DNP DS?RX1 User manual

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DigitalPhotoPrinterUser’sManual

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ConcerningCopyright

CopyrightsforthisdocumentarethepropertyofDaiNipponPrintingCo.,Ltd.Reproductionofany

orallofthecontentsofthisdocumentwithoutconsentofthecompanyisaviolationofcopyright

law.However,oneback‐upcopymaybemadefornon‐commercial,personalpurposes.

Additionally,

thecontentsofthisdocumentaresubjecttochangeinthefuturewithoutprior

notice.

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ConcerningSafetyWarnings

Allwarningsconcerningsafetyanduse,aswellasthecontentsofthisdocument,conformto

existingstandardsfromthedatepublished.

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ConcerningModification

Thisprinterwasplanned,developed,andmanufactured

byDaiNipponPrintingCo.,Ltd.,andfor

safetypurposesanymodificationofthedeviceisstrictlyprohibited.

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Introduction

Thankyouforpurchasingthisdevice.Thisdocumentexplainsthehandlingandoperationrequiredtouse

thisprinter.Pleasereadthisdocumentwellbeforeuse.Besuretoreadthe“ForSafeOperation”section

carefully,andoperatetheprintercorrec tly.

ForSafeOperation

 Besuretoreadthisdocumentbeforeuse.Afterreading,keepthemanualinasafeplace,whereit

canbere‐readasneeded.

 Thewarningslistedherearetoensuretheproperuseofthedevice,topreventphysicalinjuryto

thecustomerorotherpersons,and

topreventpropertydamage.Pleaseobeythesewarnings.

About“Warning”and “Caution”

Thepossiblelevelsofinjuryordamageduetomisusearecategorizedbelow,andarelistedas“Warning”

and“Caution,”accordingtothedegreesofdangerinvolved.

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Warning

Accidentscausedbyfailuretoheedthewarningsaccompanyingthissymbolcould

leadtoseriousorfatalinjury.

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Caution

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Accidentscausedbyfailuretoheedthewarningsaccompanyingthissymbolcould

leadtophysicalinjuryorpropertydamage.

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AbouttheSymbols

Symbolsshownhavethefollowingmeanings:

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Thissymbolcallsattentiontocontentsofwarningsandcautions.

Detailsareindicatedinornearthissymbol.

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Thissymbolindicatedprohibitedactions.

Detailsareindicatedinornearthissymbol.

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Thissymboldesignatesnecessaryactions,andrelevantcontent.

Detailsareindicatedinornearthissymbol.

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Warning

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 Useonlywiththedesignatedvoltageandfrequency.Improper

connectioncouldcauseelectricshockorfire.

 Avoidoverstressingoutletsandusingextensioncords.Theoutletcould

overheatandcauseafire.

 Do notdamage,destroy,bundle,oralterthepowercord.Also,placing

heavyobjectson,pulling

on,orbendingthecordexcessivelycan

damagethecordandcauseafire.

 Do notblockthevents.Headcouldbuildupintheprinterandcausea

malfunctionorfire.

 Do notstandorplaceheavyobjectsontheprinter.Also,donotuse

excessiveforceon

thebuttons,switches,terminals,etc.Thiscould

breaktheprinterandcauseinjurytotheuserorothers.

 Becarefultoavoidinjuryordamagesfromtheedgesintheprinter.

 Do notusethisprinterforapplicationswheremalfunctioncouldbe

life‐threatening(suchasmedical,space,

aeronautic,orother

applicationsthatrequireextremereliability).

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 Theprinterweighsapproximately31lb(14kg).Whenmovingthe

printer,liftinawaythatavoidsexcessivephysicalstress.Lifting

recklesslyordroppingtheprintercouldcauseinjury.

 Locatetheprinterasclosetoanoutletaspossible,andalloweasy

accesstounplugthepower

cordincaseofproblems.

 Ifthereisdustontheplug,cleanitoffthoroughly.Itcouldcause

electricchockorashort‐out.

 Ifmetalobjectsofliquidshavefallenintotheprinter,andthereis

smoke,astra ngeodor,oranyotherapparentabnormality,

immediatelyturn

thepowerOFF,andunplugthepowercord.Then

contactaservicerepresentative.Donotcontinueusingtheprinterifit

isNOToperatingproperly.Thiscouldcauseshock,shortcircuit,orfire.

