Epson 600 User Manual

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Contents

Introduction

COLOR DIGITAL CAMERA

On-line

User’s Guide

Point & Click here for tips on using this On-line Guide

Important Notice & Declaration of Conformity

Getting Started

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Using the Uploader Utilities

Camera Options

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Using the Direct Print Kit

Specifications

Contacting Customer Support

Glossary

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B G

EUL 07/10/97

Index

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, with o ut the prior written permissio n of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO E P SON CORPORATION shal l not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. PhotoPC is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered tradema rks of Microsoft Corporatio n.

CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

Declaration of Conformity

According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstelveen

The Netherlands

Declares that the Product:

Product Name: Digital Still Camera Type Name: EPSON Ph otoPC 600 Model: G660A

Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s):

Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN 55022 Class B EN 50082- 1

IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3

IEC 801-4 EN 61000- 3-2 (Using AC Adapter Mode l EU-20) EN 61000- 3-3 (Using AC Adapter Mode l EU-20)

July, 19 97

Y. Ishii President of EPSON EUROPE B. V .

A NOTE CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE USE OF

COPYRIGHTED M ATER IAL S

Like photocopiers, digital cameras can be misused by improper photographing of copyrighted material. Unless you have the advice of a knowledgeable attorney, be responsible and respectful by not photographing published material without the permission of the copyright holder.

Introduction

PhotoPC 600 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

For United Kingdom users - use of options . . . . . 8

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Warnings, Ca ut io ns, and N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapte r 1

Unpacking Your PhotoPC 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Getting to Know the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handling batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Attaching the Hand Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing EPSON Photo!2 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing the software in your Macintosh . . . . . . 18

Installing EPSON Photo File Uploader . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing the software in your PC . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the software in your Macintosh . . . . . . 19

Setting the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Getting Started

Chapte r 2

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Auto Shut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Checking the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Clicking the Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the LCD monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Picture-taking Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Self timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Macro mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Special photo formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Checking the Picture Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing Back Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Displaying photos on a television . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Contents

Chapte r 3

Connecting PhotoPC 600 to Your Computer . . . . . . . 36

Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Connecting to a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Accessing EPSON Photo!2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

For Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

For Macintosh users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Working with EPSON Photo!2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Closing EPSON Photo!2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Getting status and progress information . . . . . . . 42

Using the Camera Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Selecting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Transfering selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Saving selected photos to a folder . . . . . . . . . . . 44

File names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Transferring pictures to your documents . . . . . . 45

Erasing selected pictures from your camera . . . . . 48

Getting photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using the Folder Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Selecting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Transfering photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Finding the folder containing your photos . . . . . . 50

Uploading photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Transferring pictures to your documents . . . . . . 51

Erasing selected files from a folder . . . . . . . . . . 51

Getting photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using the Controls Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Controlling the camera from your computer . . . . 52

Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer

Taking pictures from your computer . . . . . . . . . 53

Erasing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Making computer connection settings . . . . . . . . 55

Making camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapte r 4

Working with LCD Monitor Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setting the alert beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting LCD brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting the multi-frame shooting time . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Playback Mode Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using the Erase Photo Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the Photo Control Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Erasing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Locking photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Getting memory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Copying photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Formatting memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using the Slide Show Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using the Option Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using the Language Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Contents

Chapte r 5

Uploading Images to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Uploading images from your PC . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Uploading images from your Macintosh . . . . . . . 73

Making Screen Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

For Windows users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

For Macintosh users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Uploading Programs to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Uploading programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Removing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Chapte r 6

Using CompactFlash Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing a CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing a CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the optional PCMCIA adapter . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

For United Kin gd o m users - safety informatio n . . . 85

Chapte r 7

Caring for the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Storing the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Camera Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Picture Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using the Uploader Utilities

Camera Options

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Chapte r 8

Preparing to Use the Direct Print Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Connecting Your Camera to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . 93

Paper Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Using the Direct Print Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Accessing the Direct Print program . . . . . . . . . . 95

Printing your images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

LCD Screen and Display Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . 101

Printed Image Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix A

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Product type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Recorded Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Optical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Functional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Optional CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Optional PCMCIA Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Optional AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Using the Direct Print Kit

Specifications

Contents

Appendix B Contacting Customer Support

For United King d om and the Republic of Irelan d U sers 107

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Faxon EPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

EPtec - Bull eti n Boa rd Service for latest drivers and

utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

For United States Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Electronic support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

For Australian Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

EPSON FAXBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

EPSON Bulletin Board System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au . . . . . . 110

Your dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

EPSON Helpdesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

For Hong Kong Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Internet home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Electronic bulletin board system . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Technical Support Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

For Philippi nes U sers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

For Singapore Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Glossary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Index

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Contents

Introduction

Your new EPSON® PhotoPC 600  is a revolut io nary,

easy-to-use digital camera that enables you to take

full-color pictures and im m ediately use them with your

computer. Pho t oP C 600 comes with everything yo u

need, including EPSON Photo!2 so ftw are that let s yo u

trans fer your pictur e s t o your comp uter’ s hard disk

drive. You can then edit, enhance, and organize your

pictures or simply place them into your doc uments.

Create professional letters, documents, and presentations

with real life images right on your des k top . Sh are

pictures with bus iness colleagues or friends over the

Internet. Ad d co lor and visual appeal to y ou r

newsletters, flyers, and brochures. Anything you can

display on your screen or print will look better with

PhotoPC 600 pic t ures.

PhotoPC 600 Features

PhotoPC 600 is a c omplete system for capturing digital

images, and inclu des the follo w ing f eatures:

❏ 24-bit color im age capture

❏ High resolution (1024 × 768 pixels)

❏ 4MB internal memory holds approximately

8 super fine qu ality color or monoch rom e im ages, 18 fine quali ty col or o r m ono chrome images, or 56 standard qua lit y co lor images.

❏ Three color an d two monochrome imag e qu ali ty

settings

❏ Built-in color LCD monitor for previewing and

playing ba ck p ict ures

❏ Optical viewfinder ❏ Macro, zoom , pano ram a, and multi-fram e pho t o

formats

❏ Autom atic date and time recording for each picture ❏ Video ca ble fo r di splaying your pic t ures on a

television monitor

❏ Built-in fl ash w it h au tom at ic , forc ed fl ash, and flash

off settings

❏ Self tim er ❏ Automatic shut-off to save batteries ❏ Serial cables for transf erring photos to your comp ut er

Introductio n

❏ EPSON Pho to! 2 sof twa re let s you tr ansf er yo ur

pictures to your computer.

❏ EPSON Photo File U ploader software allow s yo u t o

convert images stored in your computer to EPSON Photo file for m at and upload them to your ca m era.

❏ EPSON Photo!2 Program Up lo ad er so ftware lets you

upload optional programs to the camera from your computer.

❏ Use your pictures with Wi ndows

applications

and Macintosh

For United Kingdom users - use of options

Epson (UK) Limit ed shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than tho se designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Epson (UK) Limited.

System Requirements

PCs

Options

The following Pho toPC 600 options are available fro m

EPSON:

❏ CompactFlash Cards (4MB : B808311, 15MB:

B808301)

❏ PCMCIA adapter (B867041)

❏ AC Adapter (B86703✽) for use with a standard

electrical outlet

Note:

The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product

number, which varies by cou ntr y.

Introductio n

IBM®-compatibl e PC w ith 386 or higher processo r (w ith Windows NT

Serial port wit h st andard RS-232C interf ace and a communic at ion speed o f 192 00 bp s or higher

8MB RAM (with Windows NT, at least 16MB is required) Hard disk dr iv e with at least 30MB free space VGA or SVGA monitor with at least 16-color display Microsoft

Workgroups Version 3.51 or later

, 486 or higher processor is required)

Windows 3.1 or later, Microsoft Windows for

3.11 or later, Wi ndows 95, or Windows NT

Macintosh Computers

Macintosh with 68040 or Power PC proc essor

Serial port and a comm unication speed of 19200 bps or

higher

8MB RAM

Hard disk dr iv e with at least 30MB free space

Monitor with m inim um resolution of 640x 480

Macintosh Syst em 7. 1 or la ter (System 7.5 or later is

required to access optional CompactFlash Card memory

directly from the Macintosh)

Safety Instructions

Read all of these instru ctio ns and save them for later

reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked

on the ca m e r a and its options.

❏ To reduce the risk o f electr ic sh oc k, d o not remov e

the cover of the camera or any of its options and do not open any comp art m ent s ex cep t as instructed in this User’s Guide.

❏ Do not insert objects through any openings.

❏ To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose the

camera or its opt ion s to rain or moisture.

❏ To prevent fire or explosion, do not use the camera

where inflamm able or volatile gas is stored.

❏ Do not use outdoors during a thunderstorm. ❏ If the camera or any of its options shows un usu al

signs such as no ise, odo r, or smo ke, stop using it and turn the camera off immediately. Remove the batteries and/or d isc onnect the AC adapter, and unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.

❏ Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaners. Wi pe of f du st

with a clean, dry cloth.

❏ To avoid damage to the optics of the camera, do not

expose the lens to direc t sunlight for extended periods of time.

❏ Handle the camera gent ly and avoid subjecting it to

strong shoc ks o r vi brat io ns. If th e cam era is dropped or otherwise jarred, the following errors may occur even if the camera is not permanently damaged:

The camera’s date an d tim e settin gs m ay be lo st . If the camera is jarred w hile processing an image,

the camera may f ail to rec or d th e im age in its memory.

Introductio n

❏ Do not store the cam era or its optio ns near sources of

bright light, direct sunlight, high humidity, heat, excessive dirt or dust, or where they wil l be exposed to strong vibrations or magnetic fields.

❏ Always keep your camera in its case when you’re not

using it.

❏ To prevent possible eye injury, do not take flash

pictures of faces at cl ose ra nge.

❏ Avoid sud d en tem pera tu re ch anges, which can cause

moisture to condense on the camera and its options. Keep the camera an d it s opti ons in a case or bag if you need to move them from a cold environm ent to a warm one. Allow time for the camera and its options to adjust to temperature chang es befo re using them.

❏ Use only the type of power source indicated in this

User’s Guide.

❏ Do not use a dam aged o r fra yed po w e r co rd .

❏ If you use an extension cord wi th the optional A C

adapter, mak e sure t he total am pere rating of the devices plug ged int o the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s am per e rat ing. A lso, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

❏ Remove the batteries and/or unplug the camera and

refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following con dit io ns:

If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid ha s entered the camera o r its op ti ons ; if th e came ra or its options ha v e b ee n d ropped or t he case damaged; if the camera o r it s opti ons do no t operate normal ly or exhi bit a dist inct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.

❏ If you pl an to use the camera and its op tions in

Germany, observe the following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for the products, the building in st alla ti on must be protected by a 16 Amp circuit breaker.

Bei Ansch luß des Produkts an di e Stromversorgung muß sicherges tellt werd en, daß die Gebädeinstallation mit einem 16 A-Überstrom sc halt er abgesichert ist.

❏ If the liquid cryst al so lution contained in the displa y

panel or in the screen on the LC D m oni tor leaks out and gets on your hands, was h them thoro ugh ly w ith soap and water. If it gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

Introductio n

Warnings , Cautions, and Notes

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily

Notes contain important info rm a tion and useful tips on the

operation of your camera and its options.

injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your

equipment.

Introductio n

Chapter 1

Getting Started

This chapter helps you get ready to use your Photo PC

600. It covers the following: Unpacking your PhotoPC 600 Getting to know the camera Installing the batteries Attaching the hand stra p Installing your EPSON Photo!2 softwar e Installing your EPSON Photo File Upl oad er sof twa re

Unpacking Your PhotoPC 600

Make sure you have all the pa rt s sho wn below .

camera

hand strap

Macintosh

adapter cable

CD-ROM and/or floppy disks

(media type and quantity

varies depending on area)

batteries (4)

serial cable

video cable

camera case

Getting Started

Getting to Know the Camera

After you unpack your PhotoPC 600, take a few minutes to learn about its featu res, as shown below.

Front view

flash

shutter button

timer light

viewfinder

lens

lens cover and power switch

connector

cover

Back view

viewfinder

status light

photo format

button

LCD mo nitor

display panel

SELECT button

BACK button

monitor mode switch

memory card

slot

hand strap

holder

navigation button

Getting Started

Bottom view

tripod socket

battery cover lock

Top view

shutter button

image quality setting

Getting Started

battery cover

memory card

eject lever

display panel

flash setting

macro mode

setting

self timer setting

Installing Batteries

Your PhotoPC 600 comes wit h four AA (LR6) al k a l ine batteries. Make sure t he cam era is off, and follow these steps to insert the batteries :

1. Turn the camera upside down with the lens facing you.

Push the battery cover lock down and slide it to the right, then open the cover.

battery cover lock

2. Insert all four batteries into the com par tment, positioning the + and - ends as shown below.

3. Clos e the battery cover and make sure the loc k snap s into place as s how n below.

Getting Started

Handling batteries

When your PhotoPC 600 batteries wear out, you can replace them with an y of the foll owing:

Single-use AA (LR6 ) alk aline batteries Singl e -use AA (F R 6) lithium batt eries

(longe st batter y life)

❏ When the camera is no t u sed for lo ng periods of

time, remove the batteries and store them at a low temperatur e in a d ry lo cation.

❏ Dispose of used batteries according to the battery

manufactu rer’s instructions and in compliance with all applicable laws. Contact yo ur local government agency for information about battery recyc ling and disposal.

Rechargeable AA Ni -C d batt eries Rechargeable AA Ni-MH batteries

Warning:

Note the following when handling batteries:

❏ Do not use manganese batteries. ❏ Replace all four batteries at the sam e tim e. ❏ Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, or mutilate

Getting Started

To avoi d the dange r of f ire or expl osion, do no t mix different types of batteries. Do not allow the battery contacts to touch metal objects such as coins or keys, which could sh ort out the battery’s circuits.

batteries. Do not get them wet or expose them to fire.

❏ If you use rechargeable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteri e s,

replace them with four fully -c harged batteries. If you find that your batter ies ru n ou t fast er af ter you recharge them a number of times, make sure you discharg e them c omp let ely bef ore rec harging.

❏ Battery life varies depending on the batt ery t ype and

the manufacturer.

Attaching the Hand Strap

To attach the hand strap, loop the strap around the holder on the side of the camera as sho w n belo w.

Installing the software in your PC

Follow the steps in this sec t ion to install your EPSON Photo!2 software .

