Sharp AJ-6110 User Manual

Contents
How to Use the Online Manual
How to Use the Online Manual 1
Print
Printer Driver Settings 2
Outline of the Printer Driver Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 2000/XP) Printer Driver Functions "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 2000/XP) "Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) "Layout" Tab Settings "Scaling" Tab Settings "Watermark" Tab Settings "Utility" Tab Settings
Print 27
Printing Overview Basic Printin g Printing a Watermark Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Printing Multiple Pages on One Page Make a Poster Printing a Photograph
Print Status Window 34
Outline of the Print Status Window Print Status Window Functions Understanding Error Message s "Maintenance" Tab "Options" Tab
Sharing Printer 39
Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Shared Printer Settings Client Settings
Scanning
Scanning 42
Outline of the Scanner Driver Starting the Scanner Driver Scanning an Image Scanner Driver Functions "Standard" Scan Preferences
Contents
"Professional" Scan Preferences ("Main" Tab) "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Image" Tab) "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Preference" Tab) "Standard Mode Setting" Dialog Box Preview Screen Variation Preview Screen Default Settings for the Scanner Driver
Button Manager 56
Outline of Button Manager Button Manager Functions Button Manager Settings "Scan Setup" Settings "Application Selection" Settings Default Setting for Each Function
Maintenance
Time to Change the Ink Tank 63 Changing the Ink Tank 64 Test Print Head 67 Cleaning the Print Head 68 Changing the Print Head 69 Aligning the Print Head 72
Troubleshooting
Identifying Unit Problems 74 Check the Connection bet ween the Unit and Computer Check Your Computer 76
Failed to Install the Device Driver (when the USB is connected) Failed to Install the Device Driver (Windows 2000/XP)
Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output 79 Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position Printed Lines are not Straight, or Have Blank Spaces 81 Unit does not Print in Colour 82 Nothing Prints 83 Poor Scanning Result 84 The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned 85 Unable to Scan the Image 86 Uninstalling AJ-6110 Software 87 Reinstalling AJ-6110 Software 88
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How to Use the Online Manual

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 document, green coloured letters are linked areas. 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 previous link, click the ( ) button on the menu bar of the Acrobat Reader.
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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 Me. With other versions of Windows, some screen images may be different from those in this manual.
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Outline of the Printer Driver

Printer Driver Settings

What is the Printer Driver?
A printer driver is a program designed t o convert print data from any application into data 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.
Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 Windows 2000/XP
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
Paper/Quality
Layout Orientation, Copies, Page Order, Collate, N-Up Printing Scaling Zoom, Fit to Paper Size, Poster Printing Watermark Watermark, Text, Size, Angle, Edit Colour, Edit Fonts Utility Maintenance, About
Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0
Paper Source, Media, Paper Size, Banner Printing, Print Quali ty, Colour
Windows 2000/XP
Paper Source, Media, Quality Settings, Colour, Advanced
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Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 1)
Open the printer driver setup screen by either of the methods shown below.
Reference: Starting the Printer Driver through an Application
Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button
Printer Driver Settings
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Click the "Start" button.
Select "Settings" and click "Printers".
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Click the "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon in the "Printers" window and from the "File" menu select "Properties".
On Windows NT 4.0, select "Document Defaults" to open the printer driver setup screen.
Click the "Setup" tab.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
Refer to the Windows manual or help file for more information on th e "General" tab, " Details" tab, "C olour Management" ta b and "Sharing" tab.
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Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 2)
Starting the Printer Driver through an Application
Follow the steps shown below to open the printer driver setup screen 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 Driver Settings
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Go to "File" menu in WordPad, and select "Print".
Select "SHARP AJ-6110" from the Printer Name drop-down list.
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Click the "Properties" button to open the printer driver setup screen.
If the dialog box is setup through an application, all settings will be void when you quit the application.
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Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 2000/XP) (part 1)
Open the printer driver setup screen by either of the methods shown below.
Reference: Starting the Printer Driver through an Application
Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button
Printer Driver Settings
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Click the "Start" button.
Select "Settings" and click "Printers".
On Windows XP, click "Control Panel", click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click "Printers and Faxes".
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Click the "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon and from the "File" menu select "Printing Preferences".
