Samsung CLP-550, CLP 510 User Manual

Samsung CLP-510/550 Series

Color Laser Printer Product Guide

World-renowned quality and innovation delivering
unprecedented productivity and solutions.

Productivity. Quality. Solutions.

Samsung CLP-500 Minolta 2300W HP 1500L

Samsung CLP Series Cost Per Page vs. the CompetitionSamsung CLP Series Cost Per Page vs. the Competition

6.2 cents

5.6 cents

9.8 cents

Black and white pages

Color pages

(Cents)

16
14
12
10

8
6
4
2
0

(Cents)

16
14
12
10

8
6
4
2
0

1.1 cents

2.3 cents

3.8 cents

$40
$35
$30
$25
$20
$15
$10

$5
$0

Samsung CLP-500 Minolta 2300W HP 1500L

Average Cost To Print 500 Pages

(250 Color, 250 Black And White)

$34.00

$19.75

$18.25

Check the specs.

Samsung works for you.

Samsung CLP-510/550 Series color laser printers are
the best in the business because they’re the most
complete. They’re fast. Powerful. Durable. Efficient.
Delivering sharp laser text and beautiful photograph­quality images, even on plain paper, in a way that
makes your documents more powerful than ever.

Superior Productivity

Samsung color laser printers are the
most productive in the category. With

fast print speeds. High pa pe r c a pa ci t y.
The easiest toner changes. And so much more,
including the largest toner capacity in their class and
a low cost per page.

Higher Quality

In a recent reliability survey, Samsung

was the only color printer manufacturer

rated Outstanding by PC World
magazine (12/03). Our printers are also constantly
recognized for their superior print
quality, technical innovation and more.

Compare our CLP Series color laser printers to the
competi tion, and it’s easy to see ours are the fastest
and quietest. What you won’t find in their brochures,
though, is the CLP Series’ cost of ownership advantage.
As soon as we introduced our CLP Series printers, the
CLP-500 was independently tested to be the most
cost-effective among key competitors, delivering the
lowest cost per page and lowest total cost of ownership
when printing both color and black and white.

Save big when printing both color and black and white.

Compared to the Samsung CLP Series printer, the cost of printing
one color and one black and white page is almost 8% higher for the
Minolta 2300W and a staggering 86% higher for the HP 1500L.

Save almost $160 on every box of paper printed.

Better Solutions

They also offer network and wireless solutions.
Professional-level color matching software. And the
support of a solutions team dedicated to meeting
unique customer needs.

Always leading with technology,

Samsung color laser printers are the

first with built-in automatic duplexing.

With its significantly lower cost per page, a Samsung CLP Series
color laser printer can save you up to $15.75 in printing costs each
ream. That’s almost $160 per 10-ream box.

Test Methodology Summary NSTL, Inc. conducted an independent cost per page analysis that
included three high-quality color laser printer models. The cost per page analysis is a comparison of
the indices that could be used to forecast possible printing costs after the purchase of the printers.
Each printer’s index is arrived at by summing the individual consumables’ cost per page. The individual
consumable cost per page is calculated by dividing the accumulated consumable yield from all test
runs into the total cost of the consumables utilized by those runs. Toner yield output is defined as the
total of all printed sheets, for six cartridges of each color (including black), that did not contain a major
permanent print error (e.g. print quality deemed unacceptable). Drum yield output is defined as the total
number of sheets printed, regardless of print quality, while printing with a specific drum. NSTL
concluded that the Samsung CLP-500 offered the lowest cost per page and the lowest total cost of
ownership, and that the “difference in the cost per page could save the end user a significant amount
of money over the life of the printer.” All figures noted are from NSTL’s independent test.

It’s a simple 3-step process.

Open a door. Exchange a single cartridge or all four.
Close a door. No headaches. No fuss. No messy toner
spilling all over your favorite khakis.

Samsung CLP-510/550 Series Toner Change

3 Steps

Open
Exchange
Close

Easier. More reliable. Our innovative

Samsung CLP-510/550 Series Printers

Competitors’ Printers

With our exclusive NO NOIS

™

engine design, the toner
cartridges are fixed securely in
place, resulting in easier, quieter,
more reliable operation.

Fixed Toner Cartridges

Rotating T oner Cartridges

The competitors’ print process
requires constant rotation of all
toner cartridges, resulting in more
difficult toner changes, excessive
noise and lower reliability.

engine design is a breakthrough.

Our CLP-510/550 Series color laser printers feature
an innovative new static engine architecture that
requires fewer moving parts. With this exclusive

™

NO NOIS
System) technology, you’ll enjoy easier toner
changes, higher reliability and quieter operation.

(Non-Orbiting Noiseless Optic Imaging

Toner changes as easy as 1-2-3.

Instead of the 16 time-consuming steps required by
other color laser printers to change all four cartridges,

™

our NO NOIS

technology makes it easy to change

them all in just three quick steps.

Photo-quality printing on plain paper.

Samsung CLP-510/550 Series printers deliver photo­quality images without the expense of specialty paper.
So the beautiful image you see on screen is the
beautiful image that shows up in your documents.

Lowest noise level in the category.

making for a more comfortable workplace.

One of the benefits of NO NOIS™technology
is that it allows our CLP-510/550 Series color
laser printers to operate as low as 48 dBA,

Built-in duplex unit takes the

Maximum Paper Capacity

CLP-510/550 Series

High-capacity internal
paper cassette is sleek
and secure.

