Sharp AJ6010 Owner's Manual

Contents

How to Use the Online Manual

How to Control the Online Manual 1 How to Print Out the Online Manual 1

Printer Properties 2

Outline of the Printer Driver Starting the Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions "Main" Tab Settings "Paper" Tab Settings "Advanced" Tab Settings "Output Quality" Set tings "Watermark" Tab Settings "Version" Tab Settings

Print 19

Printing Overview Basic Printin g Printing a Watermark Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Printing Multiple Pages on One Page Printing a Photograph

Print Status Window 26

Outline of the Print Status Window Print Status Window Functions Understanding Error Message s "Maintenance" Tab "Options" Tab

Sharing Printer 31

Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Shared Printer Settings Client Settings

Scanning

Outline of the SHARP TWAIN Driver 34

What is the SHARP TWAIN Driver?

Starting the SHARP TWAIN Driver 35 Scanning an Image 36 SHARP TWAIN Driver Functions 37 "Standard" Scan Preferences 38 "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Main" Tab) 39

Contents

"Professional" Scan Preferences ("Image" Tab) 41 "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Preference" Tab) 43 "Standard Mode Setting" Dialog Box 44 Preview Screen 45

Setting the Scanning Area

Variatio n Pr evi ew Sc re en 46 Default Settings for the SHARP TWAIN Driver 47

Utility Software

Outline of the AJ Series Utility 48 Copy JX2 49 Button Manager 59

Maintenance

Time to Change the Ink Tank 66 Changing the Ink Tank 67 Test Print Head 70 Cleaning the Print Head 71 Changing the Print Head 72 Aligning the Print Head 75

Troubleshooting

Identifying Unit Problems 77 Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer 78 Check Your Computer 79

Failed to Install the AJ-6000 Series Driver (USB Interface)

Nothing Prints 81

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output 83 Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Pos i tion Printed Lines are not Straight, or Have Blank Spaces 85 Unit does not Print in Colour 86 Unable to Scan the Image 87 Poor Scanning Result 88 The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned 89 Uninstalling the AJ Series Utility 90

How to Use the Online Manual

This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of your new unit. It is designed to assist you in the operation of the Online Manual and provide you with all relevant information. For more information about computers, operating systems and Acrobat Reader, please refer to the relevant manual or help file.

How to Control the Online Manual

Click this button to display the Index of the Online Manual. From the Index you can jump to various pages.

Click this button to display the Table of Contents of the Online Manual. From the Table of Contents you can jump to various pages.

Following links

Links can connect parts of a document to other parts for fur ther information. In this docume nt, green coloured letters are linked ar eas. To follow a link, select the hand tool ( ), a zoom tool, or a selection tool. Position the pointer over the linked area on the page until the pointer changes to a hand with a pointing finger ( ). Then click the link.

Using Bookmarks

This online manual has Bookmarks on th e main pages of ea ch section. You c an move to the desir ed pages by simp ly clicking i ts bookmark. To us e Bookmarks, show the bookmarks by clicking the "Book marks" tab of t he "Show/Hide Navigat ion Pane" icon ( ), and then click the b ookmark of the destination page.

Takes you back page by page. To return to the previously viewed page from the page displayed by clicking a reference topic, click the ( ) button on the menu bar of the Acrobat Reader.

Takes you forward page by page.

How to Print Out the Online Manual

In order to print out a hard copy of the Online Manual for your reference, go to Acrobat Reader, click the "File" menu, and select "Print". After specifying the printer setting, click the "OK" button to print.

In this online manual, screen images and operating procedures are mainly for Windows 98. With other versions of Windows, some screen images may be different from those in this manual.

Outline of the Printer Driver

Printer Properties

What is the Printer Driver?

A printer driver is a program designed t o convert print data from any application into d ata understandable by the printer so that the printer can quickly and efficiently print out the data.

The five tabs of this printer driver are shown below.

By clicking the tabs displayed above, you will jump to a detailed description.

The items shown below can be setup on each tab.

