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    MODEL AL-840 • GETTING STARTED • PRINTING • PRINTER TROUBLE? • APPENDIX 2 11 18 24 PRINTER OPERATION MANUAL Page[...]

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    1 CONTENTS 1 GETTING ST AR TED INTRODUCTION 2 – Making floppy disks from CD-ROM 3 MAIN FEA TURES 3 INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE 4 – Description of the printer driver 4 – Checking the hardware and software requirements 4 – Installing the printer driver 4 – “AL-800 Series” printer driver group 10 2 PRINTING PRINTING A P AGE [...]

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    2 1 Getting Started GETTING ST ARTED This chapter provides basic information for using the SHARP AL-840 printer and its features. INTRODUCTION The AL-840 can be used as a copier and a laser printer . This manual describes only the printer features of the AL-840. T o use the AL-840 as a copier and to learn additional information which relates to bot[...]

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    3 1 Getting Started INTRODUCTION Making floppy disks from CD-ROM The printer driver data in the CD-ROM can be copied to floppy disks. Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0: 1 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click My Computer , Al_800 (CD-ROM), and Makedisk . 3 Double-click Makedisk.exe . 4 Follow the on-screen instruct[...]

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    4 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Description of the printer driver The printer driver is the software program which runs the printer . It converts the data in your file into information that the printer can understand. It also controls communication between the printer and computer as the data is printed. Checking the ha[...]

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    5 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Windows 95/Windows NT 4.0: 1 Load paper into the paper tray of the printer . For loading of paper , see the section on LOADING COPY P APER in the copier operation manual. 2 T urn on the printer . 3 T urn on your computer and start Windows. Before installing the printer driver , be sure to[...]

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    6 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE 5 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button and select Run . When the screen shown below appears, type R:SETUP (if the CD-ROM is designated as drive R) and click the OK button. Proceed to step 7. 6 “Install From Disk” window will appear . Insert the[...]

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    7 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Windows 98: 1 Load paper into the paper tray of the printer . For loading of paper , see the section on LOADING COPY P APER found in the copier operation manual. 2 T urn on the printer . 3 T urn on your computer and start Windows. Before installing the printer driver , be sure to close al[...]

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    8 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE 7 Windows driver file search will find the device “SHARP AL-800 Series”. Click the Next button. Proceed to step 9. 8 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button and select Run . When the window shown below appears, type R:SETUP (if the CD- ROM is desi[...]

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    9 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Windows 3.1x: 1 Load paper into the paper tray of the printer . For loading of paper , see the section on LOADING COPY P APER in the copier operation manual. 2 T urn on the printer and then start Windows on your computer . Before installing the printer driver , be sure to close all other [...]

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    10 1 Getting Started INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE “AL-800 Series” printer driver group When the printer driver is installed, the SHARP AL-800 Series printer driver group will be created. This group allows the following functions to be executed. DOS Emulation HELP DOS Emulation Setup See page 16. Readme The latest information on the [...]

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    11 2 Printing 2 PRINTING PRINTING A P AGE The printing method is described below . Read the description with the operation manual for the application to be used. ● Before you can use your printer , you must install the printer driver which has been supplied with the printer . Once this software has been installed, you can control the printing of [...]

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    12 2 Printing PRINTING A P AGE ● If the paper size specified from the software application is larger than the paper size in the printer , the image may be printed onto two sheets of paper . ● 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 [...]

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    13 2 Printing SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER 2 If you use Windows 95/Windows 98, right-click the SHARP AL-800 Series icon in the Printer folder and select Properties in the menu. If you use Windows NT 4.0, right-click the SHARP AL-800 Series icon in the Printer folder and select Document defaults in the menu. For this description, it [...]

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    14 2 Printing Windows 3.1x: 1 Double-click the Print Manager icon in the Main window of Program Manager . 2 Select Options in the Print Manager and then select Printer Setup . 3 Select SHARP AL-800 Series in the Installed Printers: and click the Setup button. 4 The properties of the SHARP AL-800 Series will be displayed. The following items can be [...]

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    15 2 Printing SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER T ricks The T ricks tab is used to accommodate programs that interface with printer drivers in non- standard ways. Most users need never access these options. Color Document Check this option if the application does not recognize the inherent color-handling capabilities of your printer . On[...]

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    16 2 Printing SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER DOS Emulation A PCL4 DOS Emulation setup program can be started by clicking the Setup button. This is an independent program that configures the PCL4 DOS emulation. DOS Emulation Setup DOS Copies Specifies the number of sets to be printed. Any number from 1 to 50 can be selected. (default s[...]

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    17 2 Printing PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICA TION 1 Click the Start button. 2 Select Settings and then click Printers . 3 Right-click the AL-800 Series icon in the printer dialog box and click Properties . For this description, it is assumed that the mouse is configured for right hand operation. 4 Click the Details tab in the Properties dialog box[...]

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    18 3 Printer trouble? 3 PRINTER TROUBLE? TROUBLESHOOTING Some problems in the AL-840 are common to both the copier and printer features, so also check TROUBLESHOOTING of the copier operation manual. Printing problems “Copier” in the column “See page:” indicates the description is in the copier operation manual. See page: Prob lem P ossible [...]

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    19 3 Printer trouble? TROUBLESHOOTING See page: Prob lem Possib le cause Solution The printer prints wrong data or incorrect characters. Printing is too slow. The interface cable might not be connected properly. Check the interface cable connection. 25 – – – 14 – RAM disk is used in the computer. The interface cable specifications may be in[...]

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    20 3 Printer trouble? ST A TUS MONITOR W arning Messages See page: Solution TD Cartridge is near Empty . Reorder a new cartridge and replace soon. Running out of toner . While printing can continue, the print quality will be affected. Reorder a new TD cartridge and replace it. Drum Cartridge is near End of Life. Reorder a new cartridge and replace [...]

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    21 3 Printer trouble? See page: Solution Service Error Switch Main Power OFF on the product. W ait approximately 5 seconds. Switch Main Power ON. If The Product Error continues, Contact your authorized SHARP Service Center . The product has detected a fatal error condition and cannot continue. Make a note of any specific error conditions or codes. [...]

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    22 3 Printer trouble? USING OTHER INST ALLED DRIVERS Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0: 1 Click the Start button. 2 Select Settings and then click Printers . 3 Right-click the AL-800 Series icon in the printer dialog box and then click Properties . For this description, it is assumed that the mouse is configured for right hand operation. 4 Click[...]

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    23 3 Printer trouble? 7 Click the Set As Default Printer button, and then click the Close button. T o use the AL-800 series again, perform the same procedure but select the port to be used (for example, LPT1) in step 4. UNINST ALLING PRINTER DRIVER If the printer driver is not installed correctly or if you no longer use this printer , uninstall the[...]

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    24 4 Appendix 4 APPENDIX SPECIFICA TIONS Resolution 600 or 300 can be selected. 1,800 dpi equivalent x 600 dpi through Super Image Enhancement T echnology (SIET) is possible. Page description language SHARP GDI Page orientation Portrait or landscape First print time Approx. 20 seconds* Print speed Max. 8 pages per minute (letter or A4) Interface po[...]

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    25 4 Appendix P ARALLEL INTERF ACE This printer uses a bi-directional parallel interface. Use the interface cable attached to the AL- 840. ● Use the parallel interface cable specified by SHARP for prevention of external radio wave interference. For details, contact your SHARP service centre. ● For specifications of the parallel interface of you[...]

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    26 4 Appendix PRINT AREA The print area of this printer is shown below . E E E E F F G D C C D B A A B G Landscape P aper size Print area P or trait 600 dpi Paper size Dots AB C D E F G Letter 5100 4904 6600 6400 100 96 100 Legal 5100 4904 8400 8200 100 96 100 Invoice 3300 3104 5100 4900 100 96 100 A4 4960 4760 7015 6815 100 100 100 A5 3496 3296 49[...]

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    27 INDEX C Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 F Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I Image quality adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Installation - printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 L Lighten/Darken [...]

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    PRINTED IN HONG KONG  99J KS w TINSE7300XCZZ SHARP CORPORATION AL-840[...]