SharpメーカーAR-M550Uの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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PART 1: GENERAL INFORMATION • BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT • MANAGING THE MACHINE • PERIPHERAL DEVICES PART 2: COPIER OPERATION • MAKING COPIES • CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS • MACHINE MAINTENANC.
The CE mark logo l abel is affix ed on an e quipm ent in c ase that th e direct ives des cribed in the above sentenc e are app licabl e to the produ ct. (This s entenc e is not app licable in any countr y where the abo ve direct ives a re not re quired.
Part 1: General Information.
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0-1 PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS The table below shows the produ ct models cov ered by this manu al. (As of F ebruary 2 004) OPERATION MANUALS The fol lowing operation manual s are provi ded for the machine . Pleas e read the ap propri ate manua ls as need ed for the featu res you wish to l earn abou t.
0-2 Imprope r instal latio n may damage thi s produc t. Pleas e note the fol lowing duri ng init ial ins tallat ion and whe never th e mach ine is m oved.
0-3 CAUTIONS 1. Do not touch the photocon ductive dr um. Scr atches or smu dges on th e drum wil l cause dir ty pri nts. 2. T he fu sing uni t is extr emely h ot. Ex ercise c are in th is area . 3. Do not look direc tly a t the ligh t sourc e. Doing so may damage your eyes.
CAUTIONS 0-4 Laser Information Wave length 785 nm +10 nm -15 nm Pulse ti mes North Am erica: 55 cpm / 62 cp m model: (3.1 µs ± 3 .1 ns)/7 m m 70 cpm m odel: (2.7 µs ± 2 .7 ns) /7 mm Europe: 55 cpm / 62 cp m model: (3.7 µs ± 3 .7 ns)/7 m m 70 cpm m odel: (3.
0-5 CONTENTS Page PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS .......................... ........ 0-1 OPERATION MANUALS..................... ................. ........ 0-1 INSTALLATION REQ UIREMENTS...................... ........ 0-2 CAUTIONS .............. ............ .
CONTENTS 0-6 CHAPTER 5 CONVENIENT CO PY FUNCTIONS SPECIAL MODES ...................... ........... ................. ...... 5-2 ● General p rocedure fo r using s pecial f unctions ..... 5-2 ● Margin sh ift ... ................. ................ ..
1-1 CHAPTER 1 BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT This ch apter con tains b asic inf ormation that shou ld be read b efore us ing the product. Page INTRODUCTION ....................... ........... ................. ................. ........... ..... 1-2 MAIN FEATURES .
1-2 INTRODUCTION Than k you f or pur chasi ng a SH ARP di gital mul tifun ctio n copie r. Please read thi s manual before u sing the machi ne. In particu lar, be s ure to r ead "INS TALLATIO N REQU IREMENT S" before using the mac hine. Please keep thi s manu al clos e at han d for re ference whenever necess ary.
1-3 1 MAIN FEATURES The di gital mul tifunc tion copi er is c apable of p erformi ng a var iety o f functions . This page shows features related to the cop y functio n.
MAIN FEATURES 1-4 Reduction / Enlargement See page 4-15 Copies can be enlarged or reduc ed to the d esired size . XY Zoom See page 4-18 Separat e ratio setti ngs ca n be sele cted for the length and width of a co py. Margin Shift See page 5-3 Margins can be a dded to copie s.
MAIN FEATURES 1-5 1 Job Build See page 5-8 When y ou ha ve a v ery lar ge nu mber of or igina ls, the pages can be scann ed in s ets. Tandem Copy See page 5-9 Two mac hines c an be used to run a large c opy job in para llel. Covers/ inserts See page 5-11 Front co vers , back co ve rs, and insert s can be added .
MAIN FEATURES 1-6 Tab Copy See page 5-26 Copying is possib le on the ta bs of t abbed paper . Card Shot See page 5-28 The front an d back of a card can be copied onto one sheet of pape r. This func tion is con venient for m aking c opies fo r certifi catio n purpos es and he lps s ave pape r.
MAIN FEATURES 1-7 1 Offset mode See page 3-4 Each s et of out put can be offset sl ightly from oth er sets for e asy separ ation. Staple sort mode See page 3-4 Sets of copie s can be automat ically stapl ed.
MAIN FEATURES 1-8 Energy saving featu res This pro duct has t he foll owing tw o power reduc ing m odes th at confor m to the Energy Star guid elines to help conserv e natural reso urces an d reduc e environme ntal po llution. Preh eat mo de The p reheat m ode i s the fi rst le vel of p ower reduction.
1-9 1 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Exterior Saddle stitc h finisher (AR-F1 6) *1 / Finisher (AR-F15) *1 (See page 3-2) Punch module (AR-PN4A) *1 (See page 3-2) Inserter (AR-CF 2) *1 ( See page 3 -15) Automatic do cumen t feeder (See page 4 -2) This au tomati cally fee ds and s cans m ultiple sheet origin als.
PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-10 Interior Duplex unit Open thi s co ver to r emove a misf eed fr om the fusing u nit area. Fusing unit Toner ima ges are fused here. Cover of the duplex unit Open when a misf eed has occurre d in dup lex un it. Toner cartridg e *2 This ho lds t oner for pr inting .
PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-1 1 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ Other optional equipm ent ● ● ● ● Printer expansio n kit (AR-P1 9) This is requ ired to add the prin ter fun ction to models that do not includ e the printer function as a standar d featu re.
PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-12 Operati on pa nel Touch panel The mac hine st atus, mess ages and to uch k eys are display ed on the panel. The docum ent filing, copy, network sc anner* 1 , and fax* 2 functi ons are used by switchi ng to the sc reen for the desired func tion.
PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-1 3 1 Touc h pa nel The tou ch panel scre ens sho wn in this man ual a re printed images, and may app ear differ ent from the actual sc reens. ■ ■ ■ ■ Using the touch panel [Examp le 1] Items on the touch pa nel are easi ly se lecta ble by touch ing t he key as soci - ated with th e item with a finger.
PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-14 ■ ■ ■ ■ Job status screen (com mon to print, copy , fax, network sc an and Internet fa x) This sc reen is di splayed when the [JOB S TATUS] k ey on the operation panel is pres sed.
PART NAMES AND FUN CTIONS 1-1 5 1 [PRINT JOB] key This dis plays the print j ob list of print mode (copyin g, printing , fax recept ion, Interne t fax recept ion, an d self printin g).
1-16 TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF The mac hine has two pow er switc hes. Th e main power swi tch can be found at the uppe r right after the front cov er is open ed. The p ower swit ch is loca ted at th e upper l eft of th e right s ide of the machi ne.
1-1 7 1 AUDITING MODE Auditi ng mod e ca n be ena bled to kee p track of the numb er of pages printe d and transm itted ( scann ed) by each accou nt (up to 500 a ccounts can be establ ished ). The page co unts c an be viewed a nd tot aled as n eeded .
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2-1 CHAPTER 2 MANAGING THE MACHINE This ch apter explai ns how to loa d paper, repla ce the tone r cartridg e, and remo ve pap er misfe eds. It also co ntains informa tion ab out su pplies . Page LOADING PAPE R ........................... ............
2-2 LOADING PAPER If the paper runs o ut dur ing prin ting, a message will appear i n the disp lay. Follow t he proce dure bel ow to lo ad paper. Identifying the trays The tra ys are ide ntifie d usin g numb ers as shown b elow. For the ty pes an d sizes of paper that can be used in each t ray, see page 2 -8.
LOADING PAPER 2-3 2 3 Gently push tray 1-tray 2 into the ma chine. Push t he tr ay f irml y all the way i nto the machi ne. 4 Set the paper type. If the paper size wa s changed from an AB size to an i.
LOADIN G PA PER 2-4 ■ ■ ■ ■ Loading tabbed pap er When usi ng tabbed paper, follo w the steps below to attach t he special guide to the divi der plate at the bo ttom edge of t he tabbe d paper . (Tabbed paper cannot b e used in tray 4.) 1 Take out the tabbed paper guide.
LOADING PAPER 2-5 2 Loading paper in paper tray 5 (op tional large capacity tray) The larg e capacit y tray can hold up to 3, 500 shee ts of A4 siz e (8-1/2" x 11") SHA RP stan dard paper (80 g /m 2 (20 lbs.
LOADIN G PA PER 2-6 Loading paper in the bypass tray The by pass tr ay can be used to print on pl ain pa per, pos tcards, label she ets, ta bbed p aper, and other speci al paper s. When us ing S HARP stan dard paper, up to 100 shee ts can be load ed (up to 20 pos tcards ) for con tinuou s pr inting simila r to the other trays .
LOADING PAPER 2-7 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ Important points when us ing the bypass tray ● Be sure to load A 5 paper , 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" paper and p ostcards as shown ( 1) ho rizont al load ing i n the diagr am below.
LOADIN G PA PER 2-8 Specifications of paper tra ys (Types and sizes of paper tha t can be used in the trays) The spe cificat ions for the types and siz es of pape r that can be loaded i n the pa per trays are sho wn belo w.
LOADING PAPER 2-9 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ More information on plain paper Incor rect fee ding m ay result in poo r toner fusing ( the toner does n ot adhe re to the paper well and can b e rubbed off), s kewed feed ing, m isfeeds, or oth er failu res.
LOADIN G PA PER 2-10 Setting the paper type and paper size Follow th ese steps to change the paper type settin g when the p aper type has been change d in a pap er tray. For the paper ty pes that c an be use d in ea ch tray, s ee page 2-8. 1 Press the [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key.
LOADING PAPER 2-11 2 8 Select output functions that can be used with the selected tray. Touch the checkboxes under the desired i tems to select them. ■ ■ ■ ■ User type Selec t a "Use r type" wh en the name of the paper type do es not a ppear in the sel ectio ns or when you wish to sele ct the tra y attrib utes yours elf.
LOADIN G PA PER 2-12 Setting the paper size when a special size is loaded 1 Perform steps 1 through 5 of "Setti ng the paper type and paper siz e" (see page 2-10) . 2 Touch the [SIZE I NPUT] key and then touch the [ AB] tab. The si ze entry palet te appe ars.
2-13 2 CUSTOM SETTINGS The item s that can be se t with th e custom setti ngs are shown b elow. ● Total cou nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The num ber of pages process ed by the machine and optio nal equipmen t can be d isplaye d. (See p age 2- 15) ● Default s ettings .
CUSTOM SETTINGS 2-14 5 Touch the [DATE FORM AT] key. The fol lowing s creen ap pears. 6 If you wish to chang e the format of the date and time, touch the desired format keys. Touch ed keys are high lighted. The sel ected format is appli ed to lists printed out in "LIST PRINT".
CUSTOM SETTINGS 2-15 2 About the settings ■ ■ ■ ■ Total count This displ ays the followi ng s heet cou nts (the counts that can be displa yed v ary de pendin g on the o ptions ins talled ): Number of pages output b y the mac hine. Number o f origin al pa ges tra nsmit ted by th e mach ine.
