Olympus P200 User Manual
DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER
P-200
Installation Guide
This Installation Guide explains how to install and use the Olympus
P-200 Digital Printer software for Windows 95/98/Me.
Keep this manual booklet in an easily accessible place for future
reference.
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Table of Contents
System Requirements ......................4
Installing the Software......................5
Easy installation
(plug & play)..................................5
Manual installation ........................7
Uninstallation ................................9
For high-speed operation..............9
Printing ............................................ 10
To cancel printing........................ 12
Tips for printing ........................... 13
Split Print......................................... 14
Adjusting the Image Quality ......... 16
Troubleshooting Guide................... 17
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System Requirements
The following hardware and software are required to install and run this s oftware.
Computer: IBM PC/AT compatible machine with an i486SX or better CPU
running Windows 95, 98 or Me (Pentium or better CPU recommended).
Memory: 8 MB minimum (32 MB or more recommended, depending on the
application to be printed).
Hard disk: Minimum 15 MB free (Recommendation: 30 MB or more). More
space is required for larger images or multiple-page files
Display: Minimum 256-color graphics capability (Recommendation: 32,000
colors or more).
Disk drive: Floppy disk drive (required fo r installation).
Notes
This software may be upgraded w i thout notice.
The screen images shown in this booklet may differ slightly from the actual screen
images displayed by the software.
The latest information about this software is recorded in the "Readme.txt" file on the
provided floppy disk. Be sure to read this file.
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Installing the Software
Install the Windows 95/98/Me p r i n t e r driver software on the provided floppy disk
in your PC. Th i s description uses a PC running Windows 98 as an example.
Easy installation (plug & play)
Connect the printer to your PC.
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Please refer to the printer's instruction manual for details on connecting the
printer to your PC.
Turn o n th e printer and the PC. Launch Windows.
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The [Add New Hardware Wizard] dialog box appears. Click [Next] to continue.
Select [Search for the bes t driver for your device] and click [Next].
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Insert the floppy disk into the PC's floppy drive.
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Select [Floppy disk drive] and click [Next].
Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Manual installation
Clic k the [Start] bu tton of Windows, point [Setup] and click [Printer].
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Double-click th e [AddPrinter] icon.
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The [Add Printer Wizard] dialog box appears.
Select [Local printer] as the printer connection destination.
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Olympus does not guarantee that this printer will operate correctly on a
network. The printer should be connected directly to the PC.
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Insert the floppy disk into the PC's floppy drive and select [Use
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disk].
Set the floppy disk drive as the [Copy source of distributed file.]
The drive name o f the floppy disk drive varies depending on the setup of
each PC. Check your PC's instruction manual if you are not sure.
When you find the file, go on to the next step.
Set [LPT1: Printer port] as the port to be used by the printer.
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Select whether the printer is used as the default printer or not.
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Click [End] to complete installation.
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Note
When "Insert Windows CD-ROM (or floppy disk)" is displayed during installation, insert
the specified CD-ROM or applicable floppy disk in the PC and click [OK], The required
file will be installed automatically. If Windows setup is started when the Windows CDROM is inserted, cancel the Windows setup. The installation of the printer driver will
continue.
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Uninstallation
When the printer driver software i s n o longer necessary, uninstall it as described
below.
Click the [Start] button of Windows, point [Setup] and click [Printer].
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The [Printer] window appears.
Click the [OLYMPUS P-200] icon.
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In the [File] menu, click [Delete].
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Uninstall the printer driver b y following the on-screen instructions.
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For high-speed operation
To use the printer at a high speed, w e recommend the printer port be used in
the ECP mode. This wi l l reduce the data transfer time from the PC.
To switch to the ECP mode, BIOS setup is required. The setup method varies
depending on the PC. Please re fer to your PC's instructio n manual for BIOS
setup.
Notes
Data transfer time vari es depending on PC.
Some printers are no t compatible with the ECP mode. Take care when using more than
one printer.
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Printing
You can print images created using commercially available image processing
or retouching applications using th is printer driver software.
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Run the application and open the images you want to print.
Set the image size to 1280 x 960 pixels or less for printing, image processing or
retouching. If you are using an application that also allows you to specify image
resolution as well as image size, set the resolution to 320 dpi . For details on how to
make these settings, refer to the application's user manual.
The image size is au tomatically set when printing is performed using the digital
camera utility, etc.
In the application [File] menu, click [Printer Setup]
Set up the printer in the [Printer Setup] dialog box.
The dialog box shown above is an example using the Olympus CAMEDIA Master
2.0 application. The contents of dialog box vary depending on the application you
are using.
Set [OLYMPUS P-200] as the printer name.
Set the print orientation to [Portrait] when the image is longer vertically
than horizontally, or to [Landscape] when it is longer horizontally.
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Click [OK] to close the [Printer Setup] dialog box.
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In the [File] menu, click [Print].
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The [Print] dialog box appears.
Set the number of prints [Copies].
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The print copies can be set up to 25.
The dialog box shown above is an example using the Olympus CAMEDIA Master
2.0 application. The contents of dialog box vary depending on the
application you are using.
Click [Print].
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The images will be printed.
Note
The auto power off function automatically turns the printer OFF if it has not been used
for an hour.
Before you start printing, check that the printer has not turned OFF automatically.
Other printing-related operations
Split printing, see page 15.
Image quality adjustment, see page 17.
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To cancel printing
When the print monitor is displayed:
Click [Cancel printing].
When data is left in the Windows printer spooler:
Click the [Start] button.
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Point [Setup] and click [Printer].
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Double-click [OLYMPUS P- 200] to open the [OLYMPUS P-200] win-
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dow.
