______________________________________________________________________ Canon Utilities Easy-PhotoPrint Version 3.1.0 for Microsoft Windows Instructions *** Copyright CANON INC. 2002-2004 *** ______________________________________________________________________ - Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. - Other brand names and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ----- CONTENTS ----- Before You Get Started 1. Introduction 2. Product Contents 3. System Requirements Installation of Easy-PhotoPrint 1. Precautionary Information 2. Installing Easy-PhotoPrint 3. Uninstalling Easy-PhotoPrint Printing/Correcting/Enhancing Photos Easily with Easy-PhotoPrint 1. Start Easy-PhotoPrint 2. Making Prints Easily 3. Correcting/Enhancing an image (1). Red-Eye Correction (2). Face Brightener (3). Face Sharpener (4). Digital Face Smoothing (5). Blemish Remover 4. Exiting Easy-PhotoPrint 5. Restrictions on Use of Easy-PhotoPrint and Printing ====================================================================== Before You Get Started ====================================================================== 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for using Canon Utilities Easy-PhotoPrint. This product is a handy application program that allows you to make high-quality prints from the images you recorded with your digital camera. With Easy-PhotoPrint, you can make photo-size prints as well as index prints on which reduced images are arranged. And furthermore, you can correct/enhance the image for printing. 2. Product Contents -------------------------------------------------- This product includes the following items. Canon Utilities Easy-PhotoPrint (hereafter called Easy-PhotoPrint) Easy-PhotoPrint is an application program that allows high-quality printing as well as corrections and enhancements of photos and other images with simple operations. Uninstaller This deletes unnecessary files related to Easy-PhotoPrint. Easy-PhotoPrint ReadMe (readme.txt) This file. It provides important information about Easy-PhotoPrint. When you are finished with installation, select [Start]- [(All)Programs]-[Canon Utilities]-[Easy-PhotoPrint]- [Easy-PhotoPrint ReadMe] to display the contents of this file. 3. System Requirements ----------------------------------------------- This product requires the following system and environment. Software (OS) Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Me Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 98 Hardware Computer : Any computer that can run Windows (Incorporating Intel Pentium processor or compatible microprocessor incorporating a 400 MHz or higher CPU) Memory : 64 MB or more Hard disk : Free space of 65 MB or more is required at installation and free space of 200 MB or more is required during operation Display : Screen area must be 800 x 600 or wider High color (16 bits) or better ====================================================================== Installation of Easy-PhotoPrint ====================================================================== 1. Precautionary Information ----------------------------------------- Before installing Easy-PhotoPrint, read the following precautionary information: - If you use Windows XP or Windows 2000, log on as the Computer administrator (member of the Administrators group for Windows 2000) in advance. - Close all applications running now. - If an old version of Easy-PhotoPrint has already been installed, it is recommended that it be uninstalled in advance. 2. Installing Easy-PhotoPrint ---------------------------------------- The following shows how to install the program without using the CD-ROM that comes with the printer. If you are installing from the CD-ROM, follow the steps described in the printer manual. 1. Open the folder that contains this program. 2. Double click [Setup.exe]. 3. The Easy-PhotoPrint icon will appear when the installation is completed. 3. Uninstalling Easy-PhotoPrint -------------------------------------- To delete the unnecessary Easy-PhotoPrint, follow the procedure below. 1. Select [Start]-[(All)Programs]-[Canon Utilities]- [Easy-PhotoPrint]-[Easy-PhotoPrint Uninstall]. 2. When [Uninstall Confirmation] dialog box appears, click [Yes]. ====================================================================== Printing/Correcting/Enhancing Photos Easily with Easy-PhotoPrint ====================================================================== 1. Starting Easy-PhotoPrint ------------------------------------------ To start Easy-PhotoPrint, double click the Easy-PhotoPrint icon on the desktop, or select [Start]-[(All)Programs]-[Canon Utilities]- [Easy-PhotoPrint]-[Easy-PhotoPrint]. Easy-PhotoPrint starts and the [1.Image Selection] tab is displayed. Note: - You can also start Easy-PhotoPrint directly by double-clicking BJEZPRN.exe in the folder in which you installed Easy-PhotoPrint. - To start from ZoomBrowser EX, use the following method. (Only a ZoomBrowser EX bundling printer) 1. In the ZoomBrowser EX window, select the images. 2. Select [Print] from the [File] menu, then select [Easy-PhotoPrint]. Easy-PhotoPrint starts and the [1.Image Selection] tab is displayed. Note: - Easy-PhotoPrint can be started only from ZoomBrowser EX Ver. 3.3 or later. 2. Making Prints Easily ---------------------------------------------- Easy-PhotoPrint has three tabs. Making settings on tabs 1-3 following the guidance displayed at the top of every tab allows you to make prints with ease. Follow the basic procedure below. Some steps may be omitted, depending upon how you start Easy-PhotoPrint. 1. Select the folder which contains the JPEG image you want to print from the folder window on the [1.Image Selection] tab. 2. Select the image you want to print from the JPEG images displayed as thumbnails and select the number of copies. Click [Correct/Enhance] to correct/enhance the images. Click [Finish] when finished. 