Canon SELPHY DS810- Manuals

Easy Setup Instructions 4 Preparing the Printer 1 Place the printer on a flat surface. 2 Plug the power cord into the back of the printer and connect the other end to a power outlet. • Never attempt to plug the Power Cord into the power outlet or unplug the Power Cord when your hands are wet. • Neve...

Easy Setup Instructions 5 4 Select the display language. (1) Press the ST buttons to select the language you want to display on the LCD. (2) Press the OK button. Note If you accidentally changed the languages, see “Language selection” on page 44 to select your language. Installing the Print Head 1 S...

Easy Setup Instructions 6 3 Take the Print Head from its package and remove the protective cap. Dispose of the protective cap. There might be some transparent or light blue ink on the inside of the bag the Print Head comes in, or the inside of the protective cap this has no effect on print quality. ...

Easy Setup Instructions 7 Installing an Ink Tank • For safety reasons, store an Ink Tank out of the reach of small children.• Do not drop or shake an Ink Tank as this may cause the ink to leak out and stain your clothes and hands. 1 Unpack a new Ink Tank and remove the orange protective cap. Dispose...

Printer Parts and Their Functions 8 Printer Parts and Their Functions This section describes the components of the printer. Printer Cover Open to replace the Ink Tank or remove jammed paper. „ Front View Paper Support Open and pull out before printing to support paper. Paper Guide When loading paper...

Printer Parts and Their Functions 9 „ Operation Panel POWER button Press to turn on the printer or off. See “Turning On the Printer” on page 16. POWER lamp Off: the printer is off.Lighting: the printer is ready to print, is currently printing, or is currently initializing.Flashing: the printer is pr...

Printer Parts and Their Functions 11 Menu Screen Press the Menu button to display the menu screen. Refer to the following menu list to access functions in each menu. Menu Photo gallery* Photo print* Print studio* Layout print Sticker print Print all photos Color balance DPOF print Photo Index print ...

Printer Parts and Their Functions 12 Print settings Wireless print settings Bluetooth settings* Other settings Language selection Reset setting Save settings Load settings Nozzle check Cleaning Deep cleaning Head alignment print Roller cleaning Bottom plate cleaning Maintenance Device settings Tool ...

Printer Parts and Their Functions 13 „ Print Menus in Print Studio Print studio provides you with the following print menus. Layout print Prints the specified photo in the specified layout.See “Printing Multiple Photos on One Sheet of Media—Layout Print” on page 35. Sticker print Prints stickers fro...

Printer Parts and Their Functions 14 „ Tool Box Submenus You can select Maintenance to perform maintenance or Device settings to configure the printer settings. Nozzle check Prints a check pattern to ensure that ink is output correctly. See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 66. Cleaning Cl...

Preparation When Using the Printer 16 Preparation When Using the Printer Turning On/Off the Printer This section describes the method to turn on/off the printer. „ Turning On the Printer Follow the procedure below to turn on the printer. 1 Plug the Power Cord into the back of the printer and connect...

Preparation When Using the Printer 17 2 Turn off the printer. (1) Turn off the printer by pressing the POWER button. Using a Memory Card Let's take a look at different types of memory cards and how to insert and remove them. „ Memory Cards Supported by this Printer Supported memory cards are as foll...

Preparation When Using the Printer 19 „ Inserting a Memory Card This printer is equipped with two Card Slots to meet various types of memory cards. Refer to the illustration below to find the Card Slot corresponds to your memory card.Check the card face and insert it gently until it reaches the bott...

Preparation When Using the Printer 20 „ Removing a Memory Card Note If you use the printer connected to your computer, follow the instructions for removal of the memory card from the computer. For the procedure, refer to the User’s Guide . 1 Ensure that the Indicator lamp is not flashing, then remov...

Preparation When Using the Printer 21 „ Loading the Print Media Note Refer to “Media Types for Card Direct Printing” on page 23. 1 Turn on the printer. (1) Press the POWER button. 2 Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it. Note If paper is curled, gently bend the corners in the oppos...

Preparation When Using the Printer 22 4 Load the paper. Note Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dries. For specific drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media. Important * During printing, part of the sheet is ejected from the back of the printer.Leave 12cm (4.7in) ...

Preparation When Using the Printer 23 „ Media Types for Card Direct Printing * When printing on sticker paper, select Sticker print from Print studio . When printing photos in a mobile phone or a PDA on sticker paper, select Stickers ×16 in the Wireless print settings screen. Note You may not be abl...

Preparation When Using the Printer 24 Changing the Print Settings This section explains the print settings you can set from the LCD and the buttons you should use to set them. „ To Change Print Setting This section describes the steps to change the print settings using the Effects setting as an exam...

