dpb-6000 instruction manual

Nidec Copal Corporation

First Edition 2006

DPB-6000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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NOTICE Operation is subject to the following two conditions

(1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation of the device This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

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Contents Safety Notice ··········································································································1

Safety/ Transfer ······························································································ 2 Installation ········································································································ 3 Power supply···································································································· 4 Operation/ Safekeeping/ Cleaning···································································· 5 Disuse/ Other on operation··············································································· 6 How to handle paper and ribbon······································································· 6

Preparation Unpacking ········································································································ 7 Installation (Important) ···················································································· 7 Altering paper guide width ················································································ 8 Installation of printer driver from CD 1. To install printer driver ·················································································· 9 2. Function ····································································································· 10 3. To update print driver·················································································· 14 4. To delete print driver ··················································································· 16 INSTRUCTION Manual

1. Overall View (1) Front and Rear ···················································································· 17 (2) Ink Ribbon Tray ··················································································· 18 (3) Print Head ··························································································· 18 (4) Paper Tray··························································································· 18

2. LED (1) LED lighting explanation ······································································ 19 (2) Cut button···························································································· 19 (3) Power switch ······················································································· 19

3. Operation (1) Setting paper roll·················································································· 20 (2) Setting ink ribbon················································································· 24 (3) Setting of slug box and print tray·························································· 26 (4) Checking before printing operation ······················································ 26

4. Daily Maintenance······················································································ 27 Emptying slug box ······································································ 27

Cleaning Feed Section ································································ 27 Print Head ·················································································· 28 Pinch roller ················································································· 28 Monthly maintenance················································································ 29 Cleaning of air filter 5. Troubleshooting

(1) Ribbon break down·············································································· 30 (2) Damage at paper leading edge···························································· 31 (3) White dots on print··············································································· 31 6. Error messages (1) Error messages requiring power off/on cycle ······································· 32 (2) Recoverable Error················································································ 33

7. Specification ····························································································· 34

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SAFETY NOTICE Before you begin using your DPB-6000, read this manual carefully to become familiar with how to operate your DPB-6000 Once you’ve read this manual, keep it handy in case you need to refer to it later. The icons used in this manual are intended to prevent injury or damage to property. Safety notices are presented in two formats, “Warning” and Caution”. Make sure you understand what they mean before reading the rest of this manual.

If you have some question about operation and maintenance, please contact to your technical representative. Also if any of abnormal conditions occurs, stop using the printer immediately to turn off power and contact to your technical representative.

WARNING：Death or serious injury can result from ignoring

warnings and handling the product improperly.

CAUTION：Injury or damage to property can result from ignoring

cautions and handling the product improperly.

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NOTICE ON SAFTY

If any of follow conditions occurs, stop using the printer immediately, turn off the power switch on the front of printer, and unplug the printer from the main power socket. Make sure the burning has stopped and then contact your technical representative to request repairs.

● Operating this printer when it is emitting smoke, is unusually hot to the touch, is emitting an unusual odor or noise, or is in any other abnormal state.

● If water gets into the printer. ● If foreign object get inside the printer.

Do not continue to use the printer, or you risk fire or electric shock. If any of above conditions occurs, stop using the printer immediately, turn off

the power switch on the front of printer, and unplug the printer from the main power socket. Make sure the burning has stopped and then contact your technical representative to request repairs. Never attempt to repair this printer yourself, because this can be extremely dangerous.

NOTICE ON TRANSFER

● Turn off of power switch and disconnect power plug from the main power socket to prevent in fire or electric shock.

● Do not give a shock to the printer. It will result in fire or electric shock.

Be careful with your waist, when installation or carrying the printer. Since this printer is heavy. Also use two or more persons to unpack or move the printer.

WARNING

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

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NOTICE ON INSTALLATION

This printer for exclusive use of indoor. Do not use the printer to outside, or you risk fire or electric shock.

Connect the ground cable to ground connection. If leakage of electricity is occurred it result in fire or electric shock.

Do not install the printer as at following place.

