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AL-2040  UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION  5 - 4

*1: Compatible with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000

Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home
Edition or Windows Vista preinstalled model standardly
equipped with a USB port.

*2: Printing is not available in MS-DOS mode.

*3: The machine does not support printing from a Macintosh envi-

ronment.

*4: Administrator's rights are required to install the software using

the installer.

The following table shows the drivers and software that can be
installed for each version of Windows and interface connection
method.

*1: The printer driver that is installed will vary depending on the

type of connection between the machine and your computer.

*2: Although it is possible to install Button Manager and Sharp-

desk on Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, neither Button Man-
ager nor the scanner function of Sharpdesk can actually be
used.

Follow the procedure below to connect the machine to your com-
puter.

A USB cable for connecting the machine to your computer is not
included with the machine. Please purchase the appropriate cable
for your computer.

Caution:

• USB is available with a PC/AT compatible computer that was

originally equipped with USB and had Windows 98, Windows
Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional,
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows Vista preinstalled.

• Do not connect the USB cable before installing the printer driver.

The USB cable should be connected during installation of the
printer driver.

1) Insert the cable into the USB connector on the machine.

2) Insert the other end of the cable into your computer’s USB

port.

Note:

• Interface cables for connecting the machine to your computer

are not included with the machine. Please purchase the appro-
priate cable for your computer.

• If you intend to use the machine as a scanner, it must be con-

nected to your computer with a USB interface cable. The scan-
ner function cannot be used if the machine is connected with a
LAN cable.

1) Insert the LAN cable into the LAN connector on the machine.

Use a network cable that is shielded.

2) Turn on the machine.

3) Set up according to the Operation Manual.

4-pin ACON UBR23-4K2200

Type-B connector

Shielded twisted pair cable

(2 m (6 feet) Max.: high-speed transmission equivalent)

The pin numbers and signal names are listed in the following table.

RJ-45 connector pin arrangement

Cable

Operating 

system

Printer 

driver

Scanner 

driver

Button 

Manager

Sharpdesk

USB

Windows 98/
Me/2000/
XP/Vista

Available*

1

Available

LAN

Windows 98/
Me/2000/
XP/Vista

Not Available*

2

Pin No.

Signal name

1

+5V

2

-DATA

3

+DATA

4

GND

Pin No.

Signal name

LAN adapter RJ-45 connector

1

TD +

Send output +

2

TD –

Send output -

3

RD +

Receive input +

6

RD –

Receive input -

4, 5, 7, 8

Not used.

Not used.

1

2

3

4

1

8

AL-2040  UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION  5 - 5

When moving the unit, follow the procedure below.

Note: When moving this unit, be sure to remove the TD cartridge

in advance.

1) Turn the power switch off and remove the power cord from the

outlet.

2) Open the side cover and front cover, in that order. Remove the

TD cartridge and close the front cover and side cover, in that
order.

To open and close the side cover and front cover, and to
remove the TD cartridge.

3) Raise the handle of the paper tray and pull the paper tray out

until it stops.

4) Push the center of the pressure plate down until it locks in

place and lock the plate using the pressure plate lock which
has been stored in the front of the paper tray.

5) Push the paper tray back into the unit.

6) Lock the scan head locking switch.

Note: When shipping the unit, the scan head locking switch must

be locked to prevent shipping damage.

7) Close the multi-bypass tray and the paper output tray exten-

sion, and attach the packing materials and tape which were
removed during installation of the unit.

8) Pack the unit into the carton.

AL-2040  COPY PROCESS  6 - 1

(20 microns thick)

Aluminum drum

 

Pigment layer (0.2
to 0.3 microns thick)

An OPC drum is used for the photoconductor.
(Structure of the OPC drum layers)

OPC layer

Main charger

Laser beam

MG roller

Cleaning blade

Drum

Transfer unit

Resist roller

Exposure

Main high voltage unit

Saw tooth

Charge

Drum

Cleaning

Cleaning blade

Waste toner box

Paper release

Fusing

Separation

Heat roller

Heater lamp

Transfer

Transfer charger

Transfer high
voltage unit

Developing

Toner

Developer

Print process

Paper transport route

Semiconductor laser

Manual feed

PS roller

Focus correction lens

Electrode

Synchronization

with drum

Cassette

paper feed

To face
down tray

AL-2040  COPY PROCESS  6 - 2

This printer is a non-impact printer that uses a semiconductor
laser and electrostatic print process. This printer uses an OPC
(Organic Photo Conductor) for its photoconductive material.

First, voltage from the main corona unit charges the drum surface
and a latent image is formed on the drum surface using a laser
beam. This latent image forms a visible image on the drum surface
when toner is applied. The toner image is then transferred onto the
print paper by the transfer corona and fused on the print paper in
the fusing section with a combination of heat and pressure.

Step-1: Charge

Step-2: Exposure

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Latent image is formed on the drum.

Step-3: Developing

Latent image formed on the drum is then changed into
visible image with toner.

Step-4: Transfer

The visible image (toner image) on the drum is transferred
onto the print paper.

Step-5: Cleaning

Residual toner on the drum surface is removed and col-
lected by the cleaning blade.

Step-6: Optical discharge

Residual charge on the drum surface is removed, by
semiconductor laser beam.

A uniform negative charge is applied over the OPC drum surface
by the main charging unit. Stable potential is maintained by means
of the Scorotron charger.

Positive charges are generated in the aluminum layer.

A Laser beam is generated from the semiconductor laser and con-
trolled by the print pattern signal. The laser writes onto the OPC
drum surface through the polygon mirrors and lens. The resis-
tance of the OPC layer decreases for an area exposed by the laser
beam (corresponding to the print pattern signal). The beam neu-
tralizes the negative charge. An electrostatic latent image is
formed on the drum surface.

About

DC5.5KV

(   580V/   400V)

OPC layer

Pigment

layer

Aluminum
drum

OPC layer

Pigment

layer

Aluminum
layer

Drum surface charge
after the exposure

Non-image area

Image area

Semiconductor laser

Exposure
(semiconductor laser)