Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Direct Connect Adapter Polaroid
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Direct Connect Adapter User Guide.
T able Of Content s What is t he Polaroid Direct Connect ad apter? 5 Direct Connect features 5 What is in the Direct Connect package 6 About the adapter 7 Setting up the Direct Connect adapter 8 Insta.
5 What is the Polaroid Direct Co nnect adapter? The Polaroid Direct Conn ect adap ter lets you print photog raphic-qu ality digital pictures from you r digi tal camera – without you r computer .
6 Note: Th e quality of pi ctures printed with the Dir ect Connect adapter d epends on the quality of the pi ctures captured b y the digital camera. Picture quality can v ary considerably amon g digital camera mo dels.
7 About the adapter a Print button b Print All button c Print Index b utton d Select Picture/Cancel Print button e LED indicator f ColorSh ot Photo Prin ter USB o r parallel c onnecto r (USB sho wn) g.
8 Setting up the Direct Connect adapter Before printing with the adapter for the first time, you need to conf igure it with the Direct Connect Conf igu- ration Software. Y ou can also u se the software to change the setup later . Using th e softw are, you def ine: • the digital camera you are using.
9 Connect the adapter to your computer as shown in Figure 1 . a Direct Connect adapter b Not connected (USB connecto r sho wn; Direct Connect paralle l vers ion h a s 25-p in co nnec tor i nste a d) c Not connected d ColorShot po wer cord and adapter (pro vided with ColorShot p ri nter) e Serial port (COM1, COM2, etc.
10 Start the configurati on software. a Click Start and then cl ick Progr ams. b Click Direct Connect Conf iguration Software The m a in wi nd ow opens . The LED indicator o n the adapter chang es from flash- ing red to steady orange, ind icatin g that the adapter and computer are co mmunicating.
11 Select a printer . a Click the Prin ter button to display a lis t of co mpatible printers. If you d o not see your pr inter l isted, see Obtaining configuration files for additional cameras and printers on pa ge 2 9. b Click your prin ter model and then click the OK button to send the setup informati on to the adapter .
12 Add a watermark to your pictures. Y ou can use the Dir ect Connect conf igu ration softw are to add a water mark cont aining a logo o r te xt (or bo th) as sho wn in Figure 2 t o all pictur es you pri nt. The w atermark l ocation is limit ed to one of four pic- ture qu adrants, which you sel ect during s etup.
13 upper l eft quadran t as sho wn in Figure 4, click the upper left qu adrant area. c If you w ant to ... Then ... d Click the Load I mage b utton and then choose the folder a nd fi le contai ning the log o. The follo wing file formats are suppo rted: create a ne w watermark Click the Create Wa t e r m a r k b u t t o n and go to s tep d.
14 When you select the f il e, the logo appears in the selected quadrant. e T o change ... Then ... f T o add te xt t o your pi ctures, cli ck th e T ext b utton. A te xt box wi th f i ve blank lines ap pears. the logo lo cation w ithin the quad ran t Click in si de the log o and drag it to its new location.
15 g Click one of the lines, type th e text you want to print, and then click the T ext F ormat b utton to choose the fon t, style, size and font ef fects (underline, color , etc.) for the line. h If necessary , repeat steps g to create additional text lines.
16 m Click the OK button . n If you .. . Then ... Choose a picture format. The Direct C onn ect Con f iguration S oft w a re le ts y ou ch oose between two pictur e formats: Best Fit to P age, and Fill Entire Frame. The Best Fit to Page format prints the complete picture.
17 match the f ilm image area, the pictur e is cropped to fit the image area as sho wn in Figure 6. T o choose a picture fo rmat: a At the Direct Connect Software main windo w , click the Settin gs button. b In the Print Size box, cli ck Fit to Page or Fill Entire Frame.
18 Printing with the Direct Connect adapter Connecting th e camera, adapter an d printer Connect your cam era to the Direct Connect ad apter and the ColorS ho t printer as shown in Figure 7. a Direct Connect adapter b USB connec tor (The Direct Connect parallel v ersion has a 25- pin connector instead.
