Introduction; System Overview; Location And Function Of Parts And Controls; Front Panel - Sony UP-55MD Mode D'emploi

Introduction

System Overview

The UP-55MD is a color video printer that quickly and
easily reproduces images from video equipment such as
a VTR.
The UP-55MD has the following features:
• High picture quality and high print resolution
The printer allows you to print out high resolution
images in full color (with 256 shades per color, a total
of more than 16,700,000 colors in all) in high
resolution print mode (approximately 379 dpi).
• Menu settings to meet your printer's specifications
By changing the menu settings for the printer, you can
make various types of printouts. You can also add a
caption to the printout. You can carry out ordinary
printer operations using the buttons on your printer
and you can set up the printer interactively by
choosing settings from displayed menus.
• USB host port
The printer is equipped with a USB host port so that
you can store image data captured in the printer in the
USB flash memory in the JPEG (Joint Photographic
Experts Group) format. You can see the image data
captured using a personal computer.
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System Overview / Location and Function of Parts and Controls
Location and Function
of Parts and Controls
For details, refer to the pages given in parentheses.

Front Panel

A PRINT indicator
Lights while the printer is printing.
B ALARM indicator (67)
Lights in orange when the ink ribbon or paper is
exhausted, the paper jams, or another problem
occurs.
C Printer window display
Displays messages that also appear along the
bottom edge of the monitor screen. The printer
window display has a narrower display range and
shows only a limited number of characters. Also
displays the menu screen line at which the cursor is
positioned. If an error occurs, a corresponding error
message is displayed.
The contrast of the printer window display can be
adjusted on the SYSTEM SETUP menu.
("Adjusting the Brightness of the Printer Window
Display" on page 62.)
D
Remote sensor (14)
Aim the head of the remote control unit toward this
sensor.
E DISPLAY button (24, 43)
When the regular screen is displayed, pressing this
button toggles the screen display of messages such
as Q1, A, etc., on and off regardless of the setting of