Sharp AR-153E manual

DIGITAL LASER COPIER/PRINTER OPERATION MANUAL Page INTRODUCTION 4 AR-153E AR-153E AR-157E MODEL LOADING PAPER MAKING COPIES SPECIAL FUNCTIONS MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNIT 7 12 20 25 30 69 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 38 APPENDIX INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 40 AR-157E[...]

FOR Y OUR RECORDS ... T o protect against loss theft, record and retain f or ref erence the copier's serial number located on the back of the unit. Model Number Serial Number Date of Purchase A uthorized Shar p Copier Ser vice Depar tment Number[...]

1 CAUTIONS Caution label on t he unit The label ( ) in the fusing a rea of t he uni t indic ates the followi ng: : Caut ion, ri sk of dan ger : Caut ion, ho t surface Cautions on using Follow the cauti ons be low when using this uni t. Warning: • The fusi ng area is hot. Ex ercise c are in thi s area when rem oving m isfed pap er. • Do not look[...]

2 Cautions on handling Be careful in ha ndling the unit a s follows to mainta in the performanc e of th is unit. Do not drop the unit, subj ect it to s hock or strike it again st any objec t. Store spa re toner cartr idges in a cool dry place witho ut removin g from the pack age bef ore use. • If they a re expo sed to direct s unligh t or exces s[...]

3 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 9 1 INTRODUCTION USING THE MANUAL ................ ... 4 PART NAMES ..... ............ ........... ... 5 OPERATION PANEL ............ ......... 6 2 LOADING PAPER PAPER ............ ........... ................. ... 7 LOADING THE PAPER TRAY....... 8 BYPASS FEED (includi ng speci al paper) .. ........... . 10 3 MAKING COPIES COPY FL[...]

4 This ch apter pro vides ba sic i nforma tion for us ing th e unit . USING THE MANUAL The opera tion m anual contains explana tions of how to operate the unit, import ant conside rations , and maintena nce p rocedu res. To ge t the m ost out o f the un it, pl ease read the ope ration manual. Ple ase ke ep the o peration m anuals in a suita ble loc[...]

5 1 PART NAMES T oner cartridg e RSPF (AR-157E) Original cover (AR-153E) Original e xit area 2 3 4 1 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 Multi-bypass tray P aper tray 2 Original guide Original feeder tra y F eeding roller cov er 5 3 12 Photoconductive drum Orig ina l ta ble Operat ion panel Front cove r Paper tray Side co ver Side cove r open button Bypass p [...]

6 OPERATION PANEL Origin al to copy ke y and ind icators (AR- 157E ) Two-sided copies from one-sided originals. Turn on Long Edge or Turn on Short Edge can be selected. Two-sided copies from two-sided originals. (Can be selected only when the RSPF is used.) Single-sided copies from two-sided originals. (Can be selected only when the RSPF is used.) [...]

7 2 Follow the steps below t o load pa per into the tray. PAPER For best re sults , use onl y pape r recomm ended by SHARP. * Do not use non-stand ard en velop es, a nd envel opes that h ave met al cl asps , plastic snappers , strin g closu res, win dows, li nings, s elf-adh esive, p atches o r synth etic material s. Do no t use envelope s that are[...]

8 LOADING TH E PAPER TRAY 1 Raise the handle of the paper tray and pull the paper tray out un til it stops. 2 Adjust the paper guides on the paper tray to the copy paper width and length. Squeeze t he lever of paper guide and slide the guide to match with the width of the paper. Move paper guide to the appropriate sl ot as marked on the tray. 3 Fan[...]

9 2 4 Gently push the paper tray back into th e unit. • After load ing pap er, to can cel the bl inki ng wit hout resta rting copyin g, pres s the c lear ( ) key. The i n the d isplay w ill go out and t he start ( ) indi cator wi ll light u p. • Be sure th at pape r is free o f rips, dust, wri nkles, and curled or ben t edge s. • Make s ure a[...]

10 BYPASS FEED (including speci al paper) The multi -bypas s tray c an be u sed to feed s tandar d paper, t ranspa rency f ilm, label s, envelop es an d other s peci al pur pose pap er. Pap er measu ring fr om 3-1 /2" x 5 -1/2" t o 8-1/2" x 14" an d in th e weight range of 14 lbs. to 34.5 lbs. can be us ed in this tray. (For pa [...]

11 2 3 Press the tray sele ct ( ) key to select the multi-byp ass tray . • Pape r must be f ed nar row side in to t he fe ed sl ot. • Special p apers s uch as tran sparen cy film and lab els must be fed one s heet a t a time th rough the mu lti-byp ass tray . • When co pying onto tra nsparenc y film , remove each copy promptly . Do not let co[...]

12 This ch apter ex plain s basic an d other copyi ng functi ons. The unit is e quipped w ith a one-pag e memory buffe r. This m emory a llows the un it to scan an origin al once o nly a nd make u p to 99 copies . This feat ure im proves workflow , reduces operation noise from the c opier, and provi des high er relia bility by reducing wear and tea[...]

