Shinko Electric CHC-S2145 User manual

Prepared date July 28, 2006

Revision date

Revision Number First edition

SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Digital Photo Printer

CHC-S2145

Operation Manual

Handling of this Manual

by the copyright herein maybe reproduced or copied in any form

or by any means, including translation, without the written

permission of Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.

2. The specifications in this operation manual are subject to

change without prior notice.

3. In case of having any difficulties or finding the fault in this

manual, your information to Shinko will be highly appreciated.

Introduction

This manual describes detailed instructions for handling of and

basic operation of Digital Photo Printer CHC-S2145.

We will describe this product as “the printer” in the manual.

Read this manual thoroughly to understand how to install and

operate the printer before using it.

●Keep this manual near the printer and operators can

refer to this manual periodically.

●In case, lost or damaged this manual, contact your

dealers.

●In the case of transfer, do not forget to put this manual

together with the printer.

Notice

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

Chapter 1. Important Safety InstructionChapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction ･･････････････････････････････････ 1-1

Environments･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 1-2

Handling Instruction ･･････････････････････････････････････････････････ 1-3

Handling Instruction - Continued from previous page ････････････････････ 1-4

Handling Instruction for Consumable and Printed Output ････････････････ 1-5

Chapter 2. Installing and Set Up

Chapter 2. Installing and Set UpChapter 2. Installing and Set Up

Chapter 2. Installing and Set Up ･････････････････････････････････････････ 2-1

Unpacking and checking the accessories･････････････････････････････････ 2-1

Parts Name and Function･･････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-2

Connecting Power Cord････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-3

Connecting USB Cable ････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-4

Installing Dust Box････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-4

Opening the Front Cover･･･････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-5

Closing the Front Cover････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-5

Loading Ink Ribbon ･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-6

Loading Paper ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-7

Transporting the Printer･･･････････････････････････････････････････････ 2-9

Chapter 3. Operation Panel

Chapter 3. Operation PanelChapter 3. Operation Panel

Chapter 3. Operation Panel･･････････････････････････････････････････････ 3-1

Operation Panel･･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 3-1

LCD Display･･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 3-2

User Set Up Mode･････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 3-3

Switching Print Mode ･････････････････････････････････････････････････ 3-4

Switching Display Language ･･･････････････････････････････････････････ 3-4

Chapter 4. Routine Maintenance

Chapter 4. Routine MaintenanceChapter 4. Routine Maintenance

Chapter 4. Routine Maintenance ･････････････････････････････････････････ 4-1

Cleaning of Thermal Head, Platen, Cleaning Roller ･･････････････････････ 4-1

Cleaning of Outer Cabinet ･････････････････････････････････････････････ 4-3

Cleaning of Filter ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 4-3

Chapter 5. Error Handling

Chapter 5. Error HandlingChapter 5. Error Handling

Chapter 5. Error Handling･･･････････････････････････････････････････････ 5-1

Error Message and Corrective Action ･･･････････････････････････････････ 5-1

Failure Symptoms･････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 5-2

Paper Jam････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 5-3

Power Supply Interrupted during Printing ･･････････････････････････････ 5-4

When the ribbon is snapped････････････････････････････････････････････ 5-4

Chapter 6. After-sales Service

Chapter 6. After-sales ServiceChapter 6. After-sales Service

Chapter 6. After-sales Service････････････････････････････････････････････ 6-1

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

1-1

This manual provides detailed instructions for the safety use of the printer.

Read this manual before operating the printer to ensure to have proper use.

◆In this manual, there are notes that require special attention.

For your safety operation, Safety notices are separated as follows;

◆It is difficult to forecast all the danger in setting and use of the printer.

Therefore, warnings in this Operation Manual, in the other documents on the printer

cannot cover all the cases.

In case of performing the operation or maintenance which are not described in this

manual, all the concern for the safety have to be taken care of at the customer side.

◆Operations and the notification for the maintenance described in this manual and

other documents are for the proper use of the printer.

In case of using the printer for the other purpose, all the concern for the safety has to

be taken care of at the customer side.

◆Do not perform the operation which are prohibited in this manual and other

documents.

