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AR-M230/M270 Series
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Introduction This manual describes the printer function of the AR-M230/M270 series digital multifunctional system. ● For information on loading paper, replacing toner cartridges, clearing paper misfeeds, handling peripheral devices, and other Note 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
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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 This manual uses a link function that allows you to jump to a bottom of each page. Click these buttons to move quickly to related page. If you click green, underlined text, the related
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Contents Introduction 2 3 TROUBLESHOOTING How to use the online manual 3 Troubleshooting 23 Printing does not take place 24 Improper printing operation 28 1 PRINT Print quality is not satisfactory 29 Basic printing 5 If a Notice Page is printed 31 Opening the printer driver from the "start" button 8 Uninstalling the printer driver 32 Printer driver settings 9 Two-sided printing 10 Printing multiple pages on one page 11 4 SPECIFICATIONS Fitting the printed image to the paper 12 Printer specificat
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PRINT Basic printing (part 1) 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. Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the Select "Print" from the application's "File" 1 3 operation panel is lit. menu. If the ON LINE indicator is not The "Print" dialog box will appear. COPY on, press the [PRINT] key to Make sure that "SHARP AR-XXXX" is selected ON LINE switch to pr
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PRINT Basic printing (part 2) 1 When "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select" Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in 5 If "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select" in the "Paper" tab of Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0). the printer driver setup screen and the correct size of paper for a print job is not loaded in the machine, the printing procedure will vary depending on the "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" setting in the key operator programs (see the key operator's guide). Printing begins. The print j
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PRINT Basic printing (part 3) 1 When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" When "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver If you selected the "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" in the printer driver setup screen but there is no paper in the trays that setup screen is set to: ● matches your selection, printing will take place as follows: "Paper Source", select the tray that you wish to use for printing from the pull-down menu. You selected a tray in "Pape
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PRINT Opening the printer driver from the "start" button 1 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 Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 Click the "start" button, and
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PRINT Printer driver settings 1 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 6 Tab Check button The settings are grouped Allows you to select one 1 on tabs. Clic
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PRINT Two-sided printing 1 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. ● Paper sizes that can be used for two-sided printing are Ledger, Letter, Letter-R, Legal, A3, A4, A4R, A5, B4, B5, B5R, and Note Foolscap. ● Paper types that can be used for two-sided printin
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PRINT Printing multiple pages on one page 1 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. The "N-Up Printing" setting is not available when "Fit To Paper Size" is selected. Note ☞Fitting the printed image to the paper N-Up Border Border "2-Up" "4-Up" If
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PRINT Fitting the printed image to the paper 1 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. The "Fit To Paper Size" setting is not available when "N-Up Printing" is selected. Note ☞Printing multiple pages on one
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PRINT Rotating the print image 180 degrees 1 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. To use the feature, select the image orientation in "Image Orienta
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PRINT Printing a watermark 1 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. For deta
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PRINT Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) 1 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. ● The maximum number of sheets that can be stapled is 30. Note ● Paper sizes that can be used for staple printing are Ledger, Letter, Letter-R, Legal, A3, A4, A4R, B4, B5, an
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PRINT Giving priority to a print job 1 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. Press the [JOB STATUS] key. Touch the [PRIORITY] key. 1 4 A message appears asking you TING LINE DETAIL FAX to confirm the
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PRINT Canceling a print job 1 A print job in progress or waiting to be printed can be canceled. Use the print job status screen to cancel the job. Press the [JOB STATUS] key. The job in progress and the jobs waiting to be 1 3 printed appear. Touch the key of the job that LINE FAX you wish to cancel. DATA The touched key is highlighted. CUSTOM SETTING JOB STATUS Touch the [STOP/DELETE] key. 4 A message appears asking you TING DETAIL to confirm the cancellation. TING PRIORITY Make sure that th
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PRINTER SHARING Sharing the printer using windows networking 2 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 Client Print server 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. ☞Shared printer settings ☞Client settings (On th
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PRINTER SHARING Shared printer settings 2 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. For detailed setting procedures, refer to the Operation Manual or the help file of your operating system. Note If a message appear
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PRINTER SHARING Client settings (part 1) 2 Follow the procedure below to install the printer driver in the client. If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0, refer to "Settings in Windows NT 4.0". Note Click the "start" button, and click "Control Click the "Next" button. 1 4 Panel". In Windows 95/98/Me/2000, click the "Start" button and Select "A network printer, or a printer attached select "Settings". 5 to another computer", and click the "Next" button. Click "Printers and Other Hardware",
