Sharp DX B450P User Manual

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Operator Panel Menus
The tables below describe the items available in the Operator Panel. Each item is listed along 
with the values available for selection. If no values are available for selection, the Value and 
Default columns are blank. These menu items command the printer to execute an action that 
takes place immediately.
Job Library Menu
The Job Library menu handles the Job Retention feature’s stored jobs that have been sent to the 
printer from the driver. See section “Job Retention and Storage” on page 4-20 for creating 
stored jobs in the Windows Driver. Items available in this menu are described below.
Job Accounting Menu
The Job Accounting menu allows you to print the Job Accounting file or reset job accounting 
info. Job Accounting from the Windows Driver is described in section “Job Accounting” on 
page 4-19. Items available in this menu are described below. 
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
Print Directory 
name/job 
namePrint the job stored in the job library. Allows 
you to access existing directories and to 
select the desired file. Requires a password.
Print & Delete Directory 
name/job 
namePrint the job stored in the job library and 
then delete it. Allows you to access existing 
directories and to select the desired file. 
Requires a password.
Delete Directory 
name/job 
nameDelete the job stored in the job library and 
then delete it. Allows you to access existing 
directories and to select the desired file. 
Requires a password.
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
Enabled Yes/No Yes
Print Info Prints the Job Accounting File.
Reset Info Resets Job Accounting Information.
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Paper Menu
The Paper menu provides a variety of options for paper type selection as well as paper input and 
output. Items available in this menu are described below 
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
Copies 1-999 1 Sets number of copies printed.
Duplex On/Off Off Enables two-sided printing
Duplex Bind 2-sided Tablet
2-sided Book2-sided Book Choose the binding edge during duplex 
printing
Default Source Tray 1-4 Tray 1 Choose a default paper source from a list of 
all installed trays.
Manual Feed On/Off Off When enabled, the printer prompts you to 
insert a sheet of paper into Tray 1.
Output Tray Standard Output
Offset CatchStandard Output Select the paper output tray.
Media Size/TypeSet the paper type and paper size.
     Tray #Tray 1
Tray 2
Tray 3
Tray 4Selects the tray to configure.
          Media Size Custom 
Legal 
Legal13 
A4 
Letter 
B5 
Invoice 
A5 
A6 
COM9 
C5 
DL 
COM10 
Monarch 
Executive A4 for Europe
Letter for USSets the media size for the selected tray. 
Setting is only available if Auto-Sense is 
Off.
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          Media Type Plain 
Transparency
Pre-Punched
Letter Head
Color
Pre-Printed
Bond
Labels
Card Stock
Postcard
Envelope
Thick 1 
Thick 2 
Thick 3 
(
DX-B450P only)
Thin 
(DX-B450P only)
Plain Set the paper type for a selected tray. See 
“Paper Types” on page 2-6 for more 
information.
         Custom Size Width
Length110 V: 
8.50 x 11.00 in
230V:
210 x 297 mmSet custom size for the selected tray. See 
“Custom Sizes” on page 2-6 for more 
information.
          Auto-Sense On/Off On Automatically detects the size of the paper 
in the tray.
Tray Linking On/Off Off Turn the tray linking function on or off. See 
“Auto Tray Change” on page 4-15. 
Job Offset On/Off On OCT must be installed. Turns Job offsetting 
on or off. See “Job Offset” on page 4-13. 
This menu is only shown when the Offset 
Catch Tray is installed.
Blank Pages Print
Do Not PrintPrint Choose to either print or not print blank 
pages of a document.
Output Linking On/Off Off Links output trays, so when one is full, it 
will link to the other. Available when the 
Offset Catch Tray is installed.
Auto Resize On/Off Off Scale the output of a PS job to the size 
selected. It does not scale a PCL job.
The printer can automatically select the 
paper that is the closest in size to the paper 
requested by the printer job. The printer will 
then scale the job to fit the available paper. 
This includes scaling A4 to letter and letter 
to A4.
Separator Page Off
Tray 1
Tray 2
Tray 3
Tray 4Off Prints a blank page between print jobs.
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
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Interface Menu
The Interface menu provides a variety of options for port setup and network configuration. 
Items available in this menu are described below
Custom Size Unit Inches 
MillimetersInches for 110V
mm for 230VSet the unit of measurement for the Custom 
Paper Size feature.
Edge to Edge On/Off Off Enables a printing to the physical edge of the 
paper on all four sides.
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
PortEnable or disable operations from any I/O 
interface.
     Parallel On/Off On
     Serial On/Off On
     Network Card 1 On/Off On
     USB On/Off On
Parallel SetupConfigure the operation of the parallel 
interface. 
     Interpreter Auto Switch
PCL
PostScript 3Auto Switch
     Format Raw 
Normal 
BinaryRaw Configures how incoming print jobs are 
scanned for special binary control codes.
RAW=no processing
Normal = “Adobe Standard Protocol” (ASP)
Binary = “Binary Control Protocol” (BCP)
When Interpreter setting is Auto Switch and 
this setting is Raw, the printer will 
automatically determine the control code 
method, defaulting to Normal if no codes are 
found.
