Acer 300P Printer User Manual
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1. Thank you for choosing the true photo quality FotoPrisa Printer by Acer Peripherals Inc Designed to bring you excellent photo printing quality and high printout durability FotoPrisa Printer is bound to be the best partner to turn your masterpieces into beautiful photos postcards and stickers It is equipped with the following key features Cool in style and compact in size You will no longer need bulky printers to print real photo quality pictures You can use FotoPrisa Printer with a computer as personal digital darkroom to create your masterpiece at home Daisy chain solution Parallel port model You can connect and operate most parallel devices such as a second printer through the Other Device port on the FotoPrisa Printer Convenient USB connection USB port model The USB connection design allows you to have more flexibility in connecting and using your printer and other peripheral devices Real photo quality with great resolution and durability Unlike common inkjet printers FotoPrisa Printer delivers real photo quality printouts by employing the Dye Sublimation printing technology With its capability of producing images with 16 77 million colors with 300dpi dots per inch on various printing media FotoPrisa Printer can achieve real photo like printing result on a durable waterproof photo paper or sticker You can always keep your memory fresh and vivid with FotoPrisa Printer Powerful software tools FotoPris2. the READY LED indicator blinks 1 Open the ribbon cartridge cover Lift the ribbon cartridge hook to release the ribbon cartridge 2 Gently pull the ribbon cartridge out by holding the handle on the cartridge 3 Before loading the new ribbon cartridge into the printer take up the slack by rotating the ribbon roller as shown in the figure When doing so keep away from dust and do not touch the ribbon 4 Push the new ribbon cartridge all the way into the ribbon cartridge socket When the cartridge goes into its place you will hear a click from the ribbon cartridge hook Close the ribbon cartridge cover FotoPrisa Step 3 Load Paper Load photo paper and postcards Please note that photo paper and postcards are two sided and only one side can be used for printing You can either load paper through the manual paper feeding slot or into the paper cassette Do NOT touch the printing side of the paper when you load Fingerprints on the printing surface will spoil the image printout Printing side Marked side Load paper through manual paper feeding slot Insert photo paper horizontally into the manual paper feeding slot one by one with the marked side face down Align the position of the paper so it can be inserted straightly into the slot by the center Push the paper all the way into the slot The paper will first be stopped by the mechanism inside and then rolled into the printer
3. Do not insert more than one sheet each time FotoPrisa 7 GY Load paper through paper cassette Before you load the paper into the paper cassette ruffle the paper to separate each sheet Open the paper cassette cover and load photo paper with the marked side face down into the paper cassette You can load up to 25 sheets of photo paper into the paper cassette Insert your finger into the opening at the back of the paper cassette to hold the paper inside the cassette then insert the paper cassette into the paper cassette slot You will hear a click when the paper cassette Is pushed into its place Load stickers Load stickers only through the manual paper feeding slot Do not load the stickers with paper cassette as it will cause malfunction to the printer Make sure that the marked side of the sticker faces down when you load Sticker single Sticker 4x4 Ca Step 4 Print Print images from your image editing software The FotoPrisa driver Preview Window will pop up if you have checked Preview in the Property Window please see Chapter 2 for details You can adjust the print settings from the Preview Window When FotoPrisa Printer is printing the paper will go back and forth for several times When printing job is completed the FotoPrisa Printer stops printing and you can take the printout out of the printer FotoPrisa na 3 DO NOT remove the paper cassette or open the Mer
4. Print on the Command Panel Choose Normal on the Tool Bar and select FotoPrisa 300 Series from the Printer Name drop down listbox on the Options Panel Click the icon on the Shortcut Bar to bring up the FotoPrisa Property Window Change the Media Type to Sticker 4x4 then click OK Click Print on the Options Panel The FotoPrisa Preview Window will pop up Click to start printing the sticker 27 FotoPrisa Create a special name card Don t you find your name card too dull and serious Use your FotoPrisa Printer and the templates in Photo you will be able to create vivid and high quality name cards for yourself 1 Click Project on the Mode Tab 2 On the Options Panel click Name cards The templates will appear in the Workspace 3 Double click to choose the template you want to use The template will be enlarged in the Workspace 4 Click on the image to replace and click Scanner Camera or File etc on the Tool Bar to get the image you want to use in the template 5 After you replace the image in the template you can start to edit the text Click the text you want to edit and click Text on the Command Panel 6 Click Add Edit on the Tool Bar and edit the text on the Options Panel When finished click Update or New 7 Now you are ready to start printing your name card Click Print on the Command Panel and then click Tile on the Options Panel 8 Select FotoPrisa 300 Series from the Print
5. and erg lt the paper can be loaded either manually or automatically However if you choose Sticker 4x4 as the media only 16 is applicable in the Tile option and you can only load the sticker manually Source Select the paper source of the printer Auto Feed Cassette or Manual Feed You can choose to load the paper automatically from the paper cassette or manually from the manual paper feeding slot he If Sticker 4x4 and Sticker Single is chosen in are i Media type only Manual Feed is applicable Resolution You can choose either 300x300 dpi or 300x600 dpi as the printing resolution Higher resolution creates image with better quality f When Resolution is set to 300x600 dpi the Mey Orientation is unchangeable in Preview Window For e G parallel port model you will have to set the transfer mode to ECP to use the resolution of 300x600 dpi For details please see page 43 in Chapter 5 14 FotoPrisa 2 2 2 The Print Area tab According to the settings in Orientation Tile and Media Type in the Setting tab the Print Area tab displays the available print area options and their related information For example if you chose landscape in Orientation and 1 in Tile in the Setting tab the Print Area tab will show three available options Aight 116 vih You can click any one of the three thumbnails to choose Meanwhi
