DNP DS-ID400 Service manual

ID Photo Template Editor
Setting Guide
This document describes how to use ID Photo Template Editor to
create layout templates for the DS-ID400.
Digital Photo Printer
DS-ID400
3-00D-057-11 (1)
© 2012 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Copyright Notice .........................................3
About the ID Photo Template Editor..........3
Preparation ..................................................3
Operating Environment ................................... 3
Installation ....................................................... 3
Parts of the Screen......................................4
Basic Operation...........................................6
Opening ID Photo Template Editor................. 6
Creating a Template ........................................ 6
Opening an Existing Template ........................ 7
Editing a Template .......................................... 8
Saving a Template ......................................... 10
Using Templates with Your Printer............... 10
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registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Copyright Notice / About the ID Photo Template Editor / Preparation
Copyright Notice
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About the ID Photo
Template Editor
This document describes how to use ID Photo Template
Editor to create layout templates for the DS-ID400. You
can make multiple templates for different applications.
Templates created using ID Photo Template Editor can be
used with DS-ID400 printers on which firmware Ver. 1.00
or later is installed.
For the latest information on compatible printers, visit the
following Web site.
http://dnpphoto.net/support-e/
Preparation
Operating Environment
The ID Phot Template Editor requires an IBM PC/AT-
compatible personal computer with the following
operating environment.
Operating system
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows 7
Display monitor (recommended)
At least XGA (1024 ×768 pixels) and 24-bit color
For the latest information on compatible printers, visit the
following Web site.
http://dnpphoto.net/support-e/
Installation
1 Double-click the msi file.
2 Read the information in the displayed dialog, and click
the [Next] button as instructed.
The dialog will display a message indicating that
installation has been completed.
3 Click the [Close] button to close the dialog.

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Parts of the Screen
Parts of the Screen
(1) Menu bar
The menu bar is used for creating new files, saving files,
and changing what is displayed on the screen.
[File] menu: Provides commands for operations such as
creating and saving template files.
[Edit] menu: Provides commands for adding and deleting
image areas.
[View] menu: Toggles display of the toolbar and status bar
on/off.
[Window] menu: Switches template preview between
[Cascade] and [Tile] layouts.
[Help] menu: Displays version information for ID Photo
Template Editor.
(2) Toolbar
Used for editing the template.
(New) button: Creates a new template file.
(Open) button: Opens an previously saved template
file.
(Save) button: Overwrites the existing template file.
(Add) button: Adds an image area to the template that
is being edited.
(Delete) button: Deletes an image area.
(Help) button: Displays version information for ID
Photo Template Editor.
(3) Units selection bar
Switches the units used for image area display. Available
units are pixels, inches, and mm.
(4) Display zoom selection bar
Toggles the amount of zoom used with template preview.
Available zoom sizes are 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%.

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Parts of the Screen
(5) Template preview (main view)
Displays a preview of the template. Editing of the template
is performed here.
Paper area (light gray): The area that is surrounded with
light gray shows the paper size. The edge of paper (2
mm) is shown by the light gray area.
Safe area (white): The area surrounded in white is printed.
Position image areas so that they fit entirely inside this
area. Any part of an image that is outside the safe area
may not be printed.
Image area: One image can be placed in each of these
areas. The number, size, and position of image areas
can be set arbitrarily.
(6) [Template]
Displays information related to the template being edited.
[Name]: Displays the name of the template.
[Size]: Displays the size of the template.
[Number of areas]: Displays the total number of image
areas on the template.
[Add File Information]: Select this check box to add an
area for printing file information.
(7) [Area]
Used for confirming information and editing settings of the
image area selected.
[x]: Display/edit horizontal coordinate.
[y]: Display/edit vertical coordinate.
[w]: Display/edit width.
[h]: Display/edit height.
[Rotate]: Display/edit direction of image.
(8) [Photo]
Used for configuring the type of templates to create and
configuring ID photos.
[Portrait]: Create templates for portrait images. The image
data will fill the entire image area when printed. If the
aspect ratio of the image data and the image area do
not match, the image will be adjusted to prevent blank
spaces.
[ID Photo]: Create templates for ID photos. The facial area
of the image data will be adjusted to fit the face
position specified in [Head Line] and [Face Size]
when printed.
For details on adjustments and controls on the printer,
refer to the operating instructions for the printer.
[Head Line]: Enter the distance between the top of the
image area and the top of the head.
[Face Size]: Enter the size of the face.
(9) [Thumbnail]
Used for display and editing details of thumbnail image
preview.
Thumbnail images will be saved to the template storage
folder in BMP format. You can use these to confirm the
templates on a computer, for example.
[Auto-create thumbnail] check box: Select this check box
to update saved thumbnail images when saving the
template. Thumbnail images are also saved when
saving a newly created template.
[Add Text] check box: Select this check box to add text to
thumbnail images.
(10) Right-click menu
Menu that appears when you right-click in the safe area.
[Delete]: Deletes an image area.
[Add]: Adds an image area.
(11) File information display area
When the [Add File Information] check box is selected, the
file name and shooting date and time will be displayed.
The text size will be automatically adjusted so that all the
file information is displayed within the area. As a result,
when the information is printed, it may be difficult to read
if the area is small.
To print the file information, enable file information
printing on the printer.

