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User ’ s Guide U s er ’ s G ui d e Samsung Sam sun g ML-2510 Series / ML-2570 Series Monochrome Laser P rinter Mo noc hr om e La ser P r in te r.
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C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special features ............... ............................. ............................ ...................... ................ . ................................. ...... 1.1 Printer overvi ew ............... ...........
9. Troubleshooting Clearing pape r jams ..................... ............................ ............................ ............................ .. ............... ...................... 9.1 Troubleshoo ting checklist ........................ ....
i Import ant Precauti ons and Safety Information When using this mach ine, these ba sic safety precau tions should always be foll owed to reduce risk of fire , electric sh ock, and in jury to peo ple: 1 Read and unders tand al l i nstru cti ons. 2 Us e comm on sense when ever operatin g electrical applia nces.
ii Power Sa ver This pr int er c ontains adva nced en ergy conser vat ion techno log y that r educ es powe r consum pti on when i t is not in a cti ve use. When the printer does not rec eive dat a for an exte nded perio d of time, power consum pti on is au tomati cal ly l owere d.
iii • Blue: Neutra l •B r o w n : L i v e If the w ires in the mains lead do not ma tch the col ors marke d in your plug , do the followi ng: Y ou mus t conn ect the gree n and yel low wi re to the pin ma rked by the l ette r “E” or by the safety ‘Earth sym bol’ or color ed green a nd yellow or green.
iv For the following product : LVD : EN60950-1:2001+A11 EMC : EN55022:1998+A1:2000, A2:2003 EN55024:1998+A1:2001, A2:2003 EN61000-3-2:2000 EN61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. #259, Gongdan-Dong, Gumi-City, Gyungbuk , Korea 730-030 Samsung Electronics Slovakia s.
1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introducti on Congratulat ions on the purc hase of your printer! This cha pter includes: • Special features • Printer over view • Control p anel overview • Findin.
1 .2 < Introduct ion> Printer features The ta ble below list s a general o v erview of features sup ported by your printer . (I: Installed, O: Option, N A: Not Available) Print in various environments • A PostScrip t 3 Emulation* (PS) en ables PS printing in the ML-2570 and ML-2 571N.
1 .3 < Introduct ion> Rear vie w Control p anel overview 1 parallel port 4 power recept acle 2 USB port 5 powe r switch 3 network port 1 Error : Indicates th e status of y our printer . See p age 9.4. 2 Online : Indic ates the sta tus of your printe r.
1 .4 < Introduct ion> Selecting a location Select a level, s table place with adequate space for air circula tion. Allow extra spa ce for opening cov ers and trays. The area s hould be well-ve ntilated and away from direct sunlig ht or sources of h eat, cold, and h umidity .
2 .1 < Basic setup> 2 Basic setup This cha pter includes: • Pr int ing a dem o page • Using toner sav e mode Printing a demo pag e After se tting up your printe r , print a demo pa ge to make sure tha t the printer is operating correctly . Press and hold the Can cel b utton for about 2 s econds.
3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software overv iew This chap ter gives you an overvi ew of the softwa re that comes with your printer . Further detail s about inst alling and using the software are explain ed in the Software Se ction .
3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver features Y our printer drivers support the following stan dard features: • Paper sou rce selectio n • Paper siz e, orientation and type • Number of c opies In addition , you can use vario us special printi ng features.
3 .3 < Software over view> Linux Macintosh Item Requirement s Operatin g system V arious Lin ux OS includin g • Red Hat 8 ~ 9 • Fedora Core 1 ~ 3 • Mandrake 9.2 ~ 10.1 • SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2 Processo r Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher RAM 256 MB or high er Free disk page 1 GB or higher Software • Linux Kernel 2.
4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This chapte r gives you bas ic information for setting up your p rinter for network co nnections. This cha pter includes: • Introduction • Supported ope.
4 .2 < Network setup> Inst alling an external wired networ k interface server The ML-25 71N is equipped w ith wired network interface, allowing you to use your printer on a network . T o use the ML-2510 and ML-2570 in n etwork environ m ents , you need to buy an op tional external wired network interfa ce server .
5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print med ia This chapte r will help yo u understand the types of p aper you can use with your p rinter and how to properly load p aper in the di fferent pa per trays for the best print qua lity .
5 .2 < Loading print media> Supported sizes of p aper Print media for manual duplex printing Ty p e Size Dim ens ions Weight Cap acity a a. M aximum capacity may differ depending on print media weight, thickness and env ironmental conditions. Plain p aper Letter 216 x 27 9 mm (8.
