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Sharp AL2041, AL2021 manual Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the image Image Adjustment

Models: AL2021 AL2041

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Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the image (Image Adjustment)

The brightness and contrast can be adjusted in the print settings when printing a photo or other image. These settings can be used for simple corrections when you do not have image editing software installed on your computer.

1 Click the "Advanced" tab in the printer driver setup screen.

Click the "Image Adjustment" button.

Adjust the image settings.

To adjust a setting, drag the slide

bar or click the or button.

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Sharp AL2041, AL2021 manual Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the image Image Adjustment

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 paperAdjust the paper guides on the paper tray to the copy paper LOADING THE PAPER TRAYwidth and length. Squeeze the lever of paper guide A and slide 4 Gently push the paper tray back into the unit The multi-bypass tray BYPASS FEED including special paper1 Open the multi-bypass tray and extend the 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 4 Double-click the Setup icon INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE2 Insert the Software CD-ROM into your computers CD-ROM drive Select Connected to this Click the MFP Driver buttoncomputer and click the Next button 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 ASelect the copy settings. See SET THE COPY QUANTITY Select two-sided copy modeMaking two-sided copies 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 menu3 Make sure that SHARP AL-xxxx is selected as the printer Pausing a print job4 Click the Print button 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 ABCD1 Click the Advanced tab in the printer driver setup screen Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the image Image AdjustmentClick the Image Adjustment button Adjust the image settings Select the watermark settings Click the Watermarks tab in the printer driver setup screenAdding a watermark to printed pages Watermark 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 buttonPlace the original that you wish to scan on the document glass/ SPF Scanning from a WIA-compliant application Windows XP/Vista/74 Click the Scan button 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 inCabinet CLEANING THE UNITDocument glass and the rear side of the original cover/SPF Turn the power switch on. p.7 Turn the power switch off. p.8Transfer charger 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 1 Lower the fusing unit release B Misfeed in the fusing arealever Rotate the roller rotating 1 Lower the fusing unit release lever2 Open the front cover knob in the direction of theDocument feeder cover SPF jam release lever D Misfeed in the SPF AL-2041Roller 3 Press the copy ratio display % key 2. In other Countries outside the EU 2. In other Countries outside the EUIf your used electrical or electronic equipment SHARP ELECTRONICS Europe GmbH Sonninstraße 3, D-20097 HamburgOPERATION GUIDE EN1X