Sony UP-DR100 Operating Instruction

3-206-136-02 (1)

Digital Color Printer

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UP-DR100

Owner's Record

The model and serial num be rs are located at the rear. Record these number in the space pro v ided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer reg arding this prod uct.

Model No. ____________________ Serial No. ____________________

WARNING

T o preven t fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

For the customers in the U.S.A.

This equipment has been tested and fou nd to c omply 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 again h arm ful interference when the equipme nt is operated in a commercial environment. This equipme nt 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 equipm en t 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 e xpense.

T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.

You are cautioned that any changes or m odifications not expressly approved in this manual could v oid y our authority to operate this equipment.

This shielded interface cable recomm ended in this manual must be used with this equipm en t in order to comply with the limits for a digital de vice pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Features .................................................................32

Basic Application Example ..............................32

Part Names and Functions ..................................32

Preparation

Supplied Accessories ............................................34

Assembly ..........................................................34

DIP Switch Settings ..............................................35

Connections ..........................................................36

Operation

Loading the Paper and Ink Ribbon ....................37

Printing from the Computer ...............................42

Adjusting Gray Balance ......................................44

Displaying the Total Quantity of Pages Printed and Remaining Amount of Ink Ribbon or Paper .. 46

Displaying the Quantity of Pages Printed .........46

Displaying the Rem aining Amount of P aper or Ink

Ribbon .............................................................46

Displaying the Firmware Version of the Printer ... 47

Miscellaneous

Precautions ...........................................................48

Safety ................................................................48

Installation ........................................................48

On Transporting the Printer ..............................49

Cleaning ............................................................49

Ink Ribbon and Paper .........................................51

Specifications ........................................................51

Error and Warning Messages .............................52

Troubleshooting ....................................................53

Index ......................................................................54

Introduction

Part Names and Functions

Introduction

Features

The UP-DR 1 00 Digital Color Printer is a dye sublimation thermal transfer printer providing high quality, high reso lution (334 dp i), and high speed printing of computer image data on three sizes of pa per in full color (256 gradations and 16.7 million colors).

Basic Application Example

Computer: provides image data for printing and printer control signals

For details, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses.

Front panel

UP-DR100 Digital Color Printer

Rear panel

Features / P art Names a nd Functions

A ALARM indicator (52)

Lights in green when the system is initialized, or in red when an error , such as a pa per jam , occu rs.

F Ventilation holes (49)

Behind the ventilation holes panel, there is a builtin fan to prev ent the therm al head from o verheating

B Information Display (42 , 46, 52)

Displays the number of pages printed, or the amount of paper and ink ribbon remaining. Messages are displayed when an error or warning condition occurs.

C Operation panel door

Pull the top edge to open the operation panel doo r.

Operation panel with door open

A EXEC Button

Press this button to print the gray scale adjustm ent pattern.

B MENU B utton (46)

Press to display the number of pages printed or the amount of paper and ink ribbon remaining. Pressing the MENU button changes the printer to the off-line mode and turns the ONLINE indicator off.

C Cursor Buttons (46)

Press t h e s e bu tt ons to select th e item to be displayed on the information display.

D CALIBR ATION button

Press this button to adjust the gray balance.

D ONLINE indicator (4 2, 46)

Lights in green when the printer is controlled only by the computer in the on-line mode. This indicator goes off whe n the printer go es offline, for example, when you press the M ENU button to display the num ber of pages printed or the amount of paper and ribbon remaining.

G FEED button (40, 43)

Press and hold this button for more than one second just after you r ep lace the pap er an d ink ribbon. Several sheets of blank paper are then fed

through. In this way, soiled paper at the beginning of the roll will be eliminated, and paper improperly loaded at an angle will be straightened in the paper path. Also, pressing the FEED b utton for more than one second during printing results in cancelling the number of printings set and clearing the ima ges stored in the memory. The pr inter stops pr inting when the page currently printing is completed and ejected.

H !POWER switch (42)

Press this switch to turn the printer on or off.

I Paper scrap tray (34)

A margin of about 10mm is put between the current printout and the next printout from the paper roll. This margin o f paper is cut of f and ejected into the paper scrap tray.

J Paper Output Slot

Printed pages are output from the printer here.

K Paper Outpu t Tray (34)

Prin te d pages are output into th i s t r a y.

L SCSI Connectors (50-pin, half pitch) (35, 36)

Connect the com puter used to control the printer and connect other SCSI de vices with SCSI cables to one of these connectors. The second co nnec tor is used as a pass-through connector w hen daisy chaining with other SCSI de vices. If only one of the SCSI connectors on the printer is used, the internal terminator should be enabled b y c h anging the appropriate DIP switch setting, see “D IP S w itch Settings” (page 35).

M DIP Switch (35, 36)

Determines the SCS I device ID number o f the printe r, and sets the internal te rminator on o r off. See “DIP Switch Settings” (page35).

N - AC IN (Power So urce) Connector (36)

Connect the supplied power cord here.

Introduction

E PRINT Indicator (42)

Lights in green while printing.

Part Names and Functions

Preparation

Assembly

Mount the paper scrap tray on the printer.

Supplied Accessories

Make certain you have recei ved the follow ing accessories:

Preparation

Paper Scrap Tray (1)

Paper scrap tray

To remo v e the Paper scrap tray

Power Cord (1)

CD-ROM (1) Operating Manual (1) Software License Agreement (1) Warranty Card (1) Service and Customer Support Information (1)

Hold both ends of the paper scrap tray and pull it forward.