For Windows 95 or NT 4.0

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

Installing EPSON Photo!2 Software

PhotoPC 600 co mes with EPSON Photo!2 software that lets you transfer your pictures from the camera to your computer and plac e them into docu m ents. You can als o use this software t o take pictures and change camera settings from your com pu t er.

Note:

When you install EPSON Photo!2, the EPSON Photo!2 Program Uploader utility is also installed automatically.

Getting Started

2. Double-click the

3. Double-c lic k th e CD-RO M ic on . You see the EPS ON folder. (If you use the floppy disk version, double-click t he fl op py di sk icon.)

4. Open the EP SON f old er and double-click Depending on the country, the EPSON folder may

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k t he folder f or yo ur preferred language and double-clic k

5. Double-click the instructions on the screen.

My Computer

Disk 1

SETUP.EXE

icon.

Disk 1

icon. Follow the

For Windows 3.1x or NT 3.51

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

2. Open File Man ager, then cl ick the CD -RO M dri ve. (If you use the floppy di sk v ersio n, cli ck the fl op py disk drive.)

3. Open the EP SON d irectory and the Depending on the country, the EPSON directory may

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k t he subdirectory for your preferred language and dou ble- click

4. Double-click screen.

SETUP.EXE

. Follow the instruc ti ons on the

Disk 1

subdirectory.

Installing the software in your Macintosh

Follow the steps below to in st all EPSON Photo!2 software in your Macintosh.

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

2. Doubl e-click the CD-ROM icon. (If you use the flopp y disk version, do uble-click the floppy disk icon. )

3. Double-click the Depending on the country, the EPSON Photo!2 folder

may contain mu lt ipl e -language versions of the software. Doubl e-click the folder for your preferred language.

4. Double-click the the installati on p rog ram . Fol low the inst ructions on the screen.

EPSON P h oto!2

Photo!2 Installer - Part 1

folder.

icon to start

Installing EPSON Photo File Uploader

PhotoPC 600 also comes with EPSON Photo File Uploader software that lets you convert digital images to EPSON Photo file format and transer them from the computer to your camera. You can then display the images on the camera’s LCD screen or on a television monitor.

Getting Started

Installing the software in your PC

Follow the steps in this sec t ion to install the EPSON Photo File Upl oad er sof twa re fo r Windows.

For Windows 3.1x or NT 3.51

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

For Windows 95 or NT 4.0

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

2. Double-click the

3. Double-c lic k th e CD-RO M ic on . You see the FUPL OAD fo l d e r . (If you u s e the floppy disk version, doub le-c lick the floppy disk icon. )

4. Open the FUPLOAD folder and do uble-click Depending on the country, the FUPLOAD folder m ay

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k t he folder f or yo ur preferred language and double-clic k

5. Double-click the instructions on the screen.

My Computer

Disk 1

SETUP.EXE

icon.

icon. Follow the

Disk 1

2. Open File Man ager, then cl ick the CD -RO M dri ve. (If you use the floppy di sk v ersio n, cli ck the fl op py disk drive.)

3. Open the FUPLOAD directo ry and double-click Depending on the country, the CD-ROM may contai n

multiple-language versions of the software. Double-clic k t he subdirectory for your preferred language and dou ble- cl ick

4. Double-click screen.

SETUP.EXE

. Follow the instruc ti ons on the

Disk 1

Installing the software in your Macintosh

Follow the steps below to in st all EPSON Photo File Uploader Softw are in yo ur Macintosh.

1. Insert the cam era software CD shipped wi th you r camera in the CD-ROM dr iv e. (If you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive.)

Disk 1

Getting Started

2. Double-click the CD-ROM icon. (If you use the floppy disk vers ion , double-click the floppy dis k icon.)

3. Double-click the Depending on the country, the File Uploader folder m ay

contain multi ple-language versions of the softwar e. Double-clic k the fo lder f or your preferred language.

4. Drag the contents of the folder to the folder on your hard drive where you want to install the so ftw are.

File Uploader

folder .

2. Press the highlighted.

monitor mode switch

SELECT button

BACK button

button until the lang uage you want is

SELECT

Setting the L anguage

You need to set the language for messages displayed on the LCD monitor the first time you use it. Depending on your country, you can choose English, Jap anese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Follow these steps to set the language.

1. Slide th e m oni tor m od e swi tch on the back of the camera to

A message in Eng lish stating that you need to set the language appea rs on the LCD scr een. Press any of the monitor control buttons to the right of the screen, or wait 5 seconds. The language setting screen app ears.

Getting Started

View

Playback

3. Press the return to the View or P layback mode.

If you want to change t he language setting, see page 69 for instruct ion s .

button to save your selec tion and

BACK

Setting the Date and Time

When you install the batteries for the first ti me or when you replace them, you need to set the date (year, month, and day) and tim e (hour and minute).

After installing the bat teries, follow these steps to set the clock on the LCD monitor and to have the time and date of each picture automatically reco rded.

Note:

If you connect Phot oPC 60 0 to your com put er w hen the camera’s clock is not set, the camera is set to your computer’s time and date au to m atically. For instructions on c onn ec ting the camera to the computer, see page 36.

1. Slide th e m oni tor m od e swi tch on the back of the camera to you need to reset the clock appears on the screen.

2. Press the setting screen appe ars with the setting for the year highlighted in red.

Note:

If you do not want to set the clock, press the to return to the View or Playback mode.

3. Press the button to increase the number, or the

button to decrease the number, until the year is

correct.

View

SELECT

Playback

button to set the clock. The clock

. A message sta ting t hat

BACK

button

5. Adjust the m onth, day, hour, and minute settings as described ab ov e until the date and time are correc tl y adjusted and saved .

Note:

If you want to reset any previous item, simply press the BACK button until the item you want to reset turns red.

When you finish ma king the minute setting and press the SELECT button, the LCD screen returns to the View or Playba ck m o d e.

You’re now read y to take pi ct ures with your PhotoPC

600. Turn to Chapter 2 for simple, step-by-step

instructions.

4. Press the the month setting is hi ghlighted.

Getting Started

SELECT

button. The year setting is sav ed and

Chapter 2

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Using PhotoPC 600 to take pictures is sim ilar to using a traditional "point and shoot" camera. This chapter tell s you everything yo u need t o kn ow about the following:

Turning the cam era on and off Auto shut-off The display panel Checking the battery Clicking the shutter Picture-takin g range Adjusting setting s Checking the picture coun ter Play ing back your p hotos Displaying ph otos on a telev isio n

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn the camera on, simply rotate the lens cover counterclockw ise. The lens cover opens and the display panel on the top of the camera light s u p. The st at us li ght on the back of the ca m era flashes red for a few seconds, then turns green. The came ra is ready to take pictures.

Off

Rotate the lens cover clockwise to turn off the camera. The lens cover closes and the di spl ay pa nel turns off.

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Auto Shut-off

To save battery power, the camera turns itself off automaticall y after 60 seconds if no buttons ar e pressed. To turn the camera back on, close the lens cover then open it again.

When your camera is connected to the optional AC adapter, the aut o shut - of f fea ture is disabled.

Note:

If you want, you ca n change the 60 second time per iod f or

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auto shut-off by using your EPSO N Photo!2 software. For more inf or mation, see page 57 .

When the camera is connected to your computer, it shuts

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itself off after 5 minutes of inactivity. It comes back on automatically when you use any of the software camera controls in y ou r EPSON Phot o !2 software.

LCD monitor power saving features

Because the LCD m on it or c ons um es additional power, the LCD monitor turns off automatically in the following cases:

❏ When you turn off the camera with the LCD monitor

in View mode

❏ When the camera is not used for 30 seconds with the

LCD monitor in View mode

❏ When the camera is not used for 5 m inutes with the

LCD monit or in Playback mode

❏ When the camera is no t turned on within 15 seconds

of switching the LCD moni tor t o View m ode

❏ When the camera is connec ted to a com pu ter with

the LCD monitor in View mode

❏ When the camera is connec ted to a tel evisio n To turn the LCD monitor back on, slide the monitor

mode switch to OFF then slide it back to View or

Playback.

When your camera is connected to the optional AC adapter, the LCD monitor auto shut-off feature is disabled.

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The Display Panel

Checking the Battery

The display panel keep s track of how many pictures you can take and gives you inf orm a ti on on cam era settings and the battery level.

number of pictures remaining (see page 32)

flash (see page 29)

image quality (see page 28)

low battery icon (see page 24)

macro mode (see page 30)

self timer (see page 29)

When the battery po w e r is alm o st ou t, a lo w ba ttery icon

appears on the display panel. When this icon is flashing, you cannot take pictures unti l you cha nge t he batteries. When the battery power runs out with the LCD monitor in the Playback or View mode, the low battery icon appears on the L CD sc reen fo r fi ve secon d s, th en the monitor and the camera turn off automatically.

You should use t he lo w ba ttery icon only as a rough guide to remainin g po wer . No te that several factors can affect battery life, in clu ding the surrounding temperature and the type of batteries you use. Low temperatures (especially below 10°C) wi ll drain your batteries m ore rapidly. See page 15 for information ab out changing batteries.

Clicking the Shutter

Follow the steps below to take p hoto s using the viewfinder or the LCD monitor.

Using the viewfinder

1. Turn the cam e ra on and wait until the status light

beside the viewfinder turn s green.

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2. Look straight through the viewfinder and center your subject in the cross-hairs.

Note:

The frame in th e viewfinder indica t es the area capture d when t aking pictu res at clos e range.

3. Hold th e shut te r bu tto n half w ay down to lock the auto focus. The status light beside the viewfinder changes from green to orange. If you wish, you can now move y o ur su bject off-cente r w ithout alte ring the focus. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the photo.

4. Hold th e came ra s till until the status light start s flashing red and t he camera beeps.

status light

The flashing red light indicates that the image is captured and the c ame ra is processing it. (If you try to press the shutter button while the status light is flashing red, you will hear t wo “error” beeps.) When the light stops flashing an d turns green, the image is saved. Saved images remain in m em or y fo r years, even when the camera is turned off and the batteries are removed. Y ou can take another photo w hen t he stat us light turns green.

Using the LCD monitor

1. Turn the cam e ra on and slide the monitor mod e sw it ch

on the back of the camera t o View. You will see a live preview on the LCD screen. Ce nter your su bjec t on the screen.

monitor mode switch

viewfinder

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shutter button

LCD screen

Note:

Icons indi cati ng the image quality se tt in g , the number of photos you can take , and the nu mber of photos taken appear at the bottom of the LCD screen.

2. Hold th e shut te r bu tto n half w ay down to lock the auto focus. A sm all green circle appears o n th e cor ner of the LCD screen, and the status light beside the viewfinder changes from green to orange. If you wish, you can now mo ve y our subject off-center without altering the focus. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the photo.

3. Hold th e came ra s till until the status light start s flashing red and t he camera beeps.

When you press the shutter button, the LCD m on itor displays the picture you took with a processing ico n in the center of the screen until the camera finishes processing it, then the monitor returns to live preview.

Note:

When battery power is low and the flash was used to take

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the picture, the re turn to live preview m ay be delayed while the camera recharges the flash. The LCD screen will be blank du ri ng t hi s period.

Picture-taking Range

When composin g a sho t thro ugh the viewfinder, you should be at least 50 c m awa y from you r subject. When using the LCD monitor, you can use the camera’s macro mode to take photos as close as 20 cm. See page 30 for instruction s.

You can take flash pi ctures within a range of 20 cm to

2.4 m. See page 29 fo r m ore information on using the built-in flash.

Note:

When you are taking pictures outdoors, make sure the sun is at your back . In very bright light (at t he beach or in snow, f or example) yo ur pictures may com e out too light. How ev er, you can correct most over-exposure problems from your computer using image-edit in g softwa re .

The li v e preview im age may appear to f li cker when viewed

❏

under strong fluorescent lighting , depending on the lighting ’s fre qu ency . This is normal .

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Adjusting Settings

The buttons on the top of the camera allow you to control the following PhotoPC 600 features:

Image quality (see page 28) Flash (see page 29) Self timer (see page 29) Macro mode (see page 30)

image quality

When the LCD monitor on the back of your camera is switched to View, you can use the buttons surrounding the monitor to select these special photo formats:

Zoom Panorama Multi-frame

monitor mode switch

photo format

button

flash

self timer

All control button settings (except the self timer) remain in effect even after you turn off the camera.

macro

LCD monitor

Note:

All camera settings return to their factory defaults when you remove or change the batteries.

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Image quality

PhotoPC 600 has three color and two monochrome im age quality settings. Press

the image quali ty con tr ol bu t ton t o cycle from one setting to another. The setti ngs ap pea r on the display panel as sh ow n belo w .

Fine

Super fine

Images are capt ured in color at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pictures inclu d e greater detai l, but the camera onl y holds approximat ely 8 pictures.

Monochrome fine

Images are capt ured in black and whit e at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pictures inc lude moderate detail, and the camera holds approximat ely 18 p i ctures.

Super fine

Monochrome fi ne

Monoc hrome super fine

Standard

Fine

Images are capt ured in color at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pict u res include moderate detail, and the camera ho lds approximately 18 pictures.

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Monochrome super fine

Images are capt ured in black and whit e at 1024 x 768 pixels. Your pictures inc lude greater detail, but the camera only holds approxim ately 8 pictures.

Standard

Images are capt ured at 640 x 480 pixel s. The camera holds approximately 56 pic tures, but the images incl ude less detail.

Note:

If you select one of the mon ochrome image q uality settings when th e LCD monitor is in View m ode, the image turns from color to b lack and white, a blue frame appear around the image, and MONOCHROME appears brief ly on the screen.

You can switch freely bet w een these set tings and mix pictures of varying quality in the camer a. Th e camera’s image capac it y will vary accordi ngly.

Forced flash The flash fires with every picture you take. Use this setting to compensat e fo r bac klighting; for example, when you are facing the sun .

Flash

PhotoPC 600’s built-in flash is effective wit hin a range of 20 cm to 2.4 m . Press the flash control button to cycle through the three flash settings. The

settings appear o n th e disp lay panel as shown below.

Automatic

Forced flash

Flash off

Automatic The flash fires automatically when ever it is needed for adequate lighting (factory setting).

Flash off The flash is disabled, even when adequate lighting is not availab le. Us e this set ting fo r special effects, or where flash photography is prohibited.

Note:

After taking a flash photo, the flash icon blinks until the flash is fully recharged.

Self timer

Setting the self timer creat es a 10- seco nd delay between the time you press the shutter button and

the actual image capture. This allows you to take a picture of yourself. The timer ico n appears on the display panel when you use the timer. Follo w these steps to take a picture with the timer:

1. Secur e the c am era on a flat surface or a tripo d.

2. Turn on the cam era and wait until the status light turns

green.

