Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ML-4550 Samsung
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C ONTENT S 1. Introduction Special feat ures ............... ....................... ...................... ....................... ........... ................ ....................... ........... ...... 1.1 Printer overvi ew .......... ..............
9. Troubleshooting Clearing p aper jams ............... ....................... ...................... ................. ...................... ........ ............... ...................... 9.1 Troubles hooting c hecklist ............. ........... .
i Import ant Precauti ons and Safety Information Wh en usin g this machin e, these basic safety precau tions should always be foll owed to redu ce ri sk of fire, electr ic sh ock, a nd in jury to peo ple: 1 Read and unders tand al l i nstru cti ons. 2 U se com mon sense wh enever opera ting electrica l applia nces.
ii Power Saver Thi s print er c ontains adva nced en ergy co nser vati on te chnol ogy t hat r educes power consum pti on when i t is not in a cti ve use. Wh en the prin ter do es n ot rec eive dat a for an e xtend ed pe riod of time, po wer consum pti on is au tomati cal ly l owere d.
iii Replacing the Fitted Plug (for UK Only) Importan t The mains lead for this machine is fitt ed with a standard (BS 1363) 13 amp plug and has a 13 amp fuse. When you c hange or examine the fuse, you must re-fit the correct 13 amp fuse. Y ou then need to replace the fuse cover .
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1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introducti on Congratu lation s on the p urchase of you r printer! This cha pter include s: • Spe cial feat ures • Printer o verview • Finding more i nformation • Selecting a l ocation S p ecial features Y our new printer is equ ipped with several spe cial features that improv e the p rint quali ty .
1 .2 < Introduct ion> Save time a nd money • This printer all ows you to us e toner save mode to sav e tone r . Se e page 2. 8. • Y ou ca n print on both sides o f the pape r to save paper ( doub le-sided printing ) if you us e th e ML- 4551ND o r install the optional duplex unit in the ML-4550 and ML-4551N .
1 .3 < Introduct ion> Printer o verview Front view 1 output tray 8 han dle 2 control p anel 9 pap er level indicator 3 control bo ard cover 10 multi-purpo se tray 4 tray 1 11 top cover 5 optiona.
1 .4 < Introduct ion> Control p anel overview 1 Menu : Enters M enu mode and scro lls through the a v aila ble menus. 2 Scroll buttons : Scroll through the options ava ilable in the selected menu, and i ncreas e or de crease values . 3 OK : Confirms the s elect ion on the display .
1 .5 < Introduct ion> Selecting a locat ion Select a lev e l, st able pl ace with adeq uate space for air c irculation. Allow extra sp ace for opening covers an d trays. The area s hould be well -ventilate d and away fro m direct s unlig ht or sources of hea t, cold, an d humidity .
2 .1 < System setup> 2 System se tup This cha pter sh ows me nus you can set and prov ides bas ic settings fo r your p rinter . This cha pter include s: • Using con trol p anel menus • Menu .
2 .2 < System setup> Menu overview The contro l panel m enus are used to configu re the printer . The contro l panel provides acce ss to the foling menus. The menu s are listed based on the ML-4550 p rinter . The menus in the colored c haracters appea r only when the optional items are in st alled.
2 .3 < System setup> 2. Layout menu Use t he 2. Layout menu to define all sett ings relating to output. Item Explanation Orientation Choose th e default orie ntatio n of the print i mage on the p age. Simplex Margin Set the ma rgin of print met erials for one-si ded printing.
2 .4 < System setup> 3. Paper menu Use t he 3. Paper menu t o defin e all se ttings relating to print meteria ls such as paper feed and exi t, as well as siz e and typ e the specif ic print meterials you are using with your print er . Item Explan ation Copies Set the d efault num ber of copie s by sel ecting any number from 1 to 999 .
2 .5 < System setup> System Setup menu Use t he 5. System Setup menu to con figur e a var iety of pr inter feat ures . Item Explana tion Date & Time Form Menu Select Form See pag e 10.6 and 10 .7. Languag e This sett ing determines the language of the t ext that ap pears on th e control pan el display an d informat ion pr inting.
2 .6 < System setup> Emulation menu Use t he 6. Emulation menu to c onfigure prin ter language e mulation . PCL This men u set s the PC L emula tion configur ation.
