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Sony DPP-EX50 User's Manual

1. J 3 T 3 Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O pe O C 3 O ou Saving a Creative print After you finish making a Creative print you can save the image with a new file number Tip The selected image will not be overwritten T Press the arrow 4 button to select Save and press ENTER The dialog box to select the media to save the image in is displayed 2 Select the destination memory card Press the arrow button to select the Memory Stick or Compact Flash and press ENTER oe Free Layout preview Cartridge H This image will be saved as a new file E Select the destination Memory Stick i Compact Flash The dialog box for setting date is displayed You can save the date with the image 58 GB 3 Set date Press the arrow 4 button to select the number and press the arrow button to select the day month or year Then press ENTER Coe Free Layout La Preview Cartridge fll Set the date The image is saved The dialog box to notify the new file number is displayed 4 Press ENTER While saving the image do not turn off the printer or remove the memory card from the printer The memory card may be damaged Printing an edited image d Press PRINT The dialog box to specify the print quantity is displayed um Free Layout pos Preview Cartridge al Would you like to print the edi
2. e The dialog box used for confirming uninstallation is displayed Continued 91 38 vu as tQ h s O 3 00 vu O U0 O 3 O Q D 6 Click Yes Question The earlier version of the printer driver was Found Would you like to delete it To upgrade the driver click Yes to delete the earlier version of the driver and then install the new driver after your computer has been restarted The dialog box used for restarting the computer is displayed 7s check Yes want to restart the computer now and click OK Restarting Windows To delete the previous version of the driver you must restart your computer After the computer is restarted perform setup again After the computer is restarted the relevant files will be deleted and uninstallation is complete To check uninstallation Select Printers and Faxes Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional only or Printers from the Control Panel to check if the DPP EX50 is displayed If not the printer driver is successfully removed 92 GB Install the PictureGear Studio to your computer 1 Turnon your computer and start Windows e When installing or uninstalling the software in Windows 2000 Professional log on Windows as the user name of Administrator or Power user e When installing or uninstalling the software in Windows XP Professional Home Edition
3. 2 Press the arrow button to select the desired stamp then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the stamp size and position is displayed aoe Free Layout 4 p apace Cartridge o e o J b Q om U 1 4 and ENTER Adjust the size and position of the stamp For information on adjustment see step 8 on page 45 To cancel the operation Press CANCEL The window of the previous step is displayed Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and then press ENTER The selected stamp is pasted on the image E Adding a message Press the arrow 4 button to select pee Message and press ENTER The message selection window is displayed Free Layout Select Message Cerutogs IN Conertinss g Season s Greeting oct a message with P Jand ENTER 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired message then press ENTER The character color selection window is displayed see Free Layout i Set the character color Cartridge E in A A A A C Le I i m Select color with B At and ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired color and then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the message size and position is displayed To cancel the operation Press CANCEL The window of the previous step is displayed Adjust the size and position of the message For information on a
4. 3 Press the arrow 4 button to select OK to start printing The image previewed is printed To stop printing Press CANCEL When you are printing multiple copies the next printing after the one currently printing will be cancelled Displaying other menu while editing an image Press MENU The menu bar is displayed Even while editing an image you can change some printer settings or option menu items such as Finish Date Print or Beep Exiting the EDIT menu Press the arrow 4 button to select Exit and press ENTER The dialog box for saving an image may be displayed To save an edited image follow the steps in Saving an edited image 41 6 2POW INO YOLINOW 10 uow AL e Bulsn Bunuud E Making various prints Creative Print You can display the Creative Print menu on the TV monitor and make a card calendar split images prints using the image of the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card This section explains how to make a print as follows Displaying the Creative Print menu page 43 Making a Creative print e Making a free layout print page 43 e Making a calendar page 50 e Making a card page 53 e Making split images page 56 Saving and printing a Creative print image page 58 42 on Arrow AN 4 button MEA PRINT EKA aa Buttons to be used in this section MENU z ENTER ee SS a CANC
5. MagicGate standards and cannot read or write the data subject to the MagicGate copyright protection e When you slide the write protect switch to the write protect position you cannot record edit or delete the data Connector Write enable position LOCK JN Place the label here e When you slide the write protect switch of the Memory Stick Duo use a thin pointed device Avoid removing the Memory Stick from the printer while the printer is reading or writing data Data may be damaged in such occasions Memory Stick is removed or the ON STANDBY button is turned off while the printer is reading or writing the Memory Stick data Memory Stick is used in a location subject to electrostatic or electronic noises We recommend that you save backup of the important data Attach the label designed for the Memory Stick only to the place for the label When attaching the label attach it to the place specified for the label Make sure that the label does not overlap When storing and carrying the Memory Stick keep it in its original case to ensure protection of important data Avoid touching the connector of the Memory Stick or contacting it with a metal object Do not drop bend or submit the Memory Stick to external shock Do not disassemble or modify the Memory Stick Continued 12o UOIJEWIOJU EUOIIPPY e
6. SVM 30SS e 30 sheets of Small size photo paper e Print cartridge for 30 prints To order printing packs visit the following web site www sony com printers Use the printing pack for this printer only For high quality prints avoid placing the printing pack in locations that are subject to high temperature high humidity excessive dust or direct sunlight When storing a partially used pack of the print cartridge and print paper store it in its original bag or in a similar container s x 3 Close the cartridge Loading the print compartment cover cartridge 1 Slide open the cartridge compartment cover Cartridge cover Removing the print cartridge When the print cartridge runs out the J cartridge error indicator appears on the printer s LCD display y D O a s fa O 5 Nn 2 Insert the print cartridge Insert the print cartridge with the Sony logo side up until it clicks into Open the cartridge compartment cover push the green eject lever outsides and remove the used print cartridge place Sony logo Continued 13 08 e Do not remove the print cartridge while a Do not touch the ink ribbon or place the a print cartridge in a dusty location Fingerprints or dust on the ink ribbon may result in imperfect printing e Avoid placing the print cartridge in a location subject to high temperatures high humidity excessive dust or direct sunlight Notes on st
7. 101 6 x 152 4 mm maximum borderless 3 5 x 5 inch size 89 x 127 mm maximum borderless Small 3 5 x 4 inch size 71 7 x 95 5 mm maximum Printing time per sheet Post Card 4 x 6 inch size approx 80 seconds 3 5 x 5 inch size approx 70 seconds Small 3 5 x 4 inch size approx 55 seconds excluding the time for data processing and data transferring from the computer the Memory Stick or CompactFlash Input Output connectors USB connector 1 PictBridge connector 1 VIDEO OUT output connector phono jack x 1 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative Slot Memory Stick insertion slot 1 CompactFlash card insertion slot 1 Continued lo UOIJEWIOJU J EUO IPPY Compatible image file formats JPEG DCF 1 0 compatible Exif 2 2 compatible JFIF TIFF Exif 2 2 compatible BMP 24bit Windows format a Baseline JPEG with 4 4 4 4 2 2 or 4 2 0 format b TIFF RGB non compressed Recording image format DCF compatible Exif 2 2 JPEG compatible Maximum number of pixels to be handled JPEG BMP Tiff 6 400 H x 4 800 V dots The minimum number of pixels to be handled is 80 H x 60 V dots Maximum number of files to be handled 9 999 files for a Memory Stick or a CompactFlash card Print cartridge Print Paper See Preparing the printing pack not supplied on page 12 Power requirements For USA and Canada 120V AC 50 60Hz 1
8. Date If Date Print is on To make an index print INDEX All the images are selected with e DPOF preset image printing orate cura The images which are DPOF Digital Print Order Format preset for J 3 3 Co 2 3 Wo v lt 3 O 5 O s lt O lt O ze O C 3 O ou o INDEX indication printing are displayed with the print mark DY in the image list You can print those images at one time The images are printed with the preset number of copies in the order they were displayed Continued 27 GB To print DPOF preset images To cancel selection except for DPOF the DPOF printing Only the DPOF preset images are Press the arrow 4 button displayed with orange frames each to move the yellow frame cursor with the preset print quantity to the image of which you want to DPOF indication cancel selection in the image list and press CANCEL CANCEL To print all the images ina memory card ALL All the images are selected with The orange frame disappears and orange frames the selection is canceled ALL indication You cannot cancel the selection of the DPOF preset images 2 Press PRINT Printing starts 28 GB During printing the printing To resume the normal printing mode process is displayed on the TV Press AUTO PRINT repeatedly until monitor either INDEX DPOF or ALL disappears from the TV monitor Creating the printing dat
9. tab of the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box Print quantity e Are you using specified in the PictureGear Studio Paper Output tab of the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box does not take effect e Is Exif Print checked gt The Exif Print setting in the Color reproduction Picture quality section supports the PictureGear Studio only To print from other application uncheck Exif Print gt The ICM setting may be valid only when you are using an ICM compliant application Check to see if the application software you are using supports ICM gt The print settings adjusts the printer itself and cannot influence the preview image gt Set the print quantity in the Print dialog box of the PictureGear Studio The print quantity setting in the Paper Output tab of the printer driver does not take effect gt 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 119 Duizooys jqnoIL If an error message appears In the MONITOR OUT mode the following error messages may be displayed Follow the solution described here to solve the problem Printer A printer error has occurred gt An error has occurred with the printer Unplug the AC power cord of the printer connect it again and then try operating again If this occurs again consult
10. button to select Execute then press ENTER The characters are fixed to the image Card Preview aereee J 3 T Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O C 3 O ou o Kitashinagawa Shinagawa ku Tokyo Japan Select item with eMM t and ENTER Continued D5 GB Making split images G Press the arrow gt 4 You can make a print button to select the desired with 2 split 4 split 9 template then press ENTER split 13 split or 16 The preview of the selected split images template is displayed Image area 1 Display the Creative Print menu page 43 a SR Preview Carriage fsf GLAI 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select Split Image then press ENTER The print size selection window is displayed Split Image Select Print Size Cartridge Postcard size 3 5X 5inch size Small size EEJ You can select and set each area in any order ize with EB and ENTER 5 Press the arrow 4 4 button to select the desired to select the print size then When you have selected a template press ENTER with frames a 9 split Small size The split image templates are template the window for selecting displayed a frame is displayed In other cases Split Image ATIC the window for selecting an image Cartridge DIELE Select Split Template fall IG TH 1 shown in step 6 is displayed Split Image EFE Se
11. Creative Print menu Saving or deleting an image You cannot save an image You cannot delete an image An image was deleted accidentally e Is the memory card protected e Is the write protect switch of the memory card in the LOCK position e Is the memory card full e Is the memory card protected e Is the image DPOF preset e Is the write protect switch of the memory card in the LOCK position e Are you using a Memory Stick ROM e Are you using the small size gt You cannot print on the small size print paper without borders The Borders Yes No setting takes effect only when you are using the postcard or 3 5 x 5 inch size print paper gt page 61 gt In the Creative Print menu templates are used and you cannot select border borderless prints gt Beeps sound to notify you that the operation is invalid gt Release the protection and try saving again gt Slide the write protect switch to the write enable position page 129 gt Delete unnecessary images gt page 67 or replace it with a new memory card with sufficient free memory space Save the image again gt Release the protection with your digital camera gt Release the DPOF preset with your digital camera gt Slide the write protect switch to the write enable position page 129 gt You cannot delete an image from or format a Memory Stick ROM gt You cannot recover
12. DPOF images 27 76 Free layout print 43 From a PictBridge compliant digital camera 81 From your PC 96 Index images 27 76 Multiple images 24 PC images 96 Split image 56 Printing pack 12 Printing range 133 Printing surface 15 109 R Red eye reduction 35 Reset 41 Restrictions on duplication 127 Rotating an image 33 142 S Saving an image 40 58 Searching an image 69 SET UP 60 Slideshow 65 Small 3 5 x 4 inch size 12 Spacer 15 Split images 56 Stamp 46 Superimposing characters 36 Supplied accessories 11 System requirements 85 Templates 136 Thumbnails 135 Transport 126 Troubleshooting 104 U Uninstalling Picture Gear Studio 95 Printer driver 91 USB connector 82 89 V VIDEO OUT connector 18 W Wallpaper 44 Sony Corporation Printed in Korea http www sony net
13. Display the EDIT menu page 31 Press the arrow 4 4 button to select Position and then press ENTER The image frames become yellow and you can move an image Image frame becomes yellow Position tool ga EDIT Position il Move the image with the arrow 4 button The image moves to the selected direction wa EDIT Position inl Move with gt and pre 4 Press ENTER 3 Press the arrow button The image is fixed to the position to select the direction to rotate the image and then ea EDIT Position ial press ENTER e Rotate 90 Clockwise Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 clockwise e Rotate 90 Counterclockwise Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 counterclockwise then press ENTER Adjusting an image Rotating an image You can rotate an image clockwise or counterclockwise 1 Display the EDIT menu page 31 2 Press the arrow 4 1 Display the EDIT menu page button to select Fi Adjust el and then press ENTER 2 Press the arrow 4 The Adjust menu is displayed button to select F Rotate Adjust menu Adjustment tool and then press ENTER The Rotate menu is displayed Rotate menu Rotate tool Sharpness d z f Saturation at DIT Rotate E I A y T a R K Rotate 90 Clockwise l Rotate 90 Counterclockwise RA GSI 4 J 3 3 Co 2 3 Co v l
14. Memory Stick compliant device If you do the device may be damaged With the printer you can do the following operations for each type of Memory Stick Read Format Memory Stick Memory Stick with OK OK memory select function Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick MagicGate High Speed Transfer Compatible Memory Stick Duo MagicGate High Speed Transfer Compatible OK 13 OK 1S MagicGate Memory Stick MagicGate Memory Stick Duo OK OK Memory Stick PRO OK OK Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick ROM OK NO 1 The printer cannot read write the data subject to MagicGate copyright protection 2 Use the adaptor designed for the Memory Stick Duo you use 3 It does not support parallel interface high speed data transfer We cannot guarantee the operations of all the Memory Stick media Write Delete On data read write speed The data read write speed differs depending on the combination of the Memory Stick and the device you use What is MagicGate MagicGate is the copyright protection technology that works when both the Memory Stick and the device employ the technology The MagicGate compliant device and the MagicGate Memory Stick attest that each other supports the MagicGate technology and encode the data they exchange The printer does not support the
15. Select the destination Memory Stick Compact Flash RPS SS M n item with E then press ENTER The dialog box for setting date is displayed You can save the date with the image 40 3 Set date Press the arrow button to select the number and press the arrow button to select the day month or year Then press ENTER Set the date 01 2004 The image is saved The dialog box to notify the new file number is displayed 4 Press ENTER While saving the image do not turn off the printer or remove the memory card from the printer The memory card may be damaged Resetting the editing You can remove editing done in the EDIT window and reset the edited image to its original status 1 Press the arrow 4 button to select Reset and press ENTER The confirmation dialog box is displayed 2 Press the arrow button to select OK and press ENTER The image is reset to its original status Printing an edited image 1 Press PRINT The dialog box to specify the print quantity is displayed ku j Would you like to print the edited image Pye SF C O Set Q ty with ENTER CANCEL Print with PRINT 2 Set the print quantity e To increase the print quantity one by one press ENTER repeatedly e To reduce the print quantity one by one press CANCEL repeatedly e To reset the print quantity to one press CANCEL for more than two seconds
16. correct direction If a memory card is forcibly inserted in the wrong direction the memory card and its slot may be damaged 20 GB Displaying the images ona TV monitor This section explains how to display the images of the memory card on a TV monitor 1 Turn on the printer The ON STANDBY indicator of the printer lights in green 2 Turn ona TV monitor and set its input selector to VIDEO 3 Make sure that the MONITOR OUT indicator lights If not press MONITOR OUT to turn on the indicator to select the MONITOR OUT mode MONITOR OUT oe ZIA G Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select the memory card containing the images that you want to print Display the desired memory card type on the upper left of the TV monitor Memory Stick or CompactFlash INPUT SELECT Access indicator The access indicator flashes and the images on the selected memory card are displayed on the TV monitor This is called the image list Memory card type Yellow frame cursor Total number Number of the of images in selected images the card Memory Stick wes EAR al _ x N x ON 100 0003 100 0004 100 0008 hiat Ce ieee a x tsa a Das Didien Mind oih si 100 0011 100 0012 100 14 100 0015 00 Top Ae ks Ee tae y igi m NE D A pe p 100 0035 100 0102 00 0103 101 0001 f LPer S EEY on o 5 4 gt 101 0004 101 0006 1 0007 101 0010 Print cartridge
