Printing

Printing ???Memory Stick??? or PC card images

Printing the selected image

You can select an image recorded on the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card and print it in full-size

(standard print).

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PICTURE

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1 Insert a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card on which you recorded images into the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card insertion slot.

2 Turn on the printer and television and set the input selector of the television to ???VIDEO.???

The POWER indicator lights in green.

3 Press INPUT SELECT to light ???MEMORY STICK??? or PC CARD indicator.

5 Press ENTER to set the print quantity.

Each time you press ENTER, the print quantity increases. To reset the print quantity to zero, press CANCEL.

To print multiple images at a time

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select other images and set print quantity for each of them.

The number increases.

6 Press PRINT.

Printing starts. During printing, the PRINT indicator lights and the printing process bar is displayed on the screen.

PRINT

To stop printing

Press CANCEL. Printing from the next print will be canceled.

When you press PRINT while the preview image is displayed

An dialog box to ask whether you want to print the image being displayed or all the selected images. Select either of the two options to start printing.

7 When printing ends and the print paper automatically emerges from the paper outlet, remove the paper from the printer.

3 Press INPUT SELECT to light ???MEMORY STICK??? or PC CARD indicator.

The printer accesses the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card. When you connect your printer to the television, the images are displayed as thumbnails on the screen.

4 Press AUTO PRINT to light ALL indicator for all the images or DPOF indicator for the preset images.

AUTO

ALL DPOF PRINT

When you connect your printer to the television

When you select All, all the images in the thumbnail list are displayed with the orange area beneath the image. When you select DPOF, the preset images are displayed with the orange area beneath the image.

5 Press PRINT.

Printing starts. When you select All, all the images on a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card are printed in the order of their image numbers. When you select DPOF, the preset images are printed in the order they have been preset.

To stop printing

Press CANCEL. Printing from the next print will be canceled.

To return to the usual printing mode

Press CANCEL to turn off the ALL and DPOF indicators.

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Digital Photo Printer

Operating Instructions ??? Basic Operations

Before operating this printer, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

This manual explains necessary preparations and basic operations for the printer. For advanced operations, refer to ???Operating Instructions ??? Advanced Operations.??? For using the supplied software and for additional infromation, refer to ???Operating Instructions ??? Software Guide/ Additional Information.???

The printer accesses the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card, and the recorded images are displayed as thumbnails on the screen.

Notes

???Avoid getting liquids on the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card or using them in areas subject to high humidity. Otherwise, data may be rendered

???An image which is damaged or has some kind of trouble does not appear in the image list. The file error message appears on the display. If there are no images stored in the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card, the no file message appears on the display.

Printing from your computer

Note

Make sure that ALL and DPOF indicators of the AUTO PRINT are off. If it is lit, press CANCEL to turn it off.

4 Press the arrow (B/b/V/v) button to move the yellow frame (cursor) to the image you want to print, then press ENTER.

The image is selected and the area beneath the image turns orange.

ENTER

PRINT QTY

To display another page

When multiple pages exist, you can switch

unreadable.

???When the ???MEMORY STICK???/PC CARD indicator blinks or the data access message appears, do not eject the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card. Otherwise, they may crash.

???While printing, never move or turn off the printer; the print cartridge or paper may become stuck. If this happens, turn the printer off and on, and resume printing from the beginning.

???While printing, the print paper is partially ejected from the paper outlet several times. Never pull out the paper forcibly until the PRINT indicator turns off and the print paper emerges automatically.

???When using Small Size sticker, do not leave the ejected printed paper exceeding 10 sheets on the paper tray.

???Avoid storing the paper with the printed faces touching each other or in contact with rubber or plastic products including vinyl chloride or plasticizer for an extended period of time; the color change or deterioration may occur.

???If the mark shown to the right is displayed in the thumbnail list, the image is a JPEG file created with your computer, or the thumbnail data of the image is damaged.

Select the mark and press PICTURE. If the

???Depending on the file type and size of an image, it may take 5 to 60 seconds to display a full-size image on the monitor.

???Depending on the type of digital still camera, it may take some time for the thumbnail list to be displayed.

???The printer can handle and display up to 999 image files. If there are more than 999 images stored in the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card, use the computer to display and handle the remaining images.

???Depending on the type of digital still camera, the aspect ratio of a recorded image differs, so the image may not be printed in the entire printable area.

???Depending on the type of digital still camera, preview images may be displayed along with the primary images in the thumbnail list. The printed quality of the preview images will not be as good as the primary images. Note that if you delete the preview images, the data for the primary images may be damaged.

