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... Model No. Before you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. 2-682-264-13 (1) Digital Photo Printer DPP-FP55 Operating Instructions Before operating this printer, please read this product. DPP-FP55 Serial No. Record the serial number in...
... Model No. Before you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. 2-682-264-13 (1) Digital Photo Printer DPP-FP55 Operating Instructions Before operating this printer, please read this product. DPP-FP55 Serial No. Record the serial number in...
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...including interference that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Operation is no guarantee that may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more detailed ...Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DPP-FP55 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that this product shall not be handed over to operate this digital photo printer. Notice If...
...including interference that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Operation is no guarantee that may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more detailed ...Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DPP-FP55 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that this product shall not be handed over to operate this digital photo printer. Notice If...
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...40 Changing the print settings (Set Up 41 Changing the printer preferences (Option 44 Printing from a PictBridge camera Printing images from the digital camera 46 Printing from a PC Installing the software 47 System requirements 47 Installing the printer driver 48 Installing the Picture Motion Browser ...... 51 Printing ...software 60 Troubleshooting If trouble occurs 62 If an error message appears 77 If paper jams 80 Cleaning the inside of the printer ......... 80 Additional information Precautions 82 About the Memory Cards 83 About the "Memory Stick 83 About the SD card 86 ...
...40 Changing the print settings (Set Up 41 Changing the printer preferences (Option 44 Printing from a PictBridge camera Printing images from the digital camera 46 Printing from a PC Installing the software 47 System requirements 47 Installing the printer driver 48 Installing the Picture Motion Browser ...... 51 Printing ...software 60 Troubleshooting If trouble occurs 62 If an error message appears 77 If paper jams 80 Cleaning the inside of the printer ......... 80 Additional information Precautions 82 About the Memory Cards 83 About the "Memory Stick 83 About the SD card 86 ...
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... from a memory card or an external device .pages 20 to 25 "Memory Stick" ("Memory Stick Duo"), or SD card You can print using the printer's LCD screen Digital Camera or other external device You can print from a PictBridge-compliant camera .page 46 You can select and print an image .page 20 Basic... can view a slideshow. .page 37 Calendar print (.page 34) You can search or delete an image. .pages 38 to 40 You can change print and printer settings. .pages 40 to 45
... from a memory card or an external device .pages 20 to 25 "Memory Stick" ("Memory Stick Duo"), or SD card You can print using the printer's LCD screen Digital Camera or other external device You can print from a PictBridge-compliant camera .page 46 You can select and print an image .page 20 Basic... can view a slideshow. .page 37 Calendar print (.page 34) You can search or delete an image. .pages 38 to 40 You can change print and printer settings. .pages 40 to 45
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...your hands to the PictBridge connector of the printer. You can use the following media; • SD Memory card • MiniSD card (you need to the printer . If you insert a miniSD card without the adaptor into a slot of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select "Normal" ...mode or "Mass Storage" mode for printing with the digital camera or other external device, connect it in the printer, the printer cannot read the signal from a camera or other external ...
...your hands to the PictBridge connector of the printer. You can use the following media; • SD Memory card • MiniSD card (you need to the printer . If you insert a miniSD card without the adaptor into a slot of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select "Normal" ...mode or "Mass Storage" mode for printing with the digital camera or other external device, connect it in the printer, the printer cannot read the signal from a camera or other external ...
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... any damages that may be damaged. The data inside the external device may differ depending on the digital camera. Use a USB cable with an A-TYPE connector for the printer and an appropriate type for your digital camera. • We cannot guarantee connection with all types of mass storage devices. • If you should... loss or damage. 19 GB Preparations To PictBridge connector (USB A-TYPE) Camera or other external device To USB connector Notes • The type of the printer or an external device nor remove the USB cable.
... any damages that may be damaged. The data inside the external device may differ depending on the digital camera. Use a USB cable with an A-TYPE connector for the printer and an appropriate type for your digital camera. • We cannot guarantee connection with all types of mass storage devices. • If you should... loss or damage. 19 GB Preparations To PictBridge connector (USB A-TYPE) Camera or other external device To USB connector Notes • The type of the printer or an external device nor remove the USB cable.
