This manual is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein is subject to change without notice. Samsung Electronics is not responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, arising from or related to use of this manual. © 2001 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. • ML-1250 and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. • IBM and IBM PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Contents 1 Introduction Special Features ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.1 Printer Components –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.3 2 Setting Up Your Printer STEP 1: Unpack Your Printer –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2.1 STEP 2: Install the Toner Cartridge ––––––––––––––––––––– 2.2 STEP 3: Load Paper ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2.4 STEP 4: Connect to the Computer with a Parallel Cable ––––– 2.6 STEP 5: Turn on the Printer ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2.
5 Printing Tasks Printing a Document ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.1 Using Toner Save Mode –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.6 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper –––––––––– 5.7 Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size ––––––––– 5.8 Printing Posters ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.9 Setting Graphic Properties ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.11 Printing Watermarks –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.14 Using Page Overlay ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.
Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement The printer is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR, chapter 1 Subchapter J for Class I(1) laser products, and elsewhere is certified as a Class I laser product conforming to the requirements of IEC 825. Class I laser products are not considered to be hazardous.
Environmental and Safety Consideration Ozone Safety During normal operation, the Samsung ML-1250 Series printer produces ozone. The ozone produced does not present a hazard to the operator. However, it is advisable that the machine be operated in a well ventilated area. If you need additional information about ozone, please request your nearest Samsung dealer. Power Saver This printer contains advanced energy conservation technology that reduces power consumption when it is not in active use.
Environmental and Safety Consideration Radio Frequency Emissions Fcc Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Environmental and Safety Consideration Declaration of Conformity (European Countries) Approvals and Certifications The CE marking applied to this product symbolises Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Declaration of Conformity with the following applicable 93/68/EEC Directives of the European Union as of the dates indicated: January 1, 1995: Council Directive 73/23/EEC Approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment.
chapter 1 Congratulations on your purchase of a Samsung ML-1250 printer! This chapter provides information on the following topics: ◆ Special Features ◆ Printer Components
Special Features Samsung ML-1250 is a versatile, productive printer equipped with special features that will improve print quality, giving you a competitive edge. You can: Print with excellent quality and high speed • You can print at 1200 dpi class. See page 5.12. • Your printer prints 12 pages-per-minute. • The PCL 6 printer language enables fast printing performance. Flexible paper handling • Standard 150-sheet automatic feeder and a 1-sheet manual feeder supports various sizes and types of paper.
Special Features Create professional documents • You can customize your documents by using Watermarks such as “Confidential.” See page 5.14. • Preprinted forms and letterheads can be printed on plain paper. See page 5.17. • Print Posters. The text and pictures of each page of your document are magnified and printed across the selected sheet of paper. After the document has printed, trim off the white edges of each sheet. Tape the sheets together to form a poster. See page 5.9.
Printer Components Front View Paper support Paper output support Automatic input tray Face-down output tray Paper guides Manual input tray Output lever Front cover Face-up output slot Control panel I NTRODUCTION 1.
Printer Components Inside View Toner cartridge Front cover Rear View Power switch Parallel port Power receptacle USB port I NTRODUCTION 1.
chapter 2 This chapter provides step by step information on setting up your printer.
Unpack Your Printer 1 Remove the printer and all accessories from the packing carton. Make sure that your printer has been packed with the following items: Toner cartridge Power cord Notes: • If any items are missing or damaged, notify your dealer immediately. • Components may differ from one country to another. CD-ROM* Paper Output Support Setup Guide * contains the printer driver, the User’s Guide, the Adobe Acrobat Reader program, and the Make Your Own Diskette setup software.
Install the Toner Cartridge 1 Grasp both sides of the front cover and open it by pulling it towards you. 2 Remove the toner cartridge from its bag and then remove the paper covering it. Discard the paper. 3 Gently shake the cartridge from side to side to evenly distribute the toner inside the cartridge. CAUTION: To prevent damage, do not expose the toner cartridge to light for more than a few minutes. Cover it with a piece of paper, if left exposed for more than a few minutes.
Install the Toner Cartridge 4 Locate the cartridge slots inside the printer, one on each side. 5 Grasp the handle and insert the cartridge in the printer until it snaps into place. 6 Close the front cover. Make sure that the cover is securely closed. Note: When printing text at 5% coverage, you can expect a toner cartridge life of approximately 2,500 pages (1,000 pages for the toner cartridge that is shipped with the printer). S ETTING U P Y OUR P RINTER 2.
