User manual CANON POWERSHOT A720 IS - DIRECT PRINT USER GUIDE

Direct Print User Guide You don't even need a computer ! Just connect your camera to your printer and print CDI-E283-010 XXXXXXX © 2007 CANON INC. DPUG14 PRINTED IN JAPAN ENGLISH Introduction --Confirm Your Printer Model and the Section that Applies to You Operations differ according to your printer model. According to the procedure below, confirm the section and page you should read in this user guide. Connect the camera to the printer with an appropriate cable and confirm the icon displayed in the camera's LCD monitor. · For instructions on camera and printer connection methods, please refer to page 8. Icons displayed in the camera's LCD monitor · If one of the aforementioned icons does not appear, the connected printer cannot be used. · When the printer is ready for printing, the button lights in blue. The button blinks during printing. Confirming the section that applies to you Depending on the camera model, the screens that will be displayed will vary. Moreover, available settings differ depending on the printer model and the paper size (unavailable settings will not appear in the menu). For details, refer to the user guide that came with your printer. Confirm your printer model. Printer model SELPHY ES/ SELPHY CP Series Read the page below. Refer to the sections indicated Page 10 " Printing with SELPHY ES Series/SELPHY CP Series Printers using PictBridge" Page 32 " Printing with Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA Series/ SELPHY DS Series) using PictBridge" Page 52 " Printing with Non-Canon, PictBridge Compliant Printers" Page 53 PIXMA/ SELPHY DS Series Non-Canon Printers* SELPHY CP Series " Printing with SELPHY CP Series Printers using Canon Direct Print" Page 71 Bubble Jet Printers " Printing with Bubble Jet Printers using Bubble Jet Direct" * Please also refer to the user guide that came with your printer. 1 For the latest information regarding connections between Canon printers and cameras, please refer to the following URL: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/BeBit-e.html http://www.canon.com/pictbridge PictBridge Compliance This camera complies with the industry standard "PictBridge"*. This allows you to also connect your camera to non-Canon PictBridge compliant printers and print images with simple operations using the camera buttons. * PictBridge: PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that allows you to print images without using a computer by directly connecting digital cameras and digital camcorders (hereafter "camera") to a printer, regardless of the devices' brand and model. Disclaimer · No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon. · Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware described herein at any time without prior notice. · While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. · Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, the memory cards, personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon memory cards. Copyright © 2007 Canon Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Table of Contents Direct Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer . . . . 6 Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed . . . . . . . 6 You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations . .7 Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper . . . . . . . . . 7 ID Photo Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Connecting the Camera to the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Disconnecting the Camera and the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Printing with SELPHY ES Series/SELPHY CP Series Printers using PictBridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easy Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print after Changing the Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Date and the File Number Printing Option . . . . Setting the Print Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper . . . . . . Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Images in the Fixed Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sequence-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying and Printing Multiple Images (Setting the DPOF Print Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 11 13 13 14 14 15 19 21 22 24 25 25 26 28 31 3 Printing with Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA Series/ SELPHY DS Series) using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Selecting Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Setting the Date and the File Number Printing Option . .35 Setting the Print Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Selecting the Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper. . . . . . .44 Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Specifying and Printing Multiple Images (Setting the DPOF Print Settings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Printing with Non-Canon, PictBridge Compliant Printers . . . 52 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Printing with SELPHY CP Series Printers using Canon Direct Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 If you use Canon Compact Photo Printer SELPHY CP750/CP740/CP730/CP720/CP710/CP510 . . . . . . . . . . 53 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Selecting Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Setting the Print Style (Image, Borders and Date) . . . . .55 Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo Print) . . . . .61 Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Single-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Sequence-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Specifying and Printing Multiple Images (Setting the DPOF Print Settings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 4 Printing with Bubble Jet Printers using Bubble Jet Direct . .71 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Setting the Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Settings that Can Be Set with the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 SELPHY ES Series/SELPHY CP Series Printers using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA Series/SELPHY DS Series) using PictBridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 SELPHY CP Series Printers using Canon Direct Print Bubble Jet Printers using Bubble Jet Direct . . . . . . . 77 Conventions Used in this Guide Text in gray boxes: Indicates precautions and restrictions for correct camera operation. Text in white boxes: Indicates additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. * The button in this guide referred to as the FUNC./SET button may be indicated as the SET button depending on the camera model. 5 Direct Print Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer Connect your camera to the printer with the appropriate cable. Image selection and printing is operated from the camera. Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed* Prints to cover the entire surface of the paper. Or, prints with a border. 09/09/2007 Add the date. Specify which portion of the image to print. (Trimming) Multiple pictures can be printed at once. (DPOF print setting) * Some settings may not be selectable for Non-Canon printers. 6 You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations Printing Movies (Movie Print) You can print a single frame of movies or extract movie frames at fairly regular intervals and print them on a single sheet of paper (pp. 25, 46, 64). · Capable printers (This function is not available on some printers.) Single-frame: Canon SELPHY ES series/SELPHY CP series printers, printers using PictBridge (Including non-Canon printers) Sequence-frame: Canon SELPHY ES series/SELPHY CP series printers Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper Compositions of multiple images you specify of the same dimensions can be printed on a single sheet of paper (pp. 21, 44). Moreover, the DPOF print setting* function allows you to separately print different images by specifying the number of frames to be printed per image. · Capable printers: Printers using PictBridge (Including non-Canon printers) (This function is not available on some printers.) ID Photo Print An image can be trimmed, laid out and printed as ID photos (pp. 22, 61). · Capable printers:Canon SELPHY ES series/ SELPHY CP series printers Depending on the printer model, additional printing operations are available as follows: · Printing images in a fixed size (p. 24) · Printing images with the shooting information (p. 43) * DPOF print settings This function allows you to preset the images and the number of copies using the camera button controls. The settings are recorded to a memory card. Please refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on setting procedure. This guide explains how to print images with DPOF print settings. DPOF=Digital Print Order Format 7 Connecting the Camera to the Printer Connect the camera to the printer. For instructions on printer and camera operation methods, refer to their respective user guides. Set one of the following into the camera. · Compact power adapter (sold separately) · Fully charged battery · New batteries Place paper, ink cassette/cartridge, etc. into the printer. Connect the camera to the printer with the appropriate interface cable supplied with the camera. DIGITAL terminal Camera: Connect the cable to the DIGITAL terminal. Printer: Refer to the printer's user guide. Connecting the interface cable Some printers require specific connection cables which differ from the above cable. Please refer to the printer's user guide. Turn the printer's power on. Set the camera to Playback mode and turn the power on. Depending on the camera model, the camera's power will automatically turn on when the printer's power is turned on. The following operations are not available during a camera/printer connection. · Language settings that use the FUNC./SET button and the MENU button (Depending on the camera model, use the FUNC./SET button and the JUMP button). · Resetting the camera's settings to default. 8 Disconnecting the Camera and the Printer Turn the power off. Detach the cable. Pull out the cable while holding the connector plug. Do not pull out by the cable. 9 Printing with SELPHY ES Series/ SELPHY CP Series Printers using PictBridge Printing Easy Print You can print images by pressing only one button after connecting the camera to the printer. 