Sony DPP FP97 User Manual

							
4-129-103-11 (4)
Digital Photo 
Printer
DPP-FP97
© 2009 Sony Corporation
Before you begin
Preparations
Direct printing
 Printing from a PictBridge
digital camera
Printing from a Bluetooth-
compliant device
Printing from a PC
Error messages
Troubleshooting
Additional information
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DPP-FP97 4-129-103- 11 (4)
Operating InstructionsBefore operating this unit, please read “Read This First” and 
“About the Print Packs” supplied and this manual, “Operating 
Instructions,” thoroughly and retain them for future reference.
Owners Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the 
printer. Record the serial number in the space provided below. 
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony 
dealer regarding this product.
Model No.: DPP-FP97
Serial No. ________________________
Please read the supplied “Read This First” 
and “About the Print Packs.”
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WARNING
To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not 
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
For the customers purchasing 
the DPP-FP97 in the U.S.A.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications 
not expressly approved in this manual could void 
your authority to operate this equipment.
If you have any questions about this product, you may 
call:
Sony Customer Information Services Center
1-800-222-SONY (7669)
The number below is for the FCC related matters 
only.
Regulatory Information
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply 
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant 
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference in a 
residential installation. This equipment generates, 
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if 
not installed and used in accordance with the 
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, there is no guarantee that 
interference will not occur in a particular installation. 
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to 
radio or television reception, which can be 
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by 
one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and 
receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit 
different from that to which the receiver is 
connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV 
technician for help.
For the Customers in Europe
This product has been tested and found compliant 
with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for using 
connection cables shorter than 3 meters (9.8 feet).
Attention
The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies 
may influence the picture of this digital photo printer.
Notice
If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data 
transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the 
application or disconnect and connect the 
communication cable (USB, etc) again.
Notice for the customers in the 
countries applying EU Directives
The manufacturer of this product is Sony 
Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 
108-0075 Japan.
The Authorized Representative for EMC and product 
safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger 
Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.
For any service or guarantee matters, please refer to 
the addresses given in separate service or guarantee 
documents.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: DPP-FP97
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, 
CA 92127 U.S.A.
Telephone No.: 858-942-2230
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC 
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two 
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful 
interference, and (2) this device must accept any 
interference received, including interference that 
may cause undesired operation.
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Disposal of Old Electrical & 
Electronic Equipment (Applicable in 
the European Union and other 
European countries with separate 
collection systems)
This symbol on the 
product or on its 
packaging indicates that 
this product shall not be 
treated as household 
waste. Instead it shall be 
handed over to the 
applicable collection 
point for the recycling of 
electrical and electronic 
equipment. By ensuring 
this product is disposed 
of correctly, you will 
help prevent potential 
negative consequences for the environment and 
human health, which could otherwise be caused by 
inappropriate waste handling of this product. The 
recycling of materials will help to conserve natural 
resources. For more detailed information about 
recycling of this product, please contact your local 
Civic Office, your household waste disposal service 
or the shop where you purchased the product.
NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN 
THE UNITED KINGDOM
A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to 
this equipment for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be 
replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the supplied one 
and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, 
(i.e.marked with   or  mark) must be used.
If the plug supplied with this equipment has a 
detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover 
after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without 
the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, 
please contact your nearest Sony service station.
Notes on LCD screen
 The displayed image on the screen is not identical in 
picture quality and colors with the printed image 
because display methods or profiles differ. Please 
regard the displayed image as just a reference.
 Do not press against the LCD screen. The screen 
may be discolored and that may cause a 
malfunction.
 Exposing the LCD screen to direct sunlight for a 
long period may cause malfunctions.
 The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely 
high-precision technology, so over 99.99% of the 
pixels are operational for effective use. However, 
there may be some tiny black points and/or bright 
points (white, red, blue or green in color) that 
constantly appear on the LCD screen. These points 
are normal in the manufacturing process and do not 
affect the printing in any way.
 Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold 
location. This is not a malfunction.
Duplication, edition, or printing of a CD, TV 
program, copyrighted materials such as pictures or 
publications, or any other materials except for your 
own recording or creation is limited to private or 
domestic use only. Unless you hold copyright or 
have permission from copyright holders for the 
materials to be duplicated, use of those materials 
beyond this limit may infringe the provisions of the 
copyright law and be subject to the copyright 
holder’s claim for damages.
When using photo images with this printer, pay 
special attention not to infringe the provisions of 
the copyright law. Any unauthorized use or 
modification of portraits may also infringe their 
rights.
For some demonstrations, performances, or 
exhibits, photography may be forbidden.
Backup recommendations
To avoid potential risk of data loss caused by 
accidental operation or malfunction of the printer, 
we recommend that you save a backup copy of 
your data.
Information
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE 
FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY 
NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES 
RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE 
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.
Sony shall assume no responsibility for any 
accidental or consequential damages or loss of the 
recorded content which may be caused by use or 
malfunction of the printer or memory card.
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On trademarks and copyrights
“BRAVIA” Sync, , Cyber-
shot, , “Memory Stick,”  , 
“Memory Stick Duo,”  , 
“MagicGate Memory Stick,” “Memory Stick PRO,” 
, “Memory Stick PRO 
Duo,” , “Memory Stick 
PRO-HG Duo,”  , 
“Memory Stick Micro,”   , 
, “Memory Stick-ROM,”  , 
“MagicGate,” and   are 
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
 HDMI,  , and High-Definition 
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
 Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and DirectX 
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of 
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or 
other countries.
 Intel and Pentium are the registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Intel Corporation.
 CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk 
Corporation in the U.S.A.
  or xD-Picture Card™ is a trademark of 
FUJIFILM Corporation.
  is a trademark of FotoNation Inc. in the 
U.S.A.
  is a registered trademark of 
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory.
 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.
 This unit is equipped with face recognition feature. 
Sony Face Recognition technology developed by 
Sony is used.
 The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by 
the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks 
by Sony Corporation is under license. Other 
trademarks and trade names are those of their 
respective owners.
 Other trademarks and trade names are those of their 
respective owners.

© 1995- 2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
 Contains iType™ and fonts from Monotype 
Imaging Inc.
iType™ is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc.
Notice for users
Program © 2009 Sony Corporation
Documentation © 2009 Sony Corporation
All rights reserved. This manual or the software 
described herein, in whole or in part, may not be 
reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine 
readable form without prior written approval from 
Sony Corporation.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE 
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, 
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, 
WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTACT, OR 
OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN 
CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE 
SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION 
CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.
By breaking the seal of the envelope of the CD-ROM 
package, you accept all the terms and conditions of 
this agreement. If you do not accept these terms and 
conditions, please return this disk envelope unopened, 
along with the rest of the package, immediately to the 
dealer where you obtained it.
Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any 
modification to this manual or the information 
contained herein at any time without notice.
The software described herein may also be governed 
by the terms of a separate user license agreement.
Any design data such as sample pictures provided in 
this software cannot be modified or duplicated except 
for the purpose of personal use. Any unauthorized 
duplication of this software is prohibited under 
copyright law.
Please note that unauthorized duplication or 
modification of portraits or copyrighted work could 
infringe the rights reserved by rights holders.
You may be referred to the supplied “Read This 
First” and “About the Print Packs” when there are 
detailed explanations in the leaflet.