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
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Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 2000/XP) (part 2)
Starting the Printer Driver through an Application
Follow the steps shown below to open the printer driver setup screen through WordPad. First, activate WordPad. (Click the "Start" button, select "Programs" ("All Programs" on Windows XP), select "Accessories" and then click "WordPad".)
Reference: Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button
Printer Driver Settings
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Go to "File" menu in WordPad, and select "Print".
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Select "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon from "Select Printer" area.
You can setup the preferences for the printer driver through the five tabs of "Paper/Quality", "Layout", "Scaling", "Watermark", and "Utility". On Windows XP, click the "Preferences" button to open the printer driver setup screen.
If the dialog box is setup through an application, all settings will be void when you quit the application.
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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.
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.
Windows NT 4.0 does not have the "Apply" button on each screen.
Printer Driver Settings
Quit button
Click this button to quit the printer driver setup screen.
( ) button
After clicking this button, click the preference located in the dialog box you want to know more about, and receive a basic explanation.
Basic explanation is also available by right-clicking on the preference you want to know.
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.
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 1)
On this tab, specify settings related to paper or print quality.
Reference: Quality guaranteed area and printable area
Select the paper source.
Select the paper size for your document.
Printer Driver Settings
Select the type of paper. This option sets printing quality.
Set printer output preferences to colour or greyscale.
When printing colour data in greyscale mode, a small amount of colour ink will still be utilised. For this reason, output colouration will appear slightly different from that obtained when printing monochrome data.
On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.
Open to set output quality and adjust colours.
Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.
Paper Source: Tray Media: Plain Paper Size: A4 or Letter Banner Printing: Off Print Quality: Normal Colour: Colour
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 2)
Paper Source
Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your print job.
Printer Driver Settings
Media Description Media Usage
Tray
Paper is fed to the printer from the paper tray.
Bypass
Paper will be fed to the printer fro m the byp ass tra y. Only one sheet can be loaded into the bypass tray. To prepare for printing from the bypass tray, ope n the b ypass tray, al ign the pape r alon g the paper guide and press the START button ( ) when prompted by a message from the unit. The paper will be fed slightly into the unit and print job preparation w ill t h en be comple ted.
When printing one page:
After loading paper into the bypass tray as described above, and depressing the unit's S TAR T bu tto n ( ), select "Bypass" as the setting for "Paper Source" to start the printing job.
When printing more than one page:
"Please set a sheet of paper on bypass and press the START button" message will appear on the print status window wh en printing of the f irst page has com pleted. Load the paper agai n for the next page, and then press the START button ( ). Repeat this process for each page.
Make sure to insert banner paper through the bypass tray. Max. 5 sheets of banner paper can be set to the bypass tray.
Media
Select the type of paper to be used. Select from "Plain", "Coated", "Photo", "Transparency", "T-shirt transfer", and "Card Stock". 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
Corporate documents
Graphics, Images
Photographs
Overhead presentations
T-shirt, Place mat
! Be sure to use Sharp recommended OHP films
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 ( ) setting to feed the thicker card stock.
! Depending on th is "Media" setting, some of the "Print
Quality" settings cannot be selected.
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 3)
Printer Driver Settings
Paper Size
Select an appropriat e paper size for your document from dr op-down list.
Paper
Ledger (Fit to Page) Letter Legal Executive
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A4 A5 A6 B4 (Fit to Page) B5 COM10 DL C6 Invitation A2 Index card 5" x 8" Index card 4" x 6" Index card 3" x 5" Custom
When "Ledger (Fit to Page)", "A3 (Fit to Page)" or "B4 (Fit
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11" x 17"
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8.5" x 11"
8.5" x 14"
7.25" x 10.5" 297mm x 420mmA3 (Fit to Page) 210mm x 297mm 148mm x 210mm 105mm x 148mm 257mm x 364mm 182mm x 257mm
4.125" x 9.5" 110mm x 220mm 114mm x 162mm
4.375" x 5.75" 5" x 8" 4" x 6" 3" x 5" Min. : 76.2mm x 127.0mm (3.00" x 5.00")
Max. : 215.9mm x 355.6mm (8.50" x 14.00")
to Page)" is selected, the printing image will be sized to fit A4 or Letter size. If you want the image to be sized to fit other sizes of paper, select the "Fit to Page" box.
