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- Page 1 MODEL AJ-2100 COLOUR INKJET PRINTER SETUP GUIDE AND OPERATION MANUAL P a g e GETTING STARTED SETTING UP THE PRINTER LOADING PAPER SETTING UP FOR Windows SETTING UP FOR Macintosh APPENDIX...
- Page 2 FOR CUSTOMERS IN U.K. IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE: Neutral BROWN: Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows. The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.
- Page 3 Place the unit on a firm, level surface. Be sure to use only ink tanks of SHARP genuine supplies. If you get ink spots on your skin, wash them with water as soon as possible.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS GETTING STARTED MAIN FEATURES ......................3 USER'S MANUAL ......................3 SETTING UP THE PRINTER CONFIRMING THE CONTENTS ..................5 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ................6 UNPACKING.........................8 ATTACHING THE TRAYS ....................8 CONNECTING THE INTERFACE CABLE ..............9 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD .................11 INDICATOR LIGHTS ....................11 INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS ..........12 LOADING PAPER LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY .............16... -
Page 5: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED MAIN FEATURES High speed printing of 8 ppm both in colour and in monochrome. Six colours of ink permit the unit to print photo-level super fine quality images. 1200dpi printing with smoothing produces outstanding quality images. Each ink tank is independent, they can be used until completely spent, ensuring minimum waste. -
Page 6: Online Manual
USER'S MANUAL Online Manual After preparing the printer as shown in this manual, check the Online Manual for information on preference requirements for printing and troubleshooting. How to Use the Online Manual Explains how to use the Online Manual. Printer Properties Explains how to configure items in the printer driver. -
Page 7: Setting Up The Printer
Power cord Paper tray Setup Guide and Operation Manual Output tray (this manual) AJ-2100 Series Software CD-ROM Printer Driver Online Manual MGI PhotoSuite III SE * * Only for Windows. For the information about this program, refer to their instructions. -
Page 8: Part Names And Functions
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS The following illustration lists the part names and function. Before operating, it is advisable to familiarise yourself with the printer. The illustration below shows the printer with all the parts installed. Front Side Paper button Power button Press this button after solving a paper jam or empty. - Page 9 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Rear Side USB interface connector (B type) Bypass tray Use a USB cable to connect the Use this tray to print on a single page. printer to your computer. It is possible When printing large banners, make sure to to insert the cable after the printer has use this tray.
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Page 10: Unpacking
UNPACKING Remove the tape shown in the illustrations. Open the front cover, and remove the protective material shown in the illustration. ATTACHING THE TRAYS Attach the paper tray and output tray to the front of the printer. Follow the steps shown below. Attach the paper tray by firmly pushing down both edges. -
Page 11: Connecting The Interface Cable
ATTACHING THE TRAYS Attach the output tray as shown in the illustration. Place this projection toward the printer. CONNECTING THE INTERFACE CABLE This printer includes both USB and parallel interface connectors. Interface cables for connecting the printer to your computer are not included with this printer. Please purchase the appropriate cable for your computer. -
Page 12: Connecting The Usb Interface Cable
CONNECTING THE INTERFACE CABLE Connecting the USB Interface Cable USB is available with a PC/AT compatible computer that was originally equipped with USB and had Windows 98 or Windows 2000 preinstalled. As for Macintosh, USB is available with Mac OS 8.5 or later and a computer that was originally equipped with USB. -
Page 13: Connecting The Power Cord
CONNECTING THE POWER CORD Insert the power cord into the socket on the rear of the printer. Connect the other end of the power cord to an outlet. Power for the printer is turned on automatically. Do not connect the printer to other than 100V-240V outlet. Plugging the printer into an incompatible power supply may cause irreparable damage. -
Page 14: Installing The Print Heads And Ink Tanks
INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS Follow the steps below for installation. This section describes how to install the print heads and ink tanks when you install them for the first time after purchasing this printer. Refer to "Changing the Ink Tank"... - Page 15 INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS Remove the print heads from their protective cases. Do not touch the metal portion of the print head directly. Doing so may lead to improper printing. Insert the print heads. Insert the photo print head into the left carriage opening, and a colour print head into the right carriage opening.
