Sharp AR-M455N manual

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    PART 1: GENERAL INFORMATION • BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT • MANAGING THE MACHINE • PERIPHERAL DEVICES PART 2: COPIER OPERATION • MAKING COPIES • CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS • MACHINE MAINTENANCE (FOR COPYING) • DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION • SPECIFICATIONS 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 Page OPERATION MANUAL (for general information and cop[...]

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    The power switch positions are marked " I " to indicate power "ON" and " " to indicate stand-by. Caution: For compl ete elect rical d isconnect ion, pull out the mai n plug. The socke t-outlet should be installed near the e quipment a nd should be easil y access ible. FOR YOUR R ECORDS .. . To protect against lo ss or [...]

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    Part 1: General Information[...]

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    0-1 PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS The table below shows the product mod els covered by thi s manual. (As of O ctober 2004 ) OPERATION MANUALS The fol lowing operat ion manu als are provi ded for the ma chine. Pl ease read the ap propriate ma nuals as n eeded for the featu res you wis h to learn a bout. ● Operati on manual (f or general informat ion and [...]

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    0-2 Imprope r installa tion may damage thi s product. Please n ote the fol lowing duri ng initial i nstallat ion and whe never the mach ine is m oved. 1.The machine should be instal led near an access ible powe r outlet f or easy connect ion. 2.Be su re to co nnect the power cord only to a power outle t that meets the spec ified voltag e and curren[...]

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    0-3 CAUTIONS 1.Do n ot touch the photocond uctive dru m. Scratches or smudg es on the drum wil l caus e dirty pr ints. 2.The fusing un it is extr emely hot . Exercise care in this area. 3.Do not look directly a t the ligh t source. D oing so m ay damage your eyes. 4.F ive adjus ters are pr ovided on all optio nal stan d/paper dr awer units . These [...]

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    CAUTIONS 0-4 Laser Information Wave le ngth 785 nm +10 nm -15 nm Pulse ti mes North Am erica: 35 cpm m odel: (4.1 µs ± 4.1 ns)/7 m m 45 cpm m odel: (5.7 µs ± 5.7 ns)/7 m m Europe: 35 cpm m odel: (3.8 µs ± 3.8 ns)/7 mm 45 cpm m odel: (4.4 µs ± 4.4 ns)/7 m m Output power 0.2 mW - 0.4 mW At the producti on line, the out put power of the scanne[...]

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    0-5 CONTENTS Page PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS ............... ................. .. 0-1 OPERATION MANUALS..................... ................. ........ 0-1 INSTALLATION REQUIREME NTS ........... ................. .. 0-2 CAUTIONS.................... ................. ................. ........... .. 0-3 ● Laser Inform ation ........ ................ .[...]

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    CONTENTS 0-6 CHAPTER 5 CONVENIENT CO PY FUNCTIONS SPECIAL MODES ...................... ........... ................. ...... 5-2 ● General p rocedure fo r using s pecial f unctions ..... 5-2 ● Margin sh ift ........ ............ ................ ................. ...... 5-3 ● Erase ...... ................. ........... ................. .......[...]

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    1-1 CHAPTER 1 BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT This ch apter contai ns basic inf ormation that should be read before us ing the product. Page INTRODUCTION ............................ ................. ........... ................. ........... 1-2 MAIN FEATURES ........................... ............ ................ ................. ........... 1-3 PART[...]

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    1-2 INTRODUCTION Thank y ou for purc hasing a SHAR P digi tal mu lti functi on co pier. Please read this manual be fore using the machine. In parti cular, be s ure to rea d "INSTALL ATION REQU IREMENTS" before using the mac hine. Please keep this m anual cl ose at han d for refer ence whenev er necess ary. This manua l provide s general i[...]

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    1-3 1 MAIN FEATURES The di gital multif unction c opier is capa ble of per forming a v ariety of fun ctions. Th is page s hows features related to the cop y function. ● Sort mo de See pa ge 1-3 ● Group mod e See page 1-3 ● 2-sided Co py See p age 1-3 (When the duplex mo dule is ins talled.) ● Exposu re Adj ustm ents See page 1-3 ● Reducti[...]

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    MAIN FEATURES 1-4 Reduction / Enlargement See page 4 -15 Copies c an be enlarged or reduced to the d esired size . XY Zoom See page 4-18 Separat e ratio setting s can be sele cted for the length and width of a copy. Margin Shift See page 5-3 Margins can be a dded to co pies. Erase See page 5-4 Shadows that appear around the edges of copies of books[...]

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    MAIN FEATURES 1-5 1 Job Build See page 5-8 When y ou have a very l arge nu mber of origina ls, the pages can be sc anned in s ets. Tandem Copy See page 5-9 Two mac hines can be used to run a la rge cop y job in para llel. Covers/ inserts See page 5-11 Front co vers, bac k covers , and inse rts can be added. T hese ca n also be copied o n. Transpare[...]

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    MAIN FEATURES 1-6 Card Shot See page 5-26 The front and bac k of a card can be cop ied onto one sheet of paper. This func tion is c onvenie nt for mak ing copies for certifi cation pu rposes an d helps s ave pape r. Job programs See page 5-41 Variou s steps o f a copy ope ration c an be stor ed as a program , and up to 10 pro grams can be stored. S[...]

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    MAIN FEATURES 1-7 1 Page numbering See page 5-34 Page num bers can b e added to cop ies. Text See page 5-38 Entered tex t can be added to copi es. Interrupting a copy run See page 5-43 A copy job in pr ogress ca n be inter rupted fo r a rush job. Offset mode See page 3-8 Each se t of output c an be offse t slightly from other sets for easy s eparat[...]

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    MAIN FEATURES 1-8 Hole punching See page 3-17 Copies c an be punche d to add hol es. Document filing function See CHAP TER 7 A docu ment im age can be stored o n the hard disk. A stored file can easily be called u p and printed or trans mitted. Energy sa ving feat ures This produc t has the following two powe r reducing mod es to help conserve natu[...]

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    1-9 1 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Exterior (1) Bypass tr ay* (2) Exit tr ay* (3) Automatic document feeder (See page 4-2.) This au tomatica lly feeds and s cans mult iple shee t origin als. Both sid es of two-sid ed originals can be scanne d at once. (4) Duplex module* Module fo r two-sided p rinting (5) Upper pape r output area (Center tr ay) Finishe[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-10 Interior ( 14 ) Duplex module side cover Open whe n a misfe ed has occu rred in th e duplex module. ( 15 ) Si de cover la tch Push up to open the sid e cover when a misfeed has occur red in the m ain unit. ( 16 ) Fusing unit Lift up to o pen the side c over when a m isfeed has occurre d in the ma in unit. ( 17 ) Toner[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-11 1 Part names and functions of peripheral devices (1) Upper ex it tray extension (AR-TE4) Mount t his unit to t he upper paper exit tray. T his extensi on is ne eded to su pport large size paper . (2) Finisher (AR-FN6) Output sheets can eith er be sorted in page order or grouped by page. So rted sets or groups are offs[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-12 ■ ■ ■ ■ Other optional equipment ● ● ● ● Barcode font kit (AR-PF1) This kit adds bar code fonts t o the ma chine. ● ● ● ● Data security k it (AR-FR21, AR-FR2 1U) This kit is used to er ase electronic data from the hard disk a nd memory imm ediately after a document is printed or transmitte d. ?[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-13 1 Operation panel (1) Touch pa nel The machi ne status, m essages and touch keys are displa yed on the pan el. The docum ent filing , copy, network scanner* 1 , and fax* 2 functi ons are use d by switchi ng to the scree n for the desi red function . See the fo llowing p age. (2) Mode sele ct keys an d indicators Use t[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-14 Touch pan el The tou ch panel screens s hown in t his man ual are printed images, and may appear di fferent from the actual s creens. ■ ■ ■ ■ Using the touch panel [Exampl e 1] Items on the touc h panel are easi ly selec table by touching the key asso ci- ated wi th th e it em wi th a fing er. Selec tio n of a[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-15 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ Job status screen (c ommon to print, copy, fax, n etwork scan and Internet fax) This sc reen is di splayed when the [JO B STATUS] k ey on the ope ration pa nel is pre ssed. This sc reen can be used to display the "JOB QUEUE" (showing stored jo bs and th e current job) or t he "COMP LET[...]

