Specifications

ManualsBrandsSharp ManualsAll in One PrinterAL-1600

CODE: 00ZAL1670/A1E

DIGITAL COPIER

AL-1640

AL-1650

MODEL AL-1670

[ 1 ] INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

[ 2 ] DIFFERENT POINTS FROM THE AL-1600 SERIES . . . . 1 - 1

[ 3 ] SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

[ 4 ] LIMITATIONS OF ELECTRICAL SORT <AL-1670 ONLY> . . 4 - 1

[ 5 ] 2 IN 1/4 IN 1 COPY REDUCTION RATIO <AL-1670 ONLY> . . 4 - 1

[ 6 ] SIMULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 1

[ 7 ] TROUBLE CODE LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 1

[ 8 ] INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 1

[ 9 ] SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 1

[10] CONFIGURATION REPORT AND TEST PAGE . . . . . . 9 - 2

[11] DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 - 1

[12] FLASH ROM VERSION UP PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . 12 - 1

CONTENTS

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AL-1670

Summary of content (25 pages)

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AL-1670 CODE: 00ZAL1670/A1E DIGITAL COPIER MODEL AL-1640 AL-1650 AL-1670 CONTENTS [ 1 ] INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 [ 2 ] DIFFERENT POINTS FROM THE AL-1600 SERIES . . . . 1 - 1 [ 3 ] SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1 [ 4 ] LIMITATIONS OF ELECTRICAL SORT . . 4 - 1 [ 5 ] 2 IN 1/4 IN 1 COPY REDUCTION RATIO . . 4 - 1 [ 6 ] SIMULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AL-1670 Warning! This product is a class A product. If it is operated in households, offices or similar surroundings, it can produce radio interferences at other appliances, so that the user has to take adequate countermeasures. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT VAROITUS! LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KÄYTTÖOHJEESSA MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1 YLITTÄVÄLLE NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.
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AL-1670 [1] INTRODCUTION This machine is an upgrade model of the digital copier, AL-1610. Therefore this Service Manual describes only the different points from the AL-1600/1610 and the AL-1620/1621 and some supplementary items. For the items which are not described in this Service Manual, refer to the Service Manual and the Parts Guide of the AL/1600/1610 and the AL-1620/1621. [2] DIFFERENT POINTS FROM THE AL-1600 SERIES For details of specifications, refer to the basic specifications later.
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AL-1670 [3] SPECIFICATIONS 1. Copy mode A. Type E. Paper feed Type Desk-top Copy size (Max. ∼ Min.) Cassette: 11" × 17" ∼ 8.5" × 5.5" B. Copy speed 16 sheets/min Scan One Print Multi (2) Continuous copy speed (Sheets/min) Normal Enlargement (200%) Reduction (50%) 11" × 17" 9 9 9 8.5" × 14" 10 10 10 8.5" × 13" 10 10 10 8.5" × 11" 16 16 14 8.5" × 11R" 12 12 12 8.5" × 5.
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AR-1670 J. Void width O. Other specifications Photoconductor type OPC (Organic Photo Conductor) Void area Lead edge 1 ∼ 4 mm, rear edge 4 mm or less, both side 4 mm or less When using SPF: 6 mm or less Photoconductor drum dia. 30 mm Max. 5/32" (4 mm) (leading and trailing edges) Max. 5/32" (4 mm) (along other edges in total) Copy lamp Xenon lamp Image loss Developing system Dry 2-component magnetic brush development K. Auto duplex Standard/Option Not installable L.
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AL-1670 B. Printer driver specifications 2. Printer mode (1) System A. Basic specifications OS Item Print speed Resolution Contents 16 PPM IBM PC/AT 600 dpi, 300 dpi (1,200 dpi equivalent by smoothing) Toner save Available Duplex print Available (Only in the model with duplex function) Paper feed tray Multi bypass tray Tray 1, Tray 2 Paper size Paper size Multi bypass tray Tray 1 ∼ 2∗ Available Microsoft Windows NT4.
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AL-1670 Item PCL6 PCL5e Status Depends on the paper size. MAX Short –5.84" ∼ 5.84" Long –8.5" ∼ 8.5" Position Size 6 ∼ 900 Angle ±90˚ Interface Menu Test Printing Menu Refer to the following Font List. Edit Density 0 ∼ 255 Transparent Text Yes, No I/O Time Out Configuration Page Configuration page is printed. PCL Font Page PCL6 Font page is printed. b. LED display Extinguished Indicates that the printer is off-line and data cannot be transferred or printed.
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AL-1670 (6) Paper handling specifications a. Paper feed direction 1) Paper size and image transport direction b.
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AL-1670 (8) Print Area H H Physical Page E E E Printable Area D Logical Page E E F D F D E D B HP/GL Picture Frame F E B C G H A F E C G Physical Page Logical Page Printable Area HP/GL Picture Frame H A PAPER SIZE Paper size A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A3 9920 7014 9684 118 100 300 9720 0 B4 8597 6070 8361 118 100 300 8397 0 A3 7014 9920 6730 142 100 300 6814 0 A4 7014 4960 6778 118 100 300 6814 0 B4 6070 8597 5786 142 100 300 58
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AL-1670 (9) Font a. For PCL TrueDoc Format 45 fonts 1 bitmap font Font No.
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AL-1670 [4] LIMITATIONS OF ELECTRICAL SORT Function Limitations, No. of documents to be read When no page memory (SIMM) is additionally installed (16 MB), about 60 sheets of standard documents can be read. (The number of documents to be read varies depending on image patterns.) When two or more documents are read and the image memory is full, the image data lamp lights up to stop the operation.
