Samsung ML 2950ND User Manual

							Media and tray312. Menu overview and basic setup
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Media and tray322. Menu overview and basic setup

4 
Printing on special media
The table below shows the special media usable in each tray.
The media types are shown in the Printing Preferences. To get the higest printing quality, select the proper media type from the Printing 
Preferences window > Paper tab > Paper Type (see "Opening printing preferences" on page 40).
For example, if you want to print on labels, select Labels for Paper Type.
 
• When using special media, we recommend you feed one sheet at a time (see "Print media specifications" on page 68).
•Printing the special media (Face up)
If special media are printed out with curl, wrinkles, crease, or black bold lines, open the rear cover and try printing again. Keep the rear 
cover opened during printing. 
 
To see for paper weights for each sheet, refer to "Print media specifications" on page 68.
TypesTray Manual feeder
Plain●●
Thick ●●
Thicker ●
Thin ●●
Bond●●
Color ●
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Media and tray332. Menu overview and basic setup
( ●: Included, Blank: Not available) 
Envelope
Printing successfully on envelopes depends upon the quality of the 
envelopes.To print an envelope, place it as shown in the following figure.
If envelopes are printed out with wrinkles, crease, or black bold lines, 
open the rear cover and try printing again. Keep the rear cover 
opened during printing. 
If you select Envelope from the Printing Preferences window, but 
the printed images get easily erased, select Thick Envelope and try 
printing again. However, this might cause some noise when printing.
• When selecting envelopes, consider the following factors:
-Weight: should not exceed 90 g/m2 otherwise; jams may 
occur.
-Construction: should lie flat with less than 6 mm curl and 
should not contain air.
-Condition: should not be wrinkled, nicked, nor damaged.
-Temperature: should resist the heat and pressure of the 
machine during operation.
CardStock●●
Labels●
Transparency●
Envelope●
Thick Envelope●
Preprinted ●
Cotton●
Recycled●●
Archive●●
TypesTray Manual feeder
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Media and tray342. Menu overview and basic setup
• Use only well-constructed envelopes with sharp and well-
creased folds.
• Do not use stamped envelopes.
• Do not use envelopes with clasps, snaps, windows, coated lining, 
self-adhesive seals, or other synthetic materials.
• Do not use damaged or poorly made envelopes.
• Be sure the seam at both ends of the envelope extends all the 
way to the corner of the envelope.
1 Acceptable
2 Unacceptable
• Envelopes with a peel-off adhesive strip or with more than one 
flap that folds over to seal must use adhesives compatible with 
the machine’s fusing temperature for 0.1 second (about 170°C 
(338 °F)). The extra flaps and strips might cause wrinkling, 
creasing, or jams, and may even damage the fuser.
• For the best print quality, position margins no closer than 15 mm 
from the edges of the envelope.
• Avoid printing over the area where the envelope’s seams meet.
Transparency
To avoid damaging the machine, use only transparencies designed 
for use in laser printers.
• Must withstand the machine’s fusing temperature.
• Place them on a flat surface after removing them from the 
machine.
• Do not leave unused transparencies in the paper tray for long. 
Dust and dirt may accumulate on them, resulting in spotty 
printing.
• To avoid smudging caused by fingerprints, handle them 
carefully.
• To avoid fading, do not expose printed transparencies to 
prolonged sunlight.
1 2
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Media and tray352. Menu overview and basic setup
• Ensure that transparencies are not wrinkled, curled, or have any 
torn edges.
• Do not use transparencies that separate from the backing sheet.
• To prevent transparencies from sticking to each other, do not let 
the printed sheets stack up as they are being printed out. 
• Recommended media: Transparency for a color laser printer by 
Xerox, such as 3R 91331(A4), 3R 2780 (Letter)Labels
To avoid damaging the machine, use only labels designed for use in 
laser printers.
• When selecting labels, consider the following factors:
-Adhesives: Should be stable at your machine’s fusing 
temperature. Check your machine’s specifications to view the 
fusing temperature (about 170°C (338°F)).
-Arrangement: Only use labels with no exposed backing 
between them. Labels can peel off sheets that have spaces 
between the labels, causing serious jams.
-Curl: Must lie flat with no more than 13 mm of curl in any 
direction.
-Condition: Do not use labels with wrinkles, bubbles, or other 
indications of separation.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Media and tray362. Menu overview and basic setup
• Make sure that there is no exposed adhesive material between 
labels. Exposed areas can cause labels to peel off during printing, 
which can cause paper jams. Exposed adhesive can also cause 
damage to machine components.
• Do not run a sheet of labels through the machine more than 
once. The adhesive backing is designed for only a single pass 
through the machine.
• Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet or 
are wrinkled, bubbled, or otherwise damaged.
Card stock/ Custom-sized paper
• In the software application, set margins at least 6.4 mm (0.25 
inches) away from the edges of the material.
Preprinted paper
When loading preprinted paper, the printed side should b e  f a c i n g  u p  
with an uncurled edge at the front. If you experience problems with 
paper feeding, turn the paper around. Note that print quality is not 
guaranteed.
• Must be printed with heat-resistant ink that will not melt, 
vaporize, or release hazardous emissions when subjected to the 
machine’s fusing temperature for 0.1 second (about 170°C 
(338°F)).
• Preprinted paper ink must be non-flammable and should not 
adversely affect machine rollers.
• Before you load preprinted paper, verify that the ink on the paper 
is dry. During the fusing process, wet ink can come off preprinted 
paper, reducing print quality.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Media and tray372. Menu overview and basic setup

