Sharp MX-M503N 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 A PRINT MODE SETTING . . . . . . . . 3-23
TWO-SIDED PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER . . . 3-27
PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE
PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
STAPLING OUTPUT/PUNCHING HOLES IN
OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
CONVENIENT PRINTING FUNCTIONS
CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS FOR CREATING
PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
• CREATING A PAMPHLET
(Pamphlet/Pamphlet Staple). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
• INCREASING THE MARGIN (Margin Shift) . . . 3-34
• CREATING A LARGE POSTER (Poster
Printing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
FUNCTIONS TO ADJUST THE SIZE AND
ORIENTATION OF THE IMAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
• ROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180
DEGREES (Rotate 180 degrees) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
• ENLARGING/REDUCING THE PRINT
IMAGE (Zoom/XY-Zoom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
• ADJUSTING LINE WIDTHS WHEN
PRINTING (Line Width Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
• REVERSING THE IMAGE (Mirror Image) . . . . 3-39
IMAGE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
• ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND
CONTRAST OF THE IMAGE (Image
Adjustment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
• PRINTING FAINT TEXT AND LINES IN
BLACK (Text To Black/Vector To Black) . . . . . 3-41
FUNCTIONS THAT COMBINE TEXT AND
IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
• ADDING A WATERMARK TO PRINTED
PAGES (Watermark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
• PRINTING AN IMAGE OVER THE PRINT
DATA (Image Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
• CREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT
DATA (Overlays) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
CHAPTER 3
PRINTER

Sharp MX-M503N Specifications

General

Print Technology	Laser
Print Speed	50 ppm
Maximum Print Resolution	1200 x 1200 dpi
Scan Type	Color Scanner
Standard Paper Capacity	1, 100 sheets
Maximum Paper Capacity	5, 600 sheets
Duplex Printing	Yes
Network Connectivity	Ethernet
Functions	Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Original Size	A3
Warm-up Time	20 seconds
Copy Speed	50 cpm
Scan Resolution	600 x 600 dpi
Maximum Paper Size	A3
First Copy Time	3.9 seconds