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3. Press the tim e r bu tto n. The timer icon appears on the display panel.

4. Press the shutter button. The timer icon and the red timer light on the front of the camera flash slowly for eight seconds, then ra pidly for two seconds before the shutter releas es.

The camera beeps when the image is captured. The status light on the back of the camera flashes red as PhotoPC 600 processes the image. When the status light stops flashing and turns green, you can take another picture. You need to press the timer button again each time you want to t ake a pi ctu r e usi ng the se lf ti m er .

Macro mode

Use the macro mode to take pictures at close range. This mode enables you to take pictures within a range of 20 cm to 50 cm. Follow these

steps to take a picture in the mac ro mo de:

1. Turn the cam e r a on and slide the monitor mode sw itch to View. A live preview appears on the LCD screen.

2. Press the m acro button. The macr o m od e ico n appears on the display panel . A green frame appears aroun d the previewed image and MACRO appears briefly on the LCD screen.

3. Press the shu t ter butt on.

Note:

To make sure you r subject is framed accurate l y , we recomm end that you use the L C D monito r rather than the viewfinde r w h en taking a pho to in macro mode.

To turn off macro mode, simply press the macro button again.

Special photo formats

Your camera features three special photo format modes: zoom, panor am a, and m ulti-frame. Zoom m ode allows you to enlarge the image by as muc h as three tim es. In panorama mo de you can shoot wide-angle panor am as. Shooting in multi-frame mo de cau ses the shu tter to release nine times in rapid sequence, produ ci ng a single image composed of nine st o p- actio n fr am es. This m o de can be useful if you w ant t o brea k d own a complex motion, such as your golf swing, into a series of easy-to-see steps.

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To use these special photo formats, follo w these steps:

1. Turn the cam e ra on and slide the monitor mod e sw it ch to View. A live preview appears on the LCD screen.

2. Use the photo format button and nav igat io n bu tto ns surrounding the LCD monitor to contro l th e pho to format modes, as described below.

monitor mode switch

photo format

button

Zoom

To sele ct the zoom m ode, press t h e photo format button. An or ange f ram e appears around the previewed image, and ZOOM is displayed briefly on the screen along with t he zoom power and a zoom icon .

navigation buttons

You can inc rease the zoom rate from 1 (norma l) to 1.3,

1.6, 2, 2.5, or 3 time s no rm al by pressing the button. To decrease th e rate fr om 3 back down to

1, press the button. (If the zoom rate is already 1, pressing the button switches the photo format mode to panorama.) In zoom mode, images are captured at standard image quality (64 0 x 48 0 pix els).

Panorama

To select the panorama mod e, press the ph oto format button, then press the button once. PANORAMA appears briefl y on the screen along with a panor ama icon and the LCD screen is framed w ith blac k margins at the top and bo t tom .

While in panorama mode, you can use the image qu ality control button on top of the camera to select fine or super fine im age quality (1024 x 384 pixels) . See page 28 for more inform at io n on image quality settings.

Multi-frame

To select the multi-frame mode, press the photo format button, then press the button twice. A red frame appears arou nd the preview ed im a ge, and MULTI is displayed briefly on the screen along with a multi-frame icon . Images are captured at standard im age quality (640 x 480 pixels) .

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Note:

You can switch freely between these settings and mix these formats in the camera.

3. Once you have selected a photo format mo de, press the shutter button. In multi-frame mode, the LCD screen goes black for a moment, then displays the nine stop-action fram es one by one. When all nine frames appear, you hav e fin ished taking the multi-frame picture.

Note: If your camera is for use with PAL television broadcasting standard, when you press and release the shutter button, the LCD screen goes black and the status light flashes red. When all nine f rames are c a ptured, the camera beeps. Af t er a few seconds, the multi-frame image appears on the LCD screen. When the camera finishes processing the image, the moni tor returns to live preview and the status light turns green. Y ou can then take another p hot o.

To exit the photo format mode, simply press the photo format button again.

Checking the Picture Counter

The large number in the center of the cam era’s display panel shows you how many pictures you can take.

number of pictures remaining

The number of pictures remaining depends on the image quality setting you have chosen. If you change this setting, the number of pic tures remaining will change.

When the camera’s memory is full, the number on the display panel read s 0. The statu s light on the back of the camera turns red, and you cannot press the shut te r button. You need to erase some or all of the ima ges in your camera before you can take any more pictures. See page 63 for instruc t ion s on era sing photos using the LC D monitor. If you w ant to save you r ph otos be fore you erase them, connect the camera to your computer and transfer the photo s as d escribed in Chapter 4.

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

If you install an o pt io nal CompactFlash C ard , th e number of pictures you can store in the m emor y car d appears in brackets on the camera’ s d isp lay panel as shown below. For instructions on using optional memory cards, see page 80.

number of pictures remaining in the memory card

brackets

You can use the LCD monit o r to fin d ou t how ma ny photos you have alrea dy t aken. See page 25 for instruction s.

Playing Back Your Photos

When the LCD monitor is in Playback mode, you can play back photos on your camera’s LCD screen or on a regular television set.

Note:

Since you do not nee d to tur n on the camera to play back your photos, we recommend leavin g the camera off to save batt er y power.

1. Slide th e m oni tor m od e swi tch t o Playback. The last

photo you took appears on the LCD screen along with the date and time that the photo was taken. Icons indic ating the im age quality setting , frame number , and the numb er of photos taken appear at the bottom of the screen.

monitor mode switch

To play back your photos, follow the steps below.

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LCD screen

2. Press the or button to display the previous or next photos.

Note:

You can also disp la y up t o ni ne co nsec utive "thumbnail" images at a time using the Multi-photo Playback mode, or automatically play back your photos in sequence using the Slide Show feature. See Chapter 4 for instructions.

Displaying photos on a television

Follow these steps to co nnect PhotoPC 600 to your television:

1. Make su re the camera and television are turned off.

2. Open the connect or cover on the side of the camera.

You can display the pictures in your camera on a regular television just as you can on the LCD screen simply by using the video cable that came with your PhotoPC 600.

Note:

Color television telecasting specifications are different depending o n the count ry. If you have an NTSC c am e ra model, your television must meet NTSC color television telecasting specifications. If you have a PAL camera model, your television must meet PAL specifications.

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connector cover

3. Connect the video cable to the Vi d eo Out port on the camera as shown below.

4. Connect the other end of the video cable to the video input port on the television.

5. Turn on the television and switch it to video mode.

6. Slide th e m oni tor m od e swi tch t o Playback.

The last picture you took appears on the televisio n instead of the LCD monitor screen.

Note:

If you use the opti onal AC adapter, you can see t h e pictures on both the television an d th e LCD screen.

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Chapter 3

Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer

When your are fini shed taking pictures, you can conn ect the camera to your computer and transfer the images. Then you can use them in your letters, presentation s, or just about anythi ng you create on your comp ut er. This chapter tells you how, including:

Connecting Ph otoP C 600 to your computer Transferring pictures to your c omp uter Erasing pictures fr om the camera Using pictures in you r documents Uploading EPSON Photo images to the camera

Connecting PhotoPC 600 to Your Computer

Before you start, make sure the camera is finished processing, th en loc ate th e serial cables that came with your PhotoPC 600. The long cable is for connecting the camera to a PC, and bo t h th e long and short cables are needed to connect it to a Ma cin tosh computer. If you have the optional A C adapter, you can sav e on batteries by using the adapter whenever you connect the camera to your comp ut er.

Note:

When the camer a is connected to your compute r, you cannot use an y of the cont rol butto n s or the shu tter butt on on the camera. You can only operate the camera through your computer.

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The camera’s au to shu t -o ff feature remains in effect when the camera is connected to your c omp uter, but it takes place after 5 minutes of inactivity. To turn the camera back o n, you can c los e and reo pen the lens cover, or you can use any of the software camera co nt rols on your computer.

3. Line up the serial c onn ector on the cable with one of the serial ports on you r computer, and insert the connector. Then tighten the screws.

Connecting to a PC

Follow these steps to connect the camera:

1. Make su re th e camera and your computer are t ur n ed off. Also make sure the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. Loca te a ser ial port on the back of your c omputer. You may have two serial ports labeled COM1 and COM2, or the ports may be labeled with icons. If you have two serial ports av ailable, use port 1 to con nect yo ur camera.

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serial port on computer

4. Open the connect or cover on the side of the camera.

serial cable

(long cable)

Connector cover

5. Dependin g on the type of cable you have, line up either the arrow or the flat surface of the cable conn ector with the mark on the cam era’s serial port. Then insert the connector.

mark

Connecting to a Macintosh

Follow these steps to connect the camera:

1. Make su re th e camera and your computer are t ur n ed off. Also make sure the LCD monitor is off.

2. Locate the mo dem p o rt and the pr inter port on the back of your computer. The ports should be labeled with icons.

6. Turn on the cam era and your computer system.

Caution:

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Keep th e entire co mputer system away from potential source s of electromagne tic interference, such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones.

flat surface arrow surface

modem port printer port

3. Connect the long cable to the short cable (Macintosh adapter cable), then tighten the scr ews . Li ne up the serial connector on the short cab le wi th either th e modem or the print er port on your compu ter , an d insert the connector.

4. Open the connect or cover on the side of the camera.

connector cover

Macintosh adapter cable

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serial cable

5. Depending on the type of cable you have, line up either the arrow or the flat surfa ce of th e long cabl e connector with the mark on the came ra’ s serial port. Then insert the connector.

mark

flat surface arrow surface

6. Turn on the cam era and your computer system.

Caution:

If you c on nected the camera to a serial port that

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you use for another device and A ppl eTalk is turned on, turn off AppleTalk. The computer may not recognize the camera if AppleTalk is turned on.

Keep th e entire computer system awa y f rom

❏

potential sources of electromagnetic interference, such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones.

Accessing EPSON Photo!2

Once your cam era and computer are co nnected and turned on, you are ready to start working with the EPSON Photo!2 software that cam e w it h PhotoPC 600. This software allows you to download your photos to your computer so that you can use them in you r documents.

If you have not inst alled EPSON Photo!2 yet, do so now , following the in structions on page 17. Then foll ow the instruction s in this section to access the software.

Note:

If the camera’s c lock was no t set when you conne ct ed it to your computer, the camera is set to your computer’s date and time automaticall y aft er open in g EPSON Photo!2.

For Windows users

To open EPSON Pho t o!2 directly, simply double-click its icon in the EPSON Photo!2 program group (for Windows

3.1x and NT 3.51 ) or clic k its icon in the EPSON Pho to! 2

folder (for Windows 95 and NT 4.0). To access EPSON Photo!2 from an application program

that supports the TWA IN image acquisit io n st andard, choose

EPSON Ph oto P C 600

on your applicatio n’ s File menu, then acquire the imag e. To access EPSO N Photo!2 f rom an ap plication tha t

supports OLE2 (object linking and embedding), choose

EPSON P hotoPC 600 Obje ct

and click OK.

as the TWAIN data source

on the Inse rt Object menu

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For Macintosh users

To open EPSON Pho t o!2 directly, simply double-click its icon, located in th e EPSON Photo!2 folder.

To access EPSON Photo!2 from an application program that supports the TWA IN image acquisit io n st andard, choose

PhotoPC 600

your applic ation’s File menu, then acqui re th e im age.

Note:

The exac t w ay to access EP S O N P hoto!2 from T WAIN- or OLE2-co m pl ia nt appl i c ations varies depe nding on your software. Refer to your software manual for detailed instructions on selecting TWAIN data sources or inserting OLE objects.

as the TWAIN data source from

Working with EPSON Photo!2

When you open EPSON Photo!2, an introductory sc reen appears briefly in th e EPSON Photo!2 windo w , then the Camera menu appears, indicating your camera and computer are connected pr operly.

tabs

status bar

If the Setup menu ap pears in place of the Camera menu, your camera and computer may not be properly connected. Make sure your camera is correctly connected to your computer. If the Camera menu still does not appear, see page 55 for instructions on using the Setup menu to establish the proper con nection.

Note:

While the camera and the computer are communicating, star icons move across the camera’s display panel. Avoide opening or using other applications during this time; otherwise the communications may be interrupted.

progress meter

Help button Close button

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Click the menu tabs along the top of the EPSON Photo!2 window to open the following four menus:

Camera

The Camera menu displays small thum bnail images of all the photos stored in the camera so you can easily select which images you w ant to transfer to the comput er or erase from the cam era.

If an optional C ompactFlash Card is installed in the camera, the Camer a m enu displays the images stored in the card instead of the images stored in the camera’ s internal memo ry.

Setup

The Setup menu allows you to make the communication link settings needed to connect the computer to the camera. From this m e nu you can also make the camera’s internal time, date, and identification settings, and change the camera’s auto shut-off time.

Closing EPSON Photo!2

You can close EP SON P h oto !2 by cli cking of the menus.

on any

Folder

The Folder menu displa ys thum b nail images of photos that have been saved to a fol der. Fro m thi s m enu you can select thumbnails and transfer p hotos to your applicatio n or erase them from the folder. Also, you can uplo ad images from your computer to yo ur camera.

Controls

The Controls menu allo w s you to see a liv e preview on your computer screen, take photos from your computer, and change the camera setti ngs.

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Getting help

Click related to the items on that m enu.

on any of the EPSO N Photo! 2 menus for help

Help

Getting status and progress information

In addition to the Close and Help buttons, EPSON Photo!2 disp lays the status bar and pro gress meter no matter what menu is currently displayed.

Status bar

The status bar tells you what operation EPSON Pho to! 2 is currently performing.

Progress meter

The progress meter shows the progress of lengthy operations, such as downloading images from the camera.

Using th e Camera Menu

When you open EPSON P hoto !2, the Cam era m enu appears and EPSON Photo!2 starts do w n lo ading thumbnail im ages of the photos stored in you r cam era. The images are dow nloaded in the order that they we re taken and are displayed in the ima ge selection window. You can change the dow nloading order by clic king on the blank thumbnail frames for the photos you want to see first.

Note:

If the camera is not co nne c te d pro pe rly, the Set up m e nu w i ll appear instead of the Camera menu . Check the se rial port settings of your computer to confirm the settings are appropri ate and the port is working. See page 55 for more information on using the Setup menu.

photo transfer

button

image selection

Selecting images

You can use the in your camera at once, or you can select individual photos by clicking the thumbnail im ages in the image selection windo w. Blue borders appear aro und selected images. You can click the EPSON Photo! 2 is st ill downloading your im ages, so they appear in the image selection window pre-s elect ed and ready to be transferr ed to you r application or to a folder.

