Sharp AR-M230, AR-M270 Troubleshooting

3TROUBLESHOOTING

CONTENTS INDEX

Troubleshooting

This chapter describes how to solve printer problems. Refer to the relevant section based on the problem.

To load paper, remove paper misfeeds, load staples in the finisher, remove jammed staples, or replace the toner cartridge, see

"TROUBLESHOOTING" in operation manual for copier.

Printing does not take place

●Check the connections

●Check Your Computer

●Check the machine

●Checking the printer driver

Improper printing operation

●Printing is slow

●Two-sided printing is not possible

●Stapling is not possible (when a finisher is installed)

Print quality is not satisfactory

●Check the paper being used

●The printed image is coarse

●The printed image is distorted

●Part of the printed image is missing

If a Notice Page is printed

Uninstalling the printer driver

Contents

Main Introduction Trademark Acknowledgments How to use the online manual How to Control the Online Manual Following Links Using Bookmarks How to Print Out This Manual Contents Basic printing 1 2 3 4 Basic printing 5 Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0). When "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select" When "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is disabled Basic printing When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" You selected a "Paper Type", but the selected type of paper is not loaded in the machine. Opening the printer driver from the "start" button Windows 2000/XP 1 2 3 Printer driver settings Two-sided printing Printing multiple pages on one page Fitting the printed image to the paper 1 3 2 4 Rotating the print image 180 degrees Printing a watermark How to Print a Watermark Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) Giving priority to a print job 1 2 highlighted. 3 touch the key of the job that you wish to print immediately. Canceling a print job 1 2 highlighted. 3 printed appear. Touch the key of the job that you wish to cancel. Sharing the printer using windows networking Shared printer settings On the computer to which the machine is directly connected 1 2 3 4 5 Client settings 1 2 3 4 5 Client settings 6 9 7 8 Client settings Settings in Windows NT 4.0 1 2 3 Troubleshooting Printing does not take place Improper printing operation Print quality is not satisfactory If a Notice Page is printed Uninstalling the printer driver Printing does not take place Check the connections Printing does not take place Check Your Computer Is there enough computer memory or hard disk space? Printing does not take place Check the machine Power switch on? Is the machine online? Copy job being performed? Printing does not take place Checking the printer driver Has the printer driver been installed properly? Is your machine selected correctly in the current application for the print job? Is the port configured correctly? Improper printing operation Printing is slow Two-sided printing is not possible Stapling is not possible (when a finisher is installed) Print quality is not satisfactory Check the paper being used Print quality is not satisfactory The printed image is coarse Has the printer driver been specified to suit both paper and the print job? The printed image is distorted Is the paper loaded correctly? If a Notice Page is printed If a Notice Page is printed When the Staple function is not selected: When the Staple function is selected: Disabling notice page printing Uninstalling the printer driver 1 2 3 4 Printer specifications 5 Index