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Sony UP-D75 manual

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  • Page 1

    2-632-686- 43 (1) Digital Photo Printer © 2005 Sony Corporation UP-D75 Oper atin g Instruction s[...]

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    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. _________ ________ ___ T o r educe th e risk of f ire or el ectri c shoc k, do[...]

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    3 T ab le o f Contents Introduction Fe ature s ......................... ........................... .............. 4 System Conf iguration .................................... ..... 4 Location and Function of Parts and Contr ols .... 4 Front ................. ........................... .................. ..... 4 Rear .................. ..........[...]

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    Introduc tion F eatures / Locat ion and F unction of P arts and Controls 4 Introduction Featur es The UP-D75 Di gital P hoto Prin ter is a d ye sublimati on thermal transfer printer p rovi ding high q uality , high resolution ( 300 dpi), and high speed p rinting of computer ima ge data on A4 size paper in f ull colo r (256 gradations p rocess and 1[...]

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    Introduc tion Locatio n and Function of P ar ts and Contr ols 5 H Cursor contr ol b uttons (12, 13, 14) Use these b uttons to increa se or decrease a v alue and le vel sho w n on t he menu, o r scroll up and down through a menu. I CAL (Cali bration) button (14) Press this button to adju st the gray balance. J PRINT butt on (11, 14) Press this butto[...]

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    Prepar ation Supplied Access ories / A ssembly 6 Preparation Supplied Accessories This pr inter is pa cked together wi th the following accessories. Check t hat nothing is missing from y our package. Note Retain the origina l carton and p acking materials in c ase you ha ve to tr anspor t this unit in the future . Asse mb l y Mount the su pplied i [...]

  • Page 7

    Prepar ation Connectio ns 7 Connection s After connec ting a USB connecti ng cable (not supplied) to the pri nter and the computer , connect the po w er cord. For details about the prin ter connec tion, re fer to the manuals fo r the computer o r other per ipheral devi ces. Installing the Print er Driver Install th e printe r driv er provided w ith[...]

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    Operat ion Bef ore Printi ng 8 Operation Bef ore Printing This section describes t he operations that must be performed pr ior to starting print ing. This e xplanati on assumes that the pr inter has already been inst alled and that al l connections ha ve been ma de. • Loadi ng an ink ri bbon cassette ( on this p age) • Loadi ng the paper ( page[...]

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    Operat ion Bef ore Print ing 9 4 Load the i nk ribbon t o ink ribb on hold er . 5 Remov e any slack from t he ink ribbon. If the ribb on is left slac k, it may be crumpled an d damaged when inse rted. 6 Insert the in k ribbon casset te fi rmly unti l it stops. 7 Close the ribb on door . If your ink ri bbon s hould te ar Repair the t ear with transp[...]

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    Operat ion Bef ore Printi ng 10 2 Open the tray co ver and pl ace the paper in the paper tray . Notes The number of the paper is the same as the number of the paper th at one ro ll of th e ink ri bbon can af ford. Usually the ink ri bbon and pape r ha ve run out a t the same time. Howe ver , e ven when eithe r the in k ribbon or t he paper has run [...]

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    Operat ion Pri nting 11 Printing Bef ore prin ting • Ensure that the p rinter is properly conn ected to the computer (page 7). • Ensure that the combinat ion of the ink ribbon and paper is correct (page s 8 and 9). • Ensure that the ink ribb on cassette a nd paper are properly loaded (page 17). 1 T urn on the po wer of the printer and comput [...]

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    Operat ion Setting the Print Quantit y 12 Setting the Print Quan tity Y ou can set a print quantity v alu e up to 20 be fore printi ng. 1 Press the PRINT QTY button. The pr int quant ity setting menu is di splayed in the printer windo w display . 2 Set th e quantit y with t he G or g but t o n. G : The number increases. g : The number decrease s. W[...]

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    Operat ion Adjusting the Printout s 13 Adjusting t he Printouts Y ou can adjust th e picture quali ty of a printout with the MENU bu tton before printi ng. The most recent set ting remains ef fecti v e until chang ed. 1 Press the MENU button. The COLOR ADJUS T menu appears. 2 Display the first item of the print out adjust me nu (for RED) in the pri[...]

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    Operat ion Adjusti ng the Gr ay Balance 14 Adjusting the Gra y Balance The ink ribbon a nd th e paper are contai ned in one same package as a pai r . The gray balance may dif fer depending o n each pair . It is r ecommended t hat you adjust the gray balance each time you reload the ink ribbon a nd paper . The gray balance w as set to No.0 at the fa[...]

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    Miscel laneous Precau tions 15 Miscella neous Precauti ons Saf ety • Operate the printer using the po wer source specif ied in “Specif ications” (page 18). • Be careful no t to damage the po wer cable by placi ng or droppi ng heavy objects on it; it is dangerous to use the unit with a da maged po wer cable. • If you do n ot inte nd to use[...]

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    Miscel laneous Precaut ions 16 1 Remov e the fan co ve r , then f ilter . 2 Clean the fan using the v acuum cleaner and the lik e. Notes • Be careful that the filter will be caught in the cleaner . • Do not rub the net of t he fan strongly . 3 Reset the f ilter and the f an co v er on the side panel as t hey we re. Cleaning the t hermal head Y [...]

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    Miscel laneous Ink Rib bon and paper 17 Cleani ng of the the rmal he ad T o clean t he thermal head, proceed as follo ws: 1 Remove the ink ribbon ca ssette from th e prin ter . 2 Attac h the cl eaning tip to the cle aning ti p hold er , and install the cleaning tip h older in the print er . The cleani ng tip holder can be mounte d in the same way a[...]

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    Miscel laneous Specifications 18 Specifi cations Po wer requirement s 100 – 240 V A C, 50/60Hz Input cur rent 3.0 – 1. 3 A Operating temperatures 5ºC to 35 ºC Dimensio ns Approx. 493.8 × 176 × 468.8 mm (w/h/d ) (19 ½ × 7 × 18 ½ inche s) Mass Approx. 18 kg. (39 lb 11 Oz) Printi ng system Dye transfer sublimat ion thermal printi ng Therma[...]

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    Miscel laneous T roubleshoot ing 19 T r oubleshoot ing If a prob lem appears, check the f ollo wing t rouble shooting guide f irst an d perfo rm whate ver a ction is neces sary t o solv e the pro ble m. If the pr oble m persi sts, turn of f the printe r and consul t with your Sony dealer . Err or Messages If a pr oblem occu rs, the ALARM indi cator[...]

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    Miscel laneous T roubles hooting 20 If you f i nd a jammed sheet on th e way inside t he printer, slo wly pull it out to the rig ht. If the tray cov er is in the way , re move it. 3 Press PUSH on t he paper tray . The paper t ray pops o ut. 4 Remov e the bottom cover . 5 Check whether any pape r is found on t he bottom of the pr inter . If y ou f i[...]

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    Inde x Inde x 21 Inde x A A C po w er cord 6 Accessories supplied 6, 1 8 Adjusting the gray ba lance 14 Adjust ing the pr intouts 13 BRIGHTNESS 13 COLOR 13 CONTRAST 13 LAMIN A TE 13 SHARPNESS 13 Assembly 6 B Bar c odes 9 BLUE 13 Bott om c over 6, 20 BRIGHTNESS 13 C Cabl e stop per securing USB cable 7 CAL b utton 14 Cleaning Cabi net 15 Filter 15 T[...]

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