Sony LPR-1000MD manual

2-318-474- 12 (1) Line Shot Printer © 2004 Sony Corporation LPR-1000MD Instructions For Use[...]

2 Owner's Recor d The model and serial numbers are loc ated at the rear . Record these numbers in the space provided belo w . Refer to these numbers wh ene ver yo u call upon you r Sony dealer re garding this product. Model No. _________ __________ _ Serial No. _________ __________ _ T o pre vent fire or shock hazar d, do not e xpose the unit [...]

3 Consult you r dealer . (According to standa rd EN60601-1-2 an d CISPR11, Class B, Group 1) Caution When you dispose of the un it or acce ssories, you must obey the la w in the relat iv e area or c ountry and the regulati on in the relati ve hospi tal. W arning on po wer connection Use a proper po wer cord for your local po wer supply . 1. Use the[...]

4 T ab le of Contents Intr oduction About This Manual ...................... ....................... .. 5 System Overview ...................... ...................... ....... 6 Location and Function of P arts and Contro ls .... 6 Front .................... ...................... ....................... .. 6 When the Head Cov er is Opened .........[...]

Introductio n About This Manual 5 Intr oduction About This Manu al The follo wing manuals are supplied with the L PR- 1000MD printer . Setup Manual Be sure to read this manual, first. This manual gi v es advice includ ing operating instructions, for tasks you should perform before you make printouts using this pr inter after you purchase it. This m[...]

Introductio n System O verview / Lo cation an d Function of Parts and Cont rols 6 System Overview The Sony LPR -1000MD is an ink jet printer which is equipped with a high- speed line shot. The LPR-1000MD has the following features. High-speed line shot The printer is eq uipped with a high-speed line shot. Since the line shot method is applied, the [...]

Introductio n Location a nd Function of P ar ts and Con trols 7 F Operation panel A 1 ON/ST AND BY button/indicator (9, 10) Used to switch the printer to on or to standb y status. When the ON/ST ANDBY button is set to o n, the po wer is on and the indica tor lights in green. When the printer is in standb y mode, the indicator lights in orange. T o [...]

Introductio n Location a nd Function of P ar ts and Con trols 8 D Head cartridge loc k screws (three posi tions) Used to lock the head car tridge. Do not mov e these screws from the lock position. E Ink cartridge holder (43) One black ink cartridge holder and one gray in k cartridge holder are attach ed. If one of them runs out, the printe r cannot[...]

Preparation T ur ning the Printer On/Off 9 Preparation T urning the Printer On/ Off T urning the Printer On T urn the printer po wer on after you connect the A C po wer cord. For detailed information on ho w to connect the A C po wer cord, refer to “T urning the Printer On” described in the printed Se tup Manual supplied with the pri nter . Not[...]

Preparation T ur ning the Pr inter On/O ff 10 2 Set the main po wer switch pl aced on the back of the printer to the OFF ( a ) side. Note Be sure not to set the main po wer switch to the OFF ( a ) side directly . Set the printer to standby mode once, and then set the main po wer switch t o the OFF ( a ) side. The printer turns the po wer of f af te[...]

Preparation Prepari ng Pa per 11 Preparing P aper Recommended Paper Be sure to use th e paper recommended. It is required to perform se ttings of Paper on the Main tab in the Printing Pr eferences di alog box. For detailed information on settings for pa per , see “Settings for Paper” on page 17. Note The number of printed pages which can be eje[...]

Preparation Loading P ape r 12 Unsuitable paper Do not use the following pape r . Doing so is likely to result in malfunctions such as paper jams. • Fol ded paper • W ar ped paper • Wrinkled pa per • W et paper • Thin paper (less tha n a weight of 60g/m 2 ) • Thick paper (more than a weight of 105g/m 2 , excluding paper manufactured b y[...]

Preparation Loading Paper 13 3 Mov e the paper guides (vertical and horizontal) to the ends. 4 Rif fle the paper so that it is e ven. Note Be careful not to touc h the printing surf ace. 5 When plain paper is used, place the paper in the auto sheet feeder tray so that the printing surf ace faces do wn. When Son y High Quality P aper is used, place [...]

Preparation Loading P ape r 14 • When plain paper is loaded in the auto sh eet feeder tray , if a dif ferent media type is selected on the Main tab of the Printi ng Preferences d ialog box, th e printed paper may not be ejected correctly . For det ailed information on ho w to select the me dia type, see “Settings for Paper” on page 17.[...]

