Sharp AL-1340 manuale d’uso

Digital Laser Copier/Printer Operation Manual MODEL AL-1340[...]

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1 CONTENTS 1 GETTING ST ARTED INTRODUCTION 3 CA UTIONS 3 MAIN FEA TURES 4 P AR T NAMES 6 OPERA TION P ANEL 7 2 INSTALLATION COPIER INST ALLA TION 8 CA UTIONS ON HANDLING 9 CHECKING P A CKED COMPONENTS AND A CCESSORIES 10 UNP A CKING 10 REMO VING PRO TECTIVE P A CKING MA TERIALS 11 INST ALLING THE TD CAR TRIDGE 11 LOADING COPY P APER (installing the[...]

2 5 SUPPLIES AND USER MAINTENANCE TD CAR TRIDGE REPLA CEMENT 26 DR UM CARTRIDGE REPLA CEMENT 27 USER MAINTENANCE 28 – Cabinet 28 – Original table and original cov er 29 – T ransf er charger 29 – When copier is not in use 30 6 COPIER TROUBLE? MISFEED REMO V AL 31 – A Misf eed in the paper feed area 31 – B Misf eed in the fusing area 32 ?[...]

3 1 Getting started 1 GETTING ST AR TED This chapter provides basic inf or mation for using the copier . INTR ODUCTION This copier has been designed to provide intuitiv e operating ease while requiring a minimum amount of space. T o get full use of all copier f eatures, be sure to f amiliarize y ourself with this manual and the copier . F or quick [...]

4 1 Getting started CAUTIONS ● Place the copier on a fir m, le v el surf ace. ● Do not install the copier in a humid or dusty location. ● When the copier is not used f or long time, f or e xample for consecutiv e holidays , tur n the pow er s witch off and remov e the power cord from the outlet. ● When moving the copier , be sure to tur n t[...]

5 1 Getting started MAIN FEA TURES Substantial copying functions ● Zoom cop ying from 50% to 200% in 1% increments can be perf or med. ● Continuous cop ying of maximum 99 sheets can also be perf or med. ● T oner sav e mode reduces toner consumption b y appro ximately 10%. ● User programs allo w setting/modification of functions f or custome[...]

6 1 Getting started P AR T NAMES T ransfer charger TD car tridge lock release button TD car tridge Drum car tr idge Drum car tr idge handle P aper f eed roller Fusing unit release le ver Charger cleaner Original table Operation panel P aper tra y F ront cov er Side cov er open button Original cover Side cov er P ow er cord sock et P ow er switch Ha[...]

7 1 Getting started OPERA TION P ANEL Exposure mode selector key and indicator s Use to sequentially select the e xposure modes: A UT O , MANU AL or PHOT O . Selected mode is shown b y a lit indicator . (p . 20) Light and dark keys and e xposure indicator s Use to adjust the MANU AL or PHO T O e xposure le vel. Selected exposure le vel is shown b y[...]

8 2 Installation 2 INST ALLA TION F ollow the installation procedure below to use the copier properly . COPIER INST ALLA TION Improper installation ma y damage the copier . Please note the f ollowing during initial installation and whenever the copier is moved. If the copier is moved from a cool place to a warm place, condensation may f or m inside[...]

9 2 Installation Be sure to allow the required space around the machine for servicing and proper ventilation. A small amount of ozone is produced within the copier during operation. The emission level is insufficient to cause any health hazard. NO TE: The present recommended long term exposure limit for ozone is 0.1 ppm (0.2 m g /m 3 ) calculated a[...]

10 2 Installation CHECKING P A CKED COMPONENTS AND A CCESSORIES Open the car ton and check if the f ollowing components and accessories are included. P ow er cord TD car tridge Drum car tr idge (installed in copier) Operation manual Interf ace cable (IBM PC/A T or compatible computer) Printer dr iv er (CD-ROM) Copier ● If anything is not included[...]

11 2 Installation REMO VING PR O TECTIVE P A CKING MA TERIALS 1 Remov e pieces of tape , , , , and and protectiv e cov er . Then open the original cover and remove protective materials and . a f b c d g h e 2 Use a coin (or suitable object) to remo v e the screw . Store the screw in the paper tray because it will be used if the copier has to be mov[...]

12 2 Installation INST ALLING THE TD CARTRIDGE 2 Remov e the CA UTION tape from the front cov er and remov e the two protective pins from the fusing unit by pulling the strings upward one at a time. Protective pins CAUTION tape 3 Push gently on both sides of the front cov er to open the cov er . 4 Remo ve the TD car tridge from the bag. Remov e the[...]

