Polaroid ColorShot Printer - Manual

4 FRONT OF PRINTER a. Power/Printer busy LED b. Film door c. Film door latch d. Film ejection slot c d b a The printer a. Printer b. Power adapter c. Power cord d. USB cable e. Printer software (not shown) b a c d INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

5 USB CABLE a. USB cable b. Computer connector c. Printer connector a b c BACK OF PRINTER a. USB connector b. Power connector Note: If any of these components is missing, contact your dealer. b a INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

CONNECT THE PRINTER 6 Position the printer P lace the printer horizontally, on a flat surface near your computer. (Do not position the printer vertically.) The Polaroid ColorShot printer is a “plug-and-play” device. Leave your computer on when you connect the printer. When the printer is connected t...

7 Connect the cables 1 Connect the power cord to the power adapter. 2 Connect the power adapter into the connector on the printer. USB cable Power adapter Power cord Before you begin • Your computer should be USB-ready.If you are not sure, see the section Enabling USB on page 24. • Note the drive le...

8 6 The system detects the printer as soon as you connect it and promptsyou to install the software. See thenext section, Install the software. 3 Connect the power cord to a ground- ed outlet. When the unit is pluggedin, the LED on the front of the unitlights to indicate power is on. Note: The power...

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 9 A s soon as you connect the printer, the screen displays “Building driver information database.” The Update Device Driver Wizard is displayed. Click Next to continue. Important: For successful installation, read each screen carefully before proceeding to the next step. See the...

11 5 The Add Printer Wizard is displayed. Scroll down the list of printer portsand select the USB port and Polaroidprinter. Important: Do not select the default port, LPT1. Click Next. 3 In the Copy Files From list, press the Delete key to delete the highlightedtext , then type the drive letter fory...

12 Important: The computer takes a few moments to install the driver. Although there is no status bar or wait icon displayed during this process, installation is proceeding! 6 The Add Printer Wizard displays “Polaroid ColorShot” for the Printername. If you have a paper printer younormally print to, ...

14 • Readme: The Readme file contains last-minute tips and news about yourprinter. • Acrobat Reader: Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print the usermanuals, CSinstal.pdf (this manual)and CSguide.pdf. The files are locatedin the ColorShot directory on your Cdrive, and on the Polaroid ColorShotCD ...

15 T o be sure the printer is properly connected and to acquaint yourself with the print driver, we recommend you use the following tutorial to print two test images. The images are located in the Samples folder within the ColorShot folder on your hard drive. When printing the test images, keep all ...

16 Load the film 1 Press and hold down the door latch. Pull open the film door. Start up your imagingsoftware 1 Insert the MGI PhotoSuite™ CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software. 3 Start up MGI PhotoSuite. Note: Be sure Brightness, Enhance Colors a...

17 Film cover 2 Remove the Polaroid ColorShot film from the foil package and insert itinto the tray, with the film cover fac-ing up and the wide plastic bordernearest the door. The film cover pro-tects the light-sensitive materialbeneath it. 3 Slide the film tray in until it latches shut. Warning: A...

18 Print KIDS.TIF 1 Open the image KIDS.TIF in the Samples folder, located in theColorShot folder on your hard drive. 2 Click Printer Setup on the File menu. 3 Select Polaroid ColorShot as the printer and select Portrait orientation.Click OK. 4 Click the Print Preview icon on the toolbar to display ...

19 KIDS.TIF, in portrait orientation 6 Click the Printer icon in the Print Preview screen. 7 Click OK to print the image. 8 The ColorShot preview screen is dis- played. Click the printer icon in thePreview tool bar to begin printing. If this is your first print of the filmpack, the printer will ejec...

Technical Support I f the printer is not operating properly and you cannot resolve it with the troubleshooting information in this manual or the User’s Guide (CSguide.pdf), contact Polaroid Technical Support. MGI PhotoSuite: If you need help with MGI PhotoSuite, check the on-line help in PhotoSuite ...

23 WITHIN THE U.S.A. Call us toll-free from within the conti-nental U.S.A. at 1-800-432-5355,Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern Time. We offer a vari-ety of Customer Support services; callus for details and applicable fees. You may also write to National DigitalImaging Support, Polaroi...

24 • On the General tab, check the versionnumber of Microsoft Windows 95. A“B” or later after the number (forexample, 4.00.950 B) designates thatyour system can install OSR 2.1, asystem upgrade required for the USBconnector. This upgrade is providedon the ColorShot CD; see the nextstep for installat...

25 details on how to enable the USBport in the system BIOS. For exam-ple, this option may be located inIntegrated Peripherals, AdvancedChip Set, PCI Plug and Play, or underanother heading. 5 If you are still unable to install the printer driver after following thesesteps, contact your computer manu-...

28 9 When the uninstall is complete, click OK. 10 Close windows until you return to the Control Panel. 11 Double-click Printers. 12 Select the Polaroid ColorShot with the right mouse button. 13 Select Delete from the drop-down menu. Click Yes as necessary to con-firm the deletion. 14 Close all windo...

29 Polaroid Offices andService Centers AustraliaPolaroid Australia Pty. Ltd.13-15 Lyonpark RoadP.O. Box 163North Ryde, NSW 2113Tel.: (02) 950 7000Fax: (02) 887 2209 Belgique/België Polaroid (Belgium) N.V. - S.A.Rue Colonel Bourg 111Kolonel Bourgstraat 1111140 Bruxelles-1140 BrusselTel.: 027143102 (F...

