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Sharp AR-PB2 Operation Manual

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AR-BD14
AR-PB2
DIGITAL COPIER
PRINTER EXPANSION KIT
OPERATION MANUAL
• GETTING STARTED........................1
TECHNIQUES ................................14
PANEL ...........................................27
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................41
• SPECIFICATIONS .........................47
• APPENDIX .....................................48
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    MODEL MODEL AR-BD14 AR-PB2 DIGITAL COPIER PRINTER EXPANSION KIT OPERATION MANUAL Page • GETTING STARTED......1 • PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER..5 • ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES ........14 • USING THE OPERATION PANEL ...........27 • PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING ....41 • SPECIFICATIONS ......47 • APPENDIX ........48...
  • Page 2 Before Reading This Manual This operation manual was written for the AR-PB2 Printer Expansion Kit with floppy disks for installation of printer drivers. With the latest version of the AR-PB2 Printer Expansion Kit, the printer drivers are supplied with a CD-ROM and therefore the installation method is different from this manual.

  • Page 3: Trademark Acknowledgments

    SHARP Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to its content. All information included herein is subject to change without notice. SHARP is not responsible for any loss or damages, direct or indirect, arising from or related to the use of this operation manual.
  • Page 4 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION........................1 USING THIS MANUAL ......................2 For General Users.......................2 For Key Operators ......................3 CONNECTING TO THE PRINTER ....................3 PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE ...................3 Connection..........................4 NETWORK INTERFACE ......................4 CHAPTER 2 PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER INTRODUCTION........................5 AR-PB2 PRINTER DRIVERS ....................5 SELECTING THE BEST PRINTER DRIVER ................5 Checking the Hardware and Software Requirements ............8 INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS.....................8...
  • Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Transparency Inserts (Interleaves) ..................22 Output..........................22 Face Up/Down ........................23 Stapling..........................23 Right Edge Binding......................25 Image Quality........................25 Font ..........................25 Watermark ........................25 Configuration........................25 Overlays..........................26 CHAPTER 4 USING THE OPERATION PANEL INTRODUCTION........................27 USES OF THE OPERATION PANEL ..................27 CONFIGURATION FROM THE OPERATION PANEL .............28 Accessing the Printer Configuration Menu.................28 Using the Printer Configuration Menu................28 Example Configuration Task .....................29...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 5 PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING INTRODUCTION........................41 NOTES ON PRINTING LENGTHY DOCUMENTS..............41 NOTICE PAGE PRINTING ......................43 Disabling Notice Page and Separator Sheet Printing ............43 TROUBLESHOOTING ......................43 CHAPTER 6 SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS........................47 CHAPTER 7 APPENDIX PRINT AREA...........................48 FONT LIST..........................49 SUPPLEMENT ........................51 INDEX ............................52...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    However, in some countries and regions, the network interface card is not available. In this case, connect the printer to a computer through a parallel interface. If additional information is required concerning the network interface card, consult your authorized Sharp Dealer.

  • Page 8: Using This Manual

    The method of accessing the on-line help depends on the particular printer driver. With the PCL5e and PostScript® drivers, the on-line help can be accessed by clicking the ‘Help’ button. With the Sharp-specific PostScript® PPD driver, the on-line help can be accessed by clicking the help icon and then clicking the item for which information is needed.

  • Page 9: For Key Operators

    AR-PB2 Printer Expansion Kit by your authorized Sharp dealer. The following section shows the location of the printer interface connection and provides step-by-step procedures on how to connect the appropriate cable.

  • Page 10: Connection

    The printer sends and receives data bi-directionally and at high speed. Some switch boxes cannot support high-speed bi- directional data transfer and using them might cause printing errors. For further details on the specifications of the printer’s parallel interface, consult an authorized Sharp dealer. Network Interface The printer can also be connected to a network using an optional network interface card (Print Server Card) supplied by authorized Sharp dealers.

