Sharp AR-235 manual

• GETTING STARTED • MAKING COPIES • SPECIAL FUNCTIONS • COPIER TROUBLE? • GENERAL INFORMATION • OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 5 23 41 65 77 91 DIGITAL COPYING MACHINE OPERATION MANUAL Page MODEL AR-235 AR-275[...]

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1 OUTLINE OF THIS MANUAL 1. GETTING STARTED This cha pter des cribes th e basic in formatio n on the us e of this co pier. 2. MAKING COPIES This chapt er descr ibes the basic copying functions s uch as norm al copying, reduction or enlargemen t, and exposur e adjustme nts. 3. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS This ch apter de scribes special c opying fun ctions i [...]

2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 CAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 COPIER INS TALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MAIN FEA TURES . . . . . . . . . . [...]

CONTENTS 3 STATUS ME SSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 MISFEED REMOVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ● Misfee d in the bypas s tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ● Misfee d in the copi er . . . . . . . . [...]

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5 1 CHAPTER 1 GETTIN G STARTED This cha pter describ es the basic i nformation o n the use of th is copier . Page ● INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ● CAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ● COPIER INSTALLATION . . . . . . [...]

6 GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION This copier ha s been de signed t o provide convenient copying features i n a minimum amount of office space and with maximum operation al ease. To get full use of all copier featur es, be sure to fa miliariz e yourse lf with th is manu al and t he copie r. For quick re ference du ring copi er use , keep this manual i[...]

7 1 GETTING STARTED CAUTIONS Foll ow the caution s below when u sing this c opier. WARNING: ● The fu sing area i s hot. Exer cise care i n this area when remo ving misfe d paper. ● Do no t look dire ctly at the l ight sou rce. Doing s o may damage your eyes . CAUTION: ● The s ocket-outlet s hould be installed n ear the eq uipment and s hall b[...]

8 GETTING STARTED COPIER INSTALLATION Improp er insta llation may damage th e copier. Ple ase note the following during in itial ins tallatio n and wheneve r the cop ier is moved . CAUTION: If the copier is moved from a cool place to a warm place, conden sation ma y form inside the copie r. Operation i n this condi tion will cau se poor c opy quali[...]

COPIER INSTALLATION 9 1 GETTING STARTED Be sure to connect the power cord only to a power outlet that meets the speci fied voltage and current requirements (See page 89.). Also make certain the outlet is properly grounded. NOTE: Connect the copier to a power outl et which is not used for other e lectric appl iances. If a lightin g fixture is conne [...]

10 GETTING STARTED MAIN FEATURES 1 High-speed laser copying ● First -copy ti me at 6 00 dpi (not in the su per phot o mode) i s only 4.8 s econds (except w hen r ecoveri ng fro m a power sa ve m ode or imme diatel y afte r power on). ● Copyin g speed is 23 cop ies/mi n. (AR-235 ) or 27 copi es/min . (AR-275) at 600 dpi (n ot in the super ph oto[...]

MAIN FEATURES 11 1 GETTING STARTED 4 Scan on ce/ P rint man y ● The copie r is eq uipp ed wit h a m emory bu ffer allowi ng the co pier to scan a n origina l once and make up to 999 cop ies of t he scanned i mage. Th is impr oves workfl ow, re duces operati ng noise f rom th e cop ier a nd red uces w ear a nd tear on the scann ing mechani sm, whi[...]

12 GETTING STARTED PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Exterior[...]

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 13 1 GETTING STARTED Inter ior[...]

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 14 GETTING STARTED Operat ion pane l COPY ke y and indic ator (p. 76, 84 ) Pres s to sel ect the CO PY mo de. Press a nd hold du ring standby or during warm- up to dis play the tot al outpu t count and th e quantity of toner remaining. Mode key s and in dicators Use thes e keys when relev ant optional compone nts are ins ta[...]

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 15 1 GETTING STARTED[...]

16 GETTING STARTED POWER ON AND OFF The po wer switch i s located o n the left s ide of the c opier. Power on Turn the power switch to the "ON" position. ● When the p ower switc h is turned to the "ON" posi tion, the me ssage "Sys tem check." will appe ar in the messag e displa y and warm-up will srart . During war m[...]

POWER ON AND OFF 17 1 GETTING STARTED Init ial set tings The co pier assum es the initi al settin gs when it is firs t turned on, wh en the CLEAR ALL k ey is presse d, or a pr eset time ( auto clea r time) after the last c opy is made in any m ode. The initial se ttings th at appe ar in the dis play are shown belo w. ● Copy ratio : 100% ● Expos[...]

18 GETTING STARTED FUNCTION ICONS The fol lowing fu nction icon s will b e indicated on the sett ing screen of each c opier func tion. 2-side d copy mode: Output mo de: Margin shi ft: 2 in 1 / 4 i n 1: One-side d to two-side d copying Two-sided to two-s ided copying Two-si ded to one -sided copying Sort mod e Staple sort mode Group m ode Right Down[...]