5 
Setting the paper size and type
After loading paper in the paper tray, set the paper size and type.
Open the Printing Preferences (see "Opening printing preferences" 
on page 40) and set the paper size and type in the Paper tab.
 
If you want to use special-sized paper such as billing paper, 
select Custom in the Paper tab in the Printing Preferences 
(see "Opening printing preferences" on page 40).
 

6 
Using the output support
 
The surface of the output tray may become hot if you print a 
large number of pages at once. Make sure that you do not 
allow children near it.
 
Open the output support before printing. The printed pages stack on 
the output support, and the output support will help the printed 
pages to align. The printer sends printouts to the output tray by 
default. 
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							382. Menu overview and basic setupBasic printing 

7 
Printing
 
If you are a Macintosh, Linux, or Unix OS user, refer to the 
Advanced Guide.
 
The following Printing Preferences window is for Notepad in 
Windows 7.
1Open the document you want to print.
2 Select Print from the File menu.
3 Select your machine from the Select Printer list.
4 The basic print settings including the number of copies and 
print range are selected within the Print window. 
 
To take advantage of the advanced printing features, click 
Properties or Preferences from the Print window (see 
"Opening printing preferences" on page 40).
 
5 To start the print job, click OK or Print in the Print window.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Basic printing392. Menu overview and basic setup

8 
Canceling a print job
If the print job is waiting in the print queue or print spooler, cancel 
the job as follows:
• You can access this window by simply double-clicking the 
machine icon ( ) in the Windows task bar. 
• You can also cancel the current job by pressing   (Cancel) on 
the control panel.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							Basic printing402. Menu overview and basic setup

9 
Opening printing preferences
 
•The Printing Preferences window that appears in this 
user’s guide may differ depending on the machine in use. 
However, the composition of the Printing Preferences 
window is similar.
• When you select an option in Printing Preferences, you 
may see a warning mark   or   . An   mark means you 
can select that certain option but it is not recommended, 
and an   mark means you cannot select that option due 
to the machine’s setting or environment.
 
1Open the document you want to print.
2 Select Print from the file menu.
3 Select your machine from the Select Printer. 
4 Click Properties or Preferences. 
 
You can check the machine's current status using the Printer 
Status button (see Advanced Guide).
 
Using a favorite setting
The Presets option, which is visible on each preferences tab except 
for the Samsung tab, allows you to save the current preferences for 
future use.
To save a Presets item, follow these steps:
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals