Sharp MX-M310N manual

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    Online Man ual (f or netw ork printer) Star t Star t Click this "Star t" b utton. MX-M260N/M260/M310N/M310[...]

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    2 CONTENTS Intr oduction This manual describes the pr inter function of the digital mu ltifunctional system. ● For information on loading paper, replaci ng toner cartridges, clearing paper misfeeds , handling peripheral devices, and other copier-related information, please refer to your operation manual. ● The machine's default settings an[...]

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    3 CONTENTS Ho w to use the online man ual This section e xplains how to vie w the online manual. Pl ease read this section bef o re using the online manual. F or inf or mation on using Adobe Reader , see Adobe Reader Help . Ho w to Control the Online Man ual In this manual, the f ollo wing butto ns are displa y ed at the bottom of each page. Clic k[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Contents (par t 1) Introduction 2 How to use the online manual 3 Basic printing 7 ● When "P aper Selection" is set to "A uto Select" 8 ● When the "P aper Selection" setting is "P aper Source" or "P aper T ype" 9 ● A uditing mode 10 ● About the "No Offset " function setti[...]

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    5 CONTENTS Contents (par t 2) Basic printing 34 ● Selecting paper settings 34 ● Printing 36 ● When "P aper F eed" is set to "A uto Select" 38 ● When "P aper F eed" is set to paper tra y or paper type 39 T wo-sided pr inting 40 ● P amphlet style 42 Printing multiple pages on one page 44 Fitting the printed ima[...]

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    6 CONTENTS Contents (par t 3) About the W eb page 78 ● Accessing the W eb page 78 Directly printing a file in a computer 81 E-mail print function 82 ● Setting up the E-mail print function 82 ● Using the E-mail print function 83 E-mail status and e-mail aler t settings 84 ● Inf or mation setup 84 ● SMTP setup 84 ● Status message setup 85[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 7 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 1) The f ollowing e xample e xplains how to print a document from W ordP ad. Bef ore printing, make sure that the correct size of paper f or your document has been loaded in the machine. 1 Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the operation panel is lit. If the ON LINE indicator is not on[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 8 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 2) 5 Clic k the "Print" b utton. Printing begins. When "P aper Selection" is set to "A uto Select" If "P aper Selection" is set to "A uto Select" in the "P aper" tab of the printer dr iver setup screen a nd the correct size of pape[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 9 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 3) When the "P aper Selection" setting is "P aper Sour ce" or "P aper T ype" When "P aper Selection" in the "P aper" tab of the printer driver setup screen is set to: ● Specify the tra y to be used f or printing in the "P aper Source&[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 10 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 4) A uditing mode When "A U DITING MODE" is enab led in the system settings (administrator), a 5-digit user number m ust be entered in the printer dr iver setup screen in or der to print. User numbers are stored in the system settings (a dministrator). (See "A CCOUNT CONTROL[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 11 CONTENTS Opening the printer driver fr om the "star t" b utton Printer dr iver settings can be configured b y opening the printer dr iver from the Windo ws "star t " button. Se ttings adjusted in t his w a y will be the initial settings when you print from an application. (If y ou cha nge the setting[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 12 CONTENTS Printer driver settings Some restrictions exist on the co mbinations of settings that can be selected in the printer dr iver setu p screen. When a restric tion is in eff ect, an inf or mation icon ( ) will appear ne xt to the setting. Click the icon to vie w an e xplanation of the restriction. Ta b The settings[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 13 CONTENTS T w o-sided printing (par t 1) This f eature allows y ou to pr int on both sides of the paper . T o use this function, open th e pr inter driver setup screen and select "2-S ided (Book)" or "2-Sided (T ablet)" from "Document Style" in the "Main" tab . ☞ See Basic printi[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 14 CONTENTS T w o-sided printing (par t 2) P amphlet style P amphlet style pr ints two pages eac h on the front and back of each sheet of pa per (f our pages total on one sheet) so that the sheets can be f olded down the center and bound to creat e a pamphlet. This function is con v enient when you wish to compile printe d[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 15 CONTENTS Printing m ultiple pa g es on one pa g e This f eature allows y ou to reduce and print two , f our , six, eight, nine or sixteen document p ages on a single sheet of paper . T o use this function, open the printer dr iv er setup screen and select th e number of pages per sheet (2-Up , 4-Up , 6-Up , 8-Up , 9- Up[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 16 CONTENTS Fitting the printed ima g e to the paper The printer dr iver can adjust the siz e of the pr inted image to match the size of the pap er loaded in the machine. F ollow the steps sho wn below to use this fu nction. The e xplanation below assumes that y ou intend to print a ledger or A3 size document on letter or [...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 17 CONTENTS Rotating the print ima g e 180 degrees The print image can be rotated 180 degrees. This f eature is used to enab le correct pr inting on env elopes and othe r paper with flaps that can only be loaded in one orientation. Use this f eature when automatic rotation (which ta kes place when the loaded p aper is the [...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 18 CONTENTS Enlar ging/reducing the print ima ge This function is used to en large or reduce the image to a selected percentage. This allows you to enlarge a small image or add margins to the paper by slightly reducing an image. 1 Clic k the "P aper" tab in the printer driver setup screen. 2 Select "Zoom&quo[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 19 CONTENTS Adjusting the brightness and contrast of the ima g e The brightness and contrast can be adjusted in the pr int settings when pr inting a photo or other image. These settings can be u sed f or simple corrections when you do not ha v e im age editing software installed on y our computer . 1 Clic k the "Adv a[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 20 CONTENTS Sa ving frequentl y used print settings Settings configured on each of the tabs at the time of pr inting can be sav ed as user settings . Savi ng frequently used settings or comple x colour settings under an assigned na me makes it easy to select those setting s the ne xt time y ou need to use them. SA VING SET[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 21 CONTENTS Printing a watermark Y ou can print a water mar k such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your doc ument. T o pr int a watermar k, open the pr inter dr iv er , click the "W atermar ks" tab , and f ollo w the steps below . ☞ See Basic printing f or details on how to open the printer dr iv er . Ho w to Pr[...]

