Sony DPP-MP1 manual

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    3-206-417- 12 (1) Printer Driver Installation Guide This guide d escribes installation and use of the Printer Dri vers fo r W indo w s 2000, W indo ws M e, W indow s 98, and Maci nt osh. Before u sing the printer driv er, be su re to read the “ReadM e” file located in the sam e folder of the printer dri v er on the CD- R O M. Before Using this [...]

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    2 Windows 2000 T able of Contents Windows 2000 Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver ......................... ........ 4 Removi ng the Printer Drive r ........................ ........ 5 T o rem ov e the pr inter dri ver ....................... ........ 5 T o d elete the I NF fi le ................ .......................... 5 Using the Pr [...]

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    DPP-MP1 Windo ws 2000 Printer Driver[...]

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    Inst alli ng the Pri nter Dri ver 4 Windows 2000 Installing the Printer Driver 1 Con nect the DPP -M P1 to the comp uter . 2 Sw itch t he D PP-M P1 on. 3 Sw itch on the com puter, and then log in as the system adm inistrator . After W indo ws 2000 starts up, the [Found Ne w Hard ware W izard] opens. If the [F ound Ne w Hard ware W izard] does not o[...]

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    Rem oving the Pri nter Dri ver 5 Windows 2000 9 C lic k t he [N e x t] b u tto n. If the [Digital Signature N ot F ound] dialog box opens, click the [Y es] button. The next screen op ens. 10 Click the [Finish] b utton. The printer dri ve r installat ion for W indo ws 2 000 is complete. Removing the Printer Driv er This section describes the procedu[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 6 Windows 2000 Using the Pr inter Driver Y ou can use the printer dri ver [Printing Preferen ces] to set the defau lt setti ngs for the pa per size, orientation, and other im portant settings. Open the [Printers] folder in the [Con tr ol P anel], right -click the [Son y DP P-MP 1] icon, and then select [Printing Preferenc[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 7 Windows 2000 [Graphics] T ab This tab presents adjustm ents for image color , brightness and so fo rth. From the [Color Ad just] pull-dow n list, you can select [Digital Ca mera C orrection], [Co lor Balance], [Sharpness], or [Color C orrection], and then ad just the image w ith the settings prov ided for each selection[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 8 Windows 2000 [Co lor Co rrec ti on] Select the color correction m ethod. • Select [Printer H ardw are Color C orrection] to ha ve the printer correct the color autom atically . • Select [ICM Color Correction] to use a color profile for color correction.[...]

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    DPP-MP1 Windo ws Me Printer Driver[...]

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    Inst alli ng the Pri nter Dri ver 10 Windows Me Installing the Printer Driver 1 Con nect the DPP -M P1 to the comp uter . 2 Sw itch t he D PP-M P1 on. 3 Sw itch on the com puter . Aft e r W i ndows Me s ta rt s, t he [ Add New Har dwar e W izard] opens. If the [Add Ne w Hardwa re W izard] does not open, doub le-click the [My C omputer] icon. The n [...]

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    Rem oving the Pri nter Dri ver 11 Windows Me 10 Click the [Finish] b utton. After the f iles are copied, the ne xt screen opens. 11 Click the [Finish] b utton. The printer driv er installation for the USB connection is complete. Removing the Printer Driv er This section describes the procedu re to remo ve the printer driver . Af te r r emovin g t h[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 12 Windows Me 4 Click the [O K] b utton. W hen the rem ov al procedure finishes, the follow ing dialog box ope ns. Note If another printer is using the Son y USB driv er , the follow ing dialog box appears. Click the [O K] b utt on. T his stops the remo v al procedure. 5 Click the [O K] b utton. The com puter restarts. Th[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 13 Windows Me [Orientation ] Select [Portrait] or [Landscape] for the print direction. [Copies] Set th e numbe r of cop ie s to pri nt . Y o u can s el ect fr om 1 to 24 for the num ber of copies. [Scale] Select the rate of enlarg ement or redu ction. Y ou can select a setting within the range o f 10% to 4 00%. [Border] S[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 14 Windows Me [Color Balance] Y ou can adjust the balance for eac h color by dragging the slider to the left or right, entering a v alue directly into a box, or clicking the arro ws ne xt to a b ox to increase or decrease t he setting. [Sharpness] Y ou an adjust the sharpness of the im age outline by dragging the slider t[...]