???Depending on the type of digital still camera, an image may be stretched vertically if it has been rotated or processed with your digital still camera. This is not because of trouble with the printer, but because the image was rewritten with your digital

When you connect a computer that is powered on to the USB connector of the printer, the PC indicator lights and the printer enters the PC mode. Otherwise, you cannot switch to the PC mode manually by pressing the INPUT SELECT button.

For how to install and operate the software, refer to the supplied ???Operating Instructions

??? Software Guide/Additional Information.???

Note

When you connect your printer to the television, no pictures are displayed on the television during the PC mode. This is not due to trouble with the printer.

DPP-SV55

??? 2000 Sony Corporation

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

ATTENTION:

pages. To display the next page, move theSelected image (orange) yellow frame to the bottom line of the image list

and press v. To display to the previous page, move the yellow frame to the top line and press

V.

To cancel the selection

preview image is displayed, you can print the image. If the same mark is displayed again as preview,the image is of an incompatible file format that the DPP-SV55 does not support or the image itself is damaged.

still camera.

For the customers in the U.S.A.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

If you have any questions about this product, you may call:

Sony???s Business Information Center (BIC) at 1-800-686- SONY (7669)

or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services Center 6900-29 Daniels Parkway, PMB 330

Fort Myerts, Florida 33912

Declaration of Conformity

Pictures and/or Sound distortion may occur if this product is positioned in close proximity to equipment emitting electromagnetic radiation.

Attention

Sony shall assume no responsibility for any accidental or consequential damages or loss of the recording contents which may be caused by use or malfunction of the printer, ???Memory Stick??? or PC

Move the yellow frame to the image you want to cancel and press CANCEL. The orange area turns gray and the selection is canceled.

The selection is canceled.

To display a preview image

Move the yellow frame to the desired image, then press PICTURE. The preview of the selected image is displayed.

Printing all the images or preset images at one time

You can print all the images stored in a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card at one time. You can also print images preset by your digital still camera (DPOF) at one time.

1 Insert a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card on which you recorded

uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

???Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

???Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

???Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is con- nected.

???Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

card.

To display the preview of the next image, press b. To display the preview of the previous image, press B.

To display the image list again, press PICTURE.

Note

While the screen display is switching or the printer is accessing the ???MEMORY STICK??? or PC card, do not eject or insert the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card.

Otherwise, they may crash.

images into the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card insertion slot.

2 Turn on the printer.

The POWER indicator lights in green.

To display the images on the screen

You can display and check the images to be printed on the screen. Connect the printer and the television and turn on the television. Then set the input selector of the television to ???VIDEO.???

CAUTION

Getting Started

Connecting the printer

1 Connecting to the television

Setting the clock

Loading the print cartridge

1 Turn on the printer and pull and open the cartridge compartment lid.

Features

With the Digital Photo Printer DPP-SV55, you can print images on a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card. You can also print easily from your computer.

Printing 25/30 sheets continu- ously

With the supplied paper tray, you can print

Connect the VIDEO OUT connector of the printer to the video input of the television to display the images to be printed.

Television

Set the VIDEO/TV

Notes

???Before making connections or plugging in a cable, turn off the power of the printer and the television.

input selector to

VIDEO.

VIDEO IN

Video connecting

???When you connect your printer to the personal computer, you do not need connect your printer to the television.

cable (supplied)

2 Insert the print cartridge into the printer firmly until it clicks into place and close the cartridge compartment lid.

The side with the Sony logo

Photo-realistic printing

With sharpness, contrast, tint, and other full- featured picture adjustment functions, the printer can make photo-realistic print fitting for the type of image and your taste.

Auto Fine Print function

up to 25 sheets for Post Card Size and 30 sheets for Small Size print paper continuously.

A wide variety of prints using the printer

You can make various prints such as a standard print, date print, and index print of the images stored in a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card. A variety of image processing functions

VIDEO OUT

2 Inserting a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card

??? Inserting a ???Memory Stick???

Insert the ???Memory Stick??? into the ???MEMORY STICK??? insertion slot until it clicks into place.

To eject the ???Memory Stick???

Push the ???Memory Stick??? further into the insertion slot and let it pop out. Then remove it slowly.

??? Inserting a PC card

With the notch facing left and the arrow facing forward on the left

???Memory Stick???

To replace the print cartridge

When the print cartridge runs out, the cartridge error indicator lights and the error message appears on the screen.

Open the cartridge compartment lid, push up the eject lever, remove the used print cartridge, and then insert the new cartridge.

Notes

???If the print cartridge does not click into place, remove it and then re-insert it. Only when the ink ribbon is too slack to be loaded, wind the ink ribbon in the direction of the arrow to remove the slack.

Eject lever

cartridge error indicator

???Do not rewind the ink ribbon and use the rewound print cartridge for printing. Otherwise, proper printing result will not be obtained, or even a malfunction or breakdown may occur.

