Epson PhotoPC 550 Bedienungsanleitung

User’s Guide

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or

implied, by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shall not be liable for

any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or

for any indirect, special, or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the

exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not

apply to you.

retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,

mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written

permission of Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to

the use of information contained herein. Nor is any liability assumed for

damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Further,

this publication and features described herein are subject to change without

notice.

TRADEMARKS

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON

CORPORATION.

PhotoPC, ColorTrue, EPSON SoundAdvice, and EPSON FaxAdvice are

trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

Sierra Imaging is a registered trademark and Image Expert and Camio are

trademarks of Sierra Imaging, Inc. in the United States and other countries and

are used under license.

General notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes

only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any

and all rights in those marks.

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A NOTE CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE USE OF

COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS

Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional cameras, can

be misused by improper copying of copyrighted material. While some countries’

laws permit limited copying of copyrighted material in certain circumstances,

those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. EPSON

encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when

using digital cameras and scanners.

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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR AMERICAN USERS

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, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio and television reception.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

◗Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

◗Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

◗Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

◗Consult an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment

will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference

levels that exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the

responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable

with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do

not leave cables connected to unused interfaces.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could

void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FOR CANADIAN USERS

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian

Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du

Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada.

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Contents

Introduction

PhotoPC 550 Features 2

Optional Accessories 2

System Requirements 3

Where To Get Help 3

Software Support 4

Registration 4

Safety Instructions 4

1 Getting Started

Unpacking Your PhotoPC 550 1-1

Identifying Camera Parts 1-2

Using Batteries 1-3

Installing Batteries 1-3

Handling Batteries 1-4

Using the Optional AC Adapter 1-5

Attaching the Hand Strap 1-7

Installing Your PhotoPC 550 Software 1-7

Installing for Windows 95 or

Windows NT 4.0 1-8

Installing for Windows 3.1x or

Windows NT 3.51 1-8

Making Software Installation Diskettes 1-9

2 Taking Pictures

Turning the Camera On and Off 2-2

Saving Power With Auto Shut-off 2-2

Checking the Display Panel 2-2

Checking the Battery 2-3

Checking the Picture Counter 2-3

Setting Image Quality 2-4

Standard (S) 2-4

High (Hi) 2-4

Super High (S-Hi) 2-4

Taking a Picture 2-5

Recording Messages With the Microphone 2-6

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Using Macro Mode to Take Close-ups 2-7

Taking Pictures in Low Light Conditions 2-8

Taking Pictures With the Self Timer 2-9

Using a Tripod 2-9

Erasing Pictures 2-10

3 Getting Pictures Into Your Computer

Connecting the Camera 3-2

Getting Images and Sounds With the

Camio Viewer 3-3

Transferring Images Before Placing Them 3-5

Dragging and Dropping a Picture Into a

Document 3-5

Getting Images and Sound With Image Expert 3-6

What To Do if You See an Error Message 3-9

Getting Images Into TWAIN Applications 3-10

What To Do if the Camera

Is Not Responding 3-11

4 Getting Pictures Into Your Documents

Using Drag and Drop From an Album 4-2

Importing Images and Sound Into Documents 4-3

Getting Images With Copy and Paste 4-5

Converting File Formats 4-5

5 Working With Pictures and Sounds in

Albums

Using Albums 5-2

Organizing Pictures in Albums 5-2

Viewing Picture Information 5-3

Printing an Image 5-4

Printing an Album or Selected Images 5-5

Playing Back Sounds 5-6

Replaying a Section of an Audio Clip 5-7

Changing the Volume 5-7

Adding and Modifying Sounds in a

Downloaded Image 5-8

Cutting and Pasting Sounds 5-8

Recording New Sounds 5-9

Deleting Sounds 5-10

Displaying Albums as Slide Shows 5-11

Copying to Diskette 5-12

Viewing the Pictures on Diskette 5-13

Using an Album as a Screen Saver 5-14

Setting an Image as Wallpaper 5-14

Sending Pictures and Sound by E-mail 5-15

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6 Editing Images

Viewing and Selecting 6-2

Applying Quick Fix 6-2

Correcting 6-3

Cropping 6-4

Resizing and Changing Resolution 6-5

Rotating 6-6

Flipping 6-7

Applying Special Effects 6-7

Changing the Number of Colors 6-8

7 Managing the Camera From the Computer

Taking Pictures From Your Computer 7-1

Using the Self Timer 7-3

Setting the Shutter Speed 7-4

Adjusting Camera Settings From Your Computer 7-4

8 Using SmartMedia Cards

Installing a Storage Card 8-2

Removing a Storage Card 8-3

Transferring Images and Sound to Your Computer 8-3

Using a PCMCIA Adapter 8-4

Transferring Pictures 8-5

Formatting a Storage Card 8-5

9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Cleaning the Camera 9-1

Storing the Camera 9-1

Solving Camera Problems 9-2

Solving Picture Problems 9-5

Solving Sound Problems 9-7

A Specifications

Camera A-1

Physical Dimensions A-1

Safety Specifications A-1

Power A-1

Technical A-1

Environmental A-2

Photographic A-2

Microphone A-3

Optional AC Adapter A-3

Physical Dimensions A-3

Technical A-3

Index

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Introduction 1

Introduction

our new EPSONPhotoPC™550 is a high-quality,

Yeasy-to-use digital camera. PhotoPC 550 captures

brilliant pictures in 24-bit color at true VGA resolution

(640 ×480 pixels). Your PhotoPC 550 comes complete with

a cable, batteries, software, and utilities for downloading,

editing, organizing, and printing your pictures. You can even

expand the camera’s capacity with optional 3.3V SSFDC

(solid state floppy disc card) or SmartMedia storage cards.

