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6
Preview the image.
(1) Select the location where the original is 
placed.
Scanning Position menu:
 If the original is a one-sided original and is placed in the 
document feeder tray, select [SPF(Simplex)].
 If the original is a two-sided original and is placed in the 
document feeder tray, select [SPF(Duplex - Book)] or 
[SPF(Duplex - Tablet)] depending on whether the 
original is a book-style or tablet-style original. In 
addition, select [Left edge is fed first] or [Top edge is 
fed first] depending on the orientation of the original.
(2) Select scan settings.
Scanning Mode menu:
Switch between the Preset screen and the Custom 
Settings. In the Preset screen, select Web Pages, 
Photo, FAX or OCR depending on the original type 
and your scanning purpose.
If you wish to change the initial settings of any of the four 
buttons or select the resolution or other advanced 
settings, change to the Custom Settings screen.
Image Area menu:
Select the scan area. If Auto is selected, the original size 
detected by the machine will be scanned. You can also 
set the scanning area in the preview window with your 
mouse.
(3) Click the [Preview] button.
The preview image will appear in the scanner driver.
If you are not satisfied with the preview image, repeat (2) 
and (3).
If the [Zoom Preview] checkbox is selected before the 
[Preview] button is clicked, the selected area will be 
enlarged in the preview window. If the checkmark is 
removed, the preview image will return to normal. Note 
that if SPF is selected in the Scanning Position menu, 
the [Zoom Preview] function cannot be used.
For further information on the scan settings, click the   button in the preview image screen in step 7 to 
open scanner driver Help.
 If the [Preview] button is clicked when scanning from the document feeder tray, only one original page will be 
scanned for the preview image. If you wish to include that original in the scan, return it to the document feeder tray.
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7
Select scanning settings while viewing 
the image.
[Rotate] button:
Each time this button is clicked, the preview image rotates 90 
degrees. This lets you change the orientation of the image 
without picking up and placing the original again. The image file 
will be created using the orientation that appears in the preview 
window.
[Image Size] button:
Click this button to specify the scan area by entering numerical 
values. Pixels, mm, or inches can be selected for the units of 
the numerical values. If a scanning area has already been 
specified, the entered numbers will change the area relative to 
the top left corner of the specified area.
 button:
To automatically set the scanning area to the entire preview 
image, click the   button with the preview image displayed 
and a scanning area not specified.
For further information on the scan settings, click the   button to open scanner driver Help.
 If the originals are placed in the document feeder tray, only the top page will be previewed. The top page will be 
delivered to the original exit tray. Be sure to return the previewed page to the document feeder tray before 
previewing again or scanning.
8
Click the [Scan] button.
Scanning begins. The image appears in your application.
Assign a file name to the scanned image and save it as 
appropriate in the software application you are using. 
						

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[At the machine]
9
Touch the [Exit] key in the touch panel.
10
Touch the [Yes] key.
This machine is in the PC scan mode.
Do not remove the original.
Scanner IP address:250.160.102.106
Exit
PC scan in progress.
Finish PC scan mode?
YesNo 
						

							
MX4500-US-SCN-Z2
Scanner GuideMX-3500N
MX-3501N
MX-4500N
MX-4501N
MX-2300N
MX-2700N
MODEL: 
						

							Printer Guide
MX-3500N
MX-3501N
MX-4500N
MX-4501N MX-2300N
MX-2700N MODEL: 
						

