Olympus CAMEDIA P-200 manual

DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER P-200 Installation G u i d e This Installation Guide explains ho w t o install and use th e O lym pu s P-200 Di gi ta l Printer software for W indows 95/98/Me. Keep th is manual booklet in an easily accessible place f o r future reference.[...]

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System Requirements ......................4 Installing the Software......................5 Ea s y installation (plug & play)..................................5 Manual installation ........................7 Uninstallation ................................9 Fo r high-speed operation..............9 Printing .........................................[...]

System Requirements The following hardware and software ar e required to install and run this so ft - ware. Computer: I B M PC/AT compatible machine w i t h an i486SX or better CPU running Windows 9 5, 98 or M e (Pentium or better CPU recommended). Memory: 8 MB minimum (3 2 M B or more recommended, depending o n t he application t o be printed). Ha[...]

Installing t h e Software Ins tall t h e Windows 95/98/Me p r i nt e r driver software o n the provided floppy dis k i n yo ur P C . Th i s description uses a PC running Windows 98 as an example. Select [Search fo r th e be st dr iv er f or your device] an d click [Next]. Ea s y installation (plug & play) 1 2 Connect the printer to your PC . Pl[...]

Insert th e floppy disk i nto the PC's flo ppy drive. Select [Floppy disk drive] and click [Next]. Fo l lo w the on-screen instructions. 4 5 7[...]

Manual installation C li ck the [Start] but to n of Windows, point [Setup] and click [Printer]. Double-click t he [AddPrinter] icon. The [Add Printer W izard] dialog bo x appears. Selec t [Local printer] as the printer connection destination. Olympus does no t guarantee that this printer will operate c orre ctly on a network. The pr inter should be[...]

Insert the floppy disk i nt o the PC 's floppy drive an d sele ct [U se disk]. Se t t h e floppy di sk drive as the [Copy source of distributed file.] Th e drive name of t h e floppy disk drive varies d epending on the setup o f each P C. Check your PC' s i nstruction manual if y o u a r e not sure. When you find the file, go on to the ne[...]

Uninstallation When the printer driver software i s n o longer necessary, uninstall it as described below. Click t he [Start] button of W indows, point [Setup] and click [Printer]. The [Printer] window appears. Click t he [OLYMPUS P-200] icon. In t he [File] menu, click [Delete]. Uninstall t he printer driver by fol lowing the on-screen instruction[...]

Printing Yo u can print images created using commercially available image processing or retouching applications using th is printer driver software. Run th e application and open the images you want to print. Set the image siz e to 12 80 x 960 pixels or less f o r printing, image processing or retouching. If you are using an application tha t also [...]

Click [OK] to close the [Printer Setup] dialog box. In t h e [File] menu, click [Print]. Th e [Print] di al og b ox appears. Set t h e number of prints [Copies]. The print copies can be set up to 25. The dialog bo x shown above is an example using th e Olympus CAMEDIA Master 2.0 application. The contents of dialog box va r y depending o n t he appl[...]

To cancel printing W h e n t h e print m onitor i s displayed: Click [Cancel printing]. When data i s le ft i n the Windows printer spooler: Click the [Start] button. Point [Setup] and click [Printer]. Double-click [ OLYMPUS P- 200 ] t o ope n the [OLYMPUS P-200] w in - dow. Click t h e na me of th e queued document y ou w a nt t o cancel. Click [D[...]

Tips for printing To get the best printing results, b e s ure to read the instruction manual of th e application you are using. Information on ho w to change t he resolution a nd ima ge size i s especially important. I n addition, read th e following tip. Print in an environment wi th as large color display capability as possible. Th e number of av[...]

Split Print Y ou can split a sheet o f print paper into multiple planes and print th e sa me image on ea ch of them. In the [File] menu of t h e application, click [Print]. The [Print] dialog box appears. Click [Properties]. [OLYMPUS P-200-LPT1: Properties] appears. Set t he split method in the [Paper] sheet. 2 3 15 1[...]

Images ca n b e printed in one o f the fo llowin g split methods. 4-split pr in t 9-split print 16-split print To obtain correct split prints (with an application tha t prints im age s ac- cording to th e resolution of the printer): Se t the resolution t o 320 dpi and image size t o 1 28 0 x 960 pixels. Please refer to the ins tru ction manual of t[...]

