Samsung ML-3050 manual

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This man ual is p rovide d for inform ation purposes only . All info rmation include d herei n is sub ject to c hange wi thout noti ce. Sam sung Electro nics is not responsi ble fo r any chan ges, dire ct or in direct, ari sing from or rela ted to use of thi s manual . © 2006 Sa msung El ectroni cs Co., Lt d. Al l right s rese rved. • ML-3050, M[...]

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C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special feat ures ............... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........... ................. .......... ...... ....................... ........... 1.1 Printer overvi ew ............... ................. ............ ................ ............ ........... ................. .......... ....[...]

8. Maintenance Printing i nformation page ....... ........... ............ ........... ........... ................. ........... ........... .......... ....... ........... ................. 8.1 Cleaning the prin ter ................ ................. ........... ........... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ........[...]

i Import ant Precautions and Safety Information When usi ng t hi s ma chi ne, thes e bas ic saf et y pre caut i ons shoul d a lway s be f ol lo wed t o r educ e ri sk of fi re, el ec tri c shock , and i nj ury to people: 1 Read an d under stan d all inst ruc ti on s. 2 Use common sens e whenever oper ati ng el ect ri ca l appl i ances. 3 Fol low al[...]

ii Recycli ng Ple ase re cycle o r dis pose of p ack aging m ateria ls fo r this produ ct in an en vir onmen tall y r espo nsi ble ma nner. Correct Disposal of This Product (W aste Electrica l & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with sep arate collection systems) Thi s ma rking sh own on the pr[...]

iii A ful l de clar ati on, def ini ng th e r ele vant Dire cti ves and re fer ence d stan dards c an be obtai ned from y our S amsun g Ele ct ron ics Co., Ltd. rep res entat ive. EC Certificat ion Certification to 1999/5/EC Radio Equ ipment & T elecommunicatio ns T erminal Equipment Directive (F AX) This Sam sung prod uct h as been self- certi[...]

iv Replacing the Fit ted Plug (for UK Only) Import ant The mains lead for this mach ine is fit ted wit h a stan dard (B S 136 3) 13 am p plug and has a 13 amp f use. When y ou ch ange or ex amin e the fuse , you must re-f it th e cor rect 13 amp fuse . Y ou then need to rep lace the fu se c over . If you h ave lo st th e fuse cov er , do not use th[...]

1 .1 < Introduct io n> 1 Introducti on Congratu lations o n the p urchase of your pri nter! This cha pter in clude s: • Spe cial featur es • Printer o verview • Finding more i nformation Sp ecial features Y our new printer i s equ ipped wi th severa l speci al feat ures that i mprove the print q uality . Y ou can: Print with exc ellent [...]

1 .2 < Introduct io n> Printer features The t able bel ow lis ts a general o vervi ew of fea tures s uppor ted by yo ur printer . (I: Installed, O: Option, N A: Not Available) Features ML -3050 M L-3051N M L-3051ND IEEE 1284 Para llel I I I USB 2.0 I I I Network Interf ace (Ethernet 10 /100 Base TX) NA I I Wirele ss LAN (IEEE 802.1 1 b/g Wire[...]

1 .3 < Introduct io n> Rear vie w 1 control boa rd cover 6 duplex unit 2 network port 7 power recept acle 3 USB port 8 power switch 4 para llel port 9 rear c over 5 optional tra y 2 cable connecto r * The figure above shows a n ML-3051ND with all available options. Control p anel overview ML-3050 ML-3051N and ML-3051ND 1 T oner Save : Allows [...]

1 .4 < Introduct io n> Findi ng more info rmatio n Y ou can find informat ion for se tting up an d using yo ur from the fo llowing resources , eith er print ed or on screen. Quick Ins t all Guide Provi des inform ation on se tting up your printer and, the refore, b e sure to follow the instruc tions in the gu ide to get the prin ter read y . [...]

2 .1 < System setup> 2 System setup This chap ter provide s step by step info rmatio n on set ting up you r printer . This cha pter in clude s: • Using con trol p anel me nus (ML- 3051N , ML-3051 ND only) • Menu over view • Pr in ti ng a dem o page • Changing t he displ ay langu age (ML -3051N, M L-3051 ND only) • Using tone r save [...]