Operat ion P erforming Basic Print Settings 15 Operation P erforming Basic Print Settings Displa ying the Print Preferences Dialog Bo x fr om a Software Application When printing from a software application su ch as word processing software or im age processing soft ware, perform print settings using the fol low ing operating procedures. Depending [...]

Operat ion P erf orming Basic Print Settings 16 Preference dialog box and the dialog box es may be a little diff erent. In this section, Windo ws XP dialog boxes are used for explanation. 1 Select [Start], [Control Panel], [Printers and other hardware], and [Printers and F ax], in turn, so as to display the Pri nter windo w . 2 Right-click [Sony LP[...]

Operat ion P erf orming Settings on the Main T ab 17 •[ O K ] b u t t o n Click to ex ecute the settings or changes made to pre vious settings, or to start printing. • [Cancel] b utton Click to cancel setting operations done in the dialog box. P erf orming Settings on the Main T ab The Main tab al lows you to perform the following basic setting[...]

Operat ion P erf orming Settings on the Main T ab 18 automatically selected. Another tray type can not be selected. B Size Since the printer corresponds to size A4, “ A4” is automatically selec ted. Another paper size can not be selected. C W idth and Length The width and length of A4 paper sheets are displayed. Y ou cannot adjust the wi dth an[...]

Operat ion P erf orming Settings on the La yout T ab 19 P erforming Settings on the La y out T ab The Layout tab allo ws you to perform the following settings. •O r i e n t a t i o n Y ou can select the orientation of printouts. • Page layout – Printing multipl e pages per sheet Y ou can specify the numbe r of pages of prin ting data to be pr[...]

Operat ion P erf orming Settings o n the La y out T ab 20 2 Set the print orientation. Set the print orientatio n using [Orientation] according to th e page or ientation of the printing data. 3 Click the [Print ing multiple page s per sheet] radio butt on in the P age Layo ut group. 4 Click [ V ] and select the pages to be printed on one sheet. T o[...]

Operat ion P erf orming Settings on the La yout T ab 21 When page orientation is se t to [Portrait] When page orie ntation is set to [Landsc ape]: 5 Click the [OK] bu tton. The setting for the printing of multiple pages per sheet is sav ed. Printing Single P a ge Printing Data on Multiple Sheets Y ou can di vide single page data and print the resul[...]

Operat ion Using the He lp Window 22 5 Click the [OK] b utton. The poster setting is sa ved. Using the Help Windo w On the Printing Preferences dialog box, you can display a descriptio n of functions or o peration method s using the help window . T o display the Printing Preferences dialog box, see “Displaying the Print Prefer ences Dialog Box fr[...]

Operat ion Cancelling a Print Job 23 Displa ying Inf ormation on Operation Methods Y ou can display detailed information on an operation method by searchin g it using the table of con tents or a ke yword. 1 Click the (Help) button at the right down of the Printing Preferences dialog box. The help windo w appears. 2 Search for detailed inform a tion[...]

Operat ion Cancelling a Print Job 24 Cancelling a Print Job fr om the Status Monitor 1 Double click the icon on the task bar to open the status monitor . When print ing starts, the status monitor automati cally star ts and the i con appear s on the task bar . 2 Click the [Job] b utton. The W i ndo ws spooler wind o w appears. 3 Right click the job [...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 25 The READ Y in dicator goes off and the message “Ink le vel” appea rs on the printer windo w display . 2 Keep pushing the MENU button or the [ B ] b utton until the message “Print job ca ncel” appears. 3 Push the SET butt on. The message “Cancel print job?/Y es_” 4 Push the SET butt on. The print job is ca[...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 26 3 Click the [Print Position Adjustme nt] b utton on the Adjust group. The Print Posi tion Alignmen t window appears. 4 Enter the numerical v alue of the amount by wh ich you wan t to mov e the position. [Right]: Ente r the numerical value of the amount b y which you want to mo ve tow ards the right in printers of mm.[...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 27 Adding ne w stamps Sev en kinds of stamp character strings hav e already been registered as defaults. Y ou can add new stamps using the Add/Remove Stamp dialog. 1 Click the [Function] tab on the Printing Preferences dialog box. 2 Click [Sta mp Setting.. .]. The Stamp dialog box appears. 3 Place a check mark i n th e [...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 28 The Add/Remove Stamp dialog box appears. 6 Add a ne w stamp. When a stamp character string is added: 1 Enter the name of the charac ter string which you want to add as a stamp in the [Add] text box. 2 Click the [Add] b utton, and the n click the [Back] b utton. The stamp character sting is re gistered and the window [...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 29 Specify the bitmap f ile t o be used, and then click the [Open] b utton. Notes • Y ou cannot register the same stamp name twice. • The number of bitmap f iles that you c an register is not limited. • Y o u can register and use ar e 1, 4, 8 an d 24 bit bitmap data. 7 Click the [OK] b utton on the Stamp windo w .[...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 30 Click [ V ] at the right of the list an d select the desired stamp character string from the list. Y ou can embed a new cha racter string as a stamp. For detailed inf ormation on how to add a charact er string, see “ Adding ne w stamps” on page 27. 5 Specify ho w to embed a stamp b y setting each item in the Stam[...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 31 7 Click the [OK] bu tton on the Printin g Prefere nces dialog box. The settings for the stamp ch aracter string to be embedded are sa ved. Embedding graphic data (bitmap file) as a stamp Y ou can use a bitmap file as a stamp by specifyi ng a bitmap file. 1 Click the [Function] tab on the Printing Preferences dialog b[...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 32 5 Specify ho w the stamp is to be embedded b y setting each item on the Stamp dialog. A [Alignment]: Select th e page to whic h the stamp is to be embedded from among [First Sheet Only], [By shee t], and [By Page]. B [Horizonta l Position] a nd [V ertical Posit ion]: Specify the position at which the stamp is to be e[...]

Operat ion Useful Func tions 33 2 Click [ V ] on the [Remo ve] column on the Add/ Remov e Stamp dialog. A drop down list appears. All of the stamp character strings and the names of graphics stamps ar e displayed on th e drop do wn list. 3 Click the stamp which you want to remove . The stamp name clicked appears. 4 Click the [Delete] b utton. A mes[...]

Operat ion Savin g and Retrie ving Print Settings 34 3 Click the [OK] b utton. The sort printing setting i s sav ed. Setting the Printing Or der Y ou can set the pr inting orde r . 1 Click the [Funct ion] tab on the Printing Preferences dialog box. 2 Select the printing order . 3 Click the [OK] b utton. The printing order setting is sa v ed. Sa vin[...]

Operat ion Savin g and Retrie ving Print Settings 35 Enter the name in the “Name” te xt box. Y ou can use file names of one to 60 characters. The number of print setting f iles th at can be sa ved is no t limited. 4 Click th e [Save] b utton on the Save Settings dia log box. Settings performed on the [Main] tab, [Layou t] tab, [Function] tab, a[...]

Operat ion Savin g and Retrie ving Print Settings 36 Note Y ou cannot change d efault pri nt settings. For detaile d information on default print settings, see “Setting Items for the Printer Driver” on page 65. Retrieving the Pr int Settings Saved Y ou can retriev e the print set tings any time . 1 Click the (Retrie ve Settin gs) bu tton on the[...]

Operat ion Savin g and Retrie ving Print Settings 37 Deleting Unnecessary Print Settings 1 Click the (Retriev e Settings) button on t he Printing Preferences dialog box. The Retriev e Settings dialog appears. 2 Click the file name which you wi sh to delete on the list. The selected file name is displayed in th e Name text box. 3 Click the [Delete] [...]

Monitor Func tion Using the Status Monito r 38 Monitor Function Using the Status Monitor The printer allo ws you t o moni tor the printer status vi a a USB connection. This is called the status monitor . The status monitor has the following functions. • Displayin g the curren t printer sta tus and job processing status (page 38) • Displayin g t[...]

Monitor Func tion Using the St atus Monitor 39 1 Click the [Job] bu tton. The W indo ws spooler window appears. 2 Right-click the name of the job you wish to control. A drop down list appears. 3 Select the desired item. Item Comments Pause T o pause printing Restart T o reset the printer so that it is ready to print (ready status) Cancel T o cancel[...]

Maintenance Cleaning the Head 40 Maintenance Cleaning the Head Clean the printer head when it is dirty , or whenev er a test printing indicates it is necessary . Since the h ead clea ning cons um es ink, perform the head cleaning only when necessary . Y ou can clean the head wit h either one of t he follo wing two methods: • Cleaning t he head fr[...]

