Printer User Guide Printer Features Component Guide and Functions Paper and Accessories Other Accessories Setup Ink Cassette Preparations Overview Getting Ready Paper Cassette Preparations Printing Precautions Printing Printing from Cameras Printing from Memory Cards Printing from Computers Maintenance, Storage and Transport Appendices Safety Precautions Wireless Printing Battery Instructions (CP730 Only) Handling Precautions Having Difficulty? Click Here I’d Like To...
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Introduction Printing Appendices Warning Against Copyright Infringement Before using your printer for the first time, read through the “Safety Precautions” (p. 40) and “Handling Precautions” (p. 42). Please respect all copyrights. Use of images produced by SELPHY CP730/ CP720 for purposes other than personal entertainment may be prohibited by law.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printer Features Printing Appendices From a Mobile Telephone You can print without a cable from Bluetooth or IrDA (infrared) enabled mobile telephones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants). You can enjoy printing with your SELPHY printer in a variety of ways. • The separately sold Bluetooth Unit (BU-20) is required for Bluetooth connections. • Only the CP730 model supports IrDA connections.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices Dynamic Images (Wide Size Sheets) Paper Media and Printing Features Create images with strong appeal on large, 100 x 200 mm (4 x 8 in.) sheets. Perfect for Albums • The separately sold wide size paper cassette (PCW-CP100) is required. Prints a standard size photo print. You can also have the date imprint and borders appear on the print.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Component Guide and Functions Printing Appendices SELPHY CP720 This section indicates the component names and functions.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Paper and Accessories Printing Appendices L Size Select the correct size for the purpose. Paper Cassette*: Some items are not sold in some regions.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Other Accessories Printing Appendices Bluetooth Unit If you install the Bluetooth Unit (BU-20), you can print without a cable from Bluetooth enabled mobile telephones and PDAs. This section identifies the separately sold accessories that expand the capabilities of the SELPHY printers.
Getting Ready Overview Return to Cover Page Printing Appendices Setup Set up your SELPHY printer in the following manner for safe use. DC IN Terminal (Power Connector) Compact Power Adapter 15 cm (6 in.) Power Cord 10 cm (4 in.) To a power outlet 15 cm (6 in.) Situate the printer with at least 15 cm (6 in.) of free space in front and back and at least 10 cm (4 in.) of free space on the sides. • Do not set the printer upon unstable surfaces. • Keep the printer at least 1 meter (3 ft.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 3 Open the ink cassette compartment. Ink Cassette Preparations Install ink cassettes using the following procedures. 1 Confirm the ink cassette size. Confirm a match between the sizes of the ink cassette and the photo paper. 4 Insert the ink cassette until it clicks into place and close Size Notation the cover. To remove the ink cassette, move the tab to the top. 2 Confirm that the ink sheet is taut with no slack.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 3 After lightly fanning the paper, set it in the cassette with Paper Cassette Preparations the shiny side up. The following procedures instruct you how to set paper in the cassette and install it in the printer. Remove the protective sheet from the paper. Be careful not to touch the shiny side of the paper. Setting Paper in the Paper Cassette Orient the address portion on the postcards towards the back of the paper cassette.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices Installing the Paper Cassette • Use paper specified for use by Canon with this printer. Do not use standard copy paper or postcards. • Placing 19 or more sheets in the paper cassette (13 or more Wide Size sheets) will lead to mis-feeds or paper jams. • Mistakenly reversing the paper in the cassette will result in a poor print and may lead to malfunctions. • Do not bend the paper at the perforations or separate it before printing.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices Printing Precautions This section explains the precautions that should be observed when printing. These precautions are applicable to all of the printing methods, including “Printing from Memory Cards,” “Printing from Cameras,” “Printing from Computers” and “Wireless Printing.” • Do not pull out the paper cassette or open the ink cassette cover while printing is in progress. This will lead to malfunctions.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing from Memory Cards Printing SD Slot • SD Memory Card • SDHC Memory Card • miniSD Memory Card* • miniSDHC Memory Card* • MultiMedia Card • RS-MMC * Align the card with the guides on the lower portion of the slot and insert. MS Slot • Memory Stick PRO Duo • Memory Stick Duo • Memory Stick PRO • Memory Stick These procedures are for printing images from memory cards taken from cameras or mobile telephones.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready The following types of information appear on the LCD monitor. Power Button CP730 Date Button Switches between date imprint modes. Image Number Print Image Number of Prints of Displayed Image Layout Button Switches between print layouts. Total Number of Sheets Required Installed Ink Cassette Type (in this example, [P] for PostcardSize) Displayed Image Print Layout Mode Button Switches between operating modes.