CLP-310 Series Color Laser Printer User’s Guide imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing a Samsung product. To receive a more complete service, please register your product at www.samsung.
features of your new laser product Your new machine is equipped with a number of special features that improve the quality of the documents you print. With the machine, you can: SPECIAL FEATURES Print with excellent quality and speed • You can print in a full range of colors using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. • You can print with a resolution of up to 2400 x 600 dpi Effective output.
FEATURES BY MODELS The machine is designed to support all of your document needs – from printing, to more advanced networking solutions for your business. Basic features of this machine include; FEATURES CLP-310/CLP-315 CLP-310N/CLP-315N CLP-310W/CLP-315W USB 2.0 Network Interface 802.
FINDING MORE INFORMATION You can find information for setting up and using your machine from the following resources, either as a print-out or onscreen. Quick Install Guide Provides information on setting up your machine and this requires that you follow the instructions in the guide to prepare the machine.
safety information IMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS What the icons and signs in this user’s guide mean: Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury or death. WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in minor personal injury or property damage. CAUTION CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your laser MFP, follow these basic safety precautions: Do NOT attempt. Do NOT disassemble. Do NOT touch.
13. Unplug the machine from the telephone jack, PC and AC wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: • When any part of the power cord, plug or connecting cable is damaged or frayed. • If liquid has been spilled into the machine. • If the machine has been exposed to rain or water. • If the machine does not operate properly after instructions have been followed. • If the machine has been dropped, or the cabinet appears damaged.
OZONE SAFETY During normal operation, this machine produces ozone. The ozone produced does not present a hazard to the operator. However, it is advisable that the machine be operated in a well ventilated area. If you need additional information about ozone, request your nearest Samsung dealer. MERCURY SAFETY LAMP(S) INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS. For details see lamprecycle.org, eiae.
• Consult the dealer or experienced radio TV technician for help. Change or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of the Industry and Science Canada.
RINGER EQUIVALENCE NUMBER The Ringer Equivalence Number and FCC Registration Number for this machine may be found on the label located on the bottom or rear of the machine. In some instances you may need to provide these numbers to the telephone company. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is a measure of the electrical load placed on the telephone line, and is useful for determining whether you have “overloaded” the line.
REPLACING THE FITTED PLUG (FOR UK ONLY) Important The mains lead for this machine is fitted with a standard (BS 1363) 13 amp plug and has a 13 amp fuse. When you change or examine the fuse, you must re-fit the correct 13 amp fuse. You then need to replace the fuse cover. If you have lost the fuse cover, do not use the plug until you have another fuse cover. Contact the people from you purchased the machine. The 13 amp plug is the most widely used type in the UK and should be suitable.
European Radio Approval Information (for products fitted with EU-approved radio devices) Low power, Radio LAN type devices (radio frequency (RF) wireless communication devices), operating in the 2.4 GHz/5 GHz band, may be present (embedded) in your printer system which is intended for home or office use. This section is only applicable if these devices are present. Refer to the system label to verify the presence of wireless devices.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS Wireless Guidance Low power, Radio LAN type devices (radio frequency (RF) wireless communication devices), operating in the 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Band, may be present (embedded) in your printer system. The following section is a general overview of considerations while operating a wireless device. Additional limitations, cautions, and concerns for specific countries are listed in the specific country sections (or country group sections).
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contents 2 5 INTRODUCTION 16 GETTING STARTED 20 SELECTING AND LOADING PRINT MEDIA 25 BASIC PRINTING 31 MAINTENANCE 32 14_Contents Features of your new laser product Safety information 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 Printer overview Front view Rear view Control panel overview Understanding the control panel LEDs Stop button Supplied software Printer driver features Printer driver 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 Setting up the hardware Printing a demo page System requirements Windows
contents TROUBLESHOOTING 39 ORDERING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES 47 SPECIFICATIONS 48 37 38 38 38 Replacing the waste toner container Maintenance parts Managing your machine from the website To access SyncThru™ Web Service: 39 39 41 41 41 41 42 45 45 46 Tips for avoiding paper jams Clearing paper jams Solving other problems Paper feeding 47 47 Supplies How to purchase 48 49 General specifications Printer specifications Printing problems Printing quality problems Common Windows problems Common Linux
introduction These are the main components of your machine: This chapter includes: • • • Printer overview Control panel overview Understanding the control panel • • Supplied software Printer driver features PRINTER OVERVIEW Front view 1 Top cover 2 Output tray (face down) 3 Control panel 4 Tray 5 Output support 6 Front cover release button 7 Front cover 8 Toner cartridge 9 Waste toner container ‘ 10 Imaging unit 16 _Introduction Rear view 1 Rear cover release button 2 Power sw
CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW 1 wireless LED Shows the status of wireless network. When the LED on, the machine is ready. (Wireless models only) 2 status LED Shows the status of your machine. (See "Understanding the control panel" on page 18 for more information.) 3 stop Stops an operation at any time and there are more functions. (See "Understanding the control panel" on page 18 for more information.) 4 toner colors Show the status of each toner cartridge.
UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROL PANEL The color of the status and toner colors LED indicates the machine's current status. LEDs STATUSD LED TONER COLORS LED DESCRIPTION lights green all LEDs off The machine is ready to print. slowly blinks green all LEDs off The machine is receiving data from the computer. fast blinks green all LEDs off The machine is printing data.
SUPPLIED SOFTWARE PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES You must install the printer software using the supplied CD after you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer. CD provides you with the following software. Your printer drivers support the following standard features: • Paper orientation, size, source and media type selection • Number of copies In addition, you can use various special printing features.
getting started This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine. This chapter includes: • • • • Setting up the hardware Printing a demo page System requirements Setting up the network SETTING UP THE HARDWARE This section shows the steps to set up the hardware which is explained in the Quick Install Guide. Make sure you read Quick Install Guide and complete following steps. 1. Select a stable location. Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation.
Macintosh ITEM REQUIREMENT (RECOMMENDED) OPERATING SYSTEM Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.4 CPU • • Mac OS X 10.5 • • RAM Intel Processor • Power PC G4 / G5 • Intel Processor 867 MHz or faster Power PC G4 /G5 128 MB for a Power-PC based Mac (512 MB). 512 MB for an Intel-based Mac (1 GB) 512 MB (1 GB) Network protocols FREE HDD SPACE 1 GB 1 GB • • REQUIREMENTS RedHat 8.0, 9.0 (32bit) RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64bit) Fedora Core 1~7 (32/64bit) Mandrake 9.2 (32bit), 10.0, 10.
Contact the network administrator if you are not sure how to configure. You can also set up the network settings through the network administration programs. • SyncThru™ Web Admin Service: Web-based printer management solution for network administrators. SyncThru™ Web Admin Service provides you with an efficient way of managing network devices and lets you remotely monitor and troubleshoot network machines from any site with corporate internet access. Download this program from http:// solution.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 5. Select Typical installation for a network printer, and then click Next. You have to install the machine software for printing. The software includes drivers, applications, and other user friendly programs. The following procedure is based on Windows XP. If you use Macintosh or Linux OS, see Software section. • • The following procedure is for the machine with the network feature.
Using the save modes MACHINE'S BASIC SETTINGS After installation is complete, you may want to set the machine's default settings. Refer to the next section if you would like to set or change values. Altitude adjustment The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined by the height of the machine above sea level. The following information will guide you on how to set your machine to the best print quality or best quality of print.
selecting and loading print media This chapter introduces you how to load originals and print media into your machine. This chapter includes: • • • Selecting print media Changing the size of the paper in the paper tray Printing on special print materials • • Adjusting the output support Setting the paper size and type SELECTING PRINT MEDIA You can print on a variety of print media, such as plain paper, envelopes, labels, and transparencies.
Specifications on print media TYPE Plain paper SIZE Letter 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches) Legal 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches) Folio 216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13 inches) A4 210 x 297 mm (8.26 x 11.69 inches) Oficio 216 x 343 mm (8.5 x 13.5 inches) JIS B5 182 x 257 mm (7.16 x 10.11 inches) ISO B5 176 x 250 mm (6.93 x 9.84 inches) Executive 184 x 267 mm (7.25 x 10.5 inches) Statement 140 x 216 mm (5.50 x 8.50 inches) A5 148 x 210 mm (5.82 x 8.26 inches) A6 105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.
