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MPIII User's Manual English Ver.1.03
MPIII User's Manual English Ver.1.03
MEGAPIXEL III
Version 1.03
Altech ADS Co.,Ltd.
Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing Dye Sublimation digital printer MEGAPIXEL III.
This manual explains handling and operation required to use this printer.
Please read this manual well before starting operation and please use the printer correctly.
In o rd er t o u s e s afel y
…Please be sure to follow with the instruction !
* Please be sure to read this manual before put the printer in operation. And please keep the
manual anytime for your reference.
* Please don't touch, disassemble nor repair any part of the printer other than the part to which
this manual instructs.
■ In order to prevent the harm for anybody and for property, following mark is indicated.
■ The level of the harm and damage which is causable by miss operation or wrong use of
the printer is shown as follows.
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Caution
■ The following action possibly makes printer be damaged, broken down, or heated,
fumed, and please do not carry out by any means, since it becomes the cause of fire and
electric shock. When any damage and/or serious trouble happens, please switch off the
printer and pull out power plug from wall socket, and ask supplier for their help.
* Please don't drop, step on, give strong pressure or a strong shock on the printer.
* Please don't install the printer in the place where non air flow is and also don't disturb air flow
to/from the printer.
* Please don't install the printer in the place where gives chemical reactions, such as a
laboratory, and the place where air contains salt and gas.
* Please do not use the printer other than the specified power supply voltage and frequency.
* At the time to connect and/or disconnect the power cable/USB cable, please do not pull the
cable to disconnect, nor to move the printer, and also do not place the printer on the cable.
* Please don't drop foreign substances, such as a clip and an insect pin, inside in the printer.
* Please don't plug several power supply leads into a single socket.
* Please don't spill drinks, such as tea, coffee, and juice, into the printer, nor blow a insecticide
spray to the printer. When water etc. is spilt, please switch off the printer and pull out a power
supply code from a wall socket, and ask supplier's help.
■ Please keep the materials covered the printer or throw away to the safety place where a child
may not reach. If it is put on, there is a possibility of suffocation.
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General notice
1. In use of printer, please read out "In order to use safely" in advance well and follow with it's
instruction.
2. Please be careful not to drop a clip or a thing like a pin into the printer. It becomes the cause of
failure.
3. Please be careful of movement and/or carrying of the printer. If the printer is dropped, there is a
possibility of damaging body and/or anything others.
4. Please don't open the printer cover during printing.
5 When you clean the printer housing, please don't use thinner, trikren, benzine, ketone liquid
agent nor chemistry dust cloth.
6 Please don’t use the printer in the place with much oil, iron powder, garbage, dust, etc.
7 Please don't spill a liquid etc. to the printer or don't blow a medicine etc.
8 Please don't step on the printer, don't drop, don't strike, or don't give a strong shock or strong
vibration.
9 Be careful to the edge of products not to damage your body and anything else.
10 If abnormal problem occurs while in use of the printer, please stop to use immediately and pull
out power supply plug from wall socket.
11. Please don't disassemble the printer at the time of unrecoverable failure, and ask supplier's help.
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Notice for the installation
1. In use of the printer, please read out "In order to use safely" in advance well and follow with
it's instruction.
2. Please don't use the printer in the places where temperature is unusually high such as near the
place with fire, or moisture, the place where direct rays hit, heating instrument, or heat
instrument, low place, and place of high humidity and dusty.
3. Please don't install in a place from where chemical reactions, such as a laboratory, are
generated.
4. Please don't install in a place where air contains salt and gas.
5. Please install a printer on the flat and stable table where enough air flow is given.
(Please don't close fan blow off with a wall etc. without fail)
6. Please don't put anything on the printer.
7. Be careful not to place the printer near a radio or the television, or not to get main power from
the same wall socket, since it may become the cause of radio interference.
8. Please don't use the printer other than the specified voltage and frequency.
9. Please don't place anything on power supply cable and don't step on it.
10. Please don't pull nor carry the printer by power supply cable or USB cable.
11. Please don't plug several power supply leads into a single socket.
12. Please don't bundle power supply cable for using.
13. Please be sure to catch the plug for connecting and/or disconnection of power supply cable.
14. Please be sure to connect and/or disconnect the USB cable only after printer switch off.
15. Please avoid long distance cabling of USB and/or to connect it with the equipment having much
noises. If there is no other way, please use a shield line, a twisted pair wire, etc.
