MODEL AJ-2100 COLOUR INKJET PRINTER SETUP GUIDE AND OPERATION MANUAL Page GETTING STARTED ● SETTING UP THE PRINTER ● LOADING PAPER ● SETTING UP FOR Windows ● SETTING UP FOR Macintosh ● APPENDIX ● 3 5 16 20 36 40
FOR CUSTOMERS IN U.K. IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE: Neutral Live BROWN: 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.
Cautions Follow the cautions below when using this unit. z The unit is affected by the environment in which it is installed. Do not install your unit in the following area. −Dusty areas If dust enters the internal parts of the unit, damage or poor-quality output can result. −Areas in direct sunlight Direct sunlight can distort the plastic parts of the unit and result in poor-quality output.
CONTENTS GETTING STARTED MAIN FEATURES .........................................................................................................3 USER'S MANUAL .........................................................................................................3 SETTING UP THE PRINTER CONFIRMING THE CONTENTS ..................................................................................5 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ................................................................................
GETTING STARTED z High speed printing of 8 ppm both in colour and in monochrome. z Six colours of ink permit the unit to print photo-level super fine quality images. z 1200dpi printing with smoothing produces outstanding quality images. z Each ink tank is independent, they can be used until completely spent, ensuring minimum waste. The print head is also fully detachable, requiring no special tools for replacement.
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. Print Provides information on how to print a document. Print Status Window (Windows only) Explains the function of the print status window.
SETTING UP THE PRINTER Here we explain how to connect the printer to a computer, and a power source, after removing the printer from its packaging. Read this chapter carefully before use. CONFIRMING THE CONTENTS Photo print head Colour print head Ink tanks magenta, yellow, cyan, photo magenta, photo cyan, photo black Power cord SETTING UP THE PRINTER The following items are packed with the printer in the box. After opening the box, please check if the following are included with the printer.
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. Depressing the button for a few seconds will activate the test print. Press to turn the printer on or off.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Rear Side USB interface connector (B type) Bypass tray Use a USB cable to connect the printer to your computer. It is possible to insert the cable after the printer has been switched on. Use this tray to print on a single page. When printing large banners, make sure to use this tray. Insert paper into the tray print side up. When printing onto thick paper, open the tray until it reaches position 2. (The tray has two stop positions.) Plug the power cord * into the socket.
UNPACKING 1 Remove the tape - shown in the illustrations. 2 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. 1 Attach the paper tray by firmly pushing down both edges. Make sure that the paper tray has been securely attached to the printer.
ATTACHING THE TRAYS 2 Attach the output tray as shown in the illustration. Place this projection toward the printer. 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. SETTING UP THE PRINTER CONNECTING THE INTERFACE CABLE Do not connect both the USB interface cable and the parallel interface cable to this printer at the same time.
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. 10 1 2 Obtain a shielded USB interface cable. 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the interface connector of your computer, or the USB hub connected to your computer.
CONNECTING THE POWER CORD Insert the power cord into the socket on the rear of the printer. 2 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. SETTING UP THE PRINTER 1 z Be sure that the plug in the outlet is readily accessible to all persons.
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" or "Changing the Print Head" in your online manual when you change ink tank or print head after installing. Installing the Print Heads 1 Make sure that the power lamp is lit, and the ink lamp is blinking rapidly.
INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS 4 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. Photo print head SETTING UP THE PRINTER 5 Colour print head Be careful not to damage the print heads. If any of them is damaged, the printer may not work properly.
INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS Inserting the ink tanks 1 Unpack the ink tanks from their protective wrapping and slowly remove the tape. z 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. z Ensure that there are no pieces of tape remaining on the ink tank. 2 Turn the ink tanks upside down, and then immediately insert each of them to the print head of the corresponding number.
INSTALLING THE PRINT HEADS AND INK TANKS 3 Close the front cover. 4 Confirm the ink lamp is not blinking. SETTING UP THE PRINTER 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). If the ink lamp continues to blink, open the front cover, return to step 5 of "Installing the Print Head" and follow the procedures once more.
