Using the NFC feature

The NFC(Near Field Communication) printer allows you to directly print/scan from your cell phone just by holding your cell phone over the NFC tag on your printer. It does not require installing print driver or connecting to an access point. You just need NFC supported cell phone. In order to use this feature, Samsung Mobile Print app needs to be installed on your cell phone.

[Note]

  • Depending on the material of the cell phone cover, NFC recognition may not work properly.

  • Depending on the cell phone you are using, the tranmission speed may differ.

Requirements

  • NFC and Wi-Fi Direct enabled, Mobile Print app installed cell phone with Android OS 4.0 or higher.

    [Note]

    Only Android OS 4.1 or higher will automatically enable the Wi-Fi Direct feature on your cell phone when you enable the NFC feature. We recommend you to upgrade your cell phone to Android OS 4.1 or higher to use the NFC feature.

  • Wi-Fi Direct feature enabled printer. Wi-Fi Direct feature is enabled by default.

Printing

  1. Check that NFC and Wi-Fi Direct features are enabled on your cell phone and Wi-Fi Direct feature is enabled on your printer (see Setting up Wi-Fi Direct).

  2. Tag the NFC antenna on your cell phone (usually located on the back of the cell phone) over the NFC tag() on your printer.

    Wait few seconds for Samsung Mobile Print app to start.

    [Note]

    • For some cell phones, NFC antenna might not be located at the back of the cell phone. Check the location of the NFC antenna on your cell phone before tagging.

    • If error message about changed PIN number appears, enter a changed PIN number and press OK. Follow the instruction on the app screen to update the PIN number.

    • If you do not have Samsung Mobile Print app installed on your cell phone, it automatically connects to Samsung Mobile Print app download page. Download the app and try again.

  3. Select the content you want to print.

    If neccessary, change the print option by pressing the .

  4. Tag the NFC antenna on your cell phone(usually located on the back of the cell phone) over the NFC tag() on your printer.

    Wait few seconds for the cell phone to connect to the printer.

    [Note]

    • For some cell phones, NFC antenna might not be located at the back of the cell phone. Check the location of the NFC antenna on your cell phone before tagging.

    • If error message about changed PIN number appears, enter a changed PIN number and press OK. Follow the instruction on the app screen to update the PIN number.

  5. The printer starts printing.

Scanning

  1. Check that NFC and Wi-Fi Direct enabled features are on your cell phone and Wi-Fi Direct feature is enabled on your printer (see Setting up Wi-Fi Direct).

  2. Tag the NFC antenna on your cell phone(usually located on the back of the cell phone) over the NFC tag() on your printer.

    Wait few seconds for Samsung Mobile Print app to start.

    [Note]

    • For some cell phones, NFC antenna might not be located at the back of the cell phone. Check the location of the NFC antenna on your cell phone before tagging.

    • If error message about changed PIN number appears, enter a changed PIN number and press OK. Follow the instruction on the app screen to update the PIN number.

    • If you do not have Samsung Mobile Print app installed on your cell phone, it automatically connects to Samsung Mobile Print app download page. Download the app and try again.

  3. Select scan mode.

  4. Place a single document face down on the document glass, or load the documents face up into the document feeder (see Loading originals).

    If neccessary, change the scan option by pressing the .

  5. Tag the NFC antenna on your cell phone(usually located on the back of the cell phone) over the NFC tag() on your printer.

    Wait few seconds for the cell phone to connect to the printer.

    [Note]

    • For some cell phones, NFC antenna might not be located at the back of the cell phone. Check the location of the NFC antenna on your cell phone before tagging.

    • If error message about changed PIN number appears, enter a changed PIN number and press OK. Follow the instruction on the app screen to update the PIN number.

  6. The printer starts scanning the content.

    The scanned data is saved on your cell phone.

    [Note]

    If you want to continue scanning, follow the instruction on the app screen.