Guidelines for special print media MEDIA TYPE Envelopes MEDIA TYPE GUIDELINES • • • • • • Labels Successful printing on envelopes depends upon the quality of the envelopes. When selecting envelopes, consider the following factors: - Weight: The weight of the envelope paper should not exceed 90 g/m2 or jamming may occur. - Construction: Prior to printing, envelopes should lie flat with less than 6 mm curl, and should not contain air.
CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE PAPER IN THE PAPER TRAY 3. Load paper into the tray. To load different sizes of paper, such as Legal-sized paper, you need to adjust the paper guides to extend the paper tray. To change the tray size to other size, you must adjust the paper length guide properly. 1 2 3 4 Tray extend lever Paper length guide Paper width guide Paper cover 4. Slide the paper length guide until it lightly touches the end of the paper stack.
manually. Adjust the paper length guide and paper width guide. • • The tray is preset to Letter or A4 size, depending on your country. To change the size to A4 or Letter, you must adjust the lever and paper width guide properly. 1 Pull the tray out of the machine. Open the paper cover and remove paper from the tray if necessary. 2 If you want to change the size to Letter, hold the lever at the back of the tray, and rotate the lever clockwise.
PRINTING ON SPECIAL PRINT MATERIALS ADJUSTING THE OUTPUT SUPPORT The machine can hold special sizes and types of print material, such as postcards, note cards, and envelopes. Especially, it is useful for single page printing on letterhead or colored paper. The printed pages stack on the output tray, and the output support will help the printed pages align. To let the output support correctly align the pages you need to pull it out appropriately depending on the paper size.
basic printing This chapter explains common printing tasks. This chapter includes: • Printing a document • Canceling a print job PRINTING A DOCUMENT Your machine allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh, or Linux applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you use. For details about printing, see the Software secion.
maintenance This chapter provides information for maintaining your machine and the toner cartridge. This chapter includes: • • • • Printing reports Cleaning your machine Maintaining the cartridge Replacing the toner cartridge PRINTING REPORTS • • • • Replacing the Imaging Unit Replacing the waste toner container Maintenance parts Managing your machine from the website 3. Grasp the handles on the toner cartridge and pull to remove the cartridge from the machine.
5. Pull the imaging unit out of the machine using the groove on the front of the imaging unit. • • • Do not touch the green surface on the imaging unit with your hands or any other material. Be careful not to scratch the surface of the imaging unit. If you leave the front cover open for more than a few minutes, the imaging unit can be exposed to light. This will cause damage to the imaging unit. Close the front cover should the installation need to be halted for any reason. 7.
MAINTAINING THE CARTRIDGE 2. Grasp the handles on the toner cartridge and pull to remove the cartridge from the machine. Toner cartridge storage To get the most from the toner cartridge, keep the following guidelines in mind: • Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until ready for use. • Do not refill the toner cartridge. The machine warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled cartridge. • Store toner cartridges in the same environment as your machine.
REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE The machine uses four colors and has a different toner cartridge for each one: yellow (Y), magenta (M), cyan (C), and black (K). When the toner colors LED, on the control panel, indicating each individual toner cartridge according to its color, lights, and the status LED lights red, the machine cartridge is totally exhausted. Your machine stops printing. Also, the Smart Panel program window appears on the computer telling you to replace the cartridge.
REPLACING THE IMAGING UNIT 5. Pull the imaging unit out of the machine using the groove on the front of the imaging unit. When the life span of the imaging unit has expired, the Smart Panel program window appears on the computer, indicating the imaging unit needs to be replaced. Otherwise your machine stops printing. 1. Turn the machine off, then wait a few minutes for the machine to cool. 2. Press the release button, completely open the front cover. 6. Take a new imaging unit out of its package. 3.
8. Insert the waste toner container into position and then push it to make sure that it is firmly seated in place. REPLACING THE WASTE TONER CONTAINER When the life span of the waste toner container has expired, the Smart Panel program window appears on the computer, indicating the waste toner container needs to be replaced. Otherwise your machine stops printing. 1. Turn the machine off, then wait a few minutes for the machine to cool. 2. Open the front cover. 9.
