Panasonic KX-PX20M - Photo Printer - 20 Sheets, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ...rtant information in order that will help you use these operating instructions efficiently p xx Indicates reference page Indicates the functions that you can use in Simple Mode of the operation mode Indicates the functions that you can use in Normal Mode of the operation mode Printer Indicates the functions that you can use with the printer only Camera Printer Indicates the functions that you can ...

Page 3: ...e paper and Wide size paper Part number PFZCPX2E Remote control x 1 Part number PFRM0002 Coin battery CR2025 x 1 Others Operating Instructions this manual x 1 Quick guide in Spanish x 1 CD ROM Printer Driver x 1 Package Contents Check that you have all of the following before using the product If any items are found to be defective or missing during your check please contact your dealer Note that ...

Page 4: ...k Cassette 20 Printing PictBridge Printing with a Digital Camera 22 Printing with the LCD Monitor 24 Changing the language 26 Simple Mode and Normal Mode 28 Printing single image 30 Printing multiple images 32 Printing all images on a memory card 34 Printing an index 35 Printing using DPOF settings 37 Changing Settings Print Settings 39 Printing date 39 Borderless printing 41 LUMIX Date Printing 4...

Page 5: ...5 Creating Calendars 67 Composite Printing 74 Printing with a TV 80 With PC Printing with a Computer 81 System requirements 81 Installing the printer driver 82 Printing from the computer 86 Status monitor 86 License agreement 87 Others If a Paper Jam Occurs 88 LED Indicators 90 Troubleshooting 91 Message Display 98 Maintenance 102 Specifications 103 List of Factory Settings 104 Additional Informat...

Page 6: ...h the plug with wet hands 12 Do not use a damaged plug or AC adaptor or slack cord Insert the power plug fully and firmly 13 Regularly clear away dust from the power plug 14 Never push any objects through slots in this unit This may result in the risk of fire or electric shock Never spill any liquid on the unit 15 To reduce the risk of electric shock do not disassemble this unit Take the unit to a...

Page 7: ...re to flush the affected area thoroughly with water Avoid getting any battery leakage in your eyes as this may cause eye damage or loss of eyesight If you get any battery leakage in your eyes immediately wash the area with water and consult a physician CAUTION The wall outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible or the power plug or an appliance coupler shall remain readily ...

Page 8: ...easures 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 the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance follow the attached installation instructions and use only shielded cables w...

Page 9: ...Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal ...

Page 10: ...rmed printing operations may temporarily halt in order to keep the internal temperature of the printer from rising Printing will automatically resume when the internal temperature of the printer goes down Ensure that the printer is used in a well ventilated location When ambient temperatures are low To maintain high quality image output the printer does not begin printing until the internal temper...

Page 11: ...direct pressure to the LCD monitor screen Doing so can cause uneven color display and can permanently damage the monitor In a place with drastic temperature changes condensation may form on the LCD monitor Wipe it with a soft dry cloth Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD monitor screen The result is more than 99 99 effective pixels with a mere 0 01 of the pixels inac...

Page 12: ...over POWER Button PictBridge Terminal p 22 RETURN Button DISPLAY Button Switches between Summary View and Single Shot View Also reduces the image size p 65 PRINT Button ROTATE Also rotates the image direction p 65 Remote Control Receiver Receives signals from the remote control Do not block Paper Support Lever p 102 p 90 LED Indicators 1 Power is off Standby mode Red Lit Power is on Green Lit The ...

Page 13: ...l Lever p 89 PRINT Button DISPLAY Button RETURN Button SEARCH Button Searches for images of the selected time period TRIMMING Button Reduces or enlarges the image size p 65 OK Button ROTATE Button Rotates images 90 degrees in the clockwise direction p 65 MENU Button Remote Control Transmitter Remote Control Direction Buttons POWER Button SLIDE SHOW Button Displays a slide show of images on the mem...

Page 14: ...all outlet the POWER lamp lights up in red standby mode CAUTION Never touch the power cord during a lightning storm When you operate this product the wall outlet should be near the product and easily accessible Use only the included AC adaptor and power cord 2 3 Inserting Battery into the Remote Control Slide the coin battery into place with terminal facing up 1 2 3 ...

