OKI DP-7000 User's Guide
Thermal A3+ Colour Desktop Printer
User's Guide
Preface
EEC compatibility
Every effort has been made to ensure that the
information in this document is complete, accurate, and
up-to-date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results
of errors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee
that changes in software and equipment made by other
manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not
affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention
of software products manufactured by other companies
does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Oki.
Copyright 2000 by Oki. All rights reserved.
Oki is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry
Co., Ltd.
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NERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac, Mac OS and TrueType are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
This product complies with the
requirements of the Council Directives
89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC amended
by 93/68/EEC (EMC) and 73/23/EEC
(LVD), as amended where applicable,
on the approximation of the laws of the
members states relating to
Electromagnetic Compatibility and
Low voltage.
Energy Star
As an ENERGY STAR® Partner,
Oki has determined that this product
meets the ENERGY STAR
guidelines for energy efficiency.
Universal Serial Bus
This printer is fitted with an
industry Standard Universal
Serial Bus (USB) data interface.
®
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Safety instructions
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This printer has been carefully designed to give years of
safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical
equipment, however, there are a few basic precautions
that should be taken to avoid personal injury or
damaging the printer:
• Read this setup guide carefully and save it for
future reference.
• Read and follow all warning and instruction
labels on the printer itself.
• Disconnect the printer before cleaning. Use only
a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or aerosol
cleaners to clean the printer.
• Place the printer on a firm, solid surface. If the
printer is placed on something unsteady, it may
fall and become damaged or injure someone. If
the printer is placed on a soft surface, such as a
rug, sofa, or bed, the vents may become blocked
causing the printer to overheat.
• Do not put the printer on or near a heat source,
such as a radiator or heat register. Keep it out of
direct sunlight. Allow enough room around the
printer for adequate ventilation and easy access.
• Do not use the printer near water, or spill liquid of
any kind into it.
• Make sure that the power source matches the
rating listed on the back of the printer. If you are
not sure, check with your dealer or with your
local power company.
• This printer has an earthed plug as a safety
feature and will only connect to an earthed outlet.
If this plug cannot be connected to a power outlet,
then it is possible that the power outlet is of the
older, non-earthed type. Contact an electrician to
have the power outlet replaced. Do not use an
adapter to defeat the earthing.
• To avoid damaging the power cable, do not put
anything on it or place it where it will be walked
on. If the cable becomes damaged or frayed,
replace it immediately.
• If an extension cable or power strip is being used
with the printer, make sure that the total of the
amperage rating required by all the equipment is
less than the rating of the extension cable or
power strip. The total ratings of all equipment
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plugged into the outlet should not exceed 13
amperes.
• The power outlet into which the printer is
connected must remain accessible at all times.
• Opening any cover may expose hot surfaces.
These are clearly labelled. Do NOT touch them.
• Do not insert anything into the ventilation slots
on the printer; you could get a shock or cause a
fire.
If anything happens that indicates that the printer is not
working properly or has been damaged, disconnect the
printer from the power source and contact your dealer.
These are some of the things to look for:
• The power cable or plug is frayed or damaged.
• Liquid has been spilled into the printer, or it has
been exposed to water.
• The printer has been dropped, or the cabinet is
damaged.
• Aside from the routine maintenance described in
the user’s guide, do not try to service the printer
• The printer does not function normally when
following the operating instructions.
yourself. Opening a cover may expose you to
shocks or other hazards.
• Do not make any adjustments other than those
outlined in the user’s guide as damage may be
caused to the printer.
