Solving General Printing Problems

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

The printer does not

The printer may be

Check the printer properties to make

print. (continued)

configured incorrectly.

sure that all print settings are correct.

 

 

 

 

The printer driver may

Uninstall the printer driver, then

 

be incorrectly installed.

reinstall the printer driver. Try printing

 

 

a demo page.

 

 

 

 

The printer is

Check the lights on the control panel to

 

malfunctioning.

determine if the printer is indicating a

 

 

system error.

 

 

 

Printer selects media

The paper source

For many software applications the

from the wrong

selection in the printer

paper source selection is found under

paper source.

properties may be

the Basic tab within the printer

 

incorrect.

properties. Select the correct paper

 

 

source.

 

 

 

Paper does not feed

Paper has not been

Remove paper from the input tray and

loaded correctly.

reload it correctly.

into the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is too much paper

Remove excess paper from the input

 

in the input tray.

tray.

 

 

 

 

The paper is too thick.

Use only paper that meets the

 

 

specifications required by the printer.

 

 

 

Print job is extremely

The job may be very

Reduce the complexity of the page or

complex.

try adjusting the print quality settings.

slow.

 

 

 

The maximum print

 

 

speed of the Samsung

 

 

ML-4500 printer is 8

 

 

pages per minute.

 

 

 

 

 

If using Windows 95, the

From the Start menu, and then choose

 

Spooling Setting may be

Settings and Printers. Right-click the

 

set incorrectly.

Samsung ML-4500 printer icon, choose

 

 

Properties, click the Details tab, and

 

 

then choose the Spool Settings

 

 

button. Select the desired spool setting

 

 

from the available choices.

 

 

 

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ML-4500 specifications

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