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DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER

NC-400D

PRINTER DRIVER for Windows

®

USER’S MANUAL

First Edition

Summary of Contents for Printpix NC-400D

Page 1: ...DIGITAL COLOR PRINTER NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL First Edition ...

Page 2: ... the U S and other countries Windows is an abbreviated term referring to the Microsoft Windows Operating System Adobe Acrobat Reader PhotoDeluxe and Photshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated of the U S All other company or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies 2 CONVENTIONS The conventions shown below are used for the procedures de...

Page 3: ...RIVER 29 2 1 INSTALLING THE NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER 30 2 2 USING THE NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER 35 2 3 UNINSTALLING THE NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER 39 3 Acrobat Reader AND PERUSAL OF MANUAL USER S MANUAL 42 3 1 INSTALLING Acrobat Reader 42 3 2 READING THE USER S MANUAL 43 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 44 APPENDIX 45 NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 3 ...

Page 4: ... must log on using an Administrator account to install the software Windows XP provides a user switching function that allows multiple users to use the same computer at the same time However because the software bundled with this product does not support the user switching function ensure that only one user is logged on when using this product In Windows XP if you connect a CD R CD RW drive includ...

Page 5: ...hould be ticked Deselect this checkbox CAUTION Deselecting this checkbox disables the function that allows you to write data to a CD R or CD RW disk When you want to write data to a CD R or CD RW disk tick this checkbox again NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 5 ...

Page 6: ...ll use the printer The installer window automatically appears If the installer window does not appear run the SETUP exe program on the CD ROM 2 Click the Installation of ExifViewer button and then install the software as directed by the on screen messages NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 6 ...

Page 7: ...ows Start menu click Programs P Exif Viewer Exif Viewer to launch Exif Viewer 2 When you select a folder in the left hand pane thumbnails of the images in that folder are displayed in the right hand pane NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 7 Registered application program display area ...

Page 8: ...w 4 To exit Exif Viewer select Exit X from the File F menu or click the button in the top right corner NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 8 Marquee tool Allows you to specify an area on screen that you want to crop Rotate right Rotate left Image size Allows you to change the image size Hand tool Scrolls the screen display Zoom Out Tool Shrinks the screen display Crop Zoom In Tool Enl...

Page 9: ...le click the thumbnail image in the Main Window directly or select a thumbnail and A Click the button or B Select Open from the File menu 3 Enlarging and reducing the displayed image To enlarge or reduce the image displayed switch to enlarged or reduced display mode by clicking the or button in the Toolbar or by selecting Zoom In Tool I or Zoom Out Tool O from the Image I menu Clicking the mouse o...

Page 10: ... Go G menu displays the last folder selected before the current folder When there is no previously selected folder this button or menu is grayed out If you have gone back to the previous folder clicking the button or selecting Forward F from the Go G menu displays the next folder after the folder currently displayed If there is no next folder this button or menu is grayed out 6 Using bookmarks Reg...

Page 11: ... the Bookmarks dialog box by selecting Organize Bookmarks O from the Bookmarks B menu NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 11 Title path display Displays the title and folder path The title name can be modified by clicking the title Delete button Click the Delete button or press the Delete key to delete the selected bookmark Bookmarks dialog box ...

Page 12: ...lect Thumbnail Size H from the View V menu or Thumbnail Size pop up menu and specify one of the following as the thumbnail display size Large 160 120 pixels Medium 80 60 pixels Small 40 30 pixels To change the thumbnail frame and background design By selecting Customize Window C from the View V menu you can open the Customize Window dialog box and change the design of the thumbnail frame or Main W...

Page 13: ...tion dialog box then appears CAUTION Because the Exif Viewer shows the shutter speed and aperture settings using the values used by conventional cameras the information may not match the settings used on a digital camera Only ASCII text characters can be entered in the copyright field NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 13 Image information dialog box ...

Page 14: ...If you select by Key Input as the playback mode and then click the Playback button the first image is displayed You then press the right arrow and left arrow keys to view the next and previous images respectively To end a slide show To end a slide show click the mouse or press the Esc Playback button Starts the slide show Playback interval input field Specifies the playback interval in seconds for...

Page 15: ...humbnails all the images in the drag box are selected 2 Moving and copying images Use any of the following methods to move an image file from one location to another on the same drive A Drag the thumbnail image from the thumbnail display area in the Exif Viewer and drop it onto the desktop B Drag the thumbnail image from the thumbnail display area in the Exif Viewer and drop it onto the folder tre...

