Sony UP-DR100 manual

3-206-136- 43 (1) Digital Color Printer © 2001 Sony Corporation UP-DR100 Instructions f or Use[...]

2 Owner's Recor d The model and seri al numbers are located at the rear . Record these number i n the space pro vided belo w . Refer to these numbers whene ver you ca ll upon your Sony d ealer re garding thi s product. Model No . _____________ _______ Serial No. _________ ___________ T o pre ven t fire or shock hazard, do no t expose the unit [...]

3 T able of Cont ents Introduction Fea tures ........... ........................... ........................... .. 4 Basic Applicat ion Example ............ ....................4 Part Names and Func tions ................ ....................4 Preparation Supplied Acce ssories ................. ........................... .. 6 Assembly ...........[...]

Introduc tion F eatures / Part Names and Funct ions 4 Introduction Featur es The UP-DR 100 Digit al Color Pr inter is a dy e sublimati on thermal tran sfer printer providi ng high quality , hi gh resoluti on (334 dpi), and high speed printing of computer ima ge data on four si zes of paper in full c olor (256 gradations and 16 .7 million co lors). [...]

Introduc tion P ar t Names and Func tions 5 A ALARM indicator (25) Ligh ts in green whe n the syste m is initia lized, or in red when an error , such as a paper jam, occ urs. B Inf ormation Di splay (14, 18, 25) Displays the numbe r of pages pr inted, or the amount of paper and ink ribbo n remaining. Messages are displ ayed when an err or or warnin[...]

Prepar ation Supplied Access ories 6 Preparation Supplied Accessories Make certa in you hav e recei ved the foll owing accessories: Notes • When taki ng out the printer , be caref ul not to hurt yo ur back. • The packaging materials are needed when transport ing the prin ter , so we suggest you keep them. • Before mo ving the printer , remov [...]

Prepar ation DIP Switch Settings 7 Pa pe r and ink ribbon For detailed inf ormation on ho w to instal l the ink ribbon and paper , see “Loadi ng the Pap er and Ink Rib bon” on page 9. DIP Switch Settings Set t he SC SI ID w ith the D IP swit ches o n the si de pa nel. The DIP switches are set as follo ws when shipped from the fact ory . T erm i[...]

Prepar ation Connecti ons 8 Connections The UP-DR100 ca n be conne cted to comput ers and peripheral de vices equipped with a SCSI in terface . Notes • Before making connections, al ways tur n off a ll connected d evices. • Connect the po wer c ord last. • Refer to the operating manual of each de vice for details of connections bet ween the p[...]

Operat ion Loading th e Pa per and Ink Ribbon 9 Operation Loading the P aper and Ink Ribbon Before usin g the print er for the first time, confirm that you ha ve all o f the accessories, and a ssemble them as described on p age 6. After conn ecting the p rinter a s described on page 8, load the paper and ink ri bbon follo wing t he steps belo w to [...]

Operat ion Loading t he P aper and Ink Rib bon 10 1 Pull the top of t he front door to open i t. 2 Pull t he cover up. 3 After remo ving the labels attac hed at both si des of the paper roll, place the paper r oll in the paper holde r . Place th e pape r roll in the pap er hol der , so the pink flange i s on the righ t and the blu e flange is on th[...]

Operat ion Loading th e Pa per and Ink Ribbon 11 Note Be sure to remove all of the seals attac hed to the paper ro ll. A sea l rema ining in side the printe r may cau se pr oble ms. 5 Close the co ver . If the ti p of the pap er protrudes fr om the plate n roller , be sure to insert t he tip of the pape r under the roll ers. Note Do not touch the p[...]

Operat ion Loading t he P aper and Ink Rib bon 12 8 After con firmin g that the sp ools hav e been prop erly inserted, remov e any slackness fr om the ink ri bbon. 9 Close the fr ont door . T u rn on th e printe r , if it is turne d off. When you load a brand ne w paper roll an d ink ribbon, the p rinter feeds a certain amount of t he paper an d is[...]

Operat ion Loading th e Pa per and Ink Ribbon 13 If the ri bbon breaks d uring use The remai ning ribbon can be use d after repairing i t with adhe sive tape. 1 Pull out t he lower ribbon of t he blue spool, attach one edge of a strip o f adhesi ve tape ov er the entire end of the ribbon, t hen attach the other edge of the adhesi ve t ape on th e e[...]

Operat ion Printing from th e Computer 14 5 Push the ri ght pin k spoo l to th e left a nd pull it to ward you to remo ve t he pink spool o f the in k ribbo n. Attach b oth pink and b lue spools of the ink ribbo n. 6 Remo ve the paper . 1 Pull the co ver up. 2 T urn bo th flan ges of the pape r toward the insid e to wind the rema ining pa per . 3 R[...]

