Sharp FODC550 manual

ULTIFUNCTIONAL S YSTEM TION MANUAL e ral information) Page I ONS A PER O PIES E SOFTWARE C ANNER S INGS H OOTING AND N CE 9 14 20 36 57 62 69 92 94 N T COPY S 26 E QUIPMENT - DC550 MODEL DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL (for general information) Page PREPARATIONS LOADING PAPER MAKING COPIES SET UP THE SOFTWARE PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIO[...]

Do no t make co pies of anythi ng whic h is prohi bited from copy ing by l aw. The follow ing item s are n ormally prohibit ed from c opying b y nationa l law. O ther items may b e prohi bited b y loc al law. Money S tamps Bond s Stock s Bank dra fts Chec ks Pass ports Driver' s licenses FOR Y OUR RECORDS ... T o protect against loss theft, re[...]

1 CAUTIONS ................ ............ ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ........... ...... 3 ENVIRONMENTAL INFO RMATION ................. ........... ................. ............................ 5 INTRODUCTION ................... ................ ............................ ............ ................. [...]

2 6 PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTI ONS USING THE PRINTER MODE .................. ................ ............ ................. ......... 58 BASIC PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING ..... ........... ........... ................. ........... .... 58 USING THE SCANNER MODE................. ........... ................. ........... ............... 59 SCANNING USING THE[...]

3 CAUTIONS Caution label on t he machine The label ( ) in the fusing a rea of t he machi ne ind icates th e follow ing: : Caut ion, ri sk of dan ger : Caut ion, ho t surface Cautions on using the mach ine Follow the cauti ons be low when using this ma chine . Warning: • The fusi ng area is hot. Ex ercise care in thi s area wh en remov ing misf ed[...]

4 Cautions on handling the machine Be careful in ha ndling the machin e as fo llows to m aintain th e perfo rmance of this machi ne. Do not drop the mac hine, subjec t it to shock or strike it against any object. Do not expose the drum ca rtridge to dire ct sunlight. • Doing so will damage t he surf ace (green portio n) of the dru m cartridg e, c[...]

5 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION As an E NERGY S TAR ® Partner, SHARP has determine d that this prod uct me ets th e E NERGY S TAR ® guidelines for ene rgy efficienc y. Safety precautions: This D igital Cop ier is rated Cl ass 1 and comp lies w ith 21 CF R 1040.1 0 and 1040.11 of the CDRH standards. This means that the u nit does not produce hazardo u[...]

6 INTRODUCTION Using the manual This ma chine has been designed to pro vide con venient c opyin g featur es in a minimu m amo unt of offi ce s pace and with ma ximu m ope rational e ase. T o get f ull use of all m achin e featur es, be su re to fam iliarize yours elf with this ma nual a nd the machin e. For qu ick refere nce durin g machi ne use, k[...]

7 MAIN FEATURES High-speed la ser copyin g First-cop y time* 1 at 300 dpi* 2 is only 9.6 seco nds. Copyin g speed is 16 copies per mi nute. Thi s is ideal fo r business use and provi des a big boos t to work place pro ductivit y. * 1 The copy time in the case w hen the p ower is tur ned on and copyi ng using th e documen t glass i s start ed im med[...]

8 Fax function • The mac hine is e quipped w ith a pl ain pa per laser fax functi on that is Super G3 compati ble and i ncludes a print hold f eature. (Operation Manual for facsimile) Laser printer function • The acc ompanyi ng pri nter driver can b e instal led to enable u se of the mach ine a s a printer. Color scanner function • The acc om[...]

9 1 Chapter 1 1 This ch apter prov ides ba sic in formatio n tha t you sh ould know b efore us ing th e mach ine. PART NAMES Document glas s Paper outp ut tray ex tension Operation pa nel Power swi tch Front cove r Handles Paper tray Power cord Side cover Fusing unit rele ase leve r Side cover ope n button Transfer charge r Bypass tray paper g uide[...]

PREPARATIONS 10 Operation panel [MODE SELECT] key / Mode indicators Pres s this key to se lect the mode. The in dicat or of th e se lecte d mode li ghts (copy , pri nte r, sc anner , f ax mode in dicat ors) . Di spl ay Thi s shows message s indi cat ing the machi ne st atus and any pr oble ms that occ ur, as wel l as us er pr ogra ms and fun c tion[...]

PREPARATIONS 11 1 [COPY RATI O] key Press t o sel ect an enla rgement or reduction ratio. To sel ect a pr eset rat io sett i ng, p ress the [COPY RATIO] key a nd sel ect t he desired pres et ratio. To se lect a ratio tha t is not p rese t, pres s th e [C OP Y RATIO] k ey, se le ct t he prese t r ati o th at is clo sest to t he desi r ed rat io , an[...]

