Samsung ML 1740 - B/W Laser Printer User manual

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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.
© 2004 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
•ML-1740 Series and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.
• IBM and IBM PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
• Apple, AppleTalk, TrueType, LaserWriter and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple
Computer, Inc.
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows 9x, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT and
Windows XP are registered trademarks of Micorsoft Corporation.
• All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective companies or
organizations.

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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Special Features .................................................. 1.2
Printer Components ............................................. 1.4
Front View ..................................................... 1.4
Inside View .................................................... 1.5
Rear View ...................................................... 1.5
Understanding the Control Panel ............................ 1.6
On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs ................... 1.6
Cancel button ................................................. 1.7
Chapter 2:
SETTING UPYOUR PRINTER
Unpacking .......................................................... 2.2
Selecting a Location ........................................ 2.3
Installing the Toner Cartridge ................................ 2.4
Loading Paper ..................................................... 2.6
Changing the Paper Size in the Tray .................. 2.8
Connecting a Printer Cable .................................... 2.9
Turning the Printer on ......................................... 2.11
Printing a Demo Page .......................................... 2.12
Installing Printer Software ................................... 2.13
Printer Driver Features ................................... 2.14
Installing Printer software in Windows .............. 2.15
Viewing the User’s Guide ..................................... 2.20

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Chapter 3: USING PRINT MATERIALS
Choosing Paper and Other Materials ....................... 3.2
Sizes and Capacities ....................................... 3.3
Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials .......... 3.4
Selecting the Output Location ................................ 3.5
Printing to the Top Output Tray (Face down) ...... 3.5
Printing to the Rear Output Tray (Face up) ......... 3.6
Loading Paper ..................................................... 3.7
Using the Tray ................................................ 3.7
Using the Manual Feeder ................................. 3.8
Printing on Envelopes .......................................... 3.10
Printing on Labels ............................................... 3.12
Printing on Transparencies ................................... 3.13
Printing on Card Stock or
Custom-sized Materials ....................................... 3.15
Printing on Preprinted Paper ................................. 3.16
Chapter 4:
PRINTING TASKS
Printing a Document ............................................ 4.2
Canceling a Print Job ....................................... 4.4
Using a Favorite Setting .................................. 4.5
Using Help ..................................................... 4.5
Setting Paper Properties ....................................... 4.6
Using the Toner Save Mode ................................... 4.8
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper
(N-Up Printing) ................................................... 4.10
Scaling Your Document ....................................... 4.12
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size ...... 4.13
Printing Posters .................................................. 4.14
Setting Graphic Properties ................................... 4.16
Printing Watermarks ........................................... 4.19
Using an existing Watermark ........................... 4.19
Creating a Watermark .................................... 4.20
Editing a Watermark ...................................... 4.21
Deleting a Watermark .................................... 4.21
Printing Overlays ................................................ 4.22
What is an Overlay? ....................................... 4.22
Creating a New Page Overlay .......................... 4.22
Using a Page Overlay ..................................... 4.24
Deleting a Page Overlay ................................. 4.25
Using the Status Monitor ..................................... 4.26
Opening the Status Monitor ............................. 4.26
Setting Up Locally Shared Printer .......................... 4.28
Windows 9x/Me ............................................. 4.28
Windows NT/2000/XP ..................................... 4.29

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Chapter 5: MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER
Maintaining the Toner Cartridge ............................. 5.2
Redistributing Toner ........................................ 5.3
Replacing the Toner Cartridge .......................... 5.4
Cleaning the Printer ............................................. 5.5
Cleaning the Outside ....................................... 5.5
Cleaning the Inside ......................................... 5.5
Consumables and Replacement Parts ..................... 5.8
Chapter 6:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Troubleshooting Checklist ..................................... 6.2
Solving General Printing Problems .......................... 6.3
Clearing Paper Jams ............................................. 6.7
In the Paper Exit Area ..................................... 6.7
In the Paper Feed Area .................................... 6.9
Around the Toner Cartridge ............................. 6.10
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When Printing
on the A5-sized Paper .................................... 6.11
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams ........................... 6.12
Solving Print Quality Problems .............................. 6.12
Print Quality Checklist .................................... 6.12
Solving Print Quality Problems ......................... 6.13
Troubleshooting Error Messages ........................... 6.18
Common Windows Problems ................................ 6.19
Common Macintosh Problems ............................... 6.20
Problems in the Chooser ................................. 6.20
Printing Errors ............................................... 6.20
Common Linux Problems ..................................... 6.21

