Maintaining Your Printer | Samsung ML-2251NP instruction

5MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER

This chapter provides suggestions for high-quality and economical printing and information for maintaining the toner cartridge and the printer.

This chapter includes:

•Maintaining the Toner Cartridge

•Cleaning the Printer

•Printing Configuration Pages

•Consumables and Replacement Parts

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Samsung ML-2251NP manual Maintaining Your Printer

Contents

Page Page Contents Printing on Card Stock or Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper Windows 9x/Me Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the InsideProblems in the Chooser Printing Errors Redistributing Toner Replacing the Toner Cartridge Accessing Printer Properties Installing PS DriversFor Network-connected Macintosh For USB-connected Macintosh Supported Sizes of Paper Guidelines for Using Paper Printer and Paper Storage Environment Important Precautions and Safety Information Vii 17SAVE These Instructions Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement Radio Frequency Emissions Power SaverRecycling FCC regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations FCC Statement for Wireless LAN useFederal Communications Commission FCC Xii Wireless Guidance For devices above 10 mW transmitting power such as wirelessAccept EU No limitations at this time Xiv Page Memo Introduction Handle paper flexibly Special FeaturesPrint with excellent quality and high speed Create professional documents Expand printer capacity Save time and moneyPrint in various environments You can print in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Printer Components Front View Rear View Understanding the Control Panel On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDsDescription Cancel button Function Description Memo Setting UP Your Printer Unpacking Components may differ from one country to another Selecting a Location Your desk or table Installing the Toner Cartridge Setting UP Your Printer Setting UP Your Printer Loading Paper Load paper with the print side facing down Slide the tray back into the printer Changing the Paper Size in the Paper Tray Full length Setting UP Your Printer For Local Printing Connecting a Printer CableUsing a Parallel Cable Connect your printer to the computer with either a parallel Using a USB Cable For Network Printing Supported Operating Systems Requirements Turning the Printer On Printing a Demo If you are printing from Macintosh Installing Printer SoftwareIf you are printing from Windows If you are printing in Linux Printer Driver Features You are using at least Internet Explorer Installing Printer Software in WindowsInstalling Printer Software System Requirements Setting UP Your Printer Changing the Display Language Select Samsung ML-2250 Series, and Language Selection Reinstalling Printer Software Select the componets you want to install and click Next Removing Printer Software Macintosh Viewing the User’s GuideWindows Select Samsung ML-2250 Series and View User’s Guide Root@local cdrom# manual/acrobat4/INSTALL Linux Memo Using Print Materials Choosing Paper and Other Materials Sizes and Capacities Input Source/Capacity*a Size 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 Paper full Using Tray1 or the Optional Tray2 Using the Multi-Purpose Tray To load paper in the Multi-Purpose Tray Using Print Materials Using Print Materials Using the Manual Feed Mode Repeat this step for every page to be printed Printing on Envelopes Guidelines Adjust the guide to the edge of the envelope stack Using Print Materials Printing on Labels Load labels with the print side up Using Print Materials Printing on Transparencies Using Print Materials Printing on Card Stock or Custom-sized Materials Using Print Materials Printing on Preprinted Paper Using Print Materials Printing Tasks Printing a Document LandscapePortrait Select the Samsung ML-2250 Series printer From the Windows Start menu, select Settings Cancelling a Print JobThere are two ways to cancel a print job To stop a print job from the control panel Using a Favorite Setting Using Help Copies Setting Paper PropertiesProperty Description Size Color paper SourceType Different There are two ways to enable the Toner Save mode Using the Toner Save ModeFrom the Control Panel From the software application Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up Printing Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document You can scale your print job on a Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Printing Posters Using Watermarks Using an Existing Watermark Creating a Watermark Click OK and start printing Deleting a Watermark Click Update to save the changes Click OkEditing a Watermark Select the desired watermark options What is an Overlay? Using OverlaysCreating a New Page Overlay Edit Overlays window, click Create Overlay Using a Page Overlay Click Delete Overlay Deleting a Page OverlayClick OK until you exit the Print window Resolution Setting Graphic