Sharp AJ-1800 manual

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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? Starting th e Printer Driver 3 Startin g the Pri n ter Driver using the "St art " Button Startin g the Pri nter Driver th rough an Applicati on Printer Driver Fu nctions 5 "Mai[...]

1 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Sha ring Prin ter Main tenan ce Trouble shooting How to Use the Online Man ual How to Use the Online Manual This On line Man ual pr ovid es inst r uctio n for th e ope ra tion of your ne w print er. It is desi gne d t o assis t you in the opera tion of the Onl ine Ma[...]

2 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer 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 pr[...]

3 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Starting the Printer Driver (part 1) Open th e print er dri ver set up sc re en (p ro pert i es dial og box) by eit her of t he metho ds sh own belo w. Refere nce: Starting the Printer Driver th roug[...]

4 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Starting the Printer Driver (part 2) Starting the Printer Driver thr o ugh an Application Follow the steps shown below to open the printer driver setup screen (propert i es di alog box) thro ugh Word[...]

5 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Printer Driver Functions Ta b Inde x which allows y ou to s witch between the v arious setup screens. ( ) button After clicking this b utton, click the pref erence located in the dialog bo x you w an[...]

6 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Main" T ab Settings (part 1) Basic print optio ns, includ ing orie ntation an d the number of copies, are controll ed throug h this dial og box. You can us ually print s imply by adjus tin[...]

7 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Main" T ab Settings (part 2) Orien tatio n Set the orientation fo r your documents either to "Portrait" o r "Landscap e". Portrait Check this settin g to print your doc[...]

8 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Main" T ab Settings (part 3) 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&qu[...]

9 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Paper" T ab Settings (part 1) Use this screen to se lect the pap er size, tr ay and zoom. Refere nce: Guaranteed area and pr intable area Select the paper size f or y our document. Select [...]

10 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Paper" T ab Settings (part 2) Paper Size Select an appropr iate paper size for your document from drop-down list. Paper Sele ction Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your p[...]

11 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Paper" T ab Settings (part 3) Custom Paper Use custom paper size s for your docume nt. Width Click the up an d down arrows of th e spin box, or enter a number to custom ize the width t o [...]

12 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Paper" T ab Settings (part 4) Guaranteed area and printable ar ea This printer can print onto the followi ng area of the paper. It is recommended that you specify margins f rom your appli[...]

13 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Advanced" T ab Settings (part 1) Set yo ur color and quality pr eferences fo r printing using t his screen. Set printer output pref erences to color or gra yscale. Click to access mainten[...]

14 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Advanced" T ab Settings (part 2) Qualit y Set the printer outpu t quality settings b elow. Prin t Qu a li ty This optio n sets printing speed and qual ity. You can trade off speed for q u[...]

15 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Output Quality" Settings 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. Set [...]

16 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "W atermark" T ab Settings (part 1) Use this screen to se t watermarks. Use this screen to view how the w ater mar k will appear on your document. Y ou can drag the watermar k to y our f a[...]

17 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "W atermark" T ab Settings (part 2) Watermark Select a watermark fr om the drop-down list. Select from "T OP SECRET", "CONFI DENTIAL", "DRAFT" , "ORIGINA[...]

18 Printer Properties How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "V ersion" T ab 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" dia[...]

19 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer 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 Ba sic Printing . Prepare the document y ou intend to print Initiate pri[...]

20 Print How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Basic Print in g (p art 1) This i s a p rinting examp l e using WordPad t o p rint a d oc ument on to lett er size paper. 1 1 1 1 Start WordPad, mak e a new file, and enter the text you intend to print. 2 2 2 2 [...]

21 Print How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Basic Print in g (p art 2) 4 4 4 4 Click the "Main" tab. After setting your preferences, click the "OK" butto n. To print a single copy of a document in portrait orientation, confirm the &quo[...]

22 Print How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Printing a W atermark To print a watermark, for example "CONFIDENTIA L", on your d o cument, refer to the f ollowing steps. Ope n the printer driver an d click th e "Waterma rk" tab. Refere n[...]

