Page 1 Laser Printer, Scanner, PC-Fax User’s Guide SF-5100P...
Page 2 This guide also provides the basic description on using the supplied multi-function application, Samsung SmarThru 2, allowing you to scan and edit images, scan to copy, PC fax, send e-mail on your computer. You will also find a brief description on automatic text recognition program, AnyPage Lite.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Installing Samsung software Samsung SmarThru About Samsung SmarThru Software ––––––––––––––––––– 1.1 System Requirements –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.2 Hardware Requirements –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.3 Installing the Samsung Software –––––––––––––––––––––– 1.4 Configuring the Fax Gate on Your PC –––––––––––––––––– 1.6 Configuring the Internet Gate on Your PC –––––––––––––– 1.9 Installing Bonus Software –––––––––––––––––––––––––––...
Page 4 Scanning a Document with the Scan Manager –––––––––––––– 4.3 Features of the Scan Manager Window –––––––––––––––––––– 4.6 Selecting Scan Manager Options ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.7 Samsung TWAIN for Scan Window ––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.8 Copying Copying a Document ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.9 Scanning to PC Fax Scanning a Document, then Sending it by PC Fax ––––––––––...
Page 5 Contents (continued) SmarThru 2 (continued) Mailbox Overview ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.19 Features of the Mailbox Window ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.20 Working with Fax Messages Overview –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.22 Creating and Sending a PC Fax –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.23 Browsing Fax Messages ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.29 Sending a PC Fax from a Windows Application –––––––––––– 5.31 Reading Incoming Fax Messages –––––––––––––––––––––––––...
Page 6 Using AnyPage Lite OCR Application Overview ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.1 Running AnyPage Lite –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.2 How To Recognize a Text or Table –––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.3 AnyPage Lite Window Overview ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.10 Troubleshooting Overview ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.1 Printer problems ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.1 Print quality problems –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.3 Scanning problems –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––...
Page 7: Installing Samsung Software
This chapter provides information on installing the supplied Samsung software. You MUST install the Samsung software to use your machine as a printer and scanner. The topics included in this chapter are: Samsung SmarThru 2 About Samsung SmarThru 2 Software...
Page 8 Samsung SmarThru 2 About Samsung SmarThru 2 software You must install the SmarThru CD-ROM after you setup your machine and connected it to your computer. The SmarThru CD-ROM includes the following: • MFP Driver • SmarThru Software • OCR software (AnyPage Lite) •...
Page 9 OCR software (AnyPage Lite) OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the software that has the ability to recognize most character formats, so that a scanned document can be read and edited on your word processor. Acrobat Reader This bonus program allows you to view and print Adobe PDF files on all major computer platforms.
Page 10 Hardware requirement 1. Turn off both your machine and PC. 2. Connect your machine and PC with the printer cable (IEEE-1284 compatible). 3. Connect one end of the telephone line cord supplied to the LINE jack on the rear of the machine, then connect the other end of the cord to the standard phone wall jack.
Page 11 N N o o t t e e : : If there is no Internet Explorer 4.0 or above version on your PC, SF-5100P installer will install Internet Explorer version 5.0 on your PC first. After installing it, to continue SF-5100P Series software setup, please run ‘Autorun.exe’...
Page 12 4. Follow the on-screen instructions and click Next. 5. The SmarThru 2 installation supports three types of setup.: • Typical: Program will be installed with the most common options. and is recommended for most users. • Compact: Only the MFP driver will be installed. •...
Page 13: Configuring The Fax Gate On Your Pc
Click O O K K and continue the following steps. Configuring Fax Gate on your PC 1. After installing the SmarThru software, Windows will automatically restart. When you see the Samsung SF-5100P Program folder, close it by clicking x on the right-top of the window. Installing SmarThru software...
Page 14 SmarThru 2 system, press Cancel, and go to page 1.9 to configure the internet gate. 3. Choose SAMSUNG FaxThru Modem form the list. It will be used by SmarThru 2 Gate for sending and/or receiving PC faxes. Then, click Next.
Page 15 SmarThru system will automatically will receive incoming calls. If you want to receive faxes at the SF-5100P, clear this box. 5. When you are finished, click Finish. Note: To edit the advanced properties of Fax service or to add other modems, choose S S m m a a r r T T h h r r u u C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n from the T T o o o o l l s s menu when you run the S S a a m m s s u u n n g g S S m m a a r r T T h h r r u u 2 2 .
Page 16: Configuring The Internet Gate On Your Pc
Configuring the Internet Gate on Your PC When the fax modem configuration is complete, the SmarThru software loads the Internet Gate sets up your internet connection. Note: To configure the internet gate of the SmarThru system, you must enter your e-mail address, SMTP/POP3 server address, POP3 account name and password.
Page 17 Internet connection on the SmarThru system, then click OK. If no connection is available, you cannot use the system Dial-Up in the Samsung SmarThru system. To modify the Dial-Up connection properties, click Dialing Properties. N N o o t t e e : : For details on the Dial-Up Configuration using the Windows Dial-Up Networking setup wizard, please refer to your Windows documentation.
