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    PRINTED IN CHINA KS TINSE7318XCZZ SHARP CORPORATION 99M Page ● GETTING STARTED ● PRINTING ● SCANNING ● TROUBLE? ● APPENDIX 2 12 18 20 24 AL-841 MODEL DIGITAL LASER COPIER/ PRINTER/SCANNER PRINTER / SCANNER OPERATION MANUAL AL-841[...]

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    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 changes or modificati[...]

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    1 CONTENTS 1 GETTING ST AR TED INTRODUCTION 2 – Making flopp y disks from CD-R OM 3 MAIN FEA TURES 3 CONNECTING THE INTERF A CE CABLE 4 INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE 5 – Description of the printer dr iver 5 – Checking the hardw are and softw are requirements 5 – Installing the printer dr iver 5 – “SHARP AL-841” driv er grou[...]

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    2 1 Getting Star ted 1 GETTING ST AR TED This chapter provides basic inf ormation for using the SHARP AL-841 and its f eatures. INTRODUCTION This manual describes only the printer and scanner features of the AL-841. T o get full use of all printer and scanner features, f amiliarize y ourself with this man ual. For quic k reference during machine us[...]

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    3 1 Getting Star ted INTRODUCTION Making floppy disks fr om CD-ROM The driver data in the CD-R OM can be copied to flopp y disks. Windows 95/Windows 98/Windo ws NT 4.0: 1 Inser t the installation CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive. 2 Double-clic k My Computer , Al_841 (CD-R OM), and Makedisk . 3 Double-clic k Makedisk.e xe . 4 F ollow the on-screen inst[...]

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    4 1 Getting Star ted CONNECTING THE INTERF A CE CABLE T o use the AL-841 as a laser printer or scanner , connect it to your computer using a parallel interface cab le. Use the parallel interf ace cab le included with the AL-841. F or specifications of the parallel interf ace , see page 26. 1 Check that the po wer s witches of both the machine and t[...]

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    5 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Description of the printer driver The printer dr iver is the softw are program which runs the printer. It con v er ts 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 pr inted. Checking [...]

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    6 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Windows 95/Windo ws NT 4.0: 1 Load paper into the paper tra y of the machine. For instructions on loading paper , see the section LO ADING COPY P APER in the copier operation man ual. 2 T urn on the machine. 3 T urn on your computer and star t Windo ws . Bef ore installing the printer dr[...]

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    7 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE 5 Inser t the installation CD-ROM into the CD-R OM dr ive . Click the Start button and select Run . When the screen sho wn below appears , type R:SETUP (if the CD-ROM is designated as drive R) and clic k the OK button. F ollow the on-screen instructions. 6 The “Install F rom Disk” w[...]

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    8 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Windows 98: 1 Load paper into the paper tra y of the machine. For instructions on loading paper , see the section LO ADING COPY P APER in the copier operation man ual. 2 T urn on the machine. 3 T urn on your computer and star t Windo ws . Bef ore installing the printer dr iver , be sure [...]

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    9 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE 7 Windows driver file search will find the de vice “SHARP AL-841”. Clic k the Next b utton and f ollow the on-screen instructions. 8 Inser t the installation CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive . Click the Star t button and select Run . When the window shown below appears , type R:SETUP ([...]

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    10 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE Windows 3.1x: 1 Load paper into the paper tra y of the machine. For instructions on loading paper , see the section LO ADING COPY P APER in the copier operation man ual. 2 T urn on the machine and then star t Windo ws on y our computer . Bef ore installing the printer dr iver , be sure [...]

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    11 1 Getting Star ted INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW ARE “SHARP AL-841” driver group When the drivers are installed, the SHARP AL-841 driver group will be created. This group allows the f ollo wing functions to be e x ecuted. DOS Emulation HELP DOS Emulation Setup See page 17. Readme The latest information on the printer driver and the TW[...]

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    12 2 Printing 2 PRINTING PRINTING A P A GE The printing method is descr ibed below . Read the descr iption with the operation man ual f or the application to be used. ● Bef ore you can use this machine as a printer , you m ust install the supplied SHARP printer driver . Once this softw are has been installed, you can control the printing of your [...]

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    13 2 Printing PRINTING A P A GE ON LINE indicator P ower sav e indicator Ready indicator ● If the paper size specified from the softw are application is larger than the paper size in the machine , the image may be printed onto two sheets of paper . ● If the paper size specified from the softw are application is larger than the paper size in the[...]

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    14 2 Printing SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FR OM PRINTER DRIVER The setting method for items in the printer driver are described below . Also refer to the printer driver help f or more inf ormation. Before setting the printer driver , check the follo wing items . ● The AL-841 printer dr iver has been installed in the computer to be used. If not, see [...]

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    15 2 Printing SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER Windows 3.1x: 1 Double-clic k the Print Mana ger icon in the Main window of Pr ogram Manager . 2 Select Options in the Print Manager and then select Printer Setup . 3 Select SHARP AL-841 in the Installed Printers : and click the Setup button. 4 The proper ties of the SHARP AL-841 will be di[...]

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    16 2 Printing PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICA TION Y ou can e xecute printing from an MS-DOS application which has been e x ecuted from the MS- DOS prompt in Windows . This machine can only print from applications r un from the MS-DOS prompt in Windows . It cannot pr int when r unning in nativ e MS-DOS mode. Print setting from the MS-DOS pr ompt Wi[...]

