Kodak 4700 - Manuals

Photo Printer 4700 Series 7 1 Getting Started The KODAK Photo Printer 4700 Series (referred to as the printer in this guide) is a thermal dye transfer device with superior printing speed and image quality. The printer uses KODAK photo paper and sticker paper to produce long-lasting printed images of...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 9 Unpacking the Printer The following items are included with the printer and packed in an accessory box. If any items are missing, contact your place of purchase. • Universal photo/sticker paper tray NOTE: Depending on your printer model you may have both a photo paper tra...

10 Photo Printer 4700 Series Locating the Printer Parts Refer to the following illustrations to locate the main parts of your printer. Front and Right Side of Printer Back and Left Side of Printer Door Pull Ribbon Cartridge Door Output Tray LED Display Panel Paper Tray Ventilation DB-25 Connector Po...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 11 Connecting the Cable and the Power Cords Standard power cords are provided. The printer also requires a 1284 parallel cable which you may need to provide. To connect the 1284 parallel cable: 1. With the printer power and the computer power off, plug the cable’s DB-25 pin...

12 Photo Printer 4700 Series Loading the Ribbon Cartridge The ribbon provides the dyes for printing images. The four-patch ribbon contains three dye patches (yellow, magenta, and cyan) and the protective coating patch. The three-color, XTRALIFE ribbon contains enough dye to make 100 prints. To load ...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 13 Removing the Ribbon Cartridge 1. Place your finger in the opening at the top of the ribbon cartridge door. Pull the door toward you to open it. 2. Push up on the green lever to release the ribbon cartridge. 3. Remove the cartridge. Slide the new ribbon cartridge, with th...

14 Photo Printer 4700 Series Loading the Paper Your printer will come with either: • One universal photo/sticker paper tray Or • Two separate trays: a photo paper tray and a sticker paper tray When using a universal photo/sticker paper tray you must move the slider on the tray cover to reveal the co...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 17 Installing the Printer Drivers The KODAK Photo Printer 4700 Printer Driver for WINDOWS 95 and WINDOWS 98 (referred to in this guide as WINDOWS 95/98 printer driver) and the KODAK Photo Printer 4700 Printer Driver for WINDOWS NT 4.0 (referred to in this guide as WINDOWS N...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 19 Installing the WINDOWS NT 4.0 Printer Driver IMPORTANT: The WINDOWS NT 4.0 printer driver requires the parallel port mode of your host computer to be ECP-compatible. Before you install this driver, you may need to configure the parallel port mode of your host computer to...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 21 2 Operating the Printer This chapter describes the printer’s display panel and the printing options available. Looking at the Display Panel The printer display panel on the front of the printer has three indicator lights. Table 1 describes the different statuses of these...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 23 Working with the Printer Follow these guidelines: • Do NOT overload the paper tray. We suggest loading no more than 100 sheets of paper. • Do NOT remove prints from the output tray until the printer ejects them. • Do NOT put a print back into the output tray or you may c...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 25 What You Can Do on the Paper Tabbed Page Paper size—allows you to specify the size of your output. 4x7 in—produces a 4 x 7 inch (102 x 178 mm) image. 4x6 in—produces a 4 x 6 inch (102 x 152 mm) image. Border—produces a bordered, 4 x 6 inch (102 x 152 mm) print. The print...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 27 What You Can Do on the Device Options Tabbed Page Print Quality—allows you to sharpen an image to make edges crisper and details more noticeable. The following choices are available. No Sharpening—no enhancement of details is added. Normal Sharpening—adds one-half the am...

28 Photo Printer 4700 Series Choosing the Printer Features on a WINDOWS NT 4.0 System On a WINDOWS NT 4.0 system the Page Setup and Advanced tabbed pages are the only ones in which the printer driver and the printer interact. The other tabbed pages are provided by the operating system and are not di...

30 Photo Printer 4700 Series What You Can Do on the Advanced Tabbed Page Paper size—allows you to specify the size of your output. 4x6 in—produces a 4 x 6 inch (102 x 152 mm) image. 4x7 in—produces a 4 x 7 inch (102 x 178 mm) image. 4x8.2 in—produces up to a 4 x 7 inch (102 x 178 mm) image. This sel...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 33 3 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer This chapter describes the problems you may occasionally have with the printer. Information on how to solve these problems as well as printer maintenance procedures are also included. Handling Paper Jams If a paper jam occurs...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 35 Cleaning the Print Head and the Platen Roller Lines or streaks on your prints indicate that the thermal print head and/or the platen roller need cleaning. Ten alcohol pads for cleaning the thermal print head are included with your printer. For information about ordering ...

38 Photo Printer 4700 Series Cleaning the Pick Roller Occasionally, dust and paper particles collect on the printer’s pick roller which pulls paper from the paper tray. These accumulations can prevent the pick roller from pulling the paper. A “Printer is out of paper” message, when there is still pa...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 39 Cleaning the Printer To help ensure good printer performance and high-quality output, be sure the printer’s operating environment is clean and dust-free. Clean the printer regularly as described below. Before you begin, turn the printer power off and unplug the power cor...

40 Photo Printer 4700 Series Resolving Error Messages Error messages appear on the host computer and indicate that a printer or system problem has occurred. When an error message appears you can: • Click Retry to resend the job. • Click Cancel to cancel the job. • Click neither button. Every 5 secon...

Appendix A 43 Appendix A Printer Specifications and Site Requirements Printer Specifications Printer Dimensions Width: 295 mm (11.6 inches) Depth: 413 mm (16.25 inches) Height: 141 mm (5.55 inches) Printer Weight 6.4 kg (14 lbs.) Printer Resolution 10.5 pixels per mm (267 pixels per inch) Space Requ...

Appendix B 45 Appendix B Accessories and Supplies This appendix lists the accessories and supplies available for the printer. Ordering information is also included. Accessories Purchase printer accessories through your Kodak representative. Supplies Purchase printer supplies through your Kodak repre...

Appendix C 47 Appendix C Image Sizes The following table lists recommended image sizes for optimum printing. This includes a 3 - 4% overfill required for borderless prints. Image Size Table Width Length Pixels Inches mm Pixels Inches mm Border 4 x 6 in. (102 x 152 mm) 936 3.506 89 1332 4.989 126.7 4...

Photo Printer 4700 Series 49 Index Numerics1284 cable, connecting 11 Aaccessories 45adding, EKLPT1 port 18, 20Advanced tabbed page options 30agency approval 43 Ccartridge loading 12removing 13 characteristics of the printer 7choosing printer features on a WINDOWS 95 system 24on a WINDOWS 98 system 2...