Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PhotoPC 600 Epson
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P r o o f S i g n - o f f : Y ano _ _ ___ _ _ N o r u m _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ EPSON ® C O L O R DIGITAL CA MERA Contents Introduction i Getting Started 1 Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600 2 Using Ph.
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Content s Intr odu ctio n PhotoP C 600 F eature s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 For Un ited Kingdom users - use of o ptio ns . . . . . 8 System Requir ement s . . . . . . . .
Ch ap te r 3 Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer Conn ecting Pho toPC 600 t o Yo ur C omp uter . . . . . . . 36 Connecti ng to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Connecti ng to a Macin tosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Accessin g EPSON Photo!2 .
Ch ap te r 5 Using the Uploa der Utilit ies Uploadin g Image s to the Camer a . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 Uploading i mages from your PC . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Uploadi ng imag es fr om your M acin tosh . . . . . . . 7 3 Making S creen C opie s . .
Appe ndi x B Contact ing Cus tomer Su pport For U nited K ing dom an d th e Repub lic of Irelan d U sers 107 Customer Suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Faxon E PSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 08 E Ptec - B ull eti n Boa rd Serv ic e for late st driv ers and ut ilities .
Int roduction Your new EPSON ® Phot oP C 600 is a revol ut io nary , easy-to -use digi tal came ra that en ables y ou to take full -color pi ctur es and imm ed iately u se th em with yo ur comp uter.
❏ EPSO N Pho to!2 sof twa re lets you transf er yo ur pict ur e s t o you r co mpu ter . ❏ EPSO N Pho to File Up loa der so ftw are all ow s yo u t o con vert ima ges stored in yo ur c omp uter to EP SON Pho to fil e for m at and up lo ad t hem to you r ca m e ra.
Macintosh Computers Maci ntosh with 68 040 or Power PC p roc esso r Serial p ort and a comm u nicatio n speed of 19 200 bp s or higher 8MB R A M Hard disk dr ive with at leas t 30 MB f ree spa ce Moni t or w it h m inim um reso lut io n of 640x48 0 Maci ntosh Syst em 7.
❏ Do not st ore the cam e ra or its optio ns nea r sou rc es of brigh t light , direc t su nli ght, h igh hu m idi t y , heat, exc essive dir t or dust, or wher e they will be expos ed to s trong v ibrat ions or magnetic fields. ❏ Alway s keep your c amera i n its c ase when you ’re n o t usin g it.
Warn ings, Ca utions, and No t es w Warni ngs must be followe d ca refully to a void b odily injur y. c Cautio ns must be ob se rv ed t o av oi d da mag e to you r equ ip me nt. Notes c ont ai n i m por ta nt info rm a ti on and us ef ul tips on t he ope ra tio n of y our cam era a nd i t s op t ion s .
Chapter 1 Getting Started This cha pter helps yo u get ready to use yo ur PhotoPC 600. It cove rs t he foll owing : Unpa cki ng yo ur PhotoPC 600 Gettin g to know t he camera Installin g t h e batteri.
Gett ing to Kn ow the Ca mera Aft e r you un pa ck yo ur P h oto PC 6 00, t ak e a f ew mi nu te s to learn abo ut it s fea tures, as sh own below . flash timer l ight con n e cto r cover lens cove r .
tri po d socket ba tte ry cov er loc k me mor y ca rd eject lev er bat tery cov er Bo tt om vie w image quality setting fl as h s et t ing displa y pa nel self tim er se tting ma cro mod e settin g shu tte r button Top view 1 R Poppy Rev.
Installing Batteries Yo ur P h ot oPC 6 0 0 co me s w ith fo ur A A (LR 6) al kali ne batteri e s. Make su re th e cam er a is o ff, and fol low t hese steps to inser t the batteries : 1. Turn the c amera u pside d own wit h the l ens fa cing you. Pus h the battery cover loc k down an d slid e it to the right, then op en the cover.
Handling batteries When yo ur Photo PC 600 batt eries wear out, you can replac e th em with an y of the follow ing : Single-u se A A (LR6 ) alk alin e batteries Sin g le-u se A A (FR 6) l it hi u m b .
Atta ching th e Hand St rap To atta ch the hand strap, loop the strap around the holder on the side o f the camer a as sho w n belo w . Installing EPSON Photo!2 Softw are Photo PC 600 com es with EPS ON Photo!2 so ftware that lets you tr ansfer your pi ctures from the camera to your comp uter and plac e them into docu m ents.
