DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER MODEL CP800DW OPERATION MANUAL CP800DW PAPER FEED &CUT ALARM SHEET/PAPER SCSI COPY ONLINE DATA POWER OPEN THIS OPERATION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER. This digital colour printer complies with the requirements of the EC Directive 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................... 2-4 FEATURES & FUNCTIONS .................................................................. 5-6 FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................... 5 INSIDE OF PRINTING UNIT ................................................................. 6 FEATURES REAR PANEL .................................................................................
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In the interest of safety, please observe the following precautions: POWER REQUIREMENT This Digital Color Printer is designed to operate on 120V, 60Hz AC in U.S.A. and Canada, 220-240V, 50Hz AC in Europe. Never connect to any outlet or power supply having a different voltage or frequency. WARNING: THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. AVERTISSEMENT: CET APPAREIL DOIT ETRE MIS A LA TERRE. PROTECTIVE MEASURES IF ABNORMALITIES ARISE, .....
BE CAREFUL WITH THE PRINTING UNIT PRECAUTIONS Don’t move the unit while the printing unit is sliding out. This may cause injury. Be careful not to catch your finger in the printing unit while the printing unit is being retracted into the unit. CONNECTION CABLES Use the provided power cord. When connecting the unit with an equipment with parallel data interface, use the parallel cross-over cable.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CONNECTING DEVICES Read thoroughly "Operating Precautions" of the instruction booklets for the devices connected with the Digital Color Printer. The power cord must be disconnected after printing is over. CAUTION ON RELOCATING When transporting this unit, make sure it is not likely to be subjected to impacts. They can be a prime cause for damage. Further, make sure to disconnect the power cord from the power outlet, and the cables from the connected devices.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS 2345 6 7 PRECAUTIONS FRONT PANEL 8 FEATURES CP800DW PAPER FEED &CUT ALARM SCSI COPY ONLINE DATA POWER 1 POWER BUTTON Press to turn on power. Press again to turn off power. When the power is turned on, the indicator illuminates. When this unit is overheated, this indicator goes on and off. When other error occurs, it illuminates. See page 18. 3 SHEET/PAPER LAMP See page 18 “INDICATION ON THE FRONT PANEL & COUNTERMEASURES”.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS INSIDE OF PRINTING UNIT 2 Ink cassette locking lever 3 Print paper fixing lever 1 Ink cassette compartment 4 Paper sending control 1 INK CASSETTE COMPARTMENT 3 PRINT PAPER FIXING LEVER Load the ink cassette here. Insert the cassette gently until it snaps into place. Use this lever when inserting print paper. 4 PAPER SENDING CONTROL 2INK CASSETTE LOCKING LEVER Turn this control clockwise to rewind the print paper. Push this lever to take the ink cassette out.
CONNECTIONS Make sure to turn off main power of the unit and other equipment before connection. PRECAUTIONS CONNECTION WITH PARALLEL DATA INTERFACE CONNECTION PIN NO. To PARALLEL DATA terminal MODE switches 1 36 19 FEATURES To PARALLEL port 18 ID No.
CONNECTIONS 2 PARALLEL DATA SIGNAL Pin No. Return pin No. Signal From/to Function 1 19 STROBE PC/DCP Strobe pulse for data reading. Incoming pulse width should be 0.5 ms minimum. At regular conditions, “High” data will be read after becoming “Low”.
PRECAUTIONS CONNECTION WITH SCSI DATA SIGNAL EQUIPMENT Make sure to turn off main power of the unit and other equipment before connection. Set the MODE switch No. 1 to OFF (SCSI). (CONNECTION) FEATURES Terminator To SCSI port ID No. switch To SCSI port CONNECTIONS PREPARATION SCSI ID No.
CONNECTIONS 2 Turn on the power of the personal computer connected. PAPER FEED & CUT COPY ONLINE 3 Confirm that ON LINE button on the front panel is lit. SETTING MODE SWITCHES Set the mode switches (DIP-SW) on the rear panel according to the connected device. ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFF 12345678 DIRECT SNAP ACK ON PARALLEL OFF SCSI With the mode switch No.1, switch parallel or SCSI. ON .......... PARALLEL OFF ........ SCSI With the mode switches No. 2, No. 3 and No.
BEFORE OPERATION Before printing, PRECAUTIONS 1. Remove the fixed screw on the printing unit and the protective cushion. (pages 11-12) 2. Insert print paper to this unit. (pages 12-13) 3. Install the ink cassette to this unit. (pages 14-15) PAPER SHEET SET FEATURES The following types of paper sheet sets are available. Use our original consumable. We can not guarantee the failure of using others. 2 Print paper and ink sheet CK800FL4P CK800FS4P Print paper size L S No.
BEFORE OPERATION 2 Removing the protective cushion Unplug the power cord from outlet for safety. 1 Press OPEN button. The printing unit advances to the front. NOTE Do not touch the thermal head. Fingerprints or dust on the thermal head will degrade the print quality. 2 Pull out the protective cushion from the right side. Keep the removed cushion. It is required when transporting this unit.
· Roller 2 Roller 3 Fron t Roller 1 Be sure to insert the paper straight. Print paper Roller Roller Paper Paper Paper INCORRECT CORRECT CONNECTIONS PREPARATION 5 Feed the print paper through the paper outlet with your hand. 6 Pull the print paper to eliminate slack. indicated by the arrow. · OTHERS FEED & CUT button. 1 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 Move the knob on the side of the printing unit to the direction as NOTE If too much paper is fed, ALARM lamp may light.
BEFORE OPERATION INSERTION OF INK SHEET 2 INSTALLING THE INK SHEET White roller C Install the ink sheet to the ink cassette before installing the ink cassette to the unit. 1 Put the colored roller of the ink sheet to the ink cassette. AB 2 Put the thin stick of white roller to the ink cassette. C 3 Put the thick stick of white roller to the ink cassette. DE D · On the position, turn the roller and set the notch of the roller side to the hole of the cassette.
INSERT THE PRINTING UNIT 1 Push the printing unit until it is locked into place. 2 After plugging the power cord, press POWER button on the front panel. • The print paper is automatically cut after feeding about 10cm. • Fingerprints and dust can be removed by feeding the print paper. The printing unit is initialized. 6 Press ON LINE button to turn on the lamp on the button. NOTE Do not feed the print paper more than 2 times.
BEFORE OPERATION USAGE AND KEEPING OF PAPER SHEET SET NOTE • Fingerprints or dust on the paper’s surface may degrade print quality and cause paper jams. Immediately after the paper is replaced, 2-3 images may be printed with a blank part due to hand’s dust or oil. • When print paper is rapidly transferred from a cool place to a hot place, vapor or dew will be generated on the paper’s surface causing paper jams or degraded print quality.
Printer driver is required to print the data from a personal computer connected with this unit. CPD-04 and CPD-05 are supplied with this unit. CPD-01NT Version 2.4 or later CPD-04 Operating conditions Applies for WindowsNT® Workstation operating system Version 4.0 Applies for Microsoft® Windows® 95 or later CPD-05 Version 2.3 or later Applies for Macintosh System 7.0 or later Refer to the operation manual of the driver software or “Read me” for installing.
INDICATION ON THE FRONT PANEL & COUNTERMEASURES INDICATION ON THE FRONT PANEL If for some reason printing is not possible or error occurs during printing, the indicator on the front panel will be lit. In this case, follow the procedure described below. :Lit ALARM SHEET/PAPER ● (goes on and off) SCSI ● ● ● DATA ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● : Not lit Cause and Countermeasures Print paper is not set. Print paper is not set correctly. Print paper runs out during printing.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Symptom Check & Remedy No power • Is the power cord plug disconnected from the outlet? Connect the power cord plug to the outlet firmly. The image is not printed. • Is the image data sent to this unit? Confirm that the image data is sent to this unit. 7-10 • Is the print paper or ink sheet used up? Check the status. 12-15 15 The image stored in the memory can not be enlarged to the possible print • Is the image data of L-size transferred? Check the status. - area.
OVERCOMING PAPER JAMS & OTHER BLOCKAGES 1 Press OPEN button to pull out the printing unit. 2 Take out the ink cassette. • Push the ink cassette locking lever to unlock the ink cassette. (See page 6.) 3 Turn the knob on the right side of the printing unit clockwise. • Roll up the print paper completely. 4 Remove the print paper. 5 Cut the defective part of print paper with scissors. 6 Cut both edges of the print paper. 7 Install the print paper and ink cassette with the ink sheet. (See pages 12 to 15.
SPEC & OPTIONS Class Digital Color Printer Model Printing method CP800DW Sublimation Dye Thermal Transfer line print Print quality Print’s resolution 1280 pixels x 1040 lines (S size) 1280 pixels x 1768 lines (L size) PRECAUTIONS SPECIFICATIONS Gradations 256 for each color L size : Approx. 69sec/sheet (Surface-laminated paper) Ink-sheet S size : Approx.
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