Samsung SCX-4725FN - Manual

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i 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 Follow ...

iii WARNING: FCC Regulations state that changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. In the event that terminal equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company should notify the ...

1 .1 <Introduction> 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Samsung multifunctional product. Your machine provides printing, copying, scanning, and faxing functions. This chapter includes: • Special features • Printer overview • Finding more information • Selecting a location Special feat...

1 .2 <Introduction> Printer overview These are the main components of your machine: Front view 1 ADF (automatic document feeder) 1 1. Automatic document feeder is used as ADF in this user’s guide. 8 front cover 2 document width guides 9 tray 3 document input tray 10 output support 4 scanner li...

1 .3 <Introduction> Control panel overview 1 Darkness : Adjusts the document brightness for the current copy job. 11 Start : Starts a job. 2 No. of Copies : Enters the number of copies. 12 Stop/Clear : Stops an operation at any time. In Standby mode, clears/cancels the copy options, such as th...

1 .4 <Introduction> Finding more information You can find information for setting up and using your machine from the following resources, either printed or onscreen. Quick Install Guide Provides information on setting up your machine and, therefore, be sure to follow the instructions in the gu...

2 .1 <System setup> 2 System setup This chapter gives you an overview of menus available on your machine and step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine’s systems. This chapter includes: • Menu overview • Changing the display language • Changing the country • Setting the date and time...

2 .2 <System setup> Changing the display language To change the language that appears on the control panel, follow these steps: 1 Press Menu until Machine Setup appears on the top line of the display. 2 Press the Scroll buttons until Language appears and press Enter . 3 Press the Scroll button...

2 .4 <System setup> Power Save mode Power Save mode allows your machine to reduce power consumption when it is not in actual use. You can select a length of time for which the machine waits after a job is printed before it switches to a reduced power state. 1 Press Menu until Machine Setup app...

3 .1 <Software overview> 3 Software overview This chapter gives you an overview of the software that comes with your machine. Further details about installing and using the software are explained in the Software Section . This chapter includes: • Supplied software • Printer driver features • S...

3 .2 <Software overview> Printer driver features Your printer drivers support the following standard features:• Paper source selection• Paper size, orientation and media type• Number of copies In addition, you can use various special printing features. The following table shows a general overv...

4 .1 <Network setup (SCX-4725FN only)> 4 Network setup (SCX-4725FN only) Connecting your machine to a network is available only on the SCX-4725FN. This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up your machine for network connections. This chapter includes: • Introduction • Suppo...

5 .1 <Loading originals and print media> 5 Loading originals and print media This chapter introduces you to how to load originals and print media into your machine. This chapter includes: • Loading originals • Selecting print media • Loading paper • Setting the paper size and type • Verifying ...

5 .2 <Loading originals and print media> To load an original into the ADF: 1 Load the original face up into the ADF. Make sure that the bottom of the original stack matches the paper size marked on the document input tray. 2 Adjust the document width guides to the paper size. Note Dust on the ...

5 .3 <Loading originals and print media> Supported print media types and sizes Type Size Dimensions Weight 1 1. If media weight is over 90 g/m 2 , use the manual tray. Capacity 2 2. Maximum capacity may differ depending on media weight, thickness, and environmental conditions. Plain paper Lett...

5 .5 <Loading originals and print media> Transparencies • To avoid damaging the machine, use only transparencies designed for use in laser printers. • Transparencies used in the machine must be able to withstand 180 °C, the machine’s fusing temperature. • Place them on a flat surface after rem...

5 .6 <Loading originals and print media> 3 Load the paper with the side to be printed on facing up . 4 Squeeze the paper width guide and adjust it to the width of the paper. 5 Squeeze the paper length guide and adjust it to the length of the paper. 6 After loading paper, set the paper type and...

5 .7 <Loading originals and print media> 3 After loading paper, set the paper type and size for the manual tray. See the next section for copying and faxing or the Software Section for PC-printing. Note The settings made from the printer driver override the settings on the control panel. Tips ...

6 .1 <Copying> 6 Copying This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for copying documents. This chapter includes: • Copying • Changing the settings for each copy • Changing the default copy settings • Using special copy features • Setting copy timeout Copying 1 Load originals face up int...