13 3 POWER ON Turn the po wer switch on the left side of the unit to the "ON" po sition. The start ( ) indicato r will l ight up. About the scan head The scan head lamp rem ains o n consta ntly wh en the u nit is in the rea dy condi tion (when th e start ( ) indicator is illum inated ). The unit a djust s the s can hea d lamp period icall[...]

14 Power off methods If not use d for a certain pe riod of time, the unit wil l automa ticall y enter au to power shut-off m ode (p .22) in order to mi nimize p ower co nsump tion. I n cases w here the machin e will not b e used fo r a long time, turn off the power s witch and remove the power cord from th e outlet. ORIGINAL PLACEMENT Using the ori[...]

15 3 Using the RSPF/S PF The RSPF/ SPF is desi gned t o hold up to 30 origina ls meas uring from 5-1/2" x 8-1/ 2" to 8-1/2" x 14" and weig hting from 14 lbs. to 23.9 lbs . 1 Make sure that no original is left on the original table. 2 Adjust the original guides to the size of originals. 3 Set the or iginals face up i n the origin[...]

16 SET THE COPY QUANTITY Set the num ber of c opies us ing the two copy qu antity ( , ) keys when copyin g from the o rigina l table or copying from RSPF/SP F. • Press the ri ght co py quantit y key to se t the un it digit from 0 to 9. This key will not chan ge the tens d igit. • Press the left copy quan tity key to set the tens digi t from 1 t[...]

17 3 Automat ic exposure a djustment The autom at ic ex posu re lev el ca n be adj ust ed to sui t y our c opyi ng need s. This leve l i s set f or copyi ng fro m the o rigin al table and c opying from the RSP F/SPF re spect ively . 1 When adjusting the automatic exposure level for copying fr om the RSPF/S PF, place an original in the origi nal fee[...]

18 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Three pr eset red uction rati os and t wo enlarg ement ratio s can be selected . The zo om function enabl es co py ratio s elect ion from 25% to 4 00% in 1% inc rements. 1 Set the or iginal a nd check the paper size. 2 Use the co py ratio selector key and /or ZOOM ( , ) k eys to select t he desired copy ratio. 3 Set th[...]

19 3 SELECTING THE TRAY Press t he tray se lect ( ) key. Each time y ou press the tray select ( ) key, the lo cation indicate d by t he paper fe ed loc ation ind icator ch anges in the follo wing ord er: pape r tray 1, pa per tray 2, multi - bypass tray. • Paper sizes that can be use d in the duple x copy mo de are letter , legal, and inv oice. W[...]

20 This ch apter de scrib es the sp ecial function s of th is uni t. Use th ese func tions as needed. ABOUT THE SPECIAL FUNCT IONS OF AR-157E Two sided copying When cop ying from the RSPF, two-side origin als can be cop ied au tomatica lly without having to man ually turn them over. Auto matic tw o-sided cop ying can al so be performed without usin[...]

21 4 Making two-sided c opies 1 Place the o riginal( s) on the o riginal t able or in t he RSP F. (see "ORIGINAL PLACEMENT" (p.14 ). 2 Select two-side d copy mode. A: When copying in a one-s ided to two-s ided mo de: Use the original to cop y key to select the des ired on e-sided t o two- sided copying mode (Tu rn on Lo ng Edge or Turn on[...]

22 DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Toner save mode (page 22) Reduce s toner c onsum ption by approxim ately 10%. Power s ave mode s (page 2 3) The unit h as two power save mo des o f operat ion: pre heat mod e and a uto powe r shut-off m ode. Preheat mode When the uni t enters the preheat mo de, the powe r save ( ) indic ator will li ght up and ot[...]

23 4 2 Press and hold dow n the exposure mode selector key for approximately 5 seconds. The MANUAL ( ) indicator w ill go out and the PHOTO ( ) indicator will begin to blink. The light an d dark indicator marked "5" will light up, indi cating the standard toner mode is active. 3 To enter the to ner save mode, press th e light ( ) key. The[...]

24 * Facto ry default settin gs are ind icated wit h an aste risk (*). 5 Press the start ( ) key. T he righ t-hand number in th e display will be steadily lit and the entered v alue will be store d. 6 Press the light ( ) or d ark ( ) key to return to the norma l copy mode. DISPLAYING TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES Use the fo llow ing proced ure to display [...]

25 5 This ch apter de scribes how to re place the toner c artridg e and how to clea n the u nit. TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT When the toner c artridge re place ment requ ired ( ) indi cator lig hts up , replace ment of the ton er cartridge will b e needed s oon. Obt ain a new cartridg e. When the toner cartridge replacem ent req uired ( ) indica to[...]

26 3 Gently pull the toner cartridge out while pressing t he lock release lev er. 4 Remove the toner cartridge f rom the bag. Grasp the cartridge on both sides a nd shake it horiz ontally four or five times. After shaking th e cartrid ge, remove the tone r seal. 5 Gently insert the toner cartridge along the guides until it loc ks in place while pus[...]

