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Sony LPR-1000MD Instructions For Use Manual

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Line Shot Printer
Instructions For Use
LPR-1000MD
© 2004 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 2-318-474-12 (1) Line Shot Printer Instructions For Use LPR-1000MD © 2004 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 This unit has been certified according to Standard CSA C22.2 NO.60601.1. For the customers in the U.S.A and Canada Model LPR-1000MD is Non-Patient Equipment. This unit can not be used in the vicinity of patients. * Patient Vicinity Important safeguards/notices for use in the medical environments 1.
  • Page 3 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction About This Manual ... 5 System Overview ... 6 Location and Function of Parts and Controls ... 6 Front ... 6 When the Head Cover is Opened ... 7 Rear ... 8 Preparation Turning the Printer On/Off ... 9 Turning the Printer On ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    CD-ROM in PDF format. Read this manual before starting actual printing. This manual describes basic operations and functions, as well as how to use the LPR-1000MD. It includes information on basic operating procedures, how to setup the various printing methods, maintenance, troubleshooting, and so on.

  • Page 6: System Overview

    System Overview The Sony LPR-1000MD is an ink jet printer which is equipped with a high-speed line shot. The LPR-1000MD has the following features. High-speed line shot The printer is equipped with a high-speed line shot. Since the line shot method is applied, the ink is sprayed...

  • Page 7: When The Head Cover Is Opened

    F Operation panel A 1 ON/STANDBY button/indicator (9, 10) Used to switch the printer to on or to standby status. When the ON/STANDBY button is set to on, the power is on and the indicator lights in green. When the printer is in standby mode, the indicator lights in orange.

  • Page 8: Rear

    One black ink cartridge holder and one gray ink cartridge holder are attached. If one of them runs out, the printer cannot print. Use the following ink cartridges for replacing. Black: EPI-L100BL Sony Ink Cartridge Gray:EPI-L100GL Sony Ink Cartridge Rear USB connector (60) Connects the supplied USB cable.

  • Page 9: Preparation

    Preparation Turning the Printer On/ Turning the Printer On Turn the printer power on after you connect the AC power cord. For detailed information on how to connect the AC power cord, refer to “Turning the Printer On” described in the printed Setup Manual supplied with the printer. Note Be sure to remove the sponge stopper attached inside the printer at the factory before connecting the AC power...

  • Page 10: Relationship Between The On/Standby Indicator And The Ready Indicator

    Set the main power switch placed on the back of the printer to the OFF (a) side. Note Be sure not to set the main power switch to the OFF (a) side directly. Set the printer to standby mode once, and then set the main power switch to the OFF (a) side.

  • Page 11: Preparing Paper

    Notes on using paper other than paper manufactured by Sony Corporation • When using mat coated paper manufactured by another company, the number of sheets which can be loaded and ejected depends on the thickness of the paper.

  • Page 12: Loading Paper

    • Wrinkled paper • Wet paper • Thin paper (less than a weight of 60g/m • Thick paper (more than a weight of 105g/m excluding paper manufactured by Sony Corporation) • Paper with holes (such as loose-leaf paper) Loading Paper Loading Paper The printer feeds paper automatically one sheet at a time from the auto sheet feeder tray (supplied).
  • Page 13 When plain paper is used, place the paper in the auto sheet feeder tray so that the printing surface faces down. When Sony High Quality Paper is used, place the paper in the auto sheet feeder tray so that the more whitish side faces down. Then, secure the paper in place by sliding the paper guides inward towards the paper.
  • Page 14 • When plain paper is loaded in the auto sheet feeder tray, if a different media type is selected on the Main tab of the Printing Preferences dialog box, the printed paper may not be ejected correctly. For detailed information on how to select the media type, see “Settings for Paper”...

  • Page 15: Operation

    Select [Print] from the File menu in software application. The Print Settings dialog box appears. Select [Sony LPR-1000MD] from the list, and then click the [Preferences] button. The “Sony LPR-1000MD Properties” dialog box appears. Perform the required settings on the Main tab, Layout tab, and Function tab respectively.

  • Page 16: Common Operations On Each Tab Of The Printing Preferences Dialog Box

    After the required settings have been completed, click the [OK] button. About the Printing Preferences dialog box The Sony LPR-1000MD Properties dialog box which appears when you click the [Properties] or [Preferences] button after displaying the Print Settings dialog on the...