Page 15: ...mote control transmitter Up to 7 m 23 Important Make sure there are no objects blocking the path between the printer and the remote control The remote control may fail to operate the printer Do not allow the printer s remote control receiver to come in contact with direct sunlight or strong fluorescent light This may prevent the printer from working properly For residents of the state of Californi...

Page 16: ...98 x 5 98 Ink cassette x 3 a cassette provides enough ink to print 36 sheets Postcard size paper 108 sheets 18 sheets x 6 bags KX PVMS20WM 101 x 180 mm 1 3 98 x 7 09 Ink cassette x 1 enough for 20 prints Wide size paper 20 sheets 20 sheets x 1 bag 1 This represents the paper size per sheet after cutting Paper and Ink set Before using a Paper and Ink set ensure that you acclimatize the Paper and In...

Page 17: ...ne another or place any other papers on printed surfaces for a certain period of time Do not store printed paper in locations subject to high temperature high humidity or direct sunlight When writing on a printed surface use permanent markers oil based only You may use permanent markers oil based water based markers pencils and oil based ball point pens to write on the back of printed papers You c...

Page 18: ...lready been printed on 1 Adjust the feeding stop according to the paper size you want to use Postcard size paper Protective sheet Pull the feeding stop upwards Wide size paper Protective sheet Push the feeding stop down 2 Fan the paper to avoid multi sheet feeds Place the paper in the paper cassette without removing protective sheet so as not to touch the print surface The protective sheet will st...

Page 19: ...per with a word processor before printing with this printer Do not write on the paper before printing with this printer Do not remove unused sheets of paper from the paper cassette Close the cassette lid then insert the paper cassette into a plastic bag and store so that it lies flat Insert the paper cassette to the printer 1 Slide the paper cassette lid forward until it catches in place Pull the ...

Page 20: ...en the ink cassette compartment cover and insert the cassette into the printer Insert the ink cassette as far as it will go with the arrow mark facing forward until it catches in place If you cannot insert the ink cassette until it catches in place p 92 Ink cassette compartment cover When using the printer for the first time be sure to remove the padding used during transportation Ink cassette 3 C...

Page 21: ...ize paper Store the ink cassette and papers used together The number of the rest of papers give an indication of the number of the rest of the ink sheets If you use a sheet of paper more than twice the number of the rest of the ink sheets may not be matched Important Do not open the ink cassette compartment cover during printing as print quality may be reduced Do not reuse a used ink cassette and ...

Page 22: ...on Press the POWER button on the remote control or the printer The POWER lamp on the printer lights up in green Turning off the power Standby mode Press the POWER button for approximately 1 second The POWER lamp lights up in red 4 Connect the digital camera to the printer using the USB cable provided with the digital camera Do not connect the digital camera to the printer when the printer is proce...

Page 23: ... back on TIFF format images cannot be printed directly from PictBridge compatible devices such as digital cameras p 103 When printing images with DPOF settings from PictBridge compatible devices settings such as the date are controlled by the DPOF setting Settings on the printer driver p 82 85 have no effect when printing directly from PictBridge compatible devices When printing from a PictBridge ...

Page 24: ...ected directly to the printer insert the memory card into the device Note This printer may not operate with some SD Memory Cards or SDHC Memory Cards For example SD Memory Cards with more than 2 GB in memory are not supported Image formats that can be displayed printed This printer is able to display and print JPEG and TIFF format images However there are cases when these format images cannot be d...

Page 25: ...l light up in green POWER button Printer POWER lamp Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Turning off the power Standby mode Press the POWER button for approximately 1 second The POWER lamp lights up in red ...

Page 26: ... the language to be used and press OK Changing the language Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Printer The direction buttons are represented in this manual as follows Press Up Down Left or Right Press Up or Down Press Left or Right MENU Direction buttons RETURN OK DISPLAY PRINT Printing with the LCD Monitor continu...

Page 27: ...Printing 27 5 Press to select OK and press OK To cancel changes Press to select Cancel and press OK or press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK ...

Page 28: ...ge 30 31 Printing multiple images 32 33 Printing all images on a memory card Printing an index Creating Calendars Composite Printing Printing using DPOF settings Slide Show Not available Slide show setting etc 60 61 Searching for Images Selecting All Printing Date 30 33 Print Settings Borderless Printing Fixed in Borderless LUMIX Mode Fixed in OFF Image Adjustment of Printing image Fixed in bellow...