1 Make sure that displays in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor. 2 Display the images you wish to print and press the button. If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after Changing the Print Settings (p. 11). 10 Print after Changing the Print Settings You can change the print settings before printing. 1 Make sure that displays in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor. If displays on the LCD monitor, please refer to Printing with SELPHY CP Series Printers using Canon Direct Print (p. 53). Sets the print effect (p. 14) Sets the date and the file number for printing (p. 13) Display the images you wish to print and press the FUNC./ SET button. The print order screen appears. 2 Sets the number of copies (p. 14) Sets the trimming portion (p. 15) Sets the paper size, type and layout (p. 19) Starts the printing process Print Order Screen 3 4 Select print settings as needed. Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. · The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to the standard playback mode. · If you press the MENU button, the display will revert to the standard playback mode and printing will not take place. 11 · You cannot print incompatible RAW images. · It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a different camera. · You may not be able to print if the memory card holds a large number of images (about 1000). Cancel Printing · To cancel printing between images, press the FUNC./SET button. A confirmation dialog will display. Select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button. The printer will stop printing the current image and eject the paper. Printing Errors · An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select [Continue] and press the FUNC./SET button. If [Continue] cannot be selected, select [Stop], press the FUNC./SET button and restart the print job. See List of Messages (p. 31) for details. 12 Selecting Print Settings Default Setting · The Default option is a fixed setting of the printer. · The [Date/File No.], [Print Effect], paper setting [Paper Size], [Paper Type] and [Page Layout] options are available. Setting the Date and the File Number Printing Option Select [ ], then select the date and the file number printing option. You can set the date and the file number printing as follows: Date Prints only the date. Prints both the date and the file number. Prints neither date nor file number. File No. Prints only the file number. Both Off 1 Print effects will differ according to your printer's Default settings. Refer to your printer's user guide for details. If you select an image which has had the shooting date embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Date Imprint mode, [ ] will be set to [Off]. If you select [Date], [File No.] or [Both], the date/file number will be printed on the embedded information which is also printed. 13 Setting the Print Effect This function uses the camera's shooting information to optimize the image data, yielding high quality prints. You can select the following print effects. Default On Off Print effects will differ according to your printer's settings. Refer to your printer's user guide for details. Uses the camera's shooting information to deliver optimum prints. Prints without any effects. Red-Eye1 Prints with red-eye corrected. Select [ ] and choose a print effect option. 1 Setting the Number of Copies Select [ ] and set the number of prints. 1 1 to 99 copies can be set. 14 Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) You can specify a portion of the image for printing. Please set [Paper Settings] (p. 19) before setting the trimming settings. If [Paper Settings] is changed after having made the trimming settings, you must select the settings again. Select [Trimming] and press the FUNC./SET button. The trimming frame will appear at the center of the image. If a trimming setting has already been selected for the image, the frame will appear around the previously selected portion. The trimming setting screen differs depending on the camera model. Check which of the following screens appear before selecting settings. 1 a b Trimming Frame Steps 2a and 3a Steps 2b and 3b * Proceed to procedure a or b depending on the display screen which appears. 15 When screen a displays Trim the image. Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame · Press the zoom lever or the zoom button to adjust the size of the trimming frame. · The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection of approximately half the displayed image (in width and height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size as the image. · Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size cancels the trimming setting. · When printing an image that has been magnified using the trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and grainier depending on the level of magnification. Moving the Trimming Frame · Move the trimming frame using the omni selector or the up, down, right and left buttons. Rotating the Trimming Frame · You can rotate the trimming frame by pressing the DISP. (or DISPLAY) button. Pressing the MENU button cancels the settings. 