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    17 2 Printing PRINTING FROM AN MS-DOS APPLICA TION Settings on the fr ont panel P aper size, tra y selection, and other options are set from the front panel. Use the follo wing procedure to star t the front panel. Windows 95/Windows 98/Windo ws NT 4.0: 1 Click Start , Program , SHARP AL-841 , and DOS Emulation Setup . Windows 3.1x: 1 Double-clic k [...]

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    18 3 Scanning 3 SCANNING SCANNING AN IMA GE Before y ou can scan images using the AL-841 from a TW AIN-compatible application, y ou must install the supplied SHARP TW AIN interf ace software . This softw are is automatically installed at the same time you install the SHARP printer driver provided on CD-R OM. See INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER SOFTW[...]

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    19 3 Scanning Scanning from a TW AIN-compatible application Menu names and their options are diff erent f or each application. 1 When multiple sources are a vailable , choose a command to select a scanning device from the application’ s men u and select SHARP AL841 TW AIN_xx . 2 Choose a command to acquire image from the application’ s menu. AL[...]

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    4 T rouble? 20 4 TR OUBLE? TR OUBLESHOO TING Some problems are common to the copier , pr inter and scanner f eatures, so also check TROUBLESHOO TING of the copier operation man ual. “Copier” in the column “See page:” indicates the descr iption is in the copier operation man ual. See page: Prob lem P ossible cause Solution Printer driver can[...]

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    4 T rouble? 21 TR OUBLESHOO TING See page: Prob lem P ossible cause Solution The machine prints wrong data or incorrect characters. The interface cable might not be connected properly. Check the interface cable connection. 4, 26 5 The interface cable is not IEEE-1284 compliant or a switch box / pass-through device does not respond to high speed dat[...]

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    4 T rouble? 22 USING O THER INST ALLED DRIVERS If you use another GDI printer or Windo ws Printing Systems pr inter , interference betw een printers may occur and printing ma y not be perf or med proper ly . T o use another GDI printer or a Windows Printing System printer , you must change the por t setting of the printer dr iver using the f ollo w[...]

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    4 T rouble? 23 USING O THER INST ALLED DRIVERS Windows 3.1x: 1 Double-clic k the Contr ol P anel icon in the Main window of Pr ogram Manager . 2 Double-clic k the Printer s icon. The Printers window will then open. 3 Select AL-841 , and then clic k the Connect button. 4 Select File from the list of options in the P or ts window , and then click the[...]

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    5 Appendix 24 5 APPENDIX PRINTER SPECIFICA TIONS Resolution 600dpi or 300dpi can be selected P age description language SHARP GDI P age orientation P or trait or landscape First print time Approx. 20 seconds* Print speed Max. 8 pages per minute (letter or A4) Interface por t Bi-directional parallel interf ace (IEEE 1284 compliant) Memory 6MB * Firs[...]

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    5 Appendix 25 SCANNER SPECIFICA TIONS Scanning method Flatbed scanner with moving scanning head Light source Fluorescent lamps Sensor CCD Scanning range Max. 8.3inch (W) x 13.8inch (H) Resolution 300dpi, 400dpi (standard) or 600dpi (pseudo-resolution) can be selected Output data 1bit Scanning speed 0.85ms/line (Data transfer time is not included.) [...]

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    5 Appendix 26 1 18 36 19 Pin No . Signal name Pin No . Signal name 1 STB 19 GND (STB RET) 2 D A T A1 20 GND (DA T A1 RET) 3 D A T A2 21 GND (DA T A2 RET) 4 D A T A3 22 GND (DA T A3 RET) 5 D A T A4 23 GND (DA T A4 RET) 6 D A T A5 24 GND (DA T A5 RET) 7 D A T A6 25 GND (DA T A6 RET) 8 D A T A7 26 GND (DA T A7 RET) 9 D A T A8 27 GND (DA T A8 RET) 10 A[...]

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    5 Appendix 27 PRINT AREA The print area of this machine 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 P aper siz e Dots AB C D E F G Letter 5100 4904 6600 6400 100 96 100 Legal 5100 4904 8400 8200 100 96 100 Inv oice 3300 3104 5100 4900 100 96 100 A4 4960 4760 7015 6815 100 100 100 A5 3496 3296[...]

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    SOFTW ARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. 1. License. The application, demonstration, system and other software accompanying this License, whether on disk, in read only memory, or on any other media (the “Software”) and relate[...]

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    7. Disclaimer of Warranty on Software. You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Software is at your sole risk. The software and related documentation are provided “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind and SHARP and SHARP’S Licensor(s) (for the purpose of provisions 7 and 8, SHARP and SHARP’S Licensor(s) shall be collectively r[...]

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    PRINTED IN CHINA KS TINSE7318XCZZ SHARP CORPORATION 99M Page ● GETTING STARTED ● PRINTING ● SCANNING ● TROUBLE? ● APPENDIX 2 12 18 20 24 AL-841 MODEL DIGITAL LASER COPIER/ PRINTER/SCANNER PRINTER / SCANNER OPERATION MANUAL AL-841[...]