5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and storing print media When se lecting or lo ading pape r, envelopes, o r other print media, keep these gui delines in mi nd: • Always us e print media th at conform with th e specificatio ns listed on the next column.
5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransparen cies • T o avoid da maging the p rinter , use only transp arencies desi gned for use in las er printers. • T ransparencies used in the print er must be able to wi thstan d 180° C (3 56° F ), th e prin ter ’s fusing te mperature.
5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the manual tray The manu al tray can ho ld special sizes and types of pri nt media, such a s transp arency , postc ard, note card, and e nvelope. It is use ful for single page p rinting on spec ial print media .
5 .6 < Loading print media> 1 Load the paper in the man ual tray with the side to b e printed on facing up . 2 Adjust the manu al tray paper wid th guides to the width of the pa per . Do not for c e too much, or th e paper will bend, whi ch could result in a paper ja m or ske w .
6 .1 < Basic printing> 6 Basic printing This chapt er exp lains comm on pri ntin g tasks . This cha pter includes: • Pr int ing a docu men t • Canceling a p rint job Printing a do cument This prin ter allows you to print from variou s Windows, Mac intosh, or Linux ap plications.
7 .1 < Ordering suppl ies and accessories> 7 Orderi ng supp lies and accesso ries This chapt er provides inf ormation on the toner cartrid ge and accessory that are av ailable for your pri nter .
8 .1 < Maintenance> 8 Maintenance This chapte r provides informati on for mainta ining your print er and the toner cartridg e. This cha pter includes: • Cleaning the printer • Mainta ining t.
8 .2 < Maintenance> 3 Pull the man ual tray out. 4 With a dry l int-free cloth, wipe away any dust and s pilled toner fr om the toner cartridge area and the toner cartridg e cavity . 5 Gently sw ab the long st rip of glass (LSU) i nside the top of the cartridge and check for dirt or dust.
8 .3 < Maintenance> Maint aining the toner car tridge T oner cartridge storage T o get the most from the toner cartridge, kee p the following guid elines in mind: • Do not r emove the toner cart ridge from it s package un til ready for use. • Do not refil l the toner cartrid ge.
8 .4 < Maintenance> Replacing the toner cartridge When the t oner is completel y empty or the to ner cartridge reac hde the end of it s life span: • The Smart P anel program windo w appears on t he computer . •T h e Error LED bli nks red. At this st age, the toner cartridge needs to be replaced.
8 .5 < Maintenance> Printing a config uration pag e Y ou can pr int a c onfig urat ion page to vi ew cur rent prin ter se ttin gs, or to help troub leshoot printer p roblems. Press and hold the Cancel button for about 5 sec onds. A configur ation page print s out.
9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooting This chapte r provides helpf ul information for w hat to do if you enc ounter an error whil e using your printe r.
9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> In the manual tray 1 Remove t he jammed pape r in the manual tray by gently pull ing it straight out . If the paper do es not move w hen yo u pull , or if you do not se e the pape r in this area, che ck the fuser area a round the toner c artridge.
9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the p aper exit area 1 Open an d close the front c over . The jammed p aper is auto matically ejected from the printer . 2 Gently pul l the jammed p aper out of the output tray . If you do not see the jam med paper or if t here is any resi stance when you pull, stop pull ing and go to the next step.
9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> T roubleshooting checklist If the pri nter is not working properly , consult the following chec klist. If the printer doe s not pass a step, follow the corresponding s uggested solution s. Condition Sugg ested solutions Make su re that the Online LED on th e control p anel light s green.
9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving ge neral printing problem s For problem s with the operation of your printer , refer to the t able for suggeste d solutions. Condition Possib le cause Sugges ted solutions The printer does not print. The pr inte r is not receivi ng power .
9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> Print job i s extremel y slow . (Continued) If using Windo w s 98/Me, t he S pooling S etting may be set incorrectly . From the Sta rt menu, c hoose Settings an d Pri nter s .
9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving print quality problems Dirt insid e of the printer or imp roper paper loa ding may reduce p rint quality . See the tabl e below to troubles hoot problems. Condition Suggeste d solutions Light or faded print If a vertic al white streak o r faded area appea rs on the page: • The ton er supply is low .
9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> Background scatter Backgroun d scatter result s from bits o f toner distribute d on the printed page. • The p aper may b e too damp. T ry prin ting with a diffe rent batch of pap er . D o not open pack ages of pape r until necessary so that the paper doe s not absorb too mu ch moisture.
