Polaroid DIGITAL MINIPORTRAIT User Manual
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1 Getting started 4
1.1 System contents 4
1.2 DMP controls (1) 4
1.3 DMP features (illustration 1) 4
1.4 Rear panel (illustration 1) 4
1.5 Un-parking the print head
(illustration 2) 5
1.6 Loading ribbon (illustration 3) 5
1.7 Loading paper (illustration 4) 5
1.8 System menu (illustration 5) 5
2 Taking Pictures 6
2.1 Setting up to take a picture
(illustration 6) 6
2.2 Seating the subject (illustration 6) 6
2.3 Turn ON the DMP 6
2.4 Capturing an image 6
2.5 Making your first print
(illustration 7) 6
2.8 Removing a spent ribbon cartridge
(illustration 8 & 9) 7
3 Optimising your DMP 7
3.1 Non-studio environment 7
2.6 Saving the captured image to
memory 7
2.7 Retrieving a saved image 7
3.2 Studio Environment 8
3.3 One touch colour balance
(illustration 10) 8
3.5 Head size guides 9
3.6 U. S. Immigration & Naturalisation
Service (INS) head size guide 9
3.7 Menu lock function 10
3.8 Store & Reset function 10
5.4 Cleaning the feed roller 13
5.5 DMP precautions 14
6 Additional information 14
6.1 Software applications 14
6.2 Media specification 15
6.3 Safety & EMC Statement 15
7 Digital Mini Portrait warranty
(outside U.S.A.) 15
8 Warranty (U.S.A. only) 16
9 Service 16
9.1 Safety instructions 16
4 Optimising your
surroundings 10
4.1 Onboard flash 10
4.2 Studio Lighting 11
4.3 Exposure correction 11
5 Troubleshooting 12
5.1 System errors 12
5.2 Clearing a Paper jam 13
5.3 Cleaning the Thermal print head 13
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1 Getting started
The Digital Mini Portrait (DMP) is an all in
one digital imaging system, which allows
you to quickly and easily take and print
instant photographs to meet a variety of
photo-identification needs. This guide
describes all the features of the DMP. It
takes you from unpacking the boxes to setting up the system and trouble-shooting
any problems you may have.
All bracketed numbers refer to the diagrams in the fold out cover located at the
end of the manual.
1.1 System contents
The system will arrive in one box.
a A Digital Mini Portrait system
b Power supply
c Mains cable
d Grey card
e Box of thermal photo paper and ribbon
f Registration card
g The manual and quick start guide
Carefully unpack the contents of the box.
1.2 DMP controls (1)
a Auto Focus – push once to focus the
image on the view screen.The DMP should
be positioned 0.8 to 1.6 metres away from
the subject for optimum use of the Auto
Focus.
b Zoom function – depressing the button to
the right (T) zooms the lens in to give the
user a close up view. Depressing the button to the left (W) causes the lens to zoom
out giving a wide-angle view to the user.
c Image capture button – press once to take
an image. Press the button again to delete
the previous image and return to live preview mode. Press the button to return to
“live” mode.
d Flash adjust – increases or decreases flash
output. Only active if “on-board flash”
mode (5x) is selected.
e Menu In/Out – pressing the button once
brings the main menu up on the view
screen. Pressing the button while in the
menu options brings the user out of
“menu” mode. It is also used to return
from sub-menus to the main menu.
f Menu navigation buttons – in “menu”
mode the use of these buttons allows the
user to move up and down through the
menu options.
In “live” mode, the down button allows the
user to toggle between different headsize
guides.
In “preview” mode, the down button toggles between different print formats, the
up button toggles between the dark and
light skin tone settings.
g OK – in “menu” mode the OK button
selects the highlighted icon on the screen.
h Print button – once an image has been
taken, pushing the print button starts the
print process. Note that the DMP will not
print while in “live” mode.
Note: if a button does not have a func-
tion in the currently selected mode
("live", "preview" or "menu") then an
error beep will sound for the duration
of the button press.
