Sony DPP FP97 User Manual

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   Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant device
To select the printer from a Bluetooth-
compliant device, select “Sony DPP-FP97 ##.” 
(“##” stands for the two figures from the right 
of the address displayed in the LCD screen.) 
When input of Passkey* is required
Input “0000.” You cannot change the Passkey 
with the printer.
* A Passkey is often referred to as a “pass code” or 
“PIN code.”
1Insert a memory card into the 
appropriate memory card slot of the 
printer.
Insert a memory card that you want to 
save an image to be transferred only.
The Bluetooth saving mode window is 
displayed. On upper left on the screen, 
 is displayed.
2Transfer an image from the 
Bluetooth-compliant mobile phone, 
or other device.
Perform the similar procedures when you 
print an image. For details, refer to the 
operating instructions of the Bluetooth-
compliant device you are using. 
The image transferred is saved in the 
memory card.
Notes
 You cannot transfer an image to the internal 
memory of a digital photo printer.
 Do not use the 
DPPA-BT1 outside the area you 
purchased it. Depending on the areas, the use of 
this product may violate the local radio wave 
regulations and may be subject to its penalty.
 The communication distance of the product may 
vary depending on the obstacles (a human body, 
metal object, or wall) between the product and the 
mobile phone or other device.
 The sensitivity of the Bluetooth communication 
may be affected in the following conditions:– When there is an obstacle between the product 
and the mobile phone or other product such as a 
human body, metal object, or a wall.
– Where a wireless LAN is established or a 
microwave oven is being used near-by, or other 
electromagnetic waves are emitted.
 Since a Bluetooth device and a wireless LAN 
(IEEE802.11b/g) device use the same frequency 
ranges, wave interference may occur when the 
product is used near a device equipped with a 
wireless LAN. This may cause deterioration in the 
communication speed and connection conditions.  
If this occurs, take the following measures:
– Keep a distance of at the least 10 m from a 
wireless LAN device when you connect the 
product to a mobile phone.
– Turn off the wireless LAN device in case you 
want to use the product closer than 10 m from 
the wireless LAN device.
 We cannot guarantee that this product works with 
all devices enabled with Bluetooth wireless 
technology.
 Sony cannot assume any responsibility for any 
information leakage that may be caused in 
Bluetooth communications.
 Sony cannot accept responsibilities for any failure 
to satisfy the protection requirements resulting 
from a non-recommended modification or use of 
the product.
P Caution
 Radio waves from a Bluetooth device may 
adversely affect the operation of electrical and 
medical devices, and could lead to accidents due to 
malfunctions.  Make sure to turn off the product 
and mobile phone and do not use this product in 
the following places:
– Inside medical facilities, trains, airplanes, gas 
stations or other places that may emit flammable 
gas.
– near automatic doors or fire alarms or other 
automatically controlled devices.
 Keep this product at least 22 cm away from cardiac 
pacemakers. Radio waves from this product may 
adversely affect the operation of cardiac 
pacemakers.
 Do not disassemble or modify this product. Doing 
so could result in injury, electric shock, or fire.
Transferring an image to a 
memory card
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Printing from a PC
Printing from a PC
You can print the images from a PC by 
installing the supplied software on your PC and 
connecting it to the printer.
This section explains how to install the 
supplied software on your PC and how to use 
the supplied PMB (Picture Motion Browser) 
software to print an image.
Please also refer to the operating instructions 
supplied with your PC for information on 
operating the 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 the DPP-FP97: The 
software describes the printer’s requirements 
and enables printing from the PC.
 PMB (Picture Motion Browser): Sony’s 
original software application that allows you 
to handle photographs and moving images—
this includes capturing, managing, 
processing, and printing.
Installing the software
To use the supplied printer driver and PMB, 
you need a PC that meets the following system 
requirements:
System requirements
Operating 
system for 
printer 
driver
*1:Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 / 
Windows XP SP3/ Windows 2000 
Professional SP4
Operating 
system for 
PMB
*2:Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
*3 / 
Windows XP SP3*4
*1This printer driver does not run on 
Windows 2000 Professional SP2 or 
earlier, and Windows Me or earlier. 
