Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SCX-4200R Samsung
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C ONTENTS 1. Introduction Special featur es .............. .... .................... ................................ .... .................... ................ .... ... 1.1 Understanding component locations ............... .................... .... .
8. Maintenance Printing repor ts ....................... .... ................ .... .................... ................................ .... ....... . ....... 8.1 Clearing m emory ................................ ................................ ...
Important Precautions an d Safety Informat ion When using this machine, these basic safety precautions should alw ays be followed to reduce risk of fir e, el ectric shock and injury to people: 1. R ead and understand all instructions. 2. Use common sense whenev er operating electrical appliances.
Power Saver This printer contains advanced energy conse rvation technology that reduces power consumption when it is not in active use. When the printer does not receive data for an extend ed period of time, power consumption is auto matically low ered.
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Introduction 1. 1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Samsung multifunctional product. Y our machine provides printing, copying, and scanning functions! This chapter include s: • Special fe.
Introduction 1. 2 Understanding component locations These are the main components of y our machine: Front view 1 docume nt cover 6 manual feeder guide s 2 document glass 7 paper input tray 3 control p.
Introduction 1. 3 Control panel functions SCX-4200/ SCX-420 0R 1 Displays the current status and prompts during an operation. 2 Status - Shows the sta tu s of y o u r m a ch in e. S ee pa ge 9.3. 3 Menu - Enters Menu mode and scrolls throug h the available menus.
Getting started 2. 1 2 Getting started This chapter gives you step-by -st ep instructions for setting up your ma chine. This chapter include s: Setting up your machine • Selecting a lo cation • In.
Getting started 2. 2 Selecting a location Select a lev e l, stable place with adeq uate space for air circulation. Al low extra space for openi ng covers and trays. The area should be well-ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat, co ld, and humidity .
Getting started 2. 3 C AUTION : • T o prevent damage, do not ex pose the tone r cartridge to light for more than a few minute s. Cover it w ith a piece of paper , if left exposed for more than a few minutes. • Do not touch the green underside of the toner cartridge .
Getting started 2. 4 4 Pa y attention to the paper limit m ark on both inside w alls of the paper input tr ay. Paper ov erloading may cause paper jams. 5 Insert and slide the paper inp u t tr ay back into the machine. N OTE : After you load paper , you need to set up your machine for the pa per type and size you loaded .
Getting started 2. 5 3 Squeeze the pap er w idth g uide, as shown and slide it to the stack of paper until it lightly touches the side of the stack. N OTES : • Do not push the paper width guide far enough to cause the materials to w a rp. • If you do not adjust the paper wi dth guide, it may cause paper j ams.
Getting started 2. 6 Setting up the machine system Overview of control panel menus The control panel provides acce ss to v arious menus to set up the machine or use the machine’ s functions. They can be accessed by pressing Menu . R efer to the follow i ng diagra m .
Getting started 2. 7 Printer software overview Supplied printer software Y ou mu st install the printer software using the supplied printer driver CD after you ha ve set up y our machine and connected it to your computer . For details, see the Software Section .
Getting started 2. 8 System requirements Before you begin, ensure that y o ur system meets the minimu m requirements. N OTE : Fo r Windows 2000/XP , users who have an administrator right can install the softw a re.
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 1 3 Loading original documents and paper This chapter introduces you to how to load documents and print materials into yo ur m achine.
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 2 Selecting print materials Y ou can print on a varie ty of print m aterials, such as plain paper , envelopes, labels, and tr anspar encies. Alwa ys use print materials that meet the guidelines for use w ith your machine.
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 3 Paper size supported in each mode Env elope (cont inued) En velope C6 114 x 162 mm (4.48 x 6.37 inches) 60 to 90 g/m 2 (16 to 24 lb) 1 sheet of paper for the.
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 4 Guidelines for special materials Paper Type Guidelin es Envelopes • Successful printing on envelopes depends upon the quality of the envelopes.
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 5 Loading paper In the paper input tray Load the print material you use for the majority of your print jobs in the paper input tr ay. The paper input tray can hold a maximum of 250 shee ts of 20 l b ( 75 g/m 2 ) plain paper .
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 6 2 Adjust the manual feeder guide s to the width of the print material without bending it. 3 After loading paper , you need to set the paper ty pe and size for the manual feede r. See page 3.6 for copying or the Software Section for PC- pr inting.
Loading original d ocuments and paper 3. 7 2 T ake the paper out manually . 3 Close the scan unit. In order to close the cov er , push the tab to the left and hold it dow n. Then lower the cover carefully until the cov er is hold ing down the ta b. T hen yo u can move y our hand and finish lowering the cover .
