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6

Clean a feed sensor with a cotton bud.

7

Reinsert the toner cartridge and close the top cover.

8

Plug in the power cord and turn the printer on.

Printing a cleaning sheet

If you are experiencing blurred, faded, or smeared printouts, you can 
clear the problem by printing a cleaning sheet, provided by your printer. 
You can print:

• OPC cleaning sheet: cleans the OPC drum of the toner cartridge.

• Fuser cleaning sheet: cleans the fuser unit inside the printer. 

This process will produce a page with toner debris, which should be 
discarded.

1

Make sure that the printer is turned on with paper loaded in the tray.

2

Press Menu until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the 
display and press OK.

3

Press the Scroll buttons until Maintenance appears and press 
OK.

4

Press the Scroll buttons until 

Clean Fuser

 or 

Clean Drum 

appears 

and press OK.

Your printer automatically picks up a sheet of paper from the tray 
and prints out a cleaning sheet with dust or toner particles on it.

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Feed Sensor 

Maintaining the toner cartridge

Toner cartridge storage

Toner cartridges contain components that are sensitive to light, 
temperature, and humidity. Samsung suggests users follow the 
recommendations to ensure the optimum performance, highest quality, 
and longest life from your new Samsung toner cartridge.

Store this cartridge in the same environment as the printer it will be used 
in; this should be in controlled office temperature and humidity 
conditions. The toner cartridge should remain in its original, unopened 
package until installation – If original packaging is not available, cover 
the top opening of the cartridge with paper and store in a dark cabinet. 

Opening the cartridge package prior to use dramatically shortens its 
useful shelf and operating life. Do not store on the floor. If the toner 
cartridge is removed from the printer, always store the cartridge:

• Inside the protective bag from the original package 

• Correct side up in a horizontal position (not standing on end)

• Do not store consumables in; 

- Temperature greater than 40°C (104°F). 

- Humidity range less than 20% and not greater than 80%.
- An environment with extreme changes in humidity or temperature.
- Direct sunlight or room light.

- Dusty places.
- A car for a long period of time.
- An environment where corrosive gases are present.

- An environment with salty air.

Handling instructions

• Do not touch the surface of the photosensitive drum in the cartridge. 

• Do not expose the cartridge to unnecessary vibrations or shock.

• Never manually rotate the drum, especially in the reverse direction; 

this can cause internal damage and toner spillage.

Use of non-Samsung and refilled toner cartridge

Samsung Electronics does not recommend or approve the use of non-
Samsung brand toner cartridges in your printer including generic, store 
brand, refilled, or remanufactured toner cartridges. 

Estimated cartridge life

Estimated cartridge life (the life of the toner cartridge yield) depends on 
the amount of toner that print jobs require. The actual print-out number 
may vary depending on the print density of the pages you print on, 
operating environment, printing interval, media type, and/or media size. 
For example, if you print a lot of graphics, the consumption of the toner 
is high and you may need to change the cartridge more often.

Caution

• Samsung’s printer warranty does not cover damage to the 

machine caused by the use of a refilled, remanufactured, or 
non-Samsung brand toner cartridge.

Summary of Contents for ML-4550 Series

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Page 5: ...ion 4 1 Supported operating systems 4 1 Configuring TCP IP 4 1 Configuring EtherTalk 4 2 Configuring IPX frame types 4 2 Setting Ethernet speed 4 2 Restoring the network configuration 4 3 Printing a n...

Page 6: ...problems 9 9 Solving print quality problems 9 11 Common Windows problems 9 13 Common PostScript problems 9 13 Common Linux problems 9 14 Common Macintosh problems 9 14 10 Installing accessories Preca...

Page 7: ...has been spilled into the machine If the machine has been exposed to rain or water If the machine does not operate properly after instructions have been followed If the machine has been dropped or th...

Page 8: ...ul 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 televi...

Page 9: ...moulded plug Warning If you cut off the moulded plug get rid of it straight away You cannot rewire the plug and you may receive an electric shock if you plug it into a socket IMPORTANT WARNING You mu...

Page 10: ...capes SSL This library is free for commercial and non commercial use as long as the following conditions are aheared to The following conditions apply to all code found in this distribution be it the...

Page 11: ...e multi purpose tray supports letterheads envelopes labels transparencies custom sized materials postcards and heavy paper The multi purpose tray holds up to 100 sheets of plain paper The 500 sheet st...

Page 12: ...reserved Zoran the Zoran logo IPS PS3 and OneImage are trademarks of Zoran Corporation 136 PS3 fonts Contains UFST and MicroType from Monotype Imaging Inc 1 2 3 4 Printer features The table below lis...