Page 29: ...s to select To Normal Mode and press OK In Normal Mode select To Simple Mode 3 Press to select Yes and press OK Note You cannot switch Simple Mode and Normal Mode while printing When the power is turned off normally by pressing the POWER button the operation mode Simple Mode or Normal Mode is saved p 104 The heart icon appears when using Simple Mode ...

Page 30: ...to select Without Date Print or With Date Print and press OK If you select With Date Print you can print image date information including the shooting date on the lower right corner of the image If the date has already been added on the image by a digital camera etc the date may be printed twice doubled when you select With Date Print Select Without Date Print to print only the date added by a dig...

Page 31: ...yed for the postcard size W is displayed for the wide size 3 Paper error will be displayed when a printing error involving paper has occurred Single Shot View To switch display You can switch between Single Shot View display and Summary View display by pressing DISPLAY Remaining number of copies to be printed Image number Total number of images Ink cassette size 2 Print status display Button opera...

Page 32: ...to 10 copies can be set for each image To reduce the number of copies Press RETURN Each time you press this button the number of copies is reduced by one To cancel all settings regarding number of copies Refer to page 59 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to specify the number of copies for images you want to print 4 Press PRINT Printing multiple images Printing with the LCD Monitor continued Printer ...

Page 33: ...ing begins If you press to select Cancel and press OK the display will return to the Summary View or the Single shot View To stop print job midway Press and hold RETURN until the screen shown to the right is displayed Press to select Yes and press OK You can also stop from the menu Press MENU Press to select Cancel Printing and press OK Press to select Yes and press OK The printing for the paper c...

Page 34: ...rint All Images and press OK 4 Check the preview Then press PRINT Printing begins If you press to select Cancel and press OK the display will return to the Menu screen To stop print job midway Press and hold RETURN p 33 You can also stop from the menu p 33 The printing for the paper currently being printed will be completed and subsequent printing is halted The first image is displayed Printing al...

Page 35: ... print an index of images on the memory card showing 25 thumbnail images per sheet of paper 30 thumbnail images when using wide size paper Index print 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Printing Options and press OK 3 Press to select Print Index and press OK Printing an index Continued on next page ...

Page 36: ...nd hold RETURN p 33 You can also stop from the menu p 33 The printing for the paper currently being printed will be completed and subsequent printing is halted Note Each image is printed as one thumbnail on an index You cannot set the number of copies for index If there are multiple folders in the memory card the images may not be displayed by arranging in order with newest date or oldest date eve...

Page 37: ...gs into the printer you can print images according to the setting Before operation Insert the memory card containing images with DPOF settings into the printer p 24 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Printing Options and press OK 3 Press to select Print DPOF and press OK 4 Press to select Yes and press OK Printing begins Images are printed using the settings number of copies date etc specified in the ...

Page 38: ...99 Settings in the Print Settings p 39 44 and Image Adjustment p 45 49 are not reflected in DPOF printing You cannot apply DPOF settings to images using this printer Up to 10 copies per image can be printed when using DPOF printing DPOF is an abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format You can add print information etc to images stored on memory cards by using digital video cameras and digital cam...

Page 39: ... 1 Press to select Print Sttngs on the Print screen and press OK 2 Press to select Date and press OK 3 Press to select ON and press OK Settings in the Print Settings are not applied when printing a calendar p 67 73 and printing a composite image p 74 79 Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Continued on next page Dire...

Page 40: ...inted for images edited and saved on a computer will differ from the actual image shooting date Print date format can be changed if you alter the settings under Date Format on Device settings p 50 52 If the date has already been added on the image by a digital camera etc the date may be printed twice doubled when you set Date and or LUMIX Date p 43 44 to ON Set Date and LUMIX Date to OFF in order ...

Page 41: ...y Switch to Normal mode p 29 You can select whether to print images with borders or not 1 Press to select Print Sttngs on the Print screen and press OK 2 Press to select Borders and press OK 3 Press to select ON or OFF and press OK 4 Press to select OK and press OK Continued on next page ...

