Epson P4000 User Manual

English

User’s Guide

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, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.

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 Epson Corporation shall not be liable for 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.

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than those designated as Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

EPSON

is a registered trademark and EPSON Stylus™ is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

Microsoft

Apple

and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

and Macintosh® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

SD™ is a trademark.

QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under license.

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.

Contents

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

When using P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

When using the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

When Storing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

When Disposing of the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

When using the AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

When using a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

When using the LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

When storing, maintaining, or transporting

P-4000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Safety information for United Kingdom users . . . 13 For United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and

Singapore users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Unpacking Your P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting Up the P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning the power off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Holding the button operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

How to use the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

About the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Chapter 3 Using Memory Cards

Setting and Removing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Available types of memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting a memory card into the CF Card slot . . . . 25

Removing a memory card from the CF Card

slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting a memory card into the SD Card slot . . . . 26

Removing a memory card from the SD Card

slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Copying Data from a Memory Card to P-4000 . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 4 Viewing and Playing Data

Viewing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Available types of image data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

How to see the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Displaying images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Displaying images as a slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Playing Videos/Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Available types of video/audio data . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Playing videos/audio with P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using buttons while playing videos/audio. . . . . . 37

Chapter 5 Managing Data

Using the Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

About the PC_DATA folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Copying the favorite data to an album. . . . . . . . . . 40

Creating a new album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Changing an album’s name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Deleting an album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Setting an album shortcut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Deleting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Protecting Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Setting an Album/Folder Thumbnail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using the Pop Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Settings available in the pop up menu . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 6 Direct Printing

Preparing to Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Supported printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Available types of paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Connecting P-4000 to a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Printing Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Set print quantities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 7 Using P-4000 With Other Devices

Using P-4000 With a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting P-4000 to a computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Disconnecting P-4000 from a computer. . . . . . . . . 58

Using A/V Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Chapter 8 Customizing Settings

Changing the P-4000 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Chapter 9 Operating the Software

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

About the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

For Windows users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

For Macintosh users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Starting the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Uninstalling the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Finding More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 10 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Cleaning the P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Error messages/Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Power supply problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Viewing and playing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Data operation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Resetting P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Technical Support Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appendix A Appendix

Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

P-4000 (Model: G941B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

AC adapter (Model: A351H). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Battery (Model: D111A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

AC adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

About Optional Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Main Features

With P-4000, you can easily view, keep, and print images you have taken with a digital camera. You can also play videos and audio. The main features are described below.

❏

Epson Photo Fine is a high-resolution liquid crystal display. You can view images easily in high resolution anywhere, anytime without a computer or other special device.

❏ You can play videos and audio easily anywhere,

anytime without a computer or other special device.

❏ You can print images directly to your Epson

printer that supports USB DIRECT-PRINT.

❏ You can save images, videos, and audio in P-4000.

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Note:

❏ Do not expose the P-4000 to severe impact, doing so

may cause malfunctions especially during turning operations.

❏ We strongly recommend you back up files stored on the

HDD to another storage device periodically.

❏ Epson is not liable for any problems resulting from the

loss or corruption of data on the HDD.

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions before using P-4000, and

keep this guide handy for later reference. Follow all

warnings and instructions marked on P-4000 and the

options.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the

operation of your product.

When using P-4000

❏ Follow all warnings and instructions marked on

this product.

❏ Use only AC adapter model A351H and Li-ion

battery model D111A with this product.

❏ When connecting this product to a computer or

other device with a cable, ensure the correct orientation of the connectors. Each connector has only one correct orientation. Inserting a connector in the wrong orientation may damage both devices connected by the cable.

❏ Do not insert objects into the slots or openings on

this product.

❏ Do not touch the components inside this product

unless instructed to do so in the user documentation. Never force this product’s components into place. Although this product is designed to be sturdy, rough handling can damage it.

❏ Never spill liquid onto this product.

❏ If this product emits unusual noises, odors, or

smoke, cancel the current operation and turn it off immediately. Remove the battery and disconnect the AC adapter from the product, then unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet. Contact our Customer Support.

❏ To prevent fire or electric shock, do not cover this

product with a blanket or other covering that may give off a static electric shock.

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❏ To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose

this product or its options to rain or moisture.

❏ Use only AC adapter model A351H and P-4000

(Model G941B) to charge batteries.

❏ To prevent fire or explosion, do not use this

product where flammable or volatile gas is stored.

❏ Do not use this product outdoors during a

thunderstorm.

❏ Do not use this product after moving it between

extreme temperatures, which may cause condensation to form on electronic parts.

❏ If you use this product in places where the use of

electronic devices is limited, such as in airplanes or hospitals, follow all instructions in those places.

When using the battery

❏ If battery a cid gets into you r ey es or on you r sk in,

immediately rinse the affected area thoroughly with water and seek medical treatment. If a battery is swallowed, seek medical treatment immediately.

❏ Use only an Epson Li-ion battery for P-4000

according to the directions in the user documentation.

❏ Do not use the battery that comes with this

product for other devices.

❏ To protect against short-circuiting, do not remove

the outside case of the battery.

❏ Do not handle the battery with wet hands or use

them near water.

❏ Do not expose the battery to water or high

humidity.

❏ Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate, or

short-circuit the battery.

❏ Do not place the battery near or into fire or water.

❏ Do not use batteries that are leaking or damaged

in any way.

❏ Do not charge the battery on devices except this

product.

❏ Do not charge the battery near open flame or in

very hot locations.

❏ Keep batteries away from heat sources.

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❏ Do not leave the battery in a vehicle to prevent the

battery from overheating.

❏ Do not insert objects into any openings as they

may touch dangerous voltage points or short-circuit components.

❏ Prevent the battery from coming into contact with

metal objects that could short-circuit it, such as coins or keys.

❏ Do not insert the battery into power outlets or

other power sources such as car cigarette lighter sockets.

❏ Do not solder wires or terminals directly to the

battery.

❏ Do not touch battery terminals.

❏ Keep batteries away from open flame if they leak

or smell strange.

❏ If overheating, discoloration, or distortion occur,

remove the battery from this product and do not use it.

❏ Charge the battery before using it if it has not been

used for a long period.

When Storing the batteries

❏ When not using this device for a long period,

remove the batteries from this product and store them separately.

❏ Do not store batteries where the temperature or

humidity is very high.

❏ Store batteries out of children’s reach.

When Disposing of the batteries

Before disposing of batteries, make sure you discharge them completely.

Warning:

❏ Be sure to securely cover the all end of the battery

with tape to prevent combustion or explosion when disposing.

❏ Do not dispose of batteries as ordinary refuse.

Instead, dispose of them in a collection or recycle box in accordance with local laws.

❏ Do not incinerate or dispose of the battery in fire.

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For European users:

Do not dispose of batteries with ordinary refuse. Instead, dispose of them in a recycle box in accordance with local laws.

For users in the United States and Canada:

❏ Place the AC adapter near an electrical outlet

where the power cord can be easily unplugged.

❏ The AC adapter and AC power cable are designed

for use and provided with this product. Do not attempt to use them with other electronic devices unless specified.

❏ Do not remove the AC adapter from this device

during operations (connecting the AC adapter during operations is possible).

This mark indicates that the battery will be recycled by RBRC. When you dispose of the battery, contact RBRC.

When using the AC adapter

❏ Use only the type of power source indicated on

the AC adapter’s label, and always supply power directly from a standard, domestic power outlet with a power cord that meets the relevant local safety standards. If you are not sure of the power supply specifications in your area, contact your local power company or contact our Customer Support.

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❏ The AC adapter included is designed for use with

this product. Use of any other adapter could result in fire, electrical shock, or injury.

❏ Use only AC adapter model A351H with P-4000.

❏ Make sure the total amperage of all devices

plugged into the power outlet does not exceed the power outlet’s ampere rating.

❏ Do not connect the AC adapter when the battery

is not installed. Otherwise, P-4000 may be damaged.

❏ If you plan to use this product in Germany, the

building installation must be protected by a 16 amp circuit breaker to provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for this product.

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

AC adapter with a blanket or similar covering.

❏ Position this product’s power cord so that it will

not be stepped on or run over.

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❏ Do not use a damaged or frayed AC adapter.

❏ If you use an extension cord with this product,

make sure the total amperage of all devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s amperage rating.