19 1 GETTING STARTED FUNCTION REVIEW The c urrent sett ings of copi er function s that hav e been se lected can be viewed in the dis play. ● The XY ZOOM and T RANSPA RENCY func tions canno t be viewe d on the fun ction revi ew screen. 1 Pres s the JOB ST ATUS key. ● The revi ew screen will appe ar. 2 Use the and keys to select a function. ● T[...]

20 GETTING STARTED AUDITING ACCOUNTS If this copier ha s been p rogrammed in the au diting m ode, it wi ll not perf orm copier functions until an assig ned 5-digit account number has been enter ed. ★ ★ ★ ★ KEY OPERATOR See page 21 of the KEY OPERATOR'S GUIDE for sett ing the aud iting mod e. How to copy in the auditing mode If the copi[...]

AUDITING ACCOUNTS 21 1 GETTING STARTED 2 When copying is complete d, press the AUDIT CLEAR key. NOTE: If an unassig ned number i s entered, "Ente r your account nu mber." will app ear again in the display , indicatin g that the nu mber was not accepted . When th e key operat or program for account n umber se curity has been set an d unass[...]

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23 2 CHAPTER 2 MAKING COPIES This ch apter describ es the basic co pying funct ions such as normal copyin g, reduct ion or en largeme nt, and exp osure ad justment s. Page ● NORMAL COPYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ● TW O-S IDE D COPYI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

24 MAKING COPIES NORMAL COPYING The ba sic co pying pr ocedure is describ ed belo w. ● Image loss (m ax. 5/32" ( 4 mm)) can occur at the lea ding and trailing e dges of t he copie s. Also i mage loss (m ax. 1/8" (3 mm)) can occur along the other edges of the cop ies. NOTE: If the copier has been programmed in the auditing mode, enter a [...]

NORMAL COPYING 25 2 MAKING COPIES 3 Ensure th at the desi red paper tra y is sele cted. 4 Set the number of copies using the numeric keys. ● A singl e copy can be mad e even whe n "0" is di splaye d. ● Press th e CLEAR ke y to cle ar an entry if a mistak e is made. 5 Pres s the START ke y. ● The num ber in the c opy quant ity displa[...]

26 MAKING COPIES TWO-SIDED COPYING Two-si ded copie s can be m ade by manual ly placin g origin als on the pl aten glass as descr ibed in the proce dure below. Fully auto matic two-s ided copies ca n be made from one-sid ed originals if either an optiona l singl e pass feed er (SPF) or an o ptional re versing s ingle p ass feeder (RSPF) i s insta l[...]

TWO-SIDED COPYING 27 2 MAKING COPIES 3 Use the and keys to select one-sided to two-si ded copying. ● Also the 2- SIDED COPY key can b e used to sel ect a duplex copy mode. 4 Use the or key to select binding change if desired. Then, press the OK key. 5 Ensure th at the desi red paper tra y is sele cted. ● Paper si zes that can be us ed in the du[...]

TWO-SIDED COPYING 28 MAKING COPIES 7 Place the second original face down on the platen glass and press the START key a gain. ● To stop a copy run du ring duplex copying, p ress the CL EAR key. ● To cancel the duplex co py mode , press the 2-SI DED COPY key , select th e one-sided to one-si ded mode, and press t he OK key. ● If an un even num [...]

29 2 MAKING COPIES EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT This copie r has five exp osure modes to cho ose from: AUTO, TE XT, TEXT/PHOTO, PHOT O, and SUPER PH OTO. Auto This is the sta ndard in itial se tting for thi s copi er. In this mode, the c haracter istics of an origina l being copied are "read" by the exposur e system, a nd exposu re adjustme nts ar[...]

EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT 30 MAKING COPIES 3 Use th e and keys to adju st the copy de nsity as desired. ● Copy den sity ca nnot be adj usted man ually in the AUTO exp osure m ode. 4 Pres s the OK ke y. ● To ret urn to the AUT O mode, pr ess the EXPOSURE key, use the a nd k ey to selec t "AUTO", and pr ess th e OK key. NOTE: When the SU PER [...]

31 2 MAKING COPIES REDUCTION/ ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Reducti on and enlargem ent ratios can be selected either au tomatically with the AUTO IMAG E key or manuall y with the COPY RAT IO key. The zoom function enabl es precise copy rati o selection fr om 25% to 400% i n 1% increme nts. ● The al lowable copy ratio ran ge is limi ted to the fo llowing con [...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 32 MAKING COPIES 3 Pres s the AUTO IMAG E key. ● The copy ratio will be automatic ally set. ● If the o riginal and the selected copy pap er are not i n the same or ientation, the image w ill be aut omatically rotated to mat ch the cop y paper. Howe ver, if e nlargeme nt is selec ted for copyin g onto a p aper size lar[...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 33 2 MAKING COPIES Manu al sele ction 1 Place a n origina l on the platen gl ass and close the platen c over. 2 Pres s the COPY RATI O key. ● The co py ratio ad justment s creen wil l appear. 3 Use the and keys to select a preset copy ratio or use the and keys to selec t a zoom ra tio. A. Prese t reduct ion rati os ar e[...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 34 MAKING COPIES 4 Pres s the OK ke y. ● The dis play will return to th e basic screen. 5 Ensure th at the desi red paper tra y is sele cted. ● If the au to paper select fu nction h as been en abled, the appropriate copy p aper size w ill have been autom atically s elected based on t he original s ize and th e selecte[...]

