Sharp AR-M205 manual

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    MODEL AR-M160 AR-M205 DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL • BEFORE USING THE MACHINE • COPY FUNCTIONS • CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS • PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS • USER SETTINGS • TROUBLESHOOTING • ROUTINE MAINTENANCE • PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES • APPENDIX 8 17 31 37 41 51 69 72 75 Page AR-M160 AR-M205[...]

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    1 CONTENTS CAUTIONS ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ..... ......... ...... ...... 3 ● CAUTION L ABEL ON THE MAC HINE ...................... ................... ................... .................... ................... .......... 3 ● CAUTI[...]

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    2 5 USER SETTINGS ADJUSTING THE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LEVEL ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... .. 41 ENABLING TONER SAVE MODE .... ...... ....... .. 42 CUSTOMIZING S ETTINGS ......... ....... ......... .... 43 ● USER PR OGRAMS ..... .................... ...............4 3 ● SELECTING A SETTING FOR A USER PROGRAM .[...]

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    3 CAUTIONS Follo w the cauti ons below whe n using th is mach ine. CAUTION LABEL ON THE MACHIN E The la bel ( ) in the fusing are a of the mac hine indic ates the fo llowing: : Caution, r isk of dang er : Caution, ho t surface CAUTIONS ON USING Warning: • The fus ing area is hot. Exerc ise care in this ar ea when re moving mis fed paper . • Do [...]

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    4 The machine should be installed near an accessible power outlet for easy connection and disconnection. Be sure to connect the power cord only t o a power outlet that meets the specified voltage and current requirements. Also make certain the outl et is properly grounded. Be sure to allow the required space around the machine for servicing and pro[...]

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    5 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMAT ION USING THE MANUAL This mac hine has be en design ed to provi de convenie nt copyi ng features in a minimum amount of office sp ace and with max imum operat ional eas e. To get full use of a ll machine features , be sure to familiariz e your self with this manual a nd the m achine. Fo r quick refe rence duri ng machine us[...]

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    6 CONVENTIONS USE D IN THIS MANUA L SPF AND RSPF This ope ration ma nual refe rs to the Si ngle Pass Feeder as the "SPF", a nd the Reve rse Singl e Pass Fe eder as the "RSPF". STANDARD FEATURE S Both the single-tr ay and two-tray models are explaine d in this manual, as we ll as the SPF/RSPF o ptions and th e docume nt cove r. W[...]

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    7 MAIN FEATURES High-speed laser copying • First-co py time at 600 dpi* i s only 7.2 sec onds ( except whe n exiti ng power save m ode or immedi ately after power on). • Copying speed is 20 copie s per minu te at 600 dp i, This is ideal fo r busin ess use and provides a big boos t to workplac e productiv ity. * Resol ution indicates h ow much d[...]

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    8 1 Chapter 1 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE This ch apter con tains basi c informati on that sh ould be r ead before us ing the m achine. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS EXTERIOR Docume nt fee der co ver (w hen t he SPF/ RSPF i s installed) /docu ment cover (whe n the document cover is i nstal led) Open to m ake copies from the doc ument gla ss. (p.00) Documen[...]

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    9 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 INTERIOR Parallel port Connect to your comp uter to use th e printer function . (p.00) USB 2.0 port (when the Dual function boa rd is installed ) Connect to your comp uter to use th e printer a nd scanner fu nctions. (p.00) Document feeder tray (whe n the SPF/RSPF is installed ) Please the original(s) that you wish to s[...]

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    10 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE OPERATION PANEL SCAN MENU k ey Use to scan by means of the provided B utton Manager software. (p.00) SCAN ke y/indicator Use to sc an by means of the pr ovided Butto n Manager so ftware. (p.00) ON LINE key/indicator Press to t oggle the m achine b etween onli ne and off-line . The indic ator lights up when th e machin e[...]

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    11 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 Display Shows the set number of copies, as wel l as the copy ratio, user program function or setting code, or an error code when an error occurs. When the [SCAN] key is pressed to enter scan mode, the displ ay shows the port used (U_1 for USB 1.1 or U_2 for USB 2.0). When Button Manager is used, the display sh ows a pr[...]

