DPSClick User Manual User Manual DPSClick DPSClick - User Manual v 4.0 (May 2005) 2 v. 4.
DPSClick User Manual CONTENTS OF THE MANUAL 1 – FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 1.1 – General Description 1.2 – Product target 1.3 – Handling the system 1.4 – Image capture 1.4.1 – Digital inputs 1.4.2 – Supported Files 1.4.3 – Paper and film inputs 1.5 – Image processing 1.6 – Print out 2 – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 – Scanner 2.1.1 – Approved and Tested Scanners 2.1.2 – Film Scanner / Index Print. 2.1.3 – Flatbed scanner 2.1.3.1 – Others 3 –STARTING UP THE SYSTEM 3.1 – Initializing equipment and software 3.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.9 – Retouch 4.3.9.1 – Cropping 4.3.9.2 – Red Eyes 4.3.9.3 – Cloning 4.3.9.4 – Paint 4.3.9.5 – Filling 4.3.10 – Decoration 4.3.10.1 – Fusion 4.3.10.2 – Calendars and Frames 4.3.11 – Multiple printing 4.3.11.1 – How to make “Academy” compositions 4.4 – DIGITAL CAMERA PROCESSING 4.4.1 – How to read and print images from a digital camera card 4.4.2 – How to read and print images from a CD–ROM. 4.4.2.1. Management of big images 4.4.
DPSClick User Manual 4.10.6.1 – Basic Colour Adjustments 4.10.6.2 – Advanced Colour Adjustments 4.10.6.3 – Colour Management Options 4.10.6.4 – Parameters 4.11 – STATISTICS 4.11.1 – General Configuration 4.11.2 – Personalised queries 4.11.3 – Reset Statistics Data 5 – PHOTOCLICKCD. 5.1 – On–screen buttons. 5.2 – Menu bar functions. 5.3 – Right mouse button. 6 – INSTALLATION NOTES 7 – TROUBLESHOOTING 7.1 – Reading Digital Camera Images (Smart Media, Compact Flash...) 7.2 – Image Capture from Scanners 7.
DPSClick User Manual 1. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 1.1 – General Description DPS CLICK is a unit for installing in a photoshop for use by the operator of the establishment. It prints digital or paper pictures or films/slides from different sources, TM including standard photoshop digital media available on the market (SmartMedia , TM TM TM TM Compact Flash , Memory Stick , SD /Multimedia Card and CD–ROM) or opaque and transparent scanners. 1.
DPSClick User Manual 1.5 – Image processing The equipment features different levels of Image processing: Colour and luminosity – Colour balance: YMC – RGB. – Brightness, contrast and colour saturation control. – Manual and automatic histogram adjustment – Sharpness. – Conversion into B/W and Sepia. Image Correction – Cropping – Correction of Red Eyes: · Easy selection of the circular area. · Different levels of correction: bright and dark red eyes. – Area cloning: · Mouse–selectable brush size.
DPSClick User Manual 2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 2.1 – Scanner 2.1.1 – Approved and Tested Scanners The system is only guaranteed to work with scanners approved and tested by the TM manufacturer, and which operate by FIRE WIRE connection (IEEE 1394) or USB, and TWAIN communication protocol. The basic difference between the Approved and the Tested Scanners is that the former can work in Basic Mode and the latter only in Advanced Mode. Section 4.7.1.
DPSClick User Manual 3 –STARTING UP THE SYSTEM 3.1 – Initialising equipment and software. WARNING: for the system to work properly, you must observe the following order when switching on the equipment. – Steps to follow: a) Switch on the printers and scanners first. Switching on the printers first is more important if they use the SCSI bus to communicate with the rest of the equipment. In this case, make sure that they are in ON LINE mode (green light on) before proceeding to the next step.
DPSClick User Manual 4. THE DPSCLICK SOFTWARE 4.1 – MAIN SCREEN This screen provides access to the different applications of the program and its settings. It then details what section the user should refer to depending on whether the customer requests the processing of digital camera images, copy to copy, make a calendar with a picture, index print from a film strip, etc.
