Sony UP-50, UP-51MDP, UP-51MDU User Manual

4.5 (4)

50/51MD/51MDU/51MDP-UP

3-203-596-12 (1)

Color Video Printer

Instructions for Use Page 2

 

 

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Mode d’emploi Page 144

 

 

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Gebrauchsanweisung Seite 286

 

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(For UP-51MD/51MDP)

UP-50

UP-51MD

UP-51MDU

UP-51MDP

2000 Sony Corporation

English

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear. Record these number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

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.

For UP-51MD/51MDU/51MDP

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.

Important safeguards/notices for use in the medical environments (for UP-51MD/51MDU/ 51MDP)

1.All the equipments connected to this unit shall be certified according to Standard IEC60601-1, IEC60950, IEC60065 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 IEC60601-1.

*Patient Area

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m

 

R1

 

For the customers in the U.S.A.

When this unit is used on 220 to 240 V AC, do not use the unit itself (or as it is) unless the proper measures are taken so that the leakage current does not exceed 300 A.

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. (According to standard EN60601-1-2 and CISPR11, Class B, Group 1)

Caution

When you dispose of the unit or accessories, you must obey the law in the relative area or country and the regulation in the relative hospital.

For the customers in Canada (for UP-51MD/51MDU)

This unit has been certified according to Standard CSA C22.2 NO.601.1.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Manual ...........................................................................

5

 

System Overview .............................................................................

7

 

System Configuration ........................................................................

8

Operation

Before Printing .................................................................................

9

 

Loading an Ink Ribbon Cartridge .....................................................

9

 

Loading Paper .................................................................................

12

 

Selecting the Input Signal ...............................................................

14

 

Making Full-Size Image Printouts .................................................

17

 

Making Printouts with the Desired User Set Number .....................

21

 

Making Multiple Copies of Identical Printouts ...............................

23

 

Capturing Another Image While Printing .......................................

26

 

Making Variations of Printouts .....................................................

28

 

Selecting the Printer Application Mode ..........................................

29

 

About the Memory ..........................................................................

32

 

Making a Printout of Multiple Different Reduced Images .............

35

 

Making a Printout of Identical Reduced Images .............................

50

 

Making a Printout with an Insert .....................................................

52

 

Making a Printout of Mirror Images ...............................................

53

 

Making Printouts With a Caption ..................................................

55

 

Displaying the CAPTION Menu .....................................................

56

 

Entering a Caption ...........................................................................

57

 

Deleting the Images Stored in Memory ........................................

64

 

Setting the Function of the CLEAR Button ....................................

64

 

Deleting Images Stored in Memory ................................................

66

 

About the Screen Display ..............................................................

68

 

Erasing the Screen Display on the Video Monitor ..........................

68

 

Displaying the Type and Remaining Amount of the Ink Ribbon ...

69

Installation and

Adjustment

Supplied Accessories ....................................................................

71

Assembly .........................................................................................

72

Preparing the Remote Control Unit .................................................

73

Connections ...................................................................................

74

Making Connections for Capturing Video Images .........................

74

Making Connections for Viewing Images to be Printed .................

75

Making Connections to Enable Remote Control ............................

76

(Continued)

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents (Continued)

Installation and

Adjustment

Setting Up the Printer ....................................................................

77

Compensating for the Input Signals ................................................

78

Matching the Video Monitor Color to the Printer Color .................

83

Adjusting the Printout Color ...........................................................

86

Changing the Printout Size/Printout Area .......................................

94

Adjusting the Color Balance ...........................................................

98

Selecting the Operation Mode for Automatic Printing

 

Capabilities ...............................................................................

104

Adjusting the Brightness of the Printer Window Display .............

110

Selecting Whether the Operation and Error Tones Sound ............

112

Setting the Baud Rate for Computer Communication ..................

113

Selecting the Lamination Pattern ..................................................

114

Registering a User Set ...................................................................

116

Others

Precautions ...................................................................................

120

Safety .............................................................................................

120

Installation .....................................................................................

120

Before Transporting the Printer ....................................................

121

Cleaning ........................................................................................

121

Ink Ribbon and Paper ..................................................................

124

Specifications ...............................................................................

125

Error/Warning Messages .............................................................

129

Error Messages ..............................................................................

129

Warning Messages ........................................................................

130

If the Paper Jams ...........................................................................

131

Troubleshooting ...........................................................................

133

Location and Function of Parts and Controls ...........................

135

Main Panel ....................................................................................