This printer driver does not run on 
Macintosh.
*2PMB cannot be installed on 
Windows 2000 or earlier. PMB does 
not run on Macintosh.
*3PMB runs in a 32-bit compatibility 
mode on a 64-bit operating system.
*464-bit editions and starter (Edition) 
are not supported.
CPU: Pentium III 500 MHz or faster 
(Pentium III 800 MHz or faster is 
recommended.)
RAM: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more 
is recommended.)
Hard disk 
space:500 MB or more (Depending on 
the Windows version you are 
using, more space will be required. 
To handle image data, you will 
need additional hard disk space.)
Display 
setting:Screen resolution: 1024 × 768 dots 
or more 
Screen colors: High Color (16-bit) 
or greater
Connector: USB connector
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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, 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.
 The printer does not support standby, sleep, and 
hibernation modes and restarting from those 
modes.  Do not allow the PC connected to the 
printer to switch to one of those modes during 
printing.If you do so, printing may be failed.
 When printing is failed, remove a USB cable and 
then connect it, or restart your computer. Then try 
printing again.
 We cannot guarantee operations with all PCs, even 
though they may meet or exceed the system 
requirements.
 PMB supports DirectX technology and DirectX 
installation may be required.
DirectX is available on the CD-ROM.
 If the PMB is installed on a PC on which the 
Cyber-shot Viewer is already installed, the Cyber-
shot Viewer will be overwritten and replaced by 
the PMB. The browsing folders once registered in 
the Cyber-shot Viewer will be automatically 
registered in the PMB. When using the PMB, you 
can view the folders easier than you can when 
using the Cyber-shot Viewer, as the registered 
folders are displayed by group when viewing 
folders. With its improved red-eye reduction 
adjustment and newly-added tone curve 
adjustment, the PMB also offers more powerful 
editorial features. You can also use the software to 
write data onto an external memory card.
Follow the procedures below to install the 
driver.
Notes
 Do not connect the printer to the PC before 
installing the driver.
 Please log on to Windows using a “Computer 
administrator” user account.
 Be sure to close all running programs before 
installing the software.
 The dialog boxes shown in this section are from 
Windows Vista, unless otherwise specified. The 
installation procedures and the dialog boxes shown 
differ depending on the operating system.
1Turn on your PC, start Windows, 
and insert the supplied CD-ROM 
into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
The installation window is displayed.
Notes
 If the installation window is not displayed  
automatically, double-click the “Setup.exe” 
file on the CD-ROM.
 In Windows Vista, the AutoPlay window 
may appear. Even if this occurs, select 
“Setup.exe” execution and install the driver 
according to the instructions on the screen.
2Click “Installing Printer Driver.”
The “InstallShield Wizard” dialog box is 
displayed. Drive: CD-ROM drive (to be used for 
software installation)
Installing the printer driver
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3Click “Next.”
The license agreement dialog box is 
displayed.
4Read the agreement thoroughly, 
and if you agree, check “I accept 
this agreement” and click “Next.”
When an older version of the printer 
driver has been installed on your 
computer, the message “Older version of 
the printer driver has been found.” may 
appear on the screen. Click “Yes,” and 
follow the displayed instructions to restart 
your PC. Then, perform the installation 
procedures again. After the computer is 
restarted, the older version of printer 
driver will be deleted. If you install the 
new version of printer driver, you can use 
the new version of printer driver.
5Click “Install.”
Installation starts.
6When the “Sony DPP-FP97 printer 
driver has been successfully 
installed.” dialog is displayed, click 
“Finish.”
7Press the 1 (on/standby) button to 
turn on the printer.
8Connect the USB connectors of the 
printer and your PC with either the 
supplied or a commercially available 
USB cable.
Note
When you use a commercially available USB 
cable, use a B-TYPE (the connector type of the 
printer side) cable shorter than 3m in length.
