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User’s Guide

Monochrome Laser Multifunction

Summary of Contents for SCX 4500W - Personal Wireless Laser Multi-Function...

Page 1: ...User s Guide Monochrome Laser Multifunction...

Page 2: ...this user s guide SCX 4500W is model names of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Samsung and Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Microsoft Windows Windows XP and Windows Vista are either...

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Page 5: ...ork parameter setting 3 3 Installing the software 3 3 Using a wireless network 3 4 Checking your Network Environments 3 4 Printing Configuration report 3 5 Setting IP address 3 5 Network parameter set...

Page 6: ...cartridge 8 3 Toner cartridge storage 8 3 Expected cartridge life 8 3 Redistributing toner 8 3 Replacing the toner cartridge 8 5 Maintenance Parts 8 7 Managing your machine from the website 8 7 9 Trou...

Page 7: ...Printer specifications 11 1 Copier specifications 11 2 Scanner specifications 11 2 12 Glossary Index...

Page 8: ...n Used to guide users to the reference page for the additional detailed information See page 1 1 for more information Finding more information You can find information for setting up and using your ma...

Page 9: ...bsequently used 13 Unplug the machine from the telephone jack PC and AC wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When any part of the power cord pl...

Page 10: ...where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier...

Page 11: ...message and 3 telephone number of either the sending machine business business entity or individual The Telephone Company may make changes in its communications facilities equipment operations or proc...

Page 12: ...e if these devices are present Refer to the system label to verify the presence of wireless devices Wireless devices that may be in your system are only qualified for use in the European Union or asso...

Page 13: ...on to use it Please contact manufacturer for service Only use drivers approved for the country in which the device will be used See the manufacturer System Restoration Kit or contact manufacturer Tech...

Page 14: ...capes SSL This library is free for commercial and non commercial use as long as the following conditions are aheared to The following conditions apply to all code found in this distribution be it the...

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Page 16: ...tial See Software section Print Posters The text and pictures of each page of your document are magnified and printed across the sheet of paper and can then be taped together to form a poster See Soft...

Page 17: ...ur machine The surface of the output tray may become hot if you print a large number of pages at once Please make sure that you do not touch the surface and do not allow children near it 1 control pan...

Page 18: ...1 3 Introduction Rear view 1 rear cover 4 USB port 2 power switch 5 Network port 3 power receptacle...

Page 19: ...o release the jammed paper See page 9 7 about more information on the display messages copy buttons 2 Copies Increases the number of printouts Number can be changed by using up down arrows Possible va...

Page 20: ...inting SmarThrua This is the accompanying Windows based software for your multifunctional machine SetIP Use this program to set your machine s TCP IP addresses User s Guide in PDF a Allows you to edit...

Page 21: ...um III 933 MHz 64 MB 650 MB Windows XP Pentium III 933 MHz Pentium IV 1 GHz 128 MB 256 MB 1 5 GB Windows 2003 Server Pentium III 933 MHz Pentium IV 1 GHz 128 MB 512 MB 1 25 GB to 2 GB Windows Vista Pe...

Page 22: ...irements recommended CPU RAM free HDD space Mac OS X 10 3 10 4 Intel Processor Power PC G4 G5 128 MB for a Power PC based Mac 512 MB 512 MB for an Intel based Mac 1 GB 1 GB Mac OS X 10 5 Intel Process...

Page 23: ...or more information Place the machine on a flat and stable surface for not letting it lean more than 2 mm 0 08 inches Otherwise it may affect the printing quality 2 Unpack the machine and check all th...

Page 24: ...gnment Connect your machine to the network and wait a few minutes for the DHCP server to assign an IP address to the machine Then print the Network Configuration Report as explained above If the repor...

Page 25: ...tely monitor and troubleshoot network machines from any site with corporate internet access Download this program from http solution samsungprinter com SyncThru Web Service Web server embedded on your...

Page 26: ...ess must be set manually This is called a static IP and is often required in corporate Intranets for security reasons We have provided an easy to use utility program on the Printer Software CD ROM nam...

Page 27: ...hine When the driver CD runs automatically close the window Note You only need to run this program if your network requires a static IP address Otherwise you may proceed to the Configuring the machine...

Page 28: ...vice provides you with an efficient way of managing network devices and lets you remotely monitor and troubleshoot network machines from any site with corporate internet access Download this program f...

Page 29: ...en click Next Note Wizard will help you setup the wireless network configuration However if you want to set the wireless network directly select Custom 4 Select the one Network Name SSID in the list S...

Page 30: ...install the program In case of Mac OS X this program might be already installed in your PC This program will allow you to fix the network parameter automatically This Bonjour program does not support...

Page 31: ...such as loose toner or light imaging Before you set the altitude setting find the altitude where you are using the machine To set the machine for high altitude follow next step Note The following proc...

Page 32: ...to load an original for copying and scanning 1 Lift and open the scanner lid 2 Place the original face down on the scanner glass and align it with the registration guide at the bottom left corner of...

Page 33: ...large quantities of print media ensure that it meets the requirements specified in this user s guide Guidelines for selecting and storing print media When selecting or loading paper or other print ma...

Page 34: ...ets of 75 g m2 20 lb bond paper for the tray A4 210 x 297 mm 8 26 x 11 69 inches JIS B5 182 x 257 mm 7 16 x 10 11 inches ISO B5 176 x 250 mm 6 93 x 9 84 inches A5 148 x 210 mm 5 82 x 8 26 inches A6 10...

Page 35: ...between them Labels can peel off sheets that have spaces between the labels causing serious jams Curl Prior to printing labels must lie flat with no more than 13 mm of curl in any direction Condition...

Page 36: ...Note You can load previously printed paper The printed side should be facing up with an uncurled edge at the rear If you experience problems with paper feed turn the paper around Note that print qual...

Page 37: ...djust the paper width guides it may cause paper jams Setting the paper size and type The settings you change remain in effect only while you are using the current program To make your changes permanen...

Page 38: ...e documentation such as magazine start copying with the scanner lid open Reducing or enlarging copies You can reduce or enlarge the size of a copied image from 50 to 199 1 Press Reduce Enlarge 2 Press...

Page 39: ...les you to control the scanning process Via the Windows Images Acquisition WIA driver See the Software Section Via the TWAIN compliant software You can use other software including Adobe Photoshop Del...

Page 40: ...osh system If you use the Macintosh See Software section 1 Press Start Control Panel Samsung Scan Manager Samsung Scan Manager Administration appears Note You can open Samsung Scan Manager by pressing...

Page 41: ...from the Selet Printer list 4 To start the print job click OK or Print in the Print window For details about printing see Software section Canceling a print job If the print job is waiting in a print...

Page 42: ...ng wipe the cabinet to remove any moisture Cleaning the outside Make sure to brush off the dirt on the cloth provided before cleaning the cabinet Make sure to spray water 4 to 6 times onto the cloth p...

Page 43: ...o fabric 4 Locate the long strip of glass LSU inside the front door and gently swab the glass to see if dirt turns the white cotton black 5 Slide the toner cartridge back into the machine 6 Hold the t...

Page 44: ...onment as your machine To prevent damage to the toner cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes Expected cartridge life The toner cartridge yield depends on the amount of toner t...

Page 45: ...the front of the toner cartridge with your hands or any other material Use the handle on each cartridge in order to avoid touching this area If you leave the top cover open for more than a few minute...

Page 46: ...LED blinks rapidly and the toner related messages on the display indicate when toner cartridge should be replaced For detailed information about error message see page 9 7 The machine stops printing...

Page 47: ...and remove the paper covering the toner cartridge Caution Do not touch the green surface the OPC drum or the front of each toner cartridge with your hands or any other material Use the handle on each...

Page 48: ...ir lifespan Items Yield Average Transfer roller Approx 50 000 pages Fuser unit Approx 50 000 pages Paper feed roller Approx 50 000 pages Managing your machine from the website If you have connected yo...

Page 49: ...t use creased damp or highly curled paper Do not mix paper types in a tray Use only recommended print media see page 4 6 Ensure that the recommended side of the print media is facing down in the tray...

Page 50: ...e top cover is not completely closed the machine will not operate Caution Be careful not to pinch your fingers since the top cover is very heavy 7 If the paper jam LED blinks go to next step 8 Open th...

Page 51: ...ed in the rear and inside the machine follow the next steps to release the jammed paper 1 Open the rear cover 2 Carefully take the jammed paper out of the machine Caution Do not touch the fuser inside...

Page 52: ...h the green surface the OPC drum or the front of the toner cartridge with your hands or any other material Use the handle on each cartridge in order to avoid touching this area If you leave the top co...

Page 53: ...r is jammed in the paper exit area follow the next steps to release the jammed paper 1 Press the top cover lever completely open the top cover 2 If a long portion of the paper is visible pull it strai...

Page 54: ...y heavy 4 Open the inner cover Caution Do not touch the fuser inside the machine It is hot and could cause burns The fuser s operating temperature is very hot Take care when removing paper from the ma...

Page 55: ...ks slowly The corresponding toner cartridge is almost empty Take out the corresponding toner cartridge and thoroughly shake it By doing this you can temporarily reestablish printing operations Page 8...

Page 56: ...equired by the machine See Specifications on print media on page 4 3 There may be debris inside the machine Open the top cover and remove the debris Printing problems Condition Possible cause Suggeste...

Page 57: ...mputer and try a print job that you know works Finally try a new printer cable The wrong printer driver was selected Check the application s printer selection menu to ensure that your machine is selec...

Page 58: ...ally rounded occur randomly on the page A single sheet of paper may be defective Try reprinting the job The moisture content of the paper is uneven or the paper has moist spots on its surface Try a di...

Page 59: ...on print media on page 4 3 If characters are improperly formed and producing a wavy effect the scanner unit may need service Contact a service representative Page skew Ensure that the paper is loaded...

Page 60: ...heets or loose toner light print or contamination occurs You machine is probably being used at an altitude of 1 000 m 3 281 ft or above The high altitude may affect the print quality from loose toner...

Page 61: ...s completed try again Invalid handle Scanning has failed There may be a copying or printing job in progress Try your job again when that job is finished try your job again The selected port is current...

Page 62: ...properly Check if your application has special print option such as oraw If oraw is specified in the command line parameter then remove it to print properly For Gimp front end select print Setup print...

Page 63: ...istribution CD or Gimp Front end application If you wish to use other kind of scan application refer to the Help for application Problem Possible cause and solutions Common Macintosh problems I encoun...

Page 64: ...ng authorized supplies or accessories contact your local Samsung dealer or the retailer where you purchased your machine or visit www samsungprinter com and select your country region to obtain inform...

Page 65: ...Cartridge Declared yield value in accordance with ISO IEC 19752 Printer specifications Memory 8 MB Non extendable External dimension W x D x H 332 x 393 x 162 3mm 13 1 x 15 5 x 6 4 inches Weight 8 8 K...

Page 66: ...p to 600 x 600 dpi Text Text Photo Photo Zoom rate 50 to 199 Multiple copies 1 to 99 pages Scanner specifications Item Description Compatibility TWAIN standard WIA standard Scanning method Color CIS R...

Page 67: ...tandardization ISO is an international standard setting body composed of representatives from national standards bodies It produces world wide industrial and commercial standards LED A light emitting...

Page 68: ...changing the size 4 5 clearing jam 9 1 paper feeding problems 9 8 setting the paper size of the tray 4 6 Power switch 1 3 print media guidelines 4 2 media sizes 4 3 selecting print media 4 2 specific...

Page 69: ...Samsung Printer Software section...

Page 70: ...G Printing a Document 12 Printing to a file PRN 13 Printer Settings 13 Layout Tab 14 Paper Tab 14 Graphics Tab 15 Extras Tab 16 About Tab 16 Printer Tab 16 Using a Favorite Setting 17 Using Help 17 Ch...

Page 71: ...puter 22 Chapter 5 SCANNING Scanning Using Samsung SmarThru 23 Uninstalling Samsung SmarThru 23 Using Samsung SmarThru 23 Using Onscreen Help File 24 Scanning Process with TWAIN enabled Software 24 Sc...

Page 72: ...uration 32 Configuring Printer Properties 32 Printing a Document 33 Printing from Applications 33 Printing Files 33 Scanning a Document 34 Using the Image Manager 35 Chapter 8 USING YOUR PRINTER WITH...

Page 73: ...nd go to Installing Software for Network Printing on page 7 You can install the printer software using the typical or custom method NOTE If the New Hardware Wizard window appears during the installati...

Page 74: ...print it 7 To register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung select the checkbox and click Finish You are now sent to the Samsung web site Otherwise just...

Page 75: ...don t want to connect the printer at this time click Next and No on the following screen Then the installation will start and a test page will not be printed at the end of the installation The install...

Page 76: ...sure that the printer is connected to your network and powered on For details about connecting to the network see the supplied printer s User s Guide 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your CD ROM driv...

Page 77: ...nd then click Next If you do not see your printer on the list click Update to refresh the list or select Add TCP IP Port to add your printer to the network To add the printer to the network enter the...

Page 78: ...stallation window does not appear click Start and then Run Type X Setup exe replacing X with the letter which represents your drive and click OK If you use Windows Vista click Start All programs Acces...

Page 79: ...h a specific IP address from the list b Configure an IP address subnet mask and gateway for the printer manually and click Configure to set the specific IP address for the network printer c Click Next...

Page 80: ...nt to connect the printer at this time click Next and No on the following screen Then the installation will start and a test page will not be printed at the end of the installation The reinstallation...

Page 81: ...printing from various Windows applications The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using Refer to the User s Guide of your software application f...

Page 82: ...ffer depending on the printer in use If you access printer properties through the Printers folder you can view additional Windows based tabs refer to your Windows User s Guide and the Printer tab see...

Page 83: ...for more information on accessing printer properties Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties Copies Copies allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed You can select 1 to 9...

Page 84: ...ion to allow the printer to use less toner on each page Off If you don t need to save toner when printing a document select this option Darkness Use this option to lighten or darken your print job Som...

Page 85: ...o not need to sort the print out by stacks Print Odd Pages Your printer prints only the odd numbered pages of the document Print Even Pages Your printer prints only the even numbered pages of the docu...

Page 86: ...em from the Favorites drop down list The printer is now set to print according to the Favorites setting you selected To delete a Favorites item select it from the list and click Delete You can also re...

Page 87: ...n One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper To print more than one page per sheet the pages will be reduced in size and arranged in the or...

Page 88: ...or Enlarged Document You can change the size of a page s content to appear larger or smaller on the printed page 1 To change the print settings from your software application access printer propertie...

Page 89: ...message displays in the preview window When the First Page Only box is checked the watermark prints on the first page only 4 Select watermark options You can select the font name style size or graysca...

Page 90: ...T Dear ABC Regards WORLD BEST Using a Page Overlay After an overlay has been created it is ready to be printed with your document To print an overlay with a document 1 Create or open the document you...

Page 91: ...ROM Setting Up a Host Computer 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes 3 Double click your printer driver icon 4 From the Printer menu select Sharing 5 Check the Share this pr...

Page 92: ...erbial piece of cake Uninstalling Samsung SmarThru NOTE Before beginning uninstallation ensure that all applications are closed on your computer 1 From the Start menu select Programs 2 Select SmarThru...

Page 93: ...settings of Scan To basic functions Allows you to customize settings for Application E mail OCR and Web functions 5 Click the service icon according to your job 6 SmarThru 4 opens for the selected se...

Page 94: ...era Wizard launches 4 Choose your scanning preferences and click Preview to see how your preferences affect the picture 5 Click Next 6 Enter a picture name and select a file format and destination to...

Page 95: ...r 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...

Page 96: ...Printer Settings Utility Using the Printer Settings Utility you can configure and check print settings 1 Right click the Smart Panel icon and select Printer Setting 2 Change the settings 3 To send the...

Page 97: ...is supplied with a smart and flexible installation program You don t need to search for additional components that might be necessary for the Unified Linux Driver software all required packages will...

Page 98: ...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 2 Insert th...

Page 99: ...gs are correct 7 Close the SetIP program Using the Unified Driver Configurator Unified Linux Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring Printer or MFP devices Since an MFP device...

Page 100: ...perties For details see page 32 Shows all of the installed printer Switches to Printer configuration Shows the status model name and URI of your printer Classes Tab The Classes tab shows a list of ava...

Page 101: ...anners I O ports are being chosen by scanner drivers automatically so proper settings are applied by default Switches to ports configuration Shows the port type device connected to the port and status...

Page 102: ...t 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 5 Click Apply to...

Page 103: ...Preview in the Scanner Properties window Click your scanner The document is scanned and the image preview appears in the Preview Pane 7 Change the scan options in the Image Quality and Scan Area secti...

Page 104: ...delete from the Job Type drop down list 2 Click Delete The setting is deleted from the list Using the Image Manager The Image Manager application provides you with menu commands and tools to edit you...

Page 105: ...Macintosh desktop 4 Double click the MAC_Installer folder 5 Double click the Installer icon 6 Enter the password and click OK 7 The Samsung Installer window opens Click Continue 8 Select Easy Install...

Page 106: ...twork card s MAC address IP address subnet mask default gateway and then click Apply when you enter the MAC address enter it without colon 7 The machine prints the network information Confirm all the...

Page 107: ...pop up 4 For 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 click Default and find the USB connection 5 For MAC OS 10 3 if Auto Selec...

Page 108: ...cation 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 pro...

Page 109: ...an documents using Image Capture program Macintosh OS offers Image Capture program Scanning with USB 1 Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other 2 Pla...

Page 110: ...operly in Mac OS 10 3 9 or higher and Mac OS 10 4 7 or higher If you want to scan via the DADF use TWAIN compliant softwares For more information about using Image Capture please refer to the Image Ca...

Page 111: ...orientation print 33 Windows 14 overlay create 21 delete 21 print 21 P Paper properties set 14 paper size set 14 print 33 paper source set 33 Windows 14 paper type set print 33 poster print 19 print d...

Page 112: ...n 15 software install Windows 4 reinstall Windows 11 uninstall Macintosh 36 Windows 11 status monitor use 26 T toner save set 15 TWAIN scan 24 U uninstall software Macintosh 36 Windows 11 uninstalling...

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