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Features of the Printer Driver Macintosh Printer About the Online Documentation Driver Getting Help or Additional Information Getting Help from Outside the United States and Canada Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page Installing the Driver Installing the Driver Uninstalling the Driver...
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Macintosh Printer Using the Printer Driver for Macintosh Driver Hardware and Software Requirements Getting Started Using the Printer Driver Using the Print Options Options on the Page Setup Options on the Color Adjustment dialog box CONTENTS CONTENTS USER’S GUIDE SEARCH HELP...
Access the features for the printer driver from the print and page setup commands in the application you are using. You can also access the features from the Start menu using the Settings>Printers command.
Using the Windows Color Management Printer Driver The printer driver lets you choose how to manage the color in your Using the document pages. You can make prints using the printer default color Macintosh Printer and then adjust the color settings in the Color Adjustment dialog box.
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Macintosh Printer Click HELP at the bottom of the screen for more information on using Driver and printing this manual, or click any one of the tabs to the right to learn more about using the printer driver. CONTENTS USER’S GUIDE...
Contact your dealer with any questions you have. Using the Windows Printer Driver The operator’s guide for the printer can help you with problems you may occasionally have with the printers. For more information, refer to the Using the troubleshooting sections in these guides.
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Overview Getting Help from Outside the United States and Canada Help numbers for the Asia/Pacific and European regions are listed Installing the Driver below. Country Country code Helpline number Using the Windows Printer Driver Australia 3 9350-1222 Hong Kong 2-2564-9333...
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Driver Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page To download the most recent printer driver for the printers, access the Kodak home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.kodak.com and click Service and Support. Click Drivers, Software, and Firmware, and select your printer type from the drop-down list.
Overview Installing the Driver The printer driver is a Kodak driver customized for use with the 8500 Installing the Driver printer. The following installation instructions assume that you are familiar with Microsoft Windows or Macintosh operation and Using the Windows terminology.
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Press the Online button to take the printer online. The light becomes steady. Installing the Driver Restart your PC. Using the Windows Insert the CD in the CD drive on your PC. Printer Driver Click your language. Using the Macintosh Printer Click Printer Driver.
Overview Uninstalling the Driver Installing the Driver To uninstall the driver from a Windows system Using the Windows Start Windows operating system. Printer Driver Click Start. Using the Select Settings>Printers. Macintosh Printer Driver Select the icon for the printer. Select Delete from the File Menu.
Overview Using the Windows Printer Driver This section describes how to use the printer driver to send print jobs to Installing the Driver the Kodak Professional 8500 digital photo printer (8500 printer) from your host computer. Using the Windows Printer Driver NOTE: This section shows Windows 98 dialog boxes.
Overview Hardware and Software Requirements We recommend that you have the following hardware and software to Installing the Driver use the printer driver: G G G G G Pentium III processor and 128 MB of RAM minimum. Using the Windows...
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Overview Getting Started Using the Printer Driver Before you can use the printer driver, you need to select the printer port Installing the Driver that the driver will use. Using the Windows To select the port: Printer Driver From the Start menu,...
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Overview Using the Print Options Use the Printer Properties dialog box to select print options. For a Installing the Driver description of the available options, refer to “Option Descriptions.” Using the Windows Using the Printer Properties Dialog Box Printer Driver...
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User’s Guide for the 8500 NOTE: Refer to Working with Paper printer for a complete listing of paper, ribbon, and image sizes. This information is also included on the Quick Setup card that came with your printer. CONTENTS USER’S GUIDE...
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Printer Driver Option Copies—allows you to set the number of prints. Using the Sharpness—allows you to select from None, Normal, or High image Macintosh Printer enhancement to improve the sharpness of the document page. Driver Scaling—scales a document page by a specified percentage.
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Overview Options on the Color Adjustment Tab The Color Adjustment tab allows you to use the following options to Installing the Driver adjust the color of your document pages. G G G G G Brightness—adjusts the Using the Windows relative lightness or darkness...
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Load—opens a dialog box that allows you to locate a document that contains saved settings that can be applied to the current document. Using the Windows Save—opens a dialog box that allows you to save the settings to a Printer Driver file.
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Overview Options on the Color Management Tab The Color Management tab allows you to use the following options to Installing the Driver select the Color Profiles. G G G G G Automatic—computer Using the Windows selects the Color Profiles Printer Driver automatically.
Overview Using the Printer Driver for Macintosh This section describes how to use the printer driver to send print jobs to Installing the Driver the Kodak Professional 8500 digital photo printer (8500 printer) from your computer. Using the Windows NOTE: This section shows Macintosh 9.x screens.
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Overview Getting Started Using the Printer Driver Before you can use the printer driver, you need to select the printer. Installing the Driver To select the printer: Using the Windows From the Chooser, select Printer Driver EK8500. Using the When the printer is...
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Overview Using the Print Options Installing the Driver From your application, select Page Setup from the File menu. Click Color Adjust in the Page Setup dialog box. Using the Windows Printer Driver Click Print in your application. Using the Set the Pages and Copies.
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Profile—Glossy or Matte is automatically set with selection of Driver Ribbon Type. Sharpness—allows you to select from None, Normal, or High image enhancement to improve the sharpness of the document. Scaling—scales a document page by a specified percentage. Enhancement—improves the crispness of high contrast transitions within an image in the printing direction.
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Overview Options on the Color Adjustment dialog box The Color Adjustment dialog box allows you to use the following options Installing the Driver to adjust the color of your document pages. Brightness—adjusts the relative Using the Windows lightness or darkness of the...
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Using the Windows page. Printer Driver Save—opens a dialog box that allows you to save the settings to a file. Using the Macintosh Printer G G G G G OK—accepts your changes, and closes the dialog box.
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