Samsung ML-2010 Series 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 includes:

• 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

• Redhat 6.2/7.0/7.1 and above

• Linux Mandrake 7.1/8.0 and above

• SuSE 6.4/7.0/7.1 and above

• Debian 2.2 and above

• Caldera OpenLinux 2.3/2.4 and above

• Turbo Linux 6.0 and above

• Slackware 7.0/7.1 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

N

OTES

:

• The Linux printer’s properties window that appears in this

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

However the composition of the properties is similar.

• You can check your printer name in the supplied CD-

ROM.

Contents

Main Page Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE Page C I S ETTING UP YOUR P USING PRINT MATERIALS M AINTAINING YOUR P S OLVING P S Important Precautions and Safety Information Page Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement Ozone Safety Power Saver Recycling Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Radio Frequency Emissions FCC regulations Canadian Radio Interference Regulations Declaration of Conformity (European Countries) Approvals and Certifications Page Page Special Features Print with excellent quality and high speed Handle paper flexibly Create professional documents Save your time and money Printer Driver Features I 1.4 Printer Components Front View Page Understanding the Control Panel On Line/Error and Toner Save LEDs Cancel button Setting Up Your Printer Unpacking Selecting a Location Installing the Toner Cartridge Page Page Loading Paper Page Connecting a Printer Cable Turning the Printer on Printing a Demo Page Installing Printer Software . If you are printing from Windows System Requirements Using Print Materials Choosing Paper and Other Materials Type, Input Sources and Capacities Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials Page Page Verifying the Output Location Loading Paper Using the Tray Using the Manual Tray Printing on Special Materials Page Canceling a Print Job To stop a print job from the Control Panel To stop a print job from the Printers folder Page Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Toner cartridge storage Toner cartridge life expectancy Saving toner Redistributing Toner Page Replacing the Toner Cartridge Using the Toner Save Mode From the Control Panel From the Printer Properties Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Outside Cleaning the Inside Cleaning inside the printer Page Page Consumables and Replacement Parts Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist Solving General Printing Problems Page Page Clearing Paper Jams In the Paper Exit Area Page In the Paper Feed Area In the Manual Tray Around the Toner Cartridge Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems Print Quality Checklist Solving Print Quality Problems Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting Error Messages LED status legend Common Windows Problems Common Macintosh Problems Common Linux Problems Page Page Page Page Printer Specifications Paper Specifications Overview Supported Sizes of Paper Guidelines for Using Paper Paper Specifications Paper Output Capacity Printer and Paper Storage Environment I C D E I U Page C INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IN WINDOWS B ASIC P A DVANCED P SHARING THE PRINTER LOCALLY USING STATUS MONITOR U SING Y OUR PRINTER IN L USING YOUR PRINTER WITH A MACINTOSH 1 Software in Windows Installing Printer Software Changing the Software Language Reinstalling Printer Software . Removing Printer Software 2 Printing a Document 7 Printer Settings Layout Tab Orientation Layout Options Paper Tab Copies Size Scaling Graphics Tab Extras Tab About Tab Printer Tab Using a Favorite Setting Using Help 3 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing) 13 Printing Posters N Printing Booklets 14 Printing on Both Sides of Paper (Manual Duplex) , 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 20 4 Locally Setting Up a Host Computer Setting Up a Client Computer Using Status Monitor 5 N : Opening the Troubleshooting Guide 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 27 7 : a Macintosh Installing Software for Macintosh Install the Printer driver Setting Up the Printer For a Network-connected Macintosh For a USB-connected Macintosh Printing Printing a Document Changing Printer Settings Layout Setting Printer Features Setting Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper I A B D E T U W