Page 18 4. Enter your name and e-mail address, then click Next. The e-mail address has been assigned to you by your Internet service provider. 5. Enter the addresses of your incoming and outgoing mail servers. Choose the incoming mail server type, then click Next. Your Internet service provider must provide you this information.
Page 19 6. Enter your account name and password to access your Internet mail server, then click Next. Your Internet service provider will provide this information. 7. Enter the account record name, then click Next. 8. Click Finish to enable Internet e-mail service. N N o o t t e e : : If you wish, you can enable or reconfigure the Internet connection later.
Page 20: Installing Bonus Software
If you do not have a CD-ROM drive and if you have access to another computer with a CD-ROM drive, you can copy software installation files from the Samsung software CD-ROM onto floppy diskettes. The diskettes can then be used instead of the CD-ROM to install the software.
Page 21: Installing Software From Diskettes
4. The Copy to Floppy dialog box appears. Click Copy all disk images. If you want to copy a portion of the selected component, select the disk image you want to copy in the Disk Images window, then click Copy selected disk image. Select the floppy drive you will use.
Page 22: Uninstalling Samsung Software
PC. A system reboot is required after the software is un-installed. Un-installing the MFP Driver 1. Start Windows if not already started. 2. From the Start menu, select Programs, then select Samsung SF- 5100P, then select Uninstall. 3. When your computer confirms your selection, click Yes. The printer driver and all its components are removed from your computer.
Page 23 1. Start Windows if not already started. 2. From the Start menu, select Programs. 3. Select Samsung SmarThru, then select SmarThru 2 Uninstall. 4. When your computer asks you to confirm your selection, click Yes. The Select Backup Options dialog box appears.
Page 24 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the un-installation. The SmarThru software and all components will be removed. 7. When un-installing is done, click OK. The message box recommends restarting your computer. 8. Click OK. Shut down and restart your computer to complete the un-installation process and save your changes.
Page 25 chapter Read this chapter to learn how to select and load print media and how to use the print settings. The topics included in this chapter are: Printing Printing a Document Loading Paper Paper Guidelines Printer Settings Canceling a Print Job...
Page 26: Printing
Printing Printing a document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using. Refer to your software application’s documentation for the exact printing procedure. 1.
Page 27: Loading Paper
Loading paper For best results, use high quality xerographic copier paper. Using the automatic paper feeder You can stack paper or transparencies in the automatic paper feeder to feed automatically. The automatic paper feeder can hold a maximum of 150 sheets of plain paper.
Page 28 • For transparencies: - Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the print side. - Fan the stack of transparencies to prevent feeding failures. Be careful not to scratch or leave fingerprints on the print sides. 3. Load the print material in the automatic paper feeder. Do not load too much print material.
Page 29 • Load letterhead paper with the design facing you. The top edge of the sheet with the logo should enter the printer first. 4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the print material. Slide the guides until they lightly touch the stack of print material. Do not bend the print material.
Page 30 Using the manual feeder If you want to print manually, one piece of media at a time, use this manual paper feeder. Manual paper feeder N N o o t t e e s s : : • Make sure that you select the Manual Feeder source and the correct paper size from your software application before starting your print job.
Page 31: Paper Guidelines
Paper guidelines When selecting or loading paper, envelopes, or other special media, keep these guidelines in mind: • Attempting to print on damp, curled, wrinkled, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality. • Use cut-sheet paper only. You cannot use multiparty paper. •...
Page 32: Printer Settings
Printer settings You can use your machine with all your Windows 95/98 or Windows 2000, or Windows Me or Windows NT applications. Be sure to set your printer as the default printer for all your Windows operations. Most Windows software applications allow you to make changes to the printer settings.
Page 33 Basic tab Functions Menu Option Sets the number of copies to be printed. Copies (1-999) Scales the image size on the print page. Scaling (10-200%) Sets the orientation (printing direction) of the print Paper Orientation media. Portrait orientation is used for most books, and Landscape orientation is used for envelopes, spreadsheets, and transparencies.
Page 34 About Tab This tab shows the printer software version. Clicking the image above SAMSUNG WEB SITE links you with Samsung Electronics web site. Using Help Your printer driver includes comprehensive screen help. For detailed information about each setting. Changing printer settings for all documents Changing the printer settings from your application program will change them for one document.
Page 35: Canceling A Print Job
Canceling a print job While a document is printing, a printer icon appears next to the clock on the taskbar. Printer icon If you want to cancel or pause the printing of any of the documents you have sent, take the following steps: 1.
Page 36 MEMO 2.11 Printing...
Page 37 Samsung SmarThru 2 is a companion software of your machine. This chapter introduces you to the Samsung SmarThru 2. Topics included in this chapter are: Introducing Samsung SmarThru 2 Running Scan Wizard Running SmarThru 2 Getting Help in SmarThru 2 Program...
Page 38: Getting Started
It concentrates all document processing in a single workplace. Samsung SmarThru 2 provides you with: Message center (MailBox) that can send, receive and store e-mail and fax messages.
