Kodak Personal Picture Maker 200 User Guide

User’s Guide for Windows 98/Me

September 2000

www.kodak.com/go/homeprinting

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Contents

Chapter 1: Getting started ............................................... 1

Setting up your printer ...................................................................1

Installing the print cartridges............................................... ..... 2

Loading paper.......................................................................... 4

Aligning the print cartridges ..................................................... 5

Printing a test page.................................................................. 6

Setting up your printer with Windows 98.................................. 6

Setting up your printer with Windows Me................................. 8

Setting up your printer with Windows 2000.............................. 9

Setting up your printer with a Macintosh................................ 10

Chapter 2: Understanding your printer ........................ 13

Identifying the parts of your printer ............................................13

Contents

Using the operator panel ............................................................15

Verifying camera compatibility .................................................... 15

Inserting a camera card ..............................................................16

Using the Quickstart screen ........................................................ 17

Using Photo and Print Preview .............. ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... .... 18

Understanding the Idle Screen ...................................................18

Changing Languages .................................................................. 18

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Chapter 3: Printing photos without

a computer ........................................ ..... ..... .... ..................21

Understanding the Printer Menus ............................................... 21

Choosing a paper type from the operator panel .........................22

Contents

Choosing a paper size ................................................................23

Changing print quality ................................................................. 24

Choosing the page layout ...........................................................24

Selecting photos to print ............................................................26

Using the Photos to Print option .................................................26

Choosing the number of sets to print .......................................... 27

Photo Editing Selections ............................................................. 27

Cropping photos .................................................................... 28

Rotating a photo .................................................................... 28

Selecting a border for your photo .......................................... 29

Adding text to your photo....................................................... 29

Brightness feature.................................................................. 31

Auto Enhance ........................................................................ 31

Resetting Defaults ....................................................................... 32

Chapter 4: Using an external Zip drive .........................33

Connecting your external Zip drive .............................................33

Attaching your printer to the Zip drive ......................................... 33

Copying photos to your Zip drive ................................................ 34

Erasing photos from your camera card ....................................... 35

Printing from your Zip disk ..........................................................35

Chapter 5: Using your printer with a PC ...................... 37

Step 1: Load the paper ............................................................... 38

Step 2: Customize the printer settings ........................................ 39

Step 3: Print your document .......................................................42

Understanding the Card Reader .................................................42

KODAK Picture Page Software ...................................................43

Chapter 6: Printing beyond the basics .........................45

Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper ..................................45

Printing handouts ........................................................................ 47

Printing booklets .........................................................................48

Printing posters ........................................................................... 50

Chapter 7: Caring for your cartridges .......................... 53

Using your computer for cartridge maintenance .........................53

Using your operator panel for cartridge maintenance .................58

Cleaning and preserving print cartri dge s ............ ....... ...... ....... .... 59

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting .......................................... 63

Contents

Understanding the operator panel error messages ....................63

Printing problems without a computer .........................................65

Printing problems with your computer .........................................67

General printing problems with or without your computer ...........69

KODAK Customer Support Center ............................................. 71

Appendix .......................................................................... 73

Installing printer software .......... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... .................73

Uninstalling printer software for Windows ................................... 73

Uninstalling printer software for Macintosh ................................. 73

Statement of Limited Warranty ...................................................74

Electronic emission notices .........................................................75

Notices ..................... ................................................................. .. 76

European Community (EC) directives conformity ...................... 76

Energy Star ................................................................................. 76

Contents

Power Supply information .......................................................... 77

Safety information ....................................................................... 77

Index ..................................................................................79

Your printer is a general purpose color inkjet printer that provides high quality text and photos. You can use your printer by itself to print photos or connect it to a computer for other printing needs. The following sections will tell you how to set up your printer for Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Macintosh.

Note: To access the on-line User’s Guide for Windows 2000 or

Getting started

Macintosh, click on Read User’s Guide under Learn on

the CD front end prior to installing your software. This will let you copy and/or view the User’s Guide from your computer. After setting up your printer, this hard copy User’s Guide applies only to Windows98/Me.

Setting up your printer

1 Connect the power supply.

Getting started

Note: Connection 2, above may not be required in some

countries.

Select Language appears on the operator panel display to

indicate the power is on. Note: If you need help identifying the operator panel buttons, see

page 15.

Getting started

2 Press on the operator panel to scroll through the

languages.

3 Press Select when you see the language you want.

Select Paper Size appears on the operator panel display.

