Getting Started. Samsung CLX-8385ND, Samsung CLX-8385 Color Laser Multifunction Printer series


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Getting Started. Samsung CLX-8385ND, Samsung CLX-8385 Color Laser Multifunction Printer series | Manualzz

3

Getting Started

This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine.

This chapter includes:

Setting up the hardware

Setting up the network

Installing the software

Using the SetIP program

Altitude adjustment

Machine's basic settings

Understanding the keyboard

Setting up the hardware

This section shows the steps to set up the hardware which is explained in Quick Install Guide. Make sure you read Quick Install Guide and complete following steps.

1

Select a stable location.

Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation.

Allow extra space to open covers and trays. Under the altitude

1,000 m (3,281 ft) is effective for printing. See the general settings

for Altitude Adjustment in page 3.5.

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.

A horizontal plane must be within 5 mm (0.02 inches) both from front to rear and from right to left.

Caution

• When you move the machine, do not tilt or turn it up side down, or the inside of the machine may be contaminated by toner, which can cause damage to the printer or bad printing quality.

• If you are moving the machine or if machine is not in use for a long time, turn on the power and wait until it goes in to the ready mode. Then close the scan lid and turn the power off.

And open the scan lid and lock the scanner lock.

2

Unpack the machine and check all the enclosed items.

3

Remove the tape holding the machine tightly.

4

Install both the toner cartridges and imaging units.

5

Load paper. (See page 4.7 for "Loading paper")

6

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

7

Turn the machine on.

Note

This equipment will be inoperable when mains power fails.

3

.1

<Getting Started>

Setting a Color Standard

When you first turn the machine’s power on, a pop up asking you to set the color standard will appear. This is to improve the printouts’ color quality. Follow below steps to set the color standard.

1

Turn the machine’s power on.

2

A pop up message appears asking you to start the setting a color standard.

Press

Start

to start setting a color standard.

Or press

Cancel

to do it later.

Note

• If a message asking you to select a country appears, select a country first, then the setting a color standard message will appear.

• If you press

Cancel

, this message will appear again the next time you turn the machine’s power on.

• The machine should be in a ready mode to set the color standard. If the machine is in use, a pop up informing you a job is in a pending state will appear. Press

Retry

to retry or press

Cancel

to try it later.

3

After a moment a message asking you to print a pattern paper will appear.

Press

Print

. Pattern printing will start.

Note

There should be a white paper in the tray to print a pattern paper.

4

When pattern paper is printed out, place the pattern paper on the scanner glass and press

Scan

.

Make sure to align the arrow on the pattern paper with the arrow on the coner of the scanner glass.

5

When setting a color standard completed message appears, press

Close

.

Note

You can also use

Setting Color Standard

menu to set the color standard anytime you want.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

>

Setup

>

Color

>

Auto Color Tone

Adjustment

>

Setting Color Standard

( You can only select this option if

Auto Color Tone Adjustment

is set to

On

).

Setting up the network

You need to set up the network protocols on the machine to use it as your network printer. You can set up the basic network settings with the machine's touch screen.

Note

If you want to use the USB cable, connect the cable between a computer and you machine. Refer to the software installation in

Software section

.

Supported operating systems

The following table shows the network environments supported by the machine:

Item Requirements

Network interface 10/100/1000 Base-TX

Network operating system

• Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/2008 R2

• Various Linux OS

• Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.6

Network protocols

• TCP/IP on windows

• DHCP

• BOOTP

Note

If you want to set up DHCP network protocol, go to http:// developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/download/ , select the

Bonjour program that is appropriate for your computer operating system and install the program. This program will allow you to set network parameters automatically. Follow the instructions in the installation window. This program does not support Linux.

Configuring network protocol via the machine

You can setup TCP/IP Network parameters please follow the steps listed below.

1

Make sure your machine is connected to the network with an RJ-45

Ethernet cable.

2

Make sure you turned on the machine.

3

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

4

Press

Admin Setting

.

5

When the login message appears, enter password. Touch the password input area, then the question marks appears. Use the number keypad on the control panel to enter the password. Once the password is entered, press

OK

. (Factory setting:1111)

6

Press the

Setup

tab >

Network Setup

.

7

Select

TCP/IP Protocol

.

3

.2

<Getting Started>

8

Press

IP Setting

.

9

Select

Static

and then enter

IP Address

,

Subnet Mask

and

Gateway

address fields. Touch the input area then, enter addresses by number keypad on the control panel.

Note

Contact the network administrator, if you are not sure how to configure.

10

Press

OK

.

Note

You can also set up the network settings through the network administration programs.

SyncThru™ Web Admin Service

: Web-based printer management solution for network administrators.

SyncThru™

Web Admin Service

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 from http:// solution.samsungprinter.com

.

SyncThru™ Web Service

: Web server embedded on your network print server, which allows you to:

- Configure the network parameters necessary for the machine to connect to various network environments.

- Customize email settings and set up address book for scanning to email.

- Customize server settings and set up address book for scanning to the FTP or SMB servers.

