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Manual Polaroid Direct Connect Adapter

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    Direct Connect Adapter User Guide ...

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    T able Of Content s What is t he Polaroid Direct Connect ad apter? 5 Direct Connect features 5 What is in the Direct Connect package 6 About the adapter 7 Setting up the Direct Connect adapter 8 Install the softwa re 8 Connect the adapter to your computer 9 Start the configuration software 10 Select a camera 10 Select a printer 11 Add a watermar k ...

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    5 What is the Polaroid Direct Co nnect adapter? The Polaroid Direct Conn ect adap ter lets you print photog raphic-qu ality digital pictures from you r digi tal camera – without you r computer . The adapter conn ects your camera di rectly to your P olaroid ColorShot Ph oto Printer so you can print self-dev elo p ing, full-color pic- tures any tim ...

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    6 Note: Th e quality of pi ctures printed with the Dir ect Connect adapter d epends on the quality of the pi ctures captured b y the digital camera. Picture quality can v ary considerably amon g digital camera mo dels. What is in the Direct Connect package a Direct Connect adapter b Computer interf ace cable c Serial camera connector d USB camera c ...

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    7 About the adapter a Print button b Print All button c Print Index b utton d Select Picture/Cancel Print button e LED indicator f ColorSh ot Photo Prin ter USB o r parallel c onnecto r (USB sho wn) g Direct Connect po wer connector h ColorSh ot prin ter po wer connector i Camera and co mputer connector ...

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    8 Setting up the Direct Connect adapter Before printing with the adapter for the first time, you need to conf igure it with the Direct Connect Conf igu- ration Software. Y ou can also u se the software to change the setup later . Using th e softw are, you def ine: • the digital camera you are using. • the printer you are using. • the option o ...

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    9 Connect the adapter to your computer as shown in Figure 1 . a Direct Connect adapter b Not connected (USB connecto r sho wn; Direct Connect paralle l vers ion h a s 25-p in co nnec tor i nste a d) c Not connected d ColorShot po wer cord and adapter (pro vided with ColorShot p ri nter) e Serial port (COM1, COM2, etc.) f Interface cab le g LED indi ...

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    10 Start the configurati on software. a Click Start and then cl ick Progr ams. b Click Direct Connect Conf iguration Software The m a in wi nd ow opens . The LED indicator o n the adapter chang es from flash- ing red to steady orange, ind icatin g that the adapter and computer are co mmunicating. If the in dicator is not steady orange, see Sol ving ...

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    11 Select a printer . a Click the Prin ter button to display a lis t of co mpatible printers. If you d o not see your pr inter l isted, see Obtaining configuration files for additional cameras and printers on pa ge 2 9. b Click your prin ter model and then click the OK button to send the setup informati on to the adapter . c If you .. . Then .. . a ...

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    12 Add a watermark to your pictures. Y ou can use the Dir ect Connect conf igu ration softw are to add a water mark cont aining a logo o r te xt (or bo th) as sho wn in Figure 2 t o all pictur es you pri nt. The w atermark l ocation is limit ed to one of four pic- ture qu adrants, which you sel ect during s etup. a At the Direct Connect softw are m ...

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    13 upper l eft quadran t as sho wn in Figure 4, click the upper left qu adrant area. c If you w ant to ... Then ... d Click the Load I mage b utton and then choose the folder a nd fi le contai ning the log o. The follo wing file formats are suppo rted: create a ne w watermark Click the Create Wa t e r m a r k b u t t o n and go to s tep d. add a wa ...

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    14 When you select the f il e, the logo appears in the selected quadrant. e T o change ... Then ... f T o add te xt t o your pi ctures, cli ck th e T ext b utton. A te xt box wi th f i ve blank lines ap pears. the logo lo cation w ithin the quad ran t Click in si de the log o and drag it to its new location. the logo size Click an edge o f the logo ...

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    15 g Click one of the lines, type th e text you want to print, and then click the T ext F ormat b utton to choose the fon t, style, size and font ef fects (underline, color , etc.) for the line. h If necessary , repeat steps g to create additional text lines. i After all the text lines are formatted, click the OK button. j T o change ... Then ... k ...

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    16 m Click the OK button . n If you .. . Then ... Choose a picture format. The Direct C onn ect Con f iguration S oft w a re le ts y ou ch oose between two pictur e formats: Best Fit to P age, and Fill Entire Frame. The Best Fit to Page format prints the complete picture. It may lea ve white bor ders on tw o edges of the pictur e if the aspect r at ...

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    17 match the f ilm image area, the pictur e is cropped to fit the image area as sho wn in Figure 6. T o choose a picture fo rmat: a At the Direct Connect Software main windo w , click the Settin gs button. b In the Print Size box, cli ck Fit to Page or Fill Entire Frame. c Click the OK button . d Cli ck Exit to s end the co nfiguration dat a to the ...

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    18 Printing with the Direct Connect adapter Connecting th e camera, adapter an d printer Connect your cam era to the Direct Connect ad apter and the ColorS ho t printer as shown in Figure 7. a Direct Connect adapter b USB connec tor (The Direct Connect parallel v ersion has a 25- pin connector instead.) c ColorShot Photo Printer d ColorShot po wer ...