2 .2 < System setup> Information menu This menu contai ns prin ter informati on p ages that giv e det ails abo ut the printer and it s con figurati on. Layout menu Use t he Layout menu t o defin e all set tings relatin g to outpu t. Item Ex p lana ti on Menu Map The men u map shows the layou t and c urrent sett ing s of th e con trol panel me[...]

2 .3 < System setup> Paper menu Use the Paper menu to d efine all s etting s relating to print mate rial in put and out put, as well as the spe cific prin t material y ou are us ing with your printer . Item Explan ation Copies Set the d efault num ber of copies b y sel ecting a ny number from 1 to 999 . Paper Size Select the pap er size curre[...]

2 .4 < System setup> System Setup menu Use t he System Setup men u to confi gur e a va ri ety of pri nte r fea tur es. Item Explana tion Languag e This sett ing det ermines the lan guage of t he text that ap pears on th e control pan el displ ay and informat ion print ing. Power Save When the p rinter do es not rec eive dat a fo r an extend e[...]

2 .5 < System setup> PCL This men u sets the PCL emula tion con figurati on. Y ou can s et the f ont type, symb ol type, line s per page, and poi nt size. Item Explanati on T ypeface Y ou can select t he st anda rd font to b e used in PCL emulatio n. • PCL1~PC L7’s interval between letters is fixed , and PCL8~PCL45 ’s in terval is propo[...]

2 .6 < System setup> Network menu This menu lets you configure the network interface installed in your pr inter . Y ou can reset the network interface and print a c onfiguration page . Item Explanation TCP/I P This item allows you to m anually set the TCP/IP addresses or receive the addresses from the network. • DHCP : The DHCP server allot[...]

2 .7 < System setup> Using toner save mode T on er save mode allo ws th e pr int er to use l ess t one r on e ach pag e. Activatin g this mo de extends the life of your ton er cartridge an d reduces your cos t per p age bey ond wh at one wo uld ex perience in the normal mode, but it redu ces p rint qu ality . This setting is not avail able wi[...]

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 w ith your printer . Further det ail s about i nst alling a nd using the so ftware are explain ed in th e Sof tware Section . This cha pter in clude s: • Supplied sof tware • Printer d river featu res • System requirement [...]

3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver feat ures Y our printer driv ers supp ort the following s tan dard fe atures: • Pape r so urce s ele cti on • Pape r si ze, orien tati on and medi a ty pe • Numb er of copi es In addition , you ca n use vario us spec ial printi ng featur es. The fo llowing tab le show s a gene ral ove rview o f[...]

3 .3 < Software over view> Linux Notes • It is necessa ry to c laim sw ap pa rtition of 300 MB or large r for workin g with l arge scan ned imag es. • The Li nux sca nner dri ver supp orts the optic al resolu tion a t maximu m. Macintosh Item Requireme nt s Operatin g system • Red Hat 8 .0 ~ 9.0 • Fedora C ore 1 ~ 3 • Mandrake 9.2 ~[...]

4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This cha pter gi ves you step-b y-step instru ctions for setti ng up y our printer for n etwork c onnecti ons. This cha pter in clude s: • Introduction • Supported operati ng syste ms • Configuring T CP/IP • Configuring E therT alk • Configuring I PX frame types • Setting Ether net speed • R[...]

4 .2 < Network setup> St atic addressing T o enter a TCP/IP add ress from your p rinter’s contro l p anel, t ake th e followi ng step: 1 Press Menu u ntil Network ap pears o n the bott om lin e of th e disp lay and p ress OK . 2 Press OK when TCP/IP app ears. 3 Pres s the Scroll buttons until Sta t i c appears a nd press OK . 4 Press OK whe[...]

4 .3 < Network setup> Setting Et hernet s peed Y ou can sele ct the co mmun icatio n speed f or Ethern et connec tions . 1 Press Menu u ntil Network ap pears o n the bott om lin e of th e disp lay and p ress OK . 2 Pres s the Scroll buttons until Ethernet Spe ed appears and pr ess OK . 3 Pres s the Scroll b utto ns un til the sp eed you w ant[...]

5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print media This cha pter wil l help yo u unde rsta nd types of p aper you can u se with your pr inter and h ow to pro perly load p aper in the di ffe rent pa per tray s for the best print quali ty . This cha pter in clude s: • Selecting print media • Loading p aper • Selecting an output loc ation S[...]

