Sharp Mxc300w Owners Manual

							MODEL: MX-C250
MX-C300W
DIGITAL FULL COLOR 
MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM
OPERATION GUIDE 
						

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INTRODUCTION
This manual describes MX-C250/MX-C300W Digital full color multifunctional system. 
• Where MX-XXXX appears in this manual, please substitute the name of your model for XXXX. For the 
name of your model, see p.8.
 The screen images and procedures that appear in this manual are mainly for Windows 7. With other versions 
of Windows, some screen images may be different from those in this manual.
 For information on using your operating system, refer to your operating systems manual or online Help.
The display screens, messages, and key names shown in the manual may differ from those on the actual machine 
due to product improvements and modifications.
Note 
						

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................ 2
USING THE MANUAL ....................................... 7
●ABOUT THE MANUALS ...................................7
●CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL .......7
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS ............... 8
1BEFORE USING THE MACHINE
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ..................... 9
●OPERATION PANEL ......................................11
DISPLAY .......................................................... 13
●LEFT MENU AND RIGHT MENU ...................13
●HOW TO USE THE DISPLAY ........................14
POWER ON AND OFF..................................... 15
●POWER ON ....................................................15
●POWER OFF ..................................................15
●POWER SAVE MODES..................................15
●DEFAULT SETTINGS.....................................15
LOADING PAPER............................................ 16
●PAPER ............................................................16
●PRINT SIDE FACE UP OR FACE DOWN ......17
●LOADING PAPER...........................................19
●TRAY SETTINGS ...........................................22
USER AUTHENTICATION MODE ................... 23
●USING USER AUTHENTICATION MODE .....23
ENTERING CHARACTERS ............................. 24
●CHARACTERS THAT CAN BE ENTERED ....24
2COPY FUNCTIONS
NORMAL COPYING ........................................ 26
●PLACING THE ORIGINAL ............................. 27
●MAKING A COPY DARKER OR LIGHTER ... 28
●SELECTING THE TRAY ................................ 28
●SETTING THE NUMBER OF COPIES .......... 28
●SELECTING THE ORIGINAL SIZE ............... 29
●USING THE BYPASS TRAY TO COPY A 
SPECIAL SIZE ORIGINAL ............................. 29
●REDUCING OR ENLARGING A COPY ......... 29
●AUTOMATIC DUPLEX COPYING ................. 30
CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS................. 31
●SORT COPY .................................................. 31
●ID CARD COPY ............................................. 32
●RESOLUTION SETTINGS ............................. 33
SPECIAL MODES............................................ 34
●COPYING MULTIPLE ORIGINALS ONTO A 
SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER (2 IN 1 / 4 IN 1 
COPY) ............................................................ 34
●CARD SHOT .................................................. 35
●ADJUSTING RED/GREEN/BLUE IN COPIES 
(RGB Adjust) .................................................. 35
●ADJUSTING THE SHARPNESS OF AN IMAGE 
(Sharpness) ................................................... 36
●WHITENING FAINT COLORS IN COPIES 
(Suppress Background) ................................. 36
FREQUENTLY USED SETTINGS (PROGRAMS).. 37 
						