27 5 6 Close the front cover and then the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The indicator will go out and the start ( ) indicator w ill light up. When closing the co vers, be sure to close the front cover secur ely and th en close the side c over. If the covers are clos ed in t he wrong o rder, th e cover[...]

28 CLEANING THE UNIT Proper care is esse ntial in orde r to get cl ean, s harp copie s. Be s ure to tak e a few minutes to regu larly cl ean the unit. Cabinet Wipe the cabin et with a soft, cle an cl oth. Original table and the back side of the original cover/RSPF/ SPF Stains on th e glass, R SPF/SPF scann ing wind ow, cover or R SPF/SPF roll er wi[...]

29 5 Transf er charge r If copies start bec oming s treaky or blotch y, the transfe r charger m ay be di rty. Clea n the charg er using t he foll owing p rocedu re. 1 Tu rn th e pow er sw it ch of f. ( p.1 4) 2 Ensure that the multi-bypas s tray is open and then open the side cover while pr essing the side c over op en button . 3 Take the charger c[...]

30 This ch apter de scrib es misfe ed rem oval and trouble shoot ing. TROU BLES HOOT ING If any pro blem occ urs, che ck the li st bel ow before contacting the SHAR P service cente r. Proble m Possible cause Soluti on Page Unit does not operate. Unit plugged in? Plug the unit int o a grounded outlet. – Power switch on? Turn the power switch on. 1[...]

31 6 STATUS INDICA TORS When the foll owing in dicato rs light up or blink on the operati on panel or the follo wing alphanum eric cod es ap pear in the disp lay, s olve the problem immed iately ref erring to bot h the table below a nd the releva nt page. Be sure to use o nly genui ne SHARP pa rts and suppl ies. Indicat ion Cau se and remedy Page D[...]

32 MISF EE D RE MOVA L When t he misfe ed ( ) indicat or blin ks or b links in the di splay , the u nit will stop because of a mis feed. If a mis feed o ccurs whe n using the RSPF/SPF , a nu mber may appear in the dis play after a minus sign. This indic ates the number of the original s that must be returned to the original feede r tray after a mis[...]

33 6 A: Misf eed in the pa per feed a rea 1 Gently re move the mi sfed paper from th e paper fee d area as shown in the illustration. W hen the misfeed ( ) indica tor blinks and the misfed paper is not seen from the paper feed area, pull out the paper tray and remove the misfed paper. If the paper cannot be removed, procee d to "B: Mis feed in[...]

34 2 Gently re move the misf ed paper from under the fusin g unit as shown in the illustration. If t he paper cannot be removed, proceed to "C: Misf eed in the trans port area". 3 Raise the f using un it releas e lever and then clo se th e side cover by pressing the round projections near the s ide cover open button. The misfeed ( ) indic[...]

35 6 4 Raise the f using un it releas e lever , close th e front co ver an d then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the s ide cover open button. The misfee d ( ) indicator will go out and the start ( ) indicator will li ght up. D: Mi sfeed in th e lower paper feed a rea 1 Open th e low er si de cove r (under the multi-bypa[...]

36 (B) Open the RSPF /SPF and rotate th e roller rota ting knob to remove the misfed origin al from the exit area. If the misfe d original ca nnot be e asily removed , proceed to (C). (AR-157E) With the R SPF, pull o ut the reversing tray to rem ove the m isfed ori ginal. (C) If the ori ginal does n ot move easily into the exit a rea, remo ve it in[...]

37 6 DEVELOPER REQUIRED When the devel oper replac ement re quired ( ) indicator li ghts u p, the dev eloper should be re placed. DEVELOPER REPLACEMENT SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY AN AUTORIZED SHARP SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Contact your service center as soon as poss ible. MAINTENANCE REQUIRED When ma intena nce ( ) indi cator l ights up, servi ce by an auth[...]

38 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION A number of opti ons are a vailable for the unit which all ow you to conf igure a s ystem to meet y our pa rticula r needs. T he opti ons incl ude th e follo wing. PRINTER/SCANNER EXPANSION K IT (AR-PG2) A printer functi on and scan ner funct ion can be adde d to the unit by installi ng the AR- PG2. For i nformation on in st[...]

39 7 250-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D16) The paper feed un it prov ide the conveni ence of increas ed pape r capaci ty for th e unit and a grea ter cho ice o f paper size readily a vaila ble for copy ing. The proce dures for l oadin g paper in the paper tray of pap er feed uni t, cha nging the paper size, and s electi ng the pap er tray are same as [...]

40 The proced ure for instal ling the software for the optiona l AR-PG2 Printer/Sc anner Expansio n Kit and th e operation of the printe r/scanner i s explain ed here. In formation on how to use the onlin e manual is al so provid ed. Illustrat ions o f drive r screens and o ther comp uter sc reens show th e screens that appear in Windo ws XP Home E[...]

41 8 HARDWARE AND SOFTW ARE REQUIREM ENTS Check the fo llowi ng hard ware and sof tware requ iremen ts in order to insta ll the softwar e. * 1 Compat ible with Wi ndows 98, Window s Me , Wi ndows 2000 P rofe ssional, W indow s X P Professi onal or Windo ws XP Ho me Edition pr einstalle d model w ith USB interf ace equipp ed as stand ard. * 2 Pri nt[...]