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    19 h USB camera connector (provided with Direct Connect adapter) for use with camera-to-PC USB cable i Serial camera connector (pro vided with Direct Connect adapter) for use with camera-to-PC serial cable j Direct Connect LED indica tor (alternates green and orange until camera com mun icatio n is establish ed ) Printing mo des Single print Prints ...

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    20 Printing steps Note: If the Direct Connect LED indi cator displays flashing or ange before o r d uring t hes e st eps , the Col o r- Shot Photo Print er is out of film. When this hap pens, load a ne w pack of fil m as sho wn in Figure 9. (The f ilm cov er ejects when you close and latch the f ilm door . 1 T urn on the camera. See your camera in ...

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    21 T o print ... Then ... Note: Y ou can cancel printing b y pressing the Picture Select/Cancel Print b utton. If pictures do not appear on the camera LCD Some digital cameras cannot d isplay pictures on their LCD screen while connected to the Direct Connect adapter . If your camera d oes not display pictures while connected, use these steps to pr ...

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    22 Solving problems Direct Conn ect softwar e cannot find serial por t Po ssible cau se Solution Direct Connect adapter not po wered on V erify that the LED indicator is on. I f not, check the co nnections (page 9) and make sure A C po wer is av ailabl e at the outlet. Direct Connect adapter not con nected to the computer V erify that the adapter i ...

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    23 Po ssible cau se Solution Adap ter does not pri nt Po ssible cau se Solution Computer commun ication baud r ate too high Manually select a low baud rate: 1 At the main window , click the Settin gs button. 2 On the Baud Rate list, click 1 9200 or 9 600. 3 Click the OK button. Other condition as sho wn by the LED indicator See Computer connection ...

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    24 Po ssible cau se Solution. Direct Connect adapter set up for wrong camera or pri nter Connect the adapter to you r com- puter , start the configuration soft- ware, and choose th e correct camera and printer . See Setting up the Dir ect Connect ada pter , page 8. Other condition as sho wn by the adapter LED indicator See Printer /digital ca mera ...

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    25 About LED ind icator cod es The LED indicator on the Direct Con nect adapter can help you troublesho ot con- nection and printing prob lems. The meaning of the codes depend s on whether the adapter is connected to your compu ter for setup or to th e ColorShot printer . Computer connection codes LED state M eaning Suggested act ion Of f No po wer ...

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    26 Printer/digital camera connection codes LED stat e Meaning Sug gested action Of f No po wer to adapter Connect adapter to power s upply (p age 18 ). Steady oran ge Communicat ion with printer and camer a established Print when ready ( nor- mal indication ). Flashing green Printing W ait for picture to eject from printer (normal indication ). Fla ...

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    27 Obtaining technical assistance Before calling for tech nical assistance, be sure to check th e problem-solving information in th e previous sections . If none of the su ggeste d actions solves you r problem, contact Polaroid T echnical Assistance as follows. Within the U.S.A. Call us toll-free from with in the continen tal U. S.A. at 1-8 00-432 ...

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    28 Polaroid T echnic al Sup port telephon e numb ers Repair servic e Before you return equ ipment for repair , please call Polaroid T echnical Assis tance as describe d on page 27 . W e can help y ou determi ne what is at f ault, and advise you on ho w and where to get service in the qu ickest an d most con venient w ay . A ustralia (toll-fr ee) 18 ...

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    29 Obtaining config uration files for add itional cameras and prin ters Software for conf iguring the Direct Connect adapter for additional d igital cameras and printer s is under dev e lo pment. For information ab out configuration files that becam e a vailable after this user guide was printed, visit us at http://www/polaroid.com or call T echnic ...

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    30 3 T o install ... Then ... a camera conf igu ration file a Click the Came ra button b Na vigate t o the dri ve and folder containing the .PCC f ile for the ne w camera, click the file name, and click Open. The ne w camera appears on the list of installed cameras. c Click the camera nam e and then click the OK button. a printer conf igu ration fi ...

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    31 Limited Equipment W arranty Polaroid Corporation warrants yo ur Pola roid Direct Con nect adapter agains t defects in manu f acture for a period o f on e year fro m the d ate of p urch ase. T o ver- ify the warr anty period , you should k eep the sales receipt o r other proof of the purc ha se da te. Should this prod uct, or an y component or ac ...

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    32 FCC NOTI CE: RADIO AN D TELEV ISION INTER F EREN CE Note: This equipment has been tes ted and verif ied for complian ce with the l imits for a Class B digital de vice pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro v ide reasonable protection against harmful in terference in a resi- dential installatio n . This eq ui pmen ...

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    33 read this Agreement carefully because at the end you will be asked to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement and continue the installation process or , if you do not wish to accept these terms and conditions, to decline, in which case the installation proces s will be aborted and you will no t be able to us e the Soft- ware. If you de ...

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    34 IMPLIED, INCLUDING B UT NO T LIMITED TO IMPLIED W AR RANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PUR POSE. Some states and co u ntries do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the abo ve ex clusio ns may not ap ply to you. 6. Li mitation of L iability . IN NO EVENT SHALL POLAR OID OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CON ...

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    36 “Polaroid” and “Polaro id ColorShot” are trad emarks of Polaroid Co rporation, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. All other product n ames may be trademarks o f their res pe ctive owners . PN-00000 X-0 9/98 Prin ted in U .S.A. ...

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