Scanning Poor Scanning Result The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned Scanning Unable to Scan the Image Outline of the Scanner Driver Uninstalling AJ-6110 Software Starting the Scanner Driver Scanning an Image Reinstalling AJ-6110 Software Scanner Driver Functions "Standard" Scan Preferences...
How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online Manual This Online Manual provides instruction for the operation of your new unit. It is designed to assist you in the operation of the Online Manual and provide you with all relevant information. For more information about computers, operating systems and Acrobat Reader, please refer to the relevant manual or help file.
Outline of the Printer Driver Printer Driver Settings What is the Printer Driver? A printer driver is a program designed to convert print data from any application into data understandable by the printer so that the printer can quickly and efficiently print out the data. The five tabs of this printer driver are shown below.
Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Click the "Start" button. Click the "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon in the "Printers" window and from the "File" menu select "Properties". 2 2 2 2 Select "Settings"...
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Click the "Properties" button to open the printer driver setup screen. 2 2 2 2 Select "SHARP AJ-6110" from the Printer Name If the dialog box is setup through an application, all drop-down list. settings will be void when you quit the application.
Starting the Printer Driver using the "Start" Button 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Click the "Start" button. Click the "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon and from the "File" menu select "Printing Preferences". 2 2 2 2 Select "Settings" and click "Printers".
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Go to "File" menu in WordPad, and select "Print". Select "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon from "Select Printer" area. You can setup the preferences for the printer driver through the five tabs of "Paper/Quality", "Layout", "Scaling", "Watermark", and "Utility".
Printer Driver Functions Printer Driver Settings Quit button Click this button to quit the printer driver setup screen. Index which allows you to switch between the various ) button setup screens. After clicking this button, click the preference located in the dialog box you want to know more about, and receive a Check button...
"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 1) Printer Driver Settings On this tab, specify settings related to paper or print quality. Reference: Quality guaranteed area and printable area Select the type of paper. This option sets printing quality. Set printer output preferences to colour or greyscale.
When printing more than one page: "Please set a sheet of paper on bypass and press the START ! Be sure to use Sharp recommended OHP films button" message will appear on the print status window when when you select "Transparency".
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"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) (part 3) Printer Driver Settings Paper Size "Custom Size" button Select "Custom" for "Paper Size" and then click this button to set Select an appropriate paper size for your document from drop-down custom paper sizes for your document. list.
10mm from the right / left edge of the paper. Sharp Rapid Select this option when you want to print a document containing graphics or illustrations with high speed.
SHARP Colour matching Select this option to utilise SHARP's original Colour Management System. Returns all user modified settings back to default settings of this dialog box.
"Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (part 1) Printer Driver Settings On this tab, specify settings related to paper or print quality. Select the paper source. Set printer output preferences to colour or greyscale. When printing colour Select the type of paper. data in greyscale mode, a small amount of colour ink will still be utilised.
When printing more than one page: "Please set a sheet of paper on bypass and press the START ! Be sure to use Sharp recommended OHP films button" message will appear on the print status window when when you select "Transparency".
"Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (Part 1) Printer Driver Settings This dialog box appears when you click the "Advanced" button on the "Paper/Quality" tab. You can make detailed settings for printing on this dialog box. Reference: Quality guaranteed area and printable area Select the paper size for your document.
"Advanced Options" Settings (Windows 2000/XP) (Part 2) Printer Driver Settings Paper Size "Setup" button (Custom Size) Select an appropriate paper size for your document from drop- Select "Custom" for "Paper Size" and then click this button to down list. set custom paper sizes for your document. Paper Size Click the up and down...
10mm from the right / left edge of the paper. Sharp Rapid Select this option when you want to print a document containing graphics or illustrations with high speed.
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Directly enter the figure or move the job. scroll bar. SHARP Colour matching Select this option to utilise SHARP's original Colour Management System. Select this option to utilise Windows standard Colour Management Returns all user modified settings back System.
"Layout" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Driver Settings On this tab, specify a preferred option for each setting for output layout. Set the number of copies between 1 - 50. Not available when "Banner Printing" is Select the orientation for enabled.
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"Layout" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Driver Settings Orientation Image Rotation Enable/disable "Image Rotation" which rotates the printed image Set the orientation for your documents either to "Portrait" or by 180 degree. This function is available if "Landscape" is "Landscape". selected for the "Orientation".
