Manuals / Sharp / Computer Equipment / All in One Printer

Sharp AL2041 Contents, Introduction, Loading Paper, Installing The Software, Copier Functions

Models: AL2021 AL2041

1 91

Download 91 pages 62.97 Kb

Page 2

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS
MANUAL	3
PART NAMES	4
OPERATION PANEL	5
INDICATORS ON THE OPERATION
PANEL	6
POWER ON	7
2 LOADING PAPER
PAPER	9
LOADING THE PAPER TRAY	10
BYPASS FEED (including special
paper)	12

3INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

SOFTWARE	14
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS	15
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE	16
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER
DRIVER	22
SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER.. 23
4 COPIER FUNCTIONS
COPY FLOW	25
ORIGINAL PLACEMENT	26
SET THE COPY QUANTITY	28
EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT/PHOTO
COPYING	28
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/
ZOOM	30
SELECTING THE TRAY	30
TWO SIDED COPYING (AL-2041
only)	31
SORT COPY	33
ID CARD COPY	36
5 PRINTER FUNCTIONS
BASIC PRINTING	37
PRINTER DRIVER SETTING
SCREEN	40
SETTING ADVANCED PRINT
FUNCTIONS	41
SAVING FREQUENTLY USED
PRINT SETTINGS	49
OUTLINE OF THE PRINT STATUS
WINDOW	50
PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES	51

6SCANNER FUNCTIONS

SCANNING OVERVIEW	52
SCANNING USING THE KEYS ON
THE MACHINE	53
SCANNING FROM YOUR
COMPUTER	57
7 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL
FUNCTIONS	64
TONER SAVE MODE	65
USER PROGRAMS	66
DISPLAYING TOTAL NUMBER OF
COPIES	67
CHECKING THE TONER LEVEL ..	68
8 MAINTENANCE
TD CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT...	69
DRUM CARTRIDGE
REPLACEMENT	70
CLEANING THE UNIT	71
MOVING AND STORING THE UNIT ..	73

9TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNIT

MACHINE/COPYING PROBLEMS ..	74
PRINTING AND SCANNING
PROBLEMS	76
PROBLEMS DURING SETUP OF
THE SOFTWARE	80
STATUS INDICATORS	82
MISFEED REMOVAL	83
IF A PAPER MISFEED OCCURS IN
THE MAIN UNIT WHILE USING THE
SPF (AL-2041)	88

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2

Image 2

Sharp AL2041, AL2021 Contents, Introduction, Loading Paper, Installing The Software, Copier Functions, Printer Functions