● Do not place to unstable place. Printer may drop or fall down with an injury. (Install the printer to durable place with horizontal)

● Do not place the printer in humid or dusty locations; you risk fire or electric shock.

● Do not expose the printer to oil, smoke or steam, you risk fire or electric shock.

● Do not place the printer at directly exposed to the sun or high temperature area.

● Do not place the printer in cramped or poorly ventilated locations such as lockers, racks or bookcases.

● Do not place the printer near area of anti-fire provisions. ● Do not place the printer near flammable liquid.

Be careful follow to prevent you risk fire or electric shock.

● Do not cover the printer with a tablecloth or similar covering. ● Do not turn over the printer. ● Do not block the printer ventilation grilles.

WARNING

WARNING

CAUTION

CAUTION

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NOTICE ON POWER SUPPLY

Do not connect the printer to any voltage other than the indicated power supply voltage. You may have to risk fire or electric shock. (AC100~240V single phase)

Be careful follow to prevent you risk electric shock.

● Do not touch the power plug during a thunderstorm. ● Never plug in or unplug the printer with wet hands.


● Check enough capacity of electric current. ● Make ground connection surely. ● Do not connecter the printer to any

(Power consumption／Rated electric current：ＭＡＸ３１５W／３Ａ)

● Check and install the power cable more safety to prevent plug come away in person legs.

Be careful follow to prevent you risk fire.

● Do not use power cable with dusty ● Do not wiring same power line with air-condition, copy machine so on.


● Turn off the printer power switch before disconnect cable from the printer. ● Do not use power cable continuity, when power cable has damaged. ● Stop to use power cable, when plug is loosen. ● Do not bend strongly and crush power cable. ● Do not remove the printer’s power cable from the power socket by pulling

on the cable. Doing so could damage the cable and lead to fire or electric shock. Always grasp the plug itself and pull.

● Keep away power cable from heating appliance. ● Insert connecter of power cable completely to power plug.

CAUTION

WARNING

WARNING

WARNING

WARNING

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NOTICE ON OPERATION

Be careful follow during operation to prevent you risk fire or electric shock.

● Do not modify the printer by yourself. Contact to your technical representative for repair, readjustment and inspection.

● Do not place flower vases, plant pots, cups or other vessels containing cosmetics, medicines or water on top of printer.

● Do not give a shock. ● Do not place small metal objects on top of printer. Such items could spill or

fall inside the printer and cause fire or electric shock.

● Do not use continuity the printer, if the printer has got water, liquid or small metal.

● Do not do abnormal operation. The printer is damaged and you may suffer injury.

● Do not do operation with removed cover.

Do not torch the thermal head few minutes after making print. You may have burn by heat.

Do not torch gears. You may have injury to pinch

NOTICE ON SAFEKEEPING

● Turn off the power switch and disconnect power cable from the printer for safety, if you do not use the printer over an extended period of time.

NOTICE ON PRINTER CLEANING

● For safety, always remove the plug from the power socket whenever cleaning the printer. Failure to disconnect the power may cause electric shock.

WARNING

CAUTION

CAUTION

CAUTION

WARNING

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NOTICE ON DISUSE

Obey municipal or government ordinance to keep nature environment, when life of the printer is end and throw away it.

OTHER NOTICE ON OPERATION Be careful also following items with operation.

● Do not give damage or vibration to the printer. This is a precision machine. It may cause machine down.

● Do not carry the printer with paper, ribbon and accessory into the printer together. And use the packing box came from factory. It may cause machine down.

● Stop to use the printer for a moment with power off, if the printer has had moisture due to the printer moved from cool area to warm area so on. This applies paper and ribbon. Printer has whether paper and ribbon jamming or machine down.

● Do not turn switch off the printer during operation with no problem. There is fear to eliminate data and program from the printer.

● Do not install the printer near TV, trance, motor, speaker, magnet and so on (magnetic substance). It may cause machine down.

● Do not install near TV and radio. Printer generate an electric wave, and receiver receives jamming.

HOW TO HANDL PAPER AND RIBBON ● Use glove when touching paper.