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7. called pixel With the variation of pixel properties you can create various effects to the image To measure the density of pixels or resolution in an image we use dpi dots per inch to see how delicate the image will be to our eyes If an image Is composed of more pixels it has larger image size If the image has higher resolution it will seem more delicate and details in the image can be presented more clearly FotoPrisa Printer is a 4 x 6 photo printer at a resolution of 300 x 300dpi or 300 x 600 dpi Actually the maximum print area full size is about 4 x 5 or 1200 pixels 300dpi x 4 x 1500 pixels 300dpi x 5 Therefore in order to have a full size true color printout it s better to find out an original image of which data size is bigger than the wanted maximum image size resolution x print area that is larger than 1250 pixels x 1500 pixels Thus we can fully utilize the advantage of the 300dpi resolution offered by the printer Of course It s hard to always get an image bigger than what we need to print Indeed that will not be a big matter if we got a somewhat smaller image size the printout can be still vivid to our eyesight via FotoPrisa Printer However if the image size you choose is much smaller under half of the wanted maximum image either you sacrifice the resolution to have a more blur printout or you can only get a smaller size of printout without 33 er FotoPrisa 7 Sacrificing the re
8. gt FotoPrisa 300P U Photo Printer jl User s Manual Copyright Copyright 1999 by Acer Peripherals Incorporated Acer Peripherals All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Acer Peripherals Brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Disclaimer Acer Peripherals Incorporated Acer Peripherals makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Acer Peripherals assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document Acer Peripherals makes no commitment to update nor to keep current the information contained in this document Safety nformation This device is designed to provide safe and convenient operation However in order to prevent possible personal injuries or property loss please pay attention to the following Safety cautions before or during the operation of this device Connect the power cord to power outlet firmly before use Loose connection may cause short circuit Do not cut bend the power cord or put heavy objects on it Do not place power c
9. ribbon cartridge cover while printing 10 FotoPrisa Chapter 2 FotoPrisa driver This section gives you a comprehensive description on the FotoPrisa driver functions and how to adjust printer settings and image quality in the Preview Window 2 1 Introduction to FotoPrisa driver qe g T FotoPrisa driver is an integrated part of your FotoPrisa Printer The FotoPrisa driver works as a bridge between the printer and application software such as Photo Express Before you actually print you can adjust various print settings in the FotoPrisa driver Below is a general description of what FotoPrisa driver can do Adjust your FotoPrisa Printer settings FotoPrisa driver allows you to print images in different Orientations styles or on different media You can choose to print images in a portrait or landscape orientation tile the image Or print on photo paper and stickers Besides you can also select the paper source and resolution you want to apply when you print Set print area With this function you can adjust the position and size you want the image to appear on the paper Trim image quality This feature allows you to adjust the image quality when you preview the image The options include image brightness contrast hue and saturation 11 FotoPrisa The FotoPrisa Printer driver can be divided into two parts Property Window and Preview Window 2 2 Pro
10. self test When self test is successful the READY LED remains on indicating that the printer is ready to print The STATUS LED indicator is used to display error messages if the printer detects problems under self test or during operation Please refer to Chapter 5 for more information on the error messages Ribbon cartridge socket This is where you insert the ribbon print cartridge Pay attention to the direction of ribbon cartridge when you insert Ribbon cartridge cover This cover keeps dust or other objects from contaminating the thermal printing head and ribbon inside the printer Remember to close the ribbon cartridge cover as soon as you remove or insert the ribbon cartridge Paper cassette slot You can insert the paper cassette here when you feed paper with paper cassette Pay attention to the direction of paper cassette when you insert Paper cassette The paper cassette can contain up to 25 sheets of photo paper When the printer is not in use please also leave the paper cassette in the paper cassette slot to keep dust away from the inside of the printer Power switch FotoPrisa Ventilation holes These holes are designed to carry heat out of the machine Do not block these holes while using the printer Rear View FotoPrisa 300P Power inlet Connector to PC Connector to other peripheral devices Power inlet Connect the power cord here This power inlet accepts AC power 100 240V 50 60Hz
11. turn on your computer to use it Whenever you want to use a USB device simply power on the device and your computer will detect it automatically However it takes the hardware and software support of your computer to use a USB device That is you need to have a USB port in your computer running USB support operating system Besides you will need to enable the USB port in your system BIOS Basic Input Output System if it is not enabled To enable the USB port in your system BIOS 1 Follow the instructions described in the 5 1 3 to enter the BIOS of your computer 2 According to the BIOS you use set the USB Interface field under Peripheral Configuration or Advanced Setup or PCI Control to enabled Save the change and exit BIOS 4 For details we recommend that you consult the document of instructions that comes with your computer as improper setting changes made to the BIOS will result in malfunction of your computer sae 44 FotoPrisa 5 2 FAQ 1 What is dye sublimation printing Dye sublimation works in much the same way as thermal wax transfer Thermal wax transfer creates images by selectively heating colored wax from a ribbon so that it will adhere to paper or film The ink is impregnated in the wax When heat is applied the wax melts and is transferred along with the ink to the paper or film As an image is printed it goes through a three color process and the individual colors yellow mage
