Samsung SCX-4321 - Manuals

v Important Precautions and Safety Information When using this machine, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock and injury to people: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Use common sense whenever operating electrical appliances. 3. Foll...

vii Ringer Equivalence Number The Ringer Equivalence Number and FCC Registration Number for this machine may be found on the label located on the bottom or rear of the machine. In some instances you may need to provide these numbers to the telephone company.The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is a m...

Introduction 1.1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Samsung multifunctional product. Your machine provides printing, copying, scanning, and faxing (only for SCX-4521F) functions!This chapter includes: • Special Features• Understanding Component Locations Special Features Your new machine i...

Introduction 1.2 Understanding Component Locations These are the main components of your machine: Front View Document Guides Document Input Tray Document Cover Document Glass Automatic Document Feeder Control Panel (SCX-4521F: see page 1.3. SCX-4321: see page 1.3.) Front Door Output Tray (Face Down)...

Introduction 1.3 Control Panel Functions SCX-4521F Darkness Adjusts the brightness of the documents for the current copy job. Original Type Selects the document type for the current copy job. No. of Copies Selects the number of copies. Reduce/Enlarge Makes a copy smaller or larger than the original....

Getting Started 2.1 2 Getting Started This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up your machine.This chapter includes: • Unpacking• Installing the Toner Cartridge• Loading Paper• Making Connections• Turning the Machine On• Installing Printer Software• Changing the Display Language...

Getting Started 2.2 2 Remove the packing tape from the front, back, and sides of the machine. Selecting a Location Select a level, stable place with adequate space for air circulation. Allow extra space for opening doors and trays. The area should be well-ventilated and away from direct sunlight or ...

Getting Started 2.3 3 Gently roll the cartridge 5 or 6 times to distribute the toner. Thoroughly rolling the cartridge will assure maximum copies per cartridge. N OTE : If toner gets on your clothing, wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water. Hot water sets toner into fabric. C A...

Getting Started 2.4 2 Fan the edges of the paper stack to separate the pages. Then tap the stack on a flat surface to even it up. 3 Load paper with the print side facing up . Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray.Pay attention not to overload paper. Paper overloading may cause paper j...

Getting Started 2.6 2 Connect a USB cable to the USB connector on your machine. You need to buy a USB 1.1 compliant cable that is within 3 m in length. If you want to use a parallel printer cable, purchase only an IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable and connect it to the parallel connector on your ma...

Getting Started 2.7 Installing Printer Software You must install software using the supplied CD- ROM after you have set up your machine and connected it to your computer. For details, see Software User’s Guide . The CD-ROM provides you with the following software: Programs for Windows To use your ma...

Getting Started 2.8 Printer Driver Features Your printer drivers support the following standard features:• Paper source selection• Paper size, orientation and media type• number of copiesThe following table lists a general overview of features supported by your printer drivers. N OTE : For details a...

Getting Started 2.10 Setting the Date and Time (Only for SCX-4521F) When you turn your machine on for the first time, the display prompts you to enter the current date and time. After entering, it will not appear anymore. N OTE : When turning on the machine after turning it off for a long time, you ...

Getting Started 2.11 Setting Sounds (Only for SCX-4521F) You can control the following sounds:• Speaker: You can turn on or off the sounds from the telephone line through the speaker, such as the dial tone or a fax tone. With this option set to “Comm.” the speaker is on until the remote machine answ...

Getting Started 2.12 Setting the Dial Mode (Only for SCX-4521F) You can select the type of the telephone dial system where your machine is connected. N OTE : The Dial Mode setting may be unavailable depending on your country. 1 Press Menu until “Machine Setup” appears on the top line of the display....

Paper Handling 3.1 3 Paper Handling This chapter introduces you to the basics of selecting print materials and loading them into your machine.This chapter includes: • Selecting Print Materials• Loading Paper• Verifying an Output Location Selecting Print Materials You can print on a variety of print ...

Paper Handling 3.3 Loading Paper Proper paper loading helps prevent paper jams and ensure trouble-free printing. Do not remove the paper in the tray while a job is printing. Doing so may cause a paper jam. See “Paper Type, Input Sources, and Capacities” on page 3.1 for acceptable paper size and capa...

Copying 4.1 4 Copying This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for copying documents.This chapter includes: • Loading Paper for Copying• Preparing a Document• Making Copies on the Document Glass• Making Copies from the Automatic Document Feeder• Setting Copy Options• Using Special Copy Featu...