6 .2 <Copying> Reduced or enlarged copy By using the Reduce/Enlarge button, you can reduce or enlarge the size of a copied image from 25% to 400% when you copy original documents from the scanner glass, or from 25% to 100% from the ADF. To select from the predefined copy sizes: 1 Press Reduce/...

7 .1 <Basic printing> 7 Basic printing This chapter explains common printing tasks. Printing a document Your machine allows you to print from various Windows, Macintosh 1 , or Linux applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application you use. For details...

8 .1 <Scanning> 8 Scanning Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files that can be stored on your computer. Then you can fax or email the files, upload them to your website, or use them to create projects that you can print. Scanning basics Your machine offers...

9 .1 <Faxing> 9 Faxing This chapter gives you information about using your machine as a fax machine. This chapter includes: Sending a fax• Setting the fax header • Adjusting the document settings • Sending a fax automatically • Sending a fax manually • Confirming a transmission • Automatic red...

9 .2 <Faxing> Recommended resolution settings for different original document types are described in the table below: Note The resolution setting is applied to the current fax job. Darkness You can select the default contrast mode to fax your originals lighter or darker. 1 Press Menu until Fax...

9 .3 <Faxing> Confirming a transmission When the last page of your original has been sent successfully, the machine beeps and returns to Standby mode. When something goes wrong while sending your fax, an error message appears on the display. For a list of error messages and their meanings, see...

9 .5 <Faxing> 2 Press the Scroll buttons until Secure Receive appears and press Enter . 3 Press the Scroll buttons until On appears and press Enter . 4 Enter a four-digit password you want to use and press Enter . Note You can activate secure receiving mode without setting a password, but cann...

9 .6 <Faxing> Other ways to fax Sending a fax to multiple destinations You can use the Broadcasting button, which allows you to send a fax to multiple locations. Originals are automatically stored in memory and sent to a remote station. After transmission, the originals are automatically erase...

10 .1 <Fax setup> 10 Fax setup This chapter gives you information on setting up your machine for receiving and sending faxes. This chapter includes: • Changing the fax setup options • Using the advanced fax features • Printing sent fax report automatically • Using the toll save mode • Setting ...

10 .2 <Fax setup> Using the advanced fax features To use the advanced fax options: 1 Press Menu until Advanced Fax appears on the top line of the display. 2 Press the Scroll buttons until the menu item you want appears and press Enter . 3 Press the Scroll buttons until the desired status appea...

10 .3 <Fax setup> Setting up Phone Book You can set up Phone Book with the fax numbers you use most frequently. Your machine provides you with the following features for setting up Phone Book : • Speed dial numbers• Group dial numbers Speed dial numbers You can store up to 200 frequently-used ...

10 .4 <Fax setup> Using group dial numbers When you are prompted to enter a destination number while sending a fax, enter the group dial number at which you stored the number you want.• For a one-digit (0-9) group dial number, press and hold the corresponding digit button on the number keypad....

11 .1 <Ordering supplies and accesso- 11 Ordering supplies and accessories This chapter provides information on purchasing toner cartridge available for your machine. Toner cartridges When the toner runs out, you can order the following types of toner cartridge for your machine: How to purchase T...

12 .1 <Maintenance> 12 Maintenance This chapter provides information for maintaining your machine and the toner cartridge. This chapter includes: • Printing reports • Clearing memory • Cleaning your machine • Maintaining the toner cartridge • Clearing the Toner Empty Replace Toner message • Ma...

12 .2 <Maintenance> 4 Repeat step 3 to clear another item. 5 Press Stop/Clear to return to Standby mode. Cleaning your machine To maintain print and scan quality, follow the cleaning procedures below each time the toner cartridge is replaced or if print and scan quality problems occur. Caution...

12 .4 <Maintenance> Redistributing toner When the toner cartridge is near the end of its life:• White streaks or light printing occurs. • Toner Low appears on the display. If this happens, you can temporarily reestablish print quality by redistributing the remaining toner in the cartridge. In ...

12 .5 <Maintenance> Note You can set the machine to disregard the Toner Empty Replace Toner message and to continue printing. See page 12.6. 1 Open the front cover. 2 Pull the toner cartridge out. 3 Remove the new toner cartridge from its bag. 4 Remove the packing tape and roll the cartridge 5...

