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LASER PRINTER
ML-5100A
User’s Manual
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00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 2 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. © 1998 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. ¥ ML-5100A and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ¥ Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporatio
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00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 3 Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer 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
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00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 4 Chapter 3 Operating Your Printer 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 Wind
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00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 5 ELECTRONICS Visit us at http://samsungelectronics.com P/N. JC68-00048A Rev.3.00 If you have access to this online service,you can download the UserÕs Guide and drivers from Samsung Electronics.
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 1 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 2 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
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 3 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 special media (transparency, If printed o
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 4 Rear View Printer Cable Connector Power Switch Power Cord USB Port Connector Inside Toner Cartridge Front Cover 4 Setting Up Your Printer
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 5 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. Setting Up Your Printer 5
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 6 Loading Paper 2 For best results, use high quality 75g/m (20 lb) xerographic paper. Note: For more information on loading paper and other print material, refer to ÔLoading Print MaterialÕ on page 19. 1. Pull the extender on the automatic paper feeder up, until it stops. 2. Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Tap the edges on a table top to straighten them. Doing this before you load paper helps prevent paper
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 7 4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper. 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker. The face-down stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages. Setting Up Your Printer 7
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 8 Connecting to Your Computer Your printer has parallel interface port, which allows you to use it with IBM PCs and compatible computers. You have to purchase a Centronics compatible parallel interface cable that supports bi- directional communications (IEEE standard 1284). Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable. Your printer also has Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The Universal Serial Bus is an interface which allows the print
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 9 Using The USB Port The USB port requires USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable. 1. Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the USB cable into the connector on the back of the printer. 3. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your computer. See your computer documentation if you need help. Note: To print using USB interface, you must install the USB driver.
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 10 Powering On the Printer 1. Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of the printer, and the other end into a wall outlet. 2. Turn the printer on. As the printer powers up, all control panel lights turn on briefly. 10 Setting Up Your Printer
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 11 3. When only the READY light is steadily on, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds. All the indicators blink. Then let it go when each indicator starts to blink in turn. A test page should print out. ERROR PAPER READY Installing Software Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers for some of the most popular Windows software applications. To operate your printer, you must install a printer driver, which translates data from your a
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 12 Installing Printer Driver System Requirement Before you start, make sure you have the following computer setup. (These are the minimum requirements.) ¥ IBM or compatible with a 386 or higher processor ¥ Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 3.1x, or Windows NT ¥ 4 MB of available hard disk space ¥ 4 MB of RAM ¥ Centronics-compatible parallel cable (IEEE 1284-compliant) Windows 95/98/NT4.0 Installation 1. Turn on the computer and start Windows. If Windows 95/98 reco
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 13 4. Click the Item you want to install. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows 95/98 Plug and Play 1. At the ÔNew Hardware FoundÕ dialog box, click on the OK button. 2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. If Windows Does Not Run the CD-ROM 1. Select Run from the Start menu. 2. Type d:\setup.exe on the command line (where ÒdÓ is your CD- ROM drive letter), then click OK. 3. Follow the instructions o
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 14 Windows 3.1x Installation 1. Make sure the printer is plugged and connected to your computer. Turn on your printer and computer. 2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive. 3. From the Program Manager window, double-click Main, and File Manager. 4. From the File Manager window, select your CD-ROM drive, execute setup16.exe and click the language you want. 5. Click the Item you want to install. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. 14 Setting Up Your
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01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 15 Uninstalling the Printer Driver An uninstall utility is supplied with the printer driver to enable you to remove the driver and all associated files from your hard disk, if so required. To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows: Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: From the Start menu, select Programs, Samsung ML-5100A, Uninstall Samsung ML-5100A Driver. Installing Printer Utilities (USB & Remote Control Panel) Windows 3.x Installation 1. From the Program Manager window, do
