COLOUR VIDEO COPY PROCESSOR MODEL CP910E(ID) OPERATION MANUAL ALARM SHEET PAPER S-VIDEO THIS OPERATION MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT BEFORE USING YOUR COLOUR VIDEO COPY PROCESSOR. This video copy processor complies with the requirements of the EC Directive 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
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. WARNING: Use the AC power cord according to the recommendations as below so as not to interfere with radio and television reception. If you use other cables, it may cause interference with radio and television reception. Case 1.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute the risk of electric shock.
CONTENTS 1 2-4 5 6 7-9 PRECAUTIONS Contents ................................................................................................ Safety precautions ................................................................................ Special features .................................................................................... Unpacking ............................................................................................. Features and functions ........................................
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In the interest of safety, please observe the following precautions: POWER REQUIREMENT This Colour Video Copy Processor is designed to operate on 100V-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. AVERTISSEMENT: CET APPAREIL DOIT ETRE MIS A LA TERRE. PROTECTIVE MEASURES IF ABNORMALITIES ARISE, ....
INSTALLATION LOCATIONS PRECAUTIONS MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION Ventilation slots and holes are provided on the sides of this unit. Place the unit on a hard and level surface and locate at least 4 inches (10cm) from walls to insure proper ventilation. When putting the unit on the system rack, take a space between the unit and the back of the rack. UNSUITABLE LOCATIONS Avoid shaky places or hot-springs areas where hydrogen sulfide and acidic ions are likely to be generated.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS OTHER CAUTIONS 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 colour, uneven colour or lines, or wrinkles in the print images. NOTE: YOUR UNDERSTANDING IS REQUESTED FOR THE LOSS OF IMAGES IN MEMORY DUE TO THE SUDDEN OCCURRENCE OF A MALFUNCTION.
SPECIAL FEATURES SPECIAL FEATURES PRECAUTIONS 2 PRINT SIZES ARE AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE 2 printing sizes, L size (max.110 x 160 mm) and S size (max.110 x 105 mm), are selectable. HIGH SPEED PRINTING Printing speed is approx. 44 seconds (in S size print). Using a rollpaper shortens the time for installing and removing.
UNPACKING UNPACKING Take the unit out of the box by the following procedures. Make sure to check the contents. Open the top of the box. 2 Remove the accessory box. 3 Remove the cushion above the unit. R EO O ID SS R V CE LO PRO CO PY CO 1 R EO O ID S S R V CE LO PRO C O PY CO 4 Take the unit out of the box carefully. Make sure to keep the unit horizontally. Then, unwrap the packing. 2 ACCESSORY BOX CONTENTS DISPLAY COLOR ADJUST PROG.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS PRECAUTIONS FRONT PANEL 1 2345 6 78 9 A B ALARM SHEET PAPER S-VIDEO 1 POWER BUTTON (INDICATOR) Press to turn on power. Press again to turn off power. When the power is turned on, the indicator illuminates. 2 ALARM INDICATOR When this unit is overheated, this indicator goes on and off. When other error occurs, it lights up. 3 SHEET ERROR INDICATOR When an error concerning ink sheet occurs, this indicator lights up.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS REAR PANEL 12 3 4 5 CAMERA-IN REMOTE S-VIDEO/IN S-VIDEO/OUT VIDEO OUT AC IN 6 1 REMOTE TERMINAL 2 (MINI DIN 8 PIN) 4 S-VIDEO INPUT/OUTPUT TERMINAL 2 REMOTE TERMINAL 1 (STEREO JACK) 5 VIDEO SIGNAL OUTPUT TERMINAL Memorizing images and printing is available by the remote signal inputted through this terminal. It is necessary to make a circuit for remote control unit to use the function. See pages 20-21.
5 SET BUTTON 12 DISPLAY COLOR ADJUST PROG. FIELD /FRAME PRINT Q' ty MENU SET STOP MEMORY PAGE MONITOR MEMORY PRINT Press to cancel the printing process and start mechanical initializing. When pressing these buttons during displaying the main menu, the service menu will be displayed. When pressing these buttons during stand-by status, the print quantity is set to 1. 7 MEMORY PAGE BUTTON Use to select the image memorized . The memory page is switched every time this button is pressed.
CONNECTIONS The functions of this unit can be set by the menu screens displayed on the monitor. Connect this unit with a monitor to check the images to be printed and the images stored in memory. The following example shows the connection with monitor and camera. Connect with the necessary signal equipment. Make sure to turn off the power of the unit and connecting equipment before connection. CONNECTION WITH MONITOR AND CAMERA • • Make sure to turn off the power before setting.
