Sharp AR-M237 manual

MODEL AR-M237 AR-M277 DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL (for copier) • BEFORE USING THE MACHINE • COPY FUNCTIONS • CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS • USER SETTINGS • TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE • PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES • APPENDIX 8 21 35 51 57 76 80 Page[...]

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1 CONTENTS CAUTIONS ........ ........... ........... ........... ........... ............. ........... ........... ........... ........... .......... ......... ....... .... ...... 3 ● CAUTIONS O N USING THE MA CHINE .................... ................... ............. ................... .................... ....... ......... 3 ● IMPORTA NT P[...]

2 5 TROUBLE SHOO TING AND MAIN TENAN CE DISPLAY MESSAGES .................. ........... ........ 58 TROU BLE SHOO TING .. ....... .... ....... ...... ..... ...... 6 0 MISFEED REMOVAL ............ ............. .............. 64 ● MISFEED REMOVAL G UIDANCE ............... ..64 ● MISFEED IN THE RSPF ........... ............. .........6 5 ● MISF[...]

3 CAUTIONS Follo w the cauti ons belo w when usi ng this ma chine. CAUTIONS ON USING THE MACHINE Warning: • The fus ing area is hot. Exe rcise ca re in thi s area w hen removin g misfed paper. • Do not loo k direct ly at the light so urce. Do ing so ma y dama ge your ey es. Caution: • Do not switc h the ma chine rapi dly on and o ff. After tu[...]

4 The machine should be installed near an accessible power outlet for easy connection and disconnection. Be sure to connect the power cord only to a power outlet tha t meets the specifi ed voltage and current requir ements. Also make certain the outle t is properly gro unded. Be sure to allow the required space around the machine for servicing and [...]

5 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION USING THE MANUAL This mac hine has been des igned to prov ide con venient cop ying featu res in a minimum amount of o ffice sp ace and with max imum oper ational ease. To get full use of all ma chine fea tures, be sure to familiariz e yoursel f with this manual a nd the m achine. Fo r quick r eference du ring mac hine us[...]

6 THE ME ANING OF "R" IN O RIGINAL AND PAPER S IZE INDIC ATIONS An "R" appearing at the end of an original or paper size (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"R, 8-1/ 2" x 11"R, etc.) indicates that the origina l or paper is oriented horizontally as shown below. Sizes tha t can b e placed onl y in the h orizon tal (lands cape) ori[...]

7 MAIN FEATURES High-speed laser copying • First-co py time* 1 at 600 d pi* 2 is only 4 .8 second s. • Copying speed is 23 copie s/min . (AR-M237 ) or 27 cop ies/min. (AR-M277) at 600 dpi (not in the super photo mode). Th is is i deal for busines s use and provides a big boos t to work place prod uctivity. * 1 First-Co py time m ay vary dependi[...]

8 1 Chapter 1 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE This ch apter con tains bas ic info rmation that should be read befo re usin g the mach ine. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Exterior Doc ume nt fe eder tr ay Place th e original (s) that y ou wish to sc an face u p here. (p.23 ) Original guides Adjust t o the s ize of the origina ls. Doc ume nt fe eder cov er Open t[...]

9 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 Interi or Paper t rays Each tr ay holds 50 0 sheets of copy p aper. (p.15) Upper right side cover Open to r emove m isfeeds when an optiona l job separat or tray ki t or a op tional fin isher is installed. (p.70) Side co ver Open to rem ove misf eeds. (p.66 ) Side cover handle Pull to o pen the side cove r. (p.66) Bypas[...]

10 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE OPERATION PANEL Touch panel The ma chine s tatus, m essages a nd tou ch keys are display ed on the panel. The dis play will show the status o f printin g, copyi ng or netw ork scann ing accord ing to the mode that i s selected . For detai ls see th e next pag e. Mode sele ct keys an d indicat ors Use to ch ange modes an[...]

11 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 TOUCH PANEL Using the touch panel [Example 1] Items on the touch panel are sel ect ed by t ouching the key a ssoc iated with the item. A beep will sound to c onfirm that the item was select ed and the key will be highli ghted. * A dou ble-beep is sounded when an inva lid key is touched . [Example 2] Keys whi ch are gr [...]

12 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Job sta tus screen (common t o copy, print, network scan and fax ) This sc reen app ears when the [JOB ST ATUS] key on the ope ration pa nel is pre ssed. A job l ist showing the cu rrent job a nd the stor ed jobs or a list s howing c omplet ed jobs can be displ ayed. The co ntents of j obs can be v iewed and jobs ca n b[...]

13 1 POWER ON AND OFF The pow er switch is located o n the left s ide of the machine. POWER ON Turn the power switch to the "ON" position. • When the power switch is turned to the "ON" positi on, the message "WARMING UP. A COPYING JOB CAN BE SET NOW." will appear i n the m essage dis play and the machine will star t [...]

14 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE INITIAL S ETTINGS The machi ne revert s to the in itial setti ngs when it is first turned on, whe n the [CLEA R ALL] key ( ) is pr essed, or the pre set "aut o clear t ime" el apses a fter the last co py is mad e in any mode. W hen the machine reverts to the initial settings , all setti ngs and fu nctions sele[...]

15 1 LOADING PAPER When a tr ay runs o ut of paper , a message appears in the tou ch panel. Load paper in the tray . PAPER The sp ecifica tions for th e types a nd size s of pa per that can be loaded in the p aper trays are sh own below. For be st resu lts, use only SHA RP reco mmended p aper. * 1 5-1/2 " x 8-1/2" (A5) si ze paper c an on[...]

16 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Special papers Follow these guidel ines whe n using s pecial pap ers. Envelopes Do not us e the follo wing enve lopes ( Misfeeds wi ll occur.). • Envelo pes with m etal tabs, clasps , strings, holes, or windows. • Envelo pes wit h rough fib ers, carbo n paper, or glossy sur faces. • Envelo pes with tw o or more fl[...]

17 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 LOADIN G PAPER Make sure that the machine is not copying, printing, or printi ng a received f ax, and t hen follow these steps to load paper. Loa ding t he pa per in th e pape r tra y 1 Pull out the paper tray until it stops. If yo u are loadi ng the same s ize of paper as was loa ded prev iously, go to ste p 4. If you[...]

18 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Loading paper in the byp ass tray 1 Unfol d the byp ass tray. To enable correct detecti on of the pa per size, be s ure to pu ll out the bypa ss tr ay ext ensi on. 2 Set the paper guides to the copy paper width. 3 Insert the copy paper (print sid e down) all the way into the bypa ss tray . Important points when in sert [...]

19 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 CHANGING A TRA Y’S PAPER TYPE AND PAPER S IZE SETTINGS When yo u change th e paper i n a tray, f ollow the s teps belo w to change the tray’ s paper typ e and paper size setti ngs. The se ttings cann ot be chang ed when operation has sto pped beca use the pa per ran out or a mis feed occ urred, or when an interrupt[...]

20 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Setting the paper type in the bypass tray Use eith er of the f ollowing two m ethods to s et the bypas s tray's p aper type s etting. From the [CUSTOM SET TINGS] key 1 Load paper in the bypass tray as explained in "Loading paper in the bypass tr ay" (p.18) . 2 Press the [ CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. The cus tom[...]

21 2 Chapter 2 COPY FUNCTIONS This ch apter exp lains ba sic co pying fun ctions suc h as nor mal cop ying, reduc tion or enl argement, and expos ure adju stment. MAIN SCREEN OF COPY MODE The mai n screen of c opy mode sh ows message s, key s, and setti ngs that are used for copyi ng. Touch a k ey to make a selec tion. Th e main sc reen of copy mod[...]

22 NORMAL COPYING COPYING FR OM THE DOCUMENT GLASS 1 Open the RSPF a nd place t he origi nal face down on the document glass. [How to place the original] Align the corner or the o riginal with t he tip of t he arro w ( ) at the left rear corne r of the glass as shown in the illust rati on. 2 Close the RSPF. The o riginal size appe ars in the to uch[...]

23 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 COPYING FR OM THE RSPF 1 Make sure that an original has not been left on the document glass and then clos e the RSPF . If an ori ginal rema ins on the do cument gl ass after a copy wa s made, "REM OVE T HE ORIGINAL FRO M THE DOCUMENT GLASS." will appear i n the touc h panel. 2 Adjust the or iginal guides to the si ze o[...]

24 COPY FUNCTIONS POINTS TO NOTE W HEN MAKING C OPIES Document glass and RSPF • Paper in a different ori entation from the original can be selected if the auto paper se lect or auto im age functio n has been sel ected. In t his case, t he ima ge of the orig inal w ill be rota ted. • When copying a book or an origin al that has been folded or cr[...]

25 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 Copying originals of mixed length (Mixed feeding) When using the RSPF, original s of mixed length can be fed together as long as the width of the origi nals is the same. To co py ori gin als of mixe d le ngth, foll ow these s teps: 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key. 2 Touch the key and then the [ORIGINAL SIZE] key. 3 Select the &q[...]

26 COPY FUNCTIONS BYPASS FEED (special paper) The by pass tray m ust be used to feed special p apers suc h as transpa rency fi lm and lab els. The by pass tray can als o be used to feed sta ndard co py paper. 1 Place th e original( s). (p.2 2, p.23 ) 2 Insert the paper (print face down) all the way into the bypass tra y. For paper that can b e used[...]

27 2 AUTOMATIC TWO-SIDED COPYING Two or iginals ca n be automa tically copied onto both sid es of a si ngle she et of pa per. When th e RSPF i s used, two-sided copie s of two-si ded orig inals can e asily be m ade. USING THE DOCUMENT GLASS 1 Place the original on the document glass. (p. 22) 2 Touch the [2-SIDED COPY] key. 3 Touch the [One-sided to[...]

28 COPY FUNCTIONS 5 Make sur e that a sui table paper size is automatic ally s elected, or select another size using the [PAPER SELECT ] key. 6 Select the number of copies an d any other desired copy settings, and then press the [ START] key ( ). The or iginal for the fr ont side is s canned. 7 Remove the first original and then place the original [...]

29 2 EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT SELECTING THE ORIGINAL IMAGE TYPE AND MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE EXP OSURE [AUTO] is s elected by default for a utomatic a djustment of the ima ge according to the origi nal. If you wish to spe cify the ori ginal ima ge type or manuall y adjust th e exposu re, plac e the origin al in the RSPF or on the doc ument gla ss, check t[...]

30 REDUCTION/ ENLARGEMENT/ ZOOM There ar e three wa ys to enl arge and r educe co pies: ● Automatic ratio selec tion accor ding to the pa per size ...... ............. ........ A UTOMATIC RATIO S ELECTION (belo w) ● Specify ing a ratio with the redu ce key, enl arge key, o r zoom key ............. ..... MANUAL RATIO SELECTION ( p.31) ● Separa[...]

31 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 MANUAL RATIO SELECTION There ar e four pres et reducti on ratios an d four pres et enlargem ent ratio s. In additi on, the [ZOOM] key s ( , ) c an be pre ssed to sel ect the rati o in incr ements o f 1%. 1 Place th e original( s). (p.2 2, p.23 ) 2 Touch the [COPY RATIO] key. 3 Use the [ME NU] key to select menu [ ] or menu [ ] f[...]

