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Important instructions for correcting the black streak problem on the black and white printer
The black and white printer is a Dell M5200n laserprinter. It is available for the use of all IBG faculty, students, employees, and guests.
In brief:
This is the easiest method for attaching to the IBG printers. It is recommended for all desktop Windows computers. However, this only works if the computer being used is a member of the IBG Windows domain. Your computer is a member of the IBG Windows domain if the following are true:
ctrl-alt-delete
and see a login box similar to (it will look different on Vista):
If your computer is not a member of the IBG Windows domain then follow the instructions under HTTP/CUPS.
My Computer
.M5200n-PS3
icon and select Connect
and then Yes
Drivers for the printer are available from Dell and can be downloaded directly at http://ftp.us.dell.com/printer/R147093.exe.
Drivers are only available for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista (32 bit). The printer uses Postscript, so Mac and Windows Vista64 users can select the generic postscript driver.
Double click on the R147093.exe
file which was downloaded. That will by default extract the drivers to c:\Dell\Printers
. Once the drivers are extracted, move on to the HTTP/CUPS section.
This method of connecting to the printer works from Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. It is the recommended method to use from Windows computers which are not members of the IBG domain.
Printers and Faxes
control panel.Add a printer
which will start the Add Printer Wizard.Next
.A network printer…
Next
.Connect to a printer on the Internet…
URL
field.Next
.Have Disk
option.Browse
button.c:\Dell\Printers\driver\prints\Win_2kXP
and then click Open
.OK
.Dell Laser Printer M5200n XL (V)
and click OK
.Yes
or No
to set this as the default printer and click Next
.System Preferences
.Print & Fax
tool.+
button.IP
button at the top.Protocol
selector to Internet Printing Protocol - IPP
.Name
field to something descriptive, such as IBG B&W printer
Print Using
selector to Generic PostScript Printer
.Add
button.Sometimes the black and white printer creates pages with black streaks on them. This problem goes away when the print driver is set to use 1200 dpi. To do this under Windows:
Printers and Faxes
control panel.M5200n-PS3
, M5200n-PCL
, or something like lp on delta
.Printing Preferences
.Graphics
tab if it exists.Resolution
selector to 1200 dpi
.OK
.Advanced
button if there is no Graphics
tab.Print quality
selector to 1200 x 1200 dots per inch
OK
.OK
again.M5200n-PS3
and M5200n-PCL
) follow these steps for all of them.