Samsung 3560 manual Changing the Printer Connection Method

9Click the Connection tab and ensure that the printer port is set properly. If it is not, change the device setting.

Changing the Printer Connection Method

If you change the printer connection method from USB to parallel or vice versa while in use, you must reconfigure your Linux printer by adding the printer to your system. Take the following steps:

1Make sure that you connect the printer to your computer. Turn both the computer and the printer on.

2When 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 a new printer to the printing system. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.

10You can use the Settings tab and the Queue tab to view	3
the printer’s current settings. If necessary, you can change
the settings.
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NOTE: Options may differ depending on the printer in use.
The Description and the Location field in the Queue screen
may not appear depending on the printing system in use.	5
11To exit, click OK.
12When the window indicates that the new printer is
successfully configured, click OK.
13The Linux Printer Configuration window reappears. From
the Info tab, you can view information about your printer
driver. If necessary, you can change the printer’s
configuration. For details about changing the printer’s
configuration, see “Using the Configuration Tool” on page
33.

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Using Your Printer in Linux

From the Startup Menu icon at the bottom of the desktop,

select Linux Printer and then Configuration Tool.

You can also access the Linux Printer Configuration window by typing in “linux-config” from the Terminal screen.

When the Linux Printer Configuration window appears,

click the Add Printer icon on the toolbar at the top of the window.

Click the Connection tab at the top of the Add a Printer window.

Ensure that the printer port is set properly. If it is not, change the device setting.

Click OK.