2-16 REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGES When tone r runs low, a m essage wi ll appea r to infor m yo u that the to ner car tridge m ust be re place d. Follow t he steps below t o replac e the toner cartrid ge. 1 Open the front cover. 2 Remove the toner cartridge gently.
2-17 2 STORAGE OF SUPPLIES Standa rd supp lies for this pr oduct tha t can replace d by the use r incl ude pap er, toner cartrid ges, a nd sta ple car tridges for the fi nisher. ■ ■ ■ ■ Proper storage 1. Store th e supp lies in a locati on that i s: ● clean an d dry, ● at a stabl e temp erature, ● not expos ed to dir ect sun light.
2-18 MISFEED REMOVAL When a mi sfeed has oc curred during p rinting, the message " A MISFEE D HAS OCCURRED". wi ll appear i n the touch panel dis play of t he oper ation panel a nd print ing in cluding copying and fac simile output will stop.
MISFEED REMOV AL 2-19 2 Misfeed in the transport area , fusing area, and exit area 1 Remove the duplex unit. Grasp th e finge r hold and gently open the uni t. 2 Remove the misfe d paper as sh ow n in the illustrat ions below. Misfed in the tra nsport ar ea Turn roller rotating knob A in t he direc tion of th e arrow to remove the misfed paper.
MISFEED REMOV AL 2-20 Misfeed in the duplex unit 1 Remove the duplex unit. Grasp th e finge r hold and gently open the uni t. 2 Open the cover of the duplex uni t. 3 Remove the misfed paper. Misfeed in upper part of unit Be car eful not to t ear the misfed paper during removal.
MISFEED REMOV AL 2-21 2 Misfeed in the paper feed ar ea ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in paper tr ay 1 - tray 2 1 Remove the duplex unit. Grasp th e finge r hold and gently open the uni t. 2 Remove the misfed paper. Turn roller rotating knob A in t he direc tion of th e arrow to remove the misfed paper.
MISFEED REMOV AL 2-22 ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in paper tr ay 3 1 Remove the duplex unit. Grasp th e finge r hold and gently open the uni t. 2 Remove the misfed paper. Turn roller rotating knob A in t he direc tion of th e arrow to remove the misfed paper.
MISFEED REMOV AL 2-23 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in the bypass tray 1 Remove the misfed paper from the bypass tray. Be car eful not to t ear the misfed paper during removal. 2 If you did not find a misfeed in step 1, open the side cover and remove the misf eed.
MISFEED REMOV AL 2-24 ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in the tray 5 1 Open the side cover. 2 Remove the misfed paper. Be car eful not to t ear the misfed paper during removal. 3 Gently close the side cover. 4 Close the bypass t ray. 5 Open the top cover of tray 5.
2-25 2 REMOVING AN ORIGINAL MI SFEED Removing a misfed original from the automatic document feeder If an ori ginal m isfeed o ccurs in th e autom atic doc ument feeder, f ollow the steps belo w to rem ove th e misf ed ori ginal. Check l ocations A and B in the d iagram at l eft to remov e the ori ginal .
2-26 TROUBLESHOOTING Check the follow ing troub lesh ooting li st befo re reque sting ser vice as ma ny probl ems c an be f ixed by the user . If you are unab le to sol ve the problem by che cking th e list, t urn off th e main power switch and the power sw itch, unplug the power co rd.
TROUBLESHOOTING 2-27 2 Paper fr om the bypa ss tra y misfee ds The pa per si ze and pa per type have not been set. Be su re to se t the pap er siz e and pa per type when usin g spec ial siz e or spe cial type pa pers. (Page 2-1 0) The nu mber of s heets placed on t he bypass tray ex ceeds the max imum nu mber.
TROUBLESHOOTING 2-28 Print ed paper is wrin kled o r t he image r ubs off easily . Is paper other than SHA RP- recom mended pap er be ing used? Use SHARP -reco mmended pa per. (P age 2-17 ) Is paper size or weight out of the allo wabl e rang e? Use paper in the al lowable r ange.
3-1 CHAPTER 3 PERIPHERAL DEVICES This cha pter e xplains proced ures fo r using the op tional fi nishe r, saddl e stitch fi nish er, and i nserter . Page FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FI NISHER........................ ................ 3-2 ● Part names .
