MODEL AR-156 DIGITAL LASER COPIER OPERATION MANUAL Page • GETTING STARTED 3 • MAKING COPIES 12 • SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 20 • SUPPLIES AND USER MAINTENANCE 23 • COPIER TROUBLE? 27 • APPENDIX 36 • OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 40
GETTING STARTED This chapter provides basic information for using the copier. 1 INTRODUCTION Getting started This copier has been designed to provide intuitive operating ease while requiring a minimum amount of space. To get full use of all copier features, be sure to familiarize yourself with this manual and the copier. For quick reference during copier use, keep this manual in a handy location. This copier can also be used as a laser printer if an optional printer expansion kit is installed.
CAUTIONS Follow the cautions below when using this copier. ● The fusing area is hot. Exercise care in this area when removing misfed paper. Do not look directly at the light source. Doing so may damage your eyes. ● Do not switch the copier rapidly on and off. After turning the copier off, wait 10 to 15 seconds before turning it back on. ● Copier power must be turned off before installing any supplies. ● 1 Getting started .● Place the copier on a firm, level surface.
MAIN FEATURES High-speed laser copying Since warm-up time is zero, copying can be started immediately after the power switch is turned on. ● First-copy time is only 9.6 seconds (normal mode). ● Copying speed is 15 copies/min., which adapts to business use, allowing improvement of working efficiency. 1 Getting started ● High-quality digital image ● High-quality image copying at 600 dpi can be performed. ● In addition to the automatic exposure mode, the manual exposure can be adjusted in five steps.
OPERATION PANEL 1 Getting started Original to copy key and indicators : Two-sided copies from onesided originals. Turn on Long Edge or Turn on Short Edge can be selected. : Two-sided copies from twosided originals. (Can be selected only when the RSPF is used.) : One-sided copies from twosided originals. (Can be selected only when the RSPF is used.) Exposure mode selector key and indicators Use to sequentially select the exposure modes: AUTO, MANUAL or PHOTO. Selected mode is shown by a lit indicator. (p.
LOADING COPY PAPER Raise the handle of the paper tray and pull the paper tray out until it stops. 1 Getting started Adjust the paper guides on the paper tray to the copy paper width and length. Squeeze the lever of paper guide and slide the guide to match with the width of the paper. to the appropriate slot as marked on the tray. Move paper guide Paper guide B Paper guide A Fan the copy paper and insert it into the tray. Make sure the edges go under the corner hooks.
LOADING COPY PAPER Gently push the paper tray back into the copier. After loading copy paper, to cancel the blinking “P” without restarting copying, press the clear ( ) key. The “P” in the display will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up.
MAKING COPIES This chapter describes basic copying functions and some other copying functions using the bypass tray. NORMAL COPYING 2 Making copies This copier has two document input stations -reversing single pass feeder (RSPF) for automatic document feeding and an original table for manual handling of documents. The RSPF is designed to hold up to 30 originals measuring from 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" to 10" x 14" and weighing from 14 to 23 lbs.
NORMAL COPYING Turn the power switch on. The ready ( ) indicator will light up. ● The copier will enter a power save mode once the set time has elapsed without any copier operation after the last copy of a run is made or power is turned on. The settings of the power save modes can be modified. See page 21, USER PROGRAMS. ● The copier will return to the initial settings a preset amount of time after the last copy is made. The preset amount of time (auto clear time) can be changed.
NORMAL COPYING Original face up B. When using the original table: (1) Open the original cover. (2) Place an original face down on the original table. Align it with the original scale and the centering ( ) mark. Close the original cover. 2 Making copies Original scale mark When copying a book or an original which has been folded or a crumpled original, press down the original cover lightly. If the original cover is not securely closed, the copies may be striped or blurred.
NORMAL COPYING D. When copying in the two-sided to one-sided mode: Use the original to copy key to select the two-sided to one-sided copying mode. The originals must have been set in the RSPF in step 3. A B C D 2 Ensure that the desired paper tray is selected. Making copies ● Paper sizes that can be used in the duplex copy mode are letter, legal, and invoice. (When copying from the original table in the duplex copy mode, only letter size paper can be used.
