Sharp AR_M280, AR-350 Main program settings, PCL settings, PostScript settings, Smoothing, Copies

MAKING CONFIGURATION SETTING

Main program settings

The main program settings allow detailed print conditions to be set for printing without any printer driver (for example, printing from MS-DOS and printing from a computer without any printer driver installed).The setting items are shown below.

NOTE

When some items can be set both in the printer driver and on the operation panel, the values set in the printer driver override those set on the operation panel. For items that can be set in the printer driver, perform setting in the printer driver.

■Smoothing

SMOOTHING reduces jaggies seen at roundish curved portions of characters and images to be printed and improves pseudo resolution.

Default setting: On

Smoothing on or off can be selected.

■Copies

COPIES is set when the number of copies to be printed is set.

Default setting: 1

The number of copies can be set from 1 to 999.

■Orientation

ORIENTATION allows portrait orientation or landscape orientation to be selected for printing.

Default setting: PORTRAIT

PORTRAIT or LANDSCAPE can be set.

■Standard paper size

The paper size to be used for printing in the normal conditions is set.

Printing will be performed onto the specified size paper unless otherwise specified.

Default setting: 8-1/2 x 11 or A4

11x17,8-1/2x14,8-1/2x13,8-1/2x11,7-1/4x10-1/2,5-1/ 2x8-1/2,A3,B4,A4,B5orA5canbeset.

(If the operation panel on the main unit is used, the sizes are displayed as follows in the display:

LEDGER, LEGAL, FOOLSCAP, LETTER, EXECUTIVE, INVOICE, A3, B4, A4, B5, and A5.)

PCL settings

■Standard paper type

The paper type to be used for printing in the normal conditions is set.

Printing will be performed onto the specified type paper unless otherwise specified.

Default setting: PLAIN

Plain paper, pre-printed paper, recycled paper, letter head paper, pre-punched paper or color paper can be set.

■Standard output tray

The output tray to be used for printing in the normal conditions is set. Printed sheets will be output to the specified tray unless otherwise specified by application software.

Default setting: Depends on installation of peripheral unit.

The trays that can be selected depend on installation of peripheral units. This item itself may not be selected.

PCL SETTINGS is used to assign a part of character codes to characters of a country in the PCL symbol set. (Used when different symbols are used depending on the country.)

Default setting: “1” (Roman-8)

For setting items of the symbol set, see page xxxx.

The list of the numbers to be set and their corresponding symbol sets can be printed using “PCL symbol set list printing” (see page xxxx).

When using the operation panel on the main unit, select the desired symbol set item and register it.When using the operation panel with touch panel, select the number that corresponds to the desired symbol set and register it.

PostScript settings

This setting specifies whether the cause of an error is printed or not when a PostScript error has occurred.

Default setting: Not print

Print or not print can be selected concerning the cause of a PS (PostScript) error.

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