Page 39 Image Manager supports operations on images. • You can scan images directly to the Image Manager or import them from HDD or network. Just drag-and-drop the image of the supported format into the Image Manager window to import images from Windows Explorer or even your browser! Images stored can be exported to HDD in a variety of image formats.
Page 40: Running Scan Wizard
Running Scan Wizard After you have installed the Samsung SmarThru 2, you will find the Scan Wizard icon and the SmarThru 2 icon on the desktop window. Scan Wizard is an easy–to-use, convenient tool to manage your scan needs. To run the Scan Wizard: •...
Page 41 OCR program for text recognition, click Scan to OCR. Scan to For details, see page 4.21. launches Samsung SmarThru 2 program to manage your mails, fax documents and images. SmarThru For details, see page 3.5.
Page 42: Running Smarthru 2
Running SmarThru 2 Samsung SmarThru Mailbox and Image Manager are integrated in the Samsung SmarThru 2 window. To open the Mailbox window or Image Manager window, run SmarThru 2 in the following ways: • From the desktop window, double-click the SmarThru 2 icon.
Page 43 To open the Mailbox window: Click the Mailbox icon on the Samsung SmarThru 2 window. For further information on the Mailbox window, see page 5.19. To open the Image Manager window: Click the Image Manager icon on the Samsung SmarThru 2 window.
Page 44: Getting Help In The Smarthru 2 Program
Getting Help in the SmarThru 2 Program Samsung SmarThru contains a detailed on-line help document. If you encounter problems while using SmarThru, please consult the on-line help. SmarThru Help is accessible from all windows and dialog boxes using the SmarThru program.
Page 45: Scan Wizard
Loading Documents for Scanning Scanning a Document with the Scan Manager Features of the Scan Manager Window Selecting Scan Manager Options Samsung TWAIN for Scan Window Copying Copying a Document Scanning to PC Fax Scan a document and then send it by PC Fax...
Page 46 With Scan Manager in the supplied Samsung SmarThru 2 program, you can scan images directly into the image editing application ‘Image Manager’.
Page 47: Loading Documents For Scanning
Loading Documents for Scanning With Samsung Scan Manager, you can convert a photo or paper document into a computer image. Type of documents that you can scan include photos, drawings, magazine pages, newspaper articles, and just about any type of single page image.
Page 48: Scanning A Document With The Scan Manager
Scanning a Document with the Scan Manager The Scan Manager can convert a photo or paper document into a computer image. To scan a document with Scan Manager, use the following steps: 1. Load a document as described in User’s Guide. 2.
Page 49 4. Choose the scan settings and then click Scan. For more information on the scan settings, refer to ‘Features of the Scan Manager Window’ on page 4.6. Choose appropriate scan settings. 5. A progress bar informs you of the scan progress. When the scan is complete, the scanned image is briefly displayed in the preview area.
Page 50 6. The Scan Manager window closes automatically and Samsung SmarThru automatically launches the Image Manager. The scanned image is saved in the Incoming folder of the Image Manager with a system-assigned name. For information on working with the images in this browse mode, see page 5.12.
Page 51: Features Of The Scan Manager Window
Features of the Scan Manager Window The Samsung Scan Manager window is used to preview and scan images. The controls of the Samsung Scan Manager window are described below. Scan size: Selects the size of the image being scanned. You may select one of the N N o o t t e e : : If you define predefined sizes, or Custom to enter the dimensions manually.
Page 52: Selecting Scan Manager Options
Selecting Scan Manager Options You can use the supplied Samsung TWAIN for Scan driver instead of the Samsung Scan Manager to scan an image. Also, if you have another scanner driver installed on your computer, you can select the desired driver.
Page 53: Samsung Twain For Scan Window
Samsung TWAIN for Scan Window Brief descriptions for the controls of the Samsung TWAIN for Scan window are provided below. Settings Tabs: Each tab (Basic, Image quality, Filters, and the About tab) contains settings to adjust the scan image. Preview area Use help for further details on SmarThru.
Page 54: Copying
• Set the number of copies. • Scale the resulting image. To copy a document using the Samsung Copy Manager: There may be serveral ways to load documents for scanning. For examples, two methods of loading documents are provided. If your machine is equipped with different methods, please refer to its User’s...
Page 55 2. Open the Scan Wizard window and select Copy. For information on opening the Scan Wizard window, see page 3.3. 3. Adjust scan settings when the Samsung Copy Manager window opens.. Selects the size of the image being copied. Check this box if you want the scanned...
Page 56 4. To select printing mode, click the Copy tab on the top of the Samsung Copy Manager window. Description: Choose to print image descriptions above or below images, and to turn printing image descriptions off. Print Border: Check this box to print a border around images.
Page 57 Your Samsung MFP provides the following five printing method: Scale The printed image will be scaled. Enter the scaling factor in the Print Scale(%) field. Fit to Page Selecting this option will result in scaling the printed image to fill the entire page. You may select the desired page size using the Fit to Paper drop-down list box.
Page 58: Scanning To Pc Fax
Scanning to PC Fax N N o o t t e e : : To send a fax using the Samsung SmarThru system, you must configure the Fax Gate. Configuring the Fax Gate was started when you first installed the SmarThru program.