35 2 MAKING COPIES ROTATION COPYING If rotati on of original image is ena bled using a ke y operator pr ogram, the imag e of the origi nal will rotate when the o rientation o f the orig inal does no t match that of the copy pa per. Rotation copying will functio n only i f the auto pa per selec t mode or the a uto image m ode has be en selected . Ev[...]

36 MAKING COPIES BYPASS FEED (special paper) The by pass tray must be used to feed special papers s uch as tra nsparency film and la bels but can als o be used to feed sta ndard copy paper. Accepta ble paper for co pying fro m the by pass tray * For paper weighing from 28 to 34 l bs., 8-1/2" x 11 " is the maxi mum size th at can be fed th[...]

BYPASS FEED (special paper) 37 2 MAKING COPIES 2 Set the paper guides to the co py paper width. 3 Insert the copy paper (print face down) all the way into the bypass tray. ● For the nu mber of s heets which can be lo aded into the t ray, se e the previo us page. ● When addin g paper, first r emove any pap er remainin g in the tray, combin e it [...]

BYPASS FEED (special paper) 38 MAKING COPIES 5 Set the number of copies and press the START key. NOTE: The bypa ss tray can be used to copy ont o the two si des of pa per manua lly. When copying the second original, be sure t o turn o ver the copy of the first or iginal left to r ight and place it into the bypass tray as s hown in the illustra tion[...]

39 2 MAKING COPIES INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN INTERRUPT i s used to in terrupt a long cop y run so that an other job can b e done. ● Two-sid ed and 2 i n 1/ 4 in 1 cop ying job s cannot be interru pted. ● Two-sid ed copying, sort, gr oup, staple sort, job programs and 2 in 1/ 4 in 1 ca nnot be selec ted for interrup t copyin g. Key operator progra[...]

INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN 40 MAKING COPIES 5 When all INTERRUPT copie s are finishe d, press the INTERRUPT key again to cance l the INTERRUPT mode, and remove the original used for interrupt copying. ● All settin gs for the i nterrupted j ob will be a utomatica lly restore d. 6 Replace the original(s) for the interrupted job and press the START key[...]

41 3 CHAPTER 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS This ch apter desc ribes spec ial copy ing functio ns inclu ding vari ous image edi ting func tions. Page ● SORT/GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Copying in th e sort or g roup mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ● MARGIN SHIFT . . . .[...]

42 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SORT/GROUP The cop ier has two sorter modes for different c opying jobs: on e sorts copies int o sets matching the sequen ce of the or iginals a nd the secon d groups copies by or iginals . Sort mode Sets of copies will be sequ entially delivere d to the ce nter tray. Group mod e Multipl e copies o f each or iginal will be grou[...]

SORT/GROUP 43 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 2 Pres s the OUTPUT ke y. ● The outp ut mode s election screen wil l appear. 3 Use the and keys to select the desired output mode and press the OK key. ● Also th e OUTPUT key can be used to s elect an o utput mode. 4 Make all other desired copier selections and press the START key. ● If origi nals have been s[...]

SORT/GROUP 44 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 6 After al l originals have been sc anned, press th e READ -END key . ● Copy ing wi ll start . ● If the mem ory bec omes full o f scanned original image data , a warnin g messa ge will appear. Press the START k ey to start copying the data in me mory or th e CLEAR A LL key to cancel cop ying. ● The memor y can [...]

45 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS MARGIN SHIFT The MAR GIN SHIFT featu re, in its i nitial setting , automat ically shifts the text or image to in crease the margi n by approx imately 1/2" . ● The lo cation o f the marg in to be i ncreased can be sele cted a t the left edge , the rig ht edge or the top edge of th e page. To select the location , see st[...]

MARGIN SHIFT 46 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3 Pres s the OK ke y. ● The se tting scre en for MARGIN S HIFT will appear. 4 Use the and keys to select th e shift direct ion and the and key s to sele ct the shift amoun t. ● Select the shift d irection f rom DOWN, RIG HT, and LEFT. ● Select the shift a mount fro m 1/4", 1/2 ", 3/4", an d 1&q[...]

47 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ERASE This copier has an edge e rase mode a nd a cente r erase mo de. ● Edge er ase can b e used t o eliminate shadow l ines arou nd the edges of copies which appe ar when thick paper or a b ook is use d as an ori ginal. ● Center e rase can be used to e liminate the shadow pr oduced b y the binding s of bound document s. [...]

ERASE 48 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 4 Use the and keys to sel ect the desired e rase m ode. ● Select "EDGE", "CENTER" or " EDGE + CENTER". 5 Use th e and keys to adju st the amoun t of erase if needed. 6 Pres s the OK ke y. ● The displ ay will retur n to the basi c screen. 7 Make all other desired copier selections and pres[...]

49 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS DUAL PAGE COPY The DUA L PAGE COPY fe ature produc es indivi dual copies of two docume nts placed sid e by side on the plat en glass. It i s especia lly useful when copyi ng books and other bou nd documents . ● This feat ure can be used in the one-sided to two-si ded copyin g mode. ● This feat ure cann ot be used with the[...]

