Kodak EasyShare Series 3 manual

K odak EasyShare pr inter dock ser ies 3 User’ s Guide www .k odak.com F or interactive tutorials , www .kodak.com/g o/howto[...]

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Product features www .kodak.com/go/ support i Fr ont/top/side view 1 Battery charging lights/ Refresh button 7 8 Paper tray door Picture Size button 2 3 4 Color ca rtridge light Transfer button/light Left/Right control 9 10 Picture Size lights , , , USB device conne ctor (for optional Kodak card reade r or PictB rid ge compatible device) 5 6 Paper [...]

ii www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Product features Back/top/side view 1 Power conne ctor (DC-in) 4 Slot for paper path 2 USB connector (to computer) 5 Color cartridge (installed as shown) 3 Cooling vents 6 Cartridge door 2 4 6 5 1 3[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support iii T able of contents 1 1 Getting started ......................................................... ............................. 1 Finding a lo cation for your printer dock............. .................. ...................... ..... 1 Installin g the custom camera insert................... .................. ..........[...]

iv www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T able of contents 5 Using the printer dock with a computer .............................................. 23 Connecti ng to a computer ............... ................. .................. ................. ........ 23 Transferring pictures from your digital c amera..................... ...................... ... 24 T[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 1 1 Getting started Finding a location for your printer dock ■ Place the printer dock on a flat, clean, du st-free surface , in a dry location, and out of direct sunlig ht. ■ Allow at leas t 5 in. (12.7 cm ) clear ance from the back of the printer dock for paper tr avel. ■ F or proper ventilation, mak e sure the top[...]

2 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Getting started Installing the custom camera insert IMPOR T ANT : Use the custom insert that came w ith your digital camera to dock the camera, otherwise the camera may not fit on the printer dock. ■ Locate and install the custom insert included with your camer a. IMPOR T ANT : Dependin g on your ca mera connector , [...]

Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 3 Connecting the power RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK: Use only the A C power adapter included w i th you r printe r dock. Othe r adapters or cords can damag e your camera, printer dock, or computer . 1 Remove the camer a from the printer dock. 2 Connect the A C power cord to the A C power adapte r , then to the b[...]

4 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Getting started Installing and removing the color cartridge 1 Open the cartridge door on th e side of the printer dock. 2 Check to mak e sure there is no slack in the color cartridge ribbon. T o remove slack, push in on the cartridge spool, then rotate the spool clockwise . IMPOR T ANT : Be careful not to rotate the sp[...]

Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 5 ■ When the cartridge is almost empty , the Color cartridge light bl inks slowly for sever al seconds . ■ When the cartridge is de pleted, the Color cartridge light glows steady amber . After installing a new color cartridge , pr ess the Print button to clear the cartridge error and resume printing. H[...]

6 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Getting started Loading the paper 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer dock if installed (see page 7 ). 2 Slide the paper tr ay cover back u ntil it "clicks" into p l a c e , a b o u t 1 . 2 5 i n. ( 3 c m ) , t h e n l i f t up o n t h e e n d of the paper tr ay cover . IMPOR T ANT : Do not load more tha[...]

Getting started www .kodak.com/go/ support 7 Installing and removing the paper tray 1 Open the paper tray d oor on the printer dock. 2 Slide the paper tr ay cover back u ntil it "clicks" into place , about 1.25 in. (3 cm). 3 Slide the paper tr ay in the printer tr ay slot until the tray locks into place . IMPOR T ANT : T o ensure the pape[...]

8 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt 2 Setting up your digital camer a Choosing the right camera battery for your EasyShare camera CAUTION: Damage caused by unauthor ized accessories is not covered under warran ty . * Contents subject to change . NO TE: T he K odak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable batte ry pack and K odak Li-Ion rechargeable battery are not c[...]

Setting up your digita l camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 9 Extending battery life ■ Limit the following activities th at quickly deplete battery power: – Reviewing y our pictures on the camer a screen – Using the camera screen as a viewfinder – Excessive use of the flas h ■ Dirt on the battery contacts can affect batt ery life . Wipe th[...]

