Sharp AL-1217, AL-1226 User Manual

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How to Use the Online Manual

How to Use the Online Manual 1

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 Outline of the Print Status Window 9

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Troubleshooting

Identifying Unit Problems 22 Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer 23 Check Your Computer 24

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

Failed to Install the MFP Driver (Windows 2000/XP) 26 Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output 27 Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position Nothing Prints 29 Poor Scanning Result 30 The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned 31 Unable to Scan the Image 32 Uninstalling SHARP Personal MFP Series Software 33

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Scanning Overview 10 Scanning an Image from a TWAIN-Compliant Application Scanning an Image from a WIA-Compliant Application (Windows XP) Scanning an Im a ge from the "Scanner and C a m e ra Wizard" (Windows XP) Outline of Button Manager 20 Button Manager Settings 21

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This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of you r new unit. Please read the following expla nation 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

How to Use 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.

Following links

Links can connect parts of a document to other parts for further information. In this document, green coloured letters are linked areas. To follow a link, select a ha nd 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 cli cking 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

! The screen illustrations shown in this online manual are mainly screens of AL-1226.

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Takes you back page by page. To return to the previous link, click the ( ) button on the menu bar of the Acrobat Reader.

Takes you forward page by page.

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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

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

Send print data from your computer

* When printing from single bypass*

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 AL-1226, and the single bypass can be used on the

AL-1217. For the procedures for loading paper in each type of tray, see "LOADING PAPER" in the Operation Manual.

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

Basic Printing

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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.

Click here.

Make sure that "SHARP AL-XXXX" (where XXXX is the model name of your unit) 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.

Identify the current printer

in this box.

Click this button to change

any print preference.

Reference: See "BYPASS FEED (including special paper)" in the

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

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

Click here.

Printing starts according to your preferences. If you are using the single bypass (AL-1217), wait until the single bypass indicator blinks after "P" blinks in the unit display, and insert the sheet of paper in the single bypass.

Operation Manu al for mo r e deta i ls on in ser ti ng pape r.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings , Printing a Watermark, Fitting the

Printed Image to the Paper, Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

Windows 2000 does not have the "Preferences" button on this dialog box. Switch to the desired

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tab by clicking it to specify printer settings.

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You can open the printer driver and change the printer driver settings from the Windows "start" bu tton. Setting s 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 init ial settings when you quit the application.)

Reference: Basic Printing

Windows 2000/XP

Starting the Printer Driver Using the "Start" Button

Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0

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

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

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

On Windows 2000, click "Printers".

Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX" (where XXXX is the model name of your unit) printer driver icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.

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

Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX" (where XXXX is the model name of your unit) 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.

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

Reference: Printer Driver Settings

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

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings

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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-1226 printer driver setup screen is shown below. The settings and the image of the unit will vary depending on the model.

Note

( ) button

Tab

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

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

Check box

Click this option to activate/ deactivate each function.

Click this button and then click a setting to view Help for the setting.

You can also view Help by right-clicking the setting

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with the mouse.

Drop-down list

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

"Apply" button

Click to save your settings without closing the dialog box.

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.

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Windows NT 4.0 does not have the "Apply" button on each screen. The "Apply" button does not appear when you open this window from an application.

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.

Printing a Watermark

Print sample

For details on watermark settings, view printer driver Help.

Reference: Printer Driver Settings

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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.

Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper

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

Reference: Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

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Click the "Paper" tab in the printer driver setup screen.

Select the paper size for the print data from "Paper Size".

Check the "Fit To Page" box.

Select the paper size for "Fit To Paper Size", which corresponds to the size of paper in the unit.

Now, the printed image will automatically fit the paper set in the unit.

Paper Size: A4 Fit To Paper Size: A5

A5 size paper

A4 size document

(Paper Size)

(Fit To Paper Size)

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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.

Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

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

Reference: Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper

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BorderBorderN-Up

"2-Up"

"4-Up"

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

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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.

Outline of the Print Status Window

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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