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Sony DPP-FP60 Operating Instructions Manual

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Digital Photo
Printer
DPP-FP60/FP60BT
Operating Instructions
Before operating this printer, please read
this manual thoroughly and retain it for
future reference.
 2007 Sony Corporation
Printing from a PictBridge
Please read the supplied "Read This First"
3-197-729-11 (1)
Before you begin
Making various printing
camera or external device
Printing from a PC
Troubleshooting
Additional information
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  • Page 1 Printer DPP-FP60/FP60BT Operating Instructions Before operating this printer, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.  2007 Sony Corporation Making various printing Printing from a PictBridge camera or external device Printing from a PC Additional information Please read the supplied "Read This First"...
  • Page 2 If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

  • Page 3: On Trademarks And Copyrights

    • Images may trail across on the LCD screen in a cold location. This is not a malfunction. On trademarks and copyrights • Cyber-shot is the trademark of Sony Corporation. •“Memory Stick“, , “Memory Stick PRO”, Duo”,...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.
  • Page 5 Printing from a PictBridge camera or external device Printing from the PictBridge digital camera ... 28 Printing from a Bluetooth-compliant device ... 29 Compatible profiles for Bluetooth communication ... 29 Printing procedures ... 29 Printing from an external device ... 31 Printing from a PC Installing the software ...

  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    Before you begin Identifying the parts For details, see the pages indicated in the parentheses. Printer front panel 1 1 (on/standby) switch/indicator (.Read This First) 2 MENU button (zoom out)/ (zoom in) buttons (page 8) 4 LCD screen 5 Direction (f/F/g/G) buttons 6 ENTER button 7 PRINT button/indicator (.Read This First)

  • Page 7: Lcd Screen Display

    LCD screen display An image preview When “Image Data Display” of the “Display/Printer setup” menu is “Off” When “Image Data Display” of the “Display/ Printer setup” menu is “On” To display a different image, press g/G/f/F . 1 Input/setting indications Input indications and settings information for an image are displayed.

  • Page 8: Image List

    Image list 1 Cursor (orange frame) You can move the cursor by pressing g/ G/f/F. 2 Operation tips 3 Scroll bar Indicates the position of the image among the total number of images. Switching the screen display between an image preview and image list You can switch an image preview and the image list as follows:...

  • Page 9: Making Various Printing

    Making various printing Making easy printing (Index/DPOF/All) The Easy Printing menu allows you to print multiple images stored on a memory card or an external device at one time. The printer provides the following three easy printing methods: • Index printing You can print a list (index) of all the images contained in a memory card or an external device, which allows you to...

  • Page 10: Editing An Image

    Press f/F to select “Index Print”, “DPOF Print”, or “Print All” and then press ENTER. The confirmation dialog box is displayed. Note If there are no DPOF preset images when you selected “DPOF Print,” an error message will be displayed. Press g/G to select “Yes”...

  • Page 11: Enlarging And Reducing An Image Size

    Cursor Edit menu Items Procedures Increases or reduces the size of an image by pressing the buttons on the printer. Moves an image. Rotates an image. Adjusts the picture quality of an image. Adds an filter to an image. Corrects the red-eye phenomenon.

  • Page 12: Rotating An Image

    Rotating an image Display the Edit menu (page 11). Press g/G to select and then press ENTER. The Rotate menu is displayed. Rotate icon Press f/F to select the direction to rotate the image and then press ENTER. • Rotate 90° Clockwise: Each time you press ENTER, the image rotates 90°...

  • Page 13: Adding A Special Filter To An Image

    Adding a special filter to an image Display the Edit menu (page 11). Press g/G to select then press ENTER. The Filter menu is displayed. Filter menu Filter icon Press f/F to select the desired filter you want to add to the image.

