Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ML-7300 Samsung
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Visit us at: http://www.samsungprinter.com P/N. JC68-00608A Rev .1.00 ML -7300 Series User ’ s Guide.
Copyright The software described in this document is supplied under a license agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement.
Using Operator Panel 3 Print Media 4 Loading Paper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4.1 - Using the Multi-Purpose T ray - - - - - - - - - - - - -4.1 - Using the Manual Feed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4.3 - Letterhead/Prepunched Paper - - - - - - - - - - - - -4.
Printing T asks 5 Maintaining your Printer 6 Problem Solving 7 2 Using Features in the Printer Driver - - - - - - - - - - -5.1 Using the Printer Driver - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5.2 - Paper T ab - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5.
3 A Specifications B Macintosh User’ s Guide D Using the Printer on a Network Printer Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -A.1 Paper Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -A.4 Setting Up Y our Printer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -B.
4 F Printer Options G Using Y our Printer in Linux INDEX Precautions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F .1 Preparations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F .2 Closing The Printer Cover - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F .
5 Environmental and Safety Consideration The printer is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR, chapter 1 Subchapter J for Class I(1) laser products, and elsewhere is certified as a Class I laser product conforming to the requirements of IEC 825.
6 CAUTION - INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN THIS COVER IS OPEN. DO NOT OPEN THIS COVER. VORSICHT - UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET . NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN. A TTENTION - R A Y ONNEMENT LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. DANGEREUSE AU F AISCEAU.
Environmental and Safety Consideration 7 Ozone Safety Power Saver During normal operation, the Samsung ML -7300 Series printer produces ozone. The ozone produced does not present a hazard to the operator . However , it is advisable that the machine be operated in a well ventilated area.
8 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Environmental and Safety Consideration 9 Safety and Regulatory Listing for this printer . PRODUCT SAFETY USA & CANADA Evaluated by UL according to UL 1950 and CSA C22.2 No. 950 for C-UL EEC(Europe) IEC 60950/EN 60950(TUV GS Certification) CB IEC 60950 LASER SAFETY EEC(Europe) HD 194.
Environmental and Safety Consideration Important The mains lead for this machine is fitted with a standard (BS 1363) 13 amp plug and 13 amp fuse. When you change or examine the fuse, you must re-fit the correct 13 amp fuse. Y ou then need to replace the fuse cover .
Introduction Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ML -7300 series printer! This chapter provides information on the following topics: ◆ Safety Precautions ◆ F eatures and Model Des.
I NTRODUCTION 1. 1 Before using the printer , please read the instructions in this guide carefully and put the guide in a safe place close to the printer , so that it is av ailable when you need it later . Please take the following precautions when using and maintaining your printer .
I NTRODUCTION 1. 2 Y our new Laser Printer is designed for use in an office environment, providing such advantages as : ● Printing on both sides of paper ● High-quality , high-speed text and graph.
The following illustration shows the front view of your printer and indicates the various main elements. T op output bin Operator panel Print prevention sensor (It prevents the printer from printing when 250 sheets of paper are piled up on the top output bin).
Setting Up Your Printer Setting Up Your Printer This chapter provides step by step information on setting up your printer . T opics included in this chapter are: • STEP 1 : Unpacking Y our Printer .
Notes: • If you find that any of the above items are missing or damaged, contact your local dealer. • A printer cable is not included in the package items. • Cable specifications - The parallel cable should be compatible with the centronics ® parallel interface and IEEE standard 1284.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 2 During the storage and transport of your printer , adhesive tape is used to block some of the elements that may move or open unexpectedly and consequently be damaged. 1 Before connecting up your printer and starting to use it, you must remove all the adhesive tapes, as illustrated in the figure below.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 3 Installing T oner Cartridge T o install a toner cartridge in your printer proceed as follows. 1 R emove the toner cartridge from its packaging. 2 Open the top cover of the printer by pressing the button on the right side of the printer .
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 4 Installing T oner Cartridge 3 R otate the cartridge and gently shake it from side to side to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 4 P osition the cartridge as shown with the arrow pointing into the printer .
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 5 Load Paper T o load paper in the tray , proceed as follows. 1 Pull the T ray1 completely out of the printer . 2 Squeeze the back of the rear paper guide and slide it to the desired paper size until it clicks into place.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 6 3 Lift the rear right guide and slide it to match the width of the paper . The paper sizes are indicated on the bottom of the tray . 4 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the far right side of the tray . 5 Place the paper against the rear paper guide as shown.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 7 6 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the left until it lightly rests against the edge of the paper . 7 Make sure the paper is under the tab on the tray . 8 Gently slide the tray back into the printer . The printer automatically senses the size of paper loaded if the tray1 is adjusted correctly .
