How to Troubleshoot Dell Laser Printers Problem?

The output print quality of Dell laser printers is amazing and because of which they are the first choice of every individual. Well, there is no doubt in saying Dell laser printers are counted as one of the amazing printers yet some technical glitches are also associated with them that we can’t ignore. In this article, we have described how to troubleshoot Dell laser printers problem.

Dell laser printers troubleshooting steps and procedures -

Have a look at these basic steps -

1. If your Dell laser printer and computer are connected through USB cable then you have to reseat both ends of the cable.
2. Once you finish this, restart your computer and then turn the printer off.
3. Then unplug printer’s power cord from the power supply and then wait for some time.
4. After waiting for a few moments, you have to plug printer’s power cord back into the A/C outlet.
5. Then turn on your printer and then print a test page.

Instructions for how to print a test page from Windows

Windows 10 -
a. Go to the search box and then type “Devices & Printers” in it.
b. Then move to Control Panel, search “Devices & Printers” and press a click on it.
c. Next, press right click on your printer’s icon.
d. Tap on Printers properties. At this moment, just note one thing i.e., you are not choosing “Properties” other you can’t find Print Test page button.
e. Now, navigate to the General tab and then tap on “Print test page”.

Windows 8 -
a. First of all, you have to navigate to Startup page by pressing Windows keys from the keyboard.
b. On the start page, type “Printer” and search for it.
c. Then tap on Settings> Devices & Printers.
d. From the displaying results, find your printer’s icon and then press right click on it. Then you have to choose Printer Properties.
e. Now move to the lower right of the dialogue and then click on Print test page button.

Windows 7-
a. Go to Start button and then choose Control Panel from the list of programs.
b. On the Control Panel window, choose Devices & Printers.
c. In next step, press right click on your “Dell laser printer” and then choose “Properties”.
d. Then, tap on option “Print a test page”. Once the test page is printed, hit OK.

Windows Vista -
a. Go to Start button > Control Panel > Printers.
b. Press right click on your printer’s icon and then choose Properties.
c. Click on option “Print a test page” and once the test page is printed, click on Close button.

Windows XP -
a. First, go to Windows Start button and then Control Panel.
b. Locate Printers and Faxes, press right-click on Dell laser printer and then select “Properties”.
c. Tap on function “Print test page” and once test page is printed, close the window.

Once test page prints successfully, proceed further with these steps….

6. Make sure that your Dell laser printer is set as default printer.

7. Press Windows and R key simultaneously and then type “shell: Printers Folder” in the search box and then hit OK.

8. Highlight your Dell laser printer by pressing a click on it. Press right click on your Dell laser printer and touch the option “Set as default printer”.

You can also run Printer Troubleshooter to automatically fix any printer spooler issues. If still, your Dell laser printer does not work successfully then uninstall old drivers and install the latest ones. If still, you are facing any kind of technical problem related to your Dell Laser printer then troubleshoot Dell Laser Printer problem by posting your queries on Dell Printer Support forum.