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K odak EasyShar e G610 printer dock User’ s guide www .kodak.com F or in teracti ve tutori als , ww w .kodak.com/go/howto[...]
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Eastma n Kodak Company Roc hester , New Y ork 14 650 © Eastm an K odak Com pany , 2006 All screen images are simulated. K oda k, EasySh are , ImageLink, and XtraLi fe are t rademarks of Eastma n Kodak Company. P/N 4J6122_en[...]
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Product f eatur es www .k odak.com /go/supp ort i Fron t/top/side view 1 (4-way button) 7 Pape r-tray door 2 Cancel butto n 8 Paper-tray ch amber 3 OK/Pr int button 9 Tran sfer status l ight 4 Transfe r butt on 10 Camera connector 5 Pape r tray 11 Cam era batte ry statu s light 6 Paper-tray cover 6 3 9 1 8 10 2 4 5 7 11[...]
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ii www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Product feat ures Back/top/side view 1 USB con nector ( to comp uter) 5 Color cart ridge (shown in stalle d) 2 Pow er c onnecto r (DC- in) 6 Car tridge- relea se tab 3 C ooling vent 7 Car tridg e door 4 Pa per pa th sl ot 2 5 7 6 1 4 3[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort iii T able of contents 1 1 Getting started ................................................................................ ...... 1 Findi ng a lo cati on for your prin ter doc k .... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ........ ..... ..... ..... 1 Handling and storing the c artri dge and paper ....... ..... ...... ...[...]
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iv www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort T able of cont ents Canceli ng pr intin g ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... ....... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... ....... ... 24 6 Maintenance and firmware upgrade ............................................... .... 25 Maintai ning y our print er dock ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ........ ..... [...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 1 1 Getting started Finding a location for your printer dock ■ Place the prin ter dock on a flat, clean, dust-free surf ace , in a dry location , and out of d irect sun light. ■ Allow at least 5 i n. (12. 7 cm) cl earance from t he back o f the prin ter dock f or paper tr avel. ■ F or pro per ve ntila tion , make [...]
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2 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Getting start ed Paper ■ To avoid finge rpri nts on the pa per , handl e it by th e edge s . Do not touch t he glo ssy side of t he pape r . ■ To store pap er , remove the t ray and cl ose th e cover and d oor t o keep out dust and de bris. Store paper flat. ■ K eep the p aper away from d irect s unlig ht and ou[...]
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Get ting star ted www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 3 Connecting the pow er RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK : Use o nly th e AC power a dapte r include d with y our pr inter d ock. Oth er adap ters o r cords can damage your camer a, printer dock, or computer . 1 Ma ke su r e y ou r c a me ra i s no t d o cked on th e pri n t er dock. 2 Connec t th e AC power co[...]
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4 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Getting start ed Loading the cartridge and paper IMPORT ANT : Use only Kodak color cartridge & photo paper kits with the s ymbol. Do not use inkjet paper . Reload a new cart ridge or more paper when prompted on your docked cam era or computer screen. ( Kod a k c o lo r c a r tr id ge & ph o t o pa p e r ki t s[...]
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Get ting star ted www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 5 Paper: IMPORT ANT : Do not fill t he paper tray above the paper -limit line, , inside the paper tray (m axi mum 30 s heets). T o avoid fing erprints, do not touch the glossy sid e of the paper (see page 2 ). Open the paper-tr ay cover . 1 Load the paper , logo side down. 2 3 Close th e paper -tray co[...]
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6 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Getting start ed Inserting and removing the paper tray Inserting the paper tray Removing the paper tray Reload the pa per tray when prompt ed on your docked camera or c omput er s creen. ■ Pull the pap er tray out to remove it. ■ Whe n sto ring or travel ing with y our prin ter dock , close the pape r -tra y door [...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 7 2 Setting up your digital cam era Docking and charging the camera Dockin g your digita l came ra lets y ou ma k e p rints directl y from the camera, transfe r picture s fro m th e camera to the co mputer , and ch arge the c amera batte ry . T his printer dock i s Image Link print-s ystem co mpati ble . Y ou ca n dock [...]
