Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ML-2850D Samsung
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C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special features ......... ... ... ...................... ... ... ...................... ... ...................... ... ... .............. ... .............. ...................... . 1.1 Printer overview ......... ... ......
8. Maintenance Cleaning the prin ter .......... ............ ................. ...................... ...................... ................. ...... ........... ............................ 8.1 Cleaning the outside of th e printer ................ ..
i Safety and Re gulatory Inf o rmation Import ant Precautions and Safety Information When us ing this ma chin e, t hese ba sic saf ety prec auti ons sh ould a lway s be followed to redu ce risk of fire, ele ctric shock , and injur y to peop le: 1 Read an d und erstand all inst ructi ons .
ii When usin g this produc t, these ba sic safety precaution s sh ould a lway s be followed to redu ce risk of fire, ele ctric shock , and injur y to perso ns: Ozone Sa fety During normal o peration, th is ma chine produces ozone. The ozon e pro duce d doe s not pres ent a haza rd to the oper ator.
iii Canadian Radio Int erference Regulations Thi s digi tal ap parat us does not exc eed t he Clas s B li mits f or radi o noi se emis sions from digital app aratus as set out in the inter f eren ce-causin g equi pmen t sta ndard enti tl ed “ Digita l A pparatu s”, IC ES-003 of the Ind ustry and S cience Canada.
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1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introducti on Congratu lations o n the purchase of your printer! This cha pter include s: • Spe cial feat ures • Printer o verview • Control p anel overview • Und.
1 .2 < Introduct ion> Machi ne fe ature s The t able below li sts a gen eral overv iew of f eatures supporte d by your print er . (I: Install ed, O: Option, NA: Not Available) Features ML-2850D ML-2851ND USB 2.
1 .3 < Introduct ion> Rear vie w Control p anel overview 1 network port a a. ML-2851ND only . 4 duplex unit 2 USB port 5 power rece pt acle 3 optional tra y 2 cable connector 6 power switch 1 Error : Indicate s the st atus of your pri nter . See page 9.
1 .4 < Introduct ion> Findi ng more info rmation Y ou can find info rmation for setti ng up and using your printer fro m the followi ng resourc es, eithe r printed or on screen.
1 .5 < Introduct ion> Place the machine on a flat and stab le surface for no t letting it ti lt more tha n 2 mm (0.08 in ches). Otherwis e, it may af fect the printin g qualit y . 2 Unp ack the machi ne and chec k all the enclosed i tems. 3 Remove the t ape holding the machine tightly .
1 .6 < Introduct ion> Changing th e font setting Y our machine ha s preset the f ont for you r region or cou ntry . If you want to chang e the font or set the font for speci al conditi ons such .
2 .1 < Basic setup> 2 Basic setup This cha pter include s: • Pr int ing a dem o page • Using tone r save mode Printi ng a demo p age After se tting up your pri nter , print a demo page to make sure that the printer is operati ng correctly . Press and hold the Cancel bu tton fo r about 2 s econds.
3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software overv iew This chap ter gives you an ov erview of the sof tware that comes with you r printer . Further det ails about i nstal ling and using the software are explain ed in the Softw are Secti on.
3 .2 < Software over view> System requ irements Before you begin, ensu re that you r system meet s the following requ irem ents: Windows Item Requireme nts Recommended Operatin g syst em Window .
4 .1 < Network setup(M L-2851ND only)> 4 Network setup (ML -2851ND only) This cha pter give s you basic in formation for set ting up your pr inter f or network connecti ons.
5 .1 < Loading pri nt media> 5 Loading print media This chapter will help you understand the types of paper you can use with your printer and how to properly load paper in the different paper trays for the best print quality .
5 .2 < Loading print media> Supported sizes of p aper Note For dupl ex printing, A4, L etter , Oficio, Lega l, and Folio sizes are supported. Ty p e Size Dimensions Wei gh t a a. If media weight is over 24 lb (90 g/m 2 ), use the manual f eed. Capacity b b.
5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and storing print media When se lecting or loading paper , envelope s, or othe r print med ia, keep these gui delines in mind: • Always use print media that c onform w ith the s pecifications listed on the ne xt colum n.
5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransparen cies • T o avoi d damaging t he printer , use only transp arencies desi gned for use in l aser printers. • T ransparenci es used in the p rinter mus t be able to withs tand t he machine’ s fusing te mperature.
