Sony DPP FP50 User Manual

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Making various printing  (MONITOR OUT mode)
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Viewing a slideshow
You can perform a slideshow of the
images saved in a memory card or an
external device. You can also  manually
print an image being displayed.
Buttons to be used in this section
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
PRINT
MENU
PRINT
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
1Press MENU.
The menu bar is displayed.
           Menu bar         Slideshow menu icon
2Press g/G to select  (Slideshow)
and then press ENTER.
The Slideshow menu is displayed.
       Cursor
                 Slideshow menu
3Press f/F to select “Switch”,  and
press g/G to select “Automatic”
to switch images automatically or
“Manual” to switch them
manually. Then press ENTER.
4Press g/G/f/F to select “Execute”,
and press ENTER.
•When “Automatic” is selected:  The
images in the memory card or an
external device are displayed
automatically one after another.
•When “Manual” is selected:
The image with the cursor in the
image list  is displayed.  To switch
images, press g/G/f/F.  The
image to the left, right, above, or
below the current image in the
image list will be displayed.
To stop slideshow
Press CANCEL.
Printing a displayed image
While playing the slideshow manually,
you can print a displayed image by
pressing PRINT.
Notes
•Depending on the image, it may take time to
be displayed.
•You cannot display the images that are not
displayed as thumbnails because they are
damaged or for some other reason.
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Deleting images
You can delete the selected images or
format the “Memory Stick”.
Buttons to be used in this section
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
Notes
• During deleting or formatting, do not turn off
the printer or remove the memory card  The
printer or the memory card or external device
may be damaged. Or the image may be
damaged.
• An image, once deleted, will be lost forever.
Before deleting an image, double-check that it
is the right one.
• When formatting a “Memory Stick”, all the
files including the image files will be deleted.
• You cannot delete an image of an external
device.
•You cannot format a memory card other than
the “Memory Stick”.
Deleting selected images
You can select and delete images on a
memory card .
1Press MENU.
The menu bar is displayed.
      Menu bar      Delete/Format menu icon
To exit the menu mode
Press MENU.  The previous window
is displayed.
2Press g/G to select  (Delete/
Format) and then press ENTER.
The Delete/Format menu is
displayed.
         Cursor
                 Delete/Format menu
3Press f/F to select “Delete
Image” and press ENTER.
The image list is displayed.  A trash
icon is displayed on the image
selected with the cursor before you
pressed MENU in step 1.
         Trash icon
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4Press g/G/f/F to move the trash
icon to the image you want to
delete, then press ENTER.
5Press ENTER.
A confirmation dialog box is
displayed.
6Press g/G to select “OK” and
press ENTER.
The selected image is deleted.  To
delete other images, repeat steps 4
through 6.
Notes
•When you delete an image with the
associated file indication (
), the associated
motion or e-mail file will be also deleted.
•You cannot delete the protected image  with
the protect indication ( 
).
Formatting a “Memory Stick” 
You can format a “Memory Stick”.
1Press MENU.
The menu bar is displayed.
2Press g/G to select  (Delete/
Format) and then press ENTER.
The Delete/Format menu is
displayed.
3Press f/F to select “Memory Stick
Format” and press ENTER.
The confirmation dialog box is
displayed.
4Press g/G to select “OK” and
press ENTER.
The “Memory Stick” is formatted.
Note
When you format a “Memory Stick”, all the
images inside are deleted.
Continued
Searching for an image 
You can search a memory card or an
external device for an image by file
number or date.
Buttons to be used in this section
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
1Press MENU.
The menu bar is displayed.
         Menu bar       Image Search menu icon
To exit the menu mode
Press MENU.  The previous window
is displayed.
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2Press g/G to select  (Image
Search) and then press ENTER.
The Image Search menu is displayed.
         Cursor     Image Search menu
3Press f/F to select the search key
and press ENTER.
The dialog box used for specifying the
criteria for searching is displayed.
4Press g/G to select an item and
press f/F to specify numbers.
•When you select “By File NO.”:
Specify the starting and ending
numbers of the files that you want
to search for:
               Starting file number
                                       Ending file number
Tip
To search for a specific file, enter the same
file number in both the boxes.
•When you select “By Date”:
Specify the starting and ending
dates of the files that you want to
search for:
               Starting date         Ending date
Tip
To search for images of a specific day, enter
the same date in both the boxes.
•When you select “By Folder NO.”:
Specify the folder number of the
images you want to search for:
5Press ENTER.
Searching starts.  When the search is
complete, the search results will be
displayed.
