Polaroid SP 350 User manual

User Guide
SP 350

1. Introduction..................................................................................
2. Unpacking....................................................................................
3. System Diagrams........................................................................
4. Connecting Up.............................................................................
5. Loading Film................................................................................
6. Lighting Techniques.....................................................................
7. Printer Settings............................................................................
8. Capturing The Customers Image................................................
9. Printing The Captured Image......................................................
10. Improving The Focus Setting......................................................
11. Approximate Depth Of Field.......................................................
12. Display Screen Adjustment.........................................................
13. Colour Adjustment......................................................................
14. Film.............................................................................................
15. Troubleshooting...........................................................................
16. Specifications..............................................................................
17. EMC Statement (Europe)..........................................................
18. SP350 Warranty / Service..........................................................
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The Studio Polaroid 350 is a video based imaging system which allows
you to quickly and easily take instant photographs to meet a variety of
photo-identification needs. This guide describes all the features of the
Polaroid SP350. It takes you from unpacking the boxes to setting up the
system through any trouble-shooting problems you may have. All
bracketed numbers refer to the diagrams of the camera and printer
shown in section 3.
System will arrive in two boxes as follows
a. Printer, film holder,
power supply, mains
cable and Polaroid
film.
b. Camera, strobe,
batteries, camera
cable, user guides,
calibration overlay,
grey card and colour
adjuster.
Carefully unpack the
contents of both
boxes.
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travel bracket
Important: Remove the travel bracket from the printer as shown
above by unscrewing the locking screw and washer. After removing,
replace the screw and washer. Keep the travel bracket in a safe
place for future shipping of the printer.

1. Preview screen
2. Hot shoe
3. CS mount access cover
4. Lens
5. Live / freeze button
6. Print format button
7. Print button
8. Film button
9. Tripod mount point
10. Brightness dial
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11. Power switch
12. Film holder
13. Locking mechanism
14. PC switch
15. Print format switch
16. Film switch
17. Lighting switch
18. Pull tab / out of film indicators
19. Film peel time indicators
20. Live / freeze switch
21. Print switch
22. Dark slide
23. Power supply
24. Video out (CVBS)
25. S-Video out (Y/C)
26. PC parallel connector
27. Video in (CVBS)
28. Video /S- Video input switch
29. S-Video in (Y/C)
30. Colour compensation controls
31. Power inlet
32. Strobe X-sync connector
33. SP camera connector
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Use the diagram below to connect up the SP 350 system
optional external
strobe
power supply
mains power
SP302 camera
optional monitor
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The camera can either be tripod mounted or hand held, as shown
below. Sit the printer on a nearby work surface.
Power up the system by switching the power switch (11) on the front
panel of the printer.
Important: Switching on the printer with the travel bracket in place
may damage the printing mechanism. Ensure the travel bracket has
been removed from the printer as described on page 3 before
powering up the system

AttachingThe Film Holder
a. Place the film holder on the
opening on the top of the printer
so that it’s retaining flanges align
with the locking mechanism (13)
on the printer.
b. Lock the film holder in place
by sliding both retaining bars in
the direction shown.
Loading A Fresh Film Pack
c. Use only Studio Polaroid colour
and / or Polapan Pro 100 black &
white film.
d. Open the film holder by pulling
down the ends of the latch and lifting
the cover.
e. Insert a fresh film pack into the
film holder as shown above with the
black paper tab facing you.
f. Check below the black tab to make
sure you see a number of white tabs
(one white tab is used for each film
exposure.)
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Important: The SP350 system is not designed for use with the
Thermoback or Thermobox product.

g. Close the film holder making sure the black paper tab is outside the
film holder.
h. Pull the black
paper tab out of
the film holder,
keeping the tab
horizontal at all
times.
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Important:
Be sure to remove the dark slide (22) before trying to take pictures.

Lighting Set-Up
To obtain the best possible results from the SP350 system, it is
essential to set up studio lighting correctly. Using the lighting switch
(17) select the setting applicable to your studio set up. In set up, the
recommended minimum distance from subject to lens is 1.3m.
Strobe Lighting
When using strobe lighting, the ideal set up is with two lights positioned
as shown below. If you are using only one strobe light, it should be
positioned as close to the lens as possible (preferably directly above).
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ensure strobe
lighting mode is
selected on the
printer front panel
Important: It is particularly important when using strobe lighting, to
ensure balanced lighting of the subject and the backdrop.If backdrop
lighting is used, it should be set to low power to avoid over-exposing.
Saturating the backdrop may cause an imbalance in the video
image. For optimum results with either flood or strobe lighting, a grey
backdrop is recommended.