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Page 1: Laser Printer
00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 1 LASER PRINTER ML-5100A User’s Manual... - Page 2 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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 Paper Handling Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 18 Loading Print Material ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ... - Page 4 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...
- Page 5 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 5 ELECTRONICS Visit us at http://samsungelectronics.com P/N. JC68-00048A Rev.3.00 If you have access to this online service,you can download the UserÕs Guide and drivers from Samsung Electronics.
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Page 6: Setting Up Your Printer
01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 1 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer... -
Page 7: Unpacking Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
¥ 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. -
Page 8: 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 Pm
Holds a single sheet of special media (transparency, label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print side facing up. Tray Extender Supports paper stacked in the automatic paper feeder. Paper Guides Adjust to the width of paper. Operator Panel Setting Up Your Printer... -
Page 9: Rear View Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 4 Rear View Printer Cable Connector Inside Toner Cartridge Front Cover Setting Up Your Printer Power Cord USB Port Connector Power Switch... -
Page 10: Installing The Toner Cartridge Ðððððððððððððððððð
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 6. -
Page 11: Loading Paper Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
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. Setting Up Your Printer (20 lb) xerographic paper. - Page 12 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...
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Page 13: Connecting To Your Computer Ðððððððððððððððððð
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. Setting Up Your Printer... -
Page 14: Using The Usb Port Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððð
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. -
Page 15: Powering On The Printer Ðððððððððððððððððððððð
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. -
Page 16: Installing Software Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
¥ 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 ¥ USB driver, which allows your printer to connect USB peripheral. -
Page 17: Installing Printer Driver Ðððððððððððððððððððððð
¥ 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. -
Page 18: Windows 95/98 Plug And Play Ðððððððððððððððð
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. Setting Up Your Printer... -
Page 19: Windows 3.1X Installation Ðððððððððððððððððððð
5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 14 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. -
Page 20: Uninstalling The Printer Driver Ðððððððððððððððð
5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 15 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,... -
Page 21: Printing On Network Printer Ððððððððððððððððððð
OK button. 5. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. 6. Double-click your printer icon (ML-5100A). 7. From the Printer menu, select Properties. 8. Press the Details tab, select the printer port, then press OK button. Setting Up Your Printer... -
Page 22: Paper Handling
02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM Page 1 Chapter 2 Paper Handling... -
Page 23: Selecting Paper Types And Feed Source Ðððððððð
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 papers, including cotton bond and photocopying papers;... -
Page 24: Loading Print Material Ððððððððððððððððððððððð
02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM Loading Print Material 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. - Page 25 02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM ¥ 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.
- Page 26 ¥ Load letterhead paper with the design facing you. The top edge of Page 5 area is on the right side. The end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the feeder first. stick adhesives. the sheet with the logo should enter the printer first. Paper Handling...
- Page 27 02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM 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. 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold a maximum of 100 printed pages.
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Page 28: Feeding Manually Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM 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 24. -
Page 29: Using Face-Up Stacker Ððððððððððððððððððððððð
02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM Using Face-up Stacker 1. Push both sides of the stacker marked open. 2. If you use the face-up stacker, printed pages exit through the front output path, with the printed side up. Notes: ¥ The face-up stacker may not hold the printed materials properly. ¥... -
Page 30: Paper Guidelines Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
Page 9 cause paper jams and poor print quality. embossed lettering, perforations, or texture that is too smooth or too rough. photocopy paper. The pigments must withstand the printerÕs fusing temperature of 392 F (200 C) for 0.1 second without deterioration. - Page 31 02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM Page 10 MEMO Paper Handling...
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Page 32: Operating Your Printer
03-Troubleshooting 5/10/99 4:04 PM Page 1 Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer... -
Page 33: Operator Panel Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
5/10/99 4:04 PM Operator Panel The operator panel has the indicator lights and one button. Depending on the light sequence, pressing the button activates different printer functions, such as resetting the printer, or running self-test. See page 29. Indicator Lights INDICATOR... -
Page 34: Button Function Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
(READY light on) and off-line (READY light off) status. When you print a file if you have selected `Manual FeedÕ source, the printer waits you to feed paper into the manual feeder. When you are ready, press and hold down the button for about 2 seconds. -
Page 35: Selecting Your Printer Ðððððððððððððððððððððððð
Page 4 Selecting Your Printer To use all of the features of your Samsung ML-5100A printer, make sure it is selected as the default printer. When you install the printer driver, Samsung ML-5100A is automatically set as the default printer. If you use... -
Page 36: Printing A Document Ððððððððððððððððððððððððð
3. If you click on Properties, Setup, or Options in the dialog box, 4. Select OK to close the dialog box. 5. After making any necessary changes to the print parameters, Note: The way you access the printer driver varies depending on the Page 5 open the document you want to print. -
Page 37: Print Settings Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
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. Samsung ML-5100A PCL5e printer driver shows the dialog box as shown below. It includes 4 tabs. Operating Your Printer... - Page 38 Using this tab, you can change graphic settings; graphic mode, grey scale, graphic quality. It also includes settings that determines how the printer handles True Type font. When you upgrade your printer memory, you have to set the correct memory size using this tab.
- Page 39 03-Troubleshooting 5/10/99 4:04 PM Page 8 Samsung ML-5100A PCL 6 driver includes 5 tabs. Paper Options Using this tab, you can change the number of copies, page orientation, paper size, paper source, and so on. For detailed information about each setting, click Help at the bottom of the dialog box.
