Sony UP-DF550 Manual page 21

Note
If the old printing surface protection sheet remains
in film tray 1, remove it.
3
Remove the damp-proof bag from the film carton.
4
Cut the blank part of the bag from the wedges on
the bag, as shown below.
Note
Remove the seal after loading the film into film tray
1. If you remove it before loading, the film sheets
may slip and drop.
Seal used to grasp the film sheets
5
Hold the damp-proof bag with both hands so that
the opened side faces toward the inner side of the
tray and place film sheets in the film tray with the
white protection sheet on the bottom.
Film tray
An IC tag is attached to the white protection sheet. Be
careful not to damage the IC tag or give it a shock.
Notes
• When handling the film sheets, do not touch the
printing surface of the film sheet. Dust, finger
prints, or sweat are likely to cause unsatisfactory
printing.
• Load the film sheets so that they lay flat in the
film tray. If the film sheets are curled, they will
overflow the film tray and the printing position
may shift. Also, it may cause film sheet jamming.
• If you place the film sheets in the film tray with
their printing surface facing up by mistake, it is
recommended that you clean the thermal head
with the cleaning kit (supplied). See "Cleaning
the thermal head" (on page 37).
• Do not add film sheets halfway through one bag
of film sheets. The reason for this is because the
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Loading Film Sheets