13 2 Installation INST ALLING THE TD CARTRIDGE 6 Gently inser t the TD car tridge until it locks in place . 7 Close the front cover and then the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. When closing the covers, be sure to close the front cover securely and then close the side cov er . If the cov ers are closed i[...]

14 2 Installation LO ADING COPY P APER 2 Remove the pressure plate lock. Rotate the pressure plate lock in the direction of the arrow to remov e it while pressing down the pressure plate of the paper tra y . 3 Store the pressure plate lock which has been removed in step 2 and the screw which has been remov ed when unpacking (see page 11, step 2 of [...]

15 2 Installation LO ADING COPY P APER 6 Gently push the paper tra y bac k into the copier . After loading cop y paper , to cancel the blinking “ P ” without restar ting copying, press the clear ( ) ke y . The “ P ” in the display will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up. PO WER T O COPIER 1 Ensure that the power s witch of the[...]

16 2 Installation PO WER ON T ur n the power s witch on the left side of the copier to the “ ON ” position. The ready ( ) indicator will light up and other indicators which show the initial settings of the operation panel will also light up to indicate the ready condition. For the initial settings, see the “ Initial settings of operation pane[...]

17 3 Making copies 3 MAKING COPIES This chapter describes basic copying functions and some other cop ying functions using the manual b ypass. P APER F or best results, use only paper recommended b y SHARP . T ype of paper T ype of media Size W eight f eeding P aper tra y Standard paper Letter (8-1/2" x 11") 15 lbs. to 21 lbs. Legal (8-1/2[...]

18 3 Making copies NORMAL COPYING 1 Ensure that paper of the desired size is set in the paper tr a y . See page 13, LO ADING COPY P APER . When cop ying onto 8-1/2" x 11" paper or a larger size , pull out the paper output tra y extension. 2 T ur n the power s witch on. 3 Open the original cov er . 4 Place the original face do wn on the or[...]

19 3 Making copies NORMAL COPYING 6 Set the number of copies using the two cop y quantity ( , ) ke ys. ● Press the clear ( ) k e y to clear an entr y if a mistake is made. ● A single copy can be made with the initial setting, i.e ., when “ 0 ” is display ed. ● Press the right copy quantity k ey to set the unit digit from 0 to 9. This ke y[...]

20 3 Making copies EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT/PHO T O COPYING Cop y density adjustment is not required for most originals in the automatic e xposure mode. T o adjust the cop y density manually or to cop y photographs , the e xposure le vel can be adjusted in five steps man ually . 1 Set the original and check the cop y paper size. 2 Press the e xposure mo[...]

21 3 Making copies REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM T o select a preset copy ratio: T o select a zoom ratio: Preset reduction and enlargement ratios are: 50%, 64%, 78%, 129%, and 200% When a zoom ( or ) ke y is pressed, the ZOOM indicator will light up and the zoom ratio will be displa yed in the displa y . T o decrease or increase the zoom r atio rapidl[...]

22 3 Making copies TW O-SIDED COPYING T wo-sided cop ying can be made on this copier using the manual b ypass. Example: The f ollowing two originals will be copied onto two sides of cop y paper . F ace up First original Second original F ace up or f ace down F ace down 1 Place the first original on the original table and make a cop y . The first co[...]

23 4 Special functions SPECIAL FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL FUNCTIONS This chapter describes the special functions of this copier . Use these functions as needed. T oner save mode (page 23) Reduces toner consumption by appro ximately 10%. P ower save modes (page 24) The copier has two pow er sa ve modes of operation: preheat mode and auto power[...]

24 4 Special functions T ONER SA VE MODE 2 Press and hold down the e xposure mode selector ke y f or appro ximately 5 seconds. The manual ( ) indicator will go out and the photo ( ) indicator will begin to b link. The exposure indicator mark ed “ 5 ” will light up , indicating the standard toner mode is activ e. 3 T o enter the toner sav e mode[...]

25 4 Special functions USER PROGRAMS 3 Press the print ( ) ke y . The entered progr am number will be steadily lit and the currently selected parameter number f or the program will blink on the right side of the displa y . 4 Select the desired parameter using the right cop y quantity ( ) ke y . The entered parameter number will b link on the r ight[...]

26 5 Supplies and user maintenance 5 SUPPLIES AND USER MAINTENANCE This chapter describes how to replace the TD car tr idge and the dr um car tr idge and how to chec k the total number of copies. TD CAR TRIDGE REPLA CEMENT The TD car tr idge replacement required ( ) indicator will light up when toner is needed. F or more inf ormation on purchasing [...]

27 5 Supplies and user maintenance TD CARTRIDGE REPLA CEMENT 3 Install a ne w TD car tridge. T o install the new car tr idge , see page 11, INST ALLING THE TD CAR TRIDGE . 4 Close the front cov er and then the side cov er by pressing the round projections near the side cov er open button. The indicator will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will l[...]

