Samsung CLP 550 User Manual

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This chapter describes how to use the printer’s control 
panel.
This chapter includes:
• Understanding the Control Panel
• Using Control Panel Menus
USING THE CONTROL PANEL
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NOTE: If you are a CLP-550 user, you need to install an 
optional network interface card. For more information, see 
Appendix F, "Installing Printer Options".
USING YOUR PRINTER ON 
A NETWORK
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							PRINTING TASKS4.2
Printer Driver Features
Your printer drivers will support the following standard features:
• Paper source selection
• Paper size, orientation and media type
• Number of copies
The table below lists a general overview of features supported by 
your printer drivers. 
Feature
Samsung Proprietary 
printer driverPostScript
Win
9x/MeWin
2000/XPWin
NT4.0Win
9x/MeWin
2000/XPWin
NT4.0Mac
Color mode Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Print quality 
optionYYYYYYY
Poster printing Y Y Y N N N N
Double-sided 
printingYYYYYYY
Booklet printing Y Y Y N Y N N
Multiple pages 
per sheet (N-up)YYYYYYY
Fit to page 
printingYYYYYYY
Scale printing Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Different source 
for first pageYYYNNNY
Watermark Y Y Y N N N N
Overlay Y Y Y N N N N
TrueType fonts 
optionYYYYYYN
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							PRINTING TASKS4.3
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Printing a Document
The following procedure describes the general steps required for 
printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for 
printing a document may vary depending on the application 
program you are using. Refer to the User’s Guide of your 
software application for the exact printing procedure.
NOTE: For detailed information about printing from a Macintosh 
computer or a Linux system, see Appendix A and Appendix C.
1Open the document you want to print.
2Select Print from the File menu. The Print window opens. 
It may look slightly different depending on your application. 
You can select the basic print settings within the Print 
window. These settings include the number of copies and 
the print range.
3To take advantage of the printer features provided by your 
printer, click Properties or Preferences in the 
application’s print window. For details, see “Printer 
Settings” on page 4.5
If you see a Setup, Printer or Options button in your Print 
window, click it instead. Then click Properties on the next 
screen.
4Click OK to close the Properties window.
5To start the print job, click OK or Print in the Print window.
Make sure that your 
printer is selected.

Windows 98
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							PRINTING TASKS4.4
Canceling a Print Job
A print job can be stopped from a program or from a print 
queue, by pressing the Cancel button ( ) on the printer.
To stop a print job from the control panel:
• If the print job is already printing, press the Cancel button 
( ). The printer finishes printing the pages that are already 
moving through the printer and deletes the remainder of the 
print job. 
• Pressing the Cancel button ( ) cancels only the current job 
in the printer. If more than one print job is in the printer’s 
memory, you must press the Cancel button once for each job 
after the job starts printing.
To stop a print job from the Printers folder:
If the print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler, such 
as the Printer group in Windows, delete the job as follows:
1From the Windows Start menu, select Settings.
2Select Printers to open the Printers window, and 
double-click the Samsung CLP-550 Series icon. 
3From the Document menu, select Cancel Printing 
(Windows 9x/Me) or Cancel (Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP).

Windows 98
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							PRINTING TASKS4.5
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Printer Settings
You can use the Samsung CLP-550 Series Properties window, 
which allows you to access all of the information you need when 
using your printer. When the printer properties are displayed, you 
can review and change whatever settings are needed for your print 
job. 
Your printer’s Properties window consists of 5 tabs: Layout, 
Paper, Graphics, Extras and About.
If you access the printer properties through the Printers folder, 
you can view additional Windows-based tabs; refer to your 
Windows User’s Guide.
The printer’s Properties window may differ, depending on your 
operating system. This User’s Guide shows the Properties window 
on Windows 98.
NOTES:
• Most Windows applications will override the settings you specify in 
the printer driver. Change all of the print settings available in the 
software application first, and change any remaining settings using 
the printer driver. 
• The settings you change remain in effect only while you are using 
the current program. To make your changes permanent, make 
them in the 
Printers folder. Follow this procedure:
1. Click the Windows Start menu.
2. For Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, select Settings and then 
Printers.
For Windows XP, select Printers and Faxes.
3. Select the 
Samsung CLP-550 Series printer.
4. Click the right mouse button on the printer icon and: 
• In Windows 95/98/Me, select Properties.
• In Windows 2000/XP, select Printing Preferences.
• In Windows NT 4.0, select Document Default.
5. Change the settings on each tab, and click OK.
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							PRINTING TASKS4.6
Layout tab
The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document 
appears on the printed page. The Layout Options includes 
Multiple Pages per Side, Booklet Printing, and Poster. You 
can also use Duplex(Double-Sided Printing) in this tab. See 
page 4.3 for more information on accessing your software 
application.
 