  • Page 11: Printing From A Computer

    95/Windows 98 (No. 1 in Table 2-1) Windows PostScript® printer driver (SHARP AR-PB2 PS) and Sharp-specific PostScript® PPD (SHARP AR-PB2 PS PPD) for Windows NT 4.0 (No. 2 in Table 2-1) Windows PCL5e printer driver for Windows 3.1/Windows 95/Windows 98 (SHARP AR-PB2 PCL5e) (No.
  • Page 12 PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER Table 2-1. Printer Driver Compatibility WIN 95/ PRINTER DRIVER WIN 3.1 WIN NT WIN 98 Windows 3.1/95/98 PS Windows 95/98 PPD Windows NT PS Windows NT PPD Windows 3.1/95/98 PCL5e Windows NT PCL5e NOTE Users of Windows will obtain maximum functionality and better output quality by installing the Windows PostScript® Printer driver.
  • Page 13 PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER Table 2-2. Printer Driver Features (continued) Windows Features PCL5e PostScript® Graphic Resolution Setting 600/300 600/300 600/300 Halftone Setting Graphics Mode Smoothing* Toner save* Negative Image Horizontal/ Mirror Image Horizontal vertical Zoom Fit to Page Font Font Setting Resident Font Bitmap Bitmap...

  • Page 14: Checking The Hardware And Software Requirements

    PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER Checking the Hardware and Software Requirements You will need the following hardware and software in order to install the printer driver. Computer IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a bi-directional parallel interface Type Operating Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 System Windows 3.1/Windows 95: 486SX or better Windows 98: 486DX/ 66 MHz or better (Pentium or better is recommended.)

  • Page 15: Windows 98 With Plug & Play

    In step 4 above, selecting ‘SHARP AR-PB2 PS’ (the PostScript® driver) will generally provide the highest-quality output and support the widest range of printer features. Alternatively, select either the SHARP AR-PB2 PS PPD (Sharp- specific PostScript® PPD) or the SHARP AR-PB2 PCL5e driver.

  • Page 16: Windows 95/Windows 98 Without Plug & Play

    In step 6 above, selecting ‘SHARP AR-PB2 PS’ (the PostScript® driver) will generally provide the highest-quality output and support the widest range of printer features. Alternatively, select either the SHARP AR-PB2 PS PPD (Sharp- specific PostScript® PPD) or the SHARP AR-PB2 PCL5e driver.

  • Page 17: Windows 3.1X

    In step 6 above, selecting ‘SHARP AR-PB2 PS’ (the PostScript® driver) will generally provide the highest-quality output and support the widest range of printer features. Alternatively, select the SHARP AR-PB2 PCL5e driver. The SHARP AR-PB2 PS PPD (SHARP-specific PostScript® PPD) cannot be installed on Windows 3.1x.

  • Page 18: Printing A Test Page From Your Computer

    2. From the Windows desktop, click on ‘Start.’ 3. Highlight ‘Settings’ and then click on ‘Printers.’ 4. Right click on the Sharp printer icon and then click on ‘Properties.’ 5. Click on ‘Print Test Page.’ 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish printing the test page.

  • Page 19: Printing Documents From The Computer

    PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER Printing Documents from the Computer In most cases, it is not necessary to use the operation panel when printing documents from the computer. When a document is sent to the printer from the computer, the printer will automatically print the document.

  • Page 20: Advanced Printing Techniques

    Before setting the printer driver, check the following items. The SHARP AR-PB2 printer driver (SHARP AR-PB2 PS, SHARP AR-PB2 PS PPD or SHARP AR- PB2 PCL5e) has been installed in the computer to be used. If not, see INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS on page 8.

  • Page 21: Windows 3.1X

    Double-click the ‘Print Manager’ icon in the Main window of program manager. Select ‘Options’ in the Print Manager and then select ‘Printer Setup’. Select the SHARP AR-PB2 printer driver in the Installed Printers: and click the ‘Setup’ icon. The properties of the SHARP AR-PB2 printer driver will be displayed.
  • Page 22 ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Paper input Paper size: Select a paper size for printing. Fit to page: Automatic reduction or enlargement is performed in accordance with the paper size and original document size. Paper size must be selected after selecting ‘Fit to Page’ if the size is not the default because the default paper size will be selected when ‘Fit to Page’...
  • Page 23 ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Font Font setting: Specify use of resident fonts and font download formats. Watermark Watermark: A specified word or phrase is printed onto all pages in a job. Others Configuration setting: Specify configuration of optional equipment. Form overlays: A specified form is overlaid on all printed pages.

