Sharp AL-2051 manual

DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM OPERATION GUIDE AL-2051 MODEL[...]

Shielde d interf ace c able s must b e used with this equ ipment to ma intain compl iance with EMC regulat ions. Do not make co pies of anyth ing whic h is p rohi bit ed fro m copyin g by law . The f ollo wing ite ms are no rmally prohibit ed from cop ying b y nat ional law . Ot her items ma y be prohibit ed by loca l la w . Money St amps Bond s St[...]

1 INTRODUCTION .... ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. ...... 4 MAIN FEA TURES .............. ........... ................. ................. ................. ................. 5 1 PREP ARA TIONS P ART NAMES .................... ................. ................. ................. ............[...]

2 6 PRINTER FUNCTIONS PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS ......... ................ ................. ................. .... 58 USING THE PRINTER MODE ..... ................. ........... ................. ................. .... 59 BASIC PRINTING ......... ................ ................. ................. ................. ............... 60 OPENING THE P[...]

3 9 TROUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTENANCE DISPLA Y MESSA GES ............. ................. ................ ................. ................. .. 1 38 TROUBLESHO O TING THE MA CHINE ............... ................. ................. ....... 143 PROBLEMS DURING SETUP THE SOFTW ARE ..................... ................... 150 MISFEED REMO V AL ......[...]

4 INTRODUCTION Using the manual This machine has been designed to provide c onven ient copying features in a minimum amount of office space and with maximum operational ease. To get full use of all machine features, b e sure to familiarize yo urself with this manual a nd the mac hine. About the operation guides The opera tion guide s for the m achi[...]

5 MAIN FEA TURES High-speed la ser copying First-cop y time* 1 is onl y 8.0* 2 se conds. Copyin g speed is 20 copies per minu te. This is ide al for busine ss use and pro vides a big boos t to workpla ce produc tivity. * 1 The fi rst-copy tim e is measu red after t he pow er save ind icator turn s off fo llowing power on, using the doc ument gla ss[...]

6 LCD panel displ ays mess ages The LCD p anel dis plays m essages tha t show function sett ings and the st atus of the machi ne. Laser printer function • Printer func tion The accom panying printer drive r can be installed to enable u se of the mac hine as a printer. • Network printer function A LAN connec tor is pro vided as a standa rd featu[...]

7 1 Chapter 1 PREP ARA T IONS This ch apter p rovides basic in formatio n that y ou shou ld know before using th e machin e. P AR T NAMES The follo wing il lustration shows the part name s of the AL -2051. Document glas s P aper output tra y ex tension Operation pa nel P ower s witc h Fron t cove r Handles Paper tra y P ower cord socket Side cover [...]

PREP AR A TIO NS 8 Operation panel [MODE SELECT] key / Mode indicators Pres s this key to se lect the mo de. The in dicat or of th e se lect ed mode li ght s (c opy, pri nte r, s canner mode in dicat ors) . Display This sh ows me ssages in dicating the machin e status and any prob lems that occur, as well as use r program s and function sett ing me[...]

9 PREP ARA TION S [ZOOM] key Pre ss to sele ct an enla rgeme nt or redu ctio n rati o. To s elect a pr eset ra tio setti ng, press the [ZOOM] key and select the desired pres et r atio. To select a ra ti o that is not preset, press t he [ZOOM] key, select th e pres et r atio that is c lose st t o th e de sire d ratio, and t hen press t he [ ] key ( [...]

10 PO WER ON AND OFF The power s witch is loc ated on th e left side o f 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 sh ow the i nitial se ttings of t he display will al so light u p to indi cate the re ady condition . For the initial settings, see th e [...]

11 SETTING THE D A TE AND TIME Follow ing to the language setting, Da te and Tim e setting sc reen appe ars. Set the date and time by p ressing t he keys on the ope ration panel as sh own bel ow. If you en ter an incorrec t number, pre ss the [CLEAR] key ( ) and re-e nter the number. The time can be di splayed in 12-hou r or 24-hour format. "M[...]

PREP AR A TIO NS 12 To chang e the dis play form at to 12-hou r or 24-hour format, fol low the steps below : 1 Press the [MEN U] key. 2 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) until "1:U SER PROGRAM" ap pears , and then press the [OK] key. 3 Press t he [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) until "3 2:DATE& TIME FORMAT" a ppears, and then [...]

13 PREP ARA TIONS 7 Press the [MEN U] key. Press th e [MENU] key to exit. To chang e the o rder of dis play of th e date, fol low the steps below : 1 Press the [MEN U] key. 2 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) until "1:U SER PROGRAM" ap pears , and then press the [OK] key. 3 Press t he [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) until "3 2:DATE&[...]

PREP AR A TIO NS 14 6 Press the [OK] key. 7 Press the [MEN U] key. Press th e [MENU] key to exit. Initial settings The mach ine reverts to the initia l settings w hen it is first tu rned on, wh en the [CLEAR ALL] key ( ) is pres sed, or w hen no k eys are pr essed for the preset "AUTO CLEAR" tim e follow ing the e nd of a co py job. Wh en[...]

15 PREP ARA TIONS Power off Make sure that th e machine is not in operation and th en turn the power switch to the " OFF" position. If the power switc h is turned off while the machine is in operat ion, a mis feed may occur and t he job that was in progress w ill be ca nceled. In cases where t he machi ne will not be us ed for a long tim [...]

16 2 Chapter 2 LO ADING P APER The tray l ocation i ndicator will blink when there is no pap er in the s elected paper tray, or w hen the s elected p aper tray is not close d or is im properly closed. P APER For best re sults, us e only SH ARP recomm ended pa per. * 1 The numb er of shee ts of paper tha t can be loa ded varies depend ing on the we [...]

LO ADING P A PER 17 Special papers Follow these gui delines when using specia l papers. ● Use SHARP recomme nded transpa rency fil m and label sh eets. Using o ther than SHARP recommended paper may result i n misfeeds or smudge s on the output. I f other than SHARP recomm ended media must be used, feed each she et one at a ti me usin g the bypass[...]

LO ADING P APER 18 3 Store the pressure plate loc k which h as been r emoved in step 2. To store the pre ssure plat e lock, rotate th e lock to sec ure it as shown below. 4 Fan the p aper and in sert it in to the t ray. Make sure tha t the edges go under the c orner hooks. 5 Gently push the paper tray back into th e machine. • D o not load pa per[...]

19 BYP ASS FEED (including special paper) The bypa ss tray can be used t o feed standard p aper, transpare ncy film , labels , envelop es, and ot her sp ecial purp ose pape r. Important points when inserti ng paper in the bypass tray Up to 50 s heets of st andard cop y paper can be inserted in the bypa ss tray. (Capa city will vary dependin g on th[...]

LO ADING P APER 20 Loading paper in the bypass tray 1 Open the bypass t ray and ex tend the tray. 2 Set the bypass tray pa per guide s to the paper w idth. In sert the paper (print face down) a ll the way into the bypass tray. 3 Press the [TRAY S ELECT] key ( ) to s elect the bypass t ray. • Paper must be fed narrow side first into the feed slot.[...]

