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

304 Understanding the Printer Menus
mm / inch
Purpose:
To specify the default measurement unit displayed after the numeric value on
the operator panel.
Values:
NOTE: The default for mm/inch varies depending on other settings, such as
Country and Document Size.
Def. Paper Size
Purpose:
To specify the default paper size.
Values:
Job Completed Off Does not emit a tone when a job is complete.
On
*
Emits a tone when a job is complete.
Fault Tone Off Does not emit a tone when a job ends abnormally.
On
*
Emits a tone when a job ends abnormally.
Alert Tone Off Does not emit a tone when a problem occurs.
On
*
Emits a tone when a problem occurs.
Out of Paper Off Does not emit a tone when the printer runs out of paper.
On
*
Emits a tone when the printer runs out of paper.
Low Toner Alert Off Does not emit a tone when a toner is low.
On
*
Emits a tone when a toner is low.
AutoClear Alert Off
*
Does not emit a tone 5 seconds before the printer performs
auto clear.
On Emits a tone 5 seconds before the printer performs auto
clear.
All Tones Off Disables all the alert tones.
On
*
Sets the volume of all the alert tones at once.
Millimeters (mm)
*
Selects millimeter as the default measurement unit.
Inches (") Selects inch as the default measurement unit.