For Windows 3 .1x or N T 3.51 1. I nsert the camer a soft wa re CD shi pped with you r camera in the CD-RO M dr ive. (If you use the floppy d isk versi on, insert it in a disk dr ive.) 2. O pen Fi le Manager, then click the CD -RO M dri ve. (If you use the fl op py di sk v ersio n, click the flop py d isk dr iv e.
Installing the software in your PC Follo w the step s in this sec tion to install the EPSO N Photo F ile U pl oad er sof twa re fo r Win dows. For Windows 95 or NT 4.0 1. I nsert the camer a soft wa re CD shi pped with you r camera in the CD-RO M dr ive.
2. D oubl e- click t he CD - ROM ic on. (If you use the flo pp y disk vers ion , doub le- clic k the floppy dis k ic on .) 3. D o ubl e-click th e Fi le Up lo ade r fo lder . Dep endin g on the country, the File U plo ader folder m ay con tain m ul t iple- lan guage versio ns of th e softwar e .
Note: If you c onn ect PhotoPC 60 0 to your com put er w hen the camer a’s cl ock is not s et, t he ca mera is se t to your c ompute r’s time and date au to m at ica lly. For in st ruct io ns on c onn ect ing th e c ame ra to t he com put er, see pag e 36.
Chapter 2 Ta ki ng Pi ct ur es wit h Ph otoP C 60 0 Usi ng PhotoP C 60 0 t o take pic tures is sim il ar to using a trad it ion al "point an d sho ot" ca mera.
Auto Sh ut-off To save battery power, th e camera tur ns itself of f aut omatic ally after 60 se co nds if no bu t tons ar e press e d. To turn the c amera back on , close the le ns cover then ope n i t a gai n. When your camera i s connected to the o ptional AC ad apte r, th e auto shut - of f featu re is di sabled.
The Display Panel The displ ay panel keeps track of how ma ny pi ctures you can take and giv es you inf orma t ion o n camer a settings and th e battery level. Chec kin g the Batte ry When t he bat t ery po w er is almost ou t, a lo w ba ttery ico n appear s on the displa y pan el.
2. Lo o k s traight throug h the viewf inder and center y o ur subj ect in the cross-hai rs. Note: T h e f ra me i n th e view f inde r indi cat es the ar ea ca p tu red wh en tak ing pi ctur es at c l ose ra nge. 3. H ol d the s hutt er bu t ton half way down to loc k th e auto f ocus.
Note: Icons indicati ng the ima ge qualit y se tt in g , the num b er of phot os you ca n ta ke , and t he num ber of ph otos ta ken a pp e ar at t he bo tt om of th e LC D scr ee n. 2. H ol d the s hutt er bu t ton half way down to loc k th e aut o foc us.
Adjusti n g Set t ings The b u t t o ns o n t h e t o p o f t h e c amer a a ll o w y o u to c ontr o l the f o ll o w i ng P h oto P C 6 0 0 feat u res: I m a g e q u al i t y ( see p a ge 28) Fla s .
Image quality Photo PC 600 has th ree c olor an d two mo nochro me image qu ality set t ing s. Press the imag e qu ali t y con tr ol bu t ton t o cy cle from o ne setti ng to ano ther. The set tings ap pear on the displ ay panel as show n belo w . Fine Imag es are captur ed in colo r at 1024 x 768 pixels .
You ca n sw itch freely between these set tings and m ix pict u res of va ryin g quality in t he cam er a. Th e came ra ’s ima g e cap ac ity will v ary ac co rdingly . Flash Photo PC 600’s bu ilt -i n fla sh is ef fec ti ve within a range of 20 cm t o 2.
3. P ress the timer bu tto n. The timer ico n app ears on the d isp lay p anel. 4. Press the shutter butto n. The timer icon a nd the red timer light on the fron t of the camer a f lash slo wly for eight seco nds , then ra pid ly fo r two seco nds before the sh ut ter releas es.
To use these specia l photo f orm ats, follo w these steps: 1. T u rn t he cam er a on and slid e the mo nit or mo de sw it ch to Vie w . A live preview ap pear s o n the LCD screen . 2. U se t he ph oto forma t but ton and n av igatio n buttons surr oundin g th e LCD m on it or to c ontro l th e pho to for m at mo des, as des cribed belo w .
