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CLX-3170 Series Multi Functional Printer User’s Guide imagine the possibilities Thank you for purch asing a Samsung pro duct. To receive a more comp lete service, please regi ster your p roduct at www.
2 _Featu res of your new laser product features of your new laser product Your new machin e is equipped wi th a number of sp ecial features that im prove the quality o f the documents you print .
Features of your new l aser prod uct_ 3 FEA TURES BY MODELS The mac hine is des igned to s upport all of your do cument need s – from p rinting an d copying, to more ad vanced n etworking s olution s for your b usiness .
4 _Featu res of your new laser product FINDING MORE INFORM ATION You can fi nd inform ation for s etting up and using y our machine from the fo llowing res ources, either as a pri nt-out or on screen.
Safety information _ 5 safety information IMPORTANT SAFETY SY MBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS What the icons and signs in this user’ s guide mean: These wa rning signs are he re to prevent injury to you an d others. Follow them explicitly. Afte r reading this sec tion, keep it i n a s afe place for futu re reference.
6 _Safety informa tion LASER SAFETY STATEM ENT The printe r is certifie d in the U.S. to conform to the requireme nts of DHHS 21 CF R, chapter 1 Sub chapter J for Cl ass I(1) l aser products , and elsew here is certif ied as a Class I la ser produc t conforming to the requ irements of IEC 825.
Safety information _ 7 OZONE SAFETY During normal operat ion, this machine produces ozone. The o zone produc ed does not p resent a h azard to the o perator. H owever, it is advisa ble that th e machin e be opera ted in a wel l ventil ated area. If you ne ed additi onal infor mation ab out ozone , request you r nearest Sa msung deal er.
8 _Safety informa tion • Consult th e dealer o r experien ced radio TV te chnician fo r help. Canadian Radio Interference Regul ations This digi tal apparatu s does not exc eed the Class B limits fo.
Safety information _ 9 RINGER EQUIVALENCE NUMBER The Rin ger Equiva lence Numbe r and FCC R egistrat ion Number for this mac hine may be found on the label located on th e bottom o r r ear of the mac hine. In s ome inst ances you m ay need to p rovide th ese numb ers to the telephone company.
10 _Saf ety inform ation REPLACING THE FITTED PLUG (FOR UK ON LY) Important The main s lead fo r this machi ne is fit ted with a s tandard (BS 1 363) 13 am p plug and h as a 13 am p fuse. W hen you cha nge or exa mi ne the fuse, you must re-fit the correct 1 3 amp fuse .
Safety info rmation_ 11 European Radio App roval Informati on (for products fi tted with EU-approved radi o devices) Low po wer, Radio LAN type devi ces (radio frequency (R F) wireles s communicat ion devi ces), ope rating in th e 2.4 GHz /5 GHz band, may be present (e mbedded ) in your p rinter system which is in tended for home or of fice use.
12 _Saf ety inform ation REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS Wireless Guidance Low po wer, Radio LAN type devi ces (radio frequency (R F) wireles s communicat ion devi ces), ope rating in th e 2.4 GHz /5 GHz Band, m ay be present (e mbedded ) in your p rinter system .
Safety info rmation_ 13 OPENSSL LICENSE Copyright (c) 1998-20 01 The Op enSSL Project. Al l rights r eserved. Redistrib ution and use in sourc e and bin ary forms, with or without m odification , are perm itted provi ded that the f ollowing c ond itions are m et: 1.
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16 _Conten ts 2 Features of your new l aser product 5 Safety info rmation INTRODUCTION 20 20 Mac hine overvie w 20 Fron t view 20 Rear view 21 Control panel ov erview 22 Understanding th e Status L ED.
Contents _ 17 contents 41 R educed o r enlarged copy 42 Changing the de fault copy s ettings 42 ID card copying 42 Using special copy features 42 2-up or 4-up copy ing 42 Post er cop ying 43 Clon e co.
18 _Conten ts contents 56 Changi ng the def ault docu ment setting s 56 Printing sen t fax report automatical ly 56 Setting up Address Bo ok USING USB MEMORY DEVICE 58 58 About USB memory 58 Plugging .
Contents _ 19 contents 81 Samsung Scan Manage r problems 82 Fax pr oblems 82 Common W indows problems 83 Common L inux prob lems 84 Common M acintos h problems ORDERING SUPPLIES 85 85 Suppli es 85 How.
