Samsung ML 5510ND User Manual

							Regulatory information_ 21
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							About this user’s guide_ 22
about this user’s guide
This user’s guide provides information about how to use the machine. Both novice and professional users can refer to this 
as a guide for installing and using the machine.
 • Read the safety information before using the machine.
• If yo u have a problem using the machine, re fe
 r to the troubleshooting chapter in the User’s Guide (See Troubleshooting on page  76 ).
• Terms used in  
 this user’s guide are ex plained in the glossary chapter (See  Glossary on page 122 ).
• All illu strations in this user’s guide may differ from your machine depending on its options or models.
• The procedures in this user’s guide are mainly based on Windows XP.
CONVENTION
Some terms in this guide are used interchangeably, as below:
• Documen t
  is synonymous with original.
• Paper  is synonymous with media, or print media.
• Machine refers to printer or MFP.
T
 he following table offers the conventions of this guide:
CONVENTIONDESCRIPTIONEXAMPLE
Bold For texts on the display or button names on the machine.Start
Note Provides additional information or detail ed specif ication of the machine function 
and feature. The date format may differ from country 
to country.
Caution Gives users information to protect the  mach ine from possible mechanical dam-
age or malfunction.
 
Do not touch the green surface of the 
imaging unit. 
Footnote Provides additional more detailed information on certain words or a phrase. a. pages per minute
(“Cross-reference”)Guides users to a reference page for the additional detailed information. (See “Finding more information ”)
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FINDING MORE INFORMATION
You can find information for setting up and using your machine from the following resources, either as a print-out or on screen.
MATERIAL NAMEDESCRIPTION
Quick Installation 
Guid
 eThis guide provides basic information on setting up your machine.
User’s Guide
This guide provides you with step-by-step instructions for usi ng your machine’s full features, and contains information for mai ntaining 
your machine, troubleshooting and replacing supplies. 
Driver Help This help provides you with help information on printer driver 
and
  instructions for setting up the options for printing (See Using help on 
page  53).
Samsung website If you have Internet access, you can get help, support, machine dr ive
r
 s, manuals, and order information from the Samsung website, 
www.samsung.com/printer.
Downloadable soft -
ware You can download useful software from the Samsung website. 
•
Sync
Thru™ Web Admin Service : conven
 ient for network administrators who need to  manage many machines simultaneously. 
This program is for network model on ly. (http://sol ution.samsungprinter.com)
• Samsung AnyWeb Print : helps personal users to screen-capture the websit e screen
  in Windows Internet Explorer easily. 
(http://solution.samsungprin ter.com/person
 al/anywebprint)
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							Features of your new product_ 24
features of your new product
Your new machine is equipped with a number of special  features that improve the quality of the documents you print.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Print with excellent quality and speed
•You can print with a resolution of up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi 
effective output.
• ML-551
x Series prints A4-sized paper at up to 52 ppm, and 
letter-sized pa
 per at up to 55 ppm. 
• ML-651
x Series prints A4-sized paper at up to 62 ppm, and 
letter-sized pa
 per at up to 65 ppm. 
Handle many different types of printable material
• The multi-purpose tray supports  special types of print media 
in various sizes.
• The tray 1 and optional trays  supp
 ort plain paper in various 
sizes (See  Print me
dia specifications on page  110).
Create professional documents (Windows only)
• Print Watermarks. You can cust omize your documents with 
words, such as “Confidential” (See Using watermarks on 
page  55).
• Print Po sters. 
 The text and pictures of each page of your 
document are magnified and printed across the sheet of 
paper and can then be taped together to form a poster (See 
Printing posters on page  53 ).
• You 
can use preprinted forms with plain paper (See 
 Using 
overlay (PCL driver only) on page  55).
Save time and money
• To save paper, you can print multiple pages on one single 
sheet of paper (See  Printing multiple pages on one sheet of 
paper on page  53).
• This machine automatically conserves electricity by substan -
ti
 ally reducing power consumption when not in use.
• To
 save paper, you can print on both sides of the paper (dou -
ble
 -sided printing). For some models, you need to install an 
optio nal du

