Hi-Ti 640 DL Photo Printer User Manual
Below you will find brief information for Photo Printer 640 DL. This manual guides you through setting up your Hi-Ti 640 DL Photo Printer, including installing the printer driver, loading paper, and replacing ribbon cartridges. Learn to use the PhotoDésirée software to edit and print photos in various formats, manage customer data, and price your services. The printer offers high-speed borderless printing and supports parallel printing for multiple printers.
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User Manual
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Copyright 2002 Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies Company
All rights are reserved. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this manual is prohibited without prior written permission of Hi-Touch Imaging
Technologies, except as allowed under the copyright laws.
Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
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Brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Customer Service
We're delighted that you choose HiTi Printer. In order to provide you the best service, HiTi Imaging Technologies, Inc. provides a full-year of free customer support service worldwide. If you need help or just have a question, you may reach our customer representatives via phone, fax, or email. We also welcome your comments.
Online Support
Visit HiTi website if you try to find out what you can do to solve a problem that is not documented in this user manual-24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Except the continuously updated online support database, visit the web site for the latest version of driver software or application updates. More templates for your photos are available, too.
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Customer Support Center
If your HiTi products cannot operate normally, contact our customer support representatives for help. HiTi provides free one-year support service from the time you purchased the product. To save your time and cost, we'd like to ask you to do check the following before placing a call:
• You have followed the procedures documented in your Quick Install Guide to set up the printer.
• You have reviewed this User Manual for troubleshooting tips.
• You have visited the support database hosted on the HiTi website for help.
• If you buy your product from distributors, you need to contact them directly for help.
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To provide you better and fast service, please record the following information of your printer:
• Printer Serial Number
• Printer Model Number
• The version of Printer driver. You can get it by choosing Control Panel > Printer > HiTi 640 DL photo printer. Click
Properties > About on the Printer dialogue box.
• The version of the PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition you are using
• The Windows version installed on the PC you're using, e.g. Windows 98 se
• The brand name/model/system configuration of your PC
• The name/version of any application you're running on the machine while you're using the HiTi printer
Contact Information
Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies, Inc.
3F, 31, Shuang-Shih Rd. Sec.3
Pan-Chiao City,
Taipei County 220, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-82583060
FAX: +886-2-82583062
Contact us: http://www.hitouchimaging.com/contactus.asp
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Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Installing or Replacing Ribbon Cartridges ........................................................6
Chapter 3
Using PhotoDésirée to Print Your Photos ............................................. 11
Opening PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition ...........................................................16
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Choosing Print Formats and Amounts .............................................................19
Chapter 4
Introducing ImagEnhancer ..................................................................... 27
Chapter 5
Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................. 35
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Specification, Regulatory and Warranty ................................................ 51
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thanks you for purchasing HiTi 640 DL Photo Printer, the best companion for your digital photo business. You take the shots and HiTi Photo Printer brings quality prints in less than 70 seconds, making it easier than ever to print your digital photos for your customers. What is more, the PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition software, the companion software to HiTi 640 DL Photo Printer, seamlessly integrates with your customer database and pricing system, allowing you to deliver the best quality of service to your customers. The software provides friendly graphic user interface for your ease of use to customize and preview the photos before printing. With HiTi 640 DL Photo Printer, running a business is just simple as it is.
Features
• D2T2 40 3dpi True Color Continuous-Tone Printing
• High-Speed 4 X 6 Inches Borderless Printing
• Economical Printing Capacity up to 100 Prints (ideal for running business)
• Parallel Printing (Up to 8 Printers)
• Fuzzy Printing Media Management
• Automatic Temperature and Humidity Detection
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Maintenance
Maintenance
Printer
• To clean the printer, use a clean soft dry cloth to wipe the printer. If stronger cleaning is required, moisten the cloth with neutral solvent, then wipe the printer again with a soft dry cloth.
• Always keep the air vents clean and free of dust. Dust that enters the printer through the vents will cause poor print quality, like resulting in light spots on the prints.
Ribbon Cartridge and Photo Paper
• Always use the ribbon cartridge and photo paper of HiTi supplies. Use non-HiTi supplies will cause printer errors.
• Keep the ribbon cartridge and photo paper in room temperature before using. Leave the cartridge and photo paper in sealed foil package before installation. High temperatures may cause deformation of the photo paper.
• If there are dusts or scratches on the image outputs, use the HiTi Clean Kit to clean possible dusts. For information about using clean kit to clean the printer, see the instruction inside the Clean Kit package. If the problem remains, contact HiTi dealers or HiTi customer representatives for assistance.
• Never re-use the photo paper. Re-use the photo paper will cause a paper jam error.
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Chapter 2
This chapter contains the following topics for setting up your printer:
• Installing or Replacing Ribbon Cartridges
Setting up Your Printer
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Unpacking Your Printer
Before you begin to install your printer, check if you have the following items: printer
Unpacking Your Printer paper cassette documentation software CD
USB cord power cord
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Setting up Your Printer
1.
Connect the power cord to the power connection.
2.
Connect the printer to your computer using the USB cord.
3.
Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer. For more information, see
Installing or Replacing Ribbon Cartridges on Page 6 of the user guide.
4.
Place paper into the paper cassette. For more information regarding how to load the paper, see
5.
Turn the printer power switch on. The green led light blinks and becomes stable after 5 seconds. Before you turn on the power switch, make sure the printer driver software is installed in your personal computer.
6.
The New Hardware Found message box appears on the screen of your computer. Windows starts to install the printer driver software by copying files to your computer.
For more information about installing printer driver, see
Printer Driver Details on Page 59 of the user guide.
