Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ML-4551N 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 checklis t ....... .................
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 risk of fire, ele ctric shoc k, and inju ry to peopl e: 1 Read and unde rstand al l i nstr ucti ons. 2 U se com mon sense wh enever opera ting electrica l applia nces .
ii Power Saver Thi s print er c ontai ns adva nced en ergy cons ervat ion techno log y that r educ es powe r consum pti on when i t is not i n acti ve us e. Wh en the prin ter do es n ot rece ive da ta for an extended period of time, powe r consum pti on is au toma tical ly l owere d.
iii Replacing the Fitted Plug (for UK Only) Import ant The mains lead for this machine is fit ted with a stan dard (BS 136 3) 13 amp plug and has a 13 amp fuse. Wh en you cha nge or exa mine the fuse, you m ust re-fit the c orrect 1 3 amp fuse. Y ou then need to rep l ace the fuse c over .
iv OPENSSL LICENSE Copyrigh t (c) 1998-2001 The Open SSL Project. All righ ts reserv ed. Redistrib ution an d use i n source and bin ary forms , with or without modificati on, are permitte d provided that t he following c onditions are m et: 1.
1 .1 < Introduct ion> 1 Introducti on Congratu lations o n the purchase of your 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 prin ter is equipped w ith sever al special feat ures that imp rove the p rint qual ity .
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 of the p aper to save paper ( doub le-sided printing ) if you us e th e ML- 4551ND o r install the optional duple x 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-purpose tra y 4 tray 1 11 top cover 5 optiona.
1 .4 < Introduct ion> Control p anel overview 1 Menu : Enters M enu mode and scrolls th rough the a v aila ble menus. 2 Scroll buttons : Scroll through the options ava ilable in the selected menu, and i ncrease o r decrease v alues. 3 OK : Confirms the s elect ion on the display .
1 .5 < Introduct ion> Selecting a locat ion Select a lev el, stab le place with adeq uate spa c e for air circ ulation. Allow extra sp ace for opening covers an d trays. The area s hould be well -ventilate d and away fro m direct s unlight o r sources of heat, c old, and humidi ty .
2 .1 < System setup> 2 System se tup This cha pter show s menus you can set a nd provides bas ic setti ngs for your p rinter . This cha pter include s: • Using con trol p anel me nus • Menu .
2 .2 < System setup> Menu overview The contro l panel m enus are used to configu re the printer . The co ntrol 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 orient ation of the print image 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 define a ll settings relating to print meteria l s such as paper feed and exi t, as well as siz e and typ e the specific 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 p rinter feat ures . Item Explana tion Date & Time Form Menu Select Form See pag e 10.6 and 10 .7. Language This sett ing determines the language of the text that appea rs on the cont rol pan el display an d informat ion pr inting.
2 .6 < System setup> Emulation menu Use t he 6. Emulation menu to configu re printer lang uage emulation . PCL This men u sets the PCL emula tion con figuration.
2 .7 < System setup> Pitch Y ou ca n determine the font size by setti ng the num ber of charac ters that will print in o ne horizont al inch of type.
2 .8 < System setup> Printi ng a demo 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 supp ort the foll owing stan dard features: • 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 H at 8.0 ~ 9.0 • Fedora C ore 1 ~ 3 • Mandrake 9.2 ~ 10.1 • SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2 Processo r Pentium IV 1 GHz or high er RAM 256 MB or h igher Free disk page 1 GB or highe r Soft ware • Linux Kern el 2.
4 .1 < Network setup> 4 Network setup This cha pter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting u p your printer for n etwork connecti ons. This cha pter include s: • Introduction • Supp.
4 .2 < Network setup> Supported operating s ystems The follo w ing tab le show s the netw ork environm ents supporte d by the printer: • IPX/SP X: Internet Pac ket eXchange/Sequenc ed Packet e.
4 .3 < Network setup> Configuring IPX fr ame types T o use IPX/SPX pro tocol ne tworks (for e xample, No vell NetW are), the format of t he network com munica tion frames must b e specified for t he printer . In mo st cases , you can k eep th e Auto setting.
5 .1 < Loading print media> 5 Loading print me dia This cha pter wil l help yo u understa nd types of p aper you can u se with your pr inter and h ow to properly load pape r in the di fferent p aper 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. If media weight is over 28 lb ( 105 g/m 2 ), use the multi-purp ose tray . Capacity b b. Maximum c apacity may differ depending on media w eight, 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 ith the s pecifications listed on the ne xt colum n.
5 .4 < Loading print media> T ransparen cies • T o avoid da maging t he printer , 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 st andard tray can hold a max imum 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 prin t media, such as transpare ncies, po stcards, not e cards, and env elopes. It i s 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 width gui des and adjust them to the w idth of the pa per . Do not force too mu ch, or the p aper will b e bent, w h ich will res ult in a p aper jam o r skew . 5 When yo u print a docu ment, set the paper source and ty pe 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 re ar cov er (f ace 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 outp ut tray , make sure t hat the rear cover is cl osed.
6 .1 < Basic print ing> 6 Basic printing This chap ter ex plai ns comm on pri nti ng 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 i ndows , Macintosh, 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 inform ation for maint aining your p rinter and the toner cartri dge, as well as suggestions for high-q uality and eco nomical printing.