42 Flow of installation Refer to the follow ing tabl e and then be gin insta llatio n. Operati ng system Interfa ce Reference pages for how to inst all Windows XP USB/ Parallel Installin g onto Win dows XP ( USB/parall el interfac e) (p.43) Window s 98 USB Insta lling ont o Win dows 98 /Me/ 2000 (U SB inter face) (p.47 ) Parallel Ins talling o nto [...]

43 8 INSTALLING THE SOF TWARE The follo wing term is use d in this section. MFP Means t he uni t as a prin ter and scan ner. Installing onto Windows XP (USB/parallel interface) Before sta rting th e inst allation, make sure th e USB or paral lel in terface ca ble is not connect ed to th e MFP. 1 Insert the supplied CD -ROM into your CD-RO M drive. [...]

44 5 Review the software p ackag es to be installed on the screen , and then click the "Sta rt" bu tt on. The software package s to be insta lled wi ll be displa yed o n the scre en. If inap propria te packa ges are d isplayed , clic k the "Bac k" but ton to sele ct app ropriate pack ages again. 6 Copying files for MFP driver in[...]

45 8 7 Begin installation of the B utton Manager ( This step will s tart if it was selec ted in step 4). 1 After confir ming the m essage in the "Wel come" window, c lick the "Next" button. 2 Read the messag e in the "Ple ase rea d the follo wing in formation." window, and th en clic k the "Next" button. 3 Wh[...]

46 10 Connect t he USB interf ace cab le or para llel inte rface ca ble. (p.6 7) Window s will de tect th e MFP and the Plug and Pl ay scree n will appe ar. If you are using Wi ndows XP with the parallel interfac e, go to s tep 12 . 11 Begin installation of the scanner driver. 1 "SHARP AR-xxxx" (where xxxx is th e model name o f your MFP)[...]

47 8 Installing onto Windows 98/Me/2000 (USB interface) Before sta rting th e inst allati on, make sure th e USB inte rface cab le is not co nnected to the MFP. 1 Insert the supplied CD -ROM into your CD-RO M drive. 2 Double-click "My Computer" ( ), and then double-click the CD-ROM ( ) icon. 3 Double-clic k the "set up" ( ) ic o[...]

48 6 Copying files for MFP driver i nstallation. 1 After confir ming the m essage in the "Wel come" window, c lick the "Next" button. 2 A dialog b ox appear s asking y ou to verif y that the interf ace cable is not conne cted to the MFP. Mak e sure tha t the inter face cable is not connecte d and cl ick the "N ext" but[...]

49 8 8 Begin installa tion of the Sh arpdesk (This step wi ll start if it was sel ect ed i n st ep 4). 1 After confir ming the m essage in the "Wel come to Sharpdesk installation" window, click th e "Next" but ton. 2 Read the m essage in the "Info rmation" w indow, an d then cl ick the "Next" button. 3 When t[...]

50 Installing onto Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000 (Parall el in terface ) Before sta rting th e inst allation, make sure th e USB or paral lel in terface ca ble is not connect ed to th e MFP. 1 Insert the supplied CD -ROM into your CD-RO M drive. 2 Double-click "My Computer" ( ), and then double-click the CD-ROM ( ) icon. 3 Double-clic k the[...]

51 8 7 Copying f iles for MFP driver inst allation and parallel inte rface setup (Thi s step wil l star t if it was se lected in step 4 ). 1 After confir ming the m essage in the "Wel come" window, c lick the "Next" button. 2 A dialog box a ppears aski ng you to verify tha t the USB or paralle l interface cab le is no t connec t[...]

52 8 Begin installa tion of the Sh arpdesk (This step wi ll start if it was sel ect ed i n st ep 4). 1 After confir ming the m essage in the "Wel come to Sharpdesk installation" window, click th e "Next" but ton. 2 Read the m essage in the "Info rmation" w indow, an d then cl ick the "Next" button. 3 When the[...]

53 8 INDICATORS ON THE OPERATION PANEL The ONLIN E ind icator an d the s tart ( ) indica tor indica te the state of the prin ter or scanner. Start indicator On: In dicates the un it is ready for copy ing or scannin g is b eing p erformed. Blinking : The ind icator blinks i n the fo llowin g situatio ns: • When a p rint job is in terrupted. • Du[...]

54 USING THE PRINTER MOD E Opening the printer driver from the start menu Open the printer dri ver se tup scree n by the m ethod sh own bel ow. 1 Click the "start" button. 2 Click "Control Panel", select "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click "Pr inters an d Faxes". On Win dows 95 /98/Me /NT4.0/2 000, [...]

55 8 4 Specify the print sett ings including the number of copies, media type, and print quality, and then click the "Prin t" button to start printing. On Win dows 95/98 /Me/NT 4 .0, cl ick the " OK" button to sta rt print ing. For deta ils on print sett ings, se e the o nline man ual or the help f ile for the print er drive r. [...]

