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Kodak EasyShare printer dock 4000 User’ s Guide Visit Kodak on the World Wide Web at www . kodak.c om urg_00170.book Page 1 T hursday, August 14, 2003 7:2 0 AM.
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i P roduct Ov erview Fr o n t V i e w 1 1 Pr inte r do ck 7 Print mode b utton 2 Univ ersal i nser t 3 P aper tra y 4 P a per in dic ator 5 Print b utton 8 T ransf er b utton 9 Colo r car tridge indicato r 2 4 3 6 7 8 9 6 Print mode ligh ts 5 10 Battery chargi ng lights 10 urg_00170.
ii P roduct Ov erview Ba c k V i e w 4 6 7 5 1 2 3 1 DC po wer conn ector 2 Color cartridge slot 3 Col or car tr idg e door 4 USB conn ector 4 5 5 P a per t ra y door urg_00170.
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v Table of Contents 1 Getting S tarted with Your Printer Do ck .......... ............1 Need Thi s Guide in L arger Print? ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... .... 1 What Can I Do Wit h My Pr inter Do ck? ......... ...... ...... ......... ...
vi 4 Using the Printer Dock with a Compute r ................. 19 System Requi rements ...... ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ........ 19 Instal ling t he Sof tware ....... ...... ......... ...... .......... ...... ......... ..... 21 Upgradin g Yo ur Sof tware a nd F irmware .
vii Softwa re Help .... .......... ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ...... ......... .51 Telephon e Customer Su pport ... ...... ......... ....... ......... ......... .. 52 8 Appendix ....................... ........................
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1 1 Gett ing Star ted with Y our Pr i n t e r D o c k Need This G uide in Larger Print? For a large print version of this User’ s Guide: 1 Go to the support page at www .kodak.com/go/p rinterdock . 2 Under Ma nuals/Guides, View P DF , click your la nguage to open the User’ s Guide.
2 Chapter 1 Without a co mputer , you can: ! Print pictures di rectly from your camera ! Charge your ca mera battery pack With a computer , you can: ! T ransfer pictures from your camera to the comput.
3 Chapter 1 Finding a Loca tion for the Printer Dock ! Allow 5 inches (12. 7 cm) clearance on all sides of the printer dock. ! Place the pri nter dock on a fl at, clean, dust- free surface, out of di rect sunlight. ! Make sure airflow aro und th e top and back is not blo cked.
4 Chapter 1 Installing the Camera Insert The printer dock comes with a universal camera insert inst alled, wh ich is used to fit the camera to the printe r dock. The un iversal insert is used with most cameras. If your camera comes with a custom insert, use that one instead of the universal insert.
5 Chapter 1 Connecting the Power CAUTION: Use only th e AC adapter and power cord include d with the printer doc k. Other adapters and co rds can damage you r came ra, prin ter dock, or comp uter . IMPORT ANT: Remove your camera fr om the print er dock when you are connecting power .
6 Chapter 1 Handling and Storing the Color Cartridge ! For best quality prints, store the cartridge in a location where the temperature does not exceed 85 ° F (30 ° C). ! T o avoid fingerprints, handl e the color cartridge by the spool ends. ! Store the color cartridge away from direct sunlight.
7 Chapter 1 Handl ing and Storin g the Paper ! T o av oid fi ngerprints, handle the pap er by the edges or by the perforated tabs. ! Do not to uch the glos sy side of the paper .
8 Chapter 1 Loading the Paper CAUTION: Use only t he Kodak color cart ridge & ph oto paper kit. Do not us e inkje t pape r . 1 Fan the paper be fore loa ding it into th e pape r tray . IMPOR T ANT: Do not load p aper th at is mis sing p erforat ed tabs .
9 Chapter 1 Inserting the Paper T ray 1 Open the paper tr ay door . 2 Replace the prot ective cap on the front of the paper tray to catch the c omple ted pr ints. 3 Slide the paper tray in until the tray locks into place. NOTE: Keep the protective cap on the pape r tray at all times .
10 Chapter 1 Indicator Lights and Bu ttons The lights and buttons on the printe r dock indic ate the status of the printer dock and the camera, as well as printing opt ions based on the configurat ion of your camera. For T roubleshoot ing information, see Printer Dock Stat us Lights, page 45 .
11 2 Gett ing Star ted with Y our Camer a Installing the Rechargea ble Battery IMPORT ANT : The p rinter do ck ch a r ges on ly the provided K odak EasySh ar e Ni-MH rechar geable ba ttery pack. I f you us e any oth er batte ries, rechar geable o r not, no charging takes place.