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    1 PRINTING FR OM WINDO WS 22 CONTENTS Stapling printed pa g es (when a finisher is installed) When a finisher is install ed, printed pages can be stapl ed. T o use this f eature, open the printer driver se tup screen and select it in the "Finishing" field of the "Main" tab . ☞ See Basic printing f or details on how to open the[...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 23 CONTENTS Print hold function A print job sent to the machine can be held in the machine's memor y until the operator initiates printing from the operation pa nel of the machine. This is call ed the Print Hold function. There are f our methods f or holding prin t jobs with the Pr int Hold function. Hold After[...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 24 CONTENTS Printing using the print hold function (par t 1) Selecting print hold settings in the prin ter driver at the time of printing Select the Print H old function in the "Job Handling" tab of th e pr inter dr iv er setup screen. ☞ Basic printing "Retention" menu The "Retention Setti[...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 25 CONTENTS Printing using the print hold function (par t 2) Ho w to print a print hold job When you print a job using the Print Hold function, the job is stored in the pr int hold job list in th e initial screen of pr int er mode. F ollow the steps below to pr int the pr int hold job . 1 Press the [PRINT] key to s [...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 26 CONTENTS Printing using the print hold function (par t 3) 5 T ouch t he [PRINT AND DELETE THE D A T A] ke y or the [PRINT AND SA VE THE D A T A] ke y . T o delete the job after printing, touch the [PRINT AND DELETE THE D A T A] ke y . T o retain the job , touch the [PRINT AND SA VE THE D A T A] ke y . 6 Printing [...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 27 CONTENTS Carbon cop y print Carbon cop y pr int is used to print copies of the same page on diff erent types of paper . Each paper ty pe is loaded in a diff eren t tra y , and the diff erent paper types must all be the same siz e. F or e xample, carbon cop y pr int can be performed with standard pap er in tra y 1[...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 28 CONTENTS Printing using carbon cop y print 1 Clic k the [Special Modes] tab. 2 Select [Carbon Cop y] an d c lic k the [Settings] b utton. 3 Select the carbon copy settings. Select the tra y f or the "T op Cop y" and then select the tra y f or the carbon cop y (o r copies) in "Carbon Cop y". (1[...]