BEFORE OPERATION PRECAUTIONS Before printing, 1. Unlock the printing unit. (See below) 2. Install the print paper and ink cassette. (pages 11-14) PAPER SHEET SET FEATURES When using this unit for printing, make sure to use the following types of paper and ink sheet set. 2 PAPER SHEET SET Product name CK900S4P(HX)EU CK900L4P(HX)EU Ink sheet size S size L size No.
BEFORE OPERATION 3 Remove the seal, and insert the edge of the print paper right arrow marks below the roller cover with arrow marks towards the front panel. Make sure to insert the paper straight. 4 Feed the print paper through the paper outlet with your hand. 5 Pull the both side of the print paper to eliminate slack. Paper Paper Paper INSTALLATION OF INK SHEET 2 INSTALLING THE INK SHEET Load the ink cassette with the ink sheet roll before inserting the ink cassette into the printer.
2 INSTALLING THE INK CASSETTE PRECAUTIONS 1 Eliminate any slack of the ink sheet. Hold the colored roller and turn the white roller. 2 Insert the ink cassette with the ink sheet into its compartment. 1 Put the ink cassette of the ink sheet with flat top side to each . Then, set the other side (with handle) as shown right. When exchanging the ink cassette and so on, remove 1 FEATURES 1 it by holding the handle.(See page 37.
BEFORE OPERATION NOTE If the power is turned on and AUTO FEED&CUT on SYSTEM SETUP menu is set to ON, “SET PAPER” disappears when print paper is set. (For AUTO FEED&CUT setting refer to page 29.) After inserting ink sheet and closing the printing unit, the print paper is automatically fed and cut twice. NOTE Take the print paper one by one after completing printing. Pull out the tray completely when using it. If you fail to do so, paper jamming may occur. Put the tray back when finishing printing.
PRINTING (BASIC) 2 SELECTING PRINT SIZE AUTO/S • AUTO is selected for initial setting. • Select “AUTO” or “S” according to the print size. AUTO : Selects print size automatically according to the installed ink sheet. • S: Selects S size regardless of the installed ink sheet. The print size can be set on the menu displayed on the monitor screen. DISPLAY PROG.
PRINTING (BASIC) PRINTING 2 DISPLAY ON THE MONITOR SCREEN The setting will be displayed on the monitor screen as shown below. (example) 1 1 3 2 4 This mark illuminates when the memorized image is displayed on the monitor. When an image from the input signal is displayed, this mark does not illuminate. To switch the mode, press MONITOR button. 2 These marks show the pages, A and B. The upper mark shows page A and lower shows B. The mark of the selected page 3 illuminates.
PRECAUTIONS 2 SELECTING MEMORIZED IMAGE TO PRINT 1 Press MONITOR button to select “MEMORY” on the display. • The contents of the current memory page will be displayed. FEATURES 2 Press the MEMORY PAGE button to select page A or B. 3 Press the PRINT button.
PRINTING (BASIC) 2 MULTIPLE COPY OR CONTINUOUS PRINTING Multiple copies of a memorized image can be made by setting the number of prints to more than one. The print quantity can be set for up to 200 prints or for continuous printing until the paper or ink sheet is used up. Multiple quantity printing can be cancelled if needed. NOTE The number of prints is displayed on the monitor for 3 seconds after pressing buttons. {, } 1 Press PRINT Q’ty {,} button to set the number of sheets to be printed.
PRINTING (SPECIAL) Various types of printing are available by setting on the menu screen (MAIN MENU and SERVICE MENU). In this section, some examples of special prints are given. PRECAUTIONS For each setting, see pages 22-23. MULTI PRINT MULTI PRINT is the function which 2, 4, 6 or 16 images can be printed on a sheet. Use LAYOUT of MAIN MENU for setting. See page 26. FEATURES SEPARATE PRINT The SEPARATE print function inserts a white frame between 2 or more images.
PRINTING (SPECIAL) EXTERNAL REMOTE TERMINAL 1 3 2 1 The image can be stored in memory by sending the remote signal through the external remote terminal on the rear panel. When the MEM&PRN(MEMORY & PRINT) function is set to ON, the image will be printed after being stored in memory. • Make out the necessary circuit to use this function by referring to the following. Circuit inside and pin No. 2 EXTERNAL REMOTE TERMINAL SIGNAL ALLOCATION (STEREO JACK) Pin No.
