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Main SC-500 USER'S MANUAL For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT NOTICE For Canada CLASS A NOTICE Contents To Ensure Safe Use About and Notices About the Symbols Page Page About the Labels Affixed to the Unit Ink cartridge Page Avis sur les avertissements propos des symboles Pour utiliser en toute scurit Page Page propos des tiquettes colles sur l'appareil la cartouche d'encre Page Page What to Do upon Opening the Carton 1 Checking Accessories 2 Setting Up and Connection Setting Up For IBM PC or PC compatibles Connection For Macintosh 1 3 2 3 Attach the Drain Bottle 1 Disposal of Discharged Ink 4 Installing Ink Cartridges 1 [ K C M c m Y ] 5 NOTICE Front View Part Names Inside the Front Cover Rear View Operation Panel 24 Five Modes Five Modes Main power switch (Rear) [POWER] key (Sub power switch) 25 Setup for Printing 3 10 7 PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFTPOS 8 28 3 Loading Flat Material 5 W1000mm L1230mm SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE 2 Test Printing 3 Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction Printing Mode Printing Direction 1 PRINT MODE FINE DIRECTION BI-DIRECTION 31 Roll material must be placed at a predetermined shaft position. Setup for Cutting 3 SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE 3 Loading Flat Material 5 35 2 Installing a Blade Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers. 3 Test Cutting 1 Page Setup for Printing and Cutting 39 Downloading Printing/Cutting Data Downloading Printing/Cutting Data W1234mm L ---mm FINE BI-DIR Pausing Printing or Cutting Operations SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE? 40 1 2 3 1 If the "INK EMPTY" message appears while printing Stopping Printing or Cutting Operations Downloading Printing/Cutting Data About the [EMPTY MODE] 1 When separating the material by pressing the [SHEET CUT] key Remove the Material Remove the Material When sending a material-cutting command from the computer to separate the material automatically Page Replacing the Ink Cartridges Maintenance Page 46 INK LEFT Much Little Check how much ink remains Cleaning the Printing Heads K C M c m Y If drop-out persists even after carrying out cleaning several times 1 HEAD CLEANING MEDIUM 3 1 MENU HEAD CLEANING 48 Replacing the Cutter Blade 1 Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers. 3 How to Replace the Separating Knife When the Product Needs Cleaning When Not in Use for a Prolonged Period... 3 52 1 HEAD WASH 3 EMPTY MODE 5 Page Page Page Performing Cutting or Printing at the Desired Location 1 To release the starting location that has been set... 57 Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions PRINT-CUT ADJ. 5 PRINT-CUT ADJ. TEST PRINT Test pattern Page Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting Printable and Cuttable Size and Position Page 3 Printing with Crop Marks Reloading and Aligning Material Page Making Corrections for Printing Feed Correction Bidirectional Correction 5 ADJUST +0 +5 66 Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length CALIBRATION 3 CALIBRATION CUTTING ADJ. Continued on the next page 5 7 OVER PRINT NONE 2 Performing Overprinting 68 Setting the Page Margins PAGE MARGIN ] When the material is not cut off [ About the Prefeed ([PREFEED]) Function SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE? 70 To Perform Long Printing/Cutting ENABLE ENABLE 1 3 7 5 DISABLE ENABLE Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head Materials Conditions for Usable Materials AB D C Material Approx. 922 mm (36-5/16 in.) Approx. 1140 mm (44-7/8 in.) Approx. 1190 mm (46-7/8 in.) Approx. 742 mm (29-3/16 in.) About Blade Life About the Printing/Cutting Area Page 77 Description of Keys Description of Keys FunctionSubmenu Key + 79 Description of Menus FunctionSubmenu Description of Menu Items 80 Function Submenu 81 Function Submenu Page Display Menus Flowchart + Page Page PRINT MODE FINE DIRECTION UNI-DIRECTION Press the key W1234mm L ---mm FINE BI-DIR What to Do If... If the machine doesn't run... If the "INK EMPTY" message appears The message SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE? appears when data is sent from the computer The message CANT PRINT CROP CONTINUE? appears when data is sent from the computer Clean, attractive printing is impossible Printing goes beyond the loaded material The Material is not cut properly Material feed is not smooth (slippage occurs) 90 What to Do If... The material becomes jammed If [MOTOR ERROR : TURN OFF POWER] appears and operation stops When printing was continued, but should be started over Printed lines are misaligned [Example] OK: Correct Not OK: Single lines not produced The material cannot be separated The printing and cutting positions are not aligned 92 Error Messages Error Messages Meaning Action Error messages Page SC-500 Specifications Continued on the next page For items indicates by an asterisk "(*)", please see the next page. Page 96 Interface Specifications Parallel Connector (in compliance with specifications of Centronics)