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready 1 Confirm that Select a mode to set the print operation. Prints one copy of the displayed image. (Select) Prints the specified number of copies of the selected images. (All) Prints one copy of all images on the card. (DPOF) Prints according to the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) settings selected in the camera. See your camera user guide for the instructions on DPOF settings.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Appendices 5 Configure the print layout, date imprint and My Colors Printing the Specified Number of Copies of the Selected Images 1 Switch the mode to Printing (color effects) settings as desired. These settings apply to all of the images selected in Steps 3 and 4. The My Colors setting is only available on the CP730 model. (Select) using the MODE button. 6 Confirm the settings displayed on the LCD monitor.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices Printing One Copy of All Images on the Card 1 Switch the mode to You can create an index of all the images on a memory card by selecting the (All) mode, setting the print layout to (Index) and printing. (All) using the MODE button. Printing According to the DPOF Settings Selected in the Camera 1 Use the camera to select the images and number of 2 Configure the print layout, date imprint and My Colors copies you desire.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing (Index) Print Layout Settings Prints eight images on a single sheet along with their image numbers. (Image numbers do not print on the card sized sheets.) Select a print layout. (Borderless) Prints without borders. (Bordered) Prints with a white border. Appendices 1 Select a print layout using the LAYOUT button. (2 Images) (4 Images) Prints two images on a single sheet.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 1 Select a date imprint format using the DATE button. Date Imprint Settings You can select whether or not to include the date imprint and its format. (No Imprint) Does not include the date imprint. (Year/Month/Day) Prints the date in the Year/ Month/Day format. • The date used in the date imprint is the shooting date in the Exif data 0included with each image data.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices 1 Select a color effect using the EFFECT button. My Colors Settings (CP730 Only) This feature applies color effects to images. (Off) No effects applied. (B/W) Prints the image in black and white. (Sepia) Prints the image in a sepia tone (a faded brown tint). (Vivid) Prints the image in vivid colors. (Neutral) Prints the image in restrained colors.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices Trimming Settings (CP730 Only) This feature prints a select portion of an image. 4 Press the DISP. button. The trimming feature can only be used in the The display will switch back into the mode for setting the frame position. (Single) mode. 5 Press the 1 Press the TRIM. button. , , and buttons to shift the print area as desired. The image will display at full size on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the DISP. button.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices 1 Pull the retractable USB cable from the printer and attach Printing from Cameras it to the camera. These procedures are for printing images from a camera connected to the printer. Up to approximately 30 cm (12 in.) Camera Check On cameras that support printing via this method, icons such as (PictBridge) or (Direct Print) will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor when the camera is connected to the printer.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing 3 Press the camera’s Printing from a Camera Appendices (Print/Share) button. With some cameras, you may have to press the SET button twice in place of the (Print/Share) button. This section provides a simple explanation of the procedures using a Canon-brand camera as an example. For a more detailed explanation, see your camera's manual (Camera User Guide in the case of a Canon camera) or the Direct Print User Guide.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices 3 Select [Print] and press the SET button. Printing with Various Settings The printer will begin to print. If you are using a Canon-brand camera, you can configure the following settings and print. (Some features may not be supported by some models.) See your Camera User Guide or the Direct Print User Guide for detailed instructions about each procedure.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices Printing from Computers Macintosh This section explains how to connect the printer to a computer to print. OS: Mac OS X (v10.2-v10.4) Configuration: One of the above operating systems preinstalled on a computer with built-in USB ports.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Precautions for Printing via Computers Printing Appendices Procedural Flow Please note the following points. The following procedures are used to print from a computer. See the following pages for details. Install the Software • Before you connect the printer to a computer, check whether there are any memory cards in the printer or if a camera is connected to the printer. • Connect the printer directly to a port on the computer with the USB cable.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 3 Follow the onscreen instructions. When you are Installing the Printer Driver prompted to attach the printer partway through, attach the printer to the computer and turn the printer on. Do not connect the printer to the computer until after you have installed the printer driver. USB Terminal Windows 1 Place the supplied Compact Photo Printer Solution Disk into the computer's CDROM drive.