16. Please install the printer in such place where the wall socket is near from and it's easy to
disconnect the plug from the wall socket to shut the power supply easily.
17. Please use 3 pins cable plug with ground line of wall socket. If it is not used, it’s possible to
receive an electric shock
18. Please use the power supply cable specified and approved by safe standard of each country.
- Japan
Code set No INQ.1404 (60000990)
Part number Rating
Plug CAT-105. 125V 12A JET1806-43001-1002
Code HVCTF 1.25mm2 3G Formal recognition No. Grade A 12-9193
Connector EF-28 125V 12A Formal recognition No. Grade A 41-25445
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Code set No 5-AB0638 (60001010)
Part number Rating Acquisition standard No.
Plug KP-30 125V 13A UL:E118569 CSA:LR84390
Code SJT 1.25mm2 3G UL:E42955 CSA:LL84512
Connector KS-32 125V 13A UL:E118569 CSA:LL84391
- Europe
Code set No 764S (60000960)
Part number Rating Acquisition standard No.
Plug 203 10 / 16A 250V EN60799
Code H05VV-F 1.00 mm2 3G EN60799
Connector EF-28 250V 10A EN60799
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Regulatory compliance statements
American users
FCC part 15
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
■ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
■ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
■ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected
■ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment
This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. The antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation
distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction
with any other antenna or transmitter.
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Declaration of Conformity
WE: Pixel Magic Imaging
Located at: 631 Mill Street
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Telephone:(512)396-7251
Have been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards of the FCC
If no unauthorized change is made in the equipment, and if the equipment is properly maintained
and operated.
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We Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. 435, SHIMOTONOOKA, IIDA-SHI,
NAGANO-KEN 395-0195, JAPAN
Product: CV01-H01
Photo Printer
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English
Hereby, Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd., declares that this CV01-H01 is in compliance
with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
Finnish
Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. vakuuttaa täten että CV01-H01 tyyppinen laite on
direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden
ehtojen mukainen.
Dutch
Hierbij verklaart Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. dat het toestel CV01-H01 in
overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van
richtlijn 1999/5/EG
Bij deze verklaart Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. dat deze CV01-H01 voldoet aan de
essentiële eisen en aan de overige relevante bepalingen van Richtlijn 1999/5/EC.
French
Par la présente Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. déclare que ľappareil CV01-H01 est
conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la
directive 1999/5/CE.
Par la présente, Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. déclare que ce CV01-H01 est conforme aux
exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions de la directive 1999/5/CE qui lui sont
applicables.
Swedish
Härmed intygar Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. att denna CV01-H01 står I
överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta
bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG.
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Danish
Undertegnede Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr
CV01-H01 overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF
German
Hiermit erklärt Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd., dass sich dieser/diese/dieses CV01-H01 in
Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten
Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet".(BMWi)
Hiermit erklärt Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. die Übereinstimmung des Gerätes
CV01-H01 mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten
Festlegungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG.(Wien)
Greek
ME THN ΠAPOYΣA Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. ΔHΛΩNEI
OTI CV01-H01 ΣYMMOPΦΩNETAI ΠPOΣ TIΣ OYΣIΩΔEIΣ
AΠAITHΣEIΣ KAI TIΣ ΛOIΠEΣ ΣXETIKEΣ ΔIATAΞEIΣ THΣ
OΔΗΓIΑΣ 1999/5/EK
Italian
Con la presente Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. dichiara che questo CV01-H01 è conforme
ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva
1999/5/CE.
Spanish
Por medio de la presente Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. declara que el CV01-H01 cumple
con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de
la Directiva 1999/5/CE.
Portuguese
Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd. declara que este CV01-H01 está conforme com os requisitos
essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE.
