SHARP ARPB2 SETTING AND ADJUSTMENT
AR-PB2
[4] SETTING AND ADJUSTMENT
1. Configuration setting
(Accessing the Printer Configuration Menu)
To access the printer configuration menu, follow the
steps below.
1. Press the PRINT key to select the printer mode. Make sure the
PRINT indicator lights up and the basic screen is displayed on the
touch panel.
2. Press the "ONLINE" key on the touch panel to select the OFFLINE mode and press the "MENU" key.
The printer configuration menu screen will appear on the touch panel.
The main menu items are: PRINTER SETTINGS, INTERFACE SETTINGS, NETWORK SETTINGS, PRINT TEST PAGE, and INITIALIZE
AND/OR STORE SETTINGS. Use the UP/DOWN arrow (▲, ▼) keys
to scroll the screen.
NOTES: If any printing data remains in the memory, the printer con-
figuration menu will not appear. In this case, access the
printer configuration menu after printing is complete or
press the CLEAR () key to cancel printing and then continue to access the menu.
If conflicting settings are made with the printer driver and
the configuration menu, the printer driver will have priority.
PRINT SETTINGS
SMOOTHING
TONER SAVE MODE
COPIES
ORIENTATION
STANDARD INPUT PAPER
SIZE
STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY
PRINT PS ERRORS
INTERFACE SETTINGS
HEXADECIMAL DUMP MODE
PARALLEL PORT
EMULATION SWITCHING
NETWORK PORT
EMULATION SWITCHING
I/O TIMEOUT
PORT SWITCHING METHOD
(Using the Printer Configuration Menu)
Use steps 1 and 2 above to access the printer
configuration menu.
3. Select the desired main menu item on the touch panel.
4. If a sub-menu appears, select the desired function. To scroll the
touch panel screen, use the UP/DOWN arrow (▲, ▼) keys.
5. Turn the setting of a function on or off by pressing its corresponding check box in front of the function name. For functions without
a check box, adjust the settings on each function setting screen.
6. To exit the configuration menu, return to the main menu by pressing the "OK" key and then press the "ONLINE/OFFLINE" key to
return to the online mode.
If a test print has been selected, once complete, the printer will
automatically return to the online mode.
Printer Configuration Menus
A flow chart of the printer configuration menu is shown. The menu
structure changes depending on whether a network interface card is
present in the copier/printer or not. The menus inside the gray area
are for a copier/printer with a network interface card (Print Server
Card) installed.
NOTE: Depending on the particular printer, some functions of the
printer configuration menu cannot be set, for example,
smoothing and toner save mode.
COPIES (1* to 999)
ORIENTATION
PORTRAIT*
LANDSCAPE
STANDARD INPUT PAPER SIZE
A3 B4 A4* B5 A5 A6
11 x 17 8-1/2 x 14 8-1/2 x 13
8-1/2 x 11*
5-1/2 x 8-1/2 7-1/2 x 10-1/2
STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY
TOP TRAY
SECOND TRAY*
Main Menu
PRINTER SETTINGS
INTERFACE SETTINGS
NETWORK SETTINGS
PRINT TEST PAGE
INITIALIZE AND/OR STORE
SETTINGS
NETWORK SETTINGS
ENABLE TCP/IP
IP ADDRESS SETTING
ENABLE NetWare
ENABLE EtherTalk
(TokenTalk)
PRINT TEST PAGE
PRINT CONFIGURATION
PAGE
PRINT PostScript FONT LIST
PRINT PCL FONT LIST
PRINT DEMO PAGE
PRINT NIC PAGE
INITIALIZE AND/OR STORE
SETTINGS
RESTORE FACTORY
DEFAULT
STORE CURRENT
CONFIGURATION
RESTORE CONFIGURATION
NOTES: The menus inside the gray area are for a printer with the
network interface card option installed.
* Denotes the default setting.
PARALLEL PORT EMULATION
SWITCHING
AUTOMATIC*
PostScript
PCL
NETWORK PORT EMULATION
SWITCHING
AUTOMATIC*
PostScript
PCL
I/O TIMEOUT (1 to 999, 20*)
PORT SWITCHING METHOD
SWITCH AT END OF JOB*
SWITCH AFTER I/O TIMEOUT
DISABLE PARALLEL PORT
DISABLE NETWORK PORT
IP ADDRESS SETTING
IP ADDRESS (192 168 0 1)
IP NETWORK (255 255 255 0)
IP GATEWAY (192 168 0 1)
• The default setting of STANDARD INPUT SIZE depends on the
countries or regions.
• The default setting of STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY depends on
installation of optional finisher.
• The values indicated with IP ADDRESS are examples.
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AR-PB2
A. Printer Settings
Use the printer settings when printing without the proper printer driver
installed (for example, printing from an MS-DOS application, printing
from a computer without the printer driver installed, etc.). This menu
allows detailed print conditions to be set.
SMOOTHING Enables or disables the smoothing function.
This is enabled in the default setting. (This
function is not available with the
AR-280/AR-285/AR-335.)