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 Besuretoattachtheground.Otherwisetheprintercouldshort‐circuit

causingelectricshockorfire.

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 Do notplugorunplugthecordwithwethands.Thiscouldcause

electricshock.

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 Do notopentheinsideoftheprinter,disassembleinternalparts,or

modifytheprinter.Itcouldcauseelectricshock,fire,orinjury,orbreak

theprinter.Forinternalcheck‐ups,adjustments,orrepair,please

contactaservicerepresentative.

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Warning

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 Do notsettheprinterupindustyoroverlyhumidplaces.Thiscould

causefireorelectricshock ,ordamagetheprinter.

 DOnotsettheprinteruponanunstablesurface.Itcouldfalland

causeinjurytotheuserorothers.

 Do notallow

foreignobjectstoentertheprinter.Theycouldcause

electricshock,shortcircuit,orfire,orbreaktheprinter.Ifsomething

fallsintotheprinter,immediatelyturnthepowerOFF,andcalla

servicerepresentative.

 Do notopenthecoverwhileprinting.Thiscouldbreaktheprinter.

 Do not

spillorsprayliquidsorchemicalsintotheprinter.

 Whencleaningthecover,donotusethinner,trichloroethane,

benzene,ketone‐basedcleaners,orchemicallytreatedcloths.They

coulddiscolorordeterioratethecover.

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 Atleastonceayear,unplugthepowercord,andcleantheprongsand

theplug.Ifdustaccumulates,itcouldcauseafire.

 Whenprintingcontinuouslyforlongperiodsoftimeinasmallroom,

besuretoventilateproperly.

 Ifuseisintendedona

transportationvehicle(train,truck,ship,etc.),

pleasetalktoarepresentativeinadvance.

 Whendisposingoftheprinter,peripheralitems,packaging,ormedia,

pleaseabidebylocalwasteremovalordinances.Fordetails, contact

yourlocalgovernmentoffices.

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 Whenunpluggingthecord,griptheplug.Donotpullonthecord.It

coulddamagethecord,andcauseelectricshockorfire.

 Whenmovingtheprinter,besuretounplugthepowercord.

Otherwise,thecordmaybedamaged,whichcouldcausefireor

electricshock.

 Whennotusingtheprinterforextendedperiodsoftime,forthesake

ofsafety,besuretounplugthepowercord.Itcouldcauseelectric

shockorfire.

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 Thethermalprintgetsveryhot.Donottouchafterprinting.

Thereisadangerofburns.

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 Do nottouchthegearmechanisms.Thereisadangerofinjuryif

fingersgetcaughtinthespinninggears.

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WEEEMARK

Ifyouwanttodisposeofthisproduct,donotmixwithgeneralhouseholdwaste.Thereisa

separatecollectionsystemforusedelectronicsproductsinaccordancewithlegislation

undertheWEEEDirective(Directive2002/96/EC)andiseffectiveonlywithintheEuropean

Union.

CautionsforSetup

 Priortooperation,read“ForSafeOperation”sectioncarefullyandobservetherulescontained.

 Usecarewhenmovingtheprinter.Nevertrycarryingtheprinteralone.Droppingtheprintercould

causeinjuryordamagetootherproperty.

 Donotuseorstoretheprinternearfire,excessivemoisture,

indirectsunlight,nearanairconditioner

orheater,oranyothersourceofunusuallyhighorlowtemperatureorhumidity,orexcessivedust.

 Donotplacetheprinterwherechemicalreactionsoccur,suchasinalaboratory.

 Donotsetuptheprinterwherethereissalinity

orcorrosivegasintheair.

 Theprintermustsitonafirmlevelsurfacewherethereisampleventilation.

 Donotputanythingofthetopoftheprinter.

 Donotplacetheprinterneararadioortelevision,anddonotusethesamewalloutlet

fortheprinter

andradioortelevision.Radioortelevisionreceptioncouldbeadverselyaffected.

 Donotuseapowervoltageorfrequencyotherthanthosespecified.

 Donotputanythingonthepowercordorsteponit.

 Donotdragorcarrytheprinterby

thepowercordorUSBcable.

 Avoidpluggingthepowercordintoanoutletwithmanyloads.

 Donotbundlethepowercord.

 Alwaysgriptheplughousing,notthecord,toplug/unplugthepowercord.

 Makecertainthepoweristurnedoffbeforeconnecting/disconnectingtheUSB

cable.

