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8 Maintenance This chapter provides information for maintaining your printer and the toner cartridge, as well as suggestions for high-quality and economical printing. This chapter includes: • Printing information page • Cleaning the printer • Maintaining the toner cartridge • Maintenance parts Printing information page From the printer's control panel, you can print pages that give detailed information about the printer. They can be help you maintain your printer. In the ML-3051N and ML-3051ND 1 Press Menu until Information appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK. 2 Press the Scroll buttons until the information page you want appears and press OK. A page prints out. In the ML-3050 The configuration page to view the current settings, to help troubleshoot problems, or to verify the installation of optional accessories can be printed. Press and hold down Stop for about 6 seconds. Cleaning the printer During the printing process, paper, toner, and dust particles can accumulate inside the printer. This buildup can cause print quality problems, such as toner specks or smearing. Your printer has a cleaning mode that can correct and prevent these types of problems. Cleaning the outside of the printer Clean the cabinet of the printer with a soft, lint-free cloth. You can dampen the cloth slightly with water, but be careful not to let any water drip onto or into the printer. Caution Cleaning the cabinet of the printer with cleaning materials containing large amounts of alcohol, solvents, or other strong substances can discolor or crack the cabinet. Cleaning the inside of the printer There are two methods to clean the inside of the printer: • Clean the inside manually. • Print a cleaning sheet, which can be done from the control panel. Cleaning the Inside of the printer manually 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord. Wait for the printer to cool down. 2 Open the front cover and pull the toner cartridge out. Set it on a clean flat surface. Cautions • To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes. Cover it with a piece of paper, if necessary. • Do not touch the green surface underside of the toner cartridge. Use the handle on the cartridge to avoid touching this area. 3 With a dry lint-free cloth, wipe away any dust and spilled toner from the toner cartridge area and the toner cartridge cavity. Caution While cleaning the inside of the printer, be careful not to touch the transfer roller, located underneath the toner cartridge. Oil from your fingers can cause print scan quality problems. 8.1

Section	Page
Contents	5
Introduction	11
Special features	11
Printer overview	12
Front view	12
Rear view	13
Control panel overview	13
Finding more information	14
Selecting a location	14
System setup	15
Using control panel menus (ML-3051N, ML-3051ND only)	15
Accessing control panel menus	15
Menu overview	15
Information menu	16
Layout menu	16
Paper menu	17
Graphic menu	17
System Setup menu	18
Emulation menu	18
Network menu	20
Printing a demo page	20
Changing the display language (ML-3051N, ML- 3051ND only)	20
Using toner save mode	21
Using the control panel button	21
From the software application	21
Software overview	22
Supplied software	22
Printer driver features	23
System requirements	23
Network setup	25
Introduction	25
Via network administration programs	25
Via the control panel	25
Supported operating systems	25
Configuring TCP/IP	25
Static addressing	26
Dynamic addressing (BOOTP/DHCP)	26
Configuring EtherTalk	26
Configuring IPX frame types	26
Setting Ethernet speed	27
Restoring the network configuration	27
Printing a network configuration page	27
Loading print media	28
Selecting print media	28
Supported sizes of paper	29
Guidelines for selecting and storing print media	30
Loading paper	31
Using the tray 1 or the optional tray 2	32
Changing the size of the paper in the tray 1	32
Using the multi-purpose tray	33
Using manual feed mode	34
Selecting an output location	35
Printing to the output tray (Face down)	35
Printing to the rear cover (Face up)	35
Basic printing	36
Printing a document	36
Canceling a print job	36
Ordering supplies and accessories	37
Toner cartridges	37
Accessories	37
How to purchase	37
Maintenance	38
Printing information page	38
Cleaning the printer	38
Cleaning the outside of the printer	38
Cleaning the inside of the printer	38
Maintaining the toner cartridge	39
Checking the remaining toner (ML-3051N, ML-3051ND only)	39
Redistributing toner cartridge	40
Replacing the toner cartridge	40
Clearing the Toner Low Replace Toner message	41
Maintenance parts	41
Troubleshooting	42
Clearing paper jams	42
In the paper feed area	42
Around the toner cartridge	44
In the paper exit area	44
In the duplex unit area (ML-3051ND only)	45
Tips for avoiding paper jams	46
Troubleshooting checklist	47
Understanding the Status LED	47
Understanding display messages	48
Toner cartridge-related messages	49
Solving general printing problems	50
Solving print quality problems	52
Common Windows problems	54
Common PostScript problems	54
Common Linux problems	55
Common Macintosh problems	55
Installing accessories	56
Precautions when installing accessories	56
Installing a memory DIMM	56
Setting the memory in the PostScript printer properties	57
Installing a wireless network interface card	57
Configuring the wireless network parameters	58
Specifications	60
Printer specifications	60
Index	61
Software section	63
Software section Contents	64
Installing Printer Software in Windows	67
Installing Printer Software	67
Installing Software for Local Printing	67
Installing Software for Network Printing	70
Reinstalling Printer Software	73
Removing Printer Software	74
Basic Printing	75
Printing a Document	75
Printer Settings	76
Layout Tab	76
Paper Tab	77
Graphics Tab	78
Extras Tab	79
About Tab	79
Printer Tab	79
Using a Favorite Setting	80
Using Help	80
Advanced Printing	81
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing)	81
Printing Posters	82
Printing Booklets	82
Printing on Both Sides of Paper	83
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document	83
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size	83
Using Watermarks	84
Using an Existing Watermark	84
Creating a Watermark	84
Editing a Watermark	84
Deleting a Watermark	84
Using Overlays	85
What is an Overlay?	85
Creating a New Page Overlay	85
Using a Page Overlay	85
Deleting a Page Overlay	85
Using Windows PostScript Driver	86
Printer Settings	86
Advanced	86
Using Help	86
Sharing the Printer Locally	87
Setting Up a Host Computer	87
Setting Up a Client Computer	87
Using Smart Panel	88
Understanding Smart Panel	88
Opening the Troubleshooting Guide	89
Using Printer Settings Utility	89
Using Onscreen Help File	89
Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings	89
Using Your Printer in Linux	90
Getting Started	90
Installing the Unified Linux Driver	90
Installing the Unified Linux Driver	90
Uninstalling the Unified Linux Driver	91
Using the Unified Driver Configurator	91
Opening the Unified Driver Configurator	91
Printers Configuration	92
Ports Configuration	92
Configuring Printer Properties	93
Printing a Document	93
Printing from Applications	93
Printing Files	94
Using Your Printer with a Macintosh	95
Installing printer driver for Macintosh	95
ML-3050 only	95
ML-3051N/ML-3050ND only	95
Setting Up the Printer	96
ML-3050 only	96
ML-3051N/ML-3050ND only	96
Printing	97
Printing a Document	97
Changing Printer Settings	97
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper	98
Duplex Printing	99

