Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit 640PS du fabricant Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies
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HiT i Photo Printer PhotoShuttle / 640PS User Manual.
1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsof t Corporations. Pentium is a U.S. registered tr ademark of Intel Corporation. T rueT ype is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer , Inc. Adobe and Acrobat a registered trademar ks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read thes e instructions carefully . Save these instructions for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 2. Unplug this product from the wall out let before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
3 instruction, may cause harmful inte rference to radio communication. However , there is no guarant ee that interference will not occur in a p articular installation. If these equipment doses cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determi ned by interference by on or more of the following measures: 1.
4 Chapter 1. W e lcome 1-1 Our Invit ation to HiT i Photo Printer Family It is our pleasure to have you onboard as the member of HiT i Photo Printer family . W e thank you for your patronage and hope this is just the beginning of our long-term association.
5 USB Connection USB connection allows you to connec t your printer with any systems or devices that support USB feature. Tit an of Software Program Our Desiree is a perfect tool that will perpetuate your Phot o Printer to its optimal performance. Flexible in design, the software allows you to be creative and innovative.
6 1-2 Inside view of HiT i Photo Printer Led Light T urn the power on. The printer will autom atically start to initialize and LED blinking green color about 5 seconds. Then LED turn to stable green color . If not, please begin to check. Paper Cassette This is the paper holder fo r you to insert the p aper into.
7 V entilation Holes V entilation holes are located in the front and back of the printer . Please allow adequate airflow by removing all matters from the surface of the ventilation holes. These holes are designed to cool down the printer during operation.
8 Power Sw itch This is where printer can be turned. Power Socket Connect your power line here. USB Connector Please connect USB cable to the connector to your other device, such as PC and other peripheral devices. Specification Label Printer specification and detail information.
9 Chapter 2 Quick Inst allation 2-1 S t andalone Inst allation (640PS) 1. Plug the controller cable into the slot in the rear of the printer 2. Please make sure the USB cable is not connected to PC 3. T urn on the power . 4. The main page of the LCD will appear , and ready for the further operation.
10 - OK : Confirmation. Confirm the image c hosen or the result of the image editing. - ESC : Escape to the upper layer or cancel the current job. - Menu : The main p age of the OSD. Note: All the jobs in process will be aborted at the same time. - Edit : Enter the Editing Page of the OSD, please refer to Photo Printing for details.
11 Press Print again to reconfirm and start printing Note: If two slots (CF/Micro Drive and SM /SD/MMC /MS) have been already inserted, printer will only let the card inserted first active, if you.
12 Brightness: Right for increase and Left for decrease Contrast: Right increase and Left for decrease Color R/G: Right for more red tone and Left for more green tone Color B/Y : Right.
13 3) Index Operation Flow: Select the printing format of index (6x5 , 8x7, 5x4), then press OK to confirm Press Print to confirm and start printing 4) S ticker Operation Flow: S ticker format Sel.
14 -Firmware Update Insert the memory card with the new firmware Press OK to reconfirm and start updating Note: Please make sure your memory card is formatted and completely empty before saving the new firmware into the card . Any related information about new firmware, please go to www .
15 -About Controller version and Firmware version 2-3 Inst all Driver (Win98) 1. Please insert "Software CD" into CD-ROM drive. 2. If CD-ROM does not auto start, please double click My Computer Icon in your Window and double click your CD-ROM drive.
16 5. When finish, Install Program will ask you to make this printer as default or not..
17 2-4 Inst all Driver (Win2000) 1. Please insert "Software CD" into CD- ROM drive. (Do not plug USB cable to printer or PC this time). 2. If CD-ROM does not auto start, please double click My Computer Icon in your Window and double click your CD-ROM drive.
18 3. Select "Install HiT i Photo Printer P hotoShuttle(640PS) Driver" and install. 4. When you begin install you will see the following screen.
19 5. The Windows 2000 system will display a warning message of “Digital Signature Not Found.” Please press “yes” to continue. 6. Then will disappear this message to tell you finishing. Press OK to continue. 7. At this time, connect USB cable to printer and PC, then power on the machine.
20 8. Windows 2000 makes sure this is a USB device. 9. Windows 2000 begins to search a device driver have already installed on system. 10. Found a driver without “Digital Si gnature Not found” warning message. Please press “Y es” to continue. 11.
21 2-5 Inst all Driver (Win XP) 1. Please insert “Software CD” into CD-ROM drive. 2. If CD-ROM does not auto start, pleas e double click My Computer Icon in your Window and double click your CD-ROM drive. 3. Select “Install HiT i Photo Printer PhotoShuttle(640PS) Driver” and install.