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3PRINTER
●PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE .....39
PRINTING FROM WINDOWS.......................... 40
●PRINTER DRIVER PROPERTIES WINDOW....40
●
BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE......................41
●
PRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION 
FUNCTION IS ENABLED
.................................43
●
VIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELP..................44
●
SAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT SETTINGS........45
●
CHANGING THE PRINTER DRIVER DEFAULT 
SETTINGS
.......................................................47
PRINTING FROM A MACINTOSH .................. 48
●BASIC PRINTING PROCEDURE......................48
●
PRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION 
FUNCTION IS ENABLED
.................................51
FREQUENTLY USED FUNCTION................... 52
●SELECTING THE COLOR MODE.....................52
●
SELECTING A PRINT MODE SETTING...........54
●
TWO-SIDED PRINTING...................................55
●
FITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPER.........56
●PRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGE....57
CONVENIENT PRINTING FUNCTIONS .......... 59
●CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS FOR CREATING 
PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS
..........................59
●
FUNCTIONS TO ADJUST THE SIZE AND 
ORIENTATION OF THE IMAGE
.......................62
●
COLOR MODE ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION......64
●
FUNCTIONS THAT COMBINE TEXT AND 
IMAGES.............................................................. 68
●PRINT FUNCTIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES ....... 71
●CONVENIENT PRINTER FUNCTIONS.............72
PRINTING WITHOUT THE PRINTER DRIVER... 74
●DIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE IN USB MEMORY ....... 75
●DIRECTLY PRINTING FROM A COMPUTER ............. 76
●CANCELING A PRINT JOB FROM THE MACHINE ......... 76
●CHANGE THE MACHINE TO OFFLINE MODE...... 76
APPENDIX ....................................................... 77
●PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST.............. 77
4FAX FUNCTIONS
TO USE THIS PRODUCT CORRECTLY AS A 
FACSIMILE ...................................................... 79
POINTS TO CHECK AND PROGRAM AFTER 
INSTALLATION ............................................... 80
●FAX MODE (BASE SCREEN) ....................... 81
ORIGINALS ..................................................... 82
●ORIGINALS THAT CAN BE FAXED .............. 82
CONVENIENT DIALING METHODS (AUTO-
DIALING) ......................................................... 83
FAX TRANSMISSION METHODS................... 84
●ADDRESS REVIEW FUNCTION ................... 84
SENDING A FAX ............................................. 85
●BASIC PROCEDURE FOR SENDING FAXES ............ 85
●TRANSMISSION BY AUTO-DIALING (SPEED 
DIALING AND GROUP DIALING) ................. 87
●
SEARCHING FOR A PROGRAMMED 
DESTINATION (USING THE [ADDRESS] 
KEY)
............................................................... 87
●FAXING A TWO-SIDED ORIGINAL............... 88
●HOW TO SELECT THE RESOLUTION ......... 92
●CHANGING THE EXPOSURE....................... 92
●CANCELING A FAX TRANSMISSION .......... 93
RECEIVING FAXES......................................... 95
●RECEIVING A FAX ........................................ 95
●MANUAL FAX RECEPTION .......................... 96
FUNCTION KEY.............................................. 97
●FAX PRINT HOLD FUNCTION ...................... 97
●AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT A 
SPECIFIED TIME .......................................... 98
●SENDING THE SAME DOCUMENT TO 
MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS IN A SINGLE 
OPERATION .................................................. 99
●SENDING OPTIONS ................................... 100
●POLLING MEMORY .................................... 101
●STORING, EDITING, AND DELETING AUTO-
DIAL NUMBERS (SPEED DIAL NUMBERS, 
AND GROUP DIALS) ................................... 103
●STORING, EDITING AND DELETING 
PROGRAMS ................................................ 107
PRINTING LISTS OF PROGRAMMED 
INFORMATION AND SETTINGS .................. 109
●INCLUDING SENDER INFORMATION ON 
FAXES (OWN NUMBER SENDING) ........... 109
●FORWARDING FUNCTION......................... 110
●USING THE FORWARDING FUNCTION .... 111
USING SETTINGS STORED AS A PROGRAM 112
●USING A PROGRAM ................................... 112 
						