21 CHANGING A TRA Y'S P APER SIZE SETT ING Foll ow th ese s tep s to ch ange a tra y's pa per siz e sett ing . 1 Press the [MEN U] key. Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) unt il "PAPER SIZE" appears, a nd then press the [ OK] key. 2 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the tray, and t hen press the [OK] key. 3 Press [...]

22 3 Chapter 3 MAKING COPIES This ch apter expl ains bas ic copy ing 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 th e original scale and t he centeri ng ( ) mark. 2 Gently cl ose the RSP F. 3 Select the number of [...]

MAKING COPIES 23 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 ori ginal(s) face up i n the document fe eder tray . The RSPF in dicator on the opera tion panel will light up. If this ind icator does not lig ht up, the or iginals a re not prop[...]

MAKING COPIES 24 Origina ls that ca nnot be u sed in the RSPF The follo wing ori ginals c annot be u sed. Thes e may caus e misfe eds or sm udging an d unclear i mages. • T ransparenci es, tr acing p aper , other tra nsparent o r transl ucent pap er , and photog raph s. • Carbon paper , thermal paper . • Or ig inal s that ar e crea sed , fold[...]

MAKING COPIES 25 Setting the number of copies Press the numeric keys to set the nu mber of co pies. The set num ber of copi es appe ars in the disp lay. A maxi mum of 99 co pies can be set. If you w ish to ma ke only a single copy, co pying is possib le with the display show ing "0 ". SELECTING THE TRA Y Press th e [TRAY SE LECT] k ey ( )[...]

26 MAKING A COPY D A RKER OR LIGHTER Automatic exposu re adjustm ent is i nitially enabled. This func tion autom aticall y adjusts the copy image ac cording to the orig inal bein g copied. If you wis h to sele ct the expo sure leve l yourse lf, foll ow the step s below . (Select fro m two origi nal types and five exposure levels for each o riginal [...]

27 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Copies c an be reduc ed down to 25% or enl arged up t o 400%. (Wh en the RSPF is being us ed, the zo om copy ratio rang e is 50% to 200%.) Th e [ZOOM ] key ca n be pressed t o quickly select a ra tio from among eight prese t ratios. In a dditio n, the [ ] key ( ) and [ ] key ( ) can b e pres sed to se lect the ra tio i[...]

28 4 Chapter 4 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS A U T OMA TIC TWO-SIDED COPYING Two origin als can be automat ically co pied onto both sides of a sing le sheet of paper. When the R SPF is used, tw o-sided c opies of two-s ided origi nals can easily be ma de. When perf orming automat ic two-sided co pying of one-s ided origin als, the orienta tion of the c[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 29 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 COPY () ] key until "1 TO 2" a ppears , and then p ress the [OK] key. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) t o select th e binding edge an d th[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 30 Using the RSPF 1 Place the o riginal(s) in the RSPF. (p .23) If you p lace an o dd numbe r of origin als for on e-sided to two-sided copying, the las t page w ill be on e-sided. 2 Press the [2-SIDED CO PY () ] key a nd select the tw o-sided copy mode that you wish to u se. The mod e changes as follo ws each time you pre[...]

31 SOR T COPY Copies of multi ple origin al pages can sorte d into se ts. Using the document glass 1 Place the f irst original. ( p.22) 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP. FUN ( )] key until "S ORT" appea rs and t hen pres s the [OK] key. 3 Press the [ ] ke y ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and then pres s the [OK] key. 4 Se[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 32 Using the RSPF 1 Place the o riginals . (p.23) 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP. FUN ( )] key until "S ORT" appea rs and t hen pres s the [OK] key. 3 Press the [ ] ke y ( ) to move " " t o the "ON" position and then the [OK] key. 4 Select the number of copies and any other settings, and then press t[...]

33 COPYING MUL TIPLE ORIG IN ALS ONT O A SINGLE SHEET OF P APER (2 IN 1 copy) Multipl e original s can be copied o nto a sing le sheet of paper in a selec ted layou t pattern. This func tion is convenient for compi ling mul ti-page refe rence ma terials into a compac t format, or for prov iding an overview o f all page s of a do cument on a singl e[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 34 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) t o select the original siz e and t hen press t he [OK] key. The following o rigina l sizes ca n be sele cted: "A4", "B5 ", "A5", " 8.5x14", " 8.5x13", "8.5x11", "8.5x5 .5" 5 Set the number of copie s and any oth[...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 35 Using the RSPF 1 Place the o riginals . (p.23) 2 Press the [E-S ORT/SP.F UN () ] key until "2IN1" appears an d then p ress t he [OK] key. 3 Press the [ ] ke y ( ) to move " " t o the "ON" position and then press the [OK] key. 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the original siz[...]

36 CREA TING MARGINS WHEN COPYING (Mar gin shift) The margi n shift fu nction is used to aut omatic ally shift the text or image or the co py paper approx imately 10mm . As show n below, LO NG EDGE or SHORT ED GE can be selecte d. 1 Place the o riginal( s). 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP. FUN ( )] key until "MARGIN SHIFT" appears and then press [...]

CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 37 3 Press the [ ] ke y ( ) to move " " t o the "ON" position and the n press the [OK] key. 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) t o select the margin position and the n press the [OK] ke y. Select "LONG EDGE" or "SHORT EDGE". For the m argin pos ition, se e the prev ious pag e. 5 [...]

38 ID CARD COPY You can c opy the f ront and rev erse sides of ID ca rd onto a p age through this function . The ID c ard print ima ge is sh own as f ollows. 1 Press the [E-SORT.SP.FU NC] key until "ID CARD C OPY" appears an d the pr ess the [ OK] key. 2 Press the [ ] ke y ( ) to move " " t o the "ON" position and then[...]

39 5 Chapter 5 INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE This ch apter exp lains ho w to insta ll and configu re the so ftware tha t is requ ired for th e printer an d scanne r functions o f the mac hine. SOFTW AR E The CD- ROM that accompa nies the machine conta ins the fo llowing so ftware: MFP driver Printer drive r The pr inter driver en ables yo u to use t he[...]

40 BEFORE INST ALLA TION Hardware and s oftware requirements Check the following hardware and softwa re requirem ents in o rder to inst all the softwar e. * 1 Compat ible with W indows 2 000 Prof ession al, Windows XP Profes sional/H ome Edi tion, Windo ws Vista or W indows 7 pr einstalle d model standa rdly equ ipped with a USB port. * 2 Printing [...]