Page 13: ...ional tray 2 12 output support 6 optional tray 3 13 multi purpose tray paper width guides 7 optional tray 4 14 multi purpose tray extension The figure above shows an ML 4551ND with all available optio...

Page 14: ...s for using your printer s full features and contains information for maintaining your printer troubleshooting and installing accessories This user s guide also contains the Software Section providing...

Page 15: ...es of heat cold and humidity Do not set the printer close to the edge of your desk or table Clearance space Front 482 6 mm enough space so that trays can be opened or removed Back 320 mm enough space...

Page 16: ...n the tables beginning on page 2 2 Accessing control panel menus You can control your printer from the printer s control panel You can also set the control panel menus while printing 1 Press Menu unti...

Page 17: ...en the optional hard disk is installed 1 Information menu This menu allows you to print printer information pages that give details about the printer and its configuration Note The default settings an...

Page 18: ...menu you can set the margins for double sided printing You can increase or decrease the value in 0 1 mm increments Top Margin Set the top margin from 0 0 to 9 9 mm Left Margin Set the left margin from...

Page 19: ...er trays If this menu item is set to Off the default LED lights red and the printer doesn t work until you insert paper into the specified tray Values 1 999 Values A4 A5 A6 JIS B5 ISO B5 Letter Legal...

Page 20: ...o the following samples Note This menu item is available when the optional hard disk is installed Values English FRANCAIS Espanol Portugues E Portugues B Deutsch Italiano Values 5 Min 10 Min 15 Min 30...

Page 21: ...alues Auto PCL PostScript EPSON HEXDUMP PS3 IBM ProPrint Values PCL PostScript EPSON Values PCL1 PCL54 Values ROMAN8 PCCYRIL Values 4 00 999 75 0 25 unit Values Regular Dark PostScript This menu provi...

Page 22: ...ou automatically Static You can enter IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway manually EtherTalk This item lets you select whether or not you use the EtherTalk protocol Select On to use the protocol NetWar...

Page 23: ...panel button Press Toner Save on the control panel The printer must be in Standby mode the Status LED lights green and Ready is shown on the display If the button backlight is on the mode is enabled a...

Page 24: ...e full advantage of your printer s features Smart Panel This program allows you to monitor the printer s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing Direct Printing Utility This program...

Page 25: ...nsure that your system meets the following requirements Windows OPERATIN G SYSTEM REQUIREMENT RECOMMENDED CPU RAM FREE HDD SPACE Windows 2000 Pentium II 400 MHz Pentium III 933 MHz 64 MB 128 MB 600 MB...

Page 26: ...age 1 GB or higher Software Linux Kernel 2 4 or higher Glibc 2 2 or higher CUPS OPERATIN G SYSTEM REQUIREMENT RECOMMENDED CPU RAM FREE HDD SPACE Mac OS X 10 4 or lower Power PC G4 G5 Intel processors...

Page 27: ...on the network utilities CD that came with your printer Via the control panel You can set up the following basic network parameters through the printer s control panel Configure TCP IP Configure IPX...

Page 28: ...mple Novell NetWare the format of the network communication frames must be specified for the printer In most cases you can keep the Auto setting However you can manually set the frame type format if r...

Page 29: ...ess OK 3 Press OK when Yes appears to restore the network configuration 4 Power the printer off and back on Printing a network configuration page The network configuration page shows how the network i...

Page 30: ...ld be appropriate for your project Size You can use any size media that fits easily within the paper adjusters of the paper tray Weight Your printer supports print media weights as follows 16 to 28 lb...

Page 31: ...B5 176 x 250 mm 6 93 x 9 84 inches 60 to 90 g m2 16 to 24 lb 10 sheets of 75 g m2 20 lb in the multi purpose tray Envelope Monarch 98 4 x 190 5 mm 3 88 x 7 5 inches Envelope COM 10 105 x 241 mm 4 12...

Page 32: ...heet at a time through the multi purpose tray to avoid paper jams To prevent print media such as transparencies and label sheets from sticking together remove them as they print out Guidelines for spe...

Page 33: ...ugh the printer more than once The adhesive backing is designed for only a single pass through the printer Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet or are wrinkled bubbled or other...

Page 34: ...ompletely so that it can extend the length of the tray Notes If you experience problems with paper feed place one sheet at a time in the multi purpose tray You can load previously printed paper The pr...

Page 35: ...g loading guidelines Envelopes Flap side down and with the stamp area on the top left side Transparencies Print side up and the top with the adhesive strip entering the printer first Labels Print side...

