Sony UP-D23MD manual

3-207-489- 11 (1) Digital Color Printer © 2003 Sony Corporation UP-D2 3MD Instructions f or Use[...]

2 Owner's Recor d The model and seri al numbers are located at the rear . Record these numbers i n the space provi ded belo w . Refer to these numbers whene ver you ca ll upon y our Sony d ealer re garding thi s product. Model No . _________ ___________ Serial No. _________ ___________ T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expos e the un it[...]

3 For the cust omers in the U .S.A. This equi pment has been tested and found to compl y with th e l im its for a C lass A digi tal device, pursua nt to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable pr otection agai n harmful interf er ence when the equipme nt is ope ra te d in a commercial en vironment. This eq uipmen[...]

4 T able of Cont en ts Getting St ar ted System Over view ....................... .................. .......... 5 System Conf iguration .... ........................... .......... 5 Location and Function of P arts and Contr ols .... 5 Front P anel .. ........................... ........................... . 5 Rear Pa nel ...........................[...]

Getting St arted System Ov erview / Location and Func tion of P ar ts and Controls 5 Getting Started System Overvi e w The UP-D23M D digital color print er is de signed to reproduce comput er images on A-6 size paper . Y o u ca n prin t out comp uter im age data in full co lor (with 256 shades per color , a total of more than 16 ,700,000 colors i n[...]

Getting St arted Supplied Access ories 6 F Pape r output slot Printed page s are ejected here. G Paper tray (7) Load pape r in to this tr a y . H ! PO WER switch (12) Press this sw itc h to turn th e printer on or off. Rear P anel A (USB) connector (7) Connects to a compu ter or another USB peripheral de vice with a USB cable (suppl ied). B TRANSPO[...]

Getting St arted Connectio ns 7 Assembl y T o a ttach the paper tray For details of ho w to load the ink ribbon and pa per , see “Loading an Ink Ribbon” o n page 9 and “Loadi ng Paper ” on page 11. Connections After connec ting the USB connectin g cable (suppl ied) to the printer and the computer , connect the po wer cord. For details about[...]

Getting St arted Installing the Printer Driv er 8 Instal ling the Pri nter Driver Install th e prin te r driv er provide d with the p rinter . For detail ed instru ctions o n how to install the pr inter dr i ver , refer to th e Readm e.txt file on the prin ter drive r installer disc. About USB (Un iversal Serial Bus ) Specificatio n Revisi on 2 .0 [...]

Oper ation Bef ore Printi ng 9 Operation Bef ore Printing This se ction desc ribes the o perations b elow that must be made before pri nt in g, b u t af te r mounting the paper tr ay on the pr inter (see “ Assembly” on page 7) an d after making the nece ssary connectio ns (see “Connections” on page 7). • Loading an ink ribbon ( See belo w[...]

Oper ation Bef ore P rintin g 10 3 Remove any sl ack f rom th e in k r ib bo n. Note If th e r i bbon i s l eft sl ack, i t may b e d a maged when inserted. 4 Load th e ne w ink rib bon into the ink r ibbon compartment. 5 Close the fr ont panel b y pushing the p oint marked wit h “P ULL OP EN”. Note Be sure to close t he front panel completely [...]

Oper ation Bef ore Printi ng 11 Loading P a per T o load paper , follo w the procedur e belo w . Be c areful not to touc h the printi ng surface. Notes • Use only pape r recommended. F ailing to do so is lik ely to resul t in malf unctio ns such as pape r jams. (See “Ink Ri bbon and P aper” on page 15.) • When a bla nk sheet of paper is e j[...]

Oper ation Printing 12 T o prev ent them from bei ng pushed, attach the sup plied stopper as illustrated. Note Do not lea ve more than 1 0 sheets of ejected printouts on the paper tray . Doing so ma y cause a paper jam. Printing Before printing • Ensure that the printer i s properly c onnected to t he computer . • Ensure that the i nk ribbon an[...]

Oper ation Pri nting 13 accumulated on the paper tray . The printer will start autom a tic ally to p r in t the rema ining cop ies. If the p rinter does n ot pri nt The pri nter will fail to p rint when the ALARM , P APER, and/or RIBBON indi cator light . For det ai ls, se e “I ndicat or s on th e Front P anel” on pa ge 17. If the p aper or ink[...]

Miscellaneo us Precaut ion 14 Miscellaneous Precautio n Safety • Operate the prin ter using the po wer source specified in “Specif ications” o n page 16. • Be careful no t to damage the A C po wer cord by placing o r dropping hea vy objects on it; it is dangerous to use the uni t with a damaged A C po wer cord. • If you do not in tend to [...]

Miscellaneo us Ink Ribbon and P ape r 15 Cleaning Note Be sure to turn off the po wer of the printer be for e cleaning. Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet, panel and cont rols with a soft dry cloth, or a soft cloth lightly mo istened wit h a mild deter gent solution . Do not use an y ty pe of solv ent , such as alcohol or benzine, which ma y da[...]

Miscellaneo us Specifications 16 Specifi cations Po wer requirement s 100 to 12 0 V A C, 50/60 Hz (for 100 to 120 V A C users) 220 to 24 0 V A C, 50/60 Hz (for 220 to 240 V A C users) Input Curr ent 1. 8 A max. at 25°C (for 100 to 120 V A C users) 1.0 A max. at 25°C (for 220 to 240 V A C users) Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)[...]

Miscellaneo us T roub leshooti ng / Indica tor s on the F ront P anel 17 T r oubleshoot ing The fol lowin g troublesho oting che cks will help y ou correct th e most co mmo n probl ems you may encoun ter with your unit. Before pr oceeding with these troubl e checks, f irst check that t he power cord is firmly connected. S hould th e problem per sis[...]

Miscellaneo us If the P aper Jams 18 If the P aper Ja ms If the ALAR M indicator l ights on t he front p anel, or the message “Paper ja m. Printing is aborted. Please remo ve the jammed paper and print ag ain. ” or “Motor or sensor troubl e. Printing i s aborted af ter you pr ess the PRINT but ton and duri ng printing. Please turn o ff the pr[...]

Miscellaneo us If the Paper Jams 19 If you cannot r emov e the jammed paper ev en if you perform the operation i n step 2, remo ve the jammed paper accordi ng to in structions descr ibed in the follo wing “ If you can not re mov e the jammed paper yet”. 3 Load the paper into th e paper tray correctly . Notes • Do not reuse the jammed paper . [...]

Miscellaneo us If the P aper Jams 20 7 Replace the bac k cov er plate. Note When you put it back, be careful not to catch your f ingers or an y other ob ject in the back cov er plate. 8 Secure the back cov er plate using the scre ws re m ove d i n st e p 4 . When using th e printe r again Conf irm the fo llo wing befor e using th e printer ag ain. [...]

Index Inde x 21 Inde x A Accessories assembly 7 paper tray 6 thermal head cleanin g cartridge 6 USB connecting cable 6 Alarm indicating the problem us ing the indicato rs 17 C Cleaning cabinet 15 thermal head 15 Connections 7 G Getting Started 5 I Ink rib bon loading 9 not es on st orin g 10 L Loc atio n and f unct i on of part s and controls front[...]

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