35 E enabling USB, 24 - 25 F film cover, 17 film door latch, 4 film door, 4 film ejection slot, 4 film loading, 16 - 17 FLOWERS.TIF, printing, 20 - 21 I installing software, 9 - 14 problems with, 27 internet support, 23 A Adobe Acrobat Reader, 9, 14 C cable connection, 7 - 8 CD-ROM drive letter, 7, ...

1 Start printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Handling the print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Removing an empty film pack . . . . . . . . . . . .22 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

2 INTRODUCTION T he Polaroid ® ColorShot ™ Digital Photo Printer is a compact desktop printer designed to output digital images from your PC-compatible computer onto Polaroid ColorShot self-devel- oping color film. This manual (CSguide.pdf) describes the use of the ColorShot printer and the print dr...

4 your monitor and video accelerator) • A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (mini-mum); 4x or faster (recommended) * Note: Microsoft USB software is notcompatible with early versions ofToshiba’s Infinia In-Touch™ modules,and installing the software onToshiba Infinia systems which includesuch modules will rende...

8 ing up and the wide plastic bordernearest the door. The film cover pro-tects the light-sensitive materialbeneath it. 3 Slide the film tray in until it latches shut. Film cover Load the film 1 Press and hold down the door latch. Pull open the film door. 2 Remove the Polaroid ColorShot film from the...

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER 9 Y ou can configure the driver for each image before printing by using the Properties dialog box. Here you can select paper orientation, use controls to lighten or darken the print, and apply Polaroid’s patented image enhancement technology (IQA ™ ). Here you also choose the Pr...

10 Set Properties 1 Display the Polaroid ColorShot Properties dialog box as described inthe previous section. Note: You can also click the Properties button fromwithin an application (typically in thePage Setup or Print dialog box), butnot all the tabs are displayed. 2 Click a tab to make your selec...

11 ORIENTATION Select a default orientation. You canoverride this choice for the currentimage from within the application. • Select Portrait if your image is vertical. The image is rotated 90 degrees on the Polaroid film, for a better fit. • Select Landscape if your image is hori- zontal. The image ...

14 FILM TYPE Click the Film Type arrow to display adrop-down list of film types. Selectthe film type that is currently loaded. IMAGE ENHANCEMENT IQA (Image Quality Assurance)Technology is a Polaroid-patentedimage enhancement softwaredesigned to produce brighter colors inimages that have not been pre...

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 co...

16 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 Preview on the Device Options dialog box, a preview appears first. See the next section, Using the preview. PRINTING

17 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...

18 Tips on resizing yourimage • If your image is a horizontal scene,choose Landscape orientation on theGraphics tab for a better fit. • If your image is a vertical scene,choose Portrait orientation on theGraphics tab for a better fit. • If your image does not have the cor-rect proportions for the Co...

LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION Entire image Cropped image PORTRAIT ORIENTATION Entire image Cropped image 19 You can enlarge your image andselect a crop by using the scroll barsin the ColorShot Print Preview Screen.For the best control over image size,however, we recommend that youresize your image in your i...

20 Film cover Start printing To start printing the current image,click the printer icon on the previewtool bar (if Using Preview is checked),or click OK in the ColorShot dialogbox (if Using Preview is not checked). Note: If this is the first image in a pack, the protective film cover ejectsfirst. Wa...

Removing an emptypack The screen displays an “out of film”message when the pack is empty. 1 Press the door latch and pull open the tray. 2 Remove the empty pack and reload a fresh pack as described in Load the film on page 8. Handling the print The print is dry as soon as it is ejectedand can be han...

24 OUTSIDE THE U.S.A Contact the nearest Polaroid ServiceCenter. See the list on pages 40 – 44. INTERNET SUPPORT Technical Support is also availableover the Internet. Connect to our website at http://www.polaroid.com. WITHIN THE U.S.A. Call us toll-free from within the conti-nental U.S.A. at 1-800-4...

25 Cleaning the rollers For best results, clean the rollers beforeloading a fresh pack of film. If dirt ordust accumulates on the print rollers, itcan result in a repeated pattern on yourpictures, as illustrated. 1 Open the door and remove the pack. Note: If there is a partially loaded pack in the p...

26 Cleaning the printer Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.Do not use aromatic solvents such asacetone, MEK, strong detergent solu-tions, or abrasives of any sort. Loading a partially used pack If you load a partially used pack, theprinter assumes a full pack is loadedand the software gives you an i...

28 TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.) Picture and printer problems Problem Solution Print is too dark. Intensity may be set too low. Increase intensity in the Graphics tab of the Properties dialog box, in the print driver. Your original may be dark. Try lighten-ing it in a photo-editing application, or try app...

31 Printing test images 1 Start up MGI PhotoSuite and be sure all options are set to their default set-tings. 2 Be sure all the ColorShot Properties are set to their default settings (seeConfigure the driver for details): • Graphics tab: Portrait Orientation;Intensity set to 2 and Using Previewcheck...

36 return the product in its original pack-aging. This Limited Warranty does not applyto product damage resulting fromaccident, incorrect installation, unau-thorized modification, misuse orabuse. Warning: Opening the printer housing voids the warranty. Outside the U.S.A. and Canada Refer to the regi...

37 NOTES • There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Refer servicing to quali-fied service personnel. • Polaroid Corporation reserves the right to make changes in the productdescribed in this manual at any timeand without notice. REPAIR Within the U.S.A. and Canada: Before you return your...

38 FCC NOTICE: RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE Note: This equipment has been testedand verified for compliance with thelimits for a Class B digital device pur-suant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmfulinterference in a residential in...

39 Changes and modifications notexpressly approved by the manufac-turer or registrant of this equipmentcan void your authority to operate thisequipment under FederalCommunications Commission rules. equipment does cause harmful inter-ference to radio or television recep-tion, which can be determined ...