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

Materials NOT recommended:
Matte Surface Metals
Dark Colored Plastics
Matte Surface Plastics
• It is possible to print on these materials, but the printed
images will not be as visible as with shinier materials.

Materials to not print on at all:
Glass, Ceramic, Stone
Material will either crack or Pin will break.
Wax, Rubber and Soft Plastics
The material will not show image.

Acceptable Material Shapes and Sizes
Material surface MUST be flat.
Surface to print
Back surface
Unacceptable Material
Surface to print
Back surface
Acceptable Material ＝Both surfaces must be flat
Maximum Printable Area: 80mm x 80mm
Maximum loadable Material Size: 90mm x 90mm. Thickness of
20mm

Printing with Image Data for the
MPX-60

Printing with image data for the MPX-60:
The MPX-70 has higher resolution and improved
Metaza driver that can print more natural tones.
When printing at the higher resolutions (Photo / Hi-
Resolution) you will not see the same results as you
would with an MPX-60 with same data. You should
see more details in the image.
For improved print quality, when printing images/files
that are adjusted for the MPX-50/60, you should
adjust the Gamma to 0.6 or below in the Print
Preview within the Dr. Metaza2 software.

Specifications:

System Requirements:

Appendix
------Head Replacement------

Head for the MPX-70 (MPH-70）
The head has 9 pins:
Uses only one pin for printing at a time.
Once pin reaches it’s life, it willl
automatically switch to the next pin in line.
User can also manually change/select
pins.
This part is considered a consumable, not
a service item.
Material of the pin:
MPX-60: Diamond tipped Stylus
MPX-70: Cemented Carbide Tip
Shape of the pin:
Cone shape, 90 degree, tip angle. (same
as MPX-60’s).

Life of the Print Head (MPH-70)
Head (MPH-70) is a consumable part and is user
replaceable.
Length of life : 10 million dots/pin (based on plated brass material)
The machine will automatically switch pins once it reaches it’s useful
life.
You can print approx. 3600 plates per head. (Printing area: 30mm x
23mm, Duty Cycle: 35%)
You can check the status of each pin using the MPX-70 Head
Manager.
Note: Life of the pins depend on the hardness of the material.
Pin breakage:
Printing off the edge of the material can cause the pin to break.
We recommend using templates or adding a margin of 1mm or more to
the material.
material
Normal printing Printing off the
edge or over a
hole. material
Move direction