17. printer e Leave enough room around the printer so that the ventilation holes are not blocked Blocking these holes may cause internal heat build up 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 print cartridge paper tray the memory card 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 If duplicating documents with the printer pay special attention to the following e Duplication of banknotes coins or securities is against the law Duplication of blank certificates licenses passports private securities or unused
18. select No Wallpaper The preview window of the selected wallpaper is displayed Selected wallpaper seme Free Layout gt Preview cae al p saal Mires R Wallpaper Select item with APAE and ENTER Ad GB D Press the arrow 4 button to select Image and press ENTER The frame selection window is displayed Free Layout A Select a Frame Canridge al Select a frame with gt and ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired frame that you want to shape an image with then press ENTER If you do not want to use a frame select No Frame The image list is displayed L Free Layout gt Select Image marrage ae ad AP N image with gt 4 and ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired image then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the image size and position is displayed Adjustment tools Cartridge Free Layout gt Adjust The Image Execute Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired adjustment tool then press ENTER Items Procedures Each time you press ENTER the image becomes larger Each time you press ENTER the image becomes smaller 4 Move the adjustment frame with the arrow 4 button and then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 clockwise a Each time you press ENTER the im
19. to select Save and then press ENTER The message selection screen is displayed Saving the message Message1 Message2 Message3 ind press ENTER 4 Press the arrow button to select the message box that you want to save the characters in and press ENTER The input characters are registered as a message To load a registered message In step 3 above select Load to display the window used for selecting a message Loading the message UCESCE Happy Birthday WESE Congratulations UCESETESE Happy New Year Press the arrow button to select the desired message and press ENTER The selected message is placed in the character input box The characters having been input in the input box will be overwritten and replaced with the message Continued 39 GB J 3 3 Co v Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O C 3 O on o Saving the edited image After you finish editing you can save the edited image under a new file number Tip The selected image will not be overwritten T Press the arrow 4 button to select Save and press ENTER The dialog box to select the media to save the image in is displayed 2 Select the destination memory card Press the arrow button to select the Memory Stick or Compact Flash and press ENTER ai corr ial This image will be saved as a new file
20. 0 B 0 Sharpness 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 Sharpness The higher you set the level the more distinct the outlines become Press CANCEL The settings will be returned to the state they were in before you made changes 62 GB Changing the printer preferences OPTION The OPTION menu allows you to change the preferences listed on page 64 Buttons to be used in this section MENU ENTER Arrow gt 4 4 CANCEL 1 Press MENU The menu bar is displayed OPTION menu icon Menu bar T SN To exit the menu mode Press MENU The previous window is displayed 2 Press the arrow button to select gj OPTION and then press ENTER The OPTION menu is displayed Cursor OPTION menu Listing Order Ascending Image Without Thumbnail Icon Descending
21. 1 412 dots 83 9 mm 3 3 inch 1 332 dots 122 mm 4 la inch 1 936 dots 95 5 mm 3 inch 1 516 dots Border print range Borderless print range Perforations 71 7 mm 2 7 inch 1 136 dots Continued ee UOIJEWIOJU EUOIIPPY The printing range differs for a border or a borderless print as shown in the illustrations on the previous page For a border print the margin sizes differ depending on the aspect ratio of the image to be printed as follows The illustrations of the previous page are those when an image with a 2 3 aspect ratio is printed Margin sizes Aspect ratio of the image to be printed Postcard size right left 4 6 mm 12 6 mm 16 5 mm 746 inch 7 inch 2 49 inch top bottom 3 1 mm 3 1 mm 3 1 mm 1 inch 1 inch 1 inch 3 5 x 5 inch size right left 2 5 mm 7 6 mm 11 1 mm 7 inch 46 inch 4 inch top bottom 3 9 mm 2 5 mm 2 5 mm Aa eh 1 inch 1 inch right left 3 1 mm 3 1 mm 6 1 mm t a inch 1 inch 1 inch top 8 8 mm 4 8 mm 4 8 mm 3 inch fyah Ta mh bottom 17 5 mm 13 5 mm 13 5 mm oh g mh 16 inch The sizes in approximate values 134 Glossary Auto Fine Print 3 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
22. C 3 O o F He i a PPE E T aE Print quantity indication Image number Associated file DPOF Protect indications page 21 Scroll bar indicating the position of the image among the total number of images Continued 23 GB To display the preview of another image Press the arrow 4 button to display an image positioned left right upper or below of the selected image in the image list To print the previewed image Press PRINT The previewed image is printed Even if there are selected images and print quantity for the images is specified only the previewed image is printed To print multiple images at a time print them in the image list To cancel print setting Press CANCEL for more than two seconds To display the image list again Press PICTURE The displayed picture on a TV monitor is not identical with the printed picture because phosphor methods or profiles of each TV monitor differ Please regard the displayed picture as just a reference 24 S This section explains how to select multiple images specify print quantity for each of them and print them at a time 1 Press the arrow 4 button to move the yellow frame cursor to the image you want to print then press ENTER Yy The print quantity indication becomes 01 Print quantity indication vith ENTER CANCEL Print with PRINT 2 Press ENTER or CANCEL to set 3
23. Changes the image into a monochrome picture e Paint Makes the image look like a painted picture e Fish eye Makes the image look like a photo taken with a fish eye lens e Clear Filter Removes the filter from the image Press ENTER The filter takes effect Reducing the red eye phenomenon You can reduce the red eye phenomenon of a subject shot using a flash If you perform editions such as enlarging reducing the size of rotating or moving an image after the red eye reduction adjustment the red eye reduction may not take effect Perform the red eye reduction after these editorial operations 1 Display the EDIT menu page 31 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select Red eye reduction and then press ENTER The adjustment frame appears on the image which indicates the range for red eye reduction adjustment Adjustment frame mm EDIT R d eye Reduction tS teererrerrr Exit Select item with gt then press ENTER 3 Adjust the position and size of the adjustment frame Make the red eye reduction adjustment for the right and left eyes separately To move the adjustment frame Q Press the arrow 4 button to select Position and press ENTER Move the frame with the arrow 4 button The frame moves in the selected direction Moves the frame m EDIT Rild eye Reduction 2 2 y Exit Move with ERNE and press EN
24. Generate Image DataDisplay On off Beep On tei 3 Press the arrow button to select the desired setting item press the arrow button to change the option and then press ENTER Items which cannot be changed are displayed in gray and cannot be selected Continued 63 GB 2POW INO YOLINOWW 10 uow AL e Bulsn Bunuud En item Settings Listing Order Ascending Descending Image Without Icon Thumbnail Generate Image data display On Off Beep On Off Factory settings To cancel settings Contents In the image list window the images are displayed in the order of their image numbers starting from the smallest number In the image list window the images are displayed in the order of their image numbers starting from the largest number In the image list window the images without thumbnail miniature image used as index data will be displayed as an icon In the image list window the images without thumbnail miniature image used as index data will be displayed as its original image In the image list window image information file type shooting conditions etc will be displayed In the image list window no image information will be displayed The warning and operation sounds beep No warning or operation sounds beep Press CANCEL The settings will be returned to the state they were in before you made changes 64 Viewing a slideshow You can per
25. J Saturday in the color J button to select the desired color for Sunday and Saturday Then Execute press ENTER with eB AE ENTER Then select Execute Set the calendar Press the arrow 4 Press the arrow button to button to select Execute and select the following items and then press aaa press the arrow to select The calendar is displayed in the an option calendar area Start Month Set the first month and the year starting the calendar a aa Calendar Item Procedures Preview amaga Press the arrow to select the month or year and press BA Paik 18 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 the arrow button to set 2004 the number Press ENTER Start Day Set the day starting the week placed furthest left in the calendar Press the arrow button to select Sunday or Monday Then press ENTER J Check the preview then save and print your Creative print For details see page 58 52 GB Making a card 4 Press the arrow 4 You can add a greeting button to select the desired and your own message template and press ENTER to images and make an The preview of the selected original card like the one template is displayed shown below Image area Message area 1 Display the Creative Print menu page 43 tiles Catinage E 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select Card then press ENTER The p
26. O lt O a O C 3 O oi e 2 Press the arrow button to select T IMAGE SEARCH and then press ENTER The IMAGE SEARCH menu is displayed You can search for an image by file number date or folder number Cursor IMAGE SEARCH menu By File No By Date By Folder No Press the arrow 4 button to select the search key and press ENTER The dialog box used for specifying the criteria for searching is displayed Press the arrow button to select an item and press the arrow button to specify numbers 70 GB e When you select By File No Specify the starting and ending numbers of the files that you want to search for Starting file number Ending file number Tip To search for a specific file enter the same file number in both the boxes e When you select By Date Specify the starting and ending dates of the files that you want to search for Starting date Ending date Tip To search for images of a specific day enter the same date in both the boxes e When you select By Folder 6 Press ENTER No Specify the folder number of the images you want to search for The image list is displayed e When you have selected By File No and By Data the images Ar Sm ee ff 2 found are selected with an orange frame By Folder No e When you have selected By 100 Folder No the first image in the selecte
27. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select the print quantity other images and set print e To increase the print quantity one quantity for each of them by one press ENTER When you move the yellow frame e To decrease the print quantity the previously selected image is one by one press CANCEL displayed with the orange frame To cancel the selection press Selected images with orange frame CANCEL for more than two seconds To cancel the selection Press the arrow 4 button to move the yellow frame cursor to the image you want to cancel in the image list and press CANCEL for more than two seconds You can set up to 30 copies of print The orange frame disappears quantity for an image Print quantity increases or decreases J 3 T 3 Co v Co ry lt 3 O 5 O s lt O Z O ze O Cc 3 O oi Continued 25 GB G Press PRINT Printing of the images selected with orange frames starts 5 When printing is complete and the print paper automatically emerges remove the printed paper from the paper tray During printing the printin a A i 4 a Notes process is displayed on the TV monitor e Do not remove the memory card while the access indicator is flashing the memory welt card or printer may be damaged Gierite We BINNE GANA e Never move or turn off the printer while it is printing the print cartridge or paper may become stuc
28. To specify a different destination folder click Browse PictureGear Studio Set up Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files j 2 Woe Setup will install PictureGear Studio in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder D Program Files Sony PictureGear Studia Browse To register the Media Watcher check Register the PictureGear Studio Media Watcher in the startup folder and then click OK PictureGear Studio Media Watcher egister the PictureGear Studio Media atcher in the startup Folder When the installation is completed the installation complete dialog box is displayed Continued 93 GB vu as tQ h O 3 0 vu O a O 3 O Q D What is PictureGear Studio Media Watcher The PictureGear Studio Media Watcher detects insertion of a device or medium storing photos when the PictureGear Studio is installed in an operating system other than the Windows XP You can also register the PictureGear Studio Media Watcher later with the following steps 1 After you install the PictureGear Studio software click Start Programs PictureGear Studio Tools and then Media Watcher The PictureGear Studio Media Watcher is started 2 Click the PictureGear Studio Media Watcher icon on
29. You can enter the maximum of 5 lines To input a capital letter Press the arrow 4 button to select CAPS and press ENTER The capital letters keyboard is displayed To return to the small letters input keyboard select CAPS again To correct characters in the input box e To delete a character before the cursor in the input box Press the arrow 4 button to select BS Back Space and press ENTER Each time you press ENTER a character before the cursor is deleted Continued 37 8 3 5 amp 5 Ve c 2 3 Ve lt 3 O 5 O s lt O lt O 0 O an 3 O Q o e To insert a character among the input characters Press the arrow 4 button to select or on the window and then press ENTER repeatedly until the cursor moves to the position where you want to insert a character 6 After you finish entering the remaining characters press the arrow 4 button to select NEXT and then press ENTER The keyboard is closed and the input characters are superimposed on the image Adjustment tools B EDIT Text ol Execute elect item with B 4 B then press ENTER J Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired adjustment tool then press ENTER to adjust the size and position of the characters To make multiple adjustments repeat this step 38 GB Items Procedures R
30. a digital camera is 3 4 When an image is edited or printed in the postcard or 3 5 x 5 inch size it is saved as a more horizontal print image and its top and bottom edges will be cut and displayed in black gt As long as the PictBridge compliant device is connected to your computer the PictBridge indication remains Disconnect the cable of the PictBridge compliant device to turn off the indication page 81 Seuss olution e Is the print paper properly If print paper is not properly loaded the Paper does not feed set in the paper tray printer may develop trouble Check the following e Is the correct set of print paper and print cartridge loaded page 12 e Does the arrow on the reverse side of the print paper point in the same direction as the arrow in the tray gt page 16 e Did you place print paper exceeding the limit in the paper tray page 16 e Does the spacer of the tray match the print paper page 15 e Did you riffle the print paper thoroughly e Did you bend or fold the print paper before printing 107 2 Bulzoousajqnoi Suse solutions Paper does not e Are you using print paper gt Use print paper designed for the printer feed that was not designed for If you use incompatible print paper the the printer printer may develop trouble page 12 e Is the print paper jammed gt When the printer cannot feed the print paper the print pa
31. an image once it is deleted 1a Bulzoousajqnoi I cannot format e Is the write protect switch the Memory Stick LOCK position e Is ita Memory Stick ROM The Memory Stick was formatted accidentally Others of the memory card is in the gt Slide the write protect switch to the write enable position page 129 gt You cannot delete an image from or format a Memory Stick ROM gt Once the Memory Stick is formatted all the data is deleted and cannot be recovered To prevent accidental format set the write protect switch to the LOCK position page 129 I cannot insert the print cartridge smoothly The print cartridge cannot be removed e Is the paper cartridge error J 2 indicator lit or is an error message displayed in the MONITOR OUT mode The print paper jams 114 9 gt If the print cartridge does not click into place remove it and then re insert it Only when the ink ribbon is too slack to be loaded wind the ink ribbon in the direction of the arrow to remove the slack page 14 gt Turn off the ON STANDBY button and then turn it on After the motor sound stops try to remove the cartridge If this does not solve the problem contact Sony service facilities or your Sony dealer gt Paper is jammed See If paper jams gt page 124 and remove jammed paper from the printer If jammed paper cannot be removed cont
32. current image in the image list will be displayed To stop slideshow Press CANCEL e Depending on the image it may take time to be displayed e You cannot display the images that are not displayed as thumbnails because they are damaged or for some other reason 66 GB The dialog box to specify the print quantity is displayed Set the print quantity e To increase the print quantity one by one press ENTER repeatedly e To reduce the print quantity one by one press CANCEL repeatedly e To reset the print quantity to one press CANCEL for more than two seconds Press the arrow 4 button to select OK to start printing The image previewed is printed To stop printing Press CANCEL When you are printing multiple copies the next printing after the one currently printing will be cancelled Deleting images You can delete images in the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card You can also format the Memory Stick e During deleting or formatting do not turn off the printer or remove the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card from the insertion slot The Memory Stick or CompactFlash card may be damaged e An image once deleted will be lost forever Before deleting an image double check that it is the right one e When formatting a Memory Stick all the files including the image files will be deleted e You cannot format a CompactFlash card You can select and del
33. paper of the specified size into the tray and set the paper tray into the printer page 15 gt There is no cleaning sheet in the paper tray Insert cleaning sheet into the paper tray and set the paper tray into the printer page 15 gt The print paper and print cartridge do not match Check the print cartridge size actually loaded in the printer and set the print paper for the identical size page 15 gt Paper jams See If paper jams page 124 and remove jammed paper from the printer If the jammed paper cannot be removed contact the Sony service facilities 123 Duizooys jqnoIL If paper jams If the print paper jams the J J paper cartridge error indicator lights in the printer s LCD display an error message is displayed in the MONITOR OUT mode and printing stops Unplug the AC power cord of the printer and remove the jammed paper from the paper outlet or take out the paper tray to remove the jammed paper Pull out the jammed paper Take out the paper tray to remove the jammed paper If you cannot remove the jammed paper contact your Sony dealer 124 Cleaning the inside of the printer If white lines or dots are printed on the pictures use the cleaning cartridge supplied with the printer and the protective sheet supplied in the printing pack to clean inside the printer 1 Open the cartridge compartment cover and remove the print cartridge