Malti
Hawnhekk, Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co., Ltd., jiddikjara li dan CV01-H01 jikkonforma
mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid-Dirrettiva
1999/5/EC
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Table of contents
In order to use safely ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1
General notice ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3
Notice for the installation ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
Regulatory compliance statements ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6
Declaration of Conformity ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 7
Table of contents ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 11
Chapter 1 Printer Setup ................................................................... 12
1. Please check the contents of supplied ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 13
2. Name of each Components ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 14
3. Check of Paper and Ribbon ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 15
4. Connect Power Cable ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 16
5. Connect the Host Computer (PC) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 16
6. Paper and Ribbon setting ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 17
7. Paper Cut Off Box setting ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 20
8. Paper Tray setting (Option) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 21
Chapter 2 Trouble Shoot ................................................................ 22
1. Error Indication ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 23
2. If Paper is jammed ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 24
3. If Ribbon is cut out ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 25
4. If power was shut down during printing ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 25
Chapter 3 After Care .......................................................................... 26
1. Cleaning, Platen Roller ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 27
2. Cleaning, Thermal Print Head ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 27
3. Cleaning, Filter ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 28
Appendix ........................................................................................................... 29
1. Specifications ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 29
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Chapter 1 Printer Setup
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1. Please check the contents of supplied
Please check that the printer and all accessories are packed in without missing.
Attention
- The printer is heavy, and please be careful to move or carry and/or to take the
printer out from packing box.
- If the printer is fallen down, it’s possible to make damage on your body or anything.
- When you take the printer out from packing box, please hold bottom of the printer.
- Styrene is so weak to be easily broken, and the printer shall be fallen down if
styrene is held up for taking the printer out from packing box.
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2. Name of each Components
[Front]
Paper guide upper
LED Print sheet exit Open Button Roll holder Assy
Thermal print head
Paper cut off box
Ribbon holder
Front cover rewind side
Platen roller
Ribbon holder
supply side
[Back] Paper guide stopper pin
[Side]
Ventilation
Power cable
Power switch
Attention
- Please be careful not to be damaged your body or anything by edge of products.
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3. Check of Paper and Ribbon
Paper
Ribbon
i-Media
Type
L-Size, 2L-Size Post Card, A5 Wide Size
134mm 159 ㎜
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4. Connect Power Cable
1. Please confirm that the power switch should be OFF.
Power switch
Attention
- Please use the power cable attached with the printer, and be sure to ground the grounding
line of a plug.
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6. Paper and Ribbon setting
1. Opens the front cover by pressing the open button.
In case when optional Open button
paper tray is equipped,
please remove the tray
before opening.
* When the front cover
is opened first time,
please take out
protection pads after
opening the cover at
first.
2. Sets paper on roll holder assembly. For L-size and 2L-size, attaches L-spacer.
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3. Sets paper in the printer.
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4. Sets ribbon in the printer
* By paying attention to ribbon surface of front & back, sets the ribbon core on each supply and
receiving side as shown in below.
* Removes ribbon loosing by turning ribbon of receiving side to the arrow direction approx. 5 times
Ribbon
supply side
(BLUE)
During paper initialize process, outside of roll paper with dust or finger print is removed by
outputting 4 sheets of non printed papers.
* There is a IC tag implemented in the ribbon and a detector in the printer for performing color
offset of media lot, detecting of media type and managing of print counter, to be communicated
between host computer (PC).
So, in the case when other media of no IC tag or wrong tag is set, normal print process is not
secured. For details, please contact with supplier.
In case if different types of media like 2L-Size and Post Card or others are used by the same
printer, quality problem in printed image shall be happened.
So, please do not use different types of media by one printer basically.
But, at the time when different types of media should be used by some reasons, please power
off the printer once, and take out the old media, then power on again and set the new media.
* When the front cover is closed, paper initialize process shall be carried out except in the case
when the printer is powered on after setting of the new media.
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7. Paper Cut Off Box setting
In the Paper Cut Off Box, cut off of unnecessary pieces of paper are stacked
Please take those cut off paper away from the box whenever paper media is changed without fail.
Hook
Magnet
Attention
- Please do not operate nor print when the paper cut off box is taken out.