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Chapter 7: APPENDIX
Using Your Printer in Macintosh ............................. 7.2
Installing Software in Macintosh ....................... 7.2
Printing a Document ....................................... 7.7
Using Advanced Printing Features ..................... 7.9
Using Your Printer in Linux ................................... 7.14
Installing the Printer Driver ............................. 7.14
Using the Configuration Tool ........................... 7.20
Changing LLPR Properties ............................... 7.22
Printer Specifications ........................................... 7.24
Paper Specifications ............................................ 7.25
Overview ...................................................... 7.25
Supported Sizes of Paper ................................ 7.26
Guidelines for Using Paper .............................. 7.27
Paper Specifications ....................................... 7.28
Paper Output Capacity .................................... 7.28
Printer and Paper Storage Environment ............ 7.29

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Environmental and Safety Consideration
Laser Safety Statement
The printer is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR,
chapter 1 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.
Class I laser products are not considered to be hazardous. The laser system and
printer are designed so there is never any human access to laser radiation above a
Class I level during normal operation, user maintenance, or prescribed service
condition.
WARNING
Never operate or service the printer with the protective cover removed from Laser/
Scanner assembly. The reflected beam, although invisible, can damage your eyes.
When using this product, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to
reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons:

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Ozone Safety
During normal operation, this machine produces ozone. The
ozone produced does not present a hazard to the operator.
However, it is advisable that the machine be operated in a well
ventilated area.
If you need additional information about ozone, please contact
your nearest Samsung dealer.
Power Saver
This printer contains advanced energy conservation
technology that reduces power consumption when it is not
in active use.
When the printer does not receive data for an extended
period of time, power consumption is automatically
lowered.
The energy star emblem does not represent EPA
endorsement of any product or service.
Recycling
Please recycle or dispose of the packaging material for this
product in an environmentally responsible manner.

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Radio Frequency Emissions
FCC regulations
This device 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. 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:
1 Reposition the receiving antenna.
2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard
entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Industry and Science Canada.
Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux
appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur:
“Appareils Numériques”, ICES-003 édictée par l’Industrie et Sciences Canada.
WARNING
• Do not disassemble the printer. Doing so may give you an electric shock.
• If you continuously print many pages, the surface of the output tray may become
hot. Be careful not to touch the surface, especially for children.

1INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on the purchase of your Printer!
This chapter includes:
• Special Features
• Printer Components
• Understanding the Control Panel

I NTRODUCTION
1.2
Special Features
Your new printer is equipped with special features that improve
the print quality, giving you a competitive edge. You can:
Print with excellent quality and high speed
• You can print at 600 dots per inch (dpi). See page 4.16.
• Prints 17 pages-per-minute (Letter size),
16 pages-per-minute(A4 size).
Handle paper flexibly
• Standard 250-sheet tray and a 1-sheet Manual Feeder
support various sizes and types of paper.
• Two output trays; select either the top output tray (face-
down) or the rear output tray (face-up) for the most
convenient access.
Create professional documents
• You can customize your documents using Watermarks, such
as “Confidential.” See page 4.19.
• Print Posters. The text and pictures of each page of your
document are magnified and printed across the selected sheet
of paper. After the document has printed, trim off the white
edges of each sheet. Tape the sheets together to form a
poster. See page 4.14.
WORLD BEST
Dear ABC
Regards

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Save your time and money
• Allows you to use the Toner Save mode to save toner. See
page 4.8.
• Allows you to print multiple pages on one single sheet of paper
to save paper (N-Up printing). See page 4.10.
• This printer meets Energy Star guidelines for energy
efficiency.
Print in various environments
• You can print in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP.
• Your printer is compatible with Linux and Macintosh.
• Your printer comes with both the Parallel and the USB
interface.

