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FOR YOUR PROTECTION
Caution label on the unit
Cautions on using
Important points when selecting an installation site
Cautions on handling
Trademark acknowledgements
For users in the USA
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Online manual
Conventions used in this manual and online manual
PART NAMES
OPERATION PANEL
SETTING UP THE UNIT
SETUP PROCEDURE
2Remove the protective materials. (p.9)
3Install the TD cartridge. (p.10)
4Load the paper in the paper tray (p.15) or the multi-bypasstray . (p.17)
CHECKING PACKED COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES
PREPARING THE UNIT FOR INSTALLATION
3 Release the scan head locking switch
INSTALLING THE TD CARTRIDGE
5 Gently insert the TD cartridge
until it locks in place while
pushing the lock release button
POWER ON
About the scan head
Power off methods
LOADING PAPER
PAPER
LOADING THE PAPER TRAY
6 Gently push the paper tray back into the unit
The multi-bypasstray
3 Press the tray select () key to select the multi-bypasstray
Note for loading envelopes
Note for loading thick paper
4INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
Printer driver (AL-2030)
MFP driver (AL-2040CS)
Sharpdesk* (AL-2040CS)
Button Manager* (AL-2040CS)
Hardware and software requirements
Installation environment and usable software
Using the machine with a USB connection
Click the "Printer Driver" button
Click the "MFP Driver" button
Select "Connected to this
The files required for
computer" and click the
installation of the MFP
"Next" button
12 When installing is finished, click the "Close" button
14Follow the instructions in the plug and play window to install the driver
This completes the installation of the software
Connecting a USB cable
Using the machine as a network printer (AL-2040CSonly)
Double-clickthe "setup" icon ( )
Set the IP Address
8 Click the "Set the IP Address" button
10Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
Click the "Next" button
Click the "Yes" button
LPR (TCP/IP) direct printing
8 Click the "Printer Driver" button
Read the message in the "Welcome" window and then click the "Next" button
Select "LPR Direct Print" and click the "Next" button
Using the machine as a shared printer (AL-2030)
Select "Connected via the network" and click the "Next" button
Click the "Add Network Port" button
Select the network printer that is shared and click the "OK" button
Sharing the printer using windows networking (AL-2040CS)
Select "Shared Printer" and click the "Next" button
Follow the on-screeninstructions
INDICATORS ON THE OPERATION PANEL
Start indicator
ONLINE indicator
Power save indicator
SCAN indicator (AL-2040CSonly)
Opening the printer driver from the start menu
How to print
Using the Button Manager
Windows 98/Me/2000
Select "SHARP AL-2040CS",and click the "Properties" button
In the "Properties" screen, click the
"Events" tab
5 Repeat step 4 to set "ScanMenu SC2" through "ScanMenu SC6
Scan Button Destination Setting Dialog Box
Flow of the Button Manager setting
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Using the SCAN key to begin scanning
Press the SCAN () key
Place the original you wish to scan on the document glass/SPF
Press the right copy quantity
key to display the number of the application that you wish to use for scanning
Opening the scanner driver and scanning from your computer
Using the SHARP TWAIN
1 Place the original(s) you wish to scan on the document glass/SPF
After starting Sharpdesk, click the "File" menu and select "Select Scanner
Select "SHARP MFP TWAIN P", and click the "Select" button
Scanning with the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" in Windows XP
Select a name, format, and folder for the scanned image
Scanning begins. When scanning ends, select the next task you wish to perform
6 Click "Finish" in the screen that appears
VIEWING THE ONLINE MANUAL
MAKING COPIES
COPY FLOW
Make sure that paper has been loaded in the paper tray (p.15) or
2Place the original
3 Select the copy settings
Using the document glass
Using the SPF
Exposure adjustment
Automatic exposure adjustment
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
Set the original and check the paper size
3 Set the reduction/enlargement ratio
SELECTING THE PAPER TRAY
Press the tray select () key
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Making two-sidedcopies
Select two-sidedcopy mode
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Toner save mode
Power save modes
Preheat mode
Auto power shut-offmode
Setting the user programs
6 Press the light () key to return to the normal copy mode
DISPLAYING TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES
Example: Total number of copies is 1,234
MAINTENANCE
DRUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Hold the drum cartridge handle and
gently pull the cartridge out. Dispose
of the old drum cartridge in
accordance with local regulations
Cabinet
Document glass and the back side of the SPF
Transfer charger
8TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNIT
STATUS INDICATORS
MISFEED REMOVAL
A:Misfeed in the paper feed area
B: Misfeed in the fusing area
C:Misfeed in the transport area
D: Misfeed in the lower paper feed area
E: Misfeed in the SPF
IF AN ORIGINAL MISFEED OCCURS WHILE USING THE SPF
1 When an original misfeed occurs, the SPF stops and the ZOOM indicator blinks
Press the copy ratio display (%) key
APPENDIX
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Supply list
Interface cable
Moving instructions
Proper storage
IMPORTANT SERVICE INFORMATION (U.S.A. only)
END-USERLIMITED WARRANTY (Valid in U.S.A. only)
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