Select All

button to select all the photos

Select All

window

button even while

photo save

button

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You can se l e ct individ ual photo s or g roups of photos in a number of ways depending on your system, as described in this table:

Windows Macintosh

Selecting a single thumbnail

Selecting multiple thumbnails

Selecting a continuous range of thumbnails

Cancelling the selection of a single thumbnail in a selected group

Click Click

CTRL + click COMMAND + click

Click the first image in the range. Then SHIFT + click the last image in the range.

CTRL + click COMMAND + click

Click the first image in the range. Then SHIFT + click the last image in the range.

Transfering selected photos

The name and function of the photo trans fer button located in the top right corner of the Camera men u varies depending on whether EPSON Photo!2 is opened directly, or from a TWAIN- or OLE2-c omp lian t applicati on p rog ram . The fo llo wing table describes the characteristics of the photo trans fer bu tto n de p e nding on how EPSON Pho t o! 2 is o pene d.

TWAIN OLE Stand Alone

Button Name

Button Function

Notes

Get Photos Get Photo Save To Folder

Transfers selected phot os from the camera to your application.

Some TWAIN applications will only accept one image at a time.

Transfers a selected phot o from the camera to your application.

Only one image can be transferred at a time.

Displays a dialog box that allows you to save selecte d photos as EPSON Photo files in JPEG format.

File names are created automatically.

Saving selected photos to a folder

The name and function o f the phot o save bu tto n locat ed below the photo transf er bu tto n on the Camera menu varies depending on whether EPSON Photo!2 is opened directly, or from a TWAIN- or OLE2-c omp lian t applicati on p rog ram . The fo llo wing table describes the characteristics of the photo save button depending on how EPSON Pho t o!2 is opened.

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Button Name

Button Function

Notes

TWAIN OLE Stand Alone

Save To Folder Save To Folder Export Photos

Displays a dialog box that allows you to save selected photos as EPSON Photo files in JPEG format.

File names are created automatically.

Displays a dialog box that allows you to save selected phot os as EPSON Photo files in JPEG format.

File names are created automatically.

Displays a dialog box that allows you to name and save photos in JPEG, BMP, or PCX format. On the Macintosh the PICT format is also supported.

If you assign a single file name to more than one photo, a counter is added to each file sharing the same name.

File names

When you transfer a picture to your computer using the Save To Folder but ton, EPSON Photo! 2 sav es it as an EPSON Photo file in JPEG format, and names it with the date and order in whic h it was taken.

When you transfer a picture to your computer using the Export Photos butt on, yo u ca n nam e t he fil e y ourself and save it as a JPEG, BMP, or PCX file. On the Macintosh you can also ch oose th e PIC T fil e form at .

Transferring pictures to your documents

After you select pi ct ures in the image selection window, you can insert them in your documents. You can use your pictures in many different types of applic at io n programs, such as word proc esso rs, presentation programs, spreadsheets, database managers, page layout and desktop publishing packages.

If your applica ti on su pp or ts OLE2 or TWAIN, EPSON Photo!2 allows you to directly transfer your photos from your camera to y ou r doc um ent. If your appli catio n d o es not support OLE2 or TWAIN , you need to save you r photos as JPEG, BMP, or PCX files, and then open them from your application. On the Macintos h, you can al so save photos as PICT files.

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Inserting photos directly into documents

You can us e t wo method s to add pictures directly to your documents:

❏ Photo transfer button ❏ Drag and drop (Windows only)

Transferr ing p ictures with the photo transfer button

You can use this method to transfer pictures to Windows applications supporting OLE2 (object linking and embedding ), or W indo w s and Macintosh applic at ion s supporting TWAIN. Some examples of applications supporti ng OLE2 are Microso ft Wo rd 6. 0 & 7. 0 and WordPerfect supporting TWAI N are H otSho ts, Pho tosho p, PicturePu blisher and Photostyler.

If you are not sure whet her yo ur application suppo rts OLE2 or TWAIN, give it a try. If it does not work, you can always insert the photo by first saving it in EP SON Photo!2 as a JPEG, BMP, or PCX file and opening it from your applic ation. On the Macintosh, you can al so sa ve the ph ot o as a PICT fi le.

6.1. Some examples of applications

Following is a typical procedure for directly transferring a photo to an OLE2- or TWAIN-compliant application:

1. Start your word processo r or oth e r app lication.

2. Open the docum ent or file where you want to use the picture.

3. Positi on the cu rso r w here yo u w ant to inser t the picture.

4. For OL E 2- co m pliant applicatio ns, cho ose the Insert menu and do uble-click

600 Object

For TWAIN-c om p liant application s, select

PhotoPC 600

the TWAIN data source, th en acqu ire the im age.

Note:

The exact method for accessing EPSON Photo!2 varies depending on the application. Please refer to your software manual for detailed instructions.

5. Select the picture yo u w ant use. Then c lic k th e photo transfer button. A copy of the picture appears in your document.

in the Object T ype list box.

(or

PhotoPC 600

EPSON P h otoPC

for Macintosh) as

Object

from

EPSON

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Transferring a picture with drag and drop (Windows only)

You can use this method to transfer a pict ure to any Windows application supporting OLE2 (object linking and embedding).

1. Make su re EPSON Photo!2 is open and t he picture you want to use is in the imag e select io n window.

2. Start your word processo r or oth e r app lication.

3. Open the docum ent or file where you want to use the picture.

4. Arr ange yo ur screen so that both the application window and the EPSON Photo!2 window can be seen.

5. Select the picture yo u w ant to use.

6. Drag the picture fr om the im age sel e ctio n wi ndo w to your documen t. After a f ew sec on ds you see the drop cursor. If your ap pl ication does not support drag and drop, the drop cursor will not appear.

7. Position the dro p cursor where you want the picture and release the mouse button. A copy of the picture appears in y ou r doc um ent.

Ins e rting a pic t u re by im port i ng

If your applica ti on p rog ram does not support OLE2 or TWAIN, you need to export your photos to a folder, and open them from your application. If your application cannot handle JPEG fi les, you need to ch ange the picture’s file type to BMP or PCX. (O n the Mac intos h, you can also change the file type to PICT.) Follow these steps to insert a picture by im p orting:

1. Open EP SON Photo!2 by clicking its icon.

2. Select the picture yo u w ant to use in the ima ge selection window.

3. Clic k th e in which you can select a folder, specify a file name, select a file form at , and sav e t he photos.

4. Start your application.

5. Open the docum ent or file where you want to use the picture.

6. Positi on the cu rso r w here yo u w ant to inser t the picture.

7. Choose the The command may have a different name in your application . I t may app ear on the Fi le m enu, t he Insert menu, or anot her m enu.

Export P h o tos

Insert Picture

button. A dialog box appears

Import File

command.

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After you choose the command, you see a box where you can enter the file name of you r pi cture or choose from a list of files.

8. Enter the file nam e o r use the list to locate and select your picture.

9. Click OK. The picture appea rs in yo ur document.

Erasing selected pictures from your camera

You can use the Camera menu’s Erase Photos button to erase selected images from your camera, as described below:

1. Select th e im ages yo u want to erase.

Getting photo information

The thumbnail im ages in the image selection wind ow are quite small and you m ay have problems seeing what is actually in the pi ct ur e. C lic k th e the Camera menu to see a double-size view of a selected thumbnail im age along with the date, time , ima ge

quality setting , an d zoo m rate, as well as the flash , macro , and lock symbols when applicable.

You can also get this enlarged view by clicking the image with the right mo use bu t ton w hen running Windows, or on a Macintosh by c licking the image while the control key is pressed. The Photo Info button is disabled when multiple images are selected.

Photo In fo

button on

2. Clic k th e asking you to confi rm that you wan t to erase these photos.

3. Clic k If any of the photos are loc ked , a dialog box appears

asking you wh ether you wa nt to leave the photo s in your camera or erase th em . Click photos in your camera, or click No to erase them.

Erase Photos

. The image you selected are erased.

Yes

button. A d ialo g bo x ap pears

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to leave the

Yes

Using the Folder Menu

When you click the Folder men u, the Folder menu opens and thumbn ails of images in the currentl y selec ted fol der appear in the image sel ection window. The name of the currently selected fo lder is displayed below the image selection windo w.

The images displa yed in t he Fo lder m enu’s image selection windo w can be t ransferred to your application using the methods described on page 51.

The only differences between the Folder menu and the Camera menu are that th e Fold er m e nu do es not have a photo save button, and does have a Browse button and an Upload Ph otos button. The Browse button allo ws y ou to select the folder containing the image files you want to display in the imag e se lectio n window. The Upload Photos button allows you to upload images saved in EPSON Phot o file format from your computer to your camera.

photo transfer

button

Upload

Photos button

Selecting images

Click on an im age in the im age selection window to select it. The border around an image turns blue when it is selected. Cl ick the photos at once.

You can use the same m ethods to select multiple im ages on the Folder menu as you can o n the Cam era menu. See page 44 for details.

Select All

button to select all the

Transfering photos

As on the Camera menu, the name and function of the Folder menu’s photo transfer button varies de pending how you open you r EPS ON Photo!2 software. See the table on the next page for a su m m ary.

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Button Name

Button Function

Notes

TWAIN OLE Stand Alone

Get Photos Get Photo Export Photos

Transfers selected photos to your application.

Some TWAIN applications will only accept one image at a time.

Transfers a selected photo to your application.

Only one image can be transferred at a time.

Displays a dialog box that allows you to name and save photos in JPEG, BMP, or PCX format. On the Macintosh the PICT format is also supported.

If you assign a single file name to more than one photo, a counter is added to each file sharing the same name.

Uploading photos

Click the

Uploa d P h ot os

photos to the camera or to an optional CompactFlash memory ca rd installed in your com pu ter . W hen yo u click this button, the following dialog box appears.

Uploaded images are added to the camera or the memory card in the order they appear in the Fold er menu’s image sel e ctio n wi ndow.

button to upload selected

Finding the folder containing your photos

Click the

Browse

you to locate the folder containing the im ages yo u downloaded f rom your PhotoPC 600. Selec t the fold er where you stored the photos and cli ck OK.

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button to open a dia log box that allows

Note:

Image files that were not orig in ally downloaded from the camera using the Save To Folder button or were not converted to EPSON Photo file format using the EPSON Photo File Uploader uti lit y cannot be uploaded using th is bu tt on. For instructions on using this utility to convert files to EPSON Photo f il e format, see "Uplo ading Imag es to the Cam era" on page 70.

Transferring pictures to your documents

Erasing selected files from a folder

After you select pictures in the Fol der m enu’s image selection windo w, yo u ca n insert them in your documents. You can u se you r pi ctures in many different types of applic at ion pro grams, such as word processors, presentation programs, spr eadsheets, database managers, page lay ou t an d desktop publishing packag es.

If your applica tion su pp or ts OLE2 or TWAI N , you can directly transfer your photos . If it does not, you need to save your pho tos in a f ile fo rm at yo ur application can use, and open the file from the application.

You can use the same m et ho d s to transfer and insert your photos as de scribed in the Came ra m enu section on page 45. However, from the Folder men u, im ages are not transferred from your camera but from the fold er wh ere you downloaded the images.

Click the from a folder. A dialog box appears asking you to confirm that you want to erase these pictu res.

If any of the photos are loc ked , a dialog box appears asking you whether you wan t to leave the ph otos in you r camera or erase them. Click your camera, or click No to erase them.

Erase Files

button to erase selected pictures

to leave the photos in

Yes

Getting photo information

The thumbnail im ages in the image selection wind ow are quite small and you m ay have problems seeing what is actually in the pi ct ur e. C lic k th e a double-size view of a selected thumbnail image along with the date, time, im age quality setting, and zoom rate,

as well as the flash , macro , and lock symbols when applicable.

Photo In fo

button to see

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Using the Controls Menu

When you click the Controls tab, the Control s m e nu appears. The Cont rol s m enu allows you to see a live preview on your computer screen, take photos from your computer, and c hange the camera settings. When yo ur camera is not connected to the computer, this menu is not accessible.

Controlling the camera from your computer

The Control Option s box co nt ains a display panel and settings that correspond to the control buttons on the top of your camera. Y ou can change camera settings by using the controls in this box, just as you would u se the con tr ol buttons on the top of the camera. When the camera is connected to the computer, the only control you can use on the camera itself is the power switch.

The display panel in this box and the display panel on the camera are updated when ever the image qual ity setting, flash mode, or picture count changes.

The auto shut-off feature remains in effect when the camera is connected to your computer ( except when yo u use live preview). However, it takes pla ce after 5 minutes of inactivity. Any action you take with the camera via EPSON Photo!2, for example clicking the will wake the camera u p. Or yo u c an cl ose and open the lens cover again to turn the camera bac k on.

Start

button,

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Selecting the image quality setting

Use the arrow beside the Mode list to select the following settings:

Setting the self timer

Click the See page 29 for more inform a ti on o n using the self timer.

Self Timer

check box to activate the self timer.

Standard (640 x 480 pixels) Fine (1024 x 768 pixels) Super Fine (102 4 x 76 8 pix e ls) Monochrome Fine (1024 x 768 pixels) Monochrom e Super Fine (1024 x 768 pix els)

You can switch freely between these settings and mix pictures of varying image quality in the camera. Keep in mind that the camera’s picture capacity will vary accordingl y. See page 28 for more inform a ti on o n the image quality set tings.

Selecting the flash mode

You can use the arr ow beside the Flash list to select the following settings:

Off Automatic Forced

See page 29 for more details on the fla sh m od es.

Selecting macro mode

Click the page 30 for details on the mac ro mo de.

check box to select macro mode. See

Macro

Taking pictures from your computer

When the camera is connect ed to your com pu t er, you can take pictures and use PhotoPC 600 features through the EPSON Photo!2 software on your comp uter. The onl y control you ca n use o n th e camera itself is the power switch.

When you take pictures from your computer, you can use the camera’s viewfinder to set up your shot, or you can see a live preview of the shot on your computer screen before you capture it. This live preview feature works something like a video camera, except that the image moves more slowly. See the next section for details on using the live preview feature.

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Displaying a live preview on your screen

Position the ca m e ra fa cing the subject. Using a t rip od will give you maximum flexibility in setting up your shots. Click the the Controls menu to display your image in t he Liv e Preview window. To stop the live preview, clic k the button in the Live Pr evi ew bo x , or select another menu tab.

