Samsung ML ML-4050N manual

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This manua l is provi ded for inform ation purp oses only . All info rmation in cluded herei n is subjec t to change w ithout noti ce. Sam sung El ectr onics is not responsi ble for any d irect or in direct damag es, arising from or rela ted to use of this manual . © 2007 Sams ung Elec tronics Co. , Ltd. Al l right s reserved. • ML-4050N i s tra[...]

C ONT ACT SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you ha ve any c omments or question s regardin g Samsung pro ducts, cont act the Sam sung cust omer care ce nter . Country Customer Care Center Web Si te ARGENTI NE 0800-333-373 3 www .samsung.com/ar AUST RALIA 1300 362 603 www .samsung.com/a u BELGIUM 02 201 2418 www .samsung.com/be BRAZIL 080 0-124-421 4004-0000 ww[...]

C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special features ..................... ................. ................. ................. ................ ................. ..... ...... ....................... ........... 1.1 Printer overvi ew ..................... ................. ................. ...................... ................. ................ ...... .[...]

9. Troubleshooting Clearing pape r jams ............... ................. ................. ................. ................ ....................... .. ... ................. ................. 9.1 Troubleshoo ting checkl ist ............. ................. ................ ................. ................. ................. .... . ..............[...]

i Safety and Regulat ory Informatio n Importa nt Precautions and Safety Information When us ing th is machin e, the se basi c safety precau tion s should a lways b e followed to redu ce ri sk of fire , electr ic shock , and in jury to peopl e: 1 Re ad and und erstand all in struc tions . 2 Us e common se nse when ever oper atin g elect rica l appl [...]

ii When u sing this produc t, the se basi c safety precau tions sh ould alw ays be followed to redu ce ri sk of fire , electr ic shock , and in jury to perso ns: Ozone Safe ty During norma l operat ion, this machi ne prod uces oz one. The oz one pro duce d does not pres ent a ha zard to the opera tor. However, it is ad visable that t he machi ne be[...]

iii Canadian Radio Int erference Regulations This digital apparat us does no t excee d the Cl ass A limi ts for ra dio noi se emissio ns fro m digit al app aratu s as se t out in the inter ference -causin g equi pment standard enti tled “Dig ital Appar atus” , IC ES-003 o f th e Ind ustry and Sci ence Ca nada. Cet app are il numé rique re spec[...]

iv Regulatory C ompliance S t atement s Wireless Guidance Low pow er , Radio LAN type de vices (radio frequen cy (RF) wireles s commu nication devices ), opera ting in the 2.4 G Hz/5 GHz B and, m ay be present (embe dded) in yo ur printer sy stem. Th e followin g section is a genera l overview of con siderati ons wh ile opera ting a w irele ss devi[...]

v EU Declar at ion o f C onform it y (R & TTE) W e, S amsung El ec t roni cs C o. , Ltd . decl ar e under our sol e respons ibi l it y t hat t he produc t Lase r Beam P ri nter mo d e l "ML - 40 5 0 N " to w h ich th is de claratio n re lates is in co nfo rm ity w ith R&TTE Di r ec t i v e 1999/ 5/ E C ( Anne x IV ) Low Volta ge D[...]

1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introducti on Congratulat ions on t he purchase of your pri nter! This cha pter incl udes: • Special features • Printer over view • Finding more i nformation • Selecting a l ocation S pecial features Y our new printer is equipp ed with sever al special features that improve the p rint qu ality . Y o u can: Prin[...]

1 .2 < Introduct ion> Save time and m oney • This prin ter allows you to us e toner sa ve mode to save t oner. See page 2. 6. • Y ou can p rint on both sides o f the p aper to save paper ( doub le-sided printi ng ). • Y ou can p rint multi ple pa ges on a sin gle shee t of paper to save p aper ( N-Up printing ). See the Softw are sectio[...]

1 .3 < Introduct ion> Printer o verview Front view 1 output tray 8 handle 2 control p anel 9 pap er level indic ator 3 control bo ard cover 10 multi-purpose tray 4 tray 1 11 top cover 5 optional tray 2 12 output support 6 optional tray 3 13 multi-purpose tray paper wi dth gui des 7 optional tray 4 14 multi-purpose tray extension * The figure [...]