135

Sub Panel .......................................................................................

136

Rear ...............................................................................................

138

Comparing the Printer Window Display with the Video

 

Monitor Display .......................................................................

139

Monitor Display ............................................................................

140

Index ..............................................................................................

142

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Table of Contents

 

 

Introduction

About This Manual

This manual covers the following UP-50 series color video printers.

UP-50

UP-51MD

UP-51MDU

UP-51MDP

Wherever the operation or any other item differs between models, this manual clearly describes those differences.

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 color video printer.

Operation

Describes actual printing once all connections and adjustments have been made, as explained in the next chapter. You will be able to make various types of printouts after reading through this chapter.

Installation and adjustment

Describes how to make connections and make adjustments using the menus displayed on the video monitor and printer window display. Once all connections and adjustments have been made, there should be no need to perform these operations again during normal printing operations. These operations must, however, be performed after reinstalling, or if the picture quality degrades, or if adjustment becomes necessary because the peripheral equipment is changed. Also covered is the use of the printer’s remote control unit (not supplied).

Others

Notes the precautions to be observed when using the printer, lists errors, warnings and their handling, and explains troubleshooting. Also provided is information on the locations and functions of parts and controls, and the on-screen messages and menus used to operate the printer. Should you encounter any unfamiliar terms or items while reading this manual, consult the index at the end of the manual.

Introduction 5

About This Manual (Continued)

Conventions used

Cross references

Throughout this manual you will find references to other sections of the manual that contain related information.

Important note

Be sure to read the sections of the manual marked Note . They explain points that you should be aware of to operate the printer correctly and prevent malfunctions.

Index

Use the index, in addition to the table of contents, to find information you need when using the printer.

Monitor and printer window displays

Some monitor displays and window displays illustrated in this manual may differ slightly from the actual display. The operation of the printer, however, remains as described in this manual.

6 Introduction

Sony UP-50, UP-51MDP, UP-51MDU User Manual

System Overview

The UP-50 series color video printer is designed for capturing images from video equipment such as a VTR, and for printing out high resolution images in full color (with 256 shades per color, a total of more than 16,700,000 colors in all) in high resolution print mode (approximately 300 dpi). You can make various types of printouts. You can also add a caption to the printout. You can carry out ordinary printer operation by using the buttons and setup the printer interactively by picking from displayed menus.

Printouts that can be made with the printer

Printout of a full-size image (page 17)

Printout of 16 reduced images (page 35)

Printout of two reduced images (page 35)

Printout of identical images (page 50)

Printout of four reduced images (page 35)

Printout with an insert (page 52)

Printout of 8 reduced images (page 35)

Printout with a caption (page 55)

SAMPLE 123

In addition to the above printouts of multiple reduced images, printout of multiple reduced images with white borders can be made. Also, you can make a printout of mirror image(s) where the image is rotated about its vertical axis. Introduction 7

System Overview (Continued)

System Configuration

The following shows an example of a printer system configuration.

Video source

Provides the video input for printing. Connect a video source such as a video recorder, a video disk player or the like.

POWER

B

A

C

Foot switch (not supplied) allows you to operate the printer remotely.

Video monitor

Displays the images received from the video source (source image) and the image to be printed (memory image). Also displays the printer menus and messages.

When the printer power switch is set to off, you can view the image from the video source.

Color video printer

 

MEMORY

SOURCE/

CAPTURE PRINT

 

PAGE

MEMORY

 

ALARM

PRINT

 

 

Remote control unit (not supplied) allows you to operate the printer remotely.

8 Introduction

Operation

Before Printing

This section describes the following operations that must be made prior to starting printing after mounting the paper tray and paper cover on the printer (see “Assembly” on page 72) and making the necessary connections (see “Connections” on page 74).

Loading an ink ribbon cartridge (See below.)

Loading paper (See page 12.)

Selecting the input signal (See page 14.)

Once the above operations have been completed, there should be no need to repeat them during routine printing. Perform them only when absolutely necessary.

Notes

You can replace the ink ribbon cartridge or load paper regardless of whether the power is on or off. However, turning off the power will cause the image stored in the memory to be lost.

Use the ink ribbon and paper contained in the same package as a pair. Before attempting to load an ink ribbon cartridge or paper, make sure that the combination of the ink ribbon and paper is compatible.

Use only ink ribbon and paper designed for use with this printer. Failing to do so is likely to result in malfunctions. (See “Ink Ribbon and Paper” on page 124.)

