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Changing the printer connection method – Samsung ML-1615 User Manual

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Using Your Printer in Linux

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9

Click the Connection tab and ensure that the printer port
is set properly. If it is not, change the device setting.

10

You can use the Settings tab and the Queue tab to view
the printer’s current settings. If necessary, you can
change the settings.

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: Options may differ depending on the printer in use.

The Description and the Location field in the Queue screen
may not appear depending on the printing system in use.

11

To exit, click OK.

12

When the window indicates that the new printer is
successfully configured, click OK.

13

The Linux Printer Configuration window reappears. From
the Info tab, you can view information about your printer
driver. If necessary, you can change the printer’s
configuration. For details about changing the printer’s
configuration, see “Using the Configuration Tool” on page
24.

Changing the Printer Connection
Method

If you change the printer connection method from USB to
parallel or vice versa while in use, you must reconfigure your
Linux printer by adding the printer to your system. Take the
following steps:

1

Make sure that you connect the printer to your computer.
Turn both the computer and the printer on.

2

When the Administrator Login window appears, type in
root” in the Login field and enter the system password.

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: You must log in as a super user (root) to install a new

printer to the printing system. If you are not a super user, ask
your system administrator.

3

From the Startup Menu icon at the bottom of the desktop,
select Linux Printer and then Configuration Tool.
You can also access the Linux Printer Configuration
window by typing in “linux-config” from the Terminal
screen.

4

When the Linux Printer Configuration window appears,
click the Add Printer icon on the toolbar at the top of the
window.

5

Click the Connection tab at the top of the Add a Printer
window.
Ensure that the printer port is set properly. If it is not,
change the device setting.

6

Click OK.

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