2 PIN NO. 6 REMOTE TERMINAL 01: [ button 02: { ] button 03: } button 04: { button PRECAUTIONS By sending the following remote control codes from pin No.6, the same functions as the wired remote control unit supplied can be controlled. 1.
SETTING THE FUNCTIONS (MENU CHART) MONITOR DISPLAY CHART OPERATION is reference page. p COLOR ADJ SELECT COLOR/B&W BRT : 0 CONT : 0 R-SUB : 0 C G-SUB : 0 M B-SUB : 0 Y [ ] CENTER [ ] CANCEL ]] Press [ , ] button to change the value, select the mode or switch the item. R G B Select an item with { ,} button. Monitor display is the name of button on remote control unit. is the name of button on front panel.
p29 System setting display p29 PRECAUTIONS SYSTEM SETUP INCREMENT OFF/PAGE BUZZER OFF/T1/T2 REMAINING BUZZER OFF/0 REMAINING SCREEN OFF/ON AUTO FEED&CUT OFF/ON PAPER HOLD OFF/ON INIT PROG ALL/MAIN/SERVICE INITIALIZE OFF/GO Gamma level setting display GAMMA ADJ INIT:[CLEAR] COLOR ALL/EACH SELECT R/G/B Hi 0 Mid 0 Low 0 POINT 64 128 192 Layout setting display 2 LAYOUT2 SEPARATE MARGIN CUT p28 FEATURES p30 Displays only when selecting COLOR : EACH OFF/ON OFF/ON ]] ]] ]] ]] ] ] SET p30 MENU *1 S
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (MAIN MENU) MAIN MENU ITEMS MAIN MENU is used to open sub-menus. The functions are set with the following 5 menus. The settings can be saved by SAVE PRG.
6 Press SET button. PRECAUTIONS MAIN MENU is displayed. “SAVE PRG 1/2/3/CANCEL” is selected. This menu lets you select a user program memory (1-3) to store your new settings. 7 Press [ or ] button to select the user memory numbers of 1, 2 or 3 to store the setting. ] ] ] ] MAIN MENU COLOR ADJ [ ] INPUT S-VIDEO LAYOUT [ ] PRINT [ ] MEMORY POSITION [ ] SAVE PRG 1 / 2 / 3 / CANCEL FEATURES The program is replaced.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (MAIN MENU) COLOR ADJ Color adjustment display • COLOR ADJ SELECT COLOR/B&W BRT : 0 CONT : 0 R-SUB : 0 C G-SUB : 0 M B-SUB : 0 Y [ ] CENTER [ ] CANCEL The color of the source image and memorized image can be adjusted. SELECT COLOR B&W BRT (Bright) CONT (Contrast) R-SUB Selects color print or black and white print. Color print Black and white print (The monitor shows in colors.) Adjusts brightness of the printing image. Adjusts contrast of the printing image.
APT (Aperture) S (SOFT) N (NORMAL) H1 (HARD 1) H2 (HARD 2) Controls apertures and reinforces or softens the contour of image. Softens the contour. Does not reinforce the contour. Reinforces the contour. Reinforces the contour more. PRECAUTIONS PRINT Print setting display PRINT APT S/N/H1/H2 DIR NOR/REV MIRROR OFF/ON FEATURES DIR (Print direction) Selects printing direction. NOR The margin is made on the lower position. REV The margin is made on the upper position.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (SERVICE MENU) SERVICE MENU ITEMS SYSTEM Sets page increment, buzzer and remaining of ink sheet. GAMMA ADJ Sets gamma curve level. LAYOUT2 Adjusts print layout setting. ANALOG COLOR ADJ Adjusts analog input signal image. INPUT Sets even/odd number of FIELD, adjusts display, etc. OUTPUT Sets sub-contrast of the monitor. KEY SET Selects the functions of the buttons and function of remote terminal. RS232C Selects baud rate. REMOTE Selects remote signal.
INCREMENT OFF Page increment is not available. PAGE Every time pressing MEMORY button, memory page goes to the next page and image will be memorized on it. BUZZER SYSTEM SETUP INCREMENT OFF/PAGE BUZZER OFF/T1/T2 REMAINING BUZZER OFF/0 REMAINING SCREEN OFF/ON AUTO FEED&CUT OFF/ON PAPER HOLD OFF/ON INIT PROG ALL/MAIN/SERVICE INITIALIZE OFF/GO FEATURES OFF T1 T2 Selects sounds the buzzer when pressing the buttons on the VCP and remote control unit.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (SERVICE MENU) SELECT R G B Is displayed when selecting EACH in COLOR. Adjusting gamma level for red. Adjusting gamma level for green. Adjusting gamma level for blue. Changing gamma curve: Use the {, } buttons on the remote control unit to select the Hi/Mid/Low gamma point to set. Also use [, ] buttons to input setting level. NOTE It takes time to set the gamma value by CPU. Wait until the normal display is shown after pressing SET button.
