COLOUR VIDEO COPY PROCESSOR MODEL CP910E 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, 93/42/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
CONTENTS Contents ................................................................................................ Safety precautions ................................................................................ Special features .................................................................................... Unpacking ............................................................................................. Features and functions ....................................................................
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In the interest of safety, please observe the following precautions: POWER REQUIREMENT PRECAUTIONS This Colour Video Copy Processor is designed for operation on 220-240V, 50Hz AC. 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. FEATURES PROTECTIVE MEASURES IF ABNORMALITIES ARISE, ....
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS INSTALLATION LOCATIONS MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION Ventilation slots and holes are provided on this unit. Place the unit on a hard and level surface and locate at least 10 cm (4 inches) 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.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS PRECAUTIONS The supplier will make available on request such circuit diagrams, component part lists, descriptions, calibration instructions or other information which will assist the USER's appropriately qualified technical personnel to repair those parts of the EQUIPMENT which are classified by the manufacturer as repairable.
SPECIAL FEATURES SPECIAL FEATURES AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS MEDICAL FIELDS, INCLUDING ENDOSCOPY DIAGNOSIS 3 kinds of colouring characteristics (gamma curve) are employed, which are the best for medical diagnostic devices, including endoscope requiring precise images and ultrasound diagnostic equipment etc. The colour is reproducible for each diagnostic equipment with easy operation. Each gamma curve is adjustable for each user flexibly.
UNPACKING UNPACKING PRECAUTIONS 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 cushion with contents. 3 Take the unit out of the box carefully. 4 Unwrap the packing. R EO O ID SS R V CE LO PRO CO PY CO 1 FEATURES R EO O ID S S R V CE LO PRO C O PY CO Be careful not to drop the contents. CONNECTIONS PREPARATION Make sure to keep the unit horizontally.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL 1 2345 6 78 9 A B ALARM SHEET PAPER S-VIDEO G C D E F 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. pressed, the picture on the monitor screen switches between the picture of the input signal (source image) and the memorized image.
3 4 12 REMOTE PRECAUTIONS REAR PANEL IN OUT S-VIDEO AC LINE OUT FEATURES IN VIDEO 5 This is used to equalize the potential of the equipment connected to the unit. For details, refer to the installation instruction of the equipment to be connected. 1 REMOTE TERMINAL 2 (MINI DIN 8 PIN) Memorizing images and printing are available by the remote signal inputted through this terminal. It is necessary to make a circuit for remote control to use the function. See page 27.
FEATURES & FUNCTIONS REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 12 9 A B C D E 5 SET BUTTON DISPLAY COLOR ADJUST PROG. FIELD /FRAME PRINT Q' ty MENU SET CLEAR STOP MEMORY PAGE MONITOR MEMORY PRINT 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press to go to SAVE PRG. Repress to memorize the values and exit the MENU mode. See pages 28-29. 6 STOP BUTTONS Press to cancel the printing process and start mechanical initializing. When pressing these buttons during displaying MAIN MENU, SERVICE MENU will be displayed.
CONNECTIONS PRECAUTIONS The functions of this unit can be set by the menu screens displayed on the monitor. • Connection with a monitor • Connection with VIDEO/S-VIDEO signal equipment 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 a video signal and S-video signal equipment. Connect with the necessary signal equipment. Make sure to turn off the power of the unit and connecting equipment before connection.
BEFORE OPERATION Before printing, 1. Unlock the printing unit. (See below) 2. Install the print paper and ink cassette. (pages 12-15) PAPER SHEET SET When using this unit for printing, make sure to use the following types of paper sheet and ink sheet set. 2 PAPER SHEET SET Product name CK900S CK900L CK900S4P CK900L4P CK900S4P(HX)EU CK900L4P(HX)EU Ink sheet size S size L size S size L size S Size L Size No. of prints 200 130 130 90 130 90 Product name K65HM-CE Print size S/L size No.
2 INSTALLATION OF PRINT PAPER PRECAUTIONS Do not remove the seal on the print paper yet. When using thermal paper, remove the seal as shown on the previous page. Gear Seal 1 Insert the print paper roller with gear on the left. 1 as shown right, and set the print paper roller. FEATURES Press the folder 2 1 CONNECTIONS PREPARATION 2 Set the other side of roller without gear.