8 .2 < Maintenan ce> 2 Open th e top cov e r and p ull the to ner cartridge 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 th e 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 lev el of tone r left in th e cartridge. 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 low 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 sides o f the cartridge an d corresponding 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 card it. 5 Remove t he flexible plastic h older out of the t oner cartridge. 6 Thor ough ly sh ake th e cart ridge 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 R eplace T oner mess age 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 mess age again no t 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 y ou encoun ter an error w hile usi ng your pri n ter .
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 out.
9 .3 < Troubleshoot ing> In the multi-purpose tray 1 If the p aper is not feed ing properly , pull th e paper out of the printer . 2 Open an d close the top cover to resume printing. Around the toner cartridge 1 Open th e top cover and pul l the toner ca rtridge out.
9 .4 < Troubleshoot ing> 5 Replace the toner cartridge and close the top cover . 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 atica lly 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. Whe n data is received, i t switches to on-line auto matical ly . Green On The prin ter is on-line an d can rec eive data from the co mputer .
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 th e 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-relate d messages Messag e Me anin g Suggeste d solutions 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 h ave instal led is not for y our printer .
9 .9 < Troubleshoot ing> Solving g eneral print ing problems For problem s with the operat ion of your printe r , refer to the ta ble for suggeste d solutions . Condition Possib le cause Sugges ted solutions 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 quality pr oblems Dirt insid e of the printer or i m prope r paper loadi ng may reduce prin t quality . See the ta ble be low to t roubles hoot probl ems. 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 Charac ter vo ids are whi te ar eas 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 see 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 full-feat ured laser printer that has been optimized 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 DIMM from i ts plastic 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 th e DIMM by it s edges.
10 .3 < Installi ng accessories > Removing a DIMM T o expa nd the prin ter memory to 51 2 MB, you need to remove t he preinst alled 128 MB DI MM and inst all two 256 MB DIMM s into th e DIMM slot s. Push the l a tche s at both e nds of the DIMM s lot away t o remove the DIMM and pull out the DIM M.
10 .4 < Installi ng accessories > 4 Align the connector on the wire d networ k interfac e card with the connec tor on the c ontrol board. Pus h the c ard firmly into the connec tor on the control b oard un til 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 cove r 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 to th e hard disk, pro ofing 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 d elete a j ob from the q ueue before printi ng, or promote a job to p rint sooner .
11 .1 < Specif ications> 11 Specifi c ations 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 ipm (Lett er) 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 bitmap, 45 scalable, 13 6 PostScript 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 pte r incl udes: • Installi ng Printer Software • Changing th e Software Lang uage • Reinstall ing Prin.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 5 N OTE : If your pri nter is not alr eady connected t o the comput er , the foll owing wi ndow wil l appe ar . • After connecting the printer , cli ck Next . • If you don’t want to co nnect the printer at th is 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 th e User ’ s Guide. If your computer doesn’ t have Adobe Acrobat, cl ick on th is op tion and it w ill au toma tical ly ins ta ll Ado be Acrobat Reader for you.
Installing Printer Software in Windows 7 9 T o reg ister 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 or k appe 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 list, 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 or k appe 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 list, 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 yo u can remove any ite m in divid ually .
Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter exp lains the printing options an d com mon printing tasks in Windows. This cha pte r incl udes: • 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 allows you to access all of the print er options you need w hen using your printer . When the printer prope rties are display 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 paper h andling specif ica tions when yo u access t he print er pr opertie s. See “Print ing a Document” on page 12 for more information o n 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 perties shown below .
Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab Y ou can select output opti ons for your do cument. See “Printi ng a Document” on page 12 for more informati on about accessing the printe r proper ties. Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Water mar k Y ou can creat e 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 Int ernet browser , 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 sheet s of pa per , for t he purpo se of p asting t he sheet s togethe r to form o ne poster-siz e document. 1 T o change the print setting s from yo ur software appli cati on, acce ss prin ter prop erties.
Adv anced Printi ng 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Y ou can print on bot h side s of a sheet of pa per . Bef ore pr inting, decide how you want your document orie nted. The options are: • Printer Setting , if you sel ect thi s opt ion, this featu re is deter mine d by the set ting yo u’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 y ou to print text o ver an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray lett ers r eading “ DRAF T” or “C ONFIDENTIAL ” pr inte d diagona lly acros s the fi rst page or all pages of a document.
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 spe cial f ile for mat t hat can b e prin ted 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 Po stScript driver , access printer features an d allow the co mpu ter to communicate with the printer .
Usin g Dir ect Pr int Ut ilit y 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 PD F file directly to your pr inter witho ut hav i ng to o pen 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 “host c omputer , ” on the ne twork. The follo wing procedure i s for Windows XP . F or other Window s OS, refer to the corr esponding Wi ndows User'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 y ou to custom ize the printe r’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 allows you to access all of the print er options you need fo r using your printer . For d et a i l s, 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 envir onment. This cha pte r incl udes: • Gettin g Star ted • Installi ng the Unified Li nux Dr.
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 t he 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 Unified Li nux 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 Linux app lic at ions that you are allowed 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 networ k interfac e card. When you print a fi le from a Macint osh computer , you can use the P ostScript driv er by in stalling 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 ecti ng 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 layout 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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