Kodak 8500 Driver Manual

Brand: Kodak

Model: 8500

Type: Driver Manual

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PRINTER DRIVER GUIDE

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CONTENTS

Contents

Printer Driver Guide

Overview

About the Printer Driver

Features of the Printer Driver

About the Online Documentation

Getting Help or Additional Information

Getting Help from Outside the United States and Canada

Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page

Installing the Driver

Uninstalling the Driver

Using the

Macintosh Printer

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CONTENTS

Using the Windows Printer Driver

Hardware and Software Requirements

Getting Started Using the Printer Driver

Using the Print Options

Using the Printer Properties Dialog Box

Options on the Paper Tab

Options on the Color Adjustment Tab

Options on the Color Management Tab

Using the Printer Driver for Macintosh

Hardware and Software Requirements

Getting Started Using the Printer Driver

Using the Print Options

Options on the Page Setup

Options on the Color Adjustment dialog box

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Overview

Welcome to the online manual for the Kodak Professional 8500 digital

photo printer driver for Windows and Macintosh. You can use this printer

driver with the Kodak Professional 8500 digital photo printer (8500

printer). The printer driver provides access to the printer features.

About the Printer Driver

The printer driver is software that allows the software applications you

use to access the printer features. For example, your application

determines the page breaks, font selection, and page setup for your

print job. The printer driver translates this information into a printer

language and sends the job to the printer. The printer driver graphical

user interface gives you access to additional printing options that are

not available from your software application.

Access the features for the printer driver from the print and page setup

commands in the application you are using. You can also access the

features from the Start menu using the Settings>Printers command.

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Features of the Printer Driver

The printer driver gives you the following printing options that are not

available directly from your software application:

Color Management

The printer driver lets you choose how to manage the color in your

document pages. You can make prints using the printer default color

and then adjust the color settings in the Color Adjustment dialog box.

Installation CD

The printer driver is included on the installation CD.

System Level Support

The printer driver includes system level support for Windows 98,

Windows Me, Windows NT4.0 (SP 6.0 or later), Windows 2000,

Windows XP and Macintosh operating systems.

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About the Online Documentation

This user guide is comprised of the following sections:

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● Installing the Software—gives you instructions on how to install and

remove the printer driver on your computer.

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● Using the Printer Driver—describes how to use the printer driver with

the 8500 printer.

Click HELP at the bottom of the screen for more information on using

and printing this manual, or click any one of the tabs to the right to learn

more about using the printer driver.

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Getting Help or Additional Information

Your dealer of Kodak products is the best source for information about

setting up, operating, and obtaining accessories and supplies for your

printer. Contact your dealer with any questions you have.

The operator’s guide for the printer can help you with problems you may

occasionally have with the printers. For more information, refer to the

troubleshooting sections in these guides.

For technical support in the US, call 1-800-23KODAK (1-800-235-6325)

between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on regular

business days. Call the technical support number:

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● for help setting up or operating the printer.

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● to obtain supplies.

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● for service.

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● for warranty information.

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● for information about other Kodak products.

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Getting Help from Outside the United States and Canada

Help numbers for the Asia/Pacific and European regions are listed

below.

Country Country code Helpline number

Australia 61 3 9350-1222

Hong Kong 85 2-2564-9333

Indonesia 81 3 5488-2001

Korea 82 2 708-5400

Malaysia 60 3 757 2722

Philippines 63 2 815-8851

Singapore 65 473-6611

Thailand 66 2 271-3040

Taiwan 88 6 2 895-1580

Belgium 32 2 263-2211

Denmark 45 70 157000

Finland 358 9 584-071

France 33 1 400-13000

Germany 49 711 406-0000

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Country Country code Helpline number

Italy 39 2 660-28710

Netherlands 31 3065-99911

Norway 47 66-81-81-81

Spain 34 1 626-7101

Sweden 46 8 580-23500

UK 44 2 845122

Getting Information from the Kodak Home Page

To download the most recent printer driver for the printers, access the

Kodak home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.kodak.com and

click Service and Support. Click Drivers, Software, and Firmware, and

select your printer type from the drop-down list.

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Installing the Driver

The printer driver is a Kodak driver customized for use with the 8500

printer. The following installation instructions assume that you are

familiar with Microsoft Windows or Macintosh operation and

terminology.

Installing the Driver

1. Connect the printer to the computer.

2. Press the Power button to turn on the printer.

The selected Interface type, USB or parallel,

is lit on the control panel.

3. If the correct interface is not selected.

a. Press the Online button to take the printer offline.

b. Press the Interface button to toggle to the correct interface.

The light blinks.

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c. Press the Online button to take the printer online.

The light becomes steady.

d. Restart your PC.

4. Insert the CD in the CD drive on your PC.

5. Click your language.

7. Click Printer Driver.

The add printer wizard opens.

8. Follow the step-by-step instructions to install the

appropriate driver for your printer.

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Uninstalling the Driver

To uninstall the driver from a Windows system

1. Start Windows operating system.

2. Click Start.

3. Select Settings>Printers.

4. Select the icon for the printer.

5. Select Delete from the File Menu.

To uninstall the driver from a Macintosh system

1. Start Apple Macintosh operating system.

2. Delete the EK8500 file in Extensions Folder.

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Using the Windows Printer Driver

This section describes how to use the printer driver to send print jobs to

the Kodak Professional 8500 digital photo printer (8500 printer) from

your host computer.

NOTE: This section shows Windows 98 dialog boxes. The dialog boxes

for Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and

Windows XP look similar and have identical functionality.

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Hardware and Software Requirements

We recommend that you have the following hardware and software to

use the printer driver:

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● Pentium III processor and 128 MB of RAM minimum.

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● 200 MB of free hard drive space

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● Color monitor with a minimum pixel resolution of 800 x 600.

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● Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 (SP 6.0 or later),

Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

The USB interface can be used with:

● Computers pre-installed with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows

2000 or Windows XP.

● Computers installed with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000

or Windows XP that are USB-guaranteed by the manufacturer.

NOTE: Windows NT4.0 does not support the USB interface.

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Getting Started Using the Printer Driver

Before you can use the printer driver, you need to select the printer port

that the driver will use.

To select the port:

1. From the Start menu,

select

Settings>Printers>.

2. Right-click the printer icon.

3. From the Printer menu,

click Properties.

4. Click the Details tab in the

Printer Properties dialog

box.

5. Select:

- the port to which the

printer is connected.

- the appropriate printer

driver.

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Using the Print Options

Use the Printer Properties dialog box to select print options. For a

description of the available options, refer to “Option Descriptions.”

Using the Printer Properties Dialog Box

1. From your application,

select Print from the File

menu.

2. Click Properties in the

Print dialog box.

NOTE: In some applications,

click Setup to access

the Printer Properties

dialog box.

3. Make your option

selections from the tabs in

the dialog box.

4. Click Print in your

application.

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Options on the Paper Tab

You can select the following options on the Paper tab:

● Paper Size—allows you to

select the paper size for the

print job. Allows you to select

from 8.5 X 12in, Letter, or

A4.

● Ribbon type—allows you to

select the ribbon to be used

for the print job. Select from

Glossy or Matte.

● Xtra Life—checking this box

adds a protective overcoat to

the print.

NOTE: Refer to Working with Paper in the

User’s Guide

for the 8500

printer for a complete listing of paper, ribbon, and image sizes.

This information is also included on the Quick Setup card that

came with your printer.

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Orientation

● Portrait—vertically orients the document page on the page.

● Landscape—horizontally orients the document page.

● Rotate 180

—rotates the document page 180¡.

● Mirror—reverses the document page producing a mirror image.

Option

● Copies—allows you to set the number of prints.

● Sharpness—allows you to select from None, Normal, or High image

enhancement to improve the sharpness of the document page.

● Scaling—scales a document page by a specified percentage.

● Enhancement—improves the crispness of high contrast transitions

within an image in the printing direction.

NOTE: Enable the enhancement option only if color transitions are

smeared. If Enhancement is used, a slight loss of highlight

detail can occur. Image processing time is slightly longer when

this option is enabled.

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● Defaults—restores the driver default settings.

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● About—lists the software version of the printer driver.

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● OK—saves your selections, and closes the dialog box.

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● Cancel—cancels your selections, and closes the dialog box.

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● Apply—saves your selections without closing the dialog box.

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Options on the Color Adjustment Tab

The Color Adjustment tab allows you to use the following options to

adjust the color of your document pages.

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● Brightness—adjusts the

relative lightness or darkness

of the color, usually

measured as a value from

-10 to +10.

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● Contrast—adjusts the

relationship between the light

areas, mid tones, and dark

areas.

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● Gamma—adjusts the

lightness or darkness of the

midtones.

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● Red—adjusts the red

channel.

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● Green—adjusts the green

channel.

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● Blue—adjusts the blue channel.

● Reset—resets all the settings to 0.

● Load—opens a dialog box that allows you to locate a document that

contains saved settings that can be applied to the current document.

● Save—opens a dialog box that allows you to save the settings to a

file.

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● OK—accepts your changes, and closes the dialog box.

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● Cancel—discards your changes and closes the dialog box.

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● Apply—saves your selections without closing the dialog box.

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Kodak 8500 Driver Manual

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Model: 8500

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