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Installing or Replacing Ribbon Cartridges
Installing or Replacing Ribbon Cartridges
HiTi 640 DL photo printer simplifies the steps of installing or replacing ribbon cartridges to three steps only. To avoid unexpected error messages, you must use genuine HiTi supplies. Using other company's ribbon cartridges may result in serious damage to your printer.
1.
Warning: The HiTi ribbon cartridges can be purchased from HiTi dealers.
1.
2.
Move the slider to open the top cover of the printer.
If you're replacing a ribbon cartridge, lift the old one out and discard it.
Hold the ribbon cartridge as the figure illustrated. Be sure to point the arrow sign towards the left-hand side of the printer.
3.
Insert the cartridge all the way into the printer until it is completely installed.
4.
Close the top cover.
3.
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Loading Paper
Hi-Ti 640 DL photo printer allows you to print different types of paper and sticker for your digital photos. Again, to avoid unexpected error message, you must use genuine HiTi photo paper. Using other company's photo paper will result in paper jam and color shift errors.
1.
Warning: dealers.
The HiTi paper can be purchased from HiTi
1.
Pull out the paper cassette from the printer. Open the cover of the paper cassette.
Note: HiTi provides different paper cassettes for loading photo paper and sticker paper. The photo paper cassette is the standard accessory item when you purchase the HiTi photo printer while the sticker paper cassette is not. Although the photo paper cassette is able to load with sticker paper, it is recommended that you purchase the sticker paper cassette to prevent unnecessary paper jam errors.
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Loading Paper
2.
Place a stock of paper into the paper cassette. The printer allows you to load 100 sheets at a time in maximum.
• Load the paper with print side (glossy) face-up; the printed photo faces up in the output tray. Be sure the paper is in the direction with the narrow edge side sitting at the inner side of the paper cassette.
• Do not touch the print (glossy) side of the paper with your fingers. Always hold the paper along the edges
(outside the perforated border).
• Do not bend or tear off perforated edges on the paper before printing.
• Never print on a sheet of paper more than once. The coating applied to the paper. Reused paper will stick to the ink sheet, resulting in damage to the printer.
3.
• Use one kind and one size of paper at a time. Do not mix paper types or sizes in the paper cassette.
Make sure the paper fits close to the edges of the paper cassette. This helps the paper to feed into the printer correctly.
4.
Insert the paper cassette back into the printer.
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Installing Printer Driver
Before you can use HiTi photo printer to print your digital photos, you first need to install the printer driver to the computer with which the printer is connected.
Note: When you set up the printer for the first time, be sure to turn off the printer before you begin to install printer driver software.
1.
Insert "Software CD" into CD-ROM drive. The Software
CD can be found in the package that is shipped with the printer.
2.
The HiTi Welcome window appears on the screen.
Choose Install HiTi Photo Printer 640 DL Driver.
3.
The Installing Printer Driver message box appears on the screen. Click Start to begin installing the printer driver or click Exit to quit the installation process.
4.
On the Set Default Printer message box, click Yes to set
HiTi Photo Printer as the default printer.
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Installing Printer Driver
Note: Hi-Ti provides three ways for installing printer driver.
For detailed descriptions, refer to the Appendix,
Driver Management section in this user manual.
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Chapter 3 Using PhotoDésirée to Print Your Photos
After you have successfully set up the printer and installed the printer driver, let's print an image from HiTi
PhotoDésirée where you can customize digital images into calendars, poster or greeting cards. The PhotoDésirée’s ease-of-use user interface lets you easily adjust the saturation, contrast, sharpness, brightness or hues of your photos in any way you like. With PhotoDésirée, creating a photo with studio quality right at your home is not a dream anymore.
In this section, you will learn basic operations using PhotoDésirée, including:
• Installing PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition
• Opening PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition
• Choosing Print Formats and Amounts
• Sending Print Jobs to Multiple Printers
• Adding/Editing Customer Data
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Working Flow
Working Flow
The following figure illustrates basic working flows of using PhotoDésirée software to print your digital images.
Open PhotoDésirée
MiniLab edition
Edit images
(Invoke ImagEnhancer)
Open images
Set prices
Apply templates Enter texts Choose calendars
Set paper type
Adjust color settings
Modify layouts
Set print amounts
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Setting Display Resolution
Before running PhotoDésirée, make sure the monitor display resolution is set to 1024 x 768 pixels or higher, and the color setting is set to the Hi Color (16 bit) or True Color (24 bit) mode.
To set the display resolution:
1.
Select Start > Settings > Control Panel from Windows start menu. Select Display from the Control Panel. The
Display Properties window is then appeared on the screen.
2.
Choose High Color from the Colors drop-down menu.
Move the Screen area slider to 1024 by 768 pixels or higher. Then click OK.
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Application in a View
Open Images
Open images for print
Print Formats
Show print formats and amounts
Image Index Area
Place images that are opened
Price Calculation Area
Show prices of a printing job
Image Index
Choose and print image indexes in vary formats
Printers
Show printers connected. Up to 8 printers can be installed.
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Application in a View
Customer Data
Show customer name and photo number and job ID number
Special Handling Area
List the images that are edited. The editing levels are: low, medium and high, defined by price.
Print images
Print Queue
Show printing jobs in the queue.
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Installing PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition
PhotoDésirée is the application where you can edit photos for print.
1.
Insert "Software CD" into CD-ROM drive. The Software
CD can be found in the package that is shipped with the printer.
2.
The HiTi Welcome window appears on the screen.
Choose Install HiTi PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition.
3.
