Sharp AR-M236 manual

MODEL AR-M236 AR-M276 DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL (for copier) • BEFORE USING THE MACHINE • COPY FUNCTIONS • CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS • USER SETTINGS • TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE • PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES • APPENDIX 8 21 35 50 56 75 79 Page With the RSPF installed[...]

The CE mark lo go label is affix ed on a n equipme nt in cas e that the d irecti ves des cribed in the above s entence are appl icab le to the produc t. (Thi s sente nce i s not ap plicabl e in any cou ntry where the abo ve dire ct ives are n ot req uired .) W arning This is a Class A product. In a domestic en vironment this product may cause r adi[...]

1 CONTENTS CAUTIONS ............... ................. ................ ................. ................ ................... .............. ..... ... ...... ..... .... ....... . 3 ● CAUTIONS O N USING THE MACHINE ....... ............. ............. ............ .................... ............. ............. ....... ......... 3 ● IMPORTA NT P[...]

2 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING AN D MAINTENAN CE DISPLAY MESSAGES ................... .................. 57 TROU BL ESHO OTI NG .... ..... .... ....... .... .... ....... .. 59 MISFEED REMOVAL ................ .................. ..... 63 ● MISFEED REMOVA L GUIDANCE ........ .........63 ● MISFEED IN THE RSPF ..... ............. ............. ..64 ● MISFE[...]

3 CAUTIONS Follo w the ca utions be low whe n using th is mach ine. CAUTIONS ON USING THE MACHINE Warning: • The fus ing area is hot. E xercise care in this area w hen removin g mis fed paper . • Do not lo ok direc tly a t the light sour ce. Do ing so ma y dama ge you r eyes. Caution: • Do not sw itch the ma chine rapidly on and o ff. After t[...]

4 The machine should be installed near an accessible power outlet for easy connection and disconnection. Be sure to connect the power cord only to a power outlet tha t meets the specified voltage and current requir ements. Also make certain the outlet is proper ly grounded. Be sure to allow the required space around the machine for servicing and pr[...]

5 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION USING THE MANUAL This mac hine has been d esigned t o provi de conve nient cop ying f eatures in a mini mum am ount of offi ce sp ace and with max imum oper ation al ease. T o get full use of all ma chine fea tures, be sure to famili arise yoursel f with this manual a nd the m achine. F or qui ck refe rence du ring mac h[...]

6 THE ME ANING OF "R" IN ORIGINA L AN D PAPER S IZE INDIC ATIONS An "R" appearing at the end of an original or paper size A4R (8-1/2" x 11"R), etc. indicates that the original or paper is oriented horizonta lly as shown below. Sizes tha t can b e placed only in the hor izontal (lands cape) or ientatio n (B4 , A3 (8-1/2[...]

7 MAIN FEATURES High-speed laser copying • First-co py time* 1 at 600 d pi* 2 is o nly 4. 8 second s. • Copying speed is 23 co pies/ min. (AR -M236 ) or 27 cop ies/min. (AR-M2 76) at 600 dpi ( not in the super photo mode). Th is is ideal fo r busin ess u se and pr ovides a big boos t to wor kplace pr oductiv ity. * 1 First-Co py time may v ary [...]

8 1 Chapter 1 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE This ch apter contains basic i nformati on that should be read before us ing the m achin e. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Exterior Reversing single p ass feeder (RSPF) (optional) Place th e origi nal(s) tha t you wis h to scan face u p here. (p.23 ) Document cover (optional) Place an ori ginal on t he docu ment g l[...]

9 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 Interi or Byp ass tr ay Regula r paper and spec ial pa per (s uch as transpa rency film) can be fed from the bypass tray. (p.18) Byp ass tr ay exte nsio n Pull out the by pass tray extensi on before placing paper in the bypas s tray. ( p.18) Toner cartridge lock release lever Use to unl ock the t oner car tridge. (p.71)[...]

10 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE OPERATION PANEL Touch panel The ma chine status , messa ges a nd touch keys are display ed on the panel. The d isplay wil l show the status o f prin ting, cop ying o r networ k scann ing accord ing to the mode th at is sel ected. F or detai ls see th e next pag e. Mode sele ct key s and indic ators Use to ch ange mo des[...]