34. postal stamps is also against the law TV program films video tapes others portraits or other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized video printing of such materials may infringe the provisions of the copyright law About the Memory Stick Memory Stick is small light weighted and next generation IC storage media with a larger capacity than a floppy disc You can use the Memory Stick to exchange data among Memory Stick compatible devices In addition you can use the Memory Stick as a removable external storage device to save your data Following types of Memory Stick are available for versatile purposes e Memory Stick Memory Stick can store all types of data except for the one that requires the MagicGate copyright protection technology e Memory Stick MagicGate High Speed Transfer Compatible Memory Stick MagicGate High Speed Transfer Compatible employs MagicGate copyright protection technology and supports high speed data transfer It can be used with all the Memory Stick compatible devices Data transfer speed depends on the Memory Stick compatible device Continued Pe UO EWIOJU EUOILIPPY Memory Stick with memory select function Memory Stick with memory select function incorporates multiple 128MB memory units which can be selected by a user via a mechanical switch on the revers
35. the taskbar with the right mouse button and click Settings from the menu displayed 3 Check Starts the Media Watcher when you log on Widows To display the Readme file check View Readme and then click Finish PictureGear Studio Set up InstallShield Wizard Complete You can view Readme Check following Checkbox if you want to view Readme V View Readme file 94 8 e When you check View Readme the Readme file is displayed When you close the Readme file the PictureGear Studio Setup dialog box is also closed e When you do not check View Readme the PictureGear Studio Setup dialog box is closed 8 Remove the CD ROM from your computer and keep it for future use If the installation fails do the installation procedures from step 2 The supplied CD ROM will be required when you uninstall or re install the PictureGear Studio Keep it in good order for possible future use The PictureGear Studio supplied with the DPP EX50 has the following limitations In PhotoCollection you cannot select paper other than Sony In PrintStudio you cannot create or print Label In PrintStudio you cannot create or print a Sticker name card or card In PrintStudio you cannot print part of Postcard designs To delete the above limitations and upgrade the software to the version supplied with VAIO computer or CLIE handheld execute the Se
36. 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 image list 139 UOIJEWIOJU JEUO IPPY Lists of templates and patterns in Creative Print MONITOR OUT mode only Free layout templates Calendar patterns CE E E E ES CE E g g g o Calendar templates E Postcard size Card templates E Postcard size 3 5 x 5 inch size E Small size Split image templates E Postcard size aje jaja E 3 5 x 5 inch size E Small size Messages Mevu Christmas Congratulations Thank You Wedding Bells Season s Greetings Happy Birthday Happy Halloween Happy Birthday Season s Greetings Happy Birthday For You Merry Christmas Congratulations Thank You Happy Holidays Congratulations E 3 5 x 5 inch size c o la a DJEJF AJA A GJH 1I AJAJA la UO JEWIOJU J EUOIIPPY Small size ALB C DIE F GjH I Frames ek Identifying the parts For details see the pages indicated in the parentheses Printer AY NY M es a Ad ro 3 al fe E ey S MONITOR OUT button pages 20 72 2 ON STANDBY button pages 20 74 82 89 INPUT SELECT button pages 21 74 4 Arrow 4 b
37. to make an original calendar 1 Display the Creative Print menu page 43 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select Calendar then press ENTER The print size selection window is displayed Cartridge 3 5X 5inch size Calendar Select Print Size Postcard size Small size e with gt and ENTER 3 Press the arrow button to select the print size then press ENTER The window used for selecting the calendar type is displayed Calendar sF Select Calendar Template Cartridge EIHP HE template with OBAE and ENTER When you select Postcard size 50 GB 4 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired template then press ENTER The preview of the selected template is displayed Image area Calendar area a f Calendar af Preview 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2004 June August sumtuwt fs um ww ith fs sa su a 345 1 2 345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 7 8 9 101112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2004 2004 ct item with EPA E and ENTER Tip You can select and set an image area or calendar area in any order 5 Select an image When you select a template with multiple images repeat the procedures below to select an image for each area Q Press the arrow 4 button to select an image area then press ENTER The image list is displaye
38. use Small size paper Slide the spacer toward the paper feed direction until it clicks into place at the most inside arrow marker Paper feed direction Spacer Make sure to adjust the slider to the paper size before you install the print paper If you insert the print paper and then adjust the spacer a trouble may occur Set the print paper into the tray Riffle the print paper Then insert the print paper and the protection sheet together with its printing surface the side with no imprint facing up and the arrow pointing to the paper feed direction You can set up to 25 sheets for Post Card size and 30 sheets for 3 5 x 5 inch size or Small size print paper 16 Printing surface Arrows pointing the feed direction Do not touch the printing surface Fingerprints on the printing surface may result in imperfect printing Remove the protective sheet You can use the protective sheet as cleaning sheet Make sure to keep it together with the supplied cleaning cartridge page 124 Close the paper tray cover When adding print paper to a partially full tray make sure that the total number of sheets does not exceed 25 for cover the Post Card size or 30 for the 3 5 x 5 inch size and Small size print paper 6 Push and open the printer s paper tray compartment Do not place different types or sizes of paper in the tray Do not print on the used print paper Printing an image twic
39. you rotate the image stretched horizontally or add other process when printed There are white lines or dots on the printed pictures The picture is too bright dark reddish yellowish or greenish The eyes of the subject are red reduction does not take effect e Did you enlarge reduce the size of rotate or move an image after the red eye reduction Te gt Depending on the type of digital camera used the image may be stretched vertically if it has been rotated or processed using your digital camera This is not because of trouble with the printer but because the image was rewritten with your digital camera gt The print head or paper path may be soiled Use the supplied cleaning cartridge to clean the head and path gt page 124 gt Adjust an image by selecting Menu EDIT Adjust page 33 gt Adjust fro the red eye phenomenon by selecting Menu EDIT Red eye reduction page 35 gt Set the size of the adjustment frame to be two to seven times as large as the eye page 35 gt Red eye reduction 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 reduction Settings SaUse Selttons The Borders Yes No setting does not take effect Operations are rejected with beeps print paper e Are you operating the
40. 00MHz or faster is recommended Continued 85 GB vu as tQ h O 3 vu e E e 3 O Q 2 RAM 128 MB or more 256 MB or more is recommended Hard disk space 200 MB or more Depending on the Windows version you use more space will be required To handle image data you will need additional hard disk space Display Screen area 800 x 600 pixels or more Colors High Color 16 bit or more On the supplied CD ROM The supplied CD ROM contains the following software e Printer driver for DPP EX50 The software describes the printer s requirements and enables printing from the computer e PictureGear Studio Sony s original software application that allows you to handle still images capturing managing processing and printing 86 GB 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 a 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 system standby hibernate mode of the computer During printing do not change your PC to system standby hibernate mode We cannot guarantee operations with all personal comput
41. 13 Inserting a CompactFlash card 73 Printing iMages ssassn 74 Printing a selected image nni 74 AUTO printing INDEX DPOF ALL 76 Changing the print settings 79 Printing from a ee e camera PictBridge mo Printing images from the digital camera seseeeseeeee sees 81 Changing the print settings 83 Printing from a PC PC mode Installing the software eccee 85 SYSTEM requirements sssr 85 Installing the printer driver wo 87 Installing the PictureGear Studio 92 Printing photos from the PictureGear SOCIO T EE 96 Printing from other application software ceecsecseeseeseeeeees 102 Troubleshooting If trouble OCCUIS c seseeseeeeeeereeeeee 104 If an error message appears 120 I paper ANG raunen 124 Cleaning the inside of the printer 124 Additional information Precautions saccnseseauvesosecevescieeninesirenieans 126 About the Memory Stick 00 127 What is Memory Stick occ 127 Types of Memory Stick cceceeeeneees 127 Types of Memory Stick that the printer can USE cvcnscnntisinrssniessinetaniersnnretons 128 NOTES ON USE sccscsseessresscreesnresentesrnress 129 About the CompactFlash card 130 Notes Om USE sc idncsantenianeandsieanmenondenredan 130 Specifications cicscasccatsccsscadecnasdatncocseayes 131 FING FANGE accaissscsnsesacieceansienide
42. 1991 1997 Silicon Graphics Ine e Lib png Copyright 1995 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat Group 42 Inc Copyright 1996 1997 Andreas Dilger Copyright 1998 1999 Glenn Randers Pehrson e Zlib 1995 2002 Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler e This product uses Exif Toolkit For Windows Ver 2 4 Copyright 1998 FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD All rights reserved Exif is the exchangeable image file format for digital still cameras specified by the JEIDA Japan Electronics Industrial Development Association e All other companies and product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual 3 GB Notice for users Program 2004 Sony Corporation Documentation 2004 Sony Corporation 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 n
43. 2 100 CompactFlash card Inserting removing 20 73 Notes 130 Types 130 Connecting Computer 89 PictBridge compliant digital camera 82 To AC outlet 19 72 81 88 TV monitor 18 Creative Print 42 D Date print 62 Deleting an image 67 Displaying Image list 20 Preview image 23 DPOF 27 76 E Editing an image 30 Eject lever 13 Enlarging reducing the image size 32 Error messages 120 Exif Print 9 61 F Features 9 Filter 34 Finish 61 Formatting Memory Stick 69 Frame 44 56 Free layout print 43 i INDEX 27 76 INPUT SELECT 21 74 Inserting Paper tray 17 Print cartridge 13 Print paper 15 Installing Picture Gear Studio 92 Printer driver 87 System requirements 85 L LCD mode 72 M Memory Stick Note on use 129 Write protect 129 Inserting Removing 19 73 Types 127 MENU 31 43 60 Messages Adding to an image 54 Registering loading 39 Moisture condensation 126 MONITOR OUT button 20 74 MONITOR OUT mode 6 18 Moving an image 32 O ON STANDBY 20 74 82 89 Operation flows 8 Operation modes 6 OPTION 63 Overview 6 141 9 UO JEWIOJU J EUOIIPPY P Paper jams 124 Paper size 12 Paper tray 15 140 PC mode 7 89 PictBridge 7 10 81 135 PICTURE 23 Post card size 12 Print cartridge 12 13 Print paper 12 15 Print quantity 25 Print settings SET UP 60 Printer preferences Options 63 Printing A selected image 22 74 ALL images 27 76 Calendar 50 Card 53
44. 4x INV OD SONY Operating Instructions Before operating this printer please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference m SUPER PE MEMORY STICK m CoAT P4 PictBridge 2004 Sony Corporation 3 207 729 13 1 Before you begin Preparations Printing using a TV monitor MONITOR OUT mode Printing using the printer s LCD display LCD mode Printing from a PictBridge camera PictBridge mode Printing from a PC PC mode Troubleshooting Additional information WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only CAUTION Pictures and or Sound distortion may occur if this product is positioned in close proximity to equipment emitting electromagnetic radiation CAUTION Sony shall assume no responsibility for any accidental or consequential damages or loss of the recording contents which may be caused by use or malfunction of the printer or Memory Stick Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom 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 EX50 Serial No WARNING This unit has no power switch When installing the unit incorporate a readily accessible disconnect device in the fixe
45. 60 e If you replace a print cartridge while the printer is connected to a digital camera an image may not be printed properly If this occurs make the paper size setting of the digital camera again or disconnect and then connect the digital camera e When you select standard printer setting option for the date print or border borderless print the date or border settings of the printer become effective On the PictBridge indication The PictBridge indication on the LCD display shows the connection status between the printer and the digital camera as follows e When the indication lights The connection between the printer and the digital camera is established When the indication blinks The connection between the printer and the digital camera is not established for the following reasons The printer is not ready for the PictBridge mode since it is in the midst of printing or it is in the Creative Print or Edit mode The printer is establishing the connection Please wait The digital camera does not support the PictBridge feature Changing the print settings By connecting your printer to a TV monitor you can display SET UP menu to change the print settings 1 Connect the printer to a TV monitor page 18 Turn on the printer and TV monitor page 20 Make sure that the MONITOR OUT indicator lights page 20 Press MENU page 60 uli Bb WU N Press the arrow b
46. A For other countries 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 1 2 0 6A Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Dimensions Approx 83 x 199 x 290 mm 3 Ta x7 Ty x 11 inches w h d excluding protruding parts 400 mm 15 inches of depth when the paper tray is installed Mass Approx 2 05 kg 4 Ib 8 oz excluding the 0 16kg 6 oz paper tray hag Supplied accessories See Checking the contents of the package on page 11 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 1 Some special file types are not compatible 2 DCF stands for Design rule for Camera File system 3 Exif is an image file format containing an image data added with its thumbnail data for viewing shot date data and the shooting conditions data 4 The printer functions may be limited for a TIFF file Customer support home page The latest support information is available at the following homepage addresses For the customers in the U S A http www sel sony com SEL service conselec For the customers in Canada http www sony ca service For the customers in Europe http www sonydigitallink com index index asp For the customers in Singapore http www css ap sony com Printing range 152 4 mm 6 inch 2 418 dots 101 6 mm 4 inch 1 612 dots 95 5 mm 3 inch 1 516 dots 146 3 mm 5 4 inch 2 322 dots 127 mm 5 inch 2 015 dots 89 mm 3 inch
47. Avoid getting liquids on the Memory Stick or using it in areas subject to high humidity Avoid using or storing the Memory Stick in a location subject to extremely high temperature such as the hot inside of a car or the outdoors exposed to direct sunlight or a place near a heater direct sunlight high humidity corrosive substances e When formatting a Memory Stick use the format function of the printer or your digital camera If you format a Memory Stick with your computer images may not be displayed properly 130 About the CompactFlash card The printer can read and write a CompactFlash card CF Type I Type II flash memory cards with a power specification of 5V or 3 3 5V By using a commercially available CompactFlash card adaptor you can also use SD Memory Card xD Picture Card and Smart Media cards e You cannot use CompactFlash cards with a power specification of 3V 3 3V only Do not insert other types of CompactFlash card into the printer s insertion slot The printer may be damaged Do not drop bend or submit the CompactFlash card to external shock Do not disassemble or modify the CompactFlash card Avoid getting liquids on the CompactFlash card or using them in areas subject to high humidity Otherwise data may be rendered unreadable Avoid using or storing the CompactFlash card in a location subject to extremely high temperature su
48. Basic one image INDEX DPOF prints p 74 ALL prints p 76 Printing from a PC PC mode gt Page 85 Connect the printer to your computer to print images using the computer 7 GB ulbaq no asojag Depending on the operation mode you choose follow the operation flow below MONITOR LCD mode PictBridge mode PC mode OUT mode Get the printer ready for printing e Prepare the printing pack not supplied page 12 e Load the print cartridge page 13 e Insert the print paper page 15 Connect toa TV monitor page 18 Install the supplied software on the PC Connect to a PC Connect to an AC outlet Insert the Memory Stick pages 19 Connect to a 73 or CompactFlash card pages 20 73 camera page 82 Print an image Print an image Use the camera while viewing it using the to print an print an image on a TV monitor printer s LCD image page 81 page 22 display page 74 Q GB MSupreme picture quality functions enabling photo realistic printing High performance heat resistant technology for dye sublimation printing The printer employs the professional dye sublimation printing systems With its professional digital filter the printer eliminates color deterioration that may occur because of the heated head and reproduces photo realistic prints Super Coat 2 The Super Coat 2 feature enables high durability and moisture or fingerprint resistance keeping your prints in go
49. EL Making a free layout print 1 Press MENU You can add an image The menu bar is displayed wallpaper a message Creative Print menu icon Menu bar characters a calendar or stamps to make an original free layout print Tip For the list of wallpaper frames or templates see pages 136 and 137 1 Display the Creative Print menu page 43 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select Free Layout POEs Bie enu nore and then press ENTER Press MENU The previous Ree The print size selection window is window is displayed displayed Press the arrow button Free Layout 2 bd Select kerd Size carriage to select EY Creative Print and then press ENTER Postcard size 3 5x5inch size Small size The Creative Print menu is displayed Creative Print J 3 3 Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O re O an 3 O en o gt 6 Free Layout Calendar Continued 43 6 3 Press the arrow button to select the print size then press ENTER The wallpaper selection window is displayed Cartridge Wallpaper HT e N eT e N Xe ogee Free Layout gt Select a Wallpaper wakakaka t hirin i in aX in When you select Postcard size 4 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired wallpaper then press ENTER If you do not want to place wallpaper on the image
50. NITOR OUT mode CONNECTIONS ceeceeeeteeeteeeteeeteeeteeeeens 18 Connecting to a TV Monitor eee 18 Connecting the AC power cord uu 19 Inserting a memory card s s s 19 Inserting a Memory Stick n se 19 Inserting a CompactFlash card ceee 20 Displaying the images on a TV monitor sxc caescecsncentcesacenaceasccnecenaaen 20 Basic printing operations s 22 Printing a selected image s 22 Printing multiple images cceeeeeeee 24 AUTO printing INDEX DPOF ALL 2 Editing an Image cseseseeeereeeeees 30 Displaying the EDIT Menu eeeeeeeee 31 Eating an image sensuroinnin 32 Saving and printing the edited image 40 Making various prints Creative Print 42 Displaying the Creative Print menu 43 Making a Creative print 43 Saving and printing a Creative print IMaQ sssrinin 58 Changing the print settings SET UP 60 Changing the printer preferences OPTION concectenenetnuciwtasplarieiguectiars 63 Viewing a Slide ShOW c eseseeeeeeees 65 Deleting images csescesseseseereereeeees 67 Deleting selected images n 67 Formatting a Memory Stick vo 69 Searching for an iMAC sceeeceeeees 69 Printing using the printer s LCD display LCD mode COnnections stusecsteusceventscucutesdentaducces 72 Connecting the AC power cord ce 72 Inserting a Memory Card 13 Inserting a Memory Stick n se
