INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

8 Begin the installation of Button Manager (if "Button Manager" was selected in Step 5).

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Click the "Finish" button when the message informs you that setup is successful.

The Sharpdesk installer will start.

9 Begin the installation of Sharpdesk (if "Sharpdesk" was selected in Step 5).

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Caution

If the following screen appears, click the

"Skip" button or the "Continue" button as

 

appropriate to continue the Sharpdesk

 

installation.

If "Skip" is selected, the Sharpdesk installation will continue without installing Sharpdesk Imaging.

If "Continue" is selected, Sharpdesk Imaging will be installed. If Imaging for Windows is installed on your computer, Sharpdesk Imaging will overwrite Imaging for Windows.

Click the "Finish" button when the message informs you that Setup is complete.

10 When the "Finish" screen appears, click the "Close" button.

When "Now connect the MFP interface cable to the PC." appears, click the "OK" button.

After the installation, a message prompting Note you to restart your computer may appear. In

this case, click the "Yes" button to restart your computer.

11 Make sure that the power of the machine is turned on, and then connect the USB cable. (p. 10)

Windows will detect the machine and the Plug and Play screen will appear.

12 Follow the instructions in the Plug and Play screen that appears in your version of Windows to begin the installation.

If the dual function board is installed, the Note "AR-XXXX (EB)" printer driver and scanner

driver will be installed.

This completes the installation of the software.

If you installed the MFP driver, configure the printer driver settings as explained in "CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER" (p. 11).

If you installed Button Manager, set up Button Manager as explained in "SETTING UP BUTTON MANAGER" (p. 12).

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AR-M205, AR-M160 specifications

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