Adding a Sharp Printer

Do it in this order:

• Google the printer
• Download the correct driver package (if you do it without the package, it probably won’t work)
• Install using the user friendly tutorial
• Make sure they have a copy code in the “Job Handling” section
• Print

GOOGLE THE PRINTER

• Look at the printer and read off what type it is.
• Type the name into Google and click on the SharpUSA website
• 

DOWNLOAD THE CORRECT DRIVER

• select the correct Product (the printer name MX-M503n)
• select drivers and utilities

• If you want the mac
  • Click on the MAC OS Driver Package Software for the current Operating System
    • If you don’t know it, grab the latest one or look it up on the computer
  • Download it
  • Run the .dmg file
  • click continue after you type in the correct credentials.
  • Set up to the correct hostname given in the excel spreadsheet
  • (Ex. HcclCopier.byu.edu)
  • Copy Code in Job Handling is totally different for macs.. See the end of this post
  • Print
• If you want the windows (what this tutorial is done on ie. more detailed)
  • Click on the Windows 64 bit OS Driver Package
    • Be sure it contains PCL Drivers
  • Download it

INSTALL USING THE USER FRIENDLY TUTORIAL

• May need to extract the files because they are zipped. Just click at the top where it says extract
• Open the one containing PCL6 Drivers
  • When I made this tutorial it was (WHQL PCL6_PS_PPD Print Driver_64bit)
• Install and Run the Application
• When you starts up, select Custom Installation
• 
• Here, I always select LPR Direct Print (Specify Address)
• Then type in the host name
• 
• Select the type that your printer is, or closest.
• Select just the PCL6 Driver
• 
• Default Printer is up to you. Just click yes for now.
• The name is up to you as well. Make it easy for the professor.
• 
• Click Next to install the driver
• It should say that it completed. Click OK
• Now: go to the control panel and look at the printers, because it still isn’t set up.
  • Devices and Printers
  • 
  • Right click and select properties
    • Configuration
      • Auto Configuration
      • It should direct you on how to configure it.
      • If it doesn’t (use your best guess.)
        • Probably something like this: Four Trays, Saddle Stitch Finisher, 3 Hole Punch, that’s probably enough. click apply
  • 

COPY CODE/JOB HANDLING

• Now you need to right click again on the printer
• 
• select printer preferences
  • Job Handling
  • Check box User Number
    • Type in the professor’s copy code (some don’t have one)
      • If they don’t know it, then call their secretary
• Copy Codes are the number one printer issue in the department.
• Make sure that if they are printing to the sharp, that they have the code in there.
• (honestly it is mostly mac users that don’t put the copy codes in) see below

PRINT

<<SIDE NOTE>>

MAC COPY CODE/JOB HANDLING STUFF

• Try to print something from word or from the internet or wherever
• For Internet/pdfs
  • Print using system Dialog
  • 
  • Show Details
  •  
  • Select where it shows Layout
    • Select Job Handling from the drop down
      • Go into Authentication
        • Type in copy code and Lock It
• That’s all there is to it.