1 .4 < Introduct ion> Control p anel overview 1 Menu : En ters Menu m ode and s crolls throug h the availa ble menus. 2 Scroll buttons : Scroll throu gh the opti ons availa ble in the selected menu, an d increas e or decre ase values . 3 OK : Confirms th e select ion on the display . 4 Back : Sends you bac k to the upper menu lev el. 5 To n e[...]

1 .5 < Introduct ion> Selecting a location Select a level, s table pl ace with adeq uate space for air circulatio n. Allow extra spa ce for ope ning covers an d trays. The area s hould be w ell-ventilate d and aw ay from direct sunlight o r sources of h eat, cold , and humidi ty . Do not set the p rinter close to the edge of y our desk or tab[...]

2 .1 < System setup> 2 System setu p This chapte r shows me nus you can set and provides basic setti ngs for your pr inter . This cha pter incl udes: • Using cont rol panel menus • Menu overvi ew • Pri nti ng a dem o page • Changing t he display l anguage • Using toner sav e mode Using cont rol p anel menus A numbe r of menus are av[...]

2 .2 < System setup> Menu overview The contro l pane l menus are used to c onfigure t he printer . The contro l panel provides ac cess to the foling menus. The menu s in the col ored chara cters appear o nly when t he optiona l item s are ins talled. a. Available with an option al hard disk. b. Available with an optional duplex unit. c. Avail[...]

2 .3 < System setup> Layout menu Use t he Layout men u to defin e all set tings rela ting to ou tput. Item Explanation Orientation Choose the d efault orient ation of the print i mage on the p age. Simplex Margin Set the ma rgin of print m aterials for one-sided printing. Y ou can increa se or decre ase the v alue in 0.1 mm increment s. • T[...]

2 .4 < System setup> Graphic menu Use t he Graphic menu to chang e settings affe cting the qua lity of th e printed c haracters and images. System Setup menu Use t he System Setup menu to config ure a var iety of prin ter feat ures. Item Explanatio n Resolution S pecify the nu mber of dot s prin ted per inc h (dpi ). The higher the settin g, [...]

2 .5 < System setup> Emulation menu Use t he Emulation m enu to conf igure printer language emulatio n. PCL This menu s ets th e PCL emula tion configu ration. Y ou can set t he font type, symb ol type, lines per p age, and font size . Item Explanatio n Emulation Ty p e The prin ter languag e defines how the co mputer communic ates with the p[...]

2 .6 < System setup> Network menu This menu l ets y ou configure the netwo rk interface instal led in y our printer . Y ou can reset the network in terface an d print a conf iguration page. For detai ls, see pag e 4.1 . Item Explanat ion TCP/IP This it em allows you to manu ally set the TCP/IP addresses or receiv e the addr esses from the net[...]

3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software overv iew This chap ter gives you an overview of th e softw are that com es with your printer . Further det ails about i nstallin g and usi ng the so ftware are explain ed in the Sof tware s ection . This cha pter incl udes: • Supplied sof tware • Printer dr iver features • System requirement s Supp[...]

3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver features Y our printer drivers supp ort the foll owing st andard featu res: • Paper sou rce se lection • Paper siz e, orient ation an d media typ e • Number of c opies In addition , you can us e various spec ial printi ng features. The follow ing table shows a ge neral ove rview o f features su[...]

3 .3 < Software over view> Linux Macintosh Item Requirement s Operatin g system • Red Hat 8 .0 ~ 9.0 • Fedora Core 1 ~ 4 • Mandrake 9.2 ~ 10.1 • SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2 Processo r Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher RAM 256 MB or h igher Free disk page 1 GB or higher Software • Linux Kernel 2.4 or high er • Glibc 2 .2 or high er • CUPS Item Requi[...]

4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This cha pter give s you step- by-step instructi ons for s etting up you r printer for n etwork connec tions. This cha pter incl udes: • Introduction • Supported operati ng systems • Configuring TCP/IP • Configuring IPX fram e types • Setting Ethernet s peed • Restoring th e network configu ra[...]

