Sharp Mx 3501 N Manual

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USING THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION 
(Retention/Document Filing)
This function is used to store a print job as a file on the 
machines hard drive, allowing the job to be printed from 
the operation panel when needed. You can select a 
folder to keep the file from being mixed together with 
files of other users, and a password (from 5 to 8 digits 
number) can be established to prevent others from 
accessing the file.
To print a file stored with a password, the password must 
be entered on the machine....

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SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT 
SETTINGS
Settings configured on each tab at the time of printing can be saved as user settings. Saving frequently used settings or 
complex color settings under an assigned name makes it easy to select those settings the next time you need to use 
them.
SAVING SETTINGS AT THE TIME OF PRINTING
Settings can be saved from any tab of the printer driver properties window. Settings configured on each tab are listed at 
the time of saving, allowing you to check the settings as...

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3
Check and save the settings.
(1) Check the displayed settings.
(2) Enter a name for the settings (maximum 
of 20 characters).
(3) Click the [OK] button.
4
Click the [OK] button.
5
Start printing.
 Up to 30 sets of user settings can be saved.
 The following items cannot be saved in user settings.
 A watermark that you created
 Paper insertion settings
 Overlay file
 [Tab Paper Print] settings on the [Paper] tab (PCL6 only)
 The login name, password, user name, and job name entered in the [Job...

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USING SAVED SETTINGS
Deleting saved settings
Select the user settings that you want to delete in step 2 above, and click the [Delete] button.
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Open the printer driver properties 
window from the print window of the 
software application.
(1) Select the printer driver of the machine.
(2) Click the [Preferences] button.
The button that is used to open the printer driver properties window (usually [Properties] or [Printing Preferences]) 
may vary depending on the software application.
2
Select the print...

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CHANGING THE PRINTER DRIVER 
DEFAULT SETTINGS
The default settings of the printer driver can be changed using the procedure below. The settings selected using this 
procedure are saved and become the default settings when printing from a software application. (Settings selected in 
the printer driver properties window when printing from an application remain in effect only while the application is in 
use.)
1
Click the [start] button and then click 
[Printers and Faxes].
In Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000,...

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Click the [Printing Preferences] button 
on the [General] tab.
In Windows 98/Me, click the [Setup] tab.
4
Configure the settings and click the 
[OK] button.
For explanations of the settings, see printer driver Help. 

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BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE
The following example explains how to print a document from TextEdit, which is a standard accessory program in Mac OS X.
SELECT PAPER SETTINGS
Select paper settings in the printer driver before selecting the print command.
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PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH
To use the machine as a printer for the Macintosh, the PS3 expansion kit must be installed and the machine must be 
connected to a network. To install the PPD file and configure the printer driver settings, see the Software Setup...

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PRINT
1
Select [Print] from the [File] menu of 
TextEdit.
2
Make sure that the correct printer is 
selected.
 The machine name that appears in the Printer menu is normally [SCxxxxxx]. (xxxxxx is a sequence of characters 
that varies depending on the machine model.)
 The print window varies depending on the operating system version, the printer driver version, and the application.
3
Select print settings.
Click   next to [Copies & Pages] ([General] in Mac OS 9.0 
to 9.2.2) and select the settings...

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4
Click the [Print] button.
Printing begins.
The print job is delivered to the output tray, with the position of the paper offset slightly from the previous job (other than the 
right tray). 

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SELECTING THE PAPER
This section explains the [Paper Feed] settings ([Paper Source] setting in General in Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2) in the print 
settings window. • When [Auto Select] is selected
A tray with plain paper or recycled paper (the factory default  setting is plain paper only) of the size specified in Paper 
Size in the page settings window is automatically selected. 
 When a paper tray is selected
The specified tray is used for printing regardless of the Paper Size setting in the page...