51. NT The selected printing indication INDEX DPOF or ALL Folder name Image number 9 Press PRINT Printing starts During printing PRINT is displayed in the LCD display 78 To stop printing Press CANCEL When you are printing multiple copies the next printing after the one currently printing will be cancelled 6 When printing is complete and the print paper automatically emerges remove the printed paper from the paper tray To resume the normal printing mode Press AUTO PRINT repeatedly until either INDEX DPOF or ALL disappears from the LCD display Tips e Even if the print cartridge or print paper runs out in the middle of printing you can continue printing by replacing the print cartridge or inserting print paper e When the Date Print is set to ON with the menu the recorded date month day and year is also printed page 62 Changing the print settings By connecting your printer to a TV monitor you can display SET UP and OPTION menus and change the print settings 1 uli Bb WU N Connect the printer to a TV monitor page 18 Turn on the printer and TV monitor page 20 Make sure that the MONITOR OUT indicator lights page 20 Press MENU page 60 Press the arrow button to select SET UP or jai OPTION and then press ENTER The SET UP page 60 or OPTION page 63 menu is displayed The settings you make are effecti
52. O 3 O Q D 3 Click Yes Printers 2 4re you sure you want to cancel the selected print jobs The printing job is canceled Do not cancel the printing job on process which may cause a paper jam 102e You can use a commercially available application software to print an image from the DPP EX50 Select DPP EX50 in the print dialog box and select the print paper size in the page setup dialog box For details in print settings see steps 8 and 9 on pages 98 and 99 On Borderless setting in the Paper size section When using an application other than the PictureGear Studio an image might be printed with borders even if you select borderless print in the Paper size section of the Paper Output tab in the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box When you select the borderless print option the printing rage information for borderless print 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 either of the following to print an image without borders e When you can set print range with an application set an image to be printed fully in the print range For example select Full page photo print or a similar option e Set a larger value in the Enlarge Reduce text box in the Paper Output tab of the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box In either case make
53. TER 3 Press ENTER The frame is fixed in the current position To adjust the size of the adjustment frame Press the arrow 4 button to select Enlarge or Reduce and press ENTER Continued 35 GB 3 3 Co ae Co ry lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O 3 O on o Each time you press ENTER the 5 Press ENTER to execute the frame becomes larger or smaller red eye reduction adjustment Enlarge reduce the size of the frame The adjustment takes place To reset the adjustment Press CANCEL in step 5 The red eye reduction is canceled and the window of step 2 is displayed Superimposing characters You can enter up to 5 lines of characters P exit to be superimposed on an image Select item with B amp then press ENTER 1 Display the EDIT menu page Tip 31 Make the size of the adjustment frame 2 two to seven times as large as the eye size Press the arrow 4 button to select A Text and then press ENTER The keyboard is displayed Make sure to perform the red eye Current line number reduction adjustment for the right and Character input box left eye separately 4 Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and a adskol tPeth fide ttt The range of red eye reduction z x cvbnm J 7 i adjustment is enlarged CoAT Lowe a a EDIT Red eye Reduction i Bl Correction Complete Select c
54. a 1 1 a Tips O eeonasans e Even if the print cartridge runs out in the middle of printing you can proceed with Remaining time 1 min 30sec printing If a message appears follow the i instructions on a TV monitor to replace the printing pack pages 13 through 17 e When the Date Print is set to ON the Printing 1 1 recorded date year month and day is a also printed page 62 Remaining time 27sec To stop printing Press CANCEL When you are printing multiple copies the next printing after the one currently printing will be cancelled When printing is complete and the print paper automatically emerges remove the printed paper from the paper tray x 5 amp 5 Ke 2 3 Ve lt 3 O 5 O s lt O lt O 0 O Cc 3 O Q o 29 GB Editing an image You can display the EDIT menu on the TV monitor and edit or add an effect to an image This section explains how to edit an image as follows Displaying the EDIT menu page 31 Editing an image e Enlarging or reducing the size of an image page 32 e Moving an image page 32 e Rotating an image page 33 e Adjusting an image page 33 e Adding a special filter to an image page 34 e Reducing red eye phenomenon page 35 e Superimposing characters page 36 Saving and printing an edited image pages 40 and 41 30 GB Buttons to be used i
55. act the Sony service facilities Printing stops e Does the access indicator midway light in green e Is the paper error 9 indicator lit e Is any indicator lit Connecting with a digital camera gt The data size of an image is large and it takes longer to process it for printing As soon as the data processing finishes the printer starts printing gt Paper is jammed See If paper jams gt page 124 and remove jammed paper from the printer If jammed paper cannot be removed contact the Sony service facilities gt If no indicator is lit the thermal head may be overheated Leave the printer until the head cools down and the printer resumes printing The PictBridge mark does not appear on the LCD display of the digital camera e Is the ON STANDBY button turned on e Does the firmware of your digital camera support the printer e Is the PictBridge mark on the LCD display flashing e Is printing in process e Is the digital camera connected correctly gt Connect the cable correctly gt Turn on the ON STANDBY button gt See the homepage for the digital camera you are using gt The PictBridge mark is not displayed while the printer is in the EDIT Creative Print or other menu modes Exit the menu and then connect the cable again gt If a USB mouse or other non PictBridge compliant device is connected remove it and connect a PictBridge compliant devi
56. age 27 e Editing an image enlarging reducing moving rotating adjusting adding a special filter red eye reduction entering characters page 30 e Making various prints Creative Print free layout calendar card split images page 42 e Changing the print settings page 60 e Changing the printer preferences page 63 e Viewing the slideshow page 65 e Deleting images page 67 e Searching an image page 69 1g 0 Connections a monito Connect the VIDEO OUT output connector of the printer to the video input of a TV monitor Video connecting cable supplied e Before making connections unplug the AC power cord of the printer and turn off a TV monitor e When you do not use the supplied video connecting cable use a commercially available video connecting cable shorter than 3 m After you have made the connections connect the AC power cord to the AC outlet The ON STANDBY indicator lights in red To the wall outlet AC power cord The AC power cord in the above illustration is for 120 V AC only The plug shape of the AC power cord for 100 to 240 V is different Inserting a memory card To print an image stored on a Memory Stick insert it into the Memory Stick slot until it clicks into place For the varieties of Memory Stick that you can use with the printer see page 127 Access indicator flashes while the pri
57. age rotates 90 counterclockwise Q Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and press ENTER The window used for adjusting the framed image size and position is displayed Adjustment tools seme Free Layout Image oe Al i T Position Execute Select item with P and ENTER 10 Press the arrow gt 4 button to select the desired adjustment tool then press ENTER Items Procedures Each time you press ENTER the framed image becomes larger Each time you press ENTER the framed image becomes smaller 4 Move the framed image surrounded by the adjustment frame with the arrow 4 button and then press ENTER Continued 45 68 2POW INO YOLINOW 10 uow AL e Bulsn BunULg E 11 Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and press ENTER The framed image is displayed Using the items in this window you can add your favorite effects on the print pages 46 to 49 Items you can add to the print Preview of the created print hae Free Layout Cartridge el 12 Check the preview then save and print your Creative print For details see page 58 46 Adding your favorite effects to the print E Adding a stamp Press the arrow 4 button to select Stamp and press ENTER The stamp selection window is displayed L Free Layout er Select a Stamp Cartridgs D mp with EPAk and ENTER
58. ar is displayed 2 Press the arrow button to select I DELETE FORMAT and then press ENTER The DELETE FORMAT menu is displayed 3 Press the arrow button to select Memory Stick Format and press ENTER The confirmation dialog box is displayed nory Stick select s000 il PRES ig e ae E g meoo a cara Formatting Memory Stick cancel Le ka EJ 101 0004 101 0006 101 0007 101 0010 gt B Select item with gt then press ENTER 4 Press the arrow button to select OK and press ENTER The Memory Stick is formatted When you format a Memory Stick all the images inside are deleted Searching for an image You can search a Memory Stick or CompactFlash card for an image by file number or date Buttons to be used in this section MENU ENTER Arrow gt 4 button CANCEL 1 Press MENU The menu bar is displayed Menu bar IMAGE SEARCH menu icon 4 5 st SO 00 0001 100 0003 100 0004 Awe Pe Le aah 2 100 0011 100 001 Cet 14 100 0014 j r F m a A igi Mt oa PG e s He w r 100 0035 100 0102 100 0103 Passe na os Ae 101 0004 101 0006 101 0007 Select item with gt then press ENTER To exit the menu mode Press MENU The previous window is displayed Continued 69 GB J 3 T 3 Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O mn lt
59. ates 90 clockwise Go 6 Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 counterclockwise Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and then press ENTER The image is selected and displayed in the relevant area 6 Enter a message Q Press the arrow 4 button to select the message area then press ENTER The message selection window is displayed Card Select Message carnage redding Se n s Greeting Select a message with Jand ENTER 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired message then press ENTER The color selection window for the message is displayed Card Set the character color Cartridge San See Ee eee LL i Bees Select color with gt 4 and ENTER Press the arrow 4 Q Check the preview then save button to select the desired color and print your Creative print then press ENTER The selected message is placed in the message area For details see page 58 7 Enter characters Press the arrow 4 button to select the characters area then press ENTER The keyboard is displayed For how to enter characters see Superimposing characters on pages 36 to 39 Ci 1 2 ala s s 7 elol o L E es popoaoopponopnnn falsfol ehh TELL 2 Ixfe vpopo m 7 on n LOAD SAVE NEXT CAPS 8 After you enter and adjust the characters press the arrow
60. ce gt Connect the cable again after printing is complete 13 Bulzoousajqnoi Cause Solutions I connect and e Is the PictBridge mark on the LCD display flashing quickly disconnect the USB cable but nothing happens I cannot stop printing even if I pressed CANCEL Connecting with a computer gt The printer has developed an over current error Unplug the AC power cord of the printer plug it in again and then press the ON STANDBY button to recover from the error gt The next print from the one currently printed will be canceled gt 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 The images of the memory card inserted in the printer are not displayed on the PC I lost the supplied CD ROM and want to obtain a new one 110 gt The printer does not provide the function for viewing the memory card images from the printer gt Please download the printer driver from the Customer support home page gt page 132 Or contact your Sony dealer The printer driver cannot be installed e Are you sure that you have gt Follow the procedures in the operating followed the installation instructions to install the driver procedures correctly page 87 If an error occurs restart your computer and do the installation procedu
61. ch as the hot inside of a car or the outdoors exposed to a direct sunlight or a place near a heater direct sunlight high humidity corrosive substances excessive dust electrostatic or electronic noises magnetic fields When storing and carrying the CompactFlash card keep it in its original case to ensure protection of important data Avoid removing the CompactFlash card from the insertion slot or turning off the ON STANDBY button while the printer is accessing the CompactFlash card Otherwise data may be rendered unreadable e When using an SD Memory Card xD Picture Card or Smart Media card use a commercially available CompactFlash card adaptor that is compatible with the card Insert the card into the adaptor and then insert it into the printer For how to install the card and adaptor refer to the operating instructions of the CompactFlash card adaptor Avoid inserting or removing the compact flash card or an SD Memory Card xD Picture Card or Smart Media card into or out of the CompactFlash card adaptor while the CompactFlash card adaptor is inserted in the printer The data may be rendered unreadable or erased Specifications Printing method Dye sublimation printing Yellow Magenta Cyan 3 pass Resolution 403 H x 403 V dpi Image processing per dot 256 levels 8 bits for each Yellow Magenta Cyan approx 16 770 000 colors Printing size Post Card 4 x 6 inch size
62. d Calendar Select Image age with OMAE and ENTER 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired image then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the image size and position is displayed Adjustment tools Calendar Adjust The Image Cartridge al JE Execute Select item with P 4 J and ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired adjustment tool then press ENTER Item Procedures Each time you press ENTER the image becomes larger 0 Each time you press ENTER the image becomes smaller r Move the image with the arrow 4 button and then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 clockwise Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 counterclockwise Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and then press ENTER The image is selected and displayed in the relevant area 6 Set the calendar Q Press the arrow gt 4 button to select the calendar area and press ENTER The calendar setting window is displayed Continued 51 6 2POW INO YOLINOW 10 uow AL e Bulsn Bunuud En Calendar eel Set up Cartridge Color of Day Set the color of Sunday and wg oe Saturday to be displayed in the Start Day Sunday Monday calendar Press the arrow Color of Day Sunday in the color E button and then the arrow 4 Sunday in the color
63. d employs and uses as the default setting for image processing software including the Adobe Photoshop The AdobeRGB an optional color space extended with the DCF 2 0 determines the color ranges widely used in printing industry For whether or not a digital camera supports the AdobeRGB see the operating instructions of the digital camera The picture gt Because of differences in the phosphor quality and method or profiles of a TV monitor colors of the please regard the image being image previewed displayed on the screen as just a on the screen reference To adjust picture quality differs from those do either of the following printed Menu SET UP Color Setting page 62 Menu EDIT Adjust page 33 The printed gt Because of the differences in the image differs printer s internal processing and PC when an image is software processing the printed directly printed images will be different from the memory card inserted into the printer s slot and when it is printed via a PC TIe The date cannot be printed The date is printed unintentionally The image cannot be printed fully in the print range Even if I set Borders to No the image is printed with borders on both sides Only part of an image is printed e Is Date Print set to Qn Does the image support DCF Is Date Print set to Off Was the date saved with the image whe
64. d folder is selected with the cursor Press ENTER Searching starts When the search is complete the search results will be displayed If no images have been found No images were found will be displayed J 3 T 3 Co C v gt Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O Cc 3 O on o 71 GB Printing using the printer s LCD display LCD mode You can use the printer s LCD display to carry out the following printing operations e Printing a selected image page 74 Specify the image number and print an image e AUTO printing EEE INDEX DPOF ALL page 76 e Changing the print settings page 79 You need to connect the printer to a TV monitor to make settings Image numbers To print using the printer s LCD display you need to specify the image number for each image To find the image numbers make an index print Or display the image list on a TV monitor or check the image numbers with your digital camera The display of characters on the LCD The following can be displayed on the printer s LCD number 0 to 9 numbers capital letters A to Z _ 7 Other characters are displayed as 5 72 GB Connections After you have made connections when necessary connect the AC power cord to the AC outlet The ON STANDBY indicator lights in red To the wall outlet AC power cord The AC powe
65. d wiring or connect the power cord to socket outlet which must be provided near the unit and easily accessible If a fault should occur during operation of the unit operate the disconnect device to switch the power supply off or disconnect the power cord 2 GB For the customers in the U S A WARNING 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 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 You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not e
66. djustment see step 8 on page 45 Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and then press ENTER The selected message is pasted on the image Continued 47 6 J 3 3 Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O mn lt O lt O ze O C 3 O ou o E Adding a calendar Press the arrow 4 button to select Calendar and press ENTER The window used for selecting a calendar type is displayed ae Free Layout 6 a t h Select Calendar Cartridge lt ee Apri ne a enaueen ane angen eret EET socre ect a calendar with GHBAE and ENTER 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired calendar type and press ENTER The calendar setting window is displayed ioe Free Layout gt Set Calendar ale Start Day Sunday Monday Color of Day Sunday in the color E Sunday in the color H Saturday in the color QO with eB ME ENTER Then select Execute To cancel the operation Press CANCEL The window of the previous step is displayed 48 8 3 Set the calendar Press the arrow button to select the following items and then press the arrow to select an option Item Procedures Start Month Set the first month and the year starting the calendar Press the arrow to select the month or year and press the arrow button to set the number Press ENTER Start Day S
