Samsung CLP-300, User Manual

Page 1: ...COLOR LASER PRINTER User s Guide CLP 300 Series...

Page 2: ...l rights reserved CLP 300 and CLP 300N are model names of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd SAMSUNG and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics co Ltd Apple TrueType Laser Writer and Macintosh are...

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Page 5: ...Print Materials Choosing Paper and Other Materials 3 1 Type and Capacities 3 1 Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials 3 1 Verifying the Output Location 3 2 Loading Paper 3 2 Using the Tray 3 2 Us...

Page 6: ...Messages 6 8 LED status legend 6 8 Common Windows Problems 6 8 Common Macintosh Problems 6 9 Common Linux Problems 6 9 7 Using Your Printer on a Network About Sharing the Printer on a Network 7 1 Sett...

Page 7: ...and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When any part of the power cord plug or connecting cable is damaged or frayed If liquid has been spilled into the mach...

Page 8: ...following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This device has...

Page 9: ...correct 13 amp fuse You then need to replace the fuse cover If you have lost the fuse cover do not use the plug until you have another fuse cover Please contact the people from you purchased the mach...

Page 10: ...he product above is in compliance with the essential requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC and EMC Directive 2004 108 EC by application of EN 60950 1 2001 A11 2004 EN 55022 1998 A1 2000...

Page 11: ...Print Posters The text and pictures of each page of your document can be magnified and printed across several sheets of paper and taped together to form a poster For details see the Software Section...

Page 12: ...number of pages at once Please make sure that you don t touch the surface and prevent children from approaching it Output Tray Face down Top Cover Open to clear paper jams Tray 150 sheet paper feeder...

Page 13: ...ear in the Smart Panel program window Stop button blinks red each LED lights red Each toner cartridge is almost empty You can print but the quality is not reliable lights red each LED lights red Each...

Page 14: ...ket Toner Cartridges Power Cord Printer software CD Quick Install Guide CAUTION Because your printer weighs 13 6 kg including the toner cartridges and the tray it may move when you use it for example...

Page 15: ...t the handle up and pull it out CAUTION If you force too much to the dummy caps it may cause problem 4 Holding the toner cartridges shake thoroughly them from side to side to distribute the toner 5 Re...

Page 16: ...verage you can expect a toner cartridge life of about 2 000 pages for black and white printing and 1 000 pages for color printing However the toner cartridge that is shipped with the printer prints 1...

Page 17: ...d under the brackets as shown below Overfilling the tray may cause a paper jam NOTE If you want to change the size of the paper in the tray refer to Changing the Size of the Paper in the Tray on page...

Page 18: ...aper into the tray 4 Slide the paper length guide until it lightly touches the end of the paper stack Squeeze the paper width guide and slide it to the edge of the paper stack without causing it to be...

Page 19: ...nd of the cable to the USB port on your computer NOTE To print using the USB interface you must run Windows 98 Me 2000 2003 XP or Macintosh with OS 10 3 10 4 For Network Printing CLP 300N only You can...

Page 20: ...he Stop button for about 2 seconds Altitude adjustment The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure which is determined by the height of the machine above sea level The following information...

Page 21: ...ets the minimum requirements Your printer supports the following operating system Windows 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 XP 2003 The following table shows Windows requirements Item Requirements Operating System Wi...

Page 22: ...ng to print on damp curled wrinkled or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality Use cut sheet paper only You cannot use multi part paper Use only high quality copier grade paper for the...

Page 23: ...on page 2 3 If you want to print on previously printed paper the printed side should be facing up with the uncurled edge toward the printer If you experience problems with the paper feeding turn the...

Page 24: ...Section 6 Press the Stop button on the printer to start feeding Printing on Labels Only use labels recommended for your printer Verify that the labels adhesive material can tolerate a fusing temperatu...

Page 25: ...rinted Paper Preprinted paper is paper that has some type of printing on it before it is sent through the printer paper that has a preprinted logo at the top of the page for example Letterhead must be...

Page 26: ...re application set margins at least 4mm away from the edges of the material To print on card stock 1 Squeeze the paper length guide and slide it out to its full length 2 Load print material in the tra...

Page 27: ...waiting in a print queue or print spooler such as the printer group in Windows delete the job as follows 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 For Windows 98 NT 4 0 2000 Me select Settings and then Print...

Page 28: ...ter indicating which item needs to be replaced See below To purchase replacement parts contact your Samsung dealer or the retailer where you bought your printer We strongly recommend that items be ins...

Page 29: ...inter prints 1 500 pages for black and white 700 pages for colors Redistributing Toner When a toner cartridge is low on toner faded or light areas may appear It is also possible that colored images ma...

Page 30: ...icating each individual toner cartridge according to its color lights and the Status LED lights red the toner cartridge is totally exhausted Your printer stops printing Also the Smart Panel program wi...

Page 31: ...u can expect a toner cartridge life of about 2 000 pages for black and white printing and 1 000 pages for color printing However the toner cartridge that is shipped with the printer prints 1 500 pages...

