Getting started

This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the USB connected machine and software.

This chapter includes:

Setting up the hardware

This section shows the steps to set up the hardware, as is explained in the Quick Install Guide. Make sure you read the Quick Install Guide first and follow the steps below:

  1. Select a stable location.

    Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation. Allow extra space to open covers and trays.

    The area should be well ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat, cold, and humidity. Do not set the machine close to the edge of your desk or table.

    Printing is suitable for altitudes under 1,000 m (3,281 ft). Refer to the altitude setting to optimize your printing. (See Altitude adjustment.)

    Place the machine on a flat, stable surface so that there is no incline greater than 2 mm (0.08 inch). Otherwise, printing quality may be affected.

  2. Unpack the machine and check all the enclosed items.

  3. Remove tape holding the machine securely.

  4. Install the toner cartridge.

  5. Load paper. (See Loading paper in the tray.)

  6. Make sure that all cables are connected to the machine.

  7. Turn the machine on.

[Note]

This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails.

Supplied software

After you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer, you must install the printer software. If you are a Windows or Macintosh OS, install the software from the supplied CD and if you are a Linux OS user or UNIX OS user, download the software from the Samsung website (www.samsung.com/printer) and install.

[Note]

Machine software are occasionally updated due to release of new operating system and etc. If needed, download the latest version from the Samsung website. (www.samsung.com/printer)

OS

Contents

Windows

  • Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of your machine’s features.

  • PostScript printer driver: Use the PostScript driver to print documents with complex fonts and graphics in the PS language. (PostScript printer description file is included.)

  • Samsung Easy Printer Manager: Samsung Easy Printer Manager combines device settings as well as printing environments, settings/actions and launching. All of these features provide a gateway to conveniently use your Samsung machine.

  • Samsung Printing Status: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.

  • Direct Printing Utility: This program allows you to print PDF files directly.

  • SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.

Macintosh

  • PostScript printer driver: Use this driver to run your machine from a Macintosh computer and print documents. (PostScript printer description file is included.)

  • Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.

  • SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.

Linux

  • Unified Linux Driver: Use this driver to take full advantage of your machine’s features.

  • Printer Description (PPD) file: Use this file to run your machine from a Linux computer and print documents.

  • Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor the machine’s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing.

  • SetIP: Use this program to set your machine’s TCP/IP addresses.

UNIX

  • UNIX PrinterDriver: Use this driver to print documents from the UNIX system.

System requirements

Microsoft® Windows®

Operating system

Requirement (recommended)

CPU

RAM

free HDD space

Windows® 2000

Intel® Pentium® II 400 MHz (Pentium III 933 MHz)

64 MB (128 MB)

600 MB

Windows® XP

Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz)

128 MB (256 MB)

1.5 GB

Windows Server® 2003

Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz)

128 MB (512 MB)

1.25 GB to 2 GB

Windows Server® 2008

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (Pentium IV 2 GHz)

512 MB (2 GB)

10 GB

Windows Vista®

Intel® Pentium® IV 3 GHz

512 MB (1 GB)

15 GB

Windows® 7

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher

1 GB (2 GB)

16 GB

  • Support for DirectX® 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme).

  • DVD-R/W Drive

Windows Server® 2008 R2

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (x86) or 1.4 GHz (x64) processors (2 GHz or faster)

512 MB (2 GB)

10 GB
[Note]

  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for all Windows operating systems.

  • Users who have administrator rights can install the software.

  • Windows Terminal Services is compatible with your machine.

  • For Windows 2000, Services Pack 4 or higher is required.

Macintosh

Operating system

Requirements (Recommended)

CPU

RAM

Free HDD space

Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.4

  • Intel® processors

  • PowerPC G4/ G5

  • 128 MB for a powerPC based Mac (512 MB)

  • 512 MB for an Intel-based Mac (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.5

  • Intel® processors

  • 867 MHz or faster Power PC G4/ G5

512 MB (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.6

  • Intel® processors

1 GB (2 GB)

1 GB

Linux

Items

Requirements

Operating system

RedHat® Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit)

Fedora 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (32/ 64 bit)

SuSE Linux 10.1 (32 bit)

OpenSuSE® 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 (32/64 bit)

Mandriva 2007, 2008, 2009, 2009.1, 2010 (32/64 bit)

Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 (32/64 bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, 11 (32/64 bit)

Debian 4.0, 5.0 (32/64 bit)

CPU

Pentium IV 2.4GHz (Intel Core™2)

RAM

512 MB (1 GB)

Free HDD space

1 GB (2 GB)

Unix

Items

Requirements

Operating system

Sun Solaris 9, 10 (x86, SPARC)

HP-UX 11.0, 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3 (PA-RISC, Itanium)

IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5,3, 5.4

Free HDD space

Up to 100 MB

Installing the driver locally

A locally connected machine is a machine directly attached to your computer using the cable. If your machine is attached to a network, skip the following steps below and go on to installing a network connected machine’s driver. (See Installing wired network connected machine’s driver.)

[Note]

  • If you are a Macintosh, Linux, or Unix OS user, refer to the Advanced guide.

  • Selecting Advanced Installation > Custom Installation allows you to choose which programs to install.

  • Only use a USB cable no longer than 3 meters (118 inches ).

Windows

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

    [Note]

    If the “Found New Hardware Wizard” appears during the installation procedure, click Cancel to close the window.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

    The software CD should automatically run and an installation window will appear.

  3. Select Install Now.

  4. Read License Agreement and select I accept the terms of License Agreement Then, click Next

  5. Follow the instructions in the installation window.

[Note]

If the printer driver does not work properly, follow the steps below to uninstall and reinstall the driver.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. From the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Samsung Printers > your printer driver name > Uninstall.

  3. Select the necessary option and follow the instructions in the window.

  4. After uninstalling the printer driver, reinstall it (see Installing the driver locally, Installing wired network connected machine’s driver).

Macintosh

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. Double-click the CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.

  4. Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.

  5. Double-click the Installer OS X icon.

  6. Enter the password and click OK.

  7. The Samsung Installer window opens. Click Continue.

  8. Read the license agreement and click Continue.

  9. Click Agree to agree to the license agreement.

  10. Select Easy Install and click Install. Easy Install is recommended for most users. All components necessary for machine operations will be installed.

    If you select Custom Install, you can choose individual components to install.

  11. When the message which warns that all applications will close on your computer appears, click Continue.

  12. Select Typical installation for a local printer and then click OK.

    [Note]

    If you select Typical installation for a network printer during the machine driver installation, the SetIP program automatically runs. If the machine has already configured network information, close the SetIP program. Go to the next step.

  13. After the installation is finished, click Quit.

  14. Open the Applications folder > Utilities > Print Setup Utility.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, open the Applications folder > System Preferences and click Print & Fax.

  15. Click Add on the Printer List.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, click the “+” icon; a display window will pop up.

  16. For Mac OS X 10.3, select the USB tab.

    • For Mac OS X10.4, click Default Browser and find the USB connection.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, click Default and find the USB connection.

  17. For Mac OS X 10.3, if Auto Select does not work properly, select Samsung in Printer Model and your machine name in Model Name.

    • For Mac OS X 10.4, if Auto Select does not work properly, select Samsung in Print Using and your machine name in Model.

    • For Mac OS X 10.5~10.6, if Auto Select does not work properly, select Select a driver to use... and your machine name in Print Using.

    Your machine appears on the Printer List, and is set as the default machine.

  18. Click Add.

[Note]

If the printer driver does not work properly, uninstall the driver and reinstall it.

Follow steps below to uninstall the driver for Macintosh.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. Insert the supplied software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.

  4. Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.

  5. Double-click the Installer OS X icon.

  6. Enter the password and click OK.

  7. The Samsung Installer window opens. Click Continue.

  8. Select Uninstall and click Uninstall.

  9. When the message which warns that all applications will close on your computer appears, Click Continue.

  10. When the uninstall is done, click Quit.

Linux

You need to download the Linux software package from the Samsung website to install the printer software.

Follow the steps below to install the software.

Installing the Linux Unified Driver

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. When 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 machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. From the Samsung website, download the Unified Linux Driver package to your computer.

  4. Right click the Unified Linux Driver package and extract the package.

  5. Double click cdroot > autorun.

  6. When the welcome screen appears, click Next.

  7. When 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 on screen help that is available through your system menu or can otherwise be called 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. When 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 machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. From the Samsung website, download the Smart Panel package to your computer.

  4. Right click the Smart Panel package and extract the package.

  5. Double click cdroot > Linux > smartpanel > install.sh.

Installing the Printer Settings Utility

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. When 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 machine software. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. From the Samsung website, download the Printer Setting Utility package to your computer.

  4. Right click the Printer Settings Utility package and extract the package.

  5. Double click cdroot > Linux > psu > install.sh.

[Note]

If the printer driver does not work properly, uninstall the driver and reinstall it again.

Follow the steps below to uninstall the driver for Linux.

  1. Make sure that the machine is connected to your computer and powered on.

  2. When the Administrator Login window appears, type in “root” in the Login field and enter the system password.

    You must log in as a super user (root) to uninstall the printer driver. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

  3. Click 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

  4. Click Uninstall.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Click Finish.