How to Clear NVRAM, Network, Settings 1xxx Dell Laser Printers

Reset NVRAM

• Use the Right/Left arrows to navigate, use the checkmark to select your option.
• Press the Right/Left arrow until you see "Setup" and press the checkmark.
• Press the Right/Left arrow until you see "Clear Settings" and press the checkmark.
• Press the checkmark on "All Settings."

Reset NVRAM/Network

• Open a web browser and enter your machine’s IP address.
• When the EWS window opens, click "Network Settings."
• Click "Reset."
• Click "Clear" for the network.
• Turn off and restart machine to apply settings.

Reset NVRAM

• First, enter Tech Mode:
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    • While in "Ready," press Menu, ID Copy, Left, Right, Menu, Back
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    • While in "Ready," press Menu, #, 1, 9, 3, 4, Menu
• From there, press Left/Right to "Data Setup."
• Press Left/Right to "Clear All Mem."
• Press OK.

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Reset NVRAM/Network / Other Settings

• Press Menu until "System Setup" appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK.
• Press the Left/Right arrow until "Clear Settings" appears and press OK.
• Press the Left/Right arrow until the item you want to clear appears.
  • "All Settings" - Clears all the data stored in memory and resets all your settings to the factory default.
  • "Fax Setup" - Restores all the fax options to the factory default.
  • "Copy Setup" - Restores all the copy options to the factory default.
  • "Scan Setup" - Restores all the scan options to the factory default.
  • "System Setup" - Restores all the system options to the factory default.
  • "Network Setup" - Restores all the network options to the factory default.
  • "Address Book" - Clears all the fax number and email address entries stored in memory.
  • "Sent Report" - Clears all records of sent faxes and emails.
  • "Fax RCV Report" - Clears all records of received faxes.
• Press OK when "Yes" appears.
• Press OK again to confirm clearing.
• Repeat steps 3 through 5 to clear another item.
• Press Stop/Clear down arrow to return to "Ready" mode.

Reset NVRAM

• Turn off the printer.
• Open the rear cover.
• While holding down the Start (w) and the Cancel (X) buttons simultaneously, turn on the printer.
• After the Orange LED on the Ready/Data indicators goes out, release the Start (w) and Cancel (X) buttons.
• Close the rear cover to initialize the nonvolatile memory (NVM).
• Check if the factory settings are restored by referring to the "Printer Settings" and "Device Settings" pages.

Reset NVRAM

• Turn off the printer
• Open the toner door on the printer
• While holding down both the Continue (w) and Cancel buttons turn the printer back on (lights cycle a few times).
• Release the Continue button and Cancel buttons
• Close the toner access cover.

Reset NVRAM/Network/Other Settings.

System Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "System" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Maintenance" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Initialize NVM" and press checkmark.
• Press Down until the wanted setting is highlighted, and press checkmark.
  • "Reset Defaults and Restart Printer" - initializes the system parameters.
  • "Reset Defaults of User (Fax) Section" - initializes the fax number entries in the Address Book.
  • "Reset Defaults of User (Scan) Section" - initializes the email and server address entries in the Address Book.
• Press Down to "Yes" and press checkmark.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Wired Network Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "System" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Network" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Initialize NVM" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Yes" and press checkmark.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Wireless Network Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "System" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "System" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Network" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Reset Wireless" and press checkmark.
• Press Down to "Yes" and press checkmark.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Reset NVRAM/Network/Other Settings.

System Settings

• Press the Menu button until "Maintenance" appears.
• Press Right to "Clear Settings" and press Select.
• Press Right to "All Settings" and press Select.
• Press the Return button.

Network Settings

• Press the Menu button until "Network Setup" appears.
• Press Right to "Reset NIC" or "Clear Settings" and press Select.
• Press Right to "Yes" and press Select.
• Press the Return button.

Reset NVRAM

• Turn off the printer.
• Open the access cover to the printer.
• While holding down both the Continue (arrow) and Cancel buttons, turn the printer back on.
  NOTE: The lights cycle a few times.
• After the error light turns on solid and stays on, release the Continue (w) and Cancel (X) buttons.
• Close the access cover.

Reset NVRAM/Network

System Settings

• Press Left/Right to "Menu" and press checkmark.
• Press Left/Right to "Maintenance" and press checkmark.
• Press Left/Right to "Clear Settings" and press checkmark.
• Press Left/Right to the option that you want to clear and press checkmark.
• Press Cancel (X) to go back to the main menu.