 Avoidlengtheningthesignalcableorconnectingittoanynoise‐producingdevice.Ifitisunavoidable,

useashieldedcableortwistedpairforeachsignal.

 Placetheprinterneartheoutletwherethepowercordcanbeunpluggedeasilytoshutoffpower.

 Use

anACoutletthatacceptsathreeprongedplug.Otherwise,theremaybedangerofelectricshock.

 Usetheappropriatespecifiedcordset.

 Onlyuseitemsthatarecertifiedsafeaccordingtothestandardsofthecountrywheretheprinteristo

beused.

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Regulatorycompliancestatements

AmericanUsers

FCCpart15

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,

pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection

againstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.This

equipment

generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin

accordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhich

casetheuserwillberequiredto

correcttheinterferenceathis(orherown)expense.

Youarecautionedth atchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible

forcompliancecouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

ThisdevicecomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.

Theantennausedfor

thistransmittermustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast

20cmfromallpersonsandmustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyother

antennaortransmitter.

Caution:Useshieldedcablestoconnectthecomputers.Anychangesormodificationnotexpressly

approvedby

thegranteeofthisdevicecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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DeclarationofConformity

EuropeanUsers

Hereby,DaiNipponPrintingCo.,Ltd.declaresthatthisdigitalcolourprinterisincompliancewiththe

essentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprovisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.

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Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................3

ForSafeOperation.............................................................................................................................................3

About“Warning”and“Caution”........................................................................................................................3

AbouttheSymbols.............................................................................................................................................3

WEEEMARK ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

CautionsforSetup .............................................................................................................................................6

Regulatorycompliancestatements ...................................................................................................................7

DeclarationofConformity .................................................................................................................................7

SettingUpthePrinter ......................................................................................................................................10

CheckingtheContents .................................................................................................................................10

NamesofComponents ................................................................................................................................11

Connecting ...................................................................................................................................................12

Media(Paper&Ribbon) ..............................................................................................................................13

SettingtheMedia.........................................................................................................................................14

SettinguptheScrap

Box ..............................................................................................................................18

SettingthePaperTray .................................................................................................................................18

Trouble‐Shootingtheprinter...........................................................................................................................19

ErrorDisplays ...............................................................................................................................................19

SolvingMediaErrors ....................................................................................................................................20

CleaningthePrinter .........................................................................................................................................23

PlatenRoller.................................................................................................................................................23

ThermalPrintHead ......................................................................................................................................23

Specifications

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Informationon servicingtheprinter ...............................................................................................................25

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 Whenremovingtheprinterfromitspackage,carryingit,ormovingit—usecare.

Droppingtheprintercouldresultinpersonalinjuryordamagetootheritems.

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Iftheprinterisliftedbygraspingthecushion,thecushioncouldbreakandcause

the

rintertodro

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SettingUpthePrinter

Checking the Contents

Pleasecheckthattheprinterandallaccessoriesareincludedinthepackage.

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Whenusing,removethepackingmaterial.

Pleasekeepthepackageboxandpackingmaterialfor

transportation.

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Caution

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Names of Components

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Pleasebecarefulnottohurtyourselfordamageanythingontheedgesof

theprinter.

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Connecting

1. MakesurethatboththeprinterandthecomputerpowerswitchesaresettotheOFFposition.

2. PlugthecordconnectorendintotheprinterPowerPlugSocket.

3. Plugthecordintothewalloutlet.

4. ConnecttheUSBcabletotheprinterandthecomputer.

5. Power

theprinterandcomputerON.

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Caution

Makesuretousethepowercablethatcamewiththeprinter,andmake

surethegroundwireisattached.

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Media (Paper & Ribbon)

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Caution

 Setthepaperandribbonwithoutputtingthemdirectlyonthework

surface.Anydustordirtcouldgetinsidetheprinterandadversely

affecttheprintquality.

 Withanewrollofpaper,thepaperholderweighsapprox.6lb.(2.6kg).

Ifdropped,itcouldcauseinjury.

Itcouldalsodamagethepaperholder.

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Setting the Media

1. ReleasetheOpenLever,

andopenthefrontcover.

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2. Placethepaperintheroll

holders.Makesurethepaperisnotstickingout,andtheedgeoftherollsissnugagainstthepaper.

