User manual POLAROID COLORSHOT DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTER-USB

[. . . ] ColorShot Printer User Guide 1 POLAROID COLORSHOT INSTALLATION GUIDE INTRODUCTION . . 35 2 INTRODUCTION T his Polaroid® ColorShotTM Installation Guide covers connecting the printer, installing the software, and printing test images. For detailed information on using the printer and all the fea- tures and options in the print driver, as well as full troubleshooting information, please refer to the Polaroid ColorShot User's Guide (CSguide. pdf). 3 INTRODUCTION (CONT. ) System requirements · A PC-compatible computer with a Pentium® processor (or later) and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector* · A VGA 640 x 480 color monitor, 256 colors minimum, 16-bit recommended (see page 26 for advice on setting your monitor and video accelerator) · Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system, Version B (see page 24) · * A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (minimum); 4x or faster (recommended) Note: Microsoft USB software is not compatible with early versions of Toshiba's Infinia In-TouchTM modules, and installing the software on Toshiba Infinia systems which include such modules will render such Infinia systems inoperable. · 16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM (recommended) · 50MB free hard disk space (minimum); more space required when printing multiple copies (10+) 4 INTRODUCTION (CONT. ) The printer d c FRONT OF PRINTER a a b b c d a. e. Printer Power adapter Power cord USB cable Printer software (not shown) a. [. . . ] 4 If you want to review the settings, click Properties on the Printer menu. 5 Close the Printers window. Set Properties 1 Display the Polaroid ColorShot Properties dialog box as described in the previous section. Note: You can also click the Properties button from within an application (typically in the Page Setup or Print dialog box), but not all the tabs are displayed. 2 Click a tab to make your selections, as described below. Details tab On the Details tab, be sure you selected the USB port (not an LPT port) for the ColorShot printer. Note: If you ever change to another USB port, you can select it here. 11 CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT. ) Graphics tab ORIENTATION Select a default orientation. You can override this choice for the current image from within the application. The image is rotated 90 degrees on the Polaroid film, for a better fit. The image is printed with the wide white border at the bottom. Note: The following sample images are copied to your hard drive (ColorShot folder) during installation They can be printed out as a test; see pages 31 ­ 34. 12 CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT. ) Portrait orientation (KIDS. TIF) Landscape orientation: (FLOWERS. TIF) 13 CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT. ) INTENSITY USING PREVIEW Click to see a preview of the image before printing. The Preview screen allows you to magnify the image and scroll to display the portion you want to print. ABOUT Click to display version numbers and copyright information for the software. RESTORE DEFAULTS Click to recall the default settings. The Intensity control offers five settings, from darkest to lightest. Slide the control toward Darkest to make the image darker on film, or toward Lightest to make the image lighter on film. (Some film packs may require an adjustment to compensate for a slight speed variation. ) Leave it at the center setting, 2, unless needed. COPIES Select the number of of copies to print. 14 CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT. ) Device Options tab FILM TYPE Click the Film Type arrow to display a drop-down list of film types. IMAGE ENHANCEMENT IQA (Image Quality Assurance) Technology is a Polaroid-patented image enhancement software designed to produce brighter colors in images that have not been previously enhanced. 15 CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT. ) · Turn on IQA Technology for general photographic images that have been scanned using default settings, or images that have not had any color correction or image processing applied. · Turn off IQA for images obtained from the Internet, and for images that have been color-corrected in an image-editing application such as MGI PhotoSuiteTM or Adobe Photoshop®. Also, turn off IQA for business graphics with ramped backgrounds and images that contain important details (such as medical images). If you want to see the effect this feature has, print an image with and without it for comparison. RESTORE DEFAULTS Click to recall the default settings. 16 PRINTING D isplay an image on the screen. Select Print on the File menu and click the OK button in the ColorShot Print dialog box to begin printing the current image. If you selected Using See the next section, Using the Preview on the Device Options dialog box, a preview appears first. preview. 17 PRINTING (CONT. ) Using the preview Important: What you see on the preview is what you will get on the print. PRINTING THE FULL IMAGE The default setting prints the full image, which may result in borders on the top and bottom or on the sides, depending on the aspect ratio of the image. ZOOMING AND SCROLLING You can zoom in on the image with the magnifier tool and use the scroll bars to crop the image to your liking. [. . . ] However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this 39 TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT. ) equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules. · · · · Reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help. 40 TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT. ) Polaroid Offices and Service Centers Australia Polaroid Australia Pty. Box 163 North Ryde, NSW 2113 Tel. : (02) 950 7000 Fax: (02) 887 2209 Belgique/België Polaroid (Belgium) N. V. Rue Colonel Bourg 111 Kolonel Bourgstraat 111 1140 Bruxelles-1140 Brussel Tel. : 027143102 (Flemish) 027143106 (French) Brasil Polaroid do Brasil Ltda. [. . . ]