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 8 T o print from computer software, you need to connect your printer to your computer with a parallel interface cable. The parallel cable should be compatible with the Centronics R parallel interface and IEEE standard 1284.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 9 Connecting the Parallel Cable 3 Push the clip at each end of the connector down into the notches on the plug as shown. 4 Plug the other end of the cable into the appropriate parallel connector on your computer and tighten the screws.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 10 Connecting the AC Power Cord T o connect the printer to a power point, proceed as follows. 1 Plug the appropriate end of the supplied power cable to the connector on the rear of the printer . 2 Plug the other end into a suitable power point.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 11 T esting the Printer! 1 Make sure that the READY status message appears on the display . 2 Press On Line. 3 Press Menu > or < Menu to enter the menus. 4 Press Menu > or < Menu one or more times until the TEST MENU message is displayed.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 12 Setting Up the Printer Driver T he printer drivers provided on the CD must be installed to take full advantage of the printer’s features. Printer drivers access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer .
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 13 Hardware Requirements T o install and run the PCL printer driver , you must have the following minimum hardware configuration. • Windows 95 or Windows 98 - PC-compatible 486 computer or better . - 32MB RAM - 200MB available hard-disk space.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 14 Setting Up the Printer Driver 1 Place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Install will start automatically . If the CD-ROM drive does not automatically run: Select Run from the Start menu, and type x:cdsetup.exe in the Open box (where x is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive), and then click OK .
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 15 Setting Up the Printer Driver An uninstall utility is supplied with the printer driver to enable you to remove the driver and all associated files from your hard disk, if so required. T o uninstall the driver , proceed as follows.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2. 16 Setting Up the Printer Driver F ont Navigator is a font manager for Windows 95/98, Windows NT(4.0) and Windows 2000. It gives a quick and easy way to find fonts, install those fonts, and view and print font samples. Installing the Font Navigator (FontNav) 1 Place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER Setting Up the Printer Driver Language Codes Eng English Deu German Frn French Esn Spanish Ita Italian Kor Korean Codes Language 2.
Using Operator Panel Using Operator Panel This chapter describes how to use the printer ’ s operator panel. It provides information on the following topics: ◆ Operator Panel Buttons ◆ Changing P.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 1 The operator panel, on the front right side of your printer , has a 2-line LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) and five buttons. Operator Panel Display Operator Panel Buttons LCD panel Light Color Green Orange Light State On Off Blinking On Blinking The Printer IS.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 2 A number of menus are av ailable to make it easy for you to change printer settings. Some menus are displayed only if a specific option is installed in the printer .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 3 T o change an operator panel setting, proceed as follows. A value can be : • A phrase or word that describes a setting. • A numerical value that you can increase or decrease. • An On or Off setting. 1 Make sure the ‘READY’ message appears on the display .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 4 Some menus are displayed only if a required option is installed. They are as follows. Overview of Printer Menu PAPER MP SIZE COPIES ORIENT TRA Y T -MARGIN L -MARGIN DUPLEX AUTO CR WIDE A4 QUALITY PRINTING MENU EMUL SWITCH LOCKTRA Y PWR SA VE AUTOCONT ECONO JAM RECV TONERL OW CONFIG MENU SR T MODE TIMEOUT DENSITY PAP .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 5 Use the PRINTING MENU to define all settings relating to printer input and output, as well as the specific print materials you are using with your printer .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 6 PRINTING MENU Item COPIES ORIENT Values and Functions 1 to 999 (1; Factory Default) The COPIES setting determines the number of copies printed for each page.
AUTO(Factory Default) 1ST MP OPT(If the optional cassette is installed) MANUAL The TRAY setting identifies the default paper tray . 1ST means that the printer feeds print material from T ray unless it is empty or opened. MP means that the printer feeds print material from Multi-Purpose tray unless it is empty or closed.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 8 PRINTING MENU L-MARGIN DUPLEX 0.0”~ 9.9” The L-MARGIN menu item lets you select the left margin of the print materials. AUTO CR LF(Factory Default) LF + CR The AUTO CR setting determines if the printer automatically performs carriage return after a line feed control command.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 9 Use the CONFIG MENU to configure a variety of printer features. EMUL PWR SAVE AUTO (Factory Default) PCL PS3 HEXDUMP Y ou can select the emulation for printing a document. AUTOCONT ON (Factory Default) OFF The AUTOCONT setting determines whether the printer continues printing after it detects paper mismatch.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 10 CONFIG MENU ECONO JAM RECV OFF (Factory Default) ON The ECONO setting helps conserve the toner cartridge by controlling how much toner the printer uses for a print job. Select OFF if toner conservation is not a concern. But this setting may affect the print quality of your job.