9Wait for a while, then check to see 
that  “Sony DPP-FP97” has been 
added to the “Printers” or  “Printers 
and Faxes.”
10When the installation is complete, 
remove the CD-ROM from your PC 
and keep it for future use.
To continue the process and install the 
PMB software, follow the procedures 
from step 2 on page 56.
To USB 
connector
To USB connector
Windows PC
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Notes
 If the installation fails, remove the printer from 
your PC, restart your PC, and then follow the 
installation procedures from step 1 again.
 After installation, the “Sony DPP-FP97” is not yet 
set as the default printer. Set the printer you use for 
each application.
 The supplied CD-ROM will be required when you 
uninstall or re-install the printer driver. Keep it for 
possible future use.
 Before you use the printer, read the Readme.txt file 
(the README folder of the CD-ROM c English 
folder c Readme.txt).
When the software is installed
The   icon is displayed on the Windows 
desktop, as well as a shortcut to the web site for 
printer customer registration. After you finish 
registration, you can find support information 
at: http://www.sony.net/registration/di/
Uninstalling the printer driver
When the printer driver becomes unnecessary, 
please follow the procedures below to remove 
the printer driver:
1Disconnect the USB cable from your printer 
and the PC.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the 
CD-ROM drive of your PC.
The installation window is displayed.
Note
If the installation window is not displayed 
automatically, double-click the “Setup.exe” file 
on the CD-ROM.
3
Click “Installing Printer Driver.”
The “InstallShield Wizard” dialog box is 
displayed.
4Click “Next.”
The license agreement dialog box is 
displayed.
5Read the agreement thoroughly, and if you 
agree, check “I accept this agreement” and 
click “Next.”
The confirmation dialog box used for 
removing the software is displayed.
6Click “Yes.”The confirmation dialog box used for restart 
is displayed.
7Check “Yes, I want to restart my computer 
now” and click “OK.”
After the computer is restarted, the relevant 
files will be deleted and uninstallation is 
complete.
Follow the procedures below to install the 
PMB.
Notes
 Please log on to Windows using a “Computer 
administrator” user account.
 Be sure to close all running programs before 
installing the software.
If you have already installed one or more 
versions of PMB on your computer, check the 
version of the installed PMB. (Click [Help] on 
the menu bar of the PMB, and select [About 
Picture Motion Browser]. The version 
information is displayed.)
Compare the version number of the supplied 
CD-ROM with that of the previously installed 
PMB, check to ensure that the versions have 
been installed in order, from the older to the 
newer. When the computer you are using has a 
newer version of PMB already installed, 
uninstall that version first, then reinstall both 
versions, starting with the older one first. If you 
install the newer version first, some functions 
of PMB may not operate correctly.
1Turn on your PC, start Windows, 
and insert the supplied CD-ROM 
into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
The installation window is displayed 
(page 53).
Installing the PMB (Picture 
Motion Browser)
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2Click “Installing PMB (Picture Motion 
Browser).”
The “Choose Setup Language” dialog box 
is displayed.
3After you select your language and 
clicking “Next,” the license 
agreement dialog box is displayed.
4Read the agreement thoroughly, 
and if you agree, check “I accept the 
terms of the license agreement” and 
click “Next.”
After you click “Next” in the license 
agreement dialog, the dialog box notifying 
you that the program is ready to installed 
is displayed.
5Click “Install” and follow the 
instructions on the screen to 
proceed with installation.
When you are prompted to restart your 
PC, follow the displayed instructions to 
restart it.
6When the installation is complete, 
remove the CD-ROM from your PC 
and keep it for future use.
Notes
 If the installation fails, perform the installation 
procedures from step 2 again.
 The supplied CD-ROM will be required when you 
uninstall or re-install the PMB. Keep it in a safe 
place for possible future use.
Uninstalling the PMB
When this software is no longer needed, 
remove it from your PC as follows:
1Click “Start” - “Control Panel.”
The Control Panel is displayed.
2Click “Uninstall a program.”
Depending on the operating system, it may 
be called “Programs and Features” or “Add 
or Remove Programs.”