11 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 TOUCH PANEL Using the touch panel [Example 1] Items on the touch panel are sele cted by t ouchi ng the key a ssociat ed with the item. A beep wi ll sound to c onfirm that the item was sele cted and the key will be highli ghted. * A dou ble-b eep is sounded when an inva lid key is touc hed. [Example 2] Keys whi ch are g[...]

12 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Job sta tus scre en (common t o copy, pri nt, network sc an and fax ) This sc reen app ears whe n the [JO B STATUS ] key on the ope ration pa nel is pr essed. A job l ist showi ng the current jo b and th e stored jobs or a list s howin g comp leted job s can be displ ayed. The co ntents of j obs can be viewed and jo bs [...]

13 1 POWER ON AND OFF The pow er switch i s locate d on the le ft side of the mac hine. POWER ON Turn the power switch to the "ON" position. • When the power switch is turned to the "ON" positi on, the message "WARMING UP. A COPYING JOB CAN BE SET NOW." will appear i n the message display and the machine will star t [...]

14 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE INITIAL S ETTINGS The machi ne reve rts to the in itial settings whe n it is fi rst turned on, whe n the [CL EAR ALL] k ey ( ) is press ed, or the pre set "aut o cl ear time " elaps es after the last co py is made in any m ode. Whe n the machine rever ts to the initi al settings, a ll setti ngs an d functio ns[...]

15 1 LOADING PAPER When a tr ay run s out of pa per, a mes sage app ears in the tou ch panel. Load pa per in th e tray. PAPER The sp ecifica tions for the ty pes and s ize s of pa per that c an be load ed in t he pape r trays a re shown below. For be st resu lts, u se only SHARP recomm ended p aper. * 1 A5 (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") size paper c a[...]

16 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Special papers Follow these gui delines when us ing spe cial pap ers. Envelopes Do not us e the fol lowing en velo pes (Mi sfeeds wi ll occur.). • Envelo pes wi th metal ta bs, cl asps, s trings, holes, or windows. • Envelo pes wi th rough f ibbers, carbon p aper, or glossy surf aces. • Envelo pes with tw o or mor[...]

17 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 LOADIN G PAPER Make sure that the machine is n ot copying, printing, or printing a received fax, and t hen follow these s teps to load paper. Loa ding th e pape r in the pa per t ray 1 Pull out the paper tray until it stops. If yo u are loa ding the same s ize of pa per as was loa ded prev iously , go to ste p 4. If yo[...]

18 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Loading paper in the b ypass tray 1 Unfol d the bypass tray. To enable correct detecti on of the paper size, be s ure to pu ll ou t the bypa ss tray ext ensio n. 2 Set the paper guides to the copy paper width. 3 Insert the copy paper (print sid e down) all the way into the bypa ss tray. Important points when inserting p[...]

19 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 CHANGING A TRA Y’S PAPER TYPE AND PAPE R SIZE SETTINGS When yo u chan ge the paper in a tray , follow th e step s belo w to change the tray ’ s p aper t ype and pa per siz e settings. The se ttings c annot be c hanged when ope ration ha s sto pped be cause th e paper r an out or a misfee d occur red, or when an int[...]

20 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Setting the paper type in the bypass tray Use eith er of the f ollowing two metho ds to set the bypas s tray's p aper type setting. (p.23) From the [CUSTOM SET TINGS] key 1 Load paper in the bypass tray as explained in "Loading paper in the bypass tr ay" (p.18). 2 Press the [ CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. The cus[...]

21 2 Chapter 2 COPY FUNCTIONS This ch apter explains basic copying functi ons suc h as nor mal co pying, reducti on or enl argement, and ex posure adju stment. MAIN SC REEN OF C OPY M ODE The mai n screen of copy mod e shows mes sage s, keys, and setting s that are us ed for cop ying. To uch a key to make a selec tion. The main screen of co py mod [...]

22 NORMAL COPYING COPYING FR OM THE DOCUMENT GLASS 1 Open the document cover/RSPF and place the original face down on the document glass. [How to place the original] Align the corn er or the o riginal with the t ip of t he arro w ( ) at the left rear corne r of the glas s as sho wn in the illust ration . 2 Close th e document cover/R SPF. The o rig[...]

23 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 COPYING FR OM THE RSPF 1 Make sure that an origi nal has not been left on the document glass and then clos e the RS PF. If an ori ginal rema ins on the do cume nt gla ss after a copy wa s made, "REM OVE THE ORIGINAL FRO M THE DOCUMENT GLASS." will appear i n the touc h panel. 2 Adjust the or iginal guides to the size o[...]

