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User ’ s Guide U s er ’ s G ui d e Samsung Sa ms ung ML-2510 Series / ML-2570 Series Monochrome Laser P rinter Mo no ch r o m e La se r P ri n t er.
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C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special feat ures ............... ............ ........... ................. ...................... ................. ................ . ............................ ........... 1.1 Printer overvi ew ............... ........
9. Troubleshooting Clearing p aper jams ..................... ........... ................. ...................... ................. ................... .......................... ........... 9.1 Troubles hooting c hecklis t .................. .......
i Import ant Precauti ons and Safety I nformation Wh en usin g this m achin e, thes e basic safety precau tions should alway s be foll owed to redu ce risk of fire, ele ctric shoc k, and inju ry to p eopl e: 1 Read and unde rstan d all ins tru cti ons.
ii Power Save r Thi s pri nte r con tains adva nced ener gy co nser vat ion tech nol ogy t hat r educ es po wer consum pti on whe n it is no t in a cti ve us e. Wh en the prin ter does not receiv e da ta for an exte nded period of tim e, power consum pti on is auto mati cal ly l ower ed.
iii • Blue: Ne utral •B r o w n : L i v e If th e wires in the mai ns lea d do not m atch the c olors mar ked i n you r plug , do the follo wing: Y ou must co nnec t the gree n and ye llo w wire to th e pin ma rked by the lett er “E ” or by the safe ty ‘E arth sy mb ol’ or co lored gree n and yello w or gree n.
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 Congratu lations o n the purc hase of your pri nter! This cha pter in cludes: • Special features • Printer over view • Control p anel overvi ew • F.
1 .2 < Introduct ion > Printer features The t able bel ow lists a general o v ervi ew of fea tures sup ported by yo ur printer . (I: Installed, O: Option, N A: Not Available) Print in various environment s • A PostScrip t 3 Emu lation* (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 para llel port 4 power rece ptac le 2 USB port 5 pow er switch 3 network port 1 Error : Indicate s the st atus of your pri nter . See p age 9.4. 2 Online : Ind icates t he st atus of your pri nter .
1 .4 < Introduct ion > Selecting a locat ion Select a lev el, stab le place with adequate space for air circula tion. Allow extra sp ace for openin g covers an d trays. The area s hould be well -ventilate d and away fro m direct s unlight o r sources of heat, c old, an d humidi ty .
2 .1 < Basic setup> 2 Basic setup This cha pter in cludes: • P rin ti ng a dem o page • Using toner sav e mode Printi ng a demo p age After se tting up your pri nter , print a demo p age to make sure that the printer is operat ing correc tly .
3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software overv iew This chap ter give s you an ov erview of th e sof tware tha t comes with your printer . Further det ails abo ut inst alling and usi ng the softw are are explain ed in th e Sof tware Sectio n .
3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver feat ures Y our printer drivers s upport the following st andard fe atures : • Paper s ource select ion • Paper siz e, orie nta tion and ty pe • Number of c opies In addition , you can use vario us special printi ng featur es.
3 .3 < Software over view> Linux Macintosh Item Requireme nt s Operatin g system V arious Lin ux OS includin g • Red Hat 8 ~ 9 • Fedora C ore 1 ~ 3 • Mandrake 9.2 ~ 10.1 • SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2 Processo r Pentium IV 1 GHz o r high er RAM 256 MB or h igher Free disk pa ge 1 GB or higher Soft ware • Linux Kern el 2.
4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This cha pter give s you basic inform ation for set ting up y our prin ter for network connecti ons. This cha pter in cludes: • Introduction • Supported.
4 .2 < Network setup> Inst alling an external wired n etwork interf ace server The ML-25 71N is equipped w ith wired network interfa ce, allowi ng you to use your printer on a netw ork. T o use th e ML-2510 and M L-2570 in n etwork environ ments , you need to buy an op tional external wired ne twork in terface se rver .
5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print me dia This cha pter wil l help yo u understa nd the typ es of paper y ou can u s e with yo ur print er and how to properly loa d pape r in the diffe rent paper 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 Dime nsi ons Weight Ca pac ity a a. Maximum c apacity may differ depending on p rint media weight, thicknes s and environmental co nditions.
5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and s toring print media When se lecting or lo ading pape r , envel opes, or o ther p rint med ia, keep these gui delines in mi nd: • Always use print media that con form with the s pecifica tions lis ted on the ne xt colum n.
