Sharp Mx2310u User Guide

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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 1-32) 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), your user information 
(login name, password, etc.) must be entered in the printer driver properties window before you can 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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Open the printer driver properties...

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Enter your login name and password.
(1) Click the [Job Handling] tab.
(2) Enter your user information.
When authentication is by login name/password
Select the [Login Name] and [Password] 
checkboxes so that checkmarks   appear, and 
enter your login name and password. Enter 1 to 32 
characters for the password.
When authentication is by user number
Click the [User Number] checkbox   and enter a 
user number (5 to 8 digits).
When [User Authentication] has been checked 
on...

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 When user authentication is enabled in the system settings (administrator), printing is possible without entering user 
information if black and white printing is set in the printer driver. For black and white print settings, see BLACK AND 
WHITE PRINTING (page 3-25). The number of pages printed is added to the Other User count. In this case, other print 
functions may be restricted. For more information, ask your administrator.
 The machines user authentication function cannot...

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VIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELP
When selecting settings in the printer driver, you can display Help to view explanations of the settings.
Pop-up help
Help can be displayed for a setting by clicking the setting and pressing the [F1] key.
* To view Help for a setting in Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, click the  button in the upper right-hand corner of the 
printer driver properties window and then click the setting.
Information icon
Some restrictions exist on the combinations of settings...

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SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT 
SETTINGS
Settings configured on each of the tabs at the time of printing can be saved as user settings. Saving frequently used 
settings or complex colour settings under an assigned name makes it easy to select those settings the next time you 
need to use them.
SAVING SETTINGS AT THE TIME OF PRINTING
Settings can be saved from any tab of the printer driver properties window. Settings configured on each tab are listed at 
the time of saving, allowing...

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Check and save the settings.
(1) Check the displayed settings.
(2) Enter a name for the settings (maximum 
of 20 characters).
(3) Click the [OK] button.
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Click the [OK] button.
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Start printing.
 Up to 30 sets of user settings can be saved.
 The following items cannot be saved in user settings.
- A watermark that you created
- Paper insertion settings
-Overlay file
- [Tab Paper Print] settings on the [Special Modes] tab (PCL6 only)
- The login name, password, user name, and job...

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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.