Preparation When Using the Printer 25 4 Display the selected item. 5 Complete setting. Press the Settings button. Note You can save the print settings.1 Press the Menu button on the operation panel. 2 Use the W X buttons to select Tool box and then press the OK button. 3 Use the W X buttons to selec...

Preparation When Using the Printer 27 • Brightness Adjusts the brightness of a printed image.Brightness +2/Brightness +1/Brightness standard/Brightness -1/Brightness -2 • Contrast Adjusts the contrast of a printed image.Contrast +2/Contrast +1/Contrast standard/Contrast -1/Contrast -2 • Color hue Ad...

Printing from the Memory Card 28 Printing from the Memory Card Printing Photograph You can print the photos you took and stored in a memory card while displaying on the LCD. You can print your favorite photos one by one, or display a list of the photos and specify the number of copies to print for e...

Printing from the Memory Card 29 2 Select Photo gallery. 3 Select the photo to print. Notes Displaying Photos Automatically on the LCD You can automatically display photos stored in a memory card on the LCD. • Press the OK button when viewing photos in the Photo gallery to start the slideshow. • Pre...

Printing from the Memory Card 30 4 Confirm the settings. (2) Confirm the Page size , Media type and Print quality . To change any of the settings, press the Settings button on the operation panel. See “To Change Print Setting” on page 24. 5 Start printing. (1) Ensure that the paper is loaded in the ...

Printing from the Memory Card 31 3 Specify the number of copies to print. (1) Use the W X buttons, select the photo you want to print. (3) Repeat steps (1) and (2) and specify the number of copies for each photo you want to print. (4) Press the OK button. The print confirmation screen is displayed. ...

Printing from the Memory Card 32 Other Useful Functions You can print your favorite photo as a postcard or sticker using the following features. • “Searching for Photos with the Shooting Date— Search” on page 32• “Printing a Specified Area—Trimming” on page 34• “Printing Multiple Photos on One Sheet...

Printing from the Memory Card 33 2 Specify a date range. • If you select One date only • If you select Select date range Notes • The date that you specified is displayed in the format that you set at the Date display setting. See “Date display” on page 43. • To cancel the search mode, follow the pro...

Printing from the Memory Card 34 „ Printing a Specified Area—Trimming You can print a specified area of the photo displayed on the LCD. Note Please trim the photo after specifying Page size , Media type , and Borderless/Bordered on each settings screen. If you change the settings after trimming the ...

Printing from the Memory Card 35 „ Printing Multiple Photos on One Sheet of Media—Layout Print You can print the specified photo in the specified layout (Borderless or Bordered ×2/×4/×8/Half, borderless/Half, bordered/Half, borderless (w/lines)/Half, bordered (w/lines)/Album (4/right)/Album (4/left)...

Printing from the Memory Card 36 4 Select the paste method. (1) Use the ST buttons to select the paste method and then press the OK button. Paste all All the photos in the memory card are pasted automatically in the selected layout.Print confirmation screen is displayed. Proceed to step 6. Paste one...

Printing from the Memory Card 37 „ Printing Stickers from a Photo—Sticker Print You can print your favorite photo on the Canon Photo Stickers. 1 Prepare to print. See “Preparation When Using the Printer” on page 16. 2 Select Sticker print . (1) Press the Menu button. (2) Use the W X buttons to selec...

Printing from the Memory Card 38 5 Select a frame. Notes • To print without a frame, press the OK button without pressing anything else. • If the photo is upside-down, you can use the ST buttons to rotate the photo 180 degrees and adjust the frame up or down for printing. • If you want to rotate a p...

Printing from the Memory Card 39 3 Select a photo to print. (1) Use the W X buttons to display the photo you want to print. (2) Press the OK button. Note You can do... • You can zoom in/out on the photo on the LCD using the buttons. • See “Searching for Photos with the Shooting Date— Search” on page...

Printing from the Memory Card 41 „ Other Print Functions Print studio also contains the following print menus. • Print all photos You can print all photos saved on a memory card. • Photo Index print You can print a list of all photos saved in the memory card. • DPOF print If DPOF (Digital Print Orde...

Printing from the Memory Card 43 Changing the Other Settings This section explains the setting menu in the Device settings . 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Press the Menu button. 3 Use the W X buttons to select Tool box and then press the OK button. 4 Use the W X buttons to select Device settings and then...

Printing from the Memory Card 44 Language selection You can change the language displayed on the LCD. (1) Use the ST buttons to select Language selection and then press the OK button. (2) Use the ST buttons to select a language and then press the OK button. Reset setting You can reset all settings, ...

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 45 Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device Connecting a PictBridge compliant device such as digital camera, camcorder or mobile phone to the printer allows you to print re...

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 46 3 Load the 101.6×152.4mm/4"×6" paper into the Paper Support in the portrait position (feed from the short side) with the print side facing up. 4 Connect the PictBridge compliant device to the printer. Note Depending on the model or brand...

