USING TWO MACHINES TO COPY A LARGE NUMBER OF ORIGINALS (Tandem Copy). Sharp MX-2700G, MX-3500N, MX-3501N, MX2700N, MX3501N, MX3500N, MX-4501N, MX-2700N Guide, MX-2300N, MX2300N

USING TWO MACHINES TO COPY A LARGE

NUMBER OF ORIGINALS (Tandem Copy)

Two machines connected to the same network can be used to run a large copy job in parallel.

Each machine prints half of the copies, reducing the time required to complete the job.

Master machine and slave machine

In the following explanation, the master machine is the machine that is used to scan the originals. The slave machine is another machine specified in the master machine that only helps print the copies; it is not used to scan the originals.

Master machine

2 sets of copies

4 sets of copies are made

2 sets of copies

Slave machine

Network environment

Before using tandem copy

• To use this function, two machines must be connected to your network. Even if more machines are connected to the network, this function can only be used to have one other machine share a job.

• To use the tandem copy function, "Tandem Connection Setting" must be configured in the system settings (administrator).

• When configuring the system settings in the master machine, the IP address of the slave machine is required. For the port number, it is best to use the initial setting (50001). Unless you experience difficulty with this setting, do not change the port number. The tandem settings should be configured by your network administrator. If the master machine and slave machine will change roles, configure the IP address information of the master machine in the slave machine. Both machines can use the same port number.

Place the original.

Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.

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Ready to scan for copy.

Full Colour

Colour Mode

Job Detail

Settings

Auto

Exposure

100%

Copy Ratio

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2.

3.

4.

A4

A4R

B4

A3

Original A4

Plain

A4

2-Sided Copy

Output

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Special Modes

File

Quick File

Touch the [Special Modes] key.

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3

Special Modes

Margin Shift

Pamphlet Copy

Erase

Job

Build

OK

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Dual Page

Copy

Tandem

Copy

(1) (2)

Select tandem copy.

(1) Touch the [Tandem Copy] key so that it is highlighted.

(2) Touch the [OK] key.

You will return to the base screen of copy mode.

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Set the number of copies with the numeric keys.

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Up to 999 can be set. When the [COLOUR START] key

) or the [BLACK & WHITE START] key ( ) is pressed, the copies will automatically be divided between the master and slave machines.

If an odd number of copies is set, the master machine will print the extra set.

If an incorrect number of copies is set...

Press the [CLEAR] key ( ) and then enter the correct number.

or (

Press the [COLOUR START] key

) or the [BLACK & WHITE

START] key ( ).

Copying will begin.

• If the originals were placed in the document feeder tray, the originals are copied.

• If you are using the document glass, copy each page one page at a time. If you are using the sort function or other function that requires all originals to be scanned before the copies are printed, you must use the same [START] key that you used to scan the first original to scan each of the remaining originals.

The following screen appears when the [START] key is pressed.

Starting tandem operation.

Please wait.

After the message appears, tandem copying begins.

If tandem copying is not possible, the following screen appears.

Tandem output is not allowed.

Output all sets using master machine?

(Cancel will delete the job.)

OK Cancel

To have the master machine make all copies, touch the [OK] key. To cancel the job, touch the [Cancel] key.

• To cancel scanning...

Press the [STOP] key ( ).

• To cancel tandem copying...

Touch the [STOP] keys ( ) on both the master machine and the slave machine.

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In this situation...

A saddle stitch finisher is installed on the master machine but not on the slave machine.

• Copying without stapling: tandem copy is possible.

• Copying with stapling: tandem copy is not possible.

In this way, if tandem copying is executed using a function that the slave machine does not have, a message will appear. To have the master machine make all copies, touch the [OK] key. To cancel the job, touch the [Cancel] key.

If a machine runs out of paper

If either the master machine or the slave machine run out of paper, the machine that ran out of paper will hold the job while the machine that still has paper continues the job. When paper is added to the machine that ran out, the job resumes.

When user authentication is enabled

User authentication is enabled in the master machine: tandem copying is possible.

User authentication is enabled in the slave machine but not in the master machine: tandem copying is not possible.

To cancel tandem copy...

Touch the [Tandem Copy] key in the screen of step 3 so that it is not highlighted.

System Settings (Administrator): Tandem Connection Setting

This must be configured to use the tandem function. This can also be used to disable the tandem function.

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