Samsung SCX-3200 User Guide - Page 70
Using the Smart Panel program, SmarThru, Understanding Smart Panel
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Maintenance tab This tab allows you to maintain your machine by upgrading firmware and setting contact information for sending emails. You can also connect to Samsung website or download drivers by selecting the Link menu. • Firmware Upgrade: You can upgrade your machine's firmware. • Contact Information: You can view the contact information. • Link: You can view the links to useful sites where you can download or check information. USING THE SMART PANEL PROGRAM The Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the machine status, and allows you to customize the machine's settings. For Windows and Macintosh, Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the machine software. For Linux, you can download Smart Panel from the Samsung website and install (See "Installing the Smart Panel" on page 28). To use this program, your computer has to meet the following system requirements: • Windows. Check that your computer's CPU, RAM and HDD meet or exceed specification (See "System requirements" on page 25). • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher. Check that your computer's CPU, RAM and HDD meet or exceed specification (See "System requirements" on page 25). • Linux. Check that your computer's CPU, RAM and HDD meet or exceed specification (See "System requirements" on page 25). • Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher for flash animation in HTML Help. If you need to know the exact model name of your machine, you can check the supplied software CD. Understanding Smart Panel If an error occurs while operating, you can check the error from the Smart Panel. You can also launch Smart Panel manually. Double-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar (in Windows), or Notification Area (in Linux). You can also click it on the status bar (in Mac OS X). Windows Double-click this icon in Windows. Macintosh Click this icon in Mac OS X. Linux Click this icon in Linux. Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > Samsung Printers > your printer driver name > Smart Panel. • If you have already installed more than one Samsung machine, first select the correct machine model you want in order to access the corresponding Smart Panel. Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select your machine. • The Smart Panel window and its contents shown in this user's guide may differ depending on the machine or operating system in use. The Smart Panel program displays the current status of the machine, the estimated level of toner remaining in each toner cartridge, and various other types of information. You can also change settings. Toner Level 1 You can view the level of toner remaining in each toner cartridge. The machine and the number of toner cartridge(s) shown in the above window may differ depending on the machine in use. Some machines do not have this feature. Buy Now 2 You can order replacement toner cartridge(s) from online. User's Guide You can view the online User's Guide. This button changes to Troubleshooting 3 Guide when error occurs. You can directly open the troubleshooting section in the user's guide. Printer Setting 4 You can configure various machine settings in the Printer Settings Utility window. Some machines do not have this feature. If you connect your machine to a network, the SyncThru™ Web Service window appears instead of the Printer Settings Utility window. Driver Setting You can set all of the machine options you need in the Printing Preferences window. This feature is 5 available only for Windows (See "Opening printing preferences" on page 55). Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select Options. Select the settings you want from the Options window. SMARTHRU The supplied software CD provides you with SmarThru. SmarThru offers you convenient features to use with your machine. Starting SmarThru Follow the steps below to start SmarThru. 1. Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other. 2. Once you have installed SmarThru, you will see the SmarThru icon on your desktop. Management tools_ 70