Understanding your printer software, 20 understanding your printer software – Dell C3760dn Color Laser Printer User Manual

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Understanding Your Printer Software

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Understanding Your Printer Software

Use the

Software and Documentation

disc that shipped with your printer to install a combination of software

programs, depending on your operating system.

NOTE:

The images used in this manual are those of the Dell™ C3760dn Color Laser Printer unless otherwise mentioned.

Printer Status Window

The Printer Status window alerts you when there is a warning or when an error occurs, for example, when a paper

jam occurs or toner is running low.
By default, the Printer Status window launches only when an error occurs. When an error occurs, the error message

appears on the Printer Status window. You can set the Printer Status window to always launch when printing in

Printing Status Window Properties.
You can also check toner level, quantity of paper remaining or the configuration of options for the printer.

Status Monitor Console

Use the Status Monitor Console to manage multiple instances of the Status Window for a particular printer.
Select a printer from the list view (or Printer Selection) by clicking its name to open a Status Window for a

particular printer.

Dell Supplies Management System

You can launch the Dell Supplies Management System dialog box from the All Programs menu or the desktop icon.
You can order consumables by phone or from the web.

1 Click StartAll ProgramsDell PrintersAdditional Color Laser SoftwareDell Supplies Management

System.
The

Dell Supplies Management System window appears.

2 Select your printer from the Select Printer Model list.
3 If you are ordering from the web:

a

Select a URL from the Select Reorder URL list.

b

Click Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site.

NOTE:

When you cannot get information from the printer automatically by two-way communication, a window prompting

you to type the Service Tag appears. Type the Service Tag of your Dell printer in the field provided.

Your Service Tag is located inside the front cover of your printer.

4 If you order by phone, call the number that appears in the Order by Phone section.

User Setup Disk Creating Tool

The User Setup Disk Creating Tool program located in the MakeDisk folder of the Utilities folder on the

Software

and Documentation

disc and the printer drivers located on the

Software and Documentation

disc are used to create

driver installation packages that contain custom driver settings. A driver installation package can contain a group of

saved printer driver settings and other data for things such as:

• Print orientation and Multiple Up (document settings)
• Watermarks
• Font references

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