- Please pay attention not to insert your finger or anything in the cutter located in upper
side when the cut off box is taken out, otherwise it’s possible to injure your finger.
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8. Paper Tray setting (Option)
This optional tray is to stack printed sheet of L-size and Post Card size.
Please set the tray by hanging it in gutter of paper cut off box.
Attention
- At the time when the front cover is opened, please take out the paper tray in advance.
Otherwise, it is possible to damage the printer or the paper tray.
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Chapter 2 Trouble Shoot
1. Error Indication
2. If Paper is jammed
3. If Ribbon is cut out
4. If power was shut down during printing
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1. Error Indication
*2 Please change both paper and ribbon for every media change.
*3 If System Error can not be recovered, please contact with support center.
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2. If Paper is jammed
2. Please set paper again after removing wrong part of paper such as the sheet of print interrupted,
sheet crushed, by cutting scissors clearly with correct angle. It is possible to have paper jam
again if wrong paper part is used for printing.
* If paper edge is cut incorrectly or not clearly, abnormal printing and/or paper jam may be
happened.
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3. If Ribbon is cut out
1. Opens the front cover by pressing the open button.
2. Takes the sheet of which printing was suspended away from the printer.
If next image is printed on the same sheet of which print was interrupted, ribbon shall be affixed
on the sheet and shall result in paper jam.
5. Then turns the ribbon of rewinding side several times until cellophane tape disappears.
1. Please power ON again and when LED shows Blue, please open the front cover.
(Approx. 10 sec after power on again, LED shall change to indicate blue)
Attention
- Please don’t shut power down during printing without fail.
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Chapter 3 After Care
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1. Cleaning, Platen Roller
Please wipe off powder, garbage, adhesion agent, etc, comes from ribbon and/or paper which
adhering to the platen roller, by ethyl alcohol permeate soft cloth.
Note : Please do not use benzene, thinner etc, other than ethyl alcohol without fail, since
it’s possible to invade resin.
* Please clean the platen in such case when sign or remains which is thought coming from
something like pressure appears on the same place of printed sheet periodically, or back
surface of printed sheet (white side) is getting dirty.
* Please do not clean the thermal print head frequently as far as print quality has no serious
problem.
Attention
- Before cleaning, please switch off the printer without fail. Otherwise, there is
possibility to injure or damage your finger or anything by the head assembly.
- Temperature of the print head shall be high just after printing end, and please wait
some time until the print head becomes cooler before cleaning start.
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3. Cleaning, Filter
* Please clean filter and bottom of the printer from time to time.
Fan motor
3. Cleans the filter by brush or by cleaner. Also please clean around the fan motor of the printer
bottom (Dust shall attach to paper and shall effect on print quality wrongly)
Note ; In case if the filter is washed by water, please set the filter only after dried well.
Otherwise, it’s possible to cause trouble by rest of water from the filter.
4. Sets the filter again and push the filter cover until it’s set firmly by making sound of ‘Kachhi’.
Attention
- Before cleaning, please switch off the printer without fail.
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Appendix
1. Specifications
Item Specifications
Model Name MEGAPIXEL III
Type Number CV01-H01
Maker Heiwa Tokei Mfg. Co.,Ltd.
Print Technology Dye Sublimation
Resolution 334dpi (TPH width direction) x 600dpi (Paper Feed direction)
Gray Scale Yellow, Magenta, Cyan 256 steps each
Interface USB2.0 (Max. 480Mbps)
Buffer size for A5 Wide Size x 2 images
Paper Roll paper, Coreless
Ribbon YMC + Overcoat
General Dimensions 322W × 351D × 281H mm
Specification
(With option tray D=471.5mm)
Weight 20Kg (Printer hardware only)
Power AC100V – 240V 50/60Hz
Noise A-weighted sound pressure level > 70dB: 71.7dB
Consumption 100V 3.85A, 240V 1.76A
Operation Temperature 5 degree C to 35 degree C with natural air
conditions
Humidity 35 to 80% with no moisture nor dew
Stock Temperature –20 degree C to 60 degree C
conditions
Humidity 5 to 85% with no moisture nor dew
Accessories Power cable, Printer driver CD, User’s manual
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