Dell Color Multifunction Printer E525w User's Guide

1 dell Color Multifunction Printer | E525wUser's GuideRegulatory Model: dell E525wContents3 ContentsBefore Beginning .. 16A Notes, Cautions, and Warnings .. 171 dell Color Multifunction Printer | E525w User's Guide .. 18 Conventions.. 182 Finding Information .. 193 Product Features .. 204 About the Printer .. 22 Front View .. 22 Rear View.. 23 Space Requirements.. 24 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) .. 25 Operator Panel .. 25 Securing the Printer .. 26 Ordering Supplies .. 26 Printer Setup .. 275 Connecting Your Printer .

2 28 Connecting Printer to Computer or Network .. 29 USB Connection.. 29 Ethernet Connection.. 294 ContentsWireless Connection.. 30 Reconfiguring the Wireless Setting .. 34 Connecting the Telephone Line.. 35 Turning on the Printer .. 366 Setting Up Your Printer .. 38 Configuring Initial Settings on the Operator Panel .. 38 Printer Setup Using the Software and Documentation Disc.. 427 Setting the IP Address.. 43 Assigning an IP Address .. 43 Operator Panel.. 43 Tool Box .. 44 Verifying the IP Address .. 45 Operator Panel.

3 45 System Settings Report .. 45 Ping Command.. 458 Loading Paper.. 469 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Windows .. 49 Identifying Printer Driver Pre-install Status .. 49 Changing the Firewall Settings Before Installing Your Printer .. 49 USB Connection Setup .. 49 Installing PCL, PS and Fax Printer Drivers.. 49 Installing XML Paper Specification (XPS) Printer Driver .. 50 Network Connection Setup.. 52 Installing PCL, PS and Fax Printer Drivers.. 52 Installing XML Paper Specification (XPS) Printer Driver .. 53 Setting Up for Web Services on Devices (WSD).

4 55 Adding Roles of Print Services .. 55 Web Services on Devices (WSD) Printer Setup.. 56 Setting Up for Shared Printing .. 57 Contents5 Enabling Shared Printing From the Computer.. 57 Checking the Shared Printer .. 5910 Installing Printer Drivers on Computers Running Macintosh.. 60 Installing the Drivers and Software .. 60 Connecting Your Computer to the Printer .. 60 When Using a USB Connection.. 60 When Using Bonjour .. 60 When Using IP Printing .. 6111 Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS) .. 62 Operation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop.

5 62 Setup Overview .. 62 Installing the Printer Driver .. 62 Setting Up the Queue .. 62 Setting the Default Queue.. 63 Specifying the Printing Options.. 63 Uninstalling the Printer Driver.. 63 Operation on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 .. 64 Setup Overview .. 64 Installing the Printer Driver .. 64 Setting Up the Queue .. 64 Setting the Default Queue.. 65 Specifying the Printing Options.. 65 Setting the Password for Authority as the Printer Administrator.. 66 Uninstalling the Printer Driver.. 66 Operation on Ubuntu LTS.

6 67 Setup Overview .. 67 Installing the Printer Driver .. 67 Setting Up the Queue .. 67 Setting the Default Queue.. 68 Specifying the Printing Options.. 68 Uninstalling the Printer Driver.. 686 ContentsUsing Your Printer .. 6912 Operator Panel.. 70 Using the Operator Panel Buttons .. 70 Status of Wi-Fi | WPS Button Backlight.. 72 Using the Numeric Keypad to Enter Characters .. 73 Keypad Letters and Numbers .. 73 Changing Numbers or Names.. 73 Inserting a Pause .. 73 Printing a Panel Settings Page.. 74 Changing the Language.

7 74 Operator Panel.. 74 Tool Box .. 74 Setting the Power Saver Timer Option.. 7413 dell Printer Configuration Web Tool.. 75 Overview .. 75 Setting Up the dell Printer Configuration Web Tool.. 75 Setting Up From Web Browser .. 75 Setting Up From Operator Panel.. 76 Starting the dell Printer Configuration Web Tool .. 76 Overview of the Menu Items .. 77 Page Display Format .. 78 Top Frame .. 78 Left Frame .. 79 Right Frame .. 80 Changing the Settings of the Menu Items .. 81 Details of the Menu Items.. 81 Printer Status.

8 83 Printer Jobs .. 84 Printer Settings .. 85 Print Server Settings.. 96 Print Volume.. 111 Address Book .. 111 Tray Settings.. 116 Contents714 Understanding the Printer Menus.. 117 Defaults Settings.. 117 Copy Defaults .. 117 Scan Defaults .. 121 Fax Defaults.. 124 Print from USB Defaults.. 126 Tray Settings .. 126 MPF .. 127 Report/List .. 128 System Settings.. 128 Panel Settings.. 128 PCL Fonts List .. 128PS Fonts List.. 128 Job History .. 128 Error History.. 128 Color Test Page.

9 128 Protocol Monitor .. 128 Address Book .. 128 Fax Activity .. 128 Stored Documents List .. 129 Printing a Report/List Using the Operator Panel .. 129 Printing a Report/List Using the Tool Box.. 129 Admin Menu .. 129 Phone Book .. 129 PCL Settings.. 130PS Settings .. 135 PDF Settings.. 136 Network.. 137 Fax Settings .. 142 System Settings.. 149 Maintenance .. 153 Secure Settings.. 157 Scan to E-mail.. 159 USB Settings .. 159 Panel Language.. 160 Panel Lock Function .. 160 Enabling the Panel Lock.

10 160 Disabling the Panel Lock .. 161 Resetting Defaults .. 1618 Contents15 Print Media Guidelines.. 162 Paper .. 162 Recommended Paper .. 162 Unacceptable Paper.. 162 Selecting Paper .. 163 Selecting Preprinted Media and Letterhead .. 163 Printing on Letterhead.. 163 Loading Letterhead .. 164 Selecting Pre-punched Paper.. 164 Envelopes.. 164 Labels.. 165 Storing Print Media.. 166 Identifying Print Media and Specifications .. 166 Supported Paper Sizes .. 166 Supported Paper Types .. 167 Paper Type Specifications.