User manual SHARP AJ-6110

[. . . ] Contents How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online Manual 1 2 Contents "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Main" Tab) "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Image" Tab) "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Preference" Tab) "Standard Mode Setting" Dialog Box Preview Screen Variation Preview Screen Default Settings for the Scanner Driver Print Printer Driver Settings Outline of the Printer Driver Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0) Starting the Printer Driver (Windows 2000/XP) Printer Driver Functions "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0) "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 2000/XP) "Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) "Layout" Tab Settings "Scaling" Tab Settings "Watermark" Tab Settings "Utility" Tab Settings Button Manager Outline of Button Manager Button Manager Functions Button Manager Settings "Scan Setup" Settings "Application Selection" Settings Default Setting for Each Function 56 Maintenance 27 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 63 64 67 68 69 72 74 75 76 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 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 Troubleshooting 34 Identifying Unit Problems Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer Check Your Computer Failed to Install the Device Driver (when the USB is connected) Failed to Install the Device Driver (Windows 2000/XP) Print Status Window Outline of the Print Status Window Print Status Window Functions Understanding Error Messages "Maintenance" Tab "Options" Tab Sharing Printer Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Shared Printer Settings Client Settings 39 Scanning Scanning Outline of the Scanner Driver Starting the Scanner Driver Scanning an Image Scanner Driver Functions "Standard" Scan Preferences 42 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 Nothing Prints Poor Scanning Result The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned Unable to Scan the Image Uninstalling AJ-6110 Software Reinstalling AJ-6110 Software How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online Manual This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of your new unit. 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 Click this button to display the Index of the Online Manual. From the Index you can jump to various pages. [. . . ] On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes. The available values vary depending on the specified value for "Resolution" and the size of the scanning area. 47 "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Main" Tab) (part 2) Colour Mode Setting Full Colour Scanning Explanation Scans a document according to the computer's ability to display 16, 770, 000 colours (each containing 256 individual tones). When using a computer that can display 65, 000 colours or more, colours closely resembling those shown in the document will be selected. Scans a document as image data using 256 colours of 16, 770, 000 available colours of a computer. Produces an image like a black and white photograph, in 256 levels. Scans a document using black and white, creating a half tone image. Scans a document into black and white using the threshold set on "Image" tab. Possible usage Select this option when working with photographs or documents that require professional results. 256 Colour Greyscale Select this option when you send the data through the Internet, as the size of 256 colour data is smaller than full colour data. Select this option when you send a document, which has photograph or illustration such as pamphlets or catalogues, through facsimile. Select this option when you scan the originals containing the shaded drawings. This option is also useful when you print out the scanned data in monochrome, because the file size is small. Select this option when you scan an image, which consists of characters and line art. This option is also useful when you need to recognise characters to use OCR software. Mono Diffusion Mono 2 gradation 48 "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Image" Tab) (part 1) Use this screen to adjust brightness, contrast and threshold settings. B/W Threshold Sets the threshold when you select "Mono 2 gradation" for "Colour Mode" on the "Main" tab. Move the slide bar to the left or right to decrease or increase the threshold, or input a figure directly into the setting box (1 - 254). The threshold setting is used to grade an image containing many colours into black and white. Increase the threshold and the areas shown in black will increase. On the other hand, decrease the threshold to increase areas represented in white. Specify the value for "B/W Threshold" setting to let your OCR software read text data clearly. The text data cannot be recognised correctly when the data includes blurred or faint characters. Scanning Auto Contrast/Brightness Adjustment By checking this function, the brightness and contrast levels used for scanning are automatically adjusted to the most appropriate setting. · This setting is unavailable when the "Colour Mode" is set to "Mono 2 gradation". · By displaying the variation preview screen, this setting is automatically turned off ( ). Reverse When using the "Mono Diffusion" or "Mono 2 gradation" colour mode setting, select this function to convert black areas into white, and white areas into black. "Auto Threshold" button When using the "Mono 2 gradation" colour mode to scan a document, click this button and the threshold setting is automatically adjusted to the most appropriate setting. The "B/W Threshold" setting will also change automatically after adjusting this preference. Edge Set the method for processing the edge of scanned images. Colour Matching Use this option to specify the colour matching method. Document Data after selecting the "Reverse" setting. On the above screen, click on options shown in the green boxes to make additional changes. This setting can only be used when the "Colour Mode" is set to "Mono Diffusion" or "Mono 2 gradation". 49 "Professional" Scan Preferences ("Image" Tab) (part 2) Edge Click the ( ) button to select from the drop-down list. Setting None Normal Sharp Blur Scanning Explanation Edge is not emphasised. Edge is shaded off. This setting is unavailable when the "Colour Mode" is set to "Mono Diffusion" or "Mono 2 gradation". Colour Matching Click the ( ) button to select from the drop-down list. Setting For Printer For CRT For LCD ICM Explanation Sharp's original colour matching function; matches colours with the printer. [. . . ] To send a printing or scanning job immediately, press the CLEAR/STOP button ( c ) on the unit twice to clear all the settings for the unit. Reference: For more detail, refer to "FUNCTIONS SET BY THE USER" in the Setup Guide and Operation Manual. CHECK3 Have you specified all scanning preferences appropriately? Setting a large area with full colour together with a high resolution setting, makes the data size large, resulting in extended scanning times. It is recommended to set the scanning preferences depending on the type of original to be scanned, i. e. , Text, Text/Graphics, Photograph, Colour, Black & White. CHECK8 Is one computer connected to the unit's USB port and another computer connected to the unit's parallel port? If so, an error will occur on one of the computers when the "SCAN" button is pressed on the unit to begin scanning. Disconnect either of the computers and then perform the scan again. CHECK4 Is there enough computer memory? Your computer may not have enough available memory to hold the document you want to scan. [. . . ]