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Printer Components
Front View
Manual Feeder guide
Tray
Front
Cover
Top output tray
(Face down)
Control Panel
Power switch
Output Support
Manual Feeder
Paper level indicator

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Inside View
Rear View
Toner cartridge
Front Cover
Rear output tray
(Face up)
USB port
Power receptacle
Parallel port

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1.6
Understanding the Control Panel
On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs
LED Description
If the On Line/Error lights green, the printer is ready to
print.
If the
On Line/Error lights red, the printer is experiencing
an error, such as jammed paper, the open cover or the empty
toner cartridge. See “Troubleshooting Error Messages” on
page 6.18.
If you press the
Cancel button while the printer is receiving
data, the
On Line/Error LED blinks red to cancel printing.
In Manual Feed mode, if there is no paper in the Manual
Feeder, the
On Line/Error LED blinks red. Load paper into
the Manual Feeder and the LED stops blinking.
If the printer is receiving data, the
On Line/Error LED
slowly blinks green.
If the printer is printing the received data, the
On Line/
Error
LED blinks green fast.
If you press the
Cancel button in Ready mode, this LED is on
and the Toner Save mode is enabled.
If you press this button once again, this LED is off and the
Toner Save mode is disabled.

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Cancel button
If the On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs blink, your
system has some problems. To solve the problem, see
“Troubleshooting Error Messages” on page 6.18.
LED Description
Function Description
Printing demo page
In Ready mode, press and hold this button for about 2
seconds until all LEDs blink slowly, and release.
Manual feeding Press this button each time you load a sheet of paper in the
manual feeder, when you select
Manual Feed for Source
from your software application. For detailed information,
see “Using the Manual Feeder” on page 3.8.
Cleaning inside
printer
In Ready mode, press and hold this button for about 10
seconds until all LEDs turn on, and release. After cleaning
the printer, one cleaning sheet is printed.
Canceling print job Press this button during printing. The On Line/Error LED
blinks while the print job is cleared from both the printer
and the computer, and then return to Ready mode. This
may take some time depending on the size of the print job.
In Manual Feed mode, you can’t cancel the print job by
pressing this button. For detailed information, see “Using
the Manual Feeder” on page 3.8.
Toner Save mode
on/off
In Ready mode, press this button to turn the Toner Save
mode on or off.
For detailed information, see page 4.8.

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This chapter provides step by step information on setting up
your printer.
This chapter includes:
• Unpacking
• Installing the Toner Cartridge
• Loading Paper
• Connecting a Printer Cable
• Turning the Printer on
• Printing a Demo Page
• Installing Printer Software
Setting Up Your Printer

S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER
2.2
Unpacking
1 Remove the Printer and all accessories from the packing
carton. Make sure that the printer has been packed with the
following items:
Notes:
• If any items are missing or damaged, notify 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.
2 Carefully remove all of packing tapes from the printer.
Toner Cartridge Power Cord
CD-ROM Setup Guide
Tape

S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER
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Selecting a Location
Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air
circulation. Allow extra space for opening covers and tray. The
area should be well-ventilated and away from direct sunlight or
sources of heat, cold, and humidity. See the image below for
clearance space. Do not place the printer close to the edge of
your desk or table!
Clearance
Space
•Front: 482.6 mm (enough space so that tray can be
removed)
•Back: 100 mm (enough space to allow opening of the rear
out tray)
•Right: 100 mm (enough space for ventilation)
•Left: 100 mm
552 mm(21.7 in.)
100 mm (3.9 in.)
954.6 mm(37.5 in.)
482.6 mm(18.8 in.)
100 mm
(3.9 in.)
100 mm
(3.9 in.)