Kodak 6000 manual

Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000 User’ s Guide Visit Kodak on the World Wide Web at www . kodak.c om urg_00041.book Page 1 F riday, January 3, 2003 10:3 7 AM[...]

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i P roduct Ov erview Fr o n t V i e w 1 3 1 Pr inte r do ck 8 Print mode lights 2 Univ ersal i nser t 3 Color cartridge light 4 Print b utton 5 Arrow keys 6 P aper tr ay 9 T r ansf er button 10 P aper ligh t 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Slide show b utton 7 Print mode button 11 12 Ca mera conn ectio n 12 urg_00041.book Page i F riday, January 3, 2003 10: 37[...]

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iii P roduct Ov erview Side Vi ews 1 Color cartridge slot 2 Color cartridge door 2 1 1 A/V ou t co nnect or 1 urg_00041.book Page iii Friday, January 3, 2003 10:37 AM[...]

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v Table of Contents 1 Getting S tarted with Your Printer Do ck .......... ............1 Need Thi s Guide in L arger Print? ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... .... 1 What Can I Do W ith My P rinter Do ck? ......... ...... ...... ......... .... 1 Printer Dock Pack age Cont ents ....... ...... .......... ...... ......... ...... 2 Findin g a [...]

vi Displ aying Pict ures and Videos on a Televi sion .... ......... . 2 0 5 Using the Printer Dock wit h a Computer ................ 23 System Requi rements ...... ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... . 23 Instal ling t he Sof tware . ......... ...... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... .... 24 Connec ting to a Comput er[...]

vii Help in this User’ s Guide ...... ...... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 51 Softwa re Help .... .......... ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... .51 Telephon e Customer Su pport ...... ...... .......... ...... ......... ........ 52 9 Appendix . ............................................. ....[...]

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1 1 Gett ing Star ted with Y our Pr i n t e r D o c k Need This G uide in Larger Print? For a large print version of this User’ s Guide: 1 Go to the support page at www .kodak.com/go/p rinterdock . 2 Under Ma nuals/Guides, View P DF , click your la nguage to open the User’ s Guide. 3 With the User’ s Guide open on a Windows-based comp uter: m[...]

2 Chapter 1 m Print f rom a slid e show on your tel evision m Charge your ca mera battery pack With a computer , you can: m T ransfer pictures from your camera to the computer m Organize, edi t, and print pictures Printer Dock Package Contents 1 Prin ter doc k 2 Universal insert (installed ) 3 Pape r tray 4 Kodak EasyShare Ni -MH rechargeable batte[...]

3 Chapter 1 Finding a Loca tion for the Printer Dock m Allow 5 inches (12. 7 cm) clearance on all sides of the printer dock. m Place the pri nter dock on a fl at, clean, dust- free surface, out of di rect sunlight. m Make sure airflow aro und th e top and back is not blo cked. m Do not place the printe r dock on cloth or carpeted surfaces. m Avoid [...]

4 Chapter 1 Installing the Camera Insert The printer dock comes with a universal camera insert inst alled, wh ich is used to fit the camera to the printe r dock. The un iversal insert is used with most cameras. If your camera comes with a custom insert, use that one instead of the universal insert. Do not discard the universal insert. 1 T o remove [...]

5 Chapter 1 Connecting the Power CAUTION: Use only th e AC adapter and power cord include d with the printer doc k. Other adapters and co rds can damage you r came ra, prin ter dock, or comp uter . IMPORT ANT: Remove your camera fr om the print er dock when you are connecting power . 1 Conne ct the AC power cord to the ada pter , then to the back o[...]

6 Chapter 1 Loading the Color Cartridge The color cartridge provid es the dyes and a prot ective laminat e coating for making your photos. A sample Kodak color cartr idge & photo pape r kit (10Pk) are include d with the printer dock . T o purchase a color cartridge, photo paper kit , and other accessories, see a retail dealer of Kodak prod ucts[...]

7 Chapter 1 Loading the Paper IMPORTANT : T o avo id getting fingerprints on the paper , handle the pap er by the edges or by the perf orated tabs. 1 Remove the protect ive cap from the paper tray . Do not disc ard. 2 Lift the paper tray cove r . CAUTION: Use the up per limit line in side the paper t ray as a guide to avoid overloadi ng the paper .[...]

8 Chapter 1 Inserting the Paper T ray 1 Open the paper tr ay door . 2 Slid e the pape r tra y in until th e tray locks into place. 3 Replace the prot ective cap on the front of the paper tray to catch the c omple ted pr ints. Handling an d Storing th e Paper m Do not touch the glossy side of the paper . m Store the paper away from direct sunlight. [...]

