Sharp Mx 4100n Owners Manual

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ADJUSTING RED/GREEN/BLUE IN COPIES (RGB Adjust)
This feature is used to strengthen or weaken any one of the three color components R (red), G (green), or B (blue).
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(2) Touch the   keys to switch through the screens.
(3) Touch the [Color Adjustments] key.
(4) Touch the [RGB Adjust] key.
☞[Color Adjustments]...

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ADJUSTING THE SHARPNESS OF AN IMAGE (Sharpness)
This is used to sharpen an image or make it softer.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(2) Touch the   keys to switch through the screens.
(3) Touch the [Color Adjustments] key.
(4) Touch the [Sharpness] key.
☞[Color Adjustments] KEY (page 2-119)
3
Adjust the image.
(1) Touch the [Soft] key or...

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WHITENING FAINT COLORS IN COPIES (Suppress 
Background)
This feature is used to suppress light background areas.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(2) Touch the   keys to switch through the screens.
(3) Touch the [Color Adjustments] key.
(4) Touch the [Suppress Background] key.
☞[Color Adjustments] KEY (page 2-119)
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Select the suppress...

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Press the [COLOR START] key.
Copying will begin.
If you are using the document glass to copy multiple original pages, copying will take place as you scan each original. If you 
have selected sort mode, change originals and press the [COLOR START] key. Repeat until all pages have been scanned 
and then touch the [Read-End] key.
To cancel scanning and copying...
Press the [STOP] key ( ).
To cancel a suppress background setting...
Touch the [Cancel] key in the screen of step 3. 

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ADJUSTING THE COLOR (Color Balance)
The color, tone, and density of color copies can be adjusted.
Each of the colors yellow, cyan, magenta, and black are 
divided into 8 gradations from light to dark, and the 
average density of each gradation can be adjusted,
or all eight gradations can be adjusted at once.
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Color Adjustments
Color Balance
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C
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C Cyan+M Magenta+
Y Yellow+B Black+
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Place the original.
Place the original face up in the...

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Examples of color balance adjustment
Adjust the color balance.
(1) Select the color to be adjusted.
Select [Y] (yellow), [M] (magenta), [C] (cyan), or [Bk] (black).
If only the rectangular area around the letter in a key is 
highlighted, the settings have been changed from the 
factory default settings.
(2) Select the gradation to be adjusted.
Select the gradation with the   keys.
Touch the   keys to move the highlighting to one of 
gradations 1 to 8 or All.
To adjust all eight...

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ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF A COPY (Brightness)
The brightness of color images can be adjusted.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(2) Touch the   keys to switch through the screens.
(3) Touch the [Color Adjustments] key.
(4) Touch the [Brightness] key.
☞[Color Adjustments] KEY (page 2-119)
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Adjust the brightness.
(1) Adjust the brightness....

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ADJUSTING THE INTENSITY OF A COPY (Intensity)
This is used to adjust the intensity (saturation) of color images.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(2) Touch the   keys to switch through the screens.
(3) Touch the [Color Adjustments] key.
(4) Touch the [Intensity] key.
☞[Color Adjustments] KEY (page 2-119)
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Adjust the intensity.
(1) Adjust...

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CHECKING COPIES BEFORE PRINTING
(Proof Copy)
This feature prints only one set of copies, regardless of how many sets have been specified. After the first set is checked 
for errors, the remaining sets can be printed. Previously it was necessary to re-scan the original each time changes to 
settings were required. However, this feature makes it possible to change settings for the scanned original without 
scanning it again, allowing you perform copying more efficiently.
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Set the number of copies (number of 
sets) with the numeric keys.
If you will copy multiple originals using the document glass, 
switch to sort mode after this step.
☞Sort mode (page 2-35)
Up to 999 copies (sets) can be set.
If an incorrect number of copies is set...
Press the [CLEAR] key ( ) and then enter the correct number.
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Press the [COLOR START] key or the [BLACK & WHITE START] key.
One set of copies is printed.
If you are using the document glass to copy multiple...