Sharp AR-M250 series Online Setup guide

AR-M250/M310 Series
Online Manual (for network printer)
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Introduction
This manual describes the printer function of the AR-M250/M310 series digital multifunctional system.
●For information on loading paper, replacing toner cartridges, clearing paper misfeeds, handling peripheral devices, and other
copier-related information, please refer to your operation manual for copier.
●The machine's default settings and default settings for the printer function can be changed using the key operator programs. For
more information, see the key operator's guide.
●Where "AR-XXXX" appears in this manual, please substitute the name of your model for "XXXX". For the name of your model,
see "PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS" in the operation manual for copier.
●This manual refers to the Reversing single pass feeder as the "RSPF".
●The explanations of screens and procedures in this manual are primarily for Windows®XP in Windows® environments, and Mac
OS X v10.4 in Macintosh environments. The screens may vary in other versions of the operating systems.
●For information on using your operating system, refer to your operating system's manual or online Help.
●The PS3 expansion kit (AR-PK1N) mentioned in this manual is an option.
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
This section explains how to view the online manual. Please read this section before using the online manual.
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Contents (part 1)
Introduction 2
How to use the online manual 3
Basic printing 7
●When "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select" 8
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When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" 9
●Auditing mode 10
●About the "No Offset" function setting 10
Opening the printer driver from the "start" button 11
Printer driver settings 12
Two-sided printing 13
●Pamphlet style 14
Printing multiple pages on one page 15
Fitting the printed image to the paper 16
Rotating the print image 180 degrees 17
Printing a watermark 18
●How to Print a Watermark 18
Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) 19
●When a finisher is installed 19
●When a saddle stitch finisher is installed 20
Print hold function 21
Printing using the print hold function 22
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Selecting print hold settings in the printer driver at the time of printing 22
●How to print a print hold job 23
●Points to note about the Print Hold function 24
Carbon copy print 25
Printing using carbon copy print 26
Printing text and lines in black 27
●Printing text in black 27
●Printing lines in black 27
Printer utilities 28
●Before using the Printer Status Monitor 28
Using the printer utilities 29
●Starting up the printer utilities 29
●Using the printer utilities 29
●Changing the Printer Status Monitor settings 30
●Checking the printer status 31
1PRINTING FROM WINDOWS
2ADVANCED PRINTING (WINDOWS)
3PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS)

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Contents (part 2)
Basic printing 32
●Selecting paper settings 32
●Printing 34
●When "Paper Feed" is set to "Auto Select" 36
●When "Paper Feed" is set to paper tray or paper type 37
Two-sided printing 38
●Pamphlet style 40
Printing multiple pages on one page 42
Fitting the printed image to the paper 45
Rotating the print image 180 degrees 46
Printing a watermark 48
Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed) 50
●When a finisher is installed 50
●When a saddle stitch finisher is installed 51
Job control function (Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2 and Mac OS X v10.2 to 10.4) 53
●Printing when auditing mode is enabled 53
●Using the print hold function 53
Giving priority to a print job / Canceling a print job 54
●Giving priority to a print job 54
●Canceling a print job 55
Configuring the printer condition settings 56
●How to configure the settings 56
●Printer condition setting menu 58
●Printer condition settings 59
Printing the printer setting and font lists 64
Troubleshooting 65
Printing does not take place 66
●Check the connections 66
●Check Your Computer 67
●Check the machine 68
●Checking the printer driver 69
Improper printing operation 70
●Printing is slow 70
●Two-sided printing is not possible 70
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Stapling is not possible (when a finisher or a saddle stitch finisher is installed) 70
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Punching is not possible (when a saddle stitch finisher is installed) 71
Print quality is not satisfactory 72
●Check the paper being used 72
●The printed image is coarse 73
●The printed image is distorted 73
●Part of the printed image is missing 73
If a notice page is printed 74
●Disabling notice page printing 75
Removing the software 76
●Windows 76
●Macintosh (Mac OS X) 77
●Macintosh (Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2) 77
4PRINTING FROM MACINTOSH
5OPERATION AT THE MACHINE
6TROUBLESHOOTING

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Contents (part 3)
About the Web page 78
●Accessing the Web page 78
Directly printing a file in a computer 81
E-mail print function 82
●Setting up the E-mail print function 82
●Using the E-mail print function 83
E-mail status and e-mail alert settings 84
●Information setup 84
●SMTP setup 84
●Status message setup 85
●Alerts message setup 86
Protecting information programmed in the web page ("Passwords") 87
Printer specifications 88
Printer driver specifications 89
7WEB PAGE IN THE MACHINE
8SPECIFICATIONS

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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.
1Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the
operation panel is lit.
If the ON LINE indicator is not
on, press the [PRINT] key to
switch to printer mode and then
touch the [ONLINE] key.
The status of the printer function is indicated by the ON
LINE and DATA indicators next to the [PRINT] key.
2Start WordPad and open the document that you
wish to print.
3Select "Print" from the application's "File"
menu.
The "Print" dialog box will appear.
4Make 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 98/Me/NT 4.0)
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,Two-sided printing,
Printing multiple pages on one page,
Fitting the printed image to the paper,
Rotating the print image 180 degrees,
Printing a watermark,
Stapling printed pages (when a finisher is installed)
ON LINE indicator DATA indicator
Lit The machine is online
and ready to print.
There is print data in
memory that has not
been printed yet.
Blinking —The machine is
printing.
Off The machine is offline
and not ready to print.
The machine is not
printing.
COPY
PRINT
SCAN
ON LINE
DATA
DATA