56 USING THE SCA NNER MODE Using the Button Manager Setting u p the But ton M anager The scan ner driver for this unit inc ludes an STI (Stil l image) d river and WIA (Window s Image Ac quisiti on) driver. You can insta ll softw are that s upports th e STI driver an d WIA dri ver to e nable sc annin g using o nly th e operatio n pane l of the unit.[...]

57 8 Windows 98/Me/2000 To scan direct ly int o an ap plicatio n usin g the Button Mana ger on Win dows 98 , Window s Me and Windows 2000. Set the Eve nt Manage r proper ties to se nd onl y to Button Manager a s shown below. 1 Click the "Start" button, select "Contr ol Panel" from "Settings ", and open "Scanners a[...]

58 Scan Button Destination Setting Dia log Box After you h ave com pleted the Button Manag er setting s in Window s, configure the sc an settings in Button Manager. To config ure the s can settin gs in Button Manag er, right click the ( ) icon in the Ta skbar and selec t "Sett ing" fro m the menu tha t appea rs. For det ails on c onfiguri[...]

59 8 The setti ngs for the Window s Event Mana ger for the SHARP AR-xxxx (where xxxx is th e model name of y our un it) devic e allow the user t o take advantag e of th e Sharp Bu tton Mana ger to t ake control o f even ts from Wi ndows a nd sen d scanned imag es to any of si x different applica tions accordin g to the Button Manag er setting. This[...]

60 Using the SCANNER key to begin scanning 1 Press the SCANNER ( ) key. The uni t enters scan m ode. 2 Place the o riginal y ou wish to scan on the orig inal tab le/RSPF/ SPF. For the p rocedu re for plac ing th e original , see "O RIGINAL PL ACEMENT" (p.14). 3 Press the right co py qua ntity key to display the n umber of t he applic atio[...]

61 8 4 Press the start ( ) key. The selected appli cation launc hes and scann ing be gins. If the following scree n appears , select Button Manage r and cli ck "OK". Button Man ager starts and the appli cation asso ciated w ith But ton Manage r starts. If you want o nly Butto n Manage r to start in this case, set up Butto n Manage r for u[...]

62 3 Select " SHARP P erso nal MF P series", an d click the "Sele ct" button. 4 Select " Acquire Image" from the "File" me nu, or click the "Acquire" but ton ( ) . 5 Set the configuration f or scanning (refer to the online manual and help file), and click the "Scan" button. Scan is started[...]

63 8 Scanning with the "Scann er and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP Window s XP inclu des as a standa rd featu re an ima ge sc anning fun ction . The procedure for sc anning w ith the " Scanne r and Cam era Wi zard" is expla ined here. 1 Place the o riginal y ou wish to scan on the orig inal tab le/RSPF/ SPF. For the p rocedu re f[...]

64 HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL The onli ne ma nual p rovides detail ed instru ctions for op erating th e unit as th e print er or scann er and a list of m ethod s for de aling w ith printi ng or s canner pro blems . To acces s the on line m anual, y our compu ter must h ave Acroba t Reade r 5.0 or a later vers ion. If it is not insta lled, refer t[...]

65 8 5 Cli ck th e to re ad th e on lin e ma nua l. To clos e the online m anual, click t he ( ) button loc ated at the top-rig ht of the wi ndow. Installing Acrobat Reader 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive . 3 Click the "s tart" bu tton, clic k "My Computer" ( ), and then double-click the CD-ROM[...]

66 USING OTHER INSTALL ED DRIVERS If you us e anot her GDI printer or a Window s Printin g System printer, interfe rence between printers m ay occ ur and pr inting m ay not be perform ed prop erly. To us e another G DI printe r or a Wi ndows Printing System p rinter, y ou must chang e the p ort setting o f the p rinter dr iver us ing th e foll owin[...]

67 8 CONNECTING THE IN TERFACE CABLE This uni t incl udes both USB and p arallel i nterfac e connec tors. Interface cable s for conn ectin g the unit to you r comp uter are not incl uded wit h this unit. Plea se pur chase the ap propriate c able f or your comp uter. Interface cabl e Parallel inte rface cable IEEE 1284-Shi elded type bi-di rectional[...]

68 Connecting the parallel interface cable 1 Obtain an IEEE 1284 shielded par allel interf ace cable. 2 Ensure that your comput er and unit are turned off. 3 Insert the cable into the parallel interface connecto r located on the rear of the unit, and fasten with clasps. 4 Insert the o ther end o f the cable in to the interf ace con nector of your c[...]

69 9 SPE CIF ICA TIO NS Mode l AR-153E AR-157E Type Digital laser copier/printer, desk-top type Copy system Dry, electrostatic transfe r Originals Sheets, bound documents Paper tray 250 sheets Multi-bypass tray 50 sheets Paper output tray 100 sheets RSPF — RSPF Original sizes Original table/ RSPF Max. 8-1/2" x 14" Origin al feed Origina[...]

