Sharp AJ2000 manual Paper Selection, Media Type

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"Paper" Menu Settings (part 2)

Printer Properties

Paper Selection

Select "Tray" or "Bypass" for your print job.

Tray

Paper is fed to the printer from the paper tray.

If the "Tray" is selected from this menu and paper is placed in the bypass tray, the paper in the bypass tray will be fed first, and then paper will be fed from the paper tray.

Bypass

Paper will be fed to the printer from the bypass tray. Only one sheet can be loaded into the bypass tray. To load paper into the bypass, place the paper into the tray against the guide and press the paper button.

When printing one page:

Load paper into the bypass then start printing from your computer. If paper is not loaded before printing is started, the paper lamp on the printer will blink and the message "Out of paper on bypass" will appear on the screen of the computer.

When printing more than one page:

Repeat as above for each page.

Make sure to insert "Banner Letter" and "Banner A4" through the bypass tray. Max. 5 sheets of banner paper can be set to the bypass tray. Make sure that your application supports Banners when you intend to print onto Banners.

Media Type

Select the type of paper to be used. Select from "Plain", "Coated", "Photo", "Transparency", "T-shirt transfer", and "Card Stock". Insert the paper that was selected into the tray.

For more information on various paper types, refer to the following table.

Media Type

Description

Media Usage

Plain

Normal office paper

Corporate documents

 

(copier paper and high

 

 

quality paper)

 

 

 

 

Coated

The print side of coated

Graphics, Images

 

paper is whiter.

 

 

 

 

Photo

The print side of photo paper

Photographs

 

is glossy.

 

 

 

 

Transparency

Overhead presentation on

Overhead

 

clear film. The print side of

presentations

 

transparency film is rougher.

 

 

 

 

T-shirt transfer

This media is to be

T-shirt, Place mat

 

transferred to cloth materials

 

 

by an iron.

 

 

 

 

Card Stock

Thick plain paper

Card printing

 

 

 

!Be sure to use only Sharp recommended OHP films when you select "Transparency".

!If you select "T-shirt transfer", the original image will be reversed on the printed media to make a proper image on the T-shirt.

!When "Card Stock" is selected, be sure to turn the paper knob to () direction to feed the thicker card stock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Page Contents How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online ManualOutline of the Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions CopiesPaper Settings Dialog Box part Make additional changesPaper Size Custom PaperOrientation Zoom%Main Menu Settings part Up Printing OrderPaper Menu Settings part ReferenceGuaranteed area and printable areaPaper Selection Media TypeGuaranteed area and printable area Output PaperAdvanced Menu Settings DraftOutput Quality Dialog Box ColorSyncWatermark Menu Settings part Text Edit Fonts buttonVersion Menu Settings About buttonMaintenance Dialog Box Remaining ink indicator windowPrinting Overview PrintUsing the Chooser Select Chooser from the Apple menu Close the ChooserSelect the AJ-1800/2000 printer icon Click the OK button in the Paper Settings dialog box Basic Printing partTo print a single copy of a document, confirm 1 How to Print a Watermark Printing a WatermarkEnlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Automatic Zooming to the Loaded PaperPrinting Multiple Pages on One Printing a Photograph To Setup Background Printing Background PrintingWhen background printing is Off When background printing is OnPrint Monitor Print Monitor Functions Ink low error message is displayed MaintenanceTime to Change the Ink Tank Changing Ink Tank part Open the front cover Remove the old ink tankProperly align the tab when inserting Confirm the ink lamp is not blinking Test Print Head Check the result of the testChange the print head Cleaning the Print Head Changing the Print Head part Open the front cover Raise the print head latchRemovecase. the new print head from its protective Lower the print head latchClose the front cover To maintain print quality after changing the printHead, always align the print head Aligning the Print Head part Select a pattern sample for Pattern aClick the OK button in the Align print head Dialog boxKeeping the Printer Clean Identifying Printer Problems TroubleshootingPaper is not Fed into the Printer part CHECK1 Is there too much paper in the paper tray?Is the loaded paper too thick or too thin? Trouble feeding stiff envelope or heavyIs the printer on a flat surface? Is the paper curled or folded?Paper tray? Paper Jam Close the jam cover, insert the output trayPress the paper button CHECK1 Is the power cord connected? Printer InoperativeIf all the lamps keep blinking Nothing Prints part CHECK10 Has the printer driver been installed properly? Select the item you want to delete in the box Restart your computerFaint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output If the print output is faint or unevenCHECK2 Is the orientation of document setting correct? CHECK3 Is the paper loaded correctly?Driver.Specify the print quality setting in the printer Align the print headUnit does not Print in Color CHECK1 Is the printer driver set to the color print option?Printing is too Slow Index Index
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