- Customize printer, copy, and fax settings.

SetIP

: Utility program allowing you to select a network interface and manually configure the IP addresses for use with the TCP/IP protocol. You can only use IPv4 setting for Set IP .

See

page 3.4 for "Using the SetIP program".

Installing the software

You have to install the machine software for printing and scanning. The software includes drivers, applications, and other user friendly programs.

Note

• The following procedure is for when the machine is being used as a network machine. If you want to connect a machine with a USB cable, refer to

Software section

.

• The following procedure is based on the Windows XP operating system. The procedure and popup window which appears during the installation may differ depending on the operating system, the printer feature, or the interface in use.

(See

Software section

.)

1

Make sure that the network setup for your machine is completed.

(Page 3.2) All applications should be closed on your computer

before beginning installation.

2

Insert the Printer Software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

3

The CD-ROM should automatically run, and an installation window appears. Click

Next

.

• If the installation window does not appear, click

Start

>

Run

. Type

X:\

Setup.exe

, replacing “X” with the letter which represents your drive and click

OK

.

• If you use Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server

R2, click

Start

>

All Programs

>

Accessories

>

Run

.

Type X:\

Setup.exe

replacing “X” with the letter which represents your drive and click

OK

.

• If the

AutoPlay

window appears in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and

Windows 2008 Server R2, click

Run Setup.exe

in

Install or run program

field, and click

Continue

in the

User Account Control

windows.

4

Click

Next

.

• Select a language from the drop-down list, if necessary.

3

.3

<Getting Started>

5

Select

Typical installation for a network printer

, and then click

Next

.

6

The list of printers available on the network appears. Select the printer you want to install from the list and then click

Next

.

7

After the installation is finished, a window appears asking you to print a test page and to register yourself as a user of Samsung printers in order to receive information from Samsung. If you so desire, select the corresponding checkbox(es) and click

Finish

.

Note

• If your printer does not work properly after the installation, try to reinstall the printer driver. See

Software section

.

• During the printer driver installation process, the driver installer detects the location information for your operating system and sets the default paper size for your machine. If you use a different Windows location, you must change the paper size to match the paper you usually use. Go to printer properties to change the paper size after installation is complete.

Using the SetIP program

This program is for the network IP setting using the MAC address which is the hardware serial number of the network printer card or interface.

Especially, it is for the network administrator to set several network IPs at the same time. The following procedure is based on windows XP.

Note

• You can only use

SetIP

program when your machine is connected to a network.

• You can only use IPv4 setting for Set IP.

• If you are in a non-static IP address environment and need to setup a DHCP network protocol, go to the http:// developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/download/ , select the program Bonjour for Windows due to your computer operating system, and install the program. This program will allow you to fix the network parameter automatically. Follow the instruction in the installation window. This Bonjour program does not support Linux

• If you click the

Advanced

button, you can search a printer with the

SNMP Community Name

. Default name is ‘public’.

• 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 port name and the IP address for the printer.

To verify your printer’s IP address or the MAC address, print a

Network Configuration page. (See page 13.1 for "Printing a machine report")

• To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select

Shared

Printer [UNC]

and enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer by clicking the

Browse

button.

Note

• If you are not sure of IP address, contact your network

administrator or print network information. (See

page 13.1 for "Printing a machine report")

• If you cannot find your machine in network, please turn off the firewall and click

Update

.

Installing the program

1

Insert the driver CD provided along with your machine. When the driver CD runs automatically, close the window.

2

Start

Windows Explorer

and open the X drive. (X represents your

CD-ROM drive.)

3

Double click

Application

>

SetIP

.

4

Double click

Setup.exe

to install this program.

5

Select the language.

6

Follow the instructions in the window and complete the installation.

Starting the program

7

From the Windows

Start

menu, select

Programs

>

Samsung

Printers

>

SetIP

>

SetIP

.

3

.4

<Getting Started>

8

Select the name of your printer and click .

Note

If you cannot find your printer name, click to refresh the list.

9

Enter the network interface's MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and then click

Apply

.

Note

If you do not know the network interface's MAC address,

print the machine's network information report. (See

page 13.1 for "Printing a machine report")

10

Click

OK

to confirm the settings.

11

Click

Exit

to close the

SetIP

program.

Altitude adjustment

The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined by the height of the machine above sea level. The following information will guide you on how to set your machine to the best print quality or best quality of print.

Before you set the altitude value, find the altitude where you are using the machine.

Value

High 3

High 2

High 1

Normal

0

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab.

5

Press

Altitude Adjustment

.

6

Select appropriate option, and then click

OK

.

Note

Log in to the

SyncThru™ Web Service

as an administrator.

(see page 13.9.)

Click

Settings

>

Machine Settings

>

System

>

Setup

>

Altitude Adj

.

Machine's basic settings

After installation is complete, you may want to set the machine's default settings. Check the next explanation if you would like to set or change values.