"Layout" Tab Settings (part 3) Printer Driver Settings N-Up Printing Collate Set this feature to place multiple reduced pages onto a single When multiple copies are printed, this setting places each copy page. Select the "2-Up" option to copy two pages or the "4-Up" in numerical order.
"Scaling" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Driver Settings On this tab, set the preferences for enlarging/reducing your document and poster printing. Enables you to print an Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print. enlarged image of one- page document onto separated multiple sheets The settings you made at...
"Scaling" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Driver Settings Zoom Poster Printing Allows you to reduce or enlarge the size of the print from 25% Select the number of sheets for "Poster Printing". "2 x 2" (4 sheets), "3 x 3" (9 sheets), and "4 x 4" (16 sheets) are available. to 400% in 1% increments.
"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 1) Printer Driver Settings Use this screen to set watermarks. Select the type of watermark. Use this screen to view how the watermark will appear on your Create your original watermark document. in this box. You can drag the Use the scroll bar or enter a watermark to your figure to set the font size of a...
"Watermark" Tab Settings (part 2) Printer Driver Settings Watermark "Delete" button To remove your original watermark from the drop-down list, Select a watermark from the drop-down list. Select from "TOP select it and click this button. SECRET", "CONFIDENTIAL", "DRAFT", "ORIGINAL" and "COPY".
"Utility" Tab Settings Printer Driver Settings On this tab, you can open the "Maintenance" tab of the print status window. "Maintenance" button Click to access maintenance options. "About" button Click this button to display the "About" dialog box for information on the driver name and version.
Printing Overview Print The flow chart shown below provides printing overview. Reference: For more information on printing, refer to Basic Printing. Ensure printing has been completed before turning the power off. Do not remove the power cord before turning the printer off. When printing from paper tray When printing from bypass tray Prepare the document you intend to print...
Select "Print" from the application's "File" menu. Click here. 3 3 3 3 Make sure that "SHARP AJ-6110" is selected as the Click here. current printer. If you intend to change any print setting, click the "Properties" button to open the Printing starts according to your preferences.
Printing a Watermark Print To print a watermark, for example "CONFIDENTIAL", on your document, refer to the following steps. Open the printer driver and click the "Watermark" tab. Reference: See Starting the Printer Driver through an Application (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP) for details on how to open the printer driver.
Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Print You can enlarge or reduce the size of your document from 25% to 400% in 1% increments. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen, select the "Scaling" tab, and type a percentage, or click the arrows in the "Zoom"...
Printing Multiple Pages on One Page Print This feature allows you to print two or four document pages onto a single page. To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen, select "2-Up" or "4-Up" for "N-Up Printing" on the "Layout"...
Make a Poster Print You can print an enlarged image onto multiple separated sheets of paper. (4, 9, or 16 sheets available) Open the original file to print with this function, load the paper whose size corresponds to the document size, and then follow the steps shown below.
Printing a Photograph Print To ensure pictures taken with a digital camera are printed clearly, use photo quality paper and follow the instructions below. When loading photo paper into the paper tray, insert the glossy side face down. When loading photo paper into the bypass tray, insert the glossy side face up.
Outline of the Print Status Window Print Status Window What is the Print Status Window? The print status window is a program designed to show the remaining ink levels and current printer status including the document name being printed and error messages. It also controls head cleaning and head position adjustment. The print status window contains status window and three tabs.
Print Status Window Functions Print Status Window The functions of the print status window are shown below. Program icon Minimize button This icon informs you of the print Click this button to minimize the print status. status window into the task bar. Reference: Understanding Error Messages Quit button...
Understanding Error Messages Print Status Window The status icon and program icon provide you with information on printer status. Understanding the Status and Program Icon Refer to the table below for an explanation of the printer condition. Program icon Status icon Condition None Normal...
"Maintenance" Tab Print Status Window Click this tab to conduct print head maintenance, and to check the amount of available ink. Remaining ink indicator window This window indicates the level of ink remaining in the printer. A message appears when the ink tank is nearly empty. Prepare a new ink tank and replace it when required.
"Options" Tab Print Status Window Allows you to select when to display the print status window. Select one option from the three shown below. Display Print Status Window when printing The print status window will be displayed automatically at the start of the print job.
Sharing the Printer using Windows Networking Sharing Printer Using Windows networking, it is very easy to share the printer. We will explain how to connect the printer using a Peer To Peer connection. Our explanation, shown below, is based on the following assumptions; there is an established network in place. This works with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP.