PropertyDescription
OrientationOrientation
 allows you to select the 
direction in which information is printed 
on a page. 
•
Portrait prints across the width of 
the page, letter style. 
•
Landscape prints across the length 
of the page, spreadsheet style. 
If you want to turn the page upside 
down, select 
Rotate 180 Degrees.
Layout     
OptionsLayout Options allows you to select 
advanced printing options. For details , 
see Chapter 5, "Advanced Printing". 
Duplex(Double-
Sided Printing)Duplex(Double-Sided Printing) 
allows you to automatically print two-
sided documents. If you use the printer 
driver’s default setting, select 
Printer 
Setting
. For details, see page 5.3.
1
2
3
The preview image 
shows the sample page 
with the settings you 
specified.
1

Landscape
portrait
2
3
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Paper tab
You can use the following options for basic paper handling. See 
page 4.3 for more information about accessing your software 
application. 
Click the Paper tab to display the Paper properties. 
PropertyDescription
 CopiesCopies allows you to choose the number of 
copies to be printed. You can enter up to 999. 
 
SizeSize allows you to choose the size of the 
paper loaded in the tray. 
If the required size is not listed in the 
Size 
box, click 
Custom. When the Custom 
Paper Size
 window appears, set the paper 
size and click 
OK. The setting appears on the 
list so that you can select it. 
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
Enter the custom 
name you want to 
use. 
Enter the paper 
size. 
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							PRINTING TASKS4.8
SourceMake sure that Source is set to the 
corresponding paper tray.
Use the 
Manual source when printing to 
special material. You have to load one sheet 
at a time into the Multi-purpose Tray. See 
page 3.9.
If the paper source is set to 
Auto Select, 
the printer automatically picks up print 
material in the following order: Multi-purpose 
Tray, Tray1, Optional Tray2.
TypeMake sure that Type is set to Plain Paper. 
If you load a different type of print material, 
select the corresponding paper type. For 
more information on print material, refer to 
Chapter 3, "Using Print Materials" 
If you use cotton paper 16lb to 24lb 
(60~90g/m
2), such as Gilbert 25% and 
Gilbert 100%, set the paper type to Cotton 
for the best printing.
To use recycled paper, select Recycled 
Paper.
Different 
Source for
 
First Page
This property allows you to print the first 
page using a different paper type from the 
rest of the document. You can select the 
paper source for the first page. 
For example, load thick stock for the first 
page into the Multi-purpose Tray, and plain 
paper into Tray1. Then, select 
Tray1 in the 
Source option and MP Tray in the 
Different Source for First Page option.
ScalingScaling allows you to automatically or 
manually scale your printer job on a page.
You can choose from 
None, Scale Printing 
and 
Fit to Page. For details, see page 5.4 
and page 5.5.
PropertyDescription
3
4
5
6
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Graphics tab
Use the following graphic options to adjust the print quality for 
your specific printing needs. See page 4.3 for more information 
about accessing your software application. 
Click the Graphics tab to display the Graphics properties.  
PropertyDescription
Resolution
You can select the printing resolution by 
choosing from 1200 dpi (Best) and
600 dpi (Normal). The higher the setting, 
the sharper the printed characters and 
graphics. The higher settings may increase 
the time it takes to print a document. 
Color ModeYou can set the color options. Setting to 
Color typically produces the best possible 
print quality for color documents. If you 
want to print a color document in grayscale, 
select 
Grayscale. 
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2
3
1
2
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							PRINTING TASKS4.10
Color Mode
(Continued)
If you click Adjust Color, you can change 
the appearance of the document’s images.
Advanced     
OptionsYou can make advanced settings by clicking 
the 
Advanced Options button. 
PropertyDescription
2
The preview image 
shows the sample 
page with the 
settings you 
specified.
•Color Basics: You can adjust the  
appearance of the images by changing 
the settings in the 
Levels option.
•
Tone Tuning: You can adjust the 
tonal range of images by changing the 
Tone Curve option.
•
Color Info: This tab contains 
information about the driver’s color 
conversion system.
3
TrueType Options
This option is only avaliable when you  
use Windows 9x. This option 
determines what the driver tells the 
printer about how to image the text in 
your document. Select the appropriate 
setting according to the status of your 
document.
•Download as Bit Image: When this 
option is selected, the driver will 
download the font data as bitmap 
images. Documents with complicated 
fonts, such as Korean, Chinese, or 
other types of fonts, will print faster in 
this setting.
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