Getting started

This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the USB connected machine and software.

This chapter includes:

Setting up the hardware

This section shows the steps to set up the hardware, as is explained in the Quick Install Guide. Make sure you read the Quick Install Guide first and follow the steps below:

  1. Select a stable location.

    Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation. Allow extra space to open covers and trays.

    The area should be well ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat, cold, and humidity. Do not set the machine close to the edge of your desk or table.

    Printing is suitable for altitudes under 1,000 m (3,281 ft.). Refer to the altitude setting to optimize your printing (See Altitude adjustment).

    Place the machine on a flat, stable surface so that there is no incline greater than 2 mm (0.08 inch). Otherwise, printing quality may be affected.

  2. Unpack the machine and check all the enclosed items.

  3. Remove all tape.

  4. Install the toner cartridge.

  5. Load paper (See Loading paper in the tray).

  6. Make sure that all cables are connected to the machine.

  7. Turn the machine on.

[Caution]

This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails.

Supplied software

After you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer. You must install the machine software. If you are a Windows, Macintosh OS user, install the software from the supplied CD and if you are a Linux OS user, download the software from the Samsung website (www.samsung.com/printer) and install.

[Note]

Machine software are occasionally updated due to release of new operating system and etc. If needed, download the latest version from the Samsung website (www.samsung.com/printer).

OS

Contents

Windows

  • Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of your machine’s features.

  • Scanner driver: TWAIN and Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers are available for scanning documents on your machine.

  • Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.

  • SmarThru[a]: This program is the accompanying Windows-based software for your multifunctional machine.

  • Samsung Scan and Fax Manager: You can find out about Scan & Fax Manager program information and installed scan driver's condition.

  • SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.

Macintosh

  • Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of your machine’s features.

  • Scanner driver: TWAIN driver is available for scanning documents on your machine.

  • Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.

  • Samsung Scan and Fax Manager: You can find out about Scan & Fax Manager program information and installed scan driver's condition.

  • SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.

Linux

  • Unified Linux Driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of your machine’s features.

  • SANE: Use this driver to scan documents.

  • Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.

  • SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.

[a] Allows you to edit a scanned image in various ways using a powerful image editor and to send the image by email. You can also open another image editor program, such as Adobe Photoshop, from SmarThru. For details, refer to the on screen help supplied on the SmarThru program (See Smarthru).

System requirements

Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

Microsoft® Windows®

Your machine supports the following Windows operating systems.

OPERATING SYSTEM

Requirement (recommended)

CPU

RAM

free HDD space

Windows® 2000

Intel® Pentium® II 400 MHz (Pentium III 933 MHz)

64 MB (128 MB)

600 MB

Windows® XP

Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz)

128 MB (256 MB)

1.5 GB

Windows Server® 2003

Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz)

128 MB (512 MB)

1.25 GB to 2 GB

Windows Server® 2008

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (Pentium IV 2 GHz)

512 MB (2048 MB)

10 GB

Windows Vista®

Intel® Pentium® IV 3 GHz

512 MB (1024 MB)

15 GB

Windows® 7

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher

1 GB (2 GB)

16 GB

  • Support for DirectX® 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme).

  • DVD-R/W Drive

Windows Server® 2008 R2

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (x86) or 1.4 GHz (x64) processors (2 GHz or faster)

512 MB (2048 MB)

10 GB
[Note]

  • Internet Explorer® 5.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for all Windows operating systems.

  • Administrator rights are required to install the software.

  • Windows Terminal Services is compatible with this machine.

Macintosh

OPERATING SYSTEM

Requirements (recommended)

CPU

RAM

free HDD space

Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.4

  • Intel Processors

  • PowerPC G4/ G5

  • 128 MB for a PowerPC based Mac (512 MB)

  • 512 MB for a Intel-based Mac (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.5

  • Intel Processors

  • 867 MHz or faster Power PC G4/ G5

512 MB (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.6

  • Intel Processors

1 GB (2 GB)

1 GB

Linux

Item

Requirement (recommended)

Operating system

RedHat® Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit)

Fedora Core 2~10 (32/64 bit)

SuSE Linux 9.1 (32 bit)

OpenSuSE® 9.2, 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1 (32/64 bit)

Mandrake 10.0, 10.1 (32/64 bit)

Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (32/64 bit)

Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 (32/64 bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/64 bit)

Debian 3.1, 4.0, 5.0 (32/64 bit)

CPU

Pentium IV 2.4 GHz (Intel Core™2)

RAM

512 MB (1024 MB)

Free HDD space

1 GB (2 GB)
[Note]

  • It is necessary to claim swap partition of 300 MB or larger for working with large scanned images.

  • The Linux scanner driver supports the optical resolution at maximum.

Installing USB connected machine’s driver

A locally connected machine is a machine directly attached to your computer using the USB cable. If your machine is attached to a network, skip the following steps below and go on to installing network connected machine’s driver (See Installing wired network connected machine’s driver).

[Note]

  • Selecting Custom installation allows you to choose programs to install.

  • Only use an USB cable no longer then 3 m (10 ft.).

Windows

You can install the machine software using the typical or custom method.

The following steps below are recommended for most users who use a machine directly connected to your computer. All components necessary for machine operations will be installed.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

    [Note]

    If the “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears during the installation procedure, click Cancel to close the window.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

    • The software CD should automatically run and an installation window appears.

    • If the installation window does not appear, click Start and then Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the letter which represents your drive. Click OK.

    • If you use Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2 click Start > All programs > Accessories > Run.

      Type X:\Setup.exe replacing “X” with the letter which represents your drive and click OK.

    • If the AutoPlay window appears in Windows Vista, click Run Setup.exe in Install or run program field, and click Continue in the User Account Control windows.

    • If the AutoPlay window appears in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2, click Run Setup.exe in Install or run program field, and click Yes in the User Account Control windows.

  3. Select Install Now.

    If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.

    [Note]

    • The Wireless Setting and Installation allows you to install a wireless network to connect to the machine with USB cable. (See Setting a wireless network with a USB cable.)

    • The Advanced Installation has two options, Custom Installation and Install Software Only. The Custom Installation allows you to select the machine’s connection and choose individual component to install. The Install Software Only allows you to install the supplied softwares, such as Smart Panel. Follow the guide on the window.

  4. Read License Agreement, and select I accept the terms of the License Agreement. Then, click Next.

    The program searches the machine.

    [Note]

    If your machine is not found in the network or locally, the following window will appear.

    • Check if you want to install the software without connection of the printer.

      • Check this option to install this program without a machine connected. In this case, the print a test page window will be skipped, and completes the installation.

    • Search again

      When you press this button, the firewall notice window appears.

      • Turn off the firewall and Search again. For Window operating system, click Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall, and inactivate this option. For other operating system, refer to its on-line guide.

      • Turn off the firewall from the third party's program beside the operating system. Refer to the manual provided by individual programs.

    • Direct Input

      The Direct Input allows you to search a specific machine on the network.

      • Search by IP address: Enter the IP address or the host name. Then click Next.

        To verify your machine’s IP address, print a network configuration report (See Printing a machine report).

      • Search by network path: To find a shared machine (UNC Path), enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer by clicking the Browse button. Then click Next.

    • Help

      If your machine is not connected to the computer or network, This help button gives detailed information about the how to connect the machine.

  5. The searched machines will be shown on the screen. Select the one you wish to use and click Next.

    [Note]

    If the driver searched only one machine, the confirmation window appears.

  6. After the installation is finished, a window asking you to print a test page appears. If you want to print a test page, click Print a test page.

    Otherwise, just click Next and skip to step 8.

  7. If the test page prints out correctly, click Yes.

    If not, click No to reprint it.

  8. To register as a user of the machine in order to receive information from Samsung, click On-line Registration.

    [Note]

    If your machine is not already connected to the network or computer, click How to connect?. How to connect? gives detailed information about the how to connect the machine. Follow the instructions in the window.

  9. Click Finish.

[Note]

If the printer driver does not work properly, follow the steps below to repair or reinstall the driver.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your machine and powered on.

  2. From the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Samsung Printers > your printer driver name > Maintenance.

  3. Select the option as you wish, follow the instruction on the window.

Macintosh

The software CD that came with your machine provides you with the Driver files that allows you to use the CUPS driver or PostScript driver (only available when you use a machine which supports the PostScript driver) for printing on a Macintosh computer.

Also, it provides you with the TWAIN driver for scanning on a Macintosh computer.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. Double-click the CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.

  4. Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.

  5. Double-click the Installer OS X icon.

  6. Enter the password and click OK.

  7. The Samsung Installer window opens. Click Continue.

  8. Read the license agreement and click Continue.

  9. Click Agree to agree to the license agreement.

  10. Select Easy Install and click Install. Easy Install is recommended for most users. All components necessary for machine operations will be installed.

    If you select Custom Install, you can choose individual components to install.

  11. When the message which warns that all applications will close on your computer appears, click Continue.

  12. Select the installation type you want and click OK.

    • Typical installation for a local printer: Installs default components for a device that is directly connected to user’s computer.

    • Typical installation for a network printer: Installs software for a device that is on the network. The SetIP program automatically runs. If the machine has already configured network information, close the SetIP program. Go to the next step.

    • Wireless Setting and Installation : The Wireless Setting and Installation allows you to install a wireless network to connect to the machine with USB cable (See Setting a wireless network with a USB cable).

  13. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After the installation is finished, click Quit or Restart.

  14. Open the Applications folder > Utilities > Print Setup Utility.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5 ~ 10.6, open the Applications folder > System Preferences and click Print & Fax.

  15. Click Add on the Printer List.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5 ~ 10.6, press the “+” icon; a display window will pop up.

