Samsung SCX-1100 User Manual
Important Precautions and Safety Information
When using this product, these basic safety precautions should always be followed
to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons:
1
Read and understand all instructions.
2
Use common sense whenever operating electrical appliances.
3
Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product and in the literature
accompanying the product.
4
If an operating instruction appears to conflict with safety information, heed the
safety information. You may have misunderstood the operating instruction. If
you cannot resolve the conflict, contact your sales or service representative for
assistance.
5
Unplug the product from the AC wall socket before cleaning. Do not use liquid or
aerosol cleaners. Use only a damp cloth for cleaning.
6
Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. It may fall,
causing serious damage.
7
Your product should never be placed on, near, or over a radiator, heater, air
conditioner, or ventilation duct.
8
Do not allow anything to rest on the power. Do not locate your product where
the cords will be abused by persons walking on them.
9
Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords. This can diminish
performance, and may result in the risk of fire or electric shock.
10
Do not allow pets to chew on the AC power, or PC interface cords.
11
Never push objects of any kind into the product through case or cabinet
openings. They may touch dangerous voltage points, creating a risk of fire or
shock. Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into the product.
12
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble the product. Take it to a
qualified service technician when repair work is required. Opening or removing
covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect
reassembly could cause electric shock when the unit is subsequently used.
13
Unplug the product from the PC and AC wall outlet, and refer servicing to
qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
• When any part of the power cord, plug, or connecting cable is damaged or
frayed.
• If liquid has been spilled into the product.
• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
• If the product does not operate properly after instructions have been followed.
• If the product has been dropped, or the cabinet appears damaged.
• If the product exhibits a sudden and distinct change in performance.
14
Adjust only those controls covered by the operating instructions. Improper
adjustment of other controls may result in damage, and may require extensive
work by a qualified service technician to restore the product to normal
operation.
15
Avoid using this product during a lightning storm. There may be a remote risk of
electric shock from lightning. If possible, unplug the AC power for the duration
of the lightning storm.
16
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
C
ONTENTS
Setting Up Your Product ......... 1.1
Contents ................................................................... 1.2
Control Locations and Functions ................................... 1.3
Front View ................................................................. 1.3
Rear View .................................................................. 1.4
Top View ................................................................... 1.4
Operation Panel Button Functions ................................. 1.5
Choosing a Location .................................................... 1.6
Setting Up Your Product .............................................. 1.7
Loading Paper .......................................................... 1.10
Installing Print Cartridges .......................................... 1.12
Changing the Display Language .................................. 1.17
Turning Key Sound On or Off ..................................... 1.17
Setting Ink Save Modes ............................................ 1.18
Setting Paper Save Modes ......................................... 1.18
Setting Power Save Mode .......................................... 1.19
Installing Software ................. 2.1
About Samsung Software ............................................ 2.2
System Requirements ................................................. 2.3
Installing Samsung Software ....................................... 2.4
Configuring Fax Gate and Internet Gate ........................ 2.8
Uninstalling Samsung Software .................................. 2.12
Uninstalling the MFP Driver ........................................ 2.12
Using the SmarThru CD-ROM ..................................... 2.16
Contents
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Copying .................................. 3.1
Setting Paper Size and Type ........................................ 3.2
Paper Size ................................................................. 3.2
Paper Type ................................................................ 3.3
Loading the Original Documents ................................... 3.4
Copying a Document .................................................. 3.6
Setting Copy Options .................................................. 3.7
Quality ...................................................................... 3.7
Contrast .................................................................... 3.8
Copy page ................................................................. 3.8
Zoom rate ................................................................. 3.9
Using Special Copy ................................................... 3.10
Fit to Page ............................................................... 3.10
