AR-PB2A (serv.man26). ARPB2-017 Installing the SAP Device Type for Sharp Printers - Sharp Copying Equipment Technical Bulletin (repair manual). Page 5

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Once the ZSHARP device type has been imported into the SAP system, the device type should be
assigned to an AR-series Sharp copier/printer and tested first without any finishing features set.
Standard SAP print transactions can be used for creating test output.

After the “vanilla” version of the device type is verified as working correctly, special versions can be
created to use the Sharp finishing options.  Some options may require an output tray to also be
specified (for example, stapling and offset features on the AR-507 will require output tray 3 to also be
selected).

This document will walk through the copy and customisation process to create a device type tailored
to your installation’s needs.  These procedures should only be performed by an experienced SAP
Basis Administrator.  In this example, stapling is to be selected for INCH12 paper format (output tray 3
must also be selected).  The example system is at SAP release 3.1 but the screens are similar
(although somewhat more complex) in the newer 4.x releases.

Use transaction SPAD to bring up the initial output device screen:

Then select the “Utilities

à Copy device type” option from the Menu bar.