Sharp AR-C200P - Color Laser Printer User manual

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
How To Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
CD Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Printer Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Printer Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Packaging and Protective Sheet Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Toner Cartridge Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Manual Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Menu Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Media Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Paper Feed and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
List of User Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
List of Administrator Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Setting Color Tuning from the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Switching Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Printer Drivers ...................................................................................76
Which Printer Driver to Use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Enabling Installed Options in the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Changing Defaults for Paper Feed, Size and Media in the Driver . . .84
Operation ............................................................................................92
Factors That Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Color Matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Color Matching: PostScript driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Using the ICC Profiles Feature:
PostScript Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Windows ICM Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet
(N-up Printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

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Printing Custom Page Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Changing the Resolution for a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Duplex Printing
(Printing on Both Sides of the Paper). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Printing Booklets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Printing Watermarks: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Proof and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Secure Printing
(Printing Confidential Documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Store to Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Printing Posters: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Printer Drivers .................................................................................139
Which Printer Driver to Use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Enabling Installed Options in the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Changing Defaults for Paper Feed, Size and Media in the Driver . .147
Operation ..........................................................................................152
Factors That Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Color Matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Color Matching: PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Using the ICC Profiles Feature:
PostScript Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Windows ICM Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
PrintingMultiple Pages on One Sheet
(N-up Printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Printing Custom Page Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Changing the Resolution for a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Duplex Printing
(Printing on Both Sides of the Paper). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Printing Booklets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Printing Watermarks: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Proof and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Secure Printing
(Printing Confidential Documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Store to Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Printing Posters: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

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Windows Me/98/95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Printer Drivers .................................................................................197
Which Printer Driver to Use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Enabling Installed Options in the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Changing Defaults for Paper Feed, Size and Media in the Driver . .203
Operation ..........................................................................................206
Factors That Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Color Matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Color Matching: PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Windows ICM Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Using ICC Profiles Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet
(N-up Printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Printing Custom Page Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Changing the Resolution for A Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Duplex Printing
(Printing on Both Sides of the Paper). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Printing Booklets:
PCL Only, Windows Me Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Printing Watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Font Substitution: PostScript Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Proof and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Secure Printing
(Printing Confidential Documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Store to Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Printing Posters: PCL Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Printer Drivers .................................................................................253
Which Printer Driver to Use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Enabling Installed Options in the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Changing Defaults for Paper Feed, Size and Media in the Driver . .261
Operation ..........................................................................................269
Factors That Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Color Matching: PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Color Matching: PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet
(N-up Printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Printing Custom Page Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Changing the Resolution for A Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

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Duplex Printing
(Printing on Both Sides of the Paper). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291
Printing Booklets: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Printing Watermarks: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Proof and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Secure Printing
(Printing Confidential Documents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Store to Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Printing Posters: PCL Driver Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
LCD Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Parallel Transmission Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Adding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
Changing the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
Changing the Image Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Changing the Transfer Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
Changing the Fuser Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Cleaning the LED Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Internal Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Additional Paper Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356
Additional Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Toner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364
Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364
Fuser Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
Transfer Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Print Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
Media Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
Color Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
System Config Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
PCL Emulation Menu (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
PPR Emulation Menu (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

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FX Emulation Menu (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
Parallel Menu (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
USB Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
Memory Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Disk Maintenance Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
System Adjust Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373
Software Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374
Color Swatch Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
PDF Direct Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
PrintSuperVision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Sharp LPR Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Sharp AR-C200P: Introduction • 9
Introduction
Congratulations on purchasing this color printer!
Features
•Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and
reliability.
•Versatile paper handling:
– Standard 530-sheet paper tray
– Standard 100-sheet multi purpose tray for card stock, envelopes,
labels, etc.
– Optional 530-sheet paper trays providing up to a maximum of
1690-sheet capacity
•Flexible interfaces with automatic switching:
–USB
– High-speed, bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284)
– Industry standard network connectivity via internal network
interface card
•Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode
minimizes power consumption and the separate toner and drum
design cuts down on waste.
•Automatic color balance adjustment: in order to ensure consistent
output at all times, the machine automatically performs a color
check when the machine is switched on, when the top cover is
Resolution
600 x 1200 dpi
Print Speed
Color: 20 ppm
B&W: 24 ppm
Network Card
Standard
Duplex Unit
Optionala(see page 355)
a. Requires additional memory (see page 358)
Memory
64 MB
Hard Disk Drive
Optional (see page 353)