3-2 FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER The finish er and th e saddle st itch fi nisher i nclude the offset fun ction, whic h offsets ea ch set o f copies fr om the preced ing se t for eas y separ ation . Each set of sorted c opie s can al so be s taple d.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-3 3 *For in dex pa per, equi vale nt to 140 -lbs. *1 Mult iple punc h modu les can not be i nstalle d togeth er. So me models may not be a vailable i n som e regions. *2 With A R-PN4B, t wo or th ree ho les can be pun ched d ependi ng on th e paper s ize.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-4 Finishing meth ods ■ ■ ■ ■ Sort mode Sorted s ets will be deliv ered. ■ ■ ■ ■ Group mode Groups of co pies of th e same pag e will be delivered . ■ ■ ■ ■ Offset mode Each se t of cop ies is o ffset from the precedi ng set to allow easy se paration.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-5 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ Original orientation w hen using the stap le sort or punch fu nction When us ing the staple sort or punch function, the origi nal mu st be plac ed in th e followin g orienta tions to enabl e staplin g or punc hing in the des ired pos ition on the pap er.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-6 Finishing modes and finish er functions Touch the [OUTPU T] key on th e main s creen o f copy mod e to dis play the s creen t hat allows select ion of so rt, st aple sort, g roup func tion, cen treline stapl ing, and the output tray.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-7 3 Staple cartridge replac ement and staple jam removal When a fin isher i s inst alled, a mes sage will appear when the stapl e cartr idge runs out of staple s or a s taple jam occur s. Foll ow the proc edure be low to replace the st aple car tridge o r remov e jammed stapl es.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-8 ■ ■ ■ ■ Replacing the cartridge in the saddle stit ch finisher Only wh en the s addle stitch f inisher (AR-F16 ) is in stall ed.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-9 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ Removing a staple ja m in the finisher 1 Perform steps 1 to 2 of the procedure for "Replacing the cartridge in the finisher" on page 3-7. 2 Hol ding the knob , lowe r par t (A). 3 Remove any jammed staples.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-10 ■ ■ ■ ■ Removing a staple jam in the saddle sti tch finisher 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 of the procedure for "Replacing the cartridge in the saddle stitch finisher" on page 3-8. 2 Remove the em pty staple case.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-11 3 Removing a misfeed When a misfee d occur s, remo ve the misfed pa per a s explaine d below . ■ ■ ■ ■ General procedure fo r the finisher and saddle stitch fini sher 1 Gently move the finisher/saddle stit ch finisher away from the machine while pressing the button.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-12 11 Remove the misfed paper. Be car eful not to tear the misfed pa per du ring remo val . 12 Close the entrance cover of the saddle stitch unit . 13 Turn the right-hand k nob counter clockwise. Then, push the left-hand knob and turn it clockwise.
FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER 3-13 3 Troubleshootin g finisher/saddle stitch finisher problems Check the list b elow befor e calling for ser vice. * When a hole punch module is ins talled Problem Check Soluti on or cau se Staplin g posit ion is not corre ct (includi ng sadd le stitch ).
3-14 INSERTER The inser ter enab les blank sheets or printed s heets to be added to c opy and prin t output a s covers or ins erts withou t printin g. The in sert er also allows fe eding of heavy paper that canno t be fed from t he other tr ays.
INSERTE R 3-15 3 Loading paper When loading pa per in the inse rter, lo ad the pap er face up. If the paper has a top edge and bot tom edge, lo ad in the same top -bott om orientat ion as the ori ginal. A djust the paper gui de on the pape r tray to the width o f the paper .
INSERT ER 3-16 ■ ■ ■ ■ Alarm display If the [START] key ind icator on the inserter op eration panel is blin king and the [PUNCH] k ey or [STAPLE] key indi cator is al so blinking or solidl y lit, oper a tion will not st art when t he [STA RT] key is pr essed.
INSERTE R 3-17 3 Misfeed removal When a misfee d occur s in the inserte r, remov e the m isfed pap er follo wing th e proced ure belo w. ■ ■ ■ ■ Misfeed in the inserte r 1 Gently move the inserter away from t he machine while pressing the butt on.
INSERT ER 3-18 Troubleshooting i nserter problems Check th e list be low bef ore cal ling for service. Problem Check Solutio n or cau se Stapling positi on is not co rrect (includi ng saddle stitc h). The des ired sta ple mo de is not selec ted. Select the d esired stapl e mod e at the operati on pane l of the inse rter (page 3-15).
Part 2: Copier Operation.
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4-1 CHAPTER 4 MAKING COPIES This c hapter e xplai ns the ba sic procedu res f or maki ng cop ies, inc ludi ng selecti on of th e copy rati o and o ther cop y setting s. Page AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER............... ................. ................. .
4-2 AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER The aut omatic docu ment fee ding f unction autom aticall y feed s origi nals in to the m achin e, mak ing conti nuous copyin g possib le. In a dditio n, both s ides of t wo-si ded sh eet origi nals can be simu ltaneo usly sc anned.
4-3 4 PLACING ORIGINALS ■ ■ ■ ■ Using the automatic document feeder 1 Open the document cover, make sure t hat an original has not been left on the document glass, and t hen gently close the document co ver. 2 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals.
PLACING ORIGINALS 4-4 ■ ■ ■ ■ Standard original place ment orientations Place o riginal s in th e document feeder tray or on the document glass s o that the top and bott om of the origin al is pos ition ed as shown in th e illustr ation .
4-5 4 CHECKING THE SIZE OF A PLACED ORIGINAL If the placed o riginal i s a stand ard siz e, the size wi ll be automatic ally detecte d (aut omatic origin al det ection fun ction ) and di splay ed in the touch panel. M ake sur e that t he correc t size has been de tected.
4-6 STORING, DELETING, AND USING ORIGINAL SIZES Up to 9 sp ecial or iginal s izes ca n be stored . Store d sizes c an be eas ily calle d up and ar e not eras ed if the po wer is turned of f. Stor ing a frequ ently use d ori ginal si ze saves you th e trouble o f manual ly setti ng the siz e each time yo u copy th at size o f docu ment.
4-7 4 NORMAL COPYING This sect ion desc ribe s the nor mal copy ing p rocedur e. Making copies with the autom atic document feeding function ■ ■ ■ ■ 1-sided copies of 1-s ided originals 1 Place the originals in the document feeder tray. (pages 4-3 t o 4-6) 2 Ensure that the 1-sided to 1-sided copy mode is selected.