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 11 CONFIG MENU SWITCH (If the optional tray 2 is installed) LOCKTRAY (If the optional tray 2 is installed and the SWITCH menu item is set to ON ) ON (Factory Default) OFF The ON setting makes the printer supply the paper from another T ray when a tra y is empty .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 12 Use the JOB MENU to define all settings relating to print quality , as well as Menu clear . SRT MODE (Samsung Resolution Enhancement T echnology) TIMEOUT ENHANCE (Factory.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 13 PAP.TYPE MENU CLR NORMAL (Factory Default) THICK WET TRANSP. The PAP.TYPE setting lets you specify the type of print material installed in each tray . Select NORMAL if the printer material is plain paper . Select THICK if the printer material is thick paper , high cotton paper or envelopes.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 14 JOB MENU DUP.TOP 5.0 (Factory Default) 0~9.9mm (In increments of 0.1) This item lets you select the top margin of the print materials when the Duplex menu item is set to Long. DUP.LEFT 5.0 (Factory Default) 0~9.9mm (In increments of 0.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 15 Use the TEST MENU to print a variety of listings relating to available printer resources, printer settings and print jobs. SELFTEST Select SELFTEST to print a configuration page. This menu item lets you make sure the printer is operating correctly .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 16 PCL MENU LINES 5 ~ 128 6 0 ( Factory Default : USA, Canada) 6 4 (Factory Default : Others Country) Use the LINES menu item to change the number of lines that print on each page. The setting can range from 5 to 128 lines per page.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 17 This menu is only available if the Serial/LocalT alk option card is installed in your printer . BAUDRATE This setting lets you select the rate at which data is being sent to or from your computer . Setting the COM Port and printer setting at anything higher that 19200 bps will create unexpected errors in DOS mode.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 18 This menu is only available if the Network option card is installed in your printer . Menu Item Value Enter/Cancel On Line Pressing On Line/Continue OFFLINE NETWORK MENU .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 19 RESET NIC CFG NET The PortThru card is reset. TCP/IP ON OFF This menu item lets you enable TCP/IP . CFG TCP YES NO This menu item lets you configure TCP/IP . LPD ON OFF This menu item lets you print using LPD. APL TALK NETWARE ON OFF Y ou can configure the printer server for IPX/SPX configuration parameters, and FRAME.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 20 CFG NWAR AUTO EN-8023 EN-II EN-8022 EN-SNAP YES NO This menu item lets you configure IPX/SPX configuration parameters. UPDATE YES NO Y ou need to set the server that provides the upgrade file. Y ou can set it to UNIX or WINDOWS.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 21 T o reset PortThru 1 Press On Line/Continue . OFFLINE appears on the display . 2 Press Menu until NETWORK MENU appears on the display . 3 Press Item until RESET NIC appears on the display . 4 Press Enter and READY appears on the display .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 22 7 Skip this step if you don’ t want to use LPD. LPD appears only if TCP/IP is ON . Press Item until TCP/IP appears on the display . a Press Value until ON appears on the display . b Press Enter . c Press Item until LPD appears on the display .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 23 T o upgrade the firmware of your PortThru. This section is explaination of upgrading the Firmware in abnormal case. Generally , please use Sync Thru for upgrading Firmware. 1 Press On Line/Continue . OFFLINE appears on the display .
NETWORK MENU U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 24 Restoring Factory Defaults T o restore factory default settings to the printer . 1 Press On Line/Continue . OFFLINE appears on the display . 2 Press Menu until NETWORK MENU appears on the display . 3 Press Item until FACTORY DEFAULT appears on the display .
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 25 NETWORK MENU Setting Unix as BOOTP server 1 There must be a BOOTP server present in the network environment in which the network printer is present.
U SING O PERATOR P ANEL 3. 26 NETWORK MENU Any error in the process of upgrading may result in disabling PortThru. In this case, perform the following steps. In SyncThru 1 Select the Upgrade Firmware menu item under the Maintenance menu in Sync Thru. 2 Y ou can see the Choose the Upgrade Firmware File dialog box.
14 Set the IP address of the WINDOWS pc running Sync Thru in step1. For example, if the IP address is 155.213.211.12, follow these steps: a Press Item until SV-IP B1 appears on the display . b Press Value until 155 appears on the display . c Press Enter/Cancel .
Print Media Print Media This chapter will help you understand what kind of paper you can use with the ML -7300 series printer and how to properly load paper in the different paper trays for the best print quality . T opics included in this chapter are: ◆ Loading Paper - Using the Multi-Purpose T r ay - Using the Manual F eed.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 1 Loading Paper Multi-Purpose tray provides a convenient way to print envelopes, transparencies, or other type of media without having to unload the other tray . T o load paper in the Multi-Purpose tray , proceed as follows. Using the Multi-Purpose T ray 1 Pull the Multi-Purpose tray towards you.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 2 Notes: • Do not fold or crease the paper. • Place the paper with the recommended print side face up. 3 Flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan them. 4 Place the paper against the side of the Multi-Purpose tray with the recommended print side face up and the top edge going in first toward the printer as shown.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 3 1 Select Manual as the paper source. • Set the source item in the properties dialogue box to Manual. • Y ou can select Manual as the paper source by setting the T ray item using the operator panel menu. 2 Print your document. 3 Place a sheet of paper in the Multi-Purpose tray .