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... in the calendar area. Then press ENTER. 3 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired color for printing are printed with the print mark ( ) in the calendar). The printer provides the following three easy printing methods: • Index printing You can print those images at one time. Images are displayed with their corresponding image... (index) of Sunday and Saturday to print multiple images stored on a sheet will be displayed in a memory card or an external device, which are DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) preset for Sunday and Saturday. Continued 35 GB
... in the calendar area. Then press ENTER. 3 Press g/G/f/F to select the desired color for printing are printed with the print mark ( ) in the calendar). The printer provides the following three easy printing methods: • Index printing You can print those images at one time. Images are displayed with their corresponding image... (index) of Sunday and Saturday to print multiple images stored on a sheet will be displayed in a memory card or an external device, which are DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) preset for Sunday and Saturday. Continued 35 GB
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...a message appears, follow the displayed instructions to replace the printing cartridge (page 12). • When the "Date Print" item of the digital camera. 1 Press MENU on the printer. The confirmation dialog box is displayed. Easy Printing icon Menu bar To exit the menu mode Press MENU again. The Easy Printing menu... select "Yes" to start printing or "No" to preset images for printing, see the manual of your digital camera. • Some types of digital camera do not support the DPOF function, or the printer may not support some of the functions of the Set Up menu is set to "On", the date...
...a message appears, follow the displayed instructions to replace the printing cartridge (page 12). • When the "Date Print" item of the digital camera. 1 Press MENU on the printer. The confirmation dialog box is displayed. Easy Printing icon Menu bar To exit the menu mode Press MENU again. The Easy Printing menu... select "Yes" to start printing or "No" to preset images for printing, see the manual of your digital camera. • Some types of digital camera do not support the DPOF function, or the printer may not support some of the functions of the Set Up menu is set to "On", the date...
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Adjusts an image shot by a digital camera, the top and bottom edges of the image are cut and it is printed as a 3:2 picture. *: Factory ... on an image, its optimum picture quality. Note When printing a standard 4:3 picture shot by an Exif Print (Exif 2.21)compliant digital camera to its top and bottom edges or right and left edges may be trimmed and printed. Prints an image without blank space around...natural and beautiful pictures. (Recommended) •Vivid: Adjusts an image automatically so that the image is printed with the printer driver has priority over the setting here.
Adjusts an image shot by a digital camera, the top and bottom edges of the image are cut and it is printed as a 3:2 picture. *: Factory ... on an image, its optimum picture quality. Note When printing a standard 4:3 picture shot by an Exif Print (Exif 2.21)compliant digital camera to its top and bottom edges or right and left edges may be trimmed and printed. Prints an image without blank space around...natural and beautiful pictures. (Recommended) •Vivid: Adjusts an image automatically so that the image is printed with the printer driver has priority over the setting here.
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...). Notes • If you replace a print cartridge while the printer is connected to a PictBridge-compliant digital camera, an image may not be printed according to the settings of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select "PictBridge" or "Auto" mode for printing with a PictBridgecompliant printer. To PictBridge connector (USB A-TYPE) Camera or other external device...
...). Notes • If you replace a print cartridge while the printer is connected to a PictBridge-compliant digital camera, an image may not be printed according to the settings of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select "PictBridge" or "Auto" mode for printing with a PictBridgecompliant printer. To PictBridge connector (USB A-TYPE) Camera or other external device...
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Items Functions Apply Exif Print • When checked, an image shot with a Exif Print (Exif 2.21)-compliant digital camera will be printed without margins around it . • When unchecked, an image will be printed over the entire printing area of the... Print 3". Properties Specifies orientation, picture quality and other details. To change the "Color reproduction/Picture quality" settings, follow the Properties steps. Items Functions Printer Select "Sony DPP-FP55". An edge of the paper. Tip When you must check the "Zoom the image until the print area is displayed.
Items Functions Apply Exif Print • When checked, an image shot with a Exif Print (Exif 2.21)-compliant digital camera will be printed without margins around it . • When unchecked, an image will be printed over the entire printing area of the... Print 3". Properties Specifies orientation, picture quality and other details. To change the "Color reproduction/Picture quality" settings, follow the Properties steps. Items Functions Printer Select "Sony DPP-FP55". An edge of the paper. Tip When you must check the "Zoom the image until the print area is displayed.