Tab Name Setup Items

Main Orientation, Copies, Order, N-Up Printing, Current Settings Paper Paper Selection, Custom Paper, Paper Size, Fit To Paper Size, Zoom[%] Advanced Output Type, Print Quality, Media Type, Maintenance Watermark Watermark, Size, Angle, Edit Colour, Edit Fonts Version About

Starting the Printer Driver (part 1)

Open the printer driver setup screen (properties dialog bo x) by either of the methods shown below.

Reference: Starting the Printer Driver through an Application

Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button

Printer Properties

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Click the "Start" button.

Select "Settings" and click "Printers".

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Click the "SHARP AJ-6010" printer driver icon in the "Printers" window and from the "File" menu select "Properties".

Click the "Setup" tab.

The properties dialog box will appear.

Refer to the Windows manual or help file for more information on the "General" tab, "Details" tab, "Color Management" ta b and "Sharing" tab.

Starting the Printer Driver (part 2)

Starting the Printer Driver through an Application

Follow the steps shown below to open the printer driver setup screen (properties dialog box) through WordPad. First, activate WordPad. (Click the "Start " button, select "Programs", select "Accessories" and then click "WordPad".)

Reference: Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button

Printer Properties

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Go to "File" menu in WordPad, and select "Print".

Select "SHARP AJ-6010" from the Printer Name drop-down list.

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Click the "Properties" button to open the properties dialog box.

If the dialog box is setup through an application, all settings will be void when you quit the application.

Printer Driver Functions

Tab

Index which allows you to switch between the various setup screens.

Check button

Allows you to select one item from a list of options.

Output Image

The settings you made at "Orientation" and "N-Up Printing" are shown in this image.

Check box

Click this option to activate/deactivate each function.

"OK" button

Click this button to save your settings, and exit the dialog box.

"Cancel" button

Click this button to exit the dialog box without making any changes to the settings.

"Apply" button

Click to save your settings without closing the dialog box.

"Help" button

Click this button to display the help file for this driver.

Printer Properties

Quit button

Click this button to quit the properties dialog box.

( ) button

After clicking this button, click the preference located in the dialog box you want to know more about, and receive a basic explanation.

Spin box

Enter the number directly or use the ( ) buttons.

Drop-down list

Allows you to make one selection from a list of choices. Click the ( ) button to display your choices.

"Defaults" button

Returns settings to default mode of the tab. Refer to the information page for each tab to check the values of the default settings.

"Main" Tab Settings (part 1)

Printer Properties

Basic print options, including orientation and the number of copies, are controlled through this dialog box. You can usually print simply by adjusting and confirming the printer options listed in this dialog box.

Set the number of copies between 1 - 50.

When either of Select the orientation for your documents.

Further information on each option is available by clicking the ( ) button.

When multiple copies are printed, this setting allows you to set the order.

Displays important print settings. Use the scroll bar to check these settings.

On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.

Allows you to set "N-Up Printing" option.

Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.

Orientation: Portrait Copies: 1 Collate: Off Reverse Order: Off N-Up Printing: 1-Up

"Banner A4", or

"Banner Letter" is

selected for "Paper

Size", you cannot

specify any value for

"Copies" setting.

"Main" Tab Settings (part 2)

Printer Properties

Orientation

Set the orientation for your documents either to "Portrait" or "Landscape".

Portrait

Check this setting to print your documents vertically.

Landscape

Check this setting to print your documents horizontally.

Order

Allows you to change the print out order of your documents.

Collate

When multiple copies are printed, this setting places each copy in numerical order.

Reverse Order

Check this box to print documents in reverse order. For more detailed information, refer to the table below.

Example: When printing out two copies of a three-page document.

Collate Reverse Order Output Result

If "Com10", "DL", "C6", or "Invitation A2" is selected for the "Paper Size" setting and set to "Landscape", the paper will be output in the orientation shown in the right illustration.

"Main" Tab Settings (part 3)

Printer Properties

N-Up Printing

Set this feature to place multiple reduced pages onto a single page. Select the "2-Up" option to copy two pages or the "4-Up" option to copy four pages onto a single printed page.