P RINT M EDIA 4. 4 For Multi-Purpose tray, Load the paper with the side-to-be- printed facing up, and the top, short edge toward the printer . • Set the source item in the properties dialogue box to Manual or MP . - T o print continuously from Multi-Purpose tray , set the source item to MP .
P RINT M EDIA 4. 5 Many types of envelopes can be printed from the Multi-Purpose tra y . The types of envelopes are COM-10, MONARCH, DL, C5 and C6(60~90g/m 2 ). The printer will automatically feed up to 10 envelopes. Printing performance depends on the construction of the envelope.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 6 (Side View) 2 Load up to 10 envelopes in the left side of Multi-Purpose tray with the side-to-be printed facing up, and the postage-end toward the printer . Samsung 3 Adjust the guide to touch the envelope stack without bending the envelopes.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 7 Labels automatically feed from the Multi-Purpose tray or the other tra ys. Label guidelines Make sure that labels meet the specifications for the tray you use. • Use full label sheet. Partial sheets may cause labels to peel off during printing, resulting in a paper jam.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 8 • For Multi-Purpose tray , load the transparencies with side-to-be-print- ed facing up, and the top toward the printer . Print a stack of 25 transparencies from the Multi-Purpose tray . T ransparencies automatically feed from the Multi-Purpose tray or the other trays.
P RINT M EDIA 4. 9 Memo Memo Memo Memo.
Printing Tasks Printing Tasks 5 5 This chapter explains your printing options and gives common printing tasks. T opics included in this chapter are: ◆ Using Features in the Printer Driver - With Windows 95/98/NT 4.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 1 Using Features in the Printer Driver When you print from a software application, many of the printer ’ s features are available from the printer driver . T o change the settings from a software application, follow this procedure.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 2 The features of the printer driver are organized under ten tabs : Click on a tab at the top of the properties window to access one of the nine dialog boxes. Each tab of the properties box is described in this section. Y ou can restore all the original settings of the PCL 6 printer driver by clicking Defaults.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 3 Copies Use the Copies box to set the number of copies you want to print. Paper Orientation Choose Portr ait or Landscape to select the default orientation of the printed page.
Using the Printer Driver P RINTING T ASKS 5. 4 The settings on the Graphic tab allow you to fine tune your image quality and to balance print quality and print speed. Graphic T ab Y ou can restore all the original settings of the PCL 6 printer driver by clicking Defaults.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 5 Using the Printer Driver Resolution Select from the available setting to set the maximum resolution for your print jobs. SRT Mode Some printed characters or images can appear to have jagged or uneven edges.
Output T ab P RINTING T ASKS 5. 6 Y ou can restore all the original settings of the PCL 6 printer driver by clicking Defaults. Using the Printer Driver.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 7 Using the Printer Driver Pages per Sheet(Multiple Images) Use the Pages per Sheet setting to print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper . • Y ou can fit 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 or 16 pages on a single sheet of paper . F or example, 2 means two page images are printed on one page.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 8 Printer T ab Printer Memory Select the value of the printer memory installed in the printer . After adding more memory , set the value of the printer memory . Important If you want to know more about each menu, click on the Help button .
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 9 Using the Printer Driver Overlay T ab An overlay is text and/or images stored in the computer HDD as a special file format that can be printed on any document you choose. Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper .
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 10 Overlay List The file is now shown in the Overlay List box and is available for printing. Select the overlay from the Overlay List box. Create Overlay T o use a page overlay , you must create a new page overlay containing your logo or image.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 11 Using the Printer Driver A W atermark is text that is superimposed on your final output. Usually in a lighter gray you can create a watermark with your own text.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 12 Message Y ou can select a watermark from the message list. Edit Use this dialog box to enter the text and layout of your watermark. Y ou can set the watermark’s font, size and darkness, as well as the angle and position on the page.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 13 The printer can automatically print on both sides of paper by setting the Printing Menu or Output tab of the Samsung ML -7300 PCL 6 Driver . 1 Open the document to be printed in the appropriate application. 2 Click on the Print button.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 14 1 Make sure the READY message appears on the display . 2 Press On Line. 3 Press Menu until you see PRINTING MENU . 4 Press Item until you see DUPLEX . 5 Press V alue until the setting you need appears on the display (For more information, see page 3.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 15 The printer prints the second sides of paper first, so paper such as letterhead and preprinted paper needs to be oriented as illustrated in the figure below. Paper Orientation for Printing both sides of Paper For Multi-Purpose tray Load the first side facing down and the top toward you.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 16 1 2 3 4 Y ou can select the number of pages you want to print on a single sheet of paper . If you choose to print more than one page per sheet, the pages will appear decreased in size and arranged on the sheet. Y ou can specify up to 16 pages.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 17 Portrait orientation Printing Booklets 8 9 Landscape orientation 7 1 9 Booklet printing feature allows you to print your document as a 2-sided (duplex) job and arrange the pages so that the paper can be folded in half after printing to produce a booklet.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 18 Printing on Different Paper for the First Page 1 When you change the print settings from your software application, access the printer properties. See page 5.1 to access the printer properties. 2 Click the Paper tab, and click Different Source for First Page .
