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.

¥ ML-5100A and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

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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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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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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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