5 .2 < Loading print media> Supported size s of p aper Note For dupl ex pri nting, A4, L etter , Oficio, Lega l, and Folio sizes are supp orted. Ty p e Size Dimensions Wei gh t a a. If media weight is over 24 lb (90 g/m 2 ), use the multi-purpo se tray. Capacity b b. Maximum capacity may differ depending on media w eight, thickness, and envir[...]

5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and stor ing print media When sele cti ng o r load ing paper , enve lop es, or o ther pri nt m ater ial s, keep these gui deline s in mind: • Always use p rint me dia that c onform w ith the s pecifica tions listed on page 5. 3. • Attempt ing to print on damp, c urled, wri nkled, or t [...]

5 .4 < Loading print media> T ran sparen cies • T o avoi d dama ging the p rinter , use o nly transp arenci es desi gned fo r use in l aser pr inters. • T ransp arenci es used in the printer must be able to with stand 200° C (392° F ), the p rinter’s fu sing temp erat ure . • Place them on a fla t surface aft er remo ving the m from[...]

5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the tray 1 or the optional tray 2 Use the print mat erial you use for the majo rity of yo ur print jobs in the tray 1. The tray 1 can hold a maxim um of 250 shee ts of 7 5 g/m 2 p aper . Y ou can purchase an optiona l tray 2 and att ach it be low the tray 1 to load an additi onal 2 50 she ets of pa per . T o [...]

5 .6 < Loading print media> Note s • Do no t push the p aper wi dth gu ide far enough to caus e the material to warp. • If you do not adjust the p ape r widt h guid e, it may c ause p ape r jams . Using the multi-purpose tray The multi -purpos e tray can hold spec ial siz es and types o f print mat erial, such as transp are ncies, po stca[...]

5 .7 < Loading print media> 5 When yo u print a docu ment, set the p aper source an d type in the softw are applic ation. See the Sof tware Section . For inform ation about sett ing the paper sourc e and t ype on the contr ol pan el, se e p age 2.3. 6 After pr inting , fold the m ulti-p urpose tray e xtension and c lose the multi-pu rpose tra[...]

5 .8 < Loading print media> Selecting an o utput locat ion The p rin ter h as t wo out put loc ati ons ; th e rear cov er (f ace up) and th e output tray (face dow n). The printe r sends o utput t o the outp ut tray by defau lt. T o use the outp ut tray, make s ure that th e rear cover i s closed. Notes • If p aper coming o ut of th e outp [...]

6 .1 < Basic print ing> 6 Basic printing This chap ter exp lains comm on pr in tin g tasks . This cha pter in clude s: • Pr in tin g a do cu men t • Canceling a p rint job Printing a do cument This prin ter all ows you to print fr om va rious W indows, Macinto sh, or Linux ap plica tions. Th e exac t step s for p rinting a doc ument ma y [...]

7 .1 < Ordering suppl ies and accessories> 7 Orde ring su ppl ies an d access orie s This cha pter provi des inform ation on purchasi ng toner c artridge s and access ories availabl e for y our prin ter . • T oner cartridges • Accesso ries • How to purcha se T oner cartridges When the t oner run s out, yo u can orde r the fol lowing ty [...]

8 .1 < Maintenan ce> 8 Maintenance This cha pter provi des inform ation for maint aining your pr inter and t he toner cartridge , as well as su ggesti ons for high- quality and eco nomical printing. This cha pter in clude s: • Printing inform ation p age • Cleaning the printer • Maint aining the toner cartridg e • Maintenanc e p art s[...]

8 .2 < Maintenan ce> 4 Locate t he lon g strip of g lass (LSU) i nside th e top o f the cartri dge comp artment, a nd gen tly swab t he gla ss to see if dirt turns the white c otton black. 5 Reinsert t he toner cartridg e and cl ose t he front cover . 6 Plug in th e powe r c ord and turn the p rinter o n. Printing a cleaning sheet If you are [...]

8 .3 < Maintenan ce> Redistributing toner cartridge When t he toner cartridge is near the end of i ts life: • White streaks o r ligh t printing o ccurs. • T oner Low appea rs on the displa y . ( ML-305 1N , ML-3051 ND only) • The Sm art Pane l program w indow ap pears on the c omputer t elling you that the t one r lev el is lo w . • T[...]

8 .4 < Maintenan ce> 3 Remove t he new to ner ca rtridge from it s bag. Caution Do not u se sharp objec ts, su ch as a knif e or sci ssors, to open the toner cartrid ge package . T hey mig ht scrat ch t he drum of the c art ri dge. 4 Remove t he p acking tap e and ro ll the ca rtridge 5 or 6 it ems to dist ribute the t oner . Thoroughl y roll[...]

