AR-C250
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 Color Copy Samples
Color Copying with Special Features
 Neg./Pos. Reverse See
 Multi-page Enlargement See
 Photo
Adjustments for Color Copying
 RGB Adjust See
 Sharpness See
 Brightness/intensity/contrast See
 Color Balance
 Contents
 Introduction
Using this Manual
 Chapter
How to use the touch panel
 Installation Requirements
 Getting Started Cautions
 Safety Precautions
 Become possible
Power on and OFF
 Preheat mode
Power on and OFF
Power save modes
Sleep mode
 Press the Information key in the standby mode
Information Function
Screen for the information categories will appear
 Using the Touch Panel
How to use the touch panel
Selection of function
 Function setting icons
Using the Touch Panel
Page
 Special Papers manual feed
Making Copies
 Copy Start key is pressed
Auditing Accounts
 Making Copies Copying from
Sided copies of 1-sided originals
Close the document cover
Use the 10-key pad to enter the desired number Copies
 Copying from the Document Glass
Sided copies from 1-sided originals
Press the Color Copy Start key or Black
 Number will be changed to 1 when a Start key is pressed
Copy the reminder of the originals in reverse order
Copy the originals in reverse order
 Stream feeding mode
Using the Radf
 Using the Radf
Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals
Set the originals face up in the document feeder tray
 Auto
 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
 Manual selection
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
 Clear
 Special Papers manual feed
 Two-sided copying with bypass tray
 Exposure Adjustments
Automatic
Original image type
 Exposure Adjustments
Printed PHOTO, PHOTO, or MAP depending on the original
Press the Exposure key on the touch panel
 Press the STORE/DELETE key on the touch panel
JOB Memory
Storing a job program
Press the Program key
 JOB Memory
Deleting a stored job program
Recalling a job program
 Interrupting a Copy RUN
 Special Functions
 Following screen will appear
XY Zoom
Press the XY Zoom key
Press the Copy Ratio key on the touch panel
 XY Zoom
Press the Y key
Copy ratio in the vertical Y direction will be highlighted
 Margin Shift
Press the Special Modes key
Special Modes screen will appear
 Select the shift direction
Select the desired shift amounts using
Margin Shift
Press the Margin Shift key on the touch panel
 Press the Erase key on the touch panel
Setting screen for Erase will appear
Erase
Edge + center erase
 Highlighted
Select the desired erase mode
Erase on the touch panel. The selected erase mode will be
Erase
 Dual page Copying
 Dual page Copying
Information 4 Press the OK key
Ensure that the desired tray is selected
 Bottom direction
Centering
 Centering
Press the Centering key on the touch panel
Centering key will be highlighted
 Panel
Press the Transparency Inserts key on the touch
Transparency Inserts key will be highlighted
 Key or Black Copy Start key
Transparency Film with Insert Sheets
Infor 4 Press the OK key
Load transparency film into the bypass tray
 Covers
Press the 2-SIDED Copy key and select the desired
Duplex selection window
 Press the upper OK key
Select cover placement
Covers
Not
 Color Adjustments menu will appear
Color Adjustments
 Key to weaken the color
Color Adjustments
Press the RGB Adjust key on the touch panel
Select a color to be adjusted
 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
 Suppression level
Use the and + keys to select the desired background
Level
 Brightness /INTENSITY /CONTRAST
 Select BRIGHTNESS, Intensity or Contrast on
Select the desired item to be adjusted
Use the and + keys to adjust the level
Selected item
 Image Editing Functions
Press the Image Edit key on the touch panel
Image Edit menu will appear
 Selected color key will be highlighted
Image Editing Functions
Press the Single Color key on the touch panel
Select the desired color
 Relation to the NEG./POS. Reverse
Press the Image Edit key on the touch panel
Press the NEG./POS. Reverse key on the touch
Mode, the black and white areas will be reversed
 Reverse
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 Mirror Image key will be highlighted
Press the Mirror Image key on the touch panel
 Optional document feeder cannot be used with this function
Place the original on the document glass
 Select the copy paper size depending on the original size
Setting screen for Photo Repeat will appear
Press the Photo Repeat key on the touch panel
Select the desired repeat type
