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Dell™ Photo All-In-One Printer 942
Owner’s Manual
Look Inside For:
• Ordering Supplies
Getting Started
Using the Printer
Understanding the Printer Software
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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Ordering Supplies Your Dell Photo AIO Printer 942 includes software installed to detect the ink levels in the printer. During a print job, a screen appears on your computer to warn you of low ink levels. You can order ink online at www.dell.com/supplies or by phone. US 877-INK-2-YOU Japan 044-556-3551 Australia 1300 303 290 Luxembourg 02.713 1590 Austria 08 20 - 24 05 30 35 Malaysia 1800 88 0301 Belgium 02.713 1590 Mexico 866-851-1754 Canada 1-877-501-4803 Netherlands 020 - 674 4881 Chile 800
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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 wi
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Contents 1 Getting Started Understanding the Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Setting Up Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Accessing Your User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Replacing the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using the Operator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Operator Panel Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Operator Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Copying Photos Without a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Copying Photos Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Enlarging or Reducing Images or Documents . . . . . . . . . . 38 Changing Copy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Scanning Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Scanning Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Scanning Multiple Pages or I
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3 Understanding the Printer Software Using the Dell Printer Solution Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Using the Dell All-In-One Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Using Printing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Printing Preferences Tabs Using Dell Picture Studio v2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Using the Memory Card Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Ink Management . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 Contacting Dell Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Automated Order-Status Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 7 Appendix Limited Warranties and Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products . . . . 95 "Total Satisfaction" Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Dell Inc. Ink and Toner Cartridges Limited Warranties
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CAUTION: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your printer and working environment from potential damage. • Use only the power cable provided with this product or the manufacturer’s authorized replacement power cable. Connect the power cable to an electrical outlet that is near the product and easily accessible. Refer service or repairs, other than those described in the user documentation, to a professional
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10 CAUTION: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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1 Getting Started Understanding the Printer Parts 1 2 3 13 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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. Getting Started 11
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Number: Part: Description: 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 digital camera port PictBridge-enabled digital camera. 6 Media card slot Slot into which you insert a media card containing digital pictures. NOTE: The LCD will only display JPEG files found on the media card. To view other image types found on the media card,
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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. Accessing Your
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2 If an English operator panel is installed, remove it by lifting the panel up. 3 Snap the non-English operator panel into place. 4 Close the top cover. 14 Getting Started www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Using the Operator Panel 1 2 15 3 14 4 13 5 12 6 11 710 8 9 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" on page 15. 2 Number of Copies Select the desired number of copies by using the navigation button. 3 Navigation button Increase or decrease a number on the display. Scroll through a list on the display. Getting Started 15
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Button Description 4 Preview Scans the document in the Copy or Scan mode and displays a preview. 5 Save to PC Scans the document and sends it to the Dell All-In-One Center. For more information, see "Using the Dell All-In-One Center" on page 55. Launches the Memory Card Manager when a memory card is inserted or a digital camera is connected. For more information, see "Using the Memory Card Manager" on page 59. 6 Color Make a color copy. 7 Power Turn your printer on or off. 8 Error messa
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Memory Cards Your printer supports the following memory card types: CompactFlash Type I and II Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO SmartMedia Secure Digital 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" on page 48. Memory Card Manager Memory Card Manager (MCM) allows you to display, manage, edit, print, and save photos from your memory ca
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Operator Panel Menus Photo mode Menu Sub-menu item Settings Photo I Want To... View Photos or Print NOTE: The I Want To... menu is only Save to Computer available when a photo card is installed. Slide Show Print All x Photos 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 Print Quality Automatic* Draft Normal Photo Brightness (Press Select.) Crop (Press Select.) Rotate 90 degrees (Press Select.) Print All Photos (Press Sele
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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.) Paper Type Auto-Detect* Plain Coated Glossy Transparency Photo Size 4x6 in.* 5x7 in. 8x10 in. L 2L 8 1/2 x 11 in. A4 A5 A6 Hagaki 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. 3 1/2 x 5 in. Preview before Print Off* On * Factory default setting Getting Star
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Menu Sub-menu item Settings Language English* French German Spanish Italian Brazilian Russian Dutch Greek Polish Korean Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Clear Settings When After 2 minutes* Never Power Save (the screen saver shown 10 minutes* below appears on screen until the 20 minutes printer enters Power Save) 30 minutes Immediate Order online: www.dell.com/supplies * Factory default setting 20 Getting Started www.dell.com | support.dell.com
