Polaroid P-500 User Manual
P-500 Digital Photo Printer
User Guide
Table of Contents
Kit Contents 1
Things You Should Know 2
Printer Features 3
Control buttons 3
Display panel 3
Side panel 3
Inserting the Shoulder Strap 4
Loading the Film Pack 4
Printing Digital Photos 6
Inserting the memory card 6
Setting the Print Queue 6
Tagging Images 8
Editing the Print Queue 10
Clearing the Print Queue 10
Troubleshooting 11
Printer does not function at all 11
Printer does not print when I press Print 11
Some images printed, but then the
printer stopped 11
There is a problem with the memory card 12
There is a problem with the print queue 12
The printer is inoperable 12
Display Panel Messages 13
General 13
Memory Card 13
Film Errors 14
FCC Notice 15
Precautions 16
Printer Precautions 16
Film Precautions 16
Polaroid Customer Support 17
One Year Limited Warranty 17
EMC Statement (Europe) 17
Specifications 18
Table of Contents
User’s Guide
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Kit Contents
The
Polaroid P-500 Digital Photo Printer
prints photos taken with your digital camera.
a
P-500
Digital Photo Printer
b Shoulder Strap
c User’s Guide, Quick Reference/Label,
Registration Card
d Polaroid 500 Instant Film
a
Kit Contents
d
c
Select
Select
Film
Print
Activity
image
copies
count
queue
To Select Images and Copies To Print Tagged Images
1
Insert
memory
card.
2
printer.
3
image
number
4
OK to
move to
copies field.
indicator
(when printer asks:
5
Select
"Print tagged Files?")
copy
1
Select
count
continue.
6
Press
Turn on
Cancel
Select
OK.
to ignore.
7
Print.
Select
2
Press OK
Press
to confirm.
print.
3
Press Print
Press
to print all.
Note: DPOF and Lock
tags are removed
after printing.
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b
Power
Status
Print
to
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Things You Should Know
Things You Should Know
•
About removable memory cards
prints photos taken with most digital cameras
using CompactFlash Type I & II or SmartMedia memory cards. The P-500 supports JPEG
image files created by most digital cameras.
•
About the print queue
sequence of images you select for printing.
•
About DPOF
advanced feature that allows you to tag
selected images for printing. When you transfer the memory card to the P-500, you can print
the tagged images without having to set the
print queue. This guide refers to this feature as
DPOF
(digital print order format). Your camera
manual may use another term such as
or
direct print select
on (page 8).
•
About Lock.
lock feature that allows you to protect images
from being deleted. When using
such as a key or check mark identifies these
images. You may use the lock feature to tag
images for printing with the P-500. If both DPOF
and locked images are on the memory card,
locked tags are ignored. See
Images
• For best quality photos, set your camera to the
highest resolution when taking pictures.
• For best results, use the printer at temperatures above 55°
• Fill out and mail in your registration card. Sign
up for a free online account to create and store
images at:
. The P-500
.The print queue is the
. Your digital camera may have an
. See
Your digital camera may have a
on (page 8).
F (13°C)
Tagging Images
Lock
Tagging
.
www.PolaroidDigital.com.
print set
, an icon
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Printer Features
Control buttons
a On/Off
b Arrows/Select
c OK/Confirm
d Print
Printer Features
Display panel
The display panel
indicates printer status.
e Image number
f Copy count
g Film count
h Power indicator
i Print queue
Side panel
j Card eject button
k Memory card slot
l Film compartment door
abc d
feg
h
i
klj
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Inserting the Shoulder Strap
Inserting the Shoulder Strap
1
Insert strap as shown.
Push through and attach to other end.
2
Loading the Film Pack
Your printer uses Polaroid 500 instant
film. The film pack contains the battery power for the printer.
Open the film compartment as
1
shown.
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Slide the film pack carefully, film-side up,
2
within the metal guides as shown.
Close the film compartment door.
3
4
Press and hold . The film cover ejects.
Each time the film door opens, the film
count resets to 10. If you insert a partially used film pack, the count will be
inaccurate.
You should have enough battery power to print a
full film pack. When the power level shows only
the two smallest bars you have a limited time
to print your images.
Loading the Film Pack
To conserve battery life, the printer shuts down
after several seconds of inactivity. To reactivate
the printer press and hold . The printer
retains your selections.
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