Samsung Universal Print

Driver
User’s Guide

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© 2009 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
This admin guide is provided for information purposes only. All information included herein is subject to change without any
notice.
Samsung Electronics is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages, arising from or related to use of this user’s
guide.

• Samsung Universal Print Driver is a trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

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INTRODUCTION
Samsung Universal Print Driver vs. Model specific drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

INSTALLING AND UNINSTALLING THE SAMSUNG UNIVERSAL

PRINT DRIVER
Installing Samsung Universal Print Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Uninstalling Samsung Universal Print Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

USING THE SAMSUNG UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER

Accessing the Samsung Universal Print Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Layout overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Changing Samsung Universal Print Driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the pop-up option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the printer search option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Searching print devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
By TCP/IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
By Search Now menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Creating a favorite folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing with Samsung Universal Print Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Basic printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the selected printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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 Introduction
1.

The Samsung Universal Print Driver is a single driver that can be used with different printer
models. This gives users instant access to not only Samsung print devices but also a range of
other vendor's PDL based devices without the need to download separate drivers.
• PDL means both PCL and PS.
• Samsung does not guarantee the quality of other vendors’ printer devices and Samsung models that are not
supported (Click to see the supported Samsung device list). For unsupported Samsung models, driver is
automatically set to usable default PDL.

Samsung Universal Print Driver vs. Model specific drivers

The following table shows the differences between the Samsung Universal Print Driver and the product based drivers:

SAMSUNG UNIVERSAL PRINT

MODEL SPECIFIC DRIVERS
DRIVER

User interface Consistent user interface. Inconsistent user interface.

Installation • Download and install with the installer • Manually locate, download, and install
file provided with the Samsung driver for each device.
Universal Print Driver. • Install via CD autorun or Add printer
• Install via executing the installer file. wizard.
Device discovery Easily locate and access suggested Manually discover devices.
devices from the whole Samsung printer
products.
Availability Available on the Samsung web site. Available on the CD provided with the
device, or the product based driver.

System requirements
Minimum system requirements for the Samsung Universal Print Driver are as follows:

REQUIREMENTS
OPERATING SYSTEM
CPU RAM FREE HDD SPACE

Windows Vista 1 GHz 1 GB 40 GB

Windows XP 300 MHz or higher 128 MB RAM or higher 1.5 GB or higher
(additional 1.8 GB in SP2
and additional 900 MB in
SP3
Windows 2000 133 Mhz 64 MB 2GB
Windows Server 2003 550 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM or higher 2.9 GB or higher
Windows Server 2008 2 GHz or faster 2 GB RAM or higher 40 GB or higher

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Installing and Uninstalling the Samsung
2.

Universal Print Driver

This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for installing and uninstalling the Samsung
Universal Print Driver.
The following windows are for a PCL driver in Windows XP. Windows may differ for a PS driver, but the steps are the
same.

Installing Samsung Universal Print Driver

Before installing the driver, check the recommended minimum requirements for your system (See "System requirements"
on page 4).
1. Start a web browser and go to www.samsung.com.
2. Search for the Samsung Universal Print Driver setup file.
3. Start the setup file.
The Samsung Universal Print Driver Installer Wizard opens.
4. Click Next. If necessary, select a language from the drop-down list.

After the installation window opens, wait for installation to be completed.

5. After the Setup Completed window opens, click Finish.
If you want to register yourself as a user of Samsung devices in order to receive information from Samsung, select the

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 checkbox and click Finish.

If the driver is installed properly, you can find the Samsung Universal Print Driver in the Printers and Faxes folder.

Uninstalling Samsung Universal Print Driver

If you want to uninstall the Samsung Universal Print Driver, follow the steps below:
1. From the Windows Start menu, select > All Programs > Samsung Universal Print Driver > Maintenance.
The Samsung Universal Print Driver Installer Wizard opens.
2. Select Remove and click Next.

3. Select the components you want to remove and click Next.

4. A confirmation window appears, click Yes.
5. When unistallation is completed, click Finish.

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 Using the Samsung Universal Print Driver
3.

The main purpose of the Samsung Universal Print Driver is to install one driver (Samsung
Universal Print Driver) and use it with different print devices. However, the Samsung Universal
Print Driver has other features like searching print devices, creating a favorites folder, and
checking a device’s status.

Accessing the Samsung Universal Print Driver

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click Samsung Universal Print Driver.
3. Click Printing Preferences or Properties.
Samsung Universal Print Driver window opens.

If there’s no recently used printer, a pop-up window asking you to search printers appears. Click OK to search
connected printers.

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Layout overview

Layout bar Includes displaying options.

• : Selects the layout for the Samsung Universal Print Driver window. If
you choose Layout2 and installed the Samsung Smart Panel program, you can
see the status window(number 4).

• : Refreshes all the printer information in the list.

• : Selects the view type for the printer list. Detail View shows printer
information such as Address, Location, Status and System name. Image
View also shows printer information except with a larger printer image. This
1 option is only supported on Windows XP(and later).