2 .7 < System setup> Pitch Y ou ca n determi ne the font si ze by setting t he number of ch aracters th at will print i n one hori zontal in ch of type.
2 .8 < System setup> Printing a d emo p age After se tting up your pri nter , print a demo page to make sure that th e printer is operati ng correctly . Press and hold Demo for a bout 2 seconds . Or , 1 Press Menu a nd then OK when 1. Inform ation appea rs.
3 .1 < Software over view> 3 Software overv iew This chap ter gives you an ov erview of the sof tware that comes with you r printer . Further det ails about i nstal ling and using the software are exed in the Sof tware Section .
3 .2 < Software over view> Printer dr iver features Y our prin ter drivers support the foll owing stan dard featu res: • Paper s ource selection • Paper siz e, orienta tion and media t ype • Number of c opies In addition , you can use va rious spec ial printing featur es.
3 .3 < Software over view> Linux Macintosh Item Requireme nt s Operatin g system • Red Hat 8 .0 ~ 9.0 • Fedora C ore 1 ~ 3 • Mandrake 9.2 ~ 10.1 • SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2 Processo r Pentium IV 1 GH z or high er RAM 256 M B or higher Free disk page 1 GB or hi gher Soft ware • Linux Kern el 2.
4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This cha pter gives y ou step- by-s tep instr ucti ons for s etting up you r printer for n etwork connecti ons.
4 .2 < Network setup> Supported operating s ystems The follo w ing tab le show s the network environm ents supporte d by the printer: • IPX/SP X: Internet Pac ket eXchange/Sequenc ed Packet eX.
4 .3 < Network setup> Configuring IPX fr ame types T o us e IPX/SPX protocol ne tworks (for example, No v ell NetW are), the format of t he network com munica tion frames must be spec ified for t he printer . In most cases, you can ke ep th e Auto setting.
5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print me dia This cha pter wil l help you underst and typ es of paper y ou can use w ith your pr inter a nd how to proper ly loa d pape r in the dif feren t pa per trays for the best print quali ty .
5 .2 < Loading print media> Supported sizes of p aper Print media for duplex printing Ty p e Size Dimensions Weig h t a a. I f media weight is ov er 28 lb (105 g/m 2 ), use the m ulti-purpose tray . Capacity b b. M aximum capacity may diff er depending on m edia weight, thickness, and environmental conditions.
5 .3 < Loading print media> Guidelines for se lecting and storing print media When se lecting or loading paper , envelope s, or othe r print med ia, keep these gui delines in mind: • Always use print media that c onform w i th th e specificatio ns liste d on the ne xt colum n.
5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransparen cies • T o av oid damagi ng the p rinter , use only transp arencies desi gned for use in l aser printers. • T ransparenci es used in the p rinter mus t be able to wi thstan d 19 5° C (3 83° F ), th e prin ter ’s fusing te mperature.
5 .5 < Loading print media> Using the st andard tray or the optional t rays Load the p rint media you use for the majo rity of your pr int jobs i n the st andard tray . The standard tray can h old a maximum of 500 s heets of 75 g/m 2 (20 lb ) paper.
5 .6 < Loading print media> Using the multi-purpose tray The multi -purpose tray can hold sp ecial si zes and typ es of print medi a, such as transpare ncies, po stcards, not e cards, and envelope s. It is useful fo r single pag e printing on letterhead or colored pa per .
5 .7 < Loading print media> 4 Squeeze the mu lti-purpose tray pap er widt h guides and adj ust them to the w idth of the pa per . Do not force too mu ch, or the p aper will b e bent, w hich will result in a pape r jam or skew . 5 When yo u print a docu ment, set the p aper source and type in the softw are applic ation.
5 .8 < Loading print media> Selecting an o utput locat ion The p rint er has two o utput loc atio ns; th e rear cov er (fa ce up ) and t he output tray (face down). The printe r sends output t o the output tr ay by de fault. T o us e the o utput tray , make su re that the rear cover is cl osed.
6 .1 < Basic print ing> 6 Basic printing This chap ter exp lai ns comm on pri ntin g tasks . This cha pter include s: • Pr int ing a docu men t • Canceling a p rint job Printing a document This prin ter allows yo u to print fr om various W indows, Macinto s h, or Linux ap plications.