Load Paper 1 Pull the paper support on the automatic input tray up, until it stops. 2 Before loading the paper, flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, and then fan them. Tap the edges of the stack on a table top to straighten them and prevent paper jams. 3 Load a stack of paper into the automatic input tray with the print side facing up. 2.
Load Paper 4 Do not load too much. This tray holds up to 150 sheets. Keep the paper below this height mark. 5 Adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper stack. Notes: • Do not push the width guide far enough to cause the media to warp. • If you do not adjust the width guide, it may cause paper jam. • If you are needed to add more sheets of paper while printing, remove the remaining paper from the tray at first. Then, reinsert them with the new paper.
Connect to the Computer with a Parallel Cable Note: To connect the printer to the parallel port of the computer requires a certified parallel cable. You will need to buy the IEEE1284 compliant cable. 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.
Turn on the Printer 1 Plug the power cord into the power receptacle on the back of the printer. 2 Plug the other end into a properly grounded AC outlet. 3 Turn on the power. ➜ To AC outlet Print a Demo Page! As the printer powers up, all the printer control panel lights turn on briefly. When only the Data light remains on, press and hold the Demo button. Hold down the button for about 2 seconds until all lights blink slowly. Then release the button and the demo page will print.
Install the Printer Software Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing the printer driver for some of the most popular Windows software applications. To operate your printer, you must install a printer driver, which translates data from your application into data that the printer understands. If you are printing with a parallel interface Go to page 2.9 for information on installing the print software on a computer that is attached directly to the printer with a parallel cable.
Install the Printer Software Installing the Printer Software from the CD-ROM S 0 SUNG ML-125 AM 1 Place the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Install will start automatically. If the CD-ROM drive does not automatically run: Select Run from the Start menu, and type x:\cdsetup.exe in the Open box (where x is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive), and then click OK. Note: If the New Hardware Found box appears during the installation procedure, click the x in the upper right corner of the box, or click Cancel.
Install the Printer Software 4 The Welcome window opens. Click Next. 5 The files are copied into the appropriate directory. 6 Click Finish. 2.
Install the Printer Software Software Installation Tips I do not have a CD-ROM drive How do I access printer features ? If you have access to another computer with a CD-ROM drive, you can use tne Make Diskette utility in Windows to create the disks you need for the installation. Go to “Installing Software from Diskette” on page 2.13. Some printer features, such as paper size and page orientation, may be available through your application settings.
Install the Printer Software 3 When your computer confirms your selection, click OK. 4 The Samsung ML-1250 printer driver and all of its components are removed from your computer. 5 Click Finish. If you have problems installing • Exit your software programs. Then turn off the computer and the printer. Turn on the printer, and then turn on the computer. • Close any virus protection programs that are running on your computer.
Installing Software from Diskette If you do not have a CD-ROM drive and if you have access to another computer with a CD-ROM drive, you can copy software installation files from your printer software CD-ROM onto floppy diskettes, and then use the diskettes instead of the CD-ROM to install the software. Making Installation Diskettes You can make installation diskettes for the Samsung ML-1250 PCL 6 printer driver.
Installing Software from Diskette 4 The Copy to Floppy dialog box appears. Select the desired components you want to copy to the diskette from the Select box. You can select PCL 6 Driver, USB Driver and DOS RCP. Select the floppy disk drive that you will be inserting the diskette into. Select the floppy drive you will use. Shows the number of disks required to copy the selected component. Shows the path of the selected component. Select the component you want to copy. 5 Click Copy all disk images.
Installing Software from Diskette 7 If you have more than one disk, insert the next disk and click Yes. 8 When copying to diskettes has been completed, click Close in the Copy to Floppy dialog box. Then click Exit in the SAMSUNG PRINTER SETUP dialog box. Installing Software To install the printer driver from the diskettes, follow this procedure: 1 Insert the first diskette (if you have more than one software diskette). 2 From the Start menu, select Run. 3 Type A:\setup.
chapter 3 This chapter describes how to use the printer’s control panel.
Control Panel Buttons The printer has three buttons: Toner Save, Cancel/Reprint and Demo. Demo Print demo page Press and hold Demo for about 2 seconds until the control panel lights blink slowly to print a demo page. The printer must be in the Ready mode. Start manual feeding When you select Manual Feeder for Paper Source from your software application, you should press Demo each time you load a sheet of paper manually. For further information, see “Using the Manual Input Tray” on page 4.5.