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Table of contents
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
EEC compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Energy Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Universal Serial Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Preparing your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Removing package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Opening front cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Closing front cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Locating printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fitting Paper Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fitting Dust Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using Output Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printer functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front view of printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear view of printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear view of printer with
SCSI interface module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Inside the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Paper feed switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Indicator lights summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2 - Initial Setup
Computer connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Macintosh USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Macintosh SCSI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fitting the SCSI adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting the printer to a computer . . . . . . 16
How to uninstall SCSI adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Identifying ink cartridge and paper types . . . . . . 19
Installing ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing or changing ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Paper types and available feeding modes . . . . . . 24
Notes and precautions about paper . . . . . . . . 24
Loading paper in automatic feed mode . . . . . . . . 25
Loading high grade/laser paper
and Press Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Loading paper in manual feed mode . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Chapter 3 - Installation and Operation, Macintosh
Installing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Purpose of the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Preparing for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turn on the power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SCSI Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Contents of the installation disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing the printer driver software . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using balloon help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selecting the correct driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Testing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Page setup dialogue box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Print dialogue box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Print preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the OKI USB printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Printing in monochrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Placing an ink cartridge in your printer . . . . . . 34
Setting up the printer driver
for Monochrome printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Printing in colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Placing ink cartridges in your printer . . . . . . . 36
Setting up the printer driver
for colour printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting up colour matching option . . . . . . . . . 36
Printing on reverse side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting up the printer driver
for printing on reverse side . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 4 - Specialised Printing Operations
VPhoto colour printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Colour printing on Press Paper and VPhoto film . 41
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Load VPhoto film in your printer . . . . . . . . . . 42
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 42
Colour printing on High Grade Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 43
Printing in Metallic Colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Single metallic colour printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 46
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Multi metallic colour printings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 49
Simultaneous full colour and
metallic colour printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 52
Printing in foil colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Single foil colour printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 54
Multi foil colour printings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 57
Simultaneous full colour and
foil colour printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . 59
Printing on transparencies or transfer film . . . . . . . . 61
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Load the transparency film or transfer film . . . . 62
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . . . . 62
Printing on transparencies
with opaque white ink or transfer film . . . . . . . . 63
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Install ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Load the transparency film or transfer film . . . . 64
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . . . . 64
Setting up the film support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
RGB Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Prepare the image to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Install ink cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Load the paper in your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setting up the printer driver for printing . . . . . . . 67
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Chapter 5 - Maintenance
Cleaning the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cleaning the main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning the platen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning the feed roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cleaning the paper transport rollers . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting - general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Printer errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ready/insert button functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Paper feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Paper eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cancelling an alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Forced printing and clearing data . . . . . . . . . . 76
Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Troubleshooting - Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Troubleshooting for USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
The USB printer cannot be selected
in the Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 7 - Specifications & Settings
DIP switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using cardboard or thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Available supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Appendix A
SCSI Interface module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Index
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the OKI DP-7000
Colour A3+ desktop printer. This printer represents the
most recent advances in printing quality and
technology. Whether you need a printer for your
Macintosh or the new iMac computer, this printer is the
solution you have been looking for.
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Features
The following is a summarised list of the many standard
features offered by your new printer:
• Variable-dot 2400 dots-per-inch printing
resolution.
• Nine-colour ink capacity, the most challenging
printing tasks are easily accomplished.
• Fully compatible with all of the standard inks and
foil colours.
• Fade-proof, smear-proof, and waterproof
printing.
• Reversable finish cartridge enabling the cartridge
to have a more extended life.
• USB Serial Interface allows a direct interface to
your Macintosh without an expensive converter
cable.
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Preparing your printer
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Removing package contents
1. Lift the printer out of its container box. Remove
the packing materials from inside and outside the
printer.
Caution
The printer is shipped with tape, spacers, and other
packing materials to prevent delicate parts from being
damaged while in transit. Remove these packing materials
before using the printer. Damage to the printer or
malfunction may occur if the printer is used while these
packing materials are still present.
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2. Remove the seven pieces of tape (1) and two
pieces of corrugated cardboard (2) at the front of
the printer. Remove the pieces of tape in the
output paper tray by taking hold of the handle and
pulling the output paper tray out.
3. Remove the three pieces of tape (1) at the back of
the printer.
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Opening front cover
1. Open the front cover to remove the inside
packing material.
2. To open the front cover (1), push the front cover
release button (2) to release the internal lock.
Gently lower the front cover with your hand.
3. Remove the piece of carriage packing material
(1) from inside the printer.
Caution:
Operating the printer without first removing the packing
materials may damage the printer.
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Caution:
Do not remove the white pad (1) or the orange pad (2) at
the left end of the platen (3). They are there to clean the
print head. Removing them can cause the printer to
malfunction. The cleaning pad can be replaced when it
gets dirty. Do not touch the cover open sensor (4), which is
located on the left side of the printer.
