Sony DPP-FP97 Operating Instruction

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Before you begin

Digital Photo Printer

DPP-FP97

Operating Instructions

Before operating this unit, please read “Read This First” and “About the Print Packs” supplied and this manual, “Operating Instructions,” thoroughly and retain them for future reference.

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the printer. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No.: DPP-FP97 Serial No. ________________________

Preparations

Direct printing

Printing from a PictBridge

digital camera

Printing from a Bluetooth-

compliant device

Printing from a PC

Error messages

Troubleshooting

Additional information

Please read the supplied “Read This First” and “About the Print Packs.”

WARNING

To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

For the customers purchasing the DPP-FP97 in the U.S.A.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call:

Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669)

The number below is for the FCC related matters only.

Regulatory Information

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and

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.

For the Customers in Europe

This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters (9.8 feet).

Attention

The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture of this digital photo printer.

Notice

If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the communication cable (USB, etc) again.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DPP-FP97 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego,

CA 92127 U.S.A. Telephone No.: 858-942-2230 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.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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 communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan.

The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.

For any service or guarantee matters, please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will

help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience.

Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the supplied one and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e.marked with or mark) must be used.

If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

Duplication, edition, or printing of a CD, TV program, copyrighted materials such as pictures or publications, or any other materials except for your own recording or creation is limited to private or domestic use only. Unless you hold copyright or have permission from copyright holders for the materials to be duplicated, use of those materials beyond this limit may infringe the provisions of the copyright law and be subject to the copyright holder’s claim for damages.

When using photo images with this printer, pay special attention not to infringe the provisions of the copyright law. Any unauthorized use or modification of portraits may also infringe their rights.

For some demonstrations, performances, or exhibits, photography may be forbidden.

Backup recommendations

To avoid potential risk of data loss caused by accidental operation or malfunction of the printer, we recommend that you save a backup copy of your data.

Information

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.

Sony shall assume no responsibility for any accidental or consequential damages or loss of the recorded content which may be caused by use or malfunction of the printer or memory card.

Notes on LCD screen

• The displayed image on the screen is not identical in picture quality and colors with the printed image because display methods or profiles differ. Please regard the displayed image as just a reference.

• Do not press against the LCD screen. The screen may be discolored and that may cause a malfunction.

• Exposing the LCD screen to direct sunlight for a long period may cause malfunctions.

• The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology, so over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective use. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen. These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the printing in any way.

• Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location. This is not a malfunction.

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On trademarks and copyrights

•“BRAVIA,” “BRAVIA” Sync, , Cyber-

shot, , “Memory Stick,” ,

“Memory Stick Duo,” ,

“MagicGate Memory Stick,” “Memory Stick PRO,”

, “Memory Stick PRO

Duo,” , “Memory Stick

PRO-HG Duo,” ,

“Memory Stick Micro,” ,

, “Memory Stick-ROM,” ,

“MagicGate,” and are

trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• HDMI, , and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Intel and Pentium are the registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation.

• CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation in the U.S.A.

• or xD-Picture Card™ is a trademark of FUJIFILM Corporation.

• is a trademark of FotoNation Inc. in the U.S.A.

• is a registered trademark of Ichikawa Soft Laboratory.

• All other companies and product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Furthermore, “™” and “ each case in this manual.

• This unit is equipped with face recognition feature. Sony Face Recognition technology developed by Sony is used.

• The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

• Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

• Contains iType™ and fonts from Monotype Imaging Inc. iType™ is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc.

” are not mentioned in

Notice for users

All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.

By breaking the seal of the envelope of the CD-ROM package, you accept all the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please return this disk envelope unopened, along with the rest of the package, immediately to the dealer where you obtained it.

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice.

The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

Any design data such as sample pictures provided in this software cannot be modified or duplicated except for the purpose of personal use. Any unauthorized duplication of this software is prohibited under copyright law.

Please note that unauthorized duplication or modification of portraits or copyrighted work could infringe the rights reserved by rights holders.

You may be referred to the supplied “Read This First” and “About the Print Packs” when there are detailed explanations in the leaflet.

Notice for users ..............................4

Before you begin

Identifying the parts ........................7

Preparations

Checking the contents of the

package ..........................................9

Setting the ink ribbon .....................9

Inserting the print paper ...............10

Connecting to the AC power

source ..........................................12

Operations in the initial state ..........13

Direct printing

LCD screen display .......................14

An image preview view ...................14

Index View ......................................15

Basic printing ...............................16

Inserting a memory card .................16

Printing selected images ................17

Enjoying various printing ..............18

Correcting a failed photo automatically

(AUTO TOUCH-UP) ........................ 20

Editing an image ...........................21

Enlarging and reducing an

image size ......................................21

Moving an image ...........................21

Rotating an image ..........................21

Adjusting an image ........................22

Adding a special filter to an image . 22 Correcting the red-eye

phenomenon .................................. 24

Printing an edited image ................ 25

Saving an edited image .................. 25

Performing “CreativePrint” ...........26

Making a Scrapbook ...................... 26

Making a Calendar ......................... 29

Superimposing a Handwritten message, Stamp or Preinstalled phrase

on an image ................................... 31

Adding a Frame .............................. 33

Making a Layout print .................... 33

Making an ID Photo ....................... 34

Performing Batch Print (Index Print/

DPOF Print/Print All) .....................35

Viewing a Slideshow .....................36

Showing a Slideshow ..................... 36

Reserving printing .......................... 36

Printing .......................................... 36

File operations ..............................37

Copying images ............................. 37

Deleting selected images ............... 38

Formatting a “Memory Stick”

media ............................................. 38

Formatting the internal memory ..... 39

Changing the Print setup ..............39

Making a Date Print ....................... 40

Changing the Display/Printer

setup ............................................43

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Connecting to a High Definition

television and Printing ..................45

Connecting to a television ............. 45

Printing procedures ....................... 46

Using the printer buttons for

printing .......................................... 46

Using the television remote control

unit for printing .............................. 46

Printing from an external device ...48

Printing photos from the PMB

(Picture Motion Browser) .............56

Registering a browsing folder .........60

Printing from a commercially available

software application ........................60

Error messages

If an error message appears ......... 62

Printing from a PictBridge digital camera

Printing from a PictBridge digital

camera .........................................49

Printing from a Bluetoothcompliant device

Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant

device ...........................................50

Compatible profiles for Bluetooth

communication .............................. 50

Preparations: connecting

DPPA-BT1 ..................................... 50

Printing .......................................... 50

Transferring an image to a memory

card ............................................... 51

Printing from a PC

Printing from a PC ........................52

Installing the software ..................52

System requirements ..................... 52

Installing the printer driver ............. 53

Installing the PMB (Picture Motion

Browser) ........................................ 55

Troubleshooting

If trouble occurs ...........................65

If paper jams ................................76

Cleaning .......................................77

Additional information

Precautions ..................................78

On safety ........................................78

On installation ................................78

On cleaning ....................................79

On restrictions on duplication ........79

When disposing of the printer ........79

About the Memory Cards ..............79

“Memory Stick” media ....................79

SD memory Card ............................80

xD-Picture Card ..............................81

CompactFlash card .........................81

Notes on using memory card ..........81

Specifications ...............................82

Printing range .................................84

Glossary .......................................85

Index ............................................86

Before you begin

Identifying the parts

For details, see the pages indicated in the parentheses.

Printer front panel

A 1 (on/standby) button/standby

indicator)

B MENU button C (Index View) (zoom out)/

(zoom in) buttons (.page 16)

D LCD screen

E ENTER button F Direction (g/G/f/F) buttons G AUTO TOUCH-UP button

(.page 20)

H PRINT button/indicator I CANCEL button J “Memory Stick PRO” media

(Standard/Duo) slot (.pages 16,

79)

K SD memory Card/xD-Picture Card

dual-format slot (.pages 16, 80,

81)

L CompactFlash card slot

(.pages 16, 81)

M Paper tray compartment door N Paper tray compartment

(.page 11)

O Access indicator P Ink ribbon eject lever (.page 9) Q Ink ribbon (sold separately)

(.page 9)

R Ink ribbon compartment door

(.page 9)

Before you begin

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Printer rear panel

A Handle

As illustrated below, raise the handle when you carry the printer. When you use the printer, close the handle to its original position.

Printer left side panel

E HDMI OUT (output) connector

(.page 45)

When using the printer with a High-definition television, connect an HDMI cable into this connector.

F USB connector (.page 54)

When using the printer in PC mode, connect a USB cable to this connector.

G PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE

connector (.pages 48 to 50)

When using a PictBridge-compliant digital camera, a mass storage device such as a USB memory or photo storage device, a Bluetooth USB adaptor (DPPA-BT1*), or other external USB device, connect it via this connector.

* In some regions, the DPPA-BT1 Bluetooth

USB adaptor is not sold.

Notes

• When you carry the printer, make sure to remove memory cards, external devices, the paper tray, AC adaptor, and other cables. Otherwise malfunctions may occur.

• Set the LCD panel to its original position.

B Ventilation holes C Paper outlet D DC IN 24 V jack (.page 12)

Plug the supplied AC adaptor into this connector. Then connect the AC adaptor and AC outlet with the power cord.

Preparations

Checking the contents of the package

Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your printer.

• Paper tray (1)

• AC adaptor (1)

• AC power cord

• USB cable (1)

• Cleaning cartridge (1)/Cleaning sheet (1)

• CD-ROM (Windows Printer Driver Software Ver.1.0 and PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Ver.4.2) (1)

• Operating Instructions (this booklet) (1)

• Read This First (1)

• About the Print Packs (1)

• Warranty (In some regions, the warranty is not supplied.) (1)

• Sony End User Software License Agreement (1)

*1 The plug shape and specifications of the AC power

cord differ depending on the region in which you purchased the printer.

About Sony Print Packs (sold separately)

Please use a Sony optional color print pack designed for the printer. For details, refer to the supplied “About the Print Packs.”

(1)

Setting the ink ribbon

1 Pull and open the ink ribbon

compartment door.

2 Insert the ink ribbon in the direction

of the arrow until it clicks into place.

Preparations

3 Close the ink ribbon compartment

door.

Removing the ink ribbon

Push up the blue eject lever, and remove the used ink ribbon.

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Notes

• Do not touch the ink ribbon or store the ink ribbon

in a dusty location. Fingerprints or dust on the ink ribbon may result in imperfect printing.

• Do not rewind the ink ribbon and use the rewound

ink ribbon for printing. Otherwise, proper printing results will not be obtained, or a malfunction may occur. If the ink ribbon does not click into place, remove it and then re-insert it. Only when the ink ribbon is too slack to be loaded, keep pressing the core of the ribbon and wind the ink ribbon in the direction of the arrow to remove the slack.

Do not wind the ribbon in the directions shown here.

• Do not disassemble the ink ribbon.

• Do not pull out the ribbon from the ink ribbon.

• Do not remove the ink ribbon while printing.

• Avoid placing the ink ribbon in a location subject

to high temperatures, high humidity, excessive dust or direct sunlight. Please store it in a cool and dark place and use it within a short period from the date of production. Depending on the storage conditions, the ink ribbon may deteriorate. Use of such an ink ribbon may affect the printed results, for which we cannot guarantee or compensate.

Inserting the print paper

1 Open the paper tray cover.

Hold the parts on both sides of the paper tray cover (shown with arrows) and open the paper tray cover.

2 Set the print paper into the paper

tray.

3 Close the paper tray cover.

4 Open the slide cover.

5 Insert the paper tray into the printer.

• To avoid paper jam or malfunctions of the printer, make sure of the following before printing:

– Do not write or type on the print paper.

– Do not attach a sticker or stamps on the print

paper.

– When adding print paper to the paper tray, be

sure that the total number of print paper sheets does not exceed 20 sheets.

– Do not insert different types of print paper

together into the paper tray.

– Do not print on used print paper. Printing an

image twice on the same paper will not make the printed image thicker.

– Use the print paper for this printer only.

– Do not use print paper ejected without printing.

Notes on storing the print paper

• To store print paper in the tray, remove the paper tray from the printer and close the slide door of the paper tray.

• Avoid storing the paper with the printed faces touching each other or in contact with rubber or plastic products, including vinyl chloride or plasticizer for an extended period of time; color changes or deterioration of the printed image may occur.

• Avoid placing the print paper in a location subject to high temperatures, high humidity, excessive dust or direct sunlight.

• When you are going to store partially-used print paper, store it in its original bag or a similar container.

Preparations

Notes

• You can set up to 20 sheets of print paper. Riffle the print paper thoroughly. Insert the print paper with the protective sheet facing up. Remove the protective sheet from the tray.

• If there is no protective sheet, insert the print paper into the paper tray with its printing surface (the side with no imprint) facing up.

• Do not touch the printing surface. Fingerprints or contamination on the printing surface may result in imperfect printing.

• Do not bend the print paper, or cut the print paper from the perforations before printing.

Connecting to the AC power source

1 Insert the plug of the AC adaptor

into the DC IN 24 V jack on the back of the printer.

2 Connect one plug of the AC power

cord to the connector of the AC adaptor and the other plug to the wall outlet.

Notes

• Do not place the printer in an unstable location

such as on a wobbly table.

• Leave enough room around the printer. The print

paper emerges from the back a few times during printing. Keep 10 cm (13/32 inches) or more space at the rear of the printer.

• Connect the AC adaptor to an easily accessible

wall outlet close by. If trouble occurs while using the adaptor, immediately shut off the power by disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet.

• Do not short the plug of the AC adaptor with a

metallic object, as this may cause a malfunction.

• Do not use the AC adaptor placed in a narrow

space, such as between a wall and furniture.

• When you have finished using the AC adaptor,

disconnect the AC power cord from the DC IN 24 V jack of the printer and from the AC power sources.

• The printer is not disconnected from the AC power

source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the printer itself has been turned off.

• A socket outlet should be as close as possible to the

unit and easily accessible.

10 cm (13/32 inches)

AC adaptor

To the wall

AC power cord

outlet

To use your Printer abroad Power sources

You can use your Printer and the AC Adaptor (supplied) in any country or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.

Do not use an electronics transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunction.

Operations in the initial state

When the photo printer is turned on without a memory card inserted or an external device connected, the initial display below appears on the screen.

When the printer is not operated for 5 seconds, demo mode is displayed. If any button other than the 1 (on/standby) button is pressed, the screen returns to the initial display. If you press ENTER, the images in the internal memory are displayed.

If a memory card is inserted, or an external device is connected, the images from the memory card, the external device, or the internal memory are displayed.

Perform operations according to the printing as follows:

• To print directly from a memory card, an external device, or the internal memory, see page 16.

• To print from a PictBridge digital camera, see page 49.

• To print from a Bluetooth-compliant device, see page 50.

• To print from a PC, see page 52.

Preparations

Direct printing

You can change the image preview view by

LCD screen display

An image preview view

On-screen Display: On

n-screen Display: Off

setting the “On-screen Display” (page 44) from the Display/Printer setup menu. To display a different image, press g/G.

A Input/setting indications

Input indications and settings information for an image are displayed.

Icons Meaning

“Memory Stick” media input

CompactFlash card input

SD memory Card input

xD-Picture Card input

External Device input

Internal memory

Protect indication

DPOF print preset indication

Associated file indication (Displayed when there is an associated file such as a motion file or a miniature e-mail image file.)

Indicates Date Print “On.”

On-screen Display: Details

Indicates Date Print (Date/Time) “On.”

Indicates “Pattern 1” (Borders).

