Instruction manual

Sharp MX-3501N
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Color at Work
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Paper Input
Another strong point for the Sharp MX-
3501N is the overall paper capacity. This
unit comes standard with a 1,100 sheet
capacity and maxes out at 5,600 sheets.
The standard capacity is on par or above
most machines in this segment. A 100-
sheet bypass paper capacity is
complemented by two 500-sheet
adjustable drawers. While the bypass is
the capacity we expect, the two paper
drawers could be improved. In the future
we would like to see Sharp add 50 sheets
to these drawers, making the capacity 550.
This improvement may not seem like much
but it will allow users to put a full ream of
paper in to a nearly empty drawer, not a
fully-depleted drawer.
Two more adjustable 500-sheet paper
drawers can be added. The remaining
3,500 sheets come courtesy of the optional
large capacity tray (LCT) which only holds
letter/A4 paper in portrait. The LCT is
located on the right side of the machine
and is very accessible to users.
The 500-sheet universal paper drawers
can be easily adjusted. Users can hold
paper in one hand and just use the other
hand to adjust the size. The maximum
paper size is A3/11” x 17”.
The bypass tray handles oversized 12” x
18” paper stock. The capacity of 100
sheets is typical in this range. This allows
for full bleed ledger/A3 documents to be
produced on the oversized paper with the
unprinted edges trimmed after printing
The paper types fall below much of the
competition but should be more than
adequate when dealing with most offices.
The adjustable paper drawers and LCT
allow users to use up to 28 lb.
Bond/105gsm (some competing units offer
somewhat heavier weights). For thicker
paper, users can turn to the bypass tray
and use up to 56 lb. bond/209gsm. Once
again this is somewhat below average but
should be acceptable in most
environments.
Squeezing these two handles together allows
the paper guides to be adjusted with one hand.
The first paper guide is a one handed change
sliding along the length of the drawer. Unlike
some rival units, the slide does not have a
number of pre-cut sockets into which it must
be inserted. This allows the Sharp MX-3501N
user to use a wider selection of custom paper
sizes.
Sharp MX-3501N with all four universal drawers,
bypass tray, and saddle-stitch finisher installed