Digital Photo Printer DS40/DS80 Printer Driver Manual for Windows Vista Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. © Dai Nippon Printing, 2011 v. 3.
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Software Update Procedure DS40/DS80 PRINTER DRIVER INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS VISTA Acknowledgements The information contained in this document represents the current view of DNP IMS America Corp. on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because DNP IMS America Corp. must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of DNP IMS America Corp. DNP IMS America Corp.
Found New Hardware Wizard Software Update Procedure FOUND NEW HARDWARE WIZARD 1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts running, click on “Locate and install driver software (recommended)”. Figure 1. Found New Hardware Wizard No t e For user account control, a confirmation window will state “Windows needs your permission to continue”. Click Continue to proceed. 2. If the message “Insert the disc that came with your Dai Nippon Printing DS40” appears, click on “I don’t have the disc.
Found New Hardware Wizard Software Update Procedure 3. If the message “Windows couldn’t find driver software for your device” appears, click on “Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)”. Figure 3. Windows Couldn’t Find Sofware... 4. Insert the accompanying CD at this point. If the message “Browse for driver software on your computer” appears, click on the Browse button, and designate a location for the Installation Disc. Click Next. Figure 4. Browse Driver Software 5.
Found New Hardware Wizard Software Update Procedure 6. The driver software will be installed. When the message “The software for this device has been successfully installed” appears, click Close and end the wizard. Figure 6. Finish Wizard 7. Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel. Click on Printer in the Control Panel. Figure 7. Control Panel 8. Confirm that DS40 is shown in the list of installed printers. Installation is now complete. Figure 8. Printers 9. Restart the system.
Install from the Add Printer Wizard INSTALL FROM THE Software Update Procedure ADD PRINTER WIZARD No t e Follow these instructions if the Found New Hardware Wizard does not initiate after connecting your printer. 1. Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel. Click on Printer in the Control Panel. Figure 9. Control Panel 2. Click on Add a Printer in the menu bar along the top of the Printer window. Figure 10. Add a Printer 3.
Install from the Add Printer Wizard Software Update Procedure 4. At the Choose a printer port window, select Use an existing port, and select the USB port the printer is connected to (i.e. USB001) from the drop-down menu. Click Next. Figure 12. Choose Printer Port 5. At the Install the printer driver window, click on the Have Disk... button. Figure 13. Install Printer Driver 6. At the Install From Disk window, use the Browse button to designate the installation disc location. Click OK. Figure 14.
Install from the Add Printer Wizard Software Update Procedure 7. At the Install the printer driver window, check that DS40 is displayed under Printers. Click Next. Figure 15. Install Printer Driver 8. At the Type a printer name window, you can enter a name for the printer. To set it as the default printer check the box next to Set as the default printer. Click Next. Figure 16. Printer Name No t e Installation will begin, but the User Account Control will request confirmation.
Install from the Add Printer Wizard Software Update Procedure 9. When the message “The software for this device has been successfully installed” appears, click Close to end the wizard. Figure 18. Close 10. Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel. Click on Printer in the Control Panel. Confirm that the DS40 is shown in the Printer window. Installation of the printer driver is complete. Figure 19. Printers 11. Restart the system. 8 DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure PRINTER PROPERTIES Various printer settings can be set using the DS40/DS80 driver properties. As a rule, the printer settings should not be altered, instead use the default settings present at installation. Paper size settings should be altered from the application side. Opening Printer Properties 1. Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel. Figure 20. Control Panel 2. In the Control Panel select Printer. Figure 21. Printer DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure 3. In the Printers window, right-click on the DS40 icon and select Properties. Figure 22. Properties 4. The DS40 Properties window will appear. Figure 23. DS40 Properties 10 DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Explanation of Print Setting Functions From the DS40 Properties window, you can click on Printing Preferences to change various print settings. Layout Tab original image orientation Print Orientation Set the print orientation as Portrait or Landscape. Page Order When printing multiple images in the application, you can set the order. DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure TPages Per Sheet This setting prints the designate fractional size. Example – fraction size Advanced Options By clicking the Advanced button in the Layout tab, various advanced settings can be changed. Figure 24. Advanced Button & Advanced Options Tab Paper Size You can designate the paper size. Match the paper size to the media size with which the printer is equipped. Copy Count You can designate the number of times an image will be printed.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure ICM Method ICM Method Function ICM Disabled Synchronous with “Color Management: None” in Paper tab. ICM Handled by Host System Synchronous with “Color Management: ICM” in Paper tab. Performs color management with the driver ICM Handled by Printer This is the same setting as “ICM Handled by Host System” ICM Intent This designates the rendering method when using ICM. Always have the ICC profile for the DS40 set to Picture. Do not use other settings.