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    12 POWER ON AND OFF The pow er switch is located on the left sid e of the machi ne. POWER ON Turn the power switch to the "ON" position It will t ake about 45 second s for the ma chine to warm up. While the machi ne is warmin g up, the POWER SAVE i ndi cator will bl ink. (The P OWER SAVE indica tor will go off when the ma chine is rea dy [...]

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    13 1 LOADING PAPER The pap er requir ed indicato r ( ) will l ight up when there is n o copy paper in the sel ected pape r feed st ation, or when th e selected paper tray is not in stalled or is improp erly in stalled. PAPER For be st resu lts, use onl y SHARP recomm ended paper . * 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" paper mus t be loade d in p aper tray 1 [...]

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    14 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE Important points when insert ing paper in the bypass tra y • Up to 100 s heets of st andard co py paper ca n be set in the by pass tray . • Be sure to place 5-1/2 " x 8-1/ 2" size paper hor izon tally as s hown in the f oll owi ng dia gram ( ). • When loa ding env elopes, mak e sure that t hey are straig[...]

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    15 BEFORE USING THE MACHINE 1 Loading the bypa ss tray 1 Unfol d th e byp ass tr ay. When fee ding 8-1 /2" x 14" or 11" x 17 " sized paper, p ull out the bypass tr ay extens ion. 2 Set the paper guides to the copy paper width. 3 Insert the paper (print face down) all the way into the bypass tra y.[...]

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    16 BEFORE USING THE MA CHINE CHANGING A TRAY’ S PAPER SIZE SETTING Follo w these st eps to ch ange a tray ’ s paper si ze setti ng. 1 Hold down the [PAPER SIZE E NTER] key for more than 5 seconds to set the selected pape r size. The curren tly selected paper feed loc ation indicator will light and the corres ponding pap er size (which is curren[...]

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    17 2 Chapter 2 This ch apter exp lains basi c copy ing function s such a s normal c opying, re duction or enlargement, and expos ure adju stment. NORMAL COPYING This se ction ex plains how to make a r egular cop y. If auditi ng mode has b een enable d (p.00), en ter your 3- digit accoun t number. ORIGINAL PLACEMENT Copying from th e document glass [...]

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    18 COPY FUNCTIONS 3 Press the [ORIGINAL SIZE ENTER] key and s elect the or iginal si ze. When the origin al size is select ed, the tray with paper of the same s ize is autom atically sel ected. ● Make s ure that the O RIGINAL SIZE indicato r lights up. ● If the ind icator does not light up , there is no paper of the sa me size in the trays. Cha[...]

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    19 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 3 Set the or iginal(s ) face up in the document feeder tray. ● The ORIG INAL SIZE in dicator corre sponding to the size o f the origin al lights up. ● Insert the origina l into the document f eeder tray as far as it will go. W hen the orig inal is se t, the SPF/RSP F indicator will light up. ● Make sur e that the ORIGINAL [...]

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    20 COPY FUNCTIONS MAKING A COPY DARKER OR LIGHTER Automatic exposure adj ustment is initial ly enabled. This functi on automatical ly adjusts the copy ima ge according to the original being copie d. If you wish to select the exposure le vel yourself, foll ow the steps belo w. (Select from tw o origina l types and five exposur e levels for each orig[...]

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    21 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 SETTING THE NUMBER OF COPIES Press the numeric keys to set the number of copies. ● The set n umber of copies ap pears in t he display . A maxi mum of 99 c opi es (f acto ry de faul t set ti ng) c an be set. ● If you wi sh to make o nly a singl e copy, co pying is possi ble with th e display s howing " 0". Important[...]

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    22 COPY FUNCTIONS 4 Pres s the [AUTO IM AGE] key. The AUTO IMAGE indica tor lights up and the appropriate r atio for the origina l size and paper size is selected. (The indicator o f the selected ratio will light up.) 5 Set the number of copies and press the [ STAR T] key ( ). The c opy will be delivered to the outpu t tray. MANUAL RATI O SELECTION[...]