  • Page 24: Details Of Special Features

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Details of Special Features Orientation Specify how you want to orient the application page. Portrait..Page is readable with the long edge of the paper held vertically. Landscape..Page is readable with the long edge of the paper held horizontally. The default setting is Portrait.

  • Page 25: Document Style

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Document Style (duplex printing, booklet) The printer can print documents on both sides of the paper. (An optional duplex module (AR-DU1) must be installed for the AR-280 printer.) To use the duplex printing feature, you must select the duplex module in the configuration tab.

  • Page 26: N-Up" Printing

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES “N-up” Printing The printer can print more than one page of a document on a single sheet of paper. This is called “N-Up” printing, where N is the number of pages printed on each sheet. “N-Up” printing can be used together with two-sided (duplex) printing, allowing twice as many document pages to be printed on a single sheet of paper.
  • Page 27 If you have selected the desired tray in step 2, printing will resume. 4. Press the COPY key to select the copier mode. Labels, tracing paper, and other special purpose papers other than SHARP recommended transparency film must CAUTION be fed individually.

  • Page 28: Different Paper (Cover Sheet Printing)

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Different Paper (Cover Sheet Printing) The printer can print the first page of a document on different paper than that used for printing the remaining pages. For example, company letterhead can be loaded in one paper tray and white paper in another.

  • Page 29: Face Up/Down

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES NOTE The allowable paper sizes vary with the output trays. If the size of paper on which printing is made is not acceptable to the selected output tray, the paper and succeeding printed sheets will be output to the top tray. Depending on the selection of face up or face down, the print order may be reversed.

  • Page 30: Advanced Printing Techniques

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES NOTES All pages in a print job must be of the same size to be stapled. For stapling at the proper position, portrait orientation is needed. The number of pages must not exceed the stapling limit (30). Stapling with 3-tray finisher (AR-FN1): For stapling, the offset tray and face up must be specified for output.

  • Page 31: Right Edge Binding

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Right Edge Binding Specify binding position, left or right, when ‘2-sided (Book)’ or ‘booklet-style (portrait)’ is specified in the document style. With the PCL5e and PS drivers, this setting appears under the Advance tab. Image Quality (Extended imaging feature) The following items for image quality can be set.

  • Page 32: Overlays

    ADVANCED PRINTING TECHNIQUES Input Tray Options Set an optional paper feed unit if installed. Large Capacity Tray Specify whether an optional large capacity tray is installed. Duplex Module Specify whether a duplex module is installed. In some models, the duplex module is installed as standard equipment.

  • Page 33: Using The Operation Panel

    Chapter 4 Using the Operation Panel Introduction This chapter describes procedures for using the operation panel to set and/or adjust a variety of the printer’s options and features. Information is provided on: 1. Accessing and using the printer configuration menus available from the operation panel 2.

  • Page 34: Configuration From The Operation Panel

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Configuration from the Operation Panel Accessing the Printer Configuration Menu To access the printer configuration menu, follow the steps below. 1. Press the PRINT key to select the printer mode. Make sure the PRINT indicator lights up and the basic screen is displayed on the touch panel (see Figure 4-1).

  • Page 35: Example Configuration Task

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Example Configuration Task The following procedure for changing the page orientation from ‘Portrait’ to ‘Landscape’ provides an example of operating the operation panel. Use steps 1 and 2 above to access the printer configuration menu. Steps 3 through 6 demonstrate how to change the setting from ‘Portrait’ to ‘Landscape’. 3.