PropertiesToner Save Advanced Options button Image Resolution option ModeAdvanced Options Darkness TrueType Options Download as Bit Image When thisWhen the Print All Text Black option is Advanced Print Order Using Output OptionsOption Description Reprint When Using the Status Monitor Installing Status Monitor Changing the Status Monitor Program Setting Opening the Troubleshooting GuideWhen the installation is completed, click Finish Windows 9x/Me Setting Up a Locally Shared PrinterSetting Up the Host Computer Locally-Shared Printer Setting Up the Client Computer Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Select Local port and click New Port Maintaining Your Printer Toner cartridge life expectancy Maintaining the Toner CartridgeToner cartridge storage Saving toner Redistributing Toner Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning the Inside Cleaning the PrinterCleaning the Outside Cleaning inside the printer Maintaining Your Printer Printing a cleaning sheet Printing Configuration Pages Consumables and Replacement Parts Items Yield Average Memo Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist Check Solution Problem Possible Cause Solution Solving General Printing ProblemsSelect Samsung ML-2250 Series or Select the desired spool setting Indicating a system errorComplex Adjusting the print quality settings Access memory RAM Remove excess paper from the tray Keeps jamming Paper tray Contact a service representativePaper Disconnect the printer cable Prints, but Or defective Download as Bit Image Setting Print the document with selectingSoftware application is Adobe Wrong Paper Feed Area Clearing Paper JamsSlide out Tray1 to expose the jammed paper Solving Problems Optional Tray2 Multi-Purpose Tray Around the Toner Cartridge Paper Exit Area Solving Problems Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems Problem Solution Vertical repetitive Defects Background Scatter Misformed characters Skew ProblemCurl or wave Wrinkles or Curl LED pattern Possible Problems and Solutions Troubleshooting Error MessagesLED status legend Common Windows Problems Problem Possible Cause and Solution Printing Errors Common Macintosh ProblemsProblems in the Chooser Network or AppleTalk Control Panel from Control Troubleshooting PS Errors Option to Installed Common Linux Problems Distributions and some Am using BSD lprI am using Cups Options chosen in Llpr Software vendor to inform them of the issue Configured a printer toError messages printing Have Cups and some Using Your Printer with Macintosh Your Printer Available Driver Connection Installing Software for MacintoshOperating system Mac OS 8.6~9.2/10.1~10.3 For Network-connected Macintosh Setting Up the PrinterMac OS 8.6 ~ Mac OS 10.1 ~ For USB-connected MacintoshDouble-clickDesktop Printer Utility Using Your Printer with a Macintosh A.5 Mac OS Using Advanced Printing Features Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper Printing Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Using Windows Postscript Driver Installing PS Drivers Using PS Printer Driver Features Installing PS Drivers Installing PS DriversConnecting with a network interface, see Select PrinterPostScript and then click Next Select Samsung ML-2250 Series PS Using PS Printer Driver FeaturesAccessing Printer Properties Click Properties to open the properties window Using Your Printer Linux Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer DriverSystem Requirements Using Your Printer in Linux C.3 Using Your Printer in Linux Using Your Printer in Linux C.5 Changing the Printer Connection Method Uninstalling the Printer Driver Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall Using the Configuration Tool Using Your Printer in Linux C.9 Changing Llpr Properties Using Your Printer in Linux C.11 Memo Printing from DOS Applications About the Remote Control Panel Installing the Remote Control Panel Select Remote Control Panel and then click Next Starting the Remote Control Panel Selecting Print SettingsSelect Samsung ML-2250 Series and then Remote Control Panel Using the Remote Control Panel Tabs Printing Tab Config Tab Job Tab Test Tab PCL Tab Flash Font and Macro Tab PS 3 Tab EPSON/IBM Tab Character Table selects the character sets Installing Printer Options Precautions When Installing Printer Options Order number Installing Memory Dimm Dimm PS Dimm Removing the Memory Dimm Installing a Wireless Network Card ML-00LB Installing Printer Options E.7 Fasten the two supplied screws Installing Printer Options E.9 Installing an Optional Paper Tray Installing Printer Options E.11 Memo Specifications Printer Specifications Paper Specifications Temperature10 ~ 32 C / 50 ~ 90 F Printer SpecificationsSpecifications and Description Humidity 20 ~ 80 % RH Paper Specifications Overview Tray1 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 Envelopes Minimum Maximum Envelope Margins Envelopes with Double Side SeamsEnvelopes with Adhesive Strips or Flaps Envelope Storage Transparencies LabelsSee Printing on Transparencies on Index Page Page Visit us at