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    23 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 SELECTING THE VERTI CAL AND HORIZONTAL COPY RATIOS SEPARATELY (XY ZOOM copying) The XY ZOOM feature allows the horizontal an d vertical copy r atios to be changed independ ently. Example: Reduction onl y in the ho rizontal dir ection. Ratios th at can be selected will vary depending o n the po sition of the origina l. 1 Plac e t[...]

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    24 COPY FUNCTIONS 6 Use the [PRESET RATIO] se lector keys ( , ) and [ Zoom] keys ( , ) to change the copy ratio in the horizontal direction. Pres s the [PRE SET RATI O] select or keys ( , ) to s elect a rati o close to the desire d ratio, and then pre ss the [Zoom] k eys ( , ) to adjust the rati o in incremen ts of 1%. The ra tio appear s in the di[...]

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    25 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 3 Turn the copy of original A over, and without changing the position of the edge closes t to you, ins ert it in the bypass tr ay. Insert the paper all the way in. 4 Select the bypass tra y with the [ TRAY SELECT] key, and then press the [START] ke y ( ). The co py is de livered to the output t ray. • Copies made on the back s[...]

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    26 AUTOMATIC TWO-SIDED COPYING (Only on models that supp ort automatic two-sided copy ing) On mode ls that s upport automa tic two- sided copy ing, two or iginals pl aced on t he docume nt glass ca n be copi ed onto each side of a si ngle sheet of pap er. In addit ion, an RSPF c an be used to copy two orig inals onto one s heet of paper, o r one tw[...]

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    27 COPY FUNCTIONS 2 Using the document glass 1 Place the origina l that you wish to copy onto the front side of the paper on the document glass and close the document cover/SPF/RSPF. 2 Select the original s ize. (p.00) 3 Press the [ORIGI NAL TO COPY] key, and make sur e that t he indicator is lit. 4 Press t he [STAR T] ke y ( ). The i ndicator b li[...]

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    28 COPY FUNCTIONS IMAGE ROTATION IN DUPLEX COPYING This function is used to inver t the top and bottom of the image on the front side of the paper durin g two-sid ed copying. 1 Hold down the [ORIGINAL TO COPY] key until the indicator blinks. The curre ntly set settin g code bl inks in the first digit of the number of copies displa y. 2 Pres s a num[...]

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    29 2 DUAL PAGE COPYING A dual p age orig inal can be automatic ally se parated into two pages d uring copy ing. This feature is conveni ent for making copies of books and other dual page originals on individ ual sheet s of paper . 1 Place the original on the document glass, aligning the division between the pages with the s ize marker ( 8-1/2"[...]

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    30 INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN (Interrupt copying) A copy run can be temporaril y inter rupted to allow another copy job t o be perfo rmed. Wh en the other job is fi nished, the copy run will res ume using t he original copy settings . 1 Press the [INTERRUPT] key to interrupt the copy ru n. The INTERRUPT indica tor will li ght up and the dis play wil l[...]

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    31 3 Chapter 3 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS This chapter expl ains convenient copy fun ctions that can b e used when the Dual function board is installed. ROTATING THE IMAGE 90 DEGREES (Rotation copy) When aut o paper s election or auto rati o selectio n are in o peration and the origina l is placed in a diffe rent orient ation (vertic al or hori zont[...]

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    32 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS Sort/Group copy using the documen t glass 1 Place the first original. (p.00 ) 2 Select the original s ize. (p.00) 3 Press t he [SORT/GR OUP] key t o select the desired mode. The mo des are sel ected in the or der "SO RT", "GROUP ", "Off ". 4 Press the [START ] key ( ) and place the ne xt or[...]

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    33 3 COPYING MULTIPLE ORIGINALS ONTO A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER (2 IN 1/4 IN 1 copy) Multipl e original s can be copied on to a sing le sheet o f paper i n a selec ted layo ut pattern . This func tion is co nvenient for compil ing multi -page referen ce mater ials into a compact format, or fo r providing an overvie w of all pa ges of a do cument on a [...]

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    34 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 2 IN 1/4 IN 1 copy using the SPF/RSPF 1 Plac e the origina ls. (p.0 0) 2 Press t he [2 IN 1/4 IN 1] key to se lect the mode. The m ode is sele cted i n the orde r "2 IN 1", " 4 IN 1", "Off" . 3 Select the number of copies and other settings, an d press the [START] key ( ). The co py is de l[...]