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 1 Remove the output tray 2 Adjust the guides of the paper. 3 Load the paper. and , and open the front lid of paper tray . shown in the illustration to the width Load the paper print side down into the paper tray.
LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY 4 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. LOADING PAPER Notes for loading envelopes z Load envelopes in portrait direction into the paper tray. z Do not use non-standard envelopes, envelops with clasps, or window envelopes.
LOADING PAPER INTO THE PAPER TRAY 6 Attach the output tray. Place this projection toward the printer. 7 Pull out the output tray extension to the proper position, and then raise the paper stop guide. z Be sure that paper is free of rips, dust, wrinkles, and curled or bent edges. z Make sure all the paper in the stack is the same size and type. z Fan the paper and tap it against a flat surface to ensure it is even before loading into the printer.
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. 1 Open the bypass tray located on the rear of the printer. 2 Load the paper print side up. Align the paper with the right side of the bypass tray and press the paper button. The paper will be fed slightly into the printer.
SETTING UP FOR Windows To use this printer with your computer, the printer driver should be installed onto your computer's hard drive. In this chapter, you will learn how to install them and how to use the Online Manual. The following terms are used in this chapter. CD-ROM Means the supplied CD-ROM with the AJ-2100 Series Software. Drive D (the field to be typed "D:\...") This assumes that your computer's CD-ROM drive is drive D.
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. 1 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer by USB cable. 2 Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer. 3 4 Click the "Next" button. 5 6 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. "Add New Hardware Wizard" window will appear.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Installing onto Windows 98 (Parallel interface) / 2000 The screen images in this section are those of Windows 98. 1 2 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" on Windows 98 or "Found New Hardware Wizard" on Windows 2000 will appear.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER On Windows 2000, perform the following steps: 1) Select the "Specify a location:" and click the "Next" button. 2) 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". 7 Click the "Next" button. 8 Click the "Finish" button. If "Digital Signature Not Found" window appears on Windows 2000, click the "Yes" button.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Installing onto Windows 95 1 2 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" window appears, refer to "Installing onto Windows 95 / 98" (page 26). If the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window appears, click the "Next" button and proceed to step 3.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER 3 4 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.) 5 6 Click the "Finish" button to continue the installation. Click the "Finish" button. If the program displays "Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer?", check "Yes".
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" Installing onto Windows 95 / 98 The screen images in this section are those of Windows 98. 1 2 3 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer. 4 When the "Printers" window appears, double-click the "Add Printer" icon. 5 6 Click the "Next" button. Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer. Click the "Start" button, select "Settings" and then click "Printers". Check the radio button for "Local printer", and click the "Next" button.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" 7 Click the "Have Disk" button. 8 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.) 9 Type "D:\ENGLISH\WIN9X", and then click the "OK" button. (Change "D" to correspond to the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) SETTING UP FOR Windows 10 Select the model of your printer, and then click the "Next" button.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" 11 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" (typically "USB-PRN0").
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. 1 2 3 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer. 4 When the "Printers" window appears, double-click the "Add Printer" icon. 5 On Windows 2000, "Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard" window will appear. Click the "Next" button. Turn on the printer, and then turn on your computer.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" 7 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"). If your operating system is Windows NT 4.0: Select the LPT port (typically "LPT1"). 8 9 Click the "Have Disk" button.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER BY "ADD PRINTER" 11 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". the radio button for "Do not share this printer" and click 12 Check the "Next" button. On Windows NT 4.0, check "Not shared", and click the "Next" button. To use this printer shared, refer to "Sharing Printer" in the online manual. 13 Check "Yes", and click the "Next" button. On Windows NT 4.
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. 1 2 3 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.
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: -6 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 +8 B -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 3) Select pattern samples for "Pattern C" and "Pattern D" respectively. Look at the chart C and D on your test chart. Select the numbers under the pattern samples, which have the straightest lines.
HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL The Online Manual provides detailed instructions for operating the printer and a list of methods for dealing with printing problems. To access the Online Manual, your computer must have Acrobat Reader 4.0 or a later version. If it is not installed, refer to "Installing Acrobat Reader" (next page). 1 2 3 4 Turn on your computer. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click the "Start" button, and select "Run". Type "D:\MANUAL\ENGLISH\MANUAL.
HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL Installing Acrobat Reader To install Acrobat Reader, about 10MB of hard disk space is required. 1 2 3 4 Turn on your computer. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the "Start" button, and select "Run". Type "D:\ACROBAT\AR405ENG.EXE" and click the "OK" button. (Change "D" to correspond to the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) Follow the on-screen instructions to install Acrobat Reader.
SETTING UP FOR Macintosh To use this printer with your computer, the printer driver should be installed onto your computer's hard drive. In this chapter, you will learn how to install them and how to use the Online Manual. The following term is used in this chapter. CD-ROM Means the supplied CD-ROM with the AJ-2100 Series Software. Be sure to read the Readme file before installing the printer driver.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER 8 Make sure that "Easy Install" is selected, and click the "Install" button. If a dialog box appears, which prompts you to confirm whether all the applications have been quitted, click the "Continue" button. 9 Click the "Restart" button. You have completed the installation of the printer driver. Restart your system, and then specify your printer following the steps shown below. Selecting the printer 1 Select "Chooser" from the Apple Menu ( left of the desktop.
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. 1 2 Make sure that A4 sized paper is set in the tray. 3 4 Click the "Start" button of "Print alignment patterns". Select "Print" from the "File" menu of your application, and then click the "Maintenance" button ( ). Click the "Print" button.
HOW TO USE THE ONLINE MANUAL 4 Double-click the "Manual" folder, double-click the "English" folder and then double-click the "Manual (pdf)" icon. The following window will appear. 5 Click the to read the Online Manual. To close the Online Manual, click the button located at the top-left of the window. z The Online Manual can be printed out using Acrobat Reader. SHARP recommends printing out the sections which you refer to regularly.
APPENDIX This chapter shows specifications of the printer, supplies, and how to store the supplies. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PRINTER Name AJ-2100 Type Resolution Printing speed*1 Paper Monochrome Colour Width Length *2 Min. Void area Recommendation Print description language Interface Paper tray capacity Paper tray*3 On demand, thermal inkjet type Max. 1200dpi x 1200dpi 8.0ppm 8.0ppm Max. 215.9mm (8.5") Min. 76.2mm (3") Max. 355.6mm (14") Min.
SUPPLIES Supply Part Number Ink tank (Cyan) Ink tank (Magenta) Ink tank (Yellow) Ink tank (Photo cyan) Ink tank (Photo magenta) Ink tank (Photo black) Colour print head Photo print head AJ-T20C AJ-T20M AJ-T20Y AJ-T21LC AJ-T21LM AJ-T21B AJ-H20C AJ-H21P z When storing spare ink tanks and print heads, leave them unopened in their packaging until you are ready to use them. z For best results, use ink tanks within 6 months of installation.
INDEX A L Acrobat Reader ................................ 35, 39 Aligning the print head ..................... 32, 38 Appendix ................................................ 40 Attaching the trays ................................... 8 Loading paper − Bypass tray ........................................ 19 − Paper tray........................................... 16 B Main features............................................ 3 Banner paper ................................... 19, 41 Bonus software .....
SOFTWARE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. 1. License. The application, demonstration, system and other software accompanying this License, whether on disk, in read only memory, or on any other media (the "Software") and related documentation are licensed to you by SHARP.
6. Limited Warranty on Media. SHARP warrants the disks on which the Software is recorded to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase as evidenced by a copy of the receipt. The entire liability of SHARP and/or its Licensors and your exclusive remedy will be replacement of the disk which fails to meet the limited warranty provided by this Clause 6.
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