9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Common W indows problems Horizont al stripes If horizon tally aligned b lack streaks or smears appear: • The ton er cartridge may be installed improperl y . Remove the cartridge and reinsert. • The tone r cartridg e may be defective.
9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Common L inux problems Condition Sug gested solutions The printe r doesn’t print. • Check if the printer driv er is installe d in your system. Op en Unified Driver Config urator and swi tch to the Printers t ab in Printers config uration window to look at the list o f availa ble printers.
10 .1 < Specificat ions> 10 Specifications Printer specificatio ns Item Sp ecifications and des cription Printing spee d a Up to 24 ppm in A4 (25 ppm in Letter) Resolution ML-2510 Up to 1 200 x .
10 .2 < Specificat ions> Interface • IEEE 12 84 Bidirectional Para llel S tandard - Mod es supported: Comp atible, Nibble, Byte, ECP • USB Interface S tandard - USB 1.
1 I NDEX A access ories, order inform ation 7.1 C cleanin g inside 8.1 outside 8.1 compone nt location 1.2 configura tion page, print 8.5 control p anel LED 9.4 overview 1.3 D demo page, prin t 2.1 J jam, cle ar 9.1 L LED, meaning 9.4 Linux pro blems 9.
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1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NST ALLI NG P RINTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software ................... ........................ ................... ........................ ............. ..... 4 Installing Softwar e for Local Pri nting .
2 Chapter 3: A DVANCED P RI NTING Printing Multipl e Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up P rinting) .................. ....................... ............ 18 Printing Posters ............... ................... ........................ ................
3 Chapter 7: U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX Getting Started ........................ ................... ........................ ........................ ................... ....... 27 Installing the Uni fied Linux Driver .............. ............
Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This chapt er inc ludes : • Installing Printer Soft ware • Changin g t he Software L anguag e • Reinstalling Pri.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected t o the computer , the foll owin g window wi ll a ppear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you don ’ t want to connect the printer at this time, click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng screen.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a language from the drop-down list. • View User ’s Gu ide : All ows you to v iew the Us er’s Guide. If your comput er doesn’ t have Adobe Acrobat, clic k on this o ption and it will a uto matica lly in stall Adob e Acrobat Reader for you.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 9 T o reg ister yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung, select the checkbox and click Finish . Y ou are now se nt to the Samsung web site. Otherwise, just click Finish .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The list o f printe rs av ailab le on the net work appe ars. Select the printer you want to install from the list and then click Next . • If you do not se e your pri nter on the li st, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the n etwork.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 5 The list o f printe rs av ailab le on the net work appe ars. Select the printer you want to install from the list and then click Next . • If you do not se e your pri nter on the li st, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the n etwork.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 Changing the Software Language After installation of the softw a re, you can change the display language. 1 Click the Windows Start menu. 2 Select Programs or All Programs and t hen your pri nter driver name .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 Removing Printer Software 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Star t menu select Programs or All Programs → your printer driver name → Mai nte nance . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou will see a component list so that you can remov e any item indi vidual ly .
Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printi ng options and common printing tasks in Windows. This chapt er inc ludes : • Printing a Docu ment • Printer Sett ings - Lay out .
Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use t he printer p roperti es window, which allows you to access all of t he printer options you need when using your printer . When the printe r properties are d i splayed , you can review and change t he setti ngs needed for your p rint job.
Basic Printing 14 Pape r Tab Use the following options to set the basic paper hand l ing specif icat ions when you ac cess t he print er proper tie s. See “Printing a Document ” on page 12 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties.
Basic Printing 15 Grap hics Tab Use the following G raphic options to ad j ust the print quality for your specific printi ng needs. See “Pri nting a Document” on page 12 for more info rmation on accessing pri nter propert ies. Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown b elow.
Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output opti ons for your do cument. See “Printi ng a Document” on page 12 for more information about accessing the printer p roperties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mark Y ou can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document.
Basic Printing 17 Using a Favorite Setting The Favo rites option, which i s visibl e on each proper ties tab, allows you to save the curre nt properti es settings for future use. To s a v e a Favorites item: 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab.
Adva nced Printi ng 18 3 Advanced Prin ting This chapter expl ains pri nting opti ons and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y our pr inter dri ver Properties window that a ppears in this User’s Guid e may differ de pending on the print er in use .
Adva nced Printi ng 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of pa per , fo r the purpo se of p asti ng the s heets togethe r to form on e poster-size d ocument. 1 T o change the print settings from your software applic ati on, acce ss print er propert ies.