41 INST AL LING THE SOFTW A RE Using the machine with a USB connection 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the machine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceedi ng. If the cable is c onnected, a Plug an d Play wind ow will appe ar. If th is happen s, click the "Canc el" button to clos e the windo w and di sconnect th[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 42 6 Read the "Readme First" in the "Welc ome" window and then click the " Next" b utton. 7 To install al l of the so ftware, cl ick the "Standar d" button and go to step 11. To install part icular packages , click the " Custom" button an d go to next st ep. 8 Click the &qu[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 43 10 You will return to the window of st ep 8. If you wish to install Button Manager, click the "Butt on Manager" button. 11 When installing is finished, click t he "Close" button. A mess age wil l appear inst ructin g you to conn ect the m achine to your compu ter. Click the "OK" button. 12 [...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 44 Connecting a USB cable Follow the procedure below to connect the machin e to your c omputer. A USB cable f or connec ting the m achine to y our comp uter is not include d with the machin e. Please p urchase the appropr iate cabl e for your com puter. 1 Insert the cable into the USB connector o n the mach ine. 2 Insert t[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 45 Using the machine as a network printer 1 Insert the LAN cable int o the LAN connector o n the mach ine. Use a network ca ble that i s shielded . 2 Tu rn on t he mac hine. 3 Insert the "Software CD- ROM" into your computer 's CD-ROM driv e. 4 Click the "s tart" button, clic k "My Computer &q[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 46 8 Click the "St andard" button of the "Connect via the networ k" menu. 9 Printers c onnect ed to the n etwork are detect ed. Sel ect the ma chine and click the "Next" button. 10 A confirmation window appe ars. Check the contents and then click the " Next" b utton. 11 Select whethe[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 47 12 Follow the on-sc reen instruct ions. Read the mess age in the window t hat appear s and c lick the " Next" b utton. Install ation begins . 13 When the in stallatio n complete d screen ap pears, click the "O K" button. 14 Click the "Close" button. This comp letes the installatio n of the [...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 48 Sharing the printer us ing windows networking If the machine w ill be us ed as a s hared prin ter on a net work, fol low these steps to install the printer driver in the clien t compute r. 1 Insert the "Software CD- ROM" into your computer 's CD-ROM driv e. 2 Click the "s tart" button, clic k &q[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 49 7 Click the "Printer Driver" button. To view informatio n on the soft ware, click the "Disp lay Readm e" button. 8 Select "Sha red Printer" and click the "Next" button. 9 For t he po rt t o be u sed, se lect the machine set as a sh ared print er, and click the "Next" but[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 50 13 Click the "Close" button in the window of step 6. This comp letes the installatio n of the so ftware. • After insta llation, see "CONFIGURING THE PRI NTER DRIVER" (p .54) to c heck the printer driv er settings . • T o install the Printer Status M onitor , see "Insta lling the printer stat[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 51 Installing the printer status monitor 1 Insert the "Software CD- ROM" into your computer 's CD-ROM driv e. 2 Click the "s tart" button, clic k "My Computer " ( ), a nd then double-click the CD-ROM icon ( ). • In Windows Vis ta/7, click the "Start" button, clic k "Compu[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 52 7 Click the "Printe r Status Monitor " button. To view informatio n on the soft ware, click the "Disp lay Readm e" button. 8 Follow the on-sc reen instruct ions. 9 When the installa tion complet ed scree n appears, c lick th e "Finish" button. To have the Printer Status Mon itor start a uto[...]

53 HO W T O INST ALL SHARPDESK The "Sharp desk Info rmation G uide" pro vides de tailed in struction s for inst alling Sharpde sk. However, if you ne ed to use Sharpdesk , please refer to the "Sharpdesk " CD-ROM . 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Insert the "Sharp desk" CD-RO M into your CD-ROM drive. 3 Click on "Sharpd[...]

54 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER After insta lling the printer driv er, you m ust conf igure the p rinter d river setting s appropria tely for the number o f paper trays on t he machine and the s ize of pap er loaded i n each tra y. 1 Click the "s tart" button, clic k "Control Panel" , click "Pr inters and Other Hardwar e&[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 55 4 Click the " Set Tray Status" button and select the size of paper th at is loaded in e ach tray. Select a tray in th e "Paper sourc e" menu, and s elect the si ze of p aper loade d in that tray from the " Set P aper Size" m enu. Repea t for each tray. 5 Click the "OK" button in t[...]

56 SETTING UP B UTT ON MANA GER Button Ma nager is a software program that works wit h the scanne r driver to enable scannin g from the mach ine. To scan using the machin e, Button Ma nager mus t be link ed with the scan menu on the mach ine. Foll ow the s teps belo w to link Bu tton Mana ger to sc anner even ts. Windows XP/Vista/7 1 Click the &quo[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE 57 Windows 2000 1 Click the "Start" button, select "S ettings", and then click "Control Panel". 2 Double-click the "Scanner s and Cameras" icon. 3 Select " SHARP AL-xx xx" and click the "Proper ties" b utton. 4 In the "P ropert ies" scree n, click t he &[...]

58 6 Chapter 6 PRINTER FUNCTIONS PRINTER/SCANNER FU NCTIONS The machine includes a USB conne ctor and a LAN connector as standard equipment. The printe r and sca nner function s can be used throu gh the USB c onnector a nd the LAN connec tor. (Scan u sing TWAIN a nd Button M anager c an only be us ed throug h USB connec tor.) The mac hine has the f[...]

59 USING THE PRINTER MOD E The proce dure for lo ading pap er for printi ng is the same as for loading c opy pape r. See "LOADING PAPER" (p. 16). • Pr int jobs re ceived wh ile the machine is copy ing will be stor ed in memor y . When the cop y job is finished, the p rint jobs will begin print ing. • P rint ing is not poss ible when t[...]

60 B ASIC PRI NTING The follo wing exam ple expl ains how to print a do cument fr om WordPad . Before pri nting, ma ke sure that the correct size of paper fo r your do cume nt has bee n loaded i n the mac hine. 1 Start WordPa d and open the document that you wish to pr int. 2 Select "P rint" fr om the ap plication' s "File"[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 61 If the tray runs out of paper during printing Printing wil l automa tically resume whe n paper is lo aded in th e tray. When usi ng the by pass tray , select printer mo de with t he mode sel ect key on the machin e, load pape r as instru cted by the messag e in the dis play, and then pres s the [START] key to resume printing. W[...]

62 OPEN ING T HE PR INTER DR IVER FROM THE "ST ART" BUTT ON Printer driv er setting s can be configure d by open ing the p rinter drive r from the Windows " start" but ton. Setting s adjust ed in this way will b e the initial settings when you pr int from an ap plicat ion. (If y ou change the settings in the pr inter drive r set[...]

63 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS To view Help for a setting, c lick the button in the up per right-ha nd cor ner of the window and then clic k the se tting. Some rest riction s exist on the co mbinatio ns of sett ings that can b e selecte d in the printer dri ver setu p screen. Wh en a res triction i s in eff ect, an i nformatio n icon ( ) will app ear n[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 64 TWO-S IDED PRINTING The p rin ter d river setu p scr een of models that supp ort two-si ded printi ng contains a "Docum ent Style" setting in the "Mai n" tab. Th is feat ure allows you to print on b oth sides of the pa per. To use th is functi on, open t he printer driver se tup scree n and sel ect "2-S[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 65 Pamphle t style Pamphlet style pri nts two pag es each on the front a nd back of each s heet of pap er (four page s total on one shee t) so that t he sheets c an be fol ded dow n the cent er and bound to create a p amphlet. T his func tion is conv enient w hen you wish to compile printed pa ges into a pamphl et. To use this f u[...]

