Tips For Successful Printing; Tips On Storing Print Media; Avoiding Paper Jams; Sending A Job To Print - Dell 3130cn - Color Laser Printer User Manual

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Printing

Tips for Successful Printing

Sending a Job to Print

Canceling a Print Job
Printing a Report Page
Using the Print and Hold Function
This chapter covers tips for printing, how to print certain lists of information from your printer, and how to cancel a job.
Tips for Successful Printing

Tips on Storing Print Media

Store your print media properly. For more information, see

Avoiding Paper Jams

NOTE: It is recommended that you try a limited sample of any print media you are considering using with the
printer before purchasing large quantities.
By selecting appropriate print media and loading it properly, you can avoid paper jams. See the following instructions on
loading print media:
"Loading Print Media in the Standard and Optional
feeder)
"Loading the MPF"
"Avoiding Jams"
If you experience a jam, see
Sending a Job to Print
To support all of the printer features, use the printer driver. When you choose Print from a software program, a window
representing the printer driver opens. Select the appropriate settings for the specific job you are sending to print. Print
settings selected from the driver override the default menu settings selected from the operator panel or Tool Box.
You may need to click Preferences from the initial Print box to see all of the available system settings you can change.
If you are not familiar with a feature in the printer driver window, open the online Help for more information.
To print a job from a typical Windows
1. Open the file you want to print.
2. From the File menu, select Print.
3. Verify that the correct printer is selected in the dialog box. Modify the printer settings as appropriate (such as the
pages you want to print or the number of copies).
4. Click Preferences to adjust system settings not available from the first screen, and then click OK.
5. Click OK or Print to send the job to the selected printer.
"Clearing Jams" for instructions.
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application:
"Storing Print Media".
Trays" (which includes the tray 1 and the optional 550 sheet