4 .2 < Network setup> Supported op erating system s The follo wing tab le shows the netwo rk environm ents s upported by t he printer: • IPX/SPX: Internet Packet eX change/Sequenced Packet e Xchange • TCP/IP: Transmission Control P rotocol/Internet Protocol • DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol • BOOTP: Bootstrap Protocol Confi[...]

4 .3 < Network setup> Configuring IPX frame t ypes T o use IP X/SPX protocol ne tworks (for exam ple, Novell NetW are), the format of t he network c ommunica tion frame s must be spec ified for t he printer . In most ca ses, you can kee p the Auto setting. Howev er , you can manuall y set the frame type fo rmat, if req uired. T ake the follow[...]

5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print med ia This chapte r will help you unde rstand types of paper you can use with your print er and how to properly load p aper in the diffe rent pa per trays for the best print quali ty . This cha pter incl udes: • Selecting print media • Loading p aper • Selecting an output location Selecting p[...]

5 .2 < Loading print media> Supported sizes of p aper Print media for duplex printing Ty p e Size Dimensions Wei gh t a a. If media weight is over 28 lb (105 g/m 2 ), use the m ulti-purpose tray . Capacity b b. Maximum capacity may differ depending on media weight, thickness , and environmental conditions. Plain p aper Letter 216 x 279 mm (8.[...]

5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and storing print me dia When se lecting or loadi ng pape r , envelopes, or othe r print media, k eep these gui delines in mind: • Always us e print me dia that c onform with the specifi cations listed on the next column. • Attemptin g to print on damp, c urled, wrinkl ed, or torn p ap[...]

5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransp arencies • T o avoi d damagi ng the prin ter , us e only transp arencies de signed fo r use in l aser printers. • T ransp arencies used i n the print er must be ab le to wi thstand 195° C (3 83° F ), the p rinter ’s fusing te mperature. • Pl ace them on a flat surfac e after re moving them from th[...]

5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the st andard tray or the optional trays Load the p rint medi a you use fo r the majo rity of your p rint jobs i n the stand ard tray . The st andard tray can hold a maximum of 500 shee ts of 75 g/m 2 (20 lb) paper . T o load p aper , pull open the tray and l oad pa per with the side to b e printed on face do[...]

5 .6 < Loading print media> Using the multi-purpose tray The multi -purpose t ray can h old spec ial size s and typ es of print m edia, such as transp arencies, po stcards, note card s, and env elopes. It is useful fo r single p age printi ng on lett erhead or col ored pa per . T o load p aper i n the multi-pu rpose tray: 1 Pull the mult i-pu[...]

5 .7 < Loading print media> 4 Squeeze the mu lti-purpose tray p aper width gui des and adjust them to the wid th of the p aper . Do not fo rce too much , or the pape r will be b ent, which will result in a p aper jam o r skew . 5 When yo u print a do cument, set the p aper so urce and type in the softwa re applicati on. See the Software secti[...]

5 .8 < Loading print media> Selecting an out put location The p rinter has tw o output locati ons; t he rear cover ( face up ) and th e output tray (face down) . The printe r sends outp ut to the o utput tray by default. T o use th e output tray , make sure t hat the rear cove r is closed. Notes • If p aper coming out of the output tray has[...]

6 .1 < Basic printing> 6 Basic printing This chapter explai ns comm on prin ting task s. This cha pter incl udes: • Pri ntin g a doc ument • Canceling a p rint job Printing a do cument This prin ter allows you to print fr om variou s Window s, Macinto sh, or Linux ap plicatio ns. The exac t step s for print ing a doc ument may v ary depen[...]

7 .1 < Ordering suppl ies and accessories> 7 Orderi ng suppl ies and accesso ries This chapte r provides in formation on purchasi ng toner cartri dges and access ories ava ilable for y our printer . • T o ner cartridges • Accesso ries • How to purcha se T oner cartri dges When the toner runs out, you can order the fo llowing types of to[...]

7 .2 < Ordering suppl ies and accessories> How to purchase T o order Sa msung-au thorized sup plies or a ccessories, c ontac t your local Sam sung deale r or the ret ailer w here you purc hased y our printer , or visi t www . samsungpri nter .com and select you r country/re gion for informati on on callin g for tech nical su pport.[...]