Adjusting th e Image Quality Yo u ca n adjust the brightness, d epth , contrast an d sharpness of an imag e fo r p rin ting . [Brightness], [Depth] and [C ontrast] each can be adjusted i n 2 1 steps between - 10 a nd +10. [Sharpness] c an be adjusted in 1 1 steps between -5 and +5. T o return to the default settings, click [Standard]. The default v[...]

Troubleshooting Guide To solve problems yo u ma y experience with the printer driver, check the trou- bleshooting guide before calling fo r service. If th e problem persists, contact you dealer f or information w hat to d o next. Please als o refer to t he Instruction manual provided with the printer. Symptom A n image is printed on several sheets.[...]

Symptom PC operation is unstable. Installation f r o m floppy disk i s impossible. Cause The P C's memory ma y not have enough free memory. There m ay not be enough f r e e space on the hard disk. Treatment If more th an one applications is open, close all unnecessary applications before printing. I n the pri nt er property d ia lo g box , set[...]

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P-200 Digital Color Printer Instructions Thank y ou f o r purchasing this Olympus digital co lo r printer. Before using this product, read this manual carefully t o ensure correct use.[...]

Owner's Record Th e model and serial numbers are located a t the rear. Record the serial number i n t he space provided below. You will need to refer t o these numbers whenever you call you r dealer regard- i ng t his product. Model N o. P-200 Serial No. ______ Declaration o f Conformity Trade N ame : Model No.: Responsible Party: Address: Tel[...]

Table of Contents Introduction............................................. 4 Precautions .............................................. 4 Safety precautions .................................. 5 C a r e a n d storage................................... 1 0 Getting Started Unpacking the printer.......................... 1 1 W h a t y ou c an d o w i [...]

Introduction Thank you f or purchasing this OLYMPUS digital color printer. Read this manual and warranty carefully. Keep them handy f or future reference and when requesting service. Mak e sure th at the d ate o f purchase and dealer's name are included on yo ur warranty. Precautions Before using the printer, rea d t he safety precautions o n [...]

Safety precautions It i s dangerous to tamper wit h the printer because this could cause fire o r electric shock, possibly resulting in death or serious injury. Before u s e, re ad the safety precautions carefully an d fol low them for proper handling. T hi s manual us es the following ic on s to indicate hazardous situations. Icon Description WARN[...]

WARNING Do n ot damage th e power cord. A damaged power cord ma y result in fire o r electric shock. T o prevent t he cord fr om being damaged, DO NOT: Jerk the c o rd to pul l it out. Bend t h e cord excessively. Hea t t he cord. Place heavy objects on t he cord. Rewire the cord. If t he power cor d is damaged, contact y ou r dealer. Do not disass[...]

WARNING Do not use the printer in the following places. Unstable or i ncl ined surfaces. Places exposed t o du s t and ot he r particles (such as outdoors, particularly o n a beach). Places subject to rain and water drops, o r enclosed places where c o ndensation could occur such a s inside a plastic bag. Do n o t u se the printer wi th a power sup[...]

WARNING Observe the following wh en using t he optional B -200NH rechargeable battery. Never disassemble, destroy or short-circuit the battery, or throw it i n a fire. Doing s o m ay cause an explosion. To recharge the battery, mount it on the printer. If recharging d o es not finish even though specified recharging time (3 hours) has been exceeded[...]

NOTE Do not block th e vent. Doing so m a y cause th e printer to he a t u p , p o ssibly resulting in fire or electric shock. Do not blo ck the vent. Do not pu t the printer i n the following places. - Place with po o r ventilation - O n a so f t surface li k e a rug o r be d Do no t p ut the printer on an unstable surface such as a shaky table. I[...]

Care an d storage Be wa re of moisture condensation. Moisture condensatio n means t ha t water vapor i n the ai r becomes liquid and sticks to th e pr in te r surface. Th i s phenomenon is caused b y the following. Rapidly heating the room in which the printer is placed C o o l a ir (from an ai r conditioner, etc.) blown directly a t the printer Mo[...]

