Sharp AR-M230 manual

AR-M230/M270 Series Online Manual Star t Star t Click this "Start" button.[...]

2 CONTENTS INDEX Introduction This manual describes the printer function of th e AR-M230/M270 series 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, Windows[...]

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 8 Printer driver settings 9 Two-sided printing 10 Printing multiple p ages on one page 11 Fitting the printed image to the paper 12 Rotating the print image 180 degrees 13 Printing a watermark 14 Stap[...]

1 PRINT 5 CONTENTS INDEX Basic printing (part 1) The following example explains how to print a document 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 on, press the [PRIN[...]

1 PRINT 6 CONTENTS INDEX Basic printing (part 2) 5 Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0). Printing begins. The print job is delivered to one of the following trays (depending on which output devices are installed): ● Job separator tray kit is in stalled: Job separator tray ● Finisher is installed:[...]

1 PRINT 7 CONTENTS INDEX Basic printing (part 3) When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" When "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen is set to: ● "Paper Source", select the tr ay that you wish to use for printing from the pull[...]

1 PRINT 8 CONTENTS INDEX Opening the printer driver from the "start" button Printer driver settings can be co nfigured by openi ng the printer driver from the Windows "start" butt on. Settings adjusted in t his way will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If you change the se ttings in the printer driver[...]

1 PRINT 9 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 appear[...]

1 PRINT 10 CONTENTS INDEX Two-sided printing This feature allows you to pr int on both sides of the paper. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select "2-Sided (Book)" or "2-Sided (Tablet)" from "Document Style" in the "Main" tab. ☞ See Basic printing for details on how to open the[...]

1 PRINT 11 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 12 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 us e this function. The explanation below assumes that you intend to print a Ledger size documen t on letter size paper. ☞ See Basic pr[...]

1 PRINT 13 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. Use this feature when automatic rotation (which takes place when the loaded paper is the same size as the prin[...]

1 PRINT 14 CONTENTS INDEX Printing a watermark You can print a watermark such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your document. To print a watermark, open the printer dr iver, click the "Watermarks" tab, and foll ow the steps below. ☞ See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver. How to Print a Watermark From the "W[...]

1 PRINT 15 CONTENTS INDEX Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) When a finisher is installed, printed pages can be st apled. To use this feature, open the printer driv er setup screen, and select the "Staple" checkbox in the "Fi nishing" field of the "Main" tab. ☞ See Basic printing for details on how[...]

1 PRINT 16 CONTENTS INDEX Giving priority to a print job When a print job is waiting because the mach ine is copying or printing a received fa x, the following procedure can be used to interrupt the current job an d immediately print the print job. Use the pr int job status screen t o give priority to the job. For more information on using the job [...]

1 PRINT 17 CONTENTS INDEX Canceling a print job A print job in progress or wait ing to be printed can be canc eled. Use the print job status screen to cancel the job. 1 Press the [JOB STATUS] key. 2 Make sure that the [PRINT JOB] key is highlighted. The print job status screen appears when the [PRINT JOB] key is highlighted. If the [PRINT JOB] key [...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 18 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 19 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 Windows 95/98/Me, start from step 1. I f your operating system is Windo ws NT 4.0, 2000 or XP, open t he co[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 20 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". In Windows 95/98/Me/2000, c lick the "Start" button and select "Settings". 2 Click "Printers and Other Hardware"[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 21 CONTENTS INDEX Client settings (part 2) 6 Select "Browse for a printer", and click the "Next" button. In Windows 95/98/Me, click the "Browse" but ton. In Windows 2000, select "T ype the printer name, or click Next to browse for a pr inter", and click the "Next" button. 7 Select [...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 22 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 TROUBLESHOOTING 23 CONTENTS INDEX Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to solve printer problems. Refer to the relev ant sect ion based on the problem. To load paper, remove paper misf eeds, load staples in the fi nisher, remove jammed staples, or replace th e toner cartridge, see "TROUBLESHOOTING" in oper ation manual for copier.[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 1) Check the connections ■ Is the interface cable comp atible with the machine and computer? Interface cables compatible wi th this machine are USB and parallel cables. Check which ty pe of cable is support ed by your computer. For the specifications of the interface cable, se[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 25 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 2) Check Your Computer ■ Is there enough computer memory or hard di sk space? To use the machine, your computer must have suff icient memory and hard disk space. If there is insuffic ient hard disk space, delete unnecessary files to increase t he free space of the hard disk. I[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 3) Check the machine ■ Power switch on? Turn the power switch on. (S ee "POWER ON AND OFF" in the operation manual for copier) ■ Is the machine online? When the ON LINE indicator ne xt to the [PRINT] key o n the operation panel is li t, the ma chine is online and r[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 27 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 4) Checking the printer driver ■ Has the printer driver be en installed properly? Check if the printer driver has been installed, following the steps listed below. 1 Click the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers and Other Hardware&qu[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 28 CONTENTS INDEX Improper printing operation Printing is slow ■ Simultaneous use of two or more application software programs? Start printing after quitting all unused application software programs. ■ Is an appropriate print qua lity selected in the printer driver? When the "Print quality" setting in the "Advan[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 29 CONTENTS INDEX Print quality is not satisfactory (part 1) Check the paper being used ■ Non-standard paper used? Check that the paper conforms to the specification. Refer to "LOADING PAPER" in the operation manual for copier. ■ Are you using paper with a high moisture content? Use paper that is in good condition, w[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 CONTENTS INDEX Print quality is not satisfactory (part 2) The printed image is coarse ■ Has the printer driver been specified to suit both paper and the print job? You can select "Draft", "No rmal" or "Photo" for the print quality in the "Advanced" t ab of the printer driver set up scre[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 CONTENTS INDEX If a Notice Page is printed If you find that a notice page has been prin ted at the end of a print job, t he print data received from the computer has not be en printed as specified. Fix the problem as explained below and then try printing again. If a Notice Page is printed If the following Notice Page is printed[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 32 CONTENTS INDEX Uninstalling the printer driver To delete a printer driver that has been installed using the instal ler, follow the procedure shown below. 1 Click the "start" button, and then click "Control Panel". On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the "Start" button, select "Settings"[...]

4 SPECIFICATIONS 33 CONTENTS INDEX Printer specifications *1 The factory default setting f or memory used for the printer function is 16 MB. The pr oporti on of IMC memory allocated to the printer function can be changed in the k e y operator programs. See "MEMORY FOR PR INTER" in the k ey operator's guide. Printing speed AR-M236/AR-[...]

5 INDEX 34 CONTENTS Index A "Auto Select" .. ........................ .............. 6 B Basic printing . ........................ .............. 5 "Border" ................ .............................. 11 [BYPASS TRAY] ke y ........................... 6 C Canceling a print job .......................... 17 Check the connect i[...]