Page 42: ...ving Printer Settings With borders Borderless Whole part of the image is printed on the paper with margins on the paper edges Part of the image is cut off and there is no margin spacing on the paper edges To cancel changes Press to select Cancel and press OK or press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK Print Settings continued Printer ...

Page 43: ...anasonic LUMIX digital camera they are printed in the lower right corner of the image Before operation Insert a memory card containing the images for which information has been recorded using LUMIX Travel Date and Baby mode 1 Press to select Print Sttngs on the Print screen and press OK 2 Press to select LUMIX Date and press OK 3 Press to select ON and press OK 4 Press to select OK and press OK Co...

Page 44: ...red items p 53 Saving Printer Settings If the date has already been added on the image by a digital camera etc the date may be printed twice doubled when you set Date p 39 40 and or LUMIX Date to ON Set Date and LUMIX Date to OFF in order to print only the date added by a digital camera etc To cancel changes Press to select Cancel and press OK or press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is di...

Page 45: ...Preview after adjustment 3 Press to select an option and press OK When changing Effect and Auto Mode settings go to step 6 When changing Other Settings go to step 4 Example Effect This function is available in Normal mode only Switch to Normal mode p 29 You can adjust the image quality on Image Adjustment screen Printer Shooting image Same operations are also possible using the remote control For ...

Page 46: ...y Balance 5 Press to select OK and press OK 6 Press to select OK and press OK To cancel changes Press to select Cancel and press OK or press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK Image Adjustment of Printing image continued Printer ...

Page 47: ...s images with a sepia effect Warm Prints images emphasizing warm colors Cool Prints images emphasizing cool colors Soft Portrait Prints images with a portrait effect Embossed Heart Prints images with background pattern of hearts Oil Painting Prints images so they resemble oil paintings on canvas Japanese Paper Prints images as if drawn on Japanese paper Convex Sphere Prints images so they appear c...

Page 48: ...image brightness contrast to make skin appear smoother Indoor Adjusts image brightness contrast to give darker images brighter exposure Vividness Adjusts image brightness contrast to print more vividly Night Scenery Adjusts image brightness contrast to print night scenery with a more natural balance between dark and light positions Image Adjustment of Printing image continued Printer ...

Page 49: ...print image just for your reference Adjustments made to the TV display do not affect the print quality Other Settings Set brightness and contrast values to suit your taste Density Balance Color Levels White Balance Item Result Density Balance Adjusts image brightness color saturation contrast edge sharpness Brightness Adjusts image brightness Saturation Adjusts image color brilliance Contrast Adju...

Page 50: ... possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Printer MENU Direction buttons RETURN OK 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Settings and press OK For the Simple Mode screen refer to page 29 3 Press to select Device Settings and press OK For the Simple Mode screen refer to page 29 4 Press to select the item to be changed and press OK Printer ...

Page 51: ...option on the option select screen and press OK 6 Press to select OK and press OK To cancel changes Press to select Cancel and press OK or press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK Continued on next page ...

Page 52: ...is not automatically turned off 5min 10min Display by 4 Selects image information format Date File number Date File Number TV Aspect Changes the aspect ratio of the TV screen Select the aspect ratio that matches your TV 4 3 16 9 5 1 The POWER lamp blinks in green when the sleep mode is on 2 TV screen is not turned off while displaying the message 3 To resume with the POWER button press the POWER b...

Page 53: ...ions are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Printer MENU Direction buttons RETURN OK 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Settings and press OK 3 Change various setting For details on Print Settings refer to page 39 44 For details on Image Adjustment refer to page 45 49 For details on Device Settings refer to page 50 52 Note The above setti...

Page 54: ... Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Printer MENU Direction buttons RETURN OK 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Settings and press OK 3 Press to select Defaults and press OK 4 Press to select Yes and press OK For details on those settings which will be initialized and the factory settings refer to page 104 Printer ...

Page 55: ... specified period and display these images in Summary View display Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Printer MENU Direction buttons RETURN OK 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Search and press OK 3 Press to select Search by Date and press OK Printer Continued on next page ...

Page 56: ...lect Search by Date and press OK button Set the start date and end date to use in the search Press OK button SEARCH Note The previously selected setting for the number of copies to be made of the image will be cancelled when using the Search by Date feature The date information printed for images edited and saved on a computer may differ from the actual image shooting date Specifiable range from 1...

