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Dell™ Photo All-In-One Printer 942 User's Guide
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Finding Information What are you looking for? Find it here Drivers for my printer Drivers and Utilities CD My User's Guide Documentation and drivers are already installed on your computer when purchased from Dell at the same time as your printer. You can use the CD to uninstall/reinstall drivers or access your documentation. Readme files may be included on your CD to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to your printer or advanced technical reference material for experienced use
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Use the Service Tag to identify your printer when you use support.dell.com or contact technical support. NOTE: The Express Service Code is not available in all countries. Latest drivers for my Dell Support website - support.dell.com printer Answers to technical The Dell Support website provides several online tools, including: service and support questions Solutions - Troubleshooting hints and tips, articles from Documentation for my technicians, and online courses printer Community - Online dis
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About Your Printer Understanding the Printer Parts Setting Up Your Printer Replacing the Operator Panel Using the Operator Panel Print Media Guidelines Loading Paper Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor Placing Your Document on the Scanner Glass Understanding the Printer Parts
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Number: Part: Description: 1 Paper support Part that supports loaded paper. 2 Paper guide Guide that helps the paper feed into the printer properly. 3 Top cover Top of printer that holds your document or photo flat while you scan it. 4 Paper exit tray Tray that holds the paper as it exits the printer. NOTE: Pull the paper exit tray straight out to extend it. 5 PictBridge-enabled Slot into which you plug the USB cable that connects to your PictBridge- digital camera port enabled digital camera. 6
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You can use the Dell Photo AIO Printer 942 to do a variety of things. A few important things to note: If your printer is connected to a computer, you can use either the printer operator panel or the printer software to create your projects. You do need to connect your printer to a computer to scan, print, fax and use the Save to PC function. You do not need to connect your printer to a computer to copy or print from flash memory cards or PictBridge-enabled digital cameras. Replacing the Operator
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3. Snap the non-English operator panel into place. 4. Close the top cover. Using the Operator Panel
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Button Description 1 LCD Panel on the printer that displays scanning, copying, faxing, and printing options as well as status and error messages. For more information, see Using the Operator Panel. 2 Number of Select the desired number of copies by using the navigation button. Copies 3 Navigation Increase or decrease a number on the display. button Scroll through a list on the display. 4 Preview Scans the document in the Copy or Scan mode and displays a preview. 5 Save to PC Scans the document a
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8 Error Flashes when the printer is experiencing an error. For more information, see Error message LED Messages and Lights. 9 Mode Scroll through the available modes: Photo, Copy, Scan, and Fax. 10 Mode lights Displays next to the current printer mode. 11 Black Make a black and white copy. 12 Menu Scroll through the available menus and modes. Each time you press this button, the next item on the display appears. 13 Cancel Cancel a scan, print, or copy job in progress. Cancel a copy job (using on
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MultiMediaCard xD-Picture Card When you insert a media card into the slot on the front of the printer, the I Want To... menu is displayed. For more information, see Using Your Printer in Photo Mode. Memory Card Manager Memory Card Manager (MCM) allows you to display, manage, edit, print, and save photos from your memory card to your computer. To launch Memory Card Manager from the printer: 1. Insert a memory card into the memory card slot on the front of the printer. 2. Press the Save to PC butt
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A5 B5 A4 L 2L Hagaki 3x5 3 1/2 x 5 in. 4x6 5x7 Print Quality Automatic* Draft Normal Photo Brightness (Press Select.) Crop (Press Select.) Rotate 90 degrees (Press Select.) Print All Photos (Press Select.) Slide Show (Press Select.) Print Index Page (Press Select.) View Photos or Print (Press Select.) Save to Computer (Press Select.) Maintenance Ink Levels (Press Select.) Change Cartridges (Press Select.) Align Cartridges (Press Select.) Clean Cartridges (Press Select.) P