Loading an Ink Ribbon Cartridge

To make printouts, an ink ribbon cartridge (an ink ribbon holder which has been loaded with an ink ribbon) and paper must be loaded.

Load an ink ribbon into the supplied ink ribbon holder, then load the ink ribbon cartridge into the printer’s ribbon compartment.

Notes

When you use the printer for the first time, the thermal head may be out of position. Before attempting to use the ink ribbon cartridge, turn on the power so that the thermal head is placed at the correct position.

When transporting the printer, remove the ink ribbon cartridge.

Do not throw away the supplied ink ribbon holder even if the ink ribbon is used up. The ink ribbon holder is reusable even though the ink ribbon is not reusable.

When you use the UPC-510 Color Printing Pack, 200 sheets of printouts can be printed for one ink ribbon roll. Even if you finish one pack of paper containing 100 sheets, do not throw away the ink ribbon. You can use the ink ribbon for another pack of papers.

Once an ink ribbon has been completely used up, replace it. An ink ribbon is not reusable.

Do not rewind the ink ribbon for reuse.

Do not touch the ink ribbon or place it in a dusty location. Finger prints or dust on the ink ribbon will result in imperfect printing or malfunction of the head.

Use the ink ribbon and paper supplied only for the initial operation check of the printer.

Operation 9

Before Printing (Continued)

1 Open the front panel by pulling the front panel top toward you.

2 Remove the ink ribbon cartridge by pressing the EJECT button. The ink ribbon cartridge pops out.

When you use the printer for the first time, this operation is not required.

Note

Never put your hand into the ink ribbon compartment. The thermal head becomes very hot. You may burn yourself if you touch it.

When the ink ribbon cartridge cannot be ejected

Turn the power off, then back on again. Then, after a while, press the EJECT button.

Note

Turning off the power will cause the image stored in the memory to be lost. In this case, capture the image again before printing.

3 Detach the spent ink ribbon from the ink ribbon holder.

1 Remove the spool

2 Remove the other spool.

holding the ink ribbon.

 

10 Operation

4 Load the new ink ribbon into the ink ribbon holder.

Spool holding the ink ribbon

Start position mark

Ink ribbon holder

1Load the spool holding the ink ribbon into the left-hand part of the holder.

2Fit the other spool into the right-hand part of the holder.

3Wind the spools of the ink ribbon as illustrated until a start position marker appears.

5 Remove any slack from the ink ribbon.

If the ribbon is left slack, it may be damaged when inserted.

Start position marker

Wind the spools alternately until the start position marker faces upward.

6 Insert the ink ribbon cartridge firmly until it clicks. Confirm that the ink ribbon cartridge is surely inserted.

If the ink ribbon cartridge stops midway, stop inserting it. You may use the wrong ink ribbon holder. Be sure to use the ink ribbon holder that is designed for this printer.

When the ink ribbon cartridge cannot be inserted

Turn the power off, then back on gain. Then, insert the ink ribbon cartridge again.

7 Close the front panel.

Operation 11

Before Printing (Continued)

Notes

When storing ink ribbon cartridge:

Avoid placing the ink ribbon in a location subject to:

high temperatures

high humidity

excessive dust

direct sunlight

Store a partially used ink ribbon cartridge in its original packaging.

If your ink ribbon should tear

Repair the tear with transparent tape. There should be no problem with using the remaining portion of the ribbon.

Transparent tape

Turn the spools in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack until the transparent tape cannot be seen.

Loading Paper

To load paper, follow the procedure below. Be careful not to touch the printing surface.

Notes

You can load paper regardless of whether the power is on or off. However, turning off the power will cause the image stored in the memory to be lost.

Use the only paper that we recommend. Failing to do so is likely to result in malfunctions such as paper jam. Also, do not use the paper as specified for the UP-5000/5100 and UP-5500 series color video printer.

(See “Ink Ribbon and Paper” on page 124.)

1 Open the front panel by pulling the front panel top towards you.

2 Push the paper tray. The paper tray pops out.

MEMORY

SOURCE/

CAPTURE PRINT

PAGE

MEMORY

 

12 Operation

3 Place the paper in the paper tray so that the printing surface faces down with the protection sheet.

Notes

The paper tray holds up to about 100 sheets of paper. When adding paper to a partly full tray, be careful that the total number of sheets does not exceed the limit. If you exceed this limit, paper jams may occur.

