Samsung CLX 8385ND User Manual

							1.4   
Rear view 
• The symbol * is a mark for the optional device.
1
Finisher (Stacker & Stapler)*7USB port
2Finisher output tray (Stacker & Stapler)*8Network port
3
Finisher cover (Stacker & Stapler)*9Dummy for FDI (Foreign Device Interface)*
4USB memory port1015-pin Finisher connection (Stacker & Stapler)*
5Extension telephone socket (EXT)*11Power switch
6
Telephone line socket (LINE)*12Power receptacle
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							1.5   
Control panel overview
Caution  
When you use the touch screen, use your finger only. Th e screen may be damaged with a sharpen pen or anything else.
1
Machine Setup : Leads you to the machine setup and 
advanced settings. (Page 12.1)8 On Hook Dial : Engages the telephone line.
2
Job Status : Shows the jobs currently running, queued jobs 
or completed jobs.9 Interrupt : Stops a job in process to do an urgent copy job.
3Status: Shows the status of your machine. (Page 1.7)10
Clear All : Reverts the current settings to the default 
values.
4Display screen: Displays the current machine status and 
prompts during an operation. You can set menus easily 
using the touch screen. 11 Power Saver : Sends the machine into the power saver 
mode. You can also turn the power on and off with this 
button. (Page 3.6)
5Numeric keypad: Dials fax number, and enters the number 
value for document copi es or other options.12
Stop: Stops an operation at any time. The pop up window 
appears on the screen showing the current job that the 
user can stop or resume.
6 Clear : Deletes characters in the edit area.13
Start: Starts a job.
7
Redial/Pause:  In standby mode, redials the last number, or 
in edit mode, inserts a pause into a fax number.
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							1.6   
Introducing the touch screen and useful buttons
Touch screen
The touch screen allows for user-friendl y operation of the machine. Once 
you press the home icon ( ) on the screen, it shows the  Main screen.
•  : Shows Help. You can find the explanation by feature contents. 
• 
Copy: Enters the Copy menu.
• 
Fax: Enters the Fax menu. (Optional)
• 
Documents Box: Enters the Documents Box menu. (Page 13.2)
• 
USB: When USB memory is inserted into the USB memory port on 
your machine, USB icon will  not be grayed out. (Page 9.1)
• Scan to Email : Enters Scan to Email  menu.(Page 7.1)
•  Scan to PC :Enters Scan to PC  menu.(Page 7.2)
•  Scan to Server :Enters Scan to Server menu.(Page 7.2)
•  Scan to USB : Enters Scan to USB  menu.(Page 13.2)
• SmarThru Workflow: Enters the SmarThru Workflow menu. 
(Optional)
•  Machine Status : Enters Machine Status  menu, which shows the 
current status of the machine. 
•  Admin Setting : Enters Admin Setting  menu, which allows an 
administrator to set up the machine.
•  Tray Management : Enters Tray Management  menu, which 
shows the currently installed tray and their status. You can also 
change the paper settings for each tray.
•  Usage Page Report :You can see the report on the amount of 
printouts depending on the type.
• Toner Info.: Shows amount of toner used.
• 
LCD Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the touch screen.
•  : You can change the display language. 
•  : Guides you to remove the USB memory devices from the  machine. Follow the instructio n on the LCD. This icon appears only 
when you connect an USB memory module.
• 
Logout: Logs out from the currently logged in account. 
Note 
• Icons shown on the display screen such as  Fax may be 
grayed out, depending on the optional kit or program installed 
in your machine.
• To switch the display screen  a
 nd see other available icons, 
press the right arrow on the display screen.
Machine Setup button
When you press  Machine Setup button, you can browse current 
machine settings or change machine values. (Page 12.1)
• This button allows you to move to menus on the  Main screen. 
directly. 
•  Mach
ine Status : Shows the current st atus of the machine.
•  Admin Setting : Allows an administrator  to set up the machine.
•  Tray Management : Shows the currently installed tray and their 
status. You can also change the paper settings for each tray.
•  Usage Page Report:You can see the report on the amount of 
printouts depending on the type.
Job Status button
When you press  Job Status button, the screen shows the lists of 
currently running jobs, queued jobs and completed jobs.
• Current Job tab: Shows the list of jobs in progress and pending.
• 
Completed Job tab: Provides the li st of completed jobs.
• 
Active Notice tab: Displays any error codes that have occurred.
• 
No.: Gives the order of jobs. 
• 
Job Name: Shows job information like name and type. 
• 
Status: Gives the current status of each job.
• 
User: Provides user name,  mainly computer name.
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• Job Type: Displays details of the active job, such as job type, recipient 
phone number and other information.
• 
Detail: Shows the detailed informati on of the selected option on the 
Current Job, Completed Job and Active Notice list.
• 
Delete: Removes the selected job from the list.
• 
Delete All: Removes all the jobs from the list.
• 
Close: Closes the job status window and switches to previous view.
Power Saver button 
When the machine is not in use, save electricity with the provided power 
save mode. Pressing this button puts the machine into power save mode. 
(Page 3.6)
If you press Power Saver button for more than two seconds, a window appears, 
requesting that you turn the power off. If  you choose Yes, the power is turned off. 
This button can also be used to turn the button on.
Interrupt button
When you press  Interrupt button, the machine goes into interrupt mode 
which means it stops a printing job for urgent copy job. When the urgent 
copy job completes, the previous printing job continues. 
Note 
Interrupt mode is resumed at default value (Off) after the 
machine is shut down or reset. 
Understanding the Status LED
When the problem occurs, the  Status LED indicates the machines 
condition by the light color of its action.
Status 
StatusDescription
Off • The machine is not in the power save mode. • The machine is in the low power save mode.
Blue On The machine is in the power save mode. Blink The machine is in the ready power save mode.
StatusDescription
Off The machine is not in interrupt printing mode.
Blue On The machine is in interrupt printing mode.
StatusDescription
Off • The machine is off-line.
• The machine is in power save mode. When 
da
 ta is received, or any button is pressed, it 
