Sharp AL-1651CS manual

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    DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL Page PREPARATIONS LOADING PAPER MAKING COPIES SETTING UP THE SOFTWARE PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS USER SETTINGS TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 9 18 24 40 59 64 71 92 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 30 APPENDIX AL-1651CS AL-1661CS MODEL AL-1651CS/AL-1661CS[...]

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    FOR YOUR PROTECTION... To aid in reporting this unit in case of loss or theft, please record below the model number and serial number located on the back of the unit. We also suggest you record all the information listed and retain for future reference. MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER DATE OF PURCHASE Dealer Address City State Zip Telephone Service Stat[...]

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    1 CAUTIONS ................ ................. ........... ............ ................ ............ ........... ................. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL INFO RMATION ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ...... 5 INTRODUCTION ....... ............ ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ...[...]

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    2 6 PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS USING THE PRINTER MODE ...... ............ ........... ................. ........... ............... 60 BASIC PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING ................ ................. ........... ........... .... 60 USING THE SCANNER MODE................. ........... ........... ................. ........... .... 61 SCANNING USING THE[...]

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    3 CAUTIONS Caution label on t he machine The label ( ) in the fusing a rea of t he machi ne ind icates th e foll owing: : Caut ion, ri sk of dan ger : Caut ion, ho t surface Cautions on using the mach ine Follow the ca utions be low wh en using this machi ne. Warning: • The fusi ng area is hot. Ex ercise c are in this area when rem oving misfed p[...]

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    4 Cautions on handling the machine Be careful in ha ndling the machin e as fo llows t o maintai n the perfo rmanc e of this machi ne. Do not drop the machine , subject it to shock or strike it against any object. Do not expose the drum ca rtridge to dire ct sunlig ht. • Doing so will damage t he surf ace (g reen portio n) of the drum cart ridge, [...]

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    5 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION For users in the USA For users in Canada As an E NERGY S TAR ® Partner, SHARP has determine d that this pr oduct meets th e E NERGY S TAR ® guide lines for energy efficienc y. Safety precautions: This D igital Cop ier is rated Cl ass 1 and comp lies w ith 21 CFR 1040.1 0 and 1040.11 of the CDRH standards. Thi s means t[...]

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    6 INTRODUCTION Using the manual This ma chine has been desig ned to provide c onvenie nt cop ying featu res in a minimu m amo unt of office s pace a nd with maxi mum ope rationa l eas e. To g et full us e of all m achin e featur es, be sure to fam ilia rize yours elf with this ma nual a nd the machin e. For qu ick refere nce d uring mac hine use , [...]

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    7 MAIN FEATURES High-speed laser copying First-cop y time* 1 at 300 dpi* 2 is only 9 .6 sec onds. Copyin g speed is 16 co pies pe r minu te at 30 0 dpi , This is ide al fo r busi ness us e and provides a big boost to workp lace prod uctiv ity. * 1 First-cop y tim e may va ry depend ing on the po wer-supp ly volta ge, ambie nt temperatu re, and othe[...]

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    8 Laser printer function • Printer function The accom panying printer dr iver ca n be instal led to en able use o f the mac hine as a printer. • Network printer function A LAN port i s provide d as a sta ndard fe ature th at allow s the machin e to be used as a network p rinter. Color scanner function • The acc ompanyi ng sc anner driv er can[...]

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    9 1 Chapter 1 1 This ch apter prov ides ba sic in formatio n tha t you sh ould know b efore using th e ma chine. PART NAMES The follo wing il lustrat ion show s the pa rt name s of the AL -1651CS. The illust rations in th is manu al show the AL- 1651C S. The appea ranc e of yo ur ma chine may be differe nt depe nding on t he mo del, how ever, the b[...]

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    PREPARATIONS 10 Operation panel [MODE SELECT] key / Mode indicators Pres s thi s key to select t he mode. The in dicat or of the s ele cte d mode li ght s ( copy, pri nte r, s cann er, and fax mode indi cat or s). Display This sh ows me ssage s indica ting the machin e status and any pr oblem s that occur, as well as use r progra ms and function se[...]

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    PREPARATIONS 11 1 [COPY RATIO] key Pre ss to sele ct an en largem ent o r redu cti on ra tio . To s elect a pr eset ra tio se tting, p ress th e [COPY RATIO] key and select t he desi red pres et r at io. To se le ct a rati o that is not preset, press the [COPY RATIO] key, select the preset ratio that is closes t to the desi red ratio , and the n pr[...]

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    12 CHECKING PACKED COMPONENTS AN D ACCESSORIES Open the carton an d che ck if the followi ng compo nents and acce ssori es are include d. If anythi ng is missing or dam aged, co ntact o ur Tech nical As sista nce Departm ent at 1-(630)378 -3590 i n the USA or 90 5-568-7 140 in Cana da. If the ma chine do es not fun ction prop erly dur ing setup or [...]

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    13 1 PREPARING THE MACHINE FOR INSTALLATION 1 Be sure to hold the handles on both sides of the machine to unpack the machine and carry it to the ins tallation location. 2 Remove all pieces of tape shown in the i llustration bel ow and then op en th e RS PF and remo ve t he pro tec tive mat eria ls. Take out the bag containing the TD cartridge. 3 Re[...]