Windows starts to copy files from the CD-ROM to the machine. On the message box that pops up on the screen, click Yes to place the "PhotoDésirée MiniLab
Edition" icon to be placed on the Windows Desktop.
Otherwise, click No to ignore this option.
4.
To this step, the HiTi PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition application is installed successfully.
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Opening PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition
Opening PhotoDésirée MiniLab Edition
1.
Select Start > Programs > HiTi > MiniLab > MiniLab from
Windows start menu.
2.
The main window of PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition opens on the screen.
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Opening Photos
1.
Click the Add Image button.
2.
On the Add Images window that opens, select the image(s) you want to print.
• Select All: Choose this when you want to select all images in the folder. If there is any sub-folder under this folder, check the Include Subfolder selection item.
• Select Multiple: Choose this if you only want to add certain images in this folder.
• Preview: Check this if you want to preview the images before adding.
• Append to Image Holders: Leave the image in the index area after printing.
3.
Click OK. The images you select will appear in the index area (left-hand side of the window). To select more images, repeat the above steps.
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Editing Photos
Editing Photos
To edit a photo you add into the PhotoDésirée application, do the following:
1.
Double-click the image you want to edit. The
ImagEnhancer opens on the screen.
2.
Edit the image in the ImagEnhancer. For detailed descriptions, see
Introducing ImagEnhancer starting on
3.
Once the editing is done, the Send Special Area Dialog
Box displays on the screen, asking you which price level the editing should be charged for. An editing job can set to three different pricing levels: Low, Medium and High.
For more information about pricing, see Pricing Your
Photos starting on Page 25.
4.
Click OK. The image edited will show in the Special
Handling area on the right side of the window.
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Choosing Print Formats and Amounts
You can choose to print your digital photos in different formats and specify the amounts you want to print for each type. The available print formats are:
• 4 x 6 inch photo
• 4 x 4 sticker
• 4 x 2 x 4 sticker
• 1 inch ID photo
• 2 inch ID photo
To choose a print type:
1.
Move your mouse over the image you want to specify.
The print formats and amounts drop-down lists appears.
2.
Choose a format from the format pull-down menu.
3.
Specify the amount of prints for this format. PhotoDésirée allows you to print 99 prints in maximum.
4.
Repeat the above steps for another format if needed. To reset to default settings, click the right button on the mouse while mouse over an image. Select Reset on the pop-up menu.
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Printing Your Photos
Printing Your Photos
Printing Index Card for Selected Photos
1.
Select the format of the index card you want to print.
2.
Click the Index Print button.
Printing Photos
1.
Click to select the image you want to print.
2.
If you want to print multiple images at a time, hold the shift key while keep clicking other images to select them.
3.
Click the Print button.
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Sending Print Jobs to Multiple Printers
Sending Print Jobs to Multiple Printers
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HiTi 640 DL printer now enables you to work more efficientlly by allowing you to send print jobs to multiple printers at the same time. When you hit the Print button, the printer automatically detects what type the photo paper is required and sends the print job right to the printer with correct paper type/size installed.
At most, four printers can be connected to the PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition application. If any of the installed printer is disconnected, a warning sign will be shown on the printer in the applcation, asking you to check the connection status.
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Pricing Your Photos
Sending Print Jobs to Multiple Printers
One of the functions that empowers the PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition to be your best business partner is its embedded price and customer database system. The pricing system in the PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition is able to automatically calculate the price of all printing jobs in your store, letting you hassle-free from all those calculation works.
PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition also includes a built-in database system, allowing you to easily manage your customer data. The PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition is definitely the only one application you need to run your digital-photo processing business.
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Viewing Prices
Viewing Prices
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Once you have selected and edited the photos for print, PhotoDésirée MiniLab edition automatically calculates how much these photos should be charged for right away.
To view the price, check the Price Area located at the bottom of the PhotoDésirée window.
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1 inch ID photo
2 inch ID photo total amount open Valuation System open Data System
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Modifying Prices
Modifying Prices
You can always modify the price of how you will charge for processing digital photos. For instance, you can assign different prices for processing different types or sizes of photos, e.g., stickers, 4 x 6 photos or ID photos. For those which require editing efforts, like adding texts or calendars, assign prices for Low/Middle/High levels.
1.
Click the Valuation System button to open the Valuation
System dialog box.
To modify a print job:
You can modify the number of prints of a specific print job when the volumn of prints after processing turns to be different from the the volumn specified before processing.
2.
To edit or delete a print job, click a Job ID in the list and click the Edit or Delete button. To query a print job, enter the Job ID or customer name you want to query and click the Query button. The jobs that match your query criteria will display in the dialog box.
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Click the OK button to apply the changes and close the dialog box.
To modify the prices:
1.
Click the Price Setting button.
2.
The options available are:
• Normal Price: Modify the price for original prints without editing efforts
• Special Process Price: Modify the price for prints with editing efforts
3.
Modify the fields you want to change.
4.
Click OK to apply the changes and close the window.
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Adding/Editing Customer Data
Adding/Editing Customer Data
You can always add, edit or delete a customer’s data entry from the Valuation and Data System window. You can also query a customer’s information by his/her telephone number or his first/last names.
1.
Click the Data System button to open the Data System window. The contact information of the customer displays.
2.
Do the options by clicking the appropriate buttons. Click
OK when you’re done with the changes.
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Chapter 4 Introducing ImagEnhancer
The ImagEnhancer window is the place where you can customize your digital photos by taking advantages provided in the ImagEnhancer. The available functions are:
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Assigning Templates
Assigning Templates
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Double click on the image that you want to customize with a template. The ImagEnhancer window opens.