Page 32: ...unit to light for more than a few minutes Cover it with a piece of paper to protect it if necessary 7 Holding the handles on the new imaging unit push the imaging unit until it sounds click in to the...

Page 33: ...for the printer to cool 2 Open the front cover 3 Pull the waste toner container out of the printer using its handle NOTE Make sure that you lay the waste toner container on a flat surface so that the...

Page 34: ...the printer off and unplug the power cord then wait a few minutes for the printer to cool 2 Open the front cover 3 Pull the imaging unit out of the printer using the handle on its bottom 4 Extend the...

Page 35: ...network and set up TCP IP network parameters correctly you can manage the printer via SyncThru Web Service web based service embedded to your printer Use SyncThru Web Service to View the printer s dev...

Page 36: ...e Print a demo page to verify that the printer is feeding paper correctly See 2 7 If a demo page does not print check the paper supply in the tray If the paper jams in the printer go to Clearing Paper...

Page 37: ...may be configured incorrectly Check the printer properties to ensure that all of the print settings are correct The printer does not print continued The printer driver may be incorrectly installed Rei...

Page 38: ...cartridge is defective or out of toner Redistribute the toner See page 5 2 If necessary replace the toner cartridge The file may have blank pages Check the file to ensure that it does not contain bla...

Page 39: ...f the paper tears make sure that all of the paper fragments are removed from the printer 4 Close the rear cover and then open the top cover 5 Holding the inner cover open carefully take the jammed pap...

Page 40: ...ot improve print quality install a new toner cartridge The paper may not meet paper specifications for example the paper is too moist or too rough See Paper Specifications on page 8 1 A combination of...

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Page 42: ...e 8 1 Horizontal stripes If horizontally aligned color or black streaks or smears appear A toner cartridge may be installed improperly Remove the toner cartridge and reinsert A toner cartridge may be...

Page 43: ...in the tray The waste toner container is not installated or full Check the container Your system has some problems If this problem occurs contact your service representative symbol for green light on...

Page 44: ...g the printer settings Some printers have conflicting settings meaning that some settings for two options can t be selected at the same time When you change a setting and the Printer Package detects s...

Page 45: ...g to the latest version of CUPS at least 1 1 14 Some RPM packages for the most popular distributions are provided as a convenience with this Linux Printing Package Problem Possible Cause and Solution...

Page 46: ...ter Setting Up a Network Connected Printer CLP 300N only You have to set up the network protocols on the printer to use it as your network printer Setting protocols can be accomplished by using the su...

Page 47: ...nter name click to refresh the list 8 Enter the network card s MAC address IP address subnet mask default gateway and then click Apply NOTE If you do not know the network card s MAC address print the...

Page 48: ...print materials such as cut sheet paper including up to 100 recycled fiber content paper envelopes labels and custom size paper Properties such as weight composition grain and moisture content are imp...

Page 49: ...feed 1 sheet of paper The printer supports a wide range of media sizes Capacity may vary depending on print material s weight and thickness and environmental con ditions Smoothness 100 to 250 Sheffie...

Page 50: ...This can cause paper jams Care should be taken not to purchase more paper than can be used in a short time about 3 months Paper stored for long periods may experience heat and moisture extremes which...

Page 51: ...for a commercial 10 or DL envelope NOTES For best print quality position margins no closer than 0 6 in 15 mm from the edges of the envelope Avoid printing over the area where the envelope s seams mee...

Page 52: ...eline 3 1 loading 3 2 sizes and capacities 3 1 specifications 8 1 paper jams clear 6 3 paper load capacity 3 1 paper size change in the tray 2 5 paper load 2 3 preprinted paper print 3 4 print quality...

Page 53: ...Samsung Printer Software section...

Page 54: ...ASIC PRINTING Printing a Document 12 Printer Settings 13 Layout Tab 13 Paper Tab 14 Graphics Tab 15 Extras Tab 16 About Tab 16 Printer Tab 16 Using a Favorite Setting 16 Using Help 16 Chapter 3 ADVANC...

Page 55: ...Host Computer 24 Setting Up a Client Computer 24 Chapter 5 USING SMART PANEL Understanding Smart Panel 25 Opening the Troubleshooting Guide 26 Using Printer Settings Utility 26 Using Onscreen Help 26...

Page 56: ...Installing Software for Macintosh 32 Setting Up the Printer 33 For a Network connected Macintosh 33 For a USB connected Macintosh 33 Printing 34 Printing a Document 34 Changing Printer Settings 34 Pr...

Page 57: ...e for Network Printing on page 7 You can install the printer software using the typical or custom method NOTE If the New Hardware Wizard window appears during the installation procedure click in the u...

Page 58: ...tep 7 6 If the test page prints out correctly click Yes If not click No to reprint it 7 To register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung select the check...

Page 59: ...ting the printer click Next If you don t want to connect the printer at this time click Next and No on the following screen Then the installation will start and a test page will not be printed at the...

Page 60: ...rs All components necessary for printer operations will be installed 1 Make sure that the printer is connected to your network and powered on For details about connecting to the network see the suppli...