Load the paper so that it lays flat in the paper tray. If the paper is curled, it will overflow from the paper tray and the paper may not be fed properly. Be sure to riffle the paper with the protection sheets before attempting to place the paper in the paper tray. If the printing position shifts, load fewer sheets in the paper tray.

Do not place different types of paper in the tray.

Place the paper in the paper tray with the printing surface facing down.

Protection sheet

Riffle the paper

 

Printing

with the

surface

protection sheet.

Set the paper securely under the tab.

Front

4 Slide the paper tray back into the printer until it clicks into place.

MEMORY

SOURCE/

CAPTURE PRINT

PAGE

MEMORY

 

5 Close the front panel.

Notes

When handling the paper

Do not touch the printing surface. Dust or finger prints are likely to cause unsatisfactory printing or malfunction of the head. Hold the paper by the printing surface protection sheet.

When storing the paper

Avoid storing the paper in a location subject to:

high temperatures

high humidity

excessive dust

direct sunlight

Use the original package for storing unused paper.

Operation 13

Before Printing (Continued)

Selecting the Input Signal

Before printing, select the input signal (the input connector to which the signal to be printed is being input) —VIDEO, S-VIDEO, or RGB. Once you have selected the input signal, this setting remains effective until you select another source.

The following two methods are available to select the input signal:

Using the INPUT SELECT button

Using the menu

Selecting the input signal by using the INPUT SELECT button

1

 

 

 

2,3

 

MEMORY

SOURCE/

CAPTURE

PRINT

 

PAGE

MEMORY

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

ALARM

PRINT

 

 

 

1 Turn on the video monitor and the printer.

The following appears once the printer is ready to operate.

Video monitor screen

Printer window display

Q1 A 1 S

Q1 A

1

S

2 Press the INPUT SELECT button.

The currently selected input signal appears. The selected signal is lit in green on the video monitor screen and spelled out in the printer window display.

If you do not perform any operation after you press the INPUT SELECT button, the currently set item appears for about 3 seconds, after which it disappears.

INPUT SEL

:

VIDEO/SV/R

The currently selected input signal

is lit in green and is spelled out.

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I NPUT S E L :

V I DEO / s v / r

The currently selected input signal is spelled out.

3 Select the desired input signal.

Press the INPUT SELECT button repeatedly until the color of the desired input signal turns green on the monitor or until the desired input signal is spelled out on the printer window display.

Each time you press the INPUT SELECT button, the input signal changes in the order of VIDEO c S-VIDEO c RGB c VIDEO....

The selected signal will disappear within about three seconds.

Source signal of the image to be printed

Video monitor and printer window

 

display (the selected input signal is

 

spelled out)

 

 

Signal from video equipment connected to

V c VIDEO

the VIDEO INPUT connector

 

 

 

Signal from video equipment connected to

SV c S VIDEO

the S-VIDEO INPUT connector

 

 

 

Signal from video equipment connected to

R c RGB

the RGB/SYNC INPUT connectors

 

 

 

To confirm the currently selected input signal

Press the INPUT SELECT button. The currently selected input signal appears in green on the video monitor and is spelled out in the printer window display for about 3 seconds.

Note

If you press the INPUT SELECT button when the memory image (the image stored in memory) is displayed, the memory image will be replaced with the source image (the image sent from the source equipment).

Operation 15

Before Printing (Continued)

Selecting the input signal on the menu

1

 

 

3

 

MEMORY SOURCE/

CAPTURE PRINT

 

 

PAGE MEMORY

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

ALARM

PRINT

 

 

 

 

2,5

4

1

2

Turn on the video monitor and the printer.

Press the INPUT SETUP button.

The INPUT SETUP menu appears.

INPUT SETUP

COLOR : 200

 

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

 

INPUT SEL

: VIDEO / SV / R

 

HUE

: 0

 

 

 

 

COLOR

: 0

 

I NPUT S E T UP

 

GAIN

: 0

 

 

 

OFFSET

: 0

 

/ c / l / p / I N / o /

 

 

AGC

: OFF / ON

Q1 A

1

S

3 Select INPUT SEL by pressing the F or f button.

INPUT SETUP

 

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

 

INPUT SEL

: VIDEO / SV / R

 

HUE

:

0

 

 

 

 

COLOR

:

0

 

 

 

 

GAIN

:

0

 

 

 

 

OFFSET

:

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGC

: OFF / ON

 

Q1 A

 

1

 

S

I NPUT S E L :

V I DEO / s v / r

Press the F or f button until

INPUT SEL appears.

