Page 2 - Using Your Documentation; Setup Guide
This manual is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein issubject to change without notice. Samsung is not responsible for any damage, direct orindirect, arising from or related to use of this manual. © 1999 Samsung. All rights reserved. ¥ ML-5050G Series and the Samsu...
Page 3 - Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Contents
Control Locations and Functions ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 1 Front View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 1 Rear View ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ...
Page 4 - Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams; Chapter 4; Appendix
Poor Print Quality ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 19 Paper Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ 20 Printing Problems ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ...
Page 5 - ELECTRONICS; Visit us at
ELECTRONICS Visit us at http://samsungtelecom.com P/N. JC68-00147B Rev.1.00 00-Cover&Contents 7/16/99 8:05 PM Page 5
Page 6 - Control Locations and Functions; Front View; Introducing Your Printer
1 Introducing Your Printer Automatic Paper Feeder Holds 150 sheets of paper. Paper Guides Adjust to thewidth 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. Face-up S...
Page 7 - Rear View
2 Introducing Your Printer Rear View Inside PowerSwitch Power Cord Connector Printer Cable Connector Front Cover Toner Cartridge 01-Setup 7/16/99 2:03 PM Page 2
Page 8 - Indicator Lights; INDICATOR; READY; Operator Panel; The operator panel has three indicator lights and one button.
Indicator Lights INDICATOR DESCRIPTION READY (on) The printer Õs power is ÔONÕ. READY (blink) The printer is receiving or processing data. ERROR (on) ¥ There is no image cartridge installed, or thecover is open. ¥ Print error occurs. ¥ If the PAPER light is also on, there is paper jammed. PAPER (on)...
Page 9 - Type; Size; Depending on paper thickness, the maximum capacity may be reduced.; Selecting Paper Types and Feed Source; You can print on any of the following paper types:; Paper Handling
Type Plain paper(20 to 30 Ib) Envelopes Cards (16 to 32 Ib)Transparency Film Paper Labels Size Letter: 8 1/2 x 11Ó Legal: 8 1/2 x 14Ó Executive: 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 Ó A4: 210 x 297 mmA5: 148 x 210 mmB5: 182 x 257 mmFolio: 8 1/2 x 13Ó COM-10: 4 1/8 x 9 1/2 Ó Monarch: 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 Ó C5: 162 x 229 mmC6: 11...
Page 10 - Prepare the print material for loading.; ¥ For paper and envelopes:; Loading a Stack of Paper; Pull the extender on the automatic feeder up until it stops.
5 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 ...
Page 11 - Load the print material in the automatic feeder.
6 Paper Handling 3. Load the print material in the automatic feeder. Do not load too much print material. Do not different paper types. See thefollowing directions on how to load each type of print material. ¥ Load paper or transparencies with the print side facing you. ¥ For transparencies: - Hold ...
Page 12 - ¥ Load envelopes with the flap side facing away from you. The stamp; ¥ These envelopes may severely damage the printer.
7 Paper Handling ¥ Load envelopes with the flap side facing away from you. The stamp area is on the bottom right corner. The end of the envelope with thestamp 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 pr...
Page 13 - Pull up the extender on the face-down stacker; stacker can hold a maximum of 100 printed pages.; Adjust the guides to the width of the print material.; Slide the
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 sure you select the correct paper size and feed source in your application. 4. Adjust the guides to the width of the print material. Slide the gui...
Page 14 - Feeding Manually; Load the print material in the manual feeder and adjust the paper; See the instructions to load each type of material on page 5.
9 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 10. 2. Load the print material in the manual feeder and adjust the paper guides to the wid...
Page 15 - If you use the face-up stacker, printed pages will exit through the; Using the Face-up Stacker; Push both sides of the stacker marked , and the stacker will
10 Paper Handling 2. If you use the face-up stacker, printed pages will exit through the front output path, with the printed side up. Using the 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 proper...
Page 16 - Paper Guidelines
11 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. You cannot use multipart paper....
Page 17 - Selecting Your Printer; from the; Operating Your Printer; Chapter 3
12 Operating Your Printer Selecting Your Printer To use all of the features of your ML-5050G Series printer, make sureit is selected as the default printer. If you use more than one printer,select ML-5050G Series as the default printer in the following manner: Windows 95 / 98 / NT 4.0 1. Select Star...
Page 18 - Printing a Document; The Print or
13 Operating Your Printer Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing fromvarious Windows applications. The exact steps for printing adocument may vary depending on the application you are using.Refer to your applicationÕs documentation for the exact printing...
Page 19 - Print Settings
14 Operating Your Printer Print Settings Most Windows applications allow you to make changes to the printersettings. This changes the number of copies, paper orientation, andpaper size. Note: Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver. Change all printer setti...
Page 20 - Paper Tab; Paper; Printer Options Tab; Help
15 Operating Your Printer The following Properties dialog box appears. Paper Tab On the Paper tab, you can change the number of copies, paper size, paper source, page orientation, nUP and scale the image of your printjob. For Help on each item, click ? at the top of the dialog box, and then click th...
Page 21 - Quality Tab; On the; Quality; tab, you can adjust the print quality of your; on each item, click ? at the top of the dialog box, and then; Advanced Tab; Some applications do not recognize the inherent color-
16 Operating Your Printer Quality Tab On the Quality tab, you can adjust the print quality of your document by setting resolution. Higher resolution looks better buttakes longer to print and requires more memory. You can also adjustthe Lighten/Darken and contrast for all graphics in your documents. ...