Copying 4.2 Making Copies on the Document Glass 1 Lift and open the document cover. 2 Place the document face down on the document glass and align it at the top left corner of the glass. N OTE : Make sure that no documents are in the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). If a document is detected in the ...

Copying 4.3 3 Customize the copy settings including number of copies, copy size, darkness, and original type, by using the control panel buttons. See “Setting Copy Options” on page 4.3. To clear the settings, use the Stop/Clear button. 4 If necessary, you can use special copy features, such as Colla...

Copying 4.4 Using Special Copy Features You can use the following copy features:• Off : Prints in normal mode. • Clone : Prints multiple image copies from the original document on a single page. The number of images is automatically determined by the original image and paper size. See “Clone Copying...

Copying 4.5 5 If necessary, customize the copy settings, including number of copies, darkness, and original type, by using the control panel buttons. See “Setting Copy Options” on page 4.3. N OTE : You cannot adjust the copy size using the Reduce/ Enlarge button while Auto Fit copying is enabled. 6 ...

Copying 4.6 Changing the Default Settings The copy options, including darkness, original type, copy size and number of copies, can be set to the most frequently used modes. When you copy a document, the default settings are used unless they are changed by using the corresponding buttons on the contr...

Basic Printing 5.1 5 Basic Printing This chapter includes: • Printing a Document• Canceling a Print Job Printing a Document This machine allows you to print in various Windows applications, a Macintosh computer, or a Linux system. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the app...

Scanning 6.1 6 Scanning This chapter includes: • Scanning Basics• Scanning From the Control Panel to an Application Scanning Basics Your SCX-4x21 Series offers four ways to scan. These are:• From the control panel on your machine to an application: Use the Scan-to button on the control panel to init...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.1 7 Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) The fax feature is only available on the SCX-4521F. This chapter gives you information about using your machine as a fax machine. This chapter includes: Setting Up the Fax System • Changing the Fax Setup options• Available Fax Setup Optio...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.3 Sending a Fax Loading a Document You can use the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or the document glass to load an original document for faxing. Using the ADF, you can load up to 30 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 bond) paper at a time. You can, of course, place only one she...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.4 Adjusting the Document Resolution The default document settings produce good results when using typical text-based documents.However, if you send documents that are of a poor quality, or contain photographs, you can adjust the resolution to produce a higher quality fa...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.5 Sending a Fax Manually 1 Load the document(s) face up into the ADF. ORPlace a single document face down on the document glass.For details about loading a document, see “Loading a Document” on page 7.3. 2 Adjust the document resolution to suit your fax needs (see “Adju...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.6 Receiving a Fax About Receiving Modes • In Fax mode, the machine answers an incoming fax call and immediately goes into the fax reception mode. • In Tel mode, you can receive a fax by pressing On Hook Dial (you can hear a fax tone from the sending machine) and then pr...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.7 Receiving Manually Using an Extension Telephone This features works best when you are using an extension telephone connected to the EXT. jack on the back of your machine. You can receive a fax from someone you are talking to on the extension telephone without going to...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.8 Automatic Dialing Speed Dialing You can store up to 100 frequently dialed numbers in one or two-digit speed dial locations (0-99). Storing a Number for Speed Dialing 1 Press Phone Book on the control panel. 2 Press Phone Book or the scroll button ( or ) to display “St...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.9 9 Press the Upper Level button when you have entered all of the desired numbers. The display prompts you to enter a group ID. 10 To assign a name to the group, enter the name you want. For details about entering characters, see “Entering Characters Using the Number Ke...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.10 Searching with a Particular First Letter 1 Press Phone Book . 2 Press Enter when “Search&Dial” appears on the display. 3 Press the button labeled with the letter you want to search for. A name beginning with the letter displays. For example, if you want to find t...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.11 Sending a Delayed Fax You can set your machine to send a fax at a later time when you will not be present. 1 Load the document(s) face up into the ADF. ORPlace a single document face down on the document glass.For details about loading a document, see “Loading a Docu...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.12 8 Press Enter . The document is scanned into memory before transmission. The display shows memory capacity and the number of pages being stored in memory.For a document placed on the document glass, the display asks if you want to load another page. Select “1:Yes” to...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.13 Additional Features Using Secure Receiving Mode You may need to prevent your received faxes from being accessed by unauthorized people. You can turn on Secure Receiving mode to restrict printing of received faxes when the machine is unattended. In Secure Receiving mo...

Faxing (Only for SCX-4521F) 7.14 Power Failure Report This report is printed out automatically when power is restored after a power failure, if any data loss occurs due to the power failure. N OTE : The lists you have set to print out automatically don’t print out when there is no paper loaded or a ...

Maintenance 8.1 8 Maintenance This chapter provides information for maintaining your machine and the toner cartridge.This chapter includes: • Clearing the Memory• Setting the Machine to be Checked by Phone (Only for SCX-4521F) • Cleaning Your Machine• Maintaining the Toner Cartridge• Consumables and...

Maintenance 8.2 Setting the Machine to be Checked by Phone (Only for SCX-4521F) The Remote Test feature allows your machine to be checked out by a service company at a remote place by phone. 1 Press Menu on the control panel until “Maintenance” appears on the top line of the display. 2 Press the scr...

Maintenance 8.3 5 With a dry lint-free cloth, wipe away any dust and spilled toner from the toner cartridge area and the toner cartridge cavity. C AUTION : Do not touch the black transfer roller inside the machine. 6 Locate the long strip of glass (LSU) inside the top of the cartridge compartment, a...

Maintenance 8.4 Redistributing Toner When the toner cartridge is near the end of its life, white streaks or light printing occurs. The LCD displays the warning message, “[Toner Low]”. You can temporarily reestablish print quality by redistributing the remaining toner in the cartridge. In some case, ...

Maintenance 8.5 Cleaning the Drum You can clean the OPC drum of the toner cartridge manually or automatically.If there are streaks or spots on documents you print, the OPC drum of the toner cartridge may require manual cleaning. 1 Before starting the cleaning procedure, make sure that paper is loade...

Maintenance 8.6 Replacing the ADF Rubber Pad You can purchase an ADF rubber pad from your Samsung dealer or the retailer where you bought your machine. 1 Open the ADF cover. 2 Remove the ADF rubber pad from the ADF, as shown. 3 Insert a new ADF rubber pad into place. 4 Close the ADF cover.

Troubleshooting 9.1 9 Troubleshooting This chapter gives helpful information for what to do if you encounter an error.This chapter includes: • Clearing Document Jams• Clearing Paper Jams• Clearing LCD Error Messages• Solving Other Problems• Common Linux Problems• Common Macintosh Problems Clearing D...

Troubleshooting 9.2 Exit Misfeed 1 Remove any remaining page(s) from the ADF. 2 Open the ADF cover. 3 Remove the misfed documents from the document output tray. 4 Close the ADF cover. Then load the removed page(s), if any, back into the ADF. Clearing Paper Jams When a paper jam occurs, “Paper Jam” a...

Troubleshooting 9.3 In the Fuser Area or Around the Toner Cartridge N OTE : The fuser area is hot. Take care when removing paper from the machine. 1 Open the front door. 2 Pull the toner cartridge out, lightly pushing it down. 3 If necessary, pull the manual tray out. 4 Remove the jammed paper by ge...

Troubleshooting 9.4 3 If there is any resistance and the paper does not move when you pull, or if you cannot see the paper in the output tray, open the rear cover by pulling the tab on it. 4 Remove the jammed paper by gently pulling it straight out. C AUTION : Inside of the machine is hot. Take care...

Troubleshooting 9.6 Remove Documentsfrom ADF The Favorite Copy button is set to Clone, Autofit, ID Card Copy or Poster and you press the button. The Clone, Autofit, ID Card Copy or Poster feature does not work with ADF. Remove the documents in the ADF. [Retry Redial?] (only for SCX-4521F) The machin...

Troubleshooting 9.7 Printing Problems Condition Possible cause Suggested solutions The machine does not print. The machine is not receiving power. Check the power cord connections. Check the power switch and the power source. The machine is not selected as the default printer. Select your printer as...

Troubleshooting 9.8 Pages print, but are blank. The toner cartridge is defective or out of toner. Redistribute the toner, if necessary. See “Redistributing Toner” on page 8.4. If necessary, replace the toner cartridge. The file may have blank pages. Check the file to ensure that it does not contain ...

Troubleshooting 9.10 Back of printouts are dirty Check for leaking toner. Clean the inside of the machine. See “Cleaning the Inside” on page 8.2. Black pages • The toner cartridge may not be installed properly. Remove the cartridge and reinsert it. • The toner cartridge may be defective and need rep...