Getting Started Unpacking t h e printer Make su r e that th e fo llo wi ng accessories are supplied with your printer. If you are missing an y of these accessories, contact yo ur dealer immediately. E2 AC AC power adapter ( 1 ) Pape r fe ed cassette (1 ) CB-200UC power cord ( 1 ) Re ar cover (installed t o t he printer body) Sample ki t [I nk ribbo[...]

What you can d o with the P-200 digital color printer Ea sy printing of images recorded in SmartMedi a or CompactFlash Y ou c an print images f r o m SmartMedia or CompactFlash recorded w it h Olympus digital cameras. Making a variety of prints Yo u can ma ke a variety of prints including split prints with multiple images on a single sheet and inde[...]

13 Identifyin g th e part s POWE R butto n Coolin g fa n windo w PRIN T butto n Contro l pane l Car d cove r Rechargeabl e batter y unloc k leve r D C powe r inpu t connecto r IEEE128 4 26-pi n paralle l interfac e connecto r Pape r fee d cassett e compartmen t cove r Cartridg e compartmen t li d In k ribbo n cartridg e SmartMedi a slo t CompactFla[...]

Operation Panel PRINT button (+ ) and ( -) buttons SmartMedia/Compact Flash button D AT E button NUMBER button SPLIT button SHARPNESS button PRINT MO DE button POWER button ACCESS/CHARGE indicator ERROR indicator PAPER/RIBBON ala rm i nd ica to r PRINTING indicator Control Panel F ra m e Number/File name/Number o f print copies display (Displays th[...]

Setting u p the printer Connecting t he power supply To supply power f rom t he provided A C adapter 1 . Plug th e printer power co rd int o the AC adapter. 2. Plug the AC adapter power co rd in to a wall outlet, th e n plug t h e o t h er e n d o f th e printer power cord into the printer's D C power input connector. 3 . Press and hold t he P[...]

Notes • Recharging time varies depending o n th e remaining battery power and environmental conditions. • E v e n whe n th e battery i s installed, i t is no t recharged while the printer i s se t t o ON . Recha r g i n g only takes place when t h e printer i s OFF. • Once yo u started recharging, i t i s recommended that you fully recharge t[...]

4. Remaining battery power indication Th e remaining b attery power i s indicated fo r 1 2 seconds a f t e r t h e printer i s turned ON and during printing. The remaining battery power indicator segments light according t o the following. lights (turns off automatically): Th e b atte ry i s fully charged. You can print. lights (turns o ff automati[...]

Loading t he i nk ribbon cartridge Note • Wh en using the in k ribbon cartridge compartment f o r the first time, remove the head protection sheet fr o m t he inside. Always use the ink ribbon cartridge and print paper supplied together in the same carton. Op en the cartridge compartment li d of th e printer by pushing down the ta b on the cartri[...]

I f the cartridge compartment l id does n ot close: Remo ve the ink ribbon cartridge, and then re-insert it. Cautions • Th e cartridge compartment may become very hot during o r after operation. Do not insert your finger o r hand inside t h e cartridge compartment. When placing an ink ribbon cartridge on something, stand it on it s side t o avoid[...]

Storage pr ecaution • D o n ot store an in k ribbon cartridge i n a place subject t o h i g h temperature or humidity, excessive dus t or direct sunlight. Handling th e in k ribb on cartridge To replace an ink ribbon cartridge O p e n the cartridge compartment lid, take out the used in k ribbon cartridge and replace it wi th a new on e. To load a[...]

Loading print paper Cautions • Be careful not to stain or damage the paper feed guide. • Do not touch th e print surface ( the glossy surface w ith nothing printed on it) when handling print paper. • Do not leave print paper in a place subject t o excessive dust. Cl e a r prints cannot be obtained if dust or fingerprints are installed on the [...]

Note • If y ou need to transport the paper feed cassette with print paper loaded in it , p ut the paper feed cassette in a ba g or other container. Storage precautions • Do no t store print paper i n a place subject t o high temperature or humidity, excessive dust or direct sunlight. • When it is necessary to re move loaded print paper f r o [...]

Basic P rinting Printing images recorded on the ca r d (SmartMedia or CompactFlash) T h e following procedure describes how to select a single image f rom the card an d print it o n a single (full- screen) screen Standard pr int Every time you press th e PRINT MO D E button, the print mode changes in the following order: Preparation Check t he imag[...]

