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1. How to Troubleshoot an Error on the Operator Panel of the 1700n / 1710n / 1720dn Dell Laser Printers

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1. How to Troubleshoot an Error on the Operator Panel of the 1700n / 1710n / 1720dn Dell Laser Printers

Compare the error code sequence on the printer's operator panel to the table below to find the error.

	Off
	On
	Flashing

Table 1: Dell 1700-Series Laser Printer LED States

Continue	Data/Ready	Toner Low/Replace Drum	Load/Remove Paper	Paper Jam	Error	Troubleshooting
						How to Troubleshoot Load Media in Tray 1 or Tray 2 Errors on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printer
						How to Troubleshoot Load Media in Manual Feeder Errors on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printer
						How to Troubleshoot a Toner Cartridge Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printers
						How to Troubleshoot a Toner Cartridge Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printers
						How to Troubleshoot a Toner Cartridge Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printers
						Informational message indicating that the toner cartridge is less than half full and will need to be replaced soon.
						Notification that the Photoconductor (PC) drum is almost full and will need to be replaced soon. This alert turns on at 27K prints.
						The photoconductor drum is full and will need to be replaced. This alert turns on at 30K prints. How to Troubleshoot a Photoconductor Kit Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printer
						The photoconductor drum is full and must be replaced. The printer will not print anymore pages until the PC Drum is replaced. This alert turns on when the drum is well past it's life of 30K prints. How to Troubleshoot a Photoconductor Kit Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printer
						How to Troubleshoot a Cover Open Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printer
						How to Troubleshoot a POST Failure Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Series Dell Laser Printer
						After receiving the Service Error Code quickly double click the Continue button, and find the secondary error code. Service Error Occurs on a 1700 / 1700n / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn Dell Laser Printer
						After receiving the Paper Jam Error Code, quickly double click the Continue button and find the secondary error code. How to troubleshoot Paper Feed Problems 1700n / 1710n / 1720dn Dell Laser Printers
						After receiving the Printer Error Code quickly double click the Continue button, and find the secondary error code. How to troubleshoot Printer Error Occurs on a 1700 / 1700n / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn Dell Laser Printer
						How to troubleshoot Remove Output Error on a 1700 / 1700n / 2230d / 2230dn / 3330dn / 1710 / 1710n / 1720 / 1720dn / 2350d / 2350dn / 2330d / 2330dn Dell Laser Printer

Table 2: Dell 1700-Series Laser Printer Operator Panel Error Codes

More info can be found in the 1700n User’s Guide, 1710n User’s Guide, or the 1720dn User’s Guide.

If these steps do not correct the problem, please contact Dell Technical Support.