DUAL PAGE COPY 50 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3 Use the and keys to select " DUAL PAGE COPY" and pres s the OK key. ● A check ma rk will appe ar to the left of " DUAL PAGE COP Y", and the display will retu rn to the ba sic scr een. 4 Check to be sure that 8-1/2 " x 11" sized c opy paper is s elected. ● 8-1/2" x 11"[...]

51 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 2 IN 1 OR 4 IN 1 The 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 feat ure is used to copy 2 or 4 or iginals, co llectiv ely in a speci fied order, on to one sheet . ● These features c annot be used with the dua l page co pying, X Y zoom, era se or marg in shift features. ● Copies can be mad e with or with out the bor der lines. ● The order of ori[...]

2 IN 1 OR 4 IN 1 52 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3 Press the SPECIAL FUNCT ION key. Then press th e OK key. ● The SP ECIAL MODE S screen w ill appea r. 4 Use the and keys to sel ect "2i n1/4in1" and pres s the OK key. ● The se lection screen for 2 i n 1 / 4 in 1 will app ear. 5 Use the and keys to select "2in1" or " 4in1" and[...]

2 IN 1 OR 4 IN 1 53 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 7 Use the and keys to select a type of border line. ● Select the soli d line, br oken line o r no bor der line. 8 Pres s the OK ke y. ● The dis play will return to th e basic screen. 9 Make all other desired copier selections and press the START key . ● The co py ratio wi ll be cal culated auto maticall[...]

54 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS B/W REVERSE The B /W REVERSE feature is u sed to reve rse black an d white ar eas. ● When the B/W REVE RSE feature i s selected , the exposure mo de will be automatic ally set to th e TEXT m ode. Other exposu re modes c annot be sele cted. Ev en if this feature is cancele d, the TEXT mode wil l not autom atically be canceled [...]

B/W REVERSE 55 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 4 Make all other desired copier selections and press the START key . ● To canc el the B/W reve rse feature, highl ight "B/W REVERSE" with a check mark on the SPECIA L MODES sc reen and pr ess the OK key. 00.book 55 ページ ２ ００１年４月２０日  金曜日 午後９時 ３４分[...]

56 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS XY ZOOM The X Y ZOOM featu re allows th e horizontal a nd vertica l copy ratios to be ch anged indepen dently. Examp le: Reduction only in the horizontal dire ction ● This feat ure cannot b e used wit h the 2 in 1 or 4 in 1 fea ture. ● To use the XY ZOOM featu re with the DUAL PA GE COPY feature, s et the DUAL PAG E COPY fe[...]

XY ZOOM 57 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3 Use the and keys to select "XY ZOOM" and press t he OK key . ● The s etting scree n for X Y ZOOM wi ll appear. The copy ratio i n the hor izontal d irection will be highligh ted. 4 Use the , , , and keys to change the copy r atio in the horizontal direction. ● Use the a nd k eys to set t he appro ximat[...]

XY ZOOM 58 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 7 Pres s the OK ke y. ● The dis play will return to th e basic screen. 8 Ensure th at the desi red paper tra y is sele cted. ● If the au to paper select fu nction h as been en abled, the appropriate copy p aper size w ill have be en autom atically selected based on th e origi nal size and the sel ected copy ratios. [...]

59 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS TRANSPARENCY The TR ANSPAR ENCY feature i s used to c opy onto tra nsparency film. ● When co pying onto transpare ncy film, us e this feature to obtain better copy quali ty. When th is feature is se lected, th e bypass t ray will b e automati cally selected an d "TRANSP ARENCY" will appear in the paper s ize displ[...]

TRANSPARENCY 60 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 4 Load tran sparency film into the bypass tray. ● Load t ransparency film one sheet at a time in th e portrait o rientation. 5 Make all other desired copier selections and press the START key . ● To can cel the tran sparency feat ure, high light "TRA NSPARENC Y" with a che ck mark o n the SPE CIAL MOD[...]

61 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS JOB MEMORY Nine fre quently used j ob programs can be stored i n each of nine sto rage regist ers. This is conv enient for qui ck job re call with out losi ng time manual ly rep rogrammin g each as pect of a job . ● The fo llowing f unc tio ns cann ot b e stor ed in the j ob me mory : copy quantit y, or igin al si ze, do cu[...]

JOB MEMORY 62 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 4 Select a program number from 1 to 9 using the numeric keys. ● A screen ind icating tha t the settings ha ve been stor ed will appear and the n the display will retur n to the ba sic screen. ● The numb ers with a check m ark are pr ogram number s which a lready con tain job progra ms. If a pr ogram numb er con t[...]

JOB MEMORY 63 3 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3 Select a program number from 1 to 9 using the numeric keys. ● The num bers with a check mar k are pro gram number s which conta in job pr ograms. If a checked n umber is entered, t he message "Delete job program?" will appear to confir m the sel ection to delete the program. To delete the program, sel[...]

JOB MEMORY 64 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3 Select a program number from 1 to 9 using the numeric keys. ● The num bers with a check mar k are pro gram number s which conta in job pr ograms. If a checked nu mber is enter ed, the settings for that job pro gram will be rec alled and the displa y will return to the bas ic screen. ● The recal led settings may[...]

