Sharp AR-M160 manual

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2 CONTENTS INDEX Introduction This manual describes the printer an d scanner funct ions of the AR-M160/M205 digital multifunctional system. Trademark Acknowledgments ● Microsoft ® Windows ® operating system is a trademark or copyright of Mi crosoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other count ries. ● Windows ® 95, Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, [...]

3 CONTENTS INDEX How to Use the Online Manual This section explains how to view the online manual. Pl ease read this section bef ore using the online manual. For information on using Acrobat Reader, see Acrobat Reader Help. How to Control the Online Manual In this manual, the following buttons are displayed at the bottom of each page. Click thes e [...]

4 CONTENTS INDEX Contents Introduction 2 How to Use the Online Manual 3 Basic Printing 5 Opening the Printer Driver From the "Start" Button 7 Printer Driver Settings 8 Printing Multiple P ages on One Page 9 Fitting the Printed Im age to the Paper 10 Rotating the Print Image 180 Degrees 11 Printing a Watermark 12 Two-sided Printing (Only f[...]

1 PRINT 5 CONTENTS INDEX Basic Printing (part 1) The following example explains how to print a document on A4 size paper from WordPad. Before printing, make sure that th e correct size of paper for your doc ument has been load ed in the machine. 1 Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the operation panel is lit. If the ON LINE indicator is not li[...]

1 PRINT 6 CONTENTS INDEX Basic Printing (part 2) If the tray runs out of paper during printing Add paper to the tray or pres s the [TRAY SELECT] key ( ) to select a different tray, and then press the [ON LINE] key ( ) to resume printing. Note that if the "Auto tray switching" setting in the user programs is enabled a nd there is the s ame[...]

1 PRINT 7 CONTENTS INDEX Opening the Printer Driver From the "Start" Button You can open the prin ter driver and change the printer dr iver setti ngs from the Windows "sta rt" button. Settings adjusted in th is way will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (I f you change the settings from the printer driv[...]

1 PRINT 8 CONTENTS INDEX Printer Driver Settings To view Help for a setting, click the button in the upper right-hand corner of the window and then click the setting. Some restrictions exist on the combinations of settings that can be se lected in the printer driver setup screen. When a restric tion is in effect, an information icon ( ) will appe a[...]

1 PRINT 9 CONTENTS INDEX Printing Multiple Pages on One Page This feature allows you to reduce and print two or four document pages on a single sheet of paper. To use this function, open the printer driv er setup screen and select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Main" tab. ☞ See Basic Printing [...]

1 PRINT 10 CONTENTS INDEX Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper The printer driver can adjust the size of the print ed image to match the size of the paper loaded in the mac hine. Follow the steps shown below to use this func ti on. The explanation below a ssumes that you intend to pr int an A3 size document o n A4 size paper. ☞ See Basic Printi[...]

1 PRINT 11 CONTENTS INDEX Rotating the Print Image 180 Degrees The print image can be rotated 180 degrees. This feature is used to enable correct printing on envelopes and other p aper with flaps that can only be loaded in one orientation. To use the feature, select the image orientation in "Image Orientation" on the "Paper" tab[...]

1 PRINT 12 CONTENTS INDEX Printing a Watermark You can print a watermark such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your document. To print a watermark, open the printer driver, click t he "Watermarks" tab, and follow t he steps below. ☞ See Basic Printing for details on how to open the printer driver. How to Print a Watermark From the "W[...]

1 PRINT 13 CONTENTS INDEX Two-sided Printing (Only for models that support two-sided printing) The printer driver setup screen of models that su pport two-sided printing contains a "Document Style" setting in the "Main" tab. This setting allows you to print on both sides of the paper. To use this function, open the printer drive[...]

1 PRINT 14 CONTENTS INDEX Outline of the Print Status Window When printing begins, the Print St atus Window automatically opens. The Print Status Window is a utilit y that monitors the ma chine and shows the name of the document bei ng printed and any error messages that occur. Status window Provides information on the current status of the printer[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 15 CONTENTS INDEX Sharing the Printer Using Windows Networking The machine can be used as a shared printer in a Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/200 0/XP network environment. Note that the Windows network envir onment must already be established. "Print server" as explained here is a comp uter that is directly connect ed to the m[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 16 CONTENTS INDEX Shared Printer Settings On the computer to which the machine is directly connected Follow the steps below to use the computer directly connected to the machine as a print server. If your operating system is Window s 95/98/Me, start from step 1. If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, 2000 or XP Home Edition, [...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 17 CONTENTS INDEX Client Settings (part 1) Follow the procedure below to install the printer driver in the client. 1 Click the "start" button, and click "Control Panel". 2 Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and click "Printers and Faxes". 3 Click "Add a printer" in "Printer [...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 18 CONTENTS INDEX Client Settings (part 2) 5 Select "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer", and click the "Next" button. 6 Select "Browse for a printer", and click the "Next" button. 7 Select the printer to be shared in the network, and click the "Next" butt[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 19 CONTENTS INDEX Client Settings (part 3) Settings in Windows NT 4.0 If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, establish settings as follo ws in the printer properties after installing the printe r driver. For the procedure for installing the printer dr iver, see "INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE" in the Software Set up Guide.[...]

