Sharp AL-1644, AL-1633 Making a Copy Darker or Lighter, Selecting the Tray, Original types

COPY FUNCTIONS

MAKING A COPY DARKER OR LIGHTER

Automatic exposure adjustment is initially enabled. This function automatically adjusts the copy image according to the original being copied. If you wish to select the exposure level yourself, follow the steps below. (Select from two original types and five exposure levels for each original type.) The exposure level used in automatic exposure adjustment can also be changed. ("ADJUSTING THE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LEVEL" (p.36))

Original types

●AUTO ......Automatic exposure adjustment is enabled and the exposure is automatically adjusted according to the

original being copied. The exposure is lowered for coloured areas and background shadows.

●TEXT.......The exposure is raised for light areas and lowered for dark backgrounds to make text easier to read.

●PHOTO ...Halftones in the photo are reproduced with greater clarity.

1 Press the [AUTO/TEXT/PHOTO] key

( AUTO /	/	) to select the original
type.
		To adjust the exposure of
AUTO		a text original manually,
		press until the TEXT
		indicator (	) lights.
		To copy a photo, press
		until the PHOTO
		indicator (	) lights.
Note	To return to automatic adjustment, press until

the AUTO indicator ( AUTO ) lights.

2 Press the [Light] key ( ) or [Dark] key ( ) to adjust the exposure.

				For a darker image,
AUTO	1	3	5	press the [Dark] key
				(	). For a lighter image,
				press the [Light] key
				(	).

	If exposure level 2 or 4 is
	selected, the two
	indicators will light
	simultaneously.
Note	Exposure value guidelines
	1 – 2 Dark originals like newspapers

3Normal originals

4– 5 Coloured text or text written in pencil

SELECTING THE TRAY

If you wish to use a tray other than the automatically selected tray (for example you wish to enlarge or reduce the copy or use the bypass tray), press the [TRAY SELECT] key () to select the desired tray.

• If the desired PAPER SIZE indicator does not light up, change the paper in the tray to the desired paper size.

Note (p.19)

•Automatic ratio selection (p.25) does not operate when the bypass tray or a tray set for a special paper size is selected.

Auto tray switching (Two-tray model only)

If the tray runs out of paper during copying and there is another tray with the same size of paper and the same feeding orientation (horizontal or vertical), the other tray is automatically selected and copying continues. "Auto tray switching" can be disabled in the user programs. (p.38)

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