AR-C160
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 Color Copy Samples
Color Copying with Special Features
 Neg./Pos. Reverse See
 Multi-page Enlargement See
 Printed photo mode
Adjustments for Color Copying
 RGB Adjust See
 Sharpness See
 Color Balance See
 Original Brightness + Intensity + Contrast +
Brightness/intensity/contrast See
 Contents
 Introduction
Using this Manual
 Chapter
 Installation Requirements
 Battery Disposal
 Safety Precautions
 Become possible
Power on and OFF
 Power save modes
Power on and OFF
Sleep mode
Preheat mode
 Information Function
Press the Information key in the standby mode
Screen for the information categories will appear
 How to use the touch panel
Using the Touch Panel
Selection of function
 Function setting icons
Using the Touch Panel
 Basic screen of the print mode will appear
Copy Mode and Print Mode
Printing documents from the computer
Check the operation panel to confirm that the on Line
 Using the operation panel in the print mode
Copy Mode and Print Mode
How to select the paper type for the bypass tray
To return to the printer basic screen, press the return key
 General operation steps for using the scanner
 Making Copies
 Copy Start key is pressed
Auditing Accounts
 Close the document cover
Sided copies of 1-sided originals
Use the 10-key pad to enter the desired number Copies
Making Copies Copying from
 Sided copies from 1-sided originals
Copying from the Document Glass
Press the Color Copy Start key or Black
 Copy the reminder of the originals in reverse order
When making color copies in the duplex mode or making B/W
Copy the originals in reverse order
 Stream feeding mode
Using the Radf
 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals
Using the Radf
Set the originals face up in the document feeder tray
 Originals key on the touch panel, then proceed to
Number Originals key or
If the number of originals is not known, select
Press the Color Copy Start Key or Black Copy Start key
 Sided copies from 2-sided originals
Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals
 Original 2-sided Copies 1-sided
 Automatic selection
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
Optional document feeder tray
Select the paper tray with the desired paper size
 Manual selection
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
 129%
 Special Papers manual feed
 Two-sided copying with bypass tray
 Automatic
Exposure Adjustments
Original image type
 If TEXT/PRTD. PHOTO, Text or TEXT/PHOTO
Exposure Adjustments
Press the Exposure key on the touch panel
Has been selected in , select Auto or Manual
 Storing a job program
JOB Memory
 Deleting a stored job program
JOB Memory
Recalling a job program
 Interrupting a Copy RUN
 Special Functions
 Press the XY Zoom key
XY Zoom
Press the Copy Ratio key on the touch panel
Following screen will appear
 Press the Y key
XY Zoom
Copy ratio in the vertical Y direction will be highlighted
 Press the Special Modes key
Margin Shift
Special Modes screen will appear
 Margin Shift
Select the desired shift amounts using
Press the Margin Shift key on the touch panel
Select the shift direction
 Erase
Setting screen for Erase will appear
Edge + center erase
Press the Erase key on the touch panel
 Erase on the touch panel. The selected erase mode will be
Select the desired erase mode
Erase
Highlighted
 Dual page Copying
 Information 4 Press the OK key
Dual page Copying
Ensure that the desired tray is selected
 Bottom direction
Centering
 Press the Centering key on the touch panel
Centering
Centering key will be highlighted
 Press the Transparency Inserts key on the touch
Panel
Transparency Inserts key will be highlighted
 Infor 4 Press the OK key
Transparency Film with Insert Sheets
Load transparency film into the bypass tray
Key or Black Copy Start key
 Press the 2-SIDED Copy key and select the desired
Covers
Duplex selection window
 Covers
Select cover placement
Not
Press the upper OK key
 Color Adjustments menu will appear
Color Adjustments
 Press the RGB Adjust key on the touch panel
Color Adjustments
Select a color to be adjusted
Key to weaken the color
 Press the Sharpness key on the touch panel
Setting screen for Sharpness will appear
 Press the upper OK key.SPECIALFUNCTIONS Coloradjustments
 Press the Suppress Background key on the touch
Setting screen for Suppress Background will appear
 Use the and + keys to select the desired background
Suppression level
Level
 Press the Color Balance key on the touch panel
Color Balance
 Color balance settings
 Brightness /INTENSITY /CONTRAST
 Use the and + keys to adjust the level of the selected item
Select the desired item to be adjusted
Select BRIGHTNESS, Intensity or Contrast on the touch panel
 Press the Image Edit key on the touch panel
Image Editing Functions
Image Edit menu will appear
 Press the Single Color key on the touch panel
Image Editing Functions
Select the desired color
Selected color key will be highlighted
 Press the NEG./POS. Reverse key on the touch
Press the Image Edit key on the touch panel
Mode, the black and white areas will be reversed