10 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Setting up your digit al camera Docking and charging your digital camera Docking your digital cam era lets you mak e prints directly from the camera, tr ansfer pictures from the camer a to the comp uter , and ch arge the camera battery . T he K odak EasyShare printer dock series 3 is ImageLink print system compatible [...]

Setting up your digita l camera www .kodak.com/go/ support 11 Refreshing the Kodak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack NO TE: T he battery refresh featu re is intended for u se with the K odak EasyShare Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack only . Li-Ion batteries do not require refr eshing. F or battery information for other br ands of ImageLink s[...]

12 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Setting up your digit al camera Setting the picture quality Before taking pictures , change the picture qual ity setting (o r resolution ) on your digi tal camer a to 3:2 . T his ensur es that the pictures you tak e are proportional to the printer dock paper , preventing unw anted cropp ing of your pictur es . See you[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 13 3 Pr inting without a computer IMPOR T ANT : W ait until printing is complet e before removing paper , the paper tray , or the camera. F ailure to do so c an cause pa per misfeeds o r jams. Printing from your digital camera 1 T ak e a picture with your camer a (see your camer a user’ s guide). 2 Place th e camer a on[...]

14 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Printing witho ut a computer Printing from a Kodak card reader T he K odak EasyShare printer dock series 3 is compatible with the K odak 8-in-1 card reader a nd the K odak 6-in-1 card rea der (each sold s eparately). Othe r K odak USB car d readers may work with the printer dock; ho wever , other manufact urers’ car[...]

Printing with out a computer www .kodak.com/go/ support 15 Printing tagged pictures If your camer a or mem ory card contains pictures tagged for printing (see page 12 or your camer a user’ s guide), the printe r do ck gi ves yo u the opti on to print tagged pictures first. If your camer a is doc k ed , a message appears on the camer a screen indi[...]

16 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Printing witho ut a computer Changing the printed picture size 1 F ollow the procedure for prin ting from your digital cam era (see page 13 ), K odak card reader (see page 14 ), or PictBridge compatible device (see page 15 ). 2 Before printing, while making sel ections or changing settin gs , press the Picture Size bu[...]

Printing with out a computer www .kodak.com/go/ support 17 NO TE: When printing from a PictBridge compat ible device (see page 15 ), picture size and number of copies are determined by the device’ s mu lti-up and copies settings . Change these settings on your device before printing. If the picture size option selected on your device does not mat[...]

18 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Printing witho ut a computer Printing duplicate pictures on the same sheet Method 1: by settin g it up on your digital cam era 1 T ag the pictures you w a nt to prin t on your digital camera (see page 12 ). F or eac h pictur e , cho ose the number of copies you wou ld lik e to print. 2 Place the camer a on the pr inte[...]

Printing with out a computer www .kodak.com/go/ support 19 Canceling printing ■ Press and ho ld for 2 seconds . The print job is canceled and ejected from th e pri nter dock. If you cancel a print durin g the fourth pas s (clear coat), the print is ejected upon completion. NO TE: Using the Print button to cancel a print job only works when printi[...]

20 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt 4 Installing softwar e Minimum system requirements Installing the software IMPOR T ANT : Install Kodak EasyShare software before connecting the printer dock to the computer . 1 Close all softw are applications that are open on your computer (inclu ding anti-virus softw are). 2 Place the K odak Ea syShare software CD i[...]

Installing software www .kodak.com/go/ support 21 3 Load the softw are: W indows OS-based computer— if the install window does not appear , choose Run from the Start menu and type d:setup .exe where d is the drive letter that contains the CD . Mac OS X— double-click the CD icon on the deskto p , then click the Install icon. 4 F ollow the on-sc[...]

