AL-2021 AL-2041
CONTENTS
3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
8 MAINTENANCE
9 TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNIT
INTRODUCTION
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
PART NAMES
SPF AL-2041
Interface
Original cover AL-2021
OPERATION PANEL
INDICATORS ON THE OPERATION PANEL
Start indicator
Power save indicator
SCAN indicator
POWER ON
About the scan head
Power off methods
Initial settings of operation panel
PAPER
Weight
LOADING PAPER
Type of paper
width and length. Squeeze the lever of paper guide A and slide
LOADING THE PAPER TRAY
Adjust 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 paper
The multi-bypass tray
3 Press the tray select key to select the multi-bypass tray
Note for loading envelopes
Note for loading thick paper
Print face
3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE
Printer driver
Scanner driver
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
2 Insert the Software CD-ROM into your computers CD-ROM drive
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
4 Double-click the Setup icon
computer and click the Next button
Click the MFP Driver button
Select Connected to this
Installing the Utility Software
When installing is finished, click the Close button
1 Make sure that the machine is powered on
2 Connect the cable to the USB connector B type on the machine
This completes the installation of the software
Using the machine as a shared printer
Perform steps 2 through 6 in INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE p.16
Click the Custom button
3 Click the MFP Driver button
5 Select the printer name configured as a shared printer
This completes the installation of the software
6 You will return to the window of step 3. Click the Close button
2 Click the Next button
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER
Click the Configuration tab
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printer
Open the printer properties window
SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER
Windows XP/Vista/7
Click the SHARP AL-xxxx icon and select Properties
In the Properties screen, click the Events tab
Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control Panel
Windows
Double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon
Select SHARP AL-xxxx and click the Properties button
COPIER FUNCTIONS
COPY FLOW
3 Select the copy settings
2 Place the original
ORIGINAL PLACEMENT
Using the document glass
About interrupt copying
Open the original cover/SPF, and place the original
To reattach the original cover, reverse the above procedure
Adjust the original guides to the size of originals
Simply lift the original cover straight up
Make sure that no original is left on the document glass
EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT/PHOTO COPYING
SET THE COPY QUANTITY
Exposure adjustment
Press the exposure mode selector key to
Automatic exposure adjustment
Press the exposure mode selector key to select the PHOTO mode
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
SELECTING THE TRAY
To select a preset copy ratio
Set the original and check the paper size
TWO SIDED COPYING AL-2041 only
A A A A
Making two-sided copies
Select two-sided copy mode
Select the copy settings. See SET THE COPY QUANTITY
SORT COPY
Using the document glass
Select the Two-sided copy/Sort key to select the sort mode
When all originals have been scanned, and then press the READ-END key
Using the SPF AL-2041 1 Place the originals. p.27
2 Press the Two-sided copy/Sort key to select the sort mode
If the memory becomes full
ID CARD COPY
1 Press the ID CARD key
Place the ID card on the document glass
align with the ID card mark, and press the
PRINTER FUNCTIONS
BASIC PRINTING
Start WordPad and open the document that you wish to print
Select Print from the applications File menu
4 Click the Print button
Pausing a print job
3 Make sure that SHARP AL-xxxx is selected as the printer
Opening the printer driver from the Start button
Click the SHARP AL-xxxx printer driver icon
Select Properties from the Organize menu
4 Click the Printing Preferences button in the General tab
PRINTER DRIVER SETTING SCREEN
SETTING ADVANCED PRINT FUNCTIONS
Printing multiple pages on one page N-Up Printing
Click the Main tab in the printer driver setup screen
Click the Paper tab in the printer driver setup screen
Select the number of pages per sheet
Select the order of the pages
Click the Main tab in the printer driver setup screen
Rotating the print image 180 degrees Rotate 180 degrees
ABCD
ABCD
Click the Paper tab in the printer driver setup screen
Select Zoom and click the Settings button
The Zoom setting is not available when N-Up Printing is selected
Enlarging/reducing the print image Zoom
Click the Advanced tab in the printer driver setup screen
