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    FO-2080 Online Man ual Star t Star t Click this "Star t" b utton.[...]

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    2 CONTENTS INDEX Intr oduction This manual describes the pr inter and scanner functions of the FO-2080 digital m ultifunctional system. T rademark Ac kno wledgments ● Microsoft ® , Windows ® , Windows ® 2000, Windo ws ® XP , Windows Vista ® and Internet Explorer ® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration in the U .S[...]

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    3 CONTENTS INDEX Ho w to Use the Online Manual This section e xplains how to vie w the online manual. Pl ease read this section bef o re using the online manual. F or inf or mation on using Acrobat Reader , see Acrobat Reader Help . Ho w to Control the Online Man ual In this manual, the f ollowing butto ns are displa yed at the bottom of each page.[...]

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    4 CONTENTS INDEX Contents Introduction 2 How to Use the Online Man ual 3 Basic Printing 5 Opening the Printer Dr iver F rom the "Star t" Button 7 Printer Dr iver Settings 8 Printing Multiple P ages on One P age 9 Fitting the Printed Image to the P aper 10 T wo-sided Pr inting 11 Rotating the Print Im age 180 Degrees 12 Printing a W ater m[...]

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    1 PRINT 5 CONTENTS INDEX Basic Printing (par t 1) The f ollowing e xample explains ho w to pr int a document from W ordP ad. Bef ore printing, make sure that the correct size of paper f or your document has been loaded in the machine . 1 Star t W or dP ad and open the document that you wish t o pr int. 2 Select "Print" fr om the applicati[...]

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    1 PRINT 6 CONTENTS INDEX Basic Printing (par t 2) If the tra y runs out of paper during printing Printing will automatically resume when paper is loaded in the tra y . When using the bypass tr a y , sele ct pr inter mode with the mode select k ey on the machine , load paper as instr ucted b y the message in the displa y , and then press the [ST AR [...]

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    1 PRINT 7 CONTENTS INDEX Opening the Printer Driver Fr om the "Star t" Button Y ou can open the pr inter dr iv er and change the pr inter dr iv er settings from the Window s "star t" button. Sett ings adjusted in th is w a y will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If y ou change the settings from the pr[...]

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    1 PRINT 8 CONTENTS INDEX Printer Driver Settings Some restrictions exist on the co mbinations of settings that can be selected in the printer dr iver setu p screen. When a restric tion is in eff ect, an inf or mation icon ( ) will ap pear ne xt to the setting. Click the icon to vie w an e xplanation of the restriction. Ta b The settings are grouped[...]

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    1 PRINT 9 CONTENTS INDEX Printing Multiple P a g es on One P a g e This f eature allows y ou to reduce and print two or f our document pages on a single sheet of paper . T o use this function, open the printer dr iver setup screen and select "2-Up" or "4-Up" f or "N -Up Pr inting" on the "Main" tab . ☞ See [...]

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    1 PRINT 10 CONTENTS INDEX Fitting the Printed Ima g e to the P aper The printer dr iver can adjust the siz e of the pr inted image to match the size of the pap er loaded in the machine. F ollow the steps sho wn below to use this function. The e x planatio n below assumes that y ou intend to print a letter size documen t on inv oice size paper . ☞[...]

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    1 PRINT 11 CONTENTS INDEX T w o-sided Printing This f eature allows y ou to pr int on both sides of the paper . T o use this function, open th e printer dr iver setup screen and select "2-S ided (Book)" or "2-Sided (T ab let)" from "Document Style" in the "Main" tab . ☞ See Basic Printing f or details on ho[...]

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    1 PRINT 12 CONTENTS INDEX Rotating the Print Ima g e 180 Degrees The print image can be rotated 180 degrees. This f eature is used to enable correct printi ng on env elopes and other pa per with flaps that can only be loaded in one orientation. T o use the f eature, select the image orientation in "I mage Or ientation" on the "P aper[...]

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    1 PRINT 13 CONTENTS INDEX Printing a W atermark Y ou can print a water mar k such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your doc ument. T o print a water mar k, open the printer dr iver , click the "W ater mar ks" tab , and follo w the steps below . See Basic Printing f or details on how to open the printer dr iv er . Ho w to Print a W atermark [...]

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    1 PRINT 14 CONTENTS INDEX Outline of the Print Status Windo w When pr inting begins, the Print St atus Window automatically opens . The Print Status Window is a utility that monitors the machine and sho ws the name of the document being pr inted and any error messages that occur . Status window Provides inf or mation on the current status of the pr[...]