Position the cursor at INPUT SEL by pressing the F or f button.

4 Select the desired input signal by pressing the G or g button.

 

 

 

INPUT SETUP

 

COLOR : 200

 

 

 

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

 

 

 

 

INPUT SEL

:

VIDEO / SV / R

 

 

 

 

HUE

:

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR

:

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN

:

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFSET

:

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGC

: OFF / ON

 

 

 

 

Q1 A

 

1

 

S

 

 

 

Switch the desired input signal to green by

 

 

 

pressing the G or g button. The selected input

 

 

 

signal turns green and is spelled out.

16

 

 

5 Press the INPUT SETUP button.

 

Operation

The regular screen appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I NPUT S E L :

V I DEO / s v / r

Display the spelled-out input signal by pressing the G or g button.

Making Full-Size Image Printouts

This section explains how to make a full-size image printout. The operations described here constitute the basic procedure for making a printout.

Before making a full-size image printout

All connections should have already been made. (See page 74.)

Ensure that the appropriate ink ribbon/paper set is being used and that they are correctly loaded. (See pages 9, 12 and 124.)

Select the input signal to be used to make a printout. (See page 14.)

Set the printer to capture one full-size image into memory. (See page 36.)

Select the appropriate memory page. (See page 38.)

Confirm the printout color quality (using, for example, the LOAD COLOR number) (See page 86.)

1

 

 

34

RIBBON REMAIN button

SOURCE/MEMORY button

MEMORY FRM/FLD button

 

 

MEMORY SOURCE/

CAPTURE PRINT

 

 

 

PAGE MEMORY

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

ALARM

PRINT

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY button

1 Turn on the video monitor and the printer.

2 Start the video source to display the source image on the video monitor.

This operation is done using the controls of the video equipment acting as the source.

Video monitor screen

Printer window display

Q1 A

1

S

Q1 A

1

S

Shows that the image from the source equipment is displayed on the screen.

Continue to the next page c

Operation 17

Making Full-Size Image Printouts (Continued)

3 Press the CAPTURE button at the instant when the image you want to print appears on the screen.

The image is captured into memory. The memory image is displayed on the screen. Which image appears after this, the source image or the memory image, depends on the setting made with the FUNCTION SETUP function of the printer. (See page 42.)

Q1 A

1

M

Q1 A

1

M

Shows that the image captured in memory is displayed on the monitor.

If the captured image is blurred

A quickly moving image may be blurred when captured. Should this occur, change the memory mode setting to FIELD, then print it again. Although the blur should be eliminated, the ultimate print quality will be slightly degraded. Select the FIELD mode by pressing the MEMORY FRM/FLD button. (See “Selecting the memory mode” on page 33.)

Notes

Usually, it is recommended that you make printouts in FRAME mode. To confirm the memory mode setting, press the MEMORY FRM/FLD button. The currently selected memory mode appears lit in green on the video monitor and spelled out in the printer window display for about three seconds, then disappears.

You can change the memory mode only when selecting 1 (full-size image), 2 (two-reduced images) or 4 (four-reduced images).

The number of usable memory pages depends on the selected memory mode. (See page 38.)

To change the image captured in memory

1To display the source image when the memory image is displayed on the screen, press the SOURCE/MEMORY button .

2Press the CAPTURE button at the instant the image you want to print appears.

The previous image is replaced with the new one.

Note

If you turn off the power, the image stored in memory will be lost. Should this happen, capture the image into memory again after turning on the power. If no image is stored in memory, the printer will not print even if you press the PRINT button.

18 Operation

4 Press the PRINT button.

The printout pops out on the paper cover.

The printing time depends on the type of paper and printer settings.

Q1 A

1

M

Blinks while printing

Q1 A

1

M

Changes as follows during printing:

Start printing t yellow t magenta t cyan t printing ends

The color which is currently being printed is displayed. This indication changes as printing progress.

Notes

Do not turn off the power during printing.

If you do so, paper may not be ejected and may jam in the printer.

Do not pull the paper from the paper cover until printing has been completed.

Do not leave more than 10 sheets of printouts on the paper cover. Doing so may cause a paper jam.

You can not change the printer application mode or settings on the WINDOW SETUP menu during printing.

To stop printing

When you make one printout, you can not stop printing midway. Wait until a printout pops out on the paper cover.

When you make multiple copies, reset the printout quantity to 1 while the first copy is being printed. (See “Making Multiple Copies of Identical Printouts” on page 23.)

