Sharp AR-5600, AR-M250, AR-M310 User Manual

AR-M250/M310/5600 Series
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Introduction

Note
The display screens, messages, and key names shown in the manual may differ from those on the actual machine due to product improvements and modifications.
For information on loading paper, replacing toner cartridges, clearing paper misfeeds, handling peripheral devices, and other copier-related information, please refer to your operation manual for copier.
The machine's default settings and default settings for the printer function can be changed using the key operator programs. For more information, see the key operator's guide.
Where "AR-XXXX" appears in this manual, please substitute the name of your model for "XXXX". For the name of your model, see "PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS" in the operation manual for copier.
This manual refers to the Reversing single pass feeder as the "RSPF".
The screen images and procedures that appear in this manual are mainly for Windows® XP. With other versions of Windows®, some screen images may be different from those in this manual.
For information on using your operating system, refer to your operating system's manual or online Help.
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Contents

Introduction 2 How to use the online manual 3
1 PRINT
Basic printing 5 Opening the printer driver from the "start" button 8 Printer driver settings 9 Two-sided printing 10 Printing multiple pages on one page 11 Fitting the printed image to the paper 12 Rotating the print image 180 degrees 13 Printing a watermark 14 Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) Giving priority to a print job 17 Canceling a print job 18
3 TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting 24 Printing does not take place 25 Improper printing operation 29 Print quality is not satisfactory 31 If a Notice Page is printed 33 Uninstalling the printer driver 34
4 SPECIFICATIONS
Printer specifications 35
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2 PRINTER SHARING
Sharing the printer using windows networking 19 Shared printer settings 20 Client settings 21
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The following example explains how to print a document from WordPad. Before printing, make sure that the correct size of paper for your document has been loaded in the machine.
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Basic printing
Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the operation panel is lit.
If the ON LINE indicator is not on, press the [PRINT] key to switch to printer mode and then touch the [ONLINE] key.
The status of the printer function is indicated by the ON LINE and DATA indicators next to the [PRINT] key.
ON LINE indicator DATA indicator
There is print data in memory that has not been printed yet.
Lit
The machine is online and ready to print.
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Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu.
The "Print" dialog box will appear.
Make sure that "SHARP AR-XXXX" is selected as the printer. If you need to change any print settings, click the "Preferences" button ("Properties" button in Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0) to open the printer driver setup screen.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
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Start WordPad and open the document that you wish to print.
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Blinking
Off
The machine is offline and not ready to print.
The machine is printing.
The machine is not printing.
Windows 2000 does not have the "Preferences" button in this dialog box. Select settings as needed on each of the tabs in the setup screen.
Printer driver settings,Two-sided printing,
Printing multiple pages on one page Fitting the printed image to the paper Rotating the print image 180 degrees Printing a watermark Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed)
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Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0).
Printing begins.
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The output tray can be selected in the key operator programs (see "OUTPUT TRAYS" in the key operator's guide).
The output tray can also be selected in the print settings at the time of printing. To change the tray selection, select the desired tray in "Output" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen.
If the paper type setting in the printer driver is different from the bypass tray's paper type setting in the machine, printing may stop. To resume printing, press the [PRINT] key on the operation panel, touch the [BYPASS TRAY] key in the touch panel, and specify the same paper type as in the printer driver.
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When "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select"
If "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen and the correct size of paper for a print job is not loaded in the machine, the printing procedure will vary depending on the "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" setting in the key operator programs (see the key operator's guide).
When "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is disabled
If the bypass tray can be used, a message prompting you to print from the bypass tray will appear in the touch panel. Press the [PRINT] key on the operation panel, touch the [BYPASS TRAY] key, load paper in the bypass tray, and then touch the [BYPASS] key. Printing will begin automatically.
When "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is enabled
Printing will take place using a size of paper that is close to the size of the print image.
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If the paper is loaded in a different orientation than the print image, the image is automatically rotated to match the paper. This setting can be changed in the key operator programs (see "ROTATED PRINT" in the key operator's guide).
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Basic printing
When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type"
When "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen is set to:
"Paper Source", select the tray that you wish to use for printing from the pull-down menu.
"Paper Type", select the type of paper that you wish to use for printing from the pull-down menu.