Note:

Using the live preview feature uses a lot of battery power.

❏

Use of the optional AC adapter is recommended. See page 83 for more information about using the AC adapter.

You cannot turn off the camera when you are using live

❏

preview. Click the the Controls menu to turn off the live preview feature, and then tu rn off the c amera.

button in the Live Preview box on

Start

button in the Live Preview box on

Stop

Setting the auto-stop timer

You can move or tilt the camera until you see the image you want t o capture in th e wi ndow. EPSON Photo!2 updates the live preview image ev ery few sec ond s fo r the amount of time specified in the Auto-Stop Timer list. The settings availa ble fo r t he auto-stop timer are:

30 Seconds 1 Minute (default val ue) 3 Minutes 5 Minutes

Clicking the shutter

To take a picture from your computer, simply click the

Take a Picture

light beside the viewfi nder o n you r ca m era fl ashes red and the camera beeps. When the light stops flashing and turns green, the imag e is sav ed and you can shoot another pictu re.

button on the Controls menu. The status

Erasing photos

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To erase the last picture you took, click the button.

To erase all the photos in your camera, cl ick the button.

Erase Last

Erase All

Using th e Setup Menu

Making computer connection settings

When you cl ick the Setup tab, the Setup m enu appears. The Setup menu allows you to change computer connection settings and to make other camera settings, such as t he date and time.

You can change settings for communication bet ween your computer and camera with the Port and Speed options. You can al so test th e connect io n and establish communic ation by cli cking the Connection inf ormation appears in the Computer Connection windo w.

Note:

Do not change the Port and Speed settings from Auto unless you know the confi guration of the serial por t yo u w ant to use . If you change t he Port and Speed settings, you may lo se the connection b etw ee n the cam er a and your computer.

Test Connection

Computer Connection window

The window in the Compu ter Con nection bo x di spl ays the current statu s of the c am era and its connection to the computer. If there is a problem with the co nnec tion, EPSON Photo! 2 pro v ides information in this window to help you solve the problem .

Note:

If you get an error message in the Computer Connection window:

1. Make sure that both Port and Speed are set to Auto.

button.

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2. Make sure that the cable is connected correctly, as described on page 36.

3. M ake sure th e camera is turned on and the batterie s have enough pow er .

4. Make sure the serial port to which you connected the camera is enabled and properly configured on your computer.

5. Click the Tes t Co nne cti on b ut ton to conf irm the conne c tion between your camera and the computer.

Test Connection button

Click the on the camera’s status and its connection to the computer. T his information appears in the Computer Connection windo w.

Test Connection

button to updat e inf orm ation

Port

The Por t opt ion all ows you to ch a ng e the com munication port that is connec ted to the cam era. When Auto is selected, EPSON Photo!2 automaticall y selec ts the port that is connected to the camera. If the port is changed, EPSON Pho to! 2 tes ts the c onn ect io n and reports the results in the Computer Connection win dow .

Speed

The Speed option allows you to change the speed at which EPSON Photo!2 communicates with the camera. When Auto is selected, EPSON Photo!2 automatically selects the fastest possible comm unication speed. If the speed is changed, E PSO N Photo!2 tests the communication link with the camera and reports the results in the Computer Connection win dow .

The speed choices fo r Windows are Auto, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 bps. For Macin tosh, t he choices are Auto, 19200, 38400, and 57600 bps.

Making camera settings

You can see the camera’s internal time and date setti ngs in the Time and Date field s, and yo u ca n change these settings with the Set Time bu tto n. You c an also change the camera’s au to shut-off time by clicking the ar row beside the Auto Shut-off Time list. The Camera ID edit box allows you to change the camera’s internal identification setting.

The port choic es fo r Windows are Auto, CO M1, COM2, COM3 and COM4. For Macintosh, the choices are Auto, Modem Port and Printer Port.

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Setting the clock

PhotoPC 600 can record the date and time o f yo ur pictures automatically. When you transfer the pictures from the camera to your computer, you can see exactly when each shot was tak en.

In order to have the time and date recorded, you need to set the camera’s clock by using the camera’s LCD monitor or by using the Set Time feature described below. The PhotoPC 600 c loc k w ill c ontinue to keep time accurately until you rep lac e th e batteries. See pag e 20 for instruction s on sett ing the camera’s clock by u sing the LCD monitor.

Follow these steps to set the camera’s clock from your computer:

1. Clic k th e Date dialog box below appears. The way the tim e and date are displayed in this dialog box depend s on the time and date disp lay set t ings for your computer.

Set Time

button. The Set Cam era T im e and

2. Use the arrows to change the time and date. Or you can just click the set your camera to your computer’s current date and time.

3. Click OK. EPSON Photo!2 updates the date and time in your camera.

Copy From Computer

button to

Setting auto shut-off time

PhotoPC 600’s po wer-saving feature autom atically shuts off the camera if you wa it more t han 60 seconds before taking a pictur e. Yo u ca n adjust this time period by connecting the camera to your computer. Click the arrow on the Auto Shut-off Time list to change t he setting. Y ou can select from 1 to 5 minutes.

Auto shut-off takes plac e after 5 m inutes when the camera is connected to your computer. You cannot change this time period.

Changing the camera ID

If you want to change t he nam e t hat is used to identify the camera when it is connec ted to a co m pu ter , sim ply type a new name into the Camera ID edit box.

The camera nam e app ears on the introductory screen when you start EP SO N Photo!2 and in the About dia log box.

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Chapter 4

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

When the LCD monitor is in Playback mode, you can access the LCD mon itor menus, where you can erase selected phot os and m ake a variety of camera and op ti on settings. This chapter explains how, including:

Working with L CD m on it or menus Using the Settings me nu Using the Information menu Usin g the Pla yback Mode me nu Using the Erase Photo menu Usin g t he Phot o Control menu Using the Slide Show menu Using the Option menu Using the Language menu

Working with LCD Monitor Menus

The LCD monitor features eig ht men us that all ow you to delete selected photos from the camera, and to make a variety of camera and option settings. You c an op en all of the menus described in this chapter from the monitor’s Playback mode. The Setti ngs and Information menus c an also be accessed from the View mode. By pressing the SELECT, BACK , an d nav iga ti on bu ttons as described in this chapter, you can access and make settings on each menu.

SELECT button

navigation

buttons

BACK button

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Following are the eig ht LCD m on it or menus:

Settings

See page 60

You can change the following settings:

clock alert beep LCD brightness multi-frame

shooting time

Photo control

See page 63

This menu allows you to do the following:

erase photos lock photos get memory i nformation copy images format memory cards

Information

→ ←

You can ch oose whether or not to have photo information displayed on the LCD screen by switching between ON and OFF .

Slide Show

→ ←

This menu let you play back all the photos in your camera one-by-one automatical ly.

See page 62

See page 68

Playback Mode

→ ←

You can choose to display a single photo or 9 photos at a time by switching betw een Normal and Multi.

Option Menu

→

←

This menu allows you to install, use, and delete optional programs availab l e for use with your camer a.

See page 62

See page 68

Erase Photo

→

←

This menu allows you to erase the currently displayed photo.

Language

→

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Dependin g on the country, you can choose one of the following languages for displaying information on the LCD screen :

English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish

See page 63

See page 69

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Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Follow these steps to access the LCD monitor menus:

1. Slide the monitor mode swi tc h to press the top of the LCD screen with the currently selected menu framed in o range. The settings for this menu are displayed on the screen.

2. Press the and buttons to view the setting s fo r other menus. The orange frame indicates the currently selected menu.

Note:

To exit the LCD monitor menus, press the the menu icons and settings disappe ar . (D epe n di ng on the menu, you ma y have to press this bu tton several times to return to the Playback mode.)

Read the following menu descriptions for inst ru ct io ns on changing the settings for each menu.

button. Menu ic ons appear at the

SELECT

Playback

BACK

, then

button until

Using th e Settings Menu

The Settings menu al low s yo u t o c hange settings for the camera’s internal clock, the

alert beep, the LCD brightness level, and the shoo ting tim e for the mu l t i -frame ph oto form a t. (See page 30 for details on the mu lt i-fram e photo format).

You can also acc ess t he Sett ings menu from the LCD monitor’s View mode.

Follow the instruc t ion s belo w f or the settings you want to change.

Setting the clock

Follow these steps to adjust the date (year, month, day) and the time (hour and minute).

1. With the Settings menu selected, pr ess the

button. Icons for each setting appe ar o n th e screen, with the clock icon highlighted in oran ge.

SELECT

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2. Press

3. Press the SELECT button until the item you want to

adjust is selected. The selected item turns red.

again to enter the clock setting mode.

SELECT

4. Press the button to increase the number, or the button to decrease the number, until the item

you want to adjust is correct.

3. Press the to the Settings menu.

BACK

button to save your setting and return

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the date and time are correctly adjusted and saved. Press the button or menu.

Note:

You need to reset the time and date whenever y ou replac e the camera’s batteries. In this case, you can enter the clock setting mode directly rather than going thr ough the Settings menu. See page 20 for instructions.

button to return to the Settings

BACK

SELECT

Setting the alert beep

To turn the camera’s alert beep on or off, follow these steps:

1. With the Settings menu selected, pr ess the button. Icons for each setting appe ar o n th e screen, with the clock icon highlighted in oran ge.

2. Press the button to select the beep setting icon ; then press the The current selection is highlighted.

button to select ON or

SELECT

OFF

Setting LCD brightness

To adjust the brightness of the LCD scr een, follow the steps below:

1. With the Settings menu selected, pr ess the button. Icons for each setting appe ar o n th e screen, with the clock icon highlighted in oran ge.

2. Press thebutton until the brightness icon is highlighted in orange, then press the again. The mark on the brightness setting slide bar turns orang e.

3. Slide the mark on the bar by press the and buttons to adjust the screen brightness.

4. Press the and r etur n to the S e tting s menu.

SELECT

button to save your setting

BACK

SELECT

button

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Setting the multi-frame shooting time

Follow these steps to set the total time the camera takes to shoo t nine fr am es in m u lt i-fram e

photo format.

1. With the Settin gs m enu selected, press the button. Icons for each setting appe ar o n th e screen, with the clock icon highlighted in orange.

2. Press the button until the multi-frame icon is highlighted. Then p ress the

0.5, 1, 2

current selection is highlighted.

3. Press the to the Settings menu.

, or 3 seconds as the total shooting t ime . The

button to save your setting and return

BACK

SELECT

button to select

Using th e Informati on Menu

On this menu you can choo se w het her or not to have photo informatio n displayed on the

LCD screen. Choosi ng ON for this setting allows you to get information on the date and time that the photo was taken, the im age quality setting, frame number, and the number o f photos taken.

The current setting is hig hlighted. To change the setting, press the save your settin g.

This menu is also acc essible when the LCD monitor is in View mode. In this ca se, cho osi ng ON allows you t o get information on th e im age quality setting, the num ber o f photos you can take, and the number of photos taken.

button. Then press the

SELECT

BACK

butt on to

Using th e Playback Mode Menu

This menu allow s yo u t o swit ch between Normal an d Multi-photo Playbac k modes. Press

to save your setting and ex it th is m enu .

BACK

If you switch to Multi-photo Playbac k mode, sm al l "thumbnail" im ages of the last photos you took ap pear on the screen, with the currently selected im age framed in white.

Press the and buttons to move the white selection frame forward and back through the images on screen. When the frame reaches the first or last ph oto of the current group, the previous or next group o f up to nine images is displayed.

to make your setting, an d pres s

SELECT

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Using the Erase Photo Menu

Using the Photo Control Menu

This menu allows you to erase the currently displayed image. Before accessing the LCD

monitor menus, make sure the photo you want to erase is displayed and is not locked. (See page 65 for instructions on locking and unlocking photos.) Then select the Erase Photo menu as described on page 60, and press the confirm that you want erase the image. Press again to erase the image, or press image and return to the Playback mode.

Note:

If you try to erase a locked photo, a message stating that the photo is locked appears on the screen. Press any of the monitor control buttons to the right of the LCD screen to exit the Erase Photo menu, then open the Photo Control menu and unlock the photo as described on page 65.

button. A message appears asking you

SELECT

BACK

SELECT

to preserve the

You can use the Photo Control menu to erase, lock, or unlock images in your camera and to

get information on the camera’s internal and CompactFlash card memory. This menu also allows you to format memory cards and copy images between the camera and the card.

Access the LCD monitor menus and select the Photo Control menu as described on page 60, then follow the instructions below for the Photo Control feature you want to use.

Erasing photos

This mode gives you two ways to erase photos from your camera: Select Photo or Erase All. Use Select Photo to erase one or several photos at a time; use Erase All to erase all photos from the camera’s memory. Follow the steps below for the method you want to use.

Note:

Be sure to unlock the photos before erasing them. See "Locking photos" on page 65 for instructions.

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Select Photo

1. With the Photo Control menu selected, press the button. The Pho to Co nt rol feat ures appear

SELECT

on the screen, with the orange.

2. Press the

press the or button to choose

3. Press the

button to move fo rw ard or back through the images in the camera u ntil the pho to you w ant to erase appears on the screen.

4. Press the around the image. If yo u w ant to erase o ther pho t os at the same time, use the or button to display them, then press the

Note:

❏

SELECT

To cancel the select ion of a photo, si mply press th e

SELECT

If you select a locked photo, the c amera be eps and you can’t select the photo until you un lo ck i t, as des cri bed on page 65.

button to enter the Erase mode, then

SELECT

button, then press the or

SELECT

button. An orange f ram e appears

SELECT

button again.

option highlighted in

Erase

Select Ph oto

button to select them.

6. Press the to the Photo Control menu; press the Photo Control menu wi thou t erasing the photos.

button to erase the images and return

SELECT

BACK

to return to

Erase All

1. With the Photo Control menu selected, press the

button. The Pho to Co nt rol feat ures appear

SELECT

on the screen, with the orange.

2. Press the press the or button to choose

3. Press the you to confirm that you want to erase all photos. Press the return to the Photo Contro l m enu; press the button to return to the Photo Control menu without erasing the photos.

