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PRINTING FROM WINDOWS

This chapter explains the basic procedure for printing in Windows and how to select printer driver settings.

BASIC PRINTING

The following example explains how to print a document from WordPad.

Before printing, make sure that the correct size of paper for your document has been loaded in the machine.

Paper that can be used and the procedures for loading paper are the same as for copying. See the "Operation

Note

manual (for general information and copier)".

 

1 Make sure that the ONLINE indicator on the operation panel is lit.

If the ONLINE indicator is not on, press the [PRINT] key to switch to printer mode and then use the [ ] key to select "ONLINE".

COPY

Ready to print.

ON LINE DATA

3 Select [Print] from the application's [File] menu.

The "Print" dialog box will appear.

PRINT

SCAN

ONLINE

OFFLINE

The status of the printer function is indicated by the ONLINE and DATA indicators above the [PRINT] key.

 

ONLINE indicator

DATA indicator

 

 

 

Lit

The machine is

There is print data in

online.

memory that has not

 

Printing is possible.

been printed yet.

 

 

 

Blinking

A print job is being

Printing is in

progress or data is

canceled.

 

being received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine is

There is no print

Off

offline.

data in memory

Printing is not

and print data is

 

 

possible.

not being received.

 

 

 

2 Start WordPad and open the document that you wish to print.

4 Make sure that "SHARP AR-XXXX" is selected as the printer. If you need to change any print settings, click the [Preferences] button ([Properties] button in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0).

The printer driver setup screen will appear.

Windows 2000 does not have the [Preferences] button in this dialog box. Select settings as needed on each of the tabs in the setup screen.

PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS (page 7),

TWO-SIDED PRINTING (ONLY FOR MODELS THAT SUPPORT TWO-SIDED PRINTING) (page 8), PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE (page 10), FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER (page 11),

ROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180 DEGREES (page 12),

PRINTING A WATERMARK (page 12), PRINTING TEXT AND LINES IN BLACK (page 13)

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Sharp AR-NB3 operation manual Printing from Windows, Basic Printing, Select Print from the applications File menu, Off