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Connecting to a Camera for Printing
Connecting to a Canon Camera for Printing
Use the printer’s retractable USB cable to directly connect it to a camera and start 
printing.
For more details, refer to your Camera User Guide or Direct Print User Guide .
Make sure that a memory card is not inserted into the printer and that the printer is not 
connected to a computer.
zWe recommend that you use the camera’s compact power adapter (sold separately or 
included with the camera) when connecting the camera to your printer. If you wish to run the 
camera on battery power, be sure that the battery pack is fully charged or the batteries are 
fresh.
zSome camera models do not come with a compact power adapter. For details, please see the 
System Map that came with your camera.
1
Pull out the retractable USB cable 
from the printer, and connect the 
cable to the camera.
zYou can also use the USB cable included 
with your camera. In this case, connect the 
DIGITAL terminal on the camera to the 
direct print port or USB port (p. 17).
zTo retract the USB cable, press the USB 
cable retract button.
zThe cable can be pulled out about 35 cm 
(13.8 in.). Note that pulling the cable out 
beyond this length may damage it.
2
Press the printer’s power bu tton until it lights green.
USB Cable Retract Button
  
						

							
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3
Turn the camera’s power on and 
display an image.
zCheck that the  (PictBridge ) or  (Canon 
Direct Print )
 icon is displayed in the upper left 
corner of the camera’s LCD monitor.
If no icon is displayed, see  Troubleshooting (p. 67).
zSome camera models automatically power up 
when the cable is connected to the printer. The 
icon then displays on the camera’s LCD monitor.
The black and white cartridge (Easy Photo Pack E-P25BW) cannot be used when  
is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor.
4
Display an image to be printed and press the SET or SELECT 
button.
zIf your camera has a  (Print/Share) or  (direct print) button, printing starts 
immediately after you press the   or   button (step 5 is not necessary).
5
Select [Print] and press the SET or 
SELECT button.
zThe printer starts printing. During printing, the 
printer’s power button blinks green.
zThe camera returns to the playback screen once 
printing is successfully completed.
zTo cancel printing, use camera commands.
•If printing does not start, check the camera’s 
LCD monitor for any messages (p. 70).
• Printing cannot be canceled by pressing the PRINT/STOP button when printing from 
a camera.
The screen may differ depending 
on the model of your camera.
  
						

							
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Connecting to a Non-Canon Digital Camera for Printing
Since the SELPHY ES1 printers support the direct print PictBridge* standard, you can 
connect  PictBridge  compliant non-Canon digital cameras to easily print high quality 
photos.
*PictBridge:  PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that allows you to print images 
without using a computer by directly connecting a digital camera or digital camcorder 
(hereafter “camera”) to a printer, regardless of their brands and models.
„Before Using the Printer
Please read carefully the user guide that came with your camera and make sure that:
„Connecting the Camera
Connect the retractable USB cable to the camera’s terminal. If the connector on the 
camera side does not match up, insert one end of the USB cable included with your 
camera in the printer’s direct print port or USB port (p. 17) and insert the other end in the 
camera’s terminal. For details, refer to the camera’s user guide.
zThe printer’s power button blinks green several times once the printer and camera are correctly 
connected. The power button lights steadily green once it is ready to print.
zIf a problem occurs during a connection or during printing, the printer’s power button lights or 
blinks red. If this happens, the error message that appears on the camera’s LCD monitor may 
differ according to your camera model.
Printing speed may differ according to your camera model and the image’s number of 
recorded pixels. (The value written on page 73 is a printing speed obtained when printing 
with a Canon camera.)
„Disconnect the camera
Before you disconnect the camera from the printer, turn off the printer by holding down 
the power button until the green indicator goes out. 
zThe camera is  PictBridge compliant.
zYou are using the retractable USB cable or the USB cable for the camera/computer connection 
to connect the printer to the camera.
zThe camera’s communication settings are configured correctly.*
zYou set the print settings with the camera.*
*
For details, refer to the camera’s user guide.
  
						

							
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Wireless Printing
Infrared (IrDA) Wireless Printing
You can transmit and easily print out the images shot by a camera equipped mobile 
phone.
The mobile phone must have the following features.
zJPEG image recording/saving capacity
zInfrared data communication (with an IrDA compliant infrared data communication port)
Refer to your mobile phone’s manual when using infrared data communication.
1
Disconnect the camera or Bluetooth un it if it is connected to the 
printer, or remove the memory ca rd if it is inserted (p. 27).
zThe printer enlarges or reduces the size of the image according to the paper size 
and sets the print direction to vertical or horizontal automatically. The upper, lower, 
left or right portion(s) of the printed image may be trimmed depending on the 
combination of the image size and paper size.
zPrinting is done according to the setting value specified in [Printer Settings] (p. 48).
2
Transmit an image from your 
mobile phone to the printer.
zAim the mobile phone’s infrared port at 
the printer
’s infrared data receiver and 
transmit the image data to the printer. 
See the illustration to the right for the 
transmittable distance. Note that the 
distance differs depending on the 
mobile phone model. 
For details on 
connection methods, 
refer to your mobile 
phone
’s manual. 
zDuring communications, the IrDA screen is 
displayed on the printer’s LCD monitor and 
the power button blinks green. 
If data 
transmission is interrupted, the power 
button stops blinking and lights green. 
Check the message appearing on the 
mobile phone display if an error occurs.
 