Control Panel Buttons Cancel/Reprint Cancel job Press Cancel/Reprint and hold until the control panel lights blink to cancel a job the printer is currently printing. The Error light will blink while the print job is cleared from both the printer and the computer, and then the printer will return to the Ready mode. This may take some time, depending on the size of the print job. Note: If the Cancel/Reprint button is accidentally pushed, the job must be reprinted. There is no undo function.
Control Panel Lights The control panel lights indicate the status of your printer. If the Error light is on, the printer is experiencing an error. See “Troubleshooting Error Messages” on page 7.17. Control Panel Light Message Error Paper Data Ready mode The Data light is on and the printer is ready to print. No action is needed. If you press and hold the Demo button for about 2 seconds, a demo page will print. Error Paper Data Processing The printer is receiving or processing data.
chapter 4 This chapter will help you to understand what kind of paper you can use with the Samsung ML-1250 printer and how to properly load paper in the different paper input trays for the best print quality.
Choosing Paper and Other Media You can print on a variety of print media, such as plain paper, envelopes, labels, transparencies, card stocks and so on. See “Paper Specification” on page A.2. To get the best possible print quality, use only high-quality copier-grade paper. When you choose print media, consider the following: • Desired outcome: The paper you choose should be appropriate for the project. • Size: You can use any size paper that fits easily within the paper adjusters of the paper tray.
Choosing Paper and Other Media Media Sizes and Capacities Media Size Input Source/Capacity* Automatic Input Tray Manual Input Tray 150 150 150 150 150 150 – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Envelopes No. 10 (4.12 x 9.5 in.) DL (110 x 220 mm) C5 (162 x 229 mm) C6 (114 x 162 mm) B5 (176 x 250 mm) Monarch (3.87 x 7.5 in.) 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 Labels Letter (8.5 x 11 in.) A4 (210 x 297 mm) 5 5 1 1 Transparency film Letter (8.5 x 11 in.
Choosing Paper and Other Media Paper Guidelines When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other special media, keep these guidelines in your mind: • Attempting 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. • Do not use paper that has been already printed on or that has been fed through a photocopier.
Selecting the Output Location The printer has two output locations: the face-up output slot and the face-down output tray. You can select the output location by changing the position of the output lever on the front of the printer. To use the face-down output tray, be sure the output lever is in upper (normal) position. To use the face-up output slot, push it down to open the slot.
Loading Paper Proper paper loading helps to prevent paper jams and ensure trouble-free printing. Do not remove paper from the tray(s) while a job is printing. Doing so may cause a paper jam. Using the Automatic Input Tray The automatic input tray holds 150 sheets of plain paper and 5 sheets of special media. See “Media Sizes and Capacities” on page 4.2 for acceptable paper size and capacities for each input tray. Load a stack of paper into the automatic input tray and print.
Loading Paper 2 Push the output lever down to open the face-up output slot. 3 When you print a document, you must select Manual Feeder for Paper Source from the software application, and then select the correct paper size and type. For details, see page 5.3. 4 Print the document. 5 If you are printing multiple pages, load the next sheet after the first page prints out. 6 Press Demo to start feeding. Notes: • The face-up output slot may not hold the printed pages properly.
Printing on Envelopes Guidelines • Only use envelopes recommended for laser printers. Before you load envelopes in the input tray, make sure that they are undamaged and that they are not stuck together. • Do not feed stamped envelopes. • Never use envelopes with clasps, snaps, windows, coated lining, or self-stick adhesives. These envelopes may severely damage the printer. 1 Flex or fan the envelopes to prepare them for loading.
Printing on Envelopes 4 Push the output lever down. 5 When you print on envelopes, configure the paper source, type and size properly in the software application. For details, see page 5.3. 6 Print the document. 7 After printing, push the output lever up. 4.
Printing on Heavy Paper Guidelines • Heavy paper is any paper heavier than 24 lb (90 g/m2). For cotton papers, you can use 24 lb paper. The maximum paper weight available for your printer is 43 lb (163g/m2). • Do not use extremely heavy paper stock (greater than 43 lb, or 163 g/m2 bond). Misfeeds, mis-stacking, media jams, poor toner fusing, poor print quality, and excessive mechanical wear can result. 1 Load paper in the input tray you want to use with print side up.
