User manual MITSUBISHI PEA-18AA

[. . . ] The "Caution, hot surface" symbol indicates that the marked item may be hot and should not be touched. The "Electro Static Discharge (ESD) warning" symbol indicates that trouble (including equipment malfunction) due to static electricity may occur in certain conditions. The "OFF/ON" symbol indicates connection to or disconnection from the mains, at least for mains switches. The "Alternating current" symbol indicates that the equipment is suitable for alternating current only. TROUBLESHOOTING OTHERS CONTENTS CAUTION: NOTE: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. [. . . ] Empty the bin frequently to prevent jamming the strips at the print outlet. If the door is opened with this bin attached, the printer or this bin may be damaged. It may cause a malfunction. PAPER STRIP BIN When the power is turned on, the indicator illuminates. It normally illuminates green, however, blinks or illuminates orange depending on the printer status. The printed paper comes out here. POWER INDICATOR ( ) PRINT OUTLET OTHERS Press to release the printing unit out. Open the door to mount print paper. OPEN BUTTON ( ) PRINTING UNIT DOOR Do not open the cover during normal use. This indicator illuminates or blinks when a paper jam occurs or the door is open. When an error concerning the ink ribbon or print paper occurs, this indicator illuminates or blinks. See page 17. CONNECTOR COVER ALARM INDICATOR ( ) CONTENTS PAPER RIBBON INDICATOR ( ) OPENING THE DOOR Pull out the printing unit by pressing the OPEN button and then pull the knob to open the door. Knob PAPER STRIP BIN Hook and pull up the paper strip bin to attach it firmly. Hold and pull the handle on the lower part of paper strip bin to remove. Before installing the ink cassette into this unit, load the ink ribbon in the ink cassette. It is recommended to clean the thermal head to keep good print quality when you replace the print paper and ink ribbon. · · · NOTE Place the ink cassette on a flat surface, when loading the ink ribbon. Dust or dirt settling on the ink ribbon results in poor print quality. Make sure that the shafts of the ink ribbon fit into the ink cassette firmly. FEATURES Make sure to load it in the correct position. 3 4 Load the ink ribbon in the ink cassette as shown below. 3 4 PREPARATION Ditch 1 2 1 2 Shaft Ink ribbon Handle Ink cassette TROUBLESHOOTING Make sure to set the ink ribbon roller to the ditches firmly. Turn the shaft to eliminate any slack. Guides Place the ink cassette containing the ink ribbon in the position as shown in the illustration. To insert the ink cassette, align the protrusions on both sides of the cassette with the right and left guides inside the printing unit and slide it in a slanting direction. Fingerprints or dust on the thermal head will degrade the print quality. CAUTION Do not touch the thermal head right after printing because it is extremely hot. NOTE Note that the thermal head is quite sensitive to static electricity. When you touch the thermal head while carrying static electricity on your body, the thermal head may be damaged. OTHERS Protrusion Handle CONTENTS 13 BEFORE OPERATION Close the printing unit by pushing the right and left sides of the unit from the front with both hands. When a new paper is loaded and the printing unit is closed with the power turned on, the paper will be automatically fed and cut. [. . . ] Install the ink cassette in the printer. TROUBLESHOOTING OTHERS CONTENTS 19 ERROR MESSAGES AND COUNTERMEASURES BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE For the following symptoms, check the unit again before calling for service. Symptom The power is not turned on. PRECAUTIONS Check & Remedy Is the power cord plug disconnected from the outlet?Is the PAPER RIBBON indicator or the ALARM indicator illuminating or blinking? Refer to "Overcoming paper jams. " Is the appropriate size of data sent to this unit? Make sure that the appropriate size of image data is sent to this unit. [. . . ]