Samsung SCX-4623F User Guide - Page 83

USING THE SMART PANEL PROGRAM Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the machine status, and allows you to customize the machine's settings. For Winodws and Macintosh, Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the machine software. For Linux, you can download Smart Panel from Samsung website and install (See "Installing the SmartPanel" on page 32). To use this program, you need the following system requirements: • Windows. Check for windows operating system(s) compatible with your machine (See "System requirements" on page 30). • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher. • Linux. Check for Linux systems that are compatible with your machine (See "System requirements" on page 30). • 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 printing, 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 level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge(s), and various other types of information. You can also change settings. Toner Level 1 View the level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge(s). 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. 2 Buy Now Order replacement toner cartridge(s) online. User's Guide View User's Guide. This button changes to Troubleshooting 3 Guide when error occurs. You can directly open troubleshooting section in the user's guide. Printer Setting 4 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 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 53). Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Find solutions for problems by using the Troubleshooting Guide. Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel icon and select Troubleshooting Guide. 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. 3. Double-click the SmarThru icon. Management tools_ 83