28 5 Supplies and user maintenance DRUM CAR TRIDGE REPLACEMENT 4 Remov e the new drum car tridge from the protective bag and remov e the protective cov er from the car tridge. Then gently install the new drum car tr idge. Do not touch the surface of the drum (green portion) of the car tr idge. Doing so ma y cause smudges on the copies. 5 Gently ins[...]

29 5 Supplies and user maintenance Original table and original co ver Stains on the glass or cov er will also be copied. Wipe the glass and the cov er with a soft, clean cloth. If necessar y , dampen the cloth with water or a glass cleaner . Original table Original co v er T ransfer charger If copies star t becoming streaky or blotch y , the transf[...]

30 5 Supplies and user maintenance USER MAINTENANCE 4 Return the charger cleaner to its or iginal position. Close the side cov er by pressing the round projections near the side cov er open b utton. 5 T ur n the power s witch on. When copier is not in use T o prev ent entr y of dust and foreign matter , store the copier as f ollows. 1 Remov e the p[...]

31 6 Copier trouble? 6 COPIER TR OUBLE? This chapter describes misfeed remo v al and troubleshooting. MISFEED REMO V AL When the misf eed ( ) indicator b links or blinks in the displa y , the copier will stop because of a misf eed. 1 Open the side cov er while pressing the side cov er open button. 2 Check the misf eed location. Remov e the misf ed [...]

32 6 Copier trouble? MISFEED REMO V AL 2 Close the side cov er by pressing the round projections near the side cov er open b utton. The misf eed ( ) indicator will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up . B Misfeed in the fusing area 1 Low er the fusing unit release le ver . Fusing unit release le ver 2 Gently remov e the misfed paper fro[...]

33 6 Copier trouble? MISFEED REMO V AL 3 Raise the fusing unit release le ver and then close the side cov er b y pressing the round projections near the side cov er open b utton. The misfeed ( ) indicator will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up . C Misfeed in the transport area 1 Low er the fusing unit release lev er . Fusing unit rel[...]

34 6 Copier trouble? TR OUBLESHOO TING If an y problem occurs, chec k the list below bef ore contacting our T echnical Assistance Depar tment. See page: 15 16 — — 18 23 23 36 20 28 20 Solution Copier does not operate. Blank copies Copier plugged in? Prob lem P ossible cause Plug the copier into a grounded outlet. P ower s witch on? T ur n the p[...]

35 6 Copier trouble? ST A TUS INDICA T ORS When the f ollowing indicators light up or b link on the operation panel or the f ollowing alphan umer ic codes appear in the displa y , solve the prob lem immediately ref erring to both the table belo w and the rele v ant page. Steadily lit Blinking Steadily lit Blinking Blinking Drum replacement required[...]

36 6 Copier trouble? A UT OMA TIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT The automatic e xposure lev el can be adjusted to suit y our cop ying needs. 1 Press the e xposure mode selector ke y to select the photo ( ) mode. 2 Press and hold down the e xposure mode selector ke y f or appro ximately 5 seconds. The photo ( ) indicator will go out and the A UT O indicator w[...]

37 7 Appendix 7 APPENDIX SPECIFICA TIONS T yp e Digital laser copier/printer , desk-top type Copy system Dry , electrostatic transf er Originals Sheets, bound documents Original size Max. 10" x 14" Copy siz es 8-1/2" x 14" to 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" (F eed copy paper lengthwise only .) Image loss: Max. 5/32" (4 mm) (leadi[...]

38 7 Appendix SUPPL Y P AR T NUMBERS AND ST ORA GE When ordering supplies, please use the correct par t numbers as listed below . Be sure to use only genuine SHARP par ts and supplies. Supply list Supply P ar t number Usable lif e TD car tridge AL-100TD Appro x. 6,000 sheets* AL-110TD Appro x. 4,000 sheets Drum car tridge AL-100DR Appro x. 18,000 s[...]

39 7 Appendix MO VING INSTR UCTIONS When moving this copier , follo w the procedure below . When moving this copier , be sure to remov e the TD car tr idge in adv ance. 1 T ur n the pow er s witch off and disconnect the power cord. 2 Open the side cov er while pressing the side co ver open b utton. Push gently on both sides of the front cov er to o[...]

INDEX A A uto clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24 A utomatic e xposure adjustment . . . . . . 36 A uto power shut-off mode . . . . . . . . 23, 24 C Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cautions on handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charger cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Copier troub[...]

P P ack ed components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 P aper – loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 – special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 – specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 P aper feed area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 P aper output tra y . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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For users in the USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized [...]

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