12 Chapter 2 Setting Picture Quality Use your camera’ s Quality setting to select your picture resolution. See your camera user’ s guide for details on setting picture quality . ! Best (3:2) (DX4530 only)—a voids cropping and maximi zes print quality .
13 Chapter 2 For camera mo dels (DX321 5, DX37 00): 1 Slide the Mode selector to Setup . 2 Press the buttons t o highli ght th e Revi ew Option s then th e buttons to hig hlight Pri nt Order . Press Select. 3 Select All P ictures, the n press Select. 4 Press button to select th e desired number of prints.
14 Chapter 2 Docking and Charging the Camera Docking your camera lets you print directly from the camera, transfer pictures from the camera to the computer , and charge the camera battery . 1 Make sure the battery is installed in the camera. See your camera user’ s guide for details.
15 3 P rinting W ithout a C omputer Printing from Your Camera 1 Make sure the AC power cord is connected and t he color cartridge and paper are loaded (see Chapter 1, Get ting Starte d with Y our Printer Doc k ). 2 T ake a pi cture with you r camera. 3 Place the camera in the printer dock (see Chapter 2, Gettin g Start ed with Yo u r C a m e r a ).
16 Chapter 3 5 Press the Print butt on. Printing starts. The paper cycles four times during the printing process before the finished print is ejected. Each of the first three p asses places a layer of color (cy an, yellow, and magen ta). The four th pass pla ces a clear co ating that protec ts and preserves the image quality.
17 Chapter 3 Canceling Printing ! Press and hold the Print butto n for 5 seconds. The print job is immediately canceled and ejected into the paper tray. If yo u cancel a prin t during the fourt h pass (clear co at), the print is ejected upon completion.
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19 4 Using the P rinter D ock with a Computer System Requirements Windo ws OS-based Co mputer ! Personal compute r running Wind ows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000* , or XP* ! 233 MHz pr ocessor or great er ! 64 M.
20 Chapter 4 Mac OS X ! Power Mac G 3, G4, G 4 Cube ; iMa c Powerbook G3, G 4; iBook ! Mac OS 10.1.5* minimum ! 128 MB of available RAM ! 200 MB of available hard disk space ! CD-ROM dri ve ! Built-i .
21 Chapter 4 Installing the Software CAUTION: Do not in stall the Kodak EasyShar e printer dock software wi th the print er dock connect ed to the com puter . It may cause the softwar e to lo ad incorrectly . If the printe r dock is connected, disconnect it before you pr oceed.
22 Chapter 4 5 Follow the on-scre en instruct ions to insta ll the soft ware. ! Windows OS -based com puter s —select Complete to automatical ly install the most commonly used applic ations. Select Cu stom to choose the applica tions you wish to inst all.
23 Chapter 4 Uninstal ling On a Windows OS-based comput er: 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, t hen select C ontrol Pa nel. 2 Double-click Add/Remo ve Programs. 3 Select the Kodak EasyShare pri nter dock, th en click Remove. Fo llow the on-screen instructions.
24 Chapter 4 On Mac OS X: 1 Double-click the operating drive for your system. 2 Select Library , then select Printers. 3 Open the Kodak folder , then double-click Kodak PD Uninst aller .
25 Chapter 4 Connecting to a Computer A USB cabl e is requi red to conn ect to a computer . Use the US B cable t hat came with your Kodak EasyShare camera. T o purchase one separately , see a reta il dealer of Kodak product s or visit www .koda k.com/ go/p rinte rdock .
26 Chapter 4 Transferring Pic tures Y ou can transf er pictures directly from your Koda k EasyShare camera to your computer (see your camera user’ s guide).
27 Chapter 4 Printing from a Computer We recommend using the Ko dak EasyShare so ftware i ncluded wi th your Kodak EasyShare camera f or printing . This softw are lets you t o take advantage of a wide range of features, includi ng full color enhancement, red eye reduct ion, picture organizati on, and much more.
28 Chapter 4 Printi ng Usin g Oth er Applic ations 1 Make sure the Kodak EasyShare printer dock softw are is installed (see Installi ng the Software, pa ge 21 ), and the printer dock is connected to your computer (see Connectin g to a Compute r , page 25 ).
29 Chapter 4 On Window s 98/ME ope rating syste m: 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, then select Pr inters. 2 Right-cli ck the Kodak PD4000 pri nter icon, then sel ect Properties. 3 Clic k the Printer Optio ns tab. 4 Under Color Cont rol, select Natu ral or Enhanced.