If you touch a paper with one's bare hands for setting paper, print may have dirtied.

● For keeping paper and ribbon, following condition is necessary < Temperature: less than 30℃, Humidity: less than 70% >

● Use genuine paper and ribbon only. If you use other company’s paper, printer has paper or ribbon jamming or machine down with no service and repair.

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Preparation

Unpacking ■ Please open the box and find DPB and its accessories.

Standard accessories

Installation (Important) Place DPB-6000 and PC in position Step 1. Connect DPB-6000 and PC with USB cable

・ USB cable is not included in the package Step 2. Connect the AC power ＊ Input power voltage AC100V – 240V (single phase)

Standard accessories fig.1 1. Print Tray 2. CD 3. Print samples (adjustment data) 4. AC Cable (UL) 5. Paper width spacer

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DPB-6000 Rear Side

USB Cable

AC Power cable * Power Switch is at the front side

Microsoft, Windows are registered trade mark of Microsoft Corporation in US and other countries

PC Windows XP

Warning: The DPB-6000 unit is heavy and requires 2 people to carry.

Attention: Please keep test prints in safe place as they may be used as density reference if/when Print Head may need to be replaced.

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Altering paper guide width Paper width may be switched between 6”(152mm) and 5”(127mm). (Attention) DPB-6000 is set 6” paper width from factory.

If you want to use printer with 5” inch paper, please do follow.

Paper width change: Shift paper guide (left/right) positions By opening the front door, you will find white color of the paper guides. Step 1: Remove the fixing screw of left/right paper width guide (white) Step 2: Shift paper guide position to find the fixing position of the desired width. Step 3: Fix the position using the fixing screw. Step 4: Attach the spacer for 5” (127mm) width to left/right paper core guide. Note: Spacer is not needed when 6” (152mm) paper is used.

Paper width guides Remove fixing screws and to shift guide positions

Adjust for correct size by shifting guide positions Set spacers in case of 5” (127mm) paper

Paper width guides Fixing screws

127 152 152 127

Spacer for 127 mm paper

Paper core

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Installation of Printer Driver from CD

1． To install Printer Driver (1) Log-in as Administrator or with the authority of Administrator. (2) When Printer is connected, plug and play will start and will request Printer Driver.

(3) Specify the location where Printer Driver is stored. (Warning message will be displayed. And click the “Continue Anyway” button to proceed.)

(4) Installation of Printer Driver is completed.

(In case of Windows XP SP2）

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2． Functions Printer Driver has following functions.

Display version number Function to Set the layout Switching between Black & White and Color Setting of media size Setting of print quality Color correction

2.1 Display Version Number (Screen image shown below is an example. Actual screen image

may differ from this example).

2.2 Layout

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[Orientation] This will let you specify vertical or horizontal printing direction. Fitting the image to the specified orientation of the media will be done by the Application Software.

[Page Order] Printing sequence is specified. It is necessary that the Application Software has the function to output multiple pages.

[Pages Per Sheet] Multiple pages may be combined into one page. It is necessary that the Application Software has the function to output multiple pages.

2.3 Paper/Quality

[Black & White] Image will be printed in black and white.

[Color]（Default） Image will be printed in color.

2.4 Paper Size

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[Paper Size]

Media size is selected. It is necessary that the setting of the media here matches the type of media (ink ribbon and paper) actually set in the printer. "1. 5x3.5 inch (127x89 mm)" "2. 6x4 inch (152x102 mm)" （Default） "3. 5x7 inch (127x178 mm)" "4. 6x8 inch (152x203 mm)" "5. 6x9 inch (152x230 mm)" "6. 6x4 inch x 2 (152x102mmx2)"

2.5 Color correction

[Select file] This will let you choose an image that you like to preview. At Default, the image shown above is

displayed. By clicking this button and by choosing an image, the center portion (256x256) of the

selected image will be displayed for a preview. [Save configration]

You may save color correction data you set. Once the data is saved, it may be called out by

[Load configuration]. [Load configration]