DPSClick User Manual Photo Studio This utility is for making studio pictures. This means that you can read images from any digital medium (digital cards, CD–ROM) and store them in the work folders of the equipment, or else read the work folders directly to perform outstanding tasks. You can apply different effects of photomontage, retouches and other modifications typically used in a photo studio, and can finally print out individual copies, make an Index Print or record a CD–ROM.
DPSClick User Manual 4.1.1 – Common buttons There are buttons that appear on most of the screens and have the same function on all of them: Back to the previous screen. If you have made any changes, a dialogue box will appear for you to confirm them. Back to the main screen. If you have made any changes, a dialogue box will appear for you to confirm them. If you are already in the main screen, press this icon for the program version/release. Accept changes made and back to previous screen.
DPSClick User Manual 4.2 – IMAGE INPUTS This screen is used to select the picture source device, this may be either a storage device or a Scanner, depending on the screen being accessed. 4.2.1 – Digital Camera Pictures can be loaded from the typical storage devices used in most digital cameras. DO NOT FORGET TO SWITCH OFF THE DIGITAL CAMERA BEFORE REMOVING THE CARD FROM THE INSIDE. OTHERWISE THE DATA ON THE CARD MAY BE LOST. The camera device is selected automatically, i.e.
DPSClick User Manual Images can also be obtained from standard digital media: – – Work folder (on the hard disk) CD–ROM Finally, images can be added directly from a Scanner or other devices via the TWAIN interface: – – Flatbed scanner. Film scanner (35mm + slides) Only from DPSClick version 2.21: images can also be obtained from Bluetooth mobiles. It’s necessary to have Bluetooth USB dongle. 4.2.2 – The Selection Screen This screen provides access to the different parts of the program.
DPSClick User Manual G) Copy whole folder from box A to box F. H) Copy all the files from box B to box F (whether or not they are selected in box B). I) Copy only the images selected from box B to box F. How to select images to load? Basically explore box A by clicking on the folders to see which files appear in area B. To have an idea of the images in this open folder you can check a file in area B to see its image in preview area C, remembering that the “Preview” label must be checked.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3. COMMON FUNCTIONS 4.3.1 – Browser The ‘Browser’ screen shows the pictures that have been read from any available digital media in order to modify their appearance, if needed, make layouts and eventually hard copy the results. To select an image, just click on it: it will be framed in red immediately. Re–click on a selected image to unselect it. To select or unselect them all, double–click on an empty part of the image browser screen.
DPSClick User Manual * When an image has this red asterisk it means that the quality is not good enough for printing. The image was taken at a very low resolution. When an image has this quality it is not advisable to print it in 10x15 or larger sizes. It may be used for small compositions, for wallet photos or Photo ID. The picture is valid for 9x13 and smaller sizes. It should not be printed in larger sizes. L The picture is valid for 10x15 and smaller sizes. It should not be printed in larger sizes.
DPSClick User Manual Rotate: This button rotates the pictures selected 90º clockwise or anticlockwise. You can also access this function by right clicking with the mouse on one of the pictures displayed. Preview: Shows a full–screen view of the picture selected. The dotted line shows the actual approximate print area. Export Images: This accesses the ‘Export’ dialogue box to save the images selected to the work folder or to any suitable external device. Record CD.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.2 – The on–screen keyboard A B C E A: Display Area D: Centring Button D B: Special Character Selection C: Capitals/small E: Keyboard Movement Button The on–screen keyboard may be used to enter alphanumeric data, when necessary. To do so click the icon which is available on all the screens of the DPSClick program when text has to be input. On pressing certain keys on the screen, such as vowels, new symbols will appear in the special character selection area.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.3 – Export When you are working in the ‘Browser’ screen you may select one or several images and save them to the work folder or any subfolder. The export option saves images using the following formats: TIFF, BMP and JPG. With the JPG format, DPSClick Works with four degrees of compression: High, Medium and Low and Lossless (DPSClick proprietary Format).