❏ Never disassemble, modify, or attempt to repair

the AC adapter by yourself except as specifically explained in this guide.

❏ Do not use power outlets controlled by wall

switches or automatic timers.

❏ Do not use power outlets on the same circuit as

large motors or other appliances that may cause voltage fluctuations.

❏ Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as

photocopies or air control systems that regularly switch on and off.

❏ Do not place any objects on the power cord and

the AC adapter.

❏ Keep the power cord straight at the ends and at

the points where it enters the transformer.

❏ The power cord should be placed to avoid

abrasions, cuts, fraying, crimping, kinking, and other damage.

❏ If the AC plug does not fit your outlet, have a

proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.

❏ Remove the AC plug from the outlet during

lightning storms.

For US and Canadian users:

Use the included power cord or a 6 to 10 foot UL-approved type SPT-2 or heavier type, 2 × 18 AWG cord with a 125 V 10 A plug and 125 V 7 A connector.

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When using a memory card

❏ Only memory cards designed for the product’s

specifications can be used.

❏ Do not remove a memory card or turn off the

product while the Access lamp is flashing. See “LCD and control panel” on page 16 to find where the Access lamp is.

❏ Only use a soft, dry cloth to clean the display. Do

not use liquid or chemical cleaners.

When storing, maintaining, or transporting P-4000

❏ Do not store this product outdoors.

❏ Do not store this product near water.

When using the LCD

❏ The LCD panel on this product may contain a few

small bright or dark spots. These are normal and do not mean that your LCD panel is damaged in any way.

❏ If the LCD panel on this product is damaged,

consult your dealer.

❏ If the liquid crystal solution contained in the LCD

panel on this product leaks out and gets onto your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If it gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. If discomfort or vision problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately.

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❏ Do not store this product in a location subject to

high temperature or humidity.

❏ Do not store this product in a location subject to

rapid changes in temperature or humidity.

❏ Do not store this product in a location subject to

direct sunlight or strong light sources.

❏ Unplug this product from the power outlet before

cleaning it. Use a damp cloth for cleaning and do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

❏ Remove the battery from and unplug this product

and refer servicing to qualified service personal under the following conditions: The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered this product or its options; this product or its options have been dropped or the case is damaged; this product or its options do not operate normally or exhibit a distinct change in performance.

Safety information for United Kingdom users

The following safety information applies to the AC

adapter.

Warning:

Refer to the rating plate for the voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage.

Important:

The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are

colored in accordance with the following code:

Blue — Neutral

Brown — Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance

may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying

the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows;

The blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter N.

The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter L.

If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician.

For United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Singapore users

Replace fuses only with fuses of the correct size and rating.

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Chapter 2

Getting Started

Unpacking Your P-4000

Make sure that all of the items shown below were included in the box with your P-4000.

Strap

Lithium-ion battery

P-4000

Carrying case

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Stand

USB cable

Power cable* AC adapter

User’s Guide (this guide)

* The plug type for the power cable may vary, depending on the

local standards.

Software CD-ROM

Parts

Front

SD Card slot

CF Card slot

CF Card slot eject button

Power switch with Hold function

Back

Speaker

A/V Out connector

Headphone connector

AC adapter connector

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LCD

Control panel

Reset button

Battery cover

USB connector

USB connector rubber cover

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LCD and control panel

Charge lamp

Print button

Illumination lamp

Access lamp

Cancel button

Print button Press this button to display

the Print menu.

Menu button Press this button to display

the pop up menu. For details, see “Using the Pop Up Menu” on page 49.

Charge lamp (Green) On when the battery is being

charged.

Menu button

4-way ring

OK button

Display button

Home button

Access lamp (Orange) Flashes when accessing data

on the HDD or a memory card.

4-way ring

(Up/ Down/Left/Right button)

Press this button to move the cursor or highlight. You can select an object by pressing this button to the right, left, up, or down.

Illumination lamp (Blue) Flashes during such

operations as turning the power on, or during printing. The light also flashes when P-4000 is in the LCD power-off mode.

OK button Press this button to

determine the selection and proceed to the next step.

Cancel button Press this button to cancel the

selection and return to the previous screen.

Display button Press this button to display

information, instructions, or messages.

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Home button Press this button to go back

to the Home screen.

Setting Up the P-4000

2. Insert the battery into the compartment in the direction of the arrow on the battery.

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After unpacking your P-4000, set it up so it is ready to use. This section describes how to charge the battery and turn the power on and off.

Charging the battery

Installing the battery

1. Slide the battery cover to the left.

The battery cover opens.

3. Close the battery cover and slide it to the right until it clicks.

BATT.

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Charging the battery

After installing the battery, charge the battery using the AC adapter.

Note:

The battery status is always displayed at the top right corner of the LCD.

: Indicates sufficient battery power.

: Indicates moderate battery power.

: Indicates low battery power.

: Indicates battery power is running out. P-4000 is shut down

automatically. Charge the battery using the AC adapter.

: Indicates the AC adapter is connected to P-4000.

2. Connect the AC adapter to P-4000 as shown below and plug the other end into a power outlet.

The Charge lamp is on during charging. When the battery is fully charged, the Charge lamp turns off. It takes about 3 hours to fully charge the battery when P-4000 is off. It takes more when you are operating it.

1. Make sure that the battery is installed.

Caution:

Do not connect the AC adapter when the battery is not installed. Doing so may cause P-4000 to be damaged.

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Note:

P-4000 stops charging, if the battery becomes hot when operating it during charging. In that case, it starts charging again when it cools down.

Removing the battery

1. Make sure that P-4000 is turned off.

Caution:

❏ Remove the AC adapter if it is connected to

P-4000.

4. Pull out the battery. Then close the battery cover.

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❏ Never remove the battery while P-4000 is

turned on. Doing so may cause data in the card or HDD to be lost or damaged.

2. Open the battery cover.

3. Push the catch down.

The battery is pushed out.

Warning:

Do not carry loose batteries in your pockets.

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Turning the power on

Slide the power switch to as shown below. The power switch will return to the original position.

illumination lamp

The illumination lamp turns on.

When you turn on P-4000 the first time, the Language setting screen and Date and time settings screen are displayed. Follow the instructions below.

1. The Language setting screen appears. Select the language you want to use with the 4-way ring, and press the OK button.

Language setting

English (Intl.)

Francais

Deutsch

Espanol

Italiano

Nederlands

2. The Date and time settings screen appears. Press the Right or Left button on the control panel to change the value of the selected item.

Date and time

Year

Month

Day

Hour

Minute

Date Format

2004

Jul

YYYYMMDD

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3. After you finish making the setting, select a

different item by pressing the UP or Down button on the control panel.

Turning the power off

1. Make sure that the Access lamp is off.

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you finish making the date and time settings.

5. After you finish making all settings, press the OK button.

Note:

❏ If you remove the battery from P-4000, the date and

time settings will be erased after approximately one day at the most.

❏ If the date and time settings are erased, the Date and

time settings screen is displayed when you turn on P-4000 next time.

❏ After changing the battery, make sure that the date and

time is set correctly. If necessary, set the date and time again.

❏ You can change the settings later. See “Changing the

P-4000 Settings” on page 60 for details about setting the date and time settings.

2. Slide the power switch to as shown below and hold it down for several seconds until the illumination lamp turns off. The power switch will return to the original position.

illumination lamp

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Holding the button operations

How to use the Home screen

You can make the buttons of P-4000 ineffective temporarily by sliding the power switch to Hold as shown below.

Note:

❏ To deactivate hold, slide the power switch back to the

middle.

❏ Putting the button operations on hold is a useful

function when you put P-4000 in your bag while listening to audio with the headphones.

When turning P-4000 on, the Home screen appears first. All the operations can be started from this screen. You can return to the Home screen by pressing the

Home button.

Battery icon

Home

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

Album shortcut

Latest Data Settings

Battery icon Indicates the remaining

charge in the battery. See “Charging the battery” on page 17 for details.

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Saved Data Select to display folders that

include data saved in P-4000 from memory cards.

Latest Data Select to display the latest

data saved in P-4000 from a memory card.

Albums Select to display albums. See

“Using the Albums” on page 39 to find information on the albums.

About the stand

You can use the stand when you view images and play movies. Set P-4000 to the stand as shown below.

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Album shortcut Select to access a favorite

album. You can set a shortcut icon for an album. See “Setting an album shortcut” on page 45 for details.