Size
"Custom Size" button
Select "Custom" for "Paper Size" and then click this button to set custom paper sizes for your document.
Click the up and down arrows of the spin box, or enter a number to customize the width to the custom paper you wish to use.
Click the up and down arrows of the spin box, or enter a number to customize the length to the custom paper you wish to use.
Select the units of measurement for paper size settings: either "millimetres" or "inches".
Banner Printing
Enable/disable "Banner Printing" setting. When this setting is enabled, you can print up to 5 pages of A4 or letter size data continuously without any white blanks on the pag e borders.
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When "Banner Printing" is enabled, "Bypass" is automatically selected for "Paper Source" .
! "Banner Printing" is available when "A4" or "Let ter" is
selected for "Paper Size".
Generally, load the paper whose size corresponds to the size you select for the " Paper Size". If you set di fferent size of paper into the tray, you may fai l to pri nt successf ully. For the detail of paper setting, refer to "LOADING PAPER" in the Setup Guide and Operation Manual.
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 4)
Printer Driver Settings
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 Rapid
Normal
Best
* The print quality also depends on the specified (loaded) paper type.
! If lines are broken when printing with "Draft", change
the setting to any other option.
! Some of the settings cannot be sele cted d epending
on the "Media".
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.
Quality 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 the print er d river is 3 mm fr om th e pap er ed ges. The print quality may be degraded outside the guaranteed area according to the contents of your document.
3mm
3mm
Printable area
Quality
guaranteed area
10mm
19mm
19mm
Printable area
10mm
3mm
3mm
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 5)
"Colour Adjustment" Settings
Set the colour matching as well as the brightness, contrast and colour balance of an image.
Check your colour image preferences using this screen.
Set the brightness, contrast and colour balance level of your print job here.
Printer Driver Settings
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 or NT 4.0.
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Directly enter the figure or move the scroll bar.
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%
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (part 1)
On this tab, specify settings related to paper or print quality.
Printer Driver Settings
Select the paper source.
Select the type of paper.
This option sets printing quality. Select from "Best", "Normal", and "Draft".
"Custom" is selected automatically by changing the "Print Quality" of "Advanced" settings.
On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.
Set printer output preferences to colour or greyscale.
When printing colour data in greyscale mode, a small amount of colour ink will still be utilised. For this reason, output colouration will appear slightly different from that obtained when printing monochrome data.
Click this button when you intend to change the settings below.
Paper Size, Custom Size, Banner Printing, Print Quality, Colour Adjustment
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (part 2)
Paper Source
Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your print job.
Printer Driver Settings
Media Description Media Usage
Tray
Paper is fed to the printer from the paper tray.
Bypass
Paper will be fed to the printer fro m the byp ass tra y. Only one sheet can be loaded into the bypass tray. To prepare for printing from the bypass tray, ope n the b ypass tray, al ign the pape r alon g the paper guide and press the START button ( ) when prompted by a message from the unit. The paper will be fed slightly into the unit and print job preparation w ill t h en be comple ted.
When printing one page:
After loading paper into the bypass tray as described above, and depressing the unit's S TAR T bu tto n ( ), select "Bypass" as the setting for "Paper Source" to start the printing job.
When printing more than one page:
"Please set a sheet of paper on bypass and press the START button" message will appear on the print status window wh en printing of the f irst page has com pleted. Load the paper agai n for the next page, and then press the START button ( ). Repeat this process for each page.
Make sure to insert banner paper through the bypass tray. Max. 5 sheets of banner paper can be set to the bypass tray.
Media
Select the type of paper to be used. Select from "Plain", "Coated", "Photo", "Transparency", "T-shirt transfer", and "Card Stock". 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
Corporate documents
Graphics, Images
Photographs
Overhead presentations
T-shirt, Place mat
! Be sure to use Sharp recommended OHP films
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 ( ) setting to feed the thicker card stock.
! Depending on th is "Media" setting, some of the "Print
Quality" settings on the "Advanced Op tions" cannot be selected.
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"Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (Part 1)
Printer Driver Settings
This dialog box appe ars when you click the "Advanc ed" button on the "Paper/Qual ity" tab. You can make detailed settings fo r printing on this dialog box.
Reference: Quality guaranteed area and printable area
Select the paper size for your document.