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Basic printing (part 2)
5Click the "Print" button ("OK" button in
Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0).
Printing begins.
When "Paper Selection" is set to "Auto Select"
If "Paper Selection" 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 OF PRINT"
setting in the key operator programs (see the key operator's
guide).
When "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is disabled
If the bypass tray can be used, a message prompting you to
print from the bypass tray will appear in the touch panel.
Press the [PRINT] key on the operation panel, touch the
[BYPASS TRAY] key, load paper in the bypass tray, and then
touch the [BYPASS] key. Printing will begin automatically.
When "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is enabled
Printing will take place using a size of paper that is close to the
size of the print image.
●The output tray can be selected in the key operator
programs (see "OUTPUT TRAYS" in the key
operator's guide).
●The output tray can also be selected in the print
settings at the time of printing. To change the tray
selection, select the desired tray in "Output" in the
"Paper" tab of the printer driver setup screen.
●Printing can be canceled in the job status screen.
☞Canceling a print job
●If the paper type setting in the printer driver is different
from the bypass tray's paper type setting in the
machine, printing may stop. To resume printing, press
the [PRINT] key on the operation panel, touch the
[BYPASS TRAY] key in the touch panel, and specify
the same paper type as in the printer driver.
Note
If the paper is loaded in a different orientation than the
print image, the image is automatically rotated to match
the paper. This setting can be changed in the key
operator programs (see "ROTATED PRINT" in the key
operator's guide).
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Basic printing (part 3)
When the "Paper Selection" setting is "Paper Source" or "Paper Type"
When "Paper Selection" in the "Paper" tab of the printer driver
setup screen is set to:
●"Paper Source", select the tray that you wish to use for
printing from the pull-down menu.
●"Paper Type", select the type of paper that you wish to use
for printing from the pull-down menu.
If you selected the "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" in the printer
driver setup screen but there is no paper in the trays that
matches your selection, printing will take place as follows:
You selected a tray in "Paper Source", but the size
of the paper in the selected tray does not match
the printing size.
Even though the paper size is different, printing will take place
using the paper in the selected tray.
You selected a "Paper Type", and although the
selected type of paper is loaded in the machine, its
size does not match the printing size.
Even though the paper size is different, printing will take place
using the selected paper type.
However, if "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" is disabled,
printing will not take place.
You selected a "Paper Type", but the selected type
of paper is not loaded in the machine.
If the bypass tray can be used, a message prompting you to
print from the bypass tray will appear. Press the [PRINT] key on
the operation panel, touch the [BYPASS TRAY] key, load the
correct size and type of paper in the bypass tray, and then
touch the [BYPASS] key. Printing will begin automatically.
"Paper Source" and "Paper Type" cannot be
simultaneously selected.
The size and type of paper loaded in each tray and whether or
not the paper loaded in each tray can be used for printing are
specified in the "TRAY SETTINGS" of the custom settings.
(See "CUSTOM SETTINGS" in the operation manual for
copier.)
If you wish to select the "Paper Source" or "Paper Type" when
printing, be sure to select these settings in the "Configuration"
tab of the printer driver setup screen. (See "CONFIGURING
THE PRINTER DRIVER" in the software setup guide.)
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Basic printing (part 4)
Auditing mode
When "AUDITING MODE" is enabled in the key operator
programs, a 5-digit account number must be entered in the
printer driver setup screen in order to print. Account numbers
are stored in the key operator programs. (See "ACCOUNT
CONTROL" in the key operator's guide.)
To open the account number entry screen, click the "Job
Control" button in the "Main" tab of the printer driver.
Enter your 5-digit account number in "Account Number" and
click the "OK" button.
About the "No Offset" function setting
If the "No Offset" checkbox is selected in the "Main" tab of the printer driver setup screen, offset output will be prohibited regardless
of the setting of "OFFSET FUNCTION SETTING" in the key operator programs.
When stapling is performed (a setting other than "None" is selected in "Staple" in the "Main" tab), "No Offset" is automatically
enabled and the offset function cannot be used.
To have the job control screen automatically appear
each time you open the printer driver to print, select the
"Auto Job Control review" checkbox in the "Main" tab of
the printer driver setup screen.
●If "CANCEL JOBS OF INVALID ACCOUNTS" is
enabled in the key operator programs and printing is
attempted without entering an account number, or an
invalid account number is entered, printing will not take
place. To allow printing without the entry of a valid
account number, disable "CANCEL JOBS OF
INVALID ACCOUNTS". In this case, the number of
pages printed is added to the [OTHERS] count.
●If the machine's PPD file is used with the Windows
standard PS printer driver, auditing mode will be
disabled and print counts will not be kept for each
account.
Note
Caution