User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ 2150cn/2150cdn Color Printer
- User's Guide
- Before Beginning
- Setting up the Printer (Printer Setup)
- Preparing Printer Hardware
- Installing Optional Accessories
- Connecting Your Printer
- Setting the IP Address
- Loading Paper
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Windows Computers
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Macintosh Computers
- Installing Printer Drivers on the Linux Computers (CUPS)
- Using Your Printer
- Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool
- Print Media Guidelines
- Loading Print Media
- Operator Panel
- Printing
- Know Your Printer
- Understanding the Tool Box Menus
- Understanding the Printer Menus
- Understanding Your Printer Software
- Understanding Fonts
- Understanding Printer Messages
- Printing With Web Services on Devices (WSD)
- Specifications
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Removing Options
- Clearing Jams
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Basic Printer Problems
- Display Problems
- Printing Problems
- Print Quality Problems
- The output is too light
- Toner smears or print comes off
- Random spots/Blurred images
- The entire output is blank
- Streaks appear on the output
- Part or the entire output is black
- Pitched color dots
- Vertical blanks
- Ghosting
- Light-induced fatigue
- Fog
- Bead-Carry-Out (BCO)
- Jagged characters
- Banding
- Auger mark
- Wrinkled/Stained paper
- Damage on the leading edge of paper
- Jam/Alignment Problems
- The top and side margins are incorrect
- Color registration is out of alignment
- Images are skewed
- Standard 250-Sheet Tray Misfeed Jam
- SSF Misfeed Jam
- Optional 250-Sheet Feeder Misfeed Jam
- Regi Jam (Exit Sensor On JAM)
- Exit Jam (Exit Sensor Off JAM)
- Standard 250-Sheet Tray/Optional 250-Sheet Feeder Multi-feed Jam
- SSF Multi-feed Jam
- Noise
- Problems With Installed Optional Accessories
- Other Problems
- Contacting Service
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Appendix
- Index

234 Operator Panel
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• Lights green when the printer is ready or sleeping and blinks when data
is being received. (Ready LED)
• Lights orange when an error occurs and blinks when an unrecoverable
print error occurs. (Error LED)
6
(Set)
button
• In the Menu mode, displays the selected menu or item and determines
the selected value.
7
(Cancel)
button
• Cancels the current print job.
• In the top level of the Menu mode, switches to the Print mode.
• In the submenu of the Menu mode, switches to the previous level.
NOTE: Moving to a different menu or returning to a previous screen cancels the
current entry or setting. Make sure to press the (Set) button to save the current
entry or setting.
Printing a Panel Settings Page
The panel settings page shows current settings for the operator panel menus.
When Using the Operator Panel
1
Press the
(Menu)
button.
2
Ensure that
Report/List
is displayed, and then press the
(Set)
button.
3
Press button until
Panel Settings
appears, and then press the
(Set)
button.
The panel settings page is printed.
When Using the Tool Box
NOTE:
1
Click
Start
All Programs
Dell Printers
Dell 2150 Color Printer
Tool Box
.
NOTE: The Select Printer window appears in this step when multiple printer
drivers are installed on your computer. In this case, click the name of this printer
listed in Printer Names, and then click Ok.