12 POWER ON AND OFF The power s witch is l ocated o n the left s ide of the machin e. Power on Turn the power switch to the "O N" position. The ready indic ator will light up and other indicators which show th e initial settin gs of the display will al so lig ht up to in dicat e the re ady condition . For the initial settin gs, se e the &[...]

PREPARATIONS 13 1 About the scan head The scan head lamp rem ains on c onstantly when t he machi ne is in the read y conditio n (when the ready ind icator is illum inated). The mach ine adjusts the s can he ad lamp pe riodic ally to ma intain copying qualit y. At this tim e, the sc an hea d moves aut omatically. Th is is no rmal and d oes n ot indi[...]

14 2 Chapter 2 The tray l ocation i ndicator will bl ink whe n there is no pap er in the s elected paper tray, or w hen the s elect ed paper tra y is not close d or is im proper ly clos ed. PAPER For best re sults , use onl y SHARP rec ommende d paper . * 1 5-1/ 2" x 8- 1/2 " and 8 -1/ 2" x 13 " si ze paper can not be used f or [...]

LOADING PAPER 15 2 Special papers Follow these gui delin es when using s pecial pa pers. ● Use SHARP recomme nded tran sparency film and l abel sh eets. Usi ng other than SHARP recommended paper may result i n misfeeds or smu dges on the output. I f other than SHARP rec ommended media must be used, f eed each she et one a t a time usin g the byp [...]

LOADING PAPER 16 3 Fan the p aper and inse rt it int o the tray . Make sure that the edges go under the c orner hooks. 4 Gently push the paper tray back into th e machine. • Do not load pa per ab ove th e maximum hei ght l in e ( ). Exce eding the l ine wil l cause a pape r misf ee d. • If the paper i s no t fan ned, do ubl e-f eeds or misf eed[...]

17 2 BYPASS FEED (including special paper) The bypa ss tray c an be use d to fe ed standa rd pape r, transpare ncy film , labels , envelop es, an d other special purpose p aper. Important points when inserting paper in the bypass tray Up to 50 s heets of st andard c opy paper c an be inse rted in th e bypass tray. (Capa city will vary dependin g on[...]

LOADING PAPER 18 Loading paper in the bypass tray 1 Open the bypass tray and exte nd the tray. 2 Set the by pass tr ay paper gu ides to the paper width. In sert the paper (print face down) a ll the way into the bypass tray. 3 Press the [TRAY SEL ECT] key ( ) to selec t the bypass tray. • Paper must be fed nar ro w side fi rst int o t he fee d sl [...]

19 2 CHANGING A TRAY'S PAPER SIZE SETTING Foll ow th ese s teps t o chan ge a tr ay' s paper siz e sett ing. 1 Press the [MEN U] key. Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) until "PAPER SIZE" appears, a nd then pr ess the [ENT ER] key. 2 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the tray, and t hen press the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 [...]

20 3 Chapter 3 This ch apter ex plains b asic copying funct ions. NORMAL COPYING Using the document glass 1 Open the RSPF, and place the original face down on the document glass. [How to plac e the or iginal] Align th e origi nal with the origi nal scal e and t he centeri ng ( ) mar k. 2 Gently cl ose the RSP F. 3 Select the number of copies and ot[...]

MAKING COPIES 21 3 Using the RSPF 1 Make sure that an original has not been left on the document glass. 2 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals. 3 Set the original(s) f ace up in the document fe eder tray . The RS PF indicat or on the operation panel will light up. If this indicato r does not light up, the or iginals a re not prop[...]

MAKING COPIES 22 Origina ls that can not be used in the RSP F The follo wing ori ginals cannot be use d. These m ay caus e mi sfeeds or smudgin g and unclear i mage s. • Transpare ncies, tr acing paper, othe r transpare nt or tra nslucent paper, and photograp hs • Carbon paper, therm al paper • Origina ls that are creas ed, folde d, or torn ?[...]

MAKING COPIES 23 3 Setting the number of copies Press the numeri c keys to s et the numbe r of co pies. The set num ber of co pies ap pears in the displa y. A maxi mum of 99 co pies ca n be set. If you w ish to ma ke on ly a sing le co py, copy ing is possib le with the dis play show ing "0 ". SELECTING THE TRAY Press th e [TRAY SE LECT] [...]

24 MAKI NG A CO PY DAR KER OR LIGHT ER Automatic expo sure adju stmen t is initi ally ena bled. This func tion au tomatica lly adjusts the co py imag e accordi ng to the o rigina l bein g copied. If you wish to se lect the expo sure le vel you rself, f ollow th e steps b elow. (Select fro m two o riginal ty pes and five expos ure leve ls for e ach [...]

25 3 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/Z OOM Copies c an be reduc ed do wn to 25 % or enlarg ed up t o 400%. (Wh en the RSPF is being us ed, the zoom co py ratio ra nge is 50% to 20 0%.) The [COPY RATIO ] key c an be pressed to quic kly selec t a ratio from among eight pres et ratios. In additi on, the [ ] key ( ) and [ ] key ( ) can be pressed to se lect t he[...]