Use PhotoPC 550 to add pictures to your documents, flyers,

and presentations to increase their visual impact. Create

personalized greeting cards. Share pictures with business

colleagues or friends over the Internet. Add pictures to your

web page.

PhotoPC 550 also has a built-in microphone so you can

annotate your pictures with sound or add a voice message,

allowing you to send multimedia e-mail.

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2Introduction

PhotoPC 550 Features

PhotoPC 550 comes with everything you need to capture

digital images and includes the following:

◗Resolutions up to 640 ×480 pixels

◗24-bit color images in more than 16 million colors

◗1MB internal flash memory that holds 24 standard

resolution images

◗Macro mode (close-up) picture taking

◗Highly light sensitive CCD (charge coupled device)

sensor (no need for flash)

◗Automatic shut-off to save batteries

◗Date and time information saved with each picture

◗Serial cable for transferring pictures to your

WindowsPC

◗Built-in microphone to record a message for each

picture

◗EPSON’s exclusive ColorTrue™advanced in-camera

processing system for brilliant, vivid pictures

Your camera comes with the PhotoPC 550 software suite,

which includes the following applications:

◗Sierra ImagingImage Expert™software for

transferring, organizing, editing, and printing your

pictures. You can also use it to play back your recorded

messages and record new messages for your pictures.

◗TWAIN driver for downloading your pictures into

TWAIN compliant applications such as Adobe

Photoshopor CorelDraw

Optional Accessories

EPSON offers several options for the PhotoPC 550.

◗PhotoPC AC adapter (B867038) for use with any

110/120V electrical outlet

◗PhotoPC NiMH power pack (B818051)

◗PhotoPC NiMH battery pack (B818061)

◗3.3V SSFDC or SmartMedia storage cards for

expanding your camera’s memory

You can contact EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766

(U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for

dealer referral. SmartMedia storage cards and adapters are

also available from Simple Technologyat (800) 4-SIMPLE.

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Introduction 3

System Requirements

To transfer pictures and sounds to your computer and edit

them, make sure your system meets these minimum

requirements:

◗IBM-compatible PC with 486/66 or higher processor

◗MicrosoftWindows 95, Windows 3.1 or later,

Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or later, or

Windows NT3.5 or later

◗Serial port with standard RS-232C interface

◗At least 16MB RAM (32MB for Windows NT)

◗Double-speed CD-ROM drive

◗Hard disk drive with at least 30MB free space

◗VGA monitor with at least 256-color display

(for higher quality viewing, a 16 million-color display

is recommended)

◗Mouse or other pointing device

If you want to play back or record new messages for your

pictures, your system must also have at least a 16-bit sound

card, speaker, and microphone.

Where To Get Help

EPSON provides customer support through the following

services:

Electronic support services

Service Access

World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s

Home Page at http://www.epson.com.

EPSON Internet FTP

Site

If you have Internet FTP capability, use your

Web browser (or other software for FTP

downloading) to log onto ftp.epson.com with

the user name anonymous and your e-mail

address as the password.

EPSON Download

Service

You can call the EPSON Download Service at

(800) 442-2007. Set your communications

software to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.

Modem speed can be up to 28.8 Kbps.

EPSON Forum on

CompuServe®

Members of CompuServe can type GO EPSON

at the menu prompt to reach the Epson

America Forum. For a free introductory

CompuServe membership, call (800) 848-8199

and ask for representative #529.

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4Introduction

EPSON also provides technical support and information on

the installation, configuration, and operation of EPSON

products. Dial (800) 922-8911, (310) 782-2600 (U.S.), or

(905) 709-9475 (Canada), 6 A.M. to 6 P.M., Pacific Time,

Monday through Friday.

Before you call, please have the following information ready:

◗Product name

◗Product serial number

◗Computer configuration

◗Description of the problem

You can purchase manuals, accessories, and parts from

EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only).

In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral.

Software Support

If you’ve tried Image Expert’s on-screen help and you still

have questions, contact Sierra Imaging on the Internet at

http://www.sierraimaging.com or call (800) 501-8902 for

technical support (for Windows 95 and Windows NT users,

make sure you check the Quick Tour first).

Registration

Please take a minute to fill out the registration card for the

PhotoPC 550 digital camera and mail it back to us. This

enables you to receive special information on accessories,

new products, and software upgrades. You’ll get immediate

attention if you have a problem with your PhotoPC 550.

Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions before using your camera. Also

follow all warnings and instructions marked on the camera

and batteries.

Automated telephone services

Service Access

EPSON

SoundAdviceFor pre-recorded answers to commonly asked

questions about EPSON products 24 hours a

day, seven days a week, call (800) 442-2110.

EPSON FaxAdviceAccess EPSON’s technical information library

by calling (800) 442-2110. You must provide a

return fax number to use this service.

EPSON Referral

Service

For the location of your nearest Authorized

EPSON Reseller call (800) 442-2110.

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