DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL
SYSTEM                
OPERATION MANUAL
CONVENIENT COPY                
FUNCTIONS
              FOR YOUR PROTECTION
              CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS
5INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE              
PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS
TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE                
APPENDIX
              Caution label on the machine
Cautions on using the machine                
Warning:
Caution:                
Important points when selecting an installation site
              Cautions on handling the machine
Supply and Consumables                
Trademark acknowledgements
              For users in the USA
Laser information                
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
              Note
Using the manual                
About the operation manuals
Operation Manual (this manual)                
Online Manual (on the accessory CD-ROM)
              High-speedlaser copying
High-qualitydigital image                
Enhanced copying features
Scan once/Print many              
LCD panel displays messages
Laser printer function                
•Printer function
•Network printer function                
Color scanner function
              PREPARATIONS
              PREPARATIONS
Operation panel            
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              3 Release the scan head locking switch
              1 Open the bypass tray, and then open the side cover
2 Remove the CAUTION tape from the front cover and remove the                
3 Press gently on both sides of the front cover to open the cover
              5 While pushing the lock release
button, gently insert the TD                
(Toner/Developer) cartridge until
it locks into place              
Power on
Turn the power switch to the "ON" position                
Language setting
Initial settings                
Scanning unit (scan head)
              Power off
Power save modes                
Preheat mode
Auto power shut-offmode              
LOADING PAPER
              LOADING PAPER
Special papers              
Store the pressure plate lock which has been removed in step
To store the pressure plate lock, rotate the lock to secure it as shown below                
5 Gently push the paper tray back into the machine
              Important points when inserting paper in the bypass tray
Envelopes              
Loading paper in the bypass tray
1 Open the bypass tray and extend the tray                
3 Press the [TRAY SELECT] key () to select the bypass tray
Note for loading thick paper              
Press the [MENU] key
Press the                
] key
) or                
) until "PAPER SIZE
              MAKING COPIES
              MAKING COPIES
Check RSPF open function                
Using the RSPF
1Make sure that an original has not been left on the document glass                
2Adjust the original guides to the size of
              Originals that cannot be used in the RSPF
Original output tray extension                
Capacity of paper output tray
Paper output tray extension                
Paper holder arm
              Setting the number of copies
Press the [TRAY SELECT] key ()              
Original types
Place the original(s)                
Press the [EXPOSURE] key to select the
original type                
If needed, adjust the exposure level for
              Place the original(s) and check the paper size
Press the [COPY RATIO] key              
CONVENIENT COPY
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              INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
              Hardware and software requirements
Installation environment and usable software              
Using the machine with a USB connection
Insert the CD-ROMinto your computer's CD-ROMdrive                
4 Double-clickthe "setup" icon ( )
              INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
To install all of the software, click the "Standard" button and go to step                
To install particular packages, click the "Custom" button and go to next step
Click the "MFP Driver" button                
9 The files required for installation of the MFP driver are copied
              Installing the Utility Software
11Click the "Button Manager" or the "Sharpdesk" button              
When installing is finished, click the "Close" button
connect the USB cable (p.46)                
14Follow the instructions in the plug and play window to install the driver
This completes the installation of the software              
Connecting a USB cable
1Insert the cable into the USB connector on the machine                
2 Insert the other end of the cable into your computer's USB port
              Using the machine as a network printer
Insert the LAN cable into the LAN connector on the machine                
Turn on the machine
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 in the confirmation dialog box that                
appears
LPR (TCP/IP) direct printing                
8 Click the "Printer Driver" button
              Select the port you want to use with the machine, and click the "Next" button
When the "Finish" screen appears, click the "Close" button              
Sharing the printer using windows networking
Perform steps 3 through 7 in "Using the machine as a network printer" (p.47)                
Click the "Printer Driver" button
Select "Shared Printer" and click                
the "Next" button
              Follow the on-screeninstructions
              Windows XP/Vista
2 Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX"icon and select "Properties" from the "File" menu                
In the "Properties" screen, click the "Events" tab
Select "SC1:" from the "Select an event" pull-downmenu              
Click the "Apply" button
Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to link Button Manager to "SC2:" through "SC6:              
Windows 98/Me/2000
Click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then click "Control Panel                
Double-clickthe "Scanners and Cameras" icon
3 Select "SHARP AL-XXXX"and click the "Properties" button                
Select "SC1:" from the "Scanner events" pull-downmenu
              6 Select "Sharp Button Manager O
in "Send to this application                
Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to link Button Manager to "SC2:" through "SC6:
              PRINTER/SCANNER
              1 Make sure that paper is loaded in the tray
Open the file that you wish to print and select "Print" from the File menu                
4 Click the "Print" button or the "OK" button to begin printing
Canceling a print job              
Scanning from the operation panel of the machine
1 Press the [MODE SELECT] key to select scanner mode                
Place the original. (p.24)
Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to                
select the desired Button Manager scan
              PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS
Button Manager scan menu              
Turn on your computer
Insert the supplied CD-ROMinto your CD-ROMdrive                
Click to read the online manual
Viewing the online manual              
USER SETTINGS
              USER SETTINGS
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              Print mode
              1 Press the [MENU] key and then press the [ENTER] key
change the setting of the selected item                
4 Press the [ENTER] key
              Audible signals (key entry beep, invalid key beep, base setting beep)
Base settings              
TROUBLESHOOTING AND
MAINTENANCE              
TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
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              MFP driver cannot be installed (Windows 2000/XP)
1 Click the "start" button and then click "Control Panel                
2 Click "Performance and Maintenance", and then click "System
Click the "Hardware" tab and then click the "Driver Signing" button              
Plug and play screen does not appear (USB only)
Click the icon beside "Universal Serial Bus controllers              
Click the icon beside "Other
devices                
Install the software as explained in "INSTALLING THE
SOFTWARE                
Removing the software
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              A:Misfeed in the paper feed area
Close the side cover by pressing the round projections near                
the ready indicator will light up
B: Misfeed in the fusing area                
Lower the fusing unit release
              C:Misfeed in the transport area
1Lower the fusing unit release lever                
2Open the front cover
              D: Misfeed in the RSPF
              2 Push gently on both sides of the front cover to open the cover
              3 Gently pull the TD (Toner/Developer)
cartridge out while pressing the lock                
release button
button, gently insert the TD (Toner                
Developer) cartridge until it locks
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              2 Hold the drum cartridge handle
and gently pull the cartridge out                
Dispose of the old drum cartridge
in accordance with local                
regulations
              1 Press the [MENU] key
2 Press the [] key ( ) or [] key () to display the count of each function              
Cabinet
Document glass and the back side of the RSPF              
TD (Toner/Developer) cartridge and drum cartridge
              Transfer charger
Turn the power switch off. (p.17)                
Return the charger cleaner
to its original position                
Close the side cover by
              Supply list
Interface cable                
USB interface cable
LAN interface cable              
APPENDIX
              APPENDIX
              Printer Function
              Scanner Function
              IMPORTANT SERVICE INFORMATION (U.S.A. only)
              END-USERLIMITED WARRANTY (Valid in U.S.A. only)
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              INDEX BY PURPOSE
Preparations                
Making copies
Using convenient copy functions                
Connecting the computer
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