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    14 INSTALLING THE TD CARTRIDGE 1 Open the bypass tray, and then ope n the side cover. 2 Remove the CAUTION tape from the front cover and remove the two protective pins from the fus ing machine by pulling the strings upward one at a time. 3 Press g ently on both sid es of th e fron t co ve r to open t he cover. 4 Remove the TD cartridge from the bag[...]

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    PREPARATIONS 15 1 5 While pu shing th e lock re lease button, gently insert the TD cartridge until it locks into place. 6 Close the fro nt cover a nd then the side cover by pressing the round projections near the side cover open button. 7 Ensure t hat the p ower sw itch of the machine is in the OFF position. Plug the other end of the power cord int[...]

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    16 POWER ON AND OFF The power s witch i s located o n the left s ide of the machin e. Power on Turn the power switch to the "ON" position. The ready ind icator will light up and other indicators which show th e initial settin gs of t he display will al so lig ht up t o indicat e the re ady condition . For the initi al settin gs, se e the [...]

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    PREPARATIONS 17 1 About the scan head The scan head lamp rem ains on c onsta ntly when t he mac hine is in the ready conditio n (when the ready ind icator is illum inated ). The mach ine adj usts t he scan he ad lam p period ically t o main tain co pying quality. At this tim e, the s can hea d moves autom atically . This is norma l and does not i n[...]

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    18 2 Chapter 2 The tray l ocation i ndica tor will blink whe n there is no pap er in th e select ed pap er tray, or w hen the s elect ed paper tra y is not instal led or is impro perly ins talled . PAPER For best re sults , use onl y SHARP recommen ded paper . * 1 The numb er of shee ts of pap er that can be loaded var ies depe ndin g on the wei gh[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 19 2 Special pape rs Follow these guidelin es when using specia l pape rs. ● Use SHARP reco mmende d transpa rency fil m and label sh eets. Usi ng other than SHARP recom mended paper may res ult in mi sfeeds or smudges on the output. I f other than SHARP recommende d media mu st be us ed, feed each she et one a t a time using the by[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 20 4 Fan the p aper and in sert it into th e tray. Ma ke sure that the edges go under the corn er hooks. 5 Gently push the paper tray back into the machine. • D o not lo ad pape r above th e maximum height line ( ). Exceedi ng the line will cause a paper mi sfeed. • I f the pape r is not fan ned, doub le-feeds or misfeed s may occ[...]

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    21 3 BYPASS FEED (including speci al paper) The bypa ss tra y can be used t o feed sta ndard p aper, tra nsparenc y film, l abels , envelop es, an d other special purpos e paper. Important points when inserting paper in the bypass tray Up to 50 s heets of st andard c opy paper c an be in serted in th e bypa ss tray. (C apacity will vary dependin g [...]

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    LOADING PAPER 22 Loading paper in the bypass tray 1 Open the bypass t ray and extend the tray. 2 Set the byp ass tray paper gu ides t o the pap er wid th. Inser t the paper (print face down) all the way into the bypas s tray. 3 Press the [TRA Y SELE CT] key ( ) to selec t the byp ass tray . • Pa per mus t be fed nar row side first into the fee d [...]

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    23 3 CHANGING A TRAY'S PAPER SIZE SETTING Foll ow t hes e st eps to chan ge a tra y's pa per siz e set ti ng. 1 Press the [MEN U] key. Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) u ntil "PAP ER SIZE " appears, and then press t he [ENTER] ke y. 2 Press the [ENTER ] key to s elect the tray. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) o r [ ] key ( ) t o sel[...]

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    24 3 Chapter 3 This ch apter ex plain s basic copy ing funct ions. NORMAL COPYING Using the document glass 1 Open the RSPF, and place the original face down on the document glass. [How to place the or iginal] Align th e origi nal with the origi nal sc ale and t he centeri ng ( ) mark. 2 Gently close t he RSPF. 3 Select the number of copies and othe[...]

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    MAKING COPIES 25 3 Using the RSPF 1 Make sure that an original has not been left on the document glass. 2 Adjust the original guides to the s ize of the originals. 3 Set the ori ginal(s) face up i n the document feeder tray. The RSPF in dicat or on the op eration panel will light up. If this indicato r does not lig ht up, the or iginals a re not pr[...]

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    MAKING COPIES 26 Originals that ca nnot be used in the RSPF The follo wing originals cannot be use d. Thes e may c ause mi sfeeds or smud ging an d unclear i mage s. • Transpare ncies, tr acing paper, other trans parent o r transluc ent pa per, and photograp hs. • Carbon paper, therm al pa per. • Origina ls that are creas ed, folde d, or torn[...]

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    27 3 MAKING A COPY DARK ER OR LIGHTER Automatic expo sure adju stmen t is initi ally enabled. This fu nction au tomati cally adjusts the co py imag e accordi ng to th e origina l bein g copied. If you wish to select the expo sure le vel you rself, f ollow th e step s belo w. (Selec t from tw o origi nal types and five expos ure leve ls for e ach or[...]

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    28 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Copies c an be reduc ed do wn to 25 % or enlarg ed up t o 400%. (Wh en the RSPF is being us ed, the zoom co py rati o range is 50% to 200%.) The [COPY RA TIO] key c an be pressed to quic kly selec t a ratio from among eight preset ratios. In addition, the [ ] key ( ) and [ ] key ( ) can be press ed to select t he rati [...]

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    29 3 SELECTING THE TRAY Press th e [TRAY SE LECT] k ey ( ). Each time, you pr ess th e [TRA Y SELE CT] ke y ( ), the loca tion in dicat ed by the tray lo cation in dicat or cha nges in th e fo llow in g orde r : paper tr ay → by pass tray. The tray lo cation indicator w ill blink whe n there is no pa per in th e paper tray, or wh en the tray is n[...]

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    30 4 Chapter 4 AUTOMATIC TWO-SIDED COPYING Two origin als can be automa tical ly copied onto both sides of a sing le sheet of paper. When the R SPF is used , two-side d copies of two-sid ed origi nals can easily be made. When perf orming autom atic two-s ided copy ing of one-s ided origin als, the orie ntatio n of the co pied i mage can be se lecte[...]

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    CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 31 4 Using the document glass 1 Place the original that you wish to copy onto the front side of the paper on the document glas s and close the RSPF. 2 Press the [2-SIDE D COPY] ke y until "1 TO 2" appears, a nd then press t he [ENTER] key. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select th e bindin g edge and th[...]

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    CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 32 Using the RSPF 1 Place the or iginal(s) in the RSPF. (p .25) If you p lace an odd num ber of originals for on e-sided to two-sid ed cop ying, the las t page will be one-side d. 2 Press the [2-SIDE D COPY] ke y and sele ct the two-sided copy mode that you wish to use . The mod e chan ges as fol lows ea ch tim e you pres [...]

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    33 4 SORT COPY Copies of multi ple ori ginal pages ca n sorted i nto se ts. Using the document glass 1 Place the f irst original. ( p.24) 2 Press the [E -SORT/S P.FUN] key until "SOR T" appea rs and then p ress the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and then press the [ENT ER ] key [...]

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    CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 34 Using the RSPF 1 Place the or iginals. (p.25) 2 Press the [E -SORT/S P.FUN] key until "SOR T" appea rs and then p ress the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and the n the [ENTER] key. 4 Select the number of copies a nd any other settings, and the n pres[...]

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    35 4 COPYING MULTIPLE ORIGINALS ONTO A SIN GLE SHEET OF PAPER (2 IN 1 copy ) Multipl e origi nals can be co pied onto a single sheet of pap er in a selected layou t pattern. This func tion i s conve nient for compi ling mul ti-page reference materi als into a compac t forma t, or for providing an ov erview of all page s of a documen t on a singl e [...]

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    CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 36 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the origina l size and then press t he [ENT ER] k ey. The followin g orig inal siz es ca n be sele cted: "8.5x 14" , "8.5x13" , "8.5x11 ", "5.5x8 .5", "A4 ", "B5" , "A5" 5 Set the number of copies and a[...]

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    CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 37 4 Using the RSPF 1 Place the or iginals. (p.25) 2 Press the [E -SORT/S P.FUN] key until "2IN1" ap pears an d then p ress the [ENT ER] k ey. 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and then press the [ENT ER] k ey. 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the origina[...]

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    38 CREATING MARGINS W HEN COPYING (Margin s hift) The margi n shift fu nction is used to aut omatical ly shift the tex t or im age or the copy paper approx imatel y 1/2". As show n below , LONG EDG E or SHOR T EDGE c an be se lected. 1 Place the o riginal( s). 2 Press the [E-SOR T/SP. FUN] key until "MARGIN SHIFT" appears and then pr[...]

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    CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 39 4 3 Press the [ ] key ( ) to move " " to the "ON" position and then press the [ENT ER] k ey. 4 Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( ) to select the margin position and then press the [ENTER] key. Select "LONG EDGE" or "SHORT EDGE". For the m argin position , see th e previou s pag e[...]

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    40 5 Chapter 5 This ch apter e xplains how to insta ll and configu re the software that i s require d for th e printer an d scanne r functi ons of th e mac hine. The p roced ure for vie wing the Online Manual i s also e xplai ned. SOFTWARE FOR AL-1651CS/1661CS The CD- ROM t hat accom panie s the ma chine conta ins the fo llow ing softw are: MFP dri[...]

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    41 5 BEFORE INSTALLATION Hardware and s oftware require ments Check the follo wing hardw are and s oftware re quirem ents in o rder to i nstall th e softwar e. * 1 The machine's USB port will trans fer data at the speed specified b y the USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed ) only if the M icroso ft USB 2.0 drive r is preinsta lled in the com puter , or if the U[...]