7 .1 < Ordering suppl ies and accessories> 7 Orde ring su pplie s and accesso ries This cha pter provi des inform ation on purcha sing tone r cartridges and access ories availabl e for your prin ter .
8 .1 < Maintenan ce> 8 Maintenance This cha pter provi des information for maint aining your p rinter and the toner cartri dge, as well as sugge stions for high-q uality and eco nomical printing.
8 .2 < Maintenan ce> 2 Open th e top cov er and pull the to ner ca rtridge out. Set it on a clean fl at surfac e. 3 With a dry l int-free cloth , wipe away any dust and spi lled toner from the toner cartridge area and the toner car tridge cavity .
8 .3 < Maintenan ce> 6 Clean a feed sen sor with a cotton bud . 7 Reinsert t he toner cartri dge and close t he top cover . 8 Plug in th e power cord an d turn the printer on.
8 .4 < Maintenan ce> Checking the remaining toner Y ou ca n check the level of tone r left in th e cartr idge. If you are having print quality p roblems, thi s can he lp you determin e if the p robl em is caus ed by lo w ton er . 1 Press Menu u ntil System Setup ap pears on the bot tom line of th e display and press OK .
8 .5 < Maintenan ce> 4 Hold th e toner ca rtridge by the han dle and slow ly insert the cartridge into the openin g in the printer . T abs on the side s of the cartridge and correspond ing grooves within the printer will guide the cartridge in to the corre ct position until it locks into pla ce complet ely .
8 .6 < Maintenan ce> 4 Locate t he sealing t ape at the end of the toner cartri dge. Carefully pull the tape comple tely out of the c artridg e and dis c ard i t. 5 Remove t he flexible plastic h older out of the t oner cartridge. 6 Thor ough ly shak e th e cartr idge 5 or 6 ti mes to distr ibut e the t oner evenly inside the cart ridge.
8 .7 < Maintenan ce> Clearing the T oner Low Replace T oner message When the To n e r L o w Replac e T oner m essage a ppears you can configure not to see th is message ag ain not to distu rb you. 1 Press Menu u ntil System Setup ap pears on the bot tom line of th e display and press OK .
9 .1 < Troubleshoot ing> 9 Troubl eshooting This cha pter provid es helpful in formation for what to do if you encoun ter an error w hile usi ng your pri nter .
9 .2 < Troubleshoot ing> In the p aper feed area In the tray 1 1 Pull the t ray 1 open. 2 Remove t he jammed p aper by gently p ulling it st raight o ut.
9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the multi-purpose tray 1 If the p aper is not feed ing properly , pull th e pape r out of the prin ter . 2 Open an d close the top cover to resume printing. Around the toner cartridge 1 Open th e top cover and p ull the to ner cartridge out.
9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> 5 Replace the toner cartri dge and c lose the top co ver . Printing automati cally resu mes. In the p aper exit a rea 1 Open an d close the top cover . The jam m ed p aper is autom atically ejected from the printer . 2 Gently pull t he pap er out of the outpu t tray .
9 .5 < Troubleshoot ing> Duplex jam 1 1 Open th e rear cov er . 2 Gently pull the jamme d pape r straight up. 3 Clos e the r ear c over. 4 Open an d close the top cover . The print er will resume printing. T ips for avoiding paper ja ms By selecti ng the correct med ia types, mo st paper jams ca n be avoided.
9 .6 < Troubleshoot ing> Underst anding the st atus LED Status Description Off • The printer is of f-line and canno t print. • The prin ter is in power save mode. When data is received, i t switches to on-line auto matical ly . Green On T he printer is on-l ine and can rec eive data from the co mpute r .
9 .7 < Troubleshoot ing> Load [Size] In [T ray] The pa per size speci fied in the print er pr oper ties does not ma tch the pap er you are loadi ng. Load the correct pape r in the tray . Load Manua l Press Cont Key The mu lti-purp ose tray is empty in manual feed mode.
9 .8 < Troubleshoot ing> T oner cartridge-r elated messages Messag e Me anin g Suggeste d solutio ns Inst all T oner A toner cartr idge is n ot inst alled. Inst all a toner cartridge . Invalid T oner The toner cartridge you have instal led is not for y our printer .
9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving g eneral pr inting pro blems For problem s with the operat ion of your pri nter , refer t o the ta ble for suggeste d solutions . Condition Possib le cause Suggested solu tions The printe r does not print. The pr in ter is not receivi ng power .
