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MX-3500N
MX-3501N
MX-4500N
MX-4501N
MX-3501N
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
• MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE . . . 3
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BASIC PROCEDURE FOR MAKING
COPIES
COPIES
BASE SCREEN OF COPY MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
COPYING SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MAKING COPIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• USING THE AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT
FEEDER TO MAKE COPIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• MAKING A COPY USING THE DOCUMENT
GLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
AUTOMATIC 2-SIDED COPYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
• USING THE AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT
FEEDER TO MAKE 2-SIDED COPIES . . . . . . . . 15
• AUTOMATIC 2-SIDED COPYING USING THE
DOCUMENT GLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
COPY COLOUR MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
• SELECTING THE COLOUR MODE . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CHANGING THE EXPOSURE AND EXPOSURE
MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
• AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE
EXPOSURE AND EXPOSURE MODE . . . . . . . . 23
• SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE AND
MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE EXPOSURE
LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM . . . . . . . . . . . 26
• AUTOMATIC RATIO SELECTION (Auto
Image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
• MANUALLY SELECTING THE RATIO (Preset
ratios/Zoom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
• ENLARGING/REDUCING THE LENGTH AND
WIDTH SEPARATELY (XY Zoom) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
ORIGINAL SIZES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• CHECKING THE ORIGINAL SIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• SPECIFYING THE ORIGINAL SIZE . . . . . . . . . . 35
• STORING FREQUENTLY USED ORIGINAL
• SPECIFYING THE ORIGINAL SIZE . . . . . . . . . . 35
• STORING FREQUENTLY USED ORIGINAL
SIZES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
• OUTPUT MODES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
MAKING COPIES USING THE BYPASS TRAY
(Copying on special papers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
(Copying on special papers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
INTERRUPTING A COPY RUN (Interrupt copy) . . . 48
JOB STATUS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
• JOB QUEUE SCREEN AND COMPLETED
JOB SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
• WHEN THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION
IS USED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS
SPECIAL MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
• [Image Edit] KEY AND [Colour Adjustments]
KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ADDING MARGINS (Margin Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
ERASING PERIPHERAL SHADOWS (Erase) . . . . . . . . 61
COPYING EACH FACING PAGE OF A BOUND
DOCUMENT (Dual Page Copy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
DOCUMENT (Dual Page Copy). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MAKING COPIES IN PAMPHLET FORMAT
(Pamphlet Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
(Pamphlet Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
COPYING A LARGE NUMBER OF ORIGINALS
AT ONCE (Job Build) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
AT ONCE (Job Build) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
USING TWO MACHINES TO COPY A LARGE
NUMBER OF ORIGINALS (Tandem Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
NUMBER OF ORIGINALS (Tandem Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
USING A DIFFERENT PAPER TYPE FOR
COVERS (Covers/Inserts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
COVERS (Covers/Inserts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
• INSERTING COVERS IN COPIES (Cover
Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
• INSERTING INSERT SHEETS IN COPIES
(Insert Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
• CHANGING COVER/INSERT SETTINGS
(Page Layout) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
ADDING INSERTS WHEN COPYING ON
TRANSPARENCY FILM (Transparency Inserts) . . . 85
TRANSPARENCY FILM (Transparency Inserts) . . . 85
COPYING MULTIPLE PAGES ONTO ONE
SHEET OF PAPER (Multi Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
SHEET OF PAPER (Multi Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
COPYING A PAMPHLET (Book Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . 91
COPYING CAPTIONS ONTO TAB PAPER (Tab
Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
• RELATION BETWEEN THE ORIGINALS AND
THE TAB PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
COPYING BOTH SIDES OF A CARD ON ONE
SHEET OF PAPER (Card Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SHEET OF PAPER (Card Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
PRINTING THE DATE AND A STAMP ON
COPIES (Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
COPIES (Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
• ADDING THE DATE TO COPIES (Date) . . . . . . 103
• STAMPING COPIES (Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
• PRINTING PAGE NUMBERS ON COPIES
• STAMPING COPIES (Stamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
• PRINTING PAGE NUMBERS ON COPIES
(Page Numbering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
• PRINTING TEXT ON COPIES (Text) . . . . . . . . . 116
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CHECKING THE STAMP LAYOUT (Layout) . . . . . . . . . . 122
REPEATING PHOTOS ON A COPY (Photo
Repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Repeat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
CREATING A LARGE POSTER (Multi-Page
