Samsung SF 4700 User manual

Inkjet Printer
Scanner, Fax, Copier
User's Guide
SF-4700

Trademarks
• SmarThru 2, MailBox, Image Manger, Scan Manager, Copy Manager, Image Viewer, AnyPage
are trademarks of Samsung Electronics.
• Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.
• Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft corporation.
• IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines.
• Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer.
• Other names and trademarks mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective
holders.
About the User’s Guide
Your machine comes with two User’s Guides:
• SF-4700 User’s Guide provides all of the detailed information you will need to
install the machine as a stand-alone fax and printer. This Guide also provides
information to maintain and troubleshoot your machine.
• Samsung SmarThru 2 User’s Guide provides the basic description on using the
multi-function application. Samsung SmarThru allows you to scan and edit
images, scan to copy, PC fax and send e-mail on your computer. You will also find
a brief description on the automatic text recognition program, AnyPage.

I
Introduction
Welcome! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.1
Contents –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.3
Identifying Parts ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.4
Setting Up Your Machine
Choosing a Location –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.8
Preparing Your Machine for Use ––––––––––––––––––––– 1.8
Attaching the Supports ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.9
Connecting to the Phone Line –––––––––––––––––––––– 1.10
Connecting to the Computer ––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.12
Plugging In the Power ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.12
Loading Paper –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.13
Installing Print Cartridges –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.15
Testing the Machine ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.20
Setting the Date and Time ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.21
Setting Your Fax Number and Name –––––––––––––––– 1.22
Contents
Getting Started
Samsung SmarThru
About Samsung SmarThru Software ––––––––––––––––– 2.1
Installing Software
System Requirements –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2.3
Installing the Samsung Software –––––––––––––––––––– 2.4
Configuring the Fax Gate on Your PC ––––––––––––––––– 2.6
Configuring the Internet Gate on Your PC –––––––––––– 2.9
Installing Bonus Software ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2.13
Making Installation Diskettes ––––––––––––––––––––––– 2.13
Installing Software from Diskettes –––––––––––––––––– 2.14
Uninstalling Samsung Software –––––––––––––––––––– 2.15
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Installing Samsung Software

II
Setting Up Stand-alone Fax System
Setting Ringer Volume –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.1
Setting the Default Resolution and Contrast ––––––––––– 4.2
Setting Default Copy Options ––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.3
Setting Alert Tones ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.4
Setting Up the DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) – 4.4
Sending a Fax
Preparing Documents for Faxing or Copying ––––––––––– 4.6
Setting Document Resolution and Contrast –––––––––––– 4.7
Loading Documents ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.8
Sending a Fax Automatically –––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.9
Sending a Fax After Talking ––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.10
Receiving a Fax
About Reception Modes –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.11
Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes –––––––––––––––– 4.12
Receiving Automatically in FAX Mode –––––––––––––––– 4.12
Receiving Automatically in ANS/FAX Mode –––––––––––– 4.12
Receiving Manually in TEL Mode Using an Extension Phone 4.13
Making a Copy
Copying Overview ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.14
Making a Single Copy –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.14
Using Advanced Copy Features ––––––––––––––––––––– 4.15
Automatic Dialing
How To Enter a Name Using the Number Keys ––––––––– 4.17
One-Touch Dialing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.19
Speed Dialing –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.21
Searching for a Number in the Memory –––––––––––––– 4.23
Stand-alone Fax
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Sending a Fax –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3.1
Copying a Document ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3.6
Scanning a Document ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3.7
Printing a Document –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3.9
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Quick Tour

III
Contents (continued)
Print Media
Selecting Print Media ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.1
Using the Automatic Paper Feeder ––––––––––––––––––– 5.3
Using the Manual Feeder ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.7
Specialty Paper Guidelines –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.8
Printing
Printing a Document ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.9
Canceling a Print Job –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.13
Printing Help ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.13
Creative Printing
Duplex Printing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.14
Printing Several Pages Per Sheet ––––––––––––––––––– 5.16
Printing Posters ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.18
Printing Booklets ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.20
Printing Iron-On Transfers ––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5.22
Printer Control Program
Using Printer Control Program –––––––––––––––––––––– 5.23
Advanced Fax
Delayed Transmission –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.24
Memory Transmission –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.26
Polling –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.27
Group Dialing (for Multi-Address Transmission) –––––––– 4.29
Adding Documents To a Scheduled Operation ––––––––– 4.31
Canceling a Scheduled Operation ––––––––––––––––––– 4.31
Additional Functions
Printing Reports ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4.32
Setting User-Selectable System Options –––––––––––––– 4.34
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Printing
Stand-alone Fax (continued)
4

IV
Guidelines for Maintenance ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.1
Caring for Your Print Cartridges
Maintaining the Print Cartridge –––––––––––––––––––––– 6.2
Cleaning the Print Cartridges –––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.3
Aligning the Print Cartridges –––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.7
Replacing the Print Cartridges ––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.9
Caring for Your Machine
Clearing Memory ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.13
Adjusting Shading –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6.14
Cleaning the Document Scanner ––––––––––––––––––– 6.14
6
Maintenance
Clearing Jams –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.1
LCD Error Messages
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.7
Fax Problems
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.9
Printer Problems
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.12
Print Quality Problems
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.15
Scanning Problems
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.18
OCR Problems
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7.21
Troubleshooting
7
Connecting Other Device to the Phone line –––––––––––– 8.1
Specifications
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8.4
Index
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8.6
Appendix
Refer to the SmarThru User’s Guide for information on:
• Scanning a document
• Copying a document
• Creating and sending e-mail and PC-fax
• Working with a scanned image
• Recognizing a scanned image as text
• How to use additional features using the Samsung SmarThru 2 program

chapter
1
1Congratulations on the purchase of your SF-4700 series
product! This chapter provides information on the following
topics:
Introduction
◆ Welcome!
◆ Contents
◆ Identifying Parts
Setting Up Your Machine
◆ Choosing a Location
◆ Attaching the Supports
◆ Connecting Your Machine to the Phone Line
◆ Connecting Other Devices to the Phone Line
◆ Connecting to Computer
◆ Plugging In the Power
◆ Loading Paper
◆ Installing Print Cartridges
◆ Testing the Machine
◆ Setting the Date and Time
◆ Setting Your Fax Number and Name

Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing the Samsung SF-4700, a powerful business
tool with the capabilities of a full range of office equipment. With the
Samsung SF-4700, you can:
Introduction
1.1
Getting Started
1200 x 1200 dpi high-quality inkjet printing creates
professional reports, flyers and presentations in brilliant
color with the optional photo cartridge. You can print on
plain paper, transparencies, premium inkjet paper, photo
paper, iron-on transfers, envelopes and card stock.
Print
Use the Samsung SF-4700 as a full-featured stand-
alone fax machine (your computer does not have to be
on) to send and receive faxes. Perform advanced tasks
such as delayed transmission, broadcasting and
unattended memory sending. If you use the Samsung
SmarThru software, you can send faxes from and receive
to your computer (PC faxing).
Fax
Make up to 99 copies of a 30-pages document without
having to connect to a PC. You can adjust the contrast,
enlarge or reduce the copies, collate, and more. If you use
the Samsung SmarThru software on the PC, you can copy a
scanned image using various copy options, such as multiple
pages on a sheet, poster printing, and a cloning feature.
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Copy

1.2 Getting Started
This multifunction product helps increase your productivity by allowing
you to multi-task. Send an electronic fax while the Samsung SF-4700
makes copies, or scan a document while printing.
Scan important documents to create electronic files. Use
the scanner to add photo or graphic images to other
software applications or to jazz up your projects. You can
also scan a document and attach it to an e-mail message.
AnyPage OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software lets
you scan text directly into your word processing program.
Scan
Samsung SmarThru program consists of several
components that provide particular functionality as follows:
• Scan Manager — Working with documents or images,
you can scan to Image Manager, scan to OCR software,
scan to e-mail or to e-fax.
• Image Manager — Working with images, you can
import, export, store and change images.
• Copy Manager — Working with documents or images,
you can control the copying process. It can also save a
copy of the image or document to Image Manager.
• MailBox — Working with e-mail and e-fax messages,
you can create, send, browse and store messages. (Note
e-mail service is available only if you have subscribed to
an Internet service provider and properly configured the
Internet gate when you install the Samsung software)
• Image Viewer — Working with documents or images,
you can view the image in a variety of graphical formats.
Use Samsung SmarThru software

Document output support Document input support
Power cord *Telephone line cord *
Parallel cable software CD-ROM
SF-4700
User’s Guide SmarThru User’s Guide
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03 04
05 06
07 08
09 10
One-touch label
1.3
Getting Started
Contents
Here’s what comes with the SF-4700.
color and
black ink cartridges
SF-4700 machine

1.4 Getting Started
Identifying Parts
Before setting up your machine, make sure you identify the following
parts related to the scanner and paper print paths.
Document input support
Supports original documents.
Aligns documents.
Loads up to 30 pages at a time.
Supports the original document
when faxing, copying, or
scanning is complete.
Document guides
Automatic document feeder
Document output support
Identifying Scanner Path Parts
Items to be faxed, copied, or scanned use
the scanner path which consists of the
following parts:

Identifying Printer Path Parts
Paper for printing, receiving faxes and copy
follow the printer path. This path consists
of the following parts:
1.5
Getting Started
Use to feed paper one
sheet at a time.
Supports the printed pages.
Holds paper.
Aligns paper.
Manual paper feeder
Paper output tray
Paper input tray
Paper guides

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05 06
07 08
09 10
Search/Delete
Menu
Multifunction InkJet Printe
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TUV
Symbols
PQRS
Flash/Status
On-Hook Dial
Redial/Pause
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1.6 Getting Started
Identifying Front Panel Features
Look for the following keys and features on the front panel. These features are used to fax
documents, make copies, and adjust settings.
Menu
Scroll through the menu items.
Ten One-Touch Buttons
Store frequently dialed fax numbers.
LCD Display
Displays messages and menu settings.
Number Keypad
Use to enter fax numbers manually or to
enter letters.
Speed
Use to send documents
by entering a registered 2-digit number.
Search/Delete
Use to search for a number in memory
or to delete the last digit
when typing text.
Flash/Status
Performs a switch-hook operation.
Also use to switch the display status
while performing dual jobs.
Redial/Pause
Use to redial the last fax number or
to insert a pause into a fax number.
On-Hook Dial
Allows on-hook dialing.

