Samsung CLP-550 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
For Local Printing ......................................19
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 Software in Win ows ..........25
Reinstalling Printer software ........................29
Removing Printer software ..........................30
Changing the Display Language ...................30
Step 10.
Viewing the User’s Guide ................... 31
In Win ows ..............................................31
In Macintosh .............................................31
In Linux ...................................................32

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Step 1.
Unpacking
1 Remove the printer an all of the accessories from the
packing carton. Make sure that the printer has been packe
with the following items:
N OTES :
• If any items are missing or amage , notify your ealer
imme iately.
• Components may iffer from one country to another.
• The CD-ROM contains the printer river, the User’s Gui e, an
the A obe Acrobat Rea er program.
• The power cor may be ifferent epen ing on your country.
C AUTION : This printer weighs 35kg inclu ing eveloper cartri ge
an cassette. Use safe lifting an han ling techniques. If you nee
to move the printer it must be move by two people. Use the
lifting han les locate as shown in the iagram (see page 5). Back
injury coul be cause if a single person attempts to lift the
printer.
Toner Cartri ges Power Cor Transfer Belt
Imaging Unit CD-ROM Setup Gui e
SyncThru CD-ROM
(CLP-550N only)
SyncThru Quick Gui e
(CLP-550N only)

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2 Carefully remove all of the packing tapes from the printer.
3 Pull the paper tray out of the printer an remove the
packing tapes from the tray.
4 Select a location for the printer:
•Leave enough room to open the printer trays, covers, an
allow for proper ventilation.
•Provi e the proper environment:
– A firm, level surface
– Away from irect airflow of air con itioners, heaters, or
ventilators
– Free of temperature, sunlight, or humi ity extremes or
fluctuations
– Clean, ry, an free of ust
C AUTION : You must place your printer in the level surface. If you
o not, the print quality problems can occur.

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Step 2.
Understanding Your Printer
These are the main components of your printer:
Output Support
Control Panel
(refer to Chapter
5 in the User’s
Gui e which is
on the CD-
ROM.)
Paper Output Tray
Top Cover
(Open to install the imaging unit,
an transfer belt.)
Front Cover
(Open to replace
the waste toner
container.)
Left Cover
(To install the toner cartri ges
press the top cover release
button an open fully.)
Tray 1
(250-sheet paper fee er)
Top Cover
Release Button
Optional Tray 2
(500-sheet paper fee er)
Handle
(Lifting han les are
locate at the lower
e ge of both si es
of 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 loa 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 antenna 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-550 . CLP-550 users can purchase an optional
etwork Card and install it separately. For details, see the User's Guide of the printer in the CD-ROM.
Handle
(Use it to lift the printer.)

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Step 3.
Installing the Imaging Unit Transfer
Belt and Toner Cartridges
1 Using the han le, completely open the left cover until it is at
right angles to the main frame.
C AUTION : If the left cover is not completely open, the top cover
release button oes not be presse .
2 Press the top cover release button to unlatch the top cover
an open it all the way.
Top cover release
button

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3 Take the imaging unit out of the package using the han le.
4 Remove the paper covering on the imaging unit by
removing the tape un er the han le of the imaging unit.
C AUTIONS :
• Do not use sharp objects, such as a knife or scissors, to open the
imaging unit package an tape on the protective paper liner. You
coul amage the surface of the imaging unit.
• To prevent amage, o not expose the imaging unit to light for
more than a few minutes. Cover it with black paper, if necessary.
• Do not touch the surface of the green roller on the imaging unit
or print quality problems can occur.
5 Locate the imaging unit slots insi e the printer, one on each
si e.

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6 Hol the han le on the imaging unit with the green roller
facing you. Align the imaging unit with the slots in your
printer so that the colors on both si es of the imaging unit
sli e into the correspon ing colors of the slots.
CAUTION : Insert the imaging unit carefully so as not to scratch
an amage the surface of the green roller.
7 Sli e the imaging unit own into the printer until it cannot
be pushe in any further an fol the han le own.
CAUTION : To prevent amage, o not expose the imaging unit to
light for more than a few minutes. Close the top an left cover
shoul the setup nee to be halte for any reason.

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8 Take the transfer belt out of the package.
9 Remove the paper covering on the transfer belt by
removing the tape.
CAUTION : Don’t use sharp objects, such as a knife or scissors, to
open the transfer belt package. You coul amage the surface of
the transfer belt.
10 Pinch the transfer belt tention levers on both si es of the
transfer belt. Then, pull them out, as shown below.
11 Locate the transfer belt slots insi e the printer, one on each
si e.