22 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Installing software Uninstalling the software If you wish to remove the printer driver or EasyShare soft ware from your computer , use the follo wing procedure: W indows OS-based computer: 1 Open the Control P anel: F rom the St art menu, select Settings , then select Con trol P anel. (On Windows XP oper ating systems[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 23 5 Using the pr inter dock with a computer Connecting to a computer IMPOR T ANT : Make sure your camera is NOT docked when you co nnect th e prin ter dock to the computer . 1 Mak e sure K odak EasyShare software is installed on the computer (see page 20 ). 2 Plug the lab eled end of the USB cable (included) into the lab[...]

24 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Using the print er dock with a computer Transferring pictures from your digital camera 1 Mak e sure K odak EasyShare software is installed (see page 20 ) a nd the pr inter dock is connected to your computer (see page 23 ). 2 If you have the op tional US B card reader , disconnect it from the printer dock. 3 Place th e[...]

Using the p rinter d ock wi th a com puter www .kodak.com/go/ support 25 Transferring pictures from a Kodak card reader T he K odak EasyShare printer dock series 3 is compatible with the K odak 8-in-1 card reader a nd the K odak 6-in-1 card rea der (each sold s eparately). Othe r K odak USB car d readers may work with the printer dock; ho wever , o[...]

26 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Using the print er dock with a computer Printing from a computer W e recommend using K odak EasyShare softw are (inclu ded) for printing. T his softw are lets you tak e adv antage of a wide r ange of features , including full colo r enhancement, red-eye reduction, picture organization, and mu ch more . If there are no[...]

Using the p rinter d ock wi th a com puter www .kodak.com/go/ support 27 Printing tagg ed pictu res from your computer 1 Mak e sure K odak EasyShare software is installed (see page 20 ) a nd the pr inter dock is connected to your computer (see page 23 ). 2 T ransfer the tagged pictures to your computer (see page 24 ). 3 F ollow steps 4 th rough 6 a[...]

28 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Using the print er dock with a computer Choosing a color mode K odak’ s color mode feature uses automati c co lor correction feat ure to help you mak e great-looking prints in no time . T he K odak EasyShare printer dock series 3 features three color mode options: Enhanced— to get r icher , more vivid colors . Nat[...]

Using the p rinter d ock wi th a com puter www .kodak.com/go/ support 29 Mac OS X: 1 Mak e sure the printer dock is sele cted as the current printer . 2 F rom an application File menu, select P rint. 3 Select Co lor Control from the Copies & P ages pop-up menu. 4 Select K odak color . 5 Select a col or mod e optio n. Canceling printing W indows[...]

30 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt 6 Car e and maintenance General care IMPOR T ANT : Always disconnect the power before cl eaning. Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaner s or or ganic so lvents on the pri nter dock or any o f its parts. ■ T o clean, wipe the outside of the pr inter dock with a clean, dry cloth. ■ Suppor t the prin ter dock an d tray[...]

Care an d main tenance www .kodak.com/go/ support 31 Cleaning the paper feed roller T o prevent misfeeds and to mak e sure your p ictures look thei r best, we recommend that you k eep the paper feed roller clean. In spect the roller weekly for debris particles , and clean if necessary . IMPOR T ANT : Unpl ug the power befor e c leaning the pa per f[...]

32 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Care and maintenance Traveling with your printer dock IMPOR T ANT : When traveling, keep the printer dock, accessories, and supplies away from direct s unlig ht and out of h igh-temp er ature environments (such as a vehicle parked in the sun). Consider pu rchasing the AC p ower co rd for the region to which you a re t[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 33 7 T r oubleshooting When you have questions about your printe r dock, start here . Additional technical information is av ailable in the ReadMe file located on the K odak EasyShare software CD . F or updates to T roubleshooting informati on, visit www .k odak.com/go/printerdocks . Printing problems If ... T ry the foll[...]

34 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Printer is jammed (Paper and/or cartridge lights may blink quickly) IMPOR T ANT : Use only Kodak color cartridge & paper kits for your printer dock. D o not use in kjet paper . ■ If the P aper li ght is blinking quickly: 1 Remove the paper tr ay ( page 7 ). 2 Disconnect the power from the pr int[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 35 Printing stops during mid-print (paper stops feeding, and Paper light may blink) IMPOR T ANT : Use only Kodak color cartridge & paper kits for your printer dock. D o not use in kjet paper . ■ Check the paper: 1 Remove the paper tr ay ( page 7 ). 2 Check the paper slot on the back of the printer d[...]