9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooting This cha pter provid es help ful inform ation for what to do if you encounter an error w hile using y our pri nter . This cha pter in clude s: • Clearing p aper jams • T roub leshootin g check list • Underst anding t he S t atus LED • Underst and ing displ ay mes sages • T oner cartridge -[...]

9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> 2 Remove t he jam med p aper by gently p ulling i t straig ht out. Make sure that all of the p aper is properl y aligned in the tray 1. If th e paper doe s not mo ve whe n yo u pul l, or if you do no t se e the pape r in thi s area, c heck th e fuser are a arou nd the ton er cartridg e. See pag e 9. 3. 3 Inser t the t[...]

9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> Around the toner cartridge Note The f user area is hot. T ake care whe n removin g pa per from the print er. 1 Open th e front cov er and pul l the t oner cartrid ge out . 2 Remove t he jamme d p aper by ge ntly pul ling i t straig ht out. 3 Replace the tone r cartridge and c lose the front co ver. Printin g automati [...]

9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> 5 Release the blu e strap, th e rear c over stop per, and fu lly open the rear co ver , as sh own. 6 Unfo ld t he d upl ex gu i de fu lly . 7 While pu shing the fuser lever to th e right , open the fuser door. 1 rear cover stopper 2 rear cover 2 1 1 duplex guide 1 1 fuser lever 2 fuser door 2 1 8 Pull the jammed p ap [...]

9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> 2 Remove t he jamme d pape r from t he duplex unit. If the p aper d oes not com e out with t he dup lex unit, remove th e pape r from th e bottom o f the pr inter . Duplex jam 1 1 Open th e rear cov er. 2 Unfo ld t he d upl ex gu i de fu lly . 1 1 duplex guide 3 Pull the jammed p ap er out. Tip s f o r a v o i ding pa[...]

9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> T roubleshooting ch ecklist If the pri nter is not worki ng proper ly , consu lt the fo llowing checkl ist. If th e printer does not pas s a step , follow the corres pondin g troub leshooti ng sugge stions. Condition Sugg ested so lutions Make sure that the S tatus LE D on the control p ane l ligh ts green and Read y [...]

9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Underst andin g display messages Messag es appear on the Sma rt Panel program win dow or the control panel displa y to indica te the prin ter’s stat us or errors. Refe r to the t ables below to und erstan d the mess ages’ meaning and co rrect the prob lem if necess ary . Message s and thei r mean ings are l isted [...]

9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> T oner cartridge- related messag es Messag e Meanin g Suggested so lutions Inst all T oner A toner cartridge is not ins talle d. I nstall a toner cartridge . Invalid T oner The tone r cartridge you have instal led i s not for your printer . Inst all a Sams ung -g enuine ton er cartridge , designe d for y our printer .[...]

9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving g eneral pr inting pro blems For problem s with the operat ion of your printe r , refer to th e ta ble for suggeste d sol utions. Condition Possib le caus e Suggested solu tions The printe r does not print. The pr in ter is no t receivi ng power . Check th e power cord connec tions. C heck the po wer switch an[...]

9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Print job i s extremel y slow . (Continu ed) If using Windo ws 9x/Me, the S poo ling S etting may be set incorrec tly . From the Sta rt menu, c hoose Settings an d Pri nt ers . Right- clic k the Sams ung ML- 305 0 Seri es PCL 6 printe r icon, choose Properties , clic k the Det ails ta b, and t hen ch oose the S pool [...]

9 .11 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving print quality pr oblems Dirt insid e of the printer or i mproper p ape r loading m ay reduc e prin t quality . See the t able be low to t roubles hoot p roblems. Condition Suggeste d solution s Light or faded print If a verti cal white s treak or faded are a appe ars on the pag e: • The to ner suppl y is lo[...]

9 .12 < Troubleshoot ing> Background scatter Backgrou nd scatte r result s from bits of toner distribu ted on the printed page. • The pa per may be to o damp. T ry printi ng with a dif feren t batch of pap er . Do not open pack ages of p aper until necessa ry so that th e pa per does not abso rb too m uch moi sture. • If backgr ound scatt[...]

