Sharp AR-M276 manual

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    AR-M236 AR-M237 AR-M276 AR-M277 MODEL DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE SETUP GUIDE Page • INTRODUCTION • SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP AR-M230/M270 SERIES • BEFORE INSTALLATION • INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE • CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER • CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER • HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL • TROUBLESHOOTING Back cover 2 2 3 12 13[...]

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    INTRODUCTION This man ual explai ns how to i nstall and c onfigur e the softwa re that is req uired for the printe r function of the machine. T he procedure for view ing the onlin e manua l is also explained. Trademark ack nowledgments •M i c r o s o f t ® Windows ® op erating syst em is a tradema rk or copyr ight of Mic rosoft Corpor ation in [...]

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    1 CONTENTS SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP AR-M230/M270 SERIES ..... ....... ...... ......... ....... ....... ...... ..... 2 BEFORE INSTALLATION ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... 2 ● HARDWA RE AND SOFTWAR E REQUIREME NTS ........................ ................... .........[...]

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    2 SOFTWARE FOR THE SHARP AR-M230/M270 SERIES The CD-RO M that accom panies th e machin e contains t he followi ng software: • Printer dri ver The printe r driver en ables yo u to use the p rinter func tion of the machine . • PC-FAX driver The PC- FAX driver l ets you easily se nd faxes from you r computer through the m achine to another fax mac[...]

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    3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE STANDARD INSTALLATION (USB only) The proc edure for a standar d installati on of the soft ware is exp lained be low. If the m achine is connec ted by a USB cable, i t is recom mended that you use the standard install ation. 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the mac hine. Make sure that the cable is not connected bef[...]

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    4 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 9 Make su re that the power of the machine is turned on, and the n connect the US B cabl e. ( p. 12) Windows will detec t the machine and the Plug an d Play sc reen will ap pear. 10 Begin installation of the printer driver. "SHARP AR-XXXX" will appear in the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Sel e[...]

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    5 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE CUSTOM INSTALLAT ION The proc edure f or a custo m instal lation of the softwa re is ex plained be low. Use the custom install ation proce dure when the machine is conne cted b y a parall el cable , when the m achin e is used a s a shar ed printe r on a netw ork, or whe n install ing the PC- FAX driver . Install ation in W[...]

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    6 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 10 When you are aske d how the printer is conne cted, select " Connected t o this computer " and click the "Next" button. 11 A confirmation window appears. Check the co ntents and t hen click th e "Next" button. 12 Click the "Next" but ton. Begin i nstallation of the pr inter driv er[...]

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    7 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Installation in Windows 98/Me/2000 (USB cable) 1 The USB cable must not be connected to the mac hine. Make sure that the cable is not connected before proceeding. If the cable is connec ted, a Plug and Play window will appear. If this happens , click the "Cancel" button to cl ose the window and disconnect the cab[...]

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    8 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 11 When th e interface s election scr een appea rs, sele ct "US B" an d clic k the "Next" button. 12 A confirmation window appears. Check the co ntents and t hen click th e "Next" button. 13 Click the "Next" but ton. In Wind ows 98/Me, click the "Yes" b utton. Begin i nstal[...]

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    9 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Installation in Windows 95/9 8/Me/NT 4.0/2000 (Parallel cable) 1 The parallel cable must not be conne cted to the mach ine. Make s ure that th e cable is n ot connected before proceeding. If the cable is connec ted, a Plug and Play window will appear. If this happens , click the "Cancel" button to cl ose the wind[...]

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    10 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 11 When th e interface s election scr een appears , select " Parallel" and click the "Next" button. 12 Select the printer p ort and click t he "Next" button. Selec t "LPT1" for the printer port. 13 When the model selection window appears, select model name of your machine a nd click[...]

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    11 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INSTALLING THE PC-FAX DRIVER 1 The USB or parallel cable must not be conne cted to the mach ine. Make s ure that th e cable is n ot connected before proceeding. If the cable is c onnected, a Plug and P lay window wi ll appear. I f this hap pens, click the "Canc el" butt on to close t he window a nd disco nnect t[...]

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    12 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER Follow the proced ure below to connect th e machin e to your computer. Interfac e cables for c onnectin g the machine t o your comp uter are not i ncluded with t he machin e. Please purch ase the ap propriate c able for y our computer. Interface c able USB cable Shield ed twisted pair ca ble, high-s peed tran smission eq[...]

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    13 CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER After i nstalling t he printer driver, you must conf igure the printer dri ver setting s appro priately fo r the numb er of paper t rays on the machine and the si ze of paper loaded in each tr ay. 1 Click the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers and Othe r Hardw are",[...]

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    14 HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL The on line ma nual provi des detail ed instruc tions fo r operati ng the ma chine as a printe r. View the online manual w hen yo u use the p rinter functi on after th e initial s etup is com pleted. Contents of t he online manual The conte nts of the o nline manual are as fol lows. How to use the online manual: Expl[...]

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    15 TROUBLESHOOTING If the software does not instal l correctly , check the followin g items on y our compute r. To re move the soft ware, see "Uninsta lling the printer dri ver" in th e online m anual. Troub lesho oting i nform ation can also be foun d in the RE ADM E files fo r each of the soft ware progr ams. To view a README file, clic[...]

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    16 TROUBLESHOOTING The printer driver cannot be correctly installed by Plug and Play (Window s 2000/XP) In Wind ows 2000/ XP, if the pr inter driv er cannot be cor rectly in stalled b y Plug and Play (f or exampl e, Plug an d Play take s place without copyi ng the requir ed files fo r the pr inter driv er instal lation), fol low these ste ps to rem[...]

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    PRINTED IN CHINA 2004C KS2 TINSE1053QSZZ AR-M236/AR-M237/AR-M276/AR-M277 SHARP CORPORATION Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper !!install_ar230270.book 2 ページ 2004 年2月19日 木曜 日 午後1時17分[...]