Samsung ML-5050G Series User Manual
Samsung ML-5050G Series User Manual

Samsung ML-5050G Series User Manual

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ML-5050G Series
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  • Page 1 LASER PRINTER ML-5050G Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 It includes maintenance, troubleshooting, options, and specifications. This manual is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein is subject to change without notice. Samsung is not responsible for any damage, direct or indirect, arising from or related to use of this manual.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Your Printer Control Locations and Functions Front View Rear View Inside ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ Operator Panel Indicator Lights Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source Loading a Stack of Paper Feeding Manually Using Face-up Stacker Paper Guidelines Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer...
  • Page 4 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Poor Print Quality Paper Problems Printing Problems Software Problems Before You Call For Service Clearing Paper Jams Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams Chapter 5 Supplies and Maintenance Cartridge Maintenance Replacing Toner Cartridge Appendix FCC Regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations FCC Declaration Of Conformity EC Declaration of Conformity Laser Safety Statement...
  • Page 5 ELECTRONICS P/N. JC68-00147B Rev.1.00 Visit us at http://samsungtelecom.com...
  • Page 6: Introducing Your Printer

    Chapter 1 Introducing Your Printer Control Locations and Functions Front View Automatic Paper Feeder Holds 150 sheets of paper. Manual Paper Feeder Used to feed a single sheet of paper. Stacker Extender Supports paper stacked in the paper output bin. Face-down Stacker Holds printed documents.
  • Page 7: Rear View

    Rear View Printer Cable Connector Power Cord Connector Inside Toner Cartridge Front Cover Introducing Your Printer Power Switch...
  • Page 8: Operator Panel

    Operator Panel The operator panel has three indicator lights and one button. Indicator Lights INDICATOR READY (on) The printerÕs power is ÔONÕ. READY (blink) The printer is receiving or processing data. ERROR (on) There is no image cartridge installed, or the ¥...
  • Page 9: Paper Handling

    Chapter 2 Paper Handling Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source One of the most important things you can do to assure the best possible print quality from your printer is to select the correct paper. Your printer produces letter quality output on most plain bond paper, including cotton bond and photocopying paper;...
  • Page 10: Loading A Stack Of Paper

    Loading a Stack of Paper You can stack paper, envelopes, card stocks, labels, or transparencies in the automatic paper feeder to feed automatically. The automatic feeder can hold a maximum of 150 sheets of plain paper, and 10 envelopes or other print media. The maximum capacity may be reduced, depending on the thickness of the paper type selected.
  • Page 11 ¥ For transparencies: - Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the - Fan the stack of transparencies to prevent feeding failures. Be 3. Load the print material in the automatic feeder. Do not load too much print material. Do not different paper types. See the following directions on how to load each type of print material.
  • Page 12 ¥ Load envelopes with the flap side facing away from you. The stamp area is on the bottom right corner. The end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the feeder first. Notes: ¥ Do not feed stamped envelopes. The stamp is shown for placement only. ¥...
  • Page 13 4. Adjust the guides to the width of the print material. Slide the guides until they lightly touch the stack of print material. Do not bend the print material. Paper guide 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold a maximum of 100 printed pages.
  • Page 14: Feeding Manually

    Feeding Manually Use the manual feeder to feed one sheet at a time into your printer. The manual feeder is in front of the automatic feeder. 1. If necessary, open the face-up stacker. See page 10. 2. Load the print material in the manual feeder and adjust the paper guides to the width of the print material.
  • Page 15: Using Face-Up Stacker

    Using the Face-up Stacker 1. Push both sides of the stacker marked open. 2. If you use the face-up stacker, printed pages will exit through the front output path, with the printed side up. Notes: ¥ The face-up stacker may not hold the printed materials properly. ¥...
  • Page 16: Paper Guidelines

    Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other special media, keep these guidelines in mind: ¥ Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. ¥ Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper. ¥...
  • Page 17: Operating Your Printer

    Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer Selecting Your Printer To use all of the features of your ML-5050G Series printer, make sure it is selected as the default printer. If you use more than one printer, select ML-5050G Series as the default printer in the following manner Windows 95 / 98 / NT 4.0 1.
  • Page 18: Printing A Document

    Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you are using. Refer to your applicationÕs documentation for the exact printing procedure.
  • Page 19: Print Settings

    Print Settings Most Windows applications allow you to make changes to the printer settings. This changes the number of copies, paper orientation, and paper size. Note: Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver. Change all printer settings available in the software application first, and any remaining settings with the printer driver.
  • Page 20: Paper Tab

    The following Properties dialog box appears. Paper Tab On the Paper tab, you can change the number of copies, paper size, paper source, page orientation, nUP and scale the image of your print job. For Help on each item, click ? at the top of the dialog box, and then click the desired item.
  • Page 21: Quality Tab