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    35 3 CREATING MARGINS WHEN COPYING (Margin shift) The MA RGIN SHIFT fea ture, in i ts initial setting, a utomatica lly sh ifts the text o r image to increas e the marg in by approx imately 1/2" (10 mm). A marg in can also be crea ted at the to p of the page on model s that support a utomatic two-sided c opying. 1 Place the original (s). If yo [...]

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    36 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS 5 Select the number of copies and other settings , and press th e [STAR T] ke y () . The co py is de livered to the output t ray. ERASING SHADOWS AROUND THE EDGES OF A COPY (Erase copy) ● This featu re is used to er ase shado ws that appear ar ound the edge s of copies of bo oks and othe r thick o riginals. The s hado[...]

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    37 4 Chapter 4 PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS The mac hine incl udes a USB 1.1 port and a paral lel port as standard equipmen t. A compu ter can be connected to these p orts to use the machine a s a printer or a sca nner. In addi tion, a Dual function board can be instal led to en able the u se of a USB 2 .0 port, a nd the printe r driver for the Dual f[...]

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    38 PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS 3 Open the file that you wish to print and select "Print" from the File menu. 4 Make su re that the printer dri ver for the machine is selected, a nd select print settings in the printer driver. For inform ation on th e settings i n the printer driver, s ee the "Onl ine Manual ", the SOFTW ARE SETUP [...]

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    39 PRINTER/SCANNER FUNCTIONS 4 3 Press a [SCAN MENU] key to begin scanning. The displ ay w ill sh ow t he number of the [SCAN MENU] key t hat yo u pressed, and the number will blink. [SCAN MENU] keys and the Button Manager scan menu The fact ory default s ettings for the [SCAN M ENU] keys an d Button M anager are as follow s. For inf ormation on Bu[...]

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    40 OPERATION IN COPY, PRINTER, AND SCANNER MODES Some ope rations cannot be performed s imultane ously when t he machin e is being u sed in pr inter mode, copy mod e, or scann er mode. * 1 Can be used afte r pressing the [INTE RRUPT] key. * 2 Printing w ill beg in when the [CLEAR AL L] key ( ) is presse d after the c opy job is finis hed, or when t[...]

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    41 5 Chapter 5 USER SETTINGS This ch apter exp lains how to set the au tomatic ex posure le vel, t oner save m ode, and th e user prog rams, which a re custom settings tha t control fine p oints of t he machine ’ s o peration . ADJUSTING THE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LEVEL The ex posure leve l used in automatic exposure adjustmen t, which autom aticall [...]

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    42 ENABLING TONER SAVE MODE Toner sa ve mo de can be enab led to re duce tone r consumption by about 1 0%. 1 Press t he [AUTO/TEX T/PHOTO] key to select "TEXT". 2 Hold down the [AUTO/TEXT/PHOTO] key until the PHOTO indicator blink s. The ex posure lev el indica tors show th e current se tting. 3 To enable tone r save mode, press the [Ligh[...]

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    43 5 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS (User programs) The us er programs allow yo u to custo mize the machine to m atch your n eeds. USER PROGRAMS Program number Program name Setting codes/ factory default setting (factory default s etting appears in bold) Explanati on 1 Auto clea r 1: OFF 2: 10 sec. 3: 20 sec. 4: 60 sec . 5: 90 sec. 6: 120 sec . • Auto c le[...]

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    44 USER SETTINGS 7 Rota tio n cop yin g *2 0: OFF 1: ON • When th e auto pape r select func tion is enab led and there is no pap er that is the same size as the orig inal and l oaded in the same orien tation, thi s function wi ll automa tically select pa per of the same size that is load ed in the o pposite ori entation, and rotate the image 90 d[...]

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    45 USER SETTIN GS 5 * 1 On models wit h a SPF/RSPF. * 2 On mod els with a dual fu nction bo ard. * 3 On mod els wit h automati c two-side d copyin g. 23 Resolutio n in Auto/ Text mod e 1: 300dp i 2: 600dpi • The c opy resoluti on in auto and text mode is norm ally 300 dp i. If high- qua lit y copie s are preferr ed, use th is setting t o change t[...]

