Canon CDI-M157 User Manual

Direct Print User Guide

Direct Print User Guide
Guide d'utilisation de l'impression directe
Guía del usuario de impresión directa

You don’t even need a computer !
Just connect your camera to your printer
and print

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Imprimez en raccordant directement
l'appareil photo à l'imprimante

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Table of Contents

Direct Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer . . . . 2

Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed . . . . . . . 2

You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations . .3

Using Canon SELPHY CP series Printers . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using Canon PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet

Printers (PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series) . . . . . . . . 3

Confirm Your Printer Model and Connection Cable Type. . . .4

Connecting the Camera to the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disconnecting the Camera and the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Printing with SELPHY CP series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Selecting Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting the Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting the Printing Area (Trimming). . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printing by Specifying the Print Size

(ID Photo Print). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing with DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing with PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet Printers

(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selecting Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the Date Printing Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the Print Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the Printing Area (Trimming). . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting the Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Printing with DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Printing with Bubble Jet Direct Compatible

Bubble Jet Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting the Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Printing with Non-Canon, PictBridge Compliant Printers . . 46

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Settings that Can Be Set with the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

SELPHY CP series Printers/

Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Bubble Jet Printers . . . . .47

PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet Printers

(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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.

Trademark Acknowledgements

• Canon, PowerShot, PIXMA and SELPHY are trademarks of Canon, Inc.

• Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

Copyright © 2004 Canon Inc. All rights reserved.

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Direct Print

Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer

Connect your camera to the printer with a 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.

09/09/2004

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.

2

You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations

Using Canon SELPHY CP series Printers*

An image can be trimmed, laid out and
printed as ID photos. (ID photo print (p. 17))

1"25

2"50

3"75

107-J006

7"50

8"75

13"75

15"00

20"00

21"25

Movie frames can be extracted at fairly
regular intervals and printed on a single
sheet of paper. (Movie print (p. 19))

6"25

12"50

18"75

* Includes the CP-330/CP-220/CP-300/CP-200/CP-100/CP-10.

Using Canon PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet
Printers (PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series)

Compositions of 2, 4, 9 or 16
images of the same dimensions
can be printed on a single sheet
of paper (p. 36).
(This function is not available on
some printers.)

Moreover, the DPOF print
setting* function allows you to
separately print different images
by specifying the number of
frames to be printed per image.

* 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.
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

5"00

10"00

11"25

16"25

17"50

22"50

23"75

3

Confirm Your Printer Model and
Connection Cable Type

The required connection cable type will depend on the printer
model. Prepare the correct cable type after checking the table
below.

Printer Connection cable

• PictBridge Compliant*

• Canon Direct Print Compatible

1

CP series*

• PictBridge Compliant Interface cable supplied with

SELPHY

DS series

2

Interface cable supplied with
the camera*

the camera

3

• PictBridge Compliant Interface cable supplied with

Canon Printers

• Bubble Jet Direct Compatible

Bubble Jet Printers

the camera

Confirm the user guide for the
printer.

4

Printer Connection cable

• PictBridge Compliant Interface cable supplied with

*4

printers

Non-Canon

*1Includes the CP-330/CP-220/CP-300/CP-200/CP-100/CP-10.

2

When connecting a Non-Canon, PictBridge compliant camera, refer to the

*

camera's user guide.

3

If you are using a CP-100 or CP-10, use the Direct Interface Cable

*

DIF-100 supplied with the printer.

4

Also refer to the user guide that came with your printer.

*

the camera

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.

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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.
Confirm the appropriate connection cable in the table on page 4.

Set one of the following into the camera.

• Compact power adapter (sold separately)

• Fully charged battery

• New batteries

Set paper, ink cassette/cartridge, etc. into the
printer.

Connect the camera to the printer with a cable
(confirm the cable type on page 4).

DIGITAL terminal

Camera: Connect the cable to

the DIGITAL terminal.

Printer: Refer to the printer’s

user guide.

This illustration shows the PowerShot SD300 DIGITAL ELPH/
DIGITAL IXUS 40 as an example.

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.

• Movie playback.

• Language settings that use the SET button and the MENU button.

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Confirm that one of the following icons is
displayed in the camera's LCD monitor.

