Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AR-NB3 del fabbricante Sharp
Vai alla pagina of 41
NETWORK EXPANSION KIT OPERATION MANUAL (for network printer) MODEL AR-NB3 Page • INTRODUCTION ................... . 1 • CONTENTS ............................ 2 • PRIN TING FR OM WINDOW S .... 3 • PRINTE R UTILITIES (WINDO WS) ... 14 • PRINTI NG FROM A MACINTOSH .
1 INTRODUCTION The opt ional network e xpansio n kit (AR-NB3 ) enable s the m achine to be used a s a networ k prin ter. Note • This manual o nly ex plains the ne twork pri nter fun ction tha t can be used w hen the opti onal netwo rk expans ion ki t is inst alled.
2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTI ON ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... .... ....... ..... ...... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ..... .... .... ....... .... .... 1 1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS BASIC PR INTING ..... ...... ..... ...
3 1 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS This ch apter explains the basi c proc edure for pr inting i n Window s and h ow to s elect printer dr iver se ttings. BASIC PRINTING The fol lowing ex ample ex plains h ow to pri nt a docum ent from W ordPad.
4 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 5 Click the [Print] bu tton ([OK] button in Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4. 0). Printing beg ins. The prin t job i s delivered to the ou tput tray , with the posi tion of the pap er offset slightl y from th e previous job (off set fun ction).
5 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 AUDITING MODE When "AU DITING MODE" is enabled in the key ope rator program s, a 5-digit acc ount number must be enter ed in the printer d river setup sc reen in order to print. A ccount n umbers are stor ed in the key o perat or progra ms.
6 OPENING THE PRINTER DRIVER FROM THE [START] BUTTON To cha nge the pr inter driv er sett ings, fol low the steps bel ow. Se ttings adj usted in this way will be th e initial settings when you print fr om an appl ication .
7 1 PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS To view He lp for a s etting , click the button in the upp er right- hand corner of the win dow and then cli ck the setting. Some r estricti ons exi st on t he co mbinatio ns of settings that can be selec ted in th e pr inter d river s etup sc reen.
8 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS TWO-SIDED PRINTI NG (ONLY FO R MODELS THAT SUPPORT T WO-SIDED P RINTING) On models that have the two-sided printing fun ction, both si des of the paper can be prin ted on.
9 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 Pamp hl et st yle Pamphle t style p rints tw o pages each on the front a nd bac k of each sheet of paper ( four pages tot al on one sheet) so that the sheets ca n be fold ed down th e center and bound to create a pamp hlet. This func tion is conveni ent when you wish to compi le prin ted pages into a pamp hlet .
10 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE This featur e allows you to reduce an d print two, fo ur, six, eight, nine or sixteen document pa ges on a sin gle sheet of paper.
11 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER The prin ter driv er can adjust th e size of the prin t image to match the s ize of t he pape r loaded in the mac hine.
12 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS ROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180 DEGREES The prin t image can be r otated 180 degre es. This feat ure rota tes the pr int im age 180 de grees to enable correct printing on paper th at can onl y be loa ded in one orien tation .
13 PRINTING FROM WINDOWS 1 PRINTING TEXT AND LI NES IN BLACK Color te xt and lines th at are nor mally printed i n light c olor ca n be pri nted in black. C olor tex t and line s that are faint when pri nted norm ally c an be pri nted in bl ack to i mprove l egibili ty.
14 2 PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS) This ch apter exp lains pr inter u tilities that are used to ma nage an d monitor the networ k prin ter. PRINTER UTILITIES The "S oftware CD- ROM (1)" i ncluded i n the n etwork expa nsion k it contai ns the fol lowing two printer uti lities.
15 2 USING THE PRINTER UTILITIES STARTING UP THE PRI NTER UTILITIES If the Pr inter St atus Moni tor or P rinter Ad ministr ation Util ity is not runni ng, use the follo wing proc edure to start the utility .
16 PRINTER UTILITIES ( WINDOWS) CHECKING THE PRINTER STATUS The Pri nter Statu s Monitor allows y ou to chec k whether or not to ner and p aper rem ain in the machine . 1 Right-click the [Printer Status Monitor] icon ( ) on the task bar, and select [SHARP AR- XXXX Status] from the pop-up menu.
17 3 PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH This ch apter exp lains th e proced ures for p rinting from a Maci ntosh env ironmen t. BASIC PRINTING To use the machi ne as a p rinter for the Maci ntosh, the PS3 expa nsion k it (AR-PK 1/N) must be inst alled a nd the machin e must be con nected to a network .
18 PRINTING FROM A MAC INTOSH 5 Select print settings. Click next to [Copie s & Pages] ([Gener al] in Ma c OS 8.6 to 9.2.2) and select th e settings that you wish to co nfigure fr om the p ull-down me nu. Th e corres ponding s etting screen wil l appear.
19 PRINTING FROM A MAC INTOSH 3 WHEN [PAPER FEED] IS SET TO [AUTO S ELECT] If [Paper Fee d] is se t to [Auto Selec t] in the Pri nt window and the c orrect size of paper is not l oaded in the machine, the pri nting proce dure wil l vary dep ending on the "FORCED OUTPUT OF PRINT" (page 31 ) sett ing in t he key operato r program s.
20 4 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE The ne twork ex pansion kit inc ludes a built-i n Web se rver. The Web server is acc essed usi ng a W eb browser on your compute r.