 To 100% when this function is selected
11 x 17 FULL-BLEED
Original will be copied onto 12 x 18 size copy paper
 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED key will be highlighted
Press the 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED key on the touch panel
 Panel
Setting screen for MULTI-PAGE Enlargement will appear
Press the MULTI-PAGE Enlargement key on Touch panel
Select the desired enlargement size
 Select the original size
Cancel OK Original Size & Orientation
 Either one or both can be set
Setting screen for Image Edit selections will appear
 Adjust the original size on the Original Size tab
 Press the upper OK key on the touch panel
Press the Auto Image key on the touch panel
Refer to page 2-11 for the Auto Image function
 Types and sizes of copy paper
Supplies
 For best results, use only Sharp recommended paper
Paper
Types and sizes of copy paper
Loading copy paper
 Tray holds 500 sheets of 20 lb. bond paper
Paper
Loading paper in the paper trays
Push the paper tray firmly back into the copier
 Changing the copy paper size in the tray
Load copy paper into the tray
Place the paper size card in the front of the paper tray
 Open the front cover
Adding Toner
 Adding Toner
Left example shows the toner hopper of black toner
It will take about 40 seconds for the cartridge to empty
 Supplies Adding toner
 Push once on the door to unlatch and open it
Used Toner Disposal
Disengage and remove the container from the copier
Open the toner collecting container cover
 Store copy paper in the wrapper and lying flat
Storage of Supplies
Proper storage
Store the supplies in a location that is
Page
 Copier TROUBLE?
 When a misfeed occurs, the copier will stop
Misfeed Removal
Misfeed in the optional Radf
 Open the exit roller cover and gently pull the original out
Misfeed Removal
Misfeed in the bypass tray
Open the feeding roller cover and pull the original gently
 Do not pull out the paper transport in this step
Turn the transport lever to the left
 If the paper cannot be seen from the side, pull out
Misfeed in the paper trays
Close the front cover
Open the right side covers
 Close the paper tray and the side covers
Misfeed in the transport area, exit area and fusing area
Open the front cover Turn the transport lever to the left
Check to see if any paper is misfed in the exit area
 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
 Troubleshooting
Self-diagnostic function
Example
 General Information
 Part Names and Functions
 Part Names and Functions
 LCD touch panel
Interrupt key and indicator p
Color Copy Start key and indicator
Black Copy Start key and indicator
 Sided Copy key
Custom Settings key
Initial settings
Information key p
 Document glass and document cover
User Maintenance
 Contrast
Contrast of the touch panel can be adjusted as below
 Copier
Specifications
 Specifications
Reversing Automatic Document Feeder optional
Duplex Module optional
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 Optional Equipment
Staple cartridge replacement
 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
 Press the manual staple key when it lights up
Manual stapling
Set of copies will be stapled
 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
 Copier will stop when a misfeed occurs
Misfeed removal
Slide the sorter back toward the copier and latch it into
 11 x 12 x
Specifications
Paper Weight 13 ~ 28 lbs
17 ~ 28 lbs 2 x
 Large Capacity Tray AR-LC2
Paper size 2 x Paper weight 15 lbs. to 28 lbs
 Load the paper onto the feed table
When the button lamp goes out, pull the paper tray out
Large Capacity Tray AR-LC2
Fan the copy paper
 Capacity tray
Remove any misfed paper from the copier and the large
Be sure not to tear the misfed paper during removal
 Remove the misfed paper Gently push the tray back into place
 Finisher AR-FN4
 Offset stack
Offset mode
NON Offset mode
Finisher AR-FN4
 Printed output will be stapled
Staple print
 Replace the staple as follows
When the staple cartridge is empty, the message Slide
 Optionalequipment
 Staple jam removal
 FN4
 Misfeed removal
 Finisher AR-FN4
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 Offset stack
 Staple print
 Staple cartridge replacement
 Remove the rear paper and tape from the cartridge
 Staple jam removal
 FN4
 Misfeed removal
 Finisher AR-FN4
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 Staple print
 Optional EQUIPMENT7
 Optionalequipment
 Staple jam removal
 Finisher AR-FN4
 Misfeed removal
 Finisher AR-FN4
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