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    2 SCAN 15 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning Over vie w The flow char t shown below pro v ides an ov er view of scanning. *1 TW AIN is an international interf ace standard f or scanners and other image acquisition de vices. By installing a TW AIN driv er o n y our computer , you can scan and work with images using a v ar iety of TW AIN-compliant applications [...]

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    2 SCAN 16 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a TW AIN-Compliant Application (par t 1) The SHARP scanner driver is compatible with the TW AIN standard, allowing it to be used with a v ariety of TW AIN-compl iant applications. The procedure f or scanning fr om some applications may diff er in pl aces from the procedure below . For more inf or mation, ref [...]

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    2 SCAN 17 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a TW AIN-Compliant Application (par t 2) 5 In the "Scanning P osition" menu, select the location where y ou placed the original in Step 1. ● If y ou placed a one-sided or iginal in the RSPF , select "SPF (Simple x)". When using the RSPF: ● If you placed a tw o-sided original in the R S[...]

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    2 SCAN 18 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a TW AIN-Compliant Application (par t 3) 7 Specify the scanning area and set the scan preferences. F or inf or mation on specifying the scan area and setting the scan pref erences, see scanner driv er Help . ☞ Scanner Driver Settings 8 When y ou are ready to begin scanning, c lick the "Scan" b utt[...]

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    2 SCAN 19 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a TW AIN-Compliant Application (par t 4) Scanner Driver Settings The scanner driver setup screen consists of the "Set-up screen", which lets y ou select scan settings, a nd the "Pre view screen", which shows the scanned image. F or details on the scan settings, clic k the "Help" [...]

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    2 SCAN 20 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a TW AIN-Compliant Application (par t 5) Previe w screen Previe w window Clic k the "Pre view" b utton in the Set-up screen to displa y the scanned image. Y ou can specif y the scanning area b y dragging the mouse inside the windo w . The inside of the frame that is created when y ou drag the mouse [...]

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    2 SCAN 21 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a WIA-Compliant Application (Windo ws XP/Vista) (par t 1) If y ou are using Windows XP/Vista, y ou can use the WIA dr iv er to scan from Shar pdesk, P aint and other W IA-compliant application s. The procedure f or scanni ng using P aint is e xplained in the follo wing. 1 Place the original that y o u wish to[...]

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    2 SCAN 22 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om a WIA-Compliant Application (Windo ws XP/Vista) (par t 2) 4 Clic k the "Scan" b utton. ● Scanning begins and the imag e is acquired into P aint. ● Use "Sa ve" in your applicat ion to specify a file name and f older f or the scanned image, and sa v e the image. ● T o cancel a scanning[...]

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    2 SCAN 23 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om the "Scanner an d Camera Wizar d" (Windo ws XP) (par t 1) The procedure f or scanning with t he "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP is e xplained here . The "Scanner and Camera Wizard" lets you scan an image without using a WI A-compliant application. 1 Place the original t[...]

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    2 SCAN 24 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om the "Scanner an d Camera Wizar d" (Windo ws XP) (par t 2) 5 Select the "Picture type" and "P aper source", and c lic k the "Next" b utton. ● If y ou placed the or iginal on the document glass, select "Flatbed" f or the "P aper source". ● If y ou [...]

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    2 SCAN 25 CONTENTS INDEX Scanning fr om the "Scanner an d Camera Wizar d" (Windo ws XP) (par t 3) 7 When scanning ends, th e f ollowing screen will appear . Select the next task that y ou wish to perf orm, and then c lick the "Ne xt" b utton. If you are ready to end the se ssion, clic k "Nothing. I'm finished working w[...]

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    2 SCAN 26 CONTENTS INDEX Outline of Button Mana g er Button Manager is a software utilit y that allo ws you to use the scanner function at th e machine . Button Manager allows y ou to configure six sets of scanning settings as a sca n menu on the machine . T o vie w Help f or a setting, clic k the b utton in the upper r ight-h and cor ner of the wi[...]

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    2 SCAN 27 CONTENTS INDEX Button Mana g er Settings (par t 1) Once installed, Button Manager nor mally r uns in the backg round in the Windows operat ing system. If you n eed to change Button Manager settings, f o llow the steps belo w . F or details on Button Manager se ttings, see Button Manager Help . ☞ Outline of Button Manager 1 Right-c lic k[...]