Contents

AL-2021 AL-2041 8 MAINTENANCE CONTENTS3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 9 TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNITINTRODUCTION CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUALInterface PART NAMESSPF AL-2041 Original cover AL-2021OPERATION PANEL Power save indicator INDICATORS ON THE OPERATION PANELStart indicator SCAN indicatorPOWER ON About the scan headPower off methods Initial settings of operation panelLOADING PAPER PAPERWeight Type of paperwidth and length. Squeeze the lever of paper guide A and slide LOADING THE PAPER TRAYAdjust the paper guides on the paper tray to the copy paper 4 Gently push the paper tray back into the unit 1 Open the multi-bypass tray and extend the tray BYPASS FEED including special paperThe multi-bypass tray Note for loading thick paper 3 Press the tray select key to select the multi-bypass trayNote for loading envelopes Print facePrinter driver 3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARESOFTWARE Scanner driverHARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 2 Insert the Software CD-ROM into your computers CD-ROM drive INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE4 Double-click the Setup icon computer and click the Next button Click the MFP Driver buttonSelect Connected to this 1 Make sure that the machine is powered on Installing the Utility SoftwareWhen installing is finished, click the Close button 2 Connect the cable to the USB connector B type on the machineThis completes the installation of the software Click the Custom button Using the machine as a shared printerPerform steps 2 through 6 in INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE p.16 3 Click the MFP Driver button6 You will return to the window of step 3. Click the Close button 5 Select the printer name configured as a shared printerThis completes the installation of the software 2 Click the Next buttonClick the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printer CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVERClick the Configuration tab Open the printer properties windowClick the SHARP AL-xxxx icon and select Properties SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGERWindows XP/Vista/7 In the Properties screen, click the Events tabDouble-click the Scanners and Cameras icon Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control PanelWindows Select SHARP AL-xxxx and click the Properties button3 Select the copy settings COPIER FUNCTIONSCOPY FLOW 2 Place the originalAbout interrupt copying ORIGINAL PLACEMENTUsing the document glass Open the original cover/SPF, and place the originalSimply lift the original cover straight up To reattach the original cover, reverse the above procedureAdjust the original guides to the size of originals Make sure that no original is left on the document glassExposure adjustment EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT/PHOTO COPYINGSET THE COPY QUANTITY Press the exposure mode selector key toAutomatic exposure adjustment Press the exposure mode selector key to select the PHOTO modeTo select a preset copy ratio REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOMSELECTING THE TRAY Set the original and check the paper sizeTWO SIDED COPYING AL-2041 only A A A AMaking two-sided copies Select two-sided copy modeSelect the copy settings. See SET THE COPY QUANTITY Select the Two-sided copy/Sort key to select the sort mode SORT COPYUsing the document glass When all originals have been scanned, and then press the READ-END keyUsing the SPF AL-2041 1 Place the originals. p.27 2 Press the Two-sided copy/Sort key to select the sort modeIf the memory becomes full Place the ID card on the document glass ID CARD COPY1 Press the ID CARD key align with the ID card mark, and press theStart WordPad and open the document that you wish to print PRINTER FUNCTIONSBASIC PRINTING Select Print from the applications File menu4 Click the Print button Pausing a print job3 Make sure that SHARP AL-xxxx is selected as the printer Select Properties from the Organize menu Opening the printer driver from the Start buttonClick the SHARP AL-xxxx printer driver icon 4 Click the Printing Preferences button in the General tabPRINTER DRIVER SETTING SCREEN SETTING ADVANCED PRINT FUNCTIONS Printing multiple pages on one page N-Up PrintingSelect the number of pages per sheet Click the Main tab in the printer driver setup screenClick the Paper tab in the printer driver setup screen Select the order of the pagesABCD Click the Main tab in the printer driver setup screenRotating the print image 180 degrees Rotate 180 degrees ABCDThe Zoom setting is not available when N-Up Printing is selected Click the Paper tab in the printer driver setup screenSelect Zoom and click the Settings button Enlarging/reducing the print image ZoomABCD Click the Advanced tab in the printer driver setup screenPrinting faint text and lines in black Text To Black/Vector To Black ABCDClick the Image Adjustment button Adjust the image settings Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the image Image Adjustment1 Click the Advanced tab in the printer driver setup screen Adding a watermark to printed pages Watermark Click the Watermarks tab in the printer driver setup screenSelect the watermark settings Select 2-SidedBook or 2-SidedTablet Click the Main tab in the printer driver setup screenTwo-sided printing AL-2041 only Printing result3 Click the OK button Using saved settings SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT SETTINGSSaving settings at the time of printing User Settings Deleting saved settingsOUTLINE OF THE PRINT STATUS WINDOW When printing begins, the Print Status Window automatically opensPRINTER DRIVER FEATURES 1 AL-2041 onlySCANNER FUNCTIONS SCANNING OVERVIEW1 Press the SCAN key SCANNING USING THE KEYS ON THE MACHINEScanning from the operation panel of the machine Place the original you wish to scan on the document glass/SPF4 Press the start Button Manager scan menu factory default Button Manager settingsClick the tab of the scan menu that you want to set up Select the start-up application in the Application Selection areaOutline of Button Manager Menu Name is not used on this machinePlace the originals that you wish to scan on the document SCANNING FROM YOUR COMPUTERFor the procedure for placing the original, see ORIGINAL PLACEMENT glass/SPFplaced the original in Step In the Scanning Source menu, select the location where youWhen you are ready to begin scanning, click the Scanning button Click the Preview buttonimmediately pressing the Esc Scanner driver settingsIf Preview is cancelled by key on your keyboard, or theRotate button Preview screen1 Preview screen Image Size button4 Click the Scan button Scanning from a WIA-compliant application Windows XP/Vista/7Place the original that you wish to scan on the document glass/ SPF Click the Next button Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Windows XP1 Place the original that you wish to scan on the document glass/ SPF Select the Picture type and Paper source, and click the Next buttonthat you wish to perform, and then click When scanning ends, the followingscreen will appear. Select the next task the Next buttonToner save mode SPECIAL FUNCTIONSDESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Power save modesTONER SAVE MODE 1 Press the exposure mode selector key to select the MANUAL modeSelect the desired parameter using the right copy quantity key USER PROGRAMSseconds until all the alarm indicators Press and hold down the light key for more thanPress and hold down the clear key for approximately 5 seconds. The DISPLAYING TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES6 Press the light key to return to the normal copy mode Example Total number of copies is 1,2342 Hold down the Copy ratio display % key for more than 5 seconds CHECKING THE TONER LEVEL1 Hold down the light key until the alarm indicators , , blink Press the light2 Gently pull the TD cartridge out MAINTENANCETD CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT while pressing the lock releasegently pull the cartridge out. Dispose DRUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENTHold the drum cartridge handle and of the old drum cartridge inDocument glass and the rear side of the original cover/SPF CLEANING THE UNITCabinet Transfer charger Turn the power switch off. p.8Turn the power switch on. p.7 Moving instructions MOVING AND STORING THE UNITTurn the power switch off and remove the power cord from the outlet Proper storage9 TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNIT MACHINE/COPYING PROBLEMSPossible cause ProblemSolution PagePRINTING AND SCANNING PROBLEMS → Start printing after quitting all unused application → Clean regularly → If your application is not TWAIN/WIA compliant in Universal Serial Bus controllers in PROBLEMS DURING SETUP OF THE SOFTWAREcomputer with a USB cable when the the manufacturer of your computer to1 Click the start button and then click Control Panel Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System2 Click Uninstall a program Click the Hardware tab and then click the Driver Signing buttonThe unit will not function. Turn the power switch STATUS INDICATORSThe unit is in the auto power shut-off mode. Press the misfed originals referring to the description ofMISFEED REMOVAL 1 Open the multi-bypass tray, and then open the side coverA Misfeed in the paper feed area lever B Misfeed in the fusing area1 Lower the fusing unit release Rotate the roller rotating 1 Lower the fusing unit release lever2 Open the front cover knob in the direction of theRoller D Misfeed in the SPF AL-2041Document feeder cover SPF jam release lever 3 Press the copy ratio display % key If your used electrical or electronic equipment 2. In other Countries outside the EU2. In other Countries outside the EU SHARP ELECTRONICS Europe GmbH Sonninstraße 3, D-20097 HamburgOPERATION GUIDE EN1X