COLOR LASER PRINTER Setup Guide
CONTENTS Step 1. Unpacking ............................................. 3 Step 2. Understanding Your Printer ................... 5 Step 3. Installing the Imaging Unit, Transfer Belt and Toner Cartridges ..................... 7 Step 4. Loading Paper ..................................... 16 Step 5. Connecting a Printer Cable .................. 19 For Local Printing ......................................19 For Networking Printing ..............................21 Step 6. Turning the Printer On ..............
Step 1. Unpacking packing carton. Make sure that the printer has been packed with the following items: Toner Cartridges Power Cord Transfer Belt Imaging Unit CD-ROM Setup Guide SyncThru CD-ROM (CLP-550N only) SyncThru Quick Guide (CLP-550N only) NOTES: • If any items are missing or damaged, notify your dealer immediately. • Components may differ from one country to another. • The CD-ROM contains the printer driver, the User’s Guide, and the Adobe Acrobat Reader program.
2 Carefully remove all of the packing tapes from the printer. 3 Pull the paper tray out of the printer and remove the packing tapes from the tray. 4 Select a location for the printer: •Leave enough room to open the printer trays, covers, and allow for proper ventilation.
Step 2. Understanding Your Printer English These are the main components of your printer: Top Cover (Open to install the imaging unit, and transfer belt.) Paper Output Tray Output Support Control Panel (refer to Chapter 5 in the User’s Guide which is on the CDROM.) Top Cover Release Button Front Cover (Open to replace the waste toner container.) Handle (Lifting handles are located at the lower edge of both sides of the printer.
Right Cover (Open to remove paper jams.) Muti-purpose Tray (Open to load special print materials.) Handle (Use it to lift the printer.) Optional Tray 2 Jam Cover (Open to remove jams in the optional tray 2.) Wireless Network Antenna* Network Port** Control Board Cover (Open to install optional accessories.) Power Switch USB Port Parallel Port Power Receptacle * This wireless network antenna is not supplied with the printer. It is an option that must be purchased and installed separately.
Step 3. 1 Using the handle, completely open the left cover until it is at right angles to the main frame. CAUTION: If the left cover is not completely open, the top cover release button does not be pressed. 2 Press the top cover release button to unlatch the top cover and open it all the way.
3 Take the imaging unit out of the package using the handle. 4 Remove the paper covering on the imaging unit by removing the tape under the handle of the imaging unit. CAUTIONS: • Do not use sharp objects, such as a knife or scissors, to open the imaging unit package and tape on the protective paper liner. You could damage the surface of the imaging unit. • To prevent damage, do not expose the imaging unit to light for more than a few minutes. Cover it with black paper, if necessary.
6 Hold the handle on the imaging unit with the green roller CAUTION: Insert the imaging unit carefully so as not to scratch and damage the surface of the green roller. 7 Slide the imaging unit down into the printer until it cannot be pushed in any further and fold the handle down. CAUTION: To prevent damage, do not expose the imaging unit to light for more than a few minutes. Close the top and left cover should the setup need to be halted for any reason. SETUP GUIDE 9 English facing you.
8 Take the transfer belt out of the package. 9 Remove the paper covering on the transfer belt by removing the tape. CAUTION: Don’t use sharp objects, such as a knife or scissors, to open the transfer belt package. You could damage the surface of the transfer belt. 10 Pinch the transfer belt tention levers on both sides of the transfer belt. Then, pull them out, as shown below. 11 Locate the transfer belt slots inside the printer, one on each side.
12 Hold the handle on the transfer belt and align it with the English slots in your printer. NOTE: Keep the transfer belt level, do not turn the transfer belt over otherwise looses toner may be spilled. 13 Slide the transfer belt down into the printer. Press it firmly to make sure that it latches into place.
14 Firmly push the lock levers on each side towards the top cover, as shown below, to lock the transfer belt into place. CAUTION: If you open the left cover for a few minutes, the imaging unit can be exposed to light. This causes damage to the imaging unit. 15 After making sure that the left cover is open, close the top cover. Make sure that it is securely latched. CAUTION: Do not try to close the left cover with the top cover open. This may cause damage to the printer.
16 Take the toner cartridges out of their packages. English CAUTION: Do not use sharp objects, such as a knife or scissors, to open the toner cartridges packages. You could damage the surface of the toner cartridges. 17 Holding both sides of the cartridges, gently roll them from side to side to distribute the toner. 18 Place the toner cartridges on a flat surface as shown and remove the paper covering on the toner cartridge by removing the tape.
19 On the right hand side of the toner cartridge slot is a label that identifies which color cartridge to fit into each slot. K Black Y Yellow M Magenta C Cyan 20 Holding each toner cartridge, insert them into their corresponding positions shown in order of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and then Black. Using both hands, grip the cartridge to insert into the slot. Then hold the handle to slide the cartridge in. Grip here.
21 Close the left cover. Make sure that it is securely latched. English If you have installed the toner cartridges incorrectly, the left cover will not close properly. Check again to make sure the cartridge colors correspond to those marked on the right hand side. Never use force to close the cover. NOTE: When printing text at 5% coverage, you can expect a toner cartridge life of about 7,000 pages for black and 5,000 pages for color.
Step 4. Loading Paper The tray (Tray 1) can hold a maximum of 250 sheets of plain paper. You can use A4 and letter-sized paper. To load paper: 1 Pull the tray out of the printer. 2 Push down on the metal plate until it locks into position. 3 Flex the paper sheets back and forth to separate the pages and then fan them while holding one edge. Tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to even it up.
4 Load paper with the print side facing up. English Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray and under the corner brackets, as shown below. 5 Do not exceed the maximum stack height. Overfilling the tray may cause a paper jam.