9 .10 < Troubleshoot ing> Print job i s extremel y slow . (Continu ed) If using Windo w s 98/Me, t he S pooling S etting may be set incorrec tly .
9 .11 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving pr int quali ty problems Dirt insid e of the printer or i m prope r paper loadi ng may reduce prin t quality . See th e table be low to t roubleshoot pr oblems. Condition Suggeste d solutions Light or faded print If a vertic al white strea k or faded area appears on the page: • The ton er supply is l ow .
9 .12 < Troubleshoot ing> Ve r t i c a l repetitive defect s If marks rep eatedly appear on the p rinted s ide of the pa ge at even in tervals: • The ton er cartridge may be dama ged. If a repetitiv e mark occurs o n the p age, print a cleanin g sheet several times to clean the cartridge; see page 8.
9 .13 < Troubleshoot ing> Common W indows problem s Character V oids Char acter voids are w hite a reas within character s that should be soli d black: • If you are using transp arencies, try another type of tr anspar ency . B ecaus e of th e compos ition of the tra nspar ency , some characte r voids may be normal.
9 .14 < Troubleshoot ing> Commo n Linux problems 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 se e whether the so ftware appl icat ion expect ed a setu p or PostScript header fil e to be sent to the printer .
10 .1 < Installi ng accessories > 10 Installing acces sories Y our prin ter is a fu ll-featured la ser printer that has been optimiz e d to meet t he majori ty of your pri nting n eeds.
10 .2 < Installi ng accessories > 3 Grasp th e control board cover and rem ove it. 4 T ake out a new DI MM from it s pla stic bag . 5 Locate t he extra DMM s lot and alig n the n otch on th e DIMM with the gr oove at th e DIMM slot, h olding the DIM M by it s edges.
10 .3 < Installi ng accessories > Removing a DIMM T o ex pand the printer mem ory to 51 2 MB, you need to remove the preinst alled 128 MB DI MM and inst all two 256 MB DIMM s into the DIMM slot s. Push the l atches at both e nds of the DIMM slo t away to remove the DIMM and pull out the DIM M.
10 .4 < Installi ng accessories > 4 Align the connector on the wire d networ k interface card with the connec tor on the c ontrol board. Pus h the card firmly in to the connec tor on the control b oard until it is c ompletel y and s ecurely in place.
10 .5 < Installi ng accessories > 4 Align the connector on the hard d isk with the con nector on the control b oard. Push the hard disk in un til it is latch ed into place. 5 Fasten th e four screws supplied with your new hard disk. 6 Close the control board cover by alig ning the groove o n it with the notch on the printer an d slidin g it.
10 .6 < Installi ng accessories > Printing with the optional hard dis k Afte r insta lling the opt ional hard disk , you can use a dvanced printi ng features, such as storin g or spoolin g a print job t o the hard disk, proofing a job, and specifying o f printing a private job in the printer properti es window .
10 .7 < Installi ng accessories > Controlling the ac tive job queue All of the print jobs wai ting to be printed are listed in th e Active Job Queue in the order you se nt them to the pri nter . Y ou can del ete a job from the q ueue before printi ng, or promote a job to p rint sooner .
11 .1 < Specif ications> 11 Specifications Printer specif ications Item Sp ecifications and Desc ription Printing s peed a Up to 43 ppm in A4 (45 ppm in Le tter) Duplex: 29 ipm (A4); 30 ip m (Letter) Resolution Up to 1200 x 1200 d pi W arm-up time Less than 45 seconds First prin t out time 8.
11 .2 < Specif ications> Fonts 1 bitma p, 45 scalable , 136 PostScrip t 3 fonts, Bar Code fo nts, OCR fo nts Interface • IEEE 12 84 Bidirectional Parallel S tanda rd - Mod es supported: Com patible, Ni bble, Byte , ECP • USB Interfac e S tanda rd - USB 2 .
1 I NDEX A access ories inst alling DIMM 10.1 hard di sk 10.4 network int erface card/device 10.3 order info rmation 7.1 C clean ing drum 8.3 insi de 8.1 outside 8.1 cleanin g sheet, print 8.3 compone nt location 1.3 control p anel buttons 1.4 menus 2.
