Contents
1 How to Use the Online Manual |
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How to Use the Online Manual |
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2 Print
Printing Overview |
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Basic Printing |
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Starting the Printer Driver Using the "Start" Button |
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Printer Driver Settings |
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Printing a Watermark |
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Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper |
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Printing Multiple Pages on One Page |
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Two-sided Printing (AL-1551CS only) |
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Outline of the Print Status Window |
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Identifying Unit Problems |
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Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer |
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Check Your Computer |
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Plug and Play Screen does not Appear (when the USB is connected) |
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Failed to Install the MFP Driver (Windows 2000/XP) |
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Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output |
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Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position |
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Nothing Prints |
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Poor Scanning Result |
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The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned |
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Unable to Scan the Image |
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Uninstalling SHARP Personal MFP Series Software |
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5 Index
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Scanning Overview |
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Scanning an Image from a TWAIN-Compliant Application |
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Scanning an Image from a WIA-Compliant Application (Windows XP) |
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Scanning an Image from the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) |
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Outline of Button Manager |
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Button Manager Settings |
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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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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.
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The flow chart shown below provides printing overview.
Reference: For more information on printing, see Basic Printing.
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!When the paper source is the paper tray or multi-bypass tray, verify that the paper has been loaded before starting |
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!Ensure printing has been completed before turning the power off. Do not remove the power cord before turning |
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When printing from paper tray or multi-bypass tray* |
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Prepare the document you intend to print
Open the printer driver setup screen and set the print preferences
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Printer Driver Settings, Printing a Watermark, Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper,
Printing Multiple Pages on One Page, Two-sided Printing (AL-1551CS only)
Send print data from your computer
Load a single sheet of paper into the single bypass
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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-1551CS, and the single bypass can be used on the AL-1530CS/1540CS. 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 letter size paper.
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Start WordPad, make a new file, and enter the text |
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Click the "Print" button in the "Print" dialog box. |
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Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu.
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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.
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2 Click this button to change any print preference.
Reference: Printer Driver Settings, Printing a Watermark, Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper, Printing Multiple Pages on One Page, Two-sided Printing (AL-1551CS only)
Click here.
Printing starts according to your preferences. If you are using the single bypass (AL-1530CS/
1540CS), 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.
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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
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Click the "start" button, and then click "Control |
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Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click |
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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 |
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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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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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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-1551CS printer driver setup screen is shown below. The settings and the image of the unit will vary depending on the model.
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Tab
Index which allows you to switch between the various setup screens.
The settings you made at "N-Up Printing", "Document Style" (AL-1551CS only), "Fit To Paper Size", "Image Orientation" and "Watermark" are shown in this image.
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.
( ) button
Click this button and then click a 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.
"Apply" button
Click to save your settings without closing the dialog box.
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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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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 a Letter size document onto an Invoice size 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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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
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"2-Up"
"4-Up"
If you select the "Border" checkbox, border lines will be printed on each page.
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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.
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The following example shows the result when portrait data is printed on both sides of the paper.
Printing result
Print data
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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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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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