3 SCAN 20 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning Overview The flow chart shown below provid es an overview of scanning. *1 TWAIN is an internatio nal interface standard for scanners and other image acquisition devices. By installing a TWAIN driver o n your comp uter, you can scan and work with images using a variety of TW AIN-compliant applications. *2 WIA (Windo[...]

3 SCAN 21 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application (part 1) The SHARP scanner driver is compatible wi th the TWAIN standard, allowing it to be used with a variety of TWAIN-compliant applications. Below is a step-by-step guide for acquiring a scanned im age to the Shar pdesk desktop screen using Sharpdesk. 1 Place the original(s) y[...]

3 SCAN 22 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application (part 2) 4 Select "Acquire Image" from the "File" menu, or click the "Acquire" button ( ). The scanner driver se tup screen will appear. ☞ Scanner Driver Settings 5 In the "Scanning Source" menu, select the location where you placed th e o[...]

3 SCAN 23 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application (part 3) 7 Specify the scanning area and set the scan preferences. For information on specifying the scan area and setting the scan preferences, see scanner driver Help. ☞ Scanner Driver Settings 8 When you are ready to be gin scanning, click the "Scanning" button. To [...]

3 SCAN 24 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application (part 4) Scanner Driver Settings The scanner driver setup screen consists of the "Set-up sc reen", which lets you select scan settings, and the "Preview screen", which shows the scanned image. For details on the scan settings, clic k the "Help" butt o[...]

3 SCAN 25 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application (part 5) Preview screen Preview window Click the "Preview" button in t he Set-up screen to display t he scanned image. You can specify the scanning area by dragging the mouse inside the window. The inside of the frame that is created when you drag the mouse will be the s[...]

3 SCAN 26 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a WIA-Compli ant Application (Windows XP) (part 1) If you are using Windows XP, you can use the WIA driver to sc an from Sharpdesk, Paint and other WIA-compliant applications. The procedure for scanning using Paint is explained in the following. 1 Place the original you wish to scan on the document glass/SPF/R[...]

3 SCAN 27 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from a WIA-Compli ant Application (Windows XP) (part 2) 3 Select the paper source and picture type, and click the "Preview" button. The preview image will appear. If you placed the original on the document glass, select "Flatbed" for the "Paper source". If you placed the original in th[...]

3 SCAN 28 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) (part 1) The procedure for scanning with the "Scanner and Camera Wiz ard " in Windows XP is explained here. The "Scanner and Camera Wizard" lets you scan an image withou t using a WIA-compliant application. 1 Place the original you wish[...]

3 SCAN 29 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) (part 2) 5 Select the "Picture type " and "Paper source", and click the "Next" button. If you placed the original on the document glass, select "Flatbed" for the "Paper source". If you placed the original i[...]

3 SCAN 30 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning from the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) (part 3) 7 When scanning ends, the following screen will appear. Select the next task you wish to perform, and then clic k the "Next" button. If you are ready to end the se ssion, click "Nothing. I'm finished working with these pictures[...]

3 SCAN 31 CONTENTS INDEX Outline of Button Manager Button Manager is a software utility tha t links scanning f unctions to the s canner key on th e machine. The Button Manager softwa re allows you to assign s can settings to e ach of the six sc an menu keys on the machine. To view Help for a set ting, click the button in the upp er right-hand corn [...]

3 SCAN 32 CONTENTS INDEX Button Manager Settings Once installed, Butto n Manager norma lly runs in the ba ckground in the W indows operating system. If you need to c hange Button Manager settings, fo llow the steps be low. For details on Button Manager setting s, see Button Ma nager Help. ☞ Outline of Button M anager 1 Right -click the B utton Ma[...]

4 INDEX 33 CONTENTS Index For detailed information on the settings in the printer driver, Print Status Window , scanner driver, and Bu tton Manager, see th e help files for each. A Application Selection ........... 31 "Auto Scan Area Judgement" button .... 25 B Basic Printing ........................ 5 Border ............ ................[...]