Sharp AR-1457, AR-1456, AL-1045, AR-1555, AL-1255 Manual

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Sharp AR-1457, AR-1456, AL-1045, AR-1555, AL-1255 Manual

Contents

1 How to Use the Online Manual

4 Troubleshooting

How to Use the Online Manual

1

2 Print

Printing Overview

2

Basic Printing

3

Starting the Printer Driver Using the "Start" Button

4

Printer Driver Settings

5

Printing a Watermark

6

Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper

7

Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

8

Two-sided Printing (1555 only)

9

Outline of the Print Status Window

10

Identifying Unit Problems

23

Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer

24

Check Your Computer

25

Plug and Play Screen does not Appear (when the USB is connected)

26

Failed to Install the MFP Driver (Windows 2000/XP)

27

Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output

28

Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position

29

Nothing Prints

30

Poor Scanning Result

31

The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned

32

Unable to Scan the Image

33

Uninstalling SHARP Personal MFP Series Software

34

5 Index

3 Scan

Scanning Overview

11

Scanning an Image from a TWAIN-Compliant Application

12

Scanning an Image from a WIA-Compliant

 

Application (Windows XP)

16

Scanning an Image from the "Scanner and

 

Camera Wizard" (Windows XP)

18

Outline of Button Manager

21

Button Manager Settings

22

 

 

 

 

1 How to Use the Online Manual

This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of your new unit. Please read the following explanation of how to use the Online Manual, and then search for the information that you need.

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 Table of Contents of the Online Manual. From the Table of Contents you can jump to various pages.

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

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.

INDEX

 

 

Following links

Links can connect parts of a document to other parts for further information. In this document, green colored letters are linked areas.

To follow a link, select a 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 the main pages of each section. You can move to the desired pages by simply clicking its bookmark.

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 "Print" ("OK" on Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) button to print.

In this online manual, screen images and operating procedures are mainly for Windows XP. With other versions of

Windows, some screen images may be different from those in this manual.

Note

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2 Printing Overview

The flow chart shown below provides printing overview.

Reference: For more information on printing, see Basic Printing.

 

!When the paper source is the paper tray or multi-bypass tray, verify that the paper has been loaded before starting

 

printing.

 

 

Caution

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

 

the unit off.

 

 

When printing from paper tray or multi-bypass tray*

When printing from single bypass*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare the document you intend to print

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open the printer driver setup screen and set the print preferences

Reference:

Printer Driver Settings, Printing a Watermark, Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper,

Printing Multiple Pages on One Page, Two-sided Printing (1555 only)

Send print data from your computer

Load a single sheet of paper into the single bypass

Reference:

For more detail, refer to the "BYPASS FEED (including special paper)" in the Operation Manual.

Printing

Exit printing

*The multi-bypass tray can be used on the 1457/1555, and the single bypass can be used on the 1045/1217/1255/1456. For the procedures for loading paper in each type of tray, see "LOADING PAPER" in the Operation Manual.

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2 Basic Printing

This is a printing example using WordPad to print a document onto A4 size paper.

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2

Start WordPad, make a new file, and enter the text

4

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

you intend to print.

On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, click the "OK" button.

 

Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu.

Click here.

3Make sure that "SHARP AL-XXXX" is selected as the current printer. If you intend to change any print setting, click the "Preferences" button to open the printer driver setup screen.

On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, click the "Properties" button.

1

Identify the current printer

 

in this box.

2 Click this button to change any print preference.

Click here.

Printing starts according to your preferences.

If you are using the single bypass (1045/12171255/ 1456), wait until the single bypass indicator blinks after "P" blinks in the unit display, and insert the sheet of paper in the single bypass.

Reference: See "BYPASS FEED (including special paper)" in the Operation Manual for more details on inserting paper.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings, Printing a Watermark, Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper, Printing Multiple Pages on One Page, Two-sided Printing (1555 only)

 

 

Windows 2000 does not have the "Preferences"

 

 

button on this dialog box. Switch to the desired

 

 

Note

tab by clicking it to specify printer settings.

