Sharp AR-203E X User Manual
MODEL
AR-203E X
DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM
PRINTER OPERATION MANUAL
Contents
Print
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Printing Overview 1
Basic Printing 2
Starting the Printer Driver Using the "Start" Button 3
Printer Driver Settings 4
Printing a Watermark 5
Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper 6
Printing Multiple Pages on One Page 7
Outline of the Print Status Window 8
Printer Sharing
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Sharing the Printer Using Windows Networking 9
Shared Printer Settings 10
Client Settings 11
Scan
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Scanning Overview 13
Scanning an Image from a TWAIN-Compliant Application 14
Scanning an Image from a WIA-Compliant
Application (Windows XP/Vista) 18
Scanning an Image from the "Scanner and
Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) 20
Outline of Button Manager 23
Button Manager Settings 24
Troubleshooting
4
Identifying Unit Problems 25
Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer 26
Check Your Computer 27
Plug and Play Screen does not Appear 28
Failed to Install the Driver (Windows 2000/XP) 29
Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output 30
Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position
Nothing Prints 32
Poor Scanning Result 33
The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned 34
Unable to Scan the Image 35
Printer Driver Features
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Printer Driver Features 36
Index
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z In this manual, screen images and operating
procedures are mainly for Windows XP. With other
Note
versions of Windows, some screen images may be
different from those in this manual.
z Wherever "AR-xxxx" appears in this manual,
please substitute your model name for "xxxx".
z For your information, please note that the SPF and
the second cassette are provided as an option.
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The flow chart shown below provides printing overview.
Reference:For more information on printing, see "Basic Printing" (p.2).
Printing Overview
●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.
Open the printer driver setup screen and set the print preferences
Reference:
"Printer Driver Settings" (p.4), "Printing a Watermark" (p.5),
"Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper" (p.6),
"Printing Multiple Pages on One Page" (p.7)
Prepare the document you intend to print
Send print data from your computer
Printing
Exit printing
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This is a printing example using WordPad to print a document onto A4 size paper.
Basic Printing
Start WordPad, make a new file, and enter the text
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you intend to print.
Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu.
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Make sure that "SHARP AR-xxxx" is selected as the
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current printer. If you intend to change any print
setting, click the "Preferences" button to open the
printer driver setup screen.
On Windows 98/Me, click the "Properties" button.
Identify the current printer
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in this box.
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.
Click the "Print" button in the "Print" dialog box.
On Windows 98/Me, click the "OK" button.
SHARP
AR-xxxx
Reference:
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SHARP
AR-xxxx
Click this button to change
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any print preference.
"Printer Driver Settings" (p.4),
"Printing a Watermark" (p.5),
"Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper" (p.6),
"Printing Multiple Pages on One Page" (p.7)
Printing starts according to your preferences.
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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
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Starting the Printer Driver Using the "Start" Button
" (p.2)
Windows 98/Me
Click the "start" button, and then click "Control
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Panel".
On Windows 2000, click the "Start" button and select
"Settings".
Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click
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"Printers and Faxes".
• On Windows Vista, click "Printer".
• On Windows 2000, click "Printers".
Click the "SHARP AR-xxxx" printer driver icon and
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select "Properties" from the "File" menu.
On Windows Vista, click "Printer".
Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the
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"General" tab.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
Reference:"Printer Driver Settings"
(p.4)
Click the "Start" button, select "Settings" and then
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click "Printers".
Click the "SHARP AR-xxxx" printer driver icon and
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select "Properties" from the "File" menu.
Click the "Setup" tab.
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The printer driver setup screen will appear.
Reference:"Printer Driver Settings
" (p.4)
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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.
Tab
Index which allows you to
switch between the various
setup screens.
Check box
Click this option to activate/
deactivate each function.
The settings you made at
"N-Up Printing", "Document
Style", "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
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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 "Apply" button does
not appear when you
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open this window from
an application.
"Help" button
The Help window will open to
let you view explanations of the
settings on the tab.
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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" (p.2) 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.
For details on watermark settings, view printer driver Help.
Reference:"Printer Driver Settings" (p.4)
Printing a Watermark
Print sample
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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 or Letter
size document onto a B5 or Invoice 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" (p.7)
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Click the "Paper" tab in the printer driver setup
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screen.
Select the paper size for the print data from "Paper
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Size".
Check the "Fit To Page" box.
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Select the paper size for "Fit To Paper Size", which
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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 or Letter
Fit To Paper Size: B5 or Invoice
A4 or Letter size document
(Paper Size)
B5 or Invoice size paper
(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.
If you select the "Border" checkbox, border lines will be printed on each page.
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" (p.6)
Note
BorderBorderN-Up
"2-Up"
"4-Up"
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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.
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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
Printing can be canceled by clicking
this button before the machine
receives the job.
"Help" button
Click this button to display help file
for the Print Status Window.
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The machine can be used as a shared printer in a Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista network environment.
Note that the Windows network environment must already be established.
Sharing the Printer Using Windows
Client
"Print server" as explained here is a computer that is directly connected to the machine, and a "Client" is any other computer that is connected to the same network.
Reference:"Shared Printer Settings" (p.10)
(On the print server)
Print server
Client Client
Reference:"Client Settings" (p.11)
Shared printer
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Shared Printer Settings
On the computer to which the machine is directly connected
Follow the steps below to use the computer directly connected to the machine as a print server.
If your operating system is Windows 98/Me, start from step 1. If your operating system is Windows 2000, XP Home Edition
or Vista, open the control panel and then start from step 6.
If your operating system is Windows XP Professional, refer to the Operation Manual or the help file of your
Note
operating system.
Click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and
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then click "Control Panel".
Double-click the "Network" icon ( ).
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If the "Network" icon does not appear in Windows
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Me, click "view all Control Panel options".
Click the "File and Print Sharing" button.
Enable "I want to be able to allow others to print
to my printer(s)." by clicking the checkbox, and
then click the "OK" button.
Click the "OK" button in the "Network" dialog
box.
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If a message appears asking you to restart the
computer, click the "Yes" button and restart the
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Note
Reference:"Client Settings" (p.11)
computer. Then, open the printer folder and
continue the setup procedures from Step 6.
Click "Printers and Other Hardware" in the
control panel, and click "Printers and Faxes".
•On Windows Vista, click "Printer".
•In operating systems other than Windows XP, double-click
the printer icon.
Click the "SHARP AR-XXXX" printer driver icon
and select "Sharing" from the "File" menu.
On Windows Vista, click "Share" from the tool bar.
Establish the settings for sharing, and click the
"OK" button.
For information on a setting, click the button at
the top-right of the dialog box and then click the
setting to display Help.
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Follow the procedure below to install the printer driver in the client.
Client Settings (part 1)
This page provides steps for Windows XP Home Edition users only. If your operating system is Windows 98/Me/
2000/XP Professional/Vista, refer to the Operation Manual or the help file of your operating system.
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Click the "start" button, and click "Control
1
Panel".
Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and click
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"Printers and Faxes".
Click "Add a printer" in "Printer Tasks".
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The "Add Printer Wizard" will appear.
Click the "Next" button.
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Client Settings (part 2)
Select "A network printer, or a printer attached to
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another computer", and click the "Next" button.
Select "Browse for a printer", and click the
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"Next" button.
Select the printer to be shared in the network, and
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click the "Next" button.
The contents of this window will vary depending on your
network environment.
Select settings in the "Default Printer" screen,
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and click the "Next" button.
Click the "Finish" button.
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