Indicates “Pattern 2” (Borders).

Indicates Pages Per Sheet 4 “On.”

Indicates Pages Per Sheet 9 “On.”

Indicates Pages Per Sheet 16 “On.”

B Number of selected images/Total

number of images

C Ink ribbon indication

P: P size C: Cleaning cartridge

D Image number (folder-file

number)*

* DCF-compatible files only. In the case of

other file formats, only part of the file name will be displayed.

E Operation tips F Shot or saved date G Print quantity set H Detailed information display

Index View

Displays a list of the images contained on the selected medium (Index View). You can switch the index view by selecting “Number Order” or “Shoot. Date” on the Index View menu.

Index View: “Number Order”

The images are listed in the order of their file names.

Index View: “Shoot. Date”

The images are listed by their shooting or saved date.

Direct printing

A Cursor (orange frame)

You can move the cursor (selection) by pressing g/G/f/F.

B Print quantity set C Operation tips D Scroll bar

Indicates the location of the image among the total number of images.

E Shooting date

Note

When the number of images exceeds 2 000, the images cannot be displayed by date. They are displayed in Number Order.

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Switching the image preview

view and index view

You can switch the display as follows:

• To display the index view

In an image preview view, press (Index View)/ (Reduce). When an image is enlarged, press / , so that the image is reduced to its original scale and then the index view is displayed.

• To display an image preview view

In the index view, press g/G/f/F to move the cursor to the image whose preview view you want to display and press ENTER or (Enlarge).

Basic printing

Inserting a memory card

With the label side facing up, insert a memory card (“Memory Stick” media, “Memory Stick Duo” media, CompactFlash card, SD memory Card or an xD-Picture Card) that contains the images for printing into the proper slot until firmly into place. For the types of memory cards you can use with the printer, please see pages 79 to 81.

Tip

To print an image in the internal memory, turn on the printer, and press ENTER without a memory card inserted or external device connected.

ccess indicator

Enlarging an image

Keep pressing (Enlarge). The image is enlarged up to 5 times the original scale.

With the label side facing up (xD-Picture Card, SD memory Card, CompactFlash card, or “Memory Stick” media (“Memory Stick Duo” media) from the left)

To eject a memory card

Remove the memory card from the slot slowly in the reverse direction it was inserted.

Notes

• The printer supports both standard and small sizes “Memory Stick” media. A “Memory Stick Duo” media adaptor is not necessary.

• The SD memory Card/xD-Picture Card dualformat slot automatically detects card type.

Printing selected images

This section explains how to display the images of a memory card, an external device, or internal memory on the printer’s LCD screen and print the selected images (direct printing). For how to print from an external device, see page 48.

1 Press 1 (on/standby) to turn on the

printer.

The standby indicator of the printer lights in yellow green. An image stored on the memory card inserted or external device connected is displayed on the LCD screen.

By pressing ENTER without a memory card inserted or an external device connected, you can display an image from the printer’s internal memory.

2 Press g/G to display the image that

you want to print.

3 Set the print quantity.

To print one sheet of the displayed image, skip this procedure and go on to the next step.

Press ENTER to display the print quantity indication. Then press f/F to specify the number of copies and press ENTER.

4 Press PRINT.

While the PRINT button lights in green, the printer is ready for printing. All the images with print quantity settings are printed.

To print multiple images

Repeat steps 2 and 3.

To change the print quantity

Display the image whose print quantity you want to change, and press ENTER to display the print quantity indication. Then press f/F to set the print quantity and then press ENTER.

If you select “0,” printing is canceled.

Notes

• Never move or turn off the printer while it is printing; the ink ribbon may become stuck or paper jam may occur. In case you turn off the power, keep the paper tray inserted and turn on the printer. After the paper is ejected, resume printing.

• Do not remove the paper tray during printing. Otherwise, malfunction may occur.

• The print paper emerges a few times during printing. Do not touch nor pull the emerged paper.

• If print paper is jammed, see page 76.

On selecting input

The printer is not equipped with the input select switch. When you connect a memory card or an external device with the printer, the images of the connected memory card or external device are displayed automatically. If multiple memory cards or an external device are connected, the media first connected has the priority. The images in the internal memory are displayed when you press ENTER without inserting a memory card or connecting an external device.

When you turn on the printer with multiple media being inserted or connected, the printer detects the media in the order of “Memory Stick” media, CompactFlash card, SD memory Card, xD-Picture Card, the external device connected to PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector, and the computer.

Direct printing

Enjoying various printing

Operation using the printer buttons

AUTO TOUCH-UP

Auto Touch-up adjustment

.page 20

In addition to the Auto Fine Print 6 automatic adjustment, the following adjustments are performed:

• Red-eye Correction

Press MENU.

• Exposure Correction (using face detection feature)

• Focus Correction

• WB Correction

• Auto Dodging

• Skin Smoothing

• Press g/G to select a desired item, and then press ENTER.

• To exit the menu, press CANCEL or MENU again.

1 Edit .page 21

You can adjust the size, position, hue or other picture property of the selected image.

Items Procedures

Adds an filter to an image.

Reduces the red-eye phenomenon.

Undoes the editing just done and resets the image to the status

Items Procedures

/ Increases or reduces the size of an

image.

Moves an image.

Rotates an image.

Adjusts the picture quality of an image.

before editing.

Saves the edited image.

Pressing the AUTO TOUCH-UP button adjusts exposure, focus, red-eye and other corrections automatically.

Prints an edited image.

Exits the Edit menu.

2 CreativePrint .page 26

You can create a Calendar, ID Photo, or other various printouts.

Scrapbook Calendar Superimpose

Frame Layout print ID Photo

3 Batch Print .page 35

You can enjoy batch print such as “Index Print,” “DPOF Print,“ and “Print All.”

Index Print

4 Slideshow .page 36

You can perform a slideshow of the images. You can also perform a slideshow of the “CreativePrint” prints.

5 Print setup 6 Display/Printer setup

.page 39 .page 43

7 File operation .page 37

• Copying images between memory cards

• Deleting an image

• Formatting a “Memory Stick” media or the “Internal memory”

Direct printing

Correcting a failed photo automatically

Tip

Adjustment takes effect only on the image being printed. The original image will not be adjusted.

(AUTO TOUCH-UP)

1 Select the image that you want to

adjust and then press AUTO TOUCH-UP.

Adjustment of the selected image starts. The adjustment results will be displayed on the screen. When a human face is detected, the face is displayed with a frame as the adjustments proceed.

To check the adjustment result more clearly:

Press to enlarge the image. (The image will not be enlarged when printed.)

To display the original image (before adjustments) again

Press AUTO TOUCH-UP. To display the adjusted image, press AUTO TOUCH-UP again.

If you have set a print quantity for multiple images

All the images with print quantity settings are adjusted. To display other images, press g/G.

To change the print quantity

Press ENTER to display the print quantity indication. Then press f/F to set the print quantity and then press ENTER.

Notes

• After the Auto Touch-up adjustment, you cannot make a trimming print of an image that has been enlarged by pressing .

• Depending on the image, the Auto Touch-up adjustment may not take effect properly. In this case, select “Adjust” from the Edit menu to adjust the image quality manually (page 22).

• Do not remove the memory card or external device during the Auto Touch-up adjustment.

• Depending on the condition of the image, the correction may take some time.

The automatic red-eye correction function of this printer uses the technology of FotoNation Inc. in the U.S.A.

The “Skin Smoothing,” “WB Correction,” and “Auto Dodging” correction functions of the printer use the technology of Ichikawa Soft Laboratory.

2 Press PRINT.

Printing of the selected image(s) starts.

Saving a corrected image

Press MENU, and the confirmation dialog box is displayed. Press g/G to select “Yes,” and then press ENTER. An adjusted image is saved as a new file. (page 25)

Editing an image

Rotating an image

Enlarging and reducing

an image size

1 From the Edit menu (page 18),

press g/G to select (Enlarge) to enlarge an image or (Reduce) to reduce it, and then press ENTER.

Each time you press the button, the image becomes larger or smaller. You can also use the (zoom in) and (zoom out) buttons to enlarge or reduce the image size:

: up to 200%

: down to 60%

2 Press PRINT.

Note

The picture quality of an enlarged image may deteriorate depending on its size.

Moving an image

1 From the Edit menu (page 18),

press g/G to select (Move) and then press ENTER.

The g/G/f/F indicators appear on the left/right/above/below the image and you can move the image.

1 From the Edit menu (page 18),

press g/G to select (Rotate) and then press ENTER.

The Rotate menu is displayed.

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2 Press f/F to select the direction to

rotate the image and then press ENTER.

• Rotate 90 Clockwise: Each time you

press ENTER, the image rotates 90° clockwise.

• Rotate 90 Counterclockwise:

Each time you press ENTER, the image rotates 90° counterclockwise.

3 Press PRINT.

2 Press g/G/f/F to move an image. 3 Press ENTER.

The image is fixed in its current position.

4 Press PRINT.

Adjusting an image

1 From the Edit menu (page 18),

press g/G to select (Adjust) and then press ENTER.

The Adjust menu is displayed.

2 Press f/F to select the desired

adjustment tool and press ENTER.

The adjustment screen of the selected tool appears.

When “Brightness” is selected.

Press g/G to adjust an image while checking the level.

The image before adjustment is displayed on the left half of the screen, and the adjusted image is displayed on the right.

• Brightness: Press G to brighten the picture or g to darken it.

• Tint: Press G to make the picture greenish or g to make it reddish.

• Saturation: Press G to deepen the colors or g to lighten them.

• Sharpness: Press G to sharpen the outlines or g to soften them.

3 Press ENTER.

The adjustment takes effect.

4 Press PRINT.

Adding a special filter to

an image

1 From the Edit menu (page 18),

press g/G to select (Filter) and then press ENTER.

The Filter menu is displayed.

2 Press f/F to select the filter you

want to add to the image.

• No Filter: No special filter is used on

the image (default setting).

• Single Color: Changes all the colors

except for the one specified color into gray scale.

• Painting: Makes the image look like a

painted picture.

The “Painting” filter of the printer is uses the technology of Ichikawa Soft Laboratory.

• Cross Filter: Adds a cross, starburst

effect to the light source to print an image with a sparkling impression.

• Partial Color: Makes the

surroundings of the subject monochrome to emphasize the subject in the center.

• Sepia: Changes the image to look like

an old photograph with faded colors.

• Monochrome: Changes the image

into a black and white picture.

• Fish-eye: Makes the image look like a

photo taken with a fish-eye lens.

3 Press ENTER.

The filter takes effect.

When you have selected “Cross Filter,” “Painting,” or “Single Color,” the setting window is displayed. Move to the next step.

4 Set the level and range.

x Cross Filter

1Select “Level” with f/F and press

ENTER, adjust the level with f/F, and then press ENTER. The higher the level you set, the more light sources become sparkling.

2Select “Length” with f/F and press

ENTER, adjust the length of light with

f/F, and then press ENTER.

x Painting

Press f/F to adjust the line length and then press ENTER.

x Single Color

To select a color from specified colors

Press g/G to select the color that you want to retain and then press ENTER.

To select a color from a photo

1Press f/F to select “Select a favorite

color.,” then press ENTER. The image is displayed with the colorpick tool.

2Press g/G/f/F to specify the portion

that contains your favorite color, and then press ENTER.

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3Press g/G to specify the range of the

selected color.

The image becomes monochrome while the specified color remains.

4Press ENTER to fix the color and range.

The image becomes monochrome while the specified color remains.

5 Press PRINT.

Tip

To redo the above operations, select “No Filter” and then redo the operations.

Correcting the red-eye

phenomenon

When pressing AUTO TOUCH-UP cannot reduce the red-eye phenomenon of a subject shot by flash, you can adjust the image manually.

Notes

• If you perform additional editing, such as enlarging, reducing the image size, rotating or moving an image, after the red-eye correction, the red-eye correction may not take effect. Perform the red-eye correction after these editorial operations.

• If a subject face is small, the red-eye correction may not work.

1 From the Edit menu (page 18),

press g/G to select (Red-eye Correction) and then press ENTER.

The adjustment frame appears on the image, which indicates the range for redeye correction.

Adjustment frame

The frame moves in the selected direction.

3Press ENTER.

The frame is fixed in the current position.

x To change the size of the adjustment frame

Press g/G to select (Enlarge) or (Reduce) and press ENTER.

Each time you press ENTER, the frame becomes larger or smaller.

You can also enlarge or reduce the size by pressing the (zoom in) or (zoom out) buttons on the printer.

Tip

Make the size of the adjustment frame 2 to 7 times as large as the eye size.

3 Press g/G to select and press

ENTER.

The range of red-eye correction is enlarged.

4 Press ENTER.

The adjustment takes effect.

The Red-eye correction menu is displayed.

To make a red-eye correction for other eyes, repeat steps 2 to 4.

2 Adjust the position and size of the

adjustment frame.

Make the red-eye correction for the right and left eyes separately.

x To move the adjustment frame

1Press g/G to select (Move) and

press ENTER.

2Move the frame with g/G/f/F.

5 Press g/G to select and press

ENTER.

The Edit menu is displayed again.

6 Press PRINT.

To reset the adjustment

Press CANCEL in step 5 instead of ENTER.

Printing an edited image

1 Press PRINT.

The print quantity indication is displayed.

2 Set the print quantity.

• To increase the print quantity one by

one, press f repeatedly.

• To reduce the print quantity one by one,

press F briefly repeatedly.

• To reset the print quantity to 1, press F

for more than two seconds.

3 Press PRINT.

3 Set date.

Press g/G to select an item (month, day, and year), and press f/F to select the number, and then press ENTER.

Saving an edited image

1 Select (Save) and then press

ENTER.

The dialog box used to specify the destination folder is displayed.

2 Select the destination where you

want to save the image.

Press f/F to select “Internal memory,” “Memory Stick” media, “CompactFlash,” “SD memory Card,” “xD-Picture Card,” or “External Device,” and press ENTER.

Tip

When you select “External Device,” a dialog box for selecting a drive may be displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the destination drive.

The dialog box used for setting a date is displayed. You can save the set date with the image.

The image edited by the Edit or

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CreativePrint menu is saved as a new image. The dialog box used to specify the new image number (folder number-file number) is displayed.

Tip

The original image will not be overwritten.

4 Press ENTER.

Notes

• While the image is being saved, do not turn off the printer or remove a memory card or external device from the printer. The printer, memory card, USB memory, or external device may be damaged or the data may be lost.

• You cannot save built-in image for the printer’s demo mode.

Performing

Making a Scrapbook

“CreativePrint”

Using the CreativePrint menu

To undo the operation midway

Press CANCEL The window of the previous step is displayed. Depending on the step, you may not be able to undo the operation.

To exit the CreativePrint menu

• Press MENU in the middle of the operations and select “CreativePrint Complete.” Then press ENTER.

• In the image preview view, press g/G/f/F to select and press ENTER.

The dialog box for saving an image may be displayed (page 25).

Tips

• You can press MENU while performing CreativePrint and set part of the Print setup menu items.

• The CreativePrint menu allows you to input characters using the keyboard, superimpose a handwritten message, and input a preinstalled phrase (pages 28, 31).

1 From the CreativePrint menu

(page 19), press g/G/f/F to select

“Scrapbook,” then press ENTER.

The window for selecting a theme is displayed.

2 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

theme, then press ENTER.

The window used for selecting templates of the selected theme is displayed.

3 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

template, then press ENTER.

A preview of the selected template is displayed.