2.
To assign a template:
• Double click on the template that you want to assign to the image.
• Click on a template, then drag and drop it to the image on the preview pane.
3.
Check the result from the preview pane. If you don't like the result, double click on another template to replace the original one.
4.
Click the Check button.
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Adjusting Colors
1.
Adjust the color setting of your photo to the way you like by selecting either of the color setting items.
2.
Or check the Mirabella checkbox to view the Mirabella window where ImagEnhancer automatically creates 9 images with different settings in lightness and basic skin tones.
3.
On the Mirabella window, single click on the image you would like to choose and to close the Mirabella window.
4.
You can reset all settings to the default values and ignore all the configurations you make.
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Click the Check button to apply the changes.
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Adding Texts
Adding Texts
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Double click on the image to which you want to add text.
The ImagEnhancer window shall then open.
2.
Click the Text Icon. When the Add Text dialog box appears, type the words you want to add on the image.
• Select a font typeface and size
• Select the color of the text
• Select the degree of the transparency for text or text block
3.
Click the Check button to apply the changes.
4.
Check the result from the preview pane. If you want to modify the text, double click the text block from the preview pane to make the changes. Repeat the above steps until you're satisfied with the result.
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Adding Calendars
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Double click on the image to which you want to add calendar. The ImagEnhancer window shall then open.
2.
Click the Add Calendar Icon to bring up the Add Calendar dialog box.
3.
On the Add Calendar dialog box, you should select the following calendar properties:
• Select the year and month of the calendar
• Select a calendar style you want to apply
• Specify the color of the calendar
4.
• Specify the degree of transparency of the calendar
Click the Check button to apply the changes to the image and close the Add Calendar dialog box.
5.
If you are not satisfied with the results and want to modify the calendar, double click the calendar block on the preview pane to re-open the Add Calendar dialog box for editing.
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Rotating Images
Rotating Images
1.
In the ImagEnhancer window, specify the degree of the image rotation. You may also move the slider to set the image rotation degree.
2.
Check the result from the Preview pane.
3.
Click the Check button to apply the change to the image and close the ImagEnhancer window.
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Adjusting Image Layouts
1.
Double click on the image which you would like to adjust its layout. Then, the ImagEnhancer window shall open up on the screen.
2.
Choose to position the image by the width or height of the print paper. Or you can choose to manually scale the image. By moving the slider, you can manually set the image size.
3.
Click the Check button to apply the changes and close the ImagEnhancer window.
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Chapter 5 Frequently Asked Questions
This section documents possible solutions to questions that are frequently asked. If the problem you encounter is not listed, visit HiTi corporate web site for the most updated solutions or contact HiTi customer service representatives.
Problem
The orange LED light blinks.
Printing stops in the middle of processing.
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Table 5-1. Paper Jams/LEDs
Possible Cause
• Ribbon door open
• Ribbon missing
• Out of ribbon
• Out of paper
• Paper jam
• Paper type mismatched
• Memory run-out
The ribbon cartridge is not installed correctly.
The paper is not loaded or feeding correctly.
Paper jammed
Solution
Different blinkings indicate different problems. See
LED Signal Lights on page 38 for detailed descriptions.
Install the ribbon cartridge correctly.
Load the paper or paper cassette correctly.
Remove the jammed paper. If this does not work, turn off the printer and restart it after 1 minute. The printer will automatically eject the jammed paper.
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Table 5-1. Paper Jams/LEDs
Problem Possible Cause Solution
While printing, I accidentally opened the ribbon door. The paper is jammed and I could not remove it from the printer.
When you open the cover of the ribbon cartridge, the printer will stop itself, as well as the roller that is used to move the paper out.
Turn off the printer and close the cover of the ribbon cartridge. Then turn the printer back on. The printer will try to eject the jammed paper.
Table 5-2. USB Connections
Problem Possible Cause Solution
Windows cannot find the printer, but I have already connected the
USB cord from the computer to the printer.
The printer is off.
The USB cable used is unqualified. Some unqualified USB cables might cause "Unknown device" and thus the PnP function will not work properly.
Turn on the printer.
Use the cable shipped with the HiTi package.
The driver of the add-on USB card is not installed.
Install the driver for the Add-on USB card.
The USB hub is using by other devices.
From our testing, we recommend you use the first row of the USB hub.
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Problem
Table 5-2. USB Connections
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Possible Cause
Printer driver is not installed correctly.
The operating system is Windows 95.
Windows 2000 installs a universal USB printer driver instead of HiTi printer driver.
Solution
The USB host device on Motherboard is not installed correctly.
For Via or Intel chipset Motherboard, you need to install the "Inf updator" and "chipset driver."
Windows 98 does not install it correctly unless you update the driver to correct versions. You can download the drivers from Via or Intel websites:
Intel chipset software: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/
Via chipset driver: http://www.via.com.tw/jsp/en/dr/driver.jsp
Uninstall the printer driver and re-install the Motherboard chipset driver. Then re-install printer driver.
Upgrade your operation system to Windows
98/ME or 2000.
Remove the Windows 2000 universal USB printer driver, and re-install the HiTi printer driver for Windows 2000.
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Table 5-2. USB Connections
Problem
No "New Hardware wizard" dialog box appears on the screen even though the USB cable between the printer and PC is sure to be connected.
Possible Cause
The operating system of your printer is not either Windows
98 or 2000.
USB cable may not be connected properly.
The USB function is not enabled.
When I connect the USB cord between computer and printer, an "Unknown device" message appears on the screen.
