SAMSUNG LASER PRINTER
User’s Guide
Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation
CONTENTS
Chapter 2 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 4 PRINTING TASKS
Chapter 3 USING PRINT MATERIALS
Chapter 7 APPENDIX
Chapter 6 SOLVING PROBLEMS
Chapter 5 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER
Laser Safety Statement
Environmental and Safety Consideration
Recycling
Ozone Safety
Power Saver
Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
Radio Frequency Emissions
FCC regulations
Approvals and Certifications
Declaration of Conformity European Countries
EC Certification
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Do not disassemble the printer. Doing so may give you an electric shock
1 INTRODUCTION
Special Features Printer Components Understanding the Control Panel
Print with excellent quality and high speed
Special Features
Handle paper flexibly
Create professional documents
You can print in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP
Save your time and money
Print in various environments
Front View
Printer Components
Control Panel Power switch Tray Paper level indicator
Output Support Front Cover Manual Feeder guide
Rear View
Inside View
Power receptacle Parallel port USB port
Toner cartridge Front Cover
Description
On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs
Understanding the Control Panel
Cleaning inside
Cancel button
Canceling print job
Toner Save mode
1.8 INTRODUCTION
Unpacking Installing the Toner Cartridge Loading Paper
2 Setting Up Your Printer
Connecting a Printer Cable Turning the Printer on
Printing a Demo Page Installing Printer Software
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
6 Slide the tray back into the printer
4 Load paper with the print side facing down
Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray
1 Pinch the rear guide as shown below to adjust for the paper length
Changing the Paper Size in the Tray
If you do not adjust the width guide, it may cause paper jam
Do not push the width guide far enough to cause the material to warp
Using a Parallel Cable
Connecting a Printer Cable
To the USB port on your computer
Using a USB Cable
2.10 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER
Turning the Printer on
ML-1710P Series
Printing a Demo Page
2 The Demo page shows the printer’s current configuration
If you are printing in Linux
Installing Printer Software
If you are printing from Windows
Printer Driver
Printer Driver Features
Feature
Installing Printer Software
Installing Printer software in Windows
System Requirements
If the CD-ROM drive does not automatically run
3 Choose the installation type
6 To register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers, select
2 Select Samsung ML-1710 Series and then Printer Maintenance
Repairing the Printer software
Changing the Display Language
Removing the Printer software
2 Select Samsung ML-1710 Series and then Printer Driver Maintenence
2 Select Samsung ML-1710 Series and Language Selection
2 Select Samsung ML-1710 Series and View User’s Guide
Viewing the User’s Guide
Choosing Paper and Other Materials Selecting the Output Location
3 Using Print Materials
Loading Paper Printing on Envelopes Printing on Labels
Printing on Transparencies
Choosing Paper and Other Materials
Size
Sizes and Capacities
Input Source/Capacitya
Tray
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
Paper empty
Using the Tray
Loading Paper
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
printed label sheets stack up as they are printed out
Printing on Transparencies
Guidelines
Note To prevent labels from sticking to each other, do not let the
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
Using the Toner Save Mode
Printing a Document Setting Paper Properties
Printing Posters Setting Graphic Properties Printing Watermarks
Printing Overlays Using the Status Monitor
Printing a Document
The Layout tab is first displayed
3 Select the Samsung ML-1710 Series printer
Canceling a Print Job
To stop a print job from the Control Panel
Using Help
Using a Favorite Setting
3 From the Document menu, select Cancel Printing
To stop a print job from the Printers folder
➀ ➁ ➂ ➃
Setting Paper Properties
Property
Description
Property
Color Paper
Description
➂ Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray
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
Right then
Down then
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
Resolution
Setting Graphic Properties
➀ ➁ ➂
Toner Save
Description
Advanced Options Darkness
Property
Advanced
➂ True-Type Options
Options
printer about how to image the text in your
Printing Watermarks
Using an existing Watermark
4.20 PRINTING TASKS
Creating a Watermark
Deleting a Watermark
Editing a Watermark
Creating a New Page Overlay
What is an Overlay?
Printing Overlays
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
Changing the Status Monitor Program Setting
Setting Up Host Computer
Setting Up Locally Shared Printer
Setting Up Client PC
Windows 9x/Me
Setting Up Client PC
Windows NT/2000/XP
Setting Up Host Computer
10Click OK, and click Close 11Click OK. Windows NT
9 Fill in the Enter a port name field, and enter the shared name
Click Apply, and click OK. Windows 2000/XP
4.30 PRINTING TASKS
5 Maintaining Your Printer
Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Printer
Consumables and Replacement Parts
Toner cartridge storage
Maintaining the Toner Cartridge
Toner cartridge life expectancy
Saving toner
Cautions
Redistributing Toner
5.4 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER
Replacing the Toner Cartridge
Cleaning the Outside
Cleaning the Printer
Cleaning the Inside
Cleaning inside the printer
5 Plug in the power cord, and turn the printer on
Printing a cleaning sheet
Yield Average
Consumables and Replacement Parts
Items
Troubleshooting Checklist Solving General Printing Problems
6 Solving Problems
Clearing Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems
Troubleshooting Error Messages Common Windows Problems
Solution
Troubleshooting Checklist
Line/Error LED is on
Check
Problem
Solving General Printing Problems
Possible Cause
Solution
Solution
Problem
Possible Cause
The printer driver may
Solution
Problem
functionality with the following command
reboot the computer. Turn the printer off
Advanced options of the Graphic
Download as Bit Image in the
Problem
Solution
In the Paper Exit Area
Clearing Paper Jams
2 Open the rear output tray
6.8 SOLVING PROBLEMS
4 Close the rear output tray
5 Open and close the front cover. Printing can be resumed
1 Slide out the tray to expose the jammed paper
In the Paper Feed Area
3 Slide the tray back into the printer
4 Open and close the front cover. Printing can be resumed
6.10 SOLVING PROBLEMS
Around the Toner Cartridge
Rotate option to 90º
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When Printing on the A5-sized Paper
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams
Solving Print Quality Problems
Print Quality Checklist
Light or faded
Solving Print Quality Problems
print
Dropouts
Solution
Toner smear
Vertical lines
Gray background
Misformed
scatter
characters
Page skew
Black pages
Wrinkles or
Problem
Solution
Problem
Curl
Solution
Character Voids
Possible Problems and Solutions
Troubleshooting Error Messages
LED status legend
LED pattern
Problem
Common Windows Problems
Possible Cause and Solution
the /etc/printcap file
Common Linux Problems
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
work correctly for some
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
How do I specify the IP
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
7 APPENDIX
Using Your Printer in Linux Printer Specifications
Paper Specifications
Installing the Printer Driver
Using Your Printer in Linux
Installing Printer Driver
Supported OS
Install
7.4 APPENDIX
11To exit, click OK
7.6 APPENDIX
Changing the Printer Connection Method
5 Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
Using the Configuration Tool
3 The Info tab shows general information about the printer
Changing LLPR Properties
3 The LLPR Properties window opens
Specifications and Description
Printer Specifications
Overview
Paper Specifications
Weight
Dimensionsa
Supported Sizes of Paper
Paper
Symptom
Guidelines for Using Paper
Problem with
Solution
Specifications
Paper Specifications
Paper Output Capacity
Category
Printer and Paper Storage Environment
7.18 APPENDIX
INDEX
system requirements 2.15 uninstall specification paper 7.13 printer
software install 2.15 Linux 7.2 overview
toner install 2.4 life 5.2 recycle 5.2 redistribute 5.3 replace
status monitor, use
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