5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the tray 1 or the optional tray 2 Use the pri nt material you use for the majo rity of yo ur print jobs in the tray 1. The tray 1 can hold a maximum of 250 shee ts of 75 g/m 2 p aper . Y ou can purchase an opti onal tray 2 and att ach it below the tray 1 to load an additi onal 250 she ets of paper .
5 .6 < Loading print media> Note s • Do no t push the p aper wi dth guide far enough to ca use the material to warp. • If you do not adjust the p aper wid th g uide, it may cause p aper jams .
5 .7 < Loading pri nt media> Printing with a prescribed p aper size Caution • Do not use print media that does not meet the media specifications in the user’s guide, it can damage the machine. When using the media that meets t he specification, set the paper to the right tray in the printer property .
6 .1 < Basic print ing> 6 Basic printing This chap ter ex plai ns comm on pri nti ng tasks . This cha pter include s: • Pr int ing a docu men t • Canceling a p rint job Printing a document This pri nter allow s you t o pri nt fr om va rious Win dows, Macin tos h, or Linux ap plications.
7 .1 < Ordering supplies and a ccessories> 7 Ordering supplies and accessories This chapter provides information on th e toner cartridge and accessory that are available for yo ur printer .
8 .1 < Maintenan ce> 8 Maintenance This cha pter provi des inform ation for maint aining your p rinter and the toner cartri dge. This cha pter include s: • Cleaning the printer • Maint ainin.
8 .2 < Maintenan ce> 4 Gently swab the long strip of g lass (LSU) ins ide the top of the cartridge and check for d irt or dust . 5 Hold th e toner ca rtridge by the han dle and slow ly insert the cartridge into the openin g in the printer .
8 .3 < Maintenan ce> 3 Thor ough ly sh ake th e cart ridge 5 or 6 ti mes to distr ibut e the t oner evenly inside the cart ridge. 4 Hold th e toner ca rtridge by the han dle and slow ly insert the cartridge into the openin g in the printer .
8 .4 < Maintenan ce> 5 Remove t he paper pr otecting t he toner cartridge by pulling the packi ng tape . 6 Hold th e toner ca rtridge by the han dle and slow ly insert the cartridge into the openin g in the printer .
9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooting This cha pter provid es helpful in formation for what to do if y ou encoun ter an error w hile usi ng your pri n ter .
9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> 4 Pull the p aper straight up and out. 5 Inser t the trays back into the p rinter . Printing automati cally resume s. In the manual tray 1 Remove t he jammed p aper from t he printer . 2 Open an d close the fron t cover .
9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the p aper exit a rea 1 Open an d close the fron t cover . The jam med p aper is automa tically ejected from the printer . 2 Gently pull t he pap er out of the outpu t tray . If you do not see the jammed p aper or if there is any resi stanc e when y ou pull, s top and go to the next step.
9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> Duplex jam 1 1 Open th e rear cov er . 2 Pull the g uide rear on eac h side down and re move the p aper . Return the gui de rear to its orig inal positi on. 3 Clos e the r ear c over . Prin ting autom atica lly re sumes .
9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> T roubleshooting ch ecklist If the pri nter is not worki ng properly , con sult the following chec klist. I f the printer does not pass a step , follow the co rresponding sug gested solut ions. Condition Sugg ested solutions Make su re that the Online LED o n the control p anel ligh ts green.
9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> The printe r does not print. (Continu ed) The print er may be confi gured incorrec tly . Check the pr inter pr operties to ensure t hat all of the print setting s are correct. The pr in ter dr iver may be incorrec tly inst alled.
9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Pages print, but are blank. The tone r cartridge is defectiv e or out of toner . Redistrib ute the ton e r cartridg e. See p age 8.2. If neces sary , replace the to ner cartridg e. See p age 8.3. The file may have blan k page s.
9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> V ertical lines If black vertical stre aks appe ar on the p age: • The dru m inside the to ner cartridge has probably been scratched . Install a new to ner cartridge. See page 8 .3. If white vertical streak s appear on th e page : • The su rface of the L SU pa rt inside the printer may be d irty .
9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Wrin kles or creases • Ensu re th at th e paper i s loa ded pr op erly . • Chec k the p aper type and q uality . See pa ge 5.2. • T urn over the s tack of p a per i n the tray . Also try rota ting the pape r 180° in the tray .