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    2 AD V ANCED PRINTING (WINDO WS) 29 CONTENTS Printing te xt and lines in b l ac k Color te xt and lines that are f aint when printed nor mally can be pr in ted in blac k to improv e legibility . Printing te xt in blac k T e xt that is any color other than white is printed in b lack. T o use this function, open the pr inter driver setup screen and s[...]

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    3 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDO WS) 30 CONTENTS Printer utilities The "Software" CD-R OM contai ns the f ollowing tw o printer utilities. Printer Status Monitor (f or general users) This allows the user to chec k on the computer screen whether or not the machine is ab le to pr int. It provides inf ormation on er ro r states such as paper misf [...]

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    3 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDO WS) 31 CONTENTS Using the printer utilities (par t 1) Star ting up the printer utilities If the Printer Status Monitor or Pr inter Administration Utility is not running, use the follo wing procedure to star t the utilities. Printer Status Monitor Click the "Star t" button, point to "All Prog rams" (&qu[...]

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    3 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDO WS) 32 CONTENTS Using the printer utilities (par t 2) Changing the Printer Status Monitor settings Once installed, the Printer Status Monitor nor mally runs in the background in Windows . If y ou need to cha nge the Printer Status Monitor settings, f ollo w the steps below . 1 Right-c lic k the Printer St atus Monitor ico[...]