32 COPY FUNCTIONS 6 Make sur e that a sui table paper size is automatic ally s elected, or select another size using the [PAPER SELECT ] key. If AUTO PAP ER SELECT i s enable d, the appropr iate co py paper size i s automa tically select ed based on the original size and selec ted copy rati os. 7 Select the number of copies and any other desired co[...]

33 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 4 Touch the [X] key. The [X] ke y is sel e cted (highlig hted) by defaul t, so ther e is norma lly no need to perfo rm this step (Go to step 5.) . If the [X] key is not highli ghted, p erform this step. 5 Use the r eduction, enla rgement, and [ZOOM] keys ( / ) to change the copy ratio in the horizontal (X) direction. A fixe d ra[...]

34 INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN A copy run can be temporar ily int errupted to allow a nother copy job to be perform ed. When t he other j ob is fi nished, the copy run will res ume usi ng the origi nal copy s ettings. 1 Press the [INTERRUPT] key ( ) to interrupt the copy ru n. The [INTERRUPT] k ey ( ) blin ks until th e machin e is rea dy for the inter[...]

35 3 Chapter 3 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS This ch apter exp lains s pecial fini shing fu nctions and other conveni ent functi ons. COPY FINISHING FUNCTIONS This sectio n explain s the sort, group , and offset fun ctions, as wel l as the stapl e sort functio n which is use d to staple output co llated wi th the sort fu nction whe n a fin isher is ins[...]

36 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 1 Place the originals in the RSPF or on the docum ent glass. (p.22, p.23) If ori ginals a re placed in the RSPF, the sort functio n is autom atically selec ted. (To disable t his functio n, see the "Key operato r ’ s guide".) Example: 5 sets of copies or 5 c opies per page of 3 orig inal s 2 Touch the [OUTPU[...]

37 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 STAPLE SORT (when the finisher (AR-FN5 N) is installed) This func tion colla tes the c opies, stapl es each set, and de livers the sets to the offset tray. The s taple so rt functi on can onl y be used when a fin isher i s installe d. ORIENT ATION OF THE ORIGI NAL AND STAPLING POSITIONS If the or ientation of the ori [...]

38 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 1 Place th e original( s). (p.2 2, p.23 ) 2 Touch the [OUTPUT] key. 3 Touch the [STAPLE SORT] key. When the [STAPLE SORT] key i s selected, the offse t tray is autom atically sel ected as the outpu t tray. The top tray and c enter tray cannot b e used. 4 Touch the [OK] key. 5 Select the number of copies and other copy s[...]

39 3 SPECIAL MODES When the [SPEC IAL MODES] key i n the main screen of copy mode is t ouched, th e special m odes sc reen wil l appea r. This scr een con tains the following special fu nction keys. [MARGIN SHIFT ] key (p.41) Use this to shift the i mage on the copy pa per to crea te bind ing marg ins . [ERASE] key ( p.42) Use this to erase pe riph[...]

40 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR U SING THE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key. 2 Touch the key of the desired special mode. Exampl e: Selec ting the margin sh ift functio n Proced ures for m odes that req uire fur ther se ttings are exp lained star ting on the next page . SPECIAL MODES 2-SIDED COPY MARGIN SHIFT PAM[...]

41 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 MARGIN SHIFT COPY The margi n shift f unction i s used to aut omatical ly shif t the text o r image on th e copy pa per approx imately 1/2" in its initial setting. 1 Touch the [MARGIN SHIFT] key in the special modes s c reen. The ma rgin shift set ting screen wi ll appea r. The ma rgin shift ic on ( , etc.) will [...]

42 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS ERASE COPY The eras e functio n is used to erase th e shadow lin es on cop ies that are produced wh en cop ying thick or iginal s or books. The erase modes tha t can be s elected a re shown bel ow. The e rase width i s initi ally set to 1/2". EDGE ERASE Elimi nates shadow lines around the edges of copi es caused wh[...]

43 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 DUAL PAGE COPY The dua l page copy fun ction produ ces sep arate co pies of two adjoini ng page s on the do cumen t glass. It is especi ally usefu l when cop ying boo ks and ot her bound document s. [Exampl e] Copyin g the right a nd left pag es of a boo k 1 Touch the [DUAL PAGE COPY] key in the sp ecial m odes scr ee[...]

44 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS PAMP HLET COPY The pam phlet cop y function i s used to ar range copi es in the proper or der for ce nter-stapl ing and fo lding in to a booklet . Two ori ginal pages are co pied onto e ach sid e of the cop y paper, s uch tha t a total of four page s are copi ed onto eac h sheet. This func tion is co nvenient for arrang[...]

45 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 JOB BU ILD MODE Use this function when you need to co py more or iginals tha n can be p laced in the RSPF at once. (T he maxi mum number of original s that can be pl aced in th e RSPF at on ce is 10 0.) Exampl e: Copyin g 130 shee ts (8-1/2" x 11" size o riginals) 1 Touch the [JOB BUILD] key in the special m[...]

46 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS MULTI SHOT C OPY The mul ti shot c opy functio n is use d to copy two or fou r origina ls onto on e sheet of copy pap er in a spe cified or der. Exampl e: Copyin g four orig inals on to one she et of paper (Page number: 4 in 1 ( ), layout: ( )) • When us ing the mu lti shot copy func tion, pla ce the origin als, se le[...]

47 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 ORIGINA L SIZE If you wi sh to use the paper oth er than the automatic ally selec ted original size, ori ginal size s etting is specified by the spec ial mode s. The m ix feedi ng sett ing (p.25 ) is also sele cted here . 1 Touch the key and then tou ch the [ORIGINAL SIZE] key i n the special modes menu screen. The or[...]

48 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS COVER COPY Cover c opy mode is used to add a cov er to the f ront or bac k, or both th e front an d back, o f a multipa ge docume nt. To use cover co py mode, t he RSPF must be us ed. Copying onto a cover Not copying onto a cover One-sided originals Back cover (no copying) Front cover (can copy onto front side) One-side[...]

49 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 3 1 Touch the key and then tou ch the [COVER] key in t he spec ial modes menu screen. The cove r setting scr een will ap pear. The cover ico n ( , etc.) will al so appear i n the screen to indica te that the func tion is tu rned on. 2 Select the cove r(s) that you w ish to add. To add only a fr ont cove r, touch the [FR[...]

50 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS B/W REVERSE COPY The B/W REVERSE f eature is used to reverse b lack an d white in a copy to cr eate a neg ative im age. When the B/W rev erse func tion is sel ected, the exposu re mode w ill be automa tically set t o TEXT mode. O ther expos ure modes c annot be s elected. If B/W r everse is canceled, TEXT mod e will not[...]

51 4 Chapter 4 USER SETTINGS CUSTOM SETTINGS The cu stom sett ings let you ad just cer tain featu res of th e machin e to bett er suit your nee ds. The cu stom setti ngs includ e the follo wing setti ngs: ● TOTAL COU NT .... ................... .... This displ ays the num ber of pag es output by the machi ne. (p.53) ● DISPLAY CO NTRAST ........[...]

52 USER SE TTIN GS GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR C USTOM SETTINGS 1 Press the [ CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. 2 Touch the key of the desired setting. The setting screen will appear. Each of the custo m setting s is ex plained o n the followin g pages. The [TRA Y SETTINGS] key i s selec t ed in the followin g exampl e. When th e [TRAY SETTING S] key is select ed, t[...]

53 USER SETT INGS 4 SETTINGS Total count The tota l page co unt displ ay shows the foll owing counts: • Total n umber of cop ies and p rinted pa ges • Number o f pages fed through t he RSPF • Numb er of two- sided co pies • Number o f times th e stapler wa s used • Number o f pages sent using the network s canner function • Number o f s[...]

54 JOB PROGRAM MEMORY If you fr equent ly use the s ame setti ngs for copy job s, you c an store in the se ttings in a job pr ogram. Up to 10 job programs can be s tored, an d the progra ms are ret ained eve n when the p ower is tur ned off. By storing fr equently used cop y settings in a program, you can elimin ate the bother of s electing the set[...]

55 USER SETT INGS 4 EXECUTING A JOB PROGRAM 1 Pres s the [ ] ke y. 2 Touch the program number key of the desired program. The job pro gram w ill be executed. A number for whic h no job prog ram has bee n stored ca nnot be sele cted. 3 Place the original, c heck the original size, and then set the number of copies and any other desired copy settings[...]

56 AUDITING MODE When aud iting mod e is e nabled, a cou nt is ke pt of the num ber of pa ges pri nted or copi ed by each accou nt (maxim um of 100 accounts) . The counts can be vie wed whenever necess ary. COPYING WHEN AUDITING MODE IS ENABLED When aud iting mod e is enab led, the fol lowin g account nu mber entr y screen appears. 1 Enter your acc[...]

57 5 Chapter 5 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE This chap ter describes troubleshoo ting and ma intenanc e such as misfe ed removal, replacing the toner cartridg e and cleani ng the mac hine. DISPLAY MESSAGES .................. ............ ........... ............... ............. ............. .......... ............... .... ..... 5 8 TROU BLE SHO[...]

58 DISPLAY MESSAGES If one of th e followi ng m essages ap pears in th e displa y, take pr ompt act ion as in structe d by the m essage. Message Cause and solution Pag e ENTER YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER. Auditin g mode is enabled. Enter yo ur accoun t number. 56 A MISFEED HA S OCCURRED. Remove t he misfeed as ex plained in "MISFEED REMO VAL". 64[...]

59 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 SELECTED PAPE R TRAY IS OUT OF SERV ICE. Contact y our SHA RP servic e center . - CHECK STAPLER P OSITION OR STAPL E JAM. Staples are jam med in the finisher or the staple c ase is n ot attached corre ctly. Che ck the stapl e case. If the mess age stil l appears after remo ving the jammed s taples, dis able the[...]

60 TROUBLESHOOTING If you ex perience diffic ulty using the mac hine, ch eck the f ollowing troubleshoo ting gu ide befor e calling for servi ce. Many pr oblems can be e asily reso lved by the user . If you are unable to so lve the pr oblem us ing the t roubleshoo ting guide, tu rn off the power swi tch, unplug t he mac hine, and c ontact your SHAR[...]

61 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 Original size is not selected automatically, or copying does not take place on paper th at matches the original size. The RSPF was not ope ned completely when the original was placed o n the doc ument glass . → Open th e RSPF com pletely , place the origi nal on the docu ment glass, and cl ose the R SPF. - Th[...]

62 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE Paper feeding problems Problem Cause and so lution Page When using paper fed from the bypass tray, the copied image is skewed. The number of sheets placed on the bypass tray exceeds the maximum nu mber. → Do no t plac e more tha n the m aximum numb er of sheet s. 15 The bypass guide is not adjusted to the size o[...]

