Pantum BM5100FDN Series User manual

Pantum BM5100 Series
Monochrome Laser MFP(Fax model)
It is recommended that you read this Guide carefully before using the printer

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Preface
Welcome to the Pantum Series products!
We heartily appreciate your using of Pantum Series products!
To protect your vital interests, please carefully read the following statements.
Legal Notice
Trademark
Pantum and Pantum logos are registered trademarks of Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co.,Ltd.
Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Server® and Windows Vista® are trademarks registered by
Microsoft Corporation in the United States or other countries/regions.
Mopria®, the Mopria® Logo, and the Mopria Alliance™ word mark and logo are registered and/or
unregistered trademarks and service marks of Mopria Alliance, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
Apple, AirPrint and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Use of the Works with Apple badge means that an accessory has been designed to work
specifically with the technology identified in the badge and has been certified by the developer to
meet Apple performance standards.
Wi-Fi Direct,Wi-Fi Protected Setup(WPS),WPA,WPA2,WPA3 and Wi-Fi Protected Access are
marks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
The ownership to the names of the software in this User Guide belongs to their respective
companies in accordance with corresponding license agreement, and they are referred for
instructions only.
All other product and brand names herein may be the registered trademarks, trademarks or
service marks of their respective owners, and they are referred for instructions only.
Copyright
The Copyright of this User Guide is owned by Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co.,Ltd.
It is prohibited to copy, translate, modify and transmit this User Guide by any means or in any
form without the prior written consent of Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co.,Ltd.
Version:V1.0
Disclaimer
For a better user experience, Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co.,Ltd. reserves the right to make
changes to the User Guide. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Users are responsible for any damages arising from failing to follow this User Guide. Meanwhile,
except the express warranty made in the product maintenance manual or service commitment,
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co.,Ltd. does not make any express or implied warranty or guarantee
to this User Guide (including composing or words).
Using this product to copy, print, scan certain documents or images or make other forms of
operations may be prohibited by the local laws. If you are uncertain about the legality of using this
product for certain documents or images, you should consult your legal advisor in advance.
The product can be used safely in the tropical areas and the non- tropical areas at an altitude no
higher than 3000 meters.

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Safety Precautions
Disconnect the power supply
The product should be placed close to or easily accessible to power sockets, so as to allow easy
disconnection of power supply!
Laser Safety
The laser radiation is harmful to the human body. Since laser components are completely sealed
in the printer, laser radiation will not leak. To avoid laser radiation, please do not randomly
disassemble the printer!
The printer follows the provisions of Class 1 laser products under CFR standard. The printer has
a Class III b laser diode, which has no laser radiation leakage among laser components.
The laser components shall complies with the requirements of: U.S. Code of Federal Regulations,
21 CFR 1040, IEC 60825-1.
The following label is attached to the laser components inside the printer:

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Safety Warning
Please note the following safety warnings before using the printer:
Warning
There is high-voltage electrode inside the printer. Before cleaning the
printer, make sure the power is turned off!
Plugging and unplugging the power cord plug with a wet hand can result in
an electric shock.
The fuser unit is hot when and after printing. Touching the fuser unit (the
shaded area as shown) may cause burns!
The fuser unit is attached with a high temperature warning label. Please do
not remove or damage this label.

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Precautions
Precautions before Using the Printer:
1. Read and understand all instructions.
2. Familiarize yourself with the basic principles associated with operating electrical appliances.
3. Comply with all warnings and instructions marked on the equipment or specified in the manual
supplied with the equipment.
4. If the operating instructions conflict with the safety information, please refer back to the safety
information, as you may have misunderstood the operating instructions. If you cannot resolve the
conflicts, please call the Customer Service Hotline or contact a service representative for help.
5. Before cleaning the equipment, remove the power cord from the AC power supply outlet. Do
not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.
6. Please make sure that the equipment is put on a stable desktop surface to avoid serious
damage caused by the falling of the equipment.
7. Do not put the equipment near a radiator, an air conditioner, or a ventilation pipe.
8. Do not put any articles on the power cord. Do not put the equipment at the place where its
power cord could be stepped on by people.
9. Outlets and extension cords must not be overloaded. This may reduce performance and could
result in fire or electric shock.
10. Do not allow pets to chew on the AC power cord or the computer interface cable.
11. Do not allow sharp objects piercing equipment slot, so as to avoid contact with the
high-voltage device, which otherwise may result in fire or electric shock. Take care not to spill
liquids onto the equipment.
12. Do not disassemble the equipment so as to avoid the risk of electric shock. Necessary repairs
may only be carried out by professional maintenance personnel. Opening or removing the cover
could result in an electric shock or other potential hazards. Incorrect disassembly and assembly
could also result in an electric shock during future use.
13. If any one of the following occurs, disconnect the equipment from the computer and pull out
the power cord from the AC wall socket and contact a qualified member of the service personnel
for maintenance:
•Liquid has been spilled into the equipment.
•The equipment has been exposed to rain or water.
•The equipment falls, or the cover is damaged.
•Significant changes in the equipment’s performance.
14. Only adjust the control mentioned in the instructions. Incorrect adjustment of other controls
may result in damage and mean that professional maintenance personnel need to spend more
time fixing it.
15. Do not use the equipment in a thunderstorm so as to avoid the risk of an electric shock. If