Iftheendoftherollusuneven(paperisstickingout),removeitfromtheholderandflattenit.

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3. Setthepaperintothe

printer

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4. Removeapaperfixedtape,

andinsertthepaper.

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5. Fitthepapertotheproper

positionforeachsize.Land2Lpaper(6”)correspondtotheLline,andA5(5”)papercorresponds

tothePCline.

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6. Theblackformisinserted

undertheformguide.Insertthepaperinthedirectionofthearrowuntilyouhearabeep

(approximatelytothelineshownbelow).Whendoingthis,insertthepaperstraightly.Ifitisnot

insertedstraight,thepaperwillbecrooked,whichcould

causewhitelinesontheedgesofthe

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print,ribbonwrinkles,andregisterslippage.

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7. Settheribbonintothe

printer.Uniteandinsertasshownbelow.Turnthetake‐upsideoftheribboninthedirection

indicatedbythearrowtotakeupanyslack.

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Windribbonasshown:

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8. C

losethefrontcover.Whenthefrontcoverisclosed,the

paperinitializationprocesswillcommence,and5blank

sheetswillbefedout.

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nordertofacilitatemediacoloradjustment,mediatype

recognition,andprintqualitymanagement,anICchipis

builtinto theinkribbon.

MediawithoutanICchip—which

hasNOTbeenevaluatedandcleared—maynotfunctionproperly.Ifcorrectdatacannotberead

fromtheICchip,analarmwillsound,andtheprinterwilllowertheconcentrationforprintingto

protectitself.

 Pleasechangethemediaas

aset,becausethe

ICchipforeachribbonhasuniqueinformation.

Failuretodothiswillresultinerrors.

 Ifmediaofdifferentwidth

(forexample,L‐sizepaperwithPC‐sizeribbon)areusedonthesameprinter,problemswiththe

printqualitycouldarise.

Donotmixdifferentwidthsofmedia

ononeprinter.

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Setting up the Scrap Box

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Setting the Paper Tray

1. AttachthePaperTraytotheScrapBox.

*Thetraycanholdabout50photos,butpleaseremovethemfrequently.

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Caution

 Whenthescrapboxisremoved,donotinsertyourfingersinthecutter.

Theycouldbutcutorsevered.

 Asprintsarecut,thescrapboxfillswithscrappaper.Besuretoempty

itwhenyouchangethepaperandribbon.Ifitbecomesover‐filledwith

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scraps,itcouldcauseproblemswiththeprinter.

 Exchangethepaperandribbonasaset,toavoiderrors.

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Caution

 Allowingtoomanyphotostoaccumulateorusingwithpapersizesother

thanLorPCcancauseerrorsordamagetothetray.

 Usecarewhenattachingthepapertray,thereisapossibilityof

damagingthetrayiftoomuchforceisused.

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Trouble‐Shootingtheprinter

Error Displays

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Usethechartbelowtochecktheprinterstatus:

LEDDisplay

Status

Power Ribbon Paper Error

Solution

PaperEnd

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

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

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Putinanewrollofpaper.

RibbonEnd

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



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Putinanewrollofribbon.

DoorisOpen

(nopaper)



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 

Setthepaperinthecassetteproperly,and

closethefrontcover.

DoorisOpen







Closethefrontcover.

PaperError



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 

Freethepaper,andresetitcorrectly.

RibbonError

 

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

Fixtheribbon,andsetitcorrectly

SystemError







Reboottheprinter(cyclepoweroff/on)

HeadCool

Down





ThermalPrintHeadiscoolingoff(auto

recovery).

IndicatesLIT,indicatesflashing,nosymbolindicatesNOLIGHT.

1:Exchangethepaperandribbonasaset

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Solving Media Errors

1. ReleasetheOpenLever,andopenthefrontcover.

2. Removetheribbon.

a. Ifthepaperisjammed:

1. Pulloutanypaperremainingintheprinter,andcutoffanywrinkledorpartiallyprinted

areasevenlywithscissors.Printingoveranareathathasalreadybeenprinted

uponwill

maketheribbonstick,andthepaperwilljamagain.

Whenpullingthepaperout,pullitslowly.Applicationoftoomuchforcecandamagethe

printer.

2. Cuttingthepaper:

Ifthepaperisnotcutevenly,itmaycauseabnormalprintingand/orthepapertojam.

Then

followthesectiononsettingthemedia(p.14).

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