Copying

Using the Operator Panel

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Load the paper. For more information, see Loading Paper.

3. Load your original document.

   
   

4. Press the Menu button to change copy settings.

5. Press the Start button .

   The copy is made in the currently specified copy selection (Color or Black).

   NOTE: If you press the Start button without specifying a copy selection, the copy is printed in color by default.

Using Your Computer

1. Turn on your computer and printer, and make sure they are connected.

2. Load the paper. For more information, see Loading Paper.

3. Load your original document. For more information, see Loading Original Documents.

4. In Windows Vista™:

   1. Click ® Programs.

   2. Click Dell Printers.

   3. Click Dell 968 AIO Printer.

   In Windows^® XP or Windows 2000:

   Click Start® Programs or All Programs® Dell Printers® Dell 968 AIO Printer.

5. Select Dell All-In-One Center.

   The Dell All-In-One Center opens.

6. Select the number of copies (1–99), and then specify the color setting from the Copy drop-down menu.

7. Click See More Copy Settings to customize your copy.

8. After customizing your settings, click Copy Now.

Using the Operator Panel

1. Turn on your printer.

2. Load the paper. For more information, see Loading Paper.

3. Load your original document.

   
   

4. From the main menu, press the up Arrow button to scroll to Copy, and then press the Select button.

5. Press the up or down Arrow button to scroll to Copies, and then press the left or right Arrow button to specify the number of copies (1–99).

   NOTE: You must make more than one copy before you can collate documents.

6. Press the up or down Arrow button to scroll to Collate, and then press the left or right Arrow button to scroll to On.

7. Press the Select button .

8. Press the Start button .

Using the Computer

1. Turn on your computer and printer, and make sure they are connected.

2. Load the paper. For more information, see Loading Paper.

3. Load your original document.

   
   

4. In Windows Vista:

   1. Click ® Programs.

   2. Click Dell Printers.

   3. Click Dell 968 AIO Printer.

   In Windows^® XP or Windows 2000:

   Click Start® Programs or All Programs® Dell Printers® Dell 968 AIO Printer.

5. Select Dell All-In-One Center.

   The Dell All-In-One Center opens.

6. Select the number of copies (1–99), and then specify the color setting from the Copy drop-down menu.

   NOTE: You must make more than one copy before you can collate documents.

7. Click See More Copy Settings to customize your copy.

8. Click the Advanced button.

   The Advanced Copy Settings dialog box opens.

9. On the Print tab, select the Collate Copies check box.

10. Click OK.

11. After customizing your settings, click Copy Now.

Using the Operator Panel

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Load photo/glossy paper with the print side facing down. For more information, see Loading Paper.

3. Load your original photo.

   

4. Press the up Arrow button to scroll to Copy, and then press the Select button .

5. From the Copy Mode menu, press the up or down Arrow button to scroll to Content Type.

6. Press the left or right Arrow button to scroll to Photo.

7. Press the Start button .

Using Your Computer

1. Turn on your computer and printer, and make sure they are connected.

2. Load photo/glossy paper with the print side facing up. For more information, see Loading Paper.

3. Load your original photo on the scanner glass. For more information, see Loading Original Documents.

4. In Windows Vista:

   1. Click ® Programs.

   2. Click Dell Printers.

   3. Click Dell 968 AIO Printer.

   In Windows XP and Windows 2000:

   Click Start® Programs or All Programs® Dell Printers® Dell 968 AIO Printer.

5. Select Dell All-In-One Center.

   The Dell All-In-One Center opens.

6. Click Preview Now.

7. Adjust the dotted lines to fit around the portion of the image you want to print.

8. Select the number of copies (1–99), and then specify the color settings from the Copy drop-down menu.

9. Click See More Copy Settings to customize your copy.

10. After customizing your settings, click Copy Now.

Copying a Two-Sided Document

1. Load the original document into the ADF.

   

2. From the main menu, press the up Arrow button to scroll to Copy, and then press the Select button .

3. From the Copy Mode menu, press the up or down Arrow button to scroll to 2-Sided Copies.

4. Press the left or right Arrow button to scroll to 2-Sided Original, 1 Sided Copy (if you do not have the optional duplex unit) or 2-Sided Original, 2-Sided Copy (if you have the optional duplex unit), and then press the Select button .

5. Press the Start button .

When the original document exits from the ADF, follow the instructions on your LCD.

Making a Duplex Copy

Purchase and install an optional duplex unit to automatically perform duplex copies on your document. With an optional duplex unit, there is no need to manually re-orient the sheets. It picks the paper and allows the printer to print on the side that is still blank.

NOTE: Use letter size or A4 plain paper for making duplex copies. Do not make duplex copies on envelopes, card stock, or photo paper.

1. Load the original document into the ADF.

   

2. From the main menu, press the up Arrow button to scroll to Copy, and then press the Select button .

3. From the Copy Mode menu, press the up or down Arrow button to scroll to 2-Sided Copies.

4. Press the left or right Arrow button to scroll to 1-->2(1-Sided Original, 2-Sided Copy) (if you are copying a one-sided document) or 2-->2(2-Sided Original, 2-Sided Copy) (if you are copying a two-sided document), and then press the Select button .

5. Press the Start button .

Using the Operator Panel

If you are using your printer as a standalone copier, you can change the copy settings from the Copy Mode menus on the operator panel. For more information about settings, see Copy Mode.

Using Your Computer

1. In Windows Vista:

   1. Click ® Programs.

   2. Click Dell Printers.

   3. Click Dell 968 AIO Printer.

   In Windows XP and Windows 2000:

   Click Start® Programs or All Programs® Dell Printers® Dell 968 AIO Printer.

2. Select Dell All-In-One Center.

   The Dell All-In-One Center opens.

3. Select the number of copies (1–99) and color setting from the Copy drop-down menu.

4. Click See More Copy Settings to:

   • Choose a copy quality.

   • Select the paper size.

   • Select the original document size.

   • Lighten or darken your document.

   • Reduce or enlarge your document.

5. Click the Advanced button to change options such as paper size and quality.

6. To make any changes, click the following tabs:

   Click this tab:	To:
   Print	Select the paper size and type. Select borderless printing options. Select the print quality. Collate copies. Print the last page first.
   Scan	Select the color depth and scan resolution. Auto-crop the scanned image. Adjust the sensitivity of the auto-crop tool. Set the size of the area to be scanned.
   Image Enhancements	Straighten images after scan (deskew). Sharpen your blurry images. Adjust the brightness of your image. Adjust the color correction curve (gamma) of your image.
   Image Patterns	Smooth the conversion of a gray image to a black and white dot pattern. Remove image patterns from magazines or newspapers (descreen). Reduce the background noise on your color document.

   
   

7. Click OK.

8. After customizing your settings, click Copy Now.