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Dell™ Laser Printer 5100cn
Owner’s Manual
Look Inside For:
• Loading Paper
• Setting Up for Local and Network Printing
• Installing Printer Driver
• Using Your Printer
• Maintenance
• Contacting Dell
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Order Printer Supplies Dell™ Printer Supplies are available only through Dell. You can order Printer Supplies online at www.dell.com/supplies or by phone. US 877-INK-2-YOU Malaysia 1800 88 0301 Algeria Contact your distributor. Mexico 866-851-1754 Argentina Contact your distributor. Netherlands 020-674-4881 Australia 1300 030 290 Norway 231622 64 Austria 08 20-24 05 30 35 Oman Contact your distributor. Belgium 02.713 1590 Paraguay Contact your distributor. Canada 1-877-501-4803 Peru Contact your
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Dell™ Laser Printer 5100cn 1 2 9 8 3 5 7 4 6 1 Center output tray 5 Power switch 2 Operator panel 6 Power cable connector 3 Multipurpose feeder 7 Ethernet port 4 Standard 500-sheet tray 8 USB port 9 Parallel port For details on the optional 500-sheet tray module, 1000-sheet tray module, and other additional options, see the User's Guide. 3
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your printer 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. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2004 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written perm
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Contents Dell™ Laser Printer 5100cn ...............................................................................................3 1 Loading Paper ...............................................................................11 Loading the Standard Tray ...............................................................................................12 Loading the Multipurpose Feeder ..................................................................................15 Loading Envelopes ..........
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5 Using Your Printer ....................................................................... 33 Changing Printer Settings ................................................................................................34 Initializing NVRAM ....................................................................................................35 Setting of Panel Lock ...............................................................................................35 Adjusting the Language ..............
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Cleaning the Automatic Density Control (ADC) Sensor .............................................56 7 Appendix .......................................................................................61 Technical Assistance .......................................................................................................62 Automated Order-Status Service ...................................................................................62 Contacting Dell .......................................
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CAUTION: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system and working environment from potential damage. • Your product uses a laser. CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. • Your product uses a printing process that heats the print media, and heat can cause certain media to release emissions. You must unde
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1 Section 1 Loading Paper Loading the Standard Tray Loading the Multipurpose Feeder Loading Envelopes Loading Paper
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Loading the Standard Tray Load the print media used for the majority of your print jobs in the standard 500-sheet tray. 1. Pull the tray out of the printer until it stops. Hold the tray with both hands, lift the front slightly, and remove it from the printer. 2. Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray. The width guides should be fully extended. NOTE: For A4 paper, push the lever to the A4 position. 12 Loading Paper www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
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3. Squeeze the length guide and slide it to the edge of the tray. 4. Before loading the print media, flex the sheets back and forth, and then fan them. Straighten the edges of the stack on a level surface. 5. Place the print media into the tray with the recommended print side face up. NOTE: Do not exceed the maximum fill line in the tray. Overfilling the tray may cause paper jams. Loading Paper 13
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6. Slide the width guides and length guide until they rest lightly against the edge of the print media stack. 7. Insert the tray into the printer, and push until it stops. 8. If you load any print media into the tray, configure the Paper Type settings for that tray according to the message on the operator panel. 14 Loading Paper www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
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Loading the Multipurpose Feeder In addition to plain paper, the multipurpose feeder can use various other sizes and types of print media such as envelopes and transparencies. 1. Gently pull open the multipurpose feeder cover, and pull out the extension tray. 2. Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray. The width guides should be fully extended. Loading Paper 15
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3. Insert all media face down and top edge first into the multipurpose feeder. For more information, see "Loading Envelopes" on page 17. NOTE: Do not force the print media. 4. Slide the width guides until they rest lightly against the edge of the print media stack. NOTE: Be careful not to bend the print media. 5. Make sure the size and type settings for the multipurpose feeder are set to the correct value for the print media you have loaded. Select print media source, size, and type in your
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Loading Envelopes To load envelopes that are under 8.66 inches (220 mm) in width in the multipurpose feeder, insert the envelopes either with the flaps closed and at the right side or the flaps open and at the rear. To load envelopes that are over 8.66 inches (220 mm) in width in the multipurpose feeder, insert the envelopes with the flaps closed and the short-edge of the envelopes facing into the printer. The print side must be facing down. You can load envelopes up to the maximum fill line
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2 Section 2 Setting Up for Local Printing Installing Printer Drivers Setting Up for Local Printing
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A local printer is a printer attached to your computer or a print server using a USB or parallel cable. If your printer is attached to a network and not your computer, see "Setting Up for Network Printing" on page 23. Installing Printer Drivers Connecting the Printer to the Computer Before Inserting the Drivers and Utilities CD NOTE: Using this setup method, make sure your printer is not connected to your computer when you begin. After the printer driver has been installed, you need to do t