67. e input The keyboard is displayed Input characters again Each time you press ENTER the characters become larger Each time you press ENTER the characters become smaller ry Move the characters with the arrow 4 button and then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the characters rotate 90 clockwise Each time you press ENTER the characters rotate 90 counterclockwise If anumber of input characters is large you may not be able to rorate increase or decrease the size of characters Press the arrow button to select Execute then press ENTER The characters are fixed to the image gt a rt bg al J 4 a A m with e B ANE then press ENTER Once you select Execute you cannot move or delete the characters Registering commonly used characters as a message You can register commonly used characters as a message and can load them later onto the character input box Up to three messages each message with the maximum of 80 characters can be registered 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 in Superimposing characters pages 36 and 37 to enter characters that you want to register as a message in the input box 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select LOAD SAVE and press ENTER The dialog box to register and save messages is displayed 2 Registering the message NEXT m with 4 then press ENTER 3 Press the arrow button
68. e on the same paper will not make the printed image thicker Use the print paper for this printer only vu Do not use the print paper ejected ie without printed 7 Insert the paper tray into the printer Insert it firmly until it clicks into e Avoid storing the paper with the printed place 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 e Avoid placing the print paper in a location subject to high temperatures high humidity excessive dust or direct sunlight e When you are going to store partially used print paper store it in its original bag e Do not remove the paper tray during printing e To avoid paper jam or malfunctions of the printer make sure the following before printing Do not write or type on the print paper Use the oil ink pen to write on the paper after printing You cannot type on the print paper Do not attach sticker or stamps on the print paper Do not hold or bend the print paper 17 C Printing using a TV monitor MONITOR OUT mode When you connect your printer to a TV monitor you can display the images and check the operations on the TV monitor You can perform the following printing operations e Printing a selected image page 22 e AUTO printing INDEX DPOF ALL p
69. e or paper may become stuck If this happens turn the printer off and then on and resume printing from the beginning Date If Date Print is on e DPOF preset image printing You can print all the DPOF Digital Print Order Format preset images The images are printed with the preset number of copies in the order they were displayed e ALL images printing You can print all the images stored in the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card at one time The images are printed one by one in the order of their image numbers 76 GB 3 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly e For how to preset images for printing see to select the memory card the manual of your digital camera containing the images that e Some types of digital camera do not you want to print support the DPOF function or the printer may not support some of the functions of the digital camera Display the desired memory card type on the LCD display Memory Stick or CompactFlash 1 Turn on the printer The ON STANDBY indicator of the printer lights in green y INPUT SELECT Access indicator flashes while accessing the data F 5 5 Co a 2 Press MONITOR OUT to turn 2 off the MONITOR OUT indicator The LCD mode is selected D MONITOR OUT A J 2 o lt CY J 3 O Q p Continued 71 GB G Press AUTO PRINT repeatedly to display INDEX DPOF or ALL on the LCD display 2 AUTO PRI
70. e side of the media Each memory unit can be used to categorize various types of data You cannot select multiple memory units together or continuously MagicGate Memory Stick MagicGate Memory Stick employs the MagicGate copyright protection technology Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick PRO employs the MagicGate copyright protection technology and can be used only with Memory Stick PRO compliant devices Memory Stick ROM Memory Stick ROM is the read only Memory Stick storing the data You cannot save or delete its data About Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Duo is smaller than the standard sized Memory Stick When inserted into the Memory Stick Duo adaptor the Memory Stick Duo is the same size as the standard sized Memory Stick and can be used with Memory Stick compliant devices e When using the Memory Stick Duo on the printer make sure to insert the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick Duo adaptor and then insert the adaptor containing the Memory Stick Duo into the printer 1238 e Before using the Memory Stick Duo check the correct direction to insert the Memory Stick Duo If you attempt to insert it in a wrong direction the Memory Stick Duo and the printer may be damaged e Never insert the Memory Stick Duo adaptor that contains no Memory Stick Duo into a
71. eck it to adjust and print an image shot with a Exif Print Exif 2 2 compliant digital camera The printer driver uses the color conversion and Exif shooting data to adjust the image This option is effective only with PictureGear Studio Red eye reduction Check it to automatically reduce the red eye phenomenon of the subject shot by using a flash light e When you check this option make sure to select Preview to display the preview image before printing and check that the red eye reduction has been correctly processed to the image e Red eye phenomenon will be detected automatically and it may not be corrected e Red eye reduction is enabled only when you have installed the software from Setup exe in the supplied CD ROM For the details see the Readme txt Print settings Adjusts the color elements and sharpness R Adjusts the red and blue elements The higher you set the level the ore 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
72. ed 81 GB as 5 a 5 eo x O fe aS A ct ee rem Q D A fe 3 D x fe aS A ct ee rom Q D 3 O i D 3 Turn onthe printer The ON STANDBY indicator of the printer lights in green Zs ON STANDBY 4 connect a PictBridge compliant digital camera to the printer Use the USB connecting cable supplied with the digital camera To the PictBridge connector USB A TYPE je To the PictBridge connector USB PictBridge compliant digital camera 8 GB e The connector is designed for the PictBridge only Never connect a device other than a PictBridge compliant digital camera e The type of USB connecting cable you should use may differ depending on the digital camera Use a USB connecting cable with an A TYPE connector for the printer and an appropriate type for your digital camera e Use a commercially available USB cable shorter than 3m in length The printer automatically enters the PictBridge mode The PictBridge indication appears in the LCD display PictBridge Operate the digital camera to print an image The printer supports the following prints e Single image print e Index print INDEX e All images print ALL e Date print e Border borderless print Tip If you do not make settings for print quality with your digital camera an image will be printed according to the print settings with the SET UP menu page
73. ers even though they may meet or exceed the system requirements T Make sure that the printer is disconnected from the computer If you connect the printer to your PC in this stage either of the following dialog boxes are displayed e When using Windows 98SE Me Add New Hardware Wizard e When using Windows 2000 XP Found New Hardware Wizard If this occurs disconnect the printer from the PC and then click Cancel in the dialog box Turn on your computer and start Windows e When installing or uninstalling the software in Windows 2000 Professional log on to Windows as Administrator or Power user e When installing or uninstalling the software with Windows XP Professional Home Edition log on using a Computer administrator user account 3 e Be sure to close all running programs before installing the software The dialog boxes in this section are those in Windows XP Professional unless otherwise specified The installation procedures and the dialog boxes shown differ depending on the operating system Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer The setup starts automatically and the installation window is displayed In case the installation window is not automatically displayed double click the Setup exe of the CD ROM Click Installing Printer Driver SONY Digital Photo Printer DPP EX50 Ws Installing Printer Driver
74. et the day of the week placed furthest left in the calendar Press the arrow button to select Sunday or Monday Then press ENTER Color of Day Set the color of Sunday and Saturday to be displayed in the calendar Press the arrow button and then the arrow 4 button to select the desired color for Sunday and Saturday Then press ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the calendar size and position is displayed som Free Layout Calendar Cartridge fll e ReERar RET nEree BAe Postion Adjust the size and position of the calendar For information on adjustment see step 8 on page 45 Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute and then press ENTER The selected calendar is pasted on the image E Superimposing characters Press the arrow 4 button to select A Text and press ENTER The keyboard is displayed For how to enter characters see Superimposing characters on pages 36 to 39 Ts CE 1 2f3fafs ef7fsfofof pL as fatwfelr tfyfefi fof cya Hoon oOnoOoeae BoHoORoOoODRen On n LOAD SAVE NEXT CAPS lt gt J and ENTER t 49 38 J 3 3 Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O C 3 O ou o Making a calendar You can add a selected calendar to an image or images
75. ete images on a Memory Stick or CompactFlash card Buttons to be used in this section MENU ENTER Arrow gt 4 button CANCEL 1 Press MENU The menu bar is displayed Menu bar DELETE FORMAT menu icon To exit the menu mode Press MENU The previous window is displayed 2 Press the arrow button to select jj DELETE FORMAT and then press ENTER The DELETE FORMAT menu is displayed Cursor DELETE FORMAT menu Continued 67 J 3 3 Co 2 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O a O C 3 O o e 3 Press the arrow button 6 Press the arrow button to select Delete Image and to select OK and press press ENTER ENTER The image list is displayed A trash The selected image is deleted To icon is displayed on the image delete other images repeat steps 4 selected with the cursor before you through 6 pressed MENU in step 1 Trash icon e When you delete an image with the associated file indication 3 the associated motion or e mail file will be also deleted e You cannot delete the protected image with the protect indication 4 Press the arrow 4 button to move the trash icon to the image you want to delete then press ENTER 9 Press ENTER A confirmation dialog box is displayed 68 GB You can format a Memory Stick T Press MENU The menu b
76. f Prints an image without any adjustments Borders Yes Prints an image with borders around the image Depending on an image its top and bottom edges or right and left edges may be trimmed and printed No Prints an image without blank space around the image e You cannot make borderless prints with Small 3 5 x 4 3 5 cf 5 Ko ie Te v lt 3 O 2 O s lt O Z O X O 3 O Q aJ inch size print paper e 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 Finish Glossy Prints an image vividly with glossy finish Texture Prints an image softly with a uniform and uneven finish Factory settings Continued 61 8 Item Date Print Color Setting Settings On OFF Factory settings To cancel settings Contents Prints the date of shooting with an image when the image is a file recorded in the DCF Design rule for Camera File system format To make a print with the date of shooting shoot an image in the DCF file format When the image is saved with the printer the date of saving is printed Prints an image without the date Adjusts the colors and sharpness of a print Press the arrow button to select a color element R red G green or B blue or Sharpness and then press the arrow button to set the level R 0 G
77. f cleaning times increases the cleaning loses its effect Do not place the protective sheet on the print paper and carry out cleaning which may cause paper jam or other troubles If a cleaning does not improve printed picture quality please carry out cleaning a couple of times 125 Duizooys jqnoIL Additional information Precautions On safety e 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 e Avoid placing the printer in a location subject to vibration high humidity excessive dust direct sunlight extremely high or low temperatures 1260 e Do not use electrical equipment near the printer The printer will not work properly in electromagnetic fields e Do not place heavy objects on the
78. form a slideshow of the images saved in a Memory Stick or CompactFlash card You can also manually print an image being displayed Buttons to be used in this section MENU ENTER Arrow gt 4 button CANCEL T Press MENU The menu bar is displayed Menu bar SLIDESHOW menu icon To exit the menu mode Press MENU The previous window is displayed 2 Press the arrow button to select SLIDESHOW and then press ENTER The SLIDESHOW menu is displayed Cursor SLIDESHOW menu Switch Automatic Manual Press the arrow 4 button to select Switch press the arrow button to select Automatic to switch images automatically or Manual to switch them manually and then press ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select Execute then press ENTER e When Automatic is selected The images in the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card are displayed automatically one after another Continued 65 GB J 3 w 3 Co C ie 3 Co ry lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O C 3 O on o e When Manual is selected The image with the cursor in the image list is displayed To switch images press the arrow 4 button The image to Printing a displayed image While playing the slideshow manually you can print a displayed image 1 Press PRINT the left right above or below the
79. g Printer Driver SONY Digital Photo Printer DPP EX50 The Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard dialog box appears 4 Click Next Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Sony DPP EX50 The InstallShield Wizard will install Sony DPP EX50 on your computer To continue click Next ees concet_ The license agreement dialog box is displayed Check I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next If you check I do not accept the terms of the license agreement you cannot proceed with uninstallation Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Sony End User Software License Agreement This End User Software License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation a corporation organized under Japanese Law hereinafter referred to as Sony Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software packed together with this EULA the Software By installing or using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this License Agreement You may use the Software only in connection with the use of your Sony printer the Printer Software is licensed not sold If you do not agree to the terms of this License Agreement please return the Software together with the Printer to the place where you obtained it v
80. gt gt Installing PictureGearStudio Complete The Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard dialog box appears Continued 8 GB yg 2 gt m gt Q a x O 3 fe ae O D O 3 O Q p lt 5 Click Next J Click Install Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Sony The wizard is ready to begin installation DPP EX50 The InstallShield Wizard will install Sony DPP EX50 on Eick Installto begin the metalation your computer To continue click Next If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Nen D conca i Cancel The license agreement dialog box is The Printer connection dialog box displayed is displayed 6 Check I accept the terms of 8 Connect the AC power cord of the license agreement and the printer to the AC outlet click Next The ON STANDBY indicator lights If you check I do not accept the in red terms of the license agreement you cannot proceed to the next step To the wall outlet Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Sony End User Software License Agreement This End User Software License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you and Sony Corporation a c
81. i ons the cursor starts This section explains how to select an image and print it in full size Borderless standard print 1 Press the arrow 4 button to move the yellow frame cursor to the image you want to print During printing the printing process is displayed on the TV monitor Creating the printing data 1 1 Remaining time 1 min 30sec Printing 1 1 a Remaining time 27sec 22 GB 3 When printing is complete and Checking the preview image the print paper automatically before printing emerges remove the printed You can display and check an image in paper from the paper tray full screen size before printing Move the yellow frame cursor to the desired image then press PICTURE 2 PICTURE e Do not remove the memory card while the access indicator is flashing the memory The selected image is displayed in full card or printer may be damaged screen size This is called the preview Never move or turn off the printer while it image is printing the print cartridge or paper Print cartridge type may become stuck If this happens turn L Postcard M 3 5 x the printer off and then on and resume 5 inch S Small printing from the beginning Memory Total number of card type images in the Number of the memory card selected images J 3 T 3 Co 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 O s lt O lt O a O
82. indicators PC If the printer shows trouble do the following Turn off the ON STANDBY button and then turn it on again Disconnect the power cable wait for 5 to 10 seconds and then connect the cable again Restart your computer If these do not solve the problem consult with your Sony dealer or service facilities e Is an error message gt Remove the USB cable and then connect displayed stating that an it again error was detected in output of documents via USB An image is e Are you using an gt When using an application other than printed with application software other the PictureGear Studio an image might borders even if I than PictureGear Studio be printed with borders even if you set Borders to select borderless print If this occurs do No either of the following to print an image without borders When you can set print range with an application set an image to be printed fully in the print range even if it is printed over the range Set a larger value in the Enlarge Reduce text box in the Paper Output tab of the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box page 99 1S Colors are not in the Graphics tab of the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box reproduced correctly e Is ICM selected in the Graphics tab of the DPP EX50 Properties dialog box Preview image does not reflect the print settings in the Graphics
83. k If this happens turn the printer off and then on and resume printing from step 1 on page 24 Remaining time 1 min 30sec Printing 1 1 i Remaining time 27sec To stop printing Press CANCEL When you are printing multiple copies the next printing after the one currently printing will be cancelled 26 GB e ALL images printing You can print all the images stored in the Memory Stick or CompactFlash AUTO automatic printing allows you card at one time The images are to print multiple images stored on the printed one by one in the order of Memory Stick or a CompactFlash card their image numbers at one time Not The printer provides the following three AUTO printing methods e For how to preset images for printing see the manual of your digital camera e INDEX printing e Some types of digital camera do not You can print a list index of all the support the DPOF function or the printer images contained in the Memory may not support some of the functions of Stick or CompactFlash card in split the digital camera anes which allows you to check the 7 7 1 Press AUTO PRINT repeatedly contents of the memory card easily to display INDEX DPOF The number of split panes on a sheet a Al onthe Tl montor will be calculated automatically Images are printed with their ee AUTO PRINT corresponding image numbers Image number e100 0001