zIf the data transmission fails, move the 
mobile phone closer to the front of the 
printer
’s infrared data receiver and 
repeat the procedure.
3
Printing starts after the data transmission is complete.
Printing cannot be canceled by pressing the PRINT/STOP button when printing 
wirelessly. 
Within 20 cm
(Do not place objects 
within this range.)
Effective range
Approx. 10 degrees (both 
top/bottom and left/right)
IrDA screen
  
						

							
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zE-mail and phone directories cannot be printed.
zDownloaded contents or image data, for example, downloaded from a URL attached to 
mail cannot be printed due to the security settings made on the mobile phone.
zSome mobile phones have limited memory capacity for infrared data transmission and you 
may not be able to print the image at the best quality.
zThe images on the memory card (such as an SD memory card or Memory Stick) of some 
mobile phones cannot be printed.
zMovies cannot be printed.
zDo not place any obstacle between the printer and the mobile phone.
zAvoid direct sunlight on the infrared data receiver. Direct sunlight may interfere with 
the communication with the mobile phone.
zDo not place the printer near a plasma display. Placing it near a plasma display may 
prevent the printer from communicating with the mobile phone.
 
zDuring data transfer, do not interrupt the infrared data communication. If 
communications are interrupted, do the procedure again.
zImage quality may become coarser if you print on postcard size or L size paper. If this 
happens, we recommend printing on card size paper.
zIf you transmit a large image, the transmission may take more than five minutes.
zAfter the printer starts communicating with the mobile phone, do not do any printing 
operations from the camera or computer until printing is complete.
zThe printer cannot communicate with the mobile phone until any printing jobs from a 
computer are complete.
 
Printing via a Wireless LAN
If you attach a  PictBridge compliant wireless print adapter to the printer, you can print 
images taken with a camera that has wireless LAN support after transmitting the images 
wirelessly to the printer. 
zFor details, refer to the user guide included with the camera.
  
						

							
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Printing via Bluetooth
„Before Use
When Bluetooth Unit BU-20 (sold separately) is installed on the printer, images can 
be sent to the printer for printing wirelessly from a Bluetooth-compatible mobile 
phone
*1 or PDA*2.
Wireless printing via Bluetooth from a computer is not possible.
*1 The mobile phone must have the following features. • Built-in Bluetooth and support for OPP (Object Push Profile) or BIP (Basic Imaging Profile).
For details on supported profiles, refer to the user guide of the mobile phone you are using.
• Image data (JPEG images of maximum size 4MB) recording/saving capacity
*2 Conditions for PDA compatibility • Compatible modelRuns Windows CE or Palm OS with built-in Bluetooth and support for OPP (Object Push Profile) 
or BIP (Basic Imaging Profile).
For details on supported profiles, refer to the user guide of the PDA you are using.
• Supported print data Image data (JPEG images of maximum size 4 MB) taken by a PDA or mobile phone camera.
  
						

							
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„Setting Bluetooth
To use Bluetooth, the printer's model and security settings must be set in advance. 
1
Disconnect the computer or camera if it is connected to the printer, 
or remove the memory card if it is inserted. 
zPrinting is done according to the setting value specified in [Printer Settings] (p. 48).
2
Install the Bluetooth Unit.
zInsert Bluetooth Unit BU-20 into the USB port on 
the printer.
3
Display the [Printer Settings] menu (see Making Printer Settings 
(Various Useful Functions)  steps 1 and 2 on page 49).
4
Press the   or  button to select [Bluetooth] 
and press the SET button.
5
Press the   or   button to select the desired setting item, and 
press the   or   button to set the item.
zThe following table summarizes the setting items and their functions.
*Default setting
Device name Select a name from Canon ES1-1* to ES1-9. This is the 
name used when the target device (this device) is selected 
from the mobile phone. This setting distinguishes this device 
when there are two or more Bluetooth-compatible devices 
capable of communications.
Security Select either [On] or [Off]
*. When set to [On], the passkey for 
the printer and mobile phone must be entered when 
connecting to the printer. 
Passkey The passkey refers to an identification number to be  determined. It is used to prevent incorrect access from other 
Bluetooth devices. When [Securi ty] is set to [On], press the 
SET button and set the key (4-digit number) to enter on the 
mobile phone to enable printing. The default passkey is 
“0000”. 
Deny Access Select either [On] or [Off]
*. Selecting [On] will disable 
searching and printing from Bluetooth devices.
Reset Returns Bluetooth settings to their defaults. 
  