Static electricity problem
The USB cable is defective.
Unqualified USB cable
Solution
Upgrade the operating system to Windows 2000 or Windows 98/ME.
Make sure it is securely connected.
In Windows 2000 or 98, choose Start > Setting >
Control Panel > System > Device Manager.
Enable the "USB host" and "USB root hub."
Unplug the USB cable and plug it back in after 30 seconds.
Use the USB cable shipped with the HiTi package.
The USB cable is shorter than 1.5 meter.
Table 5-3. Printing Results
Problem Possible Cause Solution
White dots on the printed photos There might be dust particles on the thermal printing head, ribbon cartridge, or print paper.
Use the Clean Kit to clean the printer.
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Problem Possible Cause Solution
The skin color on the printed photos seems incorrect.
The color table setting in the driver is damaged.
Vertical scratch lines on the photos
There might be dust particles on the thermal printing head of the printer.
Use the Clean Kit to clean the printer.
Strange slash lines on the photos
This is rarely to happen. If it is happened, uninstall the printer driver and then re-install it. The latest version of the driver can be downloaded from the
HiTi website (http://www.hi-ti.com).
Wave-like vertical lines on the photos
The jitters (the horizontal lines) occur on the printed photos.
The ribbon of the cartridge is curved or twisted
Scroll the ribbon to the next "black-print-start bar" or simply replace the ribbon cartridge with a new one.
Note: Do not re-use the used ribbon. Otherwise, a ribbon jam error may occur.
The ribbon surface is twisted or is not curled.
Scroll the ribbon to the next "black-print-start bar," or replace the ribbon cartridge.
The AC voltage is not stable.
Use another power connections.
Fingerprints found on the printed photos
You may directly touch the print side of the photo paper or the ribbon.
Hold the tear line side of the photo printer while loading the photo paper.
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Problem Possible Cause Solution
The printed photo has horizontal wave marks, especially the
Cyan and Yellow colors.
The USB connection between the printer and computer is disconnected, causing data underrun.
Close unnecessary applications on your computer to avoid memory insufficiency while printing.
Avoid running multi-tasks applications at the same time, e.g., Word and PowerPoint.
The printed photo quality is not good.
Print to photo printer and other printer at the same time.
While printing photos, assign printing jobs to the photo printer only. Otherwise, an error in printing queue management conflict may occur.
The image resolution is too low.
Adjust your photo to be 1600 x 1200 pixels or higher for printing. For better image quality, it is recommend your digital camera supports over 2 million pixels.
If resolution is too low, avoid setting your image to be printed in "fit to width" or "fit to height" in the
ImagEnhancer.
The photo itself is not correctly adjusted.
Use ImagEnhancer to adjust the photo qualities.
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Table 5-4. Software Related
Problem
The software is not install correctly.
Possible Cause Solution
The software conflicts with your virus protection program.
The software conflicts with another software program.
Printer driver or PhotoDésirée is not installed properly.
Uninstall the printer software.
Close all software programs (including virus protection programs) that are running while printing.
The software conflicts with a peripheral device connected to the printer.
Disconnect the peripheral device or cables.
Re-install the printer software.
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Chapter 6 Troubleshootings
This chapter contains tips that can help you identify and solve problems if HiTi photo printer is not working properly.
However, before you go over the lists, we would like to suggest that you should:
1.
Make sure that cable connections are secured; or
2.
Make sure that you are using the correct cable for your operating system.
If you are still unable to solve the problem, visit the Support section in HiTi corporate web site for the most up-to-date solutions to all known problems. Or you can contact your venders from where you purchase the printer or contact HiTi customer service representatives. For more information on support issues, refer to Customer Support Center on
Page iii in this user guide.
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LED Signal Lights
LED Signal Lights
The LED signal lights on the front of the printer are designed to blink when there is something wrong with the printer.
If the printer stops operating and a LED signal light is on or blinking, check the following procedure to see what problem the printer may have.
Green Signal Light
Indicate that the printer is processing a printing job.
Signals
Stable
Blinking
Reason
Normal operation
Normal operation
Solutions
Printer is ready for processing a printing job.
Printer is processing a printing job or is initializing.
Orange Signal Light
Indicate the status of the photo paper supply.
Signals
OFF
ON
Reason
Normal operation
Running out of the photo paper.
Solutions
The volume of the photo paper in the paper cassette is sufficient.
The printer is running out of the photo paper to execute a print job.
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LED Signal Lights Hi-Ti 640 DL Photo Printer User Manual
Red Signal Light
Indicate problems and notify users a problem occurs on the printer. Different blinking times indicate different problems.
Blinking Times
3
4
1
2
5
6
Reason Solutions
Ribbon door is opened.
Close the top cover of the printer.
No ribbon cartridge installed.
Install a ribbon cartridge.
Run out the ribbon cartridge.
Replace the old ribbon cassette with a new one.
No paper left in the paper cassette.
Place more paper to the paper cassette.
Paper jammed.
Paper type mismatching.
Remove the paper jammed. If you can’t remove the paper, turn off the printer and then turn it on about 1 minute later. The printer will move it out automatically.
Note: The Ribbon Door has to be closed.
Modify the paper type setting by choosing Control Panel >
Printer > HiTi 640DL > Properties > Paper type. Choose
PhotoDésirée as paper type if you are printing using the
PhotoDésirée application.