Double-click the "Network" icon. The "Network" dialog box will appear. 7 7 7 7 Right-click the "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon, and select "Sharing" from the pop-up menu. 8 8 8 8 If the "Network" icon does not appear on Windows Me, Enable the check button for sharing ( ), input your click "view all Control Panel options"...
Type the port name as shown below or click click "Printers". "Browse" button and double-click Server's 2 2 2 2 computer name and then click "Sharp". Right-click the "SHARP AJ-6110" printer driver icon, and select "Properties" from the pop-up \\Client with shared printer\Sharp menu.
What is the Scanner Driver? The SHARP scanner driver conforms to TWAIN, the industry standard, making it compatible with a variety of TWAIN- compliant applications. This driver consists of "Set-up" and "Display image" screens, both of which have two screens respectively as shown below.
The scanner driver setup screen will appear. Click here. 2 2 2 2 Select "SHARP TWAIN AJ2", and click the "Select" button. Click here. ! Depending on your system, "SHARP TWAIN AJ2 1.0 (32-32)" may appear in the "Select Source" screen.
Scanning an Image Scanning Below is a step-by-step guide for acquiring a scanned image to the Sharpdesk desktop screen using Sharpdesk. It is assumed that the scanner driver has been installed without changing the default setting, and Sharpdesk is running. 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 Place a document on the original table.
Scanner Driver Functions Scanning "Scanning Source" menu For this model, this setting is fixed to "Platen". Quit button Click this button to quit the scanner driver. "Scanning Mode" menu "Help" button Switch the scanning mode between the Click to display the help file for the scanner "Standard"...
"Standard" Scan Preferences Scanning By default, four scan settings are specified for the four buttons on this screen respectively. You can access the most frequently used settings with a simple click. The following settings for scanning through the "Standard" screen are fixed. Colour Matching: For Printer, Quick Scan: On, Zoom: 100%, Reverse: Off, Auto Contrast/Brightness Adjustment: On, Edge: Normal "Scanning Type"...
"Professional" Scan Preferences ("Main" Tab) (part 1) Scanning By setting the "Scanning Mode" menu to "Professional", the "Professional" screen will be displayed. Use this screen to specify more detailed settings than the "Standard" screen. Image Area Use to specify the scanning area. Click the ( ) button, and select the size from "A4", "B5", "Letter", "Post card"...
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"Professional" Scan Preferences ("Main" Tab) (part 2) Scanning Colour Mode Setting Explanation Possible usage Full Colour Scans a document according to the computer's ability to Select this option when working with photographs or documents that display 16,770,000 colours (each containing 256 require professional results.
"Professional" Scan Preferences ("Image" Tab) (part 1) Scanning Use this screen to adjust brightness, contrast and threshold settings. B/W Threshold Auto Contrast/Brightness Adjustment Sets the threshold when you select "Mono 2 By checking this function, the brightness and gradation" for "Colour Mode" on the "Main" contrast levels used for scanning are tab.
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Colour Matching Click the ( ) button to select from the drop-down list. Setting Explanation For Printer Sharp's original colour matching function; matches colours with the printer. For CRT Sharp's original colour matching function; matches colours displayed on a CRT monitor.
"Professional" Scan Preferences ("Preference" Tab) Scanning This screen allows the scanning speed to be set and permits the loading and saving of settings values. "Load User Settings" button Quick Scan By clicking this button, settings saved Select your scanning priority, by choosing previously can be loaded.
"Standard Mode Setting" Dialog Box Scanning Click the "Standard Mode Setting" button to display the dialog box shown below. On this dialog, you can change the preferences of four buttons including "Monitor", "Photo", "FAX", and "OCR" on the "Standard" screen. Select the corresponding tab to change the desired preferences. Colour Mode Click the ( ) button to select the desired colour mode from "Full Colour", "256 Colour", "Greyscale", "Mono Diffusion", and "Mono 2 gradation".
Preview Screen Scanning Click the "Preview" button ( ) to display a preview image on the preview screen. Specify the scanning area on this screen following the steps shown below. If the variation preview screen is displayed, switch to the preview screen by clicking the "Preview Screen" button ( Setting the Scanning Area 1 1 1 1 Click the "Preview"...
Variation Preview Screen Scanning After clicking the "Preview" button ( ) and previewing the document, click the "Variation Preview Screen" button ( ) to display the variation preview screen. Nine images, which have different variations of brightness and contrast, will be displayed on this screen. By clicking on one of the images, the scan settings will be changed to correspond to the selected image.