26 4 Chapter 4 AUTOMATIC TW O-SIDED COPYING Two origin als can be automa tically co pied onto both sides of a single sh eet of paper. When the R SPF is used , two-side d copies of two-sided o riginals can eas ily be ma de. When perf orming autom atic two-sid ed copy ing of one-side d origin als, the orienta tion of the co pied i mage can be se lect[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 27 4 Using the document glass 1 Place the original that yo u wish to copy onto the front side of the paper on the document glass and close the RSPF . 2 Press the [2-SIDED CO PY] key un til "1 TO 2" appear s, and then p ress the [ENTER] key. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select th e binding e dge and t[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 28 Using the RSPF 1 Place the o riginal(s) in the RSP F. (p.21) If you p lace an odd num ber of originals for one-si ded to two-sided copyi ng, the las t page will be one-side d. 2 Press the [2-SIDED CO PY] key a nd select the two-sided copy mode tha t you wish to use . The mod e chan ges as fol lows ea ch time y ou pres s[...]

29 4 SORT COPY Copies of multi ple ori ginal pag es ca n be sorte d into sets. Using the document glass 1 Place the f irst original. (p .20) 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP.FU N] key until "SORT" ap pears an d then p ress the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and the n press the [ENT ER] k[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 30 Using the RSPF 1 Place the o riginals . (p.21) 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP.FU N] key until "SORT" ap pears an d then p ress the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and the n the [ENTER] key. 4 Select the number of copies and any other settings, and then press[...]

31 4 COPYING MULTIPLE ORIG INALS ON TO A SINGL E SHEET OF PAPER (2 IN 1 copy ) Multipl e original s can be copie d onto a single sheet of pap er in a sel ected layout pattern. This func tion is convenie nt for c ompilin g multi-p age refe rence ma terials in to a compac t forma t, or for providing an overv iew of al l page s of a do cumen t on a si[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 32 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the original siz e and the n press the [ENT ER] k ey. The followin g orig inal siz es can b e sele cted: "8.5x 14", "8.5x 13", "8.5x 11", "5.5 x8.5" , "A4", "B5" , "A5". 5 Select the number of copies an[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 33 4 Using the RSPF 1 Place the o riginals . (p.21) 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP.FU N] key until "2IN1" appears and then pr ess the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and the n press the [ENT ER] k ey. 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the origina[...]

34 CREATING MARGINS W HEN COPYING (Margin s hift) The margi n shift fu nction is used to automa tically shift the text or image or the co py paper approx imately 1/2" . As show n below , LONG EDG E or SHOR T EDGE c an be se lected. 1 Place the o riginal(s) . 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP.FU N] key until "MARGIN SHIFT" appears and then pres[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 35 4 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and the n press the [ENT ER] k ey. 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the margin position and the n press the [ENTER ] key. Select "LONG EDGE" or "SHORT EDGE". For the m argin position , see the p reviou s pa[...]

36 5 Chapter 5 This ch apter e xplains how to install and c onfigur e the so ftware tha t is required fo r the printer an d scanne r function s of th e machin e. The pr ocedure f or viewing the Onli ne Manual i s also e xplai ned. SOFTWARE FOR FO-DC550 The CD- ROM t hat accom panie s the ma chine conta ins the fo llowing softwar e: MFP driver Print[...]

37 5 BEFORE INSTALLATI ON Hardware and s oftware require ments Check the followi ng hardware and s oftware re quirement s in or der to ins tall the softwar e. * 1 The machine' s USB conn ecto r wi ll t ransf er data at t he speed sp ecif i ed by t he USB 2. 0 (Hi -Sp eed) on ly if the Mi cr osoft USB 2.0 dri ver is prei nst al le d in t he com[...]