If the printer does not print

The printer will fail to print in the following cases:

While an error message is displayed on the video monitor screen and printer window display.

Proceed as described in “Error/Warning Messages” on page 129.

When an image has not been stored in memory.

Image data stored in memory is lost if you turn off the power. Capture the image into memory again, then press the PRINT button.

To make a printout at high speed

Set PRN SPEED to HIGH in the PRINTER SETUP menu. (See page 30.)

Operation 19

Making Full-Size Image Printouts (Continued)

When you want to see an image that is hidden below a screen message

You can erase the screen message (such as Q1, A and so on) from the video monitor screen by pressing the DISPLAY button. The screen message disappears. To display a screen message, press the DISPLAY button again. (See “Erasing the Screen Display on the Video Monitor” on page 68.) You can also erase the information about ink ribbon and paper by pressing the RIBBON REMAIN button. (See “Displaying the Type and Remaining Amount of the Ink Ribbon” on page 69.)

If a black line appears on the printout

Sometimes, a black line appears on the printout, although it does not appear on the video monitor. This black line can be eliminated from the printout. (See “Changing the Printout Size/Printout Area” page 94.)

If the color quality of printouts is not satisfactory

You can obtain the satisfactory color quality of printout by compensating for the input signal and/or adjust the color quality of the printouts. (See “Compensating for the Input Signals” on page 78, and “Adjusting the Printout Color”on page 86.)

Notes

When storing your printouts:

Avoid storing the printout in a location subject to high temperatures, high humidity, excessive dust or direct sunlight.

Do not stick tape on a printout. Also, avoid leaving a plastic eraser on a printout or placing a printout in contact with materials which contain plasticizer (under a desk mat, for example).

Do not allow alcohol or other volatile organic solvents to come into contact with the printouts.

20 Operation

Making Printouts with the Desired User Set Number

You can register all the printer settings as a user settings. The printer allows you to register three sets of settings as User Set 1, 2 and 3. (See “Registering a User Set” on page 116.) By selecting a desired user set number, the printer functions according to the corresponding settings. You can change a part of the selected user settings and make printouts.

Note

If you change the currently selected user set to another one, the image stored in memory pages will be cleared.

1

 

67

3,4 5

 

MEMORY SOURCE/

CAPTURE PRINT

 

 

PAGE MEMORY

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

ALARM

PRINT

 

 

1 Turn on the video monitor and printer.

2 Start the video source to display the source image on the video monitor.

This operation is done using the controls of the video equipment acting as the source.

3 Press the LOAD USER button.

The currently selected user setting appears.

LOAD USER :

1 / 2 / 3 [EXEC]

The currently selected user set number is lit in green.

L OAD US ER

1 / – / – [ EX EC ]

The currently selected user set number is displayed.

Continue to the next page c

Operation 21

Making Full-Size Image Printouts (Continued)

4 Select the user set number.

Press the LOAD USER button repeatedly until the desired user set turns green on the video monitor or until the desired user set is displayed on the printer window display.

Each time you press the LOAD USER button, the user set number changes in the order of 1 c 2 c 3 c 1....

The selected user set number will disappear within about three seconds.

L OAD US ER :

– / – / 3 [ EX EC ]

Display the desired user set number.

LOAD USER : 1 / 2 / 3 [ EXEC ]

Switch the desired user set number to green.

5 Press the EXEC button.

The user set selected in step 4 is executed.

While the selected user set is being executed, the following message appears.

When the user name is registered, the user name appears.

USER PRESET - 3 LOADING

USER 3

PLEASE WAIT

PRE SE T - 3 L OAD I NG USER 3

6 Press the CAPTURE button at the instant the image you want to print appears on the screen.

The image is captured into memory.

7 Press the PRINT button.

The printer makes printouts according to the user set selected in step 4.

22 Operation

Making Multiple Copies of Identical Printouts

You can make up to 9 copies of identical printouts.

Setting the printout quantity

The following two methods are available to set the number of printouts.

Using the PRINT QTY button. However, you cannot use the button to decrease the number of printouts.

Using the menu

You can change the designated number of copies before printing or any time during printing.

To set the printout quantity by using the PRINT QTY button

1,2

1 Press the PRINT QTY button. The following screen appears.

If you do not perform any operation after you press the PRINT QTY button, the currently set number of copies appears for about 3 seconds, after which it disappears.

