Samsung ML--6100

Troubleshooting

Contents

Main I Trademark Notices Copyright II EC Declaration of Conformity III Laser Safety Statement IV Safety Information Power Saver V Contents Chapter 1 Printer Setup Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Page Page Page Introduction Printer Unpacking and Setup 1. Printer Components Use Figures 1.1 through 1.3 to identify the main components of your printer. Inside Front View Front View 1. Rear View 1. Understanding Control Panel Indicator Light On Off Control Button Operation Control Button Function Control Panel Indicators Printer Features Printer Documentation Caution and Warning Symbols Page Page Page Page Loading Paper into the Cassette Page Page Connecting to the Computer Parallel Interface USB Interface Page Attaching the Power Cord and Testing the Printer Printer Driver Installation Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Windows 3.1x Printer Driver Features Software Utilities Installation Installing the USB Port Driver (Windows 98) Installing the RCP and SM (Windows) Installing the PostScript PPD Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 Installation Macintosh Installation Macintosh Installation (When using USB) Making Installation Diskettes PCL6 Printer Driver RCP/SM PCL5e Printer Driver USB Port Driver (Windows 98 only) Installing Software from Diskette PCL Printer Drivers Windows 95/98 Windows NT 4.0 RCP and SM USB Port Driver (Windows 98 only) Uninstalling the Printer Driver To uninstall the driver, proceed as follows Page 3. Print Media Information Selecting Print Media Media Sizes and Capacities Table 3.1 shows the ML-6100 supported media sizes and input capacities. Size Input Source/Capacity* Cassette or Option cassette MP Tray Basic Guidelines How To Adjust Paper Guides LENGTH GUIDES WIDTH GUIDE Using the MP(Multi-Purpose) Tray MP Tray Guidelines Loading Paper into the MP Tray Page Page Page Page Using Rear Output Tray Page Page Page Printing in Windows Configuring the PCL Drivers Selecting Your Printer Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Setting Properties PCL6 Driver Features Paper/Output Image Quality Overlays Watermarks Manual Duplex Printing Booklet Printing 4. PostScript Driver Features Feature Macintosh Win 95/98 Win NT 4.0 Using Printer Utilities Remote Control Panel PRINTING CONFIG JOB INTERFACE TEST PCL5e Status Monitor Requirements for Printing in Macintosh Printing a Document Page Page Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the Inside Clearing Paper Jams Paper Jam in Output Area Page Paper Jam in Input Area Paper Jam Inside Printer Paper Jam in Option Cassette Page Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams 5. Solving Printing Problems Page 5. Solving Print Quality Problems Page 5. Solving PostScript Problems Table 5.3 contains problems that may occur with PostScript printing. Problem Possible Cause Remedy Obtaining Service Page Introduction Precautions Memory SIMM Page Page Page Page Page Serial/LocalTalk Card or Network Card Page Page Page Page Page Option Cassette Page Page Printer Specifications Language Codes Paper Size Index A B C D R S T U Replacing the fitted plug