Sharp AR-M230, M270 Checking the printer driver, Has the printer driver been installed properly?

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Printing does not take place	(part 4)

Checking the printer driver

■Is your machine selected correctly in the current application for the print job?

Select the printer driver of the machine in the print settings window of the application.

●If the printer drivers appear as icons, click the icon of the machine.

●If the printer drivers are selected from a pull-down menu, select the printer driver of the machine from the menu.

☞Windows: Basic printing

☞Macintosh: Basic printing

Points to check in Windows

■Has the printer driver been installed properly?

Follow the steps below to make sure that the printer driver is installed correctly.

1Click 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".

2Check if the "SHARP AR-XXXX" printer driver icon is shown.

If the printer icon of the machine does not appear, the printer driver is not installed correctly. Follow the instructions in the software setup guide for network printer to correctly install the printer driver.

■Is the port configured correctly?

It is possible that there is a problem with the port configuration, for example another printer driver may be using the port. Open the printer driver properties and correctly configure the port that you are using.

☞See the software setup guide for network printer.

If for some reason the printer driver does not operate correctly, delete the printer driver and then reinstall it as explained in the software setup guide for network printer.

☞Removing the software

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Contents AR-M230/M270 Series Online Manual for network printer Trademark Acknowledgments IntroductionHow to Print Out This Manual How to use the online manualHow to Control the Online Manual Using BookmarksContents Specifications Operation panel is lit Make sure that the on Line indicator onOn Line indicator Data indicator Basic printingWhen Forced Output of Print is disabled When Forced Output of Print is enabledWindows 95/98/Me/NT Basic printing About the No Offset function setting Auditing modeWindows 2000/XP Apply button Printer driver settingsPrint data Printing result Sided Book Sided Tablet Two-sided printingPrinting result Print data Right Left Pamphlet stylePrinting multiple pages on one Fitting the printed image to the paper Rotate 180 degrees Rotating the print image 180 degreesPrinting a watermark How to Print a WatermarkPrint data Printing result When a finisher is installedStaple When a saddle stitch finisher is installedPunch function Staple Left RightHold After Print Hold Before Print Print hold functionPrinting using the print hold function part How to print a print hold job Points to note about the Print Hold function Printing beginsPrint and Save the Data key Carbon copy print Printing result when number of copies is Print data CollateCarbon Copy menu Printing using carbon copy printPrint data Printing result Text To Black Printing text and lines in blackPrinting text in black Printing lines in blackPrinter utilities Before using the Printer Status MonitorStarting up the printer utilities Using the printer utilitiesUsing the printer utilities Printer Administration UtilityPop-up menu Changing the Printer Status Monitor settingsRight-click the Printer Status Monitor icon On the task bar, and select Preferences fromClick the Detail button Checking the printer statusOn the task bar, and select Sharp AR-XXXX Status from the pop-up menuMake sure that the correct printer is selected Start the application and open the documentClick the Print button Configure print settingsWhen Paper Feed is set to Auto Select When Paper Feed is set to paper tray or paper type Using the print hold function Printing when auditing mode is enabledMake sure that the Print JOB key is Giving priority to a print jobPress the JOB Status key Touch the Priority keyPrinted appear. Touch the key of the job that Canceling a print jobYou wish to cancel Job in progress and the jobs waiting to bePress the Print key How to configure the settingsTouch the Condition Settings key Setting screenMore information on the condition setting screen Touch the desired setting on the setting screenDesired item and touch the OK key Condition Settings Default Settings Printer condition setting menuDefault Settings Printer condition settingsN T E N T S D E Sided PCL Settings PostScript Settings Touch the List Print key Printing the printer setting and font listsPress the Custom Settings key Touch the list that you wish to printPrinting does not take place Troubleshooting Network connection Printing does not take place Check the connections USB or parallel connection in WindowsCheck Your Computer Points to check in WindowsPoints to check on the Macintosh Check the machine Power switch on? Is the machine online?Checking the printer driver Has the printer driver been installed properly?Improper printing operation Printing is slowTwo-sided printing is not possible Improper printing operation Check the paper being used Print quality is not satisfactoryPrinted image is coarse Printed image is distortedPart of the printed image is missing If a notice page is printed When data loss error has occurredDisabling notice page printing Removing the software WindowsMacintosh Mac OS 8.6 to Address field of your Web browser Accessing the WebAbout the Web Open the Web browser on your computerSubmit Print Job setup Link menu, click Direct Print Setting up the E-mail print functionConfigure the required e-mail settings Mail print functionFunction Command name Value Entry example Using the E-mail print functionClick Print Directly printing a file in a computerLink menu, click Submit Print Job Select the print format in Job DetailSmtp setup Information setupClick Submit to store the entered information Status message setupLink menu, click Status Message Destination addresses and time scheduleAlerts message setup Link menu, click Alerts MessageEnter the destination addresses Link menu, click Passwords Click Submit to store the entered passwordsEnable Password Protection of this Web Site Printer specifications Numerics IndexPrinter Utilities