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DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER MODEL CP9550DW OPERATION MANUAL POWER ALARM PAPER/INK RIBBON DATA READY COOLING DOOR OPEN CANCEL FEED&CUT THIS OPERATION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER. This digital color printer complies with the requirements and other relevant provisions of the EC Directive 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC and 1999/ 5/EC.
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INFORMATION This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. WARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: 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.
CONTENTS CONTENTS Contents ....................1 Safety precautions ................2-4 Special features ..................5 Unpacking ..................... 6 Features and functions ................7-8 Front panel ..................... 7 Side and rear panel ................8 Connections ..................9-10 Connection with USB data signal equipment ......... 9 Setting of DIP switches ................
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In the interest of safety, please observe the following precautions: POWER REQUIREMENT This Digital Color Printer is designed to operate on 120V AC 50/60Hz in U.S.A. and Canada, 220V-240V AC 50/60Hz in Europe. Never connect to any outlet or power supply having a different voltage or frequency. WARNING : THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REMOVE THE PAPER STRIP BIN WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR When you open or close the door with the paper strip bin installed, the bin may be removed and fall. This may cause injury or damge. INSTALLATION LOCATIONS MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION Ventilation slots and holes are provided on the rear and both sides of this unit.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS OTHER CAUTIONS • Do not pull out nor touch the print paper until printing is completed. It may degrade the print quality or cause an error. • Dust or other foreign matter adhering to the print paper or the ink cassette, or deformation resulting from exposure to extremely low or high temperatures could cause loss of color, uneven color or lines, or wrinkles in the print images.
HIGH QUALITY PRINTING CP9550DW is a dye sublimation thermal transfer color printer, which produces superior high quality images. It also produces a continuous tone at 256 gradient for each of Y, M, and C and 16.7 million colors.
UNPACKING UNPACKING Take the printer out of the box by the following procedures. Make sure to check the accessories. 1 Open the top of the box. 2 Remove the accessories together with upper cushions. 3 Hold the handles of the cardboard and pull it up carefully to take the printer together with the lower cushions out of the box.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL PAPER STRIP BIN Hook the paper strip bin by its latches. POWER ALARM PAPER/INK RIBBON DATA READY COOLING DOOR OPEN CANCEL FEED&CUT To attach: A -> B To remove: B -> A 1 POWER BUTTON 9 DATA INDICATOR Use to switch the power ON and OFF.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS SIDE AND REAR PANEL AC LINE (LEFT SIDE) (REAR) 1 USB TERMINAL 3 HANDLE FOR TRANSPORTING Use to connect the USB cable. When transporting this unit, hold this handle and the lower See page 9. front part of this unit. 2 DIP SWITCHES 4 POWER SOCKET (AC LINE) Use to set various functions of this unit.
CONNECTIONS CONNECTION WITH USB DATA SIGNAL EQUIPMENT 2 2 2 2 2 CONNECTING TO PERSONAL COMPUTER (EXAMPLE) 1 Connect the unit and the personal computer with a USB cable. Connect this unit to a personal computer as shown below. To USB port To USB port Personal computer Digital color printer...
CONNECTIONS SETTING OF DIP SWITCHES 2 2 2 2 2 SETTING DIP SWITCHES All the switches are set to OFF at the time of shipment from the factory. Turn off the power before changing the DIP switch settings. Switch No. Setting Function Auto feed &...
BEFORE OPERATION Before printing, 1 Install the print paper to this unit. (See below.) Install the ink ribbon to this unit. (page 13-14) INSTALLATION OF PRINT PAPER latches Spacers 2 The spacers are attached to the paper flanges. For the necessity of the spacers, see the Quick Setup Guide.
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BEFORE OPERATION 2 Press the POWER button to turn on the power. 3 Press the DOOR OPEN button to open the door. Take the ink cassette in the printer out. 4 Install the print paper into the unit. Make sure to install the print paper firmly. NOTE Install the print paper into the unit slowly.
BEFORE OPERATION INSTALLATION OF INK RIBBON 2 2 2 2 2 INSTALLING THE INK RIBBON After installing the print paper, install the ink cassette into this unit. Before installing the ink cassette into this unit, load the ink ribbon in the ink cassette. NOTE •...
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BEFORE OPERATION 2 Push the ink cassette toward the back of the unit. Hold the handle of the ink cassette and push it straight toward the back of the unit. Then raise it until you hear a click to secure it in the ink cassette holder. NOTE If the ink ribbon is used up, repeat the steps 1 to 2 to replace the print paper and the ink ribbon.
BEFORE OPERATION HANDLING OF PAPER / INK RIBBON SET 2 2 2 2 2 BEFORE PRINTING • Fingerprints or dust on the paper’s printing surface may degrade the print quality and cause paper jams. When the manual feed & cut mode has been selected, repeat the FEED &...
BEFORE OPERATION INSTALLATION OF PRINTER DRIVER 2 The printer driver is required to print the data from the personal computer connected with this unit. ® The printer driver for Windows is supplied with this unit. Product name Required operating system Applies for Microsoft ®...
ERROR MESSAGES & COUNTERMEASURES INDICATIONS ON THE FRONT PANEL AND COUNTERMEASURES 2 If, for some reason, printing is not possible or an error occurs during printing, the indicators on the front panel will illuminate or blink. In this case, follow the procedure described below. In case of an error during printing, unless you turn off the unit, the unit resumes printing automatically when the error is corrected.
ERROR MESSAGES & COUNTERMEASURES OVERCOMING PAPER JAMS 1 Press the DOOR OPEN button to open the door. Make sure that the power is turned on before opening the door. If the door does not open, turn off the power and turn it on again. Then press the DOOR OPEN button again.
ERROR MESSAGES & COUNTERMEASURES BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE For the following symptoms, check the unit again before calling for service. Symptom Check & Remedy Is the power cord plug disconnected from the outlet? The power is not turned on. → Connect the power cord plug to the outlet firmly. →...
CLEANING Cleaning as indicated below will help maintain stable printer operation and extend the printer’s life. A small amount of alcohol Preparations Alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) Tissue paper (Fold in half about four times, and use the folded side to clean.) Cleaning part Other : Cleaner pen (option)*, Cleaning ribbon (option)* How to fold tissue paper...
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Class Digital Color Printer Model CP9550DW Printing method Sublimation Dye Thermal Transfer line print 3-color faces progressive printing (yellow, magenta, and cyan) and surface lamination Print’s resolution 346 x 346 DPI (DPI : Dots per inch) Dot resolution 9x13 (3.5x5”)
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MITSUBISHI DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. 9351 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, CA 92618, U.S.A. Phone 949-465-6000 Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. UK Branch Travellers Lane, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 8XB, England, U.K. Phone (0) 1707 276100 FAX (0) 1707 278755 German Branch Gothaer Strasse 8, 40880 Ratingen ; Postfach 1548, 40835 Ratingen ; Germany...