Printing Tasks | Samsung ML-1710P specs

4Printing Tasks

This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks.

This chapter includes:

•Printing a Document

•Setting Paper Properties

•Using the Toner Save Mode

•Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N- Up Printing)

•Scaling Your Document

•Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size

•Printing Posters

•Setting Graphic Properties

•Printing Watermarks

•Printing Overlays

•Using the Status Monitor

•Setting Up Locally Shared Printer

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Samsung ML-1710P manual Printing Tasks

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 Handle paper flexibly Special FeaturesPrint with excellent quality and high speed 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 Win9x/Me Printer Driver FeaturesPrinter Driver Feature Toner Save Print quality option Poster printing System Requirements Installing Printer software in WindowsInstalling Printer Software 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 Press the Cancel button on the control panel Canceling a Print JobThere are two ways to cancel a print job To stop a print job from the Control Panel From the Document menu, select Cancel Printing Using a Favorite SettingUsing Help 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 Client PC Setting Up Locally Shared PrinterSetting Up Host Computer Windows 9x/Me Windows NT/2000/XP Printing Tasks Maintaining Your Printer Toner cartridge life expectancy Maintaining the Toner CartridgeToner cartridge storage Saving toner Redistributing Toner Replacing the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Inside Cleaning the PrinterCleaning the Outside 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 Select the desired spool setting Reinstall the printer driver seeSpecifications required by the printer Settings matches the paper in the tray Text is wrong Then back on again Download as Bit Image Pages print Toner cartridge isBut are blank Defective or out Toner 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 Print Solving Print Quality ProblemsLight or faded 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 That would result in a cropped output Memory usage Am trying to print aRotated and cropped White nothing is Your software vendor to inform them of the issue Errors Owning the spooler daemon On my PCL or SPLError messages printing 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 Print Speed a Printer SpecificationsSpecifications and Description 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 Output Capacity Paper SpecificationsCategory Specifications Output Tray Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment Appendix Index Page Visit us at