Samsung ML 4050N User Manual
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1.2 Save time and money • This printer allows you to use toner save mode to save toner. See page 2.6. • You can print on both sides of the paper to save paper ( double-sided printing ). • You can print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper to save paper ( N-Up printing). See the Software section . • You can use preprinted forms and letterhead with plain paper. See the Software section. • This printer automatically conserves electricity by substantially reducing power consumption when not in use. Expand the printer capacity • Your printer has 64 MB of memory which can be expanded to 512 MB. See page 10.1. • You can also add an optional wireless network interface card and hard disk. • You can add 500-sheet optional trays to your printer. These trays let you add paper to the printer less often. • Zoran IPS Emulation compatible with PostScript 3 Emulation *(PS) enables PS printing. * Zoran IPS Emulation compatible with PostScript 3 • © Copyright 1995-2005, Zoran Corporation. All rights reserved. Zoran, the Zoran logo, IPS/PS3 and OneImage are trademarks of Zoran Corporation. * 136 PS3 fonts • Contains UFST and MicroType from Monotype Imaging Inc. 12 34 Use the optional hard disk You can install an optional hard disk in your printer. • The 40 GB hard disk can store the data from your computer in the print queue. This decreases t he workload of the computer. • You can use various print features, such as storing a job in the hard disk, proofing a job, and printing private documents. • You can manage the print jobs in the print queue of the printer hard disk. For details, see page 10.5. Print in various environments • You can print with variou s operating system such as Windows, Linux and Macintosh systems. • Your printer comes with both Parallel and USB interfaces. • You can also use a network interface. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
1.3 Printer overview Front view 1 output tray8 handle 2control panel9 paper level indicator 3control board cover10 multi-purpose tray 4 tray 111 top cover 5optional tray 2 12 output support 6optional tray 313 multi-purpose tray paper width guides 7optional tray 414 multi-purpose tray extension * The figure above shows an ML-4050N with all available options. Rear view 1 power switch5 parallel port 2rear cover6 USB port 3duplex unit7 network port 4 power receptacle * The figure above shows an ML-4050N with all available options. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
1.4 Control panel overview 1 Menu : Enters Menu mode and scrolls through the available menus. 2 Scroll buttons: Scroll through the options available in the selected menu, and increase or decrease values. 3 OK: Confirms the selection on the display. 4 Back: Sends you back to the upper menu level. 5 Toner Save : Allows you to save on toner by using less toner in printing. See page 2.6. 6 Demo : Prints a demo page. 7 Stop: Stops an operation at any time. 8 Status : Indicates the status of your printer. See page 9.6. Finding more information You can find information for setting up and using your printer from the following resources, either printed or onscreen. Quick Install Guide Provides information on setting up your printer and, therefore, be sure to follow the instructions in the guide to get the printer ready. Online User’s Guide Provides you with step-b y-step instructions for using your printer’s full features, and contains information for maintaining your printer, troubleshooting, and installing accessories. This user’s guide also contains the Software section providing you with information on how to print documents with your printer on various operating systems, and how to use the supplied software utilities. Network Printer User’s Guide Contained on the network utilities CD, provides you with information on setting up and connecting your printer to a network. Printer Driver Help Provides you with help information on printer driver properties and instructions for setting up the properties for printi ng. To access a printer driver help screen, click Help from the printer properties dialog box. Samsung Website If you have Internet access, you can get help, support, printer drivers, manuals, and order information from t he Samsung website, www.samsungprinter.com . Note • Please visit www.samsung.com for open source information. Note • You can access the user’s guides in other languages from the Manual folder on the printer driver CD. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
1.5 Selecting a location Select a level, stable place with adequa te space for air circulation. Allow extra space for opening covers and trays. The area should be well-ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat, cold, and humidity. Do not set the printer close to the edge of your desk or table. Clearance space Front : 482.6 mm (enough space so that trays can be opened or removed) Back : 320 mm (enough space to allow opening of the rear cover or the duplex unit) Right : 100 mm (enough space to allow opening of the control board cover) Left : 100 mm (enough space for ventilation) Note • When you move the printer, do not tilt or turn it upside down, otherwise the inside of the printer may be contaminated by toner, which can cause damage to the printer or bad printing quality. •This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