20 _ Introducti on introduction These are the main components of you r machine: This chapte r include s: • Machine overview • Control pan el overview • Underst anding the Status LED • Acknow l.
Introduction _2 1 CONTROL PANEL OVE RVIEW 1 ID Copy You can c opy both sides of the ID Card like a driver ’s licens e to a si ngle si de of pap er. (See "ID card cop ying" on pa ge 42.
22 _ Introducti on UNDERSTANDING THE STATUS LED The co lor o f the Status LED indica tes the m achine's current status. ACKNOWLEDGING T HE STATUS OF TH E TONER CARTRIDGE The status of toner c artridges is indicate d by the Sta tus LED and th e LCD display.
23 _ Introducti on MENU OVERVIEW The contr ol panel p rovides access to v arious m enus to set up the mac hine or u se the mach ine’s fun ctions. T hese menus can be a cc essed by pressing Menu . Refer to the following diagram. Some menu s may not a ppear in th e displa y depending on option s or mode ls.
24 _ Introducti on SUPPLIED SOFTWARE You must install t he machi ne softw are using th e supplie d CD to us e your machin e as a p rinter and a scann er, after you have se t up you r machin e and connect ed it to yo ur compu ter. CD provid es you wi th the foll owing softw are.
25 _ Getting started getting started This chapter gives you step-by-step in structions for setting up the machine. This chapte r include s: • Setting up the har dware • System re quirement s • S.
26 _ Getting started SYSTEM REQUIREME NTS Before you begin, en sure that you r system m eets the fo llowing requ irem ents: Windows Your mach ine supp orts the follo wing Wi ndows opera ting system s.
Getting started _2 7 SETTING UP THE NET WORK You n eed to set up the ne twork prot ocol s on th e mach ine to use i t in the network environmen t. You can s et up the b asic netw ork settings through the machin e's con trol panel.
28 _ Getting started INSTALLING THE SOFT WARE You have to in stall the ma chine soft ware for printing . The software in cludes drivers, applicati ons, and oth er user frie ndly prog rams. The follo wing proce dure is ba sed on Windo ws XP. If you use Macint osh or Linux O S, see Softwa re sectio n.
Getting started _2 9 USING A WIR ELESS NETWORK(CLX-3175FW ONLY) You m ust c onfigu re th e appr opri ate net wor k parame ters to use y our pr inte r in a wi reless netw ork. To do this, you c an use bo th control pa nel and SyncThru Web Service , an embedded web si te of your p rinter.
30 _ Getting started Configuring wireless network from syncthru web service You m ust c onfigu re th e appr opri ate net wor k parame ters to use y our pr inte r in a w irele ss net work. You can us e SyncTh ru™ Web Ser vice , a n embedde d web si te of your printer.
Getting started _3 1 MACHINE'S BASIC SETTIN GS After insta llation i s complete, you may wan t to set the machin e's default settings . Refer to the next se ction if y ou would l ike to se t or chang e values.
32 _ Getting started • Alarm Sound: Turns the al arm sound o n or off. Wit h this opt ion set to On , an alarm to ne sounds when an e rror occurs or fax commun ication ends. • Speaker: Tu rns on or o ff the sounds from the tele phone lin e through the speak er, such as a dia l tone or a fax tone.
Getting started _3 3 Auto continue This is the option to set the machine to continue printing o r not, in c ase the paper siz e you ha ve set an d the pape r within the tray mis matches. 1. Press Menu until Sys tem Setup appea rs on the b ottom line o f the display and press OK .
Loadin g original s and pr int media _3 4 loading originals and print media This chapter intr oduces you ho w to load o riginals and print m edia into yo ur machine.
Loadin g original s and pr int media _3 5 2. Load the or iginal fac e up into th e ADF. Make sure that the bott om of the original stack m atches the p aper size marked o n the docume nt input tray. 3. Adjust the documen t width guides to the paper siz e.
Loadin g original s and pr int media _3 6 Specificat ions on p rint media TYPE SIZE DIMENSIONS WEIGHT A CAPACITY B Plain paper Letter 216 x 279 mm (8 .5 x 11 inch es) 60 to 105 g/m 2 (1 6 to 28 lb bond) • 150 shee ts of 75 g/ m 2 (20 lb bon d) paper for the tray Legal 216 x 356 mm (8 .