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    PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-16 (3) [PRIN T JOB] key This disp lays the pri nt job list of print mode (copying , printing, fax r eception, In ternet fa x reception, and se lf printing ). (4) [E- MAIL /F TP] k ey This dis plays the transm ission status and fini shed jobs of sc an mode (Sc an to e-mai l, Scan to FTP, and Scan to Desktop) when the netw[...]

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    1-17 1 TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF Use the power switc h on the front of the mach ine to tur n the power on or off. Power switch "OFF" position "ON " po sitio n CAUTION Before turni ng off the main powe r switch, ma ke sure that the c ommunic ation an d data in dicators are not blinki ng on the operation panel. Tu rning of f th[...]

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    1-18 AUDITING MODE Auditi ng mode can be e nabled to keep track o f the num ber of pages printed and tra nsmitted (sca nned) by each ac count (up to 500 acco unts can be esta blished ). The page counts c an be viewed and total ed as needed. <This mode is enab led in the key operato r programs separate ly for th e copy, printe r, fax, Inte rnet f[...]

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    2-1 CHAPTER 2 MANAGING THE MACHINE This ch apter explains how to load paper , replace the tone r cartridg e, and remo ve paper misfeeds. It also co ntains in formation ab out su pplies. Page LOADING PAPE R ........................... ................. ........... ................. ........... 2-2 ● Loading paper in p aper tray 1 ............. ...[...]

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    2-2 LOADING PAPER If the pape r runs out during printi ng, a mes sage will ap pear in the d isplay. Follow the procedure be low to load paper. Loadi ng pape r in pape r tray 1 1 Pull out paper tray 1. Gently pull the tra y out until it s tops. 2 Load paper into the tray. Do not load paper above the maxi mum hei ght line (approxi mately 5 00 sheets [...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-3 2 Specifica tions of pa per trays The spec ificati ons for typ es and si zes of paper that can be used in e ach tray ar e shown b elow. Tray Tray No. (tray name) Applicable pa per types Applicable pa per sizes Paper weight Paper tray 1 Tray 1 Plain paper (Refe r to the next page for app licable plain pap ers.) ● 8-1/2 " x 1[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-4 ■ ■ ■ ■ Applicable plain paper For sati sfactory r esults, pl ain paper must co nform to the fo llowing r equiremen ts. ■ ■ ■ ■ Applicable special pap er For sati sfactory res ults, spec ial paper must confo rm to the following re quirements . ■ ■ ■ ■ Paper that can be used for automatic two-sided pr inting[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-5 2 Setting the pape r type and pape r size Foll ow these steps to change the pap er type se tting if the pap er type is ch anged in eith er paper tray . For the paper types that can be used in each tray, see page 2 -3. 1 Press the [CUSTOM SETTIN GS] key. The cu stom s etting menu scre en will appear. 2 Touch the [PAPER TRAY SETTING[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-6 7 Select the size of paper that w as loaded in the tray. Touc h the appropr iate keys (checkbo xes). 8 Touch the [OK] key in the size setting screen. You will return to the tray setting scr een of s tep 4. 9 Select output functions that can be used with the sel ected tray. Touch the checkboxes under the desir ed items to select th[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-7 2 Progra mming and editing p aper types To progr am or edit the name of a paper type or set paper attributes , follow th e steps bel ow. 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Setting the paper type and paper size" (page 2-5) 2 Touch the [PAPER TYPE REGISTRATION] key. 3 Select the paper type that you wish to program o r edit. 4 Touc[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-8 Loading pap er in th e multi purp ose dr awer The met hod of load ing paper i nto the mul tipurpose d rawer is t he same as fo r paper tr ay 1 describ ed on page 2-2. For spec ifications of paper, s ee page 2- 3. When lo ading envel opes, post cards o r transpar ency film, fo llow the descr iptions bel ow. ● Two maxi mum heig ht[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-9 2 Printing onto envelo pes ● Do not us e envel opes that hav e metal clasps, p lastic snaps, str ing clos ures, windo ws, lini ngs, self- adhesive patches or synthetic ma terials . Attempting to print on these ma y cause misfeed s, inadequa te toner adher ence or other troub le. ● Creases or smudging may occur . This is es pec[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-10 ■ ■ ■ ■ Loading transparency fi lm Be sure to load the t ransparen cy film with the white l abel side u p. Make s ure no imag e will be printed on th e label. Printing on the labe l may c ause smudge s on pri nts. Transpa rency f ilm must be set in the portrai t orientatio n. Specifications (multi purpose drawer) Specif i[...]

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    LOADING PAPER 2-11 2 Loading paper in the stand/ MPD & 2000 sheet paper drawer Upper paper tray: The up per paper t ray is equ ivalent to th e multi p urpose d rawer. The me thod of loa ding pape r and the paper that c an be used are the sam e as for the m ulti purpos e drawer. Re fer to the des cription of the multi pu rpose dra wer (see pa ge[...]

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    2-12 CUSTOM SETTINGS The item s that ca n be set with th e custom settings ar e shown b elow. ● Total cou nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The number of pages pro cessed by the machi ne and optio nal equ ipment can be d isplayed. ( See page 2-14) ● Default s ettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Us ed to con figure the s creen cont rast, da[...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS 2-13 2 5 Touch the [D ATE FORMAT] key. The fol lowing scr een appea rs. 6 If you wish to ch ange the fo rmat of the date and time, touch the desired format keys. Touch ed keys are h ighlighte d. The sel ected forma t is appli ed to lists pr inted out in "LIST PRINT". 7 Touch the [OK] key. You wil l return to the date and t[...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS 2-14 About the settings ■ ■ ■ ■ Total count This d isplays the foll owing shee t counts (the counts that can be dis played v ary depen ding on the opti ons install ed): (1) Numb er of pages output b y the machin e. (2) Numb er of orig inal page s trans mitted by th e machine. (3) Numb er of times the aut omatic d ocument fee[...]

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    2-15 2 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE When tone r runs low, a message wi ll appea r to inform you that th e toner cartr idge must be replaced. Follow t he steps bel ow to replac e the toner cartridge. 1 Open the front cover. 2 Lower the cartridge lock lever. 3 While depressing the lo ck release button, pull out the toner cartridge and remove it. 4 R[...]

  • Page 43

    2-16 STORAGE OF SUPPLIES Standard suppli es for this product tha t can re placed by the user include paper, toner cartrid ges, and sta ple car tridges for the finis her. ■ ■ ■ ■ Proper storage 1. S tore the supp lies in a location t hat is: ● clean an d dry, ● at a stabl e temperatur e, ● not exposed to direct s unlight. 2. S tore pap[...]

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    2-17 2 MISFEED REMOVAL When a mi sfeed has occu rred during p rinting, the mes sage "A MISFEE D HAS OCCURRED" . will appear i n the touch panel dis play of t he operation panel and printing includi ng copyi ng and fac simile outp ut will s top. The appr oximate mis feed l ocati ons ar e indica ted wi th " " shown in the illu str[...]

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    MISFEED REMOV AL 2-18 Misfeed in the tran sport area , fusing a rea, and exi t area 1 Unlatch the duplex m odule and slide it to the l eft. Unla tch the mo dule and gently move the modu le away fr om the machi ne. If th e mach ine is n ot equippe d with a du plex module, open the s ide cover si milarly. 2 Remove the misfed pape r as shown in the il[...]