Memory Card Select to display or copy data

in the memory cards.

Settings Select to set P-4000’s various

settings.

You can also use the pop up menu by pressing the Menu button. For details, see “Using the Pop Up Menu” on page 49.

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Chapter 3

Using Memory Cards

Setting and Removing a Memory Card

P-4000 provides you with the CF Card slot and SD Card slot.

This section describes how to set memory cards and copy data from them.

Caution:

❏ To use a memory card correctly, read manuals

provided with the memory card.

❏ Never remove a memory card while the Access

lamp flashes. Doing so may cause data in the card or HDD to be lost or damaged.

❏ Do not put stickers on memory cards. The sticker

may peel off, preventing the card from being ejected and damaging P-4000.

❏ Avoid using or storing the card in direct

sunlight, or in places that are extremely hot, humid, or dusty.

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Available types of memory cards

The following memory cards are available.

❏ CF (CompactFlash) memory card (Type1/Type2

and 3.3 V, including Micro Drive)

❏ SD memory card

❏ MultiMedia Card

Note:

A commercially available CF adapter is needed to use other memory cards. Contact our customer support for details.

Setting a memory card into the CF Card slot

You can set a CF card or other card with the CF adapter in the CF Card slot.

Insert the memory card into the memory card slot with the back side up to the LCD side. Then push the memory card fully into the slot.

Removing a memory card from the CF Card slot

1. Make sure that the Access lamp is off.

Caution:

Never remove a memory card while the Access lamp flashes. Doing so may cause data in the card to be lost or damaged.

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back side

Note:

Insert memory cards in the correct direction. Otherwise, the memory card and P-4000 may be damaged.

2. Push the eject button down and it comes out. Then push it again.

3. The memory card is pushed out. Pull out the memory card.

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Note:

When using the memory card set in the CF adapter, do not remove only the memory card. Remove the CF adapter from the P-4000.

Setting a memory card into the SD Card slot

Note:

Insert memory cards in the correct direction. Otherwise, the memory card and P-4000 may be damaged.

Removing a memory card from the SD Card slot

You can set an SD memory card or MultiMedia card in the SD Card slot.

Insert the memory card into the memory card slot with the back side up to the LCD side. Then push the memory card fully into the slot.

back side

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1. Make sure that the Access lamp is off.

Caution:

Never remove a memory card while the Access lamp flashes. Doing so may cause data in the card to be lost or damaged.

2. Push the top part of the memory card.

3. The memory card is pushed out. Pull out the memory card.

4. In the Memory Card operation screen, select

Copy Data from Memory Card by using the Up or Down button and press the OK button.

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Copying Data from a Memory Card to P-4000

Note:

When the battery is low, copying may not be completed. Use the AC adapter if this happens.

1. Set the memory card.

2. Select Memory Card in the Home screen and press the OK button.

3. If necessary, select the memory card from which you wish to copy the data.

Home

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

Copy Data from Memory Card

Create Album After Copying Data

Browse the Memory Card

Latest Data Settings

Note:

❏ If you wish to make an album after copying, select

Create Album After Copying Data and press the OK button. Then select an album in which to copy the data, or create a new album. See “Creating a new album” on page 42 for instructions on creating a new album.

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❏ The confirmation dialog box below appears if the

Delete Data After Copying setting in Copy Mode settings is set to Confirm. For details, see “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60.

The data you selected are copied in a folder that is automatically made in P-4000. The folder is named according to the date, for example “20030325.XXX.” XXX is the number assigned according to the copying order.

Home

Do you want to delete data on the memory card after copying it? Copied data is verified before deletion.

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

YES

Latest Data Settings

5. Copying starts and the following dialog box appears.

Home

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

Copying data...

Cancel

Latest Data Settings

Note:

You can also copy data from P-4000 to a memory card by using the pop up menu. See “Using the Pop Up Menu” on page 49 for details.

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Chapter 4

Viewing and Playing Data

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Viewing Images

This section describes how to view images in the P-4000’s HDD or the memory cards. When you would like to manage the data while connected to your computer, see “Using P-4000 With a Computer” on page 56.

Available types of image data

P-4000 supports images in the following format.

Supported Files Extension Details

JPEG* .jpg

.jpeg

TIFF .tif

.tiff

Minimum size: 160 × 120 pixels Maximum size: 17.8 megapixels Maximum image aspect ratio: 8 : 1

TIFF files that have been scanned with EPSON F-3200 Scanner. (displayed only as thumbnails)

Supported Files Extension Details

RAW** .nef

* The progressive JPEG format is not supported. ** P-4000 supports images in RAW format that you have taken with

a digital camera produced by Nikon, Canon, KONICAMINOLTA, PENTAX, or Epson.

***RAW formatted images taken with an OLYMPUS digital camera

can be displayed only as thumbnails.

.crw .erf .cr2 .mrw .pef .orf***

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JPEG data stored in the header of RAW files are displayed.

How to see the screen

When you use the P-4000, you will find many icons on the screen. The illustration below shows what those icons indicate.

Albums

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Album1 Travel2 New Album3

Photo Favorite Album4

Albums / XXXXX

DSC00001 DSC00002.mpg DSC00003.tif DSC00004.JPG

XXXXX05.mp3 DSC00006.JPG DSC00007.JPG DSC00007.txt

DSC00008.erf

a Indicates the PC_DATA folder. See “About the PC_DATA

folder” on page 39 for details.

b Indicates the battery status. See “Charging the battery”

on page 18 for details.

c Indicates a folder that includes an audio file and does not

include image or video files.

d Indicates that the album is set as an album shortcut.

e Indicates a folder that was made on a computer and

copied to an album in P-4000.

f Indicates a supported movie file.

g Indicates an image file in TIFF format.

h Indicates an image file with P.I.F. frame.*

i Indicates unsupported data, such as a document.**

j Indicates an unsupported image file.

k Indicates that the data is locked. See “Protecting Data”

on page 48 for details.

l Indicates an image file in RAW format.

m Indicates that the print order setting is set for the image.

The number next to the icon indicates the print quantity.

n Indicates a supported audio file.

* P.I.F. icons are displayed only in Saved Data. ** You can set whether unsupported files are displayed or not. The

factory setting is Hide. See “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60 for details.

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Note:

❏ Files whose names contain characters other than

alphanumeric are not displayed.

❏ When you select an album, data and subfolders

included directly in the selected folder are displayed. Subfolders are displayed as icon.

❏ When you select a folder in the Saved Data, all data

including data in subfolders are displayed and subfolders are not displayed.

❏ Information or instructions are displayed by pressing

the Display button. Information and instructions vary depending on the screen when you press the Display button.

Displaying images

You can display all images in the Saved Data, Albums, or memory cards as thumbnails. You can also display an image in full-screen format by selecting the specified image from the listed images.

2. For images in P-4000, select Saved Data or Albums in the Home screen, press the OK button, and go to step 5. For images in the memory card, select Memory Card in the Home screen, press the OK button, and go to the next step.

Home

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

Latest Data Settings

Note:

You can also access the latest saved folder by selecting Latest Data. When you select Latest Data, go to step 6.

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1. If you want to view images in a memory card, make sure that you set the memory card in the card slot.

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3. Select the memory card that includes the images that you want to view.

Home

4. In the Memory Card operation screen, select

Browse the Memory Card by using the Up or Down button, and press the OK button. Skip the

next step and go to step 6.

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

Select a memory card

CompactFlash

SD Memory Card

Latest Data Settings

Note:

This screen is displayed only when two memory cards are set.

Home

Albums Memory CardSaved Data

Copy Data from Memory Card

Create Album After Copying Data

Browse the Memory Card

Latest Data Settings

5. Folders or albums including data such as images, videos, or audio appear. Select the folder or album which includes images you want to view by using the 4-way ring, and press the OK button.

Saved Data

20040829\002 20040827\001 20040820\001 20040818\003

20040815\001 20040813\001 20040810\002 20040805\001

20040801\005 20040720\002 20040715\003 20040630\001

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Note:

❏ In the Saved Data screen, folders are displayed as

grouped for every memory card.You can change the setting to display folders as grouped for every saved date. See “Using the Pop Up Menu” on page 49 or “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60 for details.

❏ Holding the Up or Down button for a few seconds

switches pages without moving the highlight.

