Samsung ML-6512ND-XAA - Manual (Page 70)

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Understanding Smart Panel
If an error occurs while printing, you can check the error from the Smart
Panel.
You can also launch Smart Panel manually. Double-click the Smart Panel
icon on the Windows task bar (in Windows), or Notification Area (in Linux).
You can also click it on the status bar (in Mac OS X).
Windows Double-click this icon in Windows.
Mac Click this icon in Mac OS X.
Linux Click this icon in Linux.
Or, if you are a Windows user, you can launch it from the Start menu, select
Programs or All Programs > Samsung Printers > your machine name >
Smart Panel.
• If you have already installed more than one Samsung machine,
first select the correct machine model you want in order to access
the corresponding Smart Panel.
Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart
Panel icon and select your machine.
• The Smart Panel window and its contents shown in this user’s
guide may differ depending on the machine or operating system in
use.
The Smart Panel program displays the current status of the machine, the
estimated level of toner remaining in the toner cartridge(s), and various
other types of information. You can also change settings.
1
Toner Level View the level of toner remaining in the toner car-
tridge(s). The machine and the number of toner
cartridge(s) shown in the above window may differ
depending on the machine in use. Some machines
do not have this feature.
2
Buy Now Order replacement toner cartridge(s) online.
3
User’s Guide View User’s Guide.
This button changes to Troubleshooting
Guide when error occurs. You can directly
open troubleshooting section in the user’s
guide.
4
Printer Set-
ting
Configure various machine settings in the Printer
Settings Utility window. Some machines do not
have this feature.
If you connect your machine to a network,
the SyncThru™ Web Service window
appears instead of the Printer Settings Utility
window.
5
Driver Setting Set all of the machine options you need in the
Printing Preferences window. This feature is
available only for Windows (See "Opening printing
preferences" on page 52).
Changing the Smart Panel Program Settings
Right-click (in Windows or Linux) or click (in Mac OS X) the Smart Panel
icon and select Options. Select the settings you want from the Options
window.
USING THE UNIFIED LINUX DRIVER CONFIGU-
RATOR
Unified Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring
machine devices. You need to install Unified Linux Driver to use Unified
Driver Configurator (See "Installing the Linux Unified Driver" on page 34).
After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the Unified Driver Configu-
rator icon will automatically be created on your desktop.
Opening the Unified Driver Configurator
1. Double-click the Unified Driver Configurator on the desktop.
You can also click the Startup Menu icon and select Samsung Unified
Driver > Unified Driver Configurator.
2. Click each button on the left to switch to the corresponding configuration
window.
1 Printers Configu-
ration
2 Ports Configura-
tion
To use the on screen help, click Help.
3. After changing the configurations, click Exit to close the Unified Driver
Configurator.