Sharp AJ-6000, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...OUR INKJET COPIER OPERATION MANUAL Page GETTING STARTED SETTING UP THE UNIT LOADING PAPER OPERATION PANEL PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS COPYING USER PROGRAM USER MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX 4 6 19 23 31 43 50 60 64 ...

Page 2: ...EEC med tillæg nr 93 68 EEC Quest apparecchio è conforme ai requisiti delle direttive 89 336 EEC e 73 23 EEC come emendata dalla direttiva 93 68 EEC Este equipamento obedece às exigências das directivas 89 336 CEE e 73 23 CEE na sua versão corrigida pela directiva 93 68 CEE Este aparato satisface las exigencias de las Directivas 89 336 CEE y 73 23 CEE modificadas por medio de la 93 68 CEE Denna ut...

Page 3: ...amp paper condensation within the internal mechanisms misfeeds and dirty output Temperature 10 35 degrees Celsius 50 95 degrees Fahrenheit Relative humidity 20 85 Note When the temperature reaches 30 degrees Celsius 86 degrees Fahrenheit the relative humidity must be 60 or less The power outlet should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible When moving the unit be sure to f...

Page 4: ...ING THE PRINT HEADS 16 LOADING PAPER LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY 19 LOADING THE BYPASS TRAY WITH PAPER 22 OPERATION PANEL PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OPERATION PANEL PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 23 OUTLINE OF DISPLAY PANEL 24 OUTLINE OF SETTING OPTIONS 26 POWER SAVE MODES PROGRAM TIMEOUT 30 COPYING NORMAL COPYING 31 REDUCING ENLARGING THE IMAGE SIZE FOR COPYING 35 SETTING UP THE PREFERENCES FOR COP...

Page 5: ... PROGRAM TIMEOUT 44 SLEEP MODE 45 CHANGING THE PAPER DEFAULT SETTING 46 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE SETTING 46 RESETTING ALL OPTIONS TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING 47 HOW TO USE THE CLEAR STOP BUTTON 48 USER MAINTENANCE THE INK TANK 50 THE PRINT HEAD 52 PRINTING A TEST PAGE 57 CLEANING AND STORING THE UNIT 58 TROUBLESHOOTING CANCELLING AN ERROR MESSAGE 60 IDENTIFYING UNIT PROBLEMS 61 APPENDIX SPECIFICAT...

Page 6: ...n be used until completely spent ensuring minimum waste of ink The print head is also fully detachable requiring no special tools for replacement The unit is equipped with a 150 sheets capacity paper tray allowing the user to copy big jobs without constantly refilling the tray The output tray is located inside the unit making this unit compact to save your office space Designed to save energy with...

Page 7: ...ed setting values as well as how to change the default settings USER MAINTENANCE Provides information on daily maintenance including print head cleaning and alignment and ink tank or print head replacement TROUBLESHOOTING Provides instructions for how to solve problems APPENDIX Provides you with information on unit specifications and unit supplies Conventions used in this manual In this manual the...

Page 8: ...llowing items are missing please contact your point of purchase or your nearest authorised SHARP service centre Do not unpack the print heads and ink tanks until installing them in the unit The box and protective materials maybe needed for transportation Do not throw them away Power cord Colour print head Colour ink tanks magenta yellow cyan Paper tray Output tray Operation Manual this manual Blac...

Page 9: ...er sizes Load the paper so that the side to be copied onto is face down Front cover locking knob Turn this knob to the right to open the front cover Maintenance cover Open this cover to change the ink tanks or print heads Original cover Open this cover to set an original for copying Display panel Displays the status of the unit setting options and the number of copies ERROR indicator Lights up whe...

Page 10: ...e paper Colour print head Applies ink onto the paper Internal Part Bypass tray Use this tray to copy on a single page Insert paper into the tray copy side up When copying onto thick paper open the tray until it reaches position 2 The tray has two stop positions Power socket Plug the power cord into the socket Jam cover Open this cover to remove jammed paper Rear Side Position 1 Position 2 ...