12. unique invitations for your friends 1 Click Project on the Mode Tab 2 On the Options Panel click Invitations 3 The templates will appear in the Workspace Double click to choose the template you like 4 Click the image you want to replace and click Camera on the Tool Bar 5 In the Select data source drop down listbox on the Options Panel choose the camera to use and click Replace 6 The camera driver will pop up Follow the instructions of the camera driver to import the image into the template 7 Now we want to edit the text on the greeting card Click Text on the Command Panel 8 Click the text on the template and a box will appear on it Click and drag to adjust the position of the text box 9 On the Tool Bar click Add Edit 10 Enter new text or edit the existing text on the Options Panel Click New or Update to complete 11 Now you are ready to print the template with your FotoPrisa Printer Choose Print from the Command Panel Select Normal from the Tool Bar and FotoPrisa 300 Series from the Options Panel 24 FotoPrisa 7 12 Click Print The FotoPrisa Preview Window will appear after a few seconds If everything looks OK click button to start printing your invitation 7 ip ead Ry fee Pity aire Mating pr 25 FotoPrisa ly Prepare an amazing postcard for your relatives If you have already had a file stored in your computer that is Suitable to be output
13. www acerperipherals com http www acerperipherals nl http www acerperipherals com tw ey FotoPrisa Chapter 6 Appendix Acer Peripherals Genuine Printing Media Series Standard Kit Photo Ribbon cartridge Photo Paper 25 sheets Option Kit Sticker Ribbon cartridge Sticker 4x4 25 sheets Option Kit Sticker Ribbon cartridge Sticker Single 25 sheets Option Kit Postcard Ribbon cartridge Postcards 25 sheets The print media kit can be stored for 18 months under the temperature of 25 C at cool dark place in packed status 49 a FotoPrisa 7 7 Product Specifications itm C iesscription _ _ _ YMC yellow magenta cyan Paper size 101 5 x 148mm 101 5 x 125mm 25 sheets Interface Parallel Port ECP Compatibility Mode USB Dimension Operating System Operating Environment Temperature 10 C 35 C Relative Humidit 20 to 85 RH Specifications subject to change without notice 50
14. you find many beautiful images on the Internet web page and may want to print them out with your FotoPrisa Printer According to the discussions above we know that it takes several important factors to make a good full size printout Commonly one single pixel on the screen represents one pixel in the image so we can follow the simple and quick way below to judge if the size of an image on a web page is suitable for FotoPrisa Printer full size printing Firstly please check the resolution of your computer display as to how to check the display resolution please refer to the documents that comes with your computer or display system Generally the resolution modes most commonly used today are 800 x 600 pixels and 1024 x 768 pixels 38 FotoPrisa Secondly maximize your browser window and you can approximately judge if the image size is suitable for FotoPrisa Printer full size printing by comparing with the size of window visible area For example if your display resolution is 800 x 600 pixels B Er Ven lir m J Hi oS Fm pma jy F EJ i o 0 a a a os bm Bii Mh Ba Eal hi Hei Fa Eu a bu ig i m Go Hi jja cei E ng H a3 The image width is about 1 4 and length is about 1 3 of the screen visible area width and length therefore the image size is about 200 x The image width is about 1 2 and length is about 1 4 of the screen visible area width and length therefore the image size is about 400 x 1
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16. 50 pixels the image printout dimension is about 1 3 x 0 5 at 300dpi 200 pixels the image printout dimension is about 0 67 x 0 67 at 300dpi 4 6 Make your own ID photos Based on the maximum print area of FotoPrisa Printer one photo paper can exactly adopt six 2 x1 5 ID photos From the above illustration it s easy to do a calculation about how large the image size is needed under the condition print area 101 5mm x 125mm resolution at 300dpi dot per inch Image size fora 1 5 x 2 ID photo 450 pixels x 600 pixels Now there are two important steps to follow 39 A B 4 3 FotoPrisa 7 1 Get the right image If you are using a digital still camera It s better to choose the camera with aspects ratio of 4 3 like 640 x 480 minimum requirements bigger than 600 x 450 800 x 600 1024 x 768 etc Then download to the PC to save as appropriate file in the image editing program such as Photo Express If the aspect ratio Is not exactly 4 3 use to the Crop function to remove the longer side as to fit the ration of 3 to 4 If you are using a scanner you already have a 2 x 1 5 photo on hand Select only the part of the whole ID photo and do the scanning at 300dpi Of course the real ID photo usually has an aspect ratio slightly deviated from 4 3 To adopt the scanned image within the range of 2 x 1 5 adjust the dimension of the relatively longer side compar
17. Capability Port are high speed parallel transmission protocols about 600KB sec to 1MB sec supported by almost all Pentium or higher level models Bi Directional and SPP Standard Parallel Port have lower transmission speed about 100KB sec to 200KB sec but they are supported by all 386 or higher PCs How to check and change the parallel port mode of your computer In order to obtain the highest printing speed and efficiency we suggest that you change the parallel port mode into ECP in the BIOS Basic Input and Output System of your computer You can follow the steps below to change the parallel port settings in the BIOS 1 Restart your computer and pay attention to the self test message on the screen that directs you to press certain hot key to enter BIOS If the BIOS manufacturer of your PC is Then press the following hotkey Ooo OM AMI Delete Phoenix F2 Ctrl Alt Esc 2 Try to find the setting option of the parallel port or printer port 3 Change the parallel port setting to ECP 4 Save the setting change and exit BIOS 43 FotoPrisa 5 1 4 USB port settings For FotoPrisa 300U The FotoPrisa 300U Printer is connected to your computer via USB port USB is short for Universal Serial Bus a connection interface capable of transmitting signal at 12Mbit per second Besides it is a real plug and play interface type which means that you don t have to power on a USB device before you
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19. Power switch Turns the printer power on or off Connector to PC This connector is marked PC on the rear panel Use this connector to connect to your computer Connector to other peripheral devices This connector marked Other device is a pass through parallel connector If you need to connect another parallel device such as a second printer or ZIP drive to your computer use this connector to connect them Specification label The specification label describes printer specifications and is located at the bottom of the printer Power switch FotoPrisa Rear View FotoPrisa 300U Power inlet USB connector Power inlet Connect the power cord here This power inlet accepts AC power 100 240V 50 60Hz Power switch Turns the printer power on or off USB Connector Use this connector to connect the FotoPrisa 300U Printer to the USB port of your computer with a USB cable Specification label The specification label describes printer specifications and is located at the bottom of the printer Ja FotoPrisa Z 1 3 Software introduction Your FotoPrisa Printer comes with two powerful software tools FotoPrisa driver FotoPrisa driver is designed specifically for making it easier and more efficient to print images in various formats with FotoPrisa Printer Its multifunctional capability and easy to use interface allows you to adjust print settings and image easily and intuitively For more detai