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Blinking Times
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Reason
Under run
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LED Signal Lights
Solutions a. Check if too many applications are opened on your computer. If so, close other applications to release memory for printing. If the problem remains, restart the computer. b. Avoid assigning printing jobs to 2 different printers (multitasking) at the same time. c. Clean up the temp directory on your machine. The temp directory is under C:\windows\temp for Windows 98 and
C:\Document and Settings\Administrator\My docu-
ments\temp\ for Windows 2000.
d. Check your USB status (especially Intel 815 or Via 694x chip motherboard). You must obtain and install the updates of the correct Intel/Via INF. Otherwise, your USB port cannot distinguish a USB printer and will slow down the transfer speed.
Intel chipset software: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/
Via chipset driver: http://www.via.com.tw/jsp/en/dr/driver.jsp
e. Turn off the printer and PC and restart them after 1 minute.
If the problem remains, contact your venders for help.
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Error Messages
Error Messages
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When the printer is not running properly, an error message will pop up on the screen as recorded in the following section.
Error Message
No Printer
Paper jam
Cause
Printer driver is not installed successfully.
Printers are off-line or paused.
Paper jammed during printing.
Solutions
Reinstall the driver. The newest version of driver software can be downloaded from the HiTi web site http://www.hi-ti.com
Be sure the power cable and the USB cable are connected correctly. If they are, unplug the cables from the printer and then plug them back in.
Remove the jammed papers. Turn off the printer, and then turn it on again. The printer should automatically eject the jammed sheet. If the printer fails to eject the paper, contact HiTi customer service representatives for assistance.
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HiTi 640 DL Photo Printer User Manual Error Messages
Error Message Cause
No paper No paper left in the paper cassette.
Paper is incorrectly loaded in the paper cassette.
Paper cassette is incorrectly installed.
No Ribbon Cartridge No ribbon cartridge in the printer.
The ribbon cartridge is not installed correctly.
Thermal Print Head
Overheated
This is caused by continuous printing over a certain page number (about 5~10 papers).
Door opened
Allocating Memory
Failure
The cover to ribbon cartridge is opened.
Memory allocation problem.
Solutions
Load paper into the paper cassette.
Load paper correctly into the paper cassette.
Load the paper cassette correctly.
Load a ribbon cartridge.
Load the ribbon cartridge correctly.
Please wait a moment for the Thermal Print Head cool down. The printer will resume printing automatically.
Close the cover of the ribbon cartridge.
Close unnecessary applications including PhotoDésirée and restart it.
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Error Messages
Error Message Cause
Creating DC failure Memory allocation problem.
The Resolution of the Monitor Setting is Too Low.
Monitor resolution is set to lower than 800 x 600 pixels.
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Solutions
Upgrade the memory of your PC to 64 MB RAM or above.
Set your monitor resolution to be 800 X 600 or higher.
When using PhotoDésirée in Windows 2000/XP environment
Error Message Solutions
You have no privilege to create a folder.
If the PhotoDésirée is installed in the Windows 2000 environment, your access right to folders is limited by privilege setting. To solve the problem, use a log-in ID with administrator-equivalent rights to log in.
You have no privilege to save temporary files.
If the PhotoDésirée is installed in the Windows 2000 environment, your access right to folders is limited by privilege setting. To solve the problem, use a log-in ID with administrator-equivalent rights to log in.
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Chapter 7
Specifications
Print Model
Print Method
Color
Resolution
HiTi 640 DL
Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer
YMCO 4 Passes
Continuous-tone output,
256-level each color
403x403 dpi, equal to inkjet 6400 dpi
Print Pixel
Print Size
Paper Size
1612x2436 pixels
4x6 inches
4x7 inches with detachable boundary
Paper Cassette 100 sheets
Ribbon Cartridge 100 images
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I/O Interface
Dimension (mm)
Weight
USB 1.1
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Package Contents
• HiTi Photo Printer 640 DL x1
• Photo Paper Cassette x1
• Software CD-Rom x1
• User Manual x1
• Quick Installation Guide x1
• USB Cable x1
• Power Cord x1
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System Requirements
System Requirements
• Operation System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
• Pentium PC designed to run Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
• 128 MB DRAM or greater
• 100 MB hard disk space or greater
• USB port
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Limited Warranty Statement
Ver. 1.1. October 2002, revised by Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies.
HiTi products
Photo printer warranty period
1 year
Limited Warranty Statement
A. Extent of Limited Warranty
1.
Hi-Touch Imaging Technologies (HiTi) warrants to the end-user customer that the HiTi products specified above will be free from defects on materials and workmanship for the duration specified above, which duration begins on the date of purchase by the customer. Customer is responsible for maintaining proof of date of purchase.
2.
For software products, HiTi's limited warranty applies only to a failure to execute programming instructions. HiTi does not warrant that the operation of any product will be uninterrupted or error free. The other concerned with software warranties, please refer to declaration of "License Agreement" during installation.
3.
HiTi's limited warranty covers only those defects, which arise as a result of normal use of the product, and do not apply to any: a.
b.
c.
Improper or inadequate maintenance or modification.
Software, interfacing, media, parts, ribbons, photo papers, stickers, or other supplies not provided or supported by HiTi.
Bundled software or elements. Their warranties and services should be supported by the original manufactures.
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Limited Warranty Statement Hi-Ti 640 DL Photo Printer User Manual d.
Operation outside the product's specifications. Such as use the personal photo printer to be a commercial mass printing, and make defect of parts, HiTi would not responsible for the services.
4.
For HiTi printer products, the use of a non-HiTi ribbon cartridge, or a refilled ribbon cartridge, non-HiTi photo paper or sticker. HiTi will charge its standard time and materials charges to service the printer for the particular failure of damage.
5.