6. Thumbnails of the images and other data are displayed. Select the image you want to view, and press the OK button.

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DSC00321.JPG DSC00322.mpg DSC00323.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00325.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00327.JPG DSC00328.JPG

DSC00329.JPG DSC00330.JPG DSC00331.JPG

Note:

Holding the Up or Down button for a few seconds switches pages without moving the highlight.

7. The selected image is enlarged to fit the full screen.

Note:

Pressing the Right displays the next image and pressing the Left button displays the previous image. Video, audio, and unsupported data are skipped.

Functions when displaying an image in the full screen

When you display an image in the full screen, the following functions are available.

Zooming in an image

Press the OK button. The image is zoomed in.

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Note:

❏ Pressing the Cancel button zooms out the image.

❏ You cannot rotate the JPEG files larger than 8.9

megapixels.

❏ Pressing the Cancel button for a few seconds zooms

the image out to the full screen.

❏ You can move the part of the image displayed by

pressing the 4-way ring.

Rotating an image

Note:

This function is available only for images in albums.

1. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, then select Rotate.

2. The r icon is displayed next to Rotate. Press the Right button.

3. The sub menu appears. Select Right to rotate the image 90° clockwise or Left to rotate it 90° counterclockwise.

Note:

❏ You can select other images in the folder to rotate

by selecting Right-Select or Left-Select in the sub menu.

4. Press the OK button. Rotating the image starts.

Displaying information

Press the Display button. Exif information on the image is displayed. You can switch the displayed information to the histograms or operating instructions by pressing the Display button.

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Displaying images as a slide show

You can display images in a folder or memory card as a slide show.

Note:

❏ Only images in the JPEG format can be displayed as a

slide show.

❏ It may take a long time to display depend on an image

you select.

1. Select a folder or data you want to display as a slide show.

The slide show starts.

Note:

❏ The slide show effect, duration, and BGM (Back

Ground Music) can be selected. See “Using the Pop Up Menu” on page 49, or “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60 for details.

❏ When BGM is set, you can turn the volume up or

down by pressing the Up or Down button.

Playing Videos/Audio

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2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu. Then select Start Slide Show and press the OK button.

Albums

Edit Album Name Set as Album Shortcut

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Lock

Start Slide Show

Sort by Album Name Copy to Memory Card Delete Album

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

New Album3

This section describes how to play videos and audio in the P-4000’s HDD or the memory cards.

Available types of video/audio data

P-4000 supports video/audio data in the following format.

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Video

File Format

AVI MPEG4

MOV MPEG4

MP4 MPEG4

Video codec Audio codec Detail*

(Simple Profile)

Motion-JPEG ALaw

(Simple Profile)

Motion-JPEG ALaw

(Simple Profile)

AAC MP3

µLaw PCM

AAC Minimum resolution:

µLaw PCM

AAC Minimum resolution:

Minimum resolution: 160 × 112 pixels Maximum resolution: 640 × 480 pixels Maximum bit rate:

2.5 Mbps (Ave.) (at 30 fps)

Minimum resolution: 160 × 112 pixels Maximum resolution: 640 × 480 pixels Maximum bit rate: 3 Mbps

160 × 112 pixels Maximum resolution: 640 × 480 pixels Maximum bit rate:

2.5 Mbps (Ave.) (at 30 fps)

Minimum resolution: 160 × 112 pixels Maximum resolution: 640 × 480 pixels Maximum bit rate: 3 Mbps

160 × 112 pixels Maximum resolution: 640 × 480 pixels Maximum bit rate:

2.5 Mbps (Ave.) (at 30 fps)

File Format

ASF MPEG4

Video codec Audio codec Detail*

(Simple Profile)

* P-4000 supports video data of up to 2 GB.

ADPCM Minimum resolution:

160 × 112 pixels Maximum resolution: 640 × 480 pixels Maximum bit rate:

2.5 Mbps (Ave.) (at 30 fps)

Audio

File Format Audio codec Detail*

M4A AAC (MPEG4) Maximum bit rate: 320 kbps

MP3 MP3 Maximum bit rate: 320 kbps

* P-4000 supports audio data of up to100 MB.

Note:

❏ Some data cannot be played with P-4000 depending on

the files.

❏ WMV, MPEG1/2, and DVD-Video are not supported.

(48 kHz, 16 bit Stereo)

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Playing videos/audio with P-4000

Select a video or audio that you want to play in the P-4000 or a memory card, and press the OK button.

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❏ You can listen to the audio using the headphones.

When doing so, make sure that you insert the headphone cable into the headphone connector.

Using buttons while playing videos/audio

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DSC00321.JPG DSC00322.mpg DSC00323.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00325.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00327.JPG DSC00328.JPG

DSC00329.JPG DSC00330.JPG DSC00331.JPG

The selected video or audio starts playing.

Note:

❏ All videos are played with the LCD resolution (640

480 pixel).

❏ When no key operations are performed for a few seconds

while playing audio, the LCD turns off to conserve the battery. The LCD turns on when you press any button.

❏ You can register audio data as the slide show BGM

using the pop up menu. See “Using the Pop Up Menu” on page 49 for details.

The tables below describe how the buttons work while playing videos/audio.

videos

Button Function

OK button* Pause the video

Cancel button Stop the video and return to the

Up button Turn the volume up

Down button Turn the volume down

Left button** Rewind the video

Right button** Forward the video

* You can start playing the video again by pressing the OK button

while it is paused.

** Pressing the Left /Right button for a few second s rewinds/forwards

the video continuously.

previous screen.

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Audio

Button Function

OK button* Pause the audio

Cancel button Stop the audio and return to the

Up button Turn the volume up

Down button Turn the volume down

Left button** Skip back to the beginning of the

Right button** Skip to the next audio.

* You can start playing the audio again by pressing the OK button

while it is paused.

** Pressing the Left/Right button for a few seconds rewinds/forward

the audio.

previous screen.

audio that is currently playing. If you press the button at the beginning of the audio, the audio is skipped back to the previous one.

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Chapter 5

Managing Data

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Using the Albums

In the Albums, you can create albums copying your favorite images, videos, and audio from the Saved Data or a memory card and manage these data. You can classify and manage your data easily by making albums.

Albums already named exist as a default, and you can also name albums as you like.

For easy operation, you can create album shortcuts on the Home screen. See “Setting an album shortcut” on page 45 for details.

About the PC_DATA folder

In the Albums, PC_DATA folder exists as a default. When you copy data from your computer to P-4000 using the Explorer or Finder, copy data to the PC_DATA folder.

Albums

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Album1 Travel2 New Album3

Photo Favorite Album4

Note:

❏ The name of the PC_DATA folder cannot be changed.

❏ The PC_DATA folder cannot be deleted.

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❏ You cannot set the data in the PC_DATA folder as an

album thumbnail.

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Copy to Album by using the Up or Down button.

Copying the favorite data to an album

1. Select the data to be copied to an album in the thumbnails screen.

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DSC00321.JPG DSC00322.mpg DSC00323.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00325.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00327.JPG DSC00328.JPG

DSC00329.JPG DSC00330.JPG DSC00331.JPG

Note:

You can also select an image in full screen or a folder. In that case, go to the next step and skip 3 and 4.

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Copy to Album Set as Folder Thumbnail

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

Lock

Start Slide Show Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

3. The r icon is displayed next to Copy to Album. Press the Right button.

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4. The sub menu appears. If you want to copy only

the selected data to an album, select This Data. If you want to copy all the data in the folder, select All. If you want to select the data to be copied, select Select. Then press the OK button.

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Copy to Album Set as Folder Thumbnail

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

Lock Start Slide Show

Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

This Data All Select

Note:

When you select Select, data in the folder are displayed as thumbnails. Select the data you want to copy and press the OK button. The selected data is checked. After all the data you want to copy to an album are selected, press the Menu button.

Select Image for Album

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG

Press Menu to finish selection

DSC00324.JPG

5. Select an album in which to copy the data, and

press the OK button.

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Please select an album

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

New PC_DATA Scenary Flower Travel

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

Album1 Travel2

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

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Copying to the album starts.

Note:

You can make a new album by selecting New. See the following “Creating a new album” for details.

Creating a new album

1. Follow steps 1 through 4 of “Copying the favorite data to an album” on page 40.

2. Select New and press the OK button.

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Please select an album

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

New PC_DATA Scenary Flower Travel

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

Album1 Travel2

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

3. If you want to use one of the preset album names, select the album’s name from the displayed list, and press the OK button. Copying data to the album starts.