66 PRINTING MUL TIPLE P A GES ON ONE P A GE This feat ure allow s you to reduce and p rint two, four, s ix, eight or sixteen do cume nt pages on a single sheet of paper. To use th is functi on, open t he printer d river setu p screen and select the numbe r of pages pe r sheet (2-Up , 4-Up, 6 -Up, 8-Up, 9- Up, or 16-Up) i n "N-Up Prin ting"[...]

67 FITTING THE PRINTED IMA GE T O THE P APER The printe r driver ca n adjust the si ze of the printed im age to ma tch the s ize of the paper loa ded in the mach ine. Follow the steps shown below to us e this fu nction. Th e explan ation b elow assu mes that you intend to print an A4 or letter s ize doc ument onto a B5 or inv oice si ze paper. ☞ [...]

68 R O T A TING THE PRINT IMA GE 180 DEGREES The print image ca n be rotate d 180 degre es. This feature is used to enable correc t printing on envel opes and other pape r with flaps that can only be loade d in one orienta tion. To use the featu re, sele ct the image orient ation in "Imag e Orienta tion" on t he "Main " tab, and[...]

69 PRINTIN G A W A TERMARK You can p rint a wa termark su ch as "CO NFIDENT IAL" on yo ur docume nt. To prin t a waterma rk, open th e prin ter driver, cli ck the "W atermarks " tab, and follow the steps below. ☞ See "BASIC PRINTI NG" (p .60) f or detai ls on ho w to open the printer driv er . How to Print a Wate rma[...]

70 PRINTING TEXT AND LINES/GRAPHICS IN BLA CK Color te xt, lines and vector g raphics that are fai nt when printed nor mally c an be printed in black t o impr ove legib ility. Printing text in bl ack Text that is any c olor other than whit e is prin ted in bla ck. To use th is functi on, open t he printer d river setu p screen and select the "[...]

71 PRINTER UTILITY Printer Status Monitor (f or general users) "Printer Stat us Monit or" is on the "Softw are CD-ROM". This allows the user to chec k on the compu ter screen wheth er or not the machi ne is able to print . It provide s inform ation on e rror states such as paper mis feeds and s hows th e configura tion of th e m[...]

72 USING THE PRINTER UTIL ITY Starting up the printer utility If the Print er Status M onitor is not running , use the following procedure t o start the util itie s. Printer Status Monit or Click the "Start" but ton, point to "All Prog rams" ("Programs " in Windo ws 2000) a nd then "SHARP Prin ter Status Mon itor&[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 73 Changing the Printer St atus Monitor settings Once inst alled, the Printer St atus Monitor normally runs in the b ackgroun d in Window s. If you need to chang e the Printer Status Monitor set tings, follo w the steps below. 1 Right-cli ck the Printer Stat us Monitor icon ( ) on the task bar, and select "Prefere nces" [...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 74 Checking t he pr inter sta tus The Printer Status Monito r allows y ou to check whether or not toner and paper rema in in t he mach ine. 1 Right-cli ck the Printer Stat us Monitor icon ( ) on the task bar, and select "SHAR P XX-XXX X Status" f rom the pop-up menu. 2 Click the "Det ail" button. The window exp[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 75 To coll apse the window, c lick the "Hide det ail" butto n. By default, the collap sed window initial ly appears wh en "SHAR P XX- XXXX Status " is selecte d in Step 1. If desire d, you can chang e the setting to ha v e the e xpanded window init ially appear . ☞ "Chang ing the P rinte r St atus Monit [...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 76 Cancel a print job To cance l a print j ob that is already in progres s, select pr inter m ode with the mode select k ey on th e machine a nd then press the [C LEAR] ke y ( ) or the [CLEAR ALL] key ( ). "CANCEL PRINT JOB?" w ill app ear in the display. Select "YES " and pres s the [OK] key. When "Paper [...]

77 ABOUT THE WEB P A GES The Web s erver is acc essed usi ng a Web br owser on your compu ter. The Web pages in clude both pages for u sers and pa ges for the administ rator. In the us er Web pages, u sers can monitor th e machi ne, directl y print a file specifi ed on a c omputer, and sele ct printer configura tion setti ngs. In th e adminis trato[...]

78 ABOUT THE WEB P A GES (FOR USERS) When yo u acces s the us er Web pag es in th e machi ne, the fo llowing pa ge will appear in your b rowser. A menu fra me appea rs on the l eft side o f the page . When you click a n item in the menu, a s creen ap pears in t he right fra me that al lows you t o configu re setting s for that item . Menu frame Cli[...]

79 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER CONDITION SETTINGS The printe r conditio n setting s allow ba sic prin ter setting s to be c onfigured. The foll owin g item s can be se t: • De f au lt Set ting s: Basic set tings tha t are main ly us ed wh en t he pr inte r dr iver i s not us ed. • PCL Setti ngs: PCL symb ol set, f ont, line f eed c ode, a nd other [...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 80 Printer condition setting menu Clic k on a setti ng to view an exp lan atio n of the set ti ng. Printer condition settings Fact ory de fau lt set ti ngs ar e indi cat ed in b old. De faul t Sett ing s Condition Settings Default Settings Fac tory default settin gs Copies 1 Orientatio n Po r t ra i t Def ault P aper Size A4 Def a[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 81 PCL Settings Def ault P aper Source Au t o , Tr a y 1 , Tr a y 2 * , Bypass ( A uto) Set t he d efault pa per tray . * Selectio ns a vai labl e depend on the tra ys tha t are insta lled. 2-Sided Print 1-Sided , 2-Sided (Boo k), 2-Sided (T abl et) When [2-Si ded (Book)] is selec ted, two-s ided printing tak es place so a s to al[...]

82 ABOUT THE WEB P A GES (FOR THE ADMINISTRA T OR) In additi on to t he menus that appe ar for use rs, other m enus tha t can onl y be use d by the admi nistrator a ppear in th e admini strator Web pages. A menu fra me appea rs on the l eft side o f the page . When you click a n item in the menu, a s creen ap pears in t he right fra me that al lows[...]

83 PR O TECTING INFORMA T ION PR OGRAMMED IN THE WEB P A GE ([P ass wo rd s]) Passwords ca n be set (c lick [Pass words] in th e menu frame ) to restrict We b page access and prote ct setting s. The administ rator mus t change the passwo rd from the factory d efault setting. T he administ rator must also tak e care to re member th e new passw ord. [...]

84 KEY OPERA T OR PROG RAMS The key operator pro grams are used to pr ohibit ch anges to the [Conditi on Setting s] and to co nfigure in terface se ttings. • Def ault Se ttings (p .80): Select th e setting fo r which y ou wi sh to proh ibit change s. • Int erface se tt ings ( p.85): Enable m oni tor ing of dat a se nt to the ne twor k po r t an[...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 85 Key operator programs When "YES, NO" appears in th e "Settings " column, "YES" is selected when a checkm ark appea rs in the checkbo x of the i tem, and " NO" is s elected w hen checkm ark does not appea r. De faul t set tin gs Interf ace setting s Item Settings Description Prohibit T est[...]