38 INST ALLING THE SOFTWARE The proce dure fo r a standar d inst allation o f the s oftware i s explai ned belo w. If the machin e is conn ected by a USB c able, it i s reco mmended that yo u use the standa rd installa tion. 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the machine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceeding. If the cab[...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 39 5 5 The "SOFTWARE LICENSE" wi ndow will appear. Ma ke sure that you understand the contents of the software license, and then click the "Yes " button. 6 Read the "Readme First" in the "Welc ome" window and then click the " Next" butt on. 7 Cli ck th e "St anda rd" [...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 40 10 Follow the instructions in the plug and play window to install the M FP driv er. Follow the on-s creen ins tructio ns. This comp letes the in stallation of the softwar e. • If you i nstal led Button Mana ger, set u p Butto n Manage r as exp lained i n "SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER" (p.51). The proce dure for a c u[...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 41 5 5 The "SOFTWARE LICENSE" wi ndow will appear. Ma ke sure that you understand the contents of the software license, and then click the "Yes " button. 6 Read the "Readme First" in the "Welc ome" window and then click the " Next" butt on. 7 Cli ck th e "Cust om" but[...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 42 10 When yo u are ask ed how the printer is c onnected, select "Connected to this computer" and click th e "Next" butt on. If you are using the machine as a share d print er on a netw ork, select "Con nect ed via t he network" . For more informatio n on this setting, see " Using the machi ne [...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 43 5 13 When installation of Button Manager is finished, you will return to the window of step 12 (p.42). Click the "Close" bu tton. A mess age wil l appear i nstruc ting you to conn ect the m achine to your compu ter. Click the "OK" butto n. 14 Make sur e that the power of the mac hine is turned on, and th[...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 44 This comp letes the in stallation of the softwar e. • If you i nstal led Button Mana ger, set u p Butto n Manage r as exp lained i n "SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER" (p.51). Windows 98/Me/2000 (USB) 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the machine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceeding. If the[...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 45 5 5 When yo u are ask ed how the printer is c onnected, select "Connected to this computer" and click th e "Next" butt on. 6 When the interface selectio n screen appears , select " USB" a nd click the "Next" butt on. If you are using the machine as a share d print er on a netw ork, se[...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 46 9 Follow the instructions in the plug and play window to install the M FP driv er. Follow the on-s creen ins tructio ns. This comp letes the in stallation of the softwar e. • If you i nstal led Button Mana ger, set u p Butto n Manage r as exp lained i n "SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER" (p.51). Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0/[...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 47 5 5 When yo u are ask ed how the printer is c onnected, select "Connected to this computer" and click th e "Next" butt on. If you are using the machine as a share d print er on a netw ork, select "Con nect ed via t he network" . For more informatio n on this setting, see " Using the machi [...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 48 8 When the model selection window appears, select model name of yo ur m achi ne a nd cl ic k the " Nex t" b utton . Follow the on-s creen ins tructio ns. 9 You will return to the window of step 3. If you wish to install Sharpdesk, clic k the "Utilit y Software" button. To inst all the Utility So ftware, se[...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 49 5 2 Click the "M FP Driver" button. To vie w detail ed in formation on the so ftware, clic k the "D ispla y Readm e" button . 3 The "Welco me" window will appear. Click the " Next" button. 4 When yo u are ask ed how the printer is c onnected, select "Con nected via the network&qu[...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 50 6 Select the network printer th at is shar ed an d cl ic k the "OK" button. Ask you r net work admin istra tor for the s erver nam e and pri nter name o f the mac hine on th e netw ork. 7 In the printer port se lection window, verify the network printer that is sha red and whe ther the mac hine is t o be used as t h[...]

51 5 SETTING UP BU TTON MANAGER Button Ma nager i s a software progra m that wo rks with th e scanne r driver to enable scannin g from the m achine. To scan using the mach ine, Bu tton Mana ger mus t be link ed with the scan menu on the mach ine. F ollow th e steps b elow to link Bu tton Mana ger to s canner e vents. Windows XP 1 Click the "s [...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 52 5 Select " Start this program" a nd select "Sharp Button Manag er F" from the pull-down menu. 6 Cli ck th e "Appl y" bu tton . 7 Repeat Steps 4 th rough 6 to link Button Manager to "SC2:" through "S C6:". Select " SC2:" fro m the "S elect an event" p ull-do[...]

SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 53 5 Windows 98/Me/2000 1 Click the "Start" button, select "S ettings", and then click "Control Pane l". 2 Double-click the "Scanner s and Cameras" icon. 3 Select "SHARP FO-DC550" and click the "P roperties" button. In Window s Me, right c lick "SHARP FO -DC550&q[...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 54 6 Select "Sha rp Button Manager F" in "Send to this application". 7 Cli ck th e "Appl y" bu tton . 8 Repeat Steps 5 th rough 7 to link Button Manager to "SC2:" through "S C6:". Select " SC2:" fro m the " Scanne r events" pull- down me nu. Select "Sharp[...]

55 5 CONNECTING THE MACH INE TO YOUR COMPUTER Connecting a USB cable Follow the proced ure below to conn ect the m achine to your c omputer. A USB cable f or con necting th e machi ne to your comp uter is not include d with th e machin e. Please p urchase the app ropriate cable fo r your com puter. 1 Insert the cable into the USB connector o n the [...]

SET UP THE SOFTWARE 56 Connecting a parallel cable 1 Obtain an IEEE 1284 shielded par allel interfa ce cable. 2 Insert the cable into the parallel interface connector located on the rear of the unit, and fasten with clasps. 3 Insert the o ther end of th e cable into th e interfac e connector o f your computer. FO-DC550_Copy(Sec).book 56 ページ ?[...]

