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MODEL
AR-C250
DIGITAL FULL COLOR DIGITAL FULL COLOR
COPYING MACHINE COPYING MACHINE
OPERATION MANUAL OPERATION MANUAL
Page Page
• • GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED 1-1 1-1
• • MAKING COPIES MAKING COPIES 2-1 2-1
• • SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 3-1 3-1
• • SUPPLIES SUPPLIES 4-1 4-1
• • COPIER TROUBLE? COPIER TROUBLE? 5-1 5-1
• • GENERAL GENERAL
INFORMATION INFORMATION 6-1 6-1
• • OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 7-1 7-1
Digital Digital
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➢ ❧ ➣➢➣➢➣➢➣➢➣➢➣➢➣➢➣➢➣➢➣ ❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧ ➢ ❧ Do not make copies of anything which is prohibited from copying by law. The following items are nomally prohibited from copying by national law. Other items may be prohibited by local law. ● ● ● ● ● Money Stamps Bonds Stocks Bank drafts ● ● ● Checks Passports Driver’s licenses ❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧❧ The power switch positions are marked “I” to indicate power “ON” and “ ” to indicate stand-by. In the stand-by position,
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COLOR COPY SAMPLES The following pages contain samples of the various color copying functions described in this manual. They are designed to demonstrate the wide range of capabilities and applications for the Sharp AR-C250 digital full color copying machine. Note that the samples shown on page 1 to page 8 are not actual copies from the AR-C250 copier. The colors displayed may differ from those of actual copies. Color Copying with Special Features 1. Single color copying (See page 3-24.) The sin
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2. Neg./Pos. Reverse (See page 3-26.) The NEG./POS. REVERSE function is used to transform a color original into its complementary colors. If this function is selected in the black/white mode, the black and white areas of the original will be reversed. Original Color copy Black/white copy 3. Photo repeat (See page 3-30.) PHOTO REPEAT is used to produce multiple copies of a photo on a single sheet of copy paper. Copy (8-1/2" x 11") Original (3" x 5") Copy (11" x 17") Original (5" x 7") 2
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4. Multi-page Enlargement (See page 3-34.) This function is used to enlarge an original image to a size larger than 11" x 17" and to print portions of the image onto multiple sheets of paper. Copies (2 sheets of 11" x 17") Original (8.5" x 11") Copies (4 sheets of 11" x 17") Original (11" x 17") 3
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t r n 1 r p A m R h e K u r e e P u e o g k m E r g s i k g g e e b i s t Y e r i y s s t e y a s r s r e t t e o O m r o t e e h p e p m P r r c e e e d i e e E r a r n C a d m n a n R t g U t u o b A b o r b S e m t r T e p e T r h b r f O c O e u t o e o P o h s g r M R r i r k d e s a e w S e e d C h i Adjustments for Color Copying 1. Exposure adjustments (See page 2-16.) Exposure selections for this copier should be selected according to the type of originals being copied: TEXT/PRTD. PHOTO,
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2. RGB Adjust (See page 3-16.) RGB adjustments function to increase or decrease the overall amount of a single primary color. The amount of change depends upon the characteristics of the particular original being copied. Generally, lighter toned areas will be affected to a greater degree than will darker toned areas. Original The thumbnails appearing on the screen are a guideline to show the relative effect of adjustments. The actual amount of change will vary for different originals. Red + Gree
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3. Sharpness (See page 3-18.) This function is used to sharpen or soften image outlines. Original Softer Sharper 4. Suppress background (See page 3-20.) This copier can suppress unnecessary background colors on the original image when copying. This function is used to adjust the density level of background colors to be erased. Original Copy The thumbnails appearing on the screen are a guideline to show the relative effect of adjustments. The actual amount of change will vary for different origin
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5. Brightness/intensity/contrast (See page 3-22.) This copier allows the level of brightness, intensity or contrast of images to be adjusted. If brightness is selected, color tone can be darkened or lightened. If intensity is selected, the level of color saturation can be modified between vivid and dull. If contrast is selected, the contrast between two image areas can be adjusted higher or lower. Original The thumbnails appearing on the screen are a guideline to show the relative effect of adj
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Color Balance The key operator program Color Balance allows the key operator to adjust the density of colors. Adjusted color samples are shown below. (See page 22 of the KEY OPERATOR’S GUIDE.) Original Cyan adjustment + Magenta adjustment + Yellow adjustment + Black adjustment + Yellow adjustment - Black adjustment - Magenta adjustment - Cyan adjustment- 8
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CHAPTER1 CHAPTER2 CHAPTER3 CHAPTER4 CHAPTER5 CHAPTER6 CHAPTER7 CONTENTS Page Page ● INTRODUCTION.................... 10 CHAPTER 4 ● USING THIS MANUAL................10 SUPPLIES ● PAPER .......................... 4-2 Types and sizes of copy paper ......... 4-2 CHAPTER 1 Loading copy paper ................. 4-2 ● ADDING TONER................... 4-5 GETTING STARTED ● USED TONER DISPOSAL ............ 4-8 ● INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ...... 1-2 ● STORAGE OF SUPPLIES ............ 4-9 ● CAUTIONS .......
