20 | Getting started

PRINTER'S BASIC SETTINGS

After installation is complete, you may want to set the printer's default 
settings. Refer to the next section if you would like to set or change values.

Altitude adjustment

The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined 
by the height of the printer above sea level. The following information will 
guide you on how to set your printer for the best print quality or best quality 
of print.

Before you set the altitude value, find the altitude where you are using the 
printer.

1. Click Start 

→

 All Programs 

→

 Dell 

→

 Dell Printers 

→

 Dell 1235cn 

Color Laser MFP 

→

 Printer Setting Utility.

You can also click Printer Setting Utility on the status bar in Mac OS X.

2. Click Setting 

→

 Altitude Adjustment. Select the appropriate value 

from the dropdown list, and then click Apply.

Changing the display language

To change the display language in the control panel:

1. Press Menu until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the 

display and press OK.

2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears.
3. Press the left/right arrow until Language appears and press OK.
4. Press the left/right arrow until the language you want appears and press 

OK.

5. Press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.   

Setting the date and time 

The current date and time are shown on the display when your printer is on 
and ready to work. All of your faxes will have the date and time printed on 
them.

1. Press Menu until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the 

display and press OK.

2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears.
3. Press the left/right arrow until Date & Time appears and press OK.
4. Enter the correct time and date using the number keypad. 

Month = 01 to 12
Day     = 01 to 31
Year    = requires four digits
Hour    = 01 to 12 (12-hour mode) 
               00 to 23 (24-hour mode)
Minute = 00 to 59

You can also use the left/right arrow to move the cursor under the 
digit you want to correct and enter a new number.

5. To select AM or PM for 12-hour format, press the 

*

or 

#

 button or any 

number button.

When the cursor is not under the AM or PM indicator, pressing the 

*

or 

#

button immediately moves the cursor to the indicator.
You can change the clock mode to 24-hour format (e.g. 01:00 PM as 
13:00). For details, see next section (Changing the clock mode).

6. Press OK to save the time and date. 

When you enter a wrong number, Out of Range appears and the printer 
does not proceed to the next step. If this happens, re-enter the correct 
number.

7. Press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.

Changing the clock mode

You can set your printer to display the current time in either a 12-hour or 24-
hour format.

1. Press Menu until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the 

display and press OK.

2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears.
3. Press the left/right arrow until Clock Mode appears and press OK. 
4. Press the left/right arrow to select the other mode and press OK.
5. Press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.

Changing the default mode 

Your printer is preset to Copy mode. You can switch this default mode 
between Fax mode and Copy mode.

1. Press Menu until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the 

display and press OK.

2. Press OK when Machine Setup appears.
3. Press the left/right arrow until Default Mode appears and press OK.
4. Press the left/right arrow until the default mode you want appears and 

press OK.

5. Press Stop/Clear to return to ready mode.

Setting sounds

You can control the following sounds:
•

Key Sound: Turns the key sound on or off. With this option set to On

,

 a 

tone sounds each time a key is pressed.

1

Normal

2

High 1

3

High 2

4

High 3 

If your printer is connected to a network, Embedded Web Service 
screen appears automatically. Click Machine Settings 

→

 Setup 

(or Machine Setup) 

→

 Adj.. Select the appropriate altitude value, 

and then click Apply.

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The date format may differ from country to country