Software overview, Supplied software, Printer driver features – Samsung ML-2850 User Manual
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Software overview
This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your
printer. Further details about installing and using the software are
explained in the Software Section.
This chapter includes:
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Supplied 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.
OS
Contents
Windows
• Printer driver: Use this driver to take full advantage
of your printer’s features.
• Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor
the printer’s status and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
• Printer Settings Utility: This program is
automatically installed when you install the Smart
Panel.
• PCL6 driver: Use this driver to print documents in
the PCL6, PCL5e language.
• Postscript Printer Description (PPD) file: Use the
PostScript driver to print documents with complex
fonts and graphics in the PostScript language.
• Set IP: Use this program to set your printer’s TCP/
IP addresses.
• User’s Guide in PDF
Linux
• Printer driver: Use this driver to run your printer
from a Linux computer and print documents.
• Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor
the printer’s status and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
Macintosh
• Printer driver: Use this driver to run your printer
from a Macintosh computer and print documents.
• Smart Panel: This program allows you to monitor
the printer’s status and alerts you when an error
occurs during printing.
Printer driver features
Your printer drivers support the following standard features:
• Paper source selection
• Paper size, orientation and type
• Number of copies
In addition, you can use various special printing features. The following
table shows a general overview of features supported by your printer
drivers:
Feature
PCL 6
PostScript
Windows
Windows
Macintosh
Linux
Toner save
O
O
O
O
Print quality
option
O
O
O
O
Poster
printing
O
X
X
X
Multiple
pages per
sheet (N-up)
O
O
O
O
(2, 4)
Fit to page
printing
O
O
O
O
Scale printing
O
O
O
O
Watermark
O
X
X
X
Overlay
O
X
X
X