  • Page 14: Printing An Edited Image

    3 Press ENTER. The frame is fixed in the current position. To change the size of the adjustment frame Press g/G to select (Reduce) and press ENTER. Each time you press ENTER, the frame becomes larger or smaller. You can also enlarge or reduce the size by pressing (zoom in) or (zoom out) buttons on the printer.

  • Page 15: Making A Creative Print

    The dialog box for setting date is displayed. You can save the date with the image. Set date. Press f/F to select the number and press g/G to select the day, month or year. Then press ENTER. The edited image by the Edit or Creative Print menu is saved as a new image.

  • Page 16: Making Layout Prints

    Press g/G to select Print) and then press ENTER. The Creative Print menu is displayed. To undo the operation midway Press CANCEL. The window of the previous step is displayed. Depending on the step, you cannot undo the operation. You can press MENU while making a Creative Print and set part of the Print setup menu items.

  • Page 17: Making A Calendar

    Press g/G/f/F to select the desired image area and press ENTER. The window for selecting an image is displayed. Press g/G/f/F to select the desired image, and then press ENTER. The window used for adjusting the image position is displayed. Adjustment tools Adjust the size and position of the selected image.
  • Page 18 Image area Calendar area You can select and set an image area or calendar area in any order. Select an image. When you select a template with multiple images, repeat the procedures below to select an image for each area. 1 Press g/G/f/F to select an image area, then press ENTER.

  • Page 19: Viewing A Slideshow

    Viewing a slideshow You can perform a slideshow of the images saved in a memory card or an external device. You can also manually print an image being displayed. Buttons to be used in this section g/G/f/F/ENTER PRINT CANCEL MENU Press MENU.

  • Page 20: Searching For An Image

    (folder and file numbers) that you want to search for: Starting image The above screen is when a Sony Cyber- shot digital camera is connected. • When you select “By Date”: Specify the starting and ending...

  • Page 21: Filing Images

    • When you select “By Folder No.”: Specify the folder number of the images you want to search for: Press ENTER. Searching starts. When the search is complete, the search results will be displayed. If no images have been found “No images were found”...

  • Page 22: Formatting A "Memory Stick

    Press f/F to select “Delete Image” and press ENTER. The image list is displayed. Trash icon Press g/G/f/F to move the trash icon to the image you want to delete, then press ENTER. A confirmation dialog box is displayed. Press g/G to select “OK” and press ENTER.

  • Page 23: Changing The Print Settings (Print Setup)

    Changing the print settings (Print setup) The Print setup menu allows you to change various print settings listed on pages 24 and 25. Buttons to be used in this section g/G/f/F/ENTER CANCEL MENU Press MENU. The menu bar is displayed. Menu bar Print setup menu icon To exit the menu mode...
  • Page 24 Item Settings Auto Fine Print 3 Photo*/ Vivid Exif Print Borders Contents The function automatically corrects the picture quality so that an image may be printed in more vivid, clear and beautiful pictures. It is especially effective for a darker image with low contrast. The pictures are corrected to reproduce natural skin colors, vivid tree leaf green, or clear sky blue.
  • Page 25 Item Settings Date Print Off* Color Setting Contents Prints the date of shooting with an image when the image is a file recorded in the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) format. To make a print with the date of shooting, shoot an image in the DCF file format.

  • Page 26: Changing The Display And Printer Preferences (Display/Printer Setup)

    Changing the display and printer preferences (Display/ Printer setup) The Display/Printer setup menu allows you to change the display and printer preferences listed on page 27. Buttons to be used in this section g/G/f/F/ENTER CANCEL MENU Press MENU. The menu bar is displayed. Display/Printer Menu bar setup menu icon...
  • Page 27 Item Settings Listing Order Ascending* Descending Icon Image Data Display Off* Date Display Order Set the displayed order of the date (Year, Month, and Day) from the following: • Y/M/D* LCD Backlight Set the brightness level of the LCD backlight from the following: Bright*/Dark Demonstration Mode On* Language...