Note:

If there are locked photos in your camera, a message appears on the sc reen before the er ase photo s c onfirm ation message. Press the unlocked images from the camera.

button to enter the Erase mode, then

SELECT

button. A message app e ars asking

SELECT

button to erase the photos and

SELECT

option highlighted in

Erase

Erase All

button to erase only the

BACK

5. When you have selected all the photos you wan t to erase, press the asking you to confi rm you r selec t ion s.

button. A message appears

BACK

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Locking photos

The lock feature allows you keep your p hoto s from being accid ent ally erased. You can lock and unlock select ed photos fro m the Select P hoto menu , o r lock all the photos in the camera from the Lock All menu. To unlock all pho t os, use the Unlock All menu . Follow the steps below for each procedur e:

4. Press the bottom of the screen, or disappears if it was loc ked original ly. If you want to lock or unloc k other photos at the same time, use the or button to display them, then press the

5. When you have selected all the photos you wan t to lock or unlock, press the appears asking you to confirm your selections.

button. A lock icon appears at the

SELECT

button.

SELECT

button. A message

BACK

Select Photo

1. With the Photo Control menu selected, press the button. The Pho to Co nt rol feat ures appear

SELECT

on the screen, with the orange.

2. Press the button to select the Lock option, then

press the Then press the or button to choose

Photo

3. Press the

button to move forw ard or back throug h th e im ages in the camera until the photo you want to lock or unlock appears on the screen.

button to enter the Lock mode.

SELECT

button, then press the or

SELECT

option highlighted in

Erase

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Select

6. Press the and r etur n to the P h oto Control men u ; press to return to the Photo Control menu without locking or unlocking the photos.

button to lock or unlock the images

SELECT

Lock All

1. With the Photo Control menu selected, press the

button. The Pho to Co nt rol feat ures appear

SELECT

on the screen, with the orange.

2. Press the button to select the Lock option, then press the Then press the or button to choose

button to enter the Lock mode.

SELECT

option highlighted in

Erase

BACK

Lock All

3. Press the you to confirm tha t you w ant t o lo ck all the photos in the camera. Press the photos and retu rn to the Photo Control menu; P ress the

BACK

menu without locking the photos.

button. A message app e ars asking

SELECT

button to lock the

SELECT

button to return to th e Photo Control

Unlock All

1. With the Photo Control menu selected, press the

button. The Pho to Co nt rol feat ures appear

SELECT

on the screen, with the orange.

2. Press the button until Lock is highlighted in orange. Press the Photos mode, then press the or button to choose

Unlock All

SELECT

option highlighted in

Erase

button to enter the Lock

Getting memory information

This mode allows you to get information on bo th you r camera’s in ter nal memory and on opti on al CompactFlash memory cards.

With the Photo Control menu selected, press the button. Then press the button until highlighted. Press the internal and external memory appears, including th e

number of photos you can take , the number of photos stored in internal memory and externa l memory , and the total number of photo s th at can be stored at the current image quality setting .

button. Information on

SELECT

Memory Info

Copying photos

SELECT

3. Press the you to confirm that you want to unlock all the photos in the camera. Press the photos and retu rn to the Photo Control menu; press the

BACK

menu without unlocking the photos.

button. A message app e ars asking

SELECT

button to return to th e Photo Control

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button to unlock the

SELECT

When an optional CompactFlash m em ory card is installed in your ca m e ra, you can use t he Co py mode to copy photos between the camera’s internal memory and the memory card. Follow these steps:

1. Make su re th e memo ry card is installed in the cam e ra.

2. With the Photo Control menu selected, press the button. Then press the button until

SELECT

is highligh ted in orange.

Copy

3. Press the press the or button to select or

Card→Camera

4. Press the

button to move fo rw ard or back through the images in the camera u ntil the pho to you w ant to copy appear s on the screen.

5. Press the around the photo. If you wa nt to copy sev eral photos at the same time, use the or button to display them and press the

Note:

To cancel the select ion of a photo, si mply press th e

❏

SELECT

If you select mo re photos than the car d or camera c an

❏

hold, an error message appears.

6. When you have selected all the photos you wan t to copy, press the asking you to confi rm you r selec t ion s.

7. Press the to the Photo Control menu; press the Ph ot o Control m e n u without copyin g the photos.

button to enter the Copy mode, then

SELECT

Camera→Card

as the copy desti nat io n.

button, then press the or

SELECT

button. An orange frame appears

SELECT

button each time .

SELECT

button again. The orange frame disappears.

button. A message appears

BACK

button to copy the images an d return

SELECT

to return to

BACK

Formatting memory cards

Use this feature to format optional CompactFlash memory cards. Follow these steps:

Caution:

Note: EPSON CompactFlash Cards are already formatted when you buy them. You only need to format a card only if you want to erase all the data on the card or if a message on the LCD screen instructs you to do so.

1. Make su re th e memo ry card is installed in the cam e ra.

2. With the Photo Co ntrol menu selec t ed, press the

3. Press the

When you format a memory card, all the data on the card is lost, including any locked images.

button. Then press the button until

SELECT Format Card

that all data on the card w ill be erased and asking you to confirm the procedure. Press the button again to f ormat the card and return to t he Photo Control menu; press the return to the Photo Control menu without formatting the card.

is highlighted.

button. A message app e ars stat ing

SELECT

BACK

SELECT

button to

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Using the Slide Show Menu

Using th e Option Menu

This menu allows you to automatically play back all the pho tos in your camera one-by-one.

Select this menu as described on page 60, then press the

button. The LCD m oni tor begins playing back

SELECT

the photos in you r camera one-at-a-time at regular intervals.

To move f orwar d or bac k t hrough the ph otos ma nually, press the or button. To pause the slide show at a particul ar photo, press the

icon and current picture cou nt app ear at the bott om of the screen.

To stop the slide sho w an d ret urn to normal Playback mode, press the

BACK

SELECT

button.

button. The pause

This menu al lows you to install, use, or delete optional prog ram s available for use with your camera.

Access the LCD moni tor m enu s and select the Option menu as described on page 60. The names of an y programs al read y installed in your c am e ra w ill appear on the menu, along with an Add/Delete command, which you ca n use to install programs from a m em o ry card or delete pro grams from your camera.

To use an installed optio nal program, press the button then press the or button to select the optional prog ram yo u w ant to use. Press the button again to open the program.

Use the Add/Delete command to copy a program from a CompactFlash memory card t o yo ur camera, or to delete an optional program from your camera. Follow these steps:

Note:

You can al s o u pl oad optional programs to y our camera fro m your computer. See page 78 for instructions.

SELECT

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1. If there are any photos in the camera’ s internal memory, transfer the ones you wa nt to your computer o r to a Co m pactFlash Card, then erase all the photos from the camera.

Caution:

If any images are left in the camera’s memory

when yo u u pl oad an optional progra m , the camera may not work properly.

2. Insert t he m em ory card into your cam era. With the Option menu selected, press the

button then press the or button to select

SELECT

Add

button, then use the or button

Delete

Add/De lete

2. Press the to select

SELECT

4. Press the program and return to the Option menu; press the

button to return to the Option menu without

BACK

installing or delet ing the program.

button to install or delete the

SELECT

Using th e Language Me nu

With this menu you can sel e ct the language used to display cam era information on the

LCD screen. Dependi ng on the count ry, you can choose English, Ja pan ese, Frenc h, Germ an, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish. The current setting is highlighted. To selec t a different language, press the

button until the language you want is

SELECT

highlighted. Press

to return to the Playback mode.

BACK

3. Press the camera starts inst alling the program. A mes sage appears asking you to confirm that you w ant t o install the program.

If you selected in your cam e ra ap pears. Use the or but ton t o choose the program you want to delete, then press the

SELECT

confirm that you want to delete the program.

button. If you selected

SELECT

Delete

button. A message app e ars asking you to

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, the

Add

, a list of the programs in st alled

Chapter 5

Using the Uploader Utilities

EPSON Photo PC 600 comes with two uploader utility programs that allow you to upload im ages and optional programs from yo ur computer to your came ra. This chapter explain s how, inc luding:

Uploading images to the camera Upload ing optional programs

Uploading Images to the Camera

The EPSON Photo File U ploader software includ ed on the CD-ROM th at cam e w it h your camera allow s yo u t o convert any JPEG or BMP image to EPSON Photo file format and upload it to your came ra or to a flash memory card.

You can also use this software to make and save “screen captures” of everything disp layed on the computer screen. Use this feature to turn any of the documents you create, for example PowerPoint pr esentations, into image files that you ca n up load to the camera or to a memory card.

You can upload images in 640 x 480 p ix el, 1024 x 768 pixel, or 1024 x 38 4 pix e l sizes.

Note:

EPSON Photo File Uploader automat ically converts images from th eir original size to whichev er of these three siz es you choose.

Using the Uploader Utilities

To use EPSON Photo File Uploader, you need to install it in your compute r al ong with t h e EPSON Photo!2 software. If you have not yet inst alled these programs, do so now, following the in structions on page 17.

Uploading images from your PC

Follow these steps to upload im ages to your camera from PCs running Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT versions 3.51 or 4. 0:

1. Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, and that both the co m puter and the camera are turned on. Al so make sure EPSON Photo! 2 is not open and the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. Open your EPSON Photo File Uploader program . T he EPSON Pho t o File Uploader wind ow appears with the Upload To Camera menu displayed.

3. Select a file type from the File Type list. From the Folder list, dou ble- click the folder containing the images you w ant t o up load.

Note:

To upload images from a network drive, you may need to map the drive before opening EPSON Photo File Uploader.

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4. Select the images you want to up lo ad in the File Name list. Then click the -> button. If you wa nt to upload all the images in the list at once, simply click the >> button.

The selected files appear in the Selected Files List in the order they will be uploaded. If you want to change your selection, click the <- button to remove selected files or click the << button to remove all the files from the Selected Files list.

If you want to rearr ange t he uploading order, select t he image you want to rearrange, then click the ↑ or ↓ Sort arrows.

5. For each fil e in th e Selected Files List, select an image size from the Im age Size box.

During the uploading process, EPSON Ph oto Fi le Uploader convert s yo ur files to EPSON Phot o file format with the image sizes you specified .

If you want to save copies of the convert ed fi les on you r computer, click the Save file to checkbox before uploading the ph otos . C lic k Browse, t h en select the folder where you w ant to save th e files . Click OK. The folder you selected is displayed to the right of the Browse button.

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Note:

If you want to preview a selected image and confirm its size, cli c k the Preview checkbox.

6. Click the Start button. EPSON Photo!2 opens with the

Folder menu di splayed. The images you want to upload app ear in the im age selection window .

7. Clic k th e Select All button to select all the images, or

select indiv idual images by clicking the thumbnails in the image selection window.

8. Clic k th e Upl oad Photos button. The Uploa d Photos dialog box ap pea rs. Click the Camera rad io button to upload the images to your camera, or click the Compact Flash Memory Card radio button to upload the ima ges t o a co m pa ct fla sh card installed in your computer; then click OK. The images are uploaded to the dest ination you selected.

If you clicked the Save file to checkbox in the EPSON Photo File Upload er w indo w , the converted im ages are also saved to the folder yo u sp eci fied.

Uploading images from your Macintosh

Follow these steps to upload im ages to your camera from your Macintosh:

1. Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, and that both the co m puter and the camera are turned on. Al so make sure EPSON Photo! 2 is not open and the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. Double-click the EPSON Photo File Uploader icon. The EPSON Pho t o Fil e Uploader window app ears.

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3. Click the Add button. The Select Files dialog box

appears. Double- cl ick the folder containing the images you want to upload, then select each file you want to upload and click the Select button.

4. For each fil e in th e Selected Files List, select an image size from the Im age Size box.

When you finish se lecting image files, click Done to close the Select Files dialog box. The selected images appear in the Selected Files List in the order they will be uploaded.

If you want to remove files fr om t his li st , sel ect the files and click the Remove button.

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During the uploading process, EPSON Ph oto Fi le Uploader convert s yo ur files to EPSON Phot o file format with the image sizes you specified .

Note:

If you want to preview a selected image and confirm its size, cli c k the Preview checkbox.

5. Click the Upload button. EPSON Pho t o! 2 op ens w it h

the Folder menu displa yed. The im ages you want to upload app ear in th e im age selection window.

6. Clic k th e Select All button to select all the images, or

select indiv idual images by clicking the thumbnails in the image selection window.

7. Clic k th e Upl oad Photos button. The Uploa d Photos dialog box ap pea rs. Click the Camera rad io button to upload the images to your camera, or click the Flash Memory Card radio button to up l o ad th e images to a flash memory card installed in you r Macintosh; then click OK. The images are uploaded to the destination you selected.

Making Scr een Copies

If you want to upload a document to your camera that is not saved as a stand ard im age file, you can turn the document into an im age fi le by m aking a copy, or "screen capture," of your computer desktop with the document open on it. Windows users can make screen captures from within the EP SO N Pho to File U ploader utility; Macintosh users need to use the standard M aci ntosh screen shot function.

For Windows users

Follow these steps to make screen c aptu res:

1. Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, and that both the co m puter and the camera are turned on. Al so make sure EPSON Photo! 2 is not open and the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. Open your EPSON Pho t o File Uploader program . T he EPSON Pho t o File Uploader wind ow appears.

If you clicked the Save file to checkbox in the EPSON Photo File Upload er w indo w , the converted im ages are also saved to the folder yo u sel e cted.

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3. Click the Screen Capture menu tab. The Screen

Capture menu ap pe ars.

4. From the Fol der list, double-click the folder w here yo u want to save the screen capture.

If you need to create a new folder for the images, c lic k the New Folder button.

Note:

To select a folder located on a network drive, you may need to map the drive before opening EPSON Photo File Uploader.

5. Specify the key combination you want to use for screen captures u sing the Hot Key Settings box. Click the ALT, CTRL, or SHIFT checkbox, then select a key from the hot key list. The default hot key is the F5 key.

6. Click Start to register the key combination. When the key combination is registered, the Start button will change to a Stop button. The key combination remains registered only for the current session. Pressing the Stop button erases the hot key combinatio n.

7. Start your application and open the file you wan t to capture, then press the hot key combination you selected.

You can make as man y screen captures as you’d like; simply open each file you want to captur e and press your screen capture key combination again.

Note:

File names are created automat ically.

8. When you are finished maki ng screen captures, close your applic ation and click the Stop button in the Screen Capture menu. The key combination you selected is erased.

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If you want to uploa d you r sc reen ca pt ures to the camera right away, click the Upload To Camera menu tab. The screen capture files app ear in the File Name list. Follow the uploadin g directions from step 4 on page 72 to upload the screen captur es.

For Macintosh users

EPSON Photo File U p loa der fo r the Macintosh does not have a screen shot featu re. However, you can make screen shots using yo ur Macintosh system softw are, then use EPSON Photo File Uploader to upload the screen shots to your cam e ra.