86 E-MAIL ST A T US AND E-MAIL ALERT SET TINGS These f unctions send i nformatio n on ma chine u se (print count, copy c ount, etc .) and error cond itions (pa per misfe ed, out of paper, out of toner, etc .) via e-mai l to the adminis trator of the machin e or the dealer. Information setup Machin e identifi cation in formation for the sta tus and [...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 87 Status mess age setup Use the s tatus messa ge functi on to send th e current c ounter inf ormation, including the copy count, pr int count, and to tal output count, bas is on th e specifi ed schedul e. The desti nations can be se t for admi nistrat ors and deal ers respec tively. To set up the st atus messa ge, follow these s [...]

PRINTER FUNCTIONS 88 Alerts m essage setup Use the al ert mess age function to send a lert inform ation, su ch as empty toner and paper and trouble includi ng paper mis feeds, to specifie d destin ations whe n such problems occur. T he destin ations can b e set for a dminist rators and d ealers respecti vely. To set up the alert m essage , follow t[...]

89 REMO VING THE SOFTW ARE In the ev ent that yo u need to remove th e print er driver or utilities , follow the se steps : Windows 1 Click the "start" button, and then c lick "Control Panel". On Win dows 2000 , click t he "Start" b utton, sel ect "Setti ngs", and then click "Cont rol Panel". 2 Clic[...]

90 PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICA TIONS Function PCL6 F requently us ed functio ns Numb er o f c opies 1 to 999 Pr inti ng or ie nta tion Y es T wo-sided printing Y es Binding St yle Book/T ab let P amphlet Style Y es N-up Number 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 Order Sel ectab le Border Y es/No P aper Pa p e r S i z e Y e s Custom P aper Size 1 size Source Sel ection [...]

91 USING THE SCA NNER MODE The p roc edur e for p lac ing th e orig ina l is the sam e as f or c opyin g. Se e "N ORMA L COPYING" (p.22). Scanner m ode cann ot be used at the follow ing times : • A misf eed has occu rred (paper mis fe ed or original misf eed in the RSPF). • The user progra ms are be ing used . • The tray paper size [...]

92 7 Chapter 7 SCANNE R FUNCTIONS ABOUT THE SC AN T O USB AND NETWORK SCANNER FUN CTION With this machin e a docum ent or pho to can be scanned into an im age file and sent over a netw ork or the Int ernet to a file server, e-ma il destina tion, your o wn compute r or USB me mory i nstalled on the ma chine. Yo u can sel ect from t he follow ing tra[...]

93 SETTINGS AND PR OGRAMMI NG REQUIRED FOR THE NETWORK SCANNER FEA TURE To us e t he Ne twor k Sca nne r fe atur e, s etti ngs fo r th e S MTP se rver , DN S ser ver, an d destinat ion ad dresses must be c onfigur ed. To config ure the se ttings, us e a com puter that i s connecte d to the sa me netw ork as the machi ne to access the mac hine'[...]

94 ABOUT THE WEB P A GE (FOR USERS) When yo u succe ssful ly conn ect to t he Web s erver in the m achine, the foll owing p age wi ll appear in yo ur brow ser. A menu frame appears on the left side of the p age. W hen you c lick an i tem in th e menu , a scree n appea rs in th e right f rame th at allow s you to es tablish settings for that item. F[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 95 Storing scanning settings - Scan to USB Sets of sc an setti ngs (color mode, resol ution, fil e type, etc.) c an be sto red for use in various scannin g applica tions . Each set of setting s is ca lled a "Sc an Mode" . When storin g a destination , you can sele ct one of the store d scanned modes. The se ttings of the[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 96 Scan M ode setting s Item Descrip tion Default setting Color Mode Select Fu ll Color, Gray scale, or Mono 2 grad ation for the col or mode. Full Color Resol ution Se lect the re solution . 150 dpi Void Area Select " On" to no t scan the 4 mm aroun d the edge s of the im age and i nstead a ttach a w hite borde r. Off L[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 97 Storing scanning setti ngs - Network Scanning 1 Click "Networ k Scanning" in the menu frame of the Web page . 2 Click "Add" below t he scan list. If you n eed to ch ange the s ettings i n a previou sly stored sc an mode, selec t the scan m ode and click "E dit". To de lete a scan mode, se lect th e[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 98 Light So urce When " Mon o 2 grad atio n" or "Graysc ale" i s sel ect ed f or "Color Mo de", select "Red" , "Green", or "Bl ue" f or the ligh t source . Green File T ype Select " JPG", "PDF", or "TIFF" f or the file type of the scanne d im[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 99 Storing destinations To store scan ning desti nations, clic k [Destinati on] in the Web page m enu frame. This scre en ca n al so be us ed t o edit or del ete stor ed des tin ation s. ( p.10 7) A total of 2 00 desti nations* c an be sto red, inclu ding E-mail, F TP, Desktop , and Group de stinat ions. *Multiple e-mail a ddresse[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 100 4 When yo u have fi nished ent ering th e informatio n, click [Su bmi t]. The entr ies wil l be stored. E-mail destination information Storing destinations for Scan to FT P 1 Click [Destination] in the menu frame of the W eb page . 2 Click [FTP]. T o perform Scan to E-mai l, the SM TP ser ver settings mus t first be establishe[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 101 3 Enter the destination information. For the s ettings, see the fo llowing tab le. 4 When yo u have comp leted all t he entries, click [Sub mit]. The entr ies wil l be stored. • I f you select the "Ena ble Hyperlink to FTP ser ver to be e-ma iled" checkbox and selec t a previousl y stored recipient ( p.99) from &qu[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 102 FTP destination information * 1 If yo u entered a host name i n "Hostnam e or IP Addres s", you will need to enter the DNS server sett ings. (p.1 12) * 2 To perform Scan to F TP (Hyperlink ), you must also ente r the setti ngs for the e- mail se rver . Item Description Name (Required) Enter th e name of the desti nat[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 103 Storing destinatio ns for Sc an to Desk top The desti nation fo r Scan to D esktop is stored by the Shar p Network Scanner Too l Setup Wiz ard when "Network Scanner To ol" is insta lled in y our comp uter. Fo r this reason, th ere is no need to s tore the Sca n to Deskt op destin ation in t he Web pag e. (The Net wor[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 104 Scan to De sktop d estination in formation * If y ou entered a host n ame in " Hostname or IP Addr ess", y ou wil l need to enter the DNS server se ttings. (p .112) Item Description Name (Required) Enter th e name of the desti nation (up to 3 6 chara cters). Initial (Op tional ) Enter initi al te xt f or the destinat[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 105 Storing Groups (S can to E-mail) You can s end a sc anned im age to mu ltiple e-m ail dest inatio ns in a s ingle Sca n to E- mail op eration. If y ou freque ntly transmi t to a fixe d group of destinati ons, you can store the destinati ons as a group. 1 Click [Destination] in the menu frame of the W eb page . 2 Click [Group].[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 106 Storing a group of dest inations Item Description Name (Required) Enter th e name of the desti nation (up to 3 6 chara cters). Initial (Op tional ) Enter initi al te xt f o r the d estinations (maximu m of 10 char acters). When the de stination list is displa ye d in the destinat ion co ntrol screen, the initi al te xt is u se[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 107 Editing and deleting programmed transmissi on destinations To edit or delete programmed destinati ons, click [Destinati on] in the menu frame of the Web p age. 1 Click [Destination] in the menu frame of the W eb page . 2 In th e De stin atio ns Li st, clic k the checkbox of the d estination t hat you want to edit or delete. 3 [...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 108 Printing lists of programmed destinations You can p rint li sts showi ng the des tinations that have be en prog rammed. The follo wing li sts can be printed. • Print indi vidual li st: Sho ws the inf ormation prog rammed in e-mail , FTP , desktop , and gr oup desti nations . • Pr int grou p list : Show s onl y the i nfor m[...]