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    42 INSTALLING THE SOF TWARE Using the machine with a USB connection 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the machine. Ma ke sure that the cable is not connected before proceedi ng. If the c able i s connected , a Plug and Play window will appe ar. If th is happen s, cli ck the " Cancel" bu tton to close th e windo w and di sconn ect t[...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 43 5 7 To install all of the software, click the "Standard" bu tton. To install particular packages, click the "Custom" bu tton. If you selec ted "Cus tom", go to step 9 . 8 Read the mes sage in the "Wel c ome" window and then click the "Next" button. If you s elec ted "St[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 44 11 The files required for installation of the MFP driver are copied (if "MFP Driver" w as sel ected). Follow the on-s creen i nstructio ns. When "T he ins tallat ion of the SHARP so ftware is comple te" appea rs, cli ck the "O K" button. 12 Begin the installation of Button Ma nager (if "Butt[...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 45 5 14 When the "Finish" scree n appear s, click the "Cl ose" b utton. A mess age wil l appe ar instruc ting you to conn ect the m achine to your compu ter. Click the OK butt on. 15 Make sur e that the po wer o f the mac hine is turned on, an d then connect the USB ca ble (p. 46) . Window s will de tect th[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 46 17 Begin installation of the printer driver. "SHARP AL-XXXXCS" wil l appear in t he "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Se lect "Ins tall t he soft ware auto matical ly (Rec ommende d)" and click th e "Next" button. Fo llow th e on-sc reen ins tructions . 18 Fo llow the ins tru cti [...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 47 5 1 Insert the cable into the USB po rt on the m ac hin e. 2 Insert the other end of the cable into your computer's US B port. Using the machine as a network printer 1 Insert the LAN cable into the LAN port on the machine. Use a network ca ble th at is shi elded. 2 Tu rn on t he ma chin e. 3 Insert the CD-ROM into your[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 48 5 Double-click the " setup" icon ( ). 6 The "SOFTWARE LICENCE" window will a ppear. Make sur e that you understand the contents of the software licence , and then click the " Yes" but ton. 7 Read the "Readme First" in the "Welcome" window and then click the " Next" b[...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 49 5 9 The printer or printers connected to the n etwork will be detected. Click the printer to be configured (the machine) and click the "Next" butto n. 10 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. The set tings in the abo ve windo w are ex amples. Be sure to ask yo ur network admini strator for the co[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 50 12 Click the "Yes" button. Go to s tep 11 on page 5 1. LPR (TCP/IP) direct printing After step 1-7 on p age 48 8 Click the "P rinter Driver " button. If you h ave not s et the IP Address , click the "Se t the IP Address " button i n first and go to step 8 on p age 48. 9 Read the mes sage in the &[...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 51 5 11 The printer or printers connected to the n etwork will be detected. Click the printer to be configured (the machine) and click the "Next" butto n. 12 In the window for setting the destination print port name, make sure that ":lp" appear s at the end of the IP ad dress and click the "Next" [...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 52 14 When the model selection window appear s, select the model name of your machine and cli ck the "Next" button. For the model name of you r mac hin e, se e the oper ation pane l on t he mac hin e. 15 Select whether or not you wish the printer to be your default printer and click t he "Next " butto n. 16 W[...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 53 5 4 The "SOFTWARE LICENCE" window will a ppear. Make sur e that you understand the contents of the software licence , and then click the " Yes" but ton. 5 Click the "P rinter Driver " button. 6 Read the mes sage in the "Wel c ome" window and then click the "Next" button. 7 S[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 54 8 For the port to be used, select the mac hine set as a shared printer , and clic k the "Next" butto n. You can also click th e "Add Network Port " button an d selec t the printe r to be shared (the machine ) by bro wsing t he network i n the windo w that appears . 9 When the model selection window appears[...]

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    55 5 SETTING UP BUTTON M ANAGER Button Ma nager i s a softw are progra m that works wit h the sca nner drive r to ena ble scannin g from the m achine. To scan using the mac hine, Button Manager m ust b e linked with th e scan m enu o n the mach ine. F ollow th e steps b elow to link Bu tton Mana ger to s canner e vents . Windows XP 1 Click the &quo[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 56 5 Sele ct "S tart thi s program" and then select "Sharp Button Manager B" from the pull-down menu. 6 Cli ck th e " Appl y" b utto n. 7 Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to link Button Manager to "SC2:" thro ugh "SC6:". Select " SC2:" fro m the " Selec t an event " p[...]

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    SET UP TH E SOFTWAR E 57 5 Windows 98/Me/2000 1 cli ck th e "S tart " but ton , sel ect "Set tin gs" , and then cli ck "Control Pane l". 2 Double-click the "Scanners and Came ras" icon. 3 Select " SHARP AL- XXXXCS " and click th e "Pro perties" b utto n. In Wind ows Me, rig ht click "[...]

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    SET UP THE SOFTWARE 58 6 Select "Sharp Butt on Manager B" in "Sen d to this application". 7 Cli ck th e " Appl y" b utto n. 8 Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to link Button Manager to "SC2:" thro ugh "SC6:". Select " SC2:" from the " Scanne r even ts" pull- down menu. Sel ect "Sh a[...]

