Samsung CLX 6250FX User Manual

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1.printing
This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
•Introducing useful software programs
• Printer driver features
• Basic printing
• Opening printing preferences
• Using help
• Using special print features
• Postscript options
• Using direct printing utility (CLX-6250 Series only) •
Changing the default print settings
• Setting your machine as a default machine
• Printing to a file (PRN)
• Using the job accounting option
• Macintosh printing
• Linux printing
•...

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Basic printing
Your machine allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh, Linux 
or UNIX applications. The exact steps  for printing a document may vary 
depending on the application you use.
 • Your  Printing Preferences  window that appears in this user’s guide 
may differ depending on the machine in use. However, the 
composition of the  Printing Preferences  window is similar. Check 
the operating system(s) that ar e compatible with your machine 
(See  System requirements on page...

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4.Click  Properties  or Preferences . 
Using a favorite setting
The Presets  option, which is visible on each preferences tab except for 
Samsung  tab, allows you to save the curr ent preferences settings for future 
use. 
To save a  Pres
 ets item:
1. Chan
ge the settings as needed on each tab. 
2.Enter 
a name for the item in the  Presets input box. Click  Add. 
3.When you save  Presets, all current driver settings are saved.
If you click  Add, th
 e Add  button changes to  Update button....

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1.To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  2 )
2. Click th
e  Basic tab, select  Poster Printing  in the Type drop-down list.
3. Select th
 e page layout you want.
Specification of the page layout:
• Po
ster 2x2:  Document will be enlarged and be divided into 4 pages.
• Po
ster 3x3:  Document will be enlarged and be divided into 9 pages.
• Po
ster 4x4:  Document will be enlarged and be divided into 16...

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1.To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on page  2 ).
2. Click th
e  Paper tab.
3. Select 
the paper size you want from the  Fit to Page.
4. Select the  Size, Source  an
 d Type  in Paper Options . 
5. Click  OK or Print  
 until you exit the Print window.
Using watermarks
The watermark option allows you to pr int text over an existing document. 
For example, you use it when you want to have large gray...

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5.If the overlay file you want does not appear in the Text drop-down list, 
select Edit from the list and click Load. Select the overlay file you 
want to use. 
If you have stored the overlay file you want to use in an external 
source, you can also load the file when you access the Load 
window. 
After you select the file, click Open. The file appears in the Overlay 
List box and is available for printing. Select the overlay from the 
Overlay List box. 
6.If necessary, check Confirm Page...

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Adjusting the sharpness and smoothness
Screen options
This option affect the resolution and clarity of your color output. The 
three screen options are  Normal, Enhanced  and Detailed .
1. To cha
nge the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences  (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  2 ).
2. Click th
e  Graphics tab then select  Advanced in Color Mode.
3. Select the  Matching tab.
• Pr
inter default:  Follows the set value of  Sc reen mode from the...

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Using the shortcut icon
1.Select the PDF file you wish to print, dr ag and drop it to the Direct Printing 
Utility shortcut icon on your desk top. The selected PDF file is sent to the 
default machine.
  If the default machine does not  support Direct Printing Utility, the 
message window alerting you to select the appropriate machine 
opens. Select the appropriate machine in the  Select Printer section.
2. Customize th
 e machine settings for your needs. 
3. Click  Print. 
 The selected PDF...

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 •If you want to encrypt job accounting password, check  Job 
Accounting Password Encryption .
• Admi
nistrators can enable job accounting and configure 
permissions in SyncThru™ Web Admin Service.
8. Click  OK un
 til you exit the Printer properties  window. 
Macintosh printing
This section explains how to print usi ng Macintosh. You need to set the print 
environment before printing. 
• USB con
 nected (See  Macintosh on page  4 ).
• Network conne
 cted (See Macintosh on page  5 ).
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•Administrators can enable job accounting and configure 
permissions in SyncThru™Web Admin Service.
Job Setting (CLX-6250 Series only)
This option allows you to choose how to print the printing file by using 
the 512 MB optional memory or Hard disk. 
 Store , Spool , Normal  and Print Schedule  mode is available only 
if you have installed the optional hard disk. 
• Print Mode:  The default  Print Mode is No
 rmal, which is for printing 
without saving the printing file in the memory. 
-Nor...