- Page 16 INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS Inserting the ink tanks Unpack the ink tanks from their protective wrapping and slowly remove the tape. Hold the ink tank upright when removing the tape. Do not touch the uncovered opening on the ink tank, as ink will get on your hands. Ensure that there are no pieces of tape remaining on the ink tank.
- Page 17 INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS Close the front cover. After closing the cover the carriage will return to its home position, and the ink will be fed to the print head (this could take a while). Confirm the ink lamp is not blinking. If the ink lamp continues to blink, open the front cover, return to step 5 of "Installing the Print Head"...
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Page 18: Loading Paper
LOADING PAPER Follow the steps below to load paper into the paper tray or bypass tray. You can load plain paper and other special paper. For detailed information of paper type, see page 41. LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY Remove the output tray , and open the front lid of paper tray Adjust the guides... - Page 19 LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY Move the guides ( ) to touch the edges of the paper. When loading envelopes Set the paper knob to the "Thick Paper ( )" setting. Load the envelope face down with the flap to the right, and then adjust the paper guides to the width of the envelope.
- Page 20 LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY Attach the output tray. Place this projection toward the printer. Pull out the output tray extension to the proper position, and then raise the paper stop guide. Be sure that paper is free of rips, dust, wrinkles, and curled or bent edges. Make sure all the paper in the stack is the same size and type.
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Page 21: Loading The Bypass Tray With Paper
LOADING THE BYPASS TRAY WITH PAPER If you wish to print on banner paper or another paper type not loaded into the main paper tray, use the bypass feed. Only one sheet of paper (or up to 5 sheets of banner paper) can be placed in the bypass tray at a time. -
Page 22: Setting Up For Windows
Be sure to read the Readme.txt file before installing the printer driver. (The location of the Readme.txt file is D:\README\ENGLISH\README.TXT) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to install the AJ-2100 Series Printer Driver. Computer type... -
Page 23: Installing The Usb Driver (Windows 98)
INSTALLING THE USB DRIVER (Windows 98) If the printer is connected to your computer by USB cable, you have to install the USB driver before installing the printer driver. To install the USB driver, follow the steps shown below. Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer by USB cable. -
Page 24: Installing The Printer Driver
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Installing onto Windows 98 (Parallel interface) / 2000 The screen images in this section are those of Windows 98. Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer. Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer. On this step, "Add New Hardware Wizard"... - Page 25 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER On Windows 2000, perform the following steps: Select the "Specify a location:" and click the "Next" button. Type "D:\ENGLISH\WIN2000" and click the "OK" button. (Change "D" to correspond to the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) To install the driver successfully, be sure to select the "Specify a location". Click the "Next"...
- Page 26 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Installing onto Windows 95 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer. Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer. "Update Device Driver Wizard" or "New Hardware Found" window will appear. If neither the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window nor the "New Hardware Found"...
- Page 27 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Click the "Other Locations" button. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, type "D:\ENGLISH\WIN9X", and then click the "OK" button. (Change "D" to correspond to the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) Click the "Finish" button to continue the installation. Click the "Finish"...
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Page 28: Installing The Printer Driver By "Add Printer
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Installing onto Windows 95 / 98 The screen images in this section are those of Windows 98. Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer. Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer. Click the "Start"... - Page 29 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Click the "Have Disk" button. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. (If you are using the USB interface, confirm that CD-ROM is in the CD-ROM drive.) Type "D:\ENGLISH\WIN9X", and then click the "OK" button. (Change "D"...
- Page 30 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Select the port to be used, and click the "Next" button. If you are using Windows 95 / 98, and your printer is connected by parallel interface cable, select LPT port (typically "LPT1"). On the other hand, if your operating system is Windows 98, and your printer is connected by USB cable, select "USB port"...