Troubleshooting 9.11 Scanning Problems Fax Problems (Only for SCX-4521F) Condition Suggested solutions The scanner does not work. • Make sure that you place the document to be scanned face down on the document glass, or face up in the Automatic Document Feeder. • There may not be enough available me...

Troubleshooting 9.12 Common Linux Problems Problem Possible Cause and Solution The machine doesn’t print. • Check if the printer driver is installed in your system. Open MFP configurator and switch to the Printers tab in Printers configuration window to look at the list of available printers. Make s...

Troubleshooting 9.13 I can’t print when I installed both Linux Print Package (LPP) and MFP driver on the same machine simultaneously. • Since both Linux Printer Package and MFP driver make a symbolic link to “lpr” printing command, which is commonly used on Unix clones, it is not recommended to use ...

Specifications 10.1 10 Specifications This chapter includes: • General Specifications• Scanner and Copier Specifications• Printer Specifications• Facsimile Specifications (Only for SCX-4521F)• Paper Specifications General Specifications Item Description Model name SCX-4321(WT21MFC) SCX-4521F(WT21MFF...

Specifications 10.2 Scanner and Copier Specifications Item Description Compatibility TWAIN standard / WIA standard Scanning method ADF and Flat-bed CIS (Contact Image Sensor) module Resolution Optical: 600 x 600 dpi (Mono and color) Enhanced: 4,800 x 4,800 dpi Effective scanning length Platen: 11.7 ...

Specifications 10.3 Facsimile Specifications (Only for SCX-4521F) Item Description Compatibility ITU-T Group 3 Applicable line Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or behind PABX Data coding MH/MR/MMR (ECM Mode)/JPEG Modem speed 33.6 Kbps Transmission speed Approx. 3 seconds/page* Transmission t...

Specifications 10.4 Supported Sizes of Paper N OTE : You may experience jams when using print materials with a length of less than 5 in. (127 mm). For optimum performance, ensure that you are storing and handling the paper correctly. Please refer to “Paper Storage Environment” on page 10.5. Paper Di...

I NDEX Numerics 2/4-up, special copy 4.5 A adding documents 7.12 ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), load 4.2 , 7.3 ADF rubber pad, replace 8.6 auto fit, special copy 4.4 automatic dialing group 7.8 speed 7.8 automatic redialing 7.5 B broadcasting faxes 7.10 C canceling copy 4.2 fax 7.5 print 5.1 sched...

Installing Printer Software in Windows 4 1 Installing Printer Software in Windows This chapter includes: • Installing Printer Software• Reinstalling Printer Software• Removing Printer Software Installing Printer Software All applications should be closed on your PC before beginning installation. N O...

Installing Printer Software in Windows 6 Reinstalling Printer Software You can reinstall the software if installation fails. 1 Start Windows. 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs → your printer driver name → Maintenance . Or place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Select Repair . ...

Basic Printing 8 Printer Settings You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to access all of the printer options you need when using your printer. When the printer properties are displayed, you can review and change the settings needed for your print job. Your printer properties wi...

Basic Printing 9 Paper Tab Use the following options to set the basic paper handling specifications when you access the printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties. Copies Copies ...

Basic Printing 10 Graphics Tab Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Graphics tab to display the properties shown below.. Resolution The Resol...

Basic Printing 11 Extras Tab You can select output options for your document. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information about accessing the printer properties.Click the Extras tab to access the following feature: Watermark You can create a background text image to be printed on each p...

Basic Printing 12 Using a Favorite Setting The Favorites option, which is visible on each properties tab, allows you to save the current properties settings for future use. To save a Favorites item: 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab. 2 Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box. ...

Advanced Printing 13 3 Advanced Printing This chapter explains printing options and advanced printing tasks. N OTE : • Your printer driver Properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the printer properties window is simil...

Advanced Printing 14 Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single-page document onto 4, 9, or 16 sheets of paper, for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one poster-size document. 1 To change the print settings from your software application, access printer properties. S...

Advanced Printing 15 Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the digital document size. This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document. 1 To change the print settings f...

Advanced Printing 16 Creating a Watermark 1 To change the print settings from your software application, access printer properties. See “Printing a Document” on page 7. 2 Click the Extras tab, and click the Edit button in the Watermark section. The Edit Watermark window appears. 3 Enter a text messa...