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    46 USER SETTINGS SELECTING A SETTING FOR A US ER PROGRAM 1 Hold down the [Light] key ( ) until the alarm indicators ( , , , , ) blink. "- -" ap pears in the displ ay. 2 Enter the program number with the numeric keys. • See "US ER PROGRAMS " (p.00 to p.00 ) fo r the prog ram numbers . • The s elect ed p rogr am numbe r blinks[...]

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    47 5 SETTINGS FOR AUDITING MODE AUDITING MODE When aud iting mod e is enab led, a cou nt is kept o f the number of copies made by e ach accoun t (up to 20 accounts can be esta blished), an d the counts ca n be displayed and totaled as necessary. In auditing mode , the display shows "- - -", an d this in dicates that a 3-digi t account nu [...]

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    48 USER SETTINGS SELECTING AUD ITING MODE SETTINGS 1 Hold down the [Light] key ( ) until the alarm indicators ( , , , , ) blink. "- -" ap pears in the displ ay. 2 Enter the program number with the numeric keys. • See "AUD ITING MODE SETTINGS" (p.0 0 to p.00 ) fo r the prog ram numbers . • The s elect ed p rogr am numbe r bli[...]

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    49 USER SETTIN GS 5 Enabling/di sabling auditing mode 1 Press the [1] key to enable auditing mode or the [2] key t o disable it, and t hen press the [START] key ( ). 2 Press the [CLEAR] key ( ). Account number entry If 20 acc ounts have already bee n establis hed, the error c ode "11E " will appea r in the d isplay. 1 Use the numeric k ey[...]

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    50 USER SETTINGS Resetting account The co py count of a sing le accou nt or of al l acco unts can be r eset to 0. If n o accoun t numbers ha ve been establi shed, the error code " 15E" wil l appear in the displa y. [Resetting all accounts] Press the [1] key and then press the [START] key ( ). The c opy c ounts of a ll ac count s wil l be [...]

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    51 6 Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING This ch apter des cribes trou bleshooti ng and mi sfeed re moval. TROUBLESHOOTING If you ex perience difficul ty using the machine, check t he followi ng troubles hooting gu ide befor e calling for service . Many pr oblems c an be eas ily reso lved by th e user. If y ou are unable to solve the problem us ing the t rou[...]

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    52 TROUBLESHOOTING MACHINE/COPYING PR OBLEMS The fol lowing prob lems are r elated to t he genera l operation of the mac hine and cop ying. Problem Cause and so lution Page The machine does not operate. Is the machine plugged into a power outlet? → Plug the m achine into a grounded o utlet. 00 Power sw itch ON? → Turn the p ower switch ON. 00 I[...]

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    53 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Pape r misf eed. Identify t he location of the misfeed and rem ove the misfed pa per. → To remov e the misfee d, see "MISFEE D REMOVAL" . 00 Is the paper outside of the specified si ze and weight range ? → Use copy paper within t he speci fied ra nge. 00 Paper damp? → Replac e with dry cop y paper. Dur ing perio[...]

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    54 TROUBLESHOOTING Paper size for a pa per tray cannot be set. Is copying, or printing being performed? → Set the pa per siz e after co pying or printin g is comple te. 00 Has the machine stopped temporarily due to running out of paper or a misfeed? → Load pap er or rem ove the m isfeed, and then s et the pap er size. 00 Is an interrupt c opy j[...]

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    55 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 PRINTING AND S CANNING PROBLEMS Problem Cause and so lution Page The machine does not print. (DAT A indicator does not bl ink.) Is the mach ine set to O NLINE mode? → Press the [ON LINE] key t o turn o n the ON LI NE indicato r. 00 Correct p rinter cab le properly connected b etween the machine and your computer ? → Check b[...]

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    56 TROUBLESHOOTING Is the p rinted image s kewed or does it run off the paper? Is the paper s ize loaded in the tray the same as that specified in the pr inter driver? → Check if the "Pap er Size" opt ions suit the size of the paper loa ded in the tra y. → If the "Fi t To Pag e" settin g is act ivated, mak e sure tha t the p[...]