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Page 40: Remote Control Panel(Rcp)For Windows User Ðð
1. From Program Manager, double-click File Manager. 2. In the Ò5100utilÓ, double-click Òwinrcp.exeÓ. 3. The Remote Control Panel screen appears. After you change settings, you must send it to the printer by pressing the Send button. Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 1. Select ÒProgramÓ from the ÒstartÓ ment. - Page 41 If paper jams as it exits to the output bin, the data on the jammed page will be lost. If you set Jam Recovery feature to ON, the printer keeps the image for a printed page until the printer signals that the page has successfully exited the printer.
- Page 42 With this mode set to ON,the complex data can be processed. Use the printerÕs SRT(Samsung Resolution enhancement Technology) setting to produce print with smooth angles, curves and edges. ENHANCE : Better Text Image GRAY : Better Photo Image GRAY+ : Better Photo Image &...
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Page 43: Status Monitor(Sm) For Win 3.X/95/98 Users Ððððð
2. Printer Off-Line It show the status of printer is off-line. 3. Cover open or Missing catridge It show the printerÕs cover is open or developer catridge is not installed comedly. 4. Paper Empty It show the printer has run out of paper. -
Page 44: Troubleshooting And Maintenance
04-Supplies 5/10/99 4:00 PM Page 1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance... -
Page 45: Poor Print Quality Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
A page is printed with the ÒPCL5e:Insufficient MemoryÓ message. There is not enough memory installed to print the page. Print the page with a lower resolution or expand the printer memory. See page 52 for further details on how to expand the printer memory. -
Page 46: Paper Problems Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
¥ Make sure the paper source you selected in your application is correct. ¥ Remove any obstructions inside the printer. ¥ Make sure there is not too much paper in the automatic feeder. Depending on paper thickness, the automatic feeder can hold up to 150 sheets of paper. -
Page 47: Printing Problems Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
¥ Print a test page to determine if the problem is with the printer or the PC. If you can print a test page, the problem is in the PC or application. If you canÕt print a test page, you have a mechanical problem and should call for service. -
Page 48: Software Problems Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððð
¥ The selected printer driver may be incorrect. Make sure you select the ML-5100A as the default printer in your application. ¥ Turn the printer off for a minutes, then turn the printer back on. ¥ If the error persists, contact your dealer or technical support. -
Page 49: Before You Call For Service Ðððððððððððððððððð
Printing is too slow. 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: ¥ Is the power cord plugged into the printer? ¥... -
Page 50: Clearing Paper Jams Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððð
04-Supplies 5/10/99 4:00 PM Page 7 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 and Maintenance... - Page 51 If the jam occurs near the fusing unit, do not pull the paper through the fuser or you may damage the fusing unit. 4. Check that there is no other paper in the printer. 5. Close the cover. The printer continues printing.
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Page 52: Tips For Avoiding Paper Jams Ðððððððððððððððð
04-Supplies 5/10/99 4:00 PM 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. ¥... -
Page 53: Cartridge Maintenance Ððððððððððððððððððððððð
Cartridge. ¥Store Toner Cartridge in the same environment as the printer. ¥Do not remove a Toner Cartridge from the printer except to replace it, clean it or clear a paper jam. Replace the Cartridge immediately. -
Page 54: Cleaning Opc Drum Ððððððððððððððððððððððððð
5/10/99 4:00 PM 3. Unpack the new Toner Cartridge, and rock it 5 or 6 times to 4. Find the cartridge slots inside the printer, one each side. 5. Grasp the handle and slide the Cartridge down between the 6. Close the printer cover. - Page 55 04-Supplies 5/10/99 4:00 PM Page 12 MEMO Troubleshooting and Maintenance...
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Page 56: Printer Options
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Page 57: Optional Memory Card Ððððððððððððððððððððððð
5/10/99 2:01 PM Optional Memory Card Your printer comes with 4 Mb of memory. You can install an optional memory card for a maximum of 32 Mb of printer memory. 1. Turn the printer power Off (O) and unplug the printer power cord and all cables from the back of the printer. - Page 58 5. Locate the connector on the control board. Control board Connector 6. Hold the memory card with the connection pointing toward the control board, and insert all the way into the connector at a 30 angle . Memory Card Printer Options...
- Page 59 Note: When you disassemble the memory card, push out on the metal 8. Reassemble the shield cover. 9. Turn the printer back over and replace the Toner Cartridge. Pull out the feeder and stacker extenders. Then, reconnect the printer cable and power cord and power ON the printer.
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Page 60: Appendix
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Page 61: Fcc Regulations Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
06-Appendix 5/10/99 1:58 PM 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 62: Ec Declaration Of Conformity Ððððððððððððððððð
06-Appendix 5/10/99 1:58 PM 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 63: Laser Safety Statement Ððððððððððððððððððððððð
5/10/99 1:58 PM 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. -
Page 64: Safety Information Ððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
06-Appendix 5/10/99 1:58 PM Laser product labels are located above the print cartidge. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE APPAREL À LASER DE CLASSE 1 TO IEC 825 Safety Information PRODUCT SAFETY CANADA EEC (Europe) LASER SAFETY EEC (Europe) Page 5 UL 1950 (UL LISTING) -
Page 65: Specifications Ðððððððððððððððððððððððððððððð
06-Appendix 5/10/99 1:58 PM Specifications Item Speed Resolution Developing method/Toner Warm up time First print time Engine Duty cycle Size (w x d x h) Weight Power consumption Noise level Input capacity Output capacity Paper Handling Paper size Type Life time Toner Charging/Transfer Cartridge...