20. a Printer comes together with two powerful software tools that help to turn your creativity into excellent works easily you to get and edit image from various sources such as from the web through the digital camera or from scanner You can also open Image files that are already stored in your computer After you finish getting and editing images in Photo Express you can adjust and print the edited images through the FotoPrisa driver and share your idea and creativity on photo printouts stickers or postcards with your family relatives or loved ones 1 2 Familiarize Yourself with FotoPrisa Printer To fully understand the function of each part on FotoPrisa Printer please refer to the following figures and description Front View Ribbon cartridge hook Ribbon cartridge socket Ventilation holes LED panel Paper cassette slot Sse Manual paper feeding slot Paper cassette FotoPrisa Manual paper feeding slot The FotoPrisa Printer provides two paper feeding methods manual feeding and paper cassette feeding You can feed photo paper manually through this slot While the FotoPrisa Printer is in printing process the paper will go back and forth in the paper feeding slot for 3 or 4 times LED panel The LED panel consists of two LED indicators READY and STATUS READY LED indicator blinks when the printer is powered on and under
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22. e pe2 pdf to read the complete electronic manual 3 1 Getting Started Photo Express is the ultimate tool for adding that extra spark of life to your photos it gives you the power to take ordinary everyday pictures and turns them into high quality works of art With its guided workflow and intuitive interface you ll be printing out personalized birthday cards calendars and posters in no time at all Photo Express brings a whole new attitude to photo editing With its professional quality templates and easy to use editing and management tools added to an all new interface photo editing has never been easier or this much fun High end tools in a home environment put the power of a photo studio right at your fingertips With Photo Express you can Repair cherished pictures with powerful touch up and clone tools Realistic paint tools turn any scene into a work of art Use templates to create outstanding calendars birthday cards greeting cards invitations etc Organize and manage all your digitalized photographs with Album Before you run Photo Express make sure that the monitor display is at a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or 1024 x 768 pixels and Hi Color 16 bit or higher or True Color 24 bit mode 19 rr FotoPrisa You can run Photo Express by either double clicking the Meise icon on your desktop or from the shortcut in the Windows Start menu After Photo Express is launched the
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24. e printer when printing 46 FotoPrisa 7 7 7 What is the difference between a YMC ribbon cartridge and a YMCO ribbon cartridge There are two different kinds of ribbon cartridges available for using with your FotoPrisa Printer the ribbon cartridge without overlayer YMC and with overlayer YMCO The overlayer is mainly designed to protect the printout by printing another layer of transparent material on the paper after Y M and C are printed Therefore if you need to take the printout with you all the time we recommend that you use the YMCO ribbon cartridge while printing If you only keep the printout in your photo album the YMC ribbon cartridge will be the choice 47 Acer Peripherals Inc has launched a series of high performance scanner products which can deliver vivid and accurate scanning quality i F FotoPrisa 5 3 Service and I nformation For more information on the imaging products of Acer Peripherals Inc on line technical support and software updates please visit our web site at http www acerperipherals com USA http www acerperipherals nl Europe http www acerperipherals com tw Taiwan If you encounter problems using the printer or its driver program please contact your local dealer or send e mail to USA APAweb apa acer com Europe Scanner Fae acerperipherals n Asia Fael mg api com tw For more information please contact your local dealer or visit http
25. ed to the standard ratio 4 3 to either 2 or 1 5 by fixing the resolution at 300dpi Then we got a similar dimension of image for the ID photo printout 2 Arrange the 6 tiled ID photos on one photo paper If the Tile function is available like in the options of Print in Photo Express just choose Landscape as orientation and set 2 Rows and 3 columns then click Print It s so easy to make 6 ID photos If in other programs please open a new image file of 1250 pixels x 1500 pixels same as the maximum print area Then use Copy and Paste functions to make a new image with 6 ID photos just like shown in the illustrative figure Then save it to your aloum And from that on every time you need to develop new ID photos just load the file and print then it s done 40 FotoPrisa 7 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting and FAQ 5 1 Troubleshooting 5 1 1 Paper Jam If you encounter paper jam during the operation of the printer please refer to the following instructions to remove 1 Power off your printer and then remove the paper cassette from the printer Turn the printer upside down Slide the output tray open and you will see the paper jam door Open the paper jam door S 4 Pull the jammed paper out of the printer n on WARNING DO NOT TOUCH THE COMPONENTS I NSI DE THE PRI NTER 5 Replace the paper jam door and printout tray Turn the printer back to its place and turn on the power 41 Fo
26. er name drop down listbox and choose the tile and layout options to adopt the name cards to the size of the paper 9 Click Print The FotoPrisa Preview Window will pop up few seconds later If everything looks OK you can click g to print your name card 28 Chapter 4 Some Useful Tips for Printing To achieve the best print quality Use only genuine FotoPrisa Printer consumables Genuine FotoPrisa Printer ribbon cartridges and paper are exclusively designed for the FotoPrisa Printer to provide the best printing result Avoid using any third party ribbon cartridges or paper as they may cause malfunction to the FotoPrisa Printer FotoPrisa 4 1 Cautions on using ribbon cartridges and paper The side without Acer Peripherals logo or stamp mark Is the printing side Load the paper with the printing side face up Proper printing is impossible if the surface is dusty or dirty Handle the paper with care so you would not touch the printing side with your fingers Fingerprints on the printing surface can cause poor printing results Do not print with folded or bent paper It may cause paper jam or printer malfunction Do not drop the ribbon cartridge or otherwise apply strong impact on it Please do not write or type on the printing surface of the paper or sticker before you print You can write or draw on the printing surface with an oil ink pen after you finish printing Avoid storing the printouts with printing s
