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Introduction This manual describes the printer function of the AR-M230/M270 series digital multifunctional system. ● Note For information on loading paper, replacing toner cartridges, clearing paper misfeeds, handling peripheral devices, and other copier-related information, please refer to your operation manual for copier. ● The machine's default settings and default settings for the printer function can be changed using the key operator programs. For more information, see the key operator's guide.
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Contents Introduction How to use the online manual 2 3 1 PRINT Basic printing Opening the printer driver from the "start" button Printer driver settings Two-sided printing Printing multiple pages on one page Fitting the printed image to the paper Rotating the print image 180 degrees Printing a watermark Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) Giving priority to a print job Canceling a print job 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Printing does not take place Imp
1 PRINT Basic printing (part 1) 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. 1 Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the operation panel is lit. COPY PRINT ON LINE DATA SCAN DATA If the ON LINE indicator is not on, press the [PRINT] key to switch to printer mode and then touch the [ONLINE] key.
PRINT 1 5 Basic printing Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0). Printing begins. The print job is delivered to one of the following trays (depending on which output devices are installed): ● Job separator tray kit is installed: Job separator tray ● Finisher is installed: Offset tray ● Note The output tray can be selected in the key operator programs (see "OUTPUT TRAYS" in the key operator's guide).
1 PRINT Basic printing (part 3) When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" When "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen is set to: ● "Paper Source", select the tray that you wish to use for printing from the pull-down menu. ● "Paper Type", select the type of paper that you wish to use for printing from the pull-down menu.
1 PRINT Opening the printer driver from the "start" button Printer driver settings can be configured by opening the printer driver 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 in the printer driver setup screen at the time of printing, the settings will revert to the initial settings when you quit the application.) Windows 2000/XP 1 Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.
1 PRINT Printer driver settings To view Help for a setting, click the button in the upper right-hand corner of the window and then click the setting. 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. 1 Tab 6 Check button The settings are grouped Allows you to select one 1 on tabs.
1 PRINT Two-sided printing 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. ● Note Paper sizes that can be used for two-sided printing are Ledger, Letter, Letter-R, Legal, A3, A4, A4R, A5, B4, B5, B5R, and Foolscap.
1 PRINT Printing multiple pages on one page 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. Note The "N-Up Printing" setting is not available when "Fit To Paper Size" is selected.
PRINT 1 Fitting the printed image to the paper 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 Ledger size document on letter size paper. ☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver. Note 1 2 The "Fit To Paper Size" setting is not available when "N-Up Printing" is selected.
1 PRINT Rotating the print image 180 degrees 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. Use this feature when automatic rotation (which takes place when the loaded paper is the same size as the print image and the orientations are different) results in reversal of the top and bottom of the image.
1 PRINT Printing a watermark 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 for details on how to open the printer driver. 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. Print sample You can enter text to create your own custom watermark.
1 PRINT Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) When a finisher is installed, printed pages can be stapled. To use this feature, open the printer driver setup screen, and select the "Staple" checkbox in the "Finishing" field of the "Main" tab. ☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver. ● Note The maximum number of sheets that can be stapled is 30.
PRINT 1 Giving priority to a print job When a print job is waiting because the machine is copying or printing a received fax, the following procedure can be used to interrupt the current job and immediately print the print job. Use the print job status screen to give priority to the job. For more information on using the job status screen, see operation manual for copier. 1 Press the [JOB STATUS] key. LINE DATA FAX JOB STATUS 4 Touch the [PRIORITY] key.
PRINT 1 Canceling a print job A print job in progress or waiting to be printed can be canceled. Use the print job status screen to cancel the job. 1 Press the [JOB STATUS] key. 3 LINE DATA FAX JOB STATUS The job in progress and the jobs waiting to be printed appear. Touch the key of the job that you wish to cancel. The touched key is highlighted. CUSTOM SETTING 4 Touch the [STOP/DELETE] key. TING DETAIL 2 Make sure that the [PRINT JOB] key is highlighted.
2 PRINTER SHARING Sharing the printer using windows networking The machine can be used as a shared printer in a Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP network environment. Note that the Windows network environment must already be established. Shared printer Print server Client Client Client "Print server" as explained here is a computer that is directly connected to the machine, and a "Client" is any other computer that is connected to the same network.
PRINTER SHARING 2 Shared printer settings On the computer to which the machine is directly connected Follow the steps below to use the computer directly connected to the machine as a print server. If your operating system is Windows 95/98/Me, start from step 1. If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, 2000 or XP, open the control panel and then start from step 6. Note For detailed setting procedures, refer to the Operation Manual or the help file of your operating system.
PRINTER SHARING 2 Client settings (part 1) Follow the procedure below to install the printer driver in the client. Note 1 If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, refer to "Settings in Windows NT 4.0". Click the "start" button, and click "Control Panel". In Windows 95/98/Me/2000, click the "Start" button and select "Settings". 2 Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and click "Printers and Faxes". In Windows 95/98/Me/2000, click "Printers". 3 4 Click the "Next" button.