Allows you to customize the size of the paper.
Enable/disable banner printing.
This option sets printing quality.
Open to set output quality and adjust colours.
On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.
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"Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (Part 2)
Printer Driver Settings
Paper Size
Select an appropriate paper size for your document from drop­down list.
Paper
Ledger (Fit to Page) Letter Legal Executive
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A4 A5 A6 B4 (Fit to Page) B5 COM10 DL C6 Invitation A2 Index card 5" x 8" Index card 4" x 6" Index card 3" x 5" Custom
When "Ledger (Fit to Page)", "A3 (Fit to Page)" or "B4 (Fit
*
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11" x 17"
*
8.5" x 11"
8.5" x 14"
7.25" x 10.5" 297mm x 420mmA3 (Fit to Page) 210mm x 297mm 148mm x 210mm 105mm x 148mm 257mm x 364mm 182mm x 257mm
4.125" x 9.5" 110mm x 220mm 114mm x 162mm
4.375" x 5.75" 5" x 8" 4" x 6" 3" x 5" Min. : 76.2mm x 127.0mm (3.00" x 5.00")
Max. : 215.9mm x 355.6mm (8.50" x 14.00")
to Page)" is selected, the printing image will be sized to fit A4 or Letter size. If you want the image to be sized to fit other sizes of paper, select the "Fit to Page" box.
Size
"Setup" button (Custom Size)
Select "Custom" for "Paper Size" and then click this button to set custom paper sizes for your document.
Click the up and down arrows of the spin box, or enter a number to customize the width to the custom paper you wish to use.
Click the up and down arrows of the spin box, or enter a number to customize the length to the custom paper you wish to use.
Select the units of measurement for paper size settings: either "millimetres" or "inches".
Banner Printing
Enable/disable "Banner Printing" setting. When this setting is enabled, you can print up to 5 pages of A4 or letter size data continuously without any white blanks on the page borders.
! When "Banner Printing" is enabled, "Bypass" is
automatically selected for "Paper Source" .
! "Banner Printing" is available when "A4" or "Let ter" is
selected for "Paper Size".
Generally, load the paper whose size corresponds to the size you select for the " Paper Size". If you set di fferent size of paper into the tray, you may fai l to pri nt successf ully. For the detail of paper setting, refer to "LOADING PAPER" in the Setup Guide and Operation Manual.
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"Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (Part 3)
Printer Driver Settings
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 Rapid
Normal
Best
* The print quality also depends on the specified (loaded) paper type.
! If lines are broken when printing with "Draft", change
the setting to any other option.
! Some of the settings cannot be sele cted d epending
on the "Media" setting on the "Paper/Quality" tab.
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.
Quality 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 the print er d river is 3 mm fr om th e pap er ed ges. The print quality may be degraded outside the guaranteed area according to the contents of your document.
3mm
3mm
Printable area
Quality
guaranteed area
10mm
19mm
19mm
Printable area
10mm
3mm
3mm
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"Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (Part 4)
"Colour Adjustment" Settings
Set the colour matching as well as the brightness, contrast and colour balance of an image.
Check your colour image preferences using this screen.
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.
Set the brightness, contrast and colour balance level of your print job here.
Directly enter the figure or move the scroll bar.
Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this dialog box.
Printer Driver Settings
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By selecting "ICM", both the "Image" and "Colour Balance" options become disabled.
Colour matching: SHARP Colour matching Brightness: 50% Contrast: 50% Saturation: 50% Red Strength: 50% Green Strength: 50% Blue Strength: 50%
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"Layout" Tab Settings (part 1)
On this tab, specify a preferred option for each setting for output layout.
Select the orientation for your documents.
Printer Driver Settings
Set the number of copies between 1 - 50.
Not available when "Banner Printing" is enabled.
The settings you made at "Banner Printing", "Orientation", "N-Up Printing" and "Poster Printing" are shown in this image.
Choose the output order of pages when printing multiple pages.
On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.
Check this box when you want to print multiple pages of document as collated sets.
Set this feature to place multiple reduced pages onto a single page.
Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.
Orientation: Portrait Page Order: Front to Back Copies: 1 Collate: Off N-Up Printing: 1-Up
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"Layout" Tab Settings (part 2)
Printer Driver Settings
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.
