Using the Print/Share button with CP / ES series printers

Article ID: ART157567 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 11/16/2015
 

Description

Using the Print/Share button with CP / ES series printers

Solution

Connecting the Camera to the Printer

Printing

Selecting Print Settings

Trimming (Cropping)

ID Photo Print

Movie Printing

  1. Preparing the Camera and the Printer

    Camera When printing, the use of the compact power adapter (sold separately) is recommended. If a battery pack or batteries are used, be sure to use a fully charged battery pack or new batteries.
    Printer Please refer to the user guide that came with your printer and make the necessary preparations (paper, ink cassette, cartridge, etc.).


  2. Connecting the Camera to the Printer



  3. Turn the printer's power on.

  4. Set the camera to Playback mode and turn the power on. Depending on the camera model, the camera's power will automatically turn on when the printer's power is turned on.

  5. , , or appears on the upper left corner of the LCD monitor. You can now print.
When the printer is ready for printing, the button lights in blue. The button blinks during printing.
The following operations are not available during a camera/printer connection.
  • Movie playback.
  • Language settings that use the <SET> button and the <MENU> button.


Printing

Easy Print

  1. Make sure that appears in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor.



  2. Display the images you wish to print and press the button. If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after Changing the Print Settings below.

Print after Changing the Print Settings

  1. Make sure that displays in the upper left corner of the LCD monitor.




  2. Display the images you wish to print and press the <SET> button. The print order screen appears.



  3. Select print settings as required.
    #Selecting Print Settings

  4. Select [Print] and press the <SET> button. If you press the <MENU> button, the display will revert to the standard playback mode and printing will not take place.

  • You cannot print images recorded in the RAW format.
  • It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a different camera.

Cancel Printing

  • You cannot stop printing when printing only one copy of an image. If you are printing more than one copy or more than one image, you can cancel the rest of the printing by pressing the <SET> button. Once the current print is finished, a confirmation dialog appears. Select [OK] and press the <SET> button.

Printing Errors

  • An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason during the printing process. Select [Stop] or [Resume] and press the <SET> button. The [Resume] option may not appear with some types of errors. In that case, select [Stop].


Selecting Print Settings

Selecting the Number of Copies

  1. In the print order screen, select [Copies] and specify the number of copies. You can specify from 1 to 99 prints.

Setting the Print Style

You can select from among the following print styles.

- Standard Prints one image per page.
/Image *1 Multiple *2 Prints eight copies of the same image on one page.
- ID Photo Prints a specified print size.
Borders Borderless Prints right to the edges of the page.
- Bordered Prints with a border.
Date On Adds the date to the print.
- Off Prints without the date.

*1 Icon varies depending on the image to be printed.

*2 This option can only be selected when printing on card size paper.

  1. In the print order screen, select [Style] and press the <SET> button.

  2. Select [Image], [Borders], or [Date].



  3. Select settings as needed.



  4. Press the <MENU> button to end the setting selection process. With borderless or multiple prints, the top, bottom and sides of the image may be cropped slightly. If you have not specified a trimming setting, a frame will appear around the area of the image that will be printed, allowing you to check the portion that will be cropped.


If you select an image which has had the shooting date embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Print mode, [Date] in the [Style] menu will be set to [Off]. If you set [Date] to [On], dates will appear twice on the printed image.
  • When printing multiple prints, the borders and the date cannot be set. (Images are printed without any date or borders.)
  • Practically all of the image area displayed on the LCD monitor is printed on bordered prints.


Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)

You can specify which portion of an image gets printed. Please set the Print Style (Image, Borders and Date) first before setting the trimming settings. If the print style is changed after having made trimming settings, you must select the settings again.

  1. In the print order screen, select [Trimming] and press the <SET> button.



    The trimming frame will appear at the center of the image. If a trimming setting has already been selected for the image, the frame will appear around the previously selected portion.



    The trimming setting screen differs depending on the camera model. Ensure that the screen appears before selecting settings.

  2. Trim the image.

    Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame
    • Press the zoom lever or the zoom button to adjust the size of the trimming frame.
    • The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection of approximately half the displayed image (in width and height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size as the image.
    • Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size cancels the trimming setting.
    • When printing an image that has been magnified using the trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and grainier depending on the level of magnification. If this happens, the trimming frame displays in red.
    Moving the Trimming Frame
    • Move the trimming frame using the omni selector or the up, down, right and left buttons.
    Rotating the Trimming Frame
    • You can rotate the trimming frame by pressing the the <DISP.> (or DISPLAY) button.

  3. Press the <SET> button to close the setting menu. Pressing the <MENU> button cancels the settings.
  • The trimming setting only applies to one image.
  • The trimming setting is canceled with the following operations.
    - When you set the trimming settings for another image.
    - When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera power off, change the camera mode, or detach the connection cable).
  • The date or part of the date in images shot in [Date Stamp] mode with a camera that has the Postcard Print mode may not be printed properly depending on the trimming setting.
  • The selected image, paper and border settings determine the shape of the trimming frame.
  • Please use the LCD monitor to set the trimming settings. The trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen.


Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo Print)

You can specify the print size and print portion of an image or a whole image as an ID photo*.

* Images printed with the ID Photo Print function may not be allowed as a formal certificate photo. Refer to the party (organization) or administration requiring the photo.

The print size can be specified for only L (Large) resolution images in the camera connected to the printer.
  1. In the print order screen, select [Style] and press the <SET> button.



  2. Select [Image], then select [ID Photo]. Specify the print size by selecting the length of the long side first, then the short side, then press the <SET> button.



    See the table below for the selectable combination of the long side length and the short side length.



  3. Trimming (Cropping) Trim the image to specify the print area.



    The trimming setting screen differs depending on the camera model. Follow the steps according to the screen that displays on your camera.

  4. Press the <SET> button to close the setting menu. Pressing the <MENU> button cancels the settings.
  • The print size setting only applies to one image.
  • The print size setting is canceled with the following operations:
    - When you set the print size settings for another image.
    - When you set the trimming settings for another image.
    - When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera power off, change the camera mode, or detach the connection cable).
  • The shape of the trimming frame varies depending on the specified paper size.
  • Use the LCD monitor to specify the print size settings. The trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen.


Printing Movies (Movie Print)

You can print movie frames selected automatically at fairly regular intervals on a sheet of paper.

  1. Select the movie you want to print, then press the <SET> button. If you press the button instead of the <SET> button, movie print begins. At this time, you cannot select the On/Off setting on the caption.



  2. If necessary, set (Caption) to [On] or [Off].



    If you set (Caption) to [On], you can print the file number and the elapsed time of the frame at the same time.

  3. Select [Print] and press the <SET> button.
It may not be possible to play back or print movies shot with a different camera.
The number of printed movie frames per sheet of paper is determined by the paper size shown as follows:
  • Credit card size: 20 frames
  • L size: 42 frames
  • Postcard size: 63 frames
  • Wide size: 63 frames

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