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LASER PRINTER

ML-5050G Series

User’s Manual 

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Summary of Contents for ML-5050G Series

Page 1: ...LASER PRINTER ML 5050G Series User s Manual 00 Cover Contents 7 16 99 8 05 PM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...re registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organisations SuperPrinter is a registered trademark of Zenographics Inc Using Your Documentation The following documentation is supplied with the ML 5050G Series to help you use your new Samsung laser printer Setup Guide This manual describes ...

Page 3: ...nter Selecting Your Printer ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 12 Printing a Document ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 13 Print Settings ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 14 Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer Selecting Paper Types and Fee...

Page 4: ...ng Cartridge Maintenance ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 27 Replacing Toner Cartridge ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 27 Chapter 5 Supplies and Maintenance FCC Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 29 Canadian Radio Interference Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ...

Page 5: ...ELECTRONICS Visit us at http samsungtelecom com P N JC68 00147B Rev 1 00 00 Cover Contents 7 16 99 8 05 PM Page 5 ...

Page 6: ...tender 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 Introducing Your Printer Chapter ...

Page 7: ...2 Introducing Your Printer Rear View Inside Power Switch Power Cord Connector Printer Cable Connector Front Cover Toner Cartridge 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 03 PM Page 2 ...

Page 8: ...data ERROR on There is no image cartridge installed or the cover is open Print error occurs If the PAPER light is also on there is paper jammed PAPER on The paper bin is empty 3 Introducing Your Printer Operator Panel The operator panel has three indicator lights and one button ERROR PAPER READY 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 03 PM Page 3 ...

Page 9: ...ndling Notes When you print select the correct paper size and source in your application Depending on paper thickness the maximum capacity may be reduced Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source One of the most important things you can do to assure the best possible print quality from your printer is to select the correct paper Your printer produces letter quality output on most plain bond paper incl...

Page 10: ...aper envelopes card stocks labels or transparencies in the automatic paper feeder to feed automatically The automatic feeder can hold a maximum of 150 sheets of plain paper and 10 envelopes or other print media The maximum capacity may be reduced depending on the thickness of the paper type selected Note If you experience feeding problems try printing item at a time from the manual feeder See page...

Page 11: ...load each type of print material Load paper or transparencies with the print side facing you For transparencies Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the print side Fan the stack of transparencies to prevent feeding failures Be careful not to scratch or leave fingerprints on the print sides Place the print side facing you 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 04 PM Page 6 ...

Page 12: ...rst Load letterhead paper with the design facing you The top edge of the sheet with the logo should enter the printer first L E T T E R H E A D Notes Do not feed stamped envelopes The stamp is shown for placement only Never use envelopes with clasps snaps windows coated linings or self stick adhesives These envelopes may severely damage the printer 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 04 PM Page 7 ...

Page 13: ...rint job make sure you select the correct paper size and feed source in your application 4 Adjust the guides to the width of the print material Slide the guides until they lightly touch the stack of print material Do not bend the print material Paper guide Paper guide Face down stacker 8 Paper Handling 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 04 PM Page 8 ...

Page 14: ... the correct paper size and feed source in your application 5 Press and hold the button on the operator panel for about 2 seconds Printing will start 6 If you have more than one page to print the Printer Status Window on the computer screen alerts you to feed the next sheet each time the printer is ready to print the next page Press and hold the button for about 2 seconds until the printer pulls i...

Page 15: ...es of the stacker marked and the stacker will open Notes The face up stacker may not hold the printed materials properly The printed pages will not stack in the standard face down stacker unless you close the face up stacker The face down stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages When you finish using the face up stacker you must close it 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 04 PM Page 10 ...

Page 16: ...release hazardous emissions when subjected to the printerÕs approximately 392 o F 200 o C fusing temperature for 0 1 seconds Store paper in its ream wrapper until you are ready to use it Place cartons on pallets or shelves not on the floor Do not place heavy objects on top of the paper whether it is packaged or unpackaged Keep it away from moisture or other conditions that can cause it to wrinkle ...

