Olympus CAMEDIA P-330, CAMEDIA P-330N, 201021 - P 330N Photo Printer Installation Manual

P-330

Digital color printer

3-865-712-11(1)

Installation Guid e

• This Installation Guide explains h ow to install and use the Digital Color Printer P-330 for Windows 95/98, 3.1 and Macintosh software.

• Keep this guide handy for future reference and refer to it when requesting service.

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Notice f or users

System requirements ............................. 4

Installing the software ........................... 5

Uninstalling the software ................ 7

Printing ................................................... 8

Stopping printing .......................... 10

Hints for better printout ................. 11

Setting the resolution ........................... 12

Adjusting the picture quality .............. 13

Making the split print ......................... 14

Making multiple prints

at high speed ................................... 15

System requirements ........................... 29

Installing the software ....................... 30

Printing ............................................... 32

Stopping printing .......................... 35

Hints for better printout ................ 35

Adjusting the picture quality .............. 36

Making the split print ......................... 38

Previewing the image ....................... 39

System requirements ........................... 17

Installing the software ......................... 18

Uninstalling the software .............. 21

Printing ................................................. 22

Stopping printing ........................... 24

Hints for better printout ............... 24

Setting the resolution ........................ 25

Adjusting the picture quality ............. 26

Making the split print ......................... 27

Making multiple prints

at high speed ................................... 28

For Windows 3.1

(from page 17)

For Windows 95/98/3.1,

Macintosh (from page 41)

Troubleshooting ...................................

For Macintosh

(from page 29)

For Windows 95/98

(from page 4)

Contents

Notes

• This software is subject

to be upgraded without

notice.

• The pictures used in

this manual may be

different from the actual screen of the

software.

Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements to run the printer

driver.

• IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer

Supporting Windows 95/98 with i486SX and above

CPU (Pentium or later recommended)

• Memory

8MB or more (32 MB or more is recommended depending on the application software used to print)

• Hard disk space

15MB or more free space (30MB o r more is recommended)

Larger pictures and more pages require more hard

disk space.

• Video monitor

A video board or video driver which displays 256

colors or better (32, 0 00 colors or more is recommended)

• Drive

CD-ROM drive (needed for installation)

For th e latest information, refer to the "readme.txt"

contained in the "English\Win95-98" directory of the supplied CD-ROM.

System requirements

For Windows 95/98

Installing the software

Install the software containing the printer driver for

Windows 95/98 in the supplied CD-ROM.

Connect the printer to the computer.

See the operating instructions of the Digital Color

Printer. Turn on the printer and the computer. Then start

Windows 95/98.

If the following [New Hardware Found] screen is

displayed, check [Do not install a driver] and click [OK].

If the following [Update Device Driver Wizard]

screen is displayed, click [Next] and then [Finish].

For Windows 95/98

2 3

Notes

• When th e dialog prompting you to insert

the Windows CD- R O M

or floppy disk appears

during installation, insert the specified CD-

ROM or floppy di sk

and click [OK]. If the Windows Setup starts

after the Windows CDROM is inserted, finish

the Set up program.

• You can install the

software without performing st eps 1 through 3. Start Windows 95/98 and

then perform steps 4

through 6. If the di al og

of step 3 appears after

the computer is

restarted, perform step

• If the Setup does not

start automatically after

the supplied CD-ROM

is inserted, or if you

stop Setup midway and resume it later, double-

click the [Setup.exe]

icon contained in the

"English\Win95-98"

directory of the

supplied CD-ROM.

Tip

For the latest information,

refer to the "readme.txt"

contained in the "English\Win95-98"

directory of the supplied

CD-ROM.

Click [OK] repeatedly until the screen notifying

that the Setup is complete appears.

Clic k [OK]. Installation finishes.

Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive.

The Setup starts automatically and the Setup dialog appears.

For Windows 95/98

Uninstalling the software

When the driver software becomes unnecessary, remove all the software files f ro m your hard disk as follows:

Click the Windows [Start] button, click [Settings],

and click [Printers]. The [Printers] dialog appears.

Click to select [OLYMPUS P-330].

Click [Delete] f r o m the [File] menu.