Note: You can swi tc h f re ely b et wee n th es e se tt in gs and mi x thes e format s in th e camer a. 3. O nce you have sel e cted a ph oto f orma t mo de, press the shutter bu tton. In mul ti-frame mode, the LC D screen goes bl ack for a mom ent, then d isplays the nine stop -a ctio n fra m es one by one.
If yo u ins t all an o ptional C om p act Fl ash Card, the num ber o f pictur es you can store in the mem or y car d appea rs in brack et s on the cam e r a’s display panel as show n belo w . Fo r ins t ruc ti ons on us ing optional m em o ry cards , see page 80.
Note: Yo u can al s o di sp lay up t o nine consec utive "t h um b nail " images at a time using t he M ulti- photo Playb ack mode , or aut om at ic all y pl ay ba ck y our ph o to s i n seq uen ce u sin g t he Slide Sho w feat ure. See C hapte r 4 for in str uctio ns.
4. C onn ect the other end o f the video cable to the video input port on the tel evision. 5. T u rn on the televisi on and swit ch it to vid eo mo de. 6. Sl ide the moni tor m od e swi tch t o Playbac k . The last pic ture yo u took appears on the televisio n instead of th e LCD m on itor screen.
Chapter 3 Usin g Phot oPC 60 0 wit h Y our Com pu ter When yo ur ar e fini shed t aki ng pi ctures, you can c onn ect the camera to yo ur c omp uter and transf er the im ages. Then you can use them in your letters, pres entation s, or just abo ut anything yo u create on your c omputer.
The c ame ra’ s au t o shu t -off featur e rem ains in eff ect when the ca mera is c onnected to your computer, but it takes plac e after 5 m in utes of inact iv ity. To turn t he cam era ba ck on, you can c los e and reo pen the lens cover, or you can use any of the so ftw are camera co ntrols on your comp uter.
5. De p endin g on the typ e of cable yo u have, line u p either the arrow or the flat surfac e of the cable c onn ector with t he m ark on the cam e r a’ s seria l port. Then insert the connector. 6. Tu rn o n the cam era an d your compu ter syst em .
3. C o nnect the l ong cabl e to the sh or t cable (Macintosh adap t er cabl e), then ti ghten the scr ews . Line up the serial con nector on the sho rt cab le with either the mo de m or the p rinter p ort on you r co m pu ter , an d insert the co nnec t or.
6. Tu rn o n the cam era an d your compu ter syst em . c Cautio n: ❏ If yo u con n ecte d the c am era to a ser ial po r t that you us e for ano th er devic e a n d A ppl e T al k is turne d on, t urn o ff App leTalk . The c ompute r may not re cog niz e t he c ame ra if A pple T alk is tur ned o n.
For Macintosh users To open E PSO N Pho to!2 direct ly, sim p ly do ub le-click it s icon , lo ca ted in the E PSO N Pho to!2 folder . To a ccess EPSON Photo ! 2 fro m an applicat ion pro gram that su.
Click the menu tab s along the to p of the EPSON Photo!2 wind ow t o op en the follow in g f our m enu s: Ca mera The C am era m enu display s sm all thu m bna il im ag es of all th e pho tos stor ed in t he camer a so you can easi ly select wh ich im ages yo u want to trans fer to the computer or erase f rom t he ca m e ra.
Progre ss meter The prog ress m et er sho w s th e progress of len gthy opera tions , such as downl oading ima ges fr om t he cam era. Us ing th e Camer a Menu When yo u open EP SON Photo!2, the Cam era m enu appea rs and EPSO N Photo! 2 st arts d o w n lo adin g thu m bnai l images of the ph otos stored in you r cam er a.
Yo u ca n sel e c t in divi du al p h ot o s or gr ou ps of ph otos i n a num ber o f ways dep e ndi ng o n you r system , as desc rib ed in t his ta ble: Windows Macintosh Selecting a single th um bn.
TWAIN OLE Stan d Alone Bu t to n Nam e Save To Folder Save To Folder Export Photos Butto n Fu nc ti on Display s a dialog box t hat allo w s you to sa ve selected p hot os as EPSON Photo files in JPE G format. Displ ays a dialo g box tha t all ows you to sa v e select ed photos as EPSON Photo files in JP EG format.
Insertin g photos directly into documen ts Yo u ca n use tw o meth od s to add p ictu r es di r ectly to your docum ents: ❏ Photo tr ansfer button ❏ Drag a nd dr op (Wi ndows o n ly) Tra ns ferrin.