NORMAL COPYING When making two-sided copies from the original table, place the second original on the original table and press the print ( ) key. 2 ● Making copies To cancel two-sided copying after scanning the first original, press the clear ( ) key. Stream feeding mode The stream feeding mode allows easy operation of continuous copying from the RSPF. If the stream feeding mode has been enabled using user program No.
NORMAL COPYING Set the number of copies using the copy quantity ( ( ) key. , ) keys and press the print 2 Making copies REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Three preset reduction ratios and two enlargement ratios can be selected. The zoom function enables copy ratio selection from 50% to 200% in 1% increments. Set the original and check the copy paper size. Use the copy ratio selector key and/or zoom ( ratio.
BYPASS FEED (including special paper) The bypass tray can automatically feed up to 50 sheets of standard copy paper and can also feed special papers such as transparency film and labels one sheet at a time. Copy paper measuring from 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" to 8-1/2" x 14" and in the weight range of 14 to 34.5 lbs. can be used in this tray. (For paper weighing from 28 to 34.5 lbs., 8-1/2" x 11" is the maximum size.) Place the original(s) face up in the document feeder tray or face down on the original table.
BYPASS FEED Print face Press the tray select ( ) key to select the bypass tray. Set the number of copies if using standard copy paper. Press the print ( ) key.
COPIER TROUBLE? This chapter describes misfeed removal and troubleshooting. MISFEED REMOVAL When the misfeed ( ) indicator blinks or blinks in the display, the copier will stop because of a misfeed. If a misfeed occurs when using the RSPF, a number may appear in the display after a minus sign. This indicates the number of the originals that must be returned to the document feeder tray after a misfeed. Return the required number of originals.
MISFEED REMOVAL A Misfeed in the paper feed area Gently remove the misfed paper from the paper feed area as shown in the illustration. When blinks in the display and the misfed paper is not seen from the paper feed area, pull out the paper tray and remove the misfed paper. If the paper cannot be removed, proceed to “B Misfeed in the fusing area”. The fusing unit is hot. Do not touch the fusing unit when removing misfed paper. Doing so may cause a burn or other injury.
MISFEED REMOVAL ● Do not touch the photoconductive drum (green portion) when removing the misfed paper. Doing so may damage the drum and cause smudges on copies. ● Do not remove the misfed paper from above the fusing unit. Unfixed toner on the paper may stain the paper transport area, resulting in smudges on copies. Raise the fusing unit release lever and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button.
MISFEED REMOVAL Rotate the feeding roller in the direction of the arrow and gently remove the misfed paper from the exit area. Feeding roller Raise the fusing unit release lever, close the front cover and then close the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. The misfeed ( ) indicator will go out and the ready ( ) indicator will light up. When closing the covers, be sure to close the front cover securely and then close the side cover.
MISFEED REMOVAL Roller rotating knob With the RSPF, pull out the reversing tray to remove the misfed original. With the RSPF, after removing the misfed original from the exit area, be sure to insert the reversing tray into the exit area until it locks in place. 5 Copier trouble? (C) If the original does not move easily into the exit area remove it in the direction of the arrow while rotating the knob.
DEVELOPER REQUIRED When the indicator lights up, the developer should be replaced.DEVELOPER REPLACEMENT SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED SHARP SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Contact University Copy Service at Ext. 3012 as soon as possible. MAINTENANCE REQUIRED When indicator lights up, service by an authorized SHARP service technician is required. Contact University Copy Service at Ext. 3012 as soon as possible.
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT The automatic exposure level can be adjusted to suit your copying needs. This level is set for copying from the original table and copying from the RSPF respectively. When adjusting the automatic exposure level for copying from the RSPF, place an original in the document feeder tray and make sure that the RSPF ( ) indicator lights up. When adjusting the level for copying from the original table, make sure that no original is left in the document feeder tray.