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FORWARDING RECEIVED DATA TO A NETWORK 
ADDRESS (INBOUND ROUTING SETTINGS)
..... 113
●CONFIGURING THE BASIC SETTINGS .....113
●SETTINGS THE DESTINATION...................115
SENDING A FAX DIRECTLY FROM A 
COMPUTER (PC-Fax) ....................................... 116
CONNECTING AN EXTENSION PHONE............. 117
●CONNECTING AN EXTENSION PHONE ....117
●USING AN EXTENSION PHONE .................118
WHEN A TRANSACTION REPORT IS PRINTED .. 120
●INFORMATION APPEARING IN THE TYPE/
NOTE COLUMN ...........................................120
REPORT AT REGULAR INTERVALS 
(COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY REPORT) .............. 121
WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDS AND A WARNING 
MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ..................................... 121
●SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION ..................122
●
MESSAGES DURING NORMAL OPERATION...122
5SCANNER FUNCTIONS
ABOUT THE SCANNER FUNCTIONS .......... 123
●THE BASE SCREEN OF SCANNER MODE ... 125
SENDING AN IMAGE .................................... 126
●BASIC TRANSMISSION PROCEDURE .......126
●SELECTING A DESTINATION (USING THE 
[ADDRESS] KEY) .........................................128
●
TRANSMITTING A TWO-SIDED ORIGINAL..... 129
STORING SCANNING SETTINGS ................ 130
●SETTING THE SCANNING SIZE .................130
●SELECTING THE RESOLUTION .................130
●SELECTING THE FILE FORMAT.................131
●ADJUSTING THE GRAYSCALE OF BLACK & 
WHITE MODE...............................................131
●
ADJUSTING THE SCANNING EXPOSURE .... 132
●ENABLING SCANNING MARGINS (VOID 
AREA) ...........................................................132
●WHITENING FAINT COLORS IN COPIES 
(SUPPRESS BACKGROUND) .....................132
●ADJUSTING THE SHARPNESS OF AN IMAGE 
(SHARPNESS) .............................................132
●SCANNING BUSINESS CARDS (BUSINESS 
CARD SCAN)................................................133
●IMAGE ORIENTATION AND STANDARD 
ORIGINAL PLACEMENT ORIENTATION ....133
●STORING AND EDITING/DELETING A 
PROGRAM ...................................................134
●USING STORED SETTINGS (PROGRAM)..134
SCANNING FROM YOUR COMPUTER (PC 
SCAN) ............................................................ 135
●SCANNING FROM A TWAIN-COMPLIANT 
APPLICATION ..............................................135
USB MEMORY SCAN.................................... 139
●USING THE USB MEMORY SCAN FUNCTION .. 139
6TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................... 141
●NETWORK PROBLEMS .............................. 143
●MACHINE/COPYING PROBLEMS .............. 143
●PRINTING AND SCANNING PROBLEMS .. 146
●FAX PROBLEMS ......................................... 149
INDICATORS AND DISPLAY MESSAGES.... 151
IF YOUR E-MAIL IS RETURNED .................. 152
MISFEED REMOVAL.......................................... 153
●MISFEED IN THE DOCUMENT FEEDER ... 153
●MISFEED IN THE BYPASS TRAY .............. 155
●MISFEED IN THE MACHINE ....................... 156
●MISFEED IN THE PAPER TRAY 1.............. 159
●MISFEED IN THE PAPER TRAY 2.............. 159
REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE ...... 160
REPLACING THE TONER COLLECTION 
CONTAINER .................................................. 161
7ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
CHECKING THE TOTAL OUTPUT COUNT AND 
TONER REMAINING
...................................... 163
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE............................ 163
●CLEANING THE DOCUMENT GLASS AND 
DOCUMENT FEEDER ................................. 163
●CLEANING THE ORIGINAL SCANNING 
GLASS (ONLY WHEN AN DOCUMENT 
FEEDER IS INSTALLED) ............................ 164
●CLEANING THE BYPASS TRAY PAPER FEED 
ROLLER ....................................................... 164
●CLEANING THE AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT 
FEEDER ROLLERS ..................................... 164
●CLEANING THE MAIN CHARGER OF THE 
PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DRUM ..................... 165
●CLEANING THE LASER UNIT .................... 166
ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST........ 167 
						