Page 11: ...n Refer to step 4 of INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to open the front cover See page 12 3 Release the scan head locking switch 4 Close the front cover Refer to step 13 of INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to close the front cover See page 60 Remove the protective material Released ...

Page 12: ... the steps shown below 1 Attach the paper tray by firmly pushing down both edges 2 Attach the output tray as shown in the illustration Refer to LOADING PAPER for more information See page 19 Make sure that the paper tray has been securely attached to the body Place this projection toward the unit ...

Page 13: ...LLING AN ERROR MESSAGE See page 60 Auto Shut Off The unit automatically turns off the power when 60 minutes have elapsed after the last operation Press the POWER button to turn on the unit again Do not connect the unit to other than 100V 240V outlet Plugging the unit into incompatible power supply may cause irreparable damage or fire Be sure that the plug in the outlet is readily accessible to all...

Page 14: ...one hand and lift the front cover with the other hand while keeping the knob in the unlocked position This section describes how to install the print heads and ink tanks when you install them for the first time after purchasing this unit Refer to THE INK TANK See page 50 and THE PRINT HEAD See page 52 for the information on replacing the ink tank or print head in the unit with new ones Keep the fr...

Page 15: ...act with the front cover 7 Remove the print heads from their protective cases 8 Insert the print heads Insert the black print head into the left carriage opening and the colour print head into the right carriage opening Do not touch the metal portion of the print head Doing so may make the head inoperable Black print head Colour print head ...

Page 16: ...onding number Hold the ink tank upright when removing the tape Do not touch the uncovered opening on the ink tank as ink will get on your hands Ensure that there are no pieces of tape remaining on the ink tank Ensure the number on each print head corresponds to the number on each ink tank Make sure that each tab securely locks the ink tank by pressing here Properly align the tab when inserting the...

Page 17: ... following the procedure shown in ALIGNING THE PRINT HEAD See the next page Start from step 4 to perform the alignment If a message appears which lets you know that any of print heads or ink tanks have not been installed in their right positions go back to the step 1 to repeat the procedure To keep good print head quality keep all the ink tanks installed to the corresponding print head During ink ...

Page 18: ...9 2 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until Maintenance is displayed on the first line of the display panel 3 Press the or ARROW button until Align Print Head appears on the second line of the display panel 4 Press the ENTER button The message shown below will appear in the display panel As a part of the procedures for aligning the print heads a test chart will be printed...

Page 19: ...our test chart Select the number under the pattern sample in which is located the closest to the centre of the two vertically parallel lines In the example shown above 8 shows the most appropriate chart Therefore select 8 to show on the display panel and then press the ENTER button Select A pattern 8 Example Look at the chart B on your test chart Select the number under the pattern sample in which...

Page 20: ...play panel and you press the ENTER button the message appearing in step 5 will appear in the display panel 9 Print a test page to check print quality For details refer to PRINTING A TEST PAGE See page 55 10 Make sure that the following parameters appear on the display panel Example Look at the chart C and D on your test chart Select the numbers under the pattern samples which have the straightest ...

Page 21: ...ation on paper type see page 65 LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY 1 Remove the output tray and open the front lid of paper tray 2 Adjust the guides and shown in the illustration to the width of the paper 3 Load the paper Load the paper so that the side to be copied onto is face down Make sure to push the paper to the right side and the rear side of the tray ...

Page 22: ...y by firmly pushing on it s right edge 6 Attach the output tray Most paper will be fed correctly from the paper tray However if paper is particularly stiff or heavy it should be fed one at a time through the bypass tray This will avoid wrinkling or misfeeding If the length of the paper is longer than the tray keep the front lid of the tray open while copying Place this projection toward the unit ...

Page 23: ...ent Loading paper in these ways will result in document skew or a paper jam The paper knob should always be set to the Normal Paper setting except unless while printing on thick paper After loading the different type or size of paper from previous ones change the corresponding settings referring to step 3 of NORMAL COPYING See page 31 When not using the unit for an extended period remove all paper...