65 4 CHAPTER 4 COPIER TROUBLE? This cha pter descri bes how to r emove misfe d paper a nd how to rem edy min or pr oblems. Page ● STATUS MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ● MISFEED REMOV AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Misfeed in t he bypass t ray . . . . [...]

66 COPIER TROUBLE? STATUS MESSAGES If any of th e followi ng messages appears i n the disp lay, carr y out the pr escribed remedy. Message Re medy (Main tenance ico n) Maint enance requ ired soon. Serv ice by an a uthorize d SHARP s ervice te chnici an will be requi red soon. Con tact your ser vice cent er as soon as possi ble.(This message wi ll b[...]

67 4 COPIER TROUBLE? MISFEED REMOVAL When a mis feed occurs, the copier will stop. Th e message "Clea r paper path. " will appear in the disp lay along wi th an illus tration sho wing pa per misfeed locatio ns. ● If pape r becomes a ccidentall y torn during removal, be sure to remo ve all pi eces. Be ca reful not to damage th e photoco [...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 68 COPIER TROUBLE? Misfeed i n the copi er Check the misfe ed location. Remove t he misf ed paper follow ing the instructions for each location in the illustration below. A. Misfeed in the paper feed area 1 Open the bypass tray and the side cove r. 2 Gently open the front cover. If the misfed paper is seen from this side, proceed to[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 69 4 COPIER TROUBLE? 3 Carefully remove the misfed paper. Turn the roller rotating knob i n the direction of the arrow to assi st in removi ng it. WARNING: The fus ing unit is hot. Take car e in removi ng paper. CAUTION: Do not touch the ph otoconducti ve drum (gre en portion) when re moving the misf ed paper. Doing so may damage th[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 70 COPIER TROUBLE? 3 Turn the roller rotating knob in the direction of the arrow. 4 Carefully remove the misfed paper. Lower the f using unit release levers to a llow easier re moval. After remov al, return the rele ase le vers to their operating positions. WARNING: The fus ing unit is hot. Take c are in removi ng paper . CAUTION: ?[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 71 4 COPIER TROUBLE? C. Misfeed in the transport area 1 Open the bypass tray and the side cove r. 2 Use the green tabs on either side of the paper guide to rotate the g uide open and remove the misfed paper WARNING: The fus ing unit is hot. Take c are in removi ng paper . 3 Close the si de cover. ● Confirm that the mi sfeed displ [...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 72 COPIER TROUBLE? Misfeed in the uppe r paper tray Before opening th e upper paper tray, be sur e to open th e bypass tray and the si de cover an d then perfor m steps 1 to 3 descr ibed in the " A. Misfe ed in the p aper feed ar ea" sectio n. 1 Pull out the upper paper tray and remove the misfed paper. 2 Close the paper t[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 73 4 COPIER TROUBLE? 2 Remove the misfed paper. ● Be carefu l not to tear the misfed paper duri ng removal . 3 If the misfed paper is no t seen in step 2, pull out the lower paper tray and remove th e misfed pa per. ● Be carefu l not to tear the misfed paper duri ng removal . 4 Close the paper tray. 5 Close the low e r side cove[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 74 COPIER TROUBLE? 2 Gently pull the misfed pape r out. 3 Close the upper exit area cover. ● Confirm that the mi sfeed displ ay has b een cleared . 00.book 74 ページ ２ ００１年４月２０日  金曜日 午後９時 ３４分[...]

75 4 COPIER TROUBLE? TROUBLESHOOTING Always check the message disp lay whenev er the copie r stops during an op eration or ope ration is not possi ble. Message s in the dis play will gi ve you easy -to-follow d irectio ns. For othe r troubles n ot describ ed by mess ages, che ck the chart b elow. Problem Solution Copier do es not opera te. ● Copi[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 76 COPIER TROUBLE? CAUTION: Be su re to use on ly genuine S HARP parts and s upplies. Pleas e contact your SHARP servic e center imm ediately i f a problem p ersists a fter checkin g the abov e. Problem Solution Copies are smudged o r dirty. ● Plate n gla ss or platen cover dirt y? Clean r egularly. See page 8 4. ● Orig inal sm [...]

77 5 CHAPTER 5 GENERAL INFORMATION Page ● PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Types and si zes of copy p aper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Loading c opy paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Changing t he copy pa[...]

78 GENERAL INFORMATION PAPER Types and si zes of c opy paper Types a nd sizes o f copy paper which can be fed from the paper tr ays are show n below. For pape r accep table for fee ding from the bypass tray, see page 36. ● 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and A5 copy papers canno t be fed from any tr ay except the upp ermost tray. (i ncluding trays in o[...]

PAPER 79 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 Move the left guide to the appropriate slot as marked on the tray. ● When us ing 11" x 17" copy paper , store the l eft guide in the slot at the left front of the paper tray . 4 Fan the copy paper and insert it into the tray. ● Set the pa per along th e guides. ● The tray holds up to 5 00 sheets of 2[...]

