Laser Printer, Scanner User's Guide SF-5800P ELECTRONICS Internet Home Page: http://www.samsungelectronics.com P/N: JC68-00042A Rev.2.00 Trademarks ¥ Windows is a trademark 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 1 Installing Software Chapter 1 Installing SmarThru Software About SmarThru Software ___________________________ 1.1 MFP Driver _________________________________________ 1.2 SmarThru Software __________________________________ 1.2 OCR software _______________________________________ 1.2 Bonus Software _____________________________________ 1.2 System Requirements _______________________________ 1.3 Installation Procedure _______________________________ 1.3 Install the Samsung Software _________________________ 1.3 Install Bonus Software _______________________________ 1.6 2 Printing Uninstalling SmarThru Software _____________________ 1.6 In Windows 95/98, NT _______________________________ 1.6 In Windows 3.x ______________________________________ 1.7 Using the SmarThru CD-ROM_________________________ 1.8 3 Scanning Chapter 2 Printing Printing a Document ________________________________ 2.1 Printer Settings _____________________________________ 2.2 Basic Tab ___________________________________________ 2.2 Print Quality Tab ____________________________________ 2.3 Advanced Tab ______________________________________ 2.3 About Tab __________________________________________ 2.4 Using Help _________________________________________ 2.4 Changing Printer Settings for All Documents __________ 2.4 4 Troubleshooting i Chapter 3 Scanning Overview___________________________________________ 3.1 Scanning the Image _________________________________ 3.2 Samsung TWAIN for Scan Windows __________________ 3.3 Using On-Line Help _________________________________ 3.3 Scanner Control Tabs _______________________________ 3.4 Basic Tab ___________________________________________ 3.4 Job Type ____________________________________________ 3.4 Image Type _________________________________________ 3.4 Resolution __________________________________________ 3.5 Image Area _________________________________________ 3.6 Reduce/Enlarge _____________________________________ 3.6 Balance Tab_________________________________________ 3.8 Color Channel_______________________________________ 3.8 Highlight ___________________________________________ 3.8 Shadow ____________________________________________ 3.8 Midtone ____________________________________________ 3.9 Advanced Selection __________________________________ 3.9 Effects Tab__________________________________________ 3.14 Rotate Image ________________________________________ 3.14 Flip Image __________________________________________ 3.14 Sharpness___________________________________________ 3.15 Descreen____________________________________________ 3.16 Preview Window ____________________________________ 3.17 Image Control Tools__________________________________ 3.18 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Fixing Problems_____________________________________ 4.1 Printer Problems ____________________________________ 4.1 Printer Quality Problems _____________________________ 4.3 ii Installing SmarThru Software 1 Installing Software About SmarThru Software You must install the SmarThru CD-ROM to print, scan, or to send and receive electronic faxes. The SmarThru includes the followings: ¥ MFP Driver ¥ SmarThru Software ¥ OCR Software (AnyPage) ¥ Bonus software (Acrobat Reader 3.xx) For details on the drivers, refer to each itemÕs description. Installing SmarThru Software 1.1 MFP Driver To use the machine as your printer, or scanner, or to send and receive electronic faxes, 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 color correction, and so on. CopyThru It lets you make a copy of the scanned documents or images. With CopyThru, you can change resolution and image type used for copying, and so on. FaxThru It helps you to create fax covers and send electronic faxes. 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 program. 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 images by fax or mail MailThru With MailThru you can send, receive and easily organize 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; operate on messages using scenatios. OCR Software (AnyPage) OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a software that has the ability to recognize most character formats. So that a scanned document can be read and edited on your word processor. Bonus Software Acrobat Reader 3.x is installed. With Acrobat Reader 3.x, you can view and print the SmarThru UserÕs Guide contained in the SmarThru CD-ROM. 1.2 Installing SmarThru Software 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 1 Installing Software Installation Procedure à Make sure the machine is plugged in and connected to your computer. Turn your computer and the machine on. à If Windows 95/98 users see the ÒNew Hardware FoundÓ screen, close it by clicking Cancel. Install the Samsung Software 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The SmarThru program is automatically running and the Samsung SmarThru Installation screen will appear. If the Samsung SmarThru Installation screen does not appear: 1) Windows 95/98 users should select Run from the Start menu. Windows 3.x users should select Run from the File menu. 2) Type D:\Setupint (where ÔDÔ represents the letter designation of your computerÕs CD ROM drive), and click OK to start the installation program. Installing SmarThru Software 1.3 2. Select a language in dialog for international version setup. Then the SmarThru program will begin. Click Install the Samsung Software on your PC. 3. 