Image Rotation
Enable/disable "Ima ge Rotation" whic h rotates the printed ima ge by 180 degree. This function is available if "Landscape" is selected for the "Orientation".
Image Rotation: On
Page Order
Use this setting to specify the output order of multiple pages. You can select "Front to Back" or "Back to Front".
Front to Back Back to Front
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.
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"Layout" Tab Settings (part 3)
Printer Driver Settings
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
Collate
When multiple copies are printed, this setting places each copy in numerical order. For more detailed information, refer to the table below.
Example: When printing out two copies of a three-page document.
Collate Page Order Output Result
Front to Back
Front to Back
Back to Front
! The illustrations above assume that the paper size
selected for "Paper Si ze" setti ng co rre sponds to th e size of paper in the tray.
! When "Ledger (Fit to Pag e)", "A3 (Fit to Pa ge)", "B 4
(Fit to Page)", "COM10", "DL", "C6", "Invitation A2" or "Custom" is selected for "Paper Size", "N-Up Printing" is not available.
Back to Front
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"Scaling" Tab Settings (part 1)
Printer Driver Settings
On this tab, set the preferences for enlarging/reducing your document and poster printing.
Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print.
The settings you made at "Banner Printing", "Orientation", "N-Up Printing" and "Poster Printing" are shown in this image.
Enlarges/reduces the image to fit to the size of paper in the printer.
On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.
Enables you to print an enlarged image of one­page document onto separated multiple sheets (4, 9, or 16 sheets).
Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab.
Zoom: 100% Fit to Page: Off Poster Printing: None
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"Scaling" Tab Settings (part 2)
Printer Driver Settings
Zoom
Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print from 25% to 400% in 1% increments.
"100%" button
Click to return to 100% (default setting).
"Zoom" setting is not available when any of "Banner Printing", "Fit to Paper Size", "N-Up Printing", or "Poster Printing" setting is enabled.
Fit to Paper Size
Fit to Page
Check this box to fit the document size to the paper size in the printer automatically.
Source Size
The specified "Paper Size" appears in this box. Make sure that the size appearing in this box corresponds to the do cument siz e.
Target Size
Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer.
! When "COM10 ", "DL", "C6" or "Invitation A2" is
selected for "Paper Size", "Zoom" and "Fit to Paper Size" settings are disabled.
! "Fit to Paper Size" setting is no t availa ble when any
of "Banner Printing", "N-Up Printing", or "Poster Printing" setting is enabled.
Poster Printing
Select the number of sheets for "Poster Printing". "2 x 2" (4 sheets), "3 x 3" (9 sheets), and "4 x 4" (16 sheets) are available.
Border
The border of each sheet is printed as shown in the illustration below when this option is checked. This setting is usef ul for cropping margins or pasting the sheets to each other.
Border
Overlap area
Check this option to print overlapped images on multiple sheets. Use this setting when you intend to paste the sheets without any space on the joint.
The same portion of the image is printed on both sheets.
!
When "Ledger (Fit to Page)", "A3 (Fit to Page)", "B4 (Fit to Page)", "COM10", "DL", "C6", "Invitation A2" or "Custom" is selected for " Paper Size", "Poster Printing" is not available.
!
"Poster Printing" setting is not available when any of "Banner Printing", "Fit to Paper Size", or "N-Up Printing" setting is enabled.
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"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 1)
Use this screen to set watermarks.
Printer Driver Settings
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.
Create your original watermark in this box.
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 degree. (The angle can be set in 15
degree 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
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"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 2)
Printer Driver Settings
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.
Text
To add a new wat ermar k, t ype i n the pre ferr ed cha racte rs in thi s box, and then click the "Add" button. To change your original watermark, select the watermark to be changed from the drop-down list of "Watermark", change the characters appearing in this box appropriately, and then click the "Update" button.
"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 using 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.
"Delete" button
To remove your original watermark from the drop-down list, select it and click this button.
Default watermarks cannot be deleted.
"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 "Colour" 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.
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"Utility" Tab Settings
On this tab, you can open the "Maintenance" tab of the print status window.
"Maintenance" button
Click to access maintenance options.
"About" button
Click this button to display the "About" dialog box for information on the driver name and version.
On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes.
Printer Driver Settings
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