Note • Wh en you us e a c ard that contains images captured by a different ca me ra , t he frame numbers displayed by y ou r camera may not correspond wit h the ones shown b y the printer. To make s u r e t ha t t h e printer prints the correct image, use the index print function (see p a g e 33). Or , if your camera can display file names, switc[...]

• SmartMedia cards alw ays have priority, ev en w hen a CompactFlash card has already been inserted first. If you w a n t to u se data from th e CompactFlash card, press the S m artMedia/ Compact Flash button to select i t. • Keep th e c ard cover open while SmartMedia is inserted in th e printer. <Control panel display when SmartMedia is in[...]

• I f CompactFlash cannot be inserted easily, do not force it in , but r em ov e it , check the Com pactFlash insertion ori enta tio n a nd retry insertion from t he beginning. • The image recorded in CompactFlash should b e printed as it was recorded using an Olympus digital camera. Proper display and printing performances are not guaranteed f[...]

Printing Press th e ( + ) or (-) button t o s e l e c t th e frame nu mb er of th e image to be printed. To change the frame number display to file name display: T h e frame number display on the control panel can b e switched t o fi l e name display. Press a nd hold th e D ATE and NUMBER butto ns simultaneously f or about 2 seconds. T he FRAME i n[...]

Note • If y our digital camera does n ot assign file names using 7 digits, use th e frame number display function (with the FRAME indicator lit). The corresponding frame numbers can be checked by performing index printing (see page 3 3 ). Caution • Wh en the button function i s switched to th e frame number display fun ction after s el ec t in [...]

Cautions • Never att empt to insert or remove the SmartMedia or CompactFlash c a rd while the ACCESS/CHARGE indicator on the operation panel is blinking. Otherwise, th e c ar d' s formatting may be destroyed, making it unusable. • Do not insert or remove the SmartMedia or CompactFlash car d during printing. Ot h e r w i s e, normal printin[...]

• Do no t disconnect the AC adapter during printing, even if t he optional rechargeable battery is loaded in the printer. Al so do not connect th e A C adapter during battery-powered printing operation. Otherwise, normal printing may be impossible. • Do no t disconnect the AC adapter o r r emove the optional rechargeable battery during printing[...]

Oth er Printing Functions Making split prints Yo u can select t he same image f o r 2-split, 4-split, 9-split o r 16-split planes and print them o n single sheet of print paper. SPLIT button NUMBER button (+) and (-) buttons PRINT button PR I NT I N G indicator PAPER/RIBBON alarm indicator Before you begin printing: Tu rn th e pr int er ON . Select[...]

Press th e NUMBER button to select t h e number o f print copies display Select t h e desired number of print copies w i th t h e (+) or (- ) button. Any number between 1 and 25 can be selected (see ste p 2 on pa g e 28). Press the PRINT b utton. Th e PRINTING indicator lights and the image will be p ri nt ed in th e selected number o f split plane[...]

Select t h e l as t frame number (FRAME) b y pressing the NUMBER button, then select th e desired frame number whe re yo u want to start printing with the (+) o r (- ) button. ( 3 0 images including and located before the s e le ct e d frame number or file name will be printed in reverse order.) <Frame N o. designation • 30 images will be prin[...]

Printing a ll recorded images in a SmartMedia or CompactFlash c ar d Note • In all-frame printing, all recorded images o n t he card will be printed in reverse order starting from t h e selected frame. Ma ke sur e that t he l as t frame number i s displayed as t he s ta rt in g frame number when printing all im ages. Other Printing Functions Y ou[...]

P re s s the NUMBER button to select th e f r a m e number display function (FRAME). Select t h e first frame number to be printed with the (+ ) o r ( - ) button. All-frame printing starts from t he selected frame number, and images a re printed in reverse order. During printing, t he frame number display on th e control panel shows t h e f r a m e[...]

Printing DPOF-reserved images Y ou ca n print al l th e images reserved f o r DPO F print ing b y t he digital camera. Images can be printed as one f u l l size image per sheet. However, not e th at certain digital cameras do not have the D P O F facility. For DPOF setting, refer to y our digital camera's instruction manual. Before you begin p[...]

Notes • DPOF allows printing of images designated by Olympus digital cameras provided with th e D P OF reservation facility. • When DP OF reservation is used, only sharpness can b e adjusted w ith this printer. • If tr imm ing is specified in the D P O F reservation, printing may take l onger. • DPO F reservation is compatible w it h dat e [...]