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. 1.4 Installing SmarThru Software If you select Custom installation, you may choose the options you want to install. 1 Installing Software MFP driver to print, scan, or to send and receive electronic faxes. SmarThru soft to work with scanned images, and electronic documents. AnyPage software to enable OCR. 4. 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 ineffect. 5. After Windows restarts, the Select Service dialog box will appear. You can select the system service you want to use. 6. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions. Installing SmarThru Software 1.5 Install Bonus Software (Acrobat Reader 3.xx) 1. Insert the SmarThru CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The SmarThru installation program will begin. If the program does not start, select Run from the Start menu for Wondows 95/98. For Windows 3.1x, select Run from the File menu, then type D (or E) : \Setupint, and click OK to start the program. 2. Select a language in dialog for international version setup. When the Samsung SmarThru Installation screen appears, click Install bunus software on your PC, and follow the on-screen instructions. Uninstalling SmarThru Software Uninstallation is only required if you are upgrading the software, or if your installation fails. 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 SmarThru engine are woking. Close the application and the engine as follows: Right-click the icon. When the pop-up menu opens, select Close. SmarThru icon SmarThru Engine icon 1.6 Installing SmarThru Software 3. From the Start menu, select Programs. 1 Installing Software 4. Select Samsung SmarThru, then Uninstall. The uninstall dialog box appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation. In Windows 3.x 1. Start Windows if not already started. 2. If you find the SmarThru icon and/or the SmarThru engine icon at the bottom of your screen, the Smarthru application and the SmarThru engine are woking. Close the application and the engine as follows: Click the icon. When the pop-up menu opens, select Close 3. From the Program Manager, double click the Samsung SmarThru. 4. In the SmarThru windows, double click the Uninstall icon. The Uninstall dialog box appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete uninstallation. Installing SmarThru Software 1.7 Using the SmarThru CD-ROM You can uninstall the MFP driver and the SmarThru software with the CD-ROM you have used to install the software. 1. If you find the SmarThru icon and/or the SmarThru engine icon at the bottom of your screen, the SmarThru application and the SmarThru engine are working. Close the application and the engine as follows: Click the icon. When the pop-up menu opens, select Close. 2. Insert the SmarThru CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The SmarThru installation program will begin. If the program does not start, select Run from the Start menu (for Wondows 95/98. For Windows 3.x, select Run from the File menu), then type D (or E) : \Setupint, and click OK to start the program. 3. Select a language in dialog for international version setup. When the Samsung SmarThru Installation screen appears, click Uninstall the Samsung software your PC, and follow the on-screen instructions. 4. Click on the checkboxes to select the components you wish to uninstall. Click on Next. The selected components are uninstalled. You must shut down and restart your computer to complete the uninstallation process. 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. 1.8 Installing SmarThru Software Printing 2 Printing Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your software applicationÕs documentation for the exact printing procedure. 1. Make sure that your machine is properly connected to the computer, and the On/Off Line lamp light is steadily on (if it is not, press the On/Off Line button). Make sure that you have installed the MFP driver contained on the supplied setup CD-ROM. See ÔInstalling SmarThru SoftwareÕ on page 1.1. 2. Create or open the document you want to print. 3. Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu. Make sure that your printer is selected as the default printer. 4. Click on the Properties or Setup button if you want to make any adjustments that are appropriate for printing your document. (See ÔPrinter SettingsÕ on page 2.2.) 5. Select OK to close the Properties dialog box. 6. After making any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select OK to start the printing job. Printing 2.1 Printer Settings You can use your machine with all your Windows 3.x or Windows 95/98, or Windows NT applications. Be sure to set your printer as the default printer for all your Windows operations. Most Windows software applications allow you to make changes to the printer settings. This changes the number of copies, sequence of the pages, and paper orientation. If you click Properties, Setup, or Options in the Print dialog box, youÕll access the printer driverÕs dialog box. It allows you to change additional printer settings. Settings changed in the software application will usually override settings made in the printer driver. Your printer driverÕs Properties dialog box includes three tabs (four tabs on Windows NT only). Basic Tab This tab allows you to specify number of copies, paper orientation, paper sourc ...