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    MISFEED REMOV AL 2-19 2 Misfeed in the duplex module 1 Unlatch the duplex m odule and slide it to the l eft. Unla tch the u nit and gently move the module away fr om the machi ne. 2 If the duplex module has an exit tray, rotate it up out of the way and open the cover of the duplex m odule. If no ex it tr ay is at tach ed, just o pen the cov er of t[...]

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    MISFEED REMOV AL 2-20 Misfeed in the paper feed ar ea ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in paper tr ay 1 1 Unlatch the duplex m odule and slide it to the l eft. Unla tch the mo dule and gently move the module away f rom the mach ine. If th e mac hin e is no t equippe d with a duplex module, open the s ide cover si milarly. 2 Remove the misfed paper. Be car e[...]

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    MISFEED REMOV AL 2-21 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in the multi purpose drawer 1 Unlatch the duplex m odule and slide it to the l eft. Unla tch the mo dule and gently move the module away f rom the mach ine. If th e mac hin e is no t equippe d with a duplex module, open the s ide cover si milarly. 2 Open the left cover of the stand/paper drawer. Hold [...]

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    2-22 REMOVING AN ORIGINAL MISFEED Removing a misfed original from the automatic document feeder If an ori ginal mis feed occur s in th e automatic document feeder, f ollow the steps belo w to rem ove the m isfed ori ginal. Check l ocations A an d B in the diagra m at left to remov e the origin al. 1 Removing misfeeds from each location. ● ● ●[...]

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    2-23 2 TROUBLESHOOTING Check the followin g troublesh ooting li st before requesting servi ce as many problems c an be fix ed by the us er. If you are unabl e to solve the problem by ch ecking the l ist, turn of f the power switch, u nplug the power cord . Problem s relat ed to general use of the machine are descr ibed below. F or probl ems related[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 2-24 Print ing stops before the job is finish ed If too many pages collec t on the ou tput tray, the tray fu ll sensor a ctivates and stop s printing . Remove the paper from the output t ray. You hav e run out of paper. Load paper. (P age 2-2) Smudge s on printe d sheet s Does a mes sage appea r indicatin g the need for maintena nce[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 2-25 2 Print ed paper is wrin kled or t he image r ubs off easily . Is paper othe r than SHARP- recommen ded pap er being us ed? Use SHARP -recomme nded paper. ( Page 2-16 ) Is paper size or weight out of the allow abl e rang e? Use paper in the al lowable ran ge. Paper damp? Be sure t o store paper in the wrappe r in a dr y locatio[...]

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    3-1 CHAPTER 3 PERIPHERAL DEVICES This ch apter des cribes o perating instru ctions for the Mail-Bin Stacker , the Finish er, the S addle Stitch Finisher , and the D uplex Modul e. Page DUPLEX MODULE .................... ........... ................. ................. ........... ..... 3-2 ● Part names ........ ................. ................. [...]

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    3-2 DUPLEX MODULE If a duple x module is ins talled, prin ting onto b oth sides of paper c an be per formed. Two typ es of dup lex modu les are av ailable: duplex m odule/by pass tray and duple x module . The des criptions i n this manual are for the dupl ex module/b ypass tray. For informati on on m isfeed r emoval for these modules, see pag e 2-1[...]

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    DUPLEX MODULE 3-3 3 Loading paper in the bypass tray The by pass tray can be used for plain paper an d special pa per incl uding lab els. Up to 100 sheets of stan dard paper can be set. For pa per types t hat can be used in the b ypass tray, r efer to page 2-3. 1 Open the bypass tray. When set ting 11"x 1 7", 8-1/2" x 14", 8-1/2[...]

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    DUPLEX MODULE 3-4 Troubleshootin g (concerning the duplex mod ule) Check th e list belo w before c alling for se rvice. Problem Check Solution or cause The machine wil l not print du plex pri nts. Message indicating the pap er type cannot be us ed for tw o-sided pr inting display ed? Specia l paper canno t be used for two- sided printing. U se a pa[...]

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    3-5 3 MAIL-BIN STACKER The mai l-bin stack er has 7 mail bi ns which can ea ch be desig nated to receiv e printed outpu t from a user or a group of users . Output p aper in the copy mode and the fax mo de will be deli vered to the top tray of the stacker separated fr om print ed output. ( Printed ou tput can al so be deliv ered to the t op tray.) P[...]

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    MAIL-BIN S TACKER 3-6 Misfeed in the mail-bin stacke r If a mis feed has o ccurred in th e mail-bin stacke r during pri nting, re move the mis fed paper following th e proced ure below. 1 Open the top c over. Move the tab in the direction of the arrow as shown in the illustrati on to open the top co ver. 2 Remove the misfed paper. Be careful not to[...]

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    3-7 3 FINISHER The fi nisher can deliver coll ated sets either stap led or un stapled. Un stapled sets can be off set stac ked from t he previous set for eas y separa tion of the sets. Part names Specifica tions Speci fications a re subjec t to change for improvem ent with out notice. Supplies AR-SC1 staple cartr idges must b e used for th is fini [...]

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    FINISHER 3-8 Finisher function s ■ ■ ■ ■ Sort mode Sorted s ets will be delivered . ■ ■ ■ ■ Offset mode ■ ■ ■ ■ Group mode Grou ps of prints o r copies of t he same pag e will be deliver ed. Sets wi ll move from side to side so that each set or group wi ll be offset from the previous set or group for ea sy separ ation. T he [...]

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    FINI SHER 3-9 3 Using the finisher functions When the [O UTPUT] key on the mai n screen of copy mode is touched, a screen for selecting the sor t/group/stapl e sort fu nctions a nd select ing an exit tray will app ear. As a selec tion is ma de, the touch key for the se lection wi ll be highli ghted. (1) [GROUP] key (See p age 3-8.) When Gr oup is s[...]

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    FINISHER 3-10 Staple cartridge replac ement When th e staple cartrid ge becom es empt y, the m essage "Add stapl es." will appear in the me ssage d isplay of the operati on panel. Follow the procedu re below to r eplace the s taple ca rtridge. 1 Open the front co ver. 2 Turn the staple unit t o face up. 3 Pull the release lever for the s [...]

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    FINI SHER 3-11 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ Checking the staple u nit If the message "C HECK THE STAPLER UNIT" or "CHECK STA PLER POSITION OR STAPLE R JAM" appears, follow th e procedur e below. 1 Open the finisher compiler. Release the latch to open the fi nisher compile r. 2 Remove the misfed paper from the stapler compiler. Be carefu l [...]

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    FINISHER 3-12 Misfeed in the finisher When a mi sfeed occu rs in the fi nisher, r emove the misfed pa per followi ng the pro cedure below. 1 Remove the misfed paper from the output area. Be careful not to tea r the misfed pa per during remo val . 2 Open the finisher top cov er. Move the tab in the direction of the arrow as shown in the illustrati o[...]

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    FINI SHER 3-13 3 Troubleshooting finisher problems Check the list bel ow before calli ng for servi ce. Problem Check Solution or cause The fin isher does not oper ate. Are any finisher covers open? Close a ll cove rs. Messag e indica ting need to remov e paper from th e stapler compiler displa yed? Open the finisher as desc ribed in step 4 on page [...]