5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransparen cies • T o avoid da maging the p rinter , us e only transp arencies desi gned fo r use in l aser printers. • T ransparenci es used i n the pr inter mus t be able to wi th stand 180° C (356 ° F ), th e pr int er ’s fusing te mperat ure.
5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the manual tray The manu al tray can ho ld spe cial siz es and ty pes o f print m edia, suc h as transp arency , postc ard, no te card, an d envelo pe. It i s useful for single page p rinting on sp ecial pri nt media.
5 .6 < Loading print media> 1 Load the paper in the m anual tra y with the side to be prin ted on facing up . 2 Adjust the m anual tray p aper wid th guides to the wid th of the p aper . Do not for ce too muc h, or the pa per will bend, whi ch could re sult in a paper jam or skew .
6 .1 < Basic print ing> 6 Basic printing This chap ter e xpla ins comm on pr inti ng tas ks . This cha pter in cludes: • P rin ti ng a do cu men t • Canceling a p rint job Printing a document This prin ter all ows yo u to print fr om various Wind ows, Macintosh , or Linux ap plica tions.
7 .1 < Ordering suppl ies and accessories> 7 Orde ring su ppl ies an d accesso ries This chapt er provide s informati on on the toner ca rtridge and acc essory that are av ailab le for you r printer .
8 .1 < Maintenan ce> 8 Maintenance This cha pter provi des inform ation for maintaining your printer and t he toner cartri dge. This cha pter in cludes: • Cleaning the printer • Mainta ining.
8 .2 < Maintenan ce> 3 Pull the m anual tra y out. 4 With a dry l int-free cloth, w ipe away any dust a nd spi lled toner f rom the toner cartridge area and the to ner car tridge c avity . 5 Gently swab th e long st rip of glass (LSU ) inside the top of the cartridge and chec k for d irt or dust .
8 .3 < Maintenan ce> Maint aining the toner car tridge T oner cartridge storage T o get t he most from the toner ca rtridge, keep the fol lowing g uidelines in mind: • Do not r emove the toner cartridge fr om its pa c kage un til rea dy for use.
8 .4 < Maintenan ce> Replacing the toner cartridge When the t oner is comple tely emp ty or th e toner ca rtridge reachde th e end of its li fe span: • The Smart P anel program wi ndow ap pears on t he computer . •T h e Error LED bli nks red.
8 .5 < Maintenan ce> Printing a config uration p age Y o u can pri nt a c onfig ura ti on page to view cur rent pri nter set tin gs, or to help t roublesho ot printer probl ems. Press and hold t he Cancel bu tton for abo ut 5 seconds. A configu ration p age prints o ut.
9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooting This cha pter provid es help ful in formation for what to do if y ou encoun ter an error w hile usi ng your pri nter .
9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> In the manual tray 1 Remove t he jammed p aper in the manual tray by gently p ulling it straight out . If th e paper doe s not mo ve w hen yo u pul l, or if yo u do no t se e the pape r in thi s area, c heck th e fuser are a around the ton er cartridge.
9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the p aper exit ar ea 1 Open an d close the fron t cover . The jammed p aper is auto maticall y ejected from the p rinter . 2 Gently pull t he jammed p aper out of the output tray . If you do not see the jam med p aper or if there is any re sist ance when y ou pull, s top pu lling an d go to the next s tep.
9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> T roub leshooting checklist If the pri nter is not worki ng proper ly , consult the fo llowing c hecklis t. If th e printer does not pass a step , follow the corres pondin g sugges ted solut ions. Condition Sugg ested so lutions Make su re that the Online LED o n the control p anel light s green.
9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving g eneral print ing problems For problem s with the operat ion of your printe r , refer to th e ta ble for suggeste d solutions. Condition Possib le cause Suggested solu tions The printe r does not print. The pr in ter is no t receivi ng power .
9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> Print job i s extremel y slow . (Continu ed) If using Windo ws 98/Me, t he S pooling S etting may be set incorrec tly . From the Sta rt menu, c hoose Settings an d Pri nt ers .
9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving pr int quality pr oblems Dirt insid e of the printer or i mproper p aper loading m ay reduc e prin t quality . See the t able below to troub leshoot p roblems. Condition Suggeste d solution s Light or faded print If a vertic al whit e streak or faded area ap pears on the page: • The ton er supply is low .
9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> Background scatter Backgroun d scatter results from bits of toner distribute d on th e printed page. • The paper may be too d amp. T ry printing w ith a diffe ren t ba tch of pape r . D o no t op en pack ages o f p aper until necessary so that the paper doe s not absorb too mu ch moisture .
