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Samsung Universal Print Driver

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Get Easy Access to Multiple Printers All at Once with Samsung Universal Print Driver

What is the Samsung Universal Print Driver? When you want to use a printer, you have to install the driver for that particular printer. If you have multiple printers, you have to install multiple drivers: one for each printer. With the Samsung Universal Print Driver, you can replace all of those cumbersome drivers with one. Also for your convenience, the Samsung Universal Print Driver supports other vendors’ printers in addition to Samsung’s printers. You can easily access multiple printers at once with the outstanding Samsung Universal Print Driver.

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One can do it all: dramatically reduce the number of printer drivers on your system

The Samsung Universal Print Driver supports usage of various printers. By using this driver, you can access any printer regardless of the vendor or model: you do not need to install a separate driver corresponding to each printer. Installing the Samsung Universal Print Driver reduces the number of printer drivers to only one. What could be easier and more convenient?

Enjoy a user-friendly interface with Smart Panel

The Samsung Universal Print Driver provides you with an intuitive and easy-to-operate user interface. It also allows you to use the SmartPanel GUI on the PC to organize your favorite printer list easily and quickly.

Check available printers and their current status

The Samsung Universal Print Driver can search and access all local and network printers without extra installation. Furthermore, it provides the current status and properties of all printers on the network by clicking on the “Search Now” button. Because of this feature, you can manage your printers easily and more effectively.

Save time and energy

No matter what vendor or model of printers you use, you can still save time and energy with the Samsung Universal Print Driver. Samsung understands that time is important to you and it’s unnecessary and inconvenient to download drivers for each printer model on your network. Save yourself time and energy by downloading and installing the only driver you’ll ever need: the Samsung Universal Print Driver.

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Why the Samsung Universal Print Driver? The Samsung Universal Print Driver provides the following key points.

Intelligent Discovery

√ Search printers & MFPs automatically or manually

It is unnecessary and a waste of time to search for each printer one-by-one by model or vendor.

With one mouse click, the Samsung Universal Print Driver can search for all local and network printers automatically.

You can also find network printers manually by entering a printer’s IP address.

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√ Support for non-Samsung printers & MFPs

For your convenience, the Samsung Universal Print Driver enables you to use various printers regardless of vendors or models.

You do not need to install separate drivers for each printer on your network.

You can dramatically reduce the number of printer drivers to only one.

Note: The following are some limitations when using non-Samsung printers & MFPs:

Detailed status information and toner levels are not available.

General features, such as duplex or color printing, are

supported; however, model specific features are not available.

Only PCL6 or PostScript is supported.

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√ Create your favorite printer list

The Samsung Universal Print Driver allows you to create and view your favorite printer list. By using this feature, you are able to add the printers used most often to the desired folder in order to view and use them more efficiently. Additionally, you can organize this printer list as your favorites.

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Precise status monitoring

√ Provides detailed information

The Samsung Universal Print Driver shows the status of the desired printer accurately and instantly.

The first screen displays the status of all printers with their names, addresses, locations, system names, and consumables’ status.

You can reorganize not only the printer list to suit your own viewing preference. From the ‘Printers and Faxes’ folder in the ‘Control Panel’, if you select the Samsung Universal Print Driver, right-click the mouse and choose ‘Printing Preferences’, you can see the first window below. Then, if you click on the ‘OK’ button, you will see ‘Printing Preferences’.

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√ Displays consumable status

The Samsung Universal Print Driver provides the printers’ current consumables’ status. It shows the remaining level of each toner cartridge. By predicting your usage with this outstanding Samsung Universal Print Driver, you can monitor your consumables instantaneously.

Update Now: updates the current consumable status again.

(remaining toner level)

Buy Supplies: links to supplies purchasing site

TroubleShooting Guide: displays the troubleshooting guide.

Printer Settings: links to SyncThru site

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√ Link to SyncThru™ Web Service

When you click on the “Print Setting” button, the SyncThru™ Web Service application appears.

SyncThru™ Web Service helps you change the device setting of printers.

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Easy to manage

√ Supports most Windows OSs

The Samsung Universal Print Driver is ready to work with whatever Windows Operating System you have running on your network.

For more detailed information, see the System Requirements.

√ Supports PCL6/SPL and PS

The Samsung Universal Print Driver supports PCL6/SPL and PS.

√ Offers an intuitive user interface

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Enjoy more advantages with the Samsung Universal Print Driver than with other vendors The Samsung Universal Print Driver offers more supported printer languages (including SPL (GDI) and printer information (e.g., printer type, port name, MAC address) than other vendors.

Specification

Supported OS

Supported Printer Language

Printer Folder Management

Printer Information

Printer Search Result Printer List Update Static Driver Installation

Support Other Vendor’s Printers Update All

Printer Info

Filtering Printer

List

PCL

PostScript

SPL(GDI)

PCL

PostScript

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PostScript

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Printer Model / Name

Printer Type

IP Address

Location

On/Off Status

I/O Type

System Name

Supported Language

Port Name

MAC Address


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IP Address

Location

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-

System Name

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-

-


-

IP Address

Location

On/Off Status

-

System Name

-

-

-

X

X Execution time / User Input Execution time only

X

Search / Print Search / Print Search only

X

X X

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-

-

Windows XP w32/x64

Windows Vista w32/x64

Windows 2000

Windows Server 2003 w32/x64


Windows XP w32/x64


Windows 2000



Windows XP w32/x64


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How to use? Process to download the Samsung Universal Print Driver

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Search all linked printers

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Add a printer to the printer folder

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Connect Universal Print Driver with a linked printer

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Technical Specifications

Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000

Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x 64

Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 x64

Windows Vista / Windows Vista x64

Windows XP / Windows XP x64

Supported emulation Support PCL6 / SPL and PS

Supported devices

Samsung CF-5100P

Samsung CF-530 Series

Samsung CF-555P

Samsung CF-6800

Samsung CF5800P

Samsung CLP-300 Series











Samsung CLX-216x Series

Samsung CLX-3160 Series





Samsung ML-1510_700 Series

Samsung MFP 560 Series

Samsung MFP 750 Series

Samsung MFP Series

Samsung ML-1000 Series








Samsung ML-1630W Series













Samsung ML-2550S Series










Samsung ML-4550 Series Samsung ML-5080 Series




Samsung ML-8x00 Series

Samsung Msys 5150 and 5200

Samsung SCX-4100 Series


Samsung SCX-4214F



Samsung SCX-4500W Series


Samsung SCX-4x16 Series






Samsung SCX-5835_5935 Series







Samsung SF-5100P

Samsung SF-530 Series

Samsung SF-555P

Samsung SF-6800P

Samsung SF5800P

Samsung SF-555P

Samsung SF-6800P

Samsung SF5800P

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About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of $103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

For more information, please visit www.samsung.com

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This whitepaper is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein is subject to change without notice. Samsung Electronics is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages, arising from or related to use of this whitepapaer.

21 April 2009

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