Cleaning the Printer, Printing a cleaning sheet | Samsung ML-1430

Cleaning the Printer

4Reinsert the toner cartridge and close the cover.

5Plug in the power cord, and turn the printer on.

Printing a cleaning sheet

If you are experiencing blurred, faded or smeared printouts. Printing a cleaning sheet cleans the drum inside the toner cartridge. This process will produce a page with toner debris, which should be discarded.

1Insure the printer is turned on and in the ready mode with paper loaded in the automatic input tray.

2Press and hold down Demo on the control panel for about ten seconds until all control panel lights remain lit, then release.

Note: The cartridge cleaning process takes some time. To stop the printing, turn the power off.

Toner Save Cancel/Reprint

Demo

Error Paper Data

3Your printer automatically picks up a sheet of paper from the tray and prints out a cleaning sheet with the dust or toner particles on it.

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Samsung ML-1430 manual Cleaning the Printer, Printing a cleaning sheet

Contents

Users Guide Page Contents Index Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement Ozone Safety Power SaverEnvironmental and Safety Consideration Radio Frequency Emissions Fcc Regulations VII Introduction Special Features You can print at 600 dots per inch dpi. See Special Features Such as Confidential. SeePaper. See Printer Components Manual input tray Front cover Control panel Power switch Power receptacle Parallel port USB port Printer ComponentsToner cartridge Front cover Memo Setting Up Unpack Your Printer Components may differ from one Country to another Install the Toner Cartridge Discard the paperCartridge Install the Toner Cartridge Loading Paper Load Paper If you are using a USB interface Go to Installing USB driver in Windows onMake sure both the printer and the computer are turned off Turn on the power Turn on the PrinterPrint a Demo Plug the other end into a properly grounded AC outlet Install the Printer Software Before Installing the Printer Software Installing the Printer Software from the CD-ROM Install the Printer Software Install the Printer Software Software Installation Tips When you are asked to confirm your selection, click OKFrom the Start menu, select Programs When you finish reinstallation, click Finish Installing USB driver in Windows Installing USB driver in Windows 98/MePlug the other end into the USB port on the computer Installing USB driver in Windows Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next Click Next. The USB driver will be installed International Setup Version screen doesn’t appear Installing USB driver in Windows 2000/XP Installing USB driver Frequently Asked Questions About USB QWhat is USB?Double-click the System icon They can print to your shared printer Chain while printing Using Control Panel Clean the inside of the printer Control Panel ButtonsStart manual feeding Turn the Toner Save Mode on/off Control Panel ButtonsReprint last page of the job For further information on the Toner Save mode, see Ready mode Control Panel LightsProcessing Paper out Print Media When you choose print media, consider the following Weight Your printer supports the following paper weightsChoosing Paper and Other Media Media Sizes and Capacities Choosing Paper and Other Media Paper Guidelines Printing to the Face-Down Output Tray Printing to the Face-Up Output Slot Using the Automatic Input Tray Using the Manual Input TrayLoad the print media in the manual Input tray with the print side up Loading Paper Push the output lever down to open the face-up output slotPress Demo to start feeding Print the document Out Press Demo to start feeding Adjust the guide to the edge of the envelope stack Printing on Envelopes Printing on Envelopes Push the output lever down Printing on Heavy Paper Printing on Labels Printing on Transparencies Adjust the guide to fit the width of the paper stack Printing on Preprinted Paper Printing on Card Stocks Printing Tasks Printing a Document Printing a Document Select the paper size you have loaded in your printer You can also see the printable area Printing a Document Canceling a Print Job Using HelpThere are two ways to cancel a print job To stop a print job from your printer Using Toner Save Mode To enable this feature from your printerTo enable this feature from the software application There are two ways to enable the Toner Save mode Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up Printing Fitting a Document To a Selected Paper Size Printing Posters Printing Posters Setting