70 * 1 Feed paper lengthwise only. * 2 Leading and trailing edges. * 3 Along the other edges in totals. * 4 The trailing edge of the second (Two-side c opy mode). * 5 Not includes Toner cartridge. Unit dimensions Width 20.4" 20.4" Depth 19.4" 19.4" Height 11.6" 18.3" Operating conditions Temperature: 50 ° F to 86 ° F[...]

71 9 Optional equipment Printer/Scanner Expansion Kit (AR-PG2) * 1 Feed paper lengthwise only. * 2 Data transmission time is not included. Singl e pa ss fe eder (AR -SP5 ) 250-shee t paper f eed un it (AR-D 16) Printing system Dry, electrostatic transf er Printing size 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" to 8-1/ 2" x 14" * 1 Print speed Max. 12 pag[...]

72 INDEX 2 250-Sheet pap er feed unit ................ . 39 A Acrobat Rea der ..................... ........... . 65 Alar m i ndica to r - Develo per repl acement required indicator ................ ............ .. 6, 31, 37 - Maintena nce indic ator ........ 6, 31, 37 - Misfeed ind icator ................ 6, 31, 3 2 - Toner cartri dge replac ement[...]

73 M Maintena nce indi cator ............. 6, 31, 3 7 Making copies ...... ........... ........... ....... 12 MFP d river - Print Stat us Window .............. ....... 40 - Printer dr iver .......................... ....... 40 - Scanner dri ver . ........... ........... ....... 40 Misfeed indicato r ....... .............. 6, 31, 3 2 Misfe ed remo v[...]

74 Z ZOOM indi cator ............... ........... ... 6, 18 ZOOM key ............ ........... .............. 6, 18 INDEX BY PURPOSE Cleani ng the unit - Cabinet ................. ............ ........... . 28 - Original co ver ................... ........... . 28 - Original tab le ... ................. ........... . 28 - RSPF/SPF . ........... .....[...]

75 SOFTW ARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THE SOFTW ARE. BY USING THE SOFTW ARE, Y OU ARE A GREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. 1. Lice nse. The appli catio n, dem onstrati on, sys tem an d other s oftware ac com panying th is Licen se, wh ether on disk, in re ad only memory , or o n any other med ia (the &[...]

76 6. Limit ed W a rrant y on Med ia. SHARP wa rrant s the d isks o n which the So ftwa re is re corded to be free fro m defect s in materi als a nd workmans hip under n ormal use for a p erio d of ni nety ( 90) d ays fr om the date o f pur chase as eviden ced by a copy of the r eceipt . The ent ire lia bility of S HARP and/o r its Licens ors an d [...]

Date Issued:No v . 1, 2000 MA TERIAL SAFETY D A T A SHEET MSDS No . F-01001 Section 1. Product Identification Product: AR-152NT/T/FT/ST (Black T oner) Section 2. Supplier’ s Name and Address Shar p Cor poration 22-22 Nagaike-cho , Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan Local suppliers are listed below . Please contact the nearest supplier f or additional inf or [...]

Section 6. Physical Chemical Characteristics Boiling / Melting P oint: Not applicab le Specific Gravity: 1.1 V apor Pressure: Not applicable Solubility in Water: Negligible V apor Density: Not applicable PH: Not applicable Evaporation Rate: Not applicable Viscosity: Not applicable Appearance: Fine powder Color: Black Odor: Odorless Section 7. Fire [...]

Date Issued :No v . 1, 2000 MA TERIAL SAFETY D A T A SHEET MSDS No . F-31001 Section 1. Product Identification Product AR-152ND/D V/SD (Black De v eloper) Section 2. Supplier ’ s Name and Address Shar p Cor poration 22-22 Nagaike-cho , Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan Local suppliers are listed below . Please contact the nearest supplier f or additional in[...]

Section 6. Physical Chemical Characteristics Boiling / Melting P oint: Not applicab le Specific Gravity: about 7.3 V apor Pressure: Not applicable Solubility in Water: Negligible V apor Density: Not applicable PH: Not applicable Evaporation Rate: Not applicable Viscosity: Not applicable Appearance: Fine powder Color: Black Odor: Odorless Section 7.[...]

● ● ● ● 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 a[...]

PRINTED IN CHINA KS TINSE0800QSZZ 2002G Printed on Recycled Paper SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135. www.sharp-usa.com 1[...]