109 ABOUT THE WEB P A GE (FOR THE ADMINISTRA T OR) In additi on to the m enu that a ppear in th e user We b page, the Web page for the adminis trator als o shows m enus that can only be estab lished by the adm inistrator. A menu fra me appea rs on the l eft side o f the page . When you click a n item in the menu, a s creen ap pears in t he right fr[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 110 Basic settings for network scanning Click [Netwo rk Scanning] in the me nu frame and config ure the required setti ngs. A passw ord is require d to acce ss this screen. (p .113) Thes e settings s hould onl y be configure d by the network adminis trator. For explanati ons of e ach of the items, click [Help] i n the menu fr ame.[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 111 4 Set a limit f or the siz e of image files. To p revent the transmis sion of e xcessive ly large f iles by S can to E-mail, yo u can se t a si ze limit . If the image file created fro m the sc anned im age is la rger than th e set lim it, the ima ge file i s discar ded. The li mit can be set from 1 MB to 1 0 MB in incr ements[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 112 Various server settings The proced ures for using [ Quick Set up] are expl ained here. [Q uick Setup] is used to quickly config ure only the requi red settings for "DN S", "SMTP", and "LDAP" servers . These se ttings are normally configu red first. DNS serve r: I f you entered a host name in "[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 113 Protecting information progr ammed in the web page ([Pa sswor ds]) The setti ngs and i nformatio n programm ed in the Web page can be pro tected by establis hing pas swords (click [P asswords] in the menu fram e). The adm inistrato r must ch ange th e factory default pa ssword to a new pa ssword. The admi nistrator s hould al [...]

114 SCANNING USING TH E KEYS ON THE MA CHINE When sc anning is performed by this me thod, Scan to USB, Networ k Scan and scannin g through the Butto n Manage r can be sele cted. Scanning from the operati on panel of the machine Using the Sc an to USB Function 1 Press the [MODE S ELECT ] key to select scanner mode. The "SCAN" i ndicator li[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 115 If needed , adjust the ex posure lev el for TEXT ( ) or PHOTO ( ). For a dark er image, pre ss the [ ] key ( ). For a lighter image, pre ss the [ ] key ( ). (When COL OR or GRAY mode is selected.) Adjust the exp osure level . For a dar ker im age, press the [ ] key ( ). For a lighter image, pre ss the [ ] key ( ). 5 Press the [...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 116 5 Enter search c haract ers and p ress the [OK] key. You wi ll search the name s that were enter ed for the desti nations. Des tinatio ns matching the search charac ters will appe ar. To enter characters, s ee "How to en ter charac ters" (p.121). 6 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to se lect the destination and t[...]

117 TRANSMISSION METHODS FOR SCAN T O E-MAIL The e-mai l address fo r a Scan to E-mail tran smissi on can be entered m anually o r selecte d from e-m ail addres ses sto red on an L DAP serve r. Sending an image by enteri ng an e-mail a ddress manually 1 Press the [MODE S ELECT ] key to select scanner mode. The " SCAN " indi cator lights u[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 118 7 Press the [OK] key a nd the n [ ] ke y ( ) o r [ ] key ( ) to select the color mode (COLOR, GRAY and B/W) and exp osure level. (For t he settin g, see pag e 114.) 8 Press the [START] ke y ( ) t o begin s canning. Sending an image by entering an e-mail a ddress in a n LDAP server 1 Press the [MODE S ELECT ] key to select scan[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 119 6 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to se lect the or iginal size and th en press the [OK ] key. The original siz e change s as foll ows each time the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) is p resse d: "A4" → "B5" → "A5 " → "8.5 x14" → "8.5x 13" → " 8.5x11" → &qu[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 120 Image orientation and standar d original loading orientation When us ing t he docu ment gla ss, the original should be plac ed face down. Center the original verticall y on the document glass wi th the top e dge at the left ed ge of the glass. When usi ng the R SPF, the orig inal shou ld be pla ced face up in the middle o f th[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 121 How to ent er charac ters You can e nter let ters with th e numeric keys. L etters are m arked abov e each of numeric keys [2] through [9 ]. To enter a letter, pre ss the ap propriate k ey repeat edly until the desired l etter appea rs (the num ber of the key app ears first, followed b y letters i n the orde r marked above th [...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 122 Button Manager settings Once in stalled , Butt on Manage r norm ally runs in the backgro und i n the Wi ndows ope ratin g sy stem . If y ou ne ed t o cha nge But to n Mana ger setti ngs , fol low t he s teps b elo w. For det ails on Button Manager settings , see Button Manager Help. "Outlin e of But ton Manag er" (p.[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 123 Outline of Button Manager Button Man ager is a so ftware utility that allow s you to use t he scanne r function a t the machin e. Button Ma nager a llows yo u to confi gure six sets of scanning setting s as a scan m enu on the mach ine. To view Help for a setting, click t he button in the upper ri ght-hand c orner of th e wind[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 124 Scanning from the operati on panel of the machine (Using Button Manager) 1 Press the [MODE S ELECT ] key to select scanner mode. The " SCAN " indi cator lights up to i ndicate that scann er mode is select ed. 2 Make sure that the "SCAN USING: USB/ NETWORK" is shown on the display. Then press [ ] k ey ( ) or[...]

125 SCANNING FR OM Y OUR COMPUTER The mach ine su pports the T WAIN standard , maki ng it poss ible to sc an from TWAIN - com plia nt a ppl ica tions . The m ach ine al so s uppor ts WIA (Wi ndo ws I mag e Acquisi tion), mak ing it pos sible to scan from WIA-comp liant app lications and the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Wi ndows XP. For [...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 126 5 In the "S canning S ource" me nu, select the loc ation whe re you placed the original in Step 1. • If you pla ced a one -sided ori ginal in the RSPF, sel ect [SPF (Sim plex)]. • If you plac ed a two-side d origi nal in the RSPF, select [SPF (D uplex- Book)] or [SPF (Duplex-Tab let)]. 6 Click the "Preview&q[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 127 Scanner driver settings The scanner driv er setup sc reen con sists of t he "Se t-up screen" , which l ets you select scan setti ngs, and t he "Previ ew screen" , which s hows th e scanned image . For details on the scan setti ngs, click the [Hel p] button in the preview screen t o display Help. Set-up Sc r[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 128 Preview screen Preview scree n Click th e "Previe w" button i n the Set-up screen to d isplay the s canned image. Y ou can spec ify the scanni ng area by dragging t he mouse inside the wi ndow . The ins ide of the frame th at is created when y ou drag the mouse w ill be the scanni ng area. T o cancel a sp ecified sca[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 129 Scanning from a WIA-co mpliant application (Windows XP/Vista/7) If you are using Wi ndows XP/Vis ta/7, you can use the W IA driver to scan from WIA- comp liant applic ations. 1 Place the original that yo u wish to scan on the d ocument g lass/ RSPF. 2 After start ing WIA-c ompliant ap plicatio n, click the " File" me[...]

SCANNER FUNCTIONS 130 Scanning from the "Scanne r a nd Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) The proce dure for sc anning wi th the "Sca nner and C amera Wi zard" in Windows XP is expl ained here . The "S canner an d Camera Wi zard" lets you sc an an image without using a WIA-compliant appli cation. 1 Place the original that yo [...]

131 8 Chapter 8 USER SETTINGS The user settin gs allow y ou to cus tomize mac hine set tings to better m eet your needs. USER PR OGRAMS The user settin gs consi st of the f ollowin g items. To change th e user program settings as explai ned in "SELECTIN G A SETTING FOR A USER PROGRAM" (p.136). Copy mode Program number Program n ame Set ti[...]

USER SETTINGS 132 4 A UT O SHUT - OFF TIME 1: 5 MIN. 2: 30 MIN. 3: 60 MIN. 4: 120 MIN. 5: 240 MIN. • Thi s function autom aticall y switches the machine to a state that con sumes ev en less power than preheat mod e if the set duration of t ime elapses without the machine being used when the power is on. All lights e xcept the power sav e indicato[...]

USER SE TTINGS 133 12 MARGIN WIDTH 1: 5 mm 2: 10 mm 3: 15 mm 4: 20 mm • Use this sett ing to set the margin width. 13 MEM. FOR PRINTER 1: 30% 2: 40% 3: 50% 4: 60% 5: 70% • Use this to change the proporti on of machine mem or y used f or printer mode. 14 A UT O KEY REPEA T 1: ON 2: OFF • Us e th is se ttin g to s ele ct whether or not holding [...]

USER SETTINGS 134 20 LANGU AGE 1: AMERICAN ENGLISH 2: EN GLIS H 3: FR ENCH 4: SP ANISH 5: -- ---- : : 18: Brazil ian por tuguese This is used to set the langu age used in the di spla y . 18 Languages ca n be selecte d. 21 RESET F ACT OR Y 1: Y es 2: No This is use d to retu r n all s etting s to the f actory def ault set tings. 22 SORT A UTO SELECT[...]

USER SE TTINGS 135 Print m ode * The s canning sp eed increa ses wh en the USB 2.0 mode is set to "HI-SP EED", however, the printi ng speed does not i ncrease consi derably. Program number Program nam e Setting c odes (factory default setting appe ars in bold) Explanation 1 FORCED OUTPUT 1: ON 2: OFF When thi s functio n is enab led, prin[...]

136 SELECTING A SETTING FOR A USER PR OGRAM 1 Press the [MEN U] key and then pres s the [OK] key. In pr inter mo de, the us er programs are acc essed by simpl y pressing the [MENU] key. 2 Press the [ ] k ey ( ) or [ ] key ( ) t o select the item that you wish to configur e in th e USE R PROG RAM it ems , and then press the [ OK] key. • See "[...]

USER SE TTINGS 137 Audible si gnals (key entry beep , invalid key beep, base setting beep) The mac hine sou nds three different ty pes of b eep signa ls: a key entry be ep that sounds when a valid ke y is pres sed, an i nvalid k ey beep that sound s when an invali d key is pressed, and a bas e setting beep that sounds when a s etting is the same a [...]

138 9 Chapter 9 TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTE NANCE Problems related to general use of the mac hine, the copy fun ction, and s oftware setup are explain ed here. Be sure to ch eck the p roblem c arefully b efore callin g for service , as many problem s can be solved b y the us er. If you are unable to solve th e problem , turn off th e main switc h[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 139 Error indicator Blinks INST ALL A T D CARTRIDGE. The TD (T one r/Dev eloper) c ar trid ge is not installe d correct ly . Reinsta ll the TD car tr idge. 157 REPLA CE TH E DR UM CARTRIDGE. The drum cartr idge has rea ched the en d of it s l ife. Rep lac e i t w it h a new d r um car tridge. (Wh en the indicator bl[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 140 Display messages (E rror Code) Error Code Solution Pag e CE-00 CE-01 T ur n off the power and turn it ba ck on. Consult with y our ne twork admi nistrato r to mak e sure that no prob lems e xist on the netw ork or in the serv er . If the error is no t clea red af ter tu r nin g the power off an d on, turn off th[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 141 If your E-mail is returned If a Scan to E-m ail is not suc cessfully t ransmi tted, an e-mail informing you of this fa ct is sent to the return address con figured in the SMTP se rver. If this hap pens, read the e-mail a nd determi ne the ca use of the error, and t hen repeat the transm ission. Important points [...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 142 Original image sam ples The or iginal im ages sh own below are sam ples to h elp you understan d the abov e explana tions. No te that these im ages are sm aller than the actual origin als (the actu al origin als ar e A4 (8-1 /2" x 11" ) size ). T ext original A Photo original B[...]

143 TR OUBLESHOO TING THE MA CHINE The follo wing pro blems are rel ated to the general o peratio n of the m achine and copying . Prob lem Cause an d solution Pag e The mac hine d oes not operate. The mac hine is no t plugged into a power outl et . → Plug the machine i nto a grounded outlet . - P ower switch OF F . → T urn the po wer s witch O [...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 144 Prob lem Cause an d solution Pag e P art of the image is cut off or ther e is too mu ch bla nk space. The o riginal was not placed in the correct position. → Place the original corre ctly . 22, 23 An appr opriate ratio w as not used for the size of t he origina l and the size of the paper . → Press the [ ZOO[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 145 P aper misfe ed. Misf eed occu r . → T o remo v e the misf eed, see "M ISFEED REMO V AL". 153 The paper is outside of the specified size and w eight range. → Use cop y paper withi n the speci fied ran ge. 16 P aper curle d or damp. → Do not use curled or crimped paper . Replac e with dry cop y pa[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 146 P aper size for a pap er tray cannot be se t. Copyi ng o r pr inti ng i s pe rform ed. → Set the paper size af ter copying o r printing is c omplete . - The mac hine h as stopped te mporaril y due to runni ng out of pape r or a misf eed. → Load pa per or remo ve the mi sf eed, an d then set th e pa per si ze[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 147 Troubleshooting for image transmission Prob lem Cause and so lution The scan ned ima ge is clip ped. The sele cted "Scan Si ze" setting is smaller than the actua l original size. → Set the sca n siz e to the actual o riginal si ze (p .115) and mak e sur e that the o riginal is pl aced in the correct [...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 148 The recipie nt does not rece ive data sen t by e- mail (Scan to E-mail). Chec k the W eb page to see if a l imit has be en set f or the siz e of i mage file s sent us ing Scan to E-ma il (the f actory def ault s etting is "U nlimit ed"). A limit c an be set from 1 MB to 10 MB. Co nsult the adminis trat[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 149 Troubleshooting for network connect ion ■ Is the L AN cable disconnecte d? Mak e sure t hat the LAN cab l e is fi rm ly ins er ted in the connec tors and y our com puter . ■ Is the m achine configured f or use on the same ne twork as the computer? The mac hine can not be us ed if it is not con nected to the [...]