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Basic Operation
Basic Operation
Opening ID Photo Template Editor
1 Double-click the (DSIDPhotoUtility.exe) icon.
The [DS ID Photo Utility] screen appears.
2 Select the model name of your printer from the
[Printer] drop-down list.
A settings file for the printer selected here will be
created.
3 Click the [Browse Folder] button and select a target
location (folder) for saving files.
When a file is saved, the following folder is
automatically created.
For the DS-ID400
<folder specified as storage location>\DNP\DSID400\
IDPhoto\none\<paper size>\
You can also specify an expansion SD card as the
target location.
CD or DVD drives cannot be specified as a target
location.
4 Click the (Template Editor) icon.
This opens ID Photo Template Editor.
To close ID Photo Template Editor
Click the button in the upper right corner of the screen
or click [Close] in the [File] menu.
Creating a Template
You can create new templates.
You can create ID photo templates for printing only the
area around the face, or portrait photo templates for
printing the entire image.
Creating ID photo templates
1 Click the (New) button on the toolbar or select
[New] from the [File] menu.
The [New] dialogue box appears.
2 Select paper size from the [Paper size] drop-down list.
3 Enter the name of the template in [Template name].
The characters ? * < > | \ : cannot be used.
4 Enter the ID photo size to be created in [Width] and
[Height].
You can select pixels, inches, or mm as the unit.
• If a size that is larger than the paper size is entered,
an image area that is the same size as the paper size
is created. For details on paper size and maximum
image area settings on your printer, refer to the
user’s manual for your printer.
• If 0 or an invalid number is entered, an image area is
not created.
5 Click [OK].
The image area is created as follows. The number of
image areas will be determined automatically based on
the size of the image area.
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The maximum number of image areas that will be
created is 50.
6 Select [ID Photo] under [Photo].
7 Enter the face size in [Face Size].
8 Enter the distance between the top of the frame and the
top of the head in [Head Line].
Values for [Head Line] and [Face Size] that will
exceed the image area size cannot be entered.
9 When you finish configuration, click the (Save)
button on the toolbar or select [Save] from the [File]
menu to save the template.
Creating portrait photo templates
Perform the procedure in “Creating ID photo templates”
up to step 5, and select [Portrait] under [Photo].
When [Portrait] is selected, [Head Line] and [Face Size]
cannot be specified.
Opening an Existing Template
1 Click the (Open) button on the toolbar or select
[Open] from the [File] menu.
The [Open] dialogue box appears.
2 Select the size of the template to be edited from the
[Size] drop-down list.
Templates that have been saved in the specified target
folder are listed in [Template Name].
If the [Template Name] field is empty, briefly close the
Template Editor. Specify the correct target folder in
which templates are saved at the DS ID Photo Utility
screen.
3 Select the template for editing and click [OK].
The template edit screen appears.
Note
Note
Face Size
Head Line
Memo