  • Page 17: Performing Settings On The Main Tab

    • [OK] button Click to execute the settings or changes made to previous settings, or to start printing. • [Cancel] button Click to cancel setting operations done in the dialog box. Common features Performing Settings on the Main Tab The Main tab allows you to perform the following basic settings required for printing.

  • Page 18: Selecting The Gamma Type

    automatically selected. Another tray type can not be selected. B Size Since the printer corresponds to size A4, “A4” is automatically selected. Another paper size can not be selected. C Width and Length The width and length of A4 paper sheets are displayed.

  • Page 19: Performing Settings On The Layout Tab

    Performing Settings on the Layout Tab The Layout tab allows you to perform the following settings. • Orientation You can select the orientation of printouts. • Page layout – Printing multiple pages per sheet You can specify the number of pages of printing data to be printed on a single sheet.
  • Page 20 Set the print orientation. Portrait/Landscape Set the print orientation using [Orientation] according to the page orientation of the printing data. Click the [Printing multiple pages per sheet] radio button in the Page Layout group. [Printing multiple pages per sheet] Click [V] and select the pages to be printed on one sheet.

  • Page 21: Printing Single Page Printing Data On Multiple Sheets

    When page orientation is set to [Portrait] When page orientation is set to [Landscape]: Click the [OK] button. The setting for the printing of multiple pages per sheet is saved. Printing Single Page Printing Data on Multiple Sheets You can divide single page data and print the results on multiple sheets.

  • Page 22: Using The Help Window

    Item Comments × 4 Page (2 To divide one page of printing data and print the results on four sheets. × 9 Page (3 To divide one page of printing data and print the results on nine sheets. × 16 Page (4 To divide one page of printing data and print the results on 16 sheets.

  • Page 23: Displaying Information On Operation Methods

    [Printers and Fax], in turn, so as to display the Printer window. (Help) button Double click [Sony LPR-1000MD]. The Windows spooler window appears. You can cancel the print job in this window. Right click the job you want to cancel, and select [Cancel] from the drop down list.

  • Page 24: Cancelling A Print Job From The Status Monitor

    Cancelling a Print Job from the Status Monitor Double click the icon on the task bar to open the status monitor. When printing starts, the status monitor automatically starts and the task bar. Click the [Job] button. Click the [Job] button. The Windows spooler window appears.

  • Page 25: Useful Functions

    Useful Functions Aligning the Print Position You can align the print position on one sheet. Display the Sony LPR-1000MD Printing Preferences dialog box from the Start menu of Windows. For detailed information on how to display, see “Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box...

  • Page 26: Advanced Functions

    Click the [Print Position Adjustment] button on the Adjust group. [Print Position Adjustment] button The Print Position Alignment window appears. Enter the numerical value of the amount by which you want to move the position. Enter the dimensions. [Right]: Enter the numerical value of the amount by which you want to move towards the right in printers of mm.
  • Page 27 Adding new stamps Seven kinds of stamp character strings have already been registered as defaults. You can add new stamps using the Add/Remove Stamp dialog. Click the [Function] tab on the Printing Preferences dialog box. Click [Stamp Setting...]. [Stamp Setting...] button The Stamp dialog box appears.
  • Page 28 The Add/Remove Stamp dialog box appears. Add a new stamp. When a stamp character string is added: 1 Enter the name of the character string which you want to add as a stamp in the [Add] text box. Enter the name of the stamp character string. 2 Click the [Add] button, and then click the [Back] button.
  • Page 29 Specify the bitmap file to be used, and then click the [Open] button. Specify the bitmap file. Notes • You cannot register the same stamp name twice. • The number of bitmap files that you can register is not limited. •...
  • Page 30 Click [V] at the right of the list and select the desired stamp character string from the list. Click [V]. You can embed a new character string as a stamp. For detailed information on how to add a character string, see “Adding new stamps” on page 27. Specify how to embed a stamp by setting each item in the Stamp dialog.
  • Page 31 Click the [OK] button on the Printing Preferences dialog box. The settings for the stamp character string to be embedded are saved. Embedding graphic data (bitmap file) as a stamp You can use a bitmap file as a stamp by specifying a bitmap file.
  • Page 32 Specify how the stamp is to be embedded by setting each item on the Stamp dialog. A [Alignment]: Select the page to which the stamp is to be embedded from among [First Sheet Only], [By sheet], and [By Page]. B [Horizontal Position] and [Vertical Position]: Specify the position at which the stamp is to be embedded.