PAPER 80 GENERAL INFORMATION Changing the co py paper size in the tray Paper size setti ng can onl y be done while the ma chine is not oper ating an d the COPY mode has been selecte d. ● B5 paper cannot be s et for paper tray 2. 1 Press the SPECIAL FUNCT ION key. ● The SPECIAL FUNCTION s creen will appear. 2 Use the and keys to select "PAP[...]

PAPER 81 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 5 Use the and keys to select the paper size th at has bee n set. ● To change the size of another paper tray, p ress the key and then rep eat steps 3 to 5. 6 Pres s the OK ke y. ● A confi rmation mes sage for pa per size sett ing will appear. 7 Pres s the OK ke y. ● The spe cified pap er size w ill be regist ered[...]

82 GENERAL INFORMATION TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEM ENT The ap proximate q uantity of toner remai ning can b e displaye d by pressing and holdi ng the COPY k ey during standby o r warm-up. See page 84 . When the q uantity of t oner remain ing is le ss than 25 %, obtain a ne w cartridge. When the toner ca rtridge rep lacement req uired icon ( ) appears [...]

TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT 83 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 Remove the new toner cartridge from the bag. Grasp the cartridge on both sides and shake it horizontally approximately 20 times. After shaking the cartri dge, remove the ta pe. NOTE: Grasp the grip when holding the cartridg e. Do not ho ld the ca rtridge by the shutter . Be sure to only sha ke [...]

84 GENERAL INFORMATION CHECKING THE TONER QUANTITY AND TOTAL OUTPUT COUNT The ap proxmate q uantity o f toner rem aining a nd the total output c ount can be display ed by th e proce dure below. The total co unt value dis played is the outp ut count in the copy, print , and fax modes inclu ding the ou tput count by the se lf-print func tion of the p[...]

85 5 GENERAL INFORMATION CLEANING THE PLATEN GLASS AND PLATEN COVER Prope r care is essenti al for clean , sharp copi es. Please ta ke a few minu tes to regular ly clean y our copie r. Stains or dir t on the platen glas s or platen cover will also be c opied. Wipe the platen glass and plat en cover with a sof t, clea n cl oth . ● If neces sary, d[...]

86 GENERAL INFORMATION CLEANING THE BYPASS TRAY PAPER FEED ROLLER If misfeeds occur frequently when feeding postc ards, envelopes, thick paper, etc. through the bypass t ray, wipe the paper fee d roller at t he feed slot of the bypa ss tray with a so ft, clean clo th dampened with alcohol or water. Paper feed roller 00.book 86 ページ ２ ００?[...]

87 5 GENERAL INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT The c ontrast of the displa y can be adjusted as below. 1 Press the SPECIAL FUNCT ION key. ● The SPECIAL FUNCTION s creen will appear. 2 Use the and keys to select "DI SPLAY CON TRAS T" and press the OK key. ● The sc reen for c ontrast se tting will appear. 3 Use th e and keys to ad[...]

88 GENERAL INFORMATION STORAGE OF SUPPLIES Standar d supplies for this co pier that are to be replaced b y the user are copy pape r, toner car tridge, and sta ple cart ridge for th e optional fi nisher (A R-FN5). Proper sto rage 1 Store the supplies in a locat ion that is: ● clean a nd dry, ● at a stab le temper ature, ● not expo sed to dir e[...]

89 5 GENERAL INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS AR-235 A R-275 Type Digit al copyi ng m ach ine, des kto p Copy syste m Dry, elec trostatic tra nsfer Original s Sheets, bound doc uments Origin al sizes Max. 11" x 17" Copy sizes Ma x. 11" x 17 ", Min. 5-1/2 " x 8-1/2" Image loss: Max . 5/32" ( 4 mm) (l eading an d trailing[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 90 GENERAL INFORMATION ✼ First-co py time may differ dependi ng on op erating co nditions, s uch as p ower-suppl y voltage and room tem per atu re. NOTE: As a part of our poli cy of con tinuous i mprovement , SHARP reserves the right to ma ke desig n and specifi cation changes for prod uct imp rovement w ithout pr ior n otice. The [...]

91 6 CHAPTER 6 OPTION AL EQUIPMENT This ch apter de scribes operatin g instru ctions fo r the Single Pass Feeder ( AR-SP4) , the Reve rsing Singl e Pass Feeder (AR-RP3), th e Finisher ( AR-FN5), the 5 00-Sheet Pa per Feed Uni t (AR-D11), and the 2 x 500-S heet Pape r Feed Unit (AR-D12). Page ● SYSTEM CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

92 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION A numb er of opt ions are a vailable f or the copi er which allow yo u to conf igure a co pier sys tem to me et your p articular ne eds. The op tions inc lude the fol lowing.[...]