9 .13 < Troubleshoot ing> Common W in dows problem s Note Refer to Micros oft Win dows 9x/Me/NT 4.0 /2000/XP/ 2003 User’s Guide that cam e with y our PC for fu rther i nformatio n on Window s error m essages . Curl If the prin ted p aper is curled or pap er does no t feed into the printe r: • T urn o ver the s tac k of p aper in the tray [...]

9 .14 < Troubleshoot ing> Commo n Linux problems Common Macin tosh pr oblems Condition Sug gested solu tions The print d oesn’t print. • Check if the printe r driver is ins ta lled in you r syste m. Open Unifi ed Driver Con figurat or and swi tch to the Printers tab in Printers config uration window to look at the list of availa ble pri n[...]

10 .1 < Installi ng accessorie s> 10 Installing accessor ies Y our printer is a full-feat ured la ser printer that ha s been optimiz ed to meet mos t of your p rinting needs. Reco gnizing th at each user ma y have dif ferent requireme nts , howev er , Samsun g makes several acce ssories availab le to en hance the printe r ’s c ap abilitie s[...]

10 .2 < Installi ng accessorie s> 6 Push the DI MM straigh t into the DI MM slot unt il it snap s into pla ce. Make sure the l atches f it over th e notche s loc ated on either sid e of the DIMM. 7 Replac e the control board co ver. 8 Reconnec t the pow er cord an d print er cable, and turn the printe r on. Setting the memory in the PostScrip[...]

10 .3 < Installi ng accessorie s> 3 Align the conne ctor on the wire less net work int erface ca rd with th e connec tor on the c ontrol boa rd. Pus h the card firmly in to the connec tor on the c ontrol b oard until it is c ompletel y and sec urely in place. 4 Replac e the control board co ver. 5 Reconnec t the p ower cord an d turn t he pri[...]

10 .4 < Installi ng accessorie s> Select ing the au thenti cation typ e Authent ication i s a proce ss of ide ntifyi ng the leg itima cy of an user to access a network . Y ou can selec t whether o r not auth entica tion is us ed. 1 Press Menu u ntil Network ap pears o n the bott om lin e of th e disp lay and p ress OK . 2 Pres s the Scroll bu[...]

11 .1 < Specif ications > 11 Specifications This cha pter in clude s: • Printer specific ations Printer specif ications Item Specific ations and De scription Model name ML-3050 , ML-3051 N, ML-3051ND Printing s peed a 28 ppm (A 4); 30 pp m (Let te r) Duple x: 19 ipm (A4) ; 21 ipm (Letter) Resolution Up to 120 0 x 1200 d pi ef fec tive outp [...]

1 I NDEX A access orie s inst alling memo ry DI MM 10.1 wireless netwo rk interfac e card 10.2 order info rmation 7.1 C clean ing drum 8.2 insi de 8.1 outside 8.1 cleanin g shee t, print 8.2 comp onent loc ation 1.2 configura tion p age, pri nt 8.1 control p anel menus 2.1 stat us LED 9.6 D demo page, pr int 2.6 DIMM, install 10.1 display langu age[...]

2 sys tem r equ irem ent s Linux 3.3 Macin tos h 3.3 Window s 3.2 T toner cartridg e checki g rema ining toner 8.2 cleanin g 8.2 maintai ning 8.2 redistrib uting 8.3 repl aci ng 8.3 , 8.4 tone r save mode , us e 2.7 W Wind ow s prob lems 9.13 wireless network i nterface c ard, inst all 10.2 wireless n etwork se tup 10.3[...]

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1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NSTALLING P RINTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software .............. ........... .......... .. .......... .. ............ .......... .. .......... .. .......... .. .. ..... 4 Installing Software for Local Printing ................. ......... ............ ............ .......... ............ [...]

2 Using an Existing Watermar k ................. .......... ............ ............ ......... ............ ............ ..... 21 Creating a Watermark .................. ............ ......... ............ ............ .......... ........... ............ ... 21 Editing a Watermark ............... ............ ............ ......... ............ ..[...]

