Polaroid ColorShot Printer User Manual

ColorShot Printer

User Guide

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TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Enabling USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Recommended monitor setting . . . . . . . . . . .26

Recommended video accelerator setting . . . .26

If installation is unsuccessful . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

To uninstall IQA and the ColorShot driver . . .28

Reconnection note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Polaroid Offices and Service Centers . . . . . . .29

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

The printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

CONNECT THE PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Position the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Connect the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

PRINT TEST IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Start up your imaging software . . . . . . . . . . .16

Load the film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Check the printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Print KIDS.TIF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Print FLOWERS.TIF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

POLAROID COLORSHOT INSTALLATION GUIDE

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INTRODUCTION

T

his Polaroid®ColorShot™Installation Guide covers connecting
the printer, installing the software, and printing test images.

For detailed information on using the printer and all the fea­tures and options in the print driver, as well as full troubleshooting
information, please refer to the Polaroid ColorShot User’s Guide
(CSguide.pdf).

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INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

•

A VGA 640 x 480 color monitor, 256

colors minimum, 16-bit recommend­ed (see page 26 for advice on setting
your monitor and video accelerator)

•

A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (mini­mum); 4x or faster (recommended)

* Note: Microsoft USB software is not

compatible with early versions of
Toshiba’s Infinia In-Touch™ modules,
and installing the software on
Toshiba Infinia systems which include
such modules will render such Infinia
systems inoperable.

System requirements

•

A PC-compatible computer with a

Pentium

®

processor (or later) and a

USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector

*

•

Microsoft®Windows®95 operating

system, Version B (see page 24)

•

16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM

(recommended)

•

50MB free hard disk space (mini-

mum); more space required when
printing multiple copies (10+)

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FRONT OF PRINTER

a. Power/Printer busy LED
b. Film door
c. Film door latch
d. Film ejection slot

The printer

a. Printer
b. Power adapter
c. Power cord
d. USB cable
e. Printer software (not shown)

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

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c dba

ba

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USB CABLE

a. USB cable
b. Computer connector
c. Printer connector

BACK OF PRINTER

a. USB connector
b. Power connector

Note: If any of these components is

missing, contact your dealer.

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

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b

a

c

CONNECT THE PRINTER

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Position the printer

P

lace the printer horizontally, on a flat
surface near your computer. (Do not

position the printer vertically.)
The Polaroid ColorShot printer is a “plug-and-play” device. Leave
your computer on when you connect the printer. When the printer is
connected to your computer and plugged into a power supply, the
system detects the new hardware and prompts you to install the soft­ware. Follow the detailed installation instructions in the next section
carefully.

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Connect the cables

1 Connect the power cord to the power

adapter.

2 Connect the power adapter into the

connector on the printer.

Before you begin

•

Your computer should be USB-ready.
If you are not sure, see the section

Enabling USB

on page 24.

•

Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM
drive: To find it, click My Computer
on the desktop and note which drive
has the CD-ROM icon.

•

Insert the Polaroid ColorShot CD
ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

•

Be sure your monitor and video
accelerator card are set properly (see

page 26).

CONNECT THE PRINTER (CONT.)

USB cable Power

adapter

Power
cord

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6 The system detects the printer as

soon as you connect it and prompts
you to install the software. See the
next section,

Install the software

.

3 Connect the power cord to a ground-

ed outlet. When the unit is plugged
in, the LED on the front of the unit
lights to indicate power is on.

Note:

The power is now on to the printer.
There is no on/off switch.

4 Connect the USB cable into a USB

connector on the back of the comput­er, or into another hubbed USB
device. (Polaroid ColorShot has to be
at the end of the device chain.)

5 While watching the computer screen,

connect the USB cable to the back of
the printer.

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE

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A

s soon as you connect the printer, the screen displays
“Building driver information database.” The Update Device

Driver Wizard is displayed. Click Next to continue.
Important: For successful installation, read each screen carefully
before proceeding to the next step. See the detailed instructions that
follow.
Note: As part of the installation, Adobe

®

Acrobat™Reader and the
two .pdf files of the user manuals are installed on your hard drive, in
the ColorShot folder: CSinstal.pdf (this manual), and CSguide.pdf (the
User’s Guide). Three sample images are also installed in the
ColorShot folder, in .tif and .bmp formats: kids, flowers, and test.

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2 The screen prompts you to insert the

disk; disregard it and click OK.

1 The system locates the device and

displays the name: Polaroid
ColorShot. If you do not see the
name Polaroid ColorShot, be sure the
CD is in the CD-ROM drive. Click
Finish.

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.)

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5 The Add Printer Wizard is displayed.

Scroll down the list of printer ports
and select the USB port and Polaroid
printer.

Important: Do not select the

default port, LPT1. Click Next.

3 In the Copy Files From list, press the

Delete key to delete the highlighted
text , then type the drive letter for
your CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\
or E:\).

4 Click OK to begin installation.

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.)

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Important: The computer takes a few

moments to install the driver.

Although there is no status bar or wait
icon displayed during this process,
installation is proceeding!

6 The Add Printer Wizard displays

“Polaroid ColorShot” for the Printer
name. If you have a paper printer you
normally print to, do not select
ColorShot as your default printer.
Click Finish once.

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.)

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8 Click OK. The License Agreement is

displayed.

9 If you click Yes to accept the License

Agreement, installation proceeds.

7 If the print driver is not available in

the same language as the operating
system, the screens appear in
English. If you prefer another lan­guage, click the list and choose from
French, German, Italian or Spanish:

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.)

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•

Readme: The Readme file contains

last-minute tips and news about your
printer.

•

Acrobat Reader: Use Adobe Acrobat

Reader to read and print the user
manuals, CSinstal.pdf (this manual)
and CSguide.pdf. The files are located
in the ColorShot directory on your C
drive, and on the Polaroid ColorShot
CD ROM.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

If you have not already done so, check
your monitor and video accelerator
card settings; see page 26 for details.

10When installation is complete, click

the first checkbox to see the Readme
file, click the second checkbox to start
Acrobat Reader, or leave them blank
to return to Windows. Click Finish.

