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Samsung CLP-315 hi, my samsung clp-315 (clp-310 series) is not printing. the status led is red, and the smart panel initially said, "low heat error. cycle power." i tried just turning the machine off overnight; status is still the same, but the smart panel now reads, "system error. cycle power." any sort of help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • char99 Dec 19, 2008

    I have exactly the same problem - any help would be gratefully received!

  • MrSpongeBob Feb 20, 2009

    I have the same problem. When I first set the printer up, everything was fine. Printed a beautiful colour test page, tried to print from my two other computers as I have Printer Sharing turned on with my Mac OS and they also printed a B&W test page. Two days later, when I was about to get down to some work, no print? I looked and saw the red light was on in the symbol that looks like a network or greater than or less than symbol and when I tried to print I received the Low Heat, Recycle Power Error.
    Tried unplugging, switching off 10 seconds, 10 minutes, 10 hours. Can't print a test page with the triangle test button, nothing. When the printer firsts cycles up and goes through test on startup all seems fine and the green light comes on, but after about 10 seconds there is a faint click that comes from inside the printer and the red light comes on. I did manage to get a Sample Page to print, the nice colour demo page, after fidddling and turning off and then immediately pressing the test print button while it was starting up, then green light stayed on for about 30 minutes and I managed to print a page showing the settings, but then the red light was back on. I am not sure this is a major problem, maybe something is sitting up against the lower toner, not sure. Any help or suggestions?


  • rochelleorg Feb 21, 2009

    Samsung CLP-300 Laser Printer - The status is red and the priter won't print anything. The jobs are showing as waiting to print but the printer won't. The red toner light is also flashing even after new toner. Any ideas

  • Anonymous Feb 22, 2009

    I have the same problem. Tried turning it off, re-setting it and it still won't print. The LED print light remains red but it wont do anything.  PLEASE HELP!!!!

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try to do this set of instruction & solution:

  1. Go to Start | Control Panel | Printers And Other Hardware | Printers And Faxes. Double-click the icon for your printer to open the Documents window and clear any pending print jobs by selecting Cancel All Documents from the Printer drop-down menu
  2. Try printing a test page from the printer, not from Windows XP. Most printers have a built-in test function that's activated by holding down one or more buttons while the printer is starting up. Check your printer's user manual for instructions. If this page prints successfully, you know the problem is either with your connection or with the software in your computer.
  3. Check your printer's USB or parallel connection.
  4. Try printing something simple from Windows' Notepad. To open Notepad, go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | Notepad, type a few lines of text in a document, and try printing it. If it successfully prints, the problem is with the software program you originally tried to print from.
  5. Try printing using Windows XP's generic printer driver. Open and run the Add Printer Wizard. When you get to the Install Printer Software screen, select Generic under Manufacturer and Generic/Text Only under Printers (see Figure 2).
  6. Select No for Do You Want To Use This Printer As The Default Printer? (see Figure 3). Click Next.
  7. When prompted on the next screen, tell Windows XP to print a test page. If the page successfully prints, then you probably have a problem with your installed printer driver. Either update or reinstall the driver.

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    SylviasKitchenSync Feb 02, 2011

    I am guessing that the toner waste container needs to be emptied (you can do it your self) and/or the sensor is acting up.
    http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/...

    it has to be perfectly clean to reset the senser - water only will make it smear - must use dish soap to cut the black toner smudges... let it dry fully. (this had happened to my printer)

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My 3175FW has same problem. None of the quick fixes worked. I took it to a service company. They tried a fusion unit, but that didn't fix it. Their estimate is that the printer needs a new power supply -- $300 before labor. Not worth it. Can't believe I spent that much money for a top quality printer (so I thought) and it lasted less than 2 years. Never again, Samsung.

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