3 Configuring Pri nter Properties ............. ............ .......... ............ ............ ......... ............ ............ .... . 2 9 Printing a Document ................. ............ ............ ......... ............ ............ .......... ........... ............ ... 30 Printing from Appli cati ons ........ .. .......... .. .......[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This chapter include s: • Installing P rinter Software • Changing the Software Lan guage • Reinstall ing Printer Soft ware •R e m o v i n g P r i n t e r S o f t w a r e Installing Printer Software Y ou can install the printer software for lo cal printing or n[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your printer is not already connected to the computer , the following window will appe ar . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you don’t want to connect the printe r at this tim e, click Next , and No on the following screen. Th en the insta llation will start and a test page[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a langua ge from the drop- down list. • View User’s Guide : Allows you to view the User’ s Guide. If your computer do esn’t have Adobe Acrobat, click on this option and it will automatically install Adob e Acrobat R eader for y ou. 4 Select Custom ins tallatio[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 9 T o register yourself as a user of Samsung Pr inters in order to receive informa tion from Samsung, select the checkbo x and click Finish . Y ou are now sent to the Samsung web site. Otherwise, just click Finish . Installing Software for Network Printing When you connect y our printer to a netw ork, you mu[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The list of printers av ailable on the network appears. Select the printer you w ant to install from the list and then click Next . • If you do not see your printer on the list, click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the network. T o add the printer to the netw[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 5 The list of printers av ailable on the network appears. Select the printer you w ant to install from the list and then click Next . • If you do not see your printer on the list, click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the network. T o add the printer to the netw[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 Changing the Software Language After installation of the softwa re, y o u can change the display language. 1 Click the Windows Start menu. 2 Select Programs or All Programs and then your printe r driver n ame . 3 Select Language Selection . 4 Select the de sired la nguage from the language selection window [...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 Removing Printer Software 1 Start Window s. 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Progr ams → your prin ter driver name → Maintenance . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou will see a component list so that you can rem o ve an y item individually . 4 Select the components you w ant to rem o v e [...]

Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks in Windows. This chapter include s: • Printing a Document •P r i n t e r S e t t i n g s - Layout Tab - Paper Tab - Graphics Tab - Extras Tab - About Tab - Printer Tab - Using a Favor ite Setting - Using Help Printing a Document N OTES : • [...]

Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use the printer properties window , which allows you to access all of the printer options you need when using yo ur printer . When the printer prop erties are display e d, you can review and change the settings neede d for your print job. Y our printer properties window m ay differ , depending on y our op[...]

Basic Printing 14 Paper Tab Use the following options to set the basic paper handling specifications when you access the p rinter properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Paper tab to access v arious paper properties. Copies Copies allows you to choose the number of copies [...]

Basic Printing 15 Graphics Tab Use the following Gr aphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown below .. Resolution The Resolution options yo u can select may vary depen[...]

Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output options fo r your document. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 for more information about accessing the printer properties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Watermark Y ou can cr eate a background text image to be printed on each page of your document. F o r de tails, se[...]

Basic Printing 17 Using a Favorite Setting The Favorites option, which is visible on each p roper ties tab, allows you to save the current properties settings for future use. To s a v e a Favorites item: 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab . 2 Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box. 3 Click Save . When you save Favorites , all[...]

Advanced Printing 18 3 Advanced Printing This chapter explains printing options and adv anced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y our printer driver Propertie s window that appears i n this User’s Gu id e ma y differ depend ing on the pr inter in use. However the com position of the printer properties window is similar . • If you need to know the exa[...]

Advanced Printing 19 Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper , for the purpose of pasting the she ets together to form one poster-size d ocum ent. 1 T o change the print settings from your softwa re application, access printer propertie s. See “Pr inting a Document” on page 12. 2[...]

Advanced Printing 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can print on both sides of a sheet of paper . Before printing, decide how you want yo ur docum ent oriented. The options are: • Printer Setting , if you select this option, this feature is determined by the setting you’ve made on the control panel of the printer . If this option does not[...]

Advanced Printing 21 Using Watermarks The W aterm ark option allows you to print text over an existing document. F or example, you ma y w ant to have large gr ay letters reading “DRA F T” or “CONFID ENTIAL ” printe d diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document. There are sever al predefined w atermarks that com e with the pr[...]

Advanced Printing 22 Using Overlays What is an Overlay? An overla y is text and/or images stored in the com puter hard disk drive (HDD) as a special file fo rmat that can be printed on any document. Ove rla ys are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and lette rhead p aper . Rather than using preprinted letterhead, y ou can cr eate an o[...]

Using Windows PostScript Driver 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver If you want to use the P ostScri pt drive r provided with yo ur system CD-ROM to print a document. PPDs, in combina tion with the Po stScript driver , access printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer . An installation program for the PPD s is provided[...]