Maintenance Cleaning the Head 41 Cleaning the Head Fr om the Operation P anel 1 Push the MENU b utton. The READ Y in dicator goes off and the message “Ink le vel” appea rs. 2 Push and hold th e MENU b utton or BB b utton until the message “Cleaning. ” appears on the print er windo w display . 3 Push the SET butt on. The message “Clean?/Y [...]

Maintenance Printing a T est P age 42 Printing a T est P a ge Print a test page for checking whet her the ink jets fro m the nozzle of t he head cartridge o r the print positi on has shifted. Y ou can perform a test prin ting using either of the follo wing two methods: • T est printing from the printer dri v er (page 42) • T est printing from t[...]

Maintenance Replacing the Ink Car tr idges 43 1 Push the MENU b utton. The READ Y in dicator goes off and the message “Ink Le vel” appears. 2 Push and hold th e MENU b utton or BB b utton until the message “Print test page. ” appears on the printer windo w display . 3 Push the SET butt on. The message “T est print?/Y es_” appear s. 4 Pu[...]

Maintenance Replacing the Ink Car t ridges 44 1 Open the head cov er . Note Do not push the head co ver backward after i t has been ope ned a lit tle. If ex tra force is appl ied at the hinges of the head cover , it may be hard to open it from then on. 2 Remove the empty ink cartr idge. Pull it up by holding the handle of the ink cartridge. 3 Remov[...]

Maintenance Replacing the Ink Car tr idges 45 printer , insert it horizont al ly until the ink cartridge and the head cartridge line up. Load the remaining ink cartridges using the same procedure, matchin g the ink cartridge and its proper location. 5 Close the head co ve r . Notes • If the head cartri dge and/or ink cartridge are not loaded corr[...]

Maintenance Replacing the Head Cl eaning Roll er 46 Replacing the Head Cleaning Roller This section expla ins ho w to replace the head cleaning roller . Use an EP A-5CR head cleanin g roller (not supp lied). Notes • When replacin g the cleaning rolle r , k eep the po wer of the printer on. Before replac ement, be sure to remov e the auto sheet fe[...]

Maintenance Replacing th e Head Cleaning Rol ler 47 2 Slide the two ta bs in the direction of the arro ws (A). 3 Insert the unit ejector A horizontally in the direction of the arro w until i t clicks. 4 Pull the unit eject or to ward you t o remo ve the head cleaning unit B . Note Do not lea ve the pri nter without the head cleaning un it for a lon[...]

Maintenance Replacing the Head Cl eaning Roll er 48 3 Insert the ne w head cleaning roller D unti l it clicks at both ends. Note The cleaning roller may come of f it is not fully inserted. 8 Replace the head cleaning unit in the printer . 1 Slide the two tabs in t he direct ion of th e arrow (B). 2 Insert the head cleaning unit with the unit ejecto[...]

Maintenance Replacing th e Head Cleaning Rol ler 49 Notes • Do not reuse the head clean ing roller once it is remov ed from the printer , as foreign material on the head cleaning roller may cause clo gging of the printer head. • Dispose of the used head cl ea ning roller with the roller ejector attached, and thro w a way the unit ejector a nd t[...]

Miscellane ous Precauti ons 50 Miscellaneous Precautions Safety • Operate the printer using the po wer source specif ied in “Specif ications” on page 59 . • Be careful not to damage th e A C po wer cord by placing or dropping heavy objects on it; it is dang erous to use the printer with a dama ged A C po wer cord. • If you do not intend t[...]

Miscellane ous Precauti ons 51 • Place the printer k eepin g spaces to wards t he back, front, left, and right, and a spac e ov er the top as sho wn in the follo wing diagram. – V entilation holes are prov ided on the bac k of the printer . Keep the bac k of the printer 10 cm or more away from th e wall. – K eep the front of the printer clear[...]

Miscellane ous T ro ubleshooting 52 • Pac k the printer using the or iginal carton and packing materials supplied with the pri nter when you purchased the printe r . Bef ore Asking Repairment • Remov e the ink cart ridge from the printer . • Insert the yello w rubber cap and the dummy pa ck remov ed from the ink feedin g inlets when setting u[...]