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 19 Fitting Y our Document T o a Selected Paper Size This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the digital document size. This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document.
P RINTING T ASKS 5. 20 Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper , which can be pasted together to form one poster-size document. 1 When you change the print settings from your software application, access the printer properties.
Printing Poster ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ 2 x 2 Overlap=0 Overlap=25 25 pixels 25 pixels ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ Custom (150%) 5 Click OK , then start printing.
Maintaining Your Printer Maintaining Your Printer This chapter provides suggestions for high-quality and economical printing and information for maintaining the toner cartridge and the printer .
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 1 T oner Cartridge Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until you are ready to use it. T oner cartridge storage The life of the toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require.
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 2 T oner Cartridge When toner is low, faded or light areas may appear on a printed page. Y ou may be able to temporarily improve print quality by redistributing the toner . The following procedures may allow you to finish the current print job before replacing the toner cartridge.
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 3 T oner Cartridge 3 Gently shake the toner cartridge from side to side 5 or 6 times to redistribute the toner . 4 Reinsert the toner cartridge into the printer . Be sure that the toner cartridge is firmly in its place. 5 Firmly close the cover .
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 4 Cleaning the Printer T o maintain print quality , you should clean the printer . • Never use alcohol or solvent based cleaning agents to clean the printer as they may damage the printer casing and components. • Never use a hard-bristled brush or abrasive pad.
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 5 Cleaning the Printer 4 Use a soft cloth to remove any dust. 5 If the outer casing or the paper feed guides are dirty , clean them with a soft, clean cloth, slightly dampened with a gentle detergent. 6 Clean the inside of the printer with a damp cloth.
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 6 Cleaning LSU 3 Slide the LSU cleaner horizontally across a track on the top of the LSU. T o obtain high quality from your printer , clean the LSU(Laser Scanning Unit) when characters have lines running through them. 1 Open the top cover and remove the toner cartridge.
M AINTAINING Y OUR P RINTER 6. 7 Memo Memo Memo Memo.
Problem Solving Problem Solving This chapter gives helpful information for what to do if you encounter a printer error . It provides information on the following topics: ◆ Clearing Paper Jams ◆ Er.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 1 If the printer ’ s operator panel displays a paper jam message, look for paper in the locations indicated in the figure below , then perform the procedure for clearing the paper jam. Clearing Paper Jams Notes: Be very careful not to tear the paper, when clearing paper jams.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 2 Problem ‘PAPER JAM0’ message appears on the LCD Solution 1 Slide the tray out of the printer , and remove any dam- aged paper from the tray . Notes : If the edge of the paper is visible in the feed area, slowly pull the paper down and out of the printer.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 3 Notes: The paper jam locations for both sides printing are different from those of normal printing. Refer to page 7.1. ‘ PAPER JAM1 ’ or ‘ PAPER JAM2 ’ messages appear on the LCD Check 1 • Open and close the top cover .
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 4 ‘ DUPLEX JAM 1 ’ or ‘ DUPLEX JAM 2 ’ messages appear on the LCD Check 1 (DUPLEX JAM 1) • Open the rear cover . • Grasp both sides of the paper , and slowly pull the paper out of the printer . Check 2 (DUPLEX JAM 2) • Pull the tray completely out of the printer .
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 5 The following table explains messages that might display on the printer operator panel. Error Messages Message Meaning and Requried Action A cover is open. • Close the cover . The printer is running out of toner . Purchase a new cartridge and replace the toner cartridge.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 6 The requested paper size does not correspond with the loaded paper size in the displayed tray . Press Continue key . Load the paper into the Multi-Purpose tray . An internal error has occurred. • T urn the printer off , and then turn the printer on.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 7 The printer detects a serial interface error . ● Set the same Baudrate. There is not enough memory in the printer . ● Y ou might want to add more memory to the printer . ● Check that the SMET menu item is set to ON. The 1ST TRA Y is open.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 8 General Printing Problems • Check the power cord connections. • Check that the power supplied to the printer is steady and meets printer specifications. • T urn the printer off , and then turn the printer on. 1 Select START ➔ Settings ➔ Printers from Windows task bar (See page 5.
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 9 Poor Print Quality • Distribute the toner in toner cartridge (See page 6.1). • Adjust the ‘Density’ menu item setting (See page 3.12). • Clean the inside of the printer (See page 6.4). • Print a few more pages to see if the problem will correct itself .
P ROBLEM S OL VING 7. 10 PS(PostScript) Problems 1 Open the Properties of PS driver . 2 Click on PostScript . 3 Click on the Advanced button. 4 The pure binary data is not supported. Choose the others. The Error messages (This job contains binary data.
