Mitsubishi CP8000DW manual

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    DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER MODEL CP8000DW OPERATION MANUAL THIS OPERATION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER. DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER CP8000DW POWER ALARM SHEET PAPER DATA FEED & CUT COPY ON LINE SCSI PARALLEL USB This digital color printer complies with the requirements of the EC Directive 89/336/EEC, 7[...]

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    W ARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. INFORMA TION This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil num é rique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.[...]

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    CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is i[...]

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    1 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING CONTENTS Contents ................................................................................................ 1 Safety precautions ................................................................................ 2-4 Special features .....................................[...]

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    2 In the interest of safety , please observe the following precautions: POWER REQUIREMENT This Digital Color Printer is designed to operate on 120V AC 50/60Hz in U.S.A. and Canada, 220V -240V AC 50/60Hz in Europe. Never connect to any outlet or power supply having a different voltage or frequency . W ARNING : THIS APP ARA TUS MUST BE EARTHED. A VER[...]

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    3 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING INST ALLA TION LOCA TIONS MAINT AIN GOOD VENTILA TION V entilation slots and holes are provided on the rear and both sides of this unit. Place the unit on a hard and level surface a nd locate at least 10cm (4 inches) from walls to insure proper ventilation. When putting the [...]

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    4 OTHER CAUTIONS Dust or other foreign matter adhering to the print paper or the ink cassette, or deformation resulting from exposure to extreme ly low or high temperatures could cause loss of color , uneven color or lines, or wrinkles in the print images. NOTE: YOUR UNDERST ANDING IS REQUESTED FOR THE LOSS OF IMAGES IN MEMORY DUE TO THE SUDDEN OCC[...]

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    5 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING SPECIAL FEA TURES SPECIAL FEA TURES 4 PRINT SIZES ARE A V AILABLE ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE 4 printing sizes, W size (max.152 x 229 mm), X size (max.127 x 178 mm), L size (max.152 x 102 mm) and M size (max.127 x 89 mm), are selectable. HIGH SPEED PRINTING Normal printing spee[...]

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    6 UNP ACKING UNP ACKING DIG IT AL CO LO R PR INTER POWER CORDS INK CASSETTE P APER A TT ACHMENTS SP ACER-M PRINTER DRIVERS DUST BO X OPERA TION MANUAL SCSI TERMINA TOR T ake the printer out of the box by the following procedures. Make sure to check the contents. Open the top of the box. Remove the cushion with contents. T ake the printer out of the[...]

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    7 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING FEA TURES & FUNCTIONS DOOR Open this door when installing print paper or ink sheet. Press OPEN button on the top to open the door . DUST BOX Holds the paper chips which comes out of the print outlet. Set the dust box to the unit as the figure shows. NOTE The paper chips [...]

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    8 AC LINE SCSI ID POWER SCSI SCSI 4 2 1 6 7 5 3 SCSI PORT Used to connect this printer to a device with SCSI interface such as personal computers. See page 9. SCSI ID SWITCH Used to set the SCSI ID number of the connected device. See page 9. USB TERMINAL Used to connect to USB cable. For the setting, see page 14. P ARALLEL DA T A IN TERMINAL Used t[...]

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    9 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING CONNECTIONS CONNECTION WITH SCSI DA T A SIGNAL EQUIPMENT SETTING SCSI ID SWITCH Set the SCSI ID switch on the rear panel according to the personal computer connected. • Select the ID number among 1 to 6. • T urn the arrow to set the ID number with a screwdriver . • The[...]

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    10 CONNECTIONS CONNECTION WITH P ARALLEL DA T A SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AC LINE SCSI ID POWER SCSI SCSI To PARALLEL DATA IN terminal Personal computer Digital color printer SETTING TO ON LINE ST A TUS Press POWER button on the rear panel to turn on this unit. T urn on the power of the personal computer connected. Confirm that the indicator above ON LINE b[...]

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    11 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING P ARALLEL DA T A SIGNAL ALLOCA TION • Connector ............ JD36SL equivalent (36-pin) • Input level ............. TTL • Parallel input connector terminal Signal allocation (Signal : Compatible) Pin No . Retur n pin No . Signal F rom/T o Function 11 9 STROBE PC/DP St[...]

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    12 • Parallel input connector terminal Signal allocation (Signal : Nibble) Pin No . Retur n pin No . Signal F rom/T o Function 11 9 HostClk PC/DP High Unknown Sends data in “ Low ” when HostBusy is “ Low ” . After HostBusy tur ns “ High ” , this signal becomes “ High ” . High: DP is on BUSY status . Low: DP can send data. Ear th P[...]