4 Select an image.

When you select a template with multiple images, repeat the procedures below to select an image for each area.

Image area

1Press g/G/f/F to select an image area,

then press ENTER. The index view is displayed.

2Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

image, then press ENTER. The window used for adjusting the image is displayed.

5 Adjust the image size, position or

others of the selected image.

Press g/G to select the desired adjustment item, then press ENTER.

Adjustment tools

6 Press g/G to select and press

ENTER.

The selected image is added to the image area.

• To add an image to another image area, repeat steps 4 and 5.

• To superimpose stamps or characters on the image, proceed with step 7.

• To print the previewed image, skip to step 8.

Tool buttons Image area

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Items Procedures

/ Reduces or increases the

size of an image.

Move the image with

g/G/f/F, and then press

ENTER.

Each time you press ENTER, the image rotates 90° clockwise.

Automatically adjusts a failed photo having problems such as being backlit, out-of-focus, or showing the red-eye phenomenon.(page 20)

Items Procedures

Allows you to choose to input characters using the keyboard, to input a preinstalled phrase, or to superimpose a handwritten message.

Select the desired stamp with

g/G/f/F, and then press ENTER

to superimpose it on an image.

Saves the edited image on a memory card, external device, or in internal memory.

Prints an edited image.

Completes the creation operation.

7 Superimpose stamps or characters.

Press g/G/f/F to select the desired item such as a stamp or characters, and then press ENTER.

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x Superimposing a stamp

1Press g/G/f/F to select (Stamp)

and then press ENTER. The window used for selecting a stamp is displayed.

2Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

stamp and then press ENTER. The selected stamp is displayed in the center of the preview screen.

3Press g/G/f/F to adjust the position of

the stamp.

4Press / on the printer to adjust the

size of the stamp.

5Press ENTER.

The stamp is superimposed.

6Press CANCEL. 7Press g/G to select and then press

ENTER.

• To superimpose the same stamp

repeatedly

After step same stamp is superimposed. Repeat steps and size.

• To flip or rotate a stamp

After step press (Rotate 90 Clockwise), and press ENTER. To move the stamp, press g/G to select

reduce the size of the stamp, press g/G to select or and press ENTER. When the adjustments are complete, press g/G to select press ENTER. Then perform steps through 7. The stamp is superimposed.

5, press ENTER again; the

3 and 4 to adjust the position

2, press CANCEL. Then

g/G to select (Flip) or

and press ENTER. To enlarge or

(Stamp) and

x Superimposing characters

1Press g/G/f/F to select (Text) and

then press ENTER.

2Press f/F to select [Keyboard], and

then press ENTER. The keyboard is displayed.

Character input box

Keyboard

3Input characters.

Press g/G/f/F to select the desired character and then press ENTER. The selected characters are displayed in the character input box. Up to approximately 50 characters can be entered. You can input alphanumeric characters and symbols only.

• To change among characters or

symbols

Press

g/G/f/F to select [A/a/@] and

then press ENTER repeatedly to change among small letters, capital letters, and symbols.

• To delete a character

Press

g/G/f/F to select [B] or [b] and

then press ENTER repeatedly so that the cursor in the character input box moves just to the right of the character that you want to delete. Press to select [Delete] and then press ENTER. Each time you press ENTER, the character to the left of the cursor is deleted.

g/G/f/F

• To utilize the history

Press g/G/f/F to select [F] or [f] and then press ENTER to display and utilize the characters you have input in the past (history).

• To change the font

g/G/f/F to select [Font] and

Press then press ENTER. Each time you press ENTER, the font changes. You can use only one font for a sequence of characters input.

4When you finish entering characters,

g/G/f/F to select and

press then press ENTER. The color selection window is displayed.

5Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

color for the characters and then press ENTER. The input characters are displayed in the center of the image preview.

6Adjust the position and size of the

characters. For how to adjust the characters, see page 27.

7Press g/G/f/F to select and then

press ENTER. The input characters display are fixed in place. Pressing ENTER saves the input characters in the printer’s memory. You can register a maximum of 10 sentences that you can reuse.

8 Press PRINT.

To save the image, see page 25.

Making a Calendar

1 From the CreativePrint menu

(page 19), press g/G/f/F to select

“Calendar,” then press ENTER.

The window used for selecting the calendar template, is displayed.

2 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

template, and then press ENTER.

The preview of the selected template is displayed.

Image area Calendar area

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Tip

You can select and set an image area or calendar area in any order.

3 Select an image.

When you select a template with multiple images, select an image for each area. For how to select an image, see step 4 on page 26. When you select image(s), the window for adjusting the image is displayed.

To superimpose a stamp or characters, see page 28.

4 Adjust the image.

For how to adjust an image, see step 5 on page 27. When you adjust an image, the image is added to the image area.

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5 Set the calendar.

1Press g/G/f/F to select the calendar

area and press ENTER. The calendar setting window is displayed.

2Press f/F to select the item that you

want to set, and then press ENTER.

Item Settings/Procedures

Start Y/M Set the first month and the

year starting the calendar.

g/G to select the

Press month or year and press f/F to set the number. Press ENTER.

Start Day Set the day of the week

(placed furthest left in the calendar). Press f/F to select “Sunday” or “Monday.” Then press ENTER.

Date color Set the color of Sunday and

Saturday to be displayed in the calendar. Press G and then f/F to select the desired color for Sunday and Saturday. Then press ENTER.

Item Settings/Procedures

Modify Calendar

You can add a stamp or desired color to a specific day in the calendar.

When adding a stamp (Example)

1Press g/G to select

(Stamp), and press

ENTER. The stamp selection window is displayed.

2Press g/G/f/F to select

a desired stamp, and

press ENTER.

The calendar is displayed.

Press g/G/f/F to select

the desired date for adding

a stamp and press

ENTER

. The stamp is added to the selected date. To add a different stamp, press

CANCEL and then

repeat steps

2 and 3.

Item Settings/Procedures

The calendar is displayed in the calendar area.

4Press f/F to select

and press ENTER. To exit Modify Calendar window and return to the calendar setting window, press g/G to select and press ENTER. You can set “Date color” in the similar procedures. To input characters, see page 28.

6 Press PRINT.

To save the image, see page 25.

Superimposing a Handwritten message, Stamp or Preinstalled phrase on an image

Tip

When creating a new handwritten message or illustration, draw a message or illustration with a black ink pen on a sheet of white paper, shoot it with a digital camera, and then save it on the destination that contains the image for background.

On the history of handwritten message or input messages

A total of up to 12 handwritten illustrations or input messages are automatically saved as the history. (When the saved messages exceed 12, the oldest one will be deleted.) You can utilize handwritten illustrations or input messages by recalling the history.

1 From the CreativePrint menu

(page 19), press g/G/f/F to select

“Superimpose/Stamp,” then

press ENTER.

The window used for selecting the background image is displayed.

2 Select an image for the background.

1Press g/G/f/F to select an image for

background, then press ENTER. The window used for adjusting the image is displayed. For how to adjust an image, see step 5 on page 27.

2Press g/G to select and then press

ENTER. Preview window is displayed.

3 Superimpose a handwritten

message, an illustration, stamps, or a preinstalled phrase on the background image.

x To superimpose a handwritten

message

1Press g/G to select (Text), then

press ENTER.

The window used for selecting a method to create a message is displayed.

2To create a new message from the

beginning, press g/G/f/F to select [Freehand-new]. To create a message using the data in the history, press f/F to select [Freehand-history]. Then press ENTER.

3To create a new message: Press g/

G/f/F to select the image you want to superimpose and press ENTER. Select the image of handwritten messages or illustrations you have prepared in advance.

g/G/

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The window used for specifying cropping area is displayed. Proceed with step

To create a message from the history: Press

g/G/f/F to select the

desired message from the history list and then press ENTER. The selected message is placed in the center of the preview screen. Skip to step 5 for color selection.

4If necessary, crop the image.

If you do not want to crop the image, press ENTER.

To specify the cropping area

Press g/G/f/F to select cropping tool, and press ENTER.

g/G/f/F to move the cursor to

Press the position that you want to specify as the beginning point of the cropping area, then press ENTER. Repeat the same procedures to specify the ending point of the cropping area.

The color selection window is displayed.

5Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

color and then press ENTER. The window used for adjusting the superimposed image is displayed. For how to adjust an image, see step 5 on page 27.

6Press g/G to select and press

ENTER. A preview of the selected image superimposed on the background image is displayed. Pressing ENTER saves the handwritten illustration or message in the printer’s memory. You can register a maximum of 12 messages, which can be recalled from the history list in step

x Superimposing a preinstalled

phrase

1Press g/G to select (Text), and

then press ENTER.

2Press f/F to select [Preinstalled

phrase], and then press ENTER. The window used for selecting the desired preinstalled phrase is displayed.

3Press f/F to select the desired

preinstalled phrase and press ENTER. The color selection window is displayed.

4Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

color and then press ENTER.

The window used for adjusting the message is displayed. For how to adjust an image, see step 5 on page 27.

5Press g/G to select and press

ENTER. A preview of the superimposed message on the background image is displayed.

xTo superimpose a stamp or message

To superimpose a stamp or message, see page 28.

4 Press PRINT.

To save the image, see page 25.

To superimpose multiple handwritten or/and preinstalled messages

Press g/G to select (Text) and repeat step 3.

Adding a Frame

1 From the CreativePrint menu

(page 19), press g/G/f/F to select

“Frame,” then press ENTER.

The Frame templates are displayed.

3 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

image, then press ENTER.

The image adjustment window is displayed. For how to adjust an image, see step 5 on page 27.

4 Press g/G to select and press

ENTER.

The selected image is displayed with the selected frame.

To superimpose a stamp or characters, see page 28.

5 Press PRINT.

To save the image, see page 25.

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Making a Layout print

1 From the CreativePrint menu

(page 19), press g/G/f/F to select

“Layout print,” then press

ENTER.

The Layout print templates are displayed.

2 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

frame, then press ENTER.

The index view is displayed.

2 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

template, then press ENTER.

The preview of the selected template is displayed

3 Select an image.

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4 Adjust an image.

For how to adjust an image, see step 5 on page 27. When you adjust an image, the image is added to the image area.

To superimpose a stamp or characters, see page 28.

5 Press PRINT.

Making an ID Photo

3 Press f/F to set the size or unit and

then press ENTER.

The layout image of the selected size is displayed.

4 If you want to specify the other size,

repeat steps 2 and 3.

5 Press g/G/f/F to select and

press ENTER.

The window for selecting an image is displayed.

1 From the CreativePrint menu

(page 19), press g/G/f/F to select

(ID Photo), then press ENTER.

The window used for setting the height and width of an ID photo is displayed.

Tip

You can set a maximum size of 7.0 (width) ×

9.0 (height) cm.

2 Press g/G/f/F to select the item

that you want to adjust, and press ENTER.

• To specify the unit: Select the text box at the left of the photo frame. You can select either “cm” or “inch.”

• To specify the height: Select the figure box at the right of the photo frame.

• To specify the width: Select the figure box in the upper of the photo frame.

6 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

image, and then press ENTER.

The window used for adjusting the image is displayed.

You can also set the following adjustment items.

Items Procedures

Adjust the picture quality of an image. (page 22)

Displays the window to correct red-eye phenomenon. (page 24)

Makes an image into monochrome pictures. (page 22)

For other adjustment items, see step 5 on page 27.

To superimpose a stamp or characters, see page 28.

7 Press g/G to select and press

ENTER.

8 Press PRINT.

Note

An ID photo print using this printer may not be acceptable to be used for an identification card or passport. Please check the requirements for the photo to be used in the certificate before you submit the card or passport.

Performing Batch Print

(Index Print/DPOF Print/Print All)

• Index Print

You can print a list (index) of all the images stored in a memory card, an external device, or the printer’s internal memory which allows you to check the contents of the selected media easily. The number of split panes on a sheet will be calculated automatically. Images are printed in each split pane.

•Print All

You can print all the images stored on a memory card or an external device at one time.

• DPOF Print

The images which are DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) preset for printing are displayed with the print mark ( ) in an image preview. You can print those images at one time. The images are printed with the preset number of copies in the order they were displayed.

1 From the menu, select (Batch

Print) and then press ENTER.

The Batch Print menu is displayed.

2 Press f/F to select “Index Print,”

“DPOF Print,” or “Print All” and then press ENTER.

The confirmation dialog box is displayed.

Note

If there are no DPOF preset images when you select “DPOF Print,” an error message will be displayed.

3 Press g/G to select “Yes” to start

printing or “No” to cancel printing, and then press ENTER.

When you select “Yes” printing starts.

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Notes

• For how to preset images for printing, refer to the manual of your digital camera.

• Some types of digital cameras do not support the DPOF function, or the printer may not support some of the functions of the digital camera.

Viewing a Slideshow

Showing a Slideshow

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(Slideshow) and then press

ENTER.

The Slideshow menu is displayed.

Reserving printing

During a slideshow, press ENTER and the displayed image will be reserved to be printed. If you have selected the “Auto2 Creative” switch option, you cannot reserve an image for printing.

To stop a slideshow

Press CANCEL.

2 Press f/F to select “Switch,” and

then press ENTER.

The window used to specify the way images are switched is displayed.

Items Procedures

Manual Press g/G to switch

images.

Auto1 Simple

Auto2 Creative*

The images are displayed automatically one after another in the order of the index view.

The “CreativePrint” images or edited images with filters are displayed automatically, at random.

*: Factory settings

3 Press f/F to select “Execute,” and

press ENTER.

The slideshow starts.

Note

Depending on the image, it may take time to be displayed.

Printing

During a slideshow, press PRINT.

The print preview of the displayed image will appear.

When an image is reserved to be printed, you can check the print preview by pressing g/G.

Press PRINT again so that printing starts.

After printing is completed, slideshow resumes.

File operations

Copying images

You can copy an image from a memory card or the printer’s internal memory to another memory card, the internal memory, or an external device connected to the PictBridge/ EXT INTERFACE connector.

To copy an image from the printer’s internal memory

Turn on the printer without a memory card inserted or an external device connected.

Press ENTER to display the images in the internal memory, and then start the procedures below. After you select the desired images to be copied in step 3, prepare the destination media by inserting a memory card or connecting an external device.

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(File operation) and then press

ENTER.

The File operation menu is displayed (page 19).

2 Press f/F to select “Copy all files”

or “Copy selected files” and press ENTER.

• When “Copy all files” is selected, skip to step 5.

• When “Copy selected files” is selected, the index view of the memory card, internal memory, or external device is displayed.

3 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired

image and press ENTER.

To copy multiple images, repeat this step.

To cancel the selection

Press g/G/f/F to select the image you want to cancel, and press ENTER again.

To copy an image from the printer’s internal memory

After you select an image to be copied, connect the destination memory card or external device where the image is to be saved.

4 Press MENU.

The dialog box to select the destination is displayed.

5 Press f/F to select “Internal

memory,” “Memory Stick” media, “CompactFlash,” “SD memory Card,” “xD-Picture Card” or “External Device” and press ENTER.

Tip

When you select “External Device,” a dialog box for selecting a drive may be displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the destination drive.

Note

You cannot copy an image onto the same memory card or external device containing the image to be copied.

6 Press f/F to select the desired

folder and press ENTER.

The selected images are copied to the destination folder.

Tips

• You can select a folder number of the destination. If there is no such folder at the destination, a new folder is created.

• To exit the File operation menu midway, press CANCEL.

