Sharp AR-NB2 A User Manual

AR-NB2 A

Network expansion kit Online Manual

(for network printer)

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Introduction

The optional network expansion kit enables the machine to be used as a network printer. This manual explains the network printer functions that can be used when the network expansion kit is installed.

To use the machine as a PS printer, the PS3 expansion kit (AR-PK1N) must be installed. After installing the expansion kit, the product key (password) must be entered in "Product Key Setting" in the Web page (this is only required once). Please consult your dealer for the product key to be entered.

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Note

This manual refers to the digital multifunctional system AR-M201 as "the machine".

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For information on copier functions, adding paper and toner, removing misfeeds, using peripheral equipment, and other general information, see the operation manual for the machine. For information on the scanner functions that can be used when the network expansion kit is installed, see the online manual for network scanner that accompanies the network expansion kit.

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The machine's default settings and default settings for the printer function can be changed using the user programs. For more information, see the operation manual for the machine.

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Where "XX-XXXX" appears in this manual, please substitute the name of your model.

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This manual refers to the Reversing Single Pass Feeder as the "RSPF".

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The explanations of screens and procedures in this manual are primarily for Windows® XP in Windows® environments, and Mac OS X v10.4 in Macintosh environments. The screens may vary in other versions of the operating systems.

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For information on using your operating system, refer to your operating system's manual or online Help.

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The PS3 expansion kit (AR-PK1N) mentioned in this manual is an option.

Trademark Acknowledgments

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Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows® 98, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Vista® and Internet Explorer® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries.

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PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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Macintosh, Mac OS, AppleTalk, EtherTalk and LaserWriter are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, the Adobe PDF logo, and Reader are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries.

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PCL is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company.

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IBM, PC/AT, and PowerPC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

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All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

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.

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How to use the online manual

This section explains how to view the online manual. Please read this section before using the online manual. For information on using Acrobat Reader, see Acrobat Reader Help.

How to Control the Online Manual

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CONTENTS

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INDEX

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Following Links

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How to Print Out This Manual

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Introduction 2 How to use the online manual 3

1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS

Basic printing 6

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If the tray runs out of paper during printing 7

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Cancel a print job 7

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When "Paper Source" is set to "Auto Select" 7

Opening the printer driver from the "start" button 8 Printer driver settings 9 Two-sided printing 10

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Pamphlet style 11

Printing multiple pages on one page 12 Fitting the printed image to the paper 13 Rotating the print image 180 degrees 14 Printing a watermark 15

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How to Print a Watermark 15

Printing text and lines/graphics in black 16

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Printing text in black 16

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Printing lines and vector graphics in black 16

2 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS)

Printer utilities 17

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Before using the Printer Status Monitor 17

Using the printer utilities 18

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Starting up the printer utilities 18

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Using the printer utilities 18

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Changing the Printer Status Monitor settings 19

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Checking the printer status 20

3 PRINTING FROM MACINTOSH

Basic printing 21

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If the tray runs out of paper during printing 22

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Cancel a print job 22

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When "Paper Feed" is set to "Auto Select" 22

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4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE 5 TROUBLESHOOTING

(part 2)

About the Web pages 23

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How to access the Web page and view help 23

About the Web pages (for users) 24 Directly printing a file in a computer 25

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Advanced job settings 25

Configuring the printer condition settings 26

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How to configure the settings 27

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Printer condition setting menu 28

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Printer condition settings 29

About the Web pages (for the administrator) 32 Protecting information programmed in the web page ([Passwords])

E-mail print function 34

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Setting up the E-mail print function 34

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Using the E-mail print function 35

Key operator programs 36

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Configuring a setting in the key operator programs 36

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Key operator programs 37

E-mail status and e-mail alert settings 38

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Information setup 38

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SMTP setup 38

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Status message setup 39

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Alerts message setup 40

Troubleshooting 41

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Check the connections 41

Removing the software 42

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Windows 42

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Macintosh (Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2) 42

6 SPECIFICATIONS

Printer specifications 43 Printer driver specifications 44

7 INDEX

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PRINTING FROM WINDOWS

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.

Basic printing

Start WordPad and open the document that you wish to print.

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

The "Print" dialog box will appear.

Make sure that "SHARP XX-XXXX" is selected as the printer. If you need to change any print settings, click the "Preferences" button ("Properties" button in Windows 98/Me) to open the printer driver setup screen.

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

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

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Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in Windows 98/Me).

Printing begins. The print job is delivered to the output tray, with the

position of the paper offset slightly from the previous job (offset function).

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Basic printing

If the tray runs out of paper during printing

Printing will automatically resume when paper is loaded in the tray. When using the bypass tray, select printer mode with the mode select key on the machine, load paper as instructed by the message in the display, and then press the [START] key to resume printing.

When the 250-sheet paper feed unit is installed:

Note that if the "AUTO TRAY SWITCH" setting in the user programs is enabled and there is the same size of paper in another tray, the machine will automatically switch to the other tray and continue printing.

Cancel a print job

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When "Paper Source" is set to "Auto Select"

If "Paper Source" 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" setting in the user programs (see "USER PROGRAMS" in the Operation Manual).

When "FORCED OUTPUT" is set to "OFF"

Select printer mode with the mode select key on the machine, check the message in the display, load paper in the bypass tray, and then press the [START] key to begin printing.

When "FORCED OUTPUT" is set to "ON"

Printing takes place on the paper loaded in the machine, even though the paper size is different from the print image size.

To cancel a print job that is already in progress, select printer mode with the mode select key on the machine and then press the [CLEAR] key ( ) or the [CLEAR ALL] key ( ). "CANCEL PRINT JOB?" will appear in the display. Select "YES" and press the [ENTER] key.