Transfer ring a pict ure with dr ag and drop (Window s onl y) You ca n use this metho d to transfer a p ict u re t o any Windo ws app lication supporting OLE2 ( o bject linking and em beddi ng) . 1. M ake sure EPS ON Ph oto!2 is open and t he pic ture you wan t to use is in t he im ag e select io n w indo w.
After you cho ose the com mand , you see a box where you can enter t he fi le nam e of you r pi ctur e or ch oose from a list of fi l e s. 8. En t er the file name o r use the list to loca te and selec t yo ur p i ctu r e . 9. C lick OK . The picture ap pea rs in your d oc ume nt.
The only di fferenc es between the Folder men u and the Cam era m enu are that the Fold er m e nu do es no t have a photo sav e butt on, and d oes ha ve a Br ow se bu tto n and an Up lo ad Ph otos button. The Bro wse button allo ws y ou to select the folder co ntain ing the image files you wan t to displ ay in the image se lectio n w indow.
T WAIN O LE St and Alo ne Bu t to n Nam e Get Photos Get Photo Export Photos Bu t to n Functio n Tra nsfers selected p hot os to yo ur applic ation. Tra nsfers a sele cted photo to yo ur applic ation. Displ ays a dialo g box tha t all ows you to name a nd save photos in JPEG, BMP, or PC X fo rma t.
Transferring pictures to your documents After you select pi ctur es in the Fo l der m enu ’s im age select io n wi ndo w, yo u ca n insert them in your docu m ents.
Us ing the C ontro ls Me nu When yo u click the Contro ls t ab, the Co ntrols menu appea rs. The Control s m enu al lows you to see a li v e previ ew on you r co mputer scre en, t ake photo s fr o m your comp uter, and chang e the c am era set ting s.
Selecting the image quality setting Use the ar row beside the Mode l ist to selec t the follow ing setting s: Standa rd (640 x 480 pi xels) Fine (1024 x 768 pixe ls) Super Fin e (1024 x 76 8 pix e ls .
Displaying a live preview on your s creen Posi t ion t he ca mera facin g t h e subj ect. Using a trip od will give y ou ma x imum fl ex ibili t y i n setting up yo ur shots. Cli ck the St art button i n the Live P revi ew box on the Cont ro ls m e nu to d isp lay yo ur image in t he Live Preview win dow.
Us ing th e Setu p Menu Wh en yo u cl ick the Setu p tab, the Setu p m enu appears . The Setup men u allows y o u to c h a nge computer conn ectio n set tings an d to make other camera settin gs, suc h as t he da t e an d tim e .
2. Ma ke sur e t h at th e ca ble is co nne cte d co rrec t ly, as de sc rib ed on pa ge 36. 3. Mak e sure the ca m era i s turn ed o n and the ba tter ie s ha ve eno ugh power . 4. Ma ke sur e t h e ser ia l p or t to w hic h y ou c on nec t ed t h e c ame ra is enab led a nd pr operly c onfig ure d on yo ur co mputer .
Setting the clock Photo PC 600 ca n reco rd th e dat e and time o f your pictu res au tom atic ally . When yo u trans f er the pictur es from the cam era to yo ur comp uter, you can see exactly when eac h sho t was taken.
Chapter 4 Using the LCD Monito r Menu s When the LCD moni tor is in P layback mode, you can acces s t he LCD m on itor menu s, where you can erase sele cted ph otos and m ake a vari ety of camera an d option setting s.
Follo w ing ar e the eig ht LCD mon itor menus: Settings See p a ge 6 0 Inform ation See p age 6 2 You c an chang e the foll owing setting s: cloc k al ert be ep LC D brightn ess mult i-fram e shoo ti.
Follo w thes e steps to ac cess the LCD moni t or me nu s: 1. Slid e the m oni t or m od e swi t ch t o Playbac k , t h e n press the SEL ECT button . M enu ic ons app ear at th e top of the LCD screen w ith the cur rently sel ected men u fr am ed in o rang e.
4. Press the b utton to increase the nu mber, or the button to decrease the number, u ntil th e item yo u w a nt to a dju st is co rr e c t. 5. Rep eat steps 3 and 4 until t he dat e and time ar e cor rectly adju st ed and sa ved . Press t he SEL ECT button or BACK b utto n to ret urn to the S etting s menu.