9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Common W indows problem s Horizont al stripes If horizon tal ly aligne d blac k streak s or s mears appear : • The ton er cartridge may be inst alled improperl y . Remove the car tridge and reinsert. • The toner cartridg e may be defective.
9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Commo n Linux problems Condition Sug gested solu tions The printe r doesn ’t print. • Check if the printer driv er is inst alled in your syste m. Open Unifi ed Driver Conf igurator and swi tch to the Printers tab in Printers config uration window to look at the lis t of availa ble printers.
10 .1 < Specif ications > 10 Specifications Printer specif ications Item Sp ecifications and description Printing s peed a Up to 24 ppm in A4 (25 ppm in Letter) Resolution ML-2510 Up to 120 0 x .
10 .2 < Specif ications > Interface • IEEE 12 84 Bidi rectional Parallel S tandard - Mod es su pported: Com pa tible, Ni bble, Byte , ECP • USB Interfac e S tanda rd - USB 1.1: Comp atible wit h USB 2.0 (ML-2510 only) - USB 2 .0: Hi-S peed USB 2 .
1 I NDEX A access ories, order in formation 7.1 C clean ing insi de 8.1 outside 8.1 compone nt location 1.2 configura tion page, print 8.5 control p anel LED 9.4 overvie w 1.3 D demo page, pr int 2.1 J jam, cle ar 9.1 L LED, meani ng 9.4 Linux pro blems 9.
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1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NST AL LIN G P RI NTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software .............. .......... ......... .......... .............. ................... .............. ......... . .... 4 Installing Softwar e for Local Pri nting .
2 Chapter 3: A DVANCED P RI NTIN G Printing Multi ple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) .................. ......... .......... .............. .. 18 Printing Posters .......... .......... .............. ................... .......... .......
3 Chapter 7: U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX Getting Started .......... ................... .............. .................... ......... .............. ................... ...... ...... 27 Installing the Unified Linux Dr iver .............. .........
Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This chap te r in cl ude s: • Installing Printer Soft ware • Chang ing the Softwar e Languag e • Reinstalling Pr.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already connect ed to the comput er , t he f oll owin g window wi ll appe ar . • After connecting the printer , cli ck Next . • If you do n’t want to connect the printer at this time , click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng sc reen.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a l anguage from the drop-down list. • Vi ew U ser’s Guid e : Al lows you to v iew the User ’s Guide. If your computer doesn’ t have Adobe Acro bat, cl ick on th is op tio n and it wil l aut om at ica ll y in sta ll Ad ob e Acrobat Reader for you.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 9 T o register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung, select the checkbox and click Finish . Y ou ar e now sent to the Samsung web site. Otherwise, just click Finish .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The list o f pr inte rs a v aila bl e on th e n etwo rk ap pea rs . Select the pr inter you w ant to install from the list and the n click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on t he list , click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e netw ork.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 5 The list o f pr inte rs a v aila bl e on th e n etwo rk ap pea rs . Select the pr inter you w ant to install from the list and the n click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on t he list , click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e netw ork.
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 dr iver name → Mai nt ena nce . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou will see a component list so that you can remo ve an y ite m in divid ually .
Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp lains the printing options an d comm o n printing tasks in Windows. This chap te r in cl ude s: • Printing a D ocum ent • Printer Sett ings - La.
Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use t he printe r prope rties wi ndow , which all ows you to access all of the pri nter opti ons you need when using your printer . When the p rinter properties are d isplay ed, you can revi ew and change the setti ngs neede d for your print j ob.
Basic Printing 14 Pap er Tab Use the fo llowing options to set the basic paper h andling specif ic ations w hen you acce ss th e print er pr operti es. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 f or more info rmation on accessing printer propertie s. Click the Paper tab to access v arious paper propertie s.
Basic Printing 15 Gra phi cs Tab Use the followin g Gr aphic options to adjust the print qualit y for your specifi c printi ng needs. Se e “Print ing a Document” on page 12 for more inf ormation on accessing printer properti es. Click the Graphic tab to displa y the pro perties shown below .
Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output options f or your document. See “Printi ng a Document” on page 12 for more information about accessing the printe r proper ties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mar k 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 Fav orit es option, which is visi ble on e ach properti es tab, allows you to save the c urrent propert ies se ttings for future use. To s a v e a Favorites item: 1 Change the settings a s needed on ea ch tab.
