Sharp MX-2600N User Manual

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This chapter provides detailed explanations of the procedures for using the printer function.
PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE . . . . . . . . 3-3
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS
BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
• SELECTING THE PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
• PRINTING ON ENVELOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
PRINTING WHEN THE USER
AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION IS ENABLED . . . . 3-8
VIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELP. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT
SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
• SAVING SETTINGS AT THE TIME OF
PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
• USING SAVED SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
CHANGING THE PRINTER DRIVER
DEFAULT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH
BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
• SELECTING PAPER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
• PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
• SELECTING THE PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
• PRINTING ON ENVELOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
PRINTING WHEN THE USER
AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION IS ENABLED . . . 3-21
FREQUENTLY USED FUNCTIONS
SELECTING THE COLOR MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
SELECTING A PRINT MODE SETTING . . . . . . . . 3-25
TWO-SIDED PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER . . . 3-28
PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE
PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
STAPLING OUTPUT/PUNCHING HOLES IN
OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
CONVENIENT PRINTING FUNCTIONS
CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS FOR CREATING
PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
• CREATING A PAMPHLET
(Pamphlet/Pamphlet Staple). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
• INCREASING THE MARGIN (Margin Shift) . . . 3-35
• CREATING A LARGE POSTER (Poster
Printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
FUNCTIONS TO ADJUST THE SIZE AND
ORIENTATION OF THE IMAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
• ROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180
DEGREES (Rotate 180 degrees) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
• ENLARGING/REDUCING THE PRINT
IMAGE (Zoom/XY-Zoom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
• ADJUSTING LINE WIDTHS WHEN
PRINTING (Line Width Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
• REVERSING THE IMAGE (Mirror Image) . . . . 3-40
COLOR MODE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION . . . . . 3-41
• ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND
CONTRAST OF THE IMAGE (Color
Adjustment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
• PRINTING FAINT TEXT AND LINES IN
BLACK (Text To Black/Vector To Black) . . . . . 3-42
• SELECTING COLOR SETTINGS TO
MATCH THE IMAGE TYPE (Advanced
Color) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
FUNCTIONS THAT COMBINE TEXT AND
IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
• ADDING A WATERMARK TO PRINTED
PAGES (Watermark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
• PRINTING AN IMAGE OVER THE PRINT
DATA (Image Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
• CREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT
DATA (Overlays) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
CHAPTER 3
PRINTER

Sharp MX-2600N Specifications

Power

power requirements	230 ~240V AC, 50/60 Hz
power consumption	1.84 kW
warm-up time	Less than 60 sec.

System Memory

copier memory	Standard 1, 024MB, max. 2, 048MB
printer memory	Standard 512MB, max. 1, 536MB
HDD	80GB

Paper Handling

standard paper capacity	1, 100 sheets
maximum paper capacity	5, 600 sheets
paper weight (tray)	60 g/m² to 209 g/m²

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions	620 x 695 x 950 mm
weight	Approx. 112 kg