  • Page 28: Printing From A Pictbridge Camera Or External Device

    For details, see the operating instructions of the digital camera you use. (In case of Sony Cyber-shot digital camera, for example, select “PictBridge” mode for the “USB Connect”.) Connect the printer to the AC power source (.

  • Page 29: Printing From A Bluetooth-Compliant Device

    Depending on the areas, the use of the adaptor may infringe the wave regulations and may be subject to its penalty. • In some regions, the Sony DPPA-BT1 Bluetooth USB adaptor is not sold. Compatible profiles for...
  • Page 30 Depending on the areas, the use of this product may infringe the wave regulations and may be subject to its penalty. • Sony cannot assume any responsibilities for any information leakage that may be caused in Bluetooth communications.

  • Page 31: Printing From An External Device

    USB hub. • Encoded or compressed date by fingerprint authentication or password cannot be used. • The following Sony USB devices cannot be used since they contain fingerprint authentication system or a USB hub: USM16A/S, USM32A/S, USM64A/S,...

  • Page 32: Printing From A Pc

    • Printer driver for DPP-FP60: The software describes the printer’s requirements and enables printing from the PC. • Picture Motion Browser: Sony’s original software application that allows you to handle photographs and moving images—capturing, managing, processing, and printing.

  • Page 33: Installing The Printer Driver

    Notes • If a hub is used to connect the printer and your PC, or if two or more USB devices including other printers are connected to your PC, a trouble may occur. If this occurs, simplify the connections between your PC and the printer.
  • Page 34 • If the installation fails, remove the printer from your PC, restart your PC, and then do the installation procedures from the step 2. • After installation, the “Sony DPP-FP60” is not set as the default printer. Set the printer you use for each application.

  • Page 35: Installing The Picture Motion Browser

    Faxes” window. Click ”Server Properties” from the “File” menu, and click “Drivers” tab in the “Printers Server Properties” window. Select “Sony DPP-FP60” from the list box and click “Remove”. The confirmation dialog box is displayed. When using the Windows Vista, deletion may not be possible.
  • Page 36 Uninstalling the Picture Motion Browser When this software is no longer needed, remove it from your PC as follows: Click “Start” - “Control Panel”. Open “Add or Remove Programs.” Select “Sony Picture Utility” and click “Change/Remove” . The software uninstallation starts. Click “Finish”.

  • Page 37: Printing Photos From The Picture Motion Browser

    • Double-click (Picture Motion Browser) on the Windows desktop. • Click “Start” - “All Programs” (or “Programs” with Windows 2000) - “Sony Picture Utility” - “Picture Motion Browser.” The “Information Tool” window is displayed. When the Picture Motion Browser is...
  • Page 38 Select the photos that you want to print and click The Print dialog box is displayed. In the “Printer” drop-down list box, select “Sony DPP-FP60”. To set the paper orientation or other print options, go to step 6. To print, skip to step 11.
  • Page 39 Items Functions Orientation Select the orientation of an image when printed: •Portrait •Landscape Page Order Select the order of the pages when printed: •Front to Back •Back to Front Pages Per Sheet Specify the number of copies per sheet to be printed. Select “1”.
  • Page 40 Items Functions Printer Features •Borderless Print: To print an image without borders, select “ON”. To print with borders, select “OFF”. Depending on the application software, an image will be printed with borders even if “ON” is selected. Set an image to be printed fully in the print range.
  • Page 41 To display the Windows help Click on the upper right on the dialog box and then click the desired item on the screen. To stop printing Double-click on the printer icon on the taskbar, and open the “Print” dialog box. Click the document name that you want to cancel printing of and then click “Cancel”...