2.1 2 System setup This chapter shows menus you can set and provides basic settings for your printer. This chapter includes: • Using control panel menus • Menu overview • Printing a demo page • Changing the display language • Using toner save mode Using control panel menus A number of menus are available to make it easy for you to change the printer settings. The diagram on the next column shows the menus and all of the menu items available in each menu. The items in each menu and the options you can select are described in more detail in the tables beginning on page 2.2. Accessing control panel menus You can control your printer from the printer’s control panel. You can also set the control panel menus while printing. 1 Press Menu until the menu you want appea rs on the bottom line of the display and press OK. 2 Press the Scroll buttons until the desired menu item appears and press OK. 3 If the menu item has sub menus, repeat step 2. 4 Press the Scroll buttons to access the desired setting option or the required value. 5 Press OK to save yo ur selection. An asterisk ( *) appears next to the selection on the display, indicating that it is now the default. 6 Press Stop to return to Standby mode. Note • Print settings made from the printer driver on a connected computer override the settings on the control panel. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
2.2 Menu overview The control panel menus are used to configure the printer. The control panel provides access to the foling menus. The menus in the colored characters appear only when the optional items are installed. a. Available with an optional hard disk. b. Available with an optional duplex unit. (For ML-4050ND, the duplex unit is provided as a default.) c. Available with optional wireless network interface. 0.Job Manage.a (See page 10.7.) Active Job Store Job 2. Layout (See page 2.3.) Orientation Simplex Margin Duplex b Duplex Marginb 6. Emulation (See page 2.5.) Emulation Type Setup 3. Paper (See page 2.3.) Copies Paper Size Paper Type Paper Source Tray Chaining 5. System Setup (See page 2.4.) Date & Timea Form Menua Select Forma Language Power Save Auto Continue Altitude Adj. Auto CR Job Timeout Maintenance Clear Setting 4. Graphic (See page 2.4.) Resolution Darkness Image Enhance 7. Network (See page 2.6.) TCP/IPv4 EtherTalk NetWare Ethernet Speed Wireless c Clear Setting Network Info 1. Information (See page 2.2.) Menu Map Configuraton Demo Page Stored Job a Usage Pagea Completed Joba PCL Font List PS3 Font List EPSON Font Job manager menu This menu is available when the optional hard disk is installed. Information menu This menu allows you to print printer information pages that give details about the printer and its configuration. Note • The default settings and available values of your printer could differ from this guide. ItemExplanation Active JobThis menu shows the print jobs waiting to be printed. See page 10.7. Store JobThis menu shows the print jobs stored in the installed hard disk. See page 10.6. ItemExplanation Menu MapThe menu map shows the layout and current settings of the control panel menu items. ConfiguratonThe configuration page shows the printer’s current configuration. Demo PageThe demo page allows you to check if your printer properly performs printing. See page 2.6. Stored JobThe stored job page shows the print file list stored in the optional hard disk. Usage PageThe usage page contains the total number of pages printed by person or group. This page can be used for cost accounting. Completed JobThe Completed Job page shows the list of completed print jobs. The list contains up to 50 files from the latest print jobs. PCL Font List PS3 Font List EPSON FontThe font sample list shows all of the fonts currently available for the selected language. Note • This menu item is available when the optional hard disk is installed. Note • This menu item is available when the optional hard disk is installed. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
2.3 Layout menu Use the Layout menu to define all settings relating to output. ItemExplanation Orientation Choose the default orient ation of the print image on the page. Simplex Margin Set the margin of print materials for one-sided printing. You can increase or decrease the value in 0.1 mm increments. • To p M a r g i n : Set the top margin. • Left Margin : Set the left margin. Duplex To print on both sides of paper, choose the binding edge as follows. • Long Edge: Flip on the long edge. • Short Edge: Flip on the short edge. Select Off to print on one side of the paper. Portrait Landscape Long Edge in the Portrait orientation Long Edge in the Landscape orientation 25 3 2 53 2 5 3 2 53 Paper menu Use the Paper menu to define all settings relating to print materials such as paper feed and exit, as well as size and type the specific print materials you are using with your printer. Duplex Margin In this menu, you can set the margins for double- sided printing. You can increase or decrease the value in 0.1 mm increments. • To p M a r g i n : Set the top margin. • Left Margin : Set the left margin. • Short Binding : Set the bottom margin of the back of the page for short binding. • Long Binding : Set the right