24 COPY FUNCTIONS POINTS TO NOTE W HEN MAKING C OPIES Document glass and RSPF • Paper in a different orien tation from the original can be selec ted if the auto pa per selec t or auto image functio n has been sel ected. In t his c ase, the i mage o f the orig inal w ill be rota ted. • When co pying a book or an ori ginal that has be en fold ed [...]

25 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 Copying originals of mixed length (Mixed feeding) When us ing the RSPF, o riginals of mixed length can be fed toge ther as long as th e width of the o riginals is the same. To co py orig inals of mixed l ength, follow thes e steps: 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key. 2 Touch the key and then the [ORIGINAL SIZE] key. 3 Select the &q[...]

26 COPY FUNCTIONS BYPASS FEED (special paper) The by pass tra y must be u sed to fe ed speci al pape rs such as transpa rency fi lm and lab els. Th e bypas s tray can als o be used to feed st andard copy pap er. 1 Place th e original(s). (p.22, p.23 ) 2 Insert the paper (print face down) all the way into the bypass tra y. For paper that can b e use[...]

27 2 AUTOMATIC TWO-SIDED COPYING Two or iginals can be au tomatic ally copi ed onto both sid es of a si ngle sheet o f paper. W hen th e RSPF is used, two-sided copie s of two -sided or igina ls can e asily be m ade. USING THE DOCUMENT GLASS 1 Place the original on the document glass. (p. 22) 2 Touch the [2-SIDED COPY] key. 3 Touch the [One-sided t[...]

28 COPY FUNCTIONS 5 Make s ure that a su itabl e paper size is automatically selected, or select another size using the [PAPER SELECT] key. 6 Select the number of copies an d any other desired copy settings, and then press the [ START] ke y ( ). The or iginal for the front side is s canned. 7 Remove the first original a nd then place the original f[...]

29 2 EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT SELECTING THE ORIGINAL IMAGE TYPE AND MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE EXP OSURE [AUTO] is s elected by defaul t for autom atic adj ustment of the ima ge accordi ng to the o riginal. If y ou wish to specify the ori ginal image typ e or m anually adjust th e exposu re, plac e the ori ginal in the RSP F or on the docum ent gla ss, chec[...]

30 REDUCTION/ ENLARGEMENT/ ZOOM There ar e three wa ys to enlarge and reduc e copie s: ● Automatic ratio sel ection a ccording t o the paper size ................... ........ AUTOMATIC RATIO SELECTIO N (belo w) ● Specify ing a ratio with the reduce key, enlar ge key, o r zoom key . ............ ..... MANUA L RATIO SE LECTION (p.3 1) ● Separat[...]

31 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 MANUAL RATIO SELECTION There ar e five (fou r) pre set reducti on ratio s and fiv e (four) p reset en largemen t ratios . In additi on, the [ZOOM] keys ( , ) can be pr essed to selec t the rati o in in crement s of 1%. 1 Place th e original(s). (p.22, p.23 ) 2 Touch the [COPY RATIO] key. 3 Use the [ME NU] key to select me nu [ ][...]

32 COPY FUNCTIONS 6 Make sur e that a suitabl e paper siz e is automatic ally select ed, or select another size using the [PAPER SELECT ] key. If AUTO PAP ER SELECT i s enable d, the appropr iate co py pap er size i s automa tical ly select ed based on the original size and sel ected copy rati os. 7 Select the number of copies and any other desired[...]

33 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 4 Touch the [X] key. The [X] ke y is selec ted (highlig hted) by defaul t, so ther e is nor mally n o need to perfo rm this step (Go to step 5 .). If the [X] key is not highli ghted, p erform t his step. 5 Use the r eduction, enla rgeme nt, and [ZOOM] keys ( / ) to change the copy ratio in the horizontal (X) direction. A fixe d [...]

34 INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN A copy run can be temp orarily inter rupted to allow a nother c opy job t o be perfo rmed. When t he other j ob is fi nished, the copy run wil l resume u sing the o riginal copy setti ngs. 1 Press the [INTERRUPT] key ( ) to interrupt the copy ru n. The [INTERRUPT] k ey ( ) blinks un til the machin e is rea dy for th e int[...]