Cartridge Black Copy
Advanced Fax
Report/Help
Setup
Start/Enter
Stop
Receive Mode/
Contrast
Option
Resolution
ter
DEF
MNO
WXYZ
Speed
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1.7
Getting Started
Option
Scroll through the options available
for a selected menu item. Receive Mode/Contrast
When a document is loaded, choose the
contrast characteristic of copied or transmitted
documents.
When a document is not loaded, choose the
receive mode to use. The selected mode is
displayed in Standby mode.
Resolution
Choose the resolution of documents.
Copy
Use to copy a document.
Advanced Fax
Use to access advanced fax operations.
Report/Help
Use to print various reports and the help list.
Setup
Use to setup various system options.
Cartridge
Moves the print cartridge carrier to the
center position of the machine when
installing or replacing the ink cartridges.
Start/Enter
Starts a job. Also use to activate the
selection shown on the display.
Stop
Stops an operation at any time.

1.8 Getting Started
Choosing a Location
For the trouble-free operation of your machine, place it on a flat, stable
surface near your workstation. Leave enough space to allow for easy
paper loading and exiting, as well as opening the front cover.
Do not place your machine:
• In direct sunlight.
• Near heat sources or air conditioners.
• In a dusty or dirty environment.
Preparing Your Machine for Use
When you take the SF-4700 out the box, note that it has been packaged
to protect it during shipping. Before you use the machine, make certain
that you check for the following items:
• Remove all tapes.
• Remove all packing materials.
Setting Up
Your Machine

1.9
Getting Started
Attaching the Supports
Document Input Support
Insert the document input support with the groove pointing to the rear
top of the machine.
Document Output Support
Insert the two tabs on the document output support into the slots on the
front of your machine.
Note: The SF-4700 is shipped with the paper
output tray already installed. Extend
the tray to use.
Extender
Fold the support if you do
not load documents.
Fold out the extender if
necessary.

1.10 Getting Started
LINE EXT
To a standard
phone wall jack
Connecting to the Phone Line
For proper operation, the SF-4700 must be connected to the wall jack.
Once you have decided which wall jack you will be using, check a box
below and follow the instructions.
I only have one phone line coming to this wall jack. (This includes
two phone numbers on one line with distinctive ring service.) Go to “To
Connect to a Wall Jack that Has Only One Phone Line” below.
I have two phone lines coming to this wall jack. Go to “To Connect
to a Wall Jack that Has Two Phone Lines” on page 1.11.
To Connect to a Wall Jack that has Only One Phone Line
1. Plug the included telephone cord into the jack on the back of the unit
marked the word LINE.
2. If a telephone cord is plugged into the wall jack, unplug the cord and
set it aside.
3. Plug the other end of the phone cord into the wall jack.
Notes:
• If you are connecting other devices such as a telephone to the phone
line, go to Appendix “Connecting Other Devices To the Phone Line” on
page 8.1.
• If you are not connecting other devices, go to “Plugging In the Power”
on page 1.12.

1.11
Getting Started
To Connect to a Wall Jack that Has Two Phone Lines
1. Plug the included telephone cord into the jack on the back of the unit
marked the word LINE.
2. If a telephone cord is plugged into the wall jack, unplug it and set it
aside.
3. If you do not have a wall jack that has a built-in splitter, plug a phone
unit splitter (not included) into the wall jack.
4. Plug the cord into the side of the phone unit splitter for the fax
number.
Notes:
• If you are connecting other devices such as a telephone to the same
phone line, go to Appendix “Connecting Other Devices To the Phone
Line” on page 8.1.
• If you are not connecting other devices, go to “Plugging In the Power”
on page 1.12.

1.12 Getting Started
Plugging In the Power
Plug one end of the cord into the back of the machine and the other end
into a standard AC power outlet.
The SF-4700 will turn on and the display will show ‘POWERING UP
PLEASE WAIT’. If there is no cartridge installed, the display will show
‘ADD CARTRIDGES’.
Connecting to the Computer
The SF-4700 Series has a parallel interface port which allows use with a
Windows PC.
1. Plug the supplied parallel printer cable into the connector on the back
of the SF-4700. Push the metal clips down to fit inside the notches on
the cable plug.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel interface port on
your computer. See your computer documentation for more
information.
To AC outlet
To turn off, unplug the power cord.

1.13
Getting Started
Loading Paper
1. Pull the paper input tray completely out of the unit. If necessary, flip
up the upper paper output tray for a better view of the paper input
tray.
2. Slide the paper-width and paper-length adjusters out as far as
possible to make room for the paper.
3. Remove a stack of paper from its packaging. Tap the stack on a flat
surface to even it up.