Samsung QWIKLASER 5100A User manual

LASER PRINTER
ML-5100A
User’s 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.
© 1998 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
¥ ML-5100A and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
¥ Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.
¥ PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
¥ IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
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¥ Microsoft, MS-windows, MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
¥ All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies or organisations.
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Unpacking ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2
Selecting a Location ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2
Control Locations and Functions ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 3
Front View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 3
Rear View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 4
InsideÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 4
Installing the Toner Cartridge ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 5
Loading Paper ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 6
Connecting to Your Computer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 8
Using Parallel Port ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 8
Using The USB Port ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 9
Powering On the Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 10
Installing Software ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 11
Installing Printer Driver ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12
System RequirementÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12
Windows 95/98/NT4.0 InstallationÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12
Windows 95/98 Plug and PlayÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 13
If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 13
Windows 3.1x Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 14
Uninstalling the Printer DriverÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15
Installing Printer Utilities ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15
Windows 3.x Installation ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 15
Printing on Network PrinterÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16
Setting Up Host PC Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16
Client PC Sharing SetupÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 16
Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer
Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 18
Loading Print Material ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 19
Feeding Manually ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 23
Using Face-up Stacker ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 24
Paper Guidelines ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 25
Chapter 2 Paper Handling
Contents
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Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
FCC Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 56
Canadian Radio Interference Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐ 56
EC Declaration of Conformity ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 57
Laser Safety Statement ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 58
Safety Information ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 59
Specifications ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 60
Appendix
Operator Panel ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 28
Indicator Lights ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 28
Button Function ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 29
Selecting Your Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 30
Windows 95 / 98 / NT ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 30
Windows 3.x ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 30
Printing a Document ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 31
Print Settings ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 32
Remote Control Panel(RCP)for Windows User ÐÐ 35
Status Monitor(SM) for Win 3.x/95/98 Users ÐÐÐÐÐ 38
Status Monitor ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 38
Poor Print Quality ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 40
Paper Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 41
Printing Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 42
Software Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 43
Before You Call For Service ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 44
Clearing Paper Jams ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 45
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 47
Cartridge Maintenance ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 48
Replacing Toner Cartridge ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 48
Cleaning OPC Drum ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 49
Chapter 5 Printer Options
Optional Memory Card ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 52
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P/N. JC68-00048A Rev.3.00
ELECTRONICS
Visit us at http://samsungelectronics.com
If you have access to this online service,you can download
the UserÕs Guide and drivers from Samsung Electronics.
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Setting Up
Your Printer
Chapter 1
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2Setting Up Your Printer
Unpacking
Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Save
the carton and packing materials in case you need to repack the
printer.
Make sure you have the following items:
¥ Toner cartridge (Please, refer to page 4 and page 5)
¥ Power cord
¥ Setup CD-ROM
¥ This manual
Notes:
¥ If you need help during setup, or if any items are missing or damaged,
notify your dealer immediately.
¥ You need a Centronics-compatible parallel printer cable. The cable is not
shipped with your printer. You can purchase this cable from your dealer or
retailer. Make sure the cable is IEEE 1284-compliant. Ask your dealer for
assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.
Selecting a Location
Place your printer on a flat, stable surface near your workstation.
Leave enough space around the printer, so that you can easily:
¥ open the printer cover
¥ load the paper
¥ retrieve the paper
¥ open the front output tray and retrieve the paper from the front
output tray
¥ allow air circulation around the vents to prevent the printer from
overheating
Do not place the printer:
¥ In direct sunlight
¥ Near heat sources or air conditioners
¥ In dusty or dirty environments
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3
Setting Up Your Printer
Automatic Paper Feeder
Holds 150 sheets of paper.
Paper Guides
Adjust to the
width of paper.
Face-down Stacker
Holds printed documents.
If printed on plain paper,
a maximum of 100 sheets
can be held.
Stacker Extender
Supports paper stacked in the
paper output bin.
Face-up Stacker
Holds a single sheet of special media (transparency,
label, envelope, and heavy weight paper) with print
side facing up.
Operator Panel
Tray Extender
Supports paper stacked in the
automatic paper feeder.
Manual Paper Feeder
Used to feed a single sheet of paper.
Control Locations and Functions
Front View
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4Setting Up Your Printer
Rear View
Inside
Power
Switch
Power Cord
Connector
USB Port
Printer Cable
Connector
Front Cover
Toner Cartridge
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5
Setting Up Your Printer
Installing the Toner Cartridge
1. To open the printer cover, hold the cover using both hands and
pull it toward you.
2. Unpack the Toner Cartridge. Carefully remove the sealing tape.
3. Rock the Cartridge 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner.
4. Find the cartridge slots inside the printer, one on each side.
5. Grasp the handle and slide the Cartridge down between the toner
cartridge slots, until it drops into place.
6. Close the cover.
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6Setting Up Your Printer
2. Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen
them, then fan them. Tap the edges on a table top to straighten
them. Doing this before you load paper helps prevent paper jams.