Page 22 - Most output devices rely on dithering to achieve shades of
17 Operating Your Printer Dither Line : Most output devices rely on dithering to achieve shades of gray. With the Dither Lines option on (the default), your ML-5050G Seriesprinter gives you accurate grays even if it has to dither them. You get exactlywhat you ask for. However, fine dithered lines ap...
Page 23 - Adobe and True Type Font Engine Checkboxes :; About Tab
18 Operating Your Printer Adobe and True Type Font Engine Checkboxes : The primary use of this feature is for troubleshooting by a process of elimination with a limitednumber of applications. If your printing works OK, you should ignore thesesettings. In some circumstances, certain applications can ...
Page 24 - Poor Print Quality; Problem; Irregular or missing dots; Troubleshooting
19 Troubleshooting Poor Print Quality Problem Action ¥ Hot/humid or cold/dry weather conditions may affect how well toner adheres to paper. Select the next darkerprint setting. ¥ Make sure the Toner Cartridge is installed correctly. ¥ The Toner Cartridge may be out of toner. Install a new Cartridge....
Page 25 - Paper Problems; Paper fails to feed
20 Troubleshooting Paper Problems Problem Action ¥ Remove paper from the paper feeder and flex or fan the paper. ¥ Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper tray. Depending on the thickness of your paper, theautomatic feeder can hold up to 150 sheets. ¥ Make sure you are using the correct t...
Page 26 - Printing Problems
21 Troubleshooting Problem Action Printing Problems ¥ The film or envelopes may not be loaded correctly. Make sure you load no more than 10 transparencies orenvelopes in the automatic feeder. Depending on thethickness, the maximum capacity may need to bereduced. ¥ When you feed paper into the manual...
Page 27 - Printer prints very slowly; The printer does not print; Software Problems
22 Troubleshooting Problem Action ¥ Change the parallel interface cable. ¥ Make sure you are using the correct printer driver. ¥ Graphics print more slowly than text. ¥ Make sure the Toner Cartridge is properly installed. ¥ Paper may not be loaded and aligned correctly in the paper feeder. ¥ The app...
Page 28 - Before You Call For Service
23 Troubleshooting Before You Call For Service If youÕre unable to solve printer problems, you may want to call for service. Before calling,however, check these things: ¥ Is the power cord plugged into the printer? ¥ Is the power cord plugged directly into a wall outlet? ¥ Is your printer connected ...
Page 29 - Clearing Paper Jams; Pull the jammed paper back out of the feeder toward you.
24 Troubleshooting Clearing Paper Jams If the paper has just started to feed from the feeder when the jamoccurs: 1. Pull the jammed paper back out of the feeder toward you. 2. Open and close the cover to resume printing. 03-Troubleshooting 7/16/99 1:51 PM Page 4
Page 30 - Check that there is no other paper in the printer.; If the jam occurs inside the printer:; Grasp the paper on both sides and gently pull out toward you.
25 Troubleshooting If the jam occurs near the fusing unit, do not pull the paper throughthe fuser or you may damage the fusing unit. 3. Check that there is no other paper in the printer. 4. Close the cover. The printer continues printing. If the jam occurs inside the printer: 1. Open the cover, and ...
Page 32 - Cartridge Maintenance; The printer warranty does not; Replacing Toner Cartridge; Hold the printer cover using both hands, and pull it toward you.; Supplies and Maintenance; Chapter 5
27 Supplies and Maintenance Cartridge Maintenance To get the maximum benefit from your Toner Cartridges: ¥Do not remove a Toner Cartridge from its packaging until you are ready to install it. ¥Do not refill the Toner Cartridge. The printer warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled Ca...
Page 33 - Follow the
28 Supplies and Maintenance 2. Lift up and pull out the old Toner Cartridge. Follow the instructions printed on the cartridge box to recycle the usedcartridge. 3. Unpack the new Toner Cartridge, remove the sealing tape, and slowly and gently rock it 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner. 4. Find the ...
Page 34 - FCC Regulations; ¥ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.; Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
29 Appendix FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Thisequipment genera...
Page 35 - FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; according to FCC Part 15; that any cause undesired operation.; CAUTION
30 Appendix FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to FCC Part 15 1.Product Name : Laser Printer 2.Model Number : ML-5050G Series 3.FCC Rules : TESTED BY COMPLY WITH FCC PART 15 CLASS B 4.Operating Environment : FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE 5.FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC...
Page 36 - EC Declaration of Conformity; declare sole responsibility that the
EC Declaration of Conformity We, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD#259, Gong Dan-Dong, Gumi-City, Kyung Buk, Korea declare sole responsibility that the ML-5050G Series Laser printer meets the intent of Directive 89/336/EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility and LowVoltage Directive 73/23/EEC.Compliance was...
Page 37 - Laser Safety Statement; WARNING
Laser Safety Statement The printer is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFRSubchapter J for Class I(1) laser products, and elsewhere is certified as a Class I laserproduct conforming to the requirements of IEC 825. Class I laser products are not considered to be hazardo...
Page 38 - Safety Information; PRODUCT SAFETY; LASER SAFETY; USA
Laser product labels are located above the print cartidge. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCTLASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE APPAREIL À LASER DE CLASSE 1 TO IEC 825 Safety Information PRODUCT SAFETY USA UL 1950 (UL LISTING) CANADA CSA C22.2 No. 950 & UL 1950 (CSA Certification) EEC (Europe) IEC 60950/EN 6...
Page 39 - Specifications
Item Description Remarks Speed Resolution Developing method/Toner Warm up time First print time Duty cycle Size (w x d x h) Weight Power consumption Noise level Input capacity Output capacity Paper size Type Life time Charging/Transfer CPU Emulation Memory Interface Minimum SystemRequirement 8 PPM 6...