3. Click the [2.Paper Selection] tab and select the printer you use. 4. Select the size and type of paper from [Paper Size] and [Media Type]. 5. Click the [3.Layout/Print] tab and select a layout from [Layout]. 6. After making the necessary settings, click [Print]. 3. Correcting/Enhancing an image ------------------------------------- (1). Red-Eye Correction --------------------------------------------- Follow the procedure below to apply Red-Eye Correction. 1. Select a folder containing the desired JPEG image from the folder window on the [1.Image Selection] tab. 2. Select the image to correct from the JPEG images displayed in thumbnail view. 3. Click [Correct/Enhance]. Correction/Enhancement screen appears. 4. On the [Correction] tab, click [Red-Eye Correction] in the Operation window to apply the effect. 5. To save the corrected image, click [Save], choose [Selected Image...] or [All Images...] and save. 6. Click [Finish] and adjust the settings in the Print Settings screen. (2). Face Brightener ------------------------------------------------ Follow the procedure below to apply Face Brightener. 1. Select a folder containing the desired JPEG image from the folder window on the [1.Image Selection] tab. 2. Select the image to correct from the JPEG images displayed in thumbnail view. 3. Click [Correct/Enhance]. Correction/Enhancement screen appears. 4. On the [Correction] tab, click [Face Brightener] in the Operation window to apply the effect. 5. To save the corrected image, click [Save], choose [Selected Image...] or [All Images...] and save. 6. Click [Finish] and adjust the settings in the Print Settings screen. (3). Face Sharpener ------------------------------------------------ Follow the procedure below to apply Face Sharpener. 1. Select a folder containing the desired JPEG image from the folder window on the [1.Image Selection] tab. 2. Select the image to correct from the JPEG images displayed in thumbnail view. 3. Click [Correct/Enhance]. Correction/Enhancement screen appears. 4. On the [Correction] tab, click [Face Sharpener] in the Operation window to apply the effect. 5. To save the corrected image, click [Save], choose [Selected Image...] or [All Images...] and save. 6. Click [Finish] and adjust the settings in the Print Settings screen. (4). Digital Face Smoothing ---------------------------------------- Follow the procedure below to apply Digital Face Smoothing. 1. Select a folder containing the desired JPEG image from the folder window on the [1.Image Selection] tab. 2. Select the image to enhance from the JPEG images displayed in thumbnail view. 3. Click [Correct/Enhance]. Correction/Enhancement screen appears. 4. On the [Enhancement] tab, click [Digital Face Smoothing] in the Operation window to apply the effect. 5. To save the enhanced image, click [Save], choose [Selected Image...] or [All Images...] and save. 6. Click [Finish] and adjust the settings in the Print Settings screen. (5). Blemish Remover --------------------------------------------- Follow the procedure below to apply Blemish Remover. 1. Select a folder containing the desired JPEG image from the folder window on the [1.Image Selection] tab. 2. Select the image to enhance from the JPEG images displayed in thumbnail view. 3. Click [Correct/Enhance]. Correction/Enhancement screen appears. 4. On the [Enhancement] tab, click [Manual] in the Operation window. 5. Click [Blemish Remover] in the Operation window to apply the effect. 6. To save the enhanced image, click [Save], choose [Selected Image...] or [All Images...] and save. 7. Click [Finish] and adjust the settings in the Print Settings screen. 4. Exiting Easy-PhotoPrint ------------------------------------------- 1. Select [Exit] from the [File] menu. 5. Restrictions on Use of Easy-PhotoPrint and Printing --------------- The following restrictions are placed on the use of this product and printing by the printer. Pay attention to these restrictions before use. - If you are not satisfied with the print quality when Photo Paper Pro is selected from [Media Type] on the [2.Paper Selection] tab, selecting Photo Paper Plus Glossy may contribute to the improvement in the print quality. - Once you have selected Photo Paper Plus Glossy or Glossy Photo Paper from [Media Type] on the [2.Paper Selection] tab, it will take much time to print on other types of paper. In such a case, select a paper type again in the following manner: 1. Select the media type you want to use for printing from [Media Type] on the [2.Paper Selection] tab. 2. Exit Easy-PhotoPrint. 3. Start Easy-PhotoPrint again, select a number of copies, and open the [2.Paper Selection] tab to check the media type selected now. - Printing on large size paper such as A3/A3+, some computers cannot print properly if you print more than one page or copy at a time. It is recommended to print page by page when you print on such paper. - While printing on paper larger than A4 or printing high-resolution images, data may be printed only to the middle if many images are printed at a time. In such cases, select [Spool print job page by page] in the [Preferences] dialog box and print again. - For Digital Face Smoothing, the image should be within 71 pixels to 4096 pixels on each side. - When Red-Eye Correction is in auto mode, other parts other than eyes may be corrected. In this case, click [Cancel Correction] and correct manually. - Normal operation of the Easy-PhotoPrint under Windows XP was verified, but it does not support the Fast User Switching function of Windows XP. It is recommended to exit the Easy-PhotoPrint function before. - When starting the Easy-PhotoPrint, a processing message appears. In Windows Me or Windows 98, it may take time to start. Wait a while until the message disappears.