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SERVICE MANUAL
CODE: 00ZARBD14SM1E
PRINTER KIT
for Digital Copier
for Digital Copier
MODEL
AR-BD14
SHARP CORPORATION
Parts marked with "
!
" is important for maintaining the safety of the set. Be sure to replace these parts with specified
ones for maintaining the safety and performance of the set.
[ 1 ] INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
[ 2 ] MAJOR FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
[ 3 ] SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
[ 4 ] INSTALLATION OF PRINTER BOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
[ 5 ] NETWORK BOARD INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
[ 6 ] INSTALLATION OF EXPANSION RAM (SIMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
[ 7 ] PRINTER DRIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
[ 8 ] KEY OPERATOR PROGRAM AND SIMULATION . . . . . . . . . . .18
[ 9 ] ELECTRICAL SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
[10] OTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
[11] SOFTWARE BLOCK DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
[12] CIRCUIT DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
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PARTS GUIDE
CONTENTS
Trademark Acknowledments
Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A.
and other countries.
IBM, PC/AT and OS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, LaserJet and PCL are trademarks of the Hewlett-Packard Company.
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Corporation.
Macintosh, Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
[1] INTRODUCTION
The printer kit is designed to be attached to the digital copier AR-
5132 in order to use the AR-5132 as a printer of a personal computer.
5132 in order to use the AR-5132 as a printer of a personal computer.
The descriptions of this manual, therefore, are made on the assump-
tion that this unit is attached to the AR-5132.
tion that this unit is attached to the AR-5132.
For the items which are not described in this manual, refer to the
Service Manual of the AR-5132.
Service Manual of the AR-5132.
[2] MAJOR FEATURES
The AR-BD14 Printer Expansion Kit adds high-speed laser, set print-
ing capability, utilizing the powerful resources of the AR-5132 Copier
to provide high productivity and convenient features. Note that
throughout this manual, the copier with AR-BD14 Printer Expansion
Kit is referred to as the AR-5132 printer.
ing capability, utilizing the powerful resources of the AR-5132 Copier
to provide high productivity and convenient features. Note that
throughout this manual, the copier with AR-BD14 Printer Expansion
Kit is referred to as the AR-5132 printer.
Amongst the AR-5132 Printer’s many useful features and functions
are the ability to:
are the ability to:
•
Print up to 32 pages per minute (Engine Performance)
•
Print multiple set of documents from your desktop
•
Booklet printing (up to four sides per page)
•
N-up printing
•
Cover Sheet Printing (Different First Page)
•
Duplex (2-sided) printing
•
Staple (with optional sorter)
[3] SPECIFICATIONS
(1) Basic specifications
Model
AR-BD14
Printing speed (up to)
32 pages/min. (A4 8.5
×
11)
23 pages/min. (A4R 8.5
×
11R)
19 pages/min. (B4 8.5
×
14)
17 pages/min. (A3 11
×
17)
Resolution
400 dpi
×
400 dpi
Operating conditions
Temperature:15°C to 30°C (59°F to
86°F)
Humidity:
86°F)
Humidity:
20% to 85%
Output color
Black
Memory
16M RAM standard
Optional memory
Additional 16M RAM (72 pin)
Page description
languages
languages
PCL5e; PostScript Level 2
Platform
IBM PC/AT (Windows); Macintosh
General network card
slot
slot
Available
Interface
IEEE 1284-compatible (parallel port)/
NIC interface (Option)
NIC interface (Option)
Plug and Play
Available under Windows 95
Max. print size
A3, 11"
×
17"
Smoothing
Yes
Paper feed tray
Tray/Tray2/Large capacity tray/
Manual feed tray
Two modes are available with the
manual feed tray; auto paper feed and
manual paper feed.
Manual feed tray
Two modes are available with the
manual feed tray; auto paper feed and
manual paper feed.
Model
AR-BD14
Paper exit system
Face up
Reversed sequence
print
(N – 1 print)
(N – 1 print)
Supported by the printer driver.
Printing direction
(Image process direction)
(Image process direction)
Vertical/Horizontal
(Portrait/Landscape)
(Portrait/Landscape)
Sort
With the option sorter (SF-S15) or the
staple sorter (SF-S53N), sort, staple
sort and group discharge of up to 20
sheets are available.
Software collation output for the
standard tray or the sorter top bin is
allowed.
staple sorter (SF-S53N), sort, staple
sort and group discharge of up to 20
sheets are available.
Software collation output for the
standard tray or the sorter top bin is
allowed.
(2) Printer driver specifications
Features
Values
PCL5e
PS2
Win Mac
Copies
1 to 999
Yes
Yes
Yes
Orientation
Portrait/Landscape
Yes
Yes
Yes
Duplex Printing
1-sided/2-sided Book/
2-sided Tablet
2-sided Tablet
Yes
Yes
Yes
Booklet
A4 in A3/Letter in WL/
A5 in A4/Invoice in
Letter/B5 in B4
A5 in A4/Invoice in
Letter/B5 in B4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Binding Edge
Left/Top
Yes
Yes
Yes
N-up (only Z-
order)
order)
2/4/9/16
Yes
Yes
Yes
N-up Paper Size A4/A3/Letter/Foolscap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multiple Copy
Print as sets
Print as groups
Print as groups
Yes
Yes
Yes
Margin Shift
0 to 1 inch in 0.1 inch steps
0 to 20mm in 1mm steps
0 to 20mm in 1mm steps
Yes
Yes
Watermarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Print Order
Normal/Reverse
Yes
Yes
Yes
Available Paper
Size
Size
5.5
″
×
8.5
″
(Invoice),
7.25
″
×
10.5
″
(Executive),
8.5
″
×
11
″
(Letter),
8.5
″
×
13
″
(Foolscap),
8.5
″
×
14
″
(Legal),
11
″
×
17
″
(Double letter),
A6, A5, B5, A4,
B4, A3
B4, A3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Paper Selection by Size/by Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Source
Selection
Selection
Manual Tray (Auto)
/Manual Feed/Tray1/Tray2/
Tray3 (LCC)
/Manual Feed/Tray1/Tray2/
Tray3 (LCC)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Paper Input
Switching
Switching
Same All Page
First Page & Rest Pages
First Page & Rest Pages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Paper Output
Using sorter/Staple
Yes
Yes
Yes
Negative image
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mirror Image
None/Horizontal/Vertical/
Both
Both
Yes
Yes
Toner save mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resolution Enhancement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom
10 to 400% in 1% steps
Yes
Yes
Configurations
Output device: None/20 bin
sorter/20 bin staple sorter
sorter/20 bin staple sorter
Yes
Yes
Yes
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(3) Personal computer connection
environment
Platform
IBM PC/AT (including compatible machines)
Macintosh (680x0 series)
Power Macintosh (including compatible
machines)
Macintosh (680x0 series)
Power Macintosh (including compatible
machines)
Applicable OS
Windows 3.1
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Windows 95
Windows NT3.51
Windows NT4.0
MacOS (System 7.x or above)
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Windows 95
Windows NT3.51
Windows NT4.0
MacOS (System 7.x or above)
Printer driver
For Windows 3.1 (PCL5e/PS2)
For Windows for Workgroups 3.11
(PCL5e/PS2)
For Windows 95 (PCL5e/PS2)
Windows NT (PS2 PPD only)
MacOS (System 7.x or above) (PS2)
For Windows for Workgroups 3.11
(PCL5e/PS2)
For Windows 95 (PCL5e/PS2)
Windows NT (PS2 PPD only)
MacOS (System 7.x or above) (PS2)
For PS2 application, prepare both PPD and
custom driver excluding Windows NT.
custom driver excluding Windows NT.
Page description
language
language
PostScript level 2, PCL5e
Font
PostScript
Type 1
35 fonts
PCL
Intellifont compatible
35 fonts
TrueType
10 fonts
Stroke font
1 font
Line printer (bitmap)
1 font
Supplied by the built-in Flash ROM of the
printer.
printer.
For Type 1/TrueType, download print is
allowed.
allowed.
Network
A slot for general use network interface card is
provided on the printer board.
provided on the printer board.
Interface
IEEE1284 (Compatible/nibble PnP support),
NIC interface
NIC interface
Plug and Play
Supported only when Windows 95 is used.
(4) Accessory
A. Applicable network port
Interface
Support NOS
Support
protocol
protocol
AR-NC1D
(DPI)
(DPI)
10Base-T,
10Base-2
10Base-2
NetWare,
WindowsNT,
MacOS
WindowsNT,
MacOS
IPX/SPX,
TCP/IP,
EtherTalk
TCP/IP,
EtherTalk
U.S.A.
Canada
Canada
JX96NC-E8
(HBM)
(HBM)
IPX/SPX,
TCP/IP,
EtherTalk,
NetBEUI, DLC
TCP/IP,
EtherTalk,
NetBEUI, DLC
Others
than
above.
than
above.
B. Expansion RAM (SIMM)
*
Use a commercially available RAM which conforms to the
specifications below.
specifications below.
Use a commercially available RAM.
Capacity
Number
of Pins
Access
Time
Function
Parity
16 MB
72 pin
60 n sec
EDO (Hyper Page),
Fast Page
None
The following RAM’s or their equivalent are recommendable.
Capacity
Maker
Type
16 MB
NEC
MC-424000F32-60
MC-424000A32-60
Toshiba
THM324005CS/CSG-60
THM324000CS/CSG-60
Hitachi
HB56U432B/SB-6BN
HB56A432BR/SBR-6B
(5) Paper handling
A. Paper Weights
Tray
Weight
Paper tray 1
56 ~80 g/m
2
Paper tray 2
56 ~80 g/m
2
Paper tray 3 (LCC)
56 ~80 g/m
2
Manual feed tray
Single feed: 56 ~128 g/m
2
Multi feed: 56 ~ 80 g/m
2
(50 sheets)
(A4/Letter size or smaller when paper
weight is more than 104 g/m
weight is more than 104 g/m
2
)
Duplex tray
56 ~80 g/m
2
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