Epson PictureMate Using Guide

Using PictureMate

With a Computer

Follow These Easy Steps

To use PictureMate™ with your computer, you’ll need to:

Install the software on your computer
from the PictureMate CD.

Follow the steps in this booklet.

Connect PictureMate to your computer.

The steps here tell you how and when
to connect.

View the on-screen

Click PictureMate User’s Guide right on
your computer screen for steps on using
PictureMate with your computer. It’s your
comprehensive guide to PictureMate.

User’s Guide

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Installing Software and Connecting PictureMate

To connect PictureMate, you’ll need this cable:

Type A to B
USB cable

If you don’t already have a USB cable, you can buy one from your local
computer dealer or from Epson.

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See the inside back cover for details.

When you’re ready to start, see the section for your computer system:

■ For Windows,

■ For Macintosh,

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see below.

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see page 6.

Install PictureMate for Windows

First make sure PictureMate is NOT CONNECTED to your computer,
and REMOVE your memory card, if it’s inserted. Then:

1. Load a sheet of PictureMate Photo Paper,
glossy side up, against the right edge of the
paper feeder. Slide the edge guide against
the paper and open the output tray.

2. Press the P

3. Turn on your computer.

On button to turn on PictureMate.

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4. Wait a minute for your computer to
start up, then insert the PictureMate
CD in your CD-ROM or DVD drive.

5. After a moment, you see this screen:

Read the license agreement and click

AGREE.

Note:

If you see a screen like this,
remove your memory card from
PictureMate and click the
upper right corner to close the screen,
if necessary.

Note:

If you see a screen like this,
click Cancel and disconnect
PictureMate from your computer.
Then turn off your computer and
begin again at step 3.

If you see a New Hardware Found
message at the bottom of your screen,
click the

X in the box to close it.

X in the

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6. When you see this screen, click OK to begin installing your software.

7. When you see this screen, connect the square end of your USB cable to
PictureMate. Then connect the flat end of the USB cable to your
computer. (You can connect it to any open USB port.)

Note:

Make sure the PictureMate handle is pushed all the way down in back
before connecting the USB cable.

On Windows 98SE, you see an Add New Hardware Wizard screen. Click
Next, select the Search for option, and select CD-ROM drive. Follow the
on-screen instructions to finish installing the necessary software.

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8. When you see this screen, click OK to print a 4 × 6-inch sample photo.
You see a progress screen as it prints. (If it doesn’t print, see page 12.)
Wait until printing finishes before continuing with step 9.

9. When printing finishes, click

Next to install the on-screen User’s Guide

and more software.

10. When you see this screen, you can install additional photo software:

Click

Epson Software Film Factory, then click Install on the next

screen and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Note:

If you are asked if you want to install QuickTime,
on-screen instructions; you don’t need a registration number. Also
uncheck the boxes for launching QuickTime and Film Factory
of their installations.

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click Yes and follow the

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at the end

11. When you’re done installing software, click Exit. The registration screen
appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to register PictureMate.

12. You see a prompt to restart your computer. Click

OK, then restart your

computer.

13. Remove and store your PictureMate CD.

You’re ready to store or print your photos! Insert your memory card or
open your photo file on your computer, as described in the on-screen
User’s Guide.

Double-click the

PictureMate User’s Guide icon on your screen to view

the User’s Guide. Follow the steps there to use PictureMate with your
computer.

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Install PictureMate for Macintosh

1. If you inserted a memory card, remove it from PictureMate.

2. Connect the square end of your USB cable to PictureMate. Then
connect the flat end of the USB cable to any open USB port on your
Macintosh.

3. Press the P

On button to turn on PictureMate.

4. Turn on your Macintosh and wait a minute for it to start up.

5. Insert the PictureMate CD in your CD-ROM or DVD drive.

6. Double-click the
double-click

PictureMate CD icon, if necessary, then

PictureMate.

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7. After a moment, you see this screen:

Read the license agreement and click

8. When you see the Install Menu, click

Utilities

Note:

With OS X, you’ll need to enter your password several times as you
install.