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    3 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDO WS) 33 CONTENTS Using the printer utilities (par t 3) Chec king the printer status The Printer Status Monitor allows you to chec k whether or not toner and paper remain in the machine. 1 Right-c lic k the Printer St atus Monitor icon ( ) on the task bar , and select "SHARP MX-xxxx Status" fr om the pop-up men u.[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 34 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 1) T o use the machine as a printer f or the Macintosh, the PS3 expa nsion kit m ust be installed and the machine must be connected to a network. T o install the PPD file and conf igure the printer dr iv er settings, see the softw are setup guide f or network pr inter . Bef ore printing[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 35 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 2) Mac OS 9 1 Select [P age Setup] fr om the [File] menu of SimpleT ext. 2 Make sure that the corr ect printer is selected. 3 Select paper settings. The paper size , paper orient ation, and enlarge/reduce can be selected. 4 Clic k the [OK] button. (2) (3) (4) The machine name that appea[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 36 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 3) Printing 1 Make sure that the ON LINE indicator on the operation panel is lit. If the ON LINE indicator is not on, press the [PRINT] ke y to s witch to printer mode and then touch the [ONLINE] ke y . The status of the printer func tion is indicated by the ON LINE and D A T A in dicat[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 37 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 4) 5 Configure print settings . Click and select the settings that you wish to configure from the pull-down menu. The corresponding setting screen will appear . 6 Clic k the "Print" b utton . Printing begins. The settings vary depending on the operating system version, the pri[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 38 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 5) When "P aper Feed" is set to "A uto Select" If "P aper F e ed" is set to "A uto Select" in the Print window and the correct size of paper is not loaded in the machine, the printing method will var y dependi ng on the "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRIN[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 39 CONTENTS Basic printing (par t 6) When "P aper Feed" is set to paper tra y or paper type If "P aper F e ed" (or "P aper Source" in "General" in Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2) is set to paper tra y or paper type in the Print window bu t there is no paper in the tra ys that matches y our s[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 40 CONTENTS T w o-sided printing (par t 1) This f eature allows y ou to pr int on both sides of the paper . The f ollowing e xample sho ws the result when por trai t data is printed on bo th sides of the paper . ● Paper sizes that can be used for two-sid ed printing are Ledger, Letter, Letter-R, Legal, A3, A4 , A4R, A[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 41 CONTENTS T w o-sided printing (par t 2) Mac OS X 1 Select [La yout]. 2 Select [Long-edged binding] or [Shor t-edg ed binding]. Mac OS 9 1 Select [Output/Document Style]. 2 Select [Flip on long ed ge] or [Flip on short edge]. ☞ See Basic printing f or details on how to open the printer dr iv er . In Mac OS X v10.2.8[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 42 CONTENTS T w o-sided printing (par t 3) P amphlet style P amphlet style prints two pages each on the front and bac k of eac h sheet of paper (four pages total on one sheet) so that the s heets can be f olded down the center and boun d to create a pamphlet. This func tion is con v enient when you w ish to compile pr i[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 43 CONTENTS T w o-sided printing (par t 4) (This function cannot be used in Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2) 1 Select [Printer Features]. 2 Select the "Binding Edge". 3 Select [Tiled P amphlet] or [2-Up P amphlet]. (3) (1) (2) In Mac OS X v10.2.8, select from the "2-Side Printing" and "Binding Edge" me[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 44 CONTENTS Printing m ultiple pa g es on one page (par t 1) This function can be used to reduce the print image and pr int mult iple pages on a single sheet of paper . This is con venient when y ou want to print multiple images such as photos on a single sheet of paper , and when you w ant to conser ve paper . This fun[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 45 CONTENTS Printing m ultiple pa g es on one page (par t 2) Mac OS X 1 Select [La yout]. 2 Select the number of pages per sheet. 3 Select the or der of the pages. 4 If y ou wish to print bor derlines, select the desired type of bor derline . (1) (2) (3) (4)[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 46 CONTENTS Printing m ultiple pa g es on one page (par t 3) Mac OS 9 1 Select [La yout]. 2 Select the number of pages per sheet. 3 Select the or der of the pages. 4 If y ou wish to print bor derlines, select the desired type of bor derline . (1) (2) (3) (4)[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 47 CONTENTS Fitting the printed ima g e to the paper The printer dr iver can adjust the siz e of the pr inted image to match th e size of the paper loaded in the machine. (This functio n can only be used in Mac OS X v10.4.11 to 10.5.6.) F ollow the steps sho wn below to use this function. The e xplanatio n below assumes[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 48 CONTENTS Rotating the print ima g e 180 degrees (par t 1) The print image can be rotated 180 degrees. This f eature is used to enable correct pr inting on env elopes and other pa per with flaps that can only be loaded in one orientat ion. Use this f eature when automatic rotation (whi ch takes place when the loa ded [...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 49 CONTENTS Rotating the print ima g e 180 degrees (par t 2) Mac OS 9 1 Select [P age Setup] fr om the [File] menu and select [P ostScript Options]. 2 Select the [Flip Horizont al] and [Flip V er tical] chec kbo xes . The print image will show an im age of the print result. 3 Clic k the [OK] button. (1) (2) (3)[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 50 CONTENTS Enlar ging/reducing the print ima ge This function is used to en large or reduce the image to a selected percentage. This allows you to enlarge a small image or add margins to the paper by slightly reducing an image. 1 Select [P age Setup] fr om the [File] menu and enter the ratio (%). In Mac OS 9, select [P[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 51 CONTENTS Printing a watermark (par t 1) Y ou can print a water mar k such as "CONFIDENTIAL" on your document. Mac OS X 1 Select [W atermarks]. 2 Clic k the [W atermark] chec kbo x and configure watermark settings. Detailed watermar k settings can be configured such as selection of the te xt and editing of t[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 52 CONTENTS Printing a watermark (par t 2) Mac OS 9 1 Select [W atermark]. 2 Configure watermark settings. Detailed watermar k settings can be configured. Select the te xt from the "W atermar k " menu. Select the size and angle of the te xt from the corresponding menus. (2) (1)[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 53 CONTENTS Stapling printed pa ge s (when a finisher is installed) (par t 1) When a finisher is install ed, printed pages can be stapl ed. When a finisher is installed The f ollowing e xample sho ws how por trait oriented pages are stapled together . ● The maximum number of sheets that can be stapled is 50 . (up to 3[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 54 CONTENTS Stapling printed pa ge s (when a finisher is installed) (par t 2) Mac OS X 1 Select [Printer Features]. 2 Select the "Binding Edge". 3 Select the staple function or the punch function. F or the staple function, select the number of staples in the "Staple" menu. Mac OS 9 1 Select [Output/D[...]