plex unit to use the duplex feature (See  Printing 
on both sides of paper on page  54 ).
Expand your machine’s capacity
• Your machine has an extra memory slot to expand the mem -
ory (See Available accessories on page  97).
Print in various environments
• You can print with various operating system such as Win -
dows, Linux, Mac, and UNIX (See  System requirements on 
page  31).
• Your 
machine is equipped with a USB, Parallel (optional), 
and
  a network interface.
Use USB flash memory devices
If you have a USB memory device, you can use it in various 
ways with your machine.
• Yo
u can directly print data stored in the device.
Eco Print
You can reduce toner and paper usage (See  Introducing the 
useful buttons on page  29 ).
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FEATURES BY MODELS
Some features and optional goods may not be available depending on models or countries.
Features by models include:
FEATURESML-5510N SERIES
ML-5510ND SERIES 
ML-5512ND SERIES
ML-5515ND SERIESML-6510ND SERIES 
ML-6512ND SERIES 
ML-6515ND SERIES 
USB 2.0 ●● ●
USB Memory Interface ●● ●
Network Interface Ethernet 10/100/1000 BaseTX wired LAN ●● ●
Duplex Unit ○● ●
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) ○○ ○
IEEE 1284 parallel connector
a
a. If you use the parallel port, you cannot use the USB cable. ○
○ ○
Mulitbin Mailbox ○○ ○
Finisher (Stacker & Stapler) ○○ ○
Short Stand ○○ ○
Optional Trays ○○ ○
High Capacity Feeder (HCF) ○○ ○
Memory ○○ ○
IEEE 802.11 b/g/ n Wireless LAN
b
b. Depending on your country, wireless LAN cards may not be available. Contact your local Samsung dealer or the retailer where y ou bought your machine.
○
○ ○
(● : Includ ed, ○: Optional, Blank: Not available) 
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							Introduction_ 26
1.introduction
This chapter gives you an ov erview of your machine:
This chapter includes:
•Machine overview
• Control panel overview
• Understanding the control panel
• Introducing the useful buttons
  
MACHINE OVERVIEW
Front view
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10
11
4
5
6
9
12
14
13
8
2
1516
18
17
1
3
 
1Finishera(Stacker & Stapler)
 
7High capacity feeder (HCF)a
 
2Mailboxa 
8Paper level indicator 
3Stapler covera 
9Optional traya
 
4Control board cover 
10Tray1 
5Filter cover 
11Multi-purpose tray cover
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Rear view
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7
8
9
10
4
5
1
2
3
11
 
1Finisher covera
a. Optional device  (Stacker & Stapler)
 
7Power switch 
2Rear cover 
8Network port 
3Mailbox covera 
9USB port and IEEE 1284 parallel connectora
 
4Waste toner bottle cover 
10IEEE 802.11 b/g/
n Wireless LANa
 
5Duplex unitb
b. Optional for some models. 
 
11USB memory port
 
6Power receptacle
 
6Short standa 
12USB memory port 
13Control panel 
18Muti-purpose tray extension 
14Top cover 
15Toner cartridge 
16Imaging unit
 
17Multi-purpose tray paper 
width guides
a. Optional device
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CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW
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1Display screen
Shows the current status and 
pr ompts during an operation.
 
2MenuEnters Menu mode and scrolls through the available menus (See  Machine status and advanced features  on 
page  64).
 
3BackSends you back to the upper menu level.
 
4Arrow Scroll through the options available in the sele cted men u, and increase or decrease values.
 
5OKConfirms the selection on the screen. 
6Numeric keypadUse the keypad to enter numbers and characte
rs. It is useful  for entering IP addresses.
 
7EcoTurns the Eco mode on or off (See Eco button on page 29).
 
8Stop/Clear buttonStops an operation at any time. The pop-up window appe ars on the screen showing the current job that the 
user can stop or resume.
 
9Power buttonTurns the machine on or off. (See  Power button on page 29 ).
 
10Status LED Shows the status of your machine (See 
Understanding the control panel on page  29).
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UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL PANEL
Status LEDs
The color of the LEDs indicates the machines current status.
LEDSTATUSDESCRIPTION
Off The machine is off-line.
Blinks 
gr een •
The machine is warming up.
• The machine is receiving data from a 
co
 mputer.
• T
he machine is printing data.
So

lid green The machine is online and can receive data 
from a computer.
Solid red •The cover is open. Close the cover.
• There is no paper in the tray. Load paper 
i
 n the tray.
• The machine has stopped due to a major 
error.
• The machine is experiencing system 
p

roblems requiring service, such as LSU 
error, fuser error, or  ITB error. Contact 
the service representative.
• A tone
r cartridge has almost reached its 
e
 stimated cartridge lifea
a. Estimated cartridge life means th e expected or estimated toner car-
tridge life, which indicates the average capacity of print-outs and is de -
signed pursuant to ISO/IEC  19752. The number of pages may be 
affected by operat

ing environment, printing interval, graphics, media 
type and media size. Some amount of toner may remain in the car -
tridge even when red LED is on  and the printe
 r stops printing.. It is recom
-
mended to replace the toner cartridge 
(See  Replacing the toner cartridge on 
page  98).
• T
he machine cannot recognize the sta-
tus of ton
 er cartridges and the supplies 
i n

formation. Open and close the cover 
and check if the machine can operate 
properly. If the problem persists, turn the 
power off and on.
Blinks red •A minor error has occurred and the 
ma
 chine is waiting for the error to be 
cleared. When the problem is cleared, 
the machine resumes.
• A small amou
nt 
 of toner is left in the car -
tridge. The estimated cartridge lifea of 
toner is close. Prepare a new cartridge 
for repl acement. 