Loadin g original s and pr int media _3 7 Media sizes supported in each mode Guidelines f or special print m edia MODE SIZE SOURCE Copy mode Letter, A4, Lega l, Oficio, U S Folio, Executive, JIS B5 , .
38 _ Loading origina ls and pri nt media CHANGING THE SIZE O F THE PAPER IN THE PAPER TRAY To load l onger siz es of paper, s uch as Leg al-sized pap er, you ne ed to adjust th e paper gu ides to exte nd the pap er tray. To chang e the tray 1 size to oth er size, you must ad just the p aper lengt h guide pro perly.
Loadin g original s and pr int media _3 9 6. Slide the tray 1 bac k into the m achine . 7. After loadi ng paper, set the pa per type a nd size for the tray. Se e "Setting the paper size and type" on page 40. The tray is preset to Letter or A4 size, depen ding on y our countr y.
40 _ Loading origina ls and pri nt media PRINTING ON SPECIA L PRINT MATERIALS The mac hine can hold specia l sizes an d types o f print mat erial, suc h as postcard s, note cards, an d envel opes. Espec ially, i t is usef ul for sing le page printing o n letterhe ad or colored paper.
41 _ Copying copying This chapter gives you step-by-step instruc tions for copying documents. This chapte r include s: • Copyin g • Changi ng the sett ings for eac h copy • Changi ng the defa ult copy settings • Using s pecial c opy features • Setting c opy timeou t COPYING 1.
42 _ Copying CHANGING THE DEFAU LT COPY SETTINGS The copy options , includi ng darkness , original type, co py size, and numb er of copie s, can be set to tho se most frequently used. When you copy a documen t, the defaul t settings are used unles s they have bee n changed by using th e correspo nding button s on the c ontrol pan el.
Copying _4 3 5. Press Stop/Clear to return to re ady mode. Your ori ginal is di vided int o 9 portion s. Each portio n is scanned and print ed one by one in the following order: Clone copying Your mac hine ca n print multiple image c opies fro m the origi nal docu ment on a single page.
Scanni ng _4 4 scanning Scanning with you r machine lets you tu rn pictures and te xt into dig ital files that can be stored on your co mputer. This chapte r include s: • Scanni ng basics • Scanni.
Scanni ng _4 5 5. Press the left/rig ht arrow until Local PC appea rs on the b ottom line o f the displa y and press OK . If the ma chine connec ted to a network , select Network PC and press OK . 6. From Scan De stination , press th e left/right arrow until the applicat ion program y ou want app ears, then pre ss OK .
46 _ Scanni ng 10. Press the left/ri ght arrow until the file format yo u want appears and pres s OK or Start . The mach ine begin s scann ing and th en sends th e email. 11. If t he machine asks if you want to log off your a ccount, p ress the l eft/ right arrow to select Yes or No and pres s OK .
Scanni ng _4 7 Searching with a particul ar first letter 1. If nece ssary, p ress Sc an/Email . 2. Press Ad dress Book until Sear ch & Send a ppears on the bottom line of the disp lay and pr ess OK . 3. Press the l eft/right a rrow until th e number c ategory y ou want appear s and pres s OK .
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Basic p rinting _4 9 basic printing This chapter explain s common pri nting tasks. This chapte r include s: • Printin g a document • Canc eling a print job PRINTING A DOCUMENT Your mach ine allow s you to p rint from v arious Windo ws, Macin tosh, or Linux ap plicatio ns.
50 _ Faxing faxing This chapter gives you information abo ut using your machine as a fax m achine. This chapte r include s: • Sendin g a fax • Receivin g a fax • Fax se tup SENDING A FAX Setting th e fax he ader In some countr ies, you are required by law to ind icate yo ur fax numbe r on any f ax you send .
Faxing _5 1 Darkness You can s elect the default c ontrast mo de to fax your origi nals lig hter or darker . 1. Press Fax . 2. Press Me nu , and then OK when Fax Featu re appears on the b ottom line of the display . 3. Press OK wh en Darkness appears .
52 _ Faxing 9. When you hav e finished en tering fax number s, press the left /right arrow to select No at th e Another No.? promp t and pres s OK . The origin al is sc anned in to memory be fore transmis sion. The display shows memory cap acity an d the num ber of page s being store d in memo ry.
