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Classes Tab
The Classes tab shows a list of available printer classes.
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Refresh
: Renews the classes list.
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Add Class... :
Allows you to add a new printer class.
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Remove Class :
Removes the selected printer class.
Scanners Configuration
In this window, you can monitor the activity of scanner devices, view a
list of installed Samsung MFP devices, change device properties, and
scan images.
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Properties...
: Allows you to change the scan properties and scan
a document. See page 38.
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Drivers... :
Allows you to monitor the activity of the scan drivers.
Shows the status of the class
and the number of printers in
the class.
Shows all of the
printer classes.
Switches to
Scanners
configuration.
Shows all of the
installed scanners.
Shows the vendor, model
name and type of your
scanner.
Ports Configuration
In this window, you can view the list of available 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.
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Refresh
: Renews the available ports list.
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Release port :
Releases the selected port.
Sharing Ports Between Printers and Scanners
Your machine may be connected to a host computer via the parallel port
or USB port. Since the MFP device contains more than one device
(printer and scanner), it is necessary to organize proper access of
“consumer” applications to these devices via the single I/O port.
The Samsung Unified Linux Driver package provides an appropriate port
sharing mechanism that is used by Samsung printer and scanner
drivers. The drivers address their devices via so-called MFP ports. The
current status of any MFP port can be viewed via the Ports
Configuration. The port sharing prevents you from accessing one
functional block of the MFP device, while another block is in use.
When you install a new MFP device onto your system, it is strongly
recommended you do this with the assistance of an Unified Driver
Configurator. In this case you will be asked to choose I/O port for the new
device. This choice will provide the most suitable configuration for MFP’s
functionality. For MFP scanners I/O ports are being chosen by scanner
drivers automatically, so proper settings are applied by default.
Switches to
ports
configuration.
Shows the port type,
device connected to the
port and status
Shows all of the
available ports.