NORMAL COPYING 4-8 7 Select the desired output mod e (page 4-9). The sort mod e is the default mo de. To s elect the gr oup mode, touch the [OUTPUT] key, then touch the [GROUP] key on the output s etting screen, and t hen tou ch th e [OK] key on the setting screen .
NORM AL COPY ING 4-9 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ Copy output (sort and gr oup) Exampl e: Makin g five se ts or five copies e ach o f three orig inals ● ● ● ● Sorting copies into sets ● ● ● ● Gro.
NORMAL COPYING 4-10 Automatic two-sided copying using the automatic document feeding function The ma chine can automa tically copy t wo-si ded ori ginal s, sa ving yo u the troubl e of m anually turn ing over each origin al page. 1. Automatic two-sided copying fr om one-sided originals 2.
NORM AL COPY ING 4-1 1 4 Copying from t he document glass When co pying original s which cann ot be fed fr om the auto matic doc ument fe eder such as thick ori ginals , open the docume nt cove r and c opy the or iginal s fro m the do cument glass. ■ ■ ■ ■ 1-sided copies of 1-s ided originals 1 Place the original on the document glass.
NORMAL COPYING 4-12 4 Select the desired output mode. (page 4- 9.) Group m ode is the default mo de. To sele ct so rt mo de, touch the [OUTPUT] key, touch the [SORT] key in the scree n that appears , and then touc h the [OK] key. 5 Use the numeric keys to set the desired number of copies.
NORM AL COPY ING 4-1 3 4 Automatic two-sided copying from th e docu ment glass The fo llowing two-sid ed co pying functio n is possib le. T he copy pape r is t urned over automati cally, a llowin g eas y two- sided co pying . 1 Place an original on the document glass.
4-14 ADJUSTING THE EXPOSURE Select an app ropriat e expo sure mode f or the or igin al to b e copied. The se lecti ons are AUTO, T EXT, TEXT/PHO TO and PHO TO. ■ ■ ■ ■ Automatic exposure adj ustment The defaul t exposure setting is " AUTO", whic h automa tically adjusts the expo sure for the origina l.
4-1 5 4 REDUCTION/ ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Reducti on and enlargem ent ratio s can be selec ted au tomatical ly or m anually . ● Automati c selecti on: Auto image (see be low) ● Manual s electio n: Pr es.
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-16 Manual selection (preset copy ratios/zoom) Five pre set enlarge ment and five pre set reducti on copy r atios (max . 400%, min. 2 5%) ca n be selected . In addi tion, the zoom keys can be u sed to select a ny rati o from 25% to 400% i n incre ments of 1 %.
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-1 7 4 6 Make sure that an appropriate paper size has been selected based on the selected ratio . Auto pa per selec t displa y 7 Use the numeric key s to set the desired number of copies.
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-18 XY ZOOM The XY ZOOM fea ture al lows the h orizon tal and verti cal cop y ratios to be cha nged se parat ely. The ratios can se t from 25% to 400% in i ncrements of 1%. Exampl e: Selectin g 100% fo r the len gth and 50% for the width 1 Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document gl ass.
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-1 9 4 7 Use the reduction, enlargement, and ZOOM ([ ], [ ] ) keys to change the copy ratio in the verti cal (Y) direction. A fixed ratio key will no t beco me highlig hted when touc hed. The zo om key s ca n be used to c hange the ratio from 25% to 400 % in increm ents o f 1%.
4-20 SPECIAL PAPERS Specia l pape rs includ ing tr anspare ncy fil m, pos tcards and tabb ed pape r must b e fed thr ough the bypas s tray. 1 Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document gl ass. (pages 4-3 to 4-6) 2 Load the special paper in the bypass tray.
5-1 CHAPTER 5 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS This ch apter exp lains sp ecial -purpos e functio ns, sto ring of cop y settin gs, and othe r conven ient func tions. P lease select and read section s of thi s chapte r as nee ded. Page SPECIAL MODES..........
5-2 SPECIAL MODES Touch th e [SPECIAL MODES] k ey in the mai n screen of c opy mo de to open the s pecial modes sc reen. The following functions can be s elected in the special modes screen.
SPECI AL MODES 5-3 5 Margin shift The margin sh ift functi on will automa tically shift the text or ima ge on the copy pape r approxi mately 10 m m (1/2") in its init ial setti ng. This fu nction i s conve nient wh en sta pling or binding copie s with a string.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-4 Erase The erase fu nctio n is used to erase the s hadow line s on co pies prod uced wh en copyi ng thick or iginal s or books . The erase m odes that can be se lecte d are s hown be low. T he eras e wid th is ap proxim ately 10 mm (1/2") i n it's initial setting.
SPECI AL MODES 5-5 5 Dual page copy The dual page copy function produ ces sep arate cop ies o f two docume nts plac ed side by side on t he doc ument gl ass.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-6 Pamphlet copy The pamph let copy functi on is used to arr ange cop ies in proper or der fo r eventu al centr e-staplin g and f olding int o a bookl et. Two ori ginal pa ges are copie d onto e ach side o f copy p aper. Four pages a re, t heref ore, co pied on to o ne sh eet.
SPECI AL MODES 5-7 5 5 Select whether or not you wish to copy on the cover ("YES" or "NO"). 6 Select the paper tray for the cover. The curr ently s electe d paper t ray for th e cover i s displayed . The size an d type of paper i n the cu rrently select ed tray is displa yed.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-8 Job build Use job bu ild mo de when y ou need to c opy mo re origina l pages than can b e load ed at once i n the doc ument feed er (the max imum n umber of p ages that ca n be lo aded is 15 0). Thi s functi on all ows the or igin al page s to be scanned in sets.