93 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR- SP4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-RP3) The singl e pass feeder (S PF) and the rever sing single pass feeder (RSPF ) hold up to 30 origin als each for auto matic do cument fee ding. If the RS PF is insta lled, two-si ded original s can be copie d automa tically with out having to manually turn them[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP 4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-RP3) 94 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Specific ations NOTE: As a part of our poli cy of con tinuous i mprovement , SHARP reserves the right to ma ke desig n and specifi cation changes for prod uct imp rovement w ithout pr ior n otice. The performa nce specifi cation fi gures indi cated are nominal [...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEE DER (AR-RP3) 95 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Using the SPF or the RSPF ★ KEY OPERATOR If SPF/RSP F is dis abled usin g a key operator p rogram, the SPF o r the RSPF cannot b e used. See p age 19 of th e KEY OPERA TOR'S GUIDE. One-sided copies from one-sided origin als 1 Ensure that no original is[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP 4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-RP3) 96 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 4 Ensure that the one -side d to one-side d copying mode is sele cted. ● When no i con indic ating a dup lex copy m ode is disp layed, the one-sided to one-side d copyin g mode is select ed. 5 Set the number of copies and press the START key. ● Press th e C[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEE DER (AR-RP3) 97 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 2 Pres s the 2-SI DED COPY key . ● The dup lex copy m ode sele ction sc reen will a ppear. 3 Use the and keys to select one-sided to two-si ded copying. ● Also the 2- SIDED COPY key can b e used to sel ect a duplex copy mode. 4 Use the or key to select bi[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP 4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-RP3) 98 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Two- sided c opi es f rom two- sided or igina ls To co py in the two-sided to two- sided cop y mode, an RSPF must be installe d. ● Paper si zes that c an be used in the duplex copy mod e are 8-1/2" x 11", 8-1/2 " x 11"R, 8- 1/2" x 13&[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEE DER (AR-RP3) 99 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 4 Set the number of copies and press the START key. ● Be sure not to tou ch the origina ls as the y move on th e reversing tray. This may ca use misfeed s. One-sided copies from two-sided origi nals To co py in the two-sided to one-sided co py mode, a n RSP[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP 4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-RP3) 100 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 3 Use the and keys to select two-si ded to one-si ded copy ing. 4 Use the or key to select binding change if desired. Then, press the OK key. ● The imag e of one side can be r otated 180 º using the image rota tion featur e. This feature can be us eful depe[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEE DER (AR-RP3) 101 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Misfeed re moval If an o riginal mis feed occurs in the SPF or RSPF, the c opier will stop and t he message " Clear paper path." wi ll appea r. 1 Remove the misfed original s. Location A Open the feeding roller cover and pull the misfed original ge[...]

SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-SP 4)/REVERSING SINGLE PASS FEEDER (AR-RP3) 102 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ● If a small or iginal such as 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" or iginal has misfed or an orig inal has misfed in the revers ing tray (when an RSPF is instal led), open the right side cover and ge ntly remove the misfed origin al. Close the right side co ver. Loca[...]

103 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FINISHER (AR-FN5) The cop ier has two differ ent finishe r modes: one sor ts copies into sets match ing the seque nce of the origi nals and the sec ond groups co pies by orig inal. When an optional fi nisher (AR -FN5) is insta lled, the copier c an automa tically s taple the s orted copi es. Each c ollated set o f copies or[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 104 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Specific ations NOTE: As a part of our poli cy of con tinuous i mprovement , SHARP reserves the right to ma ke desig n and specifi cation changes for prod uct imp rovement w ithout pr ior n otice. The performa nce specifi cation fi gures indi cated are nominal v alues o f productio n unit s and the re may be[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 105 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Finisher f unctions When the finisher is install ed, the followin g four output modes can be selecte d: sort, stapl e sort, group, and non- sort. Press the O UTPUT key, us e the and keys (or the OUTP UT key) to select the desired output mod e, and then press th e OK key . When copy ing in the sort or group[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 106 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Staple s ort In th e st apl e sor t mode , 8-1/2" x 11" , 8- 1/2 " x 11 "R, 8 -1/2" x 1 3", 8- 1/2" x 14 ", 11 " x 17", B 5 , A 4, A 4R, B4, and A3 size copies can be s tapled. NOTE: Different si ze original s cannot be copi ed onto copy paper of their respec[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 107 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 3 Use the and ke ys to select "S TAPLE SORT " and press the OK key. ● Also th e OUTPUT key can be used to s elect an o utput mode. 4 Set the number of copies and press the START key. 5 Replace the scanned original with the next original and press the START key after it lights up. Repeat this st[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 108 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Using the SPF or the RSPF 1 Set the or iginals in the document f eeder tray. ● If the n umber of co pies in one s et is mo re than 30, th e copies wil l not be s tapled. ● If the orien tation of the original s does not match that of the copy paper, the i mages of the origin als will be rotated. Th e stap[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 109 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 4 Set the number of copies and press the START key. ● When copy ing of a set is complete d, the copies wil l be automatic ally stapled and delive red to the offset tray. Staple c artri dge r eplacement When the messag e "Add stapl es." appear s, replace th e staple c artridge as follows: 1 Open[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 110 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 4 Insert the new sta ple cartridge into the box until it cl icks into pl ace. ● Insert the new ca rtridge by al igning th e arrows on th e cartrid ge with tho se on the box . Check th at the cartrid ge locks i n place by pulling it s lightly. ● A cart ridge holds 3,000 sta ples. 5 Remove the tape from th[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 111 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 2 Grasp the green portion of the stapl e box and remove the staple box from the stapler. 3 Raise the l ever at th e end of the staple box and remove the jammed staples. 4 Return the lever to its original position. 5 Insert the staple box into the stapler unit until it clicks into place. 6 Close the st aple[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 112 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Misfeed re moval The co pier will stop when a misfeed oc curs. The me ssage "Clear paper path." wi ll appear along with a displ ay of paper m isfeed locati ons. When a m isfeed i s indicated for the finish er, follo w the proced ure bel ow. 1 Pull the handle of the stapler compiler cover and open t[...]