Clone ...................................................................... 3.11
Poster ..................................................................... 3.12
Mirror ..................................................................... 3.12
Changing Default Settings ......................................... 3.13
Printing .................................. 4.1
Paper Selection .......................................................... 4.2
Guidelines for Special Media ......................................... 4.3
Loading Specialty Paper .............................................. 4.4
Paper Guidelines ........................................................ 4.5
Printing a Document ................................................... 4.6
Printer Settings .......................................................... 4.8
Accessing Printer Settings ............................................ 4.8
Printer Properties Tabs
Printer Properties Tabs
Printer Properties Tabs
Printer Properties Buttons & Icons .............................. 4.17
Using the Printer Control Program .............................. 4.17
Accessing Printer Control Program .............................. 4.17
About Tab ............................................................... 4.20
(Windows 95/98/Me) ............... 4.9
(Windows NT 4.0) ................. 4.14
(Windows 2000/XP) ............... 4.16
Scanning ................................ 5.1
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Scanning Basics ......................................................... 5.2
Starting Scan from the Operation Panel ......................... 5.2
Scanning Process with TWAIN-enabled Software ............. 5.6
Contents
Maintenance ........................... 6.1
Maintaining Print Cartridges ......................................... 6.2
Viewing Ink Level ....................................................... 6.3
Cleaning Print Cartridges ............................................. 6.3
Printing a Cleaning Page from the Product ..................... 6.4
Printing a Cleaning Page from Your Computer ................ 6.5
Cleaning Print Cartridge Nozzles ................................... 6.6
Cleaning Cartridge Holder Contacts ............................... 6.8
Replacing Print Cartridges ........................................... 6.9
Replacing Print Cartridges from the Product ................. 6.10
Replacing Print Cartridges from the Computer .............. 6.13
Aligning Print Cartridges ............................................ 6.14
Aligning Print Cartridges from the Product .................... 6.14
Aligning Print Cartridges from the Computer ................ 6.15
Cleaning Document Glass .......................................... 6.17
Using Help List ......................................................... 6.17
Troubleshooting ..................... 7.1
Clearing Paper Jams ................................................... 7.2
Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams ........................................ 7.4
LCD Error Messages .................................................... 7.5
Fixing Problems ......................................................... 7.6
Paper Feeding Problems .............................................. 7.6
General Printing Problems ........................................... 7.7
Colour Printing Problems ........................................... 7.10
Print Quality Problems ............................................... 7.11
Scanning Problems ................................................... 7.13
Appendix ................................ 8.1
Printer Specification .................................................... 8.2
Scanner and Copier Specification .................................. 8.2
General Specification .................................................. 8.3
Paper Specification ..................................................... 8.4
Index
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Contents
1
S
ETTING
Thank you for purchasing the Samsung SCX-1100 InkJet all
in one. This multifunctional product provides printing,
copying and scanning functions!
U
P
Y
OUR
P
RODUCT
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on
setting up the product, and installing the software.
The chapter includes:
•Contents
•Control Locations and Functions
•Operation Panel Button Functions
•Choosing a Location
•Setting Up Your Product
•Loading Paper
•Installing Print Cartridges
•Changing the Display Language
•Turning Key Sound On or Off
•Setting Ink Save Modes
•Setting Power Save Mode
Contents
Below is what is included with your product.
SCX-1100
Power cord*
1
Quick Install Guide,
User’s Guide, Warranty Card
Colour and Black ink
cartridges
USB cable
CD*2 and
SmarThru User’s Guide
1.2
Setting Up Your Product
*1. The shape of the power cord plug may differ depending on your country.
*2. CD-ROM of the MFP driver, SmarThru and OCR program.
Control Locations and Functions
Document glass
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the main components
of your product.
Front View
Operation Panel
(see page 1.5)
Cartridge Door
Grab the handle of the
door and open it wide.
Cartridge Holder
Output Tray Top Cover
To open, lift the cover.
Output Tray
Extension
Setting Up Your Product
1.3
Rear View
Connector Door
To access connectors,
open it wide.
AC Power Socket
Top View
USB Connector
Parallel Connector
Paper Guide
Paper Support
Paper Bin
1.4
Setting Up Your Product
Operation Panel Button Functions
1
2
Turns your machine on and off.
Launches Samsung Scan Wizard in the desktop
window from which you can select the scan
destination.
