Samsung SPP 2040 manual Printing from a Windows- based computer, What does Spooling mean?

Printing from a Windows- based computer

You can print images from an application on a Windows-based PC.

Print order may vary depending on the program in use. For details about print order, see the program user's guide.

To print from a Macintosh, see page 5.26-Printing from a Macintosh.

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Open the application and then the file you want to print.

Select 'Print' in 'File' menu. The print screen appears.

Check if the printer name is selected as 'Samsung SPP-2040 Series' or 'Samsung SPP-2020 Series.'

You can print the selected images by selecting the printer icon in the bottom right corner of the Windows desktop or by selecting 'Print' from the application's File menu.

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3 Select the number of copies and the page range to be printed. Click 'Print' or 'OK' to start printing. The file(s) to be printed are stored on the hard disk(Spooling) and the images begin printing in order.

Click 'Properties' to access the various functions of the driver. These are displayed as 'Setup' or 'Printer options,' depending on the program in use.

For details, see page 5.13-Opening the Properties screen.

Make sure that the image direction and the paper direction you set are in the same direction. Use the Preview mode in your application to check the image direction to be printed.

What does 'Spooling' mean?

'SPOOL' stands for 'Simultaneous peripheral operation on-line.' When you make multiple print commands, the images are stored on the hard disk until actually printed. When a program uses the spool function, the user can do other work while images are being printed.

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