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    3-14 SADDLE STITCH FINISHER The sa ddle stitch finish er ca n auto matic all y plac e two sta ples for cen terli ne bi nding of prin ts or copies and f old th em along the centerlin e. An optio nal hole punching uni t is avail able for ins tallation i nto the fini sher. Part names Specifications (Contin ued on nex t page) NOTES ● Do not pre ss on[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-15 3 Speci fications a re subjec t to change for improvem ent with out notice. Supplies AR-SC2 staple cartr idges must b e used for this fini sher. The cartridge pac kage contain s three c artridges approx. 50 00 staple s each. Saddle stitch finisher functions ■ ■ ■ ■ Sort mode Sorted se ts will be deli vered. ■ ?[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISH ER 3-16 ■ ■ ■ ■ Staple sort mode Collated se ts of prints or cop ies will be st apled and deli vered to t he offset tray. Whe n saddle stit ching is se lected, the prints or copies wi ll be stapl ed at the cente r and deliv ered to the sadd le stitch tray. The stap ling posi tions, orientat ion, paper size for st apling[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-17 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ Saddle stitch function The sa ddle stit ch finis her can automatic ally place two staples for centerlin e binding of prints or copi es and fold them alon g the cent erline. ■ ■ ■ ■ Hole punching (only if a punch module is installed) If the sad dle st itch finish er is eq uipped with a hole pun c[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISH ER 3-18 Using the sa ddle stitc h finisher When [O UTPUT] is se lecte d on the main s creen of copy mode, a screen for making se lections for sort, gr oup, stapl e sort, sad dle st itch, punch and exit t ray will ap pear. (1) [GROUP ] key (Se e page 3-15.) When Gr oup is se lected, all c opies of the sa me origina l will b e gr[...]

  • Page 72

    SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-19 3 Staple cartridge re placement and staple jam removal When the staple c artridge b ecomes e mpty or stap les bec ome jamme d, a messa ge will appea r in the m essage display of the operati on panel. Foll ow the proced ure belo w to replace the stapl e cartridg e or remov e jammed staples. ■ ■ ■ ■ Staple cartridg[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISH ER 3-20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Staple jam removal 1 Unlatch the saddle st itch finisher and slide it away from the machine. 2 Open the front co ver. 3 Turn roller rotating knob C as shown in the illustration until t he blue indication is seen. 4 Remove the paper from t he stapler compiler. 5 If saddle stitch was selected, open the sad[...]

  • Page 74

    SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-21 3 9 Turn roller rotating knob A in t he direction of the arrow to move the stapl e unit to the front. Turn the roll er rotating knob un til the triangle mark is a ligned with the index. 10 Remove the staple box. 11 Raise the le ver at the end of th e staple box. Remove th e top stapl e if it is bent. If be nt staples rem[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISH ER 3-22 Misfeed in the saddle stitch finisher When a m isfeed occ urs in the s addle stitc h finisher , remove th e misfed p aper followi ng the proc edure below. 1 Press the detach button and separate the saddle stitch finisher from the machine. 2 Remove any misfed paper f rom the machine. 3 If there was no misfed paper in ste[...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-23 3 10 Open the front cover . 11 Rotate roller rotating knob D in the direction of the ar row. 12 Remove any misfed paper from the saddle stitch tray. Remove the pap er gently, ta king care not to tear it. 13 Close the cover of th e saddle stit ch section. 14 Close the front cover. 15 Push the saddle stitch f inisher back [...]

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    SADDLE STITCH FINISH ER 3-24 Troubleshooting (concerning the saddle stitch finisher) Check th e list belo w before c alling for se rvice. * When a punch m odule is in stalled Problem Check Solution or cause The sad dle st itch finisher does not operate. Are any sadd le stitch fin isher cover s open? Cl ose all covers. ( See page 3-14.) Message indi[...]

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    Part 2: Copier Operation[...]

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    4-1 CHAPTER 4 MAKING COPIES This ch apter e xplains the basic procedure s for making cop ies, inc luding selecti on of the copy ratio a nd other cop y setting s. Page AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER.... ........... ................. ................. ..... 4-2 ● Acceptab le originals ........... ........... ................. ........... ...............[...]

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    4-2 AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER The aut omatic do cument fe eder autom aticall y feeds originals into the m achine, m aking cont inuous c opying p ossible. In addi tion, both sides of tw o-sided s heet or iginals can b e simultan eously scanned . This f unction is con venient when you hav e a large nu mber of ori ginal pag es to scan. Acceptable orig[...]

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    4-3 4 PLACING ORIGINALS ■ ■ ■ ■ Using the automatic document feeder 1 Open the document cover, make sure th at an original has not been left on the document glass, and then gently close the document co ver. 2 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals. 3 Place the originals face down in the document feeder tray. Place the orig [...]

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    PLACING ORIGINALS 4-4 ■ ■ ■ ■ Standard original place ment orientations Place o riginals i n the document feeder tray or on the doc ument glas s so that the top and bott om of the origin al is posit ioned as shown in th e illustr ation. If no t, staples will be incorrectly positio ned and som e special features m ay not give th e expecte d [...]

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    4-5 4 CHECKING THE SIZE OF A PLACED ORIGINAL If the pl aced origi nal is a s tandard siz e, the size will be automaticall y detecte d (automa tic origin al detect ion funct ion) and display ed in the touch panel. M ake sure th at the corr ect size has been detected . (A) : The origi nal size is displayed. (B) : [AUTO] appear s when the automatic or[...]

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    4-6 STORING, DELETING, AND USING ORIGINAL SIZES Up to 9 sp ecial orig inal sizes can be stored . Stored size s can be eas ily calle d up and are not er ased if the p ower is turned of f. Storing a frequently used origin al size saves you th e trouble o f manually s etting the s ize each time you copy th at size of do cument. ● To cancel an origin[...]

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    4-7 4 NORMAL COPYING This section describe s the norm al copyin g procedur e. Making copies with the automatic document feeder ■ ■ ■ ■ 1-sided copies of 1-s ided originals 1 Place the originals in the document feeder tray. (pages 4-3 to 4-6) 2 Make sure that the 1-sided to 1-sided copy mode is selected. The one-s ided to one- sided mo de is[...]

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    NORMAL COPYING 4-8 7 Select the desired output mod e (page 4-9). The sort mod e is the default mo de. To s elect the grou p mode, touch the [OUTPUT] key, then touch the [GROUP] key on the output s etting screen, and t hen touch the [OK ] key on the s etting screen . 8 Use the numeric keys to set the desired number of copies. Up to 999 c an be set. [...]

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    NORM AL C OPY IN G 4-9 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ Copy output (sort and gr oup) Exampl e: Makin g five se ts or five copies e ach of thr ee origina ls ● ● ● ● Sorting copies into sets ● ● ● ● Grouping copies by page ■ ■ ■ ■ Selecting the o utput tray (when a n optional finisher or saddle stitch finisher is installed) When the [OFFSET[...]

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    NORMAL COPYING 4-10 Automatic two-sided copying using the automatic docume nt fe eder When the optional duplex module is install ed, the fol lowing a utomatic two-sided co pying ca n be per formed. Th e paper i s automatic ally turned over during copying , allowin g two-sided copies t o be made wi th ease. 1. Automatic two-sided copying fr om one-s[...]

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    NORM AL C OPY IN G 4-11 4 Copying from t he documen t glass When co pying origi nals which c annot be fed from th e automat ic document fe eder such as t hick original s, open the docume nt cover an d copy th e original s from th e documen t glass. ■ ■ ■ ■ 1-sided copies of 1-s ided originals 1 Place the original on the document gl ass. (pa[...]

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    NORMAL COPYING 4-12 4 Select the desired out put mode. (page 4- 9.) Group m ode is the default mo de. To sele ct sort mo de, touch the [OUTPUT] key, touch the [SORT] key in the scree n that appears, and then touch the [OK] key. 5 Use the numeric keys to set the desired number of copies. Up to 999 c an be set. If you are o nly making a single cop y,[...]

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    NORM AL C OPY IN G 4-13 4 Automatic two-sided copying from th e document glass When th e optiona l duplex module is installed , the foll owing auto matic two -sided co pying can be perform ed. The paper i s automatic ally turne d over dur ing copyin g, allowing tw o-sided c opies to be m ade with eas e. 1 Place the original on the document gl ass. [...]