Follow the on screen instructions to remove the

OLYMPUS P-330 Printer Driver from y ou r h ard disk.

For Windows 95/98

Printing

Tip

When you print in 306 dpi

in the application

software, set the picture

size up to 1376 x 1024 pixels.

Note

If the message "This printer is not supported by the driver currently associated with it. Windows will use OLYMPUS P-330

instead." appears, click

[OK].

Start the application software used to print, and sele ct the image to b e printed.

Click [Printer Setup] from the [File] menu of the application.

The [Print Setup] dialog appears. Se t the printer.

Set [Printer] to [OLYMPUS P-330]. Set [Size] referring to the combination below.

The above dialog is o f the OLYMPUS C-2.0W95 as an example. The dialog differs depending on the application.

Notes

• Use the se t of the print

paper and ink ribbon cartridge supplied together in the same

carton. Also make sure

to set [Size] in th e

combination shown in

the table. If you u se

them in different

combination, proper printing results may

not be obtained or

other trouble may

occur.

• For the details on print

paper and ink ribbon

cartridge, refer to the operating instructions

of the printer.

Set [Orientation]. To print i n portrait (tall) format, select Portrait.

To print i n landscape (wide) format, select Landscape.

For Windows 95/98

Print paper

loaded

Ink ribbon

cartridge loaded

[Size] setting

Standard paper

4-,16-Cut Sticker

Passport photo

paper

Standard type

Passport photo

type

A6 Standard/Sticker A6 Standard/Sticker

A6 Passport photo

paper

Click [OK] to close the [Print Setup] dialog. Click [Print] from the [File] me nu of the

application. The [Print] dialog appears.

Set [Copies]. You can set up to 30 copies. You can print

continuously using the supplied automatic feeder.

4 5

For Windows 95/98

The above dialog is of the OLYMPUS C-2.0W95 as an example. The dialog differs depending on the

application.

Click [OK]. The next dialog appears.

Fo r further settings and

operations

You can make split printing (page 14), adjust resolution (page 12 ) or picture quality (page 13).

Notes on the high speed

print mode

• Data transmission speed depends on the computer.

•

If an error occurs, set to

OFF.

Note

If the printing of the data

has already started, don't

try to cancel printing. Doing so will cause the

paper to jam.

Set [Print Mode] to "High speed print mode O N . "

The data transmission is accelerated. Click [Print].

The printer starts printing.

Stopping printing

Whe n a "printing" message is on the screen

Click the [Stop] button or the [Cancel] button. The printing is canceled.

Whe n t he dat a is in th e print spooler of Windows 95/98

Click [Start].

Point to [Settings] and click [Printers]. Double-click [OLYMPUS P-330] and open the

[OLYMPUS P-33 0] window.

2 3

For Windows 95/98

Click the "Document Name" waiting to be printed. Click [Document] in th e men u and then click

[Cancel Printing]. Refer to the manual of the

Windows 95/98 for details.

Hints fo r better printout

To obtain better print result, read the application

software manual carefully. Changing the resolutio n

and image size a r e very important.

The following information will be useful.

Make the environment in full-color

With some application software, the colors used to

print depends on the display color setting of the

computer you use. To print i n full-color, prepare the

environment which can display 64,000 or 16,770,000 colors.

Adjust the image si ze and resolution (If the application is to print according to the printer's resolution)

If yo u can adjust the image size on your application software, make the resolution within 306 dpi and size 1 376 x 102 4 pixels or 153 dpi and size 68 8 x 51 2 pixels.

If you print an image larger than the above, the image

may be printed split into pieces depending on the

application software. Set the resolution in the paper

setting dialog according to the image resolution to make better printout.

Fo r Windows 95/98

Setting the resolution

You can set the resolution depending on the image you print.

Start the application software used to print, and

click [Pr in te r Setup] from th e [File] m en u.

The [Print Setup] dialog appears.

Set [Printer] to [OLYMPUS P-330], click [Properties] and t hen click [Graphics].

Set the resolution to 30 6 dpi or 15 3 dpi.

30 6 dpi is recommended. Se t to 1 53 dpi for a small

image or to print at h i gh speed.