Notes

• When copying an image to the internal memory, an image of a big size will be converted into an image equal to approximately 2 000 000 pixies. This conversion does not affect the printed picture quality.

• If the internal memory becomes full, an error message will be displayed on the LCD screen. Follow the procedures described in “Deleting

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selected images” on page 38 to delete unnecessary images from the internal memory.

• While copying images, do not turn off the printer or remove the memory card or external device from the printer. The printer, memory card, or external device may be damaged or the data may be lost.

Deleting selected images

To cancel the selection

Press g/G/f/F to select the image you want to cancel, and press ENTER again.

4 Press MENU.

A confirmation dialog box is displayed.

5 Press g/G to select “OK” and press

ENTER.

The selected images are deleted.

You can select and delete images stored on a memory card or the printer’s internal memory.

Note

If no memory card is inserted, images in the internal memory are subject to be deleted.

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(File operation) and then press

ENTER.

The File operation menu is displayed (page 19).

2 Press f/F to select “Delete Image”

and press ENTER.

The index view of the memory card or the internal memory is displayed.

Trash icon

Tip

To exit the File operation menu, press CANCEL.

Notes

• During the deletion, do not turn off the printer or remove the memory card. The printer or the memory card may be damaged. Or the data may be lost.

• An image, once deleted, will be lost forever.

• When you delete an image with an associated file indication ( ), the associated motion picture file or e-mail file will be also deleted.

• You cannot delete a protected image with the protect indication ( ) or a DPOF preset indication ( ) displayed. To delete them, use your digital camera. For the details, refer to the operating instruction of the digital camera.

Formatting a “Memory Stick” media

You can format a “Memory Stick” media.

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(File operation) and then press

ENTER.

The File operation menu is displayed (page 19).

3 Press g/G/f/F to move the trash

icon to the image you want to delete, then press ENTER.

To delete multiple images, repeat this step.

2 Press f/F to select “Memory Stick

Format” and press ENTER.

The confirmation dialog box is displayed.

3 Press g/G to select “OK” and press

ENTER.

The “Memory Stick” media is formatted.

Notes

• When you format a the images on it are deleted.

• During formatting, do not turn off the printer or remove the memory card. The printer or the memory card may be damaged. Or the image may be lost.

• You cannot format a memory card other than a “Memory Stick” media or an external device such as a USB memory.

“Memory Stick” media, all

Formatting the internal memory

Changing the Print setup

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(Print setup) and then press

ENTER.

The Print setup menu is displayed.

You can format the internal memory of the printer.

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(File operation) and then press

ENTER.

The File operation menu is displayed (page 19).

2 Press f/F to select “Format internal

memory” and press ENTER.

The confirmation dialog box is displayed.

3 Press g/G to select “OK” and press

ENTER.

The internal memory is formatted.

Notes

• When you format the internal memory, all the files excluding designated to be retained in the memory by default will be deleted.

• During formatting, do not turn off the printer.

Direct printing

Note

During the “CreativePrint” operations, you cannot select the items except for “Color Setting.” (Setting items which cannot be selected and changed are displayed in gray.)

2 Press f/F to select the desired

setting item, and press ENTER.

The setting window for the selected item is displayed.

3 Press f/F to select the desired

setting and press ENTER.

The setting is fixed.

Tip

To exit the Print setup menu, press MENU.

Making a Date Print

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(Print setup) and then press

ENTER.

The Print setup menu is displayed.

2 Press f/F to select [Date Print], and

press ENTER.

The Date Print setting window is displayed.

3 To print an image with the shooting

date, press f/F to select [Date]. To print an image with the date and time when it was shot, select [Date/ Time]. Then press ENTER.

The setting is fixed.

4 Press MENU. 5 Press PRINT.

The image is printed with the date or date and time.

Item Settings Contents

Date Print Date/Time, Date Prints an image with the date and time of shooting when

the image is recorded according to the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) format and the date and time of shooting is recorded as part of shooting information. You can select “Date” or “Date/Time.” When the image is edited on the printer, the date and time you input in saving an image is printed.

Off* Prints an image without the date and time.

Borders Pattern 1/Pattern 2 Prints an image with borders around the image. To print

an image without being cut, select “Pattern 1.” To leave almost-equal borders in the top, bottom, right and left around an image, select “Pattern 2.”

Note

When you select “Pattern 2,” the top and bottom edges or right and left edges may be trimmed and printed depending on the image.

Borderless* Prints an image without blank space around the image.

Note

When printing a standard 4:3 picture shot by a digital camera, the top and bottom edges of the image are cut and it is printed as a 3:2 picture.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Borderless

Auto Touch-up Setting

You can specify the correction level each for the following elements when the AUTO TOUCH-UP button is pressed. You can select “Off,” “Standard*,” “Strong.” (For “Red-eye Correction,” you can select “On*” or “Off.”

• Red-eye Correction: Reduces the red-eye phenomenon shot by flash.

• Exposure Correction: The brightness is adjusted by using the face recognition features.

• Focus Correction: Off-focus image will be adjusted to on-focus image.

• WB Correction: Blueish or reddish images, affected by the light source (lightning) when the image is shot, are automatically adjusted to natural colors, close to their original colors.

• Auto Dodging: The dark portions of an image are automatically adjusted brighter while the bright portions remain as they are. (Factory setting is “Off.”)

• Skin Smoothing: The skin status is automatically recognized and adjusted to its optimum status.

*: Factory settings

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Item Settings Contents

Auto Fine Print 6 Photo*/Vivid The function automatically corrects the picture quality so

that an image may be printed in more vivid, clear and beautiful pictures. It is especially effective for a darker image with low contrast. The pictures are corrected to reproduce natural skin colors, vivid tree leaf green, or clear sky blue.

• Photo: Adjusts an image automatically so that the image is printed with natural and beautiful pictures. (Recommended)

• Vivid: Adjusts an image automatically so that the image is printed with stronger sharpness correction and more vivid pictures than the Photo mode.

Tip

For the images shot by an Exif Print (Exif 2.21)-compliant digital camera, they are adjusted to their optimum picture quality.

Notes

• The original image data is not corrected.

• When printing in PC mode, the Auto Fine Print 6 setting with the printer driver has priority over the setting here. In the PictBridge mode, this setting holds effective.

Off Prints an image without any corrections.

Pages Per Sheet 4-split/9-split/

16-split

Prints the specified numbers of split screens, with each screen an image is placed.

Off* Prints an image without split screens.

Color Setting Adjusts the colors and sharpness of a print. Press g/G to select a color element

( “R” (red), “G“ (green), or “B” (blue)) or “S” (Sharpness), and then press f/F to set the level. You can set the levels for R, G, B in the range from +4 to –4 and for S in the range from +7 to 0.

R:Adjusts the red and blue elements. The higher you set the level, the more

reddish the picture becomes as if it receives red light. The lower you set the level, the darker the picture becomes as if light blue is added.

G:Adjusts the green and purple elements. The higher you set the level, the

more greenish the picture becomes as if it receives green light. The lower you set the level, the darker the picture becomes as if red purple is added.

B:Adjusts the blue and yellow elements. The higher you set the level, the

more bluish the picture becomes as if it receives blue light. The lower you set the level, the darker the picture becomes as if yellow is added.

S:The higher you set the level, the more distinct the outlines become.

(*R: 0/G:0/B:0/S:0)

*: Factory settings

Changing the Display/ Printer setup

1 From the menu, press g/G to select

(Display/Printer setup) and then

press ENTER.

The Display/Printer setup menu is displayed.

2 Press f/F to select the desired

setting item, and press ENTER.

The setting window for the selected item is displayed (next page).

Note

During Edit or CreativePrint operations, some items cannot be selected and changed. Those items which cannot be changed are displayed in gray.

3 Press f/F to select the desired

setting and press ENTER.

The setting is fixed.

Direct printing

Tips

• To exit the Display/Printer setup menu, press MENU.

• To reset the settings to their factory-set values, select “Default Setting” and press ENTER. All the settings are reset to their factory-set values.

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Item Settings Contents

Index View Number Order* In the index view, the images are displayed in the order of

their image numbers.

Shoot. Date In the index view, the images are displayed according to

their date.

Listing Order Ascending* In the index view, the images are displayed in the order of

their image numbers, starting from the smallest number.

Descending In the index view, the images are displayed in the order of

their image numbers, starting from the largest number.

Icon On In the index view, the images without thumbnail

(miniature image used as index) data will be displayed as an icon.

Off* In the index view, the images without thumbnail data will

be displayed as its original image.

Date Display

Order

Set the displayed order of the date (Year, Month, and Day) from the following:

• Y-M-D •M-D-Y • D-M-Y

LCD Backlight Set the brightness level of the LCD Backlight from the following:

Bright*/Dark

On-screen Display In an image preview, you can select the information display as follows:

On*/Off/Details

CONTROL FOR HDMI

On* By connecting the printer to a television that supports

HDMI device control, you can use various synchronized operations with the television.

Off Operations of HDMI device control operations cannot be

used.

Printer information display

Language

Information such as the version of the firmware and total number of prints will be displayed.

You can select the language to display menu or messages: Japanese/English/ French/Spanish/German/Italian/Russian/Korean/Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese/Dutch/Portuguese/Arabic/Persian/Hungarian/Polish/ Czech/Thai/Greek/Turkish/Malay/Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Finnish

Default Setting Resets the settings to their default factory-set values.

*: Factory settings

*2: Settings at the factory differ depending on the country or area you purchased the printer. When you start using the printer, please make setting for each item.

Connecting to a High Definition television and Printing

The printer supports the HDMI (HighDefinition Multimedia Interface) output. By connecting the printer to a television equipped

HDMI input, you can view higher

with an precision photos on the television and perform printing operations.

To the HDMI OUT connector

High-definition television

Connecting to a television

Use a commercially available HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT connector (A Type) of the printer to an television.

HDMI input connector of a

1 Prepare a commercially available

HDMI cable

Notes

• Use an HDMI cable shorter than 3m in length.

• Use an HDMI cable acquiring the HDMI logo.

2 Connect the printer HDMI OUT

(output) connector to a HDMI input connector of a television.

To an HDMI input connector

While the printer outputs signals to the television, the printer LCD screen goes off.

3 Switch the TV input.

When the printer is connected to a television and then the printer power is turned on, a television supporting control function switches the input automatically to the printer and displays the printer pictures on the monitor. When the television is on the standby mode, the television power is also turned on.

Notes

• We cannot guarantee operations with all types of televisions.

• If the HDMI control setting of your television is off, the television input does not switch automatically. Settings differ depending on the television you use. For details, refer to the manual supplied with your television.

• If “CONTROL FOR HDMI” is set to “Off,” the input will not switch automatically (page 44).

HDMI

Direct printing

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• When you are using a television that does not support the control for HDMI or you connect a television with the printer for the first time, your television may not switch input automatically. If this occurs, switch the input manually to display the printer pictures on the television. Procedures for switching the input differ depending on the type of a television. For details, refer to the manual supplied with your television.

• If you remove or connect an HDMI cable while the printer is performing an image-processing, printing or other time-consuming job, the display may switch between LCD and television. Until the job is competed, however, the display may show unusual view. During copying file, deleting file or other file operations, do not remove or connect an HDMI cable. Doing so cancels the job.

Notes

• We cannot guarantee operations with all types of televisions.

• When you are using a Sony TV, you cannot use the TV remote control to operate the printer if the TV does not support “BRAVIA” Sync.

• To operate the printer, the %5$4 , [Enter], [Return] buttons of the remote control should support the HDMI control.

• If the HDMI control setting of your television is off, you cannot use the TV remote control to operate the printer. Settings differ depending on the television you use. For details, refer to the manual supplied with your television.

• If “CONTROL FOR HDMI” is set to “Off,” you cannot use the TV remote control to operate the printer (page 44).

Printing procedures

Using the printer buttons for printing

1 Insert a memory card into the

printer.

To print an image in the internal memory, press ENTER without a memory card inserted.

2 Press g/G and ENTER of the printer

to select an image, and then press PRINT to start printing.

The printing procedures are the same as those with the printer itself. You can perform Edit and CreativePrint operations.

Using the television remote control unit for printing

When you connect the printer with a “BRAVIA” Sync-ready television with an HDMI cable, you can use the remote control unit of your television to operate the printer.

x Basic printer operations with a TV remote control unit

• When a cursor is displayed in an index view or menu display, you can move the cursor by pressing

%5$4.

• When no cursor is displayed in an image preview, press

$ to display the operation

panel such as the printer operation panel on the TV monitor. Press

remote control unit to select an item and then press

[Enter] button.

Operation panel displayed on the TV monitor

%5$4 on the TV

• To hide the operation panel, select on the upper right corner of the operation panel, or press CANCEL button on the printer or on the TV remote control.

Note

With the TV remote control, you cannot do the following operation:

• Printing from an index view

• Selecting multiple images and then deleting or copying them.

x Printing

1 Insert a memory card into the

printer.

2 Press %5 on the TV control unit to

select an image, press $ to display the operation panel on the TV monitor, and then select (print).

x Displaying a menu

Press $ to display the operation panel on the TV monitor, press %5$4 to select [Menu], and then press ENTER.

You can perform Edit and CreativePrint menu operations.

On control for HDMI

When the “CONTROL FOR HDMI” is set to “On,” you can use the following printer operations:

• Turning off the printer power together with the television.

• After the printer is connected to the TV, you can switch the TV input automatically to the printer by turning on the printer, or by connecting the powered-on printer to the television. If a television is on the standby mode, the television is also turned on.

• You can perform the printer operations using the TV remote control unit.

• If you switch the language of the TV while the printer and the television is being connected, you can also change the printer language automatically.

Note

To enable above functions, your television must support each function.

On BRAVIA PhotoTV HD

The printer supports “BRAVIA PhotoTV HD,” which reproduces pictures and colors with high fidelity. By coupling with “BRAVIA PhotoTV HD”-ready products, you can enjoy photos with full high definition picture quality. Dedicated descriptions of flowers and human faces, dynamic descriptions of sands and waves, and other photos are reproduced with stunning photo-realistic picture quality on a large TV screen.

What is “BRAVIA” Sync

The “BRAVIA” Sync is a name of a feature of Sony products that uses the HDMI control signals and enables you to control linked operations of a “BRAVIA” Sync-ready product from a BRAVIA control unit.

By connecting the printer and a “BRAVIA” Sync-compatible TV with an HDMI cable, you can use a BRAVIA control unit to perform linked operations.

Direct printing

Printing from an external device

When you connect the printer to a digital photo frame, you can print images saved in one of the file formats that the printer supports (page 82), from the photo frame’s internal memory.

You can connect a mass-storage-complaint digital camera, a USB memory, a photo storage device, digital photo frame, or other external device and print an image directly from the external device.

Notes

• We cannot guarantee connection with all types of mass storage devices.

• If a memory card is inserted in the printer, the printer cannot read the signal from an external device connected to the PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector of the printer. Remove the memory card, if any.

1 Set your digital camera or other

external device ready for printing with the Mass Storage-compliant printer.

The settings and operations that are necessary before connection differ depending on the external device you use. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the external device. (In case of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select “Normal” mode or “Mass Storage” mode for the “USB Connect.” )

2 Connect the printer to the AC power

source (page 12).

3 Press the 1 (on/standby) button to

turn on the printer.

4 Connect an external device such as

a USB memory to the PictBridge/ EXT INTERFACE connector of the printer.

Use the USB cable supplied with the printer, your digital camera, or external device. You can then perform direct printing.

