Using the Status Monitor, Opening the Status Monitor | Samsung 1740

Using the Status Monitor

If you installed the Status Monitor software, you can check the current status of the printer whenever you want. If an error occurs in your printer, the Status Monitor window appears, showing the error.

Opening the Status Monitor

1Double click the Status monitor icon on the Windows task bar.

Double click this icon.

Or, select Programs from Start, Samsung ML-1740 Series , and Samsung Printer Status Monitor.

2The Samsung ML-1740 Series Status monitor window appears.

You can change the Status Monitor program setting.

To use Help, click this icon.

You can check the version of the Status Monitor.

4.26 PRINTING TASKS

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Samsung Using the Status Monitor, Opening the Status Monitor, Samsung ML-1740 Series Status monitor window appears

Contents

Page Page Contents Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper Printing on Card Stock or Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the Inside Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When PrintingRedistributing Toner Replacing the Toner Cartridge Appendix Environmental and Safety Consideration Ozone Safety Radio Frequency Emissions Introduction Print with excellent quality and high speed Special FeaturesHandle paper flexibly Create professional documents Save your time and money Print in various environmentsYou can print in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Front View Printer Components Rear View Inside View On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs Understanding the Control PanelDescription Function Description Cancel button Introduction Setting Up Your Printer Components may differ from one country to another Unpacking Selecting a Location Select a level, stable place with adequate space for airYour desk or table Installing the Toner Cartridge Setting UP Your Printer Loading Paper Load paper with the print side facing down Make sure that all four corners are flat in the traySlide the tray back into the printer Changing the Paper Size in the Tray Connecting a Printer Cable Using a Parallel CableSee your computer User’s Guide if you need help Using a USB Cable Turning the Printer on Printing a Demo If you are printing from Windows Installing Printer SoftwareIf you are printing from Macintosh If you are printing in Linux Printer Driver Features Printer Driver FeatureWatermark feature is not supported on Mac OS 9.1 or higher Installing Printer Software Installing Printer software in WindowsSystem Requirements If the CD-ROM drive does not automatically run Setting UP Your Printer Checkbox and click Finish. You are now accessed to Select Samsung ML-1740 Series and then Printer Maintenance Repairing the Printer software Removing the Printer software Changing the Display LanguageSelect Samsung ML-1740 Series and Language Selection Select Samsung ML-1740 Series and View User’s Guide Viewing the User’s Guide Using Print Materials Choosing Paper and Other Materials Size Input Source/Capacitya Tray Sizes and Capacities Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials Printing to the Top Output Tray Face down Selecting the Output Location To open the rear output tray Printing to the Rear Output Tray Face up Using the Tray Repeat this step for every page to be printed Using the Manual Feeder Double-click this icon to view Queue of the print jobs Adjust the guide to the edge of the envelope stack Printing on EnvelopesGuidelines Using Print Materials Printing on Labels Printing on Transparencies Using Print Materials Printing on Card Stock or Custom-sized Materials Printing on Preprinted Paper Load with the design face up, top edge towards the printer Using Print Materials Printing Tasks Printing a Document Landscape There are two ways to cancel a print job Canceling a Print JobPress the Cancel button on the control panel To stop a print job from the Control Panel Using Help Using a Favorite SettingFrom the Document menu, select Cancel Printing Windows 9x/Me or Cancel Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Property Description Setting Paper Properties Color Paper From the Control Panel Using the Toner Save Mode From the software application Select this optionClick OK Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N-Up Printing Select the page order, if necessary Scaling Your Document Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Printing Posters Printing Tasks Setting Graphic Properties ResolutionToner Save Advanced Options Darkness Advanced ➂ True-Type Options Printing Watermarks Using an existing Watermark Creating a Watermark Click Update to save the changes Click OK Editing a WatermarkDeleting a Watermark What is an Overlay? Printing OverlaysCreating a New Page Overlay Printing Tasks Using a Page Overlay Deleting a Page Overlay Click Delete OverlayClick OK until you exit the Print window Using the Status Monitor Opening the Status MonitorSamsung ML-1740 Series Status monitor window appears Top of the window regardless of other open programs Changing the Status Monitor Program Setting Setting Up Host Computer Setting Up Locally Shared PrinterSetting Up Client PC Windows 9x/Me Windows NT/2000/XP Printing Tasks Maintaining Your Printer Toner cartridge storage Maintaining the Toner CartridgeToner cartridge life expectancy Saving toner Redistributing Toner Replacing the Toner Cartridge Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the PrinterCleaning the Inside Cleaning inside the printer Maintaining Your Printer Printing a cleaning sheet Items Yield Average Consumables and Replacement Parts Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist Check SolutionLine/Error LED is on Problem Possible Cause Solution Solving General Printing Problems Specifications required by the printer Reinstall the printer driver seeSelect the desired spool setting Settings matches the paper in the tray Then back on again Text is wrong But are blank Defective or out Toner Pages print Toner cartridge isDownload as Bit Image Print Wrong Clearing Paper Jams Paper Exit AreaWater as hot water will set the toner into the fabric Solving Problems Paper Feed Area Around the Toner Cartridge Select 90 degrees Click Solving Print Quality Problems Print Quality ChecklistTips for Avoiding Paper Jams Light or faded Solving Print Quality ProblemsPrint Dropouts Toner smear Problem Solution Black pages Wrinkles or Remove the paper and turn it around If horizontally aligned black streaks or smears appearCurl Troubleshooting Error Messages LED pattern Possible Problems and SolutionsLED status legend Problem Possible Cause and Solution Common Windows Problems Problems in the Chooser Common Macintosh ProblemsPrinting Errors Does not appear Printer is turned on Chooser /etc/printcap file Common Linux Problems Memory usage Length of the option string that can be passed toAm trying to print a Rotated and cropped Error messages printing Errors Owning the spooler daemon On my PCL or SPLYour software vendor to inform them of the issue Printing Solving Problems Appendix Installing Software in Macintosh Using Your Printer in MacintoshMacintosh Hardware Requirement Macintosh System Requirement Installing Software Mac OS 8.6 ~Click Continue and then click Continue Click Install After the installation is finished, click RestartMac OS After installation is completed, click Restart Click Continue Installation Setting Up Your Printer Printing a Document Saves the current Using Advanced Printing Features Click Print when you finish setting the optionsMac OS 8.6 ~ Darkness/Quality LayoutColor Paper Source Background Printing Output Option Layout Output Option Print Quality Paper Source Summary Summary Print Quality Using Your Printer in Linux Installing the Printer DriverInstalling the Printer Driver Appendix Appendix Appendix Changing the Printer Connection Method Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall Uninstalling the Printer Driver Using the Configuration Tool Appendix Changing Llpr Properties Appendix Specifications and Description Printer Specifications Overview Paper Specifications Supported Sizes of Paper Paper Dimensionsa Weight Capacityb Symptom Problem with Solution Paper Guidelines for Using Paper Category Specifications Paper SpecificationsPaper Output Capacity Output Tray Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment Appendix Index Uninstall Visit us at Rev.1.00