Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
Laser Printer, Scanner, PC-Fax
User's Guide
SF-5100P
About user's guides
Your machine is packaged with two user guides: · This user's guide, which provides you with information on installing the supplied CD-ROM to use your machine as a printer and scanner. This guide also provides the basic description on using the supplied multi-function application programme, Samsung SmarThru, which allows you to scan and edit images, send E-mail and PC-fax. You will also find a brief description on automatic text recognition programme, AnyPage Lite. · Laser facsimile user's guide, which provides you with all of the detailed information you will need to install, send and receive a fax, maintain and troubleshoot your machine.
Trademarks · SmarThru, ScanThru, ImageThru, CopyThru, FaxThru, MailThru, DocuThru are trademarks of Samsung Electronics. · AnyPage Lite is a trademark of Samsung Electronics. · Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 3.x are trademarks of Microsoft corporation. · IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines. · Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer. · Other names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective holders.
Contents
Chapter 1
Installation
Installing SmarThru software ________________________ 1.1 About SmarThru software ___________________________ 1.1 System requirements _______________________________ 1.2 Hardware requirement _____________________________ 1.3 Installation procedure ______________________________ 1.4 Uninstalling SmarThru software _____________________ 1.12
Chapter 2
Printing
Printing ____________________________________________ 2.1 Printing a document _______________________________ 2.1 Loading paper ____________________________________ 2.2 Paper guidelines ___________________________________ 2.6 Printer settings ____________________________________ 2.7
Canceling a print job _______________________________ 2.11
Chapter 3
Using SmarThru
Introducing Samsung SmarThru _____________________ 3.1 Scanning with Samsung ScanThru ____________________ 3.2 Samsung ScanThru window ________________________ 3.5 Scanning with the Samsung TWAIN for Scan window __ 3.6 Samsung TWAIN for Scan window___________________ 3.7 Scanning for automatic text recognition ______________ 3.8 Working with ImageThru ____________________________ 3.11 Overview _________________________________________ 3.11 Opening the Samsung ImageThru window ___________ 3.12 Samsung ImageThru toolbar overview _______________ 3.14 Editing images ____________________________________ 3.15 Working with images in browse mode ________________ 3.19 Copying a scanned image ____________________________ 3.21 Overview _________________________________________ 3.21 Copying a scanned image with CopyThru ____________ 3.21 Samsung CopyThru window ________________________ 3.23
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Working with E-mail messages _______________________ 3.24 Overview _________________________________________ 3.24 Creating and sending E-mail messages _______________ 3.25 Scanning a document and sending it by E-mail ________ 3.27 Other ways to access Samsung MailThru _____________ 3.29 Reading E-mail messages ___________________________ 3.29 Finding a message _________________________________ 3.32 Using address book _________________________________ 3.33 Overview _________________________________________ 3.33 Opening the address book __________________________ 3.34 Using the address book _____________________________ 3.36 Working with fax messages __________________________ 3.37 Overview _________________________________________ 3.37 Sending a fax with Samsung FaxThru ________________ 3.38 Scanning a document and sending it by fax ___________ 3.41 Other ways to access Samsung FaxThru ______________ 3.42 Fax browsing _____________________________________ 3.43 Fax cover editor ___________________________________ 3.44
Installation Printing Using SmarThru
Chapter 4
Using AnyPage Lite
Using AnyPage Lite _________________________________ 4.1 Overview _________________________________________ 4.1 How to recognize a text or table______________________ 4.3 AnyPage Lite window overview _____________________ 4.10
Using AnyPage Lite
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
Overview __________________________________________ 5.1 Printer problems_____________________________________ 5.1 Print quality problems________________________________ 5.3 Scanning problems___________________________________ 5.5 PC-fax problems ____________________________________ 5.8 OCR problems ______________________________________ 5.9
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Index ______________________________________________ A.1
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Installation
Installing SmarThru software
About SmarThru software
You must install the SmarThru CD-ROM to print, scan, or to send and receive faxes through PC. The SmarThru CD-ROM includes the following: · MFP driver · SmarThru software · OCR software (AnyPage Lite) For details on the drivers, refer to each item's description.
Installation
MFP driver
To use the machine as your printer, or scanner, or to send and receive faxes through PC, you must install the MFP driver.
SmarThru software
The SmarThru software contains:
ScanThru
It lets you scan documents and images quickly and easily. With the ScanThru, you can set image type and resolution for the scanner, adjust brightness and contrast, perform a colour correction, and so on.
CopyThru
It lets you make a copy of the scanned documents or images. With the CopyThru, you can change the resolution and image type used for copying, and so on.
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FaxThru
It helps you to create fax covers and send faxes through PC.
DocuThru
General form to work with messages. With DocuThru, you can perform all the operations of the SmarThru system.
ImageThru
It is an image database manager and image editor programme. With the ImageThru, you can search the database for images, adjust parameters of an image, such as brightness, contrast and saturation, and apply different effects, such as sharpening, emboss, posterize, mosaic etc. You can also send the images by fax or E-mail.