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Multiple Layout When the DS40 is using 6x9 (A5W)/6x8 sized media, or the DS80 is using 8x12/8x10 sized media, two- or three-image layout is possible. The printer driver paper setting makes multi-image layout possible. The image sizes are as follows: Model Driver Paper Setting (layout) Image Size (mm) Using Media DS40 (6x4) x 2 (156.1x105.0) x 2 6x9 (A5W), 6x8 DS80 (6x4) x 2 (156.1x105.0) x 2 8x12, 8x10 (8x4) x2 (207.3x104.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Multi-image Layout Patterns The following combinations are possible for the multi-image layout patterns: DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Cautions for Printing Two Different-size Images on One Sheet When printing two different-size images on one sheet, 1 inch will be cut off the top and bottom of the second image when the image is generated.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Using the Application This is an example of using Windows Explorer to print: 1. Select two or more images and click Print. Figure 25. Select Images 2. Check the Fit picture to frame box and click Options. Figure 26. Options 3. Click on Printer Properties. Figure 27. Printer Properties DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure 4. From the Orientation drop-down menu, select Portrait. Figure 28. Orientation 5. Click on the Advanced... button. Figure 29. Advanced 18 DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure 6. Set the Paper Size to (6x4) x 2. Click OK until you return to the Print Pictures window. Figure 30. Paper Size 7. Click on Print. Figure 31. Print DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Paper/Quality Tab Select the Color setting. (Do not use Black & White setting.) Figure 32. Color Options Tab Figure 33. Options Border Check the box to designate a border. This setting is synchronous with border in the Advanced settings. 20 DNP IMS America Corp.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Sharpness Processes for 11 sharpness levels. 0 means there is no sharpness processing. Minus (-) blurs the image, and plus (+) increases the sharpness. Figure 34. Sharpness Color Adjustment None – this setting is synchronous with “ICM Method” in the Advanced settings. Checking None disables ICM and the Color Adjustment tab, and color management does not occur from the driver.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Color Adjustment Tab If you check Handled by Driver in the Option tab, the respective color adjustment values are reflected in the Color Adjustment tab. Figure 35. Color Adjustment Setting ranges in the Color Adjustment tab are as follows: Adjustment Item Gamma Adjustment Value -100(dark) ~ 100(light) (0 means no adjustment, Gamma 2.0 ~ 0.5 Adjusts the density of the highlights in the image. The greater the gamma value, the brighter the highlights.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Default Values for Various Settings Default values for each option (at the time of installation) are shown below. If the printer driver does not work correctly after changing the options, return to the default settings.
Printer Properties Software Update Procedure Color Management The Color Management tab designates the color profile. Default profile at installation is [DS40_xxxx] where xxxx is a fourdigit number that refers to the version. Figure 36. Color Management & Profile Print Area Depending on the paper size designated at the driver, the image size and dot count will be as follows: Model Paper Size (inch) Print Area (mm) 300x300 dpi 300x600 dpi (3.5x5) 3.5” x 5” 92.1 x 131.
Updating the Driver UPDATING THE Software Update Procedure DRIVER In order to update the printer driver, follow these instructions: Driver Removal No t e Removing the driver is the same for both the DS40 and DS80. 1. Before removing the printer driver, shut down all other applications. Double-click the icon for the printer to be removed, and make sure there are no documents in the queue before you begin removing the driver. Figure 37. Printers Figure 38. Printer Queue 2.
Updating the Driver Software Update Procedure 3. When asked “Are you sure you want to delete the printer DS40?” click Yes. Figure 40. Are You Sure? 4. After the DS40 has been deleted, right-click where there is no icon and select Run as administrator from the menu. Select Server Properties. Figure 41. Run As Administrator No t e User Account Control will request confirmation (see below). Click Continue. 5. When the Print Server Properties window appears, click on the Drivers tab.
Updating the Driver Software Update Procedure 6. When the Remove Driver and Package window appears, select Remove driver and driver package. Click OK. Figure 43. Remove Driver and Package 7. When the Print Server Properties confirmation window appears, click Yes. Figure 44. Confirmation 8. When the Remove Driver Package window appears, click Delete. Figure 45. Remove Driver Package DNP IMS America Corp.
Updating the Driver Software Update Procedure 9. When the Driver Package Deleted window appears, click OK. Figure 46. Package Deleted No t e Before removing the printer driver, if the following error message appears (see below), reboot the computer. After the computer has rebooted, repeat the steps to remove the printer driver. Figure 47. Error Has Occurred 28 DNP IMS America Corp.
Updating the Driver Software Update Procedure 10. From the Print Server Properties window, confirm that the DS40 has been removed. Click Close. Figure 48. DS40 Removed The removal of the printer driver is complete. Reboot the computer. Installing the Printer Driver Upgrade After removing the printer and printer driver, follow the instructions at the beginning of this document for installing the printer and printer drivers.
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