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To view Help for a setting, click the ( ) button in the upper right-hand corner of the window and then click the setting.
Note
The AR-157E printer driver setup screen is shown below. The settings and the image of the unit will vary depending 
on the model.
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switch between the various 
setup screens.(      ) buttonClick this button and then click a 
setting to view Help for the setting.
Check button
Allows you to select one 
item from a list of options.
OK button
Click this button to save 
your settings, and exit the 
dialog box.
The settings you made at 
N-Up Printing, Document 
Style (AR-157E only), Fit To 
Paper Size, Image 
Orientation and Watermark 
are shown in this image.
The tray selected in 
Paper Selection in the 
Paper tab appears in 
blue. You can also click 
on a tray to select it.
Cancel button
Click this button to exit the dialog 
box without making any changes to 
the settings. Apply button
Click to save your settings 
without closing the dialog box.
Drop-down list
Allows you to make one 
selection from a list of choices.
Check box
Click this option to activate/
deactivate each function.
You can also view Help by 
right-clicking the setting with the mouse.
Windows NT 4.0 does not have the Apply button on each screen.The Apply button does not appear when you open this window from an application.
Note
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To print a watermark, for example CONFIDENTIAL, on your document, refer to the following steps. Open the printer 
driver and click the Watermarks tab.
Reference:See Basic Printing for details on how to open the printer driver.
How to Print a Watermark
From the Watermark drop-down list, select the watermark, for example CONFIDENTIAL, you wish to print on your 
document, and start printing.
For details on watermark settings, view printer driver Help.
Reference: Printer Driver Settings
Print sample
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This printer driver can adjust the zoom ratio for printing according to the paper loaded in the unit.
Follow the steps shown below to use this function. The instruction below assumes that you intend to print a Letter size 
document onto an Invoice size paper.
1Click the Paper tab in the printer driver setup 
screen.
2Select the paper size for the print data from Paper 
Size.
3Check the Fit To Page box.
4Select the paper size for Fit To Paper Size, which 
corresponds to the size of paper in the unit.
Now, the printed image will automatically fit the paper 
set in the unit.
Note
The Fit To Paper Size setting is not available when N-Up Printing is selected.
Reference:Printing Multiple Pages on One Page
Paper Size: Letter
Fit To Paper Size: Invoice
Letter size document  (Paper Size) Invoice size paper 
(Fit To Paper Size)
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This feature allows you to print two or four document pages onto a single page.
To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen, select 2-Up or 4-Up for N-Up Printing on the Main tab.
If you select the Border checkbox, border lines will be printed on each page.
Note
The N-Up Printing setting is not available when Fit To Paper Size is selected.
Reference:Fitting the Printed Image to the Paper
2-Up
4-Up
BorderBorder
N-Up
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You can print on both sides of the paper.
To use this function, open the printer driver setup screen and select 2-
Sided (Book) or 2-Sided (Tablet) from Document Style in the Main 
tab.
The following example shows the result when portrait data is printed on both sides of the paper.
Note
When using two-sided printing, select Tray 1 or Tray 2 for the Paper Source in the Paper tab. 
Printing result
Print data 2-Sided (Book) 2-Sided (Tablet)
The pages are printed so 
that they can be bound at 
the side.The pages are printed so 
that they can be bound at 
the top.
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When printing begins, the Print Status Window activates and appears on the screen.
The Print Status Window is a program designed to show the current printer status including the document name being 
printed and error messages.
Status window
Provides details on the current 
status of the print job.
Document Name
Displays the name of the active print 
job.
Help button
Click this button to display help file 
for the Print Status Window.
Status icon
This icon informs you of the print status.
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between the two setup screens.
Cancel Job button
Click this button during printing to 
cancel the job that is currently being 
executed.
Close button
Click this button to close the Print 
Status Window.
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The flow chart shown below provides scanning overview.
*1: TWAIN is an industry standard for interface of image data processing devices including scanners. By installing a TWAIN driver onto your computer, 
you can scan and work with images using a variety of TWAIN-compliant applications.
*2: WIA (Windows Imaging Acquisition) is a Windows function that allows a scanner, digital camera or other imaging device to com municate with an 
image processing application. The WIA driver for this unit can only be used in Windows XP.
*3: To scan using the units operation panel, you must first install Button Manager and establish the  appropriate settings in the Control Panel. For details, see USING THE SCANNER MODE in 
the Operation Manual.
Note that not all scanner functions are available using Button Manager. 
Caution
The environment in which the units scanning function can be used is subject to certain limitations. For details, see 
BEFORE INSTALLATION in the Operation Manual.
