Panasonic UB-5315 manual

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    Electr onic Boar d Operating Instructions Model No. UB-5315 UB-5815 The unit i n this pictur e is UB-5 315 series . (Stand kit is optional.) English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–36 F r ançais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37–72 Deutsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73–108 Español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109–144 Italiano . .[...]

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    2 Thank y ou f or purchas ing the P an asonic Electron ic Board. For optim um perf or mance and saf e ty , please read these instructions carefull y . Model num ber : ______ __________ _________ Date of pur chase: ___ __________ __________ _ Ser ial number : __________ _________ ______ Dealer’ s name: __ __________ __________ ____ Dealer ’ s ad[...]

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    3 English For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Part Name s and Funct[...]

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    4 For Y our Safety • (220–24 0 V equip ment) A cer t ified power suppl y cord has to be used w ith this equipme nt. The rel e vant nation al insta llation and/o r equipme nt regula tions sh all be c onsidered. A c er tified power supply cord is not light er than o rdinar y po lyvinyl chloride flex ible co rd accordin g to IEC 602 2 7 (des ignat[...]

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    5 English Locking the casters (Push this side) Push to lock Precautions Nev er remove the cover , take apa r t or modi fy the product. T his will void the warranty . Do not posit ion the elec tronic boar d in a locatio n where it is u nstable. Do not put drin ks, other liqu ids or heavy i tems on the tra y or screen. After i nstalling o r moving th[...]

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    Precautions 6 ■ CD-R OM T o prev ent th e CD-ROMs from accidenta l damages: Do not lea n against the screen or on the cov e r (lower), ev en if th e electroni c board is mounted o n the wall. The sc reen heigh t must be adj usted by two peopl e. Confir m both sides of the scr een are hung in th e same heig ht slots. Make sure t o tighten the h ei[...]

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    Precautions 7 English Installat ion • Do not instal l the uni t where it ma y be e xposed to direct sunlight , near heating equipment, or near air-conditioning v ents as this ma y cause stretching and/or discolor ation of the screen. • D o not instal l the unit in strong sunlight or st rong lighting. Proper cop ying ma y become impossib le. •[...]

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    8 P ar t Names and Functions ON OFF Screen Film A C Inlet P ower Switc h Tr a y Pow e r C o r d Output P ort This po r t holds u p to 10 sheets of output pape r . Pa pe r C ov e r Open thi s cov er to load copy paper . Printer Door Open this door to lo ad a ther mal transfer film or to remove jammed paper . (See pag es 10, 17.) Printer Open Lever P[...]

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    Part Names and Fu nctions 9 English ■ Control panel Pan el Name Description Contrast/ Remaining Film Indicator This lam p indica tor notifies the us er when t he tim e to repl ace t he ther ma l transfer film is appr oachi ng (estim ated) and of the printing con trast used du r ing cop ying. Indicato r off: Normal printing contr ast Indicato r on[...]

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    10 Installing the Thermal T ransf er Film Install the ther mal transfer film in t he pr inter . 1 Set the p ow er switch to on ( I ). • “ ” will flash on t he Multi-Copy/Error Indicator when the ther mal transfer fi lm has run out. 2 Push do wn the print er open lev e r an d open the pr inter do or . 3 Install th e thermal transf er film. 1) [...]

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    Installi n g the Ther m al Transfer Film 11 English 3) Place the b lue gear on the fro nt right groo v e. 4) Place the w hite shaft on both sides of the back groov e s . 4 Tighten the film, then close the printe r door . 1) R otate the b lue gear in the dire ction of the arr ow to tak e up the slac k on the film. • If a slac k remains, perform st[...]

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    12 Loading Cop y P aper It is pos sible to load up to 4 0 sheets of A 4 (Letter*) s ize cop y paper (assu ming a pap er weight of 80 g /m 2 ). Note that o nly A4 (Le tter*) size paper m a y b e used. When the unit is first used or when “ ” flashes on the Multi -Cop y/Error Indi cator to in dicate tha t the unit is out of paper , l oad copy pape[...]

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    Loading Co py Paper 13 English 3 T o pr ev ent pape r jams such as thos e caused b y multi ple sheets f eeding at once, f an t he paper thoroughly , square it, align it with the guide inside, and inser t as far as it will go . • Only us e A4 (Letter * ) size cop ying paper ha v ing a weight of 60 to 90 g /m 2 as the co p y paper for this unit. * [...]