If no images have been found
“No images were found” will be displayed.
6Press ENTER.
The image list is displayed.
•When you have selected “By File
No.” and “By Data”, the images
found are selected with an orange
frame.
•When you have selected “By Folder
No.”, the first image in the selected
folder is selected with the cursor.
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Making various printing  (MONITOR OUT mode)
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Changing the printer
preferences (Option)
The Option menu allows you to change
the preferences listed on page 56.
Buttons to be used in this section
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
MENU
g/G/f/F/ENTER
CANCEL
1Press MENU.
The menu bar is displayed.
                  Option menu icon      Menu bar
To exit the menu mode
Press MENU.  The previous window
is displayed.
Continued
2Press g/G to select  (Option)
and then press ENTER.
The Option  menu is displayed.
       Cursor
                  Option menu
3Press f/F to select the desired
setting item, and press g/G to
change the option. Then press
ENTER.
Note
Items which cannot be changed are
displayed in gray and cannot be selected.
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Item      Settings            Contents
Listing OrderAscending* In the image list window, the images are displayed in
the order of their image numbers, starting from the
smallest number.
Descending In the image list window, the images are displayed in
the order of their image numbers, starting from the
largest number.
Image Without Icon* In the image list window, the images without
Thumbnail thumbnail (miniature image used as index) data
will be displayed as an icon.
Generate In the image list window, the images without
thumbnail (miniature image used as index)
data will be displayed as its original image.
Image data displayOn In the image list window, image information (file
type, shooting conditions, etc.) will be displayed.
Off* In the image list window, no image information will
be displayed.
Language You can select the language of menu or messages. (English*/French/
Spanish/German)
                    *:  Factory settings
To cancel settings
Press CANCEL.  The settings will be returned to the state they were in before you made
changes.
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Printing from a PictBridge camera  (PictBridge mode)
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Printing from a PictBridge camera  (PictBridge mode)
Printing images from
the digital camera
You can connect a PictBridge-compliant
digital camera and print an image directly
from your digital camera.  
1Set your digital camera ready for
printing with a PictBridge-
compliant printer.
The settings and operations that are
necessary before connection differ
depending on the digital camera. For
details, see the operating instructions
of the digital camera you use. (In case
of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for
example, select “PictBridge” mode for
the “USB Connect”. )
Note
When you use a DSC-T1, you need to
update software version.
2Connect the printer to the AC
power source (page 17).
3Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the
printer (page 17).
The ON/STANDBY indicator of the
printer lights in green.
4Connect a PictBridge-compliant
digital camera to the PictBridge/
CAMERA connector of the printer
(page 20).
When you connect a PictBridge-
compliant digital camera to the
printer, “The printer is being
connected to PictBridge camera.” is
displayed on the LCD display of the
printer.
5Operate the digital camera to
print an image.
The printer supports the following
prints:
•Single-image print.
•All images print (ALL)
•Index print (INDEX)
• DPOF print
• Border/Borderless print
•Date print
For notes during printing, see page
23.
Notes
•If you replace a print cartridge while the
printer is connected to a PictBridge-compliant
digital camera, an image may not be printed
properly.  If this occurs, disconnect and then
connect the digital camera.
•If you print an image from your digital
camera without picture quality settings, it
will be printed according to the settings of the
Set Up menu.
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Printing from a PC (PC mode)
To print from a PC connected to the
printer, you need to install the supplied
software to your PC.  
This section explains how to install the
supplied software on your PC and how to
use the supplied PictureGear Studio
software to print an image.
Please also refer to the operating
instructions of your PC.
Installation of the software is necessary
only when you connect the printer to your
PC for the first time.
On the supplied CD-ROM
The supplied CD-ROM contains the
following software:
•Printer driver for DPP-FP50:  The
software describes the printer’s
requirements and enables printing from
the computer.
•PictureGear Studio:   Sony’s original
software application that allows you to
handle still images—capturing,
managing, processing, and printing.
On trademarks and copyrights of
PictureGear Studio
•On copyrights of design materials
The copyrights of the design materials
contained in this software are owned by Sony
Corporation or Sony Music Communications
Corporation.  Any commercial use is
prohibited by the copyrights laws.
•Duplication of copyrighted materials, such as
photographs, is prohibited except for private
or domestic use.
•All other companies and product names
mentioned herein may be the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective
companies. Furthermore, “™” and “
®” are not
mentioned in each case in this manual.