6. Insert the new container into position and then push it to make sure that it is firmly seated in place. MAINTENANCE PARTS To avoid print quality and paper feed problems resulting from worn parts, and to maintain your machine in top working condition the following condition, the following items will need to be replaced after the specified number of pages, or when the life span of each item has expired. ITEMS YIELD (AVERAGE) Pick-up roller Approx. 50,000 pages Fuser unit Approx.
troubleshooting This chapter gives helpful information for what to do if you encounter an error. This chapter includes: • • Tips for avoiding paper jams Clearing paper jams TIPS FOR AVOIDING PAPER JAMS • Solving other problems 2. To remove the jammed paper, open the rear cover. By selecting the correct media types, most paper jams can be avoided. When a paper jam occurs, follow the steps outlined on page 39. • Follow the procedures on page 28.
4. Push the fuser levers upwards. 7. Close the top cover. Make sure that it is securely closed. 1 fuser lever 5. Open the top cover and inner cover. 8. Push the fuser levers downwards. 6. Holding the inner cover open, carefully take the jammed paper out of the printer. The inner cover will then close automatically. 9. Open and then close the rear cover or front cover to resume printing. Do not touch the fuser inside the inner cover.
SOLVING OTHER PROBLEMS The following chart lists some conditions that may occur and the recommended solutions. Follow the suggested solutions until the problem is corrected. If the problem persists, call for service. Printing problems The machine does not print. Paper feeding CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS The machine is not receiving power. Check the power cord connections. Check the power switch and the power source.
POSSIBLE CAUSE CONDITION The machine selects print materials from the wrong paper source. The paper source selection in the printer properties may be incorrect. CONDITION For many software applications, the paper source selection is found under the Thin Paper tab within the printer properties. Select the correct paper source. See the printer driver help screen. The printer does not print PDF file correctly. Some parts of graphics, text, or illustrations are missing.
CONDITION Toner specks AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Dropouts AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc White Spots Vertical lines SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS • • The paper may not meet specifications; for example, the paper is too moist or too rough. See page 25. The paper path may need cleaning. See "Cleaning the inside" on page 32. If faded areas, generally rounded, occur randomly on the page: • A single sheet of paper may be defective. Try reprinting the job.
CONDITION Misformed characters SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS • If characters are improperly formed and producing hollow images, the paper stock may be too slick. Try a different paper. See page 25. CONDITION Solid Color or Black pages AaBbCc AaBbC AaBbCcc AaBbCc AaBbCc Curl or wave • • • • • Wrinkles or creases • • • 44 _Troubleshooting Loose toner • • • • • • Back of printouts are dirty Ensure that the paper is loaded properly. Check the paper type and quality. See page 25.
Common Windows problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS “File in Use” message appears during installation. Exit all software applications. Remove all software from the StartUp Group, then restart Windows. Reinstall the printer driver. “General Protection Fault”, “Exception OE”, “Spool32”, or “Illegal Operation” messages appear. Close all other applications, reboot Windows and try printing again. “Fail To Print”, “A printer timeout error occurred.” messages appear.
Common Macintosh problems CONDITION SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS The printer does not print PDF file correctly. Some parts of graphics, text, or illustrations are missing. Incompatibility between the PDF file and the Acrobat products: Printing the PDF file as an image may solve this problem. Turn on Print As Image from the Acrobat printing options. It will take longer to print when you print a PDF file as an image. The document has printed, but the print job has not disappeared from the spooler in Mac OS 10.3.2.
ordering supplies and accessories This chapter provides information on purchasing cartridges and accessories available for your machine. This chapter includes: • Supplies • The optional parts or features may differ by countries. Contact your sales representatives whether the part you want is available in your country.
specifications This chapter guides you about this machine’s specifications such as various features. This chapter include: • General specifications • GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Printer specifications ITEM The symbol * optional feature depending on machines. Memory DESCRIPTION • • ITEM DESCRIPTION CLP-310, CLP-310N,CLP-315,CLP-315N: 32 MB (Non-extendable) CLP-310W, CLP-315W: 64 MB (Non-extendable) External dimension (W x D x H) 388 x 313 x 243 mm (15.3 x 12.3 x 9.
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION Printing method Printing speed a Color laser beam printing • • First print out time Black and white: Up to 16 ppm (A4), 17 ppm (Letter) Color: Up to 4 ppm (A4/Letter) Black & White From ready: Less than 14 seconds Color From ready: Less than 26 seconds Print resolution Max. 2,400 x 600 dpi effective output Printer language SPL-C OS compatibilityb • • • Interface • • • Windows: 2000/XP/2003/Vista Linux: RedHat 8.0~9.0, Mandrake 9.2~10.1, SuSE 8.2~9.
glossary The following glossary helps you get familiar with the product by understanding the terminologies commonly used with printing as well as mentioned in this user's guide. ADF An Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a mechanism that will automatically feed an original sheet of paper so that the machine can scan some amount of the paper at once.