63 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 Image quality problem s Problem Cause and so lution Page Copies are too dark or too ligh t. The image of the original is too light or too dark. → Select t he correct or iginal i m age type in the exposure settin g and adjust t he copying exp osure. 29 The copying exposure is set to "AUTO". → The &[...]

64 MISFEED REMOVAL When a mi sfeed occurs du ring copying, the me ssage "MIS FEED HAS OCCURRE D." will appear in the to uch panel and pri nting will s top. ● If the mis fed paper tears duri ng removal , remov e the torn pie ces. Ta ke care no t to touch the photoco nduct ive drum whi le removin g the pieces . Nicks and scratche s on the[...]

65 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 MISFEED IN THE RSPF 1 Remove the misfe d original. Check se ction s A, B, and C in the i llustration a t left and rem ove the misfed orig inal. Section A Open th e documen t feeder c over and carefu lly remov e the misfed origina l from the docu ment feeder tray. Close th e documen t feeder co ver. Section B Op[...]

66 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE MISFEED IN THE BY PASS TR AY 1 Carefully pull the misfed paper out. 2 Open and close the side cover. Make s ure that the misfee d messag e is cleared . The me ssage c an also be cle ared by opening and cl osing the front cover. If the message is not cleared , see " A. Misfe ed in the p aper feed area". M[...]

67 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 4 Close the front cover and side cover. Make sur e that the misfee d messag e is cleared. B: Misfeed in the fusing area 1 Open the bypass tray and the side cover. 2 Press and pull it open gently on both side s of the fron t c over . 3 Turn the roller rotating knob in the direction of the arrow. 4 Lift the fusin[...]

68 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE MISFEED IN THE CENTER TRAY Remove th e paper b y pulling i t into the center tray . MISFEED IN THE UPPER PAPER TRAY Make s ure that th ere is no m isfed pap er in the machine befo re pulli ng the tr ay out. (p.66 ) 1 Lift and pull out the upper paper tray and then remove the misfed paper. Be carefu l not to tear t[...]

69 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 MISFEED IN THE LOWER PAPER TRAY ● Make su re that the re is no misfed p aper in t he machin e before pulling t he tray out. ( p.66) ● Use the following pr ocedure to remove misfee ds that occur in the 500-sheet paper feed unit or 2 x 500-sheet pape r feed unit. 1 Open the lower side cov er. 2 Remove the mis[...]

70 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE MISFEED IN THE UP PER EXIT AR EA ( when a job sepa rator tray kit or finisher (AR-FN5N) is installed ) If a job s eparator tr ay kit or a finish er is ins talled, a misfeed m ay occu r in the u pper ex it area. 1 Open the upper right side cover. 2 Gently pull the misfed paper out. Be carefu l not to tear the misfe[...]

71 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENAN CE 5 3 If staple sort copy ing is being performed, open the paper guide and remove any misfed paper fr om the stapler compile r. 4 Close the stapler c ompile r cover. 5 If the offset tray is being used, remove any mi sfed paper fr om the offset tray. 6 If the top tray is being used, open the top cover, remov e any m[...]

72 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE To check how much toner rema ins in th e toner car tridge (p.7 4), hold down the [COPY ] key. The amount of t oner remain ing will appe ar in the display . When less than 25% of the toner remains , obtain a new toner cartridge as soon as poss ible. Whe n "TONE R SUPP LY IS LOW." a ppears i n the displ ay, [...]

73 5 STAPLE CARTRI DGE REPLACEMENT (when the f inisher ( A R-FN5N) is in stalled) When the message "ADD STAP LES." a ppears, rep lace the staple car tridge as fo llows: 1 Open the st apler cover. 2 Grasp the green portion of the staple box and remove the stapl e box from the stapl er. 3 Remove the st aple cartridge from inside the staple [...]

74 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE STAPLE JAM REMOVAL If staples become jammed in the stapler, the message "CHECK STAPLER POSITION O R STAPLE JAM." will appear. Follow these st eps to remov e the jam med st aples. 1 Open the st apler cover. 2 Grasp the green portion of the staple box and remove the stapl e box from the stapl er. 3 Raise t[...]

75 5 CLEANING THE MACHINE DOCUMENT GLASS AND RSP F If the doc ument glas s, RSPF, or scan ning glass for origin als fed fr om the RS PF (the lo ng narr ow glass su rface on the rig ht side of the document glass) bec ome dirt y, the dirt may appea r on copies . Always kee p these parts cle an. Stains or dirt on the docume nt glass/RS PF will al so b[...]

76 6 Chapter 6 PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES Optiona l equipm ents and s upplies are explai ned in thi s chapte r. To pur chase op tional equ ipment and supplie s contact your SH ARP s ervice cente r. PERIPHERAL DEVICES * 1 Requires i nstallatio n of the PRIN TER EXPAN SION KIT (AR-P17 ). * 2 Requires i nstallatio n of the PRINTER EXP ANSION KIT [...]

77 PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES 6 FINISHER (AR-FN5N) When an optional f inisher ( AR-FN5N) is insta lled, the machine can automa tically s taple the s orted copi es. Each collate d set of copi es or gro up of copi es can b e stacked o ffset from the prev ious se t. (Offset fu nction p. 35) Part na mes Specifications AR-FN5N Tray capacity Top tra[...]

78 PERIPHERAL DEVIC ES AND SUPPLIES 500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT/ 2 x 500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT These paper feed un its provid e the conve nience of in creased p aper capaci ty for the ma chine and a greater cho ice of paper s izes read ily av ailable f or copy ing. The AR-D 21 contain s one 500- sheet pa per tray a nd the AR-D 22 contai ns two 500 -s[...]

79 6 STORAGE OF SUPPLIES Standar d supplies for this product tha t are to be replaced by the us er are paper and the t oner cartr idge. PROPER STORAGE Store the supplies in a locat ion that is: • clean and dry, • at a s table tem peratu re, • not exposed to direc t sunlight. Store paper in the wrapper and lying f lat. Paper sto red out of the[...]

80 7 Chapter 7 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Model AR-M23 7 AR-M277 Type Digita l Mult ifunctio n Syste m, De skto p Photoconducti ve type OPC drum Document glass type Fixed Copy sys tem Dry, electr ostatic trans fer Originals She ets, bound documents Origin als size Ma x. 11" x 17" (A3) Cop y si ze Max. 1 1" x 17" (A3 ) Min. 5-1 /2&q[...]

81 APPENDIX 7 * The firs t-copy time and warm-up tim e may v ary depen ding o n the power-s upply v oltage, ambient temper ature, and other oper ating con ditions. Reversing singl e pass fee der (RSPF) Gradat ion Scann ing: 256 Prin ting: 2 va lue Power supply AC 120V , 60 Hz, 12 A Power consumption Max. 1.4 kW Overall dimensions (with bypass tray [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evise d: Jul. 3 1 . 200 2 Data Issu ed: Apr. 2. 200 1 MSDS No. F-00981 82 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product Name : AR- 270NT / AR- 270T / AR -270ST / A R-270FT / AR -270NT-J / AR-270 ST-C/ AR -270FT -T (Black Toner) Supplier Identific ation : Sharp C orporat ion 22-22 Nagaike-ch o, Abe no-ku, Osak a, Ja[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evise d: Jul. 3 1. 2002 Data Iss ued: Apr. 2. 2001 MSDS No. F-0 0981 83 3. HAZARDS IDE NTIFICA TION Mos t Imp ort ant Ha zar ds and Effe cts of th e Pro ducts Human Healt h Effects : Th ere are no antici pated car cinogen ic effec ts from e xposur e based on anima l tests perfor med using to ner. Whe n used as inte[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evise d: Jul. 3 1 . 200 2 Data Issu ed: Apr. 2. 200 1 MSDS No. F-00981 84 Exposure limit values OSHA- PEL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (Total Dust) , 5 m g /m 3 (Respi rable Dust) ACGIH -TLV (USA) : 10m g /m 3 (Total Du st) , 3m g /m 3 (Re spi rabl e Dust ) Personal Protective Equipment Respira tory Protect ion : Not require[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data R evise d: Jul. 3 1. 2002 Data Iss ued: Apr. 2. 2001 MSDS No. F-0 0981 85 Chronic Effect : In a st udy in rats of chr onic in halation e xposure to a typica l toner, a mild to m oderate degree of lung fi brosis was ob served in 92% of th e rats in th e high co ncentrati on (16m g /m 3 ) exposure gr oup, and a mi nima[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Issu ed: Aug. 1. 2 003 MSDS No. F-31201 86 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product Name : AR-271ND / AR-271DV / A R-271SD / AR- 271SD-C (Black Deve loper) Supplier Identific ation : Sharp C orporat ion 22-22 Nagaike-ch o, Abe no-ku, Osak a, Japan Local s upplier s are list ed below. P lease c ontact the nearest[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Iss ued: Aug. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-3 1201 87 3. HAZARDS IDE NTIFICA TION Mos t Imp ort ant Ha zar ds and Effe cts of th e Pro ducts Human Healt h Effects : Th ere are no antici pated car cinogen ic effec ts from e xposur e based on anima l tests perfor med using to ner. Whe n used as intended accord ing to instr uction[...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Issu ed: Aug. 1. 2 003 MSDS No. F-31201 88 Exposure limit values OSHA- PEL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (Total Dust) , 5 m g /m 3 (Respi rable Dust) ACGIH -TLV (USA) : 10m g /m 3 (Total Du st) , 3m g /m 3 (Re spi rabl e Dust ) Personal Protective Equipment Respira tory Protect ion : Not required under in tended us e. Hand Pro [...]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Iss ued: Aug. 1. 2003 MSDS No. F-3 1201 89 Chronic Effect : In a st udy in rats of chr onic in halation e xposure to a typica l toner, a mild to m oderate degree of lung fi brosis was ob served in 92% of th e rats in th e high co ncentrati on (16m g /m 3 ) exposure gr oup, and a mi nimal to mi ld degree of fibrosis w[...]

90 INDEX Symbols [#/P] ke y . .................... ............ .................... . 10, 54, 55 2 - 8 2 x 500-s heet paper feed unit ............. ........ 69, 76, 78 256MB ex pansion memory boa rd .............. ............. 76 [2-SIDED CO PY] key . ................... .............. 21, 27, 28 500-sheet paper fee d unit ............. .........[...]

91 H Handles .. ............. ................... .................... ............. .. 8 Heavy pape r ............... ................... ............. ............. 15 How t o pl ace t he or igin al - D ocument gl ass ........ ................... ............. ....... 22 - R SPF .................. ................... ................... ....... 2[...]

92 Paper t ray ................... ............ ........... 9 , 15, 17, 19, 68 Paper t ype ..... ................... ............. .............. 15 , 19, 20 Paper w eight ....... ................... .................... ............. 15 Part na mes and fu nctions - O peration p anel .............. .................... ............. 10 Peripher al [...]

93 Preparat ions Bypass t ray, loadin g paper i n . ............. .................... .18 Initial settings, r eturning to ..... .................... ............. .14 Paper si ze, chang ing ........ ............. ................... ........19 Paper t ype, changi ng . ................... ............. ..............19 Paper, loadi ng .............[...]

