Samsung SCX-4725F manual

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    SCX-4725F SCX-4725FN[...]

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    © 2006 Sa msung Ele ctroni cs Co., Lt d. All rights reserved . This man ual is pro vided for inform ation purp oses onl y . All inform ation include d herei n is subj ect to ch ange wi thout notic e. Sam sung Electron ics is not responsi ble for any direc t or indire ct dam ages, ari sing f rom or relat ed to u se of this manu al. • SCX-4725F an[...]

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    C ONT ACT SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE If you have any comments or questions regarding Samsung products, contact the Samsung customer care center . Country Customer Care Center Web Si te ARGENTINE 0800-333-3733 www .samsung.com/ar AUSTRALIA 1300 362 60 3 www .samsung.com/au AUSTRIA 0800-SAMSUNG (726-7864) www .samsung.com/at BELGIUM 0032 (0)2 201 24 18 www .s[...]

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    C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special feat ures ............... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ........... ................. ..... . ........... ...................... ...... 1. 1 Printer overvi ew ............... ............ ................. ........... ........... ........... ................. ........... ..... [...]

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    8. Scanning Scanning basics ............... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ........... ........... ....................... ........... 8.1 Scanning to an app lication ...................... ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ...... ...............[...]

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    14. Specifications General specific ations ............ ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... .. ... ............ ................ .... 14.1 Printer speci fications ... ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ........... ........... .[...]

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    i Import ant Precautions and Safety I nformation Wh en usin g this ma chine, th ese ba sic safe ty prec autio ns sho uld alw ays be foll owed to redu ce risk of fir e, ele ctric sh ock a nd in jury t o peo ple: 1 Read and unde rstand al l i nstr ucti ons. 2 U se com mon sense when ever op eratin g electr ical app liances . 3 F ollow a ll wa rning s[...]

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    ii Mercury Safety LAMP(S ) INSI DE THI S PRODUCT CON T AI N MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYC LED OR DIS POSED OF ACCORDI NG TO LOCAL, ST A TE OR FED ERA L LA WS. For d eta ils see l ampr ecyc le.org , eiae.or g, or c all 1-80 0- Sams ung Power Saver Thi s print er c ontains adva nced en ergy conser vat ion techno logy t hat r educ es powe r consum pti on [...]

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    iii W ARNING: FCC Reg ulation s st ate t hat chan ges or mo dific ations to this equip men t not e xpre ssly appr oved by the manu fact urer could void th e user ’s auth orit y to ope rat e this equi pment. In th e even t that termi nal e quipmen t cau ses h arm to the tele phone netw ork, th e tele phone comp any sh ould no tify the custom er th[...]

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    1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introd uction Thank yo u for pu rchasing this Sa msung m ultifu nctional produc t. Y our machine provid es printi ng, co pying, sc annin g, and fax ing fu nctions. This chapt er in clude s: • S pecial featur es • Printer overvi ew • Finding m ore informat ion • Selec ting a location Sp ecial features Y our new [...]

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    1 .2 < Introduct ion> Printer o verview These are the main com ponent s of your mac hine: Front view 1 ADF (automa tic document fee der) 1 1. Automatic doc ument feeder is us ed as ADF in this u ser ’s guide. 8 front cover 2 document w idt h guides 9 tray 3 document inp ut tray 10 output support 4 scanner lid 11 scanner gla ss 5 document ou[...]

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    1 .3 < Introduct ion> Control p anel overv iew 1 Dark ness : Adjust s the documen t brightnes s for t he curr ent copy job. 11 Start : S tarts a job. 2 No. of Copies : Enters the number of copie s. 12 St op/C lear : S tops an operation at any time. In S t and by mode, clears/c ancels t he cop y options , such a s the dark ness, th e documen t[...]

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    1 .4 < Introduct ion> Findi ng more info rmation Y ou can find informatio n for s etting up and usin g you r mach ine from the followi ng resourc es, eithe r printe d or onscr een. Quick Inst all Guid e Provides informat ion on setting u p your machi ne and, the refore, b e sure to follow the ins tructio ns in the guide to g et the machi ne r[...]

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    2 .1 < System setup> 2 System setup This cha pter giv es you an ove rview o f menu s availa ble on your mac hine and st ep-by-step instruct ions f or setting up the machine ’s s ystems. This chapt er in clude s: • Menu ov erview • Changi ng the displa y langua ge • Changing th e country • Setting the date and time • Changi ng the [...]

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    2 .2 < System setup> Changing the disp lay language T o change th e languag e that appears on the cont rol p anel, follow t hese steps: 1 Press Menu until M achine Setup appears o n the to p line of the disp lay . 2 Press the Scroll but tons until Langua ge app ears and p ress En ter . 3 Press the Scroll but tons until the lang uage y ou want[...]

