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1) Remove tape (a).

2) Turn and remove the lock screw in the arrow direction.

3) Remove the protective material (b). 

Keep the fixing screw inside the front cover.

Store the lock screw at the right side inside the front cover.

1) Push gently on both sides of the front cover to open the cover.

2) Remove the protective material (c), and slowly pull the protective

sheet (d) and protective material (e) together toward you to
remove. Be careful not to break the protective sheet (d) midway
and not to remain torn part inside the machine.

3) Remove the TD cartridge from the bag. Hold the cartridge on both

sides and shake it horizontally four or five times.

CAUTION: Be sure to remove the protective paper from the drum

cartridge before installing the TD cartridge.

4) Remove the protective tape and then the protective cover.

5) Hold the handle of the TD cartridge so that the stamped marking

on top of the cartridge are facing upward.

6) Gently insert the TD cartridge into the copier along the guides in

the direction indicated by the arrow.

7) Close the front cover.

(b)

(a)

Do not remove with 
the front cover closed.

(d)

(e)

(c)

Align the projections on both side with the guides.

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1) Gently press the both sides of the front cover and open it.

2) Slowly remove the developer cartridge from the copier.

3) Hold two knobs of the photoconductor cartridge with your fingers,

and slowly pull out it.

WARNING: The fusing section is heated to a high temperature.

When removing the photoconductor cartridge, be care-
ful not to touch the fusing section to avoid a burn.

CAUTION: Dispose the photoconductor cartridge as an incombus-

tible.

4) Remove a new photoconductor cartridge from the bag.

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A black protective sheet is attached to a new
photoconductor cartridge in order to protect the
cartridge from light. Install the cartridge in the copier
with this black sheet attached to it. If it is removed, the
cartridge surface (green section) may be damaged.

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Keep the photoconductor cartridge in a clean place. If
it is stored in a dusty place, the cartridge surface
(green section) may be damaged to cause a dirt on
print paper.

5) Hold the two knobs of the photoconductor cartridge with your

fingers, and slowly insert the projections on the both ends of the
cartridge into the machine along the guides in the arrow direction.

6) Remove the black protective sheet from the photoconductor

cartridge.

CAUTION: If the black protective sheet is pulled forcibly, it may be

broken, Be careful not to break the sheet and slowly
remove it.

7) Install the developer cartridge. 

8) Turn on the power switch. While pressing the copy mode select

key and the clear key, open and close the operation panel section.
(The photoconductor counter is reset by the above operation.)

1) Hold the paper tray so that the paper guide of the paper tray is

facing front and then insert the paper tray into the copier’s paper
tray slots.

2) Pull the paper release lever at the right of the paper tray toward

you.

CAUTION: If the paper is inserted without doing this, paper mis-

feeds will occur.

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Paper tray

Paper reiease lever

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3) If extra-long paper (such as legal size) is used, raise the paper

support to support the paper. Fan the copy paper and place it into
the paper tray with the side to be printed facing toward you.
Position the paper along the right end of the paper tray. Then
adjust the paper guide to the paper width.

4) Make sure the paper release lever is pushed back. The paper will

be clamped by the paper feed roller inside the copier.

Ensure that the power switch of the copier is in the OFF position.
Insert the attached power cord into the power cord socket at the rear
of the copier.

1) Check that the power switches of both the printer and the com-

puter are in the OFF position.

2) Plug the parallel interface cable into one of the printer interface

connectors (whichever connector you want to use). Fasten the
two bail chips at the side of the printer connector to hold the
interface connector in place.

3) Plug the other end of the cable into the parallel interface connec-

tor of your computer.

CAUTION: The printer sends and receives data bi-directionally and

at high speed. Some switch boxes and pass-through
devices cannot support high-speed, bi-directional trans-
fer of data, and using them may cause printing errors.

CAUTION: Some printer selectors (which allows to use two or more

computers and printers by selection) are not compatible
to this machine. 

You will need the following hardware and software in order to install
the printer driver.

Computer type

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped
with a bi-directional parallel interface and CD-
ROM

Windows type

Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Win-
dows NT 4.0

CPU

486DX 66MHz or better

Physical RAM

Windows 95, Windows 3.1x: 8 MB (16 MB or
more is recommended.)
Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0: 16MB (32MB or
more is recommended.)

Virtual storage
(swap file)

8 MB or more

Display

640 x 480 dots (VGA) or better

Hard disk free space 10 MB or more

CAUTION: The printer driver included in this product cannot be used

under Windows NT3.5x, OS/2, pure MS-DOS and other
operating systems which are not described above.