MailThru
With Samsung MailThru you can send, receive and easily organise your work with E-mail messages. The system provides you with convenient tools which let you sort and find messages using a number of criteria.
OCR software (AnyPage Lite)
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is software that has the ability to recognize most character formats, so that a scanned document can be read and edited on your word processor.
System requirements
Before you start, make sure you have the following minimum computer setup: · Windows 3.x, or Windows 95/98: 486SX 33MHz or higher processor with 8 MB or higher RAM · Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3): Pentium 90 or higher CPU with 32 MB or higher RAM · Free disk space of at least 50MB for full installation · CD-ROM drive
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Hardware requirement
1. Turn off both your machine and PC. 2. Connect your machine and PC with the printer cable (IEEE-1284 compatible).
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3. Connect one end of the telephone line cord supplied to the LINE jack on the rear of the machine, then connect the other end of the cord to the standard phone wall jack. 4. If your computer modem uses the same phone line, connect one end of the supplied saperated telephone line cord to the EXT. jack on the rear of your machine, then connect the other end to the line jack of the internal/external PC modem. 5. Turn on all the machines.
Notes: · You must use the internal computer modem or an external modem for sending or receiving E-mail. You can connect to the Internet using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or through one of several online services, such as the Microsoft Network or America Online. · If Windows 95/98 users see the "New Hardware Found" screen when your computer turns on, close it by clicking Cancel.
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Installation procedure
Installing the SmarThru software
1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The SmarThru CD-ROM is automatically running and the Samsung SmarThru setup dialogue box will appear. If the Samsung SmarThru setup dialogue box does not appear: 1) Windows 95/98/NT users should select Run from the Start menu. Windows 3.x users should select Run from the File menu. 2) Type D(or E):\Setupint (where `D` or `E` represents the letter designation of your computer's CD-ROM drive), and click OK to start the installation.
2. If prompted, select a language. 3. Click Install the Samsung software on your PC.
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4. Follow the on-screen instructions and click Next. The SmarThru installation supports two types of setup. Typical setup will be installed with the most common options. Recommended for most users. In Custom setup, you can select components to be installed.
Installation
If you select the Custom installation, you may choose the options you want to install.
MFP driver to print, scan, or to send and receive faxes through PC. SmarThru software to work with scanned images, and electronic documents. AnyPage Lite software to enable OCR.
5. When the installation is completed, you must shut down and restart your computer. If your computer does not shut down and restart automatically, you must shut it down manually and restart it before the changes you have made will be in effect.
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Configuring fax modem and internet connection
Note: To configure the internet gate of the SmarThru system, you must enter your e-mail address, SMTP/POP3 server address, POP3 account name and password. Ask your Internet Service Provider or online service provider about the internet gate configuration. 1. After you install the SmarThru software, Windows restarts. Then the Welcome dialogue box appears and allows you to configure the SmarThru system for PC fax and Internet connection. Select the system service you want to use, and click Next.
Note: If you select the "I Want SmarThru to receive and send my e-mail", skip to step 6. If you do not select any service, electronic fax and E-mail services of SmarThru will be disabled. 2. The fax modem Wizard dialogue box appears. Click Next.
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3. Enter the location and area code to which your machine is connected, and select your country from the pull-down list, then click Next.
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Enter the area name.
Note: you can also specify other locations from Samsung DocuThru -> Tools -> Configuration menu. Once it specified under the certain area name, you can change the location information later by selecting the area name from the pulldown list 4. If necessary, set up the dial properties, then click Next.
Note : Dial properties gives you the option to enter pre-fix dial out codes such as `9' for an outside line, or `00' for international calls.
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5. The modem configuration process is completed. Click Finish.
6. The Internet Connection Wizard dialogue box appears. Select the way you are connected to the Internet, then click Next.
If you are connected to the internet over LAN (i.e. in an office network environment), select "Connection to Internet over LAN" , and go to step 9.
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7. Click Configure to run Dial-Up Configuration.
Installation
For details on the Dial-Up Configuration using the Windows Dial-Up Networking setup wizard, please refer to your Windows documentation.
8. Click Add. The available Windows system Dial-Up connection list is displayed. Select one from the list for using in the SmarThru, then click OK.
If no connection is available, you cannot use the system Dial-Up in Samsung SmarThru. If you want to modify the Dial-Up connection properties, click "Dialling Properties".
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9. Enter your E-mail address, which was assigned to you by your internet service provider then click Next.
10. Enter the addresses of your incoming and outgoing mail servers, then click Next.
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11. Enter your POP3 account name and password to access your internet mail server, then click Next. Your internet service provider must give you this information.
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12. Click Finish to enable internet E-mail service.
Note: If you wish, you can enable or reconfigure the internet connection later. Open the Samsung DocuThru, and select Configuration from the Tools menu.
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UnInstalling SmarThru software
Uninstallation is only required if you are upgrading the software, or if your installation was not successful.
In Windows 95/98/NT
1. Start Windows if not already started. 2. If you find the SmarThru icon and/or the SmarThru engine icon on the right corner of the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, the SmarThru application and the S ...