margin of the back of the page for long binding. ItemExplanation Copies Set the default number of copies by selecting any number from 1 to 999. Paper Size Depending on the paper source or duplex setting, available options vary. Select the paper size currently loaded in the tray. Paper Type Select the paper type currently loaded in the tray. Paper Source Select which tray you want to use. • If you select Auto, the printer can automatically determine the source. • Select MP Tray or Manual Feeder to use the multi-purpose tray. If you select Manual Feeder, you need to press OK each time you print a page. • Tr a y 2 , Tray 3 , or Tray 4 is available only when the corresponding tray is installed. Tray Chaining When you select any other value except Auto from Paper Source and the selected tray is empty, you can set the printer automatically to print from other trays. If this menu item is set to Off, the default LED lights red and the printer doesn’t work until you insert paper into the specified tray. ItemExplanation Short Ed ge in the Landscape or ienta tion Short Ed ge in t he Portr ait orientation Note •T h i s m e n u i t e m i s ava i lab le whe n t h e optio nal du ple x un it is instal l ed. (Fo r M L -40 5 0ND, t h e dup l e x unit i s p r o v i d e d a s a de f aul t .) Note •Th i s m e n u i t e m i s ava i lab le whe n t h e optio nal du ple x un it is instal l ed. (Fo r M L -40 5 0ND, t h e dup l e x unit i s p r o v i d e d a s a de f aul t .) Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
2.4 Graphic menu Use the Graphic menu to change settings affecting the quality of the printed characters and images. System Setup menu Use the System Setup menu to configure a vari ety of printer features. ItemExplanation Resolution Specify the number of dots printed per inch (dpi). The higher the setting, the sharper printed characters and graphics. • If your print jobs ar e mostly text, select 600dpi- Normal for the highest quality printing. •Select 1200dpi-Best when your job contains bitmapped images, such as scanned photos or some graphics, that will benefit from enhanced line screening. Darkness You can lighten or darken the print on the page by changing the toner density setting. The Normal setting usually produces the best result. Use the Light toner density setting to save toner. Image Enhance This item enhances the print quality. • Normal: Doesn’t enhance the quality. • Text Enhance: Enhances letters and simple figures. ItemExplanation Date & Time Form Menu Select Form See page 10.6 and 10.8. Language This setting determines the language of the text that appears on the control panel display and information printing. Power Save When the printer does not receive data for an extended period of time, power consumption is automatically lowered. You can set how long the printer waits before going to power save mode. Note • This menu item is available when the optional hard disk is installed. Auto Continue This item determines whether or not the printer continues printing when it detects the paper unmatched to your paper setting. • Off : If a paper mismatch occurs, an error message will remain on the display and the printer will remain off-line until you insert the correct paper. • On : If the paper mismat ch occurs, an error message will display. The printer will go offline for 30 seconds, then automatically clear the message and continue printing. Altitude Adj. You can optimize print qua lity according to your altitude. Auto CR This item allows you to append the required carriage return to each line feed. Refer to the following samples: Job Timeout You can set the length of time the printer waits before printing the last page of a print job that does not end with a command to print the page. When a print time-out occurs, the printer prints the page in the print buffer. Maintenance This item allows you to maintain your printer. • Clean Drum: Cleans the OPC drum of the toner cartridge and produces a cleaning sheet with toner debris on it. • Clean Fuser: Cleans the fuser unit inside of the printer and produces a cleaning sheet with toner debris on it. • CLR Empty MSG.: Prevents the Toner Low Replace Toner message from appearing on the display. Once y ou have selected On, this setting will be permanently written to the memory of the toner cartridge, and this menu will be disappeared from the Maintenance menu. • Supplies Life: Allows you to check how many pages have been printed and how much toner are left in the cartridge. Clear Setting This menu item allows you to restore the printer’s factory default settings. ItemExplanation LF LF+CR AA BB CC AA BB CC Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
