KODAK HERO 5.1 All-in-One Printer — Extended User Guide


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5 Printing

Printing pictures

You can print pictures with your all-in-one printer from:

  • A memory card inserted into a memory card slot

  • A storage device (such as a flash drive) or camera connected to the front USB port with a USB cable

  • An iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, BLACKBERRY Device, or an ANDROID OS Device (may not be available with all models). For information, go to www.kodak.com/go/mobileprinting.

You can also print pictures using Home Center Software from your computer with WINDOWS OS. Home Center Software lets you edit and enhance your pictures quickly. Open Home Center Software, select Edit and Print Pictures, then follow the on-screen instructions.

On a computer with either MAC OS or WINDOWS OS, you can print pictures from KODAK EASYSHARE Software or any picture-editing or photo-management software.

Viewing pictures on a memory card or USB-connected device

When you insert a memory card into the card slot on your printer, or connect a USB Device to the front USB port, press to select View and Print Photos, then press or to scroll through the pictures.

Finding pictures on a memory card or USB-connected device

Your printer can help you locate pictures on a memory card or USB-connected device by the date the picture was taken or last saved.

To locate pictures:

  1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot or connect the USB device to the USB port.

  2. Press to select Find Photos, then press OK.

  3. Press to select Year, Month, and Day, then use the or to set the values.

    The number of photos found for the date you specified appears under the menu name.

  4. Press OK to view the pictures.

Printing from a memory card or USB-connected device

You can print pictures from the following cards or USB-connected devices:

MS SD/HC MMC Card slot Front USB port

  • MULTIMEDIA Card (MMC)

  • SECURE DIGITAL (SD) Card

  • SECURE DIGITAL High Capacity (SDHC) Card

  • Variations of the memory cards above that require an adapter (for example, MEMORY STICK Duo, miniSD, microSD, and T-Flash)

  • PICTBRIDGE Technology enabled camera

  • Flash drive

  • MSC Cameras (cameras as USB storage device)

IMPORTANT: If you use a memory card with an adapter, make sure you insert and remove the adapter and the memory card as a unit; do not remove the memory card while leaving the adapter in the printer.

Using default settings to print a picture

  1. Load photo paper with the logo side facing up (see Loading photo paper ), and move the left paper-edge guide until it touches the paper.

  2. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot, or connect the digital camera or portable drive to the front USB port, then press to select View Photos, then press OK.

    IMPORTANT: Use only one slot or port at a time.



  3. Press or to select the picture you want to print.

  4. Press Start to begin printing.

    The printer prints one 4 x 6 in. / 10 x 15 cm picture.

    IMPORTANT: To prevent loss of data from your memory card, do not remove it from the printer while printing.

Changing the settings and printing pictures

You can change the print photos options for an individual picture or group of pictures, or you can change the settings and save them as the default.

To print a picture or pictures using settings other than the default settings:

  1. Load photo paper with the logo side facing up (see Loading photo paper ), and move the left paper-edge guide until it touches the paper.



  2. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot or connect the digital camera or portable drive to the front USB port.

    IMPORTANT: Use only one slot or port at a time.

  3. Press or to select the picture you want to print, then press OK.

  4. Repeat step 3 for each picture you want to print.

  5. Press to select View and Print Photos, then press OK.

  6. Press to select an option, then press or to change the setting.

    Print Photos Option Settings Description

    View Photos

    Scroll through the pictures on the memory card.

    Find Photos

    Allows you to search for certain photos by Year, Month, and Day.

    Transfer All to PC

    To transfer all the pictures on the memory card to your computer, press OK then Start. (Your printer and computer must be connected with a USB cable.)

    Quantity

    1 (default) to 99

    The number of copies that print.

    Color

    Color (default)

    Prints full color.

    Black & White

    Prints black and white (gray scale).

    Print Size

    2 x 3

    3.5 x 5

    4 x 6 (default)

    4 x 7

    4 x 8

    4 x 12

    5 x 7

    8 x 10

    8.5 x 11 or A4

    If the selected copy size is smaller than the paper in the paper input tray, the printer automatically arranges the pictures to best fit the paper size.

    Plain Paper Quality

    Normal (default)

    Good quality output; prints faster than Best.

    Best

    The highest quality.

    Draft

    The fastest print speed.

    Photo Paper Quality

    Automatic (default)

    The printer detects photo paper in the paper input tray and sets Best quality automatically.

    Scene Balance

    On (default) Off

    Adjusts the image brightness to correct for underexposure and reduces the variation in contrast in different areas of the picture.

    Add Date to Prints

    No (default) Yes

    Prints the date of the picture(s) (the date the picture was taken or last edited) in a corner of the print.

    Save as Defaults

    No / Yes

    To save the settings as the new default, press OK. With Yes selected, press OK.

  7. When you have finished changing settings, press Start to begin printing.

    IMPORTANT: To prevent loss of data from your memory card, camera, or portable drive, do not remove it from the printer while printing.

Printing tagged pictures

Some digital cameras let you tag (or "mark") pictures on the memory card for printing. This creates a tag that is recognized by the printer. If you choose to print tagged pictures, they will be printed according to the default settings on your printer (unless otherwise specified by the tag from the camera).

NOTE: Refer to your camera user guide to determine whether your camera supports tagged (may also be called "marked" or "DPOF") functionality.

To print tagged pictures:

NOTE: Make sure Tagged Images Printing is On (see Configuring printer settings).

  1. Load photo paper with the logo side facing up (see Loading photo paper ), and move the left paper-edge guide until it touches the paper.

  2. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot or connect the digital camera or portable drive to the front USB port.

    IMPORTANT: Use only one slot or port at a time.



  3. When the "Print tagged images?" message appears, press Start.

Printing panoramic pictures

To print a panoramic picture, load 4 x 12 in. / 10 x 31 cm paper, or 8.5 x 11 in. / 22 x 28 cm or A4 paper in the paper input tray.

  1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot, or connect a camera or storage device (such as a flash drive) to the front USB port, then touch View Photos.

    IMPORTANT: Use only one slot or port at a time.



  2. Press or to select the panoramic picture you want to print, then press OK.

  3. Press Back for Print Photos Options.

  4. Press to select Print Size, then press to select 4 x 12.

  5. Press Start.

    IMPORTANT: To prevent loss of data from your memory card, do not remove it from the printer while printing.

Zooming and cropping pictures

Use the zoom buttons to select a portion of your picture for printing.

To zoom and crop a picture:

  1. Load photo paper with the logo side facing up (see Loading photo paper ), and move the left paper-edge guide until it touches the paper.

  2. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot or connect the digital camera or portable drive to the front USB port.

    IMPORTANT: Use only one slot or port at a time.



  3. Press or to select the picture you want to crop, then press OK.

  4. Press Zoom + to enlarge the picture on the LCD. A red box shows the area that will be printed.

    NOTE: You can press Zoom + repeatedly to enlarge the picture in increments of 0.25 up to a magnification of 5X. Press Zoom – to decrease the magnification in increments of 0.25 back down to 1X.

  5. Use the navigation buttons to move the picture on the LCD up, down, left, or right. Only the part of the picture in the red box will print. The crop window matches the aspect ratio of the selected output print size.

  6. After you have pressed the zoom button(s), press Rotate if you want to rotate the red box in 90 degree increments. This will determine the content that is printed.

    NOTE: Zooming and cropping does not change the saved picture on the memory card.

  7. When you are satisfied with the picture, press OK. The picture appears in the original view with a red box around the portion of the picture that will print.

  8. Press Start to begin printing.



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