Outline of Button Manager Button Manager What is Button Manager? Button Manager is a utility software to link scanning functions to "SCAN" button on the unit. This software enables you to set scanning functions to five different scan menus, which will be linked the "SCAN" button on the unit. Reference: Refer to "USING THIS UNIT WITH YOUR COMPUTER"...
Button Manager Functions Button Manager The functions of Button Manager are shown below. Quit button Click this button to quit Button Manager. Click to set scan menu options. "Scan Setup" area Set the scan conditions. Some applications may limit your choice of settings. "Application Selection"...
"Start" button, select "Programs" ("All Set up the "Colour Mode", "Edge Enhancement" Programs" on Windows XP), select "SHARP AJ-6110", and other scan settings in the "Scan Setup" area. and then click "Button Manager" to start Button Manager.
Click the ( ) button to select from "None", Dynamic Threshold "Normal", "Sharp", and "Blur". When the colour mode is set to "Monochrome", and this option is checked on ( ), the unit will process the text and image data separately, and the When the colour mode is set to threshold is automatically selected to the most appropriate quality setting.
"Application Selection" Settings (part 1) Button Manager Use the "Application Selection" area to specify the start-up application starting from the scan menu. "File" settings "Email" settings Start-Up category File Format "SharpDesk" will be specified automatically. Your scanned image Select the format for the scanned image here. Click the ( is saved as a TIFF file on Sharpdesk.
"Application Selection" Settings (part 2) Button Manager "OCR" settings "Application" settings Start-Up Application Start-Up Application Displays the path for your OCR software. Displays the path for the selected application. "Refer" button "Refer" button Select your OCR software. Click the "Refer" button to open a Select the application.
Default Setting for Each Function Button Manager The default settings for each of the functions in the "Scan Setup" area are shown below. Function Colour Mode Edge Enhancement Scanning Area Resolution Colour Matching File Full Colour None 75dpi For CRT Email Full Colour None...
Time to Change the Ink Tank Maintenance In the cases shown below, click the "Maintenance" tab of the print status window to find the colour of the ink tank necessary to be changed, and then change it. Reference: Changing the Ink Tank The "Out of ink"...
Changing the Ink Tank (part 1) Maintenance Ensure the unit is turned on before following the steps below on how to change the ink tank. During ink tank replacement, if the front cover is left open for more than 8 minutes, the carriage will automatically return to its home position in order to protect the print head.
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Changing the Ink Tank (part 2) Maintenance 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 Unpack the ink tank from its protective wrapping Insert the ink tank to the print head of and slowly remove the tape. corresponding number. Make sure that each tab securely locks the ink tank by pressing here.
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Changing the Ink Tank (part 3) Maintenance 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 Close the maintenance cover. Confirm on the display panel that ink tanks have been securely set to the unit. If a message appears, which lets you know that any of ink tanks have not been installed in their correct positions, open the front cover and confirm that all the ink tanks are properly inserted.
Test Print Head Maintenance If you are not satisfied with the print quality, print a test page following the steps shown below. 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 Make sure that A4 sized paper is set in the tray. Check the result of the test page.
Cleaning the Print Head Maintenance If the test page from "Test print head" is faint or uneven, confirm that you are printing on the correct side of the paper, and the driver setting and ink levels are correct. If these items are OK, then follow the steps below to clean the print head.
Changing the Print Head (part 1) Maintenance If print quality is poor after cleaning the print head 3 times, the print head may be worn. Ensure the unit is turned on before following the steps below on how to change the print head. Supply Part Number Print head life*...
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Changing the Print Head (part 2) Maintenance 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 Remove the old black or colour print head with the Insert the new print head. ink tank(s) still inserted. Lift it straight up to remove. Be careful not to damage the print head.
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Changing the Print Head (part 3) Maintenance 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 Remove the ink tank(s) from the old print head and Follow the message on the operation panel to insert into the new print head. complete the ink tank replacement. Reference: For details on inserting and removing the Reference:...
Aligning the Print Head (part 1) Maintenance Align the print head after installing or changing the print head, or if printed lines are not straight, or have blank spaces. Follow the steps below to align the print head. 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 Make sure that A4 sized paper is set in the tray.