Page 57: ...isplay of all images perform the following procedures 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Search and press OK 3 Press to select Cancel Search and press OK When using the remote control Press the SEARCH button on the remote control Select Cancel Search and press OK button SEARCH ...

Page 58: ...ies for all images on the memory card to a single print After you have selected all images you can increase or decrease the number of copies to be made for each separate image p 32 33 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Select All Clear and press OK 3 Press to select Select All and press OK 4 Press to select Yes and press OK Printer ...

Page 59: ...ear the number of copies for all images You can set the number of copies for all images to 0 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Select All Clear and press OK 3 Press to select Clear All and press OK 4 Press to select Yes and press OK ...

Page 60: ...Slide Show display MENU Direction buttons RETURN OK DISPLAY PRINT Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Printer You can start a slide show from the first image on the memory card 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Slide Show and press OK In Simple Mode the slide show starts For the Simple Mode screen refer to page 29 Prin...

Page 61: ...T Button functions during a slide show Button Function Previous image Next image Pause Resume Operation guide On Off Stops slide show Prints currently displayed image When using the remote control Press SLIDE SHOW button on the remote control to start the slide show from the image indicated by the cursor SLIDE SHOW ...

Page 62: ... Press to select Slide Show and press OK 3 Press to select Selected images and press OK The slide show of the selected images start Important Do not remove the memory card while an image is being displayed This may damage the memory card or render the memory card inoperable Note It may take some time until the image is displayed depending on the size of the images The actual length of time that sl...

Page 63: ...al mode p 29 You can make changes to the various slide show settings 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Slide Show and press OK 3 Press to select Slide Show Setting and press OK 4 Press to select the item you want to change and press OK 5 Press to select the desired option and press OK Continued on next page ...

Page 64: ...ern 2 Switches images from the center toward the outside Pattern 3 Switches images with a mosaic effect Random Randomly switches from Pattern 1 through 3 and uses a pattern where images are switched from the outside towards the center Operation Guide Toggles the display of the operation guide shown on the slide show screen ON OFF To cancel changes Press to select Cancel and press OK or press RETUR...

Page 65: ...the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 1 Press to select Zoom Rotate on the Print screen and press OK Zoom Rotate is not displayed when multiple images have been selected 2 Reduce enlarge rotate and move image to match the printout image displayed Button functions when changing zoom rotate Main unit Remote control Function Reduces the image Can be reduced up...

Page 66: ...sequent printing is halted To cancel changes Press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK Note When the image printing has finished changes will be cleared When enlarging an image the image quality will deteriorate The quality of an image displayed on a TV screen may differ from that of the actual print When you have set Date and LUMIX Date both to ON...

Page 67: ...er size during operations Otherwise printing will be impossible RETURN DISPLAY Printer MENU Direction buttons OK RETURN PRINT Remote control ROTATE TRIMMING Direction buttons Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Select frame 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Printing Options and press OK Printer Continued on next page ...

Page 68: ...o select Print Calendar and press OK 4 Press to select the desired frame and press OK 5 Press to select Start Year Month and press OK 6 Specify the start year and month and press OK Moves between the year and month setting items Sets the year or month ...

Page 69: ...Advanced Operations 69 7 Press to select Start Day and press OK 8 Press to select the start day of week and press OK 9 Press to select OK and press OK Continued on next page ...

Page 70: ...sition and press OK The selected image position is outlined with a yellow border 2 Press to select an image and press OK To switch to Single Shot View display press DISPLAY 3 Edit the image using Reduce Enlarge Rotate Move and press OK The image during editing is outlined with a blue border ...

Page 71: ... Up to 8 clip art can be applied 2 Press to select clip art and press OK 3 Edit the clip art using Reduce Enlarge Rotate Move and press OK The clip art during editing is outlined with a blue border When you press OK the border for the clip art will disappear Continued on next page ...

Page 72: ...s OK the screen p 73 will be displayed If you press to select Yes and press OK the display will return to the Menu screen and changes will be cleared To stop print job midway Press and hold RETURN p 33 You can also stop from the menu p 33 The printing for the paper currently being printed will be completed and subsequent printing is halted Creating Calendars continued Printer ...

Page 73: ...ings p 39 44 are not applied when printing a calendar To adjust the image quality while creating a calendar select Settings Image Adjustment on the Menu screen p 53 Saving Printer Settings Image Adjustment settings can be made only for images while creating a calendar To return to the Menu screen Press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK ...

Page 74: ...paper size during operations Otherwise printing will be impossible RETURN DISPLAY Printer MENU Direction buttons OK RETURN PRINT Remote control ROTATE TRIMMING Direction buttons Same operations are also possible using the remote control For the button names on the remote control refer to page 13 Select frame 1 Press MENU 2 Press to select Printing Options and press OK Printer ...

Page 75: ...Advanced Operations 75 3 Press to select Print Composite and press OK 4 Press to select the desired frame and press OK Continued on next page ...

Page 76: ...sition and press OK The selected image position is outlined with a yellow border 2 Press to select an image and press OK To switch to Single Shot View display press DISPLAY 3 Edit the image using Reduce Enlarge Rotate Move and press OK The image during editing is outlined with a blue border ...

Page 77: ... Up to 8 clip art can be applied 2 Press to select clip art and press OK 3 Edit the clip art using Reduce Enlarge Rotate Move and press OK The clip art during editing is outlined with a blue border When you press OK the border for the clip art will disappear Continued on next page ...

Page 78: ...s OK the screen p 79 will be displayed If you press to select Yes and press OK the display will return to the Menu screen and changes will be cleared To stop print job midway Press and hold RETURN p 33 You can also stop from the menu p 33 The printing for the paper currently being printed will be completed and subsequent printing is halted Composite Printing continued Printer ...

Page 79: ...44 are not applied when printing a composite image To adjust the image quality while creating a composite image select Settings Image Adjustment on the Menu screen p 53 Saving Printer Settings Image Adjustment settings can be made only for images while creating a composite image To return to the Menu screen Press RETURN If the screen shown to the right is displayed press to select Yes and press OK...

Page 80: ...ents are exactly the same as when you use the LCD monitor However the TV screen will remain on even if the LCD monitor is turned off using the Sleep feature p 52 Sample connection To printer s video output terminal VIDEO OUT on the rear panel To TV video input terminal Switch the TV to external input mode for example VIDEO IN Video cable included Yellow Yellow Printer ...

Page 81: ...r 16 bit or higher Desktop area 800 x 600 pixels or higher Interface USB port Disc Drive CD ROM drive required for installation Other Mouse or equivalent device Operation is not necessarily guaranteed with the above environments Operation is not guaranteed on Macintosh Computers Operation is not guaranteed on Windows 3 1 Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT environments Operation is not guaranteed ...

Page 82: ...er driver do not shut down or log off your computer while printing is in process Doing so prevents the printer from printing properly To insure against data loss or deletion of any data ensure that you make a backup copy of the software contained on the CD ROM For Windows XP and Windows 2000 log on as system administrator or have a similar level of authorization to install the printer driver The f...

Page 83: ...p make sure the printer is off appears click OK 5 Read the License Agreement p 87 carefully Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next If you do not agree to the conditions of the license agreement click Cancel The installation process will be discontinued 6 Click Install Continued on next page ...

Page 84: ...when Connect the printer and switch it on screen is displayed Then turn the printer on p 85 If Printer not found Check the connection screen is displayed Make sure that the USB cable is connected properly and the printer is turned on and then click Retry 8 Click Finish The installation process has completed ...

Page 85: ...printer driver Disconnect the USB cable before uninstalling the printer driver Quit all other active applications Select Start All Programs Programs Panasonic Panasonic KX PX20 and then click Uninstall Click Yes when Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features screen appears Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish After the computer has r...

Page 86: ...ftware a status monitor showing the progress of the current print job will be displayed The status monitor will not be displayed under the following conditions When you have selected a different printer Select this printer When there are still previously initiated active print jobs remaining in the print queue Delete any unwanted print jobs Important Do not shut down or log off your computer while...

Page 87: ...ecompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE except as expressly permitted by applicable laws You may not use copy modify alter rent lease or transfer the SOFTWARE its related documentation or any copies thereof in whole or in part except as expressly provided in this Agreement You may not export the SOFTWARE in contravention of any applicable U S or foreign export laws and regulations 4 TERM This license...

Page 88: ... paper cassette and ink cassette still inserted Jammed paper will be ejected from the front panel or the rear panel Paper may be ejected from both the front panel and the rear panel Opening for removing paper jams Front panel Rear panel 2 Remove the paper from the front panel or rear panel 3 Remove the ink cassette to verify that there is no more paper lodged inside the printer 4 Replace the ink c...

Page 89: ... keep the internal temperature of the printer from rising Printing will automatically resume when the internal temperature of the printer goes down Note When printing from a computer printing sometimes continues after jammed paper is removed If paper is not ejected 1 Turn off the power and remove the paper cassette Paper jam removal lever 2 Remove the paper from either the front panel p 88 or the ...

Page 90: ... Green Printing Lit Green Blink Green Waiting to print 1 when temperature is too high or too low Lit Green Lit Green Connecting to or disconnecting from a PictBridge compatible device Lit Green Lit Blink Green 1 When temperature is too high or too low the printer will temporarily enter Waiting mode p 10 When an error occurs For details refer to page 98 101 Status POWER lamp ERROR lamp ACCESS lamp ...

Page 91: ...oximately 1 second Once the message is displayed press the POWER button once more for approximately 1 second after dealing with the message 25 52 LCD monitor Problem Cause and Remedy Page The LCD monitor is turned off although the printer is turned on When Sleep is set to 10min or 5min the LCD monitor is automatically turned off if the printer has not been used for the time selected Press any butt...

Page 92: ... ink sheet have slack Flatten out the ink sheet Have you inserted the paper cassette as far as it will go Insert the paper cassette all the way in Does the size of paper and ink cassette match Make sure that the paper and ink cassette sizes match Have you been printing continuously or printing when the room temperature is high Printing operations may temporarily halt in order to keep the internal ...

Page 93: ... thermal heads 3 16 20 18 93 94 Paper jams occur frequently Paper does not feed Have you loaded more than 18 sheets of paper or more than 20 sheets of wide size paper in the paper cassette Reduce the number of sheets Have you inserted curled paper Do not use curled paper Is the feeding stop adjusted according to the paper size you want to use Adjust the feeding stop 18 18 Part of the printed image...

Page 94: ...oblem Cause and Remedy Page The display areas on the LCD monitor and the TV screen are different With some TV models the display area is smaller so the top and bottom or left and right of the image may appear cut off when the image is displayed This is not a malfunction The brightness and color tones of the preview image on the LCD monitor and the TV screen are different from the ones of the print...

Page 95: ...not displayed even when the MENU button is pressed Has the printer unit become hot If the inside of the unit becomes hot buttons may stop functioning and the printer may stop midway through printing If this happens the PRINT lamp will light This is not a malfunction Please wait for the temperature to go down 10 90 No image is displayed Have you inserted the memory card correctly Insert the memory ...

Page 96: ...any obstacles between the printer and the remote control Remove any obstacles that may be in the way Are you pointing the remote control at the remote control receiver on the printer Make sure that you are aiming the remote control at the printer s remote control receiver Is the battery used up Replace the battery with new one 15 15 14 Printing PC Printer Problem Cause and Remedy Page Don t know h...

Page 97: ...u connect the printer to USB port that supports printers USB ports are displayed as USB001 and USB002 Check the USB port configuration Checking method For Windows XP Select Start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Printers and Faxes and open Properties window for this printer Select USB ports on Ports tab For Windows 2000 Select Start Settings Printers and open Properties window for this pr...

Page 98: ...as run out 20 Load the ink cassette Ink Cassette xx 2 U12 U13 U14 Insert an ink cassette that matches the ink cassette shown in the message 20 Load paper Paper Size xx 2 UA0 UA1 UA2 Load the paper of the size shown in the message into the paper cassette 18 Load the paper cassette Paper Size xx 2 UA3 UA4 UA5 Insert the paper cassette of the size shown in the message 19 Incorrect ink cassette size I...

Page 99: ...e ejected from both Remove the paper Then remove the paper cassette once and re insert Make sure that the paper and ink cassette sizes match Check the paper and the paper cassette UB3 UB8 18 Internal error LED indicators POWER lamp ERROR lamp ACCESS lamp PRINT lamp Blink Red Blink Red Messages Message Remedy Page An error has occurred Unplug replug the power cord then repower the unit Fxx 3 An int...

