DNP DP-DS820 Series User manual

©2023 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
2023071801
Version 1.0.0.3
DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTER
DP-DS820
DP-DS820 (A)
Printer Driver Instruction Manual
Supported OS: Windows 11

● Safety precautions
Before you use the printer, carefully read the User Guide to ensure that you use the printer
correctly. Be aware that the content complies with the standards at the time the User Guide
section related to safety, including usage and safety precautions, was created.
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Table of contents
Chapter 1 Installation ______________________________1
1.1 Prepare the printer and computer _________________________________________________________2
1.2 Install the driver package________________________________________________________________2
1.3 Install the printer driver _________________________________________________________________6
1.4 Install drivers for unspecified devices ______________________________________________________7
Chapter 2 Properties _______________________________9
2.1 Open the printer properties ______________________________________________________________9
2.2 Print settings functions ________________________________________________________________11
2.2.1 Layout _________________________________________________________________________11
2.2.2 Advanced options _________________________________________________________________12
2.2.3 Paper/Quality ____________________________________________________________________18
2.2.4 Option__________________________________________________________________________18
2.2.5 Color Adjustment _________________________________________________________________20
2.2.6 Printer information ________________________________________________________________21
2.3 Default values for settings ______________________________________________________________23
2.4 Color management ___________________________________________________________________24
2.5 Print Area___________________________________________________________________________25
2.6 Orientation__________________________________________________________________________26
Chapter 3 Update the driver ________________________27
Chapter 4 Delete the driver _________________________30
4.1 Automatic deletion of printer drivers ______________________________________________________30
4.2 Manual deletion of printer drivers ________________________________________________________31

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Chapter 1 Installation
Installation procedure
The installation procedure is made up of three steps.
The details of each step are explained below.
Step 1 Prepare the printer and computer → “1.1 Prepare the printer and computer”
Step 2 Install the driver package → “1.2 Install the driver package”
Step 3 Install the printer driver → “1.3 Install the printer driver”
Connect the USB cable, switch on the printer, and
then install the printer driver.
After installation is complete, restart the computer.
At this point, the USB cable is not
yet connected.
Insert the included CD into the disk drive, and then
install the driver package.
On
USB cable
IMPORTANT NOTE: This DNP Printer driver can ONLY be installed on Windows 11 OS. Installing this
driver onto older Windows operating systems may cause an installation failure or printing errors.

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1.1 Prepare the printer and computer
Make sure that the printer power is off.
Prepare a USB cable. However, do not use the USB cable to connect the printer and computer at
this time.
Log in to Windows as an administrator. The following explanation presumes that the operations are
carried out with administrator privileges.
1.2 Install the driver package
Insert the included CD into the disc drive.
Open Windows Explorer, and then click the corresponding drive.
If AutoPlay is enabled, a message appears stating “Tap to choose what happens with this disk”.
Click the message and select “Open folder to view files Windows Explorer”.
Select the following installation folder.
CD drive:\\DP-DS820_Driver
Figure 1.2.1 Driver Package folder
CAUTION:
The display settings of the computer must be set as follows. If the settings differ from the
following, the printing preferences screen and other items may not fit in the display area.
· Resolution: At least 1280x800
· Size of text and other items (DPI): 100%
NOTE: You must UNINSTALL the previous DNP printer driver PRIOR to installing the DNP
v1.0.0.3 or later version Windows 11 driver, especially when the PC has been upgraded from
Windows 10 to Windows 11.