BEFORE OPERATION 2 PRECAUTIONS ON SETTING THERMAL PAPER When setting the thermal paper, observe the following precautions to prevent paper jam. • Do not use defective paper. Do not use the bent or wrinkled paper. • Adjust the paper position correctly. When the paper is fed out skewed from the print exit, adjust the paper position so that it is fed out straight. • Do not slack the roll paper. Set the paper tightly to remove any slack. • Make the paper side even.
NOTE Do not remove the IC chip or IC holder from the ink sheet. Removal of the IC will • stop the printer from functioning correctly. Set the projected part of the IC holder to the correct position as shown below. IC holder PRECAUTIONS • FEATURES Projected part CONNECTIONS PREPARATION 2 INSTALLING THE INK CASSETTE 1 Eliminate any slack of the ink sheet. Hold the coloured roller and turn the white roller. 2 Insert the ink cassette with the ink sheet into its compartment.
BEFORE OPERATION • • • 3 4 NOTE Make sure to press MONITOR button first for operating and .Pressing MEMORY button first operates to memorize the images. When exchanging the printing paper or ink cassette during using the unit, the recorded images may be erased by pressing MEMORY button first. Do not feed the print paper more than 2 times. Doing so will not allow the number of prints indicated on page 12 to be printed. When thermal paper is running out, red lines appear on both sides of the paper.
PRINTING (BASIC) DISPLAY 2 SELECTING FIELD/FRAME COLOR ADJUST FIELD /FRAME PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PRINTING PROG. PRINT Q' ty MENU SET CLEAR STOP Press FIELD/FRAME button on the remote control unit to select “FIELD” or “FRAME”. Select “FRAME” for a high resolution still image printing. • Select “FIELD” for a picture of quickly moving objects. When “FIELD” is selected, the print image will be lower in resolution. • The selected mode is displayed on the monitor screen.
PRINTING (BASIC) 5 Press [, ] button to select one of the program memory (1-3) to memorize the setting. The program is replaced. In case of keeping the stored program, do not select the user memory number in which the setting is stored. MAIN MENU INPUT VIDEO / S-VIDEO COLOR ADJ LAYOUT PRINT COMMENT MEMORY POSITION SAVE PRG 1 / 2 / 3 / CANCEL 6 Press SET button. The source image is displayed. The selecting of input signal is completed. 2 SELECTING PRINT SIZE • “AUTO” is selected for initial setting.
• • MAIN MENU is displayed. “SAVE PRG 1/2/3/CANCEL” is selected. • This menu lets you select a program memory (1 - 3) to store your new settings. memorize the setting. The program is replaced. In case of keeping the stored program, do not select the memory number in which the setting is stored. When “CANCEL” is selected, the settings are not memorized.
PRINTING (BASIC) 2 MEMORIZING AND PRINTING AN IMAGE 1 Display the image which you wish to print. • The memory page can be changed by pressing MEMORY PAGE button on the remove control unit. 2 Press MEMORY button. • • The selected page is shown in yellow. When pressing MONITOR button to show “MEMORY” on monitor display, the image on the selected memory page will be displayed on monitor. 3 Press PRINT button. • • The image displayed on the monitor will be printed.
PRECAUTIONS 2 NUMBER OF MEMORY PAGES As this unit has 1280 pixel x 600 lines x 3 frames of memory, the following memory operations are available.
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 No. of print setting PRG. 1 Q'ty 1 printing until the paper or ink sheet is used up. Multiple quantity printing can be cancelled if needed. 1 Press PRINT Q’ty {,} button to set the number of sheets to be printed. • • The number of prints is displayed on the monitor screen.
PRINTING (SPECIAL) PRECAUTIONS 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. For each setting, see pages 28-29. MULTI PRINT FEATURES MULTI PRINT is the function which 2, 4 or 16 images can be printed on a sheet. Use LAYOUT of MAIN MENU for setting. For the setting, refer to pages 32-33. For PHOTO1 setting, refer to “PHOTO PRINTS” on page 25.
PRINTING (SPECIAL) 2 WHEN SETTING TO MODE : DIFF, IMAGES :4; Repeat the following procedure to store the set number of images in memory. 1 Press DISPLAY button to display the set condition. 2 Press MONITOR button and select the source image (“LIVE” is displayed on the monitor.) to display the image to be stored. 3 Press MEMORY button to store the image to be printed.
PRECAUTIONS SEPARATE PRINT • • The SEPARATE print is a function to insert a white frame between 2 or more images. Use LAYOUT2 of SERVICE MENU for setting. See page 40. NOTE FEATURES The amount of white frame in multi print is different between on the monitor and the printed image. The image size changes according to the “SIZE” in LAYOUT menu. The setting just before printing applies to all the multi print images.