150 PR OBLEMS DURING SETUP THE SOFTW AR E If the s oftware do es not install correctly , chec k the fo llowing i tems on your com puter. To remov e the softwa re, see "R emoving t he sof tware" (p.152 ) MFP driver cannot be instal led (Wi ndows 2000/XP/Vista/7) If the MFP driver can not be installe d in Windo ws 2000/XP, follow thes e ste[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 151 Plug and play scre en does not appear If the Plug and Pla y screen do es not ap pear aft er you conne ct the machine to your compute r with a USB cab le and turn on the ma chine, foll ow the step s below to verify that the U SB port is available. 1 Click the "s tart" button, clic k "Control Panel&[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 152 The MFP driver cannot be corre ctly installed by Plug and Play (Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7) In Window s 2000/ XP/Vista/7, i f the MFP dr iver cann ot be correctl y instal led by Plug and Play (for examp le, Plug an d Play takes place wit hout copy ing the re quired files for the MF P driver ins tallatio n), follow [...]

153 MISF EED REM O V AL When a misfeed oc curs, the error indicato r blinks, "CLEAR PAPER JAM" appe ars in the disp lay, a nd the ma chine sto ps operat ing. If a m isfeed oc curs w hen using the RSPF, "RETURN X ORIGINAL(S) START T O RESUME" will appear in the display. ("X" indic ates the nu mber of page s to be return[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 154 A: Misf eed in the pa per feed area 1 Gently re move the mi sfed paper from the p aper fee d area as shown in the illustrat ion. If the error indicator blinks a nd the misfed paper is not visible in the paper feed area, pull out the paper tray a nd remove the misfed paper. If t he paper cannot be removed, p roce[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 155 2 Gently re move the misf ed paper from under the fus ing unit as shown in the illustration. If t he paper cannot be removed, p rocee d to "C: Mis feed in th e tr ansp ort area" . 3 Raise the f using un it releas e lever an d then clos e the s ide cover by pressing the round projections near the s ide [...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 156 4 Raise the f using un it releas e lever, clo se the f ront cove r and 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 the R SPF If the misfed or iginal is at the top of the doc ume[...]

157 TD (T ONER/DEVELOPER) CAR TRIDGE REPLA C EMENT When tone r is low , the error i ndicator wi ll light u p and "TD C ARTRIDGE I S NEAR EMPTY" will appear in the displ ay. For in formation on purchasin g a new TD cartridge , see START GUID E. If copying is continued whi le the indic ator is lit, copi es will gr adually bec ome lighter un[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 158 3 Gently pull the TD (To ner/Developer) cartridge o ut while pressin g the l ock release button. 4 Remove the TD (Toner/Developer) cartridge from the bag. Hold the cartri dge on both sid es and sh ake it horizo ntally four or five times. Hold the tab of the protective cover an d pull the tab to you r side to r e[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 159 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 DRUM CAR TR IDGE REPLA CEMENT The usefu l life of the drum cartri dge is ap proximately 18,000 c opies. When the internal co[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 160 2 Hold the drum cartridge handle and gently pull the cartridge out. Dispose of the old drum cartridge in accordance with l ocal regulat ions. 3 Remove the new drum cartridg e from the protective bag and remove th e protecti ve cover from the ca rtridge. Gently in stall the new drum cartr idge. 4 Gently inst all [...]

161 CHECKING THE T O T A L COUNT AND DRUM CAR TRIDGE LI FE You can c heck the total num ber of page s outp ut by the machine (all pages printed b y the copy functio n and prin ter function), as wel l as the ou tput coun ts of eac h functio n (number o f copies, number of scanned pages, e tc.) and drum car tridge life . When a count rea ches 999 ,99[...]

162 CLEANING THE MA CHINE Proper care is esse ntial in o rder to get clean, s harp copie s. Be sure to take a few minutes to clean the mach ine on a re gular bas is. Cabinet Wipe the cabinet wi th a soft, c lean cl oth. Document glass and the back side of the RSPF Stains on the glas s, RSPF scan ning windo w, cove r or RSPF rolle r will al so be co[...]

TROUBLES HOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 163 TD (Toner/D eveloper) ca rt ridge and drum cartridge 1 Remove the TD (Toner/Developer) car tridge and drum cartridge as explained in "TD (TONER/DEVELOPER) CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT" (p.157) and "D RUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT" (p.159). 2 Wipe the parts of the TD (Toner/Developer) cartridge and drum [...]

164 TRANSFER CHARGER 1 Tu rn the p ower swit ch of f. (p .15) 2 Ensure that the bypass tray is open and then ope n the side cover while pressing the side cover open butt on. 3 Take the charger cleaner out by holding the tab. S et the cha rger cleaner on to the ri ght end of the tr ansfer ch arger, ge ntly sli de the clean er to the l eft end, an d [...]

165 1 0 Chapter 10 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 250-SHEET P APER FEED UNIT (MX-CS10) The paper feed un it provide the conv enience of increased p aper capa city f or the unit and a grea ter cho ice of pa per size readily a vailable for co pying. The proce dures for l oading pa per in the paper tray of pape r feed unit, c hanging t he paper siz e, and s elect[...]

166 11 Chapter 11 APPENDIX SPECIFICA TIONS Model AL -2051 Ty p e Digital Multifunc tional Sy stem, Des ktop Photoconduc tive type OPC drum Document gl ass type Fixed Copy/p rinting sys tem Dr y , electrostatic transf er Originals Sh eets, bound doc uments Origin als size Max. A4 Copy s ize Max. A4 Min. A5 Im age loss: M ax. 4 mm (leading and tra il[...]

APPENDIX 167 * 1 When making mul tiple duplex copi es, the c opy spee d will vary based o n the environm ent cond itions. * 2 First co py time m ay vary dep ending on the statu s of the m achine. * 3 The war m-up time may vary dependi ng on the ambient c ondition s. * 4 Not inc luding T D and drum cart ridges. Printer Function Resolution Scan: 60 0[...]

APPENDIX 168 Scanner Function Ty p e Flatbed sc anner Scanning m ethod D ocument gl ass/RSPF Light sour ce T ri-colo r CCD light so urce (CCD : 3 comp onen ts; R, G, and B ) Resolution Bas ic: 600 dpi x 600 dpi Settin g range: 50 dpi - 96 00 dpi Original ty pes Shee t me dia, boo ks Effective scanning area 216 mm (Length wise) x 35 6 mm (Wid th) Sc[...]

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