User manual CANON EOS 300D - Software Guide

Direct Printing from PictBridge-compatible Printers This camera is compatible with PictBridge for direct printing with PictBridge-compatible printers. Connect the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer to print nice photos easily. E English Edition Preparing to Print If you have a CP-series Canon Card photo printer, see "Camera Direct Printing" to print photos. Camera Settings On the menu, set [Communication] to [PTP]. 1 Select [Communication]. · Select the <°> tab. select · Press the <å> keys topress

. [Communication], then 2 Select [PTP]. keys to select [PTP], · Press the <å> then press

. If it is set to [Normal], printing might not be possible. Before connecting the camera to the computer, set the [Communication] to [Normal]. If it is set to [PTP], communications with the computer might not be possible. Connecting the Camera to the Printer 1 Turn the Power switch to <2>. 2 Set up the printer. the printer's · For details, refer to manual. 2 Preparing to Print camera 3 Connect the camera toto the printer. Connect the the printer with · the USB cable that came with the camera to. Refer to the printer's instruction manual to find out which port to connect the USB cable to. When connecting the cable plug to the camera's terminal, the cable plug's < > icon must face the front side of the camera. · 4 Turn on the printer. 5 Turn the camera's power switch to <1 >. s When the printer connection is confirmed, the beeper will sound briefly. the > 6 Pressimage<]bebutton. and the The will displayed, s icon will appear on the upper left. In step 5, if you hear long beeps, it means something is wrong with the printer. To find out what's wrong, do the following: Press the <] > button to playback an image. Then do step 2 (Press

) and step 4 (Print the image) on the next page. An error message will then appear on the LCD monitor. To fix the problem, see "Error Messages" on page 11. If the camera is connected to the printer and you do not operate it for approx. 6 minutes, the camera power will turn off automatically. However, if the auto power off time is longer than 8 minutes, then that setting will take effect instead. 3 Printing You do all the printing operations with the camera. h images cannot be printed with PictBridge. Connected printer icon 1 Select the image to be printed. · Check that the icon is displayed Press <µ> keys · image thebe printed. to select the to s on the upper left of the LCD monitor.

. 2 Pressprint setting screen will appear. The Print setting screen Set the date imprinting to on or off. Set the printing effects. Sets the quantity to be printed. Sets the trimming area. Sets the Paper Size, Type, and Page Layout. Starts the printing. Returns to the screen in step 1. The Paper Size, Type, and Page Layout you have set will be displayed. * Depending on your printer, certain settings like the date imprinting and trimming might not be available. 3 Set the printing options.see "Setting · For the setting procedure, s the Printing Options" on the next page. 4 Print the image. keys to select [Print], · Press the <å> · then press

. Printing will start. When the printing is completed properly, the screen returns to step 1. 4 Setting the Printing Options Depending on your printer, certain settings might be different or might not be available. For details, refer to your printer's instruction manual. Date imprinting Set the Date imprinting. · Press the <å> keys to select [H] (Date). s Press the <µ> keys to select the date imprint setting. About the [Default] Setting [Default] sets the printer's own default settings as set by the printer's manufacturer. See the printer's instruction manual to find out what the printer's default settings are. Printing Effects: Image optimization Set the Printing Effects. <å> · Press theEffects). keys to select [E] (Printing s Press the <µ> keys to select the Printing Effects. Setting the Quantity Set the number of copies. · Press the <å> keys to select [R]. · Press the <µ> keys to set the number of copies. · Set a number from 1 to 99. 5 Setting the Printing Options Setting the Trimming You can trim the image and print only the trimmed portion. Set [Paper Settings] beforehand. If you trim the image and then change the [Paper Settings], you may have to set the trimming again. 1 Select [Trimming]. to select · Press the <å> keys s [Trimming], then press

. The trimming screen will appear. Trim 2 · Thethe image. within the trimming image area frame will be printed. Changing the trimming frame size Press the <7> or <8> button to change the size of the trimming frame. Moving the trimming frame Press the cross keys to move the trimming frame in the respective direction. Rotating the trimming frame Press the <4> button to rotate the trimming frame. The button toggles between the vertical and horizontal image orientation. For example, a horizontal shot can be printed as a vertical shot. operation guide · The trim the image. Itdisappears while you will reappear after 5 sec. of idle time. 6 Setting the Printing Options trimming. 3 Exit the

to return to the print Press · setting screen. · If [Borderless] (p.9) isit.set, certain printers might not print the image in the way you trimmed · The smaller the trimming frame, theatrougher the image quality will be. · When setting the [Trimming], look the camera's LCD monitor. The [Trimming] setting will be canceled after the printing is completed or if you execute [Cancel]. 7 Setting the Paper and Page Layout Set the (Paper Size), (Paper Type), and (Page Layout). Depending on your printer, certain settings might be different or might not be available. For details, refer to your printer's instruction manual. Select [Paper Settings]. Press the to select · Settings],<å> keys

. [Paper then press s The Paper Settings screen will appear. TSetting the Paper Size Set the Paper Size. the keys · Pressthen <å>

.to select Paper Size, press s The Paper Type screen will appear. YSetting the Paper Type Set the Paper Type. the keys to · Press then<å>

. select Paper Type, press s The Page Layout screen will appear. 8 Setting the Paper and Page Layout About the Paper Type If you are using a Canon printer with Canon paper, set the respective paper type as follows: Photo Fast Photo Default Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy If you are using a non-Canon printer, refer to the printer's instruction manual for the recommended paper type settings. USetting the Page Layout Set the Page Layout. · Press the <å> keys to>.select Page Layout, then press

. s s The printing will stop. If the confirmation dialog appears, press the <µ> keys to [OK], then press

. 9 DPOF Printing With DPOF, you can print any number of images at one time. To set the printing options, see the DPOF section in your camera's instruction manual. 1 Prepare for 2printing. up to step · See pages and 3. Proceed 5 where you turn on the camera's power switch. 2 Select [Print Order]. · Select the <]> tab. Press the <å> keys to · Order], then press

.select [Print 3 Select [Print]. keys to select [Print], · Press the <å> then press

. be displayed only if the · [Print] will connected to the printer and camera is printing is possible. 4 Set [E] (Printing Effects). (p.5) Settings]. (p.8) 5 Set the [Paperand page layout. Set the paper · Print Order settings · The printing settings will appear on the left. Depending on your printer, certain settings might be different or might not be available. For details, refer to your printer's instruction manual. 10 DPOF Printing 6 Start printing. keys to select [OK], · Press the <å> s · then press

. The printing will start. When the printing ends, the screen will return to step 3. · For the DPOF print type, [Both]tocannot be selected. If [Both] is set, the printing will be done according the [Standard] setting. · The file No. cannot be imprinted. Error Messages If a problem occurs with the printing, an error message will appear on the LCD monitor. Press

to stop the printing. After resolving the problem, resume printing. To resolve printing problems, refer to the printer's instruction manual. Paper Error Check whether the paper is properly loaded in the printer. Ink Error The printer has run out of ink or the waste ink tank is full. Hardware Error Check for any printer problems other than paper and ink problems. Check the camera's battery level. File Error You attempted to print an image that cannot be printed with PictBridge. Images taken with a different camera or images edited with a computer might not be printable. 11 CT1-1259-000 0000Ni0.0 © CANON INC. 2003 PRINTED IN JAPAN