Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 5100A del fabbricante Samsung
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LASER PRINTER ML-5100A User ’s Manual 00-Cover&Contents 5/10/99 4:35 PM Page 1.
This manual is provided for information purposes only . All information included herein is subject to change without notice. Samsung Electronics is not r esponsible for any damages, direct or indir ect, arising from or r elated to use of this manual. © 1998 Samsung Electronics Co.
Unpacking ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2 Selecting a Location ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 2 Control Locations and Functions ÐÐÐ.
Chapter 3 Operating Y our Printer Chapter 4 T roubleshooting and Maintenance FCC Regulations ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 56 Canadian Radio Interference Regulations ÐÐ.
P/N. JC68-00048A Rev.3.00 ELECTRONICS V isit us at http://samsungelectronics.com If you have access to this online service,you can download the User Õs Guide and drivers from Samsung Electronics.
Setting Up Y our Printer Chapter 1 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 1.
2 Setting Up Y our Printer Unpacking Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Save the carton and packing materials in case you need to repack the printer .
3 Setting Up Y our Printer Automatic Paper Feeder Holds 150 sheets of paper . Paper Guides Adjust to the width of paper . Face-down Stacker Holds printed documents. If printed on plain paper , a maximum of 100 sheets can be held. Stacker Extender Supports paper stacked in the paper output bin.
4 Setting Up Y our Printer Rear View Inside Power Switch Power Cord Connector USB Port Printer Cable Connector Front Cover T oner Cartridge 01-Setup 5/10/99 4:28 PM Page 4.
5 Setting Up Y our Printer Installing the T oner Cartridge 1. T o open the printer cover , hold the cover u sing both hands and pull it toward you. 2. Unpack the T oner Cartridge. Carefully remove the sealing tape. 3. Rock the Cartridge 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner .
6 Setting Up Y our Printer 2. Before loading the paper , flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. T ap the edges on a table top to straighten them. Doing this before you load paper helps pr event paper jams. DonÕt load too much. This feeder holds up to 150 sheets.
7 Setting Up Y our Printer 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker . The face-down stacker can hold up to 100 printed pages. 4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper .
8 Setting Up Y our Printer 2. Attach the other end of the parallel cable to your computer . Note: Make sure the printer power is off when you connect it to the computer . Connecting to Y our Computer Y our printer has parallel interface port, which allows you to use it with IBM PCs and compatible computers.
9 Setting Up Y our Printer Using The USB Port The USB port requir es USB v1.0-compliant cable. Ask your dealer for assistance if you need help selecting the right cable. 1. Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Plug the USB cable into the connector on the back of the printer .
10 Setting Up Y our Printer Powering On the Printer 1. Plug one end of the power cord into the connector at the back of the printer , and the other end into a wall outlet. 2. T urn the printer on. As the printer powers up, all control panel lights turn on briefly .
11 Setting Up Y our Printer Installing Software Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers for some of the most popular W indows softwar e applications. T o operate your printer , you must install a printer driver , which translates data from your application into data the printer understands.
12 Setting Up Y our Printer Installing Printer Driver System Requirement Before you start, make sur e you have the following computer setup. (These are the minimum r equirements.) ¥ IBM or compatible with a 386 or higher processor ¥ W indows 95, W indows 98, W indows 3.
13 Setting Up Y our Printer 4. Click the Item you wan t to install. 5 . Follow the instructions on the scr een. Windows 95/98 Plug and Play 1. At the ÔNew Hardware FoundÕ dialog box, click on the OK button. 2. Insert the setup CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
14 Setting Up Y our Printer Windows 3.1x Installation 1. Make sure the printer is plugged and connected to your computer . T urn on your printer and computer . 2. Insert the CD-ROM disk into your CD-ROM drive. 3. From the Program Manager window , double-click Main , and File Manager .
15 Setting Up Y our Printer Uninstalling the Printer Driver An uninstall utility is supplied with the printer driver to enable you to remove the driver and all associated files fr om your hard disk, if so requir ed. T o uninstall the driver , proceed as follows: W indows 95/98/NT 4.
Printing on Network Printer Setting Up Host PC Printer 1. Start W indows. 2. Click Start , select Control Panel , and double-click on the Network icon. 3. Click File and Print Sharing , check box(es), then click OK . Close the window . 4. Click Start and select Printers from Settings , then double-click your printer name (ML-5100A) .
Paper Handling Chapter 2 02-Printing 5/13/99 10:34 AM Page 1.