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INTRODUCTION The AR-C250 copier is a digital color image processing copier which provides high productivity at a color copy speed of 25 copies/minute and convenient features including intelligent image-editing functions. Amongst its many useful features and functions are the document feeder (optional), photo copying, internal auditor, and various special functions such as dual page copying, margin shift, erase, XY zoom, and NEG./POS. reverse functions. This copier can be equipped with an optiona
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CHAPTER1 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED This chapter describes the basic information on the use of this copier. Page ●●●●● INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ..................... 1-2 ●●●●● CAUTIONS ...................................... 1-3 ●●●●● POWER ON AND OFF .............................. 1-5 Power save modes ................................. 1-6 ●●●●● INFORMATION FUNCTION .......................... 1-7 ●●●●● USING THE TOUCH PANEL .......................... 1-8 How
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Installation requirements INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS To ensure safety and proper machine performance, please note the following before initial installation and whenever the machine is to be relocated. 1. The copier should be installed near an accessible power outlet for easy connection. 2. Be sure to connect the power cord only to a power outlet that meets the specified voltage and current requirements. Also make certain the outlet is properly grounded. 3. Do not install
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Cautions CAUTIONS 1. Do not touch the photoconductive drums or paper transport. Scratches or smudges on them will cause copy defects. 2. The fusing unit is extremely hot. Exercise care in this area. Paper transport Fusing unit 3. Do not look directly at the light source. Doing so may damage your eyes. 4. Installation adjsuters. When moving the machine, be sure to raise the installation adjusters. After moving the machine, lower the installation adjusters until they r
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Cautions CAUTIONS Cautions on laser +10 nm Wave length 785 nm - 15 nm Pulse times (4.374 μs ±4.4 ns)/7 mm Output power 0.25 mW - 0.45 mW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This Digital Copier is rated Class 1 and complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 of the CDRH standards. This means that the copier does not produce hazardous laser radiation. For your safety, observe the precautions below. ● Do not remove the cabinet, operation panel or any other covers. ● The copier’
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Power on and off POWER ON AND OFF The power switch is located on the left side of the copier. When the power switch is turned to the “ON” position, the message “WARMING UP. PLEASE WAIT.” will appear in the message display. Warming up takes about 330 seconds. Once the copier is ready, the message display will change to “READY TO COPY.”, and the START key indicators will light up, indicating that copying is possible. If the copier has been programmed in the auditing mode
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Power on and off POWER ON AND OFF Power save modes The copier has two power save modes to reduce overall power consumption and thereby reduce the cost of operation and to conserve natural resources to help reduce environmental pollution. The two power save modes are preheat mode and sleep mode. ★ KEY OPERATOR The preheat activation time and the sleep activation time have been preset at the factory to 15 min. for preheat mode and 60 min. for sleep mode. These times can b
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Information function INFORMATION FUNCTION The information function provides a quick reference guide to the use of the various features and functions of this copier. The information mode can be entered when the copier is in the standby mode. Press the INFORMATION ( ) key in the standby mode. 1 ● The screen for the information categories will appear. INFORMATION 1 CUSTOM SETTINGS 4 Select the “COPIER” key to display the first screen of EXIT INFORMATION the copier feature
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CHAPTER1 GETTING STARTED Using the touch panel USING THE TOUCH PANEL How to use the touch panel You can set or cancel a function displayed on the touch READY TO COPY. panel by pressing (touching) a key with a finger. The touch 1 1.8/ 11 2 key operation can be confirmed with a beep tone (and PAPER TYPE 2.11 17 16~28 lbs. highlighting of the touch key). 1 3.8/ 14 28+~35 lbs. 2 35+~55 lbs. ★★★★★ KEY OPERATOR For the beep tone to be heard, the beep tone must be TRANSPARENCY enabled by a key opera
