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
Troubleshooting Guide 451
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1Set Screen to Fineness in the printer driver.
a
On the
Advanced
tab, set
Screen
under
Items:
to
Fineness
.
Does this solve your problem?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 2.
2Set Print Mode to High Quality in the printer
driver.
a
On the
Graphics
tab, select
High Quality
from
Print Mode
.
Does this solve your problem?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 3.
3 Enable Bitmap Smoothing in the printer driver.
a
On the
Advanced
tab, set
Bitmap
Smoothing
under
Items:
to
On
.
Does this solve your problem?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 4.
4 Enable Bitmap Text Smoothing in the printer
driver.
a
On the
Advanced
tab, set
Bitmap Text
Smoothing
under
Items
: to
On
.
Does this solve your problem?
The task is
complete.
Go to action 5.
5 If using a downloaded font, ensure that the font is
recommended for the printer, operating system,
and the application being used.
Does this solve your problem?
The task is
complete.
Contact Dell.