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.4 – Print One or several images can be printed from the ‘Browser' or from the ‘MultiPrint screens’, where you can choose the output format and the number of copies. To do so, select the files and press the OK button (Print). You can define the number of copies for each print using the Copies counter. You can also choose which Format the images will be printed in, and can choose between ‘Format A’, ‘Format B’ or ‘Format C’, defined in the ‘Configuration’ screen.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.5 – Recording CDs CDs can be recorded in two modes. 1) PhotoClickCD: this format is for end customers and allows them to view the images at home if they have a PC or use it to order copies at the nearest establishment with a digital processing service, amongst other things. 2) CD – Backup to make back–ups of images stored on the machine and thus recover space on the hard disk. From software version 2.
DPSClick User Manual How to record a PhotoClickCD: 1) This button on the Browser screen accesses the CD recording menu. If you have not selected at least one image from the Browser screen, you will not be able to record a PhotoClickCD in the following steps. PhotoClick CD Backup CD 2) Make sure that the “Selected Images” option is checked. You will be informed of the number of images selected and its size before recording the CD.
DPSClick User Manual 7) At the end of recording a message will be displayed to inform whether or not the recording was made successfully. Otherwise, the cause of the error will be displayed. Important note: the PhotoclickCD CD–ROM is closed definitively, which means that no further images can be added. This guarantees the security of the customer's pictures which have already been saved to the CD–ROM, and prevents future data corruption through disk errors.
DPSClick User Manual All the images and folders included at the bottom of the screen will be recorded to the Backup, although you should remember that if a selected folder already contains one of the images that is also included in the list the image file will only be recorded on the CD–ROM once. The bottom right part of the screen indicates the space available in the CD-ROM. This number is updated each time we select a folder or a file.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.6 – Index Print The Index print has different configurable appearances such as the amount of rows and columns of images that will appear in the picture or the separation between them. You can also choose whether, when printing out the copy, the images will be numbered from a specific number, to have the numbering match that of the films. Once the images have been obtained you can modify the levels of colour and make the Index print at will.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.6.2 – General Index Print Proceed as follows to make an Index Print from the Browser screen, if the images are not coming from film: 1) Use this button to automatically select ALL the images of the Browser, and automatically access the Photo Index configuration screen. 3) The number of increased and the chosen. Copies (A) can be print–out format (B) 4) Press OK (C) to print. A B C 27 v. 4.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.7 – Explorer If you access the Browser screen in ‘Work folder’ mode you can access one of its subfolders after pressing this button. If accessing in ’CD–Rom’ mode you can also browse any folder on the drive with this tool. You can also view a miniature of the image selected if the ‘Preview’ option is checked.
DPSClick User Manual A B Once you have the first image adjusted, you only have to push the “Next” button (B), and automatically will appear a form to validate or discard the changes and you will navigate to the next image selected. You will be asked, too, if you want to apply the same saving options in all images, in order to speed up adjustments (see section 4.3.8.6). To go back to a previous image, press “Back” button (A). Click OK button to exit Adjustments screen.
DPSClick User Manual The three rows of buttons on the right correspond to the balance of brightness, contrast and colour saturation, in that same order and from top to bottom. The central values are always checked with the zero value. To increase the value of any of the three aforementioned parameters, click the buttons to the right of the zero value and to the left to reduce them. 4.3.8.
DPSClick User Manual In the following image the adjustment cursors have been moved manually towards the parts of the graphic where information already appears. The effect is to afford the image greater contrast or “depth”. This tells the program that the “form” or information from has to begin practically at zero and end practically at the value of 255, i.e. the horizontal axis is compressed so that in actual fact the image increases its dynamic range.
DPSClick User Manual The sepia adjustments can be changed if required. To do so check the option “Change sepia values” to activate the control bars. These three bars will change the balance between the red, green and blue channels to obtain the sepia adjustment required. If you wish to retrieve the default values, double–click each one of the three numbers of the colour channels. For the new sepia values to take effect, the effect must first be applied to the current image.
DPSClick User Manual quality) and JPG (high quality and low compression). This is also valid in Decoration and Retouch screens. The default name for the new file is the same as original plus some number added. Only in Adjustments screen and when you are in “Sequential mode” appears the button “Cancel” in “Save Image” options. This button allows you to hide the save image screen without doing nothing.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.9 – Retouch The function of this application is to modify the format and the content of any image by selecting it on the Browser screen and clicking the 'Retouch' button. This tool features the following functions: You can increase or reduce image size to work close–up. Double–click the centre button to zoom right in. Once this action is active you can modify the level of zoom by clicking directly on the image as shown by the cursor icon when moved over it.