18 Paper Handling Notes: ¥ When you print, select the correct paper size and sour ce in your application. ¥ Depending on paper thickness, the maximum capacity may be reduced.
19 Paper Handling 2. Prepare the print material for loading. ¥ For paper and envelopes: - Flex paper or fan envelopes back and forth. Do not fold or crease the paper . Straighten the edges on a level surface. Note: If envelopes jam while printing, try reducing the number of envelopes in the automatic feeder .
20 Paper Handling 3. Load the print material in the automatic feeder . Do not load too much print material. Do not mix types. See the following directions to load each type of print material. ¥ Load paper or transparencies with the print side facing you.
21 Paper Handling ¥ Load envelopes with the flap side facing away from you. The stamp area is on the right side. The end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the feeder first. ¥ Load letterhead paper with the design facing you. The top edge of the sheet with the logo should enter the printer first.
22 Paper Handling 5. Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker . The face-down stacker can hold a maximum of 100 printed pages. 6. Before starting your print job, make sur e you select the correct paper size and feed source in your application. 4.
23 Paper Handling Feeding Manually Use the manual feeder to feed one sheet at a time into your printer . The manual feeder is in front of the automatic feeder . 1. If necessary , open the face-up stacker . See page 24. 2. Load the print material in the manual feeder and adjust the paper guides to the width of the print material.
24 Paper Handling 2. If you use the face-up stacker , printed pages exit through the front output path, with the printed side up. Using Face-up Stacker 1. Push both sides of the stacker marked , and the stacker will open. Notes: ¥ The face-up stacker may not hold the printed materials properly .
25 Paper Handling Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper , envelopes, or other special media, keep these guidelines in mind: ¥ Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality . ¥ Use cut-sheet paper only .
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Operating Y our Printer Chapter 3 03-Troubleshooting 5/10/99 4:04 PM Page 1.
28 Operating Y our Printer Operator Panel The operator panel has the indicator lights and one button. Depending on the light sequence, pressing the button activates differ ent printer functions, such as resetting the printer , or running self-test. See page 29.
29 Operating Y our Printer Button Function FUNCTION USAGE On-line/Off-line Pr essing the button toggles the printer between on-line (READY light on) and of f-line (READY light of f) status. Manual Feed Start When you print a file if you have selected `Manual FeedÕ source, the printer waits you to feed paper into the manual feeder .
30 Operating Y our Printer Selecting Y our Printer T o use all of the features of your Samsung ML-5100A printer , make sure it is selected as the default printer . When you install the printer driver , Samsung ML-5100A is automatically set as the default printer .
31 Operating Y our Printer Printing a Document This procedur e describes the general steps requir ed for printing from various W indows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you are using. Refer to your applicationÕs documentation for the exact printing procedur e.
Print Settings Most W indows applications allow you to make changes to the printer settings. This changes the number of copies, sequence of the pages, paper orientation, and margins. If you click Properties , Setup , or Options in the Print dialog box, youÕll access the printer driver Õs dialog box.
Setup Using this tab, you can change the number of copies, print resolution, page orientation, paper size, and feed source. For detailed information about each setting, click Help at the bottom of the dialog box. Advanced Setup Using this tab, you can change graphic settings; graphic mode, grey scale, graphic quality .
34 Operating Y our Printer Samsung ML-5100A PCL 6 driver includes 5 tabs. Paper Options Using this tab, you can change the number of copies, page orientation, paper siz e, paper source, an d so on. For detailed information about each setting, click Help at the bottom of the dialog box.
Remote Control Panel (RCP) for Windows User W indows users can change print setting with the Remote Control Panel, program. Windows 3.x 1. From Program Manager , double-click File Manager . 2. In the Ò 5100util Ó, double-click Ò winrcp.exe Ó. 3. The Remote Control Panel scr een appears.
The Remote Control Panel dialog box includes six tabs. PRINTER Power Save Determines the length of time the printer waits after a job is printed before it goes to a r educed power state. If the printer is used constantly , select OFF which keeps the printer ready to print with the minimum warm-up time.
FONT SETUP T ypeface Allows you to select the desired typeface. This setting is ignor ed when the software application specifies a font. Symbol Set Determines the symbol set. A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation, and special symbols used when printing with a selected font.
38 Operating Y our Printer Status Monitor(SM) for Win 3.x/95/98 Users Accessing status monitor . In Windows 3.x 1. From Program Manager , double-click File Manager . 2. In the Ò 5100util Ó , double-click Ò winsm.exe Ó. 3. The Remote Control Panel scr een appears.
T roubleshooting and Maintenance Chapter 4 04-Supplies 5/10/99 4:00 PM Page 1.
40 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Poor Print Quality Problem Action ¥ Hot/humid or cold/dry weather conditions may affect how well toner adheres to paper . Select the next darker print setting. ¥ T urn Econo Mode off using Remote Contr ol Program.
41 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Paper Problems Problem Action ¥ Remove paper from the paper feeder and flex or fan the paper . ¥ Make sure ther e is not too much paper in the paper tray . Depending on the thickness of your paper , the automatic feeder holds up to 150 sheets.
Problem Action ¥ The film or envelopes may not be loaded correctly . Make sure you load no mor e than 10 transparencies or envelopes in the automatic feeder . Depending on the thickness, the maximum capacity may need to be reduced. ¥ When you feed into the manual feeder , you must load one sheet at a time.
Problem Action ¥ Open and close the cover to restart the printer . ¥ Change the parallel interface cable. ¥ Make sure you ar e using the correct printer driver . ¥ Make sure the T oner Cartridge is properly installed. ¥ Paper may not be loaded and aligned correctly in the paper feeder .
Problem Action ¥ The printer cable might not be connected properly . Check the printer cable connection. ¥ There may be a pr oblem with the printer driver software. Exit W indows and reboot the computer . T urn the printer off and then back on again.
Clearing Paper Jams If the paper has just started to feed from the feeder when the jam occurs: 1. Pull the jammed paper back out of the feeder toward you.
If the jam occurs near the fusing unit, do not pull the paper through the fuser or you may damage the fusing unit. 4. Check that there is no other paper in the printer . 5. Close the cover . The printer continues printing. If the jam occurs inside the printer: 1.
Tips for A voiding Paper Jams By carefully selecting print materials and loading them pr operly , you should be able to avoid most paper jams. If jams occur frequently , make sure you ar e following these tips to avoid jams. ¥ Follow the procedur es in ÒLoading a Stack of PaperÓ on page 6 to load paper properly .
Cartridge Maintenance T o get the maximum benefit from your T oner Cartridges: ¥Do not remove a T oner Cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to install it. ¥Do not refill T oner Cartridge. The printer warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled Cartridge .
Cleaning OPC Drum If you are getting str eaks or spots on your prints, the OPC drum on your printer may need to be cleaned. T o clean the OPC drum, press and hold the operator panel button until all indicator lights come on steadily . The printer starts feeding paper and prints one cleaning sheet stained with toner .
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Printer Options Chapter 5 05-Options 5/10/99 2:01 PM Page 1.
52 Printer Options Shield cover Optional Memory Card Y our printer comes with 4 Mb of memory . Y ou can install an optional memory card for a maximum of 32 Mb of printer memory . 1. T urn the printer power Off (O) and unplug the printer power cord and all cables from the back of the printer .
53 Printer Options Control board 5. Locate the connector on the control board. 6. Hold the memory card with the connection pointing toward the control board, and insert all the way into the connector at a 30 o angle .
54 Printer Options 8. Reassemble the shield cover . 9. T urn the printer back over and replace the T oner Cartridge. Pull out the feeder and stacker extenders.
Appendix 06-Appendix 5/10/99 1:58 PM Page 1.
56 Appendix FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation.
57 Appendix EC Declaration of Conformity We , SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,L TD #259, Gong Dan-Dong, Gumi-City , Kyung Buk, Korea declare sole r esponsibility that the ML-5100A Laser printer meets the intent of Directive 89/336/EEC for Electr omagnetic Compatibility and Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC.
58 Appendix Laser Safety Statement The printer is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requir ements of DHHS 21 CFR Subchapter J for Class I(1) laser products, and elsewher e is certified as a Class I laser product conforming to the r equirements of IEC 825.
59 Appendix Laser product labels are located above the print cartidge. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE APP AREL À LASER DE CLASSE 1 TO IEC 825 Safety Information PRODUCT SAFETY USA UL 1950 (UL LISTING) CANADA CSA C22.
Item Description Remarks Speed Resolution Developing method/T oner W arm up time First print time Duty cycle Size (w x d x h) W eight Power consumption Noise level Input capacity Output capacity Paper.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Samsung 5100A è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Samsung 5100A - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Samsung 5100A imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Samsung 5100A ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Samsung 5100A, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Samsung 5100A.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Samsung 5100A. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Samsung 5100A insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