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8SYSTEM SETTINGS
PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM SETTINGS...... 168
●PROGRAMS RELATED TO ALL FUNCTIONS 
OF THE MACHINE .......................................168
●PROGRAMMING AN ADMINISTRATOR 
PASSWORD .................................................168
PROGRAMMING AN ADMINISTRATOR 
PASSWORD
................................................... 169
SYSTEM SETTINGS LIST.............................. 170
USING THE SYSTEM SETTINGS.................. 175
●Change Admin Pw ........................................176
●Default Settings.............................................176
●Network .........................................................176
●User Control ..................................................178
●Device Control ..............................................179
●Operation Setting ..........................................179
●Energy Save .................................................180
●List Print ........................................................181
●AutoColorCalib. .............................................181
●Security Settings ...........................................182
●Copier ...........................................................182
●Printer ...........................................................183
●Fax ................................................................183
●Scanner.........................................................189
9WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINE
ABOUT THE WEB PAGES............................ 190
●HOW TO ACCESS THE WEB PAGE .......... 190
ABOUT THE WEB PAGES (FOR USERS).... 191
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER CONDITION 
SETTINGS
...................................................... 192
●HOW TO CONFIGURE THE SETTINGS..... 192
●PRINTER CONDITION SETTING MENU .... 193
●PRINTER CONDITION SETTINGS ............. 193
CONFIGURING THE SCANNER CONDITION 
SETTINGS
...................................................... 195
●STORING DESTINATIONS ......................... 195
●BASIC SETTINGS FOR NETWORK SCAN 
(FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR) .................... 201
ABOUT THE WEB PAGES (FOR THE 
ADMINISTRATOR)
......................................... 202
CONFIGURING SMTP, DNS AND LDAP 
SERVER SETTINGS
...................................... 203
PROTECTING INFORMATION PROGRAMMED 
IN THE WEB PAGE ([Passwords])
............... 204
ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS....................... 205
●CONFIGURING A SETTING IN THE 
ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS .................... 205
●ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS .................... 205
E-MAIL STATUS AND E-MAIL ALERT 
SETTINGS
...................................................... 206
●INFORMATION SETUP ............................... 206
●SMTP SETUP .............................................. 206
●STATUS MESSAGE SETUP ....................... 207
●ALERTS MESSAGE SETUP ....................... 207
TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......... 209 
						

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USING THE MANUAL
This machine has been designed to provide convenient copying features in a minimum amount of office space and 
with maximum operational ease. To get full use of all machine features, be sure to familiarise yourself with this 
manual and the machine. For quick reference during machine use, SHARP recommends printing out this manual 
and keep it in a handy location.
ABOUT THE MANUALS
The manuals for the machine are as follows:
Start Guide
This manual explains:
 Specifications
 Cautions for using the machine in safety
Operation Guide (on the accessory CD-ROM)
This manual explains:
How to use the machine and what to do if trouble occurs.
Software Setup Guide (on the accessory CD-ROM)
This manual explains:
How to install software to operate the machine from your computer.
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
The icons in the manuals indicate the following types of information:
Warns the user that injury may result if the contents of the warning are not properly followed.
Cautions the user that damage to the machine or one of its components may result if the contents 
of the caution are not properly followed.
Notes provide information relevant to the machine regarding specifications, functions, 
performance, operation and such, that may be useful to the user.
Warning
Caution
Note 
						

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS
This manual covers the following models.
AB series (metric) and inch series references
Both specifications are quoted where applicable.
For example:
Page 4: 8-1/2 x 11 and 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (A4 and B5)
Start Guide: 50%, 64%, 77%, 95%, 100%, 121%, 129%, 141%, 200% (50%, 70%, 81%, 86%, 100%, 115%, 122%, 
141%, 200%)
Although inch series size indications are shown on the operation panel of this manual, AB series indications are
displayed on the AB series machines.
ModelCopy SpeedWireless LANFAX FunctionDocument Feeder
MX-C300W 30CPM Yes Yes 2-sided
MX-C250 25CPM No No 1-sided 
						