Page 24: ...has two positions set the paper knob to the Thick Paper setting Load the thick paper copy side up with the flap to the right and then adjust the opposite side to the right edge of the tray The paper knob should always be set to the Normal paper setting except while printing on thick paper After loading the different type or size of paper from previous ones change the corresponding settings referri...

Page 25: ... page 49 PAPER SELECT button Use to select the paper size and paper type See page 37 BRIGHTNESS INTENSITY button Use to set the brightness and intensity See page 35 ZOOM button Use to adjust the reduce enlarge percentage setting See page 35 MENU button Use to change the user program settings or maintain the unit See page 43 ARROW button button Use the button to scroll forward through the copier se...

Page 26: ...tio setting One of the following characters is displayed when the setting is active Poster setting P Repeat Image setting R Mirror setting M Refer to page 35 for the detail of Poster Repeat Image and Mirror settings 1 Paper Type 1 Plain Paper Use the ARROW buttons to scroll through the displayed setting options Use the ARROW buttons to scroll through the displayed setting values Displays the setti...

Page 27: ...matically Example Brightness and Intensity settings are different from the user default setting See page 43 The automatic scroll function shows the settings in the following order 1 Zoom Paper Size 2 Brightness and 3 Intensity Example If the black ink is low the display panel will scroll as shown below The automatic scroll function shows the ink colour in the following order 1 Black 2 Cyan 3 Magen...

Page 28: ...or MENU buttons instead of using the or ARROW button PAPER SELECT button functions BRIGHTNESS INTENSITY button functions 1 Paper Type See page 32 1 Plain Paper 2 Coated Paper 3 Photo Paper 4 Transparency 5 Iron on 6 Card Stock 2 Paper Size See page 33 1 8 5x11 2 8 5x14 3 A4 4 A5 5 B5 Setting option Appears on the first line Setting value Appears on the second line Default setting value 1 Plain Pap...

Page 29: ...ton functions See page 35 Setting option Appears on the first line Setting value Appears on the second line Displays the paper size currently selected Use the ARROW buttons to specify the setting between 25 400 Reduction enlargement copy ratios 400 Use the ARROW buttons to specify the setting between 25 400 Reduction enlargement copy ratios 100 Use the ARROW buttons to specify the setting between ...

Page 30: ...7 1 8 5x11 2 A4 9 Language See page 47 1 American English 2 English 11 Annotation See page 39 1 Print Pattern 1 None 2 Confidential 3 Draft 4 Urgent 2 Print Position 1 Top Right 2 Top Centre 3 Top Left 4 Bottom Right 5 Bottom Centre 6 Bottom Left None None MENU button functions Default setting value 1 Auto Default setting value 1 60 seconds Default setting value 1 5 minutes Default setting value 2...

Page 31: ...n until the desired paper size appears The value will be fixed to the newly selected paper size by pressing the ENTER button Press the CLEAR STOP button to exit the setting Ready to Copy 100 A4 0 1 Paper Type 1 Plain Paper 2 Paper Size 3 A4 1 Paper Type 1 Plain Paper To go back to the previous setting option press ARROW button 2 Paper Size 4 A5 2 Paper Size 3 A4 To go back to the previous setting ...

Page 32: ...he unit automatically turns off the power when 60 minutes past after the last operation Press the POWER button to turn on the unit again Program Timeout When the unit is left idle for a specified period after completing copy job the current setting values including reduction enlargement copy ratio and brightness settings will be cancelled These values will return to the initially saved user defaul...

Page 33: ...e unit is still off press the POWER button to turn on the unit When the unit is turned on the following messages and values will appear on the display panel and the unit will be enabled 2 Load the original Loading an original 1 Open the original cover and load the original When loading the original place the original face down on the original table and fit to the scale size shown on the original t...

Page 34: ...ing 2 Text Graphics and 3 Photo Halftone setting values 3 Press the ENTER button A checkmark will appear indicating the selected type After displaying the selected value for one second the display will return to the ready message 3 Select the Paper Type and Paper Size settings to correspond with the paper inserted into the unit To change the setting follow the steps below 1 Press the PAPER SELECT ...

