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ColorShot Printer
User Guide
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1 POLAROID COLORSHOT INSTALLATION GUIDE INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 The printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Enabling USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Recommended monitor setting . . . . . . . . . . .26 CONNECT THE PRINTER . . . . .
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2 INTRODUCTION ® ™ his Polaroid ColorShot Installation Guide covers connecting the printer, installing the software, and printing test images. TFor detailed information on using the printer and all the fea- tures and options in the print driver, as well as full troubleshooting information, please refer to the Polaroid ColorShot User’s Guide (CSguide.pdf).
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3 INTRODUCTION (CONT.) System requirements A VGA 640 x 480 color monitor, 256 • colors minimum, 16-bit recommend- A PC-compatible computer with a • ® ed (see page 26 for advice on setting Pentium processor (or later) and a your monitor and video accelerator) USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector* ® ® A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (mini- Microsoft Windows 95 operating • • mum); 4x or faster (recommended) system, Version B (see page 24) * Note: Microsoft USB software is not 16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM
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4 INTRODUCTION (CONT.) FRONT OF PRINTER The printer d c a b c d a b a. Power/Printer busy LED a. Printer b. Film door b. Power adapter c. Film door latch c. Power cord d. Film ejection slot d. USB cable e. Printer software (not shown)
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5 INTRODUCTION (CONT.) BACK OF PRINTER USB CABLE a b c a b a. USB connector a. USB cable b. Power connector b. Computer connector Note: If any of these components is c. Printer connector missing, contact your dealer.
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6 CONNECT THE PRINTER Position the printer lace the printer horizontally, on a flat surface near your computer. (Do not Pposition 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 to your computer and plugged into a power supply, the system detects the new hardware and prompts you to install the soft- ware. Follow the detailed installation instructions in the next section caref
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7 CONNECT THE PRINTER (CONT.) Before you begin Connect the cables Your computer should be USB-ready. 1 Connect the power cord to the power • If you are not sure, see the section adapter. Enabling USB on page 24. 2 Connect the power adapter into the Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM connector on the printer. • drive: To find it, click My Computer USB cable Power on the desktop and note which drive adapter has the CD-ROM icon. Insert the Polaroid ColorShot CD • ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Be
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8 3 Connect the power cord to a ground- 6 The system detects the printer as ed outlet. When the unit is plugged soon as you connect it and prompts in, the LED on the front of the unit you to install the software. See the lights to indicate power is on. Note: next section, Install the software. The power is now on to the printer. There is no on/off switch. 4 Connect the USB cable into a USB connector on the back of the comput- er, or into another hubbed USB device. (Polaroid ColorShot has to be
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9 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE s soon as you connect the printer, the screen displays “Building driver information database.” The Update Device ADriver Wizard is displayed. Click Next to continue. Important: For successful installation, read each screen carefully before proceeding to the next step. See the detailed instructions that follow. ® ™ Note: As part of the installation, Adobe Acrobat Reader and the two .pdf files of the user manuals are installed on your hard drive, in the ColorShot folder: C
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10 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.) 1 The system locates the device and 2 The screen prompts you to insert the displays the name: Polaroid disk; disregard it and click OK. ColorShot. If you do not see the name Polaroid ColorShot, be sure the CD is in the CD-ROM drive. Click Finish.
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11 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.) 3 In the Copy Files From list, press the 5 The Add Printer Wizard is displayed. Delete key to delete the highlighted Scroll down the list of printer ports text , then type the drive letter for and select the USB port and Polaroid your CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\ printer. Important: Do not select the or E:\). default port, LPT1. Click Next. 4 Click OK to begin installation.
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12 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.) 6 The Add Printer Wizard displays Important: The computer takes a few “Polaroid ColorShot” for the Printer moments to install the driver. name. If you have a paper printer you Although there is no status bar or wait normally print to, do not select icon displayed during this process, ColorShot as your default printer. installation is proceeding! Click Finish once.
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13 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.) 7 If the print driver is not available in 8 Click OK. The License Agreement is the same language as the operating displayed. system, the screens appear in English. If you prefer another lan- guage, click the list and choose from French, German, Italian or Spanish: 9 If you click Yes to accept the License Agreement, installation proceeds.
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14 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.) 10When installation is complete, click Readme: The Readme file contains • the first checkbox to see the Readme last-minute tips and news about your file, click the second checkbox to start printer. Acrobat Reader, or leave them blank Acrobat Reader: Use Adobe Acrobat • to return to Windows. Click Finish. Reader to read and print the user manuals, CSinstal.pdf (this manual) and CSguide.pdf. The files are located in the ColorShot directory on your C drive, and on th
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15 PRINT TEST IMAGES o be sure the printer is properly connected and to acquaint yourself with the print driver, we recommend you use the Tfollowing 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 the print properties at the default settings. To configure the print driver for your own use, see the detailed descriptions of Print Properties in the Polaroid ColorShot User’s Guid
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16 PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.) Start up your imaging Load the film 1 Press and hold down the door latch. software Pull open the film door. 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 and Adjust Colors (on the Image menu) are at their neutral set- tings. If this is the first time you have used MGI PhotoSuite, these sliders will already be at their neutra
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17 PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.) 2 Remove the Polaroid ColorShot film from the foil package and insert it into the tray, with the film cover fac- ing up and the wide plastic border nearest the door. The film cover pro- tects the light-sensitive material beneath it. 3 Slide the film tray in until it latches shut. Film cover Warning: After the first picture, do not open the film tray until the film pack is empty. Doing so ruins the top pic- ture in the pack.
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18 PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.) Check the printer Print KIDS.TIF 1 Open the image KIDS.TIF in the settings Samples folder, located in the 1 From Windows, go to Start and select ColorShot folder on your hard drive. Settings. Select the Printers folder 2 Click Printer Setup on the File menu. and open it. 3 Select Polaroid ColorShot as the 2 Double-click the ColorShot Printer printer and select Portrait orientation. icon inside the folder. Click OK. 3 The Polaroid ColorShot status box is 4 Click th
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19 PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.) 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 the Preview tool bar to begin printing. If this is your first print of the film pack, the printer will eject the film cover first. In a few moments, the printer will eject KIDS.TIF. KIDS.TIF, in portrait orientation