22 5. Connect USB cable to printer and PC, then power on the machine. 6. Windows XP begins to search a device driver have already installed on system. 7.
23 8. After copy several files, the Windows XP system recognize this printer . Installation is finished..
24 2-6 Inst all PhotoDesiree 1. Please insert "Software CD" into CD-ROM drive. 2. If CD-ROM does not auto start, please double click My Computer Icon in your Window and double click your CD-ROM drive. 3. Select "Install PhotoDesiree " and inst all.
25 2-7 Load p aper and ribbon 1. There are 4 types of HiT i p aper . Photo Paper (portrait view) 1x1 sticker 4x4 sticker 4/2/4 sticker.
26 2. While taking out the p aper , please take the longer exterior p art of the tear line, in order to prevent your fingerprint on the paper . 3. Please follow the correct way to hold the paper .
27 4. Make sure the tear-line under the l onger exterior aimed at the notch in paper tray . 5. Press the upper "ID button" to open the "Ribbon Door".
28 6. Use your right hand to take right-lower "Ribbon Cartridge" handler . 7. Hold the "Ribbon Cartridge" and place it inside the printer . Please pay attention to meet the “Drive” while putting the "Ribbon Cartridge".
29 2-8 Inst all Hardware 1. Connect "Power Cord" to "AC power connector". 2. Connect "USB Cable" to printer . Connect the other side to PC.
30 3. T urn on "AC power Switch". 4. When LED turns stable green, the printer is ready . If LED turns green blinking or orange, please check all the printer status. 5. Y ou will see "New Hardware Found" message on the screen. 6. The message will disappear about 20 seconds.
31 2-9 Print 1 st Photo 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Change layout style to portrait..
32 3. Fit to width. 4. Press "Drag Down to Queue" icon. 5. Press "Print" icon , then Print it. 6. If success, you will see print progress bar appear .
33 Chapter 3. PhotoDesiree This chapter is devoted to provide you with comprehensive detail information on the functions of our PhotoDesiree software. PhotoDesiree gives you quality studio result inside the crazy surroundi ngs of your computer . It changes ordinary to extraordinary .
34 Before you run PhotoDesiree, please preset your display at resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or 1024 x 7 68 pixels and Hi Color (16bit or higher) or T rue Color (24 bit) mode.
35 3-2 Basic Operation Concept s Follow the step for printing. S tep A: Select image file. S tep B: Layout your image, Adjust color effects. S tep C: Drag to Print Queue, then print.
36 Mouse select originated function. When you open file, you can drag mous e to select multiple files. 1. Drag and Drop operation. We can do 2 styles drag and drop.
37 2. HTF format file When you drag HTF (HiT i Format) format file, screen will display following message. HTF : special format for HiT i PhotoDesiree. HTF is including or iginal printing data and original layout. HTF as COLLECTION: Y ou can save HTF , as your editing/layout project file.
38 3-3 Functional Icons PhotoDesiree can be started from the s hortcut in the Windows S tart menu or double clicking icon on your desktop. File Window Add Image Brings you images or files that you wish to view and refine. T wain Obtain image s directly from T wain devices like DSC and Scanner .
39 Layout Window Photo paper It is full selection of printing formats. S tandard A6 photo and variety of different format can be comprised in this section.
40 gray-scaled. Save Image Saving image as file. Send to Printer Queue Click your downward arrow to execute your printing function by placing the images into the bottom window .
41 3-4 Photo printing 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Change layout style to portrait..
42 3. Fit to width. 4. Click the downward arrow for printing queue. 5. Click the "Print Queue" icon for print out..
43 3-5 ImagEnhancer: light on your photo 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Change layout style to portrait..
44 3. Fit to width. 4. Click on editor for ImagEnhancer . T emplates of different designs will appear on the left window ..
45 5. Double click your favorite template. 6. Click on the T ext Icon to key in your content, such as “My girl friend Lisa”, and choose correct font style.
46 7. Click the finish check on the bottom right. 8. Click the downward arrow for printing queue. 9. Click the Print Queue for print out..
47 3-6 Calendar 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Click on editor for ImagEnhancer . 3. Click on the top add calendar . 4. Click year and month follow by type of format and background color .
48 5. Click the finish icon on the bottom and click finish check icon on the follow page. 6. Click the downward arrow for printing queue. 7. Click the Print Queue to print out.