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Contents How to Use the Online Manual 1 Printing Overview 2 Basic Printing 3 Starting the P rinter Driver Using t he "Start" Button 4 Printer Driver Settings 5 Printing a W atermark 6 Fitting the Printed Ima ge to the Paper 7 Printing Multiple Pages on One Page 8 T wo-sided Printing (AR-1 57E only) 9 Outline of the Print St atus Window 10[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 1 This Online Manual provides instruct ion for the operation of your new unit. Please rea d the following explanati on of how to use the Online Manual, and t hen search for the informat ion that you need. For more information about computers, operating systems and Acrobat Reader , please refer to the relevant manual or help file. How[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 2 2 The flow chart shown below provides printing overview . Reference: F or mor e in form ation o n prin ting , see Basic Printing . Caution ! When the paper source is the paper tray or multi-bypass tray, verify that the paper has been loaded before starting printing. ! Ensure printing has been completed before turning the powe r off[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 3 2 This is a printi ng example usi ng W ordPad to print a document ont o lett er size paper . 1 Start WordPad, make a new file, an d enter the text you intend to print. 2 Select "Print" fr om the application 's "File" menu. 3 Make sure that " SHARP AR-XXXX" (wher e XXXX i s the model name of yo ur [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 4 2 Y ou can open the printer driver and chang e the printe r driver settings from the Wind ows "start" butt on. Settings adju sted in this way will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If you change the settings from the printer driver setup screen at the time of printing, the sett ings wi ll revert[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 5 2 T o view Help for a setting, click the ( ) button in the upper right-hand cor ner of the window and then click the setting. Note The AR-157E printer driver set up screen is shown belo w . The settings and the image of the unit will va ry depending on the model. Ta b Inde x which allo ws you to s witch between the v ar ious setup [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 6 2 T o print a watermark, for examp le "CONFIDENTIAL", on your documen t, refer to the following steps. Open th e printer driver and click the "W atermarks" tab. Reference: Se e Basic Printing fo r det ails on how to open the pr inter driver . How to Print a W a termark From the "W atermark" drop-down l[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 7 2 This printer driver can adjust the zoom ratio for printing according to the paper loaded in th e unit. Follow the steps shown below to use this function. The instructi on below assumes that you intend to print a Lett er size document onto an Invoice size paper . 1 Click the "Paper" tab in the printe r driver setup scree[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 8 2 This feature allows you to print two or four document pages onto a single page. T o use this function, ope n the printer driver setup screen, sel ect "2-Up" or "4- Up" for "N-Up Print ing" on the "Main" tab . If you select the "Border" checkbox, border lines will be printed on eac[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 9 2 Y ou can print on bo th sides of the pap er . T o use this function, ope n the printer driver setup screen and select "2- Sided ( Book)" or " 2-Sided ( T ablet)" from " Document Style" in the " Main" tab. The following example sho ws the result when portrait data is printed on both sides of[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 10 2 When printin g begins, th e Print Status Window activa tes and appears on th e screen. The Print Status Window is a progra m designed to sh ow the current print er status includi ng the document name being printed and error messages. Status window Provides details on the current status of the print job . Document Name Displa ys [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 11 3 The flow chart shown below provides scanning overview . *1: TW AIN is an industry sta ndard for int erface of i mage data pro cessi ng devic es i ncluding scanner s. By i nsta lling a TW AIN drive r onto y our co mputer , you can scan and work with images using a vari et y of TW AIN-c ompliant appli cations. *2: WIA (Windows Ima[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 12 3 The SHARP scanner driver conforms to TW AIN, the industry standard, making it compatible with a va riety of TW AIN- compliant applications. Below is a step-by-step guide for acqui ring a scanned image to the Sharpdesk deskt op screen using Sharpdesk. 1 Place the original you wish to scan on the original table/RSPF/SPF . Referenc[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 13 3 4 Select "Acquire I mage" from the "File" menu, o r click the "Acquire " button ( ). The scanner driver s etup screen will a ppear . Reference: Scanner Dr iver Se ttings 5 In the "Scanning P osition" menu, select the position in which yo u placed the orig inal in Step 1 ("Platen"[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 14 3 Scanner Driver Settings The scanner driver setup scre en consists of the "S et-up screen", which lets you sel ect scan settings, and the "P review screen", which shows the scanned image. For details on the scan settings, click the "Help" butt on to display Help. Set-up screen "Scanning P ositio[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 15 3 Preview scr een Previe w windo w Click the "Pre view" b utton in the Set-up screen to displa y the scanned image. Y ou can specify the scanning area by dr agging the mouse inside the window . "A uto Scan Area Adjustment" b utton Click when the pre view screen is displa y ed to automatically set the scanning a[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 16 3 If you are usin g Windows XP , you can use the WIA driver to scan fr om Sharpde sk, Paint and ot her WIA -compliant application s. The procedure for scanning using Paint is explai ned in the following. 1 Place the original you wish to scan on the original table/RSPF/SPF . Reference: F o r inf ormation on setting a n original f o[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 17 3 3 Select the paper s ource and picture type, and click the "Preview" b utton. The preview image w ill appear . If you placed the o riginal on the orig inal table, select "Flatbed" for the "Paper sou rce". If you placed the o riginal in the RSP F/SPF , s elect "Document Feed er" for the &qu[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 18 3 The procedure for scanning with t he "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP is explained here. The "Scanner and Camera Wizard" lets you scan an image without using a WIA-compliant appli cat ion. 1 Place the original you wish to scan on the original table/RSPF/SPF . Reference: F o r inf ormation on setting [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 19 3 5 Select the "Pictur e type" and "P aper source", and click the "Next" button. If you placed the o riginal on the orig inal table, select "Flatbed" for the "Paper sou rce". If you placed the o riginal in the RSP F/SPF , s elect "Document Feed er" for the "Paper so [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 20 3 7 When scan ning ends, the following sc reen will appear . Select the next task you w ish to perform, and then click the " Next" button. If you are ready to end the session , click "Nothing. I'm finished working with these pictures" . 8 Click the "Finish" button. The "Scanner a nd Camera W[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 21 3 Button Manager is a utility software t o link scanning functions to the SCANNER key on the unit. This software enables you to set scanning function s to six different scan menus, which will be linked the SCANNER key on the unit. Reference: T o beg in scanning using the unit's operat ion panel, setti ngs must be establ ished[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 22 3 After being instal led, Button Manager nor mally keeps active under the Windows operati ng system. Follow the steps shown below to set scan options as you like. For details on the sett ings i n the sett ing scre en of Butto n Manager , see Button Manage r Help. 1 Right-click the Button Ma nager icon ( ) on the ta sk bar . 2 Sele[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 23 4 When any trouble has occurred in the unit, fi rst , verify whether you can make a copy or not with the unit. Check the items shown below when the unit does not work properly but it can make a copy . Reference: If any copier troubl e occu rs, refe r to " TROUBL ESHOO TING" in the Op eratio n Ma nual. If you fail to solv[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 24 4 CHECK1 Is the interface cable compatible with the unit and computer? Interface cables co mpatible with this unit are USB and parallel cables. Check which type of cable is supported by your computer , and th en purchase one of the followin g cables accordin gly: USB cable Shielded twisted pair cable (6 feet Ma x.: high-speed tran[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 25 4 Reference: Plug and Pla y Scree n does no t Appe ar (whe n the USB is co nnecte d) CHECK1 Is there en ough com puter memory or hard disk space? T o use this unit, you must h ave an adequat e amount of hard dis k space. If there is insufficient hard disk space, de lete unnecessar y files to increase th e free space of the hard di[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 26 4 If the Plug and Play screen does not appear after you connect t he unit to your computer with a USB cable and tur n on the power of both device s, follow the steps below to verify that th e USB port is available. 1 Click the "start" button, click "C ontrol Panel", a nd then click "Perfor mance and Maint [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 27 4 If the MFP driver cannot be installed under Windows 2000/XP , check your computer's sett ings according to the followin g procedure. 1 Click the "start" button, and then click "C ontrol Pane l" . On Window s 2000, click the "Start " button, selec t "Settings", an d then click "C [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 28 4 If print outp ut is faint , uneven or smeared, fol low the steps listed bel ow . CHECK1 Has the printer dr iver been specified t o suit both pape r an d th e pri nt job? Y ou can select "Draft" , "Normal" or "Photo" fo r the print quality in the " Advanced" tab of t he printer driver setup[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 29 4 If a document is printed skewed or partly of f the paper , follow the steps listed below . CHECK1 Is the paper size loaded in the tray the same as that s pecified in t he pr inter dr iver? Check if the "Paper Size" opt ions suit the siz e of the paper loaded in th e tray . If the "Fit T o Page" setting is a c[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 30 4 If nothing prints even when the unit is turned on, please wait a few moments. The unit needs a longer time to process intricate data. If the unit still does not print, refer to the check list below . CHECK1 Has a paper jam occurred? When the misfeed ( ) indicator blinks o r ( ) blinks in the display , the unit will stop because [...]