Macintosh Problems The printer driver icon does not appear in the Chooser dialogue box. Y our printer name does not appear in the Chooser dialogue box.
Appendix Specifications Specifications This appendix provides information on the following topics: ◆ Printer Specifications ◆ P aper Specifications A A.
CPU Emulations Memory Interface F ont N/W Card Device Driver S PECIFICATIONS A. 1 Printer Specifications P ower PC, 100MHZ • Default: PCL 6, PS 3 • 16MB Standard • Max up to 208MB • IEEE 1284 .
S PECIFICATIONS A. 2 Printer Specifications 21 PPM (Letter size) 1200 DPI + SRT Eletrophotograph y Non-mag monocomponent/contact Less than 70 secs Less than 12 secs 427 ✕ 449 ✕ 301(W ✕ D ✕ H)mm Less than 16.
S PECIFICATIONS A. 3 Printer Specifications 500 sheets - T ray 1 500 sheets(40 envelopes) - Optional T ray 2 250 sheets F acedown 100 sheets(10 envelopes) • T ray 1 : A4, L TR, Folio, Legal, Exec, I.
S PECIFICATIONS A. 4 Paper Specifications The following table gives details about the print material you can load into each of the printer tra ys. A4 LETTER FOLIO(LEGAL 13”) LEGAL(LEGAL 14”) EXECU.
Paper Specifications The printer supports the following types of paper : Make sure the paper is good quality • Plain • Letterhead • Bond • R ough • Prepunched • Preprinted • Color • R ecycled •T ransparency • Labels • Card Stock Labels T o avoid damaging the printer , use only labels recommended for use in laser printers.
Appendix Macintosh User’s Guide Y ou can use the printer to print a document from a Macintosh via a Serial LocalT alk interface or an optional network interface.
M ACINTOSH U SER ’ S G UIDE B. 1 Setting Up Y our Printer Installing Serial/LocalT alk Option Card Installing Software Installing Network Printer Card - PortThru (for Network Printing only) Installi.
M ACINTOSH U SER ’ S G UIDE B. 2 Installing Software Installing the PS Driver Make sure the ‘READY’ message appears on the operator panel display . 1 If necessary , press the power button on the Macintosh computer . 2 Insert ML -7300 CD. 3 Select the correct language and double-click the Installer icon.
6 From Chooser on the Apple menu, select LaserWriter 8.x icon. The name of your printer appears in the right pane of the window . The name by default will be Samsung 010001 (Samsung followed by DDP address in Hexadecimal). B. 3 Notes: If the computer is connected to a network, selecting Printer Port will disconnect communication with the network.
7 Click on your printer name. 8 Click the Create button if it appears. The installation is completed. Y ou don’t need to proceed with the following steps. 9 Click on the Setup button. 10 Select Auto Setup button. The Samsung ML -7300 file is installed automatically and the Samsung ML -7300 printer icon appears on the desktop.
1 Start the necessary application and open the document you want to print. 2 From Chooser in the Apple menu, select LaserWriter 8 , then your printer name. 3 From the File menu, select Page Setup . The P age Setup dialog box appears. 4 After making any necessary changes to the page setup, click OK .
The Page Setup Dialog Box When you select Page Setup from the File menu of your application, a dialog box will appear . Page Setup Features Paper : Select the paper size you want to use.
T o display additional LaserW riter settings, click the Options button. The window as shown below appears. Visual Effects Flip Horizontal : T o print a mirror image of the document, click this check box. Flip Vertical : T o print the document upside down, click this check box.
When you select Print from the File menu of your application, you will see the dialogue box as shown below . Print Features Copies : T ype the number of copies to be printed Pages : T o print all your pages, click All .T o print only some pages, type the first page number in the From box and type the last page number in the To box.
T o display additional printer settings, click the Options button. The window as shown below appears. Print Options Features Cover Page : Prints a cover page as the first or last page of the document, or turns off the printing of a cover page.
Appendix Using Windows PostScript Driver Using Windows PostScript Driver If you want to use the PostScript driver provided with your system CD-ROM or diskettes to print a document, use the information in this Appendix.
U SING W INDOWS P OST S CRIPT D RIVER C. 1 Installing PS Driver Important: • You must have the CD(or diskette) for “windows 95” or Windows 98” available for use. • You cannot use PS in Windows 3.1. PPDs, in combination with the P ostScript driver , access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer .
U SING W INDOWS P OST S CRIPT D RIVER C. 2 3 When the opening screen appears, select the appropriate language. 4 Click Install the Samsung Software-II on your PC (PostScript) . 5 Click on HaveDisk , click Browse , then choose: • for Windows 9x, x:Eng (or the desired language code.
Selecting the Default Printer 1 Start Windows on your pc. 2 Select Start ➔ Settings ➔ Printers from the Windows 95 task bar . 3 Double click the SAMSUNG ML-7300 PS printer icon. 4 Select File ➔ Default Printer . 5 Print the document on your Samsung ML -7300 PS.
