Samsung ML-4500 - Manual

IV Ozone Safety Power Saver During normal operation, the Samsung ML-4500 printer producesozone. the ozone produced does not present a hazard to theoperator. However, it is advisable that the machine be operated ina well ventilated area. If you need additional information about ozone, please requesty...

V Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in themanual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you must first stop operation of theequipment. Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCCRules. Th...

Special Features I N T R O D U C T I O N 1. 1 Samsung ML-4500 is a versatile, productive printer equippedwith special features that improve print quality, giving you acompetitive edge. You can: • You can print at 600 dots per inch (dpi). See page 5.7 . • Your printer prints 8 pages-per-minute. Print...

I N T R O D U C T I O N 1. 2 Printer Components Front View Paper support Face-down output tray Output lever Paper output support Front cover Face-up output slot Control panel Automatic input tray Manual input tray Paper guides

I N T R O D U C T I O N 1. 3 Inside View Rear View Power switch Power receptacle Parallel port Printer Components Front cover Toner cartridge

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 1 Unpack Your Printer 1 Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Make sure that your printer has been packed with the following items: Toner cartridge Power cord Paper Output Support CD-ROM* 2 Carefully remove all packing tapes from t...

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 2 1 Grasp the front cover by both sides of the cover and pull it toward you to open. 2 Remove the toner cartridge from its bag and remove the paper covering the toner cartridge completely out of the cartridge. Discard the paper. 3 Gently shake the cartridge...

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 4 1 Pull the paper support on the automatic input tray up, until it stops. 2 Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. Tap the edges of the stack on a table top to straighten them to prevent paper jams. 3 Load a...

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 6 Connect to the Computer with a Parallel Cable 1 Plug the power cord into the power receptacle on the back of the printer. 2 Plug the other end into a properly grounded AC outlet. 3 Turn on the power. Turn on the Printer To AC outlet ➜ 1 Make sure both the...

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 7 As the printer powers up, all the printer control panel lights turn on briefly. When only the Data light remains on, press and hold the Demo button. Hold down the button for about 2 seconds until all lights blink slowly, then release, the demo page will p...

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 8 1 Place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Installation willstart automatically. If the CD-ROM drive does not automatically run: Select Run from the Start menu, and type x:\cdsetup.exein the Open box (where x is the drive letter for the CD-ROMdrive), then cl...

S E T T I N G U P Y O U R P R I N T E R 2. 10 Install the Printer Software If you have access to another computer with a CD-ROM drive,you can use Make diskette utility in Windows to create thedisks you need for the installation. Go to “Installing Softwarefrom Diskette” on page A.10 . Some printer fe...

U S I N G C O N T R O L P A N E L 3. 1 Control Panel Buttons The printer has three buttons: Toner Save, Cancel/Reprint and Demo. Demo Clean the inside of the printer Press and hold Demo for about 2 seconds until thecontrol panel lights blink slowly to print a demo page.The printer must be in the Rea...

U S I N G C O N T R O L P A N E L 3. 3 Control Panel Lights The control panel lights indicate the status of your printer. If the Error light is on, the printeris experiencing an error. See “Troubleshooting Error Messages” on page 7.17 . Control Panel Light Message The Data light is on and the printe...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 1 Choosing Paper and Other Media You can print on a variety of print media, such as plain paper,envelopes, labels, transparencies, card stocks, and so on. See“Paper Specification” on page A.2 . To get the best possible print quality, use only high-quality copier-grade paper. W...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 2 Choosing Paper and Other Media Plain Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 in.)Legal (8.5 x 14 in.)Executive (7.25 x 10.5 in.)A4 (210 x 297 mm)A5 (148 x 210 mm)Folio (8.5 x 13 in.)B5 (182 x 257 mm) Envelopes No. 10 (4.12 x 9.5 in.)DL (110 x 220 mm)C5 (162 x 229 mm)C6 (114 x 162 mm)B5 (176 ...