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    4 PRINTING FR OM MA CINT OSH 55 CONTENTS Job Handling function (Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2 and Mac OS X v10.2 to 10.4) Printing when auditing mode is enabled When "A UDITIN G MODE" is enab led in the system settings (administrator), enter y our 5-digit User N umber in "User Number" in the "Job Handling" menu of the Print wind[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 56 CONTENTS Giving priority to a print job / Canceling a print job (par t 1) Giving priority to a print job When a print job is waiting because the ma chine is cop ying or printing a received f a x, the f ollowing procedure can be used to interr upt the current job and immediately prin t the print job . Use the print j[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 57 CONTENTS Giving priority to a print job / Canceling a print job (par t 2) Canceling a print job A print job in progress or waiting to be printed can be ca nceled. Use the pr int job status screen to cancel the job . 1 Press the [JOB ST A TUS] key . 2 Make sure that the [PRINT JOB] key is highlighted. The print job s[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 58 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 1) The printer condition settings allow basic pr inter settings to be conf igured. The f ollowi ng items can be set: ● DEFAULT SETTINGS : Basic settings used in printing. ● PCL SETTINGS : PCL symbol set, f ont, line f eed code, and other settings. ● Po[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 59 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 2) 4 T ouch the desired setting on the setting s creen of the desired item and touch the [OK] ke y . T o set another item, repeat steps 3 and 4. 5 When finished , touch the [EXIT] key . More inf ormation on the condition setting screen When a chec kbo x ( ) [...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 60 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 3) Printer condition setting menu Click on a setting to vie w an e xplanation of the setting. CONDITION SETTINGS DEF A UL T SETTINGS F actor y def ault settings TO N E R S A V E Disab led COPIES 1 ORIENT A TION POR TRAIT DEF A UL T P APER SIZE 8 ½ x 11 or A[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 61 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 4) Printer condition settings F actor y def ault settings are indicated in bold. DEF A UL T SETTINGS (continued) Item Selections Description TONER SAVE Enabled, Disabled (no checkmark) This enables or disables toner save mode. Toner sa ve mode conserves tone[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 62 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 5) (continued) Item Selections Description SMOOTHING Enabled, Disabled (no checkmark) This enables or disables smoothing. Th is function improves image quality by smoothing angles and curves in the im age. When smoothing is enabled using a resolution of 600 [...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 63 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 6) Item Selections Description 2-SIDE PRINT 1-SIDED , 2-SIDED (Book), 2-SIDED (Tablet) When "2-SIDED (Book)" is selected, two-sided printing take s place so as to allow binding at the left side. When "2-S IDED (Tablet)" is selected, two-s[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 64 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 7) PCL SETTINGS Item Selections Description PCL SYMBOL SET SETTING 1 - 35 This specifies which country 's characters (PCL symbol set) are assigned to certain of the symbols in the character co de list. The factory default setting is "3" (PC-8)[...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 65 CONTENTS Configuring the printer condition settings (par t 8) P ostScript SETTINGS "P ostScr ipt SETTINGS" only appears when the PS3 e xpansion kit is installed. Item Selections Description PRINT PS ERRORS Enabled, Disabled (no checkmark) When this setting is enab led, an error description is printed each [...]

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    5 OPERA TION A T THE MA CHINE 66 CONTENTS Printing the printer setting and f ont lists T o chec k the current pr inter condition setti ngs or f onts that can be used, pr int the pr inter setting list or one of the f ont li sts. 1 Press the [SYSTE M SETTINGS] ke y . 2 T ouch the [LIST PRINT] key . 3 T ouch the [PRINTER TEST P A GE] ke y . 4 T ouch t[...]

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    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 67 CONTENTS T r oub leshooting This chapter describes how to solve printer prob lems. Ref er to the rele v ant section based on the problem. T o load paper , remov e paper misf eeds , load staples in the finish er , remo v e jammed staples, or re place the toner car tr idge, see "TR OUBLESHOO TING" in operation man ual.[...]