Setting the authentication password

To set your machine up or change the settings, you have to login. To change password, follow the next steps.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password. Touch the password input area, then the question marks appears, use the number keypad on the control panel to enter the password. Then, press

OK

. (Factory setting:1111)

4

Press the

Setup

tab >

Security

5

Press

Change Admin. Password

.

6

Enter old and new password, and then confirm the new password.

7

Press

OK

.

Setting the date and time

When you set the time and date, they are used in Delay fax and Delay

Print, also they are printed on reports. If, however, they are not correct, you need to change it for correct time being.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

.5

<Getting Started>

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab >

Date & Time

>

Date&Time

.

5

Select date and time using left/right arrows. Or touch the insert area and use the numeric keypad on the control panel.

6

Press

OK

.

Note

To change the format of date and time, press

Date Format

and

Time Format

.

Changing the display language

To change the language that appears on the display, refer to the following steps.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab.

5

Press the down arrow to switch the screen and press

Language

.

6

Select the desired language.

7

Press

OK

.

Setting job timeout

When there is no input for a certain period of time, the machine exits the current location. You can set the amount of time the machine will wait.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab.

5

Press

Timers

.

6

Select

System Timeout

.

7

Select

On

.

8

Select a duration using left/right arrows.

9

Press

OK

.

Using power saving feature

The machine provides power saving features.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab.

5

Press down arrow to switch the screen, press

Power Saver

.

6

Select appropriate option and time.

Low Power Save

: Keeps the temperature of the fuser unit under

100 °C, and turns off the fans within the machine except a core fan for the fuser unit.

Power Save

: Turns off all the fans even for the fuser unit after certain time.

Auto Wake

: The machine automatically wakes up from the power save mode on the time you have set.

7

Press

OK

.

Setting the default tray and paper

You can select the tray and paper you would like to keep using for printing

job. (Page 12.2)

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab.

5

Press the down arrow to switch the screen and press

Tray

Management

.

6

Select tray and its options such as paper size and type.

7

Press

OK

.

3

.6

<Getting Started>

Note

If the optional tray is not installed, the tray options on the screen is grayed out.

Changing the default settings

You can set the default values for copy, fax, email, scan and paper all at once.

1

Press

Machine Setup

on the control panel.

2

Press

Admin Setting

.

3

When the login message appears, enter password with number keypad and press

OK

. (Page 3.5)

4

Press the

General

tab >

Default Settings

>

Default Option

.

5

Press the function you want to change, and change its settings.

6

Click

PCL

.

7

Select your preferred font in the

Symbol set

list.

8

Click

Apply

.

Note

Following information shows the proper font list for corresponding languages.

• Russian: CP866, ISO 8859/5 Latin Cyrillic

• Hebrew: Hebrew 15Q, Hebrew-8, Hebrew-7 (Israel only)

• Greek: ISO 8859/7 Latin Greek, PC-8 Latin/Greek

• Arabic & Farsi: HP Arabic-8, Windows Arabic, Code Page 864,

Farsi, ISO 8859/6 Latin Arabic

• OCR : OCR-A, OCR-B

Understanding the keyboard

You can enter alphabet characters, numbers, or special symbols using the keyboard on the touch screen. This keyboard is specially arranged like a normal keyboard for better usability for the user.

Touch the input area where you need to enter characters and the keyboard pops up on the screen. The keyboard below is the default showing the lowercase letters.

For example, if you want to change the default setting of the brightness & darkness for a copy job, press

Copy

>

Darkness

and adjust the brightness & darkness.

6

Press

OK

.

Changing the font setting

Your machine has preset the font for your region or country.

If you want to change the font or set the font for special condition such as the DOS environment, you can change the font setting as follows:

1

Ensure that you have installed the printer driver from the provided software CD.

2

Double-click the

Smart Panel

icon on the Windows task bar (or

Notification Area in Linux). You can also click

Smart Panel

on the status bar in Mac OS X.

3

Click

Printer Setting

.

If your machine is connected to a network,

SyncThru™ Web

Service

screen appears automatically.

4

Log in to the

SyncThru™ Web Service

as an administrator. (See

"Managing your machine from the website" on page 9.)

5

Click

Settings

>

Machine Settings

>

Printer

.

3

.7

<Getting Started>

1

: Moves the cursor between characters in the input area.

2

Backspace

: Deletes the character on the left side of the cursor.

3

Delete

: Deletes the character on the right side of the cursor.

4

Clear

: Deletes all characters in the input area.

5

Input area

: Enters letters within this line.

6

7

Shift

: Toggles between lowercase keys and uppercase keys or vice versa.

Symbols

: Switches from the alphanumeric keyboard to the symbol keyboard.

Space

: Enters a blank between characters.

8

9

OK

: Saves and closes input result.

10 Cancel

: Cancels and closes input result.

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Key Features

  • Business Laser Colour printing
  • 600 x 9600 DPI
  • A4 38 ppm
  • Colour copying Colour scanning Colour faxing
  • USB port Ethernet LAN
  • Internal memory: 1024 MB
  • 71.5 kg

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