DPSClick User Manual Click on this button to recover the image with the appearance it had before accessing this screen. Press this button to print the image. The labels Shift, Ctrl and Alt, which can be seen bottom right of the screen, have different functions depending on the action activated. 4.3.9.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.9.3 – Cloning Its job is to copy regions of an image from one place to another in diffuse strokes. To do this you can choose between different brush sizes and thicknesses. Mark the starting point on the image and paint in the area where you wish to copy the image. This tool has different options: – By pressing ALT during cloning you can select a new starting point by clicking on the image. – By pressing CTRL (Control) the starting point will not change position during cloning.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.9.5 – Filling This tool selects a region for filling it with a given colour by clicking the ‘Apply’ button. There are two modes for selecting a region: – Free hand: on the screen it is the button with a drawing of a hand. You can create a closed shape by free hand. You can choose between an uneven, square or oval outline depending on the active selection. – Magic wand: you need to choose a degree of colour tolerance and then select a colour of the image.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.10 – Decoration This tool allows you to add images, texts and motifs with transparencies, as well as place the picture on a background or insert it into a frame or calendar. This screen works with the images as if they were objects that can be moved over the main image, size and proportions can be changed and merged with the background.
DPSClick User Manual If you have selected an object other than a text, this function opens a dialogue box where you can select a fusion mask and the degree of transition, and combine, in soft fashion, the image selected on the background. When you have an object selected, this function rotates it 30º clockwise.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.10.1 – Fusion When you press this button to apply the fusion effect on an object on the ‘Decoration’ screen, the fusion configuration dialogue box will appear. Here you can define its degree and choose a mask or create it again. To apply the fusion effect you must define the degree of fusion and select a mask from the list of available masks. There are also other options: You can create new masks to add to list of available masks.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.10.2 – Calendars and Frames NEW! From version 4.0, Calendars and Frames are composed with a real-time fusion. The frame or calendar selected will appear on the picture that is being decorated. You can adjust the position of the image with the following tools: You can increase and reduce size of the picture, adjusting it to the transparent region of the frame or calendar. Press the arrows to move the area behind the frame or calendar.
DPSClick User Manual 4.3.11 – Multiple printing (Multiprint) This screen is used to configure the print sheet on the basis of the combination of several pictures. Different types of layouts can be chosen depending on the format chosen. You can also adjust the fit of a picture in the print area: this is very useful if you wish to print the whole image instead of bleed printing and losing part of it. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1: Fitting area rotation. 4: Save printing area (composition). 7:Browse.
DPSClick User Manual Layouts: Use this option to choose between different modes to compose the pictures. Each format has its own layouts. Formats: You can choose from the three pre–defined formats. Each one of these formats will allow you to choose between different types of combination of pictures. Format “Others” is added from version 4.0 Print: It will print the layout using Print tool dialogue box, where you can select the number of copies to be printed.
DPSClick User Manual 4.4 – DIGITAL CAMERA PROCESSING This application has everything you need to print, quickly and easily, pictures taken with any digital camera using standard market formats. You can view the images comfortably and apply any colour modifications you wish before print out. You can also create an 'Index Print' of all the images from the digital camera selected in the Browser. Some of the options of this application are disabled, namely “Decoration”, “Retouch” and MultiPrint.
DPSClick User Manual 5) You will then be prompted to load all the images from the device or only some. This option is useful when you know that there are a lot of images on the input device or if they are large and you want to avoid a long loading time. 6) If you select all images, a loading process with a progress bar will begin immediately, and once the process is complete the browser screen will appear and display the images loaded.
DPSClick User Manual Other possible actions include clicking the Adjustments button to adjust the brightness or the colour of the image (see section 4.3.8 of the manual) and return to the Adjustments screen to print the adjusted image. You can also choose whether to select several images at once and click the print button, or else press the Index Print button.
DPSClick User Manual 5) The Selection screen will appear. To learn how this works see section 4.2.2 of the manual. 6) Once the loading process is complete the Browser screen will appear. 7) Depending on the type of images being loaded, all the miniatures will be displayed or else a slower one–by–one loading process will take place. This is due to the characteristics of the original images and not the DPSClick system.