Adv anced Prin ting 18 3 Advance d Printing This chapter e xplains pri nting options and advanced print ing tasks. N OTE : • Y our pr inter driver Properties window that appears in this User ’s Guide may diffe r depend ing on the pr inter in use .
Adv anced Prin ting 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you to pri nt a singl e-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheet s of paper , for t he purpo se of pasti ng th e sheet s togethe r to form o ne poste r-siz e docu ment. 1 T o chang e the print settings from your software appli cati on, ac cess pri nter propert ies .
Adv anced Prin ting 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou ca n pri nt on b oth s ides of a sheet of pape r . Bef ore print ing, decide how you want your document orie nted. The options are : • Printer Setting , if you sel ect t his optio n, this fea ture is deter mi ned by the sett ing you’ve m ade on the cont rol pane l of th e pri nter .
Adv anced Prin ting 21 Using Watermar ks The W aterm ark option allows yo u to print text ov er an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eadi ng “DRA FT” or “C ONFIDENTIAL ” print ed d iagonall y acros s the f irst page or a ll pa ges of a document.
Adv anced Prin ting 22 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/ or i mages sto red in t he computer hard dis k dr ive (H DD) a s a spe cia l file fo rm at tha t ca n b e prin ted on any do cum ent. Ov erlay s are ofte n used to tak e the pla ce of preprinte d forms and lett erhead paper .
Using Wind ows PostSc ript Dri ver (ML-2570/2 571N only) 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver (ML-2570/2571N only) If you want to use th e PostScript driver pr ovided with your system CD-RO M to print a docume nt. PPDs, in combination with the Po stScript driver , access printer features an d allow the co mpu ter to com municate with the printer .
Sha rin g th e Pr inte r L oca lly 24 5 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a sele cted computer , which is called “host c om puter , ” on the n etwo rk. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Windows OS, refer to the corr esponding Windows User' s Guide or onli ne help.
Using Smart Panel 25 6 Using Smart Panel Smart P anel i s a pro gram that monitors and informs yo u of the status of the printer , and allows yo u to customiz e the printer’ s settings. Smar t Pan el is installed automatically when you install t he printer software.
Using Smart Panel 26 Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Using the troubl eshooting g uide, you can vi ew solutions f or error stat us problems. Right-click (i n Windows or Linux) or click (i n Mac OS X) the Smart P anel icon and select Troubleshooting Gu ide .
Usin g You r Prin ter in Linu x 27 7 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux envir onment. This chap te r in cl ude s: • Getting St arted • Installing the Uni fied Linux D.
Usin g You r Prin ter in Linu x 28 5 When the installation is complete, click Finis h . The in stall ati on program has a dded the Uni fie d Driver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience.
Usin g You r Prin ter in Linu x 29 Using the Unifi ed Driver Configurator Unifie d Linux Driver Configurator is a tool primarily inte nded for configur ing Printer . After installing the Unified Linux driver , the Unified Linux Driver Configurator icon will automatically be created on you r desktop.
Usin g You r Prin ter in Linu x 30 Cla sses 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 : Remo ves the selected printer cl ass.
Usin g You r Prin ter in Linu x 31 Printing a Document Printing from Applications Ther e are a lot of Li nux appl icat 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 app lication.
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 32 8 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y our printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB inte rfac e or 1 0/100 Bas e- TX ne two rk inte rface card. W hen y ou print a file from a M acintosh comp uter , you can u se the drive r by inst alling the P PD fil e.
Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 33 ML-2570/ML-2571N only The PostScript driv er CD-ROM that came with your machine provides yo u with the PPD file to use the PS driv er , Apple LaserW riter driver , for printing on a Macintosh computer . Also, it provides y ou with the T wain driver for scanning on a Macintosh computer .
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 34 ML-2570/ML- 2571N only For a Network-co nnected Macintosh N OTE : Some printer s do not support a netw ork interfa ce. Before connect ing your printer, make su re that your printer support s a network in terface b y referring to Printer Specificat ions in your Printer User’s Guide.
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 35 Changing Printer Settings Y ou can use advanced printi ng features when using your printer . From your Macintosh applicat ion, sel ect Print from the File menu. The printer name which appears i n the print er propert ies window may dif fer depend ing on the pri nter in use.
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 36 Printing Multiple Pa ges on On e Sheet of Pa per Y ou can pri nt more than one page on a single she et of paper . This feature pr ovides a co st-e ffective w ay to print dr aft pages. 1 From your Macintosh applicatio n, select 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 properti es, set 16 F favorites setti ngs, use.
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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