User manual SHARP AJ-1800

[. . . ] 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 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 USB Driver (Windows 98) 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 Color 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. [. . . ] Understanding the Status and Program Icon Refer to the table below for an explanation of the printer condition. Program icon Status icon None Normal Print Status Window Condition Fault Printing has stopped because of a problem. Follow the instruction on the status window to solve the problem immediately. Warning A problem requires your attention. Follow the instruction on the status window to solve the problem as soon as possible. 28 How to Use the Online Manual Printer Properties Print Print Status Window Sharing Printer Maintenance Troubleshooting "Maintenance" Tab Remaining ink indicator window Print Status Window Click this tab to conduct print head maintenance, and to check the amount of available ink. This window indicates the level of ink remaining in the printer. A message appears when the ink tank is nearly empty. Prepare a new ink tank and replace it when required. Reference: Changing 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, NT 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, start from the 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 the step 6. 1 2 3 4 5 Click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then click "Control Panel". Double-click the "Network" icon. [. . . ] Is the print quality setting in the properties dialog box set to "Draft"?If the "Print Quality" setting in the "Advanced" tab is set to "Draft", you can print at higher speed but print quality may suffer as a result. Specify another setting, and then print again. 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. [. . . ]