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COLOR LASER PRINTER User’s Guide
CLP-300 Series
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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 changes, direct or indirect, arising from or related to use of this manual. © 2006 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. • CLP-300 and CLP-300N are model names of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. • SAMSUNG and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics co., Ltd. • Apple, TrueType, Laser Writer, and Macintosh
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CONTENTS 1.Introduction Special Features .................................................................................................................... 1.1 Printer Components ................................................................................................................ 1.2 Front View ....................................................................................................................... 1.2 Rear View .........................................................
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Cleaning the Printer ................................................................................................................ 5.7 Cleaning the Outside of the Printer ...................................................................................... 5.7 Cleaning the Inside of the Printer ........................................................................................ 5.7 Managing the Printer from the Website (CLP-300N only) .....................................................
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17 The Power cord supplied with your machine should be used for safe operation. If Important Precautions and Safety Information you are using a cord which is longer than 2 m with 110 V machine, then it should When using this machine, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to * be 16 AWG or bigger. reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to people: 18 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. 1 Read and understand all instructions. 2 Use common sense whenever operating electrical ap
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Ozone Safety Radio Frequency Emissions During normal operation, this machine produces ozone. FCC Regulations The ozone produced does not present a hazard to the This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to operator. However, it is advisable that the machine be the following two conditions: operated in a well ventilated area. • This device may not cause harmful interference, and If you need additional information about ozone, please • This device must accept
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Declaration of Conformity Replacing the Fitted Plug (for UK Only) (European Countries) IMPORTANT The mains lead for this machine is fitted with a standard (BS 1363) 13 amp Approvals and Certifications 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. The CE marking applied to this product symbolises Samsung If you have lost the fuse cover, do not use the plug until you have another Electronics C
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8 9 Save time and money 1 Introduction • You can print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper to 1 2 save paper. Congratulations on the purchase of your printer! • You can manually print on both sides of the paper (Manual 3 4 double-sided printing) in Windows and Macintosh. For This chapter includes: details, see the Software Section. • Special Features • You can use preprinted forms and letterhead. For details, see • Printer Components the Software Section. • Understanding the Control P
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Rear View Printer Components These are the main components of your printer. Note that all illustrations on this User’s Guide are from the CLP-300N and Rear Cover that some parts may be different from your printer. (Open to clear paper jams.) Front View Output Tray (Face down) Top Cover (Open to clear Output paper jams.) Support Front Cover (Open to access the toner cartridges and imaging unit.) Power Switch Network Port* USB Port Power Receptacle * Only the CLP-300N comes with a network por
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Status Toner Description LED LEDs Understanding the Control Panel blinks red each LED Each toner cartridge is almost lights red empty. You can print. but the quality is not reliable. Toner LEDs lights red each LED • Each toner cartridge is totally lights red exhausted. You can not print. • Each toner cartridge is wrong. lights each LED The printer is warming up. green blinks red in a repeated order NOTE: All printing errors will be appear in the Smart Panel program window. Stop button LE
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CAUTION: Because your printer weighs 13.6 kg including the 2 Setting Up Your Printer toner cartridges and the tray, it may move when you use it; for example, when opening/closing the tray or installing/removing the toner cartridge. Be careful not to move the printer. This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up your printer. 2 Remove the packing tape in front of the tray and pull the tray This chapter includes: out. Remove the packing tape and paper cushion from the • Un
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4 Holding the toner cartridges, shake thoroughly them from side to side to distribute the toner. Installing the Toner Cartridges 1 Open the front cover. 5 Remove the cartridges cap. 2 Pull and remove the paper protecting the imaging unit. NOTE: If toner gets on your clothing, wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash it in cold water. Hot water sets toner into fabric. 6 On the imaging unit of the printer, labels identify which color cartridge goes into each cartridge slot. Magenta 3 Remove four d
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7 Grasp the toner cartridges and align them with the slots inside the printer. Insert them into their corresponding Loading Paper slots until they click into place. 2 The tray can hold a maximum of 150 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m ) plain paper. You can use various paper including plain paper. To load paper: 1 Pull the tray out of the printer. 8 Close the front cover. Make sure that the cover is securely closed. 2 Open the paper cover. CAUTION: If the front cover is not completely closed, the
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5 Flex the paper sheets back and forth to separate the pages 7 Squeeze the paper length guide and slide in it until it and then fan them while holding one edge. Tap the edges lightly touches the end of the paper stack. of the stack on a flat surface to even it up. 6 Load paper with the print side up. 8 Close the paper cover. Make sure not to overfill the tray and that all four corners are flat in the tray and under the brackets, as shown below. Overfilling the tray may cause a paper jam. 9 Sl
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4 Slide the paper length guide until it lightly touches the end of Changing the Size of the Paper in the Tray the paper stack. Squeeze the paper width guide and slide it to To change the tray size to other size, you must adjust the paper the edge of the paper stack without causing it to bend. length guide properly. 1 Pull the tray out of the printer. Open the paper cover and remove paper from the tray if necessary. For paper smaller than Letter-sized, return the paper guides to their origin
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For Network Printing (CLP-300N only) Connecting a Printer Cable You can attach your printer to a network using an Ethernet cable (UTP cable with RJ.45 connector). The CLP-300N has a built-in network interface card. For Local Printing 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off. To print from your computer in a local environment, you need to connect your printer to the computer with a Universal Serial 2 Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet Bus (USB) cab
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Printing a Demo Page Turning the Printer On Print a demo page to make sure that the printer is operating 1 Plug the power cord into the power receptacle on the rear correctly. of the printer. To print a demo page: 2 Plug the other end into a properly grounded AC outlet and In Ready mode, press and hold the Stop button for about 2 turn on the power. seconds. Altitude adjustment The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined by the height of the machine above se
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NOTES: Installing the Printer Software • For Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003, the system administrator should install the software. • Windows NT 4.0 is only supported on the CLP-300N. You must install software using the supplied printer driver CD after you have set up your printer and connected it to • Macintosh 10.3 ~10.4 - For details, see the Software Section. your computer. For details, see the Software Section. • Various Linux OS - For details, see the Software Section. The printer driver C