Appendix Using the Printer o n a Network Using the Printer o n a Network If you work in a networked environment, the printer can be shared by other users on the network. ML -7300N printer is a network printer and can be connected to the network via direct attachment to an external print server .
U SING THE P RINTER ON A N ETWORK D. 1 About Sharing the Printer on a Network If you work in a networked environment, you can connect the ML -7300 series printer to your network. Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer (called the “host computer ”) on the network.
1 Start Windows. 2 From the Start menu, select Control Panel, and double-click on the Network icon. 3 Check the File and Print Sharing box, then click OK. Close the window . 4 Click Start and select Printers from Settings, then double-click your printer name.
Setting Up a Network-Connected Printer T o use the ML -7300 Series printer as a Network printer , you must install an optional network card in your printer . See page F .8 for information on installing the network card. If you have an ML -7300N printer , you do not need to install the network card.
Appendix Installing Software from Diskettes Installing Software from Diskettes If you need to install the printer software on a system that does not have a CD-ROM drive, use the instructions in this appendix to create the software diskettes and install the printer software from the diskettes.
I NSTALLING S OFTW ARE FROM D ISKETTES E. 1 Making Installation Diskettes If you do not have a CD-ROM drive and if you have access to another computer with a CD-ROM drive, you can copy software installation files from the your printer software CD-ROM onto floppy diskettes, then use the diskettes instead of the CD-ROM to install the software.
I NSTALLING S OFTW ARE FROM D ISKETTES E. 2 4 The Copy to Floppy dialog box appears. Select the desired components you want to copy to the diskette from the Select box. Y ou can select PCL Printer Driver , P ostScript Driver . Select the floppy disk drive you will use to insert the diskette.
The instructions to install PCL Printer Driver , P ostScript Driver are same. T ake the following steps: 1 Insert the first diskette (if the selected software diskettes are more than one) which contains the desired installation software; PCL Printer Driver , PostScript Driver .
Appendix Printer Options F F Printer Options Y our printer is a full-featured laser printer that has been optimized to meet most of your printing needs. R ecognizing that each user may have different requirements, however , Samsung makes sever al options available to enhance the printer’s capabilities.
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 1 Precautions Never remove the printer control board while the printer is plugged in. T o avoid the possibility of electrical shock, always disconnect the power cord when installing or removing ANY internal or external printer option.
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 2 Preparations 3 Remo ve the printer cover . a Open the rear cover . b Remo ve the two screws from the back of the printer . Save the screws. c Grasp the cover (as illustrated) and pull it firmly toward the rear of the printer until it stops.
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 3 Closing The Printer Cover When you have finished installing an Option, follow these steps. 1 Close the metal plate and tighten all the screws. 2 Set the bottom of the cover onto the printer . Make sure the bottom tabs on the cover fit into the corresponding slots in the printer .
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 4 Network Card Connector Serial/LocalT alk or Serial/IrDA Connector If the printer cover is opened, you can see the printer control board as below .
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 5 Printer Memory 2 Remo ve two screws and remove the metal plate in the direction of the arrow . CN 4: This slot recognizes only half of 8MB, 32MB and 128MB SIMMs if they are installed. Memory Connector CN 3 CN 4 CN 5 The printer memory option increases the printer ’ s dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 6 4 Hold the memory option with the connection points pointing toward the connector and position the notch as shown. Insert the memory option all the way into the connector at a 30 O angle, and rotate it left until it snaps into place.
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 7 Printer Memory 1 Push the metal clips at each end of the connector away from memory option. 2 Rotate the memory option right to a 30 O angle and gently pull it out of the connector as shown. Complete the following steps if you need to remove a printer memory option before you install a new one.
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 8 Network Option Card When unpacking the network printer card, you should find the following items. Network Printer Card (PortThru) Network Brackets Network Management S/W User’s Guide CD-ROM(Sync Thru) For ML -7300 Series Overview This chapter describes the proper preparations for network printing.
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 9 Network Option Card The network option card lets you connect the printer to a local area network(LAN).Y ou can install one network option card in your printer .
5 Align the connector on the card with the connector on the printer control board. Push the card firmly into the connector until it is completely in place. Result: The two connectors should fit snugly together. P RINTER O PTIONS F. 10 3 Remo ve the two screws from the metal plate covering the opening for cable connector .
P RINTER O PTIONS F. 11 Notes: • The top green LED comes on when the cable is connected to the port on the Network Printer Card. • After booting, the bottom green LED should blink irregularly and the top green LED should come on continuously. If the bottom green LED blinks regularly, turn on your printer again.
P RINTER O PTION F. 12 Installing Serial/LocalT alk or Serial/IrDA option card 3 Remo ve the single screw that fastens the metal plate covering the cable connector opening. 4 Remo ve the plate. 5 Insert the Serial/LocalT alk or Serial/IrDA option card into the option card slot.
