Sharp AR-P16 C260M User Manual

MODEL

AR-C260 AR-C260M

DIGITAL FULL COLOUR COPIER/PRINTER (AR-C260) DIGITAL FULL COLOUR MULTIFUNCTIONAL

SYSTEM (AR-C260M)

OPERATION MANUAL

(for printer)

AR-C260/AR-C260M

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Be sure to become thoroughly familiar with this manual to gain the maximum benefit from the product.

Before installing this product, be sure to read the installation requirements and cautions sections of the "Operation manual (for general information and copier operation)".

Be sure to keep all operation manuals handy for reference including this manual, the "Operation manual (for general information and copier operation)" and operation manuals for any optional equipment which has been installed.

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Warning:

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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CHAPTER 1 BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURES

SETTING THE PRINTER DRIVER ...............................1-2

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Printer driver settings under Windows

(selecting and setting print conditions) .................. 1-2

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Using the Help file to view explanations of the

settings..................................................................1-3

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Printing in black and white..................................... 1-4

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Automatic switching between colour and black

and white...............................................................1-6

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Printing in colour....................................................1-8

CHAPTER 2 SETTING THE PRINTER DRIVER PROPERTIES

SELECTING PRINTING FUNCTIONS.......................... 2-2

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Frequently used settings .......................................2-2

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Paper settings .......................................................2-6

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Advanced settings.................................................2-8

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Watermark settings ...............................................2-9

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Color settings ........................................................2-10

CHAPTER 3 WEB PAGES IN THE PRINTER

PRINTER CONFIGURATION THROUGH THE NETWORK

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Environment required for accessing Web pages... 3-2

Accessing Web pages and displaying help ........... 3-2

Items and outline of menu frame of Web pages.... 3-3

CHAPTER 5 PRINTING FROM THE OPERATION PANEL

HOLD JOB LIST ............................................................5-2

CHAPTER 6 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS

KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS ....................................6-2

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Key operator program list ......................................6-2

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Procedure for using key operator programs ..........6-3

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Key operator program menu..................................6-4

DESCRIPTION OF SETTING PROGRAMS..................6-5

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Printer settings.......................................................6-5

CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................7-2

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Additional information on selecting the paper type for the bypass tray when using the printer function

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Checking the IP address........................................7-4

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CHAPTER 8 APPENDIX

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS........................................8-2

NOTICE PAGE PRINTING............................................8-3

PRINT AREA .................................................................8-4

CHAPTER 4 PRINTER CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

MAKING CONFIGURATION SETTING ........................ 4-2

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Operation procedure common to all printer configuration settings

(items that can be set from the operation panel) .......4-2

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Default settings...................................................... 4-3

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PCL settings.......................................................... 4-4

CHAPTER 1

BASIC PRINTING

PROCEDURES

This chapter explains how to configure printer driver settings at your computer, and provides basic information on printing.

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SETTING THE PRINTER DRIVER........................................................1-2

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Printer driver settings under Windows

(selecting and setting print conditions)...................................................1-2

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Using the Help file to view explanations of the settings .........................1-3

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Printing in black and white .....................................................................1-4

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Automatic switching between colour and black and white .....................1-6

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Printing in colour ....................................................................................1-8

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SETTING THE PRINTER DRIVER

This section describes the method of changing the printer driver settings from your computer. If you have not yet installed the printer driver, read the accompanying "INSTALLATION GUIDE" and install the printer driver from the CD-ROM.

Printer driver settings in Windows (selecting and setting print conditions)

Change the settings using the printer properties.

■■■■ Windows 95 / 98 / Me

The procedure for adjusting the settings in Windows Me is explained in the following.

On the [Start] menu, select [Settings] and

then [Printers].

Right-click the installed printer driver and

select [Properties].

The example below shows the "AR-C260M PCL5c" driver selected.

■■■■ Windows NT4.0 / 2000 / XP

The procedure for adjusting the settings in Windows XP is explained in the following.

Select [Printers and Faxes] from the [Start]

menu.

Right-click the installed printer driver and

select [Properties].

The example below shows the "AR-C260M PCL5c" driver selected.

Set each item.

For setting items, see the printer driver help. For information on viewing Help, see the following page 1-3

Click the [OK] button.

NOTE

Settings for the duplex module/2 x 500 sheet paper drawer, saddle stitch finisher, stand/3 x 500 sheet paper drawer, and other optional peripheral equipment can be accessed by right-clicking the installed printer driver, selecting [Properties], and then selecting the [Configuration] tab. If you use this product as a network printer and you have installed the Printer Status Monitor, the configuration of peripheral devices will be automatically set by clicking [Auto Configuration]. If you click the [Update Tray Status] button in the [Tray Status] dialog box of the [Paper] tab, the current tray information (paper size, paper type, and quantity of paper remaining) will be displayed.