Color correction data saved by [Save configration] may be called out to apply it again. [Default setting]

Data may be reset to the original values. Displayed image will return to the standard image. [Brightness]

[Function]: Alters the brightness of the image

[Range]: (Dark) -10 to 0 to +10 (Bright)

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[Contrast] [Function]: Alter the contrast of the image

[Range]: (Low) – 10 to 0 to +10 (High) [Saturation]

[Function]: Alter color saturation of the image

[Range]：(Low) – 10 to 0 to +10 (High) [Sharpness]

[Function]: Alter sharpness of the image

[Range]: (No adjustment) 0 to +7 (Strong) [Resize]

[Function]: Enlarge/reduce image size

[Range]: (Reduce) 90 to 100 to 110 (Enlarge)

[Natural color] [Function]: Applies natural color matching

[Range]: On/Off [Red (Cyan)]

[Function]: Alter image color

[Range]: -10 to 0 to +10 [Green (Magenta)]


[Range]: -10 to 0 to +10 [Blue (Yellow)]


[Range]: -10 to 0 to +10 [Unsharp mask]

[Function]: To apply unsharp mask

[Range]: On or Off [Amount]

[Function]: Set unsharp mask level

The level here means the amount of increase in contrast of pixel.

[Range]: 100% to 150 to 400% (in the step of 25%) [Radius]

[Function]: Set the radius of unsharp mask range

Radius indicates the value how sharp the pixels around edge pixels may be made.

[Range]: 0.1 to 1.0 to 3.0 (in the step of 0.1) [Threshold]

[Function]: Set the threshold value for unsharp mask

When the difference between pixels and surrounding pixels exceeds the threshold

value, these pixels will be considered edge pixels for sharpness adjustment.

[Range]: 0 to 5 to +20 (in the step of 1)

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3． To update Printer Driver If the Driver is already installed and the Driver needs to be updated, please take the following steps. Please note that following procedure will not let you go back to the older version Driver.

(1) At [Start] menu, select [Printer and Faxes] to open. Select DPB-6000 Printer. With right click, open menu and select [Properties].

→

(2) Select [Advanced] and click [New Driver] .

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(3) Driver Wizard screen will be displayed. Click [Next>]

(4) Driver selection screen will be displayed. Click [Have Disk] and select drive and folder where the new driver is located by [Browse].

(5) Select the Driver and click [Next>]

(6) Click [Finish] to update Driver. (7) If you are asked to confirm the location of the driver again during the update, please

specify the drive and folder where the new driver is stored.

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4． To delete Printer Driver Please take following steps if you need to delete printer driver.

(1) At [Start] menu, select [Printer and Faxes] (2) Select Printer name to be deleted and select [Delete] from [File] menu.

(3) At [File] menu, select [Server Properties].

(4) Click [Drivers] and select the printer name which you need to delete from [Installed printer drivers].

(5) Click [Remove] and [OK]

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Instruction Manual

1. Overall View

(1) Front and Rear

Door Open Lever

Slug Box

LED

Power Switch

Air Filter

Front

Rear

USB2.0

AC Power Cable

Rear

Warning：To avoid electrical shock, always ensure hands are dry

when inserting power cable.

Warning：Connect the ground cable to ground connection.

If leakage of electricity is occurred it result in fire or electric shock.

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(2) Ink Ribbon Tray ・ By opening the front door, you will find supply ribbon gears and bobbin bearings

(3) Print Head ・By opening the front door, you will find Print Head at inside Printer.

(4) Paper Tray ・ By opening the front door, you will find paper core

Print Head

Print Head

Paper Tray

Ink Ribbon Tray

Front

Rear

Paper core shaft

Front: Ribbon Supply Rear: Ribbon Take-up

Caution:

Do not touch Print Head when Power is on and

immediately after switched off power.