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    2 .3 < System setup> Sp eaker , ringer , key s ound, and alarm s ound 1 Press Menu until Sou nd/V olume a ppears on the top li ne of t he disp lay . 2 Press the Scroll but tons until the soun d opti on you want appea rs and pr ess Enter . 3 Press the Scroll but tons until the desi red st atus or volum e for th e sound you hav e select ed app [...]

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    2 .4 < System setup> Power Save mode Power Save mode al lows y our machi ne to reduc e powe r consum ption when it is not in actua l use. Y ou can s elect a l ength of time fo r which the machine wait s af ter a job i s printe d befo re it sw itches to a re duced power sta te. 1 Press Menu until M achine Setup appears o n the to p line of the[...]

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    3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software ov er view This chap ter giv es you an over view of t he sof t ware that c omes with you r machine . Further det ails abo ut inst allin g and usi ng the softw are are explaine d in th e Sof tware Se ction . This chapt er in clude s: • Supplied s of tware • Printer d river fe atures • Syste m require[...]

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    3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver feat ures Y our pr inter driv ers supp ort the f ollowin g stan dard fe atures: • Pa per sou rce sele ction • Paper siz e, orien tat ion and m edia type • Number of copies In additio n, you can use various s pecial printin g featu res. The fo llowing table shows a gen eral overv iew o f feat ur[...]

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    3 .3 < Software over view> Linux Macintosh (SCX -4725FN o nly) Item Requirement s Operat ing sys tem • Red H at 8.0 ~ 9 .0 • F edora Cor e 1 ~ 4 • Mandrake 9 .2 ~ 10 .1 • S uSE 8 .2 ~ 9. 2 CPU Pentiu m IV 1 GHz or h igher RAM 256 MB or hi gher Free disk sp ace 1 GB or high er Soft ware • Li nux Kern el 2.4 or h igher • Glibc 2.2 o[...]

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    4 .1 < Network setu p (SCX-4 725FN only) > 4 Network setup (SCX-4725FN only) Connecting your machine to a network is available only on th e SCX-4725FN. This chapter g ives you st ep-by-step instruct ions for setting up your machine for n etwork connections. This chapter includes: •I n t r o d u c t i o n • Supported oper ating systems •[...]

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    4 .2 < Network setup (S CX-4725FN only)> St atic ad dre s sing T o enter a TCP/IP a ddres s from yo ur machin e’ s control pa nel, t ake the followi ng step s: 1 Press Menu until Network Setup appea rs on the t op line of the disp lay . 2 Press the Scroll but tons until Config Network ap pears a nd press Enter . 3 Press Enter w hen TCP/IP a[...]

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    4 .3 < Network setup (S CX-4725FN only)> 2 S tart Windows Exp lorer a nd open th e X drive. (X repr esents your CD-ROM drive.) 3 Double click Ap plicatio n > SetIP . 4 Open the langu age folde r you wa nt to us e. 5 Double cl ick Se tup.exe to inst all thi s prog ram. 6 From the W indows S tart men u, select Prog rams > Sam sung Network[...]

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    5 .1 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> 5 Load ing ori ginal s an d print media This chapt er introdu ces you to how to load or iginal s and pri nt media int o your mac hine. This chapt er in clude s: • Loading o riginals • Selecting print medi a • Load ing p aper • Setting the paper size and type • V erifying an output lo cati[...]

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    5 .2 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> T o load an o riginal in to the A DF: 1 Load the or iginal fac e up into the AD F . Make sure that the bottom of the origin al st ack m atches th e p aper siz e marked on the doc ument input tray . 2 Adjust the docu ment wi dth guides to the p aper si ze. Note Dust on th e ADF gl ass may caus e bla[...]

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    5 .3 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> Supported print media types and sizes Ty p e Size Dimensions We ight 1 1. If media weight is over 90 g/m 2 , use the manual tray . Capacity 2 2. Maximum capacity may differ depending on medi a weight, thickness, and environmental conditions. Plain p aper Letter 216 x 279 mm ( 8.5 x 1 1 inches) • [...]

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    5 .4 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> Media sizes s upported in each mode Guidelines for selecti ng and storing print media When sele cting or loadin g pa per , envelopes , or oth er print materials , keep t hese guid eline s in min d: • Always use print media that conf orm with the sp ecificat ions lis ted on page 5. 3. • Attempt [...]

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    5 .5 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> T ransp arenc ies • T o avoid dama ging th e machi ne, use on ly transp arenci es desig ned for us e in l aser printe rs. • T ranspa rencie s used i n the mac hine mus t be able to w ithst and 18 0 °C, t he machi ne’s fusing temperatur e. • Place them on a flat surfac e afte r removing the[...]

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    5 .6 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> 3 Load the pap er with the s ide to be prin ted on fac ing up . 4 Squeeze t he p aper wid th gui de and adjust i t to the widt h of the paper . 5 Squeeze t he p aper leng th guid e and adj ust it to t he len gth of the paper . 6 After lo ading paper , set the pa per type a nd siz e for the t ray . [...]

