Polaroid DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTER User manual

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System Requirements
• A PC-compatible computer with a parallel port.
• Microsoft Windows 95 (or later) operating system.
• 16MB RAM (minimum); 32MB RAM (recommended).
• 50MB free hard disk space (minimum).
• A VGA 800 x 600 color monitor, 256 colors minimum, 16-bit
recommended (see Recommended Monitor Setting in the
Troubleshooting section for advice on setting your monitor).
• A CD-ROM drive, 2x speed (minimum); 4x or faster
(recommended).
Install the Polaroid ColorShot
Hardware and Software
This section includes instructions for installing the Polaroid ColorShot
printer using Microsoft’s plug and play feature.
If you are familiar with Microsoft’s Add a Printer program, you have
the option of installing the ColorShot printer using this method. Refer
to Add a Printer in the Troubleshooting section of this manual.
BeforeYou Install the ColorShot
Hardware and Software
Note: If you know your CD-ROM drive letter, skip this section and
go to Install the Polaroid ColorShot Hardware. If you do not know
your CD-ROM drive letter, complete these steps before you begin
the installation.
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Insert the Polaroid ColorShot CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Note: Leave the ColorShot CD in the drive until the installation is
complete.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and note the
drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.

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4. Turn off your computer.
Note: If you have more than one printer and only one parallel port
on your computer, you can purchase a manual or automatic
electronic switching device that allows you to connect both
printers through the same parallel port. For more information,
refer to Electronic Switching Devices in the Troubleshooting
section of this manual.
Install the Polaroid ColorShot Hardware
1. Printer
2. Power indicator light
3. Printer power cord
4. AC adapter
5. Printer interface cable
1. Place the ColorShot Parallel printer horizontally, on a flat surface
near your computer.
Note: Do not position the printer vertically.
2. Make sure your computer is turned off.
3. Connect the printer power cord (3) to the AC adapter (4).
4. Connect the AC adapter (4) to the receptacle on the printer.

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5. Connect the power cord (3) to a grounded outlet.
Note: The printer power is now on.The green power indicator
light (2) on the front of the printer should be on.There is no on/off
switch.
6. Connect the printer interface cable (5) to the parallel port on the
back of your computer.
7. Connect the other end of the printer interface cable to the parallel
receptacle on the back of the printer.
Install the Polaroid ColorShot Software
1. Turn on your computer.The printer is detected as soon as you
power on the system, and the New Hardware Found message
box displays.
Note: If the New Hardware Found message box is not displayed,
go to Add a Printer in the Troubleshooting section of this manual.
2. The system searches your floppy disk drive for the print driver
software and displays the Insert Disk message box.
3. Click OK.The Copying Files dialog box opens.
4. In the Copy files from list box, delete the highlighted text and type
the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\ or E:\).
Note: If you have not yet inserted the Polaroid ColorShot CD into
the CD drive, insert it now.
5. Click OK to begin the installation.The License Agreement
displays.
6. ClickYes to proceed with the installation.
7. Click Finish when the Setup Complete dialog box displays.
Note: Be sure to view the Readme file for last-minute information
about the printer and print driver.
Install the Free Image Editing Software
(MGI PhotoSuite)
MGI PhotoSuite is an easy-to-use image editing software package
provided with the Polaroid ColorShot printer. Polaroid recommends
that you install it, and then print two test images to get started.

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Install MGI PhotoSuite
1. Insert the MGI PhotoSuite CD into your CD-ROM drive.The
Installing MGI PhotoSuite window displays.
2. Click the appropriate language button for your installation.The
Welcome window opens.
3. Click Next.The License Agreement displays.
4. ClickYes to continue with the installation.
5. Follow the rest of the installation instructions as applicable to your
system.
MGI PhotoSuite Online Help
Refer to the MGI PhotoSuite online Help for instructions on operating
the software.To access the Help:
1. Start MGI PhotoSuite.The MGI PhotoSuite Activity Guide
window opens.
2. Select the Help button in the lower right corner of the window.
Note: You can also access the MGI PhotoSuite Help by selecting
Contents from the Help menu on the MGI PhotoSuite main
window.
Load Film into the Polaroid ColorShot Printer
1. Press and hold down the door latch.
2. Pull open the film door.
3. Remove the Polaroid ColorShot film from the foil package.