2a 3a Press the FUNC./SET button to close the setting menu. 16 When screen b displays Trim the image. Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame · Press the up and down buttons to adjust the size of the trimming frame. · The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection of approximately half the displayed image (in width and height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size as the image. · Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size cancels the trimming setting. · When printing an image that has been magnified using the trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and grainier depending on the level of magnification. Rotating the Trimming Frame · You can rotate the trimming frame using the left and right buttons. Moving the Trimming Frame · Press the FUNC./SET button and use the up, down, right and left buttons to move the trimming frame. Pressing the FUNC./SET button again allows you to change the size of the frame and to rotate it. 2b 3b Press the MENU button, select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button. Selecting [Cancel setting] cancels the selected trimming setting. If [Edit] is selected, the display returns to the previous screen. 17 · The trimming setting only applies to one image. · The trimming setting is canceled with the following operations. · When you set the trimming settings for another image. · When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera power off, change the camera mode, or detach the connection cable). · The shooting date or part of the date which has been embedded in images using a camera with the Postcard Date Imprint mode may not be printed properly depending on the trimming setting. · Images smaller than 640 × 480 pixels cannot be trimmed. · The paper size and page layout settings determine the shape of the trimming frame. · Please use the LCD monitor to set the trimming settings. The trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen. 18 Selecting the Paper Settings Select [Paper Settings] and press the FUNC./SET button. 1 The paper size setting screen appears. Select a paper size* and press the FUNC./SET button. 2 The default settings and specified paper cassette size are displayed. The paper type setting screen appears. * Paper sizes vary according to region. Press the FUNC./SET button. The page layout screen appears. 3 19 Select a layout. The following layout can be selected. Default Print effects will differ according to your printer's settings. Refer to your printer's user guide for details. Prints with a border. Bordered 4 Borderless Prints right to the edges of the paper. N-up Prints 2, 4 or (8*) images on a single sheet of paper (p. 21). Specifies the print size and print portion of an image as an ID photo (p. 22). ID Photo Fixed Size Prints by specifying the print size of the image on a sheet of paper (p. 24). * Card size paper only 20 Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper Selecting [N-up] in the layout setting (p. 20) will allow you to specify the following layout settings. 2 4 8* 2 images (height 2 x width 1) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper. 4 images (height 2 x width 2) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper. 8 images (height 4 x width 2) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper or a label sheet. * This option can only be selected when printing on card size paper. [Printing example 1] Printing 3 copies of image A in 2-up Number of Image A: copies (p. 14) [3] copies Layout 2 DPOF print setting (p. 28) allows you to separately print different images by specifying the number of frames to be printed per image. [Printing example 2] Printing 2 copies of image A and 1 copy of image B in 4-up DPOF print settings* (p. 28) Layout Image A: [2] copies Image B: [1] copies 4 * Please refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on DPOF print setting method. 21 Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo Print) Selecting [ID Photo] in the layout setting (p. 20) will allow you to specify the print size and print portion of an image as an ID photo*. * Images printed with the ID Photo Print function may not be allowed as a formal certificate photo. Refer to the party (organization) or administration requiring the photo. The print size can be specified for only L (Large) resolution images in the camera connected to the printer. Select [ID Photo], then press the FUNC./SET button. Specify the print size by selecting the length of the long side and the short side, then press the FUNC./SET button. Specify the size by selecting the length of the long side first, then the short side. See the next table for selectable combinations of the long side length and the short side length. Press the MENU button to exit without making any trimming settings. 