PRECAUTIONS AFC(Automatic frequency control) The image distortion on the top may occur when the VCR image is special input such as in pause, field-by-field playback, or FF playback mode. Also, the image is not printed correctly because of a weak TV signal. In this case, set the AFC function to “ON.” • The image distortion on the top may occur by the special signals when AFC is set to “ON”. In this case, set it to “OFF.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (SERVICE MENU) MEM&STOP (Memory and Stop) OFF The next image is overlaid in the memory. PAGE Automatic increment stops when all pages become full. To overlay a new image, print or clear the memorized image. MEM&MONI (Memory and Monitor) Switches the monitor display between the source image and memory image after memorizing. OFF Displays the source image. ON Displays the memory image.
2 SYNCHRONOUS SETTING FOR MEMORY PRECAUTIONS STROBE : 1V, BUSY LEVEL : HIGH in REMOTE SET of SERVICE MENU V SYNC Image memorizing BUSY OUTPUT a b FEATURES STROBE : 2V, BUSY LEVEL : HIGH in REMOTE SET of SERVICE MENU V SYNC Image memorizing BUSY OUTPUT CONNECTIONS PREPARATION The numbers in the above figures are just references. The timing may be different according to the setting. PREVIOUS ERROR Error display This function displays the most recent types of error.
ERROR MESSAGES & COUNTERMEASURES ERROR MESSAGES If for some reason printing is not possible or error occurs during printing, the error message will be displayed on the monitor screen. In this case, follow the procedure described below. Error messages Causes Countermeasures The printing unit door opens. • Insert the printing unit until it is locked in the Paper is used up. unit. • Set a new roll of paper. CHANGE INK The ink sheet is used up. Refer to pages 11-12.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Use the following troubleshooting chart to try to resolve any apparent defect in operation. If you are unable to resolve the PRECAUTIONS 2 problem, unplug the power cord and contact your dealer. Symptom Check and Remedy No power (when POWER lamp does not illuminate) Is the power cord plug disconnected from the outlet? →Connect the power cord plug to the outlet firmly. No image appears on the monitor. FEATURES After turning the power off, wait for approx. 2 minutes.
ERROR MESSAGES & COUNTERMEASURES Symptom Check and Remedy Wired remote control unit cannot be operated. Is the plug of the remote control unit disconnected from its terminal on the unit? → Connect the plug of the remote control unit to the REMOTE terminal on the unit. Is the wired remote control unit for this unit (accessory) used? → Use the remote control unit for this unit. Is the KEY LOCK set to ON? → Set the KEY LOCK to OFF.
OVERCOMING PAPER JAMS PRECAUTIONS 1 Press OPEN button to pull out the printing unit. When it is not working, turn off the power once. Then try to press OPEN button again. FEATURES 2 Remove the ink cassette with ink sheet. CONNECTIONS PREPARATION 3 Remove the print paper as shown right. 2 1 4 Cut the defective part of the print paper with scissors. PRINTING 5 Cut both edges of the print paper. ADJUSTMENTS 6 Install the print paper. (Refer to pages 11-12.
CLEANING CLEANING A small amount of alcohol Cleaning as indicated below will help maintain stable printer operation and extend the printer’s life. Preparations Alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) Tissue paper (Fold in half about 4 times, and use the folded side to clean.) Cleaning part How to fold tissue paper Cotton buds Cleaning kit (Option)* Other : Cleaner pen (Option)* *Please ask the dealer about options. Cleaner pen (Option) Make sure to turn off the power before cleaning.
SPEC & OPTIONS SPECIFICATIONS Printing method Sublimation Dye Thermal 3 color faces progressive printing (yellow, magenta and cyan) and surface lamination Print quality Dot resolution Number of grades Max. 1280x 600 pixels (S size) 256 (8 bits) for each color ( About 16.7 million colors) Printing time* L size S size Approx. 64 sec./sheet Approx. 44 sec.
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 (1) 707 276100 FAX (1) 707 278755 German Branch Gothaer Strasse 8, Postfach 1548, 40880 Ratingen 1, Germany Phone (2102) 4860 FAX (2102) 486-732 French Branch 25, Boulevard des Bouvets - 92741 NANTERRE cedex Phone (01) 55.68.55.00 FAX (01) 55.68.57.