The instructions below ar e repres entativ e of man y Macintosh computers , but the procedure may be different depending on your Maci ntosh . See your computer manu al for detailed instructions on making screen shots.

Follow these steps to make sc reen shots of your Macintosh desktop:

1. Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, and that both the co m puter and the camera are turned on. Al so make sure EPSON Photo! 2 is not open and the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. Open the EPSON Photo!2 folder and double- cli ck the

EPSON Photo File Uploader icon. The EPSON Photo File Upload er wi nd o w ap pears.

3. Start your application and open the file you want to capture, then press SHIFT+ CO MM A N D+3 on you r computer key boa rd. You r Macintosh names and saves the screen shot on your hard drive.

You can make as man y screen shots as you’d like; simply repeat this step.

4. When you are finished maki ng sc reen sho t s, clo se your application.

To upload your screen shots to the camera, click the EPSON Photo File U p loa der window to make it active, then follow the uploading instruction s from st ep 3 on page 74.

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Uploading Programs to the Camera

Uploading programs

The EPSON Pho to! 2 Program Uploader utility allows you to upload u p t o five o ptional programs from your PC or Ma cintosh to your PhotoPC 600.

Note:

When you install your EPSON Photo!2 software, EPSON

❏

Photo!2 Progr am Uploa de r is inst alled automatically. When uploading optional programs, the number

❏

of pict u res you can store in your camera ’s internal memory decreases.

You can also upload optional programs from

❏

CompactFlash memory cards. See page 68 for instructions.

Follow these steps to upload optional programs to the camera:

1. Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, and that both the com puter and camera are turned on. Also make sure that EPSON Photo!2 is not open and the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. If there are an y pho t os in the c am era’ s internal memory, transfer the ones you wa nt to you computer or to a CompactFlash Card, then erase all th e pho tos from the camera.

Caution:

3. Clic k or double-click the EPSON Phot o! 2 Progr am Upload er icon in t h e E PSON Photo!2 program grou p

or folder. The EPSON Photo!2 Program Uploader window ap pears.

Note:

If the camera i s n ot conn ec ted to the computer, an error dialog box appears. Check the cable connections and make sure the came ra is turned on. If nec essary, a djust the communi c at io n port and speed setti ngs in this dialog bo x.

If any images are left in the camera’s memory when yo u u pl oad an optional progra m , the camera may not work properly.

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4. Clic k th e Browse button to select the folder that

contains the programs you want to uploa d.

5. Select th e pro gram s you want to upload f rom t he Applications in Folder list.

6. Clic k th e Upload button. EPSON Phot o! 2 Program Uploader beg ins uploading the selected pro gram s.

When the uploading pro cess is fin ished, the uploaded programs app ear in t he A pp lic at io ns in Camera list.

Now you can us e the p rog ram s in your camera. See page 68 for instructions on opening the programs.

Removing programs

Follow these steps to remove optional programs from the camera:

Note:

You can also remove programs by using the Option menu in the camera’s LCD monitor menus. See page 68 for instructions.

1. Make sure the camera is connected to the computer, and that both the com puter and camera are turned on. Also make sure that EPSON Photo!2 is not open and the LCD monitor is turned off.

2. Clic k or double-click the EPSON Phot o! 2 Progr am Upload er icon in t h e E PSON Photo!2 program grou p or folder. The EPSON Photo!2 Program Uploader window ap pears.

Note:

If the camera i s n ot conn ec ted to the computer, an error dialog box appears instead of the confirmation message. Check the cable c onnectio n s and make sure the c am era is turned on. If nec essary, adjust the c ommunication port and speed se tt i n gs in t his dialog box.

3. Clic k th e program s you want to remove in the Applica ti ons in Camera list.

4. Clic k th e Remove button. A confirmation message appears.

Click OK. The selected programs are rem oved f rom

the camera and from the Applications in Camera list.

Using the Uploader Utilities

Chapter 6

Camera Options

A variety of option s are available that expand the flexibility of you r PhotoPC 600. Option al CompactFlash Cards allows you to increase the camera’s storage capacity. If you use t he op t ional PCMCIA adapter, you can access images stored on CompactFlash Cards directly from your comp ut er. The op t ion al A C A dapter helps you save battery power, particularly when previewing and transferring pic tures t o your computer. This chapter describes the follo wi ng:

Using optional CompactFlash Cards Using the optional PCMCIA adapter Using the AC Adapter

Using CompactFlash Memor y Cards

PhotoPC 600 co mes with 4MB of inter nal m em ory, which holds up to ap pro x im ately 8 super fine quality pictures (1 024 x 768 pixels), approx im ately 18 fine quality pictures (1024 x 768 pixels), or approximately 56 standard quality pictures (640 x 480 pixels). You can increase the camera’s storage capacity as described in the following table by installing an optional 4MB (B808311) or 15MB (B8 08301) CompactFl ash Card:

4MB Internal Memory

Standard 56 63 238 Fine 18 21 79 Super fine 89 35

4MB CompactFlash Card

15MB CompactFlash Card

Camera Options

Note:

EPSON recommends use of EPSON CompactFlash Cards only. Other memory cards may be incompatible with the EPSON PhotoPC 600.

Also, if your computer is equipped with a Type II PCMCIA memory card slot, you can ac cess images stored on memory cards directly from you r computer by using the optional PCMCIA adapter (B867041).

Installing a CompactFlash Card

Follow these steps to install a memory card in the cam era:

1. Make su re the came ra and t he m oni tor m ode switch are turned off.

2. Insert the card all the way into the memo ry card slot, as shown below.

arrow mark

3. Loop th e card slot cover string around t he hand strap holder.

4. Align the tabs on the back of the cover with the installed memory card, as shown below.

5. Press the cover onto the memory card so that the memory card slot is completely sealed.

Note:

Alwa y s attach th e c ard slot cov er to your c amera wh en y ou use optional CompactFlash Cards.

Camera Options

When a memory card is installed, photos you tak e are stored in the card’ s m em or y rat her t han the camera’s internal memo ry. The num ber of pictures you can stor e in the memory card appears in bracket s o n the cam e ra’s display panel.

When a memory card is installed, you m ay no t ice a delay between the time you press the shutter button and when the camera beeps. To av oid blurring, make sure to hold the camera still unt il the camera beeps.

Caution:

Never remove the card while the camera is accessing it. Data in the card may be lost or damaged.

Removing a CompactFlash Card

Follow these steps to rem o ve a mem ory card from the camera:

1. Make su re the camera and the monitor mode swi tch are turned off.

2. Remo ve the card slot cover.

3. Slide the lever on the bottom of the camera to eject the memory card .

4. Remo ve it by ha nd.

Caution:

Never remove the card while the camera is

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accessing it. Data in the card may be lost or damaged.

Avoid using or s to ring t he c ar d i n dusty places, in

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direct sunlight, or in places that become extremely hot or humid.

Using the optional PCMCIA adapter

The opt ional PCMCIA adapte r al lows yo u t o access images stored on C ompactFlash Cards directly from your computer. To use this adapter, your computer must be equipped w it h a T ype II PCMCIA mem ory card slot.

Camera Options

Macintosh users must enable the PC Exchange extension software to access files on CompactFlash Cards. See your Macintosh user’s manual for more information.

Follow these steps to use the optional adapter:

1.Insert the memory card into the optional adapter all the way, as shown below.

Now you can access the photos in the memory card from your computer.

Using the AC Adapter

The AC Adapter (B86703✽) allows you to connect your PhotoPC 600 to a standard electrical outlet. This is especially useful when you are transferring pictures and operating the camera from your computer. The adapter powers the camera, but does not charge the batteries. In some locations the AC adapter comes with a separate AC power cable.

2.Insert the adapter into your computer’s Type II PCMCIA slot.

Camera Options

Note:

The asterisk in the product number (B86703✽) is a substitute for the last digit, which varies by country.

Warning:

Use only the AC adapter designed for PhotoPC 600. Use of any other adapter could cause fire, electrical shock, or injury. Do not use the AC power cable and the adapter for any purpose other than powering your PhotoPC 600. If the AC plug doesn’t fit your outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. To avoid radiation danger, do not expose or remove the ferrite core.

To avoid losing any images or settings, make sure the camera is finished processing and is turned off before you connect or disco nnec t the AC adap ter . Then follow these steps:

1. If your A C adapter has a separate A C p ow er cable, push the cable connector firm ly into the AC inlet.

2. Open the connector cover located on the side of the camera.

connector cover

3. Plug the adapter cable into th e DC po rt on th e cam era.

4. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical ou t let .

Caution:

Place the camera and the AC adapter near an electrical outlet where the pl u g can be easily unp l u gged.

Note for French- spe aki ng users:

Place z l ’apparei l photograp h i que et ses op ti ons près d’une prise de coura nt où la prise peut être débranchée facilement.

Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers. Also, avoid outlets on the same circuit as large motors or other appliances that ca n cause fluctuations in line voltage.

Camera Options

For United Kingdom users - safety information

Warning:

This ap pliance must be earthed. R efer to ra ting pla te for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the suppl y vo l tage.

IMPORTANT:

The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Green and yel lo w - Earth Blue - Neutral Brown - Live

The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter L.

If damage occurs to the plug, replace t he co rd set or consult a qualif ied electrician.

Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating.

If you have to fit a plug:

As the colours of the m ain s lead of this appliance may not match coloured markings used to identify t he termi na ls in a plug, pl e ase proceed as foll ows:

The green and yellow wire mus t be conn ected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E o r the Earth symbol (G).

The blue wire mus t be c onn ect ed t o the ter m inal in the plug marked with the letter N.

Camera Options

Chapter 7

Maintenance and Troubl eshooting

Your PhotoPC 600 is easy to take care of, and any problems you may have are easy to solve.

See the following sect ion for guidance on cleaning the camera. For solutions to common camera problems, see the section beginni ng on page 87 .

Caring for the Camera

Your PhotoPC 600 camera requires only the most basic care. Before you do any m aintenance procedures on the camera, be sure to read t he Saf et y Instructions in the Introduction. Then follow these gui d elines:

Caution

Handle the camera gently and avoid subjecting it to strong shocks or vibrations. If the camera is dropped or otherwise jarred, the follow ing errors may occur even if the camera is not permanently damaged.

❏ The camera’s da te an d ti m e settin gs m ay be lo st.

❏ If the camera is jarred while processing an image, the

camera may fai l to reco rd the im age in its memory.

Cleaning the camera

❏ Use a clean, dry cloth to keep the camera free of dust. ❏ Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaners. ❏ To clean the len s, firs t bl ow of f any loo se dust or dirt.

Then breathe on the lens and wipe off all moisture with a soft, lint-free cloth o r lens cleaning tissue.

❏ To avoid scratching the lens, be careful not to press

too hard.

❏ If necessary, clean the battery con tacts w ith a dry

cloth.

Storing the camera

❏ Make sure the came ra ’s power is off and keep your

camera in its case when you are not using it.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

❏ When the camera is no t used for lo ng period of time,

remove the batteries and store them at a low temperature in a dry loca tion. This prevents camera damage from ba ttery le aks o r co rro sion.

Do not store the camera in t he fo llo w ing locations:

The camera may hav e shut off au t omatically. Close and open the lens cover to turn the power back on.

Check the batteri es and m ake sure they are installed correctly. Replace the batteries if necessary, follo wi ng the instructions on page 15.

❏ Where it will be ex po sed to dir e ct sunlight, for

example, on a c ar dashboard

❏ Near sou rces of br ight light or high humidit y ❏ Near heat sou rces or in a closed car ❏ In areas of excessive dirt or dust ❏ Where it will be ex po sed to stro ng v ibrations or

magnetic fields

Camera Problems

Before you call for help, check this list of problems and possible soluti ons .

The camera has no power.

Make sure the lens cover is op en all the way. The power comes on automatically when the lens cover is opened fully.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

If you are using the AC adapter, make sure it is plug ged into a working o utlet .

You cannot take a picture with the camera.

The flash may be recharging. Wait until th e stat us light beside the viewfinder turn s green, and try again.

The camera may be connected to your computer. When

it is connected, you cannot use any of the controls on the camera itsel f. See pag e 53 fo r instructions on taking pictu res fr om yo ur computer.

The camera’s memory may be full. Check the picture counter on the displ ay pa nel. Erase some pictures using the LCD mon itor, or transf er the pic tures to your computer and then erase them.

Note:

❏ To use the LCD monitor to delete pictu re s, se e pa ge 63.

To use yo u r computer to transfer and eras e p i ctures, see page 44.

❏Installing an optional CompactFlash Card allows you

to take more pictures without deleting any images currently in the camera. See page 80 for details.

The flash does not work.

Make sure the flash is set to Automatic or Forced Flash. See page 29 for more information on setting the flash.

Check the batteries and make sure they are installed correctly. Replace the batteries if necessary, following the instructions on page 15.

The image on the LCD monitor screen is too dark, or is not visible at all.

Adjust the the brightness of the LCD screen if necessary, following the instructions on page 61.

The EPSON Photo!2 Setup menu appears instead of the Camera menu when you connect the camera to your computer and open EPSON Photo!2.

Make sure the cable is connected correctly, as described on page 36.

Nothing appears on the LCD screen in View mode.

Make sure the power is on. It comes on automatically when the lens cover is opened fully.

Check the batteries and make sure they are installed correctly. Replace the batteries if necessary, following the instructions on page 15.

Nothing appears on the LCD screen in Playback mode.

Check the batteries and make sure they are installed correctly. Replace the batteries if necessary, following the instructions on page 15.

Make sure the camera is turned on and the batteries have enough power.

Check the serial port settings on the Setup menu of your EPSON Photo!2 software. You may need to change the Port and Speed serial connection settings to Auto.

Make sure the port to which your camera is connected is properly configured and that the Base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request Number (IRQ) assigned to the port are not in conflict with other devices.

If you are a Macintosh user and the camera is sharing a serial port with another device, make sure AppleTalk is turned off.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

An error message appears when you are using EPSON Photo!2 with the camera connected to the computer.

Make sure the cable is co nnected correctly, as described on page 36.

Make sure the camera is turned on and the batteries have enough power.

Check the serial port settings on the Setup menu of your EPSON Pho t o!2 so ftw are. Y ou ma y need to ch ange the Port and Speed serial connection settings to Auto.

Avoid opening or w ork ing w it h applications unrela ted to the photo transfer process while the camera and computer are communicating.

Note: When the camera and computer are communicating, star icons move across the camera’s display panel.