Relation to the NEG./POS. Reverse
 Reverse
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 Mirror Image key will be highlighted
Press the Mirror Image key on the touch panel
 Place 2 ½ x 4 and 2 ½ x 2 ½ originals as shown below
Place the original on the document glass
 Select the desired repeat type
Setting screen for Photo Repeat will appear
 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED
To 100% when this function is selected
Original will be copied onto 12 x 18 size copy paper
Optional document feeder cannot be used with this function
 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED key will be highlighted
Press the 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED key on the touch panel
 Press the MULTI-PAGE Enlargement key on Touch panel
Setting screen for MULTI-PAGE Enlargement will appear
Select the desired enlargement size
Panel
 Select the original size
Cancel OK Original Size & Orientation
 Either one or both can be set
Setting screen for Image Edit selections will appear
 Press the Extra Size key on the touch panel
Adjust the original size on the Original Size tab
 Press the Auto Image key on the touch panel
Press the upper OK key on the touch panel
Refer to page 2-11 for the Auto Image function
 Supplies
 Types and sizes of copy paper
Paper
Loading copy paper
For best results, use only Sharp recommended paper
 Loading paper in the paper trays
Paper
Push the paper tray firmly back into the copier
Tray holds 500 sheets of 20 lb. bond paper
 Changing the copy paper size in the tray
 Open the front cover
Adding Toner
 Left example shows the toner hopper of black toner
Adding Toner
It will take about 40 seconds for the cartridge to empty
 Supplies Adding toner
 Disengage and remove the container from the copier
Used Toner Disposal
Open the toner collecting container cover
Push once on the door to unlatch and open it
 Proper storage
Storage of Supplies
Store the supplies in a location that is
Store copy paper in the wrapper and lying flat
Page
 Copier TROUBLE?
 Misfeed Removal
When a misfeed occurs, the copier will stop
Misfeed in the optional Radf
 Misfeed in the bypass tray
Misfeed Removal
Open the feeding roller cover and pull the original gently
Open the exit roller cover and gently pull the original out
 Do not pull out the paper transport in this step
Turn the transport lever to the left
 Close the front cover
Misfeed in the paper trays
Open the right side covers
If the paper cannot be seen from the side, pull out
 Open the front cover Turn the transport lever to the left
Misfeed in the transport area, exit area and fusing area
Check to see if any paper is misfed in the exit area
Close the paper tray and the side covers
 Gently close the upper right side cover
 Remove the misfed paper
 Misfeed in the optional duplex module
 Slide the paper guide if needed
Push the duplex module back into the copier
 When the message Ready to COPY. Maintenance Required
Maintenance Required
 Toner Collecting Container of Transfer Unit
 Troubleshooting
 Self-diagnostic function
Troubleshooting
Example
 General Information
 Part Names and Functions
 Part Names and Functions
 Color Copy Start key and indicator
Interrupt key and indicator p
Black Copy Start key and indicator
LCD touch panel
 Initial settings
Custom Settings key
Information key p
Sided Copy key
 Document glass and document cover
User Maintenance
 Contrast
Contrast of the touch panel can be adjusted as below
 Copier
Specifications
 Reversing Automatic Document Feeder optional
Specifications
Duplex Module optional
 Acoustic Noise Emission measurement according to ISO7779
Printing mode Standby mode
Emission Concentration measurement according to RAL UZ62
 Optional Equipment
 System Configuration
 Part Names
BIN Staple Sorter AR-SS2
 BIN Staple Sorter AR-SS2
Using the staple sorter
 Sorter Capacity
 Staple sort
Using the document glass
 Up to 20 sets can be made
Using the optional Radf
 Set of copies will be stapled
Manual stapling
 Remove the empty staple cartridge from inside Staple box
Staple cartridge replacement
 Remove the rear paper and tape from the cartridge
 Return the lever to its original position
Staple jam removal
 BIN Staple Sorter AR-SS2
 Misfeed removal
Copier will stop when a misfeed occurs
Slide the sorter back toward the copier and latch it into
 Paper Weight 13 ~ 28 lbs
Specifications
17 ~ 28 lbs 2 x
11 x 12 x
 Large Capacity Tray AR-LC2N
Paper size 2 x Paper weight 15 lbs. to 28 lbs
 Large Capacity Tray AR-LC2N
When the button lamp goes out, pull the paper tray out
Fan the copy paper
Load the paper onto the feed table
 Remove any misfed paper from the copier and the large
Capacity tray
 Remove the misfed paper Gently push the tray back into place
 Finisher AR-FN4
 NON Offset mode
Offset mode
Finisher AR-FN4
Offset stack
 Printed output will be stapled
Staple print
 Replace the staple as follows
When the staple cartridge is empty, the message Slide
 FinisherAR-FN4
 Staple jam removal
 Finisher AR-FN4
 Misfeed removal
 Finisher AR-FN4
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