  • Page 36: Using The Operation Panel

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL PRINTER SETTINGS COPIES (1* to 999) SMOOTHING TONER SAVE MODE COPIES ORIENTATION ORIENTATION PORTRAIT* STANDARD INPUT PAPER LANDSCAPE SIZE STANDARD OUTPUT TRAY PRINT PS ERRORS STANDARD INPUT PAPER SIZE A3 B4 A4* B5 A5 A6 INTERFACE SETTINGS 11 x 17 8-1/2 x 14 8-1/2 x 13 HEXADECIMAL DUMP MODE 8-1/2 x 11*...

  • Page 37: Printer Settings

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Printer Settings Use the printer settings when printing without the proper printer driver installed (for example, printing from an MS-DOS application, printing from a computer without the printer driver installed, etc.). This menu allows detailed print conditions to be set. SMOOTHING Enables or disables the smoothing function.

  • Page 38: Network Settings

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Network Settings Use the network settings when using this printer as a network printer. If an optional network interface card (Print Server Card) is not installed, these settings will not appear on the touch panel. ENABLE TCP/IP Enables or disables the TCP/IP protocol.

  • Page 39: Initialize And/Or Store Settings

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Initialize and/or Store Settings Use these functions to initialize or store printer settings. RESTORE FACTORY When this key is pressed, a confirmation window will appear. If the “YES” key DEFAULTS is pressed, all the printer configuration settings will return to the factory default settings.

  • Page 40: Selecting The Online Mode

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL When the printer mode is in effect and a document is being printed, pressing the COPY key will change the setting to the copier mode but will not interrupt the current print job until the START key is pressed.

  • Page 41: Interrupting And Canceling Print Jobs

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Tray Change Procedure: 1. Press the “ONLINE/OFFLINE” key on the touch panel (Figure 4-1) to set the printer to an offline state. 2. Press the “PAPER SELECT” key to select the desired paper tray. 3. Press the “ONLINE/OFFLINE” key to return the printer to an online state. The printer will begin printing from the selected tray.

  • Page 42: Printer Exposure Level

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Table 4-1. Key Operator Program Functions PROGRAM NAME FUNCTION PAGE NO. Printer Exposure Level Lightens or darkens printouts. Memory Reserved for Printer Specifies percentage of document memory allocated to storage of printer jobs. Output Method When Memory Is Full Specifies whether one set or multiple sets will be printed when the printer memory becomes full.

  • Page 43: Memory Reserved For Printer

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Memory Reserved for Printer This program is used to specify the percentage of document memory allocated to storage of printer jobs. In the default setting, the memory capacity for printer jobs is 30% (60 pages for A4 or 8-1/2" x 11").

  • Page 44: Enable Bypass-Tray Size Detection

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Notice page Page 61 Separator Notice page Page 120 sheet Page 61 Separator Page 61 Separator sheet sheet Page 120 Page 120 Page 1 Page 1 1 block Separator sheet Page 60 Page 60 Page 1 1 block Page 60 Example: One set of 120-page document is...

  • Page 45: Prohibit Rotated Output

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Prohibit Rotated Output If this program is not set, the print image will be rotated when the orientation of the print image does not match that of the available copy paper. If this program is set, a print image specified to be printed on A4 or 8-1/2 x 11 paper will not be rotated and printed on A4R or 8-1/2...

  • Page 46: Prohibit Changes To Printer Settings

    USING THE OPERATION PANEL Prohibit Changes to Printer Settings This program prevents modification of basic printer settings in the printer configuration menu. If this program is set, the printer settings functions will not appear in the printer configuration menu. To prohibit modification of printer settings, press the “PROHIBIT CHANGES TO PRINTER SETTINGS”...

  • Page 47: Printer Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Printer Troubleshooting Introduction Always check for error messages on your computer’s monitor screen and the printer operation panel anytime you are unable to complete a print job. These messages can give you easy-to-follow directions. If the messages do not give specific instructions, check the troubleshooting list on page For problems related to paper misfeed, toner empty, toner container full, and other related copier problems, see the NOTE copier operation manual.
  • Page 48 PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING 2. If face up output is specified: Notice page A. If printing one copy of a lengthy document is specified: Page 61 Separator Printed sheets will be divided into blocks* as sheet Page 120 shown in the illustration. A separator sheet Page 1 will be inserted between each block.