     Mode Bidirectional
Standard Bidirectional When set to “Standard”, the parallel port 
operates as a standard parallel port with no 
bidirectional capabilities. When set to 
“Bi-directional”, the parallel port operates in 
IEEE-1284 mode, supporting “nibble mode” 
and “ECP” bidirectional communications 
modes.
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
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     Delay Out Close On/Off Off When ON, the printer will wait until the job 
is completely printed and delivered to the 
output tray before terminating the 
connection, allowing all reverse-channel 
data to be sent back to the host. This will 
cause a reduction in printer throughput.
When OFF, reverse-channel data generated 
after the job interpretation is discarded. No 
reduction in printer throughput occurs.
     Binary PS On/Off On When On, the feature allows all binary codes 
to be processed by the PostScript interpreter. 
When Off, special binary control codes may 
be intercepted per the Format item setting.
Serial SetupSubmenu
     Interpreter Auto Switch
PCL
PostScript 3Auto Switch
     Format Raw 
Normal 
BinaryRaw Configures how incoming print jobs are 
scanned for special binary control codes.
RAW=no processing
Normal = “Adobe Standard Protocol” (ASP)
Binary = “Binary Control Protocol” (BCP)
When Interpreter setting is Auto Switch and 
this setting is Raw, the printer will 
automatically determine the control code 
method, defaulting to Normal if no codes are 
found.
     Serial Mode RS232 
RS422RS232 Serial mode
     Baud Rate 1200, 2400, 
4800, 9600, 
19200, 38400, 
57600, 1152009600 Serial baud rate
     Data Bits 8, 7 8 Serial data bits
     Stop Bits  1, 2 1 Serial stop bits
     Parity None 
Even 
OddNone Serial parity
     DTR Ready/Busy On/Off Off If On, the DTR signal will reflect the Ready/
Busy status.
     DTR On1/Off1 On/Off Off If On, the DTR signal will reflect the Online/
Offline status.
     DTR Error On/Off Off If On, the DTR signal will reflect the Error 
status.
     RTS Ready/Busy On/Off Off If On, the RTS signal will reflect the Ready/
Busy status.
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     RTS On1/Off1 On/Off Off If On, the RTS signal will reflect the Online/
Offline status.
     RTS Error On/Off Off If On, the RTS signal will reflect the Error 
status.
     XON Ready/Busy On/Off On If On, the XON response will reflect the 
Ready/Busy status.
     XON On1/Off1 On/Off On If On, the XON response will reflect the 
Online/Offline status.
      XON Error On/Off Off If On, the XON response will reflect the 
Error status.
     DTR Polarity High
LowHigh Polarity for DTR
     RTS Polarity High
LowHigh Polarity for RTS
     Robust XON On/Off Off Send Multiple XON codes.
     Delay Out Close On/Off Off When ON, the printer will wait until the job 
is completely printed and delivered to the 
output tray before terminating the 
connection, allowing all reverse-channel 
data to be sent back to the host. This will 
cause a reduction in printer throughput.
When OFF, reverse-channel data generated 
after the job interpretation is discarded. No 
reduction in printer throughput occurs.
     Binary PS On/Off On When On, the feature allows all binary codes 
to be processed by the PostScript interpreter. 
When Off, special binary control codes may 
be intercepted per the Format item setting.
     ETX/ACK On/Off Off
Network 1 SetupThis submenu allows you to set up the 
Network interface. 
     Interpreter Auto Switch
PCL
PostScript 3Auto Switch
     Format Raw 
Normal 
BinaryRaw Configures how incoming print jobs are 
scanned for special binary control codes.
RAW=no processing
Normal = “Adobe Standard Protocol” (ASP)
Binary = “Binary Control Protocol” (BCP)
When Interpreter setting is Auto Switch and 
this setting is Raw, the printer will 
automatically determine the control code 
method, defaulting to Normal if no codes are 
found.
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
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     Network Address NA Displays MAC address of network interface.
     IP Address data entry 000.000.000.000 IP Address. If DHCP is enabled, this is 
read-only. Otherwise, this can be changed by 
the address can be set manually here
     Subnet Maskdata entry 000.000.000.000
     Default Gateway data entry 000.000.000.000
     LPD Banner On/Off Off If ON, prints a special “banner page” before 
each LPR print job.
     DHCP On/Off On
     IPv6 On/Off Off
     Delay Out Close On/Off Off When ON, the printer will wait until the job 
is completely printed and delivered to the 
output tray before terminating the 
connection, allowing all reverse-channel 
data to be sent back to the host. This will 
cause a reduction in printer throughput.
When OFF, reverse-channel data generated 
after the job interpretation is discarded. No 
reduction in printer throughput occurs.
     mDNS On/Off On Enabled multicast-DNS protocol. mDNS is 
the underlying protocol for “Bonjour”.
     Local Link read-only 000.000.000.000 Auto-negotiated “local link” internet address 
(used primarily by Bonjour protocol)
     Multi-Session On/Off Off When On, allows the printer to have 
multiple network print sessions open at a 
time. When Off, only 1 session can be 
opened at a time. Some server environments 
may benefit from a setting of Off.