9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Common Po stScript problems The follo w ing situations ar e PostS cript lang uage specif ic and ma y occur when s everal pri nter language s are b eing u sed. “Fail T o Print, ” “A printer tim eout erro r occurred, ” messag es appear .
9 .11 < Troubleshoot ing> Common Macin tosh problems Condition Suggeste d solutions The printe r does not print PDF fil e correctl y . Some pa rts of graphi cs, text, or il lustrations are missin g. Incomp atibility b etween t he PDF file and the Acrobat produc ts: Printing the PDF file as an image m ay solve th is problem.
10 .1 < Installi ng accessories > 10 Installing acces sories Y our machine is a fu ll-featured m odel that h as been optimi zed to meet most of your prin ting needs. Recognizing that each user m ay have dif ferent requ irements , howeve r , Samsun g makes seve ral accessorie s availabl e to enhance your mac hine’s ca pabilitie s.
10 .2 < Installi ng accessories > 6 Replace th e control board c over . 7 Reconnec t the power cord an d printer cable, a nd turn the ma chine on. Note T o rele ase th e mem ory module , pu ll th e two tabs on the sides o f the slot outw ards, then the module spri ngs out.
11 .1 < Specifications> 11 Specifications Printer specifications Item Specifications and description Printing speed a Up to 28 ppm in A4 (30 ppm in Letter) Duplex: 14 ip m in A4 (14.5 ipm in Letter) Resolution Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi ef fe ctive output W arm-up time Less than 8 seconds First print out time 8.
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, pri nt 8.4 control p anel LED 9.5 overvie w 1.3 D demo page, pr int 2.1 J jam, cle ar 9.1 L LED, meani ng 1.3 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 Printing .
2 Using an Existing Waterma rk . ................... ............... ................... ................... ......... ....... 21 Creating a Watermark ...... ............... ................... ................... ......... ............... ...........
3 Ports Configuration . ................... .............. ................... ................... .......... .............. ....... 30 Configuring Printer Pr op erties ................... .............. ................... ................... .......
Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This cha p t e r incl udes : • Insta lling Printer Software • Reinst alling Printer Software • Removi ng Printer.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected t o the comput er , the f oll owing wi ndow wil l appe ar . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you d o n ’t want to co n nect the p rinter at th is time , click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 4 Select Custom install ation . Click Next . 5 Select your printer and click Next . N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected t o the comput er , the f oll owing wi ndow wil l appe ar . • After connecting the printer , click Next .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 Installin g Software fo r Network Prin ting When you connect your printe r to a network, you must fir st configur e the TCP/IP settings for the pri nter . After you have assigned and verified the T CP/IP setti ngs, yo u are ready to install the software on each computer on the network.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 Samsung. If yo u so desire, select the corresponding checkbox(es) and click Finis h . Otherwise, just click Finish . N OTE : After setup is com plete, if your printe r driv er doesn’t wor k pro p erly , re in s tall th e pri n ter dr iver .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 5 The list o f print e rs a vai la b le on t h e net w ork a p pear s . Select the pr i nter y ou want to i nstall from the list and then click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the list, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e n e tw ork.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 Reinstalling Pri nter Software Y ou can reinstall the software if installation fails. 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Star t menu select Programs or All Programs → your printer dr iver name → Mai nte nanc e . 3 Select Repair and cli ck Next .
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 nte nanc e . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou wil l see a component list so that yo u can rem ov e any ite m indi v idual ly .
Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp lains the printing options an d com mon printing tasks in Windows. This cha p t e r incl udes : • Printing a Docum en t • Printing t o a file (P.
Basic Printing 13 Printing to a f ile (PRN) Y ou will sometimes need to sa ve the print data as a fi le for y our purpose. T o create a file: 1 Check the Print to file box at the Print wind ow. 2 Select the fo lder an d assi gn a name of the file a n d the n click OK.
Basic Printing 14 Layout T ab The Lay out tab provide s options to adjust how the docume nt appear s o n the printed pa ge. The Layout O ptions includes Multiple Pages per Side , Poster Printin g and Booklet Printing . See “Print ing a Document” on page 1 2 for more information on accessing printer properties.
Basic Printing 15 Source Make sure that Source is set to the corr esponding paper tray . Use Manual Feed er whe n prin ting o n s pecia l mate rials lik e envelopes and transparencies . Y ou have to load one sheet at a time into t he Manual T ray or Mult i-Pu rpose T ray .
Basic Printing 16 Advanced O ptions Y ou can set adva nce d settings by clicking the Advanced Options button. • TrueT ype O ptions : This opti on determines what the driver tells th e pr in te r a bo ut h ow to i m a ge t h e te x t in yo u r d o cu m en t.
Basic Printing 17 About Tab Use the About tab to display th e co pyr ight n o tice and the version number of the dri ver . If you have an Interne t browser , you can connect to the Int ernet by cli cking on the web site icon. See “Print ing a Document” o n page 12 for more informati on about accessing printer properties.
Adv ance d Prin ting 18 3 Advance d Prin ting This chapter e xplains pri nting opti ons and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y o ur printer driver Properties window that a pp ears in this User ’s Guide may differ de pending on t he prin ter in use .
Adv ance d Prin ting 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you t o print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheet s of pa per , for t he purpo se of past ing t he sheet s togethe r to fo rm one poster- s iz e d o cu m ent.
Adv ance d Prin ting 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can print on bot h side s of a sheet of pa per . Bef ore pri nting, decide how you want your document orie nted.
Adv ance d Prin ting 21 Using Watermar ks The W ater mark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eading “ DRAF T” or “C ONFIDENTIAL ” pr inte d diagona lly acros s the fi rst page or all pages of a document.
Adv ance d Prin ting 22 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/ or images st ored in the computer hard dis k driv e (H DD) as a s pecia l file form at th at ca n be p rint ed on any do cu m ent. Over la y s are o fte n used to tak e th e p la c e o f preprinte d forms and letterhe ad paper .
Using Windows PostScript Dri ver 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver If you want to use th e P ostScript driver p rovided with your system CD-RO M to p rint a docu me nt. PPDs, in combination with the P ostScript driver , access printer features an d allow th e co m puter to comm un icate with the printer .
Sha ring the Prin ter L oca lly 24 5 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer , which is ca lled “host com p uter , ” on the ne twork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Windows OS, refer to the corr esponding Wi ndows User's Guide or onli ne help.
Using Smart Panel 25 6 Using Smart Pane l Smart P anel is a progra m that monitors and informs you of the status of the printer , and allows yo u to custom ize 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 troubleshooting guide, you can view so lutions for error status problems. Right-click (in Windows or Linux ) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart P anel icon and select Troubleshoo t ing Guide .
Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 27 7 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux environment. This cha p t e r incl udes : • Get ting St arted • Insta lling the Unif ied Lin.
Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 28 5 When the installation is complete, click Finis h . The in stall ation pr ogram has added t he Unifie d Driver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience.
Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 29 Using the Unifi ed Driver Configurator Unifie d Linux Driver Configurator is a tool pr imarily intended for configur ing Printer . After installing the Unified Linux driver , the Unified Linux Driver Configurator icon will automatically be created on yo ur desktop.
Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 30 Cla sse s Ta b 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 Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 31 Printing a Document Printing from Applications Ther e are a l ot of Linux app lic at 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 M acintosh 32 8 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y our machine supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interf ace or a 10/ 100 Base- TX networ k interfac e card. When you print a fi le from a Macint osh computer , you can use the P ostS crip t dr iv e r by in stalling the PPD file.
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 33 Setting Up the Printer Set up for your pr inter wi ll be dif ferent depend ing on which cable you use to co nnect the print er to your computer—the network cabl e or the USB cabl e. For a Network-connected N OTE : Some printer s do not suppo rt a netw or k interfa ce.
34 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh pri nter’s properti es window that appears in this User’s Guide may diffe r depending on t he printe r in use. Howev er the com position of the p rinter properties win dow is similar . • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM.
35 Graphics The Graphics tab provid es options for selecti ng Resolution(Quality) . Select Grap hic s form the Presets ' drop-down list to access the graphic features. • Resolution(Quality) : Y ou can select the printing resolution. The h igher the setting, the sha rper the clarity of printed char acters and gr aphics.
36 Printing Multiple Pa ges on One Sheet of Pa per Y ou can pri nt more than one page on a single sheet of pape r . This feature pr o v ide s a co st - e ffecti ve 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 driver, inst all Linux 27 E Extras properti es, set 16 .
38 image mode 15 resolution Win dows 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Macintosh 32 Win dows 4 reinstall Win dows 10 system requ irements Macintosh 32 uninstall Win dows 11 status .
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