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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS MANUAL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
• MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE . . . 4
PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE . . . . . . . . . . 5
1PRINTING FROM WINDOWS
BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 SELECTING THE PAPER  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION 
FUNCTION IS ENABLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
VIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SELECTING THE COLOR MODE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TWO-SIDED PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER  . . . . . 16
PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE  . . . . 18
STAPLING OUTPUT/PUNCHING HOLES IN 
OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2CONVENIENT PRINTING 
FUNCTIONS IN WINDOWS
CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS FOR CREATING 
PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
 CREATING A PAMPHLET 
(Pamphlet/Pamphlet Staple). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
 INCREASING THE MARGIN (Margin Shift) . . . . . 23
 CREATING A LARGE POSTER (Poster 
Printing)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
FUNCTIONS TO ADJUST THE SIZE AND 
ORIENTATION OF DATA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
 ROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180 
DEGREES (Rotate 180 degrees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
 ENLARGEMENT/REDUCTION 
(Zoom/XY-Zoom)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
 REVERSING THE IMAGE (Mirror Image)  . . . . . . 25
COLOR MODE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION  . . . . . . . 26
 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND 
CONTRAST OF THE IMAGE (Color 
Adjustment)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
 PRINTING LIGHT COLOR CHARACTERS OR 
LINES IN BLACK (Text To Black/Vector To 
Black) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
 SELECTING COLOR SETTINGS TO MATCH 
THE IMAGE TYPE (Image Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FUNCTIONS THAT COMBINE TEXT AND 
IMAGES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
 ADDING A WATERMARK TO PRINTED 
PAGES (Watermark)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
 PRINTING AN IMAGE OVER THE PRINT 
DATA (Image Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
 CREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT DATA 
(Overlays) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
PRINT FUNCTIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES . . . 31
 PRINTING SPECIFIED PAGES ON 
DIFFERENT PAPER (Different Paper). . . . . . . . . 31
 ADDING INSERTS WHEN PRINTING ON 
TRANSPARENCY FILM (Transparency 
Inserts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
 PRINTING A CARBON COPY (Carbon Copy) . . . 33
 PRINTING TEXT ON TABS OF TAB PAPER 
(Tab Printing)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CONVENIENT PRINTER FUNCTIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . 35
 USING TWO MACHINES TO PRINT A LARGE 
PRINT JOB (Tandem Print)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
 USING THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION 
(Retention/Document Filing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT SETTINGS . . 37
 SAVING SETTINGS AT THE TIME OF 
PRINTING  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
 USING SAVED SETTINGS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CHANGING THE PRINTER DRIVER DEFAULT 
SETTINGS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH
BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
 SELECT PAPER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
 PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
 SELECTING THE PAPER  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION 
FUNCTION IS ENABLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 
						

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4PRINTING WITHOUT THE PRINTER 
DRIVER
DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM THE MACHINE. . . . . . 48
 DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE ON AN FTP 
SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
 DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE IN USB 
MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER . . . . . . 52
 SUBMIT PRINT JOB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
 FTP PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
 E-MAIL PRINT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PRINTING AN ENCRYPTED PDF FILE . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5CHANGING THE JOB QUEUE
GIVING A PRINT JOB PRIORITY / CANCELING 
A PRINT JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
 GIVING A PRINT JOB PRIORITY  . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
 CANCELING A PRINT JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CHANGING TO ANOTHER PAPER SIZE AND 
PRINTING WHEN PAPER RUNS OUT  . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS
PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST  . . . . . . . . 58 
						

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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Please note
 For information on installing the drivers and software cited in this manual, please refer to the separate Software Setup Guide.
 For information on your operating system, please refer to your operating system manual or the online Help function.
 The explanations of screens and procedures in this manual are primarily for Windows
® XP in Windows® environments, and 
Mac OS X v10.3.9 in Macintosh environments. The screens may vary depending on the version of the operating system.
 Wherever MX-xxxx appears in this manual, please substitute your model name for xxxx.
 Where this manual shows the MX-2300/2700 series or the MX-3500/4500 series, the following models are indicated:
MX-2300/2700 series: MX-2300N, MX-2700N
MX-3500/4500 series: MX-3500N, MX-3501N, MX-4500N, MX-4501N
 Considerable care has been taken in preparing this manual. If you have any comments or concerns about the manual, please 
contact your dealer or nearest SHARP Service Department.
 This product has undergone strict quality control and inspection procedures. In the unlikely event that a defect or other problem 
is discovered, please contact your dealer or nearest SHARP Service Department.
 Aside from instances provided for by law, SHARP is not responsible for failures occurring during the use of the product or its 
options, or failures due to incorrect operation of the product and its options, or other failures, or for any damage that occurs due 
to use of the product.
Warning
 Reproduction, adaptation or translation of the contents of the manual without prior written permission is prohibited, except as 
allowed under copyright laws.
 All information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Illustrations and the operation panel and touch panel shown in this manual
The peripheral devices are generally optional, however, some models include certain peripheral devices as standard equipment.
The explanations in this manual assume that a right tray and stand/2 x 500 sheet paper drawer are installed on the MX-2700N 
(equipped standard with an automatic document feeder).
To further explain certain functions and uses, some explanations assume that additional peripheral devices are installed.
The display screens, messages, and key names shown in this manual may differ from those on the actual machine 
due to product improvements and modifications. 
						