switches to on-line automatically.
Note 
Check the message on the display screen, and follow the 
instruction on the message or refer to  Troubleshooting part. 
(Page  14.1 ) If the problem persists, call for service.
Green
On The machine is on-line and can be used.
Blinking • When the backlight slowly blinks, the machine 
is rece
 iving data from the computer.
• When the backlight blinks rapidly, the machine  is p
 rinting data. 
Red On • The imaging unit is out of lifespan. Remove 
the
  old imaging unit and install a new one. 
(Page  13.6 )
• A toner cartridge has reached its estimated 
cartridge life
a. Remove the old toner cartridge 
and install a new one. (Page  13.4 )
• A paper jam has occurred. (Page  14.3 )
• The cover is opened. Close the cover.
• There is no paper in the tray. Load paper in  the
  tray.
• The machine has stopped due to a major  error
 . Check the display message. 
(Page  14.10 ) 
• The waste toner container not installated in  the
  machine, or full waste toner container. 
(Page  13.8)
Blinking • A minor error has occurred and the machine 
is 
 waiting the error to be cleared. Check the 
display message. When the problem is 
cleared, the machine resumes. 
• Small amount of toner is left in the cartridge.  The
  estimated cartridge life of toner is close. 
You can temporarily improve print quality by 
redistributing the toner. (Page  13.4 )
a. Estimated cartridge life means the expected or estimated toner cartridge life, 
which indicates the average capacity of  print-outs and is designed pursuant to 
ISO/IEC 19798. (See General specificat ions.) The number of pages may be 
affected by operating environment, printing interval, media type, and media 
size. Some amount of toner may remain in the cartridge even when “End of 
life, Replace with new [xxx] toner  cartridge” appears and the printer stops 
printing.
StatusDescription
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							1.8   
Menu map
The control panel provides access to various menus to set up the 
machine or use the machines functions. These menus can be accessed 
by pressing  Machine Setup , Job Status  or touching menus on the 
display screen. Refer to the following diagram. 
Main screen
The  Main  screen is shown on the display screen on the control panel. 
Some menus are grayed out depending on your model . 
CopyFax (Optional)Documents Box
Basic tab (Page 5.1)Original Size
Reduce/Enlarge
Duplex
Output
Original Type
Color Mode
Darkness
Paper Supply
Advanced
 tab (Page 5.1)ID Copy
N-Up
Poster Copy
Clone Copy
Book Copy
Booklet
Covers
Transparencies
WaterMark
Overlay
AutoCrop
Multi-Bin
Image tab  (Page 5.2)
Erase Edge
Erase  Background
Margin Shift
Scan Enhance
Adjust  Backside 
Image
Basic tab (Page 6.2)Address Book
Duplex
Resolution
Advanced
 tab (Page 6.2)Original Size
Delay Send
Priority Send
Polling
Mailbox
Image
 tab (Page 6.3)Original Type
Darkness
Erase Background
Color Mode User Box
 tab (Page  13.2)Add
Delete
Edit
Detail
Search
Enter
System Box
 tab 
(Page 13.2)
Detail
Enter
USB (Optional)Scan to Email  Scan to Server
(Page 9.1)USB Format USB Print Scan to USB
Basic tab Advanced tab Image tab Output tab
Basic(Page 7.1)Advanced tab
(Page 7.3)
Image tab
(Page 7.3)
Output tab
(Page 7.3)
Basic(Page 7.2)Advanced tab
(Page 7.3)
Image tab
(Page 7.3)
Output tab
(Page 7.3)
Scan to PCScan to USBStandard 
WorkFlow
Basic(Page 7.2)Advanced tab
(Page 7.3)
Image tab
(Page 7.3)
Output tab
(Page 7.3) (Page 12.2)
Basic tab Advanced tabImage tabOutput tab
(Page 11.1)
Favorite tab My Workform tabPublic Workform tab
Machine Setup button
When you press the 
Machine Setup button on the control panel, the 
screen displays four menus.  Machine Status shows the supplies life, 
billing, counters and reports.  Admin Setting lets you set the advanced 
setup to use your machine in depth and conveniently.  Tray Management 
shows the currently installed tray and their status.  Usage Page Report 
can print the report on the amount of printouts depending on the paper 
size and type.
Job Status button
This menu shows the job in process,  in waiting, in completed and the 
notice message such as an error. (Page 1.6) 
Machine StatusAdmin SettingTray Management
(Page 12.1)Supplies Life tab Machine Info. tab
General tab (Page 12.2)Setup tab (Page 12.5)Print/Report tab 
(Page 12.15)
Tr a y
MP Tray
Tray2
Tray3
Usage Page Report
Supplies Life
Machine Info.
Current JobCompleted JobActive Notice
Detail
Delete
Delete All
Close Detail
Close
Detail
Close
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							2.1   
2 Software overview
This chapter gives you an overview of  the software that comes with your 
machine. Further details how to use the software are explained in the 
Software section .
This chapter includes:
• Supplied software
• Printer driver features
• System requirements
Supplied software
After you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer, 
you must install the printer and scanner software. If you are a Windows 
or Macintosh OS, 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 for reasons like 
release of new operating system and  etc. If needed, download the 
latest version from the Sams ung website (www.samsung.com/
printer). 
OSContents
Windows
•Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of 
your printer’s features.
•
PostScript Printer driver: Use this driver to print 
documents with complex fonts and graphics in the PS 
language.
•
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 Officea: This is the accompanying Windows-
based software for your multi-functional machine. 
•
Scan Manager:This program allows you to scan a 
document on your machine and save it to a network-
connected computer.
•
Direct Printing Utility: This program allows you to print 
PDF files directly.
•
SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP 
addresses. You can only use IPv4 setting for SetIP.
•
Samsung Network PC Fax:You can send a fax from 
your computer without going to the machine.
•Samsung AnyWeb Print: This program helps you to 
screen-capture, preview,  scrap and print the screen of 
Windows Internet Explorer more easily, than when you 
use the ordinary program. Click 
Start > All programs > 
Samsung Priters > Samsung AnyWeb Print > 
Dowload the latest version. This tool is available only 
for Windows operating systems.
•
Samsung Easy Color Manager: This program helps 
Samsung color laser machine users to adjust color as 
they like.  Users can adjust t he printout color as they see 
them on the monitor. The adjusted color can be stored 
on the printer driver and applied to  printouts. 
 
(http://solution.samsungprinter.com/personal/
colormanager)
Linux•Printer driver: Use this driver to run your machine from 
a Linux computer and print documents.
•
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.
Macintosh•Printer driver: Use this file to run your machine from a 
Macintosh computer and print documents.
•
Scan 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.
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							2.2   
Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
• Paper source selection
• Paper size, orientation and media type
• Number of copies
In addition, you can use various spec ial pri
 nting features. The following 
table shows a general overview of features supported by your printer 
drivers: 
a. Allows you to edit a scanned image in  many ways using a powerful image 
editor and to send the image by email. You can also open another image 
editor program, like Adobe Photoshop,  from SmarThru. For details, please 
refer to the onscreen help supplied on the SmarThru program.
FeaturePCL 6 PostScript
Windows Windows Macintosh Linux
Print quality 
option OOOO
Poster 
printing O
XXX
Multiple 
pages per 
sheet (N-up) OOOO
(2, 4)
Fit to page 
printing OOO
a
a. This feature is not supported MAC OS X 10.3.
O
Scale printing O OO O
Different 
source for 
first page O
XOX
Watermark O
XXX
Overlay O
XXX
Duplex
b
b. The machine with Duplex feature prints both side of a paper.
OOOO
Sto re Pri nt OOO O
Delay Print O OO
X
Spool Print O OO O
Proof Print OO
XX
Sta pler OOO O
System requirements
Before you begin, en sure that your system  meets the following 
requirements:
Windows
Your machine supports the following Windows operating systems. 
Note 
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher  is the minimum requirement for 
all Windows operating systems.
• Users who have an administrator right can install the  sof
 tware.
•Windows Terminal Service  is compatible with this machine.
Operating 
system
Requirement (recommended)
CPURAMFree disk 
space
Windows 2000 Pentium II 400 MHz 
(Pentium III 933 MHz) 64 MB 
 
(128 MB) 600 MB
Windows XP Pentium III 933 MHz 
(Pentium IV 1 GHz) 128 MB 
 
(256 MB) 1.5 GB
Windows  
Server 2003 Pentium III 933 MHz 
(Pentium IV 1 GHz) 128 MB 
 
(512 MB) 1.25 GB to 
 
2 GB
Windows 
Server 2008  Pentinum IV 1 GHz 
(Pentinum IV 2 GHz)  512 MB 
(2048 MB)10 GB
Windows Vista Pentium IV 3 GHz 512 MB 
 
(1024 MB) 15 GB
Windows 7 Pentium IV 1 GHz 32-
bit or 64-bit processor 
or higher
1 GB (2 
GB)
16 GB
• Supports DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB  memory (to enable the Aero theme).
• DVD-R/W Drive
Windows 
Server 2008 R2 Pentium IV 1 GHz 
(x86) or 1.4 GHz (x64) 
processors (2 GHz or 
faster) 512 MB 
(2048 MB)
10 GB
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							2.3   
Macintosh
Linux
Operating 
system
Requirement (recommended)
CPURAM
Free 
disk 
space
Mac OS X 10.4 
o
 r lower • Intel Processor
• Power PC G4/ G5
• 128 MB for a 
Power PC 
b

