User manual SHARP AL1045 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

[. . . ] 4 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE This chapter provides you with information on how to install required software to use this unit with your computer. Information on how to use the online manual is also provided. The following term is used in this chapter. CD-ROM Means the supplied CD-ROM with the SHARP Personal MFP Series software. SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP PERSONAL MFP SERIES The supplied CD-ROM includes software for this unit. MFP driver Scanner driver Permits you to operate scanning function of this unit with TWAIN-compliant and WIA-compliant application. Printer driver Enables you to use the printer function of this unit with your computer. Print Status Window The print state and information on current printing are displayed on the status monitor window. 4 Sharpdesk An integrated software environment that makes it easy to manage document and image files and launch applications. Button Manager Button Manager enabling the SCANNER ( ) key located on the unit. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to install the software. IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a USB1. 1*1 or bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE 1284) Operating system*2 Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation 4. 0 (ServicePack 5 or later)*3, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional*3, Windows XP Home Edition*3 Display 800 x 600dots (SVGA) display with 256 colors (or better) Hard disk free space 150MB or more Other requirement An environment on which any of the operating systems listed for hardware above can fully operate *1 Compatible with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition preinstalled model with USB interface equipped as standard. [. . . ] When the "Select Program Folder" window appears, click the "Next" button. The setup program will start to copy the files. If the dialog box asking "This program is about to install Sharpdesk imaging, which does not support LZW compression. " appears, answer the question to continue the Sharpdesk installation. Click the "Finish" button when the message to inform you of the completion of the installation appears. 5 9 10 Click the "Close" button when the message to inform you of the completion of the installation appears. When the "Now connect the MFP interface cable to the PC. " dialog box or "After Windows system restarts. . . " dialog box appears, click the "OK" button. After the installation, a message to restart your computer may be displayed. In this case, click the "Yes" button to restart your computer. 11 Make sure that the power of the MFP is turned on, and then connect the parallel interface cable. You have completed the installation of all the software. 30 INDICATORS ON THE OPERATION PANEL The ON LINE indicator and the start ( or scanner. ) indicator indicate the state of the printer Start indicator On: SCANNER indicator Indicates the unit is ON LINE indicator ready for copying or scanning is being performed. Blinking: Indicates that an interrupt print job is in progress, or that the unit is initializing (reserving a copy job, or Start indicator when toner is being Power save indicator replenished during a copy or print job). Off: Indicates copying or scanning is being performed or the unit is in the auto power shut-off mode. ON LINE indicator The ON LINE key is pressed and on line and off line are changed. On: Indicates the unit is ready for printing or scanning is being performed. (On line) Blinking: Printing or data is being received from a computer. (Off line) 4 Power save indicator On: Indicates the unit is in a power save mode. Blinking: Indicates that the unit is initialising (when the side cover is opened and closed or the power turned off and on). Scanner indicator The SCANNER ( ) key has been pressed and the unit is in scanner mode. Blinking: A scan job is being executed from the computer, or scan data is stored in the unit's memory. On: 31 USING THE PRINTER MODE For problems with the printer function, see the On Line Manual or the Help file for the driver. Opening the printer driver from the start menu Open the printer driver setup screen by either of the methods shown below. 1 2 3 Click the "start" button. Click "Control Panel", select "Printers and Other Hardware", and then click " Printers and Faxes. On Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. 0/2000, select "Settings" and click "Printers". Click the "SHARP AL-xxxx" (where xxxx is the model name of your unit) printer driver icon in the "Printers" window and from the "File" menu, select "Properties. On windows NT 4. 0, select "Document Defaults" to open the printer driver setup screen. 4 Click the "Printing Preferences" button in the "General" tab. On Windows 95/98/Me, click the "Setup" tab. The printer driver setup screen will appear. Refer to the Windows manual or help file for more information on the "General" tab, "Details" tab, "Color Management" tab and "Sharing" tab. 32 How to print · If copying is being performed when printing is started, copying will continue. After copying is complete, printing will be executed when the clear ( ) key is pressed twice, the ON LINE key is pressed to switch the unit to the online state or approximately 60 seconds (auto clear time)* elapse. * The auto clear time varies with a user program setting. · Preheat mode and auto power shut-off mode will be canceled when printing is started. · If the paper size specified from the software application is larger than the paper size in the printer, part of the image that is not transferred to the paper may remain on the surface of the drum. [. . . ] Click the "start" button, click "My Computer" ( double-click the CD-ROM ( ) icon. ), and then ), and On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0/2000, double-click "My Computer" ( then double-click the CD-ROM ( ) icon. Double-click the "MANUAL" folder, the "English" folder, and then the "1045_1255_1456_1555_ SERIES. pdf" icon. The following window will appear. 1045/1255/1456/1555 SERIES 4 5 Click the to read the online manual. ) button located at the top-right of To close the online manual, click the ( the window. · The online manual can be printed out using Acrobat Reader. SHARP recommends printing out the sections which you refer to regularly. · Refer to "Help" of Acrobat Reader for more details on the operation and function of Acrobat Reader. Installing Acrobat Reader 1 2 3 4 Turn on your computer. [. . . ]