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    5 .7 < Loading original s and pri nt medi a> 3 After l oading pape r , set the p aper t ype a nd size for th e manua l tray . See the ne xt sect ion for c opying a nd fax ing or the Sof tware Section for PC-printing . Note The setti ngs mad e from the printer driv er overrid e the settings on the c ontrol panel. Tip s on using the m anual tra[...]

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    6 .1 < Copy ing > 6 Copying This chapt er give s you st ep-b y-step instru ction s for c opyin g docu ments. This chapt er in clude s: • Copy ing • Changing th e setting s for each co py • Changing th e defaul t copy setting s • Using special cop y features • Setting copy timeou t Copying 1 Load or iginals face up i nto the ADF , or[...]

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    6 .2 < Copy ing > Reduced or enlarged copy By using the Reduce/ Enlarge butt on, you can red uce or en large the siz e of a copie d image fr om 25% to 400% when yo u copy origi nal doc ument s from the s canner gl ass, or fro m 25% to 1 00% fro m the ADF . T o select fro m the pred efined copy s izes: 1 Press Reduce/En large . 2 Press Reduce/[...]

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    6 .3 < Copy ing > Auto fit ID card copying Y our m achin e can autom atica lly reduce or enlarg e the origi nal imag e to fit on the p aper cu rrently loaded in the mac hine. This c opy fe ature is a vaila ble only when yo u place origi nals on the scann er glass . 1 Place a s ingle orig inal f ace do wn on th e scanne r glass. For det ails a[...]

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    6 .4 < Copy ing > Poster copyi ng Sett ing c opy t imeo ut Y ou can se t the time the mach ine wait s before it res tores the default copy settings , if you do not s tart copying afte r changin g them on the co ntrol panel . 1 Press Menu until Copy Setup a ppears on the to p line of the di splay . 2 Press the Scroll but tons until T imeout a [...]

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    7 .1 < Basic print ing> 7 Basic prin ting This chapt er ex plai ns comm on pri ntin g task s. Printing a document Y our mac hine all ows yo u to pri nt from va rious Windows , Macint osh 1 , or Linux app licat ions. The exact s teps fo r printi ng a docu ment m ay vary depending on the applica tion y ou use. For deta ils a bout printi ng, se [...]

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    8 .1 < Scanning > 8 Scanning Scanning with your ma chine let s you t urn pi ctures and t ext in to digit al f iles that can be stored on you r compu ter . Then y ou can fax or email the files, upload th em to your web site, or use th em to create p rojec ts tha t you can print. Scanning basic s Y our mac hine of fers the follo wing way s to s[...]

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    9 .1 < Faxing> 9 Faxing This cha pter giv es you i nformat ion abou t usin g your ma chine as a fax machi ne. This chapt er in clude s: Sending a fax • Setting the fax header • Adjusti ng the docum ent settings • Sendi ng a fax auto maticall y • Sendi ng a fax man ually • Confirmi ng a transmission • Automa tic redialing • Redia[...]

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    9 .2 < Faxing> Recomm ended res oluti on setting s for d iffere nt origi nal do cument ty pes are descri bed in the ta ble be low: Note The resol ution set ting is applied to the current fax job. Darkn ess Y ou can sele ct the d efault co ntrast mode to fa x you r origin als ligh ter or darker . 1 Press Menu until Fa x Setup a ppears on the t[...]

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    9 .3 < Faxing> Confirming a tr ansmission When the l ast p age of your ori ginal has been sent suc cessful ly , the machine beep s and re turns to S t andby mode. When som ething go es wr ong whil e sendin g your fax , an er ror messa ge appears o n the display . F or a list of erro r messag es and th eir me anings, see pa ge 13. 3. If yo u r[...]

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    9 .4 < Faxing> The mach ine be gins rece iving a fax and returns to S t and by mode when the recept ion is comp leted. Receiving manually using an e xtension telephone This featu res work s best w hen you are using an ex tension t elepho ne connecte d to the EXT soc ket on th e back of your m achine. Y ou can receive a fax from someone you ar[...]

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    9 .5 < Faxing> 2 Press the Scroll but tons until Secur e Recei ve appears and pr ess Enter . 3 Press the Scroll but tons until On appe ars and pre ss Enter . 4 Enter a four -digit p asswo rd you want to use and press Enter . Note Y ou ca n acti vate sec ure recei ving mod e without s etting a pass word, bu t cannot p rotect your faxe s. 5 Re-[...]

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    9 .6 < Faxing> Other ways to fax Sending a fax to multiple destin ations Y ou ca n use the Broa dcasting button, whic h allows you to sen d a fax to multip le location s. Origi nals are auto matic ally stored in memory and sent to a remote st ation. Af ter tran smissi on, the originals are au tomatica lly erased from memory . 1 Load or iginal[...]