21 4 ABOUT THE WEB PAGES (FOR USERS) When yo u acces s the use r We b pages i n the mach ine, th e follow ing page will a ppear in your br owser. A menu fr ame a ppears o n the left s ide of the page. W hen you click an item in the men u, a sc reen ap pears i n the right fram e that all ows you to configure settings for that item .
22 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE DIRECTLY PRINTIN G A FILE ON A COMPUTER A file that c an be accesse d by your co mputer can be directly pr inted witho ut using the pr inter driv er by specify ing the file's a ddress .
23 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE 4 PRINTER DEFAULT SETTINGS Configur e basic printer settings a nd printe r langua ge sett ings. T he printe r default settin gs consis t of the followin g three sc reens.
24 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE Printer conditi on settings Factory defaul t setting s are in dicat ed in bold . Default settings PCL settings PostScript settings "PostS cript Sett ings" on ly ap pears when the PS3 expansi on kit is instal led.
25 4 ABOUT TH E WEB PAGES (FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR) In additi on to the menus that a ppear fo r users, other me nus th at can on ly b e used by the adm inistra tor appe ar in th e adminis trator We b pages. A menu fr ame a ppears o n the left s ide of the page.
26 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE PROTECTING INFORMATION PROGRAMMED IN THE WEB PAGE ([PASSWORDS]) Passwo rds can be set ( click [P assword s] in the m enu frame ) to restr ict Web page acc ess and protect sett ings. The adminis trator mus t change the pas sword fr om the fac tory def ault setting.
27 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE 4 E-MAIL PRI NT FUNCTION An e-m ail acc ount can b e set u p for the m achine. W hen th is is do ne, the machine will period ically check the e-mai l server fo r e-mail and automatic ally pr int out any fil e attachmen ts it rece ives .
28 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE KEY OP ERATOR PROGRAMS The key operator programs a re use d to proh ibit chan ges to the [C onditi on Setti ngs] and to con figure int erface setting s. • Default s ettings : Sel ect the s etting f or which yo u wish to prohibi t chang es.
29 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE 4 E-MAIL STATUS AND E-MAI L ALERT SETTI NGS These functions s end in formatio n on ma chine us e (print c ount, copy count, et c.) and e rror con dition s (pape r misfeed , out of pape r, out of toner, etc.) via e -mail to the admini strator of the mac hine or the deale r.
30 WEB FUNCTIONS OF THE MACHINE Status me ssage setup Use the s tatus mes sage func tion to s end the cu rrent counter informat ion, inc luding th e copy coun t, print count, an d total out put cou nt, based on the spe cified schedu le. The d estinati ons can b e set for adminis trators and deal ers re spectiv ely.
31 5 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS The key ope rator progr ams a llow the admini strator of the machin e (key ope rator) to ena ble and d isable fun ctions to suit the needs of t he wor kplace. This chap ter expl ains the key oper ator progr ams for the net work and printer function s.
32 USING THE KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS BASIC PROCEDU RE FOR CONFIGURING SETTINGS Follow the steps below to acces s the ke y operat or se ttings for th e networ k and pri nter func tions. 1 Press the [SPECIAL FUNCTION] key. The sp ecial fun ction screen will app ear.
33 KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS 5 SPECIAL SETTINGS IP address settings This program is used to set the "IP ADDRE SS", "SUBNETMA SK", and " DEFAULT GATEWAY ". The following scree n appears when this progr am is se lecte d. 1 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
34 6 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESH OOTING This ch apter ex plains what to do when the mach ine do es not c onnect to the n etwork or when p roblems o ccur dur ing printing. For pro blems r elated to the mac hine suc h as run ning out o f paper or pape r misfeeds , see the " Operat ion ma nual (for general informa tion and c opier)".
35 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 Problems during prin ting Problem Cau se an d solut ion Page The machine does not receive print data. (The DATA in dicat or does not bl ink.) The machine is set to off-line mode. → Press the [PRINT] key t o select printer mo de and the n select "ONLINE" with t he [ ] key.
36 TROUBLESHOOTING A noti ce pa ge is pr inte d If you find tha t a notice page ha s been pr inted at the end of a print jo b, the print dat a received fr om the com puter has not been p rinted a s speci fied. Fi x the p roblem a s expla ined belo w and the n try prin ting ag ain.
37 6 CHECKING THE IP ADDRESS There ar e several settings wh ere the IP address must be entered o r checked . To che ck the IP ad dress o f the ma chine , hold down the st atus button on the n etwork e xpansio n kit for at l east 2 second s to print o ut a Prin ter Setti ng List.
38 7 SPECIFICATIONS PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS *1 Print speed during pri nting of th e second sheet an d following sheets w hen using 8-1/2" x 1 1" (A4) plai n paper an d performi ng contin uous one- sided printing o f the same pa ge; excl uding us e of offset output.
39 7 PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS *1 N-up printing c annot be u sed in Wind ows NT 4.0 . In Windo ws 2000/XP/Se rver 2003, 2, 4, 6, 9, a nd 16 N-u p printing can be used. *2 Only for model s that su pport two -sided pri nting. *3 Pamphlet style printing is a vailabl e in Window s 2000/XP/Serve r 2003.
AR-NB3 (for network printer) SHARP CORPORA TION ARNB3-EN-PRINTER.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sharp AR-NB3 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sharp AR-NB3 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sharp AR-NB3 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sharp AR-NB3 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sharp AR-NB3, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sharp AR-NB3.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sharp AR-NB3. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sharp AR-NB3 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