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Maintenance>

Maintenance

This chapter provides information for maintaining your printer and the

toner cartridge

, as well as suggestions for high-quality and economical

printing.

This chapter includes:

•

Printing information page

•

Cleaning the printer

•

Maintaining the toner cartridge

•

Maintenance parts

Printing information page

From the printer’s

control panel

, you can print pages that give detailed

information about the printer. They can be help you maintain your printer.

In the ML-3051N and ML-3051ND

Press

until

Information

appears on the bottom line of the

display and press

Press the

Scroll

buttons until the information page you want

appears and press

A page prints out.

In the ML-3050

The configuration page to view the current settings, to help troubleshoot

problems, or to verify the installation of optional accessories can be

printed.

Press and hold down

Stop

for about 6 seconds.

Cleaning the printer

During the printing process, paper, toner, and dust particles can

accumulate inside the printer. This buildup can cause print quality

problems, such as toner specks or smearing. Your printer has a cleaning

mode that can correct and prevent these types of problems.

Cleaning the outside of the printer

Clean the cabinet of the printer with a soft, lint-free cloth. You can

dampen the cloth slightly with water, but be careful not to let any water

drip onto or into the printer.

Caution

Cleaning the cabinet of the printer with cleaning materials

containing large amounts of alcohol, solvents, or other strong

substances can discolor or crack the cabinet.

Cleaning the inside of the printer

There are two methods to clean the inside of the printer:

•

Clean the inside manually.

•

Print a cleaning sheet, which can be done from the

control panel

Cleaning the Inside of the printer manually

Turn the printer off and unplug the

power cord

. Wait for the printer

to cool down.

Open the

front cover

and pull the

toner cartridge

out. Set it on a

clean flat surface.

Cautions

• To prevent damage to the

toner cartridge

, do not expose it

to light for more than a few minutes. Cover it with a piece of

paper, if necessary.

• Do not touch the green surface underside of the

toner

cartridge

. Use the handle on the cartridge to avoid touching

this area.

With a dry lint-free cloth, wipe away any dust and spilled toner from

the

toner cartridge

area and the

toner cartridge

cavity.

Caution

While cleaning the inside of the printer, be careful not to touch

the transfer roller, located underneath the

toner cartridge

. Oil

from your fingers can cause print scan quality problems.