Orientation

Portrait Landscape

N-Up Printing

4-Up 2-Up

Original Size

Set the original size when you select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing". Select the document size specified through your application from "Letter", "Legal", "Executive", "A4", "A5", "A6", "B5", "Index card 3" x 5", "Index card 4" x 6", or "In de x card 5" x 8".

If "Original Size" is not set to the same size as the document size of your application, the output will not fit exactly on the paper.

Example:

When the document size of your application is smaller than "Original Size".

Document size of your application.

The illustrations above assume that the "Original Size" is set to the same size as the document size of your application.

Original Size

"Paper" Tab Settings (part 1)

Use this screen to select the paper size, tray and zoom.

Reference: Guaranteed area and printable area

Printer Properties

Select the paper source.

Allows you to customize the size of the paper.

On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.

Select the paper size for your document.

Enlarges/reduces the image to fit to the size of paper in the printer.

Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print.

Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.

Paper Selection: Tray Paper Size: A4 or Letter Fit To Page: Off Zoom[%]: 100%

"Paper" Tab Settings (part 2)

Printer Properties

Paper Size

Select an appropriate paper size for your document from dropdown list.

Paper

Ledger Letter Legal Executive

A4 A5

COM10 DL C6 A6 Invitation A2 Index card 5" x 8" Index card 4" x 6" Index card 3" x 5" Japanese Hagaki Banner Letter Banner A4 Custom

11" x 17"

8.5" x 11"

8.5" x 14"

7.25" x 10.5" 297mm x 420mmA3 210mm x 297mm 148mm x 210mm 257mm x 364mmB4 182mm x 257mmB5

4.125" x 9.5" 110mm x 220mm 114mm x 162mm 105mm x 148mm

4.375" x 5.75" 5" x 8" 4" x 6" 3" x 5" 100mm x 148mm

8.5" x 11" 210mm x 297mm Min. : 76.2mm x 127.0mm (3.00" x 5.00")

Max. : 297.0mm x 431.8mm (11.69" x 17.00")

! The document size must be smaller than the selected

(loaded) paper. If not, printin g will occur over the edg e of the paper causing the machin e to become inte rnally dirty.

! Ledger, A3, or B4 sized paper can not be loaded in this

printer. The print image shoul d be reduced by the "F it To Paper Size" or "Zoom[%]" setting.

Size

Paper Selection

Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your print job.

Tray

Paper is fed to the printer from the paper tray.

Bypass

Paper will be fed to the printer from the bypass tray. Only one sheet can be loaded into th e b y pa ss tra y. To loa d p ap er in to the bypass, align the paper with the right side of the bypass.

When printing one page: Select "Bypass" for "Paper Selection" setting and send the print

job. "Please set a sh eet of paper on bypass and press the START button" message will appear on the print status window. After confirming the messages, open the bypass tray to set the paper and then press the START button ( ) on the unit.

When printing more than one page: The message described above will also appear when printing of the first page has completed. Load the paper again for the next page, and then press the START button ( ). Repeat this process for each page.

Make sure to insert "Banner Letter" and "Banner A4" through the bypass tray. Max. 5 s heets of banner paper can be set to the bypass tray. Make sure that your application supports Banners when you intend to print onto Banners.

"N-Up Printing", "Fit To Page", and "Zoom[%]" settings are not available when you select "COM10", "DL", "C6", "Invitation A2", "Japanese Hagaki ", "Banner Letter", or "Banner A4" sized paper.

"Paper" Tab Settings (part 3)

Printer Properties

Custom Paper

Custom paper sizes for your document.

To utilise this option, the "Paper Size" option must be

set to "Custom".

Width

Click the up and down arrows of the s pin box, or enter a num ber to customize the width to the custom paper you wish to use.

Length

Click the up and down arrows of the s pin box, or enter a num ber to customize the length to the custom paper you wish to use.

millimetres / inches

Select the units of measurement for paper size settings: either "millimetres" or "inches".