Icon

When using a Non-Canon printer

Next refer to the sections

indicated

page 9
" Printing with SELPHY CP

series Printers"

page 25
" Printing with PictBridge

Compliant Bubble Jet Printers
(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS
series)"

page 43
" Printing with Bubble Jet

Direct Compatible Bubble Jet
Printers"

page 46
" Printing with Non-Canon,
PictBridge Compliant Printers"

• 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.

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Disconnecting the Camera and the
Printer

Detach the cable from the printer.

Pull out the cable while holding the connector plug. Do not
pull out by the cable.

Turn the camera’s power off.

Detach the cable from the camera.

Pull out the cable while holding the connector plug. Do not
pull out by the cable.

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/

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Printing with SELPHY

CP series Printers

Printing

Easy Print

You can print images by pressing only one button after connecting
the camera to the printer.

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

Display the images you wish to print and press the

2

Print after Changing the Print Settings

You can change the print settings before printing.

button.

If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after
Changing the Print Settings below.

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

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Selecting the Number
of Copies (p. 11).

Display the images you wish
to print and press the SET
button.

The print order screen appears.

2

Setting the Print Style (p. 11).

Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)

Print Order Screen

Select print settings as required.

3

Select [Print] and press the SET button.

If you press the MENU button, the display will revert to the

4

standard playback mode and printing will not take place.

• You cannot print images recorded in the RAW format.

• It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a
different camera.

Cancel Printing

• You cannot stop printing when printing only one copy of an
image. If you are printing more than one copy or more than one
image, you can cancel the rest of the printing by pressing the
SET button. Once the current print is finished, a confirmation
dialog appears. Select [OK] and press the SET button.

Printing Errors

• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. Select [Stop] or [Resume] and
press the SET button. See List of Messages (p. 24) for details.
The [Resume] option may not appear with some types of errors.
In that case, select [Stop].

(p. 13).

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Selecting Print Settings

Selecting the Number of Copies

In the print order screen, select [Copies] and
specify the number of copies.

1

You can specify from 1 to 99 prints.

Setting the Print Style

You can select from among the following print styles.

Standard Prints one image per page.

1

/*

Image

Borders

Date

• Depending on the camera model, icons may not appear.

1

*

Icon varies depending on the image to be printed.

2

This option can only be selected when printing on card size paper.

*

In the print order screen, select [Style] and press

1

the SET button.

Multiple*

ID Photo Prints a specified print size (p. 17).
Borderless Prints right to the edges of the paper.

Bordered Prints with a border.
On Adds the date to the print.
Off Prints without the date.

Prints eight copies of the same

2

image on one page.

Select [Image], [Borders], or
[Date].

2

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Select settings as needed.

3

Press the MENU button to
end the setting selection
process.

With borderless or multiple prints,
the top, bottom and sides of the

4

Print Area Frame

If you select an image which has had the shooting date
embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Print mode,
[Date] in the [Style] menu will be set to [Off]. If you set [Date] to
[On], dates will appear twice on the printed image.

• When printing multiple prints, the borders and the date cannot
be set. (Images are printed without any date or borders.)

• Practically all of the image area displayed on the LCD monitor is
printed on bordered prints.

image may be cropped slightly. If
you have not specified a trimming
setting, a frame will appear around
the area of the image that will be
printed, allowing you to check the
portion that will be cropped.

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Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)

You can specify which portion of an image gets printed.
Please set the Print Style (Image, Borders and Date) before setting
the trimming settings. If the print style is changed after having
made the trimming settings, you must select the settings again.

In the print order screen,
select [Trimming] and press
the 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

* Proceed to procedure or depending

on the display screen which appears.

a

Steps 2b and 3b

b

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In the case of display
screen

a

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.

2a

• 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. If this
happens, the trimming frame displays in red.

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.

Press the SET button to close the setting menu.

3a

Pressing the MENU button cancels the settings.

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In the case of display
screen

b

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

2b

trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification. If this
happens, the trimming frame displays in red.

Rotating the Trimming Frame

• You can rotate the trimming frame using the left and right
buttons.

Moving the Trimming Frame

• Press the SET button and use the up, down, right and left
buttons to move the trimming frame. Pressing the SET
button again allows you to change the size of the frame and
to rotate it.

Press the MENU button,
select [OK] and press the
SET button.

3b

Selecting [Cancel setting] cancels
the selected trimming setting. If
[Edit] is selected, the display
returns to the previous screen.

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