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For setting items, see the printer driver help. For information on viewing Help, see the following page 1-3

Click the [OK] button.

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SETTING THE PRINTER DRIVER

Using the Help file to view explanations of the settings

To view on-screen explanations of the settings in the printer driver, open the Help file.

■■■■ Opening Help in Windows

The example screen shows the SHARP AR-C260M PCL5c in Windows Me.

Click the "?" button

A question mark "?" will appear next to the mouse pointer.

Click the item for which you wish to view Help

A pop-up Help window appears. Click again to close the window.

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SETTING THE PRINTER DRIVER

Printing in black and white

The procedure for printing in black and white is explained below using WordPad*1 as an example. If you do not have any documents created in WordPad, create a document that can be used for test printing. To print in black and white, select [Gray Scale] for the [Color Mode] setting. [Gray Scale] uses only Bk (black) toner to produce a black and white image. Colour documents are also printed in black and white. *1 This is a standard accessory program in Windows

Open a document created in WordPad.

Select [Print] from the [File] menu of

WordPad.

The Print window appears.

Print window in Windows Me

In Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, click the

[Properties] button. In Windows 2000, click the displayed tab. In Windows XP, click the [Preferences] button.

Click the [Color] tab and select [Gray

Scale] for the [Color Mode] setting.

Print window in Windows XP

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[Print Priority] lets you select whether priority is given to quality or speed during printing (page 2-11 Select the mode that is most suitable for your needs.

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If you need to adjust the black and white

image quality (print contrast), perform the following step. If you do not need to adjust the image quality, go directly to step 6.

To adjust the black and white image quality (print contrast), click the [Color Adjustment] button. The following screen will appear. Adjust the brightness and contrast in the [Image] field at left. (page 2-12 When finished, go to step 6.

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Click the [Paper] tab.

Make sure that the paper size is correct. Next, select the paper feed method. The paper tray and paper type settings are both used for automatic feeding. When you have completed the settings, click the [OK] button to close the printer properties window.

Click the [OK] button in the Print window

in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, or the [Print] button in Windows 2000/XP.

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Automatic switching between colour and black and white

The procedure for printing a document using automatic switching between colour and black and white is explained

here using WordPad can be used for test printing. You can have the print driver identify the colours in each page, and automatically switch to [Color] mode when colours other than black and white are used in a page, or [Gray Scale] when only black and white are used. To turn on automatic switching, select [Automatic] for the [Color Mode] setting. *1 This is a standard accessory program in Windows

as an example. If you do not have any documents created in WordPad, create a document that

Open a document created in WordPad.

Select [Print] from the [File] menu of

WordPad.

The Print window appears.

Print window in Windows Me

In Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, click the

[Properties] button. In Windows 2000, click the displayed tab. In Windows XP, click the [Preferences] button.

Click the [Color] tab and select

[Automatic] for the [Color Mode] setting.

Print window in Windows XP

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Select the [Original Type] setting that most closely matches your document to obtain the best image quality (page 2-10

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If you need to adjust the colour image

quality and/or the black and white image quality (print contrast), perform the following step. If you do not need to adjust the image quality, go directly to step 6.

To adjust the colour image quality and/or black and white image quality (print contrast), click the [Color Adjustment] button. The following screen will appear. Use the [Color Balance] field to adjust the saturation of colour images, and strengthen or weaken the RGB (red, green, and blue) colour components. Use the [Image] field to adjust the brightness and contrast of both colour and black and white images. (page 2-12 When finished, go to step 6.

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Click the [Paper] tab.

Click the [OK] button in the Print window

in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, or the [Print] button in Windows 2000/XP.

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Printing in colour

The procedure for printing a document in colour is explained here using WordPad*1 as an example. If you do not have any documents created in WordPad, create a document that can be used for test printing. To print in colour, set the [Color Mode] setting to [Color]. Both colour and black and white documents will be printed using Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan), and Bk (black) toner. *1 This is a standard accessory program in Windows

Open a document created in WordPad.

Select [Print] from the [File] menu of

WordPad.

The Print window appears.

Print window in Windows Me

In Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, click the

[Properties] button. In Windows 2000, click the displayed tab. In Windows XP, click the [Preferences] button.

Click the [Color] tab and select [Color] for

the [Color Mode] setting.

Print window in Windows XP

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Select the [Original Type] setting that most closely matches your document to obtain the best image quality (page 2-10

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If you need to adjust the colour image

quality, perform the following step. If you do not need to adjust the image quality, go directly to step 6.