. Follow the on-screen instructions to install several programs.

AGREE.

Install Printer Driver and

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9. When you return to the Install Menu, click Install Optional Software.
You see this menu:

10. Click

Epson Software Film Factory, then click Install on the next

screen and follow the on-screen instructions.

11. When you return from the Film Factory installation screens, click

12. At the Install Menu, click

Install Printer Manual to install your

Back.

on-screen User’s Guide.

13. When you’re done installing software, click

Exit. The registration screen

appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to register PictureMate.

14. You see a prompt to restart your Macintosh. Click

OK, then restart

your Macintosh.

After restarting, you must select PictureMate as your Macintosh printer.
See page 9 (Mac

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OS X) or page 11 (Mac OS 9).

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Selecting Your Printer in Mac OS X

1. Open the
double-click

Center (OS X 10.2.x).

Note:

If you see this screen,
click Add and go to step 3.

If you see this screen,
click

2. If

PictureMate appears in the Printer List, click PictureMate and

click

Applications folder, then open the Utilities folder and

Printer Setup Utility (OS X 10.3.x) or Print

OK and go to step 3.

Add.

If it doesn’t appear, make sure PictureMate is turned on and connected
to your Macintosh, then click

Add.

3. You see a new screen. If it isn’t already
selected at the top of the screen,
choose

EPSON USB.

4. Click

PictureMate, then click the

Add button.

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5. You see the Printer List with

PictureMate added. Close the

Printer Setup Utility or Print
Center.

6. Remove and store your
PictureMate CD.

You’re ready to store or print your photos! Insert your memory card or
open your photo file on your computer, as described in the on-screen
User’s Guide.

Double-click the

PictureMate User’s Guide icon on your screen to view

the User’s Guide. Follow the steps there to use PictureMate with your
Macintosh.

Note:

To print from Macintosh Classic Applications in OS X, restart your Macintosh
in OS 9 and follow the installation steps beginning on page 6 again.

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Selecting Your Printer in Mac OS 9

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1. Open the Chooser from the Apple
menu and select these options:

■ PictureMate

■ Your USB port

■ Background printing On

2. Close the Chooser. Then remove
and store your PictureMate CD.

You’re ready to store or print your photos! Insert your memory card or
open your photo file on your computer, as described in the on-screen
User’s Guide.

Double-click the

PictureMate User’s Guide icon on your screen to view

the User’s Guide. Follow the steps there to use PictureMate with your
Macintosh.

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Help With Software Installation Problems

If you have problems installing the software, try these suggestions:

■ Carefully follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet and in this

booklet. Don’t connect PictureMate to the computer until you are
instructed to. Then connect the USB cable securely at both ends.

■ Close your other programs, including any screen savers and virus

protection software, and install the PictureMate software again.

■ Make sure Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP was preinstalled on your

system. The USB Printer Device Driver may not install correctly if
you’ve upgraded from Windows 95.

■ In Mac OS X, if you don’t see PictureMate in the Format for menu

under Page Setup, you may need to set up PictureMate in the Printer
Setup Utility or Print Center. See page 9 for instructions.

■ In Mac OS 9, if the PictureMate icon doesn’t appear in the Macintosh

Chooser, you may have too many items in the Chooser. Delete any
unused items and check the Chooser again.

■ If you’re printing over a network, see your on-screen User’s Guide.

Epson is a registered trademark and PictureMate and Epson Software are trademarks of Seiko
Epson Corporation.

Epson Store is a service mark of Epson America, Inc.

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.

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Where To Get Help

If you need additional help with PictureMate, see “Where To Get Help”
in the Using PictureMate Without a Computer book.

PictureMate Accessories

You can purchase a PictureMate Print Pack
(with 100 sheets of PictureMate Photo Paper
and a PictureMate Photo Cartridge), a USB
cable, and other PictureMate accessories
from the Epson Store
visit www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only).
In Canada, please call [phone] for
dealer referral.

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at [phone] or

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