Samsung ML 2540 User Manual

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5.printing
This chapter explains common printing tasks.
This chapter includes:
•Printer driver features
• Basic printing
• Opening printing preferences
• Using help
• Using special print features •
Changing the default print settings
• Setting your machine as a default machine
• Printing to a file (PRN)
• Macintosh printing
• Linux printing
  
 The procedures in this chapter are mainly based on Windows 7.
Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:...

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1.Click the Windows Start  menu.
2. For Wi
ndows 2000, select  Settings > Printers .
• Fo
r Windows XP/2003, select  Printers and Faxes. 
• Fo
r Windows 2008/Vista, select  Control Panel > Hardware and 
Sound >  Printers. 
• For Windows 7, 
 select Control Panel  > Hardware and Sound  > 
Devices and Printers . 
• Fo
r Windows Server 2008 R2, select  Control Panel > Hardware > 
Devices and Printers . 
3. For Wi
ndows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008, double-click your 
machine.
For Windows 7...

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5.Check  Print Page Border  to print a border around each page on the 
sheet.
6. Click th
e  Paper tab, select the  Size, Source , and Type .
7. Click  OK or Print  
 until you exit the Print window.
Printing posters
This feature allows you to print a  single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 
sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one 
poster-size document.
1. To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences . (See...

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Change percentage  of your document
 You can change the size of a document to appear larger or smaller on the 
printed page by typing in a percentage you want.
1.To change the print settings from your software application, access 
Printing Preferences . (See Opening printing preferences on 
page  32 .)
2. Click th
e  Paper tab.
3. Enter 
the scaling rate in the  Percentage input box.
You can also click the up/down arrows to select the scaling rate. 
4. Select the  Size, Source , and Ty
 pe...

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Creating a new page overlay
To use a page overlay, you must create a new page overlay containing 
your logo or image.
1.Create or open a document containing text or an image for use in a 
new page overlay. Position the items exactly as you wish them to 
appear when printed as an overlay.
2.To save the document as an overlay, access Printing Preferences. 
(See Opening printing preferences on page 32.)
3.Click the Advanced tab, and select Edit from the Text drop-down 
list. Edit Overlay window...

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1.Check the Print to file  box at the Print window.
2.Click  Print.
3. Type
 in the destination path and the file name, and then click  OK. 
For example c:\Temp\file name.
 If you type in only the file name, the file is automat ically saved in 
My Documents .
Macintosh printing
 Some features may not be available depending on models or options.
It means that the features are not supported.
Printing a document
When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer driver 
settings in...

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4.Change the print job properties using th e following four tabs displayed at 
the top of the window.
• General:  This option allows you to change the paper size, the paper 
typ
e, and the orientation of the documents. It enables the duplex 
feature, adds start and end banner s, and changes the number of 
pages per sheet.
 Automatic/manual duplex printing may not be available 
depending on models. You can alternatively use the lpr printing 
system or other applicaions  for odd-even...

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6.management tools
This chapter introduces management tools provided to help you make full use of your machine. 
This chapter includes:
•Introducing useful management tools
• Using Samsung AnyWeb Print
• Using Samsung Easy Printer Manager •
Using Samsung Printer Status
• Using Smart Panel
• Using the Unified Linux Driver Configurator
  
Introducing useful  management tools
The programs below help you to use your machine conveniently.
•Using Samsung AnyWeb Print on page  38 .
• Using...

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 Click the Help () button from the upper-ri ght corner of the window 
and click on any option you want to know about. 
Advanced settings user interface overview
The advanced user interface is  intended to be used by the person 
responsible for managing the machines.
Device Settings
You can configure various machine settings such as machine setup, 
paper, layout, emulation, net work, and print information.
Alert Settings (Windows only)
This is menu includes settings related to error...

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Smart Panel overview
If an error occurs while operating, you can check the error from the Smart 
Panel. You can also launch Smart Panel manually.
Double-click the Smart Panel icon (
) in the Notification Area.
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Toner LevelYou can view the level of toner remaining in 
each
 toner cartridge. The machine and the 
number of toner cartridge( s) shown in the above 
window may differ depending on the machine in 
use. Some machines do not have this feature.
 
2Buy Now You can...