Samsung CLP-600 6

Using Your Printer in Linux

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6Using Your Printer in

Linux

You can use your printer in a Linux environment.

This chapter include s:

• System Requirements

• Installing the Printer Driver

• Changing the Printer Connection Method

• Uninstalling the Printer Driver

• Using the Configuration Tool

• Changing LLPR Properties

System Requirements

Supported OS

• R ed hat 7. 1 and abov e

• Linux Mandrake 8.0 and above

• SuSE 7.1 and above

• Caldera OpenLinux 3.1 and above

• Turbo Linux 7.0 and above

• Slackware 8.1 and above

Recommended Capacities

• Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher

• RAM 256 MB or higher

•HDD 1 GB or higher

Software

• Glibc 2.1 or higher

• GTK+ 1.2 or higher

•GhostScript

OTES

• The Linux printer’s properties window that ap pears in this

User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.

However the comp osition of the properties is similar.

• You can check your printer name in the supplied

Printer software CD.

Contents

Main Page ii Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE iii C 1. Introduction 2. Setting Up Your Printer 3. Using the Control Panel 4. Using Print Materials 6. Maintaining Your Printer 7. Solving Problems 8. Using Your Printer on a Network (CLP-600N only) 9. Installing Printer Options 10. Specifications Important Precautions and Safety Information W Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement Ozone Safety Recycling C Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) Radio Frequency Emissions Regulatory Compliance Statements Wireless Guidance vii Replacing the Fitted Plug (for UK Only) I W I 1 Special Features Print in color with excellent quality and speed Use mu lt iple types of me di a ea si ly Create pro fessional docume nts Printer Components : Front View Right Side View 2 Unpacking Installing the Toner Cartridges C Loading Paper Changing the Size of the Paper in the Tray N Connecting a Printer Cable For Local Printing For Ne twork Pri nting Using an Ethernet Cable C Turning the Printer On : Printing a Demo Page Changing the Display Language Installing the Printer Software N . Printer Driver Features 3 Understanding the Control Panel Display Buttons Page Using Control Panel Menus 600N Only) Accessing Control Panel Menus Overview of Control Panel Menus Information Menu Color Menu Printer Menu Setup Menu Network Menu Page 4 Choosing Paper and Other Materials Sizes and Capacities Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials Loading Paper Using Tray1 Using the Optional Tray Using the Multi-purpose Tray Using the Manual Feed Printing on Special Print Materials Printing on Envelopes Printing on Labels Printing on Preprinted Paper Printing on Card Stock or Custom- sized Materials Custom Basic Printing 5. 5 Printing a Document Canceling a Print Job 6 Printer Printing a Configuration Page If you have an CLP-600: If you have an CLP-600N: Replacing Supplies Managing Toner Cartridges Toner Cartridge Storage Toner Cartridge Life Expectancy Redistributing Toner Page Replacing Toner Cartridges Repl ac in g the Paper Tr a ns fer Belt Page Replacing the Fuser U n it Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Outside of the Printer Cleaning the Inside of the Printer Managing the Printer from the Website 7 Troubleshooting Checklist Solving General Printing Problems Page Clearing Paper Jams In the Paper Feed Area In the Multi-purpose Tray Inside the Printer In the Paper Exit Area Page In the Optional Tray 2 Page Page Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems Dropouts Toner specks Light or faded print Vertical lines Color or Black background Curl or wave Page skew Toner smear Understanding Display Messages Page Page Common Windows Problems Common Macintosh Problems Common Linux Problems Page 8 Network About Sharing the Printer on a Network Locally-Shared Printer Wired Network-connected Printer Printing a Network Configuration Page Setting Network Protocols Config uri ng T CP/I P Static Addres si ng Dynamic Addressing (BO O T P/DH CP) Config uri ng IPX Fra m e Ty pes Restoring the Network Configuration Rebooting the Netwo rk Interface Card Configuring the Wireless Network Restoring th e Wireles s Configu ration Installing Printer Options 9. 9 Options Precautions When Installing Printer Options DISCONNECT T HE POWER CORD: DISCHARGE STATIC ELEC TRICITY: Install ing a Network Interf ac e Card Page Page Specifications Printer Specifications Paper Sp ecifications Overview Supported Sizes of Paper Tray1/ Tray2 Dimensions Weight Capacity Guidelines for Using Paper : Paper Specifications Paper Output Capacity Paper Input Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment Envelopes ( Envelopes with Doub le Si de Sea m s Envelop es wi t h Adh esive Strips or Flaps Envelope Margins I C E F L Page SOFTWARE SECTION C INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IN WINDOWS B ASIC P A DVANCED P SHARING THE PRINTER LOCALLY USING SMART PANEL U SING Y OUR PRINTER IN L USING YOUR PRINTER WITH A MACINTOSH Page 4 1 Software in Windows Installing Printer Software Installing Software for Local Printing Typical Installation 5 Custom Installation Page 7 Installing Software for Network Printing Typical Installation 8 Custom Installation T Changing the Software Language Reinstalling Printer Software If you installed the printer software for local printing and Removing Printer Software 2 Printing a Document Printer Settings Layout Tab 14 Paper Tab Source 15 Graphics Tab Quality Extras Tab About Tab Printer Tab Using a Favorite Setting Using Help 3 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) Printing Posters Printing Booklets 20 Printing on Both Sides of Paper Printer Setting , which is the conventional layout used in book binding. , which is the type often used with calendars. Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size Using Watermarks Using an Existing Watermark Creating a Watermark Editing a Watermark Deleting a Watermark Using Overlays What is an Overlay? Creating a New Page Overlay Using a Page Overlay Deleting a Page Overlay Sharing the Printer Locally 26 4 Locally Setting Up a Host Computer Setting Up a Client Computer Using Smart Panel 5 Understanding Smart Panel Toner Level Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Using Smart Panel Using Printer Settings Utility Using Onscreen Help Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings 29 6 Linux System Requirements Supported OS Recommended Capacities Installing the Printer Driver Changing the Printer Connection Method Uninstalling the Printer Driver Using the Configuration Tool Changing LLPR Properties Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 34 7 a Macintosh Installing Software for Macintosh Install the Printer driver Uninstalling the Printer driver Setting Up the Printer For a Network-connected Macintosh For a USB-connected Macintosh 36 Printing Printing a Document Changing Printer Settings Layout Setting 37 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper SOFTWARE SECTION I A B D E T U W