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LASER PRINTER
ML-5050G Series
User’s Manual
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00-Cover&Contents 7/16/99 8:05 PM Page 2 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 how you unpack, set up, and start using your ML-5050G Series, including how to install the printer driver, which you must install in order to use the ML-5050G Series for printing. UserÕs Manual This manual offers detailed information on how to operate your ML-5050G Series. It includ
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00-Cover&Contents 7/16/99 8:05 PM Page 3 Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Your Printer Control Locations and Functions ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 1 Front View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 1 Rear View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2 Inside ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
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00-Cover&Contents 7/16/99 8:05 PM Page 4 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Poor Print Quality ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 19 Paper Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 20 Printing Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 21 Software Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ
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00-Cover&Contents 7/16/99 8:05 PM Page 5 ELECTRONICS P/N. JC68-00147B Rev.1.00 Visit us at http://samsungtelecom.com
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:03 PM Page 1 Chapter 1 Introducing Your Printer Control Locations and Functions Front View Automatic Paper Feeder Holds 150 sheets of paper. Tray Extender Supports paper stacked in the Manual Paper Feeder automatic paper feeder. Used to feed a single sheet of paper. Stacker Extender Supports paper stacked in the paper output bin. Paper Guides Adjust to the width of paper. Operator Panel Face-down Stacker Face-up Stacker Holds printed documents. Holds a single sheet of speci
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:03 PM Page 2 Rear View Printer Cable Connector Power Cord Power Connector Switch Inside Toner Cartridge Front Cover 2 Introducing Your Printer
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:03 PM Page 3 Operator Panel The operator panel has three indicator lights and one button. ERROR PAPER READY Indicator Lights INDICATOR DESCRIPTION READY (on) The printerÕs power is ÔONÕ. READY (blink) The printer is receiving or processing 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
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:03 PM Page 4 Chapter 2 Paper Handling 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, including cotton bond and photocopying paper; it does not require special paper. However, the print quality varies with different paper types. Be sure to test a small quantity of paper before you p
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:03 PM Page 5 Loading a Stack of Paper You can stack paper, 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 9. 1. Pull
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 6 ¥ 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. 3. Load the print material in the automatic feeder. Do not load too much print material. Do not different paper types. See the following directions on how to load each type of print material. ¥ Load paper or transparencies with the print
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 7 ¥ Load envelopes with the flap side facing away from you. The stamp area is on the bottom right corner. The end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the feeder first. 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. ¥ Load letterhead paper with the design facing you. The top edge of th
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 8 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 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold a maximum of 100 printed pages. Face-down stacker 6. Before starting your print job, make sure you select the correct paper size and feed source in your application. 8 Paper Handling
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 9 Feeding Manually Use the manual feeder to feed one sheet at a time into your printer. The manual feeder is in front of the automatic feeder. Automatic paper feeder Manual paper feeder 1. If necessary, open the face-up stacker. See page 10. 2. Load the print material in the manual feeder and adjust the paper guides to the width of the print material. See the instructions to load each type of material on page 5. Paper guide Paper guide 3. Gently push it all the w
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 10 Using the Face-up Stacker 1. Push both sides of the stacker marked , and the stacker will open. 2. If you use the face-up stacker, printed pages will exit through the front output path, with the printed side up. 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 fin
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 11 Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other special media, keep these guidelines in mind: ¥ Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. ¥ Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multipart paper. ¥ Use only high quality, copier grade paper. Avoid paper with embossed lettering, perforations, or texture that is too smooth or too rough. ¥ Colored paper should be of the same hig
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 12 Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer Selecting Your Printer To use all of the features of your ML-5050G Series printer, make sure it is selected as the default printer. If you use more than one printer, select ML-5050G 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 fro
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01-Setup 7/16/99 2:04 PM Page 13 Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you are using. Refer to your applicationÕs documentation for the exact printing procedure. 1. Start the program you are using to create the document, and/or open the document you want to print. 2. Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu. The Print or Print Se
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02-Printing 7/16/99 1:57 PM Page 2 Print Settings Most Windows applications allow you to make changes to the printer settings. This changes the number of copies, paper orientation, and paper size. Note: Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver. Change all printer settings available in the software application first, and any remaining settings with the printer driver. In Windows 95/98 To access ML-5050G Series settings from the Windows 95/98 Printers fo
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02-Printing 7/16/99 1:57 PM Page 3 The following Properties dialog box appears. Paper Tab On the Paper tab, you can change the number of copies, paper size, paper source, page orientation, nUP and scale the image of your print job. For Help on each item, click ? at the top of the dialog box, 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 Opt