Setting the multi-frame shooting time Follow these steps to set the total time the cam era t akes to shoot nine fr am es in m u lti-frame phot o f o rmat . 1. W ith t h e Settin gs m enu se lected, pr ess the SEL ECT but t on. Ic ons for each s ettin g app ear on the screen , with t he cl oc k ico n high lighted in ora nge.
U s i n g th e E r a s e P h o t o M e n u Th i s m enu a l l o w s y o u to er a se t h e c u r rently d i sp l ayed i m a ge. B e f o re ac c ess i ng the LCD m o nito r m e n us, m ake s u re the ph o to y o u w ant to er a se is di s pl a yed an d i s n o t l o c ke d .
Select Photo 1. With the Pho to Control men u selec t ed, press the SELE C T button. The Pho t o Co ntrol featur es app ear on the screen, with the Erase op ti on h ig hlig ht ed in oran ge. 2. P ress the SEL EC T button to enter the Er ase mode, then press the or button to choose Selec t Phot o .
Locking photos The lock feature allo ws you keep yo ur photo s from being ac cident ally erased. You can loc k and u n lo ck sel ected ph otos fro m the Se l ect Pho to me n u , or loc k all the ph o tos in t he camera from the Lock A ll menu. To unlo ck all phot os, us e the Unl ock All menu .
3. P ress the SEL EC T button. A m essag e app ears as king y ou to con fir m that you w ant to lo ck al l t h e pho tos in the camera. Pr ess the SELE CT button to lock th e pho tos and r eturn t o the Ph oto Control m enu ; Press the BA CK button to retur n t o th e Pho to Co nt rol menu without locking the photos.
3. P ress the SEL EC T button to enter th e Copy mode, then press the or button to select Cam era → Ca rd or Ca rd → Came ra as the co py de s t i natio n. 4. P ress the SEL EC T button, then press the or but ton to m ove fo rw ard or bac k through the im ages in the camera u ntil the ph ot o you w ant to cop y ap pear s on the screen.
Using the Slid e Show Menu This menu a llows you to automa tically pl ay back al l the photos in yo ur camera one -by - one . Select this m enu as desc ribed on pa ge 60, then pres s th e SEL E CT button. The LC D m oni tor begi ns playin g back the ph ot os in you r camera on e-at-a-time at regu lar inter v als.
1. If there are an y photos in the cam era’ s in t er nal memo ry, trans f er the ones you wa nt to your com p ut er o r to a Co mpactF las h Card, then erase all the pho t os f rom t he came ra. c Cautio n: If an y ima ges ar e left in t he c ame ra’s memory wh en you u pl o ad an opt iona l pro gram , the camera ma y not work p roper ly.
Chapter 5 Using t he Uploader U tilities EPS ON Ph ot o PC 600 c omes wit h t wo up loa der uti l ity prog rams that all ow you to up loa d im ages a nd op t ion al prog rams from yo ur comp uter to your came ra .
To use EP SON P hoto File Upl oad er, you need to instal l it in yo ur comp ut e r alo ng w it h th e EPS ON Ph ot o!2 software. If you have not yet instal led these progr ams, do so now , foll ow ing the inst ruc t ion s on p age 17.
4. Sele ct th e im ages yo u w ant to upload in the Fil e Na m e list . Then cli ck the -> button. If you wa nt to upl oad all the im ages in the list at once, si mply c lick t he >> button. The selected fi les ap pear in the Selected Fi les Lis t in the order they will be uplo aded.
Note: If yo u want to p review a sel ected image and co nfirm its siz e, cli c k th e Previ ew c he ckb ox . 6. C lick the St ar t butto n. EPSON P h o to! 2 opens with the Fold er menu displ ayed. The imag es you want to upl oad appear in th e imag e s electio n window .
3. C lick the Ad d butto n. The Select Fil es dialog bo x app ears. D ouble- cl ick the folder co ntaini ng the images y ou wan t to u pload, t hen se lect each f ile yo u w ant to up l oa d a nd cl ic k th e Sel ect but ton. When yo u f i nish select in g image files, cl ick Do n e to clo se th e Select Fil es dialog box .
If you w ant to save co pies of the convert ed fi les on you r comp uter, cl ick the Sa ve fi l e t o check box bef ore upl oad ing the photos. C lic k Br owse , the n se le ct th e fol der w here yo u w ant to save the files . C lic k OK . The folder yo u selected is dis pla yed to the righ t of the Br owse bu t ton.
