Sony UP-DR80MD manual

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    4-118-614- 11 (1) Digital Color Printer Instructions for Use UP-DR80MD © 2008 Sony Corporation[...]

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    2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are located at the rear . Record these numb ers in the space pro vided belo w . Refer to these number s whene ver you call upon y our S ony dealer re garding this product. Model No. ___________ _________ Serial No. ___________ _________ T o reduce the ri sk of fire or electr ic shoc k, do not expos[...]

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    3 Impor tant EMC notices for use in the m edical en vir onment s • The UP-DR80MD needs sp ecial precautions reg arding EMC and needs t o be installed and put i nto service accordin g to the EM C inform ation pr ovided in this instructions fo r use. • The portabl e and mobile RF commun ications equi pment such as cellul ar phones can affect t he[...]

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    4 Guidance and man ufacturer’ s dec laration - electrom agnetic immun ity The UP-DR 80MD is intended f or use in the electrom agnetic en vironm ent spec ified belo w . The custom er or the us er of the UP-D R80M D shou ld a ssure tha t it is used in such as envi ronme nt. Immuni ty te st IEC 606 01 test le vel C omplia nce le v el Elect romagneti[...]

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    5 Guidance and man ufacturer’ s dec laration - electrom agnetic immun ity The UP-DR 80MD is intended f or use in the electrom agnetic en vironm ent spec ified belo w . The custom er or the us er of the UP-D R80M D shou ld a ssure tha t it is used in such as envi ronme nt. Immuni ty te st IEC 606 01 test le vel C omplia nce le v el Elect romagneti[...]

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    6 Caution When you dispo se of the unit or accessori es, you must obey t he law in t he relativ e area or cou ntry and the regulation i n the relative hospit al. W arning o n power connection Use a proper p ower cor d for your loc al po wer supply . 1. Use the approv ed Po wer Cord (3-core mains lead) / Appliance Connector / Plug with earthing -con[...]

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    7 T abl e of Contents Introduction Fe atures ....... ........................... .................. ...............8 System Conf iguration ................. ........................8 Location a nd Function of P arts and Cont rols .....8 Front ........ ........................... ........................... ...... 8 Rear .................. .........[...]

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    8 Featur es / Location and Funct ion of Parts and Con trols Introd uction Intr oduction Features The UP-DR8 0MD Digita l Color Pri nter is a dy e sublim ation therm al tra nsfer p rinter p rovidin g hi gh qu ality and high resoluti on printi ng of computer imag e data on A4 or lett er size pape r in full co lor (256 g radations pr ocess and 16. 7 m[...]

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    9 Locatio n and Function of Parts and Contr ols Intro duction G Indicators The indicators are as sh own b elow: A CLEANING indicator Lights whi le cleaning is in progress. B RIBBON/P APER ind icator Lights when an error in v olving the ink r ibbon or paper oc curs. C ALARM indicator Lights when an error such as a pap er jam occurs. D PRINT indi cat[...]

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    10 Supplied Ac cessories / Connec tions Pr eparatio n Preparation Supplied Acc essories This printe r is p acke d toge ther w ith th e follo wing accessories. Check t hat nothing is missing fro m your package. Not e Retain the original carton and packi ng materials in case you have to transport th is unit in th e future . Connections After co nnect[...]

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    11 Connectio ns Pr eparatio n Notes • Fol low t he connection p rocedures descr ibed in the computer manu al. • Make sure that the USB cable is connected securely at both ends. • The printe r dri ver software pr ovided wi th the pri nter is not sui table for using the print er connec ted to a ne twork. • Operati on of the printer is not gua[...]

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    12 Befor e Pr inting Operatio n Oper ati on Bef ore Printing Once the pr inter is connected to t he computer (page 10), before you can actu ally be gin prin ting you must load t he paper and the ink ri bbon as describ ed belo w . Notes on the Handling of the Ink Ribbon and P aper Compat ible ink ribbon and paper • Be sure to use only i nk ribbon [...]

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    13 Befo re Pr inting Op eratio n Loading the Ink Ri bbon and Paper When us ing the prin ter for the f irst ti me, it i s neces sary to f irst load the paper and ink ribb on. 1 Make su re that the pr inter is not performing an operation, and then pull out the media tray . As show n in the f igure belo w , hook your fi ngers under the bottom ed ge of[...]