Installing Serial/LocalT ark or Serial/IrDA option card P RINTER O PTION F. 13 7 Push the card firmly into the connector until it is completely in place. 8 Gently tighten the screws to secure the card to the system board. 9 Continue with ‘Closing the Printer Cover’ on page F.
P RINTER O PTION F. 14 Connect the printer to your Macintosh using a LocalT alk cable. Notes : A LocalTalk cable is not included. It must be purchased separately.
P RINTER O PTION F. 15 Y ou can use an infrared adapter to print remotely from an IrDA-Compatible computer equipped with an infrared port. The infrared port is compliant with the specifications established by the Infrared Data Association(IrDA). The infrared port operates transmitting data at speeds up to 115.
P RINTER O PTION F. 16 Serial/IrDA 1 T o print with an infrared port, you should install an infrared port driver on your computer . ● If you do not have the driver , please ask your PC manufacturer . ● Y ou can download the infrared driver for Windows 95 from the internet with no charge (http://www.
P RINTER O PTION F. 17 Optional T ray 2 Y ou can install an Optional T ra y 2 Complete the following steps beforeyou install the Optional T ray 2. ● Unplug the printer power cord. ● Disconnect all cables from the back of the printer . 1 Carefully place the printer on top of the Optional T ray 2 unit.
P RINTER O PTION F. 18 Optional T ray 2 Y our printer has an optional cassette that can hold up to 500 sheets of paper or 40 envelopes. T o load paper in the Optional T ray 2, proceed as follows. 1 Pull the tray completely out of the printer . 2 Press down on the bottom plate to lock it into position.
P RINTER O PTION F. 19 Optional T ray 2 3 Squeeze and lift the length guide and slide it to the desired paper size until it clicks into place. 4 Lift the width guide on the paper guide to the desired paper size until it clicks into place. The paper size is indicated on the bottom of the Optional T ray 2.
P RINTER O PTION F. 20 7 Squeeze the width guide and slide it to the right and left until it touches the edge of the paper . Notes: ● Do not fold or crease the paper. ● This mark indicates the height of paper loaded. Notes: The printer may pull paper from tray 1 first.
P RINTER O PTION F. 21 Optional T ray 2 1 Lift the lever on the left side of the Tr a y. 2 Press down on the bottom plate to lock it into position. 3 Lift the width guide and slide it to the envelope size indicated on the bottom. 4 Lift the length guide and slide it to the envelope size indicated on the bottom.
P RINTER O PTION F. 22 Optional T ray 2 Use PCL driver to select the tray you wish to print. 1 Select Start ➔ Settings ➔ Printers from the windows task bar . 2 Click on the Samsung ML-7300 PCL 6 icon. 3 Select Files ➔ Properties . 4 Click on the Paper tab.
Optional T ray 2 2 Press the Menu > or < buttons one or more times until ‘Printing Menu’ is displayed. 3 Press the Item < or > buttons one or more times until ‘T ray’ appears on the display . 4 Press the V alue + or - buttons one or more times to select ‘OPT’ .
Appendix Using your Printer in Linux Y ou can use Samsung ML -7300 Series printer in Linux environment. This appendix provides information on the following topic: • Linux Driver Installation G G.
Linux Driver Installation U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX G. 1 This Linux driver is designed for Samsung ML -7300 Series printer and supports Linux Red Hat 6.0 or higher and Intel Linux. If your Linux version is not included, this driver might not work properly .
U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX G. 2 Linux Driver Installation 3. Set up the printer filter . T o set up: 1 Run printtool at x terminal. 2 T o add the printer driver , click the Add button. 3 In the Add a Printer Entry window , decide the printer type you will use.
U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX G. 3 Memo Memo.
I NDEX I INDEX Numeric 16MB RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2 21PPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2 500-Sheet T r ay . . . . . . . . . . .1.3 A Adhesive tape . . . . . . . . . . . .2.2 AUT O CR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.8 AUT OCONT . . . . .
I NDEX II I infrared adapter . . . . . . . . . .F .15 I/O MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.17 J JOB MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.12 L Label, printing . . . . . . . . . . . .4.7 Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.3 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . .
I NDEX III P (continued) paper type, setting . . . . . . . .5.3 parallel, connection . . . . . . . .2.8 PCL 6, Properties graphic tab . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4 output tab . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.6 overla y tab . . . . . . . . . . . .5.9 paper tab .
I NDEX IV T test menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.15 testing the printer . . . . . . . .2.11 toner cartridge distributing . . . . . . . . . . . .6.1 i n s t a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .3 life expectancy . . . . . . . . . .6.1 recycle . .
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If you have not bought Samsung ML-7300 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Samsung ML-7300 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Samsung ML-7300 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Samsung ML-7300 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Samsung ML-7300, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Samsung ML-7300.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Samsung ML-7300. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Samsung ML-7300 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