*Could burn your fingers

*Could cause damage to the Head

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2. LED

(1) LED lighting explanation

Blue LED (Upper)

Red LED (Lower)

Explanation

Power Off state

Ready/ Printing

Transferring image data

Paper set completion (When roll paper is set)

Initializing/ Error usually (Door open replace paper/ribbon etc)

Error. Power needs to be cycled off/on

(2) Cut button Pressing cut button while LED is at blue ready state will cause roll paper leading edge to be chopped off (about 11 cm)

(3) Power Switch

Pressing the Power Switch will turn on and turn off the power

Blue LED (Upper) STATUS Red LED (Lower) ERROR

Power Switch

Paper Cut Switch

Left view Right view

For descriptions on errors, please refer to Part 6 (error messages).

OFF OFF

OFF

OFF

BLUE

LIT BLUE

Flash

BLUE

LIT

The LED indicates current printer condition with combination between condition of STATUS (Blue) and ERROR (Red).

RED

Flash BLUE

Flash

RED

Flash BLUE

Flash

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3. Operation (1) Setting roll paper

(Note 1) Use of cloth gloves is recommended while handling the roll paper. (Fingerprints may stick to prints to cause problem on printed image)

(Note 2) If paper end or ribbon end is reached during operation, please replace both roll paper and ribbon at the same time with keeping the power of the printer on.

* If paper end is reached during continuous printing, print will automatically continue

after setting paper. * If power is turned off during the operation of changing paper/ribbon, data will

be lost. * One roll paper and one Ink ribbon are both designed to make 600 prints of 6x4” size.

When one (roll paper or ink ribbon) becomes empty, please replace both at the same time.

Preparation: Prepare new roll paper and new ink ribbon DPB-6000 power should be on

By turning on the power switch, Status LED (blue) and Error LED (red) will turn on

Roll Paper

Ink Ribbon

Paper and Ink Ribbon LED

STATUS LED (Upper) ERROR LED (Lower)

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Step 1. Open front door *By releasing the lever, front door will come forward and open.

Step 2. By releasing the lock levers which lock both ends of paper core, pull out the paper core

Lever

Release the door open lever Inner side of front door

Lock lever

Paper core Lever in release position

Pull lock lever in the arrow direction Tip over the lock lever

Do the same for left and right Pull out paper core

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Step 3. Remove left plate (red) with pushing the black button from the paper core shaft

Removing left plate Left plate has been removed Step 4． Set roll paper to the paper core shaft

Push in roll paper to right plate Push in left place Step 5. Be sure to check the lock with pushing red plate. Roll paper set core should be

securely fit into the Printer and set locking levers. Join red colors.

Push red area until locking plate Set paper core and lock the locking lever

Right plate

Push the black button

Left plate

Push red area

Set red plate of paper core into red block of paper tray.

NOTE: When paper sets to the right plate, check paper direction to see an arrow of label as picture. If opposite, paper can not set correctly to printer.

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Step 6. Remove seal at the paper leading edge. Insert paper leading edge until it reaches the paper set position.

Set roll paper Insert paper edge between rollers

Insert paper leading edge into guide plates

Paper set position LED state when paper setting is complete

Roller (white) (Note) Direction to remove the seal (to the front)

(Note) Paper is set correctly when the paper leading edge reaches the sensor positioned at the rear side of the guide plate.

Guide plate

Insert paper between rollers

LED: Paper set Blue lit Blue flashing Red lit Red lit

Sensor position Insert paper until blue LED starts to flash

Roller (Silver)

Setting Roll Paper

Sensor

Guide plate

Right

Paper Roller (white)

Roller (silver)

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(2) Setting Ink Ribbon ・ Set Ink Ribbon after setting Roll Paper

Step 1 Set Ink Ribbon as shown below. ・ First, set Supply side ribbon at the position closer to front then set Take-up side.

Push to the left bearing Set ribbon while keep pushing to the left

Ink Ribbon Ink Ribbon Tray

Supply side Take-up side

Take-up side (White)

Supply side (Black)

Spring

Push towards right bearing Set ribbon while keep pushing to the right

Spring

Supply side

Take-up side

Set at the middle of the bearing

Aim at the middle of the bearing

Leave no space to the gear

Do not leave space to gear

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Step 2. After setting paper/ribbon, close the front door until it becomes securely locked.

