Sharp AL-840 - B/W Laser Printer, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...MODEL AL 840 GETTING STARTED PRINTING PRINTER TROUBLE APPENDIX 2 11 18 24 PRINTER OPERATION MANUAL Page ...

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Page 3: ... 10 2 PRINTING PRINTING A PAGE 11 Executing printing 11 Indicators on the operation panel 12 SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS FROM PRINTER DRIVER 12 PRINTING FROM AN MS DOS APPLICATION 16 Print setting from the MS DOS prompt 16 Setting on the front panel 17 Software printer setting 17 3 PRINTER TROUBLE TROUBLESHOOTING 18 Printing problems 18 STATUS MONITOR 19 USING OTHER INSTALLED DRIVERS 21 UNINSTALLING ...

Page 4: ...s of the warning are not properly followed Cautions the user that damage to the machine or one of its components may result if the contents of the caution are not properly followed Notes provide information relevant to the machine regarding specifications functions performance operation and such that may be useful to the user When you try to execute printing while copying is being performed printi...

Page 5: ...high quality printing can be performed from Windows 3 1x Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 applications through the SHARP GDI Graphics Device Interface system Since print data are processed in the computer waiting time during printing is short w Printing from multiple computers through Smart Sharing small scale sharing Since the AL 840 is equipped with two parallel interface connectors it c...

Page 6: ...driver included in this product cannot be used under Windows NT 3 5x OS 2 pure MS DOS and other operating systems which are not described above If you are using some of your computer s memory as a RAM drive the printer driver may not be allocated the correct amount of memory In such a case reduce the size of your RAM disk or do not use the RAM disk Please refer to your MS Windows documentation for...

Page 7: ...OM drive Click the Next button and follow the on screen instructions Proceed to step 7 If the Copying Files window appears during this operation enter R if the CD ROM is designated as drive R and click the OK button If you use Windows 95 and the New Hardware Found window will appear click the Driver from Disk Provided by Hardware Manufacturer button and then click OK Proceed to step 6 If you use W...

Page 8: ...ate the folder select the Next button to continue 8 On the display you will see printer port to be used Normally this is LPT1 and it is selected automatically Ensure that Yes is checked to use the printer as the default printer Finally click the Next button 9 A Confirm installation window will be displayed To continue installation click the Yes button 10 When the installation is complete you will ...

Page 9: ...e to close all other applications which may be open 4 When using Windows 98 on a personal computer with plug play the Add New Hardware Wizard window will appear Click the Next button and follow the on screen instructions If the Add New Hardware Wizard window does not appear proceed to step 8 Plug play For plug play information see page 5 5 Select Search for the best driver for your device and clic...

Page 10: ...nue To install the printer driver to the default folder click the Next button 10 On the display you will see printer port to be used Normally this is LPT1 and it is selected automatically Ensure that Yes is checked to use the printer as the default printer Finally click the Next button 11 A Confirm installation window will be displayed To continue installation click the Yes button 12 When the inst...

Page 11: ...Program Manager and then choose the Run command 5 Type R SETUP if the CD ROM is designated as drive R in the command line box and then click the OK button 6 Select a directory to which the printer driver will be installed and click the Next button To install it to the default directory click the Next button 7 A printer port to be used window will be displayed Normally LPT1 is automatically set The...

Page 12: ...is included in this note Read the Readme first Status Monitor HELP Status Monitor The printer state and information on current printing are displayed on the status monitor window For details see STATUS MONITOR on page 19 Uninstall AL 800 Series The printer driver can be uninstalled If the driver is uninstalled printing cannot be performed on the printer For proper uninstallation be sure to use uni...

Page 13: ... 21 Executing printing 1 Ensure that paper of the desired size is loaded in the paper tray See the section on LOADING COPY PAPER in the copier operation manual To print onto special paper feed it one sheet at a time 2 Turn on the printer The ready indicator will light up 3 Select the settings for printing such as the number of sets and paper type from the application See SETTING PRINT CONDITIONS F...

Page 14: ...Off Indicates copying is being performed or the printer is in the auto power shut off mode ON LINE indicator On Indicates the printer is ready for printing on line or printing is being performed Blinking Indicates copier setting is being performed during printing or data is being received from a computer Off Copying is being performed Power save indicator On Indicates the printer is in a power sav...

Page 15: ...lick the Driver Setup tab to display the following screen Screen on Windows 95 OK button All driver settings which have been selected by each tab will be saved and the properties will be terminated Cancel button The settings which have been selected by each tab will be canceled and the properties will be terminated However the settings which have been saved will not be canceled Default All button ...

