Samsung ML 2540 User Manual

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System requirements
Before you begi n, ensure that your  system meets the following 
requirements:
Microsoft® Windows®
Your machine supports the fo llowing Windows operating systems.
Operating 
systemRequirement (recommended)
CPURAMfree HDD 
space
Windows® 
200
 0 Intel® Pentium® II 
400 MHz (Pe
ntium 
III 933 MHz) 64 MB (128 MB)
600 MB
Windows® 
XP Intel® Pentium® III 
933 MHz (Pe

ntium 
IV 1 GHz) 128 MB (256 MB)
1.5 GB
Windows 
Server® 
200
 3 Intel® Pentium® III 
933 MHz (Pe
ntium...

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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, Windows 7 and 
Windows 2008 Server R2, click  Run Setup.exe  in Install or run 
program  field, and click  Continue or Yes  in the...

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The installation program added the Un ified Driver Configurator desktop 
icon and the Unified Driver gro up 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 from the driver package 
Windows applications, such as Unified Driver Configurator  or Image 
Manager .
Installing the SmartPanel
1.Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and 
powered on.
2. Wh
en the Administrator...

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7.Open the file you want to print and start printing. 
Macintosh
 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 on page 22.)
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 on page...

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3.basic setup
After installation is complete, you may want  to set the machine’s default settings. Refer to the next section if you would like 
to set or change values. This chapter gives you step-by-step in structions for setting up the machine.
This chapter includes:
•Altitude adjustment •Setting the default tray and paper
  
Altitude adjustment
Print quality is affected by  atmospheric pressure, which is determined by the 
height of the machine above sea level. The following...

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4.media and tray
This chapter provides information on how  to load print media into your machine.
This chapter includes:
•Selecting print media
• Changing the tray size
• Loading paper in the tray •
Printing on special media
• Using the output support
  
Selecting print media
You can print on a variety of print me dia, such as plain paper, envelopes, 
labels, and transparencies. Always use print media that meets the 
guidelines for use with your machi ne and from the appropriate tray....

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1.With one hand press and hold the guide lock, and with the other hand, 
hold the paper length guide and support guide together. Slide the paper 
length guide and support guide to locate them in the correct paper size 
slot.
2.Flex or fan the edge of the paper  stack to separate the pages before 
loading papers. Insert the paper into the tray.
3. After inserting paper into the tray, ad just the support guide so that it 
lightly touches the paper stack.
4. Squeeze the paper width guides...

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1.Load the paper in the manual tray.
 •Do not force the paper beyond the surface with mark 
when loading. 
• W
hen printing the special media, you must follow the 
loading guideline. (See  Printing on special media on 
page  28 .)
• W
hen papers overlap when printing using manual tray, 
open tray 1 and remove overlapping papers then try 
printing again. 
• W
hen paper does not feed well while printing, push the 
paper in manually until it  starts feeding automatically. 
2. Sque
eze the...

1Pressure lever
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•When selecting envelopes, consider the following factors:
- We
ight:  The weight of the envelope paper should not exceed 
90  g/m2 otherwise, jam may occur.
- Co
nstruction:  Prior to printing, envelopes should lie flat with less 
than 6  mm curl, and should not contain air.
- Condition:  Envelopes should not be wrinkled, nicked, nor 
dama

ged.
- Te
mperature:  Use envelopes that are compatible with the heat and 
pressure
 of the machine during operation.
• Use only...

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Card stock/Custom-sized paper
Postcards, cards and other custom-sized  materials can be printed with this 
machine.
• Do not print on media smaller than 76 mm (3.00 inches) wide or 127 mm 
(5.00 inches) long.
• In
 the software application, set margins at least 6.4  mm (0.25 inches) 
away fro
m the edges of the material.
• If me
dia weight is over 160 g/m2 (43 lb), try printing in the rear cover 
(face up).
Letterhead/Preprinted paper
Single-sidedDouble-sided
Tray1 Face downFace up...