Connecting a Printer Cable | Samsung ML-1710P specs

Connecting a Printer Cable

To print from your computer, you need to connect your printer
to your computer with either a parallel interface cable or a	2
Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable.

Using a Parallel Cable

Note: To connect the printer to the parallel port of the computer requires a certified parallel cable. You will need to buy a IEEE1284 compliant cable.

1Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off.

2Plug the parallel printer cable into the connector on the back of the printer.

Push the metal clips down to fit inside the notches on the cable plug.

To the parallel port on your computer

3Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel interface port on your computer, and tighten the screws.

See your computer User’s Guide if you need help.

SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER 2.9

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Samsung ML-1710P manual Connecting a Printer Cable, Using a Parallel Cable, See your computer User’s Guide if you need help

Contents

User’s Guide Page Contents Printing on Card Stock or Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When Printing Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the InsideRedistributing Toner Replacing the Toner Cartridge Environmental and Safety Consideration Ozone Safety Radio Frequency Emissions Declaration of Conformity European Countries Page Page Introduction Special Features Print with excellent quality and high speedHandle paper flexibly Create professional documents Print in various environments Save your time and moneyYou can print in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Printer Components Front View Inside View Rear View Understanding the Control Panel On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDsDescription Cancel button Function Description Introduction Setting Up Your Printer Unpacking Components may differ from one country to another Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air Selecting a LocationYour desk or table Installing the Toner Cartridge Setting UP Your Printer Loading Paper Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray Load paper with the print side facing downSlide the tray back into the printer Changing the Paper Size in the Tray Using a Parallel Cable Connecting a Printer CableSee your computer User’s Guide if you need help Using a USB Cable Turning the Printer on Printing a Demo If you are printing from Windows Installing Printer SoftwareIf you are printing in Linux Printer Driver Features Printer Driver FeatureWin9x/Me Toner Save Print quality option Poster printing Installing Printer software in Windows Installing Printer SoftwareSystem Requirements Verify the following Setting UP Your Printer Checkbox and click Finish. You are now accessed to Repairing the Printer software Select Samsung ML-1710 Series and then Printer Maintenance Changing the Display Language Removing the Printer softwareSelect Samsung ML-1710 Series and Language Selection Viewing the User’s Guide Select Samsung ML-1710 Series and View User’s Guide Using Print Materials Choosing Paper and Other Materials Sizes and Capacities Size Input Source/Capacitya Tray Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials Selecting the Output Location Printing to the Top Output Tray Face down Printing to the Rear Output Tray Face up To open the rear output tray Using the Tray Using the Manual Feeder Repeat this step for every page to be printed Double-click this icon to view Queue of the print jobs Printing on Envelopes Adjust the guide to the edge of the envelope stackGuidelines Using Print Materials Printing on Labels Printing on Transparencies Printed label sheets stack up as they are printed out Using Print Materials Printing on Card Stock or Custom-sized Materials Printing on Preprinted Paper Load with the design face up, top edge towards the printer Using Print Materials Printing Tasks Printing a Document Landscape Canceling a Print Job There are two ways to cancel a print jobPress the Cancel button on the control panel To stop a print job from the Control Panel Using a Favorite Setting Using HelpFrom the Document menu, select Cancel Printing Windows 9x/Me or Cancel Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Setting Paper Properties Property Description Color Paper Using the Toner Save Mode From the Control Panel Select this option From the software applicationClick OK Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up Printing Select the page order, if necessary Scaling Your Document Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Printing Posters Printing Tasks Resolution Setting Graphic PropertiesToner Save Advanced Options Darkness ➂ True-Type Options Advanced Using an existing Watermark Printing Watermarks Creating a Watermark Editing a Watermark Click Update to save the changes Click OKDeleting a Watermark Printing Overlays What is an Overlay?Creating a New Page Overlay Printing Tasks Using a Page Overlay Click Delete Overlay Deleting a Page OverlayClick OK until you exit the Print window Opening the Status Monitor Using the Status MonitorSamsung ML-1710 Series Status monitor window appears Changing the Status Monitor Program Setting Top of the window regardless of other open programs Setting Up Locally Shared Printer Setting Up Host ComputerSetting Up Client PC Windows 9x/Me Windows NT/2000/XP Printing Tasks Maintaining Your Printer Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Toner cartridge storageToner cartridge life expectancy Saving toner Redistributing Toner Replacing the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the OutsideCleaning the Inside Cleaning inside the printer Maintaining Your Printer Printing a cleaning sheet Consumables and Replacement Parts Items Yield Average Solving Problems Check Solution Troubleshooting ChecklistLine/Error LED is on Solving General Printing Problems Problem Possible Cause Solution Reinstall the printer driver see Specifications required by the printerSelect the desired spool setting Settings matches the paper in the tray Text is wrong Then back on again Pages print Toner cartridge is But are blank Defective or out TonerDownload as Bit Image Print Wrong Paper Exit Area Clearing Paper JamsWater as hot water will set the toner into the fabric Solving Problems Paper Feed Area Around the Toner Cartridge From the Orientation option of the Layout tab, set Rotate option to 90º Print Quality Checklist Solving Print Quality ProblemsTips for Avoiding Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems Light or fadedPrint Dropouts Toner smear Problem Solution Wrinkles or Black pages If horizontally aligned black streaks or smears appear Remove the paper and turn it aroundCurl LED pattern Possible Problems and Solutions Troubleshooting Error MessagesLED status legend Common Windows Problems Problem Possible Cause and Solution Common Linux Problems /etc/printcap file Memory usage Am trying to print a Rotated and croppedThat would result in a cropped output White nothing is Errors Owning the spooler daemon On my PCL or SPL Error messages printingYour software vendor to inform them of the issue Able to print Appendix Installing the Printer Driver Using Your Printer in LinuxInstalling Printer Driver Install Appendix Appendix Changing the Printer Connection Method Uninstalling the Printer Driver Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall Using the Configuration Tool Info tab shows general information about the printer Changing Llpr Properties When printing images files, i.e. when a non-PostScript Llpr Properties window opens Printer Specifications Specifications and DescriptionPrint Speed a Pages for starter, 1,000 pages Paper Specifications Overview Paper Dimensionsa Weight Capacityb Supported Sizes of Paper Guidelines for Using Paper Symptom Problem with Solution Paper Paper Specifications Category SpecificationsPaper Output Capacity Output Tray Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment Appendix Index Page Visit us at