Adjusts the copy quality.
Adjusts the copy contrast to make copies
lighter or darker than the original.
Selects the number of copies.
Makes a copy smaller or larger than the
3
original.
Makes a black and white copy.
Makes a colour copy.
Allows you to set up special copy features
including Fit to Page, Clone, Poster, and Mirror
copy.
Setting Up Your Product
1.5
4
Cancels a scan or copy job, or returns a menu
item to its default setting.
5
6 Allows you to save ink.
7
8 Enters menu mode.
9 Scrolls through menu items.
10 Confirms the selection on the display.
Shows the current status and guides you
through various menu setup.
Allows you to save paper by printing 2 pages
on a single sheet of paper. (Only available in
Black copy)
1.6
Setting Up Your Product
Choosing a Location
To help guarantee trouble-free operation of your product, place it
on a flat, stable surface near your workstation. Leave enough space
to allow for easy paper loading, paper out and opening the top
cover.
Do not place your product:
• In direct sunlight.
• Near heat sources or air conditioners.
• In dusty or dirty environments.
Setting Up Your Product
1
Remove the shipping tapes from the front, back, and sides of
the product.
2
Open the connector door.
Setting Up Your Product
1.7
3
Connect the printer cable. Use only USB cable (shipped with
your product) or IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable
(purchase separately).
USB
connection
OR
Parallel
connection
N
OTES
:
• If you are using a USB cable, you must be running Windows 98 or
Me/2000/XP.
• When you connect to a USB port on a Windows computer, use the
same USB port every time you connect your product.
4
Close the connector door.
1.8
Setting Up Your Product
5
Connect the power cord.
Plug one end of the cord into the back of the product and the
other end into a properly grounded AC outlet.
As you plug it in, your product will turn on automatically.
Wait for “POWERING UP” to disappear from the display
indicating the machine is on. To view your display text in
another language, see page 1.17.
To turn off and back on, use the power button on the
operation panel.
Setting Up Your Product
1.9
Loading Paper
The display shows “ADD PAPER” and “PRESS ENTER” alternatively
if no paper is loaded when printing is required. The paper bin will
hold approximately 100 sheets of plain paper.
In a stand-alone copy mode, you can use A4-, letter-, or legal-size
paper. Your product is preset to A4. If you want to use other sized
paper, use
3.2.
For PC printing, you can use smaller sizes of paper. For details, see
page 4.10.
1
Pull the paper support on the paper bin all the way up.
Setup
button to set the paper size. For details, see page
Paper support
1.10
2
Fan the paper and insert it with the print side facing you.
Ensure that the right edge of the paper is in contact with the
right side of the paper bin. Do not exceed the specified
capacity.
N
OTES
:
• Do not force the paper down into the machine.
• It is recommended to load a stack of paper (more than 20 sheets)
to ensure proper paper feeding.
Setting Up Your Product
3
Squeeze the left paper guide and move it to the right to
match the width of the paper.
Paper guide
4
Pull the output tray and output tray extender on the front of
the product, all the way out.
N
OTE
:
If you are using legalsize paper, do not pull the
output tray out. Push it in, or
it may cause paper jam when
the paper prints out.
Setting Up Your Product
1.11
Installing Print Cartridges
Your product comes with a black and a colour cartridge. You can
purchase an optional photo cartridge and install it instead of the
black cartridge. See page 1.16 for the options you can purchase.
Use this procedure when installing print cartridges for the first time.
To install replacement print cartridges, refer to “Replacing Print
Cartridges” on page 6.9.
N
OTE
:
There are two types in the black and the colour cartridge by
the yield: Standard and High yield. Before proceeding to install, you
need to check which cartridge type you have. When you install the
cartridges, you will be asked if it is Standard or High Yield. To find out
the type, please refer to the table on the page
1
Unwrap and remove the colour print cartridge from its plastic
bag. Hold the print cartridge at the top only. Do not touch the
electrical contacts.
Carefully remove the sealing tape covering the print head.
6.9
.
1.12
2
Grab the handle on the cartridge door and open the door.