27. following main screen will appear Tool Bar Workspace Options Panel T UNoad Plots Express Evert md il Ele Bii iow Help Ls a Sit ep 3l f aaj i 2 ee es h s Si AAS F a w S Ar af i AAE Pan f ioe T pm T A Mode Tabs Command Panel Shortcut Bar Global Viewer and Thumbnail Scroll 20 FotoPrisa 7 Below is an introduction to each part of the Photo Express main screen SSeS Mode Tab The Mode tabs switch Photo Express between Photo mode and Project mode Photo mode is where the majority of your work is done while the Project mode lets you make greeting cards name cards and other fun things based on templates Command Panel The Command panel lists all of the available categories in Photo Express necessary for getting the most out of your creativity when working on photos Each category contains a specific set of tools Options Panel The Options panel shows you all the different options available for any given tool Tool Bar The Toolbar contains all of the tools you need to edit your photos Each group of tools is divided into categories when you select a new category the tools on the Toolbar change accordingly Categories can be selected from the Command panel Shortcut Bar The Shortcut bar makes available to you all the most commonly used menu commands These commands vary depending on the Command panel category you are currently in Click the green a
28. imension without changing the image resolution you will see that although the image dimension becomes larger its quality becomes rather degraded Below you will be shown how to adjust the resolution and dimension of an image with Photo Express to best fit full size FotoPrisa Printer printing use How to check the image dimension before you print In Photo Express you can check the image dimension by doing the following 1 Open an image from either a file or from the Album 2 On the Command Panel click Edit then Adjust 3 On the Tool Bar click Size 4 The related information will be shown on the Options Panel Here you can check the dimension of the image a There are various ways to check image ee j dimension in different image editing here software Please refer to the instructions of your image editing software 35 The actual printout size shown in FotoPrisa Preview window 36 FotoPrisa How to adjust the resolution and dimension of an image Now you have chosen an image with appropriate image size and aspect ratio according to our discussion above the next step is to adjust the resolution and dimension of the source image The easiest way to adjust image resolution and dimension is to use the Adjust function provided by your application software For example now you have an image with resolution at 120dpi and dimension of 8 x 10 and you want
29. k ribbons which look like rolls of colored cellophane Each roll contains panels of cyan magenta and yellow and the printer works like a four color printing press CMYK Black is derived as a subtractive color and therefore a separate black panel is unnecessary The beauty of using ribbon is that they are incredibly neat and clean 4 Can I print on both sides of the paper No The ribbon should be printed on the coated side of the photo paper There might be some problems like paper jam occurs for printing on wrong side 5 What kind of paper should use To get the best image out of dye sublimation you should use special paper designed for FotoPrisa Printer FotoPrisa Printer offers various options for your application coated photo paper 4x4 sticker paper single sticker paper and postcard All options would offer true photo quality printouts 6 Why does the paper go in and out of the printer while printing The way FotoPrisa Printer print images is quite different from the popular inkjet printers FotoPrisa Printer prints images on the paper by selectively heating the ribbon in the cartridge and it takes three different ribbon heating procedures Cyan Magenta and Yellow to complete printing the image Therefore when FotoPrisa Printer completes printing image in one color it will first eject the paper and then retrieve the paper back for the next ribbon heating procedure This is why you see the paper going in and out of th
30. le the related information including image height width and border size will be displayed below the thumbnails You can choose the gauge unit between mm and inch from the Unit drop down listbox When the unit is changed the Height Width and border information will also be updated simultaneously 2a If you choose Sticker 4x4 as the media type in Setting tab you will see only one option in the Lers Print Area tab and no Height Width or Border gt information will be shown 15 m i FotoPrisa 2 3 Preview Window The Preview Window only appears when you have checked Preview in the Setting tab in Property Window oe Morii Preview Area _ The preview area is where you can get a idea of what the image will look like before you actually print Any modification made to print setting will also be reflected here You can adjust the image position by first moving the mouse cursor on the image when the cursor becomes a hand click and drag the image to the desired position eo ace More The gray line in the Preview Area will not be printed Ee on the paper Ruler and Unit Button Two rulers are located at the left and upper side of the Preview Area to provide you a reference for actual image size You can change the ruler unit either to inch or millimeter by pushing the Unit Button m represents Millimeter while i represents Inch Scaling Bo
31. led information on how to use the FotoPrisa driver please refer to the descriptions in Chapter 2 Photo Express Photo Express is a powerful image editing software With Photo Express you can open edit and save images in various formats from different image sources and create birthday cards greeting cards easily and quickly with its built in templates Its user friendly interface makes it easy and efficient for you to edit images even if you are a novice in image editing For more information on how to use Photo Express please see Chapter 3 FotoPrisa 7 1 4 Prepare to print READY LED s D gt lt D STATUS LED Ribbon cartridge hook This section shows you how to prepare the printer for printing images Follow these steps when you use the FotoPrisa Printer to print images Step 1 Turn on the printer power Turn the power switch ON and wait until the printer completes its self test The READY LED indicator will first blink for a few seconds then remain on If you find the STATUS LED indicator blinking red intermittently after the self test go to Chapter 5 to check if problem occurs within your printer Step 2 Replace ribbon cartridge when necessary If the print ribbon cartridge is used up you can replace the old cartridge with a new one after the printer is powered on Refer to the following steps to change ribbon cartridge Do not replace the ribbon cartridge while