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    59 6 Chapter 6 6 The mac hine incl udes a USB port a nd a LA N port as standard equip ment. When the USB port is used , the pri nter an d scanne r function s can be used. When the LAN port i s used, th e print er functio n can be u sed. The mac hine h as the fol lowing features : • High-spee d data transfer (whe n connec ted to a USB 2.0 port) ?[...]

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    60 USING THE PRINTER MODE The proce dure fo r loading p aper fo r printing is the same as for loa ding cop y paper. See "LOADING PAPER" (p. 18). BASIC PROCEDURE FOR PRINTING The basi c proc edure f or printi ng is ex plain ed in the f ollow ing. To u se co nveni ent printer fun ction s, see the "Onlin e Manual" or the printer dr[...]

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    61 6 USING THE SCA NNER MODE The p roc edu re for pla cin g th e orig ina l is the s am e as fo r cop yin g. S ee " NORM AL COPYING" (p.24). SCANNING USING THE KEYS ON THE MACHINE When sc anning is perform ed by thi s me thod, th e applic ation t hat has be en se t in Button Manager w ill auto maticall y sta rt and th e scann ed image wil[...]

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    PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS 62 Button Manager scan menu For inf ormation o n Button M anager settings , see t he Button M anager help file . The names i n the Bu tton Mana ger me nu ("xxx x" in "SC 1:xx xx", etc .) can be c hange d. See the on line m anual. SCANNING FROM YOUR C OMPUTER The mach ine su pports the TWAIN s tandard , [...]

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    63 6 HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL The onlin e man ual provi des de tailed in struct ions f or opera ting the u nit as a print er and sca nner. It also prov ides methods for deal ing with printing or sca nner proble ms. To acce ss t he onlin e man ual, you r com puter mu st hav e Acr obat Re ader 5. 0 or late r. If this is not ins talled, refe r to [...]

  • Page 66

    64 7 Chapter 7 The user settin gs all ow you to custom ize mac hine set tings to bette r meet yo ur needs. USER PROGRAMS The user settin gs co nsist of the f ollowin g item s. To change th e user program settings as explained in "SEL ECTING A SETTING FOR A USER PROGRAM" (p.69). Copy mode Program number Program name Set ti ng c ode s (fact[...]

  • Page 67

    USER SETTINGS 65 7 4 AUTO SHUT-OFF TIME 1: 5 MIN. 2: 30 MIN. 3: 60 MIN. 4: 120 MIN. 5: 240 MIN. • This fun ction automatic ally swit ches th e ma chi ne t o a stat e that con sume s ev en le ss p ow er than pre heat mode if the s et durat ion of time elap ses witho ut the ma chin e bei ng use d when the pow er is on . All l ights except th e pow [...]

  • Page 68

    USER SETTINGS 66 9 AE/TEXT RESOLUTION 1: 300dpi 2: 600dp i • The co py res olution i n auto and t ext mod e is normall y 30 0 dpi. If hig h-qual ity copie s are preferred, us e this setting to change th e reso lution to 600 dpi. 10 2-SIDED COPY MODE 1: HI-SPEED 2: NORMAL • If the m emory fi lls up whe n two-side d copyi ng is performed, "N[...]

  • Page 69

    USER SETTINGS 67 7 16 SOUND AT DEFAULT 1: ON 2: OFF • Use this to sound a beep when a b ase setting is selected . (p.70) 17 TONER SAVE MODE 1: ON 2: OFF • This m ode reduc es toner usage by about 10% when copy ing. To ner sa ve mo de is effective when th e exposu re mode is AUTO or TEXT. 18 AE L EVEL A DJUST 1: SPF/RSPF 2: DOCUME NT GLASS • T[...]

  • Page 70

    USER SETTINGS 68 Print mode * 1 The sc anning s peed inc reases whe n the USB 2 .0 mo de is set to "HI-SPEED" , however, the printi ng spe ed doe s not inc rease consi derably. Program number Program name Set ti ng c ode s (factory def ault setting appe ars in bold) Explanation 1 FORCED OUTPUT 1: ON 2: OFF When this functi on is ena bled,[...]

  • Page 71

    69 7 SELECTING A SETTING FOR A USER PROGRAM 1 Press the [MEN U] key an d then press th e [ENT ER] k ey. In pr inter mo de, the user pro grams are acces sed by simpl y pressing the [MENU] key. 2 Press the [ ] k ey ( ) o r [ ] key ( ) to select the item t hat you wish to configure in th e USE R PROGR AM it ems , and then press the [ ENTER] ke y. • [...]

  • Page 72

    USER SETTINGS 70 Audible signals (key entry beep, in valid key beep, base setting beep) The mac hine sou nds th ree dif ferent type s of b eep signa ls: a key entry beep t hat sounds when a valid key i s presse d, an i nvalid k ey beep that so unds when an invali d key is press ed, and a base s etting beep that sound s when a setti ng is the same a[...]

  • Page 73

    71 8 Chapter 8 8 Problems related to genera l use of th e machi ne, the copy fun ction, and softwa re setup are expla ined here . Be sure to chec k the p roblem c arefull y before c alling fo r service , as m any probl ems c an be so lved b y the us er. If you are unable to solv e the probl em, tu rn off the m ain switc h, unpl ug the po wer cord f[...]

  • Page 74

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 72 Error indicator Blinks REPLACE THE DRUM CARTRID GE. The drum cartridge h as reach ed the end o f it s l if e. Rep lac e i t w it h a new dru m cartridge. (Whe n the indicator blinks, the machine doe s not operate.) 86 Steadily lit TD CART RIDGE IS NEAR EMPTY. Toner is low . Consu lt your de aler to purchase a new [...]

  • Page 75

    73 8 TROUBLESHOOTING THE MACHINE The follo wing pro blems are relate d to the general o peratio n of th e machin e and copying . Problem Cause an d solutio n Page The mach ine does not operate . The mach ine is n ot plugge d into a power outlet. → → → → Plu g the machine int o a ground ed out let. - Power switch O FF. → → → → Turn t[...]

  • Page 76

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 74 Problem Cause an d solutio n Page Part of the im age is cut off or there is too muc h blank spa ce. The o riginal was not place d in the correct position. → → → → Place the origina l correctl y. 24, 25 An appropriate ratio was n ot used for the size of the orig inal and the size of the paper. → → → ?[...]

  • Page 77

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 75 8 Paper misfe ed. Misfeed occ ur. → → → → To remo ve the misfe ed, see "MISF EED REMOVAL". 80 The paper is outsid e of the s pecified size an d weight rang e. → → → → Use copy paper wi thin th e specifi ed range. 18 Paper curled or damp. → → → → Do not use curled or crimpe d pape [...]

  • Page 78

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 76 Paper size for a paper tray cannot be set. Copying or prin ting is p erformed. → → → → Set the pap er size af ter copying or printing i s compl ete. - The mach ine has stopped temporarily due to runni ng out of p aper or a misf eed . → → → → Lo ad pape r or remove the misfe ed, and then set the pa [...]

  • Page 79

    77 8 PROBLEMS DURING SETUP THE SOFTW ARE If the s oftware does n ot ins tall co rrectly, chec k the fo llowing items on you r com puter. To remov e the softw are, see "Re moving t he softw are" (p. 79) MFP driver cannot be installed (Windows 2000/XP) If the MFP driver cannot be insta lled i n Window s 2000/XP, follow th ese step s to chec[...]

  • Page 80

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 78 Plug and play screen does not appear (USB only) If the Plug and Pla y sc reen does not ap pear aft er you co nnect t he ma chine to y our compute r with a USB cab le and turn on the ma chine , follow the steps bel ow to verify that the USB p ort is availabl e. 1 Click the "start" button, clic k "Con[...]

  • Page 81

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 79 8 The MFP driver cannot be correctly installed by Plug and Play (Windows 2000/XP) (USB only) In Window s 2000/ XP, if the MFP dri ver canno t be correc tly i nstalled by Plug an d Play (for e xample, Plug an d Play takes pl ace with out co pying the required f iles f or the MFP dri ver in stallatio n), foll ow the[...]

  • Page 82

    80 MISF EE D RE MO VAL When a misfe ed occu rs, the error indic ator blinks , "CLEAR PAPER JAM" appe ars in the disp lay, a nd the machine stops operating . If a m isfeed oc curs when us ing the RSPF, "RETURN X ORIGINAL(S) START T O RESUME" will ap pear in the display. ("X" indic ates th e number of p ages to be return[...]

  • Page 83

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 81 8 A: Misf eed in the pa per feed a rea 1 Gently remove th e misfed paper f rom the paper f eed area as shown in the illustration. If the error indicator blinks a nd the misfed paper is not visible in the pape r feed area, pull out the paper tray a nd remove the misfed pape r. If the paper cannot be removed, procee[...]

  • Page 84

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 82 2 Gently remove the mi sfed paper from under the fusing unit as shown in the illustration. If the paper cannot be removed, procee d to "C: Mis feed in th e transp ort area ". 3 Raise the f using un it releas e lever and then close t he side cover by press ing the round projections near the si de cover op[...]

  • Page 85

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 83 8 4 Raise the f using un it releas e lever , close t he front cover a nd then close the side cover by press ing the round projections near the side cover open button. The error indicator will go out and the ready indicator w ill light up. D: Misf eed in the RS PF An orig inal mis feed may occur at one of three l o[...]

  • Page 86

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 84 (C) If the ori ginal does n ot move easily into t he exit a rea, remo ve it in the direction of the arrow whil e rotating the rol ler. "RETURN X ORIGINAL(S) START TO RESUME " will appear in the disp lay. Ret ur n th e ind ic ate d nu mber of pa ges to t he d ocu ment fe eder tray. Open and close the RSPF[...]

  • Page 87

    85 8 TD CAR TRIDGE REPL ACE MENT When tone r is lo w, the er ror indica tor will light u p and "TO NER IS LOW " will appear in the di splay. Fo r inform ation on purchasi ng a ne w TD cartridge , see "ABO UT SUPPLIES AND OPTIO NS" (p.91). If copyi ng is co ntinue d while the indicato r is lit, copies will gra dually become light[...]