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    4-14 ADJUSTING THE EXPOSURE Select an appro priate ex posure mo de for the origin al to be c opied. The selecti ons are AUT O, TEXT, TEXT/PHO TO and PHO TO. ■ ■ ■ ■ Automatic exposure adj ustment The default ex posure setting is "AUTO", which automatic ally adjus ts the expo sure for the origina l. To selec t the exposure m ode, o[...]

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    4-15 4 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Reducti on and enl argement ra tios can be selecte d automatic ally or m anually . ● Automati c selecti on: Auto im age (see be low) ● Manual s election: P reset copy ratios/zoom (see page 4 -16) Automatic selection (auto im age) The redu ction or enla rgement ratio will be selected automatically based on the o[...]

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    REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-16 Manual selection (preset copy ratios/zoom) Preset r atios (m aximum 400%, minimum 25%) can be sele cted with the enl argement and reduc tion keys . In addi tion, the zoom keys can be used to select a ny ratio from 25% to 400% i n increme nts of 1%. <The key operator progra m on page 14 of the k ey operator's [...]

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    REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-17 4 6 Make sure that an appropriate paper size has been selected based on the selected ratio . Auto pa per selec t displa y 7 Use the numeric keys to set the desired number of copies. Up to 999 c an be set. If yo u ar e only maki ng a single copy, the copy can be made wi th the copy nu mber display showing "0"[...]

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    REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-18 XY ZOOM The XY ZOOM fea ture allows the horizon tal and vertical cop y ratios to be changed separat ely. The r atios ca n set from 25% to 400% in incr ements of 1% . Example: S electing 10 0% for the length and 50% for the wid th 1 Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document gl ass. (pages 4-3 t[...]

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    REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-19 4 7 Use the reduction, enlargement, and ZOOM ([ ], [ ]) keys to change the copy ratio in the vertical (Y) direction. A fixed ra tio key will no t become hi ghlighted when touc hed. The zo om keys can be used to c hange the ratio from 25% to 400% in increm ents of 1%. If needed , you c an touch the [X] k ey once ag ai[...]

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    4-20 SPECIAL PAPERS The tray 2 and the bypass tr ay on the op tional du plex mod ule with b ypass t ray can be used to m ake copies on transp arencies, postcards , label shee ts, envel opes* 1 , an d plain paper . *1 Env elopes can be placed in the tray 2. 1 Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document gl ass. (pages 4-3 to 4-6[...]

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    5-1 CHAPTER 5 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS This ch apter explai ns speci al-purpos e functio ns, storing of copy settings , and other c onvenient func tions. Plea se select and read section s of this chapter as needed. Page SPECIAL MODES ........... ................ ................. ................. ........... ........... 5-2 ● General procedure [...]

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    5-2 SPECIAL MODES Touch the [SP ECIAL MO DES] key in th e main screen of c opy mode to open the speci al modes sc reen. The followi ng functions c an be selec ted in the special modes scree n. (1) Mar gin shift (page 5-3) (2) Era se (page 5-4) (3) Dual page copy (page 5-5) (4) Pamphlet copy ( page 5-6) (5) J ob build (p age 5-8) (6) Tandem copy (pa[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-3 5 Margin shift The margin sh ift function will aut omatical ly shift the text or ima ge on the copy paper app roximately 1/2" (10 mm) in its init ial setting. This fu nction is con venient wh en stapli ng or bindi ng copie s with a s tring. 1 Touch the [MARGIN SHIFT] key on the special modes screen. The margin s hift setting[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-4 Erase The erase fu nction is used to erase the shadow line s on copie s produced wh en copyi ng thick orig inals or bo oks. The erase m odes tha t can be se lected a re shown below. T he erase width is approxim ately 1/2 " (10 mm ) in it's initial settin g. EDGE ERA SE Elimin ates shad ow lines aroun d the edges of copie[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-5 5 Dual page copy The dual page copy fun ction pr oduces s eparate cop ies of two d ocuments pl aced side by side on t he docume nt glass. This fu nction is e specially useful when copying books a nd other b ound docu ments. [Exampl e] Copying r ight and left p ages of a b ook 1 Touch the [DUAL PAGE COPY] key on the special modes [...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-6 Pamphlet copy The pamph let copy func tion is us ed to arrang e copies in proper o rder for ev entual cen ter-staplin g and folding into a bookl et. Two ori ginal pa ges are copied ont o each side of copy pape r. Four pa ges are, theref ore, co pied onto one sh eet. This fu nction is con venient fo r arrangi ng copie s into an att[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-7 5 5 Select whether or not you wish to copy on the cover ("YES" or "NO"). 6 Select the paper tray for the cover. (1)The curr ently selec ted paper tr ay for th e cover is displayed. (2)The size an d type of pape r in the curr ently selecte d tray is displa yed. In the exam ple screen a bove, 8-1/2" x 11&qu[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-8 Job build Use job bu ild mode when you ne ed to copy more orig inals th an can be p laced in the document f eeder at o nce. The maximum number of ori ginals that c an be placed in the docu ment feeder at once is 50 sheets ( 30 sheets whe n the size is B4 or larger ; for more info rmation see "Ac ceptable originals " on p[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-9 5 Tandem cop y Two mac hines conne cted to the same netwo rk can be used to r un a larg e copy job in p arallel. By dividi ng the job in half, a pproximate ly half th e time is r equired to c omplete t he job. To use this function, two machines must be connected to your network as network printers. Even if mor e machines are conn[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-10 5 Press the [START] key. NOTES ● To perfo rm tandem copying , the serve r machine a nd clie nt machin e must mee t certain c onditions . After th e [START] ke y is presse d on the server machine, the se rver mach ine veri fies that the cond itions hav e been me t. If the co nditions have not bee n met, tande m copyi ng does n o[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-11 5 Covers/inserts A differ ent type of paper c an be i nserted in positio ns corr espondin g to fron t and back covers of a copy job when the automatic document feeder is us ed. A diffe rent type of p aper can also be autom atically added as an insert at specifi ed pages. ● Covers/i nserts ca n be disa bled in th e key opera to[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-12 ■ ■ ■ ■ Procedure for inse rting front and back cover paper The pape r for the front cover is call ed the front cove r paper ("FRONT COV ER" in the touch panel). The paper for the back co ver is called the back co ver p aper (" BACK COVE R" in the touch pane l). ● Examp les of in sertion met hods for[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-13 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Procedure for add ing inserts You c an have d ifferent p aper automat ically inserted as an ins ert at a specified pages. T wo types of insert paper can b e used. Th ese are s pecified with the [ INSERTION TYPE A SETTING] k ey and [INS ERTION T YPE B SETTI NG] in the touch pane l. ● Examp les of in sertion me[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-14 8 Touch the [INSERTION SETTINGS] key to specify the pages where you wish to insert the insert papers of [INSERTION TYPE A SETTING] and [INSERTION TYPE B SETTING]. 9 Touch the [INSERTION TYPE A] key or the [INSERTION TYPE B] key, enter the page number where y ou wish to insert the insert paper with the numeric keys, and then touch[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-15 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Checking, editing, and deleting cover/insert pages The [PA GE LAYOUT] k ey appears aft er covers /inserts se ttings are con figured ( the settings of s tep 1 through step 7 on pag es 5- 12 a nd 5-13 ). The [PAG E LAYOUT] key is used fo r the followi ng: ● To displ ay the sta tus of co vers/inse rts page s ●[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-16 ■ ■ ■ ■ Examples of cove rs and inserts The rel ations b etween the origina ls and f inished co pies whe n covers or inser ts are ins erted are shown on the followi ng pages. Covers ● One-sid ed copyi ng of one-s ided origi nals (pag e 5- 17) ● One-sid ed co pying of t wo-sided or iginals (pag e 5- 19) ● Two-side d [...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-17 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (One-sided copying of one-sided origi nals) One-si ded copi es are made of the foll owing one-s ided origi nals. 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 4th page 5 th page 6th page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Copyin g on cov er Resu lting copie s Front co ver Bac k cover No copy ing No copy ing One-si ded copying No copying Two-si d[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-18 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (Two-sided copying of one-sided origi nals) Two- sided co pies are m ade of the fo llowing o ne-sided ori ginals. 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 4th page 5 th page 6th page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Copyin g on cov er Resultin g copies Front co ver Bac k cover No copy ing No copy ing One-si ded copying No copying Two-si ded [...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-19 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (One-sided copying of Two-sided orig inals) One- sided copi es are m ade of the fo llowing tw o-sided or iginals . 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Copyin g on cov er Resu lting copie s Front co ver Bac k cover No copy ing No copy ing One-si ded copying No copying Two-si ded copying No copying No c[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (Two-sided copying of two-sided origin als) Two- sided co pies are m ade of the fo llowing tw o-sided originals . 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Copyin g on cov er Resultin g copies Front co ver Bac k cover No copy ing No copy ing One-si ded copying No copying Two-si ded copying No copying No copy i[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-21 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Inserts (One-sided copying of one-sided origi nals) One- sided and two- sided copy ing is p erformed us ing the fol lowing one -sided ori ginals. T he insertio n page of the ins ert is set to p age 3. ■ ■ ■ ■ Inserts (One-sided copying of two-sided origi nals) One- sided and two -sided copyin g is perfo[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-22 Transparency film with insert sheets When cop ying onto tr ansparenc y film, blan k insert s heets ca n be placed between tra nsparent shee ts. ● This functi on only operates in "one-sided to one- sided" and "two-sided t o one-sided" modes. ● Multiple copie s canno t be sele cted in th is m ode. ● The in[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-23 5 9 Select the tray 2. 10 Touch the [TRANSPARENCY INSER TS] key in the special modes screen (2nd screen). The Transparency inserts setting screen wi ll appear. The transparency inserts icon ( , etc.) will also appear in the upper left corner of the screen to indicate that the function is turned on. 11 Set the insertion condition[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-24 1 Touch the [MULTI SHOT] key in the s pecial modes screen (2nd screen). The MULTI SHOT se ttin g screen will appear. A multi shot icon ( , etc.) will al so appear in the upper left o f the screen to indicate that the function is turned on. 2 Select the number o f images to be copied onto one sheet of copy pap er. If neede d, the [...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-25 5 Book copy This functi on is convenien t when you wish to compile copi es of books or ot her bound orig inals into an attractive pamphlet f ormat. The two pages o f the open b ook are scanned as a set, and two pages eac h are copi ed onto the front and bac k sides of the copy pap er (four pages ar e copied onto on e sheet of co[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-26 Card shot When cop ying a car d, this fu nction allo ws you to combine t he front a nd back sid es on a sin gle sheet of paper. This fu nction is con venient fo r makin g copies fo r certific ation purpo ses and helps s ave paper. ● Copying is only possibl e on standard si ze paper. ● A copy ra tio cannot be sel ected when us[...]