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    9 .7 < Faxing> Canceling a dela yed fax 1 Press Menu until Fax Feature app ears on the top li ne of th e display . 2 Press the Scroll button s until Cancel Job ap pears and press Ente r . 3 Press the Scroll but tons until the fax j ob yo u want ap pears and press Enter . 4 Press 1 to se lect Y es . The sele cted fa x job is delete d from me m[...]

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    10 .1 < Fax setup> 10 Fax setup This cha pter gives you info rmatio n on setti ng up your mac hine fo r receivin g and s ending fa xes. This chapt er in clude s: • Changi ng the fax se tup option s • Usi ng th e adv anced fax f eatu res • Printing sent fax repo rt automati cally • Using the toll save mode • Setting up Phone Book Cha[...]

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    10 .2 < Fax setup> Using the adva nced fax fea tures T o use the a dvanced fax op tions: 1 Press Menu until Adv anced Fax a ppears on the top line of t he disp lay . 2 Press the Scroll but tons until the menu item you wan t appe ars and press Enter . 3 Press the Scroll but tons until the desi red st atus ap pears or enter the valu e for the o[...]

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    10 .3 < Fax setup> Settin g up Ph one Book Y ou can set up Phone Book with th e fax num bers you use mos t frequently . Y our machi ne provid es yo u with th e follow ing featu res for settin g up Phone Book : • S peed dial numbers • Group dia l numbers Sp eed dial numbers Y ou can store up to 2 00 frequent ly-use d fax numbers i n speed [...]

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    10 .4 < Fax setup> Using group dial numbers When you are prompte d to en ter a de stinat ion numb er while send ing a fax, enter the grou p dial nu mber a t which yo u store d the numb er you want. • For a one-d igit (0- 9) group dial num ber , press and h old the correspon ding d igit butto n on th e number k eypa d. • For a two - or thr[...]

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    11 .1 < Ordering suppli es and accesso- 11 Ordering supp lies a nd accesso ries This chap ter provid es inform ation o n purchas ing toner c artridg e availab le for your m achin e. T oner cartridges When the to ner runs out, you can o rder the following types of t oner cartridge f or your ma chine: How to purchase T o order Samsu ng-authori zed[...]

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    12 .1 < Maintenan ce> 12 Maintenance This cha pter provid es in formation for maint aini ng your m achine a nd the toner cartri dge. This chapt er in clude s: • Printing reports • Clearin g memor y • Clean ing your mach ine • Maint ai ning the toner c artridge • Clearin g the T oner Empty Repla ce T oner mess age • Mainten ance p [...]

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    12 .2 < Maintenan ce> 4 Repeat step 3 to c lear anot her item . 5 Press Stop/ Clear t o return to S t andb y mode. Cleaning you r machine T o mainta in print an d sca n quality , follow the cl eaning pro cedure s below each tim e the to ner cartrid ge is repl aced or if print a nd scan qualit y problems occur . Caution Cleani ng the cab inet [...]

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    12 .3 < Maintenan ce> 5 Locat e the long strip of glass (LSU) ins ide the top of the cartridge comp artmen t, and g ently swab th e gla ss to see i f dirt tu rns t he whi te cotton black. 6 Push the m anual tray bac k into the machine . 7 Reinse rt the tone r cartrid ge and cl ose th e front cov er . 8 Plug in th e power cord and tu rn the ma[...]

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    12 .4 < Maintenan ce> Redistributing toner When the to ner ca rtridge is near the end o f it s life: • White stre aks or light prin ting o ccurs. • T oner Low appears o n the dis play . If this hap pens, you can tempor arily rees tab lish prin t quality by redistr ibuting th e rema ining tone r in the cartridge . In some case s, white str[...]

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    12 .5 < Maintenan ce> Note Y ou ca n set t he machi ne to dis regard th e T o ner E mpty Replace T oner message and to co ntinue pri nting. See p ag e 12.6. 1 Open the front cover . 2 Pull the to ner cartrid ge out. 3 Remove th e new to ner car tridge f rom it s bag. 4 Remove th e p acking t ape and roll t he cart ridge 5 or 6 item s to distr[...]

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    12 .6 < Maintenan ce> Printing continuously w hen the T oner Empty Replace T oner message appears When the t one r cart ridg e is nearl y em pty , the ma chi ne sho ws th e To n e r Empty Repl ace T oner m essage and stop s p rinting . Y ou can set the machine to dis regard t his messa ge when it appe ars and to conti nue printing, e ven th o[...]

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    12 .7 < Maintenan ce> Managing your m achine from t he website ( SCX-4725FN only) If you hav e connec ted your m achine to a netw ork and s et up TCP/IP network parame ters correc tly , you c an mana ge the m achine via Samsung’ s Sync Thru™ Web Service , an em bedded web se rver . Use SyncThru™ W eb Service to: • View th e machi ne?[...]