Sharp AR-C200P: Introduction • 10
opened and then closed, and adjusts the color balance
automatically. It can even be set to adjust the color balance during
long print runs.
•Auto media detect: detects the weight of the media being fed
through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing
temperature, speed (if necessary) and transfer voltage to ensure
correct fusing and print quality.
•Optional duplex printing for fast two-sided output.
•Optional high capacity 10Gb hard disk drive.
How To Use This Manual
This manual will lead you logically through the unpacking, setup and
operation of your printer to help you to make the best use of its many
advanced features.
It also includes:
•troubleshooting information
•maintenance guidelines
•instructions for adding optional accessories as your needs evolve
Online Usage
This manual is intended to be read on screen using Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
•In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen,
click the topic of interest to jump to the required topic. (If the
bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.)
NOTES
This User’s Guide has been written using one printer as a
model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this.
The information in this manual is supplemented by the
extensive online help facility associated with the printer
driver software.

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•In the list of bookmarks click Index to jump to the Index. Find the
term of interest and click the associated page number to jump to
the page containing the subject.
Printing Pages
The whole book, Individual pages, or sections may be printed. The
procedure for printing from Acrobat Reader is:
1. From the toolbar, select File, then Print.
2. Choose which pages you wish to print:
a. All pages for the entire manual.
b. Current page for the page at which you are looking.
c. Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by
entering their page numbers.
3. Click OK.

Sharp AR-C200P: Getting Started • 12
Getting Started
Unpacking
After unpacking the printer and choosing a suitable place to put it,
check that all the necessary parts are available to continue.
1. The printer.
2. 4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black).
3. Power cable.
4. CD.
5. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated).
6. Light-proof plastic bags (not illustrated).
7. Documentation (not illustrated): Setup Guide, Software
Installation Guide, Warranty booklet.
Retain all packing materials to faciliate transport.
WARNING
This printer weighs of 106 lbs. (48 kg). 2 people are
required to lift the printer safely.

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CD Contents
The CD supplied with your printer contains the drivers, software
utilities and on-line manuals.
Printer Location
Place the printer on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to
accept the size and weight of the printer. There must be sufficient
space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenance.

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Printer Components
1. Top cover
2. Control panel
3. Top cover release catch
4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed)
5. Paper support extension
6. Paper guides
7. Front cover
8. Paper tray
9. Paper level indicator
10.Power switch

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11.LED heads (4)
12.Discharge roller
13.Fuser unit
14.Image drum and toner cartridge (cyan)
15.Image drum and toner cartridge (magenta)
16.Image drum and toner cartridge (yellow)
17.Image drum and toner cartridge (black)

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18.Power connector
19.Rear exit paper tray
20.Interfaces and option card slott
21.USB interface connector
22.Parallel interface connector
23.Network interface card

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Setting up
Before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the
toner cartridges must be installed and paper inserted in the paper
tray.
Packaging and Protective Sheet Removal
1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer.
2. Using the release handle, open the top cover.

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3. Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in
the top cover.

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4. Remove the four image drums and place them on a level surface.
CAUTION!
• Never expose image drums to light for more than 5
minutes.
• Always hold image drum by the ends.
• Never expose image drums to direct sunlight.
• Never touch the green surface of the drum.

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5. Remove the protective sheets from each of the four image drums.
6. Replace the four image drums into the printer making sure each
image drum is installed in its correct color location.
7. Push the tab (1) inwards and remove the blanking plate from
each of the image drums.
(1)