						

							
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„Printing
6
Press the MENU button.
zThe display returns to the [Printer Settings] menu. Pressing the MENU button again 
returns the display to the main menu.
1
Disconnect the computer or camera if it is connected to the printer, 
or remove the memory card if it is inserted. 
zPrinting is done according to the setting value specified in [Printer Settings] (p. 48).
2
Install the Bluetooth Unit.
zInsert Bluetooth Unit BU-20 into the USB 
port on the printer.
3
Send the image to the printer from the 
mobile phone or PDA.
zFor details on how to print or make Bluetooth 
connections from a mobile phone or PDA, read the user 
guide of the mobile phone or PDA you are using.
When selecting the model name, select “Canon ES1-
x” (x stands for the 1-digit number you set on page 45).
zDuring communications, the Bluetooth screen is 
displayed on the printer’s LCD monitor.
4
Printing starts after the data transmission is complete.
During transfer, Bluetooth Unit BU-20 blinks blue. During data transfer, do not 
interrupt the 
Bluetooth communications. If communications are interrupted, do the 
procedure again.
• Image quality may become coarser if you print on postcard size or L size paper. If this 
happens, we recommend printing on card size paper.
• Printing cannot be canceled by pressing the PRINT/STOP button when printing 
wirelessly.
5
End printing. 
zEither remove the Bluetooth Unit from the printer, or turn the printer off. 
Bluetooth screen
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Communications distance
zThe maximum communications distance is approx.10 m (approx. 32.8 ft.). However, the 
following conditions sometimes cause this distance or printing speed to change:
-Obstacles or radio wave conditions between communications devices
-Sites where magnetic fields, static electricity or radio wave interference is generated
-Reception sensitivity and antenna performance of communications devices
Image data that can be sent to the printer from the mobile phone or PDA
zDownloaded contents or image data, for example, downloaded from a URL attached to 
mail cannot be printed due to the security settings made on the mobile phone.
zImage data saved after being edited on the PDA sometimes cannot be printed.
zMovies cannot be printed. 
zIt sometimes takes time for printing to start after image data is sent depending on the size 
of the image data file.
zOnly image data files up to 4 MB in size can be sent.
zImage data saved on memory cards sometimes cannot be printed depending on the 
model you are using.
zPrint quality and orientation (portrait or landscape) are automatically set according to the 
size of the image (recording pixels) when the image was taken.
zThe left and right, and top and bottom of images are sometimes trimmed depending on 
the size of the image.
  
						

							
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Making Printer Settings (Various Useful Functions)
Using the Various Useful Functions
You can make various settings, such as printing of date and file number, selecting the 
print layout and correcting images. The following table summarizes the settings items 
and details for each of the functions. Items in the following table that are gray can also be 
set in the printing confir mation screen (but borders cannot be  set from Creative Print).
*1 Enabled only when printing from a memory card
*2 The camera’s settings are given priority when printing from the camera
*3Enabled when printing from a memory card, or via Bluetooth, IrDA or cameras that display
the (PictBridge ) in their LCD monitor
*4 Disabled when connected to a computer
*5 Enabled only when a Bluetooth unit is connected
*6 Default
*7 Does not display when using the black and white cartridge (Easy Photo Pack E-P25BW).
ItemDescriptionSettings
Date*2Prints the date.On, Off*6
File No.*2Prints the file number.On, Off*6
Borders*2Sets borders for 1-up or speech 
bubble printing.Borderless*6, Bordered
Page Layout*2Sets the number of images to print 
on a single sheet of paper.1-up*6
6 types  Page Layout  (p. 49)
Correct Red-
Eye
*3
Corrects red-eye.On, Off*6
Auto Optimize*2Automatically corrects the image 
so that it is optimized.On*6, Off
My Colors*3 *7Changes the color of the image 
when it is printed.Off*6, 10 types    My Colors (p. 50)
Date Format*1Selects the date format used when 
printing out the date.yy/mm/dd, mm/dd/yy, dd/mm/yy
Auto RotateVertically displays images that are 
set to be rotated.On*6, Off
Auto Power 
Down
*4
The printer automatically turns off 
if no operations are performed for 
five minutes.On*6, Off
Bluetooth*5Setting Bluetooth  (p. 45)Press the SET button and select the 
desired item in the display screen.
LanguageSetting the Display Language 
(when the printer is used for the 
first time)  (p. 25)Press the SET button and select the 
desired item in the display screen.
Reset AllReturns all setting items to their 
defaults.Press the SET button and select the 
desired item in the display screen.