  • Page 88

    86 DRUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT The usefu l life of the drum cartridge is appro ximat ely 18,00 0 cop ies. When the internal counte r reaches appro ximatel y 17,0 00 co pies, the error i ndicator will l ight u p and "A DRUM CARTRIDGE W ILL BE NEEDED SOON" will appear i n the display. For more info rmation on purchasin g a drum c artridge, s[...]

  • Page 89

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 87 8 5 Close the front co ver and t hen the si de cove r by p ressing t he round projections near the side cover open button. The drum replacement require d erro r in dica to r will go out and the ready indicator will light up. CHECKING THE TOTAL COUNT AND DRUM CARTRIDGE LIF E You can c heck the total n umber of page[...]

  • Page 90

    88 CLEANING THE MAC HINE Proper care is esse ntial in orde r to get cl ean, s harp copie s. Be s ure to tak e a few minutes to clean the ma chine on a regu lar bas is. Cabinet Wipe the cabin et with a soft, cle an cl oth. Document glass and the back side of the RSPF Stains on the glas s, RSPF sc annin g windo w, cover or RSPF rolle r will al so be [...]

  • Page 91

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 89 8 TD cartridge and drum cartridge 1 Remove the TD cartridge and drum cartridge as explained in "TD CARTRIDGE REPLACEM ENT" (p.85) a nd "DRUM CARTRIDGE REPLACEME NT" (p.86). 2 Wipe the parts of the TD car tridge and drum cartridge sh own below with a cle an cloth. Wipe on ly the parts that are i[...]

  • Page 92

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE 90 Transfer cha rger 1 Tu rn th e pow er sw it ch of f. (p .1 7) 2 Ensure that the bypass tray is open and then open the s ide cover while press ing the side cover open button. 3 Take the charger cleaner out by holding the tab. S et the charger cleaner on to the ri ght e nd of the t ransf er char ger, gen tly slide t[...]

  • Page 93

    91 8 ABOUT SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS When or dering su pplie s, ple ase use the cor rect part nu mbers as liste d belo w. Supply list * Based on copy ing onto l etter-type p aper at 5% toned area (The life of the TD car tridge which h as been inclu ded i n the mac hine at the fac tory is appro xima tely 2, 000 shee ts.) Interface cabl e Please pu rchase[...]

  • Page 94

    92 9 Chapter 9 SPECI FICA TIO NS Model AL-16 51CS AL-16 61CS Type Di gital Mul tifunc tional System, Deskto p Photoconducti ve type OPC drum Documen t glass type Fixed Copy/printing system Dry, e lectrosta tic transfe r Orig inal s Sheets, bou nd document s Orig inal s si ze Max. 8-1 /2" x 14" Copy size Max. 8- 1/2" x 14" Min. 3[...]

  • Page 95

    APPENDIX 93 9 * 1 The first -copy time a nd warm- up time m ay va ry depend ing on the powe r-supply voltage , ambient tempe rature, a nd othe r operating cond itions. * 2 Not inclu des TD and drum cartri dges. Fusing system Heat rolle rs Develop er system Magnetic brus h develo pment Light source Tri-color CCD light source (CCD : 3 components; R, [...]

  • Page 96

    APPENDIX 94 Printer Function * Cannot be co nnected to an ex clusive 100BASE hub . Print speed 16ppm Resolution 60 0 dpi Memory Approx. 10MB Emulation SPLC (Sharp Printer Langua ge with Completio n) Interfac e port 10 BASE-T Network In terface* USB 2.0 (Full -Speed/Hi -Speed compa tible i nterface) Interfac e cables [USB cable] USB cable t hat su p[...]

  • Page 97

    APPENDIX 95 9 Scanner Function Type Flatb ed scann er Scanning m ethod Document glass /RSPF Light source Tri-color CCD light source (CCD: 3 components; R, G, and B) Resolution* Bas ic: 600 dpi x 1200 dp i Setting ran ge: 50 dpi - 9600 dpi Original ty pes Sh eet m edi a, boo ks Effective s canning area 8.5" (297 mm ) (Lengthw ise) x 14" (4[...]

  • Page 98

    96 INDEX Symbols [ ] key......... ........... ........... 31, 33, 3 6 [ ] key ............... ..... 10, 23, 27, 2 8, 31 [ ] key ............... ..... 10, 23, 27, 2 8, 31 2 2 IN 1 cop ying ........... ............ ...... 35, 65 [2-SIDED COPY] ke y ........... 10, 31, 3 2 A About sup plies an d options ........ ...... 91 About the s can hea d .......[...]

  • Page 99

    97 I Initial s ettings ............. ............ ........... 16 Installa tion en vironmen t and u sable software ..................... ................. ...... 41 Installi ng Acrobat Reader ................. 63 Installi ng the software ................. ...... 42 Installi ng the TD cartridge .......... ...... 14 Introducti on ................ ....[...]