Printing faint text and lines in black Text To Black/Vector To Black
ABCD
ABCD
Click the Image Adjustment button Adjust the image settings
Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the image Image Adjustment
1 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 screen
Select the watermark settings
Click the Main tab in the printer driver setup screen
Two-sided printing AL-2041 only
Select 2-SidedBook or 2-SidedTablet
Printing result
SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT SETTINGS
Saving settings at the time of printing User Settings
3 Click the OK button Using saved settings
Deleting saved settings
OUTLINE OF THE PRINT STATUS WINDOW
When printing begins, the Print Status Window automatically opens
PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES
1 AL-2041 only
SCANNER FUNCTIONS
SCANNING OVERVIEW
SCANNING USING THE KEYS ON THE MACHINE
Scanning from the operation panel of the machine
1 Press the SCAN key
Place the original you wish to scan on the document glass/SPF
4 Press the start
Button Manager settings
Click the tab of the scan menu that you want to set up
Button Manager scan menu factory default
Select the start-up application in the Application Selection area
Outline of Button Manager
Menu Name is not used on this machine
SCANNING FROM YOUR COMPUTER
For the procedure for placing the original, see ORIGINAL PLACEMENT
Place the originals that you wish to scan on the document
glass/SPF
In the Scanning Source menu, select the location where you
When you are ready to begin scanning, click the Scanning button
placed the original in Step
Click the Preview button
Scanner driver settings
If Preview is cancelled by
immediately pressing the Esc
key on your keyboard, or the
Preview screen
1 Preview screen
Rotate button
Image Size button
4 Click the Scan button
Scanning from a WIA-compliant application Windows XP/Vista/7
Place the original that you wish to scan on the document glass/ SPF
Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Windows XP
1 Place the original that you wish to scan on the document glass/ SPF
Click the Next button
Select the Picture type and Paper source, and click the Next button
When scanning ends, the following
screen will appear. Select the next task
that you wish to perform, and then click
the Next button
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Toner save mode
Power save modes
TONER SAVE MODE
1 Press the exposure mode selector key to select the MANUAL mode
USER PROGRAMS
seconds until all the alarm indicators
Select the desired parameter using the right copy quantity key
Press and hold down the light key for more than
DISPLAYING TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES
6 Press the light key to return to the normal copy mode
Press and hold down the clear key for approximately 5 seconds. The
Example Total number of copies is 1,234
CHECKING THE TONER LEVEL
1 Hold down the light key until the alarm indicators , , blink
2 Hold down the Copy ratio display % key for more than 5 seconds
Press the light
MAINTENANCE
TD CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
2 Gently pull the TD cartridge out
while pressing the lock release
DRUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Hold the drum cartridge handle and
gently pull the cartridge out. Dispose
of the old drum cartridge in
Document glass and the rear side of the original cover/SPF
CLEANING THE UNIT
Cabinet
Transfer charger
Turn the power switch off. p.8
Turn the power switch on. p.7
MOVING AND STORING THE UNIT
Turn the power switch off and remove the power cord from the outlet
Moving instructions
Proper storage
9 TROUBLESHOOTING THE UNIT
MACHINE/COPYING PROBLEMS
Problem
Solution
Possible cause
Page
PRINTING AND SCANNING PROBLEMS
→ Start printing after quitting all unused application
→ Clean regularly
→ If your application is not TWAIN/WIA compliant
PROBLEMS DURING SETUP OF THE SOFTWARE
computer with a USB cable when the
in Universal Serial Bus controllers in
the manufacturer of your computer to
Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System
2 Click Uninstall a program
1 Click the start button and then click Control Panel
Click the Hardware tab and then click the Driver Signing button
STATUS INDICATORS
The unit is in the auto power shut-off mode. Press
The unit will not function. Turn the power switch
the misfed originals referring to the description of
MISFEED REMOVAL
1 Open the multi-bypass tray, and then open the side cover
A Misfeed in the paper feed area
lever
B Misfeed in the fusing area
1 Lower the fusing unit release
1 Lower the fusing unit release lever
2 Open the front cover
Rotate the roller rotating
knob in the direction of the
Roller
D Misfeed in the SPF AL-2041
Document feeder cover SPF jam release lever
3 Press the copy ratio display % key
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