Opening printing preferences

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Opening printing preferences


	When you select an option in Printing Preferences, you may see a warning mark, , or . An exclamation mark () means you can select that certain option but it is not recommended, and () mark means you cannot select that option due to the machine’s setting or environment.

Open the document you want to print.
Select Print from the File menu.
Select your printer driver from the Select Printer list.

Click Properties or Preferences.


	The screenshot may differ depending on model.


	You can apply Eco features to save paper and toner before printing (see Easy Eco Driver). You can check the machine’s current status pressing the Printer Status button (see Using Samsung Printer Status).

Favorites tab

Listed items help you choose pre-defined settings.


	The screenshot may differ depending on model.

Basic tab

Basic tab to set various printing options.

Orientation

This option allows you to select the direction in which information is printed on a page.

Layout Options

This option allows you to select various ways to layout your document.

Single Page Per Side: This option is a basic layout option. This option allows you to print a page on one side of a paper.
Multiple Pages Per Side: See Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper.
Poster Printing: See Printing posters.
Booklet Printing: See Printing booklets.
Page Border: This option allows you to print your document on which border line is. This option is not available for Poster Printing and Booklet Printing.

Double-Sided Printing

This option allows you to print on both sides of paper (see Printing on both sides of the paper).

Paper tab

Use the Paper tab options to set the basic paper handling specifications.

Copies

This option allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed. You can select 1 to 9999 copies.

Paper Options

Original Size: This option allows you to set the actual paper size of the originals.
Output Size: This option allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the originals size (see Fitting your document to a selected paper size).
- Percentage: This option allows you to change the size of a page’s contents to appear larger or smaller on the printed page by typing in a percentage you want (see Change the size by percentage of your document).
Source: Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray. Use MP Tray when printing on special materials, such as envelopes and transparencies.
Type: This option allows you to set the type of paper to be loaded in the tray. This will let you get the best quality printout. If not, the desired print quality may not be achieved.
Specical Page: This option is allows you to make special pages such as covers. You can add, delete or update the special page settings to the list. This option is available only when you use the PCL printer driver.

Graphics tab

Use the Graphic tab options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs.

Quality

The higher the setting, the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics. The higher setting also may increase the time it takes to print a document.

Font/Text

Select Clear Text to print text darker than on a normal document.

Check All Text Black to print in solid black, regardless of the color it appears on the screen.

Graphic Controller

It allows user to emphasize edges of texts and fine lines for improving readability and align each color channel registration in color printing mode.

Toner Save

The Toner Save setting allows the user to save printing toner when printing a draft version of a document. Select Off to print in normal mode and select On to print with less toner applied to the page.

Advanced tab

Use the Advanced tab to set various printing options.

Watermark

See Using watermarks.

Overlay

See Using overlay.

Output options

Print Order: This options allows you to set the sequence in which the pages will print. Print Odd Pages and Print Even Pages are available only when you use the PCL printer driver.
Skip Blank Pages: This option allows you to specify not to print blank pages in the original data.
Manual Margin: This option allows you to specify binding margin. Binding margin adjusts binding position. This option is not available when you use the PS printer driver.


	If you click Reset, settings in the Advanced option returns to the default setting.

Security

Encrypts printing data first, and transmits it to the machine. This feature protects the printing information to prevent your data from being comprised on your network. Job Encryption feature is enabled only when the hard drive is installed. The hard drive is used to decrypt the printing data.

Job Accounting

This option allows you to print with the given permission.

User permission: If you check this option, only users with user permission can start a print job.
Group permission: If you check this option, only groups with group permission can start a print job.


	Click the question mark() from the upper-right corner of the window and click on any option you want to know about. Administrators can enable job accounting and configure permissions in the control panel or SyncThru™ Web Service. For the detailed information about them, refer to the Administrator’s Guide.

Eco tab

The Eco tab allows you to save print resources and lead you to eco-friendly printing. When you select Eco Printing, you can see the eco image ()on some options. Also, Some options are not available to use in the eco mode.

Eco Options

Printer Default: If you select this option, this feature is determined by the setting you’ve made on the control panel of the machine.
None: Disables this option.
Eco Printing: Eco mode gets activated. Select Double-Sided Printing, Layout, and Skip Blank Pages you want to use in eco mode. As long as you do not change the options from the other tabs, the document will be printed out as set in the eco mode.
Passcode: If the administrator sets On-Forced in Default Eco Mode for this machine, the eco mode is always set by this machine’s eco setting, while the Eco Options in the printer driver are disabled. If you need to change the print settings, click Passcode and enter the password or contact your administrator.

Result Simulator

Result Simulator shows the result of reduced emission of carbon dioxide, used electricity, and the amount of saved paper in accordance with the settings you selected.

The results are calculated on the basis that the total number of printed paper is one hundred without a blank page when the eco mode is disabled.
Referred to the calculation coefficient about CO2, energy and paper from IEA(International Energy Agency), the index of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of Japan and www.remanufacturing.org.uk. Each model has a different index.
The power consumption in printing mode refers to the average printing power consumption in this machine.
The actual saved or reduced amount may differ depending on the operating system used, computing performance, application software, connection method, media type, media size, job complexity, etc.

Samsung tab

Use the Samsung tab to display the copyright and the version number of the driver. If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can have access to services.

Print Mode

This option allows you to choose how to print or save the printing file by using the HDD in your machine. The default Print Mode is Normal which is for printing without storing the printing file on the HDD. You can also use this option in other tabs.

Normal: This mode prints without storing your document in the optional memory.
Proof: This mode is useful when you print more than one copy. You can print one copy first to check, then print the rest of the copies later.
Confidential: This mode is used for printing confidential documents. You need to enter a password to print.
Store: Select this setting to save a document in the mass storage device without printing.
Store and Print: This mode is used when printing and storing document at the same time.
Spool: This option can be useful when handling large amounts of data. If you select this setting, the printer spools the document into the mass storage device and then prints it from the mass storage device queue, decreasing the computer’s work load.
Print Schedule: Select this setting to print the document at a specified time.

Job Name: This option is used when you need to find a stored file using the control panel.
User ID: This option is used when you need to find a stored file using the control panel. The user name automatically appears as the user name that you use to log on Windows.
Enter Password: If the Property of the stored documents you selected is Secured, you have to enter the password for the stored document. This option is used for loading a stored file using the control panel.
Confirm Password: Re-enter the password to confirm it.

Using a favorite setting

The Favorites option, which is visible on each preferences tab except for the Favorites tab and Samsung tab, allows you to save the current preferences for future use.

To save a Favorites item, follow these steps:

Change the settings as needed on each tab.
Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box.
Click Save.
Enter name and description, and then select the desired icon.
Click OK. When you save Favorites, all current driver settings are saved.


	To use a saved setting, select it in the Favorites tab. The machine is now set to print according to the settings you have selected.To delete saved settings, select it in the Favorites tab and click Delete.

Using help

Click the option you want to know on the Printing Preferences window and press F1 on your keyboard.