3. C lick the Scr een C aptu re menu tab. The Screen Capt ure men u ap pe a r s . 4. Fr om the Folder lis t, doubl e-click the folder w here you wan t to save the screen captur e. If you need to create a new folder for the im ages , clic k the New Fol de r but ton .
If you w ant t o up load your sc reen ca pt ur es t o the cam era right aw ay, cli ck the Uplo ad To Cam era men u tab. The screen c aptu re f il es app ear in the File N am e list . Fol low the up lo adin g direction s f rom st ep 4 on page 72 to uplo ad the sc reen ca ptur es.
Uploa ding Pro grams to the Ca mera The EP SO N Photo! 2 Pro gram Up lo ad er u t ilit y all ows you t o u plo ad u p to f i ve o ptio n al p rog rams from yo ur P C or M ac int os h to you r Ph otoP C 60 0. Note: ❏ When yo u in stall your EPSO N Ph oto!2 software, EPS ON Phot o! 2 Progr am Uploa de r is inst all ed automa ti cal ly .
4. C lick the Bro wse butt on to sele ct the folder t hat con ta ins th e pr ogr am s yo u want to uploa d . 5. Sel ect the pro gram s you wan t to uplo ad from the App li c at io n s in F o ld e r l i st . 6. C lick the Up lo ad button. EPSO N Phot o!2 Pr ogram Up lo ad er beg ins uploadi ng the selected pro gram s .
Chapter 6 Cam era Op tio ns A variet y o f opt ion s are av ail able that expan d t h e flex ibil ity of your Pho toPC 600 . Opt io n al C ompactFl ash Cards allows y o u to increase the c a mera’s storage capa city.
Note: EPSON rec ommends use of E PSON Comp actF lash C ard s only. Other memor y card s may be inco mpati ble wit h th e EP SO N P ho to P C 600. Als o, if your comp uter is equip ped with a Typ e II .
When a m e m or y car d is installed, ph o tos you tak e are stored in the ca rd’s mem or y rat her t han the cam era’ s inter nal m e m o ry. The num b er of pic tu res yo u c an st or e in the mem o ry card ap pear s in brackets o n th e came ra ’ s displ ay pa nel.
M ac i nt o s h u ser s m u st enab l e the P C E x c h ange e x tensi o n s o f t w are to a c ce s s f i l es on C o m p actF l ash C ard s . See y o ur M a c i n t o s h u s e r ’s m a n u a l f o r mo r e i n f o r m a t i o n . F o ll o w the s e s t e p s to u s e the o pti o nal a d apter: 1 .
To avoid lo sin g any images or settin gs, m ake su re th e cam era is fini shed p roc essi ng and is turned off before you c onn ect or disco nnec t the AC adap ter . Then fol low these steps: 1. I f your AC adap t er has a sep arat e A C p ower cable, pus h the cabl e con nector firm ly into the AC inlet.
For United Kingdom users - safety information w Warni ng: Thi s ap pl ian ce m u st be ea rthed . Re fe r to ra tin g p la te fo r vo lt ag e and ch ec k t h at th e app lia n ce vo lt ag e co rr es p on d s t o th e su p pl y vol t ag e.
Chapter 7 Ma inte na nce an d Troub lesh oot ing Your Pho toPC 600 is ea sy to t ake ca re of , and any prob lem s yo u m ay ha ve ar e easy to so lv e. See the follo w ing sec tion for guid ance on cleanin g the camer a. For solu tions to c ommon ca mera probl ems, s ee the secti on beg inni ng on page 87.
❏ When the camer a is not used for long per iod of time, rem ove the batteries and store them at a low temp eratur e in a dry lo ca tion. This prevents ca m era d am age f rom ba t tery leaks o r corrosio n.
❏ I n s t a l li n g an o p ti o n al Com p a c t F l a sh C a rd a ll o ws y o u t o t a ke mo r e p i ct u r es wi t h o u t d e le t i n g a n y im a g es c u r r en t l y i n t h e c a m e r a . Se e pa g e 80 f o r de t a il s. T h e f la s h d oe s n ot w o r k .
A n err or mess age appears when you ar e usin g EPSON Photo!2 with the camera connecte d to the computer. Make su re t he cabl e is co nnec t ed cor rectly , as descr ibed on pa ge 36. Make su re th e camera is turned on and the batteri es hav e enou gh po w er.