  16. For Mac OS X 10.3, select the USB tab.

    • For Mac OS X10.4, click Default Browser and find the USB connection.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5 ~ 10.6, click Default and find the USB connection.

  17. For Mac OS X 10.3, if Auto Select does not work properly, select Samsung in Printer Model and your machine name in Model Name.

    • For Mac OS X 10.4, if Auto Select does not work properly, select Samsung in Print Using and your machine name in Model.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5 ~ 10.6, if Auto Select does not work properly, select Select a driver to use... and your machine name in Print Using.

    Your machine appears on the Printer List, and is set as the default machine.

  18. Click Add.

[Note]

If the printer driver does not work properly, uninstall the driver and reinstall it.

Follow steps below to uninstall the driver for Macintosh.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.

  4. Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.

  5. Double-click the Installer OS X icon.

  6. Enter the password and click OK.

  7. The Samsung Installer window opens. Click Continue.

  8. Read the license agreement and click Continue.

  9. Click Agree to agree to the license agreement.

  10. Select Uninstall and click Uninstall.

  11. When the message which warns that all applications will close on your computer appears, Click Continue.

  12. When the uninstall is done, click Quit.

Linux

You need to download Linux software packages from the Samsung website to install the printer software.

Follow the steps below to install the software.

Installing the Unified Linux Driver

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. 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 install the machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. From the Samsung website, download the Unified Linux Driver package to your computer.

  4. Right click the Unified Linux Driver package and extract the package.

  5. Double click cdroot > autorun.

  6. When the welcome screen appears, click Next.

  7. When the installation is complete, click Finish.

The installation program has added the Unified Driver Configurator desktop icon and the Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience. If you have any difficulties, consult the on screen help that is available through your system menu or can otherwise be called from the driver package Windows applications, such as Unified Driver Configurator or Image Manager.

Installing the Smart Panel

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. 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 install the machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. From the Samsung website, download the Smart Panel package to your computer.

  4. Right click the Smart Panel package and extract the package.

  5. Double click cdroot > Linux > smartpanel > install.sh.

Installing the Printer Settings Utility

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. 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 install the machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. From the Samsung website, download the Printer Settings Utility package to your computer.

  4. Right click the Printer Settings Utility package and extract the package.

  5. Double click cdroot > Linux > psu > install.sh.

[Note]

If the printer driver does not work properly, uninstall the driver and reinstall it.

Follow the steps below steps to uninstall the driver for Linux.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. When the Administrator Login window appears, type in “root” in the Login field and enter the system password.

    You must log in as a super user (root) to uninstall the printer driver. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. Click the icon at the bottom of the desktop. When the Terminal screen appears, type in:

    [root@localhost root]#cd /opt/Samsung/mfp/uninstall/[root@localhost uninstall]#./uninstall.sh

  4. Click Uninstall.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Click Finish.

Sharing your machine locally

Follow the steps below to set up the computers to share your machine locally.

If the Host computer is directly connected to the machine with a USB cable and is also connected to the local network environment, the client computer connected to the local network can use the shared machine through the host computer to print.

1

Host computer

A computer which is directly connected to the machine by USB cable.

2

Client computers

Computers which use the machine shared through the host computer.

Windows

Setting up a host computer

  1. Install your printer driver (See Installing USB connected machine’s driver).

  2. Click the Windows Start menu.

  3. For Windows 2000, select Settings > Printers.

    • For Windows XP/Server 2003, select Printers and Faxes.

    • For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.

    • For Windows 7, select Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers.

    • For Windows Server 2008 R2, select Control Panel > Hardware > Devices and Printers.

  4. Right click your printer icon.

  5. For Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista, press Properties.

    For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select the Printer properties.

    [Note]

    If Printer properties item has ► mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected printer.

  6. Select the Sharing tab.

  7. Check the Change Sharing Options.

  8. Check the Share this printer.

  9. Fill in the Share Name field. Click OK.

Setting up a client computer

  1. Install your printer driver (See Installing USB connected machine’s driver).

  2. Click the Windows Start menu.

  3. Select All programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer.

  4. Enter in IP address of the host computer and press Enter in your keyboard.

    [Note]

    In case host computer requires User name and Password, fill in User ID and password of the host computer account.

  5. Right click the printer icon you want to share and select Connect.

  6. If a set up complete message appears, click OK.

  7. Open the file you want to print and start printing.

Macintosh

[Note]

The following steps are for Mac OS X 10.5 ~ 10.6. Refer to Mac Help for other OS versions.

Setting up a host computer

  1. Install your printer driver (See Macintosh).

  2. Open the Applications folder > System Preferences and click Print & Fax.

  3. Select the printer to share in the Printers list.

  4. Select Share this printer.

Setting up a client computer

  1. Install your printer driver (See Macintosh).

  2. Open the Applications folder > System Preferences and click Print & Fax.

  3. Press the “+” icon.

    A display window showing the name of your shared printer appears.

  4. Select your machine and click Add.