35 3 Chapter 3 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS This ch apter explains speci al finis hing fu nctions and oth er conv enient func tions. COPY FINISHING FUNCTIONS This sectio n explain s the sor t, group, and offset funct ions, as well a s the stapl e sort functio n which is used to stap le output co llate d with the s ort func tion when a finis her is ins[...]

36 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 1 Place the originals in the RSPF or on the docum ent glass. (p.22, p.23) If ori ginal s are placed in the RSPF, the sort functio n is autom atica lly selec ted. (To disab le this functio n, see the "Key operato r ’ s guide".) Example: 5 sets of copi es or 5 copies pe r page of 3 orig in als 2 Touch the [OUT[...]

37 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 STAPLE SORT (when the finisher (AR-FN5 N) is installed) This func tion col lates the copies , staples each set, and de live rs the sets to the offset tra y. The stap le so rt functi on can onl y be u sed when a finis her is ins talle d. ORIENT ATION OF T HE ORIGINAL AND STAPLING POSITIONS If the or ientati on of the o[...]

38 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 1 Place th e original(s). (p.22, p.23 ) 2 Touch the [OUTPUT] key. 3 Touch the [STAPLE SORT] key. When the [STAP LE SORT] key i s selected , the offse t tray i s autom aticall y selected as the outpu t tray. The top tray and c entre tr ay cannot b e used. 4 Touch the [OK] key. 5 Select the number of copies and other copy[...]

39 3 SPECIAL MODES When the [SPE CIAL MODE S] ke y in th e main screen of copy mode is t ouched , the spec ial m odes sc reen wil l appea r. This s creen c ontains the fol lowing sp ecial fu nction keys. [MARGIN SHIFT ] key (p .41) Use this to shift t he image o n the copy paper to crea te bi nding margi ns. [ERASE] key ( p.42) Use this to erase pe[...]

40 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR U SING THE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key. 2 Touch the key of the desired special mode. Exampl e: Selec ting the margi n shift functio n Proced ures for m odes th at requir e furthe r settin gs are exp lained star ting on the next p age. SPECIAL MODES 2-SIDED COPY MARGIN SHIFT PA[...]

41 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 MARGIN SHIFT COPY The margi n shift f unctio n is use d to automa tical ly shif t the text o r image o n the c opy paper approxim ately 10 mm (1/2" ) in its in itial set ting. 1 Touch the [MARGIN SHIFT] key in the special modes s creen. The ma rgin shift s ettin g screen wi ll appea r. The ma rgin shift i con ( ,[...]

42 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS ERASE COPY The eras e functio n is use d to eras e the shad ow lin es on cop ies that a re produc ed when copying thick ori ginals o r books. The era se modes that c an be sel ected ar e shown bel ow. The e rase wid th is initiall y set to 10 mm ( 1/2"). EDGE ERASE Elimi nates shadow lines around the edge s of copi[...]

43 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 DUAL PAGE COPY The dua l page copy fun ction produce s sep arate co pies o f two adjoi ning p ages o n the do cument glass. It is especi ally us eful when c opying books and ot her bound document s. [Exampl e] Copyin g the r ight and l eft pag es of a boo k 1 Touch the [DUAL PAGE COPY] key in the sp ecial modes screen[...]

44 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS PAMP HLET COPY The pam phlet cop y functi on is us ed to arrang e copi es in the proper or der for centre- staplin g and foldi ng in to a booklet . Two o riginal pa ges are copie d onto e ach sid e of the cop y pap er, such that a t otal of four page s are copi ed onto eac h sheet. This func tion is conveni ent for ar r[...]

45 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 JOB BU ILD MODE Use this function when y ou need to copy more origi nals tha n can b e placed in the RSPF at once. (The maximum number of origi nals that can be placed i n the RS PF at on ce is 100.) Exampl e: Copy ing 13 0 sheets (A4 (8-1 /2" x 11") si ze orig inals) 1 Touch the [JOB BUILD] key in the speci[...]

46 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS MULTI SHOT C OPY The mul ti shot c opy f unction i s used to copy two or fou r origina ls onto on e shee t of co py paper in a spe cified or der. Exampl e: Copyin g four origina ls onto o ne sheet o f paper (Page number: 4 in 1 ( ) , layou t: ( )) • When us ing th e multi s hot co py functi on, pla ce the origin als, [...]