57 6 Chapter 6 6 The machine includes a USB conne ctor and a parallel connector as standard equipment. When t he USB co nnecto r is used , the p rinter and s canne r function s can be used. When the p ara llel connec tor is us ed, the printer func tion can be us ed. The mac hine h as the fol lowing features: • High-spee d data tran sfer (whe n co[...]

58 USING THE PRINTER MO DE The proce dure for lo ading p aper for pri nting is the same as for loading c opy pape r. See "LOADING PAPER" (p. 14). BASIC PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING The basi c proc edure f or printi ng is ex plained i n the f ollowin g. To u se conve nient printer fun ctions, s ee the "O nline M anual" or the pri nter [...]

59 6 USING THE SCA NNER MODE The p roced ure f or pla cin g the o rigi nal is the s ame as f or cop yin g. Se e "NORM AL COPYING" (p.20). SCANNING USI NG THE KEYS ON THE MACHI NE When sc anning is perform ed by thi s method , the a pplicatio n that has been set in Button Manager w ill auto maticall y sta rt and th e scann ed image will be[...]

PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS 60 Button Manager scan menu For inf ormation o n Button M anager settings , see the Bu tton M anager hel p file . The names i n the Bu tton Mana ger me nu ("xxx x" in "SC1: xxxx", e tc.) can b e change d. See the on line m anual. SCANNING FROM YOUR C OMPUTER The mach ine su pports the TWAIN s tandard, m[...]

61 6 HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL The onlin e man ual provi des detai led instr uctions for opera ting th e unit as a print er and sca nner. It als o prov ides me thods for dealing with pri nting or s canner pro blems . To acce ss t he onlin e man ual, you r compu ter mu st have Acroba t Reade r 5.0 or later. If this is not ins talled, refe r to &q[...]

62 7 Chapter 7 The user settin gs all ow you to c ustom ize machi ne set tings to better m eet yo ur needs. USER PROGRAMS The user settin gs co nsist of the f ollowin g items. To chang e a user progra m setting, s ee "SELECTING A SETT ING FOR A USER PROGRAM" (p.67). Copy mode For the us er progra ms in fa x mode, s ee the O peration M anu[...]

USER SE TTINGS 63 7 4 AUTO SHUT- OFF TIME 1: 5 MIN . 2: 30 MIN. 3: 60 MIN. 4: 12 0 MIN. 5: 24 0 MIN. • This funct ion auto maticall y swit ches the mach ine to a s tate that cons umes even l ess p ower than pre heat mode if the set durat ion o f time elap ses wit hout the ma chine being us ed wh en the pow er is on . All l ights except th e pow e[...]

USER SETTINGS 64 8 R O TA TE O R IG . IM A G E 1: ON 2: OFF • When two- side d cop ying i s performed, this func tion rotates th e image on the bac k of the o riginal. T his is conveni ent w hen bindi ng the copies a t the to p (tablet binding). 9 AE/TE XT RESOLUT ION 1: 300dpi 2: 60 0dpi • This sett ing i s used t o cha nge the copy resolutio [...]

USER SE TTINGS 65 7 14 KEY PRESS TI ME 1: NORMAL 2: 0. 5 SEC. 3: 1. 0 SEC. 4: 1. 5 SEC. 5: 2. 0 SEC. • Use this s etting to select ho w long a key must be press ed for the inp ut to be accepte d. By selec ting a lon ger tim e, you can p revent settin gs from being chang ed by the acciden tal pres sing of a key. 15 KEY T OUCH SOUND 1: LOW 2: HI GH[...]

USER SETTINGS 66 Print m ode * 1 The scanning s peed incre ases when the USB 2.0 m ode is set to "HI-SPEED", howev er, the pri nting s peed doe s not i ncrease consider ably. * 2 When the 250-s heet pa per feed u nit is ins talle d. Progr am number Pr og r am n ame Setting c odes (f act ory defa ult sett i ng appe ars in b old) Expla nati[...]

67 7 SELECTING A SETTING FOR A USER PROGRAM 1 Press the [MENU] key and t hen press t he [ENT ER] k ey. In pr inter mo de, the user pro grams are acces sed by simpl y pressi ng the [MENU] key. 2 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] ke y ( ) t o select the item that you w ish to configure in th e USER PRO GRAM item s, and t hen press the [ ENTER] ke y. • S[...]

USER SETTINGS 68 Audible si gnals (key en try beep, in valid key beep, base set ting beep) The mac hine sou nds th ree diff erent type s of b eep signa ls: a key entry be ep that sounds when a valid key i s presse d, an inv alid k ey beep that so unds when an invali d key is pressed, and a base set ting be ep that sounds w hen a s etting is the sam[...]