  • Page 126

    SPECIA L MODES 5-27 5 4 Touch the outer [OK] key. You will retur n to the main sc reen of copy mode. 5 Place the original on the document glass. Place the fr ont side of the orig inal face do wn and clos e the documen t cover. 6 Follow steps 4 through 6 of "Copying from the document glass" (page 4-11). 7 Press the [START] key. The front s[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-28 Mirror image This f unction is used to print a mi rror im age of the origin al. The i mages will be inve rted in the rig ht to left direction on the copie s. 1 Touch the [MIRR OR IMAGE] key in the special modes screen (2nd screen). The [MIRROR IMAGE] key wil l be highlig hted to indicate that the f unction is turned on , and the [...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-29 5 Print menu The date, a stamp , page number s, and enter ed text can be printe d on copies. Fo ur selections are available for the PRINT MENU: • Date print (page 5-32) This pri nts the date on the paper . [Exampl e] Printi ng 2004/OCT/1 in the upper right- hand corne r of the paper The form at of th e dat e and the char acter[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-30 ■ ■ ■ ■ Common operation procedure for using the pri nt menu 1 Touch the [PRINT MENU] key in the special modes screen (3rd screen). The print menu setting screen will app ear. The print menu icon ( ) will also appear in the upper left corner of the screen to indicate that the function is turned on. 2 Select the print posi[...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-31 5 8 Check the print layout if needed (page 5- 40). To disp lay the l ayout and print c ontent of th e config ured prin t menu, touch t he [LAYOU T] key. T he po sition can be cha nged and setti ngs ca ncele d if needed. 9 Touch the [OK] key on the print menu setting screen. 10 Touch the [OK] key on the special modes screen. Prin[...]

  • Page 131

    SPECIAL MODES 5-32 ■ ■ ■ ■ Printing the date on copies The dat e can be printe d on copies . Four selec tions each ar e available for the date fo rmat and the character that separa tes t he year , month , and day. 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation procedure for usin g the print menu" (page 5-30). 2 Touch the [DATE] key. [...]

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    SPECIA L MODES 5-33 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Printing a stamp (r everse text) on copies A mes sage such a s "CONFIDE NTIAL" can be prin ted in re verse text on copie s. The fo llowing 12 me ssages are availabl e. You ca n select from three density lev els for th e backgrou nd of the stamp. Two sel ecti ons ar e ava ila ble fo r the si ze of t he[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-34 ■ ■ ■ ■ Printing the page n umber on copies The pa ge number c an be printe d on copi es. One o f 6 formats can be selected for the pa ge number . 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation procedure for usin g the print menu" (page 5-30). 2 Touch the [PAGE N UMBERING] key. 3 Select the page number format. The [...]

  • Page 134

    SPECIA L MODES 5-35 5 7 When covers/inserts are added and you wish to include t he covers/inserts in the page number count, touch the [COVERS/ INSERTS COUNTING ] key. 8 Select the checkboxes of the items that you wish to include in the page number count and then touch t he [OK] key. Items that are sele cted are refl ected in the pr int image on the[...]

  • Page 135

    SPECIAL MODES 5-36 Examples of page numb er printing Page number printing during one-sided copying (5 original s) Page number printing during two-sided copyi ng (9 originals) Page number printing during one-sided copying of body pages with covers inserted (4 original s) When a ba ck cover is inse rted, page nu mbers are counted a nd printe d in the[...]

  • Page 136

    SPECIA L MODES 5-37 5 Page nu mber pr inti ng duri ng tw o-side d copyi ng of body pages w ith co vers (o ne-side copyi ng) i nserted (9 or igin als) When a ba ck cover is inse rted, page nu mbers are counted a nd printe d in the same way. Note that pag e number s are neve r printed on front and back cover s. Page number printi ng during one- sided[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-38 ■ ■ ■ ■ Printing entered te xt on copies Enter ed text ca n be printed on copie s. Up to 50 c haracters c an be print ed. Up to 30 sequence s of freq uently used text can b e stored. S ee "Storing text sequen ces" ( page 5-39). 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation procedure for usin g the print menu&[...]

  • Page 138

    SPECIA L MODES 5-39 5 Storing text sequences 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation procedure for usin g the print menu" (page 5-30). 2 Touch the [TEXT] key. 3 Touch the [STORE/DE LETE] key. 4 Touch a key that has not been programmed (a key in which No. xx appears). When touc hed, the chara cter entry scr een appears . Enter the text[...]

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    SPECIAL MODES 5-40 ■ ■ ■ ■ Checking and cha nging the print layout You can ch eck the print layo ut after the prin t items have been sel ected. If needed yo u can change the pr int position or delete print conte nt. 1 Touch the [LAYOUT] key on the print menu screen. 2 Touch the key in which you wish to change the print position or delete pr[...]

  • Page 140

    5-41 5 STORING, USING AND DELETING JOB PROGRAMS The steps of up to 10 copy jobs c an be stored as jo b programs. Job pr ograms can be called up with eas e, and are retained even when the power is turne d off. By storing frequ ently used copy settings in a job prog ram, you can eliminat e the bother o f select ing the se ttings eac h time y ou use t[...]

  • Page 141

    STORING, USING AND DELETING JOB PROGRAMS 5-42 Calling up a job program 1 Press the [#/P] key. 2 Touch the number key of the desired job program. The screen autom aticall y closes and the jo b program is cal led up. A numbe r key that does not have a job prog ram ca nno t be selecte d. 3 Set the number of copies if needed and then press the [START] [...]

  • Page 142

    5-43 5 INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN The copy o f the ori ginal scan ned in int errupt m ode is output before the remaind er of the inte rrupted co py job. 1 Touch the [INTERRUPT] key. If in terrupt co pying is possibl e during a c opy run, the [INTERRUP T] key will appear. (If th e key do es not appear , interrup t copyin g is not possib le.) When the [[...]

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    6-1 CHAPTER 6 MACHINE MAINTENANCE (FOR COPYING) This chap ter explai ns procedu res for c leaning the m achine, a nd troublesho oting. Page USER MAINTENANCE ......................... ................. ........... ................. ..... 6-2 ● Cleaning t he document glass and t he automatic document feeder .... ... 6-2 ● Cleaning the main charge[...]

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    6-2 USER MAINTENANCE Cleaning the document glass and the automatic document feeder If the doc ument glas s, docu ment cover or automatic documen t scanning unit have dirty spot s, these s pots wil l form lines in scanned image s. These will show up as defec ts when the ima ges are print ed. Always kee p these parts cl ean. Wipe with a clean, so f[...]

  • Page 146

    6-3 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Check the followi ng troubles hooting lis t before req uesting ser vice as m any proble ms can be fi xed by th e user. If y ou are una ble to solv e the pro blem by che cking the lis t, turn off the p ower switc h, and unpl ug the power c ord. Problems relate d to the cop y function a re desc ribed belo w. For prob lems rela t[...]

  • Page 147

    7-1 CHAPTER 7 DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION Page OVERVIEW ......... ................. ................. ........... ................. ................. ..... 7-2 ● Document filing fu nction ...................... ................ ............ ................ 7-2 TO USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION......... ................. ........... 7-4 ● A look[...]

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    7-2 OVERVIEW Document filing functi on The doc ument filing funct ion allo ws you to save a doc ument im age in the mach ine's har d disk as a data fi le. The image ca n be call ed up and p rinted o r transmit ted as nee ded. The scan ned document ima ge is save d when printi ng or transmittin g a document in copy mode, prin ter mode, or image[...]

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    OVERV IEW 7-3 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Quick File folder When [QU ICK FILE FOLDER] is select ed in the m ain scree n of any of the modes , the file is saved i n this folder. Up to 1 000 files c an be s aved in the Quic k File f older. A ll files in the Q uick File F older can be d eleted us ing a key operator p rogram. If y ou have a file that y ou do no [...]

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    7-4 TO USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTI ON A look at the operation pane l (1) Touch panel (see the next page) This dis plays m essages and keys. Keys ca n be touched to selec t and enter setting s. When a k ey is touc hed, a beep will sound a nd the key wi ll be highli ghted to in dicate tha t it is se lected. When a key c annot be select ed in a scr[...]

  • Page 151

    TO USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION 7-5 7 Main screen of document filing To disp lay the ma in scr een of docu ment fili ng, press the [DOCUMENT FILIN G] key when the touch pane l shows th e copy mode screen, i mage send m ode, or th e job statu s scre en. The mai n screen show s messa ges, keys , and items that can b e select ed for doc ument fil [...]

  • Page 152

    7-6 SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE Quick File When pri nting or transmi tting a docum ent in copy mode , printer mode , or fax/image tr ansmission mo de, "QUICK FILE" can be se lected to sav e an ima ge of the docum ent to th e Quick Fi le folder. The image can be call ed up at a later time, allowin g you to prin t or transm it the docum en[...]

  • Page 153

    SAVING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-7 7 Filing When pri nting or trans mitting a docum ent in copy mode, print er mode, or ima ge send mode, "FILE" can be selected to save an image of the doc ument to the main folder o r a previ ously cr eated cu stom fol der. The i mage can be cal led up at a lat er time, a llowing you to print or tr ansmit [...]

  • Page 154

    SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-8 9 Touch the [OK] key. The tou ched fold er is selected and you re turn to the s creen of s tep 7. The se lected folder name is displa yed. 10 If needed, select the [CONFIDENTIAL] checkbox (only in copy mode). When thi s is sele cted, the file is stor ed wit h the attri bute [CONFI DENTIAL]. To ca ll up the file, the[...]

  • Page 155

    SAVING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-9 7 Print jobs Print job s sent to the machine us ing the machine's printer dr iver can be saved in the mai n folder or a previo usly crea ted custo m folder when prin ted. The saved pr int data c an be ca lled up an d printe d or transmitted without hav ing to op en the original file on your c omputer. This se [...]

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    SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-10 Scan Save Scan save is used to save a scanned document image in the main folder or the custom folder without copying or transmitti ng it. 1 Press the [DOCUMENT FI LING] key on the operation panel. 2 Touch the [SCAN TO HDD] key. 3 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key. Sel ect any spec ial functio ns that you wis h to use ([...]

  • Page 157

    SAVING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-11 7 11 Touch the [RESOLUTIO N] key. 12 Touch the key of the desired resolution. Select one of four re solution levels as app ropriate for the o riginal. The se lected res olution key is highli ghted. 13 Touch the [OK] key. You will re turn to the screen o f step 11. 14 Touch the [EXPOSURE] key. 15 Select [AUTO] or [[...]

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    SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-12 ■ ■ ■ ■ Using special func tions for scan save. Touch th e [SPECIA L MODES] k ey in the main scan s ave scre en to disp lay the s pecial mod es screen . The fu nctions below can be selected in this screen. (1) [ERAS E] key (see page 5-4) Use this function to erase shadow s that can app ear around the edg es[...]

  • Page 159

    7-13 7 CALLING UP AND USING A FILE Searching for and calling up a saved file When cal ling up a fi le, you c an enter the f ile name, folder name, or user na me to quic kly sear ch for the fi le. To searc h for a file, to uch the [SE ARCH] key in t he main screen of do cument fi ling mode o r in a screen that sh ows folders or files in a folder. A [...]

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    CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-14 7 The results of t he user name search appear. Touch the desired file name or folde r na me. ● See page 7- 5 for a list of the document fi ling icons. ● When a fil e name is touched , the operati on selecti on screen ap pears. (To perform an operation using the file, go to step 5 on page 7-16.) ● When a fol de[...]

  • Page 161

    CALLING UP AND US ING A FILE 7-15 7 Calling up and using a saved file A file s aved with the document f iling functi on can be called up and printe d or mani pulated a s needed. The foll owing opera tions ca n be perfo rmed: ● [Pri nt] : P rint the fil e (page 7- 16). ● [Send] : Transm it the saved file (page 7 -17). The fi le can be tr ansmitt[...]

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    CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-16 5 Touch the key of the operation that you wish to perform. (1) [PRINT] key (see below) (2) [SEND] key (see p age 7- 17) (3) [PROPERTY CHANGE] key (see page 7-1 8) (4) [MOVE] key (see page 7-19) (5) [DEL ETE] key (see pa ge 7-19) (6) [DETAI L] key (see page 7-19) The set ting scree n of the select ed operat ion appea[...]

