memory Module . . . . . 168
Subscriber Identity Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Wireless Mini-Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Removing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Replacing a WLAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Removing a Mobile Broadband or
WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Replacing a Mobile Broadband or
WWAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Removing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Replacing a WPAN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Flash Cache Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Removing the FCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Replacing the FCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Internal Card With Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Removing the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Coin-Cell Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . 182
Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery . . . . . . . . . . 183
14 Dell™ QuickSet Features. . . . . . . . . . . . 185
15 Traveling With Your Computer. . . . . . . . 187
Identifying Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Packing the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Travel Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Traveling by Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
16 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 190
DellConnect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

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AutoTech Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . 191
Problems With Your Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . 192
Before You Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
17 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
18 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Viewing the System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . 206
System Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Commonly Used Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Computer, Keyboard, and Display . . . . . . . . 208
Touch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . 210
Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and
Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Definition of "Third-Party" Software and
Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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FCC Notice (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
FCC Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Macrovision Product Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

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Finding Information 15
Finding Information
NOTE: Some features may be optional and may not ship with your computer. Some
features may not be available in certain countries.
NOTE: Additional information may ship with your computer.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here
• A diagnostic program for my computer
• Drivers for my computer
• Device documentation
• Notebook System Software (NSS)
Drivers and Utilities Media
Documentation and drivers are already
installed on your computer. You can use
the Drivers and Utilities media to
reinstall drivers (see "Reinstalling Drivers
and Utilities" on page 138) or run the
Dell Support 3 utility (see "Dell Support"
on page 110).
Readme files may be included on your
Drivers and Utilities media to provide
last-minute updates about technical
changes to your computer or advanced
technical-reference material for
technicians or experienced users.
NOTE: Drivers and documentation updates
can be found at support.dell.com.
• Warranty information
• Terms and Conditions (U.S. only)
• Safety instructions
• Regulatory information
• Ergonomics information
• End User License Agreement
Dell™ Product Information Guide

16 Finding Information
• How to set up my computer Setup Diagram
• How to remove and replace parts
• Specifications
• How to configure system settings
• How to troubleshoot and solve
problems
Microsoft Windows XP and Windows
Vista™ Help and Support Center
1 Click Start → Help and Support →
Dell User and System Guides
→
System Guides .
2 Click the User’s Guide for your
computer.
• Service Tag and Express Service Code
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Product Key
Service Tag and Microsoft Windows
Product Key
These labels are located on your
computer.
• Use the Service Tag to identify your
computer when you use
support.dell.com or contact support.
• Enter the Express Service Code to
direct your call when contacting
support.
NOTE: As an increased security measure,
the newly designed Microsoft Windows
license label incorporates a "security
portal," which looks like a missing portion
of the label, to discourage removal of the
label.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

Finding Information 17
• Solutions — Troubleshooting hints and
tips, articles from technicians, online
courses, and frequently asked questions
• Community — Online discussion with
other Dell customers
• Upgrades — Upgrade information for
components, such as the memory, hard
drive, and operating system
• Customer Care — Contact
information, service call and order
status, and warranty and repair
information
• Service and support — Service call
status, support history, service contract,
and online discussions with support
• Dell Technical Update Service —
Proactive e-mail notification of software
and hardware updates for your
computer
• Reference — Computer
documentation, details on my
computer configuration, product
specifications, and white papers
• Downloads — Certified drivers,
patches, and software updates
• Notebook System Software (NSS) — If
you reinstall the operating system on
your computer, you should also reinstall
the NSS utility. NSS automatically
detects your computer and operating
system, and installs the updates
appropriate for your configuration,
providing critical updates for your
operating system and support for Dell
3.5-inch USB floppy drives, Intel
®
processors, optical drives, and USB
devices. NSS is necessary for correct
operation of your Dell computer.
Dell Support Website — support.dell.com
NOTE: Select your region or business
segment to view the appropriate support
site.
To download Notebook System Software:
1 Go to support.dell.com , select your
country/region, and then click
Drivers
& Downloads
.
2 Enter your Service Tag or product
model, and then click
Go .
3 Select your operating system and
language, and then click
Find
Downloads
, or under Downloads
Search
, search for the keyword
Notebook System Software .
NOTE: The support.dell.com user interface
may vary depending on your selections.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

18 Finding Information
• How to use Microsoft Windows XP or
Windows Vista™
• How to work with programs and files
• How to personalize my desktop
Windows Help and Support
Microsoft Windows XP:
1 Click the Start button and click Help
and Support
.
2 Either select one of the topics listed, or
type a word or phrase that describes
your problem into the
Search box, click
the arrow icon, and then click the topic
that describes your problem.
3 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Microsoft Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button
, and then click
Help and Support .
2 In Search Help , type a word or phrase
that describes your problem, and then
press <Enter> or click the magnifying
glass.
3 Click the topic that describes your
problem.
4 Follow the instructions on the screen.
• Information on network activity, the
Power Management Wizard, hotkeys,
and other items controlled by Dell
QuickSet.
Dell QuickSet Help
To view Dell QuickSet Help, right-click
the Dell QuickSet icon in the Windows
notification area.
For more information on Dell QuickSet,
see "Dell™ QuickSet Features" on
page 185.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

Finding Information 19
• How to reinstall my operating system Operating System Media
The operating system is already installed
on your computer. To reinstall your
operating system, use one of the
following methods:
• Microsoft Windows System Restore —
Microsoft Windows System Restore
returns your computer to an earlier
operating state without affecting data
files.
• Dell PC Restore — Dell PC Restore
returns your computer to its original
operating state. Dell PC Restore may
not ship with your computer.
• Operating System Installation Media —
If you received operating system media
with your computer, you can use it to
restore your operating system.
For more information, see "Restoring
your Microsoft Windows Operating
System" on page 142.
After you reinstall your operating system,
use the Drivers and Utilities media to
reinstall drivers for the devices that came
with your computer.
Your operating system product key label is
located on your computer.
NOTE: The color of your operating system
installation media varies according to the
operating system you ordered.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here

20 Finding Information