Page 59 3. The Samsung Scan Manager for Fax window opens. Select the scan settings if necessary. For more information on the scan settings, see page 4.7. Choose scan settings. Preview area If you check the Save to Image Manager box, the scanned image will be saved in the Incoming folder of the Image Manager database.
Page 60 6. Enter contacts manually and/or select contacts from the Address Book, and then click Next. • To enter a contact manually, fill the Fax No field. Then click after the fax number description. The new address will appear in the Recipient list.
Page 61 N N o o t t e e : : The messages are automatically saved in the O O u u t t g g o o i i n n g g folder of the Samsung SmarThru 2 Mailbox. In the Mailbox window, if you open the O O u u t t g g o o i i n n g g folder, you will see a copy of the message and the message status;...
Page 62: Scanning To E-Mail
Scanning to E-mail N N o o t t e e : : To send e-mail using the Samsung SmarThru system, you must configure the Internet gate. Configuring the Internet gate was started when you first installed the SmarThru program. Change or configure later by selecting S S m m a a r r T T h h r r u u C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n from the T T o o o o l l s s menu in the Samsung SmarThru Mailbox window.
Page 63 To open the Scan Wizard window, double-click the Scan Wizard icon on the desktop window. For further details, see page 5.3. 3. The Samsung Scan Manager for E-mail window opens. Select the scan settings if necessary. For more information on the scan settings, see page 6.7.
Page 64 5. Fill in each field. For details on the controls of this window, see page 3.38. 6. When you are ready to send, click The message is automatically saved in the Outgoing folder of the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window. For further details about working with e-mail messages, see page 5.38. 4.19...
Page 65: Scanning To Ocr
Scanning to OCR Scanning for Automatic Text Recognition Using the Scan to OCR button in the Scan Wizard window allows you to scan a document and send it to the OCR program for text recognition. The scanned image is converted to editable text and sent to the acquiring application in your computer.
Page 66 3. The Samsung Scan Manager for OCR window opens. Select the scan settings if necessary. For more information on the scan settings, see page 4.7. If you click the checkbox, the scanned image will be saved in the Image Manager before converting to an editable text.
Page 67 6. When the recognition is completed, a prompt asks you if you wish to view it. Click Yes. 7. The recognized text will be displayed in your text editor application. Check and edit the text if necessary. For details, refer to the documentation of your text editor application.
Page 68: Configuring Automatic Text Recognition
Configuring Automatic Text Recognition You can configure several parameters of automatic text recognition in the Automatic Recognition Configuration window. To bring up the Automatic Recognition Configuration window, take the following steps: 1. Open the Scan Wizard window. For details, see page 3.3. 2.
Page 69 Language This drop-down list box lets you select the language of the text being recognized. Text Type If you select Auto, the OCR program will detect the type of the text automatically. The next two options supply information about the type of text; this information helps the OCR programto properly recognize text.
Page 70 MEMO 4.25 Scan Wizard...
Page 71 The Samsung SmarThru 2 contains the Image Manager which stores, edits, and manages images and the Mailbox which stores fax and e-mail messages. This chapter provides information on the following topics: Working with Image Manager Image Viewer Mailbox Working with Fax Messages...
Page 72 Working with Image Manager Overview After documents are scanned, the resulting image is available in the Image Manager. The Image Manager is an image database and image editor program. With the Image Manager, you can: • Organize the images in the database hierarchy using a tree of folders. •...
Page 73: Smarthru
To open the Image Manager window manually, follow this procedure: 1. Open the Samsung SmarThru 2 window and click the Image Manager icon on the left edge of the window.
Page 74 3. To open a selected image for editing from the Browse mode, double- click on the thumbnail of the desired image, or click on the toolbar. The selected image will replace the thumbnails, occupying the entire image area. Toolbox Contains the buttons to select a region and add annotations to the image.
Page 75: Using Programs Bar In The Image Manager
Using the Programs Bar in the Image Manager The Programs bar is located at the bottom part of the Samsung Image Manager window. The Programs bar is a powerful tool that lets you configure multiple buttons for performing common operations and accessing external applications.
Page 76 Drag an image to this button or select an image and click this button to print the image. Print Drag an image to this button or select an image and click this button to delete the image. Shredder Customizing the Programs Bar You can change the layout and functions of the Programs bar buttons.
Page 77: Image Manager Toolbar Overview
Image Manager Toolbar Overview In Browse mode, the toolbar contains the following buttons: This button brings up the Scan Manager that is used for scanning images. Similar to File Scan.. menu. This button is used for exporting images. Similar to File Export menu.
Page 78 In the selected image editing mode, the toolbar contains several additional buttons as described below: Saves images without switching to the Browse mode. Similar to Image Save Image menu. In the Edit mode, is used for cutting a selected region and placing its contents on the clipboard.
Page 79: Editing Images
Editing Images To Enlarge or Reduce the Image Displayed This may be necessary to take a closer look at some parts of the image or see the entire image. Select a proper submenu from the View menu. Note: Changing the zoom factor does not change the image, only the way the image is viewed.