PRINTING (SPECIAL) EXTERNAL REMOTE TERMINAL 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. 2 EXTERNAL REMOTE TERMINAL SIGNAL ALLOCATION (STEREO JACK) Pin No.
The image can be stored in memory and printed by sending the remote signal through 12 the external remote terminal on the rear panel. • Make out the necessary circuit to use this function by referring to the following. 2 EXTERNAL REMOTE TERMINAL SIGNAL ALLOCATION (MINI 34 5 DIN8PIN) 1 2 Description Earth MEMORY Memory : When the signal becomes “LOW” from “HIGH”, the image is stored in memory. (When the signal has Pin No.
SETTING THE FUNCTIONS (MENU CHART) MONITOR DISPLAY CHART OPERATION COLOR ADJ SELECT COLOR/B&W BRT : 0 CONT : 0 R-SUB : 0 C G-SUB : 0 M B-SUB : 0 Y CENTER CANCEL Monitor display Select MENU with { ,} button. R G B Press [ , ] button to change the value, select the mode or switch the item. STOP p p32 is reference page. COLOR ADJ is the name of button on remote control. is the name of button on front panel. *1 When going back to MAIN MENU or SERVICE MENU without saving the setting, press MENU button.
System setting display SYSTEM SETUP INCREMENT OFF/PART/PAGE BUZZER OFF/T1/T2 REMAINING Q'ty 10 REMAIN NOTICE OFF/BZ/PRN/B&P REMAINING SCREEN OFF/ON ERROR SCREEN OFF/ON AUTO FEED&CUT OFF/ON THERMAL OFF/ON PAPER HOLD OFF/ON INIT PROG ALL/MAIN/SERVICE INITIALIZE OFF/GO[SET] Does not display when selecting THERMAL : ON Only OFF is available when selecting THERMAL : ON AUTO CUT OFF/ON is displayed when selecting THERMAL : ON Gamma level setting display GAMMA ADJ INIT [CLEAR] COLOR ALL/EACH
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (MAIN MENU) MAIN MENU ITEMS MAIN MENU is used to open sub-menus. The functions are set with the following 6 menus. The settings can be saved by SAVE PRG.
5 Press [ or ] button to select an item or change value. 6 Press SET button. This menu lets you select a program memory (1 - 3) to store your new settings. AUTO/S OFF/OFF(PRN SELECT)/ON SAME/DIFF/PHOTO1 2/2S/4/16 W/M/N/USER OFF/W/M/N> 0 (0~ -48)> 0 (0~ -48)> 0 (0~ -63)> 0 (0~ -63)> MAIN MENU INPUT VIDEO / S-VIDEO COLOR ADJ LAYOUT PRINT COMMENT MEMORY POSITION SAVE PRG 1 / 2 / 3 / CANCEL FEATURES “SAVE PRG 1/2/3/CANCEL” is displayed.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (MAIN MENU) COLOR ADJ Colour adjustment display • • The colour of the source image and memorized image can be adjusted. Open this menu also by pressing the COLOR ADJ button on the remote control unit. SELECT COLOR B&W BRT (Bright) Selects colour print or black and white print. Colour print Black and white print (The monitor shows in colours.) Adjusts brightness of the printing image. (The whole image will be adjusted.) CONT (Contrast) Adjusts contrast of the printing image.
IMAGES When selecting MODE : PHOTO1, the following sizes are available. CARD 20mm x 15mm 3*4 30mm x 40mm 5*5 50mm x 50mm 3 * 3.5 30mm x 35mm CONNECTIONS PREPARATION SIZE FEATURES • PRECAUTIONS Selects the number of images on a sheet. Is displayed when setting MULTI: ON. 2 2-images on a sheet. (2 S-size images can be printed in L size print. However, the top and bottom of the image will be clipped.) 2S 2 reduced images on a sheet.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (MAIN MENU) PRINT Print setting display 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 perform APT. Reinforces the contour. Reinforces the contour more. DIR (Print direction) Selects printing direction. The left and right margin sizes will be different on L size paper. NOR The margin is made on the lower position. REV The margin is made on the upper position.
