Polaroid DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTER Manuale utente

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System Requirements

• A PC-compatible computer with a parallel port.

• Microsoft Windows 95 (or later) operating system.

• 16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM (recommended).

• 50MB free hard disk space (minimum).

• A VGA 800 x 600 color monitor, 256 colors minimum, 16-bit

recommended (see

Recommended Monitor Setting

in the

Troubleshooting

section for advice on setting your monitor).

• A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (minimum); 4x or faster

(recommended).

Install the Polaroid ColorShot

Hardware and Software

This section includes instructions for installing the Polaroid ColorShot

printer using Microsoft’s plug and play feature.

If you are familiar with Microsoft’s Add a Printer program, you have

the option of installing the ColorShot printer using this method. Refer

Add a Printer

in the

Troubleshooting

section of this manual.

BeforeYou Install the ColorShot

Hardware and Software

Note:

If you know your CD-ROM drive letter, skip this section and

go to

Install the Polaroid ColorShot Hardware.

If you do not know

your CD-ROM drive letter, complete these steps before you begin

the installation.

1. Turn on your computer.

2. Insert the Polaroid ColorShot CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Note:

Leave the ColorShot CD in the drive until the installation is

complete.

3. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and note the

drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.

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4. Turn off your computer.

Note:

If you have more than one printer and only one parallel port

on your computer, you can purchase a manual or automatic

electronic switching device that allows you to connect both

printers through the same parallel port. For more information,

refer to

Electronic Switching Devices

in the

Troubleshooting

section of this manual.

Install the Polaroid ColorShot Hardware

1. Printer

2. Power indicator light

3. Printer power cord

4. AC adapter

5. Printer interface cable

1. Place the ColorShot Parallel printer horizontally, on a ﬂat surface

near your computer.

Note:

Do not position the printer vertically.

2. Make sure your computer is turned off.

3. Connect the printer power cord (3) to the AC adapter (4).

4. Connect the AC adapter (4) to the receptacle on the printer.

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5. Connect the power cord (3) to a grounded outlet.

Note:

The printer power is now on.The green power indicator

light (2) on the front of the printer should be on.There is no on/off

switch.

6. Connect the printer interface cable (5) to the parallel port on the

back of your computer.

7. Connect the other end of the printer interface cable to the parallel

receptacle on the back of the printer.

Install the Polaroid ColorShot Software

1. Turn on your computer.The printer is detected as soon as you

power on the system, and the New Hardware Found message

box displays.

Note:

If the New Hardware Found message box is not displayed,

go to

Add a Printer

in the

Troubleshooting

section of this manual.

2. The system searches your ﬂoppy disk drive for the print driver

software and displays the Insert Disk message box.

3. Click OK.The Copying Files dialog box opens.

4. In the Copy ﬁles from list box, delete the highlighted text and type

the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\ or E:\).

Note:

If you have not yet inserted the Polaroid ColorShot CD into

the CD drive, insert it now.

5. Click OK to begin the installation.The License Agreement

displays.

6. ClickYes to proceed with the installation.

7. Click Finish when the Setup Complete dialog box displays.

Note:

Be sure to view the Readme ﬁle for last-minute information

about the printer and print driver.

Install the Free Image Editing Software

(MGI PhotoSuite)

MGI PhotoSuite is an easy-to-use image editing software package

provided with the Polaroid ColorShot printer. Polaroid recommends

that you install it, and then print two test images to get started.

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Install MGI PhotoSuite

1. Insert the MGI PhotoSuite CD into your CD-ROM drive.The

Installing MGI PhotoSuite window displays.

2. Click the appropriate language button for your installation.The

Welcome window opens.

3. Click Next.The License Agreement displays.

4. ClickYes to continue with the installation.

5. Follow the rest of the installation instructions as applicable to your

system.

MGI PhotoSuite Online Help

Refer to the MGI PhotoSuite online Help for instructions on operating

the software.To access the Help:

1. Start MGI PhotoSuite.The MGI PhotoSuite Activity Guide

window opens.

2. Select the Help button in the lower right corner of the window.

Note:

You can also access the MGI PhotoSuite Help by selecting

Contents from the Help menu on the MGI PhotoSuite main

window.

Load Film into the Polaroid ColorShot Printer

1. Press and hold down the door latch.

2. Pull open the ﬁlm door.

3. Remove the Polaroid ColorShot ﬁlm from the foil package.

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4. Insert the ﬁlm into the tray, with the ﬁlm cover facing up and the

wide plastic border nearest the door.

Note:

The ﬁlm cover protects the light-sensitive material

beneath it.

5. Slide the ﬁlm tray in until it latches shut.

Conﬁgure the Print Driver

In order to begin using the Polaroid ColorShot printer, you must

conﬁgure the Polaroid Colorshot print driver.