23 Print How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image You ca n enlarge o r reduce t he size of your do cument from 25% to 200% in 1% in crements. To use this option, open the pr operties d ialog box, select the " Paper" ta[...]

24 Print How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Printing Multiple Pages on One Page This feat ure allows you to print two or four documen t pages onto a single pa ge. To use this fu nction, open the prope rties dialog box, se lect "2 -Up" or "4[...]

25 Print How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Pr int Sta tus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer 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 Click the "Advanc ed" tab in the pr [...]

26 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Print Status Window Outline of the Print Status W indow What is the Print Status W indow? The print status window is a program design ed to show the remai ning ink levels and current printer status including the docume[...]

27 Print Status Window How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Print Status Window Functions The fun ction s of the print st atus wi ndow are shown be low. Program icon This icon inf or ms you of the print status. Ref erence: Understanding Error Messages Minimi[...]

28 Print Status Window How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Understanding Error Messages The sta tus ic on and pr ogra m ic on pr ov ide you with in for m at ion on prin te r stat us. Unders tanding th e Status an d Progra m Icon Refer to the table bel ow fo[...]

29 Print Status Window How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Maintenance" T ab Click this tab to co nduct print h ead maintena nce, and t o check the amount of avai lable ink. Remaining ink indicator window This window indicates the le v el of ink [...]

30 Print Status Window How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer "Options" T ab Allows you to sele ct when to displa y the prin t status wind ow. Select one op tion from the three sh ow n be low. Displa y print status window when printing The print stat[...]

31 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Sharing Printer Sharing the Prin ter using Wind ows Networking Using Wi ndow s ne twor k ing, i t is ver y easy to share t he prin ter. Rather tha n using a network ser ver, we will explain ho w to conn ect the print e[...]

32 Sharing Printer How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Shared Printer Settings For sha ring a p rinte r on a Wind ows op er ating system , foll ow the se tup pro cedur es belo w. 1 1 1 1 Click the "Start" button, se lect "Settings", and [...]

33 Sharing Printer How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenanc e Troubl eshoo ting Sharin g Printer Client Settings After i nstalling t he printer dr iver on th e client compu ter, follow the se tup procedur es below. F or details on install ing the pri nter drive r, refer to "INST ALLING THE PRI[...]

34 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer Maintenance T ime to Change the Ink T ank For ea ch of th e situ ation s shown be low, chec k whi ch co lor i nk tank is low on ink b efore chan gi ng th e tan k. Cl ick the "Ma intenance " tab of th e pri nt[...]

35 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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[...]

36 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 [...]

37 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 in[...]

38 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 Click the &q[...]

39 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 ar[...]

40 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 h[...]

41 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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[...]

42 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 o n inserting and removing the ink tank, see Changin g [...]

43 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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[...]

44 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 clos[...]

45 Maintenance How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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, the[...]

46 How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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[...]

47 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer Failed to Install the USB Driver (Windows 98) If the pr inter is conn ecte d t o your c omputer by USB cab le, yo u must in stall th e USB dr i ver. If the "A dd N ew Ha rd ware Wizard" win d[...]

48 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 Jam CHECK1 Is there too much paper in the pap er tray? Paper tray [...]

49 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 [...]

50 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 [...]

51 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 cor[...]

52 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 t[...]

53 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 insufficie[...]

54 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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. Refe[...]

55 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 been inserted [...]

56 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 s[...]

57 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 [...]

58 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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? Click the "Advanc[...]

59 T roubleshooting How to Use the Onli ne Ma nu al Pri nter Pr oper ties Print Print S tatus Window Maintenance Tr oubl eshoo ting Shar ing Printer 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 [...]

Index Index "100%" button 11 2-Up 8 "2-Up" Printing 24 4-Up 8 "4-Up" Printing 24 A "Advanced" Tab Settings 13 Aligning the Print Head 43 Always display print status window 30 Auto head cleaning 29 B Basic Printi ng 20 Brightness 15 Bypass 10 C Changing Ink Tank 35 Chan ging t h e Prin t He ad 40 Clea ning t h[...]