36 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Print is too light IMPOR T ANT : Use only Kodak color cartridge & paper kits for your printer dock. D o not use in kjet paper . ■ Mak e sure the paper is loaded with the K odak logo facing down. Reload if necessary ( page 6 ). ■ T ry re-taking the picture with the flas h off . See your camer a[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 37 Nothing happens when you try to print ■ Check the power conne ctions ( page 3 ). ■ Remove the paper tr ay , check that pape r is prop erly loaded, and re-install ( page 7 ). ■ If the P aper light glows steady amber , load paper ( page 6 ). ■ Mak e sure the color cartridge is properly installed [...]

38 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Nothing happens when you try to print (from computer) ■ Check the USB connections from the printer dock to the computer ( page 23 ). ■ T he computer may be transferring pictures . W ait a few seconds , then try to again. ■ Access the printer menu for your sy stem. Remove chec k marks next t o P [...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 39 Unable to remove color cartri dge (p aper light may glow steady amber or blink) IMPOR T ANT : The color cartridge may lock in place if there is a paper error . Do not attempt to re move the cartridge without first clearing the paper error . Make sure the Paper light is off before attempti ng to remove [...]

40 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Transfer/communication problems If ... T ry one or mor e of the following Nothing happens when you try to transfer pictures to the computer ■ Press the T ransfer button, , on the printer dock. ■ Check the power and USB connections from the printer dock to the computer ( page 23 ). ■ If you are t[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 41 Printer dock status lights Color cartridge l ight Light status Cause Action/solution IMPO R T ANT : The color cartridge may loc k in place if there is a paper error . Do not attempt to remove the cartridge with out fi rst clearing the paper error . Make sure the Paper light is off before attempting to [...]

42 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting P aper light Light status Cause Action/s olution IMPOR T ANT : The color cartridge may lock in place if there is a paper error . Do not attempt to remove the cartridge with out first clearing the paper error . Make sure the Paper light is off befor e attempti ng to remove the cartridge. Light is off T[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 43 Battery charging lights Light status Caus e Actio n/solution All lights are off T he camer a may not be properly seated on connector . Reseat the camer a on the prin ter dock ( page 10 ). The camera is turn ed on. Turn off the c amera. An unrecognized battery ty pe is installed, or camera does not supp[...]

44 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Print button/light Light status Cause Action/ solution Light glows steady green The printer dock is ready for printing. None required. Light bl inks gr een The pr inter d ock is pr intin g. Light is off There are no pictures in th e camera or on the card. None required. To enable Pri nt: 1 T ak e pict[...]

T roubleshooting www .kodak.com/go/ support 45 Picture Size lights Light status Cause Action/solution One light glows stead y green The indicated picture size is available and selected. None required. To change picture size, press the Picture Size button repeatedly. All lights are off There are no pictures in the camera, on the card, or on the P ic[...]

46 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt T roubleshooting Still having problems? Visit www .kodak.com/g o/supp ort , or see Chapter 8, Getting help , or contact your camer a manufacturer . T ransfer button/light Light status Cause Action/solution Light glo ws stea dy green The printer dock is re ady for transferring pictures. None required. Light blinks gree[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 47 8 Getting help Helpful links Printer dock Get support for your p roduct (FAQs, troubleshooting information, etc.) www .kodak.com/go/printerdocks Purchase full range of digital camera and dock accessories. www .kodak.com/go/accessories Download latest printer dock software, firmware and dr ivers www .kodak.com/go/printe[...]