22 Selectable combination : Available print size Short Side 20 mm 25 mm 30 mm 35 mm 40 mm 45 mm 50 mm 55 mm 60 mm 70 mm 1.4 inch 1.8 inch 2.0 inch 1.5 inch 1.8 inch 2.0 inch 25 mm 30 mm 35 mm 40 mm 45 mm 50 mm Long Side Trim the image to specify the print area. See Step 2 of Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) (pp. 16, 17, 18) on how to trim the image. The trimming setting screen differs depending on the camera model. Follow the steps according to the screen that displays on your camera. Pressing the MENU button will cancel trimming. Trimming Frame 23 Printing Images in the Fixed Size Selecting [Fixed Size] in the layout setting (p. 20) will allow you to print by specifying the print size of the image on a sheet of paper. Select the fixed print size required. Depending on the paper size, you can select print sizes as follows: Paper size Credit Card 9 × 13 cm (L size) 10 × 14.8 cm (Postcard size) 4 in. × 8 in./ 10 × 20 cm (Wide size) Print size You cannot select the print size. 89 mm × 55 mm Default 7 cm × 10 cm Default 4 in. × 6 in. 7 cm × 10 cm Default 5 Select a layout and press the FUNC./SET button. This ends the paper settings operations. The display returns to the print order screen. 24 Printing Movies (Movie Print) Select the movie you want to print, then press the FUNC./ SET button. The movie control panel appears. If you press the button instead of the FUNC./SET button, movie print begins. 1 Single-frame You can choose a single frame from a movie and print it on a sheet of paper. 2 Movie Control Panel Display the frame you wish to print on the LCD monitor, select (Print), then press the FUNC./SET button. Refer to Viewing Movies section of the Camera User Guide on how to display the movie frame you wish to print. Select [Single]. and choose 3 Select and set the number of prints. 4 1 to 99 copies can be set. Selecting [Paper Settings] and pressing the FUNC./SET button will allow [Paper Size], [Paper Type] and [Page Layout] to be selected. 25 5 Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. Sequence-frame You can print movie frames selected automatically at fairly regular intervals on a sheet of paper. Select (Print) and press the FUNC./SET button. 2 Movie Control Panel Select and choose [Sequence]. 3 If necessary, select [On], [Off] or [Default] in (Caption). 4 If you set (Caption) to [On], you can print the file number and the elapsed time of the frame at the same time. Selecting [Paper Settings] and pressing the FUNC./SET button will allow [Paper Size] or [Paper Type] to be selected. 5 Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. It may not be possible to play back or print movies shot with a 26 different camera. · The number of printed movie frames per sheet of paper with [Sequence] is determined by the paper size shown as follows: (Depending on the number of seconds in the movie, there are cases when the number of frames indicated below will not be printed.) · Card size: 20 frames · L size: 42 frames · Postcard size: 63 frames · Wide size: 84 frames 27 Specifying and Printing Multiple Images (Setting the DPOF Print Settings) With the camera's (Print) menu, you can specify and print multiple images or all the images on a memory card. For instructions on how to specify images, please refer to Setting the DPOF Print Settings section of the Camera User Guide. In this section, we will explain how to print images after specifying them. In the (Print) menu, select [Print] and press the FUNC./ SET button. 1 · When an image or images have been specified (see the Camera User Guide), the button will light up blue. At this time, if you press the button, the screen for Step 2 will be displayed. Set the print effect and paper settings as required. 2 Sets the Print Effect (p. 14) Selects the Paper Settings* (p. 19) * [Page Layout] cannot be set in the [Paper Settings] when [Index] is selected in the [Print Settings] option in Setting the DPOF Print Settings. Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. 3 · The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to the standard playback mode. · If the MENU button is pressed, the display will revert to the screen in Step 1 and printing will not take place. 28 · To print the date, set the [Date] setting in [Print Settings] on the screen in Setting the DPOF Print Settings to [On]. You cannot set the date to print in Step 2. · When the print type is set to [Index], the [Date] and [File No.] cannot be printed at the same time. · The ID photo print function cannot be used. · You cannot print movies. · The maximum number of images printed on one page in the Index print type depends on the selected paper size. · Card size: 20 images · L size: 42 images · Postcard size: 63 images · Wide size: 84 images 29 Cancel Printing · To cancel printing between images printed, press the FUNC./ SET button. A confirmation dialog appears. Select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button. The printer will stop printing the current image and eject the paper. Restarting Printing · Select [Resume] and press the FUNC./SET button. The remaining images can be printed. · Printing cannot be restarted under the following circumstances. · If the print settings have been changed before restarting. · If the image for which the print settings were set has been deleted before restarting. · If there is very little free space on the memory card when printing is canceled, it may not be possible to restart printing. · If printing is canceled because the camera battery is depleted, it may not be possible to restart printing. (Replace with a fully charged battery pack or new batteries, then turn the camera power on again. If you intend to use an extended period of time, you are recommended to power the camera with a compact power adapter (sold separately).) Printing Errors · An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select [Continue] and press the FUNC./SET button. If [Continue] cannot be selected, select [Stop], press the FUNC./SET button and restart the print job. See List of Messages (p. 31) for details. 