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    13 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 13 Troubles hooting This cha pter gives help ful inf ormatio n for wha t to do if y ou en counter an error . This chapt er in clude s: • Clearin g document ja ms • Clearin g pa per jams • Underst anding display m essage s • T oner ca rtridge -related m essages • Solving oth er problems Clearing docu ment ja[...]

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    13 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> Caution T o avoid tearin g the p ape r , p ull ou t the jamm ed pa per gen tly and slow ly . Follo w the in struction s in th e follow ing sec tions to clear the jam. In the tray 1 Open an d close t he front cover . The jam med p aper is automati cally ejected from the m achine. If the p aper d oes not ex it, go to t[...]

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    13 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> 3 Open t he re ar cov er . 4 Pull the j ammed p aper ou t. Caution Inside of t he machi ne is very hot. T ake care when removing pap er from the m achine. 5 Close the rear co ver . Printing a utoma tically r esume s. T ip s for avoiding p aper j ams By selec ting t he correct media types, m ost p aper ja ms can b e a[...]

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    13 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> [Low Heat Error] There is a prob lem in the fu ser un it. Unplug th e power c ord and plug it bac k in. If th e problem persist s, pl ease call for service. [LSU Error] A prob lem has occurre d in the LSU (Laser Sc anning Unit). Unplug th e power c ord and plug it bac k in. If th e problem persist s, pl ease call for[...]

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    13 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> T oner cartridge-rel ated messages Power Failure Power has turne d of f then on and the machin e’s memory has not been b ack up. The job w hich y ou were trying to do before the power fa ilure mus t be comple tely re-don e. Retry Redial? The mac hine is waitin g for a specif ied tim e interva l to redial a previ ou[...]

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    13 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> Paper does not feed into t he machi ne. • Rem ove an y obs tructi ons fr om in side th e ma chine . • Pape r has not be en loade d corre ctly . Remov e pa per from the tray and r eload it co rrectly . • There is too muc h p aper in the tr ay . Re move exces s paper fro m the tra y . • The p ape r is too thick[...]

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    13 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> The machi ne sele cts prin t materi als from the wrong paper source . The pap er so urce selectio n in th e printer properti es may b e inco rrec t. For many sof tware applicati ons, the p ap er source selecti on is found under the Paper t ab within the printer properti es. Select the correc t paper sour ce. See the [...]

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    13 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> Printing quality problems If the insid e of the ma chine is dirty or p aper has bee n loade d improperl y , you may noti ce a re duction i n print quality . See the ta ble below to cle ar the problem. Condition Suggeste d solution s Li ght or faded p rint If a verti cal wh ite streak or fade d area app ears on the p [...]

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    13 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Back ground sca tter Backgro und scatt er resul ts from bits of toner randoml y dis tributed on the pri nted p age. • The pap er may be too damp . T ry prin ting wi th a differ en t batc h of pa pers. Do no t open pac kages of pa per until n ecessary so that t he pape r does not abso rb too muc h moistu re. • If [...]

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    13 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Hori zontal str ipes If hor izont ally a ligned black s treaks or smea rs appear: • The tone r cartridge may be i nst alled imprope rly . Remove the c artridge a nd reins ert it. • The toner cartridge m ay be de fective. R emove the t oner cartrid ge and insta ll a n ew one. See page 12.4. • If the pr oblem pe[...]

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    13 .11 < Troubleshoot ing> Scanning problems Condition Suggeste d solutio ns The s cann er do es not work. • Make sure that you p lace the origin al to be scanne d face do wn on the scan ner glass , or face up in the ADF . • There may n ot be e nough availabl e memory to hold the doc ument yo u want t o scan. T ry the Presc an functi on t[...]

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    13 .12 < Troubleshoot ing> Common Windows problems Note Refer to Mi crosof t Windo ws 98/Me/2 000/XP(32/64 bit)/2003 (32/64bit) User’s Guide that ca me with yo ur PC for fu rther informati on on W indows erro r messag es. Faxes do not st ore in memory . There may not be enough m emory sp ace to store the fax. If the dis play sh ows the Memo[...]

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    13 .13 < Troubleshoot ing> Common Linux problems Problem Possible cause and solutions The ma chine do es not print. • Check if the p rinter dri ver is inst all ed in your system. Open U nified D river con figurato r and switch to the Printers t ab in Prin ters configura tion w indow t o look at the li st of availabl e print ers. Make sure t[...]

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    13 .14 < Troubleshoot ing> The ma chine do es not scan. • Check if a documen t is load ed into the machi ne. • Check if y our ma chine is conn ected to th e comput er . Make sure i f it is c onnec ted properly i f an I/O e rror is repor ted whil e scannin g. • Check if th e port is not busy . Sinc e functiona l compon ents o f MFP (prin[...]