SPECI AL MODES 5-9 5 Tand em c opy Two mac hines co nnecte d to the same network c an be used to r un a la rge copy job in p arallel . By div iding the job in half, appr oximate ly half th e time is requ ired to c omple te the j ob. To use this function, two machines must be connected to your network as network printers.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-10 5 Press the [START] key. NOTES ● To p erform tandem cop ying, t he se rver mach ine and cl ient ma chine must meet cer tain cond itions . After the [STA RT] key is pressed on the server machi ne, the ser ver ma chine verifies that the condit ions have been met.
SPECI AL MODES 5-11 5 Covers/inserts A differ ent type of pap er can be i nserted in po sitio ns cor respond ing to front a nd bac k cov ers of a copy job wh en the automat ic docume nt feedin g function is used. A d ifferent ty pe of paper ca n also be automatica lly ad ded as an in sert at speci fied pa ges.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-12 ■ ■ ■ ■ Procedure for inse rting front and bac k cover paper The pape r for the front cover is ca lled the front co ver paper ("FRONT COV ER" in the touch panel). The pap er for the back cove r is call ed the back cover p aper ("BACK CO VER" in the touc h pane l).
SPECI AL MODES 5-13 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Procedure for add ing inserts You c an hav e diffe rent pape r auto matical ly in serted as an insert at a sp ecifi ed pag es. Two types of inser t pap er can b e use d. These are spe cifie d with th e [INSE RTION TYPE A SE TTING] k ey and [INSER TION TYP E B SETTI NG] in the touch panel.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-14 8 Touch the [INSERTION SETTINGS] key to specify the pages where you wish to insert the insert papers of [INSERTION TYPE A SETTING] and [INSERTION TYPE B SETTING].
SPECI AL MODES 5-15 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Checking , editing, and deleting cov er/insert pages The [PA GE LAYO UT] key appe ars aft er covers /inserts settin gs are con figured ( the setting s of step 1 th rough step 7 on pages 5-12 a nd 5-13).
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-16 ■ ■ ■ ■ Examples of cove rs and inserts The re lations betwe en the or igina ls and f inish ed copie s whe n cover s or i nserts are ins erted ar e sh own on the followi ng pages.
SPECI AL MODES 5-17 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (One-sided copying of one-s ided originals) One- sided co pies ar e made of the fo llowing o ne-side d origi nals.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-18 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (T wo-sided copying of one-si ded originals) Two- sided co pies are made of the fo llowi ng one-s ided ori ginals.
SPECI AL MODES 5-19 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (One-sided copying of Two-s ided originals) One- sided co pies are made of the fo llowing t wo-si ded orig inals .
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Covers (T wo-sided copying of two-sid ed originals) Two- sided co pies are m ade of the fo llowi ng two-si ded or igina ls.
SPECI AL MODES 5-21 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ Inserts (One-sided copying of one-si ded originals) One- sided and two-s ided cop ying is perfo rmed us ing the follo wing on e-sided orig inals.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-22 Transparency film with insert sheets When cop ying onto transpa rency f ilm, b lank ins ert she ets can b e plac ed between trans parent s heets. ● This function only operat es in "o ne-sided to one- sided" and "two-sided t o one-sided" modes.
SPECI AL MODES 5-23 5 7 Set the insertion conditions for the insert paper. Select whether or not the in sert paper will be copied on with the (X) keys ([YES] or [ NO]). If [YES] is sel ected, insert paper cannot b e fed from an inserter. The (Y) key shows the tray s elected for the insert paper and the paper size and type.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-24 1 Touch the [MULTI SHOT] key in the s pecial modes screen (2nd screen). The MULTI SHOT se tting screen will appear. A multi shot icon ( , etc.) will al so appear in the upper left o f the screen to indicate that the function is turned on.
SPECI AL MODES 5-25 5 Book copy This functi on is conveni ent when y ou wish to com pile copi es of books or other boun d origina ls into an attr active pamphlet f ormat .
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-26 Tab co py Copying i s possibl e on th e tabs of ta bbed pa per. Pr epare app ropria te origi nals fo r the tab captions . [Exampl e] Relations between or iginals and t abbed p ape.
SPECI AL MODES 5-27 5 1 Touch the [TAB COPY] key i n the special modes screen (2nd screen). The TAB COPY setting scre en will ap pear. A tab cop y icon ( ) w ill also ap pear in th e uppe r left corn er of the screen t o in dicate th at the fu nction is turned on.
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-28 Card shot When cop ying a c ard, t his func tion allo ws you to co mbine t he front a nd bac k sides on a sin gle s heet of pape r. ● Copying is only poss ible on stan dard siz e paper. ● A copy ra tio cannot be selected when usi ng this function.
SPECI AL MODES 5-29 5 4 Touch the outer [OK] key. You will return to the main sc reen of cop y mode. 5 Place the original on the docum ent glass. Place t he front side of the orig inal face do wn and clos e the documen t cover. 6 Follow steps 4 through 6 of "Copying from the document glass" (page 4- 12).
SPEC IAL MODE S 5-30 Mirror image This f unction is used to pr int a mirror image of the origin al. The imag es will be in verted in the right t o left directi on on the copie s. 1 Touch the [MIRROR I MAGE] key in the special modes screen (3rd screen).
5-31 5 STORING, USING AND DELETING JOB PROGRAMS The steps of up to 10 copy job s can be stored as job progr ams. Job pr ograms can be called up with ease, and are retained even when the power is turned off.