Page 35: ... 6 Press the ENTER button A checkmark will appear indicating the selected size After displaying the selected value for one second the display will return to the ready message Paper type Description 1 Plain Paper Default setting Select this type when copying onto normal paper 2 Coated Paper Select this type when copying onto coated paper 3 Photo Paper Select this type when copying onto photo qualit...

Page 36: ...r of copies Example If the number of copies is set to 2 Some of the quality settings cannot be selected depending on the Paper Type To copy a monochrome original with the best quality the unit uses colour ink even if in the BLACK WHITE MODE To make a clear copy use the COLOUR MODE Set the number of copies using the increase decrease buttons Repeatedly pressing the buttons will increase decrease th...

Page 37: ...ow When these values are changed using or ARROW button setting the name will be changed to Variable Zoom setting Default setting 1 Variable Default setting 100 2 Zoom 91 3 AutoFit Displays the paper size currently selected Reduces Enlarges the size of the output image to fit the printable area of the paper supplied to the unit 4 Poster 400 Enlarges the size of the output image and divides it when ...

Page 38: ...ement is set to 200 In the example the printable area of the original image is enlarged by 200 The machine will automatically determine the required number of copy sheets required to contain the composite image To assemble the sheets to make the final poster it will be necessary to trim the edges of the paper Original Trim the margin area Copy Connect all the pages Overlap area ...

Page 39: ...k zoom ratio adjustments 1 Press the ZOOM button and then keep pressing the or ARROW buttons until the preset ratio which is near to the desired value is displayed 2 Keep pressing the or ARROW buttons to reduce enlarge the zoom ratio to the desired value SETTING UP THE PREFERENCES FOR COPIED IMAGES Setting brightness Follow the steps shown below to make the image lighter or darker 1 Set the origin...

Page 40: ... image 1 Set the original on the original table and make sure that the desired size of paper is set in any of the paper trays See page 33 to confirm the paper sizes in the unit 2 Press the BRIGHTNESS INTENSITY button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until Intensity is shown on the first line of the display panel 3 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until the desired setting value is displayed ...

Page 41: ... of the paper trays See page 33 to confirm the paper sizes in the unit 2 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until Annotation is shown on the first line of the display panel 3 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until Print Pattern is shown on the second line of the display panel 4 Press the ENTER button 5 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until the desired setting value is d...

Page 42: ...he original table and make sure that the desired size of paper is set in any of the paper trays See page 33 to confirm the paper sizes in the unit 2 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until Annotation is shown on the first line of the display panel 3 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until Print Position is shown on the second line of the display panel 4 Press the ENTER bu...

Page 43: ...appear on your copy output when Annotation is enabled To make copies without the annotation it is necessary to select 1 None for the Print Pattern setting If you select 4 Bottom Right 5 Bottom Centre or 6 Bottom Left for the Print Position when making reduced copy the annotation is placed off the normal position 2 Print Position 5 Bottom Centre Quality guaranteed area Guaranteed area and printable...

Page 44: ...ADDING AN ANNOTATION ON YOUR COPY 1 Top Right 2 Top Centre 3 Top Left 4 Bottom Right 5 Bottom Centre 6 Bottom Left The print position of the annotation The print position of each value Paper size 14mm 14mm ...

Page 45: ...ARROW button until Feature Defaults is shown on the first line of the display panel 2 Keep pressing the or ARROW buttons until Save new is shown on the second line of the display panel 3 Press the ENTER button Save the current settings as the user default settings The following message will appear for one second after the ENTER button is pressed The unit will soon return to be ready If you do not ...

Page 46: ...ntity Program Timeout Sleep Mode Paper Default Setting Language Annotation COLOUR The third indicator 3 Normal 3 Normal 1 Variable 1 Auto 1 Plain Paper 3 A4 0 2 60 seconds 1 5 minutes 2 A4 2 English 1 Print Pattern 1 None 2 Print Position 1 Top Right Program timeout mode starts After pressing twice the CLEAR STOP button After turning off the power Factory default setting Setting option Reset Facto...

