Samsung 5100A User manual

LASER PRINTER

ML-5100A

User’s Manual

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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.

¥ ML-5100A and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

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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 InstallationÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 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 DriverÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15

Installing Printer Utilities ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15

Windows 3.x Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15

Printing on Network PrinterÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16

Setting Up Host PC Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16

Client PC Sharing SetupÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16

Chapter 1

Setting Up Your Printer

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

Chapter 2

Paper Handling

Contents

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Chapter 3

Operating Your Printer

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

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

Appendix

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

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

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P/N. JC68-00048A Rev.3.00

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.

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Setting Up

Your Printer

Chapter 1

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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 (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

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Setting Up Your Printer

Automatic Paper Feeder

Holds 150 sheets of paper.

Paper Guides

Adjust to the

width of paper.

Face-down Stacker

Holds printed documents.

If printed on plain paper,

a maximum of 100 sheets

can be held.

Stacker Extender

Supports paper stacked in the

paper output bin.

Face-up Stacker

Holds a single sheet of special media (transparency,

label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print

side facing up.

Operator Panel

Tray Extender

Supports paper stacked in the

automatic paper feeder.

Manual Paper Feeder

Used to feed a single sheet of paper.

Control Locations and Functions

Front View

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Setting Up Your Printer

Rear View

Inside

Power

Switch

Power Cord

Connector

USB Port

Printer Cable

Connector

Front Cover

Toner Cartridge

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Setting Up Your Printer

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.

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Setting Up Your Printer

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.

Loading Paper

For best results, use high quality 75g/m

2

(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.

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Setting Up Your Printer

5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down

stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages.

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

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Setting Up Your Printer

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.

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 bi-

directional 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.

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Setting Up Your Printer

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.

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Setting Up Your Printer

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.

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Setting Up Your Printer

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.

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.

PAPER

ERROR

READY

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Setting Up Your Printer

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 Windows 95/98 recognizes the new printer, go to the section

ÒWindows 95/98 Plug and PlayÓ on page 13.

2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

If Windows does not automatically run the CD-ROM, go to the

section ÒIf Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROMÓ on page 13.

3. Click the language you want.

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4. Click the Item you want to install.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Windows 95/98 Plug and Play

1. At the ÔNew Hardware FoundÕ 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.

If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM

1. Select Run from the Start menu.

2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where ÒdÓ is your CD-

ROM drive letter), then click OK.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Setting Up Your Printer

Windows 3.1x Installation

1. Make sure the printer is plugged and connected to your

computer. Turn on your printer and computer.

2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive.

3. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File

Manager.

4. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive,

execute setup16.exe and click the language you want.

5. Click the Item you want to install.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Setting Up Your Printer

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

An uninstall utility is supplied with the printer driver to enable you

to remove the driver and all associated files from your hard disk, if so

required.

To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows:

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: From the Start menu, select Programs,

Samsung ML-5100A, Uninstall Samsung ML-5100A Driver.

Installing Printer Utilities (USB & Remote

Control Panel)

Windows 3.x Installation

1. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File

Manager.

2. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive,

execute setup16.exe and click the language you want.

3. Select the language you want.

4. Select the Item you want to install.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation

1. Select Run from the Start menu.

2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where ÔdÕ is your CD-

ROM drive letter), and click OK.

3. Select the language you want.

4. Select the the Item you want to install.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

*

You can install the USB Driver in the Windows 98.

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