Do you have Sharp AR-5316e or AR-5320e T2 machine and are you facing any connectivity issues with it? If so, then before trying any other troubleshooting steps, I would suggest you to reinstall its drivers with the latest version driver because outdated drivers might have some bugs.
While updating or re-installing the driver, keep in mind that downloading the correct model number driver, because the wrong model number driver might lead you to the driver conflicting which is really very hard to remove.
In this guide I’ll help you with driver downloading and installing. To download the driver please check out the download section and learn how to install the driver in the correct order, kindly see the installation section below.
In the download section, I have provided the latest version of the Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E printer & scanner driver download links for Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista, XP (32bit / 64bit), Server 2000 to 2022, Linux, Ubuntu, and Mac 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, 13.x Ventura operating systems.
Additionally, in the installation section, I have provided an installation guide for ease of installing the Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E printer drivers on Windows. Let’s start the installation process by downloading the drivers first.
Steps to Download Sharp AR-5316E/AR-5320E Driver
In the OS list given below, you will find all the operating system versions which are supported by this Sharp laser printer. Follow the download steps given below to download the right printer drivers for your chosen OS version:
Step 1: Go through our OS list and choose the operating system where you want to install this Sharp printer.
Step 2: Click on the download button to begin the download of your Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E driver setup file.
Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E Driver for Windows
Driver for Mac
Driver for Linux/Ubuntu
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Download the driver directly from the Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E official website.
How to Install Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E Driver
In this section, you will find a detailed installation guide for full-feature driver and basic drivers (inf drivers). Select the guide that is appropriate for your driver, then follow its instructions to properly install the Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E printer drivers on your computer.
1) Install Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E Printer Using Full Feature Driver
In this installation guide, I will describe the installation process of the full feature Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E driver on a Windows computer. I have provided an image file for each installation step so that you can install the printer drivers without any confusion. Although the installation process described below is on the Windows 10 OS, but you can follow these steps for all the versions of the Windows operating system.
- Right click the full feature driver zip file downloaded from this guide and select the ‘Extract All’ option from the menu.
- Select your preferred destination folder where you want to extract the contents of the zip file or proceed with the default selection. Finally, click on the ‘Extract’ button to begin the extraction process.
- Wait for the extraction of the files to complete into the destination folder.
- After the extraction of files is completed, open the folder where you extracted the driver files and double click on the ‘ARS5316E_SPLC_GDI_0907a_x64’ folder.
- Scroll down to find the ‘setup.exe’ file, then right click on it and choose ‘Run as administrator’ option from the menu.
- Wait for the setup program to prepare your computer for the driver installation process.
- If your Sharp printer is connected with your computer, then choose the ‘Connected to this computer’ option. Otherwise, choose the ‘Connected via the network’ option when the printer is connected via network. Finally, click on the ‘Next’ button.
- Disconnect the USB cable connecting your printer with your computer from the computer end, then click on the ‘Next’ button.
- If the security software on your computer warns you against installing these printer drivers on your computer, then ignore that warning and proceed with the installation process by clicking on the ‘Yes’, ‘Allow’ or ‘Continue’ option. Click on the ‘Next’ button to begin the driver installation process.
- Wait for the setup program to install the necessary printer drivers on your computer. Follow the instructions as they appear on screen to complete the driver installation process.
That’s it, installation of the Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E driver package has successfully completed on your computer. Your Sharp all-in-one printer is now ready for printing, scanning and copying pages.
2) Install Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E Printer Using Basic Driver
If you have decided to install this Sharp printer on your computer by using its Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E basic driver, then read the installation guide shared below. In our installation guide, I have clearly explained the installation method for the Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E INF driver on a Windows computer. Read the article: How to install a printer driver manually using basic driver (.INF driver).
Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E Printer Features
The Sharp AR-5316E / AR-5320E all-in-one printer have been built to work as copiers at offices. These monochrome laser printers have a small and efficient design along with fast printing speed, high quality output and multiple other productivity features.
Both the model numbers do support up to A3 sized sheets, which makes them a good choice for offices that want to print, scan and copy A3 sized documents.
You can connect this printer to your computer through USB cable and through Ethernet cable to your local network. Once the printer is installed on your local network, you can simply print wirelessly from the Laptop, tabs and from mobile phones.
Toner Cartridge Details: These monochrome laser printers use one black toner cartridge for printing. This Black (AR-016T) toner cartridge is capable of printing up to 16000 pages.