NOTE: If you are using some of your computers memory as a RAM

drive, the printer driver may not be allocated the correct
amount of memory. In such a case, reduce the size of your
RAM disk, or do not use the RAM disk. Please refer to your
MS Windows documentation for further information.

1) Load paper into the paper tray of the printer. For loading of paper,

see the section on LOADING COPY PAPER in the copier opera-
tion manual.

2) Turn on the printer.

3) Turn on your computer and start Windows.

NOTE: Before installing the printer driver, be sure to close all other

applications which may be open.

4) When using Windows 95 on a personal computer with plug &

play*, the "Update Device Driver Wizard" window will appear. In-
sert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the
Next button and follow the on-screen instructions. Proceed to step
7. If the "Copying Files" window appears during this operation,
enter R:\ (if the CD-ROM is designated as drive R) and click the
OK button.

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If you use Windows 95 and the "New Hardware Found" window
will appear, click the Driver from Disk Provided by Hardware
Manufacturer button and then click OK. Proceed to step 6.

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If you use Windows 95 and the screen shown above or the
"New Hardware Found" window does not appear, proceed to
step 5.

 

 

Side to be printed

Paper guide

Bail clip

Interface connector

Cable

connecter

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If you use Windows NT 4.0, proceed to step 5.

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Plug & play
This feature is effective if both the computer and peripheral
equipment are equipped with IEEE 1284 compliant parallel in-
terface.

NOTE: The screen displayed depends on the version of Windows.

  5) Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Click the Start button and select Run. When the screen shown
below appears, type R:\SETUP (if the CD-ROM is designated as
drive R) and click the OK button. Proceed to step 7.

 6) "Install From Disk" window will appear. Insert the installation

CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Type R:\ (if the CD-ROM is
designated as drive R) and click the OK button. Proceed to step
7.

  7) The installation program will start. To install the printer driver to

the default folder, click the Next button. To select a different
folder, select Browse and type in the new path and folder name.
Click OK and say YES to create the folder, select the Next
button to continue.

  8) On the display, you will see "printer port to be used". Normally,

this is LPT1 and it is selected automatically.
Ensure that Yes is checked to use the printer as the default
printer.
Finally click the Next button.

  9) A "Confirm installation" window will be displayed. To continue

installation, click the Yes button.

10) When the installation is complete, you will be asked whether or

not to print a test page. If you wish to do so, click the Yes button.
At this time, ensure that paper is loaded in the paper tray.

11) If the test print completes successfully, click the Finish button.

"The installation of the SHARP AL-800 Series Software is com-
plete." window will be displayed. Click the OK button.

1) Load paper into the paper tray of the printer. For loading of paper,

see the section on LOADING COPY PAPER found in the copier
operation manual.

2) Turn on the printer.

3) Turn on your computer and start Windows.

NOTE: Before installing the printer driver, be sure to close all other

applications which may be open.

4) When using Windows 98 on a personal computer with plug &

play*, the "Add New Hardware Wizard" window will appear. Click
the Next button and follow the on-screen instructions.

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If the "Add New Hardware Wizard" window does not appear,
proceed to step 8.

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Plug &play: For plug & play information, see page 5.

5) Select Search for the best driver for your device and click the Next

button.

6) Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select the

CD-ROM drive and click the Next button.

7) Windows driver file search will find the device "SHARP AL-800

Series". Click the Next button. Proceed to step 9.

8) Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click the

Start button and select Run. When the window shown below ap-
pears, type R:\SETUP (if the CD-ROM is designated as drive R)
and click the OK button. Proceed to step 9.

9) The installation program will start. To select a different folder,

select Browse and type in the path and folder name where the
printer driver will be installed. Click OK and say YES to create the
folder, select the Next button to continue. To install the printer
driver to the default folder, click the Next button.

10) On the display, you will see "printer port to be used". Normally,

this is LPT1 and it is selected automatically. Ensure that Yes is
checked to use the printer as the default printer. Finally click the
Next button.

11) A "Confirm installation" window will be displayed. To continue in-

stallation, click the Yes button.

12) When the installation is complete, you will be asked whether or

not to print a test page. If you wish to do so, click the Yes button.
At this time, ensure that paper is loaded in the paper tray.

13) If the test print completes successfully, click the Finish button.

"The installation of the SHARP AL-800 Series Software is com-
plete." window will be displayed. Click the OK button.

1) Load paper into the paper tray of the printer. For loading of paper,

see the section on LOADING COPY PAPER in the copier opera-
tion manual.

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