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Please select album name

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

Text Input Favorites Album Family Children

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

Travel Snapshot

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

Note:

When you select a name which already exists, the new album is named with a number at the end of its name.

If you want to name the album yourself, select Text Input and press the OK button. Then go to the next step.

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4. The on-screen keyboard appears. Select a letter by

using the 4-way ring and press the OK button to input the selected letter.

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DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N

O P Q R S T U

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

V W X Y Z _

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

Note:

❏ To switch the letters between uppercase and

lowercase, select CAPS and press the OK button.

❏ To delete the last letter input, press the Cancel

button or select BACKSPACE on the screen and press the OK button. To delete everything that was input, select Cancel on the screen and press the OK button.

5. After you input the name, select OK on the screen by using the 4-way ring and press the OK button to fix it.

CAPS

Cancel OK

BACKSPACE

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Changing an album’s name

1. Select an album that you want to change the name of, in the Albums.

Albums

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu.

New Album3

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3. Select Edit Album Name by using the Up or Down button, and press the OK button.

Albums

Edit Album Name Set as Album Shortcut

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Lock

Start Slide Show

Sort by Album Name

Copy to Memory Card

Delete Album

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

New Album3

4. Follow steps 4 through 5 of “Creating a new album” on page 42.

Deleting an album

1. Select an album to delete in the Albums.

Albums

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Delete Album by using the Up or Down button. Then press the OK button.

Albums

Edit Album Name Set as Album Shortcut

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Lock

Start Slide Show

Sort by Album Name

Copy to Memory Card

Delete Album

Album1 Travel2

New Album3

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Photo Favorite Album4

3. The confirmation dialog box appears. Select Yes and press the OK button.

1. Select an album that you want to make an album shortcut for.

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Albums

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Are you sure you want to delete the data?

Yes

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

New Album3

Note:

If the deleted album was set as the album shortcut, the shortcut on the Home screen is also deleted.

Setting an album shortcut

You can create an album shortcut on the Home screen. The shortcut enables you to access your favorite albums easily.

Albums

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

New Album3

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Set as Album Shortcut by using the Up or Down button. Then press the OK button.

Albums

Edit Album Name Set as Album Shortcut

PC_DATA Scenery Flower Travel

Lock

Start Slide Show

Sort by Album Name

Copy to Memory Card

Delete Album

Album1 Travel2

Photo Favorite Album4

New Album3

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Note:

When you set an album as an album shortcut, icon is displayed on that album.

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Delete by using the Up or Down button.

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Deleting Data

1. Select the data that you want to delete in the thumbnails screen.

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DSC00321.JPG DSC00322.mpg DSC00323.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00325.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00327.JPG DSC00328.JPG

DSC00329.JPG DSC00330.JPG DSC00331.JPG

Note:

You can also select an image in full screen or a folder. In that case, go to the next step and skip 3 and 4.

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Copy to Album Set as Folder Thumbnail

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

Lock

Start Slide Show Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

3. The r icon is displayed next to Delete. Press the Right button.

4. The sub menu appears. If you want to delete only

the selected data, select This Data. If you want to delete all the data in the folder, select All. If you want to select the data to be deleted in the folder, select Select. Then press the OK button.

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Copy to Album Set as Folder Thumbnail

DSC00331.JPG DSC00330.mpg DSC00329.JPG DSC00328.JPG

Lock Start Slide Show

Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

DSC00327.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00325.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00323.JPG DSC00322.JPG DSC00321.JPG

This Data All Select

Note:

When you select Select, data in the folder are displayed as thumbnails. Select the data you want to delete and press the OK button. The selected data is checked. After all the data you want to delete are selected, press the Menu button to delete the selected data.

Select Images to Delete

DSC00321.JPG DSC00322.mpg DSC00323.JPG DSC00324.JPG

DSC00325.JPG DSC00326.JPG DSC00327.JPG

DSC00328.JPG

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Press Menu to finish selection

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5. The confirmation dialog box appears. Select Yes and press the OK button.

Protecting Data

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Are you sure you want to delete the data?

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Yes

You can lock the selected data or folder. When the item is locked, the icon is displayed and cannot be deleted or rotated.

1. Select the data or folder that you want to lock.

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Lock by using the Up or Down button. Then press the OK button.

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Lock

Start Slide Show Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

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Note:

The lock on the data remains in effect until you unlock it, even if yo turn off the P-4000.

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Setting an Album/Folder Thumbnail

You can set your favorite data as thumbnails for the album or folder in the Saved Data.

1. Select the data you want to set as the thumbnail for the album or folder in the Saved Data.

2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Set as the Album Thumbnail or Set as Folder Thumbnail by using the Up or Down button. Then press the OK button.

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Lock

Start Slide Show Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

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Using the Pop Up Menu

Pressing the Menu button displays the pop up menu.

The menu varies depending on the situation when you press the Menu button. See the following table for details.

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Copy to Album Set as Folder Thumbnail

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Lock

Start Slide Show Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

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Settings available in the pop up menu

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Setting Detail

Copy from Memory Card

Copy to Album Copy the selected data or folder to an album.

Copy the selected data in a memory card to the HDD.

See “Copying the favorite data to an album” on page 40 for details.

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Setting Detail

Copy to Memory Card

Delete Delete a selected data or folder. See “Deleting

Delete Album Delete the selected album. See “Deleting an

Display P.I.F. Frames*

Edit Album Name Change the selected album’s name. You can

Lock / Unlock Lock or unlock the selected data or folder. See

Memory Card Basis / Daily Basis

Print Order Set how many copies you wish to print of the

Rotate Rotate a selected image in the album 90°. If a

Copy the selected data or folder to a memory card.

Data” on page 46 for details.

album” on page 44 for details.

Display the selected image with P.I.F. frame if the selected image includes the P.I.F data. You can stop the P.I.F mode by pressing the Cancel button.

name it as you like using the on-screen keyboard. See “Changing an album’s name” on page 43 for details.

“Protecting Data” on page 48 for details.

Set how to display the folders in the Saved Data. Folders can be displayed as grouped for every memory card or every saved date.

selected images. See “Set print quantities” on page 54 for details.

image is locked or has the auto-rotation Exif tag whose value is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, it cannot be rotated.

Setting Detail

Set as Album Shortcut / Delete from Album Shortcut

Set as the Album Thumbnail / Set as Folder Thumbnail

Slide Show BGM** Select the BGM which is played during the slide

Slide Show Duration**

Slide Show Effect** Select one of the five slide show effects. The slide

Sort by Album Name

Sort by Date Sort albums by created date.

Start Slide Show Images in the selected album or folder in Saved

* P.I.F is an abbreviation for Print Image Framer, which is a function

that enables an image to have a frame. Most of the Epson digital cameras support this function.

** These settings are available only when a slide show is played.

Set the selected album as a shortcut that is displayed on the Home screen. You can set up to 3 shortcuts. Or, delete the selected shortcut. See “Setting an album shortcut” on page 45 for details.

Set the selected data as an album’s / folder’s icon.

show.

Select the duration to switch the images during the slide show.

show is executed with the selected effect.

Sort albums by name.

Data are displayed as a slide show. See “Displaying images as a slide show” on page 35 for details

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Chapter 6

Direct Printing

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Preparing to Print

You can print an image by connecting P-4000 directly to a printer. This section describes how to print the images on the P-4000.

Supported printers

P-4000 supports printers that are compatible with USB DIRECT-PRINT.

Available types of paper

P-4000 supports the following sizes and types of paper.

Paper Size

Premium Glossy Photo Paper 4 × 6 in., 10 × 15 cm,

5 × 7 in., Letter, A4

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

Note:

For details about paper, see your printer’s manuals.

Connecting P-4000 to a printer

The following procedure shows how to connect the P-4000 to the Stylus Photo R300/310. For other printers, refer to your printer’s manual.

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1. Make sure that P-4000 and the printer are turned off. Then remove the USB connector rubber cover.

2. Connect the USB cable to the P-4000.

3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the connector on the printer.

Note:

❏ See your printer’s manual for the location of the

cable connector on your printer.

❏ Remove the USB cable when you operate P-4000

if it is not connected to a computer or printer.

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Printing Images

Note:

Use the AC adapter when printing.

