Samsung ML-4500 Control Panel Lights

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3.3

Control Panel Lights

The control panel lights indicate the status of your printer. If the Errorlight is on, the printer

is experiencing an error. See “Troubleshooting Error Messages” on page 7.17.

Control Panel Light Message

The Data light is on and the printer is ready to print.

No action is needed. If you press and hold the Demo button for about 2

seconds, a demo page will print.

Ready mode

Error Paper Data

The printer is out of paper.

Load paper into the printer. For the automatic tray, there is no need to press

any button to reset. For the manual tray, press the Demobutton after loading.

Paper out

Data

Error Paper

In the Manual Feed mode, the printer is waiting the Demo button to be pressed.

Press the Demo button to start printing. You must press the button to print

each page after loading paper into the manual input tray.

Waiting the Demo button to be pressed

Data

Error Paper

The printer is receiving or processing data. Wait for the job to print.

Pressing the Cancel/Reprint button cancels the current job. One or two pages

may print as the printer clears the print job. The printer will return to the

Ready mode after the job has been canceled.

Processing

Data

Error Paper

Contents

Main Page I Contents Introduction Print Media Setting Up Your Printer Using Control Panel Maintaining Your Printer Printing Tasks Problem Solving Appendix INDEX Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement Ozone Safety Power Saver Environmental and Safety Consideration Fcc Regulations Radio Frequency Emissions Canadian Radio Interference Regulations Environmental and Safety Consideration EC Declaration of Conformity Page Special Features 1.1 Print with excellent quality and high speed Save your time and money Print in various environments Printer Components Front View Page Page Unpack Your Printer Install the Toner Cartridge Install the Toner Cartridge Load Paper Load Paper Connect to the Computer with a Parallel Cable Turn on the Printer Print a Demo Page! Install the Printer Software Before Installing the Printer Software 2.8 Installing the Printer Software from the CD-ROM Page 2.10 Software Installation Tips I do not have a CD-ROM drive How do I access printer features ? How do I remove the printing software ? 2.11 If you have installing problems Can I use this printer in the other OS? Page Control Panel Buttons Control Panel Buttons 3.3 Control Panel Lights Control Panel Light Message Ready mode Paper out Waiting the Demo button to be pressed Page Choosing Paper and Other Media Choosing Paper and Other Media Media Sizes and Capacities 4.3 Choosing Paper and Other Media Paper Guidelines 4.4 Selecting the Output Location Printing to the Face-Down Output Tray Printing to the Face-Up Output Slot Loading Paper Using the Automatic Input Tray Using the Manual Input Tray Page Printing on Envelopes Page Printing on Heavy Paper Printing on Labels Printing on Transparencies Printing on Preprinted Paper Printing on Card Stocks Page 5.1 Printing a Document Page 5.3 Page 5.5 To stop a print job from your printer To stop a print job from the Printers folder Canceling a Print Job Using Help 5.6 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) Setting Print Resolution 5.8 Using Toner Save Mode To enable this feature from your printer panel, the Toner Save Modeoption in the printer driver must be set to Printer Setting. See below. To enable this feature from the software application 5.9 Using Power Save Mode 5.10 Using Other Graphic Options Using Other Graphic Properties Correcting Print Quality for Altitude Setting Graphic Mode Reprinting the Jammed Page Reprinting the Last Page Printing on a Network Environment Setting Up Host Computer Setting Up Client PC Page Maintaining Toner Cartridge Toner cartridge storage Saving toner Toner cartridge life expectancy Recycling toner cartridge Redistributing Toner Toner Cartridge If the print remains light Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the Inside Cleaning inside the printer Printing a cleaning sheet Page 7.1 Troubleshooting Checklist 7.2 Solving General Printing Problems 7.3 7.4 7.5 Clearing Paper Jams Output Area Input Area Inside the Printer Page Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems Print Quality Checklist Light or faded print Solving Print Quality Problems Toner specks Dropouts Vertical lines Gray background Toner smear Vertical repetitive defects Misformed characters Background scatter Page skew Curl or wave Wrinkles or creases Black pages Back of printouts dirty Character Voids Loose toner Horizontal stripes 7.17 Troubleshooting Error Messages Printer Light Patterns Light status legend Power off Paper out Troubleshooting Error Messages Waiting the Demo button to be pressed Door open Canceling a job or memory out System error - Fuser or LSU error Common Windows Problems Page A.1 Printer Specifications Item Specification and Description Paper Specifications Overview A.3 Paper Envelopes Supported Sizes of Paper Guidelines for Using Paper A.5 Category Paper Output Capacity Specifications Paper Specifications Output Tray Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment Envelopes A.8 Envelopes with Double Side Seams Envelopes with Adhesive Strips or Flaps Envelope Storage Envelope Margins Labels Transparencies A.10 Installing Software from Diskette Making Installation Diskettes 6 Installing Software from Diskettes A.11 Installing Software Linux Driver Installation Linux Driver Configuration Installation 1. Mount the CD-ROM drive. A.14 2. Install the Ghostscript. 3. Install setup script. 4. Set up the printer filter. I INDEX A C D E M INDEX N O P Q INDEX R S T