Page 17: ... Series as the default printer in the following manner Windows 95 98 NT 4 0 1 Select Start Settings then Printers 2 Double click ML 5050G Series 3 Select Set As Default from the Printer menu Windows 3 x 1 Double click Control Panel from the Main program group 2 Double click Printers 3 Select ML 5050G Series 4 Click Set As Default printer Operating Your Printer Chapter 3 01 Setup 7 16 99 2 04 PM Pa...

Page 18: ... Print Setup from the File menu The Print or Print Setup dialog appears to make changes to the printer setting 3 If you click on Properties Setup or Options in the dialog box youÕll access the printer driver and you can make any additional setting as appropriate for printing your document See ÔPrint SettingsÕ on page 14 The settings you can change depend on the printer you selected 4 Select OK to ...

Page 19: ...the Printers folder Start Settings Printers 2 Right click the printerÕs icon and choose Properties from the resulting menu 3 Choose the 32 bit SuperDriver Setup tab In Windows NT 4 0 To access ML 5050G Series settings from the Windows NT 4 0 Printers folder 1 Open the Printers folder Start Settings Printers 2 Right click the printerÕs icon and choose Document Defaults from the resulting pop up men...

Page 20: ... and then click the desired item nUP For multi page documents you can choose to have more than one document page per physical page Choices are 1 2 4 9 and 16 Printer Options Tab On the printer Options you can set the toner density print a test page and set the time to specify when your printer goes into an energy saving mode if the printer is idle For Help on each item click at the top of the dial...

Page 21: ...can use any of the above settings to alter the output to you liking For Help on each item click at the top of the dialog box and then click the desired item Advanced Tab The options on the Advanced Tab are designed mostly for troubleshooting application or file specific problems Color Documents Some applications do not recognize the inherent color handling capabilities of your ML 5050G Series prin...

Page 22: ...n sends a bitmap fill pattern also called a Òpattern brushÓ to the printer the expected standard size is 8 pixels square Some applications are able to send larger patterns If Accept Larger Bitmap Pattern is on and you encounter output where your bitmap fills have repeating pattern anomalies in them try turning it off Bitmap fill patterns can be used for any repeated design or even to simulate gray...

Page 23: ...to substitution problems Turning the TrueType checkbox on speeds up handling of True Type fonts by sending them as text With this option off fonts are handled as graphics This can be useful if you are printing over a network to a server that does not have the same typeface you are using on your workstation PC Since the data is sent as graphics you do not run into font substitution problems If you ...

Page 24: ...printing with a different batch of paper Try using a different fill pattern in your application The Toner Cartridge may be defective Remove and check the Cartridge for damage Install a new Cartridge if needed Try a different type of paper Paper designed for use with xerographic copiers produces the best quality Try a different type of paper Paper designed for use with xerographic copiers give the ...

Page 25: ...nter Make sure there is not too much paper in the automatic feeder Depending on paper thickness the automatic feeder can hold up to 150 sheets of paper Make sure the paper guides do not cause the paper to bend in the paper feeder Make sure you are using the correct type of paper See ÒSelecting Paper Types and Feed SourceÓ on page 4 Make sure the paper guides do not cause envelopes to bend in the p...

Page 26: ...ly Repeated paper jams occur Problem Action Make sure the printer power cord is firmly attached at the back of the printer and at the electrical outlet Be sure to turn on the printer power switch Make sure the Toner Cartridge is installed The Toner Cartridge may be empty Install a new Toner Cartridge The Toner Cartridge may be defective Remove and check the Cartridge for damage Install a new Cartr...

Page 27: ...the printer cover Printout does not match paper size Problem Action Bi directional communication may not be setup properly Check that the parallel port is set for bi directional mode in the computerÕs BIOS If you do not know how to enter the BIOS or make the changes contact the computer manufacturer Make sure that the cable is bi directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel interface cable The printer...