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4. Insert the film into the tray, with the film cover facing up and the
wide plastic border nearest the door.
Note: The film cover protects the light-sensitive material
beneath it.
5. Slide the film tray in until it latches shut.
Configure the Print Driver
In order to begin using the Polaroid ColorShot printer, you must
configure the Polaroid Colorshot print driver.
1. From the Start menu, select Settings.
2. Click on the Printers folder.
3. Double-click the ColorShot Printer icon inside the folder.The
Polaroid ColorShot status box opens.
4. Select Properties from the Printer menu.
Set Printer Details
1. Click on the Details tab.
2. Select Polaroid Parallel ColorShot as the default printer.
Note: If you have a paper printer that you normally print to, do not
select ColorShot as your default printer
Film Cover

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Set Printer Graphics
1. Click on the Graphics tab.
2. Select Portrait as the default orientation.You can override this
choice from within your image application when necessary.
Note: Leave the Intensity level at the center setting.You change
this setting only when you need to compensate for speed
variation in a film pack.
3. In the Copies box, click on the up or down arrows to select the
number of copies to print.
4. Click the Using Preview check box to display a preview of your
image on the screen before printing.
Set Device Options
1. Click on the drop-down arrow next to Film Type.A drop-down list
of film types displays.
2. Select the appropriate film type from the list.
3. Check the IQA Technology box to activate Polaroid’s Image
Quality Assurance enhancement software. IQA is designed to
brighten colors in images that have not been previously
enhanced (general photographic images that have been scanned
or that have not had any color correction or image processing
applied).
Note: Do use IQA Technology for images obtained from the
Internet, or for images that have been color-corrected in an
image-editing application.
Recommended Monitor Settings
Polaroid recommends that you adjust your monitor for the highest
available resolution.To adjust your monitor settings:
1. Click the right mouse button anywhere on your desktop. A menu
displays.
2. Select Properties.The Display Properties dialog box opens.
3. Select the Settings tab.
4. Set the Color palette to 16 bit or higher.

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5. Move the slide control under Display area to the right, to the
highest resolution available; 800 x 600 is recommended.
6. Click OK.
Test the Printer
To learn how to use the Polaroid ColorShot printer, Polaroid
recommends that you print two test images (portrait and landscape)
using MGI PhotoSuite.The test images are located in the Samples
folder in the ColorShot folder on your hard drive.
Print PortraitTest Image
1. Start the MGI PhotoSuite software.The MGI PhotoSuite selection
window opens.
2. Click on PrintYour Photos.The Open Image or Album dialog box
displays.
3. Open the Colorshot Samples folder. It is located in the ColorShot
folder on your system’s hard drive.
4. Double-click the image file kids.tif.The MGI PhotoSuite window
opens with the image displayed.
5. Click Printer Setup on the File menu of the MGI PhotoSuite
window.
6. Select Polaroid Parallel ColorShot as the printer.
7. Select Portrait as the Orientation.
8. Click OK.
9. Click the Print Preview icon on the MGI PhotoSuite window tool
bar.The MGI PhotoSuite Preview window opens.
10. Click the Size to Fit button on the tool bar.
11. Click the Printer icon on the tool bar.
12. Click OK. If you have not configured the ColorShot print driver to
display the Preview window, the image begins printing. If you
have configured the print driver as Using Preview, the ColorShot
Preview window opens.
13. Click the Printer icon to begin printing.
If this is your first print of the film pack, the printer ejects the film cover
first. In a few moments, the printer ejects the image kids.tif.

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Print LandscapeTest Image
1. From the MGI PhotoSuite window file menu, select Open.
2. Open the ColorShot Samples folder. It is located in the ColorShot
folder on your system’s hard drive.
3. Double-click the image file flowers.tif.
4. Click Printer Setup on the File menu of the MGI PhotoSuite
window.
5. Select Landscape as the Orientation.
6. Follow steps 8 through 13 from the previous section Print Portrait
Image .
In a few moments, the printer ejects the image flowers.tif.
Troubleshooting
If the printer is not operating properly, and you cannot resolve the
problem with the information provided in this manual, contact Polaroid
Technical Support, as described in the Technical Support section of
this manual.
Add a Printer
If you are familiar with Microsoft’s Add a Printer program, use the
following instructions to install the Polaroid ColorShot printer on your
system.
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
2. Double-click the Printers folder icon.
3. Double-click the Add Printer icon.The Add Printer Wizard opens.
4. Follow the instructions as applicable to your system.
Uninstall the Polaroid ColorShot Software
The Polaroid ColorShot Parallel printer is a plug and play device.If for
some reason you interrupt the installation process, your registry may
be corrupted and you should uninstall the device before attempting to
install it again.
Caution: If you are not familiar with deleting entries from your
system registry, contact Polaroid Technical Support for help.