49 3-7 ID Picture 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Click on Photo Icon and drag the box right below Photo Icon and select ID One Inch or T wo Inches. 3. Drag the box right next to the ID card box for picture combinations. 4. (If need) Use ImagEnhancer to Add colored and transparent text.
50 3-8 Business Card 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Click on Photo Icon and drag the box right below Photo Icon and select Business Card. 3. Drag the box right next to the busine ss card box for picture combinations. 4. Click on the ImagEnhancer .
51 6. Click on the bottom left for color and contrast adjustment or Click on the bottom right for rotation and size adjustment s. Click the finish check on the bottom right and return back to main menu. 7. Click the downward arrow for printing queue. 8.
52 3-9 Book Marker 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Click on Photo Icon and drag the box right below Photo Icon and select Book Marker . 3. Drag the box right next to the Book Marker box for picture combinations. 4. (If need) Use ImagEnhancer to Add colored and transparent text.
53 3-10 S ticker 1. Click the image from the Left Window . 2. Click on S ticker Icon. 3. Drag the box right next to the S t icker box for picture combinations. 4. (If need) Use ImagEnhancer to Add colored and transparent text. Add colored and transparent calendar .
54 3-1 1 Magic Coating and Mirabella Entering into the Magic Coating function, you may choose the built-in horoscope signs or T welve Branches patterns, or import your image to do some watermark editing: 1. Duplicate to full page (Duplicate): you can decide whether or not import your image to the full page duplication 2.
55 Y ou may decide to use which method to convert you color graphic file into a black and white watermark file. 1. Threshold Method (Threshold): The threshold method will convert the image to a black and white graphic file with large contrast.
56 After the configurations are set up, you can save it as a self-defined template for later use. Matte effect Y ou can also choose this function to apply matte. Mirabella Mirabella makes use of the analytical printing method to have 9 kinds of unspecific effect s for the image.
57 Chapter 4. Driver Det ails 4-1 Driver Setting (Win98) Y ou can find driver setting under Control Panel/Printers. Just choose it and right click “Properties”, the display every details.
58 4-1-1 General This Category gives you greater flexibility in printing out photo of your liking. It prints out draf t copies of your phot os with selection window on the top for image selection and page divider . Upon selecting your photos, please click the bottom preview bottom for draft print out for your review .
59 4-1-2 Det ails Connect to the below printer icon gives you a selections of various different printers or paths that have been prei nstalled into the system. Y ou can drag down the right arrow to make your select ion. Use the printer driver below for printing icon provides a full range of driver that you could utilize for printing.
60 4-1-3 Color Management This feature allows you to connect or disconnect from various different software setting that will ef fect the coloration of the printer out. Y ou may selection them from the window below . Please press Add or Cancel bottom to make your selection.
61 4-1-4 Sharing This feature is ONL Y available when you inst all “Microsoft Networks". It is using this printer in a local LAN environment. Y ou can share it as a public printer ,.
62 4-1-5 Setting Photo type combo box identifies output format of your photo. Y ou may select from “photo”, “sticker 4/2/4” and “sticker 4x4” Orientation gives you a choice between portrait s of landscape setting by clicking the small circle.
63 4-1-6 T ools.
64 Position Calibrating 1. According to your print out, choose the perfect one that matches the sticker dimension. 2. Y ou must fill in the number of P AR T A and P ART B in order to adjust the horizontal and vertical margin. Color Preference Setting 1.
65 4-1-7 About This section shows the detail copyright information of this driver and web site address for any inquiries..
66 4-2 Driver Setting (Win2000) Y ou can find driver setting under Control Panel/Printers. Just choose it and right click “Properties”, the display every details. In Windows 2000, it is very similar with Windows 98 setting. We only introduce the difference between Win98 and Win2000.
67 4-2-1 General "General" tab only display general info of printer . Y ou can change Location, and Add comment if you want to share with others.
68 4-2-2 Printer Preferences When you press “Preference” will appear 3 tabs. These 3 t abs functions are the same as win98 driver . Please "win98 driver settings" for details.
69 4-2-3 Port s HiT i printer will create “virtual Printer por t” for printing through USB. All you need to do is to make sure that your Printer status is “Connected”.
70 4-3 Preview function in driver In Windows 98 /2000, the preview part is the same. Function: Before you printing, if y ou have checked the box of “Run preview” from the contents of “Setting” t ab, preview application will run for the final checking.