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 5 Open the [Utilities] folder on the start-up disk and Macintosh 1 Place the supplied Compact double-click the [Printer Settings Utility] icon. Photo Printer Solution Disk into the computer's CDROM drive and double-click the (CPSD Installer) icon in the CD-ROM window. 6 Click [Add (Printer)] and select [USB] followed by your printer. Finish by clicking the [Add] button and closing the window.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices Macintosh Installing the Application Software 1 Place the supplied CD-ROM Windows into the computer's drive and double-click the (CPSD Installer) icon in the CD-ROM window. 1 Place the supplied CD-ROM into the computer's CDROM drive. 2 Click [Install] in the If the CD-ROM is already in the computer and the window below does not show, then take the CDROM out once and put it back in.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices Macintosh Introduction to the Supplied Programs ImageBrowser Windows A multifunction program capable of managing, displaying, editing and exporting images. ZoomBrowser EX A multifunction program capable of managing, displaying, editing and exporting images. For printing instructions, click the [Help] menu and select [ImageBrowser Help] followed by a topic related to printing.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Wireless Printing Printing Appendices • Sending a large image may require a data transfer time of five minutes or more. • Mail and address book information cannot be printed. • Mobile telephone security settings prevent printing of images downloaded from the Internet and images downloaded from a URL sent by email. • Movies cannot be printed. • The printer may not be able to print images saved onto the memory card of some types of mobile telephones.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready 3 Aim the mobile telephone’s infrared port at the printer’s Printing Appendices Printing via a Bluetooth Connection IrDA sensor and initiate the data transfer from the telephone. This section explains how to print images from a Bluetooth enabled mobile telephone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). See the user guide for your mobile telephone for instructions for configuring the IrDA settings and for printing.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices The data transfer is initiated from the mobile device. See the user guide for your mobile device for details. 1 Check the printer to ensure that no memory cards are inserted or that a camera is not connected via a USB cable. Up to approximately 10 m (33 ft.) 2 Confirm that the separately sold Bluetooth Unit (BU-20) A screen similar to the following will appear in the printer’s LCD monitor while data is being transmitted.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 4 Use the camera to start printing over the wireless Printing via a Wireless LAN network. This section explains how to print images via a wireless LAN (local area network) from a PowerShot SD430 Digital ELPH Wireless/Digital IXUS WIRELESS camera and a Wireless Print Adapter (WA-1N/WA-1E). See the Camera User Guide supplied with the camera for instructions on connecting via a wireless LAN and printing.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Maintenance, Storage and Transport Printing Appendices Exterior Care Wipe the exterior with a soft, dry cloth. Never apply solvents, such as benzine or thinners, or detergent to the printer. These substances may damage the exterior or peel the finish. This section explains how maintain, store and transport the printer. Care of the Back Maintenance Clean the dust from the air vents on the back.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices Printed Paper Storage • If you store your prints in albums, select albums with photo covers made of nylon, polypropylene or cellophane. Main Unit Other materials may cause the images to change color or transfer ink. • Detach the power cord of the compact power adapter from the power outlet. • Remove the paper and ink cassettes from the printer for storage.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Battery Instructions (CP730 Only) Printing Appendices Attaching the Battery You can print on trips and in places that lack power outlets if you attach the separately sold battery pack to the CP730 model. Use the following procedures to attach Battery Pack NB-CP2L to the printer. 1 Remove the battery pack terminal cover. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with genuine Canon accessories.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Printing Appendices 3 After the battery is charged, detach the connector of the Charging the Battery compact power adapter from the printer. Use the following procedures to charge the battery. The battery is now ready to power the printer. 1 Attach the battery to the printer. 2 Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter and plug it in a power outlet. Connect the compact power adapter connector to the printer.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Printing Appendices Battery Handling To protect the battery and prevent a decline in performance, do not charge it continuously for more than 24 hours. • This is a lithium ion battery pack so there is no need to completely use or discharge it before recharging. • It can be charged at any charge state. • It takes approximately 2 hours 30 minutes to bring a depleted battery pack to a full charge state (based on standard Canon testing criteria).