Page 36: ...e rear cover If not they may tear while exiting the printer Using manual feed mode You can manually load a sheet of print media in the multi purpose tray if you select Manual Feed in the Source option...

Page 37: ...rear cover 2 output tray 2 Printing to the output tray Face down The output tray collects paper face down in the order in which the sheets were printed The tray should be used for most print jobs Pri...

Page 38: ...t button 2 For Windows 2000 select Settings and then Printers For Windows XP 2003 select Printers and Faxes For Windows Vista 2008 select Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers For Windows 7 select...

Page 39: ...ormation on calling for technical support Type Yielda a Declared yield value in accordance with ISO IEC 19752 Part number Standard yield 10 000 pages ML D4550A High yield 20 000 pages ML D4550B Access...

Page 40: ...g the printing process paper toner and dust particles can accumulate inside the printer This buildup can cause print quality problems such as toner specks or smearing Your printer has a cleaning mode...

Page 41: ...t touch the green surface underside of the toner cartridge Use the handle on the cartridge to avoid touching this area Caution While cleaning the inside of the printer be careful not to touch the tran...

Page 42: ...cartridge with paper and store in a dark cabinet Opening the cartridge package prior to use dramatically shortens its useful shelf and operating life Do not store on the floor If the toner cartridge...

Page 43: ...nvalid Toner NonGenuine Toner Replace Toner Toner Exhausted Redistributing toner cartridge When the toner cartridge is near the end of its life White streaks and light printing occur Toner Low appears...

Page 44: ...he top cover Make sure that the cover is securely closed Replacing the toner cartridge Toner Empty appears on the display The Status LED lights red At this stage the toner cartridge needs to be replac...

Page 45: ...s you cannot use the toner cartridge Refer to the helpful pictures on the cartridge wrapping paper 7 Hold the toner cartridge by the handle and slowly insert the cartridge into the opening in the prin...

Page 46: ...ridge needs to be installed for quality Caution Once you have selected On this setting will be permanently written to the memory of the toner cartridge and this menu will be disappeared from the Maint...

Page 47: ...r that is jammed in the printer if possible always pull the paper in the direction that it normally moves so as not to damage internal components Always pull firmly and evenly do not jerk the paper If...

Page 48: ...user area around the toner cartridge See page 9 3 3 Insert the tray 1 into the printer until it snaps into place Printing automatically resumes In the optional tray 1 Pull the optional tray open 2 Rem...

Page 49: ...revent damage to the toner cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes Cover it with a piece of paper if necessary Do not touch the green surface underside of the toner cartridge U...

Page 50: ...l the paper straight out 5 Put the fuser levers to their original position and close the rear cover Printing automatically resumes Note If it is difficult to reinstall the toner cartridge make sure th...

Page 51: ...tatus LED is off check the power cord connection Check the power switch Check the power source by plugging the power cord into another outlet If the Status LED lights red check the display message See...

Page 52: ...toner See page 8 4 Understanding display messages Messages appear on the Smart Panel program window or the control panel display to indicate the printer s status or errors Refer to the tables below t...

Page 53: ...he power cord and plug it back in If the problem persists please call for service Paper Exit Jam 1 Open Close Door Paper has jammed before reaching to the exit sensor Clear the jam See page 9 3 Messag...

Page 54: ...er The toner cartridge installed is not a genuine cartridge This message appears when you selected Continue at the NonGenuine Toner prompt Install the genuine toner cartridge Toner Low Replace Toner A...

Page 55: ...be configured incorrectly Check the printer properties to ensure that all of the print settings are correct The printer driver may be incorrectly installed Reinstall the printer driver See the Softwar...

Page 56: ...ted using the output tray face down Use the rear cover face up instead There may be debris inside the printer Open the top cover and remove the debris Condition Possible cause Suggested solutions The...

Page 57: ...BbCc Cc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Dropouts If generally rounded faded areas occur randomly on the page A single sheet of paper may be defective Try reprinting the job The moisture content of...

Page 58: ...he scanner unit may need service Verify that it also occurs on a demo page see page 2 8 For service contact a service representative Page skew Ensure that the paper is loaded properly Check the paper...

Page 59: ...Windows Reinstall the printer driver Condition Suggested solutions A AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Common PostScript problems The following situations are PostScript language specific and may oc...

Page 60: ...Open Printers configuration and select your machine on the printers list Look at the description in the Selected printer pane If its status contains stopped string please press the OK button After tha...

