Dell 1600n printer

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Dell 1600n printer

Hi all,

My wife wants her own Mac. Trouble is, she needs it to work with a Dell 1600n printer.

Now I've seen some other postings that cover this printer (it's really a Xerox), but... I can't get any of the drivers to work.

Tiger recognises the printer as a Dell through Bonjour, but won't print to it, and definitely won't scan to the Mac.

Does anyone have any tips? I'd like to replace the last PC in the family!!
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Steve

MacMini, 1.66, Mac OS X (10.4.9), My other computer is a Mac

Posted on Apr 28, 2007 3:51 PM

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Answer 1

codyVA

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Apr 28, 2007 6:18 PM in response to t.nehpets

hey' i'm not sure if it will be any helpful. once i called apple when i bought my macbook to help me with printers (one was HP and one was a Dell). They told me that Dell doesnt have drivers for Macs'. But you know what... i think Dell's printers stink anyway. You might be better off getting rid off it. Just a suggestion.

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t.nehpets Author

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Apr 28, 2007 6:21 PM in response to codyVA

Though I might agree with your assessment of Dell, this printer is actually a Xerox printer, branded as a Dell.

It's an excellent machine (workhorse). Trouble is, I can't find the Xerox driver for it, and there certainly isn't a Dell driver.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Steve

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Answer 3

May 2, 2007 5:55 PM in response to t.nehpets

Hi Steve,

I've had the same trouble finding a driver for my Dell 1600n. I finally found this helpful article (see the entry dated June 17, 2005):

http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/printing/topic4337.html

It links to Xerox's website for the WorkCentre PE120i:

http://www.support.xerox.com/go/results.asp?Xtype=download&prodID=PE120PE120I&Xlang=enUS&Xcntry=USA&prodName=WorkCentre%20PE120/120i

I downloaded and installed this driver, and it prints fine. I should note that My 1600n is attached to a Windows 2000 box I have set up as a print server (not directly to my Mac), so I installed the printer through my Windows Workgroup.

I have yet to get the Network Scan feature to work, which is what I really wanted anyway, so I'll update here if I find a way.

Good luck,
Tucker.

Mac Mini 1.83GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Mac Mini 1.83GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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t.nehpets Author

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May 3, 2007 3:56 AM in response to TuckerPDX

Hi Tucker,

I get a "Job stopped" message when I congifure my 1600n as a PE120 printer.

Anything special I need to do?

Thanks for your help.
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Steve

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Answer 5

May 3, 2007 9:34 AM in response to t.nehpets

Hi Steve,

I attached my 1600n directly via USB this morning (in an effort to get my Mac to recognize it as a TWAIN device), and it was recognized in the printer control panel as 'Laser MFP 1600n' (connection via USB). From there I clicked on Printer Setup, and chose the Xerox WC PE120 Series PS as the printer model.

I did notice that in the printer browser (by clicking the + button) that there is a Xerox 1600n listed with a connection of 'Bonjour'. When I tried that one I got the same error you did.

Mac Mini 1.83GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

An update on the scanning: still no luck. Even directly connected to the Mac via USB it won't find it as a TWAIN device.

I did, however, find a handy guide to cleaning the scanner glass. You may have heard of the wide spread problem with the glass getting a hazy film on the under side. This may help:

http://www.prism.net/user/rtadams/Dell1600nFix/How%20to%20fix%20a%20foggy%20glas s%20in%20a%20Dell%201600n%20laser%20printer.htm

Cheers,
Tucker.

Mac Mini 1.83GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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t.nehpets Author

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Jun 19, 2007 5:46 PM in response to t.nehpets

No joy with this printer.

Looks like I'll buy an HP MFP printer!
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Steve

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