  • Page 49: Notice Page Printing

    PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING Notice Page Printing If you find that a notice page has been printed at the end of a print job, the length of the document exceeded the printer memory capacity as described above. The print data received from the computer has not been printed as specified.
  • Page 50 Solution: Use key operator program “Printer Exposure Level” to adjust the exposure. Problem: Print quality is unsatisfactory. Check: Was the wrong printer driver installed? Solution: Uninstall the wrong printer driver, and install Sharp AR-PB2 printer driver. Refer to Chapter 2. Problem: Incorrect orientation Check: Is the orientation setting in the printer driver correct? Solution: Correct the orientation in the printer driver.
  • Page 51 PRINTER TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: Paper image is clipped or off the edge of paper. Check: Zoom printing? Solution: Use the proper magnification ratio for printing. Check: Different paper size used? Solution: From the AR-PB2 printer driver, select the paper size to be the same as the original document, and make sure that the printer has the correct paper in the tray selected.
  • Page 52 Solution: Check the acceptable paper sizes to the specified output tray referring to the copier operation manual. NOTES If there is insufficient toner in the printer, the ‘Add Toner’ message will normally be displayed. If you cannot resolve a printing problem using the information in this chapter, contact your authorized Sharp service center.

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Available under Windows 95 and Windows 98 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Changes to the specifications will normally reflect improvements or upgrades to AR-PB2 features and performance. NOTE Consult your authorized Sharp dealer for information on an optional memory card and network interface card.

  • Page 54: Appendix

    Chapter 7 Appendix Print Area 2.7mm (7/64") 2.7mm (7/64") Printable area 2.7mm (7/64") 2.7mm (7/64") Paper size 6912 9824 5952 8480 6912 4864 5952 4192 4864 3392 2368 3392 Ledger 6464 10080 Letter 6464 4992 Legal 4992 8288 Invoice 4992 3168 Executive 4224...

  • Page 55: Font List

    APPENDIX Font List Table 7-1. Resident Font List-1 Font name Font name Dutch 801 Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Dutch 801 Italic SWA Swiss 721 Narrow Oblique SWA Dutch 801 Bold SWA Swiss 721 Narrow Bold SWA Dutch 801 Bold Italic SWA Swiss 721 Narrow Bold Oblique SWA Swiss 721 SWA...
  • Page 56 APPENDIX Table 7-2. Resident Font List-2 Font name Font name Dutch 801 Bold SWC Fixed Pitch 810 Courier Bold Italic SWC Dutch 801 Bold Italic SWC Fixed Pitch 850 Letter Gothic 12 pitch/text SWC Swiss 742 SWC Fixed Pitch 850 Letter Gothic Bold 12 pitch/text SWC Swiss 742 Italic SWC Fixed Pitch 850 Letter Gothic Bold Italic 12 pitch/text SWC Swiss 742 Bold SWC...

  • Page 57: Supplement

    APPENDIX Supplement This printer is not equipped with a hard disk drive for additional fonts. Any downloaded fonts cannot be stored permanently. If you try to start printing through the parallel interface before the printer is turned on or while the message “INITIALIZING.

  • Page 58: Index

    Index Application software, 13, 14 Orientation, 18 Binding edge, 6, 19 Output quality, 6 Book style binding, 19 Overlays, 26 Booklet printing, 19 Paper sizes, 16 Bypass tray, 21 Parallel printer interface, 3 Configuration, 25, 28 Plug and play, 8 Copier mode, 33 Pre-installed fonts, 49 Copies, 15...
  • Page 59 SELLING DEALER EXTENDS TO YOU. In order to assure you, the end-user, of warranty protection, Sharp extends a limited warranty to each of its authorized dealers and, in turn, requires each of its authorized dealers to extend its own warranty to you on terms that are no less favorable than those given to the dealer by Sharp.
  • Page 60 AR-PB2 PRINTED IN JAPAN DSC4 CINSE1779FC51...

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