When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other specialmedia, keep these guidelines in your mind: • Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. • Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multi-part paper. • Use only high-quality, cop...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 4 Selecting the Output Location The printer has two output locations: the face-up output slot and the face-down outputtray. You can select the output location by changing the position of the output lever on thefront of the printer. To use the face-down output tray, be sure the...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 5 Loading Paper The automatic input tray holds 150 sheets of plain paper and5 sheets of special media. See “Media Sizes and Capacities” onpage 4.2 for acceptable paper size and capacities for each input trays. Load a stack of paper into the automatic input tray and print. For ...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 7 Printing on Envelopes Guidelines • Only use envelopes recommended for laser printers. Before you load envelopes in the input tray, make sure that they are undamaged and are not stuck together. • Do not feed stamped envelopes.• Never use envelopes with clasps, snaps, windows,...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 9 Printing on Heavy Paper Guidelines • Heavy paper is any paper heavier than 24 lb (90 g/m 2 ). For cotton papers, you can use 24 lb paper. The maximum paper weight available for your printer is 43 lb (163g/m 2 ). • Do not use extremely heavy paper stock (greater than 43 lb, o...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 10 Printing on Labels Guidelines • Only use labels recommended for laser printers.• Verify that the labels’ adhesive material can tolerate fusing temperature of 200°C (392°F) for 0.1 second. • Make sure that there is no exposed adhesive material between the labels. Exposed are...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 11 Printing on Transparencies Guidelines • Only use transparencies recommended for use in laser printers.• Make sure that the transparencies are not wrinkled or curled, and that they do not have any torn edge. • Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the print...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 12 Printing on Preprinted Paper 1 Load letter-heads into the input tray you want to use with the design face up, bottom edge toward the printer. Adjust the guide to fit the width of the paper stack. 2 When you print on the preprinted paper, configure the paper source, type and...

P R I N T M E D I A 4. 13 Printing on Card Stocks 2 Push the output lever down. 1 Load print media in the input tray you want to use with print side up, short edge first . Adjust the guide to fit the width of the media. 3 Configure the paper source, type in the printer driver’s properties (see page ...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 1 Printing a Document The following procedure describes the steps required forprinting from various Windows applications. The exact stepsfor printing a document may vary depending on theapplication program. Refer to your software application’sdocumentation for the exact ...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 5 Printing a Document There are two ways to cancel print job. To stop a print job from your printer Press the Cancel/Reprint button on the control panel. The printer will finish printing the page that is moving throughthe printer and delete the rest of the print job with...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 6 You can select the number of pages you want to print on asingle sheet of paper. If you choose to print more than onepage per sheet, the pages will appear decreased in size andarranged on the sheet. You can specify up to 16 pages. 1 When you change the print settings fr...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 7 3 Click OK, then start printing. Setting Print Resolution You can select the print resolution between 600 dpi and 300dpi. The higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printedcharacters and graphics. Higher settings may increase the timeit takes to print a documen...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 8 Using Toner Save Mode Toner Save mode allows the printer to use less toner on eachpage. Selecting this option will extend the life of your tonercartridge and reduce your cost per page, but will reduce printquality. There are two ways to enable the Toner Save mode. To e...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 9 Using Power Save Mode You can save power consumption when the printer is idle bydetermining the length of time the printer waits after a job isprinted before it goes to a reduced power state. 1 When you change the print settings from your softwareapplication, access th...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 10 Use the following options to adjust the print quality for yourspecific printing needs when you access the printer properties.See page 5.1 to access the printer properties. If necessary, click the Option tab to display the settings shownbelow. Using Other Graphic Optio...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 11 Using Other Graphic Properties With this option checked, you can optimize the print quality fora low pressure area, such as a high ground. Correcting Print Quality for Altitude Setting Graphic Mode Configure the printer to process graphics as raster or vectorimages. S...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 12 Reprinting the Last Page The Samsung ML-4500 printer’s memory keeps always the lastpage of the last job. If you canceled a print job due to a paperjam or other problems and you want to know which page wasprinted lastly, reprint the last page. Press Cancel/Reprint brie...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 13 Printing on a Network Environment If you work in a network environment, you can connect yourML-4500 printer directly to a selected computer (called the“host computer”) on the network. The printer can then beshared by other users on the network through a Windows9x, 200...

P R I N T I N G T A S K S 5. 14 1 Right-click Start, and select Explorer. 2 Open your network folder in the left column. 3 Right-click the shared name, and select Capture Printer Port. 4 Select the port you want, check the Reconnect at log on box, then click OK. 5 From the Start menu, select Setting...