DPSClick User Manual If you make double-click over this information, you will be asked if you are sure to reduce image size, like this: If you accept, the reduction process will start. Now you can check that image resolution has been reduced in order to work with it properly, but with enough quality for the printers. 48 v. 4.
DPSClick User Manual If a customer is coming with more than one file greater than 50 or 60Mb saved into a CD there is a trick you can use to work faster with those files: Start loading the files from CD as usual, but when you see the first image is loading, press pause button. Make double click in the background to select all empty boxes, and export them to the hard disk. After this, loading progress starts again but you can cancel it. Go back and enter through Work folder option in sources screen.
DPSClick User Manual 2) Then choose the Bluetooth source in Sources screen. Bluetooth 3) Now you are prompted to search in the Bluetooth device of the customer any new Bluetooth device called “BTDPSClick” (by default) or the name that was previously set in DPSClick “Sources” tab of Settings screen, in Bluetooth ID text box. DPSClick system is waiting now for any image sent from the Bluetooth device of the customer.
DPSClick User Manual 7) Choose the composition you wish to work with (a,b,c or d). On clicking one of them, you will notice the change of format in the Adjustment Area (A) and also in the Layout Area (H). A B C D J E F G H I A:Adjustment Area. B:Rotation mode. C:Pre-defined layouts. D:Delete Picture. E:Convert to Black & White. F:Back to Main. G:Browse. H:Layout area. I:Print. J:Image Panel 8) On the right of the screen is the Image Panel (J).
DPSClick User Manual Configuration: The program's main Settings screen (start screen) allows you to choose the four layout formats that can be chosen and which one will be selected by default. Zoom: This tool allows you to modify the portion of image that will be displayed in the layout, increasing or reducing its size, but without modifying its proportions. Move: It moves the picture in the box that will later be part of the layout.
DPSClick User Manual 4.6– PHOTO STUDIO This tool will be used to perform the tasks of a digital photo studio, allowing you to take studio photos, preview them on the equipment screen and make any necessary adjustments. Another one of its most outstanding functions is the possibility to make fun photomontages, mixing images by fusion effects, cloning areas of the image in order to correct small flaws in the pictures or modifying the format of the image to make it match the print format.
DPSClick User Manual 4.7 – COPY TO COPY This tool is designed to obtain, quickly and simple, copy to copy and enlargements of pictures that have already been processed either on paper or films and slides. This is done by means of a simple work environment where you can distinguish between obtaining the images from a flatbed scanner or a Film scanner. .
DPSClick User Manual Scan: This obtains the image through the scanner and adds it to the work folder. The ‘Browser’ screen is then accessed. Formats: There are different output formats for Print out: 10x15, 13x18, 15x23 and free format. You therefore prepare the image proportionally to the hard copy to be obtained. All formats are scalable and can be moved over the preview surface. Switch between horizontal or vertical area. 4.7.1.
DPSClick User Manual 4.8 – FILMS This utility allows you to make a batch scanning of full or cut film strips and slides, mainly to make an Index Print for fast and simple access later. It is based on rapid processing, but it also allows you to work with the images later, print them separately or record a CD–ROM with them, depending on the scanner. 4.8.1 – LS4000 Film scanner The following dialogue box will appear where you can choose the type of processing. It scans the film in the Scanner.
DPSClick User Manual 4.8.2 – Prime Film 1800 LAB Film scanner If DPSClick system is working with PF1800LAB film scanner, you can choose between different automatic output resolutions, from slow speed and big file size to fast speed and small file size: 1- High Resolution: the best resolution to print later in W size. 2- Medium Resolution: the best resolution to print later in L size. 3- Low Resolution: it scans images at 800x600 pixel. For burn a low-resolution CD-ROM, with no printable images.
DPSClick User Manual Index Print: once in the Browser screen click the Index Print button to bring up the corresponding menu, already dealt with in section 4.3.1. A B C As you are working with strips of film, it may be necessary to identify the reel associated with the Index Print that is to be printed. To do so, complete the “A” space. This information will be printed on the paper of the Index Print.
