Sharp Mx 4100n Owners Manual

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USING SAVED SETTINGS
Deleting saved settings
Select the user settings that you want to delete in (1) of 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...

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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.)
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Click the [Start] button ( ) and select [Control Panel] and then...

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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 the standard accessory program TextEdit in Mac OS X 
(SimpleText in Mac OS 9).
SELECTING PAPER SETTINGS
Select paper settings in the printer driver before selecting the print command.
PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH
To use the machine as a printer for the Macintosh, the PS3 expansion kit must be installed in the machine and the machine 
must be connected to a network. To install the PPD file and configure...

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PRINTING
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Select [Print] from the [File] menu of 
TextEdit.
In Mac OS 9, select [Print] from the [File] menu of 
SimpleText.
The menu used to execute printing may vary depending on the software application.
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.)
3
Select print settings.
 In Mac OS X, click   next to [Copies & Pages]...

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Click the [Print] button.
Printing begins. 

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SELECTING THE PAPER
This section explains the [Paper Feed] settings (Paper Source setting in [General] in Mac OS 9) 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...

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PRINTING ON ENVELOPES
The bypass tray can be used to print on special media such as envelopes. The procedure for printing on an envelope 
from the printer driver properties screen is described below.
For the types of paper that can be used in the bypass tray, see IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT PAPER (page 1-27) in 
BEFORE USING THE MACHINE. For the procedure for loading paper in the bypass tray, see LOADING PAPER IN 
THE BYPASS TRAY (page 1-34) in 1. BEFORE USING THE MACHINE.
Select the...

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PRINTING WHEN THE USER 
AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION IS ENABLED
When the user authentication function is enabled in the machines system settings (administrator), you must enter your 
user information (login name, password, etc.) in order to print. The information that must be entered varies depending on 
the authentication method being used, so check with the administrator of the machine before printing.
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Select [Print] from the applications 
[File] menu.
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Start printing.
(1) Enter your user information.
When authentication is by login name/password
Enter your login name in Login Name and your 
password in Password (1 to 32 characters).
When authentication is by user number
Enter your user number (5 to 8 digits) in User 
Number.
(2) Enter the user name and job name as 
necessary.
User Name
Enter your user name (maximum of 32 characters). 
Your entered user name will appear at the top of the 
operation panel. If you do not enter a...