69 8 Chapter 8 8 Problems related to genera l use of th e machi ne, the co py functi on, and software setup are expla ined here . Be sure to chec k the pr oblem c arefully b efore call ing fo r service , as m any probl ems can be solved by the user. If you are unable to solv e the probl em, turn o ff the m ain switc h, unplug the po wer cord fr om [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 70 Error indi cator Blinks I NSTALL A TD CART RIDGE. The TD car tr idge i s not i nst all ed correc tly. Reinsta ll the T D ca rtridge. 84 REPL ACE THE DRUM CART RIDGE. The drum cart rid ge has reached t he end of its l i fe. Repl ace i t wi th a ne w drum c artri dge. 87 Stead ily lit TD C ARTRI DGE I S NEAR EMP TY.[...]

71 8 TROUBLESH OOTING THE MACHI NE The follo wing pro blems are relate d to the ge neral o peratio n of the m achine a nd copying . Problem Cause an d solutio n Page The mach ine does not operate . The mach ine is n ot plugge d into a power outlet. → → → → Plug the mac hine into a grounde d outlet. - Power switch O FF. → → → → Turn [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 72 Problem Cause an d solutio n Page Part of the im age is cut off or ther e is too muc h blank spa ce. The o riginal was not place d in the correct position. → → → → Place the original c orrectly. 20, 21 An appropriate ratio was n ot used for the size of the orig inal and the size of the paper. → → → ?[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 73 8 Paper misfe ed. Misfeed occur. → → → → To remo ve the misfe ed, see "MISFEED REMOVAL". 79 The paper is outsid e of the spec ified size an d weigh t range. → → → → Use copy paper wi thin th e specifi ed range. 14 Paper curled or damp. → → → → Do not use curled or crimpe d pape r.[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 74 Paper size for a pap er tray cannot be set. Copying or prin ting is p erformed. → → → → Set the pap er size after c opying or printing i s complete . - The mach ine has stopped temp orarily due to runni ng out of p aper or a misf eed. → → → → Lo ad pape r or remove the misfeed, and then set th e pa[...]

75 8 PROBLEMS DURING SETUP OF THE SOF TWARE If the s oftware does n ot inst all co rrectly, chec k the fo llowing items on you r compu ter. To remov e the softwa re, see "Remo ving the software" (p.78). MFP driver cannot be installed (Windows 2000/XP) If the MFP driver cannot be insta lled in Wi ndows 2 000/XP, foll ow thes e step s to ch[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 76 Plug and play screen does not appear (USB only) If the Plug and Pla y screen does not appea r after y ou conne ct the machi ne to you r compute r with a USB cab le and turn on the machine , follow the steps bel ow to verify that the U SB port is availabl e. 1 Click the "s tart" button, click " Contr[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 77 8 The MFP driver cannot be correctly installed by Plug and Play (Windows 2000/XP) (USB only) In Window s 2000/ XP, if the MFP drive r canno t be correc tly ins talled by Plug and Play (for e xample, Plug an d Play tak es place without copying the req uired f iles for the MFP dri ver in stallatio n), foll ow these [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 78 4 Select "FILE:" in the "Print to the following port" list box, and click the "OK" butt on. 5 Click the "SHARP FO-DC550" printer dr iver icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu. 6 Click the " Ports" tab. In Wi ndows 95/98/Me, click th [...]

79 8 MISF EED REMOVA L When a misfeed oc curs, the error indic ator blinks, "CLEAR PAPER JAM" appears in the disp lay, a nd the machine stops co pying or printin g. If a m isfeed o ccurs whe n using the RSPF, "RETURN X OR IGINAL(S) START TO RESUME" will ap pear in the display . ("X" i ndicates the numb er of pa ges to [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 80 A: Misf eed in the pa per feed a rea 1 Gently re move the misf ed paper f rom the pa per feed are a as shown in the illustrat ion. If the error indicator blinks and the misfed paper is not visible in the paper feed area, pull out the paper tray a nd remove the misfed pape r. If the paper cannot be removed, p rocee[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 81 8 2 Gently re move the misfed paper from under the fus ing unit as shown in the illustration. If t he paper cannot be removed, p roceed to "C: Misfe ed in th e transp ort area ". 3 Raise the f using unit release le ver and t hen close t he side cover by pressing the round projections near the s ide cover[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 82 4 Raise the f using unit release le ver, clos e the front cover a nd then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The error indicator will go out and the ready indic ator will light up. D: Mi sfeed in th e RSPF An orig inal misfeed may occur at o ne of three l ocatio[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 83 8 (C) If the ori ginal does n ot move easily into t he exit a rea, remo ve it in the direction of the arrow whil e rotating the rol ler. SCAN HEAD LOCKING SWITCH The sca n hea d locki ng swit ch is under th e orig inal t able. If the sw itch is loc ked ( ) , the unit w ill not operate . Unloc k the switc h ( ) as [...]

