Monday, March 2, 2009

Dell 1600n - Save Time With Easy To Use Instructions

By Ben Pate

The Dell 1600n is a state of the art in multifunction laser device. It has an integrated 22ppm laser printer, a very useful scanner which can be used as a flatbed or in adf mode; the adf platform is fully removable which allows thicker things that fit into an 8.5x11 form to be scanned, such as books and small objects. The Dell 1600n toner is great, too.

The software and drivers support a network for printing and scanning this definitely makes the value of this Dell 1600n printer. Dell has taken the most wanted features of an all in one device and put them together into one low priced unit. The specs and features are perfect for use in a home office; it has a good look to it, and works quite well. The Dell 1600n toner is equivalent in price to most printer ink, and can be purchased in black and white or color. It also lasts longer than a regular ink cartridge.

The Dell 1600n is more compact than most laser all in one printers. The front panel on the case has buttons for all of the common functions, and the buttons are divided into sections; the copy section has controls that allow you to select the contrast, quality, and size of your copies. The fax section has buttons that set the resolution, open the internal phone book, start a fax, or redial. Color faxes can be sent but not received.

The Dell 1600n comes with an easy to read and understand manual. The machine itself is quite easy to learn as the interface is well set up with buttons that are clearly marked for the functions that they are meant to do. The printer is set up with many easy to use one touch functions, so the learning curve is quite simple.

The Dell 1600n can put copies of 2 or 4 source documents on a sheet of paper, or can turn a single sheet into a 3 sheet by 3 sheet blow-ups by clicking one button. This is a great option and can be very useful. The set up of different formats and sizes could not be easier.

The Dell 1600n has a built in web server which uses standard html and lets you configure everything through the USB or by using the front panel. The printer will apply the proper analysis for the incoming data automatically. The 1600n comes with 32MB of internal memory and can be expanded to a maximum of 160MB.

The scanner is fast, the output is just as fast, about 10 seconds from pushing the copy button to the first copy, under 5 seconds for each additional copy. No warm up time is needed. Once you scan a document, you can either save it as a file, to e-mail, Paper Port optical character recognition software, or as an image. - 15634

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