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Table of Contents
Notice for users  ..............................4
Before you begin
Identifying the parts ........................ 7
Preparations
Checking the contents of the 
package .......................................... 9
Setting the ink ribbon  .....................9
Inserting the print paper  ............... 10
Connecting to the AC power 
source .......................................... 12
Operations in the initial state  .......... 13
Direct printing
LCD screen display  ....................... 14
An image preview view  ................... 14
Index View ...................................... 15
Basic printing  ............................... 16
Inserting a memory card  ................. 16
Printing selected images  ................ 17
Enjoying various printing  .............. 18
Correcting a failed photo automatically 
(AUTO TOUCH-UP) ........................ 20
Editing an image  ........................... 21
Enlarging and reducing an 
image size  ...................................... 21
Moving an image  ........................... 21
Rotating an image  .......................... 21
Adjusting an image  ........................ 22Adding a special filter to an image  . 22
Correcting the red-eye 
phenomenon .................................. 24
Printing an edited image  ................ 25
Saving an edited image  .................. 25
Performing “CreativePrint”  ........... 26
Making a Scrapbook  ...................... 26
Making a Calendar  ......................... 29
Superimposing a Handwritten 
message, Stamp or Preinstalled phrase 
on an image  ................................... 31
Adding a Frame .............................. 33
Making a Layout print  .................... 33
Making an ID Photo  ....................... 34
Performing Batch Print (Index Print/
DPOF Print/Print All) ..................... 35
Viewing a Slideshow ..................... 36
Showing a Slideshow ..................... 36
Reserving printing .......................... 36
Printing .......................................... 36
File operations  .............................. 37
Copying images  ............................. 37
Deleting selected images  ............... 38
Formatting a “Memory Stick” 
media ............................................. 38
Formatting the internal memory  ..... 39
Changing the Print setup  .............. 39
Making a Date Print  ....................... 40
Changing the Display/Printer 
setup ............................................ 43
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Connecting to a High Definition 
television and Printing  .................. 45
Connecting to a television  ............. 45
Printing procedures  ....................... 46
Using the printer buttons for 
printing .......................................... 46
Using the television remote control 
unit for printing  .............................. 46
Printing from an external device  ... 48
Printing from a PictBridge 
digital camera
Printing from a PictBridge digital 
camera ......................................... 49
Printing from a Bluetooth-
compliant device
Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant 
device ........................................... 50
Compatible profiles for Bluetooth 
communication .............................. 50
Preparations: connecting 
DPPA-BT1 ..................................... 50
Printing .......................................... 50
Transferring an image to a memory 
card ............................................... 51
Printing from a PC
Printing from a PC  ........................ 52
Installing the software  .................. 52
System requirements  ..................... 52
Installing the printer driver  ............. 53
Installing the PMB (Picture Motion 
Browser) ........................................ 55Printing photos from the PMB 
(Picture Motion Browser)  ............. 56
Registering a browsing folder  .........60
Printing from a commercially available 
software application ........................60
Error messages
If an error message appears  ......... 62
Troubleshooting
If trouble occurs  ........................... 65
If paper jams  ................................ 76
Cleaning ....................................... 77
Additional information
Precautions .................................. 78
On safety  ........................................78
On installation  ................................78
On cleaning  ....................................79
On restrictions on duplication  ........79
When disposing of the printer  ........79
About the Memory Cards .............. 79
“Memory Stick” media ....................79
SD memory Card  ............................80
xD-Picture Card ..............................81
CompactFlash card .........................81
Notes on using memory card ..........81
Specifications ............................... 82
Printing range .................................84
Glossary ....................................... 85
Index ............................................ 86
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Before you begin
Before you begin
Identifying the parts
For details, see the pages indicated in the 
parentheses.
Printer front panel
A1 (on/standby) button/standby 
indicator)
BMENU button
C (Index View)  (zoom out)/
 (zoom in) buttons (.page 16)
DLCD screen
EENTER button
FDirection (g/G/f/F) buttons
GAUTO TOUCH-UP button 
(.page 20)
HPRINT button/indicator
ICANCEL button
J“Memory Stick PRO” media 
(Standard/Duo) slot (.pages 16, 
79)
KSD memory Card/xD-Picture Card 
dual-format slot (.pages 16, 80, 
81)
LCompactFlash card slot 
(.pages 16, 81)
MPaper tray compartment door
NPaper tray compartment 
(.page 11)
OAccess indicator 
PInk ribbon eject lever (.page 9)
QInk ribbon (sold separately) 
(.page 9)
RInk ribbon compartment door 
(.page 9)
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Printer rear panel
AHandleAs illustrated below, raise the handle when 
you carry the printer.