Faxing _5 3 RECEIVING A FAX Changing receivi ng modes 1. Press Fax . 2. Press Menu until Fa x Setup appe ars on the bottom line of the dis play and press OK . 3. Press the left/rig ht arrow until Receiving a ppears an d press OK . 4. Press OK when Receive Mode appear s.
54 _ Faxing 6. When you r machi ne begins to ring, do not ans wer the ca ll. The machine requires s everal rings to learn the pattern. When t he machine complete s learnin g, the dis play sho ws Completed DRPD Setup . If the DRPD setup fails, Error DRPD Ring appears .
Faxing _5 5 7. Enter the nu mber of the fax machin e to which faxes are to be sent and press OK . 8. Enter the st arting tim e and pres s OK . 9. Enter the en ding time and pres s OK . 10. Press Stop/Clear to retu rn to ready mo de. Subsequen t receive d faxes wi ll be forward ed to the specifie d fax mach ine.
56 _ Faxing Changing the default document settings The fax o ptions, i ncluding resolution a nd darkne ss, can be s et to the mos t frequently used mod es. When you sen d a fax, the default settings are used if they a re not cha nged by usi ng the corre spondin g button and m enu.
Faxing _5 7 Group dial numbers If you freq uently s end the sa me docume nt to seve ral desti nations, you can gr oup these de stination s and se t them und er a group dia l number. You can th en use a group dial number to send a d ocument t o all of th e destinati ons withi n the group .
58 _ Using USB memory devic e using USB memory device This chapter explain s how to use a USB memo ry device with your machin e. This chapte r include s: • About USB mem ory • Pluggi ng in a USB m.
Using U SB memory device _5 9 6. Press OK when Yes appears t o scan more pag es. Load an origina l and press Color S tart or Black Start . Regardl ess of the button you p ress, the color mo de is dec ided as customi zed. (See “Cu stomizing Scan to USB” on page 59.
60 _ Using USB memory devic e MANAGING USB MEMOR Y You can d elete ima ge files stored on a USB memory de vice one by one o r all at on ce by refo rmatting t he device. Deleting an i mage file 1. Insert the USB memory dev ice into the USB memory por t on your mach ine.
Maintenanc e _6 1 maintenance This chapter pr ovides inform ation for maintain ing your machine and the toner cartridge . This chapte r include s: • Printing rep orts • Clearin g memory • Cl ean.
62 _ Main tenance CLEARING MEMORY You can s electiv ely clear in formation stored in your mac hine’s mem ory. 1. Press Menu until Sys tem Setup appea rs on the b ottom line o f the display and press OK . 2. Press the left/rig ht arrow until Clear Setting a ppears and pr ess OK .
Maintenanc e _6 3 4. Pull the w aste toner c ontainer out o f the mac hine using i ts handle. 5. Pull the imaging unit out of the m achine us ing the g roove on the front of the imag ing unit. 6. With a dry lint-free c loth, wipe away any d ust and spi lled tone r from the toner cartri dges area and their cavities.
64 _ Main tenance Cleaning the scan unit Keeping th e scan u nit clean helps en sure the b est possib le copies . We suggest that you c lean the scan uni t at the st art of each day and during the day, as needed . 1. Slightly dampen a soft lint-free cloth or p aper towel w ith water.
Maintenanc e _6 5 MAINTAINING THE CARTRIDGE Toner cartridge storage To get the most from the toner cartridge, keep the f ollowing g uideline s in mind: • Do not re move the ton er cartridg e from its pa ckage un til ready for use. • Do not re fill the tone r cartridge.
66 _ Main tenance 3. Grasp th e handles on the toner c artridge a nd pull to rem ove the cartridge from the m achine. 4. Take a ne w toner cartr idge out o f its packag e. 5. Holdin g both han dles on th e toner cartrid ge, thor oughly ro ck it from s ide to side to evenly distribute th e toner.
Maintenanc e _6 7 REPLACING THE IMAG ING UNIT When the life span of the im aging uni t has expired , the Smart Panel program w indow app ears on th e computer, i ndicatin g the ima ging unit needs to be replac ed. Otherwi se your mac hine sto ps printin g.
68 _ Main tenance 8. Insert the waste tone r container in to positio n and then pu sh it to m ake sure that it is firm ly seated in place. 9. Slide four toner cartri dges back i nto the mach ine. 10. Close the fron t cover firmly. 11. Turn th e machine o n.
