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5Using 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. If you are a Windows or Macintosh OS user, Smart 
Panel is installed automatically when you install the printer 
software. If you are a Linux OS user, download Smart Panel 
from the Samsung website (www.samsung.com/printer) and 
install.
NOTES:
• To use this program, you need:
- To check for Operating System(s) that are compatible with 
your printer, refer to Printer Specifications in your Printer 
User’s Guide.
- Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
- Linux. To check for Linux systems that are compatible with 
your printer, refer to Printer Specifications in your Printer 
User’s Guide.
- Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher for flash animation 
in HTML Help.
• If you need to know the exact name of your printer, you can 
check the supplied CD-ROM.
Understanding Smart Panel
If an error occurs while printing, Smart Panel appears 
automatically, showing the error.
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).
Double-click this icon in Windows.
Click this icon in Mac OS X.
If you are a Windows user, from the Start menu, select 
Programs or All Programs  → your printer driver name → 
Smart Panel.
NOTES: 
• If you have already installed more than one Samsung 
printer, first select the printer model you want in order to 
use the corresponding Smart Panel. Right-click (in Windows 
or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and 
select 
your printer name.
• The Smart Panel window and its contents shown in this 
Software User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer or 
Operating System in use.
The Smart Panel program displays the current status of the 
printer, the level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge(s) 
and various other information. You can also change settings.
Toner Level
You can view the level of toner remaining in the toner 
cartridge(s). The printer and the number of toner cartridge(s) 
shown in the above window may differ depending on the printer in 
use. Any printers do not have this feature.
Buy Now
You can order replacement toner cartridge(s) online.
Troubleshooting Guide
You can view Help to solve problems.
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 8.
Click this icon in Linux.
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Opening the Troubleshooting 
Guide
Using the troubleshooting guide, you can view solutions for 
error status problems.
Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the 
Smart Panel icon and select 
Troubleshooting Guide.
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. 
Select the settings you want from the 
Options window.
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							Using Your Printer in Linux
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6Using Your Printer in 
Linux 
You can use your machine in a Linux environment. 
This chapter includes:
• Getting Started
• Installing the Unified Linux Driver
• Using the Unified Driver Configurator
• Configuring Printer Properties
• Printing a Document
Getting Started
You need to download Linux software package from the 
Samsung website (www.samsung.com/printer) to install the 
printer softwares. 
After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the driver 
package allows you to monitor a number of machine devices via 
fast ECP parallel ports and USB simultaneously. 
The Unified Linux Driver package is supplied with a smart and 
flexible installation program. You dont need to search for 
additional components that might be necessary for the Unified 
Linux Driver software: all required packages will be carried onto 
your system and installed automatically; this is possible on a 
wide set of the most popular Linux clones.
Installing the Unified Linux 
Driver
Installing the Unified Linux Driver
1Make sure that you connect your machine to your 
computer. Turn both the computer and the machine on.
2When 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 
printer software. If you are not a super user, ask your system 
administrator.
3From the Samsung website, download and unpack the 
Unified Linux Driver package to your computer.
4Click the   icon at the bottom of the desktop. When the 
Terminal screen appears, type in: 
[root@localhost root]#tar zxf [FilePath]/
UnifiedLinuxDriver.tar.gz[root@localhost root]#cd 
[FilePath]/cdroot/Linux[root@localhost Linux]#./
install.sh
NOTE:  If you do not use the graphical interface and failed to 
install the software, you have to use the driver in the text 
mode. Follow the steps 3 to 4, and then follow the instructions 
on the terminal screen.
5When the welcome screen appears, click Next.
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6When 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 onscreen help that is available 
through your system menu or can otherwise be called 
from the driver package Windows applications, such as 
Unified Driver Configurator.
NOTE: Installing the driver in the text mode:
• If you do not use the graphical interface or have failed the 
driver installation, you have to use the driver in the text 
mode.
• Follow the step 1 to 3, then type [root@localhost Linux]# ./
install.sh, than follow the instruction on the terminal screen. 
Then the installation completes.
• When you wan to uninstall the driver, follow the installation 
instruction above, but type [root@localhost Linux]# ./
uninstall.sh on the terminal screen.
Uninstalling the Unified Linux Driver
1When 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 
printer software. If you are not a super user, ask your system 
administrator.
2Click 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
3Click Uninstall.
4Click Next. 
5Click Finish.
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Using the Unified Driver 
Configurator
Unified Linux Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for 
configuring Printer.
After installing the Unified Linux driver, the Unified Linux Driver 
Configurator icon will automatically be created on your desktop.
Opening the Unified Driver 
Configurator
1Double-click Unified Driver Configurator on the 
desktop.
You can also click the Startup Menu icon and select 
Samsung Unified Driver and then Unified Driver 
Configurator
.
2Press each button on the Modules pane to switch to the 
corresponding configuration window.   
You can use the onscreen help by clicking 
Help.
3After changing the configurations, click Exit to close the 
Unified Driver Configurator.
Printers Configuration button
Ports Configuration button
Printers Configuration
Printers configuration has the two tabs: Printers and 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.
You can use the following printer control buttons:
•Refresh: renews the available printers list.
•
Add Printer: allows you to add a new printer.
•
Remove Printer: removes the selected printer.
•
Set as Default: sets the current printer as a default 
printer.
•
Stop/Start: stops/starts the printer.
•
Test: allows you to print a test page to check if the 
machine is working properly.
•
Properties: allows you to view and change the printer 
properties. For details, see page 24.
Shows all of the 
installed printer.
Switches to Printer 
configuration.
Shows the status, 
model name and 
URI of your printer.
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Classes Tab
The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes.
•Refresh : Renews the classes list.
•
Add Class... : Allows you to add a new printer class.
•
Remove Class : Removes the selected printer class.
Ports Configuration
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 busy 
state when its owner is terminated for any reason.
•Refresh : Renews the available ports list.
•
Release port : Releases the selected port.
Shows the status of the 
class and the number of 
printers in the class.
Shows all of the 
printer classes.
Switches to 
ports 
configuration.
Shows the port type, 
device connected to 
the port and status
Shows all of the 
available ports.
Configuring Printer Properties
Using the properties window provided by the Printers 
configuration, you can change the various properties for your 
machine as a printer.
1Open the Unified Driver Configurator.
If necessary, switch to Printers configuration.
2Select your machine on the available printers list and click 
Properties.
3The Printer Properties window opens.
The following five tabs display at the top of the window:
•
General: allows you to change the printer location and 
name. The name entered in this tab displays on the 
printer list in Printers configuration.
•
Connection: allows you to view or select another port. If 
you change the printer port from USB to parallel or vice 
versa while in use, you must re-configure the printer port 
in this tab.
•
Driver: allows you to view or select another printer 
driver. By clicking 
Options, you can set the default 
device options.
•
Jobs: shows the list of print jobs. Click Cancel job to 
cancel the selected job and select the 
Show completed 
jobs
 check box to see previous jobs on the job list.
•
Classes: shows the class that your printer is in. Click 
Add to Class to add your printer to a specific class or 
click 
Remove from Class to remove the printer from the 
selected class.
4Click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer 
Properties Window.
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Printing a Document
Printing from Applications
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.
1From the application you are using, select Print from the 
File menu.
2Select Print directly using lpr.
3In the LPR GUI window, select the model name of your 
machine from the Printer list and click 
Properties.
4Change the printer and print job properties.
Click.
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.
•
Device: allows you to set the print resolution, paper 
source, and destination.
5Click Apply to apply the changes and close the Properties 
window. 
6Click OK in the LPR GUI window to start printing.
7The Printing window appears, allowing you to monitor the 
status of your print job.
To abort the current job, click 
Cancel.
Printing Files
You can print many different types of files on the Samsung 
machine device using the standard CUPS way - directly from 
the command line interface. The CUPS lpr utility allows you do 
that. But the drivers package replaces the standard lpr tool by 
a much more user-friendly LPR GUI program.
To print any document file:
1Ty p e  lpr  from the Linux shell command 
line and press 
Enter. The LPR GUI window appears.
When you type only 
lpr and press Enter, the Select 
file(s) to print window appears first. Just select any files 
you want to print and click 
Open. 
2In the LPR GUI window, select your printer from the list, 
and change the printer and print job properties.
For details about the properties window, see page 25.
3Click OK to start printing.
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7Using Your Printer with 
a Macintosh
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.
This chapter includes:
• Installing Software
• Setting Up the Printer
•Printing
Installing Software
The CD-ROM that came with your printer provides you with the 
PPD file that allows you to use the CUPS driver or Apple 
LaserWriter driver 
(only available when you use a printer 
which supports the PostScript driver)
, for printing on a 
Macintosh computer. 
Printer driver
Installing the Printer driver
1Make sure that you connect your printer to the computer. 
Turn on your computer and printer.
2Insert the CD-ROM which came with your printer into the 
CD-ROM drive.
3Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your 
Macintosh desktop.
4Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.
5Double-click the Installer icon.
6Enter the password and click OK.
7The Samsung Installer window opens. Click Continue.
8Select Easy Install and click Install. Easy Install is 
recommended for most users. All components necessary 
for printer operations will be installed. 
If you select 
Custom Install, you can choose individual 
components to install.
9The message which warns all application will close on your 
computer appears, Click 
Continue.
10After the installation is finished, click Quit.
NOTE:After installation, you need to set up the connection 
between the printer and your computer. See “Setting Up the 
Printer” on page 27.
Uninstalling the Printer driver
Uninstall is required if you are upgrading the software, or if 
installation fails.
1Make sure that you connect your printer to the computer. 
Turn on your computer and printer.
2Insert the CD-ROM which came with your printer into the 
CD-ROM drive.
3Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your 
Macintosh desktop.
4Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.
5Double-click the Installer icon.
6Enter the password and click OK.
7The Samsung Installer window opens. Click Continue
8Select Uninstall and then click Uninstall.
9The message which warns all application will close on your 
computer appears, Click 
Continue.
10When the uninstallation is done, click Quit.
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Setting Up the Printer 
Follow the instructions on “Installing Software” on page 26 to 
install the PPD and Filter files on your computer.
1Open the Applications folder → Utilities, and Print 
Setup Utility
.
• For MAC OS 10.5~10.6, open 
System Preferences from 
the 
Applications folder, and click Print & Fax.
2Click Add on the Printer List.
• For MAC OS 10.5~10.6, press the “
+” icon then a display 
window will pop up. 
3For MAC OS 10.3, select the USB tab. 
• For MAC OS 10.4, click 
Default Browser and find the 
USB connection.
• For MAC OS 10.5~10.6, click 
Default and find the USB 
connection.
4For MAC OS 10.3, if Auto Select does not work properly, 
select 
Samsung in Printer Model and your printer 
name
 in Model Name. 
• For MAC OS 10.4, if Auto Select does not work properly, 
select 
Samsung in Print Using and your printer name 
in 
Model. 
• For MAC OS 10.5~10.6, if Auto Select does not work 
properly, select 
Select a driver to use... and your 
printer name
 in Print Using. 
Your machine appears on the Printer List and is set as the 
default printer.
5Click Add.
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Printing 
NOTES: 
• The Macintosh printer’s 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.
• You can check your printer name in the supplied CD-ROM.
Printing a Document
When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer 
software setting in each application you use. Follow these steps 
to print from a Macintosh.
1Open a Macintosh application and select the file you want 
to print.
2Open the File menu and click Page Setup (Document 
Setup
 in some applications). 
3Choose your paper size, orientation, scaling, and other 
options and click 
OK.
4Open the File menu and click Print.
5Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which 
pages you want to print. 
6Click Print when you finish setting the options.
▲ Mac OS 10.3
Make sure that your 
printer is selected.
Changing Printer Settings
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 setting options may differ depending on printers 
and Macintosh OS version.
Layout
The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document 
appears on the printed page. You can print multiple pages on 
one sheet of paper. Select 
Layout from the Presets drop-down 
list to access the following features.
•
Pages per Sheet: This feature determines how many 
pages printed on one page. For details, see Printing 
Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper on the next 
column.
•
Layout Direction: You can select the printing direction 
on a page as like the examples on UI.
▲ Mac OS 10.4
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