Sharp AR-455 manual

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    • INTRODUCTION • ABOUT THE CD-ROMS • INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION) • UNINSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS AND PRINTER UTILITIES • INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS USING THE "ADD PRINTER WIZARD" • CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO YOUR COMPUTER 1 2 3 15 16 18 LASER PRINTER Page Be sure to become thoroughly f ami[...]

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    Warranty While e very effor t has bee n made to m ake this doc ument as accurate a nd helpful as possib le, SHAR P Corpora tion make s no warranty of an y kind wit h regard to its content. Al l informatio n include d herein i s subject to chan ge without notice. SHARP is not respon sible for any loss or damag es, direct or indi rect, aris ing from [...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purc hasing t his produc t. This manua l explains how to insta ll the printer driver a nd utilities required for the pri nter functi on. To use th e printer f unction, plea se read the following manuals . Software setup guid e (for printer) (this manual) This expl ains the conten ts of the acco mpanying CD-ROMs (1) and [...]

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    2 ABOUT THE CD-ROMS This produ ct comes with two CD-RO Ms: the "So ftware CD-ROM (1) " and the "S oftware CD-ROM ( 2)". These two CD-ROMs contain the following softwar e: 1. "SOFTWARE CD -ROM (1)" This CD- ROM contain s a wizard-ty pe insta ller for ins tallation of the foll owing utili ties, and online manua ls. ● ?[...]

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    3 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILIT IES (SOFT WARE INSTALLATION) The p rocedures for ins talling the printer driver an d utilit ies (he reafter ca lled "so ftware") requ ired fo r use of t he machin e as a p rinter ar e explained in this section. T here are two ways of i nstalling the prin ter drive r: using th e instal ler in the [...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRI NTER DRIVER AN D UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INST ALLATION) 4 Installati on method 1 Use this procedur e to insta ll the softwa re in the following environme nts: 1. Printe r con nect ed by LAN ca ble 2. Window s version : Windows 95 /98/Me/N T4.0/2000/XP /Server 2003 The foll owing proce dure uses Windo ws XP as an example. Fol low the [...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION) 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Set the IP address o f the machine Before installing the printer driver , set the IP address of the machine usin g the appropria te key oper ator progr am. For th is proced ure, se e Key Ope rator Pro grams (p age 5-7) i n the "O peration m anual (f or printe[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRI NTER DRIVER AN D UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INST ALLATION) 6 8 Click the [Standard installation] button. 9 The printers that are connected to the network are found. Select the machine and click the [Next] but ton. If the m achine is not fou nd, make sur e that the machi ne is powered on and connected to you r comput er and then sea rch [...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION) 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Installing the printer d river (custom installation) The proc edure for a c ustom instal lation of th e printer dri ver is explai ned here. Sel ect [Custom in stallation] i f you wish to install a d isplay font or dire ctly sp ecify the IP address o f the mach ine[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRI NTER DRIVER AN D UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INST ALLATION) 8 12 When you are asked to select the printer driver to be installed, select the printer driver and click the [ Next] button. Click the che ckbox of the prin ter driver to be instal led so th at a chec kmark appears. 13 Sele ct the prin ter d riv er bei ng in stal led a s the d [...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION) 9 ■ ■ ■ ■ Using the machine as a shared printer via a s erver If the pr inter serv er in a W indows NT server env ironment, Net Ware ser ver environ ment, or other envi ronment is co nfigured to share the p rinter (th e mach ine), follo w the step s below to in stall the pr[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRI NTER DRIVER AN D UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INST ALLATION) 10 Installati on method 2 Use this procedur e to insta ll the softwa re in the following environme nts: 1. The pri nter is con nected by US B cable or parallel cab le. 2. Window s version : Windows XP/Server 2003 Installing the software in Windows XP/Server 2 003 (USB/parallel i[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION) 11 11 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver. If a warni ng message reg arding the W indows logo test appea rs while th e printe r driver fi les are be ing copie d (the wa rning me ssage may appear s everal times), be sure to click th e [Continue An yway] b[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRI NTER DRIVER AN D UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INST ALLATION) 12 Installati on method 3 Use this procedur e to insta ll the softwa re in the following environme nts: 1. The pri nter is connec ted by USB c able. 2. Window s version : Windows 98/Me/200 0* 1 Installing the software in Windows 98/Me or Win dows 2000 (USB/interface ) Install th[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER AND UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION) 13 12 When you are asked if you wish to install the display font, select an answe r and click the [Next] button. 13 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver. If you are u sing Windows 20 00 and a warning message regarding the dig ital signa ture appears while[...]

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    INSTALLING THE PRI NTER DRIVER AN D UTILITIES (SOFTWARE INST ALLATION) 14 Installati on method 4 Use this procedur e to insta ll the softwa re in the following environme nts: 1. The pr inter is con nected by parallel cable. 2. Window s version : Windows 95 /98/Me/N T 4.0* 1 /2000* 1 Install ing the software in Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT 4. 0/20[...]

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    UNINSTALLING PRINTE R DRIVERS AND PRINTER UTILITIE S 15 12 When you are asked to select the m odel name, select the model that you are using and click the [ Next] button. 13 Check the contents of the window and click the [Next] button. Installa tion of the printer dr iver begi ns. 14 Select the printer driver being installed as the default printer [...]

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    16 INSTALLI NG PRINTER DRIVERS USING THE "ADD PRINTER WIZARD" Before installation Before installing the prin ter drivers , check the following items. ● Ensure that your co mputer s ystem me ets the follo wing requ irements. Computer typ e: IBM PC/A T or compatib le compu ter Hardwar e requirem ents of the o perating sy stem must be sati[...]

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    INSTALLING PRINTER DRIV ERS USING THE "ADD PRINTER WIZARD" 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ Example of installation of a printer driver using the "Add P rinter Wizard" in W indows XP The met hod for i nstallin g a printer driver u sing the "A dd Print er Wizar d" in Wi ndows XP is shown be low. The i nstal lat ion ex amp le assu mes[...]

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    18 CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO YOUR COMPUTER ■ ■ ■ ■ Connection with a networ k connector To use the ma chine as a ne twork printer, read the online m anual on th e "Software CD-ROM (2)". Use a network cable that is shie lded. ■ ■ ■ ■ Connection with a USB c able Please p urchase a U SB cable (shielded ) that comp lies with [...]