Sharp MX-C300PL Specifications

MODEL: MX-C300PMX-C300PEMX-C300PLDIGITAL FULL COLOUR PRINTEROPERATION GUIDE

10BEFORE USING THE MACHINEDISPLAYThis section explains how to use the display.HOME SCREENThe machine is set at the factory to return the display to th

100WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEABOUT THE WEB PAGES (FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR)In addition to the menus that appear for users, other menus that can only be

101WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINECONFIGURING SMTP AND DNS SERVER SETTINGSThe procedures for using [Quick Setup] are explained here. [Quick Setup] is use

102WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEPROTECTING INFORMATION PROGRAMMED IN THE WEB PAGE ([Passwords])Passwords can be set (click [Passwords] in the menu fram

103WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEADMINISTRATOR SETTINGSThe administrator settings are used to prohibit changes to the [Condition Settings] and to config

104WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEInterface settingsE-MAIL STATUS AND E-MAIL ALERT SETTINGSThese functions send information on machine use (print count,

105WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINESTATUS MESSAGE SETUPUse the status message function to send the current counter information, including print count and

106WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINESoftware compositionThe software included in this product is comprised of various software components whose individual

107TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe following trademarks and registered trademarks are used in conjunction with the machine and its peripheral devices and

OPERATION GUIDEMXC300P-GB1

11BEFORE USING THE MACHINEHOW TO USE THE DISPLAYSelecting an item with the arrow keys (up/down)Use the up/down arrow keys (indicated in this manual by

12BEFORE USING THE MACHINEPOWER ON AND OFFThe power switch is located on the left side of the machine.POWER ONTurn the power switch to the "ON&qu

13BEFORE USING THE MACHINELOADING PAPERThe message "TRAY< >:Add paper." will be displayed when there is no paper in the selected paper

14BEFORE USING THE MACHINEPRINT SIDE FACE UP OR FACE DOWNPaper is loaded with the print side face up or face down depending on the paper type and tray

15BEFORE USING THE MACHINEPaper that cannot be used• Special media for inkjet printers (fine paper, glossy paper, glossy film, etc.)• Carbon paper or

16BEFORE USING THE MACHINELOADING PAPERMake sure that the machine is not printing, and then follow these steps to load paper.Loading the paper tray1Ge

17BEFORE USING THE MACHINELoading the bypass trayTo feed an envelope, first press down the fusing unit release levers (2 places) to release the pressu

18BEFORE USING THE MACHINEImportant points when inserting paper in the bypass tray• Up to 50 sheets of standard paper can be set in the bypass tray.•

19BEFORE USING THE MACHINEInserting transparency film• Use SHARP-recommended transparency film. • Do not touch the print side of transparency film.• W

2INTRODUCTIONThis manual describes MX-C300P/MX-C300PE/MX-C300PL Digital full colour printer. • Where "MX-XXXX" appears in this manual, pleas

20BEFORE USING THE MACHINECHANGING THE PAPER TYPE OF A TRAYTo change the paper type setting for a tray, follow the steps below.Press the [SPECIAL FUNC

21BEFORE USING THE MACHINEENTERING CHARACTERSThis section explains how to enter characters.CHARACTERS THAT CAN BE ENTEREDUpper case alphabet, lower ca

222PRINTERPRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINEThe machine is equipped with a full colour printing function as standard. To enable printing from your comput

23PRINTERPRINTING FROM WINDOWSPRINTER DRIVER PROPERTIES WINDOW(1) Select the printer driver of the machine.• If the printer drivers appear as icons, c

24PRINTERBASIC PRINTING PROCEDUREThe following example explains how to print a document from "WordPad", which is a standard accessory progra

25PRINTERPRINTING ON ENVELOPESThe bypass tray can be used to print on special media such as envelopes. The procedure for printing on an envelope from

26PRINTERPRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION IS ENABLEDWhen the user authentication function is enabled in the machine's system settin

27PRINTERVIEWING PRINTER DRIVER HELPWhen selecting settings in the printer driver, you can display Help to view explanations of the settings.1Open the