Note

You cannot print a RAW file or files saved on a memory card inserted into the photo frame.

To PictBridge/ EXT INTERFACE connector

Digital photo frame

To USB B connector

To PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector

External device such as a USB memory

Notes

• If you use a commercially available cable, please use the A-TYPE (the connector type of the printer side) USB cable of shorter than 3m in length.

• While the access indicator of the external device is flashing, never turn off the power of the printer or an external device nor remove the external device. The data inside the external device may be damaged. We cannot compensate for any damages that may be caused by data loss or damage.

• You cannot use a USB hub or a USB device equipped with a USB hub.

• Encoded or compressed data by fingerprint authentication or password cannot be used.

Printing from a PictBridge digital camera

• Index print

Printing from a PictBridge digital camera

You can connect a PictBridge-compliant digital camera and print an image directly from your digital camera.

When printing from a PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector, make sure to remove memory card(s), your computer, and a television from the printer in advance.

•DPOF print

• Borders/Borderless print

• Date print

• Layout print (2/4 splits)

To PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector

1 Set your digital camera ready for

printing with a PictBridge-compliant printer.

The required settings and operations that must be completed before connection differ depending on the digital camera. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your digital camera. (In case of a Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select “PictBridge” mode for the “USB Connect.”)

2 Connect the printer to the AC power

source (page 12).

3 Press the 1 (on/standby) button to

turn on the printer.

4 Connect the PictBridge-compliant

digital camera to the PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector of the printer.

When you connect a PictBridge-compliant digital camera to the printer, “PictBridge” is displayed on the LCD display of the printer.

5 Operate the digital camera to print

an image.

The printer supports the following prints:

• Single-image print

• All images print

Camera or other PictBridge-complaint device

Printing from a PictBridge digital camera

To USB connector

Notes

• If you replace an ink ribbon while the printer is connected to a PictBridge-compliant digital camera, an image may not be printed properly. If this occurs, disconnect and then connect the digital camera.

• When printing from a PictBridge-compliant digital camera, an image will be printed according to the settings of the Print setup menu of the printer. When you set the Date Print or Borders/Borderless options with your digital camera, the digital camera settings will have priority. If you select “Borderless” with the printer and “Borders” with your camera, “Pattern 1” will be used for printing.

• Even when you select “Date/Time” for Date Print setting, time may not be printed according to the digital camera you use.

• For error messages displayed on your digital camera, refer to the operating instructions of your digital camera.

• You cannot use a USB hub or a digital camera containing a USB hub.

Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant device

Printing from a Bluetoothcompliant device

By connecting the Sony DPPA-BT1 Bluetooth USB adaptor (sold separately) to the PictBridge/ EXT INTERFACE connector of your printer, you can print an image from a Bluetooth-compliant mobile phone, digital camera, or other device.

Notes

• Do not use the DPPA-BT1 outside the area you purchased it. Depending on the area, the use of the adaptor may violate the local radio wave regulations and may be subject to penalty.

• In some regions, the Sony DPPA-BT1 Bluetooth USB adaptor is not sold.

Compatible profiles for Bluetooth communication

The DPP-FP97 supports the following profiles:

• BIP (Basic Imaging Profile) Image Push Responder

• OPP (Object Push Profile) Object Push Server

For the profiles that your Bluetooth device supports, please refer to its manual.

What is a “Profile”?

A profile consists of the standards that enable Bluetooth wireless communication. There are several profiles available, depending on the purposes and product to be used. To make Bluetooth communication possible, the devices used in the communicated should support the same profile.

Compatible image file formats that can be printed

See page 82.

Maximum number of pixels that can be handled

See page 82.

• If the file size of an image exceeds 5 MB, the image cannot be transmitted or the thumbnail of the image will be transmitted.

Preparations: connecting DPPA-BT1

Before you start transferring an image or printing, you need the following preparations:

1 Connect the printer to the AC power

source.(page 12)

2 Press the 1 (on/standby) button to

turn on the printer.

3 Insert the Bluetooth adaptor into the

PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector of your printer.

The Bluetooth printing mode window is displayed. On upper left on the screen,

is displayed.

Note

If any device, other than the Bluetooth adaptor, such as a memory card, camera, PC, or other USB memory or a USB cable is connected to any of the memory card slots, the PictBridge/ EXT INTERFACE connector, or USB connecter of your printer, disconnect it from the printer and then connect the Bluetooth adaptor.

Printing

Print from the Bluetooth-compliant mobile phone, or other device.

For printing procedures, refer to the manual of your Bluetooth device.

To select the printer from a Bluetoothcompliant device, select “Sony DPP-FP97 ##.” (“##” stands for the two figures from the right of the address displayed in the LCD screen.)

When input of Passkey* is required

Input “0000.” You cannot change the Passkey with the printer.

* A Passkey is often referred to as a “pass code” or

“PIN code.”

Transferring an image to a memory card

1 Insert a memory card into the

appropriate memory card slot of the printer.

Insert a memory card that you want to save an image to be transferred only.

The Bluetooth saving mode window is displayed. On upper left on the screen,

is displayed.

2 Transfer an image from the

Bluetooth-compliant mobile phone, or other device.

Perform the similar procedures when you print an image. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the Bluetoothcompliant device you are using.

The image transferred is saved in the memory card.

Notes

• You cannot transfer an image to the internal memory of a digital photo printer.

• Do not use the purchased it. Depending on the areas, the use of this product may violate the local radio wave regulations and may be subject to its penalty.

• The communication distance of the product may vary depending on the obstacles (a human body, metal object, or wall) between the product and the mobile phone or other device.

• The sensitivity of the Bluetooth communication may be affected in the following conditions:

DPPA-BT1 outside the area you

– When there is an obstacle between the product

and the mobile phone or other product such as a human body, metal object, or a wall.

– Where a wireless LAN is established or a

microwave oven is being used near-by, or other electromagnetic waves are emitted.

• Since a Bluetooth device and a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g) device use the same frequency ranges, wave interference may occur when the product is used near a device equipped with a wireless LAN. This may cause deterioration in the communication speed and connection conditions. If this occurs, take the following measures:

– Keep a distance of at the least 10 m from a

wireless LAN device when you connect the product to a mobile phone.

– Turn off the wireless LAN device in case you

want to use the product closer than 10 m from the wireless LAN device.

• We cannot guarantee that this product works with all devices enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology.

• Sony cannot assume any responsibility for any information leakage that may be caused in Bluetooth communications.

• Sony cannot accept responsibilities for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification or use of the product.

P Caution

• Radio waves from a Bluetooth device may adversely affect the operation of electrical and medical devices, and could lead to accidents due to malfunctions. Make sure to turn off the product and mobile phone and do not use this product in the following places:

– Inside medical facilities, trains, airplanes, gas

stations or other places that may emit flammable gas.

– near automatic doors or fire alarms or other

automatically controlled devices.

• Keep this product at least 22 cm away from cardiac pacemakers. Radio waves from this product may adversely affect the operation of cardiac pacemakers.

• Do not disassemble or modify this product. Doing so could result in injury, electric shock, or fire.

Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant device

Printing from a PC

You can print the images from a PC by installing the supplied software on your PC and connecting it to the printer.

This section explains how to install the supplied software on your PC and how to use the supplied PMB (Picture Motion Browser) software to print an image.

Please also refer to the operating instructions supplied with your PC for information on operating the PC.

Installation of the software is necessary only when you connect the printer to your PC for the first time.

On the supplied CD-ROM

The supplied CD-ROM contains the following software:

• Printer driver for the DPP-FP97: The software describes the printer’s requirements and enables printing from the PC.

• PMB (Picture Motion Browser): Sony’s original software application that allows you to handle photographs and moving images— this includes capturing, managing, processing, and printing.

Installing the software

System requirements

To use the supplied printer driver and PMB, you need a PC that meets the following system requirements:

Operating system for printer driver

Operating system for PMB

CPU: Pentium III 500 MHz or faster

RAM: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more

Hard disk space:

Display setting:

Connector: USB connector

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP3/ Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Windows XP SP3

This printer driver does not run on Windows 2000 Professional SP2 or earlier, and Windows Me or earlier. This printer driver does not run on Macintosh.

PMB cannot be installed on Windows 2000 or earlier. PMB does not run on Macintosh.

PMB runs in a 32-bit compatibility mode on a 64-bit operating system.

64-bit editions and starter (Edition) are not supported.

(Pentium III 800 MHz or faster is recommended.)

is recommended.)

500 MB or more (Depending on the Windows version you are using, more space will be required. To handle image data, you will need additional hard disk space.)

Screen resolution: 1024 × 768 dots or more

Screen colors: High Color (16-bit) or greater

Drive: CD-ROM drive (to be used for

software installation)

Notes

• If a hub is used to connect the printer and your PC, or if two or more USB devices, including other printers, are connected to your PC, trouble may occur. If this occurs, simplify the connections between your PC and the printer.

• You cannot operate the printer from another USB device being used simultaneously.

• Do not remove the USB cable from or connect it to the printer during data communication or printing. The printer may not work properly.

• The printer does not support standby, sleep, and hibernation modes and restarting from those modes. Do not allow the PC connected to the printer to switch to one of those modes during printing.If you do so, printing may be failed.

• When printing is failed, remove a USB cable and then connect it, or restart your computer. Then try printing again.

• We cannot guarantee operations with all PCs, even though they may meet or exceed the system requirements.

• PMB supports DirectX technology and DirectX installation may be required. DirectX is available on the CD-ROM.

• If the PMB is installed on a PC on which the Cyber-shot Viewer is already installed, the Cybershot Viewer will be overwritten and replaced by the PMB. The browsing folders once registered in the Cyber-shot Viewer will be automatically registered in the PMB. When using the PMB, you can view the folders easier than you can when using the Cyber-shot Viewer, as the registered folders are displayed by group when viewing folders. With its improved red-eye reduction adjustment and newly-added tone curve adjustment, the PMB also offers more powerful editorial features. You can also use the software to write data onto an external memory card.

Installing the printer driver

Follow the procedures below to install the driver.

Notes

• Do not connect the printer to the PC before installing the driver.

• Please log on to Windows using a “Computer administrator” user account.

• Be sure to close all running programs before installing the software.

• The dialog boxes shown in this section are from Windows Vista, unless otherwise specified. The installation procedures and the dialog boxes shown differ depending on the operating system.

1 Turn on your PC, start Windows,

and insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.

The installation window is displayed.

Printing from a PC

Notes

• If the installation window is not displayed automatically , double-click the “Setup.exe” file on the CD-ROM.

• In Windows Vista, the AutoPlay window may appear. Even if this occurs, select “Setup.exe” execution and install the driver according to the instructions on the screen.

2 Click “Installing Printer Driver.”

The “InstallShield Wizard” dialog box is displayed.

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3 Click “Next.”

The license agreement dialog box is displayed.

4 Read the agreement thoroughly,

and if you agree, check “I accept this agreement” and click “Next.”

When an older version of the printer driver has been installed on your computer, the message “Older version of the printer driver has been found.” may appear on the screen. Click “Yes,” and follow the displayed instructions to restart your PC. Then, perform the installation procedures again. After the computer is restarted, the older version of printer driver will be deleted. If you install the new version of printer driver, you can use the new version of printer driver.

5 Click “Install.”

Installation starts.

6 When the “Sony DPP-FP97 printer

driver has been successfully installed.” dialog is displayed, click “Finish.”

7 Press the 1 (on/standby) button to

turn on the printer.

To USB connector

Windows PC

Note

When you use a commercially available USB cable, use a B-TYPE (the connector type of the printer side) cable shorter than 3m in length.

To USB connector

9 Wait for a while, then check to see

that “Sony DPP-FP97” has been added to the “Printers” or “Printers and Faxes.”

8 Connect the USB connectors of the

printer and your PC with either the supplied or a commercially available USB cable.

10 When the installation is complete,

remove the CD-ROM from your PC and keep it for future use.

To continue the process and install the PMB software, follow the procedures from step 2 on page 56.

Notes

• If the installation fails, remove the printer from your PC, restart your PC, and then follow the installation procedures from step 1 again.

• After installation, the “Sony DPP-FP97” is not yet set as the default printer. Set the printer you use for each application.

• The supplied CD-ROM will be required when you uninstall or re-install the printer driver. Keep it for possible future use.

• Before you use the printer, read the Readme.txt file (the README folder of the CD-ROM c English folder c Readme.txt).

When the software is installed

The icon is displayed on the Windows desktop, as well as a shortcut to the web site for printer customer registration. After you finish registration, you can find support information at: http://www.sony.net/registration/di/

Uninstalling the printer driver

When the printer driver becomes unnecessary, please follow the procedures below to remove the printer driver:

1Disconnect the USB cable from your printer

and the PC.

2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the

CD-ROM drive of your PC. The installation window is displayed.

Note

If the installation window is not displayed automatically, double-click the “Setup.exe” file on the CD-ROM.

Click “Installing Printer Driver.” The “InstallShield Wizard” dialog box is displayed.

4Click “Next.”

The license agreement dialog box is displayed.

5Read the agreement thoroughly, and if you

agree, check “I accept this agreement” and click “Next.” The confirmation dialog box used for removing the software is displayed.

6Click “Yes.”

The confirmation dialog box used for restart is displayed.

7Check “Yes, I want to restart my computer

now” and click “OK.” After the computer is restarted, the relevant files will be deleted and uninstallation is complete.

Installing the PMB (Picture Motion Browser)

Follow the procedures below to install the PMB.

Notes

• Please log on to Windows using a “Computer administrator” user account.

• Be sure to close all running programs before installing the software.

If you have already installed one or more versions of PMB on your computer, check the version of the installed PMB. (Click [Help] on the menu bar of the PMB, and select [About Picture Motion Browser]. The version information is displayed.)

Compare the version number of the supplied CD-ROM with that of the previously installed PMB, check to ensure that the versions have been installed in order, from the older to the newer. When the computer you are using has a newer version of PMB already installed, uninstall that version first, then reinstall both versions, starting with the older one first. If you install the newer version first, some functions of PMB may not operate correctly.

1 Turn on your PC, start Windows,

and insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.

The installation window is displayed (page 53).

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2 Click “Installing PMB (Picture Motion

Browser).”

The “Choose Setup Language” dialog box is displayed.

3 After you select your language and

clicking “Next,” the license agreement dialog box is displayed.

4 Read the agreement thoroughly,

and if you agree, check “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click “Next.”

After you click “Next” in the license agreement dialog, the dialog box notifying you that the program is ready to installed is displayed.

5 Click “Install” and follow the

instructions on the screen to proceed with installation.

When you are prompted to restart your PC, follow the displayed instructions to restart it.

6 When the installation is complete,

remove the CD-ROM from your PC and keep it for future use.

Notes

• If the installation fails, perform the installation procedures from step 2 again.

• The supplied CD-ROM will be required when you uninstall or re-install the PMB. Keep it in a safe place for possible future use.

Uninstalling the PMB

When this software is no longer needed, remove it from your PC as follows:

1Click “Start” - “Control Panel.”

The Control Panel is displayed.

2Click “Uninstall a program.”

Depending on the operating system, it may be called “Programs and Features” or “Add or Remove Programs.”

3Select “Sony Picture Utility” and click

“Change/Remove.” The software uninstallation process starts.

Printing photos from the PMB (Picture Motion Browser)

You can use the PMB to print an image from your PC using P size print paper.

1 Start the PMB window using either

of the following methods:

• Double-click (PMB) on the Windows desktop.