INSTALL THE SOFTWARE (CONT.)

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T

o be sure the printer is properly connected and to acquaint
yourself with the print driver, we recommend you use the

following tutorial to print two test images. The images are
located in the Samples folder within the ColorShot folder on your
hard drive.

When printing the test images, keep all the print properties at the
default settings. To configure the print driver for your own use, see
the detailed descriptions of Print Properties in the Polaroid ColorShot
User’s Guide (CSguide.pdf).

PRINT TEST IMAGES

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Load the film

1 Press and hold down the door latch.

Pull open the film door.

Start up your imaging software

1 Insert the MGI PhotoSuite™ CD into

your CD-ROM drive.

2 Follow the instructions on the screen

to install the software.

3 Start up MGI PhotoSuite.

Note: Be sure Brightness, Enhance

Colors and Adjust Colors (on the
Image menu) are at their neutral set­tings. If this is the first time you have
used MGI PhotoSuite, these sliders
will already be at their neutral set­tings.

PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.)

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2 Remove the Polaroid ColorShot film

from the foil package and insert it
into the tray, with the film cover fac­ing up and the wide plastic border
nearest the door. The film cover pro­tects the light-sensitive material
beneath it.

3 Slide the film tray in until it latches

shut.

Warning: After the first picture, do not

open the film tray until the film pack
is empty. Doing so ruins the top pic­ture in the pack.

PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.)

Film cover

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Print KIDS.TIF

1 Open the image KIDS.TIF in the

Samples folder, located in the
ColorShot folder on your hard drive.

2 Click Printer Setup on the File menu.
3 Select Polaroid ColorShot as the

printer and select Portrait orientation.
Click OK.

4 Click the Print Preview icon

on the toolbar to display the
MGI PhotoSuite preview screen.

5 Click Size to Fit.

Check the printer settings

1 From Windows, go to Start and select

Settings. Select the Printers folder
and open it.

2 Double-click the ColorShot Printer

icon inside the folder.

3 The Polaroid ColorShot status box is

displayed. This message box displays
the print queue.

4 If you want to change any settings,

click Properties on the Printer menu.
After making changes, click OK.

5 Close the Printers window.

PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.)

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KIDS.TIF, in portrait orientation

6 Click the Printer icon in

the Print Preview screen.

7 Click OK to print the image.
8 The ColorShot preview screen is dis-

played. Click the printer icon in the
Preview tool bar to begin printing.

If this is your first print of the film
pack, the printer will eject the film
cover first. In a few moments, the
printer will eject KIDS.TIF.

PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.)

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5 Click Size to Fit.
6 Click the Printer icon in

the Print Preview screen.

7 Click OK to print the image.
8 The ColorShot preview screen is dis-

played. Click the printer icon in the
Preview tool bar to begin printing.

In a few moments, the printer will
eject FLOWERS.TIF.

Print FLOWERS.TIF

1 To print the second test image, open

the image FLOWERS.TIF in the
Samples folder, located in the
ColorShot folder on your hard drive.

2 Click Printer Setup on the File menu.
3 Select Polaroid ColorShot as the

printer and select Landscape orienta­tion. Click OK.

4 Click the Print Preview icon

on the toolbar to display the
MGI PhotoSuite preview screen.

PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.)

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FLOWERS.TIF, in landscape orientation

PRINT TEST IMAGES (CONT.)

Technical Support

I

f the printer is not operating properly and you cannot resolve it
with the troubleshooting information in this manual or the User’s

Guide (CSguide.pdf), contact Polaroid Technical Support.
MGI PhotoSuite: If you need help with MGI PhotoSuite, check the
on-line help in PhotoSuite for information on obtaining product sup­port from MGI.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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WITHIN THE U.S.A.

Call us toll-free from within the conti­nental U.S.A. at 1-800-432-5355,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
8 p.m., Eastern Time. We offer a vari­ety of Customer Support services; call
us for details and applicable fees.

You may also write to National Digital
Imaging Support, Polaroid
Corporation, 201 Burlington Road,
1-2A, Bedford, MA 01730.
Fax: [phone].

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

OUTSIDE THE U.S.A

Contact the nearest Polaroid Service
Center. See the list on pages 29 – 34.

INTERNET SUPPORT

Technical Support is also available
over the Internet. Connect to our web
site at http://www.polaroid.com.

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•

On the General tab, check the version
number of Microsoft Windows 95. A
“B” or later after the number (for
example, 4.00.950 B) designates that
your system can install OSR 2.1, a
system upgrade required for the USB
connector. This upgrade is provided
on the ColorShot CD; see the next
step for installation instructions.

Note: If you do not have a “B” after

the number, your computer will not
accept the USB supplement. Contact
your computer manufacturer.

Enabling USB

If your system does not respond when
you connect the printer, your system
may not be compatible with USB, or
USB may not be enabled. Take the fol­lowing steps.

1 Be sure you are connected to

a USB port on your computer.

2 Be sure your operating system is

compatible:

•

Highlight the My Computer icon.

•

Click the right mouse button and
choose Properties from the menu.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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details on how to enable the USB
port in the system BIOS. For exam­ple, this option may be located in
Integrated Peripherals, Advanced
Chip Set, PCI Plug and Play, or under
another heading.

5 If you are still unable to install the

printer driver after following these
steps, contact your computer manu­facturer.

3 To install the USB supplement:

•

Be sure the USB cable is not connect­ed to the printer.

•

Click My Computer icon, then click
the CD-ROM drive icon. (The Polaroid
CD should be in the drive).

•

Click the USB Supplement folder.

•

Click DetroitR. The USB supplement
is installed.

4 After installing the supplement, you

need to enable USB in the system
BIOS:

•

Restart the computer and press the
key shown on the screen to run Setup
before Windows 95 starts up, to get
to the system BIOS.

•

Refer to your computer manual for

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Recommended video accelerator setting

Note: Intel recommends that you set

your video accelerator card to the
basic setting when connected to a
USB device, for smoother, more reli­able communication with your printer.
This setting does not slow down your
system in any way. To do this:

1 Double-click the My Computer icon

on your desktop.

2 Double-click the Control Panel folder.
3 Double-click the System icon.
4 Select the Performance tab.

Recommended monitor setting

We recommend you adjust your
monitor for the highest available
resolution. To do so:

1 Click the right mouse button on the

desktop and select Properties.

2 Select the Settings tab.
3 Set Color Palette to 16 bit or higher.
4 Move the slide control under Desktop

area to the right, to the highest reso­lution available; 800 x 600 is recom­mended. Click OK and close windows
as necessary.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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1 Disconnect the USB cable from the

back of the printer.

2 Insert the Polaroid ColorShot CD-

ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

3 Double-click the My Computer icon.
4 Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
5 Click Recover Plug and Play using the

right mouse button.

6 Select Install and follow the instruc-

tions for Quick Installation.

5 Click the Graphics button under

Advanced Settings.

6 Move the slide control until Basic is

indicated. Click OK twice and close
windows as necessary.

If installation is unsuccessful

The Polaroid ColorShot printer must
be installed as a plug-and-play device.
If you use Add/Remove Programs or
Add Printer to install the software (or
if you interrupt the installation
process), your Windows registry may
be corrupted. To solve this problem,
try the following:

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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9 When the uninstall is complete, click

OK.

10Close windows until you return to the

Control Panel.

11Double-click Printers.
12Select the Polaroid ColorShot with

the right mouse button.

13Select Delete from the drop-down

menu. Click Yes as necessary to con­firm the deletion.

14Close all windows.
15If you want to reinstall the driver,

check the printer folder and be sure
there is no icon for the Polaroid print­er before you reconnect the printer. If
there is, repeat steps 10 through 14.

To uninstall IQA and the ColorShot driver

Be sure the print queue is empty. If
not, delete all jobs in the queue.

1 Restart your computer.
2 Disconnect the USB cable from the

back of the printer.

3 Double-click the My Computer icon.
4 Double-click Control Panel folder.
5 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
6 On the Install/Uninstall tab, highlight

Polaroid IQA for ColorShot in the list.
Click the Add/Remove button.

7 Click Yes to confirm the removal.
8 Click Yes to the Remove Shared File?

prompts.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Polaroid Offices and Service Centers

Australia

Polaroid Australia Pty. Ltd.
13-15 Lyonpark Road
P.O. Box 163
North Ryde, NSW 2113
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Belgique/België

Polaroid (Belgium) N.V. - S.A.
Rue Colonel Bourg 111
Kolonel Bourgstraat 111
1140 Bruxelles-1140 Brussel
Tel.: [phone] (Flemish)
027143106 (French)

Reconnection note

Your system or hub may have several
USB ports. If you connect the printer
into a port other than the one used at
original installation, the system
prompts you to reinstall the software.
Follow the instructions on the screen
to reinstall the software and specify
the current USB port when prompted.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Danmark

Polaroid a.s.
Blokken 75
3460 Birkerød
Tlf.: 80011887

Deutschland

Polaroid GmbH
Sprendlinger Landstrasse 109
63069 Offenbach
Tel.: [phone]

España

Polaroid (España), S.A.
Calle Orense 16 - 2ª planta.
28020-Madrid
Tno.: 913778103

Brasil

Polaroid do Brasil Ltda.
Av. Paulista, 1776/11º andar
Cerqueira Cesar
São Paulo - Capital
01310-921
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

288.6521

287.5393

Canada

Polaroid Canada Inc.
350 Carlingview Drive
Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 5G6
Toll free: 1-800-268-6970

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Japan

Nippon Polaroid
Kabushiki Kaisha
Mori Building, No. 30
2-2 Toranomon 3-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo (105)
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

México

Polaroid de México S.A. de C.V.
Paseo de la Reforma 195-Piso 17
C.P. 06500 México, D.F.
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Del interior al 91 (800) 70-727
Ventas 91 (800) 70-747

France

Polaroid (France) S.A.
B.P. 7
78996-Elancourt Cédex
Tel.: [phone]

Hong Kong

Polaroid (Far East) Ltd.
32/F Windsor House
311 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
Tel.: [phone]

Italia

Polaroid (Italia) S.p.A.
Via Piave 11
21051 Arcisate (Varese)
Tel.: [phone]

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Norge

Polaroid (Norge) A/S
Industriveien 8B, 1473 Skårer
Postboks 80, 1471 Skårer
Tlf.: 80011887

Österreich

Polaroid Ges.m.b.H.
Eitnergasse 5A
1231 Wien
Tel.: [phone]

Portugal

Polaroid (España) S.A.
Sucursal em Portugal
Edificio Monumental
Avenue Praia da Vitória 71-A, 4ºB
1050 Lisboa
Tel.: [phone]

Nederland

Polaroid Nederland B.V.
Zonnebaan 45
3606 CH Maarssen
P.O. Box 1219
3600 BE Maarssen
Tel.: [phone]

New Zealand

Polaroid New Zealand Ltd.
Camera Services
24-26 Anzac Avenue
Auckland
Tel.: [phone]

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Suomi

Polaroid Oy
Sinikalliontie 10
02630 Espoo
Puh.: 0800117008

Sverige

Polaroid AB
Ekholmsvägen 36
Box 204
127 24 Skärholmen
Tel.: [phone]

Puerto Rico

Polaroid Caribbean Corporation
Centro de Seguros
Ave. Ponce de León 701,
Miramar, Santurce 00907
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera

Polaroid AG
Hardturmstrasse 133
8037 Zürich
Tel.: [phone] (Deutsch)
018385348 (Français)
018385349 (Italiano)

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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U.K.

Polaroid (U.K.) Ltd. &
Polaroid Export Operations
Wheathampstead House
Codicote Road
Wheathampstead
Hertfordshire AL4 8SF
Tel.: [phone] (U.K.)
(44) 181 308 6593 (Export)

U.S.A.

Polaroid Corporation
Technical Support
Toll free: 1-800-432-5355

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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INDEX

A

Adobe Acrobat Reader, 9, 14

C

cable connection, 7 - 8
CD-ROM drive letter, 7, 11
CD-ROM drive requirements, 3
ColorShot CD-ROM, inserting, 7
ColorShot printer

illustrated, 4 - 5
plugging in, 8

positioning, 6
computer requirements, 3
Csguide.pdf, 2, 9
Csinstal.pdf, 9

E

enabling USB, 24 - 25

F

film cover, 17
film door latch, 4
film door, 4
film ejection slot, 4
film loading, 16 - 17
FLOWERS.TIF, printing, 20 - 21

I

installing software, 9 - 14

problems with, 27

internet support, 23

36

K

KIDS.TIF, printing, 18 - 19

L

language choice for setup, 13
LED on ColorShot, 4, 8
License Agreement, 13
loading film, 16 - 17

M

memory requirements, 3
MGI PhotoSuite, 16

technical support, 22
Microsoft Windows, 3

monitor

requirements, 3
setting, 26

P

plug-and-play, 6
Polaroid Offices and Service Centers,

29 - 34
Polaroid Technical Support, 22 - 23
power adapter, 4, 7
power connector, 5
power cord, 4, 7, 8
power on, 8
print queue, 18
printer port selection, 11

37

test image, printing, 15 -21

U

uninstalling software, 28
USB (Universal Serial Bus), 3

cable, 4, 5, 8
connector, 5
enabling, 24 - 25
software supplement, 24 - 25

V

video accelerator setting, 26

W

Windows. See Microsoft

printer settings, checking, 18
printing test images, 15 - 21

R

RAM requirements, 3
Readme file, 14
reconnecting the printer, 29

S

sample images, 9, 15
Samples folder, 15
Service Centers, 29 - 34
system requirements, 3

T

technical support, 22 - 23

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Note: Polaroid Corporation reserves
the right to make changes or improve­ments in the product described in this
manual at any time and without
notice.

“Polaroid”, “Polaroid ColorShot”, and “IQA”

are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation.

All other product names may be the property of

their respective owners.

3/98

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Start printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Handling the print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Removing an empty film pack . . . . . . . . . . . .22

TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Cleaning the rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Cleaning the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Loading a partially used pack . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Increasing printer performance . . . . . . . . . . .27

Picture and printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Printing test images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Reconnection note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Limited Equipment Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Polaroid Offices and Service Centers . . . . . . .40

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Compatible imaging applications . . . . . . . . . . .3

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

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Polaroid ColorShot film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

The printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Load the film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Check the printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Set Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Details tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Graphics tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Device Options tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Using the preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Tips on resizing your image . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

POLAROID COLORSHOT USER’S GUIDE

2

INTRODUCTION

T

he Polaroid®ColorShot™Digital Photo Printer is a compact
desktop printer designed to output digital images from your
PC-compatible computer onto Polaroid ColorShot self-devel-

oping color film.

This manual (CSguide.pdf) describes the use of the ColorShot
printer and the print driver. It also includes tips for best printing
results, and a full troubleshooting guide. For information on connect­ing the printer, installing the software, and printing test images, refer
to the Polaroid ColorShot Installation Guide (CSinstal.pdf).

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INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

Compatible imaging applications

ColorShot is compatible with most
popular imaging applications, such as:

•

Adobe PhotoDeluxe™V2.0

•

Adobe Photoshop®V4.0

•

Corel Draw™V7.0

•

Corel PhotoPaint™V7.0

•

Deneba Canvas™v5.02

•

MGI PhotoSuite™V8.05

•

Micrographx Picture Publisher™V6.0

•

PhotoMAX™V1.0

•

Polaroid Before & After Lite

™

For an updated list, see the Polaroid
web page (http://www.polaroid.com).

The Polaroid ColorShot can print
images from many Microsoft

®

Windows®95 applications, and is
ideal for printing:

•

Images downloaded from the Internet

using a browser

•

Images taken with a digital camera

•

Images from a Photo CD

•

Any digitized image on your comput-

er, such as a scanned image

The printer is simple to load. When
you initiate a print command, the
printer automatically ejects the pic­ture. The image appears within sec­onds and develops into a fully saturat­ed color photograph within minutes.

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your monitor and video accelerator)

•

A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (mini­mum); 4x or faster (recommended)

* Note: Microsoft USB software is not

compatible with early versions of
Toshiba’s Infinia In-Touch™ modules,
and installing the software on
Toshiba Infinia systems which include
such modules will render such Infinia
systems inoperable.

Registration

Please complete and return the regis­tration card so we can put you on our
mailing list. We will keep you informed
of the latest product developments, so
you can get the best and most effective
results from your printer.

System requirements

For details, see the Polaroid ColorShot
Installation Guide (CSinstal.pdf).

•

A PC-compatible computer with a

Pentium processor (or later) and a
USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector

*

•

Microsoft Windows 95 operating

system, Version B

•

16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM

(recommended)

•

50MB free hard disk space (mini-

mum); more space required when
printing multiple copies (10+)

•

A VGA 640 x 480 color monitor, 256
colors minimum, 16-bit recommend­ed (see the Installation Guide,
CSguide.pdf, for advice on setting

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

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The picture size is approximately 4x4
inches (10.2 x 10.2 cm) with an image
area of 3.6 x 2.9 in. (9.1 x 7.4 cm). The
aspect ratio is approximately 6:5.
Images with a resolution of 580 (hori­zontal) x 480 (vertical) with 24-bit
color resolution (8 bits each for R, G
and B) are printed directly.

Polaroid ColorShot film

The printer uses Polaroid ColorShot
film to create instant color pictures
featuring highly saturated, continu­ous-tone colors. Unlike other Polaroid
film, this specially-made pack does
not contain a battery. A finished print
is automatically ejected from the
printer. Each pack produces ten pic­tures.

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

3.6 in.

2.9 in.

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FRONT OF PRINTER

a. Power/Printer busy LED
b. Film door
c. Film door latch
d. Film ejection slot

Note:

If any of these components is

missing, contact your dealer.

The printer

a. Printer
b. Power adapter
c. Power cord
d. USB cable
e. Printer software (not shown)

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

cd

c dba

ba

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BACK OF PRINTER

a. USB connector
b. Power connector

INSIDE PRINTER

a. Film tray
b. Processing rollers

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

ba

ba

8

ing up and the wide plastic border
nearest the door. The film cover pro­tects the light-sensitive material
beneath it.

3 Slide the film tray in until it latches

shut.

Load the film

1 Press and hold down the door latch.

Pull open the film door.

2 Remove the Polaroid ColorShot film

from the foil package and insert it
into the tray, with the film cover fac-

INTRODUCTION (CONT.)

Film cover

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER

9

Y

ou can configure the driver for each image before printing by
using the Properties dialog box. Here you can select paper
orientation, use controls to lighten or darken the print, and

apply Polaroid’s patented image enhancement technology (IQA

™

).
Here you also choose the Preview option and film type.
See the following for details.

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Set Properties

1 Display the Polaroid ColorShot

Properties dialog box as described in
the previous section.

Note: You can

also click the Properties button from
within an application (typically in the
Page Setup or Print dialog box), but
not all the tabs are displayed.

2 Click a tab to make your selections,

as described below.

Details tab

On the Details tab, be sure you select­ed the USB port (not an LPT port) for
the ColorShot printer.

Note: If you

ever change to another USB port, you
can select it here.

Check the printer settings

1 From Windows, go to Start and select

Settings. Select the Printers folder
and open it.

2 Double-click the ColorShot Printer

icon inside the folder.

3 The Polaroid ColorShot status box is

displayed. This message box displays
the print queue.

4 If you want to review the settings,

click Properties on the Printer menu.
Click OK.

5 Close the Printers window.

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT.)

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ORIENTATION

Select a default orientation. You can
override this choice for the current
image from within the application.

•Select Portrait if your image is vertical.
The image is rotated 90 degrees on
the Polaroid film, for a better fit.

•Select Landscape if your image is hori­zontal. The image is printed with the
wide white border at the bottom.

Note: The following sample images

are copied to your hard drive
(ColorShot folder) during installation
They can be printed out as a test; see

pages 31 – 34.

Graphics tab

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT.)

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Landscape orientation: (FLOWERS.TIF)

Portrait orientation (KIDS.TIF)

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT.)

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USING PREVIEW

Click to see a preview
of the image before
printing. The Preview screen allows
you to magnify the image and scroll to
display the portion you want to print.
If you do not need to see a preview,
turn it off for faster printing.

ABOUT

Click to display version
numbers and copyright
information for the software.

RESTORE DEFAULTS

Click to recall the
default settings.

INTENSITY

The Intensity control offers five set­tings, from darkest to lightest. Slide
the control toward Darkest to make
the image darker on film, or toward
Lightest to make the image lighter on
film. (Some film packs may require an
adjustment to compensate for a slight
speed variation.) Leave it at the center
setting, 2, unless needed.

COPIES

Select the number of
of copies to print.

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT.)

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FILM TYPE

Click the Film Type arrow to display a
drop-down list of film types. Select
the film type that is currently loaded.

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT

IQA (Image Quality Assurance)
Technology is a Polaroid-patented
image enhancement software
designed to produce brighter colors in
images

that have not been previously

enhanced.

Device Options tab

CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT.)

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CONFIGURE THE DRIVER (CONT.)

•Turn on IQA Technology for general
photographic images that have been
scanned using default settings, or
images that have not had any color
correction or image processing
applied.

• Turn off IQA for images obtained from
the Internet, and for images that have
been color-corrected in an image-edit­ing application such as MGI
PhotoSuite™ or Adobe Photoshop®.
Also, turn off IQA for business graph­ics with ramped backgrounds and
images that contain important details
(such as medical images).

If you want to see the effect this fea­ture has, print an image with and
without it for comparison.

RESTORE DEFAULTS

Click to recall the
default settings.

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D

isplay an image on the screen. Select Print on the File menu
and click the OK button in the ColorShot Print dialog box to
begin printing the current image. If you selected Using

Preview on the Device Options dialog box, a preview appears first.

See the next section,

Using the

preview

.

PRINTING

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PRINTING THE FULL IMAGE

The default setting prints the full
image, which may result in borders on
the top and bottom or on the sides,
depending on the aspect ratio of the
image.

ZOOMING AND SCROLLING

You can zoom in on the image with
the magnifier tool and use the scroll
bars to crop the image to your liking.
A zoom out tool is provided to return
the image to the original size.

Using the preview

Important: What you see on the pre-

view is what you will get on the print.
The Preview screen includes some

tools to resize/crop the image. For
best results, however, you should
resize your image in your imaging
application. See

Tips on resizing your

image

on page 18.

FILM COUNTER

In the toolbar, the preview screen also
displays the number of pictures you
have left in the current film pack. It
counts down from ten to one, and
resets automatically when you load a
new pack of film.

PRINTING (CONT.)

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Tips on resizing your image

•

If your image is a horizontal scene,
choose Landscape orientation on the
Graphics tab for a better fit.

•

If your image is a vertical scene,
choose Portrait orientation on the
Graphics tab for a better fit.

•

If your image does not have the cor­rect proportions for the ColorShot
film (even after the appropriate orien­tation has been selected), you can
reproduce the entire image with bor­ders, or crop the image to fit. See the
following illustrations.

THE TOOL BAR

Printer icon: Click to start
printing.

Plus magnifying glass (zoom-in
tool): Multiple-click to make the
image larger, in small incre­ments.

Minus magnifying glass (zoom­out tool): Multiple-click to undo
a zoom in.

Click the Cancel icon to exit
without printing.

PRINTING (CONT.)

LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION

Entire image Cropped image

PORTRAIT ORIENTATION

Entire image Cropped image

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You can enlarge your image and
select a crop by using the scroll bars
in the ColorShot Print Preview Screen.
For the best control over image size,
however, we recommend that you
resize your image in your imaging
application before printing.

In

Adobe Photoshop (and other appli-

cations that allow you to specify
image size in dots-per-inch and pix­els), set your image to 580 x 480 pix­els (3.625 x 3.0 in.) and to 160 dpi.

In

MGI PhotoSuite and other applica-

tions that do not allow you to specify
your image size in terms of dpi and
pixels, use the Fit To Page or Size To
Fit option.

PRINTING (CONT.)

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Start printing

To start printing the current image,
click the printer icon on the preview
tool bar (if Using Preview is checked),
or click OK in the ColorShot dialog
box (if Using Preview is not checked).

Note: If this is the first image in a

pack, the protective film cover ejects
first.

Warning: After the first picture, do not

open the film tray until the film pack
is empty. Doing so ruins the top pic­ture in the pack.

PRINTING (CONT.)

Film cover

21

Once the image is sent, the power
LED flashes slowly while printing. The
print automatically ejects when it is
ready (in about 10 to 20 seconds).

Once ejected, the image starts to
appear right away, and appears fully
developed in about 10 minutes.

Note: See

Increasing printer perfor-

mance

on page 27 for tips on how to

speed up printing.

PRINTING (CONT.)

Removing an empty pack

The screen displays an “out of film”
message when the pack is empty.

1 Press the door latch and pull open

the tray.

2 Remove the empty pack and reload a

fresh pack as described in

Load the

film

on page 8.

Handling the print

The print is dry as soon as it is ejected
and can be handled immediately;
however, for the first few minutes, do
not shake or bend the print. Handle it
gently, by the wide white border only.
Allow several minutes for the print to
develop fully saturated colors.

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PRINTING (CONT.)

TROUBLESHOOTING

23

Technical Support

I

f the printer is not operating properly and you cannot resolve it
with the troubleshooting information in this manual or the

Installation Guide (CSinstal.pdf), contact Polaroid Technical
Support.
MGI PhotoSuite: If you need help with MGI PhotoSuite, check the
on-line help in PhotoSuite for information on obtaining product sup­port from MGI.

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OUTSIDE THE U.S.A

Contact the nearest Polaroid Service
Center. See the list on pages 40 – 44.

INTERNET SUPPORT

Technical Support is also available
over the Internet. Connect to our web
site at http://www.polaroid.com.

WITHIN THE U.S.A.

Call us toll-free from within the conti­nental U.S.A. at 1-800-432-5355,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
8 p.m., Eastern Time. We offer a vari­ety of Customer Support services; call
us for details and applicable fees.

You may also write to National Digital
Imaging Support, Polaroid
Corporation, 201 Burlington Road,
1-2A, Bedford, MA 01730.
Fax: [phone].

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Cleaning the rollers

For best results, clean the rollers before
loading a fresh pack of film. If dirt or
dust accumulates on the print rollers, it
can result in a repeated pattern on your
pictures, as illustrated.

1 Open the door and remove the pack.

Note: If there is a partially loaded

pack in the printer, you will lose the
top frame when you reload that pack.
See

Loading a partially used pack

on
page 26. (Handle the pack carefully to

avoid exposing the frames beneath
the top frame.)

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

26

Cleaning the printer

Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
Do not use aromatic solvents such as
acetone, MEK, strong detergent solu­tions, or abrasives of any sort.

Loading a partially used pack

If you load a partially used pack, the
printer assumes a full pack is loaded
and the software gives you an incor­rect picture count. Keep track of the
number of exposures manually.

Note: The top frame acts as a film

cover. It will be ejected when you initi­ate your first print command.

2 Turn the rollers with one hand. With

the other hand, use a clean, lint-free
tissue to wipe the full length of the
steel rollers located just inside the
door. Use a damp cloth if necessary,
then wipe the rollers dry.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Increasing printer performance

To optimize speed and performance,
try the following:

•

Increase the amount of RAM in your

computer.

•

Increase the available hard disk space.

•

Decrease the size of your image files,

if possible (the larger the file, the
longer it takes to print).

•

Close other applications and docu-

ments that are open while you are
trying to print.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

Picture and printer problems

Problem Solution

Print is too dark. Intensity may be set too low. Increase

intensity in the Graphics tab of the
Properties dialog box, in the print driver.

Your original may be dark. Try lighten­ing it in a photo-editing application, or
try applying IQA, which is on the
Device Options tab of the Properties
dialog box, in the print driver.

Print is not what you expected Print out the sample images provided
(in color, brightness, or some other on the Polaroid ColorShot CD ROM for
imaging characteristic). comparison; see

Printing test images

on

page 31 for details.

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The picture has a blue tint. The film may be too cold. Let

the pack warm up to room temperature
before using, if it has been refrigerated
or stored in a cold environment. Film
should be between 55 and 95

o

F

(13 and 35oC) for best results.

Print has a large spot or repeated Print rollers are dirty. See page 25 for
spots details on cleaning them.

Print has an area that did not Check your film packaging for details on
develop how to return defective film.

Two prints came out one after the You loaded a partial pack. The top pic­other, and the first one is all gray. ture acts as a film cover to protect the

other frames from exposure, and it is
ejected at the first print command.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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•

Some of the edges of the image are Resize the image in an image-editing

cropped off in the picture, or application. See also

Tips on resizing

•

The print has borders you did not

your image

on page 18. Be sure to

expect, or check Using Preview on the Graphics

•

The printer creates multiple tab to preview what will appear in the

partial prints for one image (tiling). print before it is printed.
The green power light is blinking. This is normal while printing. It should

stop flashing when printing is done.

Imaging application cannot Check the video accelerator setting;
communicate with the print driver see the Installation Guide for details.
(Print dialog box or preview screen If problem persists, call Polaroid
does not appear). Technical Support; see page 23.

The film counter in the preview Loading a partially used pack or opening
window is not accurate. the film tray results in an inaccurate

film count. The counter resets when you
load a new film pack.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Printing test images

1 Start up MGI PhotoSuite and be sure

all options are set to their default set­tings.