28PRINTERSAVING FREQUENTLY USED PRINT SETTINGSSettings configured on each of the tabs at the time of printing can be saved as user settings. Saving fr

29PRINTERUSING SAVED SETTINGS1Open the printer driver properties window from the print window of the software application.2Select the print settings.(

3CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ... 2USING THE MANUAL ... 5● ABOUT THE MANUALS

30PRINTERCHANGING THE PRINTER DRIVER DEFAULT SETTINGSThe default settings of the printer driver can be changed using the procedure below. The settings

31PRINTERPRINTING FROM A MACINTOSHBASIC PRINTING PROCEDUREThe following example explains how to print a document from the standard accessory program &

32PRINTER3Select print settings.Click in the menu to select a setting. The corresponding setting screen will appear. If the settings do not appear i

33PRINTERPRINTING ON ENVELOPESThe bypass tray can be used to print on special media such as envelopes. The procedure for printing on an envelope from

34PRINTERPRINTING WHEN THE USER AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION IS ENABLEDWhen the user authentication function is enabled in the machine's system settin

35PRINTERFREQUENTLY USED FUNCTIONThis section explains frequently used functions.• "SELECTING THE COLOUR MODE" (P.35)• "TWO-SIDED PRINT

36PRINTERBLACK AND WHITE PRINTING[Black and White] can be selected on the [Main] tab as well as on the [Color] tab. Click the [Black and White Print]

37PRINTERSELECTING A PRINT MODE SETTINGThis section explains the procedure for selecting a print mode setting. The "Print Mode Settings" con

38PRINTERTWO-SIDED PRINTINGThe machine can print on both sides of the paper. This function is useful for many purposes, and is particularly convenient

39PRINTERFITTING THE PRINT IMAGE TO THE PAPERThis function is used to automatically enlarge or reduce the printed image to match the size of the paper

43 TROUBLESHOOTINGTROUBLESHOOTING ... 63● NETWORK PROBLEMS...63● PRINTING PROBLEMS...

40PRINTERPRINTING MULTIPLE PAGES ON ONE PAGEThis function can be used to reduce the print image and print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.Th

41PRINTER(1) Configure the settings on the [Main] tab.(2) Select the number of pages per sheet.(3) If you wish to print borderlines, click the [Border

42PRINTERCONVENIENT PRINTING FUNCTIONSThis section explains convenient functions for specific printing objectives.• "CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS FOR CRE

43PRINTER(1) Select [Printer Features].(2) Select the "Binding Edge".(3) Select [Tiled Pamphlet] or [2-Up Pamphlet].INCREASING THE MARGIN (M

44PRINTERCREATING A LARGE POSTER (Poster Printing)(This function is only available in Windows.)One page of print data can be enlarged and printed usin

45PRINTERFUNCTIONS TO ADJUST THE SIZE AND ORIENTATION OF THE IMAGEROTATING THE PRINT IMAGE 180 DEGREES (Rotate 180 degrees)This feature rotates the im

46PRINTERENLARGING/REDUCING THE PRINT IMAGE (Zoom/XY-Zoom)This function is used to enlarge or reduce the image to a selected percentage.This allows yo

47PRINTER(This function can not be used in Mac OS X 10.4/10.5.)(1) Select [Layout].(2) Select a mirror image setting.If you wish to reverse the image

48PRINTERPRINTING FAINT TEXT AND LINES IN BLACK(Text To Black/Vector To Black)(This function is only available in Windows.)When printing a colour imag

49PRINTERSELECTING COLOUR SETTINGS TO MATCH THE IMAGE TYPE (Advanced Colour)Preset colour settings are available in the machine's printer driver

5USING THE MANUALThis machine has been designed to provide convenient printing features in a minimum amount of office space and with maximum operation

50PRINTER(1) Select [Color].(2) Select colour print settings.To use the Mac OS Color Management function, select the [ColorSync] checkbox . When this

51PRINTERFUNCTIONS THAT COMBINE TEXT AND IMAGESADDING A WATERMARK TO PRINTED PAGES (Watermark)Faint shadow-like text can be added to the background of

52PRINTERPRINTING AN IMAGE OVER THE PRINT DATA (Image Stamp)(This function is only available in Windows.)A bitmap or JPEG image stored on your compute

53PRINTERCREATING OVERLAYS FOR PRINT DATA (Overlays)(This function is only available in Windows.)The print data can be printed in a previously created

54PRINTERPRINT FUNCTIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSESPRINTING SPECIFIED PAGES ON DIFFERENT PAPER (Different Paper)The front cover can be printed on paper that

55PRINTERCONVENIENT PRINTER FUNCTIONSSAVING AND USING PRINT FILES (Retention)This function is used to store a print job as a file on the machine, allo

56PRINTERPrinting a job stored by retentionWhen retention is performed, the display appears as follows:1Press the [ ] key to display the list of print

57PRINTERPRINTING WITHOUT THE PRINTER DRIVERWhen you do not have the printer driver installed on your computer, or when the software application used

58PRINTERDIRECTLY PRINTING A FILE IN USB FLASH MEMORYA file in a USB flash memory connected to the machine can be printed from the operation panel of

59PRINTERDIRECTLY PRINTING FROM A COMPUTERSettings can be configured in the Web pages of the machine to enable direct printing from a computer without

6DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELSThis manual covers the following models.AB series (metric) and inch series referencesBoth specifications are quoted where a

60PRINTERAPPENDIXPRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LISTAvailable functions and output results may vary depending on the type of printer driver being used.F

61PRINTER*1 The specifications of each function in Windows PPD and Macintosh PPD vary depending on the operating system version and the software appli

623TROUBLESHOOTINGThis chapter describes troubleshooting and misfeed removal.If you encounter a problem when using the machine, check the following tr

63TROUBLESHOOTINGTROUBLESHOOTINGNETWORK PROBLEMSPRINTING PROBLEMSIn addition to this section, troubleshooting information can also be found in the REA

64TROUBLESHOOTINGPaper misfeed.The paper is outside of the specified size and weight range. Use paper within the specified range.13Paper curled or da

65TROUBLESHOOTINGThe machine does not print.(ONLINE indicator ( ) does not blink.)The machine is set to off-line mode. If the ONLINE indicator ( ) is

66TROUBLESHOOTINGThe printed image is dirty.You are using paper that is outside the specified size and weight range. Use paper within the specified r

67TROUBLESHOOTINGINDICATORS AND DISPLAY MESSAGESIf one of the following messages appears in the display, take prompt action as instructed by the messa

68TROUBLESHOOTINGMISFEED REMOVALWhen a misfeed occurs during printing, the message " Clear paper path." and the location of the misfeed will

69TROUBLESHOOTING3Close the auxiliary tray and then the bypass tray, grasp the side cover open/close handle, and gently open and close the side cover.

71BEFORE USING THE MACHINEThis chapter contains basic information that should be read before using the machine.PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS(1) Power switc

70TROUBLESHOOTINGMisfeed in the paper feed area A1Carefully remove the misfed paper. Turn the roller rotating knob in the direction of the arrow to as

71TROUBLESHOOTING3Remove the misfed paper.Be careful not to tear the misfed paper during removal.4If the misfed paper cannot be removed, remove the pa

72TROUBLESHOOTINGMisfeed in the transport area C1Lift up the duplex conveyor lever and open the reversing unit.2Remove the misfed paper.3Return the du

73TROUBLESHOOTINGMISFEED IN THE PAPER TRAY 11Open the side cover and remove the misfed paper. (p.69)2Lift and pull out the upper paper tray and remove

74TROUBLESHOOTINGREPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGEWhen the "Prepare a new toner." appears, little toner remains. You should keep one set of repl

75TROUBLESHOOTING3Take out the new toner cartridge. Shake it vertically five or six times. 4Insert the toner cartridge along the guides until it locks

76TROUBLESHOOTINGREPLACING THE TONER COLLECTION CONTAINERThis section explains the procedure for replacing the toner collection container.The toner co

77TROUBLESHOOTING5Install a new toner collection container.Push the toner collection container in completely.6Close the front cover.7Replace tray 1.Yo

784ROUTINE MAINTENANCEThis chapter explains how to keep the machine operating smoothly, including viewing print count, and cleaning the machine.CHECKI

79ROUTINE MAINTENANCEROUTINE MAINTENANCECLEANING THE BYPASS TRAY PAPER FEED ROLLERIf misfeeds occur frequently when feeding envelopes, heavy paper, et

8BEFORE USING THE MACHINE (17) Toner cartridge (Y/M/C/Bk)Contains toner. When the toner in a cartridge runs out, the cartridge of the colour that ran

80ROUTINE MAINTENANCE5Procedure of "REPLACING THE TONER COLLECTION CONTAINER" (p.76), push the toner collection container into the machine.C

81ROUTINE MAINTENANCE(4) Push down and close the laser unit cover.5Repeat step 4 to clean all holes in the laser unit (4 holes).There are a total of 4

82ROUTINE MAINTENANCEADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRASTThe contrast of the display can be adjusted as explained below.1Press the [SPECIAL FUNCTION] key (

835SYSTEM SETTINGSPURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM SETTINGSThe system settings are used by the administrator of the machine to enable or disable functions to sui

84SYSTEM SETTINGSSYSTEM SETTINGS LISTThis is a list of the machine's system settings.Program namePageChange Admin PWChange Admin PW88Initial Sett

85SYSTEM SETTINGSADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS MENUThe system settings are accessed via the following menu structure.Refer to this menu when enabling or disa

86SYSTEM SETTINGSEnergy Save Auto Power Shut-Off TimerPreheat ModeEnter Auto Power Shut-Off afterthe Remote JobToner Save ModeList Print User Info. Pr

87SYSTEM SETTINGSUSING THE SYSTEM SETTINGS1Press the [SPECIAL FUNCTION] key ( ).2Select "System Settings" with the [ ] or [ ] key and press

88SYSTEM SETTINGSChange Admin PWUse this function to change administrator password. To change the administrator password, see "PROGRAMMING AN ADM

89SYSTEM SETTINGSWireless (Infrastructure)(Only on models with wireless LAN)This sets connection using wireless infrastructure mode.Manual Input of SS

9BEFORE USING THE MACHINEOPERATION PANEL(1) DisplayShows various messages. (p.10)(2) [SPECIAL FUNCTION] key ( )Press to set the paper size and configu

90SYSTEM SETTINGSUser ControlUser Control is used to configure settings for user authentication. Select the [User Control] to configure the settings.U

91SYSTEM SETTINGSDevice ControlThese settings are used to configure settings for hardware functions of the machine. To access one of these settings, s

92SYSTEM SETTINGSDisable Auto Key RepeatThis setting is used to stop a setting from changing continuously when the [ ] or [ ] key is held down, such a

93SYSTEM SETTINGSEasy CalibrationThis function is performed by selecting the desired colour of grey (processed grey), which is a combination of cyan,

94SYSTEM SETTINGSFactory default number for each colour is set to "4" respectively.Increasing the number will make the print darker and decr

956WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEABOUT THE WEB PAGESThe machine includes a built-in Web server. The Web server is accessed using a Web browser on your c

96WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEABOUT THE WEB PAGES (FOR USERS)When you access the user Web pages in the machine, the following page will appear in your

97WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINECONFIGURING THE PRINTER CONDITION SETTINGSThe printer condition settings allow basic printer settings to be configured.

98WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEPRINTER CONDITION SETTING MENUPRINTER CONDITION SETTINGSFactory default settings are indicated in bold.Default SettingsC

99WEB FUNCTIONS IN THE MACHINEPCL SettingsPostScript settingsItem Selections DescriptionSymbol Set Select one of 35 sets.This specifies which country&