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Closing front cover
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Fitting Paper Support
Close the front cover after removing the carriage
packing material.
Caution:
When closing the front cover, never slam it shut. The ink
cartridges can become dislodged and damage to the
printer may result.
Locating printer
After removing the packing material and reading the
safety precautions (see page iii), choose a location
which offers a stable, firm surface for your printer. Try
to avoid places which are subject to extremes of heat,
cold, sunlight and damp. Also, choose a location from
which you can run the power cables safely to suitable
nearby connection points. Ensure that there is sufficient
space around the printer to allow the output paper tray
and the paper support to be pulled out when necessary.
Caution:
Do not allow the output paper tray hang over the edge
of a table or to protrude from the location of the printer
in any way.
Fit the paper support (1) so that the paper inserted in the
printer does not bend backwards. When fitting the
paper support (1), please make sure that the convex part
of the paper support fits into the hollow section of the
printer as shown in the drawing.
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Fitting Dust Cover
The dust cover is used when the printer is not used or is
printing. The dust cover prevents the paper inserted in
the printer, as well as the inside of the printer, from
getting dusty. Dust can cause not only poor printing
quality but also various other problems.
1. Fit the dust cover on the printer with the two
wings pulled out.
At this time, hook the dust cover onto the convex
part of the printer.
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2. Fit the dust cover on the paper support by
pushing the two wings of the dust cover in and
insert the paper support between the dust cover
and the wings.
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Using Output Paper Tray
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Transporting the printer
To use the output paper tray when printing, take hold of
the handle and pull the tray gently all the way out.
When you have finished printing, push it gently back in
again using the handle.
It is important to retain the packaging material to
protect the printer during transit if the printer has to be
moved.
To repack the printer for transportation:
1. Remove all ink cartridges.
2. Replace packing inserts that were removed when
the machine was first unpacked (see ‘Removing
Package Contents’ earlier in this guide).
3. Repack in original box with original packing
materials.
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Printer functions
The following paragraphs explain the name and
function of each part of the printer.
Front view of printer
1. Sheet feeder - Paper can fed into the printer either
automatically or manually. Place a stack of not
more than 100 sheets (plain laser paper) for
automatic feed. In manual feed, insert a single
sheet at a time.
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2. Front cover release button - Pressing this button
opens the front cover. The front cover will need to
be opened when there is a paper jam or when
changing ink cartridges. Open the front cover
gently, using both hands.
3. Front cover - The front cover protects the internal
mechanisms of the printer. The cover is always
closed during printing.
4. Paper output slot - Paper exits the printer through
this slot.
5. Output paper tray - The output paper tray
receives printed paper.
Caution:
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Never reach inside the printer while it is operating. Injury
may result. Do not open the front cover while the printer is
running.
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6. Paper stopper - This stopper prevents the paper
from rising when the small size media is set
vertically for printing.
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7. Paper support - The paper support holds the
loaded paper upright. To extend the paper
support, pull up on the top edge.
8. Paper feed guide - This guide feeds the paper into
the printer. Set the adjustable guide on the left to
match the paper size being used.
9. Paper transport rollers - The paper transport
rollers for feeding sheets of paper loaded on the
sheet feeder (at 5 places which are enclosed in a
wavy line box).
Rear view of printer
1. Parallel interface connector - The printer cable is
connected to the parallel interface connector.
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2. USB Interface Connector - The USB Interface
Connector connects to the USB cable.
3. Accessory connector - This connector is used to
connect Macintosh interface module to the
printer. Make sure you remove the rectangular
plastic connector cover before connecting either
of these options.
4. Paper feed switch - This switch sets the paper
feeding method to automatic feed mode or
manual feed mode.
5. Power socket - The power cable connects to the
power socket.
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Rear view of printer with SCSI interface module
1. DIP switches - The DIP switches are used to set
the SCSI device number for the printer.
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2. SCSI connector - The SCSI connectors are used
for connecting to the Macintosh computer and/or
other SCSI devices.
3. Paper feed switch - This switch sets the paper
feeding method to automatic feed mode or
manual feed mode.