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Delete the ColorShot Printer
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
2. Double-click the Printers folder icon.
3. Click on the ColorShot icon.
4. Select Delete from the File menu.
5. ClickYes to All.
Delete ColorShot Entries FromYour Registry
1. Make sure the ColorShot CD is in your CD-ROM drive.
2. From the Start menu, select Programs.
3. Click on Windows Explorer.
4. Click on your CD-ROM drive.
5. In the Contents folder, right-click on Parallel_Recover_PnP.Inf.
6. Choose Install.
This deletes all ColorShot entries from your system’s registry.
Electronic Switching Devices
If you have more than one printer and only one parallel port on your
computer, you can use a switching device that allows you to connect
both printers through the same port.The following diagram illustrates
how you connect a switching device to your computer and printers.
Contact your dealer or the nearest Polaroid office for information on
available switching devices.

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1. ColorShot printer
2. Power indicator light
3. Paper printer
4. AC adapter/power cord
5. Switching device
6. Computer parallel port
7. Interface cables
OperatingTips
This subsection provides some tips on printing images with the
Polaroid ColorShot Parallel printer.
Increasing Printer Performance
To optimize the speed and performance of your printer:
• Increase the amount of RAM in your computer.
• Increase the available hard disk space.
• Decrease the size of your image files if possible.The larger the
file, the longer it takes to print.
• Close other applications and documents that are open while you
are trying to print.

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Previewing Before Printing
The format size of the paper is unique to a printer. Polaroid
recommends you preview all prints before printing.The ColorShot
print driver has a Preview window, as well as MGI PhotoSuite.
• There is a delay between selecting the Print function within an
imaging application and seeing the ColorShot Preview window.
The length of delay depends on your computer’s speed and on
the size of the image file you are printing.
• If the ColorShot printer does not print, make sure you have not
minimized the Preview window.
• If you do not see the entire image in the Preview window, make
sure the margins are set to zero in Page Setup on the Preview
window.
Loading a Partially Used Pack
If you load a partially used pack of film keep in mind the following
points:
• The printer assumes a full pack is loaded, and the software gives
you an incorrect picture count.You will have to keep track of the
number of exposures manually.
• The top frame of a partially loaded pack of film acts as a film
cover. It is ejected when you initiate the first print command.
Printing Scanned Photographs
Be sure to scan photographs at the resolution and dimensions of the
output device.
• For the Polaroid ColorShot printer, the resolution is 160 dpi, for
3.625 inches by 3.0 inches.
• In your imaging application, check to make sure the aspect ratio
is maintained when you resize a scanned image; otherwise, the
image will be distorted.
Printing Digital Camera Photographs
If you have a choice of resolutions from a digital camera, select the
best quality, or the resolution that is closest to the ColorShot
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Image File Size
For the best control over image size:
• Polaroid recommends that you resize your image in your imaging
application before printing.
• When given a choice between .bmp, .tif, and .jpg image files,
select .bmp over .tif, and .tif over .jpg.The compression is less in
each case.
• If you must use .jpg, select the least compression or maximum
quality.
• The Polaroid ColorShot printer does not print image files larger
than 18MB.
Using Polaroid ColorShot Hardware and Software
on Systems with Other Printers
In most instances, a standalone or network printer also will be
connected to your computer.You should print a Polaroid ColorShot
image file only when other printers are not printing.
Communication Errors
• If you encounter a Polaroid ColorShot Printer Communication
error, make sure the cables are connected securely to the LPT
port on the back of your computer and the ColorShot printer.
• If you encounter a Communications Port Not Supported error, the
communications port that you selected is not supported by the
ColorShot printer.You should select a different LPT port for your
printer.You can change the port setting using the Details tab of
the ColorShot Properties dialog box.
• In most instances, selecting the Retry button functions after most
communication errors. However, on some occasions the jobs
may be removed from the print queue.
Out of Memory Error
If you receive an Out of Memory error, the system is out of memory
and cannot print. Close any other applications that you may have
running and try printing again.