6 Pinch the paper guide as shown and move it towards the paper until it lightly touches the side of the stack. Do not press the guide too tightly against the edge of the paper as the guide may bend the paper. NOTE: If you want to change the paper size in the tray, refer to the User’s Guide of your printer supplied in the CD-ROM. 7 Slide the tray back into the printer. NOTES: • Do not push the width guide far enough to cause the material to warp.
Step 5. Connecting a Printer Cable To print from your computer in a local environment, you need to connect your printer to the computer with either a parallel interface cable or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable. If you are a Macintosh user, you can use only a USB cable for local printing. Using a USB Cable NOTE: Connecting the printer to the USB port of the computer requires a certified USB cable. You will need to buy a USB 2.0 compliant cable that is within 3m in length.
Using a Parallel Cable NOTES: • The parallel port may not be available depending on your country. • To connect the printer to the parallel port of the computer requires a certified parallel cable. You need to buy a IEEE1284 compliant cable that is within 3m in length. 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off. 2 Plug the parallel printer cable into the connector on the back of the printer. Push the metal clips down to fit inside the notches on the cable plug.
For Networking Printing CLP-550N has a built-in network interface card. If you are a CLP-550 user, you need to install an optional network interface card. If you want to use the printer in both a wired and a wireless network environments, you need to install an optional wired/ wireless network interface card. For details about installing the card, see the User’s Guide of your printer in the CD-ROM. Using an Ethernet cable 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off.
Using a network antenna If you install the wired/wireless network card, you can use your printer in wireless environment. For details about installing the wired/wireless network card, see the User’s Guide of your printer in the CD-ROM. NOTE: After connecting the printer you need to configure the network parameters on the control panel. See the User’s Guide of your printer. You can use the software supplied with the card. Refer to the software User’s Guide. Step 6.
Step 7. Printing a Demo Page In ready mode, press and hold the Upper Level button ( the control panel for 2 seconds to print a demo page. ) on A demo page showing the printer’s features and capabilities prints out. Step 8. Changing the Display Language To change the language that is displayed on the control panel, take the following steps: 1 In ready mode press the Menu button ( ) on the control panel until you see ‘Setup’ on the bottom line of the display.
Step 9. Installing the Printer Software The supplied CD-ROM contains Windows printing software, Macintosh printing software, Linux printing software, Win RCP (Remote Control Panel), on-line User’s Guide and Acrobat Reader to view the User’s Guide. If you are printing from Windows: You can install the following printer software using the CD-ROM. • PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for Windows to allow installation of the PostScript driver.
Installing Printer Software in Windows English Verify the following before you install the printer software: Item Operating system Requirements Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP 95/98/Me 32 MB NT 4.0/2000 64 MB XP 128 MB Free disk space 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/ 2000/XP 300 MB Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher RAM NOTE: For Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP, the system administrator should install the software. All applications should be closed on your PC before beginning installation.
2 When the following window opens, connect your printer to the computer and turn the printer on. Then click Next. If the printer is already connected and turned on, this screen does not appear. Skip to the next step. 3 Choose the installation type. •Auto Install: Installs the common software for your printer, such as printer driver, USB driver, PS driver and User’s Guide. This is recommended for most users.
•View User’s Guide: Opens Samsung CLP-550 Series User’s Guide. If your computer doesn’t have Adobe Acrobat, click on this option and it will automatically install Adobe Acrobat Reader for you. 4 After the installation is finished, the window asking you to print a test page appears. If you want to print a test page, select the checkbox and click Next. Otherwise, just click Next and skip to step 6. 5 When the test page prints out correctly, click Yes. If not, click No to reprint it.
Otherwise, just click Finish. NOTES: • When you want to use your printer with the parallel cable, remove the USB cable and connect the parallel cable. Then repair the printer driver; select Start → Programs → Samsung CLP-550 Series → Printer Maintenance → Repair → Printer. If you have replaced the parallel cable with the USB cable, do the same to repair the driver. • If your printer doesn’t work properly, reinstall the printer driver. • You can also print from Macintosh or Linux.
Reinstalling Printer software English Repair is required if your installation fails. 1 From the Start menu, select Programs. 2 Select Samsung CLP-550 Series, and then Printer Maintenance. 3 Select Repair and then click Next. NOTE: If your printer is not connected to the computer, the Connect Samsung CLP-550 Series window opens. After connecting the printer, click Next. 4 Select the components you want to reinstall and click Next.
5 If you select Printer, follow steps 4 and 5 on page 27. 6 When the reinstallation is done, click Finish. Removing Printer software 1 From the Start menu, select Programs. 2 Select Samsung CLP-550 Series, and then Printer Maintenance. 3 Select Remove and then click Next. 4 Select the components you want to remove and then click Next. 5 After the software is removed, click Finish. Changing the Display Language After installation of the software, you can change the display language.
Step 10. Viewing the User’s Guide You can view the manuals on-screen in different formats (viewing a single page, continuous single page or continuous facing page, zooming in up to 1600% or out up to 12.5%, scrolling two-up page or article flow). You can also print the manual, if necessary. In Windows After installing the printer software, you can view User’s Guide in PDF format at any time from your Windows desktop. 1 From the Start menu, select Programs.
In Linux 1 When the Administrator Login window appears, type in “root” in the login field and enter the system password. 2 Insert the printer software CD-ROM. 3 Click the icon at the bottom of the screen. When the terminal screen appears, type in: [root@local /root]# cd /mnt/cdrom(the CD-ROM directory) [root@local cdrom]# gv manual/EnGuide.pdf NOTE: If your ghostscript version is old, you may not be able to see the pdf file.
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