Sharp AJ-1800, AJ-2000 manual Contents

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Contents

How to Use the Online Manual

How to Control the Online Manual	1
How to Print Out the Online Manual	1

Printer Properties

Outline of the Printer Driver	2
What is the Printer Driver?
Starting the Printer Driver	3
Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button
Starting the Printer Driver through an Application
Printer Driver Functions	5
"Main" Tab Settings	6
"Paper" Tab Settings	9
"Advanced" Tab Settings	13
"Output Quality" Settings	15
"Watermark" Tab Settings	16
"Version" Tab Settings	18

Print

Printing Overview	19
Basic Printing	20
Printing a Watermark	22
How to Print a Watermark
Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image	23
Automatic Zooming to the Loaded Paper
Printing Multiple Pages on One Page	24
"2-Up" Printing
"4-Up" Printing
Printing a Photograph	25

Print Status Window

Outline of the Print Status Window

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What is the Print Status Window?

Starting the Print Status Window

Contents
Print Status Window Functions	27
Understanding Error Messages	28
Understanding the Status and Program Icon
"Maintenance" Tab	29
"Options" Tab	30
Sharing Printer
Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking	31
Shared Printer Settings	32
Client Settings	33
Maintenance
Time to Change the Ink Tank	34
Changing Ink Tank	35
Test Print Head	38
Cleaning the Print Head	39
Changing the Print Head	40
Aligning the Print Head	43
Keeping the Printer Clean	45
Troubleshooting
Identifying Printer Problems	46
Failed to Install the USB Driver (Windows 98)	47
Paper is not Fed into the Printer	48
Paper Jam	50
Printer Inoperative	51
Nothing Prints	52
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output	55
Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position	56
Printed Lines are not Straight, or Have Blank Spaces	57
Unit does not Print in Color	58
Printing is too Slow	59

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Contents Page Contents How to Print Out the Online Manual How to Use the Online ManualHow to Control the Online Manual How to Use the Online ManualOutline of the Printer Driver What is the Printer Driver?Items shown below can be setup on each tab Printer PropertiesStarting the Printer Driver using the Start Button Starting the Printer Driver partStarting the Printer Driver through an Application Printer Driver Functions Apply buttonMain Tab Settings part Collate OrientationPortrait Reverse OrderUp Printing Original SizePaper Tab Settings part Use this screen to select the paper size, tray and zoomBypass Paper SizeTray Custom Paper Zoom%Printable area Guaranteed area and printable areaQuality guaranteed area Advanced Tab Settings part Media Type QualityPrint Quality Output Quality Settings ICMWatermark Tab Settings part Use this screen to set watermarksWatermark Version Tab Settings About buttonPrinting Overview PrintReference Paper Tab Settings Basic Printing partPrinting starts according to your preferences 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 Starting the Print Status Window What is the Print Status Window?Outline of the Print Status Window Print Status WindowPrint Status Window Functions Functions of the print status window are shown belowUnderstanding Error Messages Understanding the Status and Program IconMaintenance Tab Remaining ink indicator windowDisplay print status window when printing Options TabSharing the Printer using Windows Networking Sharing PrinterShared Printer Settings Button Client SettingsInput your options, and click the OK button Maintenance Time to Change the Ink TankChanging Ink Tank part Open the front cover Remove the old ink tankProperly align the tab when inserting Confirm the ink lamp is not blinking Change the print head Test Print HeadClick the OK button Cleaning the Print Head Changing the Print Head part Open the front cover Raise the print head latchLower the print head latch Lift it straight up to removeRemovecase. the new print head from its protective Head, always align the print head Close the front coverTo maintain print quality after changing the print Make sure that the test page was printed clearlyAligning the Print Head part Select a pattern sample for Pattern aPrint head will align itself Click the OK button in the Align print headDialog box Keeping the Printer Clean Identifying Printer Problems TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Is the loaded paper too thick or too thin? Paper is not Fed into the Printer partCHECK1 Is there too much paper in the paper tray? Trouble feeding stiff envelope or heavyPaper tray? Is the printer on a flat surface?Is the paper curled or folded? Press the paper button Paper JamClose the jam cover, insert the output tray Make sure the paper lamp is not blinkingIf all the lamps keep blinking CHECK1 Is the power cord connected?Printer Inoperative Nothing Prints part CHECK10 Has the printer driver been installed properly? ReferenceUninstalling the Printer DriverTroubleshooting Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output CHECK2 Is the orientation of document setting correct? CHECK4 Is the paper loaded correctly?Specify the print quality setting in the printer driver Align the print headUnit does not Print in Color CHECK1 Is the printer driver set to the color print option?It is recommended to reduce the size of the file by Printing is too SlowIs your hard disk fragmented? Index ICM