71 4-4 Uninst all Driver 4-4-1 Uninst all Win98 driver Driver Uninstalling happened on: If you want to complete uninstall your printer driver , or you want to change new driver . 1. Action: Use Control Panel/Printers/ Choose "Uninstall HiT i PhotoShuttle(640PS)", then press "Add/Remove".
72 2. Then begin to uninstall driver . 3. W ait the program finished this procedure. 4. Uninstall program will prom pt you to restart Windows..
73 4-4-2 Uninst all Win2000 driver 1. Under Control Panel/Add Remove Pr ograms, you can find "Uninstall HiT i USB Photo Printer". 2. Then begin to uninstall driver .
74 3. No system restart required. Finished Uninst all driver ..
75 4-4-3 Uninst all WinXP driver 1. Under Control Panel/Add Remove Pr ograms, you can find “Uninstall HiT i USB Photo Printer”. 2. Then begin to uninstall driver .
76 3. Uninstall program will prom pt you to restart Windows..
77 Chapter 5. T roubleshooting Please follow the instructions given below for troubleshooting when you have problems with printing: 1. Identify the problem by the orange indicator on the machine. Refer to Section 5.1 for troubleshooting. 2. Alternatively , the screen displays error messages.
78 After reset, the jammed p aper will be released from the roller . Then you can pull the paper gently to remove the jammed paper away . 3. If the aforementioned description does not solve the problem, please contact Hi-T i Customer Service Department or any Distributor of Hi-T i.
79 Concurrently execute several I/O operations in the hard disk for the application programs; for example, Photoshop is editing graphic file of large size; (4) Insufficient hard disk space; (5) Insufficient onboard memory contact Hi-T i or distributor for assistance.
80 5-2 Error Message and Solution If you see error message on the screen, do not press [Y es] immediately , record the message first. Please follow the method described in this section for troubleshooting. Note: After you press [Y es] in the error message window , the printer will reset, and the problem may be cleared during “Reset”.
81 printing exceeds a certain number (about 5 to 10), the temperature may be too high and needs to cool down. 3. When the temperature of operating environment is too high, it may have the same problem. Do not use a consumer printer for commercial printing operation.
82 Read file function error; or ReadFile time out; or Printer data underrun; or Allocate memory fail; or Create DC fail These 5 phenomena generally arise from the same cause, and are described as foll.
83 Y ou have no privilege to create a folder; or Y ou have no privilege to save temporary files. Such problem only occurs in Windows 2000, because: When program is run in Windows 2000, users must set the authority to ”Administrator”, otherwise WIN 2000 will restrict the user ’s authority for applications.
84 Chapter 6. Q&A of Frequently Asked Questions Operation Problem Inst alling and Uninst alling Driver Printing Problem Photo output quality Problem Where Can I Get Service for This Product Basic .
85 Operating Problem Q1: What is the best way of turning of f the machine? A1: 1. Please turn off the power switch on the printer . 2. Never turn of f the power or unplug the cord while printing. 3. Never turn of f the power from external cord while printing.
86 Q9: What is the best way of storing photo p aper and sticker? A9: T o maintain the best quality of your photo p aper and sticker , please put your unused photo paper and sticker back into the origi.
87 3. If you are using USB expansion card to connect the printer , please install the driver bundled with such USB exp ansion card. Q18: Is it necessary to turn of f the screen saver when using the Hi-T i Digital Photo Printer? A18: It is not necessary to turn off the screen saver when using the Hi-T i Digital Photo Printer .
88 A23: 1. T urn of f the printer . 2. Remove the paper cassette. Carefully remove the p aper and make sure the paper is not curled or folded. 3. Make sure your p aper is not too old. 4. T ear away the paper edge and make sure you inst all the paper in the correct direction.
89 A31: Please soak the cotton swab into alcohol and wipe the surface of thermal printer head gently . Inst alling and Uninst alling Driver Q1: When I see “Add New Hardware” in the Windows 98 SE operating system that I am using before the Hi-T i Digit al Photo Printer driver is installed, what should I do? A1: 1.
90 2. If the CD does not run automatica lly , please execute the installation program in the folder at the pa th “My Computer/CD-ROM Drive/ Autorun.exe ". 3. After you click the inst allation, the driver window will appear , please select “Y es”.
91 8. Windows 2000 will verify such device as the USB interface device. 9. Windows 2000 will search for the driver of such device. The message of “New Hardware Found – Searching for the Driver of This Device” will appear . Please select “Y es”.
92 4. Check whether the USB card is installed properly . 5. Check whether the USB card driver is installed properly . 6. Check your operating system. The Hi-T i Photo Printer must use in Windows 98, ME, or 2000. Printing Problem Q1: If I see “Printer is not working” during printing, what should I do? A1: 1.