Page 16: ...olscap etc default setting Letter or A4 depending on the countries or regions Custom sizes cannot be set for this printer Page orientation Sets the page orientation Portrait or Landscape can be selected default setting Portrait Collate Specifies collated printing or group printing default setting collated Reverse Order Specifies printing order If reverse order is specified printing will start from...

Page 17: ...t gray default setting mark Accept Larger Bitmap When an application sends a bitmap fill pattern also called a Pattern pattern brush to the printer the expected standard size is 8 pixels square Some applications are able to send larger patterns If Accept Larger Bitmap Pattern is on and you encounter output where your bitmap fills have repeating pattern anomalies in them try turning it off default ...

Page 18: ...r Page Specifies the number of lines per page default setting 60 lines or 64 lines depending on the countries or regions DOS Fonts Specifies the font to be used for printing default setting Courier Regular DOS Font Size Specifies the font size default setting 10 CPI DOS Symbol Set Specifies the symbol set to be used for printing default setting Roman 8 About There are no settings on the About tab ...

Page 19: ... is checked in the port setting dialog box Settings on the front panel Paper size tray selection and other options are set from the front panel Use the following procedure to start the front panel Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Start Program SHARP AL 800 Series and DOS Emulation Setup Windows 3 1x 1 Double click the DOS Emulation Setup icon in the SHARPAL 800 Series in Program Manage...

Page 20: ...y Use Windows 3 1x Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 Remove excessive paper from the paper tray For envelopes transparency film and labels feed one sheet at a time The interface cable is defective Check the cable with a computer and printer which you know work If printing is still not possible the interface cable is defective The TD cartridge or drum cartridge is not installed properly Ensur...

Page 21: ...disabled Double click the Printers icon in Control Panel and check the Use Print Manager box Copier 2 STATUS MONITOR When printing starts the status monitor screen will appear on the computer display The status monitor displays the printer state and information on the current print job The status monitor displays the following types of messages Normal Warning and Fault If an error message appears ...

Page 22: ...age Solution Drum Cartridge is at End of Life Replace empty Drum Cartridge with a new cartridge Close Front Cover The drum cartridge is spent Printing cannot continue until you replace the spent drum cartridge with a new cartridge The front cover on the printer is open Printing cannot continue until you close the cover Copier 2 Insert TD Cartridge into the machine The TD cartridge is not in the pr...

Page 23: ...has lost communications with the product Cancel the current operation Then turn the product s main power switch to OFF Check the cable connections carefully Wait five seconds Then turn the product s main power switch to ON Try the print job again If the product communications error condition persists please refer to the Operation manual Message Check Paper Tray Out of Paper or Misfeed 2 See the se...

Page 24: ... Click the Details tab Ports tab on Windows NT4 0 in the Properties window select LPT1 or the currently used port and click the OK button To use the AL 800 series again perform the same procedure but select the port to be used for example LPT1 in step 4 Windows 3 1x 1 Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main window of Program Manager 2 Double click the Printers icon The Printers window will...

Page 25: ...8 Windows NT 4 0 click Start Program SHARP AL 800 Series and Uninstall AL 800 Series If using Windows 3 1x double click the SHARP AL 800 Series icon in Program Manager and double click the Uninstall AL 800 Series icon 2 When the Confirm File Deletion window appears click the Yes button 3 When the Remove Programs From Your Computer window appears click the OK button USING OTHER INSTALLED DRIVERS If...

Page 26: ...onal parallel interface IEEE 1284 compliant First print time may differ depending on operating conditions such as power supply voltage and room temperature Also the time may differ depending on data quantity to be printed and applications As a part of our policy of continuous improvement SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice ...

Page 27: ...e Shielded type bi directional parallel interface For best results use a printer interface cable which is IEEE 1284 compliant Pin configuration The pin numbers and signal names are listed in the following table 1 18 36 19 Pin No Signal name Pin No Signal name 1 STB 19 GND STB RET 2 DATA1 20 GND DATA1 RET 3 DATA2 21 GND DATA2 RET 4 DATA3 22 GND DATA3 RET 5 DATA4 23 GND DATA4 RET 6 DATA5 24 GND DATA...

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Page 29: ...Paper source 14 Parallel interface connector 25 Print collate 14 page orientation 14 print area 26 setting print conditions 12 Printer driver installing 4 setting 12 uninstalling 23 Printer driver group 10 Printer trouble 18 R Random access memory 4 Ready indicator 12 Resolution 14 S Specifications computer 4 parallel interface 25 printer 24 Status monitor 19 T Tricks 15 Troubleshooting 18 U Unins...

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