Before you begin: 2 Select t he image f or printing. Wh en the standard indicator o r o ne o f the split print indicators i s selected above, press t he NUMBER button t o select the frame number selection function. Th en s e l e ct t he frame number of the desired image with the (+) or (- ) button. Wh e n the ALL-frame indicator i s selected above,[...]

Adjusting the sharpness Note • With s om e types of images, the contour may be excessively enhanced. Press th e SHARPNESS button to select t he degree of contour correction in prints. SHARPNESS button Every time you press t he SHARPNESS button, the indicator changes in th e order o f NORMAL, SO F T and SHARP. Other Printing Functions NORMAL: SOFT[...]

F or Your Information Troubleshooting Use the f ollow ing measures t o solve problems you may experience wi th yo ur printer, and a l s o read the Installa- tion Guide provided w it h the optional P-200 connec- tion k it. If the problem persists, contact y ou dealer. For Your Information Cannot t urn th e printer ON. Th e A C adapter is not connect[...]

For Y o u r Information The control panel displays 0 0 0 w he n the card is inserted. There is no recognizable image data o n the card. Check y o u r c am era's manual t o confirm that it s recording format i s compatible wit h the printer (DCF/ EXIF). T he error display (-E-) appears when the card i s inserted. Th e card i s n o t inserted co[...]

The ERROR, PAPER/RIBBON and PRINTING indicators blink. Paper is jammed. Remove jammed paper. ( Se e below.) T h e ACCESS/CHARGE indicator blinks. Th e SmartMedia o r CompactFlash card is being accessed. Wait a fe w minutes without removing the card. F or Your Information The ERROR indicator blinks. Th e cartridge c om partment li d is open. Cl os e[...]

I f y ou open the cartridge compartment li d by mistake during printing: 1 . Close t h e cartridge compartment l id to e ject print paper automatically. 2 . I f the print paper i s not ejected automatically, remove the paper feed cassette an d remove the print paper projecting fr om the paper feed ca ssette co m partment by hand. If you remove the [...]

About the i n k ribbon cartridge an d print paper Fo r Yo u r Information Always use the i nk ribbon cartridge a nd print paper specified by Olympus. They are available by ordering the following Olympus model number (a s o f October 2000). Print Pack, Standard S e t : T h e standard s e t contains an i nk ribbon cartridge and sheets of print paper.[...]

Specifications Printer Printing system Sublimation dye transfer printing 4-pass pr int in g (Yellow/Magenta/ Cya n and protective overcoat l ayer) Resolution 320 dpi Effective pixels 1280 ( H ) x 9 6 0 ( V ) d o t s (maximum) Pr i n t paper si z e 4.9 x 3 . 1 inches (125.6 x 80 m m ) Printing si z e 4 (H ) x 3 ( V ) inches (maximum) (101.6 ( H ) x [...]

FCC notice This equipment generates a nd uses radio frequency energy a nd if not installed and used properly, t ha t i s , in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, ma y cause interference to radio and television recep- tion. It has been ty pe tested and found t o com pl y with th e limits f o r a Class B computing device in a[...]

Accessories Print pa ck (standard set, P-25N) Dedicated rechargeable battery (B-200NH) PC connection kit, parallel (C-P20P) PC connection kit, U SB (C-P20U) Gadget bag fo r P-200 SmartMedia ( 8 MB/16 MB/32 MB /6 4 MB ) For Y o ur Information (a s of October 2000) 47[...]

Print index Standard print Split printing (Page 31 ) 2-split print 4-split print 9-split print 16-split print Index p ri nting (Page 33) Date printing (Page 3 7) I B M PC/AT i s a registered trademark of International Bu sin ess Machines Corporation of the U.S.A. Microsoft and Windows a re registered trademarks o f Microsoft Corporation in t he Uni[...]

OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO ., L T D . San-Ei Building, 22-2, Nishi Sh inju ku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. (Customer support) T el. 0426-42-7499 Tokyo http://www.olympus.co.jp OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Te l . 631-844-5000 (Customer support) Tel. 1-888-553-4448 http://www.olympus.com OLYMPUS OPTI[...]