Maximum picture size

• 1376 x 1024 pixels at

306 dpi

• 68 8 x 512 pixels at 153

dpi

Tip

To print the picture smaller than 68 8 x 512 pixels, select 1 5 3 dpi.

Printing is performed more quickly.

Note

You cannot set Dithering, Intensity and Color i n this dialog.

Click [OK] to close the [Properties] dialog.

Click [OK] to close the [Print Setup] dialog.

Fo r Windows 95/98

Adjusting the picture quality

You can adjust the picture quality of the prints.

Click [Print] from the [File] menu of the

application, and in the [Print] dialog click [OK]. The [OLYMPUS P-330] dialog appears.

Adjust the picture.

Note

If the application software has the same adjustment item as the driver software, do the adjustment on the application software, not on the driver software. If

you adjust the same item

on both the application software and the driver

software, the image may

be printed with

unexpected result.

For Windows 95/98

Move the Red/Green/Blue sliders to

adjust the level of each color ranging from +20% (stronger) to -20% (weaker) by 1%.

Red/Green/Blue

Sharpness

Move the slider to adjust the

sharpness by 6 steps ranging from 0, 1

(weak) to 5 (strong).

Move the slider to adjust the density by 15 steps ranging from +7 (thick) to

-7 (thin).

Density

Default

Click to restore the default settings.

Click to cancel the adjustments and

close the dialog.

Cancel

Making the split print

To make the split print

correctly

If the application is to print according to the printer's resolution, set

the image size as follows:

• 688 x 512 pixels in 15 3

dpi

• 1376 x 1024 pixels in

306 dpi

See the application's manual for setting the image size.

Notes

• Since the length and breadth ratio of the

image does not match

that of the paper, the

image of the 2-split or 4-split printing is partly

cut off.

• T he 16-split images printed on the 16-cut sticker are partly cut off because the cut size of

the sticker is smaller

than the printed size. The 4-split images printed on the 4-cut sticker are also cut off.

• The 16-split and 4-split

images are adjusted

and printed to the size

of sticker print paper.

• You cannot preview the printed image.

1 6 images

4 images

9 images

1 image

2 images

You c an make a 2- , 4- , 9 -, o r 16-split print with an image inset in each split-plane.

Click [Print] f r o m the [File] menu of the

application, and in the [Print] dialog click [OK]. The [OLYMPUS P- 33 0] dialog appears.

Select the desired number o f images per sheet in

[Split].

You can select 1, 2, 4, 9, or 16 images per sheet.

For Windows 95/98

Making multiple prints at hig h speed

To print multiple copies at high speed or with limited

hard disk space, check [Print directly to the printer] in

th e [Spool Settings] window before you start printing.

Click [Start].

Point to [Settings] and click [Printers]. Double-click [OLYMPUS P-330] and open the

[OLYMPUS P-330] window. Click [Printer] on the men u bar, click [Properties]

and click [Details].

Click [Transmission retry] of [Timeout settings] to 30 0 seconds.

Note

You cannot operate the

computer until the

printing is completed.

Click [Spool Settings] to open the [Spool Settings]

window.

For Windows 95/98

Check [Print directly to the p r inter].

Click [OK] and close the [Spool Settings] window.

Click [OK] and close the [OLYMPUS P-3 3 0

Properties] window.

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Fo r Windows 95/98

System requirements

Notes

• This software is subject

to be upgraded without

notice.

• The pictures used in this manual may be different from the actual screen of the

software.

Your computer and system software must meet the

following minimum requirements to run the printer

driver.

• IBM PC/AT compatible personal computer

Supporting Windows 3. 1 with i386 and above CPU

• Memory

8M B or more (3 2 MB or more is recommended depending on the application software used to print)

• Hard disk space

15MB or mor e free space (30MB o r more is recommended)

Larger pictures and more pages require more hard disk space.

• Video monitor

A video board or video driver which displays 2 5 6 colors or better (32,000 colors or more is recommended)

• Drive

CD-R OM drive (needed for installation)

For the latest information, refer to the "readme.txt" contained in the "English\Win31" directory of the supplied CD-ROM.

Fo r Windows 3.1

For Windows 3.1

Install the software containing the printer driver for the

Windows 3. 1 in the supplied CD-ROM.