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Safety Precautions Printing Appendices • Do not insert or drop metallic objects or flammable substances into the equipment interior. Immediately switch off the printer power and remove the power cord from the power outlet before attempting to remove the object or substance. (If powering it by battery, remove the battery before removal.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready CAUTIONS Printing Appendices Battery (CP730 Only) • Do not stick any part of your hand into the printer interior. WARNINGS • Do not use or store the equipment in the following types of places. Humid or dusty areas, places subject to heavy vibrations, places near flames, places subject to strong sunlight, or hot places such as an automobile trunk or dashboard. • Do not place the battery pack near a heat source or expose it to direct flame or heat.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Handling Precautions Printing Appendices • Do not touch the print side of the paper with your fingers. Always hold the paper along the edges (outside the perforated border). Be sure that hands are dry before touching the paper. Sharp objects will scratch the paper surface. Keep the paper surface free from fingerprints, dust, water droplets, etc. This section explains the precautions that you should take in handling the equipment.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Specifications Feeding System: Ejection System: LCD Monitor: All data is measured according to standard Canon testing procedures. We reserve the right to change specifications without notice. Print Sizes: Postcard Size (4 x 6 in.) L Size Card Size Wide Size (4 x 8 in.
Return to Cover Page Operating Temperatures: Operating Humidity: Power Source: Power Consumption: Dimensions: Weight (Printer only): Overview Getting Ready Cards requiring special adapters xD-Picture Card* * Purchase the CompactFlash Card Adapter for xD-Picture Card separately.
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Troubleshooting Printing Appendices Printing Problems Q Cannot Print This section has solutions for when the printer does not operate as expected or an error symbol is displayed. Î Is the printer power turned on? (p. 5) Î Is the printer connected to more than one device at once? Do not You Think There is a Problem connect simultaneously to a camera, memory card or computer.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Î Printing from Memory Cards Î Image data may be corrupted. Î Only JPEG images can be printed. Î Images larger than 8,000 x 6,000 pixels cannot be printed. Q Cannot Print the Date Imprint Î Printing from Cameras • Recheck the camera and printer connection status.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Q Printer Power Button is Red but No Error Message Has Printing Appendices Media Problems Q Paper Will Not Fit into Cassette Appeared on the Camera’s LCD Monitor. Î A malfunction occurred during printing. Î Does the paper size match the size of the paper cassette? Remove the paper from the main unit and take up the slack in the ink sheet. After that, switch off the power once temporarily before switching it back on.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Error Symbols Printing Appendices No Paper • Confirm that the paper cassette is firmly inserted all the way into the printer. • Confirm that there is paper in the paper cassette. • If the paper is not feeding correctly into the printer, remove the paper cassette as well as any paper left in the printer. • Check to see if there is any paper in the paper cassette of a size that cannot be printed.
Return to Cover Page Overview Getting Ready Ink Cassette Error Printing Appendices Other Errors • Turn the power off and then back on. • Remove the ink cassette and take the slack out of the ink sheet before replacing it. If this does not fix the problem, replace the ink cassette with a new one. Contact a customer support center if you cannot remove the ink cassette. • Switch the power off and then back on (on the camera too if it is connected).
Overview Return to Cover Page Getting Ready Tasks and Index Printing Appendices I want to know if I can connect the printer to my computer. Î p. 25 Click the page number of a topic to jump to that topic. I want to print images from my mobile telephone. I want to print the shooting date on the photo. Î p. 31, p. 32 Î p. 19 Î p. 6 I want to know which types of paper are sold. Î p. 6, p. 18 I want to create a label. I want to use the printer in a place with no electricity (CP730 only). Î p.
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