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PRINTING FROM WINDOWS

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/Server 2003/Vista

Opening the printer driver from the "start" button

Windows 98/Me

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

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

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On Windows Server 2003, click the "Start" button and then click "Printers and Faxes". Go to step 3.

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

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On Windows Vista, click "Printer".

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On Windows 2000, click "Printers".

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

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

On Windows Vista, select "Properties" from the "Organize" menu.

Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the

"General" tab.

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

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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

Tab

The settings are grouped on tabs. Click on a tab to bring it to the front.

Drop-down list

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

Print setting image

This shows the effect of the selected print settings.

Checkbox

Click on a checkbox to activate or deactivate a function.

Machine image

The paper tray (in blue) selected in "Paper selection" on the "Paper" tab. You can also click on a tray to select it.

Check button

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

"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.

"Help" button

Click this button to display the help file for the printer driver.

Note

The settings and the image of the machine will vary depending on the model. The printer driver setup screen allows you to select various functions that can be used when the network expansion kit is installed. For information on the printer functions of the network expansion kit, see "Printer driver specifications".

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PRINTING FROM WINDOWS

The printer driver setup screen of models that support two-sided printing contains a "Document Style" setting in the "Main" tab. 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.

Note

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

Two-sided printing

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Paper sizes that can be used for two-sided printing are Letter, Legal, Folio*, Invoice, A4, A5, B5, Foolscap, and 16K.

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When using two-sided printing, select a source other than "Bypass Tray" for the "Paper Source" in the "Paper" tab. * For two-sided printing on Folio size paper, "Tray 1" or "Tray 2" (if Tray 2 has been installed) must be selected in the "Paper

Source" on the "Paper" tab.

Print data

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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Two-sided printing

Pamphlet style

Pamphlet style prints two pages each on the front and back of each sheet of paper (four pages total on one sheet) so that the sheets can be folded down the center and bound to create a pamphlet. This function is convenient when you wish to compile printed pages into a pamphlet. To use this function, open the printer driver and select "Pamphlet Style" in "Document Style" in the "Main" tab. The direction of opening of the pamphlet can be selected with the "Right Turning Pamphlet" checkbox in the "Advanced" tab. The following examples show how 8 pages are printed when pamphlet style is selected.

Printing result

Print data

Right Turning Pamphlet Right Turning Pamphlet

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Only letter, invoice, A4 and A5 size paper can be used for pamphlet style printing.

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Because four pages are printed on each sheet of paper, blank pages are automatically added at the end when the total number of pages is not a multiple of four.

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When "Tiled Pamphlet" is selected, printing will take place on paper that is twice the size of the paper size specified in the application.

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When "2-Up Pamphlet" is selected, each page is reduced in the same way as for 2-Up and printed on the size of paper that is specified in the application.

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This feature allows you to reduce and print two, four, six, eight or sixteen document pages on a single sheet of paper. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select the number of pages per sheet (2-Up, 4-Up, 6-Up, 8-Up, or 16-Up) in "N-Up Printing" in the "Main" tab. The order of the pages can be changed in the "Order" menu.

☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver.

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For example, when "2-Up" or "4-Up" is selected, the result will be as follows depending on the selected order.

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 Left to Right Right to Left

[2-Up]

N-Up

[4-Up]

If you select the "Border" checkbox, borderlines will be printed around each page.

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Examples for 2-Up and 4-Up are shown here. The order of 6-Up, 8-Up, and 16-Up is the same as 4-Up. The order can be viewed in the print setting image in the printer driver setup screen.

☞Printer driver settings

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Right , and Down Down , and Right

Left , and Down Down , and Left

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The printer driver can adjust the size of the printed image to match the size of the paper loaded in the machine. Follow the steps shown below to use this function. The explanation below assumes that you intend to print an A4 or letter size document onto a B5 or invoice size paper.

☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver.

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Fitting the printed image to the paper

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

☞Printing multiple pages on one page

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

Select the original size (A4 (Letter)) of the print image in "Paper Size".

Check the "Fit to Page" box.

When using the PS printer driver, select "Fit To Paper Size" in "Zoom Setting".

Select the actual size of paper to be used for printing (B5 (Invoice)).

The size of the printed image will be automatically adjusted to match the paper loaded in the machine.

Paper Size: A4 or Letter Fit To Paper Size: B5 or Invoice

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If "A3 [Fit to Page]", "B4 [Fit to Page]", or "Ledger [Fit to Page]" is selected, the print image is fit to the A4 (letter) size even if "Fit to Page" is not selected.

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When using the PS printer driver, the print image can be enlarged or reduced by means of numerical values. (The vertical and horizontal ratios can be set separately.) Select "XY-Zoom" in step 3, click the "Width/Length" button, and adjust the ratios in the screen that appears.

A4 or Letter size document

(Paper Size)

B5 or Invoice size paper

(Fit To Paper Size)

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The print image can be rotated 180 degrees. This feature is used to enable correct printing on envelopes and other paper with flaps that can only be loaded in one orientation. To use the feature, select the image orientation in "Image Orientation" on the "Paper" tab, and then select the "Rotate 180 degrees" checkbox.

☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver.

Rotating the print image 180 degrees

Printing result

Rotate 180 degrees Rotate 180 degrees

ABCD

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The procedure for loading paper is explained in the operation manual for the machine.

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You can print a watermark such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your document. To print a watermark, open the printer driver, click the "Watermarks" tab, and follow the steps below.

☞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 that you wish to print (for example "CONFIDENTIAL"), and start printing.

Printing a watermark

Print sample

You can enter text to create your own custom watermark. For details on watermark settings, view printer driver Help.

☞Printer driver settings

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