32. lized image into a grid of pixels Each Pixel contains 3 values of R Red G Green B Blue which are defined by a specific number of bits usually it s 8 bits for each color for most of popular image editing software which support 24 bits of color processing It expresses the most real quality but has the biggest data size gif Graphics Interchange Format A format widely used in World Wide Web for efficient communication The limitation of this format is that it can only express 256 color image Most of the time we see the banners animated pictures and icons in this format jog JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group A compression method that was developed to create a standard for sending images over digital communication lines Most high and true color images compressed with it show little or no degradation thus it has become one of the most popular formats in use today 31 FotoPrisa tga Targa This format one of the principal True Color image formats can store image data with up to 32 bits per pixel Compared to TIF and J PEG which are other options for True Color images TGA is relatively simple and therefore widely used in imaging programs The only drawback to this format is that it lacks a good compression scheme tif Tagged Image File Format This is a standard file format for many imaging programs that Support all data types from monochrome up to 24 bit True Color as well as many color m
33. mage move the slider to the right Contrast This tool can control the difference between the lighter and darker part of the image If you move the slider to the right you will find that the difference between the lighter and darker part of the image is enhanced and thus makes the image look Sharper The image blurs if when you move the slider to the left Saturation This tool can adjust the intensity of color in the image For example if you drag the slider to the right to increase the Saturation of the image the intensity of color in the image becomes higher For example red becomes redder and blue becomes bluer Hue Use this function to adjust the overall hue of the color in the image If you move the slider over the blue section the whole image will become bluish This is useful when you want to correct the color of an image in which certain color appears to be stronger Resolution Displays the current resolution you use for printing You can change it in the Property Window Setting tab Default Button Reset all settings in the Image Quality tab to system default value 18 FotoPrisa 7 Chapter 3 Photo Express In this chapter you will be presented a general introduction to the functions of Photo Express For more detailed descriptions please first install Acrobat Reader by searching and double clicking the file ar32e301 exe located in the software disc then open the fil
34. nta cyan YMC are each printed to the page Three color ribbons are most commonly used today as black is created by overlapping the three subtractive colors YMC thus eliminating the final black panel shortens the printing time Dye sublimation works in much the same way as thermal wax transfer but adds an additional step which is the sublimation process Variable amount of ink would be vaporized depending on the heat applied to each dot and smooth it into continuous tone photo realistic images 2 What is the difference between dye sublimation printing and inkjet printing As mentioned in Q1 a dye sublimation printer creates images by selectively heating wax on a ribbon and then transfer the ink on the paper This enables each dot in the image to have smooth and continuous tone and thus makes the whole image look much like a real photo An inkjet printer can not create such continuous tone because an inkjet printer outputs image by jetting C M Y and K ink and adjusting the size and position of each ink dot on the paper to simulate the graduation and tone of colors However tiny the dots become you can still discover them in the image output Therefore when it comes to real ophoto quality output dye sublimation is an ideal choice 45 FotoPrisa 3 What type of printing material is used In contrast to traditional types of liquid ink ink cartridges crayon ink and dry toner dye sublimation printers utilize in
35. odels and compression schemes An even more power aspect of TIF is that its files can move easily between platforms like a PC or a Mac making it an Ideal format for storing image data BMP image 600 x 399 pixels 702KB converted to 1 GIF format 135KB 2 PG format 85KB varies according to the compression ratio 3 TIF format 577KB To vividly express the photographic image through Photo Express it s recommended to use the lossless files like omp or tif By recording 24 bit color data JPG is another option for the image source if you can carefully filter out the images that are somewhat lossy As for GIF only keeping data of 256 color it s not appropriate as source to express the True Color on the photo paper from the point of eyesight You may find many unfamiliar file format supported in the imaging programs when you want to Save As like EPS PIC SCT RAW etc They are developed to be adapted to some 32 a specific programs or equipments Here we don t recommend these formats for FotoPrisa Printer FotoPrisa 4 3 Choose the appropriate image source for the file to be printed To get a perfect printout with FotoPrisa Printer first there are 3 points needed to really take care of for choosing an appropriate image input Image size Before we go into the topic there are several important terms to know in advance A digital image is composed of a minimum unit
36. oose the template you like Click on the image you want to replace and click Scanner on the Tool Bar In the Select data source drop down listbox on the Options Panel choose the scanner driver to use and click Replace MiraScan 3 11 F 22 12 FotoPrisa The scanner driver will pop up Scan the image you want to use When finished the image will automatically replace the one in the template You can adjust the size of the image by moving the handles on it Now we want to edit the text on the greeting card Click Text on the Command Panel Click the text on the template and a box will appear on it Click and drag to adjust the position of the text box On the Tool Bar click Add Edit Enter new text or edit the existing text on the Options Panel Click New or Update to complete Now you are ready to print the template with your FotoPrisa Printer Choose Print from the Command Panel Select Normal from the Tool Bar and FotoPrisa 300 Series from the Options Panel Click Print The FotoPrisa Preview Window will appear after a few seconds If everything looks OK click button to start printing your greeting card 23 FotoPrisa Make a unique invitation for your friends Aside from getting images from a scanner you can also use a digital still camera to capture images and import them into Photo Express You can then use the templates in Photo Express to edit them and output them as