Installing the software
System requirements
To use the supplied printer driver and
PictureGear Studio, your PC must meet
the following system requirements:
OS: Microsoft  Windows
® XP
Professional/Windows® XP Home
Edition/Windows® XP Media Center
Edition/Windows® 2000
Professional/Windows® Millennium
Edition/Windows ® 98 Second
Edition, pre-installed (IBM PC/AT
compatible)
(Windows
 95, Windows 98 Gold
Edition, Windows NT, other versions
(ex. Server) of Windows 2000 are not
supported.)
CPU: Pentium III 500MHz or faster
(Pentium III 800MHz or faster is
recommended.)
RAM: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more is
recommended.)
Hard disk space: 200 MB or more
(Depending on the Windows version
you use, more space will be required.
To handle image data, you will need
additional hard disk space.)
Display:
Screen area:  800 x 600 pixels or more
Colors:  High Color (16-bit) or more
Notes
•If a hub is used to connect the printer and
your PC, or if two or more USB devices
including other printers are connected to your
PC, a trouble may occur.  If this occurs,
simplify the connections between your PC
and the printer.
•You cannot operate the printer from another
USB device being used simultaneously.
•Do not remove the USB cable from or connect
it to the printer during data communication
or printing.  The printer may not work
properly.
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Printing from a PC (PC mode)
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•The printer does not support system
standby/hibernate mode of the computer.
During printing, do not change your PC to
system standby/hibernate mode.
•We cannot guarantee operations with all
personal computers, even though they may
meet or exceed the system requirements.
How to attach the clamp filter
If the USB cable is not equipped with ferrite
cores near the plug to the printer (B-TYPE),
be sure to attach the supplied clamp filter
for noise prevention as illustrated below
before using the unit.  To conform to
radiation standards, you must attach ferrite
cores to the printer’s side end of the USB
cable.  If no ferrite cores are attached, other
devices may be affected by radiation noise.
Installing the printer driver
1Make sure that the printer is
disconnected from the
computer.
Note
If you connect the printer to your PC in this
stage, either of the following dialog boxes
are displayed:
•When using Windows 98SE/Me: Add
New Hardware Wizard
•When using Windows 2000/XP:
Found New Hardware Wizard
If this occurs, disconnect the printer from
the PC and then click “Cancel” in the
dialog box.
2Turn on your computer and start
Windows.
•When installing or uninstalling the
software in Windows® 2000
Professional, log on to Windows as
“Administrator” or “Power user”.
•When installing or uninstalling the
software with Windows
® XP
Professional/Windows® XP Home
Edition/Windows® XP Media
Center Edition, log on using a
“Computer administrator” user
account.
Notes
•Be sure to close all running programs
before installing the software.
•The dialog boxes in this section are
those in Windows XP Professional,
unless otherwise specified.  The
installation procedures and the dialog
boxes shown differ depending on the
operating system.
3Insert the supplied CD-ROM into
the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
The setup starts automatically and the
installation window is displayed.
Continued
1Release the lock
with a screwdriver
or a similar tool.
2Wind the cable
into the clamp
filter one time.
3Close the clamp
filter.
Attach the clamp filter as close to the printer’s
side plug as possible (within 10 cm (4 inches)).
Note
Use a commercially available A-B TYPE USB-
compatible connecting cable shorter than 3m
in length.  The type of USB cable you should
use may differ depending on the computer.
For details, see the instructions manual of your
computer.
Within 10 cm (4 inches)
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Note
In case the installation window is not
automatically displayed, double-click the
“Setup.exe” of the CD-ROM.
4Click “Installing Printer Driver”.
The “Sony DPP-FP50 -
InstallShieldWizard” dialog box
appears.
5Click “Next”.
The license agreement dialog box is
displayed.
6Check “I accept the terms of the
license agreement” and click
“Next”.
If you check “I do not accept the
terms of the license agreement”, you
cannot proceed to the next step.
The “Ready to install the program”
dialog box is displayed.
7Click “Install”.
The “Printer connection” dialog box is
displayed.
Windows PC To USB
connector To USB
connector (B-
TYPE)
8Connect the printer to the AC
power source (page 17).
9Press ON/STANDBY to turn on the
printer (page 17).
The ON/STANDBY indicator of the
printer lights in green.
10Click “Next”.
11Connect the USB connectors of
the printer and your computer.
Note
The print paper emerges from the paper
outlet a few times during printing.  Do not
block the paper outlet with the USB
connecting cable.
The printer automatically enters the
PC mode and the printer setup will
start automatically.
When the printer setup is complete,
the “InstallShield Wizard Complete”
dialog box is displayed.
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