PR I NT QT Y :

1 [ 1 - 9 ]

PRINT QTY. : 1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

Currently selected number of copies

Continue to the next page c

Operation 23

Making Full-Size Image Printouts (Continued)

2 Press the PRINT QTY button until the desired number appears. Repeatedly pressing the PRINT QTY button increases the number up to a

maximum of 9. Or repeatedly pressing the g button also increases the number up to a maximum of 9.

PR I NT QT Y :

3 [ 1 - 9 ]

PRINT QTY. : 3 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

Press the PRINT QTY button or g button until the desired number appears.

To decrease the number of copies

While the screen which appears in step 1 is being displayed, press the G button.

Each time you press the G button, the number decreases and stops at 1.

Setting the printout quantity using the menu

1,5

3

2,4

1 Press the MENU button.

The menu previously opened appears.

2 Select PRN by pressing the G or g button. The PRINTER SETUP menu appears.

PRINTER SETUP

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY /

PRN

/ IN / OUT /

PRINT QTY.

:

1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

INTERVAL

:

OFF / ON

GAMMA

:

S / NORMAL / H

PRN SPEED

:

/ HIGH

 

MOTION CHK :

OFF / ON

LOAD USER

:

1 / 2 / 3 [ EXEC ]

SYSTEM

:

PRESS [ > ]

FUNCTION

:

PRESS [ > ]

C - BALANCE

:

PRESS [ > ]

Q1 A

 

1

S

 

 

 

 

 

Switch PRN to green by pressing the G or g button.

PR I NT ER S E T UP

/ c / l / PRN / i / o /

Display PRN in capital letters by pressing the G or g button.

24 Operation

3 Select PRINT QTY by pressing the F or f button.

PRINTER SETUP

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

PRINT QTY.

: 1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

INTERVAL

: OFF / ON

GAMMA

: S / NORMAL / H

PRN SPEED

: / HIGH

 

MOTION CHK : OFF / ON

LOAD USER

: 1 / 2 / 3 [ EXEC ]

SYSTEM

: PRESS [ > ]

FUNCTION

: PRESS [ > ]

C - BALANCE

: PRESS [ > ]

Q1 A

1

S

Position the cursor at PRINT QTY by pressing the F or fbutton.

PR I NT QT Y :

1 [ 1 - 9 ]

Press the F or f button until

PRINT QTY appears.

4 Select the desired number of copies by pressing the G or g button.

When you want to

Button

Increase the quantity.

g

 

 

Decrease the quantity.

G

 

 

5 Press the MENU button. The regular screen appears.

If the paper runs out during printing

Load the paper into the paper tray and press the PRINT button.

However, the printout quantity is reset to the original quantity requested when printing is stopped.

For example, if the printout quantity is set to 5, and the paper runs out when three copies are printed, the printout quantity is reset to 5. If you want to print only the remaining copies, set the printout quantity to 2 after loading the paper. (See “Loading Paper” on page 12.)

Operation 25

Making Full-Size Image Printouts (Continued)

Capturing Another Image While Printing

While the printer is printing, you can cue printing by capturing another image into another memory page to be printed once the printer becomes free. The usable memory pages depend on the type of printouts and settings. (See page 38.)

1 2 3

MEMORY

SOURCE/

CAPTURE

PRINT

PAGE

MEMORY

 

 

POWER

ALARM

PRINT

1 Select the desired memory page by pressing the MEMORY PAGE button. Pressing the MEMORY PAGE button switches the memory page.

Q1 B

1

S

The currently selected memory page.

Q1 B

1

S

The available memory pages appear in white.

2 Press the CAPTURE button at the instant the image you want to print appears on the screen.

3 Press the PRINT button.

The image captured in step 2 is queued. The image is printed as soon as all previous printing jobs have been completed.

Q1 B

1

S

Q1 B

1

S

Memory page whose image has been queued for printing (blinks white on the video monitor)

The memory page display returns to white on the video monitor once printing has been completed.

26 Operation

Note

Another image cannot be stored in a memory page in which an image has already been queued for printing. In such a case, the “PLEASE WAIT PRINTING MEMORY” appears.

4 To queue another memory page, repeat steps 1, 2 and 3.

Operation 27

Making Variations of Printouts

You can store various kinds of images in memory and make variations of printouts using the images captured in memory.

Variations of printouts that the printer can produce

The following variations of printout of the images stored in memory can be made.