???If the print cartridge is not loaded when you turn on the printer, the warning sound beeps and the cartridge error indicator lights up.

???Never put your hand into the cartridge compartment. The thermal head reaches high temperatures, especially after repeated printing.

Even a dark picture with low contrast will be adjusted and printed in vivid and clear picture.

Selection of print sizes and border/borderless print

You can select from a large, dynamic Post Card Size print or economical Small Size print. For the Post Card Size print, you can also select borderless or border print.

Direct printing of the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card images

Just take out a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card from your digital still camera and insert it into the printer. You can immediately print the images on the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card. You can also print all the images in a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card or the images preset by a digital still camera at one time.

allow you to magnify/reduce, rotate, or move the image. You can also add a special effect to the pictures to produce sepia, monochrome, or paint pictures.

An even wider variety of prints using the CREATIVE PRINT menu

The CREATIVE PRINT menu allows you to make more types of prints such as a calendar, card, split images or sticker with framed images.

Convenient USB connection with your computer

With the supplied DPP-SV55 printer driver software to your computer, you can print the images from your computer. With the supplied ???Memory Stick/PC card Reader Software,??? you can view and handle the images of a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card

Insert the PC card into the PC CARD insertion slot until it clicks into place.

To eject the PC card

Press the PC CARD ejection button. After the PC card pops out, remove it slowly.

Inserting the print paper

1 Open the paper tray lid and set the partition according to the print paper size you use.

To use the Post Card Size Paper, lay down

To use the Small Size Paper, stand the partition upright.

inserted in the printer from your computer.

Selection of print finish

You can select the print finish either from glossy or texture.

Unpacking the printer

Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your printer.

To the wall outlet

1 Press POWER to turn on the power of the printer.

The POWER indicator lights in green.

2 Press MENU.

The menu bar appears on your television.

Note

While the printer accesses the ???Memory Stick??? or PC card images, make sure to press MENU after the thumbnail images are completely displayed.

If another menu item is selected, press B/b to move the cursor to ???SET??? and press

ENTER.

The cursor moves to the SET sub menu.

Sub menu

4 Press V/v to move the cursor to ???Clock Setting??? and press

ENTER.

The cursor appears on the month (for NTSC) or the day (for PAL).

Cursor

5 Press V/v to set the month or day.

Press V to increase the number.

Press v to decrease the number.

6 Press b.

You can also press ENTER.

The cursor moves to the day (for NTSC) or the month (for PAL).

2 Set the print paper into the tray.

Riffle the print paper. Then insert the print paper with its printing surface (the side with

no imprint) facing up and the arrow pointing in the same direction as the arrow in the tray.

When inserting paper, insert the protective sheet together into the tray. After you placed

the paper, remove the protective sheet. You can set up to 25 sheets for Post Card Size

and 30 sheets for Small Size print paper. When inserting Small Size print paper, set in the back of the partition.

Printing surface

Arrow

Paper

Front side When inserting Small

Connecting to a computer

Connect the USB connectors of the printer and your computer with a commercially available USB cable. By installing the supplied driver software into your computer, you can print an image from your computer???s hard disk. With the ???Memory Stick/PC card Reader Software,??? you can also transfer the images from a ???Memory Stick??? or PC card into your computer???s hard disk.

For how to install and operate the software, refer to the supplied ???Operating Instructions ??? Software Guide/Additional Information.???

Windows/Macintosh computer

To USB connector

To USB connector

Notes

???Also refer to the instruction manual of your computer.

???You may not be able to use the printer and the printer driver on a network or a commercially available printer buffer.

???Use a USB cable of 3 m or shorter.

7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to set all of the items: day or month, year, hour and minute.

If you want to set the previous item, press B.

The hour is displayed in 24-hour system.

8 Press ENTER.

You can also press V to move the cursor to the menu bar.

The clock setting mode ends.

9 Press MENU.

The menu disappears and the printer returns to the previous screen.

To cancel the menu operations

Press CANCEL. The menu display disappears without saving the settings. The printer returns to the previous screen. (Without doing step 8, you cannot save the clock setting.)

To confirm the clock setting

Follow the steps 1 through 4. The current clock setting appears on the screen. To return to the previous screen, press MENU.

Size print paper

3 Close the paper tray lid. Then push and open the printer???s paper tray compartment lid and insert the paper tray into the printer.

Insert it firmly until it clicks into place.

Using the printing pack

You need an optional printing pack designed for the printer. The pack contains a set of print paper and a print cartridge for either Post Card Size (4x6 inch) or Small Size (3.5x4 inch) print. Select the printing pack according to the type of printing you will do: