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Basic printing

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For special printing features, refer to the Advanced Guide (see Using advanced print features).

Printing

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If you are a Mac, Linux or UNIX operating systems user, refer to the User Guide from the Samsung website, http://www.samsung.com > find your product > Support or Downloads or http://www.samsung.com/printersetup.

The following Printing Preferences window is for Notepad in Windows 7.

  1. Open the document you want to print.

  2. Select Print from the File menu.

  3. Select your machine from the Select Printer list.

  4. The basic print settings including the number of copies and print range are selected within the Print window.

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    To take advantage of the advanced printing features, click Properties or Preferences from the Print window (see Opening printing preferences).

  5. To start the print job, click OK or Print in the Print window.

Canceling a print job

If the print job is waiting in the print queue or print spooler, cancel the job as follows:

  • You can access this window by simply double-clicking the machine icon () in the Windows task bar.

  • You can also cancel the current job by pressing (Cancel) on the control panel.

Opening printing preferences

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  • The Printing Preferences window that appears in this user’s guide may differ depending on the machine in use.

  • When you select an option in Printing Preferences, you may see a warning mark or . An mark means you can select that certain option but it is not recommended, and an mark means you cannot select that option due to the machine’s setting or environment.

  1. Open the document you want to print.

  2. Select Print from the file menu. The Print window appears.

  3. Select your machine from the Select Printer.

  4. Click Properties or Preferences.

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    The screenshot may differ depending on model.
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    • You can apply Eco features to save paper and toner before printing (see Easy Eco Driver).

    • You can check the machine’s current status pressing the Printer Status button (see Using Samsung Printer Status ).

    • The printer driver includes a user interface that is optimized for touchscreens. To use this UI, click Samsung Printer Center > Device Options and then select Stylish User Interface (see Using Samsung Printer Center).

Using a favorite setting

The Favorites option, which is visible on each preferences tab except for the Favorites and Samsung tab, allows you to save the current preferences for future use.

To save a Favorites item, follow these steps:

  1. Change the settings as needed on each tab.

  2. Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box.

  3. Click Save.

  4. Enter name and description, and then select the desired icon.

  5. Click OK. When you save Favorites, all current driver settings are saved.

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To use a saved setting, select it in the Favorites tab. The machine is now set to print according to the settings you have selected.To delete saved settings, select it in the Favorites tab and click Delete.

Using help

Click the option you want to know on the Printing Preferences window and press F1 on your keyboard.

Eco printing

The Eco function cuts toner consumption and paper usage. The Eco function allows you to save print resources and lead you to eco-friendly printing.

You can change the eco setting set:

  • From the Samsung Easy Printer Manager program or SyncThru™ Web Service.

    • If your machine is connected to the local, you can set the machine’s setting from Samsung Easy Printer Manager > Advanced Setting > Device Settings (see Using Samsung Easy Printer Manager).

    • If your machine is connected to the network, you can set the machine’s setting from SyncThru™ Web Service > Settings tab > Machine Settings (see SyncThru™ Web Service).

  • From the control panel.

    • Select (Menu) > System Setup > Eco Settings on the control panel.

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    If you press the Eco button from the control panel, eco mode is enabled. The default setting of Eco mode is duplex, Multiple Pages per Side (2-up), Skip Blank Pages.

  • From the printer driver.

Easy Eco Driver

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  • Available for Windows OS users only.

  • To use the Easy Eco Driver features, the Eco Driver Pack must be installed.

With the Easy Eco Driver, you can apply Eco features to save paper and toner before printing.

Easy Eco Driver also allows you simple editing such as removing images and texts, and more. You can save frequently used settings as a favorite (preset).

How to use:

  1. Open a document to print.

  2. Open printing preference window.

  3. From the Favorites tab, select Eco Preview Printing.

  4. Click OK > Print in the window. A preview window appears.

  5. Select the options you want to apply to the document.

    You can see the preview of the applied features.

  6. Click Print.

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  • If you want to run Easy Eco Driver every time you print, check Start Easy Eco Driver before printing job checkbox in the Basic tab of the printing preference window.

  • To use this feature on Stylish User Interface, click Samsung Printer Center > Device Options and then select Stylish User Interface (see Using Samsung Printer Center).