12 .6 <Maintenance> Printing continuously when the Toner Empty Replace Toner message appears When the toner cartridge is nearly empty, the machine shows the Toner Empty Replace Toner message and stops printing. You can set the machine to disregard this message when it appears and to continue p...

12 .7 <Maintenance> Managing your machine from the website ( SCX-4725FN only) If you have connected your machine to a network and set up TCP/IP network parameters correctly, you can manage the machine via Samsung’s SyncThru™ Web Service , an embedded web server. Use SyncThru™ Web Service to: •...

13 .1 <Troubleshooting> 13 Troubleshooting This chapter gives helpful information for what to do if you encounter an error. This chapter includes: • Clearing document jams • Clearing paper jams • Understanding display messages • Toner cartridge-related messages • Solving other problems Clearin...

13 .2 <Troubleshooting> Caution To avoid tearing the paper, pull out the jammed paper gently and slowly. Follow the instructions in the following sections to clear the jam. In the tray 1 Open and close the front cover. The jammed paper is automatically ejected from the machine. If the paper do...

13 .3 <Troubleshooting> 3 Open the rear cover. 4 Pull the jammed paper out. Caution Inside of the machine is very hot. Take care when removing paper from the machine. 5 Close the rear cover. Printing automatically resumes. Tips for avoiding paper jams By selecting the correct media types, most...

13 .6 <Troubleshooting> Paper does not feed into the machine. • Remove any obstructions from inside the machine.• Paper has not been loaded correctly. Remove paper from the tray and reload it correctly. • There is too much paper in the tray. Remove excess paper from the tray. • The paper is to...

13 .8 <Troubleshooting> Printing quality problems If the inside of the machine is dirty or paper has been loaded improperly, you may notice a reduction in print quality. See the table below to clear the problem. Condition Suggested solutions Light or faded print If a vertical white streak or f...

13 .10 <Troubleshooting> Horizontal stripes If horizontally aligned black streaks or smears appear:• The toner cartridge may be installed improperly. Remove the cartridge and reinsert it. • The toner cartridge may be defective. Remove the toner cartridge and install a new one. See page 12.4. •...

13 .12 <Troubleshooting> Common Windows problems Note Refer to Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP(32/64bit)/2003(32/64bit) User’s Guide that came with your PC for further information on Windows error messages. Faxes do not store in memory. There may not be enough memory space to store the fax. If...

13 .13 <Troubleshooting> Common Linux problems Problem Possible cause and solutions The machine does not print. • Check if the printer driver is installed in your system. Open Unified Driver configurator and switch to the Printers tab in Printers configuration window to look at the list of ava...

13 .14 <Troubleshooting> The machine does not scan. • Check if a document is loaded into the machine. • Check if your machine is connected to the computer. Make sure if it is connected properly if an I/O error is reported while scanning. • Check if the port is not busy. Since functional compon...

14 .1 <Specifications> 14 Specifications This chapter includes: • General specifications • Printer specifications • Scanner and copier specifications • Facsimile specifications General specifications Item Description ADF Up to 30 sheets (75 g/m 2 ) ADF document size Width: 142 to 216 mmLength:...

14 .2 <Specifications> Scanner and copier specifications Item Description Compatibility TWAIN standard/WIA standard Scanning method ADF and Flat-bed Color CIS (Contact Image Sensor) module Resolution Optical: 600 x 600 dpi (mono and color)Enhanced: 4,800 x 4,800 dpi Effective scanning length S...

1 I NDEX Numerics 2/4-up, special copy 6.3 A accessories, order information 11.1 ADF 1.2 ADF rubber pad, replace 12.6 ADF, load 5.1 alarm sound 2.3 Ans/Fax mode, receiving mode 9.4 auto fit, special copy 6.3 B broadcast faxes 9.6 C characters, enter 2.3 cleaning drum 12.5 inside 12.2 LSU 12.3 outsid...

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 You can install the printer software for local printing or network printing. To ...

Installing Printer Software in Windows 10 7 After the installation is finished, a window appears asking you to print a test page and to register yourself as a user of Samsung Printers in order to receive information from Samsung. If you so desire, select the corresponding checkbox(es) and click Fini...

