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Using Your Printer in Linux, Getting Started, Installing the Unified Linux Driver, Driver

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7 Using Your Printer in Linux You can use your machine in a Linux environment. This chapter includes: • Getting Started • Installing the Unified Linux Driver • Using the Unified Driver Configurator • Configuring Printer Properties • Printing a Document Getting Started The supplied CD-ROM provides you with Samsung's Unified Linux Driver package for using your machine with a Linux computer. After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the driver package allows you to monitor a number of machine devices via fast ECP parallel ports and USB simultaneously. The Unified Linux Driver package 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 be carried onto your system and installed automatically; this is possible on a wide set of the most popular Linux clones. 3 Insert the printer software CD-ROM. The CD-ROM will automatically run. If the CD-ROM does not automatically run, click the icon at the bottom of the desktop. When the Terminal screen appears, type in: If the CD-ROM is secondary master and the location to mount is /mnt/cdrom, [root@localhost root]#mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/ cdrom [root@localhost root]#cd /mnt/cdrom/Linux [root@localhost root]#./install.sh NOTE: The installation program runs automatically if you have an autorun software package installed and configured. 4 When the welcome screen appears, click Next. 5 When the installation is complete, click Finish. Installing the Unified Linux Driver Installing the Unified Linux Driver 1 Make sure that you connect your machine to your computer. Turn both the computer and the machine on. 2 When the Administrator Login window appears, type 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. The installation program has added the Unified Driver Configurator desktop icon and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience. If you have any difficulties, consult the onscreen help that is available through your system menu or can otherwise be called from the driver package windows applications, such as Unified Driver Configurator. 27 Using Your Printer in Linux

Section	Page
Contents	5
Introduction	11
Special features	11
Printer overview	12
Front view	12
Rear view	13
Control panel overview	13
Finding more information	14
Selecting a location	14
System setup	15
Using control panel menus (ML-3051N, ML-3051ND only)	15
Accessing control panel menus	15
Menu overview	15
Information menu	16
Layout menu	16
Paper menu	17
Graphic menu	17
System Setup menu	18
Emulation menu	18
Network menu	20
Printing a demo page	20
Changing the display language (ML-3051N, ML- 3051ND only)	20
Using toner save mode	21
Using the control panel button	21
From the software application	21
Software overview	22
Supplied software	22
Printer driver features	23
System requirements	23
Network setup	25
Introduction	25
Via network administration programs	25
Via the control panel	25
Supported operating systems	25
Configuring TCP/IP	25
Static addressing	26
Dynamic addressing (BOOTP/DHCP)	26
Configuring EtherTalk	26
Configuring IPX frame types	26
Setting Ethernet speed	27
Restoring the network configuration	27
Printing a network configuration page	27
Loading print media	28
Selecting print media	28
Supported sizes of paper	29
Guidelines for selecting and storing print media	30
Loading paper	31
Using the tray 1 or the optional tray 2	32
Changing the size of the paper in the tray 1	32
Using the multi-purpose tray	33
Using manual feed mode	34
Selecting an output location	35
Printing to the output tray (Face down)	35
Printing to the rear cover (Face up)	35
Basic printing	36
Printing a document	36
Canceling a print job	36
Ordering supplies and accessories	37
Toner cartridges	37
Accessories	37
How to purchase	37
Maintenance	38
Printing information page	38
Cleaning the printer	38
Cleaning the outside of the printer	38
Cleaning the inside of the printer	38
Maintaining the toner cartridge	39
Checking the remaining toner (ML-3051N, ML-3051ND only)	39
Redistributing toner cartridge	40
Replacing the toner cartridge	40
Clearing the Toner Low Replace Toner message	41
Maintenance parts	41
Troubleshooting	42
Clearing paper jams	42
In the paper feed area	42
Around the toner cartridge	44
In the paper exit area	44
In the duplex unit area (ML-3051ND only)	45
Tips for avoiding paper jams	46
Troubleshooting checklist	47
Understanding the Status LED	47
Understanding display messages	48
Toner cartridge-related messages	49
Solving general printing problems	50
Solving print quality problems	52
Common Windows problems	54
Common PostScript problems	54
Common Linux problems	55
Common Macintosh problems	55
Installing accessories	56
Precautions when installing accessories	56
Installing a memory DIMM	56
Setting the memory in the PostScript printer properties	57
Installing a wireless network interface card	57
Configuring the wireless network parameters	58
Specifications	60
Printer specifications	60
Index	61
Software section	63
Software section Contents	64
Installing Printer Software in Windows	67
Installing Printer Software	67
Installing Software for Local Printing	67
Installing Software for Network Printing	70
Reinstalling Printer Software	73
Removing Printer Software	74
Basic Printing	75
Printing a Document	75
Printer Settings	76
Layout Tab	76
Paper Tab	77
Graphics Tab	78
Extras Tab	79
About Tab	79
Printer Tab	79
Using a Favorite Setting	80
Using Help	80
Advanced Printing	81
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing)	81
Printing Posters	82
Printing Booklets	82
Printing on Both Sides of Paper	83
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document	83
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size	83
Using Watermarks	84
Using an Existing Watermark	84
Creating a Watermark	84
Editing a Watermark	84
Deleting a Watermark	84
Using Overlays	85
What is an Overlay?	85
Creating a New Page Overlay	85
Using a Page Overlay	85
Deleting a Page Overlay	85
Using Windows PostScript Driver	86
Printer Settings	86
Advanced	86
Using Help	86
Sharing the Printer Locally	87
Setting Up a Host Computer	87
Setting Up a Client Computer	87
Using Smart Panel	88
Understanding Smart Panel	88
Opening the Troubleshooting Guide	89
Using Printer Settings Utility	89
Using Onscreen Help File	89
Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings	89
Using Your Printer in Linux	90
Getting Started	90
Installing the Unified Linux Driver	90
Installing the Unified Linux Driver	90
Uninstalling the Unified Linux Driver	91
Using the Unified Driver Configurator	91
Opening the Unified Driver Configurator	91
Printers Configuration	92
Ports Configuration	92
Configuring Printer Properties	93
Printing a Document	93
Printing from Applications	93
Printing Files	94
Using Your Printer with a Macintosh	95
Installing printer driver for Macintosh	95
ML-3050 only	95
ML-3051N/ML-3050ND only	95
Setting Up the Printer	96
ML-3050 only	96
ML-3051N/ML-3050ND only	96
Printing	97
Printing a Document	97
Changing Printer Settings	97
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper	98
Duplex Printing	99