1. From the Start menu, select Settings.

2. Click on the Printers folder.

3. Double-click the ColorShot Printer icon inside the folder.The

Polaroid ColorShot status box opens.

4. Select Properties from the Printer menu.

Set Printer Details

1. Click on the Details tab.

2. Select Polaroid Parallel ColorShot as the default printer.

Note:

If you have a paper printer that you normally print to, do not

select ColorShot as your default printer

Film Cover

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Set Printer Graphics

1. Click on the Graphics tab.

2. Select Portrait as the default orientation.You can override this

choice from within your image application when necessary.

Note:

Leave the Intensity level at the center setting.You change

this setting only when you need to compensate for speed

variation in a ﬁlm pack.

3. In the Copies box, click on the up or down arrows to select the

number of copies to print.

4. Click the Using Preview check box to display a preview of your

image on the screen before printing.

Set Device Options

1. Click on the drop-down arrow next to Film Type.A drop-down list

of ﬁlm types displays.

2. Select the appropriate ﬁlm type from the list.

3. Check the IQA Technology box to activate Polaroid’s Image

Quality Assurance enhancement software. IQA is designed to

brighten colors in images that have not been previously

enhanced (general photographic images that have been scanned

or that have not had any color correction or image processing

applied).

Note:

Do use IQA Technology for images obtained from the

Internet, or for images that have been color-corrected in an

image-editing application.

Recommended Monitor Settings

Polaroid recommends that you adjust your monitor for the highest

available resolution.To adjust your monitor settings:

1. Click the right mouse button anywhere on your desktop. A menu

displays.

2. Select Properties.The Display Properties dialog box opens.

3. Select the Settings tab.

4. Set the Color palette to 16 bit or higher.

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5. Move the slide control under Display area to the right, to the

highest resolution available; 800 x 600 is recommended.

6. Click OK.

Test the Printer

To learn how to use the Polaroid ColorShot printer, Polaroid

recommends that you print two test images (portrait and landscape)

using MGI PhotoSuite.The test images are located in the Samples

folder in the ColorShot folder on your hard drive.

Print PortraitTest Image

1. Start the MGI PhotoSuite software.The MGI PhotoSuite selection

window opens.

2. Click on PrintYour Photos.The Open Image or Album dialog box

displays.

3. Open the Colorshot Samples folder. It is located in the ColorShot

folder on your system’s hard drive.

4. Double-click the image ﬁle kids.tif.The MGI PhotoSuite window

opens with the image displayed.

5. Click Printer Setup on the File menu of the MGI PhotoSuite

window.

6. Select Polaroid Parallel ColorShot as the printer.

7. Select Portrait as the Orientation.

8. Click OK.

9. Click the Print Preview icon on the MGI PhotoSuite window tool

bar.The MGI PhotoSuite Preview window opens.

10. Click the Size to Fit button on the tool bar.

11. Click the Printer icon on the tool bar.

12. Click OK. If you have not conﬁgured the ColorShot print driver to

display the Preview window, the image begins printing. If you

have conﬁgured the print driver as Using Preview, the ColorShot

Preview window opens.

13. Click the Printer icon to begin printing.

If this is your ﬁrst print of the ﬁlm pack, the printer ejects the ﬁlm cover

ﬁrst. In a few moments, the printer ejects the image kids.tif.

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Print LandscapeTest Image

1. From the MGI PhotoSuite window ﬁle menu, select Open.

2. Open the ColorShot Samples folder. It is located in the ColorShot

folder on your system’s hard drive.

3. Double-click the image ﬁle ﬂowers.tif.

4. Click Printer Setup on the File menu of the MGI PhotoSuite

window.

5. Select Landscape as the Orientation.

6. Follow steps 8 through 13 from the previous section

Print Portrait

Image

In a few moments, the printer ejects the image ﬂowers.tif.

Troubleshooting

If the printer is not operating properly, and you cannot resolve the

problem with the information provided in this manual, contact Polaroid

Technical Support, as described in the

Technical Support

section of

this manual.

Add a Printer

If you are familiar with Microsoft’s Add a Printer program, use the

following instructions to install the Polaroid ColorShot printer on your

system.

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.

2. Double-click the Printers folder icon.

3. Double-click the Add Printer icon.The Add Printer Wizard opens.

4. Follow the instructions as applicable to your system.

Uninstall the Polaroid ColorShot Software

The Polaroid ColorShot Parallel printer is a plug and play device.If for

some reason you interrupt the installation process, your registry may

be corrupted and you should uninstall the device before attempting to

install it again.

Caution:

If you are not familiar with deleting entries from your

system registry, contact Polaroid Technical Support for help.

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