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Dell™ Laser Printer 3000cn
Owner’s Manual
Look Inside For:
• Loading Paper
• Setting Up for Local and Network Printing
• Using Your Printer
• Maintenance
• Contacting Dell
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Order Toner Cartridges Dell™ toner cartridges are available only through Dell. You can order toner cartridges 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 3000cn 1 2 8 7 3 6 5 4 1 Center output tray 5 Power cable connector 2 Operator panel 6 Ethernet port 3 Multipurpose feeder 7 USB port 4 Power switch 8 Parallel port For details on the optional duplex module, 250-sheet tray module, 500-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 per
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Contents Dell™ Laser Printer 3000cn ...............................................................................................3 1 Loading Paper ...............................................................................11 Loading the Multipurpose Feeder ..................................................................................12 Loading the Optional Tray ................................................................................................14 Loading Envelopes .........
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Software Overview ...........................................................................................................31 Printing Status Window ...........................................................................................31 Status Window ..........................................................................................................31 Status Monitor Console ...........................................................................................31 Dell Supplies M
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Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranty (U.S. and Canada Only) ...............75 Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranty (Latin America Only) ....................75 Dell™ Software License Agreement .............................................................................77 Limited Warranty ......................................................................................................77 U.S. Government Restricted Rights ..............................................................
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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 Multipurpose Feeder Loading the Optional Tray Loading Envelopes Loading Paper
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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. 2. Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray. The width guides should be fully extended. 12 Loading Paper www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
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3. Insert the print media into the feeder with the recommended print side face up. 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 software program and select the print media size and t
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Loading the Optional Tray Load the print media used for the majority of your print jobs in the optional 250/500-sheet tray Module. 1. Remove the tray. 2. Slide the width guides to the edge of the tray. The width guides should be fully extended. 14 Loading Paper www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
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3. Squeeze the length guide and slide it to the front 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 15
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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. 8. If you load any print media into the tray, configure the Paper Type and Paper Size settings for that tray. 16 Loading Paper www.dell.com/supplies | support.dell.com
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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 with the flaps open and toward the front of the printer, with the recommended print side face up. 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, with the recommended print side face up. You can load envelopes up to the
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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 Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 1. Connect your printer to your computer. 2. When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. 3. Insert the Drivers