Grab the handle.
Setting Up Your Product
3
The cartridge holder moves to the install position.
The colour cartridge will be inserted into the left side of the
cartridge holder and can be identified by a yellow tab on the
top of the holder.
The black (or photo) cartridge will be inserted into the right
side of the cartridge holder and can be identified by a green
tab on the top of the holder.
Yellow tab indicates colour
cartridge position.
Green tab indicates black or
photo cartridge position.
4
Place the colour print cartridge into the left side of the holder.
colour ink cartridge
5
Push the colour cartridge back until it clicks into place.
Setting Up Your Product
1.13
6
Unwrap and remove the black print cartridge from its plastic
bag. Holding the cartridge at the top, carefully remove the
sealing tape covering the print head.
Place the black print cartridge into the right side of the holder.
7
Push the black print cartridge back until it clicks into place.
1.14
8
After installing the print cartridges, close the cartridge door.
9
When you close the door, the display shows “COVER CLOSED”
and then “NONE CHANGED?”.
Setting Up Your Product
10
Press the Scroll button or until you see “BOTH
CHANGED?” in the display and then press Enter.
11
The display shows “NEW COLOR”. Press Enter.
12
The display shows “STANDARD COLOR”. If you have installed
a standard capacity colour cartridge, press Enter. If not,
press the Scroll buttons ( or ) to display “HIGH YIELD
COLOR” and then press Enter.
13
The display shows “NEW BLACK”. Press Enter.
14
The display shows “STANDARD BLACK”. If you have installed a
standard capacity black cartridge, press Enter. If not, press
the Scroll buttons ( or ) to display “HIGH YIELD BLACK”
and then press Enter.
15
Cartridge Alignment begins automatically by printing the
Cartridge Alignment form. Use this form to identify the
straightest line in each of six alignment areas.
By selecting the straightest line for each pattern, you will
optimise the print head alignment.
Setting Up Your Product
1.15
16
Looking at the Cartridge Alignment form, identify the
straightest line in Alignment A.
Using the Scroll buttons ( or ) to select the number of
the straightest line. Press
Enter
when the number displays.
Last Alignment
17
The display accepts the number and moves to Alignment B.
Number Range
Entry
Alignments
(A, B, C, D, E, F)
Repeat steps 16 and 17 for Alignment B-F.
18
When you finish entering the number for Alignment F, the
display returns to Standby mode.
N
OTES
:
• When either print cartridge starts to run out of ink, replace the
empty print cartridge. If you do not have a new replacement for the
empty print cartridge, leave the empty print cartridge in the
product.
The product will not print with only one print
cartridge installed.
• Keep a spare print cartridge on hand. When buying print cartridges,
check the part numbers referenced below to ensure buying the
correct print cartridge. These print cartridges have been specifically
designed to work with your product to produce results that are
always clear and sharp.
• If you want to purchase a new print cartridge, either contact your
point of purchase or any Lexmark authorized supplies dealer.
1.16
Black cartridge
Colour cartridge
Photo cartridge Lexmark 12A1990
Setting Up Your Product
Cartridge type Part number
High yield Lexmark 12A1975
Standard
Samsung INK-M50
Lexmark 12A1970
High yield Lexmark 15M0125
Standard
Samsung INK-C60
Lexmark 15M0120
Changing the Display Language
To change the language that is displayed on the LCD display, take
the following steps:
1
Press
Setup
on the operation panel. The display shows the
first menu; LANGUAGE. Press
2
Press the
you want in the display and then press
selection.
Scroll
buttons ( or ) until you see the language
Enter
.
Enter
to save the
Turning Key Sound On or Off
You can turn the key sound on or off. If you turn the key sound on,
key tone sounds each time you press a button on the machine’s
operation panel.
1
Press Setup on the operation panel.
2
Press the Scroll buttons ( or ) until you see “KEY
SOUND” on the display and then press Enter.
3
Press the Scroll buttons ( or ) to select “ON” or “OFF”
and then press Enter.