Page 80 Changing Color Mode You can change the image’s colour mode using the Color menu. These commands do not work with regions. They are always applied to the entire image. The result of the changes will be immediately shown in the preview area. Halftone: Makes the image look like simulated grayscales using different combinations of 1-bit black and white pixels.
Page 81 Adjusting Image Attributes You can adjust a number of image attributes for an image being edited by using the Color menu. The following submenus are available: Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, Gamma Correct, Invert and Stretch Intensity. For details on adjusting the image attributes, use the on-line help.
Page 82 Working with Annotations In the Edit mode, you can add annotations to the image using the tools in the toolbox or in the Toolbox menu. Annotations are used for adding comments and emphasizing parts of an image. The annotation objects include the following types; To select an annotation to move, delete, resize, cut, copy, or paste.
Page 83: Working With Images In Browse Mode
Applying Effects The Effects menu in the Edit mode contains a number of effects that can be applied to images. These can have dramatic effects on the images. All effects can be applied to the entire image or to the selected region only.
Page 84 Finding an Image To find images quickly, use the Find command. This is useful when your image database is large. Select Find... from the Edit menu. For further details on finding images, use the on-line help. Renaming an Image Select the image and choose Rename from the Image menu, or right- click on the image and select Rename from the pop-up menu.
Page 85 Creating a Multi-page Image You can create multi-page images, i.e. images that contain more than one page. Each page of such an image is a separate image, however, making them multi-page may help you to apply all the operations that can be applied to several images at once.
Page 86 Export... from the pop-up menu. The Export window appears prompting a file name for exporting. Samsung Image Manager supports a number of file formats. Select the appropriate file format from the Format drop-down list box. For certain file types, you can select additional options using Subformat, Quality, and Progressive drop-down list boxes.
Page 87: Image Viewer
The dialog box appears when you first bring up the Image Manager-Samsung SmarThru 2 window. To bring up this dialog box manually, take the following steps: 1. Run SmarThru 2 and open the Image Manager-Samsung SmarThru 2 window. For details, see page 5.2. 5.16...
Page 88 2. From the File menu, select Association. 3. The File Format Associations dialog box appears. You will see a list of file types that you may associate with the Image Viewer. 4. Select the file types that you want to associate with the Image Viewer by checking the boxes that appear alongside each type.
Page 89: Viewing Images With The Image Viewer
Viewing Images with the Image Viewer After you associated different file types with the Image Viewer, you’ll find the appearance of the image file as below which is associated with the Image Viewer on the desktop window. Double-click the image to view it. For further details on the Image Viewer, use the on-line help.
Page 90: Smarthru 2
Mailbox Overview Mailbox is a messaging center that supports message sending, receiving and storing in SmarThru. Once you send and receive a PC fax or e-mail, the resulting document is available in the Mailbox. You can perform a variety of tasks on documents in the Mailbox. The main components of the Mailbox are: Message Form To prepare, modify and send outgoing messages;...
Page 91: Features Of The Mailbox Window
Features of the Mailbox Window To open the Mailbox window, run SmarThru 2 and click the Mailbox icon on the left (or click the View menu, and then select Mailbox from the Switch to). Click here to bring Message List up this Mailbox window.
Page 92 Quick Preview Quick Preview shows the content of a selected e-mail message or lets you quick browse fax messages. Click a message to see in the Quick Preview area. • To Expand the quick preview pane so it occupies the whole MailBox window area, press Ctrl+E or click View menu, and then click Preview Only.
Page 93: Working With Fax Messages
The SmarThru system provides you with these convenient tools: • With the Samsung Fax Manager, you can create a fax message and send it by electronic fax. If necessary, you can insert files from other editor programs to your fax messages.
Page 94: Creating And Sending A Pc Fax
Creating and Sending a PC Fax The Samsung Fax Manager guides you through all the steps necessary to create and send electronic fax messages. To create a new fax, there are two ways available: • From the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window, click on the toolbar or click the Message menu and select New, then Fax.
Page 95 3. Samsung Fax Manager provides two modes: Simple Mode and Advanced Mode. Advanced mode gives full control over fax creating and sending. Simple mode is the quickest way to send a fax message. Select the desired mode, and then click Next.
Page 96 5. Select the appropriate fax options, and then click Next. The General Options window appears in the Advanced mode only. Specifies when a message should be sent by the SmarThru system. To specify message priority, click appropriate button. 6. Select the cover page, if you want, and then click Next. The Cover Page is the title page of a fax sent.
Page 97 7. Select appropriate fax options, and then click Next. This Fax Options window appears in the Advanced mode only. You can select the following options: Use options Use the Fax message options from the Address defined for Book. In this case different settings for different recipients contacts are possible.
Page 98 Send from last If you send multi-page fax and an error occurs good page on after some pages have been transmitted, you can retry resend only the remaining pages, not the entire fax. To resend fax pages beginning with the page where an error occurred, check this option.
Page 99 9. In the Attach Files window, you can attach files to your fax message. If you want to include files, click Add File, and select the desired file. You can attach as many files as necessary. 10. When you have finished adding files, click Next. When the dialog box prompts you that the fax is ready, click Finish.