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    14 Making Copi es This se ction des cribe s how to copy te xt an d illustrati ons drawn on the scre en. 1 Set the p ow er switch to on ( I ). • “ ” will light on the M ulti-Copy/Err or Indicator to indicate that th e unit is ready to co py . 2 Press the Cop y K ey . • T ext and illust rations on the screen w ill be copied and copies emerge [...]

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    Making Copies 15 English ■ Copy types a n d pr ocedures 3M ® is a registered t rademark of 3M Corporation. Copy T ype Procedure Copying the front of the s creen Press . Copying the back of the s creen Press to mo ve t he screen to be copied to t he front. Press . Making m ultiple copies (up to 9) Selec t the numb er of copi es (1 to 9) by pressi[...]

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    16 Replacing the Therma l T ransf er Film The uni t is capable of pro ducing about 15 more cop ies when t he Contrast/R emaining Fil m Indicator begins to flash. The uni t has r un out of the r mal transfer film and can no lo nger make copie s when the Multi-Copy/Error Indi cator flashes “ ”. Sep arately av ai lable replacement film (UG- 6001) [...]

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    17 English P aper Jams Remove paper jams by the following procedu re when copy paper doe s not com e out of the o utput por t or wh en “” flashes on the Multi -Copy /E rror Indic ator . 1 Push do wn the printer open l ev er to op en the pr inter do or . 2 Remo ve th e thermal tran sfer fi lm with bot h hands. 3 Remo ve the ja mmed paper . Jamme[...]

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    Paper Jams 18 4 Install th e thermal transf er film. • Refer to st eps 3 and 4 in the sect ion of “I nstalling the Thermal T ransfer Film” o n pages 10 , 11. • “ ” flashing on the Multi-Copy/Error Indicator will go out. • If “ ” is still f lashing after closing the printer door , make sure t hat the ther mal transfer fi lm has bee[...]

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    Paper Jams 19 English 3 T o pr ev ent pape r jams such as thos e caused b y multi ple sheets f eeding at once, f an t he paper thoroughly , square it, align it with the guide insid e, and inser t as far as it will go . • Do not stac k more copy paper in the unit than the maximum paper limit indicated by the guide (see figure to the left) as this [...]

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    20 Screen Height Adjustment The sc reen can be adjust ed at 3 le vels except for the lowest lev e l. The lowest l e vel of th e board a ttachment frame is designe d f or ins tallation of th e screen, so the pr inter c annot be att ached at th is le vel. A djust the le vel of the screen unit as follows. Please lock the casters when you adjus t the s[...]

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    Screen Height Adjustm e nt 21 English 4 Tighte n the heig ht adjus tment hand les. Be sure to tighten the height adj ustment ha ndles fir mly after a djusting the lev el of th e screen. 5 K eep the step frame by ha nging it on the board attach ment (upper ). Height adju stmen t hand les Height adjust ment handl es Step frame Board atta chment (uppe[...]

