AR-NB2 A Network expansion kit Online Manual (for network printer) Start Click this "Start" button.
Introduction The optional network expansion kit enables the machine to be used as a network printer. This manual explains the network printer functions that can be used when the network expansion kit is installed. To use the machine as a PS printer, the PS3 expansion kit (AR-PK1N) must be installed. After installing the expansion kit, the product key (password) must be entered in "Product Key Setting" in the Web page (this is only required once). Please consult your dealer for the product key to be entered.
How to use the online manual This section explains how to view the online manual. Please read this section before using the online manual. For information on using Acrobat Reader, see Acrobat Reader Help. How to Control the Online Manual Following Links In this manual, the following buttons are displayed at the bottom of each page. Click these buttons to move quickly to pages that you wish to view. This manual uses a link function that allows you to jump to a related page.
Contents Introduction How to use the online manual (part 1) 2 3 2 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS) Printer utilities ● 1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Basic printing If the tray runs out of paper during printing Cancel a print job ● When "Paper Source" is set to "Auto Select" ● Opening the printer driver from the "start" button Printer driver settings Two-sided printing ● Pamphlet style ● How to Print a Watermark 17 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 ● Starting up the printer utilities ● Using the printer utilities ● Cha
Contents (part 2) 4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE About the Web pages ● 23 How to access the Web page and view help About the Web pages (for users) Directly printing a file in a computer ● 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Advanced job settings 23 24 25 25 Configuring the printer condition settings ● How to configure the settings Printer condition setting menu ● Printer condition settings ● Setting up the E-mail print function ● Using the E-mail print function Key operator programs ● ● Check the connections 4
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 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 Start WordPad and open the document that you wish to print. 2 Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu. 3 Make sure that "SHARP XX-XXXX" is selected as the printer.
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Basic printing (part 2) If the tray runs out of paper during printing When "Paper Source" is set to "Auto Select" 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.
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 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.
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 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 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Two-sided printing (part 1) The printer driver setup screen of models that support two-sided printing contains a "Document Style" setting in the "Main" tab. 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.
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Two-sided printing (part 2) Pamphlet style Pamphlet style prints two pages each on the front and back of each sheet of paper (four pages total on one sheet) so that the sheets can be folded down the center and bound to create a pamphlet. This function is convenient when you wish to compile printed pages into a pamphlet. To use this function, open the printer driver and select "Pamphlet Style" in "Document Style" in the "Main" tab.
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS Printing multiple pages on one page This feature allows you to reduce and print two, four, six, eight or sixteen document pages on a single sheet of paper. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select the number of pages per sheet (2-Up, 4-Up, 6-Up, 8-Up, or 16-Up) in "N-Up Printing" in the "Main" tab. The order of the pages can be changed in the "Order" menu. ☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver.
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 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 an A4 or letter size document onto a B5 or invoice size paper. ☞See Basic printing for details on how to open the printer driver. Note 1 2 3 The "Fit To Paper Size" setting is not available when "N-Up Printing" is selected.
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 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. 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.
1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 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.
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 Printing text and lines/graphics in black Color text, lines and vector graphics that are faint when printed normally can be printed in black to improve legibility. Printing text in black Printing lines and vector graphics in black Text that is any color other than white is printed in black. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select the "Text To Black" checkbox in the "Advanced" tab.
2 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS) Printer utilities Printer Status Monitor (for general users) Before using the Printer Status Monitor "Printer Status Monitor" is on the "Software CD-ROM" (Disc 1). This allows the user to check on the computer screen whether or not the machine is able to print. It provides information on error states such as paper misfeeds and shows the configuration of the machine (number of trays, etc.) by means of illustrations.
2 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS) Using the printer utilities (part 1) Starting up the printer utilities Using the printer utilities If the Printer Status Monitor or Printer Administration Utility is not running, use the following procedure to start the utilities. For information on using the Printer Status Monitor and Printer Administration Utility, see the Help files for each.
PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS) 2 Using the printer utilities (part 2) Changing the Printer Status Monitor settings Once installed, the Printer Status Monitor normally runs in the background in Windows. If you need to change the Printer Status Monitor settings, follow the steps below. 1 Right-click the Printer Status Monitor icon ( ) on the task bar, and select "Preferences" from the pop-up menu. Note 2 Change the Printer Status Monitor settings as desired.
PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS) 2 Using the printer utilities (part 3) Checking the printer status The Printer Status Monitor allows you to check whether or not toner and paper remain in the machine. S 1 Right-click the Printer Status Monitor icon ( ) on the task bar, and select "SHARP XX-XXXX Status" from the pop-up menu. Note 2 The icon turns red when printing is not possible due to a machine error or other problem. Click the "Detail" button. To collapse the window, click the "Hide detail" button.