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    CALLING UP AND US ING A FILE 7-17 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Send] A saved file can be transmit ted by Sc an to E-mai l, Scan to FTP, fax, or Inter net fax. Thes e transmis sion met hods req uire insta llation o f the app ropriate o ptions. The fol lowing scree n appears when the [SE ND] key is tou ched. Selec t the desti nation and other settings r equire[...]

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    CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-18 (11) [SEND SETTINGS] key [SEND SE TTINGS] key is di splaye d in E-ma il/FTP mode an d Internet FAX mode. Touc h this key to se t the subject and file nam e. In E-mail/ FTP mode, sender n ame can a lso be set. (12) [SUB ADDRESS] key or [ADDRESS ENTRY] key ● Touch this k ey to direct ly enter th e destination for a [...]

  • Page 165

    CALLING UP AND US ING A FILE 7-19 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Move] This o peration is used to move a file t o a diffe rent fol der. The fo llowing scre en appear s when the [ MOVE] key is se lected. Only [SHARING] a nd [CONFIDENTIAL ] files can be move d. A [PRO TECT] file ca n be moved by first using [PROPERTY CHANGE] to chan ge the attrib ute to [SHARING[...]

  • Page 166

    CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Calling up and ma nipulating a file from the job status screen File s saved us ing the " FILE" and " QUICK FILE " functio ns appear a s keys in the fin ished job s tatus sc reen. You ca n view in formation on a file tha t appears in this scr een and ma nipulate t he file. 1 Press [...]

  • Page 167

    7-21 7 CUSTOM SETTINGS Creating, editing, and deletin g user names and folders This secti on explains how to create, ed it, and delete user names and cu stom folders for saving files with the document filing f unction. Use r names and cu stom fold ers are c reated and edite d at the o peration pan el of the machine or in the We b page. ■ ■ ■ [...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-22 ■ ■ ■ ■ Programming a us er name To progr am a user name, foll ow steps 1 and 2 on page 7- 21, touch the [USER NA ME REGISTRA TION] key in step 3, and then fol low these steps: 1 Touch the [USER NAM E] key. The lowest n umber that has not yet been programm ed appears autom atically in "No.". Touch th e number [...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-23 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Editing and deletin g a user name To edit o r delete a user name, follow st eps 1 and 2 on page 7-2 1 and then fo llow thes e steps: 1 Touch the [AMEND/DELETE USER NAME ] key. 2 Touch the [USER NAME] key that you wish to edit or delete. A passw ord entry screen wil l appear. 3 Enter the 5-digit password with t[...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-24 ■ ■ ■ ■ Creating a custom folder Up to 500 custo m folder s can b e creat ed. When no further folders c an be crea ted, dele te unneede d fold ers (page 7-25) an d then create a ne w folder. A passwor d can be omitted wh en creatin g a folder . To create a custom folder, follow steps 1 a nd 2 on pa ge 7-21, touc h the [[...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-25 7 9 Touch the [OK] key. 10 To exit, touch the [EXIT] key. To create another folder, touch the [NEXT] key. If you touched t he [EXIT] key, you will return to the screen of step 3 on page 7-21. If you touche d the [NEXT] key, a new folder screen will appear. Repeat steps 1 to 10 to create a new fol der. ■ ■ ■ ■ Editin g /[...]

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    7-26 ENTERING CHARACTERS To enter or edi t characters in s etting screens such as auto dial k ey programm ing screens , follow the steps be low. Characters that can be e ntered are alphab etical charac ters, spe cial char acters, num bers, and s ymbols. ■ ■ ■ ■ Entering alphabeti cal characters (Example : Sharp äÄ) 1 Touch the [S] key. To[...]

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    ENTERING CHARACTERS 7-27 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Entering numbers and symbols 1 Touch the [AB/ab 12#$%] key. When th e characte rs "12#$%" a re high lighted, number/ symbol entry mode i s selec ted. 2 Enter the desired number or symbol. Numb ers and symbols that can be ent ered ar e as follows : Screen 1/2 Screen 2/2 * Change screens by touchin[...]

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    7-28 TROUBLESHOOTING This sec tion explai ns proble ms frequentl y encou ntered when u sing the document filing func tion. If yo u experien ce any diffic ulty, refer to the fol lowing table. Fo r information on general mac hine problem s, printer pro blems, fax problem s, and netw ork scann er problem s, please s ee the tro ubleshootin g sectio ns [...]

  • Page 175

    8-1 CHAPTER 8 SPECIFICATIONS This chap ter cont ains useful informa tion about t he machi ne. Page SPECIFICATIONS .... ................. ................. ........... ................. ................ 8-2 LIST OF COMBINATIO N OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES.... ................. ..... 8-4 INDEX ................. ............ ................ ...............[...]

  • Page 176

    8-2 SPECIFICATIONS Automatic document feede r * Maximum of 15 s heets when o riginals a re heavier th an 28 lbs.(10 5 g /m 2 ) . If the number of placed she ets exceeds this, sc anning o f the orig inals will not take p lace corr ectly and a n extende d image ma y result. Type Consol e Print sys tem Electropho tographi c system Photocon ductive typ[...]

  • Page 177

    SPECIFICATIO NS 8-3 8 Continuo us copy ing speed ( when the off set fun ction is no t used) AR-M355N A R-M455N Copy pa per size 100% / Red uced / En larged 11" x 17" (A3) 17 copi es/min. 20 copies/m in. 8-1/2" x 14" (B4) 20 copi es/min. 22 copies/m in. 8-1/2" x 11" (A4) 35 copi es/min. 45 copies/m in. 8-1/2" x 11&[...]

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    8-4 LIST OF COMBINATION OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES The tabl e below sh ows the possi ble system configura tions. Som e devic es requir e the insta llation of others (B ) to be functiona l and some c annot be i nstalled tog ether (A) . Related to paper f eed unit (B) (A) Multi pur pose dra wer Stand/3 x 500 sheet paper dra wer Stand/MPD & 2000 sheet [...]

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    8-5 8 INDEX [ ] key ..................... ................... ................... ..... 1-13 [#/P] key ....... ................... ................... .................. 1-13 ■ ■ ■ ■ Numerics 1-side d copy -Automatic document feed er ..... ................... ....... 4- 7 -Document gl ass .... ................... ................... ..... 4[...]

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    INDEX 8-6 Enterin g characters ......... ................... ...... 7-26 to 7 -27 Erase .................. ................... .......... 1-4 , 5-2, 5-4, 7 -12 Example s of cover s and inser ts ......... ...... 5-16 to 5-21 -Covers...... ................... ............. ............ 5-17 to 5-20 -Inserts ...... ................... ................[...]

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    INDEX 8-7 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ P Page numb ering .............. ......... 1-7, 5- 29, 5-34 to 5 -37 Pamphlet copy ...................... ................... 1 -4, 5-2, 5- 6 Paper cur led . ................... ................... .................. 2-24 Paper tray ..... ................... ................... ........... 1- 9, 2-20 Paper tray settings [...]

  • Page 182

    INDEX 8-8 Top tray . .................... ................... ................... 3-5, 3-7 Total count ................ ................... ............. ........... 2-1 4 Total numbe r of original s .............. ................... ....... 4-2 Touch pane l . ................... ............. . 1-13, 1-14 , 7-4, 7-5 Transparen cy film ....... 2-3[...]

  • Page 183

    NOTICE BE SURE TO ASK YOUR AUTHORIZED SHAR P DEALER ABOUT THE WARRANTY THAT YOUR SELLING DEALER EXTENDS TO YO U. In order to assure you, the end-user, of war ranty protection, Sharp extends a limit ed warranty to each of its authorized dealers and, in t urn, requires each of its authorized dealers to extend its own warranty t o you on terms that ar[...]