Copying 4. 1 4 Copying This chapter gives yo u step-by -step instructions for copying documents. This chapter include s: •C o p y i n g • Changing the settings for each copy • Using sp ecial copy features • Changing the defau lt setti ngs • Setting the time out option Copying 1 Place a document on the document glass.
Copying 4. 2 3 Press OK to save the selection. Changing the default settings The copy options, including dark ness, original type, copy size and number of copie s, can b e set to the most frequently used modes. When yo u copy a docu ment, the de fault settings are used unless they are changed by using the menus on the control panel.
Copying 4. 3 N OTE : If you press Stop/Clear or no buttons are pr essed for approximately 30 seconds, the m achine cancels the copy job and returns to Standb y mo d e. 7 Press Start to begin copying. 2-UP copying This feature prints 2 original im ages reduced to fit onto one sheet of pa per .
Basic printing 5. 1 5 Basic printing This chapter explains common printing tasks. Printing a document This printer allows y ou to print from v arious Windows applications, a Macintosh computer , or a Linux system. The exact steps for pri nting a document may v ary depending on the application you use.
Scanning 6. 1 6 Scanning Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files on your computer . Then you can upload them on your web site or use them to cr eate projects that you can print using Samsung SmarThru pr ogr am or the WIA driver .
Ordering toner cartridge 7. 1 7 Ordering toner cartridge This chapter pro v id es information on purcha sing to ner cartridges av ailable for your machine.
Maintenance 8. 1 8 Maintenance This chapter provid es information for maintaining your machine and the toner cartridge. This chapter include s: • Printing repor ts • Clearing memo ry • Cleaning .
Maintenance 8. 2 3 With a dry lint-free cloth, wip e away any dust and spilled toner from the toner cartridge area and the toner cartridge cavity . C AUTION : While cleaning the inside of the machine, be careful not to touch the transfer roll er , located underneath the toner cartridge.
Maintenance 8. 3 Maintaining the toner cartridge Toner cartridge storage T o get the most from the toner cartridge, k eep the following guidelines in mind: • Do not remov e the tone r cart ridge from its package until ready for use. • Do not refill the toner ca rtrid g e.
Maintenance 8. 4 Replacing the toner cartridge When the toner cartridg e is co mpletely empty: • The warning message , Toner Empty or [Toner Empty] Replace Toner displays on the co ntro l panel. • The Smart P anel program wind ow appears on the computer telling you that th e tone r cartridge is empty .
Troubleshooting 9. 1 9 Troubleshooting This chapter giv es helpful information for what to do if y ou encounter an error . This chapter include s: • Clearing paper jams • Unders tanding the S tatu.
Troubleshooting 9. 2 In the fuser area or around the toner cartridge N OTE : The fuser area is hot. T ake care when rem oving paper from the machine. 1 Open the front cover and pull the toner cartridge out. 2 Remove the jammed pape r by gentl y pulling it straight out.
Troubleshooting 9. 3 Tips for avoidi ng paper jams By selecting the correct paper types, most paper jams can be avoided. When a paper jam occurs, follow the s teps outlined in page 9.1. • F ollow the procedures in pa ge 2.3. Ensure that the adjustable guides are positioned corr ectly .
Troubleshooting 9. 4 Understanding display messages Messages appear on the Smart Panel program window or the control panel displa y to indicate the machine’ s status or errors. R efer to the tables below to understand the messages’ meaning and correct the problem if necessary .
Troubleshooting 9. 5 Pap e r s ti c k s together . • Ensure that there is no t too much paper in the paper input tray. The paper input tra y can hold up to 250 sheets of paper , depending on the thickness of your paper . • Make sure that you are using the correct type of paper .
Troubleshooting 9. 6 The machine selects print materials from the wrong paper source. The paper source sele ction in the printer properties may be incorrect. For man y software applications, the paper source selection is fou nd under the Paper tab within the printe r properties.
Troubleshooting 9. 7 Printing quality problems If the inside of the machine is dirt y or paper has been load ed improperly , you may notice a reduction in print quality .
Troubleshooting 9. 8 Background scatter Background scatter results from bits of toner randomly distributed on the printed page. • The paper may be too damp. T ry printing with a different batch of paper . Do not open packages of paper until necessary so that the paper does not absorb too much moisture.
Troubleshooting 9. 9 Copying problems Horizontal st ri pes If horizontally aligned black streaks or smears appear: • The tone r cartridge may be installed improperly . Remov e the toner cartridge and re in sert it. • The t oner cartridge may be defective.
