Sharp AR-C250 User manual

DigitalDigital

MODEL

AR-C250

•GETTING STARTED

•MAKING COPIES

•SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

•SUPPLIES

•COPIER TROUBLE?

•GENERAL

INFORMATION

•OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

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DIGITAL FULL COLOR

COPYING MACHINE

OPERATION MANUAL

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•GETTING STARTED

•MAKING COPIES

•SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

•SUPPLIES

•COPIER TROUBLE?

•GENERAL

INFORMATION

•OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

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DIGITAL FULL COLOR

COPYING MACHINE

OPERATION MANUAL

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The power switch positions are marked “I” to indicate power “ON” and

“ ” to indicate stand-by.

In the stand-by position, power is being supplied to a drying heater

within the optical system of the copier.

Caution:

For complete electrical disconnection, pull out the main plug.

The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be

easily accessible.

FOR YOUR RECORDS ...

To protect against loss or theft, record and retain for reference the

copier’s serial number located on the right hand side at the rear corner

of the copier.

Model Number

AR-C250

Serial Number

Date of Purchase

Place of Purchase

Authorized Sharp Copier

Service Department Number

Do not make copies of anything which is prohibited from copying by law. The following items are

nomally prohibited from copying by national law. Other items may be prohibited by local law.

● Money ● Stamps ● Bonds ● Stocks ● Bank drafts

● Checks ● Passports ● Driver’s licenses

The following pages contain samples of the various color copying functions described in this manual. They are

designed to demonstrate the wide range of capabilities and applications for the Sharp AR-C250 digital full color

copying machine.

Note that the samples shown on page 1 to page 8 are not actual copies from the AR-C250 copier. The colors

displayed may differ from those of actual copies.

Color Copying with Special Features

1. Single color copying (See page 3-24.)

The single color function is used to produce copies using a selected single color.

Original

Red

Purple

Green

Orange

Blue

Brown

COLOR COPY SAMPLES

2. Neg./Pos. Reverse (See page 3-26.)

TheNEG./POS.REVERSEfunctionisusedtotransformacolororiginalintoits complementarycolors.Ifthisfunction

is selected in the black/white mode, the black and white areas of the original will be reversed.

Original

3. Photo repeat (See page 3-30.)

PHOTO REPEAT is used to produce multiple copies of a photo on a single sheet of copy paper.

Copy (8-1/2" x 11")

Copy (11" x 17")

Color copy

Black/white copy

Original (3" x 5")

Original (5" x 7")

4. Multi-page Enlargement (See page 3-34.)

Thisfunctionisusedtoenlargeanoriginalimagetoasizelargerthan11"x17"andtoprintportionsoftheimageonto

multiple sheets of paper.

Original (8.5" x 11")

Copies (2 sheets of 11" x 17")

Original (11" x 17")

Copies (4 sheets of 11" x 17")

Adjustments for Color Copying

1. Exposure adjustments (See page 2-16.)

Exposureselectionsforthiscopiershouldbeselectedaccordingtothetypeoforiginalsbeingcopied:TEXT/PRTD.

PHOTO, TEXT/PHOTO, TEXT, PHOTO, PRINTED PHOTO or MAP.

Text/prtd. photo mode,

Text/photo mode: Text mode:

Photo mode: Printed photo mode:

This mode is useful for copying printed photographs.This mode provides the best quality

reproduction of photographs with

finedetail.

This mode is useful for enhancing low density

areas of an original or suppressing high density

background areas.

KEY OPERATOR CODE NUMBER

Akeyoperatorcodenumbermustberegistered

beforeakeyoperatorprogramcanbeused.The

keyoperator must rememberthisnumber.Only

this registered number will allow access to

the key operator programs.

Registering the key operator code number.

1PresstheCUSTOMSETTINGSkey.

These modes provide the best

balance for copying originals which

contain text, printed photos and

photos.

2. RGB Adjust (See page 3-16.)

RGBadjustmentsfunctiontoincreaseordecreasetheoverallamountofasingleprimarycolor.Theamountofchange

dependsuponthecharacteristicsoftheparticularoriginalbeingcopied.Generally,lightertonedareaswillbeaffected

to a greater degree than will darker toned areas.

Original

Blue +

Blue -

Green +

Green -

Red +

Red -

The thumbnails appearing on the screen

areaguidelinetoshowtherelativeeffectof

adjustments.Theactualamountofchange

will vary for different originals.

4. Suppress background (See page 3-20.)

Thiscopiercansuppressunnecessarybackgroundcolorsontheoriginalimagewhencopying.Thisfunctionisused

to adjust the density level of background colors to be erased.

Original Copy

3. Sharpness (See page 3-18.)

This function is used to sharpen or soften image outlines.

Original Softer Sharper

The thumbnails appearing on the screen

areaguidelinetoshowtherelativeeffectof

adjustments.Theactualamountofchange

will vary for different originals.

Contrast +Brightness + Intensity +

Contrast -Brightness - Intensity -

Original

5. Brightness/intensity/contrast (See page 3-22.)

Thiscopierallowsthelevelofbrightness,intensityorcontrastofimagestobeadjusted.Ifbrightnessisselected,color

tonecanbedarkenedorlightened.Ifintensityisselected,thelevelofcolorsaturationcanbemodifiedbetween vivid

and dull. If contrast is selected, the contrast between two image areas can be adjusted higher or lower.

The thumbnails appearing on the screen

areaguidelinetoshowtherelativeeffectof

adjustments.Theactualamountofchange

will vary for different originals.

Color Balance

The key operator program Color Balance allows the key operator to adjust the density of colors. Adjusted color

samples are shown below. (See page 22 of the KEY OPERATOR’S GUIDE.)

Black adjustment -

Cyan adjustment- Magenta adjustment - Yellow adjustment -

Black adjustment +

Cyan adjustment + Magenta adjustment + Yellow adjustment +

Original

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