2 6 PRINTER SHARING Client settings Select "Browse for a printer", and click the "Next" button. (part 2) 7 In Windows 95/98/Me, click the "Browse" button. In Windows 2000, select "Type the printer name, or click Next to browse for a printer", and click the "Next" button. Select the printer to be shared in the network, and click the "Next" button. In Windows 95/98/Me, select the printer to be shared in the network, click the "OK" button and then click the "Next" button.
2 PRINTER SHARING Client settings (part 3) Settings in Windows NT 4.0 If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, establish settings as follows in the printer properties after installing the printer driver. For the procedure for installing the printer driver, see "INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE" in the Software Setup Guide. 1 Click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then click "Printers". 2 Click the "SHARP AR-XXXX" printer driver icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to solve printer problems. Refer to the relevant section based on the problem. To load paper, remove paper misfeeds, load staples in the finisher, remove jammed staples, or replace the toner cartridge, see "TROUBLESHOOTING" in operation manual for copier.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing does not take place (part 1) Check the connections ■ Is the interface cable compatible with the machine and computer? Interface cables compatible with this machine are USB and parallel cables. Check which type of cable is supported by your computer. For the specifications of the interface cable, see "CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER" in the software setup guide.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing does not take place (part 2) Check Your Computer ■ Is there enough computer memory or hard disk space? To use the machine, your computer must have sufficient memory and hard disk space. If there is insufficient hard disk space, delete unnecessary files to increase the free space of the hard disk. If there is insufficient memory, close unnecessary applications to increase memory available for printing.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing does not take place (part 3) Check the machine ■ Power switch on? ■ Copy job being performed? Turn the power switch on. (See "POWER ON AND OFF" in the operation manual for copier) ■ Is the machine online? When the ON LINE indicator next to the [PRINT] key on the operation panel is lit, the machine is online and ready to print. If the ON LINE indicator is off, press the [PRINT] key and then touch the [ONLINE] key. (When [ONLINE] is highlighted, the machine is online.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Printing does not take place (part 4) Checking the printer driver ■ Has the printer driver been installed properly? Check if the printer driver has been installed, following the steps listed below. 1 Click the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click "Printers and Faxes". On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the "Start" button, select "Settings" and then click "Printers". 2 Check if the "SHARP AR-XXXX" printer driver icon is shown.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Improper printing operation Printing is slow ■ Simultaneous use of two or more application software programs? Start printing after quitting all unused application software programs. ■ Is an appropriate print quality selected in the printer driver? When the "Print quality" setting in the "Advanced" tab of the printer driver is "Normal" or "Photo", slow printing may result. Be sure to select a print quality that is suitable for the document or image being printed.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Print quality is not satisfactory (part 1) Check the paper being used ■ Non-standard paper used? Check that the paper conforms to the specification. Refer to "LOADING PAPER" in the operation manual for copier. ■ Are you using paper with a high moisture content? Use paper that is in good condition, with a low moisture content and no curling. ■ Is the paper loaded with the wrong side up? Some types of paper have a front and a back side.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING Print quality is not satisfactory (part 2) The printed image is coarse Part of the printed image is missing ■ Has the printer driver been specified to suit both paper and the print job? ■ Did you set sufficient margins in the paper settings of your application? You can select "Draft", "Normal" or "Photo" for the print quality in the "Advanced" tab of the printer driver setup screen.
3 TROUBLESHOOTING If a Notice Page is printed If you find that a notice page has been printed at the end of a print job, the print data received from the computer has not been printed as specified. Fix the problem as explained below and then try printing again. If a Notice Page is printed If the following Notice Page is printed, check your settings for the Staple function.
TROUBLESHOOTING 3 Uninstalling the printer driver To delete a printer driver that has been installed using the installer, follow the procedure shown below. 1 Click the "start" button, and then click "Control Panel". On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then click "Control Panel". 2 Click "Add or Remove Programs". 3 Delete the "SHARP AR-M230/M270 Series Printer Driver" from the list of applications. On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.
4 SPECIFICATIONS Printer specifications Printing speed AR-M236/AR-M237: 23 pages/min. AR-M276/AR-M277: 27 pages/min. Resolution 600 dpi IMC Memory 32 MB* Additional memory slots 2 slots (maximum of 1024 MB of additional memory modules (168-pin SDRAM DIMM) can be installed) Interface IEEE 1284-compliant bi-directional parallel interface/USB 2.0 (Full-Speed/Low-Speed) interface *1 The factory default setting for memory used for the printer function is 16 MB.
5 INDEX Index A G "Auto Select" ........................................ 6 Giving priority to a print job .................16 B H Basic printing ....................................... 5 "Border".............................................. 11 [BYPASS TRAY] key ........................... 6 "Help"....................................................9 How to use the online manual ..............3 C "Image Orientation".............................13 IMC memory .......................................