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Using Your Printer in Linux

Using Your Printer in

Linux

You can use your machine in a Linux environment.

This chapter includes:

•

Getting Started

•

Installing the Unified Linux Driver

•

Using the Unified Driver Configurator

•

Configuring Printer Properties

•

Printing a Document

Getting Started

The supplied CD-ROM provides you with Samsung’s Unified

Linux Driver package for using your machine with a Linux

computer.

After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the driver

package allows you to monitor a number of machine devices via

fast ECP parallel ports and USB simultaneously.

The Unified Linux Driver package 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 be carried onto

your system and installed automatically; this is possible on a

wide set of the most popular Linux clones.

Installing the Unified Linux

Driver

Installing the Unified Linux Driver

Make sure that you connect your machine to your

computer. Turn both the computer and the machine on.

When the Administrator Login window appears, type in

root

in the Login field and enter the system password.

OTE

: 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.

Insert the printer software CD-ROM. The CD-ROM will

automatically run.

If the CD-ROM does not automatically run, click the

icon at the bottom of the desktop. When the Terminal

screen appears, type in:

If the CD-ROM is secondary master and the location to

mount is /mnt/cdrom,

[root@localhost root]#mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/

cdrom

[root@localhost root]#cd /mnt/cdrom/Linux

[root@localhost root]#./install.sh

OTE

: The installation program runs automatically if you

have an autorun software package installed and configured.

When the welcome screen appears, click

When the installation is complete, click

Finish

The installation program has added the Unified Driver

Configurator desktop icon and Samsung Unified Driver

group to the system menu for your convenience. If you

have any difficulties, consult the onscreen help that is

available through your system menu or can otherwise be

called from the driver package windows applications,

such as

Unified Driver Configurator