Advanced Printing 17 Using Overlays What is an Overlay? An overlay is text and/or images stored in the computer hard disk drive (HDD) as a special file format that can be printed on any document. Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper. Rather than using pr...

Advanced Printing 18 Using a Page Overlay After an overlay has been created, it is ready to be printed with your document. To print an overlay with a document: 1 Create or open the document you want to print. 2 To change the print settings from your software application, access printer properties. S...

Sharing the Printer Locally 19 4 Sharing the Printer Locally You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, which is called “host computer,” on the network. The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online help. ...

Using Printer Settings Utility 20 5 Using Printer Settings Utility This is automatically installed when you install the MFP (Multi Functional Printer) driver. Using Printer Settings Utility, you can create and edit Phonebook entries from your computer and configure the destination launches when you ...

Using Printer Settings Utility 21 The Phonebook Tab (fax available model only) Click the tab to create and edit Phonebook entries. Read Reads the Phonebook entries from the machine to the Printer Settings Utility. Write Downloads the Phonebook entries from the Printer Settings Utility to the machine...

Scanning 22 6 Scanning Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files on your computer. Then you can fax or e-mail the files, display them on your web site or use them to create projects that you can print using Samsung SmarThru software or the WIA driver.This chapter ...

Scanning 23 If you select the Custom installation, you may choose the components you want to install. Click Next . • Basic SmarThru components : to use the basic SmarThru 4 applications and core service. • Scan component : to scan the original document and save it in an application or folder, email ...

Scanning 24 4 Click Scan To . The Scan To menu bar appears on the SmarThru 4 window. Scan To lets you use the following services: •Application Scanning an image and placing it in an image editor application, such as Paint or Adobe Photoshop. •E-mail Scanning an image and emailing it. Allows you to s...

Scanning 25 Scanning Process with TWAIN-enabled Software If you want to scan documents using other software, you will need to use TWAIN-compliant software, such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe or Adobe Photoshop. The first time you scan with your machine, select it as your TWAIN source in the application you u...

Using Your Printer in Linux 26 7 Using Your Printer in Linux You can use your machine in a Linux environment. This chapter includes: • Getting Started• Installing the MFP Driver• Using the MFP Configurator• Configuring Printer Properties• Printing a Document• Scanning a Document Getting Started The ...

Using Your Printer in Linux 27 Installing the MFP Driver 1 Make sure that you connect your machine to your computer. Turn both the computer and the machine on. 2 When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password. N OTE : You must log in as a s...

Using Your Printer in Linux 28 Uninstalling the MFP Driver 1 When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password. N OTE : You must log in as a super user (root) to install the printer software. If you are not a super user, ask your system admini...

Using Your Printer in Linux 29 Printers Configuration Printers configuration has the two tabs; Printers and Classes . Printers Tab You can see the current system’s printer configuration by clicking on the printer icon button on the left side of the MFP Configurator window. You can use the following ...

Using Your Printer in Linux 30 MFP Ports Configuration In this window, you can view the list of available MFP ports, check the status of each port and release a port that is stalled in busy state when its owner is terminated for any reason. • Refresh : Renews the available ports list. • Release port...

Using Your Printer in Linux 31 Printing a Document Printing from Applications There are a lot of Linux applications that you are allowed to print from using Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such application. 1 From the application you are using, select Print...

Using Your Printer in Linux 32 Scanning a Document You can scan a document using the MFP Configurator window. 1 Double-click the MFP Configurator on your desktop. 2 Click the button to switch to Scanners Configuration. 3 Select the scanner on the list. When you have only one MFP device and it is con...

Using Your Printer in Linux 33 10 When you are finished, click Save on the toolbar. 11 Select the file directory where you want to save the image and enter the file name. 12 Click Save . Adding Job Type Settings You can save your scan option settings to retrieve for a later scanning.To save a new Jo...

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 34 8 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Your printer supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface or 10/100 Base-TX network interface card. When you print a file from a Macintosh computer, you can use the CUPS driver by installing the PPD file. N OTE ...

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 35 Install the Scan driver 1 Make sure that you connect your printer to the computer. Turn on your computer and printer. 2 Insert the CD-ROM which came with your printer into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop. 4 Do...

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh 36 Printing N OTES : • The Macintosh printer’s properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the printer properties window is similar. • You can check your printer name in the supplied CD...