Enlargement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Enlargement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
REVERSING THE IMAGE (Mirror Image) . . . . . . . . 130
COPYING A3 (11" x 17") SIZE ORIGINAL
WITHOUT CUTTING OFF THE EDGES (A3
(11x17) Full Bleed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
WITHOUT CUTTING OFF THE EDGES (A3
(11x17) Full Bleed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
COPYING IN THE CENTRE OF THE PAPER
(Centring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
(Centring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
ADJUSTING RED/GREEN/BLUE IN COPIES
(RGB Adjust) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
(RGB Adjust) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
ADJUSTING THE SHARPNESS OF AN IMAGE
(Sharpness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
(Sharpness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
WHITENING FAINT COLOURS IN COPIES (Suppress
Background) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Background) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
ADJUSTING THE COLOUR (Colour Balance) . . . . 143
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF A COPY
(Brightness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
(Brightness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
ADJUSTING THE INTENSITY OF A COPY
(Intensity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
(Intensity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
CHECKING COPIES BEFORE PRINTING (Proof
Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
COPYING ORIGINALS OF DIFFERENT SIZES
(Mixed Size Original) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
(Mixed Size Original) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
COPYING THIN ORIGINALS (Slow Scan Mode) . . 155
STORING COPY OPERATIONS (Job Programs) . 157
• STORING A JOB PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
• DELETING A JOB PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
• DELETING A JOB PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Please note
• Where this manual shows the "MX-2300/2700 series" or the "MX-3500/4500 series", the following models are indicated:
MX-2300/2700 series: MX-2300N, MX-2700N
MX-3500/4500 series: MX-3500N, MX-3501N, MX-4500N, MX-4501N
MX-3500/4500 series: MX-3500N, MX-3501N, MX-4500N, MX-4501N
• Considerable care has been taken in preparing this manual. If you have any comments or concerns about the manual, please
contact your dealer or nearest authorised service representative.
• This product has undergone strict quality control and inspection procedures. In the unlikely event that a defect or other problem
is discovered, please contact your dealer or nearest authorised service representative.
• Aside from instances provided for by law, SHARP is not responsible for failures occurring during the use of the product or its
options, or failures due to incorrect operation of the product and its options, or other failures, or for any damage that occurs due
to use of the product.
to use of the product.
Warning
• Reproduction, adaptation or translation of the contents of the manual without prior written permission is prohibited, except as
allowed under copyright laws.
• All information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Illustrations and the operation panel and touch panel shown in this manual
The peripheral devices are generally optional, however, some models include certain peripheral devices as standard equipment.
The explanations in this manual assume that a right tray and stand/2 x 500 sheet paper drawer are installed on the MX-2700N
(equipped standard with an automatic document feeder).
(equipped standard with an automatic document feeder).
To further explain certain functions and uses, some explanations assume that additional peripheral devices are installed.
MANUALS PROVIDED WITH THE MACHINE
Printed manuals and manuals stored in PDF format on the machine's hard drive are provided with the machine. When
using the machine, read the appropriate manual for the feature you are using.
using the machine, read the appropriate manual for the feature you are using.
Printed manuals
The display screens, messages, and key names shown in the manual may differ from those on the actual machine
due to product improvements and modifications.
due to product improvements and modifications.
Manual name
Contents
Safety Guide
This manual contains instructions for using the machine safely and lists the specifications of the machine
and its peripheral devices.
and its peripheral devices.
Software Setup
Guide
Guide
This manual explains how to install the software and configure settings to use the machine as a printer or
scanner.
scanner.
Quick Start Guide
This manual provides easy-to-understand explanations of all the functions of the machine in a single
volume.
Detailed explanations of each of the functions can be found in the manuals in PDF format.
volume.
Detailed explanations of each of the functions can be found in the manuals in PDF format.
Troubleshooting
This manual explains how to remove paper misfeeds and provides answers to frequently asked questions
regarding the operation of the machine in each mode. Refer to this manual when you have difficulty using
the machine.
regarding the operation of the machine in each mode. Refer to this manual when you have difficulty using
the machine.
Facsimile Quick
Reference Guide
Reference Guide
This manual explains the basic procedures for using the fax function of the machine, and provides an
overview of the features of the fax function, troubleshooting procedures, and specifications.
For detailed information on using the fax function and the system settings for fax, see the "Facsimile
Guide" in PDF format.
overview of the features of the fax function, troubleshooting procedures, and specifications.
For detailed information on using the fax function and the system settings for fax, see the "Facsimile
Guide" in PDF format.