To adjust the colour image quality, click the [Color Adjustment] button. The following screen will appear. Use the [Color Balance] field to adjust the saturation of colour images, and strengthen or weaken the RGB (red, green, and blue) colour components.

Use the [Image] field to adjust the brightness and contrast of colour images. (page 2-12

When finished, go to step 6.

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Click the [Paper] tab.

Click the [OK] button in the Print window

in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, or the [Print] button in Windows 2000/XP.

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CHAPTER 2

SETTING THE PRINTER

DRIVER PROPERTIES

This chapter explains how to configure settings in the printer driver. The settings are changed in the software application.

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SELECTING PRINTING FUNCTIONS...........................................................2-2

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Frequently used settings........................................................................2-2

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Paper settings ........................................................................................2-6

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Advanced settings..................................................................................2-8

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Watermark settings................................................................................2-9

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Color settings .......................................................................................2-10

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SELECTING PRINTING FUNCTIONS

Almost all printer settings are configured in the printer driver properties window that appears when you print from an application or when you select [Properties] from the printer driver icon menu. Click a tab in the properties window to adjust the settings on that tab. The following explains how to adjust settings when the properties window is opened from an application. The printer driver window shown in the following explanation has the following options installed: Reversing automatic document feeder + duplex module/2 x 500 sheet paper drawer + duplex bypass/inverter unit + saddle stitch finisher + punch module + Hard Disk Drive

Frequently used settings

The following screen appears when the Main tab is clicked. The settings and buttons in the screen are explained below.

Copies

Set the number of copies. Any number from 1 to 999 can be set. Default setting: 1

Colour mode display

This displays the selected colour mode for printing. Three colour modes are available: "Automatic", "Color", and "Gray Scale" (see on page 2-11

Collate

Select this checkbox to collate the copies. When the staple function or punch function is turned on, a checkmark automatically appears in the checkbox. Default setting: Selected

Document Style

Select one-sided or two-sided printing.

[1-Sided]...................Print on one side of the

paper.

[2-Sided (Book)] .......Print on both sides of the

paper and bind at the side.

[2-Sided (Tablet)] .....Print on both sides of the

paper and bind at the top.

[Pamphlet Style]

Default setting: 1-Sided

The following two formats can be selected for middle binding.

.....Print on both sides of the

paper and bind down the middle.

[Tiled Pamphlet]

Print on paper double the size of the document size selected in the application. The page order will be rearranged as required for the middle binding format.

[2-Up Pamphlet]

The document size selected in the application will be reduced in the same way as in 2-Up printing, and printing will take place using the selected paper size. The page order will be rearranged as required for the middle binding format.

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SELECTING PRINTING FUNCTIONS Frequently used settings (continued)

N-Up Printing

Each page is reduced to allow multiple pages to be printed on each sheet. The pages are printed in "Z" order on each sheet. The following five settings are available: [1-Up], [2-Up], [4-Up], [6-Up], [8-Up]. Default setting: 1-Up

Example: 4-Up

Border

[Border]

This setting is greyed out when [1-Up] is selected. Select whether or not to print a border around each page when a setting other than 1-Up is selected. Default setting: Not selected

User Settings

The user can store up to 7 sets of settings, allowing the settings to be easily changed by simply selecting the desired set. Default setting: Factory Defaults

[Save]

Save the settings under the name that appears in "User Settings". Up to 20 characters can be entered for the name. If none of the settings have been changed (the settings are still the factory defaults), this button will be greyed out. When [Delete] appears in the button, it can be clicked to delete a stored set of user settings.

Auto Job Control review

Select this to have the job control screen constantly displayed when printing from the printer driver. Default setting: Not selected

Finishing

Configure settings for staple or punch finishing.

[Binding Edge]

When automatic two-sided printing is performed, the [Binding Edge] setting is used to determine how the top and bottom edges of the front and back sides are positioned. The relation between the document and each of the settings is as follows:

Original image

[Left] Left binding

Binding edge

Default setting: Left

[Staple]

[None]............ Do not staple.

[1 Staple] ....... Staple in one place.

[2 Staples] ..... Staple in two places.

When [1 Staple] or [2 Staples] is selected, the [Collate] setting is automatically activated. Default setting: None

[Punch]

Configure the settings for the Punch function. When this is selected, the document will be holepunched. The Collate setting is automatically activated when Punch is selected. Default setting: Not selected

[No Offset]

Select this setting when you do not wish sets of collated or grouped output to be offset from each other. Default setting: Not selected

[Right] Rignt binding

Binding edge

[Top] Top binding

Binding edge

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