An emulator duplicates the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system behaves like the first system. Emulation focuses on exact reproduction of external behavior, which is in contrast to simulation, which concerns an abstract model of the system being simulated, often considering its internal state.
LED PABX A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that indicates the status of a machine. A private automatic branch exchange (PABX) is an automatic telephone switching system within a private enterprise. MAC address PCL Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique identifier associated with a network adapter. MAC address is a unique 48-bit identifier usually written as 12 hexadecimal characters grouped in pairs (e. g., 00-00-0c34-11-4e).
Subnet Mask The subnet mask is used in conjunction with the network address to determine which part of the address is the network address and which part is the host address. TCP/IP The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP); the set of communications protocols that implement the protocol stack on which the Internet and most commercial networks run.
index A printing demo page 20 reports 32 adjustment altitude 24 problem, solve Linux 45 paper feeding 41 printing quality 42 Windows 45 C cleaning inside 32 outside 32 control panel 17 R replacing components toner cartridge 35 D demo page, print 20 reports, print 32 driver S installation 23 status LED 17 J stop button 17 jam supplies tips for avoiding paper jams 39 L expected toner cartridge life 34 T LED toner LED 17 Status 18 tray Linux problems 45 M adjusting the width and length
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SOFTWARE SECTION CONTENTS Chapter 1: INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IN WINDOWS Installing Printer Software ........................................................................................................ 4 Installing Software for Local Printing ................................................................................. 4 Installing Software for Network Printing ............................................................................. 7 Changing the Software Language .....................
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size ......................................................................... 21 Using Watermarks ................................................................................................................. 22 Using an Existing Watermark ......................................................................................... 22 Creating a Watermark ...................................................................................................
Configuring Printer Properties ................................................................................................. 31 Printing a Document .............................................................................................................. 31 Printing from Applications .............................................................................................. 31 Printing Files ..........................................................................................................
1 Typical Installation Installing Printer Software in Windows This is recommended for most users. All components necessary for printer operations will be installed. This chapter includes: • Installing Printer Software 1 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer and powered on. 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM should automatically run, and an installation window appears.
NOTE: After setup is complete, if your printer driver doesn’t work properly, reinstall the printer driver. See “Reinstalling Printer Software” on page 10. NOTE: If your printer is not already connected to the computer, the following window will appear. Custom Installation You can choose individual components to install. 1 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer and powered on. 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
4 Select Custom installation. Click Next. • The installation window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer and interface in use. 6 5 Select the components to be installed and click Next. Select your printer and click Next. NOTE: You can change the desired installation folder by clicking [Browse]. 7 After the installation is finished, a window asking you to print a test page appears. If you choose to print a test page, select the checkbox and click Next.
4 Installing Software for Network Printing Select Typical installation for a network printer. Click Next. When you connect your printer to a network, you must first configure the TCP/IP settings for the printer. After you have assigned and verified the TCP/IP settings, you are ready to install the software on each computer on the network. You can install the printer software using the typical or custom method. Typical Installation This is recommended for most users.
6 2.Configure an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the printer manually and click Configure to set the specific IP address for the network printer. 3.Click Next, and go to step to step 6. • You can also set the network printer via SyncThruTM Web Service, an embedded web server. Click Launch SWS on Set IP Address window. Your machine’s embedded website opens.
3 Click Next. • If you do not see your printer on the list, click Update to refresh the list, or select Add TCP/IP Port to add your printer to the network. To add the printer to the network, enter the port name and the IP address for the printer. To verify your printer’s IP address or the MAC address, print a Network Configuration page. • To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select Shared Printer [UNC] and enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer by clicking the Browse button.
the network, set the printer as the default printer, and change the port name of each printer. Click Next. Changing the Software Language After installation of the software, you can change the display language. 1 Click the Windows Start menu. 2 3 4 Select the desired language from the language selection window, and click OK. Reinstalling Printer Software To install this software on a server, select the Setting up this printer on a server checkbox.