You may temporarily 
increase the printing quality by redistrib -
uting the toner in the cartridge 
(See  Redistributing toner on page  76 ).
Lights 
orange A paper jam has occurred (See 
Clearing 
paper jams on page  77 ).
 
Samsung does not recommend using non-genuine Samsung toner 
cartridge such as one that is ref illed or remanufactured. Samsung can -
not guarantee a non-genuine Samsung  tone
r cartridg
 es quality. Ser-
vice or repair required as a result of using non-genuine Samsung 
ton e
r cartridges will not be covered under the machine warranty. 
 All printing errors will be appear in the Smart Panel program window. If 
the problem persists, call for service (See  Using the Smart Panel pro-
gram on page  69 ).
INTRODUCING THE  USEFUL BUTTONS
Menu button 
When you want to know the machine status and set your machine to use an 
advanced feature, press the  Menu button (See  Machine status and 
advanced features on page  64 ).
Eco button
You can turn the Eco mode on or off by  simply pressing the button. You can 
set the Eco mode settings from the SyncThru™ Web Service (see  Eco on 
page  69). 
1. Press the Eco  
 button on the control panel.
2. The LED on the button lights on. Then, Eco mode is on.
T
 o turn off Eco mode, press Eco button one more time.
Stop/Clear button 
By pressing the , you can: 
FUNCTIONDESCRIPTION
Cancel print job Press 
 during printing.
Power button 
When you want to turn the power on/off, press this button  Power Down win-
dow pops up. Choose Yes,  to turn th
 e power off. This button can also be 
used to turn the machine on.
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							Getting started_ 30
2.getting started
This chapter gives you step-by-step  instructions for setting up the USB connected machine and software.
This chapter includes:
•Setting up the hardware
• Printing a demo page
• Supplied software •
System requirements
• Installing locally connected machine’s driver
  
 Supported optional devices and features may differ according to your 
model. Please check your model name (See  Features by Models on 
page  25).
SETTING UP THE HARDWARE
This section shows the steps to set up the hardware, as is explained in the 
Quick Installation Guide. Make sure you read the Quick Installation Guide 
first and follow the steps below:
1. Select a stab le loca
 tion.
Select a level, stable place with adeq uate space for a
 ir circulation. Allow 
extra space to open covers and trays. 
The area should be well ventilated and away from direct sunlight or 
sources of  he

at, cold, and humidity. Do  not set the machine close to the 
edge of your desk or table.
Printing is suitable for altitudes under 1,000 m (3,281 ft.). Refer to the 
altitude setting to optimize your printing (See  Altitude adjustment on 
page  42).
Place the machine on a flat, stable su rface so that 
 there is no incline 
greater than 2 cm (0.79 inch). Ot herwise, printing quality may be 
affected.
2cm
(0.79 in)
2cm
(0.79 in)
2.
Unpack the machine and check all the enclosed items.
3. Remove the tape.
4. Install  all the necessary items su ch
  as toner cartridge and optional 
goods.  (See Supplies and accessories on page  97 ).
5. Load paper (See  Lo
 ading paper in tray on page  46 ).
6. Make  sure that all cables are connected to the machine. 
7. Turn the machine on.
 
• This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails.
• When you move the machine, do not tilt or turn it upside down. 
Otherwise
 , the inside of the ma chine may be contaminated by 
toner, which can cause damage to the machine or bad printing 
quality.
PRINTING A DEMO PAGE
Print a demo page to make sure that the machine is operating properly.
1. Pres s Menu  on the control pa
 nel.
2. Press the up/down arrow to highlight  In
 formation and press  OK.
3. Press the up/down arrow to highlight  Demo Page a
 ppears and press 
OK .
4. W
hen  Print?  app
 ears, press OK.
The machine starts to print a demo page.
SUPPLIED SOFTWARE
After you have set up your machine and  connected it to your computer, you 
must install the printer software. If you are a Windows or Mac OS, install the 
software from the supplied CD and if  you are a Linu
 x or a UNIX OS user, 
download the software from the Samsung website (www.sam -
sung.com/printer) and install.
 Machine software are occasionally updated due to release of new 
operating system and etc.  If needed, download the latest version from 
the Samsung website. (www.samsung.com/printer)
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