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    2 SCAN 28 CONTENTS INDEX Button Mana g er Settings (par t 2) 4 Set up the "Color Mode", "Edge" and other scan settings in the "Scan Setup" area. The tab names are initial ly "SC1:" to "SC6:". T o assign a name to a tab , click the "Menu Name" b utton and enter the desired name. After enter[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 29 CONTENTS INDEX T r oub leshooting (par t 1) If yo u e xper ience difficulty using the ma chine, chec k the f o llowing troub leshoot ing guide before calling f or ser vice. Many prob lems can be easily resolved b y the user . If y ou are unable to solv e the prob lem using the troub lesh ooting guide, turn off the pow er s wit[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 30 CONTENTS INDEX T r oub leshooting (par t 2) Problem Cause and solution Page The machine does not print. The printer driver has not been install ed properly. → Follow these steps to che ck and see if the printe r driver is installed. 1 Click the "start" button, cl ick "Control Panel", click "P rinters[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 31 CONTENTS INDEX T r oub leshooting (par t 3) Problem Cause and solution Page The machine does not print. The "FORCED OUTPUT" sett ing is set to "OFF". → When "FORCED OUTPUT" is set to "OFF" and there is no paper in the machine that is the same size as the prin t image, load paper in the[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 32 CONTENTS INDEX T r oub leshooting (par t 4) Problem Cause and solution Page The printed image is skewed or it runs off the paper. The size of paper loaded in t he tray is not the size speci fied in the printer driver. → Check if the "Paper Size" options suit the size of paper loaded in the tray. → If the "Fi[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 33 CONTENTS INDEX T r oub leshooting (par t 5) Problem Cause and solution Page Poor scanning quality. You have not specified a su itable value for the "B/W Threshold" setting. → If you are scanning with a TWAIN-compliant application and are using "Red", "Green" or "Blue" mode from "L[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 34 CONTENTS INDEX T r oub leshooting (par t 6) Problem Cause and solution Page Unable to scan the image. If scanning is not possible, shut down your computer, turn off the machine's power switch, and unplug the machine's power cord. Next, start your computer, restore power to the machine, and try scanning again. If s ca[...]

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    3 TROUBLESHOO TING 35 CONTENTS INDEX If a Notice P a g e is printed If y ou find that a notice page has been pr in ted at the end of a pr int job , the pr int da ta received from the computer has not be en printed as specified. If the f ollowing Notice P age is printed, disable the R OPM functi on by remo ving the checkmark from "ROPM" in[...]

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    4 PRINTER DRIVER FEA TURES 36 CONTENTS INDEX Printer Driver Features (par t 1) (continued) *1 Will be reduced to letter size or the specif ied siz e bef ore pr inting. *2 This initial setting may v ar y depending on your operating system se ttings . F or inf or mation on each setting, see Help in the pr inter dr iver setup screen. Tab Setting Selec[...]

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    4 PRINTER DRIVER FEA TURES 37 CONTENTS INDEX Printer Driver Features (par t 2) Tab Setting Selections Initial setting Advanced Print Quality Draft/Normal/Photo Normal 2 Gradation Print On/Off Off [Image Adjustment] Brightness 0 to 100 50 Contrast 0 to 100 50 Watermarks Watermark (None)/TOP SECRET/CONFIDENT IAL/DRAFT/ORIGINAL/COPY (None) Text - - Si[...]

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    5 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 38 CONTENTS INDEX About the W eb P a g e If the machine is used as a network pr inte r , you can access the W eb pag e in the machine using a Web bro wser . Y ou can chec k and change network settings in the We b pag e, and chec k the pr inter status. Accessing the W eb page Use the f ollowing procedure to access the W [...]

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    5 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 39 CONTENTS INDEX Configuration via the W eb P age T o change netw or k settings, clic k "NIC Setup". The follo wing screen will appear . [NIC Setup] After changing the network settings, clic k the "Subm it" button to store the new settings . If you wish to cancel the ne w setting s, clic k the "[...]

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    6 INDEX 40 CONTENTS Inde x F or detailed inf or mation on the settings in the pr inter dr iv er , Pr int Status Window , scanner driver , and Button Manager , see th e help files f or each. A About the W eb P age .......... 38 Adv anced ........................... 37 Application Selection .......... 26 "A uto Scan Area Adjustment" b utton[...]

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