INDEX CONTENTS 31 4 If you get poor quality as a result of a scanning job, and you cannot improve the quality by changing prefer ences, refe r to the check list shown below . CHECK1 Is the original clean? Check your original b efore scanning. If any dust sticks to the origina l, you cannot ob tain a clean result. In addition, make sure that th e or[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 32 4 If the scanned image is incorrectly positioned, refe r to the check list shown below . CHECK1 Have you placed the o riginal str aight? Place the original s traight on the orig inal table. Referen ce: Refer to "ORIG INAL PL ACEMEN T" in the Operatio n Manua l for t he de tail on ho w to set th e orig inal. CHECK2 Have y[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 33 4 If you cannot scan the image, turn off your computer . P ress the power s witch on the unit to turn it of f, unplug the unit from t he power source, and then plug it back in. Rest art your computer . T ry scanning again. I f scanning is still not possible, refer to the ch eck list below . CHECK1 Is your ap plication complia nt t[...]

INDEX CONTENTS 34 4 If printing or scanni ng is not possible, or Button Manager does not function correctl y , check the items in " Nothing Prints " or " Unable t o Scan t he Image ". If you still cannot solve the problem, follow the step s below to uninstall SHARP Personal MFP series software (MFP driver (printer driver/ scanne[...]

Index 5 A Application Selection 21 "Auto S can Area Adjust ment" but ton 15 B Basic Printing 3 Border 8 "Brightness /Contrast" but ton 15 Button Manager 21 Button Manager Sett ings 22 D Document Style 9 F Fit To Page 7 Fit To Paper Size 7 H Help Button Manager 21 Print Status Windo w 10 Printer driver 5 Scanner driver TWAIN driv[...]