Installing the software

Connect the printer to the computer.

S e e the operating instructions of the Digital Color

Printer.

Turn on the printer and the computer. Th e n start the Windows 3.1.

Double-click the [Control Panel] icon in the [Main] window.

Double-click the [Printers] icon.

Click [Add].

Fo r Windows 3.1

Click [Install].

Insert the supplied CD-ROM. Input "D:\English\Win31" and click [OK].

Input your CD-ROM drive for "D." You can also select f r o m [Browse].

Make sure that "OLYMPUS P-330" is selected and click [OK].

Fo r Windows 3.1

Make sure that "OLYMPUS P-330 on LPT1:" is

added in the [Installed Printers:] box and click [Connect].

Set [Transmission Retry] to "300," check "Fast

Printing Direct to Port," and click [OK].

Click [Close].

Installation finishes.

For Windows 3.1

Note

You cannot print without checking "Fast Printing

Direct to Port."

Uninstalling th e software

When the driver software becomes unnecessary, remove all the software files from your hard disk as follows:

Double-click the [Control Panel] icon in the [Main] window.

Double-click the [Printers] icon in the [Control

Panel] window. Click to select "OLYMPUS P-330 on LPT1:" in the

[Installe d Printers:] box.

Click [Remove].

The confirmation window appears. Click [Yes].

2 3 4

For Windows 3.1

Printing

Tip

When you print in 3 0 6 dpi

in the application

software, set the picture size to 1376 x 1024 pixels.

Start the application software used to print, and select the image to be printed.

Click [Print] from the [File] me nu of the application.

The [Print] dialog appears. Click [Setup].

The [Print Setup] dialog appears.

Se t t he printer.

The dialog differs depending on the application.

Set [Specific Printer] to [OLYMPUS P-330].

Set [Size] referring to the combination below.

Notes

• Use the s e t o f th e print

paper and ink ribbon cartridge supplied together in the same carton. Also make sure

to set [Size] in the

combination shown in

the table. If you use

them in different

combination, proper printing results may

not be obtained or

other trouble may

occur.

• For the details on print

paper and ink ribbon cartridge, refer to the

operating instructions

of the printer.

Set [Orientation].

To print i n portrait (tall) format, select Portrait.

To print i n landscape (wide) format, select

Landscape.

Fo r Windows 3.1

Print paper

loaded

Ink ribbon

cartridge loaded

[Size] setting

Standard paper

4-,16-Cut Sticker Passport photo

paper

Standard type Standard type Passport photo

type

A6 Standard/Sticker A6 Standard/Sticker

A6 Passport photo

paper

Click [OK]. The [Print] dialog appears.

Set [Copies]. You can set up to 30 copies. You can print

continuously using the supplied automatic feeder.

Click [OK]. The next dialog appears.

Tip

You ca n make split prints

(page 27), set resolution

(page 25) or adjust the

picture quality (page 26).

Click [Print]. Th e printer starts printing.

For Windows 3.1

Note

If the printing of the data

has already started, don't

try to cancel printing.

Doing so will cause the paper to jam.

Stopping printing

When a "printing" message is on the screen

Click the [Stop] button or the [Cancel] button. The printing is canceled.

When the data is in the Print Manager

Double-click the [Print Manager] in the [Main]

window. Click the "file" waiting to be printed and then click [Delete].

Hints fo r better printout

To obtain better print result, read the application

software manual carefully. Changing the resolution

and image size are very important. The following information will be useful.

Make the environment in full-color

With some application software, the colors used to

print depends on the display color setting of the

computer you use. To print in full-color, prepare the

environment which can display 64,000 or 16,770,000 colors.

Adjust the image si z e a nd resolution (If the application is to print according to the printer's

resolution)

If yo u c an adjust t h e i ma g e s ize o n y our application software, make the resolution within 30 6 dpi and size

137 6 x 1024 pixels or 153 dpi and size 688 x 51 2 pixels.

If yo u print an image larger than the above, the image

may be printed split into pieces depending on the

application software. Se t the resolution in the paper

setting dialog according to the image resolution to

make better printout.

Fo r Windows 3.1

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