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    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 68 CONTENTS Printing does not take place (par t 1) Chec k the connections USB or parallel connection in Windows ■ Is the interface cable comp atib le with the machine and computer? Interf ace cab les compatible with this machine are USB . Chec k which type of cable is suppor ted by y our computer . F or the specifications of th[...]

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    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 69 CONTENTS Printing does not take place (par t 2) Chec k Y our Computer ■ Is there enough computer memory or hard disk space? T o use the machine, y our computer must hav e sufficient memor y and hard disk space. If there is insufficient hard disk space, delete unnecessar y files to increase the free space of the hard disk. If[...]

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    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 70 CONTENTS Printing does not take place (par t 3) Chec k the machine ■ Po w e r s w i t c h o n ? T ur n the pow er s witch on. (S ee "POWER ON AND OFF" in the operation man ual) ■ Is the machine online? When the ON LINE indicator ne xt to the [PRINT] ke y on the operation panel is lit, the ma chine is online and r[...]

  • Page 71

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 71 CONTENTS Printing does not take place (par t 4) Chec king the printer driver ■ Is y our machine selected correctl y in the current application f or the print job? Select the printer dr iver of th e machine in the print settings window of the application. ● If the printer dr ivers appear as icons , clic k the icon of the ma[...]

  • Page 72

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 72 CONTENTS Impr oper printing operation (par t 1) Printing is slo w ■ Sim ultaneous use of two or more application software pr ograms? Star t pr inting after quitting all unused application software programs . ■ Is an appr opriate print quality selected in the printer driver? It take s longer to process th e pr int data when[...]

  • Page 73

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 73 CONTENTS Impr oper printing operation (par t 2) ■ Does the print job inc lude pa ge siz es that cannot be stapled? Stapling is not possib le if the pr int job includes page sizes that cannot be stapled. ■ Is the paper tra y that is sel ected in the printer driver set to a paper size or pape r type that cannot be used f or [...]

  • Page 74

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 74 CONTENTS Print quality is not satisfactor y (par t 1) Chec k the paper being used ■ Non-standar d paper used? Chec k that the paper conforms to the specifications. Ref er to "LO ADING P APER" in the operation man ual. ■ Are y ou using paper with a high moisture content? Use paper that is in good co ndition, with [...]

  • Page 75

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 75 CONTENTS Print quality is not satisfactor y (par t 2) P art of the printed image is missing ■ Did y ou set sufficient marg ins in the paper settings of y our application? Printi ng is not possible at the edges of the p aper . The print margins are 5/32" (4 mm) at th e top and bottom of the paper and 1/8" (3 mm) at [...]

  • Page 76

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 76 CONTENTS If a notice pa g e is printed (par t 1) If y ou find that a notice page has been pr in ted at the end of a pr int job , the print da ta receiv ed from the computer has not be en printed as specified. Fix the problem as e xplained belo w and then tr y printing agai n. Notice P age regar ding memory full on IMC board ?[...]

  • Page 77

    6 TROUBLESHOO TING 77 CONTENTS If a notice pa g e is printed (par t 2) Notice P age regar ding memory full on the printer boar d ● If the RO PM function has be en disab led, enable it. (See "CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER" in the software setup guide.) ● Clear download f onts or f or m ov er la y data in the printer dr iver settings. [...]

  • Page 78

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 78 CONTENTS About the W eb pa g e (par t 1) When the machine is connected to a network, you can access the machine' s settings from your computer using a W eb browser . The settings will appear in a W eb page in your bro wser , and you can configure the machine's E-mail se r v er settings in the W eb page to h[...]

  • Page 79

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 79 CONTENTS About the W eb pa g e (par t 2) When you access the W e b page in th e machine, the user scr een appears in y our browser . T o op en the screen below (administr ator screen), clic k [Admin Mode] in the menu at the left of the screen and enter t he administrator user name and pass word. In addition to the me[...]