Connectors Caution: This connector is only intended f or ser vice purposes. Any connection to this terminal may cause malfunctions of the cop y machine. Instruction for service technician: The cable length f or the ser vice ter minal has to be less than 10 f eet (3 m). RSPF connector Finisher connector P arallel connector USB connector[...]

FCC Regulations state that any unauthoriz ed changes or modifications to this equipment not e xpressly approv ed by the manuf acturer could v oid the user's authority to operate this equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class A digital de vice, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These [...]

AR-M236 AR-M237 AR-M276 AR-M277 MODEL DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE SETUP GUIDE Page • INTRODUCTION • SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP AR-M230/M270 SERIES • BEFORE INSTALLATION • INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE • CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER • CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER • CONFIGURING THE PC-FAX DRIVER WHEN USING A USB CABLE (if the PC-FAX dri[...]

INTRODUCTION This manual expla ins how to insta ll and configure the software that is required for the print er function of the machine. The procedure for vie wing the online manual is also explained. Trademark acknowledgments •M i c r o s o f t ® Windows ® operatin g system is a trademark o r c opyright of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. a[...]

1 CONTENTS SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP AR-M230/M270 SERIES .................................................... 2 BEFORE INSTALLATION ....................................................... .............................................. 2 ● HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQU IREMENTS ............... ................ .................... ................ 2 ●[...]

2 SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP AR-M230/M270 SERIES The CD-ROM that accompanies the machine co ntains the following software: • Printer driver The printer driver enables you to use the printe r function of the machine. • PC-FAX driver The PC-FAX driver lets you easily send faxes from you r computer through the ma chine to another fax machine (when the[...]

3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS XP (USB/PARALLEL CABLE) 1 The USB or parallel cable must not be connected to the machine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceeding. If the cable is connected, a Plug and Play window will appear. If this happens, click the "Cancel" button to close the window and disconnec[...]

4 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 9 The files required fo r installation of the printer driver are copied (if "Printer Driver" was selected in Step 7 ). Follow the on-screen instru ctions. When you are asked how the printer is connected, select "Connected to this computer" and click the "Ne xt" button. When "The installat[...]

5 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 13 Begin insta llation of the printer driver. "SHARP AR-XXXX" will appear in the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Select "Install the software automatically (Recommended)" and click the "Next" button. Follow the on-screen instructions. This completes the in stallation of the s[...]

6 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION IN WINDOW S 98/ME/2000 (USB CABLE) 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the machine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceeding. If the cable is connected, a Plug and Play window will appear. If this happens, click the "Cancel" button to close the window and disconnect the cable.[...]

7 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE When the interface selection screen appears, select "USB" and click the "Next" button. When "The installation of the SHARP software is complete" appears, click the "OK" button. 10 Begin the installation of the PC-FAX driver (if "PC-FAX Driver" was selec ted in Step 7). Foll[...]

8 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS 95/98/ME/NT4.0/2000 (PARALLEL CABLE) 1 The USB or parallel cable must not be connected to the machine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceeding. If the cable is connected, a Plug and Play window will appear. If this happens, click the "Cancel" button to close the window [...]

9 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 11 When the interface selection screen appears, select "Parallel" and click the "Next" button. 12 Select the printer port and clic k the "Next" button. Select "LPT1" for the printer port. 13 When the model selection window appears, sele ct model name of your machine and click the &qu[...]

10 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER Follow the procedure below to connec t the machine to your computer. Interface cables for connecting the machine to yo ur computer are not includ ed with the machine. Please purchas e the appro priate cable for your compu ter. Interface cable USB cable Shielded twisted pair cable, high-spe ed transmission equivalent (9 f[...]

11 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER After installing the printer driver, you must configure the printer driver settings app ropriately for the number of paper trays on the machine and the size of paper loaded in each tray. 1 Click the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then cl[...]

12 CONFIGURING THE PC-FAX DRIVER WHEN USING A USB CABLE (if the PC-FAX driver is installed) When the PC-FAX function is used with a USB cable, the port used by the PC-FAX driver must be configured. The PC-FAX driver uses the USB port th at was created when the printer driver was installed. C onfigure the port after ins talling the print er driver ([...]

13 HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL The online manual provides de tailed instructions fo r opera ting the machine as a printer. View the online manual when you use the printer fu nc tion after the initial setup is completed. Contents of the online manual The contents of the online ma nual are as follows. How to use the online manual: Explains ho w to u[...]

14 TROUBLESHOOTING If the software does not ins tall correctly, chec k the following items on your computer . To remove the software, see "Uninstalling the printer driver" in the online manual. Troubleshooting informa tion can also be found in the README files for each of the softwa re programs. To view a README f ile, click the " Di[...]

15 TROUBLESHOOTING The printer driver cannot be correctly installed by Plug and Play (Windows 2000/XP) In Windows 2000/XP, if the printer drive r cannot be correctly installed by Plug and Play (for example, Plug and Play takes place without copying the required files for the printer driver installation), follow these steps to remove unneeded de vic[...]

MODEL AR-FX7 FACSIMILE EXPANSION KIT OPERATION MANUAL • BEFORE USING THE FAX FEATURE • BASIC OPERATIONS • ADVANCED TRANSMISSION METHODS • TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES • CONVENIENT METHODS OF USE • PROGRAMMING • TROUBLESHOOTING • KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS • APPENDIX 4 12 26 51 61 65 83 90 106 Page[...]

This devic e compli es with Par t 15 of the FCC rules. Ope ration i s subject to th e following two co nditions : (1) This device m ay not cause ha rmful in terferen ce, and (2) this d evice m ust acce pt any in terferen ce rece ived, in cluding interfer ence that may cause undesi red operat ion. WARNING: FCC Regul ations state that any un authoriz[...]

i INTRODUCTION TYPE OF SERVICE This equ ipment may not be used on coi n servic e provided by the tel ephone co mpany. Con nection t o party l ines is subjec t to state t ariffs. C ontact yo ur state's public utility co mmissi on, public servic e commis sion, or c orporat ion commis sion for m ore informa tion. ABOUT THE TELEPHON E CONSUMER PRO[...]

ii FCC Notice to users: This equ ipment co mplies w ith Part 68 of the FCC r ules and the requir ements adopte d by the A CTA. On this equipme nt is a la bel that conta ins, amo ng other i nformation, a produc t identifi er in the format US:A AAEQ##T XXXX. If reque sted, this number must be prov ided to th e telep hone comp any. The REN is used to [...]

1 CONTENTS CONTENTS . ....... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... ..... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ....... .... ....... ...... ..... ...... .... 1 TO USE THIS PRODUCT CORRECTLY AS A FACSIMILE . ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ..... ...... .... 3 1 BEFO RE USING THE FA X FE ATU[...]

2 4 TRANSMISSION USING F- CODES TRANSMISSION BETWEEN MACHI NES SUPPORTING F-CODES .. ....... ....... ...... ....... ... 51 ● MEMORY BOXES AND SUB-ADDRESSES/ PASSCODES REQUIRED FOR F-CODE TRANSMISSION ............... ........52 ● ENTERING A SUB-A DDRESS AND PASSCO DE FOR A MEM ORY BOX I N THE OTHER MA CHINE . ............. ................... ..[...]

3 TO USE THIS PRODUCT CORRECTLY AS A FACSIMILE Sever al points mu st be ke pt in mi nd when us ing this product as a facsi mile. Please note th e followin g: Connecting the teleph one line co rd Use only the provi ded teleph one line cor d to con nect the mach ine to the wall tel ephone jac k. As shown in the il lustrat ion, connec t the end of the[...]

4 1 Chapter 1 BEFORE USING THE FAX FEATURE This chap ter contai ns basic in formation about using the fax fun ction of this prod uct. Pleas e read this chapter before using th e unit as a fax mac hine. SETTINGS REQUIRED FOR THE FAX FUNCTION Before using the unit as a fax mach ine, make sure th at the foll owing inform ation ha s been pro grammed c [...]

5 1 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OPERATION PANEL Opera tion panel keys a nd keys di splayed on the touc h panel th at are us ed for fax ar e expla ined her e. Touch panel (p.7) • Message s and key s appears in the tou ch pan el. A key can b e touc hed to selec t or enter a settin g. • When you touch a k ey, a beep sounds and the key is highligh ted[...]

6 BEFORE USING THE FAX FEATURE PARTS OF THE MACHINE Exit are a The or iginal exi ts here a fter tran smission or scanni ng into mem ory. Doc ume nt fe eder tray Place th e original face-up in this tra y for transmis sion.(p.10) Original guides Adjust t hese guid es to matc h the w idth of the origina l.(p.10) Document glass Books a nd othe r origin[...]

7 BEFORE USING THE FAX FEATURE 1 FAX MODE (CONDITION SETTING SCREEN) The co ndition s etting sc reen of fa x mode is display ed by pres sing the [ FAX] ke y while th e print mo de, co py mode, or job status screen appe ars in the to uch panel. In the explana tions that fol low, it is as sumed that the initial s creen that appears after pres sing th[...]

8 BEFORE USING THE FAX FEATURE [EXPOSURE ] key (p.22) Touch t his key to change the scanni ng expos ure. The selec ted expos ure is hi ghlighted above the key. The i nitial fa ctory set ting is [AUTO ]. Special function icon displa y When a s pecial function suc h as pol ling or dua l page sc an is se lected, th e speci al function i con appears he[...]

9 1 ORIGINALS ORIGINALS THAT CAN B E FAXED Origin al sizes *Long originals Depending on the resoluti on settin g and the width of the origin al, ther e may not be sufficie nt space in memory to h old a long original . In thi s case, refer to the following table and select a lower resol ution set ting and/o r shorten the ori ginal. (unit : i nch) Sc[...]

10 LOADING AN ORIGINAL An ori ginal ca n be loade d in the RS PF or pla ced on the document glass. L oad multi -page sh eet origi nals in the RSPF. Place book s and ot her original s that ca nnot be loaded in the RSPF on the doc ument gl ass. USING THE RSPF 1 Lift the RSP F and make sure an original is not placed on the document glass. Gent ly clos[...]

11 1 CONVENIENT DIALING METHODS AUTO-DIALIN G This pr oduct inc ludes an au to-diali ng feature to make dia ling eas ier. By prog ramming frequently d ialed num bers, you can call an d send doc uments t o these lo catio ns by means of a sim ple diali ng opera tion (p.1 6). There ar e two types o f auto-di aling: rapi d dialing and grou p dialin g. [...]

12 2 Chapter 2 BASIC OPERATIONS This chapter explains the basi c procedu res f or sendi ng and re ceivin g faxe s. SENDING A FAX BASIC PROCEDURE FOR SENDING FAXES The proc edure for sendin g a fax in memory tr ansmissio n mode (p .14) is ex plained i n the foll owing. 1 Make sure that the machine i s in fax mode. When th e [FAX] key ligh t is on, t[...]