• Click “Start” - “All Programs” - “Sony Picture Utility” - “PMB.”

When the PMB is started for the first time, the dialog box used to register a viewed folder is displayed. If images have already been saved in the “Pictures” folder, click “Register Now.”

If you have saved images in a folder other than the “Pictures” folder, click “Register Later.” See “Registering a browsing folder” on page 60.

Tip

In Windows XP, please read “Pictures” as “My Pictures.”

How to access the “Pictures” folder

Click “Start” - “Pictures” from the taskbar.

2 Click “Start.”

The main window of the PMB is displayed.

When the PMB is started for the second time, step 2 can be skipped.

In main window, there are the following two different views. To switch the view, click the “Folders” or “Calendar” tab in the right frame.

• “Folders” view

The images will be classified in each registered folder and are displayed as thumbnails.

• “Calendar” view

The images will be classified according to the shot date and are displayed as thumbnails on each date of the calendar. In “Calendar” view, you can switch the

display by year, by month, or by hour. In this section, “Folders” view windows are used as examples.

3 Click the folder containing the

photos you want to print.

As an example, the “sample” folder is selected in the following explanation.

4 Select the photos that you want to

print and click (print).

The Print dialog box is displayed.

5 In the “Printer” drop-down list box,

select “Sony DPP-FP97.” To set the paper orientation or other print options, go to step 6. To print, skip to step 11.

Items Functions

Printer Select the printer you are using:

Paper size To change the size, click

Print Options

Properties Specifies paper size,

“Sony DPP-FP97”

“Properties.” Note: In some regions, L size print paper is not sold.

• Zoom the image until the print area is full: When checked, an image will be printed over the entire printing area of the paper. An edge of the photo may be cut. When unchecked, an image will be printed without cutting off any portions.

• Print date taken: When checked, an image is printed with the date of shooting if the image is a file recorded in the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) format.

orientation, picture quality and other details.

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6 To set the paper orientation or other

print options, click “Properties.”

The “Properties” dialog box of the selected printer is displayed. The printer driver of the printer utilizes the Universal Printer Driver, a Microsoft common printer driver. In the dialog boxes, there are some items that are not used within this printer.

7 In the “Layout” tab, specify the

paper orientation or other options.

Items Functions

Orientation Select the orientation of an

Page Order Select the order of the pages

Pages Per Sheet

Advanced Specifies the paper size or

image when printed:

• Portrait

• Landscape

when printed:

• Front to Back

• Back to Front

Specify the number of copies per sheet to be printed. Select “1.”

other options.

8 Click “Advanced.”

The “Sony DPP-FP97 Advanced Options” dialog box is displayed.

Items Functions

Paper/ Output

Graphic Image Color Management

• Paper Size: From the dropdown list box, select the paper size you actually use for printing: P size/L size

Note: L size print paper is not

sold in some regions.

• Copy Count: Specify the number of copies to be printed.

• ICM Method: The printer does not support the ICM method settings. Even if you select an option other than “ICM Disabled,” the printed results will not reflect the setting. Leave the option as it is.

• ICM Intent: The printer does not support the ICM Intent settings. Leave the option as it is.

Items Functions

Document Options

Printer Features

• Advanced Printing Features: Select “Enabled” to turn on advanced printing options such as “Page Order.” If a compatibility problem occurs, disable this feature.

• Color Printing Mode: To print in colors, select “True Color (24bpp).” To print in monochrome, select “Monochrome.”

• Borderless Print: To print an image without borders, select “ON.” To print with borders, select “OFF.” Depending on the application software, an image will be printed with borders even if “ON” is selected. Set an image to be printed fully in the print range.

• Auto Fine Print 6: Select from “Photo,” “Vivid,” or “OFF.” When you select “Photo” or “Vivid,” please select “ICM Disabled” for “ICM Method.” Unlike direct printing from a memory card, no Exif data is referred.

• Auto Touch-Up: Select “ON” or “OFF.” When you select “ON,” please select “ICM Disabled” for “ICM Method.” Unlike direct printing from a memory card, no Exif data is referred. For details, see page 20.

• Color Setting: You can change R (red), G (green), B (blue), and sharpness settings. For details, see page 42.

9 On the “Paper/Quality” tab, specify

the color or paper source.

Items Functions

Tray Selection

Color To print in colors, select

Advanced The “Sony DPP-FP97

From the “Paper Source” dropdown list box, select “Automatically Select.”

“Color.” To print in monochrome, select “Black & White.”

Advanced Options” dialog box is displayed. (page 58) For details, see step 8.

10 Click “OK.”

The “Print” dialog box is displayed again.

11 Click “Print.”

Printing starts. For the details of the properties of the PMB, refer to the PMB help.

Note

You cannot print a motion-picture file or RAW data files.

Tips

• To select a series of still images in the image area of the main window, click the first image in the series and then click the last image while pressing the Shift key. To select multiple still images not in a sequence, click the images individually while pressing the Ctrl key.

• You can also print from an image preview.

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• To cancel the printing operation, do the following.

1Double-click on the printer icon on the taskbar,

and open the “Print” dialog box.

2Click the document name that you want to

cancel printing of and then click “Cancel” from the “Document” menu. The dialog box used for confirming the deletion is displayed.

3Click “Yes.”

The printing job is canceled.

Note

When cancelling a job, do not remove the job being printed. Doing so may cause a paper jam.

3 Click “Yes.”

Registration of the image information in the data base starts.

4 Click “Close.”

Notes

• The folder you select as the destination of the imported images will be registered automatically.

• You cannot cancel registration of the folder you register here.

To change the browsing folder

Click “Tools” - “Settings” - “Viewed folders.”

Registering a browsing folder

PMB does not allow you to view images saved on the PC hard disk directly. You must first register the browsing folder as follows:

1 Click “File”-“Register Viewed

Folder,” or click .

The “Register Folders to View” dialog box is displayed.

2 Select the folder you want to register

and then click “Register.”

Note

You cannot register the whole drive.

The confirmation dialog box used for registration is displayed.

Tips

• If a sub folder is contained in the source folder, the images in the sub folder will also be registered.

• When the software is first started, a message prompting you to register “Pictures” will be displayed.

• Depending on the number of images, it may take some tens of minutes to register images.

Printing from a commercially available software application

You can use a commercially available software application to print an image from the DPPFP97. Select “DPP-FP97” as a printer in the print dialog box, and select the print paper size in the page setup dialog box. For details of print settings, see steps 5 and 7 on pages page 57 and

58.

On the “Borderless Print” setting in “Printer Features”

When using an application other than the PMB, an image might be printed with borders even if you select “ON” for “Borderless Print” in “Printer Features” of the “Sony DPP-FP97 Advanced Options” dialog box.

When you select the borderless print option, the printing range information for borderless printing will be supplied to the application. Some applications, however, may arrange and

print the image with borders within the specified range.

If this occurs, do the following to print an image without borders:

• When you can set the print range with an application, set an image to be printed fully within the available print range. For example, if you print images using “Windows Photo Gallery” of Windows Vista, select “Full page photo print” and check “Fit picture to frame.”

Orientation setting

Depending on the software application you use, orientation may not change even if you change portrait or landscape setting.

With the Borders/Borderless setting of the printer driver

When the software application you use has Borders/Borderless setting, we suggest you select “ON” for “Borderless Print” in “Printer Features” of the “Sony DPP-FP97 Advanced Options” dialog box as the printer driver setting.

Print quantity setting

Depending on the software application you are using, the print quantity setting of the application may have priority over the setting specified in the printer driver dialog box.

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Error messages

If an error message appears

If an error occurs, the following error messages may appear on the LCD screen.

Follow the procedures provided in the solutions an error message shows. If the same message appears frequently even after taking the recommended measures, consult your Sony dealer.

Memory cards and external device

Error messages Meaning/Solutions

No image file. c There are no image files in the memory card or an

external device that the printer can handle. Connect a memory card or device that contains images that can be displayed with the printer.

No DPOF file. c There are no DPOF-preset image files in the memory

card or an external device. Specify the print (DPOF) mark with your camera.

Cannot delete a protected image. c To delete a protected image, cancel protection on your

camera.

Cannot delete a DPOF image. c To delete a DPOF-preset image, cancel the print

(DPOF) mark on your camera.

Protected. Cancel protect then try again. c The “Memory Stick” media is write-protected. Release

the write-protection.

The Memory Stick is full. (Similar messages for Internal memory, CompactFlash card, SD memory Card, and xD-Picture Card, and external device.)

This Memory Stick has problem. (Similar messages for Internal memory, CompactFlash card, SD memory Card, and xD-Picture Card, and external device.)

Write error in the Memory Stick. (Similar messages for Internal memory, CompactFlash card, SD memory Card, and xD-Picture Card, and external device.)

Memory Stick format error.

This Memory Stick is protected. c A protected “Memory Stick” media is inserted. To

c There is no free memory space in the selected memory

card, internal memory, or an external device. Delete unnecessary images or replace with a memory card or an external device having sufficient memory space.

c An error may have occurred. If these messages appear

frequently, check the memory card or an external device status with another device. In case of the internal memory, format it.

In case of an external device

An external device might be write-protected. Release the write-protection setting of the device you use. A internal memory of a digital camera may be writeprotected.

save or edit the images with the printer, use the device you are using to cancel protection.

External devices and PictBridge-compliant devices

Error messages Meaning/Solutions

Incompatible USB device. Check device’s USB setting.

Do not connect any more USB hubs. c Connect the device directly to the printer or use a

Write error in the External Device. c The external device might be write-protected. Release

c A USB device that the printer does not support may be

connected. Or, the USB settings of the connected device may be incompatible. Refer to the operating instructions of the USB device you are using.

device that does not contain a USB hub function.

the write-protection setting of the device you are using. The built-in memory of a digital camera may be writeprotected.

Ink ribbon

Error messages Meaning/Solutions

No ink ribbon. Insert P size ink ribbon and press [PRINT].

End of ink ribbon. c Replace the current ink ribbon with a new ink ribbon.

End of ink ribbon. Insert P size ink ribbon and press [PRINT].

Ink ribbon type incorrect. Insert P size ink ribbon and press [PRINT].

c The ink ribbon is not inserted in the printer. Set the ink

ribbon into the printer. (.page 9) If “cleaning cartridge” is displayed, set the cleaning cartridge. (.page 77)

(.page 9)

c Set an ink ribbon and print paper of the displayed size.

(.page 9)

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Print paper

Error messages Meaning/Solutions

No paper tray. Insert paper tray containing P size printer paper and press [PRINT].

No print paper. Set the print paper for the P Size and press [PRINT].

Cleaning sheet is not placed. Set the cleaning sheet and press [PRINT].

Wrong print paper. Set the print paper for the P Size and press [PRINT].

Paper jam. Remove print paper. c Paper has jammed. See “If paper jams” (.page 76)

c There is no print paper in the printer.

– The paper tray is not set in the printer. – The print paper is not set in the paper tray. – The print paper has run out. In any case, set the print paper in the tray and set the paper tray into the printer. (.page 10)

c There is no cleaning sheet in the paper tray. Insert the

cleaning sheet into the paper tray and set the paper tray into the printer. (.page 77)

c The print paper and ink ribbon do not match. Check

the ink ribbon size actually loaded in the printer and set the print paper for the identical size. (.page 9, 10)

and remove any jammed paper from the printer. If the jammed paper cannot be removed, contact the Sony service facilities.

Troubleshooting

If trouble occurs

If you run into any problems using the printer, use the following guidance to solve the problem.

If the problem persists, consult your Sony dealer.

To confirm and evaluate error occurrence and improvement, Sony may check the data of the internal memory within the minimum possible range. Please be assured that we do not copy or save the content or data.

Power

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The 1 (on/ standby) button cannot be turned on.

Displaying images

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The LCD screen displays no images.

No images appear either on the LCD screen or on the TV monitor.

• Is the AC power cord properly connected?

• Is the memory card or an external device properly inserted?

• Does the memory card, the internal memory, and an external device contain images recorded with a digital camera or other device?

• Is the file format compatible with the DCF?

• Is the TV input selector set to the printer?

c Connect the AC power cord to an AC

outlet securely. (.page 12)

c Insert a memory card or an external device

properly. (.pages 16, 48, 49)

c Insert a memory card or an external device

that contains the recorded images. Check to see that images are recorded in the internal memory.

c Check the file formats that can be printed

with the printer. (.page 82)

c If an image is not compatible with the

DCF, it may not be printed with the printer even if it is displayed on the PC monitor.

c Even if the TV input selector is set to the

printer, no images will be displayed when an HDMI cable is connected.

c Switch the TV input selector to the

printer. Or disconnect the HDMI cable and switch the display to the LCD screen.

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Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

Some images in the index view are not displayed or not printed even if they are displayed.

• Are thumbnail images

displayed in the index view?

c If the image is displayed but cannot be

printed, the file used for printing is damaged.

c If an image is not compatible with DCF

(Design rule for Camera File system), it may not be printed with the printer even if it is displayed on the PC monitor.

• Does the mark displayed

below appear in the index view?

c If the mark shown on the left is displayed,

the image may be a JPEG file created with your computer, or the thumbnail data is not contained. Select the mark and press ENTER to display its image preview. If an image is displayed, you can print the image. If the

• Was the image created on

your PC?

• Does the mark displayed

below appear in the index view?

same mark is displayed again, the image is of incompatible file format and you cannot print it with the printer.

c If the mark shown on the left is displayed,

the image is of compatible file format but its thumbnail data or the data itself cannot be opened. Select the mark and press ENTER to display its image preview. If an image is displayed, you can print the image. If the same mark is displayed again, you cannot print it with the printer.

• Are there more than 9 999

images saved in the memory card, the internal memory, and an external device?

The printer can display, save, delete or handle up to 9 999 image files. If there are more than 9 999 images stored in a memory card, internal memory, or an external device, use the PC or PictBridge mode to display and handle the remaining images.

• Did you name or rename an

image file with your PC?

c When you name or rename an image file

on your computer and its file name includes characters other than alphanumeric characters, the file name may not be displayed correctly or the image may not be displayed on the printer.

• Did you specify the print

quantity in the index view?

c Once you have selected images in the “To

print multiple images” procedures, you cannot print an image with which the cursor is just placed. Press ENTER to select it and specify the print quantity for the image. (.page 17)

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

Some images in the index view are not displayed or not printed even if they are displayed.

The file name is not displayed correctly.

In the Edit menu, there are blank areas at the top and bottom of the previewed image.

• Is there a folder whose hierarchy exceeds 8 in the memory card, the internal memory, or an external device?

• Did you change the file name of the image with your PC?

• Is the previewed image extremely stretched vertically or horizontally?

c The printer cannot display the images

saved in a folder whose hierarchy exceeds

c When you name or rename an image file

on your computer and its file name includes characters other than alphanumeric characters, the file name may not be displayed correctly. For a file created with a PC application, the first 8 characters of its file name will be displayed as the file name.

c If an image is extremely stretched

vertically or horizontally, blank areas may appear in the Edit menu.

The standard aspect ratio of an image shot with a digital camera is 3:4. When you use a device other than the printer to edit or save an image, it is saved as a more horizontal print image and its top and bottom edges will be cut and displayed in black.

Printing

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

Paper does not feed.

• Is the print paper properly set in the paper tray?

c If print paper is not properly loaded, the

printer may develop trouble. (.pages 9, 10) Check the following:

• Insert the correct set of print paper and ink ribbon.

• Load the print paper in the correct direction in the tray.

