Sony UP-D70XR User manual
Digital Color
Printer
Instructions For Use Page 2
Mode d’emploi Page 40
Gebrauchsanweisung Seite 80
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1999 Sony Corporation
UP-D70XR
3-868-050-21 (1)
UP-D70XR
2
English
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit
to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer
servicing to qualified personnel only.
THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.
As an ENERGY STAR
Partner, Sony Corporation
has determined that this
product meets the
ENERGY STAR guidelines
for energy efficiency.
Outline of the International ENERGY
STAR Office Equipment Program
The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment
Program is an international program that promotes
energy saving through the use of computers and
other office equipment. The program backs the
development and dissemination of products with
functions that effectively reduce energy consumption.
It is an open system in which business proprietors
can participate voluntarily. The targeted products are
office equipment such as computers, displays,
printers, facsimiles, and copiers. Their standards and
logos are uniform among participating nations.
For Customers in Europe
Important safeguards/notices for use in the
medical environments
1. All the equipments connected to this unit shall be
certified according to Standard IEC601-1, IEC950,
IEC65 or other IEC/ISO Standards applicable to the
equipments.
2. When this unit is used together with other equipment
in the patient area*, the equipment shall be either
powered by an isolation transformer or connected via
an additional protective earth terminal to system
ground unless it is certified according to Standard
IEC601-1.
* Patient Area
3. The leakage current could increase when connected
to other equipment.
4 This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, it may cause
interference to other equipment. If this unit causes
interference (which can be determined by unplugging
the power cord from the unit), try these measures:
Relocate the unit with respect to the susceptible
equipment. Plug this unit and the susceptible
equipment into different branch circuit. Consult your
dealer.
Caution
For disposal of the unit, follow each country’s regulation.
Symbol on the products
This symbol indicates the equipotential
terminal which brings the various parts of a
system to the same potential.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
For the customers in the U.S.A.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved in this manual could void your
authority to operate this equipment.
This device requires shielded interface cables to comply
with FCC emission limits.
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Table of Contents
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English
Table of Contents
Introduction About this Manual .............................................................4
System Overview ..............................................................5
System Configuration....................................................... 5
Location and Function of Parts and Controls ................6
Front ................................................................................. 6
Rear .................................................................................. 7
Preparation Supplied Accessories.......................................................8
Assembly.......................................................................... 9
Connections ....................................................................10
Connecting the Computer .............................................. 10
Installing the Printer Driver Program............................. 11
Setting the DIP Switch ................................................... 11
Connecting the AC Power Cord..................................... 12
Setting the SCSI Device Type........................................ 13
Operation Before Printing ................................................................14
Loading an Ink Ribbon Cassette .................................... 14
Loading the Print Paper.................................................. 17
Printing.............................................................................20
Setting the Print Quantity...............................................23
Adjusting the Printouts ..................................................24
Adjusting the Gray Balance ...........................................26
Selecting the Gamma Curve ..........................................28
Setting the Margin Print Option .....................................29
Others Precautions......................................................................30
Safety.............................................................................. 30
Installation...................................................................... 30
On Transportation .......................................................... 31
Cleaning ......................................................................... 31
Ink Ribbon and Print Paper ............................................33
Specifications..................................................................34
Troubleshooting..............................................................35
Error Messages............................................................... 35
If the Paper Jams ............................................................ 37
Index.................................................................................39
4Introduction
Note
Introduction
About this Manual
Organization of this manual
This manual is divided into four chapters. This section explains the organization of
this manual.
Introduction
Describes the features and system configuration of the digital color printer. Also
provided is information on the location and function of parts.
Preparation
Explains the steps involved in setting up and connecting the printer prior to getting
started —checking the supplied accessories and assembly. Once all assembly and
all connections have been made, there should be no need to perform these
operations again during normal printing operations.
Operation
Describes loading of the ink ribbon cassette and print paper and actual printing
operation. Also provided is information on setting the print quantity and adjusting
the printouts and gray balance.
Others
Provides technical information on the printer, how to handle error messages
displayed in the printer window display, and how to deal with paper jams. Also the
index will assist you to locate the necessary section quickly. Refer to this chapter
when questions arise or problems occur.
Conventions used
Cross reference
Throughout this manual you will find the references to other sections of the manual
that contain related information.
Important note
Be sure to read the sections of the manual marked . They explain points that
you should be aware of to operate the printer correctly and prevent malfunctions.
Trademarks
Macintosh is the trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., USA.
MS-Windows and Windows95 are the trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, USA.
5
Introduction
System Overview
The Sony UP-D70XR digital color printer is designed to reproduce computer
images on A4-size and Letter-size print paper.
You can print out image data of Windows or Macintosh graphics application
software in high resolution (300dpi) and 256 shades of gray or in full color
(16,700,000 colors).
Combined with the UPA-D3 digital image processor (not supplied), you can use
the UP-D70XR as a printer conforming to the DICOM standard.
System Configuration
The following shows an example printer system configuration.
About the instruction manual of the printer driver
The instruction manual for the printer driver for the UP-D70A digital color printer
is stored on the CD-ROM supplied with the printer. Substitute this manual for the
printer driver manual for the UP-D70XR.
For detailed information, read the ReadMe file on the CD-ROM.
Computer
Controls the printer
operations.
Digital color printer
6Introduction
6ALARM indicator (35)
Lights in orange when the ink ribbon or print
paper is exhausted, the paper jams, or another
problem occurs.
7MENU button (13, 24, 26, 28, 29)
Press this button to display or close the
PRINT QTY, COLOR ADJUST, GRAY
ADJUST, GAMMA ADJUST or MARGIN
PRINT menu.
8Cursor control buttons (13, 23, 24, 26,
28, 29)
Use these buttons to increase or decrease a
value and level shown on the menu, or scroll
up and down through a menu.
9STOP button (21)
Press this button to stop printing part-way.
0PRINT button (20, 21, 23)
Press this button to print the image data stored
in the memory of the printer.
!¡ Paper cover (9)
Printouts are ejected here.
!™ Paper tray (9)
Load print paper here. Press the point marked
with PUSH to remove the paper tray.
Location and Function of Parts and Controls
For details, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses.
Front
1UPOWER switch
Press to turn the printer on or off.
2Fan cover (9, 32)
Provided to prevent the printer from dust.
3Ribbon door (15)
Pull the tab (marked with PULL) on the top
on the ribbon door to open it when loading an
ink ribbon cassette.
4PRINT QTY (quantity) button (23)
Press this button to display or close the print
quantity setting menu in the printer window
display.
5Printer window display
Displays the status messages. In menu
operation, the PRINT QTY (print quantity
setting) menu, COLOR ADJUST (printout
adjust) menu, GRAY ADJUST (gray balance
adjust) menu, GAMMA ADJUST (gamma
curve selection) menu or MARGIN PRINT
(margin print setting) menu is displayed.
Also, SCSI device type is dipslayed.
If an error occurs, a corresponding error
message is displayed.
7
Introduction
Rear
1PARALLE DATA IN (Amphenol
36-pin) (10)
Used to connect a Windows computer via the
parallel interface, using the parallel interface
cable. (not supplied)
2SCSI connectors (Half pitch 50-pin)
(11)
Used to connect a Windows or Macintosh
computer or another SCSI device, through the
SCSI cable. The other connector is loop-
through connector. If either of the two
connectors is not being used, set the
terminator of the DIP switch to ON.
(See “Setting the DIP Switch” on page 11.)
3Equipotential ground terminal 1
Used to connect to the equipotential plug to
bring the various parts of a system to the same
potential.
Refer to “Important safeguards/notices for use
in the medical environments” on page 2.
4DIP switch (11)
Used to set the SCSI ID number and the built-
in terminator to ON or OFF.
(See “Setting the DIP Switch” on page 11.)
5⁄AC IN connector (12)
Used to connect to a wall outlet, using the AC
power cord supplied.
8Preparation
Preparation
Supplied Accessories
This printer is packed together with the following accessories. Check that nothing
is missing from your package.
Notes
• Retain the original carton and packing materials in case you have to transport this
unit in the future.
• When transporting the pritner, lock the thermal head. (For detailed information
on how to lock, see page 31.)
Paper tray (1) Paper cover (1)
Ink ribbon holder (1)
Fan cover with a filter (1)
Fan cover Filter
Bottom cover (1)
Thermal Head Cleaning Kit (1)
AC power cord (1)
CD-ROM (1)
Operating Instructions (1)
Registration card
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
9
Preparation
Assembly
Mount the supplied ink ribbon holder, paper tray, paper cover, bottom cover and
fan cover.
Note
You cannot mount the ink ribbon holder when the thermal head is locked.
Before assembling, turn on the power of the printer. The thermal head is unlocked
and you can mount the ink ribbon holder.
When transporting the pritner, lock the thermal head. (For detailed information on
how to lock, see page 31.)
Paper cover
Paper tray (page 17)
Ink ribbon holder (page 14)
Bottom cover
Fan cover with a fiter
(page 32)
10 Preparation
Connections
This section introduces the connections of the printer.
For detailed information on how to connect the printer to the UPA-D3 digital
image processor, read the instruction manual supplied with the UPA-D3.
For further details, contact your Sony dealer.
Connecting the Computer
The printer connects to either of the computer Windows or Macintosh via the
parallel interface. The printer can also connect to the Macintosh computer via the
SCSI interface.
Notes
• Be sure to connect one printer to one computer. Do not connect two computers to
the printer.
• Do not connect the computer equipped with the SCSI interface and parallel
interface to both of the PARALLEL DATA IN connecter and SCSI connecter of
the printer at the same time.
• Before connecting the cable, make sure to turn off the power switches on your
computer and any peripheral equipment.
• Grasp the connector at the end of the cable, and firmly insert it into the socket.
• The total length of the SCSI cabling used with a single-host computer should be
less than 6 meters.
• The parallel data cable should be less than 3 meters long and should conform to
Centronics specifications for printer cables.
• Avoid sending parallel data to the printer while the printer is processing SCSI
commands, and vice versa.
• Cable connection requirements vary depending on computers and peripherals.
For the details of your installation, please refer to the manuals for your computer
and peripherals.
When connecting a printer via the parallel interface
Parallel data cable
(shielded type)
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