  • Page 80

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 80 CONTENTS About the W eb pa g e (par t 3) Status Message setup Configure parameters requir ed f or sending status messages , such as destination addr esses and time schedules. ☞ Status message setup Alerts Message setup Configure parameters required f or sending aler t messages, such as destination addresses and typ[...]

  • Page 81

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 81 CONTENTS Directl y printing a file in a computer A file that can be accessed b y your comput er can be directly printed wit hout using the pr inter driver b y specifying the file's address. Any file that can be accessed b y your computer can be printed by this method, including not only files in y our computer b[...]

  • Page 82

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 82 CONTENTS E-mail print function (par t 1) An e-mail account can be set up f or the machine. When this is done , the machine will periodically check the e-mail ser ver f or e -mail and automatically print out any file attachments it receiv es . This pro vides a means f or printing a file from a computer that do es not [...]

  • Page 83

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 83 CONTENTS E-mail print function (par t 2) Using the E-mail print function T o use the e-mail print function, attach the file that you wish to print to an e-mail message and send the e-mail to the machin e's e-mail address. The machine can print th e f ollowing file types: PCLXL, PCL5e, PS*, PDF*, and TIFF , with [...]

  • Page 84

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 84 CONTENTS E-mail status and e-mail aler t settings (par t 1) These functions send inf or mation on machin e use (print count, copy count, etc.) and e rror conditions (paper misf eed, out of pap er , out of toner , etc.) via e-mail to the admin istrator of the machine or the dealer . Inf ormation setup Machine identifi[...]

  • Page 85

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 85 CONTENTS E-mail status and e-mail aler t settings (par t 2) Status message setup Use the status message function to send the current counte r inf or mation, such as cop y coun t, pr int count, and total output coun t, on a basis of the specified schedule. The destinations can be set f or admi n istrators and dealers [...]

  • Page 86

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 86 CONTENTS E-mail status and e-mail aler t settings (par t 3) Aler ts message setup Use the aler t message function to send aler t information, such as empty toner and trouble includ ing paper misf eeds, to specifie d destinations when such prob lems occu r . The destinations can be set f or adm inistr ators and dealer[...]

  • Page 87

    7 WEB P A GE IN THE MA CHINE 87 CONTENTS Pr otecting inf ormation pr ogrammed in the web page ("P ass w or ds") P ass words can be set (clic k [P ass w ords] in th e menu frame) to restrict Web page access and protect settings. The administra tor must change the pass word from the f actor y def ault setting. The administrator m ust al so [...]

  • Page 88

    8 SPECIFICA TIONS 88 CONTENTS Printer specifications * 1 300 dpi can only be selected when usin g the PCL6 or PCL5e printer dr iver . * 2 The f actor y def ault setting f or memor y used f or the printer functi on is 16 MB. The propor tion of IMC memor y allocated to the printer function can be c hanged in the system se ttings (administrator). See [...]

  • Page 89

    8 SPECIFICA TIONS 89 CONTENTS Printer driver specifications (par t 1) Function PCL6 PCL5e PS Windows PPD* 1 Macintosh PPD* 1 Frequently used functions Copies 1-999 1-999 1-999 1-999 1-999 Orientation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N-up Number of pages 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 2, 4, 6, 9, 16 2, 4, 6, 9, 16 Order Selectable Selectab[...]

  • Page 90

    8 SPECIFICA TIONS 90 CONTENTS Printer driver specifications (par t 2) Function PCL6 PCL5e PS Windows PPD* 1 Macintosh PPD* 1 Special functions Different Paper Yes Yes Yes No Yes * 7 Transparency Inserts Yes Yes Yes No Yes Carbon Copy Yes Yes Yes No No Retention Yes Yes Yes No Yes Image adjusting function Image Adjustment Yes No Yes No No Text To Bl[...]

  • Page 91

    8 SPECIFICA TIONS 91 CONTENTS Printer driver specifications (par t 3) *1 The specifications of each fu nction in Windows PPD and Macintosh PPD v ar y depending on the operat ing system version and the software application. *2 Only Mac OS X v10.4.11 can be used. *3 Can be used when a finisher . *4 Cannot be used in Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2. *5 The horizo[...]

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