Printing on Labels Guidelines • Only use labels recommended for laser printers. • Verify that the labels’ adhesive material can tolerate fusing temperature of 200°C (392°F) for 0.1 second. • Make sure that there is no exposed adhesive material between the labels. Exposed areas can cause labels to peel off during printing, which can cause paper jams. Exposed adhesive can also cause damage to printer components. • Do not feed a sheet of labels through the printer more than once.
Printing on Transparencies Guidelines • Only use transparencies recommended for use in laser printers. • Make sure that the transparencies are not wrinkled or curled, and that they do not have any torn edge. • Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the print side. Oils from your fingers that are deposited on the transparency can cause print quality problems. • Be careful not to scratch the printer side or leave fingerprints on it.
Printing on Preprinted Paper Preprinted paper is paper that has some type of printing placed on it before it is sent through the printer (paper that has a preprinted logo at the top of the page, for example). Guidelines • Letterheads must be printed with heat-resistant ink that will not melt, vaporize, or release hazardous emissions when subjected to the printer’s fusing temperature of 400°F (205°C) for 0.1 second.
Printing on Card Stock or Custom-sized Media Postcards, 3 by 5 in.(index) cards and other custom-sized media can be printed with the ML-1250 printer. Guidelines • Always insert the short edge into the input tray first. If you want to print in landscape mode, make this selection through your software. Inserting paper long-edge first may cause a paper jam. • Do not print on card stocks that is too small or too large. The minimum size is 76 by 127 mm (3 by 5 in.) for the manual input tray and 95 by 127 mm (3.
chapter 5 This chapter explains your printing options and gives common printing tasks.
Printing a Document The following procedure describes the steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program. Refer to your software application’s documentation for the exact printing procedure. 1 Open the document you want to print. 2 Select Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box for your application will be displayed (the Print dialog box for your application may look slightly different).
Printing a Document 3 To take advantage of the printer features provided by your ML-1250 printer, click Properties in the application’s Print dialog box and go to step 4. If you see Setup, Printer, or Options, click that button instead. Then click Properties in the next screen. 4 The Samsung ML-1250 PCL 6 Properties dialog box allows you to access and change printer settings. If necessary, click the Paper tab to display the settings shown below.
Printing a Document 4 Select Automatic Feeder from the Paper Source options box unless you are printing with special media. To print with special media, select Manual Feeder and feed one sheet at a time into the printer. See page 4.5. 4 Select Plain Paper from the Paper Type options box unless you want to use a different kind of print media. To use a different kind of media, select the corresponding print media name in the Paper Type options box.
Printing a Document 5 Click the other tabs on the top of the Properties dialog box to access other features, if needed. 6 When you complete the print settings, click OK until the Print dialog box is displayed. 7 Click OK to start printing. Notes: • Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver. Change all print settings available in the software application first, and then any remaining settings using the printer driver.
Printing a Document Canceling a Print Job There are two ways to cancel a print job. To stop a print job from your printer Press the Cancel/Reprint and hold until the control panel light blink to cancel job the printer is currently printing. The printer will finish printing the page that is moving through the printer and delete the rest of the print job while the Error light is blinking. Pressing Cancel/Reprint cancels only the current job in the printer.
Using Toner Save Mode Toner Save mode allows the printer to use less toner on each page. Selecting this option will extend the life of your toner cartridge and reduce your cost per page, but will reduce print quality. There are two ways to enable the Toner Save mode. To enable this feature from your printer Press the Toner Save button on the control panel. The printer must be in Ready mode (Data light is on).
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) You can select the number of pages you want to print on a single sheet of paper. If you choose to print more than one page per sheet, the pages will appear decreased in size and arranged on the sheet. You can specify up to 16 pages. 1 When you change the print settings from your software application, access the printer properties. See page 5.1 to access the printer properties.
Fitting Your Document To a Selected Paper Size A This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the digital document size. This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document. 1 When you change the print settings from your software application, access the printer properties. See page 5.1 to access the printer properties. 2 Click the Output tab, and select Fit to Page in the Type drop-down list.
Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper, which can be pasted together to form one poster-size document. 1 When you change the print settings from your software application, access the printer properties. See page 5.1 to access the printer properties. From the Paper tab, select the paper orientation, source, size and type. Poster printing with 2x2 style 2 Click the Output tab, and select Poster in the Type dropdown list.