  • Page 33: Sort Printing

    Click [V] on the [Remove] column on the Add/ Remove Stamp dialog. Click [V]. A drop down list appears. All of the stamp character strings and the names of graphics stamps are displayed on the drop down list. Click the stamp which you want to remove. The stamp name clicked appears.

  • Page 34: Setting The Printing Order

    Item Comments [Collate] To print a document consisting of multiple pages in sets [By Sheet] To print a document consisting of multiple pages by sheet Click the [OK] button. The sort printing setting is saved. Setting the Printing Order You can set the printing order. Click the [Function] tab on the Printing Preferences dialog box.

  • Page 35: Changing The Print Settings

    Enter the name in the “Name” text box. Enter the file name. You can use file names of one to 60 characters. The number of print setting files that can be saved is not limited. Click the [Save] button on the Save Settings dialog box.

  • Page 36: Retrieving The Print Settings Saved

    Note You cannot change default print settings. For detailed information on default print settings, see “Setting Items for the Printer Driver” on page 65. Retrieving the Print Settings Saved You can retrieve the print settings any time. Click the (Retrieve Settings) button on the Printing Preferences dialog box.

  • Page 37: Deleting Unnecessary Print Settings

    Deleting Unnecessary Print Settings Click the (Retrieve Settings) button on the Printing Preferences dialog box. The Retrieve Settings dialog appears. Click the file name which you wish to delete on the list. The selected file name is displayed in the Name text box.

  • Page 38: Monitor Function

    Monitor Function Using the Status Monitor The printer allows you to monitor the printer status via a USB connection. This is called the status monitor. The status monitor has the following functions. • Displaying the current printer status and job processing status (page 38) •...
  • Page 39 Click the [Job] button. Click the [Job] button. The Windows spooler window appears. Right-click the name of the job you wish to control. A drop down list appears. Select the desired item. Item Comments Pause To pause printing Restart To reset the printer so that it is ready to print (ready status) Cancel To cancel the print job...

  • Page 40: Maintenance

    When there is a print job left to be done, the head cleaning is not performed. Start cleaning the head after the printing of the current job is completed. Display the Sony LPR-1000MD Printing Preferences dialog box according to the operation procedure of “Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box from the Windows Start Menu”...

  • Page 41: Cleaning The Head From The Operation Panel

    Cleaning the Head From the Operation Panel Printer window display Push the MENU button. The READY indicator goes off and the message “Ink level” appears. Push and hold the MENU button or BB button until the message “Cleaning.” appears on the printer window display.

  • Page 42: Printing A Test Page

    When there is a print job left to be done, the test printing is not performed. Start the test printing after the printing of the current job is completed. Display the Sony LPR-1000MD Printing References dialog using the procedure explained in “Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box from the Windows Start Menu”...

  • Page 43: Replacing The Ink Cartridges

    Recommended Ink Cartridges (not supplied) Color Product name Black EPI-L100BL Sony Ink Cartridge Gray EPI-L100GL Sony Ink Cartridge Notes on using the ink cartridge • Be sure to remove the protective cap before using a new ink cartridge. If you don’t, you cannot load the ink cartridge correctly in the printer.
  • Page 44 Open the head cover. Note Do not push the head cover backward after it has been opened a little. If extra force is applied at the hinges of the head cover, it may be hard to open it from then on. Remove the empty ink cartridge.
  • Page 45 Head cartridge Load the remaining ink cartridges using the same procedure, matching the ink cartridge and its proper location. Location Ink cartridge Black, EPI-L100BL Sony Ink Cartridge Gray, EPI-L100GL Sony Ink Cartridge Close the head cover. Notes • If the head cartridge and/or ink cartridge are not loaded correctly, you cannot close the head cover.

  • Page 46: Replacing The Head Cleaning Roller

    Replacing the Head Cleaning Roller This section explains how to replace the head cleaning roller. Use an EPA-5CR head cleaning roller (not supplied). Notes • When replacing the cleaning roller, keep the power of the printer on. Before replacement, be sure to remove the auto sheet feeder tray.
  • Page 47 2 Slide the two tabs in the direction of the arrows (A). 3 Insert the unit ejector A horizontally in the direction of the arrow until it clicks. 4 Pull the unit ejector toward you to remove the head cleaning unit B. Note Do not leave the printer without the head cleaning unit for a long period of time.
  • Page 48 3 Insert the new head cleaning roller D until it clicks at both ends. Note The cleaning roller may come off it is not fully inserted. Replace the head cleaning unit in the printer. 1 Slide the two tabs in the direction of the arrow (B).
  • Page 49 Notes • Do not reuse the head cleaning roller once it is removed from the printer, as foreign material on the head cleaning roller may cause clogging of the printer head. • Dispose of the used head cleaning roller with the roller ejector attached, and throw away the unit ejector and the gloves, too.