13 BASIC OPERATIONS 2 Enterin g a pause. If yo u need to i nsert a pause b etween digi ts to acces s an outside line or dial an internat ional numbe r, touc h the [PAU SE] key i n the upper right-ha nd corner of the screen . Each time you touch the [PAUS E] key, a hy phen ("-") appea rs and a 2- second p ause* is inserted. After en tering[...]

14 BAS IC O PERAT IONS Memory transmi ssion mode When me mory trans mission mode is selected , the ori ginal is s canned i nto memory and then sent to the desti nation. When the RSPF i s used for t ransmiss ion, tran smissi on of the fi rst scan ned page be gins whil e the rem aining pa ges are sc anned. (S ee "Qui ck On-lin e tran smission&qu[...]

15 BASIC OPERATIONS 2 Storing transmission jobs (memory transmission) If a trans mission is performed i n memory transmiss ion mode wh ile the mac hine is alr eady send ing or re ceivin g a fax, the docu ment wi ll be scann ed into me mory and the n autom atically tran smitt ed after th e previous job is co mpleted (this is calle d storing a trans [...]

16 BAS IC O PERAT IONS TRANSMISSION BY AUTO-DIA LING (RAPID DIALING AND GROUP DIALIN G) To sen d a docum ent by auto -dialing ( rapid dial ing or gro up diali ng), follow t he step s below. To use an au to-dial dest ination, yo u must first pr ogram the full fax number and name of the destinati on. Refer to pag e 11 for information on aut o-dialing[...]

17 BASIC OPERATIONS 2 TRANSMITTING A TWO-SIDED DOCUMENT The RSP F can be u sed to auto maticall y fax bo th sides of t wo-side d documen t by memor y transmi ssion. 1 Make sure that the machine i s in fax mode. When th e [FAX] key ligh t is on, t he machi ne is in fax mode . If the light i s not on, pr ess the [FAX ] key. 2 Place t he origin al. (p[...]

18 BAS IC O PERAT IONS FAXING A LARGE NUMBER OF PAGES When yo u have a large num ber of pag es to fax , scan the pages in batches using the RSPF. A ma ximum of 100 pages c an be placed in the RSPF at onc e; howeve r, placing pages in batches all ows you to s can in more than 100 pages an d send the m in a si ngle trans missio n. Note that th e numb[...]

19 BASIC OPERATIONS 2 8 Place the next set of original pages and press th e [START] ke y ( ). Repeat this step un til all p ages have been scanned. You can change th e origin al siz e, resoluti on, and exposu re setti ngs as neede d for eac h page. If you tak e no acti on for about 1 minute ( you do no t press the [START] key ( ) ), scannin g autom[...]

20 MANUALLY SETTING THE SCANNING SIZE If you lo ad an o riginal tha t is not a standard s ize (suc h as an AB s ize), or i f the size i s not dete cted correc tly, you must touch the [ORIGINAL] k ey and s et the origin al size manua lly. Perfo rm the fol lowing s teps after placin g the docu ment in the RSPF or o n the do cument gl ass. 1 Touch the[...]

21 2 SELECTING RESOLUTION AND EXPOSURE SETTINGS After plac ing an or iginal, you c an adjus t the resolu tion an d exposure s ettings as needed f or the origi nal, such as for small or faint cha racters o r for a photo . Place t he original wi th the m achine in fa x mode ( p.12), and then adjus t the settings a s explaine d below . SELECTING THE R[...]

22 BAS IC O PERAT IONS SELECTING THE EXPOSURE The in itial ex posure sett ing is A UTO. To c hange the settin g, follow th ese step s: Chan ging the expo sure 1 Touch the [EXPOSURE] key. 2 Touch the [AUTO MAN UAL] key. "MANUA L" is highlig hted. 3 Touch the key or the key to select t he desir ed exposure level. The ex posure can be set to[...]

23 2 PRIORITY TRANSMISSION OF A STORED JOB If you ha ve an u rgent trans mission j ob and mul tiple tr ansmissi on jobs h ave already been sto red, you can give priority to the urgen t job so th at it will be transmi tted immed iately a fter the job c urrently being trans mitted. Thi s is done in t he job sta tus scree n. For detai ls on usin g the[...]

24 CANCELING A FAX T RANSMISSI ON You can cancel a transm ission job that i s in progr ess or that has been stored . This is done in the fax jo b status screen . 1 Pres s the [JOB STATUS] key . 2 Touch the [FAX JOB] key. 3 Touch the job key of the transmission job that you wish to cancel. The se lecte d key is hi ghlighte d. 4 Touch the [STOP/DELET[...]

25 2 RECEIVING FAXES When ano ther fax machine se nds a fax to your m achine, you r machine will ring* , automa tically rec eive the fax , and begin pr inting ( automatic recep tion). RECEIVI NG A FAX 1 The machine wi ll ring* and reception will automati cally begin. 2 Reception ends. When r eception ends, a beep sounds. If received faxes cannot be[...]

26 3 Chapter 3 ADVANCED TRA NSMISSION METHODS This chapter explains ad vanc ed fax fea tures for s pecial situation s and pur poses. SENDING THE SAME DOCUMENT TO MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS IN A SINGLE OPERATION (BROADCAST TRANSMISSION) This feat ure is u sed to se nd a fax to multiple destinat ions in a si ngle oper ation. T he docum ent to be tr ansmit[...]

27 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 USING BROAD CAST TRANSMISSION 1 Follow steps 1 through 6 of "BASIC PROCEDURE FOR SENDING FAXES" (p.12). 2 Enter the fax numbe r of the first destination or touch an auto-dial key (rapid key or group key) (p.16). If the Condition Set ting screen a ppears, touch the [ADDRESS BOOK] key to display t he addr[...]

28 FORWARDING RECEIVED FAXES TO ANOTHER MACHINE WHEN PRINTING IS NOT POSSIBLE When pr inting is not poss ible be cause o f a probl em suc h as no p aper or n o toner, you can forward received faxes t o another fax mach ine.This f unction c an be con veniently u sed in an office or o ther workpl ace where th ere is another fax m achine co nnect ed t[...]

29 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 USING THE FAX FOR WARD FUNCTI ON Program the fax number of the forwarding destination The num ber of the forwarding destination is prog rammed in th e key op erator pro grams ("SE T THE TE LEPHONE NUMBER F OR DATA FORWARDING " (p.101)). O nly one fax nu mber can be pro grammed, and a sub-addre ss and pa[...]

30 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT A SPECIFIED TIME (TIMER TRANSMISSION) This feat ure enabl es you to set up a t ransmiss ion or poll ing oper ation to be performed automatic ally at a specifi ed time. Th e time can be s pecifie d up to a week in advanc e. This al lows you to take adva ntage of off-pe ak phone r ates without ha ving to b e there whe n t[...]

31 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 6 Perform the desired transmission operation. The st eps that fo llow will depend on the typ e of transm ission . The follo wing types of transmi ssion can be p erforme d in a time r transmi ssion: • Normal transmissi on (p.12) • Broadc ast transm ission (p.26) • Confidenti al transmi ssion (p .47) • Rela[...]

32 TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION USING THE POLLING FUNCTION This func tion can only be used if th e other ma chine is a Super G3 or G3 machine and suppo rts the p ollin g function . The pol ling func tion allows your m achine to call a fa x machi ne that has a docume nt ready for tran smission and initiate recepti on of the do cument. Yo u can als o p[...]

33 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 Polling memo ry This feat ure allo ws yo ur machine to automati cally s end a doc ument pr eviousl y scanned into me mory when an other mach ine call s and polls your m achine. USING THE POLLING FUNCTION A docum ent shoul d not be loaded i n the mach ine when the foll owing oper ation is pe rformed. When use d in[...]

34 ADVANCED TRANSMI SSION METHODS 4 When you have finished ente ring the destination(s), press the [START] key( ). "JOB S TORED. " appears in the s creen. Your m achine p rints the doc ume nt fol lowing recep tion from the sendin g mach ine. To cancel the operation Press the [ J OB STAT US] key and then c ancel th e opera tion as ex plain[...]

35 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 USIN G POLLING MEM ORY This func tion sen ds a doc ument pre viously sca nned into memory to a rece iving ma chine whe n the rec eiving mach ine calls and polls your m achine. Th e mach ine has " memory boxes" , which are memory used for the regul ar polling memory function , F-code p olling me mory, F [...]

36 ADVANCED TRANSMI SSION METHODS 9 Press t he [STA RT] ke y ( ). The doc ument is scanne d. If other docu ments hav e previ ously been stored, the new docu ment wil l be added to the previ ous doc ument s. If you us ed the doc ument gla ss and ha ve an other page to s can, change pages and then pres s the [START] key ( ) agai n. Repeat thi s proce[...]

37 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 Deleting documents from th e Public Box This pr ocedure is used to d elete doc uments from the Publi c Box wh en they are no longer needed. 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key in fax mode and then touch the [MEMORY BOX] key. If the address bo ok screen a ppears, touch the [COND ITION SETTINGS] key to displa y the con[...]

38 ADVANCED TRANSMI SSION METHODS Restricting polling acces s (polling securit y) If you wi sh to p revent unau thorized fax machin es from p olling you r machine, enable the polling securi ty functi on. When thi s function i s enable d, pollin g permis sion will only be g ranted i f the fax nu mber of th e polling machine (as programm ed in that m[...]

39 3 FAXING A THIN-SHEET DOCUMENT USING THE RSPF Thin-sh eet docum ents can be f axed usi ng the RSP F. When the thin-sh eet scan ning func tion is u sed, the RS PF scans th e docu ment at a s lower sp eed. Follow these st eps to ena ble or di sable the thin-shee t scanni ng functio n. 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key in fax mode. If the address bo [...]

40 FAXING A DIVIDED ORIGINAL (DUAL PAGE SCAN) When fax ing a boo k or othe r bound d ocument, you can use this func tion to di vide the t wo open pages of th e book into two separate fax pages. This func tion can onl y be use d when the o riginal i s scanned u sing the d ocument g lass. The orig inal on th e right s ide of the document glass is sc [...]

41 3 PROGRAMMING FREQUENTLY USED OPERATIONS This function allows you to store the steps of an operation, including the destination and scanning settings, into a program. When you want to send a docu ment to that dest ination, you ca n simply press the appropriate program ke y and the steps will be perf ormed automatically . This function is co nven[...]

42 ADDING A COVER SHEET TO A FAX TRANSMISSION An 8-1/2" x 11" cover sheet can be att ached to a fax transmission. The cover sheet is generated automaticall y and shows the date, time, recipient, fax number, sender, sender ’ s fax number, and nu mber of pages transmitted (cover sheet functi on). A message can als o be added to the top of[...]

43 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 ADDING A MESSAGE This func tion adds a message to the to p of the fir st recei ved fax page. Message selecti on is on ly effect ive for one tran smissi on. One the following mess ages can be selected: CONFIDE NTIAL, URGENT, IM PORTANT, PLE ASE DISTRIBUTE, PLEASE CALL BACK 1 In fax mode, pla ce the origina l. (p.1[...]