1. Select the image to print.

2. Press the Print button.

Note:

When you select Selected Images to Print, the following screen appears. You can add some images to the previously set images to print. See “Set print quantities” on page 54 for details.

Select Photos for print order

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3. If you want to print only the selected image, select

Print This Image. If you want to print all the images in the folder, select Print All Images. If you want to select the images to be printed in the folder, select Selected Images to Print. Then press the OK button.

Print This Image

Print All Image

Select Images to Print

Number of Print Orders 2

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Press OK for the Print Settings screen

640+480

4. In the Print Settings screen, make the appropriate

settings by using the 4-way ring and press the OK button.

Select Photos to Print

Number of Prints

Print Date

Paper

Layout

Print Mode

Print P.I.F. Frames

Press OK to start printing

4×6 in. Prem. Glossy

Borderless

Best Photo

Yes

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Note:

❏ See the following “Printer settings” for details of

each setting.

❏ The settings you made will be cleared when the

image has finished printing.

❏ You cannot print the JPEG file if the vertical or

the horizontal size of the image exceeds 4600 pixels.

Printing starts. The LCD turns off during printing and turns on again when the printing is finished. The LCD also turns on when you press any button during printing.

Printer settings

Setting Detail

Number of Prints Set the number of copies to print.

Print Date* Set whether or not to print the date when the

photo was taken.

Paper** Set the type of paper to use.

Layout** Set the layout of the printed images.

Print Mode** Select the print mode.

Print P.I.F. Frames Set to whether or not to print the P.I.F. Frame if

the selected images include the P.I.F. data.

* If the image does not have the date information, the date of the

file is printed.

** The value which has been set becomes the default setting from

the next time.

Set print quantities

You can select the images and set the quantities to print before you start the printing process.

1. Select the image in the thumbnails screen or in the full screen.

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2. Press the Menu button to display the pop up menu, and select Print Order by using the Up or Down button.

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Lock

Start Slide Show Copy to Memory Card

Print Order Delete

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Note:

If you select the image in full screen, the screen that appears on your LCD is different from the above, but the instruction is the same.

4. After you set the quantity, select a different image

by using the Right or Left button.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you set the print quantities for all images you want to print. Then press the OK button.

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3. Press the Up or Down button to change the

quantity of the selected image to print.

Select Photos for print order

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Press OK for the Print Settings screen

640+480

Note:

❏ To print the images you set, follow the

instructions in “Printing Images” on page 53.

❏ The settings you made will be cleared when the

image has finished printing.

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Chapter 7

Using P-4000 With Other Devices

Using P-4000 With a Computer

Connect P-4000 to a computer to display data on the monitor, copy data from the computer to P-4000, or from P-4000 to the computer. The computer recognizes P-4000 as an external HDD.

When using P-4000 with your computer, install the software from the software CD-ROM. For details, see “Installing the Software” on page 63.

Note:

When using P-4000 while it is connected to a computer, use the AC adapter.

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Connecting P-4000 to a computer

1. Connect the AC adapter to P-4000. Then, turn on P-4000 and your computer.

2. Connect the USB cable to your computer. Then remove the USB connector rubber cover and connect the other end of the USB cable to P-4000.

Note:

❏ You cannot move data in the memory card to your

computer.

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The PC peripheral mode icon ( ) is displayed for a short time, then the LCD turns off.

Note:

The LCD turns on when any button is pressed.

3. Start EPSON Photo!4, which you have installed on your computer from the CD-ROM. You can display or copy data with EPSON Photo!4. See the online EPSON Photo!4 User’s Guide for instructions.

❏ When you see HDD of P-4000 in your computer,

the “Albums” folder corresponds to Albums and the “Cards” folder corresponds to Saved Data.

❏ Do not change the name of the album folder

(“Albums”), card folder (“Cards”) and the folders under these two folders.

❏ When you copy data from your computer using

the Explorer or Finder to P-4000, copy data to \Albums\PC_DATA. This folder exists as a default.

❏ Remove the USB cable when you operate P-4000

if it is not connected to a computer or printer.

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Disconnecting P-4000 from a computer

For Windows users

1. Click Unplug or Eject Hardware on the

computer screen.

For Macintosh users

1. Drag and drop the P-4000 icon to the trash can on the computer screen.

2. Turn off P-4000 and remove the USB cable from the computer.

3. Remove the USB cable from P-4000.

Using A/V Out

Note:

The above message varies depending on your version of Windows.

2. Turn off P-4000 and remove the USB cable from the computer.

Note:

On Windows 98, when removing the cable from the computer after storing data to the computer without turning the computer off, the blue screen is displayed. To avoid this, turn the computer off before removing the cable.

3. Remove the USB cable from P-4000.

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P-4000 has an A/V Out connector. You can play slide shows and videos on the monitor just like on the LCD of P-4000 by connecting P-4000 to a monitor device, such as a TV, that has a video input connector.

Follow the instructions below to view images or play videos on TV.

1. Set the Video Out setting on P-4000 to the signal method of your TV.

Note:

See “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60 for instructions on how to change the setting.

2. Connect a commercially available AV cable to the TV. Then connect the other end of the AV cable to P-4000.

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3. Set the TV display to video input from P-4000.

Note:

❏ You can connect the AV cable to P-4000 even when

P-4000 is on.

❏ The LCD turns off when you connect an AV cable to

P-4000.

❏ Some monitors cannot display full images and the top

and bottom parts may be missing.

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Chapter 8

Customizing Settings

This section describes how to customize P-4000 settings. You can customize various settings for displaying and copying images, or turn on the sound setting to make your P-4000 more fun to use.

Changing the P-4000 Settings

The settings described in the following sections can be changed from the Settings menu. To display the Settings menu, select Settings in the Home screen and press the OK button.

Settings

SoundLCD Brightness

Slide Show

NTSC PAL

Copy Mode

View ModePower Save

Date and timeVideo Out

Hard DriveLanguage

The following table shows details of each setting.

LCD Brightness setting

Sound settings Button Beep When this setting is set to ON, a

Slide Show settings

LCD Brightness

Volume You can set the volume for playing

Effects Select one of the five slide show

Slideshow BGM

Duration Set the duration to switch the

Change the brightness of the LCD. Select an appropriate brightness by using the Right or Left button.

beep sounds when you do some operations.

audio and video.

effects. The slide show is executed with the selected effect.

Select the BGM which is played during the slide show. You can select None, one of the five default audio, or audio data in the same folder.

images during a slide show. You can set the duration by moving the slidebar from 3 seconds to 30 minutes.

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Copy Mode setting

Power Save settings

View Mode settings

Video Out setting

Date and time settings

Delete Data After Copying

Time before LCD power-off

Time before power-off

Auto-rotation Set whether to rotate the images

Folder view mode

Unsupported Files

Video out* Select the signal method from

Date and time**

Set whether to delete the images in the memory card after copying them to the HDD automatically or n ot. Wh en ON is se t, t he im ag es ar e deleted. When Confirm is set, the dialog box that confirms deleting images appears before copying.

Set the time after which the LCD’s backlight turns off and the LCD goes blank if there are no operations. You can set the time by moving the slidebar from 1 minute to 10 minutes.

Set the time until the power is shut down automatically if there are no operations to save the battery. You can set the time by moving the slidebar from 1 minute to 15 minutes.

automatically according to the Exif information.

Set how to display the folders in the Saved Data. When selecting Daily basis, the folders are displayed on a daily basis.

Set whether the files in unsupported formats are displayed as thumbnails or not.

either NTSC or PAL.

Set the date and time.

Language setting

Hard Drive Free Space The HDD free space is displayed.

* After changing the setting, reconnect the VIDEO cable. ** When you change Date Format, the display of the Date and time

settings screen also changes.

Language Choose a language from among

eight languages.

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Chapter 9

Operating the Software

System Requirements

The system requirements for using P-4000 with a computer are shown in the following table.

For Windows

OS Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000

Processor Pentium 1 GHz or higher

Memory 128 MB or more

Hard disk 50 MB or more free space is required for

Display SVGA (800x600) or higher,

Port USB port (type A connector)

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Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional

installation

1 GB or more free space is required for operation

16 bit color or higher

For Macintosh

Mac OS® 9.1 or later Mac OS X 10.2 or later

Processor PowerPC G3 233MHz or

Memory 128 MB or more 256 MB or more

Hard disk 50 MB or more free space is required for installation

Display 800x600 or higher, 32000 colors or more

Port USB port (type A connector)

higher

1 GB or more free space is required for operation

PowerPC G3 700MHz or higher

About the Software

The software CD-ROM provided with P-4000 includes the following software.