4. Power socket - The power cable connects to the
power socket.
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Inside the printer
1. Marking sticker (Black and Silver sticker)
The marking sticker confirms that the carriage is
in the standard position. Try not to smear the
sticker. If the sticker gets dirty, please clean it
with a dry cotton swab gently so as not to peel it
off.
2. Latch (the blue part)
This latch fixes the ink cartridge into the ink
cartridge holder.
3. Ink cartridge holder plate
There are five holder plates which hold two ink
cartridges. A maximum of nine ink cartridges is
allowed.
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4. PE lever
This lever detects whether or not there is any
paper left.
5. Paper eject roller
The paper eject roller discharge paper sheets.
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9. Platen
This is a rubber plate which is pressed by the
print head while printing. Dust on the platen may
result in poor printing quality.
10. Cover open sensor
The cover open sensor detects whether or not the
front cover is open.
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6. Feed roller (metal roller)
The feed roller feeds loaded sheets.
7. Cleaning Pad (Orange)
This pad is used for cleaning the print head. Do
not remove this pad.
8. Cleaning Pad (White)
This pad is used for cleaning the print head. Do
11. Carriage
The carriage automatically selects and picks up
the necessary ink cartridges from any ink
cartridge holders. The carriage is usually
positioned more to the left than is shown in the
drawing.
12. Release lever (Blue lever)
The release lever is used to clear paper jams.
Press the lever down to remove the jammed
not remove this pad.
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paper. When the front cover is closed, the lever
will automatically go back to its original position.
13. Print head
The print head is on the carriage and prints the
characters. Please take care not to touch the print
head except when cleaning.
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Caution:
Mishandling the print head or carriage can cause damage
to the printer. Also, never load an ink cartridge directly
into the carriage. Malfunction or damage to the printer
may result.
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Paper feed switch
14. RE sensor (at the Black part)
The RE sensor detects used-up ink cartridges.
15. HP sensor (two at the Black parts)
The HP sensor detects the type and standard
position of an ink cartridge.
16. Bobbin axis
Caution:
Do not move the paper feed switch while paper is being
fed, otherwise the paper may feed in incorrectly. Move the
paper feed switch until it clicks into position “M” or “A”.
Paper will not feed properly unless the switch is correctly
set to either “M” or “A”.
Winds the ink cartridge around.
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For continuous printing using automatic feeding, set the
paper feed switch to position “A”. To manually feed
paper, set the paper feed switch to position “M”.
Paper feed switch
set to position “A”
Paper feed switch
set to position “M”
Control panel
The top area of the printer has two buttons and three
LED indicator lights. This area of the printer is called
the control panel.
1. Power button - Use the
printer on and off.
power
power
ready/ insert
button to turn the
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2. Ready / Insert button - Use the
ready / insert
button to load and eject paper. When the paper
feed switch is set in position “M”, this button is
used to feed or eject paper. The button is not
functional when the paper feed switch is in
position “A”. Pressing the
ready / insert
button
for three seconds or more causes the printer to
print a sample page.
3. Error light - This light blinks when a printer error
has occurred.
4. Ready light - This light illuminates when the
printer is ready to print. The light blinks slowly
while printing and goes out when printing has
paused or stopped.
5. Power light - Indicates whether the printer is on
or off. The light illuminates when the printer is
on. When the light is off, the internal functions of
the printer still retain power. To completely shut
off power to the printer, unplug the power cable
from the socket.
For a full description of the indicator lights refer to
‘Indicator Lights Summary’
power
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ready error
Indicator lights summary
Light Light status Printer status
On Ready for operation
power
ready
error
Error Status
Hardware
error
Nonvolatile
error
Fast blinking Printing sample page
Off Printer not ready
On Select mode (ready to print)
Fast blinking Deselect mode (not ready)
Slow blinking Receiving or processing data
Fast blinking Printer error detected
Off Normal
Light Status
power ready error
Blink Blink Blink
An electrical circuit error has
occurred.
Contents of printer memory
have been lost.
Description
Error Status
Out of paper
Paper jam Paper jam detected.
Ribbon end
Cartridge
change error
Mechanism
error
Front cover
open
Necessary
ribbon not
installed.