44 OWN NUMBER SENDING This func tion prints the date, time, your programm ed sender ’ s name, y our progr ammed sen der ’ s fax number, a nd the page n umber at the top cen ter of eac h page tha t you fax. You can program mu ltiple s enders to e nable t he use of d ifferent sen der name s (maximu m of 20). To progr am a send er, see "O WN [...]

45 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 SELECTING THE SENDER INFORMATION THAT APPEARS ON A FAX TRANS MISSION Follow the steps below to s elect a sender fro m among the program med send ers. This func tion is co nvenient when you wi sh to use a different sende r ’ s name for d ifferent des tinations . 1 In fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES ] key. If [...]

46 SENDING AND RECEIVING CONFIDENTIAL FAXES The co nfidentia l functio n allows you to send and r eceive c onfidenti al faxes . When a fax is se nt by con fidential transm ission , it is he ld in the m emory (c onfidenti al box) of th e receivi ng machi ne instead of being printed o ut. The fax can only be p rinted o ut when the rec ipient e nters [...]

47 ADVANCED TRANSMIS SION METHODS 3 CONFIDENTIAL TRANSMISSION Before sending a confiden tial fa x, make sure tha t the rece iving m achin e has the c onfid ential rec eption func tion and that it is progr ammed approp riately to rece ive confid ential fax es. If the re ceiving machine has mor e than one b ox for conf identi al rece ption, you will [...]

48 ADVANCED TRANSMI SSION METHODS PRINTING A FAX RECEIVED IN A CONFIDENTIAL B OX To print a fax rec eived in a confiden tial box, you mu st enter the ID code (a 4-digi t number f rom 0000 to 9 999) that was p rogrammed when the confiden tial box was crea ted. 1 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key and then the [MEMORY BOX] key. If the address bo ok screen[...]

49 3 SENDING FAXES USING THE RELAY REQUEST FUNCTION The rela y reques t functio n is use d to send a fax to a rel ay fax m achine, a nd then hav e the rel ay fax ma chine send the fax to mulitpl e end recei ving machi nes. The fax ma chine tha t origin ally sends the fax is called th e relay requ est machi ne, and the n relays it to the progra mmed[...]

50 ADVANCED TRANSMI SSION METHODS USING THE RELAY R EQUEST FUNCTION A rela y reques t transm ission is perfor med by spec ifying the relay group a nd then per forming a regula r fax tran smissi on. Only o ne relay g roup can be sp ecified. A rela y reques t will be refuse d if an e nd re ceiving machine is spec ified tha t is n ot stored in the re [...]

51 4 Chapter 4 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES This chapte r explain s F-code transmi ssion, which gives you a conve nient means of perf orming advan ced operati ons such as r elay broa dcast tr ansmissi on and con fidential tr ansmissi on. Normall y these func tions requi re that th e other fax m achine b e a simi lar Sharp machine; however, F -code tr[...]

52 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES MEMORY BOXES AND SUB-ADDRESSES/PASSCODES REQUIRED FOR F-CODE TRAN SMISSION Fax ma chines that su pport F -code tran smissi on ena ble the cr eation of a "memory box" in the u nit's mem ory. The memory box is us ed to store d ocuments received from anot her fax m achine o r documents to be sen t when anot[...]

53 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES 4 ENTERING A SUB-ADDRESS AND PASSCODE FOR A MEMORY BOX IN THE OTHER MACHINE When tr ansmitting t o a mem ory box in another f ax machi ne, the su b-address and pass code mus t be enter ed after the othe r machine's fax numbe r. Enter the o ther mach ine's f ax number as explain ed for a norma l transm ission [...]

54 F-CODE POLLING MEMORY F-code polli ng memory allows one fax mac hine to call ano ther fax machine a nd in itiate r eception of a do cument t hat has been s canned into the other m achin e's F-c ode pol ling mem ory bo x. Callin g anot her mac hine an d init iating recept ion is called F-co de polli ng, an d scanni ng a doc ument i nto a me [...]

55 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES 4 USING F-CODE POLLING MEMORY In order fo r another machin e to retriev e a docu ment from your ma chine, y ou must firs t scan the d ocument i nto the F-co de polling m emory b ox. You can check the docume nt in th e memory po llin g box by printing it out. Scanning a document i nto an F-code poll ing memory box The p[...]

56 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES PROCEDURE FOR F-CODE POLLING Make s ure that a document h as not bee n placed in the RSP F or on the document glass, a nd then fol low the st eps below. 1 In fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key a nd then the [POLLING] key. If the address bo ok screen a ppears, touch the [COND ITION SETTINGS] key to displa y the con[...]

57 4 F-CODE CONFIDENTIAL TRANSMISSION This fun ction i s used to fax con fidentia l docu ments. T he sub-ad dress and pass code pro grammed for a m emory b ox restric ts access to the box , and rec eived data c an only be print ed by som eone who k nows the p rint PIN. (Personal Identific ation Num ber). This function is convenient when faxi ng sen[...]

58 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES PRINTING A DOCUMENT RECEIVED TO AN F-C ODE CONFIDENTIAL MEMORY BOX A docume nt received to an F-code c onfidenti al memory bo x can be pri nted by ente ring the prin t PIN (0000 to 9999) that was pr ogrammed when the memory bo x was crea ted. Print ing of the conf idential do cument wil l take prior ity over any othe r[...]

59 4 F-CODE RELAY BROADCAST TRANSMISSION The F-c ode rela y broadc ast functio n is used to have a r elay reque st fax mac hine se nd a fax to a relay fa x machin e, and th en have th e relay fax machine send the fax to mul itple end receiv ing mach ines. T o use this fu nctio n, the fax numbe rs of the end receiv ing mac hines mu st be stor ed in [...]

60 TRANSMISSION USING F-CODES USING THE F- CODE RELA Y BROADCAST FUNCTION (your machine is the relay machine) When a d ocument i s receiv ed from a relay req uest mach ine, the F- code re lay broadc ast funct ion transmi ts the docu ment to the end rece iving ma chine s using a m emory bo x only if the sub -addres s and pass code sen t by the relay[...]

61 5 Chapter 5 CONVE NIENT METHODS OF USE This ch apter ex plains c onvenien t features t hat can b e used t o send a docu ment, as well as fea tures th at expand the range o f use of the fax mach ine suc h as connec ting an ex tension phone. CONNECTING AN EXTENSION PHONE You can connect a telep hone to the machine and use i t as an ex tension phon[...]

62 CONVENIENT METHODS OF USE 5 Dial the number of the other party or touch a rapid key. You can also dial using the key pad on the extens ion phone. You can not use a group key or a rapid k ey that includes a sub-a ddress and pas scode. 6 Speak to the ot her party w hen they answer. If you us ed the [SP EAKER] ke y to dial, li ft the extensi on pho[...]

63 CONVENIENT METHODS OF US E 5 Activating fax reception from an extension phone (remote reception) After s peaking on the exte nsion ph one, you c an activ ate fax re ception from the extensio n phone. T his is ca lled "remot e reception" . After speakin g, or when you hea r a fax tone through the extensio n phone, perfo rm the follow in[...]

64 FAXING A DOCUMENT FROM A COMPUTER (PC-FAX) If a computer is connected to th e machine and the PC-FAX driver installed in the computer, a docu ment created on the computer can be sent di rectly to a fax machine. There is no need to print the docume nt and then scan it on the machine. USING PC-FAX TRANSMISSION To fax a document using the PC- FAX f[...]

65 6 Chapter 6 PROGRAMMING This ch apter exp lains ho w to program auto d ial keys (r apid and g roup ke ys), prog rams, rela y group s, and us er indexes . It also explain s how to pri nt out lists of stored s ettings. PROGRAMMING Auto dia l keys (r apid and group ke ys), progr ams, relay groups , and user i ndexes a re stor ed and edi ted using t[...]

66 PROGRAMMI NG 3 Touch the [DIRECT ADDRESS / PROGRA M] ke y. The DIRECT ADDRE SS / PROGRAM menu appears . 4 Touch the desired key and perform the programming operation. 5 See the pages indicated below for the operation you wish to perform. [RAPID] key Storing a rapid dial key ( p.67) [PROGRAM] key Storing a pro gram ke y (p.73) [RELAY GROUP] key S[...]

67 PROGRAMMING 6 STORING RAPID DIAL KEYS To store a r apid key, f ollow ste ps 1 to 4 o n pages 65 to 6 6 (touch the [RAPID] ke y in ste p 4), and then follow the steps bel ow. 1 Touch the [NAME] key. The " No." t hat autom atica lly a ppears i s the lowes t number fr om 001 to 50 0 that ha s not yet been programme d. When t he key is tou[...]

68 PROGRAMMI NG 9 Use the numeric keys to e nter the fax number. • To insert a pa use between digits of the number , touch the [PA USE] key. The pause appe ars as a hyp hen "-". See pag e 97 to set the du ration of th e pause . • If you ma ke a mistak e, press th e [CLEAR] key ( ) to clear one digit at a time , and then enter the corr[...]

69 PROGRAMMING 6 International correspondence mode Selections ar e NONE, MODE 1, MODE 2, and MOD E 3. 15 If you have finished programming rapid keys, touch the [EX IT] key. If you wish to pr ogram another rap id key, touc h the [NEXT] key. If you to uch the [E XIT] key, you wil l return to the scree n of st ep 4 on page 66. If you to uch the [NEXT][...]

70 PROGRAMMI NG EDITING AN D DELETING RAPID KEYS If you wi sh to d elete a rapi d key or c hange the f ax num ber, name , or other i nformatio n programm ed in a r apid key, follow s teps 1 thr ough 3 on pages 65 t o 66 and the n perfor m the foll owing proce dure. 1 Touch the [AMEND/DELETE] key. 2 Touch the rapid key you wish to edit or delete. ?[...]

71 PROGRAMMING 6 PROGRAMMING A GROU P KEY Up to 20 0 dest inations c an be s tored in a grou p key. T o program a group key, f ollow st eps 1 thr ough 4 on pages 65 and 66 ( touch the [GROUP] key in step 4) , and then p erform t he following procedure . 1 Follow steps 1 through 7 o f "STORING RAPID DIAL KEYS" (p.67) to enter a GROUP NAME,[...]

72 PROGR AMMING EDITING AND DELETING GROUP KEYS If you need to edit or delete a group key, follow steps 1 through 3 on pages 65 a nd 66 and then perform the following procedure . 1 Touch the [AMEND/DELETE] key. 2 Touch the group key that you wish to edit or delete. • To edit a group key, follow steps 3 and 4. • To delete a group key, follow ste[...]

73 PROGRAMMING 6 STORING A PROGRAM You can store the following numb ers and functions in a prog ram to enable easy transmission by simply execu ting the program. • Destination fax number • R ESOLUTION and EXPOSURE settings • POLLING • SLOW SCAN MODE • DUAL PAGE SCAN* • COVER SHEET • TX MESS AGE • OWN PASSCODE SELECT • SENDING OPTI[...]