Fit To Paper Size

Fit To Page

Check this box to fit the image to the pape r size. If this functio n is selected, you can fit the paper size specified for "Paper Size" setting to the size listed on the drop-down options of "Fit To Paper Size". Example "Print A4 on:" A6

! When "COM10", "DL", "C6", "Invitation A2",

"Japanese Hagaki", "Banner L etter", or "B anner A4" is selected for "Paper Size", this function is disabled.

! The "Fit To Paper Size" option cannot be utilised

when the "N-Up Printing" option in the "Main" tab is selected.

Zoom[%]

Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print from 25% to 200% in 1% increments.

The "Zoom[%]" option cannot be utilised when the

"N-Up Printing" option in the "Main" tab is selected.

! If "Fit To Page" is checked, you cannot specify any

value for "Zoom[%]" settings.

"100%" button

Click to return to 100% (default setting).

Paper sizes larger than 215.9mm x 355.6mm (8.5" x 14") cannot be used in this printer. You can print the image by using th e reduction f eature of t he "Zoom[%]" setting.

"Paper" Tab Settings (part 4)

Guaranteed area and printable area

This printer can print onto the following area of the paper. It is recommended that you specify margins from your application to fit within the quality guaranteed area.

Quality guaranteed area

Guaranteed area is inside 19mm from the top / bottom edge of the paper, and 10mm from the right / left edge of the paper.

Printable area

The void area of th e prin ter d rive r is 3mm from th e pap er ed ges. The print quality may be degraded outside the guaranteed area according to the contents of y our document.

3mm

Printable area

Quality

guaranteed area

Printer Properties

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19mm

Printable area

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3mm

"Advanced" Tab Settings (part 1)

Set your colour and quality preferences for printing using this screen.

Set printer output preferences to colour or greyscale.

Customize printer output quality to suit your needs.

Open to set output quality and adjust colours.

Printer Properties

Click to access maintenance options.

Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.

Output Type: Colour Print Quality: Normal Media Type: Plain

On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.

"Advanced" Tab Settings (part 2)

Quality

Set the printer output quality settings below.

Printer Properties

Media Type Description Media Usage

Print Quality

This option sets printing speed and quality. You can trade off speed for quality. "Draft" is the fastest and lowest quality, "Best" is the slowest and best quality.

Draft

Sharp Special

Normal

Best

* The print quality also depends on the specified (loaded) paper type.

Select this option when you want to print text data with high speed. If you print graphics, illustrations, or lines with this option, the print quality is low.

Select this option when you want to print a document containing graphics or illustrations with high speed. This option provides a lower print quality than "Normal" or "Best".

This option offers you normal print quality with normal print speed.

Select this option when you want to get high print quality for photographs or images.

! If lines are broken when printing with "Draft", change

the setting to any other option.

! Some of the settings cannot be selected depending

on the "Media Type".

Media Type

Select the type of paper to be use d. Select from "Plain", "Coated", "Photo", "Tr ansparency", "T-shirt transfer", and "Card S tock". Insert the paper that was selected into the tray. For more information on various paper types, refer to the following table.

Plain Normal office paper

(copier paper and high quality paper)

Coated The print side of coated

paper is whiter.

Photo The print side of photo

paper is glossy.

Transparency Overhead presentation on

clear film. The print side of transparency film is rougher.

T-shirt transfer This media is to be

transferred to cloth materials by an iron.

Card Stock Thick plain paper Card printing

Be sure to use Sharp recommended OHP films

Corporate documents

Graphics, Images

Photographs

Overhead presentations

T-shirt, Place mat

when you select "Transparency". If you select "T-shirt transfer", the original image will

be reversed on the printed media to make a proper image on the T-shirt.

When "Card Stock" is selected, be sure to turn the

paper knob to ( ) direction to feed the thicker card stock.

"Output Quality" Settings

Printer Properties

Set the colour matching as well as the brightness, contrast and colour balance of an image.

Set the brightness, contrast and colour balance level of your print job here.

Check your colour image preferences using this screen.