4 Press on the operator panel to scroll through the paper

sizes.

5 Press Select when you see the paper size you want. 6 Continue with “Installing the print cartridges” in the following

section.

Installing the print cartridges

1 Remove the sticker and transparent tape from the bottom of the

print cartridge. Note: Be sure to remove the tape and install the cartridges one at

a time to prevent leaking.

Warning: DO NOT

touch the gold contact area of the print cartridges.

Insert the color cartridge in the left slot and the photo cartridge in the right slot.

Note: To replace the photo cartridge with a black cartridge, see

page 54.

abc

Raise the front cover.

Insert the cartridges into the print cartridge carrier.

Push back firmly on the cartridge until it snaps securely into place.

3 Close the front cover.

Snap

Getting started

Loading paper

Pull out the paper support and paper exit tray.

Paper support

Paper exit tray

2 Place paper against the right side of the sheet feeder with the print

side facing you.

Paper guide Release tab

3 Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together, and then

slide the paper guide to the left edge of the paper.

Aligning the print cartridges

Load plain paper in the printer. For help loading paper, see the previous section.

2 Press Menu. 3 Press until Utilities is highlighted, and then press Select.

The Utilities menu appears.

4 Press until Align Cartridges is highlighted, and then press

Select.

5 Press until Yes is highlighted, and then press Select.

“Printing Page, Please Wait” message appears.

The test page prints several alignment patterns, depending on the cartridge combination installed. Each pattern has a number under it. The test page that prints is similar to the one shown:

Note: If you have a color and black cartridge combination installed, you will have two more alignment values, C and D. Follow the same instructions as you would for the color and photo cartridge combinations.

Getting started

6 Choose V alues Wit h Straighte st Lines message appears, press

Select to continue.

7 From each alignment group on the test page, find the number

under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line.

For example, in sample group A, the arrow points to the pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line.

The Align Cartridge Choose Values screen appears.

Getting started

8 In the Align Cartridge dialog box, press to select the

numbers from the printed test page that come closest to forming a straight line.

9 Press to highlight Continue and press Select. 10 Press Menu to exit the printer menus.

Printing a test page

1 Make sure no camera card is inserted. 2 Press Print to print a test page.

Setting up your printer with Windows 98

Before you begin:

• Prepare your printer for printing. For help, see page 1.

• Make sure you have a USB cable.

• Make sure Microsoft Windows 98 is running on your PC.

To install the KODAK PPM200 printer software:

1 Connect the USB cable to the computer and printer.

Click Next when the first screen appears. Note: When you connect your printer to a computer, the Microsoft

Windows software on your computer detects new hardware and asks you to navigate through the “Add New Hardware Wizard” with a series of dialog boxes. Complete the following steps to finish this process and reach the

KODAK PPM200 Install Printer Software screen.

3 Place the KODAK PPM200 Printer Software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

4 Make sure the first option is selected on the second screen, and

then click Next.

5 Select the CD-ROM option on the next screen, and then click

Next.

6 Click Next or Finish on any subsequent screens.

Getting started

The KODAK PPM200 software installation screen appears. Note: Prior to installing the KODAK PPM200 software, you can

choose other options such as Learn, Registering online or Browse (KOD AK Web Site, Technical Support or Personal Picture Maker Supplies).

7 Choose from the following install options:

– Personal Picture Maker Driver – KODAK Picture Page Software – Install All Software

Note: You must choose Personal Picture Maker Driver or

Install All Software to enable PC printing.

Getting started

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: If the KODAK PPM200 screen does not appear, click Start,

Run. Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed by :\setup and then click OK.

Congratulations!

You have successfully set up your printer for Windows 98.

Setting up your printer with Windows Me

Before you begin:

• Prepare your printer for printing. For help, see page 1.

• Make sure you have a USB cable.

• Make sure Windows Me is running.

1 Connect the USB cable to the computer and the printer. For help,

see page 6. Note: When you connect your printer to a computer, the Microsoft

KODAK PPM200 Install Printer Software screen.

2 Place the KODAK PPM200 Printer Software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

3 Make sure the first option, Automatic search for a better driver,

is selected, and then click Next.

Note: Skip steps 4 and 5 if the following screen does not

appear.

The Select Other Driver screen appears.

4 Select the Inkjet Color Printer LEXUSB.INF file, and then click

OK.

Click Next or Finish on any subsequent screens. The KODAK PPM200 software installation screen appears.