TONER SAVE
MODE
COPIES Number of copies to print can be set. 1 to 999
ORIENTATION Selects the default page orientation: portrait or
STANDARD
INPUT PAPER
SIZE
STANDARD
OUTPUT TRAY
PRINT PS
ERRORS
Sets or cancels the toner save mode. The
toner save mode reduces toner consumption.
Printed images will be lighter but still adequate
for general use. This is disabled in the default
setting. (This function is not available with the
AR-280/AR-285/AR-335.)
can be entered.
landscape.
Specifies a default input paper size. One of the
following sizes can be selected: A3, B4, A4,
B5, A5, A6, 11 × 17, 8-1/2 × 14, 8-1/2 × 13,
8-1/2 × 11, 5-1/2 × 8-1/2, 7-1/4 × 10-1/2
Specifies a default output tray. Top tray,
second tray or offset tray can be selected. The
offset tray cannot be selected when no optional
finisher (AR-FN1 or AR-FN2) is installed. The
second tray cannot be selected when an
optional 2-tray finisher (AR-FN2) is installed.
Face up or face down can also be selected for
certain trays in this menu.
Determines whether or not PostScript® error
information will be printed. This is disabled in
the default setting.
B. Interface Settings
Use the interface settings to configure the printer’s parallel and network interfaces.
HEXADECIMAL
DUMP MODE
PARALLEL
PORT
EMULATION
SWITCHING
NETWORK
PORT
EMULATION
SWITCHING
I/O TIMEOUT Use this function to set the amount of time to
PORT
SWITCHING
METHOD
* If "AUTO" is set, the printer language will switch automatically in
accordance with the data from the computer. It is recommended to
set "AUTO" unless an error due to this setting occurs frequently.
If this function is set, the print job will be output
in the hex dump format. This is disabled in the
default setting.
Specifies a printer language to emulate for
printing when the printer is connected to the
computer through a parallel port. "AUTO"*,
"PostScript" or "PCL" can be set.
Specifies a printer language to emulate for
printing when the printer is connected to the
computer through network. "AUTO"*,
"PostScript" or "PCL" can be set.
wait after end of data stream before ending
print job. This time can be entered using the
UP/DOWN arrow (▲, ▼) keys. The allowable
range of the time is 1 to 999 seconds.
Determines which switching method to use for
the interface port. "SWITCH AT END OF JOB",
"SWITCH AFTER I/O TIMEOUT", "DISABLE
PARALLEL PORT" or "DISABLE NETWORK
PORT" can be selected.
C. Network Settings
Use the network settings when using this printer as a network printer.
If an optional network interface card (Print Server Card) is not installed, these settings will not appear on the touch panel.
ENABLE
TCP/IP
IP ADDRESS
SETTING
ENABLE
NetWare
ENABLE
EtherTalk
(TokenTalk)
NOTE: When the enable or disable setting of protocols (ENABLE
TCP/IP, ENABLE NetWare, and ENABLE EtherTalk) is
changed, the new setting will be effective after resetting the
printer. For resetting, follow the message by pressing "OK",
turning the printer off and then back on after waiting a few
seconds.
Enables or disables the TCP/IP protocol. This
setting is enabled in the default setting. To use
the printer with the TCP/IP protocol, set the IP
address in the next function.
IP ADDRESS: Manually set the printer’s IP
address. Note that no number can exceed 254.
First digit of the number cannot be 0. Each
item can be selected directly with the touch
key. The value can be input using the 10-key
pad.
IP NETWORK: Manually set the printer’s IP
network. Note that no number can exceed 255.
First digit of the number cannot be 0. Each
item can be selected directly with the touch
key. The value can be input using the 10-key
pad.
IP GATEWAY: Manually set the printer’s IP
gateway. Note that no number can exceed
254. First digit of the number cannot be 0.
Each item can be selected directly with the
touch key. The value can be input using the
10-key pad.
Enables or disables the NetWare protocol. This
setting is enabled in the default setting.
Enables or disables the EtherTalk (TokenTalk
if TokenRing network is connected) protocol.
This is enabled in the default setting.
D. Print Test Page
Printing a test page verifies that the printer operates properly. Also
you can check the configuration settings, built-in fonts etc. When
printing is complete, the printer will exit the printer configuration menu
and return to online mode.
PRINT
CONFIGURATION
PAGE
PRINT PostScript
FONT LIST
PRINT PCL FONT
LIST
PRINT DEMO
PAGE
PRINT NIC PAGE If this key is pressed, the printer will return
If this key is pressed, the printer will return
to the online mode and print the
configuration list.
If this key is pressed, the printer will return
to the online mode and print the PostScript
font list.
If this key is pressed, the printer will return
to the online mode and print the PCL font
list.
If this key is pressed, the printer will return
to the online mode and print a
demonstration page.
to the online mode and print the NIC
(Network Interface Card) configuration
page. If an optional network interface card
(Print Server Card) is not installed, this
function will not appear on the touch panel.
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