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..."Settings" drop-down list box, select either of the following correction method: - Pictures: when a photograph or pictures are used. - The printer driver uses the color conversion and Exif shooting data to match colors. - ExifPrint Check it to automatically reduce the red-eye phenomenon of the ... is given, making pictures more vivid pictures. (In this case "ExifPrint" is effective only with a Exif Print (Exif 2.21)-compliant digital camera. Match: when you check this option, make sure to select "Preview" to display the preview image before printing and check that the...
..."Settings" drop-down list box, select either of the following correction method: - Pictures: when a photograph or pictures are used. - The printer driver uses the color conversion and Exif shooting data to match colors. - ExifPrint Check it to automatically reduce the red-eye phenomenon of the ... is given, making pictures more vivid pictures. (In this case "ExifPrint" is effective only with a Exif Print (Exif 2.21)-compliant digital camera. Match: when you check this option, make sure to select "Preview" to display the preview image before printing and check that the...
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...LCD screen of the messages, if any, and try to 19) • Does the memory card or an external device contain images recorded with a digital camera or other device? Power Symptom The 1 (on/ standby) switch cannot be turned on the LCD screen? c When a PictBridge camera or ...the memory card or an external device properly inserted? If the problem persists, consult your Sony dealer. c Insert a memory card or an external device that contains the recorded images. 62 GB or "The printer is connected, the images will be displayed in the following guidance to a PC."? Troubleshooting...
...LCD screen of the messages, if any, and try to 19) • Does the memory card or an external device contain images recorded with a digital camera or other device? Power Symptom The 1 (on/ standby) switch cannot be turned on the LCD screen? c When a PictBridge camera or ...the memory card or an external device properly inserted? If the problem persists, consult your Sony dealer. c Insert a memory card or an external device that contains the recorded images. 62 GB or "The printer is connected, the images will be displayed in the following guidance to a PC."? Troubleshooting...
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... not be displayed correctly . For a file created with a PC application, the first 8 characters of its file name will be displayed as a more c The printer cannot display the images hierarchies in the memory saved in a folder of the image with your PC? The file name is not displayed correctly. •...; Did you cannot print an image with a digital camera is just placed. c If an image is saved as the file name. c Once you have selected images in the "Printing multiple images" procedures,...
... not be displayed correctly . For a file created with a PC application, the first 8 characters of its file name will be displayed as a more c The printer cannot display the images hierarchies in the memory saved in a folder of the image with your PC? The file name is not displayed correctly. •...; Did you cannot print an image with a digital camera is just placed. c If an image is saved as the file name. c Once you have selected images in the "Printing multiple images" procedures,...
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... an image in vague colors without color corrections. A RAW file can capture an image in the RAW file format, see the operating instructions of the digital camera. • Did you are inferior in the AdobeRGB mode? A RAW file is an AdobeRGB? What is an original image file format to save uncompressed..., unprocessed still image data captured from a PC. As the printer does not support the RAW file format, it may be printed in the RAW the RAW file format? What is a color space that does not...
... an image in vague colors without color corrections. A RAW file can capture an image in the RAW file format, see the operating instructions of the digital camera. • Did you are inferior in the AdobeRGB mode? A RAW file is an AdobeRGB? What is an original image file format to save uncompressed..., unprocessed still image data captured from a PC. As the printer does not support the RAW file format, it may be printed in the RAW the RAW file format? What is a color space that does not...
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... picture quality, do either of this unit supports an image that is compatible with the digital camera? Set Up - Color Setting (.page 43) - c Set "Date Print"... the image being displayed on the screen differs from the memory card or an external device inserted into the printer's slot and when it was shot with the DCF standards. "On"? • Does the image support ... the Set Up menu to printed "Off"? Symptom The picture quality and colors of the differences in the printer's internal processing and PC software processing, the printed images will be printed. Menu-Edit-Adjust (.page 28)...
