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Contents Contents Print Status Window Functions 27 How to Use the Online Manual Understanding Error Messages 28 Understanding the Status and Program Icon How to Control the Online Manual 1 "Maintenance" Tab 29 How to Print Out the Online Manual 1 "Options" Tab 30 Printer Properties Sharing Printer Outline of the Printer Driver 2 Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking 31 What is the Printer Driver? Shared Printer Settings 32 Starting the Printer Driver 3 Starting the Printer Driver using th
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How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online Manual This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of your new printer. It is designed to assist you in the operation of the Online Manual and provide you with all relevant information. For more information about computers, operating systems and Acrobat Reader, please refer to the relevant manual or help file. How to Control the Online Manual Takes you back page by page. To return to the previously viewed page from the page displ
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Outline of the Printer Driver Printer Properties What is the Printer Driver? A printer driver is a program designed to convert print data from any application into data understandable by the printer so that the printer can quickly and efficiently print out the data. The five tabs of this printer driver are shown below. By clicking the tabs displayed above, you will jump to detailed description. The items shown below can be setup on each tab. Tab Name Setup Items Main Orientation, Copies, Order,
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Starting the Printer Driver (part 1) Printer Properties Open the printer driver setup screen (properties dialog box) by either of the methods shown below. Reference:Starting the Printer Driver through an Application Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button Click the "Start" button. Click the "SHARP AJ-1800" or "SHARP AJ-2000" 1111 3333 printer driver icon in the "Printers" window and from the "File" menu select "Properties". Select "Settings" and click "Printers". 2222 The printer
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Starting the Printer Driver (part 2) Printer Properties Starting the Printer Driver through an Application Follow the steps shown below to open the printer driver setup screen (properties dialog box) through WordPad. First, activate WordPad. (Click the "Start" button, select "Programs", select "Accessories" and then click "WordPad".) Reference:Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button Go to "File" menu in WordPad, and select "Print". Click the "Properties" button to open the 1111 33
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Printer Driver Functions Printer Properties Quit button Click this button to quit the Tab properties dialog box. Index which allows you to switch between the various ( ) button setup screens. After clicking this button, click Check button the preference located in the Allows you to select one dialog box you want to know item from a list of options. more about, and receive a Output Image basic explanation. The settings you made at Spin box "Orientation" and "N-Up Enter the number d
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"Main" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Properties Basic print options, including orientation and the number of copies, are controlled through this dialog box. You can usually print simply by adjusting and confirming the printer options listed in this dialog box. Set the number of copies between 1 - 50. When either of Select the orientation for "Banner A4", or your documents. "Banner Letter" is selected for "Paper Size", you cannot specify any value for Further information on each "Copies"
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"Main" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Properties Orientation Order Set the orientation for your documents either to "Portrait" or Allows you to change the print out order of your documents. "Landscape". Collate When multiple copies are printed, this setting places each copy Portrait in numerical order. Check this setting to print your documents vertically. Reverse Order Check this box to print documents in reverse order. For more detailed information, refer to the table below. Example: When prin
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"Main" Tab Settings (part 3) Printer Properties Original Size N-Up Printing Set the original size when you select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Set this feature to place multiple reduced pages onto a single Printing". Select the document size specified through your page. Select the "2-Up" option to copy two pages or the "4- Up" application from "Letter", "Legal", "Executive", "A4", "A5", "A6", option to copy four pages onto a single printed page. "B5", "Index card 3" x 5", "Index card 4" x 6",
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"Paper" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Properties Use this screen to select the paper size, tray and zoom. Reference:Guaranteed area and printable area Select the paper source. Select the paper size for your document. Enlarges/reduces the image to fit Allows you to customize the size of the paper. to the size of paper in the printer. Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print. Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab. Paper Selection: Tray Paper Siz
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"Paper" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Properties Paper Size Paper Selection Select an appropriate paper size for your document from drop-down Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your print job. list. Tray Paper is fed to the printer from the paper tray. Paper Size Ledger 11" x 17" If the "Tray" is selected from this tab and paper is placed in Letter 8.5" x 11" the bypass tray, the paper in the bypass tray will be fed first, Legal 8.5" x 14" and then paper will be fed from the paper tray. Executive 7
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"Paper" Tab Settings (part 3) Printer Properties Custom Paper Fit To Paper Size Use custom paper sizes for your document. Fit To Page Check this box to fit the image to the paper size. If this function is To utilize this option, the "Paper Size" option must be selected, you can fit the paper size specified for "Paper Size" set to "Custom". setting to the size listed on the drop-down options of "Fit To Paper Size". Example "Print Letter on:" Index card 5" x 8" ! When "COM10", "DL", "C6", "Inv
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"Paper" Tab Settings (part 4) Printer Properties Guaranteed area and printable area This printer can print onto the following area of the paper. It is recommended that you specify margins from your application to fit within the quality guaranteed area. 0.12" 0.39" (3mm) (10mm) Quality guaranteed area 0.75" Guaranteed area is inside 0.75" (19mm) from the top / bottom 0.12" (19mm) Printable area edge of the paper, and 0.39" (10mm) from the right / left edge of (3mm) the paper. Printable are
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"Advanced" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Properties Set your color and quality preferences for printing using this screen. Set printer output preferences to color or Click to access grayscale. maintenance options. Customize printer output quality to suit your needs. Open to set output quality and adjust colors. Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this tab. Output Type: Color On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes Print Quality: Sharp Spe
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"Advanced" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Properties Quality Media Type Description Media Usage Set the printer output quality settings below. Plain Normal office paper Corporate documents (copier paper and high Print Quality quality paper) This option sets printing speed and quality. You can trade off speed for quality. "Draft" is the fastest and lowest quality, "Best" Coated The print side of coated Graphics, Images is the slowest and best quality. paper is whiter. Draft Select this option w
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"Output Quality" Settings Printer Properties Set the color matching as well as the brightness, contrast and color balance of an image. Set the brightness, contrast and color balance level of your print job here. Check your color image preferences using this screen. 0% 100% Directly enter the figure or move the Allows you to select the Color scroll bar. Management System. To print a document containing text The Color Management System data, make sure to keep the values enables you to adjus
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"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Properties Use this screen to set watermarks. Use this screen to view Select the type of watermark. how the watermark will appear on your Use the scroll bar or enter a document. figure to set the font size of a You can drag the watermark from 6 to 500 points. watermark to your favorite place by using Use the scroll bar to set the the mouse. print angle of a watermark from -90˚ to 90˚. Move the location of the (The angle can be set in 15˚ wate
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"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Properties "Edit Color" button Watermark For setting the color of a watermark, click this button to display Select a watermark from the drop-down list. Select from "TOP the "Color" dialog box. SECRET", "CONFIDENTIAL", "DRAFT", "ORIGINAL" and For more information on this dialog box, click the ( ) button, and "COPY". No watermark will appear on the document if then point and click on the item that you want information on. "(None)" is selected. You can
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"Version" Tab Settings Printer Properties Information about the printer driver version is shown on this screen. "About" button Click this button to display the "About" dialog box for information on the driver name and version. 18 How to Use the Print Status Printer Properties Print Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Online Manual Window