EPSON Photo!4 EPSON PhotoQuicker

QuickTime Epson Storage Viewer USB

driver (Windows 98 only)

EPSON PhotoStarter EPSON CardMonitor

To install the software, follow the instructions in the next section.

Note:

The CameraStarter and AutoDownloader functions, which are part of EPSON Photo!4, cannot be used with P-4000. These functions are available only with EPSON digital cameras.

Installing the Software

Insert the software CD in the CD-ROM or DVD drive, and then start the installer following the instructions below.

For Windows users

Note:

For Windows XP and Windows 2000, you need the administrative privilege to install the software.

1. The installer starts automatically. If necessary,

start it by double-clicking the EPSON CD-ROM icon.

2. If a message appears to prompt you to disable

your antivirus software, click Continue.

3. If you are prompted to select a language, select your preferred language.

4. On the Software Installation screen, click Install. Follow the on-screen instruction until all of the software is installed.

5. When a message appears to indicate that installation is complete, click Exit or Restart Now.

Note:

When Restart Now appears, click this button to restart your computer.

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For Macintosh users

1. For Mac OS X users:

Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon on your desk top. Double-click Mac OS X icon in the EPSON folder.

For Mac OS 9 users: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon on your desk top. Double-click Mac OS 9 icon in the EPSON folder.

2. If a message appears to prompt you to disable

your antivirus software, click Continue.

Note:

When Restart Now appears, click this button to restart your computer.

Starting the Software

This section describes how to start the software.

For Windows

Software Menu

3. If you are prompted to select a language, select your preferred language.

4. On the Software Installation screen, click Install. Follow the on-screen instruction until all of the software is installed.

For Mac OS X users: If the Authenticate window appears, click the key icon, enter the administrator’s name and password, and then click OK.

5. When a message appears to indicate that installation is complete, click Exit or Restart Now.

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EPSON Photo!4 Click Start, point to All Programs (or

EPSON PhotoQuicker

Programs), and then select EPSON Camera. Select EPSON Photo!4, and then click EPSON Photo!4.

Click Start, point to All Programs (or Programs), and then select EPSON PhotoQuicker. Click EPSON PhotoQuicker3.4.

For Macintosh

Software Menu

EPSON Photo!4 Double-click the EPSON Photo!4 icon in

EPSON PhotoQuicker

the EPSON Photo!4 program folder.

Double-click the EPSON PhotoQuicker icon in the EPSON PhotoQuicker program folder on your desktop.

Finding More Information

To learn more about the software provided on the software CD-ROM, see the online EPSON Photo!4 or EPSON PhotoQuicker User’s Guide.

Start the software and access the online User’s Guide and then follow the steps below.

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Uninstalling the Software

Execute an uninstall program for each application. For details, see online help for each applications.

Software To start online User’s Guide...

EPSON Photo!4 From the Help menu (Windows), Apple

EPSON PhotoQuicker

Note:

You can access the online EPSON Photo!4 or EPSON PhotoQuicker User’s Guide using the Start menu in Windows, or in Macintosh, double-click the MANUAL folder in each of the software’s program folders, and then double-click INDEX.HTM.

menu (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.X) or EPSON Photo!4menu (Mac OS X), click EPSON Photo!4 Help.

Click the Help button on the dialog box.

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Chapter 10

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Cleaning the P-4000

To keep your P-4000 operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. Before you perform any maintenance on P-4000, be sure to read the “Important Safety Instructions” on page 7. Then follow these guidelines.

❏ Be sure to turn P-4000 off before cleaning.

❏ Use a clean, dry cloth to keep P-4000 free of dust.

❏ Do not use harsh or abrasive cleaners.

❏ If necessary, clean the battery contacts with a dry

cloth.

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Troubleshooting

When a problem occurs, an error message or icon usually appears in the LCD. Refer to the following section to solve the problem.

Error messages/Icons

Error message/Icon Description

A file access error has occurred. Do not eject the memory card if it is being accessed.

An error occurred while verifying. Files will not be deleted.

Some errors occurred while copying. Copying was canceled.

Some errors occurred while deleting files. The operation was canceled.

Wait until the Access lamp turns off, and reinsert the memory card and try again.

Some files failed to be deleted. Check the data.

Some files were skipped, the memory card may be write-protected. Check the memory card and try again.

Error message/Icon Description

There is no response from the printer. Make sure the printer is on.

You must set the date and time to ensure correct operation.

Make sure that your printer is on and the USB cable is connected correctly.

Check your printer and printer’s manual.

See “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60 and set the date and time.

Wait until P-4000 cools down.

Problems and solutions

Use the information in this section to find the source of and solution to P-4000 problems.

Determine the type of problem that occurred, and see the appropriate section below:

“Power supply problems” on page 68

“Viewing and playing problems” on page 68

“Data operation problems” on page 69

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The battery power is running out. Charge the battery. See “Charging the battery” on page 17 for details.

Press the reset button. See “Resetting P-4000” on page 70 to find how to use the reset button.

“Printing problems” on page 70

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Power supply problems

The data is not displayed.

The power does not turn on.

Cause What to do

The battery has run out. When the icon is displayed

on the top right corner of the LCD, the battery has run out. See “Charging the battery” on page 17 and charge the battery.

The battery is set incorrectly.

Make sure that the battery is installed correctly. See “Installing the battery” on page

17.

Viewing and playing problems

The data is not displayed.

Cause What to do

The image format is not supported.

See “Available types of image data” on page 29 and make sure the image format is supported.

Cause What to do

The video or audio data you selected is not supported.

The data is broken. Copy the data again.

The LCD Brightness setting is too dark.

The video cable is connected to P-4000.

See “Available types of video/audio data” on page 35 and make sure the data is supported.

See “Changing the P-4000 Settings” on page 60 and make sure the LCD Brightness setting is set properly.

Disconnect the VIDEO cable to display the LCD.

The movie is not displayed clearly or stops abruptly.

Cause What to do

The bit rate of the data is too high.

Check the bit rate. See “Available types of video/audio data” on page 35 for details.

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Sound breaks off when the video or audio is played.

Cause What to do

Cannot copy.

Cause What to do

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The bit rate of the data is too high.

No sound comes out when a video is played.

Cause What to do

The Audio Codec of the data is not supported.

Check the bit rate. See “Available types of video/audio data” on page 35 for details.

Check the file format. See “Available types of video/audio data” on page 35 for details.

Data operation problems

Cannot copy.

Cause What to do

The space available on the HDD is not sufficient to copy all of the data in the memory card.

Delete unnecessary data in the HDD or reduce the number of data to copy from the memory card.

The data may be broken. Try to copy a different data.

Cannot delete.

Cause What to do

The data is locked. See “Using the Pop Up Menu”

on page 49 and unlock the data to delete it.

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Printing problems

Resetting P-4000

Cannot print.

Cause What to do

The printer is not supported.

The printer’s power is off. Turn on the printer.

The USB cable is not connected correctly.

The data is broken. Try to copy a different data.

See “Supported printers” on page 51 and make sure that your printer supports direct print with P-4000.

See “Connecting P-4000 to a printer” on page 51 and reconnect P-4000 to the printer.

When an error occurs and operations cannot be done, you can reset P-4000 by pressing the reset button with a thin object as shown below.

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Contacting Customer Support

If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation, contact customer support services for assistance. Check your Pan-European Warranty Document for information on how to contact EPSON Customer support. They will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information:

Technical Support Web Site

Go to http://www.epson.com and select the Support section of your local EPSON web site for the latest drivers, FAQs, manuals and other downloadables.

Epson's Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your printer documentation.

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❏ Product serial number

(The serial number label is usually on the back of the product.)

❏ Product model

❏ Product software version

(Click About, Version Info, or similar button in the product software.)