Installing Printer Software in Windows 11 N OTE : If your printer is not already connected to the computer, the following window will appear. • After connecting the printer, click Next.• If you don’t want to connect the printer at this time, click Next, and No on the following screen. Then the insta...

Basic Printing 12 2 Basic Printing This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks in Windows. This chapter includes:• Printing a Document• Printing to a file (PRN)• Printer Settings - Layout Tab- Paper Tab- Graphics Tab- Extras Tab- About Tab- Printer Tab- Using a Favorite Sett...

Basic Printing 13 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 w...

Basic Printing 14 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 12 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties. Copies Copie...

Basic Printing 15 Graphics Tab Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 for more information on accessing printer properties. Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown below. Resolution The Resolu...

Basic Printing 16 Extras Tab You can select output options for your document. See “Printing a Document” on page 12 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 ...

Basic Printing 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 Using Watermarks The Watermark option allows you to print text over an existing document. For example, you may want to have large gray letters reading “DRAFT” or “CONFIDENTIAL” printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document. There are several predefined wate...

Advanced Printing 21 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...

Using Windows PostScript Driver (SCX-4725FN only) 22 4 Using Windows PostScript Driver (SCX-4725FN only) If you want to use the PostScript driver provided with your system CD-ROM to print a document.PPDs, in combination with the PostScript driver, access printer features and allow the computer to co...

Sharing the Printer Locally 23 5 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 Smart Panel 24 6 Using Smart Panel Smart Panel is a program that monitors and informs you of the status of the printer, and allows you to customize the printer’s settings. Smart Panel is installed automatically when you install the printer software. N OTES : • To use the this program, you need...

Using Smart Panel 25 Using Printer Settings Utility Using the Printer Settings Utility, you can configure and check print settings. 1 Right-click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar and select Printer Setting. 2 Change the settings. 3 To send the changes to the printer, click the Apply(or S...

Scanning 26 7 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 27 Using Samsung SmarThru Follow these steps to start scanning using the SmarThru: 1 Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other. 2 Place your photograph or page on the document glass or ADF. 3 Once you have installed Samsung SmarThru, you wil...

Scanning 28 •SettingsCustomizing settings of Scan To basic functions. Allows you to customize settings for Application, E-mail, OCR, and Web functions. 5 Click the service icon according to your job. 6 SmarThru 4 opens for the selected service. Adjust the scan settings. 7 To start scanning, click Sc...

Using Your Printer in Linux 29 8 Using Your Printer in Linux You can use your machine in a Linux environment. This chapter includes:• Getting Started• Installing the Unified Linux Driver• Using the Unified Driver Configurator• Configuring Printer Properties• Printing a Document• Scanning a Document ...

Using Your Printer in Linux 30 5 When the installation is complete, click Finish. The installation program has added the Unified Driver Configurator desktop icon and Samsung Unified Driver group to the system menu for your convenience. If you have any difficulties, consult the onscreen help that is ...

Using Your Printer in Linux 31 Using the Unified Driver Configurator Unified Linux Driver Configurator is a tool primarily intended for configuring Printer or MFP devices. Since an MFP device combines the printer and scanner, the Unified Linux Driver Configurator provides options logically grouped f...

Using Your Printer in Linux 32 Classes Tab The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes. • Refresh : Renews the classes list.• Add Class... : Allows you to add a new printer class.• Remove Class : Removes the selected printer class. Scanners Configuration In this window, you can monitor...

Using Your Printer in Linux 33 Configuring Printer Properties Using the properties window provided by the Printers configuration, you can change the various properties for your machine as a printer. 1 Open the Unified Driver Configurator. If necessary, switch to Printers configuration. 2 Select your...

Using Your Printer in Linux 34 The following four tabs display at the top of the window. • General - allows you to change the paper size, the paper type, and the orientation of the documents, enables the duplex feature, adds start and end banners, and changes the number of pages per sheet. • Text - ...

Using Your Printer in Linux 35 The document is scanned and the image preview appears in the Preview Pane. 7 Change the scan options in the Image Quality and Scan Area sections.• Image Quality: allows you to select the color composition and the scan resolution for the image. • Scan Area: allows you t...

Using Your Printer with a Macintosh (SCX-4725FN only) 38 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 Macin...

39 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- ROM. Printing a Document When you ...