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    57 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Poor scanning quality. Is the underside of the document cover/SPF /RSPF dirty? → Clean regu larly. 00 Original smudged or blotchy? → Use a clean ori ginal. 00 Have you specified a suitable resolution? → Make s ure that the resoluti on sett ing in the scanner driver is appropria te for th e original . 00 Are you scanning a[...]

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    58 TROUBLESHOOTING Unable t o Scan the I mage. If scanning is not possible, shut down your compu ter, turn off th e machine ’ s power switch, and unplug the machine ’ s power cord. Ne xt, start y our comput er, restore power to the machine, and t ry scanning again. If scanning is still not possible , check the following items . - Is your applic[...]

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    59 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Notice page prin ted If you find tha t a notice page ha s been prin ted at the end of a print jo b, the print dat a received fr om the comput er has not been p rinted a s specifie d. Fix the p roblem a s explaine d below and then try pr inting ag ain. What to do when a notice page is printed, 1 The abov e notice page is prin te[...]

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    60 INDICATORS AND DISPLAY MESSAGES If one of th e followi ng indicator s lights u p or one of the foll owing messa ges appears in the disp lay, che ck the meaning of the indi cator or m essage in t he followi ng table and ta ke app ropriate a ction. Indicator/message Cause and solution Page Maintenance indicator Lights steadily It is time fo r main[...]

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    61 6 MISFEED REMOVAL When a mis feed occurs , the misfeed in dicator ( ) and a misfee d location indicator ( ) will blink an d the machine will aut omatical ly stop. Check th e blinking misfeed l ocation ind icator to i dentify th e location o f the misf eed and remov e it. MISFEED IN THE SPF/RSPF 1 Remove the misfed original. Check se ction s A, B[...]

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    62 TROUBLESHOOTING Section C Remove t he misfed original f rom the exi t area. If the origi nal cannot be easi ly removed fr om the exit are a, open the moveable pa rt of the document feeder tr ay and remove the origina l. If an RSPF is install ed, remove the r eversing tray and then remove the origin al. 2 Open and close the SPF/R SPF to make the [...]

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    63 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 MISFEED IN THE MACHINE 1 Open the bypass tray. Lift the side cover slightly and s lide it out until it stops. 2 Check th e misfee d location. Remove the misfed pape r following the instructions fo r each locat ion in the illustration below. A. Misfeed in the paper feed area 1 Push on both ends of the front cover and open it. 2 [...]

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    64 TROUBLESHOOTING B. Misfeed in the fusing area 1 Push on both ends of the front cover and open it. 2 Turn the roller rotating knob in the direction of the arrow. Be care ful not to let unfi xed t oner o n the misfed paper so il your hands o r clothes. 3 Careful ly remove t he misf ed paper. Lower the fusing uni t release le vers to allow easi er [...]

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    65 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 C. Misfeed in the transport area 1 Open the paper guide by pressing down the projecti on on either side of the guide and re move the mi sfed paper. Be carefu l not to tea r the misfed paper duri ng removal . 2 If the misfed paper cannot be removed by the previous step but is visible in the paper output area, remove the paper by[...]

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    66 TROUBLESHOOTING MISFEED IN PAPER TRAY 1 1 Lift and pull out the upper paper tray 1 and remove th e misfed paper. Be carefu l not to tea r the misfed paper duri ng removal . 2 Close the paper tray. Push th e paper tray i n compl etely . 3 Lift slightly on the side cover and slide the cover out unt il it stops. Close the side cover by pressing the[...]

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    67 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 MISFEED IN PAPER TRAY 2 1 Open the side cov er. Grasp the h andle to open the side cover. 2 Remove the misfed paper. Be carefu l not to tea r the misfed paper duri ng removal . 3 If the m isfed paper is not seen in ste p 2, lift and pull out the lower paper tray 2 and remove the misfed pape r. Be carefu l not to tea r the misfe[...]

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    68 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE When the toner ca rtridge repl acement req uired in dicator ( ) l ights up , the toner ca rtridge wi ll need repl acement soon. O btain a ne w cartridge. W hen the ton er cartridg e replaceme nt require d indicator ( ) blinks, the toner cartridg e must be replaced b efore cop ying ca n be resume d. Replace the toner[...]