Maintenanc e _6 9 6. Insert the ne w container in to position and then push it to make sure that it is firm ly seate d in place. 7. Close the front cove r firmly.
70 _ Troub leshooti ng troubleshooting This chapter gives he lpful informatio n for what to d o if you encounter an error. This chapte r include s: • Tips f or avoiding paper jam s • Clearin g doc.
Troub leshooti ng _7 1 Roller misfeed 1. Open the scanner lid. 2. Seize the misfeed paper, and remove the p aper from the f eed area b y carefully pulling it to the ri ght using bo th hands. 3. Close the scanner l id. Then l oad the rem oved pages back in to the ADF.
72 _ Troub leshooti ng 2. Open the inner cov er. 3. Carefull y take th e jammed pa per out of t he machi ne. 4. Close the inner cov er. 5. Lowerin g down the s can unit gen tly and s lowly unt il it is com pletely closed. Make su re that it i s securely latched.
Troub leshooti ng _7 3 6. Open the scan un it. 7. Carefull y take th e jammed pa per out of t he machi ne. 8. Lowerin g down the s can unit gen tly and s lowly unt il it is com pletely closed. Make su re that it i s securely latched. Be careful not to pin ch your finge rs! 9.
74 _ Troub leshooti ng UNDERSTANDING DISP LAY MESSAGES Messag es appea r on the co ntrol panel di splay to indicate the machin e’s statu s or errors. R efer to the t ables be low to unde rstand the message s’ meaning and correct the prob lem if ne cessary.
Troub leshooti ng _7 5 Memory Ful l The me mory is f ull. Delete unneces sary fax jobs and retransmit aft er more me mory bec omes avail able. Alt ernati vel y, split th e transmission into mor e than one operation . Network Error There is a problem with t he network.
76 _ Troub leshooti ng Send Error (POP3) There is a proble m in POP 3. Config ure the POP3 setting. Send Error (SMTP) There is a proble m in SMT P. Change to the avail able serve r. Send Error (Wrong Config) Ther e is a p robl em on the netwo rk interface card.
Troub leshooti ng _7 7 SOLVING OTHER PRO BLEMS The follo wing chart lists so me condi tions that m ay occu r and the recomme nded solutio ns. Follow the sugge sted solutio ns until th e problem is corrected . If the prob lem pers ists, call f or service Paper feeding Printing problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS Paper is jam med during printing.
78 _ Troub leshooti ng Printing quality problems If the insi de of the m achine is dirty or paper has be en loaded improper ly, you may notice a reduction in print qu ality. See the table bel ow to clea r the problem. The machin e selects pr int material s from the wrong p aper source.
Troub leshooti ng _7 9 Ton er specks • The paper may not meet sp ecificat ions; for example , the paper is too mois t or too rough. (See "Selec ting print media " on page 35.) • The paper path may nee d cleaning. (See "Cleani ng the in side" on page 62.
80 _ Troub leshooti ng Copying problems Page sk ew • Ensure that the paper is loaded properly. • Check the paper type an d quality . (See "Selectin g print me dia" on p age 35.) • Ensure that the paper or o ther materi al is loaded c orrectly and t he guides are not to o tight or too loose ag ainst the paper sta ck.
Troub leshooti ng _8 1 Scanning problems Samsung Scan Mana ger problems Smears, lines, marks, or spot s appears on copies. • If defects are on th e original , press Darkness to lig hten the background of your copies . • If no defe cts are on the origi nal, clean th e scan un it.
82 _ Troub leshooti ng Fax problems Common Windows problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS The machin e is not working, the re is no disp lay a nd th e buttons are not working. • Unplug the power cord and plug it in agai n. • Ensure tha t there is power to the electric al outlet.
Troub leshooti ng _8 3 Common Linux problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS The machin e does not print. • Check i f the printe r driver is installed i n your syste m. Open Unified Dr iver configur ator and swit ch to the Printers tab in Printers config uration wind ow to look at the lis t of availa ble printe rs.
84 _ Troub leshooti ng Common Macintosh problems The machin e does not appear on the scanner s list. • Chec k if your mac hine is atta ched to y our compu ter. Make sure th at it is co nnect ed pro perly vi a the US B port and is tu rned on. • Chec k if the scanner dri ver for your mac hine is ins talled in your syste m.
