Sharp AL-2050 Setup guide

AL-2050/2060
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Introduction
This manual describes the printer and scanner functions of the AL-2050/2060 digital multifunctional system.
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●For information on the following topics, please refer to the Operation Manual for the digital multifunctional system.
• Basic machine procedures (adding paper, replacing the TD cartridge, removing misfeeds, using peripheral devices)
• Copier functions
• Scanning from the operation panel of the machine
• Specifications
●Where "AL-XXXX" appears in this manual, please substitute the name of your model for "XXXX".
●This manual refers to the Reversing Single Pass Feeder as the "RSPF".
●The screen images and procedures that appear in this manual are mainly for Windows XP. With other versions of Windows, some
screen images may be different from those in this manual.
●For information on using your operating system, refer to your operating system's manual or online Help.
The display screens, messages, and key names shown in the manual may differ from those on the actual machine due to product
improvements and modifications.
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How to Use the Online Manual
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Contents
Introduction 2
How to Use the Online Manual 3
Basic Printing 5
Opening the Printer Driver From the "Start" Button 7
Printer Driver Settings 8
Printing Multiple Pages on One Page 9
Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper 10
Two-sided Printing 11
Rotating the Print Image 180 Degrees 12
Printing a Watermark 13
Outline of the Print Status Window 14
Scanning Overview 15
Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application 16
Scanning from a WIA-Compliant Application (Windows XP/Vista) 21
Scanning from the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" (Windows XP)
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Outline of Button Manager 26
Button Manager Settings 27
Troubleshooting 29
If a Notice Page is printed 35
Printer Driver Features 36
About the Web Page 38
Configuration via the Web Page 39
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2SCAN
3TROUBLESHOOTING
4PRINTER DRIVER FEATURES
5WEB PAGE IN THE MACHINE
6INDEX

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Basic Printing (part 1)
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.
1Start WordPad and open the document that you
wish to print.
2Select "Print" from the application's "File"
menu.
The "Print" dialog box will appear.
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Make sure that "SHARP AL-XXXX" is selected as
the printer. If you need to change any print
settings, click the "Preferences" button
("Properties" button in Windows 98/Me) to open
the printer driver setup screen.
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, Printing Multiple Pages on One
Page , Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper,
Printing a Watermark , Two-sided Printing
4Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in
Windows 98/Me).
Printing begins. When printing begins, the Print Status
Window automatically opens.
(☞ Outline of the Print Status Window)
The print job is delivered to the output tray, with the position of
the paper offset slightly from the previous job (offset function).
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Basic Printing (part 2)
If the tray runs out of paper during printing
Printing will automatically resume when paper is loaded in the
tray.
When using the bypass tray, select printer mode with the mode
select key on the machine, load paper as instructed by the
message in the display, and then press the [START] key to
resume printing.
Cancel a print job
1Select printer mode with the [MODE SELECT]
key on the operation panel of the machine, and
then press the [CLEAR] key ( ) or the [CLEAR
ALL] key ( ).
2"CANCEL PRINT JOB?" will appear in the
display. Make sure that a checkmark appears in
front of "YES" and press the [ENTER] key.
When "Paper Source" is set to "Auto Select"
If "Paper Source" is set to "Auto Select" in the "Paper" tab of the
printer driver setup screen and the correct size of paper for a
print job is not loaded in the machine, the printing procedure
will vary depending on the "FORCED OUTPUT" setting in the
user programs (see "USER PROGRAMS" in the Operation
Manual).
When "FORCED OUTPUT" is set to "OFF"
Select printer mode with the mode select key on the machine,
check the message in the display, load paper in the bypass tray,
and then press the [START] key to begin printing.
When "FORCED OUTPUT" is set to "ON"
Printing takes place on the paper loaded in the machine, even
though the paper size is different from the print image size.
When the machine is connected to your computer using
the USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) ports on each, be sure to read
"System requirements for USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed mode)" in
the Operation Manual.
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Opening the Printer Driver From the "Start" Button
You can open the printer driver and change the printer driver settings from the Windows "start" button. Settings adjusted in this way
will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If you change the settings from the printer driver setup screen at the
time of printing, the settings will revert to the initial settings when you quit the application.)
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
1Click the "start" button, and then click "Control
Panel".
On Windows 2000, click the "Start" button and select "Settings".
2Click "Printers and Other Hardware", and then
click "Printers and Faxes".
●On Windows Vista, click "Printer"
●On Windows 2000, click "Printers".
3
Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX" printer driver icon
and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.
On Windows Vista, select "Properties" from the "Organize" button.
4Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the
"General" tab.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
☞Printer Driver Settings
Windows 98/Me
1Click the "Start" button, select "Settings" and
then click "Printers".
2
Click the "SHARP AL-XXXX" printer driver icon
and select "Properties" from the "File" menu.
3Click the "Setup" tab.
The printer driver setup screen will appear.
☞Printer Driver Settings

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Printer Driver Settings
To view Help for a setting, click the button in the upper right-hand corner of the window and then click the setting.
Some restrictions exist on the combinations of settings that can be selected in the printer driver setup screen. When a restriction is
in effect, an information icon ( ) will appear next to the setting. Click the icon to view an explanation of the restriction.
Tab
The settings are grouped
on tabs. Click on a tab to
bring it to the front.
Checkbox
Click on a checkbox to
activate or deactivate a
function.
Print setting image
This shows the effect of the
selected print settings.
Drop-down list
Allows you to make a
selection from a list of
choices.
Image of paper trays
The tray selected in "Paper
Selection" in the "Paper"
tab appears in blue. You
can also click on a tray to
select it.
Check button
Allows you to select one
item from a list of options.
"OK" button
Click this button to save
your settings and exit the
dialog box.
"Cancel" button
Click this button to exit the
dialog box without making
any changes to the
settings.
"Apply" button
Click to save your settings
without closing the dialog
box.
"Help" button
Click this button to display
the help file for the printer
driver.
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The settings and the image of the machine will vary
depending on the model.
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Printing Multiple Pages on One Page
This feature allows you to reduce and print two or four document pages on a single sheet of paper.
To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Main" tab.
☞See Basic Printing for details on how to open the printer driver.
If you select the "Border" checkbox, borderlines will be printed around each page.
The "N-Up Printing" setting is not available when "Fit To Paper Size" is selected.
☞Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper
N-Up Border Border
"2-Up"
"4-Up"
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Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper
The printer driver can adjust the size of the printed image to match the size of the paper loaded in the machine.
Follow the steps shown below to use this function. The explanation below assumes that you intend to print an A4 size document on
A5 size paper.
☞See Basic Printing for details on how to open the printer driver.
1Click the "Paper" tab in the printer driver setup
screen.
2Select the original size (A4) of the print image in
"Paper Size".
3Check the "Fit To Page" box.
4Select the actual size of paper to be used for
printing (A5).
The size of the printed image will be automatically
adjusted to match the paper loaded in the machine.
The "Fit To Paper Size" setting is not available when "N-Up Printing" is selected.
☞Printing Multiple Pages on One Page
Note
Paper Size: A4
Fit To Paper Size: A5
A4 size document
(Paper Size)
A5 size paper
(Fit To Paper Size)
If "A3 [Fit to Page]", "B4 [Fit to Page]", or "Ledger [Fit to
Page]" is selected, the print image is fit to the A4 size
even if "Fit to Page" is not selected.
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