Troubleshooting 9. 10 Common windows problems N OTE : R efer to Microsoft Wind ows 98/Me/2000/X P User’ s Guide that came with y o ur P C for further information on Windows error messages. Message appears on you r co mpu te r screen: • “Device can't be set to the H/W mode you want.
Troubleshooting 9. 11 The machine does not appear on the scanners list (continued). • Check if the MFP por t is not bus y . Since functional components of MFP (printer an d scanner) sh are the same I/O interface (MFP port), the situation of simultaneous access of dif ferent “consumer ” application to the same MFP port is possible.
Troubleshooting 9. 12 Common macintosh problems Problems in printer setup utility Condition Suggested soluti ons There is described "driver not installed" at Product List Window after you click Add and Select USB. • Software is not installed correctly .
Specifications 10. 1 10 Specifications This chapter include s: • General spec ifications • Scanner and copier sp ecifications • Printer s pecificatio ns Scanner and copier specifications a Sound Pr essur e Level , ISO7 779 b The number of pages may be affected by op er ating environment, printing interval, media type, and media size.
Specifications 10. 2 Printer specifications Item Description Printing method La ser Bea m Prin ting Printing spee d a a Print speed w ill be affect ed by op erat ing syste m used , com puting p erformance , applica- tion software , connecting m e thod , me dia t ype , me dia size , and job com plexity .
1 I NDEX Numerics 2-up, special copy 4.3 A auto fit, sepcial copy 4.2 C cleaning drum 8.2 inside 8.1 LSU 8.2 outside 8.1 scan unit 8.2 clone, special copy 4.2 component location 1.2 connection power cord 2.5 USB 2.5 consumables 8.4 contrast, cop y 4.1 control panel 1.
2 general 10.1 paper 3.2 printer 10.2 scanner and copier 10.1 Status LED 9.3 system req uirements Window s 2.8 T toner cartrid ge installing 2.2 maintaining 8.3 order informa tion 7.1 redistributi ng 8.3 replacing 8.4 toner save mode, use 2.6 U USB, connecting 3.
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1 S OFTWARE SECTION C ONTENTS Chapter 1: I NSTALLING P RINTER S OFTWARE IN W INDOWS Installing Printer Software .............. ........... ............ ............ ...................... ............ ............ .... ..... 4 Reinstalling Pri n ter Software .
2 Using Overlays .......... ... ......... ... ......... ... ......... ... ......... ... ................... .. ................... .. ......... ...... 16 What is an Overlay? ................ ............ ............ ............ ............ . ......
3 Configuring Pri nter Properties ................ ............ ............ ........... ...................... ..................... .. . 2 7 Printing a Document ................... ............ ............ ............ ............ ................
Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This chapter include s: • Installing P rinter Software • Reinstall ing Printer Softwar e •R e m o v i n g P r i n t e r S o f t w a r e Installing Printer Software Y ou can install the printer software for local printing.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your printer is not already connected to the computer , the following window will appear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you don’t want to connect the printer at this tim e, click Next , and No on the following screen.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 Reinstalling Printer Software Y ou can reinstall the software if installation fails. 1 Start Window s. 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Progra ms → your prin ter driver name → Maintenance . 3 Select Repair and click Next .
Basic Printing 7 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks in Windows. This chapter include s: • Printing a Document •P r i n t e r S e t t i n g s - La.
Basic Printing 8 Printer Settings Y ou can use the printer properties window , which allows you to access all of the printer options you need when using yo ur printer . When the printer prop erties are disp lay ed, you can review and change the settings neede d for your print job.
Basic Printing 9 Paper Tab Use the following options to set the basic paper handling specifications when you access the p rinter properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Paper tab to access v arious paper properties.
Basic Printing 10 Graphics Tab Use the following Gr aphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information on accessing pr inter pr operties. Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown below .
Basic Printing 11 Extras Tab Y ou can select output options fo r your document. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information about accessing the printer properties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Watermark Y ou can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document.
Basic Printing 12 Using a Favorite Setting The Favorites option, which is visible on each p ro per ties tab , allows you to save the current properties settings for future use. To s a v e a Favorites item: 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab .
Advanced Printing 13 3 Advanced Printing This chapter explains printing options and adv a nced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y our printer d r iver Propertie s window that appear s in this User’s Guid e may differ depend ing on the pr inter in use. However the com position of the printer properties window is similar .
Advanced Printing 14 Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper , for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one poster-size d ocum ent. 1 T o change the print settings from your softw are application, access printer propertie s.
Advanced Printing 15 Using Watermarks The W atermark op tion allows you to print text over an existing document. F or example, you may w ant to have large gray letters reading “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL ” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document.