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Allows you to select the Colour Management System. The Colour Management System enables you to adjust the image colour on your display to the result of the print job.

SHARP Colour matching

Select this option to utilise SHARP's original Colour Management System.

ICM

Select this option to utilise Windows standard Colour Management System.

• By selecting "ICM", both the "Image" and "Colour Balance" options become disabled.

• The "ICM" setting is unavailable with Windows 95.

Directly enter the figure or move the scroll bar.

To print a document containing text data, make sure to keep the values of "Red Strength", "Green Strength" and "Blue Strength" above 50. When set under 50, background of characters in your document may be printed in a different colour.

Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this dialog box.

Colour matching: SHARP Colour matching Brightness: 50% Contrast: 50% Saturation: 50% Red Strength: 50% Green Strength: 50% Blue Strength: 50%

"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 1)

Use this screen to set watermarks.

Printer Properties

Use this screen to view how the watermark will appear on your document.

You can drag the watermark to your favourite place by using the mouse.

Move the location of the watermark using the scroll bar.

Click this button to centre a watermark in the middle of the document.

On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.

Select the type of watermark.

Use the scroll bar or enter a figure to set the font size of a watermark from 6 to 500 points.

Use the scroll bar to set the print angle of a watermark from

-90˚ to 90˚. (The angle can be set in 15˚

multiples.)

You cannot type the desired angle value in this field.

Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.

Watermark: (None) On First Page Only: Off

"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 2)

Printer Properties

Watermark

Select a watermark from the drop-down list. Select from "TOP SECRET", "CONFIDENTIAL", "DRAFT", "ORIGINAL" and "COPY". No watermark will appear on the document if "(None)" is selected. You can also create and input your original watermarks.

"Update" button

Select your original watermark from the drop-down list. After adjusting the size and angle to suit your preferences, click the "Update" button to save.

You cannot permanently save changes to the size and angle of a default watermark us ing this button. To permanently save all new changes use the "Add" button.

"Add" button

Enter your text over the currently displayed text and click this button to add a new watermark. After selecting a watermark from the drop-down list and setting its size and angle, click this button to add new changes.

"Edit Colour" button

For setting the colour of a w a ter mar k, cl ick thi s b utt on t o d isp lay the "Color" dialog box. For more informat ion on this dialog box, click the ( ) button, and then point and click on the item that you want information on.

"Edit Fonts" button

To adjust the font style of a watermark, click this b utton to display the "Font" dialog box. For more informat ion on this dialog box, click the ( ) button, and then point and click on the item that you want information on.

On First Page Only

Check this box to ensure a watermark is printed only on the first page of the document. By leaving this box unchecked, the watermark will appear on every page o f the printed document.

"Delete" button

To remove your original watermark from the drop-down list, select it and click this button.

Default watermarks cannot be deleted.

"Version" Tab Settings

Informatio n about the print er driver version is shown on this screen.

"About" button

Click this button to display the "About" dialog box for information on the driver name and version.

Printer Properties

Printing Overview

The flow chart shown below provides printing overview.

Reference: For more information on printing, refer to Basic Printing.

Ensure printing has been completed before turning the power off. Do not remove the power cord before turning the printer off.

When printing from paper tray When printing from bypass tray

Prepare the document you intend to print

Load paper into the paper tray

Reference:

For more detail, refer to the "LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY" in the Setup Guide and Operation Manual.

Open the printer driver setup screen and set the print preferences

Reference:

Basic Printing, Printing a Watermark, Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image, Printing Multiple Pages on One Page, Printing a Photograph

Print

Send print data from your computer

Load paper onto the bypass tray, and then press the START button

Reference:

For more detail, refer to the "LOADING THE BYPASS TRAY WITH PAPER" in the Setup Guide and Operation Manual.

Printing

Exit printing

Basic Printing (part 1)

This is a printing example using Word Pad to print a docume nt onto A4 size paper.

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Start WordPad, make a new file, and enter the text you intend to print.

Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu. Make sure that "SHARP AJ-6010" is selected as the current printer, and then click the "Properties" button.