9 Chapter 1 Indicator Lights and Bu ttons The lights and buttons on the printe r dock indic ate the status of the printer dock and the camera, as well as printing opt ions based on the configurat ion of your camera. For T roubleshoot ing information, see Printer Dock Stat us Lights, page 47 . Lights/Bu ttons Func tio n: 1 Cartridge light Indicates [...]

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11 2 Gett ing Star ted with Y our Camer a Loading the Camera Battery NOTE: The batt ery pack is not charged when you receive it. The battery need s to be co mpletely cha rged before usi ng your camera. Which Battery D o I Use? IMPORT ANT : The print er dock char ges onl y the provided K odak EasySh ar e Ni-MH rec h ar gea ble batt ery pack and Li- [...]

12 Chapter 2 Setting Picture Quality Y our pri nter dock uses Best (3:2) aspe ct ratio for printing p ictures. T o take advantage of the aspect ratio and make sure your pi ctures are not cropped when printe d, set your camera ’ s Picture Quality as follows. Best (3:2) See your camera user ’ s guide for details on Setting Pictur e Quality . If y[...]

13 Chapter 2 Docking and Charging the Camera Docking your camera l ets you make p rints directly from the cam e ra, t ransfer pictures from the camera t o the computer , and charge the camera ba ttery . 1 Make sure the battery is installed in the camera. See your camera user ’ s guide for details. 2 On the camera bottom, locate the conne ctor . 3[...]

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15 3 P rinting W ithout a Computer Printing from Your Camera 1 Make sure the AC power cord is connected and t he color cartridge and paper are loaded (see Chapter 1, Getting Started wi th Y our Prin ter Dock ). 2 T ake a pi cture with you r camera. 3 Place the camera in the printer dock (see Chapter 2, Get ting Starte d with Yo u r C a m e r a ). 4[...]

16 Chapter 3 5 Press the Print bu tton. The copy screen appea rs on your camera when current mode is highl ighted on your pri nter doc k . Use the a rrow keys on the printer dock to select the number of copies to print, then press the Prin t button agai n. Printing starts.The paper cycles four times during the printing process before the finished p[...]

17 Chapter 3 Canceling Printing m Press and hold the Print butto n for 2 seconds. The print job is immediately canceled and ejected into the paper tray. If yo u cancel a prin t during the fourt h pass (clear co at), the print is ejected upon completion. 4X urg_00041.book Page 17 Friday, January 3, 2003 10:37 AM[...]

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19 4 Reviewing P ictur es and Videos T o review pictures a nd vide os stored on your ca mera: 1 Make sure the power is connect ed to the printer dock (see Connecting th e Power , page 5 ). 2 Place the Kodak EasyShare camera in the printer dock (see Docking and Charging the Camera, page 13 ). 3 Press the arrow keys on the printer d ock to scroll thr[...]

20 Chapter 4 IMPORT ANT : If, a fter you pr ess the Print b utton, you d ecide not to print th e picture , sel ect 0 on the co pies screen before r esuming the slide show . m T o resume the slide show , press the Print button again or press the Slide Show button . If neither butt on is pressed, after a short time the slide show resumes automaticall[...]

21 Chapter 4 1 Make sure th e power is conne cted to the prin ter dock (see Conne cting the Pow er , page 5 ). 2 Conne ct the Audio/Video cable fro m the prin ter dock A/V out co nnector to the television video-in port. 3 T urn on your televi sion, and ch ange to a video ch annel. See your television user ’ s guide f or details. 4 Place the Kodak[...]

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23 5 Using the P rinter D ock with a Computer System Requirements Window s-base d Compu ter m Personal compute r running Wind ows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000* , or XP* m 233 MHz pr ocessor or great er m 64 MB of RAM (128 MB for Windows XP) m 200 MB of availab le hard disk space m CD-ROM dri ve m Built-i n USB port m Color monito r with a minimum resolution [...]

24 Cha pte r 5 Installing the Software CAUTION: Do not in stall the Kodak EasyShar e printer dock 6000 software wi th the print er dock connect ed to the com puter . It may cause the software to load incorrectly . If the printe r dock is connected, disconnect it before you pr oceed. NOTE: For mo re information o n installing the software, see the R[...]

25 Cha pte r 5 3 Load the software: a Double- click the CD icon on the d esktop, t hen do uble-click the Kodak PD 6000 In staller i con. b Follow the on-screen instructions. Use the installer menus to select a language. Wh en prompted, restart the computer . c Open th e finder wi ndow and cl ick the Appl ication s button. I f you don ’ t see the [...]

26 Cha pte r 5 On Mac OS X: 1 Double-click the operating drive for your system. 2 Select Library , then select Printers. 3 Open the Kodak f older , then double- click Kodak PD6000 Uninst aller . Foll ow the on-sc reen instruc tions. Connecting to a Computer A USB cabl e is requi red to conn ect to a computer . Use the US B cable t hat came with you[...]

27 Cha pte r 5 Transferring Pic tures Y ou can transf er pictures directly from your Kodak EasyShare camera to your computer (see your camera user ’ s guide), or with the camera doc ked, you can transfer pict ures through the printer doc k. 1 Make sure the Kodak EasyS hare printer dock 6000 software is installed (see Inst alling the Software, p a[...]

28 Cha pte r 5 Printing from a Computer We recommend using the Ko dak EasyShare so ftware i ncluded wi th your Kodak EasyShare ca mera for printing . This softw are lets you t o take advantage of a wide range of features, includi ng full color enhancement, red eye reduct ion, picture organizati on, and much more. See your camera quick start guide o[...]

29 Cha pte r 5 Printi ng Usin g Oth er Applic ations 1 Make sure the Kodak EasyS hare printer dock 6000 software is installed (see Instal ling the Software, page 24 ), and the pri nter dock is connec ted to your computer (see Connectin g to a Compute r , page 26 ). 2 Open the p ictures you wish to print i n the appl ication from which yo u want to [...]

30 Cha pte r 5 On Window s 98/ME: 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, then select Pr inters. 2 Right-cli ck the Kodak PD6 000 printer icon, t hen select Properties. 3 Clic k the Printer Opti ons tab. 4 Under Color Cont rol, select Natu ral or Enhanced. 5 Clic k OK when c omplete. On Mac OS X: Make sure the Kodak PD60 00 is selected as the curre[...]

31 Cha pte r 5 Status Monitor— Windows only The Kodak EasyShare pr inter dock 6000 sta tus monitor icon appears in the Windows taskbar i n the lower -right corner of your compute r screen. The status monitor provid es informatio n about the status of t he printer and the current print job and l ets you order supplies and accessorie s online. Righ[...]

32 Cha pte r 5 Ordering Supplies For a full range of Kodak accessories and supplies, see your retailer of Kodak products or visit www .kodak.com/go/prin terdock . In addition , you can order printer dock sup plies onli ne using the Kodak EasyShare p rinter dock 60 00 software. On a Windows -based compu ter: 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, t[...]

33 6 Car e and Maintenance General Care m Keep the printer dock, acce ssories and supplies away from high temperat ures, humidity and direct sunlight for ext ended periods o f time. m Support t he printe r dock and tray by plac ing it on a flat, leve l surface . Do not block the air vents. m Avoid blocking the back o f the pri nter dock and pape r [...]

34 Cha pte r 6 Clea ning th e Print H ead Clean the print head when lines, streaks, or scratch es appear on t he prints. The head cleaning tool can be used several times, but should be replaced when the cleaning pad appears soiled or is no l onger effective. Replacement cleaning tools are available at www .kodak.com/ go/printerdock . Use the print [...]

35 Cha pte r 6 Clea ring a Pa per Jam m If a paper jam occurs, t he Paper light flashes red.(see Indicat or Lights and Button s, page 9 ). CAUTION: Do not use force when remo ving t he p aper j am. 1 Remove the p aper tray . 2 Disconnect the power cord, wait 5 seconds, then pl ug it back in. 3 The prin ter will reset and eje ct the pape r . if the [...]

36 Cha pte r 6 Clearing a Colo r Cartridge Jam m If a color cart ridge jam occurs the cartridge light flashe s red. 1 Open the color cartridge door . 2 Push up on the green lever and remove the color cartridge. 3 Remove the slack in the color cartridge by pus hing in on the s pool, the n rota ting th e cartridge spoo l in the direct ion of the arr [...]

37 Cha pte r 6 Travel ing w ith you r Prin ter Do ck IMPORT ANT : Pr otect th e printer , accessories and supplies fr om high temper atur es when tra nsporting. 1 Disconnect the pow er cord and remove all cab les. 2 Remove the paper tray from the pr inter dock, and cl ose the door . 3 Protect t he paper by removing the protective cap f rom the fron[...]

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39 7 T roubleshooting This chapte r contains h elp for your print er dock. For updates to T roubl eshooting inf ormation, visit our Web site at www .kodak.com/go/print erdock . Printing Problems Prin ting Proble m Cause Action/Solution Paper misfeeds or pulls multiple sheets through the prin ter. Too much paper is loaded in the paper tray , or the [...]

40 Chapter 7 Print is scratche d along the length of the prin t. The print h ead may need clean ing. Clean the print head ( page 34 ). The pa per may be dusty or dirty. Remove dirty paper. Print is bl ank or light The color cartridge is improperly installed. Re-ins tall the c olor cartr idge ( page 6 ). The color cartridge is empty. Install a new c[...]

41 Chapter 7 Print is dark . The cap tured image is too dark. Try re-taking the picture under better li ghting condi tions or cha nge the exposure compensation i n your camera. Edit the pictu re using the computer and Kodak EasyShare sof tware. High print head temperature. Make sur e the printer dock is not placed i n direct sun light or is not ope[...]

42 Chapter 7 Noth ing ha ppens when yo u try to print. The AC power co rd is not securely connected. Check the conne ctions ( page 5 ) and try again. The paper tray is improperly installed. Remove the paper tray, check that paper is properly lo aded, and re- install ( page 7 ). The paper tray is empty. Check that the paper l ight appears, then load[...]

43 Chapter 7 ...from th e computer. The USB cable is not securely connecte d. Check the conne ctions ( page 2 6 ) and try again. The print job is paused or he ld in the p rint queue. Access the printer me nu for you r system. Make sure no check mark appears next to the Pause Printin g opt ion. The battery monitor or similar software runs cons tantl[...]

44 Chapter 7 ...from th e computer (continue d). There are too many applicatio ns running on your computer. 1 Disconne ct the USB ca ble from the pr inter dock ( page 2 6 ). 2 Close all software applicat ions. 3 Reconnect the USB cable ( page 26 ) to the printer do ck. Some Advanced Pow er Management u tilities on laptops tu rn off ports to save ba[...]

45 Chapter 7 Printi ng is slow. High p rint head temperature. Make sur e the printer dock is not placed i n direct sun light or is not operating in a high-temperature environment. Let the printer dock cool do wn for 5 minutes. Cooling vent s may be blocked o r dirty Check that t he cooling vents are not blocked or dirty ( page 3 ). Picture fil e si[...]

46 Chapter 7 Problems Trans ferring Pictures T ransferring Pictures Problem Cause Acti on/Solution Cannot transf er pictures to the computer. The Tra nsfer butt on was not pressed. Press the Transfer butto n. The AC power adapter or USB cable is no t securely connected. Check the c onnections ( page 26 ) and try again. The camera was removed from t[...]

47 Chapter 7 Printer Dock Statu s Lights Cartridg e Light Ligh t Stat us Cause Action/Solution Light glows steady red The color cartridge is depleted. Install a new color cartridge ( page 6 ). Light blinks red The color cartridge is imp roperly in stalled. Remove and re-install the color cartridge ( page 6 ). There is a color ca rtridge jam. Instal[...]

48 Chapter 7 Bat tery C hargi ng Ligh ts Light St atus Cause Action/So lution No li ghts Camera is not prop erly seated in the printer doc k. Place the c amera in t he printer d ock ( page 13 ) or readjust the camera placement. Camera is t urned on. Turn off t he camera. Correct batter y is not installed. Install a Kodak EasySh are Ni-MH rechargeab[...]

49 Chapter 7 Print Mode L ights Ligh t Stat us Cause Action/Solution One light glows steady green The respective print optio n is available and selected. None req uired. To change modes, push the Pri nt mode button repeatedly ( page 9 ). All lights are off There are no pictures in the camera. The camera is in (auto power-off). Press the Pr int butt[...]

50 Chapter 7 Light is off There are no pictures in the camera. None required . The camera is not in the printer dock o r is improperly seated. Place the camera in the prin ter dock ( page 13 ) or readjust the camera placement . The p rinter doc k is not connecte d to the computer. Connec t the printer dock to the computer ( page 23 ). The camera is[...]

51 8 Getting H elp Helpful Web Links Help in this User ’ s Guide For help with problems yo u may ha ve with your printer d ock or compu ter connections, see Chap ter 7, Troubleshooting . Software Help For help with the Kodak EasySha re printer dock 6000 sof tware, see Installing the S oftw are, page 2 4 . For help with your prin ter dock http: //[...]

52 Chapter 8 Telephone Customer Suppo rt If you have q uestions con cerning the operati on of t he software or printe r dock, you may speak directly to a customer supp ort representa tive. Customer support hou rs vary by location. Before You Call If the printer dock is connected to a computer , please be at the computer , and have the fo llowing in[...]

53 Chapter 8 Telep hone Nu mbers Austra lia 1 800 147 701 Austria/O sterreich 0179 567 357 Belgiu m/Belgiq ue 02 713 14 45 Brazil 0800 15 0000 Canada 1 800 465 6325 China 800 820 6027 Denmark /Danmark 3 848 71 3 0 Ireland /Eire 01 407 3054 Finland /Suomi 0800 1 17056 France 01 55 1740 77 Germany/Deut schland 069 5007 0035 Greece 00800 441 25605 Hon[...]

54 Chapter 8 For the most up-to-date listings, visit: http://www .koda k.com/US/ en/digit al/ contacts/DAIInt ernational Contacts.sht ml . Spain/Espa ñ a 91 749 76 53 Sweden/Sveri ge 08 587 704 21 Switzerland/ Schweiz/Suisse 01 838 53 51 Taiwan 0080 861 008 Thailan d 001 800 631 0017 UK 0870 243 0270 United States 1 800 235 6325 Outsid e the Unite[...]

55 9 Appendix This appendix serves as a resource for technical informat ion about your printer do ck. Printer Dock Specifications Specificat ions — Printer Dock Printing Process Thermal Dye Transf er Operating Temperature-for best pic ture qu ality 49 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) DC Voltage input AC Voltage 24 V DC at 1.8 Amps 110 V t o 240 V 50/6 [...]

56 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Software and F irmware T ake advantage of the lat est enhancements t o your Kodak software and prin ter dock firmware. Sof tware refers to the applications in cluded on the Koda k EasySh a re pr inter dock 6000 softwa re. Printer dock firm ware is the internal software that runs on t he printer dock. T o download the lat[...]

57 Chapter 9 Accessories and Supplies Kodak accessories and suppli es for the printer dock include: For a full range of Kodak accessories and supplies, see your retailer of Kodak products or visit www .kodak.com/go/prin terdock . Accessories an d Supplies Item Cata log Nu mbe r Kodak EasyShare pr inter dock 6000 823-7448 US w/sensormat ic tag EAMER[...]

58 Chapter 9 Safety Labels RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK: Do not open. D ry locati on use onl y . CAUTION: T o avoid el ectr ical haza rd, use o nly with product s specified i n this user manual. Rea d all instructions be fore using. Regulatory Informa tion FCC Complian ce and Advisory This equipmen t has been tested an d found to compl y with the li mit[...]

59 Chapter 9 specified additional components or accessories elsew here defined to be used with t he installa tion of th e product, t hey must be u sed in ord er to ensure complia nce with F CC regulati on. Canadia n DOC Sta tement DOC Class B Com pliance — T his Class B digita l apparatus complie s with Canadia n ICES-003. Observation des no rmes[...]

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61 Index Numerics 800 number for customer support, 54 A AC power connector, i i acce ssorie s and supplies, 32, 51, 57 B back view of printer dock, ii batteries loadi ng, 11 — 12 ordering, 57 statu s lights, 48 buttons and lights, 9 buying accessories and supplies, 57 C cables, 26, 57 camer a batt ery , loading, 11 — 12 docking and charging, 13[...]

62 Index colo r cartr idge s insta lling , 6 jams, cl eari ng, 36 color mode opti ons, 29 compli ance w ith FC C regu lation s, 58 computer connecting to, 26 helpf ul Web site s, 51 and printer dock, 23 printing from, 28 system requirements, 23 connecting to a comp uter, 26 power, 5 contacting Kodak, 52 — 54 contents of pac ka ge, 2 continuous lo[...]

63 Index international phon e numbers, 53 — 54 inter val of s lide sho w, chan ging, 20 J jams, clearing, 35, 36 jobs, monit oring print, 31 K Kodak contacting, 52 — 54 EasyShare sof tware, 28, 51 We b sites, 51 L layou t, for mattin g, 28 ligh ts, status, 9 , 47 — 49 load ing camera battery, 11 — 12 colo r cartr idge , 6 paper, 7 soft ware[...]

64 Index pictures revi ewing, 19 sett ing q uali ty, 1 2 trans ferri ng, 2 7 power, connecting, 5 print he ad, clean ing, 34 print job st atus, 31 Print Mode button a nd status ligh ts, i, 49 printer dock accessorie s and supplies, 57 back vi ew, ii care and maintenance, 33 cleani ng, 36 and computer, 23 connecting, 26 front view, i location and se[...]

65 Index slide show, running, 19 soft war e help, 51 insta lling , 24 Kodak EasyShare, 28, 51 printing with other, 29 requirements, 23 uninstalling, 25 upgrading, 51, 56 spec ificatio ns Macintosh OS, 23 printer dock, 55 Windows-based OS, 23 statu s ligh ts, 47 — 49 status monitor, 31 storin g color cartridge s, 6 strap , wrist, 4 supplies and ac[...]

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