DonÕt load too much. This feeder holds up to 150 sheets.
3. Insert the paper in the paper feeder.
If the paper has a preferred print side, place the print side facing
you. If you use letterhead paper, load the paper with the letter-head
edge down and facing you.
Loading Paper
For best results, use high quality 75g/m2 (20 lb) xerographic paper.
Note: For more information on loading paper and other print material, refer
to ÔLoading Print MaterialÕ on page 19.
1. Pull the extender on the automatic paper feeder up, until it stops.
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7
Setting Up Your Printer
5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down
stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages.
4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper.
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8Setting Up Your Printer
2. Attach the other end of the parallel cable to your computer.
Note: Make sure the printer power is off when you connect it to the
computer.
Connecting to Your Computer
Your printer has parallel interface port, which allows you to use it
with IBM PCs and compatible computers. You have to purchase a
Centronics compatible parallel interface cable that supports bi-
directional communications (IEEE standard 1284). Ask your dealer for
assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.
Your printer also has Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The Universal
Serial Bus is an interface which allows the printer to be connected to
multiple peripheral devices. If your PC has USB port, you can connect
your printer to your PC by using USB interface.
Using Parallel Port
1. Plug the parallel interface cable into the connector on the back of
the printer. Push the clips at each end of the connector into the
notches on the printer cable. The clips snap when pushed into the
notches.
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9
Setting Up Your Printer
Using The USB Port
The USB port requires USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for
assistance if you need help selecting the right cable.
1. Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off.
2. Plug the USB cable into the connector on the back of the printer.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your
computer. See your computer documentation if you need help.
Note: To print using USB interface, you must install the USB driver. See
page xx.
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10 Setting Up Your Printer
Powering On the Printer
1. Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of
the printer, and the other end into a wall outlet.
2. Turn the printer on. As the printer powers up, all control panel
lights turn on briefly.
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11
Setting Up Your Printer
Installing Software
Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers
for some of the most popular Windows software applications. To
operate your printer, you must install a printer driver, which
translates data from your application into data the printer
understands. (Installation procedures follow this section.)
The CD-ROM shipped with your printer contains the following
printer drivers and utilities.
¥ PCL 5e printer driver for Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1x and
Windows NT 4.0
¥ PCL 6 printer driver for Windows 95/98.
¥ Status Monitor enables you to monitor the status of print jobs.
¥ Remote Control Panel, which allows you to set up your printer to
work properly with Window applications run inside a Windows
3.1/95/98 or NT Windows.
¥ USB driver, which allows your printer to connect USB peripheral.
3. When only the READY light is steadily on, press and hold the
button for about 3 seconds. All the indicators blink. Then let it go
when each indicator starts to blink in turn. A test page should print
out.
PAPER
ERROR
READY
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12 Setting Up Your Printer
Installing Printer Driver
System Requirement
Before you start, make sure you have the following computer setup.
(These are the minimum requirements.)
¥ IBM or compatible with a 386 or higher processor
¥ Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1x, or Windows NT
¥ 4 MB of available hard disk space
¥ 4 MB of RAM
¥ Centronics-compatible parallel cable (IEEE 1284-compliant)
Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Installation
1. Turn on the computer and start Windows.
If Windows 95/98 recognizes the new printer, go to the section
ÒWindows 95/98 Plug and PlayÓ on page 13.
2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
If Windows does not automatically run the CD-ROM, go to the
section ÒIf Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROMÓ on page 13.
3. Click the language you want.
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Setting Up Your Printer
4. Click the Item you want to install.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Windows 95/98 Plug and Play
1. At the ÔNew Hardware FoundÕ dialog box, click on the OK button.
2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM
1. Select Run from the Start menu.
2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where ÒdÓ is your CD-
ROM drive letter), then click OK.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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14 Setting Up Your Printer
Windows 3.1x Installation
1. Make sure the printer is plugged and connected to your
computer. Turn on your printer and computer.
2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive.
3. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File
Manager.
4. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive,
execute setup16.exe and click the language you want.
5. Click the Item you want to install.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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15
Setting Up Your Printer
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
An uninstall utility is supplied with the printer driver to enable you
to remove the driver and all associated files from your hard disk, if so
required.
To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows:
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: From the Start menu, select Programs,
Samsung ML-5100A, Uninstall Samsung ML-5100A Driver.
Installing Printer Utilities (USB & Remote
Control Panel)
Windows 3.x Installation
1. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File
Manager.
2. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive,
execute setup16.exe and click the language you want.
3. Select the language you want.
4. Select the Item you want to install.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Installation
1. Select Run from the Start menu.
2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where ÔdÕ is your CD-
ROM drive letter), and click OK.
3. Select the language you want.
4. Select the the Item you want to install.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
* You can install the USB Driver in the Windows 98.
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