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 47 „ Confirming or Changing the Device Settings To change the paper size or paper type, operate the device to select the PictBridge print setup mode and confirm or change the settings.The settings below can be changed by pressing the S Settings but...

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 48 Photo Paper Plus Glossy. The following sizes and types of paper can be loaded in the printer by selecting options from P Paper size and P Paper type. * Sticker media manufactured by Canon. Set Paper size to 10 ×15cm/4"×6" when printing s...

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 49 „ About “Date/File No. print” By default, O Off is selected for this printer. If you select an image which has had the shooting date embedded in it using a camera with print mode, select O Off for this function. If you select Date, File No. , or...

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 50 Printing Photographs Directly from a Canon Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Digital Camera The following is a list of media types that can be set on a Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible digital camera or digital video camera (PictBridge incompatible...

Printing Photographs from a Wireless Communication Device 51 Printing Photographs from a Wireless Communication Device If you have a mobile phone or a PDA with an infrared port for wireless data transmission, you can print photos through a cordless connection with the printer. If the optional Blueto...

Printing Photographs from a Wireless Communication Device 52 (3) Press the OK button after finishing all settings you need. The photos in the mobile phone or the PDA can be printed according to the following settings. „ Setting Items (1) Select the page size for the wireless print. (2) Select the me...

Printing Photographs from a Wireless Communication Device 53 Performing Infrared Communication You can print photos in your mobile phone or PDA. When printing through infrared communication, also refer to the manual of your mobile phone or PDA. 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Load the paper. See “Loading P...

Printing Photographs from a Wireless Communication Device 55 Performing Bluetooth Communication This section explains the procedure to print photos through Bluetooth communication from the mobile phone or the PDA with the optional Bluetooth unit BU-20. Note The printer cannot print data from a PC vi...

Printing Photographs from a Wireless Communication Device 56 3 Set the print setting. See “Setting the Page Size, Media Type, and Layout When Printing from a Mobile Phone or a PDA” on page 51. 4 Start printing from a mobile phone or a PDA. For the procedure to print from your mobile phone or PDA, re...

Printing with the Computer 58 Printing with the Computer Installing the printer driver on your personal computer enables you to connect it to the printer for printing. Notes • This product package does not include a USB cable. Please purchase one separately. • This section explains how to install th...

Printing with the Computer 59 2 Ensure that the printer and computer are turned off. 3 Turn on the computer and start Windows. If any applications automatically run, quit them. Disable any anti-virus programs.Do NOT turn the printer on at this stage. 4 Place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-...

Printing with the Computer 60 7 Read the License Agreement, then click Yes to continue. Installation will begin.Installation of the printer driver, On-screen Manuals, and applications will begin. Follow the on-screen instructions. 8 Connect your USB cable when the Printer Connection screen appears. ...

Printing with the Computer 61 9 Confirm the installation results and click Next . 10 When the “Installation completed successfully” window appears, click Exit . „ Installing the Printer Driver— Macintosh ® Notes • The steps described in this section reflect Mac OS X v.10.3.x.• Use Mac OS X v.10.2.x ...

Printing with the Computer 62 5 Double-click the Setup icon. 6 When the “Authenticate” screen appears, enter your administrator name and password. Click OK . Note If the place selection message appears, select your place of residence, then click Next . 7 When the screen shown on the right is display...

Printing with the Computer 63 10 When the “Installation completed successfully” screen appears, click Restart . How to View the On-screen Manual You can use the On-screen Manuals to obtain necessary information for printing from your computer. Install the following On-screen Manuals when you need to...

Printing with the Computer 64 1 Double-click the SELPHY DS810 On-screen Manual shortcut icon on the desktop. The On-screen Manual list is displayed. Notes • To display the On-screen Manuals from the Start menu, Click on Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon SELPHY DS810 Manual and SELPHY D...

Printing Maintenance 65 Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the Ink Tanks, the Print Head Nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles. Notes • If the pr...

Printing Maintenance 66 „ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Print Head Nozzles. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect. 1 Prepare to print. (1) Turn on the printer. See “Turning...

Printing Maintenance 67 3 Examining the nozzle check pattern. „ Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Cleaning only when necessary. 1 Turn on the printer. See “Turning On the Printer” on page 16....

Printing Maintenance 68 3 Print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the Print Head Nozzles are clean. When Print Head Cleaning finishes, the confirmation message is displayed. Select Yes . See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 66. Note If the problem remains after performing Print Head...

Printing Maintenance 69 3 Print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the Print Head Nozzles are clean. See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 66. Notes • If the problem remains, replace the Ink Tank. See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 71. • If Ink Tank replacement does not resolve the p...