1.3 DMP features (illustration 1)
i LCD preview screen
j Onboard flash
k DMP lens
l Paper exit slot
mPaper tray (Holds up to 25 sheets)
n Ribbon cartridge door
1.4 Rear panel (illustration 1)
o Power button – push the button in to turn
the DMP on. The LCD will illuminate and
display a live image.
p USB connector – connects the DMP to a
PC for use with Polaroid archiving and card
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making software. The software is available
from www.Polaroid.com.
q X-sync – connects the DMP to studio light-
ing.
r Power socket – connect the power supply
in here.
1.5 Un-parking the print head (illustration 2)
a Open the box and remove the DMP from all
packaging.
b Read and remove warning label that covers
the Ribbon cartridge door.
c Open the ribbon cartridge door, next con-
nect the power supply and switch on the
DMP. The print head will lift up enabling
the foam insert to be removed. The foam
should be retained in case the DMP has to
be returned for servicing.
d Close the ribbon cartridge door.
NOTE: Store the foam protector and packaging in a safe place for future shipping of
the product. To set the print head to its
travel position first make sure the DMP is
in “live” mode. Then place the foam protector in between the print head and lower
the print head by pressing the menu button
(1e) and the print button (1h) simulta-
neously for 3 seconds. Once the head is
parked do not touch any of the buttons
whilst the DMP is on.
1.6 Loading ribbon (illustration 3)
The DMP uses Polaroid C3000 Thermal
Photo Ribbon. This Photo Ribbon has been
specifically designed for use in the DMP.
a Open the ribbon cartridge door.
b Check that the aperture into the DMP is
clear of obstructions. If the print head is
down, plug in the power and switch ON.
c Remove the cartridge from its wrapping,
avoid contact with the ribbon. Do not place
the ribbon on any surface where it might
pick up debris. Holding the cartridge by its
tab, insert it into the DMP until you hear it
“click” into position. The green latch
should be in the down position.
d Close the ribbon cartridge door.
1.7 Loading paper (illustration 4)
The DMP uses Polaroid C3000 Thermal
Photo paper, which has been specifically
designed for use in the DMP.
a Pull the paper tray out the front of the
DMP.
b Remove one pack (25 sheets) of thermal
paper from its wrapping taking care to only
handle the paper around the edges. Touching the printable surface with your fingers
will cause marks to appear on the finished
print.
c Load the paper into the tray observing that
the paper is in the correct orientation.
d Slide the full paper tray back into the DMP
until it clicks into position.
Note: Remember that when refilling the
paper tray the ribbon cartridge has enough
capacity to print on 50 sheets of paper.
The cartridge should be replaced once both
packs of thermal paper have been
exhausted.
1.8 System menu (illustration 5)
The system menu is accessible via the
DMP preview screen (1i) and menu button
(1e).
a Memory buffer menu
b Skin tone menu
c Picture format menu
d Image colour / B&W menu
e Tool box menu
f Memory buffer 1
g Memory buffer 2
h Memory buffer 3
i Light skin tone
j Medium skin tone
k Dark skin tone
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l 1 up picture
m2 up picture
n 4 up picture
o 6 up picture
p colour
q Black & white
r Flash menu
s colour temperature menu
t Head size guide menu
u Sharpening menu
v Red, green, blue set-up menu
wBrightness, contrast, colour saturation
menu
x Manual flash
y Slave flash
z X-sync only
aa One touch colour balance
ab colour temperature (default 5400)
ac Head size guide off
ad European head size guide (4 up)
ae USA / Canada head size guide (2 up)
af USA Immigration and Naturalization ser-
vice head size (4 up)
ag Brazil head size guide (2 up)
2 Taking Pictures
2.1 Setting up to take a picture (illustration
6)
The DMP system can be hand-held or
mounted on a tripod. The tripod socket has
a removable thread converter; if your tripod has a larger fastening screw, remove
the converter.
level with the eyes of the subject. The
DMP should be positioned 1.2 to 1.6
metres away from the subject. When using
the on board flash, position the subject
close to the background, to ensure a light
background and also the smallest possible
shadow behind him or her.