37. ord near heat source There is no user serviceable part inside the device Do not try to disassembly or fix the device Contact your dealer if problem Occurs Do not block the ventilation holes on the device Keep away from liquid heat dust and direct exposure to sunlight or strong electromagnetic field Before you move the device make sure that all power or cable connections are disconnected Place the device on a flat and stable surface Avoid moving the device during operation Do not clean the device with thinner or other corrosive liquid Use only damp soft cloth to clean this device When cleaning avoid dropping water into the device R egulatory Information This device complies with the following regulatory certifications Safety Certifications UL CSA TUV SEMKO DEMKO FIMKO NEMKO EMI Certifications FCC Class B computing device USA EMC Directive 89 336 EEC European Community VCCI Japan C tick Australia FCC Compliance Statement 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 or television reception Ho
38. ose 4 the print area will be divided into 4 equal parts and each single part will be used to print the whole minimized image You will get 4 identical and minimized images on one sheet of paper The 16 option produces quite similar result with the difference that the print area is divided into 16 parts instead of 4 The Tile function can be limited by the media type a please see below you use If you choose Sticker Neate 4x4 as the media the 1 and 4 option will be disabled automatically That is if you are printing on a 4x4 sticker only 16 is applicable Preview When this option is checked the FotoPrisa driver will bring up Preview Window when you click Print in the application software If you leave this box empty the printer driver will skip the Preview Window and print images using the latest settings Copies This item decides the number of the image copy You can either enter the number up to 25 directly in the box or push the increase decrease button to set the number 13 FotoPrisa Z2 Ly Media Type You can choose between Photo Paper Sticker 4x4 and Sticker Single in this item If you use photo paper or postcard for printing choose Photo Paper If you are printing images on stickers please choose Sticker 4x4 or Sticker Single If you choose Photo Paper as the media you can tile F see above the image in 1 4 or 16 on the paper
39. perty Window This is where you can adjust the print settings and print area After the FotoPrisa driver is installed successfully there are two ways to access the Property Window You can double click the Printer icon in Windows Control Panel On the FotoPrisa 300 Series icon right click your mouse and choose Properties in the submenu Or in Photo Express click Terap im re Poidiiem the lt icon on the Shortcut Bar when you print The Property Window will pop up automatically You will find two extra tabs added to the regular Printer Properties Window 2 2 1 The Setting tab Setting tab contains the following printing options About Displays the version number and other related information about the driver Help You can click this button to read the on line help Help 12 Onentation e Tile fe me d Te ts es Pra eve Comes FotoPrisa Orientation This option allows the image to be printed on the paper in two Orientations landscape and portrait You can choose the proper printing direction that fits the image style f When Resolution is set to 300x600dpi the My Orientation is unchangeable in Preview Window Tile This option is useful when you want to multiply the image on the paper or print on a sticker If you choose 1 the printer uses the whole available print area to print the image When you cho
40. rrow to hide the Shortcut bar Thumbnail scroll The Thumbnail scroll opens from the Global Viewer and lists all the images you currently have open with the topmost image displayed in the window below the Command panel Workspace The Workspace is where your photo is placed as you work on it 21 i FotoPrisa 7 3 2 Applications In the sections below we will show you how to make your personalized postcards invitations greeting cards name cards and stickers with your FotoPrisa Printer and the templates in Photo Express Photo Express allows you to import images various sources including a file a scanner or a digital camera It will be more amazing and interesting if you can use these imaging devices to create your own masterpieces Leave the FotoPrisa software CD in the CD ROM drive when you want to use the templates in Photo Express ia In the sections below we do not intend to give you a comprehensive instruction on using Photo Express kere For more details please refer to the Photo Express on line help and electronic user s manual Create a personalized greeting card This section describes how to create a personalized greeting card using the image acquired from a scanner Make sure the scanner is turned on and installed properly before you go Click Project on the Mode Tab On the Options Panel click Greeting Card The templates will appear in the Workspace Double click to ch
41. solution In order to obtain the best printing results it is recommend that the source image size be large than 800 pixels x 1000 pixels If you are using a digital camera as the image source make sure that the camera is capable of taking pictures at 1 3 mega pixels Aspect ratio Take the full size printout as an example the ratio of height to width in Portrait mode is 5 4 To keep possibly each part of the Original image printed out in the paper it s important to have an image with appropriate aspect ratio better close to 5 4 Otherwise even if the image size is big enough the image can t be printed out through out the whole paper unless the aspect ratio is changed on purpose to fit the paper dimension by having a distortion hoe eh ra rarer wie ri Original image in the Preview Fit the image width to the print area Fit the whole image to the print Area by magnifying the image and area by applying Fit to page choosing Keep aspect ratio without choosing Keep aspect ratio in Photo Express Distortion occurs 34 FotoPrisa 7 Image dimension and resolution Image dimension indicates the very dimension of an image you will see on physical printouts The difference between image dimension and image size is that image size is the absolute size of the image while image dimension is subject to change by applying different printing resolutions when you print the image If you enlarge the image d
42. to make a full size 4 x 5 print on the paper in portrait mode at 300x300 dpi 1 On the Command Panel click Edit then Adjust 2 Click Size on the Tool Bar 3 On the Options Panel click User Defined and Keep aspect ratio and then key in the dimension you want the image to be resized into Since we want to make a full size print on the paper with FotoPrisa Printer in this case enter Width 4 and Height will be set to 5 automatically because the aspect ratio is kept fixed and set the Unit to Inch 4 Set the Resolution n this case enter 300 and set the unit to Pixels In 5 Click Apply to finish 37 FotoPrisa Quality of original image The printer reflects the image we want to print out If the Original image s quality is not good enough e g with smearing and unwanted dots or scribbles of course the printout will not be satisfactory as well 4 4 Printing stickers When you want to print an image into 4x4 stickers you don t necessarily need to choose an image with a size larger than 800 x 1000 pixels However we do recommend that the image size be no smaller than 224 x 307 pixels and resolution below 300 dpi When you want to print full size images on single stickers follow the tips mentioned above In addition you can also print images on a single sticker and cut them off as separate stickers 4 5 Choose appropriate web page image for full size printing Often
43. toPrisa 5 1 2 LED Messages The LED indicators on the printer provide information on the Status of your printer The on off flash of each LED indicator represents certain error or process that occur within your printer Please refer to the following table to identify the meaning of the LED messages Non Error Messages READY STATUS Initialization Self test Blink Green Printing On Green Blink Green Blink every 2 seconds Error Messages Status READY STATUS What to do flash count Out of paper On Green 3 Red Load paper cartridge with a new one open door timeout applications in use or restart the system Printing head Blink Green On Red Wait till the printing head overheat cools down If you find the LED indicators display messages that are not listed in the table above please power off the printer immediately and contact your dealer for service 42 5 1 3 Printer parallel port settings For FotoPrisa 300P FotoPrisa 300P is designed to work with your computer in all parallel port modes but is optimized for ECP mode connection with the parallel port of your computer If the FotoPrisa Printer is not working under ECP mode with your computer the printer will not be able to output images in 300x600 dpi FotoPrisa Generally there are presently four parallel connection protocols adopted by the industry EPP ECP Bi Directional and SPP EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and ECP Enhanced
44. urfaces contacting with each other or with rubber or plastic objects including vinyl chloride or plasticizer Prolonged contact with these objects will cause the ink on the printouts to transfer on to them To prevent damage to the printer please do not replace the ribbon cartridge when READY LED indicator blinks 29 FotoPrisa 7 7 Nee Keep the photo paper sticker and ribbon cartridge away from high temperature humidity and direct sunlight Please flatten the paper in packed status if it is curled up See figure 1 Before you print ruffle the photo paper sticker to release the Static electricity and separate each sheet When doing so avoid touching the printing surface of the photo paper sticker See figure 2 Otherwise the fingerprint will spoil the final printout Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Please do not leave too many printouts on the output tray while printing Keep the output tray fully drawn out to prevent blocking the paper path See figure 3 30 4 2 Choosing the right file formats for the printing output FotoPrisa Like in Photo Express in many image editing software more than one image file format are supported for editing and output use But which formats are good enough for the printing Here you will be introduced some ordinary formats and which ones are appropriate for FotoPrisa Printer output bmp Bitmap Its the simplest way to store the data by mapping the digita
45. wever there Is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged 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 an experienced radio TV technician for help CE Declaration This device complies with the requirements of the EMC directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 Class B 1994 EN 50081 1 1992 EN61000 3 2 1995 IEC801 2 1984 EN61000 3 3 1995 IEC801 3 1984 EN50082 1 1992 IEC801 4 1988 Canadian D epartment of Communications R egulatory Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications N otice on using copyrighted materials Before you print and redistribute a copyrighted material whether an image file photo copy or any other intellectual properties make sure you have obtained the permission from the copyright holder in advance Reproduction of copyrighted material without prior permission can be illegal and lead to lawsuit in most countries T abl
46. with FotoPrisa Printer you can also use it to create an amazing postcard 1 Click Photo on the Mode Tab Click File on the Tool Bar Click on the Options Panel to look for the file you want to use The thumbnails will then appear on the Options Panel Choose the thumbnail by clicking on it and click Open to Workspace Click Open The image will appear in the Workspace Click Print on the Command Panel Choose Normal on the Tool Bar and select FotoPrisa 300 Series from the Printer Name drop down listbox on the Options Panel Click Print The FotoPrisa Preview Window will pop up a few seconds later Load postcard paper either manually or through the paper cassette If everything looks OK click to start printing your eo Make sure that the print side faces up when you dew load 26 FotoPrisa Create stickers With your FotoPrisa Printer and the specially designed 4x4 sticker you can create your original stickers and put them on your books cellular phone or other personal goods You can also give them to your friends to share your creativity Project e l 1 2 Click Project on the Mode Tab Click to choose a template to use on the Options Panel The templates will appear in the Workspace Double click the thumbnail you like to open it Replace the images in the template either from a scanner digital camera of an image file by clicking Scanner Camera or File on the Tool Bar Click
47. x Increase decrease the scale of the preview image You can key in the scaling number from 25 to 400 directly in the box or push the increase decrease button to change the preview image scale Please note that when you enlarge the scale the image quality may decrease and become blur 16 Reload enter FotoPrisa Print button Click this button to print Cancel button Click this button to cancel Help button You can click this button to read the online help content Information button Click this button to display the related information about the FotoPrisa driver Setting tab The options in the Setting tab works just like the options in the Setting tab of the Property window In this tab only Orientation Tile and Source options are adjustable here Please refer to the Property Window section for more descriptions Reload button Push this button to reset the scaling value to 100 and image preview position to default setting Center Button Press this button to center the image in the print area 17 iF F j Resolution Abo Default FotoPrisa I mage Quality tab The Image Quality tab provides the following tools to adjust the image quality before you print The setting change will be applied in the preview area in real time Brightness Drag the slider to the left to decrease the overall brightness of the image To lighten the i
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