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possible, pull out the AC power cord during a thunderstorm.
16. If you continuously print multiple pages, the surface of the tray will become very hot. Take
care not to touch this surface, and keep children away from this surface.
17. The signal wire of the device connected with the printer can not be connected to the outdoors.
18. Please ensure timely ventilation in case of a prolonged use or printing huge amounts of
documents in a poorly ventilated room.
19. In standby status, the product will automatically enter into the power saving (sleep) mode if it
does not receive any job order for a while (such as 1 minute); and it can realize zero power
consumption only if it has not been connected with any external input power supply.
20. As the Class 1 equipment, the product must be connected to the power supply outlet with
protective grounding line when using.
21. This product should be placed according to the shipping marks on the product package box
during delivery.
22. This product is a kind of low-voltage equipment. When using this product below the specified
voltage range,please refer to the product precautions or call Pantum Aftersales Service Centre, if
the toner comes off the printed contents, or the equipment starts slowly.
23. This product is sold as a complete machine. The consumers can go to Pantum Aftersales
Service Centre to purchase parts they need. If the product sold is inconsistent with the package
list, please go to the specified Aftersales Service Centre to solve the problem.
24. Install this product in a place with the temperature between 10℃and 40℃and the relative
humidity between 20% and 80%.
25. For security and other reasons the printer may switch to intermittent printing after a certain
amount of continuous printing.
26. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
27. This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm
between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
28. 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.However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

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If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
29. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
30. The power consumption of the product with wireless function is 5W/without wireless function
is 2W in networked standby if all wired network ports are connected and all wireless network
ports are activated.
31. AC-REN:0.2
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the
ACTA. On the back of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a product
identifier in the format US: VFCFA02A4020M .If requested, this number must be provided to the
telephone company. This equipment uses the following USOC jacks: RJ-11, RJ-45, USB jacks
and power jacks.
32. REN (RINGER EQUIVALENT NUMBERS) STATEMENT
Notice: The Ringer Equivalence Number(REN: 0.2A ) assigned to each terminal device provides
an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone
interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only
to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not
exceed 5.
33. ATTACHMENT LIMITATIONS STATEMENT
Notice: This equipment meets telecommunications network protective, operational and safety
requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements
document(s). This is confirmed by marking the equipment with the Industry Canada certification
number. The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s
satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the
facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using
an acceptable method of connection. The customer should be aware that compliance with the
above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations.
Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the
supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment
malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect

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the equipment. Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground
connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present,
are connected together.
This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas.
Caution: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the
appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.
34. Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits.
35. Administrative Regulations on Low Power Radio Waves Radiated Devices.
For any certified low-power RF devices, any company, firm, or user is not allowed to change the
frequency, increase the power, or change the characteristics and functions of the original design
without approval.
The use of low-power RF device shall not affect flight safety and interfere with legal
communication; if interference is found, it shall be immediately deactivated and improved until no
interference is required.
Legal communication in the preceding paragraph refers to radio communications operating in
accordance with the provisions of the Telecommunications Act.
Low-power RF device must withstand interference from legal communications or radiological
electrical equipment for industrial, scientific, and medical use.
36. The operations near the radar system shall not be influenced.
The directed antenna with high gain must apply to the fixed point-to-point system only.
37. Please keep this User Guide properly.