Step 3. Operation after closing front door If paper was set with DPB-6000 power on, ・After initial movement, paper leading edge will be chopped off for five times (10cm x 5) and Printer

will become Ready If paper was set while DPB-6000 power was off, ・After initial movement, Printer will become Ready (Note) In this case, there will be no chopping off of paper

(Note) If there is sag on ribbon after setting it, please remove ribbon sag by rotating the take-up gear

Remove ribbon sag Roll Paper and Ink Ribbon are correctly set

Close front door securely

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(3) Setting of Slug Box and Print Tray

Setting and removing of Slug Box ■ Removing of Slug Box Setting of Slug Box

(4) Checking before printing operation 1. Power for PC and DPB on? 2. Is DPB Ready (LED blue is lit)?

Pull out Slug Box Set Slug Box in place

Position to set Print Tray Slug Box and Print Tray

Slug Box

Print Tray

Hooks for Print Tray should be inserted here

Lock

(Note) Before you operate the printer, please make sure to clean the cut slug from the box (up to 600 cut slugs can be stored in the slug box)

（Note）Please do not open front door during printing (Safety function will force to stop the printing operation).

Hook lever of the print tray to hole of the front door as left side picture.

Front door Paper tray

Pull

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4. Daily Maintenance Please make sure that dust will not enter into the printer

If you find symptom on print that may be caused by dust, please clean feed roller inside the front door, Print Head, paper tray and ribbon tray sections.

(Note) Please use ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol as cleaning solvent.

Emptying Slug Box Before operation, please make sure to take out and empty slug box.

Cleaning feed section ・ Please clean the paper tray section and platen roller with clean and wet but well

squeezed cloth.

・ For dirt, which is difficult to remove such as by small portion of ribbon sticking, please clean using soft cloth (like gauze) wet with ethyl alcohol.

Platen roller Paper Tray Section

Slug Box

Paper Tray Platen roller (Black)

Remove roll paper with paper core for cleaning

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Print Head ・ To clean Print Head, please use dry soft cloth like a lens cleaner. ・ Do not use ethyl alcohol against head damage.

Print head

Pinch Roller Clean the Pinch Roller with clean cloth soaked with clean water.

If dirt from ribbon sticks and is difficult to remove, please clean it with a soft cloth such as ethyl alcohol-soaked gauze.

Pull the snap hook and remove protect cover Clean pinch roller

Print Head

(Note) By opening the front door, you will find Print Head inside

Caution: Do not touch Print Head while power is on or immediately after operating the printer.

Could cause burn to fingers Could cause damage to Print Head

Protect cover

The snap hook

Pinch roller

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Monthly maintenance

Cleaning air filter ・ Remove air filter as following procedure and sweep air filter clean. ・ (These air filters are static electricity type. Do not wash quite air filter, since

efficacy goes down and printer may has trouble. )

Air Filter Cover

Filter cover

Remove cover

Replace air filter

Air Filter

Clean cover and around cover with wet towel Right side

(Note) If filter is extremely dirty, please replace it with a new filter (Replace after 3 to 6 months)

Filter cover

Air Filter Cover

Remove cover

Air Filter

Replace air filter

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5. Troubleshooting (1) Ribbon break down

Turn off DPB power and follow steps described below. Step 1. Open front door, apply tape to put together the cut off portion of the ink ribbon

Step 2. Wrap the ribbon a few times around take-up core

Step 3. Turn on power of Printer. After making sure that Error LED (red) went off, press cut button to chop off paper leading portion (10 cm)

Ribbon break. Put together broken ribbon by tape

Tape

Wrap the ribbon a few times around take-up core and remove ribbon crease

(Note) Please check the paper. If a half processed print is on the paper, please be sure to cut off this portion before setting the paper roll in position

* Ribbon set position Ribbon should be set in a way that OP (transparent area of the ribbon) is positioned in the area between unused ribbon and take-up core.

Rotate ribbon core to the ribbon set position with removing the ribbon crease. Front side is Supply core and Rear side is Take-up core.