Sharing the Printer Locally 24 5 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer dire ctly to a selected computer , which is called “host computer , ” on the network. The following procedure is for Windows XP . F or other Windows OS, refer to the correspon ding Wi ndows User's Guide or online help. N OTES : • Check the Oper atin[...]

Using Smart Panel 25 6 Using Smart Panel Smart P anel is a progr am that mo nitors and informs y ou of the status of the printer , and allows y o u to customiz e the printe r’ s settings. Smart Panel is installed automatically when y ou install the printer softw a re. N OTES : • T o use this program, you need: - Windows 98 or higher (Windo ws N[...]

Using Smart Panel 26 Driver Setting (Only for Windows ) Y ou can use the printer properties window , which allows you to access all of the printer options you need for using yo ur printe r . For details, See “Printer Settings” on page 13. Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Using the troubleshooting guide, you can view so lutions for error status[...]

Using Your Printer in Linux 27 7 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux environment. This chapter include s: • Getting Started • Installing the Un i f ie d Lin u x Driv er • Using the Unified Dri ver Configu rator • Configuring Printer Prop ertie s • Printing a Document Getting Started The supplied CD-ROM p ro vi[...]

Using Your Printer in Linux 28 Uninstalling the Unified Linux Driver 1 When the Administr a tor Log in window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password. N OTE : Y ou must log in as a super user (root) to install the printer software. If you are not a super user , ask your system administrator . 2 Insert the printer soft[...]

Using Your Printer in Linux 29 Printers Configuration Printers configur atio n has the two tabs; Printers and Classes . Printers Tab Y ou can see the current system’s printer configuration by clicking on the printer icon button on the left side of the Unified Driver Configur ator window . Y ou can use the following printer control buttons: • Re[...]

Using Your Printer in Linux 30 Configuring Printer Properties Using the properties window pr ovid ed by the Printers configuration, you can change th e v arious properties for your machine as a printer . 1 Open the Unified Driver Co nfig urator . If necessary , switch to Printers configuration. 2 Select your m achine on the a v ailab le printers li[...]

Using Your Printer in Linux 31 The following four tabs displa y at the top of the window . • General - allows you to change the paper size , the paper type, and the orientation of the documents, enables the duplex feature, adds start and end banners, and changes the number of pages per shee t. • Text - allows you to specif y the page margins an[...]

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 31 8 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Y our printer support s Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface or 10/100 Base- TX netw ork interface card. When y ou print a file from a Macintosh computer , you can use the driver by installing the PPD file. N OTE : Some printers do not suppor t a network interfa[...]

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 32 Setting Up the Printer Set up for your prin ter will be diff erent de pending on which cable you use to connect the pr inter to y our computer—the network cable or the USB cable. ML-3050 only For a Network-connected Macintosh N OTE : Some printers do not support a network interface. Befor e conne cti ng your[...]

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 33 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh printer’ s proper ti es wind ow that appears in this User’s G uide may differ d epending on the printer in use. However the com position of the printer properties window is similar . • You can check yo ur printer nam e in the suppli ed CD- ROM. Printing a Document When[...]

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 34 Printer Features Setting The Printer Features tab provides options for selecting the paper type and adjust ing pri nt quality . Select Printer Feature s from the Presets drop-down list to access the following features: Reverse Duplex Allows you to select general prin t order compare to duplex print order . Ima[...]

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 35 Duplex Printing Y ou can print on both sides of the paper . Before printing in the duplex mode, decid e on which edge y ou will be binding y o ur finished document. Th e binding options ar e: Long-Edge Binding : Which is the conventional layout used in book bi nding. Short-Edge Binding : Which is the type ofte[...]

36 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 18 B booklet printing 19 D document, print Macintosh 33 Window s 12 double-sid ed printin g 20 E Extras properties, set 16 F favorites set tin gs, use 17 G Graphics proper ties, set 15 H help, use 17 , 23 I install printer driver Macintosh 31 Window s 4 installing Linux software 27 L language, ch[...]

37 S setting darkness 15 favorites 17 image mode 15 resolution Macintosh 34 Window s 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Macintosh 31 Window s 4 reinstall Window s 10 system requ irements Macintosh 31 uninstall Macintosh 31 Window s 11 status monitor, use 25 T toner save, set 15 U uninstall, software Macintosh 31 Window s 11 unins[...]

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