30 Chapter 4 Status Monitor— Windows system only The Kodak EasyShare pr inter dock status monitor i con appears in the Windows operating system taskbar in the lower - right corner of your c omputer screen.
31 5 Car e and Maintenance General Care ! Keep the printer doc k, accessories, and supplies away from high temperat ures, hu midity , and di rect sunlig ht for ext ended pe riods of time . ! Suppo rt the printer dock and tray by placing it on a flat, level surfa ce.
32 Cha pte r 5 Clea ning th e Print H ead Clean the print head when lines, streaks, or scratch es appear on t he prints. The head cleaning tool can be used several times but should be replaced when the cleaning pad appears soiled or is no l onger effective.
33 Cha pte r 5 Clea ring a Pa per Jam If a pa per jam occurs, the Paper li ght blinks red (s ee Indicator Light s and Buttons, page 10 ). CAUTION: Do not use force when remo ving a paper jam. 1 Remove the p aper tray . 2 Disconnect the power cord, wait 5 seconds, then pl ug it back in.
34 Cha pte r 5 Clearing a Colo r Cartridge Jam If a color cartridge jam occurs, the cartridge l ight blin ks red. 1 Open the color cartridge door . 2 Pull up on the green lever and remove the color cartridge.
35 Cha pte r 5 Travel ing w ith you r Prin ter Do ck IMPORT ANT : Protect the pri nter , acces sories, and supplie s from high temper atur es and dir ty en vir onm ents when transp orting. Do no t use at the b each. Do no t leave in a hot ca r . 1 Disconnect the pow er cord and remove all cab les.
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37 6 T roubleshooting This chapte r contains h elp for your print er dock. For updates to T roubl eshooting inf ormation, visit our Web site at www .kodak.com/go/print erdock . Printing Problems Printing Prob lem Cause Action /Solution Paper does not feed.
38 Cha pte r 6 Paper stops traveling before print is completed. The removable tabs may be missing, causing the paper to misfeed. Remove the paper tray and make sure removable tabs are attached. Reload with new paper if n ecessary ( page 8 ). Print is scratche d along the length of th e print.
39 Cha pte r 6 Print is dark. The captu red image is too dark. Try re-taking the picture under bett er lightin g condit ions or change the exposure comp ensation in yo ur ca mera . Edit the pictu re using the compute r and Kodak EasyShare soft ware. High print hea d tem perat ure.
40 Cha pte r 6 Noth ing happ ens when you try to print. The AC power cord is not securely connec ted. Check the connecti ons ( page 5 ) and try again. The paper tr ay is improperl y installed. Remove the paper tray, ch eck that paper is p roperly load ed, and re- install ( page 8 ).
41 Cha pte r 6 Noth ing happ ens when you try to print. ..from the computer. The USB cable i s not securely co nnected. Check the connecti ons ( page 25 ) and try again. The Battery Monitor or similar software runs constant ly. Close that software before starting the Kodak software.
42 Cha pte r 6 Noth ing happ ens when you try to print. ..from the computer (cont). There are too many applica tions runnin g on your computer. 1 Disconnect t he USB c able from the p rin ter doc k ( page 25 ). 2 Close a ll software a pplications. 3 Reconnec t the U SB cable ( page 25 ) to the printer dock.
43 Cha pte r 6 Printi ng is slow. High pr int head tem perat ure. Make sure the prin ter dock is not placed in direct sunli ght or is not operating in a high-temperature envir onment. Let the printer dock cool down fo r 5 minutes. Coolin g vents may be blocked or dirty.
44 Cha pte r 6 Problems Trans ferring Pictures T ransferring Pictures Problem Cause Action /Solution Canno t tra nsfer pictures to the computer. The Transfer butt on was not pressed. Press the Transfer but ton. The AC p ower adapter or USB c able is not securely connect ed.
45 Cha pte r 6 Printer Dock Statu s Lights Cartridg e Light Ligh t Stat us Cause Action/Solution Light glows steady red The color cartridge is depleted. 1 Install a new color cartridge ( page 6 ). 2 Press Print to clear error and resume prin ting. Excess slack in color cartridge ribbon.
46 Cha pte r 6 Paper Li ght Light St atus Cause Action/Solutio n Light glows steady red The paper t ray is empt y. 1 Load p aper ( page 8 ). 2 Press print to clear error and resume prin ting. The paper t ray is impro perly instal led. 1 Remove t he paper tray , check that paper is properly loaded, and re- install ( page 8 ).
