Polaroid DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTER User Manual

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Revised 8/17/98
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Polaroid ColorShot Parallel User’s Guide
 
5.
Connect the power cord (3) to a grounded outlet. 
 
Note:
 
 The printer power is now on. The green power indicator 
light (2) on the front of the printer should be on. There is no on/off 
switch.
6.
Connect the printer interface cable (5) to the parallel port on the 
back of your computer.
7.
Connect the other end of the printer interface cable to the parallel 
receptacle on the back of the printer.
 
Install the Polaroid ColorShot Software
 
1.
Turn on your computer. The printer is detected as soon as you 
power on the system, and the New Hardware Found message 
box displays. 
 
Note:
 
 If the New Hardware Found message box is not displayed, 
go to 
 
Add a Printer
 
 in the 
 
Troubleshooting 
 
section of this manual.
2.
The system searches your floppy disk drive for the print driver 
software and displays the Insert Disk message box.
3.
Click OK. The Copying Files dialog box opens.
4.
In the Copy files from list box, delete the highlighted text and type 
the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive (for example, D:\ or E:\).
 
Note:
 
 If you have not yet inserted the Polaroid ColorShot CD into 
the CD drive, insert it now.
5.
Click OK to begin the installation. The License Agreement 
displays.
6.
Click Yes to proceed with the installation.
7.
Click Finish when the Setup Complete dialog box displays. 
 
Note:
 
 Be sure to view the Readme file for last-minute information 
about the printer and print driver.
 
Install the Free Image Editing Software
(MGI PhotoSuite)
 
MGI PhotoSuite is an easy-to-use image editing software package 
provided with the Polaroid ColorShot printer. Polaroid recommends 
that you install it, and then print two test images to get started.