Graphic Properties Click the Graphic tab to display the settings shown below Setting Graphic Properties Darkness Reprint Printing Watermarks To use an existing watermark Printing Watermarks To create or edit a watermarkOn First Page only Prints the watermark only on Click Delete Click OK Using Page Overlay Creating a New Page OverlayClick the Overlays tab, and click Create Overlay Using Page Overlay Using Page Overlay Deleting a Page Overlay Select the overlay to delete from the Overlay List boxClick OK to exit the Print dialog box To disable this feature Reprinting the Last Setting Up Host Computer Printing in a Network EnvironmentWindows 9x/Me Start Windows Setting Up Client PC Printing on a Network EnvironmentPrinter Port Windows NT/2000/XP Open your network folder in the left column Click the shared nameWindows NT/2000 Windows XP Memo Maintaining Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Saving toner Redistributing Toner Toner CartridgeGently shake the toner cartridge from If the print remains light Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the OutsideCleaning the Inside Cleaning inside the printer Cleaning the Printer Printing a cleaning sheet Problem Solving Troubleshooting Checklist Insure the Data light onControl panel is on Demo Solving General Printing Problems Solving General Printing Problems Setting may be Application Incorrect Half the page isBlank Complex Document Contact a service representative Try printing a job from anotherText is wrong Is malfunctioning Application Toner cartridge is Replace the toner cartridge Clearing Paper Jams Output AreaPull the jammed paper carefully from the output stacker Input Area Clearing Paper JamsCarefully pull the jammed paper out of the input tray Inside the Printer Open and close the front cover to Resume printing Remove the toner cartridge Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams Do not remove the paper from the input tray while printing Solving Print Quality Problems Print Quality ChecklistSolving Print Quality Problems Light or faded print Solving Print Quality Problems AaBbCc Gray background Vertical repetitiveDefects AaBbCc Background scatter Misformed characters Skew Humidity can cause paper curl. See Paper Rotating the paper 180 in the input traySlot Insure that the paper is loaded properly Clean the inside of the printer Contact a service representativeIf you are using transparencies, try another type Character Voids Troubleshooting Error Messages Power offPrinter Light Patterns Light status legend Troubleshooting Error Messages Canceling a job or memory outLSU error Waiting for the Demo button to be pressed Engine Over Heat error Common Windows Problems Common Macintosh Problems Problems in the ChooserPrinting Errors Chooser Configuration tool Global settings Am using the KDE Just installed thisNot selected error Printer settings Common Linux Problems Errors Spooler daemon On my PCL or SPL Vendor to inform them of the issueIt can be specified in the Add Printer dialog Address of my SMB Memo Appendix This appendix provides information on the following topics Printer Specifications Paper Specifications Overview Paper Specifications Supported Sizes of Paper Guidelines for Using Paper Paper Output Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment Envelopes Envelope Margins Return address Labels TransparenciesSee Printing on Labels on See Printing on Transparencies on Using Your Printer with Macintosh Installing Software for MacintoshSystem Requirements Macintosh Hardware Requirement Using Your Printer with Macintosh If you want to see the User Guide, click User’s Guide Using Your Printer with Macintosh Printing from a Macintosh Click Print when you are finished checking your settings Advanced Printing Layout Color Using Printer in Linux Installing Printer DriverSystem Requirements Glibc 2.1 or higher GTK+ 1.2 or higher GhostScript Using Printer in Linux Appendix A.19 Using Printer in Linux Changing Printer Connection Method Uninstalling Printer Driver Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall Using Configuration Tool Info tab shows general information about the printer Changing Slpr Properties Properties dialog box To open the Slpr Properties dialog box Appendix A.27 Using Printer in Linux Cancel, print job Demo page, print Driver Access InstallError light Error messages Face-up output slot Features Power save mode Printing CancelMacintosh Loading paper Checklist Common Linux problems Resolution Setup printerSpecifications Paper Printer System error Clean Install Life expectancy Recycle Visit us at