     EtherTalk On/Off On
     Netware SetupThis submenu allows you to set up the 
Netware interface. 
             Netware On/Off Off
             Netware Frame Auto-Sense, 
802.3, 
Ethernet II, 
802.2 SNAP, 
802.2Auto-Sense
             Netware Mode NPRINTER
PSERVERPSERVER
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     Binary PS On/Off On When On, the feature allows all binary codes 
to be processed by the PostScript interpreter. 
When Off, special binary control codes may 
be intercepted per the Format item setting.
     Factory Defaults Yes
NoNo Resets the menu to factory network defaults. 
     Connection Speed  Auto-Sense 
100Mbit Half
100Mbit Full
10Mbit Half
10Mbit FullAuto-Sense Configures the Ethernet connection speed 
(10 or 100 Mbits/second) and 
communication mode (full or half duplex). 
The “Auto Sense” setting attempts to 
auto-negotiate this connection with the 
networking hardware, usually a switch. 
When a setting other than “Auto Sense” 
must be used, the following should be 
considered: If connected to network switch, 
the “100Mbit/Full” setting can be used. If 
connected to a hub, use the “100Mbit/Half” 
setting. 
     Bidirectional On/Off On When this setting is “on”, the printer may 
receive and send information over the 
network interface. When this setting is “off”, 
the printer will only receive information 
over the network interface. This applies 
primarily when using printing over a “Port 
9100” connection. This setting normally 
should be left at its default setting, should 
only be turned “off” under special 
circumstances
.
     Wait timeout 0000-9999 0270 (In Seconds): Specifies the amount of time 
the printer will allow a network connection 
to remain open without transferring data 
before the printer terminates the connection.
     SNMP On/Off On/Off On
     HTTP Port 00000-99999 00080 Specifies the TCP port number to use for 
HTTP connection to the printers embedded 
web server.
     IP Filtering Disabled
EnabledDisabled (available via web server only): Allows an 
administrator to control access to printing 
and access to the embedded web server on 
the basis of IP addresses. This is a security 
feature.
 USB SetupThis item allows you to set up the USB 
interface.
     Interpreter Auto Switch
PCL
PostScript 3Auto Switch
Menu ItemVa l u e  DefaultDescription
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PS Menu
The PS menu allows you to Print PS Errors. Items available in this menu are described below
PCL Menu
The PCL menu allows to set a variety of PCL settings. Items available in this menu are 
described below
     Format Raw
Normal
BinaryRaw Configures how incoming print jobs are 
scanned for special binary control codes.
RAW=no processing
Normal = “Adobe Standard Protocol” (ASP)
Binary = “Binary Control Protocol” (BCP)
When Interpreter setting is Auto Switch and 
this setting is Raw, the printer will 
automatically determine the control code 
method, defaulting to Normal if no codes are 
found.
     Delay Out Close On/Off Off When ON, the printer will wait until the job 
is completely printed and delivered to the 
output tray before terminating the 
connection, allowing all reverse-channel 
data to be sent back to the host. This will 
cause a reduction in printer throughput.
When OFF, reverse-channel data generated 
after the job interpretation is discarded. No 
reduction in printer throughput occurs.
     Binary PS On/Off On When On, the feature allows all binary codes 
to be processed by the PostScript interpreter. 
When Off, special binary control codes may 
be intercepted per the Format item setting.
ParameterVa l u e  DefaultDescription
Print PS Errors On/Off Off Choose to either print or not print PS errors.
ParameterVa l u e  DefaultDescription
Orientation Portrait
LandscapePortrait Choose the orientation of the page. 
Font Source Internal 
User FLASH
Hard Disk
Compact FlashInternal Choose the source of the default font.
Font Number 0-158 50 Set the default font number.
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Pitch 0.08 - 100.00 10.00 Change the default pitch of text.
Symbol Set All available 
symbol sets10U:PC-8 CP437 Choose a default symbol set.
Lines Per Page 5-128 60/Letter
64/A4Change the default number of lines per page. 
Default value varies by paper size selected.
CR Mode CR=CR
CR=CR/LFCR = CR Define the default action prompted by a 
carriage return—a carriage return equals 
either a carriage return alone, or a carriage 
return and a line feed together.
LF Mode LF=LF
LF=CR/LFLF = LF Define the default action prompted by a line 
feed—a line feed equals either a line feed 
alone or a carriage return and a line feed 
together.
FF Mode FF=FF
FF=CR/FFFF = FF Define the default action prompted by a 
form feed—a form feed equals either a form 
feed alone or a carriage return and a form 
feed together.
Print Area Normal
ExpandedNormal Set the print area.
Parameter Valuessubmenu
     Paper Source Tray 1 
Tray 2 
Tray 3
Tray 4
Auto-Select Varies per tray Set the escape sequence for paper source.
     Paper Size Executive
Letter
Legal
Invoice
Legal13
A6
A5
A4
B5
Monarch
Com10
DL
C5
Com9Varies per size Set the escape sequence for paper size.
ParameterVa l u e  DefaultDescription
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