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    13 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING • Parallel input connector terminal Signal allocation (Signal : ECP) Pin No . Retur n pin No . Signal F rom/T o Function 11 9 HostClk PC/DP F orward data transf er : Becomes “ Low ” when P eriphAck is “ Low ” and there is data to be read. Retur ns to “ High ” [...]

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    14 CONNECTIONS CONNECTION WITH USB DA T A SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AC LINE To USB port Personal computer Digital color printer SCSI ID POWER SCSI SCSI SETTING TO ON LINE ST A TUS Press the POWER button on the rear panel to turn on this unit. T urn on the power of the personal computer connected. Confirm that the indicator above ON LINE button on the front [...]

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    15 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING BEFORE OPERA TION Before printing, Install ink sheet to this unit. (pages 15-16) Install print paper to this unit. (page 17-18) PRINT P APER AND INK SHEET When using this unit for printing, make sure to use the following types of paper and ink sheet set. PRINT P APER AND IN[...]

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    16 BEFORE OPERA TION NOTE If the ink sheet is used up, take out the print paper first. Then retrace the steps to to change the print paper and ink sheet. INST ALLING THE INK CASSETTE Press OPEN button to open the door . Set the ink cassette with ink sheet into the compartment of the unit. Make sure to set the green roller which ink sheet has not ro[...]

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    17 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING INST ALLA TION OF PRINT P APER After setting the ink cassette, install the print paper to the unit. Do not install the print paper without setting the ink cassette. Put the supplied paper attachments to both sides of the print paper . Put the orange paper attachment without[...]

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    18 BEFORE OPERA TION LED lamp P APER INST ALLA TION button FEED & CUT Roller Print paper Remove the sticker , and insert the print paper between rollers as shown right. • Remove the sticker before inserting print paper between rollers. Make sure to insert the paper straight. • Send the print paper under the roller until LED lamp illuminates[...]

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    19 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING USAGE AND KEEPING OF P APER SHEET SET BEFORE PRINTING • Fingerprints or dust on the paper ’ s printing surface may degrade print quality and cause paper jams. When not cutting the paper by FEED & CUT procedure while replacing the print paper , 2 or 3 images may be p[...]

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    20 BEFORE OPERA TION INST ALLA TION PRINTER DRIVER It is necessary to install a printer driver to print the data from the personal computer connected with this unit. The printer drivers which start up Windows ® or Windows NT ® are supplied with this unit. Refer to the operation manual “ ReadMe ” of the driver software for installation of the [...]

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    21 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING FEA TURES PRECAUTIONS OTHERS ERROR MESSAGES & COUNTERMEASURES INDICA TION ON THE FRONT P ANEL AND COUNTERMEASURES If for some reason, printing is not possible or error occurs during printing, the indicator on the front panel will be illuminated or lit on and off. In this case, follow the procedure [...]

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    22 OVERCOMING P APER JAMS Press OPEN button to open the door . Make sure that the unit is powered ON when opening the door . When it is not working, turn off the power once. Then press OPEN button again. Remove the ink cassette. Push down the ink cassette as shown by an arrow and pull it out. T ake out the print paper . Cut the defective part of pr[...]

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    23 CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING FEA TURES PRECAUTIONS OTHERS BEFORE CALLING FOR SER VICE Symptom No power The image is not printed. The image cannot be printed to the possible print area. The image can not be transferred. COPY button does not work. The personal computer does not recog- nize this unit. Check & Remedy Is the power [...]

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    24 Press OPEN button to open the door . Remove the ink cassette. T ake out the print paper . Clean the ink sheet sensor . Wipe the circled part in the right figure. Wipe the dust gently with cotton buds etc. which are soaked in a small amount of alcohol. Clean the head. Clean the part below the thermal head which develops heat. Wipe the head cleani[...]

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    25 CONNECTIONS OTHERS PRECAUTIONS FEA TURES PREP ARA TION TROUBLE- SHOOTING SPEC & OPTIONS SPECIFICA TIONS Class Digital Color Printer Model CP8000DW Printing method Sublimation Dye Thermal Transfer line print 3 color faces progressive printing (yellow , magenta and cyan) and surface lamination Print ’ s resolution 304 x 304 PPI (Pixel per in[...]

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    Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V . UK Branch T ravellers Lane, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 8XB, England, U.K. Phone (1) 707 276100 F AX (1) 707 278755 German Branch Gothaer Strasse 8, Postfach 1548, 40880 Ratingen 1, Germany Phone (2102) 4860 F AX (2102) 486-732 French Branch 25, Boulevard des Bouvets - 92741 NANTERRE cedex Phone (01) 55.68.55.00 F AX (01)[...]