Samsung ML 2950ND User Manual

							Using Smart Panel713. Useful management tools
9 
Changing Smart Panel ‘s settings
Right-click on the Smart Panel icon and select Configure Smart 
Panel. Select the settings you want from the Configure Smart 
Panel window. 
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							723. Useful management toolsUsing the Linux Unified Driver Configurator
The Unified Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for 
configuring machine devices. You need to install Unified Linux 
Driver to use Unified Driver Configurator (see "Installation for Linux" 
on page 8).
After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the Unified Driver 
Configurator icon will automatically be created on your desktop.
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Opening Unified Driver Configurator
1Double-click the Unified Driver Configurator on the 
desktop.
You can also click the Startup Menu icon and select Samsung 
Unified Driver > Unified Driver Configurator.
2 Click each button on the left to switch to the corresponding 
configuration window.
 
 To use the on screen help, click Help.
 
3 After changing the configurations, click Exit to close the 
Unified Driver Configurator.
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Printers configuration
Printers configuration has the two tabs: Printers and Classes.
1Printer Configuration 
2Port Configuration 
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							Using the Linux Unified Driver Configurator733. Useful management tools
Printers tab
View the current system’s printer configuration by clicking on the 
machine icon button on the left side of the Unified Driver 
Configurator window.
The printer control buttons are, as follows:
•Refresh: Renews the available machines list.
•Add Printer: Allows you to add a new machines.
•Remove Printer: Removes the selected machine.•Set as Default: Sets the current selected machine as a default 
machine.
•Stop/Start: Stops/starts the machine.
•Test: Allows you to print a test page to ensure the machine is 
working properly.
•Properties: Allows you to view and change the printer’s 
properties. 
Classes tab
The Classes tab shows a list of available machine classes.
1Switches to Printers configuration.
2Shows all of the installed machines.
3Shows the status, model name, and URI of your machine.
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•Refresh: Renews the classes list.
•Add Class: Allows you to add a new machine class.
•Remove Class: Removes the selected machine class.
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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 a busy state 
when its owner has terminated the job for any reason.•Refresh: Renews the available ports list.
•Release port: Releases the selected port.
1Shows all of the machine classes.
2Shows the status of the class and the number of machines in the 
class.
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 2
3
1Switches to Ports configuration.
2Shows all of the available ports.
3Shows the port type, device connected to the port, and status.
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							4. Special features
This chapter explains special printing features.
• Altitude adjustment 76
• Changing the font setting 77
• Changing the default print settings 78
• Setting your machine as a default machine 79
• Using advanced print features 80
• Using Direct Printing Utility (Windows only) 88
• Using memory/hard drive features 90
• Macintosh printing 92
• Linux printing 94
• Unix printing 97
† The procedures in this chapter are mainly based on Windows 7.
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							764. Special featuresAltitude adjustment
Print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is 
determined by the height of the machine above sea level. The 
following information will guide you on how to set your machine for 
the best print quality.
Before you set the altitude value, determine the altitude where you 
are.
• For Windows and Macintosh users, see "Device Settings" on page 
67.
• For Linux users, see "Using Smart Panel" on page 70.
 
• If your machine is connected to the network, you can set 
the altitude via SyncThru™ Web Service.
• You can also set the altitude in System Setup option on 
the machine’s display.
 
1High 3
2High 2
3High 1
4Normal
0
4,000 m
(13,123 ft) 
3,000 m
(9,842 ft) 
2,000 m
(6,561 ft) 
1,000 m
(3,280 ft) 
4
3
2
1
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							774. Special featuresChanging the font setting 
Your machine has preset the font for your region or country.
If you want to change the font or set the font for special condition, 
such as the DOS environment, you can change the font setting from 
Device Settings or Emulation section.
• For Windows and Macintosh user, see "Device Settings" on page 
67.
• For Linux, or Unix OS user, see "Using Smart Panel" on page 70.
 
• If your machine is connected to the network, you can set 
the font setting via SyncThru™ Web Service.
• You can also change the font setting in Emulation option 
on the machine’s display.
• The following information shows the proper font list for 
corresponding languages.
-Russian: CP866, ISO 8859/5 Latin Cyrillic
-Hebrew: Hebrew 15Q, Hebrew-8, Hebrew-7 (Israel only)
-Greek: ISO 8859/7 Latin Greek, PC-8 Latin/Greek
-Arabic & Farsi: HP Arabic-8, Windows Arabic, Code 
Page 864, Farsi, ISO 8859/6 Latin Arabic
-OCR: OCR-A, OCR-B
 
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							784. Special featuresChanging the default print settings
1Click the Windows Start menu. 
2 For Windows Server 2000, select Settings > Printers.
• For Windows XP/Server 2003, select Printer and Faxes. 
• For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select Control Panel > 
Hardware and Sound > Printers. 
• For Windows 7, select Control Panel > Devices and 
Printers. 
•For Windows Server 2008 R2, select Control Panel > 
Hardware > Devices and Printers. 
3 Right-click on your machine.
4 For Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista, select 
Printing Preferences.
For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, from context 
menus, select Printing preferences.
 
If Printing preferences has a ?, you can select other printer 
drivers connected to the selected printer.
 
5 Change the settings on each tab. 
6 Click OK.
 
If you want to change the settings for each print job, change 
it in Printing Preferences. 
 
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							794. Special featuresSetting your machine as a default machine
1Click the Windows Start menu.
2 For Windows Server 2000, select Settings > Printers.
• For Windows XP/Server 2003, select Printer and Faxes. 
• For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select Control Panel > 
Hardware and Sound > Printers. 
• For Windows 7, select Control Panel > Devices and 
Printers. 
•For Windows Server 2008 R2, select Control Panel > 
Hardware > Devices and Printers. 
3 Select your machine.
4 Right-click your machine and select Set as Default Printer.
 
For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, if Set as default 
printer has a ?, you can select other printer drivers 
connected to the selected printer.
 
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							804. Special featuresUsing advanced print features
 
XPS printer driver: used to print XPS file format. 
• The XPS printer driver can be installed only on Windows 
Vista OS or higher.
• Install an optional memory when the XPS job does not 
print. The machine might be out of memory.
• For models that provide XPS driver on the software CD:
- You can install the XPS printer driver when you insert 
the software CD into your CD-ROM drive. Advanced 
Installation > Custom Installation. You can select the 
XPS printer driver in the Select Software and Utilities 
to Install window.
• For models that provide XPS driver from the Samsung 
website, www. samsung.com > find your product > 
Support or Downloads.
 
1 
Printing to a file (PRN)
You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file. 
1Check the Print to file box in 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 automatically 
saved in My Documents, Documents and Settings, or 
Users. The saved folder may differ, depending on your 
operating system or the application you are using.
 
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