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    69 7 Chapter 7 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE This ch apter ex plains how to keep the machine operating s moothly, including viewing the toner level indi cator, copy count, an d scan cou nt, and cleani ng the mac hine. CHECKING THE TOTAL OUTPUT COUNT AND TONER LEVEL CHECKI NG THE TOTAL OUTPUT COUNT From the " 0" displa y, you c an check th e total o[...]

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    70 ROUTINE MAINTEN ANCE CHECKING THE TONER LEVE L The ton er level is indicated by a 6- level disp lay. Use it as a gu ideline for replacin g the toner cartridg e. 1 Hold down the [Light] key ( ) until the ala rm indi cators ( , , , , ) blink. The di splay will show "- -". 2 Hold down th e [Copy ratio d isplay] key ( ) f or more than 5 s [...]

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    71 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 7 CLEANING THE BYPASS TRAY PAPER FEED ROLLER If misfe eds occur frequently when feeding envelope s, thick p aper, etc. th rough the bypass tray , wipe the pap er feed roller a t the feed slo t of the byp ass tray w ith a soft, cl ean cloth da mpened with alcohol or water. CLEANING THE TRANSFER CHARGER If copie s start becomin[...]

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    72 8 Chapter 8 PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES PERIPHERAL DEVICES Optiona l equipm ent and su pplies are explained i n this chap ter. To pur chase opti onal equi pment and supp lies, contact SHARP s ervice. SINGLE PASS FEE DER/ REVERSING SINGLE PAS S FEEDER For the names of the parts of the SPF/RSPF, see "PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ". (p.00[...]

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    73 PERIPHERAL DEVICES AND SUPPLIES 8 250-SHEET PAPER FEED UNIT/ 2 X 250-SHEET PAPER FE ED UNIT A 2 x 25 0-sheet or 250-sheet p aper feed unit can be i nstalle d to provide addition al paper tr ays and inc rease the numbe r of paper siz es that can be loa ded. Each tray can h old 250 s heets of 1 1" x 17 ", 8-1/2" x 1 4", 8-1/2 &[...]

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    74 SUPPLY TYPES AND STORAGE Suppli es that ca n be replac ed by the user are copy paper and the tone r cartridge. ● For b est result s, use on ly paper r ecommend ed by SHAR P. ● For m ore inform ation, contac t SHARP s ervice. PROPER STORAGE ● Store the supplies in a location that is: clean a nd dry, at a stab le temper ature, not expo sed t[...]

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    75 9 Chapter 9 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Model Digital Multifun ction Sy stem AR-M1 60 Digi tal Multif unction Sy stem AR- M205 Machine type Desk to p Photoconducti ve type OPC drum Document glass type Fixed Reproduction method L aser elec trostatic rep roduction Original types She et media, b ooks; ma ximum orig inal si ze: 11" x 17" Copy/[...]

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    76 APPENDIX * The fi rst copy time a nd warmup t ime may vary dep ending on the po wer sourc e voltag e, tempera ture, an d other env ironment al conditi ons. Printer Function * The fi rst print ti me an d warmup ti me ma y vary de pending o n the pow er sourc e voltage , temperatu re, and other env ironmenta l conditi ons. Dimensions 000" ( W[...]

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    77 APPE NDI X 9 Scanner Function * The res olution m ay be e nhanced by the scan ner driv er dependin g on the s canned a rea and a mount of me mory i nstall ed in the machin e. Detai led inform ation can be fou nd in the scanner d river h elp file. Type Flatb ed scanner Scanning meth od Docume nt glass / S PF/RSPF Light source Cold negative el ect[...]

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    78 SOFTWARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CA REFULLY 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") a[...]

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    79 6. Limited Warranty on Media. SHARP warrants the disks on which the Software is recorded to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase as evidence d by a copy of the receipt. The entire liability of SHARP and/or its Licenso rs and your exclusive remedy will be r e[...]

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    88 INDEX[...]

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

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    PRINTED IN CHINA 2003E KS ➀ TINSE0908QSZZ Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135. SHARP CORPORATION www.sharp-usa.com AR-M160/AR-M205[...]