Page 100: Browsing Fax Messages
Browsing Fax Messages After completing work with Samsung Fax Manager, you can preview the fax before sending by clicking the Preview button when the dialog box prompts. Invert color N-up view Rotate Zoom Cancels fax Starts sending sending immediately. Preview area...
Page 101 Invert colors Inverts fax colour. Black becomes white and white becomes black. To invert fax colour, click the Effects menu then click Invert Colors. Or click on the toolbar. Rotate Rotates fax image. • To rotate fax clockwise 90˚, click the Effects menu and then select Rotate and Right from the submenu.
Page 102: Sending A Pc Fax From A Windows Application
1. Open the Windows application. Create and save the document. 2. From the File menu, select Print. 3. In the Print dialog box, select Samsung SmarThru Fax as the current printer in the Printer list, and then click OK. Select Samsung SmarThru Fax.
Page 103: Reading Incoming Fax Messages
The fax engine on the SmarThru system activates and receives the fax automatically. To read the message, see page 3.34. Setting the Automatic Receiving Mode 1. In the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window, click the Tools menu and select SmarThru Configuration. 5.32...
Page 104 2. In the SmarThru Configuration window, select Fax Gate, and click Options. 3. The Fax Gate configuration dialog box appears. Click Modems. 4. Select the Auto answer incoming calls after checkbox. Click here to be checked. 5. If necessary, set the additional options, then click OK. N N o o t t e e : : If the PC is off when a fax is received the unit will receive the fax according to the receiving mode set through the fax machine.
Page 105 Incoming faxes are automatically stored in the Incoming folder of the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window. You can open the fax messages in the Mailbox window at any time. See page 5.43.
Page 106: Using Fax Cover Page Editor
Using Fax Cover Page Editor You can attach a cover page to your fax. The Samsung SmarThru 2 System contains a library of predefined fax cover pages designed with different styles and suggested uses. In addition to the set of predefined fax cover pages you can design your own fax cover page or edit any existing cover page by using the Fax Cover Page Editor.
Page 107 5. The Fax Cover Page Editor window opens. To Edit or Create a Fax Cover Page There are two kinds of pages in the Fax Cover Page Editor: First Page and Second Page. The First Page is a real cover for your fax, and the Second Page layout is used for second and further pages.
Page 108 The Fax Cover Page Editor allows you to customize the appearance of your fax message by placing the fax cover objects on the page(s). Insert the variable fields you want to include with the fax. Position the fields in the desired locations on the background. •...
Page 109: Working With E-Mail Messages
N N o o t t e e : : For sending and receiving e-mail on your SmarThru system, you must enable Internet Gate Service and configure your Internet account. See page 5.54. Creating and Sending E-mail Messages 1. Run the SmarThru 2 and open the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window. For details, see page 3.5. 2. Click button on the toolbar, or click the Message menu, and then select New Message.
Page 110 3. Type the e-mail addresses in the To, Cc, and Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) field. To send to more than one person, type the address of each recipient, separated by a comma or semicolon(;). To use an e-mail addresse from the Address Book, click the To, Cc, and Bcc buttons.
Page 111 7. If the message contains any misspelled words, after pressing Send, the check spelling dialog box will appear. 8. Correct the spelling, and then click OK. The Select Recipient Name dialog box allows you to enter a name of the address you entered. 9.
Page 112: New Message Toolbars
New Message Toolbars The New Message window contains the following toolbars: Reply to all recipients. New Message Toolbars: Main Reply to sender. Send Print Paste Copy Undo Save Forward a Attach file(s) message. New Message Toolbars: Tools New Message Toolbars: Signature Provides quick access to utilities.
Page 113: Delivering A Mail
The SmarThru system automatically sends outgoing e-mails and checks for incoming e-mails at regular intervals specified at the Internet Gate configuration. 1. To deliver messages manually before (or between) the system automatic delivery session, open the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window, and then: • Click on the toolbar.
Page 114: Browsing E-Mail Messages
After the SmarThru system receives your message, the message is stored in the Incoming folder of the SmarThru system Mailbox. To read incoming messages: 1. Run the SmarThru 2 and open the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 window. 2. To read incoming messages, select the Incoming folder.
Page 115 3. To view the message in the preview pane, click the message in the message list. To view the message in a separate window, double-click the message in the message list. 4. The incoming mail message form consists of • Toolbar •...
Page 116: Finding Messages
To retrieve messages easily, bring up the Find Message dialog box. To find messages: 1. In the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru window, click on the toolbar, or click the Tools menu and then select Search..
Page 117: Using Address Book
Using Address Book Overview The Address Book provides a convenient place to store contact infor- mation for easy retrieval by SmarThru programs such as New Message. The following features will help organize your contact information. • Store important information about people and groups With your address book, you have a place to store e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers, home and work addresses, and other personal information.
Page 118: Opening The Address Book
You can open Address Book in a variety of ways from the Mailbox and the message form when you send e-mail or fax. To open the address book: • In the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2, click button on the toolbar or click the Tools menu and then select Address Book..