ased Mac 
(512 MB)
• 512 MB for a  Intel-based 
Mac (1 GB) 1 GB
Mac OS X 10.5 • Intel Processor
• 867 MHz or faster 
Power PC G4/ G5 512 MB (1 GB)
1 GB
Mac OS X 10.6 • Intel Processor 1 GB (2 GB
1 GB
ItemRequirement (recommended)
Operating system RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64bit)
Fedora Core 2~9 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux 9.1 (32bit)
SuSE Linux 9.2, 9.3, 10.0
 , 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 
11.0, 11.1 (32/64bit)
Mandrake 10.0, 10.1 (32/64bit)
Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (32/
64b
 it)
Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 (32/
64b
 it)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/
64b
 it)
Debian 3.1, 4.0,  5.0 (32/64b
 it)
CPU Pentium IV 2.4GHz (Intel
 Core2)
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. 
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							3.1   
3 Getting Started
This chapter gives you step-by-st ep instructions for setting up the 
machine.
This chapter includes:
• Setting up the hardware
• Setting up the network
• Installing the software
• Using the SetIP program
• Altitude adjustment
• Machines basic settings
• Understanding the keyboard
Setting up the hardware
This section shows the steps to set up the hardware which is explained 
in Quick Install Guide. Make sure you read Quick Install Guide and 
complete following steps.
1 Se
lect a stable location. 
Select a level, stable place with  a
 dequate space for air circulation. 
Allow extra space to open covers  and trays. Under the altitude 
1,000 m (3,281 ft) is effective for printing. See the general settings 
for  Altitude Adjustment  in page 3.5 . 
The area should be well-ventilated and  awa
 y from direct sunlight or 
sources of heat, cold, and humidity.  Do not set the machine close to 
the edge of your desk or table. 
A horizontal plane must be within 5 mm (0.02 inches) both from front 
to rear and from right to left. 
Caution  
• When you move the machine, do not tilt or turn it up side 
down, or the inside of the machine may be contaminated by 
toner, which can cause damage to the printer or bad printing 
quality.
• If you are moving the machine or if machine is not in use for a  lo
 ng time, turn on the power and wait until it goes in to the 
ready mode. Then close the scan lid and turn the power off. 
And open the scan lid and lock the scanner lock.
2 Unp
ack the machine and check all the enclosed items.
3Remove the t
 ape holding the machine tightly.
4 In
stall both the toner cartridges and imaging units.
5Loa
d paper. ( See  page  4.7  for  Loading paper)
6 Ma
ke sure that all the cables are connected to the machine. 
7T
urn the machine on. 
Note
This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails. 
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							3.2   
Setting a Color Standard
When you first turn the machine’s power on, a pop up asking you to set 
the color standard will appear. This is to improve the printouts’ color 
quality. Follow below steps to set the color standard.
1 T
urn the machine’s power on. 
2A po
p up message appears asking you to start  the setting a color 
standard.   
Press  St
art  to start setting a color standard.   
Or press  Ca
 ncel to do it later. 
3 Af
ter a moment a message asking you to print a pattern paper will 
appear.   
Press  Print. Pattern printing will start.
4 W
hen pattern paper is printed ou t, place the pattern paper on the 
scanner glass and press  Scan.  
Make sure to align the arrow on  the
  pattern paper with the arrow on 
the coner of the scanner glass. 
5 Whe
n setting a color standard completed message appears, press 
Close . 
   Note
• If a message asking you to select a country appears, select a 
country first, then the setting a color standard message will 
appear.
• If you press Canc

el, this message will appear again the next 
time you turn the machine’s power on. 
• The machine should be in a ready mode to set the color 
st
 andard. If the machine is in use, a pop up informing you a job is 
in a pending state will appear. Press  Retry to retry or press 
Cancel  to try it later. 
Note
There should be a white paper in the tray to print a pattern paper.  
Note
You can also use  Setting Color Standard  menu to set the color 
standard anytime you want.
1  Pr
ess  Machine Setup  on the control panel. 
2 Press  Admin Setting  > Setup  > Co
 lor >  Auto Color Tone 
Adjustment  > Setting Color Standard ( You can only select 
this option if   Auto Color Tone Adjustment  is set to On). 
Setting up the network
You need to set up the network protocols on the machine to use it as your 
network printer. You can set up the basic network settings with the 
machines touch screen.
Supported operating systems
The following table shows the netwo rk environments supported by the 
machine: 
Note
If you want to set up DHCP network protocol, go to  http://
developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/download/, select the 
Bonjour program that is appropria te for your computer operating 
system and install the program. This program will allow you to set 
network parameters automatically. Follow the instructions in the 
installation window. This program does not support Linux.
Configuring network prot ocol via the machine
You can setup TCP/IP Network parameters please follow the steps listed 
below. 
1M
ake sure your machine is connect ed to the network with an RJ-45 
Ethernet cable.
2 Ma
ke sure you turned on the machine.
3Pr
ess  Machine Setup  on the control panel.
4 Pr
ess  Admin Setting .
5 Whe
n the login message appears, enter password. Touch the 
password input area, then the que stion marks appears. Use the 
number keypad on the control panel to enter the password. Once 
the password is entered, press  OK. (Factory setting:1111)
6 Pr
ess the  Setup tab >  Network Setup .
7 Select  TCP/IP Protocol .
Note
If you want to use the USB cable, connect the cable between a 
computer and you machine. Refer to the software installation in 
Software section .
ItemRequirements
Network interface 10/100/1000 Base-TX
Network 
operating system • Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/2008 R2
• Various Linux OS
• Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.6
Network 
protocols • TCP/IP on windows 
• DHCP
• BOOTP
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