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12 Hol the han le on the transfer belt an align it with the
slots in your printer.
NOTE : Keep the transfer belt level, o not turn the transfer belt
over otherwise looses toner may be spille .
13 Sli e the transfer belt own into the printer. Press it firmly
to make sure that it latches into place.

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14 Firmly push the lock levers on each si e towar s the top
cover, as shown below, to lock the transfer belt into place.
CAUTION : If you open the left cover for a few minutes, the
imaging unit can be expose to light. This causes amage to the
imaging unit.
15 After making sure that the left cover is open, close the top
cover. Make sure that it is securely latche .
CAUTION : Do not try to close the left cover with the top cover
open. This may cause amage to the printer.

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16 Take the toner cartri ges out of their packages.
CAUTION : Do not use sharp objects, such as a knife or scissors,
to open the toner cartri ges packages. You coul amage the
surface of the toner cartri ges.
17 Hol ing both si es of the cartri ges, gently roll them from
si e to si e to istribute the toner.
18 Place the toner cartri ges on a flat surface as shown an
remove the paper covering on the toner cartri ge by
removing the tape.
NOTE : If toner gets on your clothing, wipe it off with a ry cloth
an wash it in col water. Hot water sets toner into fabric.

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19 On the right han si e of the toner cartri ge slot is a label
that i entifies which color cartri ge to fit into each slot.
20 Hol ing each toner cartri ge, insert them into their
correspon ing positions shown in or er of Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow an then Black. Using both han s, grip the cartri ge
to insert into the slot. Then hol the han le to sli e the
cartri ge in.
When the toner cartri ges are correctly installe the yellow
an black cartri ges are not fully inserte . These will be
pushe into place when you close the left cover.
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Black
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
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Grip here.

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21 Close the left cover. Make sure that it is securely latche .
If you have installe the toner cartri ges incorrectly, the left
cover will not close properly. Check again to make sure the
cartri ge colors correspon to those marke on the right
han si e. Never use force to close the cover.
NOTE : When printing text at 5% coverage, you can expect a
toner cartri ge life of about 7,000 pages for black an 5,000 pages
for color.

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Step 4. Loading Paper
The tray (Tray 1) can hol a maximum of 250 sheets of plain
paper. You can use A4 an letter-size paper.
To loa paper:
1 Pull the tray out of the printer.
2 Push own on the metal plate until it locks into position.
3 Flex the paper sheets back an forth to separate the pages
an then fan them while hol ing one e ge. Tap the e ges of
the stack on a flat surface to even it up.

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4 Loa paper with the print side facing up.
Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray an un er
the corner brackets, as shown below.
5 Do not excee the maximum stack height. Overfilling the
tray may cause a paper jam.

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6 Pinch the paper gui e as shown an move it towar s the
paper until it lightly touches the si e of the stack. Do not
press the gui e too tightly against the e ge of the paper as
the gui e may ben the paper.
NOTE : If you want to change the paper size in the tray, refer to
the User’s Gui e of your printer supplie in the CD-ROM.
7 Sli e the tray back into the printer.
NOTES :
• Do not push the wi th gui e far enough to cause the material to
warp.
• If you o not a just the wi th gui e, it may cause paper jam.

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Step 5. Connecting a Printer Cable
For Local Printing
To print from your computer in a local environment, you nee to
connect your printer to the computer with either a parallel
interface cable or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.
If you are a Macintosh user, you can use only a USB cable for
local printing.
Using a USB Cable
NOTE : Connecting the printer to the USB port of the computer
requires a certifie USB cable. You will nee to buy a USB 2.0
compliant cable that is within 3m in length.
1 Make sure that both the printer an the computer are
turne off.
2 Plug the USB printer cable into the connector on the back of
the printer.
3 Connect the other en of the cable to the USB port on your
computer.
See the User’s Gui e of your computer, if you nee help.
NOTE : To print using the USB interface, you must run Win ows
98/Me/2000/XP, or Macintosh with OS 8.6~9.2/10.1~10.3.
To the USB port on
your computer

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Using a Parallel Cable
NOTES :
• The parallel port may not be available epen ing on your
country.
• To connect the printer to the parallel port of the computer
requires a certifie parallel cable. You nee to buy a IEEE1284
compliant cable that is within 3m in length.
1 Make sure that both the printer an the computer are
turne off.
2 Plug the parallel printer cable into the connector on the
back of the printer.
Push the metal clips own to fit insi e the notches on the
cable plug.
3 Connect the other en of the cable to the parallel interface
port on your computer, an tighten the screws.
See the User’s Gui e of your computer, if you nee help.
To the parallel port on
your computer