Pic t u re P rob le ms If you are no t satisf ied w it h the pic tu res yo u get fr om Photo PC 600, you m ay need to ad jus t som e of the c am era setting s. Or m ayb e you need to bru sh up on your photo grap hy t ech niques. Read th e sugg est ion s list ed below and gi v e them a t ry.
You r pictur e is too l ight (ov erexpo sed). If you are u sing the forc ed fl ash sett ing , it may be too bright. Try setting the flash to Automatic. See p a g e 29. If you are f acing a bright ligh t sour ce, you may need t o shoot you r picture from a di fferent angl e.
Ch a pte r 8 Usi n g t he Dire c t Pr int Ki t The Di r ect Pr i nt K it is s o ft w are a n d a ca b le w h ic h a ll o w y o u to p rint i m a g es dire c tly f r o m y o ur P hot o P C 6 00 on a n E PS O N Styl u s Ph o to in k jet p ri n t e r .
C o n n e c ti n g Y o u r Ca me r a t o t h e P r in t er F o ll o w the s e s t e p s to c o nne c t the c a mera to the E P S O N Sty l us P hot o p ri n t e r . 1 . M ake s u re t h at b oth the ca m e r a and th e p r inte r are t u rned o f f. 2 .
Pape r T y pes You ca n use any of the paper types lis t ed below . Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Use this pap er for standa rd ph oto quality p rint in g.
U s i n g the Dire c t P r int K it O n c e y o u h a v e u p l o ade d th e Di r e c t Pr i n t s o f t wa r e to y o u r c a m er a , f ol l o w t h e i nstr u cti o n s i n t hi s s ecti o n t o a c c e ss t he s o f t w a re a n d p r i n t o u t i m a g e s .
❏ Sti c ker T h e S t i cke r P ri n t m o de all o w s yo u t o pr i nt o n E PS O N Ph o to Sti c kers . Thi s m o d e p r int s 16 s m a ll c o p ies o f the image y o u se l ect o nt o e a ch P h o to S t i cke r s heet. See p age 99 f or i n stru c tio n s on p rinti n g with thi s mode.
W hile the c a m era is se n din g d ata, the L C D sc r een g o es b lan k a nd star i c o n s m ove ac r os s the d i sp l ay p a nel on the t op of the c a me r a .
6 . C on n ect t h e c a m er a t o th e p rinter a s d esc r ibed o n pa g e 93, then tur n o n the pr i nt er and l o ad the si z e a nd ty p e o f p a p er yo u sele c t e d .
4 . T o c ha n ge a set t i ng, pre s s t h e o r b utton to se l ect the o p ti o n y o u w a nt t o c ha n ge, the n p res s th e S E L E CT b u tt o n. The setti ng s f o r th a t o p tion a p p ear on t h e s cree n . 5 . P ress th e or b u t t o n t o sele c t a settin g , then p ress the S E L E CT b u tt o n .
T o s e e a n enla r ged vie w o f a se l ected i m a g e, p ress the p h o t o f o rmat bu tt o n t o th e left o f the L C D s c ree n . To r e t u rn to the th u m b nai l view, p re s s any b u t t o n o n the c a m era. 3 . A f t e r s electi n g an i m a g e, p ress the S E L E C T b u tt o n.
LCD Sc re en and Display P ane l Messag es When printin g with the Dir e ct Print Kit, a var iety of statu s m e ssag es may appear on the camer a’s LCD sc reen and disp lay panel . For det ail ed explanat ion s of thes e mess ages, see the follo wi ng tables .
Prin ted Im age Dime nsi ons Standa rd Print mode Layout se tting Paper Si ze s etting Image Dimensions Fram ed Phot o A6 108 × 81 mm Top , Center, B ott om A6/Photo Pa per 72 × 54 mm Phot o Print P.
Appe ndix A Specif ication s Camera Pro d uct ty pe Type D igi tal still AF camera wit h L CD mo n it o r CCD 1 /3 inch c olor area CCD (8 10 ,000 p i x el s) LCD m o ni to r 2- inc h co l o r L C D m.
Shut te r Ele c tric ir is wit h mec hani ca l shut ter 1/4 secon d to 1/ 500 s econd (flas h off m ode ), 1/3 0 s e co nd to 1/ 50 0 s e con d (aut o flash and forced flash m odes) Exposure c o ntrol.