Paper output tray

The paper output tray supplied with the printer is designed to accumulate only one printed she et for the UPC-R35 and U PC-R46 printing packs. When using the UPC-R35 or U PC-R46, open the paper output tray to hold the printout by pressing it down. When using the

UPC-R57, be sure to close the paper output tray. If you wa nt to accumulate 2 or more printed sheets regardless of the type of printing pack used, use the UPA-DR100PS PRINT STACKER (not sup plied).

Notes

• When taking out the printer , be careful not to hurt your back.

• The packaging materials are needed when transporting the printer, so we suggest you keep them .

• Before moving the printer , remo ve the ink ribbon and paper.

Supplied Accessories

Paper output tray

Paper and ink ribbon

For detailed information on how to install the ink ribbon and paper, see “Loading the Paper and Ink Ribb on” on page 37.

DIP Switch Settings

Set the SCSI ID with the DIP sw itches on the side panel. The DIP switches are set as follow s whe n shipped from the factory.

Terminator

SCSI ID

T erminator ON/OFF S etting

When the printer is connected as the terminating device on the SCS I bus, set the termin a t o r t o t h e ON positio n. Otherwise, set it to the OFF position.

Switch ON OFF

TERMINATOR Internal Terminator ONInternal Terminator

OFF

SCSI ID Setting

Set the printer SCSI ID so that it is dif ferent from all other devices on the SC SI bus. If two devices have the same SCSI ID, malfunctions may result.

Preparation

SCSI ID SCSI ID Switch

124

0000 1100 2020 3120 4004 5104 6024 7124

The SCSI ID is set to 1 as the f actory setting.

DIP Switch Settings

Connections

The UP-DR100 ca n be conne cted to com puters and peripheral devices equipped with a SCSI interface.

Computer

Notes

• Before making conn ections, alw a ys turn off all

SCSI Cable (not supplied)

connected devices.

Preparation

• Connect the pow er c ord last.

• Refer to the operating manual o f each d evice for

details of connections between the printer, computer

To SCSI connector

To disconnect

and peripherals.

• SCSI cable connectors should b e firmly mated at each end.

• The total length of SCSI cables connected to a single host computer should not be longer than 3 meters.

• When connecting o nly the printer to a sing le host computer, the SC SI cable shou ld not be longe r than 1 meter.

• To print, a driv er is required that co rresponds to the

DIP Switch

hardware environment in wh ich the p rinter is to be used.

To -AC IN terminal

Power Cord (supplied)

To AC power output

a) When connecting the printer at the end of the SCSI bus,

set the internal terminator to ON. (“DIP Switch Settings” on page 35)

Note

The proper SCSI cab le to use depend s on the connected computer or the peripheral de vice. Refer to the m anuals for details.

When turning po w er on

Turn on any peripheral devices before turning the computer on. Mak e sure that every device in the SCSI chain is turned on.

Connections

Operation

Loading the Paper and Ink Ribbon

Before using the printer for the first time, conf irm tha t you have all of the acce ssories, and assem ble them as described on page 34. After connecting the printer as described on page 36, load the paper and ink ribbon follow ing the steps belo w to prepare for actual printing. These steps are not required ev e ry tim e y ou p rint, bu t only as necessary.

• Hold the right and left flanges of the paper roll so that you do not drop it, because it is heavy. Dropping m ay result in an injury and may cause accumulation of dust on the paper. Any dust on the printing surface will result in poor printout quality .

• A built-in IC chip is located around one side of the

Be careful not to hurt the IC

flange of the paper roll.

seal or gi ve it a shock.

seal or gi ve it a shock.seal or gi ve it a shock.

Be careful not to hurt the IC

Be careful not to hurt the IC Be careful not to hurt the IC

If you do, you may not be able

to use the ink ribbon any m ore.

Hold the right and left flanges with both hands.

Operation

Notes

• The printing pack contains an ink ribbon and one paper roll. Use the ink ribbon and the paper roll in the carton as a set. Do not mix w ith othe r varieties of ribbon or paper . (“Ink Ribbon an d Paper” on page 51.)

• Each printing pack allow s y ou to p rint the follo wing number of sheets.

Print pack UPC-R35 UPC-R46 UPC-R57

Printing capacity

Print size 89

400 350 205

127 mm 102×152 mm 127×178 mm

5 inches 4×6 inches 5×7 inches

3.5×

• The number of printouts that can be p rinted may not be guaranteed if you replace the ink ribbon and pap er before the ink ribbon and paper run out.

• Place the paper roll vertically with flanges facing up and down. If you place the paper roll horizontally , the paper may roll around and f all. This m ay c ause an injury .

Flanges

• Do not detach the blue and pink sp ools of the ink ribbon until you start loading the ink ribbon

• A built-in IC chip is located around one side of the

Be careful not to hurt the IC seal or

pink spool.

give it a sho ck.

give it a sho ck.give it a sho ck.

Be careful not to hurt the IC seal or

Be careful not to hurt the IC seal or Be careful not to hurt the IC seal or

If you do, you may not be able to use

the ink ribbon any more.

IC seal in which the IC chip is built

Pink spool

Blue spool

Loading the paper and ink ribbon

When you use the printer for the first time, load the paper and ink ribbon. For detailed information on h ow to remove the paper and ink ribbon, see page 41.

Note

Be careful that your fingers or clothes don’t get caught in the front door or front door catch.

Loading the Paper and Ink Ribbon

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