48 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Getting help Telephone customer support If you have qu estions concerning th e operation of the softw are or printer dock, you may speak with a customer s upport representative . Before you call, have the camera or dock connected to your computer . Be at your computer , and have the following information av ailable: V[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 49 9 Appendix Printer dock specifications F or more sp ecifications , visit www .kodak.com/go/printerdocks . Printer dock specifications Printing process Thermal dye transfer Operating environment (for optimum picture quality) Tempera ture: 50 to 95 ° F (1 0 to 35 ° C) Humidity: 10% to 86% RH Power Output: 24 V DC Input[...]

50 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Appendix Important safety instructions Using this product ■ Read and follo w these instructi ons before using K odak pro ducts . Alw ays follow basic safety procedures . ■ T h e use of an acce ssory attachme nt that is not recomme nded by K odak, such as an A C adapte r , may cause fi re , el ectric shock, or inju[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 51 ■ Replace all batter ies of a set at the same time . Do not mix new batteries with used ones . Do not mix rechargeable and non-rech argeable batteries . Do not mix lithium, Ni-MH, and N i-Cd batteries together . Do not mix batteries of different chemistry types , grades , or br ands . F ailure to ob serve th[...]

52 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Appendix ■ Connect a tripod directly to the camer a; do not connec t a tri pod to the camer a dock or printer dock. ■ Service agreement s are available in some countries . Contact a dealer of K odak products for more information. ■ T he printer dock and the AC power adapter contain a small amount of lead in the [...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 53 If replacement parts are used in making re pairs , the se parts ma y be remanufact ured, or may contain rem anufactured materials . If it is necessary to replace the entire produc t, it may be rep laced with a remanufact ured prod uct. Limitations Request for W arranty service w ill not b e accepted without pr[...]

54 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Appendix Your rights Some states or juri sdictions do not allow exclusion or l imitation of incidental or consequential damages , so th e above limitati on or exclusion m ay not apply to you. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow li mitations on how long an implied w arr anty lasts , so the above limitation may no[...]

Appendix www .kodak.com/go/ support 55 If this eq uipment does cause harmful interference to r adi o or television reception, which can be determin ed by turning the equipm ent off and on, the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or mor e of the followin g meas ures: 1 ) reorie nt or relocate the receiving antenna; 2) incr [...]

56 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Index 1 A AC power adapter & cord, co nnecting, 3 accessories & supplies, ordering, 47 B battery charging , 10 charging lig hts, i, 10, 11, 43 extending life, 9, 11 loading, 8 refreshing Ni-MH battery pack, 11 safety and h andling, 50 types, 8 button left/right control, i picture size, i print, i refresh, i tr[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 57 Index connecting K odak card re ader, 14, 2 5 PictBridge compatible device, 15 power, 3 connector camer a, i power (DC-in), ii, 3 USB (from device), i, 14, 15, 25 USB (to computer), ii, 23 cooling vents, ii copies, selecting num ber of, 12, 13, 16 customer support, 48 D DC-in, power connector, ii, 3 disposal and recycl[...]

58 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Index L layout. Se e pictur e size left/right control, i light s battery charging, i, 11, 43 color cartridge, i, 41 paper, i, 42 picture size, i, 45 print, i, 4 4, 46 status, 41 tr ansfer, i M Macintosh OS installing s oftware on, 20 system requirements, 20 uninstalling softw are, 22 mainte nance general, 30 handli ng[...]

www .kodak.com/go/ support 59 Index power A C adapte r & cord, 3 connecting, 3 connector (DC-in), ii, 3 print button/lig ht, i, 44 print order bypassi ng, 15 creating on camer a (tagging pictures), 12 printi ng, 15 printer driver installin g, 20 updating, 47, 51 printi ng canceling, 19, 29 from a computer, 26 from appli cations, 27 from dock ed[...]

60 www .kodak. com/go/suppo rt Index T tagging pictures for pr inting, 12 telephone support, 48 transfer button/light, i, 46 transferr ing pictur es from camer a to computer, 24 from K odak card reader, 25 prob lem s, 40 traveling with prin ter dock, 32 tray, paper. See paper tray troubleshooting printing problems , 33 status lights, 4 1 tr ansferr[...]