- Page 31 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Installing onto Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 The screen images on this section are those of Windows 2000. Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer. Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer. Click the "Start"...
- Page 32 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Select the port to be used, and click the "Next" button. If your operating system is Windows 2000: If your printer is connected by parallel interface cable, select the LPT port (typically "LPT1"). If your printer is connected by USB cable, select the USB port (typically "USB001").
- Page 33 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Click the "Next" button. If the program displays "Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer?", check "Yes". Check the radio button for "Do not share this printer" and click the "Next"...
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Page 34: Aligning The Print Head
Make sure that A4 sized paper is set in the tray. Click the "Start" button, select "Settings" and then click "Printers". Click the "SHARP AJ-2100" icon and from the "File" menu select "Properties" and then click the "Setup" tab. The printer driver setup screen will appear when "Printing Preferences" of Windows 2000 or "Document Defaults"... - Page 35 ALIGNING THE PRINT HEAD 2) Select a pattern sample for "Pattern B". Look at the chart B on your test chart. Select the number under the pattern sample, in which is located the closest to the centre of the two horizontal lines. Example: +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 3) Select pattern samples for "Pattern C"...
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Page 36: How To Use The Online Manual
The Online Manual can be printed out using Acrobat Reader. SHARP recommends printing out the sections which you refer to regularly. Refer to the "Reader Online Manual" in Help for more details on the operation... -
Page 37: How To Print
Open the document you intend to print, and select "Print" from the application's "File" menu. Verify the "Printer Name" is set to "SHARP AJ-2100" and click the "Properties" button. Specify the print settings including the number of copies, media type, and print quality, and then click the "OK"... -
Page 38: Setting Up For Macintosh
Be sure to read the Readme file before installing the printer driver. (The location of the Readme file; CD-ROM - Readme folder - English folder - Readme) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to install the AJ-2100 series Printer Driver. Computer type... -
Page 39: Selecting The Printer
) located at the top- left of the desktop. The following window will appear. Click "AJ-2100 series" icon and make sure that "AJ-2100" appears in the right box. The printer is ready for printing. For the information on the installed printer driver, see the online manual. -
Page 40: Aligning The Print Head
ALIGNING THE PRINT HEAD Before printing for the first time or after replacing the print head, make sure to align the print head position. Follow the steps below to align the print head. Make sure that A4 sized paper is set in the tray. Select "Print"... -
Page 41: How To Print
To close the Online Manual, click the button located at the top-left of the window. The Online Manual can be printed out using Acrobat Reader. SHARP recommends printing out the sections which you refer to regularly. Refer to the "Reader Online Manual" in Help for more details on the operation and function of Acrobat Reader. -
Page 42: Appendix
When using 20.3cm x 25.4cm (8"x 10") size paper at 5% image area in normal usage. 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. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. -
Page 43: Supplies
- 200g/m (110lbs. index) Card Max. thickness : 0.3mm * Be sure to use SHARP recommended OHP films. INTERFACE CABLE Please purchase the appropriate cable for your computer. Parallel interface cable Shielded type bi-directional parallel interface cable (2m (6feet) Max.) USB interface cable Shielded twisted pair cable (2m (6feet) Max.: high-speed transmission equivalent) -
Page 44: Index
INDEX Acrobat Reader ........ 35, 39 Loading paper Aligning the print head ..... 32, 38 Bypass tray ........19 Appendix ..........40 Paper tray........... 16 Attaching the trays ........8 Main features..........3 Banner paper ........19, 41 Bonus software ........35 Online Manual ...... -
Page 45: Software License
(the "Software") and related documentation are licensed to you by SHARP. You own the disk on which the Software is recorded but SHARP and/or SHARP'S Licensors retain title to the Software and related documentation. This License allows you to use the Software on one or more computers connected to a single printer and make one copy of the Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only. - Page 46 Clause 6. A disk will be replaced when it is returned to SHARP or a SHARP authorized representative with a copy of the receipt. SHARP will have no responsibility to replace a disk damaged by accident, abuse or misapplication.
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