93 Q5: If I see the error message of “Memory is insuf ficient” during printing, what should I do? A5: 1. Please close other opened or cu rrent running application programs. 2. Please make sure your computer configuration meets our minimum requirements 3.
94 2. If you open too many application pr ograms, please close them. Or reboot the system. 3. Do not print from 2 dif ferent printers (multitasking). 4. Do not log on the network while pr inting, if the connection quality of your network is poor . 5. Check your USB condition (particularly the Intel 815 or V ia 694x chipset motherboard).
95 identify the USB printer , and lower the transmission speed. Intel Chipset Sof tware: http://support.intel.com/support/chipset s/ V ia Chipset Driver: http://www .via.com.tw/jsp/en/dr/driver .jsp 6. T urn off the printer and PC. T urn on the power again after 5 seconds.
96 Q14: After pressing “Print”, can I cancel the printing job? A14: 1. When you only choose one photo for printing, you are unable to cancel such printing. 2. When you choose several photos for printing, you may cancel the printing of the next coming photos.
97 A19: 1. Make sure your paper is Hi-T i photo paper . 2. Make sure your p aper is not a used one. 3. Make sure the printable side of the p aper faces upward. Q20: What size of paper should I use for printing ? A20: Please use Hi-T i 4x6-inch photo p aper , 4x4 sticker , or 4/2/4 sticker .
98 Q3: What resolution should my graphic file have to be to show good quality photos? A3: Hi-T i recommends you to use 1200x1600 or above for printing graphic files. Q4: How to improve the problem of printing at incorrect starting point? A4: 1. Check the version of your Digital Photo Printer driver is correct.
99 3. A void using this printer outdoors or in the environment with lot s of dust. Q10: How to improve the situati on of having scratches on the photo? A10: 1. Dust may attach on the the rmal printer head. Please clean it with the cleaning kit 2. Dust may attach on the p aper feeding pa th.
100 corner of 1-inch photo or 2-inch photo is gone? A18: Y ou have not executed the printi ng test for ”Position calibration”. Execute the printing test for position calibration from “S tart/Setup/Printer/HiT i PhotoShu ttle(640PS)/Property/T ool”.
101 Where Can I Get Service For This Product Q1: Where can we get services for the Hi-T i Photo Printer and its related software? A1: 1. There is an electronic file of User ’s Guide bundled in the Hi-T i Photo Printer . Y ou can get instant serv ice from the “Q&A” in this CD.
102 T o maximize the function of the Hi-T i printer and it s related software, your system and hardware equipment should have the following configurations or above: 1. PC compatible with Microsof t Windows operating system, and the recommended processor is at least 500 MHz or faster .
103 Q7: What should I do if my graphic file is smaller than the image frame? A7: T o avoid too much blank along the edges, you can manually adjust the graphic file according to the proportion by appropriate height, width, or from the image editor of ImagEnhancer to adjust the size until it is the same size of the image frame.
104 A16: Link to the Hi-T i website by c licking the HI-T i logo on the upper left corner to download the updated functions of this software. Hi-T i Website ︰ www .
105 S pecification Model HiT i PhotoShuttle Print Method Dye Diffusion Thermal T ransfer Color Continuous-tone output, 256-level each color Resolution 310x310dpi, equals to inkjet 4800d pi Print Pixel.
106 Limited W arranty S t atement V er . 1.1. October 2001, revised by Hi-T ouch Imaging T echnologies. HiT i products warranty period Photo printer 1 year A.
107 standard time and materials charges to service the printer for the p articular failure of damage. 5. If HiT i receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in any software, media, or ink cartridge product, which is covered by HiT i's warranty , HiT i shall replace the defective product.
108 1. T o the extent that this W arranty S tatement is incons istent with local law , this W arranty S tatement shall be deemed modi fied to be consistent with such local law . Under such local law , certain disclaimers and limitations of this W arranty S tatement may not apply to the customer .
109 Customer T echnical Support WEB support If you cannot find the answer and help from manual, you can visit HiT i’ s website. Y ou can get new driver , updated application and more templates here.
11 0 Cont act Info Hi-T ouch Imaging T echnologies. Address: 3F , 31, Shuang-Shih Rd. Sec.3, Pan-Chiao City , T aipei County 220, T aiwan T el: +886-2-82583060 F AX: +886-2-82583062 Web: http://www .
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies 640PS ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
