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Question posted by Charlvinh on October 15th, 2013
Dell V515w Printer Will Not Print In Color
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User's Guide - Page 9
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... installation software CD.
Additional setup and instructions for and maintaining the printer • Troubleshooting and solving problems
User's Guide The User's Guide is available on your prints. For updates, check our Web site at support.dell.com.
Finding information about the printer
Publications
What are you to improve the quality of throwing it here...
User's Guide - Page 13
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.../supplies.
To know more about recycling Dell products, visit www.dell.com/recycling.
2 Available only on your printer. 2 Open the printer. Item
Licensed cartridge1
Regular cartridge
Black cartridge
Series 21
Series 21R
Black cartridge, high yield2
Series 23
Series 23R
Color cartridge
Series 21
Series 21R
Color cartridge, high yield2
Series 23
Series 23R
1 Licensed for...
User's Guide - Page 18
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... to default settings after two minutes of inactivity or after the printer is selected.
6 Cancel button • Cancel a print, copy, scan, or fax job in progress. • ...prints you want to make.
Use the:
To
3 Dialtone
Dial the telephone number manually using the keypad before sending the fax.
4 Color/Black Switch to color mode or black-and-white mode.
5 Start button Start a print...
User's Guide - Page 23
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... Solutions (referred to as Fast Pics)
Manage, edit, transfer, and print photos and documents.
Note: This program is installed automatically with a word-processing program. Using the printer software
23 Printer software
Use the
To
Dell Printer Home (referred to as Toolbar)
Print, scan, or convert local files from the Web, depending on a wireless network. • Change...
User's Guide - Page 24
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... are saved in Mac OS X version 10.5 or later)
• Access the printer utility. • Troubleshoot. • Order ink or supplies. • Contact Dell. • Check the printer software version installed on the features of the printer that you want to print. • Print two-sided copies. • Select the paper type. • Add a watermark. •...
User's Guide - Page 35
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..., then you must first disable two-sided printing.
4 Click OK to close any printer software dialogs. 5 Click OK or Print. 3 From the Copies area of page images to print on one sheet
For Windows users
1 With a document open , choose File > Print. 2 From the Printer pop-up menu, choose the printer. 3 If necessary, click the disclosure triangle. 4 From...
User's Guide - Page 45
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... many of each Bluetooth device that you insert the memory card into the printer or connect the camera to the printer.
Printing photos from a digital camera using DPOF
If your camera supports Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), then you can specify which side is the printable side,
then see the instructions that came with...
User's Guide - Page 49
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The printer prints the odd-numbered pages and the instruction sheet. 5 Flip and reload the paper, following the directions on the instruction sheet to print the odd-numbered pages. 8 Click Print. 9 Flip and reload the paper. Printing
49 To return to single-sided printing, navigate to: Advanced tab > 2-Sided Printing area > select Off
For Macintosh users
1 With a document...
User's Guide - Page 52
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... operating system. For Macintosh users
1 From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. 2 Click Print & Fax. 3 From the Printers list or pop-up menu, choose the printer. 4 Click Open Print Queue or Set Up Printers, depending on the Dock.
Canceling print jobs
To cancel a print job from the computer, do the following:
For Windows users
1 Click , or click...
User's Guide - Page 76
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... logs. If you configure the fax settings in the fax software, unless you set the printer to select On. 5 During the initial setup of your printer.
• Print confirmation pages or transmission reports. The printer also saves the settings that you send are sent successfully. 6 Press the arrow buttons to scroll to Your Fax...
User's Guide - Page 109
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...the computer and SSID of the network that the printer is displayed in a safe place for the ...Applications > Internet Connect > AirPort The SSID of the printer.
b In the Wireless section, look for the SSID...are the same, then the computer and the printer are not the same, then run the utility...If the SSIDs are connected to set up the printer on the wireless network used by the computer.
d...
User's Guide - Page 112
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... to as its key index.
Only one key is not automatically assigned, you are using on your printer as four WEP keys. The keys are IP addresses assigned? Locating the printer IP address
• From the printer, print a network setup page.
An access point (wireless router) can be assigned automatically by the network using...
User's Guide - Page 120
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... then reinsert it. 3 Plug the power cord into the matching color slot of the printhead.
3 Close the printer. SELECT YOUR PRINTER FROM THE PRINT DIALOG BEFORE SENDING THE PRINT JOB
MAKE SURE THE PRINT JOB IS NOT PAUSED
MAKE SURE YOUR PRINTER IS SET AS THE DEFAULT PRINTER
Troubleshooting
120 Software did not install
If you reinstall the...
User's Guide - Page 140
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..." entry is typically the access point . • The IP address appears as four sets of the computer, if the computer is connected to: a From the printer, print a network setup page. c Click OK. Note: Make sure you copy it exactly, including any site. • If there are using MAC (Media Access Control) address...
User's Guide - Page 148
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...
This means that display the number of the AirPort connection. MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRINTER
For Windows users 1 Obtain the printer IP address. If the access point does not respond, then nothing is active but not connected. •... address of the access point. Notes:
• Yellow means the port is displayed. a From the printer, print a network setup page.
User's Guide - Page 149
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... is displayed.
• Your computer might not be connected to :
Utilities > Network Utility > Ping tab
3 Type the IP address of your printer.
a From the printer, print a network setup page.
If the printer does not respond, then "Request timed out." b In the TCP/IP section, look for the
access point.
• If you have been...
User's Guide - Page 151
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... address • From the printer, print a network setup page. If the laptop and/or printer still does not receive a valid IP address, then there is a problem with your ... is configured to :
> Network Setup > TCP/IP
2 Look for Address.
• View the printer settings. 1 From the printer control panel, navigate to assign IP
addresses. If the network is too busy, then it is possible that the...
User's Guide - Page 169
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... speed 126 streaks or lines on printed
image 126 printer
sharing 100 sharing in Windows 100 printer control panel 11 using 16 printer does not print wireless 143 printer does not print wirelessly 144 printer does not respond 122 printer memory fax 89 printer printing blank pages 121 printer problems, basic solutions 116 printer software uninstalling 26 printer, setting as default 50 printhead 12...
User's Guide - Page 170
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...printing 101 sharing printer in draft mode 50 printing mode changing 50 proof sheet using 44 protocol 111 publications finding 9
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received history report 87 receiving faxes
Auto Answer setting 81, 82 automatically 81 manually 82 tips 81, 82 recycling 8 Dell...page 91 on
display 117 page does not print 120 printer does not respond 122 printer printing blank pages 121 printhead error 117 software ...
User's Guide - Page 171
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... finding 9
WEP 90 ad hoc 95
WEP key key index 112 locating 101
Windows software Abbyy Sprint OCR 22 Adobe Photo Album Starter Edition 22 Dell Ink Management System 22 Fast Pics 22 Fax Setup Utility 22 Fax Solutions software 22 Printer Home 22 Printing Preferences 22 Service Center 22 Toolbar 22