Page 16: ...xample when the selected image was shot at 9 21 and 15 seconds on March 3 2003 and SAMPLE was entered in the User Settings field the new name assigned is as follows Date and Time specified SAMPLE2003_0303_092115AA JPG Time only specified SAMPLE092115AA JPG Date only specified SAMPLE2003_0303AA JPG Where the new file name will duplicate an existing file name the two letters appended to the end of t...

Page 17: ...elected portion of the image to be cropped by clicking the button in the Toolbar or by selecting Marquee tool M from the Image I menu You can then use the mouse to move enlarge or reduce the trimming frame that appears on the image When you have selected the desired section of the image click the button in the Toolbar or select Crop C from the Image I menu to trim the selection NOTE You can cancel...

Page 18: ...the image You can rotate the image 90 left or right by clicking the button in the Toolbar or by selecting Rotate Left L Rotate Right R from the Image I menu NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 18 Image Size dialog box Width and Height input fields Enter the image width and height in these boxes using the units selected from the Unit pop up menu When you enter a value in one box the va...

Page 19: ...ed by Exif Viewer To use a pre installed image viewing application drag the application s file icon or its shortcut and drop it in the registered application program display area see P 7 The application then becomes the registered image viewing application and from that point on is used to display the image when an image is opened To remove a registered application select Remove Registered Applica...

Page 20: ...nted using the original image dimensions Adjust to paper size option buttons These options are available when the Adjust to paper size check box is checked Print entire image at maximum size margins added This option prints the image enlarged or reduced with the aspect ratio maintained so that none of the image overlaps the page The image is not trimmed Print entire printable area image cropped Th...

Page 21: ...view of the image to be printed Cancel button Click this button to stop printing and close the Print dialog box OK button Click this button to start printing using the currently selected settings NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 21 ...

Page 22: ...ter driver you are using Preview button Click this button to see a preview of the images to be printed Cancel button Click this button to stop printing and close the Index Print dialog box OK button Click this button to start printing using the currently selected settings NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 22 Index Print dialog box Number of Frames Specifies the number of frames vert...

Page 23: ...1 2 6 Exiting Exif Viewer To exit Exif Viewer select Exit X from the File F menu or click the button in the top right corner in the Main Window NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 23 ...

Page 24: ... and then process the copied data You were working with a folder on a removable disk and the disk has been removed The folder you were working with has been deleted or moved You were working with a file on a removable disk and the disk has been removed A file with a format not supported by Exif Viewer was accessed The folder on which you dropped the file already contains another file with the same...

Page 25: ...y a write protected file The attempt to read the file failed No more than 20 windows can be opened The filename contains a character that cannot be used etc A file exists with the filename you entered This image size cannot be saved in the Exif format The duplication of filename could not be avoided as there are too many images with the same date and time Switch to a new disk or create space by de...

Page 26: ...le being printed is bigger than the paper size The registered application has been deleted or moved The application is damaged A temporary file could not be created when an Exif TIFF YC file was opened as there was insufficient disk space No printer is selected Print using the Adjust to paper size option Re register the application Re install the application or register another application Increas...

Page 27: ...l the files 3 Open the My Computer window and double click Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel 4 The Add Remove Programs Properties window appears Select the software to be uninstalled Exif Viewer and then click the Add Remove button NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 27 ...

Page 28: ...k the Yes button Check your selection carefully since the process cannot be cancelled once you click the Yes button 6 Automatic uninstallation begins When uninstallation ends click the OK button NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 28 ...

Page 29: ...ing an Administrator account to install the software Windows XP provides a user switching function that allows multiple users to use the same computer at the same time However because the software bundled with this product does not support the user switching function ensure that only one user is logged on when using this product Supported printer connection modes NC 400D printer connected to the P...

Page 30: ...he NC 400D is correctly connected to the PC s SCSI interface and that it is switched on 3 If the NC 400D is not connected or is not switched on switch off the PC connect the NC 400D and switch it on before start up the PC again 4 If the Add New Hardware Wizard starts up click the Cancel button 5 Load the enclosed CD ROM into the PC s CD ROM drive 6 The main menu appears If the main menu does not a...

Page 31: ...r entering the printer s SCSI host appears To use automatic printer detection click the Reference button To specify the settings manually enter the value directly and then click the OK button Then proceed to step 10 NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 31 ...