Printing Maintenance 70 3 Align the Print Head. (2) Press the T button to move the cursor on the column B and select the most even, least irregular patterns and use the W X buttons to select the number that corresponds.Repeat the operation for the column C and D. (3) Press the OK button. The Print H...

Printing Maintenance 71 Replacing an Ink Tank When replacing an Ink Tank, check the model number very carefully.The printer will not print properly if the wrong Ink Tank is used. • Ink Tank: BCI-16 Color „ Replacing an Ink Tank When an Ink Tank runs out of ink, replace it using the following steps. ...

Printing Maintenance 72 4 Prepare a replacement Ink Tank. 5 Insert the Ink Tank. 6 Close the Cover. The Print Head Holder moves to the right. Important Be sure to reset the ink counter using the following procedure when changing the Ink Tank. Notes • To maintain optimal print quality, use an Ink Tan...

Printing Maintenance 73 „ Resetting the Ink Counter When an Ink Tank is replaced, the ink counter must be reset.The low ink warning is only displayed properly if the ink counter is reset. Message Prompting Confirmation of Ink Tank Replacement If an Ink Tank is removed, the printer will output a mess...

Printing Maintenance 74 Low Ink Warning Display How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly • Reset the ink counter every time you install a new Ink Tank. The ink counter cannot work correctly unless you synchronize it with the actual ink level. The ink counter can only be adjusted when it is reset at ...

Troubleshooting 75 Troubleshooting Let's take a look at countermeasures against problems which may occur during use of the printer. Note Here, we will discuss errors indicated on the LCD, problems that might occur during direct printing from the digital camera. If you cannot find the symptom corresp...

Troubleshooting 77 Cannot See the Display Properly on the LCD/Cannot See the Display on the LCD Paper Does Not Feed Properly/Paper Jam Possible Cause Try This Cannot see the display properly on the LCD/the display on the LCD is illegible If the LCD contrast is too strong or too weak, adjust the Adju...

Troubleshooting 78 Printing is Blurred/Colors are Wrong/White Streaks appear Paper Jams (1) Slowly pull the paper out from the back of the printer or, from the front of the printer.• If the paper does not come out from the front of the printer or the back of the printer, or the paper tears and some ...

Troubleshooting 79 Note When the color is different from what is displayed on the LCD or when it is not printed with your favorite color You can adjust the brightness, contrast, and color balance of photos for printing from the Settings screen. See “To Change Print Setting” on page 24. Printed Surfa...

Troubleshooting 81 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera The following are the possible errors that may occur when printing directly from a digital still camera or digital video camcorder*, and the countermeasures to eliminate them. * Hereafter, the digital still camera and digital video cam...

Troubleshooting 82 * 1 To resume printing, you can press the OK button on the printer instead of selecting Continue . * 2 The waste ink absorber absorbs ink used during cleaning, for example. If this message appears, you will need to call for servicing to replace the absorber and to check the printe...

Troubleshooting 83 Cannot Install the Printer Driver Possible Cause Try This Unable to proceed beyond the Printer Port Screen Reinstall the printer driver.1. Click Cancel . 2. Click Start Over on the Installation Failure screen. 3. Click Back on the displayed screen. 4. Click Exit on the SELPHY DS81...

Troubleshooting 84 Cannot Print Properly through Wireless Communication Note This printer cannot print data from a PC via Bluetooth communication. Possible Cause Try This The infrared communication distance or the Infrared Port angle is incorrect Place the printer at a distance of 7.9 inch/20 cm fro...

Appendix 85 Appendix For the Optional Bluetooth Unit Users Safety Precautions Please read the safety warnings and cautions provided in this manual to ensure that you use your product safely. Do not attempt to use the product in any way not described in this manual. You may cause an electric shock/fi...

Appendix 86 Specifications Communication method Bluetooth standard Ver 1.2 Output Power Class2 Communication distance Line-of-sight distance: approx. 10 meters** It may vary depending on factors including the presence of obstacles between communication equipment, radio wave conditions, the presence ...

Appendix 88 Camera Direct Print „ Canon Bubble Jet Direct Interface: Direct Print Port(Connect a DS810-compatible digital camera or digital video camcorder using the USB cable supplied with the camera.) Compatible digital cameras and digital video camcorders: DS810-compatible digital cameras and dig...

Appendix 89 Additional System Requirements for On-screen Manual Browser: Windows HTML Help Viewer Note: Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 5.0 or later must be installed.The On-screen Manual may not be displayed properly depending on your operating system or Internet Explorer version. We recommend that y...

Appendix 92 Regulatory Information „ Color Printer Model: K10260 (DS810) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including ...

Photo Printing Guide QA7-3584-V02 XXXXXX ©CANON INC.2005 PRINTED IN THAILAND The following ink tank is compatible with this printer. For details on ink tank replacement, refer to “Replacing an Ink Tank” in this guide. QA7-3584-V02 ENG