84 TD CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT When tone r is lo w, the er ror indica tor will light up a nd "TD C ARTRIDGE I S NEAR EMPTY" will appear in the display. Fo r inform ation on p urchasin g a new TD cartridge , see "ABOUT SUPPLIES" (p.91). If copyin g is co ntinued w hile the indicat o r is lit, c opies wil l graduall y becom e lighter[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 85 8 3 Gently pull the TD cartridge out while pressing th e lock release button. 4 Remove the TD cartridge from the bag. Remove the protective paper. Hold the cartridge on both sid es and shake it horizontally four or f ive times. Hold the tab of the protective cover and p ull the tab to your si de to remov e the cov[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 86 6 Close the front cover and then the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The error indicator will go out and the ready indicator will light up. 7 When clos ing t he c overs , be sur e to cl os e the f ro nt cov er secu rel y and the n clos e th e side cover . I f t he cove[...]

87 8 DRUM CARTRI DGE REPL ACEMENT The usefu l life of the drum cartridge is appro ximately 18,000 c opies*. Wh en the internal counte r reaches appro ximatel y 17,000 copie s, the e rror indic ator wil l light u p and "A DRUM CARTRIDGE WILL BE NEEDED SOON" will appear in the display. For m ore inform ati on on p urcha sin g a dru m cart r[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 88 5 Close the front cover and then the side co ver by p ressing th e round projectio ns near the side cover open button. The drum replacement require d erro r in dica tor will go out and the r eady indicator will light up. CHECKING THE TOTAL COUNT You can c heck the total n umber of pages output b y the ma chine (al[...]

89 8 CLEANING T HE MACHINE Proper care is esse ntial in o rder to get cl ean, sharp copies. Be sure to take a few minutes to clean the ma chine on a regu lar bas is. Cabinet Wipe the cabin et with a so ft, clean cloth. Document glass and the back side of the RSPF Stains on the glas s, RSPF sc annin g window , cover or RSPF rolle r will al so be cop[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 90 Transf er charge r If copies start bec oming s treaky or blotch y, the tran sfer c harger may be dirty. Clean the charg er using t he foll owing p rocedu re. 1 Tu rn th e pow er sw itch off . (p. 13) 2 Ensure that the bypass tr ay is open and then open the side cover while pressing the side cover open button. (p.7[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 91 8 TD cartridge and drum cartridge 1 Remove the TD cartridge and drum cartridge as explained in "TD CARTRIDGE REPLACEM ENT" (p.84) and "DRUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEME NT" (p.87). 2 Wipe the parts of the TD cartridge and drum cartridge shown below with a clean cl oth. Wipe on ly the parts that are ind [...]

92 9 Chapter 9 SYSTEM CONFIGU RATION A number of options are a vailable for the unit whic h allow you to c onfigure a system to meet y our pa rticular needs. T he options incl ude the fo llowing . NETWORK EXPANSIO N KIT (AR-NB2 N) This all ows the machine to be used as a network printer/ne twork sc anner. 250-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D16) The pape[...]

OPTIONAL E QUIPMENT 93 9 Using the AR-D16 wit h the printer function To use th e AR-D16 w ith the pri nter fun ction, fol low thes e steps t o adjus t the sett ings in the pri nter driver . 1 Click the "start" button. 2 Click "Control Panel", s elect "Printer and Other Hardware", and then click "Printer and Fax es[...]

94 10 Chapter 10 SPECI FICA TIONS Model FO-DC550 Type Di gital Mul tifunc tional Sy stem, D esktop Photoconducti ve type OPC drum Documen t glass type Fixed Copy/printing system Dry, e lectrosta tic transfe r Origi nals Sheets, bound doc uments Orig inals siz e Max. 8-1/ 2" x 14" Copy size Max. 8- 1/2" x 14" Min. 3-1 /2" x [...]

APPENDIX 95 10 * 1 The copy time in the ca se when the po wer is turne d on an d copyi ng using the docume nt glas s is starte d immedi ately after t he power s ave indic ator goe s off (A4, paper fed from p aper tray). The first -copy time and w arm- up time m ay vary d epend ing on machine operat ing conditi ons and a m bien t conditi ons such as[...]

APPENDIX 96 Printer Function Print speed 16ppm Resolution 60 0 dpi Memory Approx. 10MB Emulation SPLC (Sharp Printer Langua ge with Compressi on) Interface IEEE 1284-com pliant bi-d irectiona l paral lel interf ace USB 2.0 (F ull-Speed/H i-Speed c ompatib le interfac e) Interfac e cables [USB cable] USB cable t hat supports U SB 2.0. Please p urcha[...]

APPENDIX 97 10 Scanner Function Type Flatb ed scann er Scanning m ethod Docum ent glas s/RSPF Light source Tri-color CCD light source (CCD: 3 components; R, G, and B) Resolution Bas ic: 600 dpi x 1200 dpi Settin g range: 50 dpi - 96 00dpi Original ty pes Sh eet m edi a, b ooks Effective s canning area 8.5" (216 mm ) (Lengthw ise) x 14" (3[...]

