00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 1 LASER PRINTER ML-5100A User's Manual 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 2 This manual is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein is subject to change without notice. Samsung Electronics is not responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, arising from or related to use of this manual. © 1998 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. ¥ ML-5100A and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ¥ Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. ¥ PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. ¥ IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ¥ True Type is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, inc. ¥ Microsoft, MS-windows, MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ¥ All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organisations. 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 3 Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer Unpacking ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2 Selecting a Location ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2 Control Locations and Functions ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 3 Front View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 3 Rear View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 4 InsideÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 4 Installing the Toner Cartridge ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 5 Loading Paper ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 6 Connecting to Your Computer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 8 Using Parallel Port ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 8 Using The USB Port ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 9 Powering On the Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 10 Installing Software ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 11 Installing Printer Driver ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12 System RequirementÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12 Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12 Windows 95/98 Plug and Play ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 13 If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 13 Windows 3.1x Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 14 Uninstalling the Printer Driver ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15 Installing Printer Utilities ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15 Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15 Windows 3.x Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15 Printing on Network Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16 Setting Up Host PC Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16 Client PC Sharing SetupÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 18 Loading Print Material ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 19 Feeding Manually ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 23 Using Face-up Stacker ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 24 Paper Guidelines ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 25 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 4 Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer Operator Panel ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 28 Indicator Lights ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 28 Button Function ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 29 Selecting Your Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 30 Windows 95 / 98 / NT ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 30 Windows 3.x ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 30 Printing a Document ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 31 Print Settings ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 32 Remote Control Panel(RCP)for Windows User ÐÐ 35 Status Monitor(SM) for Win 3.x/95/98 Users ÐÐÐÐÐ 38 Status Monitor ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 38 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Poor Print Quality ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 40 Paper Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 41 Printing Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 42 Software Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 43 Before You Call For Service ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 44 Clearing Paper Jams ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 45 Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 47 Cartridge Maintenance ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 48 Replacing Toner Cartridge ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 48 Cleaning OPC Drum ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 49 Chapter 5 Printer Options Optional Memory Card ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 52 Appendix FCC Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 56 Canadian Radio Interference Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐ 56 EC Declaration of Conformity ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 57 Laser Safety Statement ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 58 Safety Information ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 59 Specifications ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 60 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 5 ELECTRONICS Visit us at http://samsungelectronics.com If you have access to this online service,you can download the UserÕs Guide and drivers from Samsung Electronics. P/N. JC68-00048A Rev.3.00 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 1 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 2 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 (Please, refer to page 4 and page 5) ¥ 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. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable. 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 2 Setting Up Your Printer 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 3 Control Locations and Functions Front View Automatic Paper Feeder Holds 150 sheets of paper. Tray Extender Supports paper stacked in the automatic paper feeder. Manual 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 Holds printed documents. If printed on plain paper, a maximum of 100 sheets can be held. Face-up Stacker Holds a single sheet of special media (transparency, label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print side facing up. Setting Up Your Printer 3 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 4 Rear View Printer Cable Connector Power Switch USB Port Power Cord Connector Inside Toner Cartridge Front Cover 4 Setting Up Your Printer 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 5 Installing the Toner Cartridge 1. To open the printer cover, hold the cover using both 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. Setting Up Your Printer 5 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 6 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 ÔLoading Print MaterialÕ on page 19. 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. DonÕt 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. 6 Setting Up Your Printer 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 7 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. Setting Up Your Printer 7 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 8 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 compatible parallel interface cable that supports bidirectional 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. 8 Setting Up Your Printer 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 9 Using The USB Port The USB port requires USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable. 1. Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the USB cable into the connector on the back of the printer. 3. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your computer. See your computer documentation if you need help. Note: To print using USB interface, you must install the USB driver. See page xx. Setting Up Your Printer 9 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 10 Powering On the Printer 1. Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of the printer, and the other end into a wall outlet. 2. Turn the printer on. As the printer powers up, all control panel lights turn on briefly. 10 Setting Up Your Printer 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 11 3. When only the READY light is steadily on, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds. All the indicators blink. Then let it go when each indicator starts to blink in turn. A test page should print out. ERROR PAPER READY Installing Software Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers for some of the most popular Windows software applications. To operate your printer, you must install a printer driver, which translates data from your application into data the printer understands. (Installation procedures follow this section.) The CD-ROM shipped with your printer contains the following printer drivers and utilities. ¥ PCL 5e printer driver for Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 4.0 ¥ PCL 6 printer driver for Windows 95/98. ¥ Status Monitor enables you to monitor the status of print jobs. ¥ Remote Control Panel, which allows you to set up your printer to work properly with Window applications run inside a Windows 3.1/95/98 or NT Windows. ¥ USB driver, which allows your printer to connect USB peripheral. Setting Up Your Printer 11 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 12 Installing Printer Driver System Requirement Before you start, make sure you have the following computer setup. (These are the minimum requirements.) ¥ IBM or compatible with a 386 or higher processor ¥ Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1x, or Windows NT ¥ 4 MB of available hard disk space ¥ 4 MB of RAM ¥ Centronics-compatible parallel cable (IEEE 1284-compliant) Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Installation 1. Turn on the computer and start Windows. If Windo ...