Competitors

External paper tray is
awkward and fragile.

350

125

Increased productivity.

guesswork out.

Manual duplexing, or printing both sides of a sheet
of paper, is often an aggravating scenario of endless
guesswork trying to figure out exactly how to feed
the paper. It’s a huge waste of time and paper and
toner that we thought you’d be better off without.

That’s why we designed the CLP-510/550 Series
with built-in duplexing. The whole process is as
simple as pushing a button. On the competitors’
machines, automatic duplexing is about $399 extra,
or not even an option.

Included cassette provides
superior paper handling.

Our CLP-510/550 Series printers have one of the
highest paper capacities in the category. They’re also
one of the only ones that include a standard paper
cassette, for sleeker, more secure paper storage. You
can print 350 pages without ever having to reload.

Higher quality. And more.

The speed you need.

Our CLP-510/550 Series printers deliver documents
fast. They print in color up to 6 pages per minute,
black and white up to 25 pages per minute.

Plays well with others.

With Ethernet and 802.11b wireless options, plus
the embedded USB 2.0 (and IEEE-1284 parallel ports
on 550 Series), CLP-510/550 Series printers are ready
for easy plug-and-print setup on almost any system.

Unprecedented reliability.

Because they operate with fewer moving parts, our
CLP-510/550 Series color laser printers operate with
fewer service interruptions.

Unprecedented warranty.

The CLP-510 comes with a 1 year on-site warranty,
the only warranty like it in its class. When you offer a
reliable printer, you can do things like that.

Big jobs are no problem.

With the USB 2.0 connection and built-in high-capacity
expandable memory, even the heaviest load is
handled with ease.

Low running costs.

With large-capacity toner cartridges, our CLP-510/550
Series printers are among the most economical
models in the category.

Built-in status monitor.

An easy-to-read LCD window gives you a prompt
status report and at-a-glance troubleshooting.

CLP-510/550 Series Specs

Product Specifications CLP-510/510N CLP-550/550N

General

Technology Laser
Max Print Speed (Black, Color) Up To 25 ppm, 6 ppm Up To 21 ppm, 5 ppm
Duplex Max Print Speed Up To 11 ppm, 6 ppm Up To 10 ppm, 5 ppm

(Black, Color)
First Page Out (Black, Color) Approx. 13 Sec., 21 Sec. Approx. 15 Sec., 24 Sec.
Processor Samsung SPGPm PPC 603e – 266MHz
Color Management ICC ICM V2.0
Memory, Standard 64 MB 550: 64 MB

Memory, Maximum 192 MB 550: 320 MB

Print Language SPL-C PS 3, PCL 5Ce, SPL-C

Resolution

Print Resolution Up To 1200 dpi Effective Resolution

Connectivity

Connectivity, Standard 510: High-Speed USB 2.0 550: High-Speed USB 2.0,

510N: High-Speed USB 2.0, 550N: High-Speed USB 2.0,

10/100Base-TX IEEE-1284 Parallel,

Connectivity, Optional 510/550: 10/100Base-TX,

Paper Handling

Max Sheet Size 8.5" x 14" (Legal Size)
Input Capacity, Standard 250 Sheets, 100 Sheets

(Tray 1, Multi-Purpose Tray)
Input Capacity, Optional 500 Sheets
Output Capacity, Standard 250 Sheets

(Face-Down)
Duplexing Automatic, Built-In Unit

Supported OS

Microsoft®Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP

Apple®Mac OS1 OS 10.3x OS 8.2–9.2, 10.1–10.3
Linux Red Hat, Caldera, Debian, Mandrake,

Miscellaneous

Standard Fonts N/A 45, 136
(Scalable, TrueType)

Noise Level2 49 dBA 48 dBA
Power Consumption 450 Watts, 17 Watts 450 Watts, 35 Watts

(Printing, Idle)
Monthly Duty Cycle (Black) Up To 35,000 Pages
Dimensions (W x D x H) 20.1" x 18.5" x 15.9"
Weight 70.5 lbs.

Consumables

Black Toner (3,000, 7,000 Pages) CLP-510D3K, CLP-510D7K CLP-500D7K
Cyan Toner (2,000, 5,000 Pages) CLP-510D2C, CLP-510D5C CLP-500D5C
Magenta Toner (2,000, 5,000 Pages) CLP-510D2M, CLP-510D5M CLP-500D5M
Yellow Toner (2,000, 5,000 Pages) CLP-510D2Y, CLP-510D5Y CLP-500D5Y
Toner Yield (Mono, Color) 7,000 Pages,35,000 Pages
OPC Drum CLP-510RB CLP-500RB
Waste Toner Container CLP-500WB CLP-500WB
Image Transfer Belt CLP-510RT CLP-500RT

Accessories

Second Paper Cassette CLP-510S5 CLP-500S5
Network Solution ML-00NC
Wireless/Network Solution ML-00LC
Memory Upgrade ML-00MC (64 MB), ML-00MD (128 MB)

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Max print speed and resolution may be reduced with Mac OS. Duplex function is not available in Mac OS 10.1.

2

Samsung operating acoustics measured by sound pressure level according to ISO 7779 standards.

3

Letter size at 5% coverage.

10/100Base-TX + 802.11b Wireless LAN

510N/550N: 10/100Base-TX + 802.11b Wireless LAN

NT 4.0 (510N Only)

Slackware, Turbolinux, SuSE

550N: 128 MB

550N: 384 MB

IEEE-1284 Parallel

10/100Base-TX

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