Pow er Sourc es 4 AA batteries (sin gle-use a lkaline (L R6 ), si ng le -u s e li t hiu m (FR6 ) , rech argeab l e Ni-Cd , or rec hargea ble Ni -M H) Op t ion al A C Ad apt e r (B 86 70 3 ✻ ) Batt e.
Optional PCMCIA Adapter I n t er f a c e P CMCI A PC Car d A T A C a rd s l o t t y pe T y p e II P h ysi c al D i m e nsi o ns: Wi d th 5 4 .0 m m He i g h t 8 5 .
Appe ndix B Contac t ing Cu st om e r Su ppor t If your cam e r a is not ope rating pr ope rl y and y ou cannot solve th e prob lem us in g the trou ble s h oot ing inform at ion in this g ui de, contac t customer su ppo rt services fo r assi stance.
Custome r Supp ort Our C us tom er Supp ort t e am c an prov id e the foll owi ng servic es: ❏ Techn ical in f orma tio n on installi ng, co nf ig urin g, and opera tin g your EP SON prod ucts ❏ A.
For United States Users If you purchased your camera in t he United States or Canada , EP SON provides c ustomer supp ort and servi ce throug h a netw or k of authoriz ed E PSO N C us t omer C are Centers.
EPSON Forum on C o m p u Se r ve ® Members of CompuServe can t ype GO EPSON at the menu prompt to rea c h CompuServe’s Epso n America Foru m . As an owner of an EPSON product , you ar e eligible f o r a f ree introducto ry CompuServe membership, which entitles y ou to an introductory credit and your own us er ID and pas sword.
The Helpdesk n umbers are: fi r st 12 m o nt hs ( 02) 99 03 904 0 af te r 12 mo n th s 1 90 2 26 3 1 92 fa x nu m ber (02) 99 03 918 9 We encou ra ge you to h ave all the relevant i nformation o n hand when you rin g. The more i nformation y ou prep are, the faster w e can he lp solv e the pro blem .
For Singapore Users Co ntac t th e tele pho ne and f ax n umber s b elow: Pho ne: (065) 33 7- 7911 Fax: (06 5) 334- 1185 B R Poppy Rev.B/TCAT A5 size Appe ndi x B 97/09/ 18 pass 3 Contacting C ustomer.
Glossary applic ation A software p rogram t hat helps you carry out a particu lar task , su ch a s w ord proce ss ing or f ina ncia l p lann ing . BMP A Windows file format for st oring image d ata. bps (bits per second) A measure of d a ta transmissi on sp eed.
Inde x A AC adap ter , 83-8 5 Adju stin g ca mera se ttin gs fl as h , 29, 53 image q ualit y, 28, 53 macro, 3 0 , 53 self t imer, 29, 53 special ph ot o formats, 30 Atta chi ng th e han d stra p, 17 .
Computer connect io n set tings, 5 5 Connecting t he camera to a Mac i nt os h, 38 to a PC, 37 Con tro llin g the cam e ra from the c o m pu ter , 52 Controls m enu, 52 Cop ying phot os, 66 Customer S.
G Get ting me m ory inf orma tio n, 66 Get ting ph ot o inform at ion from t he computer, 48 from th e LCD mo nitor, 62 H H e lp EP SO N P h oto !2 , 42 I Image qua l ity sett ings, 2 8, 53 Ima ge sel.
P Panorama ph o to fo rma t, 30-32 PC M C I A ad ap te r , 82 -8 3 Phot o Cont r ol m e nu, 63 -6 7 Pict ure co unt e r, 3 2 printi ng, Se e Direct Pri nt Kit proble ms , 90-91 taki ng r ang e , 2 6 P.
T Takin g pictu res from the computer, 5 3-54 Test Con n ection butt on, 56 Transferri n g pictures from the camera to y o ur do cuments, 45- 48 pict ures from a folder to you r d ocuments, 49 -51 Tro.
Using this On-line User’s G u ide You sho uld view t his do cu m ent with t he follow setti ngs on the toolbar : ❏ Displ ay book marks and t he p age ❏ Make th e p age fi t in si de t he wi nd ow ❏ Hand t ool.
An important point after buying a device Epson PhotoPC 600 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Epson PhotoPC 600 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 Epson PhotoPC 600 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Epson PhotoPC 600 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Epson PhotoPC 600 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Epson PhotoPC 600, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Epson PhotoPC 600.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Epson PhotoPC 600. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Epson PhotoPC 600 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