Network Settings

• Press Left/Right to "Menu" and press checkmark.
• Press Left/Right to "Network CFG" and press checkmark.
• Press Left/Right to "Clear Settings" and press checkmark.
• Press Cancel (X) to go back to the main menu.

Reset NVRAM/Network

System Settings

• Press Menu
• Press Left/Right to "System Setup" and press OK.
• Press Left/Right to "Clear Setting" and press OK.
• Press Left/Right to the desire option and press OK:
  • "All Settings" - Clears all the data stored in memory and resets all your settings to the factory default.
  • "System Setup" - Restores all the system options to the factory default.
  • "Network Setup" - Restores all the network options to the factory default. (Reboot required.)

• Download the Dell B1260dn Mono Printer Software Suite and Driver.
• After installing, open the Dell Printer Manager and click the Advanced Options button at the top of the screen.
• In the Advanced Mode, select the printer in the left column and then choose Device Settings. From here, you want to choose the Network tab:
• At the bottom of this area, there is a Restore Default option for the network settings. This should also reset the EWS password:
• After clearing these settings, you must manually reboot the printer for the reset to take effect.

Reset NVRAM/Network

System Settings

• Press Menu
• Press Left/Right to "System Setup" and press OK.
• Press Left/Right to "Clear Setting" and press OK.
• Press Left/Right to the desire option and press OK:

Clear NVRAM from Tech Mode

• To enter Tech Mode, from "Ready," press Menu, #, 1, 9, 3, 4, Menu in sequence.
• Press Left/Right to "Data Setup" and press OK.
• Press Left/Right to "Clear All Mem." And press OK.

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• To enter Tech Mode, press Menu, #, 1, 9, 3, 4, Menu in sequence.
• Press Left/Right to "EDC Mode" and press OK.
• Press Left/Right to "NVM Initialize" and press OK.

Reset NVRAM/Network

System Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Maintenance" and press the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Reset Defaults" and press the checkmark.
• Press the checkmark when "Are you sure?" Appears.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Wired Network Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Network" and press the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Reset LAN" and press the checkmark.
• Press the checkmark when "Are you sure?" Appears.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Clear NVRAM from Tech Mode

• Turn off the printer.
• Power on the printer while holding Right, Left, and Menu.
• Release these keys when "CE Mode" and "Password" is displayed.
• Press Up key twice and press Select the checkmark.
• "CE Mode" and "ESS Diag" are displayed. (Now in the CE Diag mode.)
• Press Down to "Installation," and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "NVM Init," and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Select the checkmark twice to run the setting.
• Power cycle the printer to return to "Ready" mode.

Reset NVRAM/Network/Other Settings.

System Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "System" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Maintenance" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Initialize NVM" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down until the wanted setting is highlighted, and press Select the checkmark.
  • "Reset Defaults and Restart Printer" - initializes the system parameters.
  • "Reset Defaults of User (Fax) Section" - initializes the fax number entries in the Address Book.
  • "Reset Defaults of User (Scan) Section" - initializes the email and server address entries in the Address Book.
• Press Down to "Yes" and press Select the checkmark.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Wired Network Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "System" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Network" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Initialize NVM" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Yes" and press Select the checkmark.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Wireless Network Settings

• Press the Menu button.
• Press Down to "System" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Admin Menu" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Network" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Reset Wireless" and press Select the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Yes" and press Select the checkmark.
• The printer restarts automatically to apply the settings.

Clear NVRAM from Tech Mode

• Turn off the printer.
• Turn on the power while holding down Left, Right, and Menu.
• Release these keys when "CE Mode" and "Password" is displayed.
• Press Up twice and press Select the checkmark.
• "CE Mode," "Printer" and "FAX/Scanner" are displayed. (Entered the CE Diag. Mode.)
• Press Select the checkmark on "Printer."
• Press Down to "IOT Diag" and press the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Installation Set" and press the checkmark.
• Press Down to "Clear All NVM."
• Press Select the checkmark twice to run the test.
• Power cycle the printer to return to the regular operating mode.

Reset NVRAM

System Settings

• Turn the printer off.
• Open the upper front door.
• Press and hold Continue (right arrow) and Cancel (X) as you turn the printer on. All the lights cycle.
• Release Continue (right arrow) and Cancel (X).
• Close cover once the error light is displayed.