Page 61: ...l or external accessories Discharge static electricity The control board and internal accessories network interface card DIMM and hard disk are sensitive to static electricity Before installing or rem...

Page 62: ...After installing the DIMM you need to select it in the printer properties of the PostScript printer driver to enable its use 1 Make sure that the PostScript printer driver is installed on your comput...

Page 63: ...he ML 4550 in network environments you need to buy an optional network interface card For order information see page 7 1 Review the precautions on page 10 1 and then follow this procedure to install a...

Page 64: ...d turn the printer on 1 wired network connector 2 wired network interface card 1 2 Using the hard disk Installing the hard disk allows the data from your computer to be sent to the print queue of the...

Page 65: ...you need to select it in the printer properties to enable its use Take the following steps 1 Click the Windows Start menu 2 For Windows 2000 select Settings and then Printers For Windows XP 2003 selec...

Page 66: ...user s name and file name 7 Click OK until the Print window is displayed 8 Click OK or Print to start printing Printing a stored job You can print jobs currently stored in the hard disk 1 Press Menu...

Page 67: ...int a file immediately You can print a job scheduled to be printed at a specified time immediately In this case the job currently printing is stopped and the selected job will be printed This function...

Page 68: ...n 57 dBA Toner cartridge yieldc 10 000 or 20 000 pages Weight ML 4550 ML 4551N 21 7 Kg including consumables ML 4551ND 23 6 Kg including consumables Package weight ML 4550 ML 4551N Paper 2 8 Kg Plasti...

Page 69: ...ions ML 4550 500 sheet trays ethernet 10 100 Base TX wired LAN hard disk duplex unit DIMM ML 4551N 500 sheet trays hard disk duplex unit DIMM ML 4551ND 500 sheet trays hard disk DIMM a Print speed wil...

Page 70: ...ed mode 5 7 memory 10 1 multi purpose tray 5 6 N network interface card device install 10 3 network setup EtherTalk 4 2 IPX frame types 4 3 operating systems 4 2 TCP IP 4 2 O output location select 5...

Page 71: ...cification printer 11 1 status LED meaning 9 6 supplies checking life 8 4 order information 7 1 system requirements Linux 3 3 Macintosh 3 3 Windows 3 2 T toner cartridge checkig remaining toner 8 4 cl...

Page 72: ...Samsung Printer Software section...

Page 73: ...rinting a Document 12 Printer Settings 13 Layout Tab 13 Paper Tab 14 Graphics Tab 15 Extras Tab 16 About Tab 17 Printer Tab 17 Using a Favorite Setting 17 Using Help 17 Chapter 3 ADVANCED PRINTING Pri...

Page 74: ...IRECT PRINT UTILITY Overview Direct Print Utility 24 Printing 24 From the Direct Print Utility window 24 Using the shortcut icon 24 Using the right click menu 24 Chapter 6 SHARING THE PRINTER LOCALLY...

Page 75: ...on 30 Ports Configuration 31 Configuring Printer Properties 31 Printing a Document 32 Printing from Applications 32 Printing Files 32 Chapter 9 USING YOUR PRINTER WITH A MACINTOSH Installing Software...

Page 76: ...l the printer software using the typical or custom method NOTE If the New Hardware Wizard window appears during the installation procedure click in the upper right corner of the box to close the windo...

Page 77: ...click Yes If not click No to reprint it 7 To register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung select the checkbox and click Finish You are now sent to the...

Page 78: ...bat Reader for you 4 Select Custom installation Click Next 5 Select your printer and click Next NOTE If your printer is not already connected to the computer the following window will appear After con...

Page 79: ...Samsung select the checkbox and click Finish You are now sent to the Samsung web site Otherwise just click Finish Installing Software for Network Printing When you connect your printer to a network y...

Page 80: ...ou 4 Select Typical installation for a network printer Click Next 5 The list of printers available on the network appears Select the printer you want to install from the list and then click Next If yo...

Page 81: ...ws Vista Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 click Start All Programs Accessories Run and type X Setup exe 3 Click Next If necessary select a language from the drop down list View User s Guide Allows...

Page 82: ...fter selecting the components the following window appears You can also change the printer name set the printer to be shared on the network set the printer as the default printer and change the port n...

Page 83: ...he Browse button You will see a component list so that you can reinstall any item individually NOTE If your printer is not already connected to the computer the following window will appear After conn...

Page 84: ...ntenance 3 Select Remove and click Next You will see a component list so that you can remove any item individually 4 Select the components you want to remove and then click Next 5 When your computer a...

Page 85: ...m various Windows applications The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using Refer to the User s Guide of your software application for the exact...