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In the selected folder, double click the following file: DriverInstall.CMD. (Depending on your usage
environment, the .CMD extension may not be displayed.)
Figure 1.2.2 Installation file
When you start the installer, a window appears for selecting the language that will be used during the
installation. After you select the language to use, click “OK”.
Figure 1.2.3 Language selection screen
Click “Next >” when the Installation Wizard screen appears.
Figure 1.2.4 Installation Wizard start screen

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Click “Install” when the installation is ready.
Figure 1.2.5 Installation start confirmation screen
When the installation starts, a screen appears that shows the installation status.
Figure 1.2.6 Installation status screen

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When a User Account Control dialog box appears, click “Yes”.
Figure 1.2.7 User Account Control
Click “Install” when the Windows Security confirmation display appears.
Figure 1.2.8 Windows Security confirmation
Installation of the driver package starts. Wait until installation finishes.
Click “Finish” when the Installation Wizard completion screen appears.
Figure 1.2.9 Finish of Installation Wizard

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1.3 Install the printer driver
Use the USB cable to connect the printer and computer, and then switch on the power of the DP-
DS820 printer. After the printer is recognized, installation of the driver starts.
*For information on the connection, refer to the User Guide of the printer.
Click “Start”, select “Settings” -> “Bluetooth & devices”, and then open “Printers & scanners”.
Figure 1.3.1 Bluetooth & devices
On the Printers & scanners screen, check that DP-DS820 appears.
This completes installation of the printer driver.
Figure 1.3.2 Printers & scanners
After the installation of the printer driver is complete, always restart the computer.

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1.4 Install drivers for unspecified devices
If the printer does not appear on the Printers & scanners screen, select “Devices” on the “Bluetooth &
devices” screen. Select “More devices and printer settings” on the “Devices” screen to open the
“Devices and Printers” screen. If you connect a printer that is on to the computer before installing the
driver package, a device is created under “Unspecified” in “Devices and Printers”.
Figure 1.4.1 Photo Printer under Unspecified
In such a case, use the following method to install the printer driver.
Furthermore, use the following method to install the printer driver if you use the standard installation
procedure (install the driver package, connect the printer, and then install the printer driver), but the
driver is not installed correctly, and a device is created under “Unspecified”.
1. Install the driver package
When the driver package has not yet been installed, install it by following the procedure in “1.2
Install the driver package”.
If you install the driver package, installation of the printer driver for the unspecified device completes
it automatically.
2. Installing a driver for an unspecified device
Refer to page 8 for the driver installation procedure for an “Unspecified” device after installing the
driver package.

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1. Right-click “Dai Nippon Printing DP-DS820” of the “Unspecified” device in “Devices and Printers”,
and click “Remove device” from the pull-down menu.
Figure 1.4.2 Delete “Photo Printer”
2. Disconnect the USB cable connected to the printer.
3. Restart your computer.
4. After starting up the computer, connect the USB cable again and turn on the printer.
In Printers & scanners, make sure that “DP-DS820” is present.
This completes installation of the printer driver.
Figure 1.4.3 Printers & scanners
After the installation of the printer driver is complete, always restart the computer.

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Chapter 2 Properties
You can configure various printer settings from the Properties of the driver. Make sure you
understand the contents well before changing settings. To use the properties, log in as an
administrator. Depending on the application you are using, you must perform this operation from the
print settings of the application.
2.1 Open the printer properties
1. Click “Start”, and then select “Settings” to open the Settings screen.
2. From the “Settings” screen, select “Bluetooth & devices” -> “Printers & scanners”.

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4. The DP-DS820 Properties screen appears.
3. Click “DP-DS820”, and then select “Printer properties” to open the Properties screen.

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2.2 Print settings functions
If you select the basic settings from the Properties screen, you can change various print settings.
2.2.1 Layout
Orientation
Set the print orientation to “Portrait” or “Landscape”.
For details, refer to “2.6 Orientation”.
Page Order
In the application, specify the order when multiple copies of an image are printed.
Example) Print order
Page Format
Pages per Sheet
Set printing of the specified division size. In most situations, set “1”.
Example) Division size
Front to Back
Back to Front
No.1
No.2
No.3
1 division
11
4 divisions
9 division
Figure 2.2.1 Layout tab

