Samsung SCX-4300 - SCX 4300 B/W Laser User manual

SamsungSCX‐4300|FirmwareInstallation1
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SAMSUNGSCX‐4300ALLINONEPRINTER
FIRMWAREINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
ThisFirmwareonlyneedstobeinstalledONCE.IftheprinteralreadyhastheFirmware1.18fixinstalled,it
isOKjusttoreplacetheusedcartridgewithanewremanufacturedcartridgeandchip.Ifyourprinterhas
1.18fixinstalled,gostraighttoParagraphG
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STARTINGPOINT
Theprinterissaying:TONEREMPTY,REPLACETONER.Itwillnotprint
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BEFOREYOUPROCEED,PLEASENOTETHEFOLLOWING:‐
1.BeforeinstallingthisFirmware,youmustensurethattheprinterisinORIGINALconditionandhasnot
beenmodified,particularlyonthemotherboard.
2.ThecomputermustalreadyhaveinittheDRIVERSforSCX‐4300printerandscanner
3.Thecomputershouldonlybeconnectedtotheprinter.AllotherUSBdevicesMUSTbedisconnected.
4.Thereplacementcartridgewithourchipshouldbeinstalledintheprinterandcoverclosed.
5.ThepowertotheprintershouldbeONthroughouttheinstallation.
6.WINDOWSXP/WINDOWS2000canreadtheCDautomatically.
WINDOWSVISTAneedstobeinADMINISTRATORmodetoruntheCD.
(OpentheCD,RIGHTCLICKon“cdrun”thenselect“runasADMINISTRATOR”)
7ItisrecommendedtoclosetheAntiVirussoftwareonyourcomputeruntiltheinstallationiscomplete
(theAntiVirussoftwareoftenmistakesthedriverforaType32virusandthisisnotcorrect)
8.Starttheprinterandmakesureithasfinisheditsinitialroutine–redlightsON!

SamsungSCX‐4300|FirmwareInstallation2
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A.CDinyourcomputer,Typepassword:4300,thenclick“YES”
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B.Click“INSTALLATIONDRIVER”
 
C.Click"ENGLISH"
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 
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D.Click“START”
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 
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E.ClickagainonSTARTandnowthesetupisrunning
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SamsungSCX‐4300|FirmwareInstallation3
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 
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About10secondslater,theprinterlightsstartflashing.
Afteranother2‐5seconds,theprintercontrolpanelwillshow:
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A)“PCTODRAMISOK”(IfdisplayedPCTODRAMISNG,itmeansthatthecomputerandtheprinterhave
notcommunicatedtogethersuccessfullyandyouwillneedtocheckalltheconnectionsandstartagain)
B)FLASHISERASING
C)FLASHPROGRAMMING
 
Thentheprinterwillautomaticallyrestart,theinstallationiscomplete.
Click“QUIT”tofinish.
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F.FinalVerification
Oncetheinstallationisfinishedandtheprinterhasfinishedwarmingupagain,youmustusethepanelon
theprinterasfollows:
GotoMENU‐>10.Maintenance‐>Clearsettings‐>Allsettings‐>OK
Thenprinterlightwillflash,soonturningtonormalGREENlight.
PrintSYSTEMDATALIST(MENU‐>8.REPORT)
Ifitshows100%toner,installationissuccessful.
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SamsungSCX‐4300|FirmwareInstallation4
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NB:If,afterinstallation,theprinterstilldoesnotshow100%toner,checkontheReportthatthe
“FirmwareVersion”is1.18fix.Ifnot,theInstallationshouldbeperformedagain.
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G.OTHERIMPORTANTINFORMATION
Eachtimethatyouinstalaremanufacturedcartridge,itisadvisabletoresettheparametersintheprinter
sothatitstartswith0pagesand100%toner.
Todothereset,repeatthestepinF
Menu‐>10.Maintenance‐>ClearSettings‐>AllSettings‐>OK
ThecapacityoftheOEMcartridgeis2kcopies@5%
Ifyoufillwithenoughtonertodo3kcopies,theprinterwillgoto“TONERLOW”atapprox2kbutwillallow
printingtocontinueuntiltonerisexhausted–youshouldmakesurethatthecustomerchecksthisvery
regularlyifheisusingSCX‐4300forFAX.