Epson PictureMate User Manual

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4. Click Standard Prints on the left side of the screen. You see three buttons:
Note: You can also select other print options on the left side of the screen. But 
don’t choose Greeting Cards, Stickers or Calendars; PictureMate doesn’t support 
these options because they work only with larger paper sizes. If you have another 
printer that supports larger paper sizes, you can use it with these print options. 
Printing Your Photos in Film Factory
1. When you’re ready to print, click the Print Assignment...

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2. To print the current date with your photo, click the Print Date box.
3.Windows and Macintosh 9.x: Select these options in the Printer Settings box at 
the bottom of the screen, in this order:
Macintosh OS X: Select these options in the Printer Settings box at the bottom of 
the screen, in this order: 
1 Make sure PictureMate 
is selected 
2 Select Sheet Feeder or
Sheet Feeder (No Margins) for borderless printing3 Select 
4 × 6 in
4 Select the 
Media Type
1 Make sure PictureMate 
is selected
2...

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4. Click the Print button on the left side of the screen. You see more options:
5. If your photo doesn’t look right in the preview, click the 
Back button to change 
your settings. (Click the 
Detailed Preview button for a closer look.)
6. Select the number of copies you want to print. 
Note: Leave the PRINT Image Matching and/or Exif Print box checked for the 
best results when printing photos containing P.I.M. and/or Exif Print data.
7. Click the Print button at the top of the screen. 
■Windows:...

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■Compatible Memory Cards
■Photo Image File Requirements
■Inserting Your Memory Card and Copying Photos
■Configuring PhotoStarter
■Preparing to Remove a Memory Card
Compatible Memory Cards
You can insert any of these types of memory cards into PictureMate:
■CompactFlashTM
■MicrodriveTM
■SD (Secure Digital)
■miniSDTM (requires miniSD adapter)
■MMCTM (MultiMediaCard™)
■xD Picture CardTM
■Sony Memory Stick®
■Memory Stick DuoTM (requires Memory Stick Duo Adapter)
■Memory Stick PROTM
■Memory Stick PRO DuoTM...

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Your PictureMate recognizes and prints the first 999 photos on your memory card. 
Note: PictureMate supports P.I.M. (PRINT Image Matching) and Exif Print image 
enhancement features. See your camera manual to see if these features are 
included on your camera. 
Inserting Your Memory Card and Copying Photos
1. Make sure PictureMate is on, then flip down the memory card door. 
2. Insert the memory card into its slot, as shown. 
CompactFlash or 
Microdrive
(bottom)
Memory Stick
(middle)  SD (Secure...

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3. Push the card in until it stops (it won’t go in all the way). When the card is in, the 
card light comes on.
4. Close the memory card door. 
Note: Insert just one card at a time. PictureMate can’t read multiple cards at once 
and you may not be able to tell which card PictureMate is taking the images from.
5. What happens with your photos when your computer detects them depends on 
the type of system you have:
Caution: If you access the card from your computer and delete files from the 
card, add...

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You can choose any of the options to copy, view, or print your photos. 
To copy photos to your computer, select 
Copy pictures to a folder on my 
computer
 and click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to select a folder 
for your photos and copy them. Then go to step 6.
■In Windows 2000, Me, or 98, PhotoStarter opens and automatically copies 
your photos to the 
Photos folder on your desktop. If this is the first time 
you’ve inserted a memory card, you see the message below instead. Follow the...

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Configuring PhotoStarter
Follow these steps to set up PhotoStarter to copy photos to your computer: 
1. When you see this message, click 
Next. 
The PhotoStarter setup assistant opens:
2. Click 
Next again. The setup assistant asks you a series of questions about how you 
want PhotoStarter to work.
The default settings cause the following to occur whenever you insert a memory 
card:
■PhotoStarter copies your pictures to the Photos folder on your desktop.
■The pictures are stored in folders by date....

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You can go back and change settings at any time by opening PhotoStarter: 
■In Windows, click Start, point to Programs (or All Programs), Film Factory, 
and click 
EPSON PhotoStarter3.0. Open the Settings menu and choose 
Change Settings.
■On a Macintosh, open the EPSON PhotoStarter folder, then double-click 
EPSON PhotoStarter. Open the Tools menu and choose Change Settings. 
Configuring CardMonitor
Follow these steps to configure Epson CardMonitor in the Macintosh OS X Image 
Capture utility:
1. Open...

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■For Windows 98 or Me, make sure the card light on PictureMate is not 
flashing.
■On a Macintosh, drag the memory card icon from your desktop to the trash. 
2. To remove a card, pull it straight out of the PictureMate slot. 
Saving Your Photos to an External 
CD-R/RW, Zip, or Flash Memory Drive
You can use your PictureMate to save photo files from your memory card onto a 
CD-R/RW (CD-R media only), Iomega
® Zip® disk, or flash memory (thumb) drive. 
Note: To save your photos on your computer, see...