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Roland MPX-70 Product Manual

Roland MPX-70 Product Manual

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  • Page 1 Photo Impact Printer MPX-70 Product Guide...

  • Page 2: General Information

    MPX-70 prints images on flat metal plates/tags/pendants, Zippo, Acrylics, etc. Very easy to produce good quality gift items. MPX-70 is the 3 Generation in the Metaza product line (MPX-50, MPX-60 and now MPX-70). Speed, print quality, and usability have been improved over the previous models.
  • Page 3 Features...
  • Page 4 Characteristics: High Speed: 1.5 to 3 times faster than the MPX-60. High quality printing : The MPX-70 has 3 high quality print modes: Text (265dpi), Photo (353dpi) and High Resolution (529dpi). Easy to use : Easy material loading, software and driver settings.

  • Page 5: High Speed Printing

    High Speed Printing: Printing Speed: 15mm/s (MPX-60) >>> 50mm/s (MPX-70) Actual Printing Time Metal Plate 1 • Material Size: 40mm x 25mm • Printing Area: 28mm x 21mm Printing Area Metal Plate 2 • Material Size: 50mm x 30mm • Printing Area: 33mm x 25mm...

  • Page 6: High Quality Printing

    High Quality Printing: Resolution of Photo mode: 265dpi (MPX-60)>>353dpi (MPX-70) Photo/ High Resolution Resolution of Text mode: 212dpi (MPX-60)>>265dpi (MPX-70) High Resolution mode: 529dpi (MPX-70 only - New Function) Text...
  • Page 7 Easy Material Setting: Press the Power/Movement button to Material move the table to the front of the machine. Power/ Place the material at the center of the Movement table. Press and release the Power/Movement button to move the PUSH table to the center of the machine. DOWN Loosen the knob on the left side of the carriage.

  • Page 8: Head Maintenance

    Head Maintenance: Head maintenance software, Head Manager” is bundled. Displays the status of each of the 9 pins. Easy to select/change the appropriate pin. Easy to use Replace Head Wizard for print head replacement by the user. You can readjust the striking force of each pin, printing test pattern on the test material (60x60 brass plate or equivalent).

  • Page 9: Materials For Printing

    Materials for Printing...

  • Page 10: Recommended Materials

    Recommended Materials: Metals: (Gold, Silver, Brass, Stainless, Aluminum, etc) Shiny or Brushed material works the best Acrylic, Plastic. Achromatic or pale color transparent material...

  • Page 11: Materials Not Recommended

    Materials NOT recommended: Matte Surface Metals Dark Colored Plastics Matte Surface Plastics • It is possible to print on these materials, but the printed images will not be as visible as with shinier materials.
  • Page 12 Materials to not print on at all: Glass, Ceramic, Stone Material will either crack or Pin will break. Wax, Rubber and Soft Plastics The material will not show image.
  • Page 13 Acceptable Material Shapes and Sizes Material surface MUST be flat. Surface to print ＝ Acceptable Material Both surfaces must be flat Back surface Unacceptable Material Surface to print Back surface Maximum Printable Area: 80mm x 80mm Maximum loadable Material Size: 90mm x 90mm. Thickness of 20mm...
  • Page 14 Printing with Image Data for the MPX-60...
  • Page 15 Printing with image data for the MPX-60: The MPX-70 has higher resolution and improved Metaza driver that can print more natural tones. When printing at the higher resolutions (Photo / Hi- Resolution) you will not see the same results as you would with an MPX-60 with same data.

  • Page 16: Specifications

    Specifications:...

  • Page 17: System Requirements

    System Requirements:...
  • Page 18 Appendix ------Head Replacement------...
  • Page 19 Head for the MPX-70 (MPH-70） The head has 9 pins: Uses only one pin for printing at a time. Once pin reaches it’s life, it willl automatically switch to the next pin in line. User can also manually change/select pins.
  • Page 20 You can print approx. 3600 plates per head. (Printing area: 30mm x 23mm, Duty Cycle: 35%) You can check the status of each pin using the MPX-70 Head Manager. Note: Life of the pins depend on the hardness of the material.

  • Page 21: Head Replacement

    Head Replacement (1/5): Start “MPX-70 Head Manager”. This will be located in the Dr. Metaza2 program group. Click [Replace Head]...
  • Page 22 Head Replacement (2/5): Click, Move the head The head will move to the center of the machine for replacement. Disconnect the AC adapter from the machine.
  • Page 23 Head Replacement (3/5): Remove the head Follow the on-screen instructions for head removal. Attach the new head Follow the on-screen instruction for the installation procedure.
  • Page 24 Head Replacement (4/5): Connect the AC adapter and power the unit back on. Head Adjustment Perform the head adjustment to adjust the striking force of each pin. A test pattern is printed on the test material (included with replacement print head).
  • Page 25 Head Replacement (5/5): Input the adjustment value that is shown on printed test pattern. Power the unit off and back on to write the adjustment value to the EEROM. At this point the head replacement is complete.

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