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(2) Damage at paper leading edge Turn off power of DPB and follow steps described below.

Step 1. Open front door, check to see if paper jam is found in the paper feed section by taking out the paper leading portion.

Step 2. Cut off damaged portion of the paper in straight line using scissors, if there is damage.

Step 3. Wind back the paper leading portion to the Roll paper. Step 4. Turn on DPB power. Set Roll Paper and Ink Ribbon again. Step 5. After checking that the LED is in Ready state (blue lit), press cut button to chop

off paper leading portion (10 cm)

(3) White dots on print Please turn off DPB power before taking following steps. Symptom: White dot appears in fixed interval on print in the direction of paper feed

Measure:

Take out paper leading portion (such as for Z folded)

Cut

Cut off paper leading portion

Direction of paper feed

Remove cover and clean Pinch roller

Dirt or dust may be clinging to pinch roller. Please clean the Pinch Roller with clean cloth soaked with clean water. If the dirt sticks firmly into the roller, please remove it with finger nails.

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6. Error messages (1)Error messages requiring power off/on cycle

Error No. Description

E01 Print Head does not work (up) Please re-start a printer

E02 Print Head does not work (down) Please re-start a printer

E03 Failed to feed ribbon Please check the ribbon and re-start a printer

E04 Error in head controller Please re-start a printer

E05 Failed to feed paper (forward feed) Please check the paper and re-start a printer

E06 Paper jam during rewinding (rewind feed)

Please check the paper and re-start a printer

E07 Abnormal paper cutting Please re-start a printer

E08 Internal command error Please re-start a printer

E09 Error writing in Flash ROM Please re-start a printer

E10 Failure in power supply Please re-start a printer

E11 Failure in grip roller movement Please re-start a printer

E12 Please check the room thermistor in the printer Please re-start a printer

E13 Please check the room thermistor in the printer Please re-start a printer

E14 Please check the print-head thermistor Please re-start a printer

E15 Please check the print-head thermistor Please re-start a printer

E16 Failed to write in EEPROM

Please re-start a printer

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(2)Recoverable errors Error No. Description

W50 Printer is not Ready

W51 Ink Ribbon run out Please replace the Ink Ribbon

W52 Please place a proper size of paper and ink ribbon

Also, check paper size setting of the printer driver

W53 Front door is open Please close the door

W54 Ink Ribbon is not set Please set an ink ribbon

W55 Roll paper is empty Please replace the roll paper

W56 Paper cannot be fed correctly Please re-set the roll paper

W57 Please place a proper size of paper and ink ribbon

Also, check paper size setting of the printer driver

W58 Front door is open Please close the door

W59 Received an invalid command Please try printing again

W60 Received an invalid parameter Please try printing again

W61 Printer is initializing Please wait for a while

W73 Failed to detect the ribbon mark Please check the ink ribbon

W78 Ink ribbon is abnormal Please check the ink ribbon

W79 Head unit position is abnormal Please check the print head

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7. Specification

Item Specification Type Dye Sublimation Printer Print Head 300 dpi (Dual Line Print Head) Print Resolution 300X600dpi Gradation 16.7 million colors, full color Maximum Print Width 154 mm Print Speed About 8 seconds (6x4 inch) Interface USB 2.0 Buffer Memory 64 MB (32 MB x 2) OS Windows XP

5 x 3.5” (127x 89ｍｍ) 6 x 4” (152 x 102 mm) 5 x 7” (127 x 178 mm) 6 x 8” (152 x 203 mm) 6 x 9” (152 x 230 mm)

Print size

Border- less

6 x 4” x 2 (152 x 102 mm x 2)

Paper type Roll paper

Ink Ribbon YMC+OC (Exclusive type Ink Ribbon) Outer dimensions 300mm(W)×410mm(D)×355mm(H) Weight Approximately 25Kg (not including paper) Power voltage and power frequency

AC 100V to 240V, 50/60Hz Automatic voltage switching

Power consumption Maximum 315 W

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