❏ Brand and model of your computer

❏ Your computer operating system name and

version

❏ Names and versions of the software applications

you normally use with your product

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Appendix A

Appendix

Standards and Approvals

P-4000 (Model: G941B)

U.S. model:

EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B

CSA C108.8 Class B

European model:

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 Class B

Taiwan model:

EMC CNS13438 Class B

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EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 (Use with AC adapter) EN 61000-3-3 (Use with AC adapter)

AC adapter (Model: A351H)

U.S. model:

Safety UL60950

CSA C22.2 No.60950

EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B

CSA C108.8 Class B

European model:

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

Taiwan model:

EMC CNS13438 Class B

EN 60950 EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3

Battery (Model: D111A)

U.S. model:

Safety UL2054

European model:

EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 Class B

Specifications

General

CPU TMS320DM270

LCD EPSON VGA TFT LCD

HDD 2.5" HDD (80 GB)

FAT 32

EN 55024

Dimensions and weight

Temperature Operating: 5 to 35°C**

Humidity (without condensation)

Altitude Operating: 3048 m / 10000 ft or less

Memory card*** CompactFlash memory card (Type1/Type2

Power sources Lithium-ion battery (Model: D111A)

Battery life (when fully charged) ****

* Dimensions do not include projections. ** Charging is recognized as operating. *** A commercially available CF adapter is needed to use other

memory cards. Contact our customer support for details.

**** Times may vary depending on the memory card being used,

the number of files, ambient temperature, and other factors.

Height: 84 mm (3.3 inches)*

Width: 147 mm (5.8 inches)*

Depth: 31.4 mm (1.2 inches)*

Weight: Approx. 415 g (0.9 lb) (including the battery)

Non-operating: -20 to 60°C

Operating: 30 to 80%** Non-operating: 10 to 80%

Non-operating: 12192 m / 40000 ft or less

and 3.3 V, including Mic roDrive), SD memory card, MultiMedia Card

AC adapter (Model: A351H)

Approx. 3.2 hours when playing a slide show (in the default settings) Approx. 2.7 hours when playing video (MPEG4, 1 Mbps) Approx. 4.7 hours when playing audio (MP3, 128 kbps, using the headphones)

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Electrical

Battery

Input voltage DC 5.0 V

Rated current Maximum 2.3 A

Power consumption 4 W (Using with the battery)

9 W (Using with the AC adapter)

Interface

USB connector One USB 2.0 (Mass Storage Class)

A/V Out connector Quadrupole mini pin jack (Ø 3.5 mm)

Headphone Out Connector

CF Card slot One slot (Type1/Type2, 3.3V) for

SD Card slot One slot for SD memory card and

interface for Slave

M3 stereo mini pin jack (Ø 3.5 mm)

CompactFlash memory card and MicroDrive

MultiMedia card

Type Lithium Ion Battery

Model D111A

Size (H × W × L) 22.45 mm × 20.4 mm × 71 mm

Ratings 3.7 V, 2600 mAh (Typ.)

Temperature Storing: -20 to 40°C*

* Keep the battery in a cool place when storing it for a long period.

AC adapter

Model A351H

Input AC 100 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz, 0.3 A - 0.1 A

Output DC 5.0 V, 2.3 A

Power consumption

Maximum 18 W

74 Appendix

About Optional Accessories

The following options are available for P-4000.

English

optional product product code

Lithium Ion Battery (Model: D111A)

*The asterisk (✽) is a substitute for the last digit, which varies by

country.

B32B81826

✽*

Appendix 75

Glossary

The following definitions apply specifically to P-4000.

AAC

An audio compression standard with high compression efficiency.

Exif (Exchanged Image File Format)

A file format for JPEG data to add image information, such as thumbnails, date photo taken, and image size.

JPEG

A file format for strong color and grayscale images in compressed files. Data saved using the JPEG format generally receives greater compression than data saved using TIFF and other formats.

MPEG4

An audio compression standard with high compression efficiency.

Motion-JPEG

A video compression algorithm that plays video by displaying still photos (JPEG files) continuously at a high speed.

MP3

An audio compression standard that can compress data to the ratio of 10% without decreasing sound quality.

NTSC/PAL

Broadcast analog color TV standards. NTSC is used mainly in Japan, North America, and various South American countries. PAL is used mainly in Western Europe (except France), China, and some other Asian countries.

pixel

Short for picture element. Each image is composed of a number of pixels. Pixels are also counted in units of dots.

Progressive JPEG

A kind of the JPEG format. An image in the progressive JPEG is displayed by gradually improving the resolutions.

RAW

A file for unprocessed data output from the CCD. You need to install special software to display the raw data.

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

A file format that can store an image in different resolutions or coding to one file.

USB DIRECT-PRINT

A function that enables you to print directly from a device connected to your printer via a USB cable.

76 Glossary

Index

English

AC adapter

connecting, 18

Album

about, 39 changing the name, 43 creating, 42

deleting, 44 Approvals, 72 Audio

available types, 35

playing, 37 Available types of image data, 29 Available types of memory cards, 24 Available types of paper, 51 Available types of video/audio data, 35

Battery

charging, 18

installing, 17

removing, 19

Changing P-4000 settings, 60 Charging the battery, 18

Cleaning P-4000, 66 Connecting

to a computer, 56

to a printer, 51 Contacting EPSON, 71 Customer support, 71 Customizing settings, 60

Data

copying from a memory card to P-4000, 27

copying image, 40

deleting, 46

displaying on the computer’s monitor, 56 Direct printing, 51 Displaying images, 29

Error messages/Icons, 66

Holding the button operations, 22 How to use the menu, 22

Index 77

Image

available types, 29 copying to an album, 40 displaying as a slide show, 35 displaying as thumbnails, 31 viewing, 29

Installing

battery, 17 software, 63

Main features, 6 Main menu, 22 Memory card

available types, 24 removing, 25, 26

Parts and their functions, 15

back, 15 front, 15

LCD and control panel, 16 Pop up menu, 49 Printing

printing images, 53

setting print quantity, 54 Problems and solutions, 67

Removing a memory card, 25, 26 Resetting P-4000, 70

Setting

copy mode settings, 60 date and time settings, 60 language setting, 60 LCD brightness setting, 60 power save settings, 60 slide show settings, 60 sound setting, 60 video out setting, 60

view mode settings, 60 Setting up P-4000, 17 Software

finding more information, 65

installing, 63

starting, 64

system requirements, 62

uninstalling, 65 Specifications

AC adapter, 74

battery, 74

electrical, 74

general, 73

interface, 74

standards and approvals, 72 Standards, 72 Supported printers, 51

78 Index

Technical support, 71 Troubleshooting, 66

data operation problems, 69 power supply problems, 68 printing problems, 70

viewing and playing problems, 68 Turning the power off, 21 Turning the power on, 20

Uninstalling

software, 65 Unpacking P-4000, 14 Using

albums, 39

pop up menu, 49

video output, 58

Video

available types, 35

playing, 37

English

Index 79

80 Index

Epson P4000 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Main Features

Important Safety Instructions

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

When using P-4000

When using the battery

When Storing the batteries

When Disposing of the batteries

When using the AC adapter

When using a memory card

When storing, maintaining, or transporting P-4000

When using the LCD

Safety information for United Kingdom users

For United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Singapore users

Getting Started

Unpacking Your P-4000

Parts

Front

Back

LCD and control panel

Setting Up the P-4000

Charging the battery

Installing the battery

Charging the battery

Removing the battery

Turning the power on

Turning the power off

Holding the button operations

How to use the Home screen

About the stand

Using Memory Cards

Setting and Removing a Memory Card

Available types of memory cards

Setting a memory card into the CF Card slot

Removing a memory card from the CF Card slot

Setting a memory card into the SD Card slot

Removing a memory card from the SD Card slot

Copying Data from a Memory Card to P-4000

Viewing and Playing Data

Viewing Images

Available types of image data

How to see the screen

Displaying images

Functions when displaying an image in the full screen

Displaying images as a slide show

Playing Videos/Audio

Available types of video/audio data

Video

Audio

Playing videos/audio with P-4000

Using buttons while playing videos/audio

videos

Audio

Managing Data

Using the Albums

About the PC_DATA folder

Copying the favorite data to an album

Creating a new album

Changing an album’s name

Deleting an album

Setting an album shortcut

Deleting Data

Protecting Data

Setting an Album/Folder Thumbnail

Using the Pop Up Menu

Settings available in the pop up menu

Direct Printing

Preparing to Print

Supported printers

Available types of paper

Connecting P-4000 to a printer

Printing Images

Printer settings

Set print quantities

Using P-4000 With Other Devices

Using P-4000 With a Computer