Place the original in the scanning position
Reference:  For more detail, refer to the ORIGINAL PLACEMENT in the Operation Manual.
Start up the Scanner and Camera 
Wizard from Control Panel in 
your computer.
Start up a Twain-compliant or WIA-
compliant application, and select 
the units scanner driver.
 
Change the unit to scanner mode 
and select scan menu (SC1 to SC6) 
on the operation panel.
Set the scan preferences
When scanning from TWAIN*1-compliant 
or WIA*
2-compliant application
When scanning from Scanner and 
Camera Wizard (Windows XP) Using the unit to begin scanning*3
Scanning
Reference:  Scanning an Image from 
the Scanner and Camera 
Wizard (Windows XP)
Scanning
Reference: 
Scanning an Image from a 
TWAIN-Compliant Application
,
Scanning an Image from a 
WIA-Compliant Application 
(Windows XP)
Scanning
Reference:  USING THE SCANNER 
MODE in the Operation 
Manual,
Outline of Button Manager
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The SHARP scanner driver conforms to TWAIN, the industry standard, making it compatible with a variety of TWAIN-
compliant applications. Below is a step-by-step guide for acquiring a scanned image to the Sharpdesk desktop screen 
using Sharpdesk.
1Place the original you wish to scan on the original 
table/RSPF/SPF.
Reference:For information on setting an original for scanning, refer
to ORIGINAL PLACEMENT in the Operation Manual.
2After starting Sharpdesk, click the File menu and 
select Select Scanner.
3Select SHARP Personal MFP series, and click the 
Select button.
Click here.
Note
!If you are using Windows XP, you can also 
select WIA-SHARP AR-XXXX (where XXXX is 
the model name of your unit) to scan using the 
WIA driver.
Reference: Scanning an Image from a WIA-
Compliant Application
!Depending on your system, SHARP Personal 
MFP series 1.0 (32-32) and WIA-SHARP AR-
XXXX 1.0 (32-32) (where XXXX is the model 
name of your unit) may appear in the Select 
Source screen.
! The method for accessing the Select Scanner 
option, depends upon the application. For more 
information, refer to the manual or the help file 
of your application.
Click here.
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4Select Acquire Image from the File menu, or 
click the Acquire button ( ).
The scanner driver setup screen will appear.
Reference:Scanner Driver Settings
5In the Scanning Position menu, select the 
position in which you placed the original in Step 1 
(Platen or SPF).
Select SPF when you placed the original in the RSPF/SPF.
6Click the Preview button.
The preview image will appear.
7Specify the scanning area, and set the scan 
preferences.
For information on specifying the scan area and setting 
the scan preferences, see scanner driver Help.
Reference:Scanner Driver Settings
8Click the Scan button after setting your preferences.
To cancel your scanning job after clicking the Scan 
button, press the [Esc] key on your keyboard.
When you close the scanner driver after scanning, the 
image data will appear as a new file in Sharpdesk.
Note
!If the rotation or angle of the image is different, reset 
the original, and click the Preview button again.
!If you set multiple pages in the RSPF/SPF, the 
unit previews only the page placed on the top of 
the originals, and then sends it to the original 
exit area. Return the previewed page to the 
RSPF/SPF before starting the scanning job.
Caution
Setting a large area with full color together with a 
high resolution setting, makes the data size large, 
resulting in extended scanning times. It is 
recommended to set the scanning preferences 
depending on the type of the original to be 
scanned, i.e., Text, Text/Graphics, Photograph, 
Color, Black & White.
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Scanner Driver Settings
The scanner driver setup screen consists of the Set-up screen, which lets you select scan settings, and the Preview 
screen, which shows the scanned image. For details on the scan settings, click the Help button to display Help.
Set-up screen
Scanning Position menu
Select the desired scanning position from 
Platen (original table) or SPF.
Help button
Click to display the help file for the scanner 
driver.
Preview button
Previews the document.
Scan button
Click to scan an original or image according 
to your preferences. Before clicking the 
Scan button, check if your preferences are 
set correctly.
Scanning Mode menu
Switch the scanning mode between the 
Preset and Custom Settings screen.
For details on each of these settings, click 
the Help button to display Help.
Note
To cancel your scanning job after clicking the Scan button, press the [Esc] key on your keyboard or the clear (    ) key on the unit.
Note
Select SPF when you placed the original in the RSPF/SPF. On the unit without RSPF/SPF, this setting  is fixed to Platen.
Note
If Preview is canceled by 
immediately pressing the [Esc] key on your keyboard or the clear (    ) key on the unit, there may be no images displayed on the preview screen.
Scanning an Image from a TWAIN-Compliant Application (part 3)