If HiTi receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in any software, media, or ink cartridge product, which is covered by HiTi's warranty, HiTi shall replace the defective product. If HiTi receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in any hardware product, which is covered by HiTi's warranty, HiTi shall either repair or replace the defective product, at HiTi's option.
6.
If HiTi is unable to repair or replace, as applicable, a defective product which is covered by HiTi's warranty, HiTi shall within a reasonable time after being notified of the defect, refund the purchase price for the product.
B. Limitations of Warranty
1.
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, NEITHER HiTi NOR ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY
OTHER WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
THE HiTi PRODUCTS, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
C. Limitations of Liabilities
1.
To the extent allowed by local law, the remedies provided in this Warranty Statement are the customer's sole and exclusive remedies.
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2.
To the extent allowed by local law, except for the obligations specifically set forth in this warranty statement, in no event shall HiTi or its third party suppliers be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory and whether advised of the possibility of such damages.
D. Local Law
1.
To the extent that this Warranty Statement is inconsistent with local law, this Warranty Statement shall be deemed modified to be consistent with such local law. Under such local law, certain disclaimers and limitations of this
Warranty Statement may not apply to the customer.
Safety Instructions
1.
Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
2.
Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
3.
Do not use this product near water.
4.
Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.
5.
Openings in the cabinet and the bottom are provided for ventilation; to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it form overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. Placing the product on a bed, sofa,
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Limited Warranty Statement Hi-Ti 640 DL Photo Printer User Manual rug, or other similar surface should never block the openings. Theirs products should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register, or in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided.
6.
This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company.
7.
If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating.
8.
Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
FCC Information
The Federal communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following paragraph:
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, use and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If these equipment doses cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by interference by on or more of the following measures:
1.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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2.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3.
Never push objects of any kind into these products through cabinet openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.
4.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
5.
The users should not modify or change this equipment without written approval from this company. Modification could void authority to use this equipment.
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Appendix Printer Driver Details
This appendix provides extensive information on how you can adjust your printer settings and functions to meet your printing expectation, including installing printer driver and configuring printer settings. The topics covered in this appendix are:
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Installing Printer Driver
Installing Printer Driver
In Windows 98 environment
Although there are three methods available for installing printer driver, we recommend you use the first one as it is the most straight-forward and easy to follow. The three methods are:
• Install printer driver, then plug in the USB cable cord
(Recommended)
• Plug in the USB cable cord, then Install Driver
• Install by using the "Add Printer Wizard"
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Method 1. Install driver, then plug in USB cable cord (Recommended)
1.
2.
Please insert the "Software CD" into the CD-ROM drive.
If CD-ROM does not start automatically, you can initiate it by double-clicking the CD-ROM drive from Windows
Explorer or by double-clicking the My Computer icon.
Select Install HiTi Photo Printer 640DL Driver from the
Welcome window.
3.
The Installing Printer Driver message box appears. Click
Start to start the installation process.
4.
When done, the Installation Program prompts to ask if you want to set HiTi photo printer as the default printer for the computer. Click Yes if you like to; otherwise, click NO.
5.
The installation is complete.
6.
If you want to check your printer device, select Control
Panel > System > Device Manager to open the System
Properties window.
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Method 2. Plug in the USB cable cord, then install the printer driver
1.
Plug in the USB cable cord to the USB ports of the printer and your personal computer.
Note: Be sure to switch off the printer before you proceed the following steps.
2.
The New Hardware Found message box appears and so does the Install From Disk dialog box. Select the path to your CD-ROM drive, e.g., d:\. Click OK.
3.
The Add Printer Wizard dialog box displays. Select HiTi
Photo Printer 640 DL as the printer. Click Next.
4.
To this step, you can turn the power of the printer on.
Once the power is switched on, a message box saying the USB connection is connected will display on the screen.
5.
Choose USB001-HiTi-640DL as the port for use with the printer. Note that the port status should be "connected."
Click Next.
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Select if you want to set the printer as the "default printer." Choose Yes if you’re sure only photo printing will be processed from this computer. Click Finish.
7.
The installation is complete.
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Installing Printer Driver
Method 3. Using the Add Printer Wizard
1.
Choose Control Panel > Printer from Windows Start menu. Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
2.
The Add Printer Wizard is invoked. Click Next to begin the installation process.
3.
Choose if the printer is a local printer or is connected to a network system, e.g., LAN. Choose Local printer if the printer does not belong to a network system. Click Next.
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4.
Choose HiTi and HiTi 640 DL Photo Printer as the manufacture and model of the printer driver. Click Next.
5.
If you can’t find them in the scroll-down list, click Have
Disk to locate them from the CD-ROM. Usually, you can simply type "D:\" if your CD-ROM is on the D drive.
If you have installed the driver on the computer before, choose Replace existing driver. Click Next.
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6.
Choose USB001-HiTi-640DL as the port for use with the printer. Note that the port status should be "connected."
Click Next.
7.
Select if you want to set the printer as the "default printer." Choose Yes if you’re sure that only photo printings will be processed on this computer. Click Finish.
8.
The installation is complete.
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In Windows 2000 environment
1.
2.
Insert the "Software CD" into the CD-ROM drive.
If CD-ROM does not start automatically, you can initiate it by double-clicking the CD-ROM drive from Windows
Explorer or by double-clicking the My Computer icon.
Select Install HiTi Photo Printer 640 DL Driver from the
Welcome window.
3.
The Installing Printer Driver message box appears. Click
Start to start the installation process.
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4.
The Windows 2000 system will display a warning message, saying "Digital Signature Not Found." Click Yes to continue the installation process.
5.
The system starts to copy driver files from the CD-ROM.