FINISHER (AR-FN5) 113 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 4 Close the st apler com piler cover. 5 If the offset t ray is bei ng used, remove any misf ed paper from the offset tray. 6 If the top tray is being used, open the top cover, remove any misfed paper, and close the top cover. ● Confirm that the mi sfeed displ ay has b een cleared . 00.book 113 ページ [...]

114 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D11)/2x500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D12) These paper feed u nits provid e the conve nience of incr eased pap er capacity for the cop ier and a greater c hoice o f paper sizes readily a vailable fo r copying. The A R-D11 contai ns one 500-s heet pape r tray and the A R-D12 co ntains two 500 -shee[...]

500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D11)/2x500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D12) 115 6 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Loading copy paper The me thod of lo ading co py paper for t hese pape r feed un its is the same as for the paper trays i n the copier. S ee page 78 . Changing the co py paper size in the tray The me thod of chan ging the copy paper siz e is the same as[...]

500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D11) /2x500-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT (AR-D12) 116 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 2 Pull out the paper tray whic h was in use. 3 Remove any mi sfed paper. 4 Close the paper tray. 5 Close the si de cover. ● Confirm that the mi sfeed displ ay has b een cleared . 00.book 116 ページ ２００１年４月２０ 日 金曜日 午?[...]

117 INDEX 2 2 in 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 2x500-s heet paper fee d unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4 4 4 in 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 5 500-shee t paper fee d unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4 A Auditing a ccounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

118 INDEX N Names – operatio n panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 – part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Non-sor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3, 105 O Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Operatio n panel . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

119 Date Issued : Apr. 2. 2001 MSDS NO. F-00981 1 . PR ODUCT AND COMP ANY IDENTIFICA TION Product Name : AR-270NT/270T/270ST/270FT/270NT-J/270ST-C/270FT-T (Black Toner) Supplier Identification : Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan Local suppliers are listed below . Please contact the nearest supplier for additional inf ormat[...]

120 5. FIRE -FIGHTING MEASURES Extinguishing Media : water, CO 2 , foam and dry chemicals Special Fire fighting Procedures : None Fire and Explosion Hazards : Toner material, like most finely divided organic powders, may form an explosive mixture. 6 . A CCIDENT AL RELEASE MEASURES Personal Precautions : None Environmental Precautions : None Methods[...]

121 10 . ST ABILITY AND REA CTIVITY Stability Stable Hazardous Reactions : Dust explosion, like most finely divided organic powders. Conditions to avoid : Electric discharge, throwing into fire. Materials to avoid : Oxidizing Materials Hazardous Decomposition Products : CO, CO 2 and NO x Further Information : None 11. T O XICOLOGICAL INFORMA TION A[...]

122 15 . REGULA T OR Y INFORMA TION US Information TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act): All chemical substances in this product comply with all applicable rules or order under TSCA. SARA (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act) Title III 302 Extreme Hazardous Substance : None 311/312 Hazard Classification : None EU Information 1999/45/EC and [...]

123 Date Issued : Apr. 2. 2001 MSDS NO. F-30981 1 . PRODUCT AND COMP ANY IDENTIFICA TION Product Name : AR-270ND/270DV/270SD/270SD-C (Black D eveloper) Supplier Identification : Sharp Corporation 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan Local suppliers are listed below . Please contact the nearest supplier for additional inf ormation. (Country) (N[...]

124 5. FIRE -FIGHTING MEASURES Extinguishing Media : water, CO 2 , foam and dry chemicals Special Fire fighting Procedures : None Fire and Explosion Hazards : Like most finely divided organic powders, it may form an explosive mixture. 6 . A CCIDENT AL RELEASE MEASURES Personal Precautions : None Environmental Precautions : None Methods for Cleaning[...]

125 10 . ST ABILITY AND REA CTIVITY Stability Stable Hazardous Reactions : Dust explosion, like most finely divided organic powders. Conditions to avoid : Electric discharge, throwing into fire. Materials to avoid : Oxidizing Materials Hazardous Decomposition Products : CO, CO 2 and NO x Further Information : None 11. T O XICOLOGICAL INFORMA TION A[...]

126 15 . REGULA T OR Y INFORMA TION US Information TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act): All chemical substances in this product comply with all applicable rules or order under TSCA. SARA (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act) Title III 302 Extreme Hazardous Substance : N one 311/312 Hazard Classification : N o ne EU Information 1999/45/EC a[...]

W ARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not e xpressly approv ed by the manuf acturer could v oid the user's authority to operate this equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class A digital de vice, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules[...]

AR-235/AR-275 SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135. SHARP CORPORATION www .sharp-usa.com PRINTED IN JAPAN 2001C DSC1 CINSE0540QS51[...]