Sharp AJ-2000, AJ-1800 manual Maintenance Tab, Remaining ink indicator window

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"Maintenance" Tab

Print Status Window

Click this tab to conduct print head maintenance, and to check the amount of available ink.

Remaining ink indicator window

This window indicates the level of ink remaining in the printer. A message appears when the ink tank is nearly empty. Prepare a new ink tank and replace it when required.

Reference: Changing Ink Tank

Auto head cleaning

Click the "Start" button to initiate cleaning of the print head. After the dialog box for selecting which print head to clean appears, click the "OK" button. Reference: Cleaning the Print Head

Test print head

Click the "Start" button to print a test page which lets you check the print quality. After the confirmation dialog box appears, click the "OK" button. Reference: Test Print Head

Print alignment patterns

Click the "Start" button to print a test chart to align the print head. After the confirmation dialog box appears, click the "OK" button. The "Align print head" dialog box opens and a test chart is printed.

Reference: Aligning the Print Head

When cleaning and aligning the print head, the printer cannot perform other operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Page Contents How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online ManualHow to Control the Online Manual How to Print Out the Online ManualPrinter Properties What is the Printer Driver?Items shown below can be setup on each tab Outline of the Printer DriverStarting the Printer Driver part Starting the Printer Driver using the Start ButtonStarting the Printer Driver through an Application Apply button Printer Driver FunctionsMain Tab Settings part Reverse Order OrientationPortrait CollateOriginal Size Up PrintingUse this screen to select the paper size, tray and zoom Paper Tab Settings partTray Paper SizeBypass Zoom% Custom PaperQuality guaranteed area Guaranteed area and printable areaPrintable area Advanced Tab Settings part Print Quality QualityMedia Type ICM Output Quality SettingsUse this screen to set watermarks Watermark Tab Settings partWatermark About button Version Tab SettingsPrint Printing OverviewBasic Printing part Reference Paper Tab SettingsPrinting starts according to your preferences Printing a Watermark How to Print a WatermarkAutomatic Zooming to the Loaded Paper Enlarge/Reduce the Printed ImagePrinting Multiple Pages on One Printing a Photograph Print Status Window What is the Print Status Window?Outline of the Print Status Window Starting the Print Status WindowFunctions of the print status window are shown below Print Status Window FunctionsUnderstanding the Status and Program Icon Understanding Error MessagesRemaining ink indicator window Maintenance TabOptions Tab Display print status window when printingSharing Printer Sharing the Printer using Windows NetworkingShared Printer Settings Input your options, and click the OK button Client SettingsButton Time to Change the Ink Tank MaintenanceOpen the front cover Remove the old ink tank Changing Ink Tank partProperly align the tab when inserting Confirm the ink lamp is not blinking Click the OK button Test Print HeadChange the print head Cleaning the Print Head Open the front cover Raise the print head latch Changing the Print Head partRemovecase. the new print head from its protective Lift it straight up to removeLower the print head latch Make sure that the test page was printed clearly Close the front coverTo maintain print quality after changing the print Head, always align the print headSelect a pattern sample for Pattern a Aligning the Print Head partDialog box Click the OK button in the Align print headPrint head will align itself Keeping the Printer Clean Troubleshooting Identifying Printer ProblemsTroubleshooting Trouble feeding stiff envelope or heavy Paper is not Fed into the Printer partCHECK1 Is there too much paper in the paper tray? Is the loaded paper too thick or too thin?Is the paper curled or folded? Is the printer on a flat surface?Paper tray? Make sure the paper lamp is not blinking Paper JamClose the jam cover, insert the output tray Press the paper buttonPrinter Inoperative CHECK1 Is the power cord connected?If all the lamps keep blinking Nothing Prints part ReferenceUninstalling the Printer Driver CHECK10 Has the printer driver been installed properly?Troubleshooting Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output CHECK4 Is the paper loaded correctly? CHECK2 Is the orientation of document setting correct?Align the print head Specify the print quality setting in the printer driverCHECK1 Is the printer driver set to the color print option? Unit does not Print in ColorIs your hard disk fragmented? Printing is too SlowIt is recommended to reduce the size of the file by ICM Index
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