AR-C250
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 Color Copying with Special Features
Color Copy Samples
 Neg./Pos. Reverse See
 Multi-page Enlargement See
 Adjustments for Color Copying
Photo
 RGB Adjust See
 Sharpness See
 Brightness/intensity/contrast See
 Color Balance
 Contents
 Using this Manual
Introduction
 How to use the touch panel
Chapter
 Installation Requirements
 Getting Started Cautions
 Safety Precautions
 Power on and OFF
Become possible
 Power on and OFF
Power save modes
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
 Using the Touch Panel
Function setting icons
Page
 Making Copies
Special Papers manual feed
 Auditing Accounts
Copy Start key is pressed
 Sided copies of 1-sided originals
Close the document cover
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
Number will be changed to 1 when a Start key is pressed
Copy the originals in reverse order
 Using the Radf
Stream feeding mode
 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals
Using the Radf
Set the originals face up in the document feeder tray
 Auto
 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals
Sided copies from 2-sided originals
 Original 2-sided Copies 1-sided
 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
Automatic selection
 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM
Manual selection
 Clear
 Special Papers manual feed
 Two-sided copying with bypass tray
 Automatic
Exposure Adjustments
Original image type
 Printed PHOTO, PHOTO, or MAP depending on the original
Exposure Adjustments
Press the Exposure key on the touch panel
 JOB Memory
Storing a job program
Press the Program key
Press the STORE/DELETE key on the touch panel
 Deleting a stored job program
JOB Memory
Recalling a job program
 Interrupting a Copy RUN
 Special Functions
 XY Zoom
Press the XY Zoom key
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
 Select the desired shift amounts using
Margin Shift
Press the Margin Shift key on the touch panel
Select the shift direction
 Setting screen for Erase will appear
Erase
Edge + center erase
Press the Erase key on the touch panel
 Select the desired erase mode
Erase on the touch panel. The selected erase mode will be
Erase
Highlighted
 Dual page Copying
 Information 4 Press the OK key
Dual page Copying
Ensure that the desired tray is selected
 Centering
Bottom direction
 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
 Transparency Film with Insert Sheets
Infor 4 Press the OK key
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
 Select cover placement
Covers
Not
Press the upper OK key
 Color Adjustments
Color Adjustments menu will appear
 Color Adjustments
Press the RGB Adjust key on the touch panel
Select a color to be adjusted
Key to weaken the color
 Setting screen for Sharpness will appear
Press the Sharpness key on the touch panel
 Press the upper OK key.SPECIALFUNCTIONS Coloradjustments
 Setting screen for Suppress Background will appear
Press the Suppress Background key on the touch
 Use the and + keys to select the desired background
Suppression level
Level
 Brightness /INTENSITY /CONTRAST
 Select the desired item to be adjusted
Use the and + keys to adjust the level
Selected item
Select BRIGHTNESS, Intensity or Contrast on
 Press the Image Edit key on the touch panel
Image Editing Functions
Image Edit menu will appear
 Image Editing Functions
Press the Single Color key on the touch panel
Select the desired color
Selected color key will be highlighted
 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
Relation to the NEG./POS. Reverse
 Reverse
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 Press the Mirror Image key on the touch panel
Mirror Image key will be highlighted
 Place the original on the document glass
Optional document feeder cannot be used with this function
 Setting screen for Photo Repeat will appear
Press the Photo Repeat key on the touch panel
Select the desired repeat type
Select the copy paper size depending on the original size
 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED
To 100% when this function is selected
Original will be copied onto 12 x 18 size copy paper
 Press the 11 x 17 FULL-BLEED key on the touch panel
11 x 17 FULL-BLEED key will be highlighted
 Setting screen for MULTI-PAGE Enlargement will appear
Press the MULTI-PAGE Enlargement key on Touch panel
Select the desired enlargement size
Panel
 Cancel OK Original Size & Orientation
Select the original size
 Setting screen for Image Edit selections will appear
Either one or both can be set
 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
Types and sizes of copy paper
Loading copy paper
For best results, use only Sharp recommended paper
 Paper
Loading paper in the paper trays
Push the paper tray firmly back into the copier
Tray holds 500 sheets of 20 lb. bond paper
 Load copy paper into the tray
Changing the copy paper size in the tray
Place the paper size card in the front of the paper tray
 Adding Toner
Open the front cover
 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
 Used Toner Disposal
Disengage and remove the container from the copier
Open the toner collecting container cover
Push once on the door to unlatch and open it
 Storage of Supplies
Proper storage
Store the supplies in a location that is
Store copy paper in the wrapper and lying flat
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 Copier TROUBLE?
 Misfeed Removal
When a misfeed occurs, the copier will stop
Misfeed in the optional Radf
 Misfeed Removal
Misfeed in the bypass tray
Open the feeding roller cover and pull the original gently
Open the exit roller cover and gently pull the original out
 Turn the transport lever to the left
Do not pull out the paper transport in this step
 Misfeed in the paper trays
Close the front cover
Open the right side covers
If the paper cannot be seen from the side, pull out
 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
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
 Push the duplex module back into the copier
Slide the paper guide if needed
 Maintenance Required
When the message Ready to COPY. Maintenance Required
 Toner Collecting Container of Transfer Unit
 Troubleshooting
 Self-diagnostic function
Troubleshooting
Example
 General Information
 Part Names and Functions
 Part Names and Functions
 Interrupt key and indicator p
Color Copy Start key and indicator
Black Copy Start key and indicator
LCD touch panel
 Custom Settings key
Initial settings
Information key p
Sided Copy key
 User Maintenance
Document glass and document cover
 Contrast of the touch panel can be adjusted as below
Contrast
 Specifications
Copier
 Reversing Automatic Document Feeder optional
Specifications
Duplex Module optional
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 Staple cartridge replacement
Optional Equipment
 System Configuration
 BIN Staple Sorter AR-SS2
Part Names
 Using the staple sorter
BIN Staple Sorter AR-SS2
 Sorter Capacity
 Using the document glass
Staple sort
 Using the optional Radf
Up to 20 sets can be made
 Manual stapling
Press the manual staple key when it lights up
Set of copies will be stapled
 Staple cartridge replacement
Remove the empty staple cartridge from inside Staple box
 Remove the rear paper and tape from the cartridge
 Staple jam removal
Return the lever to its original position
 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
 Specifications
Paper Weight 13 ~ 28 lbs
17 ~ 28 lbs 2 x
11 x 12 x
 Paper size 2 x Paper weight 15 lbs. to 28 lbs
Large Capacity Tray AR-LC2
 When the button lamp goes out, pull the paper tray out
Large Capacity Tray AR-LC2
Fan the copy paper
Load the paper onto the feed table
 Remove any misfed paper from the copier and the large
Capacity tray
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 mode
NON Offset mode
Finisher AR-FN4
Offset stack
 Staple print
Printed output will be stapled
 When the staple cartridge is empty, the message Slide
Replace the staple as follows
 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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