Setting Up Your Product
1.17
Setting Ink Save Modes
You can enable or disable Ink Save features with the touch of a
button.
The Ink Save feature allows the printer to use less ink on each
page. Activating this mode changes print quality to draft mode so
that the life of the ink cartridge extends, but may lower the print
quality.
N
OTES
:
• If you need better quality, disable the Ink Save and set the print
quality as you want.
• You cannot use Ink Save either when Paper Save is on, or with
Photo Cartridge installed.
Press
SAVE Ink
on, Ink Save mode is active and the machine uses less ink to print
a document.
If the button backlight is off, Ink Save mode is disabled and you will
print with normal quality.
on the operation panel. If the button backlight is
1.18
Setting Paper Save Modes
You can enable or disable Paper Save featur with the touch of a
button.The Paper Save feature print 2 pages on a single sheet of
paper to save paper.
1
Press SAVE Paper on the operation panel. The display shows
“ON” or “OFF”.
2
Press the Scroll button ( or ) to change the setting. To
enable the Paper Save mode, select “ON”. Or select “OFF” to
disable the mode. Then press Enter.
N
OTE
:
The Paper Save feature is applied only in Black copy mode.
While the paper save mode in enabled any changes you made through
the special copy does not apply even though it is accessible, and the
print Quality sets to “NORMAL”.
Setting Up Your Product
Setting Power Save Mode
Your product reduces power consumption when it is not in actual
use. The Power Save mode setting determines the length of time
the machine waits after a job is printed before it switches to a
reduced power state.
1
Press Setup on the operation panel. The display shows the
first menu; LANGUAGE.
2
Press the Scroll buttons ( or ) until you see “POWER
SAVE MODE” in the display and then press Enter.
3
The display shows the time available. Press the Scroll buttons
( or ) until you see the desired time in the display. The
current setting is tagged with a at the end of the display.
4
Press Enter to save the selection.
Setting Up Your Product
1.19
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1.20
Setting Up Your Product
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INSTALLING SOFTWARE
This chapter provides information on installing the supplied
Samsung software. You must install the Samsung software
to use your product as a printer and scanner.
The topics included in this chapter are:
•About Samsung Software
•System Requirements
•Installing Samsung Software
•Configuring Fax Gate and Internet Gate
•Uninstalling Samsung Software
About Samsung Software
You must install the SmarThru CD-ROM after you have setup your
product and connected it to your computer. The SmarThru CD-ROM
includes the following:
• MFP Driver
• SmarThru Software
• OCR Software (AnyPage Lite)
MFP Driver
To use your SCX-1100 as a printer and scanner, you must install the
MFP driver.
SmarThru Software
SmarThru is the accompanying software for your SCX-1100
multifunctional product. SmarThru contains a powerful image
editor that allows you to edit images in many ways and also
includes powerful Internet mail client software. With SmarThru,
you can save the scanned images in a dedicated storage area for
subsequent editing, sending via e-mail or fax, printing, and
processing by other programs of your choice.
2.2
Installing Software
OCR Software (AnyPage Lite)
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is software that has the ability
to recognize most character formats, so that a scanned document
can be read and edited with word processing software.
System Requirements
Before you begin, ensure your system meets the minimum
requirements.
Supported Operating System
Windows 95 OSR2/Windows 98/Windows 98 SE/Windows NT 4.0
Workstation or Server with Service Pack 3/Windows 2000
Professional or Advanced Server/Windows XP Home edition or
Professional.
Minimal Requirements
• Disk space: 130 MB for installation
• Memory: 64 MB
• CPU: Pentium II 233 or higher
• Required software: Internet Explorer 4.01 or above
Recommended
• Disk space: 250 MB for installation
• Memory: 128 MB
• CPU: Pentium II 400 or higher
• Required software: Internet Explorer 5.5 or above
N
OTES
:
• Administrative rights should be set for installation on Windows NT
4.0/2000/XP.
• Windows 95 versions prior to OSR2 are not recommended due to
compatibility with OLE/COM libraries.
Installing Software
2.3
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