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DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER
P-200
Installation Guide
This Installation Guide explains how to install and use the Olympus
P-200 Digital Printer software for Windows 95/98/Me.
Keep this manual booklet in an easily accessible place for future
reference.
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User Registration It is prohibited by copyright laws to duplicate this software and installation guide in whole or in part, or to lease the software to a third party without permission from the copyright owners. Olympus assumes no liability for any damages, loss of profit and any claims from third parties resulting from the use of this software. If this software contains any manufacturing defects, Olympus will replace it. However, Olympus assumes no liability for any defects not related to manuf
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Table of Contents System Requirements ......................4 Installing the Software......................5 Easy installation (plug & play)..................................5 Manual installation ........................7 Uninstallation ................................9 For high-speed operation..............9 Printing ............................................ 10 To cancel printing........................ 12 Tips for printing ........................... 13 Split Print..........................
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System Requirements The following hardware and software are required to install and run this soft- ware. Computer: IBM PC/AT compatible machine with an i486SX or better CPU running Windows 95, 98 or Me (Pentium or better CPU recommended). Memory: 8 MB minimum (32 MB or more recommended, depending on the application to be printed). Hard disk: Minimum 15 MB free (Recommendation: 30 MB or more). More space is required for larger images or multiple-page files Display: Minimum 256-color graphics capa
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Installing the Software Install the Windows 95/98/Me printer driver software on the provided floppy disk in your PC. This description uses a PC running Windows 98 as an example. Easy installation (plug & play) Connect the printer to your PC. 1 Please refer to the printer's instruction manual for details on connecting the printer to your PC. Turn on the printer and the PC. Launch Windows. 2 The [Add New Hardware Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next] to continue. Select [Search for the best dri
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Insert the floppy disk into the PC's floppy drive. 4 Select [Floppy disk drive] and click [Next]. Follow the on-screen instructions. 5 7
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Manual installation Click the [Start] button of Windows, point [Setup] and click [Printer]. 1 Double-click the [AddPrinter] icon. 2 The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box appears. Select [Local printer] as the printer connection destination. 3 Olympus does not guarantee that this printer will operate correctly on a network. The printer should be connected directly to the PC. 8
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Insert the floppy disk into the PC's floppy drive and select [Use 4 disk]. Set the floppy disk drive as the [Copy source of distributed file.] The drive name of the floppy disk drive varies depending on the setup of each PC. Check your PC's instruction manual if you are not sure. When you find the file, go on to the next step. Set [LPT1: Printer port] as the port to be used by the printer. 5 Select whether the printer is used as the default printer or not. 6 Click [End] to complete installation.
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Uninstallation When the printer driver software is no longer necessary, uninstall it as described below. Click the [Start] button of Windows, point [Setup] and click [Printer]. 1 The [Printer] window appears. Click the [OLYMPUS P-200] icon. 2 In the [File] menu, click [Delete]. 3 Uninstall the printer driver by following the on-screen instructions. 4 For high-speed operation To use the printer at a high speed, we recommend the printer port be used in the ECP mode. This will reduce the data trans
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Printing You can print images created using commercially available image processing or retouching applications using this printer driver software. Run the application and open the images you want to print. 1 Set the image size to 1280 x 960 pixels or less for printing, image processing or retouching. If you are using an application that also allows you to specify image resolution as well as image size, set the resolution to 320 dpi. For details on how to make these settings, refer to the applica
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Click [OK] to close the [Printer Setup] dialog box. 4 In the [File] menu, click [Print]. 5 The [Print] dialog box appears. Set the number of prints [Copies]. 6 The print copies can be set up to 25. The dialog box shown above is an example using the Olympus CAMEDIA Master 2.0 application. The contents of dialog box vary depending on the application you are using. Click [Print]. 7 The images will be printed. Note The auto power off function automatically turns the printer OFF if it has not been us
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To cancel printing When the print monitor is displayed: Click [Cancel printing]. When data is left in the Windows printer spooler: Click the [Start] button. 1 Point [Setup] and click [Printer]. 2 Double-click [OLYMPUS P-200] to open the [OLYMPUS P-200] win- 3 dow. Click the name of the queued document you want to cancel. 4 Click [Document] in the menu, then click [Cancel printing]. For 5 details, please refer to the Windows instruction manual. 13
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Tips for printing To get the best printing results, be sure to read the instruction manual of the application you are using. Information on how to change the resolution and image size is especially important. In addition, read the following tip. Print in an environment with as large color display capability as possible. The number of available colors of some applications is determined according to the display color setting of the PC used in printing. To print the best images possible, it is reco
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Split Print You can split a sheet of print paper into multiple planes and print the same image on each of them. In the [File] menu of the application, click [Print]. 1 The [Print] dialog box appears. Click [Properties]. 2 [OLYMPUS P-200-LPT1: Properties] appears. Set the split method in the [Paper] sheet. 3 15
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Images can be printed in one of the following split methods. Single 2-split print 4-split print 9-split print 16-split print To obtain correct split prints (with an application that prints images ac- cording to the resolution of the printer): Set the resolution to 320 dpi and image size to 1280 x 960 pixels. Please refer to the instruction manual of the application you are using for more information on settings. Note Print preview is not available. 16
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Adjusting the Image Quality You can adjust the brightness, depth, contrast and sharpness of an image for printing. Brightness: Brightness is adjusted across the entire image plane. Image brightness increases when adjusted in the + direction. Adjusts the color intensity of the image. Color intensity is increased when Depth: adjusted in the + direction. Contrast: Increases or reduces image contrast. Contrast (crispness) increases when adjusted in the + direction. Sharpness: Emphasizes or de-emphas
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Troubleshooting Guide To solve problems you may experience with the printer driver, check the trou- bleshooting guide before calling for service. If the problem persists, contact you dealer for information what to do next. Please also refer to the Instruction manual provided with the printer. Symptom Cause Treatment An image is printed The resolution or image size Set the resolution to 320 dpi and image size on several sheets. setting is incorrect. to 1280 x 960 pixels or less. Printed image The
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Symptom Treatment Cause PC operation is The PC's memory may not If more than one applications is open, close all unnecessary applications before printing. unstable. have enough free memory. In the printer property dialog box, set the spool setting to [Send data directly to printer] before printing. Installation from There may not be enough free Check the hard disk capacity. If it is insufficient, create more free space. floppy disk is space on the hard disk. impossible. All contents of this manu
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P-200 Digital Color Printer Instructions Thank you for purchasing this Olympus digital color printer. Before using this product, read this manual carefully to ensure correct use.