  • Page 50: Miscellaneous

    Miscellaneous Precautions Safety • Operate the printer using the power source specified in “Specifications” on page 59. • Be careful not to damage the AC power cord by placing or dropping heavy objects on it; it is dangerous to use the printer with a damaged AC power cord. •...

  • Page 51: Before Moving The Printer

    • Place the printer keeping spaces towards the back, front, left, and right, and a space over the top as shown in the following diagram. 10 cm 10 cm 20 cm 25cm – Ventilation holes are provided on the back of the printer.

  • Page 52: Before Asking Repairment

    • Pack the printer using the original carton and packing materials supplied with the printer when you purchased the printer. Before Asking Repairment • Remove the ink cartridge from the printer. • Insert the yellow rubber cap and the dummy pack removed from the ink feeding inlets when setting up the printer.
  • Page 53 Printing Preferences dialog box. Specify the correct media type. It is recommended to use the paper manufactured by Sony Corporation. (page 17) The printout is blurry, The print head is dirty. or white stripes or tTry head cleaning two or three times scorches appear.

  • Page 54: Error Messages

    Symptoms Possible causes and remedies Back to front printing The setting of the printer and the print cannot be done. settings of the application software interfere with each other. tDeactivate “Back to Front” item on the Printing Preferences dialog box of the printer or the print setup dialog box of the software application.
  • Page 55 Printer window display Status Monitor In the following table, the upper error messages are displayed on the printer window display and the lower error messages are displayed on the status monitor. After removing the causes of errors Push the READY button so that the printer is reset to print mode (both ON/STANDBY and READY indicators light in green).

  • Page 56: If The Paper Jams

    Errors related to ink Error messages Causes/remedies Ink depleted xx • The amount of ink is low. tReplace the ink cartridge. (xx ink has run out.) (xx ink cartridge is not (page 43) attached.) • The ink cartridge is not set correctly.
  • Page 57 When the paper fed from the auto sheet feeder tray stops halfway Remove the auto sheet feeder tray, and check whether or not the paper has jammed near the back. If the jammed paper can be easily removed, pull the jammed paper out slowly.
  • Page 58 Pull the section with belts located inside the printer up slowly and remove the paper jammed between the openings. Pull this section up slowly. If you can remove the jammed paper, go to step 8. When the edge of the jammed paper can not be seen, go to step 7.

  • Page 59: Before Consulting Your Dealer

    The problem may be solved if you upgrade the printer driver to the latest version. For detailed information on how to upgrade the printer driver, see the home page of the Sony ink jet printer. Specifications Printer Printing system Line shot method Printing speed Standard: Approx.

  • Page 60: Requirements For The Printer Driver

    International Energy Star program Specifications Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this is product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. Outline of the International ENERGY...
  • Page 61 there are cases where the performance of the printer cannot be guaranteed. • Use a cable of less than 3m in length. To connect the printer to Windows via a Hi- Speed USB Use the Microsoft Windows XP/2000 USB2.0 driver. Note Do not use the extension USB 2.0 board such as PCI, PCMCIA and so on since the operation may become...

  • Page 62: Menu Flow Of The Printer Window Display

    Menu Flow of the Printer Window Display The messages of the printer window display changes as follows whenever you push the MENU button and you can perform settings. Main flow Menu Flow of the Printer Window Display How to read the flow chart •...
  • Page 63 Head cleaning Test printing Menu Flow of the Printer Window Display...
  • Page 64 Job cancel Cleaning roller replacement Menu Flow of the Printer Window Display...

  • Page 65: Setting Items For The Printer Driver

    Item Selections Main Tray Auto Sheet Feeder Size A4 (Fixed) Width 210 (Fixed) Length 297 (Fixed) Media Type Sony high quality coated paper/Plain paper Black and white (Fixed) Gamma Gamma 1/ Gamma 2/ Gamma 3/ Gamma 4 Orientation Portrait/ Landscape...

  • Page 66: Index

    Index About this manual 5 Aligning the print position 25 Cancelling a print job from the operation panel of the printer 24 from the status monitor 24 from the Windows spooler window 23 Cleaning the head from the operation panel 41 from the printer driver 40 Error messages related to ink 56...
  • Page 67 Sony Corporation...

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