Installing mono printer driver NOTE: If your printer is not already connected to the computer, the following window will appear. This printer provides you the printer drivers with a mono driver so you can use your printer as a monochrome printer. You must install the mono driver on your computer. Following steps guide you through the step by step installation process. 1 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer and powered on. Or your computer and printer are connected to the network.
14 Enter your printer name, and click Next. 15 Click Finish to start installing a mono printer driver. NOTE: If your printer is connected to a network, go to printer's Properties and select the Ports tab, then click Add Portand Standard TCP/IP Port, and create a new port to connect to the printer. To create a new port, follow the procedure laid out in the wizard window.
2 1 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks in Windows. Open the document you want to print. Select Print from the File menu. The Print window is displayed. It may look slightly different depending on your application. The basic print settings are selected within the Print window. These settings include the number of copies and print range.
Printing to a file (PRN) Printer Settings You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file for your purpose. You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to access all of the printer options you need when using your printer. When the printer properties are displayed, you can review and change the settings needed for your print job. To create a file: 1 Check the Print to file box at the Print window. Your printer properties window may differ, depending on your operating system.
Layout Tab Paper Tab The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document appears on the printed page. The Layout Options includes Multiple Pages per Side, Poster Printing and Booklet Printing. See “Printing a Document” on page 13 for more information on accessing printer properties. Use the following options to set the basic paper handling specifications when you access the printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 13 for more information on accessing printer properties.
Graphics Tab Source Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray. Use Manual Feeder when printing on special materials like envelopes and transparencies. Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on page 13 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown below. Type Set Type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from which you want to print.
Advanced Options Extras Tab You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced Options button. • Print All Text To Black: When the Print All Text To Black option is checked, all text in your document prints solid black, regardless of the color it appears on the screen. • Print All Text To Darken: When the Print All Text To Darken option is checked, all text in your document is allowed to print darker than on a normal document. Some printers do not support this feature.
About Tab Using a Favorite Setting Use the About tab to display the copyright notice and the version number of the driver. If you have an Internet browser, you can connect to the Internet by clicking on the web site icon. See “Printing a Document” on page 13 for more information about accessing printer properties. The Favorites option, which is visible on each properties tab, allows you to save the current properties settings for future use.
3 Advanced Printing Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) This chapter explains printing options and advanced printing tasks. 1 2 3 4 NOTE: • Your printer driver Properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the printer properties window is similar. • If you need to know the exact name of your printer, you can check the supplied CD-ROM.
Printing Posters Printing Booklets This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one poster-size document. 8 9 8 9 NOTE: The poster printing option is available when 600 dpi is selected in the resolution option on the Graphic tab.
Printing on Both Sides of Paper Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Before printing, decide how you want your document oriented. You can change the size of a page’s content to appear larger or smaller on the printed page. The options are: • None • Long Edge, which is the conventional layout used in book binding. • Short Edge, which is the type often used with calendars.
Editing a Watermark Using Watermarks 1 The Watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray letters reading “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document. 2 There are several predefined watermarks that come with the printer, and they can be modified, or you can add new ones to the list.
Using a Page Overlay Using Overlays After an overlay has been created, it is ready to be printed with your document. To print an overlay with a document: 1 2 What is an Overlay? Dear ABC Regards WORLD BEST An overlay is text and/or images stored in the computer hard disk drive (HDD) as a special file format that can be printed on any document. Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper.
4 Sharing the Printer Locally Setting Up a Host Computer 1 2 3 4 5 6 You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, which is called “host computer,” on the network. The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online help. Start Windows. From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes. Double-click your printer driver icon. From the Printer menu, select Sharing. Check the Share this printer box.
5 If you are a Windows user, from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs →your printer driver name → Smart Panel. Using Smart Panel Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the status of the printer, and allows you to customize the printer’s settings. Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the printer software.
Driver Setting (Only for Windows) You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to access all of the printer options you need for using your printer. For details, See “Printer Settings” on page 14. Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select Options. Opening the Troubleshooting Guide The following window opens. Using the troubleshooting guide, you can view solutions for error status problems.
6 Using Your Printer in Linux Installing the Unified Linux Driver You can use your machine in a Linux environment. Installing the Unified Linux Driver 1 This chapter includes: • Getting Started 2 • Installing the Unified Linux Driver Make sure that you connect your machine to your computer. Turn both the computer and the machine on. When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password.
