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Contents Contents How to Con trol th e Onli ne Manual 1 How to Pr int Out the Online Man ual 1 Outline of the P rin ter Driver 2 What is the Printe r Dri ver? Startin g the Pri nter Dri ver Printer Driver Fu nctions 3 "Paper Setti ngs" Dia lo g Box 4 "Mai n" Men u Sett ings 7 "Paper " Menu Se tti ng s 9 "Adv anced[...]

1 How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Properties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting How to Use the Online Man ual How to Use the Online Manual This Online Manual provides instructi on for the oper ation of your new printer. It is designed to assist you in the operation of the Online Manual and provide you with all relevant information. For mor[...]

2 How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting Printer Properties Outline of the Printer Driver What is the Printer Driver ? A printer driver is a pr ogram designed to convert p rint data from any application into d ata understandable by the print er so that the printer can quickly and ef ficiently print o[...]

3 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting Printer Driver Functions When either of "Banner A4", or "Banner Letter" is selected f or "Paper Siz e", you cannot specify an y v alue for "Copies" setting. Specify the pages to be printed here. T o pr[...]

4 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Paper Settings" Dialog Box (part 1) The fo llowing dia log box will appear when you select "Pa ge Setup" from "File" menu of y our ap plication. You have to spec ify pr efere nces on t his di alog bo x befor e [...]

5 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Paper Settings" Dialog Box (part 2) Paper Size Select a n appr opriate p aper size for you r document from m enu. Custom Paper When "(Custom)" is selected for "Paper S ize" setting, the following dialog box w i[...]

6 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Paper Settings" Dialog Box (part 3) Orien tatio n Set the orientation fo r your documents either to portrait or landscape. Zoom[%] Allows you to reduce or enl arge the size of the print from 25% to 400% in 1% increm ents. "10[...]

7 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Main" Menu Settings (part 1) On this dialo g box, yo u can specif y the va lues fo r "N- Up Print ing" an d pap e r outp ut order . Allows y ou to set "N-Up Printing" option. When multiple copies are printed, t[...]

8 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Main" Menu Settings (part 2) N-Up Printing Set this feature to place multiple reduced pages onto a single page. Select the "2-Up " option to copy two pages or th e "4- Up" option to copy four p ages onto a sing[...]

9 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Paper" Menu Settings (part 1) On thi s dialog b o x, you can specify th e value s for pape r types or tr ays. Refere nce: Guarant eed area and pr intable area Select the paper source. Select the type of paper . Select the paper si[...]

10 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Paper" Menu Settings (part 2) Paper Selection Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your print job. Tray Paper is fed to the pri nter from th e paper tr ay. Bypass Paper will be fed to the printer from the bypass tray[...]

11 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Paper" Menu Settings (part 3) Output Paper Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the list. To print your image data and to fit it to the paper size select ed, check the " Fit To Pa ge " of "Pa per[...]

12 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Advanced" Menu Settings Set yo ur color and quality pr eferences fo r printing using t his screen. Set printer output preferences to color or g ra yscale. Open to set output quality and adjust colors. • If lines are broken when[...]

13 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Output Quality" Dialog Box Set th e color match i ng as wel l as the bright ness, contra st and c olor ba lanc e o f an im ag e. Check y our color image pref erences using this screen. 0% 100% Allows y ou to select the Color Mana[...]

14 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "W atermark" Menu Settings (part 1) The di alog box shown below will a ppear when you select "Watermark" from the menu a nd then clic k the "Setti ngs" button . Use this scre en to set water marks. Use this scr[...]

15 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "W atermark" Menu Settings (part 2) Text To create your own Wa termark, type in th e desired text overwriting the original characters, and t hen click the "Add" button. "Edit Fonts" button To adjust the fo nt s[...]

16 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "V ersion" Menu Settings Infor matio n abou t the pr inte r drive r versi on is sh own on this sc reen . "About" b utton Clic k this b utton to displa y the "About" dialog bo x f or information on the driver na[...]

17 Printer Properties How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mainte nance Troubleshoo ting "Maintenance" Dialog Box On thi s dialog box , you can control print head maintenance as well as c heck the am ount of the remaini ng ink. Remaining ink indicator window This window indicates the le vel of ink remaining in the pri[...]

18 How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Prin t Printing Overview The fl ow chart sh own be lo w pro vi des pri nting ov ervie w. Refere nce: For more information on pri nting, refer to Basic Printin g . Ensure printing has been completed bef ore tur ning the pow er off. Do not remov e the pow er c[...]

19 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Using the Chooser To print with this p rinter, you n eed to co nnect th is printer and yo ur computer through the Chooser. 1 1 1 1 Select "Chooser" from the Apple menu. 2 2 2 2 Select the "AJ-18 00/2000" printe r icon. Make sure tha[...]

20 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Basic Print in g (p art 1) This i s a printi ng examp le usi ng Sim pl eText t o prin t a docume nt ont o letter size pa per. 1 1 1 1 Start Simp leText, make a new file, and enter the text you intend to pri nt. 2 2 2 2 Select "Page Se tup" fr[...]

21 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Basic Print in g (p art 2) 5 5 5 5 Select "Print" fr om the "File" menu of S impleText. To print a single copy of a d ocument, confirm "1" in the "Copies" box. 6 6 6 6 Click the "Print" button. Printing[...]

22 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Printing a W atermark This f eature allow s you to pr int a Water mark on your document (E x. "CONFIDE NTIAL"). Sel ect "Print" from the "File" menu of your applicatio n, swit ch the menu to "Watermark", and then[...]

23 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image You ca n enlarge o r reduce t he size of your do cument from 25% to 400% in 1% in crements. To use th is function, select "Pag e Setup " from the "F ile" me nu of your a pplication, a nd then type th[...]

24 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Printing Multiple Pages on One Page This featu re a llows you t o pri nt tw o or four docume nt pa ges onto a sing le pag e. To use this feat ure, select "Pri nt" from the " File" menu of you r appl icat ion, a nd th en sp ecify the[...]

25 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Printing a Photograph To ens ure pictures taken wi th a digital c amera are p rinted clear ly, use qu ality photo paper and follow th e instruc tions below. 1 1 1 1 Select "Print" fr om the "File" menu of y our application , switch [...]

26 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Background Printing Backg round printin g enab les you to ex ecute oth er oper ations on your Mac intosh while printing. T o Set up Ba ckgrou nd Printing T o setup background printin g, select "Chooser" from Apple menu, select "AJ-1800/2[...]

27 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Print Monitor You ca n check t he progre ss, file name s, and pag e numbers of your pr int job on the print mon itor after the printer rec ei ves t he prin t data . The conten ts on the pri nt moni tor v ar y acc ording to th e sett ing for back ground[...]

28 Print How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pro perties Print Mai ntenance Trou bleshoo ting Print Monitor F unctions You ca n ch eck th e prog ress of yo ur pri nt j ob on t he w indow shown b elow if yo u star t prin tin g with the " Backg round Print" On. Click this b utton to close the print monitor window . Holds the current pri[...]

29 How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Maintenance T ime to Change the Ink T ank In the following ca ses, select " Print" from th e "File" menu o f your applic ation, and th en click the "Maintenan ce" button ( ) to find the ink tank to be re placed. Refere nce: Chang[...]

30 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Changing Ink T ank (part 1) Ensur e the print er is tu rned on befo re followi ng the steps below on ho w to change the ink ta nk. 1 1 1 1 Open the front cove r. The carriage will automatical ly move to the center pos ition. 2 2 2 2 Remove the old[...]

31 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Changing Ink T ank (part 2) 3 3 3 3 Unpack the ink tank from its protectiv e wrapping and slowly remove the tape. 4 4 4 4 Turn the in k upside down, and then im mediately insert it to the p rint head of co rresponding number. ! Hold the tan k upri[...]

32 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Changing Ink T ank (part 3) 5 5 5 5 Close the front cove r. The carriage will return to its home position, and the ink will be fed to the print head. 6 6 6 6 Confirm the ink lam p is not blinking. If the ink lamp continues to blink, open the front[...]

33 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting T est Print Head If you are not satis fied with the pr int quality, p rint a te st page follo wing the steps s hown below. 1 1 1 1 Make sure that Lette r sized paper is set in the tray. 2 2 2 2 Select "Print" fr om the "File" m[...]

34 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Cleaning the Print Head If the t est page from "Test print h ead" i s faint or une ven, confirm t hat you are printing on the correct side of th e paper , and the driver settin g and ink levels are corre ct. If these it ems are OK, then [...]

35 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Changing the Print Head (part 1) If pr int qual ity is poor , after clean ing the pr int head 5 times, the print h ead may be worn. Ensur e the print er is tu rned on befo re followi ng the steps below on ho w to change the print head. 1 1 1 1 Ope[...]

36 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Changing the Print Head (part 2) 3 3 3 3 Remove the old bla ck or color print h ead with the ink tank still inser ted. Lift it straight up to remo ve. 4 4 4 4 Remove the new pr int head from its p rotective case. 5 5 5 5 Insert the new prin t head[...]

37 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Changing the Print Head (part 3) 7 7 7 7 Remove the in k tank(s) from the old print hea d and insert into the new p rint head. Referen ce: For details on insertin g and removing the ink tank, see Changin g Ink Tank . 8 8 8 8 Close the front cove r[...]

38 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Aligning the Print Head (part 1) Align t he print hea d after instal ling or ch anging the p rint head, or if printed lines ar e not straigh t, or have blank spaces . Foll ow th e st eps bel ow to al ign th e print head. 1 1 1 1 Make sure that Let[...]

39 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Aligning the Print Head (part 2) 2 2 2 2 Select a pattern sample f or "Pattern B". Look at the chart B on your test chart. Select the number under the patt ern sample, in which is located the closes t to the center of the two horizontall[...]

40 Maintenance How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printer Pr operties Print Mainte nance Troubles hooting Keep ing th e Printer Clean Here ar e a few points and ca ut ions o n cle an ing the print er. T ak e the ti me to re ad th is page before cleani ng. 1 1 1 1 Turn off the power us ing the power butto n, then unplug the po wer cord. 2 2 2 2 Wipe th[...]

41 How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting T roublesho oting Identifying Printer Problems Click the head ings li sted b elow to get in format ion fo r you r printer prob lem. If yo u cann ot sol ve your p roblem afte r check ing everyt hing on the l ist, please call 1-80 0-BE-SHARP . P aper is not[...]

42 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Paper is not Fed into the Printer (part 1) If you encounter paper loading prob lems, refer to the check lis t below. Refere nce: Paper Ja m CHECK1 Is there too much paper in the pap er tray? Paper tray can hold up to 15 0 sheets of 20 lbs[...]

43 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Paper is not Fed into the Printer (part 2) CHECK7 Is the printer on a flat surface? The printer will not operate correctly w hen placed on an uneven surface. Use the printer on a fl at surface. CHECK8 Is the paper curled or folded? Using [...]

44 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Paper Jam If a pa per jam occurs , refer to the steps below t o remove the p a per. 1 1 1 1 Open the jam cove r located on the r ear of the printer to remove th e jammed paper. Gently pull the jamm ed paper upward by holding both edges of[...]

45 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Printer Inoperative If the power lamp of the p rinter doe s not ligh t up af ter being turned on, or all o f the lamps keep bli nking for a long time, ref er to the steps below. CHECK1 Is the power cord connected? Securely plug the power [...]

46 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Nothing Prints (part 1) If n othin g prin ts ev en whe n th e powe r lamp is l it, pl ease w ait a few m oment s. Th e prin ter n eeds a long er ti me to proces s multicolored or intrica te data . If the unit s till does n o t print, refe[...]

47 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Nothing Prints (part 2) Check your computer. CHECK8 Is there enough computer me mory or hard disk space? To use this printer, you must have an adequate amount of hard disk space. If there is insufficien t hard disk space, delete unnecessa[...]

48 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Uninstalling the Pri nter Driver If you can not print even afte r following the st eps shown in Nothing Prints , you must unin stall the pr inter driver and insta ll the prin t er dri ver ag ai n. Refere nce: See " INSTALLING THE PRI[...]

49 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output If the print output is faint or uneven If print output is faint or uneven , refer to checks 1 to 3 below for possible remedies. CHECK1 Has the paper be en inserted into th e printer with the print sid[...]

50 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Characters or Graphics are not Prin ted in Correct Position If a docume nt is printed skewed or partly off the paper, follo w the step s listed belo w. CHECK1 Is the paper size loaded in the tray the same as t h at speci fied in the pr in[...]

51 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Prin ted Lines are not Straight, or Ha ve Blank Spaces When pr inted lines a re not stra ight, or have blank spaces, f ollow th e steps liste d below. 1 1 1 1 Specify the print qu ality setting in the printer driver. Select "Print&qu[...]

52 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Unit does not Print in Color If you are unab le to pr int a do cume nt in co lo r, ref er to th e che ck list be low. CHECK1 Is the printer driver set to the color prin t option? Select "Print" from the "File" menu of [...]

53 T roubleshooting How to Use th e Onli ne Manu al Printe r Prope rties P rint M aint en ance Troubleshoo ting Printing is too Slow When ex ecution ti me of a print job is slow , refer to the check list b elow. CHECK1 Does your computer have sufficient memory ? If you are using a number of applications, memory may not have enough space to process [...]

Index Index "100%" button 6 2-Up 8 "2-Up" Printing 24 4-Up 8 "4-Up" Printing 24 A "Ad v anced" Me nu Setti ngs 12 Aligning the Print Head 38 Auto head cleaning 17 B Background Printing 26 Basic Printi ng 20 Brightness 13 Bypass 10 C Changing Ink Tank 30 Chan ging t h e Prin t He ad 35 Clea ning t he Prin t He[...]