Fujifilm Frontier-S DX-100 User Manual

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Frontier-S Printer Driver Operation Guide

Copyrights and Trademarks

Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Apple

Adobe Incorporated.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

, Macintosh®, Mac OS®, and OS X® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

, Photoshop®, Elements®, Lightroom®, and Adobe® RGB are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems

Meaning of Symbols

Note:

Important:

Important must be followed to avoid damage to this product.

Notes contain important information on the operation of this product.

Operating System Versions

In this documentation, the following abbreviations are used.

Windows refers to Windows 8, 7, XP.

❏ Windows 8.1 refers to Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro.

❏ Windows 8 refers to Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro.

❏ Windows 7 refers to Windows 7 Professional.

❏ Windows XP refers to Windows XP Professional.

Macintosh refers to Mac OS X.

❏ Mac OS X refers to Mac OS X 10.5.8/10.6.x/10.7.x/10.8.x/10.9.x.

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Contents

Copyrights and Trademarks

Copyrights and Trademarks.................. 2

Meaning of Symbols........................ 2

Operating System Versions................... 2

Installing the printer driver

System Requirements....................... 4

Windows.............................. 4

Mac OS X.............................. 4

Installing the printer driver (Windows).......... 4

Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS X)......... 6

Printer Driver Functions

Settings Screen (Windows)................... 9

Main screen............................ 9

Printer Window Screen................... 11

Driver settings Screen.................... 12

Settings Screen (Mac OS X).................. 13

Page Setup Screen...................... 13

Color Matching screen................... 14

Print Settings screen.................... 15

Setting Procedure....................... 44

Troubleshooting

When an Error Message Is Displayed........... 47

You cannot print (because the printer does not

work).................................. 47

The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing

prints.................................. 48

The prints are not what you expected........... 48

Uninstalling the Printer Driver (Windows)

Uninstalling the Printer Driver (Mac OS X)

Basic Printing Methods (Windows)

Printing from PhotoShop................... 16

Canceling Printing........................ 21

Basic Printing Methods (Mac OS X)

Printing from PhotoShop................... 22

Canceling Printing........................ 27

Various Print Functions

Color Correction.......................... 28

Color Correction Settings................. 28

Setting colors manually (Windows only)...... 29

Color management from the application (no

color correction)........................ 32

Color management from the printer driver

(ICM) (Windows)....................... 34

Color management by printer driver

(ColorSync) (Mac OS X).................. 36

Borderless Printing........................ 39

Setting Procedure....................... 40

Printing on Non-regular Paper Sizes........... 44

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Installing the printer driver

System Requirements

The following operating systems support the printer driver.

Make sure your computer meets the following requirements.

Windows

Operating system Windows XP Professional (SP3)

Windows 7 Professional (SP1) 32/64 bit

Windows 8 Pro 32/64 bit

Windows 8.1 Pro 32/64 bit

Recommended computer specifications CPU: Depends on the application

Memory: 1 GB or more

HDD: 32 GB or more free space

Mac OS X

Operating system Mac OS X 10.5.8/10.6.x/10.7.x/10.8.x/10.9.x

Recommended computer specifications CPU: Depends on the application

Memory: 1 GB or more

HDD: 32 GB or more free space

Installing the printer driver (Windows)

The Maintenance Tool is also installed with the printer driver.

Important:

❏ You must log on as a user with administrative privileges.

❏ In Windows 7/Windows 8, if an Administrator password or confirmation is requested, enter the password and

then continue with the operation.

Note:

❏ See the "Maintenance Tool Operation Guide" for more details on the Maintenance Tool.

U "Maintenance Tool Operation Guide"

❏ When using paper other than dedicated paper, update the paper information in the Maintenance Tool.

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Installing the printer driver

Double-click Setup.exe.

Next, follow the on-screen instructions.

When a message telling you to turn on the printer is displayed, connect the cable to the printer, and then turn on the printer.

Note:

❏ The printer driver name is registered as "FUJIFILM DX100". Specify this name when printing from an application.

❏ When installing the printer driver on a second printer, the name is "FUJIFILM DX100 (copy 1)".

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Installing the printer driver

Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS X)

The Maintenance Tool is also installed with the printer driver.

Important:

❏ You must log on as a user with administrative privileges.

❏ If an Administrator password or confirmation is requested, enter the password and then continue with the

operation.

Turn off the printer and then connect the printer to a computer with a USB cable.

Double-click DX Printer Setup.dmg.

When the screen is displayed, double-click DX Printer Setup.app.

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Installing the printer driver

Follow the on-screen instructions to install.

When the following screen is displayed, you should normally select Skip this operation.

Note: When using paper other than dedicated paper, select Update the paper information.

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Printer Driver Functions

The printer driver coordinates print instructions from another application to the printer.

The main functions of the printer driver are described below.

❏ Converts print data received from applications into printable data and sends it to the printer.

❏ Set print conditions such as the paper type and size on the printer driver's Settings screen.

❏ Windows only ;

Start the Maintenance Tool, and then from your computer you can perform adjustment and maintenance operations such as checking the printer's status, making settings, performing head cleaning and so on.

U "Maintenance Tool Operation Guide"

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Printer Driver Functions

Settings Screen (Windows)

Main screen

On the Main screen, you can set items and the print quality to create the best prints possible.

For more information on displaying the printer driver's Main screen, see "Basic Printing Methods (Windows)". U “Basic Printing Methods (Windows)” on page 16

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Printer Driver Functions

Setting Item Explanation

Print Settings Paper Type Select the paper type to match the paper being used.

Orientation

Image Quality

Color Management Select the color correction method used when printing.

Paper Size Set the paper size used for printing.

Borderless Select to print without borders (margins).

Expansion

You can select the print quality from High Speed (360 dpi), Standard (720 dpi), or High Image Quality (1440 dpi).

Normally, select Standard. If you want to print using high image quality, set

High Image Quality. If you want to print quickly, set High Speed. When High Speed is set, the printing speed is quicker, however the quality may decline a

little.

U “Color Correction” on page 28

Paper sizes not in the list can be registered to User Defined.

U “Printing on Non-regular Paper Sizes” on page 44

Select Auto Expand or Retain Size as the borderless method.

When Auto Expand is selected, set the amount of enlargement.

U “Borderless Printing” on page 39

When Auto Expand is selected in Borderless, you can set the amount of enlargement with the slider.

Click Portrait or Landscape to select the print direction. Make sure you match this with the direction set in the application.

Copies Copies Set the number of copies.

Collate Select when printing multiple copies of a multi-page document to output

collated copies.

Reverse Order Prints pages in reverse order.

Display Printer Status Displays the printer's status. Allows you to check the amount of ink remaining,

the free space in the maintenance cartridge, and the paper settings on the printer.

U “Settings Screen (Mac OS X)” on page 13

Advanced Settings This should not normally be used. Only use this when specified in an

application.

Driver settings is displayed.

U “Driver settings Screen” on page 12

Start DX Printer Maintenance Tool Starts the Maintenance Tool.

See the "Maintenance Tool Operation Guide" for more details on the Maintenance Tool.

U "Maintenance Tool Operation Guide"

Language Select the printer driver's display language.

Auto Select automatically selects Japanese or English to match the operating systems language.

Reset Defaults Returns all settings to their defaults.

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Printer Driver Functions

Printer Window Screen

On the Main screen, click Display Printer Status to display the Printer Window screen.

Setting Item Explanation

Printer Status Displays the printer's status.

Ink Levels Displays how much ink remains.

Maintenance Cartridge Service Life Displays the free space in the maintenance cartridge.

The capacity is reset automatically when the maintenance cartridge is replaced.

Paper Setup from Printer Displays the width and the remaining loaded paper.

Set the Paper Level in the Maintenance Tool.

Print Queue Displays the print queue list.

This allows you to delete or pause print jobs.

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Printer Driver Functions

Driver settings Screen

On the Main screen, click Advanced Settings to display the Driver settings screen.

Setting Item Explanation

Allow ICM settings for application software Select this if the application's ICM settings have been enabled and the print

results are not as you expected. This does not normally need to be selected.

Reset Defaults Returns settings to their defaults.

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Printer Driver Functions

Settings Screen (Mac OS X)

Page Setup Screen

On the Page Setup screen you can set the paper size and direction.

For more information on displaying the printer driver's Page Setup screen, see "Basic Printing Methods (Mac OS X)".

U “Basic Printing Methods (Mac OS X)” on page 22

Setting Item Explanation

Copies Set the number of copies.

Pages Set the print range.

Paper Size Set the paper size used for printing.

Paper sizes not in the list can be registered to User Defined.

U “Printing on Non-regular Paper Sizes” on page 44

Orientation Set the paper direction.

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Printer Driver Functions

Color Matching screen

When selecting Color Matching from the list, you can set ColorSync from the color management system provided in Mac OS X.

Setting Item Explanation

ColorSync / Off (No Color Adjustment)

Profile Set the printer profile used for color management.

Set whether or not to use ColorSync. You can use ColorSync when printing from applications that support color management.

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Printer Driver Functions

Print Settings screen

When selecting Print Settings from the list, you can set the paper type and image quality.

Setting Item Explanation

Paper Type Select the paper type to match the paper being used.

Image Quality

Borderless Select to print without borders (margins).

Expansion Settings

You can select the print quality from High Speed (360 dpi), Standard (720 dpi), or High Image Quality (1440 dpi).

Normally, select Standard. If you want to obtain higher quality prints, set High Image Quality. If you want to print quickly, set High Speed. When High Speed is set, the printing speed is quicker, however the quality may decline a little.

U “Borderless Printing” on page 39

When performing Borderless printing, set the amount of enlargement to Max, Mid, or Min.

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Basic Printing Methods (Windows)

Printing from PhotoShop

This section uses Adobe Photoshop CS6 as an example of printing image data on your computer.

Operations may differ depending on the application software being used. See the manual supplied with the application software for more details.

Start Adobe Photoshop CS6, and open an image.

Click Image Size from the Image menu to display the Image Size screen.

Set the image size and resolution.

Select Constrain Proportions, and match the Width and Height settings to the paper size.

Set the Resolution. In this example, we set 360 pixel/inch.

When you have finished making settings, click OK.

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