• You can insert a maximum 20 sheets of print paper into the tray. If the sheets exceeds 20, remove the extra sheets.

• Riffle the print paper thoroughly and insert it into the tray.

• Do not bend or fold the print paper before printing, as this may cause malfunctions of the printer.

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Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

Paper does not feed.

• Are you using print paper that was not designed for the printer?

c Use print paper designed for the printer. If

you use incompatible print paper, the printer may develop trouble. (.About the Print Packs)

The print paper is ejected without being printed.

• Is the perforations of the print paper removed?

• Are you using print paper that was not designed for the

c Use print paper designed for the printer. If

you use incompatible print paper, the printer may develop trouble. (.About the Print Packs)

printer?

Printed results

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The printed pictures are inferior in quality.

• Did you print preview image data?

• Did you print an image whose size (width or height) is smaller than 480 dots?

• Did you use the Edit menu to enlarge the image?

• Did you shoot an image in the RAW file format?

c Depending on the type of digital camera

used, preview images may be displayed along with the primary images in the thumbnail list. The printed quality of the preview images will not be as good as the primary images. Note that if you delete the preview images, the data for the primary images may be damaged.

c When an image is displayed in a small

size with a black frame, printing quality is rough due to this small image size.

c An enlarged image, depending on its

image size, will be printed with deteriorated picture quality.

c When you shoot an image in the RAW file

format, a highly-compressed JPEG file may be also recorded. As the printer does not support the RAW file format, it may use the JPEG file to print an image. A RAW file can be printed from a PC. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the digital camera you are using.

What is a RAW file?

A RAW file is an original image file format to save uncompressed, unprocessed still image data captured from a digital camera.

For whether or not a digital camera can capture an image in the RAW file format, refer to the operating instructions of the digital camera.

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The picture quality and colors of the image previewed on the screen differs from those printed.

— c Because of differences in the display

method or profiles of a LCD screen, please regard the image being displayed on the display as just a reference. To adjust picture quality, do either of the following: – MENU button - Print setup - Color

Setting (.page 42)

– MENU button -Edit-Adjust

(.page 22)

The printed image differs when an image is printed directly from the

— c Because of the differences in the printer’s

internal processing and PC software processing, the printed images will be different.

memory card, the internal memory, and an external device connected to the printer and when it is printed via a PC.

The date cannot be printed.

• Is “Date Print” set to “Date” or “Date/Time”?

c Press MENU button, and set “Date Print”

in the Print setup menu to “Date” or “Date/Time.” (.page 40)

• Does the image support DCF?

c The “Date Print” function of this unit

supports an image that is compatible with the DCF standards.

The date is printed unintentionally.

• Is “Date Print” set to “Off”? c Press MENU button, and set “Date Print”

in the Print setup menu to “Off.” (.page 40)

• Was the date saved with the image when it was shot with

c When the date was saved with the image,

you cannot make a print without a date.

the digital camera?

The image cannot be printed fully in the print range. Borders remains.

• Did you select “Pattern 1” or “Pattern 2” for “Borders” in the Print setup menu?

• Is the aspect ratio of the image correct?

c Press MENU button, and set “Borderless”

by selecting Print setup - Borders. (.page 41)

c Depending on the type of digital camera

used, the aspect ratio of the recorded image differs, so the image may not be printed covering the entire printable area.

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Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

Even though “Borderless” is selected in the Print setup, the image is printed with borders on both sides.

The whole area of an image cannot be printed.

The image is printed at an angle.

There are white lines or dots on the printed pictures.

The picture is too bright, dark, reddish, yellowish, or greenish.

Red-eye correc tion does not take effect with AUTO TOUCH-UP button.

Red-eye correc tion does not take effect with “Redeye Correction” menu.

• Did you set “Pattern 1” in

the Print setup menu?

• Is the paper tray inserted

properly?

• Did you enlarge, reduce the

size of, rotate, or move an image after red-eye correction?

— c When you use a device other than the

printer to edit or save an image, blank areas around an image are also saved as part of image data. Even if you print such data with “Borderless” setting, you cannot eliminate the borders on both sides of a print. (.page 41)

c You can print the whole area of an image

by selecting “Pattern 1” in the Print setup menu. (.page 41)

c Re-insert the paper tray firmly straight in

to the end.

— c The print head or paper path may be

soiled. Use the supplied cleaning cartridge and sheet to clean the head and path. (.page 77)

— c Adjust the image by pressing MENU

button and then selecting Edit- Adjust. (.page 22)

— c Adjust for the red-eye phenomenon by

pressing MENU button and then selecting Edit - Red-eye Correction. (.page 24)

— c Set the size of the adjustment frame to be

two to seven times as large as the eye. (.page 24)

c Red-eye correction may not work properly

if other editorial operations such as enlarging, reducing the size of, rotating, or moving an image. Perform these editorial operations first and then perform red-eye correction.

Settings

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The “Borderless” and “Pattern 1/2” setting does not take effect.

• Are you operating the

CreativePrint menu?

c In the CreativePrint menu, templates are

used and you cannot select border/ borderless prints.

Saving or deleting an image

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

You cannot save an image.

You cannot delete an image.

An image was deleted accidentally.

The “Memory Stick” media cannot be formatted.

The “Memory Stick” media was formatted accidentally.

• Is the memory card protected?

• Is the write-protect switch of the memory card in the LOCK position?

• Is the memory card full? c Delete unnecessary images

• Is the memory card protected?

• Is the image DPOF preset? c Release the DPOF preset with your digital

• Is the image protected? c Display the image preview view, and

• Is the write-protect switch of the memory card in the LOCK position?

• Are you using a “Memory Stick-ROM?”

— c You cannot recover an image once it is

• Is the write-protect switch of the memory card in the LOCK position?

• Is it a “Memory StickROM”?

— c Once the “Memory Stick” media is

c Use your digital camera or external device

to release the protection and then try saving again.

c Slide the write-protect switch to the write

enable position.

(.page 38), or replace it with a new memory card with sufficient free memory space. Save the image again.

c Use your digital camera or external device

to release the protection and try deleting again.

camera.

check the detailed information display (.page 14). An image with (protect indication) is for read-only and cannot be deleted from the printer.

c Slide the write-protect switch to the write

enable position.

c You cannot delete an image from or

format a “Memory Stick-ROM.”

deleted.

c Slide the write-protect switch to the write

enable position.

c You cannot delete an image from or

format a “Memory Stick-ROM.”

formatted, all the data is deleted and cannot be recovered.

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Connecting with a digital camera or other external device

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The PictBridge mark does not appear on the LCD screen of the digital camera.

You connect and disconnect the USB cable, but nothing happens.

You cannot stop printing even if you pressed CANCEL.

You cannot make index printing.

• Is the digital camera

connected correctly?

•Is the 1 (on/standby) button

turned on?

• Does your digital camera

support PictBridge?

• Is “Connecting” displayed

on the printer LCD screen?

• Is the USB setting of your

camera in PictBridge mode?

— c The printer has developed an over-current

— c The next print from the one currently

• Is the message “Could not

create printing data for some images.” displayed?

c Connect the cable correctly.

c Turn on the printer using the 1 (on/

standby) button.

c Refer to the manual supplied with your

camera, or consult the manufacturer.

c The message is not displayed while the

printer is in the Edit, CreativePrint, or other menu modes. Exit the menu and then connect the cable again.

c Disconnect the digital camera and the

printer and then connect them again. Or turn off and then on the printer and the digital camera.

c Set the USB setting of your camera to the

PictBridge mode.

error. Unplug the AC power cord of the printer, plug it in again, and then press the 1 (on/standby) button to recover from the error.

printed will be canceled.

c Depending on the digital camera you use,

you cannot cancel printing from the printer. Operate the digital camera to stop printing. Refer to the operating instructions of the digital camera.

c The printer cannot print index print of the

DPOF printing. To make index printing, insert the memory card directly or use an external device (.page 16, 48).

Connecting with a computer

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The images on the memory card and an external device inserted to the printer are not displayed on the PC.

You lost the supplied CD-ROM and want to obtain a new one.

The printer driver cannot be installed.

• Are you sure that you have followed the installation procedures correctly?

• Is another application program running?

• Did you specify the CD-ROM as the installation CD-ROM correctly?

• Is there an anti-virus program or other program running on the system?

• Did you log on using an Administrator user account?

— c The printer does not provide the function

for viewing the memory card or an external device images from the computer.

— c Please download the printer driver from

the Customer support home page. Or contact your Sony dealer.

c Follow the procedures in the operating

instructions to install the driver (.page 53). If an error occurs, restart your computer and do the installation procedures again.

c Exit all applications and then install the

driver again.

c Double-click “My Computer” and then

the CD-ROM icon in the open window. Follow the procedures in the operating instructions to install the driver.

— c The USB driver may not be installed

properly. Follow the operating instructions to install the USB driver again.

c If there is an anti-virus program or other

program running on the system, exit it and then start installing the driver.

c To install the driver, log onto Windows

using an Administrator user account.

Troubleshooting

Continued

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

The printer does not respond to the printing order from the PC.

— c If there is no trouble displayed on the

Windows desktop, check the printer’s LCD screen. If the printer shows trouble, do the following:

1. Turn off the 1 (on/standby) button of

the printer.

2. Disconnect the power cable, wait for 5 to 10 seconds, and then connect the cable again.

3. Restart your computer.

If these do not solve the problem, consult with your Sony dealer or service facilities.

An image is printed with borders even if I select “Borderless.”

• Are you using an application software other than PMB?

c When using an application other than the

PMB, an image might be printed with borders even if you select borderless print. When you can set border/borderless with an application, set an image to be printed fully in the print range even if it is printed over the range.

Print quantity specified in the “Pages Per Sheet” in the “Layout” tab

— c Depending on the application you use, the

print quantity setting of the application you use may have priority over the setting specified in the printer driver dialog box.

of the “Sony DPPFP97 Properties” dialog box does not match the actual print quantity and printed results.

Colors of the printed image from a PC are different from

— c Since the process in printing an image

from a memory card differs that in printing from a PC, the colors may not be exactly identical.

those printed from a memory card.

An error stating “Error was found

— c Disconnect the USB cable and then

connect it again. while a document is output to the USB device.” is displayed.

Others

Symptom Check Cause/Solutions

You cannot insert the ink ribbon smoothly.

The ink ribbon cannot be removed.

— c If the ink ribbon does not click into place,

remove it and then re-insert it. Only when the ink ribbon is too slack to be loaded, remove the slack. (.pages 9, 10)

— c Turn off the printer using the 1 (on/

standby) button and then turn it on again. After the motor sound stops, try to remove the ink ribbon. If this does not solve the problem, contact Sony service facilities or your Sony dealer.

Troubleshooting

If paper jams

1 Turn off the power of the printer and

then turn it on again.

Please wait for the print paper to be ejected automatically.

1 (on/standby)

Print paper

2 Remove the ejected print paper

from the printer.

3 Remove the paper tray and ink

ribbon from the printer and check to ensure if there is no jammed print paper inside.

Check to see if there is jammed paper. If any, remove it.

Note

If you cannot remove the jammed paper, contact your Sony dealer.

Cleaning

If white lines or period-like dots are printed on the pictures, the thermal transfer head may be soiled with the dust accumulated inside the printer.

Clean inside the printer using the supplied cleaning cartridge and sheet.

Before you start cleaning the printer, please remove any memory cards, USB memories, or USB cables from the printer.

5 Set the paper tray into the printer

and press PRINT.

The cleaning cartridge and cleaning sheet will clean inside the printer. After the cleaning is finished, the cleaning sheet is automatically ejected.

6 Remove the cleaning cartridge and

sheet from the printer.

Tip

Keep the cleaning cartridge and cleaning sheet together for future cleaning. Be careful not to lose them.

1 Open the ink ribbon compartment

door and if there is an ink ribbon inserted, remove it.

2 Insert the supplied cleaning

cartridge into the printer and close the ink ribbon compartment door.

3 Remove the paper tray from the

printer. If there is print paper in the tray, remove it.

4 Place the cleaning sheet into the

paper tray with the no-imprint side facing up.

Cleaning sheet

Notes

• If you already enjoy proper printing performances, cleaning will not improve the printed picture quality.

• Do not place the cleaning sheet on top of print paper and carry out cleaning, as this may cause a paper jam or other troubles.

• If a cleaning does not improve printed picture quality, please carry out the cleaning process a couple of times.

• You cannot clean the printer while it is connected to a PC or a PictBridge camera.

Troubleshooting

Additional information

Precautions

On safety

• Be careful not to set or drop any heavy objects on the power cord, or to damage the power cord in any way. Never operate this printer with a damaged power cord.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the printer and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

• Never disassemble the printer.

• To disconnect the power cord, pull it out by the plug. Never pull the power cord itself.

• When the printer is not going to be used for an extended period of time, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.

• Do not handle the printer roughly.

• To reduce the risk of electrical shock, always unplug the printer from the electrical outlet before cleaning and servicing the printer.

On installation

• Avoid placing the printer in a location subject to: – vibration –humidity – excessive dust – direct sunlight – extremely high or low temperatures

• Do not use electrical equipment near the printer. The printer will not work properly in electromagnetic fields.

• Do not place heavy objects on the printer.

• Leave enough room around the printer so that the ventilation holes are not blocked. Blocking these holes may cause internal heat build-up.

On the AC adaptor

• Be sure to use the AC adaptor supplied with the printer. Do not use other AC adaptors, as this may cause a malfunction.

• Do not use the supplied AC adaptor for other devices.

• In case the cord of the AC adaptor is damaged, do not use it any longer, as this may be dangerous.

On moisture condensation

If the printer is brought directly from a cold location to a warm location or placed in an extremely warm or humid room, moisture may condense inside the unit. In such cases the printer will probably not work properly and may even develop a fault if you persist in using it. If moisture condensation occurs, unplug the AC power cord of the printer and do not use the printer for at least one hour.

On transport

When you transport the printer, remove the ink ribbon, paper tray, AC adaptor, the memory card, or an external device from the printer and put the printer and its peripherals in the original box with the protective packaging.

If you no longer have the original box and packing parts, use similar packing material so that the printer will not be damaged while being transported.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft dry cloth, or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent, such as alcohol or benzine, which may damage the finish.

On restrictions on duplication

When duplicating documents with the printer, pay special attention to the following:

• Duplication of banknotes, coins, or securities is against the law.

• Duplication of blank certificates, licenses, passports, private securities, or unused postal stamps is also against the law.

• TV programs, films, video tapes, others’ portraits of other people or other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized video printing of such materials may infringe the provisions of the copyright law.

When disposing of the printer

Formatting of the printer may not erase the data in the internal memory completely. When you dispose of the printer, we recommend that you physically destroy the printer.

About the Memory Cards

“Memory Stick” media

Types of “Memory Stick” media that the printer can use

With the printer, you can use the following types of “Memory Stick” media.

Type of “Memory Stick” media

“Memory Stick” media (Not compatible with “MagicGate”)

“Memory Stick” media (“MagicGate” Compatible)

“MagicGate Memory Stick” media

“Memory Stick PRO” media

“Memory Stick PRO-HG” media

“Memory Stick Micro” media

The printer supports FAT32. The printer has been demonstrated as operable with a “Memory Stick” media with a capacity of 16GB or less manufactured by Sony Corporation. However, we do not guarantee the operations of all the “Memory Stick” media.

The printer is equipped with a slot compatible with both standard-size and Duo-size media. Without a “Memory Stick Duo” media adaptor, you can use both a standard-size “Memory Stick” media and the compact-size “Memory Stick Duo” media.