DPSClick User Manual Click this icon to scan. It shows a form where you can choose the scan options. Check here the options you prefer. Frames per strip: Full roll: Use this if you want to scan a full roll of images. 4, 5, and 6: chose one of them if you have strips of 4, 5 or 6 images, respectively. Resolution: Base 4: use this to print up to L size. Base 8: use this to print up to W size. Base 16: use this to print up to A4 size (F235 only). Colour: Negative: check this to scan negative films.
DPSClick User Manual It is possible that during the scan process you were warned with a message like this: You can choose not show the message again (only for warning messages). To hide message, press OK button. This message warns you that you have inserted the film with the emulsion down. This means that you will obtain the scanned pictures mirrored, and the quality will be lower. In order to obtain the best results you would have to cancel scan and insert the film again in the correct position.
DPSClick User Manual To save definitively the images you want, select them on browser and click this button. This dialog will appear in order to choose in which place you want to save your images. You can delete or create folders into Pakon folder, by using these buttons: Pakon folder is a child of Working Directory, so you can access it from browser screen. You can also choose the output format: JPG at maximum quality, BMP or TIF. Click OK and your pictures will be saved.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9– DPSCLICK CONFIGURATION ‘Settings’ Screen This button of the main screen is used to access the Configuration screen, where the different parameters of the program can be configured. 4.9.1 – General. This section configures the general options of the application, such as language, the type of format you wish to print with, etc. LANGUAGE Selects the language of the application. MEASURE Unit of measure used to display dimensions in any screen of the program: centimetres or inches.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.2 – Photo ID Configuration of the options to personalise the Photo ID system Carnet (Photo ID). You can choose the layouts to be made from Photo ID. 63 Print format Predetermined format for Photo ID. LAYOUT A, B, C, D Types of predetermined layouts for use with Photo ID. Here you can choose between different layouts for documents pre–established in the DPSClick system. Default layout. Will select a predetermined layout for when you start working with Photo ID.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.3 – Copy to copy On this screen you will select the scanner type for each mode, be it flatbed scanner or 35mm/slides. It also lists all the scanners installed on the system. To the right of the box of the flatbed scanner and the film scanner selected you can also check whether you wish to work with it in Advanced Mode (see section 4.7.1.2). It’s also possible to set the path where the .exe file of the scanner is. For some scanners it’s better to work directly with its own .
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.4 – Decoration This tool can be used to add new backgrounds, motifs, calendars and frames, which can later be used in the ‘Decoration’ screen. Backgrounds, Motifs: + button: Opens a browser (see section 4.9.4.1 – Add Image) to choose the Background or Motif to be inserted. Once chosen, this will be added to the Background or Motif collection. - button: Eliminates the selected Background or Motif from the collection.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.4.1 – Add Image This allows you to select an image to be added to the collection you are working with. This screen previews the image selected. 4.9.4.2 – Selection of transparent colour Select the colour to be used as transparent colour on inserting Calendars or Frames. To select the colour, click on the colour on the image chosen. 66 v. 4.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.5 – Index Print Option for configuring the parameters for the IndexPrint. Print Parameters: 67 Show Name: If activated, the Index Print will show the name of the image file. Comment: Add a text to the Index Print, for example the name of the establishment where it was made. Logo: To insert the logotype (image) of the photo studio. To change it click the image and the menu will appear to be able to read the corresponding image file. See section 4.9.4.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.6 – Recording CDs This menu configures the parameters for Recording CDs. CD label: write the name (label) to identify the CD–ROM recorded by the equipment. Shop name: this will write the name of the photo shop which will appear on the main screen of the PhotoClick CD software when the end customer views it on his PC. PhotoclickCD web: this link will appear on your PhotoClick CDs.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.7 – Sources (Image reading devices) Types of devices or media from which the pictures or images taken can be read. In this section you can indicate the drive and path where they are located on the system. It is default–predefined for the DPSClick equipment drives and need not be changed unless absolutely necessary. In “Custom File Extensions” box you can also set the new file extensions to be readable by DPSClick.