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    14 .1 < Specif ications> 14 Specifications This chapt er in clude s: • General specific ations • Printer s pecifications • Scann er and co pier spec ifications • Facsimi le spec ifications General specificatio ns Item Description ADF Up to 30 sheets (75 g/m 2 ) ADF docu ment siz e Width : 14 2 to 21 6 mm Length: 148 to 35 6 mm Paper i[...]

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    14 .2 < Specif ications> Scanner and copier specificat ions Item Description Com patibil ity TWA IN st andard/WIA s tan dard Scanning met hod ADF and Fla t-bed Color CIS (Con tact Imag e Sensor) m odule Resolution Optica l: 600 x 6 00 d pi (mono and colo r) Enhance d: 4,80 0 x 4,800 dpi Effe ctive scannin g length Scanner g lass: 29 7 mm ADF:[...]

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    1 I NDEX Numerics 2/4-up, sp ecial co py 6.3 A access ories, order informati on 11.1 ADF 1.2 ADF rubber pad, repla ce 12.6 ADF, load 5.1 alar m s ound 2.3 Ans/Fax m ode, recei ving mo de 9.4 auto fit, s pecial c opy 6.3 B broadcas t faxes 9.6 C characters , enter 2.3 clean ing drum 12.5 insi de 12.2 LSU 12.3 outside 12.2 scan un it 12.3 clock m ode[...]

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    2 O originals jam, cle ar 13.1 loading 5.1 output locati on 5.7 output tray 5.7 P paper guid eline s 5.4 paper jam , clear fuser area or arou nd toner ca rtridge 13.2 manu al tray 13.2 paper exit ar ea 13.2 tray 13.2 paper load manu al tray 5.6 tray 5.5 paper siz e setting 5.7 specifi cation s 5.3 paper type setting 5.7 specifi cation s 5.3 Phone B[...]

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    Samsung Printer Software section[...]

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    1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NST ALLI NG P RINTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software ......... ..... ..... ......... ..... .......... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... .......... .... ......... ..... 4 Installing Softwar e for Local Pri nting ..... ............... ......... .......... .............. .......... .....[...]

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    2 Editing a Watermar k .................. ......... .......... .............. .......... ......... .......... .............. ....... 20 Deleting a Watermar k ........... .......... ......... ............... ......... .......... .............. ......... .......... .. 20 Using Overlays ........... .......... .............. ......... .......... ......[...]

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    3 Chapter 8: U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX Getting Started ..... ............... ......... .......... .............. .......... ......... .............. .......... ......... ...... .... .. 29 Installing the Unified Linux Driver .............. ......... .......... .............. .......... ......... .............. .......... . . 2 9 Installing the[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This ch a pt e r in cl u de s : • Installi ng Printer Software • Reinstall ing Printer Software • Removing Pr inter Soft ware Installing P rinter Softwar e Y ou can install the p rinter software for local pri nting or net work printing. T o install the printer s[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already connected t o the comput er , the foll owing wi ndow wi ll a ppear . • After connecting the printer , cli ck Next . • If you d on ’t want to con n ect the p rinter at this tim e , click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een. Then the insta llat ion will sta rt[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a language from the drop-down list. • Vi ew U s er’s Gu ide : Al lows you to v iew th e User ’ s Guide. If your computer doesn’ t have Adobe Acrobat, cl ick o n th is op tio n and it wil l au to ma tica lly ins ta ll A do be Acrobat Reader for you. 4 Select Cu[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 7 After the instal lation is fini shed, a window asking you to print a test pa ge ap p ea rs. If y o u cho ose to p rint a te st page, select the checkbox and click Next . Otherwise, just click Next and skip to step 9. 8 If the test pag e pr ints ou t co r rectly , click Yes . If not, click No to reprint it.[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The li s t o f pr int e rs a v a i lab l e o n th e ne t w o r k ap pe a r s. Select the pr i nter y ou want to i nstall from th e list and then click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the list, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e n e tw ork.[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 4 Select Custom install ation . Click Next . 5 The li s t o f pr int e rs a v a i lab l e o n th e ne t w o r k ap pe a r s. Select the pr i nter y ou want to i nstall from th e list and then click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the list, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP[...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 7 After the installation is finished, a window appe ars asking you to print a test pa ge and to re gister yours elf as a user of Samsung Printers in order t o receive informati on from Samsung. If yo u so desire, select the corresponding checkbox(es) and click Finis h . Otherwise, just click Finish . N OTE [...]

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    Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already connected t o the comput er , the foll owing wi ndow wi ll a ppear . • After connecting the printer , cli ck Next . • If you d on ’t want to con n ect the p rinter at this tim e , click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een. Then the insta llat ion will sta r[...]

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    Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp lains the printing options and comm on printing tasks in Windows. This ch a pt e r in cl u de s : • Printing a Docum ent • Printing t o a file (PRN) • Prin ter Settings - Lay ou t T a b - Pa p e r T a b - Gr a ph i c s T a b - Ex t ra s Tab - Abo u t T ab - Pr in te r Ta b - Using a Favorite[...]

