This chapter gives an overview of the Easy Printer Manager (EPM) default user interface and its features.
This chapter includes:
This section describes the EPM user interface to familiarize you with the application’s layout. This interface is intended to be used by general device users in a small business or small home office environment.
The EPM interface is comprised of four basic sections as described in the table that follows.
Area |
Description |
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Application Information |
Includes links for changing to the advanced UI, , and . |
Contents Area |
Displays information about the selected device, supplies, paper, and quick links. The information will vary based on the printer selected. |
Quick Links |
Displays “quick links” to device specific functions (e.g., Scan Assistant). This section also includes links to applications in the advanced settings UI’s Application Box for information on how to change these links. . See |
Printer List |
Displays the printers listed in System Preferences->Print and Fax. |
The following are menu items that provide basic information about EPM.
The contents area displays device information about the selected printer, toner and paper information, and quick links to device functionalities.
Area |
Description |
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Device Information |
Displays an image of the printer and the printer’s model name, IP address, status, and current LCD message. |
Button |
Click on this button to open error information for the printer. If the printer’s user manual was not copied to the computer from the printer’s installation CD, the button will not appear. |
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Displays toner information for the selected printer. |
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Displays paper and tray information for the selected printer. If the printer does not have paper sensing abilities, the tab will show "Not Available". |
The
button opens another window with information related to the printer’s error or issue. Click on the Troubleshooting Guide button in the pop-up window to open the page with information about the current error.The
tab displays information related to the printer’s toner levels.
Area |
Description |
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Displays toner level estimates for each color for the selected printer. |
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Displays the toner’s ID used for ordering. |
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Click on this button to go to the Samsung supply ordering website. |
The
tab displays tray and paper information for the selected printer.
Area |
Description |
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Displays the paper trays available on the printer. |
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Displays the maximum number of pieces of paper the tray will hold. |
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Displays the size of paper currently loaded in the tray. |
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Displays a graphic representation of how much paper is left in the tray. |
The Application Box). The buttons available will vary depending on the device selected. The basic buttons that link to the device’s other functions are , , and (SyncThru Web Service). Other buttons provided will be links to other applications not necessarily related specifically to printing. If the link is unusable by the selected device, it will be dimmed.
section contains links to applications that use the printer’s other functions. This section also includes links from the advanced UI’s (seeThe Device Status Icons for status icon meanings.
displays icons corresponding to printers listed in System Preferences->Print and Fax' error status. Clicking on a printer in the printer list will display that printer’s information in the contents area of the UI. See