19 h USB camera connector (provided with Direct Connect adapter) for use with camera-to-PC USB cable i Serial camera connector (pro vided with Direct Connect adapter) for use with camera-to-PC serial .
20 Printing steps Note: If the Direct Connect LED indi cator displays flashing or ange before o r d uring t hes e st eps , the Col o r- Shot Photo Print er is out of film. When this hap pens, load a ne w pack of fil m as sho wn in Figure 9. (The f ilm cov er ejects when you close and latch the f ilm door .
21 T o print ... Then ... Note: Y ou can cancel printing b y pressing the Picture Select/Cancel Print b utton. If pictures do not appear on the camera LCD Some digital cameras cannot d isplay pictures on their LCD screen while connected to the Direct Connect adapter .
22 Solving problems Direct Conn ect softwar e cannot find serial por t Po ssible cau se Solution Direct Connect adapter not po wered on V erify that the LED indicator is on. I f not, check the co nnections (page 9) and make sure A C po wer is av ailabl e at the outlet.
23 Po ssible cau se Solution Adap ter does not pri nt Po ssible cau se Solution Computer commun ication baud r ate too high Manually select a low baud rate: 1 At the main window , click the Settin gs button. 2 On the Baud Rate list, click 1 9200 or 9 600.
24 Po ssible cau se Solution. Direct Connect adapter set up for wrong camera or pri nter Connect the adapter to you r com- puter , start the configuration soft- ware, and choose th e correct camera and printer . See Setting up the Dir ect Connect ada pter , page 8.
25 About LED ind icator cod es The LED indicator on the Direct Con nect adapter can help you troublesho ot con- nection and printing prob lems. The meaning of the codes depend s on whether the adapter is connected to your compu ter for setup or to th e ColorShot printer .
26 Printer/digital camera connection codes LED stat e Meaning Sug gested action Of f No po wer to adapter Connect adapter to power s upply (p age 18 ). Steady oran ge Communicat ion with printer and camer a established Print when ready ( nor- mal indication ).
27 Obtaining technical assistance Before calling for tech nical assistance, be sure to check th e problem-solving information in th e previous sections . If none of the su ggeste d actions solves you r problem, contact Polaroid T echnical Assistance as follows.
28 Polaroid T echnic al Sup port telephon e numb ers Repair servic e Before you return equ ipment for repair , please call Polaroid T echnical Assis tance as describe d on page 27 . W e can help y ou determi ne what is at f ault, and advise you on ho w and where to get service in the qu ickest an d most con venient w ay .
29 Obtaining config uration files for add itional cameras and prin ters Software for conf iguring the Direct Connect adapter for additional d igital cameras and printer s is under dev e lo pment. For information ab out configuration files that becam e a vailable after this user guide was printed, visit us at http://www/polaroid.
30 3 T o install ... Then ... a camera conf igu ration file a Click the Came ra button b Na vigate t o the dri ve and folder containing the .PCC f ile for the ne w camera, click the file name, and click Open. The ne w camera appears on the list of installed cameras.
31 Limited Equipment W arranty Polaroid Corporation warrants yo ur Pola roid Direct Con nect adapter agains t defects in manu f acture for a period o f on e year fro m the d ate of p urch ase. T o ver- ify the warr anty period , you should k eep the sales receipt o r other proof of the purc ha se da te.
32 FCC NOTI CE: RADIO AN D TELEV ISION INTER F EREN CE Note: This equipment has been tes ted and verif ied for complian ce with the l imits for a Class B digital de vice pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro v ide reasonable protection against harmful in terference in a resi- dential installatio n .
33 read this Agreement carefully because at the end you will be asked to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement and continue the installation process or , if you do not wish to accept these terms and conditions, to decline, in which case the installation proces s will be aborted and you will no t be able to us e the Soft- ware.
34 IMPLIED, INCLUDING B UT NO T LIMITED TO IMPLIED W AR RANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PUR POSE. Some states and co u ntries do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the abo ve ex clusio ns may not ap ply to you.
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36 “Polaroid” and “Polaro id ColorShot” are trad emarks of Polaroid Co rporation, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. All other product n ames may be trademarks o f their res pe ctive owners .
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