2-653-913-13(1) DICOM Color Printer Instructions for Use Page 2 Setup Manual Page 24 This manual is comprised of the Instructions for Use and the Setup Manual. The Instructions for Use gives the information on how to use the printer for the routine work. The Setup Manual gives the system administrator the information needed to setup the printer and connect it to the network.
Owner's Record For the customers in Canada The model and serial numbers are located at the rear. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. This unit has been certified according to Standard CSA C22.2 No.601.1. Model No. ____________________ Serial No. ____________________ WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
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. Warning on power connection Use a proper power cord for your local power supply. 1.
Instructions for Use Table of Contents Introduction Features ...................................................................5 System Configuration ............................................5 Location and Function of Parts and Controls .....6 Front ....................................................................6 Rear .....................................................................6 Preparation Supplied Accessories ..............................................7 Assembly .....................
Introduction The UP-D77MD DICOM Color Printer is a dye sublimation thermal transfer printer designed to reproduces image data in DICOM format sent via the network. The UP-D77MD has the following functions’ • Equipped with DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) features The DICOM portion of the unit receives image data in DICOM format sent from the modality via the network, processes them in A4 size paper either by enlarging or reducing them.
Location and Function of Parts and Controls I Paper cover (7) Printouts are ejected here. Introduction For details, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. J Paper tray (7, 10) Load paper here. Press the point marked with PUSH to remove the paper tray. Front Rear A !POWER switch Press to turn the printer on or off. A Network connector (RJ-45 modular jack) (8) Conforms to the 100BASE-TX standard. Used to connect to the LAN. B Fan cover (7, 18) Provided to prevent the printer from dust.
Preparation Assembly Mount the supplied ink ribbon holder, paper tray, paper cover, bottom cover and fan cover. Supplied Accessories This printer is packed together with the following accessories. Check that nothing is missing from your package. Paper cover (1) You cannot mount the ink ribbon holder when the thermal head is locked. Before assembling, turn on the power of the printer. The thermal head is unlocked and you can mount the ink ribbon holder.
Connections Connect the unit to the 100BASE-TX LAN. Ferrite core Stoppers Notes Preparation • Connect the AC power cord last. • Before connecting to the LAN, be sure to set up the required IP address and sub-net mask. For detailed information, refer to “Setup Manual” provided in the latter part of this manual, and also consult the system administrator. • Before connecting the unit using a 100BASE-TX cable, attach the ferrite cores provided to both ends of the cable for noise prevention.
Operation 1 Open the ribbon door by pulling the tab on the ribbon door and marked with PULL. 2 Remove the ink ribbon cassette by pressing the EJECT button. The ink ribbon cassette pops out. Before Printing Notes • When replacing the ink ribbon or paper, do not turn off the power. Turning off the power will cause the image stored in the memory to be lost. • Use the ink ribbon suitable for the type of print material.
4 Load the ink ribbon to ink ribbon holder. 1 Load the spool holding the ink ribbon into the right-hand part of the holder, while pressing in the arrow direction. 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 Remove any slack. Ink ribbon holder (supplied) 2 Fit the other spool into the left-hand part of the holder.
Be sure to set the spacer according to the size of the paper before placing the paper in the paper tray. 3 Close the tray cover and slide the paper tray into the printer until it clicks into place. Reverse side with printed logos Riffle the paper. Print surface protection sheet Place the paper in the paper tray with the printing surface (shiny side with no legends) and its protection sheet facing down.
2 The printer starts printing and the following message appears. Printing Before printing • Ensure that the printer is properly connected (page 8). • Ensure that the combination of the ink ribbon and paper is correct (pages 9 and 10). • Ensure that the ink ribbon cassette and paper are properly loaded (page 19).
settings. By selecting a desired user set number, you can make printouts in the desired color. 4 Printer window display 3 2 You can adjust the gray first, then you can adjust colors based on the adjusted gray. You can store up to 9 color settings as a user set. The printer retains these settings even if you turn off the power. Thus, different operators can make printouts with different color settings by loading the appropriate user set.
4 Adjust the gray. When you adjust the gray, the color intensity is also adjusted. However, adjust the gray first, then adjust the desired color. To adjust the tone (density gradation) Item to be adjusted Adjustment GAMMA To adjust the half tone of printouts To adjust the sharpness Item to be adjusted Adjustment SHARPNESS To adjust the sharpness of printouts The sharpness can be adjusted between 0 to 3. Operation 1 Select the item for adjustment by using the F or f button.
1 2 Display “PRINT PATCH” by pressing the F or f button in menu mode. When you are satisfied with the color balance selected in step 3, go to step 10. If you are not satisfied with the color and want to adjust the hue, saturation, and value of the color, go to the next step. 7 Display “ADVANCED” by pressing the F or f button. 8 Display “STANDARD” by pressing the g button. 9 Adjust the hue, saturation, and value of the color. Press the EXEC button.
1 In menu mode, display “SAVE /USER X/” by pressing the F or f button. 2 Display the desired user set number by pressing the G or g button. Keep pressing the G or g button until the desired user number is displayed. Operation 3 Press the EXEC button. All values adjusted in “Adjusting Gray” on page 13 and here, “Adjusting the Color,” are registered in the user set number selected in step 2. The printer operates according to this registered value set unless you load another user set.
Miscellaneous Precautions Safety Installation • Avoid placing the unit in a location subject to: – mechanical vibration – high humidity – excessive dust – direct or excessive sunlight – extremely high or low temperatures • Ventilation holes are provided on the both sides and the rear of the unit to prevent the unit from overheating. Be careful not to obstruct them with other objects or by covering the unit with a cloth etc.
To clean the filter, proceed as follows. 1 Remove the fan cover, then filter. Filter Use the black tip in the following cases • When a scratch appears only on the printout, but no scratches appear on the spaces around the picture. • When the use of the white tip has no effect. • Periodic head cleaning We recommend use of the black tip every month (or every 500 sheets of printout) to keep the thermal head clean.
The cleaning tip set is available using part number A8279-104 (at a charge). Cleaning of the thermal head To clean the thermal head, proceed as follows: 1 Remove the ink ribbon cassette from the printer. 2 Attach the cleaning tip to the cleaning tip holder, and install the cleaning tip holder in the printer. The cleaning tip holder can be mounted in the same way as that of the ink ribbon cassette.
Protection against harmful ingress of water: Ordinary Degree of safety in the presence of flammable anesthetics or oxygen: Not suitable for use in the presence of flammable anesthetics or oxygen Mode of operation: Continuous Specifications Miscellaneous Power requirements 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60Hz Input current 3.5 A to 1.
Troubleshooting Possible causes and remedies NO PAPER • The paper has run out. tLoad the paper into the paper tray. (page 10) • The spacer of the paper tray is not set correctly. tSet the spacer to the correct position according to the size of the currently used printing pack. (page 11) PLEASE WAIT The printer is carrying out processing which requires time. tWait for a while. REMOVE PAPER AND PRESS [g] The paper has jammed. tRemove jammed paper from the printer and press g button.
If you find a jammed sheet on the way inside the printer, slowly pull it out to the right. If the tray cover is in the way, remove it. If the tray cover is in the way, remove it by lifting it up 1, and then pulling it out to the direction of arrow 2. Press PUSH on the paper tray. The paper tray pops out. 4 Remove the bottom cover. 5 Check whether any paper is found on the bottom of the printer. If you find one, remove it. 6 Ensure that the paper is properly loaded.
Index M Mounting paper tray and cover 7 P Accessories supplied 7, 20 Assembly 7 Paper adding paper 11 If paper jams 21 Loading 10 Paper cover 7 Paper jams 21 Paper outlet 12 Paper tray 7, 10, 11 Part Names and Functions Front 6 Rear 6 Picture size 20 Power requirements 20 Precautions Condensation 17 Installation 17 Safety 17 Transportation 17 Print paper Notes on storing 11 Printer window display 12 Printing 12 If the printer does not print 12 Printing pack 19 Printing time 20 Printouts 12 Notes on stor
Setup Manual Table of Contents Preparation Overview ...............................................................25 Requirements ........................................................25 IP Address .............................................................26 Setup Setting up the Personal Computer to be Used for Setup ......................................................................27 About the Setup Window ....................................27 Opening the Setup Window ..........................
Preparation This setup manual gives the system administrator information needed to setup the unit on the network or to reset the IP address and so on. This setup manual describes the preparation for the setup, gives an overview of the setup window, explains how to perform setup related to IP address and so on, and explains how to setup an E-mail warning to tell automatically when any trouble occurs. The following hardware and Web browser software are necessary to perform the setup.
IP Address Preparation When you use the unit for the first time immediately after you purchase the unit, it is necessary to set up the DICOM part placed inside the unit, adding an IP address and so on. Before starting the setup, confirm the following with the network administrator. • The IP address the UP-D77MD will use on the network • Sub-net mask of the network • Gateway address, if a gateway is included in the network To confirm the IP address The IP address assigned to the UP-D77MD can be confirmed.
Setup About the Setup Window Setting up the Personal Computer to be Used for Setup Start the personal computer to be used for setup. 2 Open the TCP/IP setting page. 3 Enter the IP address of the computer and the subnet mask. IP address of the computer: NNN.NNN.NNN.nnn NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN: IP address assigned to the UP-D77MD on the network nnn: Arbitrary numbers (from 1 to 254, should not be the same as those of the fourth NNN of the UP-D77MD IP address.) Sub-net Mask:255.255.255.
Components of Pages Summary/Print Job Page DICOM Settings Page This page allows you to set up the IP address and DICOM AE title. This page displays information on the UP-D77MD. Setup A Printer (printer status) display section Printer Status: Displays the printer status. Paper: Displays the type of paper in use. A4: Displays the size of the paper in use (A4 is always displayed when either A4-size paper or letter-size paper is used in the UP-D77MD.
Printer Status Page This page displays the status of the UP-D77MD. C Printer/Media Information display area Vendor ID, Model Name, Version Number, Media Type, Media Size, Pixel Matrix, Resolution, Maximum Density, Minimum Density: Displays various information on the unit status. Film/Paper Remaining: “Unknown” is always displayed in case of the UP-D77MD. D Refresh button Click this button to update the window. Setup E-Mail Settings Page This page allows you to perform settings related to Email.
Setup Setup of the Unit Setup of E-Mail Perform the following settings when the unit is used for the first time after being purchased, or when the IP address assigned to the UP-D77MD is changed. The E-Mail settings page allows you to set up E-mail service so that an e-mail message will be sent automatically when an error occurs in the UP-D77MD. 1 Open the DICOM Settings page. For detailed information on how to open the page, see “Opening the Setup Window” (on page 27).
3 Perform the settings related to e-mail. Mail Server IP Address text box User ID text box Confirmation After Setup After all of settings have been completed Turn off the power of the UP-D77MD and disconnect the UP-D77MD and the personal computer for setup. Proceed as follows to confirm the operation of the UPD77MD. Send to text box 1 Connect the UP-D77MD to the network. 2 Turn on the power of the UP-D77MD. 3 Insert a paper tray in which the paper has been placed and the ink ribbon cassette.
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