Page 28: ... outlet live Has a power outage occurred in your area Is a Toner Cartridge installed in the printer Is the cover closed completely Once youÕve checked all these things turn your printer off and back on again If your printer is still not operating properly call your point of purchase for service Problem Action Your printer driver supports Microsoft network It does not support Unix OS 2 Make sure th...

Page 29: ...Paper Jams If the paper has just started to feed from the feeder when the jam occurs 1 Pull the jammed paper back out of the feeder toward you 2 Open and close the cover to resume printing 03 Troubleshooting 7 16 99 1 51 PM Page 4 ...

Page 30: ...amage the fusing unit 3 Check that there is no other paper in the printer 4 Close the cover The printer continues printing If the jam occurs inside the printer 1 Open the cover and remove the Toner Cartridge 2 Grasp the paper on both sides and gently pull out toward you 03 Troubleshooting 7 16 99 1 51 PM Page 5 ...

Page 31: ...and the manual feeder can hold only one sheet at a time Flex fan and straighten the paper before loading it Fan stacks of labels or transparencies before loading them into the automatic feeder If jams do occur using the automatic feeder try feeding one sheet at a time in the manual feeder Do not load wrinkled creased damp or highly curled paper Do not mix paper types in the automatic feeder Use on...

Page 32: ... warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled Cartridge Store the Toner Cartridge in the same environment as the printer Do not remove a Toner Cartridge from the printer except to replace it clean it or clear a paper jam Replace the Cartridge immediately Replacing Toner Cartridge 1 Hold the printer cover using both hands and pull it toward you Supplies and Maintenance Chapter 5 03 Tro...

Page 33: ... Toner Cartridge remove the sealing tape and slowly and gently rock it 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner 4 Find the cartridge slots inside the printer one each side 5 Grasp the handle and slide the Cartridge down between the Toner cartridge slots Gently push down on the Cartridge until it stops in place 6 Close the printer cover 03 Troubleshooting 7 16 99 1 51 PM Page 8 ...

Page 34: ...on between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless specified in the manual If such changes or modifications should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment...

Page 35: ...ergy 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 correc...

Page 36: ...patibility and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the official journal of the European Communities EN 50081 Emissions EN 55022 Radiated Class B EN 55022 Conducted Class B EN 60555 2 Power Harmonics EN 50082 Immunity IEC 801 2 Electrostatic Discharge IEC 801 3 RF Radiated IEC 801 4 Fast Transient Burst EN 60950 Safety 31 Appendix...

Page 37: ...ER RADIATION WHEN THIS COVER IS OPEN DO NOT OPEN THIS COVER VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFENT NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSETZEN ATTENTION RAYONNEMENT LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D OVERTURE DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU ATTENZIONE RADIAZIONE LASER INVISIBLE IN CASO DIAPERTURA EVITARE L ESPOSIZIONE AL FASCIO PRECAUCION RADIACION LASER IVISIBLE CUANDO SE ABRE EVITAR EXPONERSE AL RAYO ADVARSEL U...

Page 38: ...R DE CLASSE 1 TO IEC 825 Safety Information PRODUCT SAFETY USA UL 1950 UL LISTING CANADA CSA C22 2 No 950 UL 1950 CSA Certification EEC Europe IEC 60950 EN 60950 TÜV GS Certification CB IEC 60950 LASER SAFETY EEC Europe HD 194 EN 60825 USA 21 CFR Chapter 1 Subchapter J CDRH Certified 33 Appendix 04 Appendix 7 20 99 9 35 AM Page 5 ...

Page 39: ...W max Sleep mode Less than 25 W Printing 48 dBA Idle 33 dBA Sleep mode Background noise 150 sheets automatic feeder 1 sheet manual feeder 100 sheets in face down stacker 1 sheet in face up stacker A4 Letter Legal Executive B5 COM 10 Monarch DL C5 C6 A5 Cartridge 2 500 pages at 5 density Contact roller Charging Transfer ASIC SuperDriver 1MB IEEE1284 B type 1 at normal condition from idle mode USA 1...

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