47 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 ORIGINA L SIZE If you wi sh to use the paper other tha n the au tomatical ly selec ted origi nal size, o riginal size sett ing is s pecified by the spec ial m odes. The mix feeding s etting (p.25 ) is also sele cted he re. 1 Touch the key and then tou ch the [ORIGINAL SIZE] key i n the special modes menu screen. The o[...]

48 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS COVER COPY Cover c opy mode is used to add a cover to the fro nt or back, or both th e fron t and back , of a m ultipa ge docume nt. To use cover copy mod e, the RS PF mus t be used . Copying onto a cover Not copying onto a cover One-sided originals Back cover (no copying) Front cover (can copy onto front side) One-side[...]

49 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 1 Touch the key and then tou ch the [COVER] key in the s pecial modes menu screen. The cove r settin g screen will ap pear. The cover ico n ( , etc.) will al so appear in the screen to indi cate that the func tion is tu rned on. 2 Select the cove r(s) tha t you wish to add. To add only a front co ver, touch the [ FRON[...]

50 4 Chapter 4 USER SETTINGS CUSTOM SETTINGS The cu stom s etting s let yo u adjus t certa in featu res of th e mac hine to better su it yo ur needs . The cu stom s etting s includ e the follo wing s ettings: ● TOTAL COU NT .......... ............. .... This displays the number of pages output by the mac hine. (p.52) ● DISPLAY CO NTRAST ..... .[...]

51 USER SETT INGS 4 GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR C USTOM SETTINGS 1 Press the [ CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. 2 Touch the key of the desired setting. The setting screen will appear. Each of the cu stom setti ngs i s expla ined on th e followin g pages . The [TRA Y SETTINGS] key is sele cted in th e followin g exam ple. When th e [TRAY SE TTINGS] key is selected, [...]

52 USER SE TTI NGS SETTINGS Total count The tota l page count display shows th e followin g counts: • Total n umber of c opies a nd printe d pages • Number o f pages fed through t he RSP F • Numb er of t wo-side d copi es • Number o f times th e stapler was use d • Number o f pages s ent using the netw ork scann er function • Number o f[...]

53 4 JOB PROGRAM MEMORY If you fr equent ly use th e sam e settings for co py job s, you c an sto re in the settin gs in a job pr ogram. Up to 10 jo b programs can be s tored, an d the pr ograms are retain ed eve n when t he power i s turned off. By s toring freq uently used cop y settin gs in a program , you can elim inate the bother of sele cting[...]

54 USER SE TTI NGS EXECUTING A JOB PROGRAM 1 Pres s the [ ] key. 2 Touch the program number key of the desired program. The job pro gram w ill be executed. A numb er for whic h no jo b prog ram has bee n stored cannot be sele cted. 3 Place the original, c heck the original size, and then set the number of copies and any other desired copy settings [...]

55 4 AUDITING MODE When aud iting mode is enab led, a count i s kept o f the num ber o f pages pr inted or copied by eac h accou nt (maxim um of 100 accounts ). The counts can be v iewed whenever necessar y. COPYING WHEN AUDITING MODE IS ENABLED When aud iting mode is e nabled , the follo wing ac count nu mber entr y scr een appear s. 1 Enter your [...]

56 5 Chapter 5 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE This ch apter describes trouble shootin g, misf eed re moval, repl acing th e toner cartridg e and c leaning the machi ne. DISPLAY MESSAGES ................... .................... ................... .................. .................... ............... ..... 57 TROU BL ESHO OTI NG .... ..... .... .[...]

57 5 DISPLAY MESSAGES If one of th e foll owing mes sages ap pears i n the disp lay, take prom pt act ion as in structe d by th e messa ge. Message Cause and solution Pag e ENTER YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER. Auditin g mode is enabl ed. Ent er your accoun t number. 55 A MISFEED HA S OCCURRED. Remove t he misfeed as explained in "MISFEED REMOVAL" .[...]

58 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE SELECTED PAPE R TRAY IS OUT OF SERV ICE. Contact y our auth orised s ervice r eprese ntativ e. - CHECK STAPLER P OSITION OR STAPL E JAM. Staples are jam med in the fin isher o r the sta ple c ase is n ot attached corre ctly. Che ck th e staple c ase. If th e mess age stil l appears after remo ving the jam med stap[...]

59 5 TROUBLESHOOTING If you ex perienc e diff iculty using the machi ne, ch eck the f ollowi ng troubl eshootin g guid e before c alling for ser vice. Many pr oblems can be e asily resolv ed by the user . If you are una ble to solve the probl em us ing the t roubles hootin g guide, tu rn off the power s witch, un plug the m achin e, and con tact yo[...]