    Quality Tab On the Quality tab, you can adjust the print quality of your document by setting resolution. Higher resolution looks better but takes longer to print and requires more memory. You can also adjust the Lighten/Darken and contrast for all graphics in your documents. Output TypeÕs Quality : Each of the selections on the output quality correspond to a pre-determined halftone is used by the driver.
  • Page 22 Dither Line : Most output devices rely on dithering to achieve shades of gray. With the Dither Lines option on (the default), your ML-5050G Series printer gives you accurate grays even if it has to dither them. You get exactly what you ask for.
  • Page 23: About Tab

    Adobe and True Type Font Engine Checkboxes : The primary use of this feature is for troubleshooting by a process of elimination with a limited number of applications. If your printing works OK, you should ignore these settings. In some circumstances, certain applications can cause problems with your ML-5050G Series printer when the document uses typefaces installed in Adobe Type Manager software (ATM) or TrueType.
  • Page 24: Poor Print Quality

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Poor Print Quality Problem Light or blurred characters Smudged or dark characters Irregular or missing dots Solid black areas on transparencies or paper contain white streaks Poor printer quality Action ¥ Hot/humid or cold/dry weather conditions may affect how well toner adheres to paper.
  • Page 25: Paper Problems

    Paper Problems Problem Paper sticks together/multiple sheets of paper feed Paper fails to feed Paper skews or buckles Envelopes skew Envelopes fail to feed correctly Troubleshooting ¥ Remove paper from the paper feeder and flex or fan the paper. ¥ Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper tray. Depending on the thickness of your paper, the automatic feeder can hold up to 150 sheets.
  • Page 26: Printing Problems

    Problem Transparencies or envelopes do not feed correctly Repeated paper jams occur Printing Problems Problem The operator panel indicator lights do not come on when printer is turned on Printer seems to be printing, but pages are blank Printer power is on, but nothing prints Printer does not print even though a paper jam...
  • Page 27: Software Problems

    Problem Unexpected characters are printed or characters are missing Printer prints very slowly Cannot close the printer cover Printout does not match paper size Software Problems Problem The printer does not print Your printer driver conflicts with existing printer driver. The printer does not print in DOS environment.
  • Page 28: Before You Call For Service

    Problem The printer does not print in network. The computer does not recognize the setup CD- ROM. Before You Call For Service If youÕre unable to solve printer problems, you may want to call for service. Before calling, however, check these things: ¥...
  • Page 29: Clearing Paper Jams

    Clearing Paper Jams If the paper has just started to feed from the feeder when the jam occurs: 1. Pull the jammed paper back out of the feeder toward you. 2. Open and close the cover to resume printing. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 30 If the jam occurs inside the printer: 1. Open the cover, and remove the Toner Cartridge. 2. Grasp the paper on both sides and gently pull out toward you. If the jam occurs near the fusing unit, do not pull the paper through the fuser or you may damage the fusing unit.
  • Page 31: Tips For Avoiding Paper Jams

    Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams By carefully selecting print materials and loading them properly, you should be able to avoid most paper jams. If jams occur frequently, make sure you are following these tips to avoid jams. ¥ Follow the procedures in ÒLoading a Stack of PaperÓ on page 5 to load paper properly.
  • Page 32: Cartridge Maintenance

    Chapter 5 Supplies and Maintenance Cartridge Maintenance To get the maximum benefit from your Toner Cartridges: ¥Do not remove a Toner Cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to install it. ¥Do not refill the Toner Cartridge. The printer warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled Cartridge.
  • Page 33 2. Lift up and pull out the old Toner Cartridge. Follow the instructions printed on the cartridge box to recycle the used cartridge. 3. Unpack the new Toner Cartridge, remove the sealing tape, and slowly and gently rock it 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner. 4.
  • Page 34: Fcc Regulations

    Appendix FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 35: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity

    : Changed of modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could be void the userÕs authority to the equipment Responsible Party for Product Compliance Samsung Electronics America American QA Lab 85 West Tasman Dr. San Jose.CA95134 Appendix...
  • Page 36: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD #259, Gong Dan-Dong, Gumi-City, Kyung Buk, Korea declare sole responsibility that the meets the intent of Directive 89/336/EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility and Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the official...
  • Page 37: Laser Safety Statement

    Laser Safety Statement The printer is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR Subchapter J for Class I(1) laser products, and elsewhere is certified as a Class I laser product conforming to the requirements of IEC 825. Class I laser products are not considered to be hazardous.
  • Page 38: Safety Information

    Laser product labels are located above the print cartidge. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE APPAREIL À LASER DE CLASSE 1 TO IEC 825 Safety Information PRODUCT SAFETY UL 1950 (UL LISTING) CANADA CSA C22.2 No. 950 & UL 1950 (CSA Certification) EEC (Europe) IEC 60950/EN 60950 (T IEC 60950...
  • Page 39: Specifications

    Specifications Item Speed Resolution Developing method/Toner Warm up time First print time Duty cycle Engine Size (w x d x h) Weight Power consumption Noise level Input capacity Paper Output capacity Handling Paper size Type Toner Life time Cartridge Charging/Transfer Emulation Controller Memory...

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