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Legal Information
This symbol indicates that, at the end of your product’s life, it must not be discarded as
domestic waste. Instead, you should dispose of your used equipment at a designated
collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Ref: EU
Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Please
contact your distributor / supplier for further information.
This product is suitable for indoor use only.
European Community (EC) directives conformity
This product complies with the protection requirements of EC directives 2014/30/EU
and 2014/35/EU on the approximation and harmonization of the laws of the Member
States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and safety of electrical equipment
designed for use within certain voltage limits.
Radio Equipment directive 2014/53/EU only for models ending with suffix “W”.
The manufacturer of this product is: Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co.,Ltd., No.3883,
Zhuhai Avenue, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China 519060.
A declaration of conformity to the requirements of the Directives is available upon
request from the Authorized Representative.
This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN 55032 / EN 55035 and safety
requirements of EN 62368-1.
This printer is fully compliant with the ROHS Directive 2009/95/EC and the
requirements of the revised Directive 2011/65/EU for managing toxic and hazardous
substances.
A battery is built in the product with the faxing feature. When the product battery is
scraped, it should never be disposed with other household waste. In order to protect the
natural resources and promote the reuse of materials, please separate the battery from
other types of waste, and deliver it to your local battery recycling systems for recycling.
Warning: 1. The battery of this product is non-rechargeable, and it should never be
dismantled, crushed, heated or burned. Improper replacement operations may cause
ire and burns; 2. The battery should be placed beyond the reach of children to prevent
them swallowing.
To protect natural resources and promote the utilization of materials, please separate
the battery from other types of waste for recycle by your local battery recovery system.
Warning: 1. The battery of this product is non-rechargeable, and it should never be
dismantled, crushed, heated or burned. Improper replacement operations may cause
ire and burns; 2. The battery should be placed beyond the reach of children to prevent
them swallowing.
SVHC （Substances of Very High Concern）content stated in REACH Regulation: Battery built in the
equipment with faxing feature contains SVHC including: 1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene glycol
dimethyl ether (EGDME) with concentration of 0.707%.

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Table of Contents
1. Before Using the Printer..........................................................................................................1
1.1. Product series introduction............................................................................................1
1.2. Supplied Accessories....................................................................................................2
1.3. Product View.................................................................................................................3
1.4. Laser Toner Cartridge...................................................................................................6
1.5. Control Panel ................................................................................................................7
1.5.1. Control Panel......................................................................................................7
1.5.2. Home screen ......................................................................................................8
1.5.3. Touch screen button ...........................................................................................9
1.5.4. Function of power indicator...............................................................................10
2. Paper and Print Media ..........................................................................................................11
2.1. Paper Specification .....................................................................................................11
2.2. Special Paper..............................................................................................................12
2.3. Non-printing Area and Non-scanning Area..................................................................13
2.4. Loading Paper.............................................................................................................14
2.4.1. Load paper in automatic tray.............................................................................14
2.4.2. Load paper in multi-purpose tray.......................................................................16
2.4.3. Load paper in optional tray................................................................................18
2.5. Paper and Manuscript Use Process............................................................................20
2.5.1. Scanning With Tablet........................................................................................21
2.5.2. Scan with the automatic document feeder (ADF)..............................................24
3. Driver installation and uninstallation......................................................................................25
3.1. How to install Windows printer driver...........................................................................25
3.1.1. One-click Installation.........................................................................................25
3.1.2. Manual installation............................................................................................40
3.1.3. Method of driver unistallation ............................................................................47
3.2. macOS system driver installation ................................................................................47
3.2.1. Driver installation ..............................................................................................47
3.3. Add printer to macOS system......................................................................................50
3.3.1. Add up the printer via USB................................................................................50
3.3.2. Add up the printer via wireline connection.........................................................50
3.3.3. Add up the printer via wireless connection........................................................50
3.3.4. Add AirPrint printer............................................................................................51
4. Wired network setup (applicable to wired network models)...................................................52
4.1. Set IP Address............................................................................................................52
4.1.1. Automatic Setting..............................................................................................52
4.1.2. Manual Setting..................................................................................................52
5. Wireless network setup (applicable to Wi-Fi models)............................................................53
5.1. Basic structure mode...................................................................................................53
5.1.1. Wireless network setup tools.............................................................................53
5.1.2. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) setup..................................................................56
5.1.3. How to disable the Wi-Fi network connected.....................................................57
5.2. Wi-Fi Direct mode .......................................................................................................57
5.2.1. Preliminary preparations...................................................................................57
5.2.2. Wi-Fi Direct connection.....................................................................................57