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Basic Operation
Editing a Template
You can edit the layouts of created templates.
• You cannot cut, copy, and paste image areas, nor can you
undo or repeat operations.
• An image area that is larger than the paper size cannot be
created.
• Odd numbers of pixels cannot be specified for [x]
(horizontal coordinate) and [w] (width) under [Area]. If
odd numbers are entered, they will automatically be
discarded and replaced with even numbers. For example,
if you enter “25” (pixels), the value will be changed to
“24.”
When mm or inch units are used, the entered value will
be changed only if calculation into pixels will result in an
odd number.
• The maximum number of image areas that can be
arranged on one template is 50.
• Arrange the image areas so that they do not overlap.
Saving cannot be performed while image areas overlap.
To change the size of an image area
1 Click the image area you want to edit.
2 Change or reenter the values for [w] (width) and/or [h]
(height) under [Area].
This changes the size of the image area.
If the number 0 or a number that is outside of the paper
size is entered, a message appears and the value is
returned to the number prior to changing.
The size can also be changed by dragging a point (up/
down, right/left, and 4 corners) displayed for the
image area that is selected.
To change the position of an image area
1 Click the image area for which you would like to
change position and drag it to the desired position.
You can also change the position by changing the [x]
(horizontal coordinate) and [y] (vertical
coordinate) numerical values under [Area], or by using
the arrow keys (, , , ) on your keyboard.
The image area moves to the specified position.
If a number that is outside of the paper size is entered,
a message appears and the value is returned to the
number prior to changing.
Notes
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To add an image area
1 Click the (Add) button on the toolbar or select
[Add] from the [File] menu.
An image area that is identical in size to the existing
image area will be added to the middle of the screen.
2 Drag the image area to the position you desire.
To delete an image area
1 Click the image area you want to delete.
2 Click the (Delete) button on the toolbar or select
[Delete] from the [File] menu.
The image area is deleted.
If there is only one image area, you cannot delete it.
• This can also be performed by right-clicking on the
image area and selecting [Delete] from the menu
displayed.
• The image area can also be deleted by selecting the
image area and pushing the Delete key on the
keyboard.
To rotate an image area
1 Click the image area you want to edit.
2 Under [Area], select one of [0], [90], [180], or [270]
from the [Rotate] dropdown list.
The image area is rotated in the clockwise direction.
To add text to thumbnails
1 Select the [Add Text] check box under [Thumbnail].
This enables entering text in the text box.
2 Enter the text to be added to the thumbnail image.
Up to 64 characters (including line breaks) can be
entered on up to 4 lines.
The text is added in the upper left corner of the
thumbnail image.
You can enable text editing on a thumbnail image that
has been previously saved by selecting the [Auto-
create thumbnail] check box. In this case, both the text
changed and the thumbnail image are updated.
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Saving a Template
This saves the template that has been edited.
The template is saved in the folder shown below.
For the DS-ID400
<folder specified as storage location>\DNP\DSID400\
IDPhoto\none\<paper size>\
Template files (INI format) and thumbnail images (BMP
format) are saved to this folder.
• Templates that have overlapping areas cannot be saved.
• If the target location has no free space, the template
cannot be saved.
To save and overwrite templates
1 Click the (Save) button on the toolbar or select
[Save] from the [File] menu.
To save templates under different names
1 Select [Save as] from the [File] menu.
The [Save as] dialogue box appears.
2 Enter the file name using alphanumeric characters in
[Template name].
The characters ? * < > | \ : cannot be used.
3 Click the [Save] button.
Using Templates with Your Printer
In order to use the template files with the printer, you must
save (copy) the files onto an expansion SD card, and insert
the card into the printer.
1 Copy the DNP folder from the specified target folder
to an expansion SD card.
Copy the DNP folder and all of its contents to the root
of the expansion SD card.
If you specified the expansion SD card as the target
location for saving files in the [DS ID Photo Utility]
screen, you do not need to copy the files.
2 Insert the expansion SD card into the printer.
3 Select the created template on the printer.
For further instructions, refer to the user’s manual that
came with your printer.
Notes
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