84. l image capturing managing processing and outputting You can use the software to print an image from your PC in the post card 3 5 x 5 inch or small size print paper 1 Start the PictureGear Studio The PictureGear Studio window is displayed 2 Click Photo Collection PhotoCollection You Can organize and manage the impaited photos You can also make extra copes by yoursall The Photo Collection window is displayed 3 Click the desired photo category folder For explanations Sample folder is selected in the following example 906 GB Click Print The Print dialog box is displayed Select the photos that you want to print set the number of copies to be printed for each photo and then click Apply The print paper selection dialog box is displayed Make sure to set the print quantity in this dialog box Even if you set the number of copies in Paper Output tab of the Sony DPP EX50 Properties dialog box the print quantity will not be reflected 6 Click Sony Standard Papers and then select the desired paper size Select either of the following paper sizes for the DPP EX series e DPP EX series 4 x 6 Postcard size SVM 25LS 25LW 75LS e DPP EX series 3 5 x 5 SVM 30MS e DPP EX series 3 5 x 4 Small size SVM 30SS 30SW 30SW09 When you select the paper size the print dialog box is di
85. le system it may not be printed with the printer even if it is displayed on the PC monitor gt 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 PICTURE Ifa preview image is displayed you can print the image If the same mark is displayed again the image is of incompatible file format and you cannot print it with the printer gt 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 PICTURE Ifa preview image is displayed you can print the image If the same mark is displayed again you cannot print it with the printer 103 Duizooys jqnoIL EN Some images in the image list are not displayed or not printed even if they are displayed The file name is not displayed correctly 106 e Are there more than 9 999 images saved in the memory card e Did you name or rename an image file with your PC e Did you specify the print quantity in the image list e There are 8 or more hierarchies in the memory card e Did you change the file name of the image with your PC gt 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 use the PC or PictBridge mode to display and handle the remai
86. lect Sticker Frame ale fall rn with GRAE and ENTER When you select Small size ta frame with gt and ENTER 56 GB 6 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired frame that you wan to add to an image then press ENTER If you do not want to use any frame select No Frame The image list is displayed Split Image Gata Select Image Cartridge fall TGTHIT image with gt and ENTER Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired image and then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the image position is displayed Adjustment tools Split Image Adjust The Image Cartridge fall Execute Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired adjustment tool then press ENTER Item Procedures Each time you press ENTER the image becomes larger Each time you press ENTER the image becomes 0 smaller ry Move the image with the arrow 4 button and then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 clockwise E Each time you press ENTER the image rotates 90 counterclockwise Q Press the arrow gt 4 button to select Execute and press ENTER The preview image is displayed Split Image l Preview Cartridge iol GIH T Select item with TD J and ENTER 10 Check the preview then save and print your Creative print For details see page 58 57 6
87. log on as a user name with the Computer administrator user account e Be sure to close all running programs before installing the software The dialog boxes in this section are those in Windows XP Professional unless otherwise specified The installation procedures and the dialog boxes shown differ depending on the operation system Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer The setup starts automatically and the installation window is displayed e Incase the installation window is not automatically displayed double click the Setup exe of the CD ROM e Depending on the PC system environments the Microsoft Data Access Component 2 7 and Jet 1 0 should be installed during the PictureGear Studio installation If so the dialog box used for installing the programs will be displayed automatically Follow the on screen instructions proceed with the installation Double click Installing PictureGear Studio SONY Digital Photo Printer DPP EX50 Complete The PictureGear Studio Setup dialog box appears 4 Click Next PictureGear Studio Set up cere K Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 3 A PictureGear Studio The InstallShield Wizard will install PictureGear Studio on your computer To continue click Next a Cancel The dialog box to specify the destination folder is displayed Check the destination and then click Next
88. lower you set the level the darker the picture becomes as if yellow is added Sharp sharpness The higher you set the sharpness level the more distinct the outlines become 10 click OK The print dialog box is displayed 100 11 Click Print All or Print the selected page only biome XK SY 2 The confirmation dialog box for printing is displayed 1 2Make sure that the specified print paper and print cartridge are loaded and click OK PhoteCollertion Edi D Printing will begin Have you set the papers Cancel Printing starts Preparing For print Page EU al Ogee Cancel When Print preview is checked in Step 8 The preview window is displayed Check the adjustment results and then click Print DPP EX50 Preview Paper Type Post card borderless Finish Glossy Copies 1 Enlarge Reduce 100 Color reproduction Picture ality Off Red eye reduction Off R red 0 G green 0 B blue 0 Sharp 0 Page 1 1 l Cancel Printing resumes To stop printing 1 Open the Print dialog box from the desktop 2 Click the document name that you want to cancel printing of and then click Cancel from the Document menu Sony LO 1X50 The dialog box used for confirming the deletion is displayed Continued Oy vu as tQ h s O 3 00 vu O a
89. lso possible Exif Exchangeable image file format for digital cameras Print is a global standard for digital photo printing A digital camera supporting Exif Print stores data relevant to the shooting conditions as each shot is taken The printer utilises the Exif Print data stored in each image file to ensure the printed result matches the original shot as closely as possible Q GB gJ D h O p D lt O c oO D gt E Convenient printing operations High speed CPU enabling quick adjustment and printing The printer employs a high speed CPU which allows you to process preview and print an image quickly 3D animation interface MONITOR OUT mode only The printer s 3D animation interface will allow you to figure out the next step easily learn what the icon or cursor means and enjoy operating the printer Paper tray allowing bulk printing of 25 30 sheets page 15 With the supplied paper tray you can print up to 25 sheets for Post Card size and 30 sheets for 3 5 x 5 inch size or Small size print paper at one time E Versatile of printing A choice of print sizes page 12 You can select from Post Card size 3 5 x 5 inch size and Small size prints Border or borderless prints page 61 You can select a borderless or border print for the Post Card and 3 5 x 5 inch size prints A choice of print finish page 61 You can select from either glossy or texture print finish 10 S A wide
90. mat image size will be printed with deteriorated picture quality gt Do not touch the printing surface the shiny side with no imprint Fingerprints on the printing surface may result in imperfect printing gt Do not print on used print paper Printing an image twice on the same paper will not make the printed image thicker gt 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 see 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 see the operating instructions of the digital camera 109 Bulzoousajqnol The printed e Did you use an AdobeRGB gt An AdobeRGB image file that supports pictures are compliant digital camera the DCF 2 0 will undergo color inferior in not compatible with the corrections but an AdobeRGB image quality DCF 2 0 to shoot an image file that does not support the DCF 2 0 in the AdobeRGB mode will be printed in vague colors without color corrections What is an AdobeRGB An AdobeRGB is a color space that the Adobe System Incorporate
91. mber Image number 5 Press ENTER or CANCEL to set the print quantity e To increase the print quantity one by one press ENTER e To decrease the print quantity one by one press CANCEL e To cancel the selection press CANCEL for more than two seconds You can set up to 30 copies of print quantity for an image 6 Print quantity increases or decreases Press PRINT Printing starts During printing PRINT is displayed on the LCD display Continued 75 ap0w q7 ejds p q gt 7 s 1 4U11d y Buisn Buguld ai 7 When printing is complete and the print paper automatically emerges remove the printed paper from the paper tray AUTO automatic printing allows you to print multiple images stored on the Memory Stick or a CompactFlash card at one time The printer provides the following three AUTO printing methods e INDEX printing You can print a list index of all the images contained in the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card in split panes which allows you to check the contents of the memory card easily The number of split panes on a sheet will be calculated automatically e Do not remove the memory card while the Images are printed with their access indicator is flashing the memory corresponding image numbers card or printer may be damaged Image number e100 0001 e Never move or turn off the printer while it is printing the print cartridg
92. mpactFlash or the printer may be damaged On using the memory card e To avoid potential loss of data make a backup copy of the contents of the memory card We cannot compensate for any damage to or loss of data e Check the memory card and insert it in the correct direction If a memory card is forcibly inserted in the wrong direction the memory card and its slot may be damaged 73 5 gt a gt Q C iP gt Q ct gt p O 2 ot p m2 N rm O UO Q a 2 lt m O w O Q p r Printing images This section explains how to specify an image number and print the image 1 Turn on the printer The ON STANDBY indicator lights in green ON STANDBY 2 Press MONITOR OUT to turn off the MONITOR OUT indicator The LCD mode is selected MONITOR OUT 74 3 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select the memory card containing the images that you want to print Display the desired memory card type on the LCD display Memory Stick or CompactFlash Za INPUT SELECT The access indicator flashes and the images are loaded into the printer The LCD display of the printer shows the current image number Memory card type Print quantity Memory STICK Folder name Image number 4 Press the arrow button to select the folder when multiple folders exist and press the arrow button to select the desired image nu
93. n it was shot with the digital camera Did you set Borders in the SET UP menu to Yes Do you feed the print paper in the correct direction Is the aspect ratio of the image correct Is the image edited and saved with Borders set to Yes e Did you set Borders in the SET UP menu to Yes gt Set Date Print in the SET UP menu to On page 62 gt The Date Print function of this unit supports an image that is compatible with the DCF standards gt Set Date Print in the SET UP menu to On page 62 gt Change the camera settings gt Set Borders to No by selecting Menu SET UP Borders page 61 gt Place the print paper in the direction of the arrow gt page 16 gt 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 gt When you edit and save an image in the postcard or 3 5 x 5 inch size it is saved as a print image including the blank areas Even if you print it with Borders set to No you cannot eliminate the borders on both sides of a print To print without borders edit and save an image with Borders set to No page 61 gt Set Borders to Yes to print the whole area of an image gt page 61 111 9 Bulzoousajqnoi Symptom The image is e Did
94. n this section EDIT menu 1 Follow step 1 on page 22 to select an image that you want to edit or press PICTURE to display its preview image Items Procedures Increases the size of an image or item page 32 Reduces the size of an 2 Press MENU image or item page 32 The menu bar is displayed 4 Moves an image or item EDIT menuicon Menu bar page 32 nal Rotates an image or item page 33 Adjusts the picture quality of an image page J 3 3 Co v Co S lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O J O C 3 O ou o 33 Adds an filter to an image page 34 O Corrects the red eye h To exit the menu mode O O Press MENU again The previous Superimposes characters window is displayed on an image page 36 Reset Resets the editing page 3 Press the arrow button 40 8 pag d aa Oty ane aie Save Saves the edited image press ENTER eer The EDIT menu is displayed page 7 Exit Exits the EDIT menu page 41 31 GB Enlarging and reducing the size of an image 1 Display the EDIT menu page 31 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select KJ to enlarge an image or fd to reduce the size of it and then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the image becomes larger or smaller up to 200 E up to 60 The picture quality of an enlarged image may be deteriorated depending on its size 32 GB Moving an image 1 2
95. ng instructions of your PC On trademarks and copyrights of PictureGear Studio e On copyrights of design materials The copyrights of the design materials contained in this software are owned by Sony Corporation or Sony Music Communications Corporation Any commercial use is prohibited by the copyrights laws Duplication of copyrighted materials such as photographs is prohibited except for private or domestic use e All other companies and product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual Installing the software To use the supplied software your PC must meet the following system requirements System requirements for the printer driver OS Microsoft Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional pre installed CPU Pentium II 400MHz or faster is recommended RAM 64 MB or more is recommended Hard disk space 200 MB or more is recommended System requirements for PictureGear Studio OS Microsoft Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional pre installed IBM PC AT compatible Windows 95 Windows 98 Gold Edition Windows NT other versions ex Server Personal of Windows 2000 are not supported CPU Pentium HI 500MHz or faster Pentium HI 8
96. ning images gt 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 read error gt Once you have selected images in the Printing 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 gt page 24 gt The printer cannot display the images saved in a folder of the 8th or higher hierarchy gt 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 Fora file created with a PC application the first 8 characters of its file name will be displayed as the file name In the EDIT menu there are blank areas at the top and bottom of the previewed ima ge The PictBridge indication turns on even after INPUT SELECT is pressed to select Memory Stick or CompactFlash mode Printing e Is the previewed image extremely stretched vertically or horizontally e Is a PictBridge compliant digital camera connected to the printer gt If an image is extremely stretched vertically or horizontally blank areas may appear in the EDIT menu gt The standard aspect ratio of an image shot with
97. nstannars 133 GIOSSALY eccseeseessecesseesersaesateesersatsatees 135 Lists of templates and patterns in Creative Print MONITOR OUT mode only 136 Identifying the parts cccseeeee 139 OEY NN eee 141 D Gb Before you begin Overview The Digital Photo Printer DPP EX50 provides the following four operation modes depending on the medium or device you use for printing When you print an image on a Memory Stick or a CompactFlash card Printing using a TV monitor Monitor OUT mode gt Page 18 Connect the printer to a TV monitor to view the images and monitor operations for printing an image You can enjoy a variety of printing and editing features Basic one image INDEX DPOF ALL Enlarged Reduced Superimposed prints p 22 prints p 27 Moved Rotated images p 36 image prints pp 32 33 Free layout Calendar prints Card prints p 53 Split images prints p 43 p 50 prints p 56 6 68 When you print an image on a Memory Stick or a CompactFlash card Printing using the printer s LCD display LcD mode gt Page 72 Print images while checking the image number and conduct operations on the printer s LCD display Memory STICK rue H a a A a A LILII Printing from a PictBridge camera PictBridge mode gt Page 81 Connect a PictBridge compliant digital camera to the printer to print images using the camera PictBridge Prints you can make
98. nter is on Insert it so that the lt mark is on the upper left corner To eject a Memory Stick Push the Memory Stick lightly into the insertion slot After the Memory Stick pops back out remove it slowly e When using a Memory Stick Duo be sure to use the Memory Stick Duo adaptor e Do not attempt to insert a Memory Stick forcibly into or out of the slot If you do so the Memory Stick or the printer may be damaged 19 98 i 5 EF 5 Ke c 2 3 Ve lt 3 O 5 O s lt O lt O J O 3 O Q To print an image stored on a CompactFlash card insert the CompactFlash card into the CompactFlash card slot until it clicks into place For the varieties of CompactFlash card that you can use with the printer see page 130 Access indicator flashes while the printer is on Insert it with the wider side facing the printer Eject button To eject a CompactFlash card Press the CompactFlash card eject button After the card pops back out remove it slowly Do not attempt to insert a CompactFlash forcibly into or out of the slot If you do so the CompactFlash or the printer may be damaged On using the memory card e To avoid potential loss of data make a backup copy of the contents of the memory card We cannot compensate for any damage to or loss of data e Check the memory card and insert it in the
99. o attach the clamp filter If the USB cable supplied with your PictBridge compliant digital camera is not equipped with ferrite cores be sure to attach the supplied clamp filter for noise prevention as illustrated below before using the unit To conform to radiation standards you must attach ferrite cores to one end of the USB cable If no ferrite cores are attached other devices may be affected by radiation noise Release the lock of the clamp filter with a screwdriver or a similar tool Wind the cable into the clamp filter one time L LD Close the clamp filter Attach the clamp filter as close to the plug as possible within 10 cm 4 inches that is connected to the printer s USB connector Printing images from the digital camera Follow the procedures below to set the printer to the PictBridge mode and print images directly from the digital camera 1 Set your digital camera ready for printing with a PictBridge compliant printer The settings and operations that are necessary before connection differ depending on the digital camera For details see the operating instructions of the digital camera you use 2 Connect the AC power cord of the printer to a wall outlet The ON STANDBY indicator lights in red To the wall outlet AC cord The AC power cord in the above illustration is for 120 V AC only The plug shape of the AC power cord for 100 to 240 V is different Continu