8 .1 < Maintenance> 8 Maintenance This chapte r provides in formation for mainta ining yo ur printer a nd the toner cartri dge, as well as sugge stions fo r high-quality and eco nomical printing. This cha pter incl udes: • Printing informatio n pa ges • Cleaning the printer • Maint aining the toner cartridge • Maintenanc e par ts Prin[...]

8 .2 < Maintenance> 2 Open the to p cover and p ull the to ner cartrid ge out. Set it o n a clean flat s urface. 3 With a dry l int-free cl oth, wipe away any dust a nd spilled to ner from the toner cartridge a rea and th e toner car tridge cavity . Caution • T o pre vent damage to the ton er cartridge, do not expo se it to light for m ore [...]

8 .3 < Maintenance> Printing a cleani ng sheet If you are experiencin g blurred, faded, or sme ared printo uts, you can clear the problem by prin ting a clea ning she et, provided by your printer . Y ou can print: • OPC clean ing sheet: c leans the OPC drum of th e toner ca rtridge. • Fuser cl eaning sh eet: cleans the fuser unit inside t[...]

8 .4 < Maintenance> 3 Thoro ughly shake th e cartr idge 4 or 6 times t o distr ibute t he tone r evenly in side the c artridge. 4 Hold the to ner cartrid ge by the han dle and s lowly ins ert the cartridge into the open ing in th e printer . T abs on the sides o f the cartridge and corre sponding grooves within the printer will gu ide the c a[...]

8 .5 < Maintenance> 4 Locate t he sealing t ape at the end of the toner c artridge. Care fully pull the tape com pletely out of the cartr idge and d iscard it. 5 Thoro ughly shake th e cartr idge 4 or 6 times t o distr ibute t he tone r evenly inside the c artridge. Thoroughl y roll the cartridge to assure m aximum cop ies per cartridge . Sav[...]

8 .6 < Maintenance> Clearing the T oner Low Replace T oner message When the To n e r L o w Replace T oner mes sage appe ars you can configure not to se e this me ssage agai n not to di sturb you . 1 Press Menu u ntil System Setu p appears on the bot tom line of th e display and pres s OK . 2 Press the Scr oll button s until Main tenance app e[...]

9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooti ng This chapte r provides hel pful in formation for what to do if you encoun ter an error whil e using you r printer . This cha pter incl udes: • Clearing p aper jams • T roublesh ooting check list • Underst anding the s tatus LED • Underst anding d isplay mes sages • T o ner cartridge -rela[...]

9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> In the p aper fee d area In the tr ay 1 1 Pull the t ray 1 open . 2 Remove t he jammed p aper by gently pul ling it st raight out. Make sure that all of the paper is properly a ligned in the tray 1. If the paper doe s not move when yo u pull, o r if you do not se e the pape r in this area , check th e fuser are a arou[...]

9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the multi-purpose tray 1 If the p aper is not feeding pro perly , pull the p aper out of the printer . 2 Open an d close the top cove r to resume pri nting. Around the toner cartridge 1 Open the to p cover a nd pull the to ner cartrid ge out. Caution • The fu ser ar ea is ho t. T ake c are wh en remo ving pape r [...]

9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> 5 Replace the toner c artridge and c lose the top cover . Printing automati cally resu mes. In the p aper e xit area 1 Open an d close the top cove r . The j ammed p aper is au tomatically ejected from the print er . 2 Gently pul l the p aper out o f the outpu t tray . If you do not see t he jammed p aper or if there [...]

9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> Duplex jam 1 1 Open the re ar cover . 2 Gently pul l the jam med pape r straight up. 3 Clos e the re ar cover. 4 Open an d close the top cove r . The p rinter will re sume pri nting. Tip s for avoiding p aper ja ms By selecti ng the correc t media types, mo st pape r jams can be avoi ded. When a paper ja m occurs, fol[...]

9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> Underst anding the st atus LED Status Description Off • The printer is powe rd off. Green On The p rinter is on-l ine and c an receive d ata from the compute r . Blinki ng • When the back light blink s slowly , the prin ter is receiv ing dat a from the computer . • When the backlig ht blinks qui ckly , the prin [...]