Page 100: ...ex Up to 10 copies can be printed at once Select the print start image Images beginning from the selected one up to the 250th 300th for wide size paper will be printed 34 35 Maximum number of copies exceeded Select the first image to print xx images selected A number 1 to 99 will appears in place of xx 58 Print all images after the current print job The operations print all images print index DPOF...

Page 101: ...6 Unable to read the SD card or Multimedia card Cancelling the print job from the SD card or Multimedia card U38 Unable to read the SD card or Multimedia card U39 You are using a memory card that is not compatible Memory cards formatted by a computer may not be able to be used Be sure to use memory cards formatted by a digital camera 103 ...

Page 102: ... diluted with water and wring the cloth out thoroughly Then wipe off the dust with the cloth and wipe again with a dry cloth When using a chemical cleaning cloth follow the precautions outlined in the guideline instructions Air vents If dust enters from the air vents it can accumulate on the ink sheet compromising print quality As dust builds up the printer s air vents can be blocked which could h...

Page 103: ...levels color Printing Resolution 300 x 300 dpi Number of Images Displayable Maximum of 20 000 Maximum Pixels of Image 6144 x 4096 pixels Print Head Thermal Input Terminal PictBridge PictBridge terminal front panel 1 For personal computer USB port Type B rear panel 1 Output Terminal Video RCA pin jack rear panel 1 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms Compatible Memory Card SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MultiMediaCar...

Page 104: ...5 16 D excluding protruding parts Mass Approx 1 050 g 2 31 lbs main unit This product conforms with the Design rule for Camera File system DCF and Exif2 21 Exif Print image format as defined by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA List of Factory Settings Item Factory setting Print Settings Date OFF Borders OFF LUMIX Date OFF Image Adjustment Effect OFF Aut...

Page 105: ...ot limited to a specific manufacturer Digital video cameras also adopt this standard Copyrights Prints of material other than the images and videos that you have made can be used for your personal enjoyment Copyright laws prevent their use in any other way without the written permission of the copyright holders Disclaimer Panasonic makes no warranties for damages whether directly or indirectly res...

Page 106: ...indows XP Home Edition Professional is referred to Windows XP Microsoft product screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Intel Pentium and Celeron are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries IBM and PC AT are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other cou...

Page 107: ...ntor Parts Labor One 1 Year One 1 Year During the Labor Limited Warranty period there will be no charge for labor During the Parts Limited Warranty period there will be no charge for parts You must carry in or mail in your product prepaid during the Limited Warranty period This Limited Warranty excludes both parts and labor for batteries and cosmetic parts cabinet This Limited Warranty only applie...

Page 108: ...able to acts of God THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY As examples this excludes damages for lost time lost calls or messages cost of having someone remove or re install an installed unit if ap...

Page 109: ...7 833 8855 Accessory Purchases Purchase Parts Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at http www pasc panasonic com or send your request by E mail to npcparts us panasonic com You may also contact us directly at 1 800 332 5368 Phone 1 800 237 9080 Fax Only Monday Friday 9 am to 9 pm EST Panasonic Service and Technology Company 20421 84th Avenue...

Page 110: ...N Normal Mode 28 Number of Copies 32 P Paper and Ink Set 16 Paper Cassette 18 Paper Jam 88 Paper Jam Removal Lever 13 89 Paper Support Lever 12 102 PictBridge 22 105 Power Cord 14 POWER Lamp 12 90 Print All Images 34 PRINT Lamp 12 90 Printer Driver 82 Protective Sheet 18 R Reducing Images 65 Remote Control 13 14 Rotating Images 65 S SDHC Memory Card 24 SD Memory Card 24 Searching by Date 55 Simple...

Page 111: ...Others 111 Notes ...

Page 112: ...co Inc San Gabriel Industrial Park Ave 65 de Infantería Km 9 5 Carolina Puerto Rico 00985 Copyright This material is copyrighted by Panasonic Communications Co Ltd and may be reproduced for internal use only All other reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of Panasonic Communications Co Ltd 2007 Panasonic Communications Co Ltd All Rights Reserved PFQX2704ZA F010...