  • Page 100

    98 R Ready ind icato r ... 11,16, 71, 8 1, 82, 83 Recycle d paper .... ........... ........... ...... 18 Removing the softwa re .......... ........... 79 Reversing tray ........... ................. .. 9, 83 Roller ......... ........... ........... ................. . 83 Roller rotat ing kn ob .................... ...... 82 ROPM ...................[...]

  • Page 101

    99 INDEX BY PURPOSE Preparat ions Installa tion th e machin e, preparing .............. ........... ........... ....... 13 Packed c ompo nents and acce ssorie s, checki ng .................... ............ ............ 1 2 Pape r, lo adi ng - Bypass tray................. ........... ....... 22 - Paper tray ............. ................. ....... 19[...]

  • Page 102

    100 SOFTW ARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THE SOFTW ARE. BY USING THE SOFTW ARE, YOU ARE A GREEING T O BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. 1. Lice nse. The appli catio n, dem onstra tion, system an d othe r softw are acco mpa nying this L icense , whet her on disk, in re ad only memory , o r on any other med ia (the [...]

  • Page 103

    101 6. Lim ited W a rrant y on Med ia. SHARP wa rrants the d isks o n which the Softw are is reco rded t o be free f rom defe cts in mate rial s and workmans hip under n orm al use for a per iod o f nine ty (90) day s from the d ate o f purch ase as eviden ced by a copy of the recei pt. The e ntire l iabil ity of S HAR P a nd/or its Li censor s an [...]

  • Page 104

    102 IMPOR T ANT SER VICE INFORMA TION (U.S.A. only) If a Problem Occurs Most op erati onal que stions can be a nswer ed by refe rring t o the Op erati on Ma nual or On line Manual . Also, fo r your conv enienc e, yo u will find answ ers to frequ ently asked que stion s on our websi te at www .sharpusa. com . Y ou can al so e-mai l yo ur serv ice qu[...]

  • Page 105

    103 END-USER LIMITED W ARRANTY (V alid in U .S.A. only) SHARP ELECTR ONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first end-user purchaser that this Sharp bra nd product (the "Product"), when shipped in its original container , will be free from defecti ve w orkmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its opt ion, either repair the defect[...]

  • Page 106

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul. 31, 2002 Data Issued: Jun. 1, 1998 MSDS NO. F-00831 Page: 1/4 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product Name : AL-100TD / DM-150TD / AL-110TD / AL-110DC (Black Toner) Supplie r Identif icatio n : Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan Local suppliers are listed below. Please con[...]

  • Page 107

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul. 31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-00831 Page: 2/4 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Most Imp ortant Hazards and Effects o f the P roducts Human Health Effects : There are no anticipated carcinogenic effects from exposure based on animal tests perform ed using toner. When used as intended acc ordin[...]

  • Page 108

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul. 31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-00831 Page: 3/4 8. EXPOSU RE CONTROL / PERSONAL PROTECTION Eng inee rin g Mea sur es Ventilation : None required with int ended use. Exposure limit values OSHA-P EL (USA) : 15m g /m 3 (Total Dust) , 5m g /m 3 (Respirable Dust) ACGIH -TLV ( USA) : 10m g /m [...]

  • Page 109

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul. 31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-00831 Page: 4/4 Chronic Eff ect : In a study in rats of chronic inhalation exposure to a typical toner, a mild to moderate degree of lung fibrosis w as observed in 92% of the rats in the high concentration (16m g /m 3 ) exposure group, and a minimal to mil[...]

  • Page 110

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul .31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-30831 Page: 1/4 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product N ame : AL-100TD / DM-150TD / AL-110TD / AL-110DC (Black Developer) Supplie r Identif icatio n : Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan Local suppliers are listed below. Ple[...]

  • Page 111

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul .31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-30831 Page: 2/4 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Most Imp ortant Hazards and Effects o f the P roducts Human Health Effects : There are no anticipated carcinogenic effects from exposure based on animal tests perform ed using toner. When used as intended acc ordin[...]

  • Page 112

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul .31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-30831 Page: 3/4 Personal Prot ective Equipment Respiratory Protection : Not r equired under intended us e. Hand Protection : Not required und er intended use. Eye Protect ion : Not required und er intended use. Skin Protection : Not required und er intende[...]

  • Page 113

    MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Data Revised: Jul .31, 2002 Data Issued: J un. 1, 199 8 MSDS NO. F-30831 Page: 4/4 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION No data are available. 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATION Waste from residues : Waste material ma y be dumped or incinerated under conditions which meet all federal, state and local environmental regulations. Contaminated[...]

  • Page 114

    Caution: This connector is only intended f or ser vice pur poses. Any connection to this terminal may cause malfunctions of the cop y machine. Instruction for service technician: The cable length f or the ser vice ter minal has to be less than 10 f eet (3 m). RSPF connector USB connector LAN connector[...]

  • Page 115

    For users in the USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized [...]

  • Page 116

    PRINTED IN CHINA KS TINSE1143QSZZ 2003J Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-1163. www.sharpusa.com SHARP ELECTRONICS OF CANADA LTD. 335 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1W9 SHARP CORPORATION 1[...]