Note: For best results the picture taking
environment should be brightly lit to reduce
the subject’s pupil sizeand show more eye
colour.
2.3 Turn ON the DMP
Push the power switch (1n) until it “clicks”
then release. The DMP powers up, the LCD
comes on and displays a live image.
2.4 Capturing an image
You are now ready to take a picture
a Check your image is correctly framed on
the DMP preview screen. Zoom in or out as
necessary (1b).
b Press the auto focus button (1a).
c Press the image capture button to take an
image (1c).
d If you are dissatisfied with the captured
image on screen, pressing the image cap-
ture button again will return you to “live”
mode (1c).
e Pressing the image capture button once
more will capture another image (1c).
2.5 Making your first print (illustration 7)
a You must have a captured image on the
preview screen in order to print.
b Select a print format by either pushing the
down arrow button (1f) or by going
through the menu (1e).
2.2 Seating the subject (illustration 6)
It is recommended but not essential that a
seat should be provided for the subject.
Avoid chairs with high backs, which may
appear in the picture. The height of the
DMP should be such that the lens is about
Note: If you are using the headsize guide
the print format will be pre-set. You can
override by pushing the down arrow button
when in “preview” mode.
c To print, simply press the print button (1h)
on the left-hand side of the DMP. Printing
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d When printing is complete the print is
ejected out the front of the DMP (8).
2.6 Saving the captured image to memory
The system has three image buffers making it possible to save a captured image
and continue to use the system by changing to another buffer for use.
a Enter the main menu by pressing the menu
on/off button (1e). You will see the main
menu displayed on screen.
b Highlight the image buffer icon (5a) using
the arrow buttons (1f), press OK (1g).
c Use the arrow buttons (1f) to highlight an
alternative image buffer for use. Ensure the
thumbnail of the image you want to temporarily store is not highlighted.
d Press the OK button (1g) to select the cho-
sen image buffer and the menu will close
returning you to the full screen image. If the
buffer is empty, the DMP will return to live
mode instead. Any image captured is now
stored on the selected memory buffer
Important: the system does not have the
capability of storing images when power is
switched off. For longer-term storage of
images your DMP can be connected to a
PC via the USB interface to store images.
PC software for archiving is available from
www.polaroid.com.
2.7 Retrieving a saved image
a Enter the main menu by pressing the menu
on/off button (1e). You will see the main
menu displayed on screen.
b Highlight the image buffer icon using the
arrow buttons (1f), press OK (1g).
c Use the arrow buttons (1f) to highlight the
thumbnail of the image you want to
retrieve.
d Press the OK button (1g) to select the cho-
sen memory buffer. The menu will close
and you will see the stored image displayed on screen ready to print.
takes approximately 90 seconds during
which a thumbnail of the print will appear
in the top right of the screen. The egg
timer icon on the screen indicates image
preparation. When the egg timer disap-
pears the user is free to take another
image.
Note: The DMP will only print one image at
a time. If you want to print a series of
images, you will have to wait for the DMP
to finish before commencing the next print.
Remember to change memory buffer again
if you wish to continue to store this image.
Pressing the capture button (1c) at this
stage will mean losing this stored image.
2.8 Removing a spent ribbon cartridge (illus-
tration 8 & 9)
a Open the ribbon cartridge door (1n).
b Remove the empty cartridge by lifting the
green tab (8), the cartridge will spring for-
ward.
c Grasp the cartridge by its tab and pull. The
cartridge should easily slide out (9).
Note: Remember that when replacing the
ribbon cartridge, the thermal paper in the
print tray will also need replacing (see sec-
tion 1.7).
3 Optimising your DMP
Ensure you get the best out of the DMP
product by reading through this section to
see how your system can be better
matched to your particular studio set up
and requirements.
The DMP can be used in a studio or a non-
studio environment.
3.1 Non-studio environment
The DMP comes with a factory set-up suit-
able for use in non-stuio environments with
the on-board strobe. Out of the box the
DMP is ready to point shoot and print,
however fine adjustments can be made to
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