Page 32: ... connected printers is displayed Select the printer to be used and click the OK button 10 The SCSI host for the NC 400D is entered automatically Click the OK button NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 32 ...

Page 33: ...want to use in place of the displayed name If you want to use the displayed name simply click the OK button If you entered a printer name that has already been used the message shown below appears Click the OK button and enter the printer name again NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 33 ...

Page 34: ...the OK button register the additional printer by repeating the procedure on page 31 from step 8 onwards If you clicked the Cancel button printer driver installation is cancelled 13 When installtion is completed dialog box shown below appears NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 34 When restarting is required When restarting is not required ...

Page 35: ...click the registered printer in the Printers folder and select Properties from the pop up menu to set up the printer driver In Windows 2000 or Windows XP select the General tab in the Properties window and click the Printing Preferences button CAUTION Some software applications allow you to temporarily change the settings by clicking the Properties button when you print When you do this the tempor...

Page 36: ... hardware and software 3 Specify the Paper tab settings Paper Size selection The available paper sizes are as follows 4 6 Size 6 8 Size Free Size When 4 6 Size is selected the paper is cut to 102 148 mm and when 6 8 Size is selected the paper is cut to 148 203 mm When you select Free Size you can select any paper size between 148 58 mm and 148 204 mm NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUA...

Page 37: ...ize Layout setting The available print orientation settings are as follows Portrait Landscape To print a wide angle shot so that it fills the paper select Landscape CAUTION When you use the Free Size setting note that 6 8 Size images will also have the same orientation Rate of enlargement reduction setting This allows you to specify the enlargement or reduction scale for an image The range of avai...

Page 38: ...f whether Enable or Disable is selected as the Automatic print quality adjustment setting you can still adjust the quality by manually selecting the settings for cyan magenta yellow and sharpness in Print quality adjustment Noise reduction setting This setting allows you to apply noise reduction during print output To use noise reduction processing put a tick in the Noise reduction checkbox 5 Once...

Page 39: ...pears click the Quit button to exit the menu 6 If you are using Windows 98 98 SE or Me double click Uninstall exe in the Win9x folder inside the NC400 folder on the CD ROM If you are using Windows 2000 double click Uninstall exe in the Win2k folder inside the NC400 folder on the CD ROM If you are using Windows XP double click Uninstall exe in the Winxp folder inside the NC400 folder on the CD ROM ...

Page 40: ...s asking for confirmation Click the OK button 8 If other FUJIFILM printer drivers are installed one or more of the messages shown below may appear Click the No button NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 40 ...

Page 41: ...nstallation is completed the dialog box shown below appears NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 41 When restarting is required When restarting is not required Click the Yes button Click the OK button ...

Page 42: ...can omit the Acrobat Reader installation 3 1 3 1 INSTALLING Acrobat Reader 1 Load the enclosed CD ROM into the PC s CD ROM drive 2 The main menu appears If the main menu does not appear run the SETUP exe program on the CD ROM 3 Click the Installation of Acrobat Reader button 4 Proceed with the installation as directed by the on screen instructions NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 4...

Page 43: ...3 2 3 2READING THE USER S MANUAL 1 Click the Perusal of manual button 2 Acrobat Reader starts up and the USER S MANUAL appears NC 400D PRINTER DRIVER for Windows USER S MANUAL 43 ...

Page 44: ...g DVDs connected to your computer Is the printer s POWER Lamp lit If not switch the printer on Is the printer connected to the PC via the SCSI cable provided If not switch the PC and printer off and connect both ends of the cable properly When you apply the Service Pack to your system software the port used for printer connection may be renamed See section 2 1 P 30 34 for information on reregister...

Page 45: ...nding on the compression ratio Compression ratios vary from 10 1 to 100 1 TIFF YC A TIFF recording format Application software Software used for a specific purpose such as word processing spreadsheets or graphics Install The process of setting up software on a PC In most cases software installation comprises the copying of the software from CD ROM to the hard disk in a PC Clipboard A location used...

Page 46: ...mbnail This procedure can be used to move or copy files Cropping Trimming The action of cutting off unwanted portions of an image Pixel Equivalent to picture element or dot The minimum unit used in computer graphics File number The final 4 digits used in the filenames for images shot on DCF compliant digital cameras DCF is a standard image format for digital cameras This format allows image files ...

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