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MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE
Printed manuals and manuals stored in PDF format on the machines hard drive are provided with the machine. When 
using the machine, read the appropriate manual for the feature you are using.
Printed manuals
Operation manuals in PDF format
The manuals in PDF format provide detailed explanations of the procedures for using the machine in each mode. To 
view the PDF manuals, download them from the hard drive in the machine. The procedure for downloading the manuals 
is explained in How to download the manuals in PDF format in the Quick Start Guide.
Icons used in the manuals
The icons in the manuals indicate the following types of information:
Manual nameContents
Safety GuideThis manual contains instructions for using the machine safely and lists the specifications of the machine 
and its peripheral devices.
Software Setup 
GuideThis manual explains how to install the software and configure settings to use the machine as a printer or scanner.
Quick Start GuideThis manual provides easy-to-understand explanations of all the functions of the machine in a single volume.
Detailed explanations of each of the functions can be found in the manuals in PDF format.
TroubleshootingThis manual explains how to remove paper misfeeds and provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding 
the operation of the machine in each mode. Refer to this manual when you have difficulty using the machine.
Facsimile Quick 
Reference Guide
This manual explains the basic procedures for using the fax function of the machine, and provides an 
overview of the features of the fax function, troubleshooting procedures, and specifications.
For detailed information on using the fax function and the system settings for fax, see the Facsimile 
Guide in PDF format.
Manual nameContents
Users GuideThis manual provides information, such as basic operation procedures, how to load paper, and machine 
maintenance.
Copier GuideThis manual provides detailed explanations of the procedures for using the copy function.
Printer Guide
(This manual)This manual provides detailed explanations of the procedures for using the printer function.
Facsimile GuideThis manual provides detailed explanations of the procedures for using the fax function and the System 
Settings that are related to fax.
Scanner GuideThis manual provides detailed explanations of the procedures for using the scanner function and the 
Internet fax function.
Document Filing 
GuideThis manual provides detailed explanations of the procedures for using the document filing function. The 
document filing function allows you to save the document data of a copy or fax job, or the data of a print 
job, as a file on the machines hard drive. The file can be called up as needed.
System Settings 
GuideThis manual explains the System Settings, which are used to configure a variety of parameters to suit 
the aims and the needs of your workplace. Current settings can be displayed or printed out from the 
System Settings.
This alerts you to a situation where 
there is a risk of machine damage or 
failure.This indicates the name of a system setting and a provides a brief 
explanation of the setting. For detailed information on each system 
setting, see the System Settings Guide.
When System Settings: appears:
A general setting is explained.
When System Settings (Administrator): appears:
A setting that can only be configured by an administrator is 
explained.
This provides a supplemental 
explanation of a function or procedure.
This explains how to cancel or correct 
an operation. 
						

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PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE
This machine has a full color printing function which can be used in a Windows environment as a standard feature. The 
printer driver (PCL6 or PCL5c printer driver) can be installed from the provided CD-ROM to enable printing from your 
computer.
Expansion kits are available to enable the machine to be used in various environments.
For this reason, the following printer driver types are available for use with the machine. Please select a suitable printer 
driver depending on the expansion kits that are installed. The functions that are available vary depending on the printer 
driver type.
☞PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST (page 58)
EnvironmentPrinter driver type
(machine configuration)Remarks
Windows 
environment
PCL6, PCL5c (included standard 
with the machine)
The machine supports the Hewlett-Packard PCL6 and PCL5c 
printer control languages. It is recommended that you use the 
PCL6 printer driver. If you have a problem printing from older 
software using the PCL6 printer driver, use the PCL5c printer 
driver.
PS (when the PS3 expansion kit 
is installed)
This printer driver supports the PostScript 3 page description 
language developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and 
enables the machine to be used as a PostScript 3 compatible 
printer.
(A PPD file is available if it is desired to use the Windows 
standard PS printer driver. To install the PPD file, see the 
Software Setup Guide.)
Macintosh 
environment
The explanations in this manual of printing in a Windows environment generally use the PCL6 printer driver screens. The 
screens may vary slightly depending on the printer driver that you are using.