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    22 Computer Interfacing • P a nasonic Doc ument Man agement Sy stem (hereaf ter P an asonic-DM S) uses th e TW AIN d river to scan images drawn on the sc reen. • The Panasonic-DM S has a c apabili ty of manag ing docu ments (i mage file s). • The pr inter dr iver allows the pr inter to pr int doc uments from your computer . ■ System require[...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 23 English ■ Installing the dri ver and software Installing t he USB and Printer driver 1 P ower o n your com puter and sta r t Wind o ws . 2 P ower on the e lectronic boar d, and conn ect the unit an d y our compute r wi th a U SB ca ble. 3 When “USB Composite Device” is detected, clic k the [N ext] bu tt o n . 4 Clic[...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 24 1 P ower o n your com puter and sta r t Wind o ws . 2 P ower on the e lectronic boar d, and conn ect the unit an d y our compute r wi th a U SB ca ble. 3 When “P ana board-UB5 USB Device” is detecte d, clic k on the “Specify the location of the driver (Ad vanced) ” chec k button a nd click the [N ext] bu tton. 4 I[...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 25 English Special Note f or Windows 98/Me If your computer had Windows 98 /Me pre-in stalled and the origina l Windows 98/Me CD-ROM or diskettes were not in cluded. In this situat ion, pleas e tr y to loc ate the ne cessar y file s by following the metho ds descr ibed bel ow or refer to your computer’ s User’ s Guide f [...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 26 1 P ower o n your com puter and sta r t Wind o ws . • Log on as an administrator . 2 P ower on the e lectronic boar d, and conn ect the unit an d y our compute r wi th a U SB ca ble. 3 When “W elcome to the Found New Ha rdw a re Wi za rd ” dialog bo x appears , click the [Next] b utton. 4 When “P ana board-UB5 USB[...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 27 English 1 P ower o n your com puter and sta r t Wind o ws . • Log on as an administrator . 2 P ower on the e lectronic boar d, and conn ect the unit an d y our compute r wi th a U SB ca ble. 3 When “P ana boar d -UB5 USB Device ” is det ected, clic k on the “Install from a list or spe cific location (Ad vanced)”[...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 28 Installing P anasonic- DMS software and TW AIN driver When an old version of Panasonic- DMS is alr eady instal led, remove it and inst all the new version of the soft ware in the s ame f o lder . 1 P ower o n your com puter and sta r t Wind o ws . • Log on as an administrator f or Windows 2000 or Windows XP . 2 Inser t [...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 29 English ■ Remo ving the d river and soft ware Removi ng P anasonic- DMS software and TW AIN driver If you need to remove the P anasoni c-DMS software an d TW AIN d river , perform the f ollowin g steps . 1 P ower o n your com puter and sta r t Wind o ws . • Log on as an administrator f or Windows 2000 or Windows XP . [...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 30 ■ P anaboard Operation P anel It is possible to perform the sa me operations as with the electronic boar d control panel (p age 9) from the f o llowing P anaboard Operation buttons. Note: While the P anab oard Operatio n P anel i s display ed , the Copy K ey and 2-Screen Cop y K ey on the elec tronic board c ontrol pane[...]

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    Co mputer Int erfaci ng 31 English Status Bo x The s tatus box displays the status of the TW A IN driver and the el ectronic boa rd. Stand by: The ele ctronic bo ard is sta nd by . Both of the P an aboard Ope ration P anel and the elec tronic boar d control pa nel are operationa l. Rotating: The electronic board is rotati ng the screen . Copying: T[...]

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    32 Dail y Care and Maintenance Alwa ys turn off the power s witch and unplug the power plug wh e n c l eaning outsi de and inside the unit. ■ Cleaning the screen and the un it Gently w ipe the screen film and un it with a water- dampen ed cloth that has been thoroug hly wrung. • Use a kitche n cleaner diluted with water f or hard-to- clean stai[...]

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    Daily Care and Maintenance 33 English 2 Dampen t he tip of a cot ton s wa b in eth yl alcohol and ge ntly wipe t he pri nter he ad. • Never touc h the printer head or the sur rounding area with your hands as this may disable copying. 3 Remo ve th e thermal transf er film with both hands and c arefull y wipe any di r t or stains o ff th e plate n [...]

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    34 T r oubleshooting T reat problems according to the infor mation given in th e table below . If problems sti ll persist, cal l your dealer for service. Symptom Care and Remedy See Pag e P ower s wi tch is on but the indica tor is o ff . Check that the pow e r plug is securely pl ugged in. (If the i ndicator sti ll does not l ight, tur n the power[...]

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    Troubleshooti ng 35 English ■ Meanings of error codes The following table des cribe s the mean ing of eac h of the sy mbols wh ich may flash in t he Multi- Cop y /Error Indica tor . If other indicati ons such as “ ” appear , call y our dealer . Indication Ca use Remedy Se e Pag e (Er ror) Data transfer error Connect the USB cable secur ely . [...]

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    36 Specifications ■ Option and Separatel y av ailable * 1 Letter s ize is f or U .S.A. and Canada models . Model No. UB-5315 UB-5815 General P ower supply Refer to the name pl ate on the p rinter P ower consumpti on (Operatio nal/Stand b y) Refer to the name pl ate on the p rinter Exter nal di mension s (Heigh t × Width × Depth, without s tand)[...]