 

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2Starting the Printer Driver Using the "Start" Button

You can open the printer driver and change the printer driver settings from the Windows "start" button. Settings adjusted in this way will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If you change the settings from the printer driver setup screen at the time of printing, the settings will revert to the initial settings when you quit the application.)

Reference: Basic Printing

Windows 2000/XP

1Click the "start" button, and then click "Control Panel".

On Windows 2000, click the "Start" button and select "Settings".

2Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click "Printers and Faxes".

On Windows 2000, click "Printers".

3Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX" printer driver icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.

Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0

1Click the "Start" button, select "Settings" and then click "Printers".

2Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX" printer driver icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.

On Windows NT 4.0, select "Document Defaults"

to open the printer driver setup screen.

Note

3On Windows 95/98/Me, click the "Setup" tab.

4Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the "General" tab.

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings

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2 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.

The AL-1555 printer driver setup screen is shown below. The settings (Document Style) and the image of the unit will vary depending on the model.

Note

 

SHARP AL-1555 Printing Preferences

Tab

( ) button

Click this button and then click a

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

The settings you made at "N-Up Printing", "Document Style" (1555 only), "Fit To Paper Size", "Image Orientation" and "Watermark" are shown in this image.

setting to view Help for the setting.

You can also view Help by right-clicking the setting

Note with the mouse.

Drop-down list

Allows you to make one selection from a list of choices.

Check box

Click this option to activate/ deactivate each function.

Check button

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

The tray selected in "Paper Selection" in the

"Paper" tab appears in blue. You can also click on a tray to select it.

"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

Note on each screen.

 

The "Apply" button does

 

not appear when you

 

open this window from an

 

application.

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2 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 "Watermarks" tab.

Reference: See Basic Printing 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 start printing.

Print sample

For details on watermark settings, view printer driver Help.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings

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2 Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper

This printer driver can adjust the zoom ratio for printing according to the paper loaded in the unit.

Follow the steps shown below to use this function. The instruction below assumes that you intend to print an A4 size document onto an A5 size paper.

The "Fit To Paper Size" setting is not available when "N-Up Printing" is selected.

Reference: Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

Note

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2

3

Click the "Paper" tab in the printer driver setup

4

Select the paper size for "Fit To Paper Size", which

screen.

corresponds to the size of paper in the unit.

 

 

Now, the printed image will automatically fit the paper

Select the paper size for the print data from "Paper

 

set in the unit.

Size".

Paper Size: A4

 

Check the "Fit To Page" box.

Fit To Paper Size: A5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print A4 on

 

A5

A5 size paper

 

 

 

(Fit To Paper Size)

A4 size document

 

 

(Paper Size)

 

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2 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 printer driver setup screen, select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Main" tab.

The "N-Up Printing" setting is not available when "Fit To Paper Size" is selected.

Reference: Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper

Note

N-Up

Border

Border

 

 

 

"2-Up"

"4-Up"

If you select the "Border" checkbox, border lines will be printed on each page.

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2 Two-sided Printing (1555 only)

You can print 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.

When using two-sided printing, select "Tray 1" or "Tray 2" for the "Paper Source" in the "Paper" tab.

Note

The following example shows the result when portrait data is printed on both sides of the paper.

Printing result

Print data

 

 

 

 

 

2-Sided (Book)

2-Sided (Tablet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pages are printed so that they can be bound at the side.

The pages are printed so that they can be bound at the top.

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2 Outline of the Print Status Window

When printing begins, the Print Status Window activates and appears on the screen.

The Print Status Window is a program designed to show the current printer status including the document name being printed and error messages.

Status icon

This icon informs you of the print status.

Tab

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

"Close" button

Click this button to close the Print Status Window.

Status window

Provides details on the current status of the print job.

Document Name

Displays the name of the active print job.

"Cancel Job" button

Click this button during printing to cancel the job that is currently being executed.

"Help" button

Click this button to display help file for the Print Status Window.

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