Samsung 1865, ML-1860 Using Samsung Printer Status Windows only, Samsung Printer Status overview

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Printer List

The printer list is displayed as icons.

 

 

 

 

Printer

This area gives you general information about your

 

Information

machine. You can check information, such as the

 

 

machine’s model name, IP address (or Port name),

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and machine status.

 

User’s Guide button: This button opens

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting Guide when an error

 

 

occurs. You can directly open the necessary

 

 

section in the user’s guide.

 

 

 

 

Application

Includes links for changing to the advanced

 

information

settings, preference, help, and about.

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The

button is used to change the user

 

 

 

 

interface to the advanced settings user

 

 

interface.

 

 

 

 

 

Quick links

Displays Quick links to machine specific

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functions. This section also includes links to

 

 

applications in the advanced settings.

 

 

 

 

Contents

Displays information about the selected machine,

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Area

remaining toner level, and paper. The information

 

will vary based on the machine selected. Some

 

 

 

 

machines do not have this feature.

 

 

 

 

Order

Click on the Order button from the supply ordering

6Supplies window. You can order replacement toner cartridge(s) from online.

Click the Help ( ) button from the upper-right corner of the window and click on any option you want to know about.

Using Easy Capture Manager

You can use the Easy Capture Manager program after installing Samsung Easy Printer Manager. Press Print Screen key on your keyboard. The Easy Capture Manager program appears. It helps you to gather screen fragments and to pack them in few pages instead of printing each fragment on a separate page, to print only you want to print and thus saving paper and toner.

Using Samsung Printer Status (Windows only)

The Samsung Printer Status is a program that monitors and informs you of the machine status.

The Samsung Printer Status window and its contents shown in this user’s guide may differ depending on the machine or operating system in use.

Check the operating system(s) that are compatible with your machine (see Basic guide).

Samsung Printer Status overview

If an error occurs while operating, you can check the error from the Samsung Printer Status. Samsung Printer Status is installed automatically when you install the machine software.

You can also launch Samsung Printer Status manually. Go to the Printing Preferences , click the Basic tab > Printer Status button.

These icons appear on the Windows task bar:

 

Icon

Mean

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

The machine is in ready mode and experiencing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no errors or warnings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning

The machine is in a state where an error might

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

occur in the future. For example, it might be in

 

 

 

 

toner low status, which may lead to toner empty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

status.

 

 

 

Error

The machine has at least one error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toner Level

You can view the level of toner remaining in

 

 

each toner cartridge. The machine and the

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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.

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Alert Settings

Select the settings you want from the options

 

window.

 

 

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Order Supplies

You can order replacement toner cartridge(s)

 

from online.

 

 

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Troubleshooting

You can directly open the troubleshooting

 

section in the user’s guide.

 

 

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Close

Close the window.

 

 

 

Using the Smart Panel program (Macintosh and Linux only)

Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the machine status, and allows you to customize the machine’s driver settings. For Macintosh, Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the machine software. For Linux, you can download the Smart Panel from the Samsung website (See "Installing the SmartPanel" on page 26).

To use this program, your computer has to meet the following system requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher. Check that your computers CPU, RAM, and HDD meet or exceed spec. (See "System requirements" on page 23.)

Linux. Check that your computers CPU, RAM, and HDD meet or exceed spec.

e. (See "System requirements" on page 23.)

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