Make sure the television is sw itched to the video mode. Make sure the camera ’s batteries hav e eno ugh power. Your camera m ay not be compatible wi th loc al t elev isio n

broadcasting standards. Cameras pu rch ased in countries using the NTSC standard c an on ly be used with NTSC televi sio ns, and c am eras purchased in countries conforming to the PAL standard can only be used with PAL televisions.

Note:

Also check your television user’s manual for possible solutions.

You cannot take a picture with the camera when an optional CompactFlash Card is installed.

Check your camera’s LCD monitor for messages. If you get a message ind icating that you need to format or eject the card, follow the instructions.

Nothing appears on the TV monitor when the camera is connected to your television.

Make sure the video ca ble is connected correct ly, as described on page 34.

Make sure the LCD m on it or is swi tch ed to the Playback mode.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Your card’s memory may be full. Check the picture counter on the displ ay pa nel. If the card is full, change to anoth er card, erase some pictures u sing the LCD monitor, or transfer the pictures to your computer and then erase them .

Picture Problems

If you are not satisfied w ith th e pic tures yo u get fr om PhotoPC 600, you m ay need t o ad jus t som e of the cam era settings. Or mayb e you need to brush up on your photography tech niques. Read the suggestions listed below and give them a try.

Your pictures display poor image quality on the screen or when you print them out.

PhotoPC 600 captures images in 24- bit co lor (16 million colors). Your pictures will not display maximum image quality if your monitor or your computer’s video controller do es no t su pport this color depth. You may need to up grade your system to achieve the best possible image quality.

If your pictures look better on the screen than when you print them out, you may need to upgrade your printer. An EP SO N col or ink jet printer, for example, will provide excellent image qua lity.

Your picture is blurry or out of focus.

Make sure your subjec t is withi n th e camera’s range. You should be at least 50 cm away to take a picture without the flash, and 20 cm to 2.4 m away to take a picture with th e flas h. You c an t ake a pi cture as close as 20 cm in ma cro mode.

Make sure the subject is no t mo ving. Be careful to hold the camera steady whi le the im age is

being captured. Make sure your flash is not set to Flash Off.

Your picture is too dark (underexposed).

You may need to use the flash. Set the flash to Automatic or Forced Flash, following the instruc t ion s on page 29.

If you are using the flash, make sure your subj ect is within the range of 20 cm to 2.4 m.

Use an image-editing pro gram to adjust the picture’s brightness and contrast.

If you are using macro mode to take a close-up photo, make sure to provide adequate lighting for your subject, since the camera’s aperture is automatically set to its smallest setting w hen in this mode.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Your picture is too light (overexposed).

If you are using the forc ed fl ash sett ing, it may be too bright. Try setting the flash to Automatic. See page 29.

If the camera has been subj ected t o a stro ng sho ck or viration the camera’ s da te an d ti me settin gs m ay be lost.

If you are facing a bri ght light source, you may need to shoot your picture from a different angl e.

Use an image-editing pro gram to adjust the picture’s brightness and contrast.

Part of your picture is missing.

Make sure you are not bl ocking the lens with your finger, hand stra p, clo thing, or other object.

A horizontal or vertical red line appears on your picture.

Red lines are caus ed by glare. Avoid photographing very shiny surfaces that reflect a glare of light into your lens.

The wrong date and/or time are displayed on your camera.

Whenever you change batteries in the camera you need to reset the clock. See page 60 to use the LCD monitor to set the clock, or see page 57 to set the clock from yo ur computer.

The colors in your picture do not look right.

When you take pi ctures under certain art if icial lighting conditions, th e col ors ma y be slightly distorted. You can use image-ed iting software to adjust the col ors .

Your pictures do not look as good as they used to.

Your camera’s lens may be dirty or dusty. Try clea ning it following the inst ruc t ion s on p age 86.

The area captured in the photo is different from what you saw in the viewfinder.

Take care to look straight throug h the viewf inder . When taking photos in macro mode, we recommend you to use the LCD monitor rather than the viewfinder to frame your subject.

Keep in mind that the area visible throu gh the viewfinder is slightly smaller than the area cap tured in the actual photo.

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Chapter 8

Using the Direct Print Kit

The Direct Print Kit is software and a cable which allow you to print images directly from your PhotoPC 600 on an EPSON Stylus Photo inkjet printer.

The software includes the following features:

❏Color, monochrome, blue, and sepia printing ❏Standard, Album, Index (contact sheet), and Sticker

printing modes

This chapter explains how to print directly from your PhotoPC 600, including:

Preparing to Use the Direct Print Kit Connecting Your Camera to the Printer Paper Types Using the Direct Print Kit LCD Screen and Display Panel Messages Printed Image Dimensions

Preparing to Use the Direct Print Kit

You need the following items to use the Direct Print Kit. Digital camera: EPSON PhotoPC 600 Printer: EPSON Stylus Photo Printer cable: Apple System Peripheral-8 cable

(8-pin mini-circular connector )

Note:

We also recommend using the optional AC adapter (B86703✽) to make sure that the batteries do not run out while printing.

Before you can print directly from your camera, you need to upload the Direct Print Kit software to your PhotoPC 600. See page 78 for instructions on how to upload programs to the camera.

Using the Direct Print Kit

Connecting Your Camera to the Printer

Follow these steps to connect the camera to the EPSON Stylus Photo printer.

1.Make sure that both the camera and the printer are turned off.

2.Connect one end of the interface cable to the serial connector on the back of the printer.

3.Open the connector cover on the side of the camera.

connector cover

Note:

Use the Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-circular connector) cable. Do not use the PC connection cable or Macintosh adapter cable that also came with the camera.

Using the Direct Print Kit

4.Depending on the type of serial cable you have, line up either the arrow or the flat surface of the cable connector with the mark on the camera’s serial port. Then insert the connector.

Caution:

Be sure to position the cable correctly before pushing it into the connector. Otherwise, the cable’s pins may be damaged.

mark flat surface arrow

Paper Types

You can use any of the paper types listed below.

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Use this pape r for st andard photo quality p rint ing. EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Pa per (A4) S041061

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Ca rd (A6) S041054 EPSON Pho to Quality Ink Jet Paper (L etter ) S041062

Photo Quality Glossy Paper

Use this paper for pho t o qua lit y glo ssy prints. EPSON Photo Quality Glos sy Paper (A4) S041126

EPSON Pho to Quality Glossy Pa per ( Let ter ) S041124 EPSON Photo Paper (4 × 6 in.) S041134

Photo Quality Glossy Film

Use glossy film to get high gloss photo quality images. EPSON Pho to Quality Glossy Fil m (A4) S041071

EPSON Pho to Quality Glossy Fil m (A6) S041107 EPSON Pho to Quality Glossy Fil m (Lett er) S041072 EPSON Photo Stickers (A6 ) S041144

S041026

Note:

The availability of special media varies by country.

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Ink jet printers are particularly sensitive to the condition

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of your paper . Keep unused paper in its original packa gi n g and store it in a cool, dark place.

Using the Direct P rin t Ki t

Using the Direct Print Kit

Printing your images

Once you have uploaded the Direct Print software to your camera, follow the instructions in this section to access the software and print out images.

Accessing the Direct Print program

1.Slide the monitor mode switch on your camera to

Playback

2.Press the Menu icons appear at the top of th e LCD screen with the currently selected menu highlighted in orange.

3.Press the or button until the Option menu is highlighted, then press the

4.Press the or button until highlighted. Then press the the Direct Print modes.

To print, see the instructions in the next section for the print mode you want to use.

button on the back of the camera.

SELECT

Direct Print

SELECT

button.

button to display

The Direct Print Kit features the following print modes: ❏Standard

The Standard Print mode allows you to print a single image on each sheet. In this mode you can select the paper size and type, layout (printing position), color, number of copies, and whether to print the time and date that the photo was taken. See page 96 for instructions on printing with this mode.

❏Album

Lets you to print up to three images on A4 or letter size paper, or up to two images on A6 size paper. The options in this mode allow you to select the paper size and type, and whether to print the time and date that the photo was taken. See page 97 for instructions on printing with this mode.

❏Index (contact sheet)

The index Print mode allows you to print A4, Letter, or A6 size contact sheets consisting of small “thumbnail” images of all the photos in your camera. In this mode you can select the paper size and type, and whether to print the date that the photos were taken. See page 98 for instructions on printing with this mode.

Using the Direct Print Kit

❏Sticker

The Sticker Print mode allows you to print on EPSON Photo Stickers. This mode prints 16 small copies of the image you select onto each Photo Sticker sheet. See page 99 for instructions on printing with this mode.

To print, access the Direct Print program as described on page 95, then follow the instructions below for the print mode you want to use.

3.After selecting an image, press the Standard Print options and current settings appear on the screen.

4.To change a setting, press the or button to select the option you want to change, then press the button. The settings for that option appear on the screen.

5.Press the or button to select a setting, then press the

SELECT

button.

SELECT

button. The

SELECT

Standard Print mode

Follow these steps to print using the Standard Print mode:

1.Access the Direct Print program as described on page 95, then press the or button to highlight

Standard Print

images of the first nine photos in your camera appear with the currently selected image framed in blue.

2.Press the or button until the image you want to print is framed in blue.

To see an enlarged view of a selected image, press the photo format button to the left of the LCD screen. To return to the thumbnail view, press any button on the camera.

. Press the

button. Thumbnail

SELECT

Note:

The settings available for some options depend on the type of image selected. For example, A4 and Letter paper size settings are only available for panorama photos.

6.Connect the camera to the printer as described on page 93, then turn on the printer and load the size and type of paper you selected. For paper loading instructions, see your printer User’s Guide.

7.When you are ready to start printing, press the or

button to select

8.Press the image data to the printer.

SELECT

button. The camera starts sending the

Using the Direct Print Kit

While the camera is sending data, the LCD screen goes blank and star icons move across the display panel on the top of the camera. When printing starts, the display panel returns to normal.

Note:

To cancel printing, hold down the camera’s for about three seconds. A message stating that printing is canceled appears on the LCD screen for five seconds, then the screen returns to the Direct Print menu. The printer stops printing and ejects the paper.

9.When printing is finished, the LCD screen returns to the Direct Print menu. When you finish printing, close the Direct Print program by pressing the button. Then slide the monitor mode switch to OFF and turn off the printer.

BACK

button

BACK

2.Press the or button until the first image in the series you want to print is framed in blue. Then press the

To see an enlarged view of a selected image, press the photo format button to the left of the LCD screen. To return to the thumbnail view, press any button on the camera.

3.Press the or button to select the last image in the series you want to print, then press the button. The Album Print options and current settings appear on the screen.

Note:

You can print up to three images on an A4 or letter size sheet, or up to two images on an A6 size sheet.

SELECT

button.

SELECT

Album Print mode

Follow these steps to print using the Album Print mode:

1.Access the Direct Print program as described on page 95, then press the or button to highlight

. Press the

the first nine photos in your camera appear with the currently selected image framed in blue.

button. Thumbnail images of

SELECT

Album

4.To change a setting, press the or button to select the option you want to change, then press the button. The settings for that option appear on the screen.

5.Press the or button to select a setting, then press the

SELECT

button.

SELECT

Using the Direct Print Kit

6.Connect the camera to the printer as described on page 93, then turn on the printer and load the size and type of paper you selected. If a message telling you how many sheets to load appears at the bottom of the Album Print options screen, be sure to load at least that many sheets. For paper loading instructions, see your printer User’s Guide.

7.When you are ready to start printing, press the or

button to select

8.Press the image data to the printer.

While the camera is sending data, the LCD screen goes blank and star icons move across the display panel on the top of the camera. When printing starts, the display panel returns to normal.

SELECT

button. The camera starts sending the

To print a new group of photos, follow these instructions from step 2. To finish printing, close the Direct Print program by pressing the monitor mode switch to OFF and turn off the printer.

button. Then slide the

BACK

Index Print mode

Follow these steps to print using the Index Print mode:

1.Access the Direct Print program as described on page 95, then press the or button to highlight

. Press the

the first nine photos in your camera appear with the currently selected image framed in blue.

2.Press the or button until the first image in the series you want to print is framed in blue. Then press the

SELECT

button.

button. Thumbnail images of

SELECT

Index

Note:

9.When printing is finished, the LCD screen again displays thumbnail images of the photos in your camera in Album Print mode.

BACK

button

To see an enlarged view of a selected image, press the photo format button to the left of the LCD screen. To return to the thumbnail view, press any button on the camera.

3.Press the or button to select the last image in the series you want to print, then press the button. The Index Print options and current settings appear on the screen.

SELECT

Using the Direct Print Kit

4.To change a setting, press the or button to select the option you want to change, then press the button. The settings for that option appear on the screen.

5.Press the or button to select a setting, then press the

7.When you are ready to start printing, press the or

button to select

8.Press the image data to the printer.

While the camera is sending data, the LCD screen goes blank and star icons move across the display panel on the top of the camera. When printing starts, the display panel returns to normal.

SELECT

button.

button. The camera starts sending the

SELECT

Note:

9.When printing is finished, the LCD screen returns to the Direct Print menu.

When you finish printing, close the Direct Print program by pressing the mode switch to OFF and turn off the printer.

button. Then slide the monitor

BACK

Sticker Print mode

Follow these steps to print using the Sticker Print mode:

1.Access the Direct Print program as described on page 95, then press the or button to highlight

Sticker Print

images of the first nine photos in your camera appear with the currently selected image framed in blue.

2.Press the or or button until the image you want to print is framed in blue.

. Press the

button. Thumbnail

SELECT

button

Using the Direct Print Kit

To see an enlarged view of a selected image, press the photo format button to the left of the LCD screen. To return to the thumbnail view, press any button on the camera.

3.After selecting an image, press the option appears on the screen.

4.Connect the camera to the printer as described on page

93, then turn on the printer and load EPSON Photo Stickers. See the loading instructions that came with the PhotoStickers.

SELECT

button. The

6.When printing is finished, the LCD screen returns to the Direct Print menu.

When you finish printing, close the Direct Print program by pressing the mode switch to OFF and turn off the printer.

button. Then slide the monitor

BACK

5.When you are ready to start printing, press the button. The camera starts sending the image data to the printer.

While the camera is sending data, the LCD screen goes blank and star icons move across the display panel on the top of the camera. When printing starts, the display panel returns to normal.

Note:

BACK

SELECT

button

Using the Direct Print Kit

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Epson 600 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

Taking Pictures with PhotoPC 600

Using PhotoPC 600 with Your Computer

Using the LCD Monitor Menus

Using the Uploader Utilities

Camera Options

Maintenance and Troubl eshooting

Using the Direct Print Kit