KODAK HERO 4.2 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

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

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 any picture-editing or photo-management software.

Viewing pictures on a memory card

When you insert a memory card into the memory card slot a picture appears on the LCD touch screen. Touch or to scroll through the pictures.

Finding pictures on a memory card

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

  1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.

  2. Touch .

  3. Touch Options, then touch Find Photos.

  4. Touch Year, Month, and Day to select a specific year, month, or day.

    The number of photos found for the date you specified appears at the top of the LCD touch screen.

  5. Touch OK to view the pictures.

Printing from a memory card

You can print pictures from the following cards:

  • SD Card

  • SDHC Card

  • MMC Card

  • MEMORY STICK

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

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

Unless you change the default settings, the default for printing pictures is one 4 x 6 in. / 10 x 15 cm picture. (To change the default settings, see Save as Defaults at the bottom of the table under Changing the settings and printing pictures.)

  1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.



  2. Touch or to find the picture you want to print.

  3. Touch in the lower-right corner of the LCD to select a print quantity.

  4. Press .

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

    IMPORTANT: To prevent loss of data from your memory card, camera, or portable drive, 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.

  1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.



  2. Touch or to find the picture you want to print.

  3. Touch in the lower-right corner of the LCD to select a print quantity.

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each picture you want to print.

  5. Press for View and Print Photos Settings, then touch Options.

  6. Touch or , then touch the setting you want to change.

    Print Photos Option Settings Description

    View Photos

    --

    Scroll through the pictures on the memory card; touch to select a print quantity; press to display the View and Print Photos Settings menu.

    Find Photos

    --

    Select a year, month, and/or day to view photos by the date that they were taken; touch OK to view the photo(s); press to display the View and Print Photos Settings menu.

    Quantity

    1 (default) to 99

    The number of copies that print.

    Color Mode

    Black and White

    Prints a black and white photo.

    Color

    Prints a color photo.

    Print Size

    2 x 3

    3.5 x 5

    4 x 6 (default)

    4 x 7

    4 x 8

    5 x 7

    4 x 12

    8 x 10

    8.5 x 11 or A4

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

    Quality

    Normal (default)

    Good quality output; prints faster than Best.

    Best

    The highest quality, but the slowest print speed.

    Draft

    The fastest print speed, but the lowest quality.

    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 the picture was taken or last edited in a corner of the print.

    Transfer to PC

    --

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

    Save as Defaults

    No / Yes

    To save the settings as the new default, touch Yes.

    NOTE: You can also adjust the print photo settings using the Online Printer Management Tool. When viewing the tool in your browser (see Accessing the Online Printer Management Tool), select the Settings tab, then select Copy & Print > Print Photo.

  7. When you have finished changing settings, press .

    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 print 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 pictures (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. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.



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

Printing panoramic pictures

To print a panoramic picture, load 4 x 12 in. / 10 x 31 cm paper, or US letter or A4 paper in the paper tray.

  1. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot.



  2. Touch or to find the panoramic picture you want to print.

  3. Touch in the lower-right corner of the LCD to select a print quantity.

  4. Press for View and Print Photos Settings.

  5. Touch Options.

  6. Touch to select Print Size, then touch to select 4 x 12.

  7. Press .

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



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