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Sharp AR-PB2 Supplemental Manual

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PRINTER EXPANSION KIT
SUPPLEMENTAL MANUAL
This manual describes the new installation method of
printer drivers and additional features for the AR-PB2
Printer Expansion Kit. Please read this manual in
conjunction with the AR-PB2 Operation Manual.
Trademark Acknowledgments
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U.S.A. and other countries.
Macintosh and AppleTalk are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
IBM, PC/AT, and PowerPC are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
PCL is a trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company.
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AR-PB2
• PCL6 printer driver ...........................................8
• Printer driver for Macintosh .............................9
• Printer Status Monitor ....................................13
• Printer Administration Utility .........................16
• NW Setup .........................................................17
key operator program .....................................18
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    AR-PB2 PRINTER EXPANSION KIT SUPPLEMENTAL MANUAL This manual describes the new installation method of printer drivers and additional features for the AR-PB2 Printer Expansion Kit. Please read this manual in conjunction with the AR-PB2 Operation Manual. Contents Page • Installing printer drivers from the CD-ROM ..4 •...
  • Page 2 SHARP copyright notice, the copyright notice of SHARP’S Licensors and any other proprietary legends of SHARP and/or its Licensors that were on the original copy of the Software. You may also transfer all your license rights in the software, the backup copy of the Software, the related documentation and a copy of this License to another party, provided the other party reads and agrees to the terms and conditions of this License.
  • Page 3 CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall SHARP’S total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you for the Software.

  • Page 4: Installing Printer Drivers From The Cd-Rom

    Installing printer drivers from the CD-ROM In the former version of the AR-PB2 Printer Expansion Kit, the printer drivers were supplied on floppy disks. The printer drivers are currently supplied on a CD-ROM. Additional printer utilities such as the Printer Status Monitor, Printer Administration Utility, and NW Setup are also included in the CD-ROM.
  • Page 5 7. Select the desired printer drivers and utilities to be installed by clicking the check boxes and then click ‘Next’. If a printer driver or a printer utility (except NW Setup) is highlighted by clicking the icon or the name part, you can select the ‘README display’...
  • Page 6 Installation from the Add Printer Wizard Windows 95/Windows 98: See page 10 of the AR-PB2 Operation Manual. Windows NT 4.0: See page 11 of the AR-PB2 Operation Manual. Installing the resident font information (only Windows 95/Windows 98) After installing the PS PPD driver, install the resident font information as described below. NOTES Be sure to install the printer driver before installing the resident fonts.

  • Page 7: Deleting Printer Drivers

    1. On the ‘Start’ menu, click ‘Run’. 2. Enter the CD-ROM drive, the desired folder, and “Mkdisk.bat”. Example: The CD-ROM drive is designated as drive Q. Windows NT PCL5e: Q:\Packages\English\Pcl5ent\Mkdisk.bat Windows 95/98 PCL5e: Q:\Packages\English\Pcl5e9x\Mkdisk.bat Windows 3.1 PCL5e: Q:\ Win3x\English\Pcl5e3x\Mkdisk.bat Windows NT PCL6: Q:\Packages\English\Pcl6nt\Mkdisk.bat Windows 95/98 PCL6: Q:\Packages\English\Pcl69x\Mkdisk.bat...

  • Page 8: Pcl6 Printer Driver

    PCL6 printer driver In addition to the printer drivers described in the AR-PB2 Operation Manual, on pages 6 and 7, the PCL6 printer driver can be used on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0. The available features of this driver are almost the same as those of the PCL5e printer driver. PCL6 includes the additional functions of N-up and half-tone setting.

  • Page 9: Printer Driver For Macintosh

    Installing the PPD file Checking the hardware and software requirements To use a SHARP printer with the AR-PB2 Printer Expansion Kit installed from a Macintosh computer, the PPD file for Macintosh must be installed to the computer. You will need the following hardware and software in order to install the PPD file for Macintosh.
  • Page 10 5. Select the desired language (Step 1). 6. Click the ‘Reference’ buttons of ‘Step 2’ and ‘Step 3’ to read the text. After reading the text, close the file. 7. Click the ‘Install’ button to the right of ‘Step 4’. 8.
  • Page 11 4. Select the desired printer (Sharp Corporation Printer). 5. Click the ‘Setup’ or ‘Create’ button. If the ‘Setup’ button is clicked, the message indicating current printer description file is selected will appear. Click the ‘Auto Setup’ button. The PPD file selection screen will appear.
  • Page 12 Controlling printer features from the printer driver The setting method and print condition item names may vary with the operating system versions, printer driver versions, and application software. To change the settings, use the file menu of application software. Paper setting: 1.

  • Page 13: Printer Status Monitor

    Printer Status Monitor If the Printer Status Monitor is installed, you can monitor the status of a SHARP printer that is connected to the network. Be sure to check the system environment described below before installing the Printer Status Monitor.
  • Page 14 Find the text file “Printers.txt” in the folder in which the Printer Status Monitor has been installed (C:\Program Files\Sharp\Printer Status Monitor in the default setting). Use a text editor such as Notepad to enter the name of the printer to be monitored and its IP address. The name and IP address must be entered in one line per printer. The printer name is the name that has been set when the printer driver has been installed.

  • Page 15: How To Install The Printer Status Monitor

    NOTE If Internet Explorer 4.0 or later is not installed on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, use the supplied CD-ROM to update the file COMCTL32.DLL. Follow the steps below. (If you use the Windows 98 operating system, this operation is not needed.) Copy Comupd.exe in the Comctlud folder to a folder of your choice and execute it by double-clicking the icon.

  • Page 16: Printer Administration Utility

    Printer Administration Utility If the Printer Administration Utility is installed, you can set and monitor a SHARP printer that is connected to the network. Be sure to check the system environment described below before installing the Printer Administration Utility. Checking the hardware and software requirements The hardware and software requirements for the Printer Administration Utility are the same as those for the Printer Status Monitor.

  • Page 17: Nw Setup

    If the printer is used in NetWare environment, the NW Setup allows easy connection setup. Outline of the NW Setup The NW Setup is a setup tool for using a SHARP printer with a network card installed in a Novell NetWare environment. Registration of printers to a NetWare server and parameter settings for a network card can be performed by using a procedure with wizards.

  • Page 18: Additional Printer Configuration Menu And Key Operator Program

    Additional printer configuration menu and key operator program Printer configuration menu The following three functions are added. PCL SYMBOL SET SETTING (Printer Settings menu) Specifies a PCL symbol set. (The symbol set is used to assign a part of character codes to characters of a country.) See the table below.
  • Page 19 PRINT NIC PAGE AT POWER ON (Network Settings menu) If this function is set, the printer will print the NIC (Network Interface Card) configuration page when power is turned on. This setting is enabled in the default setting. PRINT PCL SYMBOL SET LIST (Print Test Page menu) If this key is pressed, the printer will return to the online mode and print the PCL symbol set list.
  • Page 20 AR-PB2 SUPPLEMENTAL MANUAL SHARP CORPORATION PRINTED IN JAPAN 2000B DSC3 CINSE1940FC51...

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