The properties dialog box will open.

Reference:See the Starting the Printer Driver through

an Application for details on how to open

the properties dialog box.

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Click the "Paper" tab, and select "A4" from the "Paper Size" drop-down list.

Reference:"Paper" Tab Settings

Basic Printing (part 2)

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Click the "Main" tab. After setting your preferences, click the "OK" button.

To print a single copy of a document in portrait orientation, confirm the "Portrait" option in the "Orientation", and "1" in the "Copies" box.

Reference:See the "Main" Tab Settings

on setting preferences.

for information

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Click the "OK" button in the "Print" dialog box.

Printing starts according to your preferences.

Printing a Watermark

To print a watermark, for example "CONFIDENTIAL", on your document, refer to the following steps. Open the printer driver and click the "Watermark" tab.

Reference: See the Starting the Printer Driver through an Application for details on how to open the printer driver.

How to Print a Watermark

From the "Watermark" drop-down list, select the watermark, for example "CONFIDENTIAL", you wish to print on your document, and click the "OK" button.

Reference: See the "Watermark" Tab Settings for details on how to create your own watermarks.

Print sample

Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image

You can enlarge or reduce the size of your document from 25% to 200% in 1% increments. To use this option, open the properties dialog box, select the "Paper" tab, and type a percentage, or click the arrows in the "Zoom[%]" box to change the setting.

Reference: See the "Paper" Tab Settings for details on "Zoom[%]" option.

Automatic Zooming to the Loaded Paper

This printer driver can adjust the zoom ratio for printing according to the paper loaded in the printer. To use this function, select the "Paper" tab from the properties dialog box of the print er driver, check the "Fit To Page" selection box, and then select the d ocument "Paper Si ze" from the drop-down list. Set the curren tly loaded paper size as indicated under the "Fit To Paper Size" setting drop-down list.

Reference: See the "Paper" Tab Settings for information on the "Fit To Page" setting.

Example: Printing a A4 size document on A6 size paper.

"Print A4 on:" A6

A6 size paper (Fit To Paper Size)

A4 size document (Paper Size)

Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

This feature allows you to print two or four document pages onto a single page. To use this function, open the properties dialog box, select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on th e "Main" tab, and then select the same paper size from the drop-down list of "Original Size" setti ng that has been selected for the document size specified through your application.

Reference: See the "Main" Tab Settings for details on the "N-Up Printing" option.

By selecting the "N-Up Printing" option, the "Zoom[%]" function becomes disabled.

For "2-Up" printing For "4-Up" printing

"2-Up" Printing

"2-Up" printing places two pages of the document stack onto a single printed page.

"4-Up" Printing

"4-Up" printing places four pages of the document stack onto a single printed page.

Printing a Photograph

To ensure pictures taken with a digital camera are printed clearly, use quality photo paper and follow the instructions below.

When loading photo paper into the paper tray, insert the glo ssy side face down. When lo ading photo pape r into the bypass tray, insert the glossy side face up.

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Click the "Advanced" tab in the properties dialog box, and check if the "Output Type" option is set to "Colour".

In the "Quality" area, set the "Print Quality" option to "Best".

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In the "Quality" area, set the "Media Type" option to "Photo".

The result of setting the preferences as shown from Step 1 to Step 3 are displayed below.

If required, you m ay adjust the image or colour balance through clicking the "Output Quality" button. For details, view the "Output Quality" Settings.

Outline of the Print Status Window

What is the Print Status Window?

The print status window is a program designed to show the remaining ink levels and current printer status including the document name printing and error messages. It also controls head cleaning and head position adjustmen t. The print status window contains status win dow and th ree t abs. Th e status windo w displays Normal, Warning and Fault type messages.

Reference: Print Status Window Functions, Understanding Error Messages, "Maintenance" Tab, "Op tions" Tab

Starting the Print Status Window

The default setting of the print status window is to open automatically when printing starts.

Print Status Window

To open the print status window while the printer is not working, select "Advanced" tab from the printer driver properties dialog box, and then click the "Maintenance" button.

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