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The size and type of paper loaded in each tray and whether or not the paper loaded in each tray can be used for printing are specified in the "TRAY SETTINGS" of the custom settings. (See "CUSTOM SETTINGS" in the operation manual for copier. If you wish to select the "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" when printing, be sure to select these settings in the "Configuration" tab of the printer driver setup screen. (See "CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER" in the software setup guide.)
"Paper Source" and "Paper Type" cannot be simultaneously selected.
If you selected the "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" in the printer driver setup screen but there is no paper in the trays that matches your selection, printing will take place as follows:
You selected a tray in "Paper Source", but the size of the paper in the selected tray does not match the printing size.
Even though the paper size is different, printing will take place using the paper in the selected tray.
You selected a "Paper Type", and although the selected type of paper is loaded in the machine, its size does not match the printing size.
Even though the paper size is different, printing will take place using the selected paper type. However, if "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is disabled, printing will not take place.
You selected a "Paper Type", but the selected type of paper is not loaded in the machine.
If the bypass tray can be used, a message prompting you to print from the bypass tray will appear. Press the [PRINT] key on the operation panel, touch the [BYPASS TRAY] key, load the correct size and type of paper in the bypass tray, and then touch the [BYPASS] key. Printing will begin automatically.
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Printer driver settings can be configured by opening the printer driver 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 in the printer driver setup screen at the time of printing, the settings will revert to the initial settings when you quit the application.)
Windows 2000/XP
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Opening the printer driver from the "start" button
Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0
Click the "start" button, and then click "Control Panel".
In Windows 2000, click the "Start" button and select "Settings".
Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click "Printers and Faxes".
In Windows 2000, click "Printers".
Click the "SHARP AR-XXXX" 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 AR-XXXX" printer driver icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.
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In Windows NT 4.0, select "Document Defaults" to open the printer driver setup screen.
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Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the "General" tab.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
Printer driver settings
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In Windows 98/Me, click the "Setup" tab.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
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. Some restrictions exist on the combinations of settings that can be selected in the printer driver setup screen. When a restriction is in effect, an information icon ( ) will appear next to the setting. Click the icon to view an explanation of the restriction.
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Printer driver settings
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Tab
The settings are grouped on tabs. Click on a tab to bring it to the front.
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Drop-down list
Allows you to make a selection from a list of choices.
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Print setting image
This shows the effect of the selected print settings.
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Checkbox
Click on a checkbox to activate or deactivate a function.
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Machine image
This shows:
The paper tray (in blue) selected in "Paper selection" on the "Paper" tab.
The output tray (in green) selected in "Output" on
The settings and the image of the machine will vary depending on the model.
the "Paper" tab. You can also click on a tray to select it.
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Check button
Allows you to select one item from a list of options.
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"OK" button
Click this button to save your settings and exit the dialog box.
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"Cancel" button
Click this button to exit the dialog box without making any changes to the settings.
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"Apply" button
Click to save your settings without closing the dialog box.
Windows NT 4.0 does not have the "Apply" button.
The "Apply" button does not appear when you open this window from an application.
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"Help" button
Click this button to display the help file for the printer driver.
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This feature allows you to 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.
See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver.
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The following example shows the result when portrait data is printed on both sides of the paper.
Two-sided printing
Paper sizes that can be used for two-sided printing are Ledger, Letter, Letter-R, Legal, A3, A4, A4R, A5, B4, B5, B5R, and Foolscap.
Paper types that can be used for two-sided printing are Plain, Letter Head*, Recycled and Color. *The use of Letter Head paper for two-sided printing can be prohibited in the "TRAY SETTINGS" of the custom settings. (See
"CUSTOM SETTINGS" in the operation manual for copier.)
Two-sided printing is not possible if disabled in the key operator programs (see "DISABLING OF DUPLEX" in the key operator's guide).
Print data
Printing result
2-Sided (Book) 2-Sided (Tablet)
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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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This feature allows you to reduce and print two or four document pages on a single sheet of paper. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Main" tab.
See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver.
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Printing multiple pages on one page
The "N-Up Printing" setting is not available when "Fit To Paper Size" is selected.
Fitting the printed image to the paper
N-Up Border Border
"2-Up"
"4-Up"
If you select the "Border" checkbox, borderlines will be printed around each page.
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