User manual OLYMPUS P-400 PRINTER BASIC MANUAL

[. . . ] Please be aware that the manufacturer does not assume responsibility for damage and so forth caused by improper use of the product by the customer, handling of the product not in accordance with the contents of this manual, or repairs or alterations made on the product by a third party other than a representative of OLYMPUS or persons designated by OLYMPUS. Please be aware that the manufacturer does not assume responsibility for conditions caused by the installation of options or consumables other than genuine OLYMPUS products or OLYMPUS quality certified products. · Reading this Manual This manual provides an explanation of the functions, operating procedures and various settings of this printer. Information on items of importance which are related to potential mechanical or operational problems are indicated with a " Caution " warning, while information that will be convenient or beneficial for you to know when using the product are indicated under the heading of " Tip ". Indicates the operating procedure. Operating procedures encircled with a dotted line may be skipped. Operating procedure explained on this page. POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes Printing 2 Contents For Safe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The trimming position is selected by moving the guidelines to the desired location with the up, down, left and right arrow buttons. Pressing the up and down arrow buttons adjusts the horizontal guidelines, while pressing the left and right arrow buttons adjusts the vertical guidelines. for 10 Once the various settingsbeenthe background image have completed, press the OK/SELECT button. The Background Image menu is displayed. 54 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes C. Registering the Background Image This procedure is used to register settings related to the shading and filter to be used with the background image. 1 Select whether or not to register the background image using the left and right arrow buttons. The display changes as shown below each time the left or right arrow button is pressed. YES NO Tip · If you do not want to register the background image, select "NO" and press the OK/SELECT button. The display returns to the Setup menu. 2 Press the OK/SELECT button. If "YES" has been selected, registration of the background image begins and that progress is displayed. The registered background image is displayed for about 2 seconds and then the display returns to the Setup menu. Caution · The amount of time that it takes to register the background image differs depending on the size of the image and the degree of detail of the pattern. Some images may not be registered depending on the size or pattern. · The number pixels of pictures registered for background should be an even number both vertically and horizontally. · Do not remove the xD-Picture Card or the PC card before registering the background image is complete. 55 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes qImage Adjustment (Printing Adjustment) This procedure is used to make color and overall image adjustments during printing. If you are performing this procedure immediately after registering a background image, you should be able to skip step 1. 1 Set the mode selector dial to the SETUP position. The Setup menu is displayed. Caution · When printing from a computer these settings may be override by settings in the printer driver. 2 Select "IMAGE ADJUSTMENT" using the down arrow button. The background will turn to orange. 56 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes 3 Press the left or right arrow button. The Image Adjust menu is displayed. Tip · Check that "SHARPNESS" is selected (the background color should be orange) and then proceed to sharpness adjustment. If "SHARPNESS" is not selected, select it with the up or down arrow button. A. Sharpness Adjustment This procedure is used to adjust sharpness. 1 Press either the left or right arrow button. The sharpness adjustment menu is displayed. Tip · The previously set value is displayed. 57 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes 2 Adjust sharpness with the left or right arrow button. Pressing the right arrow button ( increases sharpness. Exif Print This procedure is used to designate whether Exif printing is performed or not. If Exif printing is set, print conditions such as brightness and contrast are automatically corrected in accordance with the picture taking information contained in the image data. 1 Select "Exif Print" by pressing the down arrow button. The text will turn to green. 2 Select whether to perform Exif printing or not with the left or right arrow button. The display changes in the manner shown below each time the left or right arrow button is pressed. NO YES NO: Exif printing is not performed. YES: Exif printing is performed. Tip · Exif print is available only if one picture has been selected in the standard print mode. This function is not available in other print modes. 70 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes G. Completing the Settings Setting is completed by enabling each of the setting of Basic Setup. 1 Press the OK/SELECT button. The display returns to the setup menu. 71 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes qClearing the Settings (Returning to the Factory Default Settings) This procedure is used to return all settings made in the printer to their factory defaults. 1 Set the mode selector dial to the SETUP position. The Setup menu is displayed. 2 Select "ALL CLEAR" using the down arrow button. The background will turn to orange. 72 POWER ON Setup Input Selection Paper Selection Picture Selection Printing Modes 3 Press either the left or the right arrow button. The ALL CLEAR screen appears. 4 5 Select whether or not to clear all of the settings using the left and right arrow buttons. The display changes as shown below each time the left or right arrow button is pressed. NO YES Press the OK/SELECT button. The display returns to the Setup menu. 73 1. Input Selection Select the source from where image data is to be loaded, either from xD-Picture Card or a PC card. qUsing xD-Picture Card 1 Insert the xD-Picture Card into the xD-Picture Card slot. 2 3 Set the mode selector dial to the INPUT position. Select "xD-Picture Card" with the left or right arrow button. The display changes in the manner shown below each time an arrow button is pressed. xD-Picture Card PC Card USB 74 xD-Picture Card POWER ON Setup Input Selection PC card USB The xD-Picture Card access lamp flashes when image data is being transferred from the xDPicture Card. Caution · Never remove the xD-Picture Card while the xD-Picture Card access lamp is flashing. This can damage the xD-Picture Card and prevent it from being used. Display of xD-Picture Card reading in progress When loading of image data is completed, the number of image data files on the xD-Picture Card and DPOF selections, when that data is present, are displayed. Tip · An error message is displayed on the LCD panel when an inserted xD-Picture Card does not contain image data, the xD-Picture Card is unable to be recognized, or the xD-Picture Card is removed from the printer while accessing is in progress. 4 Select the paper. Proceed to "2. Paper Selection" (page 78). 75 xD-Picture Card POWER ON Setup Input Selection PC card USB qUsing a PC Card 1 Insert the PC card into the PC card slot. 2 3 Set the mode selector dial to the INPUT position. Select "PC Card" with the left or right arrow button. The display changes in the manner shown below each time an arrow button is pressed. xD-Picture Card PC Card USB 76 xD-Picture Card POWER ON Setup Input Selection PC card USB The PC Card access lamp flashes and the image files are loaded from the PC card. Caution · Never remove the PC Card while the PC Card access lamp is flashing. This can damage the PC Card and prevent it from being used. Display of PC card reading in progress When loading of image data is completed, the number of image data files on the PC card and DPOF selections, when that data is present, are displayed. Tip · An error message is displayed on the LCD panel when an inserted PC card does not contain image data, the PC card is unable to be recognized, or the PC card is removed from the printer while accessing is in progress. 4 Select the paper. Proceed to "2. Paper Selection" (page 78). 77 2. [. . . ] This is due to different types of color generation systems used between printers and PCs. Television and Computer displays express various colors by combining three colors referred to as the three primary colors of light, namely red (R), green (G) and blue (B). Any color can be created with these three colors. In addition, mixing equal amounts of these three colors results in the color white (W). This method is referred to as the additive color process because it represents any color by adding the primary colors together in different proportions. The three basic colors used by printers are magenta, cyan and yellow. [. . . ]