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8 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Setting up your digital camer a Charging the camera ■ Mak e sur e your printer dock powe r is c onnect ed (see page 3 ), and yo ur came ra is dock ed (see pa ge 7 ). ■ T he K oda k Ni-MH rechargeabl e digital camera battery o r Ko dak Li-Ion rech argeable d igital cam era ba ttery i n your cam era ch arges up to 3[...]
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Setting u p your dig ital ca mera www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 9 Refreshing the Kodak Ni-MH rechargeab le camera battery IMPORT ANT : The battery refresh f eature is intended fo r use with t he Ko dak Ni-MH rechargeable digit al camera battery KAA2HR on ly . Li-Ion batteries do n ot require refreshing. NO TE: If you are getting fewer th an 20 pictu[...]
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10 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Setting up your digital camer a Best camera setting for 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) prints Before taking pictu res , chan ge the P icture-s ize setti ng or r esoluti on on y our di gital ca mera to (3:2). T his ensures that the pictures y ou tak e are prop ortional to the printer -dock paper , prev enting unwanted c ropp[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 11 3 Printing without a computer IMPORT ANT : Wait until printing is com plete before you remove t he paper , paper tra y , or the camera. Failure to do so can cause pap er misfeeds or jams. Printing f rom yo ur di gital camera 1 T ak e a pi cture wi th your c amera (see your camera user’ s guide). 2 Place t he camera[...]
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12 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Printing witho ut a compu ter The paper cycles four times during the printing process. The first three pa s ses apply layers of yellow , magenta, an d cyan colors to t he pri nt, an d the fourth pass applies the Kodak XtraLife TM coat ing that protects and preserves the image. IMPORT ANT : Do not p ull out the pr int[...]
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Printing w ithout a comput er www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 13 Printing tagged pictures If you r camer a or me mory card contains picture s tagged for printi ng (see pa ge 12 for your ca mera user ’ s guide), the print er dock gives you the opti on to pri nt tag ged pict ures f irst. A m essage appear s on your d ock ed ca mera screen indica ting [...]
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14 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Printing witho ut a compu ter Changing the pri nted picture layout 1 F ollo w the step s to p rint fr om your digital camera (see pa ge 11 ). NO TE: Y ou can only change the picture layout if your camera is dock ed ( see page 7 ). 2 Press on you r pr inter d ock t o hi ghlig ht Layo ut. 3 Pres s to c hange t he pictu[...]
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Printing w ithout a comput er www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 15 T o change the default picture layout: ■ Select a nothe r p icture l ayout , the n press and h old (OK/Print butt on) for 5 seconds. The selected picture layout appears on the docked camer a s creen and becom es the default lay out. T o print diffe rent p ictures on the same sheet: ■[...]
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16 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Printing witho ut a compu ter Reducing red eye in your prints Y our printer dock automa ticall y det ects a nd co rrects red ey e in y our su bjects before you print y our pictu res . ■ Red-ey e reduction is applied to images that were captur ed usin g the flash on your digital camera. ■ Y ou ca n set red -eye re[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 17 4 Installing softwar e Installi ng the software 1 Close al l open software app licatio ns befor e startin g the ins tallat ion. If prompted, select All ow K od ak EasyShar e software access to the Interne t. When ins talling from the Kodak Web site , do no t clos e the pr ogram call ed WinZip. 2 Place the K odak Easy[...]
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18 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Instal ling softw are IMPORT ANT : When pro mpted, take a few minu t es to electronically regis ter your printer dock and sof tware. This lets you receive infor mation regarding s oftware updates and registers so me of the pr oducts included wit h the printer dock. Y ou must be connected to your In ternet s er vice p[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 19 5 Using the pr inter dock with a computer Connecting to a computer IMPORT ANT : Make sure y our camera is NOT docked when you connect th e pr inter dock to th e computer . 1 Mak e sure Kodak EasyS hare software i s insta lled o n the co mpute r (se e page 17 ). 2 Plug t he label ed end of t he U SB cabl e (includ ed)[...]
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20 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Using t he pr inter dock wi th a computer Transferring pictures from your digital camera 1 Mak e sur e K od ak EasyS hare software is in stalled (see page 17 ), and the print er dock is connect ed to your c omputer (see page 19 ). 2 Place t he camera on the pr inter d ock ( see page 7 ). 3 Press t he T ran sfer butto[...]
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Using t he pri nter do ck wit h a comp uter www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 21 Printing f rom a compute r We r ecommen d using K odak Easy Share software (included) for pri nting. This s oftware lets y o u tak e advantag e o f a wid e range of features, includ ing full-color enhancement, red- eye red uction, p icture organiz ation, a nd much more . T [...]
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22 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Using t he pr inter dock wi th a computer Printing with other applications 1 Mak e sur e the print er driver is instal led (see page 17 ), a nd th e prin ter dock i s connecte d to your compute r (see page 19 ). 2 Open the pict ures in the applica tion from whic h you want to pr int. 3 Access t he print er set tings [...]
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Using t he pri nter do ck wit h a comp uter www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 23 Choosing a c olor mode Y ou ha ve two color-correction options to hel p you make great-looki ng pr ints: Natural— to ge t great, natur al color for every day pictu re-making . None— to disa ble aut omatic color cor rection . T o change t he color mode : Windows 2000/XP [...]
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24 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Using t he pr inter dock wi th a computer Canceling pri nting Windows 2000/XP OS: 1 Double -click the pri nter icon in th e system tray . 2 Click the pr int job you want to can cel. 3 Select Do cument , th en selec t Cancel. Mac OS X 10.3 or h igher : 1 In Pri nt Cent er , dou ble-cli ck th e printe r ico n. 2 Cli ck[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 25 6 Maintenance and firmwar e upgr ade Maintain ing your printer dock IMPORT ANT : Always disconnect the power bef ore cleaning. Do not use har s h or abrasive cleaners o r organic solv ents on the prin ter dock or any of its parts. ■ T o clean, wipe t he outs ide of t he pr inter do ck wit h a cle an, d ry c loth. F[...]
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26 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Maintena nce an d firmwar e upgra de Cleaning the pape r-feed ro llers T o pr event m isfeeds and to make sure your prints look the ir best, inspect the paper -fee d rol lers wee kly for d ebris p articl es, and clean, if necess ary . IMPORT ANT : Unplug the power before cleaning the pape r -feed rollers. 1 Remo ve t[...]
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Maintena nce and firmware up grade www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 27 Transporting your printer dock IMPORT ANT : Keep the pr inter dock, accessories, and sup plies away fro m direct sunlight and out of high-temperatur e environments (such as a vehicle parked i n the sun). Before you pack your printer doc k: ■ Remo ve the camer a, paper tra y , and [...]
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28 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort 7 T roubleshooting F or step-by-step product support, visit www .kodak.c om/go/g610 support and s elect Interactive T roubl eshooti ng an d Rep airs . Select F AQs to learn h ow to per form a Diag nostic test ( identifi es comm on probl ems). Printing probl ems If ... T ry the following Paper does not feed Clean th e[...]
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T roublesh ooti ng www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 29 Mult iple sh eets of pa per ar e pulled throug h printer IMPO R TANT : Use only Kodak color car tridge & paper ki ts (with symbol) for your printer d ock. Do not use inkjet paper . 1 Remove the pap er tr ay ( page 6 ). 2 Remov e the p ape r supp ly fro m the tray . Caref ully “ fan” the p a[...]
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30 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort T roublesho oting After in stalli ng a new col or cartrid ge, the following erro r message appears : “Emp ty cartrid ge. Replace color cartrid ge, then press Prin t”. (The p rinter does n ot recog nize th e color c artridg e) 1 Open t he ca rtridg e do o r. 2 Push up on the green cartr idge -rele ase tab. 3 Remov[...]
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T roublesh ooti ng www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 31 Prin ter is jam med (Pa per o r color- cartrid ge jam message appears on the camera or comput er) IMPO R TANT : Use only Kodak color car tridge & paper ki ts (with symbol) for your printer d ock. Do not use inkjet paper . 1 Remove the pap er tr ay ( page 6 ). 2 Remov e the p ape r supp ly fro m[...]
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32 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort T roublesho oting Prin ting s tops durin g mid- prin t (pa per s top s feed ing) IMPO R TANT : Use only Kodak color car tridge & paper ki ts (with symbol) for your printer d ock. Do not use inkjet paper . ■ Chec k the powe r conne ction. ■ Check the paper : 1 Remove the pap er tr ay ( page 6 ). 2 Chec k the p[...]
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T roublesh ooti ng www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 33 Prin t is too light o r und er - expos ed IMPO R TANT : Use only Kodak color car tridge & paper ki ts (with symbol) for your printer d ock. Do not use inkjet paper . ■ Load the pape r with the K odak logo facing dow n . Reload the p ap er , if necessary ( page 5 ). ■ T ur n t h e f l a sh o[...]
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34 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort T roublesho oting Picture s are cropped ■ Chan ge the pict ure s ize o r res olu tion on y our d igita l cam era to 3:2. See your ca mera user’ s g uide for d eta ils. ■ Adjus t cro pped picture s us ing K o dak E asySha re so ftware on yo ur compute r . ■ Sele ct the p roper p aper si ze in print opt ions if[...]
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T roublesh ooti ng www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 35 Nothing happe ns whe n you try to pri nt (fr om co mp ute r) ■ Make sure yo ur comp uter meet s the minimu m sys tem r equire ments. Upgrade your system , if neces sary (see H elp ful li nks, pag e 40 ). ■ Chec k the USB connectio ns from th e printer dock to the com puter ( page 19 ). ■ T he[...]
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36 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort T roublesho oting Unable t o remo ve c olor cartrid ge IMPO R TANT : The cartridge m ay lock in place if there is a paper error . Do no t attempt t o remove the cart ridge without f irst clearing the paper error . Make s ure there are no paper error messages o n your camera or computer screen before attempt i ng to r[...]
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T roublesh ooti ng www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 37 Transfer/communication problems If ... T ry one or m ore of the following Nothin g ha ppen s when y ou tr y t o transfer picture s to the co mpute r ■ Press the T ra nsfer bu tton, , on th e printer dock. ■ Che ck th e powe r an d USB conn ecti ons fr om t he prin ter d ock to th e comput er ( [...]
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38 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort T roublesho oting Printer-dock- status lights Camera battery light Light status Cause Action/solution Light is off Camera not properl y seated on connect or . Reseat the cam era on the print er dock ( page 7 ). Unreco gniz ed bat tery type insta lled, or cam era d oes not sup port ch arging . Install a K odak Ni- M H[...]
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T roublesh ooti ng www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 39 Still having problems ? Visit www.k odak.c om/go/sup port , or see Chapter 8, Ge tting help , or conta ct your came ra manu facturer . T ra nsf er lig ht Light status Cause Action/solution Light glows g reen Print er doc k re ady f or transfe rring pict ures. None require d. Light blinks green P ic[...]
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40 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort 8 Getting help Helpfu l links Printer dock Email, write, or ph o ne Kodak www .k odak.c om/go/con tact Get sup port for yo ur produ ct (FAQ s, troub leshootin g inform ation, et c.) www .k odak.com /go/g6 10support Purchase full range of digital camera and dock a ccessories. www .k odak.c om/go/acc essori es Download[...]
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Getting help www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 41 NO TE: If you have questio ns con cernin g thi s prod uct, yo u may speak with K od ak custo mer sup port. Austr alia 1800 267 588 Nether lands 020 346 9372 Austria 0179 567 357 New Zealan d 0800 880 120 Belgiu m 02 713 14 45 Norway 23 16 21 33 Brazil 0800 891 42 13 Philippines 1 800 1 888 9600 Canada 1 [...]