Note: Prior to installing the KODAK PPM200 software, you can

choose other options such as Learn, Registering online or Browse (KOD AK Web Site, Technical Support or Personal Picture Maker Supplies).

6 Choose from the following install options:

– Personal Picture Maker Driver – KODAK Picture Page Software – Install All Software

Note: You must choose Personal Picture Maker Driver or

Install All Software to enable PC printing.

7 Follow the on-screen instructions. 8 If the KODAK PPM200 screen does not appear, click Start, Run.

Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed by :\setup and then click OK.

Congratulations!

You have successfully set up your printer for Windows Me.

Setting up your printer with Windows 2000

Before you begin:

• Prepare your printer for printing. For help, see page 1.

• Make sure you have a USB cable.

• Make sure Windows 2000 is running.

1 Connect the USB cable to the computer and the printer. For help,

see page 6. The Microsoft Windows software appears on your computer to

detect new hardware.

Getting started

Click CANCEL.

3 Place the KODAK PPM200 Printer Software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive. The KODAK PPM200 software installation screen appears.

Note: Prior to installing the KODAK PPM200 software, you can

choose other options such as Learn, Registering online or Browse (KODAK Web Site, Technical Support or Personal Picture Maker Supplies).

4 Choose from the following install options:

– Personal Picture Maker Driver – KODAK Picture Page Software – Install All Software

Note: You must choose Personal Picture Maker Driver or

Install All Software to enable PC printing.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions. 6 If the KODAK PPM200 screen does not appear, click Start, Run.

Type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed by :\setup and then click OK.

Congratulations!

You have successfully set up your printer for Windows 2000.

Setting up your printer with a Macintosh

Before you begin:

• Prepare your printer for printing. For help, see page 1.

• Make sure you have a USB cable.

• Make sure Mac OS 8.6 or Mac OS 9 is running on your Macintosh

computer.

To install the KODAK PPM200 printer software:

1 Connect the USB cable to the computer and the printer. 2 Place the KODAK PPM200 Printer Software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive. The KODAK PPM200 Installer main screen appear s.

3 Click Install and Agree.

The KODAK License Agreement screen appears.

4 Click Accept.

The KODAK PPM200 Installer screen appears.

5 Click Install.

The KODAK PPM200 Printer Selection screen appears.

6 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: Prior to installing the KODAK PPM200 software, you can

choose other options such as Learn, Registering online or Browse (KOD AK Web Site, Technical Support or Personal Picture Maker Supplies).

Getting started

Congratulations!

You have successfully set up your printer on a Macintosh computer.

Note for Macintosh Users:

If your Macintosh computer locks up or freezes while printing, you may need to unplug the printer and turn off your computer. After a few seconds, plug the printer back in and turn your computer back on. The printer driver’s spooler may attempt to start printing the job that was in the queue before the computer locked up. This could cause your system to lock up again. To recover from this problem:

1 Unplug the printer and turn off your computer. 2 Hold down the Shift key and turn on the computer.

Press and hold the Shift key until you see the Mac OS screen and the words “Extensions Of f”.

4 Release the Shift key. 5 Locate the KODAK PPM200 printer icon on your desktop. The

inactive printer spooler has an X over it.

6 Double-click the icon to open the KODAK PPM200 dialog box. 7 Drag your print jobs to the trash can. 8 Restart the computer to enable extensions. 9 Plug your printer back in.

Getting started

This chapter describes the parts of your printer and their functions.

Understanding your printer

Identifying the parts of your printer

Paper support Release tab

Paper guide Camera card

cover

Paper exit tray

Use this... When you want to...

Paper support Keep paper straight in the sheet feeder. Release tab,

Paper guide Sheet feeder Load paper. Front cover Install or change print cartridges, or clear paper

Paper exit tray Keep paper together after printing.

Make sure the paper feeds correctly into your printer.

jams.

Sheet feeder

Operator panel

Front cover

Understanding your printer

Camera card cover Insert or remove a camera card.

Use this... When you want to...

Operator panel • Select setup options .

• Select photos for printing.

• Select special printing options.

• Select photo storage options.

• Display and clear status or error messages.

Power supply connector

USB/PC cab le connector

USB external device connector

Use this... When you want to...

Power supply connector Plug the power supply into the printer. USB/PC cable

connector USB external device

connector

Understanding your printer

Attach the printer to a computer.

Attach a Zip drive to the printer.

Using the operator panel

Arrow button

Menu button

Print button

Display window

Brightness control

Select button

View/Return button

Use this... When you want to...

Menu button Enter and exit the menus. Arrow button Navigate through the menus and view your photos. Display window Raise or lower the display to view the menus and your

Brightness control Adjust the brightness or contrast of the display. Select button Select or cancel a photo, enter a submenu, or accept

View/Return button Change from one view to another or ret urn to a previous

photos.

menu settings.

menu level without saving changes from the current menu option.

Print button Begin printing.

Verifying camera compatibility

Your printer is compatible with most types of digital cameras that use CompactFlash or SmartMedia camera cards. Visit our Web site at

www.kodak.com/go/homeprinting for the latest camera compatibility list.

Understanding your printer

Inserting a camera card

Before inserting a camera card into its card slot, lift the protective cover located on the top of your printer.

Choosing a camera card slot

Your printer recognizes one source for photos at a time and searches for photos in the following order:

• Left slot (CompactFlash)

• Right slot (SmartM edi a)

• Optional external devices (see page 33)

CompactFlash

SmartMedia

Gold contact area

Camera card slot cover

Consider the following information before inserting a camera card:

• If the camera card has a gold contact area, make sure the contact

• If you are inserting a CompactFlash card, make sure the name

• If you are inserting the SmartMedia card, make sure you do not

• If your camera card or storage disk contains photo images, a

Understanding your printer

area faces the front of your printer.

label faces the back of your printer.

place it in the CompactFlash card slot.

Reading Card message appears in the display window. The

number of photos contained on the card is also displayed.

Using the Quickstart screen

When you insert your camera card into your printer or if you are printing photos from an external device, a Quickstart screen appears that gives you easy print options.You do not need to enter the Main Menu of the printer.

The following table lists the start-up screen options:

Use the up and down arrows to select... When you want to...

Print All Print all the photos from your camera card or external

Print Camera Order Print the photo selections chosen in your camera.

View Photos View and select photos for printing. Print Index Print thumbnail size photos. PC Card Reader View or copy photos to your computer.

Change Layout Change the way your photos are printed on paper.

T o use the Quickstart screen:

device.

Note: This option is only visible when you have selected photos for printing using your camera.

Note: This option is only visible if you are connected to your computer. See page 42.

1 Insert the appropriate camera card or connect your external device

containing photo images. The Quickstart screen appears.

2 Press to scroll through the options until the selection you

want is highlighted.

3 Press Select.

Understanding your printer

Note: To return to the Quickstart screen, remove and reinsert

your camera card. This resets or clears all current photo selections.

Using Photo and Print Preview

These screens let you select photos and review them before printing.

To use Photo and Print Preview:

1 Press to highlight View Photos from the Quickstart screen and

then to view and scroll through your photos.

2 Press Select to choose the photos you want to print. 3 Press View/Return to preview your selections.

Note: Pressing View/Return changes between photo and page

4 Press Print.

Note: The Page Preview screens show what your selections will

preview screens.

look like, the current settings, and the number of pages to be printed.

Understanding the Idle Screen

An idle screen appears on the display if there is no camera card in the printer. This screen provides you with the current photo printer settings. The display goes blank after approximately 30 minutes. Press any key on the operator panel, or open the printer’s front cover to activate the display.

Changing Languages

Choose the Language option to change the language that appears on the operator panel display.

Understanding your printer

To change the Language Default:

1 Press Menu until you see the Main Menu. 2 Press until Preferences is highlighted, and then press Select.

The Preferences menu appears.

3 Make sure Language is highlighted and press Select. 4 Press on the operator panel to scroll through and select

the language you want.

Understanding your printer

Printing photos without a

computer

Printing photos without

a computer

This chapter describes how to print and edit photos using the printer menus.

Understanding the Printer Menus

If you want to print photos using more detailed options, change print settings, or access other printer functions, go to the printer menu by pressing the Menu button.

Menu Categories

Settings

StorageEdit PhotoPrint Setup

PreferencesUtilitiesPaper

Photos to Print Layout Print Quality Sets

To use the Menu:

Paper Type Paper Size

Crop Rotate Add Border Add Text Brightness Auto Enhance Undo all Edits

Copy Card Erase Card

PC Card Reader Ink Level Clean Cartridge Align Cartridge Reset Defaults

Language

1 Press the Menu button. 2 Press to scroll and highlight the menu category you want.

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