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AR-203E/5420/M200/M201  UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION  5 - 1

Improper installation may damage the copier. Please note the fol-
lowing during initial installation and whenever the copier is moved.

Caution: If the copier is moved from a cool place to a warm place,

condensation may form inside the copier. Operation in
this condition will cause poor copy quality and malfunc-
tions.
Leave the copier at room temperature for at least 2 hours
before use.

Do not install your copier in areas that are:

• damp, humid, or very dusty

• exposed to direct sunlight

• poorly ventilated

• subject to extreme temperature or humidity changes, e.g., near

an air conditioner or heater.

The copier should be installed near an accessible power outlet for
easy connection.

Be sure to connect the power cord only to a power outlet that
meets the specified voltage and current requirements.

Also make certain the outlet is properly grounded.

Be sure to allow the required space around the machine for servic-
ing and proper ventilation.

Be careful in handling the copier as follows to maintain the perfor-
mance of this copier.

Do not drop the copier, subject it to shock or strike it against any
object.

Do not expose the drum cartridge to direct sunlight.

Doing so will damage the surface (green portion) of the drum car-
tridge, causing poor print quality.

Store spare supplies such as drum cartridges and toner cartridges
in a dark place without removing from the package before use.

If they are exposed to direct sunlight, poor print quality may result.

Do not touch the surface (green portion) of the drum cartridge.

Doing so will damage the surface of the cartridge, causing poor
print quality.

Open the carton and check if the following components and acces-
sories are included.

20cm (8")

20cm (8")

10cm

(4")

10cm
(4")

Operation manual

Software CD-ROM

Drum cartridge
(installed in unit)

AR-203E/5420/M200/M201  UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION  5 - 2

Be sure to hold the handles on both sides of the unit to unpack the
unit and carry it to the installation location.

1) Remove all pieces of tape shown in the illustration below.

Then open the original cover and remove protective materials.

2) Release the scan head locking switch.

The scan head locking switch is under the document glass.

If the switch is locked (

), the unit will not operate. Unlock the

switch (

) as shown below.

To lock the scan head locking switch, hold up the catch in illus-
tration (A) and turn the center knob counter-clockwise 90
degrees until you hear a click.

1) Open the multi-bypass tray, and then open the side cover.

2) Remove the CAUTION tape from the front cover and remove

the two protective pins from the fusing unit by pulling the
strings upward one at a time.

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

4) Remove the locking tape of the developer unit.

5) Remove the screw which is fixing the copier and Developer

unit.

6) Remove Developer unit slowly from the copier.

7) Remove the screw (1 pc).

8) Remove Upper developer unit.

(A)

Grasp here and turn in 
the direction of the arrow.

CAUTION tape

Protective pins

AR-203E/5420/M200/M201  UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION  5 - 3

9) Shake the aluminum bag to stir developer.

10) Supply developer from the aluminum bag to the top of the MX

roller evenly.

Note: Be careful not to splash developer outside Developer

unit.

11) Attach Upper developer unit and fix it with a screw.

12) Rotate the MG roller gear to distribute developer evenly.

Note: Never rotate the gear in the reverse direction.

Note: When carrying Developer unit, do not tilt it extremely as

shown with the arrow in the figure below.
(Prevention of splash of developer)

13) Insert Developer unit carefully into the copier.

Note: Quick insertion may result in splash of developer. Be

sure to insert carefully.

14) Confirm that Developer unit is completely inserted to the bot-

tom of the machine, fix Developer unit and the machine with a
screw.

15) Completion of Developer unit installation

1) To prevent against uneven distribution of toner, hold Toner unit

with both hands and shake it several times horizontally.

2) Hold the section of Toner unit shown in the figure below,

remove the packing tape, and remove the cushion.

3) Pull out the cushion in the arrow direction.

4) Insert Toner unit carefully into the copier.

5) Insert until the hook is engaged with the copier as shown in

the figure below.

6) Pull out the shutter in the arrow direction.

Note: Do not hold and carry the shutter. Otherwise the shutter

may drop and Toner unit may drop.

7) Completion of Toner unit installation

Close the front and side cabinets.

AR-203E/5420/M200/M201  UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION  5 - 4

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

until it stops.

2) Remove the pressure plate lock. Rotate the pressure plate

lock in the direction of the arrow to remove it while pressing
down the pressure plate of the paper tray.

3) Store the pressure plate lock which has been removed in step

2). To store the pressure plate lock, rotate the lock to fix it on
the relevant location.

4) Adjust the paper guides on the paper tray to the copy paper

width and length. Squeeze the lever of paper guide (A) and
slide the guide to match with the width of the paper. Move
paper guide (B) to the appropriate slot as marked on the tray.

5) Fan the paper and insert it into the tray. Make sure the edges

go under the corner hooks.

Note: Do not load paper above the maximum height line (

).

Exceeding the line will cause a paper misfeed.

6) Gently push the paper tray back into the unit.

Ensure that the power switch of the unit is in the OFF position.
Plug the other end of the power cord into the nearest outlet. Turn
the power switch on the left side of the unit to the "ON" position.
The start (

) indicator will light up and other indicators which

show the initial settings of the operation panel will also light up to
indicate the ready condition.

The CD-ROM that accompanies the machine contains the following
software:

The printer driver enables you to use the printer function of the
machine.

The printer driver includes the Print Status Window. This is a utility
that monitors the machine and informs you of the printing status,
the name of the document currently being printed, and error mes-
sages.

Please note that the Print Status Window does not operate when
the machine is used as a network printer.

The scanner driver allows you to use the scanning function of the
machine with TWAIN-compliant and WIA-compliant applications.

Sharpdesk is an integrated software environment that makes it
easy to manage documents and image files, and launch applica-
tions.

Button Manager allows you to use the scanner menus on the
machine to scan a document.

*: The scanning feature can only be used with computers that are

connected to the machine by a USB cable.

Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to
install the software.

*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.

Pressure plate lock

Paper guide (B)

Paper guide (A)

Computer type

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped 
with a USB 2.0/1.1*

1

Operating 
system*

2

 *

3

Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 
Professional*

4

, Windows XP Professional*

4

, 

Windows XP Home Edition*

4

, Windows Vista*

4

Display

1024 x 768 dots (XGA) display with 16bit

Hard disk free 
space

150 MB or more

Other hardware 
requirements

An environment on which any of the operating 
systems listed above can fully operate

Cable

Operating 

system

Printer 

driver

Scanner 

driver

Button 

Manager

Sharpdesk

USB

Windows 98/
Me/2000/XP/
Vista

Available*

1

Available