User manual SHARP AJ-1805/2005

[. . . ] Contents How to Use the Online Manual How to Control the Online Manual How to Print Out the Online Manual 1 1 Print Status Window Functions Understanding Error Messages Contents 27 28 29 30 Understanding the Status and Program Icon "Maintenance" Tab "Options" Tab Printer Properties Outline of the Printer Driver What is the Printer Driver? 2 3 5 6 9 13 15 16 18 Sharing Printer Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Shared Printer Settings Client Settings 31 32 33 Starting the Printer Driver Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button Starting the Printer Driver through an Application Printer Driver Functions "Main" Tab Settings "Paper" Tab Settings "Advanced" Tab Settings "Output Quality" Settings "Watermark" Tab Settings "Version" Tab Settings Maintenance Time to Change the Ink Tank Changing the Ink Tank Test Print Head Cleaning the Print Head Changing the Print Head Aligning the Print Head Keeping the Printer Clean 34 35 38 39 40 43 45 Print Printing Overview Basic Printing Printing a Watermark How to Print a Watermark 19 20 22 23 24 25 Troubleshooting Identifying Printer Problems Failed to Install the Printer Driver (USB Interface) Paper is not Fed into the Printer Paper Jam Printer Inoperative Nothing Prints Uninstalling the Printer Driver Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Automatic Zooming to the Loaded Paper Printing Multiple Pages on One Page "2-Up" Printing "4-Up" Printing 46 47 48 50 51 52 55 56 57 58 59 Printing a Photograph Print Status Window Outline of the Print Status Window What is the Print Status Window?Starting the Print Status Window 26 Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position Printed Lines are not Straight, or Have Blank Spaces Unit does not Print in Colour Printing is too Slow How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online Manual This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of your new printer. It is designed to assist you in the operation of the Online Manual and provide you with all relevant information. For more information about computers, operating systems and Acrobat Reader, please refer to the relevant manual or help file. [. . . ] Reference: Changing the Ink Tank Auto head cleaning Click the "Start" button to initiate cleaning of the print head. After the dialog box for selecting which print head to clean appears, click the "OK" button. Reference: Cleaning the Print Head Test print head Click the "Start" button to print a test page which lets you check the print quality. After the confirmation dialog box appears, click the "OK" button. Reference: Test Print Head Print alignment patterns Click the "Start" button to print a test chart to align the print head. After the confirmation dialog box appears, click the "OK" button. The "Align print head" dialog box opens and a test chart is printed. Reference: Aligning the Print Head When cleaning and aligning the print head, the printer cannot perform other operations. 29 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Properties Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting "Options" Tab Allows you to select when to display the print status window. Select one option from the three shown below. Display Print Status Window when printing Print Status Window The print status window will be displayed automatically at the start of the print job. It will close automatically when the print job is finished. Always display Print Status Window The print status window will be displayed all the time. It will stay open even after the print job is finished. Print Status Window Off The print status window will not be displayed even while printing if this option is selected. "About" button Click for details on the version of the print status window. 30 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Properties Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Sharing Printer Using Windows networking, it is very easy to share the printer. Rather than using a network server, we will explain how to connect the printer using a Peer To Peer connection. Our explanation, shown below, is based on the following assumptions; there is an established network in place. This works with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4. 0 and 2000. Client Client with shared printer Shared printer Client Client With Peer To Peer connections, the print server is a client to which a printer is directly connected, and a "Client" is any computer, which is connected to the same network. Shared Printer Settings Client Settings 31 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Properties Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Shared Printer Settings For sharing a printer on a Windows operating system, follow the setup procedures below. Sharing Printer If your operating system is Windows 95/98/Me, start from step 1 to setup the network. If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4. 0, open the control panel, and then start from step 6. On the computer to which the printer is directly connected 1 2 Click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then click "Control Panel". Double-click the "Network" icon. The "Network" dialog box will appear. 6 7 8 Double-click the printer icon in the control panel. Right-click the "SHARP AJ-1805" or "SHARP AJ2005" printer driver icon, and select "Sharing" from the pop-up menu. Enable the check button for sharing ( ), input your preferences, and click "OK" button. For information on the various preferences available, click the ( ) button located at the top-right of the dialog box. Then, click the option you want to know more about, for a pop-up explanation to appear. If the "Network" icon does not appear on Windows Me, click "view all Control Panel options" to view it. 3 4 5 Click the "File and Print Sharing" button. Enable "I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s). " by clicking the check box ( ), and then click "OK" button. Click the "OK" button in the "Network" dialog box. If a message appears asking you to restart the computer, click the "Yes" button and restart the computer. Then, open the printer folder and continue the setup procedures from Step 6. You have completed the setup procedures for the shared printer. [. . . ] Specify another setting, and then print again. CHECK3 Did you set sufficient margins in the paper settings of your application? If the margins are set outside of the quality guaranteed area, smudges or smears may appear at the upper and lower edges of the paper. Set margins from your application to fit within the quality guaranteed area. Reference:Quality guaranteed area CHECK3 Did you get a clear result for your test page? Print a test page to check the print quality. To print a test page, click the "Start" button of "Test print head" on the "Maintenance" tab of the print status window. [. . . ]