Advanced Printing 16 Using Overlays What is an Overlay? An overla y is text and/or images stored in the com p uter hard disk drive (HDD) as a special file fo rmat that can be printed on any document. Ove rla ys are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead p a per .
Sharing the Printer Locally 17 4 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer dire ctly to a selected computer , which is called “host computer , ” on the network. The following procedure is for Windows XP . For other W indows OS, refer to the correspon ding Wi ndows User's Guide or online help.
Using Smart Panel 18 5 Using Smart Panel Smart P anel is a progr am that mo nitors and informs y ou of the status of the printer , and allows you to customiz e the printe r’ s settings. Smart Panel is installed automatically when y ou install the printer softw a re.
Using Smart Panel 19 Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings Right-click the Sm art P anel icon on the Windows task bar and select Options . Select the settings you w ant from the Optio ns window.
Scanning 20 6 Scanning Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files on your computer . Then you can fax or e-mai l the files, display them on y our we b site or use them to create projects that you can print using Samsung SmarThru software or the WIA driver .
Scanning 21 Using Samsung SmarThru Fo llow these ste ps to start scanning using the SmarThru: 1 Make sure that y our machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other . 2 Place your photograph or page on the document glass or ADF .
Scanning 22 5 Click the service icon acco rding 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 wa nt to cancel the scan job , click Cancel . Using Onscreen Help File F or more informatio n about SmarT hru, click at the top righ t corner of the window .
Using Your Printer in Linux 23 7 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux environm ent. This chapter include s: • Getting St arted • Installing the MFP Dri v er • Using t.
Using Your Printer in Linux 24 Installing the MFP Driver 1 Make sure that you connect y our machine to your computer . T urn both the co mputer and the machine on. 2 When the Administr a tor Log in window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password.
Using Your Printer in Linux 25 Uninstalling th e MFP Driver 1 When the Administr a tor Log in window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password. N OTE : Y ou must log in as a super user ( root) to insta ll the printer software.
Using Your Printer in Linux 26 Printers Configuration Printers configur atio n has the two tabs; Printers and Classes . Printers Tab Y ou can see the current system’ s printer configuration by clicking on the printer icon button on the left side of the MFP Configurator window .
Using Your Printer in Linux 27 MFP Ports Configuration In this window , you can view th e list of av ailable MFP ports, check the status of each port and release a port that is stalled in busy state when its owne r is terminated for any reason. • Refresh : Renews the av ailable por ts list.
Using Your Printer in Linux 28 Printing a Document Printing from Applications There are a lot of Li nux applications that you are allo wed to print from using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). Y ou can print on your machine from an y such application .
Using Your Printer in Linux 29 Scanning a Document Y ou can scan a document using the MFP Configurator window . 1 Double-click the MFP Config urator on your desktop. 2 Click the button to switch to Scanners Configuration. 3 Select the scanner on the list.
Using Your Printer in Linux 30 10 When you are finished, click Save on the toolbar . 11 Select the file directory wher e you w ant to sav e the image and enter the file name. 12 Click Save . Adding Job Type Settings Y ou can save your scan option se ttings to retrieve for a later scanning.
Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 31 8 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Y our printer support s Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface or 10/100 Base- TX netw ork interface card. Wh e n y ou print a file from a Macintosh computer , you can use the CUPS driver by installing the PPD fi le.
Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 32 Install the Scan driver 1 Make sure that you connect y o ur printer to the computer . T urn on your computer and printer . 2 Insert the CD-ROM which came with y our printer into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.
33 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh printer’s proper ti es wind ow that appears in this User’s G uide may differ d epending on the printer in use. However the com position of the printer properties window is similar . • You can check your printer name in the su pplied CD- ROM.
34 Printer Features Setting The Printer Features tab provides options for selecting the paper type and adjusti ng print qua lity . Select Printer Feature s from the Presets drop-down list to access the following features: Paper Type Make sure that Paper Type is set to Printer Default .
35 Scanning If you wa nt to sca n documents using other softw are, y ou will need to use TW AIN-compliant software, such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe or Adobe Photoshop. The first time you scan wi th your machine, sele ct it as your TW AIN source in the application you use.
36 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 13 C canceling scan 22 D document, print Macintosh 33 Window s 7 E Extras properties, set 11 F favorites set tin gs, use 12 G Graphics proper ties,.
37 S scanning Linux 29 SmarThru 20 TWAIN 22 WIA driv er 22 scanning from Macintosh 35 setting darkness 10 favorites 12 image mode 10 resolution Macintosh 34 Window s 10 toner save 10 true-type option .
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