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1
BEFORE USING THE MACHINE
This chapter contains basic information that should be read before using the machine.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
(1) Document glass
Place an original that you wish to scan face down 
here. (p.27)
(2) Power switch
Press to turn the machine power on and off.
(3) Center tray extensions
When you eject the paper of 8-1/2 x 11 size or 
more, you can use open to the outside.
(4) Handles
Use to move the machine. When attaching tray 
2, use the handle at the bottom.
(5) Center tray
Copies and printed pages are output to this tray.
(6) Tray 1
Tray 1 can hold approximately 250 sheets of copy 
paper (21 lbs. (80 
g/m2)). For restrictions on paper 
types, sizes, and weights, refer to PAPER (p.16).
(7) Tray 2 (Option)
Tray 2 can hold approximately 500 sheets of copy 
paper (21 lbs. (80 
g/m2)). For restrictions on paper 
types, sizes, and weights, refer to PAPER (p.16).
(8) Operation panel
Contains operation keys and indicator lights.
(9) USB 2.0 port (Type A)
This is used to connect a USB device such as 
USB memory to the machine.(10) Front cover
Open to replace the toner cartridge etc.
(11) Side cover handle
Pull to open the side cover.
(12) Side cover
Open to remove misfed paper.
(13) Bypass tray guides
Adjust to the width of the paper when using the 
bypass tray.
(14) Bypass tray
Special paper (heavy paper or transparency film) 
can be fed from the bypass tray.
(15) Extension phone socket
The line from an extension phone can be 
connected to this socket to use the telephone 
function.
(16) Telephone line socket
When the fax function of the machine is used, 
the telephone line is connected to this socket.
(17) USB 2.0 port (Type B)
Connect to your computer to this port to use the 
printer function.
(18) LAN connector
Connect the LAN cable to this connector when 
the machine is used on a network.
(19) Bypass tray extension
Open this tray when loading paper in the bypass 
tray.
(17)
(4)
(18)
(19)
(1)
(11)
(12)
(5)
(3)(8)
(9)
(2)
(4)
(4)(10)
(6)
(7)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
The main unit is extremely heavy, and thus two 
people are required to do the work. When lifting 
the main unit, grasp the handles on each side firmNote 
						

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BEFORE USING THE MACHINE
 
(20) Toner cartridge (Y/M/C/Bk)
Contains toner. When the toner runs out in a 
cartridge, the cartridge of the color that ran out 
must be replaced.
(21) Document feeder tray 
Place the original(s) that you wish to scan face 
up here.
(22) Toner collection container
This collects excess toner that remains after 
printing.
(23) Feeding roller cover 
Open to remove misfed originals. 
(24) Original guides 
Adjust to the size of the originals.
(25) Feeding roller tray
Open to place the originals.
(26) Extension tray
Open this when you scan a long original.
(27) Exit area 
Originals exit the machine here after 
copying/scanning when the document feeder is 
used.
(28) Fusing unit paper guide
Open to remove misfed paper.
(29) Peep Hole
Use the peep hole (see the illustration at right) to 
check the position of the original.
(Models with the one-sided scanning function only)
(30) Fusing unit release levers
Push down these levers to release the pressure 
when removing misfed paper from inside the 
fusing area or when feeding an envelope from 
the bypass tray.
(31) Roller rotating knob
Rotate to remove misfed paper.
(32) Paper tray right side cover
Open this to remove a paper misfeed in trays.
(33) Duplex conveyor cover
Open this cover to remove a misfeed.
(20)(21)
(24)(23)
(22)
(25)
(33)
(27) (26)
(28)
(30)
(31)
(32)(29)
• The fusing unit is hot. Do not touch 
the fusing unit when removing 
misfed paper. Doing so may cause 
a burn or injury.
 When pushing down the levers, 
pinch the levers with your thumb 
and index finger while pushing 
down slowly. If you push the levers 
strongly, the levers may hit your 
fingers.Warning
Do not to block the exhaust slots of the machine by placing something in front of them or setting the machine closely 
attached to the wall.Note