Page 47: ... See the previous page Follow the steps shown below to set the time to elapse before switching over to the program timeout function 1 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW buttons until Program Timeout is shown on the first line of the display panel 2 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until the desired value appears on the second line of the display panel Select the desired value fr...

Page 48: ...he display panel 2 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until the desired value appears on the second line of the display panel Select the desired value from 1 5 minutes Default setting 2 10 minutes 3 15 minutes and 4 None setting values 3 Press the ENTER button A checkmark will be added to show the selected setting After displaying the selected value for one second the display will return to the rea...

Page 49: ...ess the ENTER button A checkmark will be added to show the selected setting After displaying the selected value for one second the display will return to the ready message CHANGING THE LANGUAGE SETTING Use this function to change the language shown in the display panel Follow the steps shown below to change the language setting 1 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until La...

Page 50: ...teps shown below to return all changed settings to the factory default settings 1 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until Reset Factory is shown on the first line of the display panel 2 Press the ENTER button 3 Keep pressing the or ARROW button to display 2 Yes or 1 No on the second line of the display panel 4 Press the ENTER button When selecting 2 Yes the following mess...

Page 51: ...er settings have not been entered the settings will be returned to the factory default settings Returns the specified number of copies to 0 when the number of copies has been set larger than 0 During selection of a setting option returns to the ready message Stop copying when in progress Restarts a copying by pressing START button Copying 100 A4 10 Press once Press twice Display Description Ready ...

Page 52: ...k Low it is recommended to change the appropriate ink tank as soon as possible 1 Make sure that the power is on 2 Open the front cover Refer to INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to open the front cover See page 12 3 Open the maintenance cover Refer to INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to open the maintenance cover See page 13 4 Remove the...

Page 53: ... colour print heads When the colour ink tank has been replaced Keep pressing or ARROW button to display 1 No on the second line and press the ENTER button The unit cleans the colour print head When you display 2 Yes on the second line and press the ENTER button the unit cleans both of the black and colour print heads When the front cover is opened and then closed without replacing any ink tank Kee...

Page 54: ...he print head For the print head cleaning four quality levels are available Check the copy result and then select the most suitable value 1 Press the MENU button and keep pressing the or ARROW button until Maintenance is displayed on the first line of the display panel 2 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until Clean PrintHead 1 appears on the second line of the display panel You can select the qua...

Page 55: ...as become damaged Follow the steps below to change the print head 1 Make sure that the power is on 2 Open the front cover Refer to INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to open the front cover See page 12 3 Open the maintenance cover Refer to INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to open the maintenance cover See page 13 4 Raise the print head la...

Page 56: ... Close the maintenance cover Refer to INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to close the maintenance cover See page 15 11 Close the front cover Refer to INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND THE INK TANKS for details on how to close the front cover See page 15 If a message appears warning you that any of the ink tanks are not attached correctly return to step 2 and follow the pr...

Page 57: ...the black print head the unit will begin to print the alignment patterns for print head alignment Align the print head after that Cleaning the Print Head Printing Alignment Patterns Cleaning the Print Head Printing Alignment Patterns When the colour print head and the black ink tank have been replaced at the same time instead of this message the following message will appear to inform you that the...

Page 58: ...he ink tanks are replaced after opening the front cover The unit automatically cleans all the print heads Select No Select No When the black ink tank is replaced after opening the front cover When the colour ink tanks are replaced after opening the front cover When either of the ink tanks isn t replaced after opening the front cover Select Yes Select No This unit does not clean the print heads The...

Page 59: ... panel 2 Keep pressing the or ARROW button until Print Test Page appears on the second line of the display panel 3 Press the ENTER button The message shown below will appear in the display panel and a test page will be printed After printing the unit will return to be ready 3 Maintenance 1 Clean PrintHead1 3 Maintenance 5 Print Test Page Printing Test Page A white line as shown in the illustration...