4 Uninstalling the Unified Linux Driver When the welcome screen appears, click Next. 1 When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password. NOTE: You must log in as a super user (root) to uninstall the printer software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator. 2 Insert the printer software CD-ROM. The CD-ROM will automatically run. If the CD-ROM does not automatically run, click the icon at the bottom of the desktop.
Using SetIP program Using the Unified Driver Configurator This program is for the network IP setting using the MAC address which is the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface. Especially, it is for the network administrator to set several network IPs at the same time. Unified Linux Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring Printer.
Printers Configuration Classes Tab Printers configuration has the two tabs: Printers and Classes. The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes. Printers Tab You can see the current system’s printer configuration by clicking on the printer icon button on the left side of the Unified Driver Configurator window. Shows all of the printer classes. Switches to Printer configuration. Shows all of the installed printer. Shows the status of the class and the number of printers in the class.
Configuring Printer Properties Printing a Document Using the properties window provided by the Printers configuration, you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer. 1 Open the Unified Driver Configurator. Printing from Applications 2 3 There are a lot of Linux applications that you are allowed to print from using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such application. 1 From the application you are using, select Print from the File menu.
5 6 7 The following four tabs display at the top of the window. •General - allows you to change the paper size, the paper type, and the orientation of the documents, enables the duplex feature, adds start and end banners, and changes the number of pages per sheet. •Text - allows you to specify the page margins and set the text options, such as spacing or columns. •Graphics - allows you to set image options that are used when printing images/files, such as color options, image size, or image position.
7 Printer driver Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Installing the Printer driver Your printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface or 10/100 Base-TX network interface card. When you print a file from a Macintosh computer, you can use the CUPS driver by installing the PPD file. NOTE: Some printers do not support a network interface. Make sure that your printer supports a network interface by referring to Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s Guide.
Using SetIP program Setting Up the Printer This program is for the network IP setting using the MAC address which is the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface. Especially, it is for the network administrator to set several network IPs at the same time. Set up for your printer will be different depending on which cable you use to connect the printer to your computer—the network cable or the USB cable.
For a USB-connected 1 Follow the instructions on “Installing Software” on page 33 to install the PPD and Filter files on your computer. 2 Open the Applications folder →Utilities, and Print Setup Utility. •For MAC OS 10.5, open System Preferences from the Applications folder, and click Printer & Fax. 3 Click Add on the Printer List. •For MAC OS 10.5, press the “+” icon then a display window will pop up. 4 For MAC OS 10.3, select the USB tab. •For MAC OS 10.
Changing Printer Settings Printing You can use advanced printing features when using your printer. From your Macintosh application, select Print from the File menu. The printer name which appears in the printer properties window may differ depending on the printer in use. Except for the name, the composition of the printer properties window is similar. NOTES: • The Macintosh printer’s properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.
Graphics Printer Features The Graphics tab provides options for selecting Resolution(Quality) and Color Mode. Select Graphics form the Presets' drop-down list to access the graphic features. This tab provides options for selecting the paper type and adjusting print quality. Select Printer Features from the Presets' drop-down list to access the following features: ▲ Mac OS 10.
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature provides a cost-effective way to print draft pages. 1 2 From your Macintosh application, select Print from the File menu. Select Layout. ▲ Mac OS 10.3 3 4 5 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper on the Pages per Sheet drop-down list. Select the page order from the Layout Direction option.
SOFTWARE SECTION INDEX A Windows 15 Linux driver, install 27 printer properties 31 printing 31 favorites settings, use 18 n-up printing Macintosh 38 Windows 19 G O Graphics properties, set 16 orientation, print 32 Windows 15 overlay create 23 delete 23 print 23 fit to page 21 from Macintosh 36 from Windows 13 N-up Macintosh 38 Windows 19 overlay 23 poster 22 PRN 14 scaling 21 watermark 22 print resolution 32 printer driver, install Linux 27 printer properties Linux 31 printer properties, set Macint
Windows 16 toner save 16 true-type option 16 software install Macintosh 33 Windows 4 reinstall Windows 10 system requirements Macintosh 33 uninstall Macintosh 33 Windows 11 status monitor, use 25 T toner save, set 16 U uninstall, software Macintosh 33 Windows 11 uninstalling MFP driver Linux 28 W watermark create 22 delete 22 edit 22 print 22 40
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