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2.2.2 Advanced options
If you select “Advanced...” on the Layout tab, you can configure various advanced options.
Paper/Output
Paper Size
Specify the paper size. The paper size that can be specified depends on the media size that is
loaded in the printer. Multiple layout will be automatically used depending on the specified paper
size.
For details, see <Multiple layout> described later.
Loaded media
size
Specifiable paper size
Multiple layout
8x10(*1)
8x4, 8x5
Enable
8x6, 8x8, 8x10
Disable
8x12(*1)
8x4, 8x5, 8x6
Enable
8x8, 8x10, 8x12
Disable
A4(*2)
A5 Format, 8x4, 8x5
Enable
A4 Format, 8x6, 8x8, 8x10
Disable
*2: For paper sizes that can create
margins on the sides of the output results,
a warning appears.
Figure 2.2.2.4 Incompatibility media size
(Warning indication)
*1: Paper sizes that cannot be used for
printing are grayed out.
Figure 2.2.2.3 Incompatibility media size
(Gray out indication)
Figure 2.2.2.2 Advanced options tab
Figure 2.2.2.1 Advanced settings

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Copy Count
You can specify the number of copies to be published for images.
Graphic
Print Quality
Specify the resolution.
Print quality
Function
High-speed
Print using high speed mode
High-quality
Print using high quality mode
ICM Method
ICM Method
Function
ICM Disabled
Synchronized with “Color Adjustment Disabled” in the 2.2.4
Option.
ICM Handled by Host System
Synchronized with “Color Adjustment ICM” in the 2.2.4
Option.
Manage colors using the driver.
ICM Handled by Printer
When this item has been selected, operation is the same as
“ICM Handled by Host System”.
ICM Intent
Set the rendering method when using ICM. For the ICC profile, always set to “Pictures”.
Do not use other settings.
Document Options
Advanced Printing Features
Always set “Enabled”. Do not use other settings.
Pages per Sheet Layout
Set the layout direction of an image when the Pages per Sheet setting is set for multiple divisions.
Printer Features
Border
Synchronized with Border in the Option.
Overcoat Finish
Set the overcoat finish method for the surface of printed items from the following four types.
Overcoat Finish
Function
Glossy
Create an item with a glossy finish.
Matte
Create an item with a matte finish.
Luster
Create printouts with rough surface and semi-gloss finish that has less glare.
Fine Matte
Create printouts with fine grain and strong matte finish.