PRECAUTIONS COMMENT Comment making display COMMENT OFF/ON[SET]/ADJ/DATA This menu is used to enter a comment. 1 Comment mode Selects to display the comment or not. Does not display the comment. ON[SET] Displays the comment. When pressing SET button during selecting ON, the editing display ADJ will be shown. Prints the set value made on APT, COLOR ADJ and ANALOG COLOR DATA ADJ menu.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (MAIN MENU) 5 Repeat2steps 2 to 4 to complete a comment. • • • Skip if you do not change the cursor position. Only one comment can be stored regardless of the program number you chose in SAVE PRG. Same comment will be stored in PRG. 1 through PRG.3. Different comments cannot be stored in each program. When printing in FIELD mode, the comment is a little lower in quality.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (SERVICE MENU) SYSTEM SERVICE MENU SYSTEM GAMMA ADJ LAYOUT 2 ANALOG COLOR ADJ INPUT OUTPUT KEY SET REMOTE PREVIOUS ERROR SAVE PRG 1 / 2 / 3 / CANCEL FEATURES Sets page increment, buzzer and remaining of ink sheet, selects thermal paper. 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, input signals, etc. OUTPUT Sets sub-contrast of the monitor, sync.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (SERVICE MENU) SYSTEM SETUP System setting display INCREMENT OFF Page increment is not available. PART Every time pressing MEMORY button, memory part goes to the next part and image will be memorized on it. The memory page does not go to the next. When MULTI:OFF, this mode works as same as PAGE mode. PAGE Every time pressing MEMORY button, memory page goes to the next page and image will be memorized on it.
PRECAUTIONS PAPER HOLD Sets to hold the printed paper or not. OFF Printed paper is cut and released. ON Printed paper is held at the print outlet after cut. Pull the paper out when necessary. • When selecting THERMAL : ON, this menu changes to AUTO CUT. • It is recommended not to leave the printed paper holding at the print outlet. Some malfunction may occur. • Do not turn off the power while holding paper.
ADJUSTMENTS & SETTINGS (SERVICE MENU) Hi/Mid/Low Adjusts the colour depth of image by selected point. POINT(Hi/Mid/Low) Selects the point to adjust the colour depth. (EXAMPLE) Pointing lighter colour much lighter; Set the setting level for POINT(Hi) and Hi higher. NOTE It takes time to set the gamma value by CPU. Wait until the normal display is shown after pressing SET button. It may take time to switch the program when the value of gamma setting is changed.
• Set this menu before memorizing image. FIELD REV(Reverse) NOR/REV OFF/ON OFF/ON OFF/ON FEATURES NOR(Normal) The odd and even field lines will be reversed depending on the input interlaced signal. Printing image is not clear so that the odd and even field lines may be reversed depending on the input interlaced signal. In this case, FIELD is set to “REV.” (The image disorder cannot be seen in monitor display.) Does not reverse FIELD as remaining the input interlaced signal.
KEY SET Button function setting display KEY LOCK OFF ON KEY SET KEY LOCK MEM&PRN MEM&STOP MEM&MONI KEEP MONI AUTO CLEAR CLEAR KEY Makes the function on the remote control unit buttons invalid. All buttons on the remote control unit are available. The function on the remote control unit buttons, except MEMORY, PRINT, MONITOR and MEMORY PAGE are not available. When pressing MENU button, KEY SET menu is displayed. When pressing MENU button, only selecting OFF/ON of KEY LOCK is available.
BUSY LEVEL Selects the level of BUSY signal from the remote terminals 1 and 2 on the rear panel. LOW The VCP cannot accept the remote input signal when the signal is “LOW”. HIGH The VCP cannot accept the remote input signal when the signal is “HIGH”. • The default setting is “HIGH”.
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 DOOR OPEN The printing mechanism is not locked completely. • Insert the printing mechanism until it is locked in the unit. CHANGE PAPER Paper is used up. • Set a new roll of paper. Refer to pages 12-13.
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 When inputting monochrome image signal (without burst signal), sync. becomes unstable. Is INPUT in ANALOG COLOR ADJ set to “COLOR”? → Set INPUT to “B&W”. Refer to page 40. The colour or picture quality is different between Is the image on the monitor screen adjusted? the image on the monitor screen and the printed image. (When the colour and picture quality are same between the image stored in the memory and the printed image.
OVERCOMING PAPER JAMS PRECAUTIONS 1 Press OPEN button to pull out the printing mechanism. 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 12-13.
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 Print quality Printing time* Output terminal Input/Output terminal Input frequency Power supply Power consumption Installation conditions PRINTING Operation altitude Outside dimensions Weight Accessories CONNECTIONS PREPARATION Supply method Input terminal Colour Video Copy Processor CP910E Sublimation Dye Thermal 3 color faces progressive printing (yellow, magenta and cyan) and surface lamination Dot resolution Max.
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