Printing Posters 3 To determine the scaling factor, select the Style; 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, or Custom. For example, if you select 2x2, the output will be automatically stretched to cover 4 physical pages. If you select Custom, you can adjust the scaling factor manually. For example, if you specify 150%, the image will be printed across 4 pages with 150% scaled. ➛ Custom (150%) ➛ 2 x 2 4 You may specify an overlap in pixel to make it easier to reconstruct the resulting poster.
Setting Graphic Properties Use the following options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs when you access the printer properties. See page 5.1 to access the printer properties. If necessary, click the Option tab to display the settings shown below. Click here to save the changes when setting is done. P RINTING TASKS 5.
Setting Graphic Properties Resolution You can select the printing resolution; 1200 dpi class, 600 dpi or 300 dpi. The higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics. Higher settings may increase the time it takes to print a document. SRT Mode Some printed characters or images appear to have jagged or uneven edges.
Setting Graphic Properties Graphic Mode Configure the printer to process graphics as raster or vector images. Setting this option tells Windows how to send graphic images to the printer. All graphics can be printed as raster images, however some geometric shapes or patterns print faster if they are printed as vector graphics. • Vector – The Vector mode represents a graphic as point, lines and other geometric entities.
Printing Watermarks The Watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray letters reading “Draft” or “Confidential” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document. There are several predefined watermarks that come with the ML-1250 printer, and they can be modified or you can add new ones to the list.
Printing Watermarks To create or edit a watermark 1 When you change the print settings from your software application, access the printer properties. See page 5.1 to access the printer properties. 2 Click the Watermark tab, and enter the desired text message in the Text field. This will be displayed in the preview window. The preview window is provided so that you can see how the watermark will appear on the printed page. 3 Select the desired watermark options.
Printing Watermarks 4 If you have created a new or edited an existing watermark, the Add and Update button is enabled. To add a new watermark to the list, click Add. 5 If you want to edit, select the desired watermark from the list, edit, and then click Update. 6 When you complete the edit, click OK, and then start printing. To stop printing the watermark, select None in the Message drop-down list.
Using Page Overlay What is an Overlay? Dear ABC Regards An overlay is text and/or images stored in the computer HDD as a special file format that can be printed on any document you choose. Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper. Rather than using preprinted letterhead, for example, you can create an overlay containing the exact same information that is currently on your letterhead.
Using Page Overlay 4 In the Create Overlay dialog box, type a name of up to eight characters in the File name box. Select the destination path if necessary. (The default is C:\FORMOVER). 5 Click OK. You will see the name in the Overlay List box. 6 Click OK or Yes until you complete the creation. The file is not printed out. Instead it will be stored on your computer HDD disk. Note: The overlay document size must be the same as documents you will print with the overlay.
Using Page Overlay 4 If the desired overlay file does not appear in the Overlay List box, click Load Overlay, and select the overlay file. If you have stored the overlay file you want to use into an external source, you can also load the file when you access this Load Overlay window. After you select the file, click OK. The file is now shown in the Overlay List box and is available for printing. Select the overlay from the Overlay List box. P RINTING TASKS 5.
Using Page Overlay 5 If necessary, click Query Page Overlay. If this box is checked, a message box will appear each time you submit a document for printing, asking you to confirm your wish to print an overlay on your document. Answering Yes to the message box means that the selected overlay will be printed with your document. Answering No to the message box cancels overlay printing. If this box is empty, and an overlay has been selected, the overlay will be automatically printed with your document.
Reprinting the Last Page The Samsung ML-1250 printer’s memory always keeps the last page of the last job. If you canceled a print job due to a paper jam or other problems and you want to know which page was printed last, reprint the last page. Press Cancel/Reprint briefly in Ready mode. Note: If you want to prevent somebody from reprinting your document, you can turn the Reprinting feature off in the printer’s properties dialog box.
Printing on a Network Environment If you work in a network environment, you can connect your ML-1250 printer directly to a selected computer (called the “host computer”) on the network. The printer can then be shared by other users on the network through a Windows 9x, Me, NT 4.0 or 2000 network printer connection. Note: You need to install the Samsung ML-1250 printer driver on each computer that will print documents to the printer. Setting Up Host Computer 1 Start Windows.