60 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Original size is not selected automatically, or copying does not take place on paper th at matches the original size. The document cover/RSPF wa s not opened completely when the original w as place d on the document g lass. → Open t he d ocume nt co ver/ RSPF comp letel y, p lac e the o rigi nal on the docu ment[...]

61 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 Paper feeding problems Prob le m Cause and solution Page When using paper fed from t he bypass tray, the copied image is skewed. The number of sheets placed on the bypass tray exceeds the maximum n umber. → Do no t plac e m ore th an th e max imum numb er o f shee ts. 15 The bypass guide is not adjusted to th[...]

62 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Image quality problem s Prob le m Cause and solution Page Copies are too dark or too ligh t. The image of the original is too light or too dark. → Select t he correc t origina l image ty pe in the e xposure se tting and adjust t he copyi ng exposure . 29 The copying exposure is set to "AUTO". → The &[...]

63 5 MISFEED REMOVAL When a mi sfeed occurs du ring copying , the messag e "MISFEE D HAS OCCURRED." wi ll appear in the to uch panel and pri nting wil l stop. ● If the mis fed pap er tears du ring re moval, r emove the torn pie ces. T ake car e not to touch the p hotoco nduct ive drum whi le removin g the pi eces. Nick s and s cratche s[...]

64 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE MISFEED IN THE RS PF 1 Remove the misfed original. Check se ction s A, B, and C in the i llustrati on at left and rem ove the misfed orig inal. Section A Open th e docu ment feeder c over and carefu lly remov e the misfed origina l from the docu ment feeder tray. Close th e docu ment feeder co ver. Section B Open [...]

65 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 MISFEED IN THE BY PASS TR AY 1 Carefully pull the misfed paper out. 2 Open and close the side cover. Make s ure that t he misfee d mess age is cleared . The me ssag e can als o be cle ared by openin g and cl osing the front cover. If the message is not cleared , see " A. Misfe ed in the p aper feed area&qu[...]

66 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 4 Close the front cover and side cover. Make sur e that the misfee d mess age is cleared. B: Misfeed in the fusing area 1 Open the bypass tray and the side cover. 2 Press and pull it open gently on both side s of t he fr ont c over. 3 Turn the roller rotating knob in the direction of the arrow. 4 Lift the fusing u[...]

67 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 MISFEED IN THE CE NTRE TRAY Remove th e pape r by pulli ng it into the cen tre tray. MISFEED IN THE UP PER PAPER TRAY Make s ure that th ere is n o misfed paper in the mac hine befo re pulli ng the tray out. (p.65 ) 1 Lift and pull out the upper paper tray and then remove the misfed paper. Be carefu l not to te[...]

68 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE MISFEED IN THE LOWER PAPER TRAY ● Make su re tha t there is no misf ed pape r in the m achin e before pulling t he tra y out. (p. 65) ● Use the following pr ocedu re to remove misf eeds tha t occur in the 50 0-sheet pape r feed unit or 2 x 500-sheet pape r feed unit. 1 Open the low er side cover. 2 Remove the [...]

69 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 MISFEED IN THE UP PER EXIT AR EA (when a job separator t ray kit or finisher (AR-FN5 N) is instal led) If a job s eparator tray kit or a f inisher is instal led, a misfe ed may oc cur in the uppe r exit a rea. 1 Open the upper right side cover. 2 Gently pull the misfed paper out. Be carefu l not to tear the mis[...]

70 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 3 If staple sort copy ing is being performed, open the paper guide and remove any misfed paper from the stapler compile r. 4 Close the staple r comp iler cov er. 5 If the offset tray is being used, remove any mi sfed paper from the offs et tray . 6 If the top tray is being used, open the top cover, remov e any mis[...]

71 5 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE To check how much toner remains i n the to ner cartr idge (p.7 3), hold down the [CO PY] key . The am ount of t oner remain ing will appe ar in the displ ay. When les s than 25% of the toner remains, obtain a new toner cartridge as soon as poss ible. When "TO NER SU PPLY I S LOW." a ppears i n the displ [...]

72 STAPLE CARTRI DGE REPLACEMENT (when the f inisher (AR- FN5N) is instal led) When the message "ADD S TAPLES." appea rs, repla ce the sta ple c artridge as follows : 1 Open the s taple r cov er. 2 Grasp the green portion of the staple box and remove the stapl e box from the stapl er. 3 Remove the staple cartridge from inside the staple b[...]