Printout of a full-size

Printout of two reduced

Printout of four reduced

image

images

images

A B C

Printout of eight reduced images

 

123

EFG

789

XYZ

 

ABC

456

H I J

KLM

 

 

 

 

 

ABC

123

 

 

Printout of 16 reduced images

Printout with an insert

1 2 3

A B C

A B C 1 2 3

4 5 6 X Y Z

Printout of identical images a)

A B C A B C

A B C A B C

a) You can make printouts of two-, four-, eight or 16 identical reduced images.

You can make a printouts of multiple reduced images with white borders.

Also, you can make printouts of mirror images where images stored in the memory are rotated about the vertical axis.

28 Operation

Selecting the Printer Application Mode

The unit allows you to make printouts of a full-size image, two reduced images, four reduced images, eight reduced images and 16 reduced images.

Also by setting the printer application mode to either STANDARD or DUPLICATE, you can make a printout of different multiple images or identical multiple images.

When you use the printer for the first time, the STANDARD application mode for full-size image printouts is selected.

Select the application mode according to what kind of printouts you want to make.

Note

Changing the application mode results in clearing images stored in all of the memory pages.

3,5,7,9

1,11

2,4,8 6,10

i

1 Press the MENU button.

The menu previously opened appears.

2 Select PRN by pressing the G or g button. The PRINTER SETUP menu appears.

PRINTER SETUP

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY /

PRN

/ IN / OUT /

PRINT QTY.

:

1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

INTERVAL

:

OFF / ON

GAMMA

:

S / NORMAL / H

PRN SPEED

:

/ HIGH

 

MOTION CHK :

OFF / ON

LOAD USER

:

1 / 2 / 3 [ EXEC ]

SYSTEM

:

PRESS [ > ]

FUNCTION

:

PRESS [ > ]

C - BALANCE

:

PRESS [ > ]

Q1 A

 

1

S

 

 

 

 

 

Switch PRN to green by pressing the G or g button.

PR I NT ER S E T UP

/ c / l / PRN / i / o /

Display PRN in capital letters by pressing the G or g button.

Continue to the next page c

Operation 29

Making Variations of Printouts (Continued)

3 Select PRN SPEED by pressing the F or f button.

PRINTER SETUP

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

PRINT QTY.

: 1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

INTERVAL

: OFF / ON

GAMMA

: S / NORMAL / H

PRN SPEED

: / HIGH

 

MOTION CHK : OFF / ON

LOAD USER

: 1 / 2 / 3 [ EXEC ]

SYSTEM

: PRESS [ > ]

FUNCTION

: PRESS [ > ]

C - BALANCE

: PRESS [ > ]

Q1 A

1

S

Position the cursor at PRN SPEED by pressing the F or f button.

PRN S P E ED :

/ H I GH

Press the F or f button until PRN SPEED appears.

When you use the UPC-540 Self Laminating Printing Pack, you can select the finish of the printouts. (See “Selecting the Lamination Pattern” on page 114.)

4 Select the desired PRN SPEED by pressing the G or g button.

PRINTER SETUP

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

PRINT QTY.

: 1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

INTERVAL

: OFF / ON

GAMMA

: S / NORMAL / H

PRN SPEED

:

/ HIGH

 

 

MOTION CHK : OFF

/ ON

LOAD USER

: 1 / 2

/ 3 [ EXEC ]

SYSTEM

: PRESS [ > ]

FUNCTION

: PRESS [ > ]

C - BALANCE

: PRESS [ > ]

Q1 A

1

 

 

S

Switch the desired PRN SPEED to green by pressing the G or g button.

PRN S P E ED :

/ H I GH

Display the desired PRN SPEED by pressing the G or g button.

When you want to

PRN SPEED

Make a printout at normal speed.

NORMAL

 

 

Make a printout at high speed.

HIGH

 

 

5 Select SYSTEM by pressing the F or f button.

PRINTER SETUP

COLOR : 200

/ COL / LAY / PRN / IN / OUT /

PRINT QTY.

: 1 [ 1 ~ 9 ]

INTERVAL

: OFF / ON

GAMMA

: S / NORMAL / H

PRN SPEED

: / HIGH

 

MOTION CHK : OFF / ON

LOAD USER

: 1 / 2 / 3 [ EXEC ]

SYSTEM

: PRESS [ > ]

FUNCTION

: PRESS [ > ]

C - BALANCE

: PRESS [ > ]

Q1 A

1

S

Position the cursor at SYSTEM by pressing the F or f button.

S Y S T EM :

PRE SS [ > ]

Press the F or f button until

SYSTEM appears.

30 Operation

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