Adva nced Printi ng 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can print on bot h side s of a sheet of pa per . Bef ore pr inti ng, decide how you want your document orient ed. The options a re: • Printer Setting , if you sele ct thi s opt ion, this featu re is deter mine d by the set ting you’ ve made on th e cont rol pane l of the pr int er .
Adva nced Printi ng 21 Using Watermarks The W atermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers rea ding “ DRAFT” or “C ONFIDENTIAL ” pr inte d diagona lly across the fi rst page or all pages of a document.
Adva nced Printi ng 22 Using Overlays What is an Ov erlay? An overlay is t ext and/ or images sto red in t he computer hard disk drive (HDD ) as a s pecia l file for mat th at can be prin ted on any do cument. Ove rlays are often u sed to take the p l ace of preprinte d forms and letterhead paper .
Using W indows Po stScript Driv er (ML-2570/2571 N only) 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver (ML-2570/2571N only) If you want to use the PostScript dr iver provided wi th your system CD-ROM to print a document. PPDs, in combination with the P ostScript driver , access printer features and all ow the com puter to comm unicate with the printer .
Shar ing the Prin ter L oca lly 24 5 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer , which i s called “host co mputer , ” on the ne twork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Windows OS, refer t o the corr esponding Windows U ser's Guide or online help.
Using Smart Panel 25 6 Using Smart Panel Smart P anel is a program that monitors and informs you o f the status of the printer , and allows you to customiz e the printer ’ s settings. Smar t Pane l is installed automatically when you install the printer sof tware.
Using Smart Panel 26 Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Using the troubleshooti ng guide , you can view solut ions for error status prob lems. Right-click (in Window s or Linux) or cl ick (in Mac OS X) the Smart P anel ico n and select Troubleshooting Guide .
Usin g Your Printer in Lin ux 27 7 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux environment. This chapt er inc ludes : • Getting St arted • Installing the Uni fied Linux Driver.
Usin g Your Printer in Lin ux 28 5 When the installation is complete, click Finish . The ins tall ation pr ogram has added th e Unifie d Driver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to t he system menu for your convenience.
Usin g Your Printer in Lin ux 29 Using the Unified Driver Configurator Unified Linux Dr iver Configurator is a tool pr imarily intended for configuring Pr inter. After installing the Unif ied Linux driver , the Unifie d Linux Driver Configurator icon wil l automatically be created on your desktop.
Usin g Your Printer in Lin ux 30 Classe s Tab The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes. • Refresh : Renews the classes list. • Add Class... : Allows y ou to add a new printer class. • Remove Class : Remove s the selected printer class.
Usin g Your Printer in Lin ux 31 Printing a Document Printing from A pplications There a re a l ot of L inux app licat ions that you are allowed to print fr om using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). Y ou can print on your machine from any such application.
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 32 8 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y our printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB inte rface or 1 0/100 B ase- TX netw ork in terface c ard. Wh en you print a file from a Ma c intosh comput e r , you can u se the driver by inst alling th e PPD file .
Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 33 ML-2570/ML-2571N only The PostScript drive r CD-ROM that came with your machine provides you w ith the PPD file to use the PS driver , Apple LaserW riter driver , for printing on a Macintosh computer . Also, it provides yo u with the T wain driver for scanning on a Macintosh computer .
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 34 ML-2570/ML-2571N only For a Network-conne cted Macintosh N OTE : Some printers do not support a netw ork interfa ce. Before connecting your printe r, make sure that yo ur printer su pports a networ k interfac e by referring to Printer Specificat ions in your Printer User’s Guide.
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 35 Changing Printer Settings Y ou can use advanced printing f eatures when using your printer . From your Macintosh applicati on, select Print from the File menu. The printer name which appears in t he printer pr operties window may diff er dependi ng on the prin ter in use.
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 36 Printing Multiple Pa ges on One Sheet of Pape r Y ou can prin t more than one page on a single sheet of pape r . This feature pro vides a cost-effectiv e way to print d raft pages. 1 From your Macintosh application, sele ct Print from the File menu.
37 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 18 B booklet printing 19 D document, print Macintosh 34 Windows 12 double-sided printing 20 E Extras properties, set 16 F favorites settings, use 1.
38 S setting darkness 15 favorites 17 image mode 15 resolution Macintosh 35 Win dows 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Macintosh 32 Win dows 4 reinstall Win dows 10 system requ ire.
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