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Aligning the Print Head (part 2) Maintenance 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 Select a pattern sample for "Pattern B". Select a pattern sample for "Pattern D". Seventeen block figures with a horizontal line on each Thirteen lines are printed in pattern D. Of the thirteen horizontal side ( ) are printed in pattern B.
Make sure that the unit is not working. You cannot print or scan data from your computer while the unit is making copies or setting copier preferences. If you fail to solve the problem after verifying all the items listed above, please contact your authorised SHARP service centre.
Check the Connection between the Unit and Computer Troubleshooting CHECK1 Is the interface cable compatible with the If the USB cable becomes disconnected unit and computer? If the USB cable becomes disconnected, even only once during the unit's operation, then printing and scanning may be Interface cables compatible with this unit are USB and parallel cables.
Check Your Computer Troubleshooting Reference: Failed to Install the Device Driver (when the USB is connected) CHECK1 Is there enough computer memory or hard CHECK3 If your computer is connected to the unit disk space? through the parallel port, is the parallel port To use this unit, you must have an adequate amount of (LPT) mode set to other than EPP mode? hard disk space.
Failed to Install the Device Driver (when the USB is connected) Troubleshooting If the device driver cannot be installed while this unit is connected to the computer with a USB cable, make sure to enable the USB port referring to the steps shown below. 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Click the "Start"...
Failed to Install the Device Driver (Windows 2000/XP) Troubleshooting If the device driver cannot be installed under Windows 2000/XP, check your computer's settings according to the following procedure. 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 Click the "Start" button, select "Settings", and then Check the "File signature verification"...
Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output Troubleshooting If the print output is faint or uneven If the print output is smeared If print output is faint or uneven, refer to checks 1 to 3 below for First turn the paper knob to the ( ) setting and print again.
Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position Troubleshooting If a document is printed skewed or partly off the paper, follow the steps listed below. CHECK1 Is the paper size loaded in the tray the CHECK3 Is the paper loaded correctly? same as that specified in the printer driver? If a document is physically damaged when it is output or the image is skewed on the paper, discard the...
On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 Click the "Paper/Quality" tab in the printer driver setup screen, and check if the "Print Quality" option is set to "Sharp Rapid", "Normal" or "Best". On Windows 2000/XP Click the "Paper/Quality" tab in the printer driver setup screen, and check if the "Quality Settings"...
Unit does not Print in Colour Troubleshooting If you are unable to print a document in colour, refer to the check list below. CHECK1 Is the printer driver set to the colour print option? Click the "Paper/Quality" tab in the printer driver setup screen, and change the "Colour"...
If you still cannot print after confirming the "SHARP AJ-6110" displayed in the "Print" dialog box. AJ-6110" printer driver icon, the printer driver may not have been installed correctly. In this case, delete AJ- 6110 software and then reinstall it.
Poor Scanning Result Troubleshooting If you get poor quality as a result of scanning job, and you cannot improve the quality by changing preferences, refer to the check list shown below. CHECK1 Is the original clean? CHECK4 Have you adjusted the brightness and Check your original before scanning.
The Scanned Image is Incorrectly Positioned Troubleshooting If the scanned image is incorrectly positioned, refer to the check list shown below. CHECK1 Have you placed the original straight? Place the original straight on the original table. Reference: Refer to "ORIGINAL PLACEMENT" in the Setup Guide and Operation Manual for the detail on how to set the original.
Neither printing nor scanning job can be sent to the unit Make sure that the "SHARP TWAIN AJ2" is selected on from your computer during the specified period of program your application. timeout after copying.
Reference: Reinstalling AJ-6110 Software ! Before uninstalling AJ-6110 software, close all applications. ! When uninstalling AJ-6110 software, be sure to uninstall the printer driver first. Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling Button Manager, the Scanner Driver, and 1 1 1 1 the Device Driver Click the "Start"...
Uninstalling AJ-6110 Software and restarting your computer, make sure the unit's power is on, and then follow the steps below to reinstall AJ-6110 software (device driver, scanner driver, printer driver, and Button Manager) by following the procedure below. 1 1 1 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM, and then double-click the "My Computer"...
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Index Index Quick Scan Advanced Options Main Button Manager Application Selection Maintenance Scanner Driver Auto Contrast/Brightness Adjustment Media (Windows 2000/XP) Auto head cleaning Media (Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0) Resolution Auto Threshold Button Manager N-Up Printing Scanner Driver B/W Threshold Options Reverse Background Removal Orientation Button Manager...