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    DPP-MP1 Windo ws 98 Printer Driver[...]

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    Inst alli ng the Pri nter Dri ver 16 Windo ws 98 Installing the Printer Driver 1 Con nect the DPP -M P1 to the comp uter . 2 Sw itch t he D PP-M P1 on. 3 Sw itch on the com puter . Aft e r W in dows 98 st a rt s , t he [Ad d New Ha rd war e W izard] opens. If the [Add Ne w Hardwa re W izard] does not open, doub le-click the [My C omputer] icon. The[...]

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    Inst alli ng the Pri nter Dri ver 17 Windo ws 98 9 Click the [Finish] b utton. A d ial og box opens. 10 Click [Y es] to re-start your com puter . If the [System Settings Chan ge] dialog box do es not open after the desktop sc reen appears, re-start the compu ter . 11 After the co mputer re-starts, the nex t screen appears. If the [Add Ne w Hardwa r[...]

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    Rem oving the Pri nter Dri ver 18 Windo ws 98 16 Click the [Finish] b utton. After the f iles are copied, the ne xt screen opens. 17 Click the [Finish] b utton. The printer driv er installation for the USB connection is complete. Removing the Printer Driv er This section describes the procedu re to remo ve the printer driver . Af te r r emovin g t [...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 19 Windo ws 98 4 Click the [O K] b utton. W hen the rem ov al procedure finishes, the follow ing dialog box ope ns. Note If another printer is using the Son y USB driv er , the follow ing dialog box appears. Click the [O K] b utt on. T his stops the remo v al procedure. 5 Click the [O K] b utton. The com puter restarts. T[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 20 Windo ws 98 [P aper T ype] Select the type of pa per loaded for printing. T ypes of printer packs that can be loaded and ma ximum image size settings are as follo ws, [Orientation ] Select [Portrait] or [Landscape] for the print direction. [Copies] Select the num ber of c opies to print (1 to 24). [Scale] Select the ra[...]

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    Using the Pr inter Dr iver 21 Windo ws 98 [Color Balance] Y ou can adjust the balance for eac h color by dragging the slider to the left or right, entering a v alue directly into a box, or clicking the arro ws ne xt to a b ox to increase or decrease t he setting. [Sharpness] Y ou an adjust the sharpness of the im age outline by dragging the slider [...]

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    © 2001 Sony Cor poration DPP-MP1 Macintosh Printer Driver[...]

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    In st allin g th e P rinte r D riv e r / R em ov in g th e P rin te r Dr iv er 23 Macintosh Installing the Printer Driver Install the printer driv er from the C D -R OM pro vided with the printer . 1 Insert the prov ided “digital photo printer for DPP- M P1” C D-R OM into the CD -R OM driv e. The “ PRINT ER SO FTW A RE” icon is displayed on[...]

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    Mak i ng Pr int e r Se t t i ngs 24 Macintosh Making Printer Settings Select the DPP-MP1 with the Chooser Select the D PP-M P1 w ith the Cho oser it use it for the first time, or w hene ver y ou w ant to use it after using another print er . First, make sure that the DPP-M P1 is properly connected to the M acintosh with the US B cable, and that the[...]

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    Mak i ng Pr int e r Se t t i ngs 25 Macintosh Making Print Settings The [Print] dialog bo x appears w hen you select [Print] from the “F ile” menu. S elect [G eneral] or [Co lor Adjust] in the pull-dow n list at the top of t he dialog box an d make s ett i ngs f or bot h. [General ] Settings s [C opies ] Set the num ber of copies to print. Y ou[...]

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    Mak i ng Pr int e r Se t t i ngs 26 Macintosh • Select [Cu stom] to manua lly adju st the [Brightn ess], [Cont rast], and [Saturat ion] of th e image . • C lick [Res tore Defaults] to re store al l custom change s made to their de faults. s [Co lor B alan ce] Y ou can adjust the balance for eac h color by dragging th e sl id er le ft o r righ t[...]