Miscellane ous T roubleshoot ing 53 Paper in the auto sheet feeder tra y is not fed. • The printer is not in print mode. t Check the status of the ON/ ST ANDBY and READ Y indicators, and turn both the ON/ ST ANDBY indicator and the READ Y indicator to green. (page 10) • Paper is not loaded. t Load paper . (page 12) • The paper guides (v ertic[...]

Miscellane ous Error Messag es 54 Err or Messa ges On the printer windo w display , warning messages recommending the replacement of consumable parts or warnings stati ng the causes of errors, or error messages are displaye d. Error messages are also displa yed o n the status mo nitor . T a ke steps to remedy tr oubles or pr epare the replacement o[...]

Miscellane ous Error Messages 55 Printer window displa y Status Monitor In the following table , th e upper error messages are displayed on th e printer window display and the lo wer error messages are displaye d on the status monitor . After removing the causes of error s Push the READ Y button so that the printe r is reset to print mode (both ON/[...]

Miscellane ous Error Messag es 56 Error s related to ink a) xx mean s the last alpha b etic characters of the message. These indicates the color and location of the ink. For deta iled information, see “Replacing the Ink Cartridges” on page 43. Error related printer status If the P aper Jams When the pap er jams, the erro r message “Paper jam?[...]

Miscellane ous Error Messages 57 When the paper fed from the auto sheet feeder tra y stops halfway 1 Remov e the auto shee t feeder tray , and check whether or not the paper has jamme d near the back. 2 If the jammed paper can be easily removed, pull the jammed paper out slowly . If you cannot remo v e the jammed paper from the outside, re mov e it[...]

Miscellane ous Error Messag es 58 6 Pull the section with belts located inside the printer up slo wly and remo v e the paper jammed between the openings. If you can remove the jammed paper , go to step 8. When the edge of the jammed paper can not be seen, go to step 7. 7 Roll the green roller back and forth so that the jammed paper comes out. The n[...]

Miscellane ous Befo re Consulting Y our Dealer / Specification s 59 Bef ore Consulting Y our Dealer Should the problem persist after you h av e app lied the remedies sugg ested in T roubleshooting, con sult your dealer on follo wing points. Is the printer malfunctioning? Consult your dealer . Is a computer malfunctioning? Consult the dealer from wh[...]

Miscellane ous Specificat ions 60 Head cleaning unit (1) USB cable (1) High Quality Paper (1) Setup Manual (1) CD-R OM (including multi-lingual operating instructions a nd setup manuals, and printer drivers) (1) Optional accessories Ink cartridge Black: EPI-L10 0BL Son y ink c artridge Gray: EPI-L100GL Sony ink cartridge Pape r EPP-300A4MD So ny Hi[...]

Miscellane ous Specificat ions 61 there are cases where the pe rformance of the printer cannot be guaranteed. • Use a cable of less than 3m in length. T o connect the printer to Windows via a Hi- Speed USB Use the Microsoft W indow s XP/2000 USB2.0 dri v er . Note Do not use the e xtension US B 2.0 board such as PC I, PCMCIA and so on si nce the [...]

Miscellane ous Menu Flow of the Prin ter Window Display 62 Menu Flo w of the Printer Windo w Displa y The messages of the printer wi ndo w display changes as follo ws whenev er you push the MENU button and you can perform settings. How to read the flow chart • The arrow in the flo w chart indi cates that you push the but t o n. •M E N U , S E T[...]

Miscellane ous Menu Flow of the Prin ter Window Display 63 Head cleaning T est printing[...]

Miscellane ous Menu Flow of the Prin ter Window Display 64 Job cancel Cleaning roller replacement[...]

Miscellane ous Setting It ems for the Printe r Driver / Custome r Confir mation She et 65 Setting Items f or the Printer Driver Customer Confirmation Sheet When consultin g with your dealer , write down the st atus of the printer b eforehand so that trou bles can be sol ved easier . T ab Item Selections Default setting Main T ray Auto Sheet Feeder [...]

Inde x Inde x 66 Index A About this manual 5 Aligning the print position 25 C Cancelling a print job from the operation p anel of the printer 24 from the status monitor 24 from the W indo ws spooler window 23 Cleaning the head from the operation panel 41 from the printer driv er 40 E Error messages related to ink 56 related to paper 55 related to p[...]

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