Samsung CLP 500 User manual

COLOR LASER PRINTER
Setup Guide

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C
ONTENTS
Step 1.
Unpacking ............................................. 3
Step 2.
Understanding Your Printer ................... 5
Step 3.
Installing the Imaging Unit Transfer Belt
and Toner Cartridges ............................. 7
Step 4.
Loading Paper ..................................... 16
Step 5.
Connecting a Printer Cable .................. 19
Using a Parallel Cable .................................19
Using a USB Cable .....................................20
For Networking Printing ..............................21
Step 6.
Turning the Printer On ........................ 22
Step 7.
Printing a Demo Page .......................... 23
Step 8.
Changing the Display Language .......... 23
Step 9.
Installing the Printer Software ............ 24
Installing Printer So tware in Windows ..........24
Reinstalling Printer so tware ........................26
Removing Printer so tware ..........................26
Changing the Display Language ...................26
Step 10.
Viewing the User’s Guide ................... 27
In Windows ..............................................27
In Macintosh .............................................27
In Linux ...................................................28

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Step 1.
Unpacking
1 Remove the printer and all o the accessories rom the
packing carton. Make sure that the printer has been packed
with the ollowing items:
N OTES :
• I any items are missing or damaged, noti y your dealer
immediately.
• Components may differ from one country to another.
• The CD-ROM contains the printer driver, the User’s Guide, and
the Adobe Acrobat Reader program.
• The power cord may be di erent depending on your country.
C AUTION : This printer weighs 35kg including developer cartridge
and cassette. Use sa e li ting and handling techniques. I you need
to move the printer it must be moved by two people. Use the
li ting handles located as shown in the diagram (see page 5). Back
injury could be caused i a single person attempts to li t the
printer.
Toner Cartridges Power Cord Trans er Belt
Imaging Unit CD-ROM Setup Guide
SyncThru CD-ROM
(CLP-500N only)
SyncThru Quick Guide
(CLP-500N only)

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2 Care ully remove all o the packing tapes rom the printer.
3 Pull the paper tray out o the printer and remove the
packing tapes rom the tray.
4 Select a location or the printer:
•Leave enough room to open the printer trays, covers, and
allow or proper ventilation.
•Provide the proper environment:
– A irm, level sur ace
– Away rom direct air low o air conditioners, heaters, or
ventilators
– Free o temperature, sunlight, or humidity extremes or
luctuations
– Clean, dry, and ree o dust
C AUTION : You must place your printer in the level sur ace. I you
do not, the print quality problems can occur.

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Step 2.
Understanding Your Printer
These are the main components o your printer:
Output Support
Control Panel
(re er to Chapter
5 in the User’s
Guide which is
on the CD-
ROM.)
Paper Output Tray
Top Cover
(Open to install the imaging unit,
and trans er belt.)
Front Cover
(Open to replace
the waste toner
container.)
Left Cover
(To install the toner cartridges
press the top cover release
button and open ully.)
Tray 1
(250-sheet paper eeder)
Top Cover
Release Button
Optional Tray 2
(500-sheet paper eeder)
Handle
(Li ting handles are
located at the lower
edge o both sides
o the printer.)

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Optional Tray 2 Jam Cover
(Open to remove jams in the optional tray 2.)
Muti-purpose Tray
(Open to load special print materials.)
Right Cover
(Open to remove paper jams.)
Power Switch
USB Port
Power Receptacle
Control Board
Cover
(Open to install optional
accessories.)
Wireless Network
Antenna
*
Network Port **
Parallel Port ***
* This wireless network port is not supplied with the printer. It is an option that must be purchased and
installed separately.
** The network port is fitted as standard on the CLP-500 . CLP-500 users can purchase and install
separately an optional etwork Card. For details, see the User's Guide of the printer in the CD-ROM.
*** The parallel port may not be available depending on your country.
Handle
(Use it to li t the printer.)

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Step 3.
Installing the Imaging Unit Transfer
Belt and Toner Cartridges
1 Using the handle, completely open the le t cover until it is at
right angles to the main rame.
C AUTION : I the le t cover is not completely open, the top cover
release button does not press.
2 Press the top cover release button to unlatch the top cover
and open it all the way.
Top cover release
button

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3 Take the imaging unit out o the package using the handle.
4 Remove the paper covering the imaging unit by removing
the tape under the handle o the imaging unit.
CAUTIONS :
• Do not use sharp objects, such as a kni e or scissors, to open the
imaging unit package and tape on the protective paper liner. You
could damage the sur ace o the imaging unit.
• To prevent damage, do not expose the imaging unit to light or
more than a ew minutes. Cover it with black paper, i necessary.
• Do not touch the sur ace o the green roller on the imaging unit
or print quality problems can occur.
5 Locate the imaging unit slots inside the printer, one on each
side.

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6 Hold the handle on the imaging unit with the green roller
acing you. Align the imaging unit with the slots in your
printer so that the colors on both sides o the imaging unit
slide into the corresponding colors o the slots.
CAUTION : Insert the imaging unit care ully so as not to scratch
and damage the sur ace o the green roller.
7 Slide the imaging unit down into the printer until it cannot
be pushed in any urther and old the handle down.
CAUTION : To prevent damage, do not expose the imaging unit
to light or more than a ew minutes. Close the top and le t
cover should the setup need to be halted or any reason.