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Technical Support
From within the U.S.A., call 1-800-432-5355, Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., (Eastern Time) or fax to 1-781-386-9688.You can
also write to Polaroid National Technical Support Operations, 201
Burlington Road, 1-2A Bedford, MA 01730.
In Canada, call 1-800-268-6970 or write to Polaroid Canada, 350
Carlingview Dr., Toronto, Ontario M9W 5G6.Fax: [phone].
You can also submit technical questions via electronic mail by
connecting to the Polaroid site on the World Wide Web (http://
www.polaroid.com) and clicking Customer Support.
Polaroid Offices and Service Centers
Australia
Polaroid Australia Pty. Ltd.
13-15 Lyonpark Road
P.O. Box 163
North Ryde, NSW 2113
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Belgique/België
Polaroid (Belgium) N.V. - S.A.
Rue Colonel Bourg 111
Kolonel Bourgstraat 111
1140 Bruxelles-1140 Brussel
Tel.: [phone] (Flemish)
027143106 (French)
Brasil
Polaroid do Brasil Ltda.
Av.Paulista, 1776/11º andar
Cerqueira Cesar
São Paulo - Capital
01310-921
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
288.6521
287.5393

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Danmark
Polaroid a.s.
Blokken 75
3460 Birkerød
Tlf.: 80011887
Deutschland
Polaroid GmbH
Sprendlinger Landstrasse 109
63069 Offenbach
Tel.: [phone]
España
Polaroid (España), S.A.
Calle Orense 16 - 2ª planta.
28020-Madrid
Tno.: 913778103
France
Polaroid (France) S.A.
B.P. 7
78996-Elancourt Cédex
Tel.: [phone]
Hong Kong
Polaroid (Far East) Ltd.
32/F Windsor House
311 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
Tel.: [phone]
Italia
Polaroid (Italia) S.p.A.
Via Piave 11
21051 Arcisate (Varese)
Tel.: [phone]

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Japan
Nippon Polaroid
Kabushiki Kaisha
Mori Building, No. 30
2-2 Toranomon 3-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo (105)
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
México
Polaroid de México S.A. de C.V.
Paseo de la Reforma 195-Piso 17
C.P. 06500 México, D.F.
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Del interior al 91 (800) 70-727
Ventas 91 (800) 70-747
Nederland
Polaroid Nederland B.V.
Zonnebaan 45
3606 CH Maarssen
P.O. Box 1219
3600 BE Maarssen
Tel.: [phone]
New Zealand
Polaroid New Zealand Ltd.
Camera Services
24-26 Anzac Avenue
Auckland
Tel.: [phone]
Norge
Polaroid (Norge) A/S
Industriveien 8B, 1473 Skårer
Postboks 80, 1471 Skårer
Tlf.: 80011887

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Österreich
Polaroid Ges.m.b.H.
Eitnergasse 5A
1231 Wien
Tel.: [phone]
Portugal
Polaroid (España) S.A.
Sucursal em Portugal
Edificio Monumental
Avenue Praia da Vitória 71-A, 4ºB
1050 Lisboa
Tel.: [phone]
Puerto Rico
Polaroid Caribbean Corporation
Centro de Seguros
Ave.Ponce de León 701,
Miramar, Santurce 00907
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Polaroid AG
Hardturmstrasse 133
8037 Zürich
Tel.: [phone] (Deutsch)
018385348 (Français)
018385349 (Italiano)
Suomi
Polaroid Oy
Sinikalliontie 10
02630 Espoo
Puh.: 0800117008

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Sverige
Polaroid AB
Ekholmsvägen 36
Box 204
127 24 Skärholmen
Tel.: [phone]
U.K.
Polaroid (U.K.) Ltd. &
Polaroid Export Operations
Wheathampstead House
Codicote Road
Wheathampstead
Hertfordshire AL4 8SF
Tel.: [phone] (U.K.)
(44) 181 308 6593 (Export)

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Limited EquipmentWarranty
Polaroid Corporation warrants your Polaroid ColorShot printer against
defects in manufacture for a period of one year from the date of
purchase.To verify the warranty period, you should keep the sales
receipt or other proof of purchase date.
Should this product, or any component or accessory included with it,
become defective at any time during the warranty period, Polaroid
Corporation will, at its discretion, either repair or replace this item,
without charge, provided the product is returned prepaid and insured
to a designated servicing location. Please return the product in its
original packaging.
This Limited Warranty does not apply to product damage resulting
from accident, incorrect installation, unauthorized modification,
misuse or abuse.
Warning: Opening the printer housing voids the warranty.
Outside the U.S.A.and Canada, refer to the registration card for local
warranty conditions.
THIS WARRANTY EXCLUDES ALL INCIDENTAL AND
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND DOES NOT AFFECTYOUR
STATUTORY RIGHTS.