Samsung Printer Test Page
Print a full test sheet for your Samsung printer.
Print settings
Print this on the paper you normally use, then examine each section. What a healthy result looks like is described above each pattern on the sheet.
Samsung · RunTheTests Samsung Printer Test Page · print at 100% · plain paper
Colour bars
Grayscale — 0% to 100% in 10% steps
CMYK — solid ink blocks
Text sharpness — decreasing sizes (all should be crisp and readable)
12pt — The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789 iIlL1 oO0
9pt — The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789 iIlL1 oO0
7pt — The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789 iIlL1 oO0
5pt — The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789 iIlL1 oO0
4pt — The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 0123456789 iIlL1 oO0
Alignment — registration crosshairs (lines should meet cleanly)
How this test page works
A full diagnostic sheet for Samsung printers: colour bars, a grayscale wedge, solid CMYK blocks, multi-size text and alignment marks on one page. Samsung's printer range is laser rather than inkjet, which changes what the results mean — there are no nozzles to clog, so the faults worth looking for are banding, repeating marks, uneven density and misregistration between colours. Print it, examine each section, and read the fault against the guidance printed beside it.
What the results mean
- No nozzles to check
- This is a laser range. Gaps and missing colour are not clogs — they point at toner, the imaging unit or the transfer path, and no cleaning cycle applies.
- Colour registration
- Coloured fringes on the edges of black text mean the four colour stations are not landing together. Colour lasers have a calibration routine for exactly this.
- Visual only
- The sheet cannot read the printer. You print a known pattern and judge the result against the description alongside it.
Common problems and fixes
- I cannot find current drivers or firmware for my Samsung printer
- HP acquired Samsung's printer business in 2017, and support moved with it — drivers, firmware and documentation for Samsung-branded models are now published by HP rather than Samsung. Searching Samsung's own site for a recent driver is the usual dead end, and it is a support question rather than anything about the hardware.
- Print is fading across the page rather than evenly
- On many consumer Samsung models the toner and imaging drum are combined in a single cartridge, so uneven fading is usually that cartridge nearing the end of its life. Removing it and rocking it gently side to side redistributes the remaining toner and buys a few more pages, which is a useful way to confirm the diagnosis before buying a replacement.
- Black text has coloured edges
- The colour stations are out of registration, which is a calibration matter rather than a consumable one. Run the printer's own colour registration or auto colour calibration routine from its menu, then reprint this sheet to confirm it held. It is the laser equivalent of head alignment, and it drifts gradually rather than failing suddenly.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the built-in test on a Samsung printer?
Usually under Information, Reports or System Setup on the printer's panel, printed as a configuration or demo page. On models without a full panel it is often produced by holding the cancel or WPS button for a few seconds. That page is generated by the printer itself, so it is the reference when it disagrees with anything printed from a browser.
Why is there no nozzle check?
Because Samsung printers are lasers, and lasers have no nozzles. Toner is fused to the page with heat rather than sprayed, so clogging is not a failure mode and cleaning cycles do not exist. Any guidance telling you to run a nozzle check on a Samsung is advice written for a different technology.
Are Samsung printers still made?
The line passed to HP in 2017, so existing Samsung-branded devices continue to work and are supported through HP, while new models come out under HP branding. For a working printer this changes nothing except where you go for drivers, firmware and consumables — which is the practical detail most people are actually looking for.