Canon printer PIXMA SELPHY ES40 User Manual



Printing a Variety of  Images
You can set various printing features, such as imprinting the shooting date or adjusting the color of an 
image. You do not need to repeat the settings for each image because once the settings are made, 
they are applied for all images.
Making Settings
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Display the change settings screen.
Press the m(MENU) button.
Press the ud buttons, or turn the w wheel 
to choose [Print Settings], then press the o 
button.
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Choose the item and change the settings.
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Print.
Choose an image for printing (p. 12) and a 
number of copies (p. 13), and press the p 
button to print.
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 Printing with the Date (Date)
09/09/2009
You can print the shooting date recorded by the 
digital camera.
 Off (Default setting) /  On
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Since the date printed will be the date the image was recorded by the digital camera, it cannot be changed on SELPHY.You can change the style of the printed date in [Date Format] (p. 35).
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 Printing with the File Number (File No.)...



 Printing with a Colored Border (Border Color)
You can print an image with a colored border.
You can choose from 6 border colors (2 colors 
when using a black & white cartridge).
White (default setting)
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If [Borders] (p. 32) is set to [ Borderless], [Border Color] will not be displayed in the [Print Settings] screen.When [Page Layout] is set to [ Index] or [ Fixed Size], the blank space will be printed in the selected color.
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 Choosing a Layout and Printing (Page Layout)
Set the...



 Correcting Red Eyes and Printing (Correct Red-Eye) 
Correct images with red-eye.
 Off (Default setting) /  On
 
If SELPHY's power is turned off or the memory card is removed, the setting will return to [
 
Off].
Portions other than the eyes may be mistakenly corrected. Set [Correct Red-Eye] to [ On] only when printing images with red-eye.
Red-eye may not be automatically detected or optimally corrected when faces appear extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the overall...



 Changing the Tones and Printing (My Colors)
You can adjust the colors in your images, or make your images sepia-toned or black and 
white.
 Off(Default setting)– Lighter SkinLightens skin tones
 VividEmphasizes the contrast and color saturation for a vivid impression Darker SkinDarkens skin tones
 NeutralTones down the contrast and color saturation for neutral hues Vivid Blue
Emphasizes blue tints. Makes the sky, ocean and other blue subjects more vivid.
 SepiaTones the image into sepia...



You can print part of an image by using the 
trimming feature.
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Trimming Images
1
Choose an image.
Press the l r buttons, or turn the w wheel to 
choose an image.
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2
Display the trimming setting screen.
Press the m(EDIT) button.
Press the ud buttons, or turn the w wheel to 
choose [Trimming], then press the o button.
The trimming frame (a frame showing the part 
of the image that will be printed) will appear on 
the image.
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Choose a horizontal or vertical trimming 
frame.
Every time...



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Make the setting.
Once you have pressed the o button, the 
trimming frame is set and the printer restores the 
image display screen.
To trim other images before printing at the same 
time, repeat Steps 1 to 5.
To cancel trimming after the trimming frame has 
been set, press the m(EDIT) button, then choose 
[Reset trimming] from the menu and press the 
o button. Press the o button once more to 
confirm.
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Print.
Press the ., buttons to choose the number of 
copies.
Press the p button...



You can also make layout settings (p. 33) from 
the edit menu.
Layout settings will be applied to all printed 
images, and do not need to be made for each 
individual image.
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Printing using Layouts
1
Display the [Change page layout] screen.
Press the m(EDIT) button.
Press the ud buttons, or turn the w wheel 
to choose [Page Layout], then press the o 
button.
The screen from Step 2 will display.
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Choose a layout.
Press the l r buttons or turn the w wheel to 
select an item, then...



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Printing with a Colored Border
You can also make “Printing with a Colored 
Border (Border Color)” (p. 33) settings from the 
edit menu.
Border color settings will be applied to all printed 
images, and do not need to be made for each 
individual image.
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Display the [Border Color] screen.
Press the m(EDIT) button.
Press the ud buttons or turn the w wheel 
to choose [Border Color], then press the o 
button. 
The screen from Step 3 will display. 
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Choose a border color.
Press the...

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Make your images more dynamic by printing 
with frames (16 different designs) (p. 81).
When using the gold or silver cartridges, you 
can chose from 9 different gold or silver designs 
(p. 81).
When a black and white cartridge is installed, 
frames cannot be printed.
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Printing with Frames
1
Display the frame screen.
Press the c button.
Press the udl r buttons, or turn the w 
wheel to choose a  (frame), then press the 
o button.
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Choose an image.
Press the l r buttons or turn the w...