PRINTING FROM MACINTOSH 3 Basic printing (part 1) To use the machine as a printer for the Macintosh, the PS3 expansion kit (AR-PK1N) must be installed and the machine must be connected to a network. To install the PPD file and configure the printer driver settings, see the software setup guide. Before printing, make sure that the correct size of paper for your document has been loaded in the machine. 1 Start the application and open the document that you wish to print.
3 PRINTING FROM MACINTOSH Basic printing (part 2) If the tray runs out of paper during printing When "Paper Feed" is set to "Auto Select" 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.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE About the Web pages The network expansion kit includes a built-in Web server. The Web server is accessed using a Web browser on your computer. The Web pages include both pages for users and pages for the administrator. In the user Web pages, users can monitor the machine, directly print a file specified on a computer, and select printer configuration settings.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE About the Web pages (for users) When you access the user Web pages in the machine, the following page will appear in your browser. A menu frame appears on the left side of the page. When you click an item in the menu, a screen appears in the right frame that allows you to configure settings for that item. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1)Menu frame Click a setting in the menu to configure it. (2)System Information Shows the current status of the machine and model name.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Directly printing a file in a computer A file that can be accessed by your computer can be directly printed without using the printer driver by specifying the file's address. Any file that can be accessed by your computer can be printed by this method, including not only files on your computer but files on other computers connected to the same network. To directly print a file by this method, click [Submit Print Job] in the menu frame of the Web page.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Configuring the printer condition settings (part 1) The printer condition settings allow basic printer settings to be configured. The following items can be set: Default Settings: Basic settings that are mainly used when the printer driver is not used. ● PCL Settings: PCL symbol set, font, line feed code, and other settings. ● Note PostScript Settings*: Sets whether or not a PostScript error page is printed when a PostScript error occurs.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Configuring the printer condition settings (part 2) How to configure the settings To display the Condition Settings screen, click [Condition Settings] in the menu frame. For detailed explanations of the procedures for establishing settings, click [Help] in the menu frame. (2) (3) (1) (4) (1)Condition Settings This displays the page for configuring the printer condition settings. (2)Default / PCL / PS Select the type of condition settings that you wish to configure.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Configuring the printer condition settings (part 3) Printer condition setting menu Click on a setting to view an explanation of the setting.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Configuring the printer condition settings (part 4) Printer condition settings Factory default settings are indicated in bold.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Configuring the printer condition settings (part 5) PCL Settings Item Symbol Set Selections Select one of 35 sets. Font Select one internal or one external font. Line Feed Code CR=CR; LF=LF; FF=FF, CR=CR+LF; LF=LF; FF=FF, CR=CR; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF, CR=CR+LF; LF=CR+LF; FF=CR+FF Enable, Disable Wide A4 CONTENTS I N D E X Description This specifies which country's characters (PCL symbol set) are assigned to certain of the symbols in the character code list.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Configuring the printer condition settings (part 6) PostScript Settings The "PostScript Settings" are only effective when the PS3 expansion kit is installed. Item Print PS Errors CONTENTS Selections Enable, Disable I N D E X Description When this setting is enabled, an error description is printed each time a PostScript error occurs.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE About the Web pages (for the administrator) In addition to the menus that appear for users, other menus that can only be used by the administrator appear in the administrator Web pages. A menu frame appears on the left side of the page. When you click an item in the menu, a screen appears in the right frame that allows you to configure settings for that item. Settings that can only be configured by the administrator are explained here.
WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE 4 Protecting information programmed in the web page ([Passwords]) Passwords can be set (click [Passwords] in the menu frame) to restrict Web page access and protect settings. The administrator must change the password from the factory default setting. The administrator must also take care to remember the new password. The next time the Web pages are accessed, the new password must be entered. A password can be set for the administrator and a password can be set for users.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE E-mail print function (part 1) An e-mail account can be set up for the machine. When this is done, the machine will periodically check the e-mail server for e-mail and automatically print out any file attachments it receives. This provides a means for printing a file from a computer that does not have the printer driver installed, as the user can simply send the file to the machine as an e-mail attachment.
WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE 4 E-mail print function (part 2) Using the E-mail print function To use the e-mail print function, attach the file that you wish to print to an e-mail message and send the e-mail to the machine's e-mail address. The machine can print the following file types: PCLXL, PCL5e, PS, PDF, and TIFF, with file extensions pcl, ps, pdf, tiff, and tif Control commands can be entered in the message of the e-mail to specify the number of copies and print format.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE Key operator programs (part 1) The key operator programs are used to prohibit changes to the [Condition Settings] and to configure interface settings. • Default Settings: Select the setting for which you wish to prohibit changes. • Interface settings: Enable monitoring of data sent to the network port and set restrictions. Configuring a setting in the key operator programs 1 Click [Key operator programs] in the menu frame.
WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE 4 Key operator programs (part 2) Key operator programs When "YES, NO" appears in the "Settings" column, "YES" is selected when a checkmark appears in the checkbox of the item, and "NO" is selected when checkmark does not appear. Default settings Item Settings Description Prohibit Test Page Printing YES, NO This setting is used to prohibit printing of a printer test page.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE E-mail status and e-mail alert settings (part 1) These functions send information on machine use (print count, copy count, etc.) and error conditions (paper misfeed, out of paper, out of toner, etc.) via e-mail to the administrator of the machine or the dealer. Information setup SMTP setup Machine identification information for the status and alert e-mail functions is configured in the "Information Setup" screen.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE E-mail status and e-mail alert settings (part 2) Status message setup Use the status message function to send the current counter information, including the copy count, print count, and total output count, basis on the specified schedule. The destinations can be set for administrators and dealers respectively. To set up the status message, follow these steps. 1 Click [Status Message] in the menu frame. The "Status Message Setup" screen will appear.
4 WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE E-mail status and e-mail alert settings (part 3) Alerts message setup Use the alert message function to send alert information, such as empty toner and paper and trouble including paper misfeeds, to specified destinations when such problems occur. The destinations can be set for administrators and dealers respectively. To set up the alert message, follow the procedure below. 1 Click [Alerts Message] in the menu frame. The "Alerts Message Setup" screen will appear.
5 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting This chapter explains how to solve network connection problems. For information on paper, removing misfeeds, and replacing the toner cartridge, see the operation manual for the machine. Check the connections ■ Is the LAN cable disconnected? Make sure that the LAN cable is firmly inserted in the connectors on the network expansion kit and your computer. For information on connecting the LAN cable, see software setup guide for network printer.
TROUBLESHOOTING 5 Removing the software In the event that you need to remove the printer driver or utilities, follow these steps: Windows 1 Macintosh (Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2) Click the "start" button, and then click "Control Panel". On Windows 98/Me/2000, click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then click "Control Panel". 2 3 Click "Add or Remove Programs". • On Windows Vista, click the "Uninstall a program". • On Windows 98/Me/2000, double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.
SPECIFICATIONS 6 Printer specifications Printing speed Max.
6 SPECIFICATIONS Printer driver specifications Function Frequently used functions Paper PCL6 PCL5e PS Number of copies Printing orientation Two-sided printing Binding Style 1 to 999 Yes Yes Book/Tablet 1 to 999 Yes Yes Book/Tablet 1 to 999 Yes Yes Book/Tablet Pamphlet Style N-up Number Order Border Paper Size Custom Paper Size Source Selection Cover Settings Yes 2, 4, 6, 8, 16 Selectable Yes/No Yes 1 size Yes Yes Yes 2, 4, 6, 8, 16 Fixed Yes/No Yes 1 size Yes Yes Yes 2, 4, 6, 8, 16 Selectable
6 SPECIFICATIONS Printer driver specifications Function Graphics Fonts Resolution Halftone Graphics Mode Zoom Mirror Image Negative Image Fit to Page Resident fonts Selectable download fonts PCL6 PCL5e PS 600/300dpi No Yes No No No Yes 80 fonts bitmap, TrueType, Graphics 600/300dpi No Yes No No No Yes 80 fonts bitmap, TrueType, Graphics 600dpi Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 136 fonts bitmap, Type 1, TrueType (part 2) Windows PPD 600dpi No No Yes Yes Yes No 136 fonts bitmap, Type 1, TrueType Macintosh P
6 SPECIFICATIONS Printer driver specifications Function Other functions Auto configuration Settings ROPM Overlay Watermark Job Compression Bitmap Compression (part 3) Yes Windows PPD No Macintosh PPD Yes*3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No No PCL6 PCL5e PS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No *3 Cannot be used in Mac OS X.
7 INDEX Index Numerics F "2-Up Pamphlet"................................. 11 "Fit to Page" ........................................13 A H About the Web pages For users......................................... 24 For the administrator....................... 32 Accessing Web pages........................ 23 Alerts message setup ........................ 40 "Help" button .........................................9 How to configure the settings .............27 How to use the online manual ..............
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