STORING, USING AND DELETING JOB PROGRAMS 5-32 Calling up a job program 1 Press the [# /P] key. 2 Touch the number key of the desired job program. The screen autom ati call y closes and the jo b program is calle d up. A number k ey tha t does not have a jo b prog ram canno t be selecte d.
5-33 5 INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN The cop y of the or igin al scan ned in interru pt mode is output before the rema inder of the i nterru pted co py job. 1 Touch the [INTERRUPT] key. If in terrupt copy ing is possibl e during a copy run, the [INTERRUP T] key will appear.
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6-1 CHAPTER 6 MACHINE MAINTENANCE (FOR COPYING) This chap ter expl ains pr ocedure s for c leaning th e mac hine, a nd troubles hooting. Page USER MAINTENANCE .............. ................. ............................ ................ 6-2 ● Cleaning the docume nt gla ss and the automatic document feeder .
6-2 USER MAINTENANCE To ensu re good servic e from this product over a long perio d of time, it is reco mmende d that the fol lowin g maintena nce pr ocedur es be per formed o n a regul ar ba sis.
6-3 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Check the foll owing tr oubleshoo ting l ist before r equesti ng serv ice as m any p roblems can be fi xed by th e user. If you are una ble to so lve th e proble m by chec king the list, tur n off t he main po wer sw itch and the powe r switc h, and unpl ug the power cord.
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7-1 CHAPTER 7 DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION Page OVERVIEW ............... ................. ...................... ................. ................. ..... 7-2 ● Document filing funct ion ...................... ............................ .............
7-2 OVERVIEW Document filing function The doc ument filing fu nction allows you to sav e a docum ent im age in the ma chin e's hard disk as a dat a file .
OVERV IEW 7-3 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Quick File folder When [ QUICK FI LE FOL DER] is select ed in th e main scree n of any of the mod es, the file i s save d in thi s folder. Up to 1 000 files can be save d in the Qu ick Fil e fold er. All file s in the Quic k File F olde r can b e del eted usin g a k ey operator p rogram.
7-4 TO USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTI ON A look at the operation pane l Touch panel (see the next page) This dis p lays m essages and keys. Key s can be touched to se lect a nd enter s etting s. When a k ey is t ouched, a b eep wil l sound a nd the key wi ll be h ighli ghted to indic ate tha t it is selecte d.
TO USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION 7-5 7 Main screen of document filing To disp lay th e main screen of docu ment fi ling, p ress the [DOCUMENT F ILING] key when the touch pane l shows th e copy m ode s creen, imag e sen d mode, or the job statu s scre en.
7-6 SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE Quick File When pri nting or trans mitting a do cumen t in copy mod e, printer mode, or fax /image tra nsmissio n mode,"Q UICK FILE" c an be se lected to save an ima ge of the docum ent to th e Quick F ile folder.
SAVING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-7 7 Filing When pr inting or tra nsmittin g a doc ument in copy mode, printer mode , or ima ge sen d mode ,"FILE" can be s elected to save an im age of the docum ent to the ma in fol der or a previ ously created cust om fol der.
SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-8 9 Touch the [OK] key. The tou ched f older is selected and y ou retur n to the s creen o f step 5. The se lecte d folder name is dis playe d. 10 If needed, select the [CONFIDENTIAL] checkbox (only in copy mode). When th is is se lected, th e file is stored with the attribute [CO NFIDENTIAL].
SAVING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-9 7 Print jobs This fu nction c an only be used if the machine has th e printer function. Pr int jo bs sent to the mac hine usin g the machin e's print er driv er can be s aved in the main folder or a pr eviousl y create d cust om folder whe n printed.
SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-10 Scan Save Scan save is used to save a scanned document image in the main folder or the custom folder without copying or transmitti ng it. 1 Press the [DOCUMENT FILING] key on the operation pan el. 2 Touch the [SCAN TO HDD] key.
SAVING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-11 7 11 Touch the [RESOLUTION] key. 12 Touch the key of the desired resolut ion. Select one of four reso lution lev els as app ropria te for the o riginal. The se lecte d resol ution key is high light ed. 13 Touch the [OK] key.
SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-12 ■ ■ ■ ■ Using special func tions for scan sa ve. Touc h the [SPE CIAL M ODES] k ey in the main s can sav e scre en to di spla y the spe cial mod es sc reen. The fu nction s below c an be selected in thi s scr een.
7-13 7 CALLING UP AND USING A FILE Searching for and calling up a saved file When cal ling up a file, you can e nter t he file na me, fol der name, or user name t o quick ly sear ch for th e file .
CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-14 7 The results of t he user name search appear. Touch the desired file name or fold er na me. ● See page 7- 5 for a lis t of the docume nt fili ng icons. ● When a fil e name is to uched, the oper ation selecti on scree n appea rs.
CALLING UP AND US ING A FILE 7-15 7 Calling up and using a saved fi le A file s aved with the doc ument f iling fun ction ca n be call ed up a nd printe d or m anipulat ed as n eeded. The foll owing oper ation s can be perfo rmed: ● [Pri nt] : Prin t the file ( page 7 -16).
CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-16 5 Touch the key of the operation that you wish to perform. (1) [PRINT] key (see bel ow) (2) [SEND] key (see page 7- 17) (3) [PROPERTY CHANGE] key (see page 7 -18) (4) .