Page 119: Adding Contact Information To Your Address Book
Adding Contact Information to Your Address Book To add contact information to your address book directly, do the follow- ing: 1. Open the Address Book window. For details, see page 5.47. Click to delete the selected content. Click to see properties of the selected content.
Page 120 5. To add an Internet e-mail address, click Add internet..., type the e-mail address and then customize options as necessary. To add Fax, click Add fax..., enter a fax address and then customize as necessary. 6. Fill in other desired fields. Note several tabs in a dialog. 7.
Page 121: Organizing Address Book Items
To create a Group object: 1. Select the desired group location in the Address Book window. 2. Click Add group. You can see the new group under the selected loca- tion. Or, in the Edit menu, click Add New and then click Group, or click button on the toolbar.
Page 122: Smarthru Configuration
SmarThru Configuration Opening the SmarThru Configuration Dialog You can configure the Samsung SmarThru 2 system including the Fax and Internet Gate to suit your requirements in the SmarThru Configuration dialog box. To open the SmarThru Configuration dialog box: 1. Run SmarThru 2 and open the Mailbox-Samsung SmarThru 2 win- dow.
Page 123 Options option. Agent To perform a set of actions (scenarios) in return to variety of events. System Options To customize Samsung SmarThru system prop- erties. Service To turn on/off SmarThru service such as Internet or Fax Gates. Fax Gate To configure the Fax Gate.
Page 124: Configuring The Fax Gate
Configuring the Fax Gate The Fax Gate can be configured to send and receive messages via your system fax modem. When SmarThru was first installed, you were promoted to configure the Fax Gate. If you did not configure the Fax Gate or you want to make changes, take the following steps: 1.
Page 125: Configuring The Internet Gate
Configuring the Internet Gate To configure the Internet Gate for internet mail exchange, you must define your connection type and configure at least one internet account. When you first installed the SmarThru 2 program on your computer, you were prompted to configure the Internet Gate. If you did not configure the Internet Gate, or you want to change the configuration, follow these steps: 1.
Page 126: Configuring Service
Configuring Service This feature allows you to enable or disable SmarThru services such as Internet or Fax Gates. 1. In the SmarThru Configuration dialog box, select Service, and click Option..To open the SmarThru Configuration dialog box, see page 5.51. 2.
Page 127 chapter This chapter briefly describes the main features of AnyPage Lite. For more information and step-by-step instructions, refer to the on-line help. Overview Running AnyPage Lite How To Recognize a Text or Table AnyPage Lite Window Overview...
Page 128: Using Anypage Lite
5. Save the results. You can save the recognized results to a file, to a Clipboard, or send it by e-mail or fax using Samsung Mail Manager or Samsung Fax Manager. Using AnyPage Lite...
Page 129: Running Anypage Lite
Samsung SmarThru AnyPage. Tips Using Samsung Scan Manager you can scan and recognize the document automatically with the help of the AnyPage Lite system. Refer to ‘Scanning to OCR’ on page 4.21. If you place an image onto the OCR button, SmarThru runs AnyPage Lite and loads the image file in the AnyPage Lite window.
Page 130: How To Recognize A Text Or Table
How To Recognize a Text or Table 1. Scan the document and save it as one of the supported image files; BMP, PCX, DCX, JPEG, TIFF. To improve the recognition quality, set the proper brightness and resolution. If you use Scan Manager for scanning, you must export the scanned image saved in the Image Manager to change the file format: From the File menu in the Image Manager window, select Export Image.
Page 131 3. You will see the main window of AnyPage Lite and the Tip dialogue. This dialogue box contains useful information. To see the next tip, click Next Tip. If you do not want to see the next tip, click Close. 4.
Page 132 5. You can rotate, invert, or clean the image, using the menu, or the buttons on the toolbar. See page 6.12. 6. To analyze the image, click button on the toolbar. AnyPage Lite analyzes the open page (or the selected pages or all pages depending on the button mode.) and marks blocks as texts, pictures, and tables on this particular image.
Page 133 8. When the recognition is finished, the recognized text(s) is displayed in the Text window. Text edit toolbar Allows you to change font, size, and type style. See page 4.14 for details. Text window Zoom window If you click in the Text window, the Zoom window highlights the zoom image of the letter on which the cursor is placed.
Page 134 11. To save the recognition results, click button on the toolbar. AnyPage Lite can save the recognition results in the following formats; TXT, RTF, HTML. The RTF format allows you to save not only text, but also information about the page layout, pictures and tables. You can send the recognized text by e-mail or fax.
Page 135 1. Click button on the toolbar and select the image file to open. The selected file image appears in the Image window. If the table in the window is too small, increase the scale by right- clicking in the Image window, or select Scale and the necessary value from the pop-up menu.
Page 136 3. The block is a Text by default. Change the block type by right-clicking inside the block, and then from the pop-up menu, select Block Type, and then Table. 4. Use the following buttons on the Tools toolbar to add lines in the block. For more information on the Tools toolbar, see page 6.13.
Page 137: Anypage Lite Window Overview
AnyPage Lite Window Overview Menu and Toolbar Text window The recognized text will be seen in this window. Unrecognized words are indicated with green (by default) color. Image window The image under recognition will be seen in this window. The dotted rectangle indicates the selected position to be seen in the Zoom window.