When done, click OK.
6.
Then, connect the USB cable cord to the printer and your personal computer. Switch on the power of the printer.
The Windows 2000 PnP system will find the driver automatically.
7.
The installation is complete.
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8.
If you want to check your printer device, select Control
Panel > System Properties > Hardware from Windows
Start menu. Click Device Manager to open the Device
Manager window.
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Configuring Driver Settings
Configuring Driver Settings
In Windows 98 environment
To configure driver settings, first open the Printers windows by choosing Control Panel > Printers from Windows Start menu. Click the HiTi USB Printer icon and right-click
Properties from the pop-up menu. The Printer Property window displays on the screen.
The printer property window is divided into the following categories:
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General
This General category contains printer’s general information, like printer name or descriptions. You can also choose what separator page to use when printing from this printer.
• Click Print Test Page if you want to test if the printer works properly.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Details
The Details category contains information about the port and printer driver version used by this printer. You can add, delete or capture ports connected to this printer by selecting from the drop-down list.
• The default time-out setting is also included in this category. Click Spool Settings to modify the spooling settings; click Port Settings to modify the port used by this printer.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Color Management
The Color Management category allows you to choose a color setting profile associated with the photo printer.
• Choose Automatic to allow Windows automatically to select a color setting profile. Choose Manual if you want to specify a profile to use.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Sharing
The Sharing category is ONLY available when you install
Microsoft Networks function on the computer connected with the photo printer. This also means that the printer is located in a local LAN environment and you can share it as a public printer.
• Assign the Sharing Name and Comment for this printer.
You can assign a password for assessing this printer if necessary.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Setting
The Setting category provides you the choices of specifying output format settings on each paper type.
• Select a paper type from the scroll-down list and modify the settings if necessary. The paper types available are: photo, sticker 4/2/4 and sticker 4x4.
The format settings available are:
• Orientation: Set the output format as portrait or landscape.
• Tiles: Set the output image to be in the full page of the print paper or to be tiled as 2" ID photo.
• Printer mode: Set the printing mode as speed, standard or optimum.
• Copies: Select the number of copies to print.
• Check Preview if you want to open the Preview window to modify the output formats in the Preview window. See
Preview Function on Page 76 for more information.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file. www.hi-ti.com
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Preview Function
The Preview function allows you to preview the output format and do the final check before printing. You can always invoke the Preview window for checking before you hit the Print button.
The options available are:
1.
Adjust color settings, e.g., brightness, contrast, and sharpness. Define if the image to be centralized on the photo paper. Click Reset to ignore the changes you make;
2.
Set Scale number if you’re not satisfied with the printing size;
3.
Specify the copies to print;
4.
Change the measurements unit in "mm" or "inches;" and
5.
Set the actual page to print in specified pages.
Click Print to start printing. Click Reset All to ignore the changes you make and restore the default settings. Click
Cancel to close the Printer Properties window without saving the changes you make.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Tools
Position Calibrating
1.
According to the result of your print output, specify a number that fits best to the sticker dimension.
2.
You must fill in the number of Area A and Area B in order to adjust the horizontal and vertical margins.
Color Preference Setting
This option gives you a natural look of your skin tone in the photo. For making your selection process easier, you may select from 9 different images of pre-toned photos from the 9 images listed in AREA C.
Note: Color matching can also be conducted by clicking the circle on the color matching selection.
If you wish to do no configuration changes, don’t make any selections.
Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file. www.hi-ti.com
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About
This section shows the copyright information of the driver software installed on this machine. The corporate web site address is also listed for your reference.
Click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer
Properties window. For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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In Windows 2000 environment
To configure the driver settings, first open the Printers windows by choosing Control Panel > Printers from
Windows Start menu. Click the HiTi USB Printer icon and right-click Properties from the pop-up menu. The Printer
Property window displays on the screen.
Because the settings in Windows 2000 are almost similar with those in Windows 98, we only document what is different when your operation system is Windows 2000. For parts that are not documented in this section, refer to
Windows 98 environment on Page 70.
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General
This General category contains printer’s general information, like printer name or descriptions. You can add or modify the location and comment of the printer.
• Click Print Test Page to test if the printer works properly.
• Click Printing Preference to configure options on printing.
See
Printer Preferences on Page 81.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Printer Preferences
To open the Printer Preference window:
• Choose Printing Preference from the Printer Properties window (see
General on Page 80). For options available
in this category, refer to the Setting
Windows 98 environment section.
• Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Ports
The HiTi photo printer creates a "virtual printer port" for printing through the USB port when you install the printer driver. Make sure the HiTi USB Photo Printer 640 DL is checked and the status is Connected.
Click Apply to apply the changes you make. Or click OK to apply the changes and close the Printer Properties window.
For more detailed information, click Help to view Windows online help file.
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Uninstalling Printer Driver
In Windows 98 environment
You should uninstall the printer driver if: you want to re-install with a new version of printer driver, or you want to remove the printer driver from your machine.
1.
Choose Control Panel > Printers > Uninstall HiTi USB
Photo Printer 640DL from Windows Start menu. Click
Add/Remove.
2.
Click Start to uninstall the driver software from the machine.
3.
The uninstallation program starts to remove related program files. When done, the uninstallation program prompts you to restart Windows to complete the installation. Click OK.
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Uninstalling Printer Driver
In Windows 2000 environment
1.
Choose Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs from
Windows Start menu. Choose Uninstall HiTi USB Photo
Printer.
2.
Click Start to uninstall the driver software from the machine.
3.
The uninstallation is complete.
Note: You don’t need to restart your machine to complete the uninstallation.
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