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Print Re-try
Specify whether to print data in the printer buffer after a printer error has been cleared.
Print Re-try
Function
Disable
Clear the print data in the printer buffer when a printer error occurs.
You must send the cleared print data again after the error is cleared.
When you use an application with an error recovery function, select
this option.
Enable
Save print data in the printer buffer when an error occurs.
The printing process is restarted from the saved data after the error is
cleared.
Note that if the power is switched off, the data is not saved.
Depending on the printer error, print data in the print buffer will be cleared, regardless of the Print
Re-try setting.
The following section shows the operation for each Print Re-try setting by error.
Error content
When Print Re-try is disabled
When Print Re-try is enabled
Paper end
You must send the unprinted
image data again after the error
is cleared.
The printing process is restarted
from the data saved in the printer
buffer after the error is cleared.
When the paper initialization
operation is to be carried out,
printing occurs afterwards.
Ribbon end
Door open
No scrap box
Paper jam
To prevent the occurrence of an error, printing will not be restarted,
regardless of the Print Re-try function setting.
After the printer stops due to an error, follow the User Guide of the
printer to eliminate the cause of the paper or ribbon error.
You must send the unprinted image data again after the error is
cleared.
Ribbon error
Paper size setting error
System error
Because the printer must be switched on and off to clear the error,
the print data in the printer buffer is cleared regardless of the Print
Re-try setting.
After the printer has restarted, you must send the unprinted image
data again.
･Data error
･Head voltage error
･Head position error
･Power supply fan
stopped
･Cutter error
･Head temperature
error
･Media temperature
error
･RFID module error
High density mode
Enables or disables high density mode.
This function is valid only when Print Quality is “High-quality”.
High density mode
Function
Disable
Prints with normal density.
Enable
Prints with an optical density higher than the maximum density. (*1)
*1: Printing time increases over printing with normal density, and the Rewind Print function is also
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＜Multiple layout＞
You can enable multiple layout settings by setting the paper size of the printer driver. If it sends
multiple images from the application, the printer driver allocate them automatically as the multiple
layout.
The following section shows the image sizes.
Loaded media
Paper size setting
Paper size
width x height (mm)
Maximum
allocation counts
8x10
(8x4)
207.3x104.6
2
(8x5)
207.3x130.0
2
8x12
(8x4)
207.3x104.6
3
(8x5)
207.3x130.0
2
(8x6)
207.3x155.4
2
A4
A5 Format
214.0x151.5
2
(8x4) (*1)
207.3x104.6
2
(8x5) (*1)
207.3x130.0
2
Multiple layout is carried out under the following conditions.
1. Set the paper size of the printer driver to one of the abovementioned paper sizes.
2. Send multiple images from the application. (*2)
Note)
*1: Margins can be created on the sides of the output results.
*2: Depending on usage, rewind printing may be used instead of multiple layout printing.
Because they are carried out by the print job, multiple layout are carried out when there are
multiple images in a single job.
If you want to layout the same image, send the same number of images as the number-of-
sheets setting.
The printer prints two or three screens worth of images at one time and cuts the paper to the
set size when the paper is ejected.
＜Multiple layout patterns＞
The following combinations are possible for the multiple layout patterns.
Same-size images on one sheet
Layout of 2 pictures
Cut when paper is ejected
Cut when paper is ejected
Same-size images on one sheet
Layout of 3 pictures

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< The rewinding print function >
This function performs optimal printing that controls ribbon consumption when printing 8x4 and 8x5
size prints on 8x10 size media.
In the same manner, it also performs optimal printing that controls ribbon consumption when
printing 8x4, 8x5, and 8x6 size prints using 8x12 size media, and A5 Format, 8x4, and 8x5 size
prints using A4 size media.
The above operation applies only to the DP-DS820. The DP-DS820 (A) performs printing without
rewinding the ribbon.
The following shows the difference in ribbon consumption when (8x4) is specified for the paper size
setting for 8x10 size media.
DP-DS820
DP-DS820 (A)
When printing one sheet
at 8 x 4 size once
*After printing, the ribbon is rewound
and adjusted to the next print
position.
When printing one sheet
at 8 x 4 size twice
*After the first sheet is printed, the
ribbon is rewound, and the second
sheet is printed.
When printing two sheets
at 8 x 4 size once
*Two sheets are printed at the same
time in a multiple layout.
*Two sheets are printed at the same
time in a multiple layout.
When printing one 8 x 4
size sheet once, and
then printing two 8 x 4
size sheets once
*After the first sheet is printed, the
ribbon is rewound, and the second
and following sheets are printed.
Furthermore, after the third sheet is
printed, the ribbon is rewound and
adjusted to the next print position.
*For the second and third sheets,
two sheets are printed at the same
time in a multiple layout.
Used for the
next printing
Not
used
Used for the
next printing
Not
used
Not
used
Not
used

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< Application usage example >
This usage example uses Windows Explorer.
Step 4. Click “Printer Properties...”.
Step 5. Set the Orientation to “Portrait”,
and click “Advanced...”.
Step 2. Click “Print”.
Step 7. Click the “Print” button.
Step 1. In Windows Explorer, select two or more
pictures. Next, click “Show more options”.
Step 3. Select “Fit picture to frame” check box,
and then click “Options...”.
Step 6. Set the paper size to the setting of the
multiple layout. Click “OK” twice to close
the dialog boxes in Step 6 and 5 and
return to the display in Step 3.
Select 2
or more
images
Step 7. Click the “Print” button.