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AL-1670 [6] SIMULATION Main code 22 1. Entering the simulation mode 2. Cancelling the simulation mode When the all clear key is pressed, the simulation mode is cancelled. When the interruption key is pressed, the process is interrupted and the screen returns to the sub code entering display. 3.
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AL-1670 4.
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AL-1670 [7] TROUBLE CODE LIST This chapter is commonly used with the AL-1600 Series. 1.
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AL-1670 • Either the “Update Device Driver Wizard” window or the “New Hardware Found” window may appear automatically. Note: If neither the “Update Device Driver Wizard” window nor the “New Hardware Found” window appear, refer to “Installing Windows 95/98 without Using the Plug & Play Function”. • If the “Update Device Driver Wizard” window appears, click the [Next] button and proceed to step 2).
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AL-1670 6) Print a test page by clicking the [Finish] button. Note: If you check “No” and click the [Finish] button, the printer does not print a test page after the installation. • The printer driver installation begins. 3) Click the [Have Disk...] button. 4) Insert the SHARP Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, type R:\WinXX, and click the [OK] button. • If the “Insert Disk” window appears, perform the following steps: <1> Click the [OK] button.
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AL-1670 9) When the test page is printed properly, click the [Yes] button. • The printer is ready for printing. 3. Installing onto Windows 95/98 without Using the Plug & Play Function Computers using Windows 95 or Windows 98 that are compatible with plug & play can install the printer driver automatically. However, if your computer is incompatible with plug & play, follow the procedure in this section. The following steps use Windows 98 in display examples. 1) Turn the computer on and start Windows 95/98.
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AL-1670 4. Installing onto Windows NT 4.0 1) Turn the computer on and start Windows NT. 2) Click the Start menu, point to “Settings”, and choose “Printers”. 3) When the “Printers” window appears, double-click the “Add Printer” icon. 4) Choose “My Computer” or “Network printer server” and click the [Next] button. • The following steps use “My Computer” as an example. For more information about using this printer as a network printer, refer to the Windows NT 4.0 networking documentation.
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AL-1670 2) Press the MENU key repeatedly until the required menu appears. [9] SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS 1. Configuration setting DATA ON LINE MENU ITEM ENT MENU Main Menu ONLINE Copies 1* 3) Press the ITEM key repeatedly until the required item appears. Resolution 600 * Smoothing MENU On * DATA Toner Save ON LINE MENU ITEM ENT Off * ITEM Paper Source Auto * Paper Size Test Printing Menu A4 * Configuration Page 4) Press the Left or Right arrow key to change the setting.
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AL-1670 A. Main Menu Possible Settings Item Description Copies 1 ∼ 999 Sets how many copies to print. Resolution 600dpi ∗ 300dpi Sets the printing resolution. Smoothing Toner Save [10] CONFIGURATION REPORT AND TEST PAGE On ∗ Off Sets whether smoothing is done or not. This function improves the appearance of printed documents by smoothing the angles and curves of images. This allows printing at a higher apparent resolution.
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AL-1670 c. Network board Value: Example: Not Installed. Default: Not Installed. Description: Ubducates the network board installation status. 1. Samples Printer Configuration Page (Firmware version) a. PCL6 Value: #.## Example: 1.00 Default: Depends on the printer firmware version. HARDWARE STATUS Machine Information Language: English Hardware Specs Base Memory: Total Memory: Network Board: 8MB 8MB Not Installed Version Information PCL: 1.
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AL-1670 [11] Disassembly and assembly A Printer Board B E-sort PWB (only AL-1670) A. Printer board B.
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AL-1670 7) Communication port/communication speed setting ● Select “Comport” in the option menu, and select the most suitable item with consideration of PC environment, work time, etc. [12] FLASH ROM VERSION UP PROCEDURE 1. MCU/E-SORT A. Tool ● Machine ● PC Operates on Windows 95/98. ● Level converter (UKOG-0002QSZZ) (with serial cable) ● Level converter (UKOG-0003QSZZ) (without serial cable) ● (Serial cable) B. Procedures 1) Connect the PC and the level converter, and start Windows.
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AL-1670 9) Select the data for MCU to be transferred. 2. Printer Board A. Cases where flash memory rewriting is required In the following cases, the program in the printer control PWB flash memory must be rewritten. 1) When a bug or other error is found 2) Data stored in the flash memory is destroyed or deleted. 3) When the flash memory is replaced. B. Necessary tools 1) Computer (PC) 2) Parallel cable 3) Program data file (xxx.BIN) C.
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AL-1670 COPYRIGHT © 1999 BY SHARP CORPORATION All rights reserved. Printed in Japan. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Trademark acknowledgments Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries.