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SHARP AR-PB2 PRINTER DRIVER README FILE
December 1998
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Thank you very much for purchasing a SHARP AR-PB2 Printer Expansion
KIT.
This document gives you the detail of important matters which have
to be checked before you install the AR-PB2 printer driver.
Be sure to read this document thoroughly before continuing with
the installation.
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Compatible OS
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Windows 3.1/95/98 PCL5e Driver:
Microsoft Windows 3.1,
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1x,
Microsoft Windows 95 and
Microsoft Windows 98
Windows NT 4.0 PCL5e Driver:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Windows 3.1/95/98 PS2 Driver:
Microsoft Windows 3.1,
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1x,
Microsoft Windows 95 and
Microsoft Windows 98
Windows NT 4.0 PS2 Driver:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Windows 95/98 PPD:
Microsoft Windows 95 and
Microsoft Windows 98
Windows NT 4.0 PPD:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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Hint
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- CD-ROM for Windows NT4.0 is required for installing the Windows
NT 4.0 PPD. Such Files as PSCRIPT.DLL and others which are
necessary for installing the Windows NT 4.0 PPD are in the i386
folder inside the CD-ROM.
- Some light colored lines and/or slim lines might not be printed
(or invisible). At that time, please change the color of the line
darker or make the line thicker.
- When you use the watermark with non-resident font, the watermark
might not be printed properly. At that time, please use resident
font for watermark.
- If the setting "collate" exists in the print dialog box or
application's print settings, do not select this setting.
This setting is not necessary because this printer always performs
collated printing. If this setting is selected, two-sided printing
or stapling with multiple prints may not be performed properly.
- When you want to do Booklet printing with any application and if
the application has the paper size setting, please select Booklet
from the paper size selection of the application. When you select
the Booklet at printer property dialog box, Booklet feature might
not be done properly.
- When you are using Windows PCL printer driver with some
applications such as Adobe FreeHand, watermark might not be
printed even if you have set to print watermark in printer driver.
- Please don't register more than 30 original watermarks with
Windows PCL printer driver on Windows NT4.0. If you do so, the
Windows might be unstable. If your Windows fell into such a
status, please do following instructions:
1) Quit the application by force using "Ctrl+Alt+Del".
2) Delete the file "C:\WinNT\Swwater.ini". (The file path
"C:\WinNT" may vary depending on system configuration.)
With above instruction, all of the original watermarks will be
eliminated but the driver come back to work properly.
- With some applications such as Lotus Approach97 if you select
"Download fonts" as the font source and select "Download as bit
image" as the TrueType Mode in font dialog, shrieked font might
be printed. At that time, please use resident font or select
"Download as TrueType" as the TrueType Mode.
- With some applications such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe
Photoshop or Corel Draw, some extra features of Windows PS
printer driver such as Watermark or N-up might not work properly.
At that time, please turn the check off of "PS Path-through"
in "Advanced" tab of printer property dialog.
- When you use Microsoft Notepad or Paintbrush on Windows 3.1x,
it is impossible to print with Windows PS printer driver.
Please use Windows PCL printer driver.
- Custom size paper is not supported with Windows PS printer
driver of this version. Please use Windows PCL printer driver
to use custom size paper.
- Negative Image feature does not work properly with multiple pages
original. Please use with single page original.
- "Blank Pages After Novell Job" turn off the network setting on
the client PC.
"Form Feed After Job" Blank Pages will not longer print.
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SHARP Corporation does not guarantee the accuracy of the information
contained in this document and the software (SHARP AR-PB2 printer
driver) which accompanies this document for any purpose other than
what they are intended for.
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Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and worldwide.
Windows is an abbreviation for the Microsoft Windows operating
system.
All other company names and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of the respective companies.
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Copyright (C) 1998 SHARP Corporation
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.