DPSClick User Manual 4.9.8 – Compositions This menu allows you to configure the formats of the compositions and import them from files. Import Composition Use this button to load composition files (.ini) Measure Selecting “Cm” or “Inch” allows to change the measure units. Save Composition This button saves the current settings of the compositions.
DPSClick User Manual NEW! 4.9.9 Colour management From version 4.0 it is possible to use screen colour management, in order to use it in combination with new Print Server colour management. What does colour management means? Colour management, also called colour matching, involves making some image adjustments in order to obtain, in paper, colour results as close as possible as screen colours. To make these adjustments you have to enable some print profiles, in combination with screen ones.
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DPSClick User Manual 4.9.10 – Adjust This tab allows you to configure Adjustment options: 73 Sepia Allows you to choose the RGB values of the sepia effect. If you click the 'Default' button the factory settings will be loaded. Adjust mode You can change here which kind of adjustments screen do you want. You can choose between Classic Adjust and Sequential Adjust. For more information see section 4.3.8. v. 4.
DPSClick User Manual 4.10 – PRINT MANAGEMENT MODULE: DPSPrintServer 4.10.1 – Introduction. The DPSPrintServer module performs the Print out function for the DPSClick, and frees the latter from managing and sending information through the SCSI bus. This program must be run to be able to print but, anyway, DPSClick launches it from the version 3.20, instead of being launched from Windows start.
DPSClick User Manual This explores the status of the printers on line and also displays a table describing their status and the port they are connected to. In the event of a problem, the program will display the error type. Run: Menu > Settings > Printers: - In the Error box is possible to check if there is an error in the printer. - Warning: If the information shown below does not appear, there is not any printer connected to the system.
DPSClick User Manual 4.10.3 – Checking printers and papers If you wish to check with detail the printers connected to the system, access: Menu > Settings > Printers You can check the Name (model) of the printer, the kind of Connection (SCSI or USB), the Target and Device, the Format (Paper size), the remaining Copies of the printer (if available), and the Status. There is no possibility to change this information manually. The system automatically detects these parameters.
DPSClick User Manual If “Basic” option in Color Correction menu was previously selected, this screen appears: A B A) This allows you to fine–tune colour by components (R,G,B) either separately or at once (Luminosity). B) You can save different configurations, for each printer you have connected to the system, and for Black&White or Color. 4.10.6.
DPSClick User Manual 4.10.6.3 – Colour Management options From DPSClick 4.00 it is possible to configure PrintServer in order to apply Colour management profiles. It is useful if you want to obtain more realistic colours, and can be used at the same time of DPSClick options. For more information about Color Management, see section 4.9.9. Printing profiles must be created (like screen profiles) only for your device, and moreover, for each print size. Contact your dealer for more information about this.
DPSClick User Manual 4.11- STATISTICS This section provides a very simple way of obtaining a summary of all the jobs carried out with the equipment. It is an extremely useful and effective tool for different purposes: First of all to monitor the average consumption of paper and make for a much more efficient management of your stock of consumables. Moreover, the system allows you to make personalised queries based on different parameters such as date, formats, services, to name but some.
DPSClick User Manual B) Paper: It informs us of the consumption of different types of consumables, L / W / X C) Most used papers (this month): The 3 types of paper most used on the equipment in the last month. It also presents the information by frequency of use. D) Most used devices (this month) It informs us of the three most used storage devices over the last month. It also presents the information by frequency of use. E) Print summary It prints the above information.
DPSClick User Manual Query parameters: Product: products obtained with the DPS Click equipment (Print outs, Index Prints, CDs...) Format: possible paper formats on printing with the equipment (S,M,L,X,W,...) Area: Different business areas of the DPS business. They correspond to the different options that appear on the start–up screen of the equipment. Inputs: Types of image input devices (Compact Flash, SmartMedia, SD, ...
DPSClick User Manual 5 – PHOTOCLICKCD When recording a PhotoClickCD, not only are the images selected by the user recorded on it, but also a programme that makes it possible to view them comfortably on any PC with a TM TM Windows 95/98/Me or Windows 2000/NT/XP –compatible OS. On inserting the CD–ROM in the drive the auto start–up mode should be activated, the program will run automatically and the screen in the picture will appear.