30 List of Messages The following messages may appear on the camera's LCD monitor when an error occurs during a camera and printer connection. (Depending on the printer model, some messages may not display.) Please refer to the printer's user guide for solutions. No Paper No Ink Paper and ink do not match Paper Jam Print output tray is full Paper Error Cartridge not compatible Ink Error Recharge the printer battery Readjust trimming Hardware Error Paper cassette is incorrectly inserted or out of paper. Or the paper feed is not operating correctly. The ink cartridge has not been inserted or has run out of ink. The paper and ink are from different sets. The paper jammed during printing. Remove paper from the print output tray. The paper is not correctly set in the printer. Cartridge is not compatible. The ink cassette is experiencing a problem. The printer's battery pack is depleted. You attempted to print the image with a different style than the one used when the trimming settings were set. Check whether or not an error other than a paper or ink error has occurred. You tried to print an image that is not compatible with PictBridge. Some images that have been recorded with another camera or modified using a computer cannot be printed. There is an error in the settings. Turn off the printer and turn it on again, then set the print settings correctly. File Error Print error 31 Printing with Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA Series/ SELPHY DS Series) using PictBridge Printing Easy Print You can print images by pressing only one button after connecting the camera to the printer. 1 Make sure that displays in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor. 2 Display the images you wish to print and press the button. If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after Changing the Print Settings (p. 33). 32 Print after Changing the Print Settings You can change the print settings before printing. 1 Make sure that displays in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor. If displays on the LCD monitor, please refer to Printing with Bubble Jet Printers using Bubble Jet Direct (p. 71). Sets the print effect (p. 36) Sets the date and the file number for printing (p. 35) Display the images you wish to print and press the FUNC./ SET button. The print order screen appears. 2 Sets the number of copies (p. 37) Sets the trimming portion (p. 38) Sets the paper size, type and layout (p. 42) Starts the printing process Print Order Screen 3 4 Select print settings as needed. Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. · The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to the standard playback mode. · If you press the MENU button, the display will revert to the standard playback mode and printing will not take place. 33 · You cannot print incompatible RAW images. · It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a different camera. · You may not be able to print if the memory card holds a large number of images (about 1000). Cancel Printing · To cancel printing between images, press the FUNC./SET button. A confirmation dialog will display. Select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button. The printer will stop printing the current image and eject the paper. Printing Errors · An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select [Continue] and press the FUNC./SET button. If [Continue] cannot be selected, select [Stop], press the FUNC./SET button and restart the print job. See List of Messages (p. 50) for details. · On printers equipped with an operation panel, an error number or message displays on the panel. Please refer to the printer user guide for the remedies corresponding to the error numbers or messages. 34 Selecting Print Settings Default Setting · The Default option is a fixed setting of the printer. · The [Date/File No.], [Print Effect], paper setting [Paper Size], [Paper Type] and [Page Layout] options are available. · On printers equipped with an operation panel, you can change the settings for those items set to [Default] using the printer's operation panel. Setting the Date and the File Number Printing Option Select [ ], then select the date and the file number printing option. You can set the date and the file number printing as follows: Date Prints the date. Prints only the file number. Prints both the date and the file number. Prints neither date nor file number. Print effects will differ according to your printer's settings. Refer to your printer's user guide for details. File No. Both Off 1 Default 35 If you select an image which has had the shooting date embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Date Imprint mode, [ ] will be set to [Off]. If you select [Date], [File No.] or [Both], the