Sharp Mx 4100n Owners Manual

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
When installing the PCL5c printer driver, PS printer driver, PPD driver, or PC-Fax driver
Installation is possible even after the USB cable has been connected. When the software selection screen appears in 
step 6 of OPENING THE SOFTWARE SELECTION SCREEN (FOR ALL SOFTWARE) (page 8), perform the steps 
below.
1Click the [Printer Driver] button.
To install the PC-Fax driver, click the [PC-Fax Driver] 
button on the Disc 2 CD-ROM.
* The above screen appears...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
6Select whether or not you wish the 
printer to be your default printer and 
click the [Next] button.
If you are installing multiple drivers, select the printer 
driver to be used as the default printer.
If you do not wish to set one of the printer drivers as the 
default printer, select [No].
7When the printer name window 
appears, click the [Next] button.
If you wish to change the printer name, enter the desired 
name.
8When you are asked if you wish to...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
USING THE MACHINE AS A SHARED PRINTER
If you are going to use the machine as a shared printer on a Windows network with the printer driver or the PC-Fax driver 
installed on a print server, follow the steps below to install the printer driver or the PC-Fax driver on the client computers.
When the software selection screen appears in step 6 of OPENING THE SOFTWARE SELECTION SCREEN (FOR 
ALL SOFTWARE) (page 8), perform the steps below.
1Click the [Printer...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
USING THE STANDARD WINDOWS PS PRINTER 
DRIVER (Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0)
If the PS3 expansion kit is installed on the machine and you wish to use the standard Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0 PS printer 
driver, follow the steps below to install the PPD driver using the Add Printer Wizard.
1Download the software and save the 
extracted files in any folder.
2Click the [Start] button, select 
[Settings] and then click [Printers].
3Double-click the [Add printer] icon.
The...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER FOR THE 
OPTIONS INSTALLED ON THE MACHINE
After installing the printer driver, you must configure the printer driver settings appropriately for the options that have 
been installed and the size and type of paper loaded in the machine. Follow the steps below to configure the printer 
driver.
XWhen the PCL printer driver or PS printer driver is installed
1Click the [Start] button ( ), click 
[Control Panel], and then click...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
5Configure the image of the machine.
An image of the machine is formed in the printer driver 
configuration window based on the options that are 
installed.
(1) Select the options that are installed on 
the machine.
(2) Click the [OK] button.
6Click the [OK] button in the printer 
properties window.
To cancel the image settings, click the [Cancel] 
button.
(1)(2)
If automatic configuration fails, configure the settings manually.
 You can check the options...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
XWhen the PPD driver is installed
1Click the [Start] button ( ), click 
[Control Panel], and then click [Printer].
 In Windows XP/Server 2003, click the [start] button 
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
 In Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the [Start] 
button, select [Settings], and then click [Printers].
2Open the printer properties window.
(1) Right-click the printer driver icon of the 
machine.
(2) Select [Properties].
3Configure the printer driver...

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INSTALLING THE PRINTER STATUS 
MONITOR
Printer Status Monitor is a printer utility that allows general users to check the current status of the machine on their 
computer screen, such as whether or not the machine is ready to print. The Printer Status Monitor shows error 
information such as paper misfeeds, printer configuration information (whether or not a finisher is installed, etc.) as an 
image, the paper sizes that can be used, and the amount of paper remaining.
Supported operating systems:...

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INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER
The scanner driver (TWAIN driver) can only be used when the machine is connected to a network. When the scanner 
driver is installed, PC scan mode of the image send function can be used.
Supported operating systems: Windows 98/Me/2000
*/XP*/Server 2003*/Vista*/Server 2008*
* Administrators rights are required to install the software.
After performing step 1 through step 5 of OPENING THE SOFTWARE SELECTION SCREEN (FOR ALL 
SOFTWARE) (page 8), continue the steps below....

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INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER
7Select the IP address of the machine 
from the Address menu and click the 
[OK] button.
 Be sure to ask your system administrator (network 
administrator) for the IP address of the machine.
 The name (host name) or IP address of the machine 
can be directly entered in Address.
 If the port number used by the scanner function of the 
machine has been changed, enter a colon : following 
the IP address and then enter the port number. 
(Normally the port number does not need...