74 PROGRAMMI NG 5 Your settings are displayed. Make sure that they are correct . 6 If you are finished storing programs, touch the [EXIT] key. If you wish to store another program, touch the [NE XT] key. If you to uch the [E XIT] key, you will return t o the screen o f step 4 on pag e 6 6. If yo u touch t he [NEXT ] key, you will re turn to th e sc[...]

75 PROGRAMMING 6 STORING RELAY GROUPS Use this procedur e to stor e a relay g roup (rel ay machine and end receivin g machin es) for a r elay requ est transm ission (p.50). Up to 10 relay groups c an be stor ed. One re lay mac hine is stored pe r group. T he relay m achine i s specifie d by e ntering the f ax num ber with the n umeric keys. Each en[...]

76 PROGRAMMI NG 6 Enter the numbers of the end receiving machine s. Touch a k ey and the n enter th e number of a n end receivi ng machi ne as exp lained be low. After en tering a num ber, touch th e [NEXT ADDRESS] k ey to enter the n umber of the n ext end rec eiving mac hine. [DIAL] key Enter t he fax num ber of the r eceiving machine with the nu[...]

77 PROGRAMMING 6 EDITING AN D DELETING A RELAY GROUP If you ne ed to edi t or dele te a previo usly st ored relay group, pe rform step s 1 throu gh 3 on page s 65 a nd 66 and the n perfor m the foll owing pro cedure: 1 Touch the [AMEND/DELETE] key. 2 Touch the [RELAY GROUP] key. 3 Touch the relay group that you wish to edit or delete . • If you n[...]

78 STORING A GROUP INDEX Auto dia l keys (rapid ke ys and g roup key s) are no rmally s tored in t he ABC in dex. To make auto dial keys more conven ient to us e, you ca n store a group of auto dial keys in a group index and assign a name to th at index. When you swi tch to the group index es, USER 1, USER 2, U SER 3, USE R 4, USER 5, and US ER 6 a[...]

79 6 PRINTING PROGRAMMED INFORMATION You can print ou t lists of the rapid k eys, grou p keys, programs, and rela y groups that hav e been stor ed in the mach ine. 1 Press the [ CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. 2 Touch the [LIST PRINT] key. 3 Touch the SENDING ADDRESS LIST key. 4 Touch the key of the list you wish to print. "PRINT JOB IN MEMORY . PLEASE [...]

80 ENTERING CHARACTERS To ente r or edit c haracters in setting s creens suc h as auto dial key pr ogramm ing scree ns, follow the steps below. Charac ters that ca n be ent ered are al phabetic al charact ers, sp ecial char acters, nu mbers, a nd symbols . Entering alphabetical characters (Example: Sha rp äÄ ) 1 Touch the [S] key. To switc h betw[...]

81 PROGRAMMING 6 8 Touch the [ Ä ] ke y. You can press the [ABC/ab c] ke y durin g entry t o return to alphabe tical char acter entr y. You c an also en ter numbe rs and symbol s. 9 When finishe d, touch the [ OK] key. You will exit the cha racter e ntry screen and retur n to the pr ogramming s creen. If y ou touch t he [CANCEL] key , you will re [...]

82 PROGRAMMI NG Entering numbers and symbols 1 Touch the [AB/ab 12#$%] key. When the charac ters "1 2#$%" are highligh ted, numbe r/symbol entry mo de is se lected. 2 Enter the desired number or symbol. Numbers and symbol s that can be entered are as follows : Screen 1/2 Screen 2/2 * Change screen s by touch ing the key or key dis playe d[...]

83 7 Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING This ch apter con tains in formation to help y ou make e fficient us e of the fax features of the mac hine, inclu ding solutio ns to com mon prob lems. WHEN A TRANSACTION REPORT IS PRINTED The mac hine has be en set to automati cally print a Tr ansaction R eport when a transm ission is not suc cessful or when the Br o[...]

84 TROUBLESHOOTING Information appearing in the TYPE/NOTE column Informat ion such a s the type of transmiss ion and typ e of error app ears in th e TYPE/NO TE column o f the Transacti on Report. Th e followin g notes ma y appe ar. Note Explana tion OK The tra nsactio n was com pleted normall y. G3 Communic ation took place in G 3 mode. ECM Commun [...]

85 7 VIEWING THE COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY REPORT Your m achine k eeps a r ecord of the most recen t 50 trans actions (both trans missions an d recept ions) that we re perfor med. The record in cludes the date of the trans action, t he other p arty's n ame, the du ration, a nd resul t. You ca n have the report a utomatic ally print ed when the nu[...]

86 WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS AND A WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED Alarms and display messa ges alert you to the condition of the machine during opera tion. If one of the following messages appears, respond a s indicated in the table. Message screen (Alarm) Cause and solution Page (MAINTENANCE REQUIRED.) Maintenance is required. → Contact your dealer. - [...]

87 7 TROUBLESHOOTING If the fax features do not opera te normally, please check the follo wing. If you are unable to solve the problem, see "TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAIN TENANCE" in the operation manual for cop ier. Fax problems Trouble Page The machine does not operate correctly 88 The machine does not operate. Transmission problems 88 Diali[...]

88 TROUBLESHOOTING FAX PROBLEMS Problems that are related to the fax fu nctio n are explained in the fo llowing. For paper misfeeds, see "MISFEED REMO VAL" in the operat ion manual for copier. F or general mach ine problems, copier problems, printer problems, an d network scan ner problems, see the corresponding m anual for the function. [...]

89 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 Reception problems Problem Cause and solution Page Reception does not take place at the specified time. The machine's clock is not set to the correct time. → Set the clock to the correct time. operation manual for copier Printing d oes not tak e place after reception. A message appears in the display instructing yo u to [...]

90 8 Chapter 8 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS The ke y operat or progra ms are u sed by the ad ministr ator of th e machin e to ena ble and di sable c ertain fun ctions o f the mach ine. This sec tion expla ins key ope rator program s for the fax feat ures of the machi ne. For key ope rator progr ams that are related to genera l operat ion, the c opy funct [...]

91 8 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAM LIST KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS FOR THE FA X FUNCTION You may n ot be able to use all of the progra ms in the key operator program li st. Prog rams that you c an use depend on what peripheral devices a re inst alled on the ma chine. Note Program name Factory default settings Page FAX SETTINGS FAX DEFAULT SETTINGS DEFAULT DISPLA[...]

92 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS FAX SEND SETTINGS AUTO REDUCTION SENDING SETTING Enabled 99 PRINTING PAG E NUMBER AT RECEI VER Enabled 99 DATE/OWN NUMBER PRINT POSITION SETTING OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL IMAGE 99 ROTATION SENDING SETTING Enabled 1 00 CALL TIMER AT MEMORY SENDING 45 ( sec.) 100 RECALL IN CASE OF LINE BUSY • NUMBER OF TIMES: 2 (times) • I NTE[...]

93 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 KEY OP ERATOR PROGRAM MENU The ke y operat or progra ms are a rranged in the follow ing men u. Use this menu as a guide for a ccessing each of th e programs . *Some p rograms may co ntain an ad ditional level (se tting sc reen). Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 FAX SETTINGS FAX DEFAULT SETTINGS DEFAULT DISPLAY SETTINGS MUST INPUT [...]

94 USING THE KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 1 Press the [ CUSTOM SETTINGS] key. 2 Touch the [KEY OP ERATOR PROGR AMS] key. 3 Use the num eric keys to enter the five-di git ke y operater c ode. Each time a digit i s entered , the dash (-) that indicates the digi t will change to an asterisk ( ). The fa ctory defa ult setti n g for the key oper ator code is 0[...]

95 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 KEYS USED IN KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS Example: Audi tin g m ode When a checkb ox ( ) a ppears in front of a setting , a chec kmark ( ) will a ppear whe n the ch eckbox is touc hed. This in dicate s that the setting i s enabled . If a chec kbox wi th a chec kmark ( ) i s touche d, the check mark is cleared ( ) and t he settin[...]

96 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS FOR THE FAX FUNC TION This sec tion explai ns key ope rator prog rams for the fax funct ion of the ma chine. Fo r key ope rator prog rams that ar e related to genera l operat ion, the c opy funct ion, the prin ter func tion, and th e network scanner fu nction, s ee the ke y operato r's guide. FAX SETTINGS FAX DEFAULT S[...]

97 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 INITIAL RESOLUTION S ETTING This settin g is use d to sele ct the defau lt resolut ion setting for fax mode . Selections are [STANDA RD], [FINE], [SUP ER FINE], an d [ULTRA FINE]. When the resolution i s set to [F INE], [SUPER FINE], or [ULTRA FINE], [H ALF TONE] c an also be selected. To select HALF TO NE for the s elect[...]

98 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS SPEAKER VOLUME SE TTING This settin g is used to adjust th e volume of th e followin g four ty pes of so unds hear d throug h the speake r. • SPE AKER • LINE M ONITO R • RINGER V OLUME • TRANSM ISSION COM PLETE SOUND To ch ange a v olume s etting, to uch the desired v olume key. The fac tory defaul t setting is &quo[...]

99 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 IMAGE MEMORY PRINT SELECT SETTING This program is used to select the con ditions for includin g a copy of part of the firs t page of the transmitted documen t on transaction reports. Selections are [PR INT OUT ALL REPORT], [PRINT OUT ERROR R EPORT ONLY], and [NO PRINTED REPORT]. This pr ogram is used in combination with t[...]

100 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS ROTATION SENDING SETTING When transmitting a document, this settin g allows you to rotate a vertically oriented 8-1/2" x 11" document to a horizontal orientation (8-1/2" x 11"R), or rotate an A4 document to A4R. The docume nt is rotated clockwise. (8-1/2" x 11"R and A4R documents are not rotat[...]

101 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 FAX RECEIVE SETTINGS The fax reception settings allow yo u to adjust c ertain paramet ers for receiv ing faxe s to be tter sui t your needs. Settings that can be a djust ed depend on th e periphe ral devi ces insta lled. The fax receive settings are as f ollows: ● AUTO RECEIVE REDUCE SETTING ● DUPLEX RECEPTION SETTIN[...]

102 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS SENDING OPTIONS The fol lowing s ettings are contained in "SE NDING OPTIONS": ● PASSCODE NUMBER SETTING ● POLLING SECURITY SETTING ● ID NUMBER MODE ● SYST EM NUMB ER MODE ● RELAY PASSCODE ● CONFIDENTIAL CODE SET ● F-CODE MEMORY BOX PASSCODE NUMBER S ETTING When pol ling se curity is enabled, use thi[...]

103 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 F-CODE MEMORY BOX This pr ogram is us ed to pr ogram memor y boxes for F-co de commu nication . Three types of memory boxes can be p rogramm ed: F-cod e memory po lling box es, F-co de confide ntial boxe s, and F-code relay br oadcast boxes. F ollow the procedure below to progr am, edit, or delete a mem ory box. A box n [...]

104 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS ● F-code confidential box (p rint passcode) A print passcode m ust be pr ogrammed to permit printin g of faxes received in the F-cod e confide ntial box. 1 Touch [CONFIDENTIAL] and program a box name and sub-address/passcode as explained in step 1 of " Programm ing an F-code memory box" (p.103). 2 Touch the [PR[...]