  • Page 42: Printing From A Commercially-Available Application Software

    When the application software you use has border/borderless setting, we suggest you select “ON” for the “Borderless Print” in the “Printer Features” of the “Sony DPP-FP60 Advanced Options” dialog box as the printer driver setting. Print quantity setting...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If trouble occurs If you run into any problems using the printer, use the following guidance to solve the problem. If the problem persists, consult your Sony dealer. Power Symptom Check The 1 (on/ • Is the AC power cord...
  • Page 44 Symptom Check • Are thumbnail images Some images in displayed in the image the image list list? are not displayed or not printed even if they are displayed. • Does the mark displayed below appear in the image list? • Was the image created on your PC? •...
  • Page 45 Symptom Check • Did you name or rename Some images in an image file with your the image list are not displayed or not printed even if they are displayed. • Did you specify the print quantity in the image list? •...
  • Page 46 Printing Symptom Check Paper does not • Is the print paper properly feed. set in the paper tray? • Does the ink ribbon or print paper run out? • Are you using print paper that was not designed for the printer? •...

  • Page 47: Printed Results

    Printed results Symptom Check • Did you print preview The printed image data? pictures are inferior in quality. • Did you print an image whose size (width or height) is smaller than 480 dots? Is the image displayed as follows? •...
  • Page 48 Symptom Check • Did you shoot an image in The printed the RAW file format? pictures are inferior in quality. • Did you use an AdobeRGB-compliant digital camera, not compatible with the DCF 2.0, to shoot an image in the AdobeRGB mode? Cause/Solutions c When you shoot an image in the RAW file format, a highly-compressed JPEG...
  • Page 49 Symptom Check The picture quality and colors of the image previewed on the screen differs from those printed. The printed image differs when an image is directly printed from the memory card or an external device inserted into the printer’s slot and when it is printed via a •...
  • Page 50 Symptom Check The image • Did you select “Yes” for cannot be “Borders” in the Print printed fully in setup menu? the print range. • Is the aspect ratio of the Borders image correct? remains. • Is the image edited and Even if saved with “Borders”- “Borders”...
  • Page 51 Symptom Check The picture is too bright, dark, reddish, yellowish, or greenish. The eyes of the subject are red. Red-eye correction does not take effect with “Red-eye • Did you enlarge, reduce correction” the size of, rotate, or menu. move an image after the red-eye correction? Settings Symptom...
  • Page 52 Saving or deleting an image Symptom Check You cannot save • Is the memory card or an an image. external device protected? • Is the write-protect switch of the memory card in the LOCK position? • Is the memory card full? You cannot •...
  • Page 53 After the motor sound stops, try to remove the ink ribbon. If this does not solve the problem, contact Sony service facilities or your Sony dealer. c Paper is jammed. See “If paper jams” (.page 61) and remove jammed paper from the printer.
  • Page 54 Connecting with a digital camera Symptom Check • Is the digital camera The PictBridge connected correctly? mark does not appear on the • Is the 1 (on/standby) LCD screen of switch turned on? the digital camera. • Does the firmware of your digital camera support the printer? •...

  • Page 55: Connecting With A Computer

    Please download the printer driver from the Customer support home page (.page 69). Or contact your Sony dealer. c Follow the procedures in the operating instructions to install the driver (.page 33). If an error occurs, restart your computer and do the installation procedures again.
  • Page 56 10 seconds, and then connect the cable again. 3. Restart your computer. If these do not solve the problem, consult with your Sony dealer or service facilities. c Remove the USB cable and then connect it again. c When using an application other than the...
  • Page 57 Symptom Check Print quantity specified in the “Pages Per Sheet” in the “Layout” tab of the “Sony DPP- FP60 Properties” dialog box does not match the actual print quantity and printed results. Colors of the printed image from a PC are...

  • Page 58: If An Error Message Appears

    An error has occurred with the printer. Unplug the AC power cord of the printer, connect it again and then try operating again. If this occurs again, consult with your Sony dealer or Sony service facilities. Meaning/Solutions c A memory card or an external device is not inserted into their slot.
  • Page 59 Error messages Protected. Cancel protect then try again. The Memory Stick/SD Card/ External Device is full. The Memory Stick/SD Card/ External Device has trouble. Write error in the Memory Stick/ the SD Card/the External Device. Memory Stick Format Error Memory Stick is protected. External devices and PictBridge-compliant devices Error messages Incompatible USB device.