date/file number will be printed on the embedded information which is also printed. Setting the Print Effect This function uses the camera's shooting information to optimize the image data, yielding high quality prints. You can select the following print effects. However, your desired printing results may not be obtained depending on the image. Default On Off Vivid NR Vivid+NR Face Print effects will differ according to your printer's settings. Refer to your printer's user guide for details. Uses the camera's shooting information to deliver optimum prints. Prints without any effects. Prints more vibrant colors, such as the green of trees or the blue of the sea or sky, than the [On] option. Prints with a noise reduction effect. Prints using both the [Vivid] and [NR] options. Brightly prints a person's face that has become dark because of backlighting, etc. Red-Eye1 Prints with red-eye color corrected. Red-Eye2 Prints using 3 setting; [Face], [Red-Eye1], and [NR] Select [ ] and choose a print effect option. 1 36 Setting the Number of Copies Select [ ] and set the number of prints. 1 1 to 99 copies can be set. 37 Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) You can specify a portion of the image for printing. Please set [Paper Settings] (p. 42) before setting the trimming settings. If [Paper Settings] is changed after having made the trimming settings, you must select the settings again. Select [Trimming] and press the FUNC./SET button. The trimming frame will appear at the center of the image. If a trimming setting has already been selected for the image, the frame will appear around the previously selected portion. The trimming setting screen differs depending on the camera model. Check which of the following screens appear before selecting settings. 1 a b Trimming Frame Steps 2a and 3a Steps 2b and 3b * Proceed to procedure a or b depending on the display screen which appears. 38 When screen a displays Trim the image. Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame · Press the zoom lever or the zoom button to adjust the size of the trimming frame. · The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection of approximately half the displayed image (in width and height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size as the image. · Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size cancels the trimming setting. · When printing an image that has been magnified using the trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and grainier depending on the level of magnification. Moving the Trimming Frame · Move the trimming frame using the omni selector or the up, down, right and left buttons. Rotating the Trimming Frame · You can rotate the trimming frame by pressing the DISP. (or DISPLAY) button. Pressing the MENU button cancels the settings. 2a 3a Press the FUNC./SET button to close the setting menu. 39 When screen b displays Trim the image. Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame · Press the up and down buttons to adjust the size of the trimming frame. · The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection of approximately half the displayed image (in width and height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size as the image. · Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size cancels the trimming setting. · When printing an image that has been magnified using the trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and grainier depending on the level of magnification. Rotating the Trimming Frame · You can rotate the trimming frame using the left and right buttons. Moving the Trimming Frame · Press the FUNC./SET button and use the up, down, right and left buttons to move the trimming frame. Pressing the FUNC./SET button again allows you to change the size of the frame and to rotate it. 2b 3b Press the MENU button, select [OK] and press the FUNC./SET button. Selecting [Cancel setting] cancels the selected trimming setting. If [Edit] is selected, the display returns to the previous screen. 40 · The trimming setting only applies to one image. · The trimming setting is canceled with the following operations. · When you set the trimming settings for another image. · When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera power off, change the camera mode, or detach the connection cable). · The shooting date or part of the date which has been embedded in images using a camera with the Postcard Date Imprint mode may not be printed properly depending on the trimming setting. · Images smaller than 640 × 480 pixels cannot be trimmed. · The paper size and page layout settings determine the shape of the trimming frame. · Please use the LCD monitor to set the trimming settings. The trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen. 41 Selecting the Paper Settings Select [Paper Settings] and press the FUNC./SET button. 1 The paper size setting screen appears. Select a paper size and press the FUNC./SET button. 2 The following paper sizes* are available: 4" × 6", 5" × 7", 13 × 18 cm, 8.5" × 11", A4, CreditCard, 8" × 10", 10" × 12", A3, A3+/13" × 19", 14" × 17", 4" × 7.1", 12 cm DVD/CD and Default. The paper type setting screen appears. * Paper sizes vary according to region. Select a paper type and press the FUNC./SET button. 