APPENDIX 98 250-shee t paper feed unit (AR-D1 6) Paper size 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" to 8-1/2 " x 14" Paper weight 15 lbs. to 21 l bs. (56 g /m 2 to 80 g /m 2 ) Paper capa city One pap er tray with ca pacit y for 250 sheets of 21 lb s. bond paper Wei ght 6.6 lbs. (3k g ) Dimensions 19 .6" (W) x 1 5.6" (D) x 3. 5" (H) (498m[...]

99 SOFTWARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TER MS OF THIS LICENSE. 1. Lice nse. The app lic ati on, demonst rati on, syst em and ot her s oftwa re ac companying thi s Lic ense, whethe r on di sk, in read only m em ory, or on any other m edia (th e &quo[...]

100 6. Lim ited War ranty on Med ia. SH AR P w arran ts the disk s on w hich the So ftw are is rec ord ed to b e free from def ects in ma terials and workmans hip un der no rmal us e for a peri od of nine ty ( 90) da ys fr om the da te of purch ase as evi denced by a copy of the receipt. Th e en tire liability of SH AR P and/or its Lice nsors a nd [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued : Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-01231 101 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product Nam e : FO-DC550 / FO-55ND (Black Toner) Suppl ier Iden tific atio n : Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike- cho, Abeno-ku, Osak a, Japan Local sup pliers are liste d below. Please c ontact the neares t sup[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued : Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-01231 102 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Most Important Hazards and Effects of the Products Human Health Effects : There are no anticipated carcinogenic effects from exposure based on animal tests performed using toner. When used as intende d according to instru[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued : Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-01231 103 8. EXPOSU RE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION Eng inee rin g Mea sures Ventilation : Not required under inte nded use. Expos ure Lim it Va lues OSHA-PEL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (Total Dust), 5m g /m 3 (Respirable Dust) ACGIH -TLV (U SA) : 10m g /m 3 (Tot[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued : Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-01231 104 Chronic Effect : In a study in rats of chronic inhalation exposure to a typical toner, a mild to moderate degree of lung fibrosis was observed in 92% of the rats in the high concentration (16m g /m 3 ) exposure group, and a minimal to mild degree [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued: Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-31231 105 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product Nam e : FO-DC550 / FO-55ND (Black Developer) Suppl ier Iden tific atio n : Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike- cho, Abeno-ku, Osak a, Japan Local sup pliers are liste d below. Please c ontact the neares t [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued: Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-31231 106 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Most Important Hazards and Effects of the Products Human Health Effects : There are no anticipated carcinogenic effects from exposure based on animal tests performed using toner. When used as intende d according to instruc[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued: Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-31231 107 8. EXPOSU RE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION Eng inee rin g Mea sures Ventilation : Not required under inte nded use. Expos ure Lim it Va lues OSHA-PEL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (Total Dust), 5m g /m 3 (Respirable Dust) ACGIH -TLV (U SA) : 10m g /m 3 (Tota[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Date Rivised : Mar. 1. 2004 Date Issued: Sep. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-31231 108 Chronic Effect : In a study in rats of chronic inhalati on exposure to a typical toner, a mild to moderate degree of lung fibrosis was observed in 92% of the rats in the high concentration (16m g /m 3 ) exposure group, and a minimal to mild degree [...]

109 INDEX Symbols [ ] key ......... ................. 10, 27, 29, 32 [ ] key .................... ................. ...... 10 [ ] key .................... ................. ...... 10 2 2 IN 1 cop y ...................... ................. 31 250-shee t paper fee d unit .......... 92, 98 [2-SIDED COPY] ke y ........... 10, 27, 28 A About the o perat[...]

110 I Initial s ettings ........ ................. ........... 12 Installa tion en vironmen t and u sable software ..................... ............ ........... 3 7 Installi ng Acrobat Reader ........... ...... 61 Installi ng the software - Custom installa tion ................ ...... 40 - Standard installa tion .................... 38 Interface c[...]

111 R Ready ind icator .... ........... ........... 1 1, 12 Reduction /enlarg ement/zo om ... ....... 25 Removing th e software .......... ........... 7 8 Reversing tra y ................. ........... .. 9, 8 2 Roller rotat ing knob ......... ................. 81 RSPF .............. ................. ........... ........ 9 RSPF indica tor .........[...]

112 INDEX BY PURPOSE Preparat ions Pape r, lo ading - Bypass tray................. ........... ....... 1 7 - Paper tray ............. ................. ....... 15 Power, turn of f ....................... ........... . 13 Power, turn on ...... ................. ........... . 12 Scan head lock ing sw itch, releasin g ............... .................[...]

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 [...]

PRINTED IN CHINA 2004E KS1 TINSE1323QSZZ Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-1163. www.sharpusa.com SHARP CORPORATION FO-DC550[...]