Samsung ML5100A User Manual

LASER PRINTER ML-5100A

User’s Manual

Contents

Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer

Unpacking ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2

Selecting a Location ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2

Control Locations and Functions –––––––––––––––– 3 Front View –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Rear View ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4 Inside––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4

Installing the Toner Cartridge –––––––––––––––––– 5

Loading Paper –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6

Connecting to Your Computer –––––––––––––––––– 8 Using Parallel Port ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8 Using The USB Port –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 9

Powering On the Printer –––––––––––––––––––––– 10

Installing Software ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11

Installing Printer Driver –––––––––––––––––––––– 12 System Requirement––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12 Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Installation–––––––––––– 12 Windows 95/98 Plug and Play –––––––––––––––– 13 If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM ––––––– 13 Windows 3.1x Installation –––––––––––––––––––– 14 Uninstalling the Printer Driver–––––––––––––––– 15

Installing Printer Utilities ––––––––––––––––––––– 15 Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation ––––––––––– 15 Windows 3.x Installation ––––––––––––––––––––– 15

Printing on Network Printer––––––––––––––––––– 16 Setting Up Host PC Printer ––––––––––––––––––– 16 Client PC Sharing Setup–––––––––––––––––––––– 16

Chapter 2 Paper Handling

Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source –––––––– 18

Loading Print Material ––––––––––––––––––––––– 19

Feeding Manually ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 23 Using Face-up Stacker ––––––––––––––––––––––– 24

Paper Guidelines –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 25

Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer

Operator Panel –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 Indicator Lights –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 Button Function –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 29

Selecting Your Printer –––––––––––––––––––––––– 30 Windows 95 / 98 / NT –––––––––––––––––––––– 30 Windows 3.x ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30

Printing a Document ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 31

Print Settings –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 32

Using Printer Utilities –––––––––––––––––––––––– 35 Status Monitor ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 35 Remote Control Panel ––––––––––––––––––––––– 35

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Poor Print Quality ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 38

Paper Problems –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 39

Printing Problems ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 40 Software Problems –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 41 Before You Call For Service –––––––––––––––––– 42

Clearing Paper Jams –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 43 Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams –––––––––––––––– 45

Cartridge Maintenance ––––––––––––––––––––––– 46

Replacing Toner Cartridge –––––––––––––––––––– 46

Cleaning OPC Drum ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 47

Chapter 5 Printer Options

Optional Memory Card ––––––––––––––––––––––– 50

Appendix

FCC Regulations ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 54

Canadian Radio Interference Regulations –––––– 54

EC Declaration of Conformity ––––––––––––––––– 55

Laser Safety Statement ––––––––––––––––––––––– 56

Safety Information ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 57 Specifications –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 58

Chapter 1

Setting Up

Your Printer

Unpacking

Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Save the carton and packing materials in case you need to repack the printer.

Make sure you have the following items:

•Toner cartridge

•Power cord

•Setup CD-ROM

•This manual

Notes:

•If you need help during setup, or if any items are missing or damaged, notify your dealer immediately.

•You need a Centronics-compatible parallel printer cable. The cable is not shipped with your printer. You can purchase this cable from your dealer or retailer. Make sure the cable is IEEE 1284-compliant.

Selecting a Location

Place your printer on a flat, stable surface near your workstation. Leave enough space around the printer, so that you can easily:

•open the printer cover

•load the paper

•retrieve the paper

•open the front output tray and retrieve the paper from the front output tray

•allow air circulation around the vents to prevent the printer from overheating

Do not place the printer:

•In direct sunlight

•Near heat sources or air conditioners

•In dusty or dirty environments

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Control Locations and Functions

Front View

Automatic Paper Feeder
Holds 150 sheets of paper.
	Tray Extender
	Supports paper stacked in the
Manual Paper Feeder	automatic paper feeder.
Used to feed a single sheet of paper.
Stacker Extender
Supports paper stacked in the
paper output bin.
	Paper Guides
	Adjust to the
	width of paper.

Operator Panel

Face-down Stacker				Face-up Stacker
Holds printed documents.				Holds a single sheet of special media (transparency,
If printed on plain paper,				label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print
a maximum of 100 sheets				side facing up.
can be held.

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Rear View

Printer Cable

Connector

Power

Switch

USB Port Power Cord

Connector

Inside

Toner Cartridge

Front Cover

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Installing the Toner Cartridge

1.To open the printer cover, hold the cover using hands and pull it toward you.

2.Unpack the Toner Cartridge. Carefully remove the sealing tape.

3.Rock the Cartridge 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner.

4.Find the cartridge slots inside the printer, one on each side.

5.Grasp the handle and slide the Cartridge down between the toner cartridge slots, until it drops into place.

6. Close the cover.

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Loading Paper

For best results, use high quality 75g/m2 (20 lb) xerographic paper.

Note: For more information on loading paper and other print material, refer to ‘Loading Print Material’ on page xx.

1. Pull the extender on the automatic paper feeder up, until it stops.

2.Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Tap the edges on a table top to straighten them. Doing this before you load paper helps prevent paper jams.

Don’t load too much. This feeder holds up to 150 sheets.

3.Insert the paper in the paper feeder.

If the paper has a preferred print side, place the print side facing you. If you use letterhead paper, load the paper with the letter-head edge down and facing you.

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4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper.

5.Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages.

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Connecting to Your Computer

Your printer has parallel interface port, which allows you to use it with IBM PCs and compatible computers. You have to purchase a Centronics parallel interface cable that supports bi-directionsl communications (IEEE standard 1284). Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.

Your printer also has Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The Universal Serial Bus is an interface which allows the printer to be connected to multiple peripheral devices. If your PC has USB port, you can connect your printer to your PC by using USB interface.

Using Parallel Port

1.Plug the parallel interface cable into the connector on the back of the printer. Push the clips at each end of the connector into the notches on the printer cable. The clips snap when pushed into the notches.

2. Attach the other end of the parallel cable to your computer.

Note: Make sure the printer power is off when you connect it to the computer.

8Setting Up Your Printer