DPSClick User Manual • • • In the middle are the pictures of the customer inserted into a box where they can be selected one by one (clicking each one separately) or all (double–clicking any part inside the frame containing the photos), this selection will be highlighted by a red frame around the each selected picture and the number of pictures selected at all times will be displayed at the bottom. There is also a scroll bar (of there are more than 20 photos) to be able to see any photos that are hidden.
DPSClick User Manual Slide Show: it shows a full–screen carousel of all the pictures which are not hidden, keeping the pictures on screen for a certain period. The actions permitted by this function are the same as the Zoom to go from one picture to another. Exit: As its name suggests, it exits and closes the application. This action also be performed by pressing the CTRL+Z keys at once. can 5.2 – Menu bar Functions: • File: Exit: The same action as the “Exit” icon.
DPSClick User Manual • Visual Display: in Zoom or Slide Show modes, you can choose between show images with its real resolution (Real Size), centered in the screen, or fit them to the screen size (Display Size). • Hide: if you do not want some of the pictures loaded to be displayed in the carousel and/or in the Zoom, they can be concealed by selecting this option. It will appear with a grid over it on the image panel.
DPSClick User Manual • Keyboard functions: This option displays the functions of each key in each one of the actions available in PhotoClickCD. • Language: This option allows to change the language of the application • About... The following screen is displayed: 5.3 – Right mouse button The actions mentioned above can also be accessed via the menu that appears on clicking the picture browser of the application with the right mouse button.
DPSClick User Manual To use it insert the Recovery CD in the drive and reboot. NOTE: from DPSClick hardware version 9, recovery data is in another partition of the hard disk. Installation CD allows to do a recovery of the system using data from hardisk. WARNING: USE OF THE RECOVERY CD WILL LEAD TO THE LOSS OF ALL FILES, ALL DATA FROM THE EQUIPMENT, AND THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND THE DPSCLICK PROGRAM WILL BE REINSTALLED.
DPSClick User Manual 7 – Troubleshooting: 7.1 – Reading Digital Camera images (Smart Media, Compact Flash...) The DPSClick system consists of a reader that supports 7 digital media: Smart Media, Compact Flash, Microdrive, Memory Stick and SD/Multimedia card. The reader is connected to the Central Processing Unit by USB port. Often, cards inserted may generate read/write errors, due to how often they have been used, etc.
DPSClick User Manual (NOTE 1) Re–installation of the Digital Camera Reader. 1.– Disconnect the device pressing the Windows button on the I/O device icon. TM key and then click the right mouse 2.– Uninstall. Follow steps 1,2,3 from ilustration. 2 3 1 3.– Then disconnect the USB cable from the reader at the rear of the equipment. 4.– Reboot the equipment. 5.– Connect the USB cable of the Reader to the USB1 port once the system has rebooted. 6.– The system will detect the Reader once again 89 v. 4.
DPSClick User Manual 7.2 – Problems in image capture from scanners Sometimes, if the system is saturated or even due to wrong operator action, scanner– type devices, such as film and opaque scanners, inputs, stop working properly and lose the connection with the equipment, or else run very slowly. In such an eventuality power off the device in question and reboot the system. Start–up mechanisms in these devices, tend to be rather sluggish. Thus, before starting to work with the Scanners (i.e.
DPSClick User Manual Solution: Contact the technical service. 5) Error recording CD –XXX There was an error which was not defined above. XXX indicates the error code. Solution: If the problem persists contact your technical service / Help Desk. 7.5 – Others For any other issues regarding the interaction of peripheral hardware devices, (printer, Scanner, etc...
DPSClick User Manual Name of Importers Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. French Branch Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. 25 Boulevard des Bouvets, 92741 Nanterre Cedex, France Tel (+33) 1 55 68 55 00 Fax. (+33) 1 55 68 57 31 German Branch Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Gothaer Str. 8, Ratingen / P.O. Box 1548 40835 Ratingen Germany Tel (+49) 2120 486 9250 Fax. (+49) 2102 486 7320 Irish Branch Mitsubishi Electric Ireland Westgate Business Park, Ballymount Dublin 24 Ireland Tel (+353) 1 4198844 Fax.