9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Load [Size] In [T ray] The pa per si ze specif ied in the print er pro perti es does no t match the pap er you are loadi ng. Load the correct pape r in the tray . Load Manual Press St op Key The multi- purpose tray is empty in manual feed mo de. Load a s heet of pr int media and pres s St op . Y ou need to press St op[...]

9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> T oner cart ridge-related me ssages Messag e Meani ng Suggested so lutions Inst all T o ner The tone r cartridge is install ed improperl y , or not insta lled. Reinst all t he toner cartridge two or t hree times. I f the proble m persist s, the ton er cartridge is n ot being d etected. Pleas e cont act the serv ice re[...]

9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving ge neral printing p roblems For problem s with the op eration of your printe r , refer t o the tabl e for suggeste d soluti ons. Condition Possib le cause Suggested solu tions The printer does not print. The pr inter is not receivi ng power . Check th e power cord connectio ns. Check the power switch and the p[...]

9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Print job i s extremel y slow . (Continued) If using Windo ws 98/Me, t he S pooli ng Setting may be set incorrectly . From the Sta rt menu, c hoose Settings an d Pri nters . Right- click t he Samsun g ML-405 0 Serie s PCL 6 printer icon, choose Properties , cl ick the Det ails tab, a nd then ch oose the S pool Settin[...]

9 .11 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving print quality prob lems Dirt insid e of the printe r or imprope r paper loa ding may re duce prin t quality . See the t able be low to tr oubleshoot p roblems. PDF file does not print correctly- som e parts are miss ing in the graphics , text or illustrat ions. Incomp atibil ity between the PDF file and the A[...]

9 .12 < Troubleshoot ing> Ve r t i c a l repetitive defect s If marks rep eatedly appe ar on the pr inted side of the pa ge at even intervals: • The ton er cartridge m ay be da maged. If a repetitiv e mark occu rs on the p age, print a cleanin g sheet sev eral times to clean the cartridge; see p age 8.3. Af ter the p rintout, if you stil l [...]

9 .13 < Troubleshoot ing> Common W indows p roblems Character V oids Cha racter voids are whit e areas within character s that sho uld be soli d black: • If you are using tra nspare ncies, try an other type of tran sparency . Bec ause of the compos ition of th e transpar ency , some characte r voids may be norma l. • Y ou ma y be print in[...]

9 .14 < Troubleshoot ing> Common L inux pro blems A PostScript error pa ge prints. Print job m ay not be PostScript. Make sure that the print job is a PostScript job. Check to see whether the so ftware appl icatio n expe cted a setup or PostScript header file to be sent to the printer . The optio nal tra y 2 (tray 3 or tray 4) is not selecte [...]

10 .1 < Installi ng accessories> 10 Installing acces sories Y our printer is a full-feat ured lase r printer tha t has been optimized to meet the majority of your pri nting need s. Recogn izing tha t each user may hav e dif ferent requi rements, however , Samsung ma kes severa l access ories ava ilable to en hance the printer’s ca pabilit i[...]

10 .2 < Installi ng accessories> 3 Grasp the c ontrol boa rd cover and rem ove it. 4 Complete ly open th e latche s on each side of t he DIMM s lot. 5 Remove the m emory DIMM from its a ntista tic pack age. Locate the alignme nt notche s on the botto m edge o f the DIMM . 6 Holding t he memory D IMM by the edges, alig n the notc hes on the me[...]

10 .3 < Installi ng accessories> Removing a DIMM T o exp and the printer memory to 512 MB, y ou need to remove the preinst alled 6 4 MB DI MM and in sta ll two 256 MB DIMM s into t he DIMM slots . Push the l atches at bo th ends of the DIMM slot awa y to remo ve the DIMM and pull out th e DIMM. Inst alling a wireless n etwork interface car d [...]

10 .4 < Installi ng accessories> 5 Close the control b oard cove r by alignin g the groov e on it wit h the notch on the printe r and slidin g it. 6 Reinst all the d uplex-slot c over or the duplex uni t. 7 Reconnec t the power cord and printer ca ble (if nece ssary), and turn the printe r on. Configuring the wireless network p arameters Afte[...]