Page 60: ...move wipe it with firmly squeezed wet cloth Cleaning the original table and original cover If the cabinet becomes dirty wipe it with a soft clean and dry cloth without any waste thread Before cleaning be sure to turn off the power using the POWER button and then unplug the power cord When wiping inside the unit be careful not to hurt yourself with projections inside it Never wipe the portion aroun...

Page 61: ...59 CLEANING AND STORING THE UNIT Storing the unit To ensure no dust or foreign substances enter the machine during storage follow the steps below Remove the power cord and secure with tape ...

Page 62: ...ed is not compatible Use SHARP ink tanks only The lock of the scan head is not released Close the front cover A paper jam has occurred Remove the jammed paper The Poster setting is unavailable with the bypass tray Load paper into the paper tray and set the Poster setting The Paper knob is not set correctly For Cardstock paper set to and for all other types of paper set to Page Page 50 Page 19 Page...

Page 63: ...e than one sheet of paper is loaded into the body from the tray concurrently paper supply trouble will occur Fan the paper and tap them against a flat surface before loading into the tray Check 3 Are the paper guides aligned correctly to the loaded paper If the paper guides are set too narrow for the loaded paper the paper may not be supplied smoothly On the other hand if the paper guides are set ...

Page 64: ...e glass Check 4 Is the original stained or marked Use a better quality original Check 5 Is the print head dirty Clean the print head See page 52 Check 6 Have you align the print heads correctly Align the print heads See page 16 Check 7 Is the paper too thick Turn the paper knob to Thick Paper position Use paper of 60g m2 200g m2 Unable to copy Check 1 Has a paper jam occurred in the paper tray Fol...

Page 65: ...y removing the paper tray 3 After closing the jam cover and attaching the output tray press the START button Make sure the Clear Paper Jam message in the display panel has disappeared If the jammed paper cannot be removed easily do not pull the paper too hard as it may tear or you may damage the unit Do not reuse any sheets of paper that have jammed ...

Page 66: ...0 39 Sheet Book Max A4 8 5 x11 Max 215 9mm Min 182mm Max 355 6mm Min 257mm About 10 sec 50 sheets 25 400 Max 150 sheets of plain paper 5 Max 50 sheets of plain paper 5 1 sheet 700 sheets 350 sheets 480mm x 397mm x 274mm 18 9 x 15 6 x 10 8 12kg 26 4lbs Local voltage 10 For this copier s power supply requirement see the name plate located on the back of the unit 19 00W 50 00W 10 C 35 C 50 F 95 F 20 ...

Page 67: ...e specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units There may be some deviations from these values in individual units Part Number Supply Ink tank Black Ink tank Cyan Ink tank Magenta Ink tank Yellow Print head Black type Print head Colour type AJ T20B AJ T20C AJ T20M AJ T20Y AJ H20B AJ H20C Note Weight Paper type Plain paper Coated paper Photo paper Transparency T shirt trans...

Page 68: ...1 D Display panel 7 23 24 Displaying the scrolling 25 Displaying the status messages 25 E Enter button 23 26 Error indicator 7 23 60 Error message 11 60 F Factory default settings 28 48 Front cover 7 12 Front cover fixing knob 12 Front side 17 G Guide 19 I Ink tank 6 8 12 14 50 60 Installing Ink tank 14 Print head 12 Tray 10 Intensity 26 38 Internal part 8 J Jam cover 8 L Language setting 28 47 Le...

Page 69: ...rd 11 Power socket 11 Print head 6 8 12 16 52 60 Print head latch 13 53 Print pattern 39 Print position 40 R Ready message 24 Rear side 8 Reduce Enlarge 35 Repeat image 35 36 Resetting the user default setting 44 S Scan head fixing switch 9 Setting brightness 37 Setting options 24 26 Sleep mode 28 46 Specifications 64 Start button 23 34 46 Supplies 65 T Test page 57 Thick paper 20 22 Tray 10 19 21...

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