Sony FO-2080 User Manual

FO-2080 Online Manual

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Introduction

This manual describes the printer and scanner functions of the FO-2080 digital multifunctional system.

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Trademark Acknowledgments

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For information on the following topics, please refer to the Operation Manual for the digital multifunctional system.

• Basic machine procedures (adding paper, replacing the TD cartridge, removing misfeeds, using peripheral devices)

• Copier functions

• Scanning from the operation panel of the machine

• Specifications

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Where "FO-xxxx" appears in this manual, please substitute the name of your model for "xxxx".

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

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The screen images and procedures that appear in this manual are mainly for Windows Vista. With other versions of Windows, some screen images may be different from those in this manual.

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

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

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Introduction 2 How to Use the Online Manual 3

1 PRINT

Basic Printing 5 Opening the Printer Driver From the "Start" Button 7 Printer Driver Settings 8 Printing Multiple Pages on One Page 9 Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper 10 Two-sided Printing 11 Rotating the Print Image 180 Degrees 12 Printing a Watermark 13 Outline of the Print Status Window 14

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3 TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting 29 If a Notice Page is printed 35

4 PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES

Printer Driver Features 36

5 WEB PAGE IN THE MACHINE

About the Web Page 38

6 INDEX

Scanning Overview 15 Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application 16 Scanning from a WIA-Compliant Application (Windows XP/Vista) Scanning from the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" (Windows XP) Outline of Button Manager 26 Button Manager Settings 27

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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.

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 FO-xxxx" is selected as the printer.

If you need to change any print settings, click the "Preferences" button 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 and click the "OK" button.

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Printer Driver Settings, Printing Multiple Pages on One Page Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper Printing a Watermark

, Two-sided Printing

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Click the "Print" button.

Printing begins. When printing begins, the Print Status Window automatically opens.

☞Outline of the Print Status Window)

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The print job is delivered to the output tray, with the position of the paper offset slightly from the previous job (offset function).

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. 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

Select printer mode with the [MODE SELECT] key on the operation panel of the machine, and then press the [CLEAR] key ( ) or the [CLEAR ALL] key ( ).

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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.

"CANCEL PRINT JOB?" will appear in the

display. Make sure that a checkmark appears in front of "YES" and press the [ENTER] key.

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When the machine is connected to your computer using the USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) ports on each, be sure to read "System requirements for USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed mode)" in the Operation Manual.

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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.)

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Opening the Printer Driver From the "Start" Button

Click the "Start" button and select "Control Panel" and then select "Printer".

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In Windows XP, click the "start" button, and then click "Printers and Faxes".

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In Windows 2000, click the "Start" button and point to "Settings", and then select "Printers".

In Windows XP, if "Printers and Faxes" does not appear in the "start" menu, select "Control Panel", select "Printers and Other Hardware", and then select "Printers and Faxes".

Click the "SHARP FO-xxxx" printer driver icon.

Select "Properties" from the "Organize" menu.

In Windows XP/2000, select "Properties" from the "File" menu.

Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the "General" tab.

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

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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.

Checkbox

Click on a checkbox to activate or deactivate a function.

Print setting image

This shows the effect of the selected print settings.

Drop-down list

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

Image of paper trays

The tray selected in "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab appears in blue. 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.

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The settings and the image of the machine will vary depending on the model.

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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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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 a letter size document on 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 (Letter) of the print image in "Paper Size".

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

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

Paper Size: Letter Fit To Paper Size: Invoice

Check the "Fit to Page" box.

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Letter size document

(Paper Size)

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

Invoice size paper

(Fit To Paper Size)

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

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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.

Printing result

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.

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

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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

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

for details on how to open the printer driver.

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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