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

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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.)

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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)

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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

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A PC-compatible computer with a

Pentium

®

processor (or later) and a

USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector

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Microsoft®Windows®95 operating

system, Version B (see page 24)

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16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM

(recommended)

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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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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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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

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

Enabling USB

on page 24.

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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.

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

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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

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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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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.

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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

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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:

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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:

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

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

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Click the USB Supplement folder.

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Click DetroitR. The USB supplement
is installed.

4 After installing the supplement, you

need to enable USB in the system
BIOS:

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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.

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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.)