Page 86: ...ndows OS refer to the corresponding Windows User s Guide or online help 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 Select Printers and Faxes 3 Select your printer driver icon 4 Right click on the printer driv...

Page 87: ...se Tray Tray n Type Set Type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print This will let you get the best quality printout If not print quality may not be acheived as you...

Page 88: ...to save toner when printing a document select this option Advanced Options You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced Options button TrueType Options This option determines what the driver...

Page 89: ...se Printer Fonts When Use Printer Fonts is checked the printer uses the fonts that are stored in its memory resident fonts to print your document rather than downloading the fonts used in your documen...

Page 90: ...rite Setting The Favorites option which is visible on each properties tab allows you to save the current properties settings for future use To save a Favorites item 1 Change the settings as needed on...

Page 91: ...Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper To print more than one page per sheet the pages will be reduced in si...

Page 92: ...the sheets together 4 Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document You can complete the poster by pasting the sheets together 0 15 inches 0 15 inches Pr...

Page 93: ...the document NOTE If your printer does not have a duplex unit you should complete the printing job manually The printer prints every other page of the document first After printing the first side of...

Page 94: ...message displays in the preview window When the First Page Only box is checked the watermark prints on the first page only 4 Select watermark options You can select the font name style size or graysca...

Page 95: ...T Dear ABC Regards WORLD BEST Using a Page Overlay After an overlay has been created it is ready to be printed with your document To print an overlay with a document 1 Create or open the document you...

Page 96: ...s applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver Change all print settings available in the software application first and change any remaining settings using the printer driver...

Page 97: ...sing Direct Print Utility From the Direct Print Utility window 1 From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs Direct Print Utility Direct Print Utility Or double click the Direct Print Utility...

Page 98: ...ed CD ROM Setting Up a Host Computer 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes 3 Double click your printer driver icon 4 From the Printer menu select Sharing 5 Check the Share th...

Page 99: ...click it on the status bar in Mac OS X Double click this icon in Windows Click this icon in Mac OS X If you are a Windows user from the Start menu select Programs or All Programs your printer driver n...

Page 100: ...t Troubleshooting Guide Using Printer Settings Utility Using the Printer Settings Utility you can configure and check print settings 1 Right click in Windows or Linux or click in Mac OS X the Smart Pa...

Page 101: ...omatically this is possible on a wide set of the most popular Linux clones Installing the Unified Linux Driver Installing the Unified Linux Driver 1 Make sure that you connect your machine to your com...

Page 102: ...river package windows applications such as Unified Driver Configurator Uninstalling the Unified Linux Driver 1 When the Administrator Login window appears type in root in the Login field and enter the...

Page 103: ...Printers Configuration button Scanners Configuration button for MFP device only Ports Configuration button Printers Configuration Printers configuration has the two tabs Printers and Classes Printers...

Page 104: ...en the Unified Driver Configurator If necessary switch to Printers configuration 2 Select your machine on the available printers list and click Properties 3 The Printer Properties window opens The fol...

Page 105: ...s files such as color options image size or image position Device allows you to set the print resolution paper source and destination 5 Click Apply to apply the changes and close the Properties window...

Page 106: ...computer and the machine 3 Insert the PostScript driver CD ROM which came with your machine into the CD ROM drive 4 Double click the CD ROM icon on your Macintosh desktop 5 Double click the MAC_Insta...

Page 107: ...n the Printer List For MAC OS 10 5 10 6 press the icon then a display window will pop up 4 Select the AppleTalk tab For MAC OS 10 3 select the Rendezvous tab For MAC OS 10 4 click Default Browser and...

Page 108: ...menu and click Print 5 Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which pages you want to print 6 Click Print when you finish setting the options Mac OS 10 3 Make sure that your printer is sel...

Page 109: ...ype of print material select the corresponding paper type Resolution Quality The Resolution options you can select may vary depending on your printer model You can select the printing resolution The h...

Page 110: ...on 4 Click Print and the printer prints on both sides of the paper CAUTION If you have selected duplex printing and then try to print multiple copies of a document the printer may not print the docume...

Page 111: ...sh 36 Windows 18 O orientation print 32 Windows 13 overlay create 22 delete 22 print 22 P Paper properties set 14 paper size set 14 print 32 paper source set 32 Windows 14 paper type set Macintosh 36...

Page 112: ...are install Macintosh 33 Windows 4 reinstall Windows 10 system requirements Macintosh 33 uninstall Macintosh 33 Windows 11 status monitor use 26 T toner save set 15 U uninstall software Macintosh 33 W...

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