3Select “Sony Picture Utility” and click 
“Change/Remove.”
The software uninstallation process starts.
Printing photos from the 
PMB (Picture Motion 
Browser)
You can use the PMB to print an image from 
your PC using P size print paper.
1Start the PMB window using either 
of the following methods:
 Double-click   (PMB) on the 
Windows desktop.
 Click “Start” - “All Programs” - “Sony 
Picture Utility” - “PMB.”
When the PMB is started for the first time, 
the dialog box used to register a viewed 
folder is displayed. If images have already 
been saved in the “Pictures” folder, click 
“Register Now.”
If you have saved images in a folder other 
than the “Pictures” folder, click “Register 
Later.” See “Registering a browsing 
folder” on page 60.
Tip
In Windows XP, please read “Pictures” as “My 
Pictures.”
How to access the “Pictures” folder
Click “Start” - “Pictures” from the 
taskbar.
2Click “Start.”
The main window of the PMB is 
displayed.
When the PMB is started for the second 
time, step 2 can be skipped.
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In main window, there are the following 
two different views. To switch the view, 
click the “Folders” or “Calendar” tab in 
the right frame.
 “Folders” view
The images will be classified in each 
registered folder and are displayed as 
thumbnails.
 “Calendar” view
The images will be classified according 
to the shot date and are displayed as 
thumbnails on each date of the calendar. 
In “Calendar” view, you can switch the 
display by year, by month, or by hour.
In this section, “Folders” view windows 
are used as examples.
3Click the folder containing the 
photos you want to print.
As an example, the “sample” folder is 
selected in the following explanation.
4Select the photos that you want to 
print and click   (print).
The Print dialog box is displayed.
5In the “Printer” drop-down list box, 
select “Sony DPP-FP97.” To set the 
paper orientation or other print 
options, go to step 6. To print, skip 
to step 11.
Items  Functions
Printer Select the printer you are using:  
“Sony DPP-FP97”
Paper size To change the size, click 
“Properties.”
Note: In some regions, L size 
print paper is not sold.
Print 
Options Zoom the image until the print 
area is full: When checked, an 
image will be printed over the 
entire printing area of the 
paper. An edge of the photo 
may be cut. When unchecked, 
an image will be printed 
without cutting off any 
portions.
 Print date taken: When 
checked, an image is printed 
with the date of shooting if the 
image is a file recorded in the 
DCF (Design rule for Camera 
File system) format.
Properties Specifies paper size, 
orientation, picture quality and 
other details.
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6To set the paper orientation or other 
print options, click “Properties.”
The “Properties” dialog box of the 
selected printer is displayed. The printer 
driver of the printer utilizes the Universal 
Printer Driver, a Microsoft common 
printer driver. In the dialog boxes, there 
are some items that are not used within 
this printer.
7In the “Layout” tab, specify the 
paper orientation or other options.
8Click “Advanced.”
The “Sony DPP-FP97 Advanced Options” 
dialog box is displayed.
Items  Functions
Orientation Select the orientation of an 
image when printed:
 Portrait
 Landscape
Page Order Select the order of the pages 
when printed:
 Front to Back
 Back to Front
Pages Per 
SheetSpecify the number of copies 
per sheet to be printed. Select 
“1.”
Advanced Specifies the paper size or 
other options.
Items  Functions
Paper/
Output Paper Size: From the drop-
down list box, select the paper 
size you actually use for 
printing: P size/L size
   Note: L size print paper is not 
sold in some regions.
 Copy Count: Specify the 
number of copies to be 
printed.
Graphic - 
Image 
Color Man-
agement ICM Method: The printer does 
not support the ICM method 
settings. Even if you select an 
option other than “ICM 
Disabled,” the printed results 
will not reflect the setting. 
Leave the option as it is.
 ICM Intent: The printer does 
not support the ICM Intent 
settings. Leave the option as it 
is.
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9On the “Paper/Quality” tab, specify 
the color or paper source.
10Click “OK.”
The “Print” dialog box is displayed again.
11Click “Print.”