100. o your computer Cancel When you connect a PC The printer automatically enters the 11 Connect the USB connectors of PC wiedeand the PE indication the printer and your appears on the LCD display of the computer printer Use a commercially available USB 2 0 compatible connecting cable E vu Ss tO h O 3 se vu e U0 Q 3 O on D Continued 89 GB The printer setup will start automatically the printer connection check printer driver registration and new hardware found messages will be displayed If the printer driver CD ROM is prompted during the installation specify the following directory When using the Windows 985E Me as the installation goes on D Driver Win98 me When the printer setup is complete When using the Windows 2000 XP D Driver Win2000 me the Setup Complete dialog box is displayed D stands for the CD ROM driver of your PC and may differ depending on the system The supplied CD ROM will be required when you uninstall or re install the printer driver Keep it in good order for possible future use 12 Click Finish Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Sony DPP EX50 Click Finish to exit the wizard If the installation fails remove the printer from your computer restart your computer and then do the installation procedures from the step 3 Af
101. od condition for an extended period of time Auto Fine Print 3 The Auto Fine Print 3 analyses the picture information of an image including the Exif data and corrects the resulting picture You can select a correction option from Vivid to improve the vividness of an image or Photographical to make an image look more natural and beautiful Thanks to the heat resistance process and a high speed CPU Auto Fine Print 3 realizes even higher definition reproduction and quicker adjustments than the previous Auto Fine Print 2 could Exif Print e The printer supports Exif 2 2 Coupled with the Auto Fine Print 3 feature the printer automatically Exif 2 2 Exif Print support page 61 adjusts an image of an Exif Print compliant digital camera and prints it with optimal picture quality e When you use the supplied PictureGear Studio software to print an image from your PC you can choose Exif Print picture correction in addition to the conventional OS picture correction In Exif Print correction the supplied printer driver uses the Exif data of an image and the printer s color processing to adjust and reproduce an image with supreme picture quality Red eye reduction and other adjustments MONITOR OUT PC modes only page 35 You can adjust an image to reduce the red eye phenomenon that may occur when the subject was shot with flash Adjustments of brightness hue and other elements of picture quality are a
102. olor and font and load save the messages Select a character 36 GB 3 Select a font The characters are input in the font displayed in the FONT button To select a different font do the following Q Press the arrow 4 button to select FONT 2 Press ENTER repeatedly until the desired font is displayed ABCDEFGHIJK ABCDEFGHIJK ABCDEFGHIJK ABCDEFGHIJK ABCDEFGHIJK You cannot specify multiple fonts and colors for a sequence of characters input All the lines of characters are input in the identical font and color You can change font and color in the middle of input procedures The changed font and color will be applied to all the input characters Select a color The characters are input in the color displayed next to COLOR To apply different color do the following Q Press the arrow 4 button to select COLOR and press ENTER The color selection window is displayed m J O A C A N E Sees UL 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired color and press ENTER You cannot apply multiple colors for each line of characters Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired character then press ENTER to input a character The selected characters are input in the character input box You can enter up to 50 characters for each single line To change lines Press the arrow 4 button to select l and press ENTER
103. operties 2 x Paper Output Graphics Color reproduction Picture quality E setingf SSCS IV Red eye reduction Print settings R red 0 1 1 G green 0 B blue 0 _ _ Sharp 0 J Version information Items Functions Color reproduction Picture quality Select the setting from the drop down list box eOff An image will be printed without adjustment e Auto Fine Print 3 From the Settings drop down list box select either of the following correction method Photographical An image will be adjusted automatically and printed with natural and beautiful pictures Recommended option Vivid An image will be adjusted automatically and printed with more vivid pictures In this setting a stronger sharpness correction is given making pictures more vivid e ICM system From the Settings drop down list box select either of the following correction method Graphics when graphics or vivid colors are used Match when you want to match colors Pictures when a photograph or pictures are printed The ICM setting is valid only when you are using an ICM compliant application When printing from an application software that does not support the ICM system an image may be printed with incorrect colors Continued 99 GB vu Ss tO h s O 3 a vu e a e 3 O on O Exif Print Ch
104. or each operation mode pages 6 to 7 to print an image Checking the contents of the package Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your printer Paper tray 1 CD ROM 1 Sony DPP EX50 Printer Driver Software for Windows 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP Home Edition XP Professional PictureGear Studio V 2 0 Cleaning cartridge 1 R gt e Operating Instructions this booklet 1 Clamp filter 1 e Quick Start Guide 1 e Warranty 1 e Owner registration card 1 e Sony End User Software License Agreement 1 11 C suoljesedaid Preparing the printing pack not supplied To print an image you need an optional printing pack designed for the printer The pack contains a set of print paper and a print cartridge You can select the print paper from the following three sizes e Post card 4 x 6 inch size e 3 5 x 5 inch size e Small 3 5 x 4 inch size Select the printing pack according to the type of printing you intend to do For post card size printing SVM 25LS e 25 sheets of Post Card size photo paper e Print cartridge for 25 prints gt SVM 75LS e 3 packages of 25 sheets of Post Card size photo paper e 3 print cartridges each for 25 prints 1 GB For 3 5 x 5 inch size printing gt SVM 30MS e 30 sheets of 3 5 x 5 inch size photo paper e Print cartridge for 30 prints For Small size printing
105. or enter the text boxes for the margins in 0 1 mm to fine adjust the image position You cannot adjust the margins only when using the 9 split sticker print paper When you click Properties the document properties dialog box for the selected printer is displayed 98 GB Items Functions Paper size From the drop down list box select the paper size you actually use for printing e Post card e 3 5x5 inch e Small Then check either of the following to specify the margins around the image e With border an image is printed with borders around it e Borderless an image is printed without borders around it You cannot check when using the Small size print paper Orientation Select the orientation of an image when printed e Portrait e Landscape e Rotates 180 degrees Finish Select the finish of the printed image e Glossy e Texture Copies Specify the number of copies to be printed Depending on the application you use the print quantity setting of the application has priority over that specified here Enlarge Specify the percentage to Reduce enlarge or reduce the size of an image when printed Print preview When checked a preview image will be displayed before printed e When unchecked no preview image will be displayed before printed 9 Inthe Graphics tab set the color reproduction and picture quality Sony DPP EX50 Pr
106. oring the print cartridge e When you are going to store a partially used cartridge store it in its original bag Never put your hand into the cartridge compartment The thermal head reaches high temperatures especially after repeated printing Do not rewind the ink ribbon and use the rewound print cartridge for printing Otherwise proper printing result will not be obtained or even a malfunction may occur If the print cartridge does not click into place remove it and then re insert it If the ink ribbon is too slack to be loaded wind the ink ribbon in the direction of the arrow to remove the slack 14 6 z z E To use Post Card size print 4 Inserting the print neam paper Slide the spacer towards outsides until it clicks into place at the most outside arrow marker 1 Open the paper tray cover Paper feed direction suoi eJed ld Spacer 2 Adjust the spacer to the paper E To use 3 5 x 5 inch size print size you want to use paper On the bottom inside of the paper Slide the spacer toward the paper tray there are three arrow markers feed direction until it clicks into showing the slider stopper place at the middle arrow marker positions for the three paper sizes Slide the spacer Paper feeding direction Paper feed direction Sm M Marker for Small size Marker for 3 5 x 5 inch size Marker for Post card size Continued 15 S E To
107. orporation organized under Japanese Law hereinafter referred to as Sony Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software packed together with this EULA the Software By installing or using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this License Agreement You may use the Software only in connection with the use of your Sony printer the Printer Software is licensed not sold If you do not agree to the terms of this License Agreement please return the Software together with the Printer to the place where you obtained it AC power cord gt Note The AC power cord in the above illustration ee is for 120 V AC only The plug shape of the dialog box is displayed AC power cord for 100 to 240 V is different The Ready to install the program 88 GB Q Turn onthe printer To USB connector B The ON STANDBY indicator lights TYPE in green G gt ON STANDBY rd S To USB connector Windows PC 10 Click Next Sony DPP EX50 InstallShield Wizard N t Printer connection 5 wal ote Please connect Sony DPP EX50 to your computer Sa HH naaa ORA Use a commercially available A B TYPE ve USB compatible connecting cable Pere ee A a ee shorter than 3m in length The type of USB cable you should use may differ depending on the computer For details see the instructions manual of your computer Click Next and connect Sony DPP E gt 50 t
108. ot 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 User Registration To receive customer services complete and return the registration card included in your package 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 others portraits or copyrighted work could infringe the rights reserved by right holders 4 ob Table of contents Before you begin OVEIVICW uo cceescsessessseesseesseeesseeesseesseeeees 6 What you can do with this printer 0 6 Operalion LOWS senaia 8 PGI UNOS A S A E AT 9 Preparations Checking the contents of the D K OE EN 11 Preparing the printing pack not supplied erqcctesaranrcatvenatunris tasers 12 Sizes of print PAPEL sisisciisarisinresi 12 Optional printing Packs oo cece 12 Loading the print cartridge 13 4 Inserting the print paper 15 Printing using a TV monitor MO
109. page 13 2 Insert the supplied cleaning cartridge white into the printer and close the cartridge compartment cover 3 Remove the paper tray from the printer If there is print paper in the tray remove the print paper from the tray 4 Adjust the spacer to feed the protective sheet you will use for cleaning 5 Place the protective sheet contained in the printing pack in the paper tray Insert the protective sheet with the no imprint side facing up and the arrow pointing in the same direction as the arrow in the tray Insert the paper behind the spacer toward the feeding direction Arrows in the reverse side 6 Set the paper tray into the printer and press PRINT The cleaning cartridge and protective sheet will clean inside the printer After the cleaning is finished the protective sheet is automatically ejected 7 Remove the cleaning cartridge and protective sheet from the printer Tips e Keep the cleaning cartridge and protective sheet together for future cleaning e With a protective sheet you can carry out cleaning for the maximum of about 20 times When cleaning ends Set the print cartridge and print paper into the printer Carry out cleaning only when there are white lines or dots on the print When you can obtain proper printing performances cleaning will not improve the printed picture quality The maximum cleaning times that you can carry out is approximately 20 As the number o
110. pay special attention not to infringe the provisions of the copyright law Any unauthorized use or modification of others portrait 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 On trademarks and copyrights e VAIO is the trademark of Sony Corporation e Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries e IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation e MMX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e Memory Stick MagicGate Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick ROM are trademarks of Sony Corporation e MagicGate is the trademark of Sony Corporation e The raster process of true type fonts is based on the FreeType Team software e This software is based in part on the work of the independent JPEG Group e Libtiff Copyright 1998 1997 Sam Leffler Copyright
111. per error indicator will turn on and an error message is displayed in the MONITOR OUT mode Remove the paper tray and check paper jam page 124 The print paper e Is it in the middle of the gt The print paper may emerge partially emerges partially printing process during printing Wait for the print paper during printing to fully emerge before taking it out in process Printed results The printed e Did you print preview gt Depending on the type of digital camera pictures are image data used preview images may be displayed inferior in along with the primary images in the quality 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 e Did you print an image gt When the image is displayed as the mark whose size width or shown on the left it is a small image height is smaller than 480 The printing quality is rough due to this dots small image size Is the following mark gt Change the image size setting of the displayed in the image list digital camera you are using 108 eDid you use the EDIT menu An enlarged image depending on its The printed pictures are inferior in quality to enlarge the image e Did you allow dust or finger prints to get on the printed surface e Did you use used print paper e Did you shoot an image in the RAW file for
112. played set the cleaning Set the print cartridge for size cartridge page 124 Press PRINT again Print cartridge finished gt Replace it with a new print cartridge Set a new print cartridge Press If for HH size Postcard 3 5 x 5 inch or PRINT again Small appears set a print cartridge of the specified size page 13 Print cartridge finished Set the new print cartridge for size Press PRINT again Wrong print cartridge gt The print size you specified in the Creative Print Set the print cartridge for size menu does not match the print cartridge actually Press PRINT again loaded in the printer Set a print cartridge and print paper of the displayed size pages 13 15 te Print paper Meaning Solutions No print paper Set the print paper Press PRINT again No print paper Set the print paper for size Press PRINT again No cleaning sheet Set the cleaning sheet Press PRINT again Wrong print paper Set the print paper for size Press PRINT again Paper jam Remove the print paper and try printing again gt There is no print cartridge inserted 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 either case set the print paper in the tray If for size Postcard 3 5 x 5 inch or Small appears insert print
113. r cord in the above illustration is for 120 V AC only The plug shape of the AC power cord for 100 to 240 V is different Inserting a memory card To print an image stored on a Memory Stick insert it into the Memory Stick slot until it clicks into place For the varieties of Memory Stick that you can use with the printer see page 127 Access indicator flashes with the printer on Insert it so that the lt mark is on the upper left corner To eject a Memory Stick Push the Memory Stick lightly into the insertion slot After the Memory Stick pops back out remove it slowly e When using a Memory Stick Duo be sure to use the Memory Stick Duo adaptor e Do not attempt to insert a Memory Stick forcibly into or out of the slot If you do so the Memory Stick or the printer may be damaged To print an image stored ona CompactFlash card insert the CompactFlash card into the CompactFlash card slot until it clicks into place For the varieties of CompactFlash card that you can use with the printer see page 130 Access indicator flashes with the printer on Insert it with the wider side facing the printer Eject button To eject a CompactFlash card Press the CompactFlash card eject button After the card pops out remove it slowly Do not attempt to insert a CompactFlash forcibly into or out of the slot If you do so the Co
114. res again e Is another application gt Exit all applications and then install the program running driver again e Did you specify the CD gt Double click My Computer and then the ROM as the installation CD CD ROM icon in the open window ROM correctly Follow the procedures in the operating instructions to install the driver e Is the USB driver installed gt The USB driver may not be installed properly Follow the operating instructions to install the USB driver again e Can you read the CD ROM gt If there is an error with the CD ROM with Explorer you may not be able to read it If an error message is displayed on your PC check the contents and remove the source of the problem Then install the printer driver again For details on the error contents see the operating instructions of your PC e Is there an anti virus gt If there is an anti virus program or other program or other program program running on the system exit it running on the system and then start installing the driver e Did you log onto Windows gt To install the driver in Windows XP XP 2000 Professional using 2000 Professional log onto Windows an Administrator user using an Administrator user account account Eee Bulzoousajqnol The printer does gt Check the printer status in the print not respond to monitor on the Windows desktop the printing If there is no trouble displayed check order from the the printer s
115. rint size selection window is displayed Card Select Print Size Cartridge Hi Characters input area Postcard size 3 5X5inch size Small size Tip You can select and set an area in any order 5 Select an image When you select a template with multiple images repeat the procedures below with gt and ENTER 3 Press the arrow button to select the print size then J 3 T 3 Co v Co ry lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O C 3 O on o press ENTER Press the arrow 4 4 The card templates are displayed button to select the image area then press ENTER a S The image list is displayed Card Select Image Cartridge mi When you select Postcard size ze with OPAE and ENTER Continued 53 GB 2 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired image then press ENTER The window used for adjusting the image size and position is displayed Adjustment tools Card Adjust The Image Carinicge pi Execute Select item with B 4 amp Jand ENTER Press the arrow 4 54 6 button to select the desired adjustment tool then press ENTER Item Procedures Each time you press ENTER the image becomes larger Each time you press ENTER the image becomes smaller Move the image with the arrow 4 button and then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the image rot
116. s full The CompactFlash card is full An error detected in the Memory Stick Memory Stick read error Memory Stick write error Memory Stick format error An error detected in the compact flash card CompactFlash card error Read error in the compact flash card Write error in the compact flash card Image data read error An error occurred during saving Failed in saving gt The Memory Stick is write protected Release the write protection page 129 gt There is no free memory space in the Memory Stick You cannot save additional images Delete unnecessary images page 67 or replace the Memory Stick with a one having sufficient memory space gt There is no free memory space in the CompactFlash card You cannot save additional images Delete unnecessary images gt page 67 or replace the CompactFlash card with a one having sufficient memory space gt An error may have occurred If these messages appear frequently check the memory card status with another device 121 Bulzoousajqnoi Print cartridge Meaning Solutions No print cartridge inside gt The print cartridge is not inserted in the printer Set Set the print cartridge Press PRINT the print cartridge into the printer page 13 again If for size Postcard 3 5 x 5 inch or Small set int cartridge of th ified No print cartridge inside E Appears e p S b S size If cleaning is dis
117. splayed In the Printer drop down list box select Sony DPP EX50 and then click Properties In the Printer drop down list box select the printer that you actually use Items Functions Print All All the photos selected in the Select Photo window will be printed Print the selected page only The image being displayed in the Print Preview will be printed Printer Select Sony DPP EX50 Border Free Print e When checked an image will be printed without margins around it e When unchecked an image will be printed with margins around it You cannot check when using the Small size print paper Continued 97 8 pow Dd Dd e woz Bunutiig E 8 Inthe Paper Output tab specify the paper size Exif print When checked an image shot with a Exif Print Exif 2 2 aK Ea Sony DPP EX50 Properties compliant digital p Paper Output Graphics camera will be adjusted S and printed with its 7 optimum picture pooh Sire u al it Orientation q y Portrait Landscape 403dpi 2466 x 1664 dots Note l Rotate 180 degrees M Finish 0 The image displayed on es I the monitor will not be Cais HEESE SVM 25L5 5VM 25LW adjusted j When unchecked y an Print preview Version information image will be printed without adjustments Properties Specifies orientation picture quality and other details Margins Click the arrows
118. sure to display and check the preview image before printing Print quantity setting in the Properties dialog box 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 Exif Print Settings in the Graphics tab The Exif Print setting in the Color reproduction Picture quality section supports the PictureGear Studio only If you use other application to print an image with this option checked the image may be printed with incorrect colors If this occurs remove the check 103 vu Ss tQ h s O 3 o vu O U0 Q 3 O on D Troubleshooting If trouble occurs If you run into any problems using the printer use the following guidelines to solve the problem If the problem persists consult your Sony dealer Power Symptom Check Cause Solutions The ON e Is the AC power cord gt Connect the AC power cord to an AC SYANDBY properly connected outlet securely page 19 button cannot be turned on Displaying images MONITOR OUT mode only The TV monitor e Is PictBridge or PC gt Press INPUT SELECT to display displays no displayed on the LCD Memory Stick or CompactFlash on images display the monitor page 21 e Is the LCD mode selected gt Press MONITOR OUT to turn on the The MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT indicator so that
119. t 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O a O C 3 O on o item with J and ENTER Continued 33 GB 3 5 Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired adjustment tool and press ENTER The adjustment slider appears When Brightness is selected m EDIT Ajust Brightness f mi Light Ki 7 Epok Dd press ENTER to execute gt Adjustment slider Move the slider to the desired position to adjust the level e Brightness Press to brighten the picture or to darken it e Tint Press to make the picture bluish or to make it reddish e Saturation Press to deepen the colors or to lighten the colors e Sharpness Press to sharpen the outlines or to reset them Press ENTER The adjustment takes effect To reset the adjustment Press the arrow 4 button to select Reset and then press ENTER The image resets to the status before the adjustment is added 34 6 Adding a special filter to an image 1 2 Display the EDIT menu page 31 Press the arrow 4 button to select Fe Filter and then press ENTER The Filter menu is displayed Filter menu Filter tool as EDIT Filter lf Monochrome Paint Fish eye Filter Clear Press the arrow 4 button to select the desired filter you want to add to the image e Sepia Changes the image like an old photograph with faded colors e Monochrome
120. ted image Set Q ty with ENTER CANCEL Print with PRINT 2 Set the print quantity e To increase the print quantity one by one press ENTER repeatedly e To reduce the print quantity one by one press CANCEL repeatedly e To reset the print quantity to one press CANCEL for more than two seconds 3 Press the arrow 4 button to select OK to start printing The image previewed is printed To stop printing Press CANCEL When you are printing multiple copies the next printing after the one currently printing will be cancelled Displaying other menu while editing an image Press MENU The menu bar is displayed Even while editing an image you can change some printer settings or option menu items such as Finish Date Print or Beep Exiting the Creative Print menu e Press MENU in the middle of the operations and select Creative Print Complete e Display the preview image and then press the arrow 4 button to select Exit and press ENTER The dialog box for saving an image may be displayed To save an edited image follow the steps in Saving a Creative print 59 GB 2POW INO YOLINOW 10 uow AL e Bulsn Bunuud En z 2 Press the arrow button Changing the print to select SET UP and then settings SET UP press ENTER The SET UP menu is displayed The SET UP menu allows you to change Cursor various print settings lis
121. ted on pages 61 SET UP menu a fick Sl a st 7 OQ Buttons to be used in this section Photographical Vivid Off Exif Print On Off Borders Yes No Finish Glossy Texture MENU Date Print On Boii Color Setting R 0 ENTER Sharpness Arrow 4 button CANCEL Setting items which cannot be changed are displayed in gray and cannot be selected T Press MENU 3 Press the arrow button The menu bar is displayed to select the desired setting item press the arrow button to change the option and then press ENTER SET UP menu icon Menu bar To exit the menu mode Press MENU The previous window is displayed 60 GB Item Settings Contents Auto Fine Print 3 Photographical Photographical Adjusts an image automatically Vivid so that the image is printed with natural and beautiful pictures e Vivid Adjusts an image automatically so that the image is printed with stronger sharpness correction and more vivid pictures than the Photographical mode e The image data is not corrected e When printing in PC mode the Auto Fine Print 3 setting with the printer driver has priority over the setting here In the LCD and PictBridge modes this setting holds effective Off Prints an image without any corrections Exif Print On Adjusts an image shot by an Exif Print Exif 2 2 compliant digital camera to its optimum picture quality The image data is not corrected Of
122. ter installation the Sony DPP EX50 is not set as the default printer Set the printer you use for each application e Before you use the printer read the Readme file the Readme folder of the CD ROM English folder gt Readme txt The installation of the printer driver is complete When you are prompted to restart your computer restart the computer Checking the installation Open the Printers and Faxes Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional only or Printers from the Control Panel When the Sony DPP EX50 is displayed in the Printers and Faxes or Printers window the printer driver has been successfully installed 13 To finish installation click Complete and remove the CD ROM from your computer and keep it for future use e To continue to install the PictureGear Studio software click Installing the PictureGear Studio and follow the procedures on pages 92 Printers and Faxes 90 GB Uninstalling the printer driver When the printer driver becomes unnecessary remove it from your PC hard disk as follows 1 Disconnect the USB cable from your printer and the computer 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer The setup starts automatically and the installation window is displayed In case the installation window is not automatically displayed double click the Setup exe of the CD ROM 3 Click Installin
123. the indicator is off printer status will be displayed on the TV monitor page 20 e Are any error messages gt Follow the directions of the messages if displayed cause any and try to solve the problem remedies on the TV page 120 monitor e Is the memory card gt Insert a memory card properly e Does the memory card gt Insert a memory card that contains the contain images recorded recorded images with a digital camera or other device 104 DEMO is displayed on the TV monitor Some images in the image list are not displayed or not printed even if they are displayed e Did you press INPUT SELECT when no memory card is inserted e Are thumbnail images displayed in the image list e Does the mark displayed below appear in the image list 2 e Was the image created on your PC e Does the mark displayed below appear in the image list B gt The images contained in the printer are displayed demonstration mode You can print these images or use them to create a print To exit the demonstration mode display the image list of the printer s built in image and then press INPUT SELECT again gt If the image is displayed but cannot be printed the file used for printing is damaged gt If there are no images stored in the Memory Stick or CompactFlash card the no file message appears gt If an image is not compatible with DCF Design rule for Camera Fi
124. to reproduce natural skin colors vivid tree leaf green or clear sky blue DCF Design rule for Camera File system The standard specified by JEIDA Japan Electronic Industry Development Association to maintain the file exchangeability and compatibilities between digital cameras and related products 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 2 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 utilises the Exif Print data stored in each image file to ensure the printed result matches the original shot as closely as possible 1 When the Auto Fine Print 2 is enabled and an image JPEG file is shot by an Exif Print Exif 2 2 compliant digital camera the image is automatically adjusted to its optimum picture quality and printed Memory Stick CompactFlash card Compact light removable storage media For details see pages 127 to 131 PictBridge A standard specified by Camera amp Imaging Products Association that allows you
125. tup exe in the pgs add folder Uninstalling the PictureGear 4 Click Next Studio When the software becomes unnecessary remove it from your PC bard cickwetollows jou conpita Toonane ekk Na PictureGear Studio Set up Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PictureGear Studio T Remove the USB cable between the printer and the PC 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM n into the CD ROM drive of your computer The setup starts automatically and the installation window is 5 Click OK displayed In case the installation window is not automatically displayed double click The dialog box used for confirming deletion is displayed I Are you sure you want to completely remove PictureGear Studio 2 0 and all of its components The deletion complete dialog box is the Setup exe of the CD ROM displayed 3 Click Installing PictureGear 6 Click Finish Studio The relevant files are deleted InstallShield Wizard SONY Digital Photo Printer DPP EX50 Maintenance Complete eveneens B InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on PictureGear Studio Complete vu m ef tQ h s O 3 00 vu O U0 O 3 O Q D The PictureGear Studio Setup dialog box appears Continued 95 GB Printing photos from the PictureGear Studio PictureGear Studio allows you to carry out a series of procedures for handling a stil
126. type L Postcard M 3 5 x5 inch S Small Image number Associated file DPOF Protect indications On Associated file DPOF Protect indications Associated file indication The image in addition to the displayed image has an associated file such as a motion file or a miniature e mail image file DPOF indication ry The image is DPOF preset with a digital camera Protect indication The image is protected with a digital camera To display another page When multiple pages exist you can switch pages To display the next page move the yellow frame to the bottom line of the image list and press To display the previous page move the yellow frame to the top line and press Displaying the printer images demonstration mode When no memory card is inserted and no computer or digital camera is connected to the printer you can display and print the printer s built in images Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly until DEMO demonstration is displayed on the TV monitor Among the image list of the printer s built in images you can select and print an image To exit the demonstration mode display the image list of the printer s built in image and then press INPUT SELECT again 21 GB J 3 3 Co 3 Co v lt 3 O 5 2 O s lt O lt O ze O 3 O ou o E gn P PRINT Basic printing en Printing of the image selected with Oo p erat
127. utton ENTER button 6 CANCEL button page 25 LCD display page 72 MENU button pages 31 43 60 9 PICTURE button page 23 AUTO PRINT button pages 27 78 Each time you press the button INDEX DPOF ALL and normal printing modes switch 11 PRINT button pages 22 75 12 MEMORY STICK insertion slot pages 19 73 CompactFlash card insertion slot pages 20 73 Access indicator pages 21 74 Lights or blinks when the printer accesses the data of the memory card CompactFlash card eject button pages 20 73 Paper tray compartment cover page 15 PictBridge connector page 82 Connect the PictBridge compliant digital camera Cartridge compartment cover page 13 Print cartridge pages 12 13 Not supplied Print cartridge eject lever page 13 130 UO JEWIOJU EUO IPPY 140 1 Ventilation holes 2 VIDEO OUT output connector page 18 Connects to the video input of your TV monitor Y USB connector pages 82 89 Connects to the USB connector of your computer 4 AC power cord 1 Cover page 15 2 Spacer page 15 Index Symbols 3 5 x 5 inch size 12 A Adding a special filter to an image 34 Adjusting an image 33 ALL 27 76 Auto Fine Print 3 61 AUTO PRINT 27 78 B Beep 64 Border borderless print 61 C Calendar 50 Card 53 Cartridge compartment cover 13 Cleaning Inside the printer 124 Outsides the printer 127 Color Setting 6
128. utton to select 4 SET UP and then press ENTER The SET UP page 60 menu is displayed The settings you make are effective when you print images in the PictBridge mode Continued 83 GB os 5 a 5 eo n O fe aS A ct ee rem Q D A fe 3 D s fe aS A ct o rom Q D 3 O G D r SET UP menu Auto Fine Print 3 You can select or Exif Print Borders Finish Date Print Color Setting disable automatic picture adjustment for printing Photographical Vivid Off You can turn on or off the automatic adjustments of the images shot by an Exif Print compliant digital camera to its optimum picture quality On Off You can select border or borderless prints Yes No You can select a glossy or an uneven finish Glossy Texture You can select whether or not you print the shot date with an image On Off You can adjust the colors R G B and sharpness of a printed image R 0 G 0 B 0 Sharpness 0 Factory settings For the details on how to make settings see page 60 84 Printing from a PC PC mode To print from a PC connected to the printer you need to install the supplied software printer driver and PictureGear Studio to your PC This section explains how to install the supplied software on your PC and how to use the supplied PictureGear Studio software to print an image Please also refer to the operati
129. variety of image filters MONITOR OUT mode only page 34 A variety of image processing functions allows you to add a special effect to the picture to produce sepia monochrome or paint effects By applying the GUI 3D engine to the printing data process you can enjoy the look of a fish eye filter or other interesting 3D print effects Slideshow feature MONITOR OUT mode only page 65 You can view a slide show of the images on the memory card You can also print the image displayed on the monitor PictBridge compliant page 81 P4 PictBridge The printer supports the PictBridge standard so that you can print an image easily from a PictBridge compliant digital camera Windows PC support with a convenient USB connection page 85 By connecting the printer to your computer via a USB connector and installing the supplied printer driver you can print images from your computer PictBridge is a standard that allows you to connect a digital camera directly to a printer without a PC enabling direct printing on the spot Preparations This section explains how to prepare your printer Follow the procedures in this section to get the printer ready for printing 1 Checking the contents of the package this page Prepare the printing pack not supplied page 12 Loading the print cartridge page 13 4 Inserting the print paper page 15 After you finish preparations read the explanations f
130. ve when you print images in the LCD mode SET UP menu Auto Fine Print 3 Exif Print Borders Finish Date Print Color Setting You can select or disable automatic picture adjustment for printing Photographical Vivid Off You can turn on or off the automatic adjustments of the images shot by an Exif Print compliant digital camera to its optimum picture quality On Off You can select border or borderless prints Yes No You can select a glossy or an uneven finish Glossy Texture You can select whether or not you print the shot date with an image On Off You can adjust the colors R G B and sharpness of a printed image R 0 G 0 B 0 Sharpness 0 Factory settings Continued 79 GB pow q7 ejds p q gt 7 s 1 4U11d y Buisn Buguld i OPTION menu Listing Order You can select the order of the images to be displayed Ascending Descending Beep You can select whether or not operation and warning beeps sound On Off Factory settings For the details on how to make settings see pages 60 and 63 80 GB Printing from a PictBridge camera PictBridge mode You can connect a PictBridge compliant digital camera and print an image directly from your digital camera e Printing images from the digital camera this page e Changing the print settings page 83 You need to connect the printer to a TV monitor to make settings How t
131. with your Sony dealer or Sony service facilities Storage media There is no Memory Stick inserted gt The Memory Stick is not inserted Insert it into the Memory Stick slot properly pages 19 73 There is no CompactFlash card gt The CompactFlash is not inserted Insert it into the inserted CompactFlash slot properly pages 20 73 The Memory Stick is protected gt A protected Memory Stick is inserted To save or edit the images with the printer cancel protection of the Memory Stick The Memory Stick is not compatible gt A Memory Stick that the printer does not support is inserted Use a Memory Stick compatible with the printer page 127 No image file gt There are no image files in the memory card that the printer can handle Insert a Memory Stick or CompactFlash card that contains images that can be displayed with the printer No DPOF file gt There are no DPOF preset image files in the memory card Specify the print DPOF mark with your camera Protected files cannot be deleted gt To delete a protected image cancel protection on your camera DPOF flescannot be deleted gt To delete a DPOF preset image cancel the print DPOF mark on your camera 120 Protected Release the protect and try deleting again Protected Release the protect and try formatting again Protected Release the protect and try saving again The Memory Stick i
132. xpressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of Fcc Rules If you have any questions about this product you may contact Sony s Customer Information Services Center CISC at 1 866 328 SONY 7669 or Sony Web site at www sony com Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No DPP EX50 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc 16450 W Bernardo Dr 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 Address 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Duplication edition or printing of a CD TV programs 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 of 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

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