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CLP-310 Series
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features of your new laser product Your new machine is equipped with a number of special features that improve the quality of the documents you print. With the machine, you can: SPECIAL FEATURES Print with excellent quality and speed • You can print in a full range of colors using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. • You can print with a resolution of up to 2400 x 600 dpi Effective output. • Your machine prints A4-sized paper at up to 16 ppm, letter- sized paper at up to 17 ppm in gray scale mo
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FEATURES BY MODELS The machine is designed to support all of your document needs – from printing, to more advanced networking solutions for your business. Basic features of this machine include; FEATURES CLP-310/CLP-315 CLP-310N/CLP-315N CLP-310W/CLP-315W USB 2.0 Network Interface 802.11b/g wireless LAN Network Interface Enthernet 10/100 Base TX wired LAN Duplex (2-sided) printing (Manual) (: Included, O: Optional, Blank: Not Available) ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE This user’s guide provides infor
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FINDING MORE INFORMATION You can find information for setting up and using your machine from the following resources, either as a print-out or onscreen. Quick Install Guide Provides information on setting up your machine and this requires that you follow the instructions in the guide to prepare the machine. Online User’s Guide Provides you with step-by-step instructions for using your machine’s full features, and contains information for maintaining your machine, troubleshooting, and installing
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safety information IMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS What the icons and signs in this user’s guide mean: Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury or death. WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in minor personal injury or property damage. CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your laser MFP, follow these basic safety precautions: CAUTION Do NOT attempt. Do NOT disassemble. Do NOT touch. Foll
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13. Unplug the machine from the telephone jack, PC and AC wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: • When any part of the power cord, plug or connecting cable is damaged or frayed. • If liquid 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 the cabinet appears damaged. • If the machin
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OZONE SAFETY During normal operation, this machine produces ozone. The ozone produced does not present a hazard to the operator. However, it is advisable that the machine be operated in a well ventilated area. If you need additional information about ozone, request your nearest Samsung dealer. MERCURY SAFETY LAMP(S) INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS. For details see lamprecycle.org, eiae.org, or call 1-800-Samsung
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• Consult the dealer or experienced radio TV technician for help. Change or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to oper- ate the equipment. Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Industry and Science Canada.
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RINGER EQUIVALENCE NUMBER The Ringer Equivalence Number and FCC Registration Number for this machine may be found on the label located on the bottom or rear of the machine. In some instances you may need to provide these numbers to the telephone company. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is a measure of the electrical load placed on the telephone line, and is useful for determining whether you have “overloaded” the line. Installing several types of equipment on the same telephone line may re
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REPLACING THE FITTED PLUG (FOR UK ONLY) Important The mains lead for this machine is fitted with a standard (BS 1363) 13 amp plug and has a 13 amp fuse. When you change or examine the fuse, you must re-fit the correct 13 amp fuse. You then need to replace the fuse cover. If you have lost the fuse cover, do not use the plug until you have another fuse cover. Contact the people from you purchased the machine. The 13 amp plug is the most widely used type in the UK and should be suitable. However
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European Radio Approval Information (for products fitted with EU-approved radio devices) Low power, Radio LAN type devices (radio frequency (RF) wireless communication devices), operating in the 2.4 GHz/5 GHz band, may be present (embedded) in your printer system which is intended for home or office use. This section is only applicable if these devices are present. Refer to the system label to verify the presence of wireless devices. Wireless devices that may be in your system are only qualifi
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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS Wireless Guidance Low power, Radio LAN type devices (radio frequency (RF) wireless communication devices), operating in the 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Band, may be present (embedded) in your printer system. The following section is a general overview of considerations while operating a wireless device. Additional limitations, cautions, and concerns for specific countries are listed in the specific country sections (or country group sections). The wireless devices in your sy
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contents 2 Features of your new laser product 5 Safety information INTRODUCTION 16 Printer overview 16 Front view 16 Rear view 16 17 Control panel overview 18 Understanding the control panel 18 LEDs 18 Stop button 19 Supplied software 19 Printer driver features 19 Printer driver GETTING STARTED 20 Setting up the hardware 20 Printing a demo page 20 System requirements 20 20 Windows 21 Macintosh 21 Linux 21 Setting up the network 21 Supported operating systems 21 Using SetIP program 22 Con
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contents 37 Replacing the waste toner container 38 Maintenance parts 38 Managing your machine from the website 38 To access SyncThru™ Web Service: TROUBLESHOOTING 39 Tips for avoiding paper jams 39 Clearing paper jams 41 Solving other problems 39 41 Paper feeding 41 41 Printing problems 42 Printing quality problems 45 Common Windows problems 45 Common Linux problems 46 Common Macintosh problems ORDERING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES 47 Supplies 47 How to purchase 47 SPECIFICATIONS 48 General sp
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introduction These are the main components of your machine: This chapter includes: • Printer overview • Supplied software • Control panel overview • Printer driver features • Understanding the control panel PRINTER OVERVIEW Front view Rear view 1 Rear cover release button 2 Power switch a 3 Network port 4 USB port 5 Power receptacle 6 Rear cover Top cover 1 a.CLP-310N, CLP-310W, CLP-315N, CLP-315W only. Output tray (face down) 2 Control panel 3 Tray 4 Output support 5 Front cover release button
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CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW wireless LED Shows the status of wireless network. When the LED on, the machine is ready. (Wireless models only) 1 status LED Shows the status of your machine. (See "Understanding the control panel" on page 18 for more information.) 2 stop Stops an operation at any time and there are more functions. (See "Understanding the control panel" on page 18 for more information.) 3 toner colors Show the status of each toner cartridge. See Status LED with the toner cartridge message
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UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL PANEL The color of the status and toner colors LED indicates the machine's current status. LEDs STATUSD LED TONER COLORS LED DESCRIPTION lights green all LEDs off The machine is ready to print. slowly blinks green all LEDs off The machine is receiving data from the computer. fast blinks green all LEDs off The machine is printing data. lights red all LEDs off • The machine is experiencing an error, such as open cover, empty paper, not installed waste toner container, o
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SUPPLIED SOFTWARE PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES You must install the printer software using the supplied CD after you have Your printer drivers support the following standard features: set up your machine and connected it to your computer. CD provides you • Paper orientation, size, source and media type selection with the following software. • Number of copies In addition, you can use various special printing features. The following table shows a general overview of features supported by your printer
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getting started This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine. This chapter includes: • Setting up the hardware • Configuring wireless network from syncthru web service • Printing a demo page • Installing the software • System requirements • Machine's basic settings • Setting up the network 4. Load paper. (See "Changing the size of the paper in the paper tray" on SETTING UP THE HARDWARE page 28.) This section shows the steps to set up the hardware which is explaine