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    14 Befor e Pr inting Operatio n 5 Insert the paper ho lders into the pape r roll. A pink paper holder and a blue paper ho lder are prov ided with th e printer . Inser t these paper holders into the end s of th e paper r oll as sho wn in the f igu re belo w , with the pink paper holder in the end closer to the pink adhesi ve label and the blue paper[...]

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    15 Befo re Pr inting Op eratio n 2 Place the pap er roll in the medi a tray so that the arro w on the la bel points t o ward the i nk ribbon side. Y ou c an load th e paper roll i n the correct directio n by matching t he colors of the paper holders in serted in to the pa per roll with the c olors on the media t ray . 3 Close the media tray c ov er[...]

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    16 Befor e Pr inting Operatio n • Remov ing t he ad hesive labe ls be for e clo sing the cov er can cause a mal function. If the i nk rib bon be come s torn w hile still in use Cellophane tape, etc., can be used to repair a torn i nk ribbon so t hat the remaind er of the ribbon can be used. Replacing the Ink Ribbon and P aper Once the i nk ribbon[...]

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    17 Printin g Op eratio n Printing Before printing • Is the printer co nnected to a co mputer? (page 10) • Has the printer dr iv er been installed ? (page 11) • Has the medi a tray been properly loaded? (page 13) 1 Press the printer 1 ON/ST AN DBY switch to turn on the po w er of t he printer . The 1 ON/ST ANDBY indicator ligh ts and initi ali[...]

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    18 Printi ng Operatio n When remo ving and th en re loading a partial ly used pap er r oll If the pa per rol l is not ti ght ly rolle d, roll it up mo re tigh tly before reloading i t. Not e When removi ng a part ially used pa per r oll, b e sur e to pla ce the media tray on a stable surfa ce before beg inning. If you drop the medi a tray while it [...]

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    19 Precautio ns Miscellaneous Mi scel lane ous Precauti ons Saf ety • Operate t he printe r using the p ower source specif i ed in “Specif ications” (page 21). • Be careful not to damage the po wer cable by placi ng or dropping h eavy o bjects on it ; it is danger ous to use the unit wi th a damaged p ower cab le. • If you do not intend t[...]

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    20 Ink Ribbon and Paper Miscella neous 4 Load the cl eaning ri bbon. For details on ho w to lo ad the cleanin g ribbon, see steps 2 and 3 o f “Loadi ng the Ink Rib bon and P aper” on page 13. Note If ther e is any slack in t he cleaning r ibbon afte r it is placed in th e tray , tak e up the slack by turning the spool in the direction indicat e[...]

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    21 Specifications Miscellaneous Specificat ions Po wer requirements 100 to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Input current 3.4 to 1.4 A Ope ra ting te mper at ur es 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) Oper ating humi dity 20% to 80% (no condensation) Operating pressure 700 hPa to 1,060 hP a Storage and transport temperature – 2 0° C t o + 6 0° C ( – 4° F t[...]

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    22 Trouble shooting Miscella neous T r oub leshooting If a proble m appears, check the follo wing troub leshooting guide f irst and perform whate ver action i s necessary to solv e the problem. If the problem p ersists, turn of f the printer and consult with your Son y dealer . Symp tom P ossib le causes and reme dies The p rinter does not print e [...]

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    23 Explanat ion of Indicat ors Miscellaneous Explanat ion of Indicator s The mea nings of the indi cators on the pr inter when they are on or fl ashing are descri bed belo w . 1) During co ntinuous pr inting, th e PRINT indic ator light s at the same time if there are still images remaining. Indicator Status P ossib le causes a nd remedies 1 ON/ ST[...]

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    24 If a paper jam occ urs Miscella neous If a paper jam occur s While the pr inte r is p rinti ng, if t he ALA RM indic ator lights and any of t he follo wing messages appears on t he computer m onitor, it is possible that a paper jam h as occurred in the printer: “ A pa per jam has occurr ed. Remov e the j ammed paper . ” “ A paper ja m has [...]

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