105 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 8 1 Touch the desired type of memor y box ([POLLING MEM ORY], [CONFIDENTIA L], or [RELAY BROADCAST]) in the Edit/Delete row (lower row). (See step 1 on page 103.) 2 Touch the key of the mem ory box that you wish to edit or delete. • The mem ory box e dit/delete scree n appears. • indi cate s that a memory box i s holdi[...]

106 9 Chapter 9 APPENDIX This ch apter con tains r eference in formation regard ing the fax features of the machi ne.[...]

107 9 SPECIFICATIONS For infor mation o n power requ irements, p ower con sumption, dimensions , weight, a nd other s pecificat ions that are common to all feat ures of t he machin e, refer to operat ion manual for copier. *1 Transmissio n speed is for a n 8-1/2 " x 11" d ocument with a pproxima tely 700 ch aracters a t standard resolu ti[...]

108 INDEX A Address directory sc reen . ................... .................... ...8 Advanced tr ansmissio n methods ............... ............. .59 Alarm so unds ...... ................... .................... ............. .86 Auto re duction sen ding setting ............ ............. ........99 Auto-dial ing ... ................... .........[...]

109 O On-hook dialing .......... ................... ............. ..............11 Operatio n Panel ......... ................... ................... ......5, 6 Origina l guides ........... ............ .................... ..........6, 10 Origina l sizes .............. ............ .................... ..............20 Origina ls ................[...]

110 Advanced transmission methods Broadcas t transmis sion ................. ................... ........26 Confident ial tran smission ....... ............. .................... .47 Cover she et ... ................... ................... .................... .42 Dual page scan ................ ............. ................... ........40 Fax forw[...]

NOTICE FOR USERS IN CANADA "NOTIC E : This p roduct m eets the a pplicab le Indus try Canada tec hnical specifi cations." "NOTIC E : T he Ringer Equiva lence Numb er is an indica tion of the maxi mum num ber of devices all owed to be c onnected to a tel ephone i nterface. The ter minat ion on an in terfac e may cons ist of any combin[...]

AR-M230/M270 Series Online Manual Star t Star t Click this "Start" button.[...]

2 CONTENTS INDEX Introduction This manual describes the printer function of th e AR-M230/M270 series digital multifunctional system. Trademark Acknowledgments ● Microsoft ® Windows ® operating system is a trademark or copyright of Mi crosoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. ● Windows ® 95, Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows [...]

3 CONTENTS INDEX How to use the online manual This section explains how to view the online manual. Pl ease read this section bef ore using the online manual. For information on using Acrobat Reader, see Acrobat Reader Help. How to Control the Online Manual In this manual, the following buttons are displayed at the bottom of each page. Click thes e [...]

4 CONTENTS INDEX Contents Introduction 2 How to use the online manual 3 Basic printing 5 Opening the printer driver from the "start" button 8 Printer driver settings 9 Two-sided printing 10 Printing multiple p ages on one page 11 Fitting the printed image to the paper 12 Rotating the print image 180 degrees 13 Printing a watermark 14 Stap[...]

1 PRINT 5 CONTENTS INDEX Basic printing (part 1) The following example explains how to print a document from WordPad. Before printing, make sure that th e correct size of paper for your doc ument has been load ed in the machine. 1 Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the operation panel is lit. If the ON LINE indicator is not on, press the [PRIN[...]

1 PRINT 6 CONTENTS INDEX Basic printing (part 2) 5 Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0). Printing begins. The print job is delivered to one of the following trays (depending on which output devices are installed): ● Job separator tray kit is in stalled: Job separator tray ● Finisher is installed:[...]

1 PRINT 7 CONTENTS INDEX Basic printing (part 3) When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" When "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen is set to: ● "Paper Source", select the tr ay that you wish to use for printing from the pull[...]

1 PRINT 8 CONTENTS INDEX Opening the printer driver from the "start" button Printer driver settings can be co nfigured by openi ng the printer driver from the Windows "start" butt on. Settings adjusted in t his way will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If you change the se ttings in the printer driver[...]

1 PRINT 9 CONTENTS INDEX Printer driver settings To view Help for a setting, click the button in the upper right-hand corner of the window and then click the setting. Some restrictions exist on the combinations of settings that can be se lected in the printer driver setup screen. When a restric tion is in effect, an information icon ( ) will appear[...]

1 PRINT 10 CONTENTS INDEX Two-sided printing This feature allows you to pr int on both sides of the paper. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select "2-Sided (Book)" or "2-Sided (Tablet)" from "Document Style" in the "Main" tab. ☞ See Basic printing for details on how to open the[...]

1 PRINT 11 CONTENTS INDEX Printing multiple pages on one page This feature allows you to reduce and print two or four document pages on a single sheet of paper. To use this function, open the printer driv er setup screen and select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Main" tab. ☞ See Basic printing[...]

1 PRINT 12 CONTENTS INDEX Fitting the printed image to the paper The printer driver can adjust the size of the print ed image to match the size of the paper loaded in the machine. Follow the steps shown below to us e this function. The explanation below assumes that you intend t o print a Ledger size documen t on letter size paper. ☞ See Basic pr[...]

1 PRINT 13 CONTENTS INDEX Rotating the print image 180 degrees The print image can be rotated 180 degrees. This feature is used to enable correct printing on envelopes and other p aper with flaps that can only be loaded in one orientation. Use this feature when automatic rotation (which takes place when the loaded paper is the same size as the prin[...]

1 PRINT 14 CONTENTS INDEX Printing a watermark You can print a watermark such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your document. To print a watermark, open the printer dr iver, click the "Watermarks" tab, and foll ow the steps below. ☞ See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver. How to Print a Watermark From the "W[...]

1 PRINT 15 CONTENTS INDEX Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) When a finisher is installed, printed pages can be st apled. To use this feature, open the printer driv er setup screen, and select the "Staple" checkbox in the "Fi nishing" field of the "Main" tab. ☞ See Basic printing for details on how[...]

1 PRINT 16 CONTENTS INDEX Giving priority to a print job When a print job is waiting because the mach ine is copying or printing a received fa x, the following procedure can be used to interrupt the current job an d immediately print the print job. Use the pr int job status screen to giv e priority to the job. For more information on using the job [...]

1 PRINT 17 CONTENTS INDEX Canceling a print job A print job in progress or wait ing to be printed can be canc eled. Use the print job status screen to cancel the job. 1 Press the [JOB STATUS] key. 2 Make sure that the [PRINT JOB] key is highlighted. The print job status screen appears when the [PRINT JOB] key is highlighted. If the [PRINT JOB] key [...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 18 CONTENTS INDEX Sharing the printer using windows networking The machine can be used as a shared printer in a Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/200 0/XP network environment. Note that the Windows network envir onment must already be established. "Print server" as explained here is a comp uter that is directly connect ed to the m[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 19 CONTENTS INDEX Shared printer settings On the computer to which the machine is directly connected Follow the steps below to use the computer directly connected to the machine as a print server. If your operating system is Windows 95/98/Me, start from step 1. I f your operating system is Windo ws NT 4.0, 2000 or XP, open t he co[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 20 CONTENTS INDEX Client settings (part 1) Follow the procedure below to install the printer driver in the client. 1 Click the "start" button, and click "Control Panel". In Windows 95/98/Me/2000, c lick the "Start" button and select "Settings". 2 Click "Printers and Other Hardware"[...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 21 CONTENTS INDEX Client settings (part 2) 6 Select "Browse for a printer", and click the "Next" button. In Windows 95/98/Me, click the "Browse" but ton. In Windows 2000, select "T ype the printer name, or click Next to browse for a pr inter", and click the "Next" button. 7 Select [...]

2 PRINTER SHARING 22 CONTENTS INDEX Client settings (part 3) Settings in Windows NT 4.0 If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, establish settings as follo ws in the printer properties after installing the printe r driver. For the procedure for installing the printer dr iver, see "INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE" in the Software Set up Guide.[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 23 CONTENTS INDEX Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to solve printer problems. Refer to the relev ant sect ion based on the problem. To load paper, remove paper misf eeds, load staples in the fi nisher, remove jammed staples, or replace th e toner cartridge, see "TROUBLESHOOTING" in oper ation manual for copier.[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 1) Check the connections ■ Is the interface cable comp atible with the machine and computer? Interface cables compatible wi th this machine are USB and parallel cables. Check which ty pe of cable is support ed by your computer. For the specifications of the interface cable, se[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 25 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 2) Check Your Computer ■ Is there enough computer memory or hard di sk space? To use the machine, your computer must have suff icient memory and hard disk space. If there is insuffic ient hard disk space, delete unnecessary files to increase t he free space of the hard disk. I[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 3) Check the machine ■ Power switch on? Turn the power switch on. (S ee "POWER ON AND OFF" in the operation manual for copier) ■ Is the machine online? When the ON LINE indicator ne xt to the [PRINT] key o n the operation panel is li t, the ma chine is online and r[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 27 CONTENTS INDEX Printing does not take place (part 4) Checking the printer driver ■ Has the printer driver be en installed properly? Check if the printer driver has been installed, following the steps listed below. 1 C lick the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers and Other Hardware&q[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 28 CONTENTS INDEX Improper printing operation Printing is slow ■ Simultaneous use of two or more application software programs? Start printing after quitting all unused application software programs. ■ Is an appropriate print qua lity selected in the printer driver? When the "Print quality" setting in the "Advan[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 29 CONTENTS INDEX Print quality is not satisfactory (part 1) Check the paper being used ■ Non-standard paper used? Check that the paper conforms to the specification. Refer to "LOADING PAPER" in the operation manual for copier. ■ Are you using paper with a high moisture content? Use paper that is in good condition, w[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 CONTENTS INDEX Print quality is not satisfactory (part 2) The printed image is coarse ■ Has the printer driver been specified to suit both paper and the print job? You can select "Draft", "No rmal" or "Pho to" for the print quality in the "Advanced" t ab of the printer driver setup scre[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 CONTENTS INDEX If a Notice Page is printed If you find that a notice page has been prin ted at the end of a print job, t he print data received from the computer has not be en printed as specified. Fix the problem as explained below and then try printing again. If a Notice Page is printed If the following Notice Page is printed[...]

3 TROUBLESHOOTING 32 CONTENTS INDEX Uninstalling the printer driver To delete a printer driver that has been installed using the instal ler, follow the procedure shown below. 1 Click the "start" button, and then click "Control Panel". On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the "Start" button, select "Settings"[...]

4 SPECIFICATIONS 33 CONTENTS INDEX Printer specifications *1 The factory def ault setting for memory used for the printer functi on is 16 MB. The pr oportion of IMC memory allocated to the printer function can be changed in the k e y operator programs. See "MEMORY FOR PR INTER" in the key operator's guide. Printing speed AR-M236/AR-M[...]

5 INDEX 34 CONTENTS Index A "Auto Select" .. ........................ .............. 6 B Basic printing . ........................ .............. 5 "Border" ................ .............................. 11 [BYPASS TRAY] ke y ........................... 6 C Canceling a print job .......................... 17 Check the connect i[...]