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8 Take the trans er belt out o the package.
9 Remove the paper covering the trans er belt by removing
the tape.
CAUTION : Don’t use sharp objects, such as a kni e or scissors, to
open the trans er belt package. You could damage the sur ace o
the trans er belt.
10 Pinch the trans er belt tention levers on both sides o the
trans er belt. Then, pull them out, as shown below.
11 Locate the trans er belt slots inside the printer, one on each
side.

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12 Hold the handle on the trans er belt and align it with the
slots in your printer.
NOTE : Keep the trans er belt level, do not turn the trans er belt
over otherwise looses toner may be spilled.
13 Slide the trans er belt down into the printer. Press it irmly
to make sure that it latches into place.

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14 Firmly push the lock levers on each side towards the top
cover, as shown below, to lock the trans er belt into place.
CAUTION : I you open the le t cover or a ew minutes, the
imaging unit can be exposed to light. This causes damage to the
imaging unit.
15 A ter making sure that the le t cover is open, close the top
cover. Make sure that it is securely latched.
CAUTION : Do not try to close the le t cover with the top cover
open. This may cause damage to the printer.

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16 Take the toner cartridges out o their packages.
CAUTION : Do not use sharp objects, such as a kni e or scissors,
to open the toner cartridges packages. You could damage the
sur ace o the toner cartridges.
17 Holding both sides o the cartridges, gently roll them rom
side to side to distribute the toner.
18 Place the toner cartridges on a lat sur ace as shown and
remove the paper covering the toner cartridge by removing
the tape.
NOTE : I toner gets on your clothing, wipe it o with a dry cloth
and wash it in cold water. Hot water sets toner into abric.

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19 On the right hand side o the toner cartridge slot is a label
that identi ies which color cartridge to it into each slot.
20 Holding each toner cartridge, insert them into their
corresponding positions shown in order o Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow and then Black. Using both hands, grip the cartridge
to insert into the slot. Then hold the handle to slide the
cartridge in.
•When the toner cartridges are correctly installed the yellow
and black cartridges are not ully inserted. These will be
pushed into place when you close the le t cover.
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Black
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
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Grip here.

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21 Close the le t cover. Make sure that it is securely latched.
I you have installed the toner cartridges wrongly, the le t
cover will not close properly. Check again to make sure the
cartridge colors correspond to those marked on the right
hand side. Never use orce to close the cover.
NOTE : When printing text at 5% coverage, you can expect a
toner cartridge li e o about 7,000 pages or black and 5,000 pages
or color. However, the toner cartridge that is shipped with the
printer prints 2,000 pages or black and white, 1,500 pages or
color.

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Step 4. Loading Paper
The tray (Tray 1) can hold a maximum o 250 sheets o plain
paper. You can use A4 and letter-sized paper.
To load paper:
1 Pull the tray out o the printer.
2 Push down on the metal plate until it locks into position.
3 Flex the paper sheets back and orth to separate the pages
and then an them while holding one edge. Tap the edges o
the stack on a lat sur ace to even it up.

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4 Load paper with the print side facing up.
Make sure that all our corners are lat in the tray and under
the corner brackets as shown below.
5 Do not exceed the maximum stack height. Over illing the
tray may cause a paper jam.

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6 Pinch the paper guide as shown and move it toward the
paper until it lightly touches the side o the stack. Do not
press the guide too tightly against the edge o the paper;
the guide may bend the paper.
NOTE : I you want to change the paper size in the tray, re er to
the User’s Guide o your printer supplied in the CD-ROM.
7 Slide the tray back into the printer.
NOTES :
• Do not push the width guide ar enough to cause the material to
warp.
• I you do not adjust the width guide, it may cause paper jam.

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Step 5. Connecting a Printer Cable
You need to connect your printer to the computer with either a
parallel inter ace cable or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.
I you are a Macintosh user, you can use only a USB cable.
NOTE : The CLP-500N does not support printing rom a Macintosh
using a network connection.
Using a Parallel Cable
NOTES :
• The parallel port may not be available depending on your
country.
• To connect the printer to the parallel port o the computer
requires a certi ied parallel cable. You need to buy a IEEE1284
compliant cable that is within 3m in length.
1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are
turned o .
2 Plug the parallel printer cable into the connector on the
back o the printer.
Push the metal clips down to it inside the notches on the
cable plug.
3 Connect the other end o the cable to the parallel inter ace
port on your computer, and tighten the screws.
See the User’s Guide o your computer, i you need help.
To the parallel port on
your computer

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Using a USB Cable
NOTE : Connecting the printer to the USB port o the computer
requires a certi ied USB cable. You will need to buy a USB 2.0
compliant cable that is within 3m in length.
1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are
turned o .
2 Plug the USB printer cable into the connector on the back o
the printer.
3 Connect the other end o the cable to the USB port on your
computer.
See the User’s Guide o your computer, i you need help.
NOTE : To print using the USB inter ace, you must run Windows
98/Me/2000/XP, or Macintosh with OS 8.6 and the G3 processor or
higher.
To the USB port on
your computer