3 The following paper types are available: Photo, Fast Photo, Fine Art, Semi-gloss, Plain and Default. Please refer to the printer user guide for the kind of paper that may be used for each paper type setting. The Page Layout screen appears. 42 Select a layout. Default The following layout can be selected. Print effects will differ according to your printer's settings. Refer to your printer's user guide for details. Bordered Prints with a border. Borderless Prints right to the edges of the paper. N-up Prints 2, 4, 9 or 16 images on a single sheet of paper (p. 44) Prints the shooting Bordered information* onto a blank sheet of paper (size L or larger). Prints DPOF print set 20-up images in sets of 20 images onto A4 size paper. The shooting information will be printed next to the image. Images with DPOF print 35-up settings are printed at a size that will fit 35 images per A4 size paper, laid out like a contact sheet. * Prints the camera name, shooting mode, shutter speed, aperture value, exposure compensation, ISO speed, etc., from the Exif information. 4 43 Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper · Selecting [4" x 6"] in the paper size setting (p. 42) will allow you to specify the following layout settings. 2 4 9 16 2 images (height 2 x width 1) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper. 4 images (height 2 x width 2) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper. 9 images (height 3 x width 3) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper. 16 images (height 4 x width 4) of the same dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper. [Printing example 1] Printing 3 copies of image A in 2-up Number of Image A: copies (p. 37) [3] copies Layout 2 DPOF print setting (p. 47) allows you to separately print different images by specifying the number of frames to be printed per image. [Printing example 2] Printing 3 copies of image A and 2 copies of image B in 9-up DPOF print settings* (p. 47) Layout Image A: [3] copies Image B: [2] copies 9 * Please refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on DPOF print setting methods. 44 5 Select a layout and press the FUNC./SET button. This ends the paper settings operations. The display returns to the print order screen. · Images will print with borders, even if [Borderless] was selected with the camera in the following cases: ·When [Plain] is selected in the camera's [Paper Type] (cannot be selected depending on the connected printer model) ·With printers equipped with an operation panel, when [Plain] is selected with the printer and [Default] is selected in the camera's [Paper Type]. 45 Printing Movies (Movie Print) You can choose a single frame from a movie and print it on a sheet of paper. 1 Select the movie you want to print, then press the FUNC./ SET button. The movie control panel appears. If you press the button instead of the FUNC./SET button, movie print begins. 2 Movie Control Panel Display the frame you wish to print on the LCD monitor, select (Print), then press the FUNC./SET button. Refer to Viewing Movies section of the Camera User Guide on how to display the movie frame you wish to print. Select and set the number of prints. 3 4 1 to 99 copies can be set. Selecting [Paper Settings] and pressing the FUNC./SET button will allow [Paper Size], [Paper Type] and [Page Layout] to be selected. Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. It may not be possible to play back or print movies shot with a different camera. 46 Specifying and Printing Multiple Images (Setting the DPOF Print Settings) With the camera's (Print) menu, you can specify and print multiple images or all the images on a memory card. For instructions on how to specify images, please refer to Setting the DPOF Print Settings section of the Camera User Guide. In this section, we will explain how to print images after specifying them. In the (Print) menu, select [Print] and press the FUNC./ SET button. 1 · When an image or images have been specified (see the Camera User Guide), the button will light up blue. At this time, if you press the button, the screen for Step 2 will be displayed. Set the print effect and paper settings as required. Sets the Print Effect (p. 36) 2 Selects the Paper Settings* (p. 42) * [Page Layout] cannot be set in the [Paper Settings] when [Index] is selected in the [Print Settings] option in Setting the DPOF Print Settings. The A3 and A3+/13" × 19" paper sizes cannot be selected, either. Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button. 3 · The image will start to print and, when it is completely finished, the display will revert to the standard playback mode. · If the MENU button is pressed, the display will revert to the screen in Step 1 and printing will not take place. 47 · To print the date, set the [Date] setting in [Print Settings] on the screen in Setting the DPOF Print Settings to [On]. You cannot set the date in Step 2. · When the print type is set to [Index], both the [Date] and [File No.] cannot be printed depending on the printer. · Depending on the printer, the [File No.] cannot be printed when the print type is set to [Standard]. · You cannot print movies. 48