Using the printer utilities, Printer Status Monitor | Sharp M270

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PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS)
Using the printer utilities	(part 1)

Starting up the printer utilities

If the Printer Status Monitor or Printer Administration Utility is not running, use the following procedure to start the utilities.

Using the printer utilities

For information on using the Printer Status Monitor and Printer Administration Utility, see the Help files for each. The Help files can be viewed as follows:

Note

When the Printer Administration Utility is first started up, the TCP/IP settings window appears. To monitor the machine on a local network, select the "Local Subnet Search" checkbox. Otherwise, enter the machine's IP address. For more information, see the Help file.

Printer Status Monitor

Click the "Start" button, point to "All Programs" ("Programs" in operating systems other than Windows XP) and then "SHARP Printer Status Monitor". Select "Help".

Printer Status Monitor

Click the "Start" button, point to "All Programs" ("Programs" in operating systems other than Windows XP) and then "SHARP Printer Status Monitor". Select "Printer Status Monitor".

Printer Administration Utility

Click the "Start" button, point to "All Programs" ("Programs" in operating systems other than Windows XP) and then "SHARP Printer Administration Utility". Select "Printer Administration Utility".

Printer Administration Utility

Click the "Start" button, point to "All Programs" ("Programs" in operating systems other than Windows XP) and then "SHARP Printer Administration Utility". Select "Help".

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Sharp M270, AR-M230 manual Using the printer utilities, Starting up the printer utilities, Printer Status Monitor

Contents

AR-M230/M270 Series Online Manual for network printer Introduction Trademark Acknowledgments How to use the online manual How to Control the Online ManualUsing Bookmarks How to Print Out This Manual Contents Specifications Make sure that the on Line indicator on On Line indicator Data indicatorBasic printing Operation panel is lit When Forced Output of Print is enabled When Forced Output of Print is disabledWindows 95/98/Me/NT Basic printing Auditing mode About the No Offset function setting Windows 2000/XP Printer driver settings Apply button Two-sided printing Print data Printing result Sided Book Sided Tablet Pamphlet style Printing result Print data Right Left Printing multiple pages on one Fitting the printed image to the paper Rotating the print image 180 degrees Rotate 180 degrees How to Print a Watermark Printing a watermark When a finisher is installed Print data Printing result When a saddle stitch finisher is installed Punch functionStaple Left Right Staple Print hold function Hold After Print Hold Before Print Printing using the print hold function part How to print a print hold job Printing begins Points to note about the Print Hold functionPrint and Save the Data key Printing result when number of copies is Print data Collate Carbon copy print Printing using carbon copy print Carbon Copy menu Printing text and lines in black Printing text in blackPrinting lines in black Print data Printing result Text To Black Before using the Printer Status Monitor Printer utilities Using the printer utilities Using the printer utilitiesPrinter Administration Utility Starting up the printer utilities Changing the Printer Status Monitor settings Right-click the Printer Status Monitor iconOn the task bar, and select Preferences from Pop-up menu Checking the printer status On the task bar, and select Sharp AR-XXXXStatus from the pop-up menu Click the Detail button Start the application and open the document Make sure that the correct printer is selected Configure print settings Click the Print button When Paper Feed is set to Auto Select When Paper Feed is set to paper tray or paper type Printing when auditing mode is enabled Using the print hold function Giving priority to a print job Press the JOB Status keyTouch the Priority key Make sure that the Print JOB key is Canceling a print job You wish to cancelJob in progress and the jobs waiting to be Printed appear. Touch the key of the job that How to configure the settings Touch the Condition Settings keySetting screen Press the Print key Touch the desired setting on the setting screen More information on the condition setting screenDesired item and touch the OK key Printer condition setting menu Condition Settings Default Settings Printer condition settings Default Settings N T E N T S D E Sided PCL Settings PostScript Settings Printing the printer setting and font lists Press the Custom Settings keyTouch the list that you wish to print Touch the List Print key Troubleshooting Printing does not take place Printing does not take place Check the connectionsUSB or parallel connection in Windows Network connection Points to check in Windows Check Your ComputerPoints to check on the Macintosh Power switch on? Is the machine online? Check the machine Has the printer driver been installed properly? Checking the printer driver Printing is slow Improper printing operationTwo-sided printing is not possible Improper printing operation Print quality is not satisfactory Check the paper being used Printed image is distorted Printed image is coarsePart of the printed image is missing When data loss error has occurred If a notice page is printed Disabling notice page printing Windows Removing the softwareMacintosh Mac OS 8.6 to Accessing the Web About the WebOpen the Web browser on your computer Address field of your Web browser Submit Print Job setup Setting up the E-mail print function Configure the required e-mail settingsMail print function Link menu, click Direct Print Using the E-mail print function Function Command name Value Entry example Directly printing a file in a computer Link menu, click Submit Print JobSelect the print format in Job Detail Click Print Information setup Smtp setup Status message setup Link menu, click Status MessageDestination addresses and time schedule Click Submit to store the entered information Link menu, click Alerts Message Alerts message setupEnter the destination addresses Click Submit to store the entered passwords Link menu, click PasswordsEnable Password Protection of this Web Site Printer specifications Index Numerics Printer Utilities