Page 138 Toolbar Overview The toolbar can be divided into the following types according to the working function. You can display or hide any toolbar. Use View Toolbars menu. The toolbars that can be seen on the screen are marked with a check. Read Toolbar This toolbar contains buttons that carry out the main operations of the system.
Page 139 Standard Toolbar The buttons on this toolbar are used to work with an image and are available only when the Image window is active. Button Function Menu equivalent File Creates a new batch. File Open Opens an image file or a batch. Cuts the selection and puts it on the Edit Clipboard.
Page 140 Tools Toolbar The buttons on this toolbar are used to work with blocks and are available only when the Image window is active. Menu equivalent Button Function Allows you to create blocks. Select Image Choose a Tool Create Text Block this button and draw a block with the mouse.
Page 141 Edit Toolbar The buttons on this toolbar are used to edit the recognized text shown in the Text window and are available only when the Text window is active. Button Function Menu equivalent Edit Font Font Allows you to specify the font for the selection.
Page 142 New Message (e-mail application of SmarThru). Allows you to send the texts of the selected Tools Fax Manager pages to Samsung Fax Manager (electronic fax application of SmarThru). Tools Mailbox Allows you to start Samsung Mailbox (document manager of SmarThru).
Page 143 chapter This chapter gives helpful information for what to do if you encounter a printer error. It provides information on the following topics: Printer Problems Print Quality Problems Scanning Problems PC-Fax Problems OCR Problems...
Page 144: Troubleshooting
Overview If you have any problems with the operation of your machine, refer to this section for suggested remedies. The causes listed in this section are probable causes only, and may not represent all of the possible cases which may occur under actual operating conditions. If you experience a problem which does not seem to fall under any of the cases listed in this section or if you are concerned about any other aspect of printer operation, call for service.
Page 145 Problem Possible cause and remedy • Paper has not been inserted correctly. Remove and reinsert The paper is not fed into the paper correctly (refer to ‘Loading Paper’ on page 2.2). the printer. • There is too much paper in the automatic paper feeder. Remove some of the paper from the automatic paper feeder.
Page 146: Print Quality Problems
Problem Possible cause and remedy • If using Windows 3.x, Print Manager may be disabled. From Printing is too slow. the Control Panel Printers menu, check the Use Print Manager box. • If using Windows 3.x, the Background Printing item in the Option menu of Print Manager may be set incorrectly.
Page 147 Problem Possible cause and remedy • There is a paper quality problem. Use only paper that meets Black staining printer specifications. • A toner cartridge from another printer has been installed. Always use the same toner cartridge with the same printer. Using a cartridge that has already been used in another printer may not give satisfactory results.
Page 148: Scanning Problems
Scanning problems Problem Possible cause and remedy You cannot scan a document • Make sure that you load the document to be scanned into the document tray. into memory. • There may not be enough available memory to store the document you want to scan.
Page 149 Problem Possible Cause and Remedy Scan error occurs. Turn the printer off and back on. If you ‘Scanning has failed. Restart still have the same problem, restart your computer. your scanner and try again’ message appears on the screen. ‘The selected port is Scan error occurred and the scanning has not been currently being used.
Page 150 In the ScanThru Options dialogue box, select Show TWAIN UI checkbox. After scanning is finished, When scanning with Samsung TWAIN UI, the Scan dialogue the ScanThru dialogue box box is on for multi-page scan unless you manually close the is still on.
Page 151: Pc-Fax Problems
PC-Fax Problems Problem Possible Cause and Remedy Make sure that “Automatically answer for incoming calls after After receiving a PC-fax (rings)” or “Enable manual receiving” options are enabled. data, it is not printed These options should be disabled to print data. immediately.
Page 152: Ocr Problems
OCR Problems Problem Possible Cause and Remedy The recognized page • The original document is scanned with improper brightness or too low resolution. Adjust the scanning brightness to contains many unrecognized medium in your scanning application. words. • The original document contains wrong text language. You can recognize English text only.
Page 154: Index
Index resample resize address book resolution add contacts 5.48 rotate overview 5.46 shear 4.16, 5.24 e-mail adjust, scan settings browse 5.43 check spell 5.40 annotation 5.11 create 5.38 auto receiving, fax 5.32 deliver 5.42 scan to e-mail toolbar 5.41 export, image 5.15 cancel, button check spell, for e-mail...
Page 155 4.21 source, setting •2.9 type, setting •2.9 POP3 •1.6 prescan •3.5 print quality •2.9, 7.3 Un-installing MFP Driver 1.15 printer SmarThru 2 software 1.15 cable, connection •1.3 driver, install •1.4 settings •2.8 problems •7.1 web site, Samsung rear cover Index...
Page 156 ELECTRONICS Internet Home Page: http://www.samsungprinter.com P/N: JC68-00252A Rev.4.00...

Samsung SF-5100P User Manual

1 Installing Samsung Software

2 Printing

3 Getting Started

4 Scan Wizard

5 Smarthru

Smarthru 2

6 Using Anypage Lite

7 Troubleshooting

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