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    Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use t he printe r properti es window, which allows you to access all of the print er options you need w hen using your printer . When the p rinte r pr ope rties a re d isplay ed, y o u can revi ew and change the setti ngs needed for your p rint job. Y our printer pr opertie s window may differ , depending[...]

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    Basic Printing 14 Pap er Tab Use the fo llowing o ptions to se t the ba sic paper hand ling specif ica tions when yo u access the print er pr opertie s. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 for more information on accessing printer propertie s. Click the Paper tab to access v arious paper properties. Copies Copies allows you to choose the num [...]

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    Basic Printing 15 Gra phi cs Tab Use the followin g Grap hic options to adjust the print quality for your specifi c printi ng needs. See “Pri nting a Document” on page 12 for more info rmation on accessing pri nter properti es. Click the Graphic tab to displa y th e p r o per ties sh ow n b e low . Resolution The Resolution op tions you ca n se[...]

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    Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output opt ions for your document. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 f or more information about accessing the printe r pr o pe r ties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mar k Y ou can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document. For deta i[...]

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    Basic Printing 17 Using a Favorite Setting The Fav orit es option, which is visibl e on each prope rties ta b, allows you to save the c urrent properti es setti ngs for fut ure use. To s a v e a Favorites item: 1 Change the settings a s n eed ed on ea ch tab. 2 Enter a nam e for the ite m in th e Favorite s input box. 3 Click Save . Whe n you sav e[...]

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    Adv ance d Prin ting 18 3 Advance d Prin ting This chapter e xplains pri nting opti ons and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y our pr inter driver Properties window that a pp ears in this User ’s Guide may diffe r depending on t he pri nter in use . Howev er the com position of the p rinter properties win dow is similar . • If you need to k[...]

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    Adv ance d Prin ting 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you t o print a single-pag e document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheet s of pa per , fo r the purpo se of p astin g the sh eets togethe r to fo rm one po ste r -s iz e docu m ent. 1 T o change the print setting s from your so ftw ar e appli cati on, acce ss prin ter prop erties. See “Pri nting a[...]

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    Adv ance d Prin ting 20 Using Watermar ks The W ater mark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eading “ DRAF T” or “C ONFIDENTIAL ” pr inte d diagona lly acros s the fi rst page or all pages of a document. There are se v eral p red efined w aterm ark s th at co m [...]

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    Adv ance d Prin ting 21 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/ or images st ored i n the computer hard dis k driv e (H DD) as a s pecia l file form at th at ca n be p rint ed on any do cu m ent . O v e r la ys ar e o fte n u sed to tak e th e p la c e o f preprinte d forms and letterhe ad paper . Rather than using preprinte d l[...]

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    Using Windows PostScript Driver (SCX-4725FN only) 22 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver (SCX-4725F N only) If you want to use th e P ostScript driver p rovided with your system CD-RO M to p rint a docu me nt. PPDs, in combination with the P ostScript d river , access printer features an d allow th e co m puter to co m municate w ith the printer . An[...]

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    Sha ring the Prin ter L oca lly 23 5 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou ca n connect the printer directly to a sele cted compute r , which is ca lled “hos t c o m put er , ” on the ne tw ork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Window s OS, refer to the corr esponding Wi ndows User's Guide or onli ne help. N OTES : • Ch[...]

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    Using Smart Panel 24 6 Using Smar t Panel Smart P anel is a progra m that monitors and informs you of the status of the printer , and allows you to customiz e the printer’ s settings. Smar t P an el is installed automatically when you install t he printer software. N OTES : • T o use the thi s program, you need: - Windows 98 or highe r (Windows[...]

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    Using Smart Panel 25 Using Printer Settings U tility Using the Printer Setting s Utility , you can config ure and check print settings. 1 Right- click the S m art Pa nel icon on the Win d ows task b ar and select Printer Setting . 2 Change th e settin gs. 3 T o send the changes to t he printer , clic k the Apply (or Se nd ) button. N OTES : If you [...]

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    Sca nning 26 7 Scanning Scanning with your machine let s you turn pictures and te xt into digital files on y our com puter . T hen y ou ca n fax o r e- m ail the files, display th em on yo u r w eb site or u se th e m to create projects that you can print usi ng Samsung SmarThru software or th e WIA driver . This ch a pt e r in cl u de s : • Scan[...]

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    Sca nning 27 Using Samsung SmarThru Follow these steps to start scanning using t he SmarThru: 1 Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and proper ly co nnected t o each othe r . 2 Place your ph otog raph or pa ge o n the d ocum ent gl ass or ADF . 3 Once you have installed Samsung SmarThru, you will see the SmarT hru 4 icon on y our[...]

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    Sca nning 28 •Settings Customizing settings of Scan To basic functions. Allows you to customize settings for Application , E-mai l , OCR , and Web functions. 5 Click the service ico n according to your job. 6 SmarThru 4 opens for the selected service. Adjust the scan settings. 7 T o start scanning, click Scan . N OTE : If you want to cancel the s[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 29 8 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou ca n use y our machine in a Linux environment. This ch a pt e r in cl u de s : • Get ting Star ted • Installi ng the Unified Li nux Driver • Us in g th e U n i fie d D riv e r C o n f ig ur a t or • Confi guring Printer Properties • Printing a Docum ent • Scanning a[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 30 5 When the installation is complete, click Finis h . The in stall ation pr ogram has added t he Unifi ed Driver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience. I f you have an y difficulties, consult the onscreen help that is available through your system menu[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 31 Using the Unifi ed Driver Configurator Unifie d Linux Driver Configurator is a tool pr imarily intended for configuring Printer or MFP devices. Since an MFP device combines the pr inter and scanner , the Unified Li nux Driver Configurator p rovides opti ons logical ly grouped for printe r and scanner functions .[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 32 Cla sse s Ta b The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes. • Refresh : Renews the classes list. • Add Class... : Allows y ou to add a new pri nter class. • Remove Class : Remo ves the selected printer cl ass. Scanners Co nfiguratio n In this window , you can m onitor the activi ty of scanner[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 33 Configuring Printer Properties Using th e p r o pe rtie s w indow pr o v ide d by th e Printe r s configuration, you can change the v arious propertie s for your machine as a printer . 1 Open the Unified Driver Configurator . If necessary , switch to Printers configuration. 2 Select your machine on the av ailabl[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 34 The following fo ur tab s disp lay at the top o f th e w ind o w . • General - all ows you to cha nge the pa per size, the paper ty pe, and the orientat ion of t he documents, enables the dup lex feature, adds start and e nd banners, and chan ges the number of pages per sheet . • Text - al low s y o u t o s [...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 35 The document is scanned and the image preview appears in th e P re v i ew P an e. 7 Change th e scan o ption s in the Im age Qu a lity and Scan Area sections. • Image Qu al i ty : allows you to select the color composition and the scan resolution for the image. • Scan Area : allows you to select the page siz[...]

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    Usin g Y ou r Prin t er in Lin ux 36 Y o u ca n use the following tools to ed it the ima ge: For further detai ls about the Image Manager application, re fer to the onscr ee n help . Tools Functi on Saves th e imag e. Cance ls your last act ion. Re stores the acti on you cancel ed . Allow s you to scrol l thro ugh th e image. Crops the s el ected i[...]

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    Using Your Printer with a Macintosh (SCX-4725FN only) 37 9 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh (SCX-4725F N only) Y our m achine supports Macintosh systems w ith a built-in USB interf ace or a 10/ 100 Base- TX network interfa ce card. When you print a fi le from a Macint osh computer , you can use the P ostS crip t dr iv e r by in stalling the PPD[...]

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    Using Your Printer with a Macintosh (SCX-4725FN only) 38 Insta l l t he Scan driver 1 Make sure that you connect your printe r to the computer . T urn on your computer and pri nter . 2 Insert the CD- R O M w hich came w ith you r pr inter into th e CD-ROM drive. 3 Do ub le- cli ck CD-ROM icon that appears o n your Macintosh desktop. 4 Do u b le -c [...]

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    39 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh pri nter’s properti es window that appears in this User’s Guide may diffe r depending on t he printe r in use. Howev er the com position of the p rinter properties win dow is similar . • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM. Printing a Do cument When you print with a Macintosh, you nee[...]

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    40 Printer Features Setting The Prin t e r F eat u r es tab provides op tions fo r selecti ng the paper t ype and ad justi ng print quali ty . Select Printer Fea tu res from the Preset s drop-down li st to access the following features: Image Mode Image Mode all ows the user to enhanc e printout s. The av ailable options are Norm al and T e xt Enha[...]

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    41 Scanning If you want to scan documents using ot her software, you will need to use TWAIN-complian t softw are, such as Ad obe PhotoDeluxe or Adobe Phot oshop. The fir st time you scan with your machine, select it as your TWAIN source in the applicatio n you use. The basic scanning process involves a number of steps: • Pl ace your ph otogra ph [...]

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    42 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 18 C canceling scan 28 D document, print Macintosh 39 Windows 12 E Extras properti es, set 16 F favorites setti ngs, use 17 G Graphics prope rties, set 15 H help, use 17 , 22 I install printer driver Macintosh 37 Win dow s 4 installing Linux software 29 L Layout properties, set Macintosh 39 Windo[...]

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    43 Linux 34 SmarThru 26 TWAIN 28 WIA driver 28 scanning from Macintosh 41 setting darkness 15 favorites 17 image mode 15 resolution Macintosh 40 Win dow s 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Macintosh 37 Win dow s 4 reinstall Win dow s 10 system requ irements Macintosh 37 uninstall Macintosh 37 Win dow s 11 status monitor, use 24 [...]

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