2 R rear co ver, use 5.8 redistribu ting, tone r cartridge 8.4 replacin g, toner ca rtridge 8.5 , 8.7 S special print media, gu idelines 5.3 specifi cation, printer 11.1 status LE D, meaning 9.6 suppl ies checki ng life 8.4 order info rmation 7.1 sys tem re qui remen ts Linux 3.
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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 Printing .
2 Using an Existing Waterma rk ...... ................... .......... ......... .............. ................... ............ 21 Creating a Watermark ...... .......... ......... ............... ................... ................... ......... ......
3 Chapter 8: U SING Y OUR P RINTER IN L INUX Getting Started .................... ................... .............. ................... ................... .......... ......... . ...... 28 Installing t he Unified Linux Dr iver .................. ....
Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This cha pter in clude s: • Installing P rinter Software • Changing th e Software L anguag e • Reinstalling Prin.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected t o the comput er , th e fol lowi ng window wi ll appear . • After connecting the printer , click Next . • If you don’t want to co nnect the p rinter at this time, click Next , and No on the f ollowi ng scr een.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 3 Click Next . • If necessary , select a language from the drop-down list. • Vi ew U ser’s Gu ide : Al lows you to v iew the Us er’s Guide. If your computer doesn’ t have Adobe Acrobat, cl ick on this op tion and it will a uto matic ally insta ll Ado be Acrobat Reader for you.
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 se nt to the Samsung web site. Otherwise, just click Finish .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 8 5 The list o f print ers a vai lable o n the netw ork a ppe ars. Select the pr inter you w ant to install from the list and th en click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the li st, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e network.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 9 5 The list o f print ers a vai lable o n the netw ork a ppe ars. Select the pr inter you w ant to install from the list and th en click Next . • If you do not see your pri nter on the li st, cl ick Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to th e network.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 Changing the Software Language After installation of the softw a re, you can change the display language. 1 Click the Windows Start menu. 2 Select Programs or All Programs and t hen your pri nter driver name .
Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 Removing Printer Software 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Star t menu select Programs or All Programs → your printer dr iver name → Mai nte nanc e . 3 Select Remove and click Next . Y ou wil l see a component list so that you can rem ove any ite m in div idu ally .
Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp lains the printing options an d com mon printing tasks in Windows. This cha pter in clude s: • Printing a Docu ment • Printer Settings - Lay out.
Basic Printing 13 Printer Settings Y ou can use t he printer p roperti es window , which all ows you to access all of the print er options you need wh en using your printer . Wh en the p rinter properties are d i splay e d, y ou can revi ew and change the setti ngs needed for your p rint job.
Basic Printing 14 Pap er Tab Use the fo llowing options to set th e basic pap er handling specif ica tions when yo u access t he print er proper tie s. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 for more information on accessing printer propertie s. Click the Paper tab to access v arious paper propertie s.
Basic Printing 15 Gra phi cs Tab Use the followin g Gr aphic options to adjust the print qu ality for your specifi c printi ng needs. See “Pri nting a Document” on page 12 for more inf ormation on accessing pri nter prop erties. Click the Graphic tab to displa y the pro p erties show n below .
Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output optio ns for your do cument. See “Printi ng a Document” on page 12 for more inf ormation about accessing the printe r proper ties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mar k Y ou can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document.
Basic Printing 17 About Tab Use the About tab to display the copyright notice and the version number of the dri ver . If you have an Internet bro wser , you can connect to the Int ernet by cli cking on the web site icon. See “Print ing a Document” o n page 12 for more inf ormation about accessing printer properties.
Adv anced Printi ng 18 3 Advance d Printing This chapter e xplains pri nting opti ons and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Y o ur printer driver Properties window that appears in this User ’s Guide may differ de pending on t he prin ter in use .
Adv anced Printi ng 19 Printing Posters This featur e allows you t o print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of pa per , fo r the purpose of pasti ng the sheets togethe r to form one po ster-s ize do cument. 1 T o ch ange the p rint settings from yo ur software appli cati on, acce ss print er prop erties.
Adv anced Printi ng 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can print on both sides of a sheet of pape r . Bef ore pr inti ng, decide how you want your document orie nted. The options are: • Printer Setting , if you sele ct thi s opt ion, this featu re is deter mine d by the set ting you’ ve made on the cont rol pane l of th e print er .