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42 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort 9 Appendix Printer dock speci fications F or more s peci fication s, visit www .k odak.c om/go/pri nterdo cks . Printer dock specifications Prin ting p roces s Con tinuo us ton e, th ermal dye trans fer, f ull- bleed Operat ing enviro nment (for optimu m pi cture q ualit y) Tempera ture: 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C)[...]
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Append ix www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 43 Important safety instructions CAUTION: Do not disassemble this product; there are no user -service able parts inside . Re fer servicing to q ualified se rvice personnel. K o dak AC adapters a n d b a t t e r y c h a r g e r s a r e i n t e n d ed f o r in d o o r u s e o n l y . T h e us e o f c o n t ro l [...]
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44 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Appendi x ■ Remo ve the battery w hen the p roduct is stored fo r an exte nded pe riod of ti me. In the unlik ely event that bat tery f luid lea ks ins ide the product , conta ct K odak custom er supp ort. ■ In t he unlik el y event that battery fluid l eaks onto your skin, wash immediatel y with water and contac[...]
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Append ix www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 45 Upgrading your software and fi rmware Download the l atest ve rsio ns of t he soft ware inclu ded on the Kodak Easy Shar e software CD a nd the printer dock firmware (the software tha t runs on th e prin ter dock). Visi t www .kodak.c om/go/p rinterd ockdown loads . Addition al care and ma intenance ■ Do [...]
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46 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Appendi x Limited Warranty K odak w arran ts K odak cons umer electro nic produ cts and acc essories ("P roducts"), excludi ng batt eries, to be free from m alfunc tions and d efects in b oth ma terials and workmansh ip for one y ear fro m the date o f purc hase. Retain the ori ginal dated sales receipt . P[...]
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Append ix www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 47 K oda k (such as a dapter s and cab les), or claims m ade afte r the durati on of th is wa r ra n t y. K od ak makes no othe r expre ss o r impli ed warra nty for this product , and disclaims the implie d warranties of merchantability a nd fitness fo r a part icu lar pur pos e. In the event that the exclusi[...]
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48 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Appendi x Regulatory i nformation FCC complianc e and advisory T his equipm ent has been tested and fou nd to comply with t he lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC R ules . T he se limit s are des igned to prov ide reasona ble protec tion against harmful in terferenc e in a residenti[...]
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Append ix www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 49 Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B compl iance— This Class B digi tal a pparatus complies wit h Cana dian ICES-003. Observation des normes-Clas se B— Cet appare il numé rique de la cl asse B e st conform e à la norme N MB-003 du Ca n ada. Australian C-Tick Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipmen t la[...]
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50 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Inde x 1 A AC po w er a d ap t er & co rd , c on n ec ti n g, 3 accessories & supplies, ordering, 4 0 atta ching cust om c ame ra in sert , 2 B batter y chargi ng lig hts , 38 extending life, 44 butto n print, i red eye red uctio n, 16 transf er , i C cable AC power adap ter & c ord, 3 USB, 19 camera conn[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 51 Index H help softw are, 40 tro ubles hooting, 28 web links, 40 I insert, custom camera, 2 inserting paper tray, 6 installing softw are, 17 J Japanese compli ance, 49 K Kodak EasyShare software help, 40 installing , 17 prin ting w ith, 21 Kodak web sites, 40 L layout . See pic ture size light red eye red uctio n, 16 l[...]
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52 www .k odak.com/ go/supp ort Index prin ter dock mai ntenanc e, 25 turn ing on /off , 3 printe r dock firm ware upgrading, 27 printer dock sto rage, 25 prin ter driver installing , 17 updatin g , 40, 45 printin g canceling, 16, 24 from a computer , 21 from app licati ons, 22 from docked camera, 11 prin t order, 13 problems , 28 reduc ing red eye[...]
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www .k odak.com /go/supp ort 53 Index cable, 19 connector (from devi ce), i conn ector (to compu ter), ii, 19 V VCCI comp lianc e, 49 W warr anty , 46 Windows OS installi ng software on, 1 7[...]