Ordering supplie s _8 5 ordering supplies This chapter pr ovides inform ation on purchasing ca rtridges and accessor ies available for your machine . This chapte r include s: • Suppli es • How t o.
86 _ Specif ications specifications This chapter gui des you about this m achine’s specifications such as various features. This chapte r include: • General spe cificati ons • Printer spe cifica.
Spec ific ations _8 7 PRINTER SPECIFICATI ONS SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS COPIER SPECIFIC ATIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION Printing method Color laser beam prin ting Printing sp eed a a. I t will b e aff ected by opera ting system used, comput ing p erfor mance, applica tion softwa re, connec ting met hod, media ty pe, medi a size and job com plexity .
88 _ Specif ications FACSIMILE SPECIFICA TIONS The f ax feature may not b e supported d epend ing on ma chines. ITEM DESCRIPTION Compatibility ITU-T G 3 Applicable l ine Public Switched Telep hone Netw ork (PSTN) or behind PABX Data coding MH/MR/MMR/JBIG/J PEG Modem sp eed 33.
Glossary _8 9 glossary ADF An Automati c Docume nt Feeder (ADF ) is a mecha nism that wil l automati cally fee d an origi nal sheet of paper so t hat the ma chine ca n scan so me amou nt of the pa per at onc e. AppleTalk AppleTalk is a prop rietary suite of protoco ls devel oped by Appl e, Inc for compute r network ing.
90 _ Glossa ry An emulat or duplic ates the func tions of one system with a diffe rent system , so that th e second s ystem be haves like the first system.
Glossary _9 1 LED A Light-Emi tting Diode (LED) is a s emiconduc tor device th at indicates the st atus of a mac hine. MAC address Media Ac cess Cont rol (MAC) a ddress is a unique i dentifier a ssociated with a net work adapter. MAC address is a unique 48-b it identifier us ually written a s 12 hexade cimal c haracters grou ped in pa irs (e.
92 _ Glossa ry Subnet Mask The subn et mask is used in con junction with the net work addres s to determine which part of the add ress is the network add ress and which part is th e host add ress.
Index_ 93 index A Addres s Book group dial numbers 57 speed dial numbe rs 5 6 Address Book, us e 46 ADF 20 ADF, loa d 34 adju stment al titu de 31 alarm sou nd 32 Ans/Fa x mode, re ceiving m ode 53 B .
94 _Index proble m, solve copyi ng 80 faxing 82 Linux 83 Network Scan 81 paper feed ing 77 printing q uality 78 scannin g 81 Windows 82 R receiv ing a fa x in Ans/Fax mode 53 in DRPD mode 5 3 in Fax m.
95 _ Contact S AMSUNG wor ldwide contact SAMSUNG worldwide If you have any comm ents or questions regarding Sams ung products, co ntact the Samsung customer care center. COU NTRY CUSTOMER CARE CENTER WEB SITE ARGEN TINE 0800-333-3 733 www .samsung. com/ar AUSTRA LIA 1300 362 60 3 www .
Contact SA MSUNG worldwide _9 6 SWITZER LAND 0800-SA MSUNG (7 26-7864) ww w .samsun g.com/ch T A DJIKIS T AN 8- 10-80 0-500- 55- 500 T AIW AN 0800 -329-999 www .samsung. com THAILAN D 1800-29-32 32 02-689-323 2 www .samsung.co m/th TRINI DAD & TOB AG O 1-800-SA MSUNG (72 6-7864) w ww .
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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 Prin ting .
2 Fitting Your Document to a Selected Pape r Size .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .. 19 Using Watermarks ...... .............. ............... .............. .............. ............... .............. ...
3 Chapter 7: U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX Getting Started ............... .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. .......... .............. ....... 28 Installing the Unified Linux Driver .................. ......
Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This cha pte r in clu des : • Installing P rinter Software • Reinstalling Printer Software • Removing Prin ter S.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected to t he comput er , th e foll owin g window wi ll a ppear . • Afte r connecting the printer , click Next . • If you do n’ t wan t to connect the p rinter at this time, click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng screen.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 5 Select your printer and click Next . N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected to t he comput er , th e foll owin g window wi ll a ppear .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 Installin g Software fo r Network Prin tin g When you connect your printe r to a network, you must fir st configur e the TCP/IP settings for the pri nter . After you have assigned and ve rifi ed the T CP/IP settings, you are ready to install t he softw are on each computer on the network.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 2.Configure an IP address, subnet mask, and gatewa y for the printer manuall y and click Configure to set the spec ific IP address for th e network printer . 3.Cli ck Next , and go to step 6. • Y o u ca n also set the netw ork printer via S ync ThruTM W eb Servic e, an embed ded web server .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a language from the drop-down list. 4 Select Custom install ation . Click Next . 5 The lis t of p rint ers av ai labl e on the netw or k ap pea rs. Select the pr inter you w ant to install from the list and then click Next .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 the netw ork, set the pr inter as the defau lt printer , and change the port na me of each pri nter . Click Next . T o install this software on a serv er , select the Settin g up this prin ter on a serve r checkbox.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 will sta rt and a t est pa ge wil l not be p rint ed at the end of t he ins tall atio n. • The rein sta llati on w ind ow that a ppe ars in th is U ser’ s Guide may diffe r depending on the printer and interface in use.
Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing this chapter e xplains the pr inting options a nd comm on printing tasks in windows. This cha pte r in clu des : • Printing a Docu ment • Printing to a file (PRN.
Basic Printing 13 Printing to a f ile (PRN) Y ou will sometimes n eed to save the print data as a file for your purpose. T o create a file: 1 Check the Print to file box at the Print wind ow . 2 Select the fo lder and assign a name o f the file and the n click OK.
Basic Printing 14 Layout T ab The Lay out tab provide s options to ad just how the documen t appear s on the p rinted pa ge. The Layout O ptions includes Multiple Pages per Side , Poster Prin ting and Booklet Printing . See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 f or more information on accessing printer properties.
Basic Printing 15 Color Paper : 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/ m 2 ) color-backgrounded paper . Archiv e Paper : If you n eed to k eep p rint -ou t for a l ong p eriod time such as archives, select t his option. Scaling Printing Scaling Printi ng allows you to auto matical ly or manu ally scale your print job on a page.
Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output options for your document. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 for more information about accessing the printe r properties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Watermark Y o u can create a background text i mage to be printed on each page of your document.
Adv anced Printi ng 17 3 Advance d Printing This chapter e xplains pri nting opti ons and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y our printer driver Properties window that appears in this User ’s Guide may differ de pending on the printer in use. Howe ver the com position of the printer pr operties window is similar .
Adv anced Printi ng 18 Printing Posters This featur e allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, o r 16 sheets of paper , for t he purpo se of past ing the sheets togethe r to form one poster-siz e docum ent. 1 T o ch ange the print setting s from your so ftware appli cati on, acces s printer properti es.
Adv anced Printi ng 19 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can pri nt on b oth side s of a sheet of pa per . B efore pr inti ng, decide how you want your document orient ed. The opti ons a re: • None • Long Edge , whi ch is the c onv entio nal lay out use d in book bi nding.
Adv anced Printi ng 20 Using Watermarks The W a termark option allow s you to print text o ver an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eading “ DRAFT” or “CONFI DENTIAL ” print ed dia gonally acro ss the fi rst page or all pa ges of a d ocument.
Adv anced Printi ng 21 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/or i mages sto red in the co mputer hard dis k driv e (HD D) a s a sp ecia l file for mat tha t can be p rint ed o n any do cume nt. Over lays are ofte n used to take the p lace of preprinte d forms and letterhead paper .
Sha ring the P rinte r Lo call y 22 4 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the pri nter directly to a selected computer , which is called “ host com puter , ” on the ne twork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Windows OS, refer to the corr esponding Windows Us er's Guide or online help.
Sca nning 23 5 Scanning Scanning with your machine let s you turn pictures and te xt into digital files on y our com puter . Then you ca n fax or e-m ail the files, display th em on yo ur web site o r use them to create projects t hat you can print usi ng Samsung Sm arThru software or th e WIA driver .
Sca nning 24 The SmarThru 4 window opens. •Scan To Allows you to scan a n image and sav e it to an application or folder , email it, or publi sh it on a web site. •Image Allows you to ed it an image you ha ve saved a s a graphic file and se nd it to a selected application or folder , em ail it, or publ ish it on a web site.
Sca nning 25 Scanning Process with TWAIN- enabled Software If you want to scan documents using ot her software, you will need to use TWAIN-complian t softw are, such as Adobe Photoshop. The first ti me you scan with yo ur machine, sel ect it as your TW AIN source in t he application you use.
Using Smart Panel 26 6 Usin g Smart Pa nel Smart P anel is a prog ram that monitors and informs y ou of the status of the printer , and allows you to custom ize the printer’ s settings. Smar t P anel is installed automa ticall y when you install t he printer software.
Using Smart Panel 27 Driver Setting (On ly for Windows) Y ou can use the print er propert ies window, which allows you to access all of the printer options you need fo r using your printer .
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 28 7 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use yo ur machine in a Li nux environment. This cha pte r in clu des : • Gettin g Started • Installi ng the Unified Linux Dr.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 29 4 When the welcom e scre en app ears, cli ck Next . 5 When the installation is complete, click Finis h . The in stall ation pr ogram has added the Uni fied Dri ver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 30 Using SetIP program This progr am is for the ne twork IP setting using the MAC address which i s the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface. Especial ly , it is for the network administr ator to set sev eral netw ork IPs at the same time.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 31 Printers Conf iguration Printers conf iguration has the two tabs: Printers and Classes . Prin ters T ab Y ou can see the current system’s printer conf iguration by clicking on the printer icon button on th e left side of the Un ified Driver Config ura tor wi ndow .
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 32 Ports Configuratio n In this window, you can view the list of available ports, check the sta tus of each port and releas e a port that i s stall ed in busy state when its owne r is terminated for any reason . • Refresh : Renews the av ailable ports list.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 33 Printing a Document Printing from Applications Ther e are a l ot of L inux appli cat i ons that yo u are allowed to print fr om using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). Y ou can print on your machine from any such app licatio n.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 34 Scanning a Document Y ou can sca n a document using the Unified Driver Configurator win dow . 1 Double-click t he Unifi ed Driver Configurator on your deskt op. 2 Click the button to switch to Scanners Configuration. 3 Select the scanner on the list.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 35 If you want to edit t he scanned image, use t he toolbar . For further det ails about edi ting an image, se e page 35. 10 Wh en you are finishe d, click Save on the toolbar . 11 Select the file director y where you want to save the image and e nter the file nam e.
Usin g Your Printer in Linu x 36 For further detai ls about the Image Manager appli cation, ref er to the onscr een help. Allows you to adjust the brightness or cont rast of the im age, or to invert the image.
37 8 Using Your Printer with a Macin tosh Y o ur printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB inte rface or 1 0/100 Base - TX ne twork inte rface card . Wh en y ou print a file from a Macintosh compu ter , you can use the CU PS driver by installing the PPD fil e.
38 Using SetIP program This progr am is for the ne twork IP setting using the MAC address which i s the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface. Especial ly , it is for the network administr ator to set sev eral netw ork IPs at the same time.
39 For a USB- connected 1 Follow the instructions on “Installing Sof tware” on page 37 to install the PPD and Filter files on yo ur compute r . 2 Open th e Applications folder → Utilities , and Print Setup Utility . • For MAC OS 10.5, open System Pre ferences from the Applications fold er , and c lick Printer & Fa x .
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 40 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh pri nter ’ s properti es window that appears in this User’s Guide may diffe r depending on th e printer in use . Howe ver the com position of the printer pr operties window is similar .
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 41 Graph ics The Graphics tab provid es options for selectin g Qual ity and Color Mode . Select Graphics form the Preset s ' drop-d own list to access the graphic features. • Qual ity : Y ou can sel ect the pri nting resoluti on.
Using Your Prin ter with a Macintosh 42 Scanning Y ou can scan docome nts using Imag e Capture program. Macintosh OS offe rs Imag e Capture program. Scanning with USB 1 Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and proper ly co nnected to ea ch other .
43 S OFTWARE SECTION I NDEX A advanced printing, use 17 B booklet printing 18 C canceling scan 25 D document, print Macintosh 40 Windows 12 double-sided printing 19 E Extras properti es, set 16 F favo.
44 Linux 34 SmarThru 23 TWAIN 25 WIA driver 25 scanning from Macintosh 42 setting darkness 15 favorites 16 image mode 15 resolution Win dow s 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Maci.
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