Samsung SCX-4521FG manual Installing Printer Software, Programs for Windows, Macintosh Driver

Installing Printer Software

After you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer, you must install the printer software. If you are a Windows or Macintosh OS, install the software from the supplied CD and if you are a Linux OS user, download the software from the Samsung website (www.samsung.com/printer) and install. For details, see Software User’s Guide.:

Programs for Windows

To use your machine as a printer and scanner in Windows, you must install the MFP driver. You can install selectively or all the following components:

•Printer driver- Use this driver to take full advantage of your printer’s features.

•Scan driver- TWAIN and Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) driver are available for scanning documents on your machine.

•Printer Settings Utility- Use this program to create phonebook entries and configure the destination of the scan button. You can also update the firmware of the machine.

•SmarThru- It is the accompanying Windows-based software for your multifunctional machine. Allows you to edit a scanned image in many ways using a powerful image editor and to send the image by e-mail. You can also open another image editor program installed in your Windows, like Adobe PhotoShop, from SmarThru.

For details, please refer to the onscreen help supplied on the SmarThru program.

Macintosh Driver

You can print and scan in Macintosh using your machine.

Linux Driver

You can print and scan in Linux using your machine.

System requirements

Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements.

Windows

Your machine supports the following Windows operating systems.

Operating	Requirement (recommended)
System	CPU	RAM	free HDD
			space
Windows	Pentium II 400 MHz	64 MB	600 MB
2000	(Pentium III 933 MHz)	(128 MB)
Windows	Pentium III 933 MHz	128 MB	1.5 GB
XP	(Pentium IV 1 GHz)	(256 MB)
Windows	Pentium III 933 MHz	128 MB	1.25 GB to
2003	(Pentium IV 1 GHz)	(512 MB)	2 GB
Server
Windows	Pentium IV 1 GHz	512 MB	10 GB
2008	(Pentium IV 2 GHz)	(2048 MB)
Server
Windows	Pentium IV 3 GHz	512 MB	15 GB
Vista		(1024 MB)
Windows 7	Pentium IV 1 GHz 32-bit	1 GB	16 GB
	or 64-bit processor or	(2 GB)
	higher

•Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory(to enable the Aero theme).

•DVD-R/W Drive

Windows	Pentium IV 1 GHz(x86)	512 MB	10 GB
Server	or 1.4GHz(x64)	(2048MB)
2008 R2	processors(2GHz or
	faster)

NOTE:

•Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for all Windows operating systems.

•Users who have an administrator right can install the software.

2.7 Getting Started