Printing starts. For the details of the 
properties of the PMB, refer to the PMB 
help.
Note
You cannot print a motion-picture file or RAW data 
files.
Tips
 To select a series of still images in the image area 
of the main window, click the first image in the 
series and then click the last image while pressing 
the Shift key. To select multiple still images not in 
a sequence, click the images individually while 
pressing the Ctrl key.
 You can also print from an image preview. Document 
Options Advanced Printing Features: 
Select “Enabled” to turn on 
advanced printing options 
such as “Page Order.”  If a 
compatibility problem occurs, 
disable this feature.
 Color Printing Mode: To print 
in colors, select “True Color 
(24bpp).” To print in 
monochrome, select 
“Monochrome.”
Printer 
Features Borderless Print: To print an 
image without borders, select 
“ON.” To print with borders, 
select “OFF.” Depending on 
the application software, an 
image will be printed with 
borders even if “ON” is 
selected. Set an image to be 
printed fully in the print 
range.
 Auto Fine Print 6: Select 
from “Photo,” “Vivid,” or 
“OFF.” When you select 
“Photo” or “Vivid,” please 
select “ICM Disabled” for 
“ICM Method.” Unlike direct 
printing from a memory card, 
no Exif data is referred. 
 Auto Touch-Up: Select  
“ON” or “OFF.” When you 
select “ON,”  please select 
“ICM Disabled” for “ICM 
Method.” Unlike direct 
printing from a memory card, 
no Exif data is referred.  For 
details, see page 20.
 Color Setting: You can 
change R (red), G (green), B 
(blue), and sharpness 
settings. For details, see 
page 42.
Items  Functions
Items Functions
Tray 
SelectionFrom the “Paper Source” drop-
down list box, select  
“Automatically Select.”
Color To print in colors, select 
“Color.” To print in 
monochrome, select “Black & 
White.”
Advanced The “Sony DPP-FP97 
Advanced Options” dialog box 
is displayed. (page 58) For 
details, see step 8.
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 To cancel the printing operation, do the following.
1Double-click on the printer icon on the taskbar, 
and open the “Print” dialog box.
2Click the document name that you want to 
cancel printing of and then click “Cancel” from 
the “Document” menu.
The dialog box used for confirming the deletion 
is displayed.
3Click “Yes.”
The printing job is canceled.
Note
When cancelling a job, do not remove the job 
being printed. Doing so may cause a paper jam.
PMB does not allow you to view images saved 
on the PC hard disk directly. You must first 
register the browsing folder as follows:
1Click “File”-“Register Viewed 
Folder,” or click   .
The “Register Folders to View” dialog 
box is displayed.
2Select the folder you want to register 
and then click “Register.”
Note
You cannot register the whole drive.
The confirmation dialog box used for 
registration is displayed.
3Click “Yes.”
Registration of the image information in 
the data base starts.
4Click “Close.”
Notes
 The folder you select as the destination of 
the imported images will be registered 
automatically.
 You cannot cancel registration of the folder 
you register here.
To change the browsing folder
Click “Tools” - “Settings” - “Viewed folders.”
Tips
 If a sub folder is contained in the source folder, the 
images in the sub folder will also be registered.
 When the software is first started, a message 
prompting you to register “Pictures” will be 
displayed.
 Depending on the number of images, it may take 
some tens of minutes to register images.
You can use a commercially available software 
application to print an image from the DPP-
FP97. Select “DPP-FP97” as a printer in the 
print dialog box, and select the print paper size 
in the page setup dialog box. For details of print 
settings, see steps 5 and 7 on pages page 57 and 
58.
On the “Borderless Print” setting in 
“Printer Features”
When using an application other than the PMB, 
an image might be printed with borders even if 
you select “ON” for  “Borderless Print” in 
“Printer Features” of the “Sony DPP-FP97 
Advanced Options” dialog box.
When you select the borderless print option, the 
printing range information for borderless 
printing will be supplied to the application. 
Some applications, however, may arrange and 
Registering a browsing folder
Printing from a commercially 
available software application
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