Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product UP-DR150 Sony
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2-318-816- 35 (1) Digital Photo Printer © 2004 Sony Corporation UP-DR150 Oper atin g Instruction s.
2 Owner's Recor d The model and seri al numbers are locat ed at the rear . Record these number i n the space pro vided belo w . Refer to these number s whene ver y ou call up on your Sony d ealer re garding t his product . Model No . _____________ _______ Serial No.
3 T ab le o f Contents Introduction Fe ature s ......................... ........................... .............. 4 Basic Appli cation Example .................. .............. 4 Location and Function of Parts and Contr ols .... 4 Preparation Supplied Access ories .
Introduc tion F eatures / Locat ion and F unction of P arts and Controls 4 Introduction Featur es The UP-DR1 50 Digita l Photo P rinter is a dye sublimati on thermal tran sfer prin ter pro viding high.
Introduc tion Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Contr ols 5 B LCD (liquid cry stal displ ay) (19, 22, 30) Displays the numbe r of page s printed, or t he amount of ink ribbon re maining. Messag es are displayed whe n an erro r or war ning condi tion occurs.
Prepar ation Supplied Ac cessories / Connec tions 6 Preparation Supplied Accessories Make certa in you hav e recei ve d the follo wing accessories: Notes • When taki ng the pri nter out of the car ton box, be careful not to hurt your back. • The packaging materials are needed when transport ing the prin ter , so we s uggest you keep th em.
Prepar ation Connectio ns 7 USB P or t Connection Attach ing a ferrit e core to a U SB ca ble Before connecting a US B cable (not suppl ied) to the printer , you should at tach a suppli ed ferrite core to it s cable for noise pre vent ion.
Operat ion Loading t he P aper Roll and I nk Ribbon 8 Operation Loading the P aper Roll and Ink Ribbon This sectio n describes ho w to load the paper r oll and ink ribbon in the preparat ion to start .
Operat ion Loading the Pa per Roll and Ink Rib bon 9 1 Pull the loc k lever for the front doo r toward you to open the f ront door 2 Pull th e lock le ver fo r the rib bon base loc ated on the front of the ribb on base and pu ll up t he ribbon b ase. 3 Pull t he paper c artrid ge of the printe r toward you.
Operat ion Loading t he P aper Roll and I nk Ribbon 10 T o shor ten the len gth of th e blue pa per holder for the left si de of the roll P aper with 152- mm (6-inch) width : 2UPC- R154/ R154H a nd 2 UPC-R15 6/R156H Printing Pack Extend the lengt h of the blue paper hol der .
Operat ion Loading the Pa per Roll and Ink Rib bon 11 Note Hold the paper roll wit h both hands, because it is heavy . Now th e paper roll is ready t o be loaded into the paper car tridge of th e printer .
Operat ion Loading t he P aper Roll and I nk Ribbon 12 Note If you use t he 2UPC-R154 /R154H or 2UPC- R156/ R156H Printi ng Pack with the 152-mm ( 6-inch) paper width af ter usin g the 2UPC-R153 /R153H or 2UPC - R155/R155H P rinting P ack with the 127-mm (5-inch ) paper widt h, pictu re quality may d eterior ate.
Operat ion Loading the Pa per Roll and Ink Rib bon 13 4 Place the paper rol l in the paper cart ridge. Cau tio n • S ince the thermal head is still very hot just a fter printi ng is f inished, be carefu l not to to uch the thermal head when pl acing the paper rol l in the paper holder .
Operat ion Loading t he P aper Roll and I nk Ribbon 14 8 Pull the ribbon b ase do wn. 9 Hold bot h spools and push the black spool into th e black spo ol holder s. Caution Since th e therm al head is sti ll very hot just a fter print ing is f inish ed, be careful not to touch the thermal h ead when loadi ng the in k ribbon .
Operat ion Loading the Pa per Roll and Ink Rib bon 15 high humi dity or du st, direct sunl ight. • After ope ning the bag, u se the ri bbon and the pa per as soon as possible. • When storing aft er partial use, put th e ribbon and t he paper back in t heir respecti ve bags.
Operat ion Loading t he P aper Roll and I nk Ribbon 16 When usi ng the 2UPC- R156/R1 56H Printing P ac k About 20 sheet s of printou ts can be lef t on this paper tray . Ho we ver , the numbe r of printout s which can be accumulated on t he paper tray chan ges according to the en vironment condition where t he printer is used or the printed image .
Operat ion Loading the Pa per Roll and Ink Rib bon 17 Depending on the posit ion of t he break in the ta pe, the ribbon f or one sheet of printed p aper may be lost. Note If you turn t he paper roll too f ar , too much paper will be fed. This may cause t he paper jammi ng.
Operat ion Loading t he P aper Roll and I nk Ribbon 18 4 Remove the paper roll. 5 Remov e the pink paper holder f rom the paper . 6 Remov e the blue paper holder .
Operat ion Printing from t he Computer 19 Printin g fr om the Computer Before star tin g to print • Confirm tha t the printer and co mputer are connect ed (page 6). • Confir m that the paper roll and the i nk ribbon ar e correctly installed (page 11).
Operat ion Menu Oper ation s 20 Once printing h as been completed, READ Y appears on the LC D again. Note Do not lea v e more than 30 sheets of pri ntouts on th e paper tray when using the 2UPC-R153/ R153H or 2UPC-R154/R1 54H Printing P ack.
Operat ion Menu O per ation s 21 T o close the front panel Catch t he tw o protube rance lo cated on t he upper part of the front panel in the groo ve of the printer and f ix th e lo wer parts of t he front panel with th e magnets. Note Be sure to a ttach the fr ont panel corre ctly .
Operat ion Menu Oper ation s 22 7 Press the F and f b uttons to select GRA Y A DJUST [A]. The printer enters the gray balance adj ustment mode. 8 Press the G and g but tons to displ ay the pat tern number determined in step 4. For e xample, select 18 if you det ermined that pattern No.
Operat ion Menu O per ation s 23 T o display the total numb er of printings made so fa r since y o u started t o use the prin ter: Select “T O T AL PRINTS”. 3 Press the MENU button a fter confirming . The prin ter retur ns to the on- line mode, and t he ONLINE indicator lights.
Operat ion Menu Oper ation s 24 R2: M ov es to the right by 1.2 mm from the def ault positi on. T o return to the def ault positi on Display 0. 4 Press the M ENU button after co mpleting the adju st ment . The printer retur ns to the on- line mode. Access th e fo llowin g site to get th e latest inf or mation on the printer .
Miscel laneous Precau tions 25 Miscella neous Precauti ons Saf ety • Operate the printer using the po wer source specif ied in “Specif ications” (page 29) • Be careful not to damage the po wer cabl e by placi ng or droppi ng heavy objects on it; it is dangerous to use the unit with a da maged po wer cable.
Miscel laneous Precaut ions 26 Bef ore y ou replace a paper r oll with a new one Before loadi ng a ne w paper rol l after you hav e used u p one paper ro ll, perfo rm the foll o wing cleani ng operation. Note Since the thermal h ead is still very hot just after p rintin g is f inished, be ca reful not to t ouch the thermal head when cleani ng.
Miscel laneous Precau tions 27 Note The surface o f the rubber roller is soft and easily scratched. When cleani ng it, be careful no t to scratch and not to pu sh on the surf ace of the rubber ro ller strongly . Doing so may cause the pictur e quality of the printouts t o deteriorat e.
Miscel laneous Precaut ions 28 In such a case, clean the thermal head gently with a soft cloth mois tened wit h alcohol. Caution Since the thermal h ead is still very hot just after p rintin g is f inished, be ca reful when clean ing it.
Miscel laneous Ink Ribbo n and P aper / Specifi cations 29 Ink Ribbon and P aper Each pri nting pack co ntains two se ts of the i nk ribbon and paper roll combinat ion. Be sure to u se the i nk ribbon and the paper roll in the carton as a set . 2UPC-R 153 ser ies Se lf-Lami natin g Colo r Printing Pa ck Contains col or ink ribb on and paper .
Miscel laneous List o f Message s 30 Optional acces sories Self-L aminatin g Color Pr inting Pack 2UPC-R153 serie s 2UPC-R154 serie s 2UPC-R155 serie s 2UPC-R156 serie s Design and specif icat ions are subject to change witho ut notice. List of Messa ges Messages appea r on the LCD unde r the fol lo wing conditi ons.
Miscel laneous T roubleshoot ing 31 Other mess ages When the fol lo wing messa ges appear e v en though the ALARM indicat or does not l ight, tak e the re medy next to each message. T r oubleshoot ing Before su bmitting the pro duct for r epair , please rech eck the foll owi ng.
Miscel laneous T roubles hooting 32 A vertical white stripe appears o n the printou t. Dust may have accu mulated on t he thermal head . t Clean the t hermal hea d elements with a soft cloth moisten ed with alco hol. ( page 27) The bla nk porti on appears o n the edge of the pr intout.
Inde x Inde x 33 Inde x A Accessories supplied confi rmati on 6 Adjusting the gray ba lance 21 B Basic Application Example 4 C Cabl e stop per securing USB cable 7 Cleaning before replaci ng a paper r.
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