Sharp MX M550U User Manual

SOFTWARE
SETUP GUIDE
DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL 
SYSTEM
 BEFORE INSTALLING  
 THE SOFTWARE
 SETUP IN A WINDOWS 
 ENVIRONMENT
 SETUP IN A MACINTOSH 
 ENVIRONMENT
 
TROUBLESHOOTING AND 
 USEFUL INFORMATION
 
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Thank you for purchasing this product. This manual mainly explains how to install and configure the software that allows 
the machine to be used as a printer for a computer.
This manual also explains how to install the printer drivers and software that are used when the expansion kits are 
installed.
Please note
• The explanations in this manual assume that you have a working knowledge of your Windows or Macintosh computer.
 For information on your operating system, please refer to your operating system...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1BEFORE INSTALLING THE 
SOFTWARE
CD-ROMS AND SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
 SOFTWARE CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
 OTHER CD-ROMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
 VIEWING THE ONLINE MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
VERIFYING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . 5
 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CONNECTING THE MACHINE  . . . . . ....

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This chapter mainly describes the software programs that allow you to use the printer functions of the machine, the 
CD-ROMs that contain the software, and the pages where the installation procedures can be found.
CD-ROMS AND SOFTWARE
The software that can be used with the machine is on the CD-ROMs that accompany the machine and the expansion kits.
Before installing the software, make sure that your computer and the machine meet the system requirements described 
in VERIFYING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (page...

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CD-ROMS AND SOFTWARE
Disc 2
Software for Windows
PC-Fax driver
This enables you to send a file from your computer as a fax using the same procedure as when printing the file. 
(When the fax option is installed.)
Even if the fax function is not installed, the PC-Fax driver can be updated using the CD-ROM in the Internet fax 
expansion kit to enable you to send a file from your computer as an Internet fax in the same way as you print a file.
☞INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER (page 8)...

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CD-ROMS AND SOFTWARE
OTHER CD-ROMS
XPRINTER UTILITIES CD-ROM that accompanies the PS3 expansion kit 
(for Windows/Macintosh)
This contains the display fonts that are used with the PS printer driver.
(Install the PS printer driver and Macintosh PPD file from the Software CD-ROM.)
☞INSTALLING THE PS DISPLAY FONTS (page 28)
XPRINTER UTILITIES CD-ROM that accompanies the Internet fax 
expansion kit (for Windows)
This CD-ROM is used to update the PC-Fax driver on the Software CD-ROM so that it can be used...

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VERIFYING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Before installing the software described in this manual, make sure that your computer satisfies the following requirements.
*1 Printing is not possible in MS-DOS mode.
*2 USB is not supported.
*3 The machines USB 2.0 port will transfer data at the speed specified by the USB2.0 (Hi-Speed) standard only if the 
Microsoft USB 2.0 driver is preinstalled in the computer, or if the USB 2.0 driver for Windows 2000 Professional/XP 
that Microsoft provides...

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VERIFYING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements must be met to use the software described in this manual.
*1 For the types of computers and operating systems that can run the software, see SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (page 5).
*2 To use the PC-Fax driver, Internet Explorer 4.0 or later must be installed on your computer.
*3 When the Internet fax expansion kit is installed, the PC-Fax driver can be updated using the PRINTER UTILITIES 
CD-ROM to enable the driver to be used as a...

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CONNECTING THE MACHINE
CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO A NETWORK
To connect the machine to a network, connect the LAN cable to the machines network 
connector. (On the MX-M550U/M620U/M700U, the network expansion kit is required.) 
Use a shielded LAN cable.
Before installing the software, check with the administrator of the machine to make sure that the machine is connected 
to the network and network settings such as the IP address have been configured. (The factory default setting for the IP 
address is to...

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This chapter explains how to install the software and configure settings so that the printer function and other features of 
the machine can be used with a Windows computer.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX 
DRIVER
To install the printer driver or the PC-Fax driver, follow the appropriate procedure in this section depending on whether 
the machine is connected to a network or connected by USB cable.
☞WHEN THE MACHINE WILL BE CONNECTED WITH A USB CABLE (page 15)
WHEN THE MACHINE IS CONNECTED TO A...