10 .5 < Installi ng accessories> Setting Enc ryption If your ne twork uses WEP e ncryption keys, you can must s elect the appropriat e encrypt ion type and configure encrypti on keys. Y ou can configure up to four keys. The acti ve key m ust match the key value an d key pos ition (for e xample, Key 1) config ured on ot her wireless device s i[...]

10 .6 < Installi ng accessories> 4 Align the connect or on the hard d isk with t he connecto r on the control b oard. Push the hard d isk in until it is lat ched into pl ace. 5 Fasten th e four scr ews suppl ied with yo ur new hard disk. 6 Close the control b oard cove r by alignin g the groov e on it wit h the notch on the printe r and slidi[...]

10 .7 < Installi ng accessories> 3 Click Properties . If you see Setup , Print or Options , click the butt on inst ead. 4 Click the Extra ta b and click Print and Hold . 5 Select th e print mo de you wan t from the d rop-down li st. • Normal : print s in normal mode. • Proof : print s the first file and a fter a p ause pr ints the n ext f[...]

10 .8 < Installi ng accessories> T o promote a file from the queue : Y ou can select a job waiting i n the A ctive J ob Queue and c hange i ts p rint order so th at it can be printed so oner . 1 Press Menu u ntil Job Mana ge. appears o n the bottom l ine of the display and pres s OK . 2 Press t he Scroll buttons u ntil Active Job appears a nd[...]

11 .1 < Specificat ions> 11 Specifications Printer specificatio ns Item Spe cifications and Desc ription Printing s peed a Up to 38 p pm in A4 ( 40 ppm in Le tter) Duplex: 26 ipm in A4 (27 ipm in Le tter) Resolution Up to 120 0 x 1200 d pi ef fective o utput W arm-up time Less t han 40 se conds First prin t out time 9 seco nds (From R eady) S[...]

1 I NDEX A access ories install ing DIMM 10.1 hard disk 10.5 network int erface card/devi ce 10.3 order informa tion 7.1 C cleanin g drum 8.3 inside 8.1 outside 8.1 cleanin g sheet, p rint 8.3 compone nt locati on 1.3 control p anel buttons 1.4 menus 2.1 stat us LED 9.6 D demo page, prin t 2.6 DIMM, install 10.1 display language , change cont rol p[...]

2 R rear co ver, use 5.8 redistributin g, toner ca rtridge 8.3 replacing, to ner cartrid ge 8.4 , 8.6 S special print media, guidelin es 5.3 specifi cation, printe r 11.1 status LE D, meani ng 9.6 supplie s checki ng life 8.3 order informa tion 7.1 sys tem requ iremen ts Linux 3.3 Macin tosh 3.3 Windows 3.2 T toner cartridg e checki g remaini ng to[...]

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2 Using an Existing Watermark .................... ............... .............. .............. .............. ............ 21 Creating a Watermark ..................... .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ....... 21 Editing a Watermar k .................. .............. .......... .............. ...........[...]

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Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 4 Select Typical installation for a local printer . Click Next . N OTE : If your pri nter is not already conne cted to the computer , the followi ng window wi ll a ppear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If yo u don’t want to con nect the printer at this time, click Next , and No on the[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a language from the drop-down list. • View U ser’s Gu ide : All ows you to view the User ’ s Guide. If your comput er doesn’t have Adobe Acrobat, clic k o n th is o ptio n and it w ill a uto ma tica lly inst all Ado be Acrobat Reader for you. 4 Select Custom i[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 9 T o register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung, select the checkbox and click Finish . Y ou are now sent to the Samsung web site. Otherwise, just click Finish . Installing So ftware for Netw ork Prin tin g When you connect your printer t o a network, you mu[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The list of pr inte rs av aila ble on t he n etw ork app ear s. Select the printer you w ant to install from the list and th en click Next . • If you do not se e your printer on the list, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the n etwork. T o add the pr inte[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 4 Select Custom installati on . Click Next . 5 The list of pr inte rs av aila ble on t he n etw ork app ear s. Select the printer you w ant to install from the list and th en click Next . • If you do not se e your printer on the list, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your[...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 7 After the installation is finished, a window appears asking you to print a test page a nd to regist er yourself as a us er of Samsung Printers in or der to receive i nformation from Samsung. If you so desire, select the corresponding checkbox(es) and click Finis h . Otherwise, just click Finish . N OTE : [...]

Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 N OTE : If your pri nter is not already conne cted to the computer , the followi ng window wi ll a ppear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If yo u don’t want to con nect the printer at this time, click Next , and No on the f ollowing s creen. Then t he instal lation will start a nd a t[...]

Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printing options and com mon printing tasks in Windows. This cha pte r inc lud es: • Printing a Docum ent • Printer Settings - Lay ou t Tab - Pa per T ab - Gra phi cs T ab - Ext ras Tab - Abo ut T ab - Prin ter Tab - Using a F avorite Setti ng - Usi ng Help Printing a Document N OTES [...]

Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use the printe r properti es window , which all ows you to access all of t he printer opt ions you need when using your printer . When the printer properties are displayed, y ou can review and change t he settings neede d for your print job. Y our printer pr operties window may differ , depending on your [...]

Basic Printing 14 Pape r Ta b Use the following options to set the ba sic paper handling specif ications when you access the printe r propert ies. See “Printing a Document ” on page 12 for more info rmation on accessing printer properties. Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties. Copies Copies allows you to choose the num ber of [...]

Basic Printing 15 Grap hics T ab Use the following G raphi c options to adjust the print qu ality for your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 for more info rmation on accessing print er properties. Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown below .. Resolution The Resolution option s you can select may vary[...]

Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output options for your do cument. See “Printin g a Document” on page 12 for more informati on about accessing the printer p roperties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mark Y ou can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document. For details, se[...]

Basic Printing 17 About Tab Use the About tab to display th e copyright no tice and the version number of the driver . If you have an Interne t browser , you can connect to the Internet by clicking on t he web site icon. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 for mo re information about accessing printer properties. Prin ter Tab If you access pri[...]

Adva nced Printing 18 3 Advanced Prin ting This chapter expl ains printing options and advanced printi ng tasks. N OTE : • Y our pr inter dri ver Properties window that a ppears in this User’s Guid e may differ depend ing on the pr inter in use . Howeve r the compo sition of the printer prope rties window is similar . • If you need to know th[...]

Adva nced Printing 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you to pri nt a single-p age document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets o f paper , for the purpose of p asting th e sheets togethe r to form one poster-siz e docum ent. 1 T o chang e the print settings from y our software applic ation, access pri nter propert ies. See “Printin g a Document” on [...]

Adva nced Printing 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can pri nt on both sides o f a sheet of pa per . Bef ore pr inting, decide how you want your document orient ed. The option s are : • Printer Setting , if you selec t this o ption, th is fe ature is deter mined by the setting you’ve made on th e control pane l of the pri nter . If this [...]

Adva nced Printing 21 Using Watermarks The W ater mark option allows y ou to print text ov er an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers readi ng “DRAF T” or “CONF IDENTIAL ” printe d diagonall y across the first page or all pages of a d ocument. There are sev eral pre defined w atermarks th at come with the[...]

Adva nced Printing 22 Using Overlays What is an Ov erlay? An overlay is t ext and/or i mages stored in the computer hard disk driv e ( HDD ) as a spe cia l file form at that can be p rint ed o n any do cumen t. Overla ys are often used to tak e the pla ce of preprinte d forms and letterhead paper . Rather than using preprinte d letterhead, you can [...]

Using Windows PostScript Driver 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver If you want to use the PostScript dr iver provided wit h your system CD-ROM to print a document. PPDs, in combination with the P ostScript driver , access printer features and allow the com puter to com municate w ith the printer . An installation pr ogram fo r the PPDs is pr ovid[...]

Usin g Direc t Print Ut ility 24 5 Using Direct Print Utility This chapter e xplains how to use Dir ect Print U tility to pr int PDF files without hav ing to op en the file s. C AUTION • Y ou can not pri nt PDF files that are rest ricted to print. Deactivate the printi ng restricti on feature, and retry printi ng. • Y ou can not print PDF f ile[...]

Shar ing th e Prin ter Lo cally 25 6 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer , which i s called “h ost com puter , ” on th e netwo rk. The follo wing procedure is for Wi ndows XP . For other Windows OS, refer t o the correspo nding Windows User's Guide or online help. N OTES : • Check the [...]

