Sharp MX M453N User Manual

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CREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT DATA (Overlays)
(This function is only available in Windows.)
The print data can be printed in a previously created 
overlay. By creating table rulings or a decorative frame 
in an application different from that of the text file and 
registering the data as an overlay file, an attractive print 
result can be easily obtained without the need for 
complex manipulations.
Create an overlay file.
(1) Click the [Advanced] tab.
Configure the printer driver...

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PRINT FUNCTIONS FOR SPECIAL 
PURPOSES
PRINTING SPECIFIED PAGES ON DIFFERENT PAPER 
(Different Paper)
Using this function in a Windows environment
The front and back cover and specified pages of a 
document can be printed on paper that is different 
from the other pages. Use this function when you wish 
to print the front and back cover on heavy paper, or 
insert coloured paper or a different paper type at 
specified pages. You can also insert paper as an 
insert without printing on...

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(This function can only be used in Mac OS 9, Mac OS X v10.4.11 and v10.5 to 10.5.5.)
(1) Select [Printer Features].
(2) Select [Different Paper].
(3) Select cover insertion settings.
Select the print setting, paper tray, and paper type for the 
cover page and last page.
Macintosh
(1)(3)(2)
In Mac OS 9, select [Different Paper] and then select 
the settings for the cover page and last page.
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ADDING INSERTS WHEN PRINTING ON 
TRANSPARENCY FILM (Transparency Inserts)
When printing on transparency film, this function helps 
prevent the sheets of transparency film from sticking 
together by inserting a sheet of paper between each 
sheet of film. It is also possible to print the same content 
on each inserted sheet of paper as is printed on the 
corresponding sheet of transparency film.
(1) Click the [Special Modes] tab.
(2) Select [Transparency Inserts] and click the...

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PRINTING A CARBON COPY (Carbon Copy)
(This function is only available in Windows.)
This function is used to print an additional copy of the 
print image on paper that is the same size but from a 
different paper tray.
For example, if carbon copy print is selected when 
standard paper is loaded in tray 1 and coloured paper is 
loaded in tray 2, a print result similar to a carbon copy 
slip can be obtained with a single selection of the print 
command. As another example, if standard...

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PRINTING TEXT ON TABS OF TAB PAPER
(Tab Paper Print/Tab Paper Settings)
(This function is only available in Windows.)
This function is used to print text on the tabs of tab paper.
Tab Paper Print (PCL6 only)
You can print on each sheet of tab paper that you insert 
in the desired page position.
Text to be printed on tabs can be entered in [Tab Paper 
Print] on the [Special Modes] tab of the printer driver 
properties window, and detailed settings can be 
configured such as the size...

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Tab Paper Print (PCL6 only)
Open the data that you wish to print on the tab paper and then select the settings.
(1) Click the [Special Modes] tab.
(2) Select [Tab Paper Print] and click the 
[Settings] button.
(3) Select the tab position settings.
For commercially available tab paper, you can use the 
existing settings in User Settings such as [A4-5tab-D].
For other types of tab paper, the position of the first tab, 
the distance between tabs, and the horizontal and vertical...

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Tab Paper Settings
When you have finished preparing the data to be printed on the tabs in the software application, select the following 
settings:
(1) Click the [Advanced] tab.
(2) Click the [Tab Paper Settings] button.
(3) Select the tab paper settings.
To shift the image, directly enter a number or click the 
 button.
(4) Select the paper source and type.
Click the [Paper] tab, and select [Bypass Tray] for Paper 
Source and [Tab Paper] for Paper Type.
(4)(1)
(2)
(3)
Set [Tab...

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TWO-SIDED PRINTING WITH SPECIFIC PAGES PRINTED 
ON THE FRONT SIDE (Chapter Inserts)
(This function is only available in Windows.)
You can have specific pages printed on the front side of 
the paper.
When a page (such as the first page of a chapter) is 
specified as a front side page, the page will be printed on 
the front side of the paper even if would normally be 
printed on the reverse side (the reverse side will be left 
blank and the page will be printed on the front side of...

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FOLDING PRINTED PAPER IN HALF (Fold)
When a saddle stitch finisher is installed, the fold 
function can be used to fold printed output in half. You 
can select whether the paper is folded with the printed 
side on the inside or the outside.
When printing data that is in a pamphlet layout, the 
Mult-Sheet Fold - Staple function can be used to 
conveniently fold and staple the printed output to create 
a pamphlet. The Mult-Sheet Fold - Staple function is 
available in the PCL6 printer...