Sharp OSA

Sharp OSA (Open Systems Architecture) is an architecture that directly links the machine to software applications for work (external applications) over a network.
When you use a machine that supports Sharp OSA, you can link controls on the operation panel and device functions to external applications.

APPLICATION COMMUNICATION

This module enables you to link the machine with other standard applications. Set a standard application in "Settings (administrator)" and "Sharp OSA".

Tap the [Sharp OSA] key in the Home screen.

If no standard applications have been stored, the key cannot be tapped.

Select a standard application.

If two or more standard applications have been stored, the screen for selecting a standard application will appear. Tap the standard application that you wish to use.
If only one standard application has been stored, connection to the standard application will begin.

Connect the machine to the standard application.

The message "Connecting to the external application." appears while the machine communicates with the standard application.

EXTERNAL ACCOUNT APPLICATION

The external account module enables you to use an "external account application" for centralized account management of an Machine on a network.
An "external account application" can be used in "external authentication mode" or "external count mode".
When "external authentication mode" is used, the login screen is retrieved from the application when the machine is started. When a job ends, a job notification screen is sent to the application for counts by authenticated user. When "external count mode" is used, the login screen is not displayed when the machine is started. Only a job result notification is sent to the application. User authentication by the external account application cannot be used. However, the external account application can be used in combination with the internal account function.

External account application setup

After setting an external application in "Settings (administrator)", restart the machine to enable the setting.
To restart the machine, see "TURNING ON THE POWER".

Operation in external account mode

The following describes operation in the two modes for using an external account application.

External authentication mode

When the machine is powered on in external authentication mode, the machine accesses the external account application and displays the login screen. The login screen also appears when the [Call] key is tapped to run a job in the job status complete screen. (The login screen does not appear if the user has already logged in by the normal method.)
Tap the job status display while the login screen is displayed, and the Job Status screen appears. To return to the previous screen, tap a mode select key.

The user control function of the machine cannot be used in external authentication mode.
The mode select key cannot be used while the login screen appears.

If login fails:
If the login screen fails to appear or the application does not operate correctly, the machine may also stop operating correctly. In that case, terminate external account mode forcibly.

External count mode

Unlike in external authentication mode, when the machine is started in "external count mode", the login screen of the external account application is not displayed after the machine has started up. Only the job result is sent to the external account application.
External count mode can be used together with the user control function of the machine. (External count mode can also be used when the user control function is disabled.)