AR-M550 (serv.man8). (3) Specifications - Sharp Copying Equipment Service Manual (repair manual). Page 12

AR-M550/M620  SPECIFICATIONS  3 - 12

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

PostScript 
compatible

PostScript is aimed to provide compatibility with 
Adobe PostScript.
A small difference in margin, a difference in 
rendering caused by a different font family, the 
default, a difference in the transfer function are 
not included in the compatibility.

ESX/P and ESC/P 
Super compatible

ESC/P and ESC/P Super are aimed to provide 
compatibility with Epson VP-1100.
A small difference in margin, a difference in 
rendering caused by a different font family, the 
default, a difference in the transfer function are 
not included in the compatibility.

Setting item

General

Default setting

Basic setting of printing such as the number of 
copies and printing direction.

PCL (SPDL*) setting

∗

SPDL is for 
Japan only. 

PCL (SPDL) symbol setting and font setting

PS setting

Setting of print enable/disable in a PS error

ESC/P (super) setting
(Japan only)

ESC/P font and return code setting

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

Number of 
copies

1 – 999

Print direction Vertical/Horizontal
Duplex print

Simplex print, duplex print (Left/
Upper/Right binding)

Simplex print, 
duplex print (Long 
side/Short side 
binding)

Center 
binding

Invoice on Letter, Letter on 
Ledger, A5 on A4, A4 on A3, B5 
on B4, Letter on Letter, Ledger on 
Ledger, A4 on A4, A3 on A3, B4 
on B4

Windows2000,  
XP: 

❍

Other OS: –

Binding 
direction

Simplex print, duplex print (Left/
Upper/Right binding)

Long side/Short 
side binding

N-up

2/4/6/8

WindowsNT 4.0: –
Windows2000, XP: 
2/4/6/9/16
Other OS: 2/4

N-up 
direction

Z

N-up frame 
line

❍

/

✕

❍

(Always frame 

line)

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

Paper size

A3/B4/A4/B5/A5/Postcard/Ledger/Legal/Foolscap/
Letter/Executive/Invoice/8K/16K

Paper type

Normal paper, letterhead, printed paper, punched 
paper, recycled paper, color paper, label sheet, thick 
paper, OHP, tab paper

User 
definition 
type

7 types

Paper feed 
method

Auto paper feed, Tray 1/2/3/4/5, manual feed

Paper feed 
tray of the 
first page

❍

/

✕

Printing of the back of the first page can 
be set on the display. 

–

Cover paper

❍

Insert paper

❍

–

OHP insert 
paper

❍

/

✕ 

(White paper) /

 ❍

 (Printed paper)

–

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

Paper exit 
destination 
setting

Center tray

Finisher

Tray 1

Tray 2

Saddle stitch finisher

Tray 1
Tray 2

Saddle stitch tray

Staple

Finisher
• No staple
• 1 position
• 2 positions
Saddle stitch finisher
• No staple
• 1 position
• 2 positions

Saddle stitch 
finisher
• No staple
• 1 position
• 2 positions 

(EX Japan only)

Offset

❍

(Every time)

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

Resolution

600/300dpi

600dpi

600dpi

Halftone

–

Screen Frequency 8.0 to 
360.0 in 0.1 steps
Screen angle 0.0 to 360.0 
in 0.1 steps

Graphic 
mode 
selection

Luster HP-
GL2

Luster 
vector

–

Smoothing

–

Toner save

❍

/

✕

Ultra fine 
photo

–

Black-white 
reversion

–

❍

/

✕

Mirror image –

Horizontal/
Vertical

Horizontal

Zoom

–

25 – 400%

Fit page

❍

/

✕

–

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

Applicable 
built-in font

80 fonts
Category 3 and 4
In font chapter

136 fonts
Category 1
In font chapter

5 Japanese
fonts
Category 2
In font chapter

For 
WindowsNT4.0
Traditional 35 Latin 
fonts
Category 1
In font chapter

For Other OS
136 Latin
fonts
Category 1
In font chapter
5 Japanese 
fonts
Category 2
In font chapter

Download 
system which 
can be 
selected

Bitmap, 
TrueType, 
Graphics

Bitmap, Type 1, TrueType