47 Cha pte r 6 Bat tery C hargi ng Ligh ts Light St atus Cause Action/So lution No lights Camera is not on the pri nter dock or is improperly seated. Place the c amera on the printer d ock ( page 14 ) or readjust the camera placement. Camera is turn e d on.
48 Cha pte r 6 Print Mode L ights Ligh t Stat us Cause Action/Solutio n One light glows steady green The respective print optio n is available and selected. None req uired. To change modes, push the Pri nt mode button repeatedly ( page 10 ). All lights are off There are no pictures in the camera.
49 Cha pte r 6 T ransfer Light Light S tatus Cause Action/Solution Light glows steady green The printer dock is ready f or transferring pictures. None required . Light blinks green Pic tures are being transferred to the computer. Light is off There are no pictures in the camera.
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51 7 Getting H elp Helpful Web Links Help in this User ’ s Guide For help with problems yo u may ha ve with your printer d ock or compu ter connections, see Chap ter 6, T roubl eshooting . Software Help For help with the Kodak EasySha re printer dock software , see Insta lling the Software, page 21 .
52 Chapter 7 Telephone Customer Suppo r t If you have q uestions con cerning the operati on of t he software or printe r dock, you may speak directly to a customer supp ort representa tive.
53 Chapter 7 Telep hone Nu mbers Austra lia 1 800 147 701 Austria/O sterreich 0179 567 357 Belgiu m/Belgiq ue 02 713 14 45 Brazil 0800 15 0000 Canada 1 800 465 6325 China 800 820 6027 Denmark /Danmark.
54 Chapter 7 For the most up-to-date listings, visit: http://www .koda k.com/US/ en/digit al/ contacts/DAIInt ernational Contacts.sht ml . Spain/España 91 749 76 53 Sweden/Sveri ge 08 587 704 21 Swit.
55 8 Appendix This appendix serves as a resource for technical informat ion about your printer do ck. Printer Dock Specifications Specification s—Printer Dock Printing Process Thermal Dye Transf er Operating Temperature- — for best pic ture qu ality 49 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) DC Voltage input AC Voltage 24 V DC at 1.
56 Chapter 8 Color cartridge Width Depth 3.14 in.(8 cm) 5.21 in.(13. 25 cm) Photo size 4 x 6 in. (102 x 152 mm) CAUTION: Do not u se inkjet paper Paper size 4 x 7.
57 Chapter 8 Accessories and Supplies Kodak accessories and suppli es for the printer dock include: For a full range of Kodak accessories and supplies, see your retailer of Kodak products or visit www .
58 Chapter 8 Safety Labels RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK: Do not open. D ry locati on use onl y . CAUTION: T o avoid el ectr ical haza rd, use o nly with product s specified i n this user manual.
59 Chapter 8 specified additional components or accessories elsew here defined to be used with t he installa tion of th e product, t hey must be u sed in ord er to ensure complia nce with F CC regulati on. Canadia n DOC Sta tement DOC Class B Com pliance— T his Class B digital apparatu s c ompli es with Canadia n ICES-003.
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61 Index Numerics 800 number for customer support, 54 A AC power connector, i i accessories and supplies, 51, 57 B back view of printer dock, ii batteries loadi ng, 11 ordering, 57 statu s lights, 47 .
62 Index insta lling , 6 color mode opti ons, 28 compli ance w ith FC C regu lation s, 58 computer connecting to, 25 helpf ul Web site s, 51 and printer dock, 19 printing from, 27 system re quirements.
63 Index jobs, monit oring print, 30 K Kodak contacting, 52-54 EasyShare software, 27, 51 Web s ites, 51 Kodak EasyShare printer dock 4000. See printer dock L layou t, for mattin g, 27 lights, status,.
64 Index Print Mode button a nd status ligh ts, i, 48 printer dock accessories a nd supplies, 57 back vi ew, ii care and maintenance, 31 and computer, 19 connecting, 25 front view, i location and setu.
65 Index printer dock, 55 Windows OS, 19 status lights, 45-49 status monitor, 30 stori ng color cart ridges, 6 supplies and accessories, 51, 57 support, technical, 24, 51-54 system re quirements, 19 T.
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An important point after buying a device Kodak EasyShare 4000 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Kodak EasyShare 4000 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Kodak EasyShare 4000 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Kodak EasyShare 4000 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Kodak EasyShare 4000 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Kodak EasyShare 4000. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Kodak EasyShare 4000 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
