MODEL AL-840 PRINTER OPERATION MANUAL Page • GETTING STARTED 2 • PRINTING 11 • PRINTER TROUBLE? 18 • APPENDIX 24
CONTENTS 1 GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION 2 – Making floppy disks from CD-ROM MAIN FEATURES 3 3 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE – Description of the printer driver 4 – Checking the hardware and software requirements – Installing the printer driver 4 4 – “AL-800 Series” printer driver group 2 4 10 PRINTING PRINTING A PAGE 11 – Executing printing 11 – Indicators on the operation panel 12 SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICATION – Print setting
1 GETTING STARTED This chapter provides basic information for using the SHARP AL-840 printer and its features. 1 INTRODUCTION Getting Started The AL-840 can be used as a copier and a laser printer. This manual describes only the printer features of the AL-840. To use the AL-840 as a copier and to learn additional information which relates to both the copier and printer features, see the copier manual. To get full use of all printer features, familiarize yourself with this manual.
INTRODUCTION Making floppy disks from CD-ROM The printer driver data in the CD-ROM can be copied to floppy disks. Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click My Computer, Al_800 (CD-ROM), and Makedisk. 3 Double-click Makedisk.exe. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions. 1 Getting Started 1 Windows 3.1x: 1 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE Description of the printer driver The printer driver is the software program which runs the printer. It converts the data in your file into information that the printer can understand. It also controls communication between the printer and computer as the data is printed. 1 Getting Started Checking the hardware and software requirements You will need the following hardware and software in order to install the printer driver.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0: 1 Load paper into the paper tray of the printer. For loading of paper, see the section on LOADING COPY PAPER in the copier operation manual. 2 Turn on the printer. 3 Turn on your computer and start Windows. 1 Getting Started Before installing the printer driver, be sure to close all other applications which may be open.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE 5 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button and select Run. When the screen shown below appears, type R:\SETUP (if the CD-ROM is designated as drive R) and click the OK button. Proceed to step 7. 6 “Install From Disk” window will appear. Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CDROM drive. Type R:\ (if the CD-ROM is designated as drive R) and click the OK button. Proceed to step 7. 7 The installation program will start.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE Windows 98: 1 Load paper into the paper tray of the printer. For loading of paper, see the section on LOADING COPY PAPER found in the copier operation manual. 2 Turn on the printer. 3 Turn on your computer and start Windows. 1 Getting Started Before installing the printer driver, be sure to close all other applications which may be open. 4 When using Windows 98 on a personal computer with plug & play*, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” window will appear.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE 7 Windows driver file search will find the device “SHARP AL-800 Series”. Click the Next button. Proceed to step 9. 8 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button and select Run. When the window shown below appears, type R:\SETUP (if the CDROM is designated as drive R) and click the OK button. Proceed to step 9. 9 The installation program will start.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE Windows 3.1x: 1 Load paper into the paper tray of the printer. For loading of paper, see the section on LOADING COPY PAPER in the copier operation manual. 2 Turn on the printer and then start Windows on your computer. 1 3 Insert the installation CD-ROM into a CD-ROM drive. 4 Choose File from the Menu bar in Program Manager, and then choose the Run… command.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE “AL-800 Series” printer driver group When the printer driver is installed, the SHARP AL-800 Series printer driver group will be created. This group allows the following functions to be executed. DOS Emulation HELP 1 DOS Emulation Setup See page 16. Getting Started Readme The latest information on the printer driver is included in this note. Read the Readme first.
2 PRINTING PRINTING A PAGE The printing method is described below. Read the description with the operation manual for the application to be used. Before you can use your printer, you must install the printer driver which has been supplied with the printer. Once this software has been installed, you can control the printing of your documents from the printer driver which appears on your computer screen. See INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTWARE on page 4.
PRINTING A PAGE 2 ● If the paper size specified from the software application is larger than the paper size in the printer, the image may be printed onto two sheets of paper. ● If the paper size specified from the software application is larger than the paper size in the printer, part of the image that is not transferred to the paper may remain on the surface of the drum. In this case, the other side the paper may become dirty.
SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER 2 If you use Windows 95/Windows 98, right-click the SHARP AL-800 Series icon in the Printer folder and select Properties in the menu. If you use Windows NT 4.0, right-click the SHARP AL-800 Series icon in the Printer folder and select Document defaults in the menu. For this description, it is assumed that the mouse is configured for right hand operation. 3 The properties of the SHARP AL-800 Series printer driver will be displayed.
SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER Windows 3.1x: 2 1 Double-click the Print Manager icon in the Main window of Program Manager. 2 Select Options in the Print Manager and then select Printer Setup. 3 Select SHARP AL-800 Series in the Installed Printers: and click the Setup button. 4 The properties of the SHARP AL-800 Series will be displayed. Printing The following items can be set with the printer driver. Paper/Output Copies Specifies the number of sets to be printed.
SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER Tricks The Tricks tab is used to accommodate programs that interface with printer drivers in nonstandard ways. Most users need never access these options. Check this option if the application does not recognize the inherent color-handling capabilities of your printer. One application that requires this setting to be on is Microsoft PowerPoint.
SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER DOS Emulation A PCL4 DOS Emulation setup program can be started by clicking the Setup button. This is an independent program that configures the PCL4 DOS emulation. DOS Emulation Setup 2 Printing DOS Copies Specifies the number of sets to be printed. Any number from 1 to 50 can be selected. (default setting: 1) DOS Orientation Sets the page orientation. Portrait or Landscape can be selected.
PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICATION 1 Click the Start button. 2 Select Settings and then click Printers. 3 Right-click the AL-800 Series icon in the printer dialog box and click Properties. For this description, it is assumed that the mouse is configured for right hand operation. Click the Details tab in the Properties dialog box. 5 Click the Port Settings button. 6 Check that “Spool MS-DOS print jobs” is checked in the port setting dialog box.
3 PRINTER TROUBLE? TROUBLESHOOTING Some problems in the AL-840 are common to both the copier and printer features, so also check TROUBLESHOOTING of the copier operation manual. Printing problems “Copier” in the column “See page:” indicates the description is in the copier operation manual. 3 Printer trouble? Problem Printer driver cannot be installed. Possible cause Solution Hard disk free space is not sufficient for installation of the printer driver.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible cause Solution See page: The printer prints wrong data or incorrect characters. The interface cable might not be connected properly. Check the interface cable connection. The interface cable specifications may be incorrect. Use the interface cable included with the AL-840. See the parallel interface specifications. Printing is too slow. If using Windows 3.1x, Print Double-click the Printers icon in manager may be disabled.
STATUS MONITOR Warning Messages Message Solution TD Cartridge is near Empty. Reorder a new cartridge and replace soon. Running out of toner. While printing can continue, the print quality will be affected. Reorder a new TD cartridge and replace it. Drum Cartridge is near End of Life. Reorder a new cartridge and replace soon. The drum cartridge is nearly spent. While Copier*1 printing can continue, the print quality will be affected. Reorder a new cartridge and replace it soon.
STATUS MONITOR Message Solution See page: Check Paper Tray : Out of Paper or Misfeed The paper tray is out of paper or the paper did Copier*5 not feed correctly. Printing cannot continue until you load the paper or clear the misfeed in the paper tray. Service Error Switch Main Power OFF on the product. Wait approximately 5 seconds. Switch Main Power ON. If The Product Error continues, Contact your authorized SHARP Service Center. The product has detected a fatal error condition and cannot continue.
USING OTHER INSTALLED DRIVERS Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0: 1 Click the Start button. 2 Select Settings and then click Printers. 3 Right-click the AL-800 Series icon in the printer dialog box and then click Properties. For this description, it is assumed that the mouse is configured for right hand operation. 3 Printer trouble? 4 Click the Details tab (Ports tab – on Windows NT4.
USING OTHER INSTALLED DRIVERS 7 Click the Set As Default Printer button, and then click the Close button. To use the AL-800 series again, perform the same procedure but select the port to be used (for example, LPT1) in step 4. UNINSTALLING PRINTER DRIVER If the printer driver is not installed correctly or if you no longer use this printer, uninstall the printer driver from your computer using the following procedure. If using Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.
4 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS 4 Appendix Resolution 600 or 300 can be selected. 1,800 dpi equivalent x 600 dpi through Super Image Enhancement Technology (SIET) is possible. Page description language SHARP GDI Page orientation Portrait or landscape First print time Approx. 20 seconds* Print speed Max.
PARALLEL INTERFACE This printer uses a bi-directional parallel interface. Use the interface cable attached to the AL840. Use the parallel interface cable specified by SHARP for prevention of external radio wave interference. For details, contact your SHARP service centre. ● For specifications of the parallel interface of your computer, see its operation manual.
PRINT AREA The print area of this printer is shown below.
INDEX C Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 F Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I Image quality adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Installation - printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 L Lighten/Darken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 M Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 MS-DOS application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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