Operat ion Printing from t he Computer 15 Ident ificat ion of th e prin ting pa ck cur rentl y being us ed on th e info rmati on displ ay Notes • T urn th e printer on fi rst. • Don’t tur n the prin ter on ag ain within 5 seconds afte r turn ing it o f f. • Do not turn the compu ter of f and on ag ain while it is accessing a hard or floppy [...]

Operat ion Adjusti ng Gra y Balance 16 If the printe r does n ot pri nt The printer cannot prin t in the follo wing cases: • When the remai ning amount o f ink rib bon or the quantit y of prin ting is d isplayed on the inform ation display because the MENU b utton w as pressed an d the printer is of f-line, the printer cann ot recei ve a print co[...]

Operat ion Adjusting Gra y Balance 17 4 Look at the pr intout of Grou p A to determi ne the best gray bala nce from this group. 5 Next, l ook at the p rintout of Group B to determin e the best gr ay balance fro m this group, t oo. 6 Press the CALIBR A TION button. The ONLINE i ndicator goes of f and the print er is switch ed to off-line. 7 Press th[...]

Operat ion Displa ying the T otal Quantity of Pa ges Printed and Remai ning Amount of Ink Rib bon or P aper 18 Displ a yin g the T otal Quan tity of P ag es Printed and Remaining Amount of Ink Ribb on or Pa p e r Displa ying the Quantity of P ages Printed The tota l number o f pages prin tings done sinc e turning on the print er can be displ ayed. [...]

Operat ion Displa ying the Firmware V ersion of the Printer 19 T o display the remai ning am ount of the ink ribbon : Select “RIBBON REMAIN. ” T o display the remai ning amo unt of pape r: Select “P APER REMAIN”. 3 Press the MENU button a fter confirmi ng. The prin ter return s to th e on-li ne mode , and t he ONLINE indicator lights. Note [...]

Miscel laneous Precaut ions 20 Miscellaneous Precautio ns Saf ety • Operate the printer using the po w er source specif ied in “Specif ications” (p age 24) • Be careful no t to damage the po wer cable by placing or dro pping heavy ob ject s on it; it is da ngero us to u se the unit with a damaged p ower cab le. • If you do n ot inten d to[...]

Miscel laneous Precau tions 21 On T ranspor ting the Printer Do not tra nsport th e printer w ith the sup plied accessories attach ed. Doing so may cause a malfunction. Cleaning Note Be sure to turn off the po wer of the printer be fore cleaning it. When the c abinet becom es dirty Clean the cabinet, panel and cont rols with a soft dry cloth, or a [...]

Miscel laneous Precaut ions 22 Note The surf ace of the rubbe r roller is soft and easily scratched. When cleaning it, be careful l not to scrat ch and not to pul l the surface of the rubber roller . T o c lean the cl eaning roll er used f or rem ovin g dust acc umu lated on t he paper: Open the main tenance door , and then cl ean the rol ler with [...]

Miscel laneous Ink Ribbon and P aper 23 If whi te st ripe s or scra tches ap pea rs on the prin tout: When you mak e prin touts usin g the UPC-R46/ R46A/ R68A self-laminat ing color pr inting pack , after you hav e used se v eral roll s of the UPC-R35/R 35A/R57/ R57A self-laminat ing color pr inting pack , the printout qu ality ma y de teri or ate [...]

Miscel laneous Specifications 24 Specif icati ons Po wer requirement s 100-120 V/220-240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Curr ent c ons umpt ion Max. 2.7 A/1.2 A (while printing ) Operating temperature ran ge 5 to 35°C Operatin g humidity rang e 20 to 80% Extern al dimensions Approx. 28 0 × 362 × 434 mm (W HD) (11 1 / 8 × 14 3 / 8 ×17 1 / 8 inches) (exclud in[...]

Miscel laneous Error and W arning Messages 25 Err o r and W arning Messa ges Error a nd warning messages appear on t he information display u nder the foll owing c onditions. P lease tak e the remedial acti ons sho wn next t o the message to correct the condi tion. Err or messa ges When a problem occu rs, the ALARM indicator o n the front pan el li[...]

Miscel laneous T roubles hooting 26 T r oubleshooting Before submitting the product for repair , please rech eck the foll owing. If the uni t still do es not operat e properly , contact your supp lier or nearest Son y Service Center . Pr oblem Cause and Reme dy Cannot load th e paper Y ou may be trying t o load t he paper with the right and left si[...]

Inde x Inde x 27 Inde x A Accessories supplied assembly 6 confi rmati on 6 Paper Scrap T ray 6 Po wer Cord 6 Adjusting g ray balance 16 B Basic Application Example 4 C Cleaning cabinet 21 cleaning roller 22 pinch ro ller 21 platen roller 21 thermal head 21 Connections 8 D DIP Switch Se ttings SCS I ID 7 terminator 7 Displaying quanti ty of printin [...]

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