User manual SHARP AJ-1100

[. . . ] Contents How to Use the Online Manual How to Control the Online Manual How to Print Out the Online Manual 1 1 Contents Print Status Window Outline of the Print Status Window Print Status Window Functions Understanding Error Messages "Maintenance" Tab "Options" Tab 44 45 46 47 48 Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0 Printer Driver Settings Outline of the Printer Driver Starting the Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings "Colour Adjustment" Settings "Layout" Tab Settings "Scaling" Tab Settings "Watermark" Tab Settings "Utility" Tab Settings 2 3 5 6 10 11 14 16 18 Sharing Printer Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Shared Printer Settings Client Settings 49 50 51 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 52 53 56 57 58 61 63 Windows 2000/XP Printer Driver Settings Outline of the Printer Driver Starting the Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings "Advanced Options" Settings "Layout" Tab Settings "Scaling" Tab Settings "Watermark" Tab Settings "Utility" Tab Settings 19 20 22 23 25 29 32 34 36 Troubleshooting Identifying Printer Problems Plug and Play Screen does not Appear (when the USB is connected) Failed to Install the Printer Driver (Windows 2000/XP) Paper is not Fed into the Printer Paper Jam Printer Inoperative Nothing Prints Uninstalling the Printer Driver Reinstalling the Printer Driver Print Printing Overview Basic Printing Printing a Watermark Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Printing Multiple Pages on One Page Make a Poster Printing a Photograph 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 75 76 77 78 79 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. How to Control the Online Manual Takes you back page by page. [. . . ] Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu. 4 Click the "OK" button in the "Print" dialog box. On Windows 2000/XP, click the "Print" button. Click here. 3 Make sure that "SHARP AJ-1100" is selected as the current printer. If you intend to change any print setting, click the "Properties" button to open the setting dialog. On Windows XP, click the "Preferences" button. Click here. Printing starts according to your preferences. 1 Identify the current printer in this box. 2 Click this button to change any print preference. Reference:Printer Driver Settings (Windows 95/98/ Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP) Windows 2000 does not have the "Properties" button on this dialog box. Switch to the desired tab by clicking it to specify printer settings. How to Use the Online Manual Printer Driver Settings Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0 Windows 2000/XP Print Status Window 38 Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Print Printing a Watermark Print To print a watermark, for example "CONFIDENTIAL", on your document, refer to the following steps. Open the printer driver and click the "Watermark" tab. Reference:See Starting the Printer Driver through an Application (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP) for details on how to open the printer driver. How to Print a Watermark From the "Watermark" drop-down list, select the watermark, for example "CONFIDENTIAL", you wish to print on your document, and start printing. Reference:See the "Watermark" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP) for details on how to create your own watermarks. Print sample 39 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Driver Settings Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0 Windows 2000/XP Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Print You can enlarge or reduce the size of your document from 25% to 400% in 1% increments. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen, select the "Scaling" tab, and type a percentage, or click the arrows in the "Zoom" box to change the setting. Reference:See the "Scaling" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP) for details on "Zoom" option. Automatic Zooming to the Loaded Paper This printer driver can adjust the zoom ratio for printing according to the paper loaded in the printer. Follow the steps shown below to use this function. The instruction below assumes that you intend to print an A4 size document onto an A6 size paper. 1 2 Click the "Scaling" tab in the printer driver setup screen. Make sure that the paper size shown in the "Source Size" box corresponds to the document size. 3 Select the paper size for "Target Size", which corresponds to the size of paper in the printer. Now, the printed image will automatically fit the paper set in the printer. Source Size: A4 Target Size: A6 A6 size paper (Target Size) A4 size document (Source Size) If the paper size shown in the "Source Size" box does not correspond to the document size, change the "Paper Size" setting to match the document size. 40 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Driver Settings Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0 Windows 2000/XP Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Printing Multiple Pages on One Page Print This feature allows you to print two or four document pages onto a single page. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen, select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Layout" tab. Reference:See the "Layout" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP) for details on the "N-Up Printing" option. For "2-Up" printing For "4-Up" printing "2-Up" Printing "2-Up" printing places two pages of the document stack onto a single printed page. "4-Up" Printing "4-Up" printing places four pages of the document stack onto a single printed page. 41 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Driver Settings Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0 Windows 2000/XP Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Make a Poster Print You can print an enlarged image onto multiple separated sheets of paper. (4, 9, or 16 sheets available) Open the original file to print with this function, load the paper whose size corresponds to the document size, and then follow the steps shown below. The following instruction assumes that you intend to print the enlarged image onto 4 sheets. 1 2 Click the "Scaling" tab in the printer driver setup screen, and select "2 x 2" from the "Poster Printing" drop-down list. Select "3 x 3" or "4 x 4" when printing onto 9 or 16 sheets respectively. 3 Cut out the output along the border on each sheet. Check the "Border" box and "Overlap area" box. Checking the "Border" box enables you to print borders on each sheet of the output. Checking the "Overlap area" box enables you to print the overlapped portion onto two consecutive sheets. Cut along this border. 4 When you have not checked "Overlap area", it is recommended not to cut off one of the margins of the two sheets to be pasted so that you can paste them easily. Paste the sheets by the overlapped portions. Reference:Poster Printing (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP) Now, you can print with "Poster Printing" function. After all necessary sheets have been printed, go to the next step. Use this portion to paste the sheets to each other. Now, you have completed making a poster. 42 Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting How to Use the Online Manual Printer Driver Settings Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0 Windows 2000/XP Print Printing a Photograph Print To ensure pictures taken with a digital camera are printed clearly, use photo quality paper and follow the instructions below. When loading photo paper into the paper tray, insert the glossy side face up. 1 2 3 Click the "Paper/Quality" tab in the printer driver setup screen, and set the "Media" option to "Photo". Set the "Print Quality" option to "Best". On Windows 2000/XP, set the "Quality Settings" option to "Best". Check if the "Colour" option is set to "Colour". The result of setting the preferences as shown from Step 1 to Step 3 are displayed below. Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0 Windows 2000/XP If required, you may adjust the image or colour balance through clicking the "Colour Adjustment" button. For details, see the "Colour Adjustment" Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, Windows 2000/XP). 43 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Driver Settings Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0 Windows 2000/XP Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting Outline of the Print Status Window What is the Print Status Window? Print Status Window The print status window is a program designed to show the remaining ink levels and current printer status including the document name being printed and error messages. [. . . ] Have you selected the print quality setting for the highest speed printing in the printer driver setup screen?If the "Print Quality" setting is set to the highest speed printing, you can print at higher speed but print quality may suffer as a result. Specify the "Print Quality" setting except "Draft" on Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0, or "Quality Settings" except "Draft" on Windows 2000/XP, 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. [. . . ]