When using the “Memory Stick Micro” media with the printer, always insert it into an M2 adaptor.

“M2” is an abbreviation for “Memory Stick Micro” media. In this section, “M2” is used to describe “Memory Stick Micro” media.

Data reading/recording that requires “MagicGate” copyright protection cannot be performed. “MagicGate” is the general name of a copyright

(“M2”*4)

Displaying/ Printing/Deleting/ Saving/Formatting

*5*6

Additional information

Continued

protection technology developed by Sony using authentication and encryption.

The printer does not support 8 bit parallel data transfer.

Notes on use

• Do not insert more than one “Memory Stick”

media at the same time, which may cause trouble with the printer.

• If you insert a “Memory Stick Micro” media

into the printer without an M2 adaptor, you may be unable to remove the “Memory Stick Micro” media.

• If you insert the “Memory Stick Micro”

media into an M2 adaptor, and insert the M2 adaptor into a “Memory Stick Duo” media adaptor, the printer may not operate properly.

• When you format a “Memory Stick” media,

use the format function of the printer or your digital camera. If you format a “Memory Stick” media with your computer, images may not be displayed properly.

• When you format a “Memory Stick” media,

all the data including the protected image files will be erased. To avoid erasing important data by accident, make sure to check the contents of the “Memory Stick” media before formatting.

• You cannot record, edit or delete data if you

slide the write-protect switch to LOCK.

• Do not attach any other material than the supplied label on the labelling position. When you attach the supplied label, be sure to attach it to the labelling position. Be careful that the label does not stick out.

SD memory Card

The SD memory Card/xD-Picture Card dualformat slot of the printer allows you to use the following:

• SD memory Card

• miniSD memory Card, microSD memory Card (An adaptor is necessary.)

• SDHC memory card

• MMC standard memory card

We do not guarantee proper operations for all types of SD memory Cards and MMC standard memory cards.

The printer has been demonstrated as operable with an SD memory Card with a capacity of 2 GB or smaller.

Some commercially available card adaptors have projected terminals on the rear. This type of adaptor may not work properly with the printer.

Terminals

The printer has been demonstrated as operable with an SDHC memory card with a capacity of 32 GB or less.

The printer has been demonstrated as operable with an MMC standard memory card with a capacity of 2 GB or less.

Notes on use

Data reading/recording that requires copyright protection cannot be performed.

xD-Picture Card

Notes on using memory card

With the SD memory Card/xD-Picture Card dual-format slot of the printer, you can use an

xD-Picture Card

. Not all the memory card operations are supported and we do not guarantee proper operations for all types of xDPicture Card.

The printer has been demonstrated as operable with an xD-Picture Card with a capacity of 2 GB or smaller.

CompactFlash card

The CompactFlash card slot of the printer allows you to use the following:

• CompactFlash Storage Card (Type I/Type II)

and CF+Card (Type I/Type II)-compatible

CompactFlash Storage Card You can also use a Smart Media card commercially available CompactFlash card

adaptor

However, we do not guarantee proper operations for all types of CompactFlash cards.

Use a CompactFlash card with a power

specification of 3.3V or 3.3V/5V. You cannot use

a type for 3V or 5V only. Do not insert other types

of CompactFlash card into the printer’s insertion

slot. The printer may be damaged.

The printer has been demonstrated as operable

CompactFlash with a capacity of 32 GB

with an

or smaller.

When using a commercially available

CompactFlash card adaptor, refer to the operating

instructions of the adaptor you use for how to

install the card and adaptor. When using the

CompactFlash card adaptor, the write-protected

card may not work properly.

*6*7

by using a

• When using a card, make sure to check correct insertion direction of the card and correct insertion slot.

• Do not remove a card or turn off the printer while the printer is reading or accessing data, or the access indicator is flashing.

• We recommend that you save backup of the important data.

• The data processed with the computer may not be played with the printer.

• When you carry or store a card, put it in the case supplied with it.

• Do not touch the terminal of a card with your hand or a metal object.

• Do not strike, bend or drop a card.

• Do not disassemble or modify a card.

• Do not expose a card to water.

• Do not use or store a card under the following conditions: – Locations beyond the required operational

conditions including locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in the sun or/ and in the summer, the outdoors exposed to direct sunlight, or a place near a heater

– Humid locations or locations with

corrosive substances present

– Locations subject to static electricity or

electrical noises

Additional information

Specifications

x Printer

Printing method

Dye sublimation printing (Yellow/

Magenta/Cyan 3 pass)

Resolution

× 300 (V) dpi

300 (H)

Image processing per dot

256 levels processing (8 bits for each

Yellow/Magenta/Cyan)

Printing range

1800 dots × 1200 dots

Printing size

P (4 × 6 inch) size:

× 152.4 mm (maximum,

101.6 borderless)

Printing time (per sheet)

Memory card/Internal memory

Approx. 45 sec.

*3*5

PictBridge

Approx. 58 sec.

Via PC

Input/Output connectors

HDMI OUT (output) connector

A-TYPE connector, 1 080i (59.94Hz)/1 080i (50Hz)/576p (50Hz)/480p (59.94Hz) compatible,

“BRAVIA” Sync compatible USB (Hi-Speed USB) for PC connection PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector

Slot

“Memory Stick” media insertion slot SD memory Card/xD-Picture Card

insertion dual-format slot CompactFlash card insertion slot

: Approx. 45 sec.

*1*2*3*4

Compatible image file formats

JPEG: DCF 2.0 compatible, Exif 2.21

compatible, JFIF

TIFF: Exif 2.21 compatible

BMP

: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 bits Windows

format

Some image file formats are not

compatible.

Maximum number of pixels to be handled

8 192(H) × 6 144(V) dots

(Excluding “Index Print” and part of “CreativePrint”)

File system

FAT12/16/32, sector size 2048 bytes or

smaller

Image file name

DCF format, 256 characters 8th or less

hierarchy

Internal memory

Approx. 20 MB

When measuring media capacity, 1 MB equals 1 million bytes, a portion of which is used for data management.

Maximum number of files to be handled

9 999 files for a memory card/external

device

Ink ribbon/Print Paper

Refer to supplied “About the Print Packs.”

LCD screen

LCD panel:

8.8 cm (3.5 type) TFT drive

Total number of dots:

230 400 (320 RGB × 240)

Power requirements

DC IN jack, 24 V

Power consumption

While printing: 83 W (maximum) On standby mode: less than 1W

Operating temperature

5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F)

Dimensions

Height: Approx. 67 mm (2 5/8 inches) Width: Approx. 180 mm (7 Depth: Approx. 137 mm (5

(excluding a handle) Approx. 149 mm (5

(including a handle)

Depth when the paper tray is installed:

Approx. 317 mm (12

/2 inches)

Mass

Approx. 1.2 kg (2 lb 10 oz) (excluding the paper tray, ink ribbon, AC

adaptor)

Supplied accessories

See page 9 of “Operating Instructions”

(this booklet)

/8 inches) /2 inches)

/8 inches)

12 100 000 or equivalent, and then saved in a “Memory Stick” media or

Print Speed: Time from when the PRINT button is pressed to when printing is finished. (The printing time may vary depending on a used equipment, a format of an image, a used memory card, settings of an application and operating conditions.)

When printing from a Sony “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media inserted in the printer’s slot

When printing via DSC-W200 connected by USB cable. Time from when the PRINT button on the OSD of the camera is pressed to when the printing is finished.

The time for data processing and transferring is excluded.

Baseline JPEG with 4:4:4, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0 format

You cannot print using the PMB (Picture Motion Browser).

“Internal memory.”

x AC adaptor AC-S2422

Power requirements

- 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 1.5 A to 0.75 A

Rated output voltage

24 V 2.2 A (2.2A)

Peak 3.7 A 6.5 s

Operating temperature

5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F)

Dimensions

Approx. 60 × 30.5 × 122 mm

/8 × 1 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches) (w/h/d,

excluding protruding parts and cables)

Mass

Approx. 305 g (11 oz)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

* The total number of sheets of P size print paper

that the printer can print is estimated to be approximately 2 000. For the total number of sheets, please check “Printer information display” of the “Display/Printer setup” menu (page 43).

Print Settings: Borderless, Date Print: Off, Auto Fine Print 6: On (Photo) (When displaying on the LCD screen)

When printing a photo (Approx.4.3 MB file size) taken by a Sony digital still camera containing effective picture elements of approximately

Customer support home page

The latest support information is available at the following home page address:

http://www.sony.net/

Additional information

Printing range

P size

152.4 mm/6 inches (1 800 dots)

95.5 mm/

/8 inches

3 (1 128 dots)

146.3 mm/5

/8 inch (1 728 dots)

Border print range

Borderless print range

Perforations

The above illustrations are those when an image with a 2:3 aspect ratio is printed.

The printing range differs for a border or a borderless print.

101.6 mm/ 4 inches (1 200 dots)

Glossary

DCF (Design rule for Camera File system)

This printer conforms with the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) to maintain file exchangeability and compatibility between digital cameras and related products. Complete exchangeability and compatibility, however, are not guaranteed.

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)

The format used to record the information necessary for automatically printing images shot by a digital camera at a printing shop or with a home-use printer. The printer supports DPOF printing and can automatically print the preset number of copies of the DPOF preset images.

Exif 2.21 (Exif Print)

Exif (Exchangeable image file format for digital cameras) Print is a global standard for digital photo printing. A digital camera supporting Exif Print stores the data relevant to the conditions of shooting as each shot is taken. The printer utilizes the Exif Print data stored in each image file to ensure the printed result matches the original shot as closely as possible

When the “Auto Fine Print 6” is enabled and an image (JPEG file) is shot by an Exif Print (Exif

2.21)-compliant digital camera, the image is automatically adjusted to its optimum picture quality and printed.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

The HDMI is an interface for transmitting digital video/audio signals on a single cable without compression and conversion. You can enjoy high quality video and audio reproduction. Note: The printer does not support audio output.

“Memory Stick” media/CompactFlash card/SD memory Card/xD-Picture Card

Compact, light, removable storage media. For details see pages 79 to 81.

PictBridge

A standard specified by Camera & Imaging Products Association that allows you to connect PictBridge-complaint digital camera directly to the printer without a PC, enabling direct printing on the spot.

Thumbnails

Miniature images for representing the original images that are stored in the image files taken by a digital camera. The printer uses thumbnails in the index view.

Additional information

Index

AC power source 12

Adding a filter 22

Adding a frame 33

Adjusting an image 20, 22

Adjusting the size and position 27

Associated file indication 14

Auto Fine Print6 42, 59

AUTO TOUCH-UP 20, 41, 59

Batch Print 35

Bluetooth device 50

Borders/Borderless 41, 59

Brightness 22

Calendar 29

Canceling printing 60

Cleaning 77

Color Setting 42

CompactFlash card

Inserting 16

Types 81

Connecting

AC power source 12

Bluetooth device 50

Digital camera 49

External device 48

High Definition TV 45

PC 54

CONTROL FOR HDMI 44

Copying an image 37

Correcting a failed photo automatically 20

CreativePrint 26

Cross Filter 22

Date Display Order 44

Date Print 40, 41

DC IN 24 V 12

DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) 41, 85

Default Setting 44

Deleting an image 38

Demo mode 13

Display/Printer setup 43

DPOF 35, 85

Editing an image 21

Ejecting a memory card 16

Enlarging and reducing an image size 16, 21

Error messages 62

External device 48

File operation 37

Filter 22

Fish-eye 23

Format 38, 39

Frame 33

Front panel 7

Handle 8

Handwritten message 31

HDMI 45, 85

History 29, 31

Icon 44

ID photo 34

Image data display 14

Image preview 14

Index Print 35

Index View

Number Order 15, 44

Shoot.Date 15, 44

Initial state 13

Input indications 14

Inserting a memory card 16

Inserting an ink ribbon 9

Inserting the print paper 10

Installing

PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 55

Printer driver 53

Internal memory

Format 39

Language 44

Layout print 33

LCD backlight 44

LCD screen 7, 14

Listing Order 44

Mass storage device 48

“Memory Stick” media

Formatting 38

Inserting 16

Types 79

Monochrome 22

Moving an image 21

On/standby button 7, 17, 48, 49, 50, 54

On-screen Display 14, 44

Orientation 58

Painting 22

Paper jams 76

Partial Color 22

Parts and controls 7

PictBridge camera 49

PictBridge/EXT INTERFACE connector 48, 49, 50

PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 55

Preinstalled phrase 32

Preview 14

Print All 35

Print quantity 15, 17, 25

Print setup 39

Printer information display 44

Printing

Calendar 29

Edited image 25

Framed image 33

From a Bluetooth device 50

From a commercially available application 60

From a PC 52

From a PictBridge camera 49

From an external device 48

ID photo 34

Layout print 33

Memory card images 17

Scrapbook 26

Superimposed image 31

Using a High Definition TV 45

Using the PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 56

Printing range 84

Protect indication 14

Rear panel 8

Red-eye correction 24

Registering a browsing

folder 60

Rotating an image 21

Saturation 22

Saving an image 25

Scrapbook 26

Screen indications 14

SD memory Card

Inserting 16

Types 80

Searching for an image 37

Sepia 22

Setting the print quantity 17

Sharpness 22

Single Color 22

Slideshow 36

Specifications 82

Stamp 28, 30

Superimposing 31

Superimposing characters 28

Supplied accessories 9

Switching the screen display 16

System requirement 52

Television 45

Tint 22

Troubleshooting 65

Uninstalling

PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 56

Printer driver 55

USB cable 54

USB memory 48

Various printing 18

xD-Picture Card

Inserting 16

Types 81

Zooming in/out 16, 21

Additional information

Printed using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink.

Sony Corporation Printed in China

Sony DPP-FP97 Operating Instruction

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Notice for users

Table of Contents

Before you begin

Identifying the parts

Preparations

Checking the contents of the package

Setting the ink ribbon

Inserting the print paper

Connecting to the AC power source

Operations in the initial state

Direct printing

LCD screen display

An image preview view

Index View

Basic printing

Inserting a memory card

Printing selected images

Enjoying various printing

Editing an image

Rotating an image

Moving an image

Adjusting an image

Printing an edited image

Saving an edited image

Making a Scrapbook

Making a Calendar

Superimposing a Handwritten message, Stamp or Preinstalled phrase on an image

Adding a Frame

Making a Layout print

Making an ID Photo

Viewing a Slideshow

Showing a Slideshow

Reserving printing

Printing

File operations

Copying images

Deleting selected images

Formatting a “Memory Stick” media

Formatting the internal memory

Changing the Print setup

Making a Date Print

Changing the Display/ Printer setup

Connecting to a High Definition television and Printing

Connecting to a television

Printing procedures

Using the printer buttons for printing

Using the television remote control unit for printing

Printing from an external device

Printing from a PictBridge digital camera

Printing from a PictBridge digital camera

Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant device

Compatible profiles for Bluetooth communication

Preparations: connecting DPPA-BT1

Printing

Transferring an image to a memory card

Printing from a PC

Printing from a PC

Installing the software

System requirements

Installing the printer driver

Installing the PMB (Picture Motion Browser)

Printing photos from the PMB (Picture Motion Browser)

Registering a browsing folder

Printing from a commercially available software application

Error messages

If an error message appears

Troubleshooting

If trouble occurs

If paper jams

Cleaning

Additional information

Precautions

On safety

On installation

On cleaning

On restrictions on duplication