... picture quality, do either of this unit supports an image that is compatible with the digital camera? Set Up - Color Setting (.page 43) - c Set "Date Print"... the image being displayed on the screen differs from the memory card or an external device inserted into the printer's slot and when it was shot with the DCF standards. "On"? • Does the image support ... the Set Up menu to printed "Off"? Symptom The picture quality and colors of the differences in the printer's internal processing and PC software processing, the printed images will be printed. Menu-Edit-Adjust (.page 28)...
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... menu to clean the head and path. (.page 80) Troubleshooting 69 GB The image is not because of trouble with the printer, but because the image was rewritten with your digital camera. c When you edit and save an image with "Borders" set to "No". (.page 42) Only part of the recorded image... white lines or dots on the printed pictures. Even if "Borders" is set to "No", the image is printed with borders on both sides of digital camera used , the image may be soiled. Use the supplied cleaning cartridge to "Yes"? c Depending on the type of a print. c The print head or paper...
... menu to clean the head and path. (.page 80) Troubleshooting 69 GB The image is not because of trouble with the printer, but because the image was rewritten with your digital camera. c When you edit and save an image with "Borders" set to "No". (.page 42) Only part of the recorded image... white lines or dots on the printed pictures. Even if "Borders" is set to "No", the image is printed with borders on both sides of digital camera used , the image may be soiled. Use the supplied cleaning cartridge to "Yes"? c Depending on the type of a print. c The print head or paper...
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... printed will be created." c Depending on /standby) switch to stop printing even if you pressed CANCEL. Operate the digital camera to recover from the printer. You cannot make Index printing, insert the memory card directly (.page 17) or use , you cannot cancel printing from... ? • Does your camera to a PictBridge camera. c The printer cannot print Index print of the digital camera. Connecting with the digital camera you are using or consult the digital camera manufacturer. • Is "The printer is being connected to the camera in PictBridge mode? PictBridge mode. ...
... printed will be created." c Depending on /standby) switch to stop printing even if you pressed CANCEL. Operate the digital camera to recover from the printer. You cannot make Index printing, insert the memory card directly (.page 17) or use , you cannot cancel printing from... ? • Does your camera to a PictBridge camera. c The printer cannot print Index print of the digital camera. Connecting with the digital camera you are using or consult the digital camera manufacturer. • Is "The printer is being connected to the camera in PictBridge mode? PictBridge mode. ...
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..." What is a compact-size IC recording medium with high speed data transfer. It has been designed not only for exchanging/sharing digital data among "Memory Stick" complaint products, but also for serving as an insertable/ removable external storage medium that can be copyrighted.... such materials may be used with the "Memory Stick" compliant devices. (Data transfer speed depends on duplication If duplicating documents with the printer, pay special attention to the following types to meet various functional requirements: • "Memory Stick" (Not compatible with "MagicGate"): "Memory...
..." What is a compact-size IC recording medium with high speed data transfer. It has been designed not only for exchanging/sharing digital data among "Memory Stick" complaint products, but also for serving as an insertable/ removable external storage medium that can be copyrighted.... such materials may be used with the "Memory Stick" compliant devices. (Data transfer speed depends on duplication If duplicating documents with the printer, pay special attention to the following types to meet various functional requirements: • "Memory Stick" (Not compatible with "MagicGate"): "Memory...
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...; When using a "Memory Stick", make sure to check the content before formatting. To avoid erasing important data by Sony. The printer is performed between the "Memory Stick" media and the "MagicGate" compliant device that the label does not stick out. • When you ...the attached label, do not write forcefully. • When you save backup of the "Memory Stick" with the printer. • When you attach the supplied label, be played with your digital camera. Be careful that the other material than authenticated ones. What is decrypted to the original status and played.
...; When using a "Memory Stick", make sure to check the content before formatting. To avoid erasing important data by Sony. The printer is performed between the "Memory Stick" media and the "MagicGate" compliant device that the label does not stick out. • When you ...the attached label, do not write forcefully. • When you save backup of the "Memory Stick" with the printer. • When you attach the supplied label, be played with your digital camera. Be careful that the other material than authenticated ones. What is decrypted to the original status and played.