M A I N TA I N I N G Y O U R P R I N T E R 6. 1 Maintaining Toner Cartridge To get the most from the toner cartridge, keep the followingguidelines in your mind. • Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until you are ready to use. • Do not refill toner cartridges. The printer warranty doe...

M A I N TA I N I N G Y O U R P R I N T E R 6. 2 Toner Cartridge When toner is low, faded or light areas may appear on a printed page. You may be able totemporarily improve print quality by redistributing the toner. The following procedures mayallow you to finish the current print job before replacin...

M A I N TA I N I N G Y O U R P R I N T E R 6. 4 Cleaning the Printer To maintain print quality, follow the cleaning procedures below every time the toner cartridgeis replaced or whenever print quality problems occur. As much as possible, keep the printerfree from dust and debris. Notes: • Do not use...

3 Your printer automatically picks up a sheet of paper from thetray and prints out a cleaning sheet with the dust or tonerparticles on it. M A I N TA I N I N G Y O U R P R I N T E R 6. 5 5 Then, plug in the power cord, and turn the printer on. Note: The cartridge cleaning process takessome time. To ...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 1 Troubleshooting Checklist If the printer is not working properly, complete the following checklist in order. If the printerdoes not pass a step, follow the corresponding troubleshooting suggestions. Check Make sure that the Data light on the control panel is on. Press...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 2 Solving General Printing Problems Problem The printer does notprint. Possible Cause The printer is notreceiving power. Your printer is notselected as the defaultprinter. Check the printer forthe following: The printer may be inmanual feed mode andout of paper. (ThePap...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 6 Clearing Paper Jams Occasionally, paper can become jammed during a print job. Some of the causes include: • The paper tray is loaded improperly or overfilled. • The paper tray has been pulled out during a print job. • The top cover has been opened during a print job. ...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 7 Note: If paper has entered the toner cartridge area, follow the instructions on page 7.8 . It is easier to remove such jams from the inside of the printer than the paper input area. Input Area 1 Carefully pull the jammed paper out of the input tray. 5 Open and close t...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 8 Clearing Paper Jams 2 Open and close the front cover to resume printing. Note: If the Paper and the Error lights do not turn off, there is still jammedpaper inside the printer. Check theinside of the printer. Inside the Printer 1 Grasp the front cover by both sides of...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 10 Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams By selecting correct paper types and loading them properly,you should be able to avoid most paper jams. If paper jamsoccurs, follow the steps outlined in “Clearing Paper Jams” onpage 7.6 . If jams occur frequently, make sure you are follo...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 11 Problem Solution Solving Print Quality Problems General print quality problems can be solved by following the checklist below. • Redistribute the toner in the toner cartridge (see page 6.2 ). • Clean the inside of the printer (see page 6.4 ). • Adjust the print resol...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 12 Solving Print Quality Problems Problem Solution • The paper may not meet paper specifications (for example, the paper is too moist or too rough). See “Paper Specifications” on page A.2 . • The transfer roller may be dirty. See “Cleaning the Inside” on page 6.4 . • Th...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 13 Problem Solution If the amount of background toner shading becomesunacceptable, the procedures below may help to clear thecondition: • Change the paper to a lighter basis weight. See “Paper Specifications” on page A.2 . • Check the printer’s environment; very dry (lo...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 14 Solving Print Quality Problems Problem Solution • If characters are improperly formed, producing hollow images, the paper stock may be too slick. Try a different paper. See “Paper Specifications” on page A.2 . • If characters are improperly formed, producing a wavy e...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 16 Problem Solution Character voids are white areas within the parts ofcharacters that should be solid black: • If you are using transparencies when you experience this problem, try another type of transparency. (Because of the composition of transparency media, some ch...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 17 When the printer experiences an error, the control panel will indicate error messages by theindicator lights. Find the light pattern below that matches the printer light pattern and followthe solutions to clear the error. Troubleshooting Error Messages Printer Light ...

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G 7. 19 Common Windows Problems Note: Refer to Microsoft Windows 9x or NT 4.0 documentation that came with your PC for further information on Windows error messages. Problem “File in Use” message appears during installation. “Error Writing to LPTx” message appears. “General ...

A P P E N D I X A. 1 Printer Specifications Item Specification and Description Print Speed 8 PPM Resolution 600 dpi First Printing Time WarmUp Time Less than 18 seconds Power Consumption 180 W average during operation / Less than 10 W in sleep mode Power Rating AC 100 ~ 120 V (USA, Canada) / 220 ~ 2...

A P P E N D I X A. 2 Paper Specifications This printer accepts a variety of media, such as cut-sheetpaper (including up to 100 % recycled fiber content paper),envelopes, labels, transparencies and custom-size paper.Properties such as weight, composition, grain and moisturecontent are important facto...

A P P E N D I X A. 3 Paper Letter Dimensions 8.5 ✕ 11 in. ( 216 ✕ 279 mm ) 16 to 24 lb Bond (60 to 105 g/m 2 ) • 150 sheets of 20 lb Bond (75 g/m 2 ) paper for theautomatic inputtray • 1 sheet paper for the manual inputtray Weight Capacity a A4 210 ✕ 297 mm (8.3 X 11.7 in.) Executive Legal B5 (JIS) ...

A P P E N D I X A. 4 Paper Specifications For best results, use conventional 90 g/m 2 (24 lb) paper. Make sure the paper is of good quality, and free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loose particles, dust, wrinkles, voids, and curledor bent edges. If you are unsure of what type of paper you are loading...

A P P E N D I X A. 5 Paper Specifications Category Acid Content Specifications 5.5 ~ 8.0 pH Caliper .094 ~ .18 mm (3.0 ~ 7.0 mils) Curl in Ream Cut Edge Conditions Fusing Compatibility Grain Flat within 5 mm (.02 in.) Cut with sharp blades with no visible fray. Moisture Content 4 % ~ 6 % by weight S...

A P P E N D I X A. 6 Ideally, the printer and paper storage environment should beat or near room temperature, and not too dry or humid.Remember that paper is hygroscopic; it absorbs and losesmoisture rapidly. Heat works with humidity to damage paper. Heat causes themoisture in paper to evaporate, wh...

A P P E N D I X A. 7 Envelope construction is critical. Envelope fold lines can varyconsiderably, not only between manufacturers, but also withina box from the same manufacturer. Successful printing onenvelopes depends upon the quality of the envelopes. Whenselecting envelopes, consider the followin...

A P P E N D I X A. 9 When selecting labels, consider the quality of each component: • Adhesives: The adhesive material should be stable at 200 °C (392 °F), the printer’s fusing temperature. • Arrangement: Only use labels with no exposed backing between them. Labels can peel off sheets with spaces be...

A P P E N D I X A. 10 Installing Software from Diskette If you do not have a CD-ROM drive and if you have accessto another computer with a CD-ROM drive, you can copysoftware installation files from your printer software CD-ROM onto floppy diskettes, then use the diskettesinstead of the CD-ROM to ins...

A P P E N D I X A. 11 4 The Copy to Floppy dialog box appears. Select the floppy disk drive you will use to insert thediskette. 5 Click Copy all disk images. If you want to copy a portion of the selected component,select the disk you want to copy in the Disk Imageswindow, then click Copy selected di...

A P P E N D I X A. 12 7 If you have more than one disk, insert the next disk andclick Yes. 8 When copying to diskettes has been completed, clickClose in the Copy to Floppy dialog box. Then click Exit inthe SAMSUNG PRINTER SETUP dialog box. Installing Software from Diskettes To install the printer dr...

A P P E N D I X A. 13 This Linux driver is designed for PrinThru compatibleSamsung ML-4500 Series printer and supports Linux RedHat 6.0 or higher and Intel Linux. If your Linux version isnot included, this driver might not work properly. • Install Setup Script file a. /cdrom/linux/install/install.sh...

I N D E X I INDEX A altitude correction 5.11automatic input tray loading paper 4.5paper source setting 5.3 C cancel, print job 5.5Cancel/Reprint button 3.2cardstock, print 4.13clean, printer 6.4clean sheet, print 6.5components 1.2control panel buttons 3.1lights 3.3 D Data light 3.3Demo button 3.1dem...