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Preview before Print Off* On Language English* French German Spanish Italian Russian Japanese Simplified Chinese Clear Settings When After 2 minutes* Never Power Save (the screen saver shown below appears on screen until 10 minutes* the printer enters Power Save) 20 minutes 30 minutes Immediate * Factory default setting Fax mode Menu Sub-menu item Settings Maintenance Ink Levels (Press Select.) Change Cartridges (Press Select.) Align Cartridges (Press Select.) Clean Cartridges (Press Selec
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Clear Settings When After 2 minutes* Never Power Save (the screen saver shown below appears on screen until 10 minutes* the printer enters Power Save) 20 minutes 30 minutes Immediate * Factory default setting Copy mode Menu Sub-menu item Settings Copy Copy Quality Automatic* Draft Normal Photo Brightness (Press Select.) Blank Paper Size 8 1/2 x 11 in.* 8 1/2 x 14 in. A6 A5 B5 A4 L 2L Hagaki 3x5 3 1/2 x 5 in. 4x6 5x7 Repeat Image (Press Select.) Size of Original Automatic* 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. 3
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A5 B5 A4 L 2L Hagaki Maintenance Ink Levels (Press Select.) Change Cartridges (Press Select.) Align Cartridges (Press Select.) Clean Cartridges (Press Select.) Print Test Page (Press Select.) Defaults Restore Defaults (Press Select.) Paper Type Auto-detect* Plain Coated Glossy Transparency Language English* French German Spanish Italian Russian Japanese Simplified Chinese Clear Settings When After 2 minutes* Never Power Save (the screen saver shown below appears on screen until 10 mi
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Menu Sub-menu item Settings Maintenance Ink Levels (Press Select.) Change Cartridges (Press Select.) Align Cartridges (Press Select.) Clean Cartridges (Press Select.) Print Test Page (Press Select.) Defaults Restore Defaults (Press Select.) Language English* French German Spanish Italian Russian Japanese Simplified Chinese Clear Settings When After 2 minutes* Never Power Save (the screen saver shown below appears on screen until 10 minutes* the printer enters Power Save) 20 minutes 3
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NOTE: Load letterhead paper with the top of the letterhead entering the printer first and facing up. You select Draft (select Photo if a photo cartridge is installed), Normal, or Photo print quality. 20 sheets of banner paper You remove any paper from the paper support before inserting banner paper. You place a stack of banner paper on or behind the printer, with only the number of sheets required. NOTE: You must select A4 Banner or Letter Banner paper size in Printing Preferences. Failure to do
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The paper guide rests against the left edge of the envelopes. You print the envelopes with Landscape orientation. You select the correct envelope size. Select the next biggest size if the exact envelope size is not listed, and set the left and right margins so that your envelope text will be correctly positioned. NOTE: You can load a single envelope into the paper support without removing plain paper. 25 greeting cards, index The print side of the cards faces up. cards, postcards, or photo The c
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2. 3. NOTE: Do not force paper into the printer. The paper should be flat against the paper support surface and the right edge should be flush against the right paper guide. Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor Your printer has an automatic paper type sensor that detects the following paper types: Plain Transparency Glossy/photo Coated If you load one of these paper types, the printer detects the paper type and automatically adjusts the Quality/Speed settings. Paper type Quality/Speed s
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To choose paper size: 1. With your document open, click File Print. 2. In the Print dialog box, click Preferences or Properties (depending on your program or operating system). The Printing Preferences screen appears. 3. On the Paper Setup tab, select the paper size. 4. Click OK. Unless you turn off the automatic paper type sensor, it always remains on. To turn off the automatic paper type sensor for a specific print job: 1. With your document open, click File Print. 2. In the Print dialog bo
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7. Placing Your Document on the Scanner Glass 1. Open the top cover. 2. Place your document face down on the scanner glass in the lower right corner. NOTE: Make sure the upper left corner of the front of the item aligns with the arrow on the printer. 3. Close the top cover.