Click the name of the queued document you w ant to cancel.
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Click [Document] in the menu, th en click [Cancel printing]. For
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details, please refer to the Windows instruction manual.
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Tips for printing
To get the best printing results, be sure to read the instruction manual of the
application you are using. Information on how to change the resolution and
image size is especially important. In addition, read the following tip.
Print in an environment with as large color display capability as possible.
The number of available colors of some applications is determined according to
the display color setting of the PC used in printing. To print t he best images
possible, i t is recommended to print from a system capable of displaying 64000
colors or 16.77 million colors if possible.
Adj ust the image size and resolution ( with a n application th at prints images
according to the resolution of the printer).
If the application in use is capable of adjusting the image resolution and size,
set the resolution to 320 dpi and the size to 1280 x 960 pixels or smaller. (If the
image size in pixels is larger, the image may be printed on more than one sheet
of print paper.)
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Split Print
You can split a sheet o f print paper into multiple planes and print the
same image on each of them.
In the [File] menu of the application, click [Print].
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The [Print] dialog box appears.
Click [Properties].
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[OLYMPUS P-200-LPT1: Properties] appears.
Set the split method in the [Paper] sheet.
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Images can be printed in one of the following split methods.
Single
4-split print
16-split print
2-split print
9-split print
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To obtain correct split prints (with an application tha t prints images ac-
cording to the resolution of the printer):
Set the resolution to 320 dpi and image size to 1280 x 960 pixels.
Please refer to the instruction manual of the application you are using for more
information on settings.
Note
Print preview is not available.
Adjusting the Image Quality
You can adjust the brightness, depth, contrast and sharpness of an imag e for pri nting.
Brightness:
Depth:
Contrast:
Sharpness:
In the [File] menu of the application, click [Print].
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The [Print] dialog box appears.
Click [Properties].
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[OLYMPUS P-200-LPT1: Properties] appears.
Set the image quality in the [Color adjustment] sheet.
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Brightness is adjusted across the entire image plane. Image brightness
increases when adjusted in the + direction.
Adjusts the color intensity of the image. Color intensity is increased when
adjusted in the + direction.
Increases or reduces image contrast. Contrast (crispness) increases when
adjusted in the + direction.
Emphasizes or de-emphasizes image contours. Image contours are emphasized when adjusted in the + direction.
[Brightness], [Depth] and [Contrast] each can be adjusted in 21 steps
between -10 and +10.
[Sharpness] can be adjusted in 11 steps between -5 and +5.
To return to the default settings, click [Standard]. The default value is 0 for all settings.
To cancel image quality adjustment, click [Cancel]. The [Print] dialog
box appears again.
Caution
If your image processing application has image adjustment capabilities similar to those described above,
the image quality should b e adjusted with the application instead of the driver software. I f the image quality
is adjusted in both the application and driver software, print results may differ from what you expect.
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Troubleshooting Guide
To solve problems you may experience with the printer driver, check the trou-
bleshooting guide before calling for service. If the problem persists, contact you
dealer for information what to do next. Please also refer to the Instruction manual
provided with the printer.
Symptom
An image is printed
on several sheets.
The resolution or image size
setting is incorrect.
Cause
Treatment
Set the resolution to 320 dpi and image size
to 1280 x 960 pixels or less.
Printed image
contains zigzag
lines.
Printing will not start.
Th e i m age may h ave b een
enlarged before printing.
No print paper is loaded, the
ink ribbon has run out, or paper is
jammed, etc.
Certain PCs and applications
take a long time to compile print
data. Printing multiple sheets with
complicated settings also takes
long time.
There may b e a problem with
the digital color printer.
There may not be enough free
space on the hard disk.
Set the resolution to 320 dpi and im age size
to 1280 x 96 0 pixels or less.
Check the indicators on the top panel of the
printer and toad print paper if required. Also
refer to the instruction manual of your printer.
Please wait until the PC completes print
processing.
Check the indicators on the top panel of the
print er an d error messages on the PC monitor
screen.
When the printer and PC are normal and
printing still has not started 5 minutes after
initiation, turn th e printer OF F then ON again
and retry printing. Note that printing of multiple
sheets may take more than 5 minutes for
preparation.
Check the hard disk capacity. If it is
insufficient, create more free space.
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Symptom
PC operation is
unstable.
Installation from
floppy disk is
impossible.
Cause
The P C's memory may not
have enough free memory.
If more than one applications is open, close
all unnecessary applications before printing.
Treatment
In the printer property dialo g box, set the
spool setting to [Send data directly to printer]
before printing.
There may not be enough free
space on the hard disk.
Check the hard disk capacity. If it is
insufficient, create mor e free space.
All contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
All specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.
OLYMPUS shall assume no responsibility fo r any problems caused by this product.
OLYMPUS shall also assume no responsibility for any accidental or consequential dam-
ages (including lost business benefits, suspended business activities, and lost informa-
tion) caused by use or malfunction of the product, even if the damages are possibly
attributable to the product. When filing for damages, the user cannot claim compensa-
tion higher than the cost for which he/she purchased the product, even if the damages
result from breach of contract, illegal operations (including errors), and problems with
the product's reliability.
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VT135101
P-200
Digital Color Printer
Instructions
Thank yo u fo r purchasing this Olympus digital color printer.
Before using this product, read this manual carefully to ensure correct
use.
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are
located at the rear. Record the serial
number in the space provided below.
You will need to refer to these numbers
whenever you call your dealer regarding thi s product.
Model No. P-200
Serial
No.
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Address:
Telephone No.:
This device complies with Part 15 of the F CC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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OLYMPUS
P-200
OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
2 Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747-3157, U.S.A.
631-844-5000
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