This chapter introduces management tools provided to help you make full use of your machine.
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Supported optional devices and features may differ according to your model. Check your model name (See Features by Models). |
The programs below help you to use your machine conveniently.
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Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for SyncThru™ Web Service. |
If you have connected your machine to a network and set up TCP/IP network parameters correctly, you can manage the machine via SyncThru™ Web Service, an embedded web server. Use SyncThru™ Web Service to:
View the machine’s device information and check its current status.
Change TCP/IP parameters and set up other network parameters.
Change printer preference.
Set the email notifications advising of the machine’s status.
Get support for using the machine.
Access a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, from Windows.
Enter the machine IP address (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) in the address field and press the Enter key or click
.Your machine’s embedded website opens.
Before configuring options in SyncThru™ Web Service, you need to log-in as an administrator. You can still use SyncThru™ Web Service without logging in but you won’t have access to tab and tab.
Click SyncThru™ Web Service website.
on the upper right of theThe
window appears.Type in the
and then click .If it’s your first time logging into SyncThru™ Web Service, type in the below default ID and password.
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Some tabs may not appear depending on your model. |
This tab gives you general information about your machine. You can check things, such as remaining amount of toner. You can also print reports such as an error report and so on.
: This item allows you to check the alerts occurred in the machine and their severity.
: This item allows you to check how many pages are printed and amount of toner left in the cartridge.
: This item allows you to check the usage count by print types: simplex, duplex.
: This item allows you to check the machine and network information.
: This item allows you to print reports such as system related reports, e-mail address and font reports.
This tab allows you to set configurations provided by your machine and network. You need to log-in as an administrator to view this tab.
tab: This tab allows you to set options provided by your machine.
: You can set settings related to your machine.
: You can set settings related to printing jobs.
: You can set settings related to copying jobs.
tab: This tab allows you to view and change the network environment. You can set things, such as TCP/IP, network protocols and so on.
: You can restore default network settings.
This tab allows you to set system and network security information. You need to log-in as an administrator to view this tab.
: You can set the system administrator’s information.
: You can set settings for IPv4/IPv6 filtering, 802.1x, Authentication servers.
This tab allows you to maintain your machine by upgrading firmware and setting contact information for sending emails. You can also connect to Samsung website or download drivers by selecting the menu.
: You can upgrade your machine’s firmware.
: You can view the contact information.
: You can view the links to useful sites where you can download or check information.
The Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the machine status, and allows you to customize the machine’s settings. For Windows and Macintosh, Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the machine software. For Linux, you can download Smart Panel from the Samsung website and install (See Installing the Smart Panel).
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To use this program, your computer has to meet the following system requirements:
If you need to know the exact model name of your machine, you can check the supplied software CD. |
If an error occurs while operating, you can check the error from the Smart Panel.
You can also launch Smart Panel manually. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (in Windows), or Notification Area (in Linux). You can also click it on the status bar (in Mac OS X).
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Double-click this icon in Windows. |
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Click this icon in Mac OS X. |
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Click this icon in Linux. |
Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the your printer driver name > Smart Panel.
menu, select or > >
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The Smart Panel program displays the current status of the machine, the estimated level of toner remaining in each toner cartridge, and various other types of information. You can also change settings.
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You can view the level of toner remaining in each toner cartridge. The machine and the number of toner cartridge(s) shown in the above window may differ depending on the machine in use. Some machines do not have this feature. |
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You can order replacement toner cartridge(s) from online. |
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You can view the online User’s Guide.
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You can configure various machine settings in the Printer Settings Utility window. Some machines do not have this feature.
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You can set all of the machine options you need in the Opening printing preferences). window. This feature is available only for Windows (See |
The supplied software CD provides you with SmarThru. SmarThru offers you convenient features to use with your machine.
Follow the steps below to start SmarThru.
Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other.
Once you have installed SmarThru, you will see the SmarThru icon on your desktop.
Double-click the SmarThru icon.
The SmarThru appears.
: Allows you to scan an image and save it to an application or folder, email it, or publish it on a website.
: Allows you to edit an image you have saved as a graphic file and send it to a selected application or folder, email it, or publish it on a website.
: Allows you to print images you have saved. You can print images in black and white or color mode if your machine supports it.
For more information about SmarThru, click at
the top right corner of the window. The SmarThru help window appears; you
can view on screen help supplied on the SmarThru program.
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Follow the steps below to uninstall SmarThru. Before you begin the uninstall, ensure that all applications are closed on your computer.
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.: Scanning an image and placing it in an image editor application such as Paint or Adobe Photoshop.
: Scanning an image and emailing it. Allows you to scan an image, preview it, and email it.
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To send an image by e-mail, you must have a mail client program, like Outlook Express, which has been set up with your e-mail account. |
: Scanning an image and saving it to a folder. Allows you to scan an image, preview it, and save it to the folder of your choice.
: Scanning an image and performing text recognition. Allows you to scan an image, preview it, and send it to the OCR program for text recognition.
Recommended scan option for OCR.
Resolution: 200 or 300 dpi.
Image type: grayscale or black & white.
: Scanning an image, previewing it, and publishing it on a website, using the specified file format for the image you want to publish.
: Customizing settings of basic functions. Allows you to customize settings for , , , and functions.
Set scan settings and click
.The Unified Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring machine devices. You need to install Unified Linux Driver to use Unified Driver Configurator (See Installing the Unified Linux Driver).
After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the Unified Driver Configurator icon will automatically be created on your desktop.
Double-click the
on the desktop.You can also click the
Menu icon and select > .Click each button on the left to switch to the corresponding configuration window.
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To use the on screen help, click . |
After changing the configurations, click
to close the Unified Driver Configurator.has the two tabs: and .
View the current system’s printer configuration by clicking on the machine icon button on the left side of the Unified Driver Configurator window.
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Switches to . |
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Shows all of the installed machine. |
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Shows the status, model name and URL of your machine. |
The printer control buttons are as follows:
: Renews the available machines list.
: Allows you to add a new machines.
: Removes the selected machine.
: Sets the current selected machine as a default machine.
: Stops/starts the machine.
: Allows you to print a test page to ensure the machine is working properly.
: Allows you to view and change the printer properties.
In this window, you can monitor the activity of scanner devices, view a list of installed Samsung machine devices, change device properties, and scan images.
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Switches to . |
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Shows all of the installed scanners. |
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Shows the vendor, model name and type of your scanner. |
: Allows you to change the scan properties and scan a document.
In this window, you can view the list of available ports, check the status of each port, and release a port that is stalled in a busy state when its owner has terminated the job for any reason.
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Shows all of the available ports. |
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Shows the port type, device connected to the port, and status. |
: Renews the available ports list.
: Releases the selected port.
Your machine may be connected to a host computer via a parallel port or USB port. Since the machine device contains more than one device (printer and scanner), it is necessary to organize proper access of “consumer” applications to these devices via the single I/O port.
The Unified Linux Driver package provides an appropriate port sharing mechanism that is used by Samsung printer and scanner drivers. The drivers talk to their devices via so-called machine ports. The current status of any machine port can be viewed via the . The port sharing prevents you from accessing one functional block of the machine device, while another block is in use.
When you install a new machine device onto your system, it is strongly recommended you do this with the assistance of an Unified Driver Configurator. In this case you will be asked to choose I/O port for the new device. This choice will provide the most suitable configuration for machine’s functionality. For machine scanners, I/O ports are being chosen by scanner drivers automatically, so proper settings are applied by default.