Light Status
power ready error
On Off Blink
Description
Printer is out of paper or deselected during paper feed
Ink cartridge ribbon needs
replacement.
Error detected during ink
cartridge change, or eight
cartridges installed plus one on
carriage.
Printer mechanical error.
Front cover left open.
Necessary ink cartidge not
installed or used up. Forced
printing still possible.
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Chapter 2 - Initial Setup
Computer connection
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Caution:
Power to the printer and computer must be turned off and
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the power cables unplugged before connecting or
disconnecting the printer cable to prevent any damage or
malfunction from occurring.
Macintosh USB connection
1. Please make sure that the power is turned off. If
the computer has started, please shut down the
computer again and turn the power off.
Caution:
Using extension cables can cause printing problems.
2. Connect the printer (2) to the computer (3) using
the USB cable (1).
Macintosh SCSI connection
When using Macintosh SCSI connection, the SCSI
adapter must be fitted.
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Fitting the SCSI adapter
Connecting the printer to a computer
1. Remove the cover (1) from the SCSI adapter
socket.
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2. Fit the adapter by fitting the connector of the
SCSI adapter (1) into the SCSI connector socket.
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Caution:
Please connect the SCSI cable and the terminator after
installing the SCSI adapter.
Please install the SCSI adapter before the power cable is
plugged in to prevent any damage or malfunction from
occurring.
1. Please make sure that the power is turned off. If
the computer has started, please shut down the
computer again and turn off the power.
2. Connect the printer (2) to the computer (3) using
the SCSI cable (1), then fasten them tightly with
screws and adjustment catches. If the printer is at
the end position of a SCSI chain, you should fit a
SCSI terminator (4).
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3
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Caution:
Power to the computer, the printer and all peripheral
devices connected using SCSI must be turned off (the
power cord plug should be unplugged from a wall socket).
Before connecting or disconnecting the SCSI cable and the
terminator to prevent any damage or malfunction from
occurring.
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A high impedance cable is recommended for use as the
SCSI cable. With other cables, unstable working can be
expected. An active terminator is recommended as the
terminator.
Caution SCSI ID:
The initial SCSI ID of the SCSI adapter has been set as 6.
To change the ID, set the ID by using the dip switch (5).
Regarding details, refer to [Dip Switch Setting (Macintosh
SCSI Connection)] in [Chapter 7 Specification & Setting].
If any SCSI peripheral devices other than this printer are
connected to the computer, and if the SCSI ID of this
printer and other peripheral devices are the same, it is
possible that this printer and other SCSI peripheral devices
will not work properly.
How to uninstall SCSI adapter
1. Turn off the computer, the printer and all
peripheral devices connected using SCSI.
2. Unplug the power cord from the printer.
3. Disconnect the SCSI cable and the terminator
from the SCSI adapter.
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adapter by taking hold of the part shown by the
arrows.
4. Uninstall SCSI adapter.
As shown in the drawing, pull out the SCSI
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Connecting Power Cord
1. Plug the optional power cord completely into the
power cord socket of the printer hard.
2. Next, plug the plug of the power cord into a
power source. Three lamps on the control panel
will light up. If the lamps do not light up, make
sure that the power cable is connected properly.
After the lamps have been lit up for a few seconds
they will all go out.
Caution 1:
Ensure that the power cord is pushed home completely
into the socket on the printer. If it is not, the printer will
not function.
Caution 2:
Power to the printer is completely cut off only when the
power cord is unplugged.
Caution 3:
Ensure that the printer is located in a position where the
plug and power cord are easily accessible.
Caution 4:
When unplugging the power cord from the power source,
pull on the plug, not on the cord.
Caution 5:
The printer should be connected to the power supply using
a three-pin earthed plug, preferrably the one supplied with
the machine.
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Ink cartridges
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The following describes how to identify the different
types of ink cartridge and how to install and remove the
cartridges from the printer.
Identifying ink cartridge and paper types
The ink cartridge type is indicated on the surface of
each cartridge.
Printing Mode
Standard colour
printing
600 dpi
Standard
grayscale
printing
1200 dpi
VPhoto printing
on
VPhoto Film
2400 dpi
Ink cartridge
Process Black 41644606
Process Yellow 41644609
Process Magenta 41644608
Process Cyan 41644607
Process Black 41644606 Press Paper
Process Black 41644606
Process Yellow 41644609
Process Magenta 41644608
Process Cyan 41644607
Part
number
Matching
paper type
High Grade
Paper
VPhoto Film
Printing Mode
VPhoto printing
on Press Paper
2400 dpi
RGB printing
Spot Color
Printing
Foil Color
Printing
Transparency
Printing
*1 Option
Ink cartridge
Process Black 41644606
Process Yellow 41644609
Process Magenta 41644608
Process Cyan 41644607
Finish II*
Red Spot 41644602
Green Spot 41644603
Blue Spot 41644604
Black Spot 41644605
Metallic Magenta 41067617
Metallic Cyan 41067618
Metallic Gold 41067615
Metallic Silver 41067616
Gold Foil 41067608 Press Paper
Silver Foil 41067609
Black Spot 41644605
Process Black 41644606
Process Yellow 41644609
Process Magenta 41644608
Process Cyan 41644607
Opaque White 41644601
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Part
number
41067607
Matching
paper type
Press Paper
Press Paper
High Grade
Paper
Press Paper
High Grade
Paper
High Grade
Paper
Transfer Film
Transparency
Film
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Caution 1
The manufacturer only recommends printing with the
cartridge-paper combinations listed in Table 1.
Caution 2
Printing with an inappropriate ink cartridge-paper
combination can damage the cartridge ribbon.
Caution 3
Printing outside the printable paper area can damage the
cartridge ribbon. Always print within the printable area.
See ‘Printable Area’ in Specifications and Settings.
Installing ink cartridges
Install ink cartridges by following the steps below.
Caution
Dropping an ink cartridge could damage the cartridge and
result in lower quality printing. If you drop a cartridge you
should replace it with a new cartridge.
1. The cartridge has a stopper (1) to prevent slack in
the ribbon (see below). Remove this stopper from
the ink cartridge.
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2. Insert a pencil from the side marked “B” and turn
the pencil slowly to take up any slack in the
ribbon (1).
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3. Open the front cover by pushing the front cover
release button to release the internal lock. Gently
lower the front cover with your hand.
4. Hold the ink cartridge with your thumb and index
finger so that the side with the letter “B” and the
manufacturer’s logo faces upward.
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5. Insert the left end of the ink cartridge into the ink
cartridge holder, while pushing the left side latch
of the holder slightly to the left along with the
cartridge.
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6. Push down the right side of the ink cartridge.
Make sure that the ink cartridge is securely
locked into the holder, and that there is no slack
in the ribbon.
Note
The printer carriage located inside the printer can
select and pick up the necessary ink cartridge from any
7. Place the second ink cartridge on top of the ink
cartridge already installed. Gently push down the
centre of the ink cartridges.
holder. You can place up to 9 cartridges of the same
colour in the holders to reduce the need to change ink
cartridges.
Caution
The ink cartridges may be put in any holder but DO NOT
put ink cartridges directly into the carriage. Doing so may
result in damage to the printer.
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Caution 1:
Place the side marked “B” face up. Finish Cartridges are
reversible.
Caution 2:
You must leave at least one cartridge holder empty for the
printer to operate properly. Do not install more than 9 ink
cartridges.
Caution 3:
Locate the first and second cartridge by facing their bar
codes towards the printer and aligning them vertically.
Not doing so may result in a cartridge change error.
Replacing or changing ink cartridges
When you want to change ink cartridges or replace a
cartridge whose ribbon has been used up, remove the
cartridges by the following steps.
Note 1:
When an ink cartridge has been used up, black and
silver stripes will be visible on the ribbon.
over and manually advance the ribbon until the black
and silver stripes (1) disappear.
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1. Open the front cover by pushing the front cover
release button.
2. Removing an ink cartridge is similar to installing
it. Hold the centre of the cartridge with your
thumb and index finger. Push the left latch on the
ink cartridge holder slightly to the left with the
cartridge.
Note 2:
To reverse a Finish II ink cartridge, flip the cartridge
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