  • Page 60: Ink Ribbon

    (.Read This First) c Paper jams. See “If paper jams” (.page 61) and remove jammed paper from the printer. If the jammed paper cannot be removed, contact the Sony service facilities.

  • Page 61: If Paper Jams

    If any, remove Note If you cannot remove the jammed paper, contact your Sony dealer. Cleaning the inside of the printer If white lines or periodical dots are printed on the pictures, use the cleaning cartridge and cleaning sheet supplied to clean inside the printer.
  • Page 62 Place the cleaning sheet into the paper tray with the no-imprint side facing up. surface without imprints Set the paper tray into the printer and press PRINT. The cleaning cartridge and cleaning sheet will clean inside the printer. After the cleaning is finished, the cleaning sheet is automatically ejected.

  • Page 63: Additional Information

    Additional information Precautions On safety • Be careful not to set or drop any heavy objects on the power cord, or to damage the power cord in any way. Never operate this printer with a damaged power cord. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the printer and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

  • Page 64: On Restrictions On Duplication

    On restrictions on duplication If duplicating documents with the printer, pay special attention to the following: • Duplication of banknotes, coins, or securities is against the law. • Duplication of blank certificates, licenses, passports, private securities, or unused postal stamps is also against the law.

  • Page 65: About The Memory Cards

    Please store it in a dark and cold location and use it early. Depending on the storage status, color elements of the ink ribbon may deteriorate. Sony shall assume no responsibilities for any damage, loss or failed printed results that may be caused by use of such ink ribbon.

  • Page 66: Notes On Use

    *3 The printer supports FAT32. The printer has been demonstrated as operable with a “Memory Stick” with a capacity of 8GB or smaller manufactured by Sony Corporation. However, we do not guarantee the operations of all the “Memory Stick” media.

  • Page 67: About The Sd Card

    • When you use a “Memory Stick Duo” without the write-protect switch, be careful not to edit or delete the data by accident. • When you slide the write-protect switch of the “Memory Stick Duo”, use a thin-pointed device. • Do not attach any other material than the supplied label on the labeling position.

  • Page 68: Specifications

    Specifications x Printer Printing method Dye sublimation printing (Yellow/ Magenta/Cyan 3 pass) Resolution 300 (H) x 300 (V) dpi Image processing per dot 256 levels processing (8 bits for each Yellow/Magenta/Cyan), approx. 16 770 000 colors Printing size P (Post Card/4 x 6 inch) size: 101.6 x 152.4 mm (maximum, borderless) Printing time (per sheet)

  • Page 69: Printing Range

    Print Settings: Borderless, No time stamp, AutoFine Print 3: ON (Photo) When printing a photo (4.22 MB file size) taken by a Sony digital still camera containing effective picture elements of approximately 10,000,000 or equivalent. Print Speed: Time from when the PRINT button is pressed to when printing is finished.

  • Page 70: Glossary

    Glossary DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) This camera conforms with the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard established by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) to maintain file exchangeability and compatibility between digital cameras and related products.

  • Page 71: Index

    Index Adjusting an image 12 All printing 9 Associated file indication Auto Fine Print 3 24 Bluetooth device 29 Borders/Borderless 24, 40 Calendar 17 Changing the display 27 Cleaning 61 Color print packs Notes on use 64 Color Setting 25 Connecting Bluetooth device 29 Digital camera 28...
  • Page 72 System requirement 32 Troubleshooting 43 Uninstalling Picture Motion Browser 36 Printer driver 35 USB connector 34 Write-protect switch 66 Zoom in 8 Zoom out 8 Printed using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Sony Corporation Printed in China...

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