73 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 STAPLE JAM REMOVAL If staples become jammed in the stapler, the message "CHECK STAPLER POSITION O R STAPLE JAM." will appear. Follow these st eps to remove t he jammed stapl es. 1 Open the s taple r cov er. 2 Grasp the green portion of the staple box and remove the stapl e box f rom the stapl er. 3 Ra[...]

74 CLEANING THE MACHINE DOCUMENT GLASS AND DOCUMEN T COVER/R SPF If the doc ument g lass, do cumen t cover/RSP F, or s canning glass f or orig inals fe d from the RSPF (the lon g narro w glass surface on the right side of the d ocume nt glass) b ecome di rty, the d irt may appear on copi es. Always keep these pa rts clean. Stains or dirt on the doc[...]

75 6 Chapter 6 PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES Optiona l equipm ents an d suppli es are e xplaine d in thi s chapte r. To pu rchase option al equipm ent and suppl ies contact your authori sed ser vice repr esentati ve. PERIPHERAL DEVICES * 1 Requires i nstallatio n of the PRINTER E XPANSION K IT (AR-P17 ). * 2 Requires i nstalla tion of the PRINTE [...]

76 PERIPHERAL DEVIC ES AND SUPPLIES FINISHER (AR-FN5N) When an optiona l finis her (AR-FN 5N) is install ed, the machine can au tomatical ly staple t he sort ed copi es. Eac h collate d set of c opies or g roup o f copies ca n be s tacked o ffset fr om the pr evious set. (O ffset func tion p. 35) Part na mes Specifications AR-FN5N Tray capacity Top[...]

77 PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES 6 500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT/ 2 x 500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT These paper feed un its prov ide the conveni ence of inc reased p aper capa city for the machin e and a gr eater cho ice of paper s izes read ily availabl e for copying . The AR-D 21 cont ains one 500-shee t paper tr ay and th e AR-D 22 contai ns two 500 -[...]

78 PERIPHERAL DEVIC ES AND SUPPLIES REVERSIN G SINGLE PASS FEEDER The re versi ng single pa ss fe eder (RS PF) can automat ical ly feed mu lti-pag e docu ments. If the R SPF is i nstalled , two-sid ed origi nals ca n be c opied auto matica lly with out hav ing to manually turn th em over. Part na mes Specifications STORAGE OF SUPPLIES Standar d sup[...]

79 7 Chapter 7 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Model AR-M23 6 AR-M2 76 Type Digita l Multif unctio n System , Deskto p Photoconducti ve type OPC dr um Document glass type Fixed Copy sys tem D ry, elec trostat ic transfer Originals She ets, bo und docum ents Origin als size Max. A3 ( 11" x 17 ") Cop y siz e Max. A 3 (11" x 17") Min. A 6 [...]

80 APPENDIX * The firs t-copy time and warm-up time may vary depending o n the power-sup ply voltage , ambient temperature, a nd other oper ating condit ions. Devel oper syst em Magn etic brush de velopmen t Light source Xenon l amp Resolut ion Scan: 400 dpi Output: 600 dpi (A UTO/TEX T/PHOTO mo de) Scan: 400 dpi Output: 120 0 dpi (SUPER PH OTO mod[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evise d: Jul . 31. 2 002 Data Iss ued: Apr. 2. 2001 MSDS No. F-0 0981 81 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATI ON Product Name : A R-270NT / A R-270T / AR-270S T / AR-270 FT / AR-2 70NT-J / AR-270 ST-C/ A R-270F T-T (Blac k Tone r) Supplier Identific ation : Shar p Corp orati on 22-22 Nagaike- cho, Abe no-ku, O saka,[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evised: Ju l. 31. 2002 Data Issu ed: Apr. 2. 200 1 MSDS No. F-00981 82 3. HAZARDS IDE NTIFIC ATION Mos t Import ant Ha zards a nd Eff ects of the Pro duct s Human Healt h Effects : Ther e are no a ntici pated car cinogen ic eff ects from exp osure based on anima l test s perfor med usi ng toner. W hen used as in te[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evise d: Jul . 31. 2 002 Data Iss ued: Apr . 2. 2001 MSDS No. F-0 0981 83 Exposure limit values OSHA- PEL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (To tal Dust) , 5 m g /m 3 (Respi rable Du st) ACGIH -TLV (USA) : 10m g /m 3 (Total Dust) , 3m g /m 3 (Respi rable Dust) Personal Protective Equipment Respira tory Prote ction : Not r equired[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evised: Ju l. 31. 2002 Data Issu ed: Apr. 2. 200 1 MSDS No. F-00981 84 Chronic Effect : In a study in rats of chroni c in halation e xposur e to a typi cal t oner, a mi ld to m oderate degree of lung fi brosis was obse rved in 92% of th e rats in th e high concentr ation (16m g /m 3 ) exposure gr oup, and a mi nima[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Iss ued: Aug . 1. 200 3 MSDS No. F-3 1201 85 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATI ON Product Name : AR-271ND / AR-271DV / AR-271S D / AR-27 1SD-C (B lack Deve loper) Supplier Identific ation : Shar p Corp orati on 22-22 Nagaike- cho, Abe no-ku, O saka, J apan Local s upplier s are li sted be low. Ple ase conta ct the [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Issu ed: Aug. 1. 2 003 MSDS No. F-31201 86 3. HAZARDS IDE NTIFIC ATION Mos t Import ant Ha zards a nd Eff ects of the Pro duct s Human Healt h Effects : Ther e are no a ntici pated car cinogen ic eff ects from exp osure based on anima l test s perfor med usi ng toner. W hen used as in tended ac cording to ins tructio[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Iss ued: Aug . 1. 200 3 MSDS No. F-3 1201 87 Exposure limit values OSHA- PEL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (To tal Dust) , 5 m g /m 3 (Respi rable Du st) ACGIH -TLV (USA) : 10m g /m 3 (Total Dust) , 3m g /m 3 (Respi rable Dust) Personal Protective Equipment Respira tory Prote ction : Not r equired under in tended use. Hand Pro [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Issu ed: Aug. 1. 2 003 MSDS No. F-31201 88 Chronic Effect : In a study in rats of chroni c in halation e xposur e to a typi cal t oner, a mi ld to m oderate degree of lung fi brosis was obse rved in 92% of th e rats in th e high concentr ation (16m g /m 3 ) exposure gr oup, and a mi nimal to mild degr ee of fibros is[...]

89 INDEX Symbols #/P key ... ............. ............. ................... ........ 10 , 53, 54 2 - 8 2 x 500-s heet pa per feed u nit .................... . 68, 75, 77 256MB ex pansion memory board . ............. ............. 75 2-SIDED CO PY key ............... ............. ........ 21, 27, 28 500-sheet paper feed unit ................... ..[...]

90 H Handles ............... ............. ............. ................... ......... 8 Heavy pape r .. ............. ............ .................... ............. 15 How t o plac e the or iginal - D ocume nt glass .............. ............. ............. ....... 22 - R SPF .................. ............ ............. ............. ....... 23[...]

91 Paper t ype ........... ............. ............. ............. . 15, 19, 20 Paper w eight . ............. ................... ............. ............. 15 Part na mes and fu nctio ns - O peration p anel ........ ................... ............. ....... 10 Peripher al device s ............ ............. ................... ....... 75 Photoc[...]

92 Preparat ions Bypass t ray, loa ding paper in .............. ............. ........18 Document cover, remov ing .... ............. .................... .24 Initial settings , returning to ..... .................... ............. .14 Paper si ze, chang ing .............. ............. ............. ........19 Paper t ype, changi ng ....... ......[...]

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LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPP ARA T Caution: This connector is only intended f or ser vice pur poses. Any connection to this terminal may cause malfunctions of the cop y machine. Instruction for service technician: The cable length f or the service ter minal has to be less than 3 m (10 f eet). RSPF connector Finisher connector P arallel conn[...]

Required in Appendix ZB of BS EN 60950 — United Kingdom MAINS PLUG WIRING INSTRUCTIONS The mains lead of this equipment is already fitted with a mains plug which is either a non-rewireable (moulded) or a rewireable type. Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or ASTA approved fuse to BS1362 marked or and of the same rating as the one removed [...]

PRINTED IN CHINA 2003H KS ➀ TINSE1005QSZ1 AR-M236/AR-M276 (for copier) Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper SHARP CORPORATION SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) LTD. Sharp House, Thorp Road, Newton Heath, Manchester M40 5BE[...]