Roland METAZA MPX-70 User manual

Product Guide
Photo Impact Printer
MPX-70

General Information:
MPX-70 prints images on flat metal
plates/tags/pendants, Zippo, Acrylics, etc. Very easy
to produce good quality gift items.
MPX-70 is the 3rd Generation in the Metaza product
line (MPX-50, MPX-60 and now MPX-70). Speed,
print quality, and usability have been improved over
the previous models.

Features

Characteristics:
High Speed: 1.5 to 3 times faster than the
MPX-60.
High quality printing : The MPX-70 has 3 high
quality print modes: Text (265dpi), Photo
(353dpi) and High Resolution (529dpi).
Easy to use : Easy material loading, software
and driver settings.
Head maintenance: User replaceable /
adjustable print head cartridge.

High Speed Printing:
Printing Speed:
15mm/s (MPX-60) >>> 50mm/s (MPX-70)
Actual Printing Time
Metal Plate 1
• Material Size: 40mm x 25mm
• Printing Area: 28mm x 21mm
Metal Plate 2
• Material Size: 50mm x 30mm
• Printing Area: 33mm x 25mm
MPX-60MPX-70
10m14s12m07s9m46s12m32s4m34s7m05sMetal Plate 2
7m28s8m53s7m03s9m57s3m25s5m17sMetal Plate 1
Bi-
Direction
Uni-
Direction
Bi-
Direction
Uni-
Direction
Bi-
Direction
Uni-
Direction
Photo:265dpiHigh Resolution:535dpiPhoto:353dpi
Printing
Area

High Quality Printing:
Resolution of Photo mode:
265dpi (MPX-60)>>353dpi (MPX-70)
Resolution of Text mode:
212dpi (MPX-60)>>265dpi (MPX-70)
High Resolution mode:
529dpi (MPX-70 only - New Function)
Photo/
High Resolution
Text

Easy Material Setting:
Press the Power/Movement button to
move the table to the front of the
machine.
Place the material at the center of the
table.
Press and release the
Power/Movement button to move the
table to the center of the machine.
Loosen the knob on the left side of the
carriage.
Press “PUSH DOWN” slowly to touch
the material.
Tighten the knob.
Ready to Go!!
Power/
Movement
Material
PUSH
DOWN
Knob
Black Grid on White Table

Head Maintenance:
Head maintenance software,
Head Manager” is bundled.
Displays the status of each of the 9
pins.
Easy to select/change the
appropriate pin.
Easy to use Replace Head Wizard
for print head replacement by the
user.
You can readjust the striking force
of each pin, printing test pattern on
the test material (60x60 brass plate
or equivalent).

Materials for Printing

Recommended Materials:
Metals: (Gold, Silver, Brass, Stainless, Aluminum, etc)
Shiny or Brushed material works the best
Acrylic, Plastic.
Achromatic or pale color transparent material