CALLING UP AND US ING A FILE 7-17 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Send] A saved file c an be tra nsmitted b y Scan to E-mai l, Scan t o FTP, fax , or Interne t fax. Thes e transm issi on met hods req uire ins talla tion o f the app ropria te optio ns. The fol lowing s creen app ears whe n the [SEND] k ey is tou ched.
CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-18 [SEND SET TING S] key [SE ND SET TING S] key is dis playe d in E- mail /FTP mode an d Inter net FAX mod e. Touc h this ke y to set the su bject and file nam e.
CALLING UP AND US ING A FILE 7-19 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Move] This operati on is used to move a fil e to a differe nt fol der. The fo llowing s creen a ppears wh en the [ MOVE] key is se lected.
CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Calling up and ma nipulating a file fro m the job status s creen File s saved usin g the "FI LE" an d "QUICK FILE" f unctio ns appear as key s in the finis hed jo b status screen. You ca n vie w informa tion on a file that ap pears i n this sc reen an d manip ulate t he file.
7-21 7 CUSTOM SETTINGS Creating, editi ng, and deletin g user names and folders This se ction expl ains how to crea te, edit, an d delete us er names and custo m folders for saving files with the document filing f uncti on. Use r names and custom f older s are c reated and ed ited a t the o peration panel of the machine or in the Web pa ge.
CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-22 ■ ■ ■ ■ Programming a us er name To progr am a user name , follow steps 1 and 2 on page 7-21, touch the [USER NA ME REGIST RATION] ke y in step 3, and the n follow the se steps : 1 Touch the [USER NAM E] key. The lowes t numb er that has not yet bee n programm ed appea rs autom aticall y in "No.
CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-23 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Editing and deletin g a user name To edi t or del ete a user name, follow st eps 1 a nd 2 on pag e 7-2 1 and th en follow t hese step s: 1 Touch the [AMEND/DELETE USER NAME ] key. 2 Touch the [USER NAME] key that you wish to edit or delete.
CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-24 ■ ■ ■ ■ Creating a custom folder Up to 500 cus tom fo lder s can b e cr eated. When no furthe r folder s can be crea ted, de lete u nneede d fold ers (p age 7-25) an d then crea te a ne w folder. A pas sword can be om itted wh en crea ting a folder.
CUSTOM SETTINGS 7-25 7 9 Touch the [OK] key. 10 To exit, touch the [EXIT] key. To cr eate another folder, tou ch the [NEXT] key. If you to uched the [EXIT] key, you will return to the screen of step 3 on page 7-21. If you touche d the [NEXT] key, a new folder screen wi ll appear.
7-26 ENTERING CHARACTERS To enter or edi t characte rs in setting s creens such as auto dial k ey progra mming screens, foll ow the step s below. Characte rs that can be ente red are alphab etical char acters, s pecial charac ters, num bers, an d symbol s.
ENTERING CHARACTERS 7-27 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ Entering numbers and symbols 1 Touch the [AB/ab 12#$%] key. When th e cha racters "12 #$%" a re high lighted, numbe r/symb ol entry mode is selec ted.
7-28 TROUBLESHOOTING This sec tion e xplains pr oble ms frequ ently encou ntere d when u sing the document filin g function . If yo u exper ience any diffic ulty, refer to the fol lowing table.
8-1 CHAPTER 8 SPECIFICATIONS This chap ter cont ains u seful in forma tion ab out the m achine. Page SPECIFICATIONS .... ................. ............................ ............................ ..... 8-2 INDEX ................. ....................
8-2 SPECIFICATIONS Automatic document feede r Type Consol e Print s ystem Electropho togra phic sy stem Exposur e sy stem OPC Develope r system D ry-type t wo-co mponent ma gnetic brush developm ent P.
SPECIFICATIO NS 8-3 8 * Noise e missio n when p eripher al devices are install ed Continuo us co pying s peed (w hen the off set fun ction is not us ed) AR-M550U /AR-M550N A R-M620U/A R-M620N A R-M700U/A R-M700N Copy pa per siz e 100% / Redu ced / E nlarged A3 (11 " x 17") 30 copies /min.
8-4 INDEX [ ] key ........ ................... ............. ............. ........... 1-12 [#/P] key ....... ............. ............ ............. ............. ..... 1 -12 ■ ■ ■ ■ Numerics 1-sided c opy . ............. ............ ......
INDEX 8-5 8 Example s of cov ers and inserts ............... 5-16 to 5-21 -Covers ............ ............. ............. ............ 5-17 to 5-20 -Inserts ...... ............. ................... ............. ........... 5-21 ■ ■ ■ ■ F Facsimile expans ion kit .
INDEX 8-6 ■ ■ ■ ■ P Pamphlet copy ...................... ............. ...... 1-4, 5- 2, 5-6 Paper cur led . ............. ............ ............. ............. ..... 2 -27 Paper tray settings .......... ................... ......... 2-1 0, 2-15 Part names -Exterio r.
INDEX 8-7 8 Troubles hootin g -Copier ope ration ...................... ............. ............. 6-3 -Document fi ling f unction ........... ............. ........... 7-28 -Finisher /saddle stit ch fin isher ......... ............. ..... 3 -13 -General informat ion .
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Required in IEC-950 (EN 60 950) - Europe • The equipment should be installed near an accessible socket outlet for easy disconnection. Required in Appendix ZB of BS 7002 (En 60 950) — United Kingdo.
OPERATION MANUAL (for general information and copier operation) PRINTED IN JAPAN 2004B DSC1 CINSE2476FC52.
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