◆The contents that cannot be printed due to a failure while using the use of this printer

are not guaranteed.

ttention: Explanation about the cause of the trouble and the environmental

condition.

Caution: Inappropriate handling can cause the wound for the users and/or

cause the physical damage.

Warning: Inappropriate handling can cause the death or serious wound.

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

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Environments

To use the printer safety, please pay attention to the followings:

Caution: Do not let children to touch the printer or the cables.

It can cause accidents or electric shock.

ttention: Do not place the printer under the low temperature such as ski gelande,

skating rink or open-air with direct sunlight.

Warning: Do not block the openings of the printer. In case, the opening

blocked, the heat will remain inside and it can cause the fire.

Caution: Do not place the printer on rickety place and/or inclined place.

Printer may fall down or tumble and it can cause injury.

Caution: Do not place the printer under humid or dusty place.

It can cause a fire, electric shock or printer problem.

Do not place the printer with dust, sand and high humidity such as

bathing place, bathroom, hot spring, on the street.

Warning: Do not put vase, flowerpot, and cup with water inside or metric

items.

In case the water spilt or metric items fall into the printer, it can

cause the fire and electric shock.

Warning: Do not insert or fall the metallic items or flammable items into the

printer through the openings of the printer, it can cause the fire

and electric shock.

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

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Handling Instruction

In handling the printer, please pay attention to the followings;

Warning: Lift the printer from its box and put it onto a flat table or desk.

Warning: The printer is heavier at front side than rear side so that please be

careful in transportation.

When moving the printer, hold the handles provided at the front and

the rear.

The printer must be handled by more than two persons during the

transportation.

Warning: Be careful when you transport the printer on the slippery floor.

Warning: In case you drop the printer, firstly turn off the power of the printer

and remove the power cord, then contact the dealers or service

center. To use the printer without any checking, can cause the fire or

electric shock.

ttention: At installation, appropriate interface cable will be required with your

computer.

Warning: At nearly 20Kg, the printer is too heavy to be lifted by one person.

Also please take a good care of your hands and fingers when lifting

the printer from the box.

Warning: Do not dismantle or remodel the printer.

Some sections of the printer contain a high voltage or become very

hot. Ignoring this warning may cause electric shock, fire, or burns.

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

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Handling Instruction - Continued from previous page

Warning: Secure the power cable firmly.

Warning: The thermal head reaches high temperature during operation but

this is normal. Do not touch the thermal head.

ttention: Touching the surface of the thermal directly can cause the damage to

thermal head. When a hard object get into the printer, it can cause the

damage to the printer mechanism. In such case, please do not use the

printer.

Warning: Do not attempt to service the printer beyond the instruction

specified in this document. In case, impossible to recover from the

problem, please contact to the dealers or service center.

Warning: This product must be grounded, and always used with only the

specified power cable or the power cable accompanying this product.

If the product is used without ground, and current leakage occurs,

fire or electrical shock is most likely to result, and also cause signal-

receiving interference to a radio, a television receiver, and other

similar electric appliances.

If the proper grounding connection is not possible, please contact to

the dealers or service center.

Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction

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Handling Instruction for Consumable and Printed Output

In handling the ink ribbon, paper and printed output, please pay attention to the

followings;

ttention: Paper Handling

OUse the paper specified by Shinko Electric.

OStore the paper flat.

OStore the paper in a dry and dark place to avoid the direct Sunlight.

(Temperature less than 30℃, Humidity: lass than 60%).

ODo not touch the paper surface before printing to avoid the fingerprints.

ttention: Ink Ribbon Handling

OUse the ink ribbon specified by Shinko Electric.

OStore the ink ribbon in cool place to avoid the direct sunlight.

(Temperature less than 30°C, Humidity: lass than 60%)

ttention: Printed Output Handling

OStore the printed output in a dark place to avoid the direct sunlight.

OStore the printed output away from the organic fluid such as benzine,

thinner and alcohol which may change or deteriorate the colors.

Caution: When abandon the ink ribbon, please handle it as harmful

industrial waste.

Caution: Be careful not to injure your hands with the paper edge when

handling paper.

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