When you use the printer, close the handle to 
its original position.
Notes
 When you carry the printer, make sure to 
remove memory cards, external devices, 
the paper tray, AC adaptor, and other 
cables. Otherwise malfunctions may occur.
 Set the LCD panel to its original position.
BVentilation holes
CPaper outlet
DDC IN 24 V jack (.page 12)
Plug the supplied AC adaptor into this 
connector. Then connect the AC adaptor and 
AC outlet with the power cord.
Printer left side panel
EHDMI OUT (output) connector 
(.page 45)
When using the printer with a High-definition 
television, connect an HDMI cable into this 
connector.
F USB connector (.page 54)When using the printer in PC mode, connect a 
USB cable to this connector.
GPictBridge/EXT INTERFACE 
connector (.pages 48 to 50)
When using a PictBridge-compliant digital 
camera, a mass storage device such as a USB 
memory or photo storage device, a Bluetooth 
USB adaptor (DPPA-BT1*), or other external 
USB device, connect it via this connector.
* In some regions, the DPPA-BT1 Bluetooth 
USB adaptor is not sold.
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Preparations
Preparations
Checking the contents 
of the package
Make sure that the following accessories are 
supplied with your printer.
 Paper tray (1)
 AC adaptor (1)
 AC power cord
*1 (1)
 USB cable (1)
 Cleaning cartridge (1)/Cleaning sheet (1)
 CD-ROM (Windows Printer Driver Software 
Ver.1.0 and PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 
Ver.4.2) (1)
 Operating Instructions (this booklet) (1)
 Read This First (1)
 About the Print Packs (1)
 Warranty (In some regions, the warranty is 
not supplied.) (1)
 Sony End User Software License Agreement 
(1)
*1 The plug shape and specifications of the AC power 
cord differ depending on the region in which you 
purchased the printer. 
About Sony Print Packs (sold 
separately)
Please use a Sony optional color print pack 
designed for the printer. For details, refer to the 
supplied “About the Print Packs.”
Setting the ink ribbon
1Pull and open the ink ribbon 
compartment door.
2Insert the ink ribbon in the direction 
of the arrow until it clicks into place.
3Close the ink ribbon compartment 
door.
Removing the ink ribbon
Push up the blue eject lever, and remove 
the used ink ribbon.
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Notes
 Do not touch the ink ribbon or store the ink ribbon 
in a dusty location. Fingerprints or dust on the ink 
ribbon may result in imperfect printing.
 Do not rewind the ink ribbon and use the rewound 
ink ribbon for printing. Otherwise, proper printing 
results will not be obtained, or a malfunction may 
occur. If the ink ribbon does not click into place, 
remove it and then re-insert it. Only when the ink 
ribbon is too slack to be loaded, keep pressing the 
core of the ribbon and wind the ink ribbon in the 
direction of the arrow to remove the slack.
 
 Do not disassemble the ink ribbon.
 Do not pull out the ribbon from the ink ribbon.
 Do not remove the ink ribbon while printing.
 Avoid placing the ink ribbon in a location subject 
to high temperatures, high humidity, excessive 
dust or direct sunlight. Please store it in a cool and 
dark place and use it within a short period from the 
date of production. Depending on the storage 
conditions, the ink ribbon may deteriorate. Use of 
such an ink ribbon may affect the printed results, 
for which we cannot guarantee or compensate.Inserting the print paper
1Open the paper tray cover.
Hold the parts on both sides of the paper 
tray cover (shown with arrows) and open 
the paper tray cover.
2Set the print paper into the paper 
tray.
Do not wind the 
ribbon in the 
directions shown 
here.
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