• : Displays the printer list in groups. This option is only supported on

Windows XP(and later).

• : Searches for a printer in the list by a keyword like a model name.

• : Opens the help window.

• : Shows information about the Samsung Universal Print Driver.

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 Main menus • Recent
- Recently Used Printers : Shows the list of recently used printers. The most
recently used printer is at the top of the list.
- Recently Searched Printers : Shows the list of recently found printers. The
most recently found printer is at the top of the list.
• Search
2
- Search Now : Searches printers that are connected either by USB or
network.
- Search by Address : Searches for a printer by the printer’s IP address.
• My Printer
- Create a Favorite Folder : Creates a folder for favorite printers.
• Settings : Displays options for pop-ups and searches.

3 Printer list Shows printer list.

Status window Shows status of the selected printer in the list. You need to select Layout2 and install
the Samsung Smart Panel program to see this window.
• Update Now : Updates the selected printer’s information.
• Buy Supplies : Opens the website for buying supplies.
4 • TroubleShooting Guide : Opens the troubleshooting chapter of the user’s
guide. You need to install the Smart Panel of the model you are using to see the
troubleshooting guide.
• Printer Settings : Opens SyncThur Web Service, which provides options for
configuring and managing your printer. You can only use this option with network
printers.

Changing Samsung Universal Print Driver settings

Setting the pop-up option
You can set the Samsung Universal Print Driver window to appear when you print. There are four options for this window
to pop-up:
1. Click the Settings button on the bottom left corner.

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2. Click the Pop-up tab. A sample of Pop-up tab is shown in the following figure.

• When driver UI appears : The Samsung Universal Print Driver window appears when you open a Printing
Preferences (Properties) window.
• Every time you print : The Samsung Universal Print Driver window appears every time you print.
• Only the first time you print : The Samsung Universal Print Driver window appears only for the first time when
Samsung Universal Print Driver is selected as the printer from an application.
• Only when the last printer used is not available : The Samsung Universal Print Driver window appears only if
the printer that was last used is not available.
3. Click OK.

Setting the printer search option

To set the search options for the Samsung Universal Print Driver, follow the steps below:
1. Click the Settings button on the bottom left corner.

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2. Click the Search tab and select one of the following options.

• Search only supported printer : Searches only supported printers connected.

Click to see the supported Samsung device list
• Search all the printers : Searches all connected printers.
3. Click OK.

Searching print devices

By TCP/IP address
If you know the TCP/IP address of the print device you want to use, you can search the device by typing the TCP/IP
address. Follow the steps below:
1. From the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click Samsung Universal Print Driver.
3. Click Printing Preferences or Properties.
The Samsung Universal Print Driver window opens.
4. Click Search by Address.
A window appears.
5. Type in the TCP/IP address of your printer and click OK.

By Search Now menu

If you don’t know the TCP/IP address of the print device you want to use, you can use the Search Now option to search for
the device. Follow the steps below:
1. From the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click Samsung Universal Print Driver.
3. Click Printing Preferences or Properties.
Samsung Universal Print Driver window opens.
4. Click Search Now.
Samsung Universal Print Driver searches the connected print devices.
The search result might differ depending on the search option you have selected (See "Setting the printer
search option" on page 10.)

Creating a favorite folder

You can create a folder with the printers you use the most for your convenience. For example, if you travel between home
and work sites, you can create two different printer folders; Home and Work, and manage the printers as needed.
To create a favorite folder, follow the steps below:

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1. Click Create a Favorite Folder.
Add new favorite folder window appears.

2. Type in a folder name.

3. Click OK.
A new folder is added under My Printer.
To add printers to a folder under My Printer, you can drag-and-drop the print from the list to the folder or right-click
the printer in the list and select Move or Copy.

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Help

Click the Help button ( )in the upper right of the Samsung Universal Print Driver window.
A help window appears. Use this help to answer your questions about using the Samsung Universal Print Driver.

Printing with Samsung Universal Print Driver

Basic printing
To print a document using Samsung Universal Print Driver, follow the steps below:
The following steps show printing from Notepad. Menu names might differ depending on the application you are
using.

1. Open the file that you want to print in an application.

2. From the menu bar select File > Print.
3. Select the Samsung Universal Print Driver from the printer list.
4. Click OK. Printing begins.
Or, depending on the pop-up option (see "Setting the pop-up option" on page 9) you selected, the Samsung Universal
Print Driver window might appear before printing. Choose the printer you want to use and print.

Changing the selected printer

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click Samsung Universal Print Driver.
3. Click Printing Preferences or Properties.
Printing Preferences (Properties) window opens.
4. Select another printer either from the printer list or by searching (See "Searching print devices" on page 11).
5. Click OK. All subsequent printing will now be directed to the new printer.

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Index

A
accessing 7

C
copyright 2

D
difference 4

F
folder 11

I
installing 5
introduction 4

L
layout 8

P
printing 13

S
search
search button 11
TCP/IP 11
setting 9
pop-up window 9
search option 10
system requirements 4

U
uninstalling 6
using 7

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