2.5 Emulation menu Use the Emulation menu to configure printer language emulation. PCL This menu sets the PCL emulation configuration. You can set the font type, symbol type, lines per page, and font size. ItemExplanation Emulation Ty p e The printer language defines how the computer communicates with the printer. If you select Auto, your printer can change the printer language automatically. Setup See the following tables to configure properties of the printer language. ItemExplanation Ty p e f a c e You can select the standard font to be used in PCL emulation. • PCL1~PCL7’s interval between letters is fixed, and PCL8~PCL45’s interval is proportional to the font type and font size. You c an adjust the font size of PCL1~PCL7 using the Pitch item, and PCL8~PCL45 can do using Point Size item. • PCL46~PCL54’s interval and font size are fixed. Symbol This item selects the symbol set to be used in PCL emulation. The symbol is the group of numbers, marks, and special signs being used when printing letters. Depending on the Typeface setting, available symbol sets vary. Point Size When you select one between PCL8 and PCL45 from the Typeface menu, you can determine the font size by setting the height of the characters in the font. Courier This item lets you select the version of Courier font to use. Pitch When you select one between PCL1 and PCL7 from the Typeface menu, you can determine the font size by setting the number of characte rs that will print in one horizontal inch of type. The default value, 10 is the best size. Lines This item allows you to set vertical spacing from 5 to 128 lines for the default paper size. The default number of lines may differ according to the paper size and printing orientation. PostScript This menu provides you with the Print PS Error menu item. EPSON This menu sets the EPSON emulation configuration. ItemExplanation Print PS Error You can select whether your printer prints an error list when a PS error occurs. •Select On to print PS 3 emulation errors. If an error occurs, the job stops processing, the error message prints, and the printer flushes the job. • If this menu is set to Off, the job is flushed without an indication of the error. ItemExplanation Font You can select the default font will be used in EPSON emulation. Character Set This item allows you to select a character set of the desired language. Character Ta b . This item selects the character set. Pitch You can determine the font size by setting the number of characters that will print in one horizontal inch of type. LPI You can set the number of lines printed in one vertical inch. Auto Wrap This item determines whether or not the printer automatically performs line feed when the data overflows the printable area of the print materials. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals
2.6 Network menu This menu lets you configure the network interface installed in your printer. You can reset the network interface and print a configuration page. For details, see page 4.1. ItemExplanation TCP/IP This item allows you to manually set the TCP/IP addresses or receive the addresses from the network. •DHCP : The DHCP server allots the IP address to you automatically. • BOOTP : The BOOTP server allots the IP address to you automatically. • Static : You can enter IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway manually. EtherTalk This item lets you select whether or not you use the EtherTalk protocol. Select On to use the protocol. NetWare This item lets you select the IPX frame type. •Auto : You can set the printer to select the frame type automatically. • 802.2 : Select this value to use the IEEE 802.2 frame type. • 802.3 : Select this value to use the IEEE 802.3 frame type. • Ethernet II : Select this value to use the Ethernet 2 frame type. • SNAP : Select this value to use the SNAP frame type. • Off : You can disable the NetWare protocol. Ethernet Speed This item allows you to select the ethernet speed. Wireless Configure the wireless network environments. See 10.4. Note This menu only appears when an optional wireless network interface card has been installed. Clear Setting This item performs a simple reset and restores the factory default settings for the network configuration. This setting will only take effect after you restart the printer. Network Info This item prints a page showing the network parameters you set. Printing a demo page After setting up your printer, print a demo page to make sure that the printer is operating correctly. Press and hold Demo for about 2 seconds. Or, 1 Press Menu and then OK when Information appears. 2 Press the Scroll buttons until Demo Page appears and press OK. 3 Press OK when Ye s appears. A demo page prints out. Changing the display language To change the language that is disp layed on the control panel, follow these steps: 1 Press Menu until System Setup appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK. 2 Press the Scroll buttons until Language appears and press OK. 3 Press the Scroll buttons to select the language you want and press OK . 4 Press Stop to return to Standby mode. Using toner save mode Toner save mode allows the printer to use less toner on each page. Activating this mode extends the life of your toner cartridge and reduces your cost per page beyond what one would experience in the normal mode, but it reduces print quality. There are two ways to enable this mode: Using the control panel button Press To n e r S a v e on the control panel. The printer must be in Standby mode; the Status LED lights green and Ready is shown on the display. • If the button backlight is on, the mode is enabled and the printer uses less toner to print a page. • If the button backlight is off, th e mode is disabled and the printer prints in normal mode. From the software application You can set toner save mode from the printer properties window on your printer driver. See the Software section. Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals