SAMSUNG Laser Printer Users Guide
ML-1520
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Chapter 2 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 4 PRINTING TASKS
Chapter 3 USING PRINT MATERIALS
Chapter 5 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER
Chapter 6 SOLVING PROBLEMS
Chapter 7 APPENDIX
Important Precautions and Safety Information
If liquid has been spilled into the machine
Laser Safety Statement
Environmental and Safety Consideration
Ozone Safety
Power Saver
Recycling
Radio Frequency Emissions
FCC regulations
Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
Declaration of Conformity European Countries
Approvals and Certifications
EC Certification
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Special Features Printer Components Understanding the Control Panel
1 INTRODUCTION
Create professional documents
Special Features
Print with excellent quality and high speed
Handle paper flexibly
Print in various environments
Save your time and money
Manual Feeder Paper level indicator
Printer Components
Front View
Control Panel Front Cover Manual Feeder guide Power switch Tray
Toner cartridge Front Cover
Inside View
Rear View
Power receptacle USB port
On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs
Understanding the Control Panel
Description
Toner Save mode
Cancel button
Cleaning inside
Canceling print job
1.8 INTRODUCTION
Printing a Demo Page Installing Printer Software
2 Setting Up Your Printer
Unpacking Installing the Toner Cartridge Loading Paper
Connecting a Printer Cable Turning the Printer on
Components may differ from one country to another
Unpacking
Clearance Space
Selecting a Location
Installing the Toner Cartridge
4 Locate the cartridge slots inside the printer, one on each side
Loading Paper
3 Load paper with the print side facing down
Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray
5 Slide the tray back into the printer
2.8 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER
Changing the Paper Size in the Tray
1 Pinch the rear guide as shown below to adjust for the paper length
If you do not adjust the width guide, it may cause paper jam
Using a USB Cable
Connecting a Printer Cable
Turning the Printer on
2.10 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER
To the AC outlet
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER
Printing a Demo Page
2 The Demo page shows the printer’s current configuration
1 Hold down the Cancel button for about 2 seconds to print a
If you are printing from Windows
Installing Printer Software
Printer Driver Features
Feature
Installing Printer software in Windows
Installing Printer Software
System Requirements
2 Choose the installation type
2 Select Samsung ML-1520 Series, and Language Selection
Changing the Display Language
2 Select Samsung ML-1520 Series, and then Maintenance
Reinstalling Printer Software
2 Select Samsung ML-1520 Series, and then Maintenance
Removing Printer Software
2 Select Samsung ML-1520 Series and View User’s Guide
Viewing the User’s Guide
Printing on Transparencies
3 Using Print Materials
Choosing Paper and Other Materials Selecting the Output Location
Loading Paper Printing on Envelopes Printing on Labels
Choosing Paper and Other Materials
Tray
Sizes and Capacities
Size
Input Source/Capacitya
Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials
Printing to the Top Output Tray Face down
Selecting the Output Location
To open the rear output tray
Printing to the Rear Output Tray Face up
Using the Tray
Loading Paper
Paper empty
Using the Manual Feeder
To cancel a print job in Manual Feed mode 1 Turn the printer off
Guidelines
Printing on Envelopes
4 Press the Cancel button to start feeding
Guidelines
Printing on Labels
Guidelines
Printing on Transparencies
3.14 USING PRINT MATERIALS
Guidelines
Printing on Card Stock or Custom-sized Materials
Guidelines
Printing on Preprinted Paper
Load with the design face down, bottom edge towards the printer
3.18 USING PRINT MATERIALS
Printing Posters Setting Graphic Properties Printing Watermarks
4 Printing Tasks
Printing a Document Setting Paper Properties
Using the Toner Save Mode
Printing a Document
The Layout tab is first displayed
Canceling a Print Job
To stop a print job from the Control Panel
3 Select the Samsung ML-1520 Series printer
Using a Favorite Setting
Using Help
To stop a print job from the Printers folder
Description
Setting Paper Properties
➀ ➁ ➂ ➃
Property
Property
Description
Color Paper
From the Control Panel
Using the Toner Save Mode
From the software application
4.10 PRINTING TASKS
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up Printing
Left
Down then
Right
Down
4.12 PRINTING TASKS
Scaling Your Document
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size
4.14 PRINTING TASKS
Printing Posters
4 Click the Paper tab, select the paper source, size and type
Property
Setting Graphic Properties
Resolution
➀ ➁ ➂
Property
Description
Advanced Options Darkness
Property
printer about how to image the text in your
Download as Bit Image When this option
When the Print All Text Black is checked, all
Printing Watermarks
Using an existing Watermark
4.20 PRINTING TASKS
Creating a Watermark
Deleting a Watermark
Editing a Watermark
What is an Overlay?
Printing Overlays
Creating a New Page Overlay
4 In the Overlays window, click Create Overlay
4.24 PRINTING TASKS
Using a Page Overlay
4 Click Delete Overlay
Deleting a Page Overlay
Opening the Status Monitor
Using the Status Monitor
Pop up the Status Monitor Screen when print error
Changing the Status Monitor Program Setting
Setting Up Client PC
Setting Up Locally Shared Printer
Windows 98/Me
Setting Up Host Computer
Windows 2000/XP
Setting Up Host Computer
Setting Up Client PC
9 Fill in the Enter a port name field, and enter the shared name
10Click OK, and click Close 11Click Apply, and click OK
4.30 PRINTING TASKS
5 Maintaining Your Printer
Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Printer
Consumables and Replacement Parts
Saving toner
Maintaining the Toner Cartridge
Toner cartridge storage
Toner cartridge life expectancy
Cautions
Redistributing Toner
5.4 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER
Replacing the Toner Cartridge
Cleaning inside the printer
Cleaning the Printer
Cleaning the Outside
Cleaning the Inside
6 Plug in the power cord, and turn the printer on
Printing a cleaning sheet
Consumables and Replacement Parts
Items
Yield Average
Troubleshooting Error Messages Common Windows Problems
6 Solving Problems
Troubleshooting Checklist Solving General Printing Problems
Clearing Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems
Check
Troubleshooting Checklist
Solution
Line/Error LED is on
Possible Cause
Solving General Printing Problems
Problem
Solution
The printer driver may
Problem
Solution
Possible Cause
reconnect. Try a print job that you have
Problem
Solution
Possible Cause
Download as Bit Image in the
Problem
Solution
Possible Cause
In the Paper Exit Area
Clearing Paper Jams
5 Open and close the front cover. Printing can be resumed
6.8 SOLVING PROBLEMS
2 Open the rear output tray
4 Close the rear output tray
3 Slide the tray back into the printer
In the Paper Feed Area
SOLVING PROBLEMS
1 Slide out the tray to expose the jammed paper
2 Push the toner cartridge down and remove it from the printer
Around the Toner Cartridge
6.10 SOLVING PROBLEMS
1 Open the front cover
Rotate option to 90º
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When Printing on the A5-sized Paper
Solving Print Quality Problems
Print Quality Checklist
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams
print
Solving Print Quality Problems
Solution
Light or faded
Gray background
Solution
Toner smear
Vertical lines
Misformed
Problem
Solution
scatter
Black pages
Problem
Solution
Wrinkles or
Horizontal stripes
Problem
Solution
Curl
LED pattern
Troubleshooting Error Messages
Possible Problems and Solutions
LED status legend
Common Windows Problems
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
the /etc/printcap file
Common Linux Problems
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
work correctly for some
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
How do I specify the IP
7 APPENDIX
Using Your Printer in Linux Printer Specifications
Paper Specifications
Installing the Printer Driver
Using Your Printer in Linux
Installing Printer Driver
5 If you selected Recommended, go to Step
11To exit, click OK
7.6 APPENDIX
Changing the Printer Connection Method
select Linux Printer and then Configuration Tool
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
5 Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall
Using the Configuration Tool
Select your printer, if not currently selected
Changing LLPR Properties
3 The LLPR Properties window opens
Specifications and Description
Printer Specifications
Overview
Paper Specifications
Paper
Supported Sizes of Paper
Dimensionsa
Weight
Solution
Guidelines for Using Paper
Symptom
Problem with
Category
Paper Specifications
Paper Output Capacity
Specifications
Printer and Paper Storage Environment
7.18 APPENDIX
INDEX
status monitor, use
install 2.13 Linux 7.2 overview 2.12 reinstall
system requirements 2.13 uninstall specification paper 7.13 printer
toner install 2.4 life 5.2 recycle 5.2 redistribute 5.3 replace
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