Using Smart Panel 26 7 Using Smart Pa nel Smart P anel is a progra m that mo nitors and informs yo u of the status of the printer , and allows you to customiz e the printer’s settings. Smar t Pa nel is installed automatically when you install the printer sof tware. N OTES : • T o use this program, you need: - Windows 98 or higher (Windows NT 4.[...]

Using Smart Panel 27 Driver Setting (Only f or Win dows) Y ou can use the printe r properti es window , which all ows you to access all of t he printer opt ions you need for using your printer . For de ta i ls , See “Printer Set tings” on page 13. Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Using the troubleshooti ng guide, you can view sol utions for er[...]

Usin g Your Pri nter in Lin ux 28 8 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux environment. This cha pte r inc lud es: • Gettin g Started • Installi ng the Unified Linux Driver • Us ing th e U nifie d D rive r Co nfig ur ator • Configuri ng Printer Propert ies • Printing a Docum ent Getting Started The suppl ied CD-R[...]

Usin g Your Pri nter in Lin ux 29 5 When the installation is complete, click Finish . The ins tallati on program has added t he Unifie d Driver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to t he system menu for your convenience. If you have an y difficulti es, consult the onscreen help that is available through your system menu or [...]

Usin g Your Pri nter in Lin ux 30 Using the Unified Driver Configurator Unified Linux Dr iver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring Pr inter. After installing the Unif ied Linux driver , the Unif ied Linux Driver Configurator icon will automatically be created o n your desktop. Opening the U nified Driver Configurator 1 Dou ble [...]

Usin g Your Pri nter in Lin ux 31 Classe s Tab The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes. • Refresh : Renews the classes list. • Add Class... : Allows y ou to add a new print er class. • Remove Class : Remove s the selected printer class. Ports Configuration In this window, you can view the list of available ports, check the s[...]

Usin g Your Pri nter in Lin ux 32 Printing a Document Printing from A pplications There a re a lot of Linux app licat ions that you are allowe d to print fr om using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). Y ou can print on your machine from any such application. 1 From the application you are using, select Print from the File menu. 2 Select Print dire[...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 33 9 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y our machine supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interf ace or a 10/100 Ba se- TX net work interface ca rd. When you print a fil e from a Macintosh computer , you can use the PostS cript driver by installing the PPD file. N OTE : Some printers do not support [...]

Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 34 Setting Up the Printer Set up for your pr inter will be d ifferent de pending on which cable you use to co nnect the printer to your co mputer—the network cabl e or the USB cable. For a Network-connected Macintosh N OTE : Some printers do not support a network interfa ce. Before connecting your printer, mak[...]

35 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh printer ’ s properti es window that appears in this User ’s Guide may differ dep ending on the printe r in use. Howeve r the compo sition of the printer prope rties window is similar . • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM. Printing a Docum ent When you print with a Macintosh, you nee[...]

36 Printer Features Setting The Print er Fe atures tab provides op tions for select ing the paper type and adjust ing pri nt qualit y . Select Printer Featu res from the Presets drop-down li st to access the following features: Reve rse Duplex Allows you to select general print order compare to duplex print order . Image Mode Image Mode allo ws the[...]

37 Duplex Printin g Y ou can print on both sides o f the paper . Before printing in the duplex mode, decide o n which edge you wi ll be bind ing your finishe d document. The binding opt ions are: Long-Edge Binding : Which is the conventiona l layout used in book bi ndi ng. Short-Edge Bin ding : Which is the type often used with calendars. 1 From yo[...]

38 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 18 B booklet printing 19 D document, print Macintosh 35 Windows 12 double-sided printing 20 E Extras properties, set 16 F favorites settings, use 17 G Graphics prope rties, set 15 H help, use 17 , 23 I install printer driver Macintosh 33 Win dow s 4 installing Linux software 28 L lang uage , cha [...]

39 resolution Macintosh 36 Win dow s 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Macintosh 33 Win dow s 4 reinstall Win dow s 10 system requ irements Macintosh 33 uninstall Win dow s 11 status monitor, use 26 T toner save, set 15 U uninstall, software Windows 11 uninstalling MFP dri ver Linux 29 W waterm ark create 21 delete 21 edit 21 pr[...]

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