Page 61: ...eckbox es and click Finish Otherwise just click Finish NOTE After setup is complete if your printer driver doesn t work properly reinstall the printer driver See Reinstalling Printer Software on page...

Page 62: ...verify your printer s IP address or the MAC Address print a Network Configuration page b Configure an IP address subnet mask and gateway for the printer manually and click Configure to set the specif...

Page 63: ...he Browse button You will see a component list so that you can reinstall any item individually NOTE If your printer is not already connected to the computer the following window will appear After conn...

Page 64: ...ntenance 3 Select Remove and click Next You will see a component list so that you can remove any item individually 4 Select the components you want to remove and then click Next 5 When your computer a...

Page 65: ...ng from various Windows applications The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using Refer to the User s Guide of your software application for the...

Page 66: ...ent make them in the Printers folder The following procedure is for Windows XP For other Windows OS refer to the corresponding Windows User s Guide or online help 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 Se...

Page 67: ...ls like envelopes and transparencies You have to load one sheet at a time into the Manual Tray Type Set Type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print This will let yo...

Page 68: ...settings in the Settings option Advanced Options You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced Options button TrueType Options This option determines what the driver tells the printer about...

Page 69: ...es 1 2 3 1 2 3 Printer Tab If you access printer properties through the Printers folder you can view the Printer tab You can set the printer configuration The following procedure is for Windows XP For...

Page 70: ...g Overlays Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper To print more than one page per sheet the pages will be re...

Page 71: ...4 Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document You can complete the poster by pasting the sheets together 0 15 inches 0 15 inches Printing Booklets This...

Page 72: ...ble sided printing you can use only the following paper sizes A4 Letter Legal and Folio with a weight of 20 24 lbs 75 90 g m Long Edge Short Edge 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 3 1 To change the print settings...

Page 73: ...e size and type in Paper Options 5 Click OK and print the document Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size reg...

Page 74: ...rs The message displays in the preview window When the First Page Only box is checked the watermark prints on the first page only 4 Select watermark options You can select the font name style size or...

Page 75: ...reate a new page overlay containing your logo or image 1 Create or open a document containing text or an image for use in a new page overlay Position the items exactly as you wish them to appear when...

Page 76: ...printing Select the overlay from the Overlay List box 6 If necessary click Confirm Page Overlay When Printing If this box is checked a message window appears each time you submit a document for print...

Page 77: ...ter software CD Setting Up a Host Computer 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes 3 Double click your printer driver icon 4 From the Printer menu select Sharing 5 Check the Sh...

Page 78: ...driver name Smart Panel NOTES If you have already installed more than one Samsung printer first select the printer model you want in order to use the corresponding Smart Panel Right click in Windows o...

Page 79: ...S X the Smart Panel icon and select Options The following window opens Display when job is finished for network printer The computer shows the Smart Panel popup window or balloon when your job is comp...

Page 80: ...operties System Requirements Supported OS Red Hat 8 0 9 0 Fedora Core 1 2 3 Mandrake 9 2 10 1 SuSE 8 2 9 2 Recommended Capacities Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher RAM 256 MB or higher HDD 1 GB or higher Sof...

Page 81: ...local cdrom setup sh 4 Select the type of installation either Recommended or Expert and then click Continue Recommended is fully automated and does not require any interaction Expert installation allo...

Page 82: ...Method If you change the printer connection method from USB to Networkl or vice versa while in use you must reconfigure your Linux printer by adding the printer to your system Take the following steps...

Page 83: ...strative tasks including adding and removing new printers and changing their global settings Regular users can also run it to easily inspect job queues examine printer properties and changing their lo...

Page 84: ...ens You will see the following six tabs at the top of the window General allows you to change the paper size the paper type the paper source the orientation of the documents enable the duplex feature...

Page 85: ...200 MB Install the Printer driver 1 Make sure that you connect your printer to the computer Turn on your computer and printer 2 Insert the Printer software CD which came with your printer into the CD...

Page 86: ...Printer Type WHEN PRINTING A DOCUMENT CONTAINING MANY PAGES PRINTING PERFORMANCE MAY BE ENHANCED BY CHOOSING SOCKET FOR PRINTER TYPE OPTION 6 Enter the printer s IP address in the Printer Address fie...

Page 87: ...e File menu and click Print 5 Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which pages you want to print 6 Click Print when you finish setting the options Mac OS 10 3 Make sure that your printer...

Page 88: ...document Color Mode You can set the color options Setting to Color typically produces the best possible print quality for color documents If you want to print a color document in grayscale select Gra...

Page 89: ...5 Windows 17 O orientation print Windows 13 overlay create 22 delete 23 print 23 P Paper properties set 14 paper size set 14 paper source set Linux 31 Windows 14 paper type set Linux 31 Macintosh 35 p...

Page 90: ...quirements Linux 27 Macintosh 32 uninstall Linux 30 Macintosh 32 Windows 11 status monitor use 25 system requirements Linux 27 Macintosh 32 U uninstall software Linux 30 Macintosh 32 Windows 11 W wate...

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