LASER PRINTER User's Guide ML-5200A 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. © 2000 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. · ML-5200A 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 organizations. Contents Chapter 1 Setting up your printer Unpacking ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.1 Selecting a location ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.1 Understanding the printer parts ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.2 Installing the toner cartridge ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.4 Loading paper ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.6 Connecting the printer to your computer ­­­­­­­­ 1.8 Attaching the power cord ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.10 Printing a test page ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.11 Software installation ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.12 Installing printer driver ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.12 Installing printer utilities ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.16 Making an installation diskette­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.18 Uninstalling the printer driver ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 1.19 Chapter 2 Operating your printer The Control Panel ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.1 Selecting paper type and feed source ­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.3 Loading a stack of paper ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.4 Using the manual paper feeder ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.8 Paper guidelines ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.10 Selecting your printer ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.11 Printing a document ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.12 Print settings ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.13 Printing on network printer ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 2.21 Remote Control Panel (only for DOS users) ­­­­­ 2.22 i Chapter 3 Maintenance Resetting the printer ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 3.1 Cleaning the printer ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 3.2 Managing the toner cartridge ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 3.3 Adding printer memory ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 3.6 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Clearing paper jams ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 4.1 Tips for avoiding paper jams ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 4.4 Fixing problems ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 4.5 Before you call service ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 4.11 Chapter 5 Appendix FCC regulations ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5.1 Canadian radio interference regulations ­­­­­­­­ 5.1 EC declaration of conformity ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5.2 Laser safety statement ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5.3 Safety information ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5.4 Specifications ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5.5 Index ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 5.6 ii 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 2 Chapter 1 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 3 Unpacking Take out 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 · Paper exit tray · This manual · Centronics-compatible parallel interface cable (IEEE 1284-compliant) Notes: If you need help during setup, or if any items are missing or damaged, notify your dealer immediately. Selecting a location Place your printer on a sturdy, level surface near your workstation. Leave enough space around the printer so you can easily: · open the printer cover · load the paper · retrieve the paper · allow air circulation around the vents to prevent overheating Do not place the printer: · In direct sunlight · Near heat sources or air conditioners · In dusty or dirty environments Setting up your printer 1.1 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 4 Understanding the printer parts Use figures on page 1.2 through page 1.3 to identify the main components of your printer. Front view Automatic paper feeder Manual paper feeder Paper tray Paper exit tray Paper guides Control panel Output lever Face-down output stacker Face-up output slot 1.2 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 5 Rear view USB port Power switch Printer cable connector Power cord connector Inside Toner cartridge Front cover Setting up your printer 1.3 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 6 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, and carefully pull the sealing tape completely out of cartridge. 3. Rotate the cartridge 2 or 3 times to redistribute toner. 1.4 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 7 4. Locate the cartridge slots inside the printer (one on each side). 5. Grasp the handle and slide the cartridge into the toner cartridge slots until it drops into place. Handle 6. Close the cover. Setting up your printer 1.5 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 8 Loading paper For best results, use high quality 75g/m2 (20 lb) photocopy paper. Note: For more information on loading paper and other print material, refer to `Loading a stack of paper' on page 2.4. 1. Pull the paper tray on the automatic paper feeder up until it stops. 2. Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen and fan. Tap the edges on a table top to straighten. Doing this before you load paper helps prevent paper jams. Do not over fill the feeder. The feeder holds up to 150 sheets. 3. Insert the paper in the automatic paper feeder. If the paper has a preferred print side, place the print side towards you. Load letter-head paper facing you, with the top of the sheet toward the printer. 1.6 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 9 4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper. Paper guide Paper guide 5. Put the paper exit tray on the face-down output stacker and keep the output lever up. The face-down output stacker holds up to 100 printed pages. Output lever Setting up your printer 1.7 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 10 Connecting the printer to your computer Your printer has a parallel interface port which allows you to use IBM PCs and compatible computers. Your printer also has a 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 a USB port, you can connect your printer to your PC by using a USB interface. Using parallel port You should use a Centronics parallel interface cable that supports bidirectional communications (IEEE-1284 compliant). Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the correct cable. 1. Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off. 2. Plug the parallel interface cable (printer cable) into the connector on the back of the printer. Push the clips at each end of the connector into the notches on the parallel interface cable. The clips snap into place when pushed into the notches. 3. Plug the other end of the parallel interface cable into the parallel connector on your computer. 1.8 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 11 Using USB port USB port requires USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the correct cable. 1. Make sure that both the printer and the 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 for further assistance. Note: To print using USB interface, you must install the USB driver. See page 1.16. Setting up your printer 1.9 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 12 Attaching the power cord 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. 1.10 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 13 Printing a test page After installation, you may run a simple test on your machine by printing a test page. 1. When only the READY light is on, press and hold the button for about 2 seconds. ERROR PAPER READY 2. When all the indicators blink, release the button. A demo page will print out. If you press and hold the button for over 4 seconds, a configuration sheet of the user default settings, the installed options, and the amount of printer memory available will print. Note: If this does not happen, re-check the installation. Setting up your printer 1.11 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 14 Software installation Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers for 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. The CD-ROM shipped with your printer contains the following printer drivers and utilities. · PCL 5e printer driver · PCL 6 printer driver · USB driver which allows your printer to connect USB peripheral. · Remote control panel (only for Dos users): allows you to set up your printer to work properly with DOS applications. Installing printer driver System requirement Before you start, make sure you have the following computer requirement. (These are the minimum requirements.) · IBM or compatible with a 486 or higher processor · Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.1x or Windows NT · Free disk space of at least 50 MB · Windows 3.1/3.1x: 8 MB or higher RAM Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: 16 MB or higher RAM · CD-ROM drive 1.12 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 15 Windows 95/98/NT4.0 installation 1. Make sure that the printer is plugged in and connected to your computer. Turn the printer and the computer on, then start Windows. If Windows 95/98 recognizes the new printer, go to the section "Windows 95/98 plug and play" on page 1.14. 2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The SAMSUNG PRINTER SETUP window opens. If Windows does not automatically run the CD-ROM: 1) Select Run from the Start menu. 2) Type d:\cdsetup.exe on the command line (where "d" is your CD-ROM drive letter), then click OK. 3. Select the appropriate language. Setting up your printer 1.13 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 16 4. Select Install the Samsung Software on your PC. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Windows 95/98 plug and play 1. At the `New Hardware Found' dialog box, click on the OK button. 2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 1.14 Setting up your printer 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 17 Windows 3.1x installation 1. Make sure that the printer is plugged in and connected to your computer. Turn your printer and computer on. 2. Insert the setup CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive. 3. From the Program Manager window, select File, and Run. 4. Type d:\cdsetup.exe on the command line (where "d" is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click OK. The SAMSUNG PRINTER SETUP window opens. 5. Select the appropriate language. 6. Select Install the Samsung Software on your PC. 7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Setting up your printer 1.15 01-Setup 3/2/00 9:43 AM Page 18 Installing printer utilities Installing the USB port driver The USB port driver must be installed to print to your printer via a USB connection. 1. Insert the CD-ROM in to your CD-ROM drive. If Windows automatically runs the CD-ROM, skip to step 3. 2. Select Run from the Start menu. 3. Type d:\cdsetup.exe on the command line (where `d' is your CD-ROM drive letter), and click OK. The SAMSUNG PRINTER SETUP window opens. 4. Select the appropriate language. 1.16 Setting up your ...