2 Be sure all the ColorShot Properties

are set to their default settings (see

Configure the driver

for details):

•

Graphics tab: Portrait Orientation;
Intensity set to 2 and Using Preview
checked.

•

Device Options tab: The correct film
type selected and IQA Technology
checked.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

PRINT KIDS.TIF

1 Open the image KIDS.TIF in the

Samples folder in the ColorShot
folder on your hard drive.

2 Click Printer Setup on the File menu.
3 Select Polaroid ColorShot as the

printer and select Portrait orientation.
Click OK.

4 Click the Print Preview icon on

the toolbar (the fourth from the
the left).

5 Click Size To Fit.
6 Click the Printer icon in

the Print Preview screen.

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KIDS.TIF, in portrait orientation

7 Click OK to print the image.
8 The ColorShot preview screen is dis-

played. What you see in the preview
box is what will appear in the print.
Click the printer icon in the Preview
tool bar to begin printing.

If this is your first print of the film
pack, the printer will eject the film
cover first. In a few moments, the
printer will eject KIDS.TIF.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

33

5 Click Size To Fit.
6 Click the Printer icon in

the Print Preview screen.

7 Click OK to print the image.
8 The ColorShot preview screen is dis-

played. What you see in the preview
box is what will appear in the print.
Click the printer icon in the Preview
tool bar to begin printing.

PRINT FLOWERS.TIF

1 To print the second test image, open

the image FLOWERS.TIF, also located
in the Samples folder.

2 Click Printer Setup on the File menu.
3 Select Polaroid ColorShot as the

printer and select Landscape orienta­tion. Click OK.

4 Click the Print Preview icon on

the toolbar (the fourth from the
left).

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

34

If the two sample images print cor­rectly (as shown in the preview and in
this manual), then the printer and
printer driver are working properly. If
you are having a problem printing
from your imaging application or you
are getting unexpected results with
your own images, check the settings
in your imaging application.

In a few moments, the printer will
eject FLOWERS.TIF.

FLOWERS.TIF, in landscape orientation

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

35

Reconnection note

Your system or hub may have several
USB ports. If you connect the printer
into a port other than the one used at
original installation, the system
prompts you to reinstall the software.

If this happens, click cancel at the
prompt to reinstall, and plug the print­er into the previously used port.
Alternatively, you can reinstall the
software and specify the new USB
port when prompted. Follow the
instructions on the screen to reinstall
the software.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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return the product in its original pack­aging.

This Limited Warranty does not apply
to product damage resulting from
accident, incorrect installation, unau­thorized modification, misuse or
abuse.

Warning: Opening the printer housing

voids the warranty.

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada

Refer to the registration card for local
warranty conditions.

THIS WARRANTY EXCLUDES ALL
INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES AND DOES NOT AFFECT
YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.

Limited Equipment Warranty

Polaroid Corporation warrants your
Polaroid C

OLORSHOT printer against

defects in manufacture for a period of
90 days from the date of purchase. To
verify the warranty period, you should
keep the sales slip or other proof of
the purchase date.

Should this product, or any compo­nent or accessory included with it,
become defective at any time during
the warranty period, Polaroid
Corporation will, at its discretion,
either replace or repair this item, with­out charge, provided the product is
returned to a designated servicing
location (prepaid and insured). Please

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

37

NOTES

•

There are no user serviceable parts

inside the unit. Refer servicing to quali­fied service personnel.

•

Polaroid Corporation reserves the

right to make changes in the product
described in this manual at any time
and without notice.

REPAIR

Within the U.S.A. and Canada: Before

you return your equipment for
repair, please call Polaroid Customer
Service from within the U.S.A. at
1-800-432-5355, Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern Time.
In Canada, call 1-800-268-6970. We
can help you determine what is at
fault, and advise you on how and
where to get service in the quickest
and most convenient way.

Outside the U.S.A.: Contact the nearest

Polaroid Service Center. See the list of

addresses on pages 40 – 44.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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FCC NOTICE: RADIO AND
TELEVISION INTERFERENCE

Note: This equipment has been tested
and verified for compliance with the
limits for a Class B digital device pur­suant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency ener­gy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this

FCC Compliance

Product: The Polaroid COLORSHOT
Digital Photo Printer

Marketed by: Polaroid Corporation,
575 Technology Square, Cambridge,
MA 02139 U.S.A. Telephone: 1-800­432-5355

This device complies with part 15 of
the FCC 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.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

39

Changes and modifications not
expressly approved by the manufac­turer or registrant of this equipment
can void your authority to operate this
equipment under Federal
Communications Commission rules.

equipment does cause harmful inter­ference to radio or television recep­tion, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

•

Reorient the receiving antenna

•

Increase the separation between the
equipment and the receiver

•

Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio TV technician for help.

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Brasil

Polaroid do Brasil Ltda.
Av. Paulista, 1776/11º andar
Cerqueira Cesar
São Paulo - Capital
01310-921
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

288.6521

287.5393

Canada

Polaroid Canada Inc.
350 Carlingview Drive
Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 5G6
Toll free: 1-800-268-6970

Polaroid Offices and Service Centers

Australia

Polaroid Australia Pty. Ltd.
13-15 Lyonpark Road
P.O. Box 163
North Ryde, NSW 2113
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Belgique/België

Polaroid (Belgium) N.V. - S.A.
Rue Colonel Bourg 111
Kolonel Bourgstraat 111
1140 Bruxelles-1140 Brussel
Tel.: [phone] (Flemish)
027143106 (French)

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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France

Polaroid (France) S.A.
B.P. 7
78996-Elancourt Cédex
Tel.: [phone]

Hong Kong

Polaroid (Far East) Ltd.
32/F Windsor House
311 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
Tel.: [phone]

Italia

Polaroid (Italia) S.p.A.
Via Piave 11
21051 Arcisate (Varese)
Tel.: [phone]

Danmark

Polaroid a.s.
Blokken 75
3460 Birkerød
Tlf.: 80011887

Deutschland

Polaroid GmbH
Sprendlinger Landstrasse 109
63069 Offenbach
Tel.: [phone]