Adv anced Printi ng 21 Using Watermar ks The W aterm ark option allows you to pr int text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eading “ DRAF T” or “C ONFIDENTIAL ” pr inte d diagonal ly acros s the fi rst page or all pages of a document.
Adv anced Printi ng 22 Using Overlays What is a n Overlay? An overlay is text and/ or images st ored in the computer hard dis k dr ive (H DD) as a sp ec ial f ile for mat t hat can b e print ed on any do cument. Ov erlays are ofte n used to tak e the pla ce of preprinte d forms and letterhe ad paper .
Using Windows PostScript Dri ver 23 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver If you want to use th e P ostScript dr iver provided wi th your system CD-RO M to print a docume nt. PPDs, in combination with the P ostScript driver , access printer features an d allow the co mputer to com municate with the printer .
Usin g Dire ct Pr int Ut ility 24 5 Using Direct Print Utility This cha pter explai ns how to use Dir ect Print Utility to print PDF files without having to open the file s. Overview Direct Pri nt Utility Direct Print Util ity is a program that sends a PDF file directly to your pr inter witho ut ha ving to ope n the file.
Sha ring the Prin ter L oca lly 25 6 Sharing the Printer Locally Y ou can connect the printer directly to a selected computer , which is called “hos t com puter , ” on th e network. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . For other Windows OS, refer to the corr esponding Windows U ser's Guide or onli ne help.
Using Smart Panel 26 7 Using Smart Pane l Smart P anel is a program that monitors and informs y ou of the status of the printer , and allows you to customize th e printer’ s settings. Smar t Pan el is installed automatically when you install t he printer software.
Using Smart Panel 27 Driver Setting (Onl y for Windows ) Y ou can use t he printer p roperti es window , which all ows you to access all of the print er options you need fo r using your printer . For d et a i ls , See “Printe r Settings” on page 13.
Usin g Your Print er in Lin ux 28 8 Using Your Printer in Linux Y ou can use your machine in a Linux environment. This cha pter in clude s: • Gettin g Started • Installi ng the Unified Linux Driv .
Usin g Your Print er in Lin ux 29 5 When the installation is complete, click Finis h . The in stall ation pr ogram has added th e Unifie d Driver Configurator desktop i con and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience.
Usin g Your Print er in Lin ux 30 Using the Unifi ed Driver Configurator Unifie d Linux Driver Configurator is a tool pr imarily intended for configur ing Printer. After installing the Unified Linux driver , the Uni fied Linux Driver Configurator icon will automatically be created on yo ur desktop.
Usin g Your Print er in Lin ux 31 Cla sses 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 printer class. • Remove Class : Remo ves the selected printer cl ass.
Usin g Your Print er in Lin ux 32 Printing a Document Printing from Applications Ther e are a l ot of L inux 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 app lication.
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 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 Base- TX network int erface ca rd. When you print a fi le from a Macint osh computer , you can use the P ostScript driv er by installing the PPD file.
Using Your Prin ter with a M acintosh 34 Setting Up the Printer Set up for your pr inter wi ll be dif ferent depend ing on which cable you use to co nnect the print er to your computer—the network cabl e or the USB cab le. For a Netwo rk-connected Mac intosh N OTE : Some printer s do not support a netw ork interfa ce.
35 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh pri nter’s properti es window that appears in this User’s Guide may diffe r depending on t he printe r in use. Howev er the composition of th e printer prope r ties wind ow is similar . • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM.
36 Printer Features Setting The Prin ter F eatures tab provides op tions for sel ectin g the paper t ype and ad justi ng print quali ty . Select Printer Fea tures from the Preset s drop-down li st to access the following features: Reve rse Dup lex Allows you to select general print order compare to duplex print order .
37 Duplex Printin g Y ou can print on both sides of the p aper . Before printing in the duple x mode, deci de on whic h edge you wil l be bi nding your finishe d document. The bindi ng opti ons are: Long- Edge Binding : Which is the conv entional la yout used in boo k bindi ng.
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 properti es, set 16 F favorites setti ngs, use.
39 resolution Macintosh 36 Win dows 15 toner save 15 true-type option 15 software install Macintosh 33 Win dows 4 reinstall Win dows 10 system requ irements Macintosh 33 uninstall Win dows 11 status m.
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