España

Polaroid (España), S.A.
Calle Orense 16 - 2ª planta.
28020-Madrid
Tno.: 913778103

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Nederland

Polaroid Nederland B.V.
Zonnebaan 45
3606 CH Maarssen
P.O. Box 1219
3600 BE Maarssen
Tel.: [phone]

New Zealand

Polaroid New Zealand Ltd.
Camera Services
24-26 Anzac Avenue
Auckland
Tel.: [phone]

Japan

Nippon Polaroid
Kabushiki Kaisha
Mori Building, No. 30
2-2 Toranomon 3-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo (105)
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

México

Polaroid de México S.A. de C.V.
Paseo de la Reforma 195-Piso 17
C.P. 06500 México, D.F.
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Del interior al 91 (800) 70-727
Ventas 91 (800) 70-747

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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Puerto Rico

Polaroid Caribbean Corporation
Centro de Seguros
Ave. Ponce de León 701,
Miramar, Santurce 00907
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera

Polaroid AG
Hardturmstrasse 133
8037 Zürich
Tel.: [phone] (Deutsch)
018385348 (Français)
018385349 (Italiano)

Norge

Polaroid (Norge) A/S
Industriveien 8B, 1473 Skårer
Postboks 80, 1471 Skårer
Tlf.: 80011887

Österreich

Polaroid Ges.m.b.H.
Eitnergasse 5A
1231 Wien
Tel.: [phone]

Portugal

Polaroid (España) S.A.
Sucursal em Portugal
Edificio Monumental
Avenue Praia da Vitória 71-A, 4ºB
1050 Lisboa
Tel.: [phone]

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

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U.K.

Polaroid (U.K.) Ltd. &
Polaroid Export Operations
Wheathampstead House
Codicote Road
Wheathampstead
Hertfordshire AL4 8SF
Tel.: [phone] (U.K.)
(44) 181 308 6593 (Export)

U.S.A.

Polaroid Corporation
Technical Support
Toll free: 1-800-432-5355

Suomi

Polaroid Oy
Sinikalliontie 10
02630 Espoo
Puh.: 0800117008

Sverige

Polaroid AB
Ekholmsvägen 36
Box 204
127 24 Skärholmen
Tel.: [phone]

TROUBLESHOOTING (CONT.)

45

communication problems, 30
compatible applications, 3
components, missing, 6
computer requirements, 4
configuring the driver, 9 - 15
Copies, number of, 13
cropping the image, 19

D

Darkest, 13
Details tab, 10
Device Options tab, 14
digital camera, 3
dirty rollers, 25, 29
disk space requirements, 4

A

About box, 13
Adobe Photoshop, 15, 19
applications, 3

B

blue tint in pictures, 29

C

cancel printing icon, 18
CD-ROM requirements, 4
cleaning

the printer, 26

the rollers, 25 - 26
ColorShot film, 5, 8
ColorShot printer, described, 2

INDEX

46

film tray, 7
Film Type box, 14
film, 5

defective, 29
partial pack, 29

FLOWERS.TIF, 12

printing, 31 - 32

G

Graphics tab, 11

I

Image Enhancement, 14
image resolution, 5
image sizing, 19
image, cropping, 19

E

empty film pack, 22

F

FCC compliance, 38 - 39
film count, 26

inaccurate, 30
film counter, 17
film cover, 8, 20
film door latch, 6, 8
film door, 6, 8
film ejection, 21

slot for, 6
film pack

empty, 22

partially used, 26

47

Lightest, 13
loading film, 8

partial pack, 26

M

manuals, described, 2
MGI PhotoSuite, 15, 19

support, 23
Microsoft Windows, 3, 4
monitor requirements, 4

O

orientation, 11
out of film, 22
photo CD, 3
PhotoShop. See Adobe Photoshop

images, 3
imaging applications, 3
Intensity control, 13, 28
internet, 3

support, 24

IQA Technology

checkbox, 14
described, 15

K

KIDS.TIF, 12
KIDS.TIF, printing, 31 - 32

L

landscape orientation, 11
LED, 6, 21, 30

48

print

ejection, 21

handling, 22

queue, 10

size of, 5

with spots, 29
printer

cleaning, 26

illustrated, 6 - 7

performance, increasing, 27

problems, 28 - 31

reconnecting, 35

settings, checking, 10

PhotoSuite. See MGI PhotoSuite
picture cropping, 30
picture problems, 28 - 31
Polaroid Offices and Service Centers,

40 - 44
Polaroid technical support, 23
portrait orientation, 11
power adapter, illustrated, 6
power connector, 7
power cord, illustrated, 6
Preview in ColorShot, 16
Preview, using the feature, 17
Print command, 16

49

printing, 16 - 22

icon, 18

starting, 20

test images, 31 - 34

the full image, 17

with borders, 17
problems, troubleshooting, 28 - 31
processing rollers, 7

cleaning, 25 - 26
product registration, 4
properties, 10

R

RAM requirements, 4
reconnecting the printer, 35
registration, product, 4

repair, 37
requirements, system, 4
resizing your image, 18
Restore Defaults button, 13, 15
rollers. See processing rollers

S

sample images,

illustrated, 12

using, 34
scrolling the image, 17
Service Centers, 40 - 44
speeding up printing, 27
system requirements, 4

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T

technical support, 23

MGI, 23
over internet, 24

Polaroid, 23, 24
temperature, 29
test image, printing, 31 - 34
tool bar (Preview), 18
troubleshooting guide, 28 - 31

U

USB cable, 6
USB connecto r, 7
